Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, October 03, 1929, Image 12

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Newspaper Page Textr.Tr FATE OFAIRMEN DEEP MYSTERY; REPORTS VARY wmvonT) wkttY TRTmTNT!, MTPFOTflV rmmoyr, tttttrsday, October 3, 1920. Seen Oyer Manchurian Bor 1" ' der s Claim . ; Gasoline efficient ' for Only 50 'I" HqSJ Hoped to Break f - Present Record. ", MOSCOW, Oct. 3. (!) A Chitn MSPBtch today to tbo Bovlot civil aviation authorities unconfirmed eiiewbere auid Captain Dluudonno JVottp; French aviator, wan BiKlUeU Vpver the Manchurian bmdor" Sep tember 30, three days after he left . LeBourget with Jucquos lielloule, ' machanlo, for Vludlvoutok. , . '; .At the same time the author!- ' tics recclvod a dispatch from Kl rehsk on the Lena river, 500 mlleH northeast of Irutsk, denying that the two aivators In their pluue, the 'Question SI ark, had been aeon over that city Sunday morning no had been reported previously. The upshot of the conflicting re ' port was that more mystery than ' ftvap wan thrown ahoilt. the wlinrn- ' ribouts of the two men who left with gasoline enough to koep them '. In the air only for about CO hours, that Is until noon Sunday. They hoped to fly 0000 miles eastward to Irkutsk, Siberia, before refuel ing, breaking existing records for long distance flight. -. The previous record was that of 4358 miles established by the Kal ian - aviators, Delpreto and Forra Tin, in a flight last year from Rome 10 Brazil. ... Long Shot Nag . Brings Janitor , Owner Fortune , CHICAGO, Oct. 3. (!') Tnul Rovoro flushed around tho fields yostordiiy to win the, fourth raco, pay 115 to 1, and ma'ko John Hoclun very, very huppy. ' ' lieclan Is 60 years old. For 25 years ho has been Junltor at tho Hydo Park polko stu- tfon. He gots $120 a month and occasional small tips from prisoners. Ho owns I'aul Ito- voro. Heelan bot 10 on Paul Tie 's voro across tho board 110 to win, $10 to finish second and 10 to finish third. Paul Ho- vero. won, so tho Bray-heniled 4 jnnltor won nil his bets bo- Sides tho $900 purse. Tho grand total was $2,011.80. ACCIDENTS KILL THREE HUNTERS Mule Fire Engihe:PH' J Balks at Critical Moment of Blaze WASHINGTON Opening of Season Marked By Trio of Gun Fatalities Woman Writer and Lecturer Dies By Own Weapon 'On Mt. Walker. COXKTANT'INOl'I.E, Oct. 3 W) DJelullo, in the prov- ince of .Slllvii, a small Uluck S Sea town, depended upon a mulo to" cany water for its fire department. . Today, In a period of urjr- ency, tho, mule balked andso -I delayed combatting a' small I blaze. It developed Into a con- n flagratlon and destroyed 62 houses, 20 granurics and many cattle. Relics of Once Famous Capital Belle Fought Over by Rabble When Hoarded Treasures Carted From Spooky Home pilFiir NAMES OFFICERS CROP YIELD LESS BY SIX PER CENT WASHINGTON, Oct. 3. (IP) ' 9tif department of agriculture In Its pctober 1 report on tho agrl 'cultural situation today said tho ,.7totfti'yield of crops this year prob ; ably will run about six percent below tho ten-year avcrago bo cuo of sovere drought most of tlie summer. , Although September rains ' fln- "r broke tho long dry spell the situation in tho Pacific Northwest, the" department said, Is still scr ' lous and ranchers havo had dif ficulty, preparing their land for ttinter wheat, . ,.. :' The potato crop Is estimated n't about 350,000.000 bushels which Is one ot the smallcHt crops In ten years. Total car lot shipments of : this, season's fruits and vegetables during i August and Buptcnibcr ' ranged around. 