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Wwkly Fifiy-iUib w
Today
What DicLthe Horses Do?
In Canada They Mean it
CrsMrtl, H, the S-4
Thin Great Century
(Cpyrtt, 1927, by NeW Yrk
KveBiqB jotbi, inc.,
Tin race trneks of Maryland i
decide t hat Hurry Kim-lair, who ,
rnces horses, is not pure
enouiih. He is barred. I
Those that have studied in- j
tellectual faees that gather on i
the various race tracks, pur-
ficularly in the betting rinpr,
I will agree that if a man isn't i
pure enough for that crowd .
there must be something sei-i
ous the matter with Him.
The greatest American rnc-j reuu-y of tiic unaffiliated indepen
... , , np I dent niotiun picture exhibitors of
nit; association, in the state ol .,..,.,,.,. he UM.d his ollk.e t0
Ym-1.'. Iijiq not. barred Mr. :
Sim-lniv. nerhan.s because " to i
' x ' 1 , ;
the pure alL things arc pure
, 0.11 at ti:..
. ItAoiincfi nftni- 1 1 . Mr. Sill- 1
flair's horses didn't get any of
the oil bonds.
liepublican senators that re
ply to disgraceful facts by try
ill to smirch tfomoerats are
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llUL lllHUl-MM C. 1 Hi:, Oliwu.vt
:.! r.P 4lmS, lthn (Yiveea imrl I
'"MUI" . " !
brike takers. A man convicted i
lof chicken stealing does not
t P I
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3 that someone else stole chick- '
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l;lH'i! n is case ui: tijui iu
lens.
It seems hard .to eliminate
the conviction in some of our
, J' 'best minds" that the shortest
Jvjroad to what you 'want is the
I? road of bribery.
A Hiram .Tohnson of California
Ifsays that in connection With
'proposed public works, C'olo
rao river, etc., there is bbing
f" -raised a slush fund that would
l?riakc all others . look like
'cbieken feed."
More details will be intcrest-
A Hoc MaeDoimld, a younir
American girl, convicted of
I. , liclping her husband murder a
KStaxi driver for his money, was
jo have been handed in Can-
ada. Parlly because of appeals
;and protests from the United
States, perhaps, the authorities
have commuted her punishment
to life imprisonment
33 f-f-
This country also hangs worn-
I en, and our protests to Canada
ire nueer.
i! Canada sets us a Rood ex
sample in one thing. There, as
in England, justice is justice,
jand not a joke. . .
When thev sentence a mur-
ttferer 1o ,1'fc imprisoment, it
'MKAN'S life imprisonment, not
f ;a few years in jail and a chance
r -to po murdering again.
The submarine S-4 is raised.
fi'The pathctif remaining bodies
Wnf the brave officers and men
jare found "showing signs of a
ted is
perate struggle for life.".
l$Md "tborc is an earnest and j
?f careful search for any diary j
i . i . J .f. I.
'i lint miirnr nvn ni'i'n 1 i i I
the men."
Xo diary will be found prob
ably. Men in action don't say
much or write much. TWO men
. . ,
Will fight to the death With llOt
i Mttrrl wnnlien nnlr fln occa -
. ' jwns found not guilty. i stormy years. Andrew W. Mellon.
slOlial growl. The Jury deliberated eight hours secretary othe treasury today ob-
U Cromwell, one of the greatest before bringing in Its verdict. tserved his ,4th birthday.
.fighters the world ever knew, made 1 April 2 whs set for sentence. j Knt ring the Harding cabinet at
. llritain his own, dominated Europe,! Lewis and Kramer who have, the age of fi7. the Pittsburgh mil-
' il his written words were so few been acting ns their own attorneys-, Honnii e banker and businessman
I von ennlrf nut them nil on n few i throughout the nine weks which soon found himself the butt of
' sheets of paper. Milton, his pri-
; vate secretary, on the other hand,
1ouren out words abundantly and
beautifully. Milton was not in ae
ration. Cromwell jyas.
i- ri 4 i. i. ..t
i i r ii fMiini', w uu luuiten mini-
fii mobile tires. Is busy in Ohio. His
' (on, Harvey Firestone, Jr., is on
f the Firestnnp rubber plantation In -
3 Africa. Father Firpstonn from now
for wllil communicate every day
f Uith bis son Firestone In Africa by
t "''it.
