45 o o o u AH The Weather Prediction Occasional mln Maximum yoHterday fil.6 Minimum today 4:1.1 Precipitation 23 Weather Year Ago Maximum M Minimum 28 Oaliy Twmtlrth Ttor. WcAlT Fifty-third Vnr, MEDFORD. OREOON, SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 1925 NO. 12 R. R. BANDIT CONVICTED OF MURDER Gerald Chapman Found Guilty of Killing Policeman,' Sen- . tenced to Hang June 25th Famous Desperado Main tains Iron Nerve Throiigh 6ut Says Had No Chance. Hartford, conn., April 4. (By Associated Press. ) Gerald Chapman, spectacular mail bandit, jail breaker and criminal extraordinary today was -sentenced to hang In the Connecticut state prison June 25 in payment for the life of a New Britain patrolman A of Whose murder lust October 12, a Jury had convicted him less than an hour before. Chapman, the stole criminal, whose flaming; misdeeds have made him an international figure, did not flinch or falter as his doom descended upon him. With his arm folded across his breast and his frail body held stiffly erect) he listened to the Judge's sepul chral words spell out his doom with only tt flushed face to mark his emo tion. Through Groehl, his attorney, the seemingly unperturbed man now face td face with the gallows, announced that "I really did not think that I had a chance." He added: "The prejudice in the minds of the jurors was so great they didn't convict the man who commit ted the murder but they convicted Gerald Chapman, the super-bandit and arch-criminal, solely on his past record." Frederick J. Oroehl, Chapman's chief counsel, filed notice with Judge .iflh nines that he will nnneal the con- "V vletlon. Charles Murphy, also of r defense counsel, previously had made a motion that the jury's verdict oe set aside. It was denied, . "I think I have an excellent chance - to win an appeal ' on the grounds of obvious prejudice thru out the trlnl and numerous errors of omission," Groehl said. it developed that the Jurors took only one ballot. HARTFORD, Conn., April 4. (By Associated Press.) Gerald Chapman today was found guilty of murder in th- first degree for the slaying of a New Britain policeman last October it.;. i 'the Jury had been out a few min utes' mbre than eleven hours when it announced it had reached a verdict. '.Qhapman, . stunding in the bleak prisoners' dock in the court room, gate no evidence of emotion as the oeijrt clerk read tho verdict handed hjm by the jury foreman. ' ' May Pile Appeal Frederick J. Groehl, chief defense cpUhsel, previously had announced thai he would file an appeal if Chap man 'was convicted. The verdict means death' on the gallows for the colorful bandit, the man who had the poliee of a idozen countries searching W fof' tim when the state of Connectl out Sought him for the murder which resulted in his conviction today. The Connecticut law provides that d per son decreed guilty of first degree murder must be hanged. After dismissing tho jury and con gratulating the Jurors on "reaching thin verdict, which I believe is a just verdict," judge Jennings recessed court fof . half an hour, which time he set for hearing dofense counsel mo tion to set aside the verdict. State Prosecutor Hugh M. Alcorn, who prepared the state's case, asked Judge Jennings to pronounce sen tence on Chapman but the jurist said he would dispose of the defense mo tion to set aside the verdict. "Chappie, I'm sorry," Groehl said to the prisoner after the jury had been dismlssd and Chapman had been returned to the courthouse basement to await further developments. , Attorney Is Afrcctcd The attorney, tears in , his eyes, reached out for the condemned man's hand. Without a break of the voice or a Wavering of the' cold blue eyes, Chapman squeezed his lawyer's hand and replied: (Continued on Page Six) BILL HART JOINS FAI8ANKS. CHAPLIN, AND VALENTINO UNDER UNITED ARTISTS HOLLYWOOD, Cat., April 4. With the definite announcement yesterday that William S. Hart would'make his second return to the screen under the banner of United Artists, that organi zation 4as preparing today for a series of conferences, beginning next Mondur at which still further enlarge ment of the group will be considered, j 8lnce Its