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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.
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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
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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.
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' 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
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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,
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SUCCESSFU
BANKER