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Medford Merchants Will Hold City- Wide Dollar Sale Saturday The Weather Forecast: Cloudy tonight and Thunt. day; no change In temperature. Temperature Highest yesterday ... ,......... 40 Lowest tilts morn In )t 38 edford Mail Tribune M Watch (lie TRIIIUNE'b Ji 1 CLASSIFIED AI19 . . aVs" riT Lou of food bargalni Tf that mean genuine tf3& SHVIngs. ' Twenty-eighth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, llnL. No. 290. rvn El 9 Vs MUM hUK CWA IS PLANNED WBSSS. AT HIE HOUSE By FALL MALL ON. (Copyright, 1934, by Paul Mallon) Score WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. The gov ernment's own scoring chart shows the new deal has had a struggle to keep business at fair levels during the hard winter months. Mr. Roosevelt has had to be con tent with holding his own. The end. of February now finds him Just above where he was in Sep tember. That happens to be about the same general level of business at this time two years ago. There will be a full-hearted sigh of relief among his economic experts when the ice thaws next month nd the rivers of commerce start flowing again. While the Immediate past was somewhat cloudy, the Immediate fut ure (March and April) is radiant with prospects. Improvement is as certain as anything can be. What will happen after May 1 is anyone's guess, Chart Tou can figure out where we have been and where wo now stand from the following unprejudiced chart. Each figure shows our relation to normal during the months cited. Nor mal (100) is the average for the years 1923-35. Seasonal fluctuations have been taken out of the calculations, so the figures represent the clearest possible unvarnished estimate of our progress up and down. (Continued on Page Two) cropanIfice to be opened in T The county court at a session yes terday afternoon, granted permission to the Production Credit association, of which Co. Gordon Voorhles Is pres ident, and Luther Deuel, secretary, permission to use two rooms on the first floor of the court house for of fices. The Medford Credit Production as sociation was recently formed, and embraces Josephine, Douglas, Coos, Curry. nd Josephine counties. WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. ( AP) S. M. Garwood, production credit com missioner of the Farm Credit Admin V lstratlon. announced today that the organisation of production credit as sociations In every county of Idaho, Montana, Washington and all but a few counties in Oregon has been completed. The four states comprise the 12th Farm Credit Administration district and the production credit associations are cap 1 tall fed and supervised by the corporation of Spokane. Each association covers from two to five counties. They have a total capitalization of 7,510,000, which Is about 75 per cent paid In as needed by the production corporation of Spokane. This plan enables the aa ' 1 aoeiations to obtain discount privil eges with the Federal Intermediate Credit Bank of Spokane and begin making loans Immediately, he said. Credit associations in the twelfth farm credit administration district Include, for Oregon: Klamath, $500,000; Medford, 200. 000: Willamette, at Eugene. $10,000; 4 central Oregon, at Redmond. $150, 000: mid -Columbia at The Dalles, $200,000; Pendleton, $200.00; Baker, $200,000. BAKER. Ore., Feb. 28 (AP) Paul Rlgga of Halfway. 19-year-old high school student, died In a hospital hers late Tuesday afternoon of bo tulism, the same disease that claim ed the life of Jesse Hunsaker, 14, Monday evening. The youths became 111 after they had eaten canned spinach Friday evening, but they were not brought to the hospital until Hunsaker's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Husaker, re turned home Sunday night. Joint funeral services will be held In Halfway Thursday afternoon. GRAND JURY FILES REPORT WITH JUDGE The grand Jury, Floyd Roes of Cen tral Point, foremsn, completed 1? hearing of evidence on three criminal matters broueht before it le yes terday, and filed a eaiert reoon with the court. Jurisr Norton e.p v to fUO t&a lu; :$; Cj siuijsi i ZZZ I. Efforts Will Center in Rural Areas, Industrial Centers and Large Cities, Is Revealed by Roosevelt WASHINGTON, Feb. 38. (AP) President Roosevelt today announced a reorganized national relief program to be substituted for the civil works lineup now being demobilized. This developed at his regular press conference, held prior to an after noon meeting, to which he sum moned Democratic leaders In con- igress. J It was presumed at the capttol that jthe White House meeting would have 'to do In part, at least, with proposals for legislation to grant the president : powers to make reciprocal tariff agreements with foreign countries. Efforts Classified. As to relief, federal efforts of the future will be classified as: For distressed families In rural areas. 