organization about five T years ago under r the leadership of Douglas Fairbanks. Mary Plckford and Charles Chaplin. United AiSlsts has crown to Include Norman and Con 9 Women Avrested for .Wearing Bathing' Suits On Streets HONOLULU, April 4. Bo- 4 cause they appeared on the streets near Waiklkl beach 4 wearing only their bathing suits 4 nine women were arrested to- 4 day. The arrests were the first 4 ever made under the famous 4 Desha bathing suit law, which was enacted in 1921. The statute in question, which was sponsored by the Rev. Stephen L. Desha, a min- ister, requires that persons, wearing bathing suits on Hono- lulu streets wear "an outer gar- ment reaching nt least to the knees.' BEATEN.BUTTO PUWJPCE Portland Quintet Defeated By Detroit, But to Play Fort Smith for Fourth Place Springfield Beaten Yester day 28-27. CHICAGO,- April 4. Tho Wichita, Kansas, high school basketball team defeated Westport high of Kansas City, Mo., 29 to 24 in a semi-final game here today in the nationul inter scholastic tournament at the Uni versity of Chicago and will meet El Reno, Okla., in the final contest to night. ' iCHJCAGO, . April . 4. The., smallest town represented in the national Intor-sch jla.Htlo basketball itoujino ment at the University of Chicago was eliminated by the next smallest today when the Ei Reno, Okla., team defeated Wheeler, Miss., 27 to 23 in one of the semi-finals. The game was decided in the last two minutes of play, when Willing ham, star center for EI Reno, tossed a basket with the score standing, 26 to 23. CHICAGO, April 4. The mid west and the south remained in the running today for the national scho lnstic basketball crown, with the for mer represented by three strong teams in the semi-finals of the tour nament nt the University of Chicago. Included in today's semi-final of the consolation tournament was Southeastern high of Detroit, Mich., vs. Franklin High, Portland, Ore. Southeastern High of Detroit, de feated Franklin High. Portland, Ore., 43 to 24, in me secona semi-iimi", in,U tMlav I Southeastern and St. George. Utah, will clash this afternoon for third' honors and Fort Smith, Arkansas and Franklin of Portland, will de cide "fourth place. The Detroit team led throughout and never was seriously In danger. Daniels, Southeastern high forward, shot eight baskets. On the first tip off Buhl for Portland, shot a basket but It was at the wrong end of tho floor and counted for Detroit. St. George, Utah, defeated Fort Smith, Ark., 26 to 13 in the first of the semi-finals. Franklin high of Portland yester day defeated Springfield, Ohio 23 to 27 In a hard-fought game. IEAT STARTS BACK CHICAGO. April 4. Surprising right-about-face action in the wheat market and in other grain as well took place today. Wheat scored a sharp advance of as much as 5H cents a bushel, May delivery rising In price to Jl.43, compared with '$1.88 at yesterday's finish. stance T.ilmadge. Rudolph "rtilentino und now William S. Hurt. In the face of this growth, howi'.er. according to Joseph Hchenck, chairman of the board of directors, tho organization finds itself unable to maintain a reg ular schedule of releases and ifl faced with the necejpitoy of enlarging its imbership in order to build up its aggregate production. Hart, who twice has withdrawn from active work in the films, will come back this time In a story of the Okla homa land rush of the early nineties, according to tentative plans. HUN HIGH CAVE CITY y Brother Spends $3000 .. He Made On Vaudeville Stage to Recover Body of Floyd Collins Tents Again Dot Landscape of Kentucky ' Mountain Region. CAVE CITV, Ky., April 4. (By the Associated Press) Tents today again dotted the hillside near Sand Cave as they did during the trying days when .rescuers worked in vain to extricate Floyd Collins from the trap that closed in on him, January 30 while he was searching the sub terrnneon reaches of tho cave coun try for a new and more beautiful cave. W. H. Hunt, a minor of Central City, Ky., who is directing the at tempt to recover the body, estimat ed the job would tako from two weeks to twenty days, The contract, entered into with Homer Collins, brother of the vic