Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, August 08, 1925, Image 8

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Newspaper Page TextT)FOnT) MATL $ ftrfltTN, MEDF(foP.-"-01?EaOy, SAIURDAY, AUGUST 8, 1923 YOUTH CLAIMS HESHOr FATHER WHILE ASLEEP Son of Slain Minister Gives . Written Confession to Po liceMother Also Shot By Boy Expected to Recover Funeral Is Postponed. ALMHON, lowu. Aug. 8 (A. !.) Churned with kllllm; hl fiithor, It. 1. Vandervoort, u inlniHiei' of I'mkorw burg. lowu, Thui-Kilay nlKl, Warren Vundervoorl, J 7. today is held hern without bond, cliiused with find d Kieo murder. IIIh mother, who, ac cording to the confcKrtion written In his cull, he uIho Kliot, l HeriouMly In jured, and In a local hospital. - Motive, for the crime has not been entirely eHtablinhod by authoiitleH here and at I'arkcrtthurK, where the bhootintf took place. 'J' he inlniHtor'K Bon In his confession, said only that fighting tio blaze, and additional ro Ihore had been numerous dissensions illforcC)cnta ttre ueinK rUBned from In Die family, lln and hit father luivo "always boen wood frlcndH," however. mo comcssion siuicu, anu in niuut ui these moods, the father and sun stood tog-otlior against tho mother. According to the story told In tho uoys written conicssion, nc bought rlflo Wednesday artcrnoon In line with previous pluns he and IiIh futlicr liad made. His confession did not .ay what the rifle was wuntcd for. Taking tho rlflo homo, he took it 'upart and hid the parts in a tent on 'tho lawn, where ho had been sleep- ing. Thursday night about I0:3U he c,,aiy in slashings, but It Is known slipped Into the house, up the stairs. t have destroyed a considerable and when his father, aroused by his quantity of greon timber of the La entrance, came to the bedroom door dee lagging company's holdings last and called out, "Who's thoro," tho night. boy fired. Killing the minister. Mrs. I Yesterday the firo burned a 300 foot Vundorvoor, hearing tho crack of tho trestle on tho Noyos Holland railroad, rlflo, oamo to the bedroom door and Although tho flro started on tho Noyos ,hcr son also fired at her. , Hollnnd holdings. It has now passed He declared in his confession that entirely out of this company's prop "only then did J bocome fully awnka," orty. und that the crime had been commit-1 tod while ho was half ualeop. llo PORTLAND, Ore.. Aug. 8. A How fled from tho house taking tho family fr0 wa, reported this morning In tho ear and drovo towards Rolnbock, tho chain of lakes country In Columbia home .of the Vandarvoorts. Three national forost west of Mount Adams, i miles from that placo ho ran Into a The firo is about a mile long and a ditch near tho homo of friends of the quarter of n mile wide, according to family,'. Ho aroused these pcoplo and the lookout. A train crew of 30 men told thorn an ussnllunt had killed his was on Its way to the flro. parents und forced him to fleo In his Tho Mount Hood forest also report car. Tho family Immediately got In od a now fire near Ilalney lake. Thlr touch with a Parkorsburg physician, ty men wero on It. The Cedar Hwump who upon going to the Vandervoort creek and I'lnhead fires are now un liomo found Mrs. Vandervoort In a dor control. Supervisor T. H. Bhcr pool of blood, barely conscious. Hho rai d telephoned In that tho smoke had gasped, "Warren did It." ' so hlndorud the work of lookouts that Officers woro Immodintely notified eight patrolmen were needed, to hold Warren at Ilolnbock und Tii- I Two forost fires wore burning south day lit) was brmight hero. and southwest of Hulnlcr. Oregon. Ho ut first stuck to his story of an- One of tho fires Is Just back of tho other person killing his father and city's water shed In the sumo district shooting his mother, but on I ho ml vivo where a flro burned somo lima ago. of his friends, "decided to make u It Is reported Ibis morning that this clean breast of things." . ; firo is under control. ' I C. C Scott of the Oregon flro pro- rARKBRHIUUtU, Iowa. Aug. S (A. 