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Medford Mail Tribune UNITED tRK88 ASSOCIATION Full L?acd Wire Itcport. Tniilghl and Friday-Clear ninl wiiriuar. Tho only papor In tho worI4 publtnhcd In a city tho ilto of Medford haying u lqanod wtrt. n bTLL YEAli. MEDFORD, ORtfOON, TIITRSDAY, JUNE W, 1930. No. 75. 'IIIIC WlflATIIICIL CALL ISSUED FOR HALF OF OAD FUND Four Banks Semlliin Out Notices That Subscriptions to Hlnhway Fund Arc Duo and Payment Is Asked Stops Arc Taken to Thor oiinlily Snfcnuard Funds. Notices aro being soul out by thu four ImnkM of Medford notifying HiiliHorihor.) to tho Crater Lake high way t'timt that subscriptions uro due am) roouoHting tlio ptiymcnt of half tho subscriptions. Saturday Enginoor H. !'. Huidlo of (ho good roads Hoction of the do imrlincnt of agriculture, who in tn charge of tho Hiirvoyn, is expected horo from Promicct, and ho expects to hnvo estimates ready shortly so that contraotH nan ho lot on tho high way, both in tho forest reserve and outHido. Tito firnl contract that tho commission will lot will ho to ohm inn to Pumice hill grade, a I por oont maimum grndo having boon Hoctirod. Tin- hill iH tho worst part of tin road to Cratvr Lake. So far tho commission has an thorirod hut 0110 expenditure, that of tho Hiirvoy, and it iu to moot thiN, as well iih to provide construction money, that tho oall has boon i-miim1 for tho subscriptions, which were Juno 1. Approximately $'iTi,()00 linn hoou HiiliNcrihod for tho building of tho highway. Commit Iooh lenvo for IWthurd and other point Sunday and it jh expected to douhlo this amount, no that $2f,0()0 will ho avail' ahlo tho prohcnt year for work. Tn til thin mouoy is actually iu tho banks, no contracts will ho awarded and tho numhor of contractu lot will bo determined by tho amount of mouoy on hand, Kngineor Ilcidlo hnv-i tut; divided tho work iu sections. When Enginoor Hoidlo rotuniK, it will bo possible to publish tho exact cost of tho Hiirvoy and tho eouunis hion will print a lint of receipts and cxpoudituroH, ho tho public may know whnt is being douo with tho mouov. No mouoy will ho paid out except iiiwni Mr. Uoidlo's requisition, after approval by tho auditing committee, with Ooorgo Davis iih chairman, and authorir.ation by tho commission. Vouchers iniiHt bo signed by presi dent, secretary and treasurer. ItoportH will be mado regularly to tho Commercial club and pahliHhed iu tho uowHpaporH and ovory precau tion taken lo safeguard tho interests of tho HiiliHoriborH. AVIATOR HAS NEAR ESCAPE FROM DEATH NEW YORK, Juno 1(1. Captain Baldwin, tho aviator, today in re ceiving tho congratulations of bin frieudH upon bin miraouloiiB cHcnpo from HorioiiH injury whon his noro plntto "huekled" while 75 fool uhovo tho earth near Miueola. RAIN VERY BENIFIGIAL Shower Will Help All Crops Hny, Grain nnd Fruit All Benefited by Downpour. Tho rain of Wodnonday night was moHt bouofioial to all, ospooially to thoBo i'armoi'H and hortioiillurihts who hnvo not tho benefit of irriga tion. To tihu tho loruiH of u promi nent faraier: "It Hiiro rained ,f2() piocoH hiHt uiKht." While tho down pour wuh not ca heavy, it wuh contiu uouti all thrnuuh tho niulil, and wuh one of those rains which tioak into tho u'iduiid and ooiuo up uuain iu tho form of i'ivo-ton alfalfa, KMiiihIioI wheat and apphm and pours that briut' tho markot liiuii, General P. H. Sheridan Candidate For Hall of Fame. Hie tlilul election for tliv Hull of Fame in unu r uaj. tluee owr.v llvu years a vote Is taken an to wbo hIiiiII lo given a place In tho Hull of Fume In New York city. Two hundred and ilx mimes have been submitted to tho elector, ami from thin number four mime will b m-us ted, Edgar Allan I'oc him received the moot vote tn a popular i onict whl'o (icnernl I II. Sheri dan In a cloio hih'oiiiI. Tho names of l'mneci V. Wllhinl anil Harriet Itecchor Htowe.aro aluo well up among the leaders The (IihNIoii of tlu electors will he announced, It Is expected, within the next fl.it t v l;ns ALL PLANS FOR T. R. RECEPTION ARE FORMULATED Details Are Completed and Commlt teo In Charlie Feels Certain Thcro Will Do No Hitch in Pronram All Over at 11:30 A. M. NEW YOKK, Juno 10. Details of tho reception to bo accorded Theo doro Roosovolt upon his arrival in Now York Sunday woro complotod today nnd tho committee in charge 