edford Mail Tribune
AWARDED
Pulitzer Prize
FOR 1931
Thirtieth Year
JKUFORD, OliEliOX, THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1935.
No. 5.
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By PAIL MAIXON
Copyright, 1935, by Paul Mallon
WASHINGTON, March 37. Several
of Mr. Hoover's Influential friends
are ready to come out for him lor
, the republican presidential nomina
tion any ttme he
says the word.
At least two of
them have told
him o. Yet the
chances are 100
to 1 that he
never will say
the word.
The way that
situation Is di
' agnosed author
itatively by the
party doctors In
their private
c o n s u nations
PAUL MALLON
!
.iff
here Is this:
y If the party should rise and' ask
for Mr. Hoover's nomination, he
would accept It. but no one. includ
ing Mr. Hoover, expects that situation
to develop. His purpose in asserting
his party leadership now Is to pre
vent his opponents within the party
from wresting control from him. He
wants to perpetuate certain basic
money and other principles which
some of his opponents within the
party would Just as soon forget.
What he really wants, therefore. Is
not the nomination, but a veto pow
er over the nomination. At least this
Is what the best private authorities
confidently believe he is working toward."
The eastern party leaders have been
looking lately Into the possibilities
of two men for the nomination: Sen
ator Vandenberg of Michigan and
Governor Alf Lsndon of Kansas.
There are a lot of other names be
ing mentioned publicly, but these
two are the only names which have
aroused any real Interest with the
people who count.
Landon was here a few days ago
'on relief matters. He was dined by
Senator Capper, but only Kansans
were present. He is a good party man.
and a long shot bet on either him or
Vandenberg would not be foolish.
As things are working around now.
the convention is likely to develop
into a sharp contest among half a
dozen or more "favorite sons." In
that case, no one could predict the
nominee, but the Hoover influence
might be important in making the
final choice.
The country may not be paying
much attention to speeches recently
made by Lewis Douglas, but some of
President Roosevelt's political asso
ciates have been. The ex-dlrector of
the Roosevelt budget has been say
ing some sharp things about new deal
financial policies. The speech he tast
made, at the University of Pennsyl
vania, was particularly pointed.
In that connection, there has been
some quiet talk about the possibili
ties of Mr. Douglas In a political way.
It Is known he lias no personal am
bitions. But if someone of his viewpoint
should press Mr. Roosevelt from a
conservative democratic side, while
Huey Long is clawing from a radical
side, the friction might, generate some
real warmth in the current cool dem
ocratic political situation.
Of course, nothing can be done by
any new deal opposition in the demo
cratic convention, but. In the eiec
...
tlon two independent aemotrRtn.
candidates would at least mane iv in-
teres ting.
Rumor dust stirred up on the m -
side about a new running mate lor
Mr. Roosevelt has now settled. At
least the Roosevelt polltlcos are run-
nlng around with wet brooms trying
to settle it. The same ones who were
suggesting six months ago that Cac -
tus Jack Garner's preference for re-
tirement should be respected are now
whispering that he will be draltcd
for re-election and will consent,
One reason they are fo eager to
settle the matter Is the fact that
Gamer's expected retirement aroused
the ambitions of too many who want
the Job. Apparently, every democrat
ic office-holder thought he should
i Continued od Pa Six )
ROOSEVELT YACHT
ON TRAIL OF FISH
MIAMI. Fla . March 28 (AP) !
Pnltl Roovflt cni'.wd aboard
the vac.it Noiirmnhal in te waters ol
the Bahama croup today on his an- '
I. 'hum trip.
V...-.U2 the Bar a ma.' terday.
". f T-Pi-.ed the Duke and Dnrhp nf
Kriif. nintvrs or me b.i..i iu.
fnnnly h"iiy:r.oon:iis in im .ru.'.m.
ho ere tnrr.V.uced by Mr Bede Cllf
' d, zenernor ol the Bahamas, and
l.adv riifford.