km ; T ;
tvuuuuutu va wuur,
HAYS OFF
BMP
FOR WWt
Farmer G. 0. P. Chairman
Called Abroad on Impor
ant Movie Business De
nies Working for Hoover
Got Secret Contribution
From Lasker in 1920 for
$25,000.
i NKW YORK, -Mniv 2i.(F) Will
: H. Mnyw. heml of the motion pic-Uui-e
theiuer nnd producers' a-sso-,
ciution, tculjiy dented charges matlo
I yewtei'iliiy ly K. J. Hemhusch, ec-
sni-eml Droininantia for Herbert i
Uo.1'clj.... i
Jie inline ui'iiiui juni uuiuic ,
sailing fur lciiBiami. lie, also ex-j
pressed his willingness, if neces- j
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sary to answer the questions of un
InvestlKittiim committee pertain
ing to the charges.
Mr. liays is golnfr to 1-aris on
"an urgent visit," he said. He will
confer wiih French government
officials concerning the future in
terests of the American motion
picture industry which is laced by
la drastic government decree
against American films.
WAKIIIN-riTOV. Mm-. ?4. (41 A
$25.0110 contribution to the repub-
P''y ideniiai
campaign, which had not been
listen, was round touay
. - - . .
senate Teapot Uome comm Uee to (
ave been glen 11, Amen 11. 1,11s-,
! kei of Chicago, w ho becamo
chairman of the Hhlpping board In
j afliii- Warren (.. Harding be-
enme president.
Inkr piod-jt'pd n chock, dated
in October 1 ill'0, in tile ciimpaiKn
in which Will II. Hays, iho mau
aer for Harding huu aid contri
butiunH were huld to a maximum
of $100(1.
Lasker made n contribution of
$1000 in September, litO. He aid
the additional $26,000 was paid In
cash to the late Kred V. Upham, 1
treasurer of the republican nation- j
al committee. i
"Why did you make It In cash?"
Senator Walsh or -Molilalia asKeo
I-asker.
"Hecause Mr. Upham asked for
It that way," be replied. "I thought
nothing of It as most politicians
like to get contributions In cash."
"Oh, that's the general practice
around Chicago?"
1 ueneve so, i,.isKer repiieu.
Tile witness explained tliat Up
nam prooan.y nanieu lo my.u.J-j
ute the money around amons the
Htates.'- He explu ned th t he wa
Bi-eatly interested in the J!J0 cam -
palgn because of bis intense oppo-
Isition to the League of Nations.
The records turned over by Up
ham to his suceesHor, William V.
Hodges, credits Lasker with n con
tribution of f r.aoo during 1921,
and 19i3.
"I ninde no such contribution,"
I.nsker told Walsh.
"The evidence shows that dur
ing the late 193 there was a drive
f o r f u nds for the re p u b 1 1 ca n na
tional committee," Walsh said.
"Were you approached ?"
"Not that I can recall."
"Was there any reason why you
should be overlooked?"
"Yes, I -had given enough."
".Mr. Sinclair gave $200,000,"
Walsh observed.
"There was no consideration
whatever connected with the con
tributions I gave," Jasker said i
with a show of heat. j
"Would you say there was any
consideration connected with Mr. j
Sinclair's contribution ?"
"No, I know nothing about it." I
F0UNDGU1LTY
LOS ANGKM-IH, Mar. 24. P)
fi. Lewis, Atascadero promoter.
on trial for using the mails to dc
fraud, was found guilty on all j
fourteen counts as charged by jury t
in federal court here today.
Lewis' co-defendants. Major '
t Henry L, Kramer, enend mt-
,ager, was lounu guilty on iwo ai'jh-ihij id ejireiieni neuiin anrifironi ine reri innerni nonie, in
jrountK ,Ki nut Klliliy on tweiven determined as ever to stick to j Rev. K. P. Laurence of the
!j,nrt William Alliens, chief auditor, ! the post he has held for seven i Presbyterian church, officiating
j the trial has consumed, filed notice
'of appeal. '
me tnree nerenoanpt were nc-
cuced nf obtaining nenrlv Si 1 .300.-
n(MI in connection with u at-ir. nt
personal loans in al estate devel-
opments and oil projects.
