Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, February 16, 1925, Page 1, Image 1

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The Weather
Prediction General Cloudy and
I'liM'ltlcil Weather
Maximum yesterday 54.5
Minimum UKliiy iS"
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Physicians to Examine Body
Under Soldier Guard
y V Brother Expected Worse
4 No Medical Examination
Made Struggle That Inter
ested Nation Ends.
CAVE CITY, Ky., Feb. 16. (By
Associated Press.) Floyd Collins is
dead. The long race with dentil
ended suddenly at 2:45 o'clock this
afternoon in defeut for rescue work
ers who hnve been arriving for more
than two weeks In an effort to rescue
the entombed envo explorer,
Collins was trapped by a falling
boulder in Sand Cave at ten o'clock
Thursday morning January 30. His
plight was discovered 24 hours later
and there then began a great fight
against nature to rescue him.
Heart breaking disappointment
these workers encountered repeatedly
as nature dumped one hazard after
another into their path.
Homer Collins, brother of the en
tombed man was nt the mouth of the
shaft. He had been there the greater
part of the day.
Guards stood about the mouth of
the shaft with bayonets and there was
little commotion on the surface. An
official statement was. promised wtih
in a few minutes.
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It wns reported by a workman that
the roof of the cavern over Collins
gave way, causing them to reach him
several hours before they had expect
ed. The head and right wrist were the
only parts of the body movable, the
remainder of the body being appar
ently covered by loose dirt and rocks.
It was impossible for Hrenner to
touch any part of the body beyond
the head and front of the chest: The
electric light bulb, not burning was
found In front of the body. Hrenner
reported that the pas.snge and urea
surrounding the body was dripping
with moisture.
There were no marks or wounds on
or about the head Dr. lluzlett said.
"How does he feel?" was the first
question asked of Cirenner by the
physicians.
"Cold," answered Brenner.
. "Is there any pulse beat in front of
the ears?"
"No."
"Is there any pulse beat on the
wrist ?"
"No."-
Pcatl 21 II on in-
The physic ...s estimated that Col
lins had been cU-ad for more than
twenty-four hou. Inability to make
a personal .!.n.nn inn would not
f permit a ii.u'V 'ri'hii'. statement.
Mo sounds t, ;. IVmn Collins at nil,
no respiration, no niuvemont and the
eyes were sunken, f ridiculing, accord
ing to the physic urns, extreme ex
haustion going with starvation.
. Dr. William Hn.leit of Chicago and
Captain Francis held a consultation
and reported that the information ob-
. talned by Brenner was that Collins
condition was due to exhaustion and
exposure and then went to the head
ing approximately six feet from the
body. Brenner continued tests to de
termine whether Collins was dead.
After breaking through n four foot
ledge of rock the rescuers verified the
prediction to an inch, the distance
from the entrance of the heading to
Collins' head is six feet vertically The
location of Collins is at the elevation
originally indicated and within a few
feet of the position determined by the
first survey.
"The old cavern was found in an
' extremely critical condition. Later
John Gerald, conspicuous In the orig
inal rescue work wns called down to
identify the articles found and thus
definitely determined Collins' position
this check being necessary on account
of the inadvisability of entering until
(Continued on Page Eight)
NEW YORK, Feb. 1 fl. A private
detective employed by Milton J. Hud
long, vice president of the North Cen
tral Texas Oil company, today kept
watch outside the Rudlong home,
where Mrs. Mud long has been In vol
untary Imprisonment since last Fri
day. She has not had any food for
three d;iys so. far as known.
Mrs. Budtong went to the apart
ments and liM'kt-d herself In a bed
room after losing her suit brought in
CO
SCUERS IN
ROCK
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OIL KINGS WIFE. STARVES IN APARTMENT.
IN BLOCK SERVICE IN DIVORCE SUIT
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edford
Monkey Exhibit "A"
in Sermon, Has No
Kin in Congregation
NORFOLK, Vn., Feb. lfi. A
monkey tethered a few feet from
tlio pulpit us an exhibit against
the evolution theory cast unlzzl-
oul glances over an overflowing
congregation in the I'ark Aveniio
baptist church here last night
while the Ilev. Dr. Floyd T. Hoi-
land preached n sermon on "Man
or Monkey." Tlio climax for tho
congregation and the monkey
came when he was held aloft in
the pulpit, a stern tinner thrust
toward him and the paster dial-
loused anybody in the church to
Htand up and concede common
ancestry with 1 ho Simian. No-
body stood up.
