Medford Mail Tribune
AWARDED
Pulitzer Prize
TOR 1934
dav; moderate temperature.
Illrhest yesterday - 49
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Tweuty-ninth Year
BEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, MARCH 10, 1935.
No. 298.
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By PAIL MAIXOV
Copy ri g)it, 1935, by Paul Mallon
7 WASHINGTON, March 9. There
art other thing behind this strange
dispute between the, new dealers and
Comptroller McCarl.
Grown -tip of
ficials do not
lose their tem
pers ordinarily
t r suoh a
question as
whether the navy
should psy the
return fare of
the families of
Its officers sta
tioned abroad.
At least they do
not continue to
throw cannon MCWr"
balls at each PAUL MALLON
other day after day on such a triv
lay pretext.
The resistance of McCarl against
the speed of all new deal expendi
tures is one explanation, but a deep
er contributing reason Is that McCarl
may be a candidate for the republi
can presidential nomination next
year. His name has never been pub
licly mentioned, but the new dealers
keep as close an eye on the opposi
tion camp as they do on their own.
They have heard that McCarl Is a
potential candidate and have scen
i gns to verify It.
It Is not as astounding as It may
sound. McCarl's term expires next j
year. He comes from the right sec
tion (Nebraska), lias been out of the
republican political messes of the
past fifteen years, Is a stickler for
the taw and for economy, holds old
progressive ties through Senator Nor
ris. whose secretary he once was. A
rally for him could certainly be at
tempted, although it might lead him
to a senate seat more easily than to
the White House.
thi tntttiM- u-fis nctunllv discussed
at a recent secret meeting of new Tne 8enatc tody dld not reacn Us
dealers who have had spending trou- uled program, spending alt day
Die with McCarl. The agencies which j on dh;lded committee reports and on
have had greatest difficulty getting i BI" rder' ,
him to okay their expenditures are I Extr tIre wsslon necel
FHA. PWA. HOLC. AAA. NRA. and I tated the appropriation of $10,000
TERA. The treasury has had some
trouble also, and probably others.
The only new dealer who has outwit
ted the comptroller Is Reliefer Harry
Hopkins. When McCarl insisted on
..r I t -11 ha PUf vnilrhdM HAtl.
Jtlns made no protest, but summoned
a half dozen government trucks and
sent the comptroller fifteen barrels
full of government checks. He then
called McCarl on the telephone and
aald: "Let me know If you find any:
thing wrong." McCarl should be
through looking within fifteen or
twenty years, if he applies himself
to the barrels diligently.
Few know It. but the estate of the
late William B- Humphrey Is carrying
en his court fight against his remov
al from the federal trade commission.
The suit he started against President
Roosevelt before he died has been
carried to the supremo court. It was
quietly sent there Jenuary 25 by the
court of claims, which ducked the
issue as to whether Mr. Roosevelt
i
had the power to fire Humphreys,
Mr. Roosevelt wins thts suit, McCarl
may have an opportunity to start
presidential campaign before the ex
ptratlon of his term.
The whooping new deal publicity
about the BelRlan trnde agreement
did not say so, but there was a trick
In that treaty.
The lower Import duties which we
promised to Belgium are applicable
not only to Belgium, but to every
other country. In other word, the re
duced tariffs we granted here arc
reHily general tariff reductions.
That was not entirely evident until
the customs bureau Issued Its rou
tine circular No. 1348 the other day,
ordering the general reduction on the
articles mentioned In the Belgian
treaty. Such action Is required be
cause we have treaties with most na
tions promising we will not discrim
inate against them.
The Yankee traders are now In
their storm cellars here awaiting the
reaction.
Jokes about congressional abuse of
the frantcing privilege are obsolete
under the new deal. It Is not cong-
Teas, but the executive branch of the
government which Is responsible for
Increased costs of carrying free mall.
The records show that tins expense
increased about 73 per cent last year.
from 114.000.000 to IJ3.000.000. Buticompany dominated union, make th
the cost of carrying free congrcssion- j iabor relations board's "majority rule"
1 mail fell off, Irom 1,000.000 to
I77S.0O0.
Inner difficulties arc developing
In the communications commission
which will make front page news
or later. The old radio com -
B-i-5. on r: , u p getting along at
i --in the new embers. It Is lm-
tcU
what fora the !
