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MEDFORD MAIL TRTBUXE, JifEDFORD, OBF.GOX. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9. inr5. PAGE FIVE FARLEY FORESEES Annua! Report of Postmas ter General Detects Up swing in General Busi ness Reports Profits WASHINGTON. Jan. 8- (UP) In an annual-report brimmlnsr with his ciiMomarv good cheer. Postmaster General James A. Farley today fore aaw trans-Pacific airmail service within the year, detected an uprise in general business, and pointed with pride to the $12,000,000 "profits" of his department. Although critics have held that the postoffice department's 12.161.415.03 net operating surplus is the result cf bookkeeping abracadabra, Parley insisted tt was a "gratifying result." achieved "through systematic busi nesslike management in the opera tion of the service and the exercise of strict economy wherever practi cable." He said that when he took over the Job from the Republicans, there were 15.000 employees In the depart ment who had nothing to do. Farley fired none of them, but when vacan cies occurred, he did not replace them so that now "the excess has been practically wiped out." Concerning the several projected transoceanic airmail service, Farley said: "It is my hope that In the next annual report of the department it can be stated that a trans-Pacific air-transport service will have been Inaugurated by one or more Ameri can companies and that plans look ing toward a trans-Atlantic air trans port service will have been further advanced. If not consummated." He said he hoped congress would extend the subsidization of air mall traffic to the contemplated ocean panning projects. Receipts Growl MR Farley mentioned the "gradual trend upward in postal receipts" as an index of business conditions and said that during the next fiscal year the Income of the department will be about $615,000,000 provided congress Keeps the present postage rate. "Postage rates are still a matter of grave concern." he said. "Congress very wisely continued the three cent first class postage rate until July 1, 1035. It Is Imperative that this three cent rate be continued. "If he first class rates were re duced from three cents to two cents, the result would mean a loss of at least 975.000,000 a year in the rev enue of the postoffice department." Air Mull Cost Cut Farley went into considerable de tail about the department's investi gation of airmail contracts, many of which it found fraudulent, and the army's operation of the mall service pending the issuance of new con tracts. He mentioned none of the tragedies Khat occurred while the army was fly ing the malls from February 10, 1033, to May 31, but said the cost of the emergency service amounted to 2. 940.004.31. As a result of the reorgan isation however, he said the cost of the service as now flown la- Just un der 27 cents a mile, as compared with 54 cent for the fiscal yesr 1933. PORTLAND BUTTER PORTLAND. Jan. 0. fAP) Butter advanced generally In the produce exchange for the late session, follow ing the other coast markets upward. There was a rise for all cubes ex cept firsts which were unchanged, Others were up lc lb. Butterfat advanced lc lb along With butter. Market for eggs was very weak with a general decline finally forced on the produce exchange as well as upon the open market. Stocks of dealers' floors continued liberal as a rule. Higher price on meats of practical ly all sorts have had the effect of stimulating demand for live chick ens with resulting betterment in the buying price in spots. Most lines showed an advance of lc lb. Good demand for large torn tur keys was shown to go into cooler. Open market purchases were gener ally 22c for toms and 21c for hens of top grade, dry picked. A fair local consumptive call was suggested. At. an interest. ne noonday luncheon meftlnu of the Lions club, In the banquet hsll of the Hotel Medford today. Charles L. Mariner, field secre tary for the United States chamber of commerce, sddreawd the members on the general conditions and opera tions of the United States chamber. After Mr. Mariner's remarks, there His a general discussion of interest to local Lions. ITTSf... Successful aid in i 'lLy InnrnrkiTiur - L-. TV VlCKS VA - 'Miss Paris' For 1935 ! ST W w Mile. Andrei Lor rain, named "Mist Paris" for 1935, prepares to toast her good luck after a select Ing committee had agreed she waa the outstanding beauty to compete ) for the honor. (Associated Press Photo) E FOR ROOSEVELT'S (Continued from Page One) the use of additional dance halls in Jackson county, and an announce ment of dance orchestras cooperating, will be made in the near future. Gen eral chairman, George Porter, an nounced the following committees which will handle the many details of the benefit ball: General committee for the ball; Judge F. L. Tou Velle. chairman; Glen Fabrlck, William F. Isaacs and Porter J. Neff. Arrangements on hall: O. O. Alenderfer, chairman; E. C. Jerome and Ralph Stephenson. Music com mittee: Bob Strang, chairman, Harry McMahon and C. L. Hopkins. Com mittee in charge