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The Weather PmlicJtloQ Cloudy, and probable I rain. M MAIL TR IBUNE tv EDFOKD 'eather Year Ago i Maximum ycsuTdny ............ 1J j Minimum today - Dally Tw.nt7.U1W Tmi SIXTEEN PAGES MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 4. 1!2S. No. 43. cklf friny-iliui lttr ' to Today M-IRD By Arthur BrUb.n. , HI III RIKIO They Want It. They Get It Coolidge's 2 Elephants. California's Vote. , An Expensive Grave. i Copyright. 1927. by New York Evening journal, mcj AVhat biK mon Wont thoy get. In New l ork tney wanieii nn increased subway fare, re (artUcss of n hard and fast con tract with the city that put ten. octillions into the enterprise. What bis frentlmen AYAN'T ED they GOT, by order of the I Vnited States Supreme Court. I Officials will weep and t;o ; throuph various emotions. Hut j the little fish will pay. ''Concentration is the secret of strength,' said J'.merson. 1 The bit; fellows concentrate in H the ritfht direction. ' t i :,... rnn',Ann liou i President Coolidfre has con- fcmplated, with a friendly eye, Me Tiinol, lie's sea clenhiint .Mi. Kingling s sea citpmuii, monster of the deep, that eats 100 pounds of mackerel at one luenl, and lias nothing to do ! with politics. Some rlinc to the idea that in spite of not choosing, the President will be lured from j bis elephant, that lives on land, and swallows campaign contri butions as readilv as the sea elc- e t i' I phant swallows tresll macKerel. -M . r, Governor Smith Wins m Call- fiirniii, KUlhvi'iiiK '- i'c votes, and probably will be nominated ut Houston on the first ballot. Secretary Hoover, Republi .ran, pot 477,000.. California all ther were, J vol ex. iimou an mwu , n"Ttinst Smith 114,0(51, Hoed i 090 Secretary Iloover'st friends ' ' lULl" SUV even a Wall Street Keptinll- i .11 iu,.. f;.rn..nu ean smouui none- uiu.-,c - u firttornor Smith's opponents say many California Kcpubli- j cans registered as Democrats , .,.,,1 ,.i,l for him That's iust pany. located for this state al Cl,rred between the nationalist and what the i-'OVerilOr expected. Portland. Japanese. I In nn announcement by Mont- In atmition to a brigade or- V small plot, corner of all . gomery. Ward company, it Isidered sent from Darien to Tsing- c. . l ll..n,1-i- nrrwiii P1"1"1' ,nat " folce of betwe'1" I tno, nn air unit was sent from Street and Hioadwnj, BLrossj.,, nni, 6fl be emp,oyed. all.Korea and a ra,wuy unlt ,,., from Tl'illitv church, sells for (local people. I Japan. Another brigade was 01- 4-fsiniHl ",7li a souare foot I The hu"'"nB wil,,.!e :wl to go to Durlen to replace I,000,HK1, .)ib a square 1001. ll!)lic ucsigni mo(tern. with the.,,,,, ,roo sent ,Q Tln.tu0. Kut.. At that rate a grave ten feet n . . u lonR, lour ICCl wmc "Uiuu wuo. . iO't run !, r,..:,! more Many a man has paid more 4b., tlint in ha hurled. fillAll- ,. , i i The Medford branch will serve eiallv, m that neighborhood. Southern Oregon and northern sk the ffhttsts that Stpieak California. A survey by Mont V i i. ! i ! gomery. Ward conducted for the i and fibber ut the back door oi !imMt week Hhows ,hat within a llie stock exchange when the j HO-mile trade territory radius of Hit Muiiv ... Ithls city, there are 11,161 cus- clock Strikes l'J above irmitj -Vomers, that Medford was chosen craves And don't gamble. , j because of its highway oonnec- 4 . I tlons. and central location, and t t t-" i. ourl hnrn because It is the center of a rich III Jjliroi'C, iinu n4 , ,,,- ., ; May (lay celebrations ended in violence. In America, in New York and elsewhere., many po- j r i..;iA To- lice were ready for hostile Jla. day celebrations. But there ii j'. weren t any. Small crowds at- tended radical meetings. No- , . j t - body showed any deep desire to "ilimw off his chains by force and violence. The wise bolshevist said it "You can't do much in a coun try that, owns 24,000,000 auto , mobiles." Moscow holshevism showed a real May day demonstration. Following t he red nnny, well trained nnd armed, there .