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Newspaper Page Textedford Mail Tribune AWARDED Pulitzer Prize FOR 1934 Tweutv-ninth Year .MKDFOKU, ORKGOX, TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1935. No. 306. The Weather Forts a t: Rain tonight and Mwlnfs day: slightly warmer tonight. Highest reterday a Lonett thlt nt"r"lnt ,.....,..,... X To 3 p. in. jesterday ... T. M FBMPtt i .... . i . By PAl L .MAI.LON, (Copyright, 1935, by Paul Ma Hon) WASHINGTON, March 19. The mourners In big business have been pushed around a lot lately by a aeries of Inside tip that the new deal may go In for punitive taxes on big business. A well known writer who re cently visited the White House came away with the 1 m p r ession that the head man Is at least toying with the Idea. Somewhat PAL' I. MAI.LON the same impresflon was gained by a prominent New Yorker who called at the White House within the past week. President Roosevelt's coterie of ad visers do not agree about the pros pects. The man who is perhaps closest to him on such matters has - published a strong editorial indors ing the theory. Others have doubted that the president would care to disturb business further at this time. This clearly means that the new dealers are Indirectly sounding out the country on the proposition. It does not necessarily mean that the plan will be undertaken. Once, earlier In tho game, Mr. Roosevelt con ducted a similar sound -out on the commodity dollar theory and ulti mately dropped It. What has been done so far, however, has had a dis turbing effect on financial prices. Only a direct denial from the White House can stop that. The only thing new . about the ldea is the White House angle. The theory has been kicking around, up and down, among the boys in the .know since the beginning of the new deal. A reprinting of Supreme Court Justice Brandeis' book. "The Curse of Bigness." Is what started it. Recently a bill to carry It out was Introduced In the senate by Wheeler, the progressive, who repre sent the Brandels-Frankfurter lib eral viewpoint, but not necessarily that of the new deal. It Is very much of a private mat ter, but the Wheeler bill actually was prepared by a forcer secretary to Justice Brandeis. It calls for a graduated tax on targe corporations, with a view to taxing bigness out of existence. A memo from the Brandeis book was the basis of Wheeler's speech Introducing the bill. The basic theory Is that anything big is bad. towns as well as busi ness. Those who advocate U contend everything has been centralized too much in recent years-money, credit, selling, buying, living. They assert they see a prospect that "by 1950, half the national wealth would be under control of large corporations." (Wheeler's speech.) Also, they con tend 200 corporations, representing less than 7-100 of 1 per cent of the number of corporations, control prac tically half of the corporate wealth. The. political aspect behind It now Is that it would leave Huey Long holding an empty bag. The economic seriousness behind it is that it in volves transplanting almost the en tire business life to the country, a process which would require years. A bit of Inside history which may be significant is that Mr. Roosevelt received a confidential, report from the treasury on a somewhat similar corporation tax bill a year ago. The proposal Involved in that report, which has been kept under cover, was three-fold: To tax undistributed profits, unexpended corporation a nets and large corporate a f sets on a gadusted scale. The study which de veloped It was started by the la' Treasury Secretary Wood in and con tinued by Morgenthau. If the new deal is going to tax blgnee-s It micht well start with itself. The new deal has become pos sibly the blgeest thing in the line of government in the history of mankind (not excepting Russia). You can get a sharp slant on that by peeking into Mr. Jewu Jones RFC, In his own quiet wav. he haa been running a ao.ftnn.nonnno nsnfc His actual disbursements recently amount ed to S7.0O0 .ooo.OOO. Including 3 600.oo0.000 of repnyments. In addi tion he has about 2 000.000.000 of loans authorized but not yet paid out. That means he ha done a 9 ooo.ooo.ooo banking busine. But Mr. Jones has been more than 'he bU-cest banker in the history of the world. He has done what private bankers were criticized for doing florins the circus dnv of finance. He put his repre-en'at're into Herd of director, purhawd stork, ivorr.e th world's ;rct intrlok- Tie o'her dv, he took over the C ;rke uMiMr prnpr-f.es In Chicago rved a wmnd to Insull few yars ag.i i to potest a bank loan. S . ". " r ! v b ' r i . ! , e V. ft d t n. . u rn e ''T.'