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Newspaper Page TextAIL TRIBUN 1 3 Temperatures EDFORD Highest yesterday 97 Lowest (lib morning - r I P.tlj Twenty-fourth Yr. prflljr Fifty-Mi mth Ytr. r. - MEDFORD. OKlXiOX. MONDAY. .JUNK 2, I'VJ'i. X.. 01. The Weather I'orwuw Vn'r tonlitht and Tues day. SIlKhlly luir u-iiik-i-u-turn TucxUiy. M Today : By Arthur Brisbane Scientific Bosh. 11 Billion Cigarettes, Tawicyial Divorce. A Brave Cow. I (Copyright by King Features Syndicate, Inc.) V The latest scientific story, with an Einstein lahel, to make you read, and perhaps believe, says ours is "an eneloed imi verse." , You may have thought the universe infinite and unlimited, by necessity, sinee infinity enn liave no bounds, and finite space is inconceivable. Well, you're wrong. The preat 100-ineh reflector (in Mount Wilson has picked out three nebulae, all moving away from this earth, and really moving. One is leaving us at the rate of 4!l()( miles a second, a record for nebular speed, the other two not quite so fast. How far away are they, in this "enclosed universe'.'" "Just 50.fMMi.lHK) light years. Mulli ply fifty by six trillions (i. 000,1100,000,000). ml you have 't. (uitc seriously you nip tolil flint "tlisJortinns in litilit reaves make the apparent vc locilies illusory, Hie distortions arc due to a curvature of spacu, predicted by Einstein." Sutdi rillio rish makes t lit? old vortex and nebular theories, and even Alice in Wonderland seem, sane in comparison. The fact that it is impossible to concenve infinity is no ex cuse for childish guessing. What is outside of Mr. Kin stein's "enclosed universe?" two or three more enclosed uni verses? And what encloses thciu? f-f This nation neglects many things, and some of our young people lack concentration. Hut we do not neglect cigarette, smoking. There is concentra tion on that. In May the tobacco industry turned out more than eleven billion cigtirettcs, and paid to the government, in cigarette taxes, :W,11iV2. Judge Sabath, in Chicago, grants "trial divorces" which arc, at least, an improvement on trial marriages. The plan works well. Mrs Speyer, after six months' scpa ration, decided that she wanted a complete divorce, hilt she will keep house for Mr. Speycr. Mr. and Mr. Carl Williams, after six months separation, came back to he married. M Once a high power uulhnrizetl all i 'Cnntllillprl on PaKe Knur) l.lmly luis it-rattil tin- ni'-in-lifi-H purty -hiinh). hill It """III rV viltitlr- li kniM-k him. Wliv rail li Hit- nncli-rwnrlil whi-n ll' on Inp? (fopyrlghi John F. Mil"" '" WARSHIPS SEARCHING i IS FOUGHT fe4 FflP PI ANPl RV Ml (I! - . fe.'V" Arrival at Azores Cast in Doubt By Silence of Radio British Ship Reports Plane Wreckage in Sea Off Azores Flare Re ported South of Cape Race Sunday. MADRID, June. 21. (?) Alarmed by the disappearance f M:i Jui Uumon Franco and three companions on a flight to New York hy way f the Azores, the Spanish authorities today dis patched destroyers and airplanes to scour the sea between the Span ish coast and the Azores. The Spanish government was particularly eager to run down a report from the Hritish merchant ship irelden statin-; that this ship saw an airplane wreckage float ing In the sea about 1"0 miles off the Azores. There were no per sons aboard. The ministry requested all steamers in the area surrounding the Azores to keep a sharp look out in the hope of sighting the wreckage and determining its Iden tity definitely. The plane, a Dornier-Wal hy droairptane. left Cartagena, Spain, on Friday afternoon. Several mes sages front it were picked up, the last 12 hours lifter-the departure. On Saturday morning the Portu guese warship Vasco (hi (iaiuja, reported picking up. a message from Captain Franco 'slating that lie had readied Iho Azores and would continue lo New York Sun day. When the fliers could nut be located anywhere in the Azores fears for their safety began to arrive until it was derided to send destroyers to look for them. Whether