1 For stranded populations In com munities where Industries have died. And for unemployed In large cities. Mr. Roosevelt showed confidence that the recent $950,000,000 relief ap propriation will be sufficient to carry out the new program until next spring. He has stipulated that fed eral funds be confined almost 100 per cent to wages and to absolutely needy cases. "This program," he said, "expresses a conviction that industrial workers who are unemployed and In need of relief should be given an opportunity for livelihood by the prosecution or a flexible program- of public works. The several states will be aided, as the federal relief law provides, In the financing of this enterprise." Professions On List. Mr. Roosevelt's program provides also for continuing working opportu nities for the professional groups in need, Including teachers, engineers, architects, artists, nurses and others. The impending conference with capltol leaders was not discussed In detail by the president with the re porters who surrounded his desk, questioning him. It was apparent that the executive was not ready to express his mind to congress on this topic t CLEVELAND, O., Feb. 28. (AP) Creation of a special council for na tional social-economic planning was urged upon President Roosevelt to day In a resolution adopted by sev eral thousand of the country's most prominent educators. The educators, attending the Na tional Education association's depart ment of superintendence convention, also went on record urging the fed eral government to provide financial aid for the nation's public school sys- ! tern. It specified, however, that fed lerai control of the schools should be i avoided. A general Inspection of telephone line construction In tthe Rogue River national forest was begun today by Clay Allen, telephone engineer con nected 'with the regional national forest service office of Portland. Ap proximately 57 mites of line are be ing built In this district, with three major projects leading from Medford to Butte Falls, from Jacksonville Jo Star ranRcr station to Hutton. and from Medford to Trail. The labor is furnished by CCC members at work within the forest. Call to Roosevelt Gets Action for Poor Farmer COLUMBUS, Miss., Feb. 28. (AP) l Sylvester Harris, who believes Inj dealing with the man at the top (no! understrappers for him) knew what! to do to save his farm. j Sylvester put In a phone call for' President Roosevelt and got results. Here's what hsppcnfd, as Sylves ter tells It: "De White House gentleman what : answered de phone up there got mad , and said. 'Quit calling de president, j but I keeps on and finally gets him. I "He say: 'Who dis"'' and I say, 'It's "Ue say, 'b.)Cd'.$r o?' Poison in Coffee Laid to Neighbor Who Held Grudge HILLSBORO, Ore.. Feb. 38. (AP) William H. Pointer, 47, was held In the Washington county Jail here today on a charge of as sault with Intent to kill, accused by police of having placed poison in flour and coffee In the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Gelger of Tlgard. . Mrs. Gelger suspected the poi son because of the bitter taste after she had made some coffee. Her husband, who ate some of the food, became seriously ill, but will recover. Police said Pointer, a neighbor of the Gelgers, was arrested last year on a charge of stealing some farm property from them. Neigh bors said he was resentful. AUNT'S SECLUSION DUE TO CI SCAR IS. ALLEN'S CLAIM LOS ANGELES. Cal., Feb. 28. (AP) Two police photos of the body of Margaret Keith, wealthy spinster re cluse, taken at the scene of her bizarre suicide last April, were sent for today as evidence In the trial of a relatives suit; to break the will In which Miss Keith left most of her estate to her nephew, Albert A. Al len. Jr., of Medford, Ore. Counsel for Allen sought the 'pic tures to show Miss Keith had a scar on her ohin a disfigurement that would account for her habitual se clusion and distaste for meeting peo pie. Counsel for the other relatives contend her seclusion was one evi dence of Insanity which they attrib ute to her. The photos were taken by police detectives shortly after the body of Miss Keith was found on a couch In her Beverly Hills mansion. She had placed flowers at the head and foot of the couch and tuned In a classi cal music program on her radio be fore Inhaling an overdose of anaes thetic. Roland Rich Woolley, a lawyer, es ttfled some days ago on behalf of Allen that Miss Keith -had a scar on her chin in 1931 and told htm she had withdrawn from the outer world because she feared this scar marred her featurea. The will contestants Introduced other testimony that Miss Keith had no such scar. E PORTLAND, Feb. 28 (AP An other drastic reduction In civil work forces was ordered today by Harry t. Hopkins, national CWA administra tor, who telegraphed Oregon CWA headquarters that by March 30 the state forces must be reduced to maximum of 10.000 men. At the present time 2V000 men are at work on OWA project in Ore gon. This total will be reduced on Friday to 18.000, and on March 9 to 16,000. A reduction of 2,000 men each week Is scheduled until March 30. The Rogue River valley soil, drench ed with rain yesterday, was sending forth more blossoms and new crops this morning, as result of the warm sunshine, which followed the storm. The total fall measured almost one half Inch. .48. the weather bureau reported today. Orchardlsts end farmers were hop ing for a repetition of the storm, as the valley Is still far short of Its normal rain quota. "I says: 'Sylvestrr Harris, a nig ger down here in Mississippi. A man getting ready to take my land and I want to know what to do. De papers tay call you, and I does and here I 18' "De president says, quiet-like. 