15 percent smaller than last year. .iThe commercial applo crop, w.is ):f6raoast by the department ' last .month aa 29.5uO,000 barrels which Jp. about 6,000,000 barrels less than Ja'year ago. Applo prices, the tle Jpartment said, this year have been TUniilriff about 50 percent higher . than last year. JpGSEIN0V.11 SL i WASHINGTON, Oct. 3. (II Hearing on the application of the ' Orot Northern and Western 1'a oiflo railroads to construct a 200- ratio lino betweon Klamath Falls, Ore and Paxton or Koddio, Calif., will bo bold Jn Ban Frunelsoo Nov. II before Charles 13. aiuhnffln. ll faotor of the intorstato commurco "ttomtttlssion's bureau of finance. Hhe announcement was made lute - yesterday. WwiaMaims MIOENLV, Ore., Oct. 3. (Spec ial.) Tho Junior cUims at tho high Bchool ctillcul a mcetlrifj luHt week to I elect offlccrH fur the comltirs yefir, as folio wo: Huth Puttus, prosldont; Gludys Kerns, vlco-prosi-dent; Tholmai Lyoiin, Bocrotary; Myrna Pettus, treubut;or, and Mr. Mort, claaa advisor. The junior class contt'ihpIaU'tt publishing a paper, to bo called tho "Junior Owh" Junior Knglthh thin year deals largely -with journulisin, and the publishing of tho paper has been considered as a part of the, junior English work. Tho Btaff of tho paper Is as follows: Itebccca Rose, editor; Mildred Coats, nHHlst ant editor; Gladys Ferns, sports editor; Huth Pettus, social edltoc, and UMlio Cottrall, cartoonist. ! There aro eiRht reporters, whoso duty It lu to bring the school and, local nowa to tho staff for publish ing. ,' . . Tho first isauo of the papor will bo circulated this week. ELECT HAROLD TEALE BKATTLK, Wash., Oct. 3. (IP) OpenliiK of the hunting ueuson ill Wasliiimton yestcrduywas marred by the loss of throe lives. Frank Catriotll. 17, of Port Townscml was killed at Tarhuo May on floods Canal when Hurl Unos, 17, also of Port Townsend, shot lilm full in the i'ui'o when he atteuiplcd to shoot a deer. Knos was lining held unci faced the pos sibility of beiiiK tried on a charge or reckless shooting. John Flsk, HI, the third member of the party, was Jield as a mutorlal witness. Sirs, ltulli Hhodes, 32, widow of Marvin Woods, world war veteran, was found dead on Mount Walker near her Qullcino ranch on the Olympic peninsula from a bullet wound which Iho.coroiier , reported was self Inflicted and accidental. Bho was well known as a writer on aviation ami as a lecturer oil travel. Hhe Is survived by her 11-year-old sou, Marvin, mid other rel atives. iucludiiiK an uncle, W. P. Bouncy, of Tacoma, secretary of the state historical society. The third liuntlnR victim was Korubi Hollandl, 27, of Tacoma, Wash., who bled to death from a shotKun wound Inflicted accident ally by his companion, Caspar Ken nel), also of Tacoma. ASHLAND, Oro., Oct 3. (pl.) Tho Ashlund club, inndA up of former Oregon Slnto CoIIcko stu dents,' met last week at the huni'j of Mr. and Mis. II. H. Kllmrt, on Nub Hill street. During a short business - session, an election of officers was held, which resulted In the choli-o of Harold Teale, president;- Uiilpll IlillltlKS vice president mid Mrs. It. II. Klluu't, secretary-treasurer. , plans woro also discussed for the coming year mid Jolly houn was spent In the singing of-college songs. The dun presented a handsome vase to .Mr. and Mrs. Harold Tealo, who were married late In the summer. At tho close of tho pleasant evening, dainty refreshments woro served. Tho next meeting of tho club will bo with Mr. and Mrs. ' Harold Tealo. I.KWH8, KiiKliind, Oct. 3. (P) (irciit llrltiiin mill Hiissla today agreed lo an exchange of ambassa dors, thus paving the way for full resumption of trade and commer cial relations between tho two countries. Tho agreement, which Is subject to parliamentary ap proval In lOiiglaml, was reached In tt secret meeting hero between For eign Secretary Arthur Ilendorson ot Oreat llrltiiin and Hussion Am bassador Valerian DovgalevsUy, who caino from his Paris post. CHIEFTAIN P0UIE KOI,OZSVAR, Transylvania A') After a gang of highwaymen hud ro blind a group of wealthy men near here, the muskod captain bowed politely ui(l maUo this speech: 'IOxcuho me for; having robbed you. I lined to be a government official but was unable to live on 3,U0O lei a month (about $18). ChindeHtino , stealing was repug nant to me, coiiHequently 1 decided to practice open robbery. "I am very much indebted to you that you) did not resist und that I was not compelled to kill you. I leave you sufficient money to buy your tickets home, and I beg you to give these 100-lci notes tv the next policeman you meet, because ! think ho won't bo will ing to risk his life in pursuing mo for his miserable pay of eight lei (about five cents) a day." By Suo McNuinaru (A. P. Feature Service Writer) WASHINGTON V(P) Hlanchu Magruder, Washington