they came down at some isolated point in the Azores, losing the use of their radio on lighting In the water after send ing a message of their arrival, or whether they decided to continue straight on to New York without stopping, were questions still un solved today. NKW YORK. .Ill no 2 I . (A't A : steamship's report t( the sighting j of a flare, believed that of an aii- plane, 40 miles south of Cape Uare. Newfoundland. S u ml a y I morning, caused curiosity today! as lo whether the Spanish trans-1 Atlantic fliers attempted to cross! to the American continent witn out first stopping at the Azores. SCHEDULES TO BE SPEEDED JULY 1 5 SAN FUAXCISCO. June 24. ! (Special.) Cities of the I'ai'ific const will be brought even closer together after July IS when the' air nnil-passenger schedules of tin-j Pacific Air Transport, between J-os I A lurcles. Med ford Hlld Seattle, will j be speeded up one hour and 4 .' i minutes northbound, and one hour, and I minuti'S southbound. I'ndcr the new schedule letters leaving i I. os Aimcfcs at midnight arrive .it j Oakland and San Franeir-co bf.re daybreak, at M'-dtord in time for the first d'livfiy. at Portland and SciUtln Itrfnri' niM'il. 'I'hf ImiuuurntJoli of tin- IM-v Ft-lirihlk- rnllmv.i the r in r-c- unls Iuiiik Hp liy Purine .Mr Trans-j pol l for on-liini' opcral ioi. Imr-j Iiik til.- month of Mny this linn; (rv i-vry c-'Ih cluled mile on tlni". It is mih-s botwr"'ii l.os An-I grfK unci S.'iitth-. The roitto l. tin- sri'ninl longest a ir-tii.i il lino 'n ' tilt- tountry. TO BE SERVED GUESTS I,(il(.V. June 1M. - Humor- , i,,,..nt Ili-rc th.tt 11" illlcndr.l serving alcoholic ! eT at-' in his London hone uei-- not l.v ,n. biis.'idor 1 fiw '- toii.ty with the t:t n'V r " i v.-fl alcohol in n.v home in Washington v in mv ho'iie before th.it. I s-e no reason uby 1 mIh-uM - b iiik' my pro .(,d;i! h !-- in London. ' DUTY BILL Coalition Against Four Schedules of House Measure Gains Momen tumWitnesses Appeal for Greater Increases Hull Charges 'Sinister Domination.' WASHINCTON, Juno M. (P) With the Democratic-Republican independent movement In opposi tion to the house tariff bill appar ently gaining momentum, four schedules of that measure which are destined to be the subject of more or less intense controversies in the senate, engaged the atten tion today of sub-committees of the finance committee and scores of witnesses. Two of these schedules wool and sundries were open for testi mony for the first time since tho committee began its public hear ings on the bill, while nbout 100 witnesses already had been heard on the other two agriculture, and earths, earthenware and glassware. Most ot the witnesses who have been heard thus far have appealed for greater increases than the house voted In the duties on pro ducts with which they wcrd con cerned. Kvidenco of the growing In tensity of tho Democratic-Republican independent movement to con fine revision to agricultural and related products and to bring about red net Ions' in some Indus trial schedules was given in state ments by Senators Hronkhart, Re publican, Iowa, and Representa tive Hull. Democrat, Tennessee. The former held that' fnrmeiH should recognize that however high tariff rates might he made on a commodity of which there Is a surplus, they cannot aid its producers. He nlso said tho pres ent law gave farm products only 1.1 per cent actual protection and that the house bill would Increase this to nly 1.3 iter cent, "compared with an effective rato on other industries of 3S.8 per cent." Hull charged that "sinister and selfish forces dominated the house tariff proceeding!, nnd unless the people bestir themselves they will likewise dominate the senate.' "Agriculture," he said, "for tho ninety-ninth time Is to bo hood winked and humbugged by pro lific promises of effective tariffs that are a fraud and a swindle, save as to certain minor special tics." TR ON JULY 22ND Ohio Professor Pleads Not Guilty to Slaying Theoraj Hix Brought to Bari Handcuffed to Wrist of Alleged Slayer. COLIMIMS, Ohio, June 2 I. fVTj lr. James II. Snook, dismissed uni versity profcHHOt and ronfeed slayer of Theora Hix, student at the universiiy, pleaded not guihy to a first degree murder indict ment when arraigned this morning in criminal court. (n the rMuc?.t of County Prose i iitnr Jolm J. 