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Newspaper Page TextThe Weather ForeooHt Pair tonight him! Thiir dny. Normal umii pent lure. Hu midity sonu'wiiat .below noniuil. Medford Mail Tkibithe ' Temperatures Hishost yesterday 75 Lowest tills luurriiiiK.- 30 MEDFuRD. OREGON, "WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 1929. No. 68. Today By Arthur Brisbane Shivery and Shaky. Wheat Below $1. What Is Modesty? ' Canada's Strange Roads (Copyright by King Feature r Syndicate, inc.) , Wall Street was shivery and and. shaky Monday, "fear of n jiew flurry in the money mar ket." Honey lenders and Federal Reserve combine to treat se verely the public goose that lays the' golden eggs. The gooso- will get tired of laying eventually. , Various issues of United States government bonds sold gf, tfhe lowest prices for the year in "heavy liquidation." As usual, the foolish lambs sell their good securities to keep y the poor ones. You will hear how earnestly the special congress is working for farm relief. You will also read that wheat dropped be low $1 a bushel, for the first time in 14 years. M If you luiow a farmer that raises wheat tell him this: "The Federal Reserve destroying confidence in American busi ness, by encouraging usury, will be reflected, first of all, in low, prices for farmers. The pain goes to the weak spot." M Wlin t is modesty When J)arwin visited Patagonia, and nnlil rnirinn nf Terra del Fuego, ladies came out of' the huts to look at him. But they would not be seeii until they had arranged their faces, hair, and put on certain ornaments. Modesty demanded that. But they wora no clothing at all. M Officials of the tennis court at Wimbledon, propose to make all women players wear 'stock ings because modesty requires it. "The authorities wonder whether Helen Wills, at Wim bledon, will play without stock" ings, as she, is said to have done at Antcuil. That is some thing to worry about. M r',i.,,..l'is,n Xsitiniinl. Rnilwavs. frowned by the 'people of Can It ,i i r;iki,, .,.u,r,vl liv them, increased profits for April by more than 50 per cent. How do you account for that ? American high finance will as sure you that a government, cannot ruu anything success fully. Also the Canadians, on their side of Niagara Falls, operate a power company owned by the people and profitable. On our side of the Falls Ni agara belongs to private indi viduals who also make it prof itable. There is this difference. Ca iiadiaua buy the electric power nf Xinrrneo nn tlirtil- sMn. fit. IpSS l than one-third the cost of pi'i- T lately owned oower on this side. , ' That will please you if you arc interested in CANADA. It is sure to bftild up Canadian in dustrics, as against United States industries. " Violent earthquake shocks, be ginning on Sunday, continuing tin til early Monday morning, start led observers at various earthquake observing stations. The quakes were thousands of miles from this country, perhaps In Japan, or the Solomon Islands. If the earthquake occurred be low the ocean, blanketed by the heavy salt waters, nothing definite wll be shown. It Is an Intelligent race that can detect earthquake disturbances dli tant thousands of miles and talk fcound the earth in less than a Second. An Intelligent young woman, Dor (Continual on Page Four) OCEANHQPS POSTPONED BY MISHAPS French Monoplane Returns After Twenty-Minute Bat tle to Gain Altitude- Yankee Machine Ground Loops On Takeoff May Try Tomorrow Says American Pilot. OLD ORCHARD, Maine, May 29. (P) Trans-Atlantic flights ot the monoplanes, Green Flash and Yel low Bird, were definitely postpon ed today after take-off attempts ended in near disaster. After receiving weather advices which Indicated continued fair weather for tomorrow,1 the fliers decided to abandon a second at tempt today. Pilot Roger Q. Wil liams of the Green Flash said an early start tomorrow would permit a full day of daylight. OLD ORCHARD, Maine, May 29. tP) A friendly airplane race nuuao 4111111111; WHU utguu Ull j this sandy beach today, but It , ended almost before It got started. The American monoplane. Green Flash, didn't even get off the beach, one wheel