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Medford Mail TmItjn f The Weather Fair tonight mill Sunday. Wanner Sunday. Temperature Highest yesterday Umcst this morning 38 Diilj Tintr-fourtb Teu. Wertlr wtf-tujhtb Yew. MEDFORD, OREGON, SATURDAY, OCTODEH .19, W2D. No. 210. PToday HARVARD IN By Arthur Brisbane. I Jew, Catholic, Protestant Self Reliant Rum. ard to Beat Oil. To Improve Marriage. (Copyright by King Features Syndicate, Inc.) Calvin Coolidge, Governor Smith and the distinguished l)liilantliropist, Julius Rosen wald, are selected to dispose of an $8,000,000 charity fund lefby Conrad Hubert. The man who left the money wanted it distributed "!)' one Jew, one Protestant and one Catholic." No belter choice could have been made than Cooliilge, and Smith and Rosenwald. Hut why Jew, l'rolestant, (i;fholie? Why not three good, aver age Americans, regardless of Iheir religious brand? Catholic," too much dividing of ing of "Jew, Protestant and Catholic," too much rividing of political offices among them. That wasn't the idea of the men who established this coun try. Government prohibition en forcement made an interesting discovery, capturing a well or ganized bootleg fort on the Highlands of New Jersey, near the Narrows, where the big rum ships come sailing in. It was a well equipped fort, with sawed-off shotguns, ma chine guns, pistols, search lights mul radios to direct rum jtossols. ' The government believes that this one bootleg institution did a business of $1,000,000 a week. The government seizure did not disturb bootleg lenders, ivell entrenched and self confi dent. Their chief said to a re porter: "This is just n little incident. Tf you want to order n thousand cases of whiskey;' I will deliver i( to you in 25 minutes. We'll be doing busi ness as usual in 24 hours, with our men out on bail." f The strike of the teamsters against the big oil companies of New York is said to be collaps ing. Oil companies say they have won the fight. Many men are returning to work. It is not easy for organized Jabor in these days to fight or ganized capital. The cost of living is high. It makes no difference to the oil companies whether they take in fitly millions of dollars more or less. It makes n great difference to a teamster whether he takes (Continued on Pago Four) Anionic the mnny titlier thin the average schoolboy can't git through his head Is how Ills Unil ever t whore he Is wlilmnt knouln' what an archipelago I. ijl look a Utile spin In (he country "istenlsr in' I've never seen the billboard look punier," snlrt Mrs. linbe Tbw, Unlay. f? 20 TO 20 HE WITH ARMY Army Gained Lead in Final Five Minutes, Only to Be Followed By a Harvard Touchdown Perfect Kick Furnishes Needed Tying Point As Game Ended in Twilight. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 19. (IP) The undefeated Harvurd and Army football teams played to a 20 to 20 tie hero today before 57.000 spectators, the largest crowd that ever gathered In the Crimson's historic stadium. Gillignn received the kickofC for Harvard nnd ran to the 38-ynrd line. After two plays lluguley kicked to Bowman, who fumbled when he was tackled and Gllllgnn recovered at mldfield. Bowman was carried off the field. Har vard ntered Army's territory on an offside penalty nnd Putnam made it a first down on the 35 yard line. Harvard's first lateral of the game went for a 10-yard loss when Putnam fumbled and re covered. Hnrvard kicked out of danger to Army's 40-yard line, to start the second period. Then Cagle fumbled and Barrett recovered for the Crimson. Harvard was held and Huguley kicked along the side lines. Murrel kicked right back to the 40 nnd Harvard start ed again. Putnam ran through Army's line J Si yards and then threw a 25-yard forward to O'Connell, who stepped across the goal lino for the first score. Putnam ' failed to kick the goal. O'Connell was by the last Army defense man when he caught the pass. Har vard kicked off over the goal line. Exit Cagle. After an exchange of punts, marked by the entrance of Har vard's "pony" backfleld and the exit