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Medford Mail Tribune The Weather Forecast Slwnvers tonight nnil Wwliicsdny. Continued mild. Highest yesterday 75 Temperatures Lowest thN mornlnjr ftl 2-1-hr. piv-lilitiiiuu to ft a. ni... 44 Dtllr TwfDty-foartb Tur. MEDFORD, ORKCiOX. TUESDAY, .TUX K 4. 19-J9. No. 74. TodayMAR DEBT By Arthur Brisbane 000111 10 Lindbergh, Rogers, Bald- Labor Will Try Again. Federal Reserve Sees Light. Farmers and Wheat. (Copyright by King Feature Syndicate. Inc.) Colonel Lindbergh is discov ered, enjoying himself on a mo tor boat, mid wearing goggles. It has amused him to keep the reporters guessing. Will Rogers celebrates his birthday at Beverly Hills, Cal., and is older than Lindbergh, in years only, lie is much young er, generally speaking. His fame eame gradually. The (lerman problem appears to be.'setlled, aetually definite ly settled. The allies got. a hundred bil lions less than they asked for at first. Baldwin will resign, as pre mier, and King (ieorge will ask Kunissiy MaclJonald to tuke the premiership and form a govern ment. And everything will go along as smoothly as ever. That would not happen in this country. For one thing, we have no Ramsay MacDonald and our high finance has a great fear of labor and other bogey men. The I'Vderul Reserve Board rfjis decided, so it's said, that American adults may be per mitted to invest their money in their own American securities, in their own way. The 5 per cent discount rate is to be preserved indefinitely That is discouraging to the usurious going money lenders. But having had a taste of 1" and 20 per cent money, they may find some way to continue usury as the foundation of American business. When farmers hear the word "wheat," they have conflict ing emotions. ' Kiist came the special ses sion, to save the farmer. While they were preparing if, save him, wheat fell to 94 cents a bushel, lowest price since before the war. ) Farmers had been hanging on in the hope of better prices, ever since last fall. At last, with a new crop in sight, they were forced to sell. Buyers leaned hack, mid let the price fall. Why should a farmer get good prices for wheat t M Then our suve-t he-farmer pol iticians began to worry about the farmers' vote next time. It became evident that something would be done, AFTER the far mer had sold his wheat, as us ual. A fund of $100,000,000 to be supplied by the government "id used to protect wheal prices was discussed, believed, and the price f wheat jumped violently. (Ireat excitement in Chi cago's wheat pit; much delight and profit for speculators. The farmer wonders what will happen next time he has wheat for side. With that proposed deben ture scheme, or government wheat bonus, working, wheat bought here for 04 cents could be shipped abroad, sol.l at Ku rope's price, the exporter get ling as bonus half the tariff on wheat. Hut middlemen, not ,rfVmcrs, get that bonus. It scene hard to help the farmer, even when you really V'lint to help him. jCvnUuucd ea i'ago tight.) win. if iuuuiiu i j U I. I. IIKII I a COMPLETED Last Barrier to Agreement for German Payments Removed By Belgian Ac ceptance of Schacht Pro posals Young Annuities Plan Will Be Ratified This ' Week. PAKIS, June 4. The last harrier to a complete agreement by the experts committee on the reparations (iliestiun was removed Unlay and the long outstanding problem of Kurope's post-war life may be considered officially set tled. The Relglatis this afternoon ac cepted proposals presented by Dr. IJjalmar .Schacht looking toward solution of the controversial prob lem of the redemption of German marks left in Belgium after the war for which Belgium is demand ing 37 annuities of 25,000,1)00 marks! about J6.000.000). With the acceptance by the Bel gians of the German proposal, ap proval of the experts' report em bodying tile reparations annuities suggested by Owen D. Young, the chairman, now becomes unanimous and the historic report which must i still be submitted to the govern ments concerned for ratification, will be signed either on Friday or Saturday. The Belgians accepted the pro cedure proposed in a letter pre sented by Dr. Schacht