'Syl vester. I'll investigate and you'll hear from me.' " The telephone conversation occur red February 19. Since then George Hamilton, local representative of the New Orleans federal land bank, has received a telegram from Washington irquestine Investigation on the mort' cipe on 8 iventrt s farm and an ad' jUAtjfcC&l ttbttfSfe "mftilini OE NRA CALLED GHASTLHARCE Mrs. Gifford Pinchot Claims Big Concerns Openly De fying Rules C. of C Dominance Is Denounced WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. (AP) Mrs. Gifford Pinchot told NRA officials today enforcement of their labor pro gram was a "ghastly farce" and that so long as "Weir, Budd and others are not made to obey the law It Is no use taking the blue eagle away from little fellows." The red-haired wife of Pennsylva nia governor, who more than once during the last year has marched in strikers' picket lines, was one of a multitude who found fault with va rious phases of the blue eagle pro-1 gram at compliant .hearings. Sayg Government Defied , "I wonder what the workers think," she said, "when they see Weir (Ernest T. Weir, president, of I National Steel) openly defying and United States government and get ting away with it. When they see the case against him go to the de partment of Justice and then back to the labor board and nothing issues but a silence, It almost has the power of shaking their faith In the United States government. "General Johnson told the workers not to strike. I hope he does not stay awake at night seeing the faces of men and women who are pacing the street and w.ho have depended on him to protect their rights." She denounced NRA for turning enforcement over to compliance boarda "dominated by chamber of commerce." Denied Place to Talk She began listing casei in which she had sought to speak in indus trial communities of Pennsylvania only to find herself excluded and denied halls by officials, one of whom ahe said, commented that 'we don't want anyone to uuk k tne woriiers about NRA.1 At this Edward F. McGrady, as- slstant secretary of labor, who was on the platform, burst out: "Mrs. Pinchot, if you in the future desire to go any place and opposi tion develops, I would love to go with you and rip the curtain off this I" 4 New hope of obtaining additional funds for Improvement of the Med ford airport, application for which has been in for a long time, was brought to this city today in a letter from Samuel Greeley, nationally known engineer. Writing to City Superintendent Fred Bclheffel, Mr. Greeley stated that he gathered during his recent visit In Washington, D. C, the Im pression that Medford's application was In very good standing, although he did not hear the final report on it. He satd that it waa evident in Washington that an additional appro priation for pxibllc works was ex pected soon. He added that the MeO ford project was considered a very live one and advised Mr. Scheffel to continue his campaign urging the granting of the application. E PORTLAND. Feb. 28. (AP) A special dispatch to the Journsl today from Wsshingtcn, D. C, asid Senator Stetwer has been advised that "de cision on the number of civilian con servation camps that Oregon may have In the next six-month period may be made In about a week." The dispatch said that because of heavy call for fighting white pine blister rust In Idaho, some reduction will be made below last summer's quota In Oregon. The selection of the several altes, after the quota has been established, will be left by District Forester Buck of Portland. Pendleton Elks Lodge Bankrupt PENDLETON. Ore, Feb. 28. (AP) Pendleton Elks' lodge was today adjudicated bankrupt by C. K. Crans ton, locsl referee In bankruptcy. The asteu were listed at 67,302 11 and liabilities t87.522M. Action follows a recent suit tiled by Joe Moncse of Pendleton against the lodge for aeo.OOO and mortgage j foreclosure on the four-story lodge Where Eight Met Death in StOKy&i, ' ' " " " ".' i WA&SbftAfig, , JfmiiifrgV, .t far sb ii ii i& viy Wreckage of an air liner which crashed near Salt Lake City, carrying eight persons fire passengers and crew of tnrce to tneir deaths during a snowstorm, (Associated Press Photo), PLEA FOR AT STATE'S- KLAMATH FALLS, Feb. 28. (AP) The outlines of conflict were drawn today In the state's case against Hor ace M. Manning, 55 year old attorney charced with the first degree murder i of hi- former oartner. Ralnh W. .Horan. state representative. George Roberts of Medford and David Vandenberg of Klamath Falls, defense counsels, were scanning the criminal code authorities of Oregon following Manning's not