, va: Stl
VanWinkle to Run
SALKM. Ore., Mar. 2. lP) I.
I H.
VanWinkle, for the last eight
yars-attorney general of Oregon,
today made formal announcement
that he wHl he a candidate f re
f,eCl'on- hat hlwo,,w o Jllare
j uas peen kuuwh lor orae umo.
SUMMER PASTOR
, a -j
i .
Rolf Liuni, ZU-ycar-old preacner who aeuverea several sermuim
before Present and Mrs Coolidge during their vacation in the
Black Hills last summer, is shown here as he called on the president
at the White House. Lium was visiting Washington with the Carla.
ton college debating team.
FIRE SHOTS AT
LOCAL CULPRIT
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ESCAPE HALTED
Qa VVellS PUrSUeS BlQ John
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. n ii i t(i
Oscar in Portland After
Latter ESCaPeS From
r
Taxi En Route to Court
House.
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PORTLAND, Ore.. March 24. :
W Big John Oscar, 43, of the
Klamath country, took a whirl at
sightseeing here last night. The
event started and was brought to
a conclusion to the I'l'iimnnnl-
! merit of
series of Well-timed
revolver shots. Cal Wells, dep-
u(v vnlted States marshal, of
Me(iford st0pped off the train
: last niKht wlth DM1. ln his ous.
tody Oscar Is charged with
j hreajtlng into the post office at
I Knirlo Point.
They Jumped Into a taxlcab and
:,li-,,v in, hufni'n lUn cmii'i limine.
th- stopi(C(li Jtil? Jolm k.;iped.
, H(J HC1,imblp1 Hroim(1 the Porner,
an.
' i,inM,u -nv ho
crashed into the armfi of thre
passersby who were attracted by
thn li i. ,.n r t o n f Wp 1 1 ' I O-
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in accompaniment to
.sand hounds.
night air
Oscar's leaps
Osc nr, apparently
posed in jail today.
docile, re-
Oscar was held in the county jail
here from January 11 and was con
sidered os a desperate character if
given any advantage. He was ar
rested at Cilendale, Ore., at 2 a.
on the morning of the day he
was placed in jail as a suspect for
the Kagle Point postoffice robbery
over two months n;o and Is to he
given a trial in the federal court
in Portland along with Jas. O'Neil,
who is alleged to have been Oscar's
partner.
When he was held here, Oscar
I made no friends with other prison
ers In the jail, with the exception
I of two, Robert White and Donald
! Jackson, who were convicted last
j month for the robbery and holdup
I of the Diamond caje here last
J mojith. He was a very nervous
I man and paced the jail floor almost
j incessantly during the daylight j
hours.
MELLON OBSERVES!
74TH BIRTHDAY
i
'
ASHINOTON, M;r. 2 1. fP)
repeated attacks from ilemf.crats
jand republc;0 irregulars In con -
ik""'
' Today after weathering
barraif'-u over his nolicifH nn tftvn.!
t'n, prohibition enforcement, pnl-
junm nuiiuK, bi ueoi peiiiemenis,
1 relief, the shy and retlr -
line cabinet officer was fitting
tight in his nlafnlv fornix hod nf.
; fice close to the White Houne.
, waiting for the outcome of theimtuslon for another year wan com -
; move by Senator Couzens of Mich- pieied today with senate approval
; Igan. another millionaire vepubll-, rf the house conference report on
j-an. to r!;re the nent on retQl.the measure. It now goes to the
ai xuvoring .Mellon reaignatlon.
MEDFORD. OREGON, SATURDAY. MARCH L'4,
VISITS COOLIDGE
n1K5 1
As a Watch Dog
Rin-T in-Tin Is a
Crnr1 Coonf'sel by alnell''. wl11 conduct the
JOOU Oteeper ( examination of Kail. Iteiiri'senta-
1 lives of the government's special
, , c r, , X
I, L S, Lai.,
m:vi:iii,v
H 1
Itln-Tln-TIn ranks with tho l
best, but as a watchdog, np-
patently he is nothing but a
sound sleeper. .
