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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (July 23, 1929)
-J "DESIRE FOR NEW SPUDS RIOT CAUSE Dannemora Qu'iet. Today ; I Afterv Desperate Break By :"'T- Convicts Sullen Silence Replaces Jeers1 of Con y j quered Inmates New ; Potatoes and Sunday . Holiday Denied. IJANNKMORA, N. July 23. (!') Clinlnn state prison, known thi'oufihuiit the urulonvoihl as "Si-- ' ; lHM-iii," today was nenrintf nornril after tho failuro yesterday of 1300 desperate convicts to battlo their . way to liberty, and nfter u niubt spent under the sleepless eyes of scores of guards reinforced by 14 btato troupers. i The lioola and hisses and rauc-j-ins laughter flung by the conquer ' ctX prisoners at the gnu ids last nlfc'ht after they were forced to return to their cells, leaving three of their fellow rioters dead, had ceased. In tho place was a sullen .silence or, at most, a guurded crumbling. Prison, state and county author ities sought to -determine the back ground of the riot which led to the i simultaneous aiorming e of three "lis by the battalions of despcr ' ' adoes yesterday morning. The slate department of correc tion devoted attention to a report t hat the battle had its motive in the fact that the men had asked for new poatoes instead of old for their meals, ami wanted a full holi day in the yards Sunday, requests that had been refused. They have had half of Sunday for baseball games, band concerts and other forms of museuient- (iovernor Koosevelt expects -to 1 en rn (he facts at first hhnd when be inspects the institution next Monday. Warden Harry M. Kaiser, in a statement, placed responsibility for ( the outbreak on a group of "lifers" sent to the prison from other state penal institutions for discipline. Clinton was definitely set aside J more than a score of years ago as a "punishment prison" for "tough l puys." m m At the time the convicts swooned , down on' their guard, there -were - li:t serving life sentervcev,,4p0, serv-. w. ing 20 years or more, and other with shorter terms, bringing the ' ttifnl to l.fiKR. The trouble, said REFRESHING OLNESS ORANGE PEKOE A Perfect blend of finest teas. Refreshing in its full ijrich flavor when CD .trM': ICED FATHER WOULD I :-dtjjr'- -' '- - -,J: Associated Press Photo Edward A. Guggenheim, millionaire father of Mrs. Natalia Guggen heim Gorman (above) has started suit for annulment of his daughter' marriage to Thomas M. Gorman (inset), son of a Long Island station agent. The couple were secretly married April 6 and Mrs. Gorman left shortly afterward for Europe. the warden, hud been in tho air for weeks. lireak A rem Hreakfast. The break came as 1,300 of these men left the huge mess ball where they had breakfasted. Suddenly they began to mill ahout, like hor nets coming out of a disturbed nest. The Inside guards tried to beat their way to I be ringleaders, but they were overpowered. Then all the pent-up passion of J the prisoners flamed forth. Tlnvl fired the rarpenler and the wavej shops, and smashed tho dynamo and left the institution without lights or power. The prison siren seres innl and the whole town grasped weapons and started for the walls. The convicts formed human pyramids tike circus acrobats, flinging the topmost man to the edge of liherty on the wall above. The guards guns spat and the prisoners fell back, three dead. Seeing at last that the break was a lost abuse, .some of the men returned to their cells and some barricaded themselves in a store house. Tho riot lasted more than f ive J hours. n Prison authorities saw In the ' outbreak an enactment of what.) might have b a p p e n e d sever.il J mo nt lis ami 11 the peaching of Harry Hosu. ail inmate, had not, revealed a prisoners' arsenal of re volvers, rifles, knives ami "enough dynamite to blow up the whole place." Uoss got a pardon for his revelation and brought down on his head tho threat of those lie had report cd to "get hi in inside or out." SIREN SEIS FIRE TO GET IN PAPER rOLVIM.K. W.'ish.. July 23. (P) It's a publicity -mad fire siren that starts its own fires, just to get on front pages. The mission in life of the, Col ville fire siren is to sit on top of i i. in. -i iiiiiiLM i'ijiiuiok. niiit n mi.-" bouses the fire department, and hoot dismally during conflagra tions. There has been no occa sion for the siren to squawk re cently. The fire alarm business was bad. Then W. Aeron, man ager of the erenmery. chanced to look on top of his building. Flames were, rising, all around the siren. Water was applied. Today's investigation disclosed that a spark from a nearby chim ney bad fallen into a piece of mus lin firemen had. wrapped around the siren's neck, to keep tho dust out of its voice. Tho muslin fell from the siren to the tar paper roof, and thcro was the fire. CltATKR LAKK. Ore.. July 23 (Special) Horseiifick riding along Urn rim "and down the trail is proving a very popular sport among the tourists as was proven Sunday by the numerous riders along the trails' and the rim road. Robert Mlksche. accompanied by friends, spent a few hours at the lako Sunday. SALKM. Ore.. July L:!. fI'i egates will begin arriving hre to day for the thirteenth annual con vent Ion of the Pacific Northwest Ileal Kstatc association. The open ing session will be tomorrow at 10 o'clock. Ten past presidents will meet at a banquet at the Marlon hotel tonight. MTCDFOTJD MATT, ANNUL MARRIAGE 'V F SENDS MO OFF iCKDlJlXfl. Cal.. July 23. (Pi One man was killed and four others injured, two seriously, when their automobile overturned lust night on a steep grado of Iron Mountain road. 1 2 