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Newspaper Page TextHedford Mail1 Tribune The Weather Forecast: Toalelit and Wednesday nnaettlpd; uo cliangu In tem perature. Temperature Highest yesterday ...ft6 lamest I lib morning .4a To 5 p. in. ycHtcrtluy 00 To & a. in. this morning: T. Diu Twenty-fifth Yesr. WfftlT Ftfty-clitiUi Yw. TWELVE PAGES MEDFORD, OlilMON. TV lvSDAY, APRIL 'J!). 19:50. No. 38. .1 Today By Arthur Briibane Canada's National R. R. Russia's New R. R. Sodom and Gomorrah. New Gandhi. Copyright Kins Features Synd. I no. Mr. Laniont, our secretary of commerce, called up on the telephone yesterday by Sir Henry Thornton, had a pleas ant talk. Mr. Lament was sitting in Washington. Sir Henry was traveling at high speed through Canada, on the Canadian NA TIONAL railway system. Sir Henry sent bis regards to President Hoovir and the American cabinet ; 71 telephone ealls'were made from that Ca nadian train as it. rolled along Jou Sunday. And Sir Henry operates very profitably a government -owned railroad that lost money under private management. That must surprise our government. r Our best minds, meaning our ': hifi'est pocketbooks, dislike "t bolshevism, which refused to ' 1 1- i 1. i... -j Wall Street bankers. : But those best minds like and respect anything that shows ; business ability. il iiiLcirnin ilium lu inn u N T :.. i. 1 K, ed a new 1700-mile railway, nenetratinc Turkestan and cost- ing $100,000,000. tjVi The new railway, all-Russian, j connects the present. Central Asia railway with the great 1 S iH.nD.Sik.i'ian lina J Apparently the Russians know how to do things in a business and industrial way, whatever their social theories. Archaeologists, according to the'Jewish Telegraph Agency, have discovered ancient Sodom and Gomorrah buried in the rishes of fire that destroyed, and punished wickedness with fire and brimstone. Father Mellon made the discovery. In the ashes were found skel etons of wicked men and wom en. Implements discovered show that the city destroyed twenty centuries before Christ was in 1 he bronze age. They had not learned bow to use iron or steel. JVben fire and brimstone, as yfm remember, destroyed the wicked cities near the Red -Sea only Lot and his wife escaped. And she, poor thing, was turn ed into a pillar of salt because she disobeyed orders and looked 'backward. In the middle ages bishops (Continued on Page Three) Abe Martin I I "She may be a dwrnUtr hostrw, hut she's got a lot to I earn about harardl," said Tell Binklry, cicak In o Mrs. LrjEhorn0T1iarp. Fny illvorcm have jest aliout put nnru ln out o' basilic. N4 FOR CENSUS Increase of 245 Shown Over Population in 1920 Medford Citizens Asked to Fill Out Coupon and Mail to C. of C. Grants Pass, Ore., 4650; in crease 1489, or 47 per cent. Jacksonville, Ore., 706 ; in crease 49 or .44 per cent. Contrary to general expectations;, the Ashland centum showed a total of 45:iS, or an increase of 245 over the count uf li::u. The informa tion was telegraphed to Ashland this forenoon from district census headquarters nt'Kugene. This total does not include 300 cr so Southern Oregon normal school students, nor does it include two will-developed residential sec tions, a part of the Ashland trad ing area, but just outside the oity limit?.. Ashland citizen have reason to believe that a thorough check of the count will bring to light 75 or 100 more names, bringing the otal up to 4G0U. in a determined effort to reach all iinenumerated Medford citizens, the Chamber of Commerce was con tinuing to contact local residents today. As a result, H0 additional names were sent to district head quarters at Eugene this forenoon, making a total of 100 more names added to Med ford's population, a preliminary count of which showed 10,847. The present rate of pro gress indicates that the total of 11,000 can easily be reached. Fill Out Coupon Appeals to persons not contacted by enumerators are being broad cast morning, noon and night by KM 12 D with the co-operation of the Mail Tribune,, and a ..qoupon .ap pears 'in this issue 'and is to be filled out bv residents missed in the count. This must be done bo- fore Friday and mailed to the Chamber of Commerce. Preliminary reports show that the Trail section has a population of 436 compared to 2t4 of the count 10 years before. T lie re were 63 farms enumerated. Central Point has a preliminary count of 821, a substantial increase over the pre vious census of 582. Klght farms were enumerated and iis expected that this total wiU he somewhat larger on a second che,ek. In the Medford count eight farms were also enumerated. Feared Decrease Including