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Newspaper Page TextMEDFORB MM Tr The Weather Prediction Cloudy I'robulilo Bliowcra Maximum yesterday 70.7 Minimum SH.5 Weather Year Auo Mnximmn ...... 85 Minimum ...37 Mlj Twentieth Year. Weekly Fifty-third Yeir. FOURTEEN PAGES TODAY TEDFORD. OREGON, FRfDAY. MAY 1, 1925 NO. 35 T NAMF.D BY WILBUR TO MAKE NAVY PLANS FOR EXPEDITION TO ARCTIC Golden Notes of Singer Whole City can.aimaV seiiooLoini; op 17 MAKKS NHW WOKI.tl'H liK.conn roit hk.m jump IS Sponsors Horded Against Time BUNE AYLOR CALIFORNIA 1 DAY IS 'BY SLUGGED T Applegate Man , Who Turned State's Evidence in Klam- . ath Murder Case, Knocked Down in 'Dog House' Ac cording to Salem Report Another Convict Is Stabbed. ' SALEM, Ore., May 1. It became known here today that in an alterca tion at tho state penitentiary about three weeks ago between two con victs, J. C. Burrls, tt convict sont up from Klamath county, was stabbod In "lifer," from Wasco county who was sent up for murder. Whore' Brown got tho knlto with which he stabbed Burrls has not been ascertained by prison officials and Brown succeeded in. hiding the weap on where it could not be found. Brown at one time, since he was re ceived at the prison, was adjudged Insane and was transferred to the state hospital for the lnsnna but was later taken back to the state peniten tiary. At tho time of the row the men were in the "dog house," a place where tho prisoners congregate when they are not busy. It is understood that Burris was nbout to attack Brown with a chair or a club when Brown wielded the knife on - him. "Burrls is the second Klamuth county prisoner to be tho victim of an uttack. John Taylor, who was sent up for twenty years for his part in tho hold up of a pool room in which a mun was killed, on the day ho was rocoived here was struck ' from behind and knocked down. Ho did not know who kli Wlv n.hnt ha ii.nu hit with llll Pate nor Pete Sullivan, two other nion who were convicted with him for the holdup and murder and both of whom wore given life sentences. It is be lieved tho assallnnt was somo convict who felt a grudge against Taylor be .causo he furnished bvidonce for tho state in the trial that resulted in the conviction of himself, Patto and Sul livan. (John Taylor is well known in Medford and southern Oregon, having been a resident of tho Applegate up to tho time he was convicted of com plicity in the Klamath murder. At the time of his confession it was fre quently stated that the men convicted on his testimony would "get him" if possible. SAN QUENTIN, Cal., May 1 Frank Gomez, a Mexican serving three years from Los Angeles county for burglary was stabbed and beaten, perhaps fatally,- in tho -second -outbreak in two days in the stato prison here, tho first of which resulted In the fatal stab bing of bawrence Mahach. an Indian by Andreas Gomez, another convict, not related to tho victim. s E PORTLAND, Ore., May l.-Clrcult Judge Hewitt, .hearing the quo war ranto action of Dr. Thomas W. Ross, ex-state fish - commissioner, - removed by Governor Pierce, requiring John C. Veatch, appointed as Ross' successor, to answer by what authority he pro fesses to hold the office, adjourned court during the course of arguments in the case this morning out of re spect to Circuit. Judge Stapleton, who died at Seaside. The arguments will be continued after the funeral of Judge Stapleton. v John H. Stevenson, appearing for Veatch, argued yesterday, that the governor acted within his executive prerogative in discharging Ross "for cause," after a hearing as required by the statutes. The governor's action, he said, was final.- CONV "SILK HAT JOHN", 80 YEARS OLD, SHOWS OFF BRIDE HE WON BY POEM HAMPTON, Va., May 1. John F. (Silk Hat John) Hurley, 80. former mayor of Salem. Mass., and his bride, formerly Mrs. Catherine A. Drlscoll, hi. of Hartford, oCnn., today were en joying a honeymoon by visiting the historical spots on the Virginia penin sula. The three-times democratic mayor of Salem smiled as he displayed the poem that won his bride. HJs puh- Lieut. Commander Richard F. Byrd, Jr., has been appointed by Secretary of the Navy .Curtis D. Wilbur to select navy men nd to make arrangements in connection with the expedition to be known as the MacMlllan Arctic Expedit ion. The government is co-operating with Donald MacMlllan in his expedition under the auspices of tho National Geographic Society. PAPA COOLIDGE HAS BAD HEART DOCTORS CLAIM President's