dropping, into the soft sand on the takeoff and whirl ing the ship in a wracking ground loop that spilled gasoline and lie- i cessltated thorough investigation I for possible damage due to the strain. The .French .monoplane, Yellow I lllrd, got into the ajr but a seam I in one of the wing tanks opened and it returned after a UO-minutes struggle to gain altitude. The American plane was manned by Roger Q. Williams and Lewis A. Yancy, the French one by Rene LeFevre, Jean Assolaut and Ar mono Lotti. SINGLE ANGLE OF Z WASHINGTON, May 29 Called upon by President Hoover to perform "one of the greatest services to our generation, " the national law enforcement commlH- aion today Htood at the threshold of Its tremendous task of finding out the facts and causes of public disobedience of law in general and formulating recommendations lookln gto improvement. , Insisting that "prohibition Is only one angle- of our work," Chairntan George Wlckersham as serted after the Initial meeting of the commission yesterday that "we will not avoid anything" and that If It found any federal law cn forceable It would so report. Baseball Scores National. R. H. E. BoHton - 2 9 4 Philadelphia 12 12 0 Dclaney. Brandt and Spohrer; Collins, Susee and Davis. " R. H. E. Chicago - 2 11 0 Pittsburgh 7 10 0 Malone, Cvengros and Grace; Swetonlc, Hill and Hargrcavea. R. H. E. Brooklyn 4 12 0 New York .'. 1 3 Dudley and Plclnlch; Benton, Henry and Hogiin. First game: . R. II. E. Cincinnati .'. 8 4 1 St. Ixuils 4 4 1 Donohue, Ash and Oooch; Huld and Smith. American.. R. H. Philadelphia ...... 1 Boirton 1 Batteries: Earnshaw and Coch rane; MucFayden and Berry. R. H. E St. Louis 6 13 1 Detroit 1 '2 1 Htewart. Coffman. Strclerk and Schung. Ferrell: I'hle and Phillips. ' It. H. E. Cleveland - 11 19 1 Chicago 1 5 1 Zinn and Hewell; Thomas, Ad kins and Autry. R. H. B. New York i H 2 Wanhlngton 8 M 1 Plpgmi. Kherld and Dickey; Mar berry and Tate. Hums $300,000 major building program now under way in thin plaro. HOOVER LAW QUI PLANES MAY START ATLANTIC RACE THURSDAY hWm li0dMLiite f ) -I , mmmmmmjmmum,mmr.m m i mm Mutual ambitions have developed prospect of simultaneous takeoff of two planes from Old Orchard, Mi., In effort to span Atlantic. At top Is French Bernard monoplane. At extreme right, top to bottom, are French trio, Assolant, Lottl and LeFevre, whose goal Is Paris. Under map la the Green Flash, -s c-pt. Lewis Yancey (lower left) and Roger Williams hope will carry them to Rome. IDENTFY TORSO JACKSONVI AS MRS sunoN BY PIERCED EAR X-Ray Shows Old Mark- Mystery Near Solution Intended toXall On .For mer Husband and Love Pirate Sister, Is Evidence LOS ANOEM3S, Cal., May 29. (IP) Identification of the Los An geles river "torso" murder victim as Mrs. Laura II. Button of this city, has been accepted by the sheriff's office. One of tho final bits of evidence upon which the conclusive identification was made, was the pierced ear lobe effected many years ago for earrings. Disclosure of the pierced ear was made by an x-ray photograph after relatives and friends had asserted Mrs. 'Button had worn eurrings in her ears. Captain William Bright of the sheriff's office stated that the eight weeks' old mystery now whs near ing n solution. Tho torso of tho slain woman was found In tho Los Angeles river bed April 4. The severed head was not found until a month later, while the arms and legs have not been located. Mrs. Button, who had named her sister. Mrs. Ida Kleppe, as co-respondent when she divorced her husband, Kugene, was reported by her brother, Kmerson DeOroff, to have disappeared March 28. Witiard Andrews, her lawyer, who is the last person known to have seen Mrs. Sutton alive, told the investigators .the visited his of fice on that date to inquire about alimony her divorced husband owed. As she left, Andrews said, she remarked that she Intended to visit her sister and ex-husband to "have It out with them." Both the latter have denied that Mrs. Sutton came to visit them. PLACED AT 21 2 MANILA, May 29. (JP) Tho death trill In last Friday's typhoon in southern Leyte province was reported at 112 today, as commu ntcatlonM with that section