the two residential sec tions, having all, city conveniences, Ashland would have a population of over 5000 people. Fears had been hejd that the population would show a large decrease since the last census, a part of which would have been attributed to the action of the Southern Pacific railroad iu moving the bulk of its shop and train crew employes to Klamath Falls and Eugene otuthe comple tion of the Natron cutoff. The re moval of railroad employes is blam ed for the slight decrease in the Roseburg population. The Ashland increase is attrib uted to the desirability of the city as a residential center because of its natural setting of beauty and healthful surroundings. It has. In addition, several sustaining pay rolls dependent on the lumber in dustry. L VETERANS BILL AVASHINGTOK. April 29. P) The senate finance committee to day appoltned a sub-committee to hold hearinBa beginning Thursday on the bills passed last week by the house liberalizing veterans' legislation. After a brief discussion of the measure the committee named Senators Smoot, Utah, Shortrldge. California, and Bingham, Connec ticut, Republicans, and Wash, Massachusetts, and Thomas, Okla homa, Democrats, to hod the hearings. Officials of the veterans bureau, pension bureau, and the American Legion will be examined on the bill, the cost of which has been variously estimated between $100, ooa.ooo and $500,000,000. The principal provisions of the measure extiend from July 2, 1921 to January 13, 1930, the time with in whicA disabilities of veterans rr.ight be classified ts of world war service origin and bringing ail diseases, instead of only five as at present, within the benefit category. , Another provision would adow eight dollars a month to veterans being hospitalized but who at present are receiving no compensation. N ASHLAND SENATORS OLD HEARINGS As the moon crossed between I lie eel! we in the, California town. the extreme left wlillo lr. V. W. center without a luU, At the right OF LOCAL AIRPORT IS LEGION PL May Secure . Stop-Over of Pacific Northwest Air Tour for Gala Event 75 Planes Listed. In connection with the Pacific Northwest air touVV fliurting hi So-1 attic, plans for which are now be ing made for June or July, Med ford post. American Region last evening discussed feasibility of ar ranging for a stopover here of the 60 or 75 planes, the occasion to be marked by official dedication of this city's new $120,000 airport. If the proposal meets with ap proval of the city council airport committee and sufficient revenue seems possible to take at least part of the financial burden from the veterans' organization, It was in dicated that the project would b.i carried through, on a scalo which although not as nm'bitious as tho dedication contemplated by the citv some time ago and which was given up owing to excessive cost, never theless would provide a gala event attracting thousands to the city. Commander V. S. Bolger ap pointed Seely V. Hall, Colo Holmes, tWe-nry Fluhrer nnd C. T. Baker as a committee to discuss the project with city officials, deternne ap proximate cos& and feasibility of the plan and meet with the ex ecutive committee of the post on Wednesday when It was 'believed final uctlun might be taken. The ulr tour will Include a num ber of army nnd navy planes which will give stunt and formation ex hibitions wherever the tour sched ules u.stop. Private planes .of many different makes, types and sizes will be part of the expedi tion, whose main purpose is- to promote "air-mlndedness" among citizens of the northwest. An Interesting feature of the visit would be gilding exhibitions, which sport is now attracting attention of Lindbergh nnd other famous airmen. SOUTHERN PACIFIC WASHINGTON, April 29. (P) Acquisition by the Southern Pa cific company of tbe Clackamas Has tern railroad, which was per mitted at the same time to acquire a loggingroad In Clackamas coun ty, Oregon, was approved today by the interstate commerce commis sion. The ('lackamns Eas'.f-rn will acquire the logging road now op erated by the Security Huvings and Trust compaCiy and is to construct a four mile extension, making n connection with the Southern Pa cific near Clackpmas station. CAT 0 N ACQUIRES Lick's Cameras Record Passing Mr 'f& Four iiIuims of the ct'llpM) Uikcn Lick Observers Busy at Camptonville the earth ami sun, the above equipment was used to photograph tho Ir. .1. II. Moore, astronomer or Ilrlt Observatory Is pictured at Campbell, president, of tlio Vnlverslly of California, Is neon hi the Or. Kobert (i. Aiken Is shown: Baseball Scores American U. H Philadelphia ?. ! 