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WINNER
Pulitzer Award
TOR 1931
Tweuty-niiitli Year
MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 31,
No. 240.
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By PALL MALLON
Copyright. 1034, By Paul Mellon
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31. Industry
whirred Itself up to 86 per cent of
normal activity last spring. That
peak momentum was reached. In
April and May.
Then It began to
alow down. To
day It ts about
78.
The private
composite of the
best economic
judges hero Is
that It will reach
90 this coming
spring. That does
not mean mere
ly a 20 per cent
Improvement ov
er the present. iaul olaUon
It means the improvement will be 20 i
per cent more than seasonal.
The business seers do not base this
expectation on anything the new deal
will do. They reckon it on the law of
economic averages, brought up to
date by Investigations of the present
condition of supply and demand
the two factors which still seem to
be more Important than any others.
It makes as good a new year greet
ing as you can get, and far more sub
stantlsl than the frail hopes express
ed at the end of 1933.
Strong Earthquake
Believed Centered
In Imperial Valley
CALEXICO, Cal.. Dec. 31. (AP) Southern California and Arizona were
shaken today by & sharp earthquake, believed to have its center in the
region of the Imperial valley of Mexico, south of the California border.
The area between Phoenix and Los
An accurate Idea of the up-and-down
road along which President
Roosevelt has led us can be obtained
by a squint at the accompanying
monthly business chart.
It shows that, generally, we are at
about the same level as last year,
with certain Important exceptions.
The main exception is that wages
and employment havo been notably
improved. Industrial ' production Is
about the same as last December,
but wages are about 10 per cent near
er normal and employment about 3
per eent better. This may be nothing
to get out an extra about, especially
In view of the fact that demands for
relief are not diminishing, yet It Is
encouraging.
An equally Important improve
ment was in department store sales.
They were 10 per cent nearer normal
this December than last. Of course,
that Is generally attributed to the
pump-priming money which Mr.
Roosevelt has been putting out.
Angeles reported the shock was felt
for more than a mlnuto starting at
10:47 a. m.
The only damage reported Immedi
ately to American cities was In the
Imperial valley, where in some places
grocery stocks were shaken from
shelves, windows broken and cracks
opened In plaster.
South of the border, in Mexican
terrlrory, no reports were Immediate
ly available.
Severe at San Diego
From first Incomplete reports there
were Indications that the strongest
forcw of the earthquake reported in
American cities occurred at Calexlco
and San Diego. The shock was quite
severe at S&n Dtego.
The quake was pronounced In
Orange county and Santa Ana, but
there was no property damage. In
quiries disclosed the shock was not
felt to any extent at Santa Barbara,
Long Beach or Compton, and that it
was light in San Bernardino.
The official record of the Carnegie
Institution Selsmologlcal laboratory
at Pasadena revealed that the shock
was considerably stronger, perhaps
twice the Intensity of the disastrous
Long Beach earthquake, nearly two
years ago.
Lasted Two Minutes
The record started at 10:46:40, and
the needles were shaken from the
rolls, while other indications were
that the shock lasted about two min
utes and a half.
The epicenter appeared to be about
350 miles south of Pasadena, which
would place it in the region of the
head of the Gulf of Lower California,
where there are few settlements and
no direct communication.
Reports from El Centro and San
Diego, where the shock was felt with
Intensity about equal to the Califor
nia area, disclosed no reports of dam
age In those places..
For your guidanco in reading the
following chart, the averages of 1923
25 inclusive are considered 100 (nor
mal 1 for everything except prices.
The figures are assembled mainly
by' the new deal economists for gov
ernmental use. although most of
them are compi led by non -govern -mental
agencies. Seasonal variations
have been eliminated as far as pos
sible, so that each figure represents
the actual percentage of normal at
the times stated.
In effect. It is a box score of new
deal progress:
i Contln ued on Page Six)
E.
TALENT PASSES
Id E. French, a resident of Talent
for the past eight years, passed away
at her home to Talent Sunday after
noon. She h born near Boaeburg.
Ore., June 23. 1870. The family later
moved to Athena. Ore., where In
March. 1892. alio 'was united In mat
Tinge to B. N. French. In 1B10 they
moved to Phoenix, and have made
their home In southern Oregon since
that time. Mr. French a few years
ago preceded her in death.
Five children survive, three daugh
ters and two pons: Laurence and Ed
ward French. Mrs. Fred napp of Tal
ent, Mrs. Lawrence Crawford of Tute
Lake, Cal., and Mrs. Hay Coleman of
Jacksonville; ten grandchildren: also
two brothers. W. P. Banks of Dayton.
