"Ten Nights in a Barroom" Troupe Will Parade at 7 o'Clock
The Weather
Forecait: Cloudy tonight and Satur
day; somewhat colder tonight.
Temperature:
Highest yesterday - ,,,, 50
Lowest this mnrnlnf . 44
Medford Mail
TRIBUNE
WINNER
Pulitzer Award
TOR 1934
Twenty-ninth Tear
MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER S 934,
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By PAUL MALL ON
(Copyright, 1934, by Paul Mallon.) .
WASHINGTON, Doc. 21. Lack of
ofcealoa under the surface of tae
tew ileal 1 becoming mor and mere
noticeable.
Moat sideline
sitters suspect
that the real wa
aon why Presi
de n t Roosevelt
was forced t
cancel hla rad:o
talk was became
there was so
much difference
of opinion
among hit advij
era. He flould
not get them to
gether on any
thing In time to outline a talk bj
fcre hi January message to con
gress. In fact, his advisers are prorirg
themselves to be a flock of the rug
gedest individualist In captlvlry.
Each one la trying to pull him dif
ferent way. They do It more or li$
ubtly and in varying degrees, but
they are not able to agree on very
much of anything.
There seems to be nothing la fre
stories going around that a cabinet
officer or two may retlrj In the spring,
but there is good reason for suspect
ing that the Internal leorganlzatloii.
with which the White House now Is
having so much Inside trouble. jcM
trim a few personal sal's and expand
a few others.
Paul Mail on
The trouble Is that every man In
government la ambitious for hla own
views, If not for himself personally.
Overlapping and conflicting bureaus
are making conflicting reports. Ea?h
one. has the only possible plan for
curing the depress ion.
Loyalty Is only a relative matter.
It becomes secondary where principle
is concerned, and all these new deal
ers have principles on everything
from peanuts to politics. Too many
are worrying about their political
future.
It is not Important but Just to
give you an Idea one cabinet officer
sidled up to another cabinet officer
a few days ago and promised to keep
a third cabinet officer from getting
a bureau away from the second one.
The result of such tactica Is an
undercurrent of frictlou which forces
the boss to weigh all the evidence
and make all. the decision. That
may be best for the long run, but It
does not permit speed.
NEW BEER RULINGS
TO
Control
Draft
Commission Halts
Sale by Drug or
Grocery Stores After First
of Year in Larger Cities
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 31. (AP)
With a audden, bold stroke, not
generally predicted, the Oregon liquor
control commission hat ruled that
after January 1 drug stores and gro
ceries In cities of 6000 population or
more must discontinue sale of draft
beer.
In such cities drug stores may sell
bottle beer which they can open and
dispense at counters. Grocers, how
ever, will be permitted to aelL pack
age beer only, and It may not be
consumed on the premises.
May Ban Sunday Sals
The commission further announced
that consideration was being given a
proposal to ban beer on Sunday from
1 a. m. to 6 p. m.
- The ruling was promulgated by the
commission in what was described as
a move to "eliminate the beer saloon
in residential districts."
That It would meet with vigorous
and consolidated opposition of drug
gists' and grocers' organizations was
a foregone conclusion. In some quar
ters It was suggested the commission
may have issued the order on a
"tentative" basis as It has been known
to do heretofore, reversing its earlier
Judgment if public sentiment runs
strongly against the proposal.
George L. Sammls, liquor control
board administrator, said the regu
lation curtailing drug store and gro
cery store operations had been Issued
in response to protests that many
such places were being turned Into
saloons, and that the fact that many
women and children are compelled
by necessity to vlsttthese places must
not b lost sight of.
Withhold Action
Whatever the outcome, the liquor
commission la at least temporarily
Gleemen To Sing
Christmas Carols
Throughout City
Christmas era the Gleemen, con
veyed by a Greyhound bus, plan
to cruise through the streets of
Medford singing Christmas carols.
In this manner the organization
hopes to revive In a modern way
a custom that In olden times was
a much a part of the Christmas
season as la the Christmas tree of
today.
The men are quite enthusiastic
about the Idea, and it Is hoped
that they can reach all parts of
the city and bring to Medford
homes a measure of brightness and
good will reflecting the spirit of
the present times.
JAP DENUNCIATION
OF NAM IREAIY.
