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Med The Weather ford Mail Trikjne Temperature Highest yesterday 60 Lowest this morning 51 Precipitation To 5 p. m. yesterday 03 To a. m. today T precast: Tonight and Thursday, fair; rising temperature i nun- dy. Twenty-Fifth Year MEDFORD, OKEGOX, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4. 19.10. No. 74. Today By Arthur Briibtvn Half Slave, Half Free. Ocean Air Travel, Per haps. From Wotan to Jehovah. Mexico's Divorces. Copyright Kins Features Synd. Inc. Governor Roosevelt of New York tells Boston: "Prohibi tion will be the dominant issue in New York ami New England this fall." It needs "hq ghost come from the grave," to predict that. Prohibition will be the domi nant issue in New York, New England, ano other states, for a generation, unless an adjust ment is found. Lincoln said a country could not exist half slave and half free. It can't exist half prohi bition and half bootleg, either. s Dr. Eckener's recent exploit, flSfiig from Frciilrichshafen to Brazil, to the United States, and now home across the Atlan tic, may mean the beginning of ocean travel for everybody. Before the Zeppelin sailed, Charles E. Mitchell, head of the National City Bank of New York, Colonel Deeds of United Aircraft-Company, and other, dieusscd seriously with Dr. Eckcner the proposition of reg ular trans-Atlantic air travel. The United Aircraft Compa ny, powerfully financed with the backing of the National City Bank, including some of the greatest aviation construc tion units in thj UuiLd.,Statcs,. could eaily provide the finan cial backbone of the enterprise. A new explanation of Ger many's defeat, quite interest ing, is supplied by General Krich Von lutdendorff. lie says, ''All of Germany's misfortunes, including (he last war, are due to the fact that Charlemagne in troduced Jewish Christianity to Germany, destroying the an cient Teutonic, faith in Wotan." I.udcndorff says that had the Germans stuck to Wotan in stead of turning to Jehovah they would have won the war. Many will doubt that. Husbands and wives separat ed by Mexican divorces will be Vllcl'scly' interested in a Mexi can supreme court ruling cast ing doubt on the validity of such divorces obtained in the state of Morelos. laterally interpreted, lhat would cause embarrassment in ' America. However, such a decision ; K should not affect those divorc I ed in Mexico and remarried in ! good faith. No question, probably, will Contlntied on Page Eight) Abe Martin The lcnifMTntlc party may nevA it ruk-e In the. wHdernoas. but Jcwl tne mme tvn bavin' lot o fun watch. n' the procession. ter Pliw lia decided not to onrn a new drug More as titer's too manj 1 resturlnts here now. (Copyright John F. DHIe Co.) OTlTr linn QUARANTINE UPONJRUIT km European Orchard Disease Discovered in Oregon Is RevelationLocation and iL Nature Held Secret Vl&V rA Now Under Control, SALKM, Ore., June 4. P) At meeting of fruit growers held here today in conjunction with the Marion county court, H. S. Mer riam, member of the state board of horticulture from Goshen de clared that within a recent per iod a fruit inspector of the state discovered in an Oregon orchard a disease hitherto unknown in the United States and that the same diseuse discovered in the same place shortly afterward by a fed eral inspector almost caused a fed eral quarantine to be placed on the entire state similar to the Mediterranean fruit fly quarantine on Florida. Merrlam refused to reveal either the disease, the location of the orchard or the name of the in spector milking the discovery. 