tim, who went on the burlesque stage to earn the money, was taken for less than 3000, Hunt said. He added that it would probably take considerably more than this to com plete the task. Each day the work will be preced ed by prayer services, conducted by the Rev. J 8. Smith of Central City. Three of the half dozen men en gaged in the enterprise yesterday in spected the old crawl-way in which Collins traveled. .At a point approx imately 100 feet from tho entrance, they found the nossaKOWav closed. This preliminary inspection , com pleted, work' 'of -clearing' -'out;'-tho shaft sunk by rescuers in the first nttempt to rescue Collins was begun and early today it hnd been cleaned out to the depth of 22 feet. FIGHT IS STILL ON PORTLAND, Ore., April 4. John C. Veatch, recently appointed state fish commissioner by Governor Pierce to day filed answer to tho quo warranto action brought about a week ago by Dr. Thomas W, Rosa, deposed com missioner, asking that Veatch appear in court and show cause and by what authority he holds office as commis sioner. Ross, in his quo warranto action, claimed that he had never been legally dismissed from the commission and that he was still a commissioner in fact. Veatch in his answer denies that Ross was Illegally removed. The dispute Is expected to come up in court In about two weeks. SALEM, Ore., April 4. Proceedings in the alienation suit of Alice Bozell against Miss Cella Bollman, former private secretary to Governor Pierce, have been continued until Monday afternoon due to the absence of a wit ness In eastern Oregon. The witness, V. B. Jones, a detective, will testify, say attorneys for the plaintiff, that he followed Fred Bozell, husband of the plaintiff, and Miss Bollman in an automobile from Portland to Centralia, Wash., where, ho will further testify, they say, the couple registered for the night of November 26, last .year. Jones and one other witness, a local streetcar conductor, will cIobb the plaintiff's case, which Is expected to reach the Jury Monday evening. Bear Escapes From Oakland's Zoo and Invades 'Apartment, -r uiniu, .-ui jtprw 1 A bear, big and shaggy, enter- ea an apartment nouse nere ,r Kwiny una. Bianeu upstairs iw 4 an accompaniment of screams ana slamming oe aoors biiii't clicking of keys, In locks. Po- lice trapped it on the top floor. It was gentle Sadie of the Oak- land zoo hunting for peanuts, 4 the trainer said. l ' IT RESUMED Forms Wild West Show for Europe The lure of the sawdust lias proven too strong for Gordon Lillie, world famous at "Pawnee Bill." After 12 years in retire ment, he is organizing a Wild West show to tour Europe. He has already enlisted a tribe of Indiana and-a number of cow boys The Prince of Wales is reported to have told LiUle that the royal family would be sure to attend the show In London. WARDEN OF PEN BREAK FISH LAW SALEM, Ore., April 4. Warden Dalrymple of tho state penitentiary today denied an accusation that is belntr n laced befor the state, fish commission to the erfect ' that the fishing laws of the state are- being violated by the prisoners of the penitentiary. Frank N. Waters of Salem has written the commission, making the charge and nlso complaining that the state does not maintain a fish lad der over the water wheel in tho mill race at the prison. According to Dalrymple : a fish ladder would be -Impossible. The other matter in Waters' letter he denies. . He says the trusties, under his administration have never been allowed to fish outside the prison grounds nor to go fishing dressed in citizens' clothes. Ho also de nies that fish wardens have not been allowed to come on the prison premises. Another statement In the Warden's letter Is that an eyewitness claimed to have seen seventy salmon taken out of the race at the prison In ono day. Relativo to this . Dalrymple says that every so often, possibly once a year the corporation con trolling the flow of water from the Santlam river into tho mill race. shuts off the water for some pur pose, which leaves the flume dry. About a; year ago, says Dalrymple, this was done and 25 or 30 live salmon were stranded Jn the prison grounds while many others were dead. It was