yesterday to Mr. Young. In this letter the It had appointed Dr. Krwin Kit-; ter, a mlnslerial director, ns Its special representative to handle the marks question. While accepting the procedure, the Belgians made the express con dition that no territorial consid erations would enter into the con versations. This disposed of re ports that Belgium would cede I back Kupen and Malmedy to Ger-j many, both of which districts she obtained by the treaty of Ver sailles. lteMirntbiii lt4Mliicel. The agreement, as will be noti fied to the reparations commission ! and the governments concerned, reduces Germany's reparations debt fidln about 33. 000, 000. 000 present value to Sil.ooo.000.000. It will eventually give France between .10,000,000,000 and f0, 000.000,000 francs, between $1. 000.000.000 and J2.000.000.000) to reduce her interior debt, relieving the budget of from 2.000,000,000 to 2. BOO. 1)00, DUO francs. The accoi'd incidentally is ex pected to facilitate ratification of the alldled war debts toward the United States since the settlement provides that annuities are to run throughout the period of the debt puyments to amounts sufficient to meet them. It will also lead to evacuation of the llhlnelaud by the allied ar mies of occupation within the space of time required for necessary ne gotiations and material arrange ments to withdraw the forces new here. The settlement. In the opinion of ail the experts who took part in It, will go further to consolidate the peace of Kurnpe than anything which has happened since the peace conference. AS SLAYER OF LOS ANOKI,KS, June 4. UP) The lndy of .Mrs. Virginia I'atty of I.,ns Angeles whs found with head battered, hanging In the closet of an apartment hmiHe here toduy. Police ordered the arrest of 111 II Tollman, radio technician of sta tion Kl'O of San Frnnclsco, In connection with the crime. Soon after the Identification of the victim, her husband, Krunk I'atty. of Portland, Ore., described as wealthy and connected with the Pacific Hunk of Finance there, was located by police. When told of the crime he collapsed. The man who had rented the apartment under the name of "V. C Johnson" was described by apartment house employes as "about L'5 years old. slender and of light complexion." fief ore the Identification had been completed, officer were tracing a pultcase found In the room. In It wan found an Onk Innd Calif, paper, dated May 1 3. A broken brick found In the apartment was believed to have Oven Ihe weapon uU. SEEKRADIOMAN BANKERS WIFE Sunday School Boy Goes to Cell for Confessed Attacks 1 OAKLAND, Calif., June 4. W) Kodney Murray. 17- year-old "model Sunday 4 school boy," was sentenced to i San Quentln prlKun for one to V 50 years by Superior Judge I-'red V. Wood today for his 4 confessed attacks on three 4 Oakland women, including a J- University of Calitornin co- fr ed, in the east bay during the last three months. Judge Wood denied a peti- 1 tion to have Murray sent to i4 Preston Reform school. 4 I . The city council will moot to nlRht lo Kt contracts or tiling for dratniiK1 "t the airport and for Kravnl for Hih runways. The eontrai'tH will provide for the furniMhiiiK of both to com mence within th next two weeks, when the grading and leveling will be completed. The city will then commence work on ihe placing of the tile for drainage and as soon an this is done will commence work on graveling: the runways, desiring to get the port ready for landing within the next few weeks. The Medford Concrete Construc tion company, having the lowest hid, will no doubt he granted the contract for furnishing the tile. Their hid on 20.200 feet of from four to 12-ineh tile was $3,356. or about $2,000 betow any other bid. 11. L Stuart & Sons have the lowest bid for furnishing the grav el, 12.300 ruble yards at $16,425, or about $4, GOO less than the nexl lowest bid. L ASK F FOR RELIEF BE REAOY FOR OSE WASHINGTON, June 4. (&) Congressional leaders Indicated to day that after enactment of the pending farm bill they would favor n recommendation by the agricul ture department to make availahle Immediately the J.'iOO.OOO.OOO ap propriation proposed by the meas ure for stabilization of the agri cultural industry. The farm bill, which Is expected to be enacted into law within a week or ten days, merely author ise a half billion dollar appro priation. It has been thought at first that the department would suggest an Immediate appropriation of . only one or two hundred million dollars, but some leaders now favor the full amount. 