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EDFORD
Twenty-eiehth Year
MEDFORD. OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1933.
No. 236.
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By TALL MALI.ON
(Copyright, 1933. by Paul Mallon.)
Involvements.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2e Most peo
ple could not understand why such
an astute lad lea' man aa Mr, Roose
velt became Involved in the feminine
fracas at Montevideo.
The answer to that la Miss Dols
Stevens. All who know about wom
en's rights know her. She la a leader
in the National Women's party and
went to the Pan-American confer
ence as a member of the Inter-American
commission of women.
One of the things Mlaa Stevens
wanta most right now la equality for
women under civil and nationality
laws. Apparently she got tired of
waiting for them here and went to
Montevideo to get them all at once
When a treaty for equal civil and
nal tonality laws was proposed at the
conference, Mlaa etevens was given
credit among her friends here for
putting over a fast one.
Stitches.
Mr. Roosevelt wriggled out of the
embarrassment, but not without some
bad moments.
He had taken a stitch In time by
sending to the conference aa an of
ficial American delegate the f'rst
woman ever to occupy such a posi
tion. Dr. Sophontsba Breckinridge, a
feminine brain trustee from the Un.
Tersity of Chicago.
State department officials boldly
whispered that the appointment was
"political" when It was made, but they
aid not realize how political It was
until Miss Stevens' proposition burst
like a firecracker under the nose of
State Secretary Hull.
On orders from Mr. Roosevelt, the
secretary of state and Mlaa Breck'n-
ridge tried to laugh off the resolu
tion and forget It. They found Miss
Stevens had worked up such strength
for it, they could not.
They wired the White House for
Instructions.
Mrs. Roosevelt.
Whether Mrs. Roosevelt played any
part In the ultimate solution of the
problem Will probably never bs
known. Openly she took no par:
In fact one women's organization went
to the White House and aaked her
specifically to uae her Influence for
the Stevens treaty, and sne aeennea
As a reason she cited her general
rule never to participate In political
matters.
At the White House, however, a
simple common sense solution was
worked out.
It was agreed the International
conference could take no action about
civil rights because It deals with In
ternational problems only. Tnai
tuled out the crux of the Stevena
treaty. To mitigate that blow, It was
explained that Hull, Attorney-General
Cummlngs and Miss Perkins were
working on that question here now.
Also helpful was the decision to let
the conference adopt a women's na
tionality resolution. It does not m-an
much. Authorities believe It will af
fect no more than ten cases out of
a generation. It will apply or.ly to
American women who marry foreign
royalty and whom children are wrn
on foreign soil. It specifies the chil
dren shall have a right to determine
their own nationality.
Results.
The ultimate result of the etevens
treaty foray therefore Is a little more
than nothing.
The authorities here attribute all
the trouble to the fact that Miss
Stevens got a little ahead of the
feminist parade In which Mr. Roose
velt also Is marching.
You may rest assured that this
administration will ultimately advo
cate any equal rights that are lyln'r
around loose, but It will do It in Its
own way.
That Is. unless Miss Stevens lights
some more firecrackers In unexpected
places.
Scheme.
Real tears are being shed In high
places because the house ways an.l
means committee refused to adopt
the Roosevelt Ideas on liquor taxw.
It is not so much the liquor that
hurts, but the rejection of a theory
that Mr. Roosevelt felt might be ftp
piled some day to other taxes.
A soeclflc proposition waa to elim
inate duplicate taxation on liquor
bv having the federal government
collect all taxes and refund the staa
their share. If that had been adopt
ed, the Idea was to lead up gradually
to a system whereby the federal gov
ernment would do the same thing
with all excise taxes.
It would have worked Just as well
en tobacco and gasoline and even
tually It might also have been ap
plied to income taxes.
The ways and means committee
suspected as much.
Consressmen do not like the idea
hecauae It savors of Infringement on
states rights. Senators feel even more
strongly on that subject. They sre
raxy about the federal government
taxing oyer any state functions.
The administration, however. Is not
going to give up. It may put ovnr
the scheme in the end. but the fu
tUTe is not as bright and rosy it
once looked.
Note
Trcasurv Secretary Morgenthau and
hie subordlnatee hav, adopted a p-t'.-:ev
of eatir at their The.