.j, Tnp u (,stwoo(i nome or
Lee Duncan, which does
do(,hoU8 for 1(in wnt,n
me westwood nome or Mrs. i-
as a
doirhouse for ltin when he Is 4 -
i .
, ' K-tinB for wr nroth-
ers, was entered by a buglar
Thursill'y ,,lKhl- Hawtelle
police aver, and tho famous
ZTJZZ
! fc fact he didn't even wake np. 4
"He used gumHhoes," ltin
1 4- Insists. - J -
Nothing In. the. house. was. -
taken except some of the con-
f '"ls ' "ie re, rigerntor, so -r
J It rlt.ln'l
I .
way-
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any-
y
I H. CANON FILES
AND AL SMITH
HAM2M, Ore., Mar. 24. (,P)
Franklin F Korell of Portland,
I representative In congress for the
1 thli-rt rilufi-fft tnrlnv fflnrl wl
; thlr(1( "trict. today filed with the
secretary of sia(e his candidacy for
the republican nomination for re
e.ecMon. u.nu. ue 10 g.ve my
country, state and dis net my nn -
n v.nen sevvice ana naeuiy, M ins,
... ... vw,..,, ut t ,v ......
lie service commission, who two.;
weeks ago announced his candidacy
for the republican nomination for
j secretary of stale, ffUd today.
Joseph K. Carson of Portland
and W. H. Canon of Medford filed
as candidates for delegate to the
national democratic convention,
Carson for the third and Canon for!
the first congressional district.- IJoth
declare in favor of At Smith for
president.
Daniel J. Fry, pioneer Salem
druggist and banker, filed as a can
didate for delegate to the demo
eratic national convention
vors AI Smith.
He fa -
BARKER FUNERAL HELD
CONFERENCE MONDAY
Funernl services for George v,
the Pine Heie hank of Itutte
the Pine Ilelt bank of Ilutte Falls.
who ended his life last Monday;
while under the r.-fcjn of worry
over business affairs, were held!
'this afternoon nt 2:30 o'clock;
The body wns laid to rest In tbM
I Medford mausoleum. !
A conference will he held the!
' first of the week. It is reported,
between the state bank examiner
i and tho father and other relatives,
u,hnn u,..,. .m h r,.- tu
j adjustment & the affairs of the
!,,ankf 0 f.nn rf..oppn lintn
other arrangements are mnO.
The condition of the hank Is
I covering all deposits.
! Extend Radio Bill
WASHINGTON Mar 24
: r'.n...Dnnul .,.!,. u um
! trwi nn nr h r.un
'White House.
FALL 11
TELL STORY
Court Orders Secretary of
Interior g Give Deposi
tion at Home in El Paso
Report He Will Claim
' President Harding In
sisted Upon Teapot Dome
Transfer.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 24. (;P)
Albert 11. Fall, former secretary of
j the Interior, will tell his story of
t tho Tennnr IVmi. l.n.a in Thuvo.
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Justice Jennin.-,rH llalley of tho
I district supreme
court today
granted a motion of Harry V. Sin
clair lor the laUtlif, of a deposition
of Kail, who Is too 111 to attend the
trial of Sinclair here on April 4.
Daniel Thew Wrigiit, who was
recently retained us associate coun-
l,le deoositioti submitted to .lua-
i VI,, tin,, oi,!,,,,! ,.n, ,!.
iHsiie a commlKuion to l. H. Hull.
a niitm-tf rMili!tr ulinon uililtaun lu
,Com.t ,nuse mldlng. 4ist district
COHrt or TeXKSi K, Pas0f Tpxli8 (0
tnke ,)u, ,,,) deposition of Fall.
..r nr,,,. ,.,.,,. ,.i,. ,,,
! ..fftdnvlt nf wltitnuaao li 1 ujtiun.
.:..i ...n ,
lIal ii me wuiiess oe eAiiuinieu
;ornliy ,he ,,otition said, -as win
appear by the affidavit of Heginald
; v. Hagland. heretofore filed In this
ir.niin Mnrch '(Ji iniK "
President Insisted
Kaglaml, one of Sinclair's coun
sel, recently visited Fall in Kl Paso.
