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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.