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f0rd Mail Tribine The Weather Temperature II Sliest yesterday ..54 lamest this mum Ins 34 To ft p. in. jmlfrday. 00 To 5 a. in. tlUs morning 00 Forecast: Tonight nml Satury fair nml mild. KJ Twenty-Fift Year FOURTEEN PAGES MEDFORD, OREGOX, F1M DAY, MAY, 9, 19:10. No. 48. MED 4 Today By Arthur Briibao Word From toizona. Successful Miss HoHins. Mr. Wells' Chimpanzee. Shot in Prison. Copyright King Feature! BfnA. loo. Mrs. Grace II. Lpgan o Phoenix says Arizona women earnestly favor abolishing capi tal punishment. A woman, Eva Dougaii, was hanged there recently, says Mrs. Logan, and "we now have two young boys facing the gallows. When our com mittee was in session today j all agreed to see if you would not touch upon this subject in your writings for our Arizona papers." I Punishment inflicted by gv- eminent on criminals reflects the civilization of the period. After the French revolution, when torture of witnesses was forbidden, judges were aghast, and said: "We can't get the facts if I we are not allowed to torture witnesses." That applied to witnesses not accused of any crime. If Arizona decides to stop ' punishing one" killing with an-' other killing, that will be due to the influence of women. A million women, burning with the desire to be "inde pendent," although nobody is independent, will be interested in Miss Marion Ilollins. Years Hgo she was champion female "P'liolf er: - Now,- '- she - takes her ' place in big business, as an ilile "oil woman." She made up her mind that if men could do it, she could, went into oil financing, and a recent sale netted her $2,500,000. Did you read H. G. Wells' interesting statement about the higher apes? They can ''think ahead" a little. Xo other ani mal except man, not even mon keys with tails, can do it. Without being taught, a chimpanzee will take one stick, insert it in the hollow of an other stick, and, with the ad ded length, draw a banana into his cage, w Since the beginning of time, 7 no other animal but man could think as much as that. Consider what man does now, weighing the stars, meas uring the electrons inside of an atom, and only 12,000 years ago he was using sharp flints for weapons, not far ahead, mentally, of the chimpanzee, s (Continued on Page Four) Abe Martin Don't mention mo, but wiil.perrl 31 lit Ilcnllry linn hmt ! nhMtltit-ly over'tliliig. A n jr Ii o . lfgiou patteant. Ids son has gone Ui work," so hi j No lcs than 20 other masses lr. Ixiclmrn Tlmrp to a Imuw j wer"-:iid In churches ashore by mil o hrldgr td.'fWM' today. Five AnieWan prints. wntM ttsrtl to lop feT liolilln' n The two amshlps whlW are horHc, hut I don't know what bank !the homes of the American pll ImiHlltt pjiy blonds to sit at (Ik j grim are docked at La (iouiette. tilierl. midway between Carthage and KILLED BY FALL HERE Ben Smith Plunged From Holly Theater Scaffold By Heart Attack Head Badly Crushed By Con tact With Sharp Corner. Heart attack is given as n pos sible en use for a plunge of 30 feet from u scaffold in the Holly thea tre this noon, claiming the life of Ben Smith, r5, n carpenter. An autopsy will probably he held this afternoon hi an effort for definite determination. Smith was working on the ceil ing of the theatre and was stand ing on one of three planks when he suddenly lunged forward nnd fell onto the floor, his head strik ing a sharp corner. Ills head was badly crushed. Karl Kehl, in charge of the con struction, rushed to the man but said he was dead the Instant he struck or possibly before. lie thinks the man was the victim of heart attack. Smith is believed to have two daughters living at Richmond, Calif., and he was residing In Med ford with friends. BAYONNE FIRE CAGING AFRESH AS GALE FANS BAYONNUi N. A May ii. With chemicals virtually exhaust ed and a. stiff north wind carry ing the flames toward two large high pressure gasoline tanks near the main office building, the fire at the Gulf Oil Refining company, though under control today, was threatening the entire refinery at noon. The plants of the Standard, Tidewater and