guilty plea yesterday afternoon before Judge William M. Duncan. The court allotted a period of five days for the defense to' present authorities to substantiate Its request to examine the bullet scarred evi dence removed from Manning's Mnln street office the night of February 12 when young Horan died from two pistol wounds. The defense pleaded It was essential to a fair and Impar tial trial that It be permitted to In spect two chairs, a book and a book case In possession of District Attorney Theodore Olllenwaters. Each article bore the marks of bul lets from two revolvers, one turned over to the authorities by Manning when he was taken into custody and the other found In Koran's left hand. ! The exhibits have been scrutinized by E. O. Helnrlch, California criminolo gist. Olllenwaters argued that the state had been within its rights by remov ing material from the death office. He said they were Integral parts of the case against the attorney. The state pointed out that since Manning alone knew what transpired in the office as the two attorneys faced each other across a uesk. it waa not necessary that the defense view the disputed articles. Manning, making his second ap pearance outside the county jail since Lincoln's birthday, appeared nervous when he entered his not guilty plea, His signature on the document was hardly legible, April 16 waa definitely agreed upon as the starting time of the trial. Mystery still cloaked the motivat ing circumstances of Horan'a death and since preliminaries In the case have been completed It 1 not expect ed new evidence will be brought out until the trial. PASSES, AGED 81 James Mrlntlre died at the resi dence of his daughter, Mrs. Ollle Connor, on Sunset avenue, Tuesday night of Infirmities due to old age. He was a native of Ohio, born March 4, 1852, and had been a resident of Medford for the past four years. He leaves four sons and three daughters: Harvey, of Med ford; Harry, of Trail. Ore.; Jnmes R , of Medford; Stewart C, of Star, Idaho; Mrs. Ollle Connor. Medford; Mrs. Ante Young. Trail, Ore.; Mrs. Laura Oray. Murphy, Ore., and 37 grandchildren; 21 great grand children. Funeral services will be held at the Pert Funeral Home Thursday at t p. m.. Rev. Join Btille officiating. FOR NEW BATTLE PORTLAND, Feb. 28. (AP) A declaration by Charles Haffke, super intendent of the Anti-Liquor League of Oregon, that "under the Knox law, Oregon la rapidly approaching a liquor saturation point greater than in the old saloon days," was heard at a meeting of the league here last night, and arrangements were made to hold a mass meeting April 8, look ing forward. It was said by some, to a right against liquor at the -polls. "The liquor problem again looms ns the most Important problem be fore the American people," Superin tendent Haffke declared. Another report to the meeting by the headquarters committee of the league, stated that "repeal has turned loose the forces of holl; drunkenness Is Increasing terrifically, and liquor dealers are holding secret meetings to devise ways of Inducing young people to become drinkers." WIN IN SEATTLE SEATTLE, Wsah., Feb. 28. (API Two men who ran on campaign slo gans that costs of city government, already drastically slashed, must bo "cut to the bone, were the mayor alty candidates today, to be voted upon two weeks hence at the run-off election. They were Mayor John F. Dore, the Incumbent, seeking - re-election, and Charles L. 8mlth, former assistant corporation counsel and chairman of the county Republican central com mittee. Smith won out by the mar gin of less than 1700 'votes over j Frank Pitts, who waa third. The nnai complete vote (oub pre- cinrts) Dore, 30,245; Smith, 28.003; Pitts. 24,372. Former Mayor Robert H. Harlan was a bad fourth, with 6060 votes, and four other candidates trailed atlll further behind. The election was non-partisan. 6 Film Actors Nominated For High Honors of Year HOLLYWOOD, Feb. SI. (API Three actresses and three actors were presented to the movie Industry to day as choices for the screen's high est swards, the best performances of 1933. From the women, the veteran May rtobson. on stage and screen for more than 60 years, Kstharln Hepburn, who left the stage but recently to be come a film celebrity, and Diana Wynyard, the winsome Enellnh act ress, who came to Hollywood a short time aso, the film colony will pick one aa the outstanding actress of last year. Turning to the men. the best actor will be selected from the trio of Les lie Howsrd, Psul Muni and Charles Plane Crash ILLEGAL IS PORTLAND LAMER PORTLAND, Feb. 38, (AP) The Portland city attorney's office today, through James R. Bain, deputy, de manded that the Oregon milk con trol board rescind all previous orders and price schedules on the ground their issuance was not legal. Bain presented the statement at a meetnlg of producers, distributors and consumers here today. Virtually all other testimony upheld" the milk board and its program. The city attorney stated that while the board has more power than the secretary of agriculture, enjoys the power of subpoena, and can take sworn testimony and punish for con tempt, It has conducted its hearing by a strictly unlcgnl method. Bain stressed the assumption that at no time have producer, consumer or distributor Interests been allowed the privilege of cross examination. "It Is the opinion of the city at torney's office," he said, "that any order you have made Is void, and H Is requested that you set aside any orders you have made." KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 28. f AP) A woman and two men were que.