hello of thy Mixtion, .went to tho district poor farm while a rabble fought over the trash carted away from her mysterious shuttered old George town homo. More than $2000 was found Su cre led in old books, newspapers, bundles of rags and buried cans. Thirty-six wagonloads o4 trash and rugs wore carried away in three days. iljiwycrs and Mrs. Mario Clark f u niece of the spinster, worked with musks in the dim recesses of the old homo searching through yellowed papers and Btirring up tho dust of decades. Kvery scrap of papor was .carefully inspocted for money. Utile negroes dived Into t ho Junk dumped from upper windows. One bobbed up with a faded old picture. Another seized a copy of tho National Intelligencer dated ; J8-IG. An antinuo dealer tried to get something from the wrockagoj 1'eople p e r e d into tho dark, I spooky looking back yard where mure treasure was reputed to be I burled. Negro helpers eyed each new lood hopefully. But the money was being care fully salvaged. ' , . Not so tho ' lovo letters and mementos, which the belle had hoarded as eagerly as she had wealth. Those were ruthlessly oust to the wind fur - tho mob to pounce u pun, None, cared for faded evidence of a once pretty woman's popularity.. A negro, whitened with dust, dumped another baskctload from an upper window.-, The crowd surged eagerly in before the stuff hud time to settle. A bit of paper fell at my feet. It was a poem, written In fine, small letters and dated George town, February 14, 1858. It was signed "Your Unknown Valentine." 1 cannot help but dream of thee All through- tho silent hours night Your laughing eyes, your spirit . free, Your voice tho language of do light. In the district poor liou.se an old women with dim eyes lay and commented in a cracked voice whilo the green shuttered house gave up her treasures. Miss Magrudcr is said once to havo been engaged to a dashing army officer. in her girlhood she was nicknamed "Fair." As she grew older she became "queer" but the fanciful name still clung. An old woman paused on tho sidewalk to watch the scrambling mob and the masked figures flit ting about upstairs. "Thought I'd come by to sec Fair's cottage once more," 'she said. 'I lived beside .her for Z years. She was a funny one. Saved everything. JJoys used to follow her on Ihe streets and call 'Fair, Fair' until she turned and chused them." j A white card engraved AJt. Ia Tld Ireland. 79th regiment, N. Y. S. M eddied down from the win dow. Another boro tho penciled iiamo Lieut, import D'Ueorgo 11111. lUlh regiment. And they called her Fair. 1 2-NIOTOR SEAPLANE AUIO CRASH NEAR PASS TAKES LIFE OF 0. S. G. STUDENT FR1KDRICHSHAFKN, Ger., Oct. 3. (P) Tho Dornler airplane works announced today the new huge 1 2-raotorcd Dornler Uox sea plane, recently constructed by tho compuny, would attempt a flight In America in mld-.lanuary, WHO. The route of tho flight project has not boou fixed hut it Is believed it would ho across the South At lantic to South America and thence to the United States. - Practice Kight Days LA GRAXDIS, Ore, Ort. 3. Wl Kciuippod with only clKht days of concentrated practice, tho Kastern Oregon Normal school football team, coached by Hob Quinn, will make Its debut Into collego grid iron circles here Friday afternoon against tho College of Idaho coyotes. i til i ANTS PASS. "-Ore., Oct. 3. i (P; Herbert Judson, Los Angoles, i Oil., student at tho Oregon Slatu College, was killed and Arthur . uinri-w ii noimianion. was in jured seriously: today when tho automobile': In which thoy wero riding plunged : .from' tho Pacific Highway, north of hero, into a creek bed. Judson was drowned, but Illnck- I Icy managed to koep his head above water and his calls tor aiu brought help from deer hunters. Hinckley snld a tiro blew out. on tho car. POWDER BURNS EYE OF JACKSONVILLE, Ore, Oct. 3 (Special) Nathan Smith had tho mlsfortuno of budly burning his eye with powder from a gun while hunting Sunday and his eyo is- in quite a serious condition at ' tho present time IlllllllllllllllllljlllllllW t BALLOT TITLES ARE CONTUSING HAI.KM. Ore., Oct. 3. Secre tary of Statu Hons is dlssutlsried wilh ballot titles prepared by At torney