In Ills affidavit, filed when Hin-
ielalr asked 11 rnntlniiniicn nP two
JBianW.s. hefure .wIiik on trial, lie
j suid that Kali would testily that
ho assented reluctantly at the ill-
frlsiBtence of the pi'RHidence to the
5 I executive ortlnr which permitted
itho Teapot Dome leaHe to he Riven
! Sinclair. He also asserted that the
1 former interior secretary would Hay
i that he drove a good bargain for
the government, did not favor Sin
clair and that the boudu ho ro
jeelved were- for one-third intoreHl
'in his much property which was
! worth more; The IioiuIh. he nnid,
'Kail would nay, were in no wise
! offered or reneivqd as a bribe.
Kl, PASO, Texas, Mar. 24. ()
Kofusing to be disturbed when
his wife was' notified that his depo
sition would be taken here on
March 2!t in connection with (he
(Teapot Dome leases, Albert 11. Fall,
! former secretary of the Interior,
through his spokesman, Mrs. I-nil.
said the granting of Harry Sin
((jon ..neWB to'hIm.
, .We are nnxl()UH ,() hm (he
I deposition tnken, and then perhaps
, ca,. persuade Mr. Kail to w to
1 California." Mr8t FnI1 81li(1
L)r H T miafford, Fall's physi
pfun unfit In nil nralm hit 1 1 t tn
former cabinet member now is phy
sically able to give his deposition.
Mrs. Fall said Mr. Fall's notes and
memorandum books have been sent
to Kl Paso from the Fall ranch at
Three Uivers, N..M.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 24. (p)
Harry F. Sinclair has given orders
that ihe recordn of IiIh prlvato se-
curlty holdings are not to be re
vealed to the senate Teapot Dome
committee.
The committee was so Informed
today by Harold Kpnwell, cashier
of the Sinclair Consolidated Oil
j company, who explained that was
l why he had not brought the record
with him In response to a sub
poena. "I asked Mr. Sinclair for that
permission and it was refused,"
Kenwell said.
"You know, thone arc Mr. Sin
clair's personal pioporty and I can
not remove it without his consent."
The committed wanted to exam-
; hie the records lo Me If he held
i any Continental company Liberty
bonds
WASHINGTON, March 24. M1'
Ineome tax collect Ions already
'llM,rU',, to '" treasury
turns of March 15. hi
from re-
have given
sufficient information to warrant
the statement some tax redue! on
may be made this year, Scre
hry Melton said today after a
conference with president Cool
idge. He would not discuss the
probable hIzp nf the cut or the
I oxtirt fliniret. nIivnW renr.rted
k. reijirv i..nn h hnnr.t
! lo have more complete figures
on the first nuarter' income tax
'colb etions next week, nnd then
i would ho able to set a definite
'figure for the reduction.
Fi
1028. Xo. 2.
! wales' costume suA ses ni iifinrn
Cz' iji? A DU V r tK
I hmh PEAR CROP
iSM! FORECAST
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Thi9 snoiishot of the Trince of Wales at a London state fun-Moi
shows him wearing a morning coat and tweed trousers with a cuff,
a combination which likely is to lead to a new style, It has some
what startled tho staid British. Second to the left of the picture it
former Premier Ramsey MacDonuld, and second to the right, Pre
mier Stanley Baldwin,
Stock Brokers So
Tired Making Money
Ask for Vacation
NKW YOflK, March 24.
(A1! liattered ami nerve-
wracked by the unprece- ,
dented markets of the past ,
two weeks, incmberH of the 4
New York Stock Kxchanne
have petitioned for u three- 4 .
day holiday starting on Ouod, :
Friday, April (!. ,
Although the last 13 day j
have ween a golden Bt renin of
commissions flowing into i ;
their pockets, many of the, 4 '
big traders nnrt their aslat-
4 anif and clerks have almost
4" reached tho Jimlt of human H ;
endurance. 4 j
! Many of the bljc firuiH ;
J hnye provided Bleeping riuar- lj
ters near their offices, and
il nearly all those commute
employer and employee alike 5
Have been forced to live at f
hotels during the last two I
weeks so ns not to loso the
precious hours that would bo
wasted In traveling back mid
forth lo their homes. . H'
DELAYED BLAST
OF DYNAMITE
KILLS RANCHER
ORKCiON CITY, ore.. Mar. 1M
ifl'i Hurled 100 feet by a te
ific
charge of dynamite, Itoy Itotbman.