(..,thswl n million men and ... women, also well nrmeU, nillmany of whom apparently were emis and bltVOnctS. ArmOird "ot reluctant to view the replace iu.in . j ment of the old building by a new tanks, nrnioreil cars, macnine L'lins eavalrv. a tremendous IUUI1, a. lit."..".. flUhtinif power, SUCH as IIIP ...... v.. t,Aan ,1 a. i.urs nun mi", Vcloped bv the revolution. . ., More than Ij.ihxi.uuo in tne fiirhtina force of Russia. Dr. Itutler, head of Columbia uni- j vcrsity. says Aristotle knew all we know about government today. The doctor might add that Aristotle and 0' (Continued nn P. Tour, . Bacond Section) DUILU m 1 for Contract Let Today $t),UUU MOOem btrUC-'T ture at Southeast Corner ; of Central and 8th Street.' Opening September 1st! Walter H. Leverette Handles Big Deal. Construction of a one-storv re inforced concrete huildrag, with hnsement nl the snnl le;i Mt ("ni'iiPl' or South Central avenue unit! K'n'h opposite the jck- on Hotel, to represent nn outlay I of JTii.OOO, will be started at j once, by Walter 11. leverette, realtor. Three of the store rooms ld ,mHement wlu ot.cule I by the Montgomery, wind m- l,,nny of t'hlK' ,he leus('s ,,einK !HlKned ut C,k.Ilg0t Moy , for a jo- .year period. teases rot- the other j TS " ,hfi bl"""nB B' iht contract for the construc- Itlon or the nuilillhg was let touay tu W. II. Merrill, will known Med- rord conyractur, who has built n j number of largo buildings here, j including the .Masonic addition, Couley Xeff warehouse, dates ga rage, etc., etc. Actual construe- Hon will start tomorrow or .Mwi- day. By the terms of the Montgomery Ward lease, the building must do ; completed by August 1;.. nexi. wilh occupancy September 1, next. The Montgomery, Ward company specifications call for 20,000 square feet of tloor space, witn naicunj space, latest design display win-, ei(;n afrarH commissioner nt Shag dows, freight elevators and chutes, j hll und maplo floors. Tne niessago came In the form The deal has been pending forjot a lel0;l..ailt ,lom nwang-Ku several months. .May. nationalist minister of for- The Medford store of the Mont- c, n nl tKlr, wno H nt Tsinanf u. Igomery, ard company, will u one of lri.OOO retail stores-to be onenctl nv tne uiani man mall order (concern, in the chief smaller el lie j f lhe 1Um1' "S thC reSUlt, f th Brum. Each store will carry a s.ock of a300 Items, consisting of auto tires and auto accessories, snortinir coods. hardware, furni- , h jn f,irnlvihinlrM 'Hhoes and men's and boys' cloth- m npern(ed independent of the wholesale dis- tiibuting warehouses of the com-1 latest equipment for the haniil ng 01 iii-rciiuiiii.-. i..e ... - (ore rooms on central avenue. and three on Klghth street. The m"""nB ' " ' . fnll.n, nv(,mi(. aml 100 feet on P;ighth street, agricultural and fast-Krowlnir re- i eion. LJ TrrcZ Ltcratlon f sites in other sec- tlni of the city, will add a de- . romm,rrlol lmelus , t,iat ' thoroughfare, it Is believed. The deal in all Its phases was hanrte(, hv Watpr Iv,rctte. .Montgomery Ward will open for iluisiness In a temporary location i a few woekfl preparator. to tho .......l...i ..t .1,-ii.. narmnnan, l.,.u Tr. in... nr ,tr consideration but no definite se - '.lection has been made. 4. . ISUSPECT STUDENTS OF WATRMV1LI.K, Maine. May 4. lfit Colby college a 60 -year-old gymnasium was swept by (early today, while the students. i structure, good naturedly Jeered l ' lh firemen, and at one point at- tn run nit with a hv- drnnt. but were repelled by i drenching from a hose line. j firemen regarded the origin oftnkn place at Tsinan Ku. Shan : the blane as suspicious and start- ;tung province, it is stated here. 1 In,.,, in' " - . . IJe.ted and .-,0 0oo of a $12f, oon building fund has Iwen subscribed. TOKi o. Japan. -May 4. on Clashes between the Japanese and ; Chinese troop, at Tsinan are be- coming more .erlous. advices from 'Tientsin to the Japanese News I Agency report, President C ootid ge Sends Condolences to Mrs. E. B. Piper WASHIXOTOX, May 4 A) President Coolldge telegraphed today to Mrs. Kdgar IS. BIper his eondo- lonces on the death of her husband, editor of the Port- lit ml Oregonian. 