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0 o o o O O oo GG o o , . , Th We&the Prediction Gviwruly Fair Maximum yesterduy 76.8 Minimum today 41 Mebfomb Majdl Tribune 0 Weather Year A.ge Maximum ...74 Minimum .....38 O o Dally Twentieth Yetr. WefMr Fifty-third Var. MEDFORD. OREGON, SATURDAY. MAY 2, 192") NO. 36 o $10,000,000 FOR OREGON THIS YEAR Senator Stanfield, On Arrival in Portland From Washing-, ton, Declares This State! Will Get Large Sum From Uncle Sam in 1925 Cam paign for Re-election Starts PORTLAND, Ore, May 2. United States Senator Robert N. Stanfield, who arrived here today from. Wash ington, Raid that Oregon will receive almost $10,000,000 for use in the present -ear an a result of appro priations made by congress at the last session. Among these he listed:! Federal aid, highways, $2,359,336. Forest roads and trails, $1,587,953. Reclamation $2,621,000. Rivers and harbors, $1,400,000. Improvements at Crater Lake $30, 700. Roads at Crater Lako $183,000. "In addition," he said, "congress authorized the construction of reela-; .mation projects in Oregon totalling' $22,000,000 and also authorized the expenditure of $180,000 on Tillamook bay, $74,000 for dredging the shoals In the Siuslaw river and an annual maintenance . of $20,000 for this stream. "Congress also authorized the sur vey and a report on the following projects: Yaquina bay and en trance; Port Or ford . harbor, Skipa non channel. Coos, bay;- Columbia river above and below Kalama with view to providing ship channel to wharves at Kalama and Lower Wil lamette and Columbia river from Tongue Point base ut Astoria to tho mouth of the river, tho cost of these surveys to be paid out of a general fund provided for Hueh, purpose. . "-f "OutHtanding-.Hndr. shining abovo all other things accomplished is tho now veterans' hospital to be. con-1 struct ed at Portland, at a cost of approximately $1,350,000. "These material, results are due to tho united efforts of the Oregon dele gation In congress, coupled with - tho fact that the delegation is in com plete accord with tho president and the administration.., , "1 nm very g:aa to get back to Oregon. 1 expect to remain in Port land most of the time . until Sep tember when a special committoo which 1 have named, as chairman of the committee on public lands and surveys, will hold hearings in seve ral of the western public land states. , "These hearings will probably con tinue until congress convenes in De cern her. "I hope to visit most parts of tho state during the summer, that I may confer with the people in -the va rious localities with reference to the improvement and development of our rivers and harbors, highways, national parks, Oregon caves, federal buildings desired and needed in sev eral of the cities, and other things in which our people are vitally In- lereoieu. Italians Rejoice Over Birth of Son To Princess Yolanda TURIN, Italy, May 2. (By the' Associated Press.) Unrestrained joy pervaded the villa Calvi to- day over the birth of a robust Bon to Princess Yolanda, eldest daughter of King Victor Em- manuel and Queen Helena and wife of Count Calvl dl Berlogo. " I.lnrlelil Brats Columbia. PORTLAND, Ore, Mny 1. Lin field college track men captured their meet from Columbia university on the latter's field this morning. 