OF STATE MILITIA
COFCMRPI
Ground Leased for Maneuvers
Secretary R. H. Boyl Enu
merates Benefits of Event
to Local Business Club Di
rectors Score Bull's Eye.
The annual encampment 01 ",e
national guard, of Oregon, with Us
approximate membership of 3000 men,
to be held in Medford the first hall
of next June, as officially announced
Sunday, means that it will bo the
largest affair ever held sin Medford
and southern Oregon, and prove a big
financial boon not only to this City,
but the entire valley. '
Not only will there be tlie financial
benefit, but Medford will also reap
much in the attendant publicity ac
companying tho encampment, as in
addition to the large membership of
the national guard from nil parts of
the' state, there will be many thou
sands of visitors here from Oregon
and northern California during the
encampment.
It is estimated that at least $200,000
will be spent in the city during these
15 days of June by the soldiers and
visitors, just, prior to the' opening of
the Crater lake and general toifrrst
season, thus rounding a summer of
busy local financial activity.
Robert H. Boyl, secretary of the
Chamber of Commorce, called atten
tion today to the great benefits which
will accrue to Medford because of the
big encampment coming 'here.
Mr. Boyl says among other things,
that this most spectacular achieve
ment of the Medford Chamber of Com
merce should eliminate for all time
to come that expression that is some
times heard on the streets of Medford,
"What has .the chamber of Commerce
ever done?" This movement alone,
and notwithstanding there are more
of nlmost equal importance right on
Its heels brought about through the
efforts of tho local chamber, should
warrant the existence of the chamber
for some time to come, he says.
"It is almost impossible for the In
habitants of the community to realize
at once the importance this affair is
to Medford and southern Oregon,
said Mr. Boyl. "To start with, no one
is asked to give anything. On the
contrary, everything is either bought
or rented. The actual outlay outside
of cash that will be brought into and
turned loose in Medford 'in 15 days'
time is $200,000. i
"There is not a single line of busl
uess in Medford that will not get Its
share of this big expenditure. The
grocery bill alone for these men while
here will be no less than $15,000, and
their meat bill will be equally one-
halt as much. Bakers will have extra
help on hand for two weeks before
they arrive to be prepared, and will
have to keep the extra help for two
weeks after the boys leave to get
caught up with local business.
(Continued on page two)
Rhode Island for separation. AHho
she is at liberty to leave the apart
ment fhe cannot return to It without
a court order. She went to the home
to forestall anticipated proceeding by
Mr. Dudlong based on desertion.
It was feared Mm. Uudiong might
attempt violence to hersflf and the
detective kept watch on the window
of her room. ,
Mr. Bud long is away with his chil
dren.
JUNEENCAMPMT
MEDFORD.
FOUMD
Entrance
-1 DEAEL12 HURT
Collision Near Seattle Fatal
Roadster Plunges Through
Traffic Jam, Injuring Three
Pedestrian Near
From Street Crash.
Death
SEATTLE, Feb. 16. One person
was killed and 12 others injured, four
seriously, in automobile accidents in
or near Seattle yesterday.
Mrs. Mernice Wooley, 25, was killed
and William Lee, 21, wns critically
injured when the automobile in which
they were riding collided with another
driven by E. A. Hooper on the Hothell
highway. Hooper was badly injured,
as was Miss Esther Rice, 18, who was
riding with him. Three other occu
pants of Hooper's car escaped with
bruises and lacerations.
Doth cars were wrecked. While
they were in the road with victims
pinned under them and when a score
of automobiles had lined up to offer
help, a big roadster sped through the
traffic jam and knocked three auto
mobiles' into tho ditch. Three men
received slight injuries in these
crashes.
Deputy Sheriffs, after a wild five
mile chase, arrested J. S. . McFeeley,
as the driver of the car which hud
plunged through the traffic jam.
John Sullivan, 44, was struck by an
automobile on a downtown street. He
is lying unconscious In the city hospi
tal with a fractured skull.
E
OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 1G. Ben Hoff,
28, of Milwaukee, Wis., lies seriously
wounded In a local hospital from
knife wounds Inflicted by an unknown
man hero last night. According to
Hoff, he was walking about the eity
when he was approached by a man
who asked him for a cigarette. When
Hoff told him he did not have any, he
said, the man whipped out a knife and
slashed him across the abdomen.