4 "I am grieved to hear of the passing of your husband. 1 whone journalistic abilities and friendship 1 valued high- V iv." Mr. cooiuiKe naid. -His ; r ucuin win ne a nisunct loss t to the Oeorge Washington bicentenninl commission, on Mrs. Coolldge sympathy in Joins l your , sorrow.' J. WAR BETWEEN A A A A P A ft 1 UHINA & JAPAN ! IKTHRFATFNFO I L ! lonon nicr.otr.hoe Trnnnc.l'1,-'"-ly indicated that the uenio- "V"" uiopuiunva v rwi and Fleet to China As Chinese Crisis Nears ManV Chinese Killed By ' Ian nlHiprc. Rrpnt Fv. Jtt(J OUIUICIb UlCdl t citement in Tokio. SHANGHAI.' May 4. (Pi Tsal Kung-Hslan. who only yesterday Hns ullinted nationalist commls- Lloner r ,!,. affairs at Tsinan, ! nn(, h,s nave been ,y 1 Jupanese soldiers, says tt message tl) Kh)(, Ven-Szu. nationalist for- Tn message declared that, the Japanese broke Into house to !i, n, fhinBUfl nnmmiuuinnAv Th illcWcilt' hart not been re- Ported front other Monroes. j Wen Szu stated that he had tcleftrnphed a protest direct to liaron Tnnaka, the Japanese pre mier, at Tokyo, as Hwang 1'u had Instructed. ... fap Troops On March SllANtlllAI, .May 4. (JPf Jap anese troops were on the move to day toward Shantung province. wnere serious clashes have oc j,)l(.r reinforcements will be sent from Janan to Tslnslao If neces- sary. I Toortn t -r,,ol .liinnnniw rinru said 100 Japanese residents of ',Mnun were sluln , ,he flKhtlng with the nationalists. The Chinese casualties were stated to be 8 00. The Japanese disarmed 1000 Chi nese soldiers. Japanese advices from Tientsin said that fighting was quelled after seven hours. Some foreigners were reported to have suffered, but whether through looting or fighting wns not stated. A direct radio message from T..I .... unt .a Alnuka. I. . ..'... teruay ana cuiminateu in u series incidents which included the "r ...'t.olllhe" Lpiineec e and the streets were patrolled by Tnn'l. n'or For v. '"I"'" ""r reicr Nationalist head.iuarters said I 'ht ' ,h'" ,'B',',e"'"1 " , "... . ... I ctimg the troops. They claimed 'I'm1 Mle., nue.ei, IM. IO III. I ISl ' 'ld lers were fired upon by Japa- , neH? lruPa n ne mttionnlists were passing through the streets. The nationalists returned the fire and a general melee followed In which there were many casualties, hot h soldiers and civilians. This pre cipltated more serious clashes. Despatches from Osaka, Japan, today said that the Chinese-Japanese fighting overshadowed the political situation in Japan which resulted from the introduction of a motion of non-confidence in the home minister In the diet. N'ews- "re,papern were filled with war office reports from Shantung, and these Indicated that lOau southern (na tionalist ) soldiers were looting Tsinan. SIIANflllAI. -May 4. WV-Jap. nne.e tronnj have kl eil more Ih.in ilno Chinese nnd Injured many more in the fighting which has 1 Tt. i..nt.n. ..... -n..... nn. ,'., . ". .L nese to disarm the Chinese, and .Japanese reports from Tsinan Fu state that machine gun fire has cnusen ineir neaviem innsc. .Ian I'lert IMspatHinl Tok-vo m.v l .J1, Th. i.,n. (Continual) on PI Eight) ON QUITS IN F . , , mm. 1 Senator . Walsh of Montana Says California Result Shows the Democrats Want Al Smith As Nomi neeEfforts to Defeat New York Governor De clared Futile. WASHINGTON, May 4. P j Senator Walsh of Montana today formally withdrew his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination. Writing to one of his chief sup porters, W. W. McDowell, the Montana senator said the result of the primary in California "quite erats desire clnverfinr Smith their candidate." "So decisive Is II." the latter added, "following like action In -tstates 4hat might ho expected to I send delegates to the convention ; out of harmony with his candidacy 'as to demonstrate to my mind the futility or advancing the claims of nny othpr to pai.