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The Weather Forecast: Unsettled with rain tonight and Saturday. No change In temperature. M M ail Tribune Watch the TRIBUNE'S fcl Bi" I C'LASSlHKD ADS . . W?fi3r l-ots of good bargain. "T i that mean genuine (fjpt? 1 Baling., vmmtmm EDFORD Highest yesterday Lowest this morning , ..31 Twentv-eielith Year MEDFOlil), OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 193J. No. 250. rn Ufa SEWEIL . i i (By Pnnl Mallon) ' Copyright, 1934. by Paul Mallon. Dexterity WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. When Mr. Boosevelt started out last March to endure free-for-all questioning at his press conferences, the newsmen nickered. They thought that would last about a month or at the most , two. They had experience with such Uiinss and Mr. Roosevelt uaa not, They reUed Mr. Harding once tried mey recauca "5 it and got involved in comF'""1"' , with the Japanese about Interpret- ; tlon of I treaty I All other presidents have required ; he Washineton correspondents vo submit questions tn writing In ad w.n. The n.-esldents shrewdly se lected the ones they cared to answer, and discarded Oe rest. The newsmen ire about ready now to confess, they were wrong. Perhaps no one else could get away with it. but Mr. Roosevelt ho. KeHnl1' For nearly eleven months now the ystem has proceeded without inter-1 w..v.,.. Mu. v.,.r riptlon, and ths president 'l:.s kept t-3ned it at 11 :50 p. m. ou. cl Effective Today. The last conference was typKm. He , The bill became effective today, was questioned first by a group of with the exception of the stamp re newsmen, who are specialists on rail- , vision. road financing. Only an expeit on This requiring a one-cent Internal tiiat subject could know what it was J revenue stamp to be attached to every all about. He auf wcr1 all qv.jstlona j container of liquor to how the tax except one. and on t!u the pleaded : has been paid, takes effect In 30 that It was a technical Issue beyond I days, but If the secretary of the treas bls knowledge. i ury finds within 30 days it would be Then came a more technicil argu- j impracticable to do that he would xnent about the intricacies ot water j he given an additional month to put diversion under the St. Lawrence j lt in force. treaty. He knew things about that The (3 a gallon rate on distilled also, which only the experts could spirits alai Included wine containing understand. ' i more than 34 per cent alcohol. The At other times he haa shown Just ; present rte ls ji.in. as Intimate an acquaintance with, rvcr S5 Barrel. corporation financing other aubjects. The conclusion la inescapable, that ... . . 1.1. K,iBi,.u nvtra- ne euner - - tviinftrUv well, or ho knows now w : create the Impression that ho does. Fcuclnc This does not mean no 1BfV"' I questions frankly and completely. ducks and parries P11 T? 1 them and this Is rather w oe Because u w v ; confess all. ' , . i.-Wl. Uln (at t.hlLt. ha ! Tne reiiuMK,ttuic ws --- .nake. up hla mind on tne spur o u n, f m bn ZTL -wS ."deh th:m. " " P- He eml to Vme trick questions ! vlded In the beer act of last March. Terv ouickly and feitda them off 100. or 50 on breweries produc wltnout embarrassing results. lnS hn 500 barrels a year, ultnout cmoriiv s , i The Reed law of 1817 Is amended Pro so . j also to permit newspapers and night recently dictating an Important jnemo to Mr. RoobcvcU. lt had to be at the White House next day. For the sako of speed he used a dictaphone and it required seven records to absorb his voluminous dis sertation. When he took the records to his 1 aienographer next morning, he found tvre was nothing on them. He had failed to connect the apparatus pro perly. The net result was: Seven spoiled records, an Irate disposition and a day of delay. That ought to prove somewung or other about college professors. I I.lqnor The dickering with foreign nations over liquor Imports Is being so care fully covered up that only a few of eur officials know we have concluded a deBl with one certain nation. Not a word about that deal has been reduced to writing. It exists limply as a gentlemen's understand ing between a few of our officials and . ronrMpntnttve of that country. It provide, that the foreign nation consume a certain j good, in exchange for a 1 beral allow- ; mc iwt u.b.v .. ! ea oimv. The federal alcohol control board has granted every request to Import liquor from that country, without question. Pork The British hn.? hern slow to catch on to this system. That la one of