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FOTJH MTiiDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREfiOX, TUESDAY, 'M AY 20, 1930. JAPANES E UP HARAKIR GIVE AS SUICIDE METHOD i. - lly ilcnn Bubb. . ' (Associated. Vrem Oori'esjJbrtdent) , TOKYO (P) The modern Jap ntlPHe youth whose life has been blighted, jumps from the roof of a buslnCHs block, Instead of In voking: the' honorable rlte'of harl Kli'l, whlrh flKUi-en so prominently in i the ' leifenits and history of Japun. - Because of the earthquake dan ger there are no real ftkyscraiiein ; m Japan, but Tokyo's new- de partment stores, six, seven or eight stories high, are lofty enough for the youth who has been Jilted, fniled In his examinations or Just become tired. Within recent weeks li dozen young men and girls have leaped from the roofs of the Matsuya or MutBuzakuya depart ment stores. ' tiuicide hns an. honorable pluce Ih the . Japanese code, quite nt Varlnheo with ' occidental -Ideas. . When defeat or dishonor loomed It Wa the only way out ior- in aatnurttl; loyal rotttlnerg' killed themselves to follow their lords in death; patriots died to empha size a truth they believed vital tu the national welfare. Lovers threatened with separa tion sought to enter Elysium to gether by the .romantic idoublo tulcldo known as sbinju ("the In ner heart"), for wlikh for cen- ' turles they hnvo favored such keauty .spots nt the Kogon water' fall near Nikko, tho crater of the active volcano Abo' In Kyushu, tho rocky seashore near Ataml. "fheso romantic places still claim ' tlielf toll of disappointed lovers. ' The' ' outstanding ' example of ' hnrnklrl in modern Japan, nnd nl ; most the last, was the death In ' 1918 'of General Count Nogl, tho ' captor of l'ort Arthur. Ho killed : himself In tho classical mnnnor the ' tiight they burled his sovereign, , tho Emperor Meljl. His wife, like ' it heroine of a feudal romance, killed herself at tho same time: ' ; Knai rllml nnt merolv to follow his lord In death, but also, ho said, to recall the nation from Its mod ern slackness to tho old discipline and loyalty. Nogl has been del fled and a Rhrlno built for his worship. i . In the furore of 1024 over tho ntuwago of the Arnffh-nti Immigra tion law whlon' excluded Jnpnneso, ;an obscure 'patriot" killed him self near the .American Kmbassy, milting himself' ircfbiw thd' abdo men In ' ft crude' attempt to perform-tho classical rlto of hnrlklrl. ' 1 1 ' ' ' ". vl! ' Prison Doors Open For Preacher, ;. . . ihm mm mmxfy mvrr mm mmm "tJL '" ! ' " o r " iT m TTrin ' " r, JlliQlIfffifilf:1: j; I;, - - - " ' ' '' BACCARA LOM ANdKLKH. Mny 20, Thn Rev. H. I (Hob) Kchulor, re leaned from tho county jnil on a Mute fiuprpino court writ of huhenn corpus, left Los AiibpIph nt 4 n. m. today by pitHHetiKer nlrplnne for Dalian. Texan. Jle expectH to reilch hlH floRtlnitUitn nt- 7:80 p. m. to attend the cIohImk HeK.sion of the nnnuitl conference of hln roliKlnuH denomlnatlnn, the Methodist i:piH copal. Tho preacher who walked out of jail lato yoHlorday, hnd nerved flf- teen days 6f a twetily dftvy sentence for .Coiitenipt of court; Ifo posted fTiOO pall pendlnp a henrlnff on the writ, whlcn Ih BCheduled for June 3. ' Ah pastor of Trinity Methodist HplHCopal church. Houtli, He h ul or openites a rudlo br'nnlleaHtinR Btn t Inn. CrltlciHin,; made' In radio Hpeeohes, if the actions of two hu period court Judften In -the Julian I'etroHeum- Corporation - criminal canes, was tho bah is of the charges upon which he wan convicted. T CASE IS RECALLED BY VICTIM'S DEATH AXTYIIF;, Forres, Kcotland; My 20. (P; Sir William Gordon Gor-don-C'ummings, 81, 'died here to dny. His death recall the famoun Haccarut caee and the (aw eult in connection with a house party in 190 at Tronhy Croaft attended by King Edwanl, who was then Prince of Walen. Sir William, who wan the guest of Mr. and