Medford mail tribune., August 11, 1929, Image 1

Medford Mail Tribune
lUity Tnriit--fourth tu,
Wfkl Ktf t y-eishih War,
MEDFORD, Ok'MiON. SUNDAY. AUCTST 11, 19J!.
x.. i n.
TodaylSURPRISE
By Arthur Brisbane
Victor Bcrger, A Good
Man.
Dining in the Clouds.
A 33,000 Mile Post
Millions, and In Jail.
(Cojjyi inlit liy Kins l-'calurua
4 Syndk-ato, Inc.)
SAN JS1M1CUX, Cal., Auu'. H.
Victur I.. Bci-frcr, Into i-ililm-'
of I In' .M il Willi ki'c Lriulrr, was
Iniriril tinliiy. His dentil is a
loss to liis cily, liis si ;i1 1 mill In j
t'nniii'css, i liicli liivird iuiilriis- J
mil truths I'l'iiin liim, ,-ui(l lis. !
teiicil, Ix-i-niise i ri'sii'rlcil his
siuc-i-rily.
. ' i
Victor Hor-ri-i" wus nlilr, lion- j
I'sl. ii (.'(mil A.iiieric'iin. liis I'd-i
low citizens of IU ilwiiiilii-i-, tin- I
iilili-st, inelmliii llinsc tlnil (lis-!
a'Ti'i'd with his politic-iil then- I
lies, will i-mliirsi- thai, stale-mi-lit.
l'm:
A man of cri-iit ahility, hi
, cmilil easily have iicc-iiiiiulal c',
wealth, lie preferred to devote
.his life to the well'ure of other
men.
Klyiii'' iirouml
the:
world
. i i I
should he j.oiMilar, , ,rohihi-,
t ion America, when f Iving safo I
)v heco.nes firii.lv csUhlishcd.
I'asSeil-JCI-S, Jjatllcrillj; forlcnlM n thai th-- were uf mi in-;
lluiif I'ii-vi .liiiin.f I'miii.l ii-ult I exiK'iisivc nature ami similar -n
int; ill the clouds, over the
oi-eati, c.a.viar, reeii lurle sunn,
siiiah, strawberries and cream.
Lazarus, ti-uvfling upward in
Ahrahain's bosom, enjoying the
sight of Dives burning in hell,
had no such luncheon as thai.
Aiul," Says Wioglllld, " tlicrc
was cxquisik
wine from the I ,
4.ral"s 'cellar.' "
f
Tlnt.: Wilson obscrvylnry Jias
pholograihs of recent happen
ings on our sun that interest
you.
Our real lit'"-, future and
safely are there, more than !tt'.
0(10,11(10 miles away.
If Hie sun's temperature
dropped below ;i0.tOU.0(HI de
grees centigrade, life on this
earth would be impossible; you
would freeze.
One photograph shows a
burst of gaseous flame, hun
dreds of thousands of miles in
length. In Hud Ihiuie our
earth would look smaller thai:
a baseball in a big furnace,
The observatory is sliidyini:
vvilli parlicular care one sun
spol :t:l, 000.000 miles wide. 'I'li.-I
is only a bubble on the sun's
surface, equivalent in sic In a
small fi klc on a girl's nose.
Von may safely examine that
spol I hrotigh a piece of colore !
glass or an nver-rxpnsed phot :
graphic negat ive.
Science w ill be much obliL-ed
if you will tell what, supplies
I he sun s I erril'ic energy.
It is mil "combustion," no
mere "burning up of inatlcr,''
once thought. The sun, bil
lions of years old and one mil
lion limes bigger I hail (un
earth, would have burned up
b'lig iigii. "The stripping of
the atoms," which means tear
ing I he elect rons away fnim
their nuclei, creates the energy,
cording to rccut scienlifie,
leachinir.
Stripped of their eleetnmv. the
atoinicnuciel hic packed close to- j
cether, ti'isscssin n specific gi iiv- '
lly. beyond connirchntisioii. Sfd-!
cmnly. science tells you that t here :
exists in space, mailer ho densely !
packed lliat one cubic Inch ol i! ,
would weigh a ton.
