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The Weather Forecast Fair tonight and Satur day. Not much cliunxc Ui tom peraurt. Temperature! Highest yesterday M I.DUIl tlllS morillllg & Dally Twenty -fourth Yew. Wf fclT j.'tfty-ciiUi Ymi TWELVE TAGE3 MEDFORD, 0RKC10X, FRIDAY. .7 n,Y 19'JO. No. 10 k Medford M AIL TRIBTTNE I Today D RY AGENT By Arthur Brisbane 153 Years Ago. -Beer and Beauty. Railroad-Air Road. 1,000,000 Holiday. (Copyright by King Feature Syndicate. Inc.) One hundred nnd fifty-throe years ago yesterday Hancock wrote a bid signature, others wrote small signatures under Thomas Jeffersons statement : "All men are created equal. 'j It was a fine sounding dee-, laration, with its "the laws of nature, and of nature's God," but we know, as the old sign ers knew, that men are NOT created equal. They are creat ed so UNKQVAI; that a great scientist could say truly: "There is ' more difference mentally between a highly edu cated man and the lowest type of bushman, than between that bushman and a blade of grass." - M But even a blade of grass should have its rights in a re public.' And it is not encour aging, ir:l years after the first. "Fourth of July" to realize that 100 men have undoubtedly more power than the balance of our 120,000,000. And the 100 men do NOT in clude the presideiit, any con gressman, governor or judge. However, on such a happy birthday we should be grateful, not pessimistic. Our govern ment is better than it was. Once, only one workman in the. T'nited States was able to earn one dollar a1 day, all the year round. Public schools are bigger, more numerous than jails. Women vote Science goes steadily for ward, its progress outstripping by a thousand generation? any visible progress in , the human braiiij' Bn.t that brain will catch up. On this birthday Uncle Sam is somewhat bewildered by gangsters, bootleggers, merg ers, farm troubles and prohibi tion. But he is rich, energetic, and will ".win out." General Atterbury, head of the Pennsylvania, changes the name of his company to the "Pennsylvania Hailroad - Air Road." He starts a "4S-hour coast-to-coast service." Pullmans by night, airplanes by day, and Colonel Lindbergh will pilot the first Pennsylvania airplane, starting on July 8. Lindbergh is the Pennsyl vania's consulting aeronautical engineer. 't will! the New York Central rCnntln-id on Pas Six) Spnakln o' ulirr the Hnhll ran party wti horn, Tll Hlnklry wj-h it's like Towy 111 t'nrlo TmnV Cabin. It Jrt grimed. tH Mill finmhV. otlilns lmNIMc I hit even Mich a thin a n popu lar dead lM-t. (Copyright John F. Dille Co.) JAILED FOR RAD One Killed, One Wounded By Oklahoma Federal Of ficer Farmer Fired at Same Time As Agent, Claim Companion Ran and Was Shot in Belief He Sought Gun. TICCUMSUI1, Oklu., .Inly 5. () Kirst degree murder charges against V. V. Thomason, iederul prohibition otficer; .luff Harris. Tom I. idle and John Williams, who participated in a liquor raid near here yesterday which resulted in the death of one man and the wounding of another, were hied lute today hy Kaudall Pitman, county attorney. TKCl'MSKH, Okla.. July 5. (If) Jeff B. Harris, federal prohibi tion agent, was in jail here today following a liquor raid which ended in the fatal shooting of one farmer and the wouudlug of another. Harris was arrested last night shortly after the death of James Harris, 35, who- had told officers he hud been shot by a federal pro hibition agent at his farm near here, after he had thrown his gun down and surrendered. ' Oscar Ixjwry, 34, brother-in-law of James ' Harris, who said he was wounded by the federal agent, was reported to be in a critical condition. Jeff B. Harris denied that he shot James Harris alter he had surrendered. The officer said lie was looking Into some chicken coops when he saw the fanner ap proaching with a gun. He declar ed thut he and the farmer, who was accompanied by Lowry, fired at the same time. Lowry ran and the officer said he shot him. In the belief