impossible to save the lives ot the fish, so the convicts took them, nnd some of them were cooked and eaten. Vice-President May Address Bankers of Oregon at Convention EUGENE, Ore., April 4. Possibil ity that Charles Q. Dawes, vice presi dent of the United States may attend the annual session of the Oregon State Bankers association at Corvallis June 11-13 was announced here today by Claude D. Rorer, president of the state organisation. Mr. Dawes, according to Mr. Rorer will bo In Oregon at about that time and since he Is a member of the Na tional Banking association it is ex pected that he will be one of the principal speakers at tho Corvallis meeting. Hoof and Mouth Ban Will Not Be Raised, Says Governor Pierce " SALEM. Ore., April 4. No change in the quarantine against 4 Importation of California cattle, sheep and swine into Oregon 4 will be inn fie at present, the stfite livestock sanitary bonrd (ivl(l(.'T at a special meeting 4 yesterday. Any action expos- Ing Oregon livestock to the hoof 4 and mouth disease will be op- posed, Governor Pierce Indi- 4 catl. He Intimated that in 4 4arldltlon to protecting Oregon 4 livestock the quarantine might 4 4 have the effect of Improving 4 4 the cattle iarket In Portland. 4 Vj PEAR MEET BRINGS OUT FRUIT MEN Hundreds of Orchardists in , Southern Oregon Gather at .J I I i & i i ai I 4 Local noiei ana uiscuss we Problems of Industry .. Frank T. Sweet of Califor nia Is Principal Speaker. The first annual Pear Day of the Roguo River valley fruitgrowers begun this morning at the Hutel Medford, with 860 growers in at tendance. ' It was one of the largest attended fruit meetings in the his tory of southern Oregon. At noon those in attendance gath ered in the dining room of the Hotel Medford, ut the banquet board. ( The morning session of the meet ing . was devoted to short talks by Robert H. Boyl, secretary of the chamber of commerce, who greetod the session, on behnlf of tho local organization, Vernon Vawter of tho Jackson county bank, who, under the subject, "The Relation of Banker and Grower," explained tho policy of the bank in rendering financial loans to orchardists, and declared thut It was the , policy of the banks to aid growers, along sound and conservative lines whenever feasible. ' A. H. Klpp, secretary of the cham ber of - commerce of Portland, de livered a short talk on "Organiza tion; Its Aims and Accomplish ments," and explained the results of co-operntion in orchardry, nnd other fnrm . efforts, using the E u g e n e Creamery, as a .sample of the re sults of co-operative spirit, which he strongly urged as a solution of farm and orchard problems, Tho attendance was- representa tive', from all sections of tho Rogui River valley, and the spirit exem plified showed a keener interest on tho part of the growors than In other similar meetings. The purpose of the meeting, which is planned to be an annual feature Is to bring the growers closer to gether, for a discussion of their problems, and Is under the auspices of the local growers' exchange. The main features of tho day's program came this afternoon with an address by Arthur Foster of the Land Settlement department of the Portland chamber of commerce, on tho' subject of "Land Settlement Movement In the Roguo River Val ley," and a talk by Frank T. Sweet, president and manager of the Cali fornia Pear' Grower's ' association, who will explain the pear situation In that state. Hamilton Patton, acted as secre tary of tho meeting this morning, and' Is also chairman of tho general committee. The personnel of the general com-' mittoe Is C. A. HUes, W. C. Gannaway, William Frldegar, Axel Amundsen. Boy Boyle, Bruce Fleming. Carl Tena- wald, R. Manning, D. L. Davidson and R .E. Shinn. The reception committee Is com posed of George B. Dean, W.H. Cran. dall, Alex Amundsen, BoyBoylo, Bruce Fleming. Carl Tengwald. Harrison Janes, E. 11. Pomoroy, Mrs. A. It. Smith, Mrs. R. Manning, Mrs. Oeorge B. Alden, and Mrs. C. A. lilies. The music for tho banquet was fur nished by tho Wilson Walte orches tra. Details of the meeting and full ac counts of the Important speeches will be printed In the Sunday Sun tomor row. GETS FIVE YEARS