of Cagle, Harvard scored again when Ben Ticknor inter- cpted a short forward almost on the line of scrimmage nnd ran 3 0 yards across the line. Wood (for Putnam) kicked the goal. '1 ne Crimson reserves advanced to the Army 5-yard stripe, but the Army held as the half ended. Army received the kick-off, starting the third period and started down tho field with Mur iel nnd Caglo alternating. After Cagle made a 20-yard run the at tack stalled and l'utnnm re ceived Murrell's kick on the 12- yard line. Harvard punted back and Cagle raced 30 yards for a touchdown. O'Keefo kicked tne extra lolnt. After Harvard had received the kick-off, Murrel Intercepted a Putnam pass at mldfield. An ex- change of punts followed, which gave the Army nnothcr start at mldfield. Cagle made a first down and then Murrel ran 20 yards to Harvard's 20-yard line. Army Takes Lead. Murrel smashed right through to the five-yard line and four plays later Murrel Bcored. O'Keefe kicked the extra point, sending nrmy Into the lead. After Har vard got the kick-off Putnam threw a long forward to Hardlni; who ran to Army's ten. Harvar.1 rushed to tho five as tho quarter ended. Army held, however, and Put nam's drop-kick failed. After Army's Wood to O'Connell for ward started a Harvard march, which Army stopped on the 25 yard line. Army punted nnd Har vard's attack stalled, so Wood kicked to Army's 17-yard stripe. Then Cnglo run nnd a penalty for roughing gave Army the ball at mldfield. With five minutes left Cngle rnced through tackle for a 40 ynrd run nnd n touchdown. The try for point was blocked. After several kicking exchanges, a Wood to Harding pass started a Har vard mnrch then Wood passed 40 yards to Harding for a touch down. Wood tied the score with a perfect drop.klck In the twi light. FflANKLIN FIELD. PHILA DELPHIA, Oct. 1 0. P Cali fornia enmc nil the way across the country to conquer Pennsylvania today, 12 to 7, before n crowd of 70,000. The tlenrs. with Penny Lorn stnrring on attack and Bert Schwartz on defense, took the lead In tho first half and re pulsed Penn'fl last half threats to score a convincing victory. ITHACA. N. V., Oct. 19. (P- For thp firm time In 22 yoarc, n Cornell football tram today '1 fentfd the TiKorfl nf Princeton. The score wax 13 to 7. l-'lro In I'nrtliincl PORTLAND, Ore.. Oct. 19. (IV) Fire of undetermined orfttln cnuR e.1 damage estimated nt IH.fiOO to the Admiral npnrtmentn here lout niKht nfter firemen fought the blnze four houm. Dohenys Testify for Fall Edward L. Doheny, oil magnate, and Mrs. Doheny, as they ap peared on the steps of tho train that carried them to Washington, where Doheny will testify In the trial starting October 7 of Albert B. Fall, former secretary of Interior. ASHLAND WIFE DIES IN CRASH ON K. F. ROAD Mrs. Vivian Hammond Fa tally Injured Yesterday Afternoon By Runaway Auto On Road Near How ard Service Station. Mrs. Vivian Tyler llummond, 19 of Ashland sustaied fatal Injuries tnte yesterday afternoon ns the result of un uuto crash in the (ireensprinK moun tains whilo en route from a huntlnj? trip with her husband, Arthur Hammond, an Ashland buker. The dead woman sustained u broken nock and a fractured skull, causing her death as she reached the hospital. Her husband sustained painful but not serious injuries. The accident Is attributed to de fective steering apparatus of their small car of (he "but?" type, caus ing the machine to leave" the Ash land -K la mal h Kalis highway a short distance from the Howard Service Station at a horseshoe turn. The car rolled down it 100 foot embankment, throwing Mrs. 1 la mmoud out on its firs I time over, her head striking a rock, breaking her neck and causing n largo fracture of tho skull. Jfad she landed In some bushes only a short distance away, her life would probably have been saved. The drivel of the death oar was pinned in he machine under the steering wheel anil did not fret? himself until it had reached the bottom of the grade. The car was completely wrecked. Two motorists, Mr. nnd Mrs, William Jiargreaves of Ashland, brought the injured pair to