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MEDFORD, OKI'.OOX, SUNDAY, FKI'.Kl'ARY 11, 19i5t.
No. 273.
By PAI L MALI.OV
Copyright, 1934. By Paul Mai Ion
$ Initiative
WASHINGTON. Feb. 10. Air. Roose
Telt put over another fast one on the
Inside in this current war department
scandal talk.
The first hint that some of the army
contracts were not on the level came
at a recent meeting of the house ap
propriations sub-commit tee. Certain
army officials whispered their suspi
cions to committee members.
At the same time a republican news
paper got a tip on the situation. It
spent a week digging up the facts. Bu:
Just as they were ready to publish the
story Mr. Roosevelt and the war de
V partment announced it.
Previously house democrats and
nome war officials slipped up to the
White House and whispered In M
Roosevelt's ear.
That enabled him to take the Ini
tiative Instead of having a republi
can source pet credit for It.
Talk
That makes a bigger difference thaa
, you suspect. It has been followed up
by war departmentwhlspers that the
old republican administration Is re
sponsible for the situation.
These whispers come from demo
cratic officials and may be discount
ed for that reason at the present
time. But if half of them are true,
the biggest story Is yet to come. Do
not bank on that. Some of the Inside
stories indicate much of the evidence
Is conclusive.
For instance some army officers say
that a contractor staged poker par
' tics for some of their colleagues, that
the stakes were heavy and that the
offfcers always won.
Cars
More indicative of possible grafting
methods Is the experience of a certain
army captain.
This captain says he was driving to
work a year or so ago. His automobile
was smashed by a larger car occuphd
by a negro chauffeur. The chaufreur
satd the car was owned by a certain
contractor doing business with the
war department, whose name meaut
nothing to the captain because he was
not connected with the contract end
of the war department business.
Later that day the captain was call
ed on the telephone by a war depart
meat superior who turned his end of
the telephone lino over to the con
tractor, owner of the larger car. "
The contractor laughingly asked if
the captain's car was badly damaged.
The captain replied that it was and
he intended to get damages.
The contractor laughed again and
said, "don't worry abouttt. Howwouid
you like a new car?"
The captain replied he only wanted
damages. The contractor told him to
do whatever he chose and send him
the bill. ,
The repairs cost less than the cap
tain thought they would so he de
cided to pay them himself.
Conclusions
There can be no question about the
acccuroy of this story, because the
accident was reported both to an in
surance company and the police by
the captain. But It Is only circum
stantial evidence.
Undoubtedly, most of the firms do
ing contract business with the war de-
' partment are reputable. They did not
need to stoop tr graft to get the busi
ness. Also the army has an enviable repu
tation of its own in such matters.
Another thing that is only about
150 trucks have already been pur
chased unler the new ten million dol
lar allotment for motorization. B!ds
have been asked on about 2.000 moie.
Most of the 150 were bought from
reputable companies, not even sus
pected of gmft.
So It seems that one contractor may
bear the brunt of the attack, and
that his past rather than his present
activities will be the basis.
Scoop
The Joke is on Senator Fletcher.
As chairman of the stock market
Investigators he has taken extreme
precautions to prevent Wall streetera
rrom finding out what he intends to
do.
2 Tie other day a newsman employed
Rt a Wall street agrncy was told by
a friend that Fletcher had a state
ment readv at his office regardin:
the stock market legislation. Tie
newsman called at Fletcher's office
and was handed several memoes and
let ti,
Rending them over outside he
found that they contained all Fletch
er's confidential vlewa as to whet the
stick market rcrulatton should con-
stock market regulation anouia con
Convlence rhese confidential papers were
drawn by Fletcher for his teg 11 stive
drafting adviser. The adviser happen
ed to have the same last name as the
newsman. So when the newsman gave
his name at Fletcher's office, the
clerk there apparently thought he waa
the adviser.
