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Twenty-ninth Year
MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1934.
No. 1.
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By Paul Mai Ion
Copyright, 1834, By Paul Mallon
Enigma
WASHINGTON. March 33. The con
oonaervatlvea on the supreme court
will not take a hint.
Rumors of their resignations have
been spread broadcast throughout the
land for nealy a year. Three of the!
four conservative on the court have
long since passed the retirement age.:
Successors to two are supposed to
4 have been picked unofficially by ad
ministration authorities.
Yet the conservative do not retire.
They continue In good health. Not
only that, but they write minority
- opinions such as that In the New
York milk case, boldly questioning
legal prlnclplea Involved In the new
deal.
Those who know whereof they speak
are not above suspecting that the
matter has developed Into a little sit
uation in which the conservatives arc
determined to outlast Mr. Roosevelt,
so he cannot appoint liberals In their
places. At least that Is the result so
far. .
Silence
What has encouraged this suspicion
la the case of Justice MoReynolds;
Last summer the rumor got around
that he would retire at the fall term
of court. His friends did not start the
rumor. All that could be found out
about the source of the rumor was
that 1!; probably "came from down
town." For the benefit of strangers to
Washington, "down town" Is the
realm of the admnlnlstratlon.
Justice MoReynolds silently failed
to take notice of the rumor.
He did not retire at the fall term,
nor during the winter term. He reach
ed the retirement age Feb. 3, 1033.
For a man supposed to be consider
ing retirement he wrote an exceed
ingly strong opinion as leader of the
conservative minority In the milk
case.
More Silence
His two conservative associates who
have also reached the retirement age
are Justices Sutherland (Oct. 3, 1033)
"and Van Devanter (April 17, 1020.)
One liberal member of the court has
also reached the retirement age, Jus
tice Brandei (Nov. 13, 103r" But
there have been no rumors about his
resigning.
The matter Is rather important be
cause the new deal has been winning
decisions in the court by the narrow
est of margins, 5 to 4. If one of the
conservatives would be so kind as to
take a hint and retire, the margin
would be fl to 3.
Drift
Apparently the - administration Is
growing weary of waiting.- It recently
endorsed the progressive Senator Hi
ram Johnson for re-election to the
senate. He was one of the two sup
posed to have been slated for a su
preme court appointment. The other
was Democratic Floor Leader Robin
eon. It Is possible that the conservative
Justices have given no consideration
v whatever to this subtle phase of the
matter. They could be staying on
merely because they like the court at
mosphere or because retirement will
cut their income from 120,000 to $10,
000 a year.
Whatever the reason, the effect is
the same. (The terms conservatives
and liberals as used above carry no
political implications. They merely
describe the divergence of the court
in the last two big cases, milk and
Minnesota mortgages.)
Strike
Striking has become so popular that
even the relief rollers are trying It.
In a steel town of northwestern
Pennsylvania not long ago, workers In
the steel plant were getting 40 cents
an hour while the CWA workers were
getting 50 cents an hour. Naturally
many steel workers dropped thslr
hard labor In the mills and took soft
Jobs with the OWA, until the CWA
put to stop to It by reducing its wage
to 40 cents an hour.
, The OWA workers considered this a
personal affront and went on strike,
refusing to take the 40 cents offered
by the government.
Ferules
President Roosevelt had several
witches on his desk when he startd
talking to both sides In the automo
bile strike.
Most significant was the plan to
feed the strikers through the- CWA. It
meant the government would finance
the strike so the workers could hold
out as long as the United States treas
ury did.
Almost as patent was the presiden
tial authority to license Industry and
force a settlement on his own terms
If he chose.
There are good reasons for believing
the president never Intended to me
either switch.
He merely displayed them signifi
cantly for effect.
Note
The Indians have been cheated so
often that they refused to approve
the new Collier plan for their re
habilitation. They did not real! U
w-ftfl devised to give them ft new deal.
