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Medtord M ail Tribute " The Weather Fair nml mild tonltfht mid Wed nesday, Temperatures Highest yosti-nlay ; 7tt lowest thin morning- 35 Dally Twtatr-fonrth Tnt. WmiIt PUlr-l(titb Yaw. TWELVE PAGES MEDFORD,. OW'XION, TUESDAY, OCTOUKlt 22, J 929. No. 213. Today By Arthur Brisbane Edison's Happy Day. A Wrong Time To Strike. Pcitnrhnsis Tnn Manv Pets. Pity The Shorn Lambs. (Copyright by King Features Syndicate, Inc.) The nation reads with affec tionate sympathy of Mr. Edi son's visit to Dearborn, where Henry Ford has reliyilt as it was in old days the simple Edi son laboratory to whieh men owe so much. 4 f -r . Mr. Edison was deeply moved when he saw his old tools, the chair in which he sat in his early youth, his primitive para phernalia reassembled , as used 50 years ago when he developed the idea that now lights the orld. ' Every old mail oan share Ed ison's emotions. The human heart is the same, with or with out genius, to lend it a great name. i A million among those that see this column today caruy with them memories of youth n -shellbark hickory tree standing alone in the field, a grove of chestnut trees with yellowish green burrs open, showing the brown nuts with in, n pond that held "shiners" and catfish, a swimming hole, happy memories of n free life and boundless hope. , - The strike of drivers for, big cil companies in New York col lapses, all drivers returning to Uvork. Some complain that they Mvere led to strike1 y, biid ad vice, against their will and judgment. ' , ' It must be clear to any wise leader of union labor that this is not a time when great corpo rations can be driven from their determination to maintain the open shop. No drivers' union can fight successfully against a thousand million dollars. The charge of the Light JSrig ude was fine, but it isn't a good idea to -reproduce it in in dustry. Men with families should not be forced into a hopeless fight. It makes them unhappy and hurts union labor, when they arc beaten. k Psitachosis, or "parrot's dis Vase," alarms the Argentine i. nd other parts of South Amer ica. ; ' Contracted from parrots, the disease is inhaled", starting Mi (Continued on Pago Ten.) Somehow I've alius boon under the lninwlnn Hint a lomiidn worked fn.it. i-loamil lip tin' gtH out n' tmro llko n rlmi but I read about the some ono hnngln' around Klorldy for more'n ten days. Ionia, the little dnnglitcr o' Mrs. Leghorn Tliarp. president o' the Colonial nrldire eluli. nut serimi" r crushed today wlien a stack of Jnrmnslicd (tithes toppled Over cm FAce rv ' Jier. tCopyright John F. Dllle Co.) , LONE FLIER TAKES WING F W F. Diteman of Billings, Mont., In Surprise At tempt To Cross Atlantic Destination Unknown Until Letter to Harbor Grace, N. F., Airport Officials Is Opened. ,. PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 22. VP) Mia. Urban F. Diteman, Sr., mother of Urban Diteman who hopped off today on a trans Atlanlic .flight, was not told of her son's venture today and news paper accounts of the flight were kept from her. , No one except Diteman's wife knew ne ' even contemplated the flight. Diteman lived on a ranch near Harrisburg, Ore., until three years ago when he moved to Montana to raise cattle. NEW YORK, Oct. 22. () Dr. James H. Kimball of the New York I weather bureau said today that the weather conditions were "fairly ru vorable" over most of the Atlantic ocean, when informed that . W. F Diteman had taken off from Har bor Grace, N. F., for London. Dr. Kimball, who has been un official starter for tra)is-Atlant1c flights, said he had ,not been In formed of Diteman's plans. HARBOR GRACE, N. F., Oct. 22. (P) Without a word of warning as to his intentions, Aviator W. F. Diteman of Hillings, Mont., hopped off here today for London, Eng. His lestlnutlon did: not become kiown until after his departure, when a letter to airport officials was opened. Diteman came hero three weeks ago Ostensibly to . look'-up- the family record of Kir Fi'anciR Drake. The takeoff wns at 12:15 p. m., local time, with good weather prevailing.