t 1 H'irJ MEDFORD MAJDL, TRIBUNE The Weather Prediction Opiierally Fair Moilmum yetiU-nlay fill Minimum tudii' , t'i Precipitation 1U Weather .Year Ago Minimum .'. e:t Minimum ai Mb lrtmtk Tnt. TWELVE PAGES MEDFORD. OKEOON, FIJI DAY, FEBRUARY 1.1, 1925 NO. 277 REPORT MAN IH CAVE IS STILL Mi Member of Rescuing Party Claims He Heard Floyd Col tins Cough Twice Called But No Answer New Cav ern Revives Hope But Proves , to Be Blind Alley. SAND CAVE, Kir., Feb. 13. An official announcement made at three o'clock iIiIk afternoon made by Brigadier II. H. lx-n-hardt wan that Floyd Collins had been heard breathing nt 9:45 o'clock this morning;. The announcement was made after Ed Brennor, Cincinnati and A. Blevlns had given a statement at the military court of Inquiry at tho cave. Hide which wax put . Into the record. CAVE CITY, Ky.. Feb.- 13. Andy Bisig, Loujsvtlle, said he-heard Floyd Collins cough twice ot 4:30 o'clock thin morning. ' Blslff told 'this after noon of- going Into the main passage way to Sand Cave With several other men and said tnat wntie in mere ne heard faint coughing. He culled to Collins several times, ho said, but re ceived no answer. 'CAVE CITY, Ky., Feb. 13. (By Associated Press.) H. T. Carmlchael, In charge of operations, and other of ficials who went down Into the shaft being dug towards Sand cave, where Floyd Collins has been I imprisoned for two weeks, camo out of the shaft at one o'clock this afternoon and an nounced thai 'the' Hope of ' rescuing C6llris through a tunnel discovered In the shaft fifty feet down would have to he abandoned. The tunnel exploration fulled to disclose a. .pas sageway. 'ft't. . pigging was resumed In the bottom of ti)e shaft Itself and Mr. Carmlchael Said 'that It probably would lake two or "three days to feAch "the. seventy foot level, where they plan to begin lutera.1 tunnels In un effort to strike Sand cave. . . , ' - . Hopes of the rescu of Collins by noon today through the new tunnel attracted hundreds of persons to the cave. For a time tile, crowd, includ ing newspapermen, was kept away from the openings but wheft the crev ice failed to develop . Into anything passable all were allowed to again ap proach the shaft. ! High Hopes Hushed ' The failure of the high hopes raised by' finding tjf.this tunnel notlceubly discouraged the officials of the rescue party but ."digging .as .usual" began again at once, in the hope of finding a. more promising, cavern, The drill hole In the center of the shaft has gone ti seventy ' feet without pene trating the limestone roof, but anoth er, more penetrable cavern may be discovered In the side wall ns was the one found this morning. The hours of exploration wore tense ones for the miners and specta tors and when hopes faded ugain the chances of extricating Collins alive were admittedly greatly reduced. Tho seventy foot level, If no promising crevices are encountered on the way down, will not be.rcuched until Tues day, Carmlchael suld, because of In creasing difficulties being encoun tered. The depth of the shaft from the low side was fifty feet at one o'clock." Carmlchael admitted ho still clung to the hope that a cavern or tunnel will be encountered ugain In the side wall before the seventy t foot level is reached by the shaft. m 'MMm RESULT OF ARGUMENT VIENNA, Feb. 13. After nn argu ment over a sum equivalent to $7, Karl Zeldler, a pensioner, aged 73, yesterday took his landlord's eighteen months old daughter to a bridge over the Danube, flung the baby to her death In the river and then gave hlm Belf up 'to the police. Investigation of Zeldler's record showed that he had once been sen teheed to death, the sentence being commuted to -25 years' Imprisonment which he served. - MAN SAVED ON EVE WHEN GIVEN WALLA WALLA, Wash., Feb. 1 3. Execution of Ouldeo Orossl, convicted Italian slayer, scheduled to have been held at dawn today at the state prison, was Indefinitely postponed as a result of the insanity hearings held In tho superior court here yesterday after noon which influenced llovrrnor Hart ley to leti.e a stay of execution by telegrai:i .nst light. Bob Cat Climbs Up Power Pole at Vale for the Last Time VALE. Ore.. Feb. 13. A full- grown bob-cat was electrocuted on the 66,000 volt line of the Vale Rlectric company, between here and Nyssa. Ted Knowles, who found the animal as he was nntrnlllnir the line. Bald while t getting the bounty; that the huge cat climbed the fifty foot pole and got Its face against the top wire while Its legs were around v the ground wire which runs the length of the pole. The animal had taken the entire load through Its body, blowing the fuse on the line. LINCOLN CLUB BANQUET VERY Large Crowd Attends 11th An . nual Banquet Celebrating Birth of Great Emancipator Ex-Service Men in Charge Speed Up Program. That annual big social affair, re publican rally and feast of oratory and music, .embodied In the Lincoln club banquet, was held last evening at the Hotel Medford with the usual largo attendance comprising people frbm all parts of Jackson county, and some from Grants Pass, to the num ber of 300 or over; . It was the eleventh annual Lincoln club banquet. and a remarkable feature oMt? in view of the fact that nrevlous bnnnuets for years were very late In starting and ended about midnight, was that last night's affair began on scheduled time and was over by 9:40 p. m., .thus affording plenty of time for social visiting later on the. part of the banqueters in the hotel lobby. This was due to the expediting of the program, which was just us long as usual, by the Republican Ex-serv Ice League, under whose auspices the banquet was held this year for the first time. The young veterans cer tainly set nn example for the . old republican war horses who had charge of the previous banquets. (Healing from Cal and Dawes Another feature outside of the set speeches was the fact that the young est toast master hi the history of the Lincoln club, Paul B. McDonald, Its newly elected president,, presided last night, In an able manner. His read ing of burlesque telegrams of regret and felicity sent from President Cool idge and Vice-president DaWes, at the start of the banquet aroused much laugmer unci set me gutnering in a very good humor for the good things to coiue. No Lincoln club banquet here abouts Is complete without Ashland attendance .and participation being conspicuous, and the neighboring city last night had Its usual large dele gation present and the Ashland speakers won much applause. Grants Pass was also prominent with two speakers. The hotel management set forth n very nico repast. There was music during the eating by the Medford Civic Trio. The big dining room was tastefully and profusely decorated with flags and bunting, with a pic ture and bust of Lincoln over the speakers' table, flanked on cither side by lurge pictures of President Cool idgo and the late President Harding. AS honored guests in attendance were the G. A. R. men and widows of O. A. It. veterans, their num ber fast dwlindllng sadly year by year. Last night only thiee of the Cfvil War veterans and 10 or 12 of the widows of veterans were present. Appropriate resolutions, bv Don Newbury, were adopted on the deaths of James W. Berrlan. superintendent of the Butte Falls fish hatchery, andl jonn A. Westerlund, the Medford ho tel man and orchardist, both promi nent Lincoln club members. t Fine Program Carried Out The banquet was called to order by (Continued on Page 81s) Six physlrlnns who questioned Grassl at the hearing, which was ob tained .by a petition filed by Father Balducci, pastor of the local Italian Catholic church, pronounced him In sane, and the fact was communicated to the governor last evening. Prison officials stated that his reply to ques-, tlons of the doctors at the hearing was the first time Grass! had discussed hit case since coming here. SUCCESSEUL ONE OF EXECUTION AN INSANITY HEARING PIERCE VETO OVERRIDDEN BY SENATE Measure Providing for a Pure Water Supply at B e n d Passed Over Governor's . Veto Loan to Wheat Farm ers Must. Pass , Scrutiny, of Committee.' STATE HOUSE. SALEM. Feb. 13. Senate bill 66, providing a ' pure water supply for the-city of Bend by arranging nn exchange of water from Deschutes river for water from Tur malo creek, pussed the senate today over the veto of Governor Pierce. Zimmerman of Yamhill and Brown of Marlon fought the bill. Garland and Taylor, both democrats, assisted Senator Upton hi defending tho mea sure against the veto. Joseph was with tho minority In Apposing the bill, declaring It v, fraught with litigation. Brown, Joseph, Kinney, Ktrnyer and Zimmerman voted to sustain the veto. i ,' ' STATE HOUSE. SALEM, Feb. 13. The senate todaV adopted house concurrent resolution No. 12, prbvld ing for a committee from Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana to study and consider tho development of the Columbia river for agricultural and power purposes. . House joint resolution No. 13, In troduced by Carkin, memorializing the inter-state commerce commission to urge the construction of a railroad In southern' Oregun wns adopted by the senate today. v htatr . HOUSE. SALEM. Feb. IS. A committee of five porsons In each Minniu where- state funds are to be loaned farmers for re-seeding their crops under the si.uoo.ouo renei act will assist, the. state board of control ,ii,!nr the lnnns. according to rules promulgated by the hoard of control. The rules Include tne roi lowlng points: A county committee of five persons nr,ntntfl hv'thP linOl'd Of COntl'Ol tO assist In the loaning of state funds to farmers for re-seeding purposes must pass upon and recommenu applica tions for loans before finally approv ed by the