of tickets: William Holloway, chairman; Larry Schade. Mrs. Evan Reames, Hlldlng Bengtson. Max Pierce. C. C. Lemon. J. C. Thompson, P. C. Blgham. George Fry. H. D. Reed. Raymond Reter, Sid Brown, M. N. Hogan, Cole Holmes. Judge p. L. Tou Velle. Fred Wahl. William Stewart, and Emerson Mer rick. A committee of representative citi zens in other Jackson county com munities to be announced later by Mayor Porter. Publicity committee: Robert Ruhl, chairman; Herb arey. Oliver Wilson. Lee Bishop. H. L. Bromley, A. H. Banwcll and Leon ard Hall. Committee In charge of decorations: Captain O. L. Overmeyer. chairman; Carl Y. Tengwald. and Frank Perl, check room committee: P. C. Blgham and Mrs. Walter Antle. The tentative committee in charge of administration of the local fund will be Eugene Thorndlke. chairman; Miss Mildred Carlton, of the Jack son County Health association. Miss Roberts of the Red Cross and W. S. Bolger. Additional committee appoint ments will be made later when ar rangements for the ball are further advanced, tt was announced today. Locals Oarlock III L. C. Oarlock, manager of the local A. A. A. registration of fice, is m at his home with the flu. VT. C T. r. to Meet There will be a meeting of the W. C T. U. tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 In the auditorium of the courthouse, it was announced today. Reports Accident Charles Penning ton of Butte Fall reported an acci dent to city police, involving the machine he waa driving and one driven by Mrs Edward Cowden of Eagle Point. The rear door of the Pennington car waa torn off. Sfout Leaders Hear Talk The Olrl Scout Leaders' association held Its regular meeting January 8. Captain O. R. Durham of the Salvation Army waa invited aa guest for the evening to talk to the association on com munity service. He gave the leaders many new ideas for community serv ice that could be developed by the Girl Scout. Refreshments concluded a very enjoyable evening. Report Meat Shortage After at tending an annual meeting of repre sen tat1, vex of Oregon branch houses of Swift & Co. held recently at Port land, the following official of the Medford Swift & Co. offices have re turned to Medford: F. Crouch, man ager; E. M. Campbell, manager of the produce department: C. L. Jonea and E. M. Walling, salesmen. The group reported that the outstanding point of discussion at the meeting waa tne shortage of fresh meats in the dla 1 tryt. At the first nasal irritation or sniffle, apply VicVs Va-tro-nol hist a fevfcdrops. Used in time, it helps to avoid many colds entirely. (Two sizes 30f 50) TRO - NOL OF PLOT 10 (Continued irom Page One) thing to do. and George agreed with me." the witness said. George first told me that Babe had offered to bum the barn for 11000." the witness also testified. Corroborates Holland. Lloyd High said that in November, 1032, he had .accompanied George High and Joe B. Holland from As toria. Ore., when George High pur chased the barn. Holland, who en tered a plea of guilty to the barn burning, is the state's chief witness. The kin of the accused brothers cor roborated many detail of Holland's sensational testimony yesterday. Holland swore that "Red" Martin, now a p r lsoner in the Mult nom ah county Jail, applied the match to the hay in the barn, while he stood guard at a door, and "Babe" High waited In an auto. The defense, at the start of its cross-examination, presented a letter Lloyd High admitted he wrote to Attorney George M. Roberts, in which he claimed the defense counsel said "he had been harassed by the state police." relative to his testimony. Miss Marcel le Mobley, now of Burns, Ore., but formerly of Klamath Falls, testified that between 1:30 and 3 m.. on the morning after the barn blaze, "Babe" High came to a room in the Pelican hotel at Klamath Falls, where she was visiting with Lois Templeton la her room, and re marked : "It waa cold coming over the moun tain tonight." Had Money Coming. "Iwas behind with my room rent," the witness said, "and 'Babe' offered to loan me some money. He said he would have some money coming !n soon in connection with some fire Insurance." Lola Templeton, who admitted she was the paramour of "Babe" High, testified when she started for the state police office to tell of "Babe's" remarks about the fire, he Intercepted her on the street, and struck her on the chin. Under cross-examination. Miss Mob ley said she was an unemployed ste nographer, and that before "Babe" High had made hla offer of a loan, i the hotel management had threaten- j ed to evict her for non-payment of 1 rent. She said she received money later from her mother for this, and that the "Babe" High loan was never made. Miss Mobley testified ' that Lois Templeton. whom she knew as "Alice." was 111. and that she had visited with her. She said she was Introduced to Holland and Martin in Klamath Falls. Rancher Testifies. George M. Andrews of the Ashland district, residing Just across the road from the destroyed barn, testified ;that he formerly had charge of the Balfour-Gutherle property, and gave descriptions and the