Medford mail tribune., May 08, 1930, Page 6, Image 6

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BEDFORD MSTC TRIBUNE, 5IEDFOTIT3, OREGON', THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1930.
Explosions and Fire Follow
i Blast Aboard Tanker at
Gulf Refinery Pier Three
Docks Destroyed As
i Flaming Fuel Flies.
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Lindbergh No Longer Lone Flier
f. HAYONNK, N. J., Mny 8. (fP)
Fire started by an explosion in a
tfl.000 gallon oil tanker, today
roared through the yards of the
Gulf Refining company at Con
stable Hook, threatening the de
Ktiucfton of that plant and the ad
jacent yards of the Tidewater Oil
an m puny und the Standard Oil
qompuny.
C; Three men were injured, one
seriously. Officials said nil other
employes were accounted for.
Shortly after noon two tanks
containing between 30,000 and
litO.OOO barrelH of gasoline nnd
flye tanks of lesser en parity hnd
exploded, along with a number of
tank carw containing fuel all.
t Two hours earlier, the tanker
Sen u fen, a harbor craft used an a
. gasoline nupply boat, went up in
a jroar of flame. Two members
of the crew received serious burnH.
'-.The flames spread quulckly from
pier to pier, destroying three docks
and roaring through the yurd. All
Boyonne was shaken by the blasts
at the tanks in the yard flew
skyward, scattering flaming gnso
line in all directions.
A truck load of chemical extin
guisher was brought from Newark
In an effort to check the rush of
the flames.
Two seagoing tankers were
pulled from the docks before the
fjames reached them.
. Flames and billows of smudge
oJnd snioko surged three hundred
feet into the air with each explo
sion. Two members of the tiay
rttine department were overcome
by smoke.
V STORY 1
(Continued from Pg 1)
t!Ouy W, Connor, chairman of thj
fruit inspection bureau, filed a re
port which wan adopted, recom
mending the continuation of the
present service, which cost the
fruit Industry approximately $14,
$00 last year.
i. Chairman Connor reported thai
no retrenchment oould bo mude In
the service, without crippling It.
The lnnugurntlo)of a midnight
to. noon passenger schedule be
tween I Jit Angeles and HeQtle
over the coast mall-passenger air
way by the Pacific Air Trans
port company, n Hoeing system
unit, makes It possible for t
sengerH to leave Los Angeles at
midnight nnd reach Heattle the
following . day by noon. The new,
service makes no difference In
the arrival or departure of ships
from .Med ford the plane arriving
here on schedule at 7 u. in.
This airway, 1 100 miles long,
is the second longest rfallfms-
senger line In the United Slates,
the longest being the L'hlcago-
fiun Francisco route of 2000 miles,
also Hoeing operated. Air mull
bus been flown over this route for
three years mid passengers have
been carried on all divisions ex
cept the northbound night flight
between I Aim Angeles and Han
Francisco, Now, due to Improved
lighting, passengers can leave Loh
Angeles at midnight on the Hoe
ing system, reach San Francisco
bay at 3:30. I ort la nd at 9:30
and havo lunch ,ln Henttlo or Ta
ronin. This Is one of the fastest
airplane schedules In the I'nited
States. Now it Is only one-half
a business day from the orunge
groves of southern California to
the snow-cupped mountain peaks
of the l'uget Sound country.
The Noted Dead
LYM1NGTON, Hampshire, Kng.,
May 8. (JP) Admiral Sir Sack
vlllo Carden, who ordered the first
shot fired In the Dardanelles cam
paign In 1016, died here today,
aged 73.
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HOOVER SILENT
ON REBUFF FOR
COURT N
BRITISH AVIATRIX IN
SYRIA ON LONG HOP
BEIRUT, Syria, May 8.
Miss Amy Johnson, British aviatrlx
who now Is on a solo flight to Aus
tralia,' landed last night at Mous
llnile, near here.
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and that tho Inspecting forco was
none too large. Inspection cos's
$5 per car, distributed, $1 to the
government, CO cents to the state,
and $3. no for labor.
Reports from California pear
districts Indicate blight 1b play In1?
havoc, cutting down the normal
crop 25 .per cent. i
For this section. - one Isolated
case In tho Talent district wiu' 'i
ported, and It was under eont? I
Growers woro urged to be vlglla;
In guarding against blight.
Assoclnted Press Fhoto.
Col. Charles Lindbergh ami Anno Lindbergh Jiit before their
take-off from I ah Angeles for New York on a one-slop high altitude
flight. AIi-s. Lindbergh was nnvl-giilor on the record lireaklng wet
llisl fllghl.
Graduation Frocks
and Prom Dresses
You'll love these new
graduation frocks
a u d Prom dresses
just received for this
one great occasion.
Materials, are Geor
gettes, Chiffons, Flat
Crepes, Nets and
Laces. Priced very
reasonable at
$11.00 to
$18.95
Botany Flannel
Goats and Jackets
These coats nre stylish
chic for spring and sum
mer wear.
"Colors white and
pastel shades.
