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Medpord Mail Tribune The Weather FurooaM:- I'lutctilcd. with occa nlonal raliiM tonight uiul Fri day; not much cluuigo in tem perature. ItUIng huniidity Temperatures Highest yesterday ... Lowest tills morning . 77 Ikuj TwtBty-fourth Tear. Weakly FUty-menth Yetf. ilEDFORD, OREGON, TlIUliSDAY, MAY 30, 1929. o r. No. 69. Today By Arthur Brisbane Long life to Them. Down Goes Wheat. As It Pleases. ; German-American Deals. (Copyright by King Feature Syndicate. Inc.) You hope that "the" young couple will live many years happily, and everybody knows that you mean jColonel Lind bergh and his wife. There 'is happiness in being well known, and well liked, for two good reasons, and young Lindbergh possesses it. "Without exception, the en tire world wishes him well. The price of wheat dropped to .97. 1-4 cents Monday, lowest price since 1914. For the-Fed-cral Reserve and the combined forces of usury to attack stock values make no difference. Only wicked gamblers buy stocks. But the conduct of the Fed eral Reserve will attract Presi dent Hoover's attention, if wheat, cotton and other farm products continue dropping. It is embarrassing to take of fice on a "save the farmer" platform and find that your' Federal Reserve is hitting the wheat and cotton grower on the head. ' ' ' An able American banker who has built himself a fortune greater than the combined for tunes of all the Federal Re serve gentlemen, said. Monday: "Nobody understands the Fed eral Reserve what it is dqinj!, or whaj it is trying-to do. . "It can do about as it d pleases, and it docs as lt d pleases." ' ' i That's the situation briefly. "A combination between the itenry Ford plant in Gewnany and the great German dye trust, which has hundreds ot .:n:., e i ., i jiijiijuua ul icol iilvuvj , tn in teresting and important news in . the development of "big business." Germany needs small, cheap motors. Ford has them. Ford needs gitfantio quanti ities of paint, in his production Tof 8000 cars a day. Germany's .dye works have the paint. Thus American and German business, arc united through Ford and the dye works. Before this announcement came, Alfred P. Sloan, Jr., the head of General Motors, had bought the biggest automobile plant in Germany as European agency, of General Motors. . Here in America the Ihil'ont Company, biggest of General Motors, is a gigantic manufac turer of paint, especially auto mobile paint. Thus two great competing American concerns are allied with German concerns in pro duction. Big Business really is getting livery big, outgrowing national boundaries. It takes an hour to send a mail truck from Chicago's ecu tral postoffice to the municipal airport at the southwest, edge The' postoffice establishes the world's shortest air mail route, sending mail bags from the postoffice to tho lake front, there loading them on an am phibian plane, which flics to the airport in three minutes. The postoffice is chiefly re sponsible for what airplane de velopment we have in this coun try. ft I - Mexico's congressmen cannot be prosecuted while In office. But, as the French say. "One can always arrange things." Fifty-two Mexican congressmen (goqUtiticd on Paj fotjr), CITY PAYS SB FOR PEACE Impressive Service in Mem ory of Soldiers Parade Includes Many Patriotic Organizations Park Pro- j gram Opened By Wm. Lyman G. A. R. Ranks Thinned During Past Year " ' ' ' ' HONOR ROLL ! Members ot the patriotic or- I ders that have passed away, 1 whose names were read at the 1 Decoration- day exerclseB in- eluded: ! ! Grand Army of the Republic M. C. Sullivan. i D. H. Gill. Enos Conger. B. P. Cummlngs. Robert Southwell. Wilson Clay. Woman's Relief Corps Lodena Bayes. Katherlne Hewitt. ; Clarissa Wisby. Louisa P. Wallace. Lena A. Marsh. : Sarah A. Guches. Daughters of Union Veterans Mrs. Maude Adum. Daughters of American Revolution ? Mrs. Lyelia Rogers Smith. Mrs. Julia Evelyn Bishop. Auxiliary Spanish War Veterans Lna Marsh. Under V cloud saddoned skies," Medford again, today honored Us soldier dea-d In the observunce of Memorial day , with a parade at 9:30,, followed by services at the Bear Creek bridge and a program at theClty park:" The old veter ans were numbered and six faces present last year were absent to day, leaving only nine members to carry -on the work of