'heater. Jr., Judge ilobpi t P. HuncH u set July -1 as the date for trial. The early date was ft ted over t he op portion of Kj. o. Kicketts. one of Snook's al torne. who said the defense would not have titm to prepare its ca"c. Or Snctok enif?r'd his pb-a of not i:iii!ty himself. Speaking in a clear. fn!m voice, h answered: "Not wuilty." lb- was brought before the judge handcuffed to another man under indict ni'-ii t for fijt d-grni murd'-r Albert C. (tunniiiK. Columbus, al-b-Bi-il w,f- -layer. Thin a the firs; time in the history of Frank lin county that two men handcuffed to each other were brought before ,( judee to plead, (tunning also ;id-d n-'t KtJil'i'. SNOOK FACE MURDER AL BOYS FIND OFFICIAL'S KIDNAPERS Altoetatril Prrti Fhili Ward Alexander, 14, (left) and Sam Bryan, 16, farm youths, located five alleged abductors of Lt. Gov. Kinne of Idaho, asleep in the brush near Juliactta, Ida. They notified officials. GROCERS ASKED (VIETEOR TAlX CEASE SALE OFSEEN BY MANY! FLORIDA FRUITjTHOUGHT PLANEi Fruitgrowers League Takes Steps to Tighten Guard Against Fruit Fly No Cause for Alarm, But Vigilance Desirable. Precautionary mcR-sures against any possible invasion of the Rogue , Uiver valley by the Mediterranean 'fruit fly pent has been taken by J tho Fruitgrowers' league, with a I reijuest to local grocery storeH that j they discontinue the sale of Flor i ida grapefruit. I j ' Albert liurch, president of the Fruitgrowers.' league, said this ; morning that -"there is rather ex-J i tensive handling of Florida grapM-i fruit by Med ford grocers," and j classified this as "needless jeopar-1 , dizing of a $r,tnt0.000 fruit crop." j t "There Is no Mediterranean fruit ; j fly any looser to this section tlian j Florida, hut thore is always a I 'chance of getting them through1 j the re-shipment of Florida prod-j ucts," said Mr. liurch. "The dis covery of Just one pest fly, and the , bottom would drop out of the pearl 1 market. No worse calamity could j I be visited upon tin than a fruit ' uuarantitie. with a large crop and record prices practically assured."! I "The state and federal Inspection j i is a safeguard. There Is too much j jat stake to take the smallest j j chance, and the co-operation of merchants Is sought." The Frtiltsgrowers head said It was probable that the Fruit grow- CIM JCItmJC WtMIHI IHHI! UCIIOII UN the subject at their banquet Wed nesday night, and that the Rogue River Traffic association would join the campaign. He stressed the point that "there is no cause for alarm, but vigilance is the price of good business, and economic security for the valley." The local orchard 1st s and ship pers plan to Initiate rigid protective measures similar to the airtight precautionary action against the I pest fly now effective throughout j the fruit districts of California. INSIDE JOB, VIEW SAN FRANCISCO, June 34. UV) Convinced that the robbery of the : Soul hern Pacific passenger train iiiem- MeAvoy. Contra Costa ruiin ,ty, Saturday.' in which $1(1. Oau was 'stolen, was an "inside Job," Cnitrd States postal inspeetors to j day were tracing t he act ivities of rece n i y dim hargi-d ' Soul he- n I'm --cit'ic and Columbia steel mill etn ! ployes. ' Proof (hat Hie three bandits. now -behoved to be ex-convlels, ! had "Inside" knowledge of the !$i:(0.iMio Cfdumbia Kteel eompany I payroll, usually curled In the i x pie.s car if tin train on Satur days, was furnished by N, A. Meek iT. gcrnTti I superintendent of the mill a( Pittsburg, who dls ; Hosed lie had reielvffl .a letter ie (iiiestlfig Infoi'ination about the payroll two weeks hko. 1 He did not answer the letter. Iteekf r paid, but warned off trial of the coinp.iny. who (tent the piiy roll to Pittsburg two da'H befoi' the i obbery, Wlllamina. Cotit-tt uct Ion start ed on l'nion oil company dis tributing station on vomer aero It lll 'o.i.