- . ' His plane, the Golden Hind, Is a low-winged monoplane. The ail mini carried only 165 gal lons of gasoline when he took off. The letter said he Intended to head out over Cape St. Francis and set nil' course straight for London. NEW YORK, Oct. 22. (Jp) W. F. Diteman flew from New York ta St. JohnR, New Brunswick, early tills month, saying he intended to search family records in Carleton county in connection with an estate in which he was interested. At the time nothing was known of his intentions for a trans-Atlantic flight., NEW YORK, Oct. 22. (P) The stock market stuped one of III characteristically violent come backs today after more than a week of severe declines, which culminated in yesterday's aval anche of selling. Scores of shares rallied about $.1 to $30. The pace of trading slackened U con siderable, however. Bidding1 for the speculative leaders continued briskly into the final hour. U. H. Steel sold well above 21 6t and .lohns-Man-yille and WeslitiKhousc Klectrie also manifested an increased strength. Simmons overcame Its early slUKKtshness nnd moved up fnst, while Otis Klevntor rose more than 13 points. The clos ing tone was stronK. Total shares approximated 3.800,000 shares. SAI.KM, Oro., Oct. 22. W) The wi'tltllng of Hen Dorris of Kugeiie, member of the state game cmnmlB xion, and .Mim. Klystru Ankeny of Prlncvllle took place here yester day at the home of the bride's sta ter, Mrs. H, O. Malson. About 30 relatives and friends were present, and Kev. Fred Taylor of the First Methodist church was the officiat ing clergyman. Floyd Cook of Portland was best man. Mr. and Mrs. J)orrls left last night for an autonrobile trip to California. Blimp in Storm DEKTOIT, Mich., Oct. 22. (A Biifreted by winds. Its crew blind ed by driving rain and shitting fog, the Goodyear blimp, Mayflower, which came here yesterday to par ticipate in the Kdison day ceremo ny, was held stor mhotind ov"er the Cross Isle airport for 15 hours last night. OR LONDON HOOVER TO SAIL This Is the river boat that Louisville. The trip will follow tion or tne unio river at a aepenaaoie water nignway. RETIRED GANG! LEADER KILLED AT CARD TABLE Former 'Sugar Baron' Third ; Member Lonardo Brothers to Meet Violent End Eight Bullets Find Mark in Body. , CIJ3VKLAND, Ohio, Oct. 22. (A7)' Frank Lonardo, one-time corn ' sugar baron who "got out of the' racket" when his brothers, bIi? Joe I and John, were killed two years ago in a gangland battle for su-J premacy, was dead today the vie- ( urn oi a lusnaae or. revolver mnuih which roared out as he hunched over a card table in the back room of a downtown barber shop last night. Lonardo, silent partner in the business which made millionaires of the brothers, was understood to have abandoned the game when BiK Joe and John were shot down side by side. Last night's slaying left only Dominic, last reported In San Fran cisco, alive of the four Lonardo brothers. Frank met death as ho played rummy with three others. Ten men stood in the small smoke-filled room watching the game. Sud denly a hall of bullets rang out from among the bystanders, ac cording to Louis Kelles, restaurant owner, who sat in the game. Pow der smoke drifted across the table and Lonardo, hands flung high, leaped to his feet and then pitch-" ed to the floor. There were elghu bullet holes in his body. Lonar.dn had 'a .38 calibre revolver in his pocket. FOR DRY APPOINTMENT WASHINGTON, Oct. 22. Testimony that Lincoln C. Andrews nnd Mrs. Mabel Walker W'llle brandt approved the appointment of a former bootlegger as a prohi bition agent in South Carolina was given to the senate patronage com mittee today by J. 3J. K. Meyer, federaf district attorney at Charleston. W. C. T. U. CONVE! I'ENW.KTOX, Ore., Oct. 21. (Pi The annual state conventun of the Women's C'hrlHtlnn Temper ance, union, opened here todny with about 