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Newspaper Page TextMedford Mail Imbuse The Weather Forecast: Tonight and Wednesday full' ivtlli moniliuc Tillley fK' N'oimal teniiiemture. Temperature Highest yHtcrclay 4 liwcrit tliU morning -7 To 5 p. in. yesterday 02 To 5 . in. this morning T. Dtllf TmtMourth Tmt. TWENTY-TWO PAGES MEDFORD, OWECOX, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, .192!). No. 2K1. Today By Arthur Briibn What Business, Edison? The Wonderful Automo ( bile. Civil War? Ida Tarbell. Crime and Bootlegging. Copyright King Features Synd. Ino. Thomas A. Edison tolls TYes ident Hoover through' the Illi nois Manufacturing News" that "one of the highest duties of the President is to keep the government out of hnsiness." That depends on the kind of hnsiness, also on Ihe honesty niul efficiency of government. Mr. Edison wouldn't have the government abandon the )iostofficc and turn it over to Willi Street promoters. The postoffice is a hnsiness. It.'earries a letter from the southern tip of Florida to the northern tip of Alaska for two cents. . And carries it safely. New York explodes gasoline in a ,hig way. In the first six months of 1920, the state taxed 774,701,746 gallons of gasoline, not including gasoline used by farmers. . " . 'It .would have taken OliS freight trains of .80 cars each to carry that, gasoline.; Who would have believed that whim Senator Couzens was investing less than $2000 in the little Ford r.ar, taking out, within a short iime, SrM.OOO.OOO as his share? A coast guard ship chasing a rum running boat killed three of the . four men onboard, bounded the " fourth., Other rum running killings, here hud there, in the day's news. '; Rear Admiral Ballard warns bottleggcrs that bis coast guard means business. No "soft words" will be used. Rum run ners are told they will stop, when ordered, or "get hurt." Ida M. Tarbell deplores pro hibition and asks "Is prohibi tion forcing civil war?" - Before the Civil War there was an "anti and pro-slavery party." Miss Tarbell sees now n wet and a dry party and repeats the question that Karl Sehur. asked five years before Fort Sumter was fired on. "Can this fight be decided without pow der!" The Moderation League, per haps prejudiced, says intoxica tion is increasing rapidly; (Continued on page 4 3d section) Aflor Kxplorcr Bynl tfl lKifc from tlic nouth pole t lo wiinir lol.hy mnmiltlo ihIkM t lo fly owr Hip Miinir snntz rami rirtilloni. "Anrbiirtily tlwl rvrr ftwrnt nn aricr n boiuiiiPt V drtod out roIiIcii roil 'H r mlittity glnil lo know llint hrrrnftrr Hm WntiMNl Mr. wed l t e frr mnkin room adjoining nl temporary oi- ' tlrrV snnpprtl Mm, Kin l"H.fire in the. Mate. war. nnd navy odaj-, I building today. 72 CHlLDRS PUYHOUSE ic opcmc nc 10 OULIIL Ul HOLOCAUST Youngsters Suffocated and Trampled in Mad Rush for Exits When Blaze Starts in Projection Room Scotch Theater Bodies Piled Six Deep at Foot! ; of Stairs. I'AISI.KY. Kc-ollaml, Dm .11. W) II)' iiitchlfall tlic clout It list hi tlie motion iftttiru theater fire uinic disaster here hud reached 72. PAISLEY. Scotland. Dee. 31. i&i At least 69 persons, most of them children, between the rises of panic started by a fire which broke out in a motion picture theater hero sending the crowded house in n wild panic as they fought for the exits. Most of the victims were chil dren who were suffocated or tramped to death in the mad rush to safety and many died dt the foot of two main 'staircases lending from a balcony where the bodies were piled six deep. . . " At the,, hospital to. which the dead nnd. dying were 1 rushed, us speedily us they could be ilrnRRed from the structure it was stated that the number of dead had reached 69 and the number of children treated for .minor burns or injuries 150. The fii-q started In the projection room but caused- 'comparatively little damage. The horrifying rteuth list being due for the most pnrt to tbounonoxitlcuKa... juui.