Medford Mail Tribune natch the TKIIILSt's CLasslULD US . . Lots of suod bargains that mean genuine savings. Highest yesterday Lowest this tnomlnc 32 Twenty-eighth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1934. No. 298. rui flKKW IM1 0J LIU The Weather Forecast: Fair tonight at Saturday with frost tonight. Temperature. Ml lots l.E TO ? By PAUL MALL ON (Copyright. 1034. by Paul Mallon. WASHINGTON, March 9. The real reason Richard Washburn Child la being sent to Europe la to act ft traveling salesman for Roosevelt & Co., Yankee traders. He will handle the tariff bargain ing sales line while the company's other European salesman, Norman Davis, la handling the disarmament line. Apparently, our European branch offices have not been bringing In the business and these two boys aie supposed to go out and get it. Our executives have some private doubts as to whether either Mr. Child or Mr. Davis will bring In enough business to pay .their expenses. That Is why both their departures were partially hidden behind a mass of public announcements. More Confusion. Another reason for the confusion about Mr. Child's exact status was a little inside Jam he got into before he left. The White House announcement of his appointment said he was to be economic adviser to State Secretary Hull.' But when three newspapermen immediately went to see Mr. Child, he failed to mention Mr. Hull's name. He talked about himself and the President wanting to work out this or that plan. Obviously he and the President had not considered . Mr. Hull. i On Mr. Child's word, the newsmen published a story that he in reality was to be Mr. Roosevelt's economic adviser. It did not take that news long to get back to Mr. Hull. He has a news ticker machine in his office. On it he saw ft bulletin reflecting Mr. Child's view of the situation. The state department spanking corps went Immediately Into action. Spanking. The same three newsmen who In terviewed ' Mr. Child received word that Mr. Hull's assistant, -Mr. Phillips, would like to see them. Mr. Phillips took the floor and said some confusion had arisen as to whose adviser Mr. Child was. To clarify it he read Again the official announcement that Mr. Child was economic adviser to Mr. Hull. The newsmen looked at Mr. Child and he looked at them, some say Im ploringly. At any rate, they said "Yeah" with out putting an "Oh" in front of It. Mr. Child was obviously relieved when they departed. ' Facts. The truth seems to be that Mr. Child was Mr. Hull's adviser, at least while he was in Mr. Phillips' pres ence. The only embarrassed parties to the Incident were the newsmen who had to change their stories for the third time. Mr. Child could not have been par- tlcularly embarrassed, because either f way he will get an ambassador's sal ary of $17,500 a year, which la a lot of money for a traveling salesman these days. Standing. Leon Henderson, new head of the NRA planning and research division, called a secret meeting of his em ployes the other day to give them a new rule for success. Ha told them how he got his job, In parable style, by relating an inci dent from his school days. He was trying out for the basket ball team at Swarthmore. The coach paid no particular attention to Hen derson because he Just stood around x and the day came when uniforms were to be handed out to members of the team. The coach called off all the names and Henderson was not among them. But there was an extra suit and Henderson was the only left-over still hanging around, so the coach towed, the suit to him. . "Which proves." fatd Mr. Hender son to his workers, "you may get somewhere by Just standing around." Bump. House leaders are having their troubles. Inner discipline is lax. For the third time this session, a Democratic representative contested Speaker Ratncy's assignment of a bill the other day. Nothing like that ever happened when Loneworth and Gar ner were speakers. The man in their parties who challenged them knew that he was likely to awaken some morning with a political bump on his head. The third cha'.Icnce came on the communication bill. The White House gave it to Chairman Fayburn of the interstate commerce commit tee, because Ray burn la a trusted ally, and the bill refers to interstate commerce. But the Democratic chairman of the committee on merchant marine, radio and fisheries contested tbe as signment and staked a fight for h bill that went as far as a roll-call before he lost. The peculiar part about it wax that the Democratic foor leader, Byrns. failed to upho'.d Ralney and voted "present. Sole. The new Ru:on embassy has been f very quiet since lta opening. No b:g parties recepf.ons. press conferen-e or statement.. (Continued on Pag Seven) RAISEDJO EIGHT Private Sell Falls in Florida Lieutenant Wienecke in Ohio Two With Sell Injured in Bomber's Crash WASHINGTON, March 9 (AF) Senator Fess (R. Ohio),, called to the attention of the senate today the death of two army filers carrying the malt and said that the administration was guilty of "Inhuman, un-American, and Indefensible conduct." He explained he took this ac tion In order to express the hope that the . "airmail business be discontinued until arrangements for more safety are made." DAYTONA BEACH, Pla.. March 8 (AP).