The Kronchman of Voltaire's day.
asked to prove his statement Hint
the earth goes around the sun. ad
mined tint he could not prove it.
and added, "Mais jc voue en donn
ma paro'e d'honneun" "Hut I tMvn
oti rny word of honor" that "proof"
must, mi I Hce, in "ft:iny modern In
stances. S
young American who got hi
MiillioitH from his father hat spent
(Continued on Page Four)
Ills first week in a Hritish prison.
PARTY FOR !
PRESIDENT!
I
I
First Lady and Mrs. Charles;
A. Lindbergh Arrange;
Birthday Event - Mr. Hoo-j
ver Builds Dams to Catch!
mui u 1 1 uui oiinfiiiuuy
Marks Natal Day.
! M A D1SON, Vn. . ug . i il;
j Thr president 1 1 1' the 1' ji i t c d i
States was given a surprise birth-j
ility parly tonight hy members of
i his family ami the small group
j'if friends anil high government
of He lu Is who iiiv spend lug i he
j week-end with him al liis fishing
j ramp in tin- ' i ik i 1 1 lit mountains.
Just what tuik place al the
parly of just what wore th.'
presents si veil t lie fift y-five-y on r
! old man who 1ml Us t lie hit; host
office in the nation is something
t hat, fur the time; hoi ng- al least,
is a secret known only to those
in the imie camp- ;
It was learned, however, that
the party was arranged hy -Mrs.!
I o over ami .Mrs. C har es A 1-.HHI-!
vUV nf Uh, isllnl; isl. ,
flier, .iiui ihui iin-y n-i-sni:iMr ;
'"'"" "T ';"?'yU,K f "l:"'f'!
1 lie link- ilnvi-i-iitt um (if llin m-i-
presents uiveu ;it surprise hirlh-J
day parties sueh as are held fun
tin a era no person. j
A year aeo, Mr Hoover then the
ropuhlican nominee for the presl j
deney, was accorded a somewhat.!
similar party in honor of his1
51th birthday hy friends and 1
newspaper men who were with
'him at his home in I'alo Alto,
1 California. The correspondents
ithis year, however, were not in'
attendance. j
Karlier in the day the president!
had joined w'th ot her niemhers !
of the party in the consti ia iion i
of roek dams hi the swift head-,
waters of the Kupidan river.. The ;
are lieln; ho ill to pfovlde pools :
in whieh trout may gather as (his
species (W fish enjo.s ha.skiiiK in.
a sunny pool. j
All t he men on the parly, in - j
chiding Secretary I lyde of I h"
a mil 11 It oral d e i a r 1 m n 1 ''.:
IIukIi s) Cuniininp, chief of tho
pithlie health serviee, and l.itid-!
hei-Kh joined the ijfesident in i
I his task. Several of the men worn i
hiKh ruhhei- hoots, waded 'into the;
streitni after larire stones and car- I
rled them to the dams. This prov
ed one means of obtaining stone
described as well suited for the
const ru el ion work under way.
With the completion of these
dams It Is expected thai eondi
t 'on I'm- eat' hinj: t he wlty t roil I
will he hu proved ma I eria lly a ml
I he work is beim; push- il fur Mils
reason.
While iln men were Piifiynl in
the dam btiilditm Mrs. Hoover aiv!
M i s. I .indbei Kh took a Ioiik wa lie
Mn inmh I he wu"ds. Karlier in
the day .Mrs. I imIIhtitIi accoui
panicH 1 1 y her husband and Hcr
beri Hoover Jr.. had taken n
horseback ride white I lie presi
dent a nd oilier members o" t he
parly remained at the cam
,1-
i
iim copies of ihitj nifo tiiii'-i's new
papers which had been reccivt d
by aifda.ne.
The weather Was ideal for ani
outwiK". The day Was cool and. al-j
tltotiKh the ky was oci'cast,
there was no rain to mar I h" oc
casion as has happened recently
A number of messages eoimral
ulat iim t lie president upon his
birthday were forwarded In 1 he
camp by telephone from the Weit,
House. These bo'lmb-d mio from
Kins Ceoi'KO of l',m;!and.