SAN JOSE HOTEL
SAX JOSE. Cal., Feb. 10. The
Hotel St. James, which adjoins the
county jail here, was held up early
today by two men who took $2500
worth of Jewelry from Clerk Harry
Williams.
After tying Williams and a bellboy
in a room adjoining tho office, the
robbers registered a newly arrived
couple and one of them enacting the
role of bellboy escorted the suoats to
their room and collected a tip.
AUTO ACCIDENT
TOLL SUNDAY IS
Mail Tribune
ORFXiOX. MONDAY. FKBlUTAliY lftD
DEAD
to Cave Where Collins Died
Fill
CIGARETTE
TAX ASKED
Governor Pierce Issues Veto
Defi if Legislature Fails to
Give Revenue Bills Says
Solons Frittering and Urges
Some Serious Work.
STATE HOUSE, SALEM. Fell. Id
Governor Walter M. Pierce In a spe
cial message to the legislature tills
morning served notice that it the leg
islature fails to provide the necessary
revenue for appropriations made, he
will veto the bills. "I will not be a
party to increasing the tax burden
upon the owners of homes and farm
property in this state," said the gov
ernor, "when it i.s within your power
to raise the necessary revenue from
sources so easily nvailablo."
The governor pointed out various
sources and urged the enactment of
specific revenue-producing legislation.
Ho urged repeal or the Vi-mlll road
tax and the $30,000 appropriation for
the battleship. Oregon, and n law for
the collection of the unpaid Incomo
taxes under the repealed act which
lie estimated amounted to $1,000,000.
Even with these sources opened up
the governor sees a shortage of about
$500,000. To meet It, he urged again
a tax on cigarettes and motion pic
tures, a gross earnings tax on utilities
and a Hcvlnrunco tax.
An increased collection on gross
insurance premiums was urged, and
the governor asked a 10 per cent con
tribution to the general fund by self
sustaining commissions and activities
which has uiready been agreed upon
by the ways and means committee.
If the session will enact a groBs earn
ings tax on utilities, the governor
agreed to sign the bill appropriating
$100,000 for the public service com
mission. The governor charged the legisla
ture; with having frittered away its
time and urged that the remaining
days be given over to serious work
and co-operation from all quarters.
The Noted Dead
CHICAGO, Feb. 16. -Addison O.
Proctor, last of the delegates to the
republican convention In Chicago in
I860 which nominated Abraham Lin
coln for the presidency, died hero to
day nt tho age of 87.
LA nrtAKDE, Ore., Feb. 10. Buc
Iah Xolln, prominent La Grande pio
neer, aged 83 years, died this morn
ing. ' Khe moved to Oregon In 1872
from Pennsylvania. She leaves six
children. 22 grandchildren and four
great grandchildren. The funeral will
be held Wednesday.
Dr. Kim Serious.
PEKING, Feb. 10. (By the Asso
ciated Press) Mr. Hun Yat Hon re
mained critically ill from cancer to
day. The famous leader In Chinese
affairs was strlcek non January 2ti
when he underwent an operation.
N CAVE -
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CHOSEN
F
CLEAVfSPLACE
Baker Prosecutor, Beaten in
Last Election, Known for
Energetic Work Game and
Highway Commission Ap
pointments By Gov. Pierce.
STATE HOUSE. SALEM, Feb. 10.
William S. Levins, of Bnker was to
dny appointed by Governor Pierco as
prohibition commissioner to succeed
(leorge L. Cleaver. Levins, a demo
crat, has for tho last eight years been
district attorney for linker county",
hut was defeated in the last election.
Ho is credited by Governor Pierce
with having been a vigorous prosecu
tor of tho prohibition law. Levins is
45 years old.
Appointee Defended
In his special message today, which
touched mainly on taxation and rev
enue In general, tlio governor an
nounced the uppolntmcnt of Levens
and urged that tho revenues allowed
the prohibition department from fine
collected under the act bo increased
100 per cent as compared with the
present one-fourth allowance.
On this subject the executlvo said:
George L. Cleaver has been state
prohibition commissioner for almost
two years, lie has been honest, and
fearless In the discharge of his duties.
Llko leaders in any great cause ho
has been unjustly attacked from nil
sides. Ills mistakes have been vaslly
exaggerated. In large measure his
good intentions and sterling qualities
have been overlooked.