Indian Commissioner Collier had to
go out on a campaign speaking trip
to sell them the idea.
Around the war department they
say under their breaths: "Walt until
i Col. Lindbergh wants government co-
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ROOSEVELT STAND
BIGS CHEER 10
UNION EMPLOYES
Promise of Definite, Im
portant Results Keeps Men
On Jobs Fisher Body
Cuts Hours, Boosts Pay
nrppnrr March 3S. (API
1iumH h. , 1 n rrrn m from their KD"
resentstlves In Washington announc
ing "definite and Important reaulta,"
union employes of Michigan's automo
tive plant kept aaaemDiy unee roil
ing today under a "flag of truce."
Typical of the telegrams receiveu
from their spokesmen In the White
i r 1 1 unfumiui fc Washington was
one that came to headquarters of the
Hudson Motor car uo. local nere. .v
said:
Elation Voiced.
'rnnfMnfl with P'f ntflOnt. ROOM-
Velt four houra. Definite and Im
portant results. Peel elated."
Mot.in.. vfrm limited In the Planer
Body Co. plants of the General Motors
Corp. announcing tnat tne nauonai
Automobile Chamber of Commerce
recommendation for a reduction In
working noura to 36 a week, with an
Increase in the hourly wage rate such
that the total wage received would
not be reduced, was being put Into
effect.
At the General Motors offices here.
If wo aalrt tha N A. fl. G. reCOm-
mendatlon was being made effective
as rapidly as possime in an auto
mobile manufacturing divisions, but
that. t.h arvAMnrv nlant. which are
not Included In the N. A. C. C, are
not Involved.
Study Strikers' Terms.
In rwrnlt Hlrnnfcnr nf thn Bower
Boiler Bearing Co. wero studying
the terms laid down oy 100 sinning
wnrbman In ft. tn.rllllt.lnn Conference
conducted by the regional labor board.
WASHINGTON, March 33. (AP)
A feeling that President Roosevelt
was siding with them In their con
troversy with automobile manufao
turera was evidenced today by labor
leaders..,i-.:.w-' t
x. The , union spokesmen had another
afternoon "conference scheduled with
Hugh B. Johnson, NRA administrator,
who has been active In the' strike
averting efforts. President Roose
velt was ready to receive the men
on either aide of the dispute, it that
became desirable, and was especially
Interested In whatever position the
manufacturers would take on his
plans.
Confidence In F. R.
Meanwhile, the labor leaders sent
telegrams back home expressing "ela
tion" and confidence that President
Roosevelt "will see us through." The
strike was being held In abeyance
pending the outcome of the negotia
tions. At this afternoon's meeting the
union men expected to hear some
definite word from the administra
tion, but had no assurances as to
what was plsnned.
During the morning, Johnson con
ferred with the automobile manu
facturers, but both sides kept strict
sllenco as to the results.
Rail Ilcnds Eye nans.
Railroad managers received from
Joseph B. Eastman a scries of pro
posals designed to settle the wsge
contrlversy with employes. After an
hour and a half with the managers,
Eastman left the conference, but said
he would return later in the day to
receive their answer before conferring
further with labor.
The co-ordlnator refused to say
what the propositions were.
It wss generslly understood, how
ever, he Is endeavoring to make some
arrangement so that the lower paid
railroad workers would be benefitted.
Hunters Fined
PENDLETON. Ore., March 33.
(AP) Henry Kaiser, SO, of Ducar,
Calif., and Olun Gould, 30, and Frark
Palmer. 46, both of Uklah, Ore., were
fined ISO each here today on a
charge of unlawful possession of deer
meat. They were arrested In southern
Umatilla county by state police.
SPRING BUYING SURGE
THROUGHOUT AMERICA
NEW YORK, March 33. (AP)
Dun it Bradstreet said today that
"reports received from all parts oil
the country this week reveal sales j
above anticipated quotas."
