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Thin ::-ih Year
MEDFORD. OREGON, SUNDAY, JANUARY 26. 1936
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By Paul MnJIon
Copyright. 1936. by Paul Mallon.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 One crowd
of ruling European statesmen were
not overjoyed at the coming of King
Edward VIII.
They r the
French.
Pari fllan su-
thorlties have
Inside reasons
for suspe c 1 1 n g
I that the popular
young Edward
does not person
ally like the vir
tual political al
liance Into which
Franc has
drawn Great Bri-
lUL MALLON tain. Also he la
considerably more friendly toward
Germany. His private slant Is that
France too often ha used Britain as
a political tool on the continent. If
It were left to him, he would not tie
either to France of Germany, but use
the British balance of power to keep
both from endangering the peace of
Europe.
This understanding of the new
king's sentiments will never be men
tioned officially, but Is so well known
among a few high-ranking diplomats
of the world as to be beyond ques
tion. Furthermore, Edward Is known to
believe that steps should be taken to
Improve relations between the Ger
man and English people. He does not
like Hitler, but does maintain a gen
uine feeling of friendship for the
German people. That was what was
behind his recent startling suggestion
to British veterans that they Invite
German veterans to visit them.
France was upset about that. 80
were -some -of the Brltlch ministers,
Although it did not get out at the
time.
Edward cared not a thrlpenny-blt
for their perturbation.
Those who know Edward and have
taiked to him are convinced that he
la going to play a much more promi
nent part In British public affairs
than his father. His is a new genera
tion, more active, more alert.
He does not entirely share the be
lief that politicians should be per
mitted to run Britain's affairs. He
will work quietly, but he has already
let them know on more than one
occasion when he thought they were
doing something that was bad for
the country.
The best authorities believe he will
be a good new active Influence for
peace. All the top diplomat in
Washington are personally fond of
him. .
There Is a strong tip out In the
upper new deal circles that Supreme
Court Justice Brandets Is writing the
Tennessee Valley Authority opinion.
He Is supposed to have called on cer
tain officials for data.
The tip la highly significant, If
true. During the arguments on the
case. Brandels Indicated by questions
that he had personal doubt whether
the stockholders of the Alabama
Power company (preferred stockhold
ers, Instead of common) had the
right to bring the suit testing the
constitutionality of TVA.
However. It may be a minority
opinion he Is writing.
This business of who rides where
In presidential parades la getting to
be a major backstairs White House
problem.
During the recent New York visit
of the president. Mayor La Guardla's
chauffeur crowded right up behind
the president's car. Other local dig
nitsr.es p untied into line also, leaving
Mrs. Roosevelt's car far back. She
skated back through the aleet to find
It nd was late for the train.
t n x
Down south, a few months back.
President Roosevelt was motoring to
Atlanta. Definite arrangements were
A made that the ten cars leaving Warm
Springs should be kept in line. When
the motorcade reached Fort McPher
ton, the Georgia congressmen and
Atlanta committeemen ratwd caln
with the presidential secretary to
pet their doren cars up front. They
pointed out they were up for re -election
and they wanted the voters to
Me them early In the parade. The
secretary compromised, letting three
congressional cars In up near the
president.
Mr. Ruoeevell galhrred legal advis
ers and congrearlonsl leaders around
Ma desk the other day for a heart-to-heart
talk defining the legal lines of.
fie old and new farm programs.
Attorney General Cummlng and
Solicitor Reed were to explain to
everyone Just what could be done
end what couldn't. They did. The
explanations ran along about an
hiur. getting deeper and deeper.
Ultimately, the gathering adjourned
tn the depths of doubt.
One eminent ongrenelonsl leader
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'WILL TAKE WALK'
IF PHILLY MEET
BACKSJESIDENT
Flays 'Socialistic Trends
Demagoguery and Broken
1932 Pledges Not a
Candidate Himself, Lib
erty League Told.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. (AP) In
a searing denunciation of the ad- :
ministration as faithless to the plat- ;
form upon which It was elected, Al- .
fred E. Smith gave notice tonight
he would "take a walk" during the
presidential campaign unless Roose-
velt policies are repudiated at Phil- j
adelphla. j
There were only two recourses
open to "disciples of Jefferson and '
Jackson and Cleveland." he told a
cheering American Liberty League
audience.