$5.95 to $14.95
Rollins Run-Stop Hosiery
In sheer chiffon . . v silk to the top, with French d
. heel. Five new colors to choose from.
By Herbert. Hummer.
WASHINGTON. From the
banks of tho Flap! dan comes new
evidence of man's tendency to cap
italize on his fame this time In
the person of Ray Burraker, the
12 - year - oil
nioun tain lad
who g n v o a
'possum to tho
President of the
United Httaes.
Stories of tho
s h r e wetness of
Ray have filter
ed down from
the m o u n tain
country of Vir
ginia Into Wash
ington. This a lor t,
fearless, young
chap, who weai'8
"store bought"
how tie since hU
to President
large pnckoige of chewing and
smoking tobacco, mixed in a con
glomerate mass.
He was a great source of Infor
mation until Ray came forward
and usurped the role of spokes
man, x
MKRBtRJ C, PUUMMLA
eioi nes ami
widely heralded visit
Hoover's fishing camp that Sunday
morning, Is not awed one whit by
tho place he has attained, lnstea-1.
In a cool and calculating manner
he Is out to 'make the most of it.
Quick was he to sense tho fact
that his picture had "news value.'
So now when . photographers
swarmed around for him to pose,
he demanded $1. Nor would he
permit more than one photograpn
er to snap him at a time.
SOLD TO SAGKETT
MAItSIIKIFJ.D, Oro., May 8.
(VP) Kffecllve todny, the Coos Bay
Times, only southwestern Oregon
dally newspaper, appearcdj under
new management. Announcement
was made into yesterday that Shel
don R Hackott, part owner of the
Salem Statesman, had purchased
a controlling Interest In the paper,
from 10. O. Murray, editor and
publisher, hackott will bo repre
sented locally by C. J, Gillette,
owner of tho Washington County
News-Item, Forest Grove weekly.
M u rray pu rehased tho Tl me a
from M. t and I Jan Mnloney In
January, 1928. Murray will re
tain his interest In the paper. For
many years ho published the Klam
ath Falls Herald, now owned by
Bruce Dennis.
STORY 2
(Continued from Pago 1)
Sizes
8o to 10
$1.95
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par
101 S. Central
Ladies' Ready-to Wear.
Phone 28
Klmrp
Another source of Income for the
young mountninecr was a broken
gate ai the entrance to the grounds
o f the school w h I c h P res Idert
I Tonver built for the mountain
children.
The contractor who built the
school was In the habit of giving
Kay a nickel for holding the gate
open for him each day. When
newspapermen, photographers and
tubers vttdtcd the school. Hay ex
acted a toll of fivo cenis. How
ever, the gate has been repaired
now nnd this source of Income Is
lost to him.
He talks to newspapermen with
an amazing ease and fearlessness.
Ills reply to a query from one of
(hem If he thought he would tike
tils school teacher was:
"I don't think that Is any of
your business."
Kay evidently Inherits much of
his astuteness from 61 -year-old'
rand pa Hurra Her. Grandpa ad
mitted to newspapermen, the day
the school opened, that ho didn't
come up the mountain for the
school opening particularly,
"I thought President Hoover
would be here," be said, "and I
wanted to have a fc- words with
him."
Grandpa olso said the school was
a good Idea "If It is run right."
He whs asked what he meant by
the expression "run right." Grand
pa, who had never before seen the
Inside of a school, looked his ques
tioners straight In the eye and re
plied: "Aw, you kngB what I menn '
Second In iiiiuind.
George Humiker, Hay's younger
brother, nine years old. Is over
shadowed by the more famous
member of the family, but Is none
the lens Interesting
The little fellow, dressed In an
y up to the flat; polo when the
newspapermen arrived, and with a
broad grin on his face talNed
freely.
"What's that in your pocket.
George?" someone ft--ked, pointing
to ti butg In his overalls.
"'Hacker,' he replied, nnd
-biouftht forth for Inspection a
WASHINGTON, May 8, fP)
President .Hoover continued today
to maintain his silence upon. thv
rejection by the senate of Judge
JohnOj. Parker for the supreme
court. (
Vice President Curtis called to
day und discussed the situation. It
wussaUl uU the White House no
decision had been reached whether
any statement would be made by
the president. It wns Indicated,
however, that nothing would be
said today.
President Hoover Is expected to
undertake immediately considera
tion of another appointment to the
vacant post on the supreme court
bench.
The president canvassed the sit
uation nt a breakfast conference
with Senator Watson, of Indiana,
the Republican leader.
Those now under consideration
for the vacancy include Judges
Arlm S. Vun Valkenburgh of Mis
souri, William S. Kenyon of Iowa,
and John H. Cotteral of Oklahoma.
The names of Fenton Whltloek
Hnoth, of Illinois, chief Justice of
the federal court of claims, and
Kobert S. Von Moschricker, chief
Justice of the Pennsylvania su
preme court, also were before the
president.
In an effort .to stimulate bible
study In Medford, a group of Med
ford businessmen and ministers
are offering cash prizes for the
four best 1000 word essays or trea
tises on the subject, "Does It Mat
ter Whnt I Believe as Long as I
Am Sincere." Kither side of the
question may be taken.