63 H to 38 4. . Llnfield took five firsts, Columbia captured four and another event was a dead heat. E, HALTIMORE. Md.. May 2. A delicatessen wife," in the opinion of Mrs. John D. Sherman, president of the General Federation of W-mpn's clubs, is cause for divorce. Speaking before the Maryland Fed eration of Woman's clubs. Mrs. Sher man said she had no patt0 e with women who enjoy themselves away from home and rush hack nthe last mlMite before the husband arrives to buy dinner at a delicatessen store. I Magnus Johnson Wins Libel Suit Against Magazine Publisher MINNEAPOLIS, May 2. A. N. Jacobs, publisher of a lnngazine in Minneapolis, today was found guilty on a charge of criminal libel in connection with the print- Ing of a story charging former Senator Magnus Johnson , with 'h disorderly conduct. The jury, however, recom- mended to Judge Frank M. Nye that leniency be shown in sent- ence. A stay of sentence for ton days was granted. GIVEN MEDALS, CARNEGiL FUND Girls Take Place in Roll of Honor for Heroism in 1924 --15 Awards in All Over $18,000 Paid Out By Com mission. PITTSHURO, Pa., May 2. (By the Associated Press.) Fifteen horolc deeds brought recognition from the Carnegie hero fund commission at its spring meeting! hero late yesterday. The commission awarded bronze medals to the heroes, three of whom lost their lives; granted pensions ag gregating $2880 annually, gave $10,000 for educational purposes and $4500 for other worthy purposes. Five young women were recognized as heroines. The heroes who went to their deaths while seeking to aid others were: Louis Joseph Pickens, Rochester, N. ., drowned when lie i attempted to rescue a boy from Lake Ontario, July 17, 1924. The widow roceived a bronze medal and $75 a month with $5 addi tional for a son. R. Carlyle Stephens. Washington, D. C. was drowned Jnn 29. 1924, when, he tried to rescue two girls from the Occoquan river at Occopuan, Va. A bronze medal with $70 a month and $5 for each of two children was awarded the widow. Andrew C. Rowe, Parkersburg, W.I Va., was drowned when he attempted to rescue a man at Vienna, W. Va., July 21, 1924. His Widow received a bronze medal nnd $75 a month with $5 additional for a son. Tho five young women who received bronze medals were: Helen E. Macon. 21, of Johns Hop kins hospital, Baltimore, Md., attempt ed to rescue a girl -from drowning at Venango, Pa., July 21, 1924. Ruth Lysle Justice, 18. of Pittsburg, Pa., went to tho aid of Miss Macon and the girl she sought to aid. She repcued both of them. Esther R. Beard, 20, of Parkersburg, W. Va., saved a girl from drowning at Oxford, Ohio. November 3, 1921. Ellzaueth S. Wise, 16, of Baltimore. Md., saved a boy from drowning at Chester, Md., August 10, 1923. Ednnj Mae Good, 16, of Bradford, Pa., saved two young women from drowning at Salamanca, N. Y., August 2, 1923. Tho other heroes who received bronze medals were: Robert J. Royal of Uniontown. Pa., a negro miner, rescued a timber worker from a cave-in in a mine at Lamberton, Pa., July 12, 1923. W. J. Bryan Bognrt of Klrwln, Kas., rescued a fellow student from drown ing at Kirwln. June 19, 1923. Homer it. Martz of Pittsburg, Pa., railroad fireman, saved an aged woman from being killed by a train at Cumberland. Md., June 1, 1924. William V. Cagle of Baltimore. Md.. n noern. saved a giVB worker from being sutrocatea in a mannoie ut Baltimore. January, 4, 1925. James E. Ruble of ParkerBburg, W. Va . uttemnted to save a man rrom drowning at Vienna, W. Va., July 21, 1924. Lewis Spence Green, 9, of Morgan. Pa., a school boy, saved a small gin from heine killed bv an automobile at Unrcnn. December 5. 1923. . Ellsha F. Scott of Columbus, Ohio. saved a man from drowning at cne shire, Ohio, June 24, 1924. CAUSE FOR WOMAN'S CLUB HEAD divorces have increas ed from one in every 30 marrlnges 25 years ago. to. one in every live marriages now." Mrs. Sherman said. tr. Sherman said the blame for the conduct of modern youth should rest on the pirents and mentioned more honesty -,d fundamental reu-, inn as ner i-sMiti. In the hfme. Mte eniphnized he "demoralizing effect on children of dally witnessing the violation of the law. especially the f.iead act. by their parents." GVn MG WlWN J lUUilU NUIflLIf SOVIETS PAID F Former Custodian of Sofia Cathedral Where 169 Peo ple Were Killed, Testifies He Was Bribed By Com munists Hoped to Escape to Russia When Plot Failed BERLIN. May 2. Dispatches from