he. was going after a gun. Three other federal officers who participated In the raid on the Har ris farm were arrested, but later released when It was learned they had no, part In the shooting. No charges had been, filed against Officer Harris early today but before the farmer's death last night County Attorney Kandall Pitman said he would be charged with murder if either of the men died. SALKJt, Ore., July 5. (P) Operators of motor trucks, trailers and semi-trailers are threateninK a suit to restrain the state from enforcing an uct of the 1U1MI lcin lature. which reduces the maxi mum weight of combined vehicle and load . on Oregon highways. Prior to the establishment of the new regulation the maximum wight allowed for a four-wheol truck and trailer wns 40,000 pounds or 20,000 pounds for each vehicle, and 44.000 pounds for a six-wheel truck and six-wheel trailer, or 22.000 pounde for each. The new law. which became ef fective June 4. reduces the maxi mum weight for any combination of vehicles to 34.000 pounds A number of operators contend that since, at the first of the year and before the legislature met, they took out their licenses on tire-width basis with the expecta tion of hnuling The loads hereto fore fallowed they are now ''being deprived of n privilege for which they paid. Several have violated the new law and have been taken inlo court by the slate traffic de partment. Secretary of Stat Hoss asked an opinion from Attorney Oeneral Van Winkle who has replied that the state has n right to enforce the new law under the police power, since It Is a measure for the protection of highways. Not satisfied, the operators talk of a test case in court. They take the stand that because they have efpiipped themselves with vehicles capable of carrying the heavier loads the law Is confiscatory. AGAIN SWEPT BY FIRE OAKLAND. Calif.. July 5. (tV Thc Hunt Itrothers packing plant in Hay ward was swept by fire to day for the second time in two 'months. Damage was estimated ;it $T5.O0 0. Police said thy be lleved the hMsi'-'was Incendiary. I Two months ngo the plant was damaged lo the extent of $25,000. THREATEN SUIT AGAINST. TRUCK LOADING LAWS FOREST FIRE SWEEPS MOUNT .TAMALPAIS SLOPES A aortal f J Prtu Phola Fiames racing down tne tree covered sides or t:ie Marin county, Cai., mountains destroyed scores of homes, caused hundreds of thousands of dotlara damage and threatened the little town of Mill Valley. Thousands of men combatted the spectacular bljze. NEGRESS TO SUE Will Ask Half Million for Alienation of Son's Affec tionsFather Took Son Away After Three Months cf Bliss. WMITK PLAINS, N. Y., July 51! !FATHER-IN-LAW!AIRED AT MEET AND HAIR GIVEN FOR LOVE BALMiOF ASSOCIATION EDUCATOR'S OKi i . i iP) Mrs. Alice Jones Rhlnelander, coming season were dlHrussed this quadroon wife of Leonard Kipp noon at the regular meeting of the Khinelnnder, scion of an old New j Rogue River Traiflc association, York family, today signed com- ; without any definite action, pend plaints in a $500,000 alienation of f ing conferring with eastern; buyers affections suit which she will I and local growers, bring against Philip Rhlnelander, It developed that the Hai'tlett her father-in-law. j prices would probably open from Mrs. Rhlnelander plans the suit, ' $2.75 to $3 per box, f.o.b., future her attorney said, along with the delivery. The Hartlett crop of the separation action which she will j valley and the CJrants 'PasB district bring against her husband. was estimated at l.H.000 tons, witli- The latter action, Mrs. Rhine-(in a few tons of last year'a crop, lander's attorneys said, has been ill was figured that 12,00(1 lonH have contemplated for some lime, but 'already been sold to the canneries, has been delayed because they did The matter of securing the dully not know the whoreahouu of pear and fruit quotations of the de Rhlnelander. who recently was re- partment of agriculture was left veaied living In Las Vegas, N. M., ; to a committee composed of