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" .1 PTOE FOUR ' MEDFOUT) MATT j TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, : OREOOX; FRTDAY, DEOEMBMtt 27, 1929; 1IC Radio Plains Rousing Welcome for New Year V i 1 it-'- - F JONE I BORDER BATTLE f. " " - SLAY PONCE CHAIN STORES 36 South Central El Paso Patrol Repulse At- Tom Demoss Held for Grand Jury After' Coroner's In -tempt to Bring New Year -Supply From Mexico vestigation of Christmas ' Smugglers Fire From Oil Storage Wall. ' Crime Body of Victim Slashed to Pieces. e' " i ; j O, 4 J.i i KLAMATH MAN !. ( USED m on S L !.; 3',-;, ... JfcML A' jcri . ) ill 'ii ii ' -KlPASO. tcxiiH,' Dei-. 27. ffl ' ThlH city today fiii'od u inure or Iphh dry Now Your' day n u rcvult of u 'Kun IjaCtlc between' filli'Kcd ram runiioi-n ami border pntrulnu'n . which cunt the life of one niuii and tho freedom of unoiher. Art unidentified ' Mexir-an, nlmut 2G wuh dluiii ah ho roBe from a bur riehde and unoiher avus eiipturcd when patrolmen surprlmnl a gnnjr - of eight or len mon utlemptiiitf to carry litJUor neroHH the, river. u'The HiiiUKRleiH took refuse he hind un earthen .wall .nrounfl tho oil Htonisri tank und put .' up Btron buttle. After' oho of them ;"vn idnln; 'however, they retroated acroHM tho river, protected by rifle fire from the Mexican Hide. .'''Forty pn!onH 'of 1 liquor wore seized.' The Chrlntmus mipply of whisky hero haw been Bcrlouuly curtailed, by a Mexican kuhk war ucrpss the Rio Orande-and officer ltejjt-Vr ftti.UjJt'lorr cntoiVrttf to tho iew- rear h tiny traae win ik ciih couriifc't'd by the battle hut nlfhl. ' ,vk"' "Jiy'hobbln Coons" - ' HOLLYWOOD Little red-head-ed Janet Guynor Just recently hus i'jVrhat' iHi tho talking screen fur ..xne, .ursL, lime, una kivco nur i."r-v Y.-rt ' singing vole e thin Janet who lookH ho mucu llko a wistfully liretty, cheer f u I child that it of ten la dltricult to realize she . i cently became bride! ' Too c r 1 1 i c a 1 orltlt'B who heard hor slight treble In "Sunny Hldo lp" may have loubtcd that Ja net really has round nnytli I n g. IJut for thnt mut ter, she knows she hasn't. " ' 1 limine moat . Hollywood stars, Bhe has taken not a slnglo voice lesson, and never sang beforo In hor life, except the aort of ainKhiK ulmoat everyone dbea under the morning ahower. h. . ! ' t , When the atudlo powera Inform ed her aho wan to do a mualcal comedy with Charlie Karrcll, ahe nnawered awcotly and emphatically that Bhe couldn't. So, alio'wouldn't oven take a Binning teat, i' Jiiat Natural "We 'nil know our own limita tions at leant where alniilnK la oncerned," aho saya.' "Hut tiiey 1 "fc-! lit '"' t M : inatatedi anil an Id I could Juat he jl natural and do my beat. Ki 1 did, 'II und that'B all. 1 know it lan'l real- j ly mnKinB--but thoy muat not I'thlnk It'a ao very had, hecauae I'm to uu auoi her une. ' They (alio meant the atudlo) aro Kidded alwuya by bux-offlco ro porta, of courae, und. the fana niako Ihoae, ao tliat'B apparently till of that. ' Movie- fana who huvo loved Janol when lalio amlled have 'adored her when,' 'n moment later, alio llaa anilled thl'otlull iUlck welllnir teara. That may he eauae for 'wonder, this acemliiKly Inex llauatlbki flow of sincere palhna, eaimclully to fana who know that her youiiK lire never haa been touched by dire .tragedy, und that hor atniuglo for nucccaa hua eon- ulated of mainly hard work nnd liuraeverance and not of giuellnu liurdalilpa, , ! V i ; i ' llt-nl Tcura !'" S'.Maybo that' why," ahe lautiha when naked how alio doca It. "Maybe I'm Juat uettlim rid