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I -The Weather I Forecast: Fair tonlfht and ; Wednesday. Slowly rising tem- j ! perature. Temperature ; j Highest yesterday 61 j Lowest this morning - 83 GET THE HABIT I Of following Frank Watanabe's entertaining Oh So! feature which will appear d.illy on the ' flrit page of the Mall Tribune. You'll like this delightfully ' bumoroua Japanese character! ' MEDFORD Tribune Thirtieth Year Fall Associated Ptcm MEDFORD, OREGOX, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1935. Full United Press No. 194. MTOISK ITU I vP y a7 sb DURE HEWES By Paul Mai Ion Copyright, 1935, By Paul Ma Hon. POUGHKEEPSIE. N. T., Nov. 5. The tip inside on the election Is that the Republicans will reiyln at least a two-finger grasp on the government of the most Im portant state in the union. Some conserva tive wlseboya In the big city south of here have been rosh enough to wagor even mon ey that the Re publicans will gain twenty seats in the legis lature. That re sult would be a PAUL MALLON serious affront to to the New Deal. Democrats are willing to concede privately that they will lose the leg islature, but not by much. Best non partisan observers agree a Republican victory is to be expected as a natural reaction to Democratic stampedes In the elections since 1933. But the news behind It all Is what President Roosevelt and his agents bv been doing quietly but firmly to save the situation. They have is sued a few statements, but there are indlcationa that they are letting their money talk for them. In fact, it seems to have been screaming for them hereabouts. The scat of Mr. Roosevelt's Dutch as county la Poughkcepale. It Is the center of a coupon-clipping county. There are a few heavy Industrie, out side of Smith Brothers' cough-drop factory and Vasssr college. The blue bloods and cold bloods from down town New York dot the countryside with anossVal estates, purchased or Inherited. They support the whole community. At least they did until 1931, when dividends stopped. Now they are beginning to regain their normal frigidity. The freeze Is on Mr. Roosevelt. Mr. Roosevelt's de-froster apparently Is a rarley make. For lo, these many New Deal years, Pough keepsle has received little or no PWA pump priming. But Just a few weeks ago, Messrs. Ickes snd Hopkins (with the aid of the Democratic mayor here, who Is up for re-election) found the Poughkeepsle spigot In Washington and turned It on. The result la about $484,000 of fed eral funds has lately come Into this elty, which cast 16.703 votes In the last election. Roughly this Is about 27 per vote. If you want to figure it In that political way. Thla pump priming, political or economic, has become a lesdlng Issue of the local campaign. At least the Republicans have tried to make It that, charging the New Deal with trying to buy the re-tlectlon of Mayor Spratt. Mr. spratt ate not fat for many yeara prior to 1933. when the long Republican heritage of government was upset bv his election. (Hoover carried the county against Rooseve.t In 1933 by 5.200 votes.l Now Mr. Spratt eata no lean. The WPA gave (Continued on Page Four.) Lusitania Wreck Finally Located LONDON. Nov. 8 (API The press association reported today that a wreck located by the salvage vessel Ophlr off the head of Klnsale on the Irish coast hs been definitely Identified as the Lusitania. torpe doed by a German submarine during the World war. The Ophlr haa been at work since early In the summer attempting to locate the Lusitania. SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Chester Woods, sportsman and ranchowner. with a tiny ox-terrlor pup which he hopes will grow up Into a fine companion, and that young animal objecting strenuously to hav Ing a collar fitted. Chas Clay, Jr., up snd sround af ter having his appendix ousted, get ting to football practice Just In time to see the small boys take over the field. Harvey Young absentmlndedly sauntering across Centrsl street, head bowed over a letter, and traffic whistling bv missing him by Inches, he all oblivious. Patsv Smith reverting to her small eirl days, wandering about with her finger clamped In her mouth, gating in store windows. Tod Porter looking disturbed and gsiing forbiddingly at the raucous dismantling of the service station at Main and Fir. Fred Powell Indignantly shying away from a nop street as a local r.ffKIM dashed through without