Mth. Arthur Wilson at Tranby Croaft, was accused of cheating at cards. The fuct that the then Prince of Wales was a member of the party was revealed when Sir William vigorously - denied the charge of cheating, liVlnglng action - against Mrs. Wilson nnd four others for alleged slander. The prince testi fied at the trial. ' The hearing, which created n great sensation in America' as well a Knglnml, lasted several days and resulted In a verdict for the defendants. , ' Sir William's wife, whom ' he married In" 1891, was Florence Josephine darner, daughter of 'the late Commodore Garner of the New vorK Yacht club. She died In l!i2. ' S Sir William nnd Miss f'Gnrner were married the day after the verdict vh given. She had never lost faith in him. , 1 . Norblad Sends Congratulations to Geo. Joseph Dies On Gallows SISKIYOU FIRE STATE LINE ATTRACT i l LOCAL STAND Up to.thft overage of post per formances and uornupH a nil uonnr litis to the addition of new ucis, ni O. Barnes' cirrus played before 12, DOO people here yesterday at after noon and evenliiK shows. The ah ence of tho umial long hill of wild nnlmal acts, cut down since the Htaow was purchased last year by the RlnRlliiK Hrothers' circus com bins, was noted and when the blK attraction makes Its annual vIhU here next year, It la probable that (lie animal acta will be eliminated entirely. From the opening pageant to the closing spectacle, circus perform ers went through routines with clock-like regularity. Mabel Starke, announced as the world's greatest wild nnlmal trainer, wan feature of the animal acts and attracted rant attention when she appeared in the cage with IB Bengal tigers, all of which went through their abort performance to the command of their blonde mistress, who com pleted the acts In a wrestling match with it tlgor. Direct from Germany, the Great Gretanos, (high-wire performers, Km....I. n nit undptntm'u especially In closing their net when five members of the youthful troupe. walked across the wire three deep. .Duiicltig homos supplied the us ual aood entertainment and a sninll army of clowns that wero really funny did their bit to add to tho euccesa of .tne-nig snow. Tuuko, the giant elephant, did not make Its appearance on the hippo drome track, but remained chained to stakes in the menagerie.' Many bad the Impression that Tusko was chained because he was a "killer, hut while deemed dnngerotm, Tus ko has never been the cause of a death. - - Baby tigers, born last March and a baby camel, also- born last March, were other Interesting at tractions of the menagerie, which filled vp a large tent with Cages nnd roped off lulu. The circus has been on tho rond for two months and will continue to show until the latter part of October,- seeking; ' warmer dimes When that season arrives. WAWIINflTON, May SO. P The conference ' rerrort on the f ISfi,37,770 agricultural appro prlatlnn bill, adjusting differences over senate amendments to the measure, wa approved unani mously" today Ky ; the hottw, ' alrort time nfter similar nrtlon had NEAR CONTROL TROPIC PRETTY FLIER IS NEAR DEATH IN STORM Bllze Started By-Explosion of Gasoline Destroys Saw mill, Endangers Workmen in Camp.' 'M GllANTS PASS, Ore., May 20. (P) 'Fire flKhtors under the direc tion of Forester Ci D. Cameron to duy were believed to bo bi'lngln;? under control a forest fire th.it brolte out ywtterday in tho tilaklyou nuttonal forest, Juat over the Uall-j tornia stnte line. uirricuities in establishing communication with outside stntlons loft many details of the flro incomplete. ) Th first forest fire.