17 lloston 5 9 Karnshaw, ttominell and Coch rane; Huffing, Smith, Linen bee and Hevins. R. II. E. Cliicauo S 14 2 Detroit 8 14 1 Fnher and Autry; Uhle, Page and Margrave. National R. II. E. Boston 2 5 1 Philadelphia 8 16 S It. Smith. Itrown and Cronin; Uenge nnd McjC&rdy. R. H. E. IMttBhlll-Bll 14 10 2 ChlcaKO. 9 112 Krenier,' Erlckson and-'Henisley;' Hluke? Nelson Moss, Sweetonic, llusli and llartnett. R. II. E. ....1 22 3 ....15 19 Urobklyn New York Phelps, V. Moore. oiez: Denton, Pruetl, Eliot t and' lleving, cas, Pannlee and llogan. St. Louis nt Cincinnati Postpon ed; wet grounds. VEGETABLE TRUCK DRIVER FINED FOR Determined efforts nre under way to Tiavo nil fruits and vege tables entering Oregon undergo rigid examination and persons who bring such foodstuffs into tho J state without inspection are sub fject to arrest. A. Allen, district member of tbe Oregon horticul tural board, suld thls afternoon. The second arrest In a week was mado today. Mr. Allen arrested V. R. Lavign, Grants 1'hmh nurseryman? this morning on such charge on which Lavign paid a J 10 fine in the Mod ford Justice court this forenoon and coHtH of $4.50. The arrested man was bringing a supply of vegetables, Including potatoes, Into Oregon without undergoing inspection. Potatoes ar under quarantino because of the tuber moth, similar In dcstructivehesM to tbe codling moth attacking fruit. All foreign vegetables must undergo inspec tion forothe presence of nematodes or eel worms, microscopic In size. This form of peat attacks oer 70 varieties of produce. The campaign to bring about improved inspection of all Incom ing vegetables will bo continued Indefinitely, Mr. Allen said this afternoon. The Inspections will be made by loco? fruit Inspectors, Klmer Oatnjan and Howard IS. Warner. o WASHINGTON, April 29. W) An administration summary of the m eas u res taken to ex ped 1 to con struction and relieve unemploy ment showed today that the con struction program has been In creased virtually tot $125,000,000. t run at t'amptmivHIc, t'nl., by ro- 4N Sv. Mt-m$MuKMte! FRUITGROWERS LEAGUE MEET Plans and Policies of 1930 Marketing to Be, Topic Hartman Report Will Be , Presented. - A meeting of the Fruitgrowers ICnftue', fruit men "aniT shippers of the Rogue River valley will be held nt the Hotel Medford, Friday evening, next; at eight o'clock. when plans and policies of the iJU30 marketing expansion pro gram of tlio Winter J 'ear commit tee, David R0 Wood, chairman, will bo discusf?d. Owing to the illness of George W. Deane, presi dent of tho Fruitgrowers league, Kdward W. Cai ?eton will act as chairman. The preliminary report of Prof. Henry Hartman, Oregon State col lege expert engaged the past six months In studying marketing and storago conditions in New York L'lty. will be read. Tho complete report of Prof. Hartman, on his research work, wit h recommendations, will bo made at a mecting0to be held the latter part uf June. David R. W'oofl, chairman of tho, Winter Pear committee, leaves Sunday on a trip to Chicago, De troit, Clevcla$ul.A Pittsburgh and New York City, where he will in vestigate pear conditions for three or four weeks. He will make a report at tho same time as the complete report of Prof. Hartman is filed f At the Friday night meeting, a report will bo made on tho J Jose (Continued on Page 8, Story 1) W. II. Pendleton, 45, Ashland barber, was at tho point of death thl-1 afternoon ns tbe result of a bullet wound, self-inflicted, at his homo this morning. Despondency is believed tho cause for bis action, Pendleton was found by neigh bors unconscious on his bed this forenoon, a bullet woundthrough Hie head above the right and l-ft ears. A note, pinned to a pillow near a picture of his two children, was addressed, "To whom It may concern," nnd set forth that no one Is to bd blamed for tho uct and that his short-comings should 1 overlooked. Ills wlfo left him six months ago, filed suit for divorce and Is now- living In Ashland with her parents, Mr, and Mrs. Harry Sil vers. He operated a barber shop on the boulevard and had resided in Ashland for several years. A .32 calibre revolver was clasped In his hand when h was found. of Moon Between mmicrs from Mile Olmcrvntorjr c r FRIDAY NIGHT B. F. SCHOOL FIGHT GOES Mrs. Simmerville, Ousted, Director, Files Suit and Injunction Against County Superintendent Questiono Residence. Tho Hutto Falls school situation assumed legal aspects this morn- Iig. wi-Jfti the filing of a suit i injunction in tho circuit court, by Mrs. Kllzabeth Simmerville. ousted, school director, whoso place wis declared vacant a month ago, against Susunne Homes Carter, county school superintendent. Mrs. Simmerville. thru