Father Suffering From Heart Block, But Re fuses to .Worry Leaves Hospital for Vermont Home Pulse Is Down to 38. BOSTON, ' May 1. A condition known as "heart block," sometimes found with advancing ago, was dis covered by physicians who examined Colonel John C. Coolldge, father of the president, at the Massachusetts Gen eral hospital today. A brief report signed by the examining physicians, Doctors Paul D. White and Arthur U Chute, was issued this afternoon. Earlier in the day it was announced that a full report on the Condition of Colonel Coolldge would not be avail able until the data of the examination had been studied. The signed state ment said: "Colonel Coolldge, examined this morning at Massachusetts General hospital, showed a slow pulse, varying from 38 to B6 per minute, result of dofective circulation in tho heart muscles. This condition is called heart block and is sometimes found with advancing age." . . Colonel Coolldge and his personal physician. Dr. Albert M. Cram of Brldgewater, Vt, loft this afternoon for the Coolldge home at Plymouth, Vt. The colonel, who is 80 years old. made little of the Incident of going to the hospital and said he was feel ing fine. "I'm just going out to look for some thing," he remarked as he left his hotel for the hospital. The Noted Dead PORTLAND. Ore., May 1-Judge George W. Stapleton of the circuit court of Multnomah county, died sud denly today at his summer cottage at Seaside, following an attack of paral ysis. Ho had gone down to the sea shore about a week ago to rest. He had been forced to give up his work on the bench following an attack of paralysis which occurred a year ago in the midst of a trial. He was born In Iowa In 1868 and crossed tho plains with his parents to Idaho In a covered wagon. He was a cowboy In his youth in the Goldendale country. After studying law he be came justice of the peace and later moved to Vancouver, where he was twice elected mayor. In 1898 he moved to Portland. He was a past potentate of Al Kader temple. Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. 1 lished plea, "J Want a, Wife," was janswered by Mrs. Drlscoll, who said she had had newspaper experience and knew when she first read the poem that there must be merit to the man who could write It. J "You're just the man I want," was I her first reply to the ex-mayor's poem, iand after a brief correspondence she I came here for the marriage. BY f Entire State South jai San Francisco Shaken Uk Bui : No" Damage Is Reported People Awakened ; in Early Morning By Tremblor Flood Newspapers ! With Queries. RIVERSIDE, Cal., May 1. Sharp earth shocks were felt hore. about 1:20 a. m. today. Two distinct quakes were noted. Thoy were so voro enough to frighten patients at the county hospital where doors sprang open and slammed shut, and windows rattled furiously. No dam ago was reported, however. ' LOS ANGELES, May 1. Slight earth shocks were felt In Los Ange les at 1:27 a.' m. today. Light sleep, erg aroused by the rattle of windows and dishes lost no time In flooding newspaper offices with telephonic queries, but no damage was reported. SAN FRANCISCO, May 1 A slight earth shock was felt here about 1:2? a. m. today. The tremor was noticed as far east as Needles in San Ber nardino county. Barstow, Redlands, and Ontario all felt the quake, but no damage was reported. . EL CBNTRO, Cel., May 1. A slight earth shock was felt in Im perial valley about 1:30 a. m. today. No damage was reported. - CONSTANTINOPLE, May 1. Vlo. lent earthquake shocks occurred to day near Adana, Turkey, according to reports received hero from that Daily Report oh the Crime Wave I,OS ANGELES, May 1. E. A. Benedict' of Culver City, a suburb, was arrested by deputy sheriffs early to-, day on suspicion, of tho murder of Mrs. Louise Unternahrer, well-to-do Culver City mod 1st e whose battered body was found near her home there last week.'