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vnr, EIOTTT MEDFOKD MXTL TTlTP.rTNTC, MEDFOTtD. OT?ECiOX MONDAY. "APTtTL 2S, 1f)P,0. 8 CRUSHED M8S.EGAH m fl P I A W F 'AND AKD SEA n obnu u Tour "of Victims Decapitated IWhen . Exhibition . Craft Makes Sudden Dive Into Knot of Spectators i'Down Draft Blamed. ,.i.'V ' 'wTAtfKTTEVIMjK, Tonn., Airll Ha.-iHV-HlBlit members of noi.rljy farming communitkK who climbed to;a railroad embankment to watch pi Sunday airplane exhibition lay dead-loilay, victims of a sight-seeing piano which crushed'iuto the specialom. Mora ilian a dozen othrrrf were Injured, four orlileMly. The pilot, Milton p, Coverl, IIS, Columbia. Tenn.; who wltlr two companions escaped ltnlnjiii-pfl was held' In Jail In another county on a "WlnMeal - churge of murder, peiHllhff--n hearing 'today. Covert waft exonerated of .blumo by the mnnagor of the exhibition and Sheriff M. W. Ithea, but tile of ficer Bald ho removed tho pilot itoiir neighboring Jajl an a pre- cautionary measure. ngulnst on Bible violence. -The dead: J lloono Hoard. 14. Kelly. Towery. 23. ; Lawrence Hmitli, 28. ""Monro Marhury, 37. ' Marvin Ashley, 3D. Hurley Spray, 20, r Kufua Wade Uunne, 0, negro, v Jasper Hlrlston, 10. '. 8)eottur In tho crowd' of sev eral thousand which had nurround (etl tho landing fluid, Bald tho plan.' ',wa Heading for u landing' nt an uievation or only 10 foci when It ! dronpyd,, suddenly on I ho. group! irtc."tc'd j)n "the embankment. Al ObmbW. V.inaiingar of tho flyin orKaalzaUoji.i which -sponsored Hie exhibition with the American Jo RlonV)M)t, fcaid ho believed tho plrmo Htruck a downward current, r- b"It was oyer ho tiulckly I couldn't tell what happened, " pilot Covet aid. ' ( -'I'onr'of-the Ytc'tlins were decap itated by the liropclli t the' plMo'ttnd tho others wero crushed, Mail Tribune Classified Ad Had 29 Answers Mrs. Carpenter Calls Sister From Leviathan in Mid Atiantic. Voices Plain Over 4000 Miles. - ' ' A four-line advertisement in lllii .Mall Tribune bnought 211 unHwci-H In two days nnd secured the desired results. This is only one of muny re- suits secured thru this paper. If you have unythlnK for sale or want to buy or ex- change anything, try the f classifietl columns of the ilrtll Tribune. FISH CANNERS UNITE TO FIGHT RIVER CLOSURE llombcrt wild (ho fHini'ltiiuFK 1m cl lft'tt,',Sv(irni:i1 fiovcrnl Union not to yUiKl near ilia cnilmnknimt VI I WVA I'KKK. Anrl I 1! K. ,Vj Albert Huilrii. i!tf, HliUkvlll. WIh. a vtal or, nnd I la rry Wanner, 1 3 - yeaeolu:Qnifton. Wis., lilh nchool Htudcnt, wimo ldllcrt ycHtonlnv when ftodofi'H plnnp went Into n noun'- '(Uv ,nt ti lieljilu of 30 ft'ot an-! cranhrd onto llollcrhuff field. For llio flrat time In th? Iiislory of Med ford, a lutal rt'stdt'iit on Wat uVduy laHt, talkcil with another lo cal rnHldcnt in tlu iniJltu of the Alhintlc ocuiiii. (t wtis in iiilU-aftiTtioon on tiut- urday that Mrs. JI. tMifinillci- Kki, who recently returned to her hoim-i north of tho clt, after Hcveral; inonlhH aliHuneo, wiik called to the phone. A voice at the other end aid: '! thitt AlrH. Kuan? Vet? Juat a moment Mr. J-onard Car penter wiMhea to eak to you." Knowing her Blwter, Mr. Car penter, waH on tho Lovluthan, not duo In New York until .late today or early tomorrow mornliiK, Mr. IOkhii wan mimcwhul riuhherKaHted ai)i her flrt thouKht wan hdiuii friend. Just he.rlnK of Jinp return, wan sheeting her with a- jiractleal Joke. Hut her owtumptlon wiik Imme diately Hhaltereo1, when the volee of her alHter came to her an plainly ii h If Hhc wero In Hie next room, with a cheery and familiar "Hello, Allle! Mow are you? This in Win," find n rapid fire eunvenu tlon onuuod for three full mlnute.s. Mm. Carpenter remarked that they were having a fine voyage, the ocean at the moment wan rouHon ahly calm, that meinberH of the London disarmament conference from tho United H t a t o h wero nboard, antl they expected to dock In New Vork on Monday. CVrnvtM-satloii Clear. Kor both partlcii the convermnlon was clear hm a bell, tho extraor dinary Incident, fotlowhiK H It (Ioch by n few dyn, the recent telephone conversation of Mrn. W. M. Shep herd of this city with her husband In lluenoa Alrea, Houth America, certainly ahould ImprcKH Medford with the nmrvela of this mliiiele Working ok At the. time the nonvematlon look place tho Leviathan waa ajiproxi mutely uvio .thousand miles out at sea. ThrnkH to tho radio and wire less telephone, the cim versa tion eamo over those thousand miles of waves, a or oah the three thousand miles of land, from a telephone bonlh on the- clani ocean liner to a telephone In a Medfnrd home anil not n syllable wua misled. ATTEMPT ESCAPE Al'lU'lt.V, . V.. April Wi Two ininatcM t,t the wonien'M prison at Auburn stale pibton assaulted a matron with an Iron itar last nlht In a determined .it tempt at e -cape, but were recaptured in the prNnu yi.rd. Tln-y were placed in punishment cells. The prison was i eported ((iilet. They were Kally Joyce ltichards of liuTfalo. HervjiiK " years to If.'e fir robbery, anil Amelia Itaseom. H'-nteneed from New York mid al the prison only about. 10 days, Professor Recovering 8ALKM, Ore., April (!) Prof. ThomaH II. (ionlle, member r the faculty at (he University of OroKon. who whh HI lor Hevenil weeks In a horipilal here, Is now eouvaleficinf; at I Ik homo at Monmouth. Macleay Named President of Group at Mass Meet ing Protection of In dustry Given As Aim. I'OI'dTI.ANU Ore.. April 2X. (Kpl.) To unite atrainut the threat ened encroachment of the "rad-lear'-elemeiif of tho anglers' Kroup which desires closing of O revolts NreaniK In commercial fishing oji-iM-atfons, fish paekei-s, ri'ftkm and commercial fishermen of the Oim on coals orKani'.ed tho Commer cial Ilsherle association at a maH meeting In Newport Saturday and elected Iioderlrk I.. Macleay of Portland president. Macleay wild the purpose of the organization was to formulate a line of action which would protect the third largest Industry of tho j state, to foster and develop com-1 merci.'il fishinc In every possible way and to hriiiK "bout advance ment of Interests of commercial fishing. ' The prnKiam'of the association wli'J provide for an extensive cam iniik'll of educution of the Import-am-p of the commercial flshinu Industry and an appeal to the fair minded sportsmen to work out an Intelligent program for atatp co uperatlon In conservullon and per petuation of commercial and warno, fishing In the state through In creased hatchery work. Fishers and those In allied work from all parls of the Oregon eoast from the California line north to ind Including the Columbia river ilt nded ihe mchsIou. Macleay was authorized to appoint the remain ing officers and workiog commit teeu of the, association nnd to put its program into effect at once. Work Out Until. The association adopted a reso lution outlining ita work, as fol lows: ' Whereas, commercial finhinc 's (he third largest Industry In Ore gon: Whereas, concerted effort is be ing made by a group of radical sportsmen to destroy this indus try: i -. Whereas, many thousands of citi zens of OrcKon are dependent upon the Industry for a livelihood: 1 Whereas, thero is widespread