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WINNER
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FOR 1934
Tweuty-uiiitb Year
M EDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1935. c
No. 258.
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By PAUL MALL ON
(Copyright. 1935, by Paul Mallon.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. There Is
no optimist anywhere like a public
ity man. especially a government pub
licity man. His
mimeograph
grinds out num
bers aa big and
round as chrys
inth comma to
measure the ac
complishment of
his aide. But
they do not 4l
ways smell as
good as they
look.
A current ex
ample la an an
no u ncement ny
PAUL M A LI, ON
the federal housing administration.
1 estimating lta home modernization
Jr)ve accomplishments at $205,000,
000. That figure gets the headlines
and people generally accept the fact
that the PHA drive caused 2 05. 000.
000 to be spent for home repairs and
additions.
IT you smell around a little you
will rind that the direct FHA ac
complishment was less than one
slxtli of that.
Only MO.OOO.OOO was advanced by
banks to home owners under FHA
insurance. A second $30,000,000 of
the total amount was probably ad
vanced earlier by the Home Owners
Iioan corporation, another new deal
Institution.
Nobody knows for sure about that,
because the FHA merely asked Its
state, directors to send in estimates
of the total modernization in their
areas. As the HOLC contributed 130.
000.000 for modernization purposes,
according to Its own figures, there
can be little question that the FHA
estimate includes the results of HOLC
loans. But that Is only a aldeltne
.argument. y - -
The main point Is that $176,000,
000 of the $205,000,000 FHA work was
not done by FHA. And at least $145.
000,000 was not done by the govern
ment. It was merely privately fi
nanced work done during the gov
ernment drive. Much of it. of course,
is work that would have been done
whether there was a government drive
or not.
Yet in the last analysis, you can
not blame the publicity man for
claiming all loose credit. It has been
a custom among government officials
and others outside the government,
long before the press agent was In
vented. The new deal lawyers who have
been burning midnight electricity
during the past two weeks are ready
now for any decision from the su
preme court. They would be willing
to help the court to make the de
cision If the court needed any help.
One of the: most Interesting thinj.s
they have dug up in a convincing
historical excuse for new deal de
valuation. !n the fourteenth, fifteenth, six
teenth, and right up to the nine
teenth century, it was the legal cus
tom for kings to cell In outstanding
gold coins whenever the treasury ran
low, and clip them. Tnat Is, they
would actually cut out of the gold a
fractional part, as much as one-fifth
Jn many cases. The coins were then
returned to the people minus a firth
of their value. The king took the
clipping.
There has been a long dispute
among economists as to where Mr.
Morgenthau's $3,000,000,000 of book
profit from gold came from.
A majority assumes It comes from
bondholders and property holders.
That Is rather a nebulous explana
tion, almost as nebulous as the Idea
that Mr. Morgenthau Just squeezed
the profit out of thin air for book
keeping purposes.
A more practical Interpretation Is
that everyone paid for It. Every time
dollar was spent after devaluation,
you contributed to the gold prottt
by the extent to which our dollar
bought less goods than before devalu
ation. The extent to which devalu
ation Increased prices Is the exact
amount you have contributed so far.
If the J3.000.000.000 is taken to pay
the bonus, or spent for any other
purpose.' you will have contributed
sevne more, to the extent to which
the inflationary expenditure causes
prices to rise further.
The man who is behind Anthony
Drcxel B ;!!. wealthy Philadelphia!!,
for the poft or minister to Ireland.
1? Postmaster-General Farley. Be
hind Parley in the matter la the ne
Democratic governor of Pennsylvania.
Earle. who In turn, la !n front of
'MB
Boss Joe Oij'f'-v. That makes a
;ron? political be-King as anyone
rc ulrf get It Is a direct result or
9 Mr. B!dd'.i aenero.ty to the Er
cmps'.gn fund.