uf i'nt-iriV-rruri m-iu'tlnir. Hut I do alncerely fetl thuac teai-a I can't help It!" j And ahe duca, believe . It one muat.' beqnuab'tliero U not the fulntost trace of afreclntlon or In. alncerlty In . twt. ITuna itiiow how ahe "getB" them on thu acreen. They ahould meet her In veiaon! , ' JiTMcy Flotiera Abroad LONDOX (U. P.) Itoaea uaed ,ut the recent ball given on the n'ranaylvanlu liner at tllaagiiw, Iwher the l'rlnre tit Wulen una.im, itlhonof guest, iu1ii from' Murray 'IBIIII, N.J. The pink und yellow igliiuds were' niotlRllt dNei1' In' the 1 1 (vegetable room of the ship, kept ! tit about degree K Juat niiove j I reeling. Some of the same ship- J inent were also placed on 'exhibi tion at the liortleulturiil Hull nut- Jl i . . a I ' Mint "ArnMliNla" line ' 'H' aiUHt'OW--iu. J')-r-Tho irt .bi'egulnr nasHenirei' linn n nn,... tleds" has been eatabllshed In the 'hiivuah Republic her, between he capital Cheboksare and (be raiiruna station Kunash," US kilo. Inoters distant. Tho aerOHIed, 'developed In the hovlet Vnlun, ai-e run hy huge pro. iener in ine rear or n metal sled 'naliloned Ilka nn airplane. ' ! -I I 'rnnli Uvt In Trouble KNtiXVII.Lli, Tenn.J-'lU. IM fjt uae for crayfish ha been found Here. One of them recently work ed lt way Into the private water Mjstem m the home of liny While, nnd died. So did I lie system. J wfr5J. V' ' J A iini'liiit uelciiiiii' in 1 11:10 Is IcwuilM;r 2N, .liiiiii'ttu Aliii'lloiialil (upper I'IkIiI). talkie slur, -will Hirtlt'lialc In a New Vcar'a injtnuil, part of uliU'li It la iilaniKil to pick up abroad. The next nielit Fuinu I'clnivudipiicr left), conlnillii and piiniu (Inniiu or lli Mom-ow ;rainl Opera timipaiiy, will be heard ill I lie phi m over .!, ami NBC lialii. Kniki Smiili (lower lefl) or Kl'ltC will uhl Vol llusine Imiailinal the Kast-Wcst All-Star fmit ball inline from San l iniielM-o on tills Ni-w Vcur'a day. Tliat nielit Ollvo l'almcr (lower rlglit) is to alilK on WKAF and nit work Inn program luilllng IKHd. Hoover's "Business Doctor" Began His Career at Age of Twelve By CLINTON H. COFFIN (Associated Press Staff Writer) WASHINGTON W) Julius II. names, leader of the Hoover at tempt to stimulate American huat ness, hired out 44 yearn ago aa tin errand hoy in a IJulutli (train bny liiB office. He was 12, and necessity forced him to leave school. Uoraes InKlsts ho hns never lefl the grain hualiitias since, ulthough the current of events for him lias I, flowed fur uflcl I'ho presonl year I finds him dwelling at 2 Fifth live- La M. tSARNfiS nue. New York City, but coiuinut- council. ing to Washington while iidmllted Such un organization might main ly practicing Iho rolo of business i tain a tmtlonnl bnlanco in tho pro foclor. Iductlnn nnd distribution or com- As Is tho case Willi most uf the now men who rnriuulalo al'lalrs lor ' future somo of the more unplcas tho United Stales today. It wiib Umlaut phases of thu busliioas cyclu of wr with tlermnny which turned ! varliiilou between depression und llniiiea finin a lepuledly ullru-iros-' prnaperlly. i,oc.vi, cops ix tirx Di i:i, (Continued from Page One) rnvolvcr In Ills hiind. Tho gun was pressed against Uiwronce's body and Donovan, according to tho vic tim at I lie pollen station this after noon, guve him n hurried search, falling to find a wallet ho had In g ,troiiser pocket. . i ' v Told to "Come Aerots" ' Donovan became anxious uud in no uncertain terms told Lawrence "10 rotne across." which he did hy handing hhu a So hill. Lawrence P,,ull,n...l )... I.,. I. ...... 