unemployment in tills and otht'i states; j Whereas, commercial fishing ln-j terests of this slate are In every way entitled to the support of Ore-1 icon citizen; I Me It resolved, the CommercI.il ! Fisheries association earnestly re- quests the vo'ters of Oregon to give due thought and consideration to j the importance of the industry audi to refute by the ballot any effort! catcu la ted to hn m per or dertroy this great industry which Is so I productive of wealth and which j provides so much employment In Oregon; j He it further resolved, we do- j ploro the attempt to destroy by In illative legislation commercial fish ing on the ltogiio river,- because! this Industry lias been the prin- f clpal source of revenue and a vital five tor in Ihe lives of citizens ,of , a larKC'sectlon of southwestern Oregon for mo're than 50 years. j I'.e It further resolved, the Com-! iperclal Fisheries association here-1 by seeks and Invites cooperation j of the rank and file of Talr-minded sportsmen to the end that com mercial fishing interests, and the sport snien unite on constructive erfort to increase hatchery work for conservation and perpet nation of commercial and game fishing in this state. LINDY RESTING EMPLOYMENT IN nT1Tn AFTER IKING STATE GROWING SJJffi mil nr. iwrnv DCTTCD DfPnRT BANMNbTUbl I ION IVIHIL ULUVLIU ULMLii, iili unij Lands, in Cristobal Ahead of Schedule in Inaugural Flight On South Ameri can Route.' 'Gain Follows Spring Season Increase Smaller Than 1929 Lumber Industry Shows Decline. CKISTOIIAU (-'anal April I'S. (P) Col. Chas. A. IJiKlberKli resteil lioro today after liavinc written in a 10-hour and 31-niimite fllnlit from Havana yesterday an other chapter in man's conquest uf the air. Leaving Ilnrana at 3:113 a. in.. Colonel Undberuh set his big Si korsky piano down at Puerto Ca bezas, Nicaragua at 11:37 a. ni. and 35 minutes later took off for France field here, arriving at 4:01 p. in.. several minutes ahead of the sched ule l.e hud set for himself. The dlslanco was 1033 miles. flis route was directly across the Caribbean sea to a point on the NiraraKiian coast. The saving thus affected In distance is one of the short cuts enabling the seven-day air mail between New York anil Buenos Aires, in inauguration of which tho flight was made. Colonel Llndbeigb carried wllh him 215 pounds of mail which, transferred to another similar plane, will bo carried on today by I... 11. Moore toward Talara. Peru, from wl ich point various planes will spread it to points of address In the South American republics. SAX KlIAXt'ISCO. April 28.5-11 Oregon Industries expanded March operations sufficiently to increase employment 3.1 per cent, the federal reserve bank reported here today alter an employment survey. " 0 The gain followed usuul lines of season, development, but was ;.7 pt'r cent smaller than the 19! 9 Increase for the state, and was substantially less during the cor re.pondinB season tor the last five years. While the lumber industry cm ployed 0.8 per cent more men than during the preceding month, the payroll was lower than that in the same 11129 month by 12 per cent. Wages averaged the same as February, but were a shade lower than a year ago. Oregon conditions showed con siderably belter than the average for the narton. which declined in March as compared to February for all industries, although the nation's lumber end wood pro ducts industries picked up a barely, measurable gain. "li.alflrrt ni1ei-lllnyplitmmilti 'ending Aug. 9 pi 1 .f' ; ' l.nrry .Mann leaves tomorrow fgr Portland, where ho- assumes th duties of his new iositio:i In