aven O MP LIU MINORITY REPORT DEFEATED, 35-21 Report Would Have Provided Building On Former Site Second Minority Re port Next Considered SALEM. Nov. 8. Py The Oregon house of representatives today voted down 35 to 21 Representative Vernon Bull's minority committee report which would limit the cost of the new oapltol building to 1.500,000. and location on the old alte. Four members were absent at the roll call. The vote followed an unsuccessful attempt by Bull to raise the cost fig ure in his report to 2,000.000. The house next had before It for consideration the second mliiorily report by Representative Klrkpatrlck calling for a total expendlturs of 3, 500.000 with additional ground to be obtained up to 30 acres. Speeding up the legislative process, the house voted upon motion of Rep resentative Angcll to limit debate on the capltol site to 15 minutes. Representative Bull said It was at the request of many mcmbera that he submit a second minority report par ing the senate-approved capitol cost more than half, or from $3,500,000 to ?l,ftno,000. and forbidding purchase of any more land. Report Debated Debate atarted at once on his re port, with all the other proposals be fore the house also being argued. The majority report of the house Institutions committee called for $2,500,000 structure to be located by a capltol commission of nine members either on the old site with adjoining land In any feasible direction, or on the Candalarla Heights. The first minority report, by Repre sentative Klrkpatrlck, would appro priate $3,500,000 for constructing the capltol on the old site with any ad jacent land up to 30 acres. While the house launched speedily Into the capltol construction debate. the senate accelerated Its pace and sped to passage several measures. Tnss Interest Rill A bill by Senators Bynon and Haz- lett, estimated to save the state thou- ( Continued on Page Five NEXT TO U. S. BEST PORTLAND. Nov. B.-(AP) Ore gon's secondary schools rank second in the nation from the standpoint or scholastic training, on the basis of a study of education co-efficients of midshipmen and cadets, made at the naval academy at Annapolis and the military academy at West Point. A report on the "analysis was made here today. The study was made over a five year period, 1926 to IP31. The low est co-efficient, whjch Indicate the highest student ratling, waa accorded cadets and midshipmen from Massa chusetts, with a co-efflclent oi 170.6. Oregon was second at 162.7. and malne third at 183.6. The national co-efflclent waa 221.1 for the five-year period. FOUR GET POLICE 1AG In a check-up on trafflo held yes terday by state police four men were tagged for operating a motor ve hicle without a license. They were William C. Ritchie. Beal I.arie; Harry R. Mead. Gold HIM: James Sea brooke. Central Point and William D. Huber, Medford. All except Seabrooke. who was slated for appearance In Justice court on November B. were to appear to day to face the charges. 4 IN PEACE DISCUSSION ROME. Nor. 9 (API Premier Mussolini Sir Eric Drummond. British ambassador to Rome, en gaged In another "pae talk" today. A government spokesman waa un able to give detail of the talk, which lasted one hour, tut It w said In informed circlet they in volved the withdrawal of additional Italian troops from Libya as means of brirwlng about the ' :irmtnt of part of the British fleet from the Mediterranean, Death Closes v - , v v "-iV Vvv' I ; 't I S. Sumpte Smith, pioneer MP a ford llcan political circles and chic endenvnr, this morning after a lingering illness. Funeral services will be Item tiium day nt the Christian church. E Public hearing will be held before the planning commission at city hall at 8 o'clock tonight on the applica tion of the Southern Oregon Brewing company for a change In eonlng for the block bounded by Fir, Grape. Third and Fourth streets. The entire bloclt Is owned and oc cupied by the Gold Seal Creamery and the browing company, but half the area Is in the apartment classi fication and half In the light Indus try classification. It Is sought to place the whole block In the latter category so that the brewing com pany may erect an addition to -. Its plant. The planning commission will consider the application tonight with W. Bernard Roberts, chairman, pre siding. The city council also meets at city hall tonight in regular monthly ses sion and it was considered likely the