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Newspaper Page TextI The Weather Purewct Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday; cooler tonight. MEDFORD MML "TRIBUNE Weather Year Ago Hlft-host year ago today . RT iiOH-cst year ago today............;. 39 Hicbeat yesterday S3 Lowest tills morniii. ........ 40 ffl IIIjt Twtoty-fourib Tear. ; Hetily fifty -ti Hi Vnr. TWELVE PAGES MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY!, MARCH i6 1929. No. 4. EEIE" UPSETS )MLL S Today By Arthur Brisbane ; -.' i ' - ; : ' Flying News. 18 Children in 9 Years. Mussolini Won. Why Telegraphers Struck " (Copyright by King Feature Syndicate, Inc.) ' A Spanish airplane, "Jesus del Grand Podcr," has com-' " plctcd a '. 4800-milo flight from . Spain to BraziU ;. The giant' German dirigible, Graf Zeppelin, carrying 27 pas- scugers, is on a' 5000-mile flight over the . Mediterranean and central Europe. . Accidents happen, but flying goes ahead. . ; ,' , i- Let ' ladies who ' feel they ) reatfy ''can't afford more than two children with everything .'bo expensive," .consider Frau Alfred Vocllncr,' of Demniin, .fcermany. Twenty-eight years old,' sho jhas. 18 children; all under 9 years of age; She had a boy. in 1920, a girl in 1922 and four sets of 'quadruplets in , 1923, 1925, 1927 and 192916 . children in four births. , All are : alive, 10 boys, eight girls. , It was said here during the war that because conquerors no longer dragged women away into slavery, Germany would soon recover. Frau Voellner confirms that. Mussolini, as you know, has built up a reliable organization . with his fascismo, and iron will, Italy voted Saturday for mem bers of parliament, and tbo ro ll suits were, for Mussolini 8, 7500,576, and against lihn 13G,? 198. .': '.'. ; ;' Under Mussolini's plan, mem ; bcrs arc 'elected to parliament hot to represent different, parts : uf the country's geographical ' tonstituencics. ' The Italians elected 400 candidate, rcprc- ' lay the printing of the final quota senting organization and in- i TZXrJZZ dustnes, and the nation as a whole. -4- Thc voter had to Vote "yes" for everybody on the ticket or "no." ': . There may be a good idea there for the Republicans' if they continue their progress. . In connection with the strike of telegraph operators in brok ers' offices, bas"cd on the intro duction of a machiuc for send ing messages, Mr. Jbhn'Vitz yatrick, president of the Chi-V-ago Federation of, Labor, would like it known that the operators object, not to use of machines, which they accept as part of progress, but to the re duction of $30 a week in their wages. Brokers' operators rc V quiro special knowledge of prices, names of stocks and great accuracy. They were paid more than other telegraph op. i erators. Those that install the new telegraphing machines say no special skill' is required for their use. and demand that Wall Street operators accept ordinary telegraphers' pay, ' That is the causO of the -strike. ". If a machine changes skilled labor to tuiskillcd labor, oper ators in the long run will have to accept the unskilled pay Rut at this particular time, with brokers' profits and business unlimited, it docs not seem ncc essaryo reduce the pay of men that have devoted their lives to a special form of telegraphy cssscntial to the brokers' wel fare. General Callei, bead of Mexico's national forces, sending 0000 men to the south, says. "I am sending . them to crush tbo Catholic revolu tion." T, In repeated messages he refers (Continued on Page Area.) W IN TRADING SET TODAY Total Sales Over 8,000,000 Call Money Jumps to 20 Per Cent Shares Break Sharply Ticker Is Swamped Margin . Ac counts Dumped On Mar ket Wheat Also Hit. NEW YORK, March 20. (P) Total sales on the New York Stock Exchange set a new high record for all time today with a turnover of 8.246.740 shares In a turbulent market which broko sharply when tho call money rate was jacked up from 12 to 20 per cent and then rallied In spectacular fashion in a last hour of trading. By Stanley V. Prcnosll Associated Press Financial Editor NEW. YORK, March 