Country Opposed to Parity
System Set Up in Pact
Action Comes As Surprise
to Britain and America
No. 233.
Dies In Fall
BE
BY VETS TONIGHT
' General Chairman Morris Leonard
of the American Legion committee in
charge of the "Ten Nights in a Bar
room" show at the Oriental Gardens
tonight announced today that all
who attend should dress In old time
costumes. If possible. Chairman Leon
ard said he realised that many would
not be able to secure clothing remi
niscent of the "old days." but that If
as many as could, would appear in
costume, it would add greatly to the
spirit of the occasion,
It was also announced that the
house committee and waiters should
report at the Oriental Gardens at
6:15 this evening.
"Wooden tables strewn with news
papers, old fashioned lamps for light,
concessions for hot dogs, peanuts,
popcorn and beer and general dress-
up reminiscent of the gay nineties
have transformed the Oriental Gar
(Continued on Page Eleven)
(Continued on Page Nine)
Mr. Roosevelt's simplified proce&s
for handling hla array of all-star half
backs, is to read. He reads everything
In sight.
The other day someone sent to the
White House the ten best essays writ
ten by boys in the Civilian Conserv
ation Corps. They were addressed to
Mrs, Roosevelt, because she happened
to be particularly Interested In that
subject, but somehow t;iey fell on the
president's desk, and he read thm
all.
What he demands from the team
Is a full report In writing every to
weeks by each of the 34 members of
the National Emergency Council. On
this council are all cabinet members
and heads of the principal emergency
eenclea. They gather at super cab
inet meetings in the White House
and each one reads hi report, listing
wha he ha done since the previous
meeting. Such a session was held
yesterday.
This makes a formidable array of
data to listen to, but the president
listens. Once, several month ag?.
a cabinet officer came vross an Item
of a million dollars. "What' that
for?" Mr. Roosevelt asked. The cb
Ineteer had to confess with embar
rassment he did not kuow. That in
cident has not been repeated since.
In addllton, the president ha a
secretary (Miss Let and) who reads
all the newapapers and magaslr.es
ahe can devour and mrk copies 0:
the most Important Items. She places
them each day on the president'
dealt.
One personality tn the new deal
whose influence seems to be expand
ing. 1 that of your old friend. Oer
eral Farley.
For a time there was consideraole
resistance manifest In certain new
deal quarters against some of Mr
Parley's desire and activities. . Since
the election, however, there seem to
be a new general appreciation of t'.'C
lnportance of hla work
Hla sphere Is by no means con
fined to the pctoff!-e department
or the Democratic naticnal oomra't-tee.
The death of ex-Chief ugene Blak
of Federal Reserve was mourned by
many in Washington. He was the
only philosopher developed by the
new deal.
Once a newsman tried to sell him
a prtnur news service, whereupon he
(Continued on Page Twelve)
E
TO REGAIN COST
OF TRIG. FEHL
Jackson county yesterday took le
gal steps to collect from Earl H. Fehl,
serving four years In state prison for
ballot-theft, for collection of its cost
bill for the trial of Fehl in Klamath
county, on a change of venue, and
for back taxes.
The cost bill, still In process of de
termination before Judge G. F. Skip
worth of Lane county, the trial Judge,
amounts, to $5,094.50. The unpaid
taxea amount to $1,044.13.
The county in an answer filed yes
terday In the suit or Ntedermeyer.
Inc., holds Its cost bill and unpaid
tax claim, has "superior and prior
rights" over other claims. Fehl was
awarded a judgment against Nleder
meyer, Inc., for approximately 6000.
Legal steps were recently taken by
Nledermeyer, Inc., to have an adjudi
cation of the claims, and pro rata
determination of the amounts to be
paid, to claimants on the Judgment.
The claims Include 12500 attorney's
fees, and claims of Ted Helmroth of
Griffin Creek, and J. B. Thomas of
Ashland, for money loans to Fehl.
Hearings in the case are scheduled
for early next year. Fehl filed an af
fidavit of prejudice against Judge
Norton. Judge B. L. Eddy of Doug
las county was assigned by the state
supreme court to the case. Judge
Eddy's term expires January 1. so an
other judge will be assigned by the
high court, for the final hearings.