the reasons why the permit tor Importation of Scotch have been so long delayed. What we want H for them to eat more American por. o"1 th'y cannot work up an appetite for It. They have an agreement to get about 63 per cent of their pork from Denmark. Also their nationalist government Is campaigning to make tne British Isles more self-sustaining. Our offlclala have been adamant. They say Britain must figure out a way to eat more of our pork or we cannot figure out a way to drink their whuky. Another Inner difficulty has aTisen through Britain's trade tussle with eluscd to p. - land annultle. to the unexpectedly high level at which Brush crown' Britain retaliated by ; "'" ' m'"W,nJrn putting a tariff on Irish bacon and . P of the nearly record proper meat producta ,lon of th D"""0" business. Up to then the Irish sent their i "While the movement of staple bacon to Britain and bought from u. merchandise hs. continued to receive bacon for home consumption, making r impetus weekly -. the employ money on the deal. Now they must ment totals swell. It Is not this dl ..t their nn h-on and our bit meat vision which forma the bulk of the k men are groaning to the .tate depart- ment about It. - c.e -i'd ' it :f e t--U:fed Britain to eat pork we would be do- (ConUnued on Pag Eisnt) BILL WILL BRING 150010,000 IN ANNUALREVENUE Stamp Provision Takes Ef fect Thirty Days Later Beer $5 Barrel Weaker Wines Ten Cents Gallon WASHINGTON. Jan. 13. (AP) President Roosevelt announced today ' ' the 500.000,000 liquor , hm ,hortlv h.fnr midnlirht. thus ,7 7 7 . 7 ' - "" the major provision, of he meas"re applicable on today'a sales. The measure raising the levy on -j v This was the first bill passed this : session and Mr. Roosevelt lost no time In malting it a law. n " ' "pecwu oy - , ury and congressional leaders to pro- j vide from $400,000,000 to more than i CGOO.000.0O0 a year. The legislation reached the desk Ir' Rsevelt Just before 7 o'clock Isst night. He referred It to treasury Other levies are: Beer $5 a barrel against 40 now; wine 10 cents a gal lon up to 14 per cent alcohol, now 4 cents: un to 31 rjer cent. 3n cents. - - now lu; up to 4 per cent, w cenvo 40 cents, now 35. Champagne 6 cento a half pint against 12 cents; artificial carbonated wlne and lque Rnd cordlMa con. talning wine fortified with brandy, hMf pint against 6;. grape brandv and wine SDirlts used In for tifying wine, ?0 cents a gallon against ,n periodicals carrying liquor advertise ments to circulate In dry states. Higher levies are provided for blend ed and rectified liquors than for others. READY FOR MEET E. O. Harlan, chairman of the Ore gon milk control board, will be ac companied upon arrival here for the hearing to be .held at the court house tomorrow, by Burge W. Mason of Klamath Falls, and J. D. Mlckle, ex ecutive secretary, of Salem, the Chamber of Commerce was Informed today. Preparations for the hearing were nearing completion with the last pre- BtMlon fh, afttrnoon. M11I distributors, producers, represent.- of n.l8hbornood ;ons , rpprpsentntivea of the downtown stores, held meetings to formulate their request, and assemble facts and figures to be presented tomorrow. The .hearing will be held In the county court house auditorium be ginning at 9 o'clock tomorrow morn ing, and all milk producers, distribu tors and other Interested groups are expected to be on hand. ILKINIEMIS Business Trend Exceeds Favorable Expectations NEW YORK, Jan. 13. (API Busi ness trend, thus far In January fore caat a more favorable first quarter than wbb previously estimated, the Dun & Bradstreet weekly, trade re I view said today. "In all parts of the country," as serted the review, "there Is pro nounced uniformity to (he reports of new buying, as the demand for high Prlc good., with qu.llty the prime consideration, ha attained a force .;-ffpiftll"d since 1929. "Industrial dehorn "r.ts thus far bu rear confirm tne plans that were Unveil 'Hidden Face' In Contest Of Will For the first time In 20 year, the 'eatures of Margaret Keith, wealthy eccentric, were revealed to other humans during a Loa Angeles court contest over the provisions of her will disposing of an estimated SV 000,000 estate. Miss Keith, who con stantly wore a heavy veil, com mitted suicide and left the bulk of her estate to a nephew, Albert C, Allen, r of Medford, Ore. This Is ons of the few photos of her known to exist and was taken mors than 20 years ago. (Associated Press hoto) NEW YORK, Jan. 13. (AP) A unanimous decision upholding Rudy Vallee