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Medford Ma: UNE Second Section Six Page Second SectioD Six Paget lull? Teniy-fourth Vrir. RrtilF -Kirtrtglith MEDFORD. OKKtiON. VKlNKslAY. Al'dl'ST L'S. 1!)'J). No. 158. 1SPY Tqq I KI13 JEW'S PLEA 0 10 Annul Marriage Descendant of Aaron to Widow Vio lation Mosaic Law Would Have Lost Privi lege of W orsh i p and Burial in Hallowed Ground Shame to Tribe. CltlCACO, Aim. 28. itV) Vrnm the book of Leviticus, 21st chap ter, llih verse, Judt:e Joseph It. Davis .vest onlay took authority to annul the marriage of Louis Leon, 61. Leon tohl Die court he was a descendant of Aaron, brother of Moncs and the first biKh priest. Under Jewish orthodoxy he Is a "corn." a title Inherited by nil nm'e descendants of Aaron. As such, ho told the court, he is governed by the special laws of his faith coneernitiK priests, though by pro fession he is a tailor. Th roUK h h Is ma rriage t o M rs. Hose Davis, "0. widow and a di vorced woman, lie lost his titK was barred from worship and for faited the privilej'l of burial in ba I lowed ground n crushing de cree for an orthodox Jew, he ex plained. It was not until after his mar riage last February, he said, that he learned she bad twice married before, her first husband dying, t he second having been divorced. Thus, he told Judge David, be had twice violated the .Mosaic law a livid down In Leviticus. ... "A widow or a divorced woman . . . these shall he not- take: but Ve shall take a virgin uf his own people to wife." Seeking relief in Illinois stat utes. I jcou was bea ten to court by his wife, who Sought separate maintenance. Leon's 11 t t n r n e v countered with suit for divorce, basing bis petition solely on thr ancient Hebraic law. He produced witnesses nnd records to substanti ate Leon's claims. J ud ire 1 n vid delayed decision until In had time to consult sev eral prominent rabbis' They agreed that under Jewish law Leon h.id forfeited bis rights of worship. "I will not bring shame on tin tribe of Aaron.' Judge David said. "Though under the laws of this state you have almost no claim". I will sliiti the order." LONDON. Auc. -R. dV) Sir T h o in h h Liiiton. notfid Lritlsh sportsman, was in -'in optimistic tnood as he left for the I'nited States Tuesday to make final ar rangements for his fifth at I cm pi to win the famous America's cup. premier yachting trophy, for (licit Jiritain. "I hope to eome back with the enp this time," said Sir Thomas. "I have never felt sf confident tibout It." THREATENED BY FIRE NKW YOHK. Aug. 2S. (p) -Tim tire which broke out In the fire loom of the tanker Paulsboro last night whs under control this morn ing nnd the American tanker Heaconliill was standing by. ac cording to the VaetiHtn Oil Co. With a cargo of 10.00" tons of crude oil the Paulsboro was hound from Houston. Texas, to ISayonne, New Jersey. Her commander ts John T. Pearson of New York and she has n crew of '. men. F1MO Ctv-Loreo at M-new instituti or indiiitdial IIIKIICH BY K KltlAllCH PUL.WIMIF I lie fra3rant, stainless spray that kills flics, mosqui toes, moths, roaches, bedbugs and ants easily and quickly. It is harmless to people and will not stain. A Vail rmy of intcctl ll brtd In FLY-TOX Ubor,. tortt, (s b rcltaxd in !. fLV.TOX "Chambtr el Death" to ttit and certify ttit BSlitivt killing qualrtiat oi FLY-TOX be Ik (ere it it told to you. QorrieM l by Tb. bl xi-: w yohk. auk. i's. an rr perhaps the first tlnio in his; American career; Kid Chocolate. . dusky Cuban featherweight, will enter the ring for his K'-round bout with Al Singer ill the l'olo ('.rounds tomorrow night an under dog in the betting. quotations of x and !t to 5 and xotne as high as ' to 1 on Singer have been offered freely In tho past week. Indications were that, these odds would hold good at ring I ime. Cho.