-t lliuhw i) gat ay'.'. Weather Man Close Ob server of Spectacle Light Streak Seen for Ten Minutes Visible Throughout State About 9 P. M. An awe-inspiring h e a v e n 1 y spectacle, which a number of Mod ford and valley people, us welt as other southern Oregon resident a thought was a burn I tig airplane falling lo earth, but which later proved to be a falling meteor descending east of Port land, was seen at 8:47 o'clock last evening. I,. Walter llk, head of the Mi dfoi d weather bureau, hail a good view of tho meteor or mi text rite, and its aftermath of smoke, as he was standing at the corner of 8th and Grape HtreolM, when tho flash first appeared. The sky demonstration over, Mr. Dick at once hastened to tho Western Cnion telegraph office to verify his watch with tho com pany time. They agreed. Mr. lJh-k describe! the meteor as being apparently a ball of fire five Inches in diameter. Intensely brilliant, and of almost a pure whlto color, which fell rapidly and apparently straight downward leaving behind a streak of light for 10 minutes that la believed to have been left in tho trail of the meteor, arising from 1U burning combustibles, as a meteor Is usu ally composed of iron, nickel and other metals. This stnoko was probably vhj ible ho long after the flash of the ifietenr because of the great height. A calculation of the Hp proximate height of the meteor, rn;le by Mr. Hick and on the hh sumption that the meteor fell rust or Portland ami the elevation at which It was observed here, Indi cates r height exceeding 20 miles and approaching "100 miles when first seen. , Assuming that thoHO figures are correct the ainoko was visible, due to the sunlight at that great ele vation, Mr. Dli k said. j The smoke appeared (o be twist- lug In curves, affected by the different uir current-. The Medford people and those j of Central Point and (irants Pa all thought that Iho falling mi! teiir was a descending airplane on fire. The sperlaelo was reported at the Medford station this morn ing by Kort Klamath (thru tho ( opco) and the airway substa tions at Wolf Creek and Sexton mountain. I'OltTLAND. ore., June 24. W) A meteor flaring across tho 'asti-rn sky with unusual biillian' was Been by ' residents In many Oregon points at 9 o'clock last night. AM reports agreed thn( shortly before ; o'clock what ap peared to tie a great ball of fire appeared from the position f tho constellation Leo It moved slowly and was followed by a peculiar tall, whl'h colled and writ hod, finally dissolving Into a long smoke stringer which slowly drift ed m way. Tho arc of fire remained visible for nearly 10 minutes In fome sec tions nf the Mule. The meteor passed from so ut hto north across the Ihh ens. The long M reaming tail broke loose from the main body mid hung suspended. New Lincoln mill located on Klamath Falls Ashland highway uill be uper.itiity in ii'-ur future EI fILES ANSWER BALM SUII Former Champion Denies Asking Mrs. Fogarty to; i Marry Him Paid Hen i Over $35000 to Relin-; It quish Claims Suit Is At-;; tempt to Vex and Dam age, Answer Alleges. ItmiHJKPORT, Conn., June 21 (I) J a m es J . ( ( J e n e ) Tu n ney , retired heavyweight champion of the world, in an answer today to the Ifcoo.uito breach of promise' suit brought against him hy Mrs., Ka t heri no K i ng Foga it y of Fort Worth, Texas, and New York City, denies that he had ever asked her to marry him. but reveals that; he had paid her sums of money I exceeding $35 GOfl to "relinquish all claims un him." HltlOClKPOUT, Conn., Juno 24 (!) James J. (Cone) Tunney's answer to the JfiOO.OOO breach of prom'so suit brought by Mrs. Kalherlno King Fogarty of Kort Worth. Texas and New York, was filed In superior court hero to day, together with a counter claim. Tunney's answer, filed by Ho mer Cummlngs of Stamford, his Connecticut attorney, reveals