the Ashland hospital, but just as she was being placed in bed, Mrs. Hammond expired. She was tho daughter of Mis. Jack Coxa rt of Klamath Kails and had been married for three years. Sho was well known In Ashland. Slam at Germans By Archit$st Not Liked by Hoover WASHINGTON, Oct. 1!). (?') Prcxldent Hoover de- dared tinlay thnt he wished It thorouKhly understood be hud no connection with and did not approve nf the In- 4 Hcrlptlnn which Whitney War- ! ren dcHiren to be placed on the library nl l.nuvaln, of which he vnn architect. lie nald Mr. Warren had created n htilldW'. which wnn architecturally a credit to both himself ami this conn- try but that the provocative InNf-rlptlnn could not bo nop- ported by hltn. The Inncrlption. which Mr. Warren desires to place on the library Is: "Uentroyed by (lerman fury and restored by fr American Keneroslty." AysoviutiU 1-itwa Photo NAVY REFUSES DOCUMENTS N FALL DEFENSE Secretary Rules Reports On Asiatic Stations Continue Secret Defense Con eluded Today Closing Argument Monday. WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 9. (fl1) The defense in the bribery trial against Albert It. Kail, concluded lis case today ' after introducing testimony Intended to show that he did not award all of the Klk I lilts reserve to the Pan-American Petroleum and Transport company as charged by the gov ernment. The court agreed to receive the prayers of the two sides this ufter noon whilo the jury was excused until Monday when closing argu ments will be started. It developed at today's session that reports mode to tho navy eight, years ago from Asiatic sta tions by I tear-Ad mini I (Heaves still were regarded as confidential by tho secretary of tho navy and cannot be made public. The reporta were called for to day by the defense but were re fused by Captain II. II. Stuart of i h e na vy , w ho sa Id he did not bring the reports because tho sec retary had ruled it was Incompat ible wit h national interests to di vulge their contents. The defense sought the reports to substantiate testimony of Kd wanl L. iJoheny that the Pacific coast was under potential menace from Japan nnd that this nlono persuaded Doheny to undertake the Pearl Harbor contract which resulted In tho Indictment of Kail for accepting a bribe and of Do heny for giving It. Tho navy previously had refused to let the filcaves report be pre sented at the Kail-Doheny con spiracy trial three years ago. Modern Jean Valjean Stole Gasoline; Is Sentenced to Life Imprisonment TULSA, Okln., Oct. 19. UP) A mcdern .lean Vuljean who stole gasoline Instead of bread was sen t"nced to life imprisonment today by .lodge Saul Yeager, who yester day sentenced a 17-year old youth to death on n plea of guilty to a charge of robbery with firearms. The drastic sentences were pro nounced by the district Judge as a part of an announced campaign to curb a wave of highway robberies ami ol her crimes of violence near Tulsa. , The life sentence wns Imposed upon Kmmet Kelly. 211, nftor Judge Yeager had refused to permit him to change his plea of guilty to a charge of robbing a filling station of 1 .1 5 worth of gas. Kelly, a resident of Ohio, told reporters he was n victim of tuber culosis and was returning to Arl Komt In search of health, with Ills wife nnd nine year old son. He had run out of money in Tulsa, he ANA L Expect to Question Theater Magnate Early in Week As Last Defense Witness 'Stockton Attorney Says Biffle Told Him Knew Nothing of Case Before Testifying. LOS A NOBLES. Oct. 19. (fl1) With but few defense witnesses re maining to be called when court reconvenes Monday, following the week end holiday, counsel indicated today that the triul of Alexander Puntnges on a stautory charge pre ferred by Kunlce Pringle. co-ed dancer, will In alt probability reach the Jury by the end of next week. The accused theater magnate is expected to take the Rtand early in the week, probably an tho last witness for tho defense. District Attorney Huron Flits had indicated that he will call several rebuttal witnesses for brief examination after the defense