Wajh.. and Will Banka of Freewater.
Ore.: one sister, Naomi Dickinson ol
Mllwaukle. Ore., besides many other
relatives and a host of friends.
She was a member of the Baptist
church of Talent, also a member of
the Neighbors of Woodcraft of Phoe
nix. Funeral services will be held from
the Conger Funeial Parlora Wednes
day at 3 p. m. Rev. Slge of Klamath
Falls will have charge of services, and
Interment will be made In the Phoe
nix cemetery.
SCENE OE CRASH
MOREHOUSEVTLLE. N. T., Dec. 31.
(AP) The four survivors of Friday's
plane crash near here were brought
safely back to civilization today and
rushed to St. Elizabeth's hospital in
Utlca.
Ernest Dryer, pilot of the Ameri
can Air Lines ship was suffering se
verely from exposure, frozen feet and
apparently congested lungs. His bro
ther Dale, co-pilot, had a fractured
Jaw. J. W. Brown, aviator, and R. W.
Ham brook of Washington, a passen
ger, also rece.ved emergency treat
ment here.
All were sped by ambulance from
the department of conservation to
Utica. Two had to be brought out by
bobsled, while two walked.
FELT ON SUNDAY
SAN DIEGO, Cal.. Dec. 31. WP) By
one of the most severe earthquake
shocks felt here in many years, San
Diego and surrounding towns were
rocked at 10:47 a. m. today. Appar
ently unaccompanied by any property
damage, the quake swayed downtown
buildings, causing occupants to rush
out Into the streets.
The quake was reported general In
San Dtego county.
In San Diego, clocks were stopped
for the second time In two days, to
day's shock being the second experi
enced here since early yesterday
morning, and windows and dishes
rattled.
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Roosevelt Moves to Head Off Bonus
VETS UNINFORMED
PRESIDENT TELLS
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Ex-Governor Dies
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GOVERNOR'S WAGE SOLiNSKY VISITS
SHOULD BE $1,500
CLAIMS TEST SUIT
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 31. (P) Earth
quake shocks, one of which was de
scribed by geophyslclsts as Intense as
the destructive Long Beach temblor
of March 10, 1933, were experienced
yesterday In various sectors of the
Pacific coast, from Mexico to points
north of San Francisco, but exten
sive checks completed today showed
there was no consequential damage
and no loss of life.
The most sever of the shocks or
iginated at the head of the Gulf of
California, scene of many earth dis
turbances in recent years, and was
felt In cities of the Imperial valley
shortly before 6 a. m. At about the
same time a moderate shock aroused
light sleepers in San Francisco and
the pcnlsular area.
The needle of the seismograph at
the University of Washington In Se
attle recorded an earthquake of se
vere intensity.
Earth vibrations in the Imperial
valley, 150 miles southeast of Los
Angeles, were described as short, and
the main guako was followed by mill
er shocks continuing for three hours.
A water tower was toppled from Its
supports at Cocopah, Mexico. About
$300 worth of glassware was broken
in Calexlco. and guests In hotels at
Palm Springs, 115 miles southeast of
here, were awakened by the slow, roll
ing motion of the earth.
Residents of Yuma and Phoenix.
Ariz., felt a swaying motion, and the
shock also was noted In Brawley, Nl
land, Indlo and Col ton.
MEIER CELEBRATES
SIXTIETH BIRTHDAY
PORTLAND. Dec. 31--1T. It was
trie end of the old year for most peo
ple today, but to Governor Julius L.
Meier it was the beginning of new
one.
Onions cover nor t3ay celebrated
h.A 60?-.i b.rthdny. He was born in
rort'.snd la 1874.
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec SI. (AP)
An allotment of 116.000 for work on
the Eugene airport by which it will
be made cne of the most modern and
efficient Jn the state, was made by
the state emergency relief adminis
tration today. More than a 12.000 at
this money will go into wages for la
bor employed on the project.
The work will be extensive and will
Include leveling the field, graveling
runways. Installing a bridge over
Ama7on slough, constructing field
markers. Installing lights, drainage,
ditching, removing culverts and re
conditioning rest and waiting room
for passengers and pilots.
Other projects approved today in
cluded Improvement to high school
at Salem: additional money for sew
ing project in Josephlnt county;
flood control work about eight miles
north of Medford.,, and additional
money for reconstruction of dam on
Evns creek, a Jackson county irri
gation project.
FARM CENSUS TAKERS
No w Year's luf.