22 FIRMS SEEKING
LICENSE FOR BEER
SALE IN MEDFORD
A iwetl mating of the city coun
cil was called last night to consider
applications of 23 Medford firms for
licenses for the sale of beer during
the year 1935. Besides consideration
of the beer sale applications, the
council voted on and accepted the
resignation of Joseph Fllegel from
the city planning council, tendered
so that he may fully assume the du
ties of his newly-elected office of
councilman from the first .ward.
The beer, license applications were
referred to the city, council by. the
Oregon Stat Liquor Control com
mission for recommendations, and
will be sent back to the commission
after further Investigation and ap
proval Is made by Chief of Police
McCredie and City ' Attorney Frank
Farrell. The commission may accept
the applications whether or not they
are approved by Medford officials,
but will act on the recommendations
made here.
Although there has been talk of
levying a city tax on the Issuance of
beer sale licenses, the council de
cided to take no action on this meas
ure until after the state legislature
meets.
Applications from the following 22
firms were considered:
Rex Cafe, Cleo's, Roxy Ann, Re
liable Cash Grocery, Rankin Estes,
Brownie Marie, Goodwin and Oood
wln, Brown's Pool hall, Elks club,
Albert P. Furley of the Jackson ho
tel, William Relnhardt, Otto Jeld
ness. H. C. Fredftte of the Nash ho
tel, Fred E. Powell of Fred's Sand
wich shop. J. w. Antle, Jensen and
Dalley, Elmore F. Hayes, Club Cigar
Store, Franklin's Cafe, Hotel Med
ford, Onome Inn, Hu son's What Not.
(By the Associated Press.)
France will follow Japan in de
nunciation of the Washington nav;4
limitations treaty of 1822, It was re
liably announced in Paris today.
The step was contemplated, an au
thority said, to place F-ance on rec
ord as opposed to the "parity" sys
tem set up by the treaty
British and American sources In
London heard the news with aurprue.
It was explained that both Orent
Britain and the United States had
reoelved assurances some time ap
that France, whatever its objections
to the treaty, would peimlt Japan to
A suggested Anglo-American naval
accord received the endorsement of
Senator Joseph T. Robinson of Ar
kansas, senate majority leader. Sen
ator Robinson said Japan ha con
templated further aggressive cam
palgna In China In her effort to be
come the dominant power in the
Orient. ...
A congressional movement to In
crease America's fortifications in the
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NRA LABOR CODE
EOF
Senate Munitions Commit
tee Told War Department
Plans for Mobilization
Will Mean Junking Clause
(Continued on Page Pour)
TWO FINED FOR
ILLEGAL HUNTING
Clyde Merrill Huson, a minister,
and James Francia Denav ;"y'?v
living in the Talent district, were
fined 125 and coats tn Justice of the
Peace W. R. Cole man 'a court this
morning on pleas of guilty to bunt-.
Ing, without a license. The youths
were given until April 1 to pay the
assessments. .
The youths went hunting along
Bear creek Thursday afternoon, and
claimed they were shooting rabbits
and squirrels. They said they did
not know it was a violation of the
game laws , to carry a gun without
license.
Denham told the court he Intended
to go to Oakland, Calif where he
had a chance for employment, and
would pay the fine when able. Huson
said he would do the same.
The court said he might suspend a
portion of the fine, If the defend
ants showed signs of good inten
tions by monthly payments,
. Federal Judge William H. Saw
telle of the ninth circuit court of
appeals was fatally injured when
he fell on the steps of his San Fran
cisco home. Judge Sawtello was
federal district Judge of Arizona
before his appointment to the cir
cuit bench in 1931. (Asiociated
Press Photo)
E
IN TRAFFIC LAID
TO FOG AND RAIN
Italy s Champion Mothers
Feted Guests of II Dace
Dr. Lee Returns
From Eye Clinic
Dr. Robert E. Lee returned today
from Portland, where he has been
attending the Graduate Clinic In
optometry, conducted by Dr. A, M.
Skefflngton, internationally known
nptometrtc diagnostician and technician.
By EDWARD STl'NTZ
Associated Press Foreign Staff j
ROME. Dee. 21. (AP) Italy's most!
prolific mothers, 04 of them, began
their second annual celebration In
Rome today as guests of Premier Be
nito Mussolini.
Since each represented a province,
with two from Rome, the affair has
some aspects of a national get-together
of beauty queens In the Unit
ed States.