150 delegates present front all over the state. Mn, Klla Uoole, national president, wns to arrive this afternoon. A hnmiui't this evening wim to be a feature of the first day's ses sion. f , Who Has "Bill?" I This office wants to get In touch with "Hill" Dollar. Will the person or firm who has the "Hill." please call this office before sending him on his journey.' DOWN OHIO ON will carry President Hoover down the the President's speech at Cincinnati Priest in Plane Gives Absolution As Death Looms ft- LONDON, Oct. 22. (tf) A dispatch to the Express from 4 Brussels today said u Roman 4 Catholic priest, flying from Antwerp to Ghent, Saturday, 4 pronounced absolution for the dying, on behalf of hia eleven fellow passengers. The fr plan's carburetor took fire and the eleven believing they were doomed, besought ab solution ' of the priest; he readily complied. While he recited the sol 4 emn words tho pilot carried 4 on -,in growing peril and finally lauded his plane safe 's ly. The passengers were 4 scarcely clenr of It when the 4 gasoline tanks exploded nnd the - -machln-wa; cleitroydc, 4 RUSSIANS TAKE EASTERN TRAIL Land of Soviets Leaves The Coast Early Today For Cheyenne Spare Motors Shipped Ahead Oakland Thanked For Welcome. OAKLAND, Cal., Oct. 22. () The Russian monoplane, "Land of the Soviets," took off here at 6:60 o'clock this morning for Cheyenne, the next scheduled stop on Its filght from Moscow to New York. A. V.,l'etroff, vice-president of the Amtorg Trading Corporation of Ntw York, was aboard the plane with his four countrymen. The airmen, Semyon A. Shestakov, the commander of the flight; Philip H. Ilolotov, second pilot; Hurls K. Sterllgov, assistant navigator, and IJimltrl V. Fufaev, spent the night ut the airport here. The filers announced prior to the takeoff that while they did not ex pect any motor trouble they had arranged to change motors at Chey enne In event It becomes necessa ry. The motors had been shipped ahead. . Commander Shestnkbv. voicing I ho appreciation of himself and his fellows, warmly commented on the reception extended to them on tin ir arrival and the hospitality they had been shown in Oakland and San Francisco. 4 T WASHINGTON, Oct. 22. (fl") William O. McAdoo. former sec retary of the treasury, now chair man of the board of the Southern Skylines, Inc.. and Karle P. Halli burton, president of the Houthwes Fnst Kxpress, Inc., of Tulsn, Okla., submitted to Postmaster General Itrown today a proposal supple mental to one submitted October 15. to carry alr-mall between At lantic and Puclflc coasts at $2.10 per pound. Acceptance of the .proposal would mean two additional and di rect air-mnil lines between New York, Philadelphia nn Washing ton nnd the Pacific const. FROM OAKLAND CINCINNATI TRIP Aisoctfiteti I'mts I'hato Ohio river from Cincinnati to during the celebration of comple ' ( TOP PRICE FOR Fourth Car Average Within t ight Cents of New York arket A Flattering howing Local View ifth Car Wednesday. TBo fourth ear of Bone ; pears aoidtyewte'rday ln"jbetrolt, through the Winter Pear committee, at an average ; of - $4.08 per box, was within eight ceiita of the New York average par box of $4.11. , Considering the newnem of the Detroit market, for Bosch, and all other conditions, this In a flattering .showing. It indicates, in the opin ion of the committee, growera and a ; majority of -the shlppem, that the Detroit market will equal the New York market within a short time. , ' The New York market is the high pear market of the land. It is now planned to sell the fifth 'car of Boes in Detroit to morrow, and ploee another ear on Half the end of the week, owing to the inqreoHe in the demand for Bomch. The committee did not ex pect to sell three cars a week in Detroit, with the marketing cam paign less than a month old. The committee Ih continuing Us radio talks In Detroit and has secured excellent results. Monday, for the first time, chain stores of Detroit, bought Bones, and