Stifiu say that at the court martlul trial today of persons accused of be ing responsible for tho recent bomb ing outrages. Peter Zadgorskt. for merly custodian of the Svctl Krai cathedral, confessed that he had been bribed by communists to co-operate in placing the bombs that killed 160 persons in that cathedral. Zodgorskt testified, the dlspntches said, that communists had four -thou sand armed men In Sofia ready to at tempt establishment of a revolution ary government before the cnthedral explosion. II snid he had hoped to escape to Russia ufter the plot failed. Sofia dispatches give a revised list f the defendants In which the names differ considerably from those pre viously used. In addition to Znd-goi-ski the new list names as tho prin cipal defendants Marco Frlcdmann, a lnwyer; Colonel Koof and two men named Kamboulof and Doskulof. SOFIA, Muy 2. (By Associated Press.) Traces of the communist conspiracy in Bulgaria have led to the Tcheropllch monastery, 38 miles from Sofia where tho authorities claim secret meetingH were held. The attorney general has ordered the arrest of the impllcatetd monks. ' - NatJonal At New York. R. H. B. Brooklyn -. 6 11 8 New York .-. 7 14 0 Batteries:. Vance, Grimes and Do- berry: Nehf, Scott and Snyder. At Pittsburg. R. H. E. Cincinnati- 3 5 1 Pittsburg 18 15 2 Batteries: Donohue, Benton, Ble- miller, Kbeehan and Wlngo, Douglass; Meadows and Smith. At Philadelphia. . R. II. E. Boston 4 12 0 Philadelphia 16 2 Batteries: tlonewloh and ONell; Ring and Honllne. Second gamo: R. H. E. Boston a 10 4 Philadelphia 12 16 4 Batteries: Ryan. Kninp nnd o Nell; Cousineau; Carlson and ilson. American At Boston. R- H. E. New York 4 Boston 5 ' 1 8 and Plc- Ratterles: Jones, Hhawkey O'Noil, Schang; Wingfleld and Inlch. At Chicago. R. H. E. St. Louis 14 2 Chicngo 4 3 1 Batteries: Danfrth, Van Glider ana Sovcreid; Fabcr and Schalk. At Washington. - R. II. E. Philadelphia 1 Washington . 2 1 Batteries: Harris and Cochrane; Covelcskie, Marberry and Ruel. At Cleveland. R. H. E. Detroit 7 10 2 Cleveland 8 10 b Batteries: Collins, Stone and Vood- all; Smith, Speoce and Myatt. Casualties of the Air Service BOSTON. Mny 2 Lieutenant Alex ander V. MacAulay. Massachusetts National Guard whose airplane crash- National Guard, whose airplane crash- when taking off for army and nacy day maneuvers, died this afternoon at the Kast Boston relief station. Lieutenant MacAulay, who was pilot of a National Guard plane with Pri vate Angus D. MacPhee as mechan ician, was caught In the wreckage of the machine when it struck the har bor mud flats. Physicians said his skull, jaw, leg, arm and other bones were fractured. Maci'hee escapea with minor Injuries. Vamlcrbllt Yacht Scorrhed, MARSEILLES. France, Mny 2. u., ha AMcinteri Press) Fire I broke out todny In the yacht Atlantic owned by General Cornelius Vander- bllt of New York and caused con siderable damaceo necessitating sev ,eral weeks' rpealrs. I (The' Atlantic has a distinguished record as a racing yacht and tluring the war was refitted and used as a sub chaser by the . United States navy). .. , 1 Scores of Titled Mamas Seek Her as Rich Daughter-In-Law . At least one royal mamma, Queen Marie of Roumanians seek ing the Countess of Senfield, richest unmarried heiress in all Bri tain, as a daughter-in-law, nnd scores of mothers of lesser rank have entries in the race for her hand. She is !. She inherited two vast estates from her father, the late Earl of Senfield, and an additional $30,000,000 will come to her from the estate of Mrs. J. H TownsAid of New Zealand. HILL LINES TO BE EXTENDED 10 Northern Pacific Directors Join With Great Northern and Officially Order Invasion of Southern Oregon Connect With West Pacific. PORTLAND, Ore., May 2. Official action was taken yeHterday In New York by the directors of the Northern Pacific Railway company toward ex