planning commission would make Its recommendation on the zonlnp peti tion to the council berore adjourn ment. CAUSE LOSS OF $278 Bit fires occurred ' in Medford during October, resulting In a prop erty loss of $278.50. figures complied today by Chief Roy Elliott show. Thla la about the same aa the loss recorded 1n October of 1934. Mr. Elliott said. In 1934 a new low record for fire Iossps was established In Medford and the fire department la eager to better that record this year. The chances are good for another record year, Mr. Elliott said. SAN FRANCIflCO. Nov. 5 (A' National stock market interest cen tered on San Francisco today aa markets continued open hre vhen New York rxhangea were elosM for the election. A number of eastern shArea got up to nw hl?ha for the yenr hn a Ion? with western stotks. Tii cnrrt ex change reported General Motors, con tinuing up after declaration of the extra dividend yesterday, reached a new high tt M't. up nearly a point. There It hesitated , and dropped beck to M'i- mh turnover oefi neon of elna to flOoO share. T'.iU provided j around, aaj of Uu euro wdic. Busy Career publisher ttntl prominent In RcpuU- who passed nCa.v nt his home here The regular meeting of recreation leadrrs of. Jackson county will be held In the courthouse auditorium to morrow evening at 8 o'clock. Mrs. Esther Church Leake, direc tor of music In the Medford schools, will again direct training In com munity singing. The program will also Include work In active games and folk dances. Mrs. O. C. Maust, Central Point, president of the group, will preside at the business session at which time plans will be discussed for the an nual county dramatics contest. All recreation leaders are asked to attend this meeting. im- r mi TAKEN BY DEATH Libbis McKtnzlc. a resident of Medford for the psst seven yesrs. pdwed sv,-ay at- a local hospital at 10:1ft Monday evening, after an ill ness of several months, Mrs. McKln 7,lp was born In Missouri. April 14, 1B73, and waa aged 62 years. rTlie was a member of Sacred Heart Cath olic church of thla city. She leaves one daughter. Miss Trllma McKlnale of Plaeervllle, Cal one grand-daughter, Mlas Billy Mc Klnzle of Medford. Puneral services will be conducted from the Sscred Heart Catholic church Wednesday at B a.m., with rather Francis Black officiating. In terment will take place In the Med ford I. O. O. F. cemetery. Recita tion of the Rossry will be held at the Perl Funeral Home this evening at 7:30. RECREATION HEADS MEET TOMORROW New Deal for Gamblers Is Object of House Bill SALEM, Nov. 5. (AP) The "new deal for gamblers" bill. Introduced In the Oregon house of representa tives late yesterday, was drawing the interest of legislators and onlookers at the spe-Jlal legislative session here today. The gambling measure. Introduced by Representatives Snider and Carter, leeallres a limited number of gamb ling devices, but provides that all slot machines shall be adjusted that they will pay out at least 75 per cent of the money played. Under regulations listed in the maiirt sin a month tm would lbs levied ag.nl all slot machines,! EYED F ENTS ON Tension Keen As Kentuc kians Ballot Roosevelt Makes No Predictions N. Y. Voting Orderly. Farley Opllmlstic NEW YORK. NOV. fl. (AP) Postmaster General James A. Far ley expressed confidence as he voted today that a democratic ma jority will be returned in New York state, but city betting agen cies disagreed. "I am sure a sufficient number of votes like mine will be cast to make the result entirely satisfac tory to the democratic party," satU Farley. By the Associated Press Deapite wind and rain, heavy bal loting In scattered state elections to day gave political leaders substan tial returns In which to seek omens of the 1P36 national campaign. Tension developed In Kentucky's election for governor and other atate officers, climaxing campalgna of un usual bitterness and a bolt In the Democratic party. In Breathhltt county, where four men were killed 14 yeara ago m an election shooting, two seta of Demo cratic challengers and Inspectors brought an Impasse that halted vot ing temporarily.' Injection of a "new deal" Issue Into the state elections by both Republi cans and Democrats caused political chieftains to eye the balloting closely. Roosevelt Not Predicting President Roosevelt, voting with his family at his Hyde Park, N. Y home, withheld predictions as to the out come. In