PORTLAND, Ore., April 4. J. F. Williams Was SfmtnnrAri in fUrn vanr.ii to McNeil Island federal prison by juoge u. j, wolverton today after pleading guilty yesterday to charges of uslnir the mnlla tn ttota,t wn. llama was accused of having obtained money rrom persons who had advertis ed for Information concerning missing mii.vn uy wriung letters represent ing that the nennn amiirhf hn with an accident. Persons In various pans 01 tne country were victimized In this manner, mniti A a n rtiin Attorney tScyirns. Williams had serv ed terms in several prisons, said Klnnrti. IVrilln ( n iif.i.. . ( in jtiu Williams was I declared by officers to havesmuggled out letters to friends .to be mailed at uuivreni points to establish an alibi for himself. INDIAN V. TH fil'IFTV TO MLIWJKH; UKT8 25 YHAKH CORTEX, Colo., Apll 4. Mormon Joe, aged Ute Indian medicine man, pleaded guilty to second degree mur der and was sentenced tlay hy Dis trict Judge Hearcy twenty to twenty-five years In th state peni tentiary for beating to death a Mex ican prisoner., his cell mate In the county JjU hero. 6-Year-Old, Falls 40 Feet to Rock Pile, But Is Not Killed BEND, Ore., April 4. Joe Beaver, 6-year-old son of Troy Beaver, full 40 feet from tho top of the high water tank In tbe railroad yards yesterday and landed face down on rocks. A broken wrist, bruised face and possible internal injuries was the net result of the fall. The lad slipped whllo at the top of the ladder where he hud climbed, and hnlfway down man- aged to catch hold of one of the ladder rungs, where he clung for a bare fraction of a second, ac- cording to eyewitnesses, thon the headlong tall on the rocks con- tlnued. 10 OFFICERS OF LIQUOR VESSEL Famous Quadra Rum Runner Case Ends in Sweeping Vic tory for Dry Forces Higher Ups Convicted Crew Members Are Freed SAN FRANCISCO. April 4. Convic tion and Immediate entencing In fed eral court hue lost night ot ten of 44 defendants in the Quadra rum runner case was regarded by federal prohi bition enforcement officials here as establishing their precedent In fixing guilt on international offenders and exonerating crow members. Office of the Quadra, which wns Belzed off the Golden Ciate last Octo- i ber 12, with llciuor from Vancouver ;B. C, with an estimated value close I to a quarter of a million dollars, were sentenced within ten minutes of the ( rendering of tho verdict to payment of fines and Imprisonment in the federal prison at Leavenworth. Thirty-two members ot the crew were found not guilty of the charge of conspiracy to violate the prohibi tion laws. Federal officials today called atten tion to the charge to the Jury by Judge John H. Partridge, in which he said, "If you find that the crew of this vessol shipped aboard it without knowledge that It was carrying contra band cargo, they should be acquitted. If the captain 1b found to havo knowl edge that liquor was being unloaded from his vessel and delivered on the shoros of the United States, he should be convicted." : Vincent Quartraro, San Francisco agent, and Charles H. Belangor of San Francisco and Vancouver, 13. C., direc tor of Consolidated Exporters, the Canadian corporation which cleared the Quadra from Vancouver for Cent ral American ports, were sentenced to two years each In Leavenworth prison and to payment of fines of $10,000 each. - George Ford, captain of the ship, was sentenced to two years at Leaven worth and to payment of a fine of $1000. First Mate George Harris must serve 13 months at Leavenworth: Second Mate Jay Evelyn must serve ten months In the. San Francisco oounty Jail. . s Chief Englncor J, H. Mnson was sentenced to pay a $500 fine. Four operatdrs of launches which piled out of San Francisco to land liquor from "rum row" were sen tenced to serve eight months each in the San Francisco county Jail. Two others who pleaded Bullty are to be sentenced later. .