The newsman debated with his cot.
science for a while and then decided
to forfeit the best scoop he had ever
hud. He took the papers back to
tcher and did not publish them.
rietchrr was wild, publication would
hare cost the Ork his Job and ac
complished no good-
Niitr
War S-vretary Pern la compla.nln
privately that terror-atriclten contrc
tors are circu'.atiiu rumors about him
! re.-::nlnc because they want to crofl
h.m out to cover up something If he
rr-sicninz. he does not know it ye'
Tm! current embarrassed look oi.
" jCouUnuea oa Pas Six
TO PUT MILLIONS
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Shorter Industrial Hours
Under NRA Codes, and
Absorption of CWA Army
in PWA Projects Is Urged
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. AP)
Orders lending new lnvlgoratlon to
the drive for Increased employment
went fbrward today from two key of
fices "in the government's recovery or
ganization.
In an effort to add at least 2,500,-
000 men to the payrolls of industries
operating under codes, Hugh 5. John
son, recovery administrator, called a'
meeting of all code authorities for
March 5, with the object of a fur
ther reduction in present hours of
labor.
At the same time. Secretary Ickcs
gave out instructions that the public
works administration should concen
trate upon getting construction actu
ally under way on projects for' which
funds have been allotted. In an effort
to absorb the 3.000,000 employes of
the civil works administration by
May 1 and put additional unemployed
to work as well.
Available funds have been allotted.
Ickes said; many additional applica
tions are on file, and state engineers
were told to Inform states and mu
nlclpalltiesothat might be considering
applications for loans that no further
requests can be considered.
An estimated total of 12,000,000 or
more workers is now employed by in
dustries operating under NRA codes,
Their hours of labor are estimated at
an average of a little more than 40
a week. Johnson wants this reduced
at least to 32. On this basis of dis
tribution more than 2,500,000 could
be put back to work.
If the present upward movement in
industry continues, NRA authorities
are looking forward to a considerable
absorption of the unemployed during
the next few months quite aside from
the Influence of a reduction in hours
for those already at work.
With hours cut down, they figure
that an expansion of business would
employ a proportionately greater
(Continued on Page Six)
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IN IVIDIVANI CASE
LOS ANGELES. Feb. 10. (AP)
Unable to reach a verdict, the Jury
in the trial of David and Serge
M'Divanl, self styled Georgian
princes accused of grand theft, was
discharged late today by Superior
Judge Fletcher Bowron.
Called Into the courtroom, after a
day and a half of deliberations, the
Jurors Informed Judge Bowron they
stood eight to four for conviction
and indications were that this ratio
could not be changed.
Whereupon the Judge dismissed
them.
David and Serge, former husband
of n:a Murray of the films and
Mary McCormlc of the opera, re
spectively, smiled broadly at the
announcement.
Whether or not the state would t
press another trial was not tmmedi
ately announced.
RELIEF CHEATER
GETS 'PEN' CELL
SEATTLE, Feb. 10. (AP) J. Ben
jamin Hayes, former head of the
King county welfare department, to
day was sentenced to serve from 3 la
to 1 5 yea rs In the s ta tc pen 1 te n -tiary
following his conviction two
weeks ago of five count of grand
larceny in connection with handling
supplies of wood for the lndlcent
Superior Judge James B. Klnne de
nied Hayes motion for a new trial
before announcing the sentence.
Cattle Conditions iood
DENVER, Colo., Feb. 10. j
Ranee feed is short, but livestock on
western ranges are In fairly good con
dition, according to the Jenuary re
port of the U. S. division of crop and
livestock estimates, issued here today.
Sun's Eclipse On
Tuesday Only for
Waves of Pacific
YOKOHAMA. Japan. Feb. 10
iT Tne sun will tae one of its
rarest and most awe-lnsplrinc
spectacles Feb. 14 (Feb. 13 to to.i
in America (. s total eclipse, but
it will be p'.aying to an amon
empty gsllery.
It would be difficult to trace on
the elobe any arc of equal lcne..'i
that would touch lens of the habi
table portion of the earth than
the 6.000-mi;e '.ong path of this
ec'.lpse stow the heaving wtr
of the Pacific ocean.