MAHISOX. V;t.. Au. (Vi
Aniid Ilic (iiiet of the lUue liid(;
mount a ins. broken only hy the
miiKhi of Iroui stream and oria
sicnal call of a bird. President H"
ver today celebrated his .Villi hiriii
day. He was siinounili'd hy mem
bers of liis family and a small
croup of friends and Koveninieni
j officials.
I The chief oxoeiiiivp and itiemb r--I
of his party breakfasted about s
I o'clock, fterwards, for sonic time,
(lie sat with Secfdarv llvilc of (he
i airricnll nnil (h-partment and Hi . '
I Ihmli S. (muniins, c hief of the ;
public health service, on Hie from
I'orch of Hie iittle iciii i.ut rcadltii; ;
copies of this morning's nesp.t i
nors which been brought hy i
tilrpltine.
'cHnwhHc. Mr. f'ha-les . Met' ,
hpruh, accoinpaiiied by her lnishatid
ami llnrhei t Hoover. Jr., wept
norsenacK i-tdini; tlirouh the ppMin
tain trai'fi
The weather was cool and some-j
what overcast, much more refresh-!
fug than in the capital.
The president and his part nr 1
rived jit the ia;no lat ycsti-rda-and
were pleaserl ffi find A II v
Hoover, who with his mother had
remained there during t'ie week.
Hp'tar-Mitlv entirely iccovered from
a sliKht illness.
j POKTLAXH. Ore,, Aug. 10.- ,fV
Kdward Mendeiihall. prominent
lattorney in criminal practhe. died
Rt hig homo here todnv. He had
heen rt,tired' for
several years.
'GREETED ZEPPELIN AT LAKEHURST
fMZi CRADLE ON
& ' Mi$M iii
i iff? fewfcJ I
Edith C. Anderson (left) and Mrs. Mitzie Perry Bartchat of New
York were at Lakehurst to greet the Graf Zeppelin. The dirigible',
arrival marked the reunion of Mrs. Bartchat and her husband, one
of the pilots of the Zeppelin.
NEUNER SLATEDHOTTEST DAY
FOR HIGH POST OF YEAR OVER
MABEL vAGATEO
.
U. O. UI5U IUI HUUI llUy Urtlt
eel to Washington, D. C.
For Conference Wcll
Known In This County
Often Mentioned for Gov
ernor I'OUTI.AXI), Grp.. .uk. In.tP),
The Orci;unInn will say tuiiiui -
lhat Ceoi'Ke Xciiner, I'nited
utes district attorney for Oregon. I
has been summoned to Washini;
ton, I). ('., hy the attorney general,
who probaldy vil! offer Nenuer
the position formerly held hy Mrs.
Mehel Willeloandt as head of 1 be
prohibition enforcement In tlio at
torney general's dimai tment.
Severii I months acn Mrs, Wille
loandt offered Nouner a position
;c a special prosecutor. I he paper
will say. in charge of Pacific coast
work, with lien rh uar tors at Por'.
la ml. bui w it li on t increased co ni -pens;!
t ion. Xcuner declined.
"It is also assumed that if .N'eii
ner is offei oil the position, lie -will
accept," Um newspaper will say.
The a 1 1 orney. during the pa-t
t'o inouihs, lias beep mentioned
favora bly :is a possible repuldican
ididatc
of Ore
known in
this
speela I prose
in liquor eases, and was the
piosecuilny; attorney in tho
A ut remonl brot hers' ria Is.
hief
Ih -
li
KILLS WIFE, SEl.Fi
, .. i especially III t lie a f ternooii and last!
levelling, the most popular refresh
KANKAK KK. III.. AilK- I (A'i mcpl places were t he .st reel drink-'
-Kiauk II. Ilennessy, 77. vlce;Ml- fountains, which were siir-
resilient of the Slale Pank .fireiimted day and nfu'hl by thirsty
lieban-sc. near here, which failed i men. women and cdiildrcii. Never
i-c-ntly. slmi and killed his wife, i i.ei,,! e did Medford's mire inmin-l
i;it.
and coiinnitlcd sith-lde ;
Worry over his financial
was fxdteved to liav-j :
! mot ival ed t lie af
TEACH AF "IT:
KCUI'INK.
i f bur Moa r
A nr.
Ann
a -T' -can
tep.
J to Die
extended
Heceltl-fl
111-
of
.,11 .-clu.