. With Bonedict when he was arrest ed was L. J. Bass. Bass was taken Into custody as a material witness. Benedict showed no surprise, offi cers said, and did not even ask the charge on which he was being arrest ed. Ho was held incommunicado at the county jail. j Investigators who' traced the man's movements Blnce the night, of the murder said that a few hours before the time Mrs. Unternahrer is believed to have been beaten to death Bene dict was -borrowing an automobile with which to drive tto Culver City and complaining that he had no money. . , . . , , The next day, they allege, he paid $140 to rent an apartment and exhib ited a large roll of bills. The auto mobile when he returned it to its owners, contained what deputies in tcrpretcd as evidence of a struggle.. Wall Street Report NEW YORK, May 1. Tho closing was strong. American Can, Mack Truck, American Ice and Columbia (ios and Elctrlc were bid up to 41i points above yesterday's final figures. Revival of speculative activities In the rails featured today's Vising stock market. Motors and public utilities also took a prominent part In-tho ad vance. Total sals approximated 1,250,000 shdros.' ' - Death Toll of the Automobile LOS ANGELES, May 1. Aaron Tessel, 26 years of' age, tiled at the receiving hospital while a son was born to his wife Rosa, who was slightly injured in the crash of an automobile taking the expectant par ents to a hospital here early today. The automobile, driven by Phillip Tessel, cousin, smashed up against a telephone pole when the driver swerved to avoid striking a truck. XEARIiY M0O.000 LOAXRD OllEOX WHKAT FARMERS SALEM, Ore., May 1. With checks issued today- the state boafd of con trol has loaned a total of t3R3.461.19 to farmers for the purpose of buying seed wheat to re-sow their land under the rellf act of the l!t-Ti legislature. This amount represents fill applica tions that have been acted upon. A total of S50rapplications have been received, representing requests for 397,.inH.l0. SHAKEN ARTHOUAKt - - Jin f te$?r Ml The golden voice of Marion Tallcv, Uic 1 7-vcar-old lyric so prano an entire city, Kansas City, Mo., is sponsoring in efforts to gain a place in the company of the great, will not be impaired by too early appearances in public. , On advice of Gatti Casazza, famed director of the Metropolitan Opera, she has refused many flattering offers to continue cultivating her voice abroad. Kansas' City raised $20,000 to educate Marlon. ORtGON WOMAN SEES SON WIN T N. Y. RACE NEW YORK, May. 1. When a lad named Earl Sande ran away from his home in Groton, S. D., several, years ago, to join a rodeo his mother decid ed that horses weren't to be trusted. Thoy had lured her boy out into the world and she hated them for it. But when Earl becamo a famous Jockey, Mrs. Sande, proud of him, forgave him, but she didn't forgive the horses and when Sande urged her to come east to see him ride she al ways said no. Last summer Earl- was seriously Injured in a fall at Saratoga and Mrs. Sande was tempted to remark, "Well, I just knew . It would happen some day." A week or so ago Earl rode Sarazen to victory at Havre de Grace. It was his first public appearance In the saddle since the accident. Mrs. Sande grinned a bit and when her Bon aaln urged her to make a trip east from her prosent home in Salem, Ore., to see how he did it, she accepted, although she was sure she wouldn't liko horse racing. On Wednesday she sat with her daughtcr-ln-law in the stands at the Jamaica track. Fifteen thousand persons had turned out for It was the opening day of the metropolitan sea son and Sande had two mounts. The horse was pocketed and finish ed far back. But that didn't bother Mrs. Sande. She was glad "Our Buddy" didn't stub his toe. Earl was called into the stewards' box and awarded a huge silver loving cup. the gift of his friends. Mrs. Sande was pleased but still she was far' from sure about" this racing busi ness. Then they called the Paumonok the $7500 handicap feature of the opening day card. This time Earl was riding Worthmorc- The crowd roared as the field got away and Mrs. Sande lost sight of Earl until the horses swung into the stretch. "Come on, Sande! Coma on Sande!" the throng urged. She Jumped to her feet. Jiggling and shouting too. Worthmore won. A nose victory. Mrs. Sande sank back In her chair. "Wasn't it wonderful," she trem blingly whispered to her daughter-in-law. And isn't Worthmoro a wonder ful horse." , Roseburg Strawberries Selling at 30c Per Box ROSEBURG, Ore., May 1. Home grown strawberries are selling here today at thirty cents per box and In dications are that there will be an absence of berries on the market within tho next few dnys. Sunshine and warmth experienced during the last few days have brought the berries on rapidly and local stores have car ried a few boxes of Umptjua valley berries during tho Inst week. Today. however, berrl'-n were being peddled from house to houwe arid growers pre dict that by the middle or latter part of next week thiVe will be plenty of berries to supply the local trade as well as for shipment. . ,., - . ,- L.A0Y FUGITIVE GETS AUTORiDE A I POINT OF GUN HOOD RIVER; Ot;e., May 1. Mrs. Helen Balr of . Bend, kidnaped 'at Hood -River -while on her way to the state industrial school at Salem, and a man companion, - forced- Jack Cam eron of Odcll, at tho point of a gun to drive them to Portland this morning, he told officers here.