Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, August 03, 1925, Image 8

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Newspaper Page TextOVER GOVERNOR Milton Miller Attacks Sta'c Supt. Churchill When Lat :.,ter Blames Governor Pierce :, for Tangle Over Purchase of s Oregon School Books. BAMOM.' Auk. M Finding Itself In a (rtato uf uncertainty today hh to Ita powers lo mcut tit UiIh time nnd adopt text b(Mil8 the Hiute text honk roni mi union put the rnlileni before Attorney (Jcneral Vun Winltlo . uml adjourned until iifu-rnutm. The vommitjxlon voted, on motUm of A. C. Hampton, of AHtorla, to throw the mutter of adopting two third of the text uooktt UHud In Oregon open to adoption liy open competition on AuruhI 20. Whether this procedure Ih IpkuI Ih the mat ter Omt the uttorney Ren em) Ih to decide before. .,tho end of the day Btute BuporinlenUent ,j. a. Chur chill and Milton A. Miller, who hud been elected clmlrtnun of the toni jiiIhbIou, chiHhcd durtiiw the mut'ting. Miller Intlnmtcd thtit Churchill had ' acted fllctfully hi preparing it Ktate cotirae of Hliidy Avlth no conlructH oxlutlng wllli puhllMhei-H. Chunlilll replied thul beta u no of the cuvernor'H veto of a bill empowering the hoard of education to enter Into contractu there wan no authurily vented In unyono to enter Into contracts at HiIh time, thereforn ho could not bo charged with pronei'dlng Illegally Mlller.mild then,, that he perhupn ehpuldirthuvo'-uhpU "the word " legally,1' but declared that ChurchllfH ih-oecdui'e hud ueen Jrrogulur. TIiIh Churchill denied. f Churclillli holds -that the cummls- filpn lias no lesul authority to meet ou August iO, while the coiiiiuIkhIoii apparently a unanliiioiiH In the op In Iujl (hat, the cmerKcncy kIvch the t-vmujitmiou that uuthorlty. i - 'v.- V8AT-KM. Aim. J. 1'rlor tu n lnwt lilff 'of the Htutu' text book vuniuilH uluii bvo today. It mm apparent that frtxitll this utily tllllltr the cuininlwiloii uoUld Ip -wflvo I lie tcxtljuuk prolj K'lii ' In ' Oroifoit wuh to allow -Hi" "uimtloimin'it ugraniu'iu" C'iiIoiimI Into between p'tuto - Muiiurliiiuiidviit J. A. Vliurehill mid the text book piilillnli- em to tuka tho phieo of conlriiuto. T Tho rcusons for t li In arc Covvrnor lMsi'ee'M veto or a hill iiiikhuiI nv Hh 'tS'ilMegiHlutuie umpowerliii; the state ' board qf ctlmullou to mitor lino cun traetn at tlio bent poaHlble iiiIioh, the fact; ,tliat tins text hook eoiiiiiiliulon hiw iiiu .uuthuiily nuclei' ho law to uiako uoiitiacla, and Iho linpumillilily at Iho .present dale to adopt new books and bo able to (let them for the eumlnfr school year. Under tho law tho eontraets muni bo nindo by tho siulo board of edu cation, wliltli In compuned of the governor, the neerotary of Mate and me muio aunooi auperiiitendenl. The "Bcntloinen'ii aKreement" be tween Mr, . Cliuiehlll ami tho pnh 1lliord Id the pnjinlKo of the puhllHh brfl whoHO limiltH i in i ..... uchooli! that they will furnish the iiookn at aa low a fimire an tla-y re sold n any oilier nlate, or nl Whleli they would have ameed by eontraet luid eonlruilo heen naido. ' 'Govornor IMcite took the poidtlnn that by "bIuimIIhk pat" Die male hii ' perlnendent would have been able 'to got tho Iiookn at prleea eontalned In tho old cuntnielH Mini lluif li,,.;. tho bill pimHod by (he legialaiure to nccomo a law would liavo been a surrender to (he hook Iruat." " Tho meuiheiK of iho text hook eoiiiinlwdon are Milton A. .Miller, of i-ortlandl lleorKO Hub, nuporlnten dent of the Saleill aehoolM; It. II. 