M- R.-vw".e;t kpt conA". todAV
it.-. n.-.-..i zton throK-'r. r.poTr
h.uvi tcrs at the Miami Bi.tmvr
hrtl Marvin H. M-Ir.yre. A
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Jury Returns Second De
gree Verdict After Twelve j
Hours' Deliberation in
Portland Murder Case
PORTLAND, Ore., March 28. (AP)
Joseph J. Osbourne. former special
policeman, was convicted of second
degree murder today for the brutal
slaying last Dec. 12 of Simon Mlsh,
elderly retired merchant. Mlsh was
beaten to death and robbed. The Jury
of six men and six women returned
the verdict twelve hours after taking
the case.
A life sentence In prison is manda
tory. Osbourne will be sentenced to
morrow. Osbourne admitted that he had vis
ited Mlsh In his home on the night
of the murder, and had had several
drinks with him. He denied stead
fastly he had attacked the elderly
man whose home was on Osbourne's
special beat. An $800 diamond ring
which Mlsh always wore has never
been recovered. Mish's body was
found in the fish pond In the rear
of his yard. The body of his terrier
also was found In the water.
The state's case against Osbourne
waa based entirely on circumstantial
evidence.
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WASHINGTON, March 28. (AP)
Railroad union men will receive an
S80.000.000 wage Increase next Mon
day. At that time the pay of railroad
workers will be restored to thm loni
level, putting into effect a return of ! be backed to the limit. Any viola
the laat five per cent of a ten ner ! tlon of established regulations will
cent cut in 1032.
A year ago the railroad brother
hood and the standard railroad
unions In negotiations with the
management of the railroads obtain
ed an agreement for gradual restora
tion of the old wage scale. One-
fourth of the cut was restored last
July and one fourth on January 1.
The restoration brings to an end
a period of extended conferences nec
essary with government Interference
to bring about settlement without
disrupting transportation service on
two occasions.
SLAYER OF OFFICER
GETS LIFE SENTENCE
CHICAGO. March 28. (API Fed
eral Judge Philip L. Sullivan today
sentenced John Paul Chase, convicted
Monday of the murder of Federal
.gent Samuel P. Crowley, to life in
prison.
Judcc Sullivan granted the defense
five day. to decide on appeal.
Chase, brought into rourt hand
cuffed to two guard?., exhibited no
rmndnn. Tli rwmnltv tt-o mnnriotnrv
- j
, j-
recommendation of mercy.
'SENATE VOTES REPEAL
oiMl CI ID' RICACMDC
IMI oLlT MtAbUKt
WASHINGTON, March 28 (AP)
j senate today adopted the resolution
to repeal the "pink slip" income tax
j publicity law. It now goes bark to
j the house for consideration of a sen-
w '.uinriiv,
The city of Beaufort. N
C. me-
moriallr.es the name of Col. Thomas
Pollock, a colonial soldier, who re-) ing. it would sem that business is
captured the town from pirates In; at a standstill over the whole coun
1748. ' 1 try."
Midwest G. 0. P. Chiefs
Lead Reorganizing Move
i KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 28. j to consider plans tor the rcoranlza-
(AP) Midwest Republican chieftains ; tlon of the Republican party in this
I moved cautiously today toward a can- : section." Spangler said, "and the re
' didateiess convention to reorwrani.; turn of the pary to leadership In
; the party for the 1936 presidential the country's affairs. No man known
i campaign.
n ti-,liim All.n ML' i H a nntnri
. EmpOT1 KM mentioned a.
, ,ble ,,attr ln trailing pl.t-
llorm. rame tne statement m pow v
nitiu with t lie pcop.e to
do certain
which will
d'-flnltr. possible thina
. j rruVc the pre
.'ire ol want and the
fear of approaching povrtv
J , JJ;.r ,
national committeeman from Iowa.
disclaimed any intention
shift
parv con'ro; to tho mid
and
r.jy-,rr1
O tc '.it' 1ei
to a
"Till axtilLg will be cailed only
i 1
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With an athletic medal fastened
to his nose, the body of Carl George
Frey, 31, was found hanged to a
tree In the back yard of his employ
er In San Diego, Cal. He wat
bound with a chain and suspended
from a tree In a sitting position.