.1 ..f music
The.
-in. lall
innoiific
coil n i
ens
tu
I I. CI
.loin
by Hi
1 . l.nicl-beri'y. .lean ol" the sel I
ot loiific llu.u'ilniiin came t f-hi-gepe
l"c-,ly MK tenor soloist for
t ti" KuifefM- Mratorfc f oeiety. He
uas induced to remain ns guest
teat her during tho Cnlverslty
slimmer ; e.-shMi.
tssocintcd Prexfi fitotu
ENURE STATE
Mercury Goes to 95 in Port
land, and Other Upstate
Points Correspondingly
Warm Fire Hazards
Mount Warmest Day
Here.
I 'O I IT I, AND,
. A up. 10. - (!')
Willi Hi
tually it
mercury above :n Ir
afternoon, reai'lihif; a
of in Portland and
niaxl m in n
hU in Vancouver Wash., today
wa
in
I he holiest hty of the suui
for this section of the coun
try.
Nearby cities l
peral limes for
Dalles reported
Heni. -17. A herd
t-ported hiph tein
the year. Thr
lo, KtiKcne !H,
en. Wash.. .
H jh teuiprHt ure am low hu
midit coupled with a drylnu win i
were reported to be iticrensitiK ' he
fire hazard I lii oiiKhoiit. the state.
KtCKNK Ore.. Aim. Hi. .Pi
The maximum teinperaluro in Ku
Ketic today was ! I decrees, the
htKhesl record of the year.
Th
today
maximum
Was i- dc
eiiiperalure
rees. the h
here
pl(ent
of the y.-ar.
Vest erday, with a ma xi mu in of
1"J decrees in tlie afternoon, was
the holies tday in Medfm-d ami the
U ok ue i:ivt;r valley so far this
summer, jumped five decrees from
a maximum of H7 the previous clay,
and an unwelcome feature is that
the officii"! forecast lor today is
"continued warm." The best tint
we can hope for is that the tem
perature will remain about the
f-anie, for if another eorrespond
iiiK jump took place the- maximum
would be HI7 deKi'"cs.
I While the soda fountains did a
lly misuiesH all day. an i
spriiiK water taste heH-r. A i
amoral complaint hci.r.l from local!
people in ' jpst can't drink !
i enoHuh of il, il ImhIcs so pood and'
Oil! Willi.'
cn.lMVim: nil
t be home folks were
praising t II K great
, hot weather bfo.n. the topriMs ap-
preclateil ttie water more and were
exliavauant in their praise of k
1 ei! v which had Hindi a ho u nt IT ill
old water supply. The tourists no'
only dm nk their fill wliepever neac
ope of the st rent fountains, but a
familiar sight was to see (hem fill
ing their thermos botrles and Juj
to take along wM li thern.
Another s-.inewhut pathetic sight
was to ee many folks f rom ad
joining ami rural districts abo.
fMHm: bottles and other ulen-il-wtut
the eiiv uat'-r to take to tlo ir
v. aitini; families ai home notahl 1
no-n u ml wiiiiii-ii from (he I !eri -dale
;md Oak Urove districts. !
No fmore" ton Id oe fditaincr)
la-t niuht a- to the increased hot
ea' her onsumpt ion of Medford
water yesterday, hut in the husinesK
district and homeH becHune of thef
(Continued on Page Kourj
ZEP LIKE A
No Hardships Encountered
and Comforts Galore,
Except Smoking Blimp
Now Urged For Polar Ex
pedition After Girdling
plobc-
K K i; 1 H K ICHSIIAKKN. Cfr
maiiy.. A uk HbtJN I'asseiiKers
aboard the (leaf Zeppelin, partic
ularly those who had made the
previous crosslliK in her, were en- )
IhUMaslie about the voyage to
I'Veldriehshafen.
"I'mnpared with the previous!
crossiiiK and I he Mediterranean
trip.' said ijidy tiriice Urnminond
Hay. "this was an immense fin -pro
emeiit espei-lally aloiiK the
lines of comfort and provisionhiK.
Kor mc, it was merely like getting
alioard an ocean steamer. We
could Ket things hot when we
wan ted them, mid cold, even
iced, when we wanted I hem cold.