-Pih'Me Ernest B. Sell killed Instantly near here today In the crash of an army bomber mall plane within a few minutes after It had taken off from the local airport headed south. Lieutenant W. M. Reld. pilot, and Floyd Marshall, a private, were In jured. The motors failed and the plane fell In a heavily wooded section two miles south of this city. Since the army took over the mall nights, seven other army pilots have been killed. The seventh fatality came near Chardon, Ohio, this morning when Lieut. Otto Wienecke, flying from Newark. N. J., to Cleveland, crashed In the midst of a snowstorm. Private Sell's skull was crushed He never regained consciousness after the crash. Marshall suffered a broken arm and bruises and was rushed to the hosDltal. Lieut. Reld waa the least seriously hurt of the two in jured. Ho refused to go to the hos pital for an examination until he had made a report of the accident to authorities In Jacksonville and Miami. CHARDON, O., March 9 (API Army Air Mall Pilot Otto Wienecke, flying from Newark. N. J., to Cleve land with the mail, crashed to his death In the midst of a heavy snow squall this morning on a farm north west of Burton, near here. Chardon la about 20 miles directly east of Cleveland. The plane was destroyed, but 10 bags of mall were salvaged and brought to the postofflce here. John Hess, a farmer In whose pas ture the plsne crashed, said he and several neighbors heard the plsne'a motor about 5 a.m. (EST) . It appar ently waa sputtering, and Hess rushed out In time to see the crash. Coroner Philip Pease reported look ing at. the ship's altimeter and find ing a reading of 600 feet. Hess said wienecke apparently had no opportunity to save himself. His safety belt was still hooked when the farmer reached his side. WASHINGTON, March . (AP) Doubt was expressed today by Rep resentative Byrns, Democratic leader, that the house "in lta present mood' could agree upon veterans' leglsla tion acceptable to the president. Both Byrne and Speaker Ralney. however, said at their press confer ences that the house would not pass a bill over the president's veto. Arranging to call up the veterans' amendment Monday or Tuesday, as part of the Independent offices ap propriation bill. Byrns aald the first motion to be voted upon would be on acceptance of the liberalisations voted by the senate. THREE CWA WORKERS KILLED BY CAVE-IN OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., March 9 (API Three CWA workers were known to hsve been killed and six others entombed by the caving In of a atorm sewer in tne southwestern part of the city late today. VET LEGISLATION LOOKS DOUBTFUL Squaws Want Right to Talk but. Not to Vote SALES!, March 9. (AP) Indian women want the right to talk but 'not to vote. 1 Objection to suffrage In the pro- (posed self-government phase of the I Indian bill of rights under conald - ratlon at the Northwest Conference of Indian Tribes today waa voiced by a spokesman for ft group of Indian women. "The Indian women do not want th privilege of voting which would , be extended to both men and women withtn the communities." the spokes- man nated. The women also protest tie community property plan, m In - PRESIDENT SUMS President Franklin D. Roosevelt believes the moat salient fact of the firat year of his administration was the amazing increase In the Intelligent Interest which the people of the nation took In the subject of government He summed up the year In an address at exercises at the American university, Washington, held In connection with the In stallation of a new chancellor. After the addreaa, which he la ahown giving, he waa awarded the honorary degree of LL. D. (Associated Press Dhoto) BY BLAST DEBRIS MARSH FIELD, Ore., March 9.4JP) Circuit Judge .James T. Brand was recovering in a hospital here today from injuries suffered late yesterday from a OWA project dynamite blast near his home. Judge Brand was treated for se vere concussion and shock, caused by being struck; by rocks and dirt seat- tered by the blast. by Several teeth were knocked out. He was working in the yard of his home when the dynamite charge 'was exploded. The blast rendered htm unconscious. It was believed he would be moved to his home from the hospital today. s The Brand residence adjoins ft park in which the OWA workers are em ployed. L PORTLAND, March 9. () N"W business amounting to 44.819,000 feet, or about 84 per cent greater than the three-year weekly average for February, and 18 per cent over the previous week, waa reported by the Western Pine association today for the week ending March 3. Shipments for the week were 37, 040.000 feet, "and production. 