PAGE 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.
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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.
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" 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
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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-
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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
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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.
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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. ,
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or any town
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