Vacuum Oil com panies nearby, also were feared to be in danger. The last supply of special chem icals was brought from Syracuse, N. Y. The estimated damage is $3, 000.01)0. More than 5,000,000 gal lons of oil have been consumed. Thy storage yard today wns a scene of desolation with crashed and twisted tanks standing like white spectres in the early dawn. Chemical flakes covered every piece of equipment in the vicinity of the blaze with a heavy white coating and made the ground un derfoot n mire of slippery grey mud. HORTON SMITH IS SOUTH PORT, Kng., May 9. (Pi i I or ton smith, young Ameri can golf professional, was beaten today In his first start on English sold this year when his 289 wis not good enough to win the north ern professional championship Smith, up among the leaders throughout the "2 holes of med.il play, was definitely defeated when Archie Compston. big Knglish pro, enme in with a 285. Compston won the tournament, shooting steady golf through the wind and rain that marred the closing day of the event. Execute 39 Men PARIS, Fin n ee, M a y (P) Four of the 39 men condemned to death for the Inclo-China riots dur ing February were executed at Yan bay. American Pilgrims Aboard Ship CARTllAOE. Tunisia, May 9. fp America's part In tho thirtieth International Eucharist ic congress today consisted of an Impressive series of 100 masses at fourteen altars improvised on the steam ships which bore the new world pilgrims to this mecca. Before eisht altars on the decks of the liner Rochamheau, nnd six on the Araguaya, American priests parsed In a continuous impressive WHAT'S IN A NAME? $10 IS OFFERED FOR LOCAL MOVIE TITLE j,V O O "What's in a name?" $10 fc this time if you choose the t right one for the motion pic- lure of southern Oregon to be presented at the Craterian iheair next week. The Med 4 4 ford Mail Tribune is sponsor- 4 ing a contest to obtain a 4 good snappy title for this film, which will be used for 4 4- publicity purposes. A prize of $10 will be awarded the 4 person who hands in the title 4 judged most appropriate. 4 The film Includes shots of 4 the Rogue River valley orch 4 urds In blossom. Crater Lake, the golf course, leading busl- ness houses of Medford and 4 other characteristic scenes of 4 local industries. . SLAYER DENIES EA 1 BEFORE DEATHOF INA OLWELL Vogel Confesses Murder Was Not Result of Gin and Anger Leaves Mother's Day Message. CHICAGO, May 9. (A) August Vogel, 27, wa electrocuted early Mrs. Charles R. Ray, Sr., was filed today for the murder of Lyle n the circuit court today, by At Perrenoud. He left a "Mother's torney Charles R. Reames. It Is Day" telegram to be sent to his j asked that the will and all its mother, who cannot read and j bequests be declared invalid, and thinks her son. is fn jail only for violation of a parole. In a last minute confession, Vo gel denied he had been a "whim slayer." "1 lied when I said this killing was the result of gin and anger. I deliberately planned a robbery; I was watching for anyone worth robbing. I had a revolver and i an automatic. I know how to' handle revolvers, but this. was. the, first time I ever handled an au tomatic As 1 pressed it ugalnst the man and told him to put his hands up. the gun exploded, al though I didn't mean to shoot." Perrenoud was killed In an ar gument that followed a minor collision between his car and ,one driven by Vogel. George Vogel, serving a prison term for being a member of the l.v,.. ,. .rVilnli A rniu I lit , n , ,,, , . Tu. leader, 'confessed last night was ne ano not ins uruuirr w u" ureu ine snoi, uut nw wunuiew. his statement when prison offic lain warned him he was putting nimspu in winger ui uw penally. Baseball Scores American K. . 4 Cleveland Philadelphia 9 1 1 Holloway, Harder, Glatoto and I Sewell; Grove and Perkins. K. H. K. Detroit . : 5 8 1 New York 4 8 0 Utile and Henna; Wells, Johnson, Pipgras and Dickey. R. H. St. joub 2 Hoston 5 10 0 Crowder, Collins and Manion; MacFayden and Having. National. It. Itrooklyn 7 11 1 Pittsburgh 4 9 0 Clark. Dudley and Lopez; Petty, Meine, Stoner and Hemsley, R. H. K. New York 5 14 1 Chicago 6 11 0 Pruett, Hevlng and O'Farrell, Carlson and Hartnett, Taylor. R. H. E. Philadelphia 3 Cincinnati 1 Henge and Davis; May, bell and Sukeforth. 