27, 677.000 feet. Production Increased 2.955.000 feet over the previous week. Current orders were 113 per cent greater than orders accepted during the corresponding week a year ago. Pierce-Allen Gets Carload of Dodge Brothers Trucks Tlie PIcrce-Allen Motor company Medford Dodge and Plymouth dealers, are unloading a carload of Dodge Brothers trucks In Medford today, according to W. W. Allen, head of this concern. The new trucks repre sent the very latest In commerclsl Jobs and three out of the shipment of fotir are already sold, Mr. Allen ssld today. With a steady upturn In general business conditions, Pierce Allen Mo - j tor company reports increased truck sales with prospects bright for a i recora Business along mis una iur 1 1934. terpreter informed the commissi oner 'a staff. t Most of the objections heard dur- ing the early sewlon today to the , Wheeler-Howard measure came from ' a bloc of "mixed breeos." Older mem - bera of former war councils and chief. tains today were virtually converted: BAN DIEGO, Calif, March 0 (AP) J in favor of the proposals fta ft whole, 'Four members of the crew of the while many of the younger groups , locally-based submarine Nautilus, in- favored the principle of the act from j jured last night In an explosion t i the outset. jsea. were rushed to port here today A program of entertainment to be Vated by the Chemawa Indian school ( where thr conference mas being held jwtll close Utt aewloa toolgUt. UP FIRST YEAR FRUIT. WINE PACT PARIS, March 9. (UP) The fruit and -wines deal between the United States and Franca, designed to spur trade in these commodities waa ex tended for several months today. Mutual concessions were made on both sides, the French granting the United States an apple and pear im port quota of 5000 tons for the sec ond quarter of this year. The On td States for her part granted the French a quota of 2,100,000 gallons of wine for shipment to America during March and April Unlike the December frult-and-wlncs agreement, the extension ne gotiations did not Involve new bar gaining. Each nation merely agreed, without argument, to give the other a favorable quota. . AT SACRED HEART The rirst high mass In anticipation of the Easter season will be held at the Sacred Heart Catholic church thla coming Sunday, Sebastian Apollo, or ganist and director of the choir, An nounced today. A special high n.ass will be observed on Easter morning, all participants in the singing of which will be an nounced at a later date. Each year people of many faiths go to the Catholic church for t'.ie beai'-irul Easter services, and a sim ilar -Tongregatlon is expected this yer- The weather will Insure ft At '?r abundance of blossoms for ob.rvsnce of the holy day, th.n usually available. T Facilities available at the Medford airport for handling the air mall i ,Prvlce. anticipated here in the near 1 (llture were investigated yesterday j bJf cpt. j. c. Kennedy of Pearson . ,ltId during an Interview with City i superintendent Fred Scheffel. Condi tlons under which space in the hangar building could be rented were also discussed by Captain Kennedy. The army official also conferred with Postmaster Frank DeSoun, re garding the amount of airmail going out from this city, when the service waa available. He made no statement regarding Just when the airmail op eration would be resumed, but left local officers with the Impression it j would be In the very near future. He left last night for Vancouver. p0IJR OF SUB CREW j HURT IN EXPLOSION , ! aboard the destroyer Barry for treat- mnt at the naval hospital nrxrt from the Mo prat at n ted jtbat all ait ujxxtcU to recover. PRE-EASTER MASS SALES TAX FILED WITH SECRETARYlTO FINISH TERM Action Insures Vote On ; Measure at May 18 Elec tionGrange' and Labor Leaders Behind Petitions SALEM. Ore. March 9. Completed petitions referring the sales tax measure enacted by the special leg islative session last December to a vote of the people were filed with the state department here Thursday afternoon by Ray W. Gill of Portland, master of the State Grange, and by Ben W. Osborne, of the State Fed eration of Labor. The petitions filed Thursday contain 22,105 verified sig natures of bona fide voters, accord ing to GUI and Osborne, who an nounced that additional petitions containing so vera, thousand more names would be filed before 5 o'clock thla afternoon, which la. the dead line for referendum petitions. Filing of the petitions Insures a vote on t.he sales tax measure at the special election May 18, unless