MEDFORD MAHi TRIBUNE, MEDFORP, OREOOX, M0X1UV. .EOEMBER , 1929,
MING OF
BRUNETTE
f Fingerprints On Short Piece
w . of Pipe Principal Clue in
Murder of Cordelia Gum
mersheimer, 30-Year-Old
School Teacher Letters
Show Broken Engagement.
TIOCKKOKD, III., Dee- S.WP)
Fingerprint h m llio Hhcirt length of
pipe used Xtt kill her were iw most
important elutH pullets had today
to the slaying of MIkh Ctmitdia
f HimmfM'Hhfimer, 30 year old
aehuol teacher.
Miss Oummersheimcp was club
bed to dt-itth some time after 11
o'clock Saturday night. Friends
Kt'fking her after she had failed
, to keep an appointment last night,
diHcoveretl the body, clad In pa
jama, lying across the bed of her
third floor apartment.
. Police today were looking back
vr Miss Ciummersheimer'H lift in
iiest of a possible motive. The
youttK woman had not been at
tacked, physicians said, and noth
Iiik in the apartment had been dis
turbed. Miss Gummersheimer had been
a teacher of German and dramatic
art here for eight yean and had a
widfl circle of friends. Neighbors
said she had frequent callers, both
men and women, and police found
letters and telegrams showing she
corresponded with several men.
Had Mnu Culler
Voice-of a man and woman, ap
parently In friendly conversation,
were heard between 8 and 9 p. m.,
Saturday night. The light in the
apartment went out about 21 p.
m., and coroner's physicians paid
the teacher met death shortly
afterward.
A book lay open beside tho bed,
a though she had read until tired.
A screen had been removed from a
window overlooking a rear porch,
and it was by this means, police
are suro, that the slayer entered,
lie probably left by the front door,
which was found unlocked.
The teacher's father, J. J. Gum
mershelmer, editor of tho Belle
ville till.) Post-2eitung until it
suspended publication in 1 9 1 S,
V knew of no motive' Anyone may
have had take his daughter's life.
Kmyavitient Hroken
Her father said Miss Uummers
heimer had been ' engaged to a
canning manufacturer of Porto
Hico and New York, but that the
m gage in en t had been broken for
tome time.
The death weapon was an 3 8
inch pipe picked up from a box of
plumber's supplies which had been
left on the ground floor by work
men. Miss Oummersheimer was
struck several blows upon the
head ' The pipe was found beside
the bed.
Police found more than 100 let
ters In tho npartment. Many of
them were from Glen Wiseman,
vice-president of Tugwell and
Wiseman, Inc., with offices at
Modeltown, N. Y., and Tarpon
Springs. Kin. All were written in
an endearing tone and indicated
t hat a n engagement had existed,
later to be broken. The letters
were Invariably signed: "Glen
1-2-3."
Miss Gummersheimer was de
scribed as having been an extreme
ly attractive brunette type of me
dium height.
EAGLE POINT. GRANGE
MEETS FOR DEGREES
KAOI.K POINT. Ore., Dec. !.
tKpocial) The conferring of the
fh'Mt two deKrpes and the bnllflt
in for state grunge officers were
the main Issues of the resular
Kl-fihse meeting held Tuesday, lie
member 3. There was a class of
cnndldntes from Ijiko Creek and
Kagle l'nlnt.
Would you undertake
making frosting for a
cake as
as you are?
Or coursb not I There would
be too much to handle it would
Ret out of control. It's the same
in roasting coffee. That'i why
Hills Bros, roatt only few
pounds at a time by their con
tinuous process Controlled
Roasting. The flavor i perfectly
controlled always. No bulk
Toisring method can produce
the flavor and delicious taste
of Hills Bros. Coffee,
HILLS BROS
COFFEE
'Hall
i
MONDAY
6 to 6:30 p.m. Kdison program
(transcontinental). ' xnc service
to KGO, KHQ, KO.MO, KGW,
KFI.
Family Patty UransromincntaH.
NBC sorvicp to KGO, KHQ, KO
MO, KGW, KFT.
":3il to 8 p.m. "Th Empire Flniid j
eta" Uranseominentai). X U Cj
service to KGO, KHQ, KOMO,
KGW, R.FL 1 j
S io 0 p.m. Hudy Selger's Shell j
Rymphonistp. XBO service to j
KPO, KFI, KGO, KHQ, KOMO,!