"We can either take on the man
tle of hypocrisy or we can take a
walk and we probably will do the
latter," he said.
The words fell upon the eager ears
of foremost members of both major
parties, some of whom had been ask
ing whether the "happy warrior' of
1938 might not Join an independent
party movement at the expense of
the new deal or possibly support a
Republican nominee They found he
left unanswered whether or how he
might seek between now and June
to bring about the "reestablishment"
of party principles he advocated.
Hits "Socialistic Trend"
Clsss warfare and bureaucratic
domination of the citizenry Impend,
he warned, should the present "soc
ialistic' federal course be contin
ued. "There can be only one capital
Washington or Moscow," he contin
ued with a vigor that flushed his
already ruddy cheeks. "The,, people
can breathe the clear, fresh air of
America or the foul breath of Soviet
Russia.
"If the constitution wins, we wlnl
The constitution has already won
but the news has not reached cer
tain ears."
His next words were drowned out
by cheering and laughter from the
crowd which Jammed the ballroom
of the Mayflower hotel. It was In
the same room, and before a scene
similarly resplendent, that President
Roosevelt recently pledged to the
Jackson day dinner, that "we will not
retreat."
Scores Broken Pledges
Time and again Smith reverted to
the Chicago platform of 1932 which
he helped draft. Except for stock
exchange control and repeal of the
18th amendment, he said. It has
been "thrown In the wastebasket."
He went on:
"Even our Republican friends, and
I know many of them; they talk to
me freely-we have our little confi
dencesthey have all agreed that it
Is the most compact, the most di
rect, and the most Intelligent politi
cs! platform that was ever put
forth."
At Chicago, Smith sought to pre
vent the Roosevelt nomination.
There has been speculation ever
since he called the Roosevelt mone
tary policy one of "bolony dollars"
whether he would again seek the
presidential nomination.
Not a Candidate
"1 am not a candidate for any 1
nomination by any party at any
time." he said tonight, "and what
la more X do not Intend to lift my
right hand to secure any nomina-
tion." t
One Democratic senator, who de- 1
cllned to be quoted, said Smith had
not closed the door to a nomination.
He said It was significant that Smith.
In declaring he was not candidate,
had added that he would, not lift a
hand, and .that this Indicated he
would accept a nomination.
To the democrats In congress he ap
pealed that election day be forgot
ten, "do the right, not the expedient
thing."
Between ft pa ma of applause, he
recommended that the legislator.,
"stop compromising.'
(Continued on Page Pour)
RAINY, THEN FAIR
Washington and Oregon: Generally
fair but with valley fog Sunday and
Monday; no change In temperature,
fresh easterly wind off the coast.
SAM FRANCISCO, Jan. 35. (A
Outlook for the far western states
for the period January 37 to February
1: Rains first of wrk. followed by
fair weather; temperatures normal or
shore, becoming lower the middle uf
the week.
Rail Worker, 98,
Keeps His Son, 66
From Relief List
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 26. (AP)
"Soda Ash Johnny" Horan, 98,
vowed that as long as he could
work "no boy of mine Is going on
the county." and hia eon'a name
was removed from the list of
county pension applicants today.
Horan, who celebrated his 98th
birthday Thursday on the Job at
the Milwaukee railroad shops, la
the nation's oldest active rail
worker.
His boy, William H.. who la 68,
had applied for an old age pen
sion but the plea was dismissed
In court when the elder Horan
and a nephew arranged to con
tribute toward his support.
The father, nicknamed "Soda
Ash" after he Introduced that
chemical in the washing of loco
motive boilers, has worked 82
years almost continuously for the
road.
OLD AGE PENSION
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Oklahoma Solon Holds
'Money Angle' Bilks Old
Folks Dr. Townsend
Challenged.
WA8HINOTON. Jan. 36. (UP) The
Townsend old age pension plan la the
"most damnable racket ever perpe
trated," Representative Percy I. Oas
saway (D Okla.) aald today,
' Speaklug In a radio debate with R.