Yet the bMtine ln.:de the state
diartmnt few davs ago was even
m-n;.- t:iat MrOBIdd'e would not pt
t t p.v. The stAte department desl-r-A
do m. fi'.l very hard Tor ihe
K.ir'.';- GV.'y p Tie:' .i.-e i-
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: arir M-. B rid ' 'i "T. ol th-i"
itRi;er Eurppeaji juiieii
PROSECUTOR WINS
LONG BATTLE ON
MPORTANT POINT
More Witnesses Identify
Hauptmann As Man Seen
in Vicinity of Lindbergh
Estate Before- Murder
FLEMINGTON. N. J.. Jan. 33.
(AP The "kidnap ladder." which
the state charges was- used by Bruno
Richard Hauptmann to take the
Lindbergh baby from Its nursery, was
finally admitted as evidence today
In tne trial of the German ex-convict
for murder.
"I feel constrained to admit this
ladder In evidence." Justice Thomas
W. Trenchard said. "It will be ad
mitted." It was a major- victory for the
state, which has sought to link
Hauptmann with the ladder through
wood used In making it and tools
which they claim came from his tool
chest.
For the three weeks of the trial the
defense has fought bitterly to keep
the ladder out of evidence. .
In Its final argument today Fred
erick A. Pope carried the burden of
argument.
(Copyright, 1935. by the Associated
Press)
FI.EMINGTON, N. J., Jan. 22.
(AP) Two more residents of the
Souriand country surrounding the
home of Colonel Charlea A. Lind
bergh today Identified Bruno Haupt
mann as a man lurking in that vi
cinity before the kidnaping, and
murder of the aviator's infant son.
Millard Whlted, a logger with a
farm next to the Lindbergh estate,
testified In Hauptmann's trial that
he saw him on two occasions within
a fortnight of the crime, and Charles
Rosslter of Maplewood, N. J test
ified ha saw htm on a road near
the Princeton airport, about 14 miles
from Hopewell, four days before the
baby was stolen from lta crib.
Rosslter said he saw Sauptmann
on the Hopewell road standing at the
rear of Ills auto.
Offered Help
"I got out of my car," he said,
"and walked to the rear of his car.
I offered help, but he said he didn't
need any help."
Then, for from five to eight min
utes, Rosslter testified, "I stood there
looking him over."
Rosslter remembered the Incident
was on the Saturday before the kid
naping. WhJted testified he saw
Hauptmann on February 18, 1032. and
between February 25 and 27, 1932.
The baby waa kidnaped on March
1, 1932, Tuesday.
One other Souriand resident.
Amandus Hochmuth, 87, identified
Hauptmann in the second week of
the trial as a man he saw In an
auto with a ladder turning into the
road leading to the Lindbergh home
on the forenoon of the day of the
crime.
The defense brought out the
fact that a plaster cast had been
made of a footprint which It claim
ed would show Hauptmann was not
the man who collected the $50,000
Lindbergh ransom In St Raymond's
cemetery, the Bronx, on April 2, 1932.
Edward J. Rellly, chief of the de
fense staff, said he hoped to get
the plaster cast Into court for com
parison with Hauptmann's foot, and
hoped as well to play a phonograph
record which a witness said Dr. John
F. (Jsfate) Condon made of his con
versation with the man to whom he
paid the ransom. A department of
Justice agent, Thomas H. Slsk, said
both were in Washington.
Whlted testified, he knew every per
son of the vicinity around his farm,
which was separated from the Lind
bergh estate by a ten-foot strip.
"Did you see any strangers," the
attorney general asked him.
"Yes."
"Did you see Bruno Richard Haupt
mann?" "I did."
Study F.crles Nomination
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. (AP)
The nomination of Marriner S. Ec
ties, of Utah, as governor of the fed
eral reserve board was sent to a sub
committee today by the senate bank
ing committee for Investigation and
study.
Baby "Dead" 20 Minutes
Before Birth, Is Restored
M ALONE. N. Y., Jan. 22. fAP
Although his heart ceased bfatlng 20
minutes before birth, a Malone biby
Is allTe today and la conldered nor
mal. The child, born at Alt-e Hyde Me
morial hospital January 9, was takn
home yesterday by his mother, Mrs
Janvs Kollrp. Hrvpital officials MJ
I that so Tar as thy knw It was th?
iflrt such cae In medical annals.