The service was far superior to
the previous crussniiB,
"Th trip was the. smoothest,
imaginable there was no biimo
Iim and no rocking;. I look for
ward to the rest of the journey
not only with a feeling; of absolute
safety but with the greatest pup
rrness. Our mascots evidently
brought us luck."
Asked what she considered the
most thrilling moment of the jour
ney. Lady Hay suld: ,
"That was when, some time yes
terday, we realized what fast time
we were making und how soon we
would be In 1! prion ny, dust con
siuer: Thursday we left. Lake
hiuvd now Saturday noon wo arc
in : Kreldrichshafcn. That cer
tainly shows that airship transpor
tation Is the coining; thing. There
was suppressed excitement among
all of us when we realized we
wer-e on a voyage establishing u
n.:T-;-f;ccH'd.!V :-. ''
Sir (jeorge lluberl "Wllkins. the
noted explorer, said he was heurl
llyy In favur of the 1!C!0 North
ptde flight projci'lcd for tho tiraf
eppeiin.
"The voyage was a ma,gnifi -eeni
demo nst rat ion of I he thoro
n ess nf the inspection of the Zep
pelin's machinery heTorc the take
tiff, inf the efficiency of the offi
cers and crew and ol ttie wonder
ful navigation knowledge of Cap
tain l-Jekem'r and his men."
"I am not only for the trip
around the world but also heart -ily
in favor of the l!';!0 North
polo flight. "While the Zeppelin
may not be able to do lis detail
ed work In the Arctic regions as
I expect to do with my submarine
yet with the Zeppelin we can cov
er more ground and get. a hd 1
general Imi resslon."
Lieutenant Commander 'harlcs
K. Uosendnhl, V. H N., appar
ently especially punctilio us ahoiil
observing I he silence pledgu. con
fined himself to remarking: "Kino
trip. Ureal Journey."
Captain Hans von Schiller mere
ly shouted cheerily at the A il
ea n correspondents: "Plenty of
oysters! Plenty of lobsters! Plenty
of chain pa g pel I urry for the C
S. A!" He iheu hurried off with
his wife and two children.
fount Albreehl Motitgehis of
Pcrlln seemed Tar more Interested
in seeing that Iwo big cardboard
Iioncs came to his hotel than in
discussing t he journey which he
summarized as being a "fine
time."
Holding up Hie boxes, the count
said: "This is Hie best souvenir
of t ho Journey U'l ea rs of corn,
given me hy Mrs. W. n. Imrattl.
Won't this yellow bantam corn
on the cob tasle god. Vou must
come to t he K ruga Hen hotel to
have some.'
William Weber of New York
confessed that he had viewed the
t rip wit h some a pprehcnslon. but
that he gcd Iim greatest, thrill of
his life once he Was aboard.
"There was absolutely smooth sail
ing." he said, as Na I ban W'exler
Inierriipled, "it wasn't so smool h.
ihough, to get along without
smokes. I
L(N(1 HKACM. Cal.. Aug. Kb
uVi Charles Uoehevllie a nd .lack
1 1 eld, noted southern Calif omnia
pilots, terminated their non-refuel-,
inif endurance flight three lion s
after their lake-ofT at the iniiriH'l-
pal airport here today. The piano
carried m load of HI. -Hie pounds
aloft Hlid to Ibis load the pilols
aid their trouble was due. The
plane's three engines faltered un
der the Htrafn and X"0 gallons of
gasoline were dumped.
Kor-heville aid another attempt
would he rnnde h noon an the
motors could be repaired.
WITNESSES IN
ttiii r fir
: ' ;rfJ m
t...octulnl l'rf..fl fhnto
W!tn-ics at lhc tri.i! ol Or. James H. Snook at Columbus, Ohio,
Included rjcrt:ia Oillcn (u-jpr.r left), telephone operator, who wai last
p:r;on to seo Thora K-"x before she went riding with Dr. Bnook
Or. C. Y. Lcnrj. city chemist (upper right): William Walter (lower
l-it) ami Mrs. fiiargaret Smallcy (lower right).