.n! of a v.fort r;l'.rnfi Last year he nam-: t-.e ri.rir.n of one jgQQViiUM 9B Fk Four. ITALY AND BRITAIN ASKED TO CONFER France, Russia Refer to British Protest On Re armament As 'Weak' Berlin Sees Plane Display (By the A s wis ted press) It was authoritatively learned in London today that France had sug gested an emergency conference of representatives of Oreat Britain. Prance and Italy concerning the Ger man rearmament situation and that Italy had agreed. Germany flew a big squadron of fighting airplanes over Berlin today in proof of the declaration that arms clauses of the Versa lies treaty no longer apply to Germany and official German sources Intimated the next portion of the treaty to go would be that preventing Germany from build ing fortifications along the Rhine. British Protest Held Weak Both the French and th- Russians referred to Great Britain's protest against German rearmament as "weak" and the Russians added to this criticism the claim that Great Britain had "capitulated" to Ger many. Well-informed circles lu Berlin said they would not be surprised If the United States would protest to Ger many against the rc-establishment of a complete German armament as a violation of the Oerman-Amerlcan treaty. In Washington, however, PreMdent Roosevellt and his advisers adopted an attitude of extreme caution and jio word was forthcoming from the White House as to what action. If any, the United States might take. France Boasts Enlistments In answer to Reichfuehrer Adolf Hitler's announcement of a conscript German army, the finance commit tee of the French chamber of depu ties approved an appropriation of 20, 000,000 francs (91.329.000) for enlist ment bonuses in the French army. Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald of Great Britain told the house of commons hts government would ap point a special subcommittee to In vestigate England's defenses against aerial attack. The British government asked the commons for an appropriation of nearly $18,000,000 this year more than last year for air defense. A demand for the restoration of conscription in Austrlla was made by Minister of the Interior Emll Fey and his newspaper, the Oesterrelch Abend szeitung. He declared now is the time for conscription "to be taken up by other states which have been restricted In military establishments by the peace treatr." SENATEREETS RELIEF BILL CUT WASHINGTON. March 10. (AP, The senate today rejected a proposal to slash the $4,8R0.0O0.0OO relief ap propriation ' to $1 .flRO.OOO.OOO. The vote was M to 21 sRainst an amendment by Senator Byrd (D.. Va.l, who assailed the past use of public works funds as having been diverted in large sums to routine departmental expenses. He demanded that 3.000.ono.ooo be taken out of the 4.0u0. 000.000 work fund. THREE BANK ROBBERS ESCAPE WITH $16,000 PTEPALTA. Mo.. March IP. API The Sedalia Bank and Trust, company was robbed of approximately 16,000 today by three men who rushed into the building after holding Assistant Cashier James Norlln, Mayor O. B. Poundstone and four members of the Pounds tone family prisoners most of the nlsht. Richberg Says Johnson Is a "Popular Humorist " WASHINGTON. March 19. ( APi I ing to dominate public thinking, or. Donald R. Richberg has Joined In before lone will a bored and noise the rsdlo war. with a speech In which I weary people turn off the rsdloa, turn he criticized his old boss. Huirh John- sway from the bellowing, In the press son. ss a "popular humorist" and and on the platform, of obstruction aimed what many believed to be in- j 1st and destroyers and listen to pre ferential blows in the direction of : gresstve-mlnded leaders In business t senator Hu.y Long and Father 1 Chr E. Couchlln. PpKtns In the nellonat rdlo fo- : mm of the Waehlnstoo twnitu Star. I t h head of the na'lonal emergen ; cif ht to rally to the "proereMiveir awa:nv. the "old guard ' and "the 1 de.trov.r. T... old ituard he aald. irould ! "wreck recoverv" by "dnlnj nothlns etc.pt ohetrtict prcre.," and th de- .rrr.-. -ri no.r.ej rue u into civil war ' bv lcni":.t.r.z (: .. . ! !:. - j "Are tr:e fhmi'cr t-c .-. : ic: e lud Ih .iM-oCtAvau. " tm tiM. 