location of the barn and positions of electric lights and windows. He also testified rela tive to the visibility of the barn from the kitchen and pantry of the house. Walker Butler, another neighbor. returned to the stand at hla own re quest to correct hla first testimony. when he stated that the barn could not be seen from the kitchen. He said he returned Tuesday and found that a section of the barn could be seen from the kitchen. A. W. Norblad of Astoria, former governor of Oregon, a defense wit ness, was called out of turn Tues day afternoon, so he could return at once to his home. Norblad testified that he drew up the letter agree ment between George High and Hoi. land, which made Holland a partner in a proposed meat packing business to be founded at Ashland. Norblad Vogue. Attorney Norblad could not recall many of the details of the transac tion, except that it had been dis cussed between him and George High. There had been rumors in Astoria about the barn fire," Norblad stated. 'and It Is possible, though I do not distinctly recall it. that George High askd me to ask Joe Holland If he was responsible for the rumors. I think George asked me to have Hol land make an affidavit to that ef fect, and as 1 recall it Holland was willing to do bo." The former governor said he knew Holland In Astoria, "though he is not exactly a playmate of mine." Much of the Tuesdsy afternoon ses sion was devoted to arguments on admissibility of the Insurance policy, end correspondence thereto, as evi dence. The defense contended policy had ever hern Issued, as it waa not st-M l " ' High. Agent Testifies. I A. M. Bpaver zl Ah.r.n:l. agent for the Niagara Insurance Co., testified that on December 10, 1932, an appli Conv.njence end economy Stop In OAKLAND Hotel San ?hlo offre: Comfort wit hoot Extravagance Central Lection RATES: 11. 04 to S1.1S FB1.K OABAOK MOD1KN COFFEE SHOP Direction, to Hotel: Sta on Main rilrmrav (San Paolo avenil'.-) dlrwtl) to totn St Managrment O HARRV II ITKA.NO JELLS cation had bn filed for the barn , Insurance. He said be left for Cali fornia and when he returned to Ash land on January 4, tae day of the barn fire, he found the insurance on hla desk, and another letter, ordering the cancellation of the policy. Bea ver testified he advised George High by mall to this effect, and that night the barn burned. The state contended the policy waa In full force and effect, and Intro duced court documents showing that George High had sued for col lection in this county, that the suit had been transferred to the federal court, and then settled out of court for $5200. The court held the documents were competent as evidence, and most of the morning session waa devoted to their reading to the Jury by Deputy District Attorney George Netlson. Indications now are the case will be in the lianda of the Jury by Fri day afternoon. ELECTS OFFICERS The annual election of officers and directora of the First National bank here, was held yesterday, and banking business discussed. Those elected for 1935 are: Officers: B. E. Border, president; E. D. Thorndlke. vice president; Oris Crawford, cashier; O. D. Frazce, as sistant caahter; Ward Beeney, assist ant cashier; Richard Paine, assistant cashier. Directors: B. E. Harder, H. S. Deuel, George W. Dunn, John R. Tomlin, Oris Crawford, Eugene Thorndlke. 4 Communications So George Does It To the Editor: I want to answer the last three communications you had In regard to the Townsend plan. The first one was by Former Bill Now. Bill and I are the best ol friends, but he has got his thinking kind of tangled up on this thing. I tried to make my former article plain but my youngest son. who is a print er, Bald he had to look seven words up In the dictionary, so no wonder BUI got tangled. you might Bum up our whole situ ation like this, BUI: When you were a little girl you no doubt olttn played store.' You remember how you all got some boxes together for a counter and put a lot of Junk on them to sell, then you got a pasteboard box and cut out a lot of little circles for monev: then one of you was store keeper and the rest of you would go up to buy things: pretty soon ine storekeeper hod all the money and you couldn t play any more until tne storekeeper gave the money back to you. Now Imagine what would have hannened to your playing u a ouncn of outside kids had come In and taken the money, and one of them tried to be storekeeper. We are doing the same thing In actual life until B.C. Before crnan) we had a fine game: the capitalist was storekeeper and the rest of who were trying to engage In business were good customers, and we enjoyed the game. At that time was when we hod spent all our money and would have started all over again pretty soon, but the ."New Deal" came In and wanted to pioy oMjrerapcr, and they are giving all the money to those who are not ploying tne ousi. ness game, and so we are all broke and In terrible shape. The second letter was from Qeorge Schumacher and he got It Into his bean thot bank clearings were mixed uo In It. and he goes Into a brain storm