tho local Choator A. Arthur post of the G. A. It. ; As in former years, today's pa rade was impressive, and espec ially impressive wero tho eight marching veterans who bore up well under the strain of advancing years, followed by several others forced to ride In autos. the Elks' band, playing Led by funeral dirge, the parade paused at the Bear Creek bridge where honors were paid to the memory of the soldier and navy dead. Here, following an lnvlcatlon by Hev. E. P. Lawrence, flowers wero strewn on the muddy waters of Bear creek In memory of the sailor dead, and three volleys were fired by a com pany of Oregon National Guards men. The order of tho parado was as follows: T. L.' Thuomler, marshal; Elks' band, Oregon National Guard. Headquarters company, G. A. H. veterans, W. It. C D. A. II., C. A. R., Hpanish-Ameiican Vets, Auxil iary, Legion Drum corps. Legion members. Ministerial Association, High School band. Boy Scouts, Jun ior Drum corps. Salvation Army. Program at Park The program at the city park, attended by hundreds, was o)ened by Comrade William Lyman, fol lowed by an Invocation by Rev. Katon and reading of general or ders by General Logan. Lincoln's Gettysburg address was well deliv ered by William Dougherty, local high school speaker. With fitting remarks by each, va cant chairs wero decorated for the G. A. R. dead by Comrade J. C. Woods: W. R, C., Mrs. J. C. .Woods; Daughters of Veterans, Mrs. Luke Ryan; D. A. R., Mrs. Harding; Spanish-American War Veterans, A. R. Clement; Auxiliary, Mrs. Clement; American Legion, A. J. Anderson; Auxiliary, Mrs. L. C. Oarlock. In reviewing the toll death 'has taken in the past year In the local ranks of the G. A. R., Comrade Lyman said sorrowfully six had an swered the last rol call Comrades IJ. F. Cummlngs, Robert Southwell, D. H. Gill. Clay Wilson, M. C. Sul livan and Enog Conger and If tho mortality rate holds the same In proportion it will be only 18 months before the local post will be only a matter of fond memory. In the main speech of the pro gram. Rev. Carmen Mell of the Christian church told of the sacred significance of the day In memory ot the soldier dead and In its mem ory ot loved ones who have passed on. "But we are not gathered here to devote our entire homage to the dead." said the speaker, "but also to the living, especially to the few remaining veterans who fought and bled that our country might endure. We are doing hfknor to the memory of soldier dead In graves over all the land and those who dlPd across the water In France, where In one cemetery near Paris, 850. lien of our boys are In thler last earthly (.ContliHiet on Pag Eighty ACTION AND President Hoover Gives His First! Memorial Day Ad dress '.at Arlington Na . tions Must Clothe Faith, I Idealism With Action, if , Peace Pact to Fulfill Purpose. ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEM ETERY, Va., May 30. (P) Presi dent Hoover, in his first Memorial day address, solemnly declared here today that If the Kellogg Erjund peace pact is to fulfill its high purpose the nations must "clothe faith and ilealism with ac tion." "That action must march with the inexorable tread of common sense and realism, to accomplish ment," he said at impressive cere monies in the white columned am phitheatre here amid the resting places of the nation's heroic dead. "If this declaration really repre sents the aspirations of peoples: If this covenant be gonuine proof that the world has renounced war as an instrument of national pol icy," he asserted, "it means at once an abandonment of the ag gressive ubo ot arms by every signatory nation and becomes u Bincere declaration that all arma ment hereafter shall be used only for defense. , ' "Consequently, If we are honest we' must consider our own naval armament and the naval armaments of the word in the light ot their defense and not their aggressive use." Regrets Competition Expressing regret that, despite the JCellogg-Brland treaty the word still 1b borne on the tide of compettlve building, Mr. Hoover warned .that "fear and suspicion wll! neve slacken unless we can halt competitive construction ot arms." Calling attention that the United States had offered a new program to the world fo actual reduction and the maintenance of an agreed relativity of naval strength, the chief executive said "the time has