J. K. where he announced he was plun- Kdmiston, chairman; Ray Heter ning divorce proceedings against land J. Woodrufr. In the event the his wife. I service is secured they will he In the action aguinst her father- in-law, it was announced. Mrs. Rhlnelander will charge that he was instrumental in taking his son nwny from her after they had lived happily together for three months. PA RADISR INN, Mount Rai nier National Park. Wash., July f. A Venturing on the Icy crust of Jngraham glacier, Mount Rainier, beneath which hidden crevasses lie, mountain guides to day renewed a search for the body of Forrest (treat house of Seattle, who lost his life Tuesday when a member of the first summit party of the season slipped, dragging six men down a great crack in the glacier. The body of Kdwln Wetzel of Milwaukee, Wis., another of the party killed In .the fall, was re- covered Wednesday, Threw others received injuries which will keep them in bed for two weeks, while the fourth suffered from shock. Charles Krown, a ranger, who first learned of the disaster, led a party yesterday which niodd Its way to the crevasse where f treat house was believed to be lying. A guide. John Hay, was lowered 7fi feet Into it. but failed to find any trace of the body. ;a Tiink r.xplorim S A N'T A HOHA. ml.. July fi. flJ Kxploslnn of tho una tiink of hl tnntor car after it had been Mrurk hy an Interurhnn train here killed w. X. Conch. 4K. lie il'.ril' In the flume hefore the tr.iln crew roulil re, -lie him. He wan a rancher of Hehastopol. HT LolI8. July 6. At least 1 5 personH were Injured, ome believed serloiivly today! w n e n a Burlington p.issenn train from KanoaH City backed niodatlon train ftt the Union sta- t on here. - PRICE OF PEARS Bartletts Expected to Onen at $2.75 to $3 Per Box 12,000 Tons Sold to Can ners May Get Federal Fruit Quotations. Tentative pear prices for the j printed daily by the Mull Tribune and broadcasted over the Mail Tribune-Virgin'radio station KMKI) for the benefit of orchardiats and the fruit industry. Edwin Smith, foreign market, specialist, connected with the American embassy at Ijondon, Kng land, will speak at the meeting of the Traffic association next Thurs day. He is an expert op the freHh fruit export trade. lie recently resigned his government position to accept a position with the Paci fic Shippers of Seattle., Wash. It was reported at the session that the apple crop of thin flection had heen secured at a price close to $1.35 net to the grower. It was estimated that the Howell crop this year would be 100 cats. The committee on "humps" re ported that the city council was unwinding to eliminate the hump on South Fir street, where there used to he a railroad track. It Is alleged that the hump bruises the pears. Over half the pear crop hits this bump during the shipping season. David Rosenberg, recently ejected president, assumed the reins of of fice and issued a clarion call to nil members of the Traffic association as the meetings were always of j Importance and interest, and he could see no reason for remaining awav. Mr. Rosenberg, after the preliminary stage fright, presided In a highly capable manner, and did not let the proceedings drag. Baseball Scores National II. .. II . 10 SI. Tallin I'hlliidcjiilila , Maine and Vllmn; Dalley, Col liiiK, McCraw and l.erlan, nvia. American ChlraRO Cleveland Ft. 10 .11 H. 1-' Welland, Adkins, Lyons and Merg. Zinn, Hudlin and L. Sew ell Dr. Ionian Improved. PALO A LT . Cal.. July &. M't Dr. Havld Stair Jordan, chin- i Hor cnierilns of Stanford nni- "terday for a complete r--t. wit feported "muth Improved" today. ' 1 ., - - f y -v; i SHORT DRESSES Mew President of National Education Assn. Declares Youth of Country Whole some TeacheVs Con- , . demn R. 0. T. C. in Highs ATLANTA, Cia., JuJ yG. WP) Short dresses, bobbed hair and I other modern things fail to alarm i Miss K. Ruth 1'yrtle, of Lincoln, j Neb., new president of the Na tional Kducniion association, j The youth of the country Is i wholesome, despite critics, she 'said with emphasis. 