The champion mothers were chos
en for the number of healthy chil
dren In their families and those witb
less than eight were not even In the
running. Only mothers married since
the World war were admitted to the
contests.
AU are robust physical types ana
the majority are In their forties.
Their combined brood total 929-
sn average of close to ten apiece.
They came to the capital at the
expense of the government and are
to be feted by the Romans for three
days, ending Monday, which Is
Mothers' sad Coil Or ens' day in July.
Mussolini will receive them before
they go back to their homes and will
give them diplomas and prlr.es. The
meeting with II Duce In enezla
palace was established as an annual
affair last year.
Although there are some new faces
tn this year's assembly most of the
champions are those who won out
last year, many with another addi
tion to their brood.
While tn Rome the mothers will
have free access to public entertain
ments, will ride free on streetcars
and autobuses and will have free
board and lodging. Tbcy will receive
the plaudits of the public In a par
ade. . . . . .
The annual contests and Rome
meeting are part of Mussolini's plan
to Increase Interest In large families
and thus augment Italy's population.
Last October he reviewed a parade of
prolific mothers and their families
at Milan.
Beauty contests have been frowned
upon by official Italy since the Ides
of the champion mothers was
evolved.
TAKEN BY DEATH
Jean Hamlin Nelmoyer passed away
at a local hospital Thursday evening
from ulcers of the stomach after a
month's Illness, He was born at Og
den. Utan, February 14, 1884 and
had been a resident of Medford since
1919. He followed the trade of paint
ing and decorating.
Mr. Nelmoyer leaves hla wife, Millie,
and three children: Mrs. Arlle Mc
Mlllen and sons, Jean and Adelbert,
and one granddaughter, Betty Marie
aged 2 years; also three brothers: Jos
eph Nelmoyer, Ogden, Utah: Adelpert
Nelmoyer, Fresno, Cal. and William of
California.
Funeral services will beannounced
later through the Perl Funeral Home,
JAMES GUPTON HELD
James Leslie Gupton, 34, is In t'M
county jsit in lieu of 1500 bond to
day, after pleading guilty last night
before the district attorney to charges
of lewd cohabitation. Date for his
trial had not been set this sfternoon
Gupton was arrested by state police
yesterday at 1:55 a. tn., at a am nil
house at 309 West Ninth street, where
be allegedly lived Illegally with a
Medford woman for the last sere.nl
weeks. State police said Gupton hu
lived In and near MUford for ftTf
years,
murlhMjnFant,
is taken by death
Murl Joseph Haas, Jr., aged sevc.i
months, passed away at the home of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Murl J.
Haas., 219 South Ivy street, early this
morning.
The little boy had ben III for sev
eral days, but was not thought to be
critical. Murl was the only ch'lfi
of Mr. snd Mrs. Haas, and the sym
pathy of their many friend 1 ex
tended to them.
Funera; services will be held from
the Congr funeral pi lor. Sunda)
at 3 p. m. Rev. D. X. Millard w .1
asve caarge of service.
Heavy ground fog, wet pavement or
gravel and probably the Christmas
rush accounted for nine automobile
iccldenta In Medford and vicinity
during the last 36-hour period, two of
them resulting in serious damage but
none in Injuries, according to reports
tiled at the city police station.
- Cars drlvU'by f Joseph Llster4
Zamrzla, Id. of 402 South Newtown
street, and J. E. Randies, SO, of 413
South Central, collided In one of the
more serious accidents at 7:45 o'clock
this morning In the Intersection of
Fourth and Central streets. Police
reports Indicate that due to fog each
driver was apparently unable to aee
the approach of the other, their cara
hitting In the center of the street
and being carried some distance by
the Impact. Both vehicles were badly
damaged.
Fog also accounted for an accident
on Midway road near the intersection
of the airport road, at 9 o'clock last
night, In which were Involved cara
driven by Roy W. McConnell, 28, of
route 3, and Marvin H. Latimer, of
Marysvllte, Cal. Reports stated both
were driving approximately 25 miles
per hour in the center of the road,
stdeswlplng In a simultaneous at
tempt to avoid a head-on collision.
Latlmer'a car was almost a total loss,
police said, while McConnell's auto
was damaged to an extent of about
$25.