40, rancher near Handy, was killed
this afternoon.
Mr. Hot b man and his son, La
verne, 12, had been blasting
stumps to clear farm properly one
mUe from Sandy.
After placing sixteen sticks of
twenty per cent dynamite under a
stump and touching riff the fuse,
Kothman returned to the stump
to determine why the charge failed
lo Ho off while the boy went to a
nearby stump to get more fuse
which he thought would be need
ed. Holhman had Just re.-tched the
stump when the charge sent him
hurtling thru the air to bis death.
The boy, crouched behind a
huge stump than ten feet from
the blasted tree was not Injured.
The lud was so excited be was un
able to find the body of his fulber
until neighbors arrived ,?t his
beckoning. .'Die widow, In .Port
land at the time of the I.UhI, and
the son, are the survivors.
Coroner Pace took charge of the
body, 0
LEADING IN OPEN
JACKSONVILLE, Kin., Mar. 24.
(A'i Holdiy Cruickfdmnk of New
Yoik, shofdiiv? par 70 for the 1 8
holes, took n lead nf six strokes
over his uoitrnst opponent at the
lend of the third round or tho $r.000 f
Morula open golf tournament here
f today with a card of 2(iy for the ul
! holes.
Henry Clcud of New York, with
n 71, ami Coord Christ of Daven-j"o-t,
Fla , professional, wllh a 75.
were tied for second placo wllh
1 scores of 215.
WHERE ART YOU
WALTER
IE
i
OSWALD WEST
Former Governor Can, Not
Believe Lachrymose Wal-
. . ' ... , lettB are hulf -way . between full
tCr IS Supporting the Wet-hloom and separation of clusters.
. . .. . , j- A fact not generally known to
Al Smith Wants a Show!those outH f t fr uit industry '
Down Drys Need Help.
: PORTLAND, Ore., Mar. 22. (P)
' Oswald West, democratic nation
, al commit toeman, has written a let
, ter lo former (lovernor Walter K.
i Piedcn, usking him whether he sup
j ports (lovernor Alfred K, .Smith of
New York for tho democratic presi
, dentlal nomination.
West's letter follows:
I "It Is reported In private beer
circles ,nnd greatly to my surprise,
1 that you are for Al Simdi for presi
! dent. At first I refused to believe,
i hut was forced finally to accept
Iho statement as a fact because of
the reliability of the source of in
formation. "When 1 think, (lovernor, how we
have fought and bled for Hie dry
cause yes, even shed tears for It
it is hard to believe that you
will not answer to your name when
tho roll Is called.
"Am I lo stand titonn? Ashby
has left us. Harvey Is slipping and
Milt is in doubt. I can account for
Ihem, but not for you. Can it be
that you have been misled by tho
tears vou have shed l'nr the causn?
I Can It be that you have been led
astray through your association
with the Anti-Saloon league?
"Can It be that tho speeches you
made for the Y. 0. T. U. were with
out ruflex action?
"The drys need help, tho booze
dam Is about to break. The flood
will destroy millions of homes.
"Mount your horse, Walter. Join
me lu spreading the alarm.
"Let it not bo said when the
waves are upon us:
'W'uoro where was Roderick then?
One. blast iipo.i his horn,
Were wor.h a thousand men.' "
Death -Toll of
the Automobile
PORTLAND, Ore., March 24.
(A'i Knocked to the
oavement
when hit by the f.'nder of
auloinolle last night as he
stepped from the curb, li. H.
Manning, 70, died early today at
a hospital. His death was the
twenty-fourth due to traffic acci
dents in Portland since Decem
ber 1.