1 ' Modern dress of women wins her approval, and she thinks that bobbed hair is "so sensible." "When you men let your beards grow down to here," she said with a gesture to her waist, "I'll tet my I hair grow down over my shoul-jdei-H again." j Ah a reminder that she prac tices what she preaches, Miss j Pyrtle lifted the corner of hor (small, close-fitting hat and re- veaied Iron-gray hair closely 'clipped. -CHICAGO, July C (?) The American Federalon of Teachers last night adopted unanimously a resolution condemning R. o. T. C. unit; In high schools and at tempts "to uiilitari'e the mind of America." Thirty-seven delegates in con vention voted for the resolution, which met opposition only from a few who favored the uso of stronger language or the adoption of amendments widening its scope. The orgu nidation is a "('Hinted with the American Federation of Labor. VINTON, Iowa, July fi. (A1) Merger of the Iowa Cannfng cou pany and the Sac City Canning company into a $l,ooi),oi0 corpora tion wurt announced here today by officials of the two companies. The new corporation, which Hturts operation at once, will operate seven factories in six Iowa cllies. The merged corporal Ion will he known as the Iowa Canning com pany and will he the largest sweet I corn organization' in the world, of ficials said. WEST COAST AIR LINE LISACQUI PORTLAND, Ore.. July (VP) Control of the West 'oast Air Transport, operating passenger airplanes beiwM-n Seattle and San Krancisco, has been iicoulred by a group of California capitalist, au thoritative report: indicated today, although no official confirmation hHN bevn received. Heading the niw owner Is J.'iiiihs T:tlhit, chairman of the lortrd of oiiei:uiM o; iiie ItichfN-hl (Ml conip.iny. M iiipin, l roved. Shatiudi iiurv im- DEATH LIST ON D Auto Fatalities Only Death Division With Gain 159 Lives Lost This Year Fireworks Played Small Part Third of Toll in Midwest Three Albany Residents Killed. Al.HANY, OrnM July fi. -(P) 'riirt'o Alhuny M'MldiMits wim'v kilk'U in a ul n mobile ucchliMitK yt'stcitlny whllo on holUtny outiiiKH nwny from hump. Mr. ami Mrs. A. K. I'aln wcro killed wlicn their nuto imliiU HkitUlfil In Umiso iruvrl anil iTii.shotl Into a (Utt'h near 1'ioneer 1)111, Hix miles east of Toledo, Ore. They were en route to Newport to spend the Fourth of July. The Cains were Kiild to bo from Ten nessee, hit vim? come to Albany about six months iiko. The body of Dun Jleyerly. 27, wan found in an automobile that had run over the embankment on the CorvalliH- Newport highway and crashed down on Southern Pacific railway trackH two iuHch (west of Kddyville. ClHCAfiO. July; ;P Amer ica surrendered If lives to the observance of its I ft 3rd birthday anniversary yesterday. The Fourth of July death list this year was 46 under 192H, the reduction being attributable chief ly tit the decrease In the number of deaths from drowning and' from the heal. In only one divi sion did the iri'J fatalities exceed last year's, and that was In auto mobile accidents with 70 this year as compared with G4 last. Fireworks " In themselves con tinued to play a smaller part in the nation's Independence day d eu.lt t roll, Only .seven fatalities from this cattso were reported this year, as compared with 11 In 1028, and two of thm resulted from a fireworks factory explosion and fire July 3. Drownings were responsible for the largest loss of life, as they were last year; but even so, there were 85 fewer deaths from this cause than a year ago. Nearly one-third of tho coun try's total toll was taken by tho middle west. The middle Atlantic states, which last year led the country in deaths with ti S, bad HO less yesterday, although more than half the deaths from fireworks In the country occurred ip that sec tion. The northwest and the mountain states hud the smallest deat h lists, ouch section reporting three. One Heat Doaili Temperatures generally wore lower throughout