E. Clemens, co-founder of the old
age movement, the Oklahoman charg
ed that "the money angle happens to
be the only reason for the Townsend
plan."
"I charge here and now," Oassaway
said, "that It la nothing more or less
than a racket because It ap
peals to the despair and fear of old
men and women, feeble and helpless
and uninformed and unprotected."
Oassaway challenged Dr. Townsend
to answer his speech. He asked a
number of questions, one of which
was: "Doctor, le It not a fact that
throughout the United 8tatee you
have profeslonal organizers who are
accepting money from old persons
who have been led to believe your
story of a Utopian era?"
Defending the Townsend plan,
Clementa said that Its primary pur
pose, "which Is to distribute widely
a wide volume of purchasing power,
directly to the masses, la the surest,
safest and quickest way to re-establish
the velocity with which our cir
culating medium must more If we
are to have a stable and lasting pros
perity In America."
NEW KING RESTS
AS OLD HONORED
LONDON, Jan. it. UJPi) King
Edward Vtn went to his country
home to rest for the week-end today
while thousands filed psst his father's
bier.
The new king went to bis private
residence at Foro Belvedere for much
needed rest after a trying week.
The memory of King George was
honored at football games through
out the country. Audiences stood and
ssng "Abide With Me," the lata mon
arch's favorlta hymn and one which
will be sung at his tunetal Tuesday,
and the national anthem was played.
Thousands of school children used
the Saturday holiday to pay homage
to the late king,
GENTLE TEMBLOR
IN BAY DISTRICT
BERKKI.ET. Cel., Jan. 28. VPt A
nharp earthquake shock was IV It to
day In the San Francisco bay area.
Its center was traced to within fire
miles of the University of California
Set sinolog! cat observatory.
Pew persona were aware of the
flight quake, which occurred on the
Hayward fault, center of a temblor
that killed 30 persons In 184. and
cauied slight damage In .933 and
IP 15.
Dr. Perry Byerly, university seis
mologist, aald It appeared strongest
In Oakland, Berkeley and Hayward
on the easera side of the bay. The
nedle In the observatory quivered for
30 seconds, Ho reported.
SALES TAX SOLE
HOPE FOR NEEDY
AGEDfOREGON
No Other Fund Source for
Pension Says Governor
in Appeal for Passage at
Polls.
SALZM, Ore., Jan. 38. (AP) If
the sslea tax proposal Is rejected,
the Oregon old-age . assistance law
will remain wholly Inoperative un
less and until some other revenue
measure shall be devised, Governor
Charles H. Martin said today.
"It is high time that we turn
from advice of In-growing narrow
ness and meet our grave responsi
bilities with open and liberal minds"
the governor declared In placing
himself on record favoring the pas
sage of the tax measure up for
vote January 81.
'If the sales tax la adopted, it
Immediately will begin providing
funds for old-age, assistance. Equal
matching funds may then be ob
tained from the United States gov
ernment."
Property taxes are "at or beyond
the breaking point," Governor Mar
tin asld, "and are running against
the Inflexible lew of the diminish
ing return."
"In general, Oregon's accumulated
47,000,000 of delinquency In prop
erty taxes not only Impairs the sol
vency and efficiency of many local
government units, but also has
brought loss and ruin to thousands
of owners and hangs a heavy cloud
over the processes of Industrial and
economic recovery."
This Is not the time for "srtful
dodging of responsibility or clever
twisting of plain facts, particularly
when such responsibility and facts
concern the vital welfary of thou
sands of mlsfortunat aged men snd
women of our state," aovernor Mar
tin said.
The governor dented allegations
that the sales tax would Impair buy
ing. He also said ha had vigorously
opposed Increases In existing taxes.
In his statement he declared: "Let
us all chip In our bits of asslstsnce
for the needy old people and par
ticularly so since each penny or dol
lar we contribute will bring another
penny or dollar from Washington."