counsel rests. Chief interest yesterday was contained in the testimony of L. A. Mills, Stockton, Cal., attorney, who directly accused Oarlnnd Illf fle, defense witness Indicted for perjury, with giving false testi mony, and of Mrs. Hose Fowler, private secretary to Pnntnges, who gave an entirely new version of the attack story. Mills testified that on October 3 he hnd met Hlffle in Stockton and Piffle told him that he hod been subpoenaed as n witness In the Pantngea case, hut "I don't know a thing about tho ease." Saw nnd Hoard. Nothing. "I wns In tho theater building at the time of tho alleged attack, but I Bnw nothing nnd heard noth ing". Mills said Piffle told him. HI Me previously had testified that ho saw Miss Pringle enter the theater building with Nicholas Duneav, Husslan playwright, and had overheard a conversation be tween the two which indicated "a framo-up," Piffle was recalled to the stand and admitted the conversation with Mills, but denied that ho told the Stockton man that he had no knowledge of events leading up to tho alleged attack, lie reiterated his previous story that he had seen the girl and Dunenv enter the lob by find heard their conversation before the girl went upstairs to the Pnntnges offices. Pantagi'M Cnriirflod, Contradicting storlea told from tho witness stand that Pantngea showed signs of a struggle follow ing his alleged nttack on Miss Pringle, Mrs. Fowler testified that her employer showed no evidence of the nttnek nnd his clothing was not disarranged. "There were no marks, bruises or scratches on Mr, Pnntnges when he came out of the little office In which Miss Pringle clenlms thnt she was attacked," said Mrs. Fow ler. "Miss Pringle came to our office on the nfternoon of August 0, n little before 4 o'clock," continued the witness. "I saw her standing In tho doorway and she seemed to be Impatient about something. When I looked up again she had gone, nnd I don't know where she went to. Then about 5:15 o'clock I first henrd screnms and rushed from my office." CoiitnitllcfM (joi'rimi. Mrs, Fowler said she saw MIhh Pringle nnd a policeman standing In front of tho little conference room door, and snw W. 1, Gordon, a state witness, on tho mezzanine floor landing, but not beside the girl. Gordon previously hnd testl-l fled that he heard the screams and rushed tn the office where ho as sifted Miss Pringle from the room. She also testified that Uoy Keene, frnntlnMirf on Vnee Kleht) said, and begged for funds to aid I him on the return trip. When be j went to the filling station for fuel, 1 he found his money was Insufficl- enl to pay for the gas he had ord ; ei-ed, ho related, and drawing a ) gun from his car, told the ntten jdant to stand back, while he do parted with tho unpaid for fuel. ' In court yesterday Kelly first pb-ailed not RUllty, telling the court he hnd no funds to retain an i attorney. Counsel was provided i for him nnd the plea wns changed ito guilty. Kelly's attorney attempt ed to change the plea ngain IhlH morning, but Judge Yeager re fused to permit It nnd pronounced Hfiiienee. Mrs. Kelly, who was 'In the courtroom, wept bitterly. Judgo Yeager pronounced a death sentence yesterday on Ted Cole, 17, after the youth had pleaded RUllty to a charge growing out of the robbery of a bottling woiks here August 20. A i MINISTERS ACCUSE AIMEE 1 UX Ji M - top A&3 Associated Press Photo Rev. John Goben (right), former assistant pastor In Almee Semple McPherson's Angelua temple, and six other pastors of the Four Square Gospel Lighthouse, Inc., have charged the evangelist with misappropriation of the temple's funds. Deputy District Attor ney Beecher (left) Is Investigating charges. WILD SELLING SQHS STOCKS 10 L0WLEVEL Leading Issues at New Ebb in Short Session Ticker Is Swamped By Speedy Trading Panicky Ru mors Are Circulated. NEW YOniC, Oct. 19. (A1) For tho fifth day this week, share prices tumbled dizzily on the New York Slock Exchungo t o d n y. Scores of leading issues sold down from $r to $:i5 a share, nnd many broke through tho low. established In the break earlier In