(Continued on Page Pwo)
CONGRESS WON'T PUSH
CASH BONUS IS BELIEF
WASHINGTON. Dec. 3. (AP)
Representative Patman (D, Texaa)
laid today he did not believe con-
gress would force cash payment or Tinclestad. president M Pacific Luth
the bonus at the coming session if eran college, is In a erloi condition
thst would interfere with the pres.-' today following an operation lot atmaes district two. comprising coun
dent's monetary pre pun. ruptured appendix. tie south of Una 1 wetter Oregon
COLDER WEATHER
HALTS FLOODS IN
Ten-Day Siege Believed at
End As Major Streams
Stop Rise Four Lives
Lost in Christmas Slide
(By the Associated Press.)
Snow, light In the west and heavy
In the east, swirled today over almost
ail except the southernmost parts of
the United States.
Through the Ohio valley and along
the Atlantic seaboard It was driven
by northeast winds. It struck Port
land, Maine, in the form of a bitter
northeast blizzard.
New York lay under five Inches of
snow after less than four hours at
its fall. Chicago had 6.3 Inches.
Elsewhere it ranged from one to
four Inches and weather forecasters
believed It would continue unabated
through tonight and tomorrow.
PORTLAND, Dec. 28. (&) Cold
weather today nad stemmed the tide
of furious flooas which for ten days
raged from the banks of Paclf.c
northwest streams.
All major rivers were falling. In
significant creeks which had been
transformed Into raging torrents,
were assuming more normal prop ?r
tlons. Several hundred families, made
homeless by the yellow, debris-laden
waters throughout the northwest,
were being cared for by the Red
Cross and other relief agencies as re
habilitation work went forward In the
Afflicted areas.
In many sections of Oregon, Wash
ington and Idaho, snow or cold, drln
rling rsin replsced the terrific down
pours and the unseasonably warm
weather of the past two weeks con
ditions which brought on the unpre
cedented floods.
PORTLAND, Dec. 26. ( An Ore
gon Christmas day tragedy, In whicn
four persons lost their lives in mua
and rocks hurled down a canyon by
flood waters, was added today to tne
long Pacific northwest flood toll of
the past 10 days.
Those who were killed when a nat
ural dam gave way at Clatskan'e,
Ore., wrecking a farm home, were:
MUo Allen, 50, and his three son,
George, 30, Robert, 12, and Donald, 7
Three Rescued. ' v
Mrs. Allen and two other sons, !
Eldon, 17, and Cliford, 8, were pul'ell
out of the wreckage by men who
rushed to the scene. The mother's
condition was critical today.
She related that while they were
all caught In the tangled mass, both
her husband and George talked with!
her for some time, encouraging her1
despite their Injuries. Finally they1
told her calmly that they could Ulk
no longer.
"The timbers are weighing us down
snd the water 1 nesr our heads," she
quoted them as saying. Shortly she
heard them no more.
Couer d'Alene Rages.
Hundreds of workmen spent Christ
mas day attempting to hold bsck the
waters of Lake Couer d'Alene. The
water was 12.55 feet above normal,
or higher than during the great flood
of 1894, in which great property dam
age occurred.
Twenty thousand sandbaga were
thrown up In the city park to pro
tect the city's most exclusive resi
dential region.
To the southwest, residents of Wal
lace. Kellogg. Kingston. Evansvll.e,
Rose Lake and other towns today were
beginning the task of rehabilitation
after a week or the worst floods in
history, with the losses set at several
millions of dollars.
TOLL OF FRENCH
PARIS. Dm. 2fl.(AP) Known fa
talities In Saturday night's railroad
disaster reached 109 today with the
death of three more victims.
Of the total number killed, only
three persona remained unidentified
at noon: they were two women and
man. Meanwhile an Investigation
waa pressed Into the worst train
wreck In France a history.
The exact total of deaths may
never be known. Remains shapeless
beyond Identification as human bod
lea were gathered together today In
nameless caskets.
APPLE SHIPMENTS
FAR ABOVE 1932
Fruit shipments from the Rogue
River valley to dat total 1972 cars ot
pears and 91 cars of applea. ThU is
approximately three times the num
ber of cars of applea that were ship
ped out last year.
Peara are being shipped at the rate
of from 1 to 25 cara per wee.
county Horticulturist Lyle P. Wil
cox said today: "The pear market la
looking better." and "the export situ
ation la being whipped around Into
shape." He further stated, "The
French situation is being adjusted."
TACOMA. Dec. 2. AP Dr. O. A.