were re-established. Klmt reports of the storm received here yesterday, gave the number of deaths as 10. Home of the towns In the ty phoon area still were Isolated i when the casualty INt was com- piled. The Philippine Ited Cron undertook relief work and the ex i crutlve bureau here aulhrjrlwd i nrovlnc'al officials to spend 1000 I pesos iiir , the sufferers. benefit of; Original reports said six villages In-Leyte province had been inun- dated hy continuous rains. This account also Indicated that the heaviest loss of life had occurred In the vicinity of Hogod and Han- 1 tiguo. TYPHOON TOLL IN PHILIPPINES LLE E Chamber of Commerce Be hind Move to Call Special . Election Would Connect ' With Medford System in Oak Grove District. Howard d as one of the most important civic moves taken - In recent years In tho former county seat town, the Jacksonville cham ber of commerce at Its meeting Monday evening passed a resolu tion asking the city council to cir culate petitions to call a special election on the Improvement of the city water-system by the con struction of a pipe line, joining the Medford system at Us pro posed terminus in tho Oak Grove district. The new system, Insuring a large quantity of pure water for Jacksonville, Is expected to cost approximately from 126,000 to $30,000. Tho present water sys tem in Jacksonville is said to be In need of repair that would cost at least $16,000. . The sister city does not expect to use over one-fourth second foot and tho water will be sold on the meter basis, and over six second feet of water from the Big Butte Hprings Is said now to be going to waste. A water system north of Med ford in tho Berrydale-Howard dis trict Is also being planned and wilt take in a portion of the sec tion included by the now Mid-Way road. This system will be within a mile of Central Point, and it Is possible some move may be taken in that city to obtain water from the lodal supply. Water. Is pump ed there from two deep wells at present into a 100-fwt water tank. TENNESSEE FOR ACCUSED NEGRO AI,AMO. Tenn.. May 29. (VP)- A mob of about 100 men early to day entered the Crockett county Jail here, removed Joe Huxley, 19-year-old negro accused of attack ing the wife of a Justice of the peace, and hanged him on a tree four miles from town. The neitro was taken from the Jail about 4 o'clock this morning and his body was found shortly afterwards. On the tree with the body was a cardboard on which was written: 'let this hang here until 4 a. m.. Thursday." Vintt Atininr'a llixlv ' HAN DIIXIO, May 29, iJP) The body of Private Melvln Ulm, 25, (killed In an aHrplane crash with Lieut. Hugh h. Hmlth on May 8. was washed anhore three miles south ot the Mexican border and brought here yesterday. WOULD SHAR SPRING WATER BY LYNCH LAW- IN ; , Auooiated Pre Photo ACT REPEALED Executive Obeys Mandate of People By Signing Bill Y Warns Against B elief That .Liquor : Traffic Law ful in State. . MADISON, .Wis., May 29. (F) Governor Kohler today signed the hill repealing the state's prohibition enforcement act. The governor, by signing the bill, obeyed the mandate of the people who, in an Election this spring, voted -by ei majority of nearly 160, 000 for repeal. - The bill was pass ed by the assembly a month ago and two weeks ago by the senate. Attempts to block passage .failed In both housos. - The governor announcod ho had signed the bill "In fulfillment of the mandate of the people, over whelmingly expressed In the recent referendum." Governor Kohler's signature of the bill, which leaves the entire enforcement of dry laws In Wis consin to federal agents, was fol lowed by a statement that the 18th amendment provided that "the con gress and the several states shall havo concurrent power to enforce this artlole by appropriate legisla tion." The governor believed "this im poses no obligation upon the states, but leaves it optional with them as to whether or not they wlirexerclse I their concurrent powers." Governor Kohler warned that the leglHlature's passage and his signa ture of the repealer "should not mislead any of our citizens Into the belief that traffic in Intoxicating liquor heretofore