A third accident occurred at 8 o'
clock yesterday morning at the In
tersection of Fourth and Fir streets,
the scene of an accident the night
before between a car driven by F,
B. Swoeney and a delivery truck driv
en by Archie Harrington. Yesterday
morning's collision Involved a Med-ford-Crescent
City truck line ve
hicle driven by Harry C. Cox, 41, of
124 Hamilton street, this ctty, and
a car driven by Clarence Foster. 34,
'of Grants Pass, both of which were
slightly damaged.
Other accidents were minor,' re
sulting In slight damage or fender
scrapes. They Involved:
E. A. Calkins, 39, of 813 Dakota
street and Lester Oilman, 21, of Bid-
dle road, whose vehicles collided this
morning on South Riverside near
Main; Mrs. A. E. Orr of Crown Hill
and N- O. Wilson of 1 Chestnut,
whose cars collided yesterday after
noon on West Sixth street; Larry F,
Clemenson, 28, of 111 Almond street
whose truck backed Into a car whose
driver's name has not been reported
to police, yesterday afternoon on
Sixth street; Clyde Adams, 32, of
44S South Riverside, whose truck
grazed and knocked down a pedes
trian without Injury last night on
the pacific highway near Talent;
Mrs, Marc Jarmtn of 810 Haven
street, whose auto was slightly dam
aged by a truck listed at the police
station as belonging to J. H. Howe
of Trail, yesterday at Sixth and Bart
lett streets; Ted Kane of Camp AP
plrs&ic, whose government truck was
hit by a car driven by George Tay
lor of Oregon, Wednesday evening
near Ruch, Ore.
Taylor filed a statement with city
police absolving Kane of all blame
for the accident.
By NATHAN ROBERTSON
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. (AP) The
senate munitions committee was told!
today that the war ' department's j
mobilization plan In the event of an-1
other conflict contemplates abroga
tion of Art Inn 7- A nf th national
recovery act, which guaranteed labor,
the right of collective bargaining. !
Earlier, the house foreign affairs
committee heard Bernard M. Baruch,
chairman of the world war munitions
board, recommend that the. United
States buy and store thousands of,
tons of tin for use In any possible;
war.
Senator Clark (D., Mo.) told the
senate cdfnmlttee he was Informed
the plan would abrogate the NRA
clause which long has been a center
of dispute between Industry and la
bor, .
Cant Rave Two Rosses
Col. C. T. Hsrrls, army .ordnance
officer, would not commit himself
on Clark's contention, but com
mented: "You can't have two bosses in time
of war."
Senator Vandenberg. (R-, Mich.)
asked whether there would be two
bosses if the present setup was con
tinued.
"Certainly, Harris replied.
William Green, president of the
American Federation of Labor, called
Senator Clark's comment a "moat sur
prising statement."
"They did not do that during tli
last war," Green aald. "They earned
on collective bargaining to a greater
extent and as a result brought work-
Roosevelt Cards
Present Intimate
Fireside Glimpse
WASHINGTON, Dec 31. (P)
The White House Christmas cards
this year show President and Mr
Roosevelt sitting informally by
their fireside.
"A Merry Christmas from the
president snd Mrs. Roosevelt,
Christmas 1934. 1 their simple
greeting for their second YuleUde
In the Whit House.
Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt aio
shown sitting on a large dlvan.
A vase of flowers behind them, the
President's favorite ship pictures
on the wall, a ship model oa the
mantel, and official flags flanking
the fireplace, give at once a home?
and official tone to the holiday
scene.
LEAGUE OF CITIES
50 PER CENT CUT
IN ELECTRIC BILL
IN SESSION HERE
Legislation Program for
Coming Session Talked
by Representatives of
Cities Within Region
(Continued on Page Seven)
7 MEET DEATH IN
OF FLYING HOTEL
BAGHDAD. Irq.. Dee. 31. (AP)
The giant Amerlcan-bullt airplane
"Unlver", price of the Royal Dutch
Air linen, was found wrecked and
burned today. Ha aeven occupenta
killed.
-The plane crashed during a detert
thunderstorm yesterday, ten miles
south of Rutba wella. Iraq.
Scouting planes of the British
Royal air force, which had searched
for the liner since early yesterday,
found the charred wreckage.
Fresh from triumphs In the Eng
land to Melbourne air derby, the
liner, popularly known as "the flying
hotel." wss seeking new laurels In a
speed flight from Amsterdam to Ba
tavls. Java, when disaster overtook
It.