KGW, 8 to 8:30 p.m. i
8:30 to 8:4a p.m. Amos n Andy
(transcoiitinenutl). XiiC service
to KGO, KHQ, KOMO, KKCA,
KGW.
x:4fl in fl p.m. Simlin program
NHC service to KOMO, KKCA.
to s:S0 p.m. "Voice of Fire
stone." XFiC service to KGO,
KHQ, OKOMO, KGW, KFJ, KSU
KO A. j
9:3 to 10 p.m. "The Cigar nnd."
NHC service to KGO, KHQ, KO
MO, KGW, KFI.
10 to II p.m. Slumber Hour. XltC
service to KGO, KSY, KOA. j
It to 12 p.m. 1-aughne.r-Harris
Hotel St. Francis Dance Orches- j
tra. NBC service to KGO.
ANNOUNCE DATES
TEACHER'S EXAMS
Notice is given that the county
superintendent of Jackson county,
will hold the regular examination
of applicants for state certificates
at the court house in Medford as
follows: -
Commencing Wednesday, I5ee.
IS, 1929. at 9 o'clock a. in. and
continuing until Saturday, Dec. 21,
1829 at 4 o'clock p. in,
Wednesday forenoon U. S, his
tory, writing (penmanship).
Wednesday afternoqn Physiol
ogy, reading, compositionL methods
in reading, methods in arithmetic.
Thursday forenoon Arithmetic,
history of education, psychology,
methods in geography.
Thursday afternoon Grammar,
geography, American literature,
physics, methods in language, the
sis for primary certificate.
Friday forenoon Theory and
practice, orthography (spelling),
physical geography, Knglish litera
ture, chemistry.
Friday afternoon School law,
algebra, geology, civil government,
bookkeeping.
Saturday forenoon Geometry,
botany,
Saturday, afternoon General
history.
Shasta Splatters
Provisions Along
Track, Dish Saved
EUGEXE, Ore., Dec. 9 P)
An automobile owned by
Odin Monjay, a store proprie-
tor at Goshen, was reduced to
junk yesterday when It stalled
on the railroad track at Go-
4 shen and was struck by the
Shasta limited of the South-
ern Pacific,
Monjay, who heard the train
whistle while his car was
stalled, tried to flag the train,
but dense log is said to have
prevented it. Groceries and
eggs were splattered over the
area, but a premium dish was
found unbroken.
GRUNOY CHOICE FOR
HE'S VACANT SEA!
HARHfSlit'RO, Pa., Dec. P.
All Indications today pointed to
the appointment nf Joseph H.
Grundy, president of the Pennsyl
vania Manufacturers assrfathn.
as junior senator from this state
to fill the vacancy canned by the
rejection of William S. Vare.
Whether he will accept the ap
pointment remained In doubt.
Borden Milk
Official Spends
Day in Medford
W. Fl. Jenhcoit.' district sales
manager for. Borden's milk and
other products, spent the day in
Medford with the district sales
man, K. R.'Jackman, who mokes
his heathmarterH in Medford.
liorden milk Is a coast product,
la on of leading brand on the
market and In popular with south
ern Oregon people.
Ask Pardon For Banker
SALEM. Ore., Dec. 9. (Pi Es
Sheriff Taylor and Jack McUladry
of Kusene headed a delegation
waiting on Governor Patterson yes.
terday, asking for the pardon of
Henry Bergman, who Is serving a
Ityear iwnltenliary sentence for
emieti!ii!i; funds of Hie Florence
State Iwtnk, of which he was pre3l
dent.
lakeride 'l'lans underway for
i
Immediate bfedscaplna and " con
LOCAL RABBITS LAUOED
BY SWIFT CO. MANAGER
NEED GREATER SUPPLY
"Southern Oregon produces su
perior rabblU; to, the California
product," tyK sCmnphei! man
niir of Swift, Co., e Medford.
Speaking: before the mfmhers of
the Southern Oreson Mutual Hah
hit Hrt'etiers, association , at their
regular imtms last" nlxfct Mr.
Campbell tHmgratulated the mem
bers on the quality of their rafehiis
which he has regularly been ship
pins out of the Mm, "Everywhere
our customers are weli pleased,
and as soon asyou can assure us
that you can produce a greater
supply of the same qquaHiy, we
can handle them beyond a. doubt.
We have scarcely started to work
up a rabbit market, although, as
you know, our demand is increas
ing, our price holds up and in the
face of n cheap turkey market, 1
consider that remarkable he said.