SHOT FARMER TO
Brltton D. Young (left), 21-year-old Western Reserve university
student, explained he "had to shoot" Carl Meteling, truck farmer, "to
protect" his companion, Miss Ruth Belter (right), student at Florence
Mather college, when they were parked on a road near Cleveland.
Young said Meteling attempted to molest Miss Belter. (Associatd
Press Photos
WEATHER AND ACCIDENTS
TAKE HEAVY YULE TOLL
NEW YORK, Dec. 26. (AP) The
worst storm of the year struck New
York City today and brought 10.3
inches of snow in the little more
than seven hours.
The storm disrupted train and bus
schedules, kept airplanes in their
hangars, delayed ships, caused a
minor collision between two ferry
boats In the Hudson river and made
walking hazardous.
(By the Associated Press.)
Yulctide and over-the-week-end
holiday accidents and the weather
combined to cause a heavy loss of
life in the United States, a survey
revealed today.
More than 180 deaths were reported,
most of them due to motor car m s-
BRUTAL MURDER OF BOY
CONFESSED BY MECHANIC
COLUMBIA, S. O., Dec. 26. (API
Sheriff T. A. Helse announced today
that Robert H. wiles, 49, alleged kill
er of 15-year old Herbert H. Harris,
Jr., "was hired, to kidnap htm' for
the purpose of 'ransoming or killing
the boy.
COLUMBIA, S. C Dec. 26.
Robert H. Wiles, 49, a Jobless me
chanic, allegedly confessed today he
felled 15-year-old Herbert H. Har;is,
Jr., with an Iron bar and rained blows
upon the prone boy until he ceased to
struggle.
Police said Wiles attempted killing
the boy Saturday In a deserted farm
house near Columbia. They said he
then drove back to Columbia, shook
ARCHBISHOP'S SLAYERS
DETERMINED BY DRAWING
NEW YORK, Dec. 28. (AP) Im
pelled by burning passion for restora
tion of the old republic of Armenia,
rebel Irreconcllables of the alleged
revolutionary order of Tashnag drew
lots to select the killers of Arch
bishop Leon Touraln, the police said
today.
Striking silently and from behind,
the archbishop's assassins struck him
down Sunday as he paced up the aisle
of the Holy Cross Armenian church
clad in the full vestments of his of
fice and leading the church proces
sional. Police, who had five men under
BY GAS EXPLOSION
Entering a room filled with gsa
fumes and lighting a match, BUI
Straus, Sams Valley rancher, caued
an explosion last week-end wli'oh
brought him severe burns of tV
arms, face and neck and threatened
to destroy the dairy building and
bams at the farm near Gold Hill.
Palling to realize upon entering the
building that the gas stove was par
ttally turned on, enabling gas to es
cape and fill he room housing the
heating atove. Straus struck t'.e
match. An immediate explosion oc
curred, with flimea shooting upward
and burning him painfully. Ream
ing what had happened, he tried to
reach the stove and turn off the
gas. In so doing he received moro
injuries, but was sble to prevent 1-
dltlonal explosions and save the D-irn
and other building adjoining the m ix
shed.
REAM
PORTLAND. Ore. Dec. 29 (UP)
The census bureau today announced
appointment of four Oregon super
visors for the new business census.
says a Washington, D. C . dlspstch to
the Journal.
Mrs. A E rteames of Medford sup-
'PROTECT' COED
haps. No section of the country
escaped.
Among the dead were a blind wom
an and her infant daughter, fatally
burned during a Christmas celebra
tion in their home at Battle Creek.
Mich. In Cleveland a man perlsned
in a fall while trying to lower a
Christmas tree from a second stvy
window.
Two spinster sisters were found,
apparently starved to death, in Roch
ester, N. Y., Christmas eve. r
At least 85 of the motor car deaths
occurred In the mid-west. The south
counted 40 dead in accidents. Penn
sylvania had 12 dead In motor acci
dents on Christmas day alone. All
other sections of the country sdded
to the totals.
hands with the boy's father
wished him a merry Christmas.
and
The killing first was attributed ti a
aeslre for revenge against the elder
Harris, but the Investigation -so far
today failed to establish any mot.ve.
John Martin Rushton, a former
meat cutter for a grocery chain, man
aged by the boy's father, was held at
the state penitentiary for examlna
tlon. Ho denied all knowledge of the
crime.