The governor made It plain that
he had "no fondness for the sales
tax and for any ordinary purpose
would not support It. "But we are
confronted by a serious human con
dition and t cannot Join with those
who would sacrifice the aged and
their necessity for the sake of main
taining stubbornly an economic
theory."
SUB-ZERO CHILL,
MID-WEST, EAST
(By United Press)
A new cold wave swept down on
the nation Saturday night from the
Mackenzie River basin of Canada,
cradle of the chill blasts that have
held the midwest and east In the
grip of aub-Eero temperatures for a
week.
The new storm, driving sheets of
snow before it, was expected to be
moat severe In the Da kolas and Min
nesota,. It was expected to move on
Chicago early Sunday and continue
eastward.
Coming behind the first real cold
wave of the winter, which caused
more than 100 deaths throughout the
country, the new sea of frigid air waa
expected to force temperatures down
to levels only slightly above those
reached during tha period Just, ended.
Northern sections of the middle
states were Just digging out of the
last snow blanket when reports of
the new storm were received.
Officials In moat states believed the
death toll would be smaller because
the previous wave forced preparations
for the winter fury. The death toll
waa heaviest In the middle west In
the last storm. Thirty-one died In
Ohio alone. .In New England 10 died
from exposure and other causes
ascribed to the cold. New York state
also reported 30 deaths.
Thousands of men were sent Into
the streets In Chicago, Kanaaa City,
St. Louis. New York and othr cities
to chip Ice and ahovel snow Saturday
when officials received word of the
new wave.
Farmers were unable or unwilling
to move foodstuffs Into markets over
snow banked roads, and slight food
s ho ruses were expected In some
pieces. In New York authorities fear
ed additional snows on roads nearly
Impassable now would create ft eerl
ous milk shortage..
MARSH FIELD, Ore., Jan. 3V fAP
-E. P. Lewis, 91. resident of Marsh
field since 18(H) and long prominent
in civic affairs, died Here jeerda.
Longshore Leader
Harry 8ridges, militant water,
front labor leader at Sen Francisco,
la pictured as he asserted Pacific
Coast Shipping Interests would de
clare a coastwide lockout. Bridges
Is president of the district council
Of the Marltlma FftrUra.lnM a. n
Pacific. (Associated Press Photo)
T
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 25 (;p
Only a thorough congressional In
vestigation can end the Increasingly
threatening Pacific coast maritime
dispute, both sides agreed today In
declaring Assistant Secretary of Labor
Bdward F.-'-McOrady's suggestion for
a round -table conference!. would be
useless.
Harry Bridges, militant longshore
leader, has Informed McGrady at
Washington that "unless the United
States government Intervenes, there
will be launched on the Pacific coast
within a month a struggle which In
evitably will achieve the proportions
of a civil war."
In Washington, late today, the In
ternatlonal Seamen's union conven
tion voted to ask President Roosevelt
to appoint a commission to Investi
gate the entire maritime labor situa
tion, 'thus endorsing Bridges' request
to Washington yesterday.
Thomas O. Plant, representing the
employers, declared they had kept
their' agreements with the unions and
"only the government can enforce
the arbitration awards."
Plant, Bridges and Mervyn Rath-
borne, a maritime federation official,
declared a congressional Investigation
was vital. The recurring disputes,
since the general strike here In 1934,
have tied up 64 steam schooners and
resulted In Increasing labor trouble.
SENATE READY TO
OVERTHROW VETO;
RAP ANY NEW TAX
WASH rNOTON, Jan. 2fl, (AP)
Sharp argument over possibility of
new taxes or Inflation spread In con
gress today as a prelude to the ap
parently certain senate overthrow of
President Roosevelt's Don us veto.
The baby bond measure, presenting
the government with a bill for $3,-
401.000,000, will be brought up forth
with in tho senate Monday for a final
vote. Kven the most conservative
leaders predicted almost as thwack
Ing a repudiation of the executive's
veto as the 324 to 61 bonus overthrow.
Majority chiefs on both the house
and senate sides deflntely moved to
day, however, to build a backfire
against talk of new levies to foot the
bill.