tending the Oregon Trunk railway from Bend to Klftmnth Palls and on to a connection with the Western Pacific in northern California according to advices received by the Northern Pa cific, tho Oregon Trunk and the Spo kane. Portland and Seatllo railway here late yesterday. Already the Great Northern railway, through Ralph liudd, president, has declared Its Intention of Invading the Klamath Falls region. Both the nothern lines own the Spokano, Port land nnd Hoattlc system, one of whiso subsldaries Ih tho Oregon Trunk, reaching from the Columbia river to Bend. 150 miles. News of the decision of the North ern Pacific to join with its ally, tho Great Northern In invading the Klam ath Falls, region, was received through a telegram late yesterday from Presi dent Charles Connelly to A. D. Charl ton, general pasaenger ugent. The essage from New York was to the effect that the directors by unanimous vote had authoriozd the Oregon Trunk to make application to the lnter-state commerce commiwslson for a certifi cate of public convenience nnd neces sity to permit construction of tho now line. The Northern , Pacific directors also ordered that Immediate definite location . f the line, be made, the message added. ' Connect at Crescent.. The .locations have been mnde for the southerly extension of the ore - gon Trunk from Bend. One Is to connect with the Southern Pacific's Eugene-Klnmath Falls cut-off nt Crescent, which would trnverso tho westerly border of the great pine timber tracts In that region, the other line would bo through the enst - crly limits of this timber. It Is snld that tho latter route Is favored by the Northern Pnclflc-Oreat Northern executives. Tho distance from Bend to Klamath Fnlls is 147 miles by ono location nnd lt0 via another sur veyed route, but if the northern lines are permitted to connect with !h utl...rn Pacific', cut-off at Crescent and Jointly use th, cut-off Into Klamath Falls, the distance to build would be reduced to 85 miles. This question, raised by the Union n ... . ,i ,.r . l . . , sl.-ffe commerce commission. To Cost SB 500 one Tho or.nn trunk extension from tten.i in R'i.nath Falls will reuulro an outlay of approximately .r,l)0.- 000 and require IS months to coin- . (Continued on Page Eight) KLAMATH FALLS . i L NAILS REPORT OF SITE CHANGE Th0 'oow"K vic statement wa issued bv the Medford school board today: Those opposed to any Improve- . ment that costs them a few cents taxes are trying to kill the bond Is sue for tho high school nest Tues day, tho 6th of Mny by stating that as soon as tho bonds are authorized by tho people, the school board will withdraw tho site election, Ovor the signatures of all members of tho board, please tako notice that the sito election Ioko.1 notices, which have been .posted for several daya, Will not be withdrawn, regardless of how tho bond election goes. Election no tices call for a vote on two sites, the P. & K. nnd tho North Holly street or footbnll field with adjoining property as suggested by the experts employed by the City Planning com mission. School Bonrd of Dint. No. 4H, By I. D. I'HIPPH, 11. I). MILLS, E. E. WILSON, N. 11. KIIANKMN, A. H. MILLER. Dated Mny gon. 1925. Medford, Ore- Daily Report on the Crime Wave OAKLAND, Cnl Mny 2. Philip Medlnn. 33 of Fresno, was Hlahbed to death hero today In a ipinrrel with Consuelo Rohlcs, also of Fresno, be lieved to bo a former fiancee. The police said that after the stabbing the girl hoarded n atngo with Slockton as her destination The police ut that city' have boon asked to look for her. A few days ago Medina was mar ried to another girl, and the couple 'eame here on their honeymoon. Tho RoMea girl followed them from Fresno. When Medlnn stepped from his apartment to the street today Miss Robles confronted him. A violent quarrel followed. Medina's wife, who is nineteen, told the police that sho 