her at torney, (Jus Newbury, asserts that the county school superintendent acted without authority of law In removing her, nnd that no trlnl was, held to pPovo that sho was not a resident of the Butte Falls dis trict, as claimed. In conjunction with 'the filing of the suit and Injunction plea, the county school head yesterday ap pointed Mrs. Julia Doubleday of liutto Falls, school director to sue- i ceed Mrs. Simmerville. Notice of theappolnlmcnt was placed in the mail last night. Wrs. Doubleday will servo as director until June 2S, tho da to for tho annual school election at Hutto Falls, when two directors will be elected. It gives promise of being an exciting elec tion, o Tho school superintendent, sots forth In her notice of tho appoint ment that it Is TnndVt under the provisions of tho Oregon law, re quiring to fill a school board va cancy within 30 days after a va cancy Is declared. Vaoancy Doclarcd. The directorship of Mrs. Sim merville ws declared vacant, upon tho grounds .that she was a resl dent of Fugene, where hor daugh ter is attending high school with out paying tuition, thus establish ing a residence. Lane county au thorities havo ruled that Mrs. sim merville was a resident of Eugene, by virtue of theso facts. Mrs. Sim merville Journeyed to liutto Falls monthly to attend the scho'bl hoard meetings. It is nlsc expected that legal ac tion will bo forthcoming upon the question of tho Hute- Falls teach ers for tho year. The boundary board, ntoa hearing held last De cember, reduced tho Butte Falls school budget, fliSng expenditures on a parity with those of similar class schools in tho county. It is alleged that tho teachers PiVgnvl contracts nt tho salary rate fixed before tho 'budget was cut, and unless soima compromise Is reach ed, this matter, too, will bo thrown into the courts. Opponents of tho school board nt tho hearing assert ed that the salaries nnd expendi tures of tho Hutto Falls school were excessive. Tho Butte Falls school hnH boon more or less of a stoim center for the past year, with Balarios, tax levies, aibsenteo directors, nnd stu dent board bills as tho chief Issues. SLAY 'FRISCO COP SAN FRANCISCO, April 29. P) Patrolman John Wesley Mal colm, veteran member of tho Han Francisco police department, was shot and killed on pier 20 today by two bandits who oscnped with tho $4000 payroll of the California stevedoring and ballast company. Malcolm, 00 years old anc.l a rm&nhcr of tho police department for 3 2 yoais,a was shot twice thru the heart when ho attempted to halt tho men following the rob bery, o CAPTURE-1947 STILLS WASHINGTON, April 29. fP) Prohibition Commissioner Do ran announced today that during March 1947 stills had been seized !' prohibition agents And a total of 6380 prohibition arrests mado. Sun and Earth tlio Amuc'lnml l'rr-w. Henry Gets Break 6 in Snake Shipment, 47 Born En Route NEW YORK, April 29 iff) Henry Jtartels ordered six bci constrictors shifted from South America. When he called at th ship for them0 the curtain yelled orders for Ufoe production of those E3 snakes." "Six!" Insisted Bar- tes. "Well." came back the 4 captain, "-17 wSVo born en route. That's a break for you. Take them all." HONOR FOR DELEGATES Five Thousands Cheer As Naval Conferees Wel comed at Battery Am bassador Morrow Sa?ys Treaty Forward Step. NEWoYORK, April 29. () i6Tho American dolcgntcs to the London0naval conferenco set foot again on United States today at 10:30 n. m. E. S. T. when they debarked nt the Battery from the city tug Macom to tho choers of 5000 persons. As tho Macom started up 'the bay the Leviathan tooted Its whis tle throe times in a parting salute and tho two destroyers and tho U. S. S. Texas, which hnd convoyed the Leviathan into tho harbor, drew up with their sailors nt attcn-tlon'-"Joff - the 'rallsJ--whHo tho T&xas fired a salute of nineteen guns. Another saluto groetod tho dele gates as tho Macom passed Gover nor's Istand nnd a formation of six army pinncs from Mltchel Field maneuvered ovorhoad. All of the delegates except Sen ator Reed debarked from the Leviathan to tho Macom nt 9:05. In addition to Secretaries Stlmson and Adams, Ambassador Morrow and Senator Hoblnson there wero In thO) party Mrs. Stlmson and Mrs. Robinson. Mft. Hforrow Present Mrs. MqroDw, who had returned from Europe earlier, was aboard tho Macom to greot her husband. Senator Roed is returning on Qj later vessel. Tho tMucom loafed its way up tho lowor bay waiting to dock at 10:30, when tho parade formed. Nono of the delogates would make, any formal statomont ex cepting Ambassador Morrow, who said: . "It is a good treaty, a good