It mil! start in the sca 200 milr.
e.vt of the Malay peninsula. whc:e
it coincides with tne sunriw. ini
although It will be visible ti:
many of the ::tnds of the Celen-
and pirt of Borneo, the morn.nij
mists will handicap any va?mpt
JURY DISCHARGED
To Be Questioned
On Plane Profits
Pv f ' Si
K 2eW if i
A house naval affairs sub-committee
has decided to call Charles
Francis Adams (above), former sec
retary of the navy, and two assist
ants, one of whom Is David S. In
galls (below), to find out what they
know about airplane contracts on
which it is reported profits of at
much as 50 per cent were made.
(Associated Press Photos)
VALLEY STATION
Continuation of work at the Mcd
ford Experiment orchard on its pres
ent basis, has been "apparently as
sured," In the opinion of valley frult
mcn, through the efforts of Senator
Charles L. McNary at Washington, D.
C. Senator McNary has been working
the past week for the appropriation
for orchards, and has been instru
menetal in continuance.
Dav'd R. Wood, general manager of
the Palmer Corporation has received
the following telegram from Senator
McNary:
"Succeeded in securing appropria
tion for Med ford Experiment orchard
and If House does not Increase Item
will make effort to restore the needed
appropriation. Am in hearty accord
with your viewpoint."
The proposed slashed appropria
tion would have Impaired the irriga
tion and drainage work of Engineer
Arch Work, of the division of Irriga
tion of the department of agriculture.
Engineer Work has been engaged in
irrigation and drainage research work
here for the past five years, and his
services and findings are regarded as
"I Invaluable" to the valley orchard
Interests.
Frultmen. expressed appreciation
Saturday. Tor the efforts of Senator
McNary.'
IN OREGON RULE
PORTLAND. Feb. 10. Pi The aid
of OenPral Hugh Johnson, NRA chief,
will be sought in opposing the O-p-gon
welfare commission's order pro
hibiting women from working !n mer
cantile establishments after 6 p. m.
This course was announced today by
Anne Long, president of the em
ployed women's protective association.
"The order is in direct antagonism to
the principles of the NRA and we w;.l
fight it." she said.
"There will be 1500 women atfecUrd
by the ruling, which will cut down
their earnings In all cases." and "4000
dependents will be thrown onto char
Ity."
TRAGEDY CLOSES
PORTLAND. Ore., Frb. 10 (AP)
William W. MrDcrmot. 37, es
fttranped husband, riled, but hts wife
will probably recover despite three
wovinds from his pistol before he
turned It on himself here tonight.
He died at a hospital with a bul
ft m hla hratn. hut uhvsiclans said
his wife regal ned consciousness and
wimld probably recover.
PORTLAND. Ore.. Feb. 10 ( AP i
An entranced huband returned
here tonight, ordered coffee and
eicarrttes from his wife at their
restaurant, and tluit pent three bul
lets Into her bly and fourth into
his brain.
Do-tors at a hopltal heie held
Utile hope for the recovery of either.
P.tllce snld William MrlJemmt, 37.
left recently after several quarrels
with his Wife. Mrs Bcstrxe M Der
mot. 2H. Tonight he returned, re
ceived his order and then started
GOVERNMENT EYES
OE
L PACTS
Army Organizes to Carry Air
Mail, As Ocean Subsidies
Come Under Fire Mac
Cracken. Offers Surrender
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. ( AP)
The government tonight was mull
ing over the idea of matching its
wholesale cancellation of. airmail
contracts with some similar action
on the ocean mail contracts.
Even while It was perfecting the
organization of an army-mall fly
ing unit to tide over until new air
contract could, be let, administra
tion and congressional leaders were
quietly checking over the reports of
the long inqxiiry Into ocean mall
subsidies.
OfflciHls were disinclined openly
to discuss the merchant marine
phase of the mall subsidy, but In
dicated definite attention was being
given it. '
The senate committee which re
cently reported Information on
which the airmail contract cancel
latlons were based" has compiled a
huge mass of information from
months of Investigation on ocean
mall.
