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The Weather Forecast: Fair tonight and Wed nesday; normal temperature. TEMPERATURE Highest yesterday 78 Lowest thli morning io Hard and Fast A mat deal of time and effort could bt urtd If mora people null iw Mall Tribune want ad. Thie little ails work hard and rut. Cost l una II. TRIBUNE Thirtieth Year Full Associated Press MEDFORD. OEEGOX, TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 1936 rail United Preu No. 293 an LfUU m m mm - WAV I 011P HMT .V 1 , X Wr"r"lfa s . 1 ' i . By PAUL MALLON ' (Copyright, 1030, by Paul Mai Ion. WASHINGTON, March 3. Those who talk with President Roosevelt In private occasionally emerge with different impression than the Presl- p- dent nas aoout what was setd and done. It has almost become habit. No official rec ord was kept of that night pow- pow he held with his congression al leaders. Few of the details leaked out. But anyone who has been near the PAUL MALLON . coBgrei slonal amoklng rooms lately has heard the different stories from the Demo cratic leaders. They will never raise the Issue aloud, of course, but some of them wil swear on a stack of Bibles off the record that no one at the conference mentioned a 1 ,137,000,000 tax bill. The first they heard of It was when they read the White House announce ment later In the newspapers. They were amazed. The talk they heard that night centered mainly on awo.,000,000 of new farm taxes and recapturing some of the Impounded processing taxes. Only one or two vaguely mentioned 1120,000,000 for bonus taxes. They thought everyone agreed to keep down the amount of the bill In the mind of the public. Note It Is true that, In the past, some people-conferring with the pres ident have understood him to say" what they wanted him to say, rather than what he said. It is also true that this time the congressional lead ers wanted him to say that little or no taxes would be enough. ' What the congressional leaden are trying to do now la to stall until after the March It tax return are la. They have been tipped that the returna will be anywhere from 300. 000.000 to M40.000.000, and will certainly be more than estimat ed. The dividends tax receipt are expected to be especially surprising. If this proves true. It will afford a good excuse for refus ing to follow the president, although, of course, income receipt have no connection with the farm bill or bonus. This writhing Is only natural. Just now It la generating general predic- (Oonjinued on Page Two.) , Butter and Eggs Drop In Portland . PORTLAND. March S. WP) C"1 In prices on butter cubes on the prod uce exchange ranged from 1 to l'c lb. while butterfat buying prtoa was cut 2e lb. On the exchange eggs showed loss: of 1 to 3c dozen. Well held live chicken prices were suggested In the market here with continued shortage of Leghorn fowls, especially the lightweight sorts. Gradual easing of country meat prices waa shown. AMCREACH, Germany, March 8. OP) Orandduchen Cyril of Russia, slater of the dowager Queen Marie of Rumania, died today of a stroke of apoplexy. She waa W years old. The randduchess waa the wife of the Ctranaauxe CTni wno, as a cousin oi the assassinated Czar Nicholas, styl ed himself head of the house of Ro manoff and proclaimed himself cur of the Russian. 4 SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Chief McCredle trying on a new Hd. Just arrived, to replace the one he's been wearing 14 months Instead of the UFutl year. Harry Hlnman. In high dudgeon, bawling at the referee to make Mike Caddock "leggo those fingers he's twisting" before discovering that they were Caddock' own digits, and then looking rather silly. Elno Hemmila, new father, trund ling a baby buptry up the street, ac companied by George Hunt In n auto loudly tooting the horn. J;k Woorts displaying the fact that he does have phame, walking up the street with an attractive young lady but leaving that pork-pie hat at home. Jim Moore, who haa the heartiest laugh tn town, unleashing It for the benefit of Ron tVore upon emin lrjf Ron s nvite deer skull now on dtplav. ,-.)d sk-ill looking mora like tUt oi ipfl K,tloje F. R. Asks Levies On Undistributed Company Profits WASHINGTON, March 3. (AP) A tax revision program which stirred congress by its breadth was proposed by President Roosevelt to day as a