treaty IJor tho United States, a step forward In tho movement for world peace. "Secretary Stlmson Is entitled to the highest credit for accomplish ing tb;e alms for which President Hoover sent the delegation abroad. By hiS high character, his great courage and his constant patience ho earned the respect not only of his collcngues and helpers on the American delegation, but all of thoso at the conferenco." LOCAL PLACES; 2 SUSPECTS JAILED Medford crime, at low ebb for tho past few weeks, els nowa boom ing. report at tho police station indicated today. Three locul es tablishments were entered hut evening and two men were held In Jail as suspects In one of tho bur glaries. C. R. Woods and J. E. Oorlcn, both of Medford, were arrested by Police Ofricer William Peck for entering the Jackson Street serv ice station at tho intersection of North Central avenue. Tho officer arrested the men on the promises. They were surprised in their woik boforo given opportunity to obtain any amount of loot, the police say. The Price secondhand store on South Front streot reported the theft of a collection of knives, a guitar and a banjo. The hamburger stnnd on Sixth street near River side avenue was also entered, but little was taken. Tho theft of SO gallons of gasoline from a drum on his orchard place north of Medford was reported to the sheriff- office this forenoon by Verno Marshall, 4 linker llecovcrlnc. CLEVELAND, April 29. VP) Newton D. Baker, former secretary of war, Is suffering from a se vere attack of pneumonia at his home here, physicians said today. He has been III a week. 1 RETURNING OPEN FIRE ON RIOTING PRISONERS Break for Freedom Halted By Machine Guns in Ohio Prison0 Two Cpnvicts Wounded Guards Held Prisoner By Mutineers. COLUMBUS. O., April 29. (A) Revolting convits in the white city or Idle house nt Ohio penitentiary, scene of the disastrous fire, were fired upon "today by prison guards when they made n concerted effort to t escape frm the cell blocks. The mutineers were driven ba?k from the doors leading to the main en trance iby automatic rifle fire. Sev eral convicts were won tided. 0 When the mass of convicts made their break for liberty they at tempted to tain entrance to tho guardroom, Tttullets drove them bacK. Then the convicts held sev eral guards as prisoners for a shore time, but released them when Na tional Ouard officers threatened co enter the white city and rescue tho men. a The shooting followed a night and morning of comparative quiet within the prlrfon walls. The break for liberty came short ly afte0r National Guardsmen start ed erection of a barbed-wire stock ade In the prison yard,- in which it was proposed to hold the revolt -ers until the hundreds of cell locks had been repaired. The mutineers heretofore had continued thelrf ac tivities of "passive resistance" against the wardenshlp of Preston E. Thomas. They had -been in re volt since tho' flro a week ago yes terday when 320 convictB worn killed by fire and smoke. Covered by a machine gun, Col onel Robert Haubrich, Ohio Na tional Guard, went to . the ld!a ' fibKsd dooYway Tmd tjonvarsed with three convicts. They reported that virtually all the prisoners had taken refugo in their cells, and all was quiet within the block. Columbus1' police resorves, sum moned when the disorder started, were clearing all the streets near tho penitentiary. Two wounded convicts wero George Tonoff and Jewel Jaffa. Tonoff was serving from three to 15 years for burglary and Joffa three to 17 years on the same charge.0 BY ' MAKE IlKnniNU, Calif., April 20. P) A miKht enrthnunke was fait In tho Mount LnBsen region at 12:15 p. m. today. The tremors, of iihout 10 seconds duration, were ulno folt here and at Lewlston, Trinity county. Will Rogers Says: HKVERLV HILLS, April 9. Passengers on a train iu Canada talked by phone with London, Kng.o That's not ni invention, that's a post. This means that you can't go any place without. 8 o m g,b o dy, saying, "Mr. Jones, if you will step to the back end of the plain; that automobile salesman is on the phone." There Iiijh been more talking and less said over phones than in con gress. t Every invention during our liCtime hag been just to save time and time is the only Ocommodity that every American, both rieh and poor, have plenty of. Half, our lifo is spent trying to find something to do with the time that we have rushed through life trying to save. Two hundred years from now history will record, "America a nation that flourished from 1900 to 1942, conceived many odd in ventions for getting some where, but could think of nothing to do when they got there." Yours, WILTj ROGERS.