'lection association visited the Rock P.) Mrs. II. J. Vanilervoiirl, wife of creo kflre near Vernonla. Klghtcr tho Molliodlsi Kplscupal puslur who hold It In good shape yesterday, he was shot to death Thursday night by wild. , tliclr 17-yeur-old son. Warren, will I probably recover from the two bullet wounds lurilcled on her by the youth, attending physicians durhired curly today. According lu the physicians, Mrs. Vandorvoort was fully cuum'Ioiih mid passed a restful nigh! Tho iiugcdy In which her husband met dealh hits not been discussed with her since yeH terduy inurniiiK. when she told per sons who went to her uld thai her son ' hud shot her. Kunoral services will not be held tor Rov. Mr. Vamlervomi until In structions are roci-lved here from two brothers of the dead pnslor, K. A. Vundervoorl, Sydney, N. v., mid J. II. Vundervoorl, Sydney Center, N. Y. Warren, who signed u confession thul ho wus led to shooting his par ents by their continual ciuui ivllng will not bo allowed to attend the funeral sorvlcoa for his futhcr, according to Butler County Sheriff 11. W. Hum in today. According to the sheriff, Hie young patricide slept .'IJ fully lust night. Siild, she found all $1 bills oxuopt tho Inquiry Into tho sunlty of yining ono 5 note which was on the outside. Vandervoort will bo asked. It was in- 'n her lottor tu Mr. Color, Mrs. St. dlcutod by John llehnke, Parkorsbuig J"h" wroto: attorney appointed by tho court to cannot bultevo that Mr. Browning protect young Vaudervooit's Interests la a lit guardian and now this ills at the preliminary heurlng yesterday. Plating farce of adopting that young Behnko said Vandervoort did not i woman Don't you think there Is some appear entirely rational when going cause for taking her (Dorothy) away over details of iho tragedy with hlsi'rom hlmT" attorney. Dchnke. however, would not I Mr. Color and District Attorney ay whether Insanity would be Van- Newcomh said the Investigation would dervoort's plea when his came iniues not end even after Mary Is Bent home, up for hearing In the Butler section of Her parents have boen rcuuostod to district court In October. RUSSELL SGOH STARTS CHICAGO. Aug. 8. (A. P.) Rus sell Srott was taken to the Chester state hospital for the criminal insane today to begin serving the sentence which saved him from Hie gallows. He was taken from the shadow of the gallows Thursday night when a Jury found him insane. HEAD MAN IKKM'Ilil.K (Continued Prom Pin Onoi point where tho vessel Is to loud lu in- ber. 'MARTIN HIS. Calif., Aug. 8 (A. P.) District Attorney A. B. Tinning of Contra Costa county stated today that he doos not consider tho Identification of the tiody found In the Puclflc Cell ulose plant laboratory as that of (t. W. Burbe as certain. "To the contrary," he Mild, "I am inclined to doubt whether the right, name for the corpse has yet boen j found.' , I PEOPLE FIGHT FOREST FIRES CITY IS SAVED Thompson's Siding i OfggOn,) I HflS NflrrOW ESCPC FrOmi"10 uene lolt und Country club I were plunnltiK thin morning to leuvo i nnctriiMinn VAhrn FnrAQt Ut'MI UUUUII VIILN rui - II NFC bWCCpS ArOUnQ ll r ' Report New Fires. Mt. Hood AKTOIUA; Aug. 8. (A. P. ) Fight ing to save their homes from a forest fire which threatened to wipe out the settlement of Thompson's Hiding In Clatsop county, women and children Joined men in an all night buttle last night and succeeded in turning the Humes back from their homes. This morning the settlement was reported out of danger. The fire had pusscd entirely around the hamlet and was ratting on toward the south. Kir threatened the Xehalein valley farming country near Jewell today. A force of more than 150 men Is the. north. The district flro wurdon at Jewell In throwing? out all avallnblo ,.,... ,n pflllliiui .im fire The ,,,.. wnk. , burnng toward tho Columbia county line la the most KBrloua ,, ,, occurred In north- eaKtcrn Oregon this yeur. It la trav elling at an unusual speed before a hot dry northeasterly wind. Its pro gress lust night was estimated at six