'We have the disease well un der control," he declared, "but it is a disease known in Europe but hitherto never discovered in the United States and it would affect an industry bringing into the state over a million dollars. In fact it would throttle that industry in the state for at least a year if the federal authorities acted to place a quarantine on Oregon. rimer Control "However, we have convinced tho federal authorities that we have the disease completely segregated and under control. Our fruit in spector no more than discovered the disease which he did by a glance at the orchard while pass ing along the road, than he took specimens of it, rushed over to the State college at Corvallis with it where it was Identified. Its dis covery, (mediately after by federal authorities caused the federal' In spector to wire to Washington In regarding to placing a quarantine on Oregon covering tho entire pro duct of the state Involved. "We got In touch with Wash ington and after negotiations and showing what control measures had been taken tho action toward a quarantine was suspended but federal authorities were watching the situation and we may not be safe yet. Kveryono involved has agreed to keep the details sur rounding this matter, the nature of the disease and its location a secret as we believe we can erad icate the disease and save the state from an appalling loss." IS LOCAL RECORD As a result of 14 conventions scheduled for A! ml ford in J 930, the number of visitors here this year are expected to exceed past records. One convention has al ready been set for 1931. Conventions, as listed by the Chamber of Commerce for 1930 follow: February U7 Western Oregon Traffic association. May 9-10 Pacific Coast laun dry men's convention. May 1 2-13 Southern Oregon Medical association. May 10-17 State Federation of Business and Professional Wo men's clubs. June 9-10 Oregon State Bank ers' association. June H0-21 California Cream ery Operator association. July, 14-15 Jackson county merchants Institute. July 14-15 Northwest Society of Horticulturists. Plant Patholo gists and Entomologists. September 10-13 Jackson coun ty fair. September 19-21 Pacific Coast Association of Advertising Agen cies. September Mld-pcific agricul tural economic conference. October 3-4 State council, car penters' union. October 6-7 Oregon State Fed eration of Labor. October 6 Northern California Southern Oregon Development as sociation. FAVOR LICENSING OF OREGON CONTRACTORS HA I, KM. Ore June 4. iPl I Salem contractor, went on rircorJ 1 last night In favor of legislation requiring that Oregon contractors he licensed. It was said a hill will be Introduced at the 131 legislature. 4 CONVENTIONS DURING YEAR Kiwanis President dsnoctatert Hreas fhuto Horace W. McDavId of Decatur, III., president of the Klwanit Inter I national, will pretldt at all ses sions ot me Tourceemn annual cwti ventlon at Atlantic City, N. J. FOUR MANIACS STILL SOUGHT AFTER ESCAPE Three Captured in Field Another Taken From Train Long Chase By Sheriff's Posse. IONIA. Mich., June 4. UP) The capture in a rye field today of three men and the arrest of another on a freight train at Owosso, Mich., reduced to four the number of inmates still at large after a break from the state hos pital for criminal ins'ine yester day. The three men were captured by Sheriff William Fianch and four assistants, who evoured the field on Information received from a farmer. They offered no re sistance, but two ot-.them 'were taken only after a long chase. Those caught In the field were Omar Hassan, 47, committed for murder, who has kilted a fellow inmate since being sent to the hos pital; Joseph Dabajak. 35. com mitted from Flint for a double murder and John Campbell. 33, committed from Saginaw for Hob be ry. E FOR REMOVAL OF SAIJOM. Ore.. Juno 4. (VT) I'nanhnous approval was Riven a resolution adopted last night by the Marlon County Game Protec tive association commending tho work of M. F. Corrigon of M Mlnnvlllc as a member of the stata game commission nnd deploring his removal by Governor Norblad. It. D. Klrkwood, secretary of tho state association, speaking to tho local group, dep lured the scant membership of the protective as sociations, "We cannot be the power wo want to be in the state," he said, "when only 1200 men out of 100, 000 annual applicants for licenses belong to our organization. " Kirk wood said the sportsmen have two enemies, "the power com panies and the salmon trust, and they like nothing better than o see us divided." TARIFF MEASURE WASHINGTON. June 4. VP) President Hoover wan Raid at the White llouxe today to he holding an open mind on the question of aliening the Smoot-Ilawley tariff hill. With Hid from