board. Blank application for loans, print aj rt.nie fn notes nud cron mort gages, waiver's of liens, etc., will be furnished by; the board of control to the county committee for the use of applicants for reseedlng loans. , ' AJi-npplloations for loans must be sworn to before a -notary public. STATE SENATE IS t OPPOSED TO MIGRATORY ACT STATE HOUSE, SALEM, Feb. 13.: The senate late yesterday went on record unanlmously"aguinst the pas sage bv congress of the "migratory bird refuge act." This came up us house Joint memorlul No. 1, intro duced by Kirkwood, protesting tne passage of the act, the memorial be ing addressed to-congress. By the bill in congress It is declnred the gov ernment , pluns to establish' bird refuges In some of the states, Includ ing Oregon, and charge hunters a license fee of SI to hunt on the re serves. Sportsmen of fthe state are solid against the Congressional meas ure. House joint memorial No. 3, pro testing against the government In cluding Diamond Lake in the Crater Lake forest reserve was adopted by tho senate yesterday.' The memorial asks congress. Instead of placing Dia mond Lake in the Crater Lake re- Berve, to deed the lake and Its shore to the state of Oregon. x EXPECTED TO IE ON LOS ANGELES, Feb. 13. An old man and his wife, residents of an eastern state, who' expected to be wafted to California on a cloud In the hour of fulfillment of Mrs. Margaret W. Row en's "end of the world," pro phesy, and who- passed up the cloud and came to Los Angeles In a train when the prediction fulled to mater ialize last Friduy, were among the witnesses slated for questioning by the city prosecutor today In his Inves tigation Into final features of the doomsday prophesy. - Beautifying the Beast "Denton's Smasher" carried off tile honors in the KnglNIi hull class nt the Minneapolis dog show. Perhaps it was because Mrs John Lindanian beautified him just before the judges came around. She is seen applying the woman's never failing source of beauty, a owder puff. PAGE CORNER IS .2 Dr.. F. C. Pago and C. A. Knight, owners of th.e,JolVl"l.'1ho -eorntir .of Main street nqd itiversido avenue have sub-divlrtud the silo Into busi ness tracts and -placed them on the market. The first purchasers wore W. F. Isaacs and .1. W. Johnson, busi ness men. They contemplate the erection -of- structures on their pur chases but ' no definite pjjwis have been formulated. - ' ' - The site Is divided into nine lots, 20 by 88 fuel 'in, area, and the one on the corner .is of slightly larger urea. The old Page theater is not includ ed In the tract. . The lot has a foundation, built in 1911, for a hotel that never material ised. The. new buyers will not have the expense of constructing a founda tion, which was built many years ago.. The lots vary in price from t3(IOO to $10.1)0(1, according to their loca tion. ' The- site Is located at the busiest corner in the city during the tourist season. " The Daily Bank Robbery PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 13. The Purkrose state bunk, situated In a bus iness community on the outskirts' of Portland, was robbed of .about $GO0 today by two unmasked men who held up Churles P. Crum, cashier, .while he was alone In the bunk shortly before the noon hour. The robbers escaped. While one of the men, who entered first, nsked the cashier if he could cash a check, the other drew a re volver, forcing Crum to hold up his hands. The first man leaped over a coun ter,, gathered up about I1G0 and the pnir then forced the cashier to open a compartment In the safe from which $40(1 more wus tuken. .The robbers wulked sohie distunce from the bank and entered an automobile In which they disappeared. PONTIAC, Mich., Feb. 13. Sher iff's forces sought six men who today fled from Oxford. Mich., In an auto mobile, after shooting and killing Jay Gould, night watchman. Karly reports that Gould was killed whilp frustrat ing an attempt to rob the Oxford Sav ings bank were discredited when It was found that no effort had been mndo to enter the building. Wheat Starts Up Again Upon Export Demand CHICAGO, Feb. 13 Wheat opened excited today and as much as seven cents higher. '. May delivery touched as. high as Sl.MVi a bushel, as com pared with $1.77' at the close on Wednesday. ' The rise was largely in sympathy with advances at Liverpool and Buenos Aires uccounts and ac count of a revival of export demand. Hull Van for Auto Horns. VIENNA. Feb. 13. The soclnllst members of tho Austrian parliament who depend upon noise ror onstruc Uon of . flprllomentury debate have found an ally In a dealer In automo- I. II- ....ll... Thla anlarnRllnv .htial. nessman recently addressed a letter to the socialist members offering them "second hand automobile sirens and horns cheap for obstruction purposes.' SUB DIVIDED TRACTS ARE SOLD Ex-King's Daughter's Wedding to Denver Doctor