Three men exploring the old house
Christmas day came upon the body
In the front room, beneath the bloody
:emnants of a mattress. Several
heavy blows over the temples had
battered In the skull.
arrest today after combing the Arme
nian quarters of the city, said the
killers apparently hoped to bring their
protests against soviet politics more
strongly to the fore by writing them
In blood of the cleric.
Members of the church are now
characterizing the slain prelate, head
of the Armenian Apostolic church
In North and South America, aa a
martyr.
Pour men were arrested shortly
after the assassination and a blood
stained shirt led police to a fifth man
yesterday, although they expressed
the belief he was not directly con
nected with the act.
F
Shortly after the fatal auto and
train collision of Sunday morning
near Albany another accident occurred
at Tangent Involving two local pe
pie. Glen Fabrlck, and sister, Cath
erine Ingle, of Ashland, who were re
ported in Improved conditions today.
Fabrlck and sister were motoring
north to Vancouver. Wash., to spena
the holidays with their slater, Mrs.
J. A. Sly, when their car collided
with an auto driven by H. A. McKeen
of Tangent. A third car, driven by
Paul R. Btath of Portland, also col
lided with the Mr-Keen auto. Mrs.
Ingle received a broken now and an
injured right knee, and Mr. Fabrlck
severe facial cuts In the accident.
Their mother, Mrs. Fabrlck. and
daughter, Jeanne of this city, who had
preceded them to Portland, were noti
fied immediately. Mrs. Ingle was
brought back to Medford with her
mother last night and Mr. Fabrlrk.
who waa taken on to Portland ar
rived here by train this morning.
Mrs. Ingle continued to Ashland
this afternoon, where a more thorough
examination was being made to de
termine frared internal injuries.
The Fabrlck car waa totally
wrecked.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Spsur of M?d
ford are the parents of a son weighing
even pounds nine ounces, born De
cember Si at tbe Saaed Heart aos
piui.
MONETARY POLICY CHRISTMAS TRADE
RULES UNCHANGED
No Indication Given By
President of Step Toward
Perfecting Gold Under
standing Among Nations
By WILLIAM L. BEAI.K, Jr.
(Associated Press Staff Writer)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 39. (AP)
President Roosevelt's monetary pro
gram entered the last week of 1033
today without official Indications of
any immediate new step toward an
International gold understanding
similar to that reached on silver.
The first price for domestic gold
set by the government after the
Chrlstmaa holiday was S34.08 an
ounce, the sixth successive repetition
of this figure. This RPO quotation
was 2.70 above the first price posted
two months ago and 113.31) above
gold'a mint value.
Budget Message Polished.
While the monetary program pro
gressed apparently unchanged, the
president and hla financial advisors
were devoting Increased attention to
polishing the budget message which
goea to congress next week, the day
after Mr. Roosevelt aubmlta hla own
report on the atate of the union.
These preparatlona were pushed at
time when the federal deficit crept
close to the btlllon-dollar mark in
latest treasury figures dated only ten
days from the end of the calendar
year and the first six months or tne
flscsl period.
It stood at $963,518,000 as compared
with 1.588.132.000 a year ago,
Receipts Increased.
Increased receipts, due chiefly to
new taxes, accounted for a436.000.000
of this a924.000.000 difference be
tween last year's deficit and
the
present one.
The administration break-down or
the outgo allotted 1,410.803,000 to or
dinary operating expendlturea ana
979.825,000 to emergency ones, or
which $532,733,000 for the RFC con
stituted the largest single Item.
Sinking fund operatlona also repre
sented a big difference between the
position of the treasury at thla time
and a year ago. During the present
fiscal year the government haa put
$17,287,000 In the alnklng fund as
against a corresponding allotment last
year of $418,784,000.
President Roosevelt set aside to
day and tomorrow for the completion
of his budget program for the new
government year upon which he will
focus principal attention or tne ap
proaching session of congress.
FOR TARDY GIFTS
Old Santa Claus was In bad yester
day In a lot of Medford homes . . .
And it was no fault of hla, Postmas
ter W. J. Warner apologized today for
the Jolly old fellow, opening a door of
the mailing room to reveal evidence
of the fact.
Tardy mailing from all corners of
the globe Interfered with St. Nick's
arrival and there were a lot of dis
appointed boys and girls as well as
over-worked poet office employes as
a result.
The post office was crammed last
night and today with packages, which
should have arrived Saturday to
make their destinations for Christ
mas. Their contents ranged from
Christmas turkeys, which may and
may not be edible later; to toys for
the children.