more buying from this source is antici pated. A quick disposal of the fruit Is also assured. Fruitgrowers of the other coast districts are watching the progress of the Bosc campaign, and Its plan will be one of the subjects to be dlKrussed at (ho meeting of the Htate Horticultural meeting to be held in this city In mid-November, Re-Appointment of W. J. Warner' Asked by Hawley tjt 4 WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 22. (Special to the Mall Trlb- line) Congressman VV. C. ! Hawley today recommended the reappointment of W. ,1. Warner for postmaster of Medford. Mr. Warner was first appointed to lilt out the unexpired term of Col. Mlmrns, deceased, In April, l!'2:i. This term expired December 21, 1(125. Mr. Warner was reap pointed for four years from De cember 21, 1H26, anil this appoint ment Is for four yeurs, to Decem ber 21, IMS. MEDFORD HAS BEST RADIO SAKS EXPERT A. . Johnson, asatatant airways traffic miperviwor of the depart ment of commerce, with headnuar ters In Halt Lake City, wbb in Med ford today, returning home from a tour to locate Kites for radio sta Hons on the Salt 1Uq Clty-Pflsco-Seattle moll route. Mr. Johnnon nald of oil the la llonH on the transcontinental rndlo line he had visited Medford Ih Ihv best constructed. t DETROIT NEAR ALE OF B SCS AN A S DESCRIBES DANCE ACT Theater Magnate Imitates Girl's Vaudeville Skit Before Jury Booking Refused Because of Vul garity Is Assertions-Son Testifies of Attempted Shake Down. l.OH ANG1SI.10S, Oct, 22. (P) Alexander Ptintages, theatre multi millionaire took the witness stand in his own defense shortly after resumption of his trial on a statu tory charge today. The debonair, immac u I a t e I y dressed Vantages climbed Into the chair after u. brief1 direct examina tion of lils son, Kodney Pantages. It was a surprise move for it had been anticipated that the son would occupy the stund for some length of time, especially after his accusation that a state witness. Jay Sheridan, had attempted to extort money from his father. The stato,' for the moment, ap parently did not fear the testimony and when the witness was dismiss ed the defense called the 54 year old theutre magnate for examina tion. It was his first appearance as u witness In the lengthy trial, lhMiiniMlcrt $Ut Rodney, the first member of the family to appear in tho trial pro ceedings, testified that Kherldan had threatened to "go to the dis trict attorney" if he was not paid $300. Hherldan is a Han1 Diego hotel man and ex-convict. The youth testified lie told Sher idan: "You can go to the district attorney or go to hell." , . J'antageH in his first testimony said he first met Miss Eunice Crin gle, his accuser, in his offices early last May. Hhe was using tho name i"Sollto Deyo". Jie wild. The first time tm-ame to Tils office, Puntages said, she inquired regarding the possibility of placing a dance act In which she was In terested entitled "Tho Prince of Hollywood.' Q Did you see the play later? A I did. Q Who else was there?? A Nick Duneav, Eunice Prlnglo and a Mexican named iternundez and a lady, whose name I don't know. The play consisted of singing, dancing and dialogue, and as I recollect tho theme was that she was trying to conquer the prince by her dancing nnd dialogue, --DwctIIiom JKvl He was Instructed to continue description of the play by the de fense attorney, W. I. Gilbert. A-Her character in the play was such that she had to play up to the prince and to win him. Q Well, how did Bho play up to him? Pantages rose from the witness chair and attempted to demon strate the actions by placing hia hands before him nnd haughtily elevating his shoulder. Imitating movements of a, Spanish dancer. The part, Puntages said, was "very suggerttive." Tho state ob jected to this answer and the reply was h trie It en from the record. Gilbert asked the witness to continue description of the play. A Hhe' moved right up to tho man and' revealed her body to him. Ho looks on her body