H'tspital attendants dwrlbed th
. c&rt as one of tr.e mnet dangerous
ivt;: for mM v.er and rhlld. Af-r
, r:n i'.ou-." of lbc. !if-a:'.
j ivind of U.f bahv dip',v:' rt. and
.2 scutes before & cu-a it ira
Injured by Auto
SALEM. Jan. 22. (AP) George W.
Dunn, state senator from Ashland,
received minor head injuries here
last night when he was struck by
a car while crossing one of the down
town intersections. He was taken to
a sitospltal for treatment, but stated
later he waa not seriously injured.
He did not expect to attend the sen
ate session today.
BODY OF KIDNAP
IS
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 22. (AP)
The body of William Weiss, kidnaped
and slain night life character, was
recovered today from Neshamlny
creek, just northeast of Philadelphia.
The body of the reputed victim of
Robert Mais' notorious "trl-state
gang" was found near the spot to
which authorities were directed by
a member of the band yesterdsy.
The discovery ends a three-month
hunt for the reputed wealthy man
who was "snatched" by three men as
lie drove up .to his suburban home
one evening last October.
Authorities had been directed to
the spot by Martin Farrell, a mem
ber of the gang, shortly after he waa
brought to Philadelphia yesterday
from New York where he waa cap
tured last week with several other
membera of the mob. Including the
reputed leaders, Robert Mais, con
victed killer, and Walter Legenza.
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EVENTUAL LIBERTY
GRANTS PASS. Jan. 32. (AP) Al
though sentenced to the confining
walls of the state penitentiary for
life. Hugo Mayer, hermit of the
craggles. Intends some day to return
to his craggles.
Before being taken to Salem this
morning to be dressed In, the her
mit said that on his release which
he expects eventually, he will return
to his forsaken trapllnes, his cable
crossing over the Illinois river near
where he murdered a mountain
neighbor, hla laurel bark tobacco,
and his strange wilderness ways.
The hermit Is 52.
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SAYS WEATHER EXPERT
W. J. Hutchinson, meteorologist at
the Med ford weather bureau, stated
today that although rising tempera
ture la forecast for all southwestern
Oregon tonight and Wednesday, there
Is no cause for immediate alarm from
flood conditions.
The mercury Is not expected to
start an upward climb to an extent
where the heavy mountain snows
would melt rapidly, although rain Is
forecast for the lower levels. Little
snow ha fallen In the mountains
sin re Sunday, and highway condi
tions remain generally unchanged.
Better a small house than a large
mortgage.
found that the cord had ceased to
pulsate.
Tne baby was delivered and adren
alin was Injected directly Into the
'hart muscle. Ten wonds latr the
lirart bran to brat rpasmodl'-ally.
! A tn!c was filled with watr a: a
j temperature of 100 dgres, Fhren-
he:t, and artificial respiration was
, f;nplrnej ah Ue the child's body was
immTeed Twenty-eight minutes
latT the baby gave ivs flr.t voluntary
wp ;-..n an hour t:e babT wai
.wV'.nz nfiTT-iilv and has fon.ln
sej in iv-id hra.th, gaining nine
'-1
TROUBLE POINT
SEEN IN TOKYO
i
Economic and Political Pene
tration of Sinkaing by ,
Soviet Menaces Peace
of Asia, Says Spokesman
V By Glenn Babb
(Associated Press Foreign Staff)
TOKYO. Jan. 22. (AP) Sinkaing.
a huge northwestern territory nom
inally belonging to China, waa Indi
cated by statements In high official
quarters today as the future scene
of a contest between the expansion
ist ambitions of two great Asiatic
powers, Japan and Soviet Russia.
A spokesman for the Japanese gov
ernment said the Soviet's alleged
economic and political penetration ot
Slnklang "menaces the peace and
stability of eastern Asia, which It
Is Japan'a mission to maintain."
This development was mentioned
by Korl Hirota, foreign minister. In
a formal address to the diet.
To View With Concern
Describing the recent retirement of
Chinese communist armies from
Klangsl province into Szechuan and
Kwelchow provinces, Hirota states
"In view of this fart, coupled with
the reported Sovletlzatlon of Sln
klang, the Japanese government will
be obliged to watch with concern
activities of the communist party and
lta armlea In China."