,ri-:.i club are not confined
ho" cier eixty. From California
; s --jyiru of Townsend clubs
:e ( i -!(, 'vf!y of voting people.
i jn Put HIKhl)
ntij 1 much ( iWnrn j
i. ..:,( 9. (APf A F'renrn 1
u i--undf! in the arm. j
, "r.;; ? iirrd while fit;!'.t- '
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L KILLED
BY STATEJENATE
Recognition for $200 Month
Plan Fails Another Week
for Payless Solons Pre
dictedState NRA Code
Approved.
SALEM, Ort., March 9 . ( AP )
The second attempt for official rec
ognition of the Town send old age
pension plan by the state of Oregon
failed late today when the senate of
the Oregon legislature killed the
house memorial requesting congress
to bring the plan out onto the floor
for consideration.
The house had previously passed a
memorial requesting passage of the
Townsend plan or similar legislation,
without specifically designating the
$200 a month feature. This was kilt
ed by Indefinite postponement with
out debate In the senate.
Today, however, a roll call on an !
adverse committee report was called ;
and the second attempt again lndefl- !
nltely postponed action. The vote!
wes 13 to 18 as follows: I
Against the memorial: Allen. Byn-!
on. Dickson. Duncan, Dunn, Hazlette, j
Lec. McCornack, McKay, Pearson,
Stnples, Stelwer, Stringer, Walker, (
Wallace and President corbett. ',
Those for the memorial: Aitken,;
Best, Burke, Carney, Chlnnock, Fish
er, Goss, Hess, Lessard, Spauldlng,
Grayer. Wheeler and Zimmerman
Absent Pranclscovlch,
As the 65th day of the prescribed
40-day period of the Oregon assem
bly ended the date of sine idle ad
journment was even more uncertain
than believed a fpw flays ago. All of
next week was now the prediction by
those who were declared the most
pessimistic.
In the meantime the legislators,
payless since the 40th day. tired and
weary, faced some heavy controver-
8lal lssues on tnc calendars Monday.
OJu , , oja "ou "lCtt" WIH
mittee. bringing the appropriation
for the sci-sion to date up to $140.-
000.
j Oregon today approved the NRA
code for the state when the bill pass
ed the senate after a hard fight by
a vote of 17 to 11. It had already
been approved by the house. The
measure, which has been lying on
the senate table for some time, would
make the national cotie operative and
enforceable In the state.
Machinery to permit the state
highway commission to operate free
ferries across the Columbia river, be
tween Astoria and Megler, Wash., was
set up when the bouse approved the
bill already passed by the senate.
Enactment of the bill to permit
open competition In automobile fin
ancing between private finance com
panies and those operated by motor
manufacturers was completed by the
legislature. The house passed the bill
Introduced In the senate.
LABOrHEATSEES
STRIKE E
IF BILL DENIED
WASHINGTON, March 9. (API
The American Federation of Labor
Intensified its campaign for the Wag
ner labor disputes bill today with a
prediction by President William Orfen
that there will be widespread strikes
if the bill falls to pass.
"There would be nothing else left
for the workers to do In their fight
to gain recognition of their unions
KV .. v. xi icnvsuu
ery.
said. I
The federation chief, however, as- -
erted he thought "chances were I
good" for the bill's passage. The ,
senate labor committee begins hear
ings on It Monday.
The one danger of failure. Green
said, lay In house rules. If the bill
reached the floor, he addd. "and we
can get a record vote" it will be
passed."
The Wanner bill would outlaw the
. interpretation of collective barealn-
' lng a part of the law. and create
: permanent labor relations board with j
power to carry Its decisions to court i
, for enforcement. i
i The bill, which was presented by 1
1 Senator Wagner (D , N. Y.t, has
; aroused opposition among Industrial
leaders.
TEXAN CLAIMS HE
FX TASO. Texas. Marrh P. iAPi
A man R!lng his nnme as 8. W.
Brown. 26. of North Flasanton. 1r.
tnld rn-Hce Mr. lsre tintcht he h.-ul
.'.hot no rr.Ti arid 1'ft t.-.ir bodies
;r.t b' th rosd.ldr 0 nr 100 nv.lr
M t Of 1T
H. r.v.d t:.r l o n.ii iiad lc.tl:.aped
h'.n .L H.n A::titi!n vril.rditV-
TELL OF MRS.