'Turner, superintendent uf the IJallaa Hchoola, A. C. Hampton, auperhlten dont of the Aalorla ai hoola, and Mia. 'Murjorlo Ueluill Newbury of Med foril. il'lie. flro department niiKwored n auinuiPila al il:3o thla foreimnn on West Main street lo exllnmilxh a Kiifd' truck ; whli'h had taunlit fire fruui A Kaaollne tank exploalon. Kev orol,, gnlloiiM of eheiulialK were used before the hlaxe wan put under con trol, but the truck, which hclmiux t tho county, was a total hum. Luckily nu ono was injured when Iho explu ,on uceuiri'd, A grans fire, caused rimii tho sparks of Iho flro, was also quickly extinguished. Last night I he department was summoned to Welch street to extin guish a mini 11 grass tire which did no damage, and on Kaiunlay night at 11:15 was called lu M5 Mouth fentral whero a closet flro was imltkly ex tinguished. Tho damage was esti mated Mt 1.0, most of the less being burnt clutjies. . cn.iua:i wnii Minium. i IContlnusd From Pg Onsl Mr. Kchwarls yesterduy lo proceed Svllh'lha funeral of I lie body which she Insists is her husband's. ' ."Von call announce Hint HchwarU IK named for murder," the San lan clscti lixaiiilncr quotes Tinning as saying. rills body is positively not Bcliwarln. have asked tho sheriff to broadcast a retiuest lo sheriffs ana cnie.s of ioiic to find Hchwnrti ' i. ' - " Cook with iu. tf tiliSnl UP , Frrf I Th Pholo trace Bryan's ca- J i . Tl I I I "rf At top: At his gradua- k fllj y l l t I " I I "on trom rollese; with Harrow &L JiiBl J tJ KT at vlt'on trial In Day ton. ff v i Middle: As colonel in Spanish- fiJ 14 5 iT"-" ful"' American War, as secretary of JL' If III i ii r i d SiS state; at time of first presiden- rSfsa,. ' J J, i '! campaign. Below: Making wtSSlT M : VS 1 lst Srett speech in Dayton; fcSjtt'j&rfgi 'lia" ' -nd as candidate in 1U08 (right). -. . PRESIDENT STARTS THIRD YEAR IN ' (SWAM I SCOTT, Mhhh., Auk- 3. p.), fahin Coolldwe Htarttd In today on bin third year as pTealdunt, HeomliiKly Hntlnfled with IiIh udmlnlH ttallon'H record, and quietly perfect ing, plaim for It'Klhlatlon and execu tive action during tlm remainder of IiIh term, I Two yi-aiH ago JumI lieforo dawn, on Annual K.. 1 'j:t. In 'IiIh falhcr'H inodeHl hoiiir at Plymouth, Vermont Mr. CnulfdKc look the oath uh ptCHltlciit a few hnurrt after the death! of Warren rt. llanlltiK. LoobltiK bacU over IiIh white houne tucumbemy, prcKldciit Coollde, hl! friemlH miy, fee In Hatlnflnl with the turn of eventH, the election remillH hiHt November IncreiiKliifi his confi dence that IiIh pullclcR were pieullnK with approval. Apparently Mr. Cool Id tie Im not dl t urbed over any of tho major Ihhucs which remain in be Nettled. Hope ful that anthracite opera torn and mtiici-8 eventually will aured on a new wae male he has determined not to interfere with iuotlatloii8. lie also believort that an agreement amtrift t!ie powers Ih hear on the vexing ChlneHo prohlein. that pron peVtH are hi'lght for favorable tien atu action ou the world court pro poHal nnd that tho way Is being cleared for enactment of n Manufac tory tax reduction bill. Today tho president turned hl at tention to polltU-H, the visit to the Hummer white house or John l. Adanm of Iowa, former chairman of the republican national committee, affording hi in an opportunity to obtain Information tin to conditions and proHpcetH, ' particularly hi the northwcMt. PLEADS SELF-DEFENSE' I.AKKI'OltT. Cullf.. Aug. 3 (A. V.I Mr. Anna Howe shot and killed Iter liUHliand, W'ltllnm II. Howe ut Hie l''ralik Kwaru ranch near here