prohibited by the state has become lawful or that the saloon will return." He cited fed eral regulations against manufac ture and sale of Intoxicating liquor. ' E SECRET RETREAT NEW . YOHK,;' May 2ft. (VP) Colonef Charles A. Lindbergh Hnd his bride, tho former Anne Mor row, today continued In tho se clusion which swallowefi them up half an hour after their sur prise marriage. The couple disappeared when they drove out of the estate of the bride's father. Ambassador Dwlght W. Morrow at Englnwood, K. J., shortly after the ceremony Monday afternoon. The nearest thing to a clue as to their whereabouts today was the colonel's Blue Falcon plane, which stood fueled for a thousand mile flight at the HchncMady, JC. Y.. airport, where It was flown from lloosevelt Field. N. T.. yesterday. There were two para chutes aboard. Oregon Weather Fair and warmer and normal temperature tonight and Thursday, low clouds and fogs near the coast. Humidity somewhat below normal in Interior Thursday. Moderate northerly winds on const. WISCONSIN DRY GOVERNOR FLY STORY NOT TRUE IS REPORT Trip to Inspection Station at State Line Made By Wil cox and Allen Chief In spector Denies Infected Fruit Found False Re ports May Prove Harmful Is View. Roused by the report In a morn ing paper that Florida fruit lnfeot- ed by the Mediterranean fruit fly had been discovered by California state guards in the Sisklyous, County Agent Lyle Wilcox and lo cal representatives ot the state board of horticulture made a trio to the Inspection station yesterday ana on tneir return announced that the report was absolutely false and unfounded. "The chief inspector at the state line," said Mr. Wilcox, "not only dented that any Infected Florida fruit had been found, but said that the only ofriclal Information re garding what has been discovered by the state inspectors comes from Sacramento, and alarming reports proceeding from other sources are not credited." Roth Mr. Wilcox and A. C. Allen, state horticultural commissioner, were greatly relieved to find that no fruit Infected by the dreaded fly had been found.1 for such a con dition bo close to Rogue River val ley would indeed by alarming. "I have Inspected thousands of Florida grape fruit In this state the past few weeks," said Mr. Al len, "and for ten years members ?! ihe.a!:?.h.ttve L'n"pecJed fru1' ,om umt , ua we nave yei to rina any fruit infected y this fly. And. while it is wise to take eery precaution, I do not believe we will ever find such trait..-. ' "Certainly no Infected trult can coma In from California. The only possible datiKer would be from the port of Portland. There the gov ernment and Btate maintain a moat rigid Inspection. I am always glad to see the trult growers excited over pest elimination and control of any kind, but I deplore anything like a general panic All the facts concerning the situation should be broadcast, but reports Intimating that this fruit fly has already reached any portion ot this coast are not only untrue, but It not offl claly denied may do serious harm to the local trult Industry. A false report like this might alarm some state -which la an excellent market for Oregon products and to protect themselves an embargo against Oregon fruit might be declared. "My Idea is not only to guard this state with every vigilance but to guard against any sensational scare heads and vague rumors, par ticularly to the effect that fruit In fected with the Mediterranean fly has already been found here, which Is absolutely untrue." . EXPERTS AGREE PAIUS. May it. ' 41m German expert! and their crcdltom onmfl to an agree ' mcnt tonight on revised repa ration annnltlai as proponed by the American chairman, Owen I. Young. , j . ' . ., PAniS, May .