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MEDFORD, OEEGOX, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1934.
No. 266.
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FIBESEE
By PAUL MALL ON.
(Copyright, 1934. by Paul Mallon)
War.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31. Nearly
everyone here, Including congress, is
sold on the Idea that there will be
a Far Eastern war In the spring and
that we may be drawn Into It.
Officials dare not say such a thing
openly, but they go around talking
about It in such loud stage whispers
that even a deaf mute could hear
them.
They have the house appropria
tions sub-committee on the run ap
proving funds that are needed and
some that are not essential for naval
upbuilding and army Improvements.
4 The big ship lobbyist, William B.
Schearer, has a new hat and over
coat and goes through congressional
halls grinning like a Cheshire cat.
The peace societies are wringing their
hands and writing open letters of
. protest, which no one reads. They
are also trying to buttonhole con
gressmen who avoid them.
The whole current of affairs Is ob
vious in fact. Just a little too ob
vious. 1
When war talk gets as open as it is
now, the war is usually avoided.
Clews.
If you are even a half good detec
tive you ahould be able to deduce
what la going on from the following
significant facta:
The British recently called a apec
tacular conference of their fleet admi
rals In Par Eastern waters. It was
the first conference of that aort held
In 13 years. Ordinarily such a meet
ing would be attended with the ut
most secrecy. This one waa widely
advertised ahead of time by the Brit
ish government, and staged at Singa
pore with extra publicity trimmings.
Just prior to the time that confer
ence waa arranged, the British for
eign minister, Sir John Simon, drop
ped down to Rome to discuss world
peace with Premier Mussolini. Be
fore and after the visit Mussolini
broadcast the news that war waa Im
minent In the Par East. He pointed
a finger at Japan and told her that
her war preparations must cease.
Mussolini started talking that way
Just about the time ho received a
visit from the Russian foreign minis
ter, M. Lltvlnoff, who waa then on hla
way back to Russia with U. S. recog
nition In hta pocket.
Colncldentally with M. Lltvinofl's
departure from this country, such
prominent U. S. officials aa Ambas
sador to Russia Bullitt and Chief
Hornbeck of the state department.
Far Eastern division, dropped a few
remarks about Japan. They were
diplomatically ambiguous, but clearly
designed to show our dissatisfaction.
Deductions.
The relationship between those
events haa not been lost on Japan.
That Is what her statesmen are talk
, Ing about when they grieve In the
press that the world Is "closing In"
on little Nippon. Of course the
Japanese statesmen would read Into
the situation the Idea that the world
' Is going to conquer them.
The fact seems to be that the world
Is trying In new way to stop a war.
It la trying to tell Japan that she
will gain nothing but trouble If she
tries to attack Russia In the spring.
It Is saying: "Don't start a fight or
we may all get In and then where
will you be?"
That may not be a very Idealistic
way of promoting world peace, but
It la the only way which aeema to
have a chance of being effective now.
Arms.
Another hidden factor In the situa
tion is Just aa Important as the war
angle. That Is naval armamenta.
Japan has told us that she will
not continue her 3-to-5 treaty ratio
with us next year. She haa not sent
, any notes or called us on the tele
phone, but there are more ways of
talking across oceans than the normal
methods of communications.
Her officials have planted In our
press the reply that we will not agree
to increasing the 3-to-a ratio and
that we want the treaty continued
aa Is. Japan already has parity with
us on submarines and a 7-to-10 ratio
on cruisers and destroyers.
You may have noticed that most of
our naval upbuilding program relates
to cruisers and destroyers.
Prrupcrts.
There seems to be fairly good
grounds for suspecting that part of
our proposed program Is NOT founded
on war hysteria, but upon armaments
strategy. Some of these ships may
never be built.
We have been going Into these naval
conferences pared down to the limit,
with nothing to trade.
With this procram we hsve now,
we will be In a highly strategic por
tion to negotiate for effective curtail
ments or armaments building at the
1915 conference.
Notes.
An old-time nmmn recently re
turned from the Par East with the
observation that Japan's war prepara
t Uons were more obvious than those
In Eurnp- h-fore th in'brenk In
1014.
(Continued bom F B.x)
Naval Race
e
War Prelude
Asserts Peer
By OI.EK BABB '
Associated Press Foreign Staff
TOKYO, Jan. 31. (AP) The minister of the navy told the house of
representatives today that new auxiliary vessels of the Japanese navy
would outrank those of the United States at the end of 1936 and a mem
ber of the house of peers declared that If navy men had their way rela
tions between the two nations would be ruptured.