'so- FLOODS SWEEP THROUGH SIX Homes In a half dozen states were menaced by flood Milter from the Mississippi and Its tributaries as ntnrnv swept the son tli. A national guard plane on a survey of flond conditions in Missouri took this general view of Poplar Bluff. The main part of the town on higher ground (lower center) was not yet reached. SONS IMPRESS IN 43-14 WIN OVER TULSA TIRE TEAM DENVER. March 19. AP) The Wichita. Kaa., Grtdleys advanced to the third round of the National A- A. U. baskoUjftll tournament here late today with a late rally victory over the Shakope. Minn.. Sparklers, 33-31. The hard-won triumph match, ed the Wlchltans with the favored Denver Pigs In the third round to morrow. DENVER, March 19 (AP) Five contenders, including the favored Denver Plga and the newly discovered Southern Oregon Normal threat among the diminishing ranks of the collegians watched from the side lines today as 22 teams sought to follow them Into the third round of the national A. A. U. basketball tournament. None of the top-flight teams failed to pass the first round, which wss completed last night and none of the five second round clashes on the same program produced an up set, although a few had narrow escapes. Southern Oregon, with an Afro Indlsn center -forward combination, made an Impressive showing In a 43-14 conquest of the Oklahoma Tire and Supply team from Tulsa. Charley Patterson, negro, and Cliff McLean. Sioux Indian, Joined with Ward Howell, to make It a runaway for the SONS and to plac them be side the Utah Aggtes. Rocky Moun tain conference champion, as a col lege outfit with chance to win the title no schoolboys have taken since Washburn college of Topeka, Kaa., was champion In 1926. FIRS! SHELTER BELT TREE PLANTING SOON LINCOLN. Neb.. March 19. (AP First plantings of 2.000,000 trees In the plains shelter belt will be made before April 1 in Texas. Oklahoma, and Kansas, and trees will be set out within a few weeks In Nebraska and the Dakota. Paul H. Roberta, acting director of the federal project, revealed today the definite areas In which plantings will be made. and politics? I The pop. h Mid. do not undr- itarwl the d.nsern ronfront'np thm f becauee tntvad of Important newa. they are habituated ' to eat th, raw. , tajtropr.e and ootir.i-t. aerved up fori br-akfat. lunch and dinner. ! -The headline, of th. aallv nreaa. . mhlch acreajn of crime .ml .rno.Hr. and personal attack, are their meat." tlon of Raymond L. Laplant of aaeault he Mid. He explained he waa not aiJ robbery with a daneroua weapon inrijc it.g neweparwr publnhera he. . ra affirmed. emu "tl.e .ii'f.ful publisher and Tne r.:tua'lon of no criminal ap- editor will ace thet Uja people getjpeala before th, court waa declared, I anal the I ml" 'unuai4 b? court official. AVIATR1DES PLANNING AS TOE SAN DIEGO, Cal.. March 19. (Spl.) With Medford aa tho probable hop-plng-off point, plane now are being made for a dawn-to-dusk Pacific coastwlde flight, participated lrr by women pilots -only, to the California Pacific International exposition, open tng here May 30. Test speed flights are being made In southern California by members of the 99 club, organisation of famous women fliers. Gladys O'Donnell, speed ace, flew her Waco In 45 minutes, through fog, from Long Beach to San Diego In a trial flight. More than a down entries already have been received. The race will be held In June If present plans ma terialize. The Jackson County Chamber of Commerce today wired Floyd Hart, chairman of the chamber avia tion committee, who la now In Los Angeles, to contact San Diego expo sition officials with assurance of all co-operation possible In the projected night. SET SMUDGE POTS Orchardista were advised today by Roy W. Rogers, assistant frost me teorologist, to distribute their smudge pots through the orchards as soon aa possible to be ready for the coming of Jack Frost. Growers were also urged to bring In their orchard me ters for testing at once. Rogera yes terday completed test on those al ready turned In. Settled weather conditions are dry ing the ground sufficiently to permit orchardista to spray after ten days of wet weather. There will be no general placing of orchard heaters until the spaying la finished. In many of the orchards the buds are swelling and a few warm days would start slow blossoming. Th present cool nlghta and fairly balmy days ere recardfd ss Ideal orchard weather. It Is estimated the fruit crop at present is two weeks behind normal, Salem To Refund $130,000 In Bonds SALEM. March 19. (AP) The Sa lem city council took advantage of a recently enacted legislative measure last night, and voted a 130.000 bond issue to refund a like amount of im provement bonds at lower Interest rates. The act allowing eltiea to refund bonds was passed during the last week of the recent legislative session. PORTLAND. Ore., March 18. (AP) A verdict of Justifiable homicide returned by a coroner's Jury today exonerated Paul Vandenhurg of crim lnl rMponbilitjr in the death of I Vernon Weaver. 