"The average gatn In retail sales!
over those of last year," stated the !
review, "Is placed at 48 per cent,
while In many Instances the 1933
figures have been parsed by 10 to 13
per cent. j
"Because of the prevailing rising i
markets Inventories have been dou
bled, as retailers are anticipating
needs In advance of normal require
ments. Wholesalers report even
greater gains than retailers, aud are
expressing concern over the inability
of manufacturers to supply some
grades of the most popular types of
merchandise, because of restriction
Portland Bank
Deposits Take
$4,500,000 Leap
PORTLAND, March 23. (AP)
Portland bank deposits took an
upward leap of more than 94,500,
000 between December 30 last and
March 6, thla year. It waa revealed
today when the banks responded
to a call Issued by the comptroller
of currency.
Deposits reported - by the six
banks In Portland aggregated US,
415,838, compared with 140,804,
460 ahown In the year-end call.
Thla was a gain of 4,6I1,S76 In
about nine weeks.
COLUMBIA STAY
Scores Today
Consolation Scores
Columbia 27; Dallas 31.
SIKerton 43; MoMtnnvtlle 14.
The Dalles 56, Coqullle 10.
SALEM. March 33. 0P) Stellar
basketball shooting by Wsyne Scott
of Silverton and William O'Donnell of
Columbia kept these two teams In
the consolation series of the state
basketball tournament today. Silver
ton defeated " MoMlnnvllIe 43 to 14,
and Columbia beat Dallas 37 to 31,
the losers being definitely eliminated.
Scott tied high single day scoring
honors with Dean Galloway of Pen
dleton by sinking the ball - for 19
Points, eight of which were made In
four straight plays. Silverton held
MoMlnnvllIe scoreless the .first period
while tallying 16 points.
In the first game today Columbia
of Portland remained in tha running
for 5th or 8th place largely through
the playing of Its center, O'Donnell.
who scored 15 points for a three-game
total of 43, tlelng Scott who also
made 43 points In the three days.
Dallas, however, threatened to take
the lead several times In the last halt.
Silverton and Columbia will play
tomorrow morning, the winner taking
fifth place In the state tournament
and. the losers eighth. i
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ROSEBURG, Ore., March 33. (AP)
Rev. Samuel E. Memlnger, 83, for
16 yeara an active minister In the
Oregon conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church, died here last
night.
He waa born November 31, 1RS1, In
Pennsylvania, where he became af
filiated with the Central Psnnsylva
nia conference In 1BSS. He was trans
ferred to Oregon In 18OT and served
pastorates at Ashland, Corvallls, Mt.
Tabor In - Portland, and Cottage
Grove, ' prior to his retirement in
1308. Since leaving the ministry ne
has msde his home In Roseburg.
Oregon Millfeed
To Bait Hoppers
PORTLAND, March 33. (AP) A
boom In the Oregon millfeed industry
hss resulted from the Jpvemmenfs
orders for 600 tone for use as grass
hopper belt In the mid-west.
Dealers from the Atlantic to the
Pacific are trying to buy In the
Portland territory. Same sales have
been made to the Atlantic coast at
13 here, but most sellers an asking
at least 313.50.
PHILIPPINE MEASURE
READY FOR SIGNATURE
WASHINGTON, Merer. 33. (AP)
The Philippine Independence bill wss
made ready for President Roosevelt's
signature late today after being sign
ed by the presiding officers of the
senate and house.
There were Indications the meas
ure would be signed tomorrow by
President Rooserelt.
of operstlons by NRA .provisions."
"The course of leading Industrial
Indices," the agency said, "now Is
showing greater uniformity In reach
ing higher positions, production al
most without exception being at def
initely higher levels In comparisons
wltb the aame period last year."
WASHINGTON, March 33. (AP)
The American Railway association
announced today that loadings of
revenue freight for the week ended
March 17 were 635,733 cars, an increase
of 13.371 cars above the preceding
week, 173,136 above the corresponding
week In 1833 and 41,014 above 1333.