Leaks Out NEW YORK, Feb. 13. AI-' though Countess Mario Thereso Von Hartenau, only dnughtiT of Prince Alexander of 1-ltittenburg, who sat on the throne of Bulga- rla-from 1879' to 188(1, and Dr. Charles Bolssevuln of Colorado Springs, were married here nt St. Patrick's cathedral' tin Decnnl- ber 29, the news did not become public until today. ', SENATE VOTES TO RAISE SALARIES S: STATE HOUSE, SALEM, Feb. 1.1 One of the bitterest debates In the senate thls session and one" which In volved an- unusual alignment of votes In. the upper body of the legislature, arose over senato bill 28, Introduced by Staples and proposing to Increase the salaries of thu supreme justices from JG.250 to 7,000 a year. Tho bill passed by a vote of 18 to 11 Senator Millar being absent. Among house bills passed by the senato lute yesterday were: H. B. 150, Ouks Providing- that assessor shall not raise assessed vul untion of newly settled Irrigable land until water is secured. H. B. 80. Hnslett Changing ctyte off -elections In Irrigation dlHtrlest from-' second Tuesday of October to first Tuesduy of November. The Umatilla 'delegation late yes terday Introduced S. H. 207, authoriz ing grnin and forage crop experi mental station east of Cascades. GEORGE A: WHITE CONFIRMED AS A I 8ALEM, Ore., Feb. 1 3. Confirma tion of Brigadier General George A vvntto ny the united States senate marks the final action lit establish ing headquarters of the 82nd Infantry brigade In Oregon, according to art vice received today from Secretary of War Weeks at National Guard head quarters hero. White's appointment as a brigade commander of the lino of army, with assignment to command of the Na tional Guard Infantry troops and at tached units In Oregon and Idaho, was sent to the senate following n recess appointment by President Cbolldge. Tho general hn been In command of these troops for a year, pending the long routine of examin ing boards, presidential appointment and final confirmation by tho senate wblch were preliminary to tho Issu ance of a commission. . Ktokm Jury Completed. CHICAGO, Feb. 13. (By the As sociated Press. -The jury In the trial of W. E, U. Stokes and others, was completed at 1 3 : S S today. Report Machines Getting Thru from Redding to Yreka niODDl.NO. Cal., Feb. 13. Tho whirl of snow In the mountain passes north of hero had lussened today and a few machines bound for Portland, plowed through snow which at the summit was four feet deep. Trains were run- nlng but behind their schedules. Dunsmulr, Cnl.. which was cut off from the outside communlca- lion, when landslides tore out telephone and telegraph poles. hud wire connection with Ked- ding late today and reported all well. HORSE CAOSE OF HOUSEJJPROAR Democratic Senator Reads a . Poem Based Upon the Presi dent's Electric Steed Con gressman Luce Objects But Objection Is Over-ruled. WASHINGTON, Feb. 13. Tho house wus thrown Into uu uproar to day when Representative Vinson, democrat,, Kentucky, attempted to read a poem entitled "Cal's Hobby Horse," and Representative Luce, re publlcun, Massachusetts, sought to have him stopped as ho concluded the first lino. Mr. Luce contended it was a breach of house rules for a member to ."cast ridicule" on the presldunt. After hot debute in which a dozen members purtlclputed, Representative Knoll, re.? publicun,- Now York, presiding, over ruled Mr. Luce and Mr. Vinson con tinued bis rftnrlincr. , - Ruling that the prohibition in. tiie English parliament against muking uncomplimentary .remarks about tho king did not apply in the American house of representatives, Mr. Snell Informed Mr. Luce that another, way was open for him that he could de mand thut Mr. Vinson's "words be taken down," paving the way for a house vote on tho stenogruptila ro port of the remarks as to whether they were out of order. , Permitted to continue Mr. Vinson disclaimed any intention of ridiculing Mr. Coolidge, pointing out that the president was not mentioned ' by name. He prefaced his poem, how ever, .by reading extracts from news puper accounts of the elcctrlo horse the president .rides at . the White House for exercise. At the conclusion of Mr. Vinson's reading no effort was made by Mr. Luce or any other house member to have the poem and Mr. Vinson's remarks expunged from the records. The poem recited by the Kentucky representative mude reference to the many trluls of the Prince of Wales ail a horseman und suld Mr. Coolidge had profited by that example. The White House horse, It continued at least shures Its master's proclivities for silence and It was suggested It be given a name to he inscribed on the rolls of equine history along with those of derby winners. There wus a reference, too, to the president's hay pitching "In the cam paign Just past." und a query why the "movie men" had not been permitted also to take pictures of the