17, ahot to death In Vandenburg", yard' on the nipht of ; March 14. March U (API Tt lat ts Pre'a on criminal caae be- tor the Oregon ,upreme court raj i dlapoeed of todaV when the eonvlc - STATES BE All young men between ages of 17 and 25 are urged to attend the or ganiisation meeting of the Young Mens Vocational club to be hold In tho council chambers at the city hall Wednesday at 8 p. m.p it was an nounced by sponsors of the club this morning. As has been announced before, the purpose of the club is to give young men an Insight Into the various busi nesses and professions in Jackson county and It la believed that by taking tho courses they will perhaps be able to better chooss the kind of business they would like to make their life work. Sponsors of the club are B. E. Har der, Robert W. Ruhl, J. C. Mann, A. S. V. Carpenter, E. H. Hedrlck, Judge Earl B. Day and Mayor George Porter. Quite a number of young men have alrendy registered for the courses and It fa expected that a large ntmibrr will be on hand Wednesday night when the organisation of the various elapses will be completed. Those be hind the movement to form a Young Men's Vocational club believe that nothing but good can come from it, especially If a sufficient number of young men signify a willingness to take the various courses which will be .offered, so It Is hoped that the meeting will be well attended on Wednesday. MERRIAM RECALL "EUGENE. March 19. ( AP) Voting in the Merrlam recall special election proceeded listlessly today and at noon a survey revealed that but 1384 voters had gone to the polls In the IS Eu gene precincts. Polls will close at 8 o'clock. There la a total of 8.390 registered votera in Eugene. The total of 1.384 votes cast by noon today comparea with a total of 2.062 at noon In the November election. Friends of Representative Howard S, Merrlam expressed opinion that the light vote was a serloua menace to his chances of remaining In of fice, since they believed it meant that principally Townaend supporters were turning out. No Indication of the vote In the county precincts was available to day at noon. Klamath School Principal Stays KLAMATH FALLS. March 19 fAP) Paul T. Jackson, after announcing several days ago that he probably would not return next year ss prin cipal of Klamath union high school, was awarded another contract by the school board last night. Jackson, who Is president of the State High School A'hletlc associa tion, accepted. It will be his elerenth term. BAKER FOR AMERICAN OFFER OF PEACE AID CLEVELAND. March 19 AP ; Newton D Baker, outstanding ad vocat of American awoclatlon with the League of Natloni. eipreiwd the ; belief today the United state, ahould offer Ha aid In aettlltig the European j political dinrubence arlelnz from Ioarmiai' raunuaont program. BOOST BENEFITS Roosevelt Orders Modifica-; tion of Economy Regula-' tiqns Entails Annual; Increase of $1,800,000; WASHINGTON. March 19. (APi j President Roosevelt, in four executive orders, today modified the two-year-old veterans' economy regulations, providing principally for Increases in : the rates of allowances to widows and I children. 1 Tho liberalized payments will cewt the government a total of $1,800,000 annually. Mr. Roosevelt transmitted the exec utive orders to congress on the final day upon which he could act to make any chance In the economy regula tions established two years ago. He acted on the recommendation of Frank T. Hlnea. the veterans adminis trator, and after consultation with Daniel Bell, director of the budget. Under the new regulations, widows of deceased members of war time ser vice connected caaea between the ages of 50 and 65 will receive an Increase from 30 a month to $36 and widows over 65 an increase to 40. The new regulations also allow in creases for children where there Is no widow. Where there are two children, 33 a month would be equally divided instead of the present $30. Where there are three children, $46 Is to be allowed instead of $40, with 18 for each additional child. For widows of deceased veterans of peace time service connected cases slight Increases aie provided for those over 60 years of age. WASHINGTON, March 19. (AP) All cash bonus bills which have been introduced at this session