Miscellaneous freight loaded for
the week of March 17 was 337.563
cars, an Increase of 11,130 over the
pre:etlng week. 76,786 above 1333 and
37,554 above 1331.-
CANDIDATE FILING
LAGS AS TIE FOR
CLOSE DRAWS NEAR
Hundreds of Declarations
Expected in Ten Days Re
mainingRegistration of
Voters Continues Lively
By CLAYTON V. BERNHARD
(Associated Press Staff Writer)
SALEM, March 33. (AP) Only 10
days remain In which candidates for
political office may file with the
secretary of state, and yet with less
than a hundred declarations, most
of these for legislative and Judicial
positions, an unusual situation Is
faced the necessity of hundreds of
filings the last few days. Filings close
here Tuesday afternoon, April 3.
In the meantime, election officials
reported, registrations of voters were
progressing rapidly, and a, continu
ance of the trend of two years ago
of many changes to the Democratic
ranks was noted. Registration of
voters with the county clerks closes
April 18, Just one month prior to the
primary election. It was pointed out
that unless voters changed their resi
dence or wish to change their party
affiliation those who voted at the
last general election need not re
register. .
m Candidates Now.
Of the 96 candidates who have filed
for the 112 positions. 45 are Republi
cans, 37 Democrats and 34 non-partisan
the latter group all for either
circuit court Judges or Justices of the
supreme court.
In the race for governor, only one
filing has been made, that of Sam H.
Brown, Republican, who filed by peti
tion which has not yet been com
pleted. Joe E. Shelton, Democrat,
waa tha only filing listed for secre
tary of state. Two Democrats, J. W.
Leonhardt of La Orande and Elmer
8. McCormlclt of Portland, filed for
superintendent of public Instruction,
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DAHAI11150
FOR SLAYING DEER
Zera Da hack, aged member of a
Jackson county family, waa fined
950 and costs and sentenced to 30
days in the county Jail, upon his
plea of guilty to possession of fresh
deer meat, by Justice of the Peace
William R. Coleman, Dahack resides
In this city.
. Dahack admitted that he went to
his place beyond Eagle Point Thurs
day to attend to some sheep, and
shot two deer. He claimed he did
this "because I had nothing to eat,
and the deer ate me out last win
ter." He also said he had a sick
wife, who required his Attention.
. Deputy Warden Ed Walker testi
fied that complaints had been re
ceived since last December of Dahack
killing deer, and selling the meat In
this city. When Dahack returned last
night he was arrested at his home
with throe sacks full of ecr meat
In his possession.
SLATED AT G. PASS
WASHINGTON, March 33. (API-
Senator Stelwer (H., Ore.) received
notice today that members of the
board of army engineers will visit
Crescent City, and the Humboldt
river In California, Yaqulna and
Coos Bay, Ore., and Oraya Hnrbor,
Wash., this spring.
The date has not been set.
The engineers will hold hearings
at Clranta Pass, Ore.
The board has ruled thst existing
and anticipated traftlo at Crescent
City, even with plana for building a
railroad from Orants Pass, Is not suf
flclent to make advisable deepening
the harbor to 30 feet and extend
ing the breakwater. The engineers,
however, decided to .hold hearings on
the matter.
The board members wilt Inspect
the other places,
QUEER SHOVER' NETS
5 YEAR PRISON JOLT
6AM rflANCiaCO, March 23. P)
Martin L. Lenon, 33, Portland barber,
was sentenced to five years In prison
by Federal Judge A, F. At, Sure today
after he had pleaded guilty to possess
ing counterfeit 110 notes.
The case of Lenon 's wife, Carrie, a
chambermaid, was referred to the pro
bation officer, who will return a re
port en April 7.
Captain Thomas B,' Foster, head of
the secret serf Ice here, said the couple,
arrested here March 13, had told htm
Mrs. Lenon found a package of B0
counterfeit bills while she was dead
line a room in a Portland hotel.