that Hilly Olhson. the former heavy we'ght champion's trainer, paid to Mrs. Kogarfy the sums of $1 and $35,nno "to relinquish her claims on the defendant." On re ceiving these sums, says tho nns wer, Mm. Fogarty Blgned a re leaso. Tho nnswer ullegoH that Mrs. Fogarty'H suit Is an attempt t damage the reputation and "vex" tho former pugilist and charges (hat before both the h e e o n d Dempsey-Tunney fight and the lleeney-Tunney fight she "spread libelous statements" regarding her retatlons with Tnnney and his af fairs. Seek Notoriety. Another allegation Is that hIio Is seeking notoriety and financial gain from tho ptibl'elty attendant on the filing of tho suit and Hh public trial, The first 1h thift Mih. Fogarty seeks "lo vex and trouble the de fendant unlawfully": the second, to extort money from iho de-fi-ndant." the third, "to gain, trom the publication "f libelous Huiim-h against the defendant. Immunity from tho penalty, civil and crimi nal, of tho law of libel, relying upon tho privilege incident to pending litigation," and tho fourth "to secure largo sums oT mono from newspapers, from notoriety -distributing Hgenclbs willing to pay for her Htul omenta jdiotoKraphs and services." Mrs. Fognrly, In her suit, nl leged that In !2fi. shortly after she had obtained a divorce rrom John S. Fogarty of Kort Worth. Texas. Tunney. when In truining at Hot Springs. Ark., had asked her to marry him. Subsequently, according to the Fogarty com plaint, ho anked again, and was accepted. Then, ho married ana other person Polly Lauder. Colonel ,AwlH L. Field, New Haven attorney for Mrs. Fogarty, said that "III general, tho Tunnny allegations are untrue, but on Mrs. Fogarty's behalf. I will make no statement.' Colonel Field said Mrs. Fogarty still Is In hiding, und bo would not make a Htatement until ho hud conferred with her. Casualties of the Air Service Hy Tin- AsMii'lalifl I'itm Five were killed In week-end airplane and parachute Jumping expeditions. Two of tbn victims were imi acini to Jumpers who fell ' h lif-n their parachutes broke. At Cincinnati, Joe Tllte. u para chute Jumper, Homer Nasers, the pilot, and Harold Middle were burned to death when their plane dived and burst Into f la mes. F,. J. Cain, 23 years obi, a com mercial flier, fell 20110 fet when bis parachute ringing parted as he essayed an exhibition Jump at At- bermnrle, N, C t i William L(wry, 24 years old, at : Parma, Ohio, was torn from bis paraeiiute when il opened I KU0 j feet in the Mir. i Pen Population dnmi j SALKM. On.. June 24 - (Pi The ! convict population at I he state , penitentiary utond at a new high ' mark MotidHy morning when 7 ft ( prisoners were registered, Super- ' ntendent H. W. Meyers an nounced, 1 l Short Sleeves j and Low Necks I Not for Church Hl'ltLlNCTON, V., Juno HI (Vl Women w h o s e scanty clothing is considered to ex ceed the hounds of "decency" arc to be barred henceforth from attending services at St. Mary's cathedral here, it is proclaimed In a notice sinned hy the very He v. Joseph F. lilllls, rector of the cathedral, and vicar general of the Cath olic diocese at Hurltnglnn. The statement, posted at the entrances Sunday, declared, "Women wearing short sleeved or low necked dresses or other styles prohibited by decency are prohibited from entering the hureh to attend this serv ice." Noted Pilot Will Start One Stop Cross Continent Hop to Los Angeles and Re turn Wednesday Reach Mew York Today. LOS ANCKLKH, June 24. (fl) Captain Frank Hawks took of f hero at 1 a. m. today for New York City, where ho proposes to start a one-stop round trip flight from Now York to Iam Angeles and re turn, beginning Wednesday at 4 a. in., eastern standard time. The pilot was accompanied in his Lockheed Vega monoplane by Pete.r Clnuson, mechanic, who will condition the plane before Its re- :M,'Ji1 CnpL 'Frank M. Hawks. turn trip. Hawks took 340 gallons of gasoline, sufficient, he believed, to carry him tu Parka field, Fast St. Louis, III., where he hoped to