The packages for one route (and
there are nine) filled a block of the
Immense room half way to the celling
this morning as hurrying employes
continued with their work. Trains
coming Into Medford yesterday and
today were loaded with Christmas
mail, more than 200 stacks of It cov
ered the post office floor this morn
ing. When the post office staff left late
Saturday night, however, all mall
received had been distributed, but
they found anxious boys and girls In
many homes, who insisted tney
should have packages. They arrived
today (all the same as a last years
bird nest to little folks, who had kept
faith In Santa Clauai. This Is espe
cially true of rural mall, Postmaster
Warner stated, for it requires an
extra 24 hours for delivery In most
cases.
Sufficient help to care for the com
plete mall load was placed on the Job
at the post office, but the mall didn't
arrive because a lot or folks wslted
until the last minute to start it on
the way.
Yesterday IS pouches of mall ar
rived, while the usual Monday de
livery brings Into Medford but four.
To help solve this problem in fu
ture years, Mr. Warner urged all re
DON'T BLAME NICK
cipients in extending hanks for late j MIAMI, Fla., Dec. 26. (AP) Ob
packages to remind the senders that j nerving her 29th birthday In the skies
they arrived after Christmas. It Frsnces Marsalts today completed her
might not be the polite thing to do,
he added, but It would do much to
ward solving the worst mailing abuse
now existing. Through constant ef
fort the post office staff haa educat
ed the public to pack gifts properly,
he explained, and very few packagea
were damaged In transit thla year. It
la hoped that In future yeara the peo
ple may become equally educated to
the need ot eil msillo
ON HIGHER LEVEL
Survey Shows Decided In
crease Over Last Year
25 to 30 Per Cent Boost
Reported by One Concern
A definite increase In business, in
dicative of a substantial uptrend in
conditions for 1934, Just five days
away, was reported by Med ford mer
chants today, when they were Inter
viewed by the chamber of commerce
regarding results of Christmas buying
here.
Department stores, groceries, hard
ware concerns, specialty and Jewelry
shops were Included In the unofficial
survey and the response received irom
all revealed a substantial increase
over last year's total.
One Had Heavy Boost
One merchant estimated the In
crease for his firm at between 26 and
30 per cent. Others stated that they
had not yet computed any figures,
but were sure that they had realized
one of the best sales periods since
the depression descended
Crowds surging through the streets
Saturday night, the last hour for
Christmas buying, brought back
memories of the days of 1928 and
1929 in Medford. which waa late in
realizing the depression.
(rants Pass Also
The same tendency waa noted in
the city of Grants Pass, a visitor
closely allied with business condl
ttons there, Informed the chamber of
commerce here today.
While purchases by Individuals
were not Urge for the most part this
year,
they were plentiful and spread
over a much wider area, than during
the two preceding years. This fact, I
me reliant also Interpreted today as a
sign of Improved times. More people
were buying and more money was
circulating from pocket to pocket by
a continuous circuit, frequently bro
ken, which always means the horn of
plenty may be filled again.
While no official survey had been
made, all persons interiewed were of
the opinion that Medford and Jack
son county as a whole experienced a
much merrier Christmas In 1933 and
are Justified In expecting much more
In the way of financial Independence
In the year 1934.
8AN FRANCISCO, Dec. 26.-r-(AP)
Confirming reports of rising business
from many quarters, the federal re
serve bank of San Francisco reported
today the bank's elaborate statistical
studies of Pacific slope activities
showed a gain In the aggregate for
November.
The November rise followed a mod
erate two-months recession, In the
wake of the preceding strong revival,
that got under way In April,
Mm ON
E
ALBANY, Ore., Dec. 26. Joseph
Mayer, 67; hla wife, 62, of Lebanon,
and their daughter, Mrs. Chsrles O.
BUyeu, 45, of Enterprise, were killed,
and Mrs. Bltyeu's daughter, Mary
Joan, University of Oregon student,
was seriously Injured at 11:04 a. m.
Sunday when an auto driven by
Mayer was atruck by a south-bound
Southern Pacific passenger train at
the city limits here. The car was
shoved more than 600 feet before En
gineer Tom Luster could stop the
train.
Miss BUyeu is In the Albany Gen
eral hospital with a broken hip and
other severe Injuries. The bodies of
the other victims are In the local
morgue.