New York City, betting commis sioners offered odds of four to two that the assembly would be Repub lican. Voting In New York, the heaviest for an off year election In yeara. was quiet despite the arrest of several persons for Illegal registration and the roundup of 329 known and sus pected gangsters In a pre-election drive to Inaure an orderly election. In New Jersey, where Democrata have pledged "steadfaat loyalty" to the New Deal and Republicans have demanded defeat of the "radical new deal." the voting waa light and un eventful. Balloting in Philadelphia's heated mayoralty election waa marked with minor disturbances. One district there was thrown Into contusion when detectives shot Into the air aa they chased two men sc ented of attacking a Democratic com mitteeman. Several arrests were made tthroughout the city. neavy Balloting Large numbera of votera txirned out in the drizzling rains In upstate New York. All records for heavy off-year balloting were threatened. An eleventh hour development em phasized a achlam In the Democratic organization in Kentucky. An an nouncement by Thomas S. Rhea, a (Continued on Page Five.) Edward U Curtis of Spokane, re gional executive of the Boy Scouts. Is spending today and Wednesday here conferring with Scout leaders of Crster Lake council. Mr. Curtis declared himself well pleased with the progress being msde by the Scout movement In this area, the committees functioning smoothly and the people here lending much appreciated support. He also voiced a word of commendation for the work of O. A. Soderberg. Scout executive for Crater Lake council. and $3 a month against marble and pin ball games. Punch boards would be licensed and would pay a tax of 30 per cent of the value of tht board. Cities would receive one-third of the tar and counties the remaining two-thirds. Local option by cities and ! countte a to whether the devices should be allowed to operate would be permitted An unemployment Insurance meas ure waa introduced In the house late yesterday and waa set for a public hearing tonight. It waa designed to retain for the use of the state an estimated ! 350 000 whlrh otherwise wouirt h collected on 1910 Davrolls in Oregon tot tit ld.eral ggvernnjent. S. PUBLISHERJ'ASSES Death Comes in 67th Yearj ' After Long Illness ; Funeral Services Thurs-; day at Christian Church Sidney Sumpter Smith, pioneer newspaper publisher in Medford, died at 3:40 this morning nfter a lingering illness which had confined him to his home at 723 West 11th street since early July. He waa In hla 67th year. Puneral services will be held at the First Christian church at 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon with the Rev. D. E. Mlilaid. fin old friend and former pastor of the church, officiating. The body will lie in state at the church from 10 to 12 o'clock Thursday. Con ger funeral home Is in charge of ar rangements which were being com pleted this afternoon. Interment la to be in Siskiyou Memorial park. Mr. smith la survived oy who. Mrs. Kitty Riley Smith; a daughter, Mrs. Irene Phetteplace, and a grand daughter, Joan DeLosh, of Medford: and a sister. Mrs. Cynthia Bechtel of Wichita, Kansas. Active In O. O. P. Mr. Smith was prominently known in the Rogue valley for many yeara. He was active In Republican political circles, participated In numerous civic affairs, held all the lay positions In the First Christian church and was highly Interested In the youth of the cdty. He was known for his warm affection, rigid adherence to high Ideals and ready willingness to lend a helping hand to all deserving of aid. He waa mourned today by a host of Intimate friends. He was a , member of the Jackson County chamber of commerce, the Klwanls club and Modern Woodmen. Mr. Smith waa born near Bowling Orcen, Kentucky, on May 31, 188B, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Anderson W. Smith who had one other child, Mar tin Luther Smith, who died in El Dorado, Kansas. In 1013. C'nino Here In 1010 When the boy was three yeara old his parents moved to El Dorado, whero the youngster spent his early manhood. He remained there until 1910 when he came to Medford, where he since resided. On May 16, 1801, Mr. Smith mar ried Miss Kitty Riley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William L. Riley, prominent El Dorado family. Mr. Smith was a pioneer Journalist In Medford. In July, 1910, he waa in strumental In