miles by officials at the Kerry tlnv l,or t-miiiuinv heiulriimrterii nt Kerrv ore Thus far the fire has burned prln- Tlltl;l Or I.II K AM) IlltH IIOMK (Continued rrom Pave One) S. tho second Cinderella adopted by Mr. drowning, has boon III at a mini- nier camp at Crystal Inko, Vermont. She was adopted six years ago. "Tlinro Is no nlaeo for a llllli) girl like Dorothy In a honia with a Mapper Cindornllu," Mrs. HI. John said. "And wo don't wont any nionoy, either. "Ha dyed the clothes that waru on tile child's back when h tnok lior from tno." sho sold. "That's . what hn did, and then you got all ': this talk nlKiut the hundreds and hundreds of drosses he's bought for lior." Roll of $1 Bills. Shn further told Investigators from Mr. I'olor's offlco that Mr. Drowning handed her a roll of bills when he took Dorothy. When she rtnnovotl the rubber band from the roll later, she aniiear for iiuostlnulng todav. Conelil- Islvo evldenco has been found, Mr. Color said, that she was 21 years old, I not Hi, as she claimed whon adopted, 'or 17 as she admitted ynstorday. Cor tain rocotnniondtttlons had buon made to Mr. Browning, the commissioner said, bill ho declined to statu whether they included Riving up Mary. Moral Squad Gathers Up Female Statues On Portland Corners PORTLAND. Aug. 8 (A. P.) Plaster of parts women who have hern standing on boxes un slrcot cor ners since the Ric festival with tholr hands raised In supplication for some soup and water or some new paint or something, last night wero gathered up ai placed In tho basement of the auditorium. , They became so bedraggled and dirty that Mayor Baker Owned orders to Csptain U A. Harms of the morals squad to pick them al up. They may be repainted and not up again for the Odd Kellows' eiffvonllon In Sentetn. ber. It was said al the city hall. Cook with gat. SB EUGENE GOLFERS Ti tiUOKNK, Auk 8. OolfeiH from ' for Afford, where the Intcr-clly mutch, postponed laHt Kundya, will bo pmyeu lumorrow. it enough women from Kutcone make the trip, the worn- en of Med fort will also be mot, it la ' ford tale today and uA mutchcu will bo played tomorrow. . i Those who Mil make the trip for lOugeno Include, E. O. Immcl, (Jcorgo AJcGlll, Kay ODonncH, Dr. J. M. Alll- ler. Dr. W. II. Dale, Wilson Coffey, H. C Simmons, Trice Kpeer, Bert Prea- cott, Roy Rowling, Morris Starbucks Al Stien and A. A. Rogers. Nutloiial At Chicago R. H. K. Philadelphia 2 H 1 Chicago : 0 3 1 Couch und Wilson: Bush, Kecno and Hartnctt. At Pittsburg, 1st game R. H. K. Brooklyn .. 8 12 1 Pittsburg 12 13 2 Ooschger and Hargrcaves: Vdc, tiheehan, Morrison and Uooch. - At St. Louis R. H. E. 4 2 G 12 i Malls and Boston St. Louis Cooncy and Gibson; O'Karroll. At Cincinnati R. H. New York .3 Cincinnati : 8 11 Greenfield and Hartley; Rlxoy and Hargraves. At Pittsburgh. Second game H, H. E. Brooklyn 4 9 (I Pittsburgh 6 13 0 Osborne. Hubbell. Brown and Tay lor; Alrldgo, AdaniB and Smith. American At Philadelphia R. H. E. Cleveland ! 10 2 Philadelphia 10 13 1 Kurr, Cole, Spocco und Myutt; Gruy, Harrlss and Cochrane. At New York. First gumo Detroit Now York ... ' Whllehlll and Basslor; quia und Bengough. It. II. E. 9 12 0 3 0 0 Jones, Mur- At Boston. : Klrst gumti Chicago Boston Kabor, Cvongros. Hchalk; Ehmke and I R. H. E. 3 7 2 4 11 2 Connolly und 'Icnlch. Second gamo It. H. E. Chicago 0 0 0 Boslon 3 K 3 Robertson. Cnnnully. and Crousc: Wlngflcld und Blschoff. At Washington R. H. E. St. Louis 0 7,0 Washington 5 11 1 Guston, Van Glider, Wlngurd' und Dlxou; Zuclmry and Sevcrcid. Al New York Detroit i . . New York II II 0 7 1 Shawkey Holloway und und Seining. Wuodull: StniHlliiK of the Clubs. CHICAGO. Aug. 8. (A. P.) Of ficial standing of baseball leagcs. Including games of August 7: American. Team W, Philadelphia , ., till Washington oft Chicago D2 L. 3fi 37 62 63 S8 67 74 39 44 46 PC. .863 .37 . .600 .490 .48 .441 .228 I .80$ .589 .645 --496 .478 .469. .441. Detroit f. I 49 45 , . . . . i . . . 29 .National,. . 