come when we must know whether the pact we have signed is real, whether we are .condemned to fur ther and more extensive programs of naval cnstmctlon. "Limitation upward is not our goal, but actual reduction of ex isting commitments to lower lev els," he declared. "It is fitting that we should give voice to the deepest aspirations of the American people in this place. These dead whom we have gath ered here today to honor, these val iant and unselfish souls who gave life itset in service ot their Ideals, evoke from us the most solemn mood of consecration. "They died that piece Bhould be established. Our obligation Is to see It maintained. Nothing less .than our resolve to give; ourselves with equal courage to the ideal of our day will serve to manifest our gratitude for their sacrifices, our undying memory of their deeds, our emulation of their glorious ex ample. PARIS, May 30. (P) Ameri cans have a solemn duty in striv ing "to find a way whereby na tions may settle their differences other than by force." General John J. Pershing said today In 4L moving tribute, to the war dead at Memorial day services at the Belleau Wood cemetery. Nearly every American in Paris attended one of the many services held at tho various churches. The graves of every American soldier who died In the great war wero decorated and a prayer said oer them by their lato comrades-in-arms or grateful compat riots today. Whether lying In thousands grouped In the magnificently kept cemeteries at Belleau Wood, Bo migne, Fcre-on-Tardcno'is, Thlau court, Bony and Surcunoa or sleep ing where they feli along the slopes of war-torn hills, deep ra vines or thick forests, all wero remembered. LONDON, May 30. (P) Ameri can soldiers who fell In the groat war and whoso bodies rest in Kngland were remembered today by their compatriots and allies ailke. In London the annual Memorial day service conducted by Canon Qiincgie was held at St. Mar garet's, Westminister. It was at tended by many Americans, In cluding representatives of the American legion who previously ! had placed a wreath on the ceno- taph In Whitehall. WASHINGTON. May SO. IIP) The capital today was the center mf the nation's observance of I Memorial day. With Preldent Hoover the central figure of the patriotic pageant arranged to ex press Its gratitude to those who have offered their lives In defense (Continued on Pj tight.). LA NDIIH Ml tPEJJ E IS INSURANCE ON GOAL OF ANTI CRIME VICTIMS W. C.T.U. MOVE Hired Assassin Says Woman Paid $1000 for 'Job'- Agents Were Slain Fire Policies Also Part 'of Racket, Is Belief. MACON, Ga., May 30. P) Po Ucetoday delved into the past of. Mrs. J. C. Powers, 06, rooming house proprietor, for a possible so lution of several crimes similar to the slaying last Tuesday of James Parks, whom Earl1 Manchester con fessed he shot to death for ?1000 the woman offered to pay. ' The disappearance ot one man on whose life she held an insurance policy, the subsequent death of the agent who Issued the policy and the burning ot two houses on which she collected Insurance, were the mysteries officers hoped to link with the saying of Parks. Although Mrs. Power repudiated her confession that she conspired with Manchester to kill. Parks, Manchester himself expanded an earlier statement to police and he said the woman offered him $1000 to "do the job" so she might col lect the $14,000 due on a $1000 do u he Indemnity policy she had taken out on Parks' life. Searching their records, officers then found the case ot Claude P. Burkham, who disappeared after Mrs. Powers had taken out a $f, 000 policy for him. The mysteri ous slaying of E. E. Valentine, the agent who wroto the policy, fol lowing Burklmm's disappearance. Insurance policies which tho wo man held on two houses which burned several years ago were paid, police Bald they had learned. PROVIDKNCH, R. I.-, May 80. ilP) Two persons wero shot, ono, a spectator, seriously, and 20 other wise Injured In a student demon stration at Brown university lust night which started In the annual freshman "tie-burning ' celebra tion and - led to a pitched battle between students and police. Klght students were arrested. Who did the shooting was un determined today. Many student carried pistols which they flrod In the celebration. f NEW AIR DIRECTORS SALEM, Ore., May 30. (P) Husll H, Smith, E. K. Oarbutt and J. O. (Tex) Rankin, all of Port land, today were appointed by Gov ernor Patterson as members of the state hoard of aeronautics to flit vacancies that have long existed on the board. Other members of the board nrV A. It. McKenzle and Archie Itotll, National ' Organization of v Women to Oppose Prohi- k .