miles north of here. The dead man was Charles Foster, SO, of Kcdding, owner of the car. i John Williams, shift boss of the Iron Mountain mine, and John Johnson, an employe, received pos sible fractured skulls among other injuries, and may die. The others injured include ICdward Deb ridge, driver of the--machine, -who told physicians Foster asked him to drive the party to tho initio,--' as they had been drinking and "didn't want an accident." - The ear was descending t he grade. De.ridge said, when Foster, who was sitting beside him, push ed his foot off the brake pedal atid stepped on the accelerator. The car struck a hole and overturned, throwing the passengers clear. Fos ter died on route to tho hospitul. NOTED CARTOONIST IS CRATER LAKE VISITOR C'KATKR UKK. Ore., July 33 (Special) Mr. and Mrs. R. M Prinkerhoff of New York City have lieeii guests at the lodge for several days. Mr. Brlnkcrhoff Is a nationally known artist, creator of the little Mary Mlxup cartoons, w h i c h a ro feat u red In many pa pers. They arc leaving today for San Francisco. It. W. I'ricc left yesterday for Rhododendron on Mt. Hood to get his family who have been vacationing there, mid will bring them up to tho lake for tho re maindcr of the summer. 1 GRANTS PASS, Ore., July 23. of'l More than 12,000 turkeys, representing 40 per cent of those raised in tho Grants Pass section, will be grouped in a pool to be organized here tomorrow night at a meeting of turkey growers of Joscphlno county. H. H. How ell, county agent. Is assisting In the organisation in tho Interest of marketing facilities. Rutterniilk iicnche Fire LEXINGTON, Ky. (T B. M. Masters, construction engineer of Lexington, was driving his motor car when it cuught fire. Unable to fiuench it otherwise. Masters dumped a pint of buttermilk on the blaze. It went out peace fully. . A pit 175 feet doep provides thrills of deep sea fishing for residents of Sharon Springs, Has. Scientists disagree on- tho cause of ihf phenomenon. ChildrenCry or CASTOR I A A BABY REMEDY APPROVED BY DOCTORS roe couc.cONniwTioi.oi , TRTT5UNT, MEDFORD, IDEAL DAY DRAWS LARGE CROWD TO MARVEL AT LAKE CnATKK IRAKIS, Ore.. July 23 J (Special) Crowds of people vis-1 ited Crater lake tiunday and they could not have chosen a moro beautiful dtiy to do so. A deep blue sky overhead and a deeper1 blue lake at their feet. Tho lake held to its unbelievably deep blue until late in the evening, tbo blue that causes thousands of tourists from every corner of the world to marvel at Its beauty. A lady camper dipped her china cup that she carried with her for drinking purposes, into the deep blue waters of Crater lake to take a draught after ne gotiating tbo trail to tho water. The attention of nearby visitors was attracted by queer sounds and actions on the part of tho lady. On walking over to her", wo saw that she was standing speechless gazing into tho half filled cup of water and all sho said was In a surprised and disappointed tone. "Why why, it isn't a bit bluol" Miss Opal Dunham and Paul Allen of Medford motored to Cra ter Lake Sunday. Fire Chief Roy lClliott, Arthur Campbell, Misses li-ma Tctuplo ton and Lucille Draws made up a group of Medford people visiting Crater lake Sunday. They also walked down to tho water's edge. Mr. I.eo of Lee's Shop in Med ford with his father and a brother from Chicago, 111., spent several hours at tbo lake Sunday. ! Mrs. C. S. Richardson of Med ford spent the week-end at the lodge visiting Mr. Richardson, who is manager of the lodge this year- Mrs. Richardson left Monday morning. Captain and Mrs. C. T. Teng- wald and two children and the Misses Alexson, sisters of Mrs. Tengwald of Medford were among the many valley people at tho lake Sunday. Roland Btrkhob and A. v. Carlson of Central Point spent few hours at the lake Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Oris Crawford and daughter Aileen of Medford, motored to tbo lake Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Steward and Miss Paloma Randleman motored from Medford to Crater lako Sat urday afternoon. Miss Camillo Clemcnson of Med ford, visited here Sunday with her brother, Larry., who Is employed at the lodge, driving stages. KANSAS CATTLE , NOIAIRMINDED How history repeals herself is exemplified by the present unhappy plight of Kansas, where cattle stampedes, due to the airplane, are of almost daily occurrence. The, erfpansivo Kansan " terrain, on I which. In most places, an Indian mound Is tho best that can be done in the way of' a mountain, tempts the advanturoUB . or mischievous pilot to low flying. Besides, It Is fun to make the previously con tented cows go moo! stick up their ridiculous talis and run. Anyhow, the . situation has be come troublesome and costly to the cattlemen, one of whom has Importuned tho livestock exchange of Kansas City. Mo to take up the matter with the officials of uir lines. "Planes should be flown higher over cattle that are not yet air minded." says this cattleman. There Is one relief which the new problem should afford us. It should free us (or a time from the old plots so familiar In tho "west ern thrillers." in which the trait orous foreman slips forth at night with a gun and a dirty look to start t ho herd u pun a stampede and ruin his kind employer, who has a pretty daughter. The traitor can now take to the air and, use this method to ruin his kind em ployer, who has a pretty daughter. Orognnlnn. SPECIAL BULB PRICES 3c Tulips Hyacinths 3c and other fall bulbs, Daffodils, Narcissus, Freesia, Anemone, Ran anculus Crocus, Etc., 3c each. 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