-r-W The cred itor reparations experts agreed upon a hew sot ot figures, for rep arations annultloa which were rep resented to , the .German delega tion today. It was hoped a. Ger man . decision , on .the 1 proposal could ho reached by tomorrow. ; It was understood that the or ed itors', new .proposal would .extend tho Drwoh plan payments' until HoiAambcr 1 after which' the srhallcr annuities of the 'Young plan will become effective. This would enable the allies to make, a satisfactory reparation, which they contend Is not possible to achieve It they should grant tho Oormans request to make the young annuities effectlv from last April. ' If the Gorman decision on the new plan submitted todays Is fa vorable, the way will then bo clear to tacklo the conditions which Germany has. proposed and the reservations made by the creditor. Gallagher Dead. NBW YOHK, May 20. (P Ed ward Gallagher, of the once-famous vaudeville team of Gallagher and Hhean Is dead. - - ' YRBKA, Calif... May 29. IP Virgin pine In the vlclnltv of Lumgrey creek fell In the path of a forest fire yesterday. The Klam ath National forest, road crew fought tho blare, ON FIGURES FOR WAR PAYMENTS Pasture Poor e for Parking . vef Airplane V LOS ANGELES, May 29. fr OP) Paul Montgomery toduy was willing to admit that as toreador, his sphere of ac- ttvity is confined to piloting airplanes. I The decision was reached by the flier after he had parked his two planes In a pasture which proved to be the domain of a bull with a dislike for airplanea of any description, and a distinct antipathy for those done In scarlet. The beast Ttrst charged the flaming colored craft. Mont gomery objected to the best of Mb ability, whereupon the animal saw red and attacked the plane of offending color. The damago was slight. OPTIMISTIC AS TO CAR COUNT Barkdull Says Near Normal -Hall Issues New State-; . ii. ' . ' : ment IraitlC ASSn. tO ' , ' ' DISCUSS SlJrVeV at FndaV - Noon Meeting::-' V V 7: "' Plans for the fruit, crop survey of the Rogue River valley will be formulated at the noon meeting of the Rogue River Traffic associa tion, tn hn hfilrt Frlrtftv honn In. stead of tomorrow, on account of . , . .. .. . .. : . l-' '"' Ulon Is acting in conjunction With the fruitgrowers, league. The plan of actton will be shaped so that a speedy Initial survey tan be obtained, and aoms.'. favor, monthly survey, ' i ' ;:: The- valley is now full of proph ets, and most of them are without nouor in ineir own oronaras. it' is, however, generally agreed that the crop this-year will be less than last season. . .. ... .Mose Barkdull, who. has hitherto indulged in crop forecasting, esti mates that - the crop this - season "will not be far below last year." Mr. Barkdull says that the new trees coming . into bearing- have not been figured In the prophecies to date. He also says that as far back as his memory runneth there has been more or less of a trult shortage about this time ot the year in these parts. County Commissioner George Al ford declares that, from the looks ot the pear oronards In Fern val ley, which Include his own, there will be a larger crop than last year. He. has only officially looked at the pear orchards in his own pre cinct. " i . , . , , The first, prediction of a 1000-car shortage has been cut down to be low 600 cars. A 1000-car ahortaxo would mean a heavy retrenchment In all the subsidiary Industries ot tbe fruit business, including Ice manufacture and box lumber pro duction. .'''.;.' Court Explains , Court Ilall, who started the fore casting with his statement that there would , be a 1000-car short age, today Issued a revised state ment as follows: ; "My estimate of a 1000-car fruit shortage was misunderstood In some sections "My estimate Included Josephine county, also Included a shortage of 376 cars of apples; which would leave my estimate 10 the shortage of pears 676 cars. 'The drop Is not over, and my estimate is more liable to be' In creased than diminished. - My est!-' mate on the shortage ot Bartletts is probably a tittle high.- 22 per cent being' nearer.' Nevertheless, tn all - .other 1 varieties ' excepting. Howals the shortage' may Increasei Wit bad' a bumper croft last sea- non and H i hardly to be expected that . this aeason's crop wonld equal last ' season's; ' oven if conditions were favorable. , , "'( 'jv :' " ."Then estimates do not mean that- tbert Is a particular? big shortage of fruit this season. But, however, that last aeason'st crop was a hove the average. The two varieties suffering the largest shortage are the D'Anjous and Co rnice. ' "1-ast year's pear crop was con siderably more than the average normal crop, therefore, reducing last year's abnormal crop 300 cars and reducing this year's crop be low normal crop 300 cars would make a difference of a 600-car pear shortage, together with a shortage of 876 cars of apples meaning a 076-car shortage. "I maintain that my estimate Is not far off, as my estimate Is only 800 cars less than In normal years and the shortage of the two varie ties of pears w(l absorb this short age. '.;..