-today. Mrs. Balr and the man appeared at the farm home of J- O. Cameron at about eleven o'clock lost night, yqung Cameron said. .His father was away from home and tho boy finally agreed to drive them to. town. Arrived in town,,;tho boy said, he found himself facing a revolver and heard ordors to drive on to Portland. He failed to notify tho officers until he returnod to Hood Rlvor.- The car In which the couple made the trip from Hood River on Tuosday was found - yesterday afternoon at Odoll. .. American League,. At Boston . , . . R. H. E. New York .. , 6 9 1 Boston ..... 7 12 1 Pcnnock, Hoyt and O'Neill; Qulnn and Picinich. At Washington R. H. E. Philadelphia 4 9 0 Washington 9 11 3 Rommel. Baumgartner, Groves, An dres and Cochrane, Porklns; Zachary, Gregg and Ruol. . -. ... At Chicago R. H. E. St. Louis : 5 13 2 Chicago 9 13 0 . Hush, Gaston, Springer and IJixon, Rego; Thurston, Lyons and Crouse. At Cleveland R. H. K. Detroit 7 14 1 Cleveland 8 12 2 Wells, Karr, Colo, Htoner and Basslcr; Shaute' and Myatt, Sowell. National League. At Philadelphia R. H. K Boston - 4 12 0i Philadelphia v.- 6 11 0 Cooney and Gibson, O'Neill; O'Neal, Betts and ilonllno. At St. Louis R. H. E. Chicago ..... 6 10 1 St. Louis 4 12 1 Blake, Keene and' Hartnett; Malls, Day, Sherdel and Schmidt. Other games postponed, rain. 2 lisnd Off! ncs D-lseont Jiiued. L,A OJtANDE. Ore- May 1. The local federal land office, pioneer of fice of eastern Oregont after being continuously In ; service flinro 1 865, was Hosed at the close of bUHlnons yesierdfiy afternoon as a result of a recent ordr from Hecretary of the Interior Work. The office at Burns. Ore., was closed simultaneously. 1 preparations are being made here to move record to The Dalles. The new record holder is Miss Inncs Evi:lyn Uramh'y who created a mark of 4 tcet 11 Inches at the athletic games held recently by tho Toronto Ladles' Athletic Club. ThU Is half an inch better than the old mark. Miss . Brain ley is a high school glrL S. 0. s. TO FIND SHIP Faint Signal of Distress Is Caught By Liners in Atlan tic. But No Vessel Can Be Found Fear Ship : Has Gone Down. ' NEW YORK, May 1. The faint "SOJ3',! from a ship . in .distress, heard hero last night was roportcd to-Halit-fax by tho Reel Star Zealand, as com ing from latitude' 44,' longltudo 64, remained unexplained today.- - The Zecland, after reaching the spot at 0 a. m. and standing by fn a denHO fog, sent at 11:16 p. m. asfur thei' mcNsago that sho hud picked up tho word "C'lacklas." . It was thought that the ship might be the British steamer Clackmas, which sailed from Newport News on April 26 for Halifax, a wooden craft of 1724 tons net, loaded with coal. The Clackmas is owned by W. N. Mc Donald of Sydnoy and Ottawa and was purchased a few, months ago from the United States shipping board having been built at Portland, Ore., in 1919. The United Fruit steamer San Gil, from Boston to Halifax, was asked by the Canadian department of marine and fisheries, to proceed to the loca tion mentioned In tho SOS but no re port was recoivod from her. Local stations were unablo to ascertain the name of the ehlp or its position and oat 1 ma tod that it must have been sent by a vessel approxi mately half way between the United States and Europe. , ' HALIFAX, N. fl., May l.r Sevoral members of the crew of the schooner Cape d'Or lost their lives last night when the schooner sank off the Nova Scotia coast aftor being rammed by the steamer Clackamas. Estimates placed the loss of life at from four to six men. . ABKUDEEN, Wash.. May 1. Cap tain Sam Anderson, only survivor of the wrecked tug Ryba which capsized on Grays Harbor bar with the loss of three liven, refused today to verify published charges that the Japanese freighter Etna Maru could have saved his crew. Ho said he will make no statement until the United States steamboat inspectors hold their in quiry. Carmen light Is Tamo. PORTLAND, Ore., May 1. -Young Carmen, local lightweight, and Sid Barbarian, of Detroit, fought ton rounds to a draw hero last night in a rather colorless fight, with action only In spots. Al Garclo, Spokane llghtwolght, won a decision over Johnny Tramltas, Portland, In another ten round contest. Young Peter Jackson, Portland, lost to Mickey Roskson, of Boise, In a third ten round mix. PAVTON, Ohio, May 1. The Times museum at South Kensington, Eng land, is to be the eprmanent home of an historic American relic of aviation; the original Wright airplane, Invent ed by Orville and Wilbur Wright and which nvirie its first flight on Decem ber 17. 