president's -cal exercise. Daily Report on the Crime Wave TACOMA. Feb. 13. An unidenti fied Japanese wus found lying dead In a pool of blood with two shots through his head, on the steps leading up to a local Japanese hotel following three shots heard by K. Tornlnaya who was sleeping In a room above about 1:45 this morning. This was the fourth murder in Ta- eoma within tho past week. I'olti-e officers said a bullet hole through tho door Indicated that the shot had been fired from the top of tho'stalrs by someone In the hotel. In the pocket of the victim was found a letter bearing tho name Mr. Klkuchl und written on a letterhead from the New Hotel Foster, Portland. NEW YORK. Feb. 13. From a so ciety woman who had never done any work as a wage earner until 13 years ago, Mrs. William Lnlmbeer has ad vanced to a position In the National City honk of New York, her ahe wilt hnvn charge of all buslnesa done by the hank with women. She went Into bualneai after her C ID LIVING LOCAL IN T Carkin and Cowgill Defeated In Upper House After a Hard Fight to Control Selling of More Highway , Bonds Eastern Oregon Wins Many Measures Passed. STATE HOUSE. SALEM, Feb. 13. Extension of tho five year limit set by the 1921 legislature for the state highway commission to sell a speclnl $7,000,000 bond Issue for state high way work was authorized by the house this morning after a two-hour debute. Tho law of 1921 stipulated that tho Issue, in addition to tho other regulnr issues, permitted up to the four per cent tax limitation mon- sure, had to be sold prior to May 28, 1926. The bill passed this morning sets an Indefinite time for the dis posal of about J800.000 left from the $7,000,000 amount. Tho sum was authorized . In 1921 to provide for emergency needs. . The measure, house bill 324, intro duced by Senator Hull and Represen tative Ford is designed to clear up conflicting provisions In the law of 1921, according to-lts proponents. . The opposition fought the bill vehemently muintainlng that, the amendment passed this morning per mitted tho stake highway commission to refund on the $7,000,000 Issue and ssue new bonds, , . v . "It makes the sky tho limit," de clared Representative Cowgill, of Jnckson county, who with Represen tative Carkin, the same county, led the fiKbt .on J.he bill.-. ,"As soon- as a,, million dollars Is retired another mil lion can-be Issued. Let us pay as we go." ., ., . ... , . Hamilton of Bend fought for tho bill. "We can't stop highway build ing now," ho declared. "In oastern Qregon and In certain const counties work Is hurdly started. Because the Willamette valley is paved, there Is no reason to stop and forget eastorn Oregon and other sections.". - Representative Carkin opposed the bill, ho explained, on, account of the policy it carried. "It's a question of whether or not we shall give free reign to the highway commission," he averred. "1 have every confidence in the highway commission, but It Is like Individuals in that It is likely to be come too enthused In Its work. If the hill is passed, the commission can re-Issue as rapidly as funding Is pro vlded. There Is a move on to bring up our valuation- of property which would make available greater Income for the commission than now exists." Among bills passed by the senate today :Were: 8. B-. 139, Magladry Providing for sanitary regulation of all tourist camps under the direction of the state board of health. S. B. 165, Magladry For eradica tion of bovine tuberculosis and creat ing office of dairy and herd inspector In Lane county. A senate concurrent resolution ex pressing the thanks of the state to R. A. Booth of Eugene for the statue of The Circuit Rider," Which was pre sented to the state by Mr. Booth, passed the senate today. CAPT. LOILL SMITH : SAN DIE0. Cal.. Feb. 13.-r-Cap- tuln Lowell II. Smith, commander of the United States army around-the-world flight, reported for active duty at Rockwell field yesterday after completing his official report of the world flight, and has been assigned to duty a Slnspector of all military' air planes und motors distributed from Rockwell field to service units in the western United States, Hawuli, the Philippines und Alaska. . Park Horse Ixwds Golf SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 18. Bob Kampmann, San Antonio ama teur, not considered among tha likely winners of-tho Texas open golf cham pionship, held a two-stroke advnntago over the entire field of 120 national stars "when the first round of 18 holos was completed here today. 1 TO L husband, a Wall street broker, was killed In an automobile accident and the responsibility of caring for her three children was thrust upon her. She began In a position a little abovo that of a clerkship, and steadily ad vanced to the rank of executive In the first billion dollar commercial bank in America, 0 SUCCESSFU BANKER