t )io trust deparl iment of Ihe : First Nntlon il bank on i May 1. Mrs. ! M a n n it ml children will : loin him In j I h e I r new h o m e in a ; few day I Mr. M a n n j was an em !ployo in the I wine bank 20 jyears ago and his re turn to the same lnstltu- ilion is an cv- Larry Mann I denee of his ability and the esteem in which ho is held by Cornier em "Larry lias Peon connected with llcalb's drug store h'ero for eleven ycaijs, has .been one ot the progres sive young business men, has been active in American Legion, Cham, her of Commerce, local theatrical and other civic circles. Mrs. Mann has been popular in social and American Legion Auxiliary affairs.' They will be greatly missed by a host of friends in -Medford. ij KADS, Colo.. April 2S. W-H j The three Manter, Kan., - bank robbers, John Walker, Andrew llalliday and Claude Ray were' sentenced to hang today. Tho execution was set for the week .. CRA,V,HN!, Mich., April 28. Ml Arrangements were nindo to dojr trf 'tnsn tho 1mdy of Herbert J- Fahy, nfilely known aviator, who died yesterday of injuries, to Washington for burial. Kahy, who was 33 yrnrs old, was Injured when a plane in which lie wai) .attempting to take off from a flfcln,ir(no eUato uf Cliff Durnnt nfar Jtoscommou, Mich,, crashed ViJday. . ; ' " ' iVtyHR,, Texas.. April M.W James If. ; Kelly of F.ndurancc fllgltt fume' and two companions. '"MennlK Hi'., nil oil operator, 'both Vf Fort 'tVorth, were nlmnst instnntly.; killed, and C. F. Wil liams riled in n hospital, following u crash during a sturiti yesterday. Ci O. Hoa, fourth oeeupant of Ihe "plane. Buffered n broken right ahonlder and head Iticerntlnus. 4 ICK PLUNGE Census Figures Co vp, a!t: tlccivam) Hli. Kldln. 72-1; UccrcnHO 31U. North rowtlvr, 03; ilocrrnno 60. t VtUun. 1103; UrrrriiNo 210. Island City, lift; Uci'rcnno 25. " .inniflrt, IH; IncmiHo 24. jHtBrktiy, H7; Iihtpmo 44. .Mcnitrk'8 niKntorium vnH offlrf nlly opened fur (he mint mm1 hi;ihiiii KnturUay nflornoon. wllh u roo1- 1 mIki'U crowd In Hpllc of tho cool day. Tho'pool will ho upon ivtry day Ineludlnt; KunduyH, from 1 p. in. until I): IS. Tho Interior of tho Innlt nnd the wuIIh and floor have all burn nttrnctivcly paint oil In ahudoM uf Krorn mid bluo. Other lm prove -niontH havo been niadit so that Morrlck'ti Ih now one of tho ntnxt modern nnd up-to-dntu Hwlnunlnn pooln In the mule. In compliance with the law of Oregon a. eoinpleto turnover of wtitei Ih inado every 24 hnurM hy ineuiiH of tho Ha me f HtcrlitK pro cphm whlelr Ih tmcd hy tlio rtintvor rtlty of Oregon nnd tho Oregon Ktato vuIIcko. Tho water Ih ehlor Itmled 11 ml a teHt Ih made each morn hit; to determine the condi tluii of purity. ArrniiKomcntM are under way to Heeuro n IiIkIi Krade hwIiiiiiiImk in Htruetoi who will prolmldy he In Mediord to IickIii cIiinh and private Ichkoiih tho fh-Ht week In May, Kmei-Hon Merrick mild today. STORY 1 (Continued from Pag 1) WARNING BAYER Aspirin 5 V Know what you ar taking to raffayo that pain, cold, hadach or toro throat. Aspirin should not only bo ofTacHv, it must alio bo . Gonuino Bayor Aspirin is reliable, twdy tho same brings prompt relief safely does not depress tWe heortv . Do not take chances- get the genuine product identified by the name BAYER on the package and tho word GENUINE printed in red. netoxH actltiK in U wore, Dorothy Jane Walton. Oeruldiue lithuin and Hamilton Uiw. The t'rator Uike union march ed first .In the parade, whleh' opened the convention, att reward; for being flint to uclilevo thelr. roKMrHtion kohI. The convention pnBriiin closed Hnuday nlKht and Metlford dele Kales will he returning t hit even- hi(t, Hev. Carman K, Melt, who arrived In thlH city Kunday even- Inn. leuvtnu before the close of the ftcNttlon announced thin morn-Inn. Kev. 