1. i ...... ...... .., ,...,.,,,, i,m, ,,.,, John,,,,, ih, ;, , j., was nil (he money he hud and Ihnl ; ,(.., looking for lionovan. i.rric- mlsluke was being made. As he era say. Upon learning or hla pre, w-aa not Ihe proprietor of the es- j ern e, policemen arreated Oohnson nbllshinen;. Donovan hud appar-1 , he waa driving toward Jackaon enlly convinced himaelf that he ! vlllc In his Uoilgo touring car. was holding up iho proprietor; say- j heavily loaded with baggage and Ing that be knew he bad tho right , grips. - Johnson waa accompanied man. ' , .-' - v' .V'ihy .ji-s,i Dtuiovnn. who w-s itli'O Unnovnn Is iillegcd to bdve'i tirres(d a an accomplice. ' threatened Ijiwronee with death If - ,ttlinon tirlllitl. " "' " ' a pollceinaii entered the door, but j JoIiiikoii was undergoing k vlgir lurhlly no officer arrived. Afler . on iiucttlouing by-blatrlet Atior taklng the money. Donovan laid I ney tlenrgp Codding and Ueinitv Ibfl gun en Ihe counlor within easy : (leorge Xeilaon this afternoon at reach and accepted a cup of coffee the police station. Wake brought to I tin. He placed i' Chief of Police MeCredle and several heaping tensiaions of suuar Deputy Sherirf Louis Jennings vls In the beverage, stirred It around ; lied Ihe llohnn place this morning nervously, took a drink or two nnd "nd there learned the details of picked up his gun and loft Ihe es-1 Hohan's attack. They found the tnbllshmenl. Tlie police were till- house In rummaged condition. The mediately notified upon his depart- trunks had been opened and ilimi ure. ' 1 er drawers were open, with hodae- ' ' ' Meet Officer I hold goods dlsturlied. When Donovan reuclied Central' Hohiin told officers this fove avenne at'lhe Inlersei tlon of Klghlh i noon lie kept no money on the ha met Offhier T. II. Hoblnson and I'lace nnd said Mr. and Mrs. Dono. Immedlalely poked (he gun against ! van hrcn making their home him. ' However, second officer, w ith him for the past 'three William Peck, arrived on Ihe scene "ninths. They are believed lo hv nnd, becoming aware of hla nn ' ' '""' rr"m Valley,1 cel. M.n. u, iruuovuii a atiention was drawn from' llnbinann, who Inime- uiateiy struck him on the Jaw. The-blow pntitnllv stunned hlni :llld Donovan l then deelued to have Humbled Into the entrance linliii; iiIiiiiiimI by riidlii. Jn Ilic MoricM Hour mi HIS Kiitm-tlity nielit. perous grain handler to a practi cally permanent status as unofficial public Hjervant. Ho is noW chairman of the board of the United States Chamber of Commerce and Intimate business Consultant of President Hoover. ' Hoover, then war time food ad ministrator, picked Barnes to head tho United Stales drain' corpora tion, which hoiiKht and sold the continent's export grain crop for nearly three years, enjoying n busi ness volume of some $K,000,000,000, winding up with a small profit ami vanishing soon after the armies de mobilized. Hut the close iisKoclation of Hoo- mp nnd Hnmeu mlln.l in nnan-llin Uuluth man became nn nrdont for-' warder or iho jiiiic yuiir long presl- dolillnl ciimimlirn and saw Mr. Hun. vor finally enter tho White Houso. Ho entered tho nnllonal chamber orgnni.atlon as a director In 1022 to neip with tno Hoover policy or codpeiatlon between business and government. Willi an extraordinarily wide ac quaintance among Important fig- urea of tho business world, with n naturally democratic personality and unbounded onurgy, nnd with a loug tested Intimacy with the presi dent, lliiriu'H almost automatically became "contact man" for tho nil- ministration when the novel eco I mimic-conferences werq culled nf- ' tor