Three eye-witnesses, F. O. Dannals,
Arthur Grengrlch and James Shep
hard, said the car was being driven
toward Lebanon on the Santlam high
way and that Mayer apparently did
not see or hear the approaching train
for he drove on the tracks at almost
the same instant the train reached
the crossing. The driver and his pas
sengers had no chance to save them
selves, so sudden was the impact.
Miss Frances Sparrow, daughter of
Mrs. Alex, Sparrow of this city, was
returning from Portland to Medford
on the train, when it crashed Into
the car at Albany, she stated upon
arrival here Sunday. She did not
witness the crash, but the details of
the tragedy, which followed. The
train waa held up in trie northern
city for some time as a result.
UN FLIERS
OP SIXTH DAY
alxth day aloft with Helen Rlchey In
their attempt to establish a women a
refueling endurance flight record.
The fliers entered their seventh day
above the ground at 1 :03 p. m., with
clear weather prevailing, but with
winds slightly choppy.
If everything goea well, the women
will equal the present record of eight
day,, four hours and six minutes at
4.09 p. m. Thursday
Roosevelt Mail
Shows Interest
Taken by Citizens
WASHINGTON. Dec. 2 (J (AP)
President Roosevelt noted with in
terest today a summary showing
the receipt of 1.620,000 letters and
parcels and 20.000 telegrams since
his inauguration March 4.
This volume of correspondence
between the people and the White
House was regarded by the presi
dent aa indicating a renewed In
terest on the part of citizens in
Rovernment.
RE LISTED
Carl Walden of 1715 North River
side avenue and Don Turpln, also of
Medford, were each fined $10 In city
court thla morning when they en
tered guilty pleas to reckless driving
charges proffered by city officers. The
arrests were the outgrowth of a series
of automobile accidents In this sec
tion over the Christmas holidays.
Walden was arrested when his car
struck that belonging to Maude Ab
bott of 525 Albert street. The Abbott
car was parked at 304 Ashland ave
nue. Witnesses listed were Ernest
Newtown and Charles S telle.
Turpln was arrested early this
morning by city police, for driving In
a reckless manner.
Harvey Stevena of Central Point
reported to city officers that his car j
tore down about 24 feet of fence by
the Jacksonville road when a rear t
wheel broke on the auto at 2:15 a. m.
Sunday, Concerning a minor col
lision at the corner of Main and Oaa
dale on Sunday, Frank M. Howard
filed an accident report with the city
police. The C. J. Semon car was In
volved In the crash.
An accident occurred Saturday
afternoon at 3 o'clock on the road en
route to Rand Ranger station, where
a CCO camp Is located, was reported
to city police in Medford this morn
ing. William Dayton of the CCO dis
trict headquarters was driving one of
the cars, and a Mr. Robinson of
Gal Ice, another. The report showed
that the truck was unable to avoid
striking the other car one a one-way
dirt road,
At the Intersection of the Valley
View and Hlllcrest roads Sunday at
12:30 a. m., the automobiles driven
by H. B. Janes of the Palmer Electric
house end William S. Rose of lid
North Front street collided. Janes
report filed with city police states
that Rose did not have the right-of-way.
At 6:20 p. m., on Chrlstmaa day, J.
Fitzgerald's automobile was slightly
damaged when attempting to park on
South Central street. Edward A.
Moon was driving the other car.
which attempted to park in the same
place. Neva Mesaal and Raymond
Wyatt were named as witnesses In
the reports placed on file with the
city officers.
Reports were also filed concerning
the crash at 4:45 Christmas morning,
south Riverside avenue near
Ninth street, between the cars driven
by Oscar Dizney and P. W. Foster of
235 South Ivy street.
GET FIRST SURVEY
The county court, acting aa an old
age pension board, today held Its first
session for consideration of old age
pension applications.
In the neighborhood of 29 appli
cations have been filed to date.
Owing to the fact that moat of the
applicants have failed to answer all
the question,, most of these will have
to be returned. Many of the most
vital queries have not been answered.
All the question, on the blanks must
be answered "yea" or "no," and full
data furnished as to the length of
residence In thla state and country.
ine county court requesta that all
questions on the blank be filled out
In order to avoid delay and to have
a complete record aa required under
tne taw.
Close to 000 applications have been
sent out, and of thla number few
have been returned. It was first estl.
mated that 11)00 appllcattona would
be made and that half that number
were eligible.