4 T,OS ANGKI-KS, Calif., June (IP) Los Angeles awakened today to find Itself garbed In the gayest colors ttf green, red and gold and Its business district a gigantic playground for 75,000 Shriners. who prepared a terrific din to celebrate the opening of their 199 convention. A full day of the most intense play stretched out before these seemingly Inexhaust in nnMTnhOTOiK, il UUmKHU KYI AIDDflDT TIIIMO! u nr n i u nuii nun um i ilimu: j AND RUNWAYS UNO UUImL I'll MM UL Minimi i.iiiii.i u u nDQirn uiTU niM 'ATTACK ON TQTi urunu nun mi Ible exponents of relaxation. wholl',iry '"""V "1!u i t-ellew, , I woodKhopper, confessed that lie nt startled city for four duys with pre-convention monium. round of punde- PLAN 10 REIN WASIUNfiTO.V, June 4. OP)- Dr. Hubert Work, chairman of the Ui-puhlican National commit-, tee. has submitted a letter to President Hoover and to menilwrs, of the committee annoum-log hi intention of rigning bis post, ef- feetive In the early fall. Receipt of the letter by Presi- dent Hoover was announced late today at the White Home. It was olso utinounid that th chh f executive was preparing a letter to rr. Work expressing nppre-nt- tion for hi servi.es and regret that he had fuu"d it necessary to FLIER RECEIVES r . ".V 7,.,- ty-.-Ai'M., Associated Press Phot Charles F. AdamB, secretary of the navy, congratulates Lieut. W. C. Tornlinson of the navy after presenting the Curtiss marine trophy. Tomlin6on"s speed was 175.01 miles an hour. SAVE PAT1ENTSTARDY PETITION WHEN HOSPITAL PREVENTS CALL IN CHI BURNSJUNE ELECTION Firemen and Passersby Res cue All in Building X Ray Films Found Stored 'n Careless Manner Chief Will Investigate. CHICAGO, .tuna 4. (P) Tho Chicago. Ken era I h o h p 1 1 al. .was swept by fire at 1 a. m. toduy, and although 17 patients, several doctors and nurses were in the j Jt wliH thm, niimit(,s f,(M. j building as the flames and smoke o'clock last night when Krsklnc mounted to tho fourth floor, all Wood of Portland arrived at tho escaped unhurt. ' of1f,1t'" ,of Nectary of Iwillt the referendum petitions 11 Somo were carried down lad-j n.,.,( 11Kaln!lt , ex,.e lHX bm. tiers by firemen. Passersby, see-, The hour of midnight was the very Ing the fire, ran into the smoke- latest under the law that the peti- filled rooms and brought others! """" V'1"'1 rilf"'- . . , . An hour and a half from I'ort- out. Hre department ambulances !,,, , Sak,m , nilU,nlll,lln , removed the patients to other hos-j c,1!ld,11.l,( lllHt (l.lvlnK. Wooll 1 la'1 hl chauffeur made It from 'Ihe fire, which did 25.000 !,,. m,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, c,)Unty c u ,. , damage, started In tho laundry ', ,,,,, lo' ,,, ,. ,! , JUHt room an, I was confined to one side un nur ,,, ,,.,., mlmlt,.H, of the building, which is divided! tirp1l,ilt.i,.v i...n..n,..a by a fire wall. I Chief Fire .Marshal Michael J. Corrigan was particularly inter-1 wn,,h W(1U, him. nullified tlie esled In the quantity of X-Hay j referendum even had they reached films stored in the hospital. With n. secretary of slate on time, the recent Cleveland hospital firol As usual, there Is a possibility In mind, forrlgan's first thought jf lliigatlun In the situation. If was to keep tho flames fruiil , another check shows that the these films. names are sufficient, the sponsors Corrigan said ho would start f ih,. referendum may start u suit an Immediate Investigation Into I to compel the secretary of slate to the apparently careless manner In ! file the petlllons and call the elec whlch the X-rny films were left'tinn. In a Jumbled heap In a room On' tho other hand, I.. II. Smith dangerously close to tho flames. of Toi-tlnnd announced bis inten "lf the flames had reached theiUin last night to bring suit, in film, we would have had a dlsas-i event the petitions were