over her shoulder, then he puts his arms around her and kissed her much. W Where did ho kiss her? Best I can recollect, on the mouth. , Q Did you talk to MIhs Prlnglo after you saw the play? ? A Vex, right afterward. y What was sold? A Hhe asked what I thought of the play, Q What did you say? Cnllcil I'lny Vulgar A I said It was Impossible, We can't use It because of the sug gestlveness and vulgarity. Two days later, Pantages said, Miss Prlnglo appeared in his of fices, asking him to reconsider his decision, "I told her my answer of; tho other day wait final," he testified. Q And from this time In May until August (date of the alleged attack by Pantages on the dancer) how many tlinen did you see her? A -Nino or eight times, I can't recall, Q How many times nt night and how many times in the duy7 A oh, four or five times at night and four or five times in the day. Nick Duneav to whom Pantages referred, wa the author of Miss Prlngle's dance skit, while Huron dea was her partner In the act, Pnntagen wns dressed In a trim, grey suit. He sat slumped In the chair, resting his head in his right hand. Ho spoke in broken Kngllsh and his voice occasionally wm dif ficult to understand. It lot I tig In Pcfplng PKIPINO, China, Oct. 22.-V-Troops were called out and mar tial law dectnred in Helping today os serious riots took place thruout jthe city, rickshaw' men nrmed with ciuos miuL'King tram curs, Stork Bea to in Hospitut Race Over Eugene Road KIHIKNK, Ore.. Oct. 21. (A3) Tlie stork, legendary di- rector of population increase, J- won a race at 05 miles an hour Sunday night when a girl was horn to Mrs. Hoy WU- t cox of Venta, Ore., In an an- 4 tomobilo bringing her to a 4 hospital here. 4 Wilcox was pushing tho car at top speed, hut when it be- came evident the stork was 4 winning he stopped the car. 4 Tho daughter's birthplace will go down on record as "some- whore on the Klmira road near ICugene." : Mother and daughter nre 4 "doing nicely" at a hospital 4" here. i 4 4 4 4 fr England And Continental Europe Likes The Local Product Storage Supply To Last Near Thanksgiv ingMake Cider Soon. The Hoguo River Canning com pany, K. U. Boutello, manuger, is working on canned pear orders for England and continental Europe. Klve carloads of cunned pears, for distribution in Glasgow, Liverpool and manufacturing centers of Great Hrltaln, nre ready for ship ment. Packing of 10,000 cases of pears for salad uses, in France, Hpaln, Italy and Germany,, is now underway.' Two carloads of pears will be shipped this week to Chicago, and the idv.ilJHilL wlllar.top.e4'utiou In a day or .tWo to fill an order from Ltos Angeles for two carloads. Tho operation of the cider mill la an autumn lure (fur boys, and some who are no longer boys. Last year the cider vat was raided sev eral times, raiders using nn augur to secure the Juice of the apple. This year by the use of cast-iron, and an extra watchman, the man agement hopes to foil tho raiders. It is not so much the cider that is stolen, as the attendant property damage. . Tho cannery has enough pears in storage to operate until close to Thanksgiving. Over half a million cans of varied sizes will be used by the cannery this season, In its operations. They dally 'employ from 126 to 150 women and from 1 5 to 20 men. The pear peeling machine In vented by 'a Kugene, Oregon me chanic, has been in operation, and to date has been a success. It re moves tho skin from tho pear without wastage, and turns out a smooth and evenly shuved fruit. This Is the first year the peeling machines have been operated, and are out of the experimental stage, It Is said. Owing lo tho devastating frosts last spring, the tomato and bean pack was not up to normal, and tho cannery was able to fill but 80 per cent of its orders because of tho shortage locally of these two vegetables. Manager Jloutello said today that all things considered tho season hns been a success, nnd the plant has received plenty of penrs from tho