the country yes terday than was tho case July 4, 1928, when IS deaths resulted from heat alone. Ho far as re ports to tho Associated Press showed, there was only one death yesterday from heat, and that was In Chicago. Last year airplane accidents took four lives, whereas yesterday only two deaths occurred from this cause. Stricter laws regulating the sale and uso of fireworks was credited with keeping down tho number of deaths and injuries from this cause. In Michigan, particularly, enforcement of a new stale fire works law was reported us most effective. Chicago ordinances prevented the sale of fireworks, but conveni ent suburbs provided all (ypeM of cannon crackers, wllb the result that the Fourth here was unusu ally noisy. Hundreds of persons were Injured, but mi deaths oc curred. In New York, &flp children were treated at city hospitals for fire works injuries. Contrasting with the 1028 heat was a ten-minute snowstorm yes terday at Speculator, N. Y., the snow failing so fast thai holiday motorists, blinded, stopped their cars lo avoid collisions, TULARE RODEO RIDER TCLA It 15, Cal., July fi. (VP) Jack Waldorf, 32, who was thrown from a broncho and dragged during a rodeo on the Kelly ranch near here yesterday, died of his Injuries in the Tulare hospital. , Waldorf was hruiMed from head lo foot and was Injured Internally. 1-Vllow cow punchern picked him up uncon scious . He Is Htirvived by n wife and three children. liiut Airman's llody. AHKKDKKN. Wash.. July 5 OVi The body of Kloyd l.en. 2 4. whose airplane fell into the sen ner Copnlls lte:ich. Wash., hint nit- bt. was wn shed ashore two tnies Kouth of Copiills today. The plane was alo wasred In by the tide. ranascan ks 17-Lb. Fish 'n Pelican Bay IU.AMATI1 FALLS, Ore. July .1. (A) Pelican Hay, 4 home ol" tle large rainbow f trout, has yielded another 4 leviathan. Harry Anthony, San Fran- 4- Cisco sptu-tsman. hooked anil 4 laniled a 17-pouinl trout alter 4 a strenuous fight yesterday. 4 The fish ami man hauled for h fully a halt hour. ! 4.4444- 44- TAKES LIVES OF Nine Bathers at Municipal . Beach Drown Girl Is .Washed From Pier By Big Breaker Holiday Crowd Sees Catastrophe. GRAND lrAVBN, Mich, .Inly 5.! (A) The vlrlona surf and under tow of wind-swept Lake Michigan took the Uvea of 10 personH here ! yesterday, all drowning virtually j simultaneously nud within a radius j of but a few hundred .yards. Nine or (lie dead were halhers I at u inituieipal park, beach; the j other wua u girl who, with three i companions, was swept from a pier j at the beach hy a Kiant breaker which howled the four into the j water. While three life guards strug gled agaiust the waves to pull the I our struggling perous lu the I water to safety, a terrific under-! tow, apparently generated by I he huge combors which first swept the pier, carried the nine bathers to their deulhs. Hundreds of persons ivshoro, gay holiday picnickers urn! bathers basking in a" warm sun, watched horror stricken as the nine were whirled, screaming for help, far out Into the white capped !nke. The dead are Mildred Flfleld. 10; Robert Shindlcr. 1S: Julius 'Punch. Ill; U-o!i:nd Kellogg, 20; Carl Holi loff, 21; Walter Schwartz, 111; John (liddlns. 21: Krank l'elrowskl, 40; Rudolph I'ltullk, 22, and Krwiu Hltullk. 21. All wero residents of Grand Rapids except (he latter two. brothers, who were from Oetrolt. PLAMCLE SKY ON QUEST CULVKR CITY, Cal.. July 5. (VP) Flying conditions for the An geleno took on a brighter lino to day as the biplane sailed on to ward thu halfwuy mark in Its drive for a new ondurauce refueling record. The fog menace wan dlmippeur ing gradually before a bright Ntin at the beginning of tho fourth d:iy in the ulr fur tho plane's pilots, L. W. Mendell nnd H. It. Keiuhard. Af 12:2!) p. ni. they pussed the seventy-seventh hour aloft, gaining confidence with each day of flight that they will smash the iT' hoiir record of the Kort Worth. CLKVKLANI), July G. fp) The 105-hour mark wtin passed hy the