filed, to ter similar to that in Cleveland," stop the referendum and the spe he said. clnl election. He contends that the IS CONFESSED'" W 11 I'KiAir, Sheriff It. Cal., June 5. Wi ll. Byrnes announced a.!Vlck(Ml a,,d killH(l Ternf, Johnson. in the woods near .Meiidocina City last week. "I Just went haywire," Ijellew (old Sheriff llyines and three dep uties who put the accused man through a severe grilling. A formal charge of murder will be placed ugainst Lellew, SheiiU llyrnes announced. In his confession LcIIew told of waiting for tho child lo walk through the woods on her way home from school. Ah she came down tho path, with her school books and lunch box In her arms, mHcw leaped upon the girl, nt- tacked her, and then choked lier to death. l.eftew twU he hud watched the girl go to and from school and had waited for (he chance to waylay her. Finally he saw her bid good bye to a girl companion at a branch In Ihe roads. When the other girl had gone Lellew ran to- ward the Johnson child and the nt- tack and strangling followed, Something is wrong with mv liend and my mind was In a daze, at the time I killed the girl," LcIIew SPEED TROPKY tm.4 i I VI I .1 .iWinnfniim i Excise Tax Referendum Pe tition Arrives Three Min utes Late for Filing at Capitol Drive From Portland in Hour, SALKM, Ore, Juno 4. W) Orupv..u.pjarently ban mbtued the neceHslty of having a special elec J lion oti June 2H by Just three minutes, ,lut lhe ,,etilions were 37 names : Hhurt of tho l eouli ed number. llil-day period following the legis lature, which is allowed by law for the filing of referendum petitions, expired June Ni:V YOKK, June 4. P) Stock prices made further recovery In today's market on buying Influ enced by reported improvement In the credft situation and favorable trade and earning reportH, Wide spread rumors were In circulation In the financial district that the Federal Reserve board had relaxed Its credit policy and that an lu-creiiM- In rediscount rates was now unlikely. ci.lng was strong with sales approximating 3,200,1)00 shares. CIIICAOO, June 4. (IP) drain prices repeated today their sensa tional spurt of yesterday, wheal Jumping 3 7-8 to fi 1-K a bushel in the last half hour of trailing, after new came from Washington that -ongiessltinal leaders favored Iro mediate appropriation of $r.on, (Hiu.odo for stabilization of agricul ture. W heat closed at the day's top, $1 fins,i 7 f,tr juI, ,.(,, ,tH nn, l-j for September dehveiy. Milt Putnam to Wed AMOY, Fuklen. China. June 4. Vi The American consul, John Putnam, of Hood Klver, Ore., to day announced the engagement of Ms daufhter. Uanda Hlsley Put nam. to Lieutenant Commander Chat-leu Wheeler. V. S. N., of the Astatic fleet. The weUdlug will Uke placd at Amuy All E DETAILS OF Solicitors to Interview Grow ers As to Market De velopment Advertising Fund Sought 'Medford' Label Desirable As Trade Focus New Markets Found Essential. Details of the 1 i J 9 Itoso plan decided an at a meeting of Hose fruit growers, held at the Medford hotel Saturday, were matte public today. Solicitors representing the Mosc committee will call upon the Hose growers this week to find out what percentage of the grow ers will actually sign a contract authorizing the committee to act for them in a plan to develop new ma rkets. The main points of the plan are as follows: I. After a study of the markets used in the past for the sale of Hose pears. It is clearly evident that a very high percentage of this variety has been sold in four mar- ' kets New York, Chicago, Boston ! and Philadelphia. 2. It Is the opinion of the Rose committee that each Rose grower should agree to contribute five cents per packed box on each and every box of Rose pearH packed and shipped by or for him In the year IKL'H, and In the event of any grower selling his crop at so much per ton. said, grower shall con- ! tribute per ton. All of this money to be called an advertising fund, and to be turned over to the Hose committee for the purpose of' broadening present distribution. 3. Out of the funds bo raised tho Rose, committee at 1U own dis cretion shall , purchase enough 1 Rose pears at prices to bo deter mined by them later, to develop one or more markets, the cities of Detroit ahd Pittsburgh being pre ferred. 