OREGON BUTTER
TALKEDAT MEET
Would Cut Minimum Selling
Price of Makers Zones
for Fat Buying Proposed
With Minimum Price et
SALEM. March 33. iff) Producers,
manufacturers and other handlers of
butter In the state of Oregon met here
today to consider certain amend
ments to the proposed butter code as
submitted by a committee represent
ing manufacturers and distributors of
butter In the Portland trade area.
The salient features of the amend
ments discussed at the meeting were:
Set Selling Price
Establishing a minimum selling
price for butter by manufacturers at
one-half cent less per pound than
proposed In the original code, namely
two cents and two and one-half cents
above the Portland cubs price.
Dividing the state Into four eones
and establishing a buying price for
butterfat within each zone, and per
mitting additional payment to be
made above thla price by way of divi
dends payable not oftener than once
a month.
Requiring resale prices by retailers
to be In conformity with the federal
retailers' code without fixing any def
inite .retailers' margin through the
state code.
Favor Can Furnishing
Striking out the paragraph of the
(Continued on Page Four.)
WELFARE DEPOT
ON MAIN STREET
In the windows of the former Ma
gi ir Drug store on East Main street, a
very interesting .display appears this
week, illustrating the type of work,
accomplished at the Welfare Exchange,
It all shows the kinds of materials
needed by the Exchange to carry on
the projects In the future.
That need Is at the present time
becoming an acute one and all per
sons with scraps of clothing or ma
terials at home are urged to inform
the exchange.
The achievements of the sowing
class, organization of which has light
ened the clothing problems of many
local mothers, are also on display at
the down town store.
A call was issued by Miss Helen
Carlton, manager of the Exohange to
day, for scraps of yarns, pieces of suf
ficient length for knitting of Afghan
squares. The Exchange is trying to
provide several Invalids with materi
als for work, which they anticipate as
recreation.
Straw hats to be made over for the
summer season are also needed at the
Exchange. The last sale cleaned out
the entire supply and the sunny daya,
which make all women want summer
hats, are here.
LEAGUE OF CITIES
ELECTS OFFICERS
EUOENE, March 33. ( AP) O. n.
Bean, Portland city commissioner,
wss elected president of the Oregon
League of cities at the annual con
vention of the league here Thursday.
Eltsh Large, Eugene mayor, was
elected vice-president; George McOee,
Forest Orove, second vice-president;
J. L. Franzcn. city manager of Ore
gon City, secretary, and Bert L.
Harvey, Baker mayor, treasurer.
The league approved the Sumner
Wilcox bill providing federal legisla
tion for municipal bankruptcy.
The league by resolution urged the
national public works administration
to take every possible step to expedite
expenditure of funds already allotted
for approved PWA projects. It was
declared Oregon has not received Its
full share of PWA money.
TASKS IN PORTLAND
PORTLAND, Ore,, March 23. (AP)
More than one thousand long
shoremen went to work on Portland
wharfs and ships today as the Inter
national Longshoremen's association,
In deference to a request of Prest
dent Roosevelt, cancelled a threaten
ed strike for recognition.
Conditions this morning were about
the same as on any other morning.
There had been no demonstration
while the strike Order was In effect
a contrast to conditions existing prior
to th 1923 ttrtXe,
FIGURES IN AUTO
-hi p
Sltown above are the leaders on each hide ot the automobile Indus
try controversy on the outcome of which hinges a possible general
strike. The American Federutlon of Labor, headed by William Green
(right), demands recognition of Its unions for collective bargaining
and denounces company unions. It also nks a tinge Increase. Alfred
Sloan, Jr., (upper left), chief of General Motors, and Walter Chrysler
(lower left), hend of the company which hears his name, are members
of the NRA code executive committee which met In New York In an
effort to settle the dispute. Motor companies have said they do not
Intend to recognize the A. F. of L, as such. (Associated Press Photos).