With Manchoukuo'a potentialities
as a breeding ground for a possible
Russo-Jspanese conflict considerably
lessened as a result of the virtual
completion of negotiations for the
sale of the Chinese Eastern railway
from Russia to Japan, Japanese Im
perialists are finding new evidences
of a "Red menace" against this coun
try's Interest In Slnklang.
The area of 550,000 square miles
1b rapidly falling under the domina
tion of- the Soviet tike outer Mon
golia, the foreign office spokesman
said In amplifying Hlrota'a state
ment. See Moscow Control
"Our Information, which emanates
from high Chinese officials, shows
that the present leaders of Slnklang
are under the control of Moscow,'
he continued.
"Further, we are informed that the
retirement of Chinese communists
Into Szechuan la purely a strategic
retreat on orders carried to commun
'.jt leaders In Klangsl by an Indian
agent of the Moscow third Internat
ionale named Rominats."
"Chinese communists are hoping to
find In Szechuan richer pastures and
plentiful rice and salt, which they
lark in Klangsl, and also close con
nections with Soviets dominating
Slnklang and outer Mongolia, across
Kokorno and Momansland, where
Chiang Kai Shek (generalissimo of
the Nationalist government) has been
unable to out communications.
TOTAL $62,573 20
Expenditures for relief by Jackson
county in 1934. totalled $62,573.20.
or 32 per cent of the total cost of
county government, exclusive of road
work. General county expenditures
for maintenance of offices amounted
to $107,421. The above figures arc
from the annual report of the county
clerk's office now in course of com
pilation, and which will not be com
pleted until the first of next week.
Old age pension payments for 1934
amounted to $18, 103.93. the largest
single item of the relief outlay. Hos-
I pita ligation of indigents amounted to
$13,842.12. The regular indigent fund
expenditure totalled $13.384 80. Mis
cellaneous relief expenditures, which
Included the purchase of food and
neceslties was $10,619.48. Widow pen
sions amounted to $6,622.80.
RETAIL IRWIS
An Important meeting of the Re
tall Merchants association has be?n
called for Thursdsy afternoon at
4:00 o'clock by W. P. Isaacs, chair
man of the association. The meeting
has been called to discuss "Cloalng
Hours for Med ford Stores." A new
arrangement has been suggested for
this important matter, and all Med
ford merchanta are asked to be pres
ent to take part In the dlvuslon
The meeting will take place In the
Chamber of Commerce building
ROBERT DIECK NAMED
! ON ENGINEER BOARD
SAt.RM. Jan. 22. (AP) Governor
i Charles K. Martin today appointed
! Robert Dlerk. of Portland, a mem
ber of the sta:e board ot engineering
' f Tarptiierp. for a t-rm ending Jul;
1. I Hi Dierk sueed O. LaurRaard
I resigned.
Lions of Jungle
Grow Fat, Lazy
Reports Johnson
LOS ANOELES. Jan. 32. (AP)
Jungle note:
The lion and lioness are getttng
fat and sleepy. In fact, they have
become so lazy that stories of their
ferocity are greatly exaggerated.
At least, this la what Martin
Johnson, big game hunter and ex
plorer, says he found on hla latest
trip to Africa.
"Also there's a mysterious In
crease In the birthrate of wild
animals," said Johnson, who said
he saw a herd of elephants num
bering "at least 100.000" while on
an airplane trip.
PRESIDENT'S BALL
Plans for the President's .ball, to
be held at the Oriental Gardens. Jan
uary ov, are mpiaiy casing lorm, ac- j
c-oruing 10 mayor u rorgo rorcer, witn
many committees busy this week on
publicity, music, decorations and
other details.
Tickets have been on sale at the
Chamber of Commerce since Friday,
with an unusual service being of
fered. Colo Holmes, chairman of the
ticket committee, stated today that
anyone who telephones the chamber
for tickets will have them delivered
to their door by local Boy Scouts who
ere cooperating m the move. Last
year over half the tickets sold from
the chamber were delivered in this
manner.
Admission la to be $1. 30 per cent
c! which Is to go to the President,
for his work In Infantile paralysis
control and 70 per cent for local
work.
