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i Tribune Second Section Six Pages Second Section Six Page fully Tfnty-fourth Yr. " Weekly ptftr-Htmib Vwr. MEDFORD. OREGON, THURSDAY, 3d AY 2:5, 1929. No. 62. Medforb Mail I ORTURED by Fiend Binds' Spokane Youth 1 : and .Sets Fire to Car Shot Four Ti mes . in , Struggle to Escape Girl Dragged From Auto Of ficer .Posse Fails to Lo cate Assailant. SPQKANI5, Wash., May 23. P) A bandit allot William 'J. Johnson, 29, four timed, atLackod hla companion,- Hazel ' Hullerv 28, then bound them with wire and aet fire to their automobile and loft them to burn on the Inland - Empire highway near here.' Johnson's con dition was described as "danger ous" today. - The girl was suffer ing1, from shock, scratches and bruises. . f s The bnndit obtained small sums of money from them and a watch and diamond ring. The couple had gone for an auto mobile ride, and were making a turn at the Mullan bridge when a man with a' pistol "stopped from the shadows and ordered them out of the car. Johnson's ankles and wrists were lashed with copper wire 'and Miss lluller's wrists were tied. Cloths soaked in chloroform ;wcrfr bound across their faces, they said. Johnson declared he was thrown hack into the car .while the ban dit dragged the girl away. John son struggled to free himself and help the girl, and tho assailant fired four shots at himi hitting him in the. jaw, right arm, nock and right breast. ' Then the bandit went to the gas oline tank, oponed It and set. fire lo the car. In a hysterical condi tion, Johnson freed himself, he said,, and staggered from the ma chine into the brush. The bnndit fired, several more 'shpttt at Jalm, without offeet. - A passing motor. Ht brought John son to the polico rftatldn, but he was unable to give a coherent ac count of the attack. Ho reported that the girl had been burned to death, but meanwhile sho had also escaped and made her way to k houdo two mll.es from the burning car. Physicians reported that she suffered only from uhock, scratches and bruises. Two automobiles loaded with of ficers sped to the sceno of the at tack, but had failed to find traces of the bandit this morning. Can't Bust'Eem Popular Emblem The emblem of "Can't Bust "Em". Is popular the world over , with men and boys and the work clothes bearing this brand are "guaranteed to gtvo' service and satisfaction." ; - The Eloesser-Heynemann Co., manufacturers of theso popular clothes, advertise: , "An uncondi tional guarantee of--good fit nnd unequalled wear, complete assort merits, special sizes for the hard to fit, the best volume for the money and union made.' They are made for all classes of working men and boys. Note the ad in this Issue for special makes and styles. - . Construction of Revenue bridge near Handy'will start shortly To Identify Genuine Aspirin Haver A Aspirin every yer i proof that it has no ill effect. It is the accepted antidote (or pain. It iwa hln. ft nftr harm. Quick relief when you've a headache, or cold: or are suffering from nen rralgia or neuritis. Hheumstlc pains yield, too, if you'll only give these tablet a chance. But yon want genuine Aspirin, so look for the Bayer Cross on every tablet. Thi box always bears the name Bayer and the word genuine printed in red. AhAtH ta um tr1 mirk of BtTW Ifamtfubsn BANDIT CLAIMS GRANDMOTHER MURDERED EIGHT BABIES Mra. Okel Gorham (left), 23, Dowagiac, Mich., asserted her mother, Mrs. Ethel Lewis (center), 49, ef Eau Claire, Mich., choked or poisoned (our Gorham babies and four Lewis Infants. Gorham (rear) and Lewis, husbands, also wore approhended. ' , ' 1 georIawoman ORIGINATED IDEA The idea oC wearing the poppy in memory oC all who died in the World "War wan presented to the American l-euion, by ono who from all information obtainable, was the. first in Amerira to thus wear the poppy Miss Moina , Michael of Athens, Georgia. The sreatcr part of tho followini; was taken from her history of its adoption. It was on tho morning of No vcmfc.H? 9. 1918, while sho was serving on tho staff of tho Y. M.j C...A overseas headtuarterH at Hamilton Hull, Columbia Univer sity. New York, that a soldier placed In tho hands of Miss Monla Michael a copy of the Ijidles Home Journal with Col. John Mc Crae's "Wo Shall Not Bleep" il lustrated. In It; , . .Alono.ln.hor-ofrice, illss Michael read and reread this beautiful verso whic h Immortalized tho poppy, and studied the graphic Il lustration. Hhe, cnusht the mes sage, and o he had dedicated herself to the service of her coun try on the night that war was declared, she at that time mado a second dedication "To Keep the Faith" and always wear a poppy of Plunders fields as it sign of remembrance of tho sacrifices mado by those who fell. She wrote this dedication in verso "Oh you who sleep In Flanders Fields Sloop swoet lo rise anew. We caught the torch you uirew And holding high, wo keep tho Faith With all who died. j "We cherish, loo. the poppy red That grows on fields whero vulor led; - . It seems to signal to tho skies That blood of heroes never dies, But lends a luster to tho red Of tho flowors that bluom aubvo the dead ' In Flanders Fields! "And now tho torch and poppy red We wear In honor of our dead. , Fear, not that yo liavo died for naught Wo'vo learned the lesson that yo taught' , . In Flanders Fields." As she was penning tho last line of this dedication, a committor, from tho 25th conference of tho Y. M. C. A., which was In meet ing there at that tlmo, brought hor a check for 10 In apprecia tion of her efforts to make an attractive hostess hotmo at their headquarters. "How strange that you should bring me this gift nt this time." she replied, and I shall buy with It bright red poppies. Flanders Fields popples. "Do you know why?" and sho showed tho men tho poem and her