-bition Deplore ; Effect of Dry Law Will Dabble a Bit in Politics. CHICAGO, 111., May 30. (IP) A nation-wide organization ot wom- n, seeking temperance but oppos ing prohibition, Is being formed under the leadership of Mi's. Chrs. H. Rabin, of New York, former Re publican -national committee wom an. ; :-.-! . . . . -' Pang for the organization were discussed at a meeting ot womon from States Interested by Mrs. Sa bin. Temporary headquarters will be opened In New York and state leaders will Immediately launch membership campaigns. Although the Women's Christian Tomperance Union, which fnvorB temperance through prohibition, was not mentioned by name, lead ors of tho new movement intimated their organizations would oppose its program. . "This is the first time that women-who favor temperance, but op pose prohibition, have been articu late," Mrs, Sabln said. "The or ganization Is a result of the de mand from womon all over the country who realize the deplorable effects of the prohibition law upon their country and Its children." Mrs. Sabln made It plain Unit public officers who vote dry hut drink wot will he exposed by tho organization and vigorously oppos ed politically. She snld the tem poranco society would "dabble n little In politics." "We believe that the prohibition law violates the fundamental prin ciple of our government," Mrs. Sa bln said. "Wo will be prepared to present to the women of the country our reasons for opposing national prohibition, believing that when tit's truth In regard to existing conditions is moro fully knon among all women, they will unite In requiring such a cuangn us will replace the present corruption and hypocrisy with sobriety and Hon esty." . . . . .4 Baseball Scores National. First game: R. II. IVmton 8 16 Philadelphia 7 10 liattprleH: IvflVfrmto and Tay - lor; Mllllgan, Elliott, Sweetland and Davis. First gamo: R. H. E. Chicago 6 13 1 I'ltisburg 18 2 ItaUnries: Nhf, Hush and Orace; Krcmer, Hill, Dawson and Hfmsley. American First game: R- St. Louis fi Detroit ,.14 H. 9 18 Hattorlen: Ogden, Coffman nnd F"rroll; Sorrell and Phillips, liar grave . First game: R. H. E. Philadelphia 9 15 1 Dnmon 2 W) 2 flatteries flrove and Cochran. Perkins; Russell, Rayno and llev- I KILLED IN SPEEDTEST William Spence Fatally In jured at Indianapolis After Forty Mile Sprint 12 Drivers Forced Out at End of 250 Miles Louis Meyer Leads at 300 Miles. Kcaoli Wilis fiOO-mllo race. India nn-iolls lly Cliurlcs W. Thutklcy Associated Press Sports Writer SPBKDWAY, INDIANAPOLIS, 1 Ind May 30. (P) With a rocord smashing crowd of 160,000 view ing tho spectacle, ono drlvor had boon killed nnd 13 others ellml- nated when 260 miles had been reeled off in tho 500 mile motor' race at tho Indianapolis speedway today. The death of William Spence. Los Angeles, 24 yoars old, and eliminations left 21 of tho 33 original Btarters in the grind bat tling for a prize ot $100,000. At the end ot 300 miles, Louis Meyer, Los Angeles boy, who won tho 1028 race, shot into the lead wilh Itay Koech second and Lou Mooro third. Tho time was 8:00: 38:51, an average of 99.640 miles an hour. Fred Framo was fourth Carl Murchoz, Milwaukoo, A sp'enco turned -ovor on ,tho;" tho opinion of Lieut. James southeast turn of tho two and a:Doallttlo, noted pilot with tho half mile brick course, Buffering ! Guggenheim foundation, New a fractured skull. Ho was rushed y k cv ,vhlch wag tvcn t0 tho 4 4 Ur I- hu.,lt.,l ,- rr . ' tho way. Ho wuh 24 years old and muiTltul. Ho wan a reltof driver for William Arnold in tho race last year and finished Bevonth r.im.i0nHnn hni1 j -iVftn 1 nbout 40 miles over tho perilously bumpy brick track when his oar111 ind low landing speeds wore, ! tipped over, pinning him boneathi1 , u-. Sponce'a death iwoa. ihe flvHt fa tnllty In tho Indianapolis race in ten yoarH. JuIuh Morlceau, of Parln, one of Uhe two foreian driver) in tho race, turnod . over coming Into the Htretch just beforo tho 100-niilo mark waH reached. His car was Hinashod, but Morlceau