10 2 7 1 Camp- Homicides 1 n California d e rreased 42 last year, with 327 re ported for the 12 months. Hold Mass in Carthage Rites Tvuds. They are the largest ships hTe, too large to enter the port of Tunis. Boston furnished the largest American contingent, with 140 pil grims led by Monstgnors Frederick A. Burke, of Brighton. Mass., nnd J. E. McOHnchey. Boston also supplied the oldest and youngest Amerkg) pilgrims, Cornelius O Leary, aged 80, and John Henry O'Nell, six. son of John A. O'Nrtl. ,John Henry confessed that his chief intyeat was centered In the Riant HcntgaleMe soldiers, with : their khaki uniforms, red few.es and long, threatening bayonets. The &negalese supplement the whiteroops and local police In policing tht(g'ongress. OREGON PRIMARY A. W. Norblad, (left) governor of Oregon, Is opposed at the polls for reelection as republican nominee by Charles Hall, (center) Coos county legislator, and Henry L. Corbett, (right) Portland legislators. The primary will be held May 16. RAY HEIRS FILE Allege $35,000 Paid As Compromise Ask Dis missal 'Undue Influence' Charge Action Is Hit. An answer and petition to the suit of Mrs. Ina Knola Olwell. com- testing the last will of her mother. that the suit of Mrs. Olwell, in which she alleges "undue influ ences" be dismissed. The unswer alleges that the family paid Mrs. Olwell $35,000 as a compromise In the suit filed by her against the terms of her father's will The mother bequeathed the major portion of her estate of the estimated value or $-10,000, to her daughter, Mabel R. Ray, and her son, Charles K. Kay, named executor without bonds. Frank R. Ray, a son, and Mrs. Olwell were bequeathe!- $1 each. Mrs. Olwell seeks In her suit to have the will of her mother de clared intestate, and divided equal ly among the four children. As part of the answer, it is alleged that Mrs. Olwell "for many years prior to the death of her mother . . . was an undutiful daughter, and caused them worry, ..'annoyance and humiliation." It Is it a88erted that the settlement delayed 1 5 .. . . course In the courts. It is further alleged and charged Umt lhl.OUBn j,lf,ai actions and threats Mrs. Olwell received from 'the estato of her father, C. R. Ray, $35,000 more than her sister. Mabel R. Ray, and her brother, Charles R. Ray, and that this sum was paid "as a compromise, so that Ina Olwell would not further worry and harass her mother." Her legal action is declared "un called for," nnd filed for the pur pose of causing worry. A topy of the last will of Mrs. Ray is attached to the answer, with Dr. R. W. Sleetcr and Charles A. Wing as witnesses. It was, made February 9, 029. Mrs. Olwell, a former well known resident of this city. Is now a resident of Oakland, California. BY MOB 10 NE KHKKMAN, Tex., May 0. () fieftrge Hughes, negro, was cre mated in a vault In the county court house here today after It had been fired by a mob that sought to lynch him. Sheriff At thur Vaughn n said this afternoon. SUKRMAN. Tex., May fl- Grayson county's $U 0.000 court house here was dowtroved bv fire this afternoon by a mob. described as the largest ever gathered In this county, which sought tt lynch fieorge Hughes, 41 -year-old negro, charged with attacking a white woman, and whow fate was in doubt. Home officers said he had been "emoved from the structure, while . .hers paid he had ben lot-ked 1. . vault in the building. CEYLON INUNDATION COLOMBO, Ceylon. May 9. (P) Ten thousand persons have been rendered homeless by unprece dented floods- which have inun- (dated a large area In the northern ityt (f Colombo. WHIM ANSWER TO SUIT i zrv.Z77-''J mn DT UI KT Pi DPT DMvLD Uf'i uuuai iiuuoLioimuL nuoLuunu FRED N 10,000 HOMELESS! I i i CONTESTANTS mat fit Pmt Pimm CORBETT State Needs Efficient Busi ness Management Gov ernor Should Be Free From Entangling Alliance In a talk at a luncheon at the Hotel Medford this noon, in which humor, sincerity and plain com mon sense were