Chairman Harrison (D., Miss ) of
the senate finance committee, one of
the authors of the bond bonus bill
replied to reports that the president
and his aides had some tax proposal
In mind with' a prompt comment
that "they haven't called me In
Few of the leaders Joined In the
talk of Inflation. It was widespread
nevertheless, with several plane ad'
van red, and with one segment of the
Inflationary bloc planning a concert
ed effort when an appropriation
measure Is advanced to pay the bo
nus. Some have Indicated ft bonus
money bill will be attached to one of
the regular appropriation measures.
Entering the discussion the Cham
ber of commerce of the United States
expressed dismay at the outlook in
the faoe of the bonus and other
possible outlays which It lumped Into
the phrase of "huge new prospective
expehdltiirM
On the Inflation front, meanwhile,
the house was confronted by a drive
for enactment of the Fraxir-L-me
bill for refinancing l Attn mortH-mei
With 13,000,000.000 of naw oumocy,
6 ELYERS PERISH
IN NIG FLIGHT
Two Leap to Safety in
Spectacular Accident
Near Honolulu Army
Probe Opens.
HONOLULU, Jan. 38.-(AP) Un
official sources today turned the
spotlight on night formation flying
as army authorities Investigated the
spectacular air collision which coat
six lives and two big fighting planes
here last night.
Ay latere who refused to be quoted
directly said night formation flights.
familiar to Honolulu residents,
probably were the most unpopular
of any sort with military filers.
The Informants asserted officers
and men often returned from night
formation flight In hlgl tension.
They said also the planea usually
employed were noted for their slow
ness and "laclnesB.'
With a roar heard 10 miles away
tn Honolulu the ill-fated planes
came together somewhere between
S00 and 1,200 feet above Ford Island,
Hawaii's military air base, fell In
flame and struck the ground with
a mighty crash and a buret of fire.
Two men Jumped and came out
alive. The dead, who were badly
burned, were:
Lieut William O. Beard, 28. flan
Francisco. Pilot of one of the planes.
Staff Sergt. Bernard F. Jablownow
skl, 33.
Private John B. Harfemann, 27, Chi
cago. Private Bruce Taylor, 38, Puyallup,
Wash.
Private Truman J Gardner, 27,
Olney, IU.
" Private Gordon M. Parkhurt,' 49,
Yorkvllle, N. Y.
Reserve Lieut. Charles B. Fisher,
23, of Aahevllle, N. O.; pilot of the
others craft, balled out but his para-
chute- did not open His trailing
'chute caught on ropes attached to
a tank 150 feet above ground. The
ropea checked his fall and he emerg
ed With cuts and bruises.
Private Thomas B. Lantgan'. 24, of
Richmond, Va., made a perfect Jump
irom Beard's plane, which apparent
ly exploded In the air, and landed
with minor Injuries.
The planes involved were Keystone
biplane bombers purchased by the
army in 1032. Each had two 880-
horse power motors and carried a crew
of four a bombing gunner in the
nose far In front of tho wings; two
pilots behind him and a machine
gunner In the rear fuselage.
They were among a group of nine
planes flying In echelon, with three
planes In each of the three elements
of the formation. Whether the
locked wings or collided directly was
no apparent
Mrs. Mary Ransom, who saw the
collision from nearby Pearl City, aald
me xinre atgn or trouble was a light
as If somebody had struck a match
against the sky.
IL
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EACH CLAIM WIN
(Br tha Associated Pmn
The biggest and bloodiest battl ol
.no young Aincan war lias lust hMn
fought In ths ruraed bum. nr
northern Bthlopls, with thousands
reported slain. Botb Italy and Ethio
pia claimed victory.
In Addis -Ababa tha anv.ram.Mi
said Makale, advene point of lit
uanans in tha north, had been en
circled. Two Fascist divisions sent U
relieve Makale were wiped out, offi
cials added.
The battle, a oommunimt. ,,i
"finally ended In vlitrv rn ww
with two Important Italian fronts
uisen.
In Rome, tha opposite was claimed
An official communloua mm in.
fascists had smashed Ethloplsn forces
Planning an stuck upon tha north
ern army.