means of raising revenue for the farm program and the bonus. In a special message, which was greeted cooly by some Democrats and condemned from within Jtepuo llcan ranks, Mr. Roosevelt asked re peal of the present corporate tax system which brings' In almost a billion dollars a year and urged substitution of a drastic tax on undistributed corporation profits.. This levy, dealgned to force bll llona of dollars Into distribution among stockholders, waa estimated to yield roughly at 1.600.000.000. Covers Farm, Bonus Treasury experts aald the new ' proposal would not only cover the taxes the president asked congress to repeal but would raise 8620,000.- j 000 a year additional for the farm program and the bonus. This was the only permanent tax proposed. The president also asked tempor ary processing taxes and a special "windfall" tax to replace the pro cessing taxes which were lost dur ing the current fiscal year amount ing to $500,000,000 In round fig ures. The chief executive told, congress his proposals would not only sim plify the tax structure but would plug up one of the biggest "leaks" In the present laws. ' Repeal Capital Stork Tatf Congress was ssked to repeal the existing capital stock tax, the cor poration excess profit tax, the grad uated corporation Income tax en acted only last year and the pres- (Contlnued on Page Three ) . SENATE WILL SII WASHINGTON, VWh 3. W, For the twelfth time In history the sen ate will sit In judgment In Impeach ment proceedings this time against federal Judge Hslstead X Bitter. At a time to be set by the Judiciary committee, the southern Florida Judge will face the entire chamber on charges of misbehavior, hlfjh crimes lnd misdemeanors. The house yesterday voted, 181 to 146, for lmpeaohment in acting on committee charges that Hitter ac cepted M.SOO from a former law part ner who was allowed a 75,000 re ceivership fee. ' NED WOLD TO ACCEPT Ned Wold, for the past two years chief clerk of Justice of the Peace William R. Coleman's court, has re signed effective next Monday, to ac cept a clerical and stenographic posi tion with the district attorney of Klamath county at Klamath Falls. Justice 'Coleman said this morning ha had three applications under con sideration for the vacancy, and that the next Justice of the peace court secretary would be a woman. FRANKLIN ELSEY, 60, -IS TAKEN BY DEATH Franklin Elsey, 80, died of a heart attack early Sunday morning at his home in Phoenix. His death was dis covered when a neighbor called about 8 a. m. His only known relative la a niece. Irene Clark of Cleveland. Funeral arrangements are being held in abey ance until word Is received from her. The Perl funeral home Is In charge. Rearrest Gypsies In Assault Case PORTLAND, Ore., March 3. (AP) Police re-arrested Pete Ouy, Portland Oypsy. and Thomas Miller, 19, today as fugitives from Kitsap equnty, Wanh., after finding an automobile a-hlch, they said, may be linked with the fatal awault of Andrew Ctnchy. 70. at Crosby. Wach , Feb. 26. Detective Captain Jar Keejun ex plained that the person sought for the killing was still at large but thought Miller and Ouy mfght have soma knowledge of the case. SALEM. March 3 Pj Charles H Carey, state corporation commissioner, set March 33 aa the date of the hear ing on the application of the Colum bia River Pspv M'.lla for reorganisa tion. The hearing will be be id ii 64640 Suggested Taxes WASHINGTON, March 3. ( AP) Taxes suggested by President Roosevelt today In his message to congress: Permanent - - A levy on undistributed corpo ration profits to yield l,614,000, 000 annually. This would be ac companied by repeal of the present corporate Income tax. the capital stock tax. the related excess prof its tax and the present exemption of dividends from the normal tax on Individual Incomes, so that the net additional permanent revenue would be $620,000,000 a year. Temporary A tax on the "windfall income" received by processors from non payment or return of the outlawed AAA processing taxes. An excise on the processing of certain agricultural products to be spread over two or three years. The two temporary levies to raise a total of 4517,000,000 over the full period of their operation. 