-olute and his handlers ap parently are doing little or no worrying over the fact that tho f Cuban will be on the short end of j the betting odds. KeW opponents' have hit Chocolate with a right hand and that's Singer's most po tent weapon. And as for com partitive records, the Cuban 'keed i has all the best of it, Jack Kill Here Kuglish ligh-! weight, anil Spug Meyers of Chi cago are booked in the 10 -round ' semi-final. Harry Kb bets of Free port and I stay tlrove. New York middleweight, meet in tho first 1 0-rounder. NEW SHOPPING PUCE (Ity .Mary ;icincr) When a man marries his trou bles begin. That Is an old saw and trite, but some people take stock in it. Another is Two can live cheaper than one." Well maybe. i Those on the affirmative are re ferred to the case of Kninm Lou ; Kavanaugh. local milliner and U. i (;. Carpenter, shoe man. Anil of ) course everyone knows that Emma, j Lou Is Mrs. Carpenter now. I Mr. Carpenter, once owned U shoe store on Sixth avenue. Knuua. j Lou. who operated and still oper I ales the Km ma Lou Shop in the J.M. M. Department store, opened I her unique and' artistic little Hand j Hox fiat Shoppe next door. No, Mr. Carpenter wasn't mad. Hut he sold out soon afterwards and moved down to Texas for several 1 months, where he was engaged In settling a few real estate problems. Came the spring, and .Mr. Car penter returnvd with a wedding Iring in bis pocket. There was ;i Kuict wedding and a honeymoon, jdui-lng which lime the Land Hox Shoppe took a summer vacation. I Tomorrow, the lid wilt be taken off the liand liox and the secret will be out. . The liand Itox. more artistic than ever, will lead Into something euually unbiuc the Shoe lio.v, where Mr. Carpenter, owner ;ind operator will introduce a clever line of ladies' and kiddies' shoes. Oh yes, and t here will be nil sorts of colored balloons for the . young men and women who come j to the opening! Two may tio live any more iebea ply than one but t hey do it touch more effectively, especially if one lives in a Hand Box and the .other in a Shoe Itox. with a friend ly, smiling archwjty between. Representatives of Campbell-Ewald Co. Make Survey Here H. l' Weller, speciiil advertising representative for the Campbell Kwald Advertising Agency of De- Itl'oit, Los Angeles and San Fran cisco, and C. P. Shaw, regional manager of the travel service de partment of the same agency, were ,in Medford Tuesday conferring with local dealers, who handle tiencral .Motors ears, making a I survey of the general conditions of business In Medford and the val j ley and were callers at this office. ,The Campbell-Kwald Agency place jthe (Jcnoral Motors advertising. linth visitors were greatly im pressed with the activity in Med ,ford, the splendid business condi tions, especially in the fruit Indus ;try. ami spoke Very highly of Med : ford's being both air-minded and lr conscious, as well as metropoli tan t'i other wa vs. T6 F H f rT-1 ? Naw purifyini ff fcifl J pr(vmt-likt lr9ranct riii PRESIDENT HOOVER'S FISHING CAMP IN VIRGINIA -wl I ' '''"r" i Two views of President Hoover's summer fishing camp at the headwaters of the Rapidan rlvor in the Blue Ririgo mountains of Virginia. Upper picture shows gueet tents at the crimp, Oelow Is Prcsi rttnt Hoover's own rihin in the forest. Ernest Rostel Sees Zeppelin Depart From Mines Field For Lakehurst, N. J, Half Million Witness Near Accident (l!y Kraiwt Itosti'1.) LOS A N (J K L K S, Aug. 7. t Special ( 'orrespondenec Kmlinu its 1 !t-hour stay in los Angeles, the Ornf Zeppelin, cotMiuerot of the Pacific, lifted Its silver grey bulk into the air at midnight last nluht and bid adieu to si nit hern California, en route on hip of its world flight. the last Its de - part ti re was marked by the largest assemblage ever seen at the mu nicipal airport, with fiOO.OOn people ci o wded on the field, but held ba k from the ship for a half mile or so by policcim-ii ropes and fences. It was a great night for the I city anil especially for those, who braved traffic Jams nnd collisions j in reaching M hies Held, where a million knees quivered iid soiii" nearly sank when disaster almost overtook the giant ship in its take off. It was either by super-navigation "or good fortune th:t the ship barely cleared high tension Heeiric wires by a. scant five feel, averting dest ruction of the ship, and possible death to its crew nnd passengers and hundreds of spec tators. The wires were noa fVet from the mooring mast and the pray haired commander of the ship apparent ly thought the (lis - tance was sufficient, but