oncaped death. He was only slightly scratched. Beforo the first 100 mllos werti finished, Ralph Hepburn, veteran' driver, and Peter Do Paolo, win ner of tho 192G raco and a favor ite to repeat today, had been forced out of the race along with Cliff Woodbury of Chicngo, an other favorite. Hepburn waa forced out at 85 miles by a broken steering gear. Do Paolo wont out with tho same difficulty on his sixty-second mile. Babe Htapp, Ios Angeles, fell by tho wayside on his 110th mile. He was. forced out by a broken uni versal Joint. USEFULNESS OF ST. PAUL., Minn., May 30. (fP) Churches should take up their work with rcnowod vigor with op portunity for usefulness In this age greater than ever, was tho parting word given more thnn 2000 dele gates and visitors ut tho 1 41st general assembly of tho PrOHhy terian church of tho pnlted Htates of America. " From Dr. Cleland 13. McAfee of Chicago, its moderator, and other leaders In tho body, came injunc tions to tho churchmen to make 11130 In particular a year of spe cial sign If ir nco In honor of the IliOOth anniversary of the i'ento cost. Cited as tho most Important re sults of the six-day assembly were: Settlement of tho controversy surrounding Princeton Theological seminary by creation of a single 0 i board of mansgoment replacing ,,itill control of bourdH of directors ; and trustees. Decision to submit to the 214 presbyteries of the church propo sals for giving women parity' with men In church government. In cluding ordlf atfon as ministers and elders and licensing as lay evangelists. Approval of a program of ac tion aimed to bring about organic union of tho church with other Presbyterian and reformed churches, Including the MothodlMt churches, the Protestant Episcopal church, the Dutch Reformed church hud South Presbyterian churrh. Creation of a national loyulty 'in. mission to encourage law ob W'i vance -yithln the membership of the eht;rch and to lend encour- 36,ment to President Hoover and i i or official in enforcing laws, CHURCHSHOULD EXPAND IN 1 930 Peanut Pus. Finds Wt Poor t rask V - COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo., May 30. W) ('old and h occasional snow flurries In the high altitudes are making it difficult for Bill Williams, the Klo Hondo, Texas, "goober pusher," to keep his mind on the tusk of propelling a pea- nut to tho summit of Pike's 4 Peak with his nose. h Williams mndo loss than a mile yesterday over tho high- way before a snow and hull ! storm forced him to transfer operations to tho stage of a local theater. More and Better Airports WOUlCl Increase Safety Far-tnn Mllnh Hac Bonn Accomplished, Says Gug genheim Air Expert. ST. LOUIS, May 30. (P) Per- ! sonal safety In flight has become MOR m s NEEDED MNAIPER wtt8,the principal problem In aviation, "onn aoronauUc meotlnK here. Ho added "much has been ; done but thoro remains much yet to bo dono." ., s Moro and hotter alrports alr- WaVB studded with emergency ' landing Holds, power plant relia- tho essentials listed by Doolittlo for loshunin personal peril. ' Ho ' would - also have the manufacturer oonstruot the craft so that It "crashed well." Predicting that tho present com mercial trond of aeronautics for consolidations would even be ac celorutnd In (ho future with man ufacturing and operating com panies growing fower and stronger, William tt. Itobortson of 8t. Louis, president of an airplane manufac turing plnnt: cited need for ex- perimentatlon as ono of tho con trolling factors. Ills paper dealt with tho four phases of aviation conception, exhibition, military and commercial saying that only In very recent years has commer cial production compared with military. 1 PTOIVIAINE HITS FIREMEN'S FETE Victims Stricken While UanCing UtnerS SUTter 200 SUFFERERS ... . ... .. I Oilman of Seattle, Wash., vlce-proa-AttaCKS On Way Home Mem l' tho Great Northern, spout' Two in Critical Condi tionInvestigation Made. MUHKOOEE, Okla., May 30. frPh-Two hundred persons were III today of ptnnuitno poisoning, five seriously, following a box sup per last night for firemen and their wives attending tho Btalo Firemen's convention hero. Physicians said Mrs. George Hlgginbotlium, wife of tho Mus kogee fire chief, was In a critical condition and had only a slight chance for recovery. Condition of Paul Oravss, Muskogeo fireman. was reported as