was handed down by the appel late division of the supreme court today in denying Fay Webb Vallee an injunction to prevent Vallee from suing her for divorce in Mexico. The decision sustained a ruling made last month by Supreme Court Justice Isldor Wasservogel, In which he denied Mrs. Vallee'a plea for an Injunction. . At. that time Mrs. Vallee pleaded she had learned her husband was planning to seek a Mexican divorce and she protested that her interests under a separation agreement would be Jeopardized. She claimed Vallee'a Income was about A350.000 a year and that he had an estate of $3,000,000, but Vallee re plied his income had shrunk to about 30,000. ' . TRIAL SOON SEATED CRIMINAL COURTS BUILDING, CHICAGO, Jan. 13. (AP) A Jury was completed today to try Dr. Alice L. Wynekoop for the operating table murder of her daughter-in-law, Rheta, The completion of the Jury came after less than two hours of ques tioning today, under the urging of Judge Joseph B. David for apecd. Seven of the 13 were ohoeen yester day and the routine questions were abbreviated today to obtain the re mainlng five. MARKS SLATED FOR . EDUCATION CHAIRMAN SALEM. Jan. 12 i7P Election of Wlllard Marks to the chairmanship of the state board of higher educa tion waa expected to be one of the orders of business at the meeting of the board In Portland Monday, it was declared here today. Marks is now serving as vice-chairman. announced at the end of 1033. fol lowing the gains In practically all major lines and the Increased cor porate earnings. "The rapid rate at which business has been moving In retail channels since the last week in December is without precedent In the last few years. No post-holiday season since 1020 has been marked by such steady wtek to week increase In re tall sales with the current volume running above that for the compara tive period of last year. "Buying of spring merchandise In wholesale markets haa broadened widely with the number of visitors larger than In the week preceding and above the total for the corres ponding period of 1933. Purchases of wearing apparel ran about 15 per cent 'above ls.t werka commitments, and she gain in shoe orders waa nearly as (large.' VALLEE S DIVORCE QUEST UPHELD BY NEW YORK COURT BANK EXAMINER CLAIMS HOOVER TIED HIS HANDS IS White House Order 'Not to Rock the Boat' Blocked Closing Michigan Chain Is Allegation at Quiz By NATHAN ROBERTSON -' Associated Press Staff Writer WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. (AP) A White House command "not to rock the boat" waa described to senate investigators today aa the cause of the government', failure to. act dur ing the Hoover administration on ex aminers' reports of bad banking con ditions. . Alfred P. Leyburn. chief national bank examiner, testified before the senate banking committee that the comptroller of the currency did not act on his reports of bad conditions In the Guardian banka of Michigan "because he was told by the higher command not to do anything to rock the boat and not to have any more bank failures." He explained later .he meant the secretary of the treasury and the White House by the expression "high er command." Ford On Stand Earlier, Edsel Ford had testified to hi. father's refussl to extend fur ther aid to the Guardian banks In the frantic houra before the Michigan bank holiday last February. He confirmed evidence presented to tihe committee that Ford not only refused to give additional aid to the Guardian bank, but threatened to withdraw S35.O0O.OO0 of deposits In the rival Detroit bankera' group If the Guardian banka were closed. The Ford group already had poured million. Into the bank., Ford said, adding they decided "we wouldn't go any farther." Leyburn testified the government had done all lt could to save the Detroit banks and that criticism of the governments part In the situa tion cams "from Vie politicians up there who want to make pawns of the depositors." Government Aided "The R. F. C. has been accused of being the big bad wolf that came up to Michigan that February morn ing and closed the banks." he ssld. "The fact la the government gave every bit of help It possibly could. Most of that talk comes from the politicians up there who want to make pawna of the depositors. I'm not referring to present company. Senator Coueens." The chief examiner laid the Michi gan crash to "bBd management." to the serious conditions In the Union OuardlBn Trust company and the American State bank. "And when you Bay bad manage ment you've eald a mouthful," he