Medford 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.