the referendum move is defeated through court action. Sponsors of the referendum in clude the Oregon State Grange, State Federation of Labor, Independent Merchants' association. Property Own ers Protective association. Civic Emergency federation. Tax Reduc tion league Multnomah County Fed eration of Unemployed, Retail Cigar Dealers' Association of Oregon, Rail road Brotherhood Legislative league, Housewives' Council, Inc., Oregon Educational and Co-operative Union, Malheur County Taxpayera league, Ontario Commercial club, Ray W. Gill and A. Slaughter. SALEM, Ore., March 9. (AP) The privilege tax on manufacture and distribution of beer and wines 1 will become effective at midnight tonight. The measure was among the most important of those passed at tho special session of the legis lature which becomes effective after 90 days of adjournment. The bulk of the 98 statutes ap proved carried the emergency clause and became effective upon the sig nature of the governor. Only 39 of the entire group either could not carry the emergency because they were revenue raising measures, or were not of sufficient importance. 38 Laws Effective One of the acts yseterday was re ferred When enougti petitioners were listed to ptace the sales tax pro posal upon the ballot next May.vleav ing but 38 laws effective tomorrow. Firty-nlne carried the emergency clause. The tax on manufacturers or im porting distributors of alcoholic bev erages was fixed in the act at 62 cents per barrel of 31 gallons on all malt beverages containing not more than 4 per cent of alcoholic content by weight, and II per barrel of 31 gallons on all malt beverages of higher alcoholic content. There also Is imposed ft tax of 10 cents for each three-pound container or less on all malt syrps for other than medicinal or commercial baking purposes. Provision also Is made for a tax of 23 cents per gallon on all alco holic beverages which in c Hide any wine or similar fermented vinous liq uor and fruit Juice, or other fer mented beverage fit for beverage purposes, containing more t,han one half of I per cent of alcohol by vol ume and not more than 14 per cent of alcohol by volume. Monev to Rum Board All moneys derived from the oper ation of this law after deducting administrative costs, shall remain to the credit of the .state liquor com mission account subject to disburse ment by the secretary of state on' March ' 31, .Tune 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year. Seventy-five per cent of the reve nues disbursed shall be paid to the treasurers of the several counties, In proportion to their population, while the remaining 25 per cent ah all be credited to the general fund of the (Continued on Page Four.) PEIPINO, China, March 0, (AP) i A Japanese official today asked ln j formation regarding American mis sion property In north China "In or- der to avoid damage to these prop ; ertlea in the event the Japanese army j found It necessary to come south ward from the great wall in the near future." The Information was sought by a Japanese official attached to Lhe Jap anese military garrison at Tientsin. The Americans approached said he gave aa hi explanation for his ques tion the statement that It was done "in order to avoid damage." The Identity of the Japanese waa not disclosed but his activities threw fnrelgn circles into a buz of apecu Itiion aa to hat Iat hangs over norVi China, SEEK FEDERAL AID Application for $250,000 Made by Oregon Fifty Districts Facing Closure During March and April SALEM. March 9. Application has been made for approximately j 250,000 of federal emergency relief j funds with which to keep Oregon ' rural schools from closing short of the minimum eight-months school, term and to aid districts more than a year behind in paying their war-! rants, C. A. Howard, superintendent of public instruction, announced to day on his return from a conference with federal oflclals in the east. SO Face Closure. Recent reports from county school superintendents Indicated that ap proximately 50 districts will close during March and April with terms of only five to eight months, unless the federal emergency relief money Is secured. Superintendent Howard explained that Oregon school laws were very lenient in permitting school districts to Issue warrants as long as any teacher can be round who will take them, and In several counties, dis tricts were practically being "carried on the backs of teachers unable to cash their salary warrants." Debt Astonishes. "The laws of a number of other states require that schools be closed when their cash is exhausted, and many tate superintendents with whom Z talked while in the east were astounded to lear nthat we had dis tricts that were, two or three years behind in paying their warrants !s sued for teachers' salaries and other