26. IP) In a record-breaking volume of trading, which ran around 8,000, 000 shares, Wall Street today ex perienced one of tho most riotous sessions In history, coincident with another "money squeeze" V(hlch sent tho rate on call loans from i to 20 per cent. prices of scores of Issues broke 15 t& nearly S3 5 a share, with tho ticker falling hopelessly behind the marKot unaer me swouen uueniiio of orders which poured over the wires and cables from all sections of tho country and tho world. Brisk ralll.. developed Inia few issues in the last hour of trading. but others were thrown Into the market In blocks of 600 and lO.Ono shares, or moro, as weakened mar ginal accounts were liquidated, re gardless of price. As tho market closed, the Stock Exchange ticker was 02 minutes late, with Indications that the last minuto flurry of trading would do- ' Similar reaction took place on the Now York curb market, with that ticker 60 minutes behind the market when tho session ended. CHICAGO, March 26. (P) Grain prices underwent a big tumble to day as a result of heavy selling In connection with stock market weakness. Wheat fell as much ns 6 1-8 a bushel and corn 6 lr8, compared with curlier quotations today. Tho break carried wheat CVi and corn 4 3-4 to below yes terday's finish. Portland Outfit Crippled By Death and Injury to Play ersMissions to Be Tar get for Balance of League Effort. SAN FKANCI8CO, March 26. (P) San Kranclsco; Los Ancclcs, Macramonto and Oakland received their first tasto of Hl!9 1'aclClc Coast Icaguo .baseball today when tho eight clubs In the loop crossed bats to start tho new season. Tho Portland Beavers, bsdly dis organized as tile result of an auto accident last week that resulted in tho death of Denny Williams, out fielder, and tho Injuring of lleorge Wueatling and Mack mills. Infield- 1 era, opened against the Han Frsn clwo Meals, tli champions, on the latter's lot. Tho rebuilt Missions, looked upon as tho "team to beat" this year faced tho weakened Oakland club In tho latter's park. The strength of tho Oaks waa lessened considerably when lyn Ijlry. shortstop, and one of the Impor tant cogs In last year's outfit was sold to the New York Yankees. In Los Angeles, the Angels, much stronger than last year. played hosts to the Seattle Indians and Hollywood travelled to ttacra mento to meet the Senators tn the other opening game on the schedule. MM BEAVERS OPEN COAST SEASON AUAINSLSbALS SOUTHERN OREGON RIFLE TEAM CHAMPION WEST pF ROCKIES" llll II - a f . . .... . - I""! Orenoti State college cadets consecutive year. Back row, left to right: Captain Lester .Barrett -eaaeh; i Kenneth Brown, Cervals; George Gordon, Portland; 8tewart George, Corvallis; Paul GordoVi, Cottage; Qi-ove; 8ergeant B. L. Dun ham, aitlstant coach. Front row: Fred Ramsay, Corvallle; ArtiV i 8wngle, Ashland; Fred Burlach, Llnntonj Leroy Malmston, Vernonia; George Craft, The Dalles; OurtU'TiffMd, Tigard. GOVERNOR LONG MOTHER SLAIN SOUGHT DEATH BY DRY AGENT OF LEGISLATOR RAIDING PARTY Charge Louisiana Executive With Attempt Hire As sassin in , Impeachment Resolution 'Leave Him in Ditch', Was Order. BATON nOUB, March 2G. (P) Governor Huey P. Ixing of Louisiana was charged with at tempting "to hire and Induce one H. A. Uozeman to kill and murder one .1. Y. Sanders, Jr.," a member or the Louisluna house of represen tatives. In an impeachmont resolu tion drafted for presentation today In the legislature. The charge was made In the last of 19 counts contained In the reso lution and waa based on a sworn affidavit of H. A. (Battling) Bose man, former personal attendant of Governor Long and former employe of the Louisiana highway commis sion. In tils affidavit llozeman swore that about fjve weeks ago Governor l-ong, with tlio odor or liquor on his breath, cnlled him into his of fice and said ho was planning to call an extra sosslon of congress and that Representative .1. Y. San ders. Jr., would opposo all of his measures. "I have chosen you lo do away with this (epithot)," Uozeman quoted the governor as saying. "I mean for you to kill tno (opinion and leave