Chairman Black of the committee
recently said "The record discloses
that the huge subsidies paid by the
government to build up a merchant
marine have been diverted from the
channel and have "been largely spent
in high salaries, extravagant ex
pense accounts, highly paid lobbyists
and huge dividends."
Information following the general
nature of this comment has been
made available to the administra
tion. The problems which might arise
from any general cancellation of
ocean mall contracts, it was. pointed
out, however, would be somewhat
more difficult than those In the
air mall contract cancellation.
In the latter Instance, the postof
flce department had completed with
in 24 hours of the cancellation a
complete skeleton plan for the army
to fly the mail.
(Continued on Page Six)
T TO BALLOT
T
EUGENE, Ore., Feb. 10. ( AP) If
residents of Corvallls wish to keep
theli city dry they must hold a special
election to vote upon the matter, it
was Indicated here today by George
H. McMoran. chairman of the state
liquor commission, when informed
that the mayor of the Benton county
city had sent a letter to the commis
sion protesting the establishment ol
a state liquor store In that city.
"The commission desires to respect
the wishes of the residents of any
j community, as expressed by a ma
t Jorlty decision," Commissioner Mr
j Moran declared. "However, the only
I way the commission has of detcrmin
1 ing that majority Is through a vote
I of the people. Therefore If Cor
vallls or any other city desires to
keep out liquor stores they must hold
an election and the commissioner's
decision will follow the majority
opinion."
A resolution or ordinance of a city
council does not necessarily express
the opinion of the majority of a com
j munlty. he pointed out. He Indicated
i such action would not result In pre
venting the establishment of a liquor
store in any city.
STAY IN GREECE
ATHENS. Orcece. Feb. 10
Samuel Insull's stay in Greece may
tacitly be prolonged until February
22. his lawyer. P. Rhallis, indicated to.
night.
"There will be no question of the
expulsion of Mr, Insull before that
date," the laWyer asserted.
Rhallis said Mr. Insull had not yit
appealed for a new medical examina
tion but mtght do.so later.
The lawyer scoffed at the rumor
that his client had appealrd to the
league of nations, urging that Circe-e
be asked not to exjel him from the
country.
f Me added, however, that If the fot
j mer utility magnate should b ex
i pelled. he would demand s Nansen
j passport from the league, his Amer
ican passport, recently reinstated by
i A'ashlngton, rxplrea tomorrow.
For t ting Wrong Uonl
PORTLAND. Ore. Feb.. 10 ,V,
Tbe Triangle Reo Service was Ux!.u
' ordered to appear in federal co in
: here Monday for alleced failure to
discontinue the word "Reo". in con
nection with action brought by the
, Reo Motor Car company.
I . . A.4imllen.
j GENEVA. Feb. 10 f AP) The
i feasibility of conducting a aupple
. tnentary disarmament. conference
outside Geneva, In which the United
Btwtes would be Invited to Join, was
studied today In League of Nations
V circles.
CORVALLiS GIVEN
FARM HAND CONFES5 SLAYING
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Chief of Detectives Bert Morris at Evansvllle, Ind., said Ernest
Wright (right), farm hand, admitted killing Miss Alice Martin, former
circus performer whose body was found in a shallow grave on her
farm. Wright is shown with Sheriff Anton Voges. (Associated Press
Photo)
TO
PAY TRIBUTE TO
'MARTYRED CHIEF
20th Annual Observance By
Valley Republicans
Klamath Falls Attorney to
Give Address at Banquet
That the Republicans of Jackson
county have one of the most active
and aggressive organisations In the
state is evidenced by the fact that
it is only jncof two Cities In the
state that annually observes the
birthday of one of the founders of
the party, Abraham Lincoln.
The local Lincoln club will hold
its twentieth meeting next Monday
evening at 6:30 Ht the Medford hotel.
The other observance In Oregon will
be In Portland and will be their
nineteenth. John Carkln will offic
ially represent the local club at
the Portland meeting and will be
accompanied by Mrs. Carkln. Irving
Vlnlng of Ashland will bf one of
the speakers at that meeting.