Admiral Mlneo Osuml, head of thei
naval ministry, offered statistics to
show how the two navies would com
pare when the present naval treaty
expired.
The suggestion of the possibility of
a rupture was made by Kenklchl Yo
shlzwa. former foreign minister, dur
ing question time in the house of
peers.
Rupture Feared
He told his audience that tf the
Japanese and American navlea were
to dictate the programs with which
the naval conference scheduled for
their respective governments enter
1935, "a rupture would be Inevitable
leading, If the pessimists' view Is ac
cepted, to Intensified naval competi
tion even If war Is averted."
"In view of these dangers," he
said, "perhaps It would be better to
abandon the conference altogether
unless the preliminary negotiations
should show the possibilities of an
agreement."
Kokl Hlrota foreign minister, ex
pressed a general but vague concur
rence with Yoshlzawa's views.
Trte admlral'a statement waa pre
sented In writing In response to per
sistent questioning by representatives
on the relative sea power of Japan
and America.
U. S. I'sed In Comparison
The admiral did not mention Great
Britain or any other power, but con
fined himself to a comparison of the
Japanese and United States navies at
the end of 1936. when the present
naval treaties may possibly expire.
The figures assumed the comple
tion of the present Japanese naval
program for which appropriation are
included In the 1934-1936 buget, now
up for discussion by the diet, as well
as the United States program as ap
proved by the United States con
gress, exclusive of the Vinson bill.
Vinson Bill Wl.ll Change Aspect
(The bill referred to Is that of
fered by Chairman Vinson of the
naval committee which was passed
yesterday by the American house of
representatlvea providing for a pro
gram of naval replacements to cost
$475,000,000 to 570.000.000. By this
bill 5 destroyers, 30 submarines and
one airplane carrier would be con
structed over a five-year period).
Osuml'a statement climaxed several
days of debate in the lower house
of the diet on v navai poucy 01
Japan. Previously the naval minis
ter had reiterated Japan's determi
nation to demand increased ratios at
the next conference of naval powers,
although he declined to Indicate the
extent of the Japanese demands.
Silent On Treaty stHnd
He likewise declined to state
whether Japan would denounce the
Washington naval treaty prior to De
cember 31,-1934, in accordance with
the treaty's provisions.
Instead, he told hla questioners:
We have almost a year to decide
that point which the government Is
studying carefully."
SALEM, Jan. 3L (P) Unless the
board of directors of the Salem Gen
eral hospital can raise 5.000 within
30 days with which to pay interest
on the hospitals bonded Indebtedness,
foreclosure proceedings on the Insti
tution will be started, an ultimatum
from rerrla Hargrove, Portland
bondholders, stated.
The ultlmatlum was delivered
through the Ladd & Bush company
of Salem, as trustee, who as such will
have to start action against the hos
pital U this Is demanded by the bond
holdera. SEATS ON 'CHANGE
E
NEW TORK. Jan. 31. (AN New
York Stock Exchange seat values took
a btg jump today following the tub
tantial increase in stock market ac-
I tlvltT during the past fortnight. A
membership sold at 1190.000. up $40.
! 000 from previous sales, and the hlgh-
est price since last August.
j Only a few wks ago a seat change
led hands at 1110.000. which was well
I down from the high of 1933. This
I decline was attributed partly to fears
j that congress might adopt some lejls
' Istion to put the exchanze under fd
! eral conrol.
SALEM, Jan. 31. (API Govern
jment chirks, totaling 10.762. com-
prising the first federal payment to
(Marion county farmers participating
in the wheat control proeram, were
i received yeatrrday bv T. S. Hobei't.
1 treasurer of the wheat control com-
miuce. . ,
BRITAIN OFFERS
NATIONS 10-YEAR
LONDON, Jan. 31. (AP) Great
Britain's newest disarmament pro
posal to other nations la a 10-year
plan, recognizing Germany's claim to
equality in arms and adding addi
tional security proposals.
The chief provisions of the British
plan are:
1. Security Three further articles
are added to the original British
draft:
2. Equality of Right A principle
regarded as Important as security:
3. Actual disarmament Reduction
In arms of the heavily-armed nations.
The British proposal, which waa
circulated in the form of a memo
randum to the chief powers concerned
several days ago, was made public to
night. ROME, Jan. 31. (AP) Italy came
out In favor of the rearmament of
Germany as the only practical solu
tion of the armamenta questions. In
an official memorandum Issued to
day. ....