growers, HELD IN MURDER NKVV YOHIC, Oct. 2.. (P) John Mcdouldcrlck, second officer of the sttmmahii) (!rolc, was taken Into custody today by police in connec tion with the murder on October U of Jack Kraft, former New York newspaper employe' on the liner's Inst trip from New TTork to Now Orleans. Police were communicative about the case. They had received tele graphic orders from New Orlenns police lo hold McOoulderlck and to search tho Bhlp 'or possible evi dence concerning the murder. They were also asked to question a mem ber of the crew whoso name wns not made public. Miss lone Ord, who was the cen tral flKiire In a- fight aboard the ship before Kraft's body was thrown overbourd, and Sum Kp steln, ship's steward, have been held in New Orleans as matorinl witnesses. WASHINGTON, Oct. 22. (P) fjuirv'hlni; a sweeping attack upon the testimony and docu ments through which tho gov ernment seeks to convict Albert M. Kail of accepting a bribe of $100.000 'from R. 1. Dohtny, Krnnk 3. Ilogun of defense coun sel, today continued his closing argument to the Jury. ONG PEAR 1 T CANNERY FOREIGN SALES OHIO LOCKS DEDICATED B! HOOVER Completion ' of Waterway From Pittsburgh to Cario Marked By Ceremony At Granite Shaft A New Agency of Quiet Service Opened For Mankind Says President. CINCINNATI, Ohio, Oct. 22.-r-(jfP) President Hoover left Cincinnati nt 2:06 o'clock this afternoon on board the government steamer "Green Hrlar" for Louisville. The beat will tie up along the Indiana shore tonight, reaching Louisville tomorrow afternoon about 4 o'clock. Ily James Ij. Went. Associated Press Staff Writer. KIJKN PARK. Cincinnati, Oct. 22. UP) Standing on. a towering bluff overlooking the Ohio river. President Hoover today- dedicated a white granite shaft commemo rating the completion of 'the lock system of that waterway from Pittsburgh to Cairo. "A new agency of service now begins Its quiet labors for man kind," Mr.. Hoover said in con gratulating the whole Ohio valley and the nation on thla occasion. "This .new instrument of. com merce, from which untold bless ings will come year after year, la an enduring monument to those patient men of my own profession whose lives are spent In devising means to Increase the comfort and convenience of the world,'.' he add ed. "But men of every mould have wrought with equal bravery in thla transformation of -the wild beauty of tho Ohio river Into tho not less beautiful but more tractablo stream of today. The engineers found the practical means, but many others contributed to th$ Vision, "courage ' (Continued on Page Reven) Will Rogers Says t DETROIT; Mich,, Oct. 22. What iv day and what n bunch of men. A lot o iny favorites were there.' Owen V), Young, my favorite Democrat.- Julius RosenwaUl, my favorite philanthropist, who I tried to touch, for a dona tion for the farmers, said my generosi ty is tinder complete control. Charley Schwab, m y favorite optimist. Jimmy Oi- rard, my favorite Democrat ic treasurer, who was selling Kdison cigar lighters' o make up the Democratic def icit. My favorite illustrator, Charles Dana Gibson, who wns using Jane Adams and I as a model. It rained nil day but oth erwise it wns drj In fact it wns tho dryest wet day a lot of these prominent men hud ever experienced. I kept looking for Miss Wilder brnndt. My favorite boss, Mr. Oehs. My favorite fa ther of polo players, Mr. Firestone. Horses and car riages to drive you all over this reproduced village. Everybody ' was wondering where he got nil , the old cabs and hornes. I wns won dering where he got the hats thonoabnien wore, it was just like a big country picnic No matter how big they were, they all felt ; humble ; and about the same, in compari son with the man they were honoring, Mr. Edison. It was a great' tribute, conceived and marvelously carried out by another great mnn. And then the banquet. If I hndn 't got seated properly there would a been another social row.. . Yours, ..... , , , WILL ROGERS. n 0