the recent stock ninrkot break. He supervised (he selection nf business leatlers called to Wash- iuglon to survey Hie outlook for HWJ and Waslilngton gdaslp soinellmoa entirely denendablo ! credits him with seeking most nr- dontly Iho eventual ereatlon nf n I mat worthy und nowerful economic modules that would avert in the of the llthelwynn Hoffman ladles' rcudy-to-wenr ahop, f runt where he took five shuts at tho officer. The ahols went wild and tho of ficer allot three times In return. Honoviin fell tmce na If he had been Mrork, but was up in n mo ment. Ills gun was empty and he started to make his escape by run ning. Officers ltay Sloneker ai d llentiett were coming down Klghti street and Sloneker fired at tie fugitive, but missed. Donovan, however, was caught after a abort chase, , Afier liouovan hao, been cuptur- Donovan wua arrested here Sep tember on w charge of Intoxle v Hon, nccordlng lo police records. He la also believed ( have a crim inal record. Ijiwrenee rrlghtcnel. liwi-ciice, who makea hla homo In Sacramento, hnd arrived in Med ford only an hour or two before, from Portland, with his wife, who was ut a hotel during the holdup. He represents the Uuckley ' Shirt and underwear Manufacturing company of St. Iouis, Mo. He de clared today he was the moat frightened man on earth when he felt the gun press against him, but was loud in his praise' for 'the of fleient work of the police depart mcnt, Five eatnbliahnients today gave evidence of the gun duel, window nt.Jlie Cinderella Shop. MilMv'i lleauly Shop and Ethelwynn Hoff-i nuin'a Shop on Centrul avenue anvl of the J-ludsoii-ICaaex garage and Crater Jjike garage at the end of Klghth atreet on Riverside ave nue being struck. Humors ontno. atroets all day gave rise to stories that from eight to 37 bullets hail, been fired during the affray,,: Th shots were heard by muny -real ul ut wholu '""'"ii1', " 'premntiire New lear8 celabrfttlun,, 'it Ulldorwuy. ... ':, Kl4 WflK WU irll nT1 ' SPAIN AND PORTUGAL , .i J.ISIION. VP) A pig war hue broken out between Spain and 'Portugal. ' The crlala, though of long stand ing, came to n head ooly recently when Spain began discriminating agalnat Portiigucae idgs. As the result of the Spanish om bargo, the market Is glutted with pigs causing n sharp fall In prices. Muny hog breedci-B have been ruined. The Spanish government claims (hat Portuguese piffH ore tainted with disease and says they will bo forbidden admittance until they can produce clean bills of health. The LInIhui government retorts that there Is nothing wrong with the pigs, nnd refers to tho fact thnt nearly half of the pouplatiun or Portugal consumes pork dally with out Ill-effects. . . . FOR COUPLER'S MUl.tKKI.V. .Mo... Dec. 27. Aftm a couruhip of more than half u century Htarthig In tchol doyn Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Hprhikle are on their honeymoon. Sprinkle It it wealthy rancher at i'htnook, Mont. Alice lluyden retired after operatlnK n millinery More- for yearn. Ma eh Ih In the seventies. Tht'V corivspoiideii and Sprinkle vlU'd nuiilat ly pince nchool day. The reaun for Ihe deferred nmr rlnne Im a hit ret: OF SOVIET INCURSIONS SHANGHAI. China. Dec. ST. P) the official Koumin new agency stated tonight thai the nationalist government estimated that upward of lu.iluti soldier and .civilian were killed or wounded as a result of "recent soviet military Incur sions into Munehilria." (Russian troops Invaded Manchuria Novem ber IS and clashed with Chinese aoldlery lor few day. Since Ihnl lime there has been annrfcdlc ac