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Twenty-eighth Year
MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1933.
No. 228.
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I Hfkys I ACTION BY MEIER
By PAUL MALI.ON.
(Copyright. J933. by Paul Mallon)
WASHINGTON, Dec. IS. President
Roosevelt has been privately advised
It will be practically and legally Im
possible to keep the blue eagle blanket
agreement alive after New Year's day.
The contract he made with em
ployers expires then. What to do?
Under the law he cannot merely
Issue another executive order. The
millions of employers would have to
agree Individually, because a con
tract cannot be renewed without con
sent of the party of the second part.
That would be too big a Job even for
General Johnson.
The only thing left to do Is for the
I president to issue a public appeal
to all employera, asking them to con.
tlnue to respect and obey the bat
tered old bird, even when it la dead.
Effect.
The decision is not official yet, but
It will be soon.
What It means Is that no one can
be prosecuted for violations. How
ever, blue eagles may be taken away
lrom vlolatora. If the bright boys
In the NRA are able to think up any
better arrangement, they will sug
gest it.
The matter is Important because
there are about 780 codes yet to be
Igned. About 180 now are In effect.
Those without codes are generally
working under the blanket agreement.
Of course, the first 150 now In effect
do represent the bulk of Industry.
But It official! wanted to be truth
ful, they would confess their suspic
ions that the blanket agreement Is
NOT even now being very widely ob
served. No one can prove lt. but the hints
are atrong that a lot of little em
ployers have found It too burden
some and have quietly dropped the
Idea without reporting same.
( Only a few of tho major effective
codes have to be renewed within two
years. In this class are steel and
automobiles. Steel already has signi
fied its intention of renewing. Auto
mobiles will soon.
NRA authorities expect no fights
about renewing any of the codes
within the two-year period. '
Financing.
. Another big point In Mr. Roosevelt's
coming message to congress will be a
recommendation for direct govern
ment loans to industry.
It appears the RFC loophole law
yers have not been able to find a
legal loophole for that idea. They
want further authority. What Mr.
Roosevelt will probably seek Is power
to set up that new corporation In
the RFC so It can lend possibly 10
per cent on payrolls. That means
a corporation with a payroll of three
millions a year will be entitled to a
1300.000 direct loan from the gov
ernment. That happens to be another com
mittee for the nation Idea. The com
mittee coupled with it an Inventory
a loan plan so private business could
borrow 25 per cent of Its new Inven
tory from the government.
That idea may not be Included.
Stabilization?
These current yarns about Mr.
Roosevelt negotiating with Britain
for stabilization are yes and no.
The White House Is not exactly
fibbing when It denies that Mr.
Roosevelt undertook any negotiations.
He did not. But a certain neutral
party did.
If you knew the secrets of the fed
eral reserve bank of New York you
would know who the neutral party
was. And it Is a cinch that Gov.
Harrison would NOT be talking to
Britain on that subject unless some
one able to apeak for Mr. Roosevelt
In Washington told him to.
But that does not mean stabilisa
tion is nesr. or Is being seriously
considered. Now is NOT the time
to stsblluw. either for Britain or for
us.
Harrison was merely sounding them
out and he got a no for an answer.
Talk.
It Is probably not true, but It's
tood story anyway the one about
the Jtistlce department Republican
who talked out of turn. He was being
shaved In a barber shop one day
when the barber asked him If he ex
pected to keep his Job.
"8ure." he replied. "These Demo
crat cannot fire all ua Republicans.
They must keep some of us in order
to get anvthlng done."
Next day he received his walking
papers.
The eentlemsn In an adjoining
ehalr with a towel on his face waa
ths attorney-general.
NntM.
Some folk In the NPA economic
planning division eem to Wl they
have been sat upon, but they do
not know by whom. They are the
boys who have been working out the
prospects for nationalising lnd.wtry
under private ownership with stronger
government control.
