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ME I) FORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1933.
No. 223.
JVJ
I AWs
Rv Paul Malloll
KCopyrlghtd, 1933, by Paul Mallon)
Trick
WASHINGTON, Dec. 0. This in
Uocent appearing new National Emer
gency Council la not the trivial thing
Jt la suppoaed to be.
No one paid much attention to
It because the White House ald
lit would only be an Information
bureau of no Importance. A hand
out was Issued inviting all citizens
to send government Inquiries to this
new council.
That Is the way It will work for
the present, but skeptics noted that
the official executive order Issued by
the president did not say anything
bout Information. It talked about
"coordinating" all the federal relief
and recovery agencies.
Deep down in It was a provision
giving the council any authority the
president cares to give It.
Therein lies a tale.
Motive
The president Is Just about fed
up with all the Inside scrapping that
has been going on among hla new
dealers. There has been a complete
lack of harmony between the liber-
.1- anrf ,wqjrvtlvi In the NRA,
AAA and all the other alphabetical
eupers. Tnese two oppubuib
are rarely able to agree and ha has
apent most of his time lately refer
ring bouts between them.
His new council will be a super
council over all the other supers any
minute he chooses to make It that.
He puts his close friend and good
servant Prank Walker as head of It
merely to hold the bag until he Is
ready to show what Is in his sleeve.
. Troubles
The president kept the true state
of his temper to himself In handling
the threatened blow-up in the AAA.
By beguiling diplomacy, he man
1 aged to save the situation from
breaking wide open before the pub
lic gaw?. '
One fact which never got out was
that No. 2 man Tugwell had his hat
on ready to go back to Columbia.
His pal Jerome TTank waa preparing
to close up his desk as chief coun
sel of the AAA. A berth already
had been arranged for him In the
solicitors office of the treasury de
partment under Morgenthau.
That was the line-up until the
Tery day that Mr. Roosevelt sum
moned the Tugwell-Prank opponent.
Oeorge Peek, to the White House,
and decided to put the AAA codes
tinder the NRA.
The cheering from the Tugwell
rrank group has not died down
yet.
Roots
Agriculture Secretary Wallace got
all tha headlines In the fight. He
was an ally and spokesman for the
Tugwell-Prank faction but was not
Involved directly to the extent that
they were. .
The trouble started last aummer.
7 Frank was chief counsel for the
AAA. but Peek, the director, had
nothing to do with him. Por a long
time they spoke to each other only
when required to.
On legal questions Peek consulted
Jils friend Fred Lee, not Frank. Lee
was privately employed by Peek.
That state of affairs might have
gone on Indefinitely were It not for
the fact that Peck started winning
disputed points. He seemed to be
putting over his views. The liberals
gotthe Idea that the White House
favored him, not them.
They threatened to quit and forc
ed action.
Impossible
When Peek was first offered the
' Job as head of the AAA. he told
the president It would be unwise
for him to accept, because he could
not get along with Wallace.
"We do not think along the same
lines," Peek explained.
The president suggested that Peek
go down to see Wallace. He thought
they might get together. Peek did.
He even went out on a trip with
Wallace. He came back and report-
ed they were no nearer an agree
ment than before, but he thought
they could get along.
At that time he did not know
Tugwell and Frank.
Improvement
Business psychology Is so much
better hereabout that certain wall
Strceters are trying confidentially to
organize a bull market.
There Is nothing particularly out
standing in the Immediate picture.
No one believes wo are going to leap
Into prosperity. Yet the Impression
Is general that nothing can atop
gradual progress toward a good spring
rise.
That la. the money policy uncer
tainly, the NRA hoopla, the agricul
tural prospect, are alt bclnj dis
counted by the best Judges. There
la a substantial feeling that things
are gradually getting better and will
continue to get better regardless of
the administration relief and recov
ery program.
RjilMe In Jerusalem
JERUSALEM, Dec. . (API Nine
persona were Injured toda y In a
three-hour battle between police and
a crowd of Jews who attempted a
emor.ftrst!on against the arrest and
deports'lon of a Jew who settled
ptn illegally.
SCHOOL RELIEF
MEASURE VOTED
N FINAL HOURS
Truck And Bus Legislation
And Knox Liquor Control
Bill Passed Special
Session Ends.
SAI.EM, Ore., Pec. 10. (AP)
(Sunday) Aftor a whirlwind final
session that saw the passage of the
Knox liquor control bill establishing
state owned stores for the sale of hard
liquor, adoption of a sales tnx bill tor
the reller of schools and passage ot
truck and bus legislation, the Oregon
legislature adjourned Its special ses
sion sine die early today. The sen
ate adjourned at 13:45 a. m.t and the
house at 12:S3 a. m.