In accordance w.th long custom,
there will be no '.wtic or the Mail
Tr;runr T.wd,ty, :r. orrtrr tj pn
mit employe. t':H-". ''i'1 1 "..! l"
MANILA CELEBRATES
NEW YEAR IN NOISE
. MANILA. Jan. 1. (Tuesday! ( AP)
Thirteen hours before New York and
the remainder of the raatrrn part of
the tn:td State. Manila, the mcut
distant American outpot. celebrated
the arrival of the New Year tonl?;i.
in characteristically noisy faihlon.
FOR CHANGE TO WORK
Applications for the position of
census enumerator for the farm cen
sus in Jackson county, must be fijed
with George Flndley of Eugene, cen
sus supervisor for the southern Ore
gon district. Flndley has the hiring
powers.
An examiner to give examinations
for the position of farm census enu
merator ts expected to be in the city
this week. Fourteen enumerators for
this county will be named, and the
work will last about one month. There
have been about 250 verbal and writ
ten applications to date. The census
taking is expected to get underway by
mid-January.
R. O. Stephenson, democratic
county chairman, said today that he
had no official connection whatso
ever with the appointing of the cen
sus takers. It was reported last week
that Stephenson had chs rge for Jack
son county. Stephenson has been con
fined to his home with a severe cold,
and was besieged by applications.
The farm census was ordered by
the last congress and funds were ap
propriated for the purpose. The cen
sus la the first farm census since
.P30, and will embody the number
of farm acres under cultivation, num
ber of farm families, number of live
stork, farm equipment, and all gen
eral information on farms and farm
ers. The census also Includes data on
last year's crops.
Death removed a colorful west
ern figure when George W. P. Hunt,
even times governor of Arizona,
passed away at his home in Phoe
r.lx. He drove a burro across the
plains in 1881 and arrived In the
territory penniless. During Frett
dent Wilson's administration, he
served a brief term at minister to
8iam. He was the state's first chief
executive. (Associated Press Photo)
SIX SENTENCED IN
DRIVE ON ILLEGAL
County Jail terms and suspend"
sentences weie meted this morning to
six persons, arrested Christmas Eve.
in a series of raids by state police
and the sheriff's office on local Illegal
liquor Joints. All entered pleas of
guilty to Illegal sale of Intoxicating
liquor and "maintaining a common
nuisance."
Carol L. White was sentenced to
serve three months in the county Jail,
and sentence suspended. She inform
ed the court she sold the liquor, to
keep from "going on the county relief
list."
Elsie Langslet, daughter of Mrs.
White, and mother of 16-months-
old baby was given a three months
sentence, with suspension Tor fix
months pending good behavior.
Kenneth D. Garman, was sentenced
to serve three months in the county
Jail.
La Von Garman, student in a San
Francisco barber college, and a guest
of his brother. Kenneth Garman, dur
ing the holidays, was given a three
months sentence, and granted sus
pension upon condition that he leave
the county snd state at once.
Mrs. William King, a recent arrival
from Idaho, and Emma C. Burdell,
were each given six months sentences,
Constitutionality Of Act In
creasing Salary To $7,
500 Per Year Is Question
ed By Court Action
E;
IS FREE ON BOND
SALEM. Dec. 31. flyThe- suit to
test the constitutionality of legisla
tive acts Increasing the salary of the
governor from 11.500, as provided
In the state constitution, to $7,500 e
year, was filed In the Marlon county
circuit court in Judge L, 0. Level
ling department here this afternoon.
The complaint, naming Ed A. Jary
of Salem as plaintiff, and filed by
Rodney Atden. Wood burn publisher
and attorney, listed Governor Julius
L. Meier, Secretary of State P. J .
Stadclman and State Treasurer Rurus
C. Hoi man as defendants.
No restraining order was requested
in the brief complaint. The only
statements set out were that Meier
had received $24,733.91 as salary dur
ing his term of office, and the past
11 months waa being paid the rote of
$437.30 per month,
The complaint did not set out the
$1,500 limitation set out by the con
stitution, Alden declaring the courts
should be familiar with the consti
tution. Alden declared he had re
ceived about $100 as voluntary con
tributions to tst the salary statute.
He did not direct the action against
any other than the governor's salary.
Former Crater Lake Park
Superintendent Quickly
Released After Quiet Sur
render Last Evening
(Continued on Page I'wo
TAKEN BY DEATH
' Martha Estclla Williams Seegmlller,
born In Greenville, Cal., October 22.