"1 ask you to mako available for
this department one-half of nil fines
collected for violations of the prohibi
tion laws. I know that the prohibi
tion laws nre fur better enforced to
day In tho slate of Oregon than they
were two years ago. I know that in a
large measure tlio prohibition depart
ment has brought about this condi
tion. "It Is my earnest desire to make
the closing years of my administra
tion notable for law enforcement. The
accomplishment of this purpose to
any marked degree will be possible
only by having sufficient funds.
Hearty' honest co-operation will bo
given to every sheriff and every dis
trict attorney who desires to enforco
tho law In this state and I will move
unsparingly against officials' who ure
derelict In their duty."
The appointment of Levins wan in
accordance with the recommendation
of .Senator Kddy, who is a member of
tho committee Investigating Cleaver.
It was also satisfactory to Senator
Hare, another member o the com
mittee. In Its findings this commltteo rec
ommended the removal of Cleaver,
and Senator Kddy was particularly
anxious that the appointment of his
successor be made early this week In
order that tho atmosphere might be
cleared up as ' to pending legislation
strengthening tho state prohibition
department.
STATU HOUSE, SALEM, Feb. 10.
The houso over-rode the governor's
veto on house bill ill today. Tho
measure permits tho state board of
education to enter Into contract with
text hook publishers at tho best pos
sible price for certain books on which
the publishers decline to enter Into,
new contructs at the old price.
I
FOR
400 Garments Lost
When Coney Dance
Ends in Rumpus
NEW VOUK, Feb. 18. Four
hundred garments, valued at $2!j,.
000, including valuable fur coats,
wero lost when the annual Coney
Island ball broko up early today
in a catclias-catch-can for cloth-
lug in tho check room. Even the
patron, Michael Regan, llrooklyn
sports follower, left tho hall hat-
less and coiitless.
Tho imiloo started when some
of tho 0000 persons present, be-
coming Impatient, stormed the
check room and seized what gar-
4- ments camo to hand. Five police-
men finally subdued tho crowd
-f but one woman said she had lost
a $11,000 fur coat, while hundreds
of others went home without hats
or coats.
LAST LAP, WANT
TO BOOST LEVY
Revenue Only Million Short of
Expenses Fish Code Bill
Up to Senate Deluge of
Bill Scheduled Primary
Measure in Balance.
STATE HOUSE, -SALEM, Fob. 10,
As the legislature opened the final
week of Its forty day session today It
faced a mountnln of work, and some
of tho leaders believed that all tho
business In sight could not be de
spatched before Saturday night nnd
that sessions might huve to be contin
ued Into next week.
The state's financial problem, with
a difference of $800,000 to $1,000,000,
between tho total of Items upproved
by tho ways and means committee
and available revenues, was one of
tho outstanding matters.
Homo leaders favored nslclng the
attorney guneral whether the legis
lature hail authority to go over tho
head of tho state tax commission and
levy a tax of about one mill in addi
tion to tho levy made by tho commis
sion in December. This would bring
tho levy up to about 2.9 mills, near
tho mark where It has been for tho
last six or seven years, and would
produce approximately $1,000,000
above what the December levy alone
would produce.
Tho Mills post-primary convention
hill is In the senate and awaiting tho
fate of that bill Is tho pro-primary
convention bill.
The fishing code mensure over
which the house debated for parts of
two days Is yet to be acted on In the
senate.
The houso still has tho fish com
mission to pass on. This is the meas
ure taking appointment of that com
mission from tho governor nnd giving
it to the board of control.
There are irrigation bills, hlghwny
bills, education bills and half a dozen
others that need consideration.
Forty-five houso bills und 20 senate
bills are on tho houso calendar for
third reading today.
STATE HOUSE, SALEM, Fob. 10.
The houso today passed senate bill
223. an amendment to the law passed
by the legislature providing $1,600,000
for the relief of eastern Oregon farm
ers whoso wheat was frozen out 'sev
eral weeks ago. Tho amendment pro
vides that 'real estate mortgages not
due prior to October 1, 1825, shall not
be deemed as prior Hens on the crops
covered by state mortgnges In con
nection with loans for seed wheat pur
chases. DOG THAT SAVED
LAND: SAVED FROM
CHICAGO, Feb. 10. When Horace
Love, torn by machine gun bullets,
wns waiting for death In no-man's
land, a dog saved his life. Yesterday
ho saved that dog.