A measure advocated by fiovernor
Julius L- JVU'icr to establish a state
power commission for the Bonneville
dam project and a similar bill backca
by the state Grange died In confer
ence. WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. (AP)
Announcement of a policy designed
to prevent land speculation and
fraud In areas adjacent to large pub
lic works projects Is expected early
next week from Public Works Ad
ministrator Ickes.
Marshall N. Dana, regional public
works advisor for Oregon, Washing
ton, Idaho and Montana conferred
with Secretary Ickes and Col. Henry
M. Walte, deputy administrator, on
the question today.
Dana said he was assured by the
secretary that favorable consideration
had been given to a standardized
housing and land control plan which
he recommended to the public works
projects will be made soon, probably
Monday.
MAN OIES, 6 HURT-
NEAR GRANTS PASS
James Albert Perren, 44, of Mer
lin, Ore., was killed, and six people
injured in an automobile collision
at 6:05 o'clock Saturday evening on
a gravel road one mile off the Pac
ific highway. The Ferren car and
a government truck collided In a
side-swiping crash, according to state
police who Investigated.
Justin Perren, one-year old, suf
fered severe injuries, and Dorothy
Cricks, 18. also riding In the Per
ren car had all her teeth knocked
out and her Jaw broken. Ernest
Cricks, 21, had severe cuts about the
head, but Mrs. Perren escaped unln
Jured. All persons Injured In the
wreck were taken to the Josephine
General hospital In Grants Pass for
treatment.
Oliver Whltmere of the Rand
Ranger CCC camp, was driving the
government truck, In which three
occupants were Injured, state police
said. A. Tamzym had a severe In
Jury to the skull, T. M. Schmidt had
his throat cut and William Carlisle
had a number of cuts and bruises.
Samuel Smith and W. D. Radkle,
also from the CCC camp, were not
Injured.
The boys were returning to the
camp, having presented a broadcast
over station KMED Saturday after
noon. World News
At a Glance
(By the Associated Press)
Domestic
WASHINGTON. Treasury seeks
leak in daily gold prices to foreign
speculators.
ATLANTA. Al C ft pone loses second
attempt to gain freedom from prison
on habeas corpus writ.
WASHINGTON. Lower liquor
taxes demanded as Roosevelt signs
codes for beverage wholesalers and
rectifiers.
NASHVILLE. Col. Luke Lea and
son Jost fteht against extradition to
North Carolina: plan appeal.
CHICAOO. Bystander-killed in po
lice pursuit of four bandits through
west side.
Foreign
MADRID. Twenty-four dead: hun
dreds wounded in extremist revolt;
bombs rack capital.
. PARA.- Brazil. Lindberghs to fly
over Jungle wilderness along Amszon.
PARIS. Depnt lea rote confidence
in Chantempa cabinet on pay cut
issue.
Crary Fnrier Sighted
BAKER, Dec. 9. (AP) A man
Mid to be William O. Bowen, who
escaped from the state hospital for
the Insane with several other In
mat October 9, pMd a worttilew
10 "travelers cherk" in P'.rasnt Vsl
;ey, IS railea from Baker, Friday.
LIQUOR CONTROL
MEASURE PASSEO,
LEGAL ROW LOOMS
Portland And Klamath Falls
Oppose Knox Bill Provid
ing State Owned Rum
Stores.
SALEM, Ore., Dec. 0. (AP) The
Knox liquor control bill, providing
for the sale of hard liquor through
state-owned stores, was passed by
both houses of the Oregon legisla
ture tonight and Is now ready for
the signature of Governor Julius L.
Meier, who advocated the measure.
The legislature Is scheduled to ad
journ its special session by midnight
tonight.
Under the bill hotels and restau
rants would be permitted to sell
wines and beers df not more than
14 per cent of alcohol by volume.
The measure had passed the house
by & 5-to-l vote and the senate pass
ed It by even a larger majority after
making several amendments. Differ
ences between house and senate views
were ironed out in conference and
the bill as reported out of confer
ence was quickly passed by the two
houses tonight.
Later the senate passed a sales tax
bill by a vote of 17 to 13. The meas
ure, similar to the California sales
tax plan, calls for a tax of 14 per
cent on sales of personal tangible
property and in addition provides for
the same rate of tax on gross earn
ings of public utilities.