30,000 ETHIOPS . IN 3-DAY FIGHT Copyright, J936, by Associated Press. WITH THE NORTHERN ITALIAN ARMY, AT THE FRONT. ETHIOPIA, March 8. The Italian , army today crushed 30,000 Ethiopians under the command of Ras Imeru, governor of GtJJam province, concluding a battle begun three days ago. The Italian victory smashed the last complete Ethiopian army on the northern front. The victory was aa complete as those over the armies of Rae Mulu gheta, Ras Kassa and Ras Seyoum. 7 JAP GENERALS TOKYO. March 8 (AP) Seven of the highest rankliur seneral. nf t.-rt. Japanese army tonight asked permis sion to resign from the supreme war council of the empire owing to a feeling of indirect reeoonalhllltv for lsst Wednesday's rebellion and assas sinations of government leaders. They asked Gen. Yoehlvuki Kw. ahlma, minister of war, to transmit their Joint reslgnstlona to Emperor nironiro, saying tney felt responsible for the conditions In the army which had made th rebellion possible. E ij nu ujur ou companies in the IMedford area today met the two ana a naif cent reduction on ail gradea of gasoline Initiated this morning by the Standard Oil Com pany of California. The Standard com nan t innmmA. ed Its reductions from San Fran cisco headquarters, eilllnt th slsshes "wholesale price readjust ment to 'meet competitive con ditions;'' New gasoline dtIcm ivmim ht were 31 rents for premium or Ethyl, IB cents for first structure and 174 cents for third structure gasoline. FIRST CURVE PITCHER SUCCUMBS IN CHICAGO CHICAGO, March 8. (AP) Wil liam Henry Reedy. 74. credited by some with being the first pitcher to inrow a curved ball, died In suburban Oik park last night. He w the lounder of the Reed, Foundry compsny. The Weather Northern enterals: rair tonight and Wednesday: overcast with fogs slong coast; somewhat cooler tn In terior Wednesday; moderate north west wind off the coast. Oregon: Pair tonight and Wed- ; ne.Mlsv. but cloudy near coast: nor I mal temperature: moderate enange- a ill W tttaj. DISORDERS FLARE VAST EXPANSION . IN WALK-OUT OF BUILDING TOILERS Bands Of New York Strik ers Seek Recruits Police Forces Are Augmented To Cope With Situation NEW YORK, March 3. (AP) Fresh outbursts of violence flared today in the building workers' strike as roving bands of strikers sought recruits to the walkout and visited buildings In which their Jobs hsd been taken over ny replacement workers. The clashes, following a night In which more than 300 cases of disorder were reported to police, continued even aa representatives of the Build ing Service Employes' union and spokesmen for realty owners tried to thresh out differences In a conference at Mayor LaGuardla's chambers. In the presence of a special guard and eight passengers, five men yanked Sol Drlnaututl, 33, from an elevator In a 16-story building at 363 Fourth avenue and beat him. Drlnaututl was a replacement worker. Police forces were further augment ed to cope with the situation. "Flying squadrons" of strikers vis ited the Wall street section, but their efforts at Impressing workers met with little success. They hurled taunts at employes of the New York Stock Exchange build ing. "Don't be yellow 1 Come out on striker they shouted. None of the workers heeded their call. At the City Bank -Farmers' Trust building, the strikers were accorded a similar lack of response. Excitement ensued briefly at both places. Police dispersed the ''flying squadrons." - The-conference at, the mayor's of fice was the second since the strike began Sunday. The first, yesterday, produced no solution. . MARTIN IS HELD C. Laurence Martin, arrested on a check charge, was ordered held tn 43600 bonds yesterday In Justice court, to await grand Jury action. Martin Is also wanted In Siskiyou county, California, on a slmllai charge, the district attorney reports. Martin allegedly passed a' check tor $7.50, drawn upon the Farmers and Fruitgrowers bank, with Insufficient funda. The check was cashed by ths East Side pharmacy. Louis Hedgpeth and Ermel Shaver, Central Point youths charged wtta petit larceny, were assessed 41 and costs and given until April 1 to pay They were charged with stealing gaso line from autos parked near the Junior high school building. Marvin T. Taylor of Orlck, Cal.. charged with operating an auto with out a muffler and with driving with Improper license plates, was fined 41 and costs on each of the two counts, which he paid. MAIL RECEIPTS SWELL DBG LICENSE TOTAL Mall