'IntHle It. Porter of the i Flrnt Treabyterlan church, thin city, whh chairman of Ihe exeeu-; tlve committee, which Holoetcd j Medford an tho mcctlnK place for Ihe 193 1 convention. Kev. M.ll1 ulxo reprenenled thin city nt the 1 convention, nnd ured tho dele-1 catc to aertnt the Invitation ire-i (ntcd by the i'rater Itko L'nlon. f I 3BZ VCTCBAW UTATUCD MAM 'I SUCCUMBS AT BAKER: l-AKKIt, Ore., April 2K.--- W. IJ. Maxwell, retired weather j I obMerver. died hero yerterdny nfter, a UnRorlnR HlnoM. rneiunonln, rontrncted n week nso, ctmpll-' c;i t el h is d lenc. He w n 72, yearn old and had been In the went her bureau service 4 7 yearn. : He retired In . 1::M after nine yearn' nervici here. Springfield New HnrlnnflPM Creamery slnrtrd opera t Ion re. j rently. MmgMmMMs Urn YAS-Utr That Are iNCOMPAmsiE at russell'-s Close Out OUR YARDAGE BARGAINS ARE The Tails of Medford SILKS-WOOLENS COTTONS-ENTIRE LINE SACRIFICED 7 Sell Otitl fft, 'si T fri ' A Tremendous I W 'fm JGfr Store-Wide Close-Out I I staPle I I ' -J i fJ M I Cotton Goods ... J J tl JfiV Yl;' I """"K f 1 a ii n a I h , I f Jjj" aM a M K li VI t H'H'IlIH'H, HMVt'linK, mi i tl Wr,cs,lirprKMoM,;- I DRAPERIES s' CURTAIN NETS. 1 v I I " I Rayon Damasks f O 38-Inch Fast Color OaTV 1 tfi B. I aL J Vy I :iil-iinli. IIchv.v fliiwiMcd or UK Minqulscttc-s. Conic In onrn, SKMf M I imiiiisBiiii plain. Iti'Miiliir Vl.Tu. l(Jv ,j lilrn.-, bit?ii, rose. Cut now lo MVV I TlL "l&feflW5' tL. ""N Jf Fancy Cretonnes . ' 38-Inch French Marquisettes m g iv VkV.'. Tv W f& 111 crash, .daimiHk anil twill f ltoir. Till- value. Kino wcavi-. tU V A Vv TiV ri 1 ( W M I't-'li". wravrs. llpciilar B.1i'. mjTjC t Close out nt J I C-! Al5 XL Qf 1 V lL 75c 5c" sroUcit. w 1; H Nt) .i t II B K .1 km j wuh.1 sii.ks II I I I fc U ' I Ji I In I I ""h'11'011'' of yartls of these fine goods sold yards ot these KorKeous silks I E I I V A aJ J I Hlnrdny and Monday. Hurry fur your shara I II I at this almost givc-aw-ar I II lllllHrXV V. n 1 H 1 (leoiKOIte and flat crepes, chiffons, shin- Mil price. They must be seen to I II 1 i jf 1 M I lnRs P"'el snaues lor graduation gowns. ne apiircclated. (jet out price, . 'InVMl &i "P" J A lino of finer woolens up to J I. 5 ut yard WASH FABRICS I AQ QQ VjT p Ijf I rvlnted voiles. bntlHtcs, tllmltlpa. I ljF II m 11 J J W Hv 5 I r,,',h HtH(es, plain dress nnd I T mm W . b I I liil P'M WLTS AM .... .... . 1 w " I 14" m i mtr. mm lingerie vones, hoik m ovv to i Mj-I'M ' A OUR FINEST WOOLENS h II Lav ' fc XlVV K Kr' III I 1V1 ri., 'X. X t VTN m e Pmhhw sv . r . . Get Out! FORCED!! TO GO QUICK! BECAUSE OUR LEASE HAS EXPIRED AND THE LANDLORD WANTS THE BUILDING SOON NO DIFFERENCE HOW GREAT THE LOSSES WE MUST UNLOAD AT SOME PRICE vnnaren s Long Hose And 8 or ', box wllh fancy tops C f sold al L'lc lo inc. Xllv Children's Outing Flannel Gowns pat a and Sleepers hUr liegular H.ou values. Women's Voile L Flue, firm voile wilh lace tilui-lQ lnlngi. Itegular $1.;;. Coats' 6Strand Embroidery Cottons .O lloll proof, liegular uc at ' stClC Fluted Crepe Dress Rirfflina liltc. pluk, tan. Itegular "tiw. 95 c 1-Lh. r.hin r.At llcnuliful, soft. Hue for nursery Att heddliig. ' HcgSilar Turkivh Tnu.,1. liegular to Wc. Colored. Jncquard Q or fancy striped. , Sidnev Gaplm Itegular r,Sc sellers. Taney silk OQn llblion clastic; beautiful. NOVELTIES GIFT GOODS, 1 BEADS, ETC., all at D II II r RUSSELL'S MEDFORD, OREGON . . It Won't Be Long Now