The tarn about counsel Prank of
the AAA employing relatives was
wrong. It wm ntnrtfd by some of
ex-Director Peek' fiends, who
thought Prank had two brothers-in-law
and a cousin in his division.
Actually. Frank has no relatives, even
4 dtjtant ones. Out of the 48 lawyers
in hi division, he knew only five
before he took office.
(Continued on Page Eigbt)
PLACES CONTROL
IN EFFECT TODAY
Tax Measure Not Effective
for 90 Days Referendum
Will Be Filed by State
Grange Soon Is Indication
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 15. (AP)
Former United States District Attor
ney George Neuner was yesterday ap
pointed attorney for the new &tate
liquor control commission, holding
preliminary sessions In Portland. Geo.
H. McMorran of Eugene was desig
nated chairman of the commission.
Appointment of Mr. Neuner t and
selection of Mr! McMorran as chair
man was the only definite action
taken by the " commissioners. They
were described as wishing to become
familiar with the new law before at
tempting to set up machinery for
the establishment of the state liquor
stores or making further appointments.
SALEM, Ore., Dec. 15. (AP) Gov
ernor Julius L, Meier today an
nounced he had affixed bis signature
to 40 house bills In the first group
of measures which the executive of
fice released shortly before noon to
day. Other measures which ,be has
signed will be announced later to
day, the final day which he Is per
mitted to either sign or veto the
bills.
The signatures Include those on
the Knox liquor control bill and the
14 per cent sales tax to be used
for public schools. These are two
of the major issues for w.hlch the
special session of the legislature,
which adjourned Saturday night, was
called. To date fhe governor had
not Issued any vetoes.
49 Bills Signed
- With 97 measures In his hands,
the governor, with those announced
today, had signed 49 bills. Tfre truck
and bus act was not included In the
list of signatures, nor wore any sen
ate bills announced In the new list.
The Knox liquor control bill be
comes effective at once, and the
commissioners, already named, .can
now officially get down to business.
The sales tax will not become opera
tive for 90 days, or until March 10.
It was Indicated a referendum on fhe
bill would be filed late today or to
morrow by representatives of the
StAte Grange.
Those signed were:
- H. B. 1 By Beckman. The Knox
liquor control act.
H. B. 4 By winslow. Permitting
Tillamook county to waive payment
of state property tax for one year,
due to disastrous forest fire last fall.
H. B. 9 By Huntington. Permit
ting refunding of unpaid bonds at
maturity.
H. B. 12 By Winslow. Providing
additional method of securing high
way rights of ways . In cities and
counties.
H. B. 1 By Abrams. Waives state
law prohibiting cities to sell bonds
at less than 95, If these bonds are
used In co-operation with federal
projects.
H. B. 17 By Abrams. Authorizing
state board of control to contract
(Continued on Page Three)
FLYING COUPLE IN
SAN PEDRO, Dominican Republic,
Dec. 15. (AP) Colonel and Mrs.
Charles A. Lindbergh landed here at
10:40 a. m., Eastern Standard Time,
today after a flight from San Juan.
Puerto Rico, Pan-AmerIcan Airways
announced.
San Pedro Is on the southern coast
of the Dominican Republic, east of
Santa Domingo and about 335 miles
west of San Juan.
They alighted here, Pan-American
officials said, because of the good
airport and facilities. They planned
to stay here today and resume their
Journey toward Miami and New York
tomorrow.
SAN PEDRO TODAY
LIQUOR LAW ENFORCING
IS PROMISED BY POLICE
SALEM, Dec. 15. (AP) The Knox
liquor control act la capable of en
forcement and will be enforced,
Charles P. Pray, superintendent of
state police, aatd here today when
aMced the attitude of his organiza
tion on the new law which waa sinn
ed by the governor today and became
effective at once.