- "There Is no particular cause tor alarm as the shortage is not great ly reduced below normal years. Bet ter prices will prevail to make the difference In any shortage," : PROPHETS QUALIFY IN DARK FOR BIG RACE Three Drivers Abandon Cau tion to Gain Place in In dianapolis Classic Los Angeles Stunt Man Victor Grind Starts at 10 A. M. Thursday Good bury Draws Pole. INDIANAPOLIS. lnd. May 29. (P) 'Thirty-three of the fastest au tomobiles In the world underwent their final overhauling today In preparation for the running tomor row ot the 17th annual 600-mile race. The field was completed last night uader dramatic circum stances, three drivers abandoning all caution to roar through the darkness In a final effort to gain a place. Cliff Uergere, Los An geles "stunt man," was the victor, dashing around the course at 103 miles an hour on a ride which could whIch ' Zeke Meyers of Phiadelphla, and Sam Greco of Bcranton, Pa., were the other pilots who risked their Uvea in the darkness to try to out- run Bergere tor his 33rd and last .rt at 10 o'clock tomorrow with Cliff Goodbury ot Chicago In the pole position, and with Leon Duray of bos Angeles beside him. Ralph Hepburn, another Los Angeles vet eran, will have tba last place In the front row. Trailing behind the leaders, throe .abreast will be Babe Stapp ot Los i - .' - " " ; r. -. " -7" i "" T ,C i ' ? ; KeecJv of Philadelphia, Ernest Trlpiett of Los Angeles,: Billy Arnold, of Chicago, Lou Mey ot' Hlghgate, Ca.; Deacon LIW, ot Dubois, Pa. ; Fred Wlnnnl of. Phila delnhlft. :''Psf::.KuseH Snowberger. of Philadelphia, Pa'.; Tony Otilltoa of Kaniase City, Mo. ( mil Bpence of Log Angeles, Cal.; Lou Moore of Loa Angelesi Fred frame of Los Angeles; Philip Pardee, Loa Ange les; Louis Chiron of Paris, franco; Jules Mbrlbeau of Paris, France; Johnny Seymour, Escanaba, Mich.; Peter Krela, Knoxvllle, Tenn.; Phil (Red) Bhafer, Flint, Mich., and Dallas, Tex.; Bob McDonough, Sao Francisco; Carl Marchese, Mil waukee; frank Farmer, Philadel phia; Herman 8. Church, Holly wood, Cal.; William (Speed) Gard ner, East ' Liberty, Pa.; Frank Brlsco, Milwaukee; Rlckllffe Deck er,. Staten Island; Albert Karnatz, Detroit; Clltf Bergere, Los Angees. For the first time . lnN several years a truly International aspect, will be given the longest automo Me race In the world. Louis Chi ron, Frenchman, European driving champion in 18118, and Jules Mori ceau, a fellow countryman, will bear the foreign colors. Neither will guide his , car as fast as most of ttae American entries, but they said they believed the endurance of their angtaes would prove su perior in the long grind. , . ' Salem Girl Honored SALEM. Or., May 89. P) MIhm Elaine Kenriell, sinter of Earl Ken nel!, a Salem photogrnphor, .line the distinction' of being awarded the-. "Palms Academlques". by The French government. Hho Is a resi dent of Paris, and tho decoration was made at, the request of the late Marshal Foch tn recognition of her war-time work as an entcr- tln"' In 'mllltary canipn. Will Rogers Sayi: !; PIT,f siiimCH, Pa., May 2f).--AYoll, Lindy htuifr one on . 'em,, didn't, he f Every body; U tickled to death he did.. Th6 ph-, p. 'q t . a h. d p,'h-o' t0 ( : Ifaphers H h d hounded himl to m'u c h since his en gagement ev eryone was pulling he would be ablo to tnarry in hm own quiet way. He knocked hiid self out of more wedding presents than any man that has ever married. In his old days ho will mias those carv ing seta, butter knives, salad bowls, Ifaviland dinner set, six of each, and I'll bet Ford would have given .em a car. ' Well, the boy just never was born to be a busi ttcss man. Tour, ( .' - y WILL ROGERS. : W'JL