(y ,,a,ieI.Mnip the ensuing campaign." The Montanun also wrote Mc Dowell, a former resident of his state, that he would have to re quest' that no further effort be made "In our state or elsewhere to promote my nomination." PORTLAND, Ore.. May 4. JP) When Informed by The Associ ated Press that Senator Walsh had withdrawn from the race for the Democratic nomination for presi dent. Harvey W. Starkweather, manager of the Walsh canipaiRii ill Oregon, said it would he "too late to withdraw the candidates hi the Mny 18 primary seeking to be delegnten to - the Dejnocratic -national convention. f 'U All the Walsh candidates ex- one are pledged to support the popular choice and if elected at the primary they will go to the convention to carry out preference of the Oregon Democrats." WASHINGTON, May 4. iff) The withdrawal of Senator Walsh of Montana from the democratic presidential field drew from Sena tor Heed of Missouri today a dec laration that he would carry or his own fight for the nomination lie was gratified at Walsh's with drawal, he said. "It clarifies the situation and emphnsizes the Issue." Ilefore the Walsh letter wns AVOR A made public. .Senator Walsh re- , mission and tne i ui.nc aier com- miil .nlm. Th,.v first obtained en- ceived a visit from William G. Mc-In,,n" of "" "junty ten lny;,,iln ,,. ,.,, p:llt ,lf the Adoo, who had promoted the sent.-1 ln hl, h " answer u cniplalnl of . ...,,, ,, . ,,..,, plnn.ler tor's candidacy in the California I l"i'ons of the water , .y al- , v,mi,r u obtain their ob- piimary and who had rim at thei"h""' - " ..." s. head of the list of Walsh demo crats. 1 American. NKW VOHK. May 4. (P) - Ifabe Ituth hit Into the right cen ter field bleachers In the sixth I innlnir nf the Chicairo-New York game at the Yankee stadium Io - day for his sixth home run of lh. ftenvnn. fn wriM tillehlnar for Baseball Scores i' Chicago and no one was on base.HOon be'scbeduled to begin. The ' '"'i'' I,nl 'e.ed Plcard s sitnl II. H. K. increased rates which the companv ! ,,M'y ,n"flt n,ill k''t: w,"- H'y (,ltl Chicago 4 13 New York 10 11 1 Batteries: Thomas. Cox. Bar- nabe and Crouse; I'ennnctc and Collins. R. If. Cleveland 2 7 Boston 3 7 Batteries: Hudlin and U. 1 well; Macl'ayden and Hevlng. n. II. K. E I 'X ' I ,.,,,! ,7hi' in i " liatteries: Kulllvan and Shea, Margrave; Qulnn und Kox. r. ii. r:. St. Louis .. Washington ltatleries: 1 1 11 i.n .1 ,'offinan Wright, Nevers. Crowder nnd Hchang, Manion; Msenl.ee, llrown and ltuel, Tate, Nutlonul, It. 11. ItoBton 3 Pittsburg 12 21 ltatteries: and Taylor; Oreenfleld, Edwards, Crimes and Ciooch. it. ii. i:. New York 1 119 i' Cincinnati 7 11 0 liatteries: 11 a r n e s, Chaplin. Faulkner, Jablonnwskl and llogun: Luque. Edwards, Kolp and linr gruve. SAN KKANCISCO. May 4. oVi Miss Rose k The Kxaminer says ' V' ",, '';, v ""J 1 "n.'en" 7, . . ... . .7 i ,. . .'!. '. , . .. ... . western rartrr nsiwiatlon ami tne, j llagenlmrth Ijind nnd f attle com- pany, nun neen iransi.'rreu irnm . ithe suierlor court here to iVnlltd States district court. Quits in Favor of "A 1" Zi v- THOMAS U. III thi opinlott of political observer I lit wlihrliviwal Imlay tf Senator WuKh from the nice f r the IhMiioci'atlc nntnlnatlon, t-oiulcis the nomination of .ovcinor AH'ccil .Siiillh nf New York 4-crtaiti. Although Senator Walsh did not actually sny he twnilit siipHit Smith, he did say lhat In his opinion the primary result In California made ll certain (hat n majority of I lie Democratic party txanls Smith, 'anil It would be UM-less further opMisc his nomination. HOPKINS OUCH II GOLD HILL! USERS WIN IN STORES ROBBED! OPENING - TILT Judge-McMahan, Overrules Deputy Sheriff Paul Jen Demurrer By Ditch Com-' nings On Trail of Two pany Gives Them 10 Days in Which to Answer Complaint of Local Ranchers. ! KAl.KM, Ore.. .M a y 4. (AY , OverrulinK a demurrer t the lie- readouts. .lutlKii 1,. II. .McMnhun ; I today pave the public servii e com-, leging excessive rates. A protest against a rate of Sii.fiO an acre per a n mini charged