However, the material must be
taken from the scriptures. , Two
prizes will be given to eighth grade
children and under, John Frees,
chairman of the committee in
charge, said today that the contest
would end in June. Judges will be
chosen by contestants.
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TO
DRESS SALE
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Friday oand
Saturday
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Offering for Your Choice 75
. Dresses that Should
Sell for $22.50
SI2.95
Prints
Georgettes Flat Crepes
hi Fact, this Event Embraces
Every Type.of Dress
This sale conies at ..the very height of the
season and offers . only the ': very newest
Spring and Summer high - type stylings. ,
Attend as early as 'you can for the best
selections. y '
Sizes 14 to 44.' : '
See
Our
Collection
of
New
Hats
Lloyd Williamson of the Rogue
Kiver division of Copco gave a
brief farewell talk at the forum
luncheon meeting of the organiza
tion today, in view of his departure
soon for Kalispell, Mont., where
ho will be engaged in line con-1
structlon work for the summer, j
Mr. Williamson, who is changing
to outside work for the summer 6n
account of his health, will be af
filiated with the Mountain States
Power company during this period.
A good attendance of Copco em
ployes was noted at the luncheon
at which Mr. Bradley acted ns
chairman. Guests included Mi.
Borda of San Francisco nnd Mr.
Billings of Ashland.
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Portland.-Four-stotry apartment " Sprlrigneld. Springfield cream- Klamath Falls $50,000 apartment
house will be erected on corner of ery opened to' public. Courier installed new equipment.
22nd and Everett streets for Fred Clatskanie.-i Local water system Delake. New theatre building to
Llndquist. being extensively improved. be constructed here.
a man resembling the suspect had1
left the train at Ashland. j
George Dletseh, deputy sheriff,'
said a customer In n teleKruph of
fice here Inst night heard a man
ask for a telepram under the name
of Lindsay. This man later saw a
report In the paper and notified
officers. He said the man who
called for the telegram resembled
photographs on Lindsay circulars.
Got Telegram.
T. B. Andrews, manager of a
telegraph company 'f office here,
told a deputy sheriff Inst night
that a man resembling Lindsay
had called at th- telegraph of
fice and received a telegram ad
dressed to "a man named Lind
say." Andrews was unable to
namo the initials.
Deputy Sheriff George Deltseh
sa Id t he in a n w ho cn I led for the
telegram was traveling by auto
mobile and Immediately notified
all cities north of Hoseburg, In
cluding Porttund.
Sheriff Jennings said this arter
noon that he knew nothing of
(he report that a man resembling
Lindsay had left the train at Ash
laud and indicated there was no
cause for his office to carry on
any extensive search for the sus
pect In this county,
SAHAGOSSA, Spain. May OS.
(II Students nnd police clashed
here today after the students had
interrupted classes at univer
sity. The students hurled Htones
and the police replied by charging
and firing over their heads. Some
minor bruises were reported.
Klamath Fulls. Klamath Bus
company initialed streetcar buses
recently.
Portland. Addition will he con
structed to grain tdovntcQnl Ter
minal No. 4.
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Drain, An additional gasoline
power shovel put on Vmpqua high
way work QctHitly.
Stoddard Lumber company's saw
lull) In Baker and Tondosa opened
recently.
4
Harper $10,000 bond Issue ap
proved to provide funds for erfc-
tlnn of modern school building,
4
OnrHon Interior of City Meat
maiket Improved. t
ELKS WILL ENJOY
Members of Medford Lodge
lltiS, B. P. O. 13., wltl enjoy a
real treat at their regular meet
ing this evening as Exalted Holer
Ole Alenderfer has secured Mr.
Webb, sleight-of-hand artist ex
traordinary, to entertain those
who attend. Mr. Webb, accord
ing to Alenderfer, has established
quite a reputation for his tricks
of magic and hts contribution to
the Klks' program tonight will
remind the nntlered assembly of
the occasional visits to this city of
Alexander the Great and other
exponents of black magic n few
years ago.
Mr. Webb is associated with the
Standard Oil company nnd Is well
known in this city. He promises
to convince all who attend the
F.lks' meeting tonight nt the Klks'
Temple that the hand Is quicker
than the eye nnd his part of this
evening's program will prove to
be a real bright spot. The meet
ing will begin at 8:00 o'clock ns
usual. .
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PORTLAND, Ova. Mny 8 ()
The mystery of iWnissIng truck
containing $2$0O0 In produce wns
said by policy here to have been
cleared up today with the nrrest of
two youths. Jack Armstrong, 17,
and Robert Lillfg. IS. Officers
are searching for Vernygk Levy, 13,
driver of the truck, wfilch ' was
owned bv-vJohn Cawood. Vfiretablr
dealer, cawood had hired Levy
drive the truck. The boy and the
machine disappeared Tuesday.
Armstrong and Lllllg told police
they accompanied Levy to New
port and back to a point beten
Willamtnn and Grand K o n d r
where the truck was abandoned.
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