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The Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy and much collier tonight. Satur. urduy fair and cohlcr. l li.MI'KR.VI l RE llleliett .yesterday ,. so Lowest this morning 3u Try Sunday Sunday Is an excellent day to use Mail Tribune Classified Ails. It's a day "at home" with ample time to read. Ads accepted till S p. m. Saturday. RIBUNE Tlii Hit 'th Year (Eighteen Pages Two Sections) MEDFORD, OREGON. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 7. IS Full United Press No. 272. mm j i . I Nthvs 1 inAHflAN 5U1IIMI1S . bnPS mii,oiunLi ffilgji UN rnllKIAKi KAlit i By PAUL M.ILLOX (Copyright, 1936, by Paul Mallon.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. The finger anflDDlnc nonchalance with whicn President Roosevelt cancelled a bil lion dollars of unused government i a p p r o p rtattons made It appear to be just another billion - dollar bagatelle. The president stressed the point that he was not saving any mon ey. The cancel lations only re lated to bureaus which did not in tend to use their money anyway. He was just set PAUL MALL ON ting the books in order, Just erasing a bookkeeping notation written In lead pencil. . All of which being 'true. It is re markable that no one asked why it was considered necessary to take such a meaningless step.' And especially why It was being taken now as It had not been dono when the bookkeep ing budget was sent to congress only 30 days ago. It Is more than a good guess that the answer may be found In the list of bureaus whose appropriations are being erased. If you look them up you will find that every one la a lending agency of the government. (Reconstruction Finance, Commodity Credit, Export-Import Bank, Federal Land banks. Home Owners' Loan, etc.) These are agencies which have been financing things which are normally financed by private lending agencies. As long as they keep their unused appropriations they are ft threat to private banking, a theoretical hind rance to the use of current excess banking reserves. Wise men who claim to know what Is going on Inside are interpreting the curtailment as a first modest step In getting the government out of the lending business. To them it means a most Important turning point to ward liquidation of this phase of the new deal. Certain other step yet to be an nounced fin the next few weeks) will Justify this conclusion, they say. Mr. Roosevelt also is suposed to have in mind the curtailment of cer tain additional bureaus he failed to mention notably the resettlement administration of Prof. Tugwell. The impression has been growing among those close to the executive that Tug weir hopeful experiment la proving wholly impractical. In fact. (Continued on Page SU) SON OF ALFONSO SHOWS DEFINITE IMPROVEMENT HAVANA. Feb. 7. P) Physicians announced today that they had noted n definite turn for the better In the condition of the Count of Covadonga. 38-yenr-old son of the former King Alfonso of Spain. Tho count's improvement followed a blood transfusion and seven hours of sleep. His temperature decreased and he was In less pain. ' HEGGIE, FAMOUS ACTOR, DIES FROM. PNEUMONIA HOLLYWOOD. Cal.. Feb. 7. (IP) O. P. HecRle, 59. distinguished stage and screen nctor, died today of pneu monia, . SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS ii,n- PHtrhptt drlvtiiK down the main nrtrrv with only one hand on the wheel, the other stuck out the window clutching a Lion Auto Show sign, and lotting very un romfortable. Bud "Chick Sale" Hayes deliver ing two PWA projects to Charley Wing. Harvey Robrrtfon having one awful time trying to assemble a display for the Auto Show, which was to depict the dire necessity of safety in driving. ..... Rob Mattmgly. ihoe-r fairer, de ciding that he won't mw hl8 bonus, wlirn he ce'.s It. on every lottcrv that comes along. He s already received several lottery tickets, to be paid for when his ship comes home. Vera Huniphrevs walking up tne -rrt, apcompsnled by a very help Tut einle dc Mie had the pup carrying pack in hla Jaw The sien on top the Howl Grand rf fusing to pUv any mor1 trlrk. Severn 1 nichts ftEO !t read El Grand. r s:v,ifn Mi'i the next night it- was liul p. 1 Ralph Williams, of. Republi can National Committee Friendly Toward Presi dential Idea, Is Claim WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. (.Sena tor Borah of Idaho said today he Is giving "serious thought" to entrance into the Oregon Republican presiden tial primary May 15. He told newsmen he had discussed