-4iuf panicky rust) of the children from1 the balcony' to the main floor. AS BY STORE Family Party Bent On Pil laging Grocery Fired Upon Woman Masquer ading As Man Accompa nied Husband and Two Sons. ROCHKSTKK, N. Y., Dec. 31. (Pj Masquerading u a nmn find accompanied by her husband and two ot her six children on an early morning burglary. Mrs. Winifred ShlektH, 35, was fatally phot toduy as she fled from a store they hnd entered. Krnost Stott, store keeper in the Suniinervllle section who had been sleeping in the rear of Jiis estab lishment since a recent burglary, was aroused by the ring of the canh register bell. He saw two "men' and two boys fleeing from the front entrance. He ran to the street mid fired five shots. One of the quartet fell and when he reached the spot. Stott recognised Mrs. Shields. She had been shot in the head and died before the I arrival of n doctor. Her husband. James, Sr.. 45. and two of her sons, James, Jr.. 17, nnd John. 16, returned when the woman fell and were arrested by deputy sheriffs. Mrs. Shields, who had four other children, the youngest five months old. was dressed in men's clothes nnd wore mo ft soled shoes. f The family lived in a well fur nished home in Washington ave nue. Summervllle. Stott told po lice that he had suspected the family of the previous burglary, na on n visit to collect a bill he saw articles from his stock that hnd not been purchased by the Shields. A sack, filled with groceries nnd candies, wns left behind by the quartet when they fled. ' HOOVER CABINET MEETS OUTSIDE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON. Dec. 31. fPV I For the first time In many years the president's cabinet today met j outside of the White House. President Hoover gathered with hi depnrtmrnt chiefs In a large MOTHER SLAIN BURGLAR KEEPER PHOTOGRAPHERS Pfe Ill Bishop James M. Cznnon of Virginia (with hand on hip) engaged In a lively set-to with newspaper photographers In Los Angeles out side justice court In which his son and daughter-in-law were contest, ing charges of unsanitary conditions and non-payment of laborers at their military academy. SCENTED RENOTOUGH LADS OF IS IDENTIFIED NEW YORK DIVE Long List of Crimes Laid; . at. Door of Seattle' Sus pect 'Perfumed Thug' Picked From Group of Prisoners By Girls. SKATTLE, rec.'31-(VP) A twelve year old Kverett girl and two Ta coma girls have been added to the list of four Seattle girls who have Identified Lloyd Fathers, 25. ac cused by authorities of being the "perfumed thug" who terrorized this region for a period of months, as the man who attacked them In their bedrooms at night. Jlernlce Solie said Fathers wus frightened from her . bedroom when her brothers arrived home one night last summer and threat end to kill her and her brothers if fhe ever told of his visit. She said the tsame man compelled her to take a ride with him later. She nnd Josephine Tarns, 17, and Nattie Anderson, ' 1 8, picked Fathers out of a group of 12 pris oners here. An eighth girl, of Seattle, Identified Fathers us tile man who attacked another gin who was sleeping with her in hei home here. Authorities here who accuse Fathers of attacking more than 3 girls in this section, expect chargi-s will be filed against him in King, IMerce and Snohumish counties. WASHINGTON, Dec. William K. iee of Idaho is under fleiious consideration by President Hoover as a member or tho inter state commerce commission to suc ceed Johnston II. Campbell, whone resiunation is effective January G. Announcement of Lee's appoint ment is expected soon by those supporting him. Three Day Week for Workers May Be Realized Thru Science Hy llownrd V. Hlakeslpe, Science Editor, Afsocinted Pre.is Feature Service ) DKH MOI.VKrf. Ia',' Dec. M.