added. Policy Unwarranted He said the dividend policy waa "absolutely unwarranted both from a legal and business standpoint." Asked for hla opinion about group banking, he aald .he "presumed" It could be successful but that the Michigan group'a operation was "vi cious." Ferdinand Pecora, banking commit tee counsel, mentioned discussions about reopening the Union Ouardlan Trust company, and the examiner said : vwhy It would have taken Houdlnl to open that bank." "But he's dead," Pecora observed. "So'b that bank," Leyburn re torted. SHIPPED TO DATE Prult shipments to date from this valley, according to Southern Pacific freight flgurea, total 1,739 cara of peara (packed and cannery), and 103 cars of apples. Pear, remaining here In atorage January 10, according to Traffic aa soclatlon figures, were 481 cars Apples in storage on t.he same daw were 103 cars. Ths 1933-1833 shipments of apples were 307 cara. With the applea In storage and those shipped, the 1933 1934 season will be about the same Peara ahlpped In the 1933-1933 sea son totaled 3.045 cars. Peara In stor age and shipped the present season total 3.307 cars. During the month of December, apple and pear shipments totaled S3 cars. Babe Will Take Deep Salary Cut Coming Season NEW YORK, Jan. 2.(A) Babe Ruth sprang a surprise on the baseball world today by coming to agreement with the Ne Vrk Yankees on salary terms for 1934, involving a reputed reduction from 152 000 to 35 0O0. The vet eran su7er came to term quick ly with Colonel Jacob Ruppert. the cub o-xnr. and will sign a formr.l rontrst Monday. FRENCH ROYAL PLAN DIRECTORATE Troops Held Ready to March' On Paris to Stamp Out ' Disorders Pandemonium in Chamber of Deputies PARIS. Prance, Jan. 12. (AP) Premier Camilla Chautemps warned the nation today that the royalist riots over the Stavlsky scandal held the threat of a coup de'etat to es tablish a "directory." Thousands of troops were held ready to march on Paris if neces sary to stamp out the ' disorders, which have occurred in a protest against alleged complicity by govern- ment officials in the Bayonne pawn shop collapse which cost the French public more than $40,000,000. Pandemonium In Chamber The president of the chamber of deputies adjourned the body sudden ly this afternoon In the midst of a pandemonium which broke out when Deputy Jean Tbarnegaray charged that "the police assassinated" Serge Stavlsky, head of the pawnshop, tq hush the case and protect higher ups. Premier Ci an temps Jumped to his feet, waved his arms, and protested that Stavlsky killed htmaelf when secret services surrounded him last Monday and pleaded he would make "personal investigation" of the af fair. The chamber previously had been twice suspended because of the noise In the hall. When adjournment came, hundreds of deputies continued to yell, slam their desk tops and rus.h about. Rova lists Dispersed While the disorder continued In the chamber of deputies, the gen darmes of Paris made determined ef forts to see to It that the embittered royalists whom they had bottled 'or hours on Tuesday and Thursday were kept away from the chamber; During the nl&'.t they had cleaned up all possible weapons, such aa the Iron grating guarding shade trees, the pieces of wrecked lamp poets, and broken canes. Even the' gravel which Paris places about the bases of the trees, and which had been thrown away. - by handsful, were carted IS OFFICIAL HINT State taxes on dog. are now due In Jackson . county, It was announced by officials today, with a request tor early payment. The city of Medford will receive 80 per cent of the licensee collected within this city and the money will be used In enforcing the doe- ordinance. I Licenses this year amount to 11.00 for male dogs and I 50 for females. 1 They are obtainable at the county clerk's office. ' County Judge Earl B. Day haa em i phaslzed here that the legislation eliminating all other taxe. on dogs, waa brought about chiefly through the Humane society and the League of Oregon -Cities, and that the public In appreciation of that work should respond early In paying the one re maining tax. F. AND F.G. BANK At the regular annual meettng of atockholders of the Farmers and Fruitgrowers Bank last evening, the old board of directors waa re-elected, consisting of Delroy Oetchei), Ous Newbury, C. E. Gates and F. K. Wahl. It was the unanimous pplnlon of the stockholders that general busi ness conditions had Improved very materially during the past year. During 1033 the deposits of the ' bank increased