the question with Senators MoNary and Steiwer of that state, and thought that the attitude of Ralph Williams, Oregonian who Is vice-chairman ot the Republican national committee, was "friendly." The Oregon primary comes three days after the Ohio con test, which Borah will enter. Commenting on the Oregon situa tion, he said "I think we would win." The senator spoke In press confer ence after lunching with president Roosevelt. "We had a pleasant visit but there Is no news." he observed on leaving the White House. PORTLAND, Oib., Feb. 7. &) Col. Thomas R. Hamer of Portland, former congressman from Idaho, said today he believed Senator Borah of Idaho could carry Oregon If he enters the republican presidential primary May 15. Ralph Williams of Portland, who Is vice chairman of the republican na tional committee and a member o the Oregon state central republican committee, returned today from Washington and Cleveland where he conferred with party leaders. "I saw Borah in Washington Decem ber 17 and told him at that time he had many friends in Oregon and In the Pacific northwest," he said. "I have not seen him or communicated with him since. "I never have taken any hand In the primary fight for president or any other, nominations and shall not now." Committeeman Williams predicted that Oregon, a republican state wlilch supported President Roosevelt In the last presidential election and has a democratic governor, would awing back to the republican fold this year. By LEONARD B. SHtBERT Associated Press Slaff Writer WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. (AP) Grumbltngs In the ranks and another threat J to take a walk" came today as party chieftains sharpened their wits and their words in the compaign for and against the New Deal. Simeon D. Fess, former Ohio sena tor and former Republican national chairman, hinted he may "take a walk" if Senator Borah (R.. Idaho) beconies his party's nominee for the presidency. Senator Norris (R., Neb.), eager supporter of President Roosevelt, nevertheless hit again at James A. Farley's dual role as postmaster gen eral and Democratic national chair man. "A man managing a campaign ought not to be postmaster general." he said on the senate floor yesterday. Knox lilts Administration At far-apart points the administra tion was attacked by Colonel Frank Knox, publisher, often listed as a Re publican presidential contender; Sen ator Dickinson (R., Iowa), who also has been mentioned frequently as a possible nominee; and Jouett P. Shouse, president of the American Liberty league, at whose dinner table Alfred E. Smith uttered the threat to (Continued on Page Eleven) IDLE MONEY YARN CALLED NONSENSE SALEM, Feb. 7. (T Reports that the state has eleven and a half mil lion dollars lying idle In the state treasury are erroneous, and all funds now on hand are obligated, Governor Martin declared here today. The governor branded such repoits as "nonsense." and declared that "persons familiar with the state's fin ancial condition know that we have a deficit of more than a million dol lars, with an additional property de linquency In excess of 914,000.000." As a result of the erroneous re ports the governor said he had been urged to divert a part of the 911. 500.000 for the payment of old age pensions. The record? show tht more than 4 ,000,000 of funds now In the treas ury arc credited to the state high way commission, the executive point ed out. All of these funds are obllta tfd for the construction and main tenance of rosds and brldftes. Some of the money belonsrs to the bonus nxmniin. and other truH fui.U are liicluu.U. i To Death Cell I CP J Mi I I Sentenced to die in the electric chair for drowning her baby son 1 "to keep him from starving," Mra. Dorothy Sherwood is shown at the gates of Sing Sing Prison in New York, where she was placed in a death cell. CAssociated Press Photo) S IN LOCAL AR1RY Sleek, -powerful -motor, cars, tri umphs of 1936 automobile Btyllng, will be on parade this evening and tomorrow at the Medford Armory in an automobile show sponsored by the Medford Lions club. When the Armory doors swing wide open tonight on brilliant .car and accessory displays, delightful entertainment and dancing, the results of weeks of effort on the part of busy Lions club committees under the direction of Chairman Carrol Hays will be evident. Scores of Medford automobile dealers and automotive accessory firms are par ticipating In the benefit affair which will provide radios for blind residents of Jackson county, a project that