the establishment of the Medford Sun, a morning news paper. In 1911 R. W. Ruhl, present editor and publisher of the Mall Tribune, became associated with Mr. Smith In the Medford Sun. Two years later a consolidation was consummated with the Mall Tribune, then published by George Putnam, and the morning and evening papers were Issued until 1019 when the morning edttlon of the Sun waa discontinued. Mr. Smith served as business manager of the Mail Tri bune until he sold hla Interest to the Southern Oregon Publishing com pany In July. 1931, and purchased the Mall Tribune Job printing plant. which he conducted up' to the time of his last Illness. Mr. Smith became distinguished for his work In reorganizing the Re- publicsn party In thla section of Ore gon and for many years was jack son county's representative on the state Republican committee. Prominent In Civic Affairs During the World war he was ac- tlve in government work and was a director of the chamber of commerce over a period of years, aa well as tak Ing a prominent part In numerous civic activities. Mr. Smith's newspaper life covered a period of half a century. After fill ing In aa errand boy on the old Ei Dorado Republican, he becamo a printer's apprentice In 1886. Ho work ed bis way up to foreman of the Re publican's shop and finally to gen eral manager, a position he held for 13 years. Ho relinquished this posi tion to come to Medford. Among his old associates on the El Dorado Republican were men who became prominent In Kansas history, They Included Bent Murdock, uncle of the well-known Victor Murdock. and William Allen White, famous Kansaa editorial writer and publisher, of Emporia. Knew Prominent Kanans Senator Arthur Capper, publisher of the Topeka Capital, and Henry Al len, former governor of Kansas and United States senator who retired from newspaper work only a few .years ago, were also listed among Mr, Smith's early Kansaa business and political friends. He once accompan led Charles Curtis, former vice presl dent, on a campaign tour through Kansas when Mr. Curtis was running for congress Mcmbera of the typographical union and civic and fraternal organ' iMtlona were planning today to at tend the funeral services Thursday The entire city mourned when It was learned that Mr. Smith had passed on. Among friends who visited Mr. Smith In the psst two weeks were United States Senators Charles L ' McNary autf ftedtrlcfc $WfTi Uncle Sam Seeks Beauty Aids For Needy Thespians WASHINGTON, Nov. B. (AP) The government Is asking bids on rouge, eyebrow pencils, cold cream and powder puffs. The cosmetics, works progress administration offlclala said, are to be used by needy actora and act resses performing In plays to be presented at CCC camps and com munity centers. Some of the ticking bought for emergency relief mattress factories Is being painted and disguised as scenery. HALTED BY RAINS Copyright. 1033, by the Associated Press. AT THE FRONT WITH THB ITAL IAN ARMY. Nov. fi. Rains and the Italian high command's desire to keep Its plan of advance Intact have caused Italy's columns to blvouao temporar ily, but the officers are confident they will aweep Into Makale by Friday. Officers In the advance position along the Agula-Mai Caret line said "breathing spell" In trio advance was especially advisable to allow the truck roads to catch, up with the army. This need la felt especially by den. Alessandro Plrzto-B roll's native troops of the central column which cut through "much more difficult territory" than the right and left wings. The command also wishes to adhere rigidly to Its carefully planned scheme of advancer This calls for three columns to con verge on Agula, about 18 miles from Makale. The lagging of any column because of rain would lay the other two open to flank attacks. Deglao Gugna's troops well ad vanced on the extreme left were confident tonight that they would achieve their cherished desire of en tering Makale first. These advanced troops expected they would move into the town No vember 7, at least a day earlier than the main body. This Is In accordance with the cus torn of Gen. Emllto de Bono, com mander of the northern army, of al lowing native advance guards to enter surrendered towns first In order to win over the natives to the Italians. DR. HOLT SPEAKER AT ROTARY MEET Dr. W. W. P. Holt entertained the membera of the Medford Rotary club at the regular weekly luncheon