nicely blended. Harry Corbel t of Portland, candi dal for governor nt the republi can primary, gave his views of what, n his opinion, the qualifica tions of the the chief executive of this state should be. Mr. Corhett. stressed the fact that managing the affairs of this state means managing the affairs of the largest single business In the stnta, and that the. people should, as stockholders in this business, be interested In securing a man for governor who has had business ex perlcv - who has good, judgment, who can be depended upoVi to b? more concerned with the material and welfare development of this state, for the benefit of all the people, than with any patent cure- all or panacea that may be his own particular hobby. "I have made no definite- prom ises or commitments in this cam paign," the speaker declared, "and Intend to make none. I believe iha people are entitled to have as gov ernor a man who has not tied him self up with any local Interests or nny special factions, who when he tnkg office will bo absolutely free and un trammeled to do what he believes to be best for every sec tion of the stale. & "1 would rather never get Ibis office than to have my hands tied or inv freedom of decision and no tlon curjalled before I had secured it. That doc not mean I am not aware of special needs In your sec tlon nnd In other sections of this state. I am aware of them, and I am sympathetic with them. I owe everything I am and every thing I have to this state, whero my forefathers came as pioneers many years ano, and n Oregon develops and benefits, 1 will bene fit. "Hut when It comes to specific committments, c o m m 1 1 t m"e nts (Story 1 continued on Page 3.) SOLDIERS HOI WASMINGTON, D. C, May 9. W- Th establish men t at Rose burg, Ore., of a branch national homo for disabled volunteer sol diers was urged before the house military nffnfrs sub-committee to day by Dr. K. B. Stewart of Rose burg and Representative I la wley of Oregon, chairman of the houso ways nnd means committee. Haw- who Introduced the bill pro i vldlnr for ertlon of (he branch Roseburg nnd authorl Xing x.ouo.uao for the project, noscrio- ed the need for tho home. He told tho committee there Is no branch home in cither Wash ington, Oregon, northern Califor nia, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah or Nevada. A home at Rose burg, he said, would provldo for I from 2500 to 3000 soldiers, j Dr. Htowaj-t emphasized tho I P"lrthat iWi could be cared for more cheaply pfr capita thnn In eastern homes. He said that while nrr. are ten homes east of the Is only That one I Is located at Mnwtelle. Calif. Furthermore. Dr. Htewart said. before men aro admitted to states homes In the northwest, residence of from one to three years is re quired, leaving many untibln to enter Institutions as they need and deserve GIVES V W ON OREGON NEEDS GRO APPROBATION CONVENTION OF LAUNDRY IN OPENS Delegates Here From Coast States to Discuss In dustry Mayor Pipes Welcomes Visitors Fab rick Presiding. Laundry men from Washington, Oregon, California, and one from New York City were In attendance at (he opening meetings of the convention of Oregon Laundry Owners Itenefit and Protective as sociation In session nt Hotel Med ford today and tomorrow. Registration opened nt the hotel at nliut o'elm-k this morning and the main program nt 10 with Glen Kabrick of this city, presi dent of the association, presiding. Singing of America was followed by Invocation by Rev. C. H, Porter. Members and visitors were wel comed to this city by Mayor A. W. Pipes. A response to his address was given by 10. L. Welder of Salem, who Is secretary of the as sociation. Giving the report of the president, Mr. Fabrick emphasized the progress the association has enjoyed. "If we remember the (Ktory 2 continued on Page 3.) ONE LIFE LOST IIAHTINOS, Nebr., May 0. P A. wind Htm:m of tornodlo fury swept Hastings last night. One man was killed, several were In jured slightly, and the pruporty damage may total $100,000. John P. Walters was working In a small shed. The wind lifted It from its foundation and hurled It 