Tltls rearmament, under the Ital
ian plan, would be baaed on status
quo for other powers on the principle
aspects of their armaments.
The following limitations, however,
would be applied:
1. Abolition of chemical warfare.
2. Prohibition of bombardment of
civil populations.
3. Limitation at present levels of
military expense, not bound by trea
ties In force.
4. Limitation to lta present size of
terrestrial equipment of these powers.
"Public opinion of the world 1a
convinced that the capital and prae-
I "cM question Is no longer to Impede
German rearmament," the memoran
dum said, "but to avoid that this
should be effected outside the sphere
of regulation and control."
DEMOCRAT WAILS
E
WASHINGTON. Jan. 31. (AP)
"Who's in charge of this spending?"
Blanton of Texaa demanded today In
the house. .
"I'm not criticizing our president
I don't criticize any president but
he haa seen fit to put a Republican
In charge of the A.A.A., and had filled
every district In the' United States
with Republicans
"If there haa been a Democrat. put
In I don't know It. (AApIause from
the democratic seats.)
"Who la in charge of the CWA? A
Democrat? Oh, not la Harry Hop
R rm0Crat? Oh, not He hi
filled every part of the country with
Republicans. (More democratic ap
plause.) "Who's In charge of the PWA. a
Democrat? Oh. no I Secretary Ickea
haa filled It up with Republicans
from one side of the country to the
other."
Turning to the Democratic mem
bers, Blanton asked tf Ickea had
named any democrats In their dis
tricts. "No's," echoed.
PORTLAND. Ore.. Jan. 31. (AP)
A reserve for antelope and saga hens
to the east of Hart mountain in Lake
county, embracing about 200,000
acres, -has been outlined to President
Roosevelt's special committee which
plans acquiring sub-marginal lands
for migratory bird sanctuaries, it was
said in a special dispatch to the Ore
gonlan today.
Irving Vlnlnn of the Oregon game
commission presented the proposal
in Washington. D. C. Lake county
theepmen and the chamber of com
merce of that county favor the pro
posal. Vlnlng said.
It was stated further that lower
Klamath lake and Malheur take are
being considered by the committee
as bud refuge iltee.
Gold Dollar's Value Cut by President
Uncle Sam Still
After Kidnapers
Lindbergh's Baby
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31. (AP)
The government attll aeeka the
murderer of the Lindbergh baby.
The Justice department told the
house:
"During the month of Novem
ber we made 300 examinations of
handwriting In taking compari
son with the original Lindbergh
notes,"
MISS KEITH FOUND
CHATS WITH IN
EE
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 31. (API
Letters in which Misa Margaret Keith
wrote that she liked "to talk to men
because they have brains" and waa
"soured on stupid, uninteresting peo
ple and will not waste my time on
them" were read today at trial of a
stilt contesting her million dollar will,
leaving her estate to Albert Allen of
Medford, Ore., a nephew.
The letters were written bv the
eccentric recluse to Charles V. Hatter,
a, private detective she had hired to
Investigate certain matters.
"But I think the Amazons had the
right Idea." she wrote. "They made
all the men stay out In the sheds
with the cattle."
Much previous testimony has Indi
cated Miss Keith was & "man hater,"
but this ahe specifically denied In one
of her letters to Hatter.
"I have exiled myself," she wrote,
"so I won't have to come In contact
with morons like ... 1 think this
fellow should be made to swallow
some -of his ugly, spiteful remarks.
, . . There are no street lights near
my house so It is very, very dark up
here. That is the reason the flood
lights were Installed. X do not ask
any of the white trash In Redondo
to pay my electric bills."
Miss Keith's mansion In the Palos
Verdes hills near Redondo Beach waa
surrounded by large flood llghta. She
had another palatial home in Beverly
Hills.
Miss Keith never Impressed Wlllena
Trowbridge, a San Francisco nurse, aa
being balmy,"-the letter said in a
deposition Introduced In evidence.
3
FLIERS KILLED IN
ilAN L
By STANLEY P. RICHARDSON
(Associated Press Foreign Staff)
MOSCOW, Jan. 31. P All three
members of the crew of the Soviet
stratosphere balloon "Osoavlakhlm1
were killed between 3:30 and 6 p. m
yesterday, several hundred kilometers
eoutheast of Moscow, near the village
of Potlskystrog.