Bob Sprang, chairman of the or
chestra committee, hao announced the
securing of the services of a splen
did local orchestra for the occasion,
and promises excellent music for the
evening.
The hall committee, of which O. O.
Alenderfer Is chairman, has secured
the Oriental Gardens and a commit
tee under Captain Overmyer will dec
orate the ballroom with appropriate
colors, probably either red, white and
blue, or bluebird blue and sliver,
which are the official colore for the
affair, It waa announced today, al
though nothing definite had been
decided.
Mayor Porter stated this morning:
"We earnestly solicit the aid and as
sistance of everyone- residing In this
county, end hope to make this party
the outstanding success It so de
serves, not only as a- compliment to
our President, but also for the wel
fare of those who are suffering from
the after efrects or In Untile paralysis.
"Let's go to the President's birthday
hall. President Franklin D. Roose
velt has given his 53rd birthday to
the cause of infantile paralysis, which
means the present welfare and future
safety of American cnildren. Seventy
per cent of every dollar stays with the
local committee; 3t pvr cent of every
dollar goes to the President's com
mission on infantatle paralysis re
i search."
! Cole Holmes announced today that
the various service clubs In the city
will start on the ticket selling cam
paign tomorrow In the downtown
section.
K. W. Kendrlck la chairman of the
Rotary club committee, J. C. Thomp
son chairman of the Klwanla com
mittee, Lyle Thurman chairman of
the Lions committee, and the Active
club, Kenneth Denman, president,
will appoint a committee tonight.
In the out-of-town campaign, Wil
liam Grenbremmer will head the com
mittee In Ashland. Judge F. L. Toil
Velle In Jacksonville, H. P. (Johnny)
Reed In Gold Hill, Harry Ward at
Eagle Point, Ray Schumaker at Tal
ent, Thomas Quast In Centra) Point,
and Bert Stancllffe tn Phoenix.
The ball Is expected to be the out
standing social event of the new year.
Publishers Code
Row Is Settled
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. (API
President Roosevelt today asked the
labor relations board to refrain from
considering labor disputes arising In
industries whose codes provided for
Industrial hoards to consider them.
Earlier, Howard Davis, chairman or
the publishers' code committee, re
voked the call for a convention of
daily newspaper publishers due to a
satisfactory adjustment of the dir
ferencea which necessitated the call."
Confine Fire On
British Tanker
GLASGOW. Scotland, Jan. 22.
t AP) A message to owners of the
British tanker Valverda reported to
day the vessel la In "no immediate
danger," but one member of the
rrew Is flfad.
rte)d by the Britlnh motor liner
;n;inkitlkl. the message said: "The
,rirr Is now confin d to the refriR
rrn'or The renrl i In no immediate
' laiwer. Tiylor. third engineer, suc
uxnbfd to Injuries. All others safe."
CHAIN STORE TAX
EOR LEGISLATURE
Martin's Major Measures
Worked Over in Commit
tees Potency Cut
Many at Pension Hearing
SALEM, Jan. 33. P) While the
administration's major measures were
undergoing a general working over
in committees, resulting in either re
drafts or amendments eliminating
much of the potency originally pre
sented, the house and senate today
saw additional controversial measures
Introduced and heard of others now ;
pending.
The first of the small loan bills,
which always provoke much oratory,
made Its appearance In the senate,
seeking to cut the rate of loans un
der $300 from three to one per cent
Interest per month. The proposal
carried the names of Senators Leesard,
McKay and Dickson and Representa
tive Dickson.
Chain 8 tore Tax Looms.
Introduction of the antlclpateJ
chain store bill was assured for the
very nesr future. The proposal, it
was learned, would tax all stores, bit
the fast would be assessed but $5
or $10, while the next four would
carry a larger tax, which would be
increased in blocks of five until the
amount reached $1,000. After that
scale had been reached, a certain per
centage of gross Income would be (
assessed.
The group of measures requested
by Governor Charles H. Martin In his
special message yesterday, relative to
publicly owned Idle and unreserved
national, state and county lands, ap
peared in the house today. A bill
tc make It more difficult for Inde
pendent candidate nominations was
also Introduced.