5(1 feel. Walters was thrown to the street and killed. The Htorm struck while a dedi catory ceremnny was taking place In the city auditorium. A tree was blown against the. side wall, caus ing one section of it to collapse, and the 3000 persons present were in a state of alarm, A band, playing continuously for half an hour while the wind roared did much to prevent a panic. Many buildings were blown down or demolished. The Missouri Pacific railroad station and the two-story factory of the Dubos manufacturing company were among the structures destroyed. The main streets were, heaped with debris. Only one . telephone lino wns left to connect Hastings with the outside world. Automo biles were carried several blocks by the violence of the storm, and trees were uprooted. Leroy, Tyork and Harvard were other Nebraska towns reporting Qamnge from severa wind and hall storms. -4 Census Figures HAN FRANCIHC, May 9. fl) Kan Francisco today Is tho "home town" of (121,702 persons, and can boast a population Increase of 115, 000, or 22.71 per cent, in tho last decade. HAN DIHOO, Cal., May 9. (IP) Han Diego has a population of 147, 97, according to official announce ment made thin morning by tho census supervisor. This shows an Increase, of 88. ZH per cent over thy 1920 census figure of 78,509. CHICAOO, HI., May 9.P) Tho Herald and Examiner, after check ing up "nearly complete census ro turns," suytt today that tho 1930 census will rovea) Chicago as a city of more than 3.350,000 popu- Inllftn. Thin In nonrlv Kill dim In excenH of the jjHOclatlon of Com-1 merce's pro-census estimate. ! I NEBRASKA OWN i y WIND Jane Addams of Hull-House, Celebrates 40 Years Reign CIHCAOO, May 9. (P) F o r .lanes Addams, today brought an nhxerO.ice of twice "twenty years at llull-House." Miss Addams Is nearly 70 and Ilull-Houso Is celebrating Its for tieth anniversary. Under her guld nn cp It has grown from one build ing 0 a solid block, making one of the world's most noted settle ment centers. For three days, starting today, Hull-House will keep open house. Many of those who have at one time or another made their home at Hull-House are making this three-day observance the occasiOi for homecoming. Sla -m Woman 1 V -fc .iifumlfJ Prrts Phot 9 Dale Lawson, 15, Independence, Ore., chore boy, has confessed to killing Mrs. George Dickinson in her farm home, authorities said. FIVE AIRMEN IN FATAL CRASHES 10 ARE HURT Seaplane Locks Wings With Army Observation Ship Near Langley Field Pri vate Planes Fall. LA NO LEY FIELD, Va.( May 9. (P) Cuptaln Percy G. Rlack, eighth fluid artillery, was In a hospital today, tho sole Burvivor of an alrpluno collision - which cost the lives of Lieutenant-Col onel Phra Annua of tho Siamese air corps and Lieutenant Robert 11. llrown, Jr., U. H. A, air corps, . . A, t n u, r o vtts Hnied lnatantly when the suap.'uno ne was piloting, iock ed wings with an observation land plane occupied by Brown and Itlnck and both planes fell 200 feet. Hrown died an hour later In Langley Hold hospltul. Black suf fered a broken left arm, broken wrist and severe, lacerations of the head. DOWN1NOTON, Pa., May 9. iff1) A 27-year-old airplane pilot and his two friends were killed near hero last night when the pilot attempted to make a dead- stick landing, after tho plane's motor had riled. Tho plane, with Carman van Leer, of (Men Loch, at the con trols, went Into a dive at 1000 feet over tho farm of .T. Lawis Downing, a mile north of Down- Ingtnn. Norman Donnelly, 20, West Chester, and Robert Btan- forri, 2 7, Frazior, wore In the front seat. As the piano struck the ground and crumpled Into a twisted mass, it burnt Into flames. OWOHHO, Mich., May 9. (P) James Oliver Curwoori, Jr., 1 son of tho lato novelist, was in Memorial hospital today, probably fatally Injured as tho result of an nlrplane crash last night ns he was attempting a landing here. Young Curwood suffered a broken neck and a fractured skull. Phy sicians said his death wns ex pected momentarily. T! BY CHINESE REDS HIIANC.HAI. May 1. CH-i max tug China's unparalleled ban-. dltry In recent months, 15,000 