11HI3. In announcing that the machine would lie mnt arroaH the Atlantic, Orville Wiiclit mild that nev era I Amerlcnn museums had asked for it but that he feared to trust it to the one institution among them which seems to be national In character be cause of what he termed the "mutila SIGNALS HEARD BUT FAIL ORVILLE WRIGHT SENDS ORIGINAL PLANE TO ENGLAND, SUSPICIOUS OF U. S. MUSEUMS QUIET STAY HOME Advertised Revolt Fails to Ma terialize Rain and Police Dampen Ardor of French Radicals Italy Is ' Tranquil Raid On Reds Made in New York City. TAIUS, Mny 1. (By the' Associ ated Presfl) Paris wore its custo mary aspect this May day morning, except- that thero were no taxlcabs on the streets due to the drivers 25 hour abstention from labor. The atmosphore of calm was expected to prevail throughout tho day, for the authorities had taken exceptional precautions, but there was an even more effecllvo deterrent in the shape of rain which had been falling stead ily all last night and which was pre dicted to continue. PermltB were Issued by the au thorities for four big meetings out side of Paris, but no parades will bo tolerated, ether Inside or outsde the city. ' ' NEW YORK. May 1. May day eve was marked by police raids on ten meetings of communists, social ists and alleged anarchists, at which all tho participants were driven into the street. Only two arrests- were made and those were young- men handing out pamphlets of a re putedly Inciting nature to school children. - The most Important raid of the night was at the Manhattan head ojuarters of the workers' party of America; where alt members, includ ing classes .of the -workers V league and . the .trades ..union educational' leaguo, wore driven Into the street. - Desks were broken open and lit erature confiscated. ' ' , William Z. Fostor, leader of tho 1919 steel strike who was at tho Manhattan headquarters of the workers' party when this place was raided, demanded that the raiders show their search warrants - for brettklng into the desks, and their authority for ordering thoso present out Into the street. ' Foster said after the meeting that he would make formal complaint with Police Commissioner. Enrtght. Police today are guarding ail pub lic bulldngs and the homes of all noted men and public offlclalsr.- ROME, May 1. (By the Associ ated Press) May day was reported to be tranquil throughout Italy as a result of mobilization of police and fascist militia In large cities' and thorough precautions by the authori ties everywhere to prevent possible attempts at violence. Raids on - communists headquar ters and arrest of suspects .continued throughout the country. . : ' . , HAVANA, Cuba, May A nearly complete paralyzatlon of business went into effect In Havana-'tfidayfx the only transportation ; avallabjei being the comparatively fow 'Rrjvatf . automobiles. V - V . Street cars, bus and taxlcab drivers and employes remained away r from their posts. .Only one" newspaper, the Havana Post, an English lan guage daily, appoared. f Workers held a meeting and a parade. , ' ; v ' FRANCE FORCED TO AD0PTJLD ALSO : PARIS. May 1 (Bv the Associated PresB.) Finance Minlstor Calllaux told newspaper men tonight that Franco cannot remain Indifferent to the tondenoy of other countries, not ably Britain, to return to a gold basis. Much remains to be done, he satd, before that question can be taken up, but as soon as the situation permits France will be obliged to adopt the same policy, he declared. tion of the Langlcy machine In 1903." Mr. Wright asserted that officials of the Institution had permitted this priceless relic to be taken out of th museum In 1914 and its original ma terials mutilated In connection with a patent litigation. Ho kept possession of the plane for twenty years in hopes of finding a home for it in Americsi he said, but uneasiness over danger from fire, combined with entreaties from friends led him to nenrt the plane to England. The Wright lma china has virtually all of its original parts, Mr, Wright stated.