1B78, passed away at her home In the
Antloch district late Sunday evening
at the age of 56 years. In Jnnuary,
1902, she was married to Rulon Henry
Seegmlller at Salt Lake City, Utah,
who, with four children turvive: Don
Scpgmiller of Beagle: Claudlne Fer
rin and Edna Stalling of Ogden,
Utah, and Marie Seegmlller of Benglc
She is also survived by her mother.
Mrs. M. A. Parks; three brothers
and three sisters: C. R. and W. I.
Williams of Corona Del Mar, Cal.; J.
Howard Williams of Antiorh; Mr
H. E. Hinds of Tursp. Wash.; Mrs. H.
A. Barnlck of Portland, and Mrs. R.
E. Boyles of Beagle.
Besides her relatives she is survived
by a large circle of friends. She was
a member of the Sams Valley Orange
and a member of the Church of the
Latter Day Saints.
The body la at the Conger Funeral
Parlors, where funeral services are bo
lug arranged and from where funeral
services will be announced.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 31. OP)
Surrender of E. C. Solinsky, former
superintendent of Crater Lake na
tional park, charged with embezzling
gownment funds, waa announced
today by United States Marshal
Gcorec Vice.
With two other former park em
ployes, Solinsky Is charged with hav
ing made out false hiring cards for
park work never done. The amount
allegedly involved is $2,097. All claims
were approved through Comptroller
General McCarl's oifice In Washing
ton, officials said.
Sollnsky surrendered quietly last
night and was quickly released on
$5,000 bond. Vice stated. He had
been scheduled to give himself up
today. The secret Indictment was
returned In Portland, Ore.
Charged Jointly with Sollnsky, who
waa park superintendent in 1932, were
A. R. Edwin, chief clerk and special
disbursing agent, and 1. F. Davidson.
Vice said ho did not know where
these latter two were. The park Is
In southern Oregon.
Sollnsky's surrender last evening
culminated several days of conflict
ing reports from federal officials and
friends of the accused . Although the
officials claimed they had been un
able to looaUs the former park supnr
lntendent, following issunnce of the
secret Indictments, Attorney Qua
Newbury of Medford declared Solln
sky was at home Christmas and was
at a loss to understand why he was
not served with the warrant If the
U. S. marshal actually had such a
document and desired to make the
arrest.
Last reports hrs showed I. F. Vav
Idfion, former construction chief of
the park, to be at liberty on bond In
Portland, and A. It. Edwin, ex-disbursing
agent of the park, at liberty
in this vicinity, also on bund.
FINAL RUSH FOR AUTO
Final rush of autolsts for temporary
!035 licenses was underway today In
the sheriff's office. Three hundred
temporary licenses- were issued last
Saturday, bringing the total close to
1200. Many Jackson county motor
ists applied direct to the secretary of
state at Salem. The fee Is $5 per
annum. It Is estimated that 85 p.jr
cent of the- county's motorists will
have new license tngs for the start
of the new year.
Ir. Jnhnwm In l.tm ngelM Dr.
r-'-c:!: Johnon o: til c:ty is :n
tw Armies. nd is expr to re
turn within the next Icy cUj.
FAIR WEATHER FOR
ROSE BOWL GAME
LOS ANOET.ES, Dee. 31. The
neather man took pride and pleasure
in announcing today that the ak es
will be fair, and the wind moderate
tomorrow for the Roe tournament
psr! i,;-d football game between
Vabama and Stanford.
' "Tiis N one time I'm a-iirw to oe
1 popjlaf, " t,6 Ccl L. H. t.Jnt?f rfieid.
icdc.-al westacr QtKcrvex acre.
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Payment Would Be Very
Costly And Result In But
Little Stimulation of Busi
ness Is Assertion.
Misi Isobe! Steele (above). Holly
wood, Cal., girl, declared herself too
nervous to talk when the arrived in
New York on the President Harding
after having been Imprisoned and
then freed by Nazi political police
tn Berlin. (Associated Press Photol
issues Facing Congress
WASHINGTON. Deo. 31. (AP)
A few of the more Important Issues
facing the 74th congress when It
convenes next Thursday are:
Relief Public works.
Social security.
The soldiers' bonus.
St. Lawrence waterway treaty.
World Court adherence.
Taxes,
Banking and monetary propos
als. Readjustment In the NRA and
AAA.
By MIXVIN K. WllfTKLEATIIKtl
(Associated Press Foreign Staff.)
(Copyright. 1034, by Associated Press.)