meet ing of that organization today, with an Interesting discussion of recent medics) discoveries. The basis of Dr. Holt'a fine talk waa the recent book, "Medicine Marches On," and a large gathering of Rotarlana and guests were present to hesr hla Interesting address. Among guests at todays meeting were Amos Voorhles, Charles Coley, Father Mitchell and Russell Clsrk, representing the Rotary Club of Oranta Pass. Voorhlea gave a short talk on the recent aub-dlstrlct Ro tary meeting held In Oranta Pass Wednesday, October 30th, at which seaslons he acted aa chairman and toastmsster. AT A. Annual public hearing on the county budget for the coming year will be held In the courthouse audi torium tomorrow, starting at 10 a. m. The budget, as a whole is ap proximately the sme as last year, with appropriations for road and bridge maintenance, and the pay ment of Interest on highway bonds and for reduction of county war rant Indebtedness. Appropriations for county offices and departments are practically the same as last year. The budget is generally regarded aa one of the moat complete and conservative In many yeara. County Judge Day said yesterday the budget would be read Item by Item, If desired. There la no evl dence of any organized protest against any allotment. Following the final approval and certification of the budget. It will be turned over to the assessor for fixing of the tax levy for tht com ing year. Born, to Mr, and Mrs. Percy Mar rlt of Jacksonville, a girt weighing iS pounds. B',4 ounces, November at the Commu7 ljoai, 5 DIE IN FLORIDA HURRICANE; COLD WAVE CONTINUES Heavy Damage to Pacific Northwest Fruit and Vegetables Southern California Also Suffers By the Associated Press Southern Florida counted five dead and property damage estimated at i.uoo.ooo In the wake of the season's second hurricane today while the Pa olflc Northwest shivered in cold thst destroyed thousands of dollars worth of fruit and vegetables. Five were killed and scores lnlured In the gale that atruck Miami. Fort uiuoerdale, Hollywood and Danla, Florida. An unidentified tanker off Miami beach algnaled distress. Snow blanketed the Colorado mountalna and the northern plains. Flurries fell In Wyoming, Montana and Minnesota. Cattle Suffering Subfreezlng temperatures war (Continued on Page Fire) E DUE TO BREAK TODAY At least a temporary break In th cold wave was predicted today by weamer ourcau aa the mercury again ahowed a tendency to climb. Slowly rlalng temperatures, with fair weatner Bnd some high thin clouda, comprised the forecaat iorj-,.tonlgbt and tomorrow. ; Lowest temperature laat night was 33 degrees, registered at :30 a, m ss compared with 19 yesterday. Tha mercury this afternoon waa climbing noove yesterday's top of 61 degrees. Tha cold wave was said by tha weather bureau to have arrived earl ier than usual In the Rogue valley. A year ago today .the highest tem perature waa 74 degrees, th, lowest 43. E KLAMATH FALLS, Not. 8. f API Josephine Irwin, wife of a Klamath Falls attorney, today named Judge Edward Ashhurst, David Vsndcnberg, George Klncald and radio station KFJI defendants In a I7S.000 damage suit. The suit filed this Afternoon was' based on Vandenberg's courtroom re marks against Mrs. Irwin, who was . a witness for the-state against Mar lon Meyerle, recently acquitted here on a murder charge. Vandenberg waa Miss Meyerles at- ' torney. Ashurst presided at the trial -and the closing statements were broadcaat. Klncald Is manager of the ' radio station. ' BOY SUICIDES BECAUSE NIGHTLY DATE DENIED, BOYDE, Md.. Nov. 5. ( AP) Leon ard C. Burns. 13-year-old grammar school student, shot snd killed him self last night. Police said he was In love and was disappointed that he could not see the girl every night. OhSe! SCUjS FRANK WATANAIB 7f V ID HOLD! N A CITY LIFE GLIMPSE Testordiiy in befront of a bis: nnrket a gentleman in a auto vcre wailing for he wife full of lags which were shopping in lide. Those fellow were double parked. A police cop ooze by ind he say "No doable parking moving on 1" The wife come jut and soe she husband drift ing away so she holla "Yoo hoo! John wait for mo." Then husband stop. And cop repeat "Hove on!"--wifc say "Wait !", Cop say "Move!" wife say Wait!' then Husband yowcl "Xo!" "But I got bundles," howl those wife. "Ye and I got a tag!" groan the husband. And such are life no matter which way a poor husbaj)"! turn ht are yms-