Delegations will attend the Med
ford meeting from Klamath, Jose-
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T
8 8 REAR OF OAKLAND, Antarc
tica. Feb. 10. ( AP) (Via Mackay
Radtoi Tills supply ship of the sec
ond Byrd Antarctic expedition, after
a lifetime of rescue and relief work,
today become a full-fledged explora
tion ship, penetrating unknown polar
waters lit a speed of seven itnd one
half knots.
She was bound on a cruise of ex
ploration probably as Important as
any done in the Antarctic In modern
times,
At 5 p. m.. her position was 150
west longitude, 75 south latitude. The
near Is now beyond the area pene
trated on the eastern Journey of Rear
Admiral Richard E. Ryrd's flagship
and the airplane in which they had
a memorable battle with the elements.
The vesftel Is trying to come
through the back door, so to speak. In
order to finish exploration of the area.
There is much Ice over this way,
practlrally all of It subjected to heavy
pressure.
At, noon today the lee became Im
putable. The nhip turned fo the
northenst. For six hours she has been
In hitherto impenetrated wafers, hav
ing enne heyond ,he point reached
by th Japanese hlp Kninan Maru
and Scott's ship, discovery.
The water here Is shout 10 000 feet
deep, nlthough It fs known from Ad
miral Ryrd's lf2! airplane flight that
.there a lnnd 00 statute miles south
east, nf us.
Now It Is known what heenme ol
all the peneuln that were in Little
! America They sre here thousands
of them. SUu nun. tiers of seal. They
seem to prefer thlx hummocky Ice.
I The wind has shifted to the north-
: east and Is poor.
Phitte Inln en
j RAN XnV.no. Feb IO.APi One
I man was drowned and another suf
fered shocks and the effects of im
mersion mhen their plane fell Into
the ocenn tnnlwht off Del Mar, 25
miles north of here. Roy Carpenter,
long Reach, pilot, was drowned and
Ray Allison, Long Reach, was res
cued. Allison was taken to a La
Julio hospital.
Y i-v ' Ta i 4 .
ELDER STATESMEN
OF FRANCE PLAN
PCKERJUSTICE
Domestic and Foreign Peace
Also Aim of New Cabinet
Legal Red Tape That
Caused Bloody Riots Cut
PARIS. Feb. 10. ( AP) The day
old French cabinet or veteran states
men listened to echoes of interna
tional friction and "red terrorism"
at '"home 'today and set out to achieve
domestic and foreign peace.
It created a four-man committee
led by Premier Gaton Doumergue
htmself to act swiftly in the central
European situation. In which Austro
Germnn relations are a paramount
Issue.
At their first meeting the "elder
statesmen" resolved to suppress mob
violence In the streets, which this
week took a toll of at least 16 dead
and thousands Injured, and warned
that the French parliament would
be dissolved unless It abandoned Its
"useless and irritating debates."
They tackled the most pressing
i problems before them a generol
strike Monday whic ay paralyze
all vital services, communist riots Inst
night, the internal fiscal situation,
and the country-shaking Ravonne
pawnshop scandal and moved toward
enrly and decisive action,
A shake-up In French Judicial ma
chinery nnd the speedy prosecution Of
th Stavisky case, whose reverhera-
! Hons led to the fatal rioting, were
ordered.
The povernment determined to en
force the political tnice on which It
wns founded and to face parliament
next week with urgent measures to
give the country a sure and quick
j system nf Justice.
1 The proposed measures would cut
( the red tape held responsible for the
freedom of Serge Stavisky. the daring
j iiperator of the Bayonne pawnshop,
for seven years on a swindling charge
j until the great scandal broke, causing
; the downfall of two ministries and
! the virions flare-up of popular Indig
nation.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 10. fAP
"A feeling of cautions optimism"
wra noted by the U. S. Chamber
of Commerce today as characteriz
ing the Washington situation.