The victims were three psssengers
and four members of the crew. They
were: ,
Professor Welch of Batavlt university;-
M. Berettl, director of Aneta,
official news agency of the Dutch
East Indies: and M. Kort, a business
man. M. Beeknan, commander and
chief pilot; Second Pilot Van Steen
bergen; H. A. Walewyn, engineer; and
WASHINGTON. Dec. J!. (AP) A
cut of about 60 per cent In tne
eleotrlcUy bill of America was de
scribed today as the ultimste goai
of the Roosevelt power program.
Frank R. McNlnch. chairman ol
the federal power commission, made
this declaration, emphasizing that
acoompUahment of the aim cannot
be expected for several years.
After Secretsry Ickes made known
he 'Is considering an effort to find
publlo works funda for proposed
municipal plante 4n otner ciues De-
sides Hew York, McNlnch declared
rates to be excessive "in most of the
lareer cities."
Negotiation! already have been
starUd by Mayor Florello La Quardla
looking toward a grant for tne erec
tlon of power plant for the me
tropolis.
Columbus runs nsm
Plans for public works financing
of a municipal plant at coiumous.
Ohio, have received approval. Others
are being dismissed. If built, they
would be part of the "yardstick"
system. .
MoNlnch based hla statement about
long-range rate reduction on the
contention that Canadians, on the
average, pay two and one-fifth centa
for i the asm amount of electricity
which costs Americans five and one
half cents.
"We are trying to narrow the gap
between the cost of production and
consumption and bring the price
down to what Canada has proven
IContlnued on Page Seven)
SALEM. Ore . Dec. 21. (API Three
Industrial workers were killed during
the past week, out of 483 accidents.
I the state Industrial accident commis
sion reported today. They were Chas.
i C. Krete. Portland carpenter; Isaac
Cowln. Medford laborer, and Albert
I C. Butler, Rcedsport plledrlver.
SALEM. Dec. ai (APi Extradi
tion pspera were Issued today by
Ooiernor Julius L. MHr for the re
turn to Ksnsaa of Clifford Prantz,
who escaped from the Kansas state
penitentiary Oc'.obfr 1, IB30. where
he was serving a term for hurglsry.
Ht was arrested In Portland.
HALL GIVEN $725
IN FALSE ARREST
A circuit court Jury this afternoon
returned a verdict awarding T. c
Hall, Eugene contractor, 173ft In his
dsmaga ault against C. J. Perrlne
Ashland merchant.
Hall sought 139.600 for alleged false
arrest, due to Perrlne's filing of
grsnd larceny charge against him for
asserted misappropriation of lumber
last spring.
(Continued on Paga Sevan)
SEP KILLING DOGS
COSTLY FOR COUNTY;
D. A. TO HALT
Steps to curb tha activities of
aheep-kllllng doga In Jackson county
will be taken by the county court
and the district attorney'a office, It
waa announced . today. Report the
past week from aheep ownera of, cost
ly raids by the dogs upon their
flocks, prompted the action.
Under the Oregon law, the owner
of a vlcloua dog at large la liable to
proseoutlon and elvll damages,
agalnat the dog-owner. Checking up
on tha ownership of the dogs Is now
underway. '
Clalma for ahtep killed by dogs
have been filed weekly with the
county court. Under the Oregon law.
tha county must pay 3 for each
The Southern Oregon District con
ference of the League of Oregon
cltlea waa underway this afternoon
In the city hall. The purpose of the
meeting was to discuss the legislative
program of the league at the coming
session of the state legislature.
Chairman W. M. Brian of Ashland
explained to the gathering that the
objective was to explain to the
legislature the need of some legisla
tion and the disadvantages of other
measures. Chslrman Brlgga atated
that the legislature would welcome
suggestions and discussions that
would be helpful In framing legisla
tion. Uniformity of legislation for
municipalities was named aa another
object.
Attorney Frank P. Farrell acted
as secretary. Jamea T. Chlnnock of
Grant Pass, state senator from Jose
phine county was present.
Discussion of the legislative pro
grsm as framed by the legislative
committee, and exchange of experi
ences In city government were elated
aa the chief buslneee.
Mony Officials Attend.