C7 I Si
mum n as fjir-ir it1- -mi
Now senaatlona In Mr. Wllma E. Gould's suit Involving "Prince
Mike" Gerguson were provided by Mrs. Marlon Peterson (left) and
Miea Gala Wendell, ehown leaving the courtroom In New York. Mra.
Peteraon described her "call house" In Chicago, where she aaya Mrs.
Gould was employed, as patronized by "lawyers, plainclothesmen, gov
ernors, senators and a couple of White House men." Miss Wendell
testified that Mrs. Gould told her of an "affair" with Europe's man of
mystery, Sir Basil Zaharoff. (Associated Press Photo)
PRESIDENT PLANS
PLEA 10 VOTERS
WASHINGTON. March 9. ( AP)
Despite hints at the capitoi today
that the White House had cut a
switch for rebellious Democrats, signs
were plentiful on Capitol Hill that
congress would continue to give ad
ministration proposals critical and
often prolonged scrutiny.
Praise for the comparatively slow
procedure by the house and senate
was voiced today by business as repre
sented by the Chamber of Commerce
of the United States.
Many observers held that this ses
sion, for the first time aince Mr.
Roosevelt took office, congress has
begun to take Its customary hand
In shaping legislation.
They ventured, too, the opinion
that any pressure Mr. Roosevelt
brought would be In behalf of spe
cific measures and that he had ac
quiesced to the new order.
Already there has been' discussion
among some Democratic leaders about
the advisability of side-tracking ad
ministration legislation not on the
"must list." So far their efforts to
accelerate consideration of adminis
tration proposals have been futile
except on non -controversial bills.
And thts In the face of White
House Influence and Intimations that
President Roosevelt might take to
the air to make an appeal to the
country to help him whip congress
Into line.
The word from those who have
talked to the president la that he
shows no particular concern. While
neither of his prime proposals work
relief and social security has ad
vanced far he still has not sustained
a defeat and may get what he wants
in the end.
FARLEY PICTURED
A POLITICAL
WEST BY SCRIBES
NEW YORK. March 9. (AP)
Mayor P. H. Lnguardla was pictured
as a defeated Napoleon about to sur
render to Tammany and Postmaster
General James A. Parley was por
trayed as a seductive Mae West
tonight as New York political re
porters frolicked through their an
nual inner circle dinner.
Aside from the mayor and Mr.
priAv the Rhow. called 'Mfrrllv We
;Dole Along." was witnessed by oov
Herbert H. Lehman, Secretary Mor-
genthau and other notables.
Opening with a parody on "The
Continental." entitled "The Constitu
tion." the show proceeded through
a burlesque of recent events and
wound up with the "aupreme court"
singing out a decision in the "Gold
clause" case between Herbert Vander
bilt Hoover and Frankly Whitney
Roosevelt, who are fighting for the
custody of Miss Glorious America.
ELASTIC BOTTLES
FOR MILK NEXT
CHICAGO. March 9. t AP) Don't
be surprised If you see milk bottles
: bouncing.
j The packaging conference of the
I American manaKemcnt association
j was to'd yesterday by Allen Brown.
' that bottles can be made of elastic.
and science won will make them
transparent. The Idea la to decrease
the broken glav.xare on the bark
i steps.
i
Winter In The Rnrkle
BALT LAKK CFTY. March 9 (AP) j ltchtly.. Rail freight traffic man before it could be rushed to doctors.
Winter rode over Utah and Idaho j hinder tlisn the previous wek and While the case were widely arat
todav on the nines of roaring March 1 the mm -eek a yar aco. but Mp-' tered throughout Klamath county.
Hr-.ox as dumped on mo't j.inc hived ft" -. -re hrk.'ths aymptoms were tite fame. Phy
n' ncl ou:i;ern Kaiio fl'ir. but luxhT a 'iff plit'.ii 1; . and loans re inrllnrd to believe the
lng the dav and early evening wlthln hll'- bulUMM; :wT' .rt;ve heavy
1 hut nne ra n.ltv r.nnru-d.
GOULD'S PAST
OF
WASHINGTON, March 9.(AP)
House passage of the bonus noxt
week became doubtful today when
leaders agreed upon highly unusual
procedure designed to assure a clear
test on inflation.
The understanding was that at
least 10 and perhaps 12 hours of
debate enough to consume three
normal days would be allowed be
fore voting.
The schedule set offered ample
opportunities for separate votes on
the Vinson American Legion bill,
which makes no provision as to how
the money would be raised, and the
Patman bill, which would direct the
printing of $2,000,000,000 in new cur
rency. The Vinson bill will be formally
presented to the house Monday by
the ways and means committee.