OPEN QUIZ FOR UNFORTUNATES
STATE PRINTING1
LcfjisKtivc Action Will Keep
Thousands of Dollars In
State, If Feasible -Name1
I
Committees and Call t
Meeting for February, i
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 10. (!)
An investigation to delermine
whether the state of Oregon eun
publish textbooks and sell (hem at
a price lower than now paid pri
vate publishers wan launched ye.-
terjluy y a legislative Inter in
coTnmil tee. 1 J. , "Westherspoon.
sponsor of (ho resolution, says tint
if Hie stale can publish Hie text
books it will keep hundred! of
thousands of dollars In Oregon. I
The committee is to nmke Its I
report to the I!KI0 session of Hi.;
legislature. The legislators havd j
an bleu that II may he possible for:
the slate to enter the publishing'
business, using paper and Ink made
on the Pacific coast. The text. It
was said, could be put chased on u
royalty basis. There are :!M) eon-
corns engaged In preparing lexis
for elementary schools and most off
these are wilting to sell (he plat'-s
to slates on payment of a royalty
ra nging from one cent to twelve
cents per book. The committee
will determine whether (he state
can sell hooks af cost, id us a
handling charge, nt. price lower
I Iim ii that paid for similar books
issued hy private publishers.
Next meeting will be called
some (Ime In Kehrunry.
I'HI.'TLANO, Aug. Ki fTPi
Tlie first step by the committer'
on slato printing of school text
books, appointed by the last leg.
Islature. was taken here today
when the group organized and as
s'gnr-d speehiy studies to its mem
bers. The committee is to report
to the next legislature.
liepreM-ntalive Wca I herspoon of
I'nion ci mi ply was . elected chair
man: Iteprescniatlvo .hiuies II, K
Scol t of C ma i ilia, v b e- eh li iimmi.
and Senator Kberha rd, I'tiiou. see
ret a ry.
ot Ipt memliers of the group
named by the Iwgislat ui e were
Speaker I la ml Hon and President
No ib hid. Tlie corn mitten added
Walter Crock, f.oeman of lhc
stale printing office, and II. li.
Turner, superintendent oT The
Italics sehools, lo lis membership.
Commll tees na med I'd low:
State cd treat Ion resca rch : Turn
er, Scott, Norhhid.
Outside stales research; Weattl-
ersption, tier hard, Hamilton
Cost of equipment and opera -
Hons: Ihoek, Hamilton.
Copyrights: -;)mi Im i U .-nth
et'spoon mid Turner.
l air llnoiigli.
WASHINtiTON. Aug. Id. --01V-
Anothr i dollar a year man. "Mac."
genial door-tender for HI years at
the National Press club and in that
capacity offlcinl greeter of the na
Hop's grea at ml less-rioted, was
given a purse of 7 on his 87th
hit thday.
SCH00LJ00KS;iNpH0ME
SNOOK TRIAL
FLEE AS FIRE
Ferble Minded Youths Es
cape From California In
stitution A .Pathetic
Ruse Fire ' Warden's
Visit Timely.
i
KLOKIIKII;, Cal., Aug. It). (P)
While a :it)0.00U fire destroyed
the north wing of the main admin
istration building at Sonoma state
home for the feeble minded, about
4 0 youths between the iiges of I ti
ami 0 years, escaped, officials re
ported after the fire had heen
controlled.
Six adtlllloital escapes, with their
clothing turned inside out to avoid
defection, were taken In custody i
by deputy sheriffs shortly after the
outbreak of the fire.
Possible shortage of water faced
I he Inst il til ion. Dr. O. Hut lor,
superintendent, said, due to deple
tion of the reservoir's resources In
fighting Hie blaze.
Charles Atlleson. district fire
warden for stale Institutions, hdd
visited Mm. instil utlon est erday,
a ml recommended addil Ion til fire
protection Tor the home. The
ctuipmen( , had been requisitioned
by Or. Jlnller this morning.
YliLKA. Cn I., Aug. Kb (ypi
Fire which raced over :Khm aeres
of brush a ml past ure laud, and
scattering timber on Ih.dger moun
tain, was finally brought under
conlrol early today, forest rangers
reported here.
Francis SotuH. fire fighter, suf
fered ti broken arm vvln'n a horse
lie was riding rolled over him.