New Akw Hay Service
Kl'RKKA, Cal., Mar. 2 4. (A)
The opening of fw new steamship
service between ( Sos Pay, KurekaiOf thfl movie houses of Chicago
and San Krandsco and Crescent were closed,
city and Kureka by ihe D. & A, The film companies named In
Steamship company, was announc- the complaint Include Metro-
ed here lust, night, by Oeorgo S.
Ueadle of the Kbipplng firm.
T w o boa t s will be used in the
service which will be inaugurated
next week.
IVjir Crew Drowned,
VFRA .CRCSC. Alex.. Mui. 24.
(TP) The falling smack Mnrlnero
was found overturned yesterday off
Lilllanen. abnej 12 mile from
Vera Cruz. Tye wan no trace
nf the captain iMd the crew of 11
men, nnd It was assumed they had
been drowned,
Largest Pear Production in
History of Valley Ex
pected This Year Heavy
Set and Strong Growth
With Increasing Yields
Need Is For Pollenization
Now.
The outlook for a bumper crop
of pears equal to any previous
bumper crop and possibly excelling
such previous crops is tly present
situation In the Kogue Hiver val-
I ley, as there nre very heuvy set
j tings of all varieties of pears, and
hairing damaging frosts and other
possible acts of nature there will
be a record breaking yield.
Contrary to the general belief
of the local populace not actively
interested in the orchard business,
the majority of the growers Uo not
desire' cloudy, cold weather now to
hold thu pear crop back, but in
stead wiHh for a week of warm,
sunny weather to insure proper
pollenization.
The leading growers entertain
ing this hope declare that poler.i
aation Is necessary now, especially
for tho D' Anjou variety, which
needs It more than tho other vari
eties of pt-urs.
These growers say that they can
fight frost luter if it comes, but
that proper pollenization tnuut
come within a snort period to
ensure a large crop.
In general the season may bo
said to bo a week in advance over
that of recent years. Tho Howells
and D'Anjnus are almost In full .
bloom ns u general rule, the clus
ters of tho Nells, liosc and Comico
are Just separating, and tho Bart-
m mm ueiTuuMu oi navmg a ngnter
soil the pear crop of the northern
end of Jackson county is usually
a week to 10 days ahead of the
Medford and southern section.
This und a number of other facets
relating to the present crop out
look were gained today In an Inter
view with Floyd D. Young, who
besides being a frost fruit expert,
is an all around expert on fruit
conditions of tho Rogue River val
ley, gained thru years of study and
experience with local conditions.
In the meantime with such a
favorable outlook for a big and
profitable pear crop ahead tho '
goneral run of growers, who nro
not nlready prepared to combat
frost, are bending every energy to
get their smudge pots and fuel for
them placed and ready for lighting
m 11,1 ismergoncy.
Never before
has so much interest in combating
frost dunutgo been undertaken by
tho growers of the valley, it is
claimed.
Mr. Young, of course in the In
terview wus unable to discuss the
frost outlook except to state that
luC lis well us everyone else hopes
for a favorable frost season, like
last year when there were only
six or seven frosts of consequence
which, thanks to smudging, caused
comparatively little damage.
SUIT IS FILED
AGAINST ELEVEN
E CONCEI
CHICAGO, March 2J. (P)
Kleven motion picture companies,
Including the leaders ln the In
dustry, were cnarged In a com
plaint filed In federal court today
by the United States district at
torney with violating the Sherman
anti-trust law during a strike of
' n,ot,on Pct"r operators last fall.
Association of Chicago, with a
membership of 175 theaters. In
cluding nil the large house, ah"
Is named ln the suit '
The film producers and theaters
nre charged with conspiracy in
roralnt of trade because pic
tures worwithheld from theaters
that failed to close their doors
during the wage dispute with tho
openrtors.
For several days most
Ooldwyn-Mayer, Para mount-Famous
Lasky. Klrst National, 17 n i -versal
'0 ItedArtlsts, Film Rook
ing Office, Vltagraph, Columbia,
Renown, Fox and Pathe.
Some Stake
NKW YORK. A reminder of
riches made after a trip west In
isfrfi In a covered wagon la the
I iiiing m couri oi me win oi
Kiciiard Varick Dey, who died in
I f 2 R nt the age of fU bequeathing
$3,800,000 that came largely from
the Comstock lode.