eighteen per cent, j Following adjournment of the stockholders meettng. the directors met and re-elected Delroy Octchell, president: C. E. Oates, vice-president; F. E. Wahl, cashier; and J. E. Reyn olds, assistant cashier. assortWaOtotags George Belmont, 17, and James E Cook. 31. are being held In the city Jail by the state police pending .n vesication concerning the automo bile which they were driving. At the time of their arrest, the men had a 1933 Michigan license on their cat In the car vu found 1934 California license plates, and also Minnesota state license plates. Belmont and Cook were arretfd on the Pacific highway a mile south or Mediord, lut night, irj state poiu. SOVIET ENVOY f' ' " Ml Saying that hs would work for world peace, but refraining from comment on trade or other International affairs, Alexander A. Troy. anovsky (left), first ambassador to United States from ths soviet union, arrived In New York on his way to Washington. On ths .ar.is boat was William C. Bullitt (right), American envoy to Russia. (Asso ciated Press Photo T BY DARING FEAT OF HONOLULU, Jan. 13. ) Hono lulu still thrilled today over the record-breaking mass flight from San Francisco of the United States navy's seaplane squadron under Lleut.-Com-mender Knefler McGinn is. Rounds of entertainment for Com mander McQlnnts and his 20 officers and men were planned as they rested from their 24-hour dash which ended as the six planes of the squadron sliced the water of Pearl harbor yes terday. Through darkness, fog and other hazards of oversea flying the squsd ron came through without a slip, In what tho navy Insisted was merely a "routine movement," and Commander McOinnls himself described as "Just another all-night hop. The civilian population of Hono lulu, however, refused to accept such a matter-of-fact view, On the street and elsewhere conversation indicated the very ease and precision with which the squadron accomplished Its task supported the opinion that resular air route to the mainland j hll(t bcen binned. Intense Interest was evidenced In the declaration of Delegate McCandles of Hawaii In Washington that the success of the flight paved the way for regular airmail and pasaenger service to the mainland "in the neAr future." SALES TAX ADOPTED JErr'ERSON CITY, Mo.. Jan. 12 f;p The lfgislature, sending a liquor control act and a sales tax measure to Governor Guy B. Park, prepared ed today that Marrlner S. Eccles, today to end tonight the longest Ogden. Utah, banker, has been ap speclal session In Missouri. ) pointed assistant to Secretary Mor- The liquor measure will repeal thegenthau to serve as advisor on flnan- tale's 13-ycar-old "bone dry" law.tclal problems. Nationalization of Gold Will Not Change Dollar WSHINOTON. Jan. 12. (AP) Na tionalization of gold by itself. If the; government takes 'this trp, won't change the value of the dollar bill In your pocket. Such action Is dis tinct from a gold devaluation of the dollar. There still will be as much gold ; be.'ilnd United States currency as there Is today. That figure is more j than 209,000.000 ounces and at its; legnl value of 207 an ounce, the gold is worth more than 14,000,000, 000. Nor would nationalization mean a large physical movement of gold be cause most of it alresdy is held' in the treasury. The big change would be in the title to the yellow metal. Gold reserves of the twelve federal reserve banks stand at aj.&SO.OOO.OOO, or more than three -quarter! of the nation's monetary stork. Some experts believe this gold should be natlonillrcd, that Is, its title transferred to government: so that devaluation It and when It ARRIVES IN U. S. (Copyright, 1034. by the Associated ' Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. (AP) Edsel Ford said in an Interview today that business conditions "look very, very good" and that the Ford Motor company expects a "7ft per cent pick up" over 1033. "I don't want to make any predic tions," the youthful appearing motor magnate said, but 1034 business, so far as automobiles are concerned, looka so much better we are all very happy about lt." " He added ihat he baaed his opti mism for 1034 partly on the fact that the January schedule for tho Ford company la bigger than for any month In 1933. He pointed out that Janu ary is usually a bad month. Asked how the NRA would affect conditions, he said: "So far aa wages are concerned, the NRA is bound to be a stimulant. "The automobile Industry la on ft 40-hour basis and wages have been Increased generally up to what our