tin users was filed wll h l lie Her vice commission. The cotomisslon sus pended the rate pending a hearing. The hearing was held and the rate , sustained. The protoslanis, M. T. ilanb-y, John II. ('ark in mid I others, then applied (o the circuit court for -Marion county, tnh n ( ';ivlf Iii u ln.n niw.ui I, ,n(.,1 ! i Mm ,, f t ,.,-i.n..n t:, i e,i ihm t hn n..vt ;h1ip In the Public Water company mill will he the answer of the de f.,wl!...t ..ft.,. n,n ...u.i .. hi OiM. - rkH tn nt int.. ,.riwt ..ff. - . - t - lu filer llseiH n n e r f)n Iti.nl.ltiH lateral ditch, tnelndinir n-i t hm v , north of Medford. The w a l e i users have raised a subntantlal j : fund with which to riphr the en-' I forcenient of the inci w, i PORTLAND, Ore.. May 4. (A') I Kdgar B. Piper, editor ot lie; Morning Oregonian. long protnl- 1 nent in civic and Journalistic clr- " " 11 """ ys- I ""ernoon irnm conipncn 11,111. ,1,,,. I t,,. l.nnl.l.. II,. I.,., I I been confined to his home since. CiitTISS I'lKl.l), N. V,, May 4. April I. His Illness took a turn j (A'i Just us Leonard w. Hon ' for the worse .Monday. I ney shouted exuliatlon at the suc- I' Funeral services will be held ! cessfni flight of his Btnimre wlnn- 0 Saturday morning from the l-'lrst Unitarian church. Honornry pall bearers will he Ralph il. I iirnslde. f A. .Morilen, ; about 3'ioa f,.,.t ,,nd whk about 60 ' In Portland. Ore., was en route to W. .1. Hoflnian, Dr. Andrew C. ' r,it above the ground. Spectators I Jackson. Officials believed his Smith. Dan .1. Malarkey. C II. Ca-, cheered and Just ns a Joyful shout heavy machine had struck a cul iew, John F. Louan and O. L. Price, j w.is heard fi,,m Itonney, the ma-j vert nnd Jumped off the highway. Aruv pall lieareis win lie l(. fi. Callvert. Ren llor I, am oman. Horace Thomas. M Donald Snen- cer. Waller V. It. .May ami K. Reynolds. . Kb.gs on nil city buildings wi at half nint today out of respect' if"r ,:,lKi,r "' r. L. linker Itemed i Jiayor cenrge "i""r when he hriii'l of .Mr. ! Piper's death. Expression, of r e B r e t ,i.d. lnto h rrn,..n ,,.. r,.r Oregonian from oilier expressed sorrow. yflJ-SH - EARLY THIS A.M. Suspects Cash Taken From Kell's Garage and ror,rl., C t n n n Ctnnn uanay store aiayt Money Lost. i ,OI.I llll.;,, May (Special.) The Until Hill unrnKc, owned by t'has. Ki'il nf tills city, was en i, ,i i,v i-,i,i...'u ,i i -jr. Il.lu I j.ctive In the main part of the garage, they entered the simp In which Mi1. Ki'll keeps iltllolnoliile accessories. Nothing was taken rrom here except a dollar or so : li-l't In the cash register. The ' looters then entered the eastern ,arl of lhe building In which Is located the I'ruter Lake confectiiin- cry, which Is also owned by .Mr.' : K'l ll. in the confectionery . they ' oliliilneil about $4r In cash which in-longed to t lie ( regon Stage coin- ; pany, as this is where, stage tickets t from Cold Hill to other points are . J lie rolipers then left the : u"1 rt'imive anyinmg or value. Knlruhcu to both places was I t ain''1 breaking c.alnel by breaking locks. The garage was also entered from the back way through some windows which were taken out. No dues have been left at either place, according to deputy Sheriff rani Jennings, who was conduct ing nn iuvestigal Ion and securing finger prints. It In not known how many persons are involved In the 1 lllllil-I'V. toil Itwll.vil Inn. tx.xl.xt ... 1 I'OOl I j i,ui rd two men. This la the first tlino that any tiftiness houses have been looted In Oold Hill for a year or so. Casualties of the Air Service 1 flanolnir alrolane. he munped j feet t his diai this afternoon. j The gull shaped craft had flown chine plunged to the ground. i l;,nmev v,MM r ,,i Mnn.in. ' r.n r.,i r. ... n, .... S Idled s,, ,.fi.r ho was taken to , Mlneoia hospital. re1 . i'e la One. .NKW YORK Ixuins to salaried , 'i"'n and wonien will bo made I """on' collateral by the coun- try's largest bunk, the National '. The amounts will mount, will range' rroui li'.n to Jinun with six per , from r,n