as to how mat won worn Now, George, the source of revenue or as Townsend has It, his twelve hun dred billion dollars Is the sum total of recorded sale In "the Both statist! cal abstract of the U. 8. government for 1B33." Nov If you know whr.t that Is. you know, more than I do. The third letter was from a pref.cn- er ot Talent who does not want the $200. Now. Mr. Preacher, you had better take It, because when the high powered salesmen get through selling you the Brooklyn bridge, or a solid, pure gold brick done up la a paste board box: well, any way such things as vacuum sweepers wash and sew ing machines electric Ice boxes etc.. you will wish It was thousand dol lars per month. You say you are a preacher. Well, what about your tithe and all the help you could be to others? Homo missions (foreign would be barred. I suppose), churches are billions of dollars In debt. You could help. Thank you. GEO. IVERSON. Medford, Jan. 9. 4. SAN FRANCISCO TIL WHITCOMB It A T K ft Single room with bath . . $2.50, $3.00, $3.50 Double room with bath . $3.50, $4,00. $4.50, $5.00 Two rooms, bath between (four persons) $6.00, $7.00 A limited number of rooms without bath: Single from $1.50 - Double from $2.50 Dining Rooms and Coffee Tavem Garage under tame roof HOTEL WHITCOMB AT CIVIC SAN FRANCISCO Woods-Drury Co., Operators also operating the William Taylor Hotel, San Fmqclko Garner Dons Stiff Shirt For Formal State Dinner WASHINGTON. Jan. P. (AP) If Vice President Garner let the alarm clock ring a bit longer than usual this morning, he had a good excuse. Tills famous early-to-bed-and-early-to-riser stayed up a little later than customary last night, for Presi dent and Mrs. Roosevelt gave a for mal state dinner in honor of him and Mrs. Garner. Overcoming the emotional resis tance to stiff shirt and tall coat that used to make him one of Washing ton's foremost haters of social func tions, the vice president emerged from his hotel and started with Mrs. Garner toward hla new stream-lined car. "Sorry, boys," he told a group of photographers, "too much in a hur ry." "Better fix his tie. Mrs. Garner," one sang out. She did, and cameras clicked. TO Medford banks are co-operating wholeheartedly with the national housing administration on the loans being made here to remodel and re pair homes, according to reports of the banka recently made public. The Medford National bank, accord ing to eorge T. Frey, cashGler, has paid $8,717.45 in loans, with 24 loans having been completed. The repairs that are made with the money are nil being made with local labor and supplies, he said. Most of the loans are made with out security, although the bank has the right to ask that security be furnished. The money Is loaned on the ability to pay back, based upon the information contained in the ap plication. The First National bank, according to President B. E. Harder, has loaned nearly $10,000, making in the neigh' borhood of 24 loans. The loans av erage about $400, he said, and stated that the loaning of money for re building purposes la a wonderful thing not alone for the banks but par particularly in adding to the hap plness of the people whose living con-' dttlons are bettered. The authorities from both of these banks reported that the people are paying back the money borrowed re ligiously. The money la paid back in monthly insta llments, the tlroo given ranging upward to three years. Any person Interested In obtaining a loan on his home can gee informa tion on the subject at his bank, or at his lumber dealer. It was an nounced. INlSTillGE APPROVAL EXPECTED PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. (AP) The belief that there Is "better than a fair chance" of approval by the public works administration of the proposed $0,400,000 Interstate bridge arrow the Columbia river at Astoria. wsf expressed here today by Judge Guy Boylngton of Astoria upon his return from Washington, D. C, where he. with other lower Columbia dele gates, presented the bridge case. BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs, Jack Gibson of 1083 Court street are the parents of a baby girl, weighing six pounds, 12 ounces, born today at the Sacred Heart hos pital. f Use Mall Tribune want ads. Skin Torment Itching. roughness, cracking. easily relieved and improved with soothing- Resinol n CENTER James Wood PralAtM Ern"t Dniry, ItanaMtt "It's Just the thought of going to formal affairs that bothers him." a young secretary said. "When he does go out he has an awfully good time." The table in the state dining room was a striking sight. The Dolly Madi son silver service was used, with the famous Monroe centerpiece and its accompanying candelabra, epergnes and fruit baskets. The centerpiece, an ornament of gilt on bronze, rests on a huge flat mirror and is sup ported by classic flgurelnes. The flowers were pink roses, white bud della and adrlantum ferns. Mrs. Woodrow Wilson had the placo of honor after the Vice Presi dent and Mrs. Garner. Looking around among the 80 guests, the vice president found a man who, like himself, ordinarily would go