him lit the ditch where nobody will know how or when ho got there," the affidavit said. "I'm governor or tills slate anil If you wero to bo found out I would give you a full pardon and many gold dollars," the ex-prize Hghter further quoted the governor as Bay ing. . , PACIFIC El ON VACANT FIELD SAN FRANCISCO, March 26. (VP) The Peninsula district In tho San Mateo section also has Its rail road problems.. The Western Pa cific rallrosd has for some time been awaiting an Interstate com merce commission doclslon on Its application tn construct a line down the San Francisco peninsula. But now It has found that tho Southern Pacific, which has opHis ed the grafting of tbo permit, has constructed a siur track cutting directly across the Western Pa cific right of way. "Just a spur track to serve the Industrial needs of the district.," Southern Pacific officials exnlaln ed. when asked about the trackage. They denied that It was Intended lo embarrass their competitors In any way. The epur ends In a va cant field, altor crossing the W. P. right of way. . Casualties of the Air Service I OB ANGELKB. March 26. (IP) P. Sumner Brown, Jr., 21. son of a well-known Los Angeles real es tate broker, was burned to death In an airplane crash Dear here today. SPUR TRACK who won the Ninth Corps area R. Father Resists 7 Search Home ? Unconscious - Effort , to Knocked -Wife Shot As Bends Over Fallen Spouse Son in Fight. AUIlOltA, III., March1. 20. (VP)f """" " ! A lllutlicr was shot and Klllea imc ougio can wus sounuca muuy uvur i n .,. ......... ... night by county dry midors las! the body of Marshal Ferdinand j orns boxing, succeeding Joe Dun she bent' ovor her husband, wjho ! Fouh, gcncrullsslmo of tho mighty j dee, who had his title declared for hud been knocked uncoiwclouiV. ulllcd urmlcH, as Franco bowed lu , felted for fulluro to defend It with Tho third member of Uio fiun-1 honor beforo his. blor. . in tlio six months period which ond Uy u boy of 9, thon'tuok up (tho; It wus not only glory,' but deep ed last Thursduy. t buttle with six deputy sherirfs and abiding lovo that tho marshal Isolds won because ho proved i.i ., h ino-1 ho-i ciLvitn.i with lilm under tho dome : himself a bolter fighter, a more tore be could be disarmed. Tho deputies said tho woman was shot because they thought sho was reaching for one of (the guns; her husband had dropped when he slumped to the floor after being hit with tho butt ofa dep uty's pistol. ' I The slain woman was Mrs. Lil lian UeklnK. 40 years old. Tho inun clubbed Into insensibility as ho attempted to keep tho i officers from, ontcrjng ' ills homo, Juscuh DeklliB. 46 years olil. was The son who took up the f iKht when both parents lay on the flour, one of them never lo regain con sciousness, was (lerald DckJnB. Tho raid was one of w series resulting from tho cleanup cani pulmi by mate's Attorney Oeorgo Cnrbary, of HlKlll, who was olnctrd on tbo rninpalKn promise that ho would closo up lluuor and gambl ing resorts. Hlnco ho canio into office last November, approxi mately 300 persons havo boon ar rested in 100 raids. ' Officers said they confiscated . gallon of wlno In . tho Deklng homo. : PLAN! IS BLASTED PHILADELPHIA, Mar. 26. (JV) Thrco thousand pounds of nltro- gylcerlno exploded In a small framo house in the DuPont Powder corn puny plant at Olbbstown, N. J., today. . One man working In tho pluce Is missing. f Repairman's Voice Brings Chance at Operatic Career '' ' t noKTON'. Mar. 26. (I1) , r'rancla Klley, signal repair- man tn tho subway and on tho 4 elevated, has operatic amhl- lions. He' sgolng to doff his over- alls and lay asldo his tools April 6, and make his pro- 4 fessional concert debut ns a baritone. Two years ago. while Itllny was singing at cn open air park, his rendition of Verdi's "Erl Tu" captlvatod one of his audience. Hhe sought an Introduction and a short time 4 later the baritone-repairman led Miss Kuth Crockett of New York to tha altar. O. T- C. awards for tho seventh FINAL HONORS AT Leader of Allied Armies Laid to Rest Rests in Com pany With Napoleon Paris Is Deeply Moved By