STEIWER NOTIFIED
WASHINGTON. March 33. (AP)
Senator Frederick Stelwer of Oregon
said today he has been notified . by
Thomas H. MacDonald, chief of the
bureau of public roads, that no money
Is available for construction of the
proposed Rogue Rlver Gorge road to
connect the Oregon coast and Pacific
highways. 4 .
In a letter to the setfttor, MacDon
ald said the proposed route has not
been included in the federal aid high
way system nor In the forest system,
but that It would be eligible for Im
provement with recovery act funds
for secondary roads.
The road chief pointed out, how
ever, that "It Is Improbable that the
state highway department will, find
It possible to divert any of these
funds at this time."
MacDonald said that Inasmuch as
there already are eight routes con
necting the Oregon coast highway and
the Pacific highway, "there does not
appeal- to be any great need for the
construction."
He added that the forest service
road now under construction will
serve the Rogue river country ade
quately, and he said he understands
"there Is considerable sentiment In
favor of maintaining the lower Rogue
river as a primitive area."
STOCK EXCHANGE BILL
WITH TEETH FAVORED
WASHINGTON. March 23. (AP)
President Roosevelt said today he fa
vored a stock exchange control bill
with teeth In It, but ie had not had
the opportunity to read the revised
Fletcher-Ray burn bill.
WASHINOTON, March 33. (AP)
President Roosevelt today urged
enactment of the Wagner-Lewis un
employment Insurance bill at this
session of congress.
CON LACKING FOR
ROGUE RIVER ROAD
ASSASSIN PLOT BARED
BY RUMANIAN OFFICIALS
BUCHAREST, Rumania, March 38.
(AP) Plans to assassinate Premier
George Tartarescue and other gov
ernment leaders were declared by po
lice to have been revealed today.
The revelation was made, authori
ties said, by the arrest of Professor
Gomoju, one of the most prominent
surgeons In Rumania and a membor
of the national organisation, "Kultur
Ex-Patrla," which Is strongly sym
pathising with the fascist Iron guard.
Gomoju was charged with send
ing threatening letters to members
of the government and other Influ
ential persons throughout the coun
try. These letters, It was disclosed tcr
day, have kept high circles In state
of near panio
CONTROVERSY
CAPT. APPLEGATE
WILL ATTEND C-C
Klamath county will be represents
ed by a delegation headed by Gapt,
O. O. Applegate, famed southern Ore
gon Indian fighter, at the special
Chamber of Com mere forum lunch
eon next Monday at the Hotel Mod
ford, honoring ploneera who have re
sided In Jackson, Josephine and
Klamath counties for the past 70
yeara. Over 20 settlers are expected,
to be present.
Reservations can be arranged at
(the hotel for 300 luncheln guests and
the tickets are now available at the
Chamber of Commerce. Attendance
will not bo limited to pioneers.
A partial list of those who have
accepted Invitations Include Judge
William Colvlg. Med ford; James L.
Woolrldgo, Applegate; Mrs. Lydla
Tuffs Dean, Orants Pass; Mrs. Wil
liam Holmes, Med ford; Mayor W. O.
Lecver, Central Point; Mrs. Marls E.
Bennett, Mcdford; 8. D. Swingle, Ash
Iftnd; Mrs. A. L. Harvey, Ashland;
Mrs. EsUher Cameron, Medford; Mrs.
Mary Prances Stevens, Medford; Fred
Tlce, Medford; John B. Griffin. Med
ford; Mrs. Irene Wllletts, Persist;
Mrs. Lulu Davis, Gold Hill; Mrs. Ju
lia A. Owen. Central Point; J. L.
Rowe, Sams Valley; I, M. Howe, Cen
tral Point.
An appropriate pioneer subject has
been chosen by Prof. Irving E. Vin
Ing, Ashland, for his main address
of the occasion. His words will be
dear to the hearts of the old timers.