experta. the pres ident expert to study the rates provided and the administrative provlidnns cloudy. He will (tend the nieaaure through the regular routine of Investigation by the various departments concerned, and In addition, plans a minute examination hlmaclf that may re quire considerable time. SUGAR PRICE FALLS IN PUD TODAY POItTLAM. Tre., June 4. iff) Coincident with a reduction an nounced by Nw York houses, the wholesale price of suar declined 20c a hundred pounds at Portland today. Cane sugar and berry sugar is now quoted' at $4.70 and beet at $4 5i. HEFL1N TO DEFENSE 0 HI Lobby Committee Subject ing Protestants to Hu miliating Cross-Examina-tion, Is Charge of Ala bama Senator, WASHINGTON, June 4. (VP) Calling attention to the lobby com mittee's questioning of Bishop Cannon, Senator Heflln, Democrat, Alabama, told the senate today that "Protestant preachers are be ing subjected to humiliating cross exa minatlon." "The senate didn't authorize that committee to do that," said, Heflln. "The committee Is catling Protestant preachers and asking them about the 1928 campaign. What business is this of the com mittee? None. The committee has gone far afield." Heflln inquired why the com mittee has not "Investigated a real lobby, the Roman Catholic wel fare board." He said officials of this board had "boasted" they defeated the bill to create n department of edu cation. WASHINGTON. June 4. (P) Defiant in his refusal to answer. Bishop James Cannon Jr., told the senate lobby committee today It was no business of congress what he did or what money he spent In his "purely private" anti Smith activities in 1928. While applauso and hisses swept the hearing room, the gray-haired, bespectacled little Southern Meth odist churchman declared he could not be persuaded even by warnings that others have gone to jail for refusing to answer senatorial ques tions. "You'll never see that account," he almost shouted when asked about the expenditures of the anti-Smith movemont ho headed. - Again and again he. replied "1 decline to answer," to questions about his part in the campaign, and about the failuro of his com mittee to report to congress some of tho expenditures. 1 Baseball Scores CHICAdO, III. , June 4. (P) llabe Ruth hit his 18th borne run of the season today off Tat Cara way in the seventh Inning of pie Yankee-Chicago game. American n. H. E. Boston G 10 3 Cleveland 4 13 I (Ten Innings). Morris and llcving, Berry; llutl lln and I.. Howell. National n. II. K. PiltHlllllKll 12 14 fi Brooklyn 6 7 8 Kronen and Bool; Durlcy and Lo pez. II. 11. E. St. Uillis 1 4 0 Philadelphia 2 10 2 HalnoH, Frnnkhouse, Sherdel and Wilson; Bcnge and Davis. It. II. E. Chicago 18 20 2 Boston 10 14 0 Mulone, Bush and Hartnott; Scl bold Kachary and Spolirer. II. H. E. Cincinnati 5 14 0 New York 8 12 1 Lucas, Campbell, Rixcy and Uooch: Donahue, Walkor and O'Farrell. ASTORIA TOLL BRIDGE AUTHORITY IS PASSED WASHINGTON, June 4. P) The house today adopted a con ference report on an omnibus bridge hill authorizing the mayor of Astoria, Ore., to construct a toll hridgo across the Columbia river at Astoria. The measure now goes to the president. Crematorium For Dead Gangsters Sought By Chicago Police On Tip CHICAGO. June 4. Pi A cre matory for gangster dead an In genious and ghastly device for re moving the evidence of wholesale murder was hunted by state's at torney ien today white police puz zled over another and particularly brutal gangland assassination. Pat Ulche of the state's attor ney's office said he had reliable In formation that a north side gang was cremating Its murder victims, thus getting rid of the "corpus j delicti." The disappearance In pQ, rent weeks of William Hlgglns. Kt. t Paul. Minn., racketeer, and Benn , Bennett, New York w!key dra!