Recommended by Governor Meier
as a means of bringing financial re
lief to schools, the bill had already
passed the house. It was to be re
turned Immediately to ttie house for
concurrence in minor amendments.
Even before the measure was to
become law, however, several cities
served notice they Intend to fight
the act m court on the grounds that
it is a violation or the home rule
provisions of the jjtate conaUUttion.
jjie i-oruana cicy council today
instructed the city attorney to launch
a legal attack upon any liquor con
trol measure adopted by the state
w.hlch might attempt to abrogate
tne nome rule provisions.
The city council of Klamath Palls
had already stated It would take
"every legal stop" to prevent the
state from taking over control of liq
uor in that cfty.
KLAMATH PALLS. Ore., Dec. 9.
(AP) A statement criticizing the sen
ate's passing of the Kuox liquor con
trol bill nrovldlnaf fnr th Bstahlt.h.
Ing of state-owned stores for the sale
oi nara iiquor was issued here today
y mayor w. e. Manoney.
. The Klamath Falls mayor, refer
ring to Attorney General Van win
kle's opinion that home rule provi
sions of the state constitution were
placed once more In nffrt. with ra
pe b1 of prohibition, stated that the
legislators had "turned their backs
on the expressed opinion of the at
torney general.' '
"For our part." Mayor Mahoney
concluded. "Klamath Palls stands on
Its home rule constitutional rights."
HUEY'S WEEKLY IS
E
BATON ROUGE, La., Dec. 9. (AP)
Copies of Senator Huey P. Long's
political weekly, the "American Pro
frress" strewn In and around the
Louisiana State University football
stadium were collected and burned
today by a group of eltlmns at the
Tennessee-Louisiana game.
The papers were delivered at the
stadium in bundles of hundreds and
many were placed In automoolies
parked around the stadium.
DIE. AS STORM
SEATTLE, Dec. fl. Danger jus
flood conditions threatened western
Washington tonight as a series of
gales, already bellered responsible for
11 deaths, many Injuries and much
damage, lashed at the coast and sent
rivers over their banks.
Heavy rain and high winds were
blamed for numerous automobile ac
cidents, one Seattle woman being
killed and several injured last nigit
and today.
Small shipping scuttled to port on
the North Pacific, the strait of Juan
de Puca and Puget sound, but two
known fishing boats were wrecked off
Vancouver Island and several fisher
men were missing, believed drowned.
One body was recovered, but not Iden
tified. PHILADELPHIA, Ta Dec. 0. (AP)
A police guard was placed today
about the home of a printing com
pany executive In suburban Drexel
Park, from whom the writer of an
extortion note demanded 10.000 un
dr threat of kidnaping his 15-year-old
daughter.
HITS WASHINGTON
LINDBERGHS
: J J AFRICA
f . BRAZIL J , ,
r 5 i f . J
Col. and .vlri. Charles A. Lindbergh, shown In the plane In which they toured Europe, made the 1875.
mile return flight from Bathuret, Gambia, on the west coast of Africa, to Natal, Brazil, In 16 houri, 10
minute. (Associated Preit Photo!
ISH CAPITOL
AS REVOLT GAINS
Madrid Gripped By Terror
When Anarchists Run
Amuck National Strike
Threatened.
MADRID, Dec. 9. (AP) Eight
bomb explosions racked Madrid to
night and complete confusion reigned
In . the Spanish capital, hitherto un
touched by the nation-wide Extrem
ist revolt which in 3 hours has
brought an unofficial toll of 34 dead
and hundreds wounded in sporadic
fighting.
Five bombs burst late tonight In
the central streets of Madrid, two
more beside a church and another In
front of a Rightist government sup
porter's home. Troops were Immed
iately reinforced throughout the city.
Government authorities invoked
strict censorship on the Spanish press
and on outgoing news of foreign
correspondents. They forbade all
public assemblies under a "state of
alarm," which Is the next thing to
martial law.
The government claimed the an
archist and syndicalist rebellious
movement, apparently In retaliation
for Rightist victories at the polls in
recent elections, had been suppressed
except In the Province of Zaragoza,
but Insurgents were reported to be
planning strikes at Sarra, Reus and
Manresa In northeastern Spain, and
rumor In the capital said a general
revolutionary strike might break out
any time between tomorrow and
Monday.
Semi-official reports at noon put
the number of dead at 13 In Lo
grono province, seven In Barcelona
province (Catalonia) and three in
Zaragoza. aLter reports said two
more were killed by a bomb in Bar
celona and two injured,, one a wo
man. MICHIGAN FIRST.