City officials of southern Oregon
present Included J. J. Keller, coun
cilman, Klamath Falls: J. 8. Vsn
Csmp, councilman. Klamath Falla:
O. w. Thomas, councilman. Klamath
runs, j. e. Hosklng, councilman,
Klamath Falls; E. A. Thomas, city
onglneer, Klamath Falls; Robert A.
Duff, water superintendent, Medford:
Howard F. Blake, mayor-elect. Gold
Hill: W. S. C. Bowers, councilman.
elect, Gold Hill; H. D. Force, re
corder, Gold Hill; Floyd Ross, coun
cilman. Central Point: E. M ri.rt.
councllman, Central Point: A. O.
Myers, councilman, Central Point:
Ruth M. Bathlany, city treasurer,
Klsmath Palls; J. w. Bryan, oouncll-
msn, Gold Hill; A. D. Curry, city
Judge, Medford: Clifton Richmond,
police Judge, Klamath Falls; R. E.
Blanke.nlp. councilman. Gold Hill:
A. E. Oorham, councilman. Gold
Hill; A. Chomel, councilman, Central
Point.
J. F. Erlckson, councilman-elect.
Medford; c. c. Puma, councilman.
Medford: J. H. Puller, city Judge.
Ashland; J. Q. Adams, city recorder,
Ashland; T. 8. Wiley, mayor, Ash
land: Dr. O. W. Gregg, councilman,
Ashland; George Porter, mayor. Med
ford; F. P. rarrell, city attorney,
Medford; Fred 8. Scheffel, olty en- ,
glneer, Medford; E. W. Thorndyke,
water commissioner, Medford; Frank
Rogers, building superintendent, Med
ford; J. F. Plelgel. councllmsn, Med
ford; Ed White, water commlastoner;
Bernard Roberts, planning commis
sion; R. s. Anderson, mayor-elect.
Grant Pass; Prank J. Van Dyke, city
attorney, Ashland.
(Continued on Page Seven)
MARTIN INSULL
CHICAGO, Dee. 31. (AP) Martin
J. Instill waa acquitted today by a
criminal court Jury trying him for
embezzlement.
His victory over criminal charges
repeated the success or nis orotner,
Ssmuel Insull, Sr., In whose gigantic
public utility system Martin was i
high official before the system crash
ed In 1953.
Missouri's Santa Claus
Facing Shabby Christmas
MS
COLOMBO. Ceylon. Dec. 31. (AP)
an unofficial death toll of more
than 3000 in tha present malaria
epidemic waa established today.
The price of quinine has risen 350
per cent and additional supriitea
have been calied for from Jiv,
Java, and England.
SLATER, Mo., Dec 31. (UP) Se-'
line county's Santa Claua hasn't ap
plied for relief yet, but It'a going to
be a poor Christmas for him, his wife
and their aeven children.
When file parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John Clsua. named their son, 8snta.
they thought It would bring him luck.
Instead It brlnga him bushel basket
full of letters which he can't afford
to answer.
There aren't many toys In the thre
room, shabby dwelling which Santa
Claua and his family Inhabit on the
J. W. Aue' farm, five and a half
mltfs from ,.ere.
Only the fact that WUllim. 30-
year-old son, get occasional work In
the mines allows the buying of any
presenta at all. Snt work on the
Auer warm and farm handa' wages
aren't enough to buy presents for a
family of nine.
Edna Mae, tha baby, and Annie
Ruth, 4. may get a doll between them
this yesr. The other children are
Raymond. 17; Fred Russell, 14; Joe.
11, and Jamea Robert, 8.
Santa Claua might have applied for
relief, but he doesn't feel that he
haa a right to,
"We get ao many letters from per
sons who are worse off than we are
that our lot doesn't seem ao bad,"
Claua aald.
WILL
ROGERS
'jays:
BEVKRLY HILLS, Cal, Deo.
20. It seems liy today 'i papers
that Dillirm'er'i escapo gun
wasn't all wood. It was loaded
with $11,000. ,
Tho city of Los Angeles wa
doing away with some mules to
use motors. They auctioned 'em
off. They brought big prices.
Now let 'em drive one of ths
motor cars around ths corner
and back and see what they can
sell it for.
The old span of mules won't
got you tn town ns ofton as the
car, but they will get you there
as oftca as you ought to go and
you can drivo them back empty.
Everybody is prcdlctine
something for '35. I rrcdiet it
will be a great mule year.
9 lriJHS4 yrtlTriWal. U.