to Tho oni.ouncement by ktut authorities. Man Asks $75,000 For Loss of Eye on Golf Course WASHINGTON, M;iy 4. (A) Waller H. Ilnbinson, engineer Mipi'iintenili'iit of a New Vork i ofl'iro bulUUntf. asks $75,000 fur I he loss nf an eye. caused, 4 h Hiiys, last August when he fr was hit by a tiolf ball. llo bus filed suit for dnm- 4 asres aKahtMt the I'ark Ainuse- nient t'umpany which operates 4 a jiolf course here lit Must Potomac park. fr liitbiiisttn said that be was 8 4 standliiK by an automobile j in a tourists' cjnnp when a 1 1 wolf ball whizzed tbiniit,'li the : rear kUiss of the car and hit I It Lm Id the face, causing In f 1 JurieH that resulted In the loss ( j of an pj"1. ; ' i i . i First Honor Health Parade Is Impressive Spectacle Children Take Pride in Showing Prizes Are Awarded. tirade school children of Medford and Jackson county participated this afternoon in the flrst'Jackson County Health Hay exercises spon sored by the Jackson County Health association. Seventeen hun dred menially alert and physically fit younKSters, wearing the colors of their schools, took part In the Inspiring spectaclo and exercises, under the guldunce of their teach ers and members ot the health as soeintlon. The little folks of the primary anil kindergarten imrntlos rodeijn. niitos. A parade from the junior high school, by way of .Main street, thence north on Holly street to the senior lil.th school luwn, in which X2 boys and girls took part, start ed at 1:5a o'clock and was viewed by scores along the lino of march. I The schools participating and ! "10 number in lino wore as follows: : (.01ltri,i .(1llt 7li Knglo Point 26 Uneolli School 171 Jackson School 207 Hold HJII 44 Jacksonville 4i l'hocnlx 70 Roosevelt 250 Washington 300 Junior High 174 The Washington school marchers brought down their feut with re Hnundiiur whacks as they stepped. Most of lite school children wore caps made of tissue paper tn which their school colors wore displayed, ami all took a healthy pride ln I heir appeurunce and showing. When the parade arrived at the high school the lining up nf the children was in chargo of members of the high root hull toutn, under lhe direction of Superintendent lledilck. The order to ho seated was greeted witli a whoop of Joy from the tired llttlo paraders. Superintendent iredrick presided at the lawn exorcises which con sisted of the presentation of health cups and badges to honor schools and pupils by Mrs. Josephine Jones and County School Superintendent Susanne Holmes Carter. Mayor Alenderfer, County Judge llnrl.ell, llr. Inskeep, county phy slclan: and W. C. Iever of Cen tral point occupied the reviewing sect Ion. Following the brief exorcises n .Miiy festival was held, with May pole exercises and dances and drills by Junior and senior high school girls and boy and girl scouts. At the conclusion of the festival all the children were served ice cream by the Jackson County Health association. 4- Death Toll of the Automobile STOCKTON, fill.. May 4. P) II. c. Henry, 34, of Sacramento, was killed in nn automobile acci dent seven miles east of Clements Inst night. He was found dead under the mnchlne, which had run (Into a ditch and upset. Henry, a salesman for a lumber company i ! HAI.K.M Ore., .May 4. P Lar ' ry Itoyd. 14 died ut a local hos- l""t nl-'" ,r"m ,nJ"r"'" r" i 'elved a week ago when his motor- ! cycle crashed Into the rear of an i automobile near here. Ilurolil Frlnk. trusty imtlent in ine staie hospital, who wns riding behind Itoyd nn th ecycle, was seriously ' Injured but Is recovering. ,..,....,. mZl,i-Tt,. ., ',' 'V ' ' , ,,i..si,. ,i ..t 1 1 "" " arrived here today. CHILDREN MARCH HERE IN HEALTH PARADE FISTS FLY N COURT T Chief Justice Rand Calls Joseph a' Liar, While Attorney Mannix Swings at Latter, But Misses Josephs Trips 'and Falls Over His Own Lawyer j Confusion Reigns. i - j PORTLAND, Ore., May t. (IP) i Fists were brandished today nt n ; hearing at the court house before . I a committee of lawyers of charges ; made agulnst