miles out of his way to avoid a formal din ner date. That was Senator George W. Norrls, who was there with Mrs. Norrts. il QUICKLY SQUELCHED BY POLICE Fi SAARBRUECKEN. Soar Basin Ter ritory, Jan. 9. (AP) A battle be tween Nazis and anti-Nazis broke out at noon today In Waterloo street but was quickly suppressed by overwhelm- i Ing forces of police and landjaeger (gendarmes). The section where the turmoil reigned is one of the city's choicer residence districts, and the Nazi Ger man front headquarters are located on Waterloo street. It was a Waterloo for both sldea for Major Hennessey, chief of the Saar civil police, personally led the forces of law and order Into the fray and squelched the combat before it could develop beyond the fisticuff, club and kicking stage. The riot started when a detach ment of adherents to the proposal that the Saar Basin territory should stay under the League of Nations raided Waterloo street, scattering propaganda newspapers on the side walks and In the front yards of homes. Several hundred Na'Ji immediately appeared and a batti'j royal began. When Coughs Hang On-Worry Don't fool with sweet syrupy con coctions. Get busy at once and put that tough old hang-on cough out of existence. There's one real way to put an end to all your worry. Go to Jarmln's Drug Store and get a bottle of strong, yet effective, Bronchullne Emulsion, a smooth, creamy creosoted emulsion that strikes right at the source of the trouble its guaranteed. lllllltllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll 'The Charros look at and forgot how their tequila taste' Hird-rlding. qulckshootlng patrons In Miguel Santos' cantine downed their fiery drinks like water whan Rositi danced. No wonder the Montana Kid El Keed below the Die Grande remembered the girl with the red rose In her hair, tut Rosit, betrayed the man she loved, sat the runlol yelp ing at his heels ... and than could not forget him. Her atonement to follow him on a fantastic mission to o burning land from which, the Mexicans believed, no man ever returned. Starts Thursday, Jan. 24th IN THE Medford Mail Tribune KIDNAPERS FREE COLLEGE STUDENT AFTERJ8 HOURS (Continued from page one) agenta were called Into the case after young Bomberger had been seized last Sunday night In Crawfordsvllle, Ind., where he attends Wabash col lege. The report of the kidnaping came shortly after federal agents had shot and killed Russell Gibson, a suspect in the $200,000 abduction of Edward B. Bremer, well-to-do St. Paul banker. In a gun fight on Chicago's north aide. Young Bomberger said ther were two men and a woman In the gang and that he would be able to Identify one of the men, who waa trailed "Ed" by the others. They seized him, he said, while he was walking on Craw fordsvllle street after they had pulled their car alongside and asked him If he wanted a ride. CHICAGO, Jar.. 8. ( AP) Federal agents have struck with deadly ac curacy again in their war on crime this time to kill Russell Gibson. 32-year-old suspect in the $200,000 kid naping of Edward O. Bremer, wealthy St. Paul banker. Trapped in a north side apartment last night, Gibson, an ex-convlct, and reputed member of the abduction Are You as Honest as a Chinaman? It is said that a Chinaman always pays or satisfactorily arranges to pay all his bills the first of the year. Remember your town is just as strong financially as the financial rating of its business housss. They the business and professional men, are Just as strong as the financial rating of the people. If you the people don't make an honest effort to pay or partly pay your past due accounts, you cast a reflec tion on your city as the Merchants and Professional men must maintain their credit rating with their wholesale houses. Let's start now and make a New Year resolution to try to pay or partly pay on your past due accounts. When you receive one of our copyrighted letters bearing our registered trade-mark, please try to take care of this at once. Lose your credit rating, and you lose something you may never regain. Watch for green and black hand bills with accounts for sale. Pioneer Service Company, Inc. STATE OFFICE MINER BLDG., EUGENE, ORE. her BY EVAN EVANS is a romantic story of adventure In which a daredevil and fights on to a climax that is unexpected gang of Alvtn Karpls and Arthur Barker, attempted to shoot It out with a picked squad of 10 agenta, but his miniature machine gun Jam med, and he fell mortally wounded. Two bullets from the quick-firing rliles of the federal men hit their mark and one of them found fatal spot despite the fact Gibson, also known aa 'Slim" Gray, was wearing a "bullet proof" vest. The bullet pene trated the vest. Git-son died In a hos pital early today. 120 ONLY TO NEWYORK $180 ROUNDTRIP Prtm Ssm Pr annum Excellent meals and so comraodstioos included All outside rooms out door swimming pool dancing. Spadnus decks, lounge, smoking rooms. S.S. California, Vir ginia, Pennsylvania, largest liner in in tercoastal service ail every other Saturday. 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