an extra - ordinary henvy load did not keen in time with the calculations. Itcaatiful Mght. The night was beautiful and a ha If moon played tag with fleecy clouds dotting the midnight sky. There were no airplanes In the air and t he runway, like the night the airship first came over the field, was illuminated by many I lights, bidding fair to rival the 1'ght of day. The sides of the si iip shown liive Mlver, heeoiiilng duller toward the top In the wan ing moonlight. Noise was incessant as motor eye b. police, blowing sirens long and loud. c-cort"d passengers, of fice rs and members of t he ere v. ' to the ship following an elaborate I banquet In Los Angeles. Lights (appeared dim and twinkled in the I du-t of a w heat field unaecu I tonied to the feet of scurrying thousand and the wheels of mar ly ciery type of u t om obi le nianit faelured, The p.dlee bad some diffbuby in krcplnir th- t.muI.. fn line and waved clubs threat J cniuply at the oms who w t bolder than others. Amid all tbi hiiI otln-r niiisif niitUini: lustiu-: ni' riiM ;(t tlif in;inv i orn .-ssjon. Inn their i-ffi-. i wh t,t M . 'tin. ml llttlf I'Mi-rd thn fX'-llp-J ' cport(itnr?t vlu-tlH'r they pm-tnul; of iff i i-Piiin or s.ifl flrinli- wh' Tl ( a Mc event w;is ittcMit tn titlte' pliire. Smlii mi) Vi't!'!"r iTleil ll"-tllM'!u h'rtf. hilt their rf-' f'ntN lrr.ui.'ht a minimum r re-j flle. I loiMl SlienklMX 1)11 I'll'lil. l.'tu'is ker.4 i I ii r i- fl eonvt n-, tently ill tlie rniwd enuhl lie hi'iird .nlv- ijr. H.Ionl!v if lh"i ll1-!''!!! r u.'iv tnij f.U" rrm'i"e'I. hut If he wlnheil a heller nmitlon he! fii'-ef the fironpeet of elhnwinv hi1; ;i- thioujjh tcutitlecg hundrcda rxh p v v rasa mm i .,, t I'orlable microphones were placed at the entrance of (be cabin and the passengers spoke a few words as each passed by. j 111- Kekener in lonki n KiurlisVi gave bis commands and four liun-i dred sturdy sallormeti labored nl t he groiiml ropes, pulling agaimt j each other to bring the big gas iiuig Into proper position. The crowds sensed it would not be long u Ml 1 the ship would be hovering over them, but a delay came, and 40 newspapermen or so wondered. Mr. Kekeiicr had realized he would be forced (o reach an altitude of hmmi feet to clear the mountain barrier in A r 1 , o u a and New Mexico. Threp hundred gallons of water ballast was thrown overboard, all unnecessary spare parts Wftre1akeni from the hold and arrangements were made to send a port bm of the crew east by airplane to lighten the load. Perhaps it was 1 : I Ti when this was comfl'l,d and activities mi t he ground be CHine feverish as the final prepa rations were under way. The noise had subsided and orders of the ship officers could be heard by some of the crowd. Ship bells also broke the growing : si lent1 and radio announcers be lalk faster. Searchlights , gun continued to play on the ship, il-i laminating all of Us length of 771 feet. Three men were in the lit tle cage at tho top of the moor-1 lug mast and when they released' the mast's clinging hAd, the huge: bulk of silver gray shot a few feet higher from the ground and t ben a few more feet, followed by ;i rise ,,f i or 0 feet and in on?. All five motors were running and soon they raced Into a deafening 1'inr as tllie entire body of the Zeppelin quivered under t he ,i p p;i rent strain. Hoim'lli'ug Wrong. Something sreiin d wrong when her gipanlic tail ea me to en i-t h with a cnish and the ckld h;t the earth like a plow, dirt flying hi four direct ions, ( was a bad "bomp" In t he pmda m e of nir i men. and some declared Hie fabric 1 of the ship whs Injured ripped b.' the unexpected Impact. 1 lowever . the ship rose higher, ami em oim- ten d mm more tall wind. Tb : tnoiois were running full blaf-t and I the ship pc,od aw-iy not to ward a eb-.-ir sky. but in the di rection of wtre. the loejiimn of , i ; . T . of ri 'l. i 'rhi- th.-,-. rjifihis ini'l . i ri.i . .1., Wire well iihuve, I, ul the lull Ml." il;iiiernusly luw, ttic dim red ruil il'T liht slmwlMK lii nenlh thi'iti. 'I hi iii H lill nf Mii"'l)e. ii thrill Ji ml relief, wlun Ihe t.ul rue higher iiiiiI hluher mill flinll'. 