Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, May 17, 1930, Image 8

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Newspaper Page TextPAGE EIGHT FIND THREE STRANGLED BY FUMES Wives and Young Son of Portland Firemen Die in Home, While Husbands ; On Fishing Trip Heater in Basement Blamed. PORTLAND, Ore., May 17. (P) Twd brothers, returning today from a rinhlng trip, found their wive dead, victims of bh fume. Ly ing "by them wan the hody of a third victim, the 6-year-old adopt ed "on of one of the young women. The dead: .Mrs. Daniel W. Mtrkley, 20, of SOU,' (Mevoland avenue, where tlw tragedy occurred. Mm. Raymond A. Mlckley, 21. of 2K7 V4 fiaM Mnrrbion street, who wan staying with her slHter-ln-ln-v during the aliHence of their hun hands. Harold Mloltley, ti, ntloptert son of Mr. and Mrs.' Daniel ' Mlckley. Both husbands of the gas vic tims are city firemen nnd had been absent from the city on n fishing trip for two days. Returning to Portland early to day, Raymond Mlckley was drop ped at his homo und Donlel Mlck ley continued on to hi" home; As he entered he srtiellcd gas fume.i, and oing to his wife's bedroom he found her, his sister-ln-lnw nnd his adopted son dead on the bed. The women were fully clothed. The boy was fully clothed except that his shoes were off. Here Is how Deputy Coroner Bnook reconstructed the tragedy: The two women returned to the house Friday evening after pur chasing groceries, which wero found on the table. They went to the: basement and lighted a water hvuter preparatory to starting the evening, meal. The heater, It was found, has no vent for eBcaplna unhurned fumes. Burning poorly, much gas caped, being carried upstairs bv ventilation. As the house filled wlth fumes the women and child became .drowsy.' DouW.'less' they were not aware of the cuuse. They went to the bedroom and lay dow.1. ; STORY 1 (Continued from Pag 1) for three yearn. Tho supremo court still must decide on the recommen dations. Senator Joseph was horn In a lou oabln on Joseph creek nt tho lower end of Modoc county, Cali fornia. . Ambitious for an educn t'ot he herded sheop on the edge Of the Oregon desert and entered Jakevlew high school. Ills legal education was gained In Portland lawyers', offices. ' ! Only one candldato In the guber natorial race announced himself na favoring the modification of tho Eighteenth Amendment.' He was Bough, who ran fourth among the four Demoeratla candidates. L. II. Sandblast, republican candidate for representative In congress from the third district (Multnomah County), the other ono who Inject ed the prohibition Issuo Into the primaries, ran second to Franklin P. ' Korel, Republican Incumbont. Korell amassed 80,227 In 592 pre cincts of the county, while Sand blast polled 13,026. Robert Dun can, the third candidate received 12,067. , , ! ' Me Vary , Vuto Heavy , Senator Charles I., McNary, Re publican Incumbent, polled 43, 694 In 324 prectnotn for nomination as United States senator. Elton Wat klnn, Democrat, who sought the Domination, received, In the sumo , number of precincts, 73-19. ' Ralph K. Williams,' Incumbent Republican ' national ' committee man, from out of 1326 precincts, ' polled 64,667 to Churles F. Walk er's 41,644. "Walter M." Pierce, former Democratic governor of Oregon, polled 10,3X7 votes In 1107 precincts while Oswald West, also a former governor of Oregon, polled 0313 In the samo number of precincts. Three hundred nnd sixty-six pre cincts gave Willis C. Jlnwley, In cumbent congressman from the first congressional district, 2I.7M7 nnd William A. Deliell. Democrat, 4213. Campbell (liolon f Oeorgo 8. Khepard, Republican, woe trailing for supreme court Jus tice, position number five, on tho basis of returns front '310 pre ctmVt He polled 40.294 while James U. Campbell, Republican received 00,868. Oliver P. Coshow, Democratic Incumbent, polled 7122. Harry A. Belt, Republican In cumbent' for position number six on the supreme court bench, un opposed, polled 18,283 out uf 406 precincts. C A. Howard, Republican, un opposed for slate nuperintendenl of public , Instruction, received 18,. 