FOOTBALL RATING
OHAMPAION, III., Dec. (A)
The University of Michigan football
team, champions of the Big Ten for
the fourth successive year, tonlgnt
was announced winner of the Knute
Rockne national Intercollegiate foo;
ball trophy by Prof Prank G. Dickin
son, originator of the Dickinson foes
ball rating system. It was the second
consecutive year the Wolverines have
received Dickinson's first rating. Ore
gon was ranked In eighth position.
According to the system Nebraska
won second place in national rating
and Minnesota third. Michigan, al
though tied, finished Its season un
defeated and was given trophy pref
erence because of its extremely dif
ficult schedule. Southern California
ranked sixth -was aided to its posi
tion by the strong Intersectlonal rec
ord of Its conference.
Between Pittsburgh In fourth place
and Stanford In eleventh there was
only the smallest of margins. Prince
ton, although undefeated did not
play an exceptionally strong sched
ule and was ranked seventh. Colum
bia, Rose Bowl team, failed to rate.
The Weather
Oregon: Unsettled Sunday with
raJna in west portion; Monday prob
ably rain: snows in the Cascade rance
by Sunday night; not much chans
in temperature; increasing southerly
wind offshore.
FLY ACROSS SOUTH
NEXT FLIGHT OVER
AMAZON JUNGLES
PARA, Brazil, Dec. 9. OP) Col. and
Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh decided to
day that the next lap of their long
odyssey, will be a flight over Jungle
wilderness to Manaos, more than 800
miles Inland up the great Amazon
river.
They determined to set out early
tomorrow for Manaos, a city of 50,
000 population, and to leave' there
Monday to continue their homeward
Journey by way of Trinidad, Puerto
Rico and Miami.
Should the Americans subsequently
take the shortest overland route to
the coast they would have to fly over
more than 600 miles of dense Jungle.
It was not indicated, however, wheth
or they would return to the seacoast
by way of the Amazon.
The Lindberghs arrived here yesta:
day from Natal, Brazil, after a fllgiit
of 1,094 miles. They landed at Natal
after flying across the South Atlantic
from Africa.
They arose early today and, with
United States Consul George E. Seltz
er, called on Magalhaes Batata, the of
ficial government representative. Then
they went to the air field to see how
mechanics were progressing In the
overhauling of their seaplane.
HOLLYWOOD, Oallf., Dec. 9. P)
The film colony which saw all recon'
dilation rumors downed with the f tl
Ing of a divorce complaint by Mary
Plckford against Douglas Fairbanks
late Friday, today was speculating on
the future courses of the famous
screen couple who for nesrly 13 yeara
had been termed "Hollywood's Ideal
married pair."
A train, leaving Pasadena ten mlu
utes behind schedule because of Miss
Pickford'a efforts to avoid publicity
for her departure, today was bearing
"America's Sweetheart" to New York
In the metropolis where as a child
she had bgun a stage and film career
that was to bring her world-wide fame
and popularity, Mary was to dlscws
plans for her possible appearance in
a play,
Her only comment on her divorce
action, based on the charge of mental
cruelty, was that contained in her
formal statement at the time suit
was filed: "For several years my mar
rled life has become Increasingly un
happy. Being convinced that under
existing circumstances the future or
fers no solution, it Is with the deep
est regret that I have filed suit for
divorce."
Behind the dignified wording of
this announcement friends here saw
the real cause of the romance's term
ination. Figuratively, what they iiw
was a large mp of Europe with the
agile Fairbanks leaping over it, from
country to country, In much the
swashbuckling manner his film char
acters glorified. Picture-making In
Bntrland. coif with the Prince of
Wales, winter aports at St. Morltz,-
these were Interests that absorbed
Fairbanks but did not appeal to Mary
GUADALAJARA, Mexico, Dec. 9.
(AP) Three agrarians were reported
today to have been killed In Zacoalco
de Torres when an opposition faction
of 40 men rebelled against local au
thorltles. After a brtef battle the
rebels surrendered nd were arrested.
PORTLAND, Dec. 0. (AP) The
city of Portland will levy 15,103.578
in taxes In 1014. The tag supervis
ing conservation commission today
tithorlred that amount affr elim
inating items totaling 11.200,000.
MARY FILES SUIT
FOR DIVORCE FROM
WANDERING DOUG
ATLANTIC
CITED AS LABOR
IE
Commodity Price Gains And
Sears, Roebuck Plan Huge
Structure Completed By
Next November.