"The new law Is comprehensive,
simple and effective," Pray aald. "I
really believe It an excellent piece
of legislation and one which the of-
j flclats hack of the plan cin well be
i proud. BfcauM It makes enforcement
of the act possible, It will be enforc-
!ed.M
j The new act give enforcement of
' ftcials authority over beer gardens
' and resorts outside of Incorporated
1 cities, which they did not have be
fore, the police superintendent con
Held As Lyncher
h-r " jit
Aaron Levin waa the second man
to be charged with murder In con
nectlon with the Inquiry Into thi
lynching of negro tt St. Joseph
Mo. (Associated Press Photo)
By
G. G. G. PRESIDENT
Several weeks ago The Mall-Tribune
published a news article setting forth
that the county court had refused
to pay certain gasoline bills, and tele
graph and telephone tolls, on the
grounds that they were Incurred by
persons for private, and not official
business. The article stated that of
ficials of the self-styled "Good Gov
ernment Congress" had sent the tele
grams. This was denied by the presi
dent of the organization, Mrs. Henri
etta B. Martin. In support of the
contention statements signed by
County Clerk George R. Carter and
the managers of the Western Union
and Postal companies, wore published
locally.
Miss Bernlce Cameron, maneger of
the Postal Telegraph, said this morn
ing that Henrietta B. Martin recently
paid a bill of $1.89 for a message sent
last January during the Banks-Fehl
agitation turmoil, to Chief Justice
Charles E. Hughes at Washington,
D. C. The message was signed by
Earl H. Pehl, then county Judge. Mrs.
Martin waa president of the organiza
tion during its heydey.
County Clerk Carter states that
shortly after The Malt Tribune article
appeared, Mrs. Martin called and
asked about the bill, and expressed
a willingness to pay It, explaining
that she had requested Fehl for tne
bill, but was never able to receive any
satisfaction. Clerk Carter said he re
ferred Mrs. Martin to the manager of
the Postal Telegraph. Manager Came
ron inquired of the Portland office,
where all the unpaid accounts were
then kept, and received notification of
the debt In due time. Mrs. Martin
then paid it, stating It was her ac
count, this was subsequent to the
publication of the article In THE
MAIL TRIBUNE.
The Mail Tribune article also stated
that a message from Attorney von
Schmalz to his home in Burns,
amounting to $1.13, was charged to
the county. This was true. But
Clerk Carter states, that within the
LAST TEN DAYS he received a draft
(Continued on Page Pour.)
FRANCE AND ALLIES 10
PUT HITLER ON SPOT
PARIS, Dec. 15. (TP) Prance and
four of her allies agreed today to
confront Chancellor Hitler of Orr
many with a definite dlsarmamen'
convention through Geneva, intend
ed to make Hitler take the respond
bllity if he refuse to" sign.
The four allies are Rumania. Yugo
slavia and Crecho-Stovakla, composing
the Little Entente, and Poland.
ttnued. Tli at particular phase alone
fills a void and gives regulation over
these gardens for the first time
through the license system. Revoca
tlon of licenses would be Just as ef
fective as other penalties.
Within cities enforcement will be
by city officials, but the state police,
' aa always, will cooperate In any way
poMlble, Pray continued. Enforce
ment will be .started just as soon as
Ithe machinery for operation Is set
1 up by the liquor commission. Until
j license are actually Issued, applica
tion for licenses will be considered
j their equivalent. Pray indicated.
The permit system also adds to
I enforcement ease. If automobile drtv
(era hare liquor In their cars, their
(permits will show where and how
imuch waa purchased. "The entire
jsyatem la comprehensive," Pray concluded.
IDE REVISION OF
INCOMETAXLAWS
MORGENTHAU AIM
Administration Intends to
v 'Plug Loopholes' Will
Hamper Business Little
As Possible, He Says
WASHINGTON. Dec. 15. (j?)
Declaring the administration's Inten
tion to plug "any loopholes" but
hamper business aa little as possible,
Acting Secretary Morgenthau today
recommended drastic revision of t'nc
Income tax laws before the ho'ise
ways and means committee.