860 and 11. C. (i r am, state labor commissioner, unopposed,, piled up 18,766. RANCH FOR PURCHASE ; JACk'SONVIIXB, Oro., May 17 (Special) Mr. end Mrs. J. W. Caten arrived here about a week BK from Ooklaml, Cnl.nd nre staying' at tho W. H.'P. Miller, home, while looking over the eouu try trying to find a ranch to buy. .- . -. rr. i " Altitude Record, I n-Motored Jrckker ' - o . 3C - ,-:! Mcmlx'rx r the Rlchfli'ld OH comiKiuy ii'llpsi cxpetlllioti, pho togruphed ufti'r u rcx-onl wltlnir flight III the grlllllt ftrl-niolorecl Fokltcr iiionopliuu' nt KaiTiiniento. The plane attained ail nllltllllo of IV.SOO ri-t, wild to lie tin- highest wlnt to U'liich loaded, Irl-inntoi'-cil lkkT has ever been Noun. 'lVp, Mi li right lllury Mc IMhthoii, plVHs ri'iiresentatlve; Toiu my Fowli'r. pilot; Oliai'llr tounei'. Universal I'lcturi's t'ui'iMiratioii oiiiiii'raiiufn; Al Hiitton, co-pilot, anil itorgi Womlwiml. nIiiIT cuiii pniliuin fur Hie Rlchrielil iivliilion flenartnM'ilt. In loiver picture Tom my Fouler nt Hicht, lalkliu: t t.eorgi WoiMhviiril, Just inside the rnhln iihliie door, prior to the shirt of the Night. Pilot Fowler's object In tills flight was to get the altitude nec essary for tho photographers to se cure a picture of tho recent eclipse of tho sun by the movie camera men, but In addition to tills he got an altitude record for tii -motored Fokker planes, bearing a load a height of better and 10. 600 feet. This was also a new height mark for motion picture photography. Unusually low temperatures were encountered by the plane. One of the cameras hecume filmed with ice from the condensed mois ture within tlto ship, bottles of water froze solidly, and one of the bottles of oxygen froze. This oc curred Just at tho most vital mo ment of .the expedition at the maximum altitude and when the moon shallow luid Just raced Into sight ; The-tank wus being used hy George Woodward, cameraman of Richfield's aviation department. Facing unconsciousness, Wood ward stuck lu his post, obtaining his oxygen from a broken linn of the tank. .It was estimated by Pilot Fow ler, that , tie tcnipcnituros ranged from 10 to 20 degree's below Zeroi Fahrenheit, DcHpitc tills, howover the plane, fueled with Richfield and lubricated Willi Rlclllube, held the excessive height and set the new altitude record without diffi culty. CLUB WILL STAGE Members of the Mermaid Tav ern, book review club of Medford, high school, will present two plays,; "Embers," by John Mlddleton, and I "Aria Def'i.po." hy Edna St. Vln tin-A lino Smith. cent Millny. nt HI. Mnrkn Guild hall Thursday, May 22, Jo-Anne HmtiU of the hlKh school Is coachltiK the students. students who will nppear In "Mmhers" nre Itohdrtn Stearns. Winifred Warner, Charles Harney John Iteddy; In "Aria la Capo." Harriet Kayser. Clyde Uavis, Victor Dnllalrc, Hob Nelson, Jewell Wad dell. Miss Itoherta Stearns will he hostess to members of the club nt her;,'home Monday ovcnhin:. May 1 ft. . NtirrUi Porter and William Donuherty will tflve "Tho Congo" and other poems hy Vachel Und sey,. at this -nieeiliiR, Miss Mary Gilbert Is faculty nd vUier of this club, which has been wrlthiR book reviews for tho Med-! ford Mall Tribune, KELLY SUES TRIBUNE !I Ah an nflermuth of (ho recent court house cnmpnlKn, Atlnruev K. H. Kelly today filed suit for $70,000 damHRes nKulnst the Medford Print ing company nnd Hert Anderson, the basis of hit notion being an article, printed In the Mall Tribune tho day before (ho election, xlvltiK (he names of certain persons, mild to own properly near (he Armory site, nud HlKncd K. Pltirlun I'iium. The-dufejiriuulH In (he notion are culled upon to. innKo answer wltliiu ton days. BEDFORD STXIE - A ' J-r " ;. ; ,- Three Arts Revue Tonight Features Medford Talent An all home talent show, writ ten, directed and acted by local artists that's what awaits the peo ple of Medford tonight, when they enter the Armory to soe the Three Arts Revue, "TWO Feet High." But several of the lo cal artlstd have had professional experience, a n d there's goljig to be Utile of t h e amateur twang about the p r o duetion. The work of Tom Swem,- who is directing "Two Feet High", and design Ing tho scenery, Is known here and prefer Tho Author, red by dramatic circles to that of many out of state "experts." Audiences who have heard plays written by Mrs. Mary Glelner Kelly nnd songs compused by Miss Jeu nesse Holler, nre antlcipatlm.' this show, the first In which they have! combined their talents. The cast. too. includes three f,i- miliar names, which are always! crowd getters Jo Murray Rostel ' Fletcher Fish and Dixie 'Ambler Harvey. Then there nre the sur prises local talent which w..s brougHt to light by the writing of ! "Two Feet High." first Inspired by Dr. Olga Htastny's advice lo brisl-i ness women. "Put your feet on tliei Medford Business Women's Club Boasts 83 Members (''oIlowttiR openliiR of the con-j vmitltxi of the tM-oKou Kodoni t ion i of IIiikIhoss and I'rofossionnl Vo-j men'' clubs lu this city, the Mod-1 ford rluh announces a mouiberHhlp! of Sli local buslncKN and proTos-' sloiial women. Mrs. Maud Chapman, off loo j mauaRcr of tho AlcCurdy-Daniels j liiNiiraiu'e AKnoy, Inc., re-elected president for the coming year, ! beads the enrollment. The mom-! hers nre listed, with their posi tions, as follows: Mini Kdna May Wells, offioo nurse; M is. Gladys York, stonon rapher; Mrs. Luuctta Goodwyn, saleswoman nt Adrlenno's; Mrs. Marluu' Meier, First National bank; Mrs. Lillian May, saleH wuuian ut Adrienne'a; Mrs. Kate Walters, representative of Kan- sav City Life Insurance; Mrs, Uiu-; ra West, teacher; Mrs. Nina Mul-I Holland, hiHua-wife; Mrs. Mabel f Mack, home demonstration anont;j Mnvpact Kerr, pbysloian secie-i tary ; Mrs. ljiuru Huokinwhani. confectioner. The Crest; Or. Kmlly Holooin, physician; Mrs. Helva; Alkcn, hookkeopor; Miss Winifred i Walker, of floe assistant ; Mrs. K. ' T. HurleMon, Htirloson'n Heady to t Wear; Mrs. 11. M. llauoum, Dia-i mood's Jewelry store; Miss Lu - J cllle Wynne, nillllnery at Mann's ' I io-artment store; Mrs. Zola Aker,' phnrmaolst at Heath;; Miss lluthj Hevoranoe. stenoRrapher. Pleree Allen Motor company; Miss Kuih Luy, tlant iiiR teacher; Mabel Wil son. jrry Schnde's Jewelry store; Mm Cnrlotta 1). Hmlth. F.nst Hide I'harmacy ; Mrs.' Pearl Turner, i teacher; Mb Lucy Davis, First National lank; Haxel Vamrhan.! DeV'oe'a; Mrs. Umlse t'omptnit. V. TltTRTTNR 5TEDFORD. " i do.sk." I'mlor the hend of hut- , p r I fjr o s are placed tho Fox boys, Hector and Douglan, nnd JoNore D Inrn. Dcnlny Fox ffnd MlHrt DeLnrn -(let ter k n o fl n (i f I ! I I a nri) have had coft Mldcrnlile eK- i nerlonco with ,, Function nnd The Composer ,)(.fore cumins to Medford. Hector play ed a prominent part In nmntptir theatriealB In Portland. j j Dunclntr ohoruses from (JlnjWH of MIhh I lu Hi Lny and Mrs. Dixie Am hler Harvey will Interpret Hcveral nuinliei-H written ly Mis Hut lev. ' Minn He Lara will danc her w;iy throimh the love number, which will ho suntf by William Kirkpat-i rick. ; , I The deBlre of tho public to see thi show has inspired the local HuHlnosH and Professional Women's club to he a hit generous and lot, the crowds In. The production was originally planned for entertain ment of club members only. Sow thtit It Is to he presented In the Armory, a lore attendance. Is nn-j llcipated and the crowds nre prom-; led some Rood advice as 'well iisl first class humor from the pen of Mrs. Kelly. 