WAY 10 RECOVERY
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DEAD CD-ED
Ohio Professor Offers Sell
Defense Plea, With In
sanity Claim When
Bruises On Defendant's
Body to Sustain Case
Doped Sandwich Analy
zed. COLl'MHI'S, Olilo, Aim. HI. fT)
Kleven witnesses Were called bv
the defense today in its etTurt to
bear out contentious that Dr. ,1a;i
II. Snook was temporarily Insane
and struck in helf defense when
he killed his Ohio State Univer
sity student mistress, Theura llix.
Chemists and physicians at
tempted to describe what was in
the st I inulating sandwiches sup
posed to have been eaten by hr.
Snook and the girl when she w.u
hammered and slushed to deal h
on a lonely rifle range near Col
umbus the night of June i;i.
Among the witnesses were: Uol.
eri Terry, pharmaceui ical cb. ot
1st: Dr. Clayton S. Smith, prof s
sor of pharmacology and physi
ology who taught Ttieora Hi
when stie was a medical student
tit Ohio Slate, Dr. Krank W. Hur
rah, who made a n cxitminat on
uf marks on Dr. Stmuk's body ,
which the defendant claims were
Inflicted by the girt and finally
John l Scidel, one of the doc
tor's attorney's. Seldel related In
detail the trouble he had encoun
tered In obtaining permission to
Interview his client while he was
under arrest.
Through the Chemist Terry Hie
defense attacked ttie testHmony
Of Chemist Charles 1 Long. a.
stale witness. In regard to tho
stimulating narcotic concoction
which Long said lie found in 1 ti i
stomach of Miss llix, mixed In un
digested beef.
Chemlsl Long ''testified that his
microscopic exa initial Ion revealed
without quest km the cellular tis
sue and the substance of f wo
excitement narcot cs similar 'v
the samples thnf had -been taken
from Dr. Snook's office.
Hut Chemist Terry testified th il
Ihe cellular tissue, by which Long
had Isolated and identified tlio
substance In the gild's stomach,
was not visible in samples of the
narcotic to which Dr. Snook had
access, supporting the defens
protest that IC Hie preparat tons
adutlly were In the girl's ntnm
aeh she was responsible, for pla
cing them there.
In Mr. Snook's account of the
killing, as related on I tie wit nest
stand, he said he struck Miss UK
Hie first blow with u hammer
which ho had in Hie car. to locteu
her grusp on him. They had
gone to the darkened rifle rang",
ho satd, because Hie girl did not.
wish to slay that warm night hi
a room I hey maintained in an
apartment house.
Cut 'I about a week ago the doc
tor did ut reveal even to hi-p, at -lorncys
the mar lis which he said
were made on his body by M ir.n
llix when she a Hacked hi in. HI i
eon licit had him exa mined A tig
ust a by Dr. Frank Hurrah and
today Dr. Harruh told tlm jury
that bruises were visible when he
made I he exam I not ion. although
lie was unable to say how him:
they had been Inflicted.
WELL ATTENDED
At a largely attended iii',"tni"
of tlie Pomona Orange of Jack-no
county, held ut Central Point hi ;'
night, with represent h I h es pre.;
cut from alt sections of the conn
ty. plans for lhc proposed Oram;"
public market were discussed. A.
teport or County Agent I!. O. Few.
br, upon a similar maiket at Kit -gene
was read.
The meeting aim dlscursed tic
mutter nf extend lug more unified
help to lilt T'arill Co-Opcl'a 1 1"
Fxehange. which has been inch r
coindderHtiou for some time.
Itonllne mailers were a I so
threshed ti,
KANSAS CITY, Aug. Hi.- -lI'i
Ttie body of Donald McDonald, '-"i.
said by polled to be a welt-knowi
gangster, was found today near
108th street and Mission road, In
Johnson county, K'ancas.
Light bullet holes In the both'
Indicated he had been slain and
thrown from an automobile.
AliltoWW l'AKK. Una land,
Aug. HI. (P) Sir Hubert Hadrn
Powell, chief scout of scouts, an
nounced at a boy scout gathering
at the world jamboree here today,
that ho had taken tho title of Lord
Baden-Powell of Ollwoll. Tho king
recently conferred a peerage, upon
him.