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.
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'Miss Paris' For 1935 !
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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)
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FOR ROOSEVELT'S
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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"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.
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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.
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'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.
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STATE OFFICE
MINER BLDG., EUGENE, ORE.
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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.
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