The disaster waa announced offic
ially today by the Soviet civil avia
tion authorltiea, after 34 hours of
rumors while a search went on for
the fllera who yesterday reported they
had reached an altitude of 07,585 feet.
The official announcement said the
crew was killed while attempting to
land to great balloon.
The balloon bag broke away from
the gondola as It hit the ground in
a hard landing. The force of the
concussion killed the three occupants
of the gondola and destroyed all the
scientific instruments aboard.
Following the crash, the bag tore
loose from the gondola, and disap
peared into the clouds.
Commander Danenhower
Here as Visitor, Hopes to
Try Polar Cruise Again
(Ry Bva Nralon Hamilton)
The smell of the sea waa In his blood, and the call of the frozen north
was ever drumming In Ala ears. So when the opportunity came to combine
the thing he knew best (submarines) with Arctic exploration, Lieutenant
Commander Sloan Danenhower, U. 8. N., retired, became the skipper of the
Nautilus. What he wants today la "Just one more chance" to cruise under
the North Pole to the Bering strait and sea.
The desire for Arctic exploration t
is not a new one in the Danenhower j returned, coming out through Blbe
famlly. the commander explained Commander Danenhower's fsth-
here yesterday following his arrival r WM one of lh 13 nd one of lwo
from Portland with Mrs. Danenhower , officers to survive. The other was
and riauBhter. Doris, for a visit with I Admiral Melville.
the Jamea H. Owens. His father was
none other than John Danenhower,
navigator of the Jeannette on the
famous deLong expedition gack In (
1670. '
Father Mmltnr
Thirty-three men went up into tliel
north on that expedition and but 13
CRESCENT CITY
TO BE SCANNED
!T
Army Engineers Decide to
Visit Site Is Word to Rep
Lea Humboldt Also to
Receive Consideration
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31. (AP)
Representative Lea (D., Cal.) said
yesterday the board of army engi
neers had advised him of a decision
to visit northern California In March
to make a personal Investigation of
proposed developments for Crescent
City and Humboldt harbors.
At the same time, the board of
engineers entered an unfavorable no
tice on the proposal to deepen Cres
cent bay for deep water transporta
tion. Lea said, however, that the
unfavorable notice did not mean the
rejection of the plan, but merely a
postponement of final decision until
after the inspection trip.
The fact that the board also plana
to Inspect Humboldt harbor, Lea
said, would Indicate no decision on
that project would be made until
after Vie Inspection. Hearing prob
ably would bo held on the proposal
to deeper Crescent City's port either
In California or Washington until
later, he aald.
James Twohy of Grants Pass, Ore.,
representing the California and Ore
gon coast railroad, conferred with
Lea today on the proposal to extend
the road from Oranta Pass to Cres
cent City. The proposed railroad
and the proposed harbor develop
ment have been linked together since
It Is not the policy of the war de
partment engineers to improve a har
bor which has no easy means of com
munication with adjacent Inland ter
ritory. "If we do not succeed In obtain
ing a deep sea harbor at this time,"
Lea said, "It la probable that we can
get a start on the work."
"It la not too much to say that
some day there may be a trans-con-continental
railroad with a terminal
at Crescent City. An east-west line
tapping the Inland regions and ter
minating at Crescent City would be
of prime importance to the develop
ment of southern Oregon and Idaho,
an area at present isolated from a
port."
BOARD TO RECEIVE
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 81 (AP)
The Oregon liquor control board, be
ginning tomorrow, will receive appli
cations for beer and wine retail li
censes at Its principal office In Sa
lem, George L. Samms, administrator,
haa advised the city of Portland.
The city announced today It will
receive no more applications for li
censes and will Issue no more li
censes on appltcationa now on hand.
Sammls asked Vie city to transfer
to the state commission the names
of applicants who have already re
ceived licenses, and the namea of
those to whom licenses were denied.
The commission will require that
every person It licenses to operate
obtain a recommendation from the
council, for which recommendation
a fee of 16 la to be paid by the ap
plicant. SAN PRANClBCO,"jan. 31. OP)
Children returned to school and stores
reopened In Mlna, Nev., today after
an earthquake yesterday that dam
aged a dozen buildings and waa felt
In California and Utah.
Commander Danenhower 's father
died when he was very young, but
he left him the desire to explore,
"But submarines were my husl
nes," the commander explained:
"then came the Nautilus and 1 was
(Continued on Page rwo
DILLINGER TELLS
OF CRIME!