.v Many at Tension Hearing, .
The first of a series of publlo hear
ings, that relative to consideration
of the Townsend old age pension law.
attracted more than 1,000 persons,
who crammed the house chamber to
listen to pleaa for Oregon to mem or-
(Continued from Paga Eight)
FORESTER BUCK'S
TRANSFER ASKED
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. (AP)
Dissatisfaction- with the administra
tion of C. J. Buck, regional forester at
Portland, in charge of the Pacific
northwest area, waa expressed at a
meeting here Monday of the Washing
ton state congressional delegation, at
which a demand was made that Buck
be transferred.
The Washington delegation urged
that a man be sent to the west
whose Ideas are more In line with
the present administration."
In a letter to F. A. SUcox, chief
forester, the delegation argued that
Buck had refused to cooperate with
the present national administration
In carrying out forest work In the
northwest; that he had refused to
heed lettera from some representa
tives and that he made no effort to
cooperate with them In CCO work
and other forest administrative af
fairs.
Los A. Suburbs -
Feel Temblor
LOfl ANOELES, Jan. 23. (AP) A
slight esrth tremor was felt at 1:30
a. m. today In the suburban south-
went districts. Huntington Park,
Ingle wood, Com p ton andLynwood all
reported feeling the shock, but there
were no reports of damage. Residents
of Long Beach, center of the March
10, 1033. quake, did not report feeling
the shock.
Universal Crop Control
Looms Is Mott's Warning
WASHINGTON. Jan. 32.-(AP)
Representative Mott (R.-Ort.) said
today the administration farm pro
gram was designed to lead to univer
sal crop control.
Mott said he based his opinion on
the fact that the house made It Im
possible for a farmer to obtain seed
loans from the government unless ha
signed up to abide by AAA production
control.
Although he supported the bill for
940.000.000 In seed loans for farmers,
because the measure was brought In
under suspension of rules and there
by not subjcot to s.r.endments, Mott
declared "It is the wrong type of
Irglsistlon and shows clearly the ad
ministration is pointing toward uni
versal crop control."
"I hope the senate will alter that
claa-e." the reprefentatlve said, "and
I hope the upper bouse will re4uo
Public Enemy No. 1
V. , I f IT
Alvln Karpfi, new Tubllc Enemy
No. l, Hho shot his way out of a
police trap at Atlantic City Sunday
evening. He waa termed "worse than
Dllllnger," by federal aud Atlantic
City officers.
(A. P. Photo)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. (AP)
Secretary Perkins today described as1
"safe and reasonable" the adminis
tration's program for bolstering soc
ial security through old-age pensions,
unemployment Insurance and health
betterment.
She made this statement to the
house ways and means committee aa
the first cabinet official to tftlfy.
The labor department head waa on
the president's committee on- eco
nomlc security which framed the
plan.
Secretary Perkins said the program
was "flexible and within a pattern
adopted to our form of government
and reasonably economical so that
we may hope to carry the structure
financially without making too great
Inroads on the purses of those who
have to pay."
The labor secretary added:
"While It la recognized that It la
not possible) at this time to recom
mend a 100 per cent plan that would
be a panacea for alt social economic
Ills, we have thought it wise to
bring In a basic plan that eventually
can be built upon In the light of
demand and experience.
"We believe it covers the major
hazards and that It will provide
security to the low Income groups
of families and give us experience."
ING MAIN Fl
STREETS IN PORTLAND
PORTLAND, Jan. 22. (AP) A
miniature torrent coursed through
Portland's downtown area this morn
ing when a 12-Inch water main burst
at Broadway and Salmon streets, lift
ing six-foot chunks of asphalt out
of the paving. Water ran over the
curbing at several places. The pres
sure of the water was tremendous.
About 60 square feet of paving was
torn up by the boiling cascade and
the force of the water excavated a
huge hole In the street.
GANGSTER SENTENCED
TO EXECUTION FEB. 2
RICHMOND. Va Jan. 32. (AP)
Robert Mais, trl-state gangster who
chested the electric chair by three
months, wss told by Judge John L.