Love, now a student nt Northwest
err university, was severely wounded
while fighting in the Argonnc when
the dog, Mollvar, then working for the
German Red Cross, found him, went
back to surgeons and took them to the
stricken man. After the American
forces captured tho position and when
Love returned to this country he
brought Holivnr with him. About a
month ago, Love, with another stu
dent, lost Bolivar while exploring the
desolate regions of Bkokle valley. For
days they searched la vain. Mean
LEGISLATURE ON
Weather Year Ago
Mux I run in 43
Minimum 28
NO. 27!)
TOMB
or
M. H. DeYoung, Coast Pub
lisher Who Founded Chron
icle With Handbill and F. W.
Upham, G. 0. P. Finance
Genius, Pass From Earth
SAM FRAN-CISCO, Feb. 10. M. If.
DeYoung, one of tho last survivors
of tho dwindling school of personal
Journalists in the United States, who
built a great newspnper from a theat
rical handbill ho started on a bor
rowed $20 gold pleco in 1860, died
here last night. Jle wns 75 years old.
His death was as sudden as many
of the events in his spectacular career
which mado him a national figure.
Early last night he underwent an
operation for Intestinal trouble Two
hours later ho waa dead.
Mr. DeYoung was a director of tho
Associated Press for 25 years. Ho
was a leading figure In the mid-winter
exposition in San Francisco in
tho ninotlos. He built the first stoel
frame building in the west, the old
Chronicle. He rebuilt It after the San
Francisco fire only to abandon It for
what William Randolph Hearst was
recently pleased to term the most
modern newspaper plant In the Unit
ed States.
His benefactions to San Francisco
aro legion. He leaves as a monument
to his fondness for the city where he
spent his best days the DeYoung mu
seum In Golden Gato park. He gave
himself and his money without
thought of return to the development
of his museum in order to gather one
of the recognized art collections of
the world.
Governor Richardson, when news
of the death of Mr, DeYoung reached
him at El Centro telegraphed "I can
not find words to express the deep
regret which 1 feel for the passing ot
so great a man and friend as Mr.
DeYoung."
PALM PEACH, Fin., Feb. IB.
Frederick W. Upham of Chicago, who
directed the financial destines of the
republican party for two decades,
died at his Palm Beach winter home
Sunday afternoon, following a cere
bral stroke suffered four days previ
ous. He was 04 years old.
Funeral services will be held In
Chicago probably Friday, but burial
it was reported, will be In Racine,
Wis., Mr. Upham'a boyhood home.
Mr. Upham, who In addition to his
political activities was one of Chica
go's leading Industrialists, came here
in November, hoping to recover his
health, which had been falling for
several years. Stricken last Wednes
day, he rallied slightly until Saturday
night when a relapse came.
At Mr. Upham's side when he died
wero his wifo, Mrs. Helen Upham and
his brother-in-law and sister. Dr. and
Mrs. Frank Ebcrhardt of'RIpon, Wis.
Mrs. Upham, accompanied by Chi
cago friends will leave here Tuesday
with the body, according to present .
plans.
CHICAGO. Feb. 10. Death 0
Frederick W. Upham, tor twenty .
years financial genius of the republi
can party nnd long a civic and indus
trial leader In Chicago, which occur
red In Palm Beach, Fla., Sunday,
brought deep regret and sympathetic
tributes today from Chicago associ
ates, both political and business.
Mr. Uphum was one of President
Harding's closest advisers. President
Harding's sudden death was a severe
blow to Mr. Upham.
Mr. Upham was born In Racine,
Wis., June 19, 1801, and was educated
nt Rlpon college.
DEATH IN. POUND
while reports were brought In by mo
torists that a "wolf" had been seen
running across tho bleak land. t Yes
terday, Love still at his quest, waa
stopped by a policeman because his
automobile lacked a license tair. At
a suburban station he explained his
search.
"Why we've got a dog like that,"
the sergeant said. "Caught him it
took a half dozen of us, after he had
scared folks. He looks half starved,
he's subjected to be shot In the morn
ing." "You'll have to shoot mo first,"
Love said. i
Rollvnr was brought In. He was a
skeleton, but he cleared the room in
one bound and almost floored his
master with his Joyous assault.
IN
DAD
HIM FROM NO MAN'S