The treasury head, appearing for
the first time before a congressional
committee, in that capacity, withheld
his recommendation on specific in
come tax rates. The budget must be
completed, he indicated, before the
rate la named.
For Single 4 Per Cent Rate.
At the same time, however, he ap
proved the principle of the commit
tee's plan. The house group suggest
ed that instead of the present A per
cent on the first $4,000 of net in
come and 8 per cent on the balance,
there be a single 4 per cent rate.
Increased surtaxes would be levied on
large Incomes.
Reading only the high spots of his
suggestions, before turning over tne
exposition of details to Professor Ros
well Magill, treasury tax expert. Mor
genthau made no estimate of how
much the government might gain
from re-writing the Income tax law.
Aides indictaed. however, the treas
ury felt the return would be nearer
$100,000,000 than the committee's es
timate Of $270,000,000.
Taxation Studied.
In hla comparatively brief reading,
before taking a aeat In the audience
at . the house office building. Mor
genthau disclosed the treasury' had
started a survey of- the' whole relation
of federal and state taxation.
Magill suggested beginning the pV'
posed new surtax rate at $8,500 in
stead of $4,000, aa the sub-committee
recommended.
He contended the sub-committee's
surtaxes, which lower existing brack
ets and Increase the rate to offset
the proposed reduction In normal tax
through the single rate of 4 per cen;,
wotild give the wealthy man the ad
vantage. He said persons with net Incomes
from $15,000 to $20,000 would be hit
hardest under the proposed schedule
a 23 17-100 per cent Increase but
after7 that the increases would go
down.
NEW YORK, Dec. 15. (AP) The
wedding bella ring today for Gary
Cooper, strong, silent man of the
talking pictures, and Sandra Shaw,
also of tihe films.
They will be married this after
noon In Coopers' hotel suite and
leave Immediately for a wedding trip
to Phoenix, Arle. After that they
will go to Hollywood to resume their
screen work.
The bride In real life Is Veronica
Balfe, daughter of the socially prorri
inent Mrs. Paul Shields. She made
her deput In society two years ago
and In talking pictures last year.
Cooper has appeared In more than
30 pictures in the last tthree years.
PORTLAND, Dec. 19. (AP) The
port of Portland commission today
formally exonerated several of Its
employes, who had been accused of
misconduct In administering the af
fairs of the port. It had been
charged the employes were guilty of
improper conduct In sale of some
port equipment and that tome steam
ship operators had received unwar
ranted drydock rebates.
The Investigating committee, com
prised of Bert E. Haney, Paul C. Bates
and Frank M. Warren, returned a ma
jority report favoring censuring
James H. Pol hem us, general manager
of the port; John P. Doyle, assistant
necetary: R. W. Nelson, superinten
dent of dredges, and James Ilea ley,
drydock superintendent. This report
was signed by Haney and Bstes. War
ren brought in a minority report ab
solving the employes of the accusa
tions. HOSIERY MILLS PUT
ON THREE-DAY WEEK
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18. (API
A three day week for hosiery knitting
mills all over the United States waa
decreed today by the hosiery code
authority with the approval of Hugh
A. Johnson, KRA administrator.
DEMPSEY HOPES
LOUGHRAIN
FLATTEN
Former Champ, Here As
Referee, Pleased at Word
Title Bout' Signed
Accident Report Mystifies
n.v lira Kewell.
That's swell. If Tommy Lough-
ran could knock out Prlmo Camera,
It would be the greatest thing In the
history of the
ring."
Such was Jack
Dempsey opinion
of the Loughran
Camera match that
waa signed up to
day In New York
for February 22 In
Miami, Florida, In
which Camera will
be required to de
fend hla title as
w o r 1 d ' a heavy
wel g h t boxing
champion.
Having lunch at
.JACK DEMPSEY
the Hotel Mcdford
with his wife, tho former Hannah
Williams, and hit chauffeur, Howard
Hutchison of Culver City, Dempsey
expressed surprise that rumors had
spread to the east that he had been
killed In an auto crash south of Eu
gene thla morning.