--ttVi A three-day week for machine workrr throoifh uxo of nl preunn! j Wlh .,he ni,VPnt f nunnhln unavntltihle onr-rpy in nrtlf lelJ.I I Available artificially It mlfU be light I KiiuKr-fltcd to the Amprlcii poiiKiblo. ho oxplnlneil, to oiicrtitti AKxoHution for the Advancement machinery 24 hours a day, anvlntt of Science an nn industrial dewl-.ho interest on capita! now Inxt opment of tho future. with Idle time, nnd develnpinir re- It i a by-product of a new field ; urco,j to give worker the Khon of scientific exploration which van er week. explnlned to a general aenalon of I Dr. Hovle Illustrated whnt li the AMnclntlon Inst nlKht by Dr i hns learned about light with graphs V. T. Movie, formerly of Harvard showing sunburn produced hy dlf medlcal school. It Is haxed on oh- rerent kinds of light, some hene Aprvntlnna which Dr. Hovle said ficial for health, the others appr-r-promlse the posthillty of producing . enily not so good, nn artificial light, a wide ranxej Marthnuake . possibilities for the of healthful and stimulating rajs i eastern part of the l.'nlted States that are neutralized nt present be-j were dlsctmsed by James n. M.iiV cause not dtsentagled from useliss. Kiwnne, S. J., of St. Ioula unlver or harmful rays of the same light. lty. EN PERISH IN' F ANNOY BISHOP AiIHrlltf''l l'l't I'tuUti One Bandit Beaten to Death xand Companion Badly In jured When Patrons of SnPakPASV Turn On TW0iflOni J ?w V"80' ?enver' I tress. A far as the city adminls 5)PeaKeaSy lUm Un IWU(sn Francisco and Syney. Austra- ?flon ,H concerned) lt lmH been Would-Be Robbers. XFW YORK, Dec. 3 1 . (T ; Kight men in an establishment in West 03rd street, described by tho police us a speakeasy, turned on two holdup men early today, beating one of them to death and seriously injuring the other. The victim was identified by the police from his fingerprints as William Uogers, 24, of this city. Ills record showed an arrest for robbery last month. The other said he was Timothy Shine, 18, of Ilrooklyn. . He denied that a hold up had been attempted. . ' James Kavlly, the proprietor, said he and his partner, James Gavin, were behind- the bar when the two men entered. There were four putrons In a rear room nnd two nt the bar. Ho" said Rogers ;im1 Shin nrdered tu-o drlnUri ,. apiece and1 "then 1 putting - their bonds in their overcoat pockets as If holding pistols, ordered the lKirtender. hlmself and two patrons to place their hands on the bar. All four men complied, but hearing voices In the rear room the holdup men ordered tho four to the rtar room also. As they storied for the rear one of thu Intended victims, picking up n biiKebiill but, struck Rogers on the head, felling him. The others then Joined in an attack on them. When the police arrived thn two men were lying on the floor, one of them dead, disappeared. The patrons hoi The Idea of working hours whs suggested to htm by a monufnc turer and by his own observations ,that some workers would prefer night work If they might hnve as hnntthfiil rnnd It Inn nu. In thn linv HOT AAA TO by I HHIVI I Uj l ipj SB fe felt Boisterous Welcome Pre dicted By. Big iTown Ca terers --r.W riounces Lid Will Fall, at 3 A. M. Cover Charge fjlo Bar to Many Reserva: ttons for Night Clubs. '. . i u-r .