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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, fEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1933. PAGE F1VBJ 10 AS Federal Officials Would Aid Domestic Supply to Keep Drinkables Within Reach of Slim American Purses WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. (AP) De termined to bring tho prices for whiskies, ryea and other newly le galized potables Into easier reach or slim pocketbooks, federal officials to day contemplated increasing liquor Importations to swell the domestic supply. The administration also prepared to use as a club If necessary, lta au thority over the price charged by distillers, wholesalers. Importers, rec tifiers and blenders.. Prices Must Tumble. Although direct power over retail prices was lacking, the word emanat ing today from authoritative quarters was that, unless charges to con sumers tumbled sharply after the present Immediate period of expected confusion, the government would wield It authority drastically to bring about what was termed a bet ter competitive condition. Indications of. official displeasure over present high prices were numer ous. Representative Cochran, Mis souri Democrat, went so far as to urge a drinkers' strike unless quota tions came down. Asserting holders of warehouse receipts were gouging the public, he declared "47 a quart for whiskey, no matter how old, la outrageous." Import Authorized. In the matter of Increasing Im ports to enlarge the domestic supply, authority already is out for bring ing In a large quantity of Canadian bourbon and rye for blending and other purposes. Blanket licenses also have been Issued to Importers for Im mediate shipment into the country of 5.000,000 gallons of spirits and wines. In addition, negotiations were pressed today with foreign nations " for Increasing their liquor imports Into the United States In exchange for Increased importations by them of American products. Secretary Wallace disclosed the first specific negotiation yesterday In speaking of his corn-hog program He said efforts were under way to allow England to Mncrease its ex ports to here of Irish and Scotch whiskies in exchange for that country raising Its Import limit on meat and other farm products. Distillers Promise Cut. Prom the private liquor authorities, meanwhile, came assurances that prices would come down. Dr. James H. Doran, former commissioner of in dustrial alcohol, and now spokesman for the association of distilled spirits industry, said he felt sure prices would drop as distribution difficulties lessened. Doran said that as soon as his staff was organized he would submit to the federal alcohol control adminis tration a lts of distillers prices. The PACA could reject these prices should they be considered too high. Street work in Medford, made pW slble under the Civil Worka Adminis tration, waa progressing rapidly to day, city Superintendent Fred Schcf fel announced. LJndley avenue and MoAndrewa are now being gravelled and the work on Dakota is practically half completed. Monroe street, which takes off Holly toward the new high school building on Oakdale. is also being improved, the object being to relieve traffic on Oakdale, increased by location of the school. WARDEN TOO LENIENT; IS OUSTED BY IDAHO WEST OVERLOOKED BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 8 AP) After stormy session, the state prison board on a dtided vote today ousted George Rudd as warden or the Idaho penitentiary because of alleged exces sive leniency to prisoners, Including Mrs. Lydla Southard, serving a 10 year to life sentence for poisoning her fourth husband. wheat out WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. (AP) Al though Oregon, Washington and Idaho are among wheat producing states of the country, they failed to place in the list of recipients of checks mailed prior to December 1 to farmers, co-operating In the agri cultural administrations wheat pro gram. Checks totaling $3,316,559 have been mailed to 51,909 rarmers in 19 states, but only Utah of the north ern Rocky Mountain and Pacific Coast states was listed as having re ceived a portion of the funds. Weber county in that atate received 5836.29 divided among 162 farmers. Nevada and Colorado of the Rocky Mountain area received a total of 6595 and $3219 respectively. Checks for the first of two pay ments to farmers w,ho have agreed to reduce their 1934 acreage by 15 per cent will be sent out throughout the winter, amounting to 30 cents a bushel on each farmers reduction al lotment. A second payment of 8 cents a bushel, out of which will come administration costs In each county, will be made next spring. It Is estimated the payments will total approximately 9102,000. The AAA said appdoxlmately 80 per cent of the average national planted acreage has been aigned up in the campaign which will result in more than 8,000,000 acres being removed from wheat production next year. PATH CLEAR FOR IE SALEM. Dec. 8 (AP) What is be lieved to be the last obstacle to ap proval of Oregon's application for 5.000.000 or PWA loan and grant funds for the construction of five bridges on the Coast highway was believed removed when Governor Meier attached his signature to house bill 78 and filed It with the secre tary of state. The bill authorises the highway commission to contract with the fed eral government for a loan In the amount of $4,500,000 to be repaid out of tolls Imposed on traffic over the bridges. Immediately upon receipt of word that the bill had been signed, J. M. Devers, attorney for the highway commission, prepared to submit reso lutions carrying the contracts Into effect to the highway commission. TtTiiiin to Honor Rnckne TOPEKA Kan. (UP) The Kansas house jl representatives has adopted a resolution approving the 'Knute Rockne Memorial Park at Bazaar, Kan., where tho famous Notre Dame football coach was killed in an air plane tragedy. E EUGENE, Dec. 8. Inveatlga- tlon into the University of Oregon : situation, conducted by a special committee of the American Associa tion df University Professors, was fin-.; ishel late yesterday and a "prelim- ! lnary report" which the committee ( nid it hoped would serve as a ba-sis for a settlement is understood to j have been prepared. The committee , consisted of Dr. Oeorjre P. Adams, j Dr. P. M. Padelford and Dr. Charles V. Taylor. It is understood that their com plete report will be filed in Wash- j ington, D. C. ,and it may not be i made public. Members of the com mittee said that in the past the re port of the A. A. U. P. Investigators has served to settle difficulties aria-! lng in universities and colleges. Oa the basis of this statement, It was thought that the present report mpy go far toward Ironing out difficulties in Oregon. NOTED NEGRO EDUCATOR BORN IN SLAVERY, DIES FATOnTEVILLE. N. C, Dec. 8. 1 Dr. E. E. Smith. 81. widely known negro educator and former minister to Liberia, died today. , Dr. Smith was founder and presi dent emeritus of the North Carolina normal school for negroes. Ho was bom In slavery. May 33, 1853. , 'DEPENDOrr I : ) THAT (j With the soup with the salad as essential with the cocktail as with the cheese and demi-tasse how im portant it is that the crackers you serve are fresh. In Snow Flakes oven-frrshness is as sured! You need not trust to chance, because Snow Flakes are baked reg ularly in a Uneeda Bakers bakery near you, packed tightly in waxed paper and hurried to your grocer. Fvery grocer has oven-fresh Snow Flakes in the familiar red packages. Save monc) buy the thrifty 1- or 2- lb. sizes. NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY in-?, 2uZ 2S331 Specials for Saturday and Monday mm TOMATOES Highway qn OLIVES Ripe, aweet No. ID 49 Highway quality. No. 2t. 3 cans Ripe, aweet, wholesome. 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