tivity by soviet forces during the ience negotiations1!. : - Cl.OVIS. Cat.. Dec. 27. Lewis Watson Uai-rlBin, u, veter an of the Confederate army and a pioneer resident of Fresno county, died nt his h, me here. As mem ber of the (Hat Alabama cavalry, Harrison served n Confederate picket ilinlllK Shel llliiirs ninreh to the cn. KLAMATH FALLS. Ore., Dec. 27. WP Tom Demoss was con fined' in a cell here today to awuit grand Jury uctlon growing out of the murder Christmas morning ot liiseule Ponce,' 43. who died from wounds Inflicted with a knife, flut Iron and revolver. A coroner's Jury late yesterday recommended that Demoss bo held on tt :first degree murder charge. ' The coroner related that when he nrrived at the scene of the killing, "Texan Tom'" Demosa, as he la known, was sitting in a rock ing ohalr In his room, clad In bloody attire, und smoking. On the floor l'onco lay, his body liter ally slashed to pieces. HlH. hcud was completely shattered by blows from' tho flatiron and his Jaw bono hud been smashed by a shot which also penetrated his chest. Demoss told police that Ponce hud threatened to. kill him, and that he chased 1'once out of the room und shot after him. Mrs. Myrtle Mortenson, rooming house landlady, called police who arrived to find Demoss sitting astride Ponce and pounding hla hend with the heavy flatiron. -Police say position of the bul lets indicate that - Ponce - was ' in bed -when he was shot. - . . Brisbane's Today (Continued from Faga On) Iihs been " unload injr" heavy stocks of silver. .metal, and sil ver is elieaper today than it has been in 25 years. Indo-Cliihn may adopt thc (Iiild standard, because France wants it. If that should hap pen and. the people . of India should put into the metal mar ket, for any reason, the gigan tic hordes of silver ornaments and,, silver metal that the Hin dus possess, the price of silver would grieve the shade of W. J. Bryan. " 4 If (iuntlhl, apostle of freedom for India, should tell his millions of followers, to exchange their silver for gold, he would disturb his Brit ish overlords considerably, and de velop In them a politeness that would amaze It I in. ICe can't do it by his plan ot .reviving the hand loom to compete with British ma chinery. ' I St. Iritis want to erect a statue 10 Lindbergh. It Is unnecessary; It Is too soon, and who in tho coun try could make It good enough, oxcept MacMonnles, and he, for the time, has given tip sculpture. Ltndborgh possesses now a monu ment sufficient a picture in every American mind of a youth sitting in n small box, with wings, leaving New York aloud, crossing tho ocean from Now York to Paris. When you havo that kind of mon- timont, you don't need anything of tniirlilc or bronze. A Itrlllsh judge suggests copying. for Kngllsh prisoners,' an expert-1 ment mndo In normally. Prisoners thnt work well, hebnvo themselves. show "'somo desire to hocomo good citizens," will ' lmvo ' special privi leges. ' Tholr cells will remain llghled until fl:!IO p. im They will share In prison management, nnd have two weeks once a year to visit frieVds nnd keep In touch with the world outside. ' " ' . ' Rebellion In American prisons proves thnt mcro discipline Is not enough. Perhaps showing a real interest In criminals, realising how narrow a line separates respect ability from crime, would help. "Hut for tho grace of Rod there lie John 1 1 uss." said the Bohemian martyr, looking at a drunkard In the gutter. -And "But for the grace of Clod, tliete I sit." anyone of us might aay, seeing a convict In his cell. - - Advertising