- . YORK. Dec. 81. (P) Pro i nulsier. more boisterous dicing uelopme for ID 3(1 lluil) hiiB been enjoyed by any of its recent prede cessoi's. hotel and restaurant man agements today prepured to enter luin'lhousands of New.. Year's Kve cclebi-ants. Police Commissioner CJrover A. Whulen announced that the cur few vill drown out the bines of Jazz;? tip horns nnd other noiso mnkers in night clubs promptly at 3 a. n. Wednesday. lioteU, which nre 'Immune from curfew restric tions advertised "dancing until dawn." Cover charges will run ns hiRlijas $-0 a person, ' I " Cuiweity Crowds Tl(e v'manugement of the Hotel Ambassador announced that the capacity of. lis three largo dining niom would be tnxed with rcsor vatloi for more than. 1000. The Savoy-l'lam made rendy to cure for un equal ' number and other hotels and i-csiauruntg- announced preparations for capacity crowds. Rodn listenei-B-mny- hear, the new .chimes as early as. 7 p. m.,' eustero stundard time, tonight 1 when itecause of the difference in rthwr wjlli-.e nildnlitlit'ln tondon and Die peals of Illg lien, famous clock-In the tower of Parliament building, will ho -radiocast across the -Atlantic, and rebropdeast thru out this country. . . . Speciul New Year's Kve radio programs will includo a series of concerts by dance bands playing lta. Watch services will bo held in scores- of churches throughout the city with many offering special music. i E DETAILS TORTURE CASE Third Confession Given Last Night Says Trio Intoxi cated When Local Junk v Dealer Subjected to Pain . and Threats. . A. Vl. Johnson of Jnckaonvltle, arretted with Jack Donugltue, 11 lias Jnck Donovan.- and wife, charged with nttcmptcd lioldup of local en re, and torturing ot Tat itohan, . second-hand dealer,' to compel hhu to reveal the hiding place of his money, lust nlglt mmlo his third confesHinn In as many days, the sharlff suys. In his lateRt version of tho escupndcH of the trio, Johnson avers, all wero more or less tnloxl- cited at Itohun h place. ire al j leges' that the.- Donaghues piled ' llohan with litiuor until he was helples.H nnd then 'beat him to make him divulge tho cache of his purported wealth. Johnson fur ther alleges thut Donaghuo nppllcd lighted matchim to Cohan's big toe, In an effort to make him talk. When the supply of matches was exnausien. jonnson says, tne Donaghues attempted to ram Mohan's foot Into a stove, where n fire was smouldering. Johnson further nlleges that he was ordered Ity Donaghue lo get a razor, which ho did, nnd the rar.or was flourished before Itohan with threats to cut Ills llirout. Jihnson heretofore denied that he was a witness to the alleged tortllrea. t f NO PAPER TOMORROW 4 ' ' In Accordance with long cs- lalillshed custom, Ihnre will be no Issue of the Mnll Trlh- lino tomorrow (New Year's cloy I. ., " t4M444M JOHNSON GIVES MR HOOVER LAW ENFORCEMENT HIT , ' . . Associated Press Photo The opposition of a group of dry senators to the way tho Hoover law enforcement commission Is working crystallized Into a demand by Senator William J. Harris (left), democrat, Georgia, for the re . moval from that agency of Paul J. McCormlck, a federal Judge. ANOTHER GOOD YEAR IN OFFING FOR CITY PIPES Medford Enjoyed Steady Progress in Past Year 1930 Should Be Equally Good Says Mayor Offic ials in Harmony. The past year has dealt with Medford kindly, has witnessed an other 12 months ot steady pro gress, and In the view of Mayor A. ! W. Tlpes, 1930 should be euually as good. Mayor, Pipes b uompletlng bis first year, as., Med-. ford's mayor, - and . he expressed satisfaction this "afternoon ' wit If all city departments. "As 1 view It," ho said. "I can see no reuson why this city ahull not have another prosperous year In 1930. The past year has given Medford a . steady, consistent growth, Indicative of further pro wholly harmonious- nnd -through that harmony much good haa re sulted. Every movement under taken hn been well Hupported by members of the council and city officials. There has been no trouble and 1 'nrn convinced I am working with a wonderful group rtf