has been fathered in this section of Ore gon by Lions and Lady Lions. Tonight's program, beginning at 7:30 o'clock, is as follows: Introduction automobile dealers. Vocal solo, La Merle Beck; specialty number, Jark Moran; orchestra. Har monica Honles; accordion solo, Arthur Llnquist; vocal solo, Harvey Field: orchestra with vocal chorus; piano duo (Piano Pals), Clara Hartley and (Continued on Pagn Nine) GIRL WILL DRIVE Driving an automobile through Medford streets while blindfoldfd. Mltlicent Cazan, the "girl Houdlul" of Vantlne's magic show, will tomor row demonstrate what she calls her "sixth sense." The blindfolded drlvo will start at the Brophy Jewelry store on East Main street at 1 o'clock tomorrow af ternoon. With a police escort to clear traffic. Mile. Cazan will guldo her car through downtown streets. She will drive a new Lafayette sedan she pur chased here since her arrival with the Vantine show. She will terminate her demonstration at the starting point. . Mile. Cazan Is featured In tho pro gram to be staged at the Llona club automobile show for children at the armory tomorrow morning at B:30. NEW PEACE MOVE HINTED IN ITALY By the AOf-laf ed pres A faint possibility of a new peace move was seen today In a renewal of discussions In the Italian press of the Franco-British plan for the aett'e mrnt of the Italo-Ethloplan diopuffj. Observers of the situation were In terested in this trend, for the press of Italy largely reflects government opinion and they believed, therefore, that this smoke of discussion might Indicate a lire of Interest In. peace on the part of the government. For the last few months, the Franco-British plan, which 'iiivlgloned the Independence of the fjOvernnint of Ethiopia In exchange for territor ial and trade concroirns to Italy, has been In the discard. As for actual fighting, there ap peared to be little, other than a bombtn of MsrhIo by Italian air ;'v. r-p.;rtd b the EllUop.aj Qcruiuvul FLAWS ARE SEEN BY REPUBLICANS Unprecedented Powers to Wallace and Dislocation LTrontyXoSjsiiEiiif p PREPARES The Situation at a Glance House republicans said the new subsidy-soil conservation farm bill would extend unprecedented pow ers to Secretary Wallace. President Roosevelt reiterated the necessity for 9500,000.000 in taxes to finance the farm plan, but reserved a decision on their form. The senate devoted less than an hour to the farm bill before quit ting until Monday because of a small attendance attributed to a heavy snowstorm. A deficiency appropriation bill, carrying 9296,185,000 for benefit payments to farmers under old AAA contracts, went to the White House for aignlne. WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. (T) Un precedented powera for Secretary Wallace and "dislocation of agricul ture" at the expense of dairying were flaws picked In the new farm bill to day by seven republicans of the house agriculture committee.' They filed a minority report on the subsidy-Boll conservation measure pending in both house and senate. Almost simultaneously President Roosevelt again estimated the lax need for the new program at 9500, 000,000 but said its form still was in the study stage. A small attendance caused by the heaviest biiow in "yenni prompted the senate to recess until Monday after hearing a brief speech by Senator Pope (D Ida.), In favor of the farm bill. Pope said he would support the bill despite what he termed his "grave doubts as to Its constitutionality." Provides Subsidies With minor differences, both house and senate bills would provide a ays- (Continued on Page Eleven) UP 10 PRODUCERS The question of operating a coop erative pr cflnnry in th Rogue valley wilt be brought to a head at the meeting to be held at 2 o'clook tomorrow afternoon in tho sourthouse auditorium, under auspices of the Fruitgrowers League, Inc. All fruit producers in the valley, whether or not they are members of the league, ere Invited to the conr ference. Ray Ward, league president, will preside. The conference will center around a comprehensive factual report pre pared by a special committee appoint ed last fall to study the financial and production aspects of a cannery. While the content have not been disclosed, it is understood the report covers the proposition thoroughly so that it can be used aa an authorita tive basis for definite action should the growers care to reach an Imme diate decision. 