wages have been. "It la bound to help employment. AH those additional workers, not only lu tho automobile, but other in dustries, help purchasing power." Ford gave hla views on the business situation after concluding his testi mony before the senate banking com mittee which ls Inquiring Into ths closing of Detroit bnnks. He said hla appearance had been quite a strain. "You can't help but bo nervous." he remarked with a smile. The young multimillionaire said he waa leaving Washington Immediately for Detroit. WA.SIIINOTON, Jan. 12. (AP) ' Senator Thomas (D., Utah) announc- cornea would profit only the govern ment. Devaluation would be reducing the amount of gold theoretically In a gold dollar. The present gold dollar la 23.22 grains of fine gold. On this basis, lt takes 920 07 to buy one ounce of gold. If the gold content of the dollar were cut In half, as President Roose velt has the power to cut It, the dollar value of gold would be dou bled. Instead of being $2007 an ounce It would be 141.34. In other words, the United States sunnlv of monetary gold, now ceedlng 309.000.000 ounces, would re- main tne lame out in nouara it would be worth twlcme as much, or i more than S8.ooo.ooo.ooo. Then the gold dollar would be one- half of 3.133 aralns of Bold. The government. If It desired, could Is sue gold certificates to the extent of the extra S4O00 000.0O0 t.'ie gold .Ai,tri Ha wnrtll In thA rfeVBllieri dOl- I lar. . t L IN CODEJHEAHNG Secret Meetings, Price Fix ing and Unfairness Among Claims of Coos Bay and Inland Mill Operators WASHINGTON. Jan. 12. AP) Charges and counter-charges of "se cret meetings and price fixing" and uniairnesa" were made in a lumber code hearing today as the Coos Bay, (Ore.) Lumber company and inland mill operators Jockeyed for advan tageous positions in the battle for the California lumber business. William Denman. attorney inr th Coos Bay company, in demanding a rormal open hearing at which wit nessea could be examined, declared a plan "mathematically devised to ruin a company that has been delivering lumber to California for nw- th. 38 years" was being made bv domanrt. for a 5 uniform compulsory rate for lumber on the coast. "It Is outraizeous." nm-n clared in arguing for a formal hear ing, that we should be forced to charge the same $5 rate from Coos Bay to San Francisco, a distance of lightly more than 300 miles, as from Tacoma to San Diego, a distance of more than 1200 miles." The Coos Bay company charges ap proximately 11.23 per 1000 feet for the haul. Classing the testimony received at the hearing aa "so much bla-bla gen eralities," Denman demanded the ad ministration subpoena witnesses that could "testify to the facts" and rec ords "that will show the exact con ditions on the coast." FIRES 34 AIDES PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 13. (AP) Aa a result of an admonition from Washington, D. c, that he put his business house In order. Instructions which resulted In the forced resig nation of H. B. Walter, hla aaslstant, L. P. Lipscomb, state manager of the Home Owners- Loan corporation, to day waa spurred to further action. Thirty-four rrslgnatlona from the Oregon staff were on his desk, and five of these had been accepted. The remaining 39 employes may be re employed. The move was the result of a re quest by him for resignation, of ev ery employe In the Portland office. FOREIGN BLUE EAGLES BARRED BY TREASURY WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. (AP) The treasury today ordered all customs collectors to refuse entry and deliv ery of any foreign merchandise bear ing the NRA blue eagle. Area of Oregon originally was 386, 41 square mllea and Included Wash ington, Idaho and parts of Wyoming and Montana. WILL- ROGERS w5qys: K.IVERSIDB, Cal., Jan. 11. Did you ever drive one of these "sulkys" in a trotting horse men? Well they not old David ITnrnm siltine straddle of a horse's toil out here on the Riverside track and if yon think that hasn't f?nt it on all ante- drivine yon nrc wrong. T am getlinc just about old enough and crabbed enough to take up the grand eireuit. so look out, f!oshcn and Lexing ton, young Pop fleers is coming East. We have our radios, autos, golf, bridge and a million con traptions, but all of it don't pay for the thrill missed in steppine out in the red wheel buitiry and hiwh steppers. You could be a pretty poor type of lover, but the horse j made lip for it. That's how n i , lot of ns was able to go out of i our class and get the wives we ... Willi IVIiii syasitti, ia