The Ethiopian dead wars plsced a
9,000 and Italy's at 749.
Italians hailed It as their second
major success In ten dsys. Ths othe
waa a reported victory on ths south
ern front.
Ethiopians estimated to number
40.000, commanded by Bas Kassa and
Mas Seyoum, were forced to retire
irom a nprca oauie mursday on tin
northern front, tha moat utvpra n.
gagement of ths war In that area.
M'n aispaicnes rrom Asmara, Eritrea
AllhOMffh tha Ethlonlana mill. rm.
peated charges, they wers repelled by
a wltherln- barrsgs of Fascist ni.
ehlne-gtm fire In ths battl about 15
mile west of Makals.
'Vicious Reputation'
Of Bull Is Issue
In Damage Action
KANSAS CITY. Kan , Jan. 25.
(AP) Mrs. Army Johnson sued a
dairy firm for $10,000 damages
for the death of her husband, al
legedly killed by a bull of "vic
ious reputation."
"Whoever hesrd of a bull hav
ing a reputation?" countered de
fense attorneys.
"That," said Judge O.'A. Miller,
continuing th case, "is a ques
tion on which I would like to
have some good authorities submitted."
LAST RITES TO BE
FORlCJOiSON
Graveside Rites in Charge
of Masonic Lodge
Services at Presbyterian
Church.
Funeral services will be held In the
Presbyterian church at 3 o'clock to
morrow afternoon for John Clinton
Thompson, who died Friday morning
at his home, 30 Summit street..
Services at the church will oe
opened by the Rev. E. S. Bartlam, as
sisted by the Rev. R. 8. Peterson. Af
ter the opening rites, the services
will be conducted by Malta Com
mand ry No. 4, Knights Templar.
A ritualistic ceremony will be con
ducted at the graveside by Medford
A. P. it A. M. No. 103. Interment will
be In Siskiyou Memorial park. Tue
Perl Funeral home will be In charge
of the funeral.
The body will He In stats at the
ohurch tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. with a guard of honor from
Malta Commandry.
Reames, O. O. Alendcrfer, A. B. Cun
ningham. A. E. Orr, T. Q. Bradley,
William von der Hellen, H. D. Reed,
Frank O. D I Hard, Larry Schade ana
. C. Jerome.
Active pall-bearers will be Stanley
Jones, Ward Hammond, Frank Stln
son, Dade R. Terrltt, Rex Barnett and
Paul B, Rynnlng,
Biography
Mr. Thompson was born on July 13,
1884, In San Francisco, Cal. On Aug
ust 6, 1913, he married Annabello
Altchlsnn In the same city.
Mr, Thompson Is survived by his
wife, a son, John Altchlson Thomp
son, 17, and a daughter, Helen Anna-
belle, 16, all of Medford; his mother.
Mrs. Isabella Thompson and a bro
ther, Arch Thompson, both of San
Francisco.
During bis years of residence lo
Medford Mr, Thompson, waa known as
a man of sterling qualities, always
ready to aid a worthy cause, ever
prepared to lend a helping hand or
give sympathetic counsel. He was ao-
tlve in civic and fraternal affairs and
at times was greatly burdened by
duties he readily assumed to promote
the best Interests of the community
and the many organisations of which
he was a dependable member.
Mr. Thompson was a member of
Excelsior Lodge No. 166, A. F. 6c A. M.
In San Francisco; Crater Lake chap-
(Continued on Page Ten)
LAW JUDGE, DIES
T
NEW TORK, Jan. It. (AP)
Oeorg W Wlckersham, one-time at
torney general of the United States
and later chairman of the commis
sion which recommended continua
tion of rational prohibition, died
suddenly today In a taxlcab.
The cab driver who was taking
the 78-resr old attorney on a short
ride to a club luncheon with old
friend discovered at hi destination
that his passenger we dead.
Henry W, Tart, a law partner of
Wlckersham, Identified the body of
hta colleague at a police station. Mr.
Wlckersham waa attorney general tn
the cabinet of. President Taft from
ISO to 1BII.