1'ooIh oortaiu thero will bo ::o hitch iu carryiur out the program. The parado nnd reception ceremonies will lie concluded at 11:110 a. m. Mayor Gaynor will deliver a briof speoch of weleomo to Hoonevelt, who is expeoted to reply briefly. HooHovolt will luivo an escort of Hough Kidcrri nnd Spaninli war vet era iih in tho march up Fifth avenue from Kightli to Thirty-sixth htreet. Tweuty-fivo tliouHiiud mombors of political organizations will lino the avenue nnd cheer tho distiuuruished loader as ho passes. Tlioro will also bo members of many social and lratornal societies alouir tho lino of march, including Italian, Iliiugnnan and Scandinavian organizations. Roosovolt and his family will dino at tho homo of Douglas Itohiuson at hagamoro Hill nnd will leave Long Island City at ! o'clock iu tho after noon, 'ino Nassau county reception oommitteo has made uiTuimviuouN for Itoosovolt to travel iu a private car on a special chartered train, Tho etoroa that do noc ndvortlso can't soil ho cheaply as tlirtu that-do for thoy nmko fowor ualoa, nnd tholr por-salo profit must bo Inrgor, RECORD CAUGHT OF TREMENDOUS OUAKE, WHERE? Eastern Seismoflraphs Record Heavy Shock Sufficient to Do Great Damanc, But Its Location Has Not Been Found as Yet. WASHINGTON, D. C. Juno 1G. A tremendous earthquake shock was recorded on tho Georgetown solsmo grnph early today. Tho ehock was sufficient to cnuso great dniuago If It struck a civilized portion of tho world, according to tho belief of Father Thomdorf, In chargo of tho Instruments. Tho tremors woro almost continu ous from 1:IS a, m. until 1:11 a. m. Tho movement wns oast to west. CI.HVHLANl), O., Juno 10. A se vere eaitliiiuako, prohnbly 300Q inllos distant, was recorded on tho St. Ig natJus selsmogrnph today and It Is tho opinion of Father Odonbnch, set ontlat at tho Institution, that tho shock coutorod In tho Iceland region, Tho first shock was rocordod nt 2:40 a. m. and wiib followod by two others, ono at 2:55 and tho third at :t:00 a. in, Tho last shock wns of long duration, ondlng at 4:15 a. m. Tho shocks Avoro of sufficient vlo lonco to do tremendous dnmago It thoy struck an Inhabited district. LIMITED ROUND BOUTS ARE BELIEVED IMMUNE l.OS ANCIKLKH, Cab, June 1(1. Sandy Ferguson and Jim Harry to day put in tho last hours of training boforo thoir ton-round mooting at Naud Junction tomorrow night. Neither man exortod himself in the uymuasium, both seeming content with a hit of bag and weight work. II III ARE DUD CONSTANT! NOI'LK. June 1(1. Four hundred persons wcro drown ed and inestimable damage done in a flood that completely inundated the town of Hnssnnkolch, Asia Mi nor, today. Tho flood wns ono of tho worst in tho history of that section of Asm Minor. Tho waters rushed in crcnt volume throtich the strcetH and first forced tho people to seek refuge on tho roof tops. Continuing to rise, the fjood poon covered the town. PERISHED Rivers in Central Europe Falling Number of Deaths Not Yet Fully Recorded Flood Is Worst Suf fered In Years Property Loss Is Said to Be Appalling. MKRLIN. June 10. Tho river Am mer is fallinir today and tho water in tho Ohornmmcrgnu district is reced ing, making rescue nnd relief work easier. It is believed that 150 per-, sons wcro droAvncd m tho Ahr val ley, whero tho flood wns most severe Heavy Property Loss. BUDAPEST. Juno 10. Eighty persons woro drowned when tho Neva river overflowed its banks, accord ing to nows received hero today. Property loss was enormous. Many Towns Suffer. NERNE, Juno 10. Tho towns of Zurich, Aldtdorff, I.ueenio, Statz and Aurnu nro partinlly submerged by flood wntors today. Sovcrnl land slides have occurred in tho vicinity of Lueorno. It is nown today thnt 11 persons, mostly children, wore killed whon n factory building nt Aldtdorff collapsed. 