NEW YORK. Dec. D.W) During
the week, 43 favorable dividend chang
es were made, the largest for any
week In the last two years. Five pay
ments we're increased, 17 resumed, 18
extra dividends were declared and
three Initial payments were voted.
NDW YORK, Dec. 9. (p) The em
ployment of 8,000 additional miners
and 1,000 additional railway workers
were forecast as a result of tho pur
chases' of anthracite by the federal re
lief officials, the Anthracite Institute
announced today. Output will be lift
ed by 2,000,000 tons.
NEW YORK, Dec. 0. P) The
moody staple commodity price Index
for today was 124,9 as compared with
124.2 yestcrcday and 123 a week ago.
The 1033 high was 148.0 and the low
78.8.
CHICAGO, Dec. (P) ficara Roe'
buck and Co. today announced plana
for a new retail establishment hee
to cost el, 500 ,000, The building, .of
ficials said, will be one of Its largest
retail units In the country. It Is to be
completed next November.
QUIT FELON CELL
ATLANTA, Oa., Dec 0. (AP)
Federal Judge E. Marvin Underwood
today denied Scarface Al Capone's
second plea for his freedom from the
Atlanta federal penitentiary on ft
writ of habeas corpus baited on tho
state of limitations.
Attorneys for the former Chicago
gang ennr, who is serving a ten-year
sentence for evading Income tax pay
ments In 1024, 1025 and 1D29, said
an appeal would be taken to either
the circuit court of appeals or to
the United States supreme court.
Little has been heard directly of
the former, Chicago public enemy No.
1 since his Incarceration In the pen
itentiary here. Capons announced
his Intention of becoming a "model
prisoner' in order to get off all
possible time for good behavior.
Beyond two brief trips ' from the
prison to federal court when attor
neys argued his appeals for freedom
nothing but rumor has come from
C ft pone.
Rumor had the portly former gang
-hleftsln aspiring to make the prison
hftsbal team, and rumor said he
failed. Rumor, also ssid he was
working In the prison tailor shop,
and again In the shoe shop, None
of these rumors were authenticated
because of the prison's rule of sil
ence. All Inquiries for information
are referred to the federal depart
ment of Justice at Washington.
Warden A. O. Aderhold did say.
however, thst Capone was granted
no special privileges, that he wears
the ordinary rough prison clothing
furnished other convicts, and that
he la allowed to spend only 110
monthly from hto private funds, in
line with prison rule.
Capone has served approximately a
year and a hslf of his ten yesr term.
With full time off for good behav
ior he can look for his freedom in
.approximately tlx years.
Spring in the Air,
Strawberries Ripe
Walla Walla Town
WALLA WALLA. Doc. . Pl
T!i little io-n of Dixie, In the
foothills between the Walla Walla
valley and the Blue mountains, is
boasting of lta weather.
One resident report having
fresh strawberries dally from hla
home patch. In some yards hoi'.;,
hocks still sre In bloom and lllso
buds sre swelling. Violets and oth.
er spring flowers have lately been
gathered there.
Money Flow Reflected In
Business And Morale Of
Community Winter's
Work Certain.
Placing still more federal money
In circulation and quickening the
steps of still more workmen, bound
again toward definite Jobs, the civil
works administration met the local
payroll here yesterday with disburse
ment of 96163.10, and by Tuesday
will have more than 600 men and
women earning in Jackson county.
The money was pa!d In United
States treasury warrants before 3
o'olock yesterday a f tor noon, going to
more than 400 men and women. The
approximate 800 to be entered on
the payroll next week will be paid
$10,000 next Saturday. This sum will
be exclusive of money spent In pur-
Qhases from local flrma for develop
ment of the various projects. These
purchases will not under any cir
cumstances exceed moro than 25 per
cent of the total cost of any civil
works project, the chief aim behind
the program being consideration of
the human element.
Emphasizing the desire to aid the
unemployed the following release was
received yesterday from headquarters
by the local administration: "The
newly arranged civil works adminis
tration Is designed to provide work
for individuals at present unemploy
ed. Since members of the CCO do I
not fall In this class, they are In
eligible to be given employment In
connection with the civil works pro
gram. Applications for discharge to
accept employment will be disap
proved In all cases, unless the appli
cant shows that his prospective em
ployment Is not a olvll works posi
tion." ,
The local administration waa also
advised from Portland yesterday that
the term "ex-service"' gives prefer
ence to all legal resident men with
dependents, who have had military
service whether In peace or war.