men. ' ' "In addition to' the Industrial and commercial development," the mayor continued, '1112(1 has noted progress In tho moral phases of Medford nnd I believe tho steps that have been taken In this di rection hnvu tho support ot thu people. They'' have tho 100 per cent hncklng of tho city council. Every city official, tho police chief, fire chief, city trensurer, engineer, city recorder and other officers have co-operoted In a wonderful way. .Sincere Ik'llcf. I don't nim to be quoted an saying this merely for publicity purposes, but I hnve that slnccr" belief, and am looking forwnrd to 1U.10 with anticipation,'; ho con cluded. - Members of tho city council nro as follows; K. M. Wilson. It. U. Hammond. J. J. nnchtcr, Chnrlos A. Wing, P. M. Kershaw. J. O. Orey, -It. E. McElhoso and J. C. Collins. The city directory Is ns follows: A W. Pipes, mayor; M. L. Alfnrd, recorder: II. J. llorrlnn, treusurer; .1. Frank Knrrell, city attorney. K. W. Srheffel, city superinten dent; H. E. Ilinnharger, city In spector; Hoy Elliott, fire chief: riotous McCredie. chief of police; (ilenn O. Taylor, city Judge; Dr. I.. D. Inskeep, health officer: K. M. Corlles. marketmaster; W. C. Wilson, park caretaker: John Cof feen, plumbing Inspector., , . , F I.OS A NO ELKS, Oil.. Dec. 31. (P) Three youthful hikers, who hail been missing for more than sixty hours on tho brush covered sliipcH of Mount Wilson, shortly after ten o'clock toduy wero re ported to hnvo been rescued and brought In to tho Mount Wilson Tavern. A. C. Chllds, manager of the tavern, telephoned the infor mation to the sheriff's office here. The finding of the lost students wns confirmed lo the Associated ! Presn by Spenco Turner, county forester. Turner shid the trio was 'located hy liny Hercholt, n I'uaa- dona landscape gardener, nnd E. ,0. flreen, nn employe of the eoun- ty forestry dcparlnienl. Rt LARRY SCHADE AWARDED LIGHTING South Oakdale Residence Is Judged Best Decorated in Christmas Contest De Losh Home Second Da vis Display Third. After most careful scrutiny nnd thoughtful consideration on the part ot the body of Judges in Med ford 'a : second annual Christmas outdoor lighting contest, the lucky prize winners were named today and will lie. awarded the llHt of handsome ' prizes offered by locul merchatila and business1 men. Ulriy Scliode, 989 Oillidule, car ried off fii'Ht honors for the best decorated : residence in the city, with Mrs. Irene DeLosu, 326 South Holly,, coming second and Mrs. Pearl Davis, 1-15 South Grape, third. These will receive respectively: ia Premier Junior, vncurnn-cleaner, do nated' by tho California Oregon Power company! a floor lamp, by the People's. , Electric store, and u yoar'B subscription to the Dally and Sunday Mali Tribune, by .(lie Medford Printing company. Honorable mention In this same classification was given to H. O. Purucker, (lien Oak court: Vul Fischer, 61 Summit, nnd J. T. Da vis, 1112 East Main. Mrs. C. A. Swigart, 211 Ocnncs see, was found to have the best decorated residence entrance and as a result will receive a first, eight-cup 1 1 ot point electric perco lntor donated by the Southern Ore gon Electric company. Mrs. Bort Uiwry, 628 West Tenth, came sec ond and will receive a Pyralln tol iHt set, consisting of military (Continued on Page Throe) BULLS DEFIANT AS YEAR ENDS FOR WALL ST. NKW YORK, Deo. 31. (A1) Tho final stock market session of the year today found the bulls making a grand gesture of defiance after their reverses of the past two months by marking up scores of Issues two to twenty points. The advance, which was most effective In tho stoel, public utility, railroad and olectricul shares, took place on a relatively, small volume of trad ing. Cash sales for the purpose of establishing Income