wore made eligible by the house today for vote on the floor. After less than 30 minutes of dis cussion, the house approved a reso lution bringing up the Vinson cash payment plan Immediately for 10 more hours of debate. Then, under the resolution, any other bill In cluding the Patman $2,000,000,000 currency expansion proposal may be offered as a substitute for the Vinson bin and voted upon. E TAXES FOUND THIS YEAR WASHINGTON. March 19 fAP) Increased Income tax collections throughout the country were report' ed today by Guy T. Helverlng, com missioner of Internal revenue, who said that only six collection districts out of a total of 64 had shown a de crease from last year's figures. The treasury's latest statement showed Its financial position at the close of business March 1 6. listed March Income tax payments of $182, 324.281 against $126,006,359 on the comparable date last year. However, Helvering said, approximately $55.- 000,000 which the collectors had on hand was undeposlted. He believed the first IS days' collections would aggregate about $246,000,000 when fi nal returns were In. Actual deposits of Income taxes the first half of March aggregated $191 358.009 compared with $147,894 year ago. The treasury reported that New York state led all others by re turning $67,066,765 compared with $56,764,881 last year. California showed deposits of $8,893,371.79 com pared with $6,914,609 last year. Compartlve statement of Income taxes collected and deposited March 1-16. 1934, and March 1-15, 1936, by districts Included: Oregon. 1934, $286,025: 1935, $396,097. Seizing of War Profits Urged in Munitions Quiz By FKE8TON h. OKOVER AMorlated Press Waff Writer. WASHINGTON. March 19. (AP) A sweeping plsn for wiping out heavy war profits by limiting in dustrial salarlea to $10,000 a year and seising Tlrtually all profits over thrw per cent waa made public to day by the senate munitions com mittee. It wsa outlined by John T. Plynn, New York writer, who was retained by the committee to put Into shape its findings bearing on efforts to mske war unprofi'shle. "It ta more Important than to take profits out of war." Committee members, who looked upon the red-faced, gray-haired writer aa an authority on war taxing methf.ds. Hat attentive as he talked. r'ly Interrupting with a question. He outlined the committee's plan as follows; . Byrd No Invalid Is Indicated In Daily M essages NEW YORK. March 19. ( API Dally messages from Rear Admiral Richard E. Bvrd to his headquar ters here indicate he la not sif terlng ill health, Miss H. F. Mc Kcrcher. a member of his staff, de clared today. Miss McKerchrr said the ad miral reported loss of weight when he returned last July from his Isolated portt in Little America. Later reports, she said, showed him to be gaining in health stead ily and rapidly. She said that be fore Christmas the admiral in formed his headquarters he had gained hts normal welcht. GOVERNOR VETOES MEASURE WAIVING PENALTIES ON TAX SALEM. March 19. (AP) Govern or Charlea H. Martin today Issued a veto against the Ickea-Orange power bill passed by the late legislature, and in his veto message listed seven reas ons for his act among the "many objectionable features" of th bill. The measure as finally passed by the legislature, after much amend ment, waa known as senate talll 404. SALEM, March 19. AP) Hopes of delinquent state taxpayers that back Interest and penalties on 1931 ana 1933 delinquent, property taxes would be waived, were dashed iate yesterday, as Governor Charles H. Martin placed his veto on Senate bill 163. The measure would have provided for cancellation of Interest on back taxes, aa well aa allowing payment of such taxes In 10 semi-annual Instal ments over a five-year period. The governor In his veto message declared that "the effect of this mea sure would be to penalise, for their promptness and sacrifice, all people who have now paid 7fl per cent of the 1931 and 1932 taxes levied In this state. It would reward the 26 per cent who have failed or have neglect ed to pay taxes. An Immediate and direct effect would be to betray the confidence of some 13,000 taxpayers who paid $800,000 of back taxes, to gether with $106,000 of accrued inter est. Into the county treasuries while the bill waa pending In the 'legisla ture," The governor also vetoed senate bill 380, which would abolish the office of auditor In Clackamas county, atat- (Continued on Page Eight) CIA FLAT CCC MARSHFIELD. Ore., March 19- (AP) Edward Hamilton. 