arrive at 2 p. in. central ntandard time. i There he expected to refuel tho , plane and continue the Journey eastward, landing an near New j York as possible before nightfall. ' He hoped to continue to lloosevclt field early Tuesday. I'nde.r present plans, Captain I lawks expected to tnko off with liOO gallons of gasoline early Wed nesday, with the hope of reaching Loh Angeles some lime between 6 p. nt. and 8 p. m., Pacific coast time. Baseball Scores American, 11. II. i;. Chicago 4 10 5 Detroit LI 13 1 Faber, iJugan ,nnd Herg; Yde and Shea., , " It. IL 11. Ronton 4 11 3 Philadelphia f 1 1 1 Itussell and A. Cast on; I torn -mel, Shores and Cochrane. .National. H. II. 10. Pittsburg 3 10 0 Chicago 4 8 0 limine and H a rg reaves; Knot and Scbulte. It. II. 11. hrooklyn r. 10 0 New York 2 (I 2 (lark. Morrison and Plcinleh; llubbell. Scott, Mays and U'Far rell. 4 . Hoseburg- Campvlew cafe and store will be extensively improved by new owners. ROUND TO LA. PLANNED BY CAPTAIN HAWKS GANGSTERS STAGE GUN IFIGHIINK.C. i ! Two Dead, Third Wounded Battle Follows Drinking Bout in Kansas City Hotel Dead Men Were Mur der Suspects Quintet Had Been Working the 'Sheriff Racket.' . KANSAS CITY, Juno 24. (ZD Two gangsters, one wanted in 'Chi cago and Los Angeles for murder, are dead and a third Is in a hos pital wounded in the back, follow ing a midnight gun battle among themselves in front of a fashion able hotel here Saturday night. Five men who hnd been drinking in a room in the hotel, police said, walked out of the building quar reling over a revolver. Several minutes later they began shooting at each other while huddled on the sidewalk. Two of the men. whose names were not learned by -the po lice, escaped. Hen Harrettl, 42, alias Fred Rob erts, was killed instantly, nnd Ar thur Hartman, about 3R, was fa tally wounded. Kearns , Pumpsey, alias Kearns Humphrey, was shot in tho back. Hospital attendants said he would recover. Hartman died yesterday afternoon. The quarrel began In the hotel room when Pumpsey took Har retti'B gun and gave It to Hartman. Just as the men left the hotel, Hartman refused Harrettl's demand for hla revolver. "Just then Harrottl's hand mad n dive for hi other gun." J'Utnp soy said, "and we all drew, know ing that Harrettl never Joked about drawing a revolver. Wo all start ed shooting at once and In tho huddle I guess we shot each other:" Harrettl, a close friend of the late "Hip Tim" Murphy of Chicago and associated with him in a "pub lishing nickot," was wanted In Chi cago a nd Los A ngclcM, Cal., for murder. Hart man, whose homo wag li : St." Louis, also had a long police record. Hp had been arrested nu- ' me ro us times on va r lou a c h argon but never had been convicted. 1 Pumpsey Is wanted in his linmn city, Memphis, Tenn., police mild, In connection with several rob beries. The quintet, Pumpsey said, had been working what they called a "sheriff racket." They would scat ter to small towns, spot the liquor runners, "arrest" them and take the liquor and "hush" money, ho said. BULLETIN UKfiATTA COCUSK. Poimlikoop ale, N. Y., Juno IM. (P Syracuse Hwept to victory in Iho two mMo race for freshman eights which opened the lnter-eol!eglatn o.hanv plonyhfp rowing regatta hero to day. California wan second and Cornell third. Cornell won tho Junior varsity with C-oluhla second and navy third. Will Rogers Says: SANTA MONICA, Ciil., Juno 24. Out sitlo of It" lipitt tlnre just !n. nut h lit of ni'Ws in tint impi'is. tiovfrn- llll'llt. HffHil'H llt'VIT whs lit sui li it n! He lmut n t h t c. Mr. II n ii v p r tlihitl) )n r.s every week c II (t. Ami lie just us well lie I.intly mitl Annie its far ns iinylinily kimw.s where .lie is. -Inst signed H enniriH't with the lli'verly Hills ia)ers t'l stownwHy nu 11 liieyelu Unit a fellow is Koini! to ride ride from here to New York. An iiwful lot of hoys mid U'irls cradiliite this week nil over the country, ltioraiiee is just aliont ohliterated only iiiuoiik 111" elder people. Yours, WILL ROGKRS.