23 New Laws in Effect Over Oregon Saturday; Six Hold Major Import ty CMVTOV V. Bf:iIMIAKI Aftnrlnte(1 Press staff Writer SALEM, Feb. 7. , Twenty-thr? new laws go Into effect In Oregon tomorrow one -Chi rd of the acta passed by the special session of the legis lature last fall. One of the other measures was dcr ln'.tely defeated by the election Jan uary 31 the sales tax for old age pensions while another may be held up until November. The referendum jt the old age pension bill diverting funds to relief, has until tonight to be completed with signatures of 10, 332 voters. Alt the rest of the 74 laws enacted carried the emergency clause and be came effective upon the signature of the governor or when filed with the secretary of state. Probably the most Important of the laws which waited enactment un til the statutory 90-day period had elapsed after adjournment of the leg islature is the one abolishing the bud get director and creating the post of executive secretary to the governor. h Import a nt Only tlx othr laws have been de- r Inrr-d of nmjor import a are, niot o! thou u ut wrrig the ciuergcticy j Pear Markets NEW YORK, Feb. 7. AP-USDA, Pear auction market: Four cars ar rived; 1 Oregon car, 3 Washington un loaded; 7 cars on track. Oregon D'AnJous: 720 boxes fancy $1.85(3 2.00, average 92.10. CHICAQ, Feb. 7. (AP-USDA) Pear auction market: One Oregon car arrived; 1 car on track; 2 cars sold. Oregon D'AnJous: 720 boxes extra fancy, 2.25 w 2.55; average, 92.40. Oregon Boscs: 111 boxes extra fnncy. 92.40m 2.50; Average, 92.44. TAX STATEMENTS EOR COMING YEAR The 1936 tax rolls for Jackson coun ty have been turned over by the as sessor to the tax collection depart ment of the sheriff's office, and the work of compiling tax statements for the year is underway, according to Sheriff Syd I. Brown. The final date for payment of taxea Is March 15 and the sheriff expects that payments will start about Feb ruary 25, and continue briskly until that date. Under the new law passed by the last session of the legislature, only one rebate for taxes paid In advance Is made, and that only on taxes paid by March 15, as follows: Full payment, three per cent: three quarters payment, two per cent, and one-half, one per cent. Last year rebates were given on. ev ery quarter of the year, when taxes (Continued on Page Six) ALSO TO WATCH LOS ANGELES, Feb. 7. ( AP) Ho mer Cross, deputy police chief, said today Left Aogeles has given Califor nia law enforcement authorities a "two-edged sword 'to use In their warfare against criminals. The city ffollce department's "for eign legion" of 136 men, assigned to 16 state boundary points in a block ade of indigents, has been ordered to watch outgoing as well as Incoming traffic, Cross said. Through this patrol, law forces may halt criminals from leaving the state rendering tho task of finding them more simple, he said. Cross today announced statistics on the boundary campaign, of which he ia In direct charge, servlug under Po lice Chief James E. Davis, He cited Blythe, Cal., as an example. On February 4, he said, the patrol stopped -4 men and took six into custody for Investigation aa possible felons. The following day, he re ported, the same patrol halted 67 men and arrested 81. Four Juveniles were held as runaways and their parents notified. Similar reports have come from other border stations, Cross said. SALEM, Feb. 7. (AP) Construc tion operations on Salem's new high school building came to an abrupt halt yesterday, while city officials, school board members and the con tracting firm debated whlcjt should psy the building fee. clause being either repeals of obsolete acta, or minor changes In ulhora. Tli ewe aie: Aid to Tillamook county as a re sult of the fire which destroyed much of the green forest in that county In 1933. Prohibiting wading or swimming In Irrigation ditches In eastern Oregon. Appropriation of 93.000 to match 96,000 federal funds for establishment of a mobile laboratory for control of the bubonic plague In eastern Ore gon. Authorising board of control to ap ply for federal funds and with state funds construct and maintain a cen tral heating and power plant end tele phone exchange. Enabling cities and towns of 5 .000 population or over to permit erection of memorials and memorial buildings for the use of plonT awiatlow. COLD WAVE, LATE, STRIKES VALLEY; STATEJEFECTEB Mercury Starts Downward in Forenoon As Blast From North Arrives Snow Perils Highways The cold wave due from the north last night put In a belated appear ance here this forenoon. At 11 a. m. the mercury started downward and the weather ' bureau thereupon announced arrival of the cold spell. ' The