Tuesday ,the mla .oommUtec will,
approve a special resolution neces
sary to permit a choice between the
Patman and Vinson bills.
That resolution cannot be brought
to a vote before Wednesday, and will
not be presented then unless Repre
sentative Vinson (D., Ky.), called
home by the Illness of his mother,
has returned.
OF
CLARK GABLE HIT
CADIZ. O.. March 0. (AP) Clark
Gabion position as "flrt citizen" of
nearby Hopedale Ik shaken, but safe
liev. samuel J Williams, a young
evangelist, startled many of the cltl
wns when he crttchred the motion
j picture actor and said that children
who go to see Gable on the screen
"nre minting In tho society of Holly
wood stars who glorify perverted
love." Hopedale is Gable's home town
The Rev. Mr. Williams made his
statement at a meeting of the par
ent-teachers' association. He got an
immediate response. Men in the au
dlence rose to defend Gable's acting
and praise his talents.
"How many of you parents would
like for your children to duplicate
Gable's love scenes?" the evangelist
asked. "Clark Oable has brought no
real credit to Hopedale."
In this town where a new Oable
picture Is an event, the.e words
upread quickly.
Mayor H. M. Bell hastened to atat
that he did not approve'of the quot
ed remarks and that "the people or
Hopedale look up to Clark Gable as
Its first citizen."
Rev. T. W. Pearson of the Hopedale
Presbyterian church said he believed
any man had a right to make his
living In any honest way. Mrs. Mil
dred Carrier, member of the parent
teacher association, said she enjoyed
Gable's pictures.
The Rev. Mr. Williams recently was
appointed acting pastor at the Hope
dale Methodist church. He Is 25 and
a recent graduate of Ashury college
In Kentucky.
As a boy, Gable went to Sunday
school In the church where the evan
gelist Is now acting pastor.
T
SIGNS CHEERING
j SAN PflANCISCO, MHrrh 9. AP)
j Activity of bank fund Inrrriued j
( sharply in the tweiith district, lndl-j
rating a strong seasonal pl'.kup, Re- j
rati trao was reported slowing down,;
while wholesale b'itfe pi kei upi
cnn.trnrtlnn w.s In a lulL
OF
SOLONS BY MAIL
Letter Writing, With Fake
Signers, Becomes Racket
Check Reveals County
Jail and Fine Proposed
SALEM, March 9. (AP) Hitting
at a menace to legislation that has
reached the proportions of a racvet
to Intimidate members to support or
oppose certain measures, a bill was
Introduced In the house Saturday
making It a criminal offense to send
telegrams or letters which are not
signed by the person or authority
of the organization whose name Is
subscribed to members of the legis
lature. Upon conviction of such offense a
fine of not let than $100 or more
than 500, Imprisonment In the coun
ty jail for no more than six months
or both fine and imprisonment was
prescribed. The bill bears the names
of Representatives Hyde, Erwln, Os
borne. . Eckcrsley, Klrkpatrlck and
Senators Wheeler, Fl6her and Allen.
Deceit I ncovered
It was declared doubtful If any as
sembly has been so deluged with
"fake" letters, cards or telegrams as
the present one. The house was lit
erally bombarded with postal cards
purporting to come from consumers
In opposition to passage of the "fair
trade" bill, or more than 300 which
were traced, a large proportion was!
found to come from persons whose I
names or addresses could not be veri
fied nor traced in the Portland city
directories. Many of the addresses
were fictitious. Representative Wil
liam Dickson; Multnomah, made a
special effort to have the addresses,
verified with little results.
Representative Homer Angell, Mult
nomah, received a telegram threaten
ing recall of all the delegation which
favored the "fair-trade". It was sign
ed by a name indicating that the
sender had orflces In a certain build
ing. The original address could not
be located neither did the Janitor or
building manager have any record
of such a tenant.
Representative C. F. Hyde, Lane
county, received telegrams on other
bills allegedly from firms which in
vestigation revealed had not signed
and were holding opposite views to
those set forth.
Representative William Graham.
Multnomah, had a telegram signed
by a group of automobile dealers In
opposition to a bill. Investigation by
him revealed that five of the sign
ers had not authorized use of their
name, were not In accord to the sen
timents expressed and had not sign
ed the telegram. Letters to this ef
fect were received from the five In
dividuals. How many others and the number
of "phony" telegrams and letters that
have been received by members was
a matter of conjecture but the mat
ter has become so serious as to re
ceive official recognition.