Sun day. Testimony at the Inquest given by the woman wuh that Hint had shot in nclf dereuse. Officers Hinted' the -da In mini hud a death grip on h prun lnRkuHe when bin body was viewed. Mrs. Hour mild the iiarre that ended In the kIh.vIiik wuh due lo "his Jeal ousy without cause," She Is dotntucd nut no cIuukc has yet been plueetl ItglllllHt her. New Miimiger of IVIrgrani I'oltTI.ANO. Auk. 3 (A. P.) J. R Wheelei .pnwident nnd I,. It. Win rter. vice prcMldent of lhiTebgriim Pub HshliiK eonipany, annouuceil today Dis appointment of W. S. Jour um ire n era I m ana ger of the TeleKnim. Mr. Jones wild today he had already purchuHed a home in Porttaiid, Only few ,biyn left HpeeUl electric ra'f u offer; net yours nuwl lit MCTTOnD MATT, ITtmtTXR Bryan's career Told it Pictures Pigof theEarly jj. DEMPSEY SPURNS i lonccr mv-M r-i i it- I'KNIJI.KTON. Ore., Aug. I A. P.) Another of the little baud of Civil war veteran-s In (hiiatllla county Iuih answered the final reveille. I lira in M. Lac, XL,-who wrved with the SOth UllnoiH InranLry t hrouglioot the war died yesterday at his home In Milieu. ; following an Illness of months. Jx-o was born In Illinois in I .S I I aiwl Mioi-L-ly after the end of the war in I RJ 7 Journeyed west In a covered wagon caravan to OiegoA. Arttving In iliiH statu ho lotfk up a hoinesteiLd on Dry creek neiu Milton and llvctt in and neaiv Milton until the tlnio of his, death. 1 j s CIUCACO. Aug. 3 (A. P.) Kadio cuKtlng Ih thet human voice from the MncMlltaif Av-tic navy expedition ha proved ho HUcecHMful that mcmboiy v! the oxplorntluu party expect re broad casting to thousands uf home rueeiv erH will be poKilde wl'.hlll a fw weekn. Thut w.ls I be win lenient (lf l(cu li'iiaut Commn inter I-:. K. McDonald. Jr., lu a radio communication from l-jtah, ( recti land, announcing that their radio casting of nuisic and volire on HuturOny night hail been reported heard by amateur radio operaiorH'lu London. lOnKbiud and lu Crand Korks, North Dakota. Mention Burton as Resignation of Mellon Is Talked Si Washington Is ilisctuslnir ru- l mort Hint Andrrw .Mellon will resign as secretary of I lie treas ury. Kcp. Theodore K.Hiirtoti nf Oliici (above'), ii Mng men tionctl as lii luobablcucccssor. I kMMWlWM MEDPOttT). OREfiQX, MONDAY, ATOUST il. 192.' uKttS; WILL HliHI t a m rr m iiiii at iini'.ni iijui.u will-1 : I.OS ANGHLliS, Aiib. 3(A. P. Jtiuk Doinpsey sat- clown harjj today on Floyd l''ltznlniinns' .proposals ..for linnioclinto ulKlllliK of pupors lor a bout hctwoen tho champion nnd Harry Circb, next September, when ho announced that tho ono fiKht he wanted was with ' Harry Wilis and that ho would do tmthliiK in any nllior direction until Im hears from the New York commis sion cm the Wills' mutter. "I inn willliiK tu ubhlu liy (lie dic tates of tho 'New York ho.xliiK com mission and whatever-' decision It makes will ho mv plassuro." Dcniiisny said. Ito nmiouncocl that ho lias ro fused a number of proposals for other bouts and is "only -concerned with the Wills affair nnd may not fight any body hut Wills." ' NKW YORK, Ant,'. 3. (A. IM The lempsey-WIIlR Issuo Is slated to come lieforo tho New Ynrlt state athletic commission tomorrow . at 41s regular rfieetlnK. but James '.Farley, ehslrniun. woultl Kive no hint today of what steps wciild bo taken.' . ' ' Tho commission )Kst polled uctlon two woeks imn when Uemimoy failed to imiko Bood a proml m to niipcar but Hiithorl.cd Tex Itii-kilril to act for him In nrranuInK a bout .with Wills In 1!I2. This was done as a 'result of Rickard's liledue to have Deihpsov. appear to miiriow. hut since tho champion will not uppunr, further delay is believed likely. ... Uickai d, however, - Riitlonnced lie would Kii before tho ilHK solons itKitln in an effort to iron out difficulties and aiirec on n definite pronriuii for Ucmp sey'8 inopcised battle with Wills. 