The association has obligated it
self to supply Swift & Co, with
rabbits of the highest standard at
2!tc and its need will have prior
consideration to other buyers and
In return they promise to buy only
from association members, "Hun
dreds of thousands of dollars of
local produce is shipped out of the
stale by us fur which spot cash is
paid. A larger proportion of this
should be in rabbits and It Is up to
you to supply them' itald Mr,
Campbell.
An initiation fee of $5.60 for aii
new members joining the associa
tion after January 1st was voted.
C. . A It house of .Medfortt was
elected president, Mr, Woodford of
t!h! Hill, vice-president and Mrs.
W. l.awson of Medford, secretary
treasurer for the year lSM.
PATTERSON PLANS
BUDGET CONCLAVE
S A I ,KM , Ore., Dee. 9. tm
Through a letter to the other gov
ernors of the western states. Gov
ernor Patterson' has Initiated a
movement for a conference on the
subject of budget making. To be
held at one of the western capi
tals, probably in January. He sur
pests Boise as a good place for
the meeting. -
Jleplies received from the gov
ernors of California, Arizona, Colo
rado. Idaho. Montana, Utah, Wash-
inton and Wyoming are all favor
able to the plan.
Governor Patterson believes the
budgetary -and accounting systems
of the states should bo according
to a uniform plan, ss "that 'their
costs of operation might be com
pared. He sees economy- in the
idea. Comparisons at present are
not possible, he says.
NO COUNTY FUNDS TO
Mill G. P. PORT
GRANTS PASS, Ore. W After
having borne the brant of criticism
hurled at the . Josephine county
commission by civic eiubs and as
sociations not In favor of the com
mission's plan to appropriate fund
for the maintenance of the airport,
L,. K. Conklin has struck back,
in a statement to the eoimty, the
commissioners declared the county
court l denied a right by law to
use the public money for the main
tenance of the project, lie rcfera
his critics to Oregon state laws.
The Viking" at
Rialto Theatre
"The. Viking opened nt th
HinHo theatre yesterIay,
The picture Is sn artistic tri
urnph in color phologranhy and
Technicolor, who produced it,
shuuid he proud ot their achieve
ment. The atory Is told with vim and
gusto. It Is a swash hwekUfm, ad
venturous tala of bold Yiklnifs,
who roamed the unknown seas and
took captive weaker people, over
a thoujmnd years ago, Italian Its
foundation on an episode in his
tory, niiitiely, the preColumhus
discovery of America by Iif
Hrie.son.
' "The Viking would he an out-of-the-ordinory
production In
Idack and white, hut, with its love
ly, natural coloring, H heeome cm
art tic gem and a milestone in
mntfnn picture production,
Price
for over 38 years
25
ounces
toe
USE LESS
than of high
priced brand
MILLIONS or POUNDS
USED IT OUR SOVItNNlHf
i
, Saves Boy Scouts by Landing on
I i " f V?5 '. ' ... -I I
f
Hob Wnrk (iowe inset! hiSiSigist'ibmn bis airpiat ith Sw l"
a Stmt tic liulltitng (imib-aNtt by urpfiUj aftr tiie cngHio IumI
vvr tnir 1um1) as if lambs! bat til Ibrcc iHrsm? wrt uiiiiijimil.
Parrot Learns
Call For Help;
Gets Fire Boys
1X)S A XGE1.ES. Cai., Dec.
9 (Jf) '"Maggie," Mrs, Mil-
dred Bumanu's parrot, hits
learned a new word.
Sirs. Mtimann ran the needie
of her sewinK machine tltroimh
her hand and, nnable to ex-
tiicate herself, attempted to
call for help. 'Maggie" cocked
her head one one aide, digest-
ed the new syllable and went
4 into action.
Help immediately was plea-
llfiti. Including the fire depart-
meut. Mrs. liumann was ex-
tricated and taken to a hos-
pita! for treatment,
More Readers in Oregon
SALEM, Ore., Dec. 9. (2Pj Ths
demands for service from the state
library, received by mall, are about
25 per cent greater Ihan in any
previous year, according to Virginia
Weaver Hacon, stale librarian.
Eighty-two poslofNcea in all parts
of the state, were represented in
requests received on Deeemhher 1,
Money -
Make Our Store Your Christmas Headquarters
GIFTS OF BEAUTY AND UTILITY!
I-.xtra high iuality kitchen' act
i,u.wn j,nre. u pieces ra
most pleasing gift..-.
I ELECTRICAL
Hot point
Toasifr.
9.75
Holpoint ,
Waffle Iron.-
Holpoint
llra(inj Pad..
Holpoint
Percolator......