expenses. "If the application for federal re ilel IJ1I1UO IB )jpiVtHI) llr Will urenu a grant to financially distressed ills- trlcts which were able to contract this year for terms of only five to eight months and a part or all of the salaries of teachers In these districts will be paid from relief funds up to a normal length school term. BE SUMMER JOB The Crater Lake highway la sched uled for resurfacing the coming summer by the atata highway com ml bb ton. A contract for the repairing of the highway from a point near the Agate bend to the Butte Creek bridge is scheduled to be let by the state highway board ftt the March 32 meet ing. Work la now scheduled to start April IS on the laying of bitumi nous macadam on the road from Eagle Point to Rogue Elk, ft distance of approximately 20 miles. Tne con tract for this work has been awarded. The Improvements cover the rough est sections of the Crater Lake high way. From Eagle Point to Trail the road was straightened antf Improved In 1931, but failed to stand up under the heavy truck traffic of the next year. Portions are now rutted and patched. The Agate-Butte Creek unit, owing to a soft base and no drainage, has never stood up sticcessfully under the normally heavy traffic. Excavating la now under way on the work of widening the Pacific highway In Ashland, from the south end of the new pavement to w.here the city paving begins. This project also include the construction of an overhead bridge. Work on the widening of the Pa cific highway In Oranta Pant from the Rogue River bridge to the loop will start tomorrow, the state high way board haa announced. CRATER HAY RESURFACING TO Queen of Sheba s Lost City Found by Airmen By JOHN f.VAN (Aasoelsted Pre Portlgn Stiff ) PARIS. March . ') Capt. Cor ruption Molonler and Andr, Mslraux tclrgraphPd from Prcneh aomalllsnd laat nlht that they had found th? lost capital of tha un of 8hba Thejr reporal thla discovery to th ntwspanrr Intrat Jiif ant that they discovered the legendary city and had photographed It. It tovera are ttlll standing. t:icy said. It la locatd. they reported, at the northern edge of tha t sandy desert of Arabia called Ruba-El-Khsll, and alao called Roubat-C-Khall and Roubahl Kale. The point Indicated Is a thoiuand mills aoutheaat of Jrru.alom and 900 miles northeast Iron frenh BsauU-m Liquor Permits Kept Secret Is Boards Promise SALEM. Ore.. March 0. (UP! The state liquor commlsson today indicated It fears (here are too many "Caspar Milquetoasts" in Orecon. They blame, failure of many per sons to obtain liquor permits due to their prevailing fear their their names would be made pub lic. As a result, the commission la expected soon to make some state ment assuring prospective permit holders their names will be held in confidence. A United Press survey conduct ed today In five state departments showed t,hat officials had failed to purchase permits, most of them and their assistants admitting they feared lest it would become generally known they held a ticket entitling them to purchase "De mon Rum." STORE OPENS TO A business total of approximately 60 waa reported for the first two hours of operation here toda? of the state-owned liquor store. The amount wa divided into the l&sua of 26 per mits and the purchase of $34.86 worth of liquors. The business waa steady through out the two hours, the officials In charge stated, no sudden rush of pat rons following the opening of the doors at 11 o'clock. Saturday is ex pected to be e, busier day, the sec ond day's business having exceeded the first in all the othor stores opened In the at etc. With "Blackberry Cordial," "Lon don Dry Gin" and ft bottle of rye on the shelf, not to mention 77 other varieties of fine drink, the Medford liquor store opened at 11 o'clock this morning In the Johnson building on South Bartlett. There were no ob vious Algn of celebration within the store or on the street, but a digni fied reception of the culmination of repeal the long anticipated sale of liquor through the legalized store. Present for the official opening waa W. E. Berry of Eugene, assistant sup ervisor of the state liquor commis sion. All members of the local staff were on the Job to supply the public de mand: I. E. Foy. manager of the store: Harry Fredette and John Peter, assistants, and Mrs. J. F. Reddy, cashier. Shortly before the hour of open ing, groups of people were leisurely peering through the windows at the rows of highly colored bottles with enticing labels, arranged In perfect order, in the manner of store mer chandise, upon the shelves. The enthusiasm with which crowds used to take off for Canada two years ago to get Just what Medford has to offer today, was obviously missing. All people arriving at the store were accepting the advent of "Hill and Hill," "Crab Orchard," "Dixie Belle," "Old