Ceremony. PAUIH. Mur. 20. (VP) The lust ... of the Invalldos, where he rests In company with Napoleon and other i great figures of French military history. ! For genuine, and deep emotion, nothing in tho age-old history of Paris, not excepting tho return of Napotoon from St. Helena, , tho fu neral of Victor Hugo, tho armlstlco celebration --or -the burial of the unknown soldier,- cuuld approach tho ceremony which purls witness- cd today. - ' Tlirouifh the Impressive moments of tho scrvlco at the Cathedral of I Notre Damo and the nationul fu neral ceremonies n't the Invalldos, Madamo Foch and her daughters appoarcd bewildered at tho magni tude of the manifestation of sym pathy from tho ends of tho world. From 1ilgh -and luw this sym pathy came, from royalty, prcsl deutA, embassadors, marshals, gen erals and premiers, from tho mass of tho people, tho inidinettes, tho working men, tho clerks and the pollus whom Marshal Foch loved and admired so deeply. BITTER BATTLE T IS T CORVAI.LI8, Ore, March 2(1. (Pl Indications of a hilterly fought legal battlo appeared today In the questioning of talesmen in the l.anza Bryant murdor trial. Tho first Jury panol was exhausted, the second nearly sol and a third panel was ordered to report forthwith, ilryant, ttQ, Is accused of having stabbed to death lowls (Hip) IHck ersnn, former Oregon Htate collcgo football star. In a jealous attack over a pretty waitress. Only three of tho Jurors pRsed entatlvcly yesterday remained to day as tlio derenso and prosecu tion continued the use uf peremp tory challenges. Ilotli sides had used half of their quota of such challenges with the defense excus ing six and the prosecution three. Park Weatharford, chief counsel for the delense. and his associate, Ueurge Denman, appeared lo ho eliminating all those having been previously connected with Orego Htate collcgo aa students or In any caiwclly. Oregon Weather. Generally fair tonight and Wed nesday, except probably showers In northwest. Cooler tonight with frosts south and east. Fresh west and northwest Winds on coast, 0 FERDINAND GIVEN BIER BRYAN TRIAL FORECAS FIGHT FANS IN PANIC AT FIRE SCARE Jackie Fields Hands Negro Challenger Beating in Chicago Bout Crowd Mistakes Cry 'Fight' for Fire Warning As Two Spectators, Wield and Knife. Gun By Chal k's W. Diuiklcy, ' (Associated Press Sports Writer.) CHICAGO, Mur. 26. (P) Jacklo Fields, Chicago Hebrow lad, who learned his boxing in California rings, today holds a Bynthctlc claim at least to tho world's woltorwolght boxing championship. Ho acquired It by decisively defeating Young Jack Thompson, Han Francisco ne gro challenger. In tholr 10-round bnttlo In the historic old Coliseum lust night a thrilling fight that cumo perilously near ending in a panic in tho eighth round. Fields was unswerving in his de termination and completely the muu.n,. nt l.lo fun will, nnuulltlu thn exception of mo seventh round, ho left no room for oouut as to nis superiority over Thompson, win ning eight of tho 10 rounds. By his victory Fields won recog nition as champion from the Na tional Boxing association, which controls the sport In 23 states, i He was presented with: a $5,000 dla- mond-studdrd belt, the Rift of Pro a mater ffiih Mulleii. omlflomatlo of the title. Fields' comes Into pos- sosslon of tho welterweight crown ..(nil,, .luln. In u,1,lnh M 11 A ,v. skillful boxer and a better all around ring genoral. Ho almost knocked out Thompson In the first round and again In the second when ho had tho negro's knees buckling, groggy and weary rrom a tcrririo battering to the head and body. CHICAGO, Mar. 26. (TV-Panic hroko out at the Coliseum last night during tho Jacklo- Fields-Young Jack Thompson boxing match for tho National lloxlng association welterweight title, and more than two scure persons wero injured In i tho resultant pandemonium. Two persons wero Injured so seriously that they may dlo. Thero wore 8.000 men and wom i In Iho liuildlng when a fight started in tho east balcony. Cries of "fight" wont up. By many the cry was understood as "firo," and llio croVd became panic-stricken. The