'lenriil the Wiri'i, l.y ;t nemit fM' f. el. In,ti-:til nf fulliiuiii .iiiniMineeil lihin-i nf i Iri'lini; nlmut the . iu. ihe flmf dill n,,i i nine ni i,r the heurt uf t.us .iiir. Iea itml fh w- in ii souther! ilireetliiti. ills:iiMilntii thiiliMttl'ls Who hm ;eil lyjl ill i front nnd Imek vnrdn. on hill t"fi" ; and on fmpty lotii, ' where cood j views could b; vhtuliivU. Catu 1 at points of vantage in all p;irts of the city, and some, tlot l no wing tho ship had left. waited for two hours peering into Mho einply heavens for something ; t ha l w as not I here, Thoso on higher hills could watch the searchlights from Mines Meld and a number reported they could see the lights play on the ship when it first came off the ground, but (he silver bulk melted into ,ll, darkness. Traffic Jammed. Keen thoi:ch cars made an early slart back from Ihe field, tratfb- parke Jeannctte Loff, charming Putlic slur, says: "No nlattcr whut climate my pictures take me to, or how hard the water, 1 have found that Lux Toilet Soup keeps my skin enviably smooth." "I om utterly enthusiastic about Lux Toilet Soap," says pretty Mary Nnlan, Universal star. "Even the most expensive French soaps have not kept my ikin so beautifully smooth." REALLY cxrjuitiitc shin docs win lic.-nts Hollywood knows how surely it wins them! "If a pirl wauls popularity tiho must have a lovely smooth skin," says William K. Howard, Pathc director. "Without rare beauty of r.kin a screen star can never hope to win hrr public, no mutter what else the may have." Wip oi( of ten sr.rncn slur tiie Lux Toilet Soup. Yfiti have only to look ul JcunncUe Loff's ikin, or Mary Nolan's, or j offiters worked nut I the i;nly! - morning hours untangling traffic, i sn.irls. and here w.is situation j which even souihet n M'cgon ofi'i-. j ovrs would not have enjoyed, j with all their gov.d rib-position.-. ; ' l-'our hours was the average tltnej ! for 12 miles at the height of th-j homeward rush. Traffic was heavy jail day yesterday when thous I ands came to the f.eld to view I the giant in daylight, and offi-, ; i crs labored wearily under the hot ! August sun, wondering how much f worse the traffic Would be that, I night. Others seeking to avoid the 'traffic paid five dollars for air j plane rides and flew over the (iraf ; for their view. As many as ! planes were in the air at the same! time, ranging from single seat crs to huge ui-moior ships. The more ambitious walked for miles on foot believing they were making; better time than the slow crawl ing cats. Kodaks were In evi-. rience on all sides and thousands of snapshots were taken of the j most spectacular air visitor Los Angeles ever had and doubtless! will have for some time. OWKX-O It CJ K O N Ll'.H. CO. CAMP 2. Aug. 1!8. (Special.) Mr. and Mrs. Ole Jones and Juanita Nutting motored to Camp - Sat urday afternoon with a party of their f wends. Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Hross. M. J. McLaren, Mr. and Mrs. Piatt of Camn 3 motored to the 1-ako o the "S TlussHl' and mhm r. po.t hueklcberrying good at Hlue Can yon, a short distanee front Camp -Mr. and Mrs. Walter Scboler were visiting their relatives here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank James ino torrd to Medford last week on business. L. P. Cross has gone to Brook ings to visit his wife and daughter. X AVASUINtiTOX. Aug. US. Mrs. Charles A. Llndtiergh is f"1' inally ri-cognized as a fleugung avlatrix. . She litis her license as a student' tl lof from the aero nautics branch of the department of commerce. Her first solo flight several days ago was made under author ity obtained from the department by Colonel Lindbergh by long dis tance telephone. The formal li cense was Issued, officials ex plained, after receipt of a medi cal Inspector's cert If lea tc pro nouncing her fit. Luxnry ; ' '! IV "A g I wwy"-''"""'"' , '' " a Germany Heard Broadcast Tale j of Zep Arrival i ItllKLLV, Aug. i!X uY) (lei-many listened to graphic i descriptions of the arrival, maneuvering and landing of the Craf Zeppelin at 1hs Angeles, the broadcasting of the event being heard clearly 4 ' and distinctly. The description of the thrilling scene as broadcast from Los Angeles on a world wide hookup with American announcers