(Associated Press Photo
PORTLAND, Ore., Mar. 28. (AP)
Every beer parlor In Oregon Is going
to have to toe the line or suffer the
rnn sequences.
This was the declaration of the
Oregon liquor control commission to
day. Any proprietor of a beer place who
serves hard liquor or allows It to be
consumed in his establishment will
lose his license without hope of res
toration, the commission decreed.
The new administrator. Jack A.
Alten of Pendleton, will hew to this
line. He and the license division will
mean revocotlon.
APPEAL JUNE 20TH
TRENTON. N. J.. March 28. ( AP)
The rourt of .errors and appeals
today fixed June 20 for the hearing
of Bruno Richard Hauptmann's ap
peal from conviction in the Lind
bergh kld-nnp murder.
Chancellor Luther A. Campbell told
HHuptmann'a counsel, Frederick A.
Pope, the defense would be allowed
three hours to present its arguments
and the state would be granted one
hour and one-half.
Pope sought to have argument on
appeal delayed for several months.
He told the court there was a "ter
rible lot of work to do" on the prepa
ration of the appeal, and asked that
some day early in October be ass
signed for the appeal hearing.
NEW YORK. March 28. (AP The
usually optimistic Charles M. Schwab,
rhalrman of the board of Bethlehem
Steel, Rdopted a pessimistic tone to
ward business in general on his re
turnrom a trip abroad today.
The aging Industrialist, who re
turned on the Italian liner nex. said:
"From all I can hear, conditions arc
i vrrv bad in New York city. If the
Utork exchange figures have any bear
I o oe considered as a canoioaw ior j
! Ih nmclHnnrT trill ha kf1 ts t h i
' meeting "
I Oov. Alt U. Landon of KanM.
""""""" -
comment as a prospective Republican
presidential candidate, announced in
! Wtf-hlnston the conference would be
i held m Kansas City in Ma;.
i Wh.te. .no ,ntert,ned former
President Hoover st his Emporia
home six wreks aao. issued
a state-
America
v ;c r. t i r cr-; : ii z 'cur t a t
"rr.'.; '!rlf. ::ito fiscl:n Jn the nr'
fo r,r t'r.re veari unlr e Repub
r. set with real courage and wis-
dom,"
OF
IN EUROPE HINTED
IN BELGIAN ACTION
Government Orders All
Bourses of Nation Closed
for Three Days U. S.
Banking Circles Surprised
(By the Associated Prs )
European financial circles believe
the solidity of the gold bloc those
nations still clinging to gold as the
standard of their currencies was en
dangered today when the Belgian
government ordered all bourses in the
nation to close for the next thre;
days.
The Belgian cabinet, headed by
Georges Theunls. advocato of he goli
standard, recently resigned. Gossip j
In flnlncial quarters has Tn thnt i
the new government wi'.l devaluate
the Belga.
The house of commons questioned
Neville Chamberlain, cn.mcellor of
the exchequer, aa to whether he saw
any hope for the stabilization of in
ternational currencies, and he re
plied: ."I am not aware .f any steps
which could at this moment te taken
by the government to estaollsh a
common monetary standard."
French financiers said tnsy tnougnt
the devaluation of Belgian currency
would be followed in a fov months
by the collapse of the sold blo.v
pointing to a possibility Switzerland
may devaluate and also to the in
creasing gravity of the French mone
tary situation.
The belga weakened on all foreign
exchange markets In Europe. '
Trading in the Belgian helga we
almost at a standstill tn' tne New
York foreign exchange markets to
day. Initial transactions vere made
at 21.00, off a full cent from yes
terday's close.