official forecast was for partly cloudy and much colder weather tonight, fair and colder to morrow. Snow waa falling In the highlands today, the bureau stated. The meteorological bureau repeated Its statement that the cold wave would probably not last more than a couple of days- and that the mercury would not go much below 25 degrees. It has sunk as low as 19 this season. Colder By Noon Instead of getting colder last night It turned somewhat warmer. The low this morning was 36 degrees as com pared with 34 yesterday. The mer cury started climbing Irom the low until about 11 o'clock when It re versed Its trend after reaching 42 degrees. By noon it was down to 41 aa against 45 for the same hour yes terday. By the Associated Press A' bitter cold wave rode the winds over Oregon today. Snow was general over all of east ern Oregon and during the morning hours today light flurries came to the weetern part of the state. Further Drop Tonight f Thegeneral weather . report for Oregon said temperatures will be "much colder" tonight. A minimum of 18 degrees was predicted for Port land which had a . low of 38 last (Continued on Page Thirteen.) .15 The Medford Corporation (Owen Oregon 1 Lumber company, plans to resume operations, after the winter shut-down, on March 16,. weather condition permitting. General Man ager James H. Owen, stated today, following a vacation trip to south -orn California. Manager Owen stated he had not been advised by his head office of any plans to enlarge operations the coming year. At the present time, the company has 90 men employed In making re pairs to plant machinery, and estab lishing new railroad grades and im provement. The logging equipment is also being put In condition for woods operations as soon aa weather conditions moderate. Manager Owen says the present weather Is unfavorable for logging. He will make a trip to the Butte Falls section tomorrow to look over the situation. Forty persona are employed In the local office and shipping depart ment attending to routine business, At the present time, between 130 and 160 workers are employed. When the mill re-opena, Manager Owen said, present plans call for the employment of between 2A0 and 300 workers in timber and plant opera tions. OPEN BIDS ON TEN PORTLAND. Ore., Feb. 7. f AP) The Oregon state highway commis sion competed opening of bids on more than 91,000,000 of construction work at today's session of Its two day meeting here. The largest of 10 projects on which bids were opened today was reconstruction of the Rex Hill sec tion or trte West Side Pacific high way In Washington and Yamhill counties. Homer G. Johnson of Port land was low bidder at 91A9.010. The next largest project was 4.6 miles of Pacific highway reconstruc tion south of Salem, Twenty bids, more than twice as many as on any other project, were submitted on the reconstruction Job. Rn L. Mnurk of Independence was low st 995,931. while Orlno, Berkmeier nd Saremet 'of Cascade Locks was high At 9149,024. The commission will announce awards at 4 p.m. today. Hern on Business Verne Hastings of Ashland nf among business vls- Morgan Amused i ! I Something iust have tickled the funny-bone of J. P. Morgan, for th banker Indulged In a broad grin as hearings of the senate munition! committee resumed at Washington D. C, after a two weeks' lapse (Associated Press Photot FIRST CANDIDATES FILE DECLARATION IN CLERK'S OFFICE Flrat candidate for county offices for the coming primary filed their formal declarations of Intention, with the county clerk yesterday .fternoon. They were Ralph Billings of Ash land, who seeks the republican noml nation for county commissioner, and Bay J, Schumacher of Talent, who aspires to tho democratic nomination for county treasurer. Tho primary election date In rrlday, May IS, and the period for filing can didacies expires. 4o days berora that date, or Tuesday, March 81. This gives six weeks In which candidates can make up their minds. The past wock, since tho defeat of the primary change law, at the apo dal election, tho political pot has lUontlnued on Page Pour.) CRASH DAMAGES A Grants pass Jury last night awaraea damages of 8,300 to A. J. Hornby, formerly of tlw Orlffln creek district and now of Harbor, Ore., In a suit brought by Hornby against Char les wiper of Eugene, as tho result of an automobile accident In the Bed woods highway In November, 1031. Hornby, who with his family was mov ing to a home In Harbor, charged that Wiper crowded his car off tho highway, resulting In serious Injury to tho plaintiff. The