4. It is the unanimous opinion of tho Rose committee that a neu tral label to be selected by them cover alt shipments made to new markets. Kvery box should have printed thereon "Aledfurd, Ore gon, and the neutral label adopted bring out the word "Med ford" very strongly, as it Is the opinion of our winter pear com mittee it Is desirable to focus the attention of the eastern trade on Medford as the leading production center of winter pears. fi. The committee will make a serious effort to secure the serv ices of a man from the eastern distributors capable of meeting the fruit trade In such cities as may be selected and push the sale of Medford pears. Tho eastern dis tributors will ' be called upon to furnish the man and pay all the expenses of said man for a period of 90 days. In addition thereto, AN the eastern distributors shall, through their varloiiH agencies, se cure tho co-operation of auction houseH, brokers and Jobbers In order to facilitate sales of the Hose variety at fair prices. 0. All of tho distributors hand ling pears out of tho Rogue River valley shall agree to keep Rose pears out of the cities selected by the committee In the season of excepting the demand in said cities should call for further sup piles, when permission from the committee could easily be secured. 7. The committee will purchase only extra fancy Rose pears und will select with great care such peats as In their opinion show tho proper pressure test it being the Intention of the committee to see that only first class fruit bo placed on these new markets. H. The Roso committee nt the end of the seuson shall furnish all distributors with e complete copy of each and every sale nuiilo and the grand average result of all sales. Mr. Rureh, president of the Fruit growers' league, and I). R. Wood, chairman of the Rose com mittee, were Interviewed today re garding the plans of the commit tee, and made the following state ment : For the past two years a serious, effort has been made to secure the co-operation of every Rose grower In the Rogue River valley to a plan whereby new markets would bo developed. Almost every Hose grower In the valley has agreed that better distribution Is necessary to maintain n definite price level for this vicinity, but no plan has as yet bcn evolved which would meet with the entire ap proval of all of the growers until tho meeting held Saturday last, when the present plan of the com mittee was adopted. The Rose pear committee real ize the necessity or enlarging dls iilbutiou thorugh opening up new markets for the following reasons: 1. Present constricted markets. Two yearn ago distribution figures reveal that New York City has absorbed 84 per cent of the total Rose turning. Lui year over AO per cent of the Rose pears were .ICunUimea on fug &u). P. Guilty ,MiN. ItalHetl STOCKTON, Calif., June 4. I'ljduy, handing his resignation at Mrs. Eva Kahlen pleaded guilty ul I noon to King George, who lay HI Sonora today to the charg,. of I , , ued a WlndBor Castlu. having killed her husband, Carroll .,. ,.,,,tKnntlon was accepted Ktiblon. at Tuttletown, on May IS nm, tho klng immediately Beilt tur by putting poison in Ids coffee. luinsay MacDonald, labor leader JACKSONVILLE WILL CONSIDER WATER BONDS; At a meeting tonight of the city council of Jacksonville, petitions gate at 10:30 a. m. widely signed by citizens of thoj, Klng """rge was In bod when ,,, , ... ,1B received Mr. Baldwin, and the pioneer town will b considered, , bmim.m transacted was very for asklng that a special election be I mal and brief. It was more than caueu, to vote a 130, uoo bond ts - sue, ror tho procuring of Medford , . wnM'r . vTho special, election. If culled, would bo within 1 fi days, and tho, Worn of laying the mains started , , , ,, , at once, so as to make the water uvallablo before August 1. The Jacksonville chamber of commerce anil the city council are backing tho movement for Med ford water. The water proponents propose to lay an eight-Inch water main, ns strn'ght as feasible from the Hill (lore gate. The Oak Orove water district