00 68 r5 48 49 Cleveland New York Boston , . . Pittsbiirg .' New York (Mucin nuti Brooklyn St. Louis 49 64 62 67 63 Philadelphia 40 Chicago 45 Boston 42 .404 Yralenlay'N lU-nlts At Portland 2: Vernon 4. At Seattle 7: Oakland 4. At Kan KrauclKoo 6: Sacramento At Los Angoles 3; Salt Luke . Ex-Ceddy Wine Title. . GARDEN CITY, N. Y., Aug:. 8. (A. P.) Hay McAulllfo. who for ton vnara earrlod bags for others, today gained hla first national golf championship whon ho defeated William P. Sorrli k of New York, 8 and S In the finals of tne national public links tournament, played at the Salisbury Country club course. FRUIT RATE HEARING ' PORTLAND, AUG. J3TH BAH;:!!. Ore.. Aug. 8. Fruit and vegetable growers and chambers of (.ommerce of Western Oregon are to day being indvlscd bythe public ser vice commission of s hearing to bo held In Portland August 13 before en examiner of the Interstate commerce commission relative to the suspension of the proposed Increase In frtA end ejketnbte rales to California. A pre. llmlnary meeting of Western Oregon , ' " ' ' " ' V 1 1 1 1 V I . I'll W held August 11 for the purpose of preparing data It used In the hearing. BASEBALL SCORES S.P. IS CHARGED WITH BRIBING KLAMATH FIRMS 8ALKM. Auir. 8. That the ituulhcrii Oregon lumber mills, which ho saya aro the Hinall operators, huvo been clubbed Into protesting uKalnat exten. lon of the Oregon Trunk railway in Deachutca and Klamath countlen, and auujecica to a spi t of bribery, wbh tno dnelnrutiun here todity of Charles Eh- eiicln of Klamath Kalln. who formerly iwaa momincntiy connected with the 1 In coiiHldoration of their protent j against the Oregon Trunk movement, Hberleln said ihe Koulhern Pacific ban abolished ftwitchlng charges which It always heretofore has refused, to do although it worked a hardship on the small operators, and has also granted , tno so-called Truckec. or trnnsmoun tain rate, which it has refused In past years to do. Another club used." said Mr. Kber ieln, "la this. - These operators use Southern Pacific Engines in tho woods. .Should tho mills have refused to enter the protest tho Southern Pacific would withdraw these engines on the grounds that they woro needed on the main lino." ; Ubeiicin predicted that tho Oregon' Trunk will bo accorded a certificate of public convenience and necessity by the Interstate commerce commission, and that tho hearing will reveal many things relatlvo to how tho Southern Pacific company has kept the Klam ath county on "cold storage" for years and forced into California great vol umes of commerce that should go to Portland. .'Portland may be asleep to tho situ ation, but the people of Klamath county aro not." .said Mr. Kberlcln. "and If It becomes necessary there Is ono big trump card they can play in order to make shipments possible at E. reasonable rates. That is the water 1 .grade route down the Klamath river 0 with ports available at Crescent City or Eureka." . " Htocklobenies. ' Fine and clean; 52.00' por gallon. Leave your order at Economy Groco terla. ' - '. 119 T-O-NI-G-H-T Richard if ' u Men and Women " A IMug, throbbing? cntss-MX'tlon uf life, .-From- the celebrated UcIhhco stage success. Cast In cludes I 'In ire Adams. Hubert Ciklesoit and liuru Flneli. - T-0-M-O.R-R.O-W Flirtatious! . J Audacious! Vivacious! Pola Negri IN HER FIRST ' COMEDY ROLE "The Charmer" kpgj s V I t ' RIALTOi FOR MAYOR, N.X NEW YORK, Aug. 8. (A. P.) With a democratic mayoralty fight lu the primaries assured the republicans are casting about for a strong candidate and are hoping to draft Frank D. Waterman,' fountain pea manufacturer as head of a "citizens" ticket. Mr. Waterman recently said he would "not" become a candidate for the offlco. but after a meeting of the republican city committee yesterday, it became known that the manufac turer's name headed tho. tentative "citizens" slate. - Mayor Hylan, opening his campaign for a third term, attacked Tammany hall and reiterated his pledge to abide by the results of the primayr. "You know," he said, "if I am beaten in the primaries I am through, I am fighting the cause of the - people against those in my own party who want to get control or the city govern ment and Increase the car fare." he aid. . . . 