answer. They were so impressed that they asked tho privilege of presenting tho Idea to tho 2iHh conference th"n meeting upstairs. - The conference also was Im pressed, and that afternoon Miss Michael bought Bilk popples, and after the adjournment of the con ference tho men came downstairs and asked for poppies to wear tho first scene In America of wearing the poppy for all who died. The poppy Is now tho mem orial flower. of the French, Brit ish and Canadian World War veterans organizations. Brooks r Visit. SAI.EM, Ore.. May 23. fP) Itua e!l M. Brooks. American consul at Belfast, will be In Kalem about June 1 to visit his mother. Mrs. Mildred Robertson Brooks, who is county recorder. He will spend a month of his three months' fur lough In Salem. Woman Bumrd. j WEIMER. Tex., May 23. ; Mm. 8. P. Dognett wan burned lo ' death and her husband and daugh-J ter. Mary Loulne. 1 3. were aerl- j ouily burned when flame destroy-I heir home here today. I V f m F SAVES EDWARDS I'OHTLAND, Ore., May 23.-M7P) Billy Kdwards. Kansas ' City, again outfoxed Kd Wlrth, Detroit, here last night In their return wrestling match. Although out wrestlod, Kdwards nevertheless came through with tho necessary two fulls to win. Kdwards look tho first fall in 9 minutes and OS seconds with a bar toehold. Wlrth won tho second fall in 6 minutes 20 seconds with a stopover toe hold. In the final session, after Wirth had crashed Kdwards to Jho mat five successive times with fly ing niHi'D holds, Edwards reached down between' his own legs, caught one of "Wlrth'a Ankles, pulled up with enough forco to send the Do. troiter back on his neck, knock ing' him. cold.- Edwards pounced on him and held him for the fall, which roquh od - J t. minutes, 13 seconds. ' ' The preliminary went to Hay Jeffries, who took one tall from Ited Hill. ' : . i. , -J - Speakeasy Feature, at Hunt's Craterian1 "Speakeasy" Is Hie featured at traction at Hunt's Craierlan. Tho scenes In tJiis sensational talking picture arc staged in the Madison Square "Garden, New York, at the Belmont race track. In subway tun nels, on main streets of tho great metropolis and, In fact, all over the big city. k. The dialogue Is brilliant and, due to the thoroughly experienced cast of atage player who appeur in the principal roles, sounds convincing. Paul Pago and Lola 1-ane, new to picture patrons hut well known on the Broadway stage, aro headed for sure success In tho talking mo' tlon picture field. '.They havo that certain grasp of expression which comes only from long experience behind tho footlights, t Henry B. Walthall carries away stellar honors by his portrayal of a down-and-out piano player. The veteran actor fills his role to the' brimming point with Incomparable work and rich voice1. Hot Stuff at ' Rialto Friday Alice White, ono of the newest stars in film, comes to tho Klalto theater tomorrow in "Hot Stuff." She will be remembered for her striking work in "The Private Life of Helen of Troy," and has attained full-fledicd stardom. William Bakewoll, who scored In "Harold Teen," Is tho leading man. Louise Fazonda has a comedy role, and a splendid supporting cast, headed by tho charming Doris Dawson, Is seen. , "Hot Stuff" is said to ho Ideal entertainment for the tired busi ness msn or anyone else. tylii,,n 5" Arj CATHOLIC MONEY BACK OF ATTACK WAKII1NC1TON. May 23. W -A chargo that Catholic intoreata were. financing tho Alabama Women a JLcaguo for White Supromaoy headed by Mra. Mabel JoneH West of Birmingham, was mudo In the uenatc today by Senator Hoflln, Democrat, Alabama. Tho senator called tho organiza tion "bogus" and aaid tho state ment recently issued by It waa first conceived by Roman Catholic in fluence. The statement ho referred to sultl Heflln rift not represent the views of tho pooplo of Alabama. The real purpose of the organi zation, Hoflln said, was to permit attacks by somo candidates who desired to run against the senator when he comes up for ro-clectlon next year. "Mrs, West had, to get an organi zation in order to get money from the Catholic church,,". Hoflin de clared. "Jlow much will sho re ceivo for her services tu Homo?1' . f HAVANA. JP) Sanitation offi cials havo ordered, hundreds of small movie theaters cleaned up, and have forbidden the custpm of throwing cigar butts in tho aisles. Use of sections, of tho theater buildings as living quarters also has been banned. ITkie mm 4 PLACE OF RADIO IN TEACHING 10 BE DISCUSSED Secretary Wilbur Calls Con ference of Educators and Radio Heads May Find ' New Educational Agency Is Belief. WASHINGTON, May '23. (P) Secretary Wilbur has called a conference of educators and radio executives for Friday, May 24,' to discuss the possibilities of educa tion by radio and what interests, if any. the federal government should have In It. ' Secretary Wilbur said the con ference was in lino with his re cently stated policy that tho place of the national government in edu cation was to develop methods, ideals, and procedures, and to pre sont them on their merits. Heretofore, tho secretary said, there havo been certain methods by which pupils have studied from the printed page and havo re ceived instructions through lec tures and demonstrations on the blackboard. "Now there- appears a new agency, radio." he continued, Vwhlch conveys Information in its own peculiar way. We. Intend to find out how it can be used." Holy tl-ntfi Monument. WASHINGTON, May 23. W) The department of aitrleultnro an nounced tnday that I' r e s I d e n t Hoover had "Just Issued" a proc lamation vettlnit apart as tho Holy Cross national monument an area of approximately 1.392 acres, which Includes the famous cross of snow in the Holy Cross na'.lonal forost of Colorado. ' l Klre In lAvliithan. NEW YORK, May 23. 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