The action of the Belgian govern
ment In ordering bourse to rema n
closed for three days came as a sur
prise to American banking circles,
notwithstanding the fact that son
such action had been forecast by
recent erratic fluctuations- of tre
belga.
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MILITARY DISPLAY
VIENNA, March 28. ( AP) Cannon
roared, machine guns sputtered, and
airplanes dived from the clouds to
day In a double demonstration of
military force on the outskirts of
Vienna.
It waa primarily a demonstration
of the military preparedness of the
Vienna helmwehr the loyal fascist
followers of Emil Fey. minister of the
interior calculated to discourage
those whT talk about the necessity of
abolishing the helmwehr.
Secondarily, It was a demonstration
of the Austrian capacity for military
defense In case the regular army of
30.000 troops allowed under the Ver
sailles treaty should be lost or mis
laid. APPLE EXPORTING
WILL BE HELPED
PORTLAND. Ore.. Mar. 28. (AP)
Shippers agreed today that the re
cent Increase of the French apple
quota for thei 'Tnlted States will re
sult In the clearance of additional
late season supplies through Port
land. Additional Inquiries for space
for I Havre delivery have been
heard by ship agents from northwest
exporters. The movement will not be
large because of the lateness of the
season, but a fair volume li expected
to be routed here from the Yakima
district.
The French government materially
Increased Its quota for Importations
of fresh fruit in exchange for an In-
I crease In the American quota for
! import wheat.
!
T FLYING
BIG CAL!
ACAPULCO. Mexico. March 28
(APi The Pan-Amerlcsn clipper,!
i ,nt. flvlnt- nt Intended for ejDerl
.mental service on the proposed trans
pacific air line or Pan-American Air
ways, reported Oj wireless today, four
t '
S " ylna; smoothly up -the
went coast toward California.
'The big ship left the water here.
iiT'er s overnisht halt on her way
':om M:m. it 8 50 a m. (C5T ) It
ss expected that she would reach
1 Angeles after an eleven
hour
Los Angeles Dogs
Under Quarantine
In Fear Of Rabies
LOS ANGELES, March 28.
(AP) With one hundred blocks
under quarantine In East Los An
geles, additional dog bite victims
today underwent examination for
possible rabies disease.
More than a dozen dogs In the
district were picked up yesterday
for observation by health officers,
while several dogs and cats have
been put to death.
Dr. J. L. Pomcroy. head of the
county health department, repeat
ed his warning that all pets in
the region must be chained In
yards or exercised on leaah during
the quarantine.
HEAVY TOLL OF AUTO
CHICAGO, March 28. Appl
ied by the nation's automobile acci
dent deaths in 1934 tha most ever
recorded and only 412 less than
American soldiers killed In battle dur
ing the World war suite e,islstorB
today were considering ra-tMc meas
ures designed to reduce the mcuntlnc
toll.
Members of the A. E. F. officially
listed as killed in action totaled 36.
912. Deaths attributed to nuto acci
dents last year were listed by the
national safety council as 3?.500 com
pared with 31.363 in 1938 and 33.675
in 1031, the previous pea venr.
Nine states are consider'. nj, or have
Just passed lawa requiring dT.i'ers tr
be licensed, with fees ranging from
25 cents per Individual to 50 cents
per family. They are Arkmscs, North
Dakota and Missouri. Liwt of the
latter two states are particularly de
signed to take the drunken, reck lest
and phyalclally handicapped driver
off the highways.
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LERS FAIL .
TO LOCATE BODY
State police and the sheriff's office,
assisted by miners, continued grap
pllng today for the body of Fred
Spranger, miner, who was drowned
Tuesday afternoon while operating a
barge In Rogue river four miles above
Gold Hill. Depth and the muddy
condition of the water caused doubt
m to whether the body could be re
covered before it comes to the sur
face. County Coroner Frank Perl
said that as tho water was cold this
may be as long as a week or ten days.
It was planned to continue grap
pllng only until nightfall. It was
thought that at one time yesterday
afternoon the body wa located, but
grappling equipment broke before It
could be recovered and efforts to
again find It have failed.