monoplane City of Cleveland in the refueling endurance flight of Hiron K Ni'wcomh and Hoy L. Mitchell at 'A: 'Mi p. m. today. This brought (hem lo within elulil hours, -U minutes nnd &:i kocoiuIh of establishing a new record. OTTAWA, July 5, (p) The "I'ntln" Howler, en route from Chi cago lo Merlin, was believed this afternoon to he at Great Whale, 250 miles north of Hupert House, on the northeast outlet uf JamcH liny. At 0:37 thin morning the Cana- dian government wireless operator at Port 1 urwell, in the Hudson straltH, lienrd Ihe plane's radio, Dif ficulty wan t'XpciTenred lit de ciphering the message but they concluded It wuh intended to read as follows: "Landing in Great Whale. Weath er boil." Con Oct Slahltctl. MICHM1AN CITY. Ind.. July & ' oVi Harry Htepp, 35. a convict I iii the Indiana state penitentiary, was stabbed to death ycHterdny by I'M ward Htann, a negro con vif t. A he marched back to hfn cell from the Independence day hjiMebiill g.ime In the prison yard. Oil (ton Weather. Fair tonight and Saturday, not much change in temperature, Moderate northwest winds. in TEN ON FOURTH AID BOARD WILL MEET ON JULY 1 5 President Hoover Calls First Session of Federal Body Expects Membership to Be CompletePlans Re quest $2,500,000 An nually for Washington Buildings. WASH I N ( i TO N, July 5 . fT) r resident Hoover has called the first meeting of the federal farm board for Monday, July 15. The president feels that with s' of the board's nine members ready to begin business and with acceptances of appointments ten dered which he expects before that time, the board will be ready to function by that date. Three members have still to ho named finally to represent the dairying and wheat growing In-) dustries, and possibly bunking and finance. V A SHI NCI T N, .1 uly 5 . (JPi President Hoover plans to ask con gress for an additional $2,&iu 000 annually for 10 years In connec tion with the program of govern ment building construction In Washington. WASHINGTON, July &. (P) President Hoover will review tho parade of the Rnlnbow Division at Baltimore on Monday, July 15. The president will motor to Bal timore and be guest of honor at; a luncheon given by officers of th division, which will be holding ltd annual convention In that city at1 that time. BLAZETESTROYS KLAMATH FAUA Ore., July (P) Fire which originated in the lobby of the Oregon hotel at Chiln(Uin early today destroyed the hotel and the Hrown't Jewelry shop. Approximately RO volunteers prevented the flames sprtdlng to adjoining buildings. Loss was es timated at :i.ri,000, covered by insurnnce. Mrs. lCllza Ness, night telephone operator, Was hailed us a heroine for her speedy work In arousing tho townspeople to fight tho fire. KLAMATH KALJ.H, Ore., July 5. -The Klamath Pine Lum ber company was destroyed last nlRht, entailing a loss of $100 000 when fire of undetermined origin swept the plant. A favorable wind prevented the firo from destroying the yards, hut the mill, which had a capac ity of 60,000 feet every eight hours. Was lost. Loss Is covered by insurnnce. Triple CYnsh. SAN KRANVISH'O. July 5. (P) K o b e r t Hallahan, prominent Merced rnnohcr, was killed and six persons were vtightiy hurt in it triple auto crash on the main highway south, of here. Will Rogers Says: SANTA MONICA, Oil.; Inly ."i. While everybody is olT on .mime Hin t of vai-nt inn. Mr. Hoover, our hardest worked 'mini, is n t I li o White House n p p o inling commissions. lie is K(ii'K to have to appoint .cummin, sion 10 keep track of .the commissions thut he litis ilp poinlod. . It just lo"k Jik'' there won't lie enough peo ple in the country to 11.0 on nil these commissions, t know I here won't hi! enough Kootl ones, lie is Koinp to quit shnkiiiK hands' for the summer with nil the rubber necks, n move which every lii dy will applaud. I Tr. fig ures if lie e;m just shake hitnds with nil his commis sions that he will have his liK'lil hsiid full nil summer. WIU, ROC! KItS. Yours, . CHIL0QU1N HOTEL II