30, member of the China Flat CCC camp near Powers, drowned In the Coqullle river lata yesterday. He had excused him self from a meeting of workers and officers to get a drink of water. When ha failed to return a search was started and his body was found float ing several hundred yards away. The body sunk before fellow workers could reach It and had not been recovered this morning. , Hamilton was to have been mus tered out of the service and to have returned to his home In Chicago late this week. COOTER WILL PLEAD FOR YAQUINA BAY CHANNEL SALEM.x March 19. (AP) John E. Cooter of Toledo, speaker of the house of the Oregon legislature, will leave tomorrow or Thursday for Washington, DC, where he will rep resent the port of Newport in a hearing before the United States engineers. "To take 60 per cent of the first fl per cent profit of corporations, and 100 per cent on all over that In excea profits. "To limit all Individual Incomes to $10,000 and to take all over that in Income taxes. "To impose income taxes on every body from 91000 or less up In suf flclent amount to cover war ex penses. "To SAsesa and collect Income taxes quarterly out of Income as It Is made.. To check numerous known meth ods of defeating Income tax levies "Publicity of all salaries Imme diately upon declaration of war. "Industrial management draft sll general officers of corporations to he registered In a draft of manage ment snd when deemed necessary Inducted into military forces of the United State," E Adeline Yarbrough, 28, Mother of Three Children, Killed in Suburban Home Roy Biehn in Hospital KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., March 19. (AP) Adeline Yarbrpugh, 28. the mother of three children, waa found shot to death late last night In a house on the outskirts of Klamath Falls. Roy Biehn, discovered critically wounded near the woman's body, waa In a Klamath Palls hospital this morning with a bullet hole in his head. Ho Is not expected to live. A giin was found In Blehn's cloth ing after he had been taken to the hospital, officers said. Authorities today were considering the "murder and suicide angle." Mrs. Yarbrough's three children were In the house when the tragedy occurred. 4 Aa officers reconstructed the shoot ing today, they believed Biehn. a disabled war veteran, shot the wo man and then turned the gun on himself. Blinded by the wound, hs staggered Into a bedroom and fell across the bed where two of th children were sleeping. Tbey shoved him to the floor. While the 14-year-old girl and 7-year-old boy huddled In the front yard crying, their brother, aged. 12, ran down town for help. Biehn, 40, had been drawing a government pension, investigators said, and asked -the woman to marry him. She was not divorced, however, and her husbsnd Is somewhere in California. Biehn. a truck driver, served with the United States army in the Phil ippine Islands. Neighbors spoke highly of Mrs. '.arbrough's character. They said slis hsd found it difficult to support her family and only recently had gained employment In a Klamath Falls hotel. FOR LEAGUE QUIZ OENBVA. March 10. (AP) Ethio pia appealed to the League, of Nation today for Intervention In It extended controversy with Italy which grew out of a eerlea of border confllcta. Ethlopla'a appeal was made under article 16 of the League of Nation! Covenant which requires that In the event of auch action the council shall Institute an investigation. Tli article also provides for the council making recommendations for settlement of International disputes in which Its Intervention U sought. SUSPECTED SLAYER OF MISH GOES ON TRIAL' PORTLAND, Ore., March 10. (AP) A Jury was being selected today In tha trial of Joseph John Osbourne, former special policeman, charged with the slaying of Simon Mlah retired mer chant, who waa beaten to death la his home last Deo. 12. Schooner fl rounds TEOUCiaALPA. Honduras, March 19. (AP) The British schooner Laura with 104 passengers snd 13 crew members aboard, went aground today off Utlla. reporting herself In a pre carious condition. SANTA MONICA, Cal., Mar. 18. Well, we just wake up in the morning to sec who will get the headline". "Mussolini Ii Moving Into Abyssinia," "Sta lin Builds Up Red Army to One Million," but Hitler took the play awny from not only the dictators but away from St. I'utriek. And. say, that old gentleman St. Patrick whs no slouch as a fighting mnn himself. Yesterday I dipped me sham roek into a thimbleful of old irishowen. and may you be seven months in heaven before the devil knows you're dead. Fag a bealaeh. F