SAARBRUECKEN. Saar Basin Ter
ritory. Dec. 31. Serious rioting broke
out in this area today and antl-nazls
asked the Introduction of semi -martial
law to suppress the "terrorism
gripping the Saar," About 10 per
sons were injured in the week-end's
disturbances.
More than 50 shots were rired when
noy.ls ind antl-nazls battled at Mall
statt, a suburb of Saarbruecken. A
Hitler youth was wounded end a res
taurant, where the fight took place,
was wrecked.
Several persons were injured yes
terday at Blelskastcl when an alleged
nazl group hroko up an autt-nad
rally in a hall there.
The fight at Mallatatt took place
early today. It was, reported the
group of Hitler youths were meeting
in a restaurant. A handful of un
identified men, described by nazis
as "German emigrant," smashed into
the restaurant through the door and
windows. ,
The nozls barricaded themselves
behind tables and chairs and guns
were blaJng from both sides. Local
residents, awakened by the shots, ran
to tiie scene and tho attackers dis
appeared. The fight at Blteakaatcl raged Inside
the- hall. Johann Moorman n. Holic
leader of the German People's party
which opposes the Saar's return to
Germany was present at the meeting.
By WILLIAM L BEALE
WASHINGTON. Dec. 31. (AP)
In an obvious effort to head off a
strong congressional movement for
Immediate payment of the bomis.
President Roosevelt today made pub
llo a letter expressing deposition.
Tho president contended the obli
gation was not due until 1946, would
prove very costly, and that past ex
perience had shown full payment
would not result In much stimulus
to business.
"Tho bonus question," he said a
congress prepared to convene Thurs
day, '-,1s not well understood even
among the veterans themselves' He
added that many "have not given
the question sufficient study to real
ize the vast sums required."
Huge Cost Cited
In money, ho said It would cost
$1,620,000,000 above the present cer
tificate value of $2,100,000,000 and
$2,320,000,000 more than the original
basio adjustment or l,400,C'f0,0O0.
The president's views were express
ed in a letter, dated December 27, to
Commander Garland R. Farmer, of
the American Legion post at Hender
son, Texas, an area whose congres-
(Cnntinued on Page Five)
AT
CGiAN, Pandrra, Dec. 31. (AP)
Rumors of threat to blow up tlatun
locks swt'pt the canal rone today
when it became known that extra
precautions were being taken to
guard the canal. Tho rumors were
officially denied.
The rumors were to the effect that
H. M. Thomas, asslktant superinten
dent of the Gatun locks, had received
an anonymous letter 'rlday threaten
ing to blow up tne control hoii-e of
Ostun Sunday.
Bath the military lute lllgencs serv
ice and Thomas himself denied the
receipt or surh a letter. However, ef
fective Saturday, alt persons except
employes were forbidden to enter the
lock area which wat guarded with
redoubled sentries.
SAYS DEMO LEADER
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31. (AP
Senator ftnblnsnn, the Democratic
lender, said tori ay It was "SMiimeii
that if and witen" thj certificate of
election of Senator Cutting (It., N
M l la received "he mill be seated
unletta some Imus unknown to m rr
upecttiig the subject arli?a."
Dennis Chaver, Democrat, Is con
I tMtln Cutttrte'a alantlna.
Old man winter has loosened ft
little the grip he held on southern
Oregon last week, with all main
trunk roads open out of Medford to
day. There Is still almost a foot of snow
at the summit of the Slsklyous, but
tho plows have cleaned It from the
pavement, and the slippery places
were being sanded today 'r greater
safety. Chains are no longer neces
sary. Skiing conditions In -hat area
are reported excellent, with enough
crust to afford a fast slide.
Conditions on the Green springs are
the same as those prevailing in tht
Slsklyous, with hard packed snow on
the roadway tn scattered places.
There Is still plenty of snow In the
Union Creek sector, but the Sexton
mountain area was reported cleared
of snow by Saturday's rain. There Is
over a foot of snow on the far upper
Applegat. it was learned today.
HOLLYWOOD, Cal., Dec. 20.
The only trouble about this
lu'KPntion that somebody or
something ought to be investi
i?iitod is tluit they nre liiiblo to
suiiRPst that you ouht to be
in vest iuH tod, nnd from the rec
ord of nil our previous investi-L-nt
ions, it just looks like no
body enn cmcrjjo with their
nose entirely clean, I don't cure
who yen nre. Vou just can't
reneh middle life without bav
ine done and said whole lot.
of foolish things. If I saw nu
investiwiitiinr eoimnittei! heai'ed
my way. I would just plead
irnilty nnd throw myself on the
mercy of the court