"We left Eugene about 8 o'clock
and came right through, without
stopping. Saw tho trailer of an oil
truck that looked aa If It had been
in a wreck, but that's all. The for
mer champion aald he didn't see any
state police out on the highways look
ing for him. Dempsey la here to ref
eree wreatllng at the Armory tonight.
Again referring to the Carnera-
Loughran match, Dempsey turned to
his wife, a beautiful blonde, and in
formed her: "We'll havi to g
Miami to see the fight. We've been
wanting to go down there for a long
time.1
Mrs. Dempsey, who underwent an
operation last Saturday In Seattle,
has not completely recovered from
her Illness, and was hardly able to
talk because of a sort throat. She
waa wearing a brown checked belted
sport coat, with a bright plaid scarf
about her neck. Her little black dog
"Klckapoo," on a tiny red leash sat
by the table.
Shown the pictures of Max Baer,
which appeared In Thursday's Issue
of The Mall Tribune, the "Manassa
Mauler" only smiled, adding "that'a
fine." Aaked If he thought Baer
would definitely quit fighting and
go Into the movies seriously, Dempsey
said that It Is hard to aay, as Baer
had been receiving such wonderful
offers a the movies.
"I'm sure he likes the movies bet
ter, but he's under contract to me
for one fight." Dempsey ssld he had
not dropped all hopea of promoting
a Carnera-Bner match yet. I haven't
been In touch with any of them since
I've been on thla coast tour, and I
won't know definitely about any of
It until I return to New York.
The Dempsoys will spend the holl
daya in Los Angeles, then leave Janu
ary 2 for New York. Flans, Demp
sey said, after the first of the year,
are Indefinite.
Maurice B. Cain of New York,
Dempsey' manager, was also a mem
ber of the party.
PEARpPfUSIO
E!
WASHINOTON, Dee. 18. (AP) The
federal alcohol control administra
tion announred today an Increase In
the temporary quota of French
wine for the first quarter of 1934,
equal to almost four tlmea that for
the current quarter The Increase
will be allowed In return for a
French government quota on Ameri
can apples and pears.
The quota on American apples and
peara for the first three montlia of
next year which the French govern
ment will established waa announced
aa approximately 1,000,000 bushels. Of
thla some 60.000 bushels may be im
ported thla month.
4
BEND. Ore., Dee. 15. ( API The
storm-swept McKenzle Pass, now
blanketed by two feet of dry. drift
ing snow, waa closed to traffic late
today on orders of atate highway
workers, due to harardoua conditions.
Barricade algna were placed At all
approaches to the mountain highway,
notifying the public that the pass
has been closed for the winter.
In the Malay Islands the period
of the year when Venus la observed
closest to the moon la regarded as
the most opportune time for mar
riage propoaila,
WwTy
GRAND JURY INDICTS MDIVANI BOYS
&mUj...1m - i., i, ..
Indictments charging the Georgian princes, Serge (left) and David
Mdivanl, with 14 counts of grand theft In connection with their opera
tion of an oil company were returned In Los Angeles. They are the
former husbands of Mae Murray, film actress, and Mary McCormlo,
opera singer, respectively. (Associated Press Photo)
BUSINESS HORIZON
IS BRIGHTENED AS
BUYING INCREASES
NEW YORK, Dec. 15. (AP) Tho
entire aspect of trade movement was
brightened this week by the expan
sion on rctnll sales, the moderate
gains in Industry and a further rise
In employment, Dun & Bradstreet
said today In their weekly trade re
view. . Reports from all parts of the coun
try reveal that more progress is now
being made than at any tlmo in the
last three months.'? arM the review,
"with a complete reversal of the at
titude assumed at this period last
year. "
"General business trends not only
are upward, but the betterment la
resting on a more stable basis than
during the mid-summer upswing. As
a result, Christmas buying Is attain
ing the largest proportions In the
last three years."