Ingram In Hastings court today he
rmiat die February 3 for the murder
of E. M. Huband, federal reserve bank
truck driver.
the Interest rate on the loans, which
wss placed at 34 per cent by the
house. Tli at is entirely too high when
It Is considered that seed loans have
been among the best type of agricul
ture loans made by the government."
Objecting to the compulsory AAA
compliance In the measure, Mott ssld
the agriculture administration "was
lucky there were some farmers who
did not sign up for crop reduction.
"Otherwise." he added "there would
have been a greater shortage of farm
grains and hay throughout the coun
try than at present. But the short
age has been of no great benefit to
the farmers, for although there Is a
lark of hay In the drought area, and a
surplus In the Pacific northwest, the
administration removed the tariff
barriers against Canadian hay and It
la being snipped In while hay from
our area remains In sheds."
SHIPS OTP COAST
Fear of Thaw Is Felt On
Northern Portion of Coast
Silver Thaw Sets in at
Hood River Expect Rain
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 33. (JP)
While landsmen watched thermom
eters fearfully today at the threat of
a thaw that would release snow and
Ice in flood waters, off-coast shipping
took the brunt of a newly developing
Pacific storm.
A gale of 62 miles an hour was
whipped up at points off the main
land. One ship, the Japanese freight
er Hokuman Mam, was abandoned .
by her crew after the deck load shift
ed in heavy water. The crew was
taken aboard the Dollar liner Presi
dent Jackson.
At Astoria, Ore., anxiety was felt
for the pilot schooner Columbia, un
reported since It passed beyond the
Columbia bar yesterday. A south
gals of 63 miles an hour suspended
shipping and 10 vessels were bound
at the bar.
Windows Shattered. v
The outburst of wind shattered As
toria wlndews and tho ferry service to
Washington was suspended.
At Juneau, Alaska, a gale lashed
land and sea. One man, Everett
Flcek. 23, was believed drowned and
a barge carrying several men wa
reported to have torn loose from a
wrecked steamer where the men were
engaged In salvaging operations.
The steamer Victoria of the Alaska
line was grounded off the Brltls'n
Columbia coast during a snowstorm,
but waa refloated and headed back
to Seattle in a leaning conn it ion.
Several residences were unroofed in
Douglas, Alaska.
Ilelllngham Del need.
Belllngham. Wash., reported v
Inches of rain In 24 hours, a 7fi-year
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Slightly moderate weather on the
flAnv tf h'vnV Vmt1-rtftV WftJl lint
felt In the higher levels, and brought
no run-off of water to fill Irrigation
storage reservoirs.
Twelve feet of snow Is reported a
Government Camp In Crater Lake na
tional park, 40 Inches at Prospect,
three feet In the Butte Palls district,
five feet at Pish lake, close to four
feet on the Siskiyou summit, and
between two and three feet on the
Hlatt Prairie watershed.
Olen Arnsplger. general manager ot
the Med ford and Talent Irrigation
districts, said there was no change In
the situation. He hopes for more
snow In the mountains, and a gradual
thaw, when It does come, Instead of
a Chinook wind, and a rush of melt
ing snow water.
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Bachelors Hall Burns
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Jan.
32. (AP) Seventy A. ft M. students,
men-bers of a federal transient bur
eau group, were temporarily home
less as a result of fire whlcn destroy
ed the old Bachelors hall on the
campus early today.
ILL
DOGEHS
Says:
NKW YORK, N. Y., Jan. 21
Left Washington this after
noon. There is two Texaus
down there that have certainly
made good. One is Jack Garner,
whoMs vice president, aud don't
care whether you know it or
not. After over 30 years of
common sense, ho knows more
about the running of this gov
ernment than any man outside
of President Roosevelt. Ask
any oldtime congressman or
senator what they think of Gar
ner. And this fellow Jesse Jons,
head of the reconstruction finance.-
I like to hear the bic
hankers cuss him, for he can
lend more money and collect
more of it hack than they can.
You don't leave all your assets
with Jones. Outside the income
tax (brother, they are efficient)
the RFC is the most business
like run thing in Washington.
Tide ?rto.
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