300 or 400 Drowned. HELGUADE. Juno 1(1. Twenty towns were inundated in tho Mora via Hiver valley and it is tho belief of King Peter, who personally is con ducting tho reliof work, that 300 or 100 persons wcro drowned. Thou sands of residents of tho vnlloy nro marooned on roofs. Tho flood is tho worst tho Moravia vnlloy has suf fered in many years. JAY BOWERMAN SALEM, Or., Juno 10. Heeause of tho accumulation of stuto business and tho continued absence of Gov ernor Ponson, who is ill in Snn Fran cisco, Jay Bowormnn, prosidont ot the senate, was today sworn in as noting governor of Oregon. Acting Governor ftoworiuan arriv ed hero last night from Portland in compliance with tho roquost by wiro from Govornor Bonson. Governor Hensou does not oxpeot lo return to Oregon until tho latter part of July, according to informa tion rocoived bore. Ho isr being treated for an affec tion of tho nose. HUNDRED N NOW GOVERNOR CALIFORNIA SEETHES VVITH EXCITEMENT REGARDING LOCATION OF BIG FIGHT --f-f-f4--f - f - - - - - f - f - f - f4 - - f - I Did Gillette Take Secure Fair SACIIAMENTO, Cnl., June 10. Governor Gillett stopped the big fight to save the Panamn-Pncific exposition to San Fran cisco. New Orleans, the other claimant, was making capital out of the 'Pnris-of-Amoricn conditions already existing nt San Fran cisco and the ndded weight of the big fight to this argument pre cluded the success of Snn Francisco, in the governor's opinion. July 4, 1010, wns sacrificed to the entire summer of 1015. The governor looked five years ahead instead of less than that num ber of weeks. This was the unvarnished gossip nbont tho cnpitol today, af ter tho world of sport and finance nnd .moving pictures had been shocked by the news of Governor Gillett directing Attorney-General Webb to stop the mill or prosecute all participants. The gov ernor hns been heartily nt work in an effort to land the big expo sition for Snn Francisco. His trip cast was undertaken with that view. Ho personally believes San Francisco the only logical site for the commemoration of the completion of the Panama canal. He believes that Now Orleans is not the logical place. He had headed off the greatest single sporting event ever planned, on tho ground that the fight would, if held at San Francisco, send thnt exposition to New Orleans, according to a statement by a friend of the governor. FIRST NATIONAL SETS PACE FOR BOOSTERS FUND Subscribes $400 a Year, or $33.33 a Month, to Commercial Club Med ford National Gives $300 a Year, or $25 a Month. Tho First National bank fcns set a swift pace for Commercial club pub licity fund subscriptions, giving $400 a year or $33.33 a month. Tho Med ford National Is a close second wltn $300 or $25 a month. Other banks have not been finally seen, but are expected to contribute In proportion. Such was tho announcement made by tho soliciting committee at Wed nesday ovonlnc's meeting of tho Com mercial club, and tho announcement wns greeted with applause. It Is dou blo tho subscriptions heretofore re ceived from tho banks. President Colvlg read letters from tho othor commercial clubst In tho vnl ley stating their willingness to enter Into a Rouo River valloy oxhlblt In tho Portland chamber of commorco and to pay their shnro of tho cost of tho snmo. A committee was nppolnt- ( Continued on Page Five.) T WAY TO LAKE Alfred L. Parkhurst, president of tho Crater Lake company, left on Thursday nftornooii for Crater Lake to tako chargo of operations and prepare- for tho entertainment of tourists. Tho camp on the rim of tho lako will bo open lor tho entor taininont of tho public Jidy lr nnd Steel's camp at Arrant will be op enod Monday. A stone lodgo or inn is being built on tho rim of the lako. Tho found ation was completed Inst year and this summer will soo tho building complotod. It was at first planned to oreot n framo building, but this has been suporcoded with stone. Tho building will bo lfiO foot long, with an immense lounging room with four great stono chimneys, glassed porohos, oto., overlooking tho hike, and will bo ornamental iu design. Travel to tho lako opens a month earlier this year than last, and as railroads nro advertising tho trip and an auto stago will run from Medford, it is oxpootod at least 10,000 tourists will. visit tho hike this summor. PARKHURS " - - f - f - f - f - f -f-f-f-f-.