Wholesale markets have kept pace
with the demand, the review said
and distribution Is being maintained
nearly at the high levels attained
during the Thanksgiving season. The
report said Increased schedules are
becoming more numerous from In
dustrial centers and a number of
plants already are planning to open
earlier than usual to work on spring
orders. .
KEEP P0ST0FF1CE OPEN
The Mcdford post of flee Is prepar
ing for a heavy day of mailing to
morrow In anticipation of Christmas,
Postmaster W. J. Warner ahnotinccd
today.
The general delivery and stamp
windows and the registry offices will
be kept open Sn turd ay afternoon to
accommodtae tho rush of business
The other departments will, however,
close as usual for tho afternoon.
Kngngfil.
LOS ANOELE8. Dec. 1BWAP)
Confirming reports that he is en
gaged to Florence Rice, daughter of
Grantland Rice, sports writer, Phil
lips Holmes, screen actor, left by
airplane last night for New York,
where he will spend the Christmas
holidays.
First Pnnw In ulem. sj
SALEM, Dec. lfi. ( AP) The first
snow flurry of the seawn occurred
here today, following earlier glimpse"
of the sun. The snow melted as It
landed. Already this month nine
Inches of rain have fallen In Halein,
compared to 7.78 Inches for all of
December last year.
MURDER IS REVEALED BY
ATTEMPT TO BURN BODY
OHTCAOO, IX!. 15. (AP) A few
minutes after ths bluing body of
man had bren (mind In s acant lot.
pollca had a suspect In custody today
and ssld ha confessed to tho slay
In. Tin victim s John A. Jobb. S3
building carclsker, and the man held
aa his slayer Is Fred Msrkham, a bill
peddler. Lieutenant Oliver Hoffman
and Detective Jayca Sullivan ssld he
confewed.
Police said they believed Jobb orln
Inslly came from Baskstchrwan In
panada. Lettera were found amonn
hla belonging postmarked at Bran
don and Swift Current In that pro
vince. But It was to eluht-year old Jackie
iTbrelkcld, wLooe mother, tin. Mlttle
MEDFORD SEWAGE
LOAN PRODDED Bl
SENATOR STEIWER
Further Information regarding the
Droaress In Washington, D. C, of
Medford, application for sewage plant
construction funds was received to
day by City superintendent Fred
Schcffel in a telegram from Senator
Frederick Stelwer.
The wire stated that Senator Stel
wer had been conferring with Colonel
Walte, asalstant to Harold H. Ickes
In tho Public- Works administration
regarding- tho application and - had
been assured by him that It will ber
given more study. Colonel Walte waa
not thoroughly familiar with the ap
plication, the wire sets forth, before
conferring with Stelwer. .
The application la now before the
financial division.
A wire was also received recently
by Mr. Scheffcl from Senator Chas.
L. McNary. stating that he had prev
iously given the Medford application
his approval and would follow It
through.
POLICE PROBING
F
CHATHAM, Mass., Dec. 18. MP)
State police, not entirely satisfied
with the "accidental death" theory of
Medical Examiner C. H. Keene, toduy
began their own Investigation Into the
death of Richard J. (Rich) Olendor,
Columbia crew coach.
They wlahed to find out why, If he
had gone hunting, as eupposcd, he was
dressed in light blue trousers and wore
only rubbers.
Olendon's body was found yesterday
near a fence on Castle Cove road, not
far from Chatham Beach. His shot
gun, with one shot fired, lay nearby.
His right aide and abdomen had been
torn by the shot.
SCHOOLS ILL CLOSE
t'
Another half holiday was added to
the local arhool vacation today, when
Superintendent E. IT. Hedrlck an
nounced that schools wo ild close on
Thursday night. Instead of Friday
noon of next week, as previously an
nounced. The last classes preceding the hol
iday will be held Thursday afternoon,
December 31, enabling people going
a distance, to arrive home for Christ
mas day.