The body Is believed to be In a pool
IS feet in depth and 2.r0 feet in di
ameter, about lfto feet below thn cen
ter of the swift rapids In which
Spranger .Jumped as the dredge he
was on started to capsize.
AMELIA LANDS AT L A.
FOR AVIATION LECTURE
LOS ANGELES. March 28. (API
Amelia Earhsrt landed here today
from the cast to give a lecture Satur
day on aviation and prepare for her
recently announced speed flight to
Mexico. D. F.
She had no Immediate comment on
the assault on her women's trans
continental flight record of 17 hours,
Vj minutes planned within the next
few days by Laura Ingalls.
MANY PROJECTS AWAIT
ACTION ON RELIEF BILL
WA.SHINOTON. March 28.APt
While the I4.88O.OO0.O00 work-relief
bill underwent careful remolding In a
senate-house conference today. Secre
tary Ickes naid aiOO.OOO.OOO In state
and municipal projects and 1.800.
000.000 In federal works could be
started Immediately after enactment
of the program.
Seven Devils Tom
Terror Of Range
Is Killed At Last
1.EWIHTON, Idaho. March 28
l A P ) "Seven Devils Tom" is
dead. Hhd now the ranchers of
central Idaho breatho easier.
Old Seven Devils was a cougar
ttiat had killed hundreds of sheep,
cattle, deer and range horned in
the past five years. Bert Rhodes,
Salmon river rancher, who killed
hltn, said the animal was nliif
feet. 8' j Inches long and weighed
2,M pound.
ELIMINATION TAX
FREE JECUR1TIES
Chairman of World War
Industries Board Says
Action Would Lead to
Fairer Taxing System
By PKKSTON L. GIUIYhR
(Associated Press Staff Writer.)
WASHINGTON, March U8. (JP)
Elimination of tax-exempt bonds to
insure "fairer" taxing and peace-time
manufacture of war-making Imple
ments under government license 0
by the government ltse'.f were advo
cated today before the senito muni
tions committee by Bernard M. B-i-ruch,
chairman of the world war 'in
dustries board.
"If we had no tax exempt oonds."
he asserted, "taxing would be fairer."
This statement was in response to
a question by Senator Vandenberg
(R., Mich.) as to means of prevent
ing evasion of taxes in rvar time or
peace time.
You can't carry out a tax policy
except after eliminating tax exemot
bonds, can you?" the Michigan sena
tor asked.
Can't Eliminate Past Issues,
"You can't eliminate those issued
In the past." the towering white-
haired witness replied, rising to his
feet.
"You can eliminate those issued in
the future." he added.
The financier aald he had come of
the tax exempt bonds himself.
"But would you favor eliminating
tax exempt bonds?" Vanderbjrg in
sisted.
"Yes, sir," Baruch replied, emphat
ically. Earlier, the New York financier
listened with pleasure to an assertion
I Continued from Page Ten)
18T0T0E1AT
AT ELKS TONIGHT
.
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The last class of candidates fori
membership in Medford Elks lodge
during the current fiscal year, which
ends April' 1, will be conducted at
the temple this evening. Eighteen will
bo initiated In rites that will be sup
plemented by the usual big feed with
free beer, after lodge. It Is the desire
of Exa)ted Ruler H. N. Butler to
have a larpe attendance.
The exalted ruler's membership
campaign will end Sunday night,
MHrch 31, and only appointments
received prior to that tlmo will be
accredited to the Medford lodge by
the grand lodge.
Those who will be Initiated arc;
John O. Fowler. Fred B. Sweeuey. A.
O. 'j 01 iff son. H. E. Murst, Oliver C.
Wlldpr. Jack W. Hughes, Milton H.
Coulter, Robert E. Ie, J. F. Hawes.
Oeorgc W. Cooper, Ralph Lynn Raw
son. Bernard B. Hughes, Timothy W.