Chinese of Yungyang, Honan pro-1 vince, were killed April 23, said unverified dispatches appearing to day In Chinese newspapers. Tho dispatches stated the loot ing, burning and killing lasted four days. Tho outlaws kidnaped r,oi) of the townspeople, holding them ior ransom. The town was obliterated, noth ing being left but burned ruins. Mackenzie King, premlor of Canada, messaged Miss Addams ho would bo unable to he hero. Osi ers, however, had accepted Invoca tions to return to tho settlement center where they once lived, the list Including William L. Chenery, editor of Collier's WeQly. Walter Oifford, president of the American Telephone nnd Telegraph com pany; (lerarri Hwope, head of tbg tleneral Klectrln; Julia Lathrup and Dr. Alice Hamilton. Ramsay MacDonald, prime min ister of Great Britain, who brought his wife to Hult-Houso on their honeymoon, sent -Miss Addams a cablegram of congratulations. ROBERTS IS NOMINATED BY HOOVER Prosecutor of Teapot Dome Cases Selected for Su preme Court Vacancy, After Rejection of John J. Parker Is Republican. WASHINGTON, May 9. P) Opposition to Owen J. Roberts of Pennsylvania, who was nominated today by President Hoover to the sprem ecoiirt, was announced un hour or so later by Senator Shep pard. Democrat of Texas, on Hie ground that he believes the Phlln deiphiun is a wet. WASHINGTON', May 9. tP) Owen J. Roberts of Philadelphia, .special government counsel in the Teapot Dome and other oil cases, has been selected by President Hoover for the vacancy on the su preme court. The selection Is !n fill the vacan cy caused by the death of Justice Sanford, for which John J. Parker of North Carolina was rejected cdnesday. Roberts has made a national reputation by his handling of the Teapot Dome and other oil cases which grew out of the senate In vestigation of 1924. He wns named special govern ment counsel In the cases hy President Cooltdge, serving with Atlee Pomerene of Ohio. To Rob erts has fallen a heavy share. of tho long task of gathering evidence in the criminal and civil suits and presenting it to the courts. . The nomination is expected to be sent today to the senate, whlctf two days ugo rejected John J. Parker of North Carolina for the same place. . Senators Consulted ; In soloctlng Roberts, Mr. Hoover consulted, among others, various members of the sor.ato. By. virtue of the close connection between the senate Investigation and the iltlgntlon which followed senators : have followed Roberts' activities as oil counsel with particular care. Roberts Is a Republican. He has Just passed his 65th birthday. Ho has practiced law In Philadel phia since 1888. Thirty years ago he first entered tho public service as assistant dis trict attorney of Philadelphia county. Ho served for several years as professor of law at the Univer sity of Pennsylvania. During tho world war he was a : deputy uttorney general, represent ing tho federal government In espionage cases In Pennsylvania. If the president's latest selection Is confirmed and no Immediate dissent was heard the result will bo to shift one place on the court from the south to the north. Jus tice Sanford, who died In March, was from Tonnossee. WASHINGTON, May 9. (P) A statement before the senate lob by committee today by F. Scott McBrldo that tho Anti-Saloon le.i guo was "born of God" was de scribed by Henator Blaine as "sac rilegious and outrageous." . Will Rogers Says: HEVERLY HILLS, May 8 Did yon rend thnt Bev erly Hills censiini For the past year or so every lit tle buff alo wallow that was afflicted' with a cham ber of com mtrce has claimed thnt lliey'was "the fastest growing town in the IT. S." From 674 prolifio souls (of which I happen to have been one) in 1920 we now have 17,428, a gain of 2500 per cent, and not a crave yard in the town and the jail is empty. And inci dentally I never was able to get in this census. I used every known influeniS, but they never como to see u. There must have been thous ands of others here just as unimportant, so if they had gotten all of us, why we would have been bigger than any. Yours, "WILL ROGERS. an (Si