'had witnessed tho stabbing affray rrom a winnow. Mcfiina was stabbed through the heart. SEATTLE, May 2. Alter a desper ate battle with a negro burglar, Mrs. Gertrude White, wife of the manager of a railroad contracting firm hero. was beaten Into unconsciousness and "er lingers ann wrists stripped ot Jewels valued at $10,000. while her uaugnter-in-mw. mrs. naroin wnue, n from the house to seek aid. The robber, who escaped, was described as about 33 vpsrn old I Tha a-nmnn vrhn .Innn In tl,n I - ... I house, had Just finished dinner on the lower floor and were going upstairs when they noticed the negro on the second floor. He motioned for the women to come toward him and as the elder Mrs. White stepped forward, Jovorpowored her and fled, t SCHOO BOH Accuse Pola Negri Trying to Bring in 16 Bottles of Wind NEW YORK. Mny 2. Pola Negri, Polish motion picturo act- ress, has bee:i asked to appear before the collector of the port here Monday to answer ullega- tions that she attempted to smuggle 16 bottles of liquor Into 4 this country when ho arrived lost night on the Bteanishlp lloreugurla, It was learned today. T Morocco Tribesmen Start Drive On Fez With Large Forces Many French De tachments Surrounded Reinforcements Rushed. FKZ, Morocco. May 2. (By the Associated Press.) Moroccan tribes men operating; under the orders of Abd-ICl-Krlm, the rebel lendor, are attacking tho French zonn over a front of 60 miles. At some points they have surrounded French posts whore small detachments are defending themselves in blockhouses. The French military authorities here are of the opinion that tho rebel leader has a vast project in mind with Fez as the principal oWectlve. The direction of the attacks thus far made by the tribes In their offensive indi cates a plan for a converging move ment upon this city. - . There is no serious apprehension for the Isolated posts, which are pro vided with machine guns and three Inch pieces. , ' With this equipment It Is felt the garrisons should be able to keep the tribesmen at a distance. The French forces In the zone of activity number about 12,000 men, divided Into two columns each, com manded by a colonel. Reinforcements now on the way will bring the total to 20,000. RABAT, Morocco, May 2. I3y the Associated Press.) An official com munique says the Rlffians have ad vanced east of Tlssaf and are organ izing a defensive front at other points. The situation on the northern front Is unchanged and the French forces have taken measures to check the tribes men, the announcement said. B.F. FORM SALEM, Oro., Mny 2. A largo numbor of telegrams wero roceived at tho office of Govornor Plerco today urging him to appoint B. F. Mulkey, Portland attorney, as a successor to tho late Judge George W. Ktaplcton of the circuit court In Multnomah county. It Is said that Mulkey has not sought the appointment but that his friends are urging the governor to appoint him and urging Mr. Mulkey to accept. . The argument Is made that he has wide experience as an attorneq. Including experience as dis trict attorney while living In Jackson county. Newton McCoy, former public com missioner: Roscoo W. Hurst, W. T. Hlntor and several others, are being urged upon the govornor. MnCoyand Hurst are democrats and Mulkey Is a republican. In urging tho appoint ment of Mulkey his friends argue that tho appointment should not bo a partisan one.' ' (B. F. Mulkey was formerly district attorney In Jackson county and Is well known throughout southern Ore gon.) 0. A. C. COItVALLlS. Ore.. Mny 2- Dust- I Ing an orchard by airplane was suc jccBsfully demonstrated hero yester day when machines under the direc tion of Lieutenant Oakley O. Kelly, executive ortlcer or llie azisi uiwei vatlnn snitadron. treated approxl- , niately 60 acres of tho 120 acre apple orchard operated t.y u. w . Johnson, manager of tho Oregon Apple company, near