General Van Winkle for two amendments to existing laws that will go oii tho ballot in November, l!.3u, find has written tho attorney general about it. Tho attorney general advises that whilo it Is too late to change the titles, It will be permissible to tho secrotary of state to append footnotes to the ballot explaining the measures in i more detail. j Uoss claims tho ballot titles are j confusing. One of thenl reclassi fies propery tax purposes, includ ing aulomublles. Tho other would j glvo Ihe legbdatuer authority in, ' providing for an excise or privilege. ; tux. to lake Into consideration tho use value and depreciation of i property without specfilc assessment Medford's Largest Furniture Store Is Now the Most Beautiful 1 New Standards of Style, Value and Quality Presented Now at Lower Prices Than Ever Before CEDAR CHESTS We have some exception ally beautiful creations in cedar chests, finished in natural cedar or walnut going at these surprising--ly moderate prices. $ 17 50 to $32 Closing Out Our Open Stock Dishes! English Serai-Porcelain Wear at Less Than Domestic Ware-See Our Windows IDENT PORTLAND. Oct. 3. (!) The condition of Judge U, T. Harris, former Justice of the Oregon su premo court, was said by hospital HttendnhtH todny to bo "very en couraging." Judgo Harris, promt-j nent Kugeno nttorney, wns ope-j rated upon yesterday for goiter,: Ho was admitted to St. Vincent'.r hospital Saturday, His nurseUuday said Judgo liar-1 rls came through tho operation in ; splendid fashion anil that his eon -! itttlon this morning was "must j H'ltlyfjii'turv." 1 ORGANIZE BOOSTERS FOR COASTAL HIGHWAY! A8TOKIA, Ore., Oft. 3. -OP) I Formation of an Oregon Coast: Kmpiro association for tho purpose i of building a permanent organ issn-i tlon to work for completion of ; the coast highway, was started '. liercyesterdny. ' The. organization will bo pat-; terned nrtrr tho Ki-dwood Km -j asNoclallnn and the firt. grmip to be lined up will be hole! men and resort owners. nosfcnuna ore Oct. 3. ury John T. Jloss, 39, Tort land, driver f,or Oregon Stage line, was kilted yesterday in 1 an automobile accident when a car driven by Louise Yoeum with whom he was riding crashed into a telephone pole. Miss Yoeum wns driving a small touring car and Itoss was riding in tho car 'driven by her at his own request, it 'In said. PLAN RELIGIOUS STUDY ! . vori.An Bmw. Mo. (rv if there Is- nn "emjurunoe" ohtim- trtonahlp fur quilt-mtiltiiiK. Mvit. 'June Long rltttms it! Situ luiH.iniiilo 'tl lUllt comnlnillK 38.000 )li'-i'n. vWhoii-another woman .nwult' a ' iillt of 21,840 nlooos, .Mi-m.' I..iik heard of It and wont to work, tm ;!hcr sovonty;DlKh(h Ithllulny annl t'Vemnry, five inonthn Intt-r, i olie completed her quilt. She m woil It 'nttrcly, by hand, lining 20 ttpoolx ot thread. -' "And rot only that." nhe Innlntii. ;VI()V ffleccd -over 200 qulltn In SAFE KKLDMK . I'HOKNIW Ore., Oct. 3. (Wpl. Full plans have been completed for the week day school of re- I IIkIoii lo bo held In tho commit ! nity thin winter In which the first j eluht grades of the public school 'wilt have tho opportunity of meet ing for one hour eaeh week for jibe study of the llible. Although i all meetiuKS'of the school will be held In the Phoenix Presbyterian church, it 1h interdenominational In nature. IMans for the school have been made by the committor chosen from the community who represented different denomina tions. Misn Powell of Ashlon lll be the InNlruetor and the first session vl begin Monday. Ochibvr 7. Mtirh uredil is to be given Uev; Woodbrldgo O. Johnson for the present extensive plans of the school, as it in under his lender ishtn nnri planning that it has been psninio for the extension of this work. ORONITE CLEANING FLtID VARNEY PILOT UNHURT BY LANDING MUD FLAT I'OllTt.ANM), Clro., Oct. .1. (,)') Waller Kefwn. Halt Ijikn City.' iillnt of Vnrney nlr line mall plane, escaped Injury luxt nltilit when ho wn forced to land hln plane on Ihe niurt flam nnrlh nf n harhor terminal. The plane flopped over on ll nark. An mnhulanee ma ru.hcd t Hie neeiin, hut Kefem n viawld from Uie plune unhurt. ii inn " . 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