15.00
SJ0
12.50
25.00
.2.89
4J0
Holpoint
Crn Srt...
Klectrie
Vara Poppfr..
Kltrlc
Kg Cookfr..
Rogers and
t)ld Pine Needles Place of Strange
History Torn Down in Grants Pass
it it ANTS 1A?S, re! VPt The f
ld i'ino Xeedles" plaee, a land
mark of tlmins I'ass, is being
torn down. And, therein He a
siovy. whieh if told interestingly
mxffci interweave IhU'Iku aR lws"
tiiAice with failure, mystery and?
jiridi&ldy murder. i
it w;is nearly 40 yean ago, ae-
cording in recollections f those j
in tmn& Vnm who keep a mem-;
ory hi&U of jiast events, sinew a j
German family by the name of'
SHimidts came to irants lasa. I
Notldog mueh was ever learned
of the family. Nthing, at least.
until neiKft!0F3 one morning din-;
covered the tlerman no longer ;
lived there, Ueeords found se-
erele! in the house indicated the
head of ihe household bad at one
time enjoyed the favors of royalty.
Then vaiwe a time hack in tier-
mntty, aeeording to the story toM
now, when his name was miked j
with a woman of high standing,
'ft. Was about that tim," recoN
found Indicated that the family,
taking a new name of Schmidts,
came to America.
The Schmidt family gathered
nhjo needles gathered them by
the hiitidreds of ion. They then
Savers KM for Christmao
Typical "Associate" Values
EVERY DEPARTMENT
"Striki-s lite
Varwty of
parts to (fct out of or- A beautiful ct or k
Bade by the fammii Her. New ami diffrr- tisat will jjifasB tiw
siauiicto, a r nn P!!t.
tlmW Only
-
Special
Espreially Low Priced
S-Lighl Eifclrie Tree t.ights...
. Tim and Labor Saver
Elrclric Food Mixer
Hparkling, Wittering Gift Cord
3 Cotora Ball
A Kenaationai Bu'i
Holt Artion .22 Kifle. ...J...
WEBC 1-Callon
Vaeuam Jug ...
i!fau!if(l Boudoir l.anijit! ,
A B-al Buy
The Gift
Community Silverware at Lowest Prices
BUY 1IKHK SAVE OX EVERY I'lTICHASE
Medford Furniture & Hardware Co.
Marshall Wells Associate Sttra No. 825
PBANCHISE DEALERS FOR ALADDIM 3LAMPS
I
Seattle Roof
AArhitPii Pms Photo.
Sroa t tntvvttts;4tH to Um rtssf t
vltik tit sir
'Rttt pluiti1 turned
dipjed them i a eerei fI-
tton wlilh always waa guarded
Alihosh it was ncyer knows def
initely In tlntntu Sassf it was re
ported the pise needles found
their way to miiritMng in Oer
many where H was mid patients
suffering from Jiihercwlosls slept
upon them mui liihaled the fumes
coming from the n?ysterioujs ex
tract, Afte? the Mrange dSsappearane
at the 'hmyts, the huse wa
never occupied Tramps put
i range markings on th posts.
Finally it iseeame ft regular win
ter hangout for hehoes snd one
cold night strange eries came from
the fd hose. Ntfighinsrs $mii a
bundle not unllka a. juati was car
ried from the hnuse
Tiiai ended the Iminfs strong
hold. ;
Kw it is nping torn down by
the city. Uosg ago the lot on
which It sUod was wM for taxe.
Jlnt isb ono wnnte it.
Oregon Wcbsof
Oregon: liain tonight: and Tucr,
Kiofw in the mountains, moderate
tempera Hire, Moderate to fresh
wuOherly winds on the coast.
a Malch,"
colors. No
Olljk most E nil
?IfV narttalar. 4mVV
Values!
I
98c
(.95
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2.11
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of Gifts
EAGLE POINT TO
G1VETW0WEEKS j
SCHOOL HOUDI
KAfll.K I'OIXT, Orw
pecial ) At a ruafef -Uim ?
jf til? s'hi.i hoard Friday
vtber'2S, it wra U! la ;
the ta'hers ami stttit stf j
wwfas vaathn at Ohrisliiia tiij
;?t-hooi will ltso Friday,
ir 20, and rsumfs Monday, Jds-j
uary 8, f
Mlie ,Miitlr'd L. Hurt vtiil -vr rj-i
her t"hritma vacation in irhe- i
will visit with hr moir !