The fine morale found among the
workers under the civil works pro
gram on the various projects
throughout the county was also evi
denced about the city yesterday,
where a definite Increase In shop
ping waa noted.
Assurance that definite amounts
of money will bo In circulation dur
ing the wnlter through the civil
works program had obviously influ
enced many people to start spending
again.
Store proprietors reported a very
busy dayand the enle of much food
and clothing in addition to the
Christmas buying.
The projects under way here un
der the CWA are all economically
sound and their progress for that
reason as well as the relief offered
unemployment Is greeted with en
thusiastic approval in all sections.
E
PORTLAND, Ors.. Dec. ,. WJ
Wlllsrd L. Marks of Albany, acting
president of the state board of hlgner
education, stated totnlght that no
date had been et yet for the investi
gation of the aotlon of Dean Wayne
t, Morse of the University of Oregon
law echool who recently demanded the
resignation of Chancellor W. J. Kerr.
The board at Its last meeting au
thorised the appointment of ft com
mittee to make such an Inquiry "irl
subsequently Marks named the mem
bers of tha committee.
TO INFLATE PAY
WASHINGTON, Dec. 0. (API
Prediction that at least a part of the
15 per eent salary cut on govern
ment employes would be restored on
January 1 by President Roosevelt was
made today by speaker Rainey.
The speaker said that the govern
ment pay cut was "not In harmony'
with the presidents program of In
creasing purchasing power.
FOR CAMPUS QUIZ
FAVOR SALES TAX
1
HIT POWER BONDS
Urge Delinquent Foreclos
ures To Speed Tax Pay
ment, And Oppose State
In Electric Light Business.
MORO, Ore., Dec. 0. (AP) The
Eastern Oregon Wheat league reaf
firmed its stand favoring tho prin
ciple of the sales tax and other meth
ods of broadening the tax base to
relieve real property, elected officera
and closed its two-day annual ses
sion here today.
J. B. Adams of Moro was elected
president; Mac Hoke of Pendleton,
vice-president, and Charles Smith of
Heppner, re-elected secretary-treasurer.
Arlington was selected as the place
for next yeara meeting.
The nearly 300 delegates to the
meeting adopted a committee report
reviewing the general tax situation
In the state. The report, stating
that possible further retrenchments
were slight, recommended that the
sources of revenue other than the
tax on real property be given close
attention.
"A sales tax collected by Vie state
and remitted to the counties for the
support of public schools and to re
duce the property tax would be a
god-send to nearly every school In
this area," the report aatd. "Nearly
all of them are on a warrant basis
and this would be real cash. Many
schools will have to close without
such aid."
In contrast to some other farm
organizations, the league went on
record as opposed to Issuing bonds
to put the state In the power busl
nees or to build transmission lines,
holding that real property eventually
would have to pay such bonds.
The league also voted opposition
to the construction of new state
roads at this time and commended
the state highway commission for
resisting further bond Issues.
The adopted tax report recommend
ed that In order to get more prop
erty on the tax rolls, publicly owned
utilities be taxed the same as pri
vately owned utilities, and that prop
erty hopelessly delinquent In tsxea
be sold more promptly so It would
be placed back on the rolls. ,
Another committee report dealt
with developments In finance and
marketing and commended among
other things the present subsidized
exports of wheat from the Paclflo
northwest.
EUGENE, Ore., Dec. 9. p) The
bill of exceptions In the appeal to the
state supreme court of the case of
Llewellyn A.- Banks, former MedfoM
agitator and orchardlst, was settled
In circuit court here today when at
torneys for the state and for the de
fense appeared before Judge Skip
worth. Judge Sklpworth certified the bill
of exceptions and all papers were sent
to the supreme court at Salem.
Banks was convicted of second de
gree murder for the fatal shooting of
Constable Oeorge Preecott of Med
ford. Prescott was shot when he at
tempted to serve a warrant on Banks
at bis Medford home.
WILL-
ROGER?
BKVERLY HILLS, Cal., Deo.
8. Guess you all heard Sir.
Roosevelt on tlie radio Wednes
day nijjht. These old big boys
can all get up before their littlo
audiences and yell for stabiliza
tion, amortization, gold stand
ard or platinum finish. Then
tho president can come to tho
microphono with that convinc
ing manner of his and the rest
of 'cm just as well wash up
their little speeches and go
home.
Say, I guess there must be
another conference on some
where. I see where the U. S. is
accused of connivery, by noon,
and tha conference only opened
at 11 a. m. What would a con
ference bo without the "goat"!
BANKS CASE NOW
IN HIGHER COURT
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