-j er. ha given credence to the cre- matory report. Phe said. Hej pointed out further that within a week there have been two gang' District Attorney Fortunate He Don't Walk in Slumbers It KM), Ore.. Juno 4. (P) 4 Uort c. Itoyland, Jefferson county district attorney, was f'Safc In Bend today after ho fr had slopi on the brink of a sheer 00 foot cliff overlook- ing the turbulent Deschucs river last night. Lost In the darkness, Roy- land lay down on the ground to spend the night and re- sumo his journey by daylight. This morning when be awoke he found ho had slept on the precipice while the river boiled below him. Owners Urged to Attend Tests Under Auspices of County Agent and Federal Engineer. . Orchardists of the valley arc i urged to attend a drainage dem onstration meeting to be held at j the Paul Scherer orchard, next! Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. ! The tests are conducted under the auspices of the county agent's of-! flee in conjunction with the de partment of agriculture, R. A. Work, local resident engineer. Methods and means of digging; drainage ditches and laying tile for! drainage will be shown. A campaign of education will be conducted among the orchardists and farmers to apprise them of th-3 methods to correct drainage evil?. Records of the drainage survey show that last winter a number of bearing trees were killed by the high water table, which could have been aavod by employment of draingo." tn wio orchard hctweert 50 and 70 trees wero pulled up which had been killed by drainage waters. To date very little Interest has been shown In drainage correction, and r campaign will bo launched to arouso horticulturists of the need, similar to those conducted to rout out blight and Insect pests. Tho drainage survey conducted the past year was Inaugurated by tho Fruitgrowers' league, when the danger of improper drainage was called to their attention. The situ ation, if taken In hand now, can be minimised and kept In control. General adoption of Irrigation throughout tho valley haa brought the drainage problem. j SCHOOLJAX LEVY PORTLAND, Ore.. Juno 4. UP) On tho face of returns from 141 precincts out of tho K1 In the city, tho special tax levy of $1,675,000 for tho Portland school district carried more than two to one today. In the race for the three posi tions on tho school board Mrs. O. M. Ollncs, present chairman of the board, was leading tho field by a slender margin over Wil liam V. Woodward, former ncbool hoard member. H. W. Ijiwrence was apparently secure In third place. ZEPPELIN NEARING AZO RESJSREPO RT WASHINGTON. June 4. UP) The navy was advised today that at 1 p. m., eastern standard time, the Graf Zeppelin was 117 miles east of Ponta Delgada in the Azores, or 82H miles west of the Spanish coast. gun attacks In Chicago In which the victim, after being shot down, has been carried away in the auto mobile of his attackers. The latest gang murder the tenth In the Chicago area within three days ws discovered 1at night. Th victim was Thonvis Hon nor lp, 33 years old, who was tried and acquitted of complicity In the election day (1928) slaying of Octavfus Oranady, negro law yer. - Hornnerln's body wa found late last Jh'ght tn an abry at the rear of thu HOO block on Harrison street The body was cut and bruised. In dicating torture. The wrist were wired. A welt around the neck In dicated Homnerlo had been gar-roted. DEMONSTRATE ORCHARD DRAIN SCHERER RICH GIANNINICO SEEKS CITY BANKS fci-i:..ii n r r: ueyuuauuiis uu rui mail National and Security Savings and Trust Means Entry of Trans America in Northwest. NEW YORK, June 4. P)-r-Tho TransamerlcH Corp., holding com pany for tho Glannlni Interests, today confirmed rumors that ne gotiations are under way for tho acquisition of the First National Bank and the Security Savings and Trust Co. of Portland, Ore. The two banks have aggregated resources of approximately ?