fight between tho Chlcagoan Fields and tho California negro. Thompson, was In tho eight round. Tho battlo Itself had roused the crowd to high excitement, and when tho furore broko not In tho balcony It spreud quickly. ' Plank seats-pled in the balcony In anticipation of tho opening In tho Coliseum of a circus, were knocked over, and their clattor added to the crowd fronzy. bhouts went up thut boa con strictors and a lion had escaped from their cages and were loose on tho main floor. The fact that tho building wua In darkness save for tho brilliant light which was centered on tho ring Itself added to the, uncertainty of what had happened. Heard Over tlio Itadlo. Thousands of radio listeners tuned In on WON and KYW listen ed In on the tumult, although the microphones through which tho broadcasts lyoro being made were knocked to tha floor In tho first wild rush. , ; Telegraph wires to newspaper of fices wero cut off, and first word of what was happening reached the outside through radio loudspeakers. A pall of smoke from a photog rapher's flashlight hung low over rlngsiders. lending substanco to the cries of "fire." Homo of thoso near est the exits rushed outside and turned In an alarm, und It was firemen who later took tho Injured from tho building to a hospital. At the outbreak of the alarm, tho entlro main floor crowd seem ed to concentrate upon tlio elevated ring as the ono place of safety. They rushed forward, trampling over chairs, leaping upon the re porters' press table, wrecking type writers and telegraph Instruments and sending microphones spinning to tho floor. Ho quickly did the erowd surgo forward, that there were several score persons In the ring before the fighters realized Continued on Page 81x). Mother and Tots to Blazing Death Account Poverty 4 TOl.KDO. Ohio, March 26. (VP) Murdor and suicide was tho verdict or Coroner Kreft hore'tnduy in the death of a 4 woman itnd throe children 4 near Maumee, Ohio, late yes- terduy, when the small house 4 In which they lived was set on lire. Notes found by the coroner Indicated that the mother, Mrs.. Hazol Steyer, t planned the death of her chil- dren and lierself. Yesterday afternoon, fuclnfi poverty and knowing that an- t otlier child . would soon be born, she rendored her three tots insensible to pain and set fire to tho shail(. v GUY MOZATLAN Threat On Strategic Point Fails Rebels Deny Siege Lifted Report 61, Dead, 7 Wounded 7000 to March On Capital. (By the Assooiated Press) Defeat of the rebel besiegers of Mazatlan lett . Genoral Calles free today to continue concentration of government farces tn north central Mexico and along the .west coast. " General imrrlllo: defending; com mander at Mazatlan, reported Unit the rebels, alter a sanguinary de feat, were In flight to the north, but Insurgent headquarters at Jua rez denlod that the sicgo had been lifted. The federal authorities placed the losses ut Mazatlan at fi8 rebel dead and three federal dead and soven wounded. General Calles' strategy Is now to force the Insurgents Into Sonora and hold the revolution there until It can be stamped out. The Insurgents, however, claimed further outbreaks in central Mex ico, stating that 7000 men are con centrating In Guunjunto for a march on Mexico City Itseir. A battle at Ktzatlan, northwest ern Jalisco, was reported by the government which gave the casual ties as 27 rebels and six federalB killed. , A "lost battalion" of 300 federals was still wandering around near ! the Sonora-Chlhuahua boundary soeklng to Join loyal forces, but In danger of capture by the rebels. Genoral Almnzan, leading one or Calles' main columns, was moving north to meet tlio Insurgents mid was concentrating at HnrmeJIllo, Tho Inurgents reported further southerly movements to check the government forces. Federal air raids at mo rouoi stronghold of Jhnincz wero ported. Sevoral truckloads ot federals passed through Yuma, Ariz., and strengtiioneei mo loyal garrison ai Naco, drawing a protest from Gov ernor Phillips of Arizona, who an nounced further such movements would be proventod. The Insurgents