Dally, WJlliam Frohmaycr, John
Cupp, W. H, Catcy, Alton Anderson,
E. W. Barnum.
CHIEF PUC ENGINEER
SALEM. March 28, (AP) An
nouncement of the appointment, of
T. O. Russell of Eugene as chief of
engineers for the public utilities
commission, was made here late yes
terday by Frank C. McColloch, com
missioner. Russell has followed his engineer
ing career ior 25 years. For the past
two years he had been active in the
Wlltamette valley flood control asso
ciation. C. R. Lester, who will be succeeded
by Russell, will continue as an engi
neer In the department, McColloch
stated.
Britain, Russia Confer on
Negotiations in Germany
(Copyright, 1935, by AsaocUtft Press ) :
j MOSCOW, March 28. -- Foreign
Commissar Maxim Litvlnoff a-.d Cap.
tain Anthony Eden, British lord prly
seal, today discussed "the corcluslons
i to which the Berlin neg rtlttlons -.re
leading. durlrvg a two-nour conf."
nn'fi on the peace of Europe
Tne British envoy, received with
, honors, talxed to Litvlnoff in the
letter's office in the fo-elun minis
try, and the description of tne sub
ject of their talk was made "ater by
well-informed quarters, but thre
sourcfs were unable to :AJ what m
ture of "coneliiMons" were mesnt
It was stated, however, that during
I their Uxst oonvazsatlon. Ulvljit tod
Wins Divorce
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Testifying that her husband,
Frank J. Gill, jr., when particularly
afftctlonata, called her "atooge,"
and then auddenly began calling
the family dog by the nmi name,
Verna Hlllla (above) was awarded
; a divorce in Lot Angelea. (Anocla.
lea Kresa fhotn. ,
HONESTY PAYS FOR
SEATTLE, March 28. (A) Honesty
paid for Dan Nolan, who was un
employed. Sunday, he found a billfold con
taining 1.5 50 in bills while sitting
In a cafeteria. He telephoned Harry
Q. Kimball, the owner, head of a
commercial press company here, and
Kimball rushed to the place.
Overjoyed, Kimball peeled oft a $50
bill and gave It to Nolan.
"Where do you work?" he nsked.
"I'm not working right -now." re
piled Nolan.
"Wtfll, you're going to hnve a job
with my company from now' on," the
press company head replied. "Come
around when you can."
THIRD DUSTER STRIKES
SOUTH DAKOTA SECTIONS
SIOUX FALLS, S. D., March 28
(AP) Dust storms of mild char
actor, matching those of last year
in intensity only in parts of the
state, swept over sections of South
Dakota for the third straight day
today,
AMARILLO, Texas. March 38.
( AP ) Red -eyed Texans talked today
about the worst dust storm of the
senson In the southwest.
Rising from the dry mid-west the
dust swept In from the north and
spread out like a huge cloud 01
yellowish red smoke over practically
the entire district.
'DINK' TEMPLETON ON
NORTHBOUND AIRPLANE
R. L. "Dink" Templeton. track coach
at Stanford university, waa a brief
visitor at tho municipal airport this
afternoon on the northbound United
Airlines ship. He was en route to an
athletic event at Seattle.
QiHIs I.PBMiilure.
PORTLAND, March 28. (AP)
Multnomah county has a legislative
post to fill. William Johnson. Jr.,
state representative from this county,
decided yesterday to resign so he
routd accept a clerkship in a state
liquor store here. The suite law pro
hibits any person holding two state
positions at the same time.
Mere Knmi rnqnllle Mr, and Mrs.
Lester Wilson arrived Wednesday
from Coqullle to spend the remainder
of the week as guests of Mrs. Wilson a
parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Koozcr.
Mr. Wilson is an Instructor and ath
letic coarh In the Coqullle school
and li enjoying a short vacation be
fore beginning of the spring term.
Oregon Weill her.