4 Killed ,15 Hurt When Mob Storms Italian City Hall komi:. amr. 3 tA i rur inr- miH wvvv kittnl tuid 15 Injured lu a ftp lit toiltiy itt Suti (ttuvanul In Kiure, m thv I'ttivhu i1 uf ( 'ntluhi'lii, Mnuthrrn Itiily, wlii'ii a ttttili itt'nmmlltiK t Ito uh- itt Inn nf mmnniuiil tnxuM nnd tho rii.s infKnl nf M lily hum! teal employes nut nitttvi-M f Hit' lut'P, Hiurmetl the city hull. i ; The pnlii " wrrt hircpil U fhr ami nmw wci c i UHtM'il from t'ononsji, 25 mtli'M lo ilu' wt'Ht. t milmv nrlpi Bomb Explodes in Brooklyn Declared Result Labor War NKW YOltK. Aiitr. 3 (A. P.) Kx nloNlun uf a houib curly Itnlny In tho rHtlliulo of n ftur-rvry hullilliiK In Mmltxnn !trr. Brooklyn. jmrtly rtTft'kffl tlu hntttttiiR anil drove S3 ununtR fiii thrlr honiffl. Police be luve the expUmtun ny have nXjUed from labor troubles ,, !v BOYS HERE ON HIKE TO FRANCE IJlVorno Snulres, 32, and C'lirist opher Graham, in, are two young men who sro attempting to win a waiter by traveling from Now York City to I'arls, France, chained together hy handcuffs, with but J3.00 they received at the nation's metropolis May II, the; oay oi inoir ueparturo, lo cover ex penses. . When they arrived In Medford yos- torday afternoon they had covered over 4.riOO miles, with but 4G0 rollB of walking, wore enroute to San Fran cisco, where thev expetrt to board n boat bound for Shnnehni. Hhlnfl from which place they exuect to touch I Aiistrslla. India. Asia Minor. Egypt and then France and Paris. If thev arrive in Paris by January 1, 1027, they will receive a three year art course given by the lionux Arts Inat uto at tho Sorhonne of that city. 'I he two young men sav they have aspirations to be portrait painters, and they had long wished to attend the French school, hut due to flnan clal conditions were unable to. As it Happened, they belonged tO'"U club known as the All Fools club, whose members are made up of t'msn who are interested In art and literature. Ono day the hoys talked to the presi dent about throe youths from Dunns. Indli. who were going about the world on bicycles, and It came about that the president suggested that If' thev "'oiild leave the city afoot with but J2.5Q apiece, and promise not to beg. steal, or write home for funds nnd srrlvo at Paris within the specified time, they would he rewarded with the three yenr course.- : With a 22-Inch chain between hand cuffs they cannot open, as the keys have been sent to Paris, the boys are continually in each other's company. Their shirts ' have ; beon so prepared that thev can be taken off without the handcuffs being in the Way: a cities- tlon. which the boys state, has : often been asked of them as many wonder If they ever take their shirts off. The two young men carry cards with them, portraits of .themselves, which . they sell lo help defray ex penses. , ... Orcb Is Disappointed. ' KANSAS CITY. Aug. 3: Harry (Ircb. middleweight champion boxer, expressed disappointment . here today when ho learned that-Jack Donipsey would not immediately sign for -a bout with him. He' expressed de termination!; howover. to plitaljitlie match ' if' It' wore possible. . . ?. Called "Mostly Active Woman in Germany" Frau Katharlna von Oheimb - is called "the most tctive wom an in Germany." Although she was not re-elected a member of the Reichstag, which she enter ed in 1919, the is the most pow erful woman in politics in Ger many today owing to her beauty, coney and influential friend. 