HALT MEAT TRAIN;
MILITIA CALLED
SIOUX FAU4. 3. D.. March 9.
(P Four units of the South Dakota
National Guard were ordered out to
night as striking union workmen at
(.he John Morrell packing company
plant halted meat shipments and re
fused to leave company property jn
an effort to enforce demands against
a contemplated layoff 4 108 em
ployes. Governor Tom Berry 1 nstructcd
Adjutant Oeneral Cliff Coffey of
Rapid CM.y to order out the guarda
men after receiving report that
thousands of dollars worth of meat
had spoiled or was- In danger of spoil
ing unless shipment were permitted
Striking workmen, about 700 of
whom remained in or about the plant
tonight behind locked gates, had pre
vented a train crew from moving 18
cars of meat earlier In the day. There
was no violence. A group of the men
merely stood on the tracks and re
fused to move to permit the locomo
tive to be coupled to the cars.
KLAMATH BABIESiS
KLAMATH PALLS, Ore.. March 9
(AP) A malady marked by convul
sions and sudden death which hits
claimed the Uvea of five small chil
dren In the county the past few
weeks will be officially Investigated.
ur. ueorge n. Aaier, couniy coroner.
announced today.
Dr. Adler said that in each cae
there have been convulsion, and
death haa come before a physician
could reaeh this child.
One baby died in an automobile
Irulent type
: desth. were due to
le
oI snllueaa. Or. Al,er said.
Anesthetic Coma
Fatal For Nurse
After Nine Days
PASADENA. Calif.. March 9
lUP, Verna Hison. yellow haired
nurse, who went to sleep beside
a burning gas heater and never
woke up. died last night as quietly
as she bad lived for the past nine
days.
Motionless on a bed for 316
hours, save Tor a slight twitching
of her eyelids at times, she lay
under an "anesthetic coma" which
detied the efforts of science to
rouse her.
She was completely free of the
poison which had invaded her
system, according to Dr. John P
Brereton. who attended 'her. That
had been burned out by a glandu
lar extract which he administered.
But the effect of the gat had
caused her nerves slowlv to die.
ANTI-TRUST LAWS
TO
Urges Junking of NRA, Ex
cept Child Labor, Wage
and Hour Clauses Dar
row and Johnson May De
bate at Senate Quiz.
WASHINGTON, March 0. (AP) A
demand from Senator Borah (R..
Idaho) for the Junking of NRA, ex
cept for Its child labor, minimum
wages and maximum hours provis
ions emphasized today the ijwricuu
problem facing the administration
in it effort to extend the recovery
act.
Borah, who Is leading a drive for
full 'restoration and en.orcement of
the anti-trust laws, said In an Inter
view that legislation along the lines
he outlined would be "the greatest
contribution toward recovery we
could make at this time."
Hla proposal added one more to
the heap of suggestions already be
fore the senate finance committee
for revising NRA, Chairman Harri
son, realizing hla task, announced
he would seek to expedite hearings
to Insure that some continuing legts
latlon la passed before the recovery
law expires June 10.
At the same time Harrison made
public, plans lor the future conduct
of the NRA investigation by his com
mittee, disclosing the possibility of a
debate before that forum between
Hugh B. Johnson and the man who
lead the attack on his administra
tion of the recovery unit, Clarence
Darrow.
Harrison said Darrow would be In
vited to teatlfy in the Inquiry, and
that Johnson undoubtedly would ap
pear. The committee waa not certain,
however, that Darrow would care to
come before the committee because
of hi health. In Chicago the cele
brated criminal lawyer said he would
await receipt of a formal invitation
before deciding.
Johnson. In New York, said If ne
waa called before the committee he
would go, but he had not been
asked to testify. He reiterated his
former declaration that the NRA waa
'as dead as a do-do."
OVERPOWERED BY
L
DUBUQUE, Iowa, March (AP)
Postmaster John Burkhard and hla
Monroe, Wtsconsln, lumburger cheese
overpowered Postmaster Warren Mlf
ler, of Independence, Iowa, in a snif
fing duel here today to determine
once and for all whether llmburger
has aesthetic or anaeathetlc quali
ties. A third postmaster, A. T. Schrup.
of Dubuque, awarded the decision to
the Wisconsin champion seller snd
smeller of limburgcr, after the final
sniff had been taken on neutral
ground in a Dubuque hotel.