Summarizing present conditions In
! Its "fortnightly summary," the
I chamber said "administrative trends
I are pointing more directly to the
I sit inula ting nf natural recovery; to
j the encouragement of private busi
ness to take over as soon as pos
I si hie a larger part of thn burden of
employment."
SAILOR DIES IN
OP
1 SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 10 f API
Under a stream of wriggling fish,
John MnnrAk, seamnn, smothered to
death today aboard the fishing boat
Lansing, the captain of the craft re
j ported on Its return here. The
; Lansing was collecting the catch of
a fleet of smaller boats off Point Bo
Unas at the time of the Accident. He
was caught under a load of fish.
CAUTIOUS AIR OF
OPTIMISM NOTED
Hot Lead Instead
Of Gold, Defi To
Dakota Kidnapers
MITCHELL. S. D.. Feb. 10. ( AP)
Dr, W. A. Delaney, physician,
who has received threats that one
of his six children would be kid
naped unless he complied with a
demand for 11000. today offered
to shoot it out with the would-be
extortionists.
"Tell them." he satd, "that I'm
Dff the gold and on the lead stand
ard, and If they want lead they
will get plenty of it."
Dr. Delaney received two notes
and a third was found by three
youths. Innocent of connection
with the demands, under a tabic
top In a local cafe. They de
stroyed the missive which was be
lieved to have contained Instruc
tions for making contact. Officers
said the plot obviously was the
work of amateurs, but the Delaney
resldenro has been under police
protection. The children range In
age from a two-year-old daughter
to an lR-year-old son, William.
T
FRUIT PROSPECTS
Snow and Sleet Hit South
New York Has Coldest
Recorded Weather 14
Lose Lives in Penn State
iy I he Associated Pre)
A bright sun and slowly rising
temperatures brought surcease to
frost-bitten northern states Satur
day as winter turned Its blasts on
the south.
As New York state fruit growers
expressed fears for their next crop,
citrus groves were denuded by the
hall storm at Palm City,' Fla.
Snow and sleet storms swirled
over Georgia, Tennessee and Ala
bama and cold rains lashed other
sections. The snowfall was described
as the .heaviest In years. Hall smash
ed window panes and filled the
streets to a depth of six Inches at
Stuart, Fla. Miami escaped the storm,
reporting clear skies and a high tem
perature of 72.
In the north the frigid wave re
laxed its grip only slightly, lee-
choked harbors stowed shipping all
along the nortA Atlantic coast while
frozen streets made land travel
hazardous.
New York City, which Friday ex
perienced the coldest blast of re
corded history with a low mark of
14 below rero. was slightly warmer.
Saturday's minimum was two below,
but a bright sun shone all day. A
return to more norma) temperatures
was predicted by Sunday
One man died and several other
persons were Injured In accidents
blamed on the cold during the day
in New York.
With Miami claiming to be the
warmest apot, the weather bureau
said the opposite distinction was
shared by Canton. N. Y., and North-
field. Vt., where the mercury dived
18 degrees below the ssero mark.
The mercury holered around the
zero mark over moat of Pennsyl
vania, where 14 persons died from
the cold, but warmer weather was
predicted.
Emergency workers gave up try
ing to clear New York City's streets
of snow because It had turned to
Ice and was stuck fast.
BURLINGTON. Wis., Feb. 10.
( AP) The Burlington Liars' club,
sponsor of a national championship
liars' contest each New Year's eve,
t m lay became a corporation.
It will publish each year a pamph
let containing the 25 best lies col
lected from over the nation In addi
tion to crowning the champion pre
varicator at Its annual competition.
Day in Congress
(fly the Associated Press)
Three air line officials went on
trial for contempt or the senate. Their
co-defendant, William P. MacCrack
en, offered to surrender at the honu
of a District of Columbia Justice, but
was refused.
The government closely studied evi
dence taken in recent Investigation
or ocean mall contracts,
President Roosevelt Mked the ni
t ion's Boy Scouts to collect supplies
for the needy.
Treasury officials decided to borrow
H.000.000.000 next week,
Legislation was drafted to reguUte
commodity market.
Secretary Ickes called A halt upon
public works applications.