1 S. I'Vrest service; Mrs. Dorothea liearss, nillllnery saleslady at .(aequo Lenox; Mrs, Alice Coppin; Mrs. Mary lliorma, Montgomery Ward's; Mr. Minnie Coleman. De Voe's; Mrs. Unone Peasley, Tho Peadeys; Mrs. Mabel Kitson. 1:1k 7 FrultRrowers offices; Maude MoCullook. dressmaker; Mrs. Ger trude Porter; Viola Corby. Wine land's beauty parlor; Mrs. Klsle llrown. Owon-UroRon company's stenoRrapher; Mh Alberta Shoe make, Western Union; Miss Clar ice ltensoboter, Simons, Shuttle- worth French offices, Miss Janot Clement, Dally Newtl; j Ida Kent, graduate nurm; Miss Irene. Sicd. itowman tteauty shop; Hert ha Powers, nccountant; Anna HowriiiR. stenoRrapher; Mrs. C. Uay Glllllaud: Mrs. Thorn Uiw rence. lnwrenoe' Jewelry niore; Mrs. A. A. Walker, merchant; Mrs. Helen Gray; Miss Gertrude I tut lor. teacher; Mrs, Ptnrl Mcfrcdte. saleMlady at Adrlenne's; Miss Kllsa beth P.urr. rurnl school super visor; Mrs. J acq up l.cnox, proprie tor Jaoiiio Lenox Millinery store; Miss Mai-Riiret Morrison. HlenoR rai er. Hour Creek orchards orfioe; Mi's. Ctarahotto Flllott. saleslady; Loot a Thom p.oniQ nurse; Anes Dounherty. professional n u r s e; .Mrs. 1-Mim Isaacs. Hutchitton's Mer. canttle Here; Mrs. Mary Greiner Kelly; Miss Jane McUuat. book- koeper;inrt stonoprnphor nt t;ati UvdWrd: Mrs. Marie Schoepen. florist. KoRiie Valley Floral com pany: MijlJnulse Fluhrer. Palmer MumIc hou5?; Mrs. Susjinne Homes Carter, county school work; Mrs. Sadie Howard, nurse In Dr. How ard's office; Mildred PinKinan, tnn at Community hospital; Mrs. R7VTTTRD7Y. ! Wlnnio Welshaar, suleslady; Vera Humphrey, clerk ana teaener. Miss Evu Nealon. society editress Medford Mall Tribune; Mrs. .MaDei oaeue. beauty parlor proprietor. Mies Clara Vool. banker, Med- furJ National; Mrs. Elhelwyn H. Hoffmann, women's shop: Qflwl Jeunesse Butler, reporter. Dally News; Miss Zoa Orlffin. Handi craft shop; Mrs. Adrlenne Steward, Adrienne'a stores for women; Mrs. (Irace Voss, Chamber of Com merce, assistant secretary; Mrs. Nina Culvig, phnrmacist at Col vig'e Drug store; Mrs. l'rlscilla Meisingi', music teacher; Mrs. Ida Crowson, confectioner. Crowson's: Miss Margaret Henslcy, Medford Mail Tribune; Mabel Coffeen, nurse ut Community hospital: Phyllis Swearingen, registered nurse at Community hospital: Mins Myrtle Ralsnvn. telerihone com pany: Mrs. Amy Kent Smith, nurse; Mrs. J. D. Russell nnd Mrs. Henry Hates. STORY 2 (Continued from Page 1) given in her honor as high light of the state convention in session here, for which the Grants Pass and Medford Business and Profes sional Women's clubs are hos tesses. An atmosphere of festivity reigned nt tile tables, benutifully Gircos Given to Boys and Girls AL. G. BARNES Gigantic 5-RING CIRCUS MEDFORD On MONDAY, MAY 19 Every boy and girl under 16 years of age can go. Simply get one new subscriber for The Mail Tribune, have the order below signed, mail or bring the blank, to gether wh the $1.50 to the office of The Mail Tribune in Medford, and you will w-Vw a.faletlckadmittingyoutothe BiS Show. the Side Show and the Wild West Show. If you don't live in Medford, mail the order and as soon as it All orders must be verified, where the circus plays. HURRY! SEND YOUR ORDERS IN AT ONCE- TICKETS NOW BEING DISTRIBUTED Have the blank below signed and bring or mail to circulation department of this paper, accompanied by $1.50. ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS POSITIVELY MUST BE PAlt) IN ADVANCE I 03 rate of E5 03 z I o a X"1 5 CD r-a v S NOTE: for 30 renewal TT'C X? A pv U jg GETBUSY decorated in spring flowers, bal loons, colorful place cards, favors and miniature copies of Crater I.al:Oand the Oregon Caves. Welcome iKiiders Messages of welcome were ex tended Miss Mct'lench, Miss Cecilia Beyler. president of the Oregon federation; and all other women In attendance by M'jj-or A. W. Pipes. C. T. Baker, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, and Judge H. D. Norton. Accomplishments of women in business were reviewed by .Mis" McCIench. who Is no advocate of frazzled nerves for women, and anticipated reforms. "World Peace" was cited as the most Important goal toward which the women of the nation are work ing. "Groups of women have been going to Europe at frequent inter vals to make contacts with women of that country to create a spirit of friendliness between the women and men of that continent and the men nnd women of America, with peace the ultimate end," Miss .Mc CIench stated. "We hope to mecU lu Clenevn and ' take first steps toward International peace soon. Next summer we will send our first good will lour to South Amer ica." A total of 1200 clubs In the United States were reported by Miss McCIench with a membership of 50,000 women, an average yearly salary for women of $1500 and a total salary of J84.000.000. "It is no longer a question ot iciiuou, jruui biu&cb win ue WANT TO 00 TO THE CIRCUS YOUR SUBSCRIPTION WILL TAKE SUBSCRIPTION ORDER MAIL TRIBUNE Two Months' Contract TGc Ver moXZUX lZ ZmU NAME STREET ADDRESS ORDER TAKEN BY STREET ADDRESS ?:rs?zT: days Dast. A It not a new , or woman in an ".ipntlnn." Miss McClenen ueui," -question of who can carry the load lOt There arc still some preju dlCes existing against women. Salaries are unbalanced and we are refused entrance In certa n professions. To destroy the old bugbear rega, dlng omen s health we are having a re&rd kept of the number of days women are not on the Job. We are also asking al club members to nave u examination each year for their own benefit. In this way we will check up on the matter and prove to the world tat we are physically fit." Mrs. Maud Chapman, president of the Medford club. MliS Thuis Kasdorf, president of the Grants Pass club, und .Miss Beylfr. Btate president, who presided fit the banquet, each gave a short u.ldress of welcome. Songs were led by Mrs. Nina Cole Mulhnllund, leader for the local club and Mrs. Ross Walker, stale song louder, here from Portland. l lisle Kiijoycil fin- l he hannuet was fur nished by Miss Kulll Severance's orchestra. Miss Severance also ac companied at the piano during the group singing. A musical program of songs and violin numbers, greatly enjoyed, included Klserllng's "Spring Song" sung by the ladies' trio, Mesdames Edna Isaacs, l-'lorence McElhose and .Miss Cole Mulholland; two solos, by R. E. Wnldron. accom- miiiea you. Tickets Tickets will be good at Medford ' W,d Ur Col,cc,or ,,,e Dale. PHONE No.. PHONE No... - b..n o panlcd by Mrs.' Evil Uazelrk, Marsh; violin solo played by i? Carleton Janes, acoompanist sir Janes; and a song by the Jack,,,'' vllle male quartet. D' The banquet was opened by . invasion of Cavemen and worn," In bear skins, who also entertain J with several songs. t(1 At the close of the meetln,. Miss McCIench was presented win! a intlng of Crater Lake i Peasley. " Much credit for the succew, oi the banquet Is due the chalrma Mrs. .Sadie Howurd; .M,8. , who managed the decoration the tables, and Mrs. Mulholland program chairman. Attractive place cards Inelucth, the poem "The Golden Key" contributed by the Corvallls club' Programs by Peasley, carried pc' tures of Mrs. Chapman, club pres," dent; Crater Lake, Oregon Cav nnd the club emblem. Small cand pears were used as favors, fh miniature of Crater Lake i,n l president's table was made hy jjr' II. W. Conger and the one or Un son Caves by the Cavemen. Carkiti Hero on Periodical visit John H. Carkln, member or n, state tax commission and former city attorney of Medford, at.rive. In the city yesterday from Saeni to spend several days on husineu! KLAMATH FALLS. jT O'Calla ghan, 36, logging railroad fireman was killed when an engine over turned. , a? or any town ME 3 3 3 n i " "I 2 c 2 1930. u in o r b OH .51 fur,.h.d e