Henceforth, the judge ruled, llm
burger cheese may be sent through
the malls if It Is properly wrapped.
Warren had sought to have llm
burger declared not mailable. He con
tended even though It was wrapped
and re wrapped. It still mde his mall
clerks sick. Burkhard objected to
this opinion.
The matter was taken to the Wash
ington postal officials. They gave a
lit verdict, holding llmburger could
be sent through the malls, but objec
tionable odors couldn't.
So the "championship llmburger
sniffing duel of the century" was ar
ranged. Cloudy weather, with possible rain
forecast, had no apparent effect on
the sire of the crowd that gathered
long before the main event.
Dntni(r RnrVliarH mntrtmii the
.r.. five minute, brtore Pctm.-Wr
Min.r. wi-lKhlne-ln MrcmonlM were
dispensed with. The battle was on at
catch-weights.
'New Urol' ItiimutMS
WASHINGTON, M'irch . (API
A rnmanra that surted In the sta-
tlntlral department of the RFC led
William B. Rem. second son of the
secretary of sr. and Mla Heltn M.
' MeCollom. pretty government secre
tary, to the altar today.
ARMY JLES CUBA
IN L.E TO
STRIKERS' REVOLT
'Street Corner Politics' Under!
Military Ban in Havana
'Mild' Dictatorship Invoked
As Strike Sweeps Island
I HAVANA, Msrcb 9. (AP) Ter
! rifle firing broke out tonight In the
center of Havana, harassed for days
by a nation-wide revolutionary gen
eral strike.
The shooting was concentrated be
tween Cabana and La Punta fort
resses. Hlgn-p o w e r e d searchlights
swept the rooftops, seeking snipers.
Firing from all directions swept
the Malecon section from the Na
tional hotel to the bay entrance.
Automobiles were driven away from
the vicinity of all police stations.
At 10 p.m. a general call to arms
was sounded at Camp Columbia, army
headquarters on the outskirts of the
city.
HAVANA. March 9. Cuoa,
her constitution suspended, was un
der military rule If not martial law
tonUfht aa the government and the
army fought to terminate nation
wide revolutionary strikes.
An emergency session of the cab
inet and council of state early today
suspended the constitution and sub
stituted an "eight-point program of
government," startling Cubans Into
realization of the administration's
determination to combat strikers
menacing it authority.
The question ae to whether Presi
dent Carlos Mendieta had really In
stituted dictatorship In mild form
wa the abAoorbllng topic of discus
sion, but the discussion perforce was
confined to small groups.
Jose Pedrana, appolnte.1 military
governor of Havana Province, where
the strikes center, acted immediate
ly to put an end to "street corner
polltica," prohibiting the "publio as
sembly" of more than two persons.
The Sl-year old mllltarr governor's
order was directed at the clusters
of Cubans usually found talking pol
itics In oafea and bars and at street
corners, and It waa mora draatte by
one person than the famous "public
assembly" law issued In the closing
months of President Gerardo Maeh
ado's regime, overthrown by revolu
tion In 1033. Machado's law limited
groups to three.
A few employes of the Interior de
partment, meanwhile, Joined the
strike movement sweeping the island,
which has affected all but two gov
ernment departments and threatens
to spread through streetcar workers
to the Island's two biggest labor un
ions. Employe of the British -owned
Unl ted Railroads announced plana
to strike at midnight, tying up the
main lines between the capital and
Cuba's second city, Santiago, at '-he
other end of the Island. Otherwise
the strike situation waa unchanged
with nearly 400,000 teachers and stu
dent still out of claesroomi.
WISCONSIN T
SO RICH IT PAYS
DECEMBER BILLS
STEVENS POINT, Ws., March 9.
( AP) Because It has too much cash
on hand, this city of 13.000 inhabi
tants is paying In advance Its bills
falling due as far ahead as next De
cember. With tax collections running 60,
000 ahead of laat year, the city treas
ury today showed a balance of $183.
000 cash on hand, all current ex
penses paid, and nothing to worry
about except payment of feea to the
state guarantee deposit fund.
When two local banks recently dis
continued Hi pr cent Interest pay
ments on municipal balances, the city
authorities became concerned over
I paying the state deposit fee,
Form-
erly the Interest received on deposits
offnet amounts psld into the guar
antee funds.