meanwhile con tinned marching on Naco and were rnimrto,! Id t.illnu trntn HlA tllWn. Mexico City estimates place the number of federals now In the field at 35.00(1 and the insurgonta as about 900b revolting regulars, plus ' an unknown number of irregulars. F NKW OHLKANH, U., March 2fl. ! (p) Captain John Thomas Han-1 dnll, Canadian skipper of the Hrlt-1 Ish rum laden schooner "1'mAlone," i sunk in the gulf by tho coast guard, I was released from custody here to-1 day by tho U. B. commissioner on a hond of 15(10, and hi crew of : seven were reloased ou their own recognizance. ., i j NAP WITH PIPE FATAL 10 KLAMATH FA iAM, Ore., March 26. P) A oulot nap over his plpo proved fatal last night to Peter Cholah, 80, Klamath Indian, when sparks from the plpo flared In some Inflammable material and set fire to his cabin near Williamson river. Overcome by smoke, the aged Indian burned o death. . RP RFRF ATTACKS UPON ATLANTG ANN B SPANIARDS Seventh Crossing of Atlantic Completed Today Cap tain Jiminez III Upon Landing Arrival at Ba hia Unexpected Con tinue Flight to Rio Janeiro Today. , BUENOS AIRE9, March 26 JP) Tho flight of the Spanish aviators waa interrupted by fever of Capt. Jiminez, due' to, fatlguo of tha trim La Nucton'a corres pondent ut Bahla telegraphs. Jimi nez waa taken by automobile from the flying ftold . to Camassy for medical treatment. Ho Is under. supervision of the Spanish consul. The dispatch implied that tho aviators might have continued their non-stop flight to Rio Ja neiro, had not Captain Jimenez been taken 111. Tho aviator will remain ut Bun la. for two days. r , RIO JANEIRO.- March, 26. (P)' V Two young Spanish aviators had reallxcd this morning a drea,m oc. - years and achieved the soventn successful crossing of the South Atlantic ocean. ... - Captains Francisco Jimenez and . Ignacio Iglesias failed to. break ; the record long distance flight held by tho Italians Arturo For-. rarln andCarlodclPrptefauVa,,,, Ihg shoVf Of It' oy-'i-bout .80 utiles. -But they did bring to the glory of .. Spain ono of tho grcatost of long .' d. stance flights. . . " Leaving Sevlllo, Spain, at -6:42 p. m. (12:43 p. m., eastern stand- ard time) Sunday afternoon, .they winged their way to,VBahla, 40OU.: miles away across.. the deserts of,, northern Africa and tho' South' Atlantic ocean. . :' 1'.', it' From the time thcy.wcro sight-, ed at Cape Blanco, ln"1he African Spanish province of Itlo Del Oro, at 4:30 p. m , Mondays until the) landed at Bahla at 10:30 a. m. ' (8:30 a. m., eastern standard time) this morning, not a ship nor an . obsorver seems to havo reportod . them. Various false announce ments of their passago along tho western coast of Africa wero soon .' rojectod as conflicting. - .. At Cape Blanco tho "Jesus del Cliun Poder," ' tho Spanish made plune of the aviators, appears to -have swung out over the Atlantic toward Fernando Noranha Island, over which It passed unnoticed ' shortly after midnight, , ; i; r The landing at Buhla wiis' wholly ', unexpected. Tho plane flew over the city and then returned to. the . Latecocre Air Mall company's , landing field. " ' - ' The , filers planned lo .contlnuo to Itlo Janeiro today. Hlo Janeiro was their original goal, which would have made., tholr flight about 4800 miles, or . , 200 miles longer than, that of ;" Ferrarln and Del Prete. .,-'..-. : ' ' New' warehouse to be built, In' Mllton-Freewater for -FrecWater ' Tomato Growers'-association at a' cost of 115,700. Will Rogers Says: NEW YORK, March When thry mink that rum uliip, they sunk tho Mexican war, secretary of slate's ar rival, Grundy's tariff, ami Babe Itutli, as far as pttb liu e x o 1 1 e m out was Interfcr ng with the import of a national ' commodity is lilt' tinif at the very vitals of otir existence. One -tiling; must be said in favor of our coast Ktiard.. They didn't sink it till after it unloaded thcre liy giving tho owners a chance to pay for the ship. Some predict trouble with England , over it. I don't think so, especially if we sin keep it out of tho hands of diplomats. Yours, . ' , ' . WILL liOGERS. ml fe