- . Lumber Mill Is Burned EUOENK, Ore., April 4. Total de struction of the buldlngs and equip ment of the Dutton Lumber company sawmill at Westlake, on the west aide of SUtcoos lake, resulted from a blaze o funknown origin lhat broke out shortly before midnight last night. . Knocked Out by Lightning : LA GRANDE, Ore., April 4. Ben and Lela Htondahl were" knocked un conscious and slightly Injured when a bolt of lightning struck tho barn on the Htondahl ranch two milos from Union last night, according to reports reaching here today. The building was partly wrecked. EX-PASTOR WHO XKXIA, Ohl". April 4. W. V. Oulp,,40. ot Houth Hend, Ind., for mer paBtor of tho MethodUt Epis copal church at Spring Valloy, whoso aonsationat elopement with his 18-year-olrl choir leader created a fu rore In Ohio two years ago has eloped with his nl.ter-ln-law, ac cording to word received, here to day by Probate Judge 8. C. Wright. Culp Is said, to have eloped a week ago for the- second time with ARE SENTENCED PERU ON IS Louise de Plata, Seven Years Old, Chief Witness Against Her Father in Divorce Ac tion Court Refuses Diplo matic Immunity Seattle Girl Involved. ' CHICAGO. April 4. Diplomatic immunity, which previously had saved Dr. Mltrldatea de Plata, Peru vian consul for Chicago, from facing a divorce suit was overruld by Judge Joseph Sabath, who Indicated he would grant a decree to Mrs. Edneo DePlata, teacher of languages. Her attorney presented affidavits to sup port his contention that a state court had Jurisdiction. Mrs. DePlata alleged that the con sul while enroute from Peru mot a Seattle dancer at Colon, Panama and 1 became so enamoured that he re turned with her to New York and were about to announce their engage ment to marry at a dinner party In' New York when the wife says she broke up the affair. Mrs.. DePlata testified her husband had numerous affairs and presented several letters and telegrams. The chief witness was Louise De Plata, seven years old who told of going to New York with her mother. "Wo saw daddy," suid the little girl. "He -was with a lady and had a flower in his coat. Mamma went up to him and he tried to choke her. Six men came In and I cried." - --Upon another occasion, the child said, her father attacked her mother with a butcher knife. MIhh Adela Salter of Seattle, was . tho dancor named by Mrs. DePlata. Dr. DePlata had contended hU wife's evidence could not be used In court against . a - foreign consul ngalnst whom a divorce action could not be. brought within the jurisdiction of the courts. " REACHES WESTERN COAST OF AFRICA BXTHUnST, Oambrla. West Africa, April 4. (By the Associated Press.) The Prince. of Wales has completed the first leg of his tour to Africa and 'South Africa. He arrived here this morning on tho battle cruiser Re pulse. . After , a week's voyage through health giving sunshine the Repulse anchored at 8 o'clock a few- miles off the port .being unable to approach nearer because of the shallow water. Captain Cecil Armltage. governor of Gambia settlement, put off In his own yacht to convey the prince rfnd his party to Bathurst. The yacht left the crluser at 3 o'clock, landing here 1 shortly afterward. j The weather was extremely hot dur ing ino mat two aays 01 me voyage. . ' The Prince of Wales sailed from. Portsmouth, England, on board H. M. S. Repulse on March 28 for his lengthy and protracted visit to Africa and South America. While In Africa the prince will be taken among the Zulu chiefs and will see all the Interesting places of the vast continent. His South American itinerary will Include visits to Uruguay, various parts of Argentina and a probable crossing of the Andes to Santiago. Chile. During the greater part of the Jour ney the Repulse will be the prince's home. Boy Scouts at Pendleton. PENDLETON, Ore., April 4. Ap proximately 400 Boy Scouts from the Blue Mountain council which takes In five counties In Oregon and Washing ton are here for the annual Boy Scout rally In Roundup park. There will be competition between troops in all lines of scout craft. DESERTED WIFE, his Hlnter-ln-lnw, Mrs. TJornthy Pulp, 22. wife of his brother, Clio Culp, 27, of Nappanneo, Ind. William K. Miller, chief probation officer of 8t. Joseph county, Indi ana, has notified Judge Wright.. . Culp Is said to have become enarn-' oured of his sister-in-law when she and her husband visited in 8outh Bend. After the vMt Culp deserted hl wife and ten children, .. .. ACCUSED Y DAUGHTER r A -i