- robbery In which an unarmed bank messenger was shot through the I "' . y h(,art I a smoother riding surface. Detective Chief T. J. Hlgglna said T Is designated u the witnesses hsd Identified one of the I North Ashlsnd project, and provldea men. but he declined to say which for the widening of the present pave It was. The prisoners are Sam De- I ment from the end of the pavement earo, Joe Msrtlno and Decaro'a wife, j Isld last year to the top of the hill, Th detective chief asid Docaro had la distance of .5 of a mile. The work admitted that he killed a man here In 1022 bemuse "he slapped me." Webster Kemner, 29. assistant tel ler for t,ho Commerce Trust company, was stopped on a downtown street yesterday by two men. One of them shot the unresisting teller, despite the fact that he offered no resistance. Thla stellar group waa nominated by the Academy of Motion Picture ArU and Sciences, the membership of which numbers most of the industry's artistic personnel. Miss Robson was selected for her memorable performance In "Lady for a Day." Miss Wynyard for "Caval cade." and Miss Hepburn for "Morn Ing Cllory." The work of Muni In "I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Clang." Howsrd In "Berkeley Squsre." and Lsurhton In "Henry the VIII." brought them their nominations. Bal. lots were In the mslls today and the awards will be announced at the an nual academy dinner some weeks hence. Other selections will he msde for the best director, picture, play. pllO- ijWtiHt tmi tU flltoitoifl. 'JAPANESE ISSUE ON RUSSPLANES Demand Flights Over Man churia and Korea Be Stopped 'Dangerous to Play With Fire' Reminder By Glenn Babh (Associated Press Foreign Staff) TOVKO. Feb. 28. ( AP) The Jap anese foreign office sent a sharp pro teat today to Moscow, demanding that flights of Soviet planes over Man churia and Korea be stopped. "We consider such incidents highly dangerous." a spokesman of the Jap anese foreign office said. "It is al ways dangerous for children to play with fire." The protest was sent by Foreign Minister Kokl Hlrota to Ambassador Ota at Moscow for presentation to the Soviet government. With it, said a foreign office spokes man, went a demand for guarantees against any further flights by Rus sian planes over Manchurlan or Kor ean territory. The filing of the protest followed reports from Hslnking (Changchun), Manohukuo, of two Instances In which (the reports said) Russians fired upon Japanese planes. There was also a report that a Jap anese military plane had been shot down February 17 near the Msnchu-kuo-Sovlet border. The wsr office said It lacked Information concerning this report. On February 23 and again on Feb ruary 25, a foreign office spokesman declared, planes "satisfactorily identi fied . . as Russian" were sighted by Japanese authorities. MOSCOW, Feb. 28. (AP) The Sov iet government today charged that Japanese military planes again havs flown over Soviet territory near the Mnnchukuan frontier. They lodged a formal protest with Ambassador Ota of Japan on the matter, saying that a "few" Japan- t ess planes penetrated ten kilometers into Soviet territory In the region of Pogronlchnaya and Iman several dnys ago. At the same time the Soviet gov ernment officially denied that any Soviet airplanes had flown over any part of Korea or Manchukuo, as charged by Tokyo. The government also denied that Soviet soldiers hsd shot down any Japanese airplanes. JOBSJi START Tin Union Contrasting company of Portland, according to advlcea re ceived by the local office of the atate highway commlaalon, haa been awarded the contract for two road widening project In aouthern Ore gon. Work will start at once. One la the Oran.e Paea project, re quiring the widening of the Pacific highway, from the "L" on. South Sixth street, In that city, to the rtogtie river bridge at a contrnct price coat of tn.387. Asphaltlc concrete j Pemnt will be used Instead of the will be started at once, at a contract price cost of 123,640, WILL- ROGERS "Soys: NEW YORK, Feb. 21 Hurry up planes and stun leavinp hore. I can t walk in tlii'ao snow shoos, lieon run over by two slcii;lis today. Tuxicabs are lieiiiB pulled by dog teams and the weather man sayg another blizzard is due. To add to the gloom of this citv is the death oC .lorm .Mc- Oaw. New York owes him much, llo was responsible (or lu-inniiitf more people to New York to see his tiiants in world series and leaj-Mio Riimcs than any man New York ever had. Typified the spirit of his day and his time and was a sweet charaetcr and a fine friend.