ai?!S Washinston. Miss Wiida'
Iarisieii wiii pnd varaHii
at lir hm U Umiford,
UiiH AHken will mi n Hmt-"
dHi?nl to tSie Orgas Siatj
Tihri, mveiittm ond vUl h&i
in lrt lu wU i roii during th f
hoilduys. 4larii(s M Hsan Vflil i
xpm! Hie YmNWs 'at hiw HoiMi ini
.shimui. j
niiv is flsfe-l s isms ih& siuwrj
campaign a mm's'osk. This iiriiistt
imrlunro, Aftor playing ih gami-s;;
She younu pewplp ar warsu and
firtl ami if 1 13? e&nhl tak a ;
jshowr H would prvisc a JimherS
f ftilds, I
blatzle INdni has a. nw Mghj
schocl. 3Bodffi In nm& r&sp&ttm.
hut tin ililm of thi?ii? &mP'.
-ommniiy ar atdid i hdp r&m
ty shl Hofft ly dsaiins funds;
fr this purHia& atif inn Kagfe
INdtit on lb ltt of ih& ld jm3-jat-hiH!x
t this tH r'te'l.
John Barrymore :
at the Craierian
Thrill, love qssdrsngJc that
provides the strangest clash f
passions, and superiativs . acting :
combine to make "Kternal J6
the attraction at tho Crater I Mil
theatre toiiay, a good entertain
ment in which the gniug sf Kraffrt:
L.iihitjH'b, director snd of Johsi
BarrytHGre tsr, ' reach new
heights,
v The ltibltsch triumph presents;
Ilarrymore in ths role of a Kwfes
an Alpine mountaineer and dare
devil, an uncouth hsntm Although i
the picture is rich in speeiacis and
humor, a deep spiritual Save
sweeps through the story as tfea
predominating note.
The locale of the i&rj iit IsgK
Swiss Alps, ht familiar ground to
j adapted the tle from "Ber KsJg
der liPimmn and ts Ha rrymor
It is not generally sm?w that
IJarrj-more is one of the,few Anser
leans who has a certificate from
tho Swiss government Cor him feat
in ellmhing Mount Rlsne, ' '
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EYE
FACTS
ltlja(tl.H 0!ilIHUf Ui WVllV
M h'Hscs lotijf after Ihcy
sIiohW ! rhariiicil. And.
that niaiiy a kt.oh t?;
rigltt lutvr suffering Hits
MHalty for ncwlt'clfd eye
strain thai ;i t liimu;li tx
ainiiuttiou tsl fiu tyc
11 ..!
Every iuWtif ion f
thi sultjiH-I that Una mm
made ; has iinli-jied -that
ai large iKWcutagt - of
iliose ttlm would lie won- ,
dcrfully more omfoi1abK
mul lielter off in tvtry
way if their tM'islar defer!
fffi PorrtM-led, d -int
even wtsiwt Itat I he lark
at roHr glasses is (lw
mtsii. for ilieir ilis-i-
fort, . , j -
The eoHKMeniious rejnr
talile Optometrist advises
people daily that they do
not need, glasse's. Tliis ad
vice, of fourse, is given
ttfter the eyes have Iwen
cxantiucd, meaning that .
tlicre are a, great number
of people who consult 0
toniotrwts to find out tMt
their xyos are all riuln..
Statist it's, Jiowever, rove
that . there (ire a grvnt
host of , Aiucrieans who
arc neglecting, their eyes.
Out of thfs vast :nnmlicr
we find that at one time,
their eye troubles could ,
have been eorreeted very
easily. But, having de
ferred liftviii" their eyes
examined, ?tlie are in'
sueli shaoe that the eoi-
rcction of their defect ii
much -more 'difficult and
tedious than would have
teen had the case sought
proper adice at an ear
lier date, so the old adagw
holds true about the ounce
of prevention Mug worth
a iJosind of cure.
(Rithta reaarred)
CM Oat Sign Mali Today
Tito Kjeeltlit Scertce Bsrewa (
MmKortt Mail TrfbniHs, Herifmd,
Onsoa. Itro aesd sns, with
sat eost or ehlijraMoa oa ittf
part, repf of tlio new Uooklpt
dacrMsc Sight DmhtdUhi.
Xfsrn? ,.. ,, ,.
air
Phone 0 for
FURNITURE REPAIRING
umoLSTtmNa, refin)sh)ns
FHAMK HOWARD
It Wjtt Mat rt
a Hour T. f t4
Fmt from lit trip
hut MM Htk.
Ellf eprmmt
Mtx,
struction of ut camp cabins on
five-acre plftt -'nf apnt In this
vicinity.