They found It profitable to pay all
bills In advance, whenever possible.
thereby decreasing the cash balance
on hand.
PORTLAND mmSSBm
PORTLAND, Ore , March II
A freakish accident in vhlch two
automobiles collided, careened and re.
collided sent three persons to bos
pltsla 'here today.
Charles H. Mortons automobile
collided with James Bsxter'a oar and
! J'""P th .Idewnlk. narrowly ml
! leiepnone poie m
careened
along the aidewalk 30 feet before
crashing Into a retaining wall.
Baxter's car awerved to the right,
passed the telephone pole on tne
other aide and remmed Into Horton'e
csr.
HosdIUI attendants said Horton
iviffered back Injuries and his wife
' .uffered shoulder Injuries snd lsccr-
- 1 stlons. Baiwr suffered shock
minor Injuria
SALES TAX GAINS
PRODUCE REVENUE
Bills Pending Or Passed by
Legislatures in 24 Com
monwealths Oregon,
Texas and Kansas Obdu
rate On Plan.
(Copyright. 1935, by the Aoclst4
Preefc)
N1CW YORK, March . (AP) Thi
sales tax, that comparatively young
baby of revenue collecting by govern
ment. Is acquiring a iteadlly improv
ing appetite.
A dozen state already have ar
ranged to Increase their Incomes by
niimx ranging from five to sixty mil
lion dollars a year by the 1, 3 or 8
per cent tax-on -purchase method,
and another dozen are mulling the
matter In their legislatures.
A few states, notably Kansas, Ore
gon and Texas, have stamped their
feet down with positive "noes" to all
sales tax proposals. Some others
Tennessee and new Jersey among
them are looking about for ways to
cut costs rather than Increase revenue
In this manner.
Nw York state employs an "emer
gency tax" In connection with Its
collection of Income taxes, rather
than use the sales tax method, but
New York city gets 2 cents on every
Collar spent for merchandise (other
than food) and expects these pennies
to add up to $40,000,000 during the
year. The entire tax will be devoted
to relief.
Michigan's 3 per cent, operative
now for two years, turned In 34.
871.949 last year, averaging close to
ss.ooo.ooo a month.
Ohio hopes to get fl0.000.00obfore
her S per cent sales tax expires at
the end of this year, but the legis
lature Is dickering with a bill which
would exempt certain Items and con
sequently reduce the estimated reve
nue to 4 0.000 ,000.
Colorado began collecting 2 per
cent on sales March 1, and hopea
she'll add from four to six million
dollars to her revenue within a year.
The house of the Washington leg
islature wrote a sales tax chapter
Into that state's revenue bill yester
day. Wisconsin legislators have a sales
tax bill before them but are await
ing Governor LaPollette's complete
tax program before doing anything
about It.
4t-
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Oregon: Fair east and cloudy west
portion Sunday; Monday, fair east
and unsettled west portion; rain
northwest portion: moderate tem
perature: moderate to fresh south
erly wind off the coast.
SAN TOANCIBCO, March 8. (AP)
OutlooK for March 11 to 18:
Fair In California and th plateau
and occasionally unsettled elsewhere
with frequent rains In Oregon. Wash
ington and northern Idaho. Normal
temperatures.
WASHINGTON, Msrch . (AP)
House leaders of the two liberal mi
nority parties Initiated a move to
day to bring dissatisfied Democrats
and Republicans Into a unified moc
to fight for more liberal legislation-
LONDON, March S. (AP) Official
reassurances of their desire for peace
Issued by Rslkan and other Euro
pesn governments today apparently
were dissipating feara that the Greek
rebellion might cause another gen
eral war.
liKVKRIiT IIIMyS, Cal Mar.
8. It'i the u.suh! custom for a
writer or speaker to tell how
mufh better Enjjlaud or France
or Ziilnlnnd have handled their
money than the V. S.
Weil, in today's paper, France
is proliihitiiig tho Rhipmcnt of
gold out of their country. And
still they say they are not go-
tney
nd
had to put up millions ot
pounds to stabilize their moivy.
So I guess over there they are
pointing to the excellent way
our system is working. Your
own country always looks like
they are the only ono doing the
wrong thins.
This thing called money has
col the whole mess of 'em buf
faloed. Money, horse racing
and women arc three things the
boys just can't figure out.
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