-of the ea- on, it was ftid by the forestry de partment hero to -have started1 from explosion of a drum of gaso line. ' Hprendliiff rapidly under pres Htire of a' seaward wind, the flames moved rapidly Into ndjolnlnK na tional forest land' after destroying a small sawmill. : Incomplete reports reaching tho Grants Paw office f tho forfstiy bureau Indicated that several work men barely eseapeXl with their lives when the gasoline, exploded. . These reports suld the gasoline can hnd been standing near a don key anglne ustri 1n the loKff'n t cam p. The fore of tho explosion knocked sevrnl workmen down. The logging camp was saved. loss wilt not exeeed $10,000. the forestry offlCo.hero believes. It din was today reported falling In tho vicinity -ot tho flro; English Aviatrix Says Java Sea Crossing Dreadful .Experience Continues Australia Hop. . j 4 !Ullf! !ULIIJIV 111 IIVUUI. I IMIMUI IILI Ivlllm qiUUURI ULUIJIUM .- .. . . ' Associated frea Photo BVDNBVV Nf-8.; May( 20. (A?)-j INC.VAI.D (I3INO) ANDERSON oti Uerlln, K. H., former eastern ski- j jumping- champion, was hanged ' here today for the slaying of Uulills ItehhiVs, a . hotel night clerk. I He walked steadily from his cell to the sallows, protesting his Inno- cenee to the last. ' ! The trap was sprung at 1:12! a. m., and after an inquest the: body was turned over to a loc.al j minister for hurial. j rtobbery wn said to have been 1 tho motive for tho crime. T.efore j he died ltehherg mid that "Km- ! mett Sloane could tell all nbout It." The man known as Slnnne was identified as 'Anderson. : " J SAl.KM. Ore.. May ZO. -r MP). Typhoid fever . contracted from drinking untreated water furnish ed by the. employing company, was not an accident. Buys the supreme court. Therefore, Alberta' Hlair, whose husband. Horace Newton Blair, died from typhoid as a re sult of drinking Rogue river water, cannot get, compensation from th state industrial accident eommis sion. 1 The court made this decision to day, reversing Judge Percy R. Kelly of the circuit court for Ma rion county. Blair was employed by O. ' X. Pierce & Co.; In the construction ot a bridge across Hague river at Gold Hill. Although the company had arranged for the workmen to get treated water, three of them preferred to drink from a hose that brought water directly from the river. All three became 111 with typhoid and Blair died. judge Kelly ruled that "his con tracting the disease while so em ployed was an accidental Injury which arose out ot and in the course of his employment."' The supreme court does not s hold. Other opinions Included: II r Whetstone vs. Itogue River Valley 'canal company, appellant; appeal from Jackson county: ap peal from Judgment for damage?!; decree ot Judge C. . M. Thomas modified. ; - Gotham Barbers ' ' Stage a Strike to Shorten Day NEW YORK. May 20. ' (PiObtaining a shave or a haircut In downtown Mnnhat- tan was n matter of some difficulty today with 000 of the approximately 1000 bar- bers in that section on strike. The strikers, who are mem- bers of the Journeymen Mar- beis' International Union, are seeking to enforce the clos- ing of shops at 9 p. m., on Saturdays, instead of 10. - TODAY CELEBRATE- 55 YEARS MARRIED LIFE Today is their fifty.(ifth anniversary, Mr. jintl m,8i D ' al.wturi of 3'1 'a..1 ... ' formed their irlemls th m That Is, Mr. Lawton told tUe ni.J to the Scottish Rite- Masons ' iomuuik mo iiiing reunion In inj cltv.- anil . lln 1,. ..... . ,u '! , " ......u suy8 ( true. Married i county, Iowa, in is?5. thp "', " In Vlorirnr.! ' vr J. n'Ml l.oon livlnir han , , "U'iia though they have added fve "1 ..........if, uniuversarv they aren't tired of matrimm,.. .. the Rogue River valley. Their three children also live southern Oregon. Thev nr. , Myrtle FVjrhea of Jacksonville, M, j Medford. " : CoqUllle.. Knapp & Ou, , ceived contract for Improvln- itir 3 4 4 BALEM,. Ore., . May 20. (fP) Clovernor Norblad late yes terday sent the following tele Kram to George W. Joseph of Portland, who was the suc cessful candidate for the re publican nomination for gov ernor in Friday's election: "Now that practically all the votes have been counted. It Is apparent that you- arfr