1 ' " KLAN FARADS: HUGE AFFAIR. (Continued from page one.) were under orders to clear Pennsyl A Mutual Building & Loan Association Money invested here is lent only on real estate with first mortgage security, giving the investor the advan . tage o absolute safety and high dividends. , Shares of $100.00 each draw 7 or 8 per cent dividends, payable in January and July. Under the mutual plan, all members share alike. DIRECTORS SERVE WITHOUT COMPENSATION Jackson County Building & Loan Ass'n SO North Central Avenue Medford, Oregon 1 ? C. M. KIDD, Pres. O. C. BOGGS, Sec. Atty. T. , . .... , The sealed chassis with triple sealed engine Tripled Sealed! The air is cleaned, the oil is cleaned, the gas is cleaned. Every point of entry for the dirt and dust which causes engine wear is closed Sealed! No other, car, regardless of price, even approaches the protection for working parts found in Buick's Famous Sealed . Chassis with the Triple Sealed En- gine. And this is only one of many 1926 improvements. See the Better Buick 'today in the showroom of ' any Buick dealer. BUICK MOTOR COMPANY. PUNT. MICH. . 0Msss f Gwil ttmn dXmm 123 So. Riverside vun la avcnia) of all traffic 30 min utes before the scheduled start of the parado at 3 p. m. White robed women and children, (umlllcs of the visiting klansnlen, will match strides with their men In the parado, a flank of policemen keeping step. No masks will bo worn by the pa raders. " ' " I "Keep your eyes on the person in front of you," wore final in structions Issued to the marchers by klan officials today In co operating with police precau tions against uny chance of dis order. Leaders among the large negro element in Washington ' have given assurance to Police inspector Grant that members' of the race have boen caution- ' cd against lotting any rcsponsl-; bllity for possible disorders rost ' upon ihem und pastors havo added a word of caution in their sermons. The police force, strate gically assigned to watch tho day's activities oxpocts no dis- orders, but It is prepared to squelch the first sign of it. Breaking of ranks aftor tho pa rade which, if the predicted num ber of marchers materialize will con tinue well into tho night, the visitors will gather In tho Sylvan theatre in the Mall to hear addresses by klan leaders. Amplifiers have ' boen erected., to throw the. ;volces over a wide vanse of grounds surrounding the 8. (A. P.) Haste, Sande up, won the Washington monument. . Saratoga special sweepstakes of 1500 ,. Negro Dand Refuses. each, with plate of 81000 added for Klan officials, have been "unsuc- 2.yearolds, at six furlongs today, cessful In their efforts to obtain the Pompey finished second In front of service of a negro band to swell the Flight of Timo. The time was 1:12 2-5. chorus of tholr own bands in thej . parade. I Onolc with gas. ' .'. - ' it MEDFORD AUTO CO. Buick Dealer As the parade hour approaches Thomas La vaunt, who was arrested but later roleased ' yesterday after distributing , handbills assailing the Klah announced that he Would make a last minute attempt to atop the parade by seeking a court Injunc tion against it. The visitors; will wind Up their program tomorrow night with the burning of a fiery cross. An 80 foot tree with-a cross piece thirty feet long, oil-soaked for the occasion, will provide the spectacle. - MAZAMA LEADER IN PORTLAND, Aug. 8 (A. P.) Ji t. Scott, leader of the Muzama outing to Mount Jcfforson, who was Injured in a 300-foot fall on the peak, Is in Sellwood hospital today after being brought .out of the Jefferson Parky, country, over mountain trails,; on stretcher. His condition was reported this morning as better than had been DAiKucu, i iiQiuiuiiD uuuevea mat no bones had been broken, but the Ex-ray was to be used to determine. - - Earl $ande Wins Again. SARATOGA SPRINGS. N. Y ' An. Phone 73 l Uil