receipts this morning of dog license payment from rural districts, were received by the county clerk's office, and swelled the total to date to 1493. Last year more than 3900 dogs were licensed. In Jackson county. The fee Is 11 for male snd spayed female doge and $1.60 for female dogs. Under an order Issued by the coun ty court Saturday, the time for the payment of dog licenses without pen ally was extended ten days to March 10. Insurance Agents Without Insurance MINNEAPOLIS. March J. (Ap) The police account of the accident ran like this: Insurance man Ken neth Kennedy of Minneapolis and Insurance man Fred J. Adams of St. Paul, both driving cars, arrived at the same intersection atmultaneouiily and collided. Both reported they carried no In surance covering the collision dam age. Women Golfers - Elect Tomorrow The ladies of the Rogue River Val ley Oolf club will elect officers for the coming year tomorrow when they aaemble at 13:13 for a luncheon at the clubhouse. Each lady is request ed to bring sandwiches. p:ns will be laid for spring tour naments to get under wty in the near OF PLANJFBRITAIN Move' Made Necessary By Complications Of Inter- ' national Situation Is Government's Statement. (Cop; right, 1936, by the Associated Press) LONDON, Eng., March 3. (AP) Great Britain's government announced today a vast immediate expansion of Its army, navy and air forces and In dustrial mobilisation for Instant read iness in case of war. A white paper, or government re port, said the rearmament and in creased national defenses were made necessary by complications of the in ternational situation, combined with a "deplorable and undeniable" world wide expansion of armaments. ' The United States. Germany, Bel gium, France, Italy and Soviet Russia were listed as having embarked al ready on similar plans. The government report announced plans to lay down the keels for two new capital ships in 1937, addition of 6,000 men to the navy, 4,000 men to the army and 360 planes to the air force. LONDON, Eng., March 3. (AP) An authoritative source said today that France had agreed to the United States' demand for a maximum limit of 35,000 tons for battleships, agree ing to that figure until 1940. This source said the agreement had been reached In a conference between American and French delegates to the International naval conference, there by removing one of the major ob stacles to the conference's conclusion. F Weight of snow hss caused such a strain on buildings in Crater Lake national park that a contingent of 15 men from the Oregon Caves CCC camp will be put to work clearing the roofs, It waa announced today y David H. Csnfleld, park superintend ent. The spike camp, in sharge of Olenn Hendrlckson as foreman, will be taken to the park tomorrow, Mr, Canfleid said. The men will be housed In the quarters above the machine shop, which haa been reserved for the use of skiers. Accommodations for ski devotees, therefore, will be limited until the COO men complete their work, Mr. Canfleid pointed out. It will take at least two weeka to do the Job. he added. An effort la now being made to clear the road from park headquar ters to the lake rim, the superin tendent said. The snow, ranging In depth from ten feet upward, la so soft on top and hard on the bottom that plowing is a slow and difficult task, he explained. i VICTIM IN William Wright, dangerously, in jured yesterday morning when a northbound paasenger train knocked his wood truck from the tracks at Central Point, waa still lying In a coma at the Community hospital this afternon. The attending physician gave his condition aa "Just about the same as yesterday," saying that tt waa impossible at this time to de termine the elderly man's chances for life. S. P: CHIEF, SUCCUMBS OAKLAND, Cal., March J (AP) Frank L. Burckhalter, . who rose from section foremen to be come a rice president of the South ern Pacific company, died at hi home today from a heart attack. Burckbalter, born at Truekee, Cel.. graduated from the University of California In 1000 a a citii engln- eer and Joined the railroad com pany. He was employed on the Ban Joaquin division st Bskerofleld, and at Lo Angele and Portland. PENDLETON, Ore.. March 1 (AP) Benjamin Osrrlty, brakeman for the Mines Lumber Co. logging train, was instantly killed early today When crushed between