PALS DESERT
Indiana Bad Man Landed
Behind Bars Apparently
Resigned to Fate Long
Crime List Is Confessed
TUCUMCARI, N. M., Jan. 31. (AP)
Charles Mackley, Harry Plerpont,
Russell Clark and Mary Kinder, ar
rested with John DllUnger, notorious
Indiana outlaw, at Tucson last week,
passed through here at 4 a. m. today
aboard a special railway car en route
to Indiana.
Mackley greeted local officers and
newspaper men who met the train
here in the true western fashion
with a .hearty "Glad to met you,
pardner." But Plerpont merely growl
ed "Well, I'm not," and Mary Kinder
eyed offlccra with disgust, Clark was
noncommittal and continued to nurse
his wounds inflicted at Tucson when
he attempt el to resist arrest.
The four persons, accompanied by
Indianapolis and Indiana state offi
cers, were met here by a heavy de- j
IB n oi special ran rasa oincers, who
will accompany -them to Chicago.
The officers said there had been no
trouble with the prisoners but every
precaution waa being taken.
CROWN POINT, Ind., Jan. 31.
(AP) John Dllllngcr, the awash
buckling Indiana bad man, tamed by
Arizona peace officers, was behind
steel bars in the county Jail here to
day, apparently resigned to his fate
a fate which the state hopes will
be his execution for killing a police
man. Apparently deserted by his pals who
are reputed to have taken an oath
to "kill coppera," the desperado was
brought back to Indiana last night
and placed In a solitary cell.
Denies Slaying Officer.
There, while the state made prelimi
nary plana to try him for the slay
ing of Policeman Patrick OMalley
during a recent 20.000 bank robbery
at East Chicago, Ind., the gang leader
began to talk, confessing. Prosecutor
Robert O. Estill said, to robberies
totalling over 250,0O0. He denied,
however, he had slain Policeman
O'Malley.
"Dllllnger," aatd the prosecutor, "Is
convinced he's going to burn ao he's
talking. He admitted bank robberies
at Racine. Wis.. St. Mary's, O., and
Greencastle, Ind., and said that it
was his boys who liberated him from
the Lima, O., Jatl."
It was during the Lima Jail de
livery that Sheriff Jess Barber was
shot to death.
Talks to Scribes.
All fight out of him. Dllllnger
talked agreeably with newspaper men
and told them he had learned In St.
(Continued on Page Three)
COOSlfiLL
OPENING FRIDAY
MARSHFIELD, Ore.. Jan. 31. (AP)
At least one month's employment for
more than 600 men was promised to
day by the Coos Bay Lumber com
pany with the announcement the
mill and camp will be opened Friday,
Feb. 2. The mill haa been Idle alnce
Dec. 16.
About 300 will be employed at the
mill, and an additional 200 men will
augment the present crew of 100 at
camps near Powers. It was eat t ma ted
unofficially that the payroll for the
month will amount to about 160,000.
The Coos Bay Lumber company's
plans beyond March 1 have not been
formulated. Henry Leaf, vice presi
dent and general manager, said only
former employes will be hired.
DISTILLERS FACE
V
VANCOUVER, Wash., Jan. 31. JTi
five men held In Jail here on a fed
eral charge of operating a distillery
without a license, today faced a new
charge, that of grand larceny, for re
puted theft of electricity with which
the d la til cry was operated. Ball an
the federal charge was set at 11,000
earh. and on the larceny charge,
2500.'
The Northwestern Electric com
pany, the complainant, charged tint
the five, Robert Jackson, 19; William
BArnett, 35;. Harold Anderson, 22;
Joaquin Agner, 36, alpd J, M. Seymour,
25, wired around ttoe meter on the
farm on which the was operated
In order not to excite suspicion be
cs'ise of the large use of tlectrlcltv
by the 120.000 distillery.
To Visit U. S.
Emma Goldman, who was deport
ed to Russia as an anarchist li
1919, waa granted permission U
enter the United States for noi
longer than" 90 days. The abovi
picture of Miss Goldman wai
made recently at Toronto. Ont. (Aa
aoclated Press Photo)
ROOSEVELT BALL
1
Million for Fund.
NEW YORK, Jan. 31. (AP)
Far from complete estimates from
47 atates and the District of Co
lumbia today placed the total at
tendance at last night's birthday
parties for the president at more
than a million and the receipts
destined for the Warm Springs
Infantile paralysla endowment at
About 11,000.000.