dangerous. Ho many members of tho Mus kogeo flro department were 111 that volunteers wero called for hs a precautionary meomiro, Mnny of the victims wore stricken at a dance which followed tho supper. Movorat slumped To the floor while dancing. Other firemen and their families left MuKkogen after the supper to drive to their home cities and suf fered attacks white on the road. Many returned hero for treatment. An inventigstlon was being made In An effort to determine the cause of the poisoning. A f glum Envoy Slain. CONHTANTIXOPLK. May 80. (A) Authoritative Information has reached Ang.irn from Afghanistan stating that Afghan rebels captur ed and killed Guhlum DJelanI Liny, Afghan ambassador to Turkey, who was recalled by former King Amanuilah to eld In the fight against the rebel. The report aald Cliilhani wan lnrtnred to death, OF AL Raskob Calls On Campaign Guarantors to Make Good Causes Consternation Budget Excelled With- k out Authority Payment Made Through Friendship for Smith. NEW YORK, May 30. (P) Tho 1 New York Times today naid that John J. Raskob, national chair man of the democratic party, haa ,reduccd tho party's deficit from 11,500,000 to $350,000 by calling (upon tho guarantors of the Smith presidential campaign to make good their pledges, I This was learned last night after conference of party loaders at which plans were discussed for ' 'strengthening the organization in gresslonal campaign next year. Tho call upon the campaign un derwriters was understood to1 have been made by Mr. Raskob on his own initiative and to have caused consternation among some of tho guarantors Who had signed the pledges as a matter of form and had not expected to be called' upon to make them good. - . The Tlmos Bald Mr. Raskob was understood to have Incurred -these additional . expenditures -without consulting his colleagues nt head quarters, and some of the gifarnn tors were said 'to have oxpt-CBsed considerable resentment 'at being called upon to make good a doflclt which resulted from oxceedlng the burig-et. - ., . t . : - Doubt was expressed by some of the guarantors, that they wore legally liable In view ot the budget licivuifs U.HU IKLDGUHU, UUL BS-Vir- tuully .all. -of. ther,i ,ara personal... friends of Mrt Smith, they decided litigation would be Impossible, and ' agreed to pay,.-. - previous democratic ' -um' palgns it was said underwriters were not called upon to mako good -their pledges, but that the deficit was loft to be borne by the party at largo at the next national cam paign, ; ... - The largest contributors to the fund to reduce tho deficit wore Mr. Raskob, William F. Kenny and Lieut. Oov. Herbert H. Leh man of New York, each of whom wub said to have contributed $1110,000 In addition to largo sums given during the campaign. Others who wore on the guar anty list were Bernard M. Baruch for 160,000, Michael J. Moehan for $76,000 or $100,000, and James . J. Riordah for about an equal amount.' In addition to the monoy obtnined from the guarantors, $160,000 was reallzod from sale of tho campaign speechos of Mr. Smith. . ralpTTbuddand party visit city I f) .. 1 ,.U VI. ..1.1 H I i. areat Northern railroad, and L. C. it biiui l umu in m.uuioru mis morn log. They disembarked from the Hhasta Limited at Ashland ' and were driven by auto to this city, where they again entered their pri vate car and continued their Jour ney to Portland. ' ; The railroad officials were rid ing In a sedan bearing a license in the 46,0000's, The auto arrived a short tfmo beforo the arrival of the Hhasta Limited, and tho party was thon whisked donn North Central ave nue, i onir oujeeuve was noi learn ed; neither whs tho name of tho driver of tho ear. . ,- The following rallrond officials o fthe Pennsylvania railroad spent today In the city, calling on local fruit shippers: J. L. Eysmansi vice" president In charge of traffic, Phil adelphia; J. E. Weller, assistant vice-president In charge of traf flc, Chicago: H. ,H. .Thomoiwon district freight agent, Seattle, and J. W, Roberts, assistant vice-president, traffic deparmtent, Now York City. rnrn iTTini ftVtK flllAIA LONDON, May SO. yp Kin Oenrire ha had a feveilmh nttack and la confined tn bed at Windsor Cantlp, It waa Ivarned hero today. New street lights Installed at 1 Myrtle Point by Mountain Stutes jl'owor company. . ' . F N 0 0