two train near Seneca, according to a telephone mea fit rjtctJrM lYM M VX AMERICAN HEIRESS GRAVELY ILL 4 v J irtSPW H5 Barbara Hutton, the Countess Haugwltz-Reventlow, lay critically III under cara of the king's physician at London following an operation for an abdominal ailment after the birth of her first child. Intimates expressed the opinion hsr Illness was traceable to a draatlo dieting he wis reported to have followed In 1934 to reduce her weight by 40 pounds. These two picture show the remarkable contrast In h.r appearance.. Left, as ah appeared immediately following her Reno marriage to Count Haugwltz-Reventlow In May, 1935. Right, as she appeared two yeara prevlouely. (Associated Press Photo) IS ABOLISHED BY ITALIAN DECREE (Copyright, by the A woe la ted Press) ROME, March 3. (AP) Private banking In Italy was abolished to day by a sweeping banking reform, passed by the council of ministers In a session at which Premier Mussolini declared anew Fascslm's defiance of League of Nations sanctions. The cabinet ordered the four big gest banks In Iatly the Bank of Italy, the Banca Commercials Itali ans, the Credlto Italians and the Banco dl Home declared public batiks. The ministers also confirmed a pub lio status for a number of other Im portant banks, Including the Banco de Napoll, Banco de Blcllia and Banca Naslonale del Lavoro. The strength of the Bank of Italy was reduced to a capitalisation of 300,000,000 lire (about 134.000,000), to be subscribed to by the public bank. A prominent banker explained that the provision envisaged absolute state control of banking operations. NEW YORK, March 3. (AP) While Wall street was taken by surprise to day with the decree abolishing pri vate banking in Italy, several foreign banking experts characterised the ac tion as a war measure and declared It should cause no repercussion in International banking fields. R06BBTJRG, Ore., March KP) A project for development of the Rosebura airport at a coat of ap proximately $35,000 was announced her today by R. B. Huaon, super visor of lrport Improvements for the U. S. department of commerce. The runway 1 to be extended from 3,100 to 8,850 feet and will be turfaced with crushed rock. The county quarry and crusher at Wilbur la being leased by the fed eral government to provide the sur facing material. This particular rock I of a type which blnda securely and la eepeclally suitable for use In air port surfacing, Huaon said. 10 ft ALE W, March 3. tt State Sen ator W. E. Burke of Yamhill county announced here last night his Inten tion to seek the Republican nomina tion for state treasurer at the May primary election. Burke will oppose Rufua O. Holmaa, present treasurer. In the Republican primaries. Holm an has already an nounced he will run for re-election. Another possible entry waa P, J. au-lelman. Republican of The Dal 1m who It is reported, has been consider In entering his name for the treu ursr 's post. CRASH TO SPEND $35,000 . COMA ON ROSEBURG PORT m - . .. . . - ' f - ' l. v. t, . IS: ' .- Ralph O. Jennings, now a farmer of the Ross Lano district, and for two terms sheriff of Jackson county, has filed his candidacy for county commissioner on the Democratic tick et In the May primary Jennings announced six weeka ago he would seek the nomination. In 1033, Jennings was defeated in the Democratic primaries for sheriff by Gordon L. Schermerhorn. In the 1033 fall election, he waa a "write In" candidate and waa defeated in a hot race by fichermerhorn. A con teat was filed, which waa climaxed by the theft and destruction of the bal lots from the courthouse, which auto matically ended the court recount. Jennings for several months after the eleotlon turmoil subsided, was superintendent of OCO camps, prin cipally in the Butte Falls district. Ho is widely known in Jackson county. Candidates filing to date are: For county commissioner k)mmls sloner Ralph Billings, Incumbent, Ashland, Republican; William Bruin Talent, and Ralph O. Jennings, Dem ocratic. For county treasurer A. C. Walker, incumbent, Republican, and Ray Schumacher, Talent, Democratic. For county assessor J. B. (Blln) Coleman, Incumbent, Republican. For county clerk George R. Carter, incumbent, Republican. For school superintendent 0. R. Bowman, incumbent, non-partisan, aa required by new state law. Filings for state offices