An Associated Proas survey, re
vised late this afternoon, showed
a total, with estimates missing
from several balls, of 990.fl28. The
attendance reported was 1.038.700.
Officials of the national com
mittee In New York would make
no estimates of their own.
The city of Medford went over the
top again last night, dropping Into
President Roosevelt's birthday pres
ent, the Warm Springs endowment
fund, the sum of 501.60, It was an
nounced today, following the very
successful birthday ball, held at the
Oriental Oardena last night.
The same community spirit which
Medford has shown In the past when
a worthy cause appeared, was again
In evidence throughout plana for the
dance and was emphasized In plain
(Continued on Page Five.)
TAKEN BY POLICE
WASlffNOTON, Jan. 31. fP)
Arrest in Chicago of Verne Sankcy,
one of the nation's foremost crim
inals, was announced today by the
department of Justice.
The department said Ssnkey had
confessed the kidnaping of Charles
Boettcher, II., at Denver, February
12, 1033, and that of Haskell Bonn
at St. Paul, June 30. 1032.
Sinkey denied participation In the
recent kidnaping of Edward O. Bre
mer at St, Paul, and also said he
had nothing to do with the abduc
tion of William Hamm, Jr., also at
St. Paul, June 15, 1033.
PORTLAND. Ore.. Jan. 31. API
The merchants exchange announced
today that the foreign export trade
from Portland in January this year
was 161 per rent greater than for the
first month of last year.
In January, 1033, foreign exports
had a value of $090 000. This month
the figure waa $2,065,000.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 3 1. -WAN The
senate today confirmed Oeotge C.
Mathewa of Wisconsin as member
of the federal trade commission, to
succeed William K. Humphrey of
Washington state, who was removed
by President Roosevelt,
59.06 PER CENT
OF OLD WEIGHT
SET Rffi VALUE
Change Announced As Mar
kets Close So That Ameri
cans May Profit at Open
ing of Exchange Thursday
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31. (API
President Roosevelt today revalued
the gold dollar at 59 06 per cent of its
former weight.
The new gold dollar will contain
15 and 5-21 grains of gold nine
tenths fine.
In announcing the change, the
president aald that beginning tomor
row the treasury would buy any and
all gold at a price of 935 per flno
Troy ounce.
The new gold dollar became effec
tive at 3:10 p. m., today when the
president signed the proclamation.
Mr. Roosevelt Bald tho new gold
dollar was 60.06 plus per cent of the
old weight of 25.8 grains of gold.
. The gold buying starting tomorrow
at the 35 price will be done through
the New York federal reserve bank as
fiscal agent for the treasury. The
previous gold price was 934.45 but
that was offered only for newly
mined gold. The new price applies
to any and all gold deliveries to a
United States mint or the New York
or Seattle assay offices.
Tha new price la aubject to deduc
tions for tho usual mint charges and
one-quarter of one per cent for hand
ling charges.
In announcing the new price the
president said It would be continued
until further notice.
Mr. Roosevelt took the step of de
valuing the dollar at a conference
with financial advisors and made the
public announcement at a press con
ference crowded with newspapermen.
The White House explained fhs
president desired the action to be
known Just before the American gold
market closed for the day so that if
any benefit accrued by this first
move under his new money powers It
would be enjoyed by United States
citizens.
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SEVERE ILLNESS
SALEM, Ore., Jan. 31. (AP) Hal
E. Hoss, secretary of state, who haa
been critically 111 at his homo here
for several months, was reported by
his family today to have rallied to
a considerable extent last night and
to be somewhat Improved, although
his general condition continues very
serious.
Secretary Hosa called his office by
telephone today, the first time he
had been In communication with his
staff for a week.
Hosa has been conftr.ed to his
home since November, and last vis
ited hla office during that month.
During the spring ho entered the
state tuberculosis hospital at The
Dallea for treatment, returning to
Salem In the summer.
WILL-
ROGERS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.
The Hcnntc liiycd off Monday
on account of Itupy Long going
to sponk today, They give him
ft day off to get rested up.
llucy give nic a dose of my ow n
medicine. I generally talk
everybody to death, but he got
ahead of mo and rehearsed his
speech on me. Ho was trying it
out on tho dog. I can remem
ber it myself in case anything
happens to him.
Since the big money stabiliz
ation bill passed Saturday
everybody here is in fine cheer
and great optimism. Senators
all practicing dancing for tho
big ball. Our president is hav
ing a wonderful birthday, but
many a lady's feet is going to
suffer for their loyally.