&4, 000,000, PORTLAND, Ore.. June 4. W) The probable entrnnce of Trans- Amerlca corporation, giant finan cial holding company. Into Pacific Northwest banking business was forecast here yesterday by the an nouncement by KUiot R-. Corbett. vlce-prepldent of the First Na tional bank, that negotiations were under way fop tho sale of tho local Institution to Transamerlca. Although Corbett said that tho transaction had not been com pleted he hoped that It would be consummated. Bankers here and in San Francisco aro of the opin ion that tho deal already has been closed. Included In tho deal, If IP goes through as anticipated, are the First NalVonaVs afltliutds, the Flint National, corporation, the Security Savings and Trust com pany the Hank of Fast Portland, and George W. Rates & Co., bankers. Corbett's announcement yester day was tho first confirmation of rumors that havo been current bore for tho past week that Much a transattlon was Impending. The announcement yvaa given weight by the' fact that .2. B. MacNaugh ton, vlco-prosldent of tho First National, returned from San Fran cisco last week-end and left again for that city lant night. If tho transaction Is completed, It will be the first public an nouncement of Transamerlca's ex pansion outsldo of Now York and California. It Is reported, how ever, that the organization, which was created by A. P. Glannlni and associates, has been acquiring largo minority Interests in national banks In nearly every large city in the country. C. OF C. HERS RATE ARGUMENT HALKM, Ore., Juno 4. (!') Tho Public Hervlco commission Is In formed that tho Pacific Htcamnhlp company has petitioned tho Inter state commerce commission for a hearing of arKumcnts for Pacific coast relief In rail and water rates. The petition has been en dorsed by the Western OrcRon Traffic association and n number of chambers of commerce. Anions tho endorsements aro: K. (I. Klngwell, socretary of the Western ' Oregon association; C. T. Halter, secretary of tho Med ford chamber of commerce: Karl C. Reynolds, secretary of the Klamath county chamber of com merce: J. II. Harvey, secretary of the Orants Pass chamber; A. F. S. Hteele, secretary of the Eugene chamber and C". II. Denaray of Orants Pass. WITH TAX HA I. KM, Ore., Juno 4. Oil Karl I. Fisher was today re-elected chairman of tho stale tax com mission at the first annual reor ganization since the hoard came Into being a year ago. No changes were made In the division of duties among the three commissioners. Fisher continues as head of the utilities division. Charles V. Oal loway tho equalization division and John H. Cnrkln the Intangibles and excise tax divisions. Parkin also will continue as secretary of tbn board? NAVY PILOT CLIMBS 42,000 FEET IN SKY WAHIIINOTON, June 4. UP) I.lriutennnt Apollo Hourek, navy pilot, rllmliod to an ImllQted alti tude oQtnore than 42,U0u feet to day In an altompt to aet a new world's airplane altitude xcord, O ':ar Victim if fl Associated 'rtM Photo Isaac Starnes snd his fou- broth- ers were arrested In Hammond, La., cnarged with tarring and feathering Dr. S. L. Newiom, dentist. Dr. Newsom is shown above. OREGON SPEED LIMIT WILL BE Hoss to Recommend Change in Traffic Laws to Next : Legislature Careful Driving Need. SALKM. Ore., June 4. iFi Oregon's 3i-mi1e speed limit, ad mittedly unenforceable, will prob ably be removed by the next leg islature, and the manner of driv ing rather than speed become the basis of regulation, according to Socretary of Htato Hoss, who has returned from a national traffic conference In Washington, V. C. . Certain recommendations aro to go to the legislature from Hoss, Captain Frank lOrvin, Portland traffic officer', J. M. Dovers, at torney. for the atato highway conv mission; and John Boakey, signal engineer for tho highway depart ment, all of whom attended the meeting. Their, recommendations will conform to a national plan. What will bo recommended will not bo determined until the four confer later, but Hoss thinks the removal of tho present speed limit will bo Included. Another recom mendation, Hoss said, probably will bo examination of applicants for drivers' permits, including physical examination and a test as to knowledge of rules of the road and signals. $1, E HAMOM. Ore.. June 4. UP) Tho sum of $50,2411.43 In county fair funds was today apportioned among the 30 Oregon counties by tho secretary of state for tho maintenance of fairs this year. Tho amount apportioned each county represents a tax levy of one-twentieth mill upon tho tax able property of tho county as Inst equalized by the stato tax commis sion. No county Is allowed over $16. 500. Among the apportionments to the several counties aro tho fol lowing: Maker $1252.01; Ilenton $924.22; Clatsop. $1313.66: Coos, