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TRIBUNE
Thirtieth Year
MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER fi, 935.
Pull Cnlttd Pitts
No. 195.
rail luoclited Press
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By I 'mil Million
(Copyright, 1!)35, by Paul Million)
NEW YORK, Nov. 6. Seer Parley
la supposed to have made a novel
personal diagnosis of the political
situation
for President
Roosevelt prior to
the elections. His
scouts are sup
posed to have re
ported that the
country la
against a consid
erable portion of
the New Deal,
but not equally
against Mr.
Roosevelt.
That Is, the
PALI. MALLO.N
Literary Digest
.r.iimlnarT trend Boll may have been
nearly accurate In sensing that the
TOters are roughly 3 to 3 against
tome parts of tha New ueai pro
gram. But the Farley contention Is
that Mr. Roosevelt's personal follow
ing Is such that. If he had been
running Tuesday against no one In
particular, the national result would
have been 3 to a In his favor.
Specifically, the Farley boys ex
pected to suffer losses In New York
and Pennsylvania Tuesday but be
lieved they could have carried the
atates If Mr. Roosevelt had been run-DlnS-
In other words, the consoling offi
cial New Deal Inner viewpoint Is that
the country Is now enigmatically In
duplex voting humor.
This is a ponderous thought. If
nothing else. It may sound, off
' hand, like an enlgmatlo advance ex
cine for some bad news which Mr.
Farley was expecting. At the same
time, there can be no doubt that the
foremost New Deal politlcos reauy dc
Move it.
Llkewiie'ir'expialns wriy"TnW Tiaa
been a lack of political perturbBtlon
rtr, htph lfttelV.
Mr. Hoover 'has not- yet weakened
t the demand (largely from hit ad-
iixMitinued on Page four.)
COWS OIET CAUSES
CHILDREN DEATH
CANEY, Km., Nov. 8. (AP) Two
children of Mr. and Mrs. Homer An
derson ot Peru, Kas., were dead today
because the family cow developed an
abnormal appetite for Jack - oak
acorns.
Dr. H. 8. Lambdtn, who treated the
children, said the deatha were due
to milk poisoning from the affected
cow. Cowa do not normally eat the
acorns, he said, but occasionally one
develops an appetite for them and
will eat nothing else.
Francis Jerome Anderson, 3. died
last Wednesday at the home of his
grandmother. Mrs. Elizabeth Wil
liams, and his 4-months-old sister.
Mrv Wiizabeth! died Monday.
Another son. Qulnten. was taken to
Independence for treatment.
Youths Aim Good;
Goes To Hospital
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn., Nov. fl.
(API Fred Gray. 15-year-old air rifle
marksman, hit the bulla eye ana
went to a hospital as a result.
The target was a .22-calibre bullet.
The rb shot hit the percussion cap
and the brass powder shell bounded
h.rk- into the bov's abdomen as the
bullet exploded.
SIDE GLANCES
by
TRIBUNE REP0RTER8
Walter Rowley eagerly glancing out
of the corner of his eye for the "fed
eral bovs." for fear thhat they might
mistake his three tiny souvenirs for
coins, which are Illegal. He needn't
worry, becsuse gold souvenirs not
coins are very much permissible.
.tnrfse E E. Kellv opining that Med-
fnrrf wnulri alloo Klamath Falls If
the two teams should meet again
this year.
"Bud" Blgclow setting up hambur.
gers to a couple of voracious cronies
at midnight last night, so thst they'd
be In a mood to go home and to bed.
Ernest Scott and Roy Craft each
attempting to bustle more than the
other In preparation for tne impend
Ing riks-CCC fights Thusroay nigni.
and ewh doing a fine Job.
Tunv ("Yancy Cravat") Bullls
churning up the principal thorough
fere In a Csllfornla. Packard, looking
very much the man-about-town.
Mr. Geo, Wllkle absent minded ly
leaving the stam Jet on the radiator
open, and astounding the f?mliv ca
nary by completely par-boiilng '.iat
Innocent bird wbilt ace a down
town abopplcg.
REFUSE SANCTION!
BY
Measure Is Referred to
Conference Committee
Power to Select Site Left
to, Commission of Nine
8ALEM, Nov. 6. (AP) The aenate,
during the ooon hour today, unani
mously voted not to concur In the
house amendments to the capltol
bill and the matter was referred to
a conference committee. Senator Zim
merman's motion to refer the bill
again to the Joint reconstruction
committee was lost.
The aenate conference committee
will comprise Senators Frank Fran
cfscovlch, Robert Duncan and Walter
Pearson. Representatives Ellis
Barnes. Homer Angell and C. F. Hyde
were named to represent the house.
A report from the conference com
mittee, Franclscovich stated, would
be in within the next 24 hour.
By CLAYTON V. BERNHARD
Associated Press Staff Writer.
SALEM. Nov. 6. ( AP) Rushing
through with rapidity bordering upon
"railroading" the house of the Ore
gon legislature today passed the re
vised capltol bill and sent It back
to the senate for concurrence In
amendments, which It was under
stood would not be possible without
"trades" In a subsequent conference
committee. .
Three Main Changes Seen.
The bill as passed would amend
the aenate bill In three chief par
ticulars, change the capltol commis
sion from seven to nine members
with the latter given power to se
lect the site, add Calandarla Heights
to the consideration, and reduce the
cost from $3,500,000 to C2,SOO,000.
Other changes of minor nature were
also made.
The new capltol proposal was
passed as reported out by the ma
jority of the house committee on
public Institutions.
The exact nature of the expected
trades could not be definitely stated,
but it was reported the conference
committee may report the bill out in
a form similar to this:
1. That the capltol commission
(Continued on Page Five)
ILENASllrTERS
SEVERE JOLTING
HELENA. Mont., Nov. 6. (AP)
Still Intermittently jostled by con
vulsive earth movements. Helena was
given a sound Jolting at 8:23 a.m. to
day by one of the stlffest after-shocks
since October 31 when two persons
were killed, many Injured and much
additional damage Inflicted.
Though no new damage was re
ported, the severe Jarring served to
open wider cracks In buildings still
standing; to rattle and knock down
loosened objects and to momentarily
frighten a city grown somewhat used
to less severe Joltings.
It was the 26th consecutive day of
tremors and Including the two dis
astrous shakings of October 18 and
31. the movements totaled 877.
1
NEW YORK, Nov. 6. (AP-USDA)
Pear market slightly stronger on
D'AnJous. slightly weaker on others.
Oregon Boscs: 4675 boxes. ai.Bof?
3 00: average J45: 3037 boxes fancy,
3.05 2. B0, average $2.43: 1013 boxes
fancy and better, 3.10i3.80. average
13.37.
Oregon D'AnJous: 859 boxes extra
fancy, 3.353.05. average 3.6I: 873
boxea fancy, 3.103.9O, average
3.39.
Washington D'AnJous: 1131 boxes
extra fancy. ei.9S3.7S. average 2.35:
186 boxes fancy. t.9038O. average
2.37; 877 boxes extra fancy and
fancy. l.90,3.35, average 13 09.
California Boscs: 70S boxes, 11.70
3.39, average 13 13.
CHICAOO. Nov. . (AP-USDA)
Pear auction market. One Oregon
car arrived; 4 cars on track; 4
sold.
Oregon Boers: 360 boxes extra fan
cy, 92 164 2 5ft, average 12.29: 108U
.froi'S fanry. 1.902.90, average.
12 24.
Washlneton Boara: 615 bnxea extra
fancv. 1.80230. average 11.83; 10ft
boxes fancy, 1.762 25, average
11.88.
California D'AnJous: 675 boxea ex
tra fancy, 1-85.J2.05, average 2.00.
The United States ha had
tar; and n,vsl interest In
a mlll
Hiws since 188.1 v'.icn A.ncrica re-ret ved ex -
elusive ritihu at Pearl Harixjid to
JtabLeb 4 navsl oeailx bsv
j Pear Markets
Profiteering Ban
Holds Ethiopian
Prices In Check
ADDIS ABABA. Nov. . (API
Americans who complain of the
high costs of living at home would
find Ethiopia a paradise of eco
nomical purchases.
Despite the great cost of the
current war with Italy. Ethiopia
has remained one of the world's
cheapest countries for living.
As a consequence of price con
trol measures taken by Everett An
drews Colson, Amertcan financial
adviser to Emperor Halle Selassie,
on behalf of the government the
price of eggs fell today to 3 cents
a dozen, beef to 3 cents a pound,
lamb to 2 cents a pound and a
whole cow to SS.
TO LET
ERECT ADDITION
The east OA feet of lota 7, 8, 9 and
10 In the northwest portion of the
block bounded by Third, Fourth, Fir
and Orape streets were changed from
an apartment cone to a light In
dustry none by the Med ford planning
commission last night at a public
hearing In city hall. The commis
sion's action was approved by the
city council.
The change was made on appli
cation of the Southern Oregon Brew
ing company to permit an addition
to Its plant. The company sought
to have the entire area of the four
lots reclassified but the planning
commission adopted a compromise
when resident of the neighborhood
entered a protest. The compromise
waa agreeable to the company. Under
the change adopted by the planning
commission and approved by the
council, provision la made lor a set
back from the sidewalk of about 40
feet on Orape street.
The 40-foot strip remains In the
apartment rone and the brewing
(Continued on Page Seven)
CHICAGO. Nov. 8.w) The name
of Mrs. William Wrlgley, Jr., widow
of the Chicago baseball and chewing
gum magnate, waa added today to the
list of wealthy persons who say they
plan to Join the income tax Inspired
exodua from southern California.
Her son, Philip K. Wrlgley, disclos
ed his mother hss arranged her scned
ule of residence so that she will spend
leas thsn six months of any one year
in California.
Mrs. Wrlgley thus will follow the
example of William Randolph Hearst,
publisher, and other, who have aa-
ealled the California Income tax a
too high.
The Wrlglev eattt was estimated
at between 119.000.000 and 130.000.-
000 In probate and estate tax pro
ceedings three years ago. The Income
on thla. it was estimated, would come
within the maximum lax bracket on
which a tax of IS per cent la levied.
ONE SHOT DEAD
HOMER, Neb., No. 8. (AP) An
argument over a 13 tow charge re
suited In a shooting fray which
caused the death of one man and
the serious wounding of two others,
one of them a town marshal, near
here today.
The dead man Is Homer Leroy
Thompson, 87. World War veteran.
Wounded are Leo Wllke, night mar
shal at Homer, who waa shot In the
lung and Is In critical condition, and
Alfred Jorgensen. a filling station
oprator at Homer. j
The shooting took place when
Thompson and his brother. Henry.
allegedly refused to pay Jorgensen
2 for pulling their car out of a
ditch.
Mayor Of Bandon-
Remains Missing
BANDON, Ore., Nov. 8. (AP) No
trace had been found early today of
F. E. Drane. mayor of Bandon. miss
ing since 7 p.m. Monday. Sheriff Wil
liam Howell of Coos county said a
searrh for the man had been futile.
Drane left his office Monday eve
ning. Intending to drive to his borne.
That was the last acquaintance saw
of him. His automobile haa not been
found.
The narl workers' organisation.
. "Power Through Joy." made sea trips
possible this pMi usurer for 13X00
1 Oem&a.
PARTY
ELECTION RESULT
DIFFER ON
Republicans Regain Control
of New York Assembly
. New York City Democrats
Retain 2 Congress Seats
LOUISVILLE. Ky.. Nov. 6. (AP)
Lt. Gov. A. B. (Happy) Chandler, bit
terly opposed by certain leaders of his
own Democratic party, had an B.000
majority over Circuit Judge King
Swope, Republican, for governor, to
day on scattered returns from 68 of
Kentucky's 120 counties in yester
day's election.
The returns, from 202 of the 4.319
precincts, showed Chandler 28.023
and Swope 19.805 votes and repre
sented a cross section of the state.
By the Associated Press.
Tasttns the sweetness of victory
scored In the assembly elections In
the empire state. Republican lead
era said today they saw a turn In
the tide for 1936. but Democratic
chiefs sharply disputed this
The party that failed to re-elect
Hoover In 1833 topped It numerous
scattered victories In state and mu
nicipal elections yesterday by re
gaining control of the assembly
President Roosevelt's home state
in
New York. 1
It also elected mayors In Phila
delphia and Cleveland, Increased its
majority In the New Jersey assem
bly and retained control of the
state senate there.
Democrats Also Score,
On the other hand. Democrats re
tained two seats In congress from
New York City, ran up a record
majority In the assembly balloting
Irr their atronghoia 01 nuasou.
county, N. J., won overwhelming ap
proval of Democratic Governor Her
bert H. Lehman'a ass.OOO.OOO state
relief bond Issue In New York, jsnd
looked toward Kentucky today to
count the Democratic gubernatorial
nominee the winner.
Two persons were killed and two
wounded In shooting and cutting af
fraya In Kentucky, and there were
some fist fight In Philadelphia.
(Continued on Page Pour.)
PORTLAND, Ore.. Nov. 8. (AP)
Accused of having hired the two men
who critically wounded a non-union
woodsawyer here in a labor dispute.
John Gillls. secretary of the wood
sawyers' union, stood convicted today
of assault with a dangerous weapon.
The two men he was charged with
having hired are acrving 20-year
terms in state prison. They are Curt
and Willis BUUngham. brothers.
The circuit court Jury that tried
Gillls deliberated six hours before re
turning a verdict last night convict
ing him on two counts. Sentence will
be passed Friday.
James R. Bain.' district attorney,
told the Jury "Gillls set his own trap
and was caught In lt. Men like Gillls
are doing more to hurt organized la
bor than anyone else."
PORTLAND, Ore., Nor. 6. (AP)
Although their automobile was struck
by two trains and was demolished.
Mr. and Mrs. Oeorge Patterson and
their three children escaped serious
Injury last night.
The automobile waa first struck by i
an inbound passenger train and was !
shoved and rolled down the trarka 63
feet before it waa piled Into the path
of another train. All the automobile.
passengers were badly bruised.
Nine Hurt When
Coach Derailed
ROCHESTER, N. T., Nov. 6 (API
Nine persona were Injured and
16 passengers aboard the observation
car of the Empire State Express were i
shaken up when the car was derailed
aod sldeswlped a locomotive on a
neighboring tra-k aa the crack flyer
pulled om of the New York cntrai
station here today.
MISSING PLANE LANDS
SAFELY IN YUCATAN
MEXICO CITY, Not. 6 (AP) Don- f
aid Cardlgy. Los Angeles flier, and his
five passengers were announced by j
Pan-American Airways today as hav
ing arrived (safely at Payo Oblano.
Quintans Roo. YuraUn. The airplane
bad been mining sloe last Tundaj.
Shot To Death
Mrs. Vivian Chase. Identified as
an associate of gangsters and a
kidnaping suspect, was found In an
automobile In Kansas City, shot to
death. (Asspciated Press Photo)
s.
RITES THURSDAY
I
Funeral services for the late Sidney
Sumpter Smith wll be held at 2
o'clock tomorrow at the First Chris
tian church with the Rev. D. E. Mil
lard, former pastor, officiating. The
body will He In state at the church
from 10 to 12 o'clock prior to the
funeral. Interment will be In Siski
you Memorial park. Conger funeral
parlors are In charge of the funeral.
Acting pallbearers will be Sid
Brown, George Carter, William R.
Coleman, J. B. Coleman, Frank P.
Farrell, and Harry Skyrman. Elders;
of the 'First Christian church will act
as honorary pallbearers. They are
Charles Nahs, D. R. Cobb, Henry Cur
rier, 8. B. Krauss, C. M. Hon and L.
Crowl.
Members of the Mall Tribune Job
printing plant, which Mr. Smith
owned, will serve as ushers. Mrs.
James Grlgsby and Mrs. Al Hagen will
assist In handling flowers.
A resolution of condolence was
adopted by the city council at Its
meeting last night.
The Klwanls club, of which Mr.
Smith was a member, will attend the
funeral In a body. Representatives of
the Jackson County chamber of com
merce and Modern Woodmen, of
which he also was a member, will
likewise attend. A. F. Stennett. secre
tary of Modern Woodmen, today re
quested the presence of all members.
The typographical union will also
have a representative group of mem
bers at the services.
Mr. Smith died at 2:40 yesterday
morning at his home at 723 West
11th street after a lingering Illness.
Death Summons
Noted Scientist
GARRISON. N. T.. Nov. 8. (AP)
Henry Falrchlld Osborn. noted scien
tist who carried on the work of Our-
win and Huxley In expounding the
theory of evolution, died In his study
today. He waa 78.
Death was caused by heart disease
The work on which Prof. Osborn
was enttaced waa a monograph "The
Evolution of the Elephant."
Portland's Bank
Deposits Grow
PORTLAND. Ore.. Nov. 6. (API
A Rain of M.SU,463 In Portland bank
deposits since last June 30 was shown
today In reports filed In response to
the federal bank call.
Gonzaga Trainer
Walks 82 Mites
To Keep Promise
SPOKANE, Wash., Nov. 6 (AP)
Roy (MlIe-Mangllng) Mauro.
who walked 82 miles for a football
victory, soaked his battered feet In
Mlt water today and pondered on
the value of thinking before
ipeaklng.
He ended his three-day walk.
Trom Pullman to Spokane, last
night In fulfillment of a promise
he made to the Gonrnga football
ftquad before the Washington
Siat game last Saturday.
He waa exhorting them to sttwtn
physical perfection for the game.
"Why, if you fellows will get In
to condition good enough to whip
those Cougars." he cried, carried
away with his own fervor, "I'll
walk every foot of the way back to
fepokane."
Which was the talking wllhuut
thinking.
GERMANY TO HALT
TO
League of Nations Informed,
Help Will Be Given inj
Enforcing Economic Sane-
tions to Halt Struggle;
(Copyright, 1035, by the Associated
Prcsft)
AT THE Kit ON T WITH THE
ITALIAN AKMII.S. Nov. fl. (AP)
Nat I VPs tnld this correspondent
today Unit Ethiopian warriors "In
su grout mini here they cannot be
counted" are gathering at A mho
and AltiJI for a pitched battle
with the advancing Haitians.
By Joseph K. Sharkey
Associated Press Foreign Staff
GENEVA. Nov. 8. (AP) The
League of Nations tonight issued an
official communique stating that the
committee of 18 waa Informed the
German government haa learned cer
tain persona are purchasing goods in
Germany with the probable Intention
of re-selling them to Italy and Etho-
ia.
The communique said thta re-sell-
Ing to belligerents waa supposedly at
a largo profit and "the government
therefore proposes shortly to Issue, a
decree to render such speculation Im
possible." The suggestion aa to the German
government's Intention waa Inter
preted aa meaning that Germany
would permit nothing to Interfere
with the league's efforts to bring
about an early termination of the
Italo-Ethoplah war.
(Copyright, 1938. by the Associated
Preaa)
AT THE FRONT WITH THE ITAL
IAN ARMY, Nov. 0. Italian scouts
reported to .headquarters today that
an Italian flog Is "already flying" In
Makale, the objective of the present
drive, although the city has not yet
formally surrendered.
ADDIS ABABA, Nov. 8. ( AP) The
government today hotly denied an
attempt had been made to assassinate
Emperor Halle Selassie, as reported in
the Rome newspaper Trlbuna yester
day by its Asmara correspondent.
(The Trlbuna dispatch said a bomb
had been found In the imperial pat
ace and an American negro ordered
arrested as the would-be assassin)
TO MEET F
The regular meeting of the United
Spanish War Veterans and the ladles'
auxiliary will be held Friday Instead
of Wednesday aa originally planned.
It was announced today.
The change was made because of
the visit of Jamea T. Beach, depart
ment commander, and Mrs. Elmer
Lumburg, department president of the
auxiliary.
Dinner will be served at 0:30 in
the basement of the Medford armory
and all members were urged to be
preRent.
All veterans of the Spanish-American
war and Philippine insurrection,
members of the auxiliary and all wo
men eligible for membership were re
quested today to assemble for the
Armistice Day parade at city park at
10:35 Monday.
MORMON LEADER OF
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 6, (UP)
Charles W. White, a bishop of the
Church of Latter Day Salnta and
campaign manager of Arthur Brown,
candidate for re-election as a county
nnpervlsor yesterday, waa reported
missing today.
Friends and relatives revcakd that
he had dropped from sight Monday.
"I am afraid to say what I think
haa happened to him." Edward
Brown, Insurance agent and employer
of White, said. He insisted that he
did not believe the bishop's disap
pearance was connected with his po
litical activities.
UCLA "Detective"
Fears Loss Of Key
AMARILI.O. Tex., Not. 6. (AP)
Dean Earl Miller of the University of
California al loa Angeles, head
"aliith" In the eligibility inventlga
tlon of Ted Ky, battering fullback
aald here today: "It looks like ve
have lost a good fullback if we can't
, locate some of these missing wit
; neases,"
Income Shares
1 Quarterly income there. 'bid 61.48,
i asked 61 61.
Frisco Too Cold
For Eskimo Girl
She Tells Judge
SAN FRANCISCO Nov. . (AP)
It may be warm enough for Cal
Ifornlans but Snn Francisco is too
cold for an Eskimo.
The Eskimo Marie Morgan or
"Daughter of the Eagle" as her
parents, named her tried to keep
warm by drinking whisky. Arrest
ed for drunkenness she explained
in police court she wanted to go
back to the Arctlo where it didn't
seem so cold. Her husband she
said had nearly enough money
saved up to buy their tickets to
the north I and.
"I'll hold you In Jail," said the
court, "until he shows up with
the tickets."
"I don't mind." she replied.
"Tt's so cold outside."
PLAN WILL PUT
When Its financial reorganl cation
Is completed, the Medford Irrigation
district will have a bonded Indebted
ness of 847 an acre as against 8138
aa at present and will thus be placed
on a sound basis, Olen Arnsplger, sec
retary, told the Mall Tribune today
In explaining the order sought In fed
eral court authorizing a readjustment
and settlement of its debts.
The application pending In the fed
eral court In Portland seeks to com
pel unwilling bondholders to accept a
settlement tinder the provisions of
the national bankruptcy act
amended, It being felt that all bond
holders should be treated alike aa i
matter of equity, Mr. Arnsplger aald
The original bond Issue of the Irri
gation district, floated In 1931, waa
for 81,210,000. They were aerial bonds
which began maturing In '1026' and
whtm the district defaulted In 1931
there waa an outsanding $1,147,260,
Mr. Arnspiger said.
In 1934 application for a loan waa
approvel by the RFC and then the
(Continued on Page Seven.)
4
T
GETS UNDER WAY
Improvement of Medford municipal
airport waa started thla morning un
der WPA with a force of 51 men.
requisition was made for 94 workers
but they did not all appear.
The airport Job la to laat four
months. WPA allotted 932,340 for the
project, with the city to contribute
I 10,641. Plana call for extending
the runway 1,000 feet, construction
of warming-up aprons and lnstalla-
Uon of a new lighting system.
FORMER POSTOFFICE
PORTLAND. Ore., Nov. 6. (AP)
Negotiations for eventual purchase of
the old postofflce building from the
federal government were authorised
today by the city council.
Mayor Joseph Carson was Instruct
ed to confer with federal offlclala re
gardlng the purchase. The council
wishes the building preserved a
landmark. Appraised value of the
property Is 1,750,000.
Action Soon On
1 Oregon Projects
PORTLAND, Not. . (AP) Action
will be taken soon on a selected
group of WPA projects In Oregon, in
view of the allocation yesterday of
009.814 In federal funds for this
work.
The approval was announced by
Comptrollrr-Oeneral MeCarl. There
was no Immediate derialon as to
what projects would be chosen to
initiate the work, but E. J. Griffith
Oregon WPA administrator, indicated
the projects would be designated
soon. '
REESE CREEK W. C. T. U.
WILL MEET THURSDAY
REEHW CREEK, NoT. (Spl.)
Rese Creek W. C. T. U. will hold Its
regular monthly mretlntf at the home
of Mrs. Georgia Com tons, Thursday.
November 7. at 1p.m.,
All members are iirgrd to be prea
end and visitors are cordially welcome.
Close for Funeral
The Mail Tribune office will be
closed Thursday afternoon during
the funeral services for 8, Sump
ter Smith. The services are to start
at two o'clock In the Christian
church.
AT PUBLIC MEET
Committee Thanked for Ef
forts $355,950 Pro
vided H. E. Conger and
Iverson Enter Protests
At a public hearing on the county
budget for the coming year, provid
ing for 3 5 5. 9 5 0.32 to be raised by
tax levy, was formally approved and
vote of thanks extended by the
taxpayers present to the budget com
mittee for its efforts.
The hearing opened with 23 per
sons. Including a number of county
offlclala In attendance, and ended
1th approximately the same num
ber.
H. S. Conger, Jacksonville rancher,
and George Iverson, Medford builder,
filed protests against portions ox
the budget, which waa read Item by
Item at the opening by H. A. (Bert)
Thelrolf of Medford, secretary Of
the budget committee.
Enters Mild Protest
Mr. Conger said he desired te
make a mild protest, which prob
ably won't do me any good, or you
either." He argued that the tax
burden waa becoming heavy for the
farmer and small home-owner and
that a reduction In expenses of of-"
flees should be made: Mr. Conger
felt that the allotment for the aher- t
Ufa office, the district attorney
(Continued on Page Five.)
FIVE FINED FOR
LACK OF LICENSE
Five Medford and valley autolste
were fined l and coats In justice
court yesterday by Justice William R.
Coleman for not having operators'
licensee- aa required by state law.
Similar charges are pending against
two others Harry Me4 and Joseph
Seabrooke, both of thla city.
The. arrests were made by state
police. In connection with a state
wide campaign to round up autotsU
without operators' licenses.
Those fined were Dorothy Ham
mond, Medford; Mra. Helen Jenkins.
R. F. D. 2; William O. Ritchie, Cen
tral Point: Wilbur H. Ruber, Med
ford; Alfred Jorgenson, R. F. D., Med
ford. Ritchie paid half hie fine and coats.
and waa given until January 1 to pay
the balance.
Arnold X. Roller of Medford was
fined 1 end cost for Improper
lights, and the fine wai1- revoked
when he paid the coate of 4.50.
Kingsford-Smith
Lands In Greece
TATOI. Oreece, Not. 6. (AP) Sir
Charlea KIngsford-Smlth, who landed
here at 4:30 p. m, (9:30 a. m. E. B.
T.) In an England-to-Australla flight,
took off at 6:45 p. m. for Baghdad.
He flew from Lympne, Eng., In eight
hours with no stop.
"Everything la going well," the flier
said. 1
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I thinking very nice to tell
iiifT all folks about what otlisr
delicious Cities arc doinR. So I
Hoing pass hnppy words of
chat. Between November 9 and
tl Taft, California are hav
ing a wonderfully Jubilee for
eelebrnting 2."lh Anniversary.
Taft were name after Those
fiood Old Fellow President
Taft. Largest oil fields in State
are surrounds there containing
3 thousand oil pumping pro
ducers! Gas rate are more
cheaper as yon can imagine.
Can cooking with a smile. It
seem City of Taft are only
boy yet and looking how big
he arc. Maybe pretty soon he
will learn how to smoke cigar
yes I dont think so because
too niii.h gasoline there. Also
it. are 25 vears old for the Daily
Midway 'Driller Taft leading
uewspaper. And tnose news
paperlike other good ones
it helping all citizens how ta
walk with head up make
money love their city and
feel vride.
Jhaak you please.