I Thrrlkeld, Identified Jobhs chsrred
body, that police owed their clue that
led to the quick solution of the
mystery.
Jackie told of a "terrible fight" In
the building where he lives with lit
mother and where Markham also re
sides and where Jobb waa employed
as Janitor.
Taking Markham Into custody the
two officers said he confessed at once
to having killed Jobb Tuesday night
and hiding 111 body In a storeroom
until last night when he removed It
to the vacant lot under cover of dark
ness, saturated It with gasoline and
touched a match to It after placing
It In a crudely made crematorium of
bricks.
There It waa rilscoveicd, stilt burn-
Inf. by a pswerby.
E
OF ALLEN'S AUNT
ARE RECOUNTED
Embittered Woman Ex
tremely Beautiful, But
Servants Discharged if
They Looked at Her, Claim
LOS ANOELES, Dee. lfi.-(p) As
strange as a bizarre fiction, the life
story of the late Margaret A. Keith,
wealthy spinster who was described a
extremely beautiful by the few who
were permitted to gajre upon her In
life, was being unfolded today in
superior court.
Mlsa Keith, who discharged her
servant if the ever found them look
ing at her, waa embittered at the
world and "despised all human be
ings, especially men," testified Nich
olas Burns, Beverly Hills contractor
who built a mansion overlooking the
Pacific ocean for the 49-year-old re
cluse, without ever once seeing her
Burns' testimony was , offered In
support of Mrs. Etta Keith Eskrldge,
Miss Keith's sister; Mrs. Mary Ellen
Towle, her niece, and David Keith,
a half-brother, all of whom are con
testing Miss Keith's will which left
the bulk of her estate, originally esti
mated at 1,000,000, to a nephew, Al
bert C. Allen, Jr., Central, p8int, Ore
gon. rancher.
Miss Keith ended her life last April
In her Beverly Hills mansion, after
surrounding herself with flowers and
tuning her radio to a classical musical
program.
Mlas Keith waa the daughter of the
late David Keith, Salt Lake City min
ing magnate. Her reason for going
into seclusion has never been revealed
publicly.
Other strange habits of the woman,
who maintained two mansions ol
more than 20 rooms each, and In
which no visitor was ever welcome,
were that she allowed her eat to tas'e
all food before she- consumed It.
The trial of the will contest will
continue today.
POSTAL CLERKS LOSE ,
HUGE BUYING POWER
Based on the estimate that the
approximate deductions in the wagea
of postoffloe employee amounted to
$51,000,000 and that a dollar In a
wage envelope turns over at leaa&
five tlmea in a month, the Union
Postal Clerk, publication of the Na
tional Federation O' f Poatofftce
Clerks, states In the current Issue
that "buying power for the six
montha ending December 31, 1933,
has been deuced by 3, 000.000.000."
The ' article also states that 6
cents of every tax dollar goes to lo
cal government, 16 cents for stats
tax, and 30 cents for federal taxes.
EUOENE. Dec. 15. (AP) Mr. and
Mrs. C. R. Llndley of Olympla, In
jured In an auto accident here yes-
terday, were reported resting com
fortably this morning by a local hos
pital. Mr. Llndley sustained bruises
and minor Injurlea about the neck,
while Mrs. Llndley suffered only min
or bruises.
WILL
ROGERS
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif,
Dec. H. Say, these gold dollar
arguments are dying down.
Used to pick up a paper and
nil you could sec whs what Mr.
"Got His" hnd to any about
money, but now you don't
hear a peep. Everybody seems
to be trying to get ahold of
any kind. This would be an
awful good time to pass off
some Confederate money.
They are holding a big peace
conference in South America,
just a drive and two niblick
hot away from the war.
Every time there la a big con
fercnccx they always have a
war to go with it.
I was in Geneva a couple of
years ago at a conference when
Japanese recruiting officers
como in and drafted their dele
gation to go help tako Man
churia. Tours,