Dlsp u te over m 1 nor f ea t u res d e
layed final action on the ISM.OOO.OH)
rellef-CWA appropriation.
Senate and house conferees reAche.l
agreement on H0.000.000 for crop
loans this year.
The oil industry asked Secretary
Ickes to cut off supplies of coda violators.
NATIONAL LIARS
CLUB ORGANIZED
T
TELLSFRUITMEN
Marketing Conditions and
Spray Needs Discussed at
Saturday Meet New
Directors Are Named
"The Bosc pear Is definitely on
the way out. We made more head
way this year than all the other
years put together In working out
marketing conditions and control of
tho Bosc and the foundation which
has been-laid for the future, Is noth
ing short of remarkable." This was
the word brought to members of
the Jackson County Fruitgrowers
League Inc., by Prof. Henry Hart
man of Oregon State college, w,h
addressed the league at Ita annual
meeting held Saturday afternoon at
the Jackon county court house.
Professor Hart man, who recently
returned from the eastern markets,
declared that for the first time, or
derly distribution of the winter pear
had been achieved, that the control
plan had been extended to other
markets, and that as far as New
York and Chicago were concerned
the back of competition had been
broken In the matter of the Imma
ture pear. Much opposition had been
overcome, according to the speaker,
who stated he felt sure the trade
was now "lined up" and would re
ceive the partially ripened fruit.
The encouraging word followed Pro
fessor Hartman's explanation of
methods of fruit ripening In th
cars, methods which had resulted
from experiments carried on since
102ft by the speaker and Prof. F,
C. Relmer of the Southern Oregon
experiment station.
Regarding the future program of
the Bosc, the speaker said hi con
sidered It Imperative that the high
standard established this season
should be maintained, with no op
portunity given to ship "Junk" or
Inferior fruit. Reminding the grow
ers that this valley could not hope
to compete with numbers, he de
clared that their only hope was In
the high quality article and super
ior pack.
"Time of sale should be early In
Vie season with the average time
during the first week In October,
and the season must end with the
Christmas holidays," he stated, add
ing that to work out a sales con
trol program, fruit should be near
to the markets, and that the con
trol plan must be continued and
the fruit reach the public in rig.ht
condition that present gains may be
consolidated.
That the cargo of the Atenas, car
rying 80.000 boxes of pears arrived
in New York In fine condition, was
considered a record, growers were
then told. The Atenas cargo was
considered a great undertaking, a
great deal had been Involved and
much had been learned from the
experience, averred the speaker.
"The wilder pear Is a commodity
w.hlch has not been exploited to tht
extent which It deserves. There are
many markets that offer a field, and
best of all, I do not believe i great
amount of money will be necessary
to gain their interest," he stated, In
closing. Referring to Milwaukee
which this year took 30 cars, Pro
fessor Hartman said he firmly be
lieved a sizable extension would soon
take place If proper means were em
ployed for that purpose, among
which was a compelling advertising
program.
Regarding the handling of the
Bosc control plan from the Medford
end. Jack Spalding of the fall pear
commodity committee spoke as fol
lows: "If we were dealing with non
perishable commodity and If we
could predetermine weather condi
tions In the east, our Job would be
extremely stmpte. But, unfortunate
ly this u not the case. Your com
mittee first asked all shippers to
submit estimates and later the exact
paokout of Bosc. Now York could
take 50 per cent of the packout,
Chicago 17 per cent and P.hlladel-
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ROGERS
SANTA MONICA, Cnl., Fob.
9. All wo read in the papers
todny out here is riots in Paris
mid liixicnb riots in New Tork.
We know what they lire fiuht
injj over in New York. They
lire fi(;litiiij: over g niekle, but
nobody (even in France) known
exui'tly wluit they nro fight in
over.
Km nee hns got more differ
ent politienl parties than liny
nation on earth. There is over
.10 different parties represent
ed in the house of deputies.
Now in a fight on the street
(licre is not that many different
kind of badges to wear.
Well, it's good to sec France's
lore at somebody besides us.