Henry P. Cunningham, th cab
driver, told police) Wlckersham did
not appear 111 when he entered the
cab. Cunningham had driven ths
lawyer about the city for more than
three yrarst
' A heart 'attack waa believed re
sponsible for th sudden desth.
His moat recent activity In the
tegsl field was aa on ot tn gu.ro
Isns of lt-year old Qlorla Moran
VanderblH's property, during the lit
igation over th child s cuetodr.
LEGALITY OF NEW
HIT IHENATE
Closed Session Stormy
Revamped Bill Held In
validSen. McNary Has
Doubts.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 38. (API
Fresh attempts to construct a tempo
rary AAA replacement program with
subsidies for "econorulo" use of land
today struck another wall of bi-parti
san opposition that forecast further
drsstlo revisions.
Th Jones-Bankhead bill aa modi
fied by the agriculture department
expanded rather than curtailed ques-
uonca powers sought ror ths secre
tary of agriculture under the original
draft.
It waa debated at a stormy closed
session of th senate agriculture com
mittee, and so loud wss the err of
"unconstitutional" frou the Hps of
both Democrats and Republicans
inac cnairman smith (D.. 8. O.) de
ferred action until Sesretary Wallace
could appear Monday.
He win be asked for legal advice
as to whether th redraft would
stand up under the supreme court'
aaa decision.
Senator Bankhead (D., Ala.), co-
sponsor of tha legislation, appeared
to b virtually alone among commit
teemen In contending It waa consti
tutional and feasible.
As made publlo by Smith, the new
bill waa far from the complstely re
vamped measure that had been pre
dicted. The policy of declaration was broad
ened to Include aa on of the alma a
oonttnuous and stable supply of ag
ricultural commodities adequate to
meet domestlo and foreign consumer
requirements "at prices fair to both
producers and consumers."
This change alone waa described as'
Increasing the constitutional doubts
by Senator Murphy (D Ja.), a
member of the all-temocratio sub
committee that reported the new
measure to the full oommlttee today.
Senator Pope (D.. Ida.), another
sub-committee member, ssld:
"I'm going to vote for the bill
realising It Is of doubtful constitu
tionality, but believing It may b
held valid If sou conservation Is held
valid."
Senator Smith, who termed the
original bill unconstitutional, said
there were "certain featurea" of the
new edition which In his opinion
"all pretty close to. If they do not
cross, the constitutional line."
Bankhead aald he was "satisfied
with the bill" and belle-zed it both
constitutional and feasible,
Republican Leader McNary of Ore
gon described the philosophy of the
bill sa "practically th asm" aa the
first draft.
"I'm not Impressed with this prop
osition." McNary asserted. ...
T
FOR BALL URGED
To the Citizens of Medford
No community activity deserves
more the sincere commendation and
whole-hearted support than the plan
ning and staging of the President's
Ball on January 30th. An opportun
ity la afforded for pleaaure for every
one, combined with a generous as
sistance In the batcle against Infan
tile paralysis. Cortulnly no good time
could do more GOOD I
The people of this city have rec
ently experience! a near-eoldcmlo of
Infantile paralysis; the tragi o results
are fresh In their memory. They have
read of the 800.000 victims In this
country who need treatment. Because
of this, I feel that generous support
for this year's President's Ball will
not be lacking. The total fund ratavd
In this nation-wide birthday party
will be entirely devoted to the fight
agalnat Infantile paralysis; seventy
per cent of this city's proceeds will
remain here, to provide hospital
equipment, to defray expenses of
treatment and to finance research.
Thirty per cent will be used at in
Warm Springs Foundation to carry
on Its fight on a national scale.
Such a great and charitable cause
calls for support from men and
women of every race, creed and con
viction. At mayor of Medford, ure
the cttt tens of this fine community
to Join In this nation-wide celebra
tion of the President's birthday wltn
the knowledge that they are helping
the thottsands of youngster all over
the country to win the game of get
ting went
OFOROB PORTKB. -
Mayor of Medford.
PORTLAND, Or., Jan. 35. .P)
nnrt pine for mualcal ability went
to th Salem high school band in
judging held In connection with th
winter sports caraly-vl parade.