Taylor" and all the others in a matter-of-fact manner. Eighty lines of liquor are In stock here today, their total measuring up to 100 case. "H.ll and Hill," the oldest whiskey on the shelf, dates back 20 years, and costa 93.35 ft pint, It Is also the highest In price. The lowest will be "Cherry Orove" whis key, 91.70 a quart. "Crah Orchard" promises to be the best seller here as well aa In other sections of the atate. Manager Foy stated this morning. Permit for purchase of the liquor, which will be required, are being Issued ftt the store at one dollar each Each one Is good for one year. The liquors come In bottles of all sires, thanes and colors, many re sembllng those for which collectors were but a few year ago taking great pride in obtaining, little guessing that they would be lined tip on store shelves In Medford in 1934. The British output of lfl.022 books In 1933 was the highest on record I with the exception of the 1930 pro- 1 ductlon. Their message, teleithaphcd from Kllboutl, Trench Somallland, r"i tho east coast of Africa, read In part: "We discovered the legendary city of the Queen of Sheba. Twenty tow ers or temples atlll atsnd. tt la at the northern edge of Roubat-Zl Kahll. Wt took photographa for In tranalR-esnt." If the two explorer, ar, correct In their belief, they have ended a search conducted by scientists for centuries. locating city which la described In tha 10th chapUr of Joshua as under th, Jurisdiction of Simeon, with tha words: "And tha second lot cam forth to Simeon, even for th tribe of the children of Simeon, according to their families; and their Inheritance WA9 T Employment and Payrolls Start Expansion in Mid February Commodity Prices Tending Upward NEW YORK, March . (AP) "Measured by every yardstick of com parison," said the Dun & Bradstreet weekly trade review today "business generally shows Improvement over the record for the same period of last year, last month and last week." The agency asserted that Increased payrolls, the release of funds by re opened banks, and the commence ment of PWA activities are providing "a powerful stimulus to the current trade revival In nearly all districts." "So long .have been the strides to ward recovery," continued the review, "that manufacturers now foresee shortages of merchandise within the next six months. "With demand stimulated by the special pre-Easter sales, the modera tion In weather conditions brought out throngs of shoppers, which on. some of the most favorable days had all the semblance of the Christmas shopping period. Women's coats, dresses, mllltnery, hosiery, shoes, men's topcoats, hats, shirts and un dcarwear moved In steadily rising volume. "Wholesale markets are assuming much of the activity which charac terized operations last fall when frantic efforts were being made to get orders placed before Imminent price rises." t WASHINGTON, March 9. (AP) A more than usual business gain In February and a moderat Improv- (Continued on page fourteen). BEST IN DISTRICT For the ensuing month, the Med ford CCC district flag will be flown at the Pistol River camp, aa th re sult of the 1022 company rating high. est In the standings Issued by tha district headquarters today. The flag will be forwarded by Camp Kerby. formerly highest rating company la the district. With ratings being made on ft thousand point basis, with 600 points for forestry rating, 300 points for ad ministration and operation , and 100 points for Initiative and leadership CCC, Pistol river scored highest. Pistol River's rating waa 983, with the other camps as follows: Appla-c.-vte, 078.5; Elk Creek, 958.4; Cape Sebastian, 051.5; Port Orford. 044; Kerby, 043; Evans Creek, 043; Carber ry Creek, 920.3; Rand, 905.5; South Fork of tho Rogue, 888. Not Guilty Plea Entered by Btden Manzle Bidcn, local resident, In dicted by the last grand Jury for the alleged transmission of ft com municable malignant ailment to an other, was arraigned In circuit court this morning and entered ft plea of not guilty. No definite date was set for the trial of Biden, but tt will be heard whenever a lull comes in the civil case trials now under way. WILL ROGER? "aaiC 'says: SANTA MONICA, Cel., Mar. 8. Sec where tliey caught two of the guards that got out. of the in il with Dillintrer. Thcv had him surrounded in Chicatro hut he robbed a bank in South Dakota that day, so they was rinht on his trail, just three states behind. They can't .seem to agree on the Wall Street control bill (Tletcher-Riiyburn bilH. What they ought to do with Wall Street is like with the farmera, say "how much gambling did von do last vcar." "Your hon or, I bet a hundred thousand dollars." "Well this year we want .you to cut it down to seventy. five thousand and w will pay you thirty thousand for not betting (he other twenty-five." Yours,.