mean selling goods, which means making more goods necessary, and that mean employ ing labor. Therefore, advertising 1 vitally ImiHirlant to Industry, finance and business. Yomig Mr. L. Ames Hrown, with the r now plow Jaw, says that Lord and Thomas and Logan, the firm of which he I president, ha placed $10.0110.000 worth of advertising till year. That's good news for business. Mr. Hrown think hi firm has done 'mor advertising this year than any other.' Thl column will be glad to hear from other agen cies, Ayer Son, J. Walter Thomp son, Barton, lltirsllne & Osborne, or any other that think .Mr. Drown is mistaken. - ' HOI.I.ISTKH, Cat., Dec. !7. bPi Attracted by the frantic burk ing of h dog, neighbor found the body of Charles ("Put") Smith, AS. pioneer llernnnde district rancher, crushed under n fallen I branch. ' When You fig TV . Note: ' We guarantee all advertised prices good for one week, following ad. Unless you need the merchandise- Saturday; we -can give you much better service any day , v .' ' ". , ? I" next -week. Lye '. Rex or Red Seal."' The very best at a price you can afford t . , , '. - - 3 large cans ( Coffee Del Monte. One of the high eat grades. In vacuum tins. .45 Per lb. ...... ','v:v'::'V'" , . Raisins . Fancy quality, recleaned Cal ifornia seedless., raisins.. Cheap.!1 . '. 4-lb. pkg.j.: v Tea Tree "Tea. Extra quality green. Every pound, ' guar anteed.' " .65 Full pound Oleo Extra quality. Fresh ' churn ed. We guarantee eve ry pound. 15 Per lb. Extra Standard Iowa sweet corn. In No. 2 cans. Per can....?. : ' V. f ... Per,lb,v,.v, Coffee Puffed Wfceat Srkiiunn-. h.. i...Aiuni In regular alze packages. The -" "" tins. kind you have always bought. "V A T y 1 fl Per can A)) Apricots Snowdrift , , ?r,lRe8 - . - - v A -3 Fancy 8un-Kist navals. The Ripe California fruit! In No. One of the best. Pire vege- very best and the . largest. 2'zi can. Packed Jn ayrup. , table shortening. , P.rctf.'.'..'.Pil9 .69 Per lo......;.59 . ' , 1 ' ' ' - - '.'. r. t Pancake Crisco Grapefruit Sperry'a bast pancaka flour. One of the ahorteninga you Ext? ''""V Florida. And Chtap. .f r. ' 1 ' -1 have always nied. they are large. 10-lb. sack.. .5 3. 3-lb:rcan..,.. .6f 9 Eacn ; 1 5 "' v ',r"L--''-: CP " 1 Corn Flakes - Jelly " Celery Ktllogg's. The vryts'ln Poppy brand. Pur "fruit Large. Extra fancy. Well large packages. Jelly. In gallon slae cans. bleached. 1 e $1 .09 i c 2 pkgB.:lr.... d'JLJ Per an... X Each.. ii J ti - ' " :" Butter Extra quality, fresh 'churned -creamery; Your choice "of brands. i- - .40 Per pound,. Fig Bars Fresh baked fancy! fig bars. Cheap. Per pound.. 12 Citrus Regular cltrua powder. In large packages. The. kind you' have always used. .19 Per pkg..,..:. Salmon Extra quality pink salmon. ' In full 16-cz. tall cans. .15 i I- : Per can Lard .Fresh .rendered pure lard. ' The Very best. Cheap.. .15 Per lb, 'i'i ' t t i Shredded Wheat Large package. "Regular ' shredded wheat. in Por nlror 10 . . ; ' - . .' .. ...J Milk Irgepicg...f X J Buy Pork Roasts ' "' the very b e 1 1 p shoulder roasts. Cut from young pork. fc. .19 Per pound.. Hams Sugar cured. Extra 'fancy hams. By whole ham. .29 Per pound.. Bacon Nice, lean, medium' weight. Well cured. By whole liece. .25 Per pound. Bacon Squares 1 - - ' .1! - )-..' Fancy sugar cured. They are better, than the ordinary. .18 Per pound. Bologna. Extra quality. h)4le' under United States government Inspection. Per pou6dl 16 1V1alt Syrup rtalnior. The best , quality. ( ' ' Cheap k- "' Lg. 2yz can 29 Your choice of Borden's, Carnation, Alpine or Libby's. fl