alternating with 4 (Jerman translators was en- t husiastlcally received by i a- f din fans throughout Oer- ! many. LOVE IS MYSTERIOUS; POLA MAY WED AGAIN j NKW YOHK, Aug. UK- -(A) pola Negri, film actress, was back In New York today with news that 'she Intends to obtain a I'arls di i voice from Serge Movanl in No i vcmber. The actress was asked if she ' planned to marry again and rc j plied: i "The mystery of love Is greater than tho mystery of death, knows?" Who I Gloria SlVOnSOn Rialto Tomorrow "Sadie Thompson." Gloria Hwnn son's latest screen offering. Is the feature attract ion at I he Klaltn theatre beginning tomorrow. The new picture was directed by ftaoul Walsh, who achieved such signal success wllh his "What Price Olory." Wtlh .Miss Swanson as the color ful "Sadie Thompson," tho most dramatic role she has Interpreted, Walsh, the director makes his first screen appearance In years . ns ; "Sergeant Timothy O'llara," the '.Marine lover; and Lionel Burry j more has the vole of Oliver Hamil jton, the reformer, one of the most discussed characters In modern literature, I'otent Dbdivuitcr. HA IITO W, Kin. (T) Criminal court Jurists of this vicinity must decide wind her It Is unlawful to possess dishwater with an alcoholic content of more than one-hnlf of one perecent. The question arose when Wiley llaggelt was arrested. Officers said he saw them coming and smashed a Jugful of liquor In a washtub. The deputies said the dishwater analyzed & per cent alcohol. 9 out of 10 screen stars use it to keep their skin soft and smooth " i ii tilt .iin ilT N.inry Corroll's, to sec how exquisite this delicately fragrant white soap keeps the skin. Small wonder that every one of the great film studios lias made Lux Toilet Soup the official soap in all dressing rooms! You'll love it yourself its generous lather is so caressing, and leaves your skin so velvety. Use it in your bath, too and for the shampoo, as the screen stri Jo. Lux Toilet web at you have found only in Vrench soaps at SOc and $1.00 the cake- SOLD GOLD TEETH TlUlN, poor that Italy, Aug. 2S. (,P So he sold his gold teeth to buy clragettes. Kdg.ir LaPlant.-, formerly of Pawtutkct. It. L, a fr -o man after serving five yetirs in a i Italian prison for thcl'l. sailed fur the I'nited States today. He said he horn no ill feeling toward the country where he had much notoriety fiv ". r ago. The American consul here gave L.i Plante a little inotoy for iucidotit ttls on t he trip to Amerii a, LalMaiite posed as Chief Whllo I'.lk of the Sioux Indians ami trav eled through Kurope in princely style, with a member of the Ital ian aristocracy as his secretary. Five years ago an Austrian count ess accused him of theft mid a number of similar charges follow ed from other women. IK; was arrested and tried in Italy. KAflLK POINT. Ore.. Aug. L'S. (Special.) James L. Linn is pre paring to pick his fruit within a I few days. Mr. Linn has one of th best apricot orchards in the valley and It Is above the frost line. Kddy Clymber. bookkeeper for the road gang operating on the Crater Lake highway, was in Kag.e Point Wednesday. Mr. Clyuibe-.-tends to make, his headquarters in Kaglo Point. Thoodori Klorey of Medford vs in town Thursday. Accompanied by Ihe agent of tho accident commia slou. While here they took pie! -tures of the wreck nnd of tho cor ner of Ihe street where the unel dent of Mrs. Hill of Derby oc curred two weeks ago, Raymond A. Mlksehe of the Monarch Keed & Seed company of Medford called on Mr. and Mr-s. Krank Oltsworth Monday. M. Mlksehe was Interested In the po tatoes grown by Mrs. Ditsworth, which are always the very beat. Mr. and Mrs. Ibdiomb and fam ily arrived In Kagln Point Friday nioiping from Haudon. Mr. Itol comb is qnn or the rrcw that will start oiling the highway from I'ros peet to -Crater Lake. ( Mr. Allen -of the Chevrolet com pany snd Frank Crow also of Med ford wero In Kagle Point Friday attending o business. ' . PhuI Mayo, third secretary vt the I'nited States embassy at Brus sels, has been appointed associate professor of social Kctcnce at tho rnlversMv of Denver, j 1 1 "'i 7 't, T r4 1 Tfnncr Carroll, Pnramounc "l.u Toilet Soap is ilcligluful for the idem," Soap K