Attorney Evan Reames will act as
toastmastor,
Preparations have been completed
for the formation of a "Three-Quarters
Century" club, with member ship
restricted to the pioneers, who have
watched and taken part In the de
velopment of Oregon since the estab
lishment of stathood In I860. The
members will take an Important part
In Oregon's Olamond Jubilee cele
bration In Medford next June 8 to
9, when the 7Sth anniversary of
statehood will bo observed.
The arrest caused a sensation In
view of the fact that the trial of
those charged with the "laying of
the Into Premier Ion Duca, Is now
In progress, and also because of the
social standing of Professor Gomoju.
The man held Is chief physician at
the Queen Helen hospital and admin
istrator of a children's asylum found
ed by Queen Helen, divorced wife
of King Carol,
During Helen's residence In Bucha
rest, Gomoju was one of her Inti
mate friends and Id visors.
It also was pointed out that Go
moju was In close touch with Ru
manian Ma - r, Lilians as he was a born
Maoedonjaot
BILL WOULD BAR
Concerns Having Agents at
Famed 1930 Confab Ruled
Out Four Trans-Continent
Routes Proposed
WASHINGTON. March 33. (AP)
A revised airmail bill Introduced In
the senate today by administration
men would bar from bidding on new
contracts every company which had
a representative at the now-famous
1930 Washington conference of air
mall operators, or at any other meet
ing held it says "for the purpose
of rearranging the air mall map of
the United States.'
The new bill waa Introduced Jointly
by McKcllar (D., Tenn.), and Black
(D.. Ala.), chairman of the special air
mall investigating committee.
The Interstate commerce commis
sion would be authorized to estab
lish routes after a four-year period.
Instead of three years as In McKellar's
first bill, which was aoverely attacked
by Charles A. Lindbergh and others.
At that time, It could extend exist
ing contracts for a period of three
years without competitive bidding.
Extension of such contracts by Walter
F. Brown, former postmaster general,
was one of the targets of the Investi
gating committee.
Competitive bidding would be re
quired on the Initial letting of con
tracts when the mall was returned
to private lines from army planes.
Appeal Oninted.
The clause authorizing the post-
(CoDttnued on Page Six)
Rumors, travelling about the city
today by the grapevine communica
tion systom, to the of feet that the
Medford water supply waa suffering
from the drouth and that lawns
would have to go unwaterod this
summer, were emphatically denied
by the cjty water department thla
afternoon.
To date the Medford water supply
has been more than abundant, the
department pointed out. In 1031,
which was a very dry year, then
was still a surplV of water. There
are no Indications of a shortage to
date this year. Should such occur
from continued drouth, there would
still be ample water for reasonable
usa In this city. At tha present and
during previous years the Medford
water supply has been wasted by
most of Its users, the officers stated,
declaring "there will certainly be no
need this year for dry lawns In Med
ford, the old springs are still work
ing." BILL AIMED AT INSULL
SIGNED BY PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON, March S3. (AP)
President Roosevelt today signed the
bill aimed at Samuel Insull, provid
ing for Immediate removal of Amerl
can citizens accused of crime from
countries In which tho United States
exercises extra-territorial Jurisdiction.
WILL
ROGER?
'says:
HOLLYWOOD, Cul., March
22. AVoll, the country woka
up mighty relieved this morn,
ing when thoy found tho presi
dent had been able to stall off
tlioso strikes.
Don't it look like in case ot
a wage dispute it uhoukl be
compulsory that you keep on
working, but yon send, say two
men, tho owners two and the
government two. Now If they
wero months settling this and
labor won, their increase in pay
would go back to the time when
the first protest was made, or
a shortening of hours, and la
bor won, they would also be
paid for back hours.
Looks liko nobody would be
hurt much and tho lnbor heads
and the owners could cuss each
other in a room tho samo as
they do now in tho newspapers.
Yet nobody would have to bo
idlo listening to 'em.
Yours,
WATER SHORTAGE
RUM BASELESS
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