The old age pension law requires
that all property owned by the appll
cant be transferred to the county, as
reimbursement for a pension, and
that no kin, such aa a son, or un
married daughter or othera legally
responsible are able to provide the
relief, and that the applicant have
no other source of Income.
Several local applications will have
to be transferred to other counties
of the atete. In one received today,
the applicant had lived 15 years In
Josephine county and a year In this
county. His application will be for
warded to Josephine county.
FARLEY SHOULD QUIT
ONE JOB SAYS N0RR1S
WASHINGTON. Dec. 3. (API
Senator Norrla (It., Neb ) asld today
James A. Parley should not serve
postmaster general In President
Roosevelt's cabinet and remain chair
man of the Democratic national com
mittee. He declined to aay whether
he had suggested to rarley that ha
resign from on position, or tlM adwf.
APPLICATIONSFOR
OLDAGEPENSIONS
REWARDS KISSER
OF ALLEYS AUNT
Brother-in-Law Tells of Ten
der Episode Rumor of
Suit Settlement Heard
As Trial Is Resumed
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 26. (AP)
Margaret Keith, who In her life
shielded herself from other persons,
particularly men, ones wrote out a
check for 300 when P. M. Woods, her
brother-in-law, kissed her and gave it
to him he said today In discussing
the eccentricities of the wealthy re
cluse whose will to her 1500,000
estate Is being contested.
Woods disclosed the incident casu
ally when testifying in the trial and
later elaborated upon it during a
court recess.
"As far as I know tills was the only
time Margaret ever was kissed by a
man," Woods related. "She continu
ously went veiled and I was the only
man she ever saw and much of the
time she kept the veil down on me.
Gave Her Kiss
"But one day when she was living
at the Ambassador Hotel for a week
while she was having four teeth,
pulled my wife, Lily an. and I went
into her apartment tu bid her good
bye. We were going on a trip to
Europe.
"My wife had Just kissed her and
as she reclined on a couch I leaned
over and kissed her right on the
mouth. Instead of being mad, as I
half expected, ahe smiled all over. She
got right up, went to a writing table
nearby and wrote me a check for
300.
"'Here' she said, "take thla and
buy yourself something nloe in
Paris.' '
Claim Mind Unsound
A brother, David Keith and a sister,
Mrs. Etta, Eskrldge, and Mary Towle,
a niece and sister of Albert C. Allen,
Jr., to whom Miss Keith gave most of
her property, brought the contest,
claiming she was of unsound mind.
She was the granddaughter of David
Keith, multl-mllllonaire Utah miner.
During cross-examination woods
was asked what he did with some '
money he had deposited according to
Miss Keith's instructions.
After haggling between attorneys,
counsel for the contestants claiming
it was Irrelevant because the question
had nothing to do with the matter of
Miss Keith's sanity, Woods replied
that he did so many things and
spent so much money for "that craey
woman" that hs could not recall de
tails. Although reports were current that
a settlement might be reached out of
court, attorneys said there was no
Immediate prospect for such an
agreement.
E
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PORTLAND, Ore.. Oec. 2t. (AP)
W. L. Folsom of Pilot Rock, TJmatllla
county, was today en route to Santa
Monica, Cal., to return hla missing
daughter, Dorothy Folsom. 31, a, stu
dent nurse, who disappeared from
Portland Dec. 16.
The girl dropped from alght here
after ahe and another nurse had at
tended a theater. Santa Monica po
lice reported yesterday ahe and Law
rence Morgan, also aought In the dta-
appearance ca, , had been detained
In the Callforn.a city.
Morgan was linked with the esse
after police here were told he snd
Mlsa Polsom may have eloped. The
girl Is well known to students of
University of Oregon where she. waa
enrolled during the 1031-33 term.
WILL
ROGER?
'gnut
SANTA MONICA, Cal., Deo.
25. Well, there, is lots more
good cheer this Christmas than
ast (or the lust three) and it
not all out of bottles either. It'i
in the heart, in the confidence
and in the renewed hope of
everybody.
Course there is an awful lotx
of folks that are not working,
but they have never been the
ones that's complained. Fear
has never como from the fellow
with no job, or no food. He
has stood it wonderful. I doubt
if a parallel will be found
where millions hung on with
such a continued hope and pa
tience as in this country, but I
believe even the most down and
out, while ho might not have
seen a turkey Christmas day,
he can see one in the future.