case has been before the 'Qrahts Pass court during the past week. Don Newbury was attorney for Hornby, and Oconto m. Roberts and Arthur Moulton of Portland acted for the defendant. Mr. and Mra. Hornby lived In this vicinity for 13 years before their de parture a year ago this fall, and are well known In the valley. AS TOASTMASTER Circuit Judjre Harry D. Norton will be toaatmaster at tomorrow's diuner meetlng of the Southern Oregon Bar association at Valentine's cafe, It waa announced today by Kenneth CI. Den man. In charge of arranementoDln ner will be served at 6:40, the general meeting to follow. With one exception all the mem bers of the state supreme court will attend the dinner-meeting. Justice I Henry J. Bean being the only Jurist! unable to accept the bar euoclatlon's j invitation to be present, Mr. Den man I said. i Several attorney, are expected to! be present from Klamath Palls while a number of out-of-town lawyers now j In Medford will also attend. G. P. FIREMEN, POLiCE TO TAKE PHYSICALS OB A NTS PASS. Feb. 7. tFV Reg ular physical examinations for Grants Pass firemen and police officers were decreed last nlht when the city rouncil aMked an ordinance be drawn ; Up NtabUbJaing CAiiUiUiaUyiiA. I TO SEEN BY KRAFT EHERE Company to Make Cheese in Central Point Plant 4000 Gallons of Milk Needed for Daily Output A boon to tho dairy Industry of the Rogue River valley was seen today In entrance of the Krri.pi,i, i -- - "Him. .UCOBO corporation Into the local field. In association with a. Vella, Cali fornia cheeso manufacturer, the Kruft company has acquired tho old Sufert plant In Central Point and Is nov prepare to operate at full ca pacity. The plant Is being prepared for the production of two tons of Cheese a dSV for whl.h innn ......... geujons of milk would bo required dally. L. K. ....Ker or tho Medford branch of the Kraft Associated Dis tributors told tho Mall Tribune. SlRilIng Up Farmers Two company agenta are now lining up dairy farmers In tho valley, of fering to take their milk under con tract, Mr. Parlett said.. Tho com pany, he stated, Is offering farmers 8 cento more than tho Portlsnd quota,, tlons on buttcrfat. There was some doubt in th- MRrf. of , producers today whether thoro would bo 4.000 gallons of milk avail able dally for the cheeso plant, but o iHiroca wiai ir the Kraft cor poration can provide a steady outlet the farmers would Increase their herds. Mr. Vella, who manufactures cheese at two California faotorlea for Kraft. (Continued on Pago tour, JASTOHARTMAN, COUNTY PIONEER, DISCOVERED DEAD Jaston Hartman, near 70, old-tlma pioneer of southern Oregon, waa found dead In his Jacksonville homo at 8 o'clock thla morning. County Coroner rrank Perl said today that death had apparently been caused by heart failure. Hartman had been dead for at least two dye. When found he was fully clothod, and sitting In a chair. Ho had Just lighted his pipe when death over took him, and his pipe waa found on hie ahoulder. A box of matches was found lying In hla lap. Hartman was the first bridge builder for Jackson county, and de signed and constructed all of tho first bridges over Bear and Butte creeks. His son, Wesley, Is now serv ing. Jackson county In tho same capacity. The last time ho was seen alive was on Wednesday afternoon at .o'clock. Tho body was discovered by W. H. C. Miller, a neighbor, who Immediately notified Coroner Perl. Surviving are his wife, Alphy. from whom ho had been separated; and thrco sons. Wesley snd Lylo of Jacksonville and Homer, of Spokane, Washington. Funeral arrangements will bo an nounced later. Coroner Perl an nounced that an autopsy will be held Saturday to officially determine the cause of death, EUGENE, Feb. 7. T) Promotion of an initiative measure to obtain a vote- on the opening of the Rogue river to commercial fishing under certain stipulated restrictions, la un der way, it was announced here yes terday by George D. Chenoweth and Jamea Pool, members of the Rogue River Fishermen's union. The two men contacted sportsmen and labor leaders here but none made any statements aa to procedures nor proKress being made. The measure proposed U not to return to the former season date, but to have "muddy water" season from May IS to June 30, the two men said. The measure contemplates r trie ting nets to a mesh of 8l,i Indies Thli net. they declared, would per mit steelhead to pass through. Income Shares Maryland Fund, bid 18 97; asked J0.SI. quarterly Income 8iwr, bid 1.4J; Mica 1.98. ROGUE REOPENING DRIVE UNDER WAY