at Salem are: Victor A. Tengwald, Republican, for district attorney. E DEAN, 13 Pauline Russell Dean, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. George B. Dean, of Perrydale, passed away last night at the Sacred Heart hospital of pneu monia, at the age of thirteen years. She had been 111 for only a few day a She was a student In the Junior high school, enrolled In the ninth grade. Rev. C. ft. Bartlam will conduct private funeral services. Becsuae the complaining witneas. C. J. (Oeorge) Carstena, refused toi proeeuW, the charge of defrauding an Inkeeper against T. J. Enright, attorney, was dismissed In Justice court yesterdsy upon motion of the district attorney. Th caa has been hanging fire for Arveral day. Th original complaint charged , Enrtght had procured a room at the i Grind Hotel for the night and prolfered a check In payment for th lodging. Later, It wa alleged, there waa Insufficient funda In the back to nt th check. IS REPORTED SOLD Question Of Preserving Roadside Beauty Opened Again By Reputed Deal Conferences Are Called. Th perplexing problem of retain ing the natural charm of Oregon Ollghwaye was auddenly brought to the fore again today with the re port from Portland that a large block of the ponderosa and sugar pine atand along Crater Lake high way had been sold. The tract Ilea between Prospect and the national nark bount. According to the Portland report. -.uw. cuuia not oe confirmed Im mediately here, 830 acrea of the tract were sold by the Rogue River Timber company of Klamath Palls to the Lewis Brothers Lumber com pany of Prosneot v. w m"n"K" of the Klamath Pall con cern, was quoted as snnounclng uro .me. a statement that the pur chaser Would Mf.ni. n..lnn within 80 daya wa also attributed to Mr. Mersereau. Source of Discussion Te timber tract ss been a source of discussion and tentative traru acOon since 1932, when various or ganlzatlona throughout th. and especially in southern Oregon, iriri campaign to have the land preserved by the state or the national government for Its cenlo charms. Various proposal have been made from time to time for the atata or federal government purchase of the traot, or the roadside area thereof, so that the owners would not have to carry their investment as a costly and unprofitable bur den. Confers With Forester Reported sale of part of the tract today precipitated a new discus sion. Marshall N. Dana, chairman (Continued on Page Five.) H. 0. FlHBACHRITES 10 BE HELD FRIDAY,- BURIAL Funeral service for H. O. Frohbaeh, who died auddenly of an acute heart attack In hla home at 29 Rosa court aarly yeaterday morning, will be held at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon at th Conger chapel. Burial will be fat Ashlsnd. Mr. Frohbaeh, who wa associated with the Oregon Oranlte company,, waa widely known throughout south ern Oregon, where he took an active part In business and clvlo affairs dur ing hla many year of residence here. Mr. Frohbaeh waa born in Mllwsu. kee, Wis,, on August 4, 1873. He came to Ashland In June, 1908. and resided there for ten years. He ,went from Ashland to Montana, where he re mained for about two year. In 1920 he cam to Medford where h. since resided. Mr. Frohbaeh la survived by his wife, Mrs, Luclle Prohbsch: a daugh ter. Miss Mabel Frohbaeh of Ban Francisco, who arrived here today: and a son. Harold A. Frohbaeh of Mlnneapolla, Minn. He waa a member of the Masonlo and Shrine lodges In Minnesota, hsv lng been a life member of the Bin lodge of that atate. He was formerly secretary of th Med ford Chamber of Commerce and the Jackson county fair board. Portland Airport Location Selected PORTLAND. Ore, March 8. (API Th tract of land at northeast 122d avenue and Halsey street, near Rocky Butte, was the government's first choice for Portland's proposed super airport, the Oregonlsn said today. Seventeen tract were studied. CCC Giant Wears Size 18-EEE Shoe Nearly 7 Ft. Tall They dont come much bigger than Elmer Relchert, COG enroliee at Camp Tule Lake. For that, no doubt, the quartermaster's depart ment la thankful. Reiohert la six feet, 11 Inches tall and weighs 345 pounds. He wears shoes alee IB triple B. To fit hla feet the OCC had to bave shoes custom made. Two pairs were made for him and the Job of transporting them to the camp was a purallng difficulty tn Itself.