Monroe. A mixture of nrsennle of lead and sulphur was distributed ovor the FRENCH ARM ATTACKED ON A MILE FRON nninii THREE SHIPS : -4TH HITS ROCKS North Atlantic Takes Heavy Toll of Property and Lives 25 Men On Steamer Azov Near Death Seas Too High for Rescue Schooner Turns Turtle. HALIFAX, May 2. The north At lantic, heavily mantled with fog and lashed by a driving easterly wind and rain, has taken toll of five lives, two steamers and one three maated echoonor since Thursday afternoon. The crew of one of the steamerB at Inst reportB still was In imminent dangor. The Nova Scotia schooner Cape d'Or went down Thursday night three minuteB after being rammed by the steamer Clackamas off Sambro light ship. Mrs. Margaret Ixione Wllkle, wife of the captain, and four of the crew, Including the captain's brother, were drowned. Captain Wllkle and two othar men were rescued. , Two stearaors, tho Azov, ashore on the southern Cape Breton coast, and the Moldegaard, a Norwegian boat, ashore off Pennant Point, were ex pected to be total losses. According to last reports, last night, both boats were boing pounded to pieces by the high sens. The 25 men aboard the Azov managed to reach shore In their boats, but tho crew of the Moldegaard was unable to do this, and Boas were running too high to permit the domin ion government steamer Stanley, Btandlng by, to approach. Hopob were held out that rescue might be effected today. I Captain Ralph McKenzte of the fishing BChoonor Archie F. McKenzle, reported late last night that about 'eight miles -south of tho Liverpool automatic buoy he had sighted what he believed to be a Bchooner of about ' 300 tons bottom up and drifting shore ward. This, however, Is believed to be the wreckage of the Cape d'Or, as no other vessels have been reported in distress. Th Moldegaard was sighted by the Stanley early today off Shutln iB'and, 1 eaBt of the entrance of Halifax harbor. A wireless message to the department of marine fisheries stated that a life boat from the government steamer was rescuing the crew of the Nor- . weglan boat. ; . ' The Noted Dead NEW YORK, May 2. Word was re ceived here of the death In Rome this morning of the most Rev. Louis Thels sllng, master general of the domlnlcan order, and head of the order through out the world. A cablegram announc ing his death was received hero by the Very Rev. Raymond Meagher, provin cial of the Dominicans In the eastern part of the United States. NEW YORK, May 2. Constructive forces were nt work In today's brief nessnlon of tho stock market, buying 'orders being distributed over a broad list With trading showing a marked ex nanslon In volume. American Can touched 1 8 1 H for a gain of 6 14 points. International Shoe soared ten points, United States Cast Iron Pipe five and Associated Drygoods, American Ex press. Oeneral Electric, Kresge, Bald win, Chicago and Northwestern and Federal Light and Traction were among the many Issues to sell two to four points above yesterday's final figures. ' ..' Tho closing was strong. Total sales approximated. 760,000 shares. ' Yalo Wins Boot Race. - PHILADELPHIA. May 2. Yale won 1 the triangular varsity race on the Schuylkill river today by two lengths. . Pennsylvania' was second and Columbia third. The, winner's time Was 7:35 for the course. 200 feet less than H4 miles. . Pennsyl-'' vnntn's time was 7:42. IS SUCCESSFULLY ,F trees for the purpose of elimination of scab and coddling moth from tha orchard. 1 W. J. Chamberlain, assistant pro fessor of entomology at Dregon Agri cultural college who conceived the Idea of using the airplanes for the "dusting" experiments, stated that the results obtained would be worth thousands of dollars to tho agricul tural Interests of southwestern Idaho since It proved Ihnt the nlfnlfa wee vil also could he successfully com batted In this manner. n Wall Street Report