Unsettled tonight with local show
ers north portion; Frlday generally
fair; not murh change ln tempera
ture; moderate northwest wind oil
the coast.
Eden "have had no disagreement ott
the problems discussed."
Their parley waa desrr'b?d aa be
1ru conducted In "sn extreme! v
friendly atmosphere."
Lord Chllston. the British ambassa
dor to I n don, and William Strang
of the British embassy, were present
at the conference.
Captain Eden informed Lttrnoff r.f
the conversations he an1 ?'r Jo Lin
Simon, the British foreign wcretary.
had with Relehsfuehrer Hitler and
other Oerman leaders in Berlin and
afterward the two exchari(rd Infor
mation and opinions on the man
Important aspect of the present Eu
ropes n s.tuation.
They re to meet again al 11:30
a. m. tomorrow
START DISBURSAL
OF $386,456 ON
IRRIGATION BONDS
Medford District RFC Loan
Finally Completed Gold
Hill and Eagle Point
Completion On Horizon
Disbursement was started yesterday
from the Portland branch of the fed
eral reserve bank, of t386.4ft6.50 fed
eral reconstruction corporation loan
to the secretary of the state reclama
tion board at Salem for bondholders
of the Medford Irrigation district.
Checks will be sent out by the state
reclamation secretary upon receipt of
certificates of deposit, now held by
the bondholders. Actual turn-over of
the fund was made yesterday to the
state reclamation board.
Olcn Arnsplger, general manager of
the Medford district, returned this
morning from Portland and Salem
where he assisted In arrangement of
final details, The matter has been
pending for some time and the ac
tion yesterday completed all red-tape
formalities.
Mostly Held In Oregon
The adjustment covers 06.2 per
cent of the bondholders, In 418 ac
counts, largely In this county, and
state. California, and Washington.
One of the major benefits, accruing
from the loan will be to reduce the
annual per acre charge from $15 to
40.60, General Manager Arnsplger
states. "This will undoubtedly mean
better credit conditions in this dis
trict, through various federal and pri
vate agencies, he said.
Increase In realty values, a heal
thier financial tone, and Increased.
confidence to Irrigation district land
owners, were also listed by Arnsplger
as other vital benefits.
Coupled with the outlook for rea
sonable water supply for this season,
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OPPOSE ENFORCING
OF TOMATO CODE
WALLA WALLA, March ?3 )
By a vote of 53 to 13, melon and to
mato producers of the WaJli Wall
valley, meeting last night at Free
water, voiced opposition to enforce
ment of the Pacific northwest melon
and tomato codes this year
Producers from Sunnysld. Wapato
and Toppenlsh. also present, were
later polled with the local ffroup. op
ponents of the code prevailing by 71
to 15.
Morton Tompkins of Dayton, Ore.,
chairman of the two state Joint con
trol board, and Wesley Williams of
Rose burg, -cantaloupe producer and
members of the board, attended.
GIVEN JAIL SENTENCE
John W. Rogers, aged man, charged
with stealing gasoline, from the L.
Nledermeyer farm near Jacksonville,
was sentenced to 80 days ln the coun
ty Jail this morning by Justice of the
Peace Wlltlam R. Coleman. Rogers
has a son living ln the Klamath Falls
district, who is expected to secure
employment and provide a home for
his father, shortly. Rogers was detect
ed by John Nledermeyer In the aot
of stealing the gasoline and was
caught.
WILL
ROGERS
XJk w$ays:
r.EVKIlLY 1III.I.S, Cul., Mar.
J7. Today's best bit of humor
in the pnpoVs comes from Mr.
Hitler, who said the reason he
was ent!at;iiii? more men with
Kims was solely on account of
liussia. I ttness France didn't
enter into it at all.
Kussia is in enouuh devil
ment, we all readily admit, but
wonder what the world ilid for
somebody to lay everything on
to before Russia eame alon.
(Well, as a matter of fact, they
used to lay most of it onto us.)
I guess no individual ever in
vented can pass the buck ai
quick as a nation can