the month. There was n notable speeding up of trading froju.thcp;.uJLa)tt ing previous sessions Of the week, so mo 3,000,000 shares changing hands In the two-hour session, Tho ticker fell moro than 40 mlnutos in nrrours, Tho feverish selling gave evi dence of wild dumping overbonrd of marginal accounts weakened In the almost perpendicular decline of the pant five days. There was considerable panicky selling In spired by wild rumors which wero quickly and emphatically denied in responsible quarters. One wns tho old story to tho effect thut a prom inent bull operator was In diffi culties, r- V. S. Htecl 'was supported for a time, but closed at 1 201). off $2.25. General Motors, United Gas Im provement and United Corp. sag ged $2 or $3 to now lows for tho year, or since listing on this mar ket. Auburn Auto tumbled $115, Wesllnghouso Klectiic $13, East man Kodak $11 nnd General Elec tric and Montgomery Ward about $ 1 0 each. A merlcan Telephone, Consolidated Gas, American Can, North Amerlcnn Co., Atchison nnd Union Carbide were among Issues dropping about $5 to $7. rillCAflo, Oct. II). M1) rim In prici-M, oniulatiriR tho example of tho Hocurllii'H nmrkfilH, k1II down today tt new low levelH for the no.'iHun, IW-m'ficlfil rnliiH in tho Ai'Ktntln wheat belt weakened vnlui'H hero it ti export hUHlneHH In North American wheat wiih luelc IriK. The duy'H deellno of a 3-8 to 2 7-8 oentH a lUHh hroUKht Decem ber wheat future contracts down to $1.27 14 to ; March to (1.34 3-4 to tl.SIi, nnd May to (1.38 Vi to 3-8. The cIoho wiih fractionally above the day'a bottom. Football Scores Kiul Second Period. Oregon 21 ; Idaho 7. Oregon State 7; Stanford 211. Washington 13; Wash. State 7. Menlo 14; H. O. N. S. 0. Finals. California 12; Pennsylvania 7, Ohio State 7; Michigan 0. Tufts 7; Connecticut Aggies 0. Yale 14; Brown 0. Rochester 13; Rennsalaer Poly atch Institute 0. Illlcknell II; Lafayette 3. School Children Hoard Vast Sum in United States NEW YORK, Oct. 10. (IV) A total of 4,222,935 school t children participated In school 4 saving banking In the t'nlled States during the Inst school year, depositing (28.072,490 nnd rolling up net savings of (10,1139,928. Tho total bank balances nuw credited to this s movement Is more than (50,- 000,1100, says tho annual re- port of tho savings bank di- 4 vision of the Amerlcnn IJank- era' association. - I' SOVIET P ANE CIRCLES CITY STAYSJN SKY Russians Fail to Land Here En Route to Oakland Local War Veterans Es cort Big Ship Short Dis tance Over Valley. Tho "Spirit ot tho Soviet," Run nlnn piano en route from Moscow to Now York, paxfled over Medtonl ut 3000 foot shortly before 11:30, circling the city ouce. The Itua alans wore escorted 30 miles by Floyd Hurt nnd Seeley Hall, flying uCul)um'.Kiln biplane. The lo cal mun met tho lare Bhip some distance north of Medford and flew with It to Phoenix, where they turned back to Medford. Thin was tho first time that the two men have flown together for 10 yoars, shortly after the world wnr, when they purchased a Cur tlss ship and toured the coast. Mr. Hart hnd discontinued flying for n time, hut has taken it up again with renewed enthusiasm and Is flying just as good as ever, according to Seeley Hull. VANCOUVER, Wash., Oct. 19. (yp) Tho Hussinn piano, "hand or the, Soviet," loft Penrson field at 8:44 a. in. today for Oakland.. The soviet filers, on the Seattle Oakland log of their Moscow-to-New York flight, mado a forced landing hero yesterday ' after a flight from Seattle They planned today to fly to Oakland without stopping, nlthougli they were to circle low over Medford. A leaky radiator and a faulty In take line forced the filers to turn hack yesterday nfter they had passed Portland southbound. END FIRST- HALF At tho end of the first hnlf In a game (his nfternoon nt Ashland be tween tho Ashland and tlrants Pass high school football teams, Ihn scoro was Ashland 20, Grants Pass 0. The Llthlans ran wild In the first and second period, and experienced no difficulty In penturntlng the I (Iranls Pass lino. They nlso "bot tled up" Jones and (llllctto, the' OrnnlB Pass scoring threats. (IrantH Pass did not play with I tho dash nnd vim It did against Medford a week ago, and Ashland wns out to inako tho score as high ns pnstilhlo and was playing first siring men. The game wns the most Import ant of tho soul hern Oregon confer ence lo duto as (Iranls Pass, en thused by Its showing against Med ford, was "pupped" for the contest. CAMP SWEPT BY FLAME At 1ST IN, Tex.. Oct. 1!). (IV) Camp Mabry, Texas National Guard encampment near here, was destroyed by fire today. The fire was started about 4 a. m., nnd its origin wns not deter mined Immediately; it swept thru two buildings quickly nnd sprend tn n, third. Loss wns about (50.000, Colonel Taylor Nichols, sssistnnt adjutant general, said. Origin of the fire wns undetermined, but Colonel Nichols said It possibly started from defective wiring. DEBENTUR E Fourteen Republicans Join With Democrats to Write Export Plan of Farm Re lief Into Pending Tariff Measure Oregon Dele gation Backs Hoover's Attitude. WASHINGTON. Oct. 10. (IP) For tho third time this session, the senate todav nnnrnved Ihn Arnn.l debenture plnn of farm' tariff re- uer, Incorporating the proposal In the pending turiff measure. Tho vote was 42 to 34. As aUnrOVed .tod.1V. flMtunliim certificates on farm exports would oe payable to tho federal farm board for use In stnllzinc the nrlce of surplus crops. A graduated scale desliinnd tn decrease overproduction also would bo provided. This would be ac complished by decreasing tho amount of tho debentures as ex ports In a particular commodity Increased. ltepubllcan.H Vote Yea. Fourteen Republicans tntned with 28 Democrats for the deben CARRIED N SENATE ture, wnito only thros Democrats voted with the administration Ko puJillcnns In opposition. The roll-call follows: For debenture: Republicans Tiorah, Urookhart, Cutting, Frazler, Howell, Johnson, LaFollette, Mc Master, Norbeck Norrls, Nye, Pine, Schall and Thomas of Idaho 14. Democrats Ashurst, Barkley, Dlack, Bratton, Brock, Broussard, Caraway, Connolly,-Dill, Fletcher, Ooorgo, Harris, Harrison Hawos, Haydon, Hoflln, McKcllar, Over man, Plttman, Robinson of Ar kansas, Sheppard, Simmons, Hteck. . I atepnens, Thomas ot Oklahoma, Trammell, Wulsh of Montant, -and Wheeler 28. ' j , Total for, 42. Against debenture: Democrats Kendrick, Wagner, Walsh of Massachusetts 3. . ,v Republicans Allen. Bingham. Capper, Couzens, Gillette, Golds borough, Oould, Greene, Hale, Hastings, Hebert, Jones, Kean, Keycs, McNary. Motcnlf, Oddle, Patterson, Phlpps, Reed, Robinson ot Indlnnn, Sackett, Shortrldge, SmoOt, Stelwer, Townscnd, Vnn donberg, Walcott, Warren nnd Wat son 31. Total against, 34. Klghtccii Paired. Of tho 10 senators not voting, 18 were paired for and ngnlnst the provision. Of the 18, it was an nounced that the following w.ould have voted for the debenture: Republicans. Blaine; farmer-la bor, Shlpstend; democrats, Blease, Copeland, Glass, Tjdyings, Smith, King and Swanson. The other nine would havo voted against tho debenture, including democrats, Rnndsdell; republicans, Hatfield, Ooff, Burton, Dale, Edge, Glenn, Fess and Denoen. Senator Wuttorman, republican, Colorado, was the only senator un recorded on the roll-call. Because of President Hoover's announced opposition to the deb- .. enturo proposition nt the time the farm hill was before tho senate, (Continued on Page Eight! Will Rogers Says: BKVERLY ILILLS, Cnl Oct. 10. Horn rending about the whole stute of Texas and nil its artillery and side arms to kill that elephant. Now w h y didn't they get one of those wo men that we see in every Sunday photo section who hits just returned from Africa and has her picture taken with one foot upon the neck of a dead elephant and a .22 cal ibre riflo in her hands f The senate committee is all excited over n man working for Senator Bingham and at tho same time drawing sal ary from somebody else. Why that's how everybody in America that makes any thing does it, Nobody can live on one salary any more. How does a senator do about his law eases? Yours, WILL ROGERS. ; SJ3