-. Action to For California? j MAN ATTEMPTS TO REACH AND MURDER TAFT Miner of Cumberland, Md Almost Succeeds in Passing Guards En ters Building Without Causing Suspicion, But Betrays Himself WASHINGTON. D. C, Juue 16. Aimed with a 32-ealiber revolver, James Stridden, miner, of Cumber land, Md attempted to reach Presi dent Tnft today. He almost suc ceeded in passing the guards at tho president's private office boforo he was stopped. Strieklen, who is of preososmg appearance, entered the building without causing suspicion. Ho said he bad an appointment with tho pres ident. The doorkeeper noticed tho man's excitement as he was turning the knob on the door of tho presi dent's privnte office nnd stopped him. Detective Scrgonnt Dnlrj'mplo placed Strioklon under arrest and ho wns taken to the police station. whoro ho wns hold pending nn oxam inution into his canity. Ho gave hN age as 44. Ho said that President Tnft had been advertising for him in West Virginia newspnpors nnd that ho wont to tho white house in response to tho ndvortisement. It is reDorted hero thnt ho at tempted to reach President Roose velt in tho same way two years ago. Tho adjourned session of tho cir cuit court will convono pursuant to adjournment on Saturday, when de cisions in several cases argued in chambers will bo handed down. BIG INCREASE CZAR'S SUBJECTS In Past Thirteen Years Population of Russian Empire Has Increased 33,000,000 Total Population Is Now 160,000,000. ST. PETERSBURG. June 111. -Thero has beon an incronso of 5i3, 109,000 in tho population of tho Rus sian empire sinco 1897, according to tho report of tho govornment statis tical department just issued, The total population is now 100,005,200. Of this number (15.5 por cent uro Russians. WEBB PREPARES TO CARRY OUT NSTRUCTIONS Jeffries Calls Off Work Until He It Advised Regarding Future Plans Bjg Mill May Go to Reno Fifei Fans are Worried Regarding the Present Situation. SAN FKANCISCO, Gal., June 16. With Reno, Nov., so confident that tho Jeffries-Johnson battle will bo held thero that tho city is already preparing for it, with the light pro moters declaring they will not aban don San Francisco as a site, while tho state officers arc preparing to file a suit against them tomorrow, the pugilistic world is in a whirl to day. v The Lineup. This is the way the forces are lin ed up: Governor Jnmes N. Gillett declares he has ordered the fight stopped be cause ho has infonnation that a law was about to be violated and tho lo cal officials refused to act. Ho will ) see that tho order is carried out Attorney-uencrnl U. b. Webb is preparing papers in suits asking in junctions against Ricknrd and Glca son to prevent tho Jeffries-Johnsoa fight and ngainst Louis Blot to pre vent the Langford-Kaufman fight scheduled for next Saturday. Tho suits will be filed tomorrow. Gletison Stands Pat. Ricknrd nnd Glcason has hold con ferences with their attorneys, who say they aro within the law. Tho promoters say thoy will fight. Louis Blot declares ho bos' a per mit which tho city authorities say is legal and that ho will stage tho fight Saturday unless nn injunction is is sued. Work on the two fight arenas is being rushed. righters Grouchy. Jeffries worked out half-heartedly at Rowardennnn. Ho still be lieves the fight will be held in San Francisco. Johnson had a well-developed grouch today and did only road work. Govornor Spry of Utnh says tho fight cannot bo held in Utnh. The promotors hnvo a permit for Reno nnd say thoy will stago tho fight, no matter what tho decision may bo i California. Rono and Ely aro the towns being considorod. SAN FRANCISCO, Cat., Juno 10. Attorney General U. S. Webb and his staff spent the greater part -of tho day in proparing legal paporv for the purpose of preventing the Jeffries-Johnson fight on July 4 and tho Kuufuinn-Luiigford fight Sat urday. In an interview granted tho United Press, Attornoy-Gonornl Webb Haiifc: "Tho pnpors require considerable preparation and core and will not be presented iu court boforo tomorrow. That will bo in plenty of timo to pro vent tho fights. I think tho court will grant tho desired restraining or dors. Xo Kcfucul Expected. "Although I do not npprehond a ' refusal by tho court, u refusal would result iu tho following precedure: "Tho fight probably would bo hold, but as soon as I bccumij convinced that it was a prizefight and not a sparring exhibition I would lodgo an iuformntioii with tho court to that effect and seouro warrants for the arrest of tho principals and promot ors, Tho fight would bo stopped within a fow rounds after I had come to that decision and tho tirroslcd men would bo prosecuted promptly." May Ho Fiasco. Attorneys here, whon questioned regarding tho nttornov-genQral'K (Continuod on Page 8.) iflWAifrb!.,.; ,yitwM-ft.n." mm -wwnKtjfttw t-ri w"fmWi.iiiiniiitii.