1 J TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOQOOOOO FRUITGROWERS To nil employers who are about to hire additional help in their orchards or upon farms: Have, you protected your property against liability from acci deiits to employcH, with an . - Employer's Liability & VVorkmen's Compensation Insurance Policy !v:r5; This insurance office-writes sll such- policies to cover up to $30,000.00 liability -resulting from an accident to otic employee and $120,000.00 liability from att accident to two or more employees. Our premium charge is the same as many companies charge for only $5000 and $10,000 protection. -The higher limits" are necessary .lor complete protection, uur policies well known American company. NO IMMEDIATE Phone No. 40l for Details and Immediate Protection EARL .S. TUMY General Insurance Office , v Liberty Building xxffocoocoooooooooooooooooocooooooooore S. P. BAGGAGE MAN PROVES TO BE U. S PARCEL P. ROBBER BAN FltANC'IHCO. Aug. 3. Tho unexpluincd , disappearance ovor a innnlh. nf Illlt'C'O I iiost and IUI IUU VI ., ., . . other mall matter tho value ot. which is believed to run Into sevorai thousands of dollars wus oeno.vu nuii nili,ii'iilcH hero to be solved with the urrcst today of John Van Trleht, CO, baggaeeinan employ ed by the Southern Pacific com pany at lis docks in Oukland. Posloffieo inspectors who have been working on tho caso for six months reported witnessing Van Trleht extract packages from parcels post consignments as they were being transferred from dock to terry mm dropping the parcels Into a small boat tied to the wharf. Whether LEAVING TONIGHTI i; GLORIA SWANSON Gownsl :: Daxzllng Beauty! :: Heart-Piercing Drama! "HER LOVE STORY" .Adapted From Mary Roberts Rinehart't 8tory j RIALTO STARTS TOMORROW! . MARION DAVIE S In Her Greatest. Success Better than "When Knighthood Was in Flower," better than "Little Old .New York,", better than the greatest previous work of this charming xreen star, NO ADVANCE IN PRICES Matinees 25c -Evenings 35o KIDDIES A DIME ANY TIME Special Camping Equipment Here is your opportunity to get need ed items at a very low price. 1 , Wood camp stoves, heavy canvas' cans 39c Suremeal two-burner Gasoline Stoves $6.45 Sheet Metal Stoves, with ovens . . .. . .$2.50 . . -; ''-t V Always Anxious to Please ' ( Army & Outing Stores : 32 So. Central Ave., Opposite Hunt'i Oraterian & R. S. Stewart, Manager Phone Van Ti l' lit as asslsstj ' by a con federate wus not stotod. . , ', - . , Tho California Oregon Power com pany bnscball teutu was defeuted yes terduy aftcrnoou at the Holly street i grounds by tno uwen-uroson stunner company oy a bcoib u. m o. mo urtiQ renlAte With ' thrills, anil arguments with the umpire, who was ably asslsteu ty tne presence oi jess Willard, former heavyweight cham pion of the world, who has been vlslt- r .. r r .i . ipg IU SOUllieiu orcsua iwf iue past week.' Errors, were niado promlscu. ously by both teams, and neither played iho good brand of ball they usually do.. It Is said that loose- field ing lost the gamo for the powor boys. Next Sunday the "lighthouse" men will play Eagle Point at tho latter place. Onek with as Adapted from Charles Major's Novel. Your Satisfaction Is Our Success 913-L are all written in a large CASH KEOUIRED 7