has voted $15,000 for the laying of a six-Inch main to the (lore gate. !t is proposed to lay an eight-inch main the entire distance, Jacksonville to pay the extra .4(1 cents a foot to tlie Oak t.rove district for the Orange. Hans Nylander, master larger size of the main pipe. I of the Klamath Pomona Orange, The city of Medford Would sell has been Instructed to extend an tho water to Jacksonville, on a! Invitation nt the 1929 convention, meter basis. Opponents of the water plan' KLAMATH PALLS, Ore., June contend that the innovation would 4' W N' Horry, Seattle cap add further expense, along with Hallst, today announced that a the present $70,000 water bond combined bank building and hotel Indebtedness. I would be constructed here at a The present water supply of ""t of 1760,000 on the Central Jacksonville Is from an open res- school block. Oround will be orvolr, nnd bocomoa warm In the broken Immediately tor conalruc summer months, and during n "n ' 'ho Oregon Bank building lung dry spell ihero Is tear of a "" of 'n Pfojeot, he said. , The shortage. structure will be six stories In Members of Ihe Jacksonville height and will contain 62 office chamber of commerce report that "lilies. The hotel will be built there Is a decided demand In Jacksonville for an adequate water supply, and that their petitions have been freely signed. They say that out of the first 47 citizens nsked to sign the petition, only nine refused. Baseball Scores American. It. IT. E. Detroit 8 10 0 Philadelphia 4 11 3 Karrell, Stoner and Sheu; tulnn, Orwall and Cochrane. II. H. V.. Chlciign 2 4 2 New York 4 11 0 Kaber and Autry, Crouse; John son nnd Dickey, It. II. K. Cleveland 4 11 1 Boston 0 4 I Inn and I.. Sewell; Barfing, Hussell and Herry. Nallonal, It. II. K. New York 9 14 1 Chicago 10 1.1 0 Kltzslmmons. Scott. JiMld. Henry nnd llogan, o'Knrrell. Nehf, Itoot and draco. First game: It. II. R. Brooklyn 18 1 St. Ixiuls 3 9 0 'Clark and ridlibh; Haines and Wilson. It. II. R. Philadelphia 5 1 3 0 Pittsburg 9 15 1 Collins. 1)111, ,tt Mitiraw nnd Davis; Swelonlc nnd ilnrgrravrs. It. II. K. ItoHlon 4 11 0 Cincinnati I 7 0 Leverett and Taylor; l.uillle, liluhuidt, Uudul and SukuturUi. ! CALLS L Baldwin Hands Resignation to Monarch at Windsor Ramsey MacDonald Is Called to Form New Cabi netConservatives Sup planted By Laborites Through Election. LONDON, June 4. (JV) Stanley llaklwln resigned as prime min ister of tin, British government to- and former premier, presumably to ask him to form a cabinet. Mr. .MacDonald will visit Windsor some time tomorrow. The events presaged a change In the Mrltlsh government In ac cordance with parliamentary elec tions last Thursday in which the labor party of Mr. MacDonald sup planted the conservatives of Pre mier italdwin as the numerically strongest party in the house of commons. Premier Baldwin left hla office at No. II) Downing street just at 10 o'clock, departing -by a back"; door, thus escaping any publlo demonstration, lie was driven to. Windsor, arriving at St. George's J"" nour unu a nan utter tne pre- " , ", '""o ' official information was given out ho had resigned. it was understood the reason Mr. MacDonald would not go to " '" "h mat It was thought neither advisable necessary for the king to bear the strain of a second interview today. . , . ' KLAMATH FAUA Ore.. June 4.(A) Klamath Kails will bid for the 1930 convention of the Htnte later. Will Rogers Says: BEVKRtiY HILLS, . Cal., Juno 4. We crossed states yesterday just like yon cross ed street interections, Texas. New Mexico, Arizona nnd California. Into the airport at 4 o clock in the lifter noon. After heiiif; away ft Ioiik time how can anyone stnnd to come any other wnyt I never saw as much airplane ncivity in my life as I have seen from St. Louis west; millions of dol lars being spent on fields mid hit 1 1 tr a rs and equip ment. Lindheritli officially opens the line June 8, If they find him. Well, what do you think I come home and rim into? The Shriners' convention is beinu held in lleverly 1 Pills this year. It's worse than a Democratic convention. Haven't seeu any papers. Did congress help anybody yet? Yours, WILL ROfiEKS. CABINET