tho republican nominee i for. governor. Please accept my congratulations," '; BATTLE FLEET SAMARANO, Java. May 20. (JV) A pretty goltien hnired girl of 23. as directly from London as nn nlr ))lnne could bring Iter, dropped In hero today nnd over n cup of coffee at tho airdrome restaurant told the British colony guthered around her how she crossed tho Java seu. Hor name, Amy Johnson, meant almost nothing to the Kngllsh rob ber growers and sugar planters who live side by side with Hollanders here, hut tho apparition of a girl In a flying suit striving to bent Ilert HlnUler'n 16-dny record from Kngland to Aiistrnlln excited their admiration and curiosity. She looked tired hut she smiled cheerfully as sho described the Java Bea crossing from Singapore ns "dreadful! dreadful! 1 thought I would never make It." Heavy tropical storms made her change her dlroctlon nnd height, nnd long distances were flown only n lew l'cet ubnve sen level. -' ' "1 want so very much to rest," she said. She headed for Sourahayn, which she reached at 1:20 p. m. She left Croydon May 0. , Favorable Industrial nnd finan cial conditions prevailed In. tho Hnnr terrttory last year. E STATIi INJURED THROUGH FALL Frank: Howard, operator of ; a service station at the "corner t( North Utversldo and Fifth street, was taken to the Sacred Heart hos pital this afternoon to receive treatment for a fractured knee, sustained In a fall into the grease pit, while working on an nuto, ac cording to report.. . .) No other injuries have ns yet been reported from the hospital, tt-here ho was undergoing ' nn , ex amination thU afternoon. GO TO POLLS IN STATE'S PRIMARY PARADE HOOVER REVEW Proud. Ships Pass Chief As Fighting Planes Roar Above-Crews Line Rail for Honor. ' PHILA'DKM'HIA May 20:--tP) Early hallotlriK on today's pri mary for United States senntor. governor and other offices was heavy In ppots, reports from dif ferent parts of the state indi cated. The' weather wns cloudy with n threat of rain In some parts, but the temperature was mild.' Ono of the important develop ments was the announcement by Senntor JoHOph K. tlrundy, candi date for the senate seat he now holds by appointment, that he had voted for Olfrord Plnchot for the Republican nomination for governor. The senator made the announcemeht nt his home potlltiK place In Hrlstol, where he was holding the window book, check in off voters ds they went to the polln, a job ho has been doing for 4 0 years. 1 . In Philadelphia, voting was quiet and fairly heavy In some districts. There was nn army of watchers on duty. BOARD U. S. S. SARATOGA, Oft Virginia Capes, May 20. (vP) Its flags whipping in a smart breeze ns It ploughed into foam a calm blue sea, the United States fleet passed in review todny before Its commander in chief, President Hoover, Standing uncovered nt the rail of the new cruiser Salt Lake City, the president saw a great modern I at ni ml a of the sea and air pass In Mine nnd circle in maneuver. ' j Overhead the giant dirigible Los j Angeles floated in silvery majesty, jthe center or a roaring squadron i of the skies. AM about her were ttlie fighting planes loosed from j their b Ives on the aircraft carriers ! Saratoga and Lexington. On the surface the passing line j Included the proudest of the 'battle-' j ships, cruisers, destroyers nnd hnlf 'submerged submarines. v As the surface craft passed the Salt Lake City, their crews lined the rail while the ships bands play ed the national anthem. NEW YORK, M iy 20. (P) Xow comes the motored para, chuto. Henry Bushmeyer, prqfe. sional jumper, is working on de vice that he hopes will enable him to fly JO miles or so after leaping from a plane. - i Albany. Plans completed for construction of new stago terminal )in 11(1 i tic nn Mum 11 ton nrnt.nrlv nt 'post of approximately $15.01)0. 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