Chief Justice John I,, j Rami of the Oregon supreme court j by fieorgo V Joseph, statu senator I und Portland attorney. uniin josepn was addressing the coni.mil lee Justice Rand leaped to his feet and called Joseph a "liar." Joseph retorted, "And you're a blB Ker one." Kami made a mnvo toward Joseph und was not stopped until he and Joseph met al the end of Die con ference table. Rami hud drawn his fists hack and Joseph was pre paring to defend himself when friends of both held them. Thomas Mannix, attorney, who hud Interested himself In the case in Hand's behalf, leaped toward his feet and moved toward Joseph, making a pass which missed. Dep uty Sheriff Chrlstotferson cat:ht Mannix'B arms. Irvine Rand, son of the chief justice, mixed in the fracas at this point, but wag held by men standing nearby. In lhe midst of the confusion, Senator Joseph tripped and tell back over hU attorney, Rett Ha ney, who had prevented doseph from striking at Justice Rand. Deputy Chrlstofferson threatened to tuke the contestants "upstairs" to the Jail, but disturbance sub sided and the hearing resumed aft er n ten-minute recesB. , As soon an tlifl uteetlng convened ' again, Eitrl C. Broniuigh, formerly Muljinomali county juihj'e and a member of the committee, said he was not there to spend ltlg time list en iiii,' to personal feuds, and to watch them. He said he had ac cepted his appointment as a mem ber to hear matters contained In the open letter by Senator Joseph to Rand and that he hoped the hearing would be conducted along orderly linos. Joseph Flays Harris PORTLAND, Ore., May 4. (JP) Opening of a hearing today by a special committee to Investigate charges against Chief Justice John U Rand, in connection with the Wcmmo lltigution, was marked by an attack by Senator Georte W. Joseph upon Lawrence T. Harris, former supreme court judge, who Is chairman of the committee. Joseph, whose charges against Judge Rand led to the investigation being proposed by tile Oregonian, declared that Harris was not quali fied to act on the committee, be cause Harris had 'participated 111 a decision on the Vv'etnme case when Harris was on the supreme bench. Harris continued to act as chair man of the committee ufler Josenh had made Ills statement and the hearing betan with the reading of niien letters published In newspa pers. Joseph charged In his oiieu letter to Judge Rand that the latter had given an option on a copper mine near Baker to Judge K. W. Wickey, one of the litigants in the Wemme case, and that Thomas Mannix, attorney lor Wickey. pre viously had been Interested in an option on the mine. Ilefore the hearing opened today A. C. Spencer and A. I- Veazle. members of the committee, said they had taken some part In the Wemme litigation, but Joseph made no objection to them, In making his protest against I Harris, Joseph said: ' think It Is time for you, Mr. j Harris, to make a statement. You j were Judge of the supreme court when the Wemme case was decid ed. The Wemme case was deter mined the day before you resigned. You sat for two years with Judga Rand and you participated with him In the Wemme case. Do you think you should sit In Judgment In this case? You are so much more disqualified to servo than either Mr. Spencer and Mr. Veasle that I am surprised that you should insist on remaining a member ot the committee, "Do you think the public will consldor you t fair Judge!" asked Joseph. Judge Harris admitted that he hod participated In the Wemme de cision, but staled 'that he could not conceive that his membership In - , the state supreme court at that lime tlisnuaiineu inn. ...,i.i lug as a memner or tne comnuuee. "After you made the statement that you wanted the mthllc to have rnlth In the supremo court 1 cannot understand why you Insist on par ttclimtliui In this hearing." Joseph continued. "The Wemme case la going to be Involved in this hear ing. You sat In the case as one of the Judges which took the Wemme fund from the Christian (Continued on PM Eight) ROOM T L