tnx losses were In unusually heavy volume, esti mates of tho number of such transactions ranging from one fifth to one-third of the day's total trading. Cash trades are cleared today, making any lossos taken de ductible In Incomes, whereas stocks sold In the ordinary man ner are not cleared until Thursday, bringing them within , the new calendar year. Active bidding for a wide ns sortnwnt of specialties featured the late dealings. American To bacco B, Kastern Kodak, Standard (las & Klectrlc, Burroughs Adding Machine and Underwood F.lllolt Fisher were among the many stocks rising 4 to 7 points. Union Pacific gained 5 and American Wnler Works and Westinghoune Klectrlc extended their earllor gains considerably. The closing tone was strong. Total sales ap proximated S, "oo, 000 shares. PRIZE PAN!? , OFFICIAIS OF j MULLIN ARE SENTENCED Sheriff Given , Two Years and $1000 Fine As Arch Conspirator Alleged Rum Rebellion Mayor, Chief of Police and Minor Offi cials Also Draw Heavy Penalties. CO KITH I)"ALKNH, Idaho, Dee. 31. iP) Federal Judge .1. Stanley Webster today sentenced the 24 persons convicted of conspiracy in the "Mullnn rum rebellion case." Sheriff R. K. WeniRer, socalled "arch-conspirator" was sentenced to serve two years nnd pay a fine of $1000. Deputy Sheriff Charles Bloom was sentenced to 16 months, with no fine. Other sentences included Jluyor Arthur Harwood, 1 months nnd $1000 fine. Chief of Police K. O. Welch, 15 month. Hartford Morphy, policeman, mie year and a day. OeorRo ilou.stim, city trustee, 16 1 months; Henry Fohs, trustee, 10 months; Charles Hlstau, trustee, . 10 months; Joe Wheatley, trustee, IB months. The Muilnn case Involved the mayor and clty councllmcn of Mullan, the sheriff of - Shoshone' county and his deputy and a nuia- her of men and women who ad mitted selling liquor. In M.n Hebelllou The government charged that Mullan was "In open rebellion" u gainst the prohibition laws nnd that the city council punned nn or dinance UqtiQttlug ftaloons, ; disorder r ly pl.kces land gambling hulls. The chief 'of pbjlcif collected the fees, which were turned Into the treas ury for use In a legitimate manner. The defense had argued that the mining village had always been "wide open," but that a conspiracy did not exist. Instead, they con tended, "certain citizens had made , donations" to relieve the financial distress of the town. Between one nnd two score cltl zons of Wallace hayo nlso been In dicted for conspiracy and this oaso will be tried In May.. Sheriff Wen Iger, Mayor Herman J. Rossi, nnd other prominent men wero accused In the Wallace case. U. S. Attorney H. 13. Ray's cru sade against rum resulted In charges against about 200 persons during the last few months. , Will Rogers Says: BEVBRLY IlirjyS, Cal., Dec. 31. This is our lust dity of Kr-'e. Tomorrow we arc obliged to road the usual New Year's )rosperity npiilo Hnncc by our mime prominent men who are always rich enough to see a great year coining' up. And to show y o it they don 't know any more about it than Clara Bow, hint, year they hud their usual hoktitu; predictions, and in. October we lost half ns much as it cost to put on the war, and yet not a ona of these, pre dicted it. So just .tpr" a change let's let every.-ma. n do his own predicting accord: ihg to his own conviction nnd viewpoint. Tho poor haven't many rights as it is, so let's at least let 'em pre dict, especially ns that's nil they are going to get.' AW know that the New Year will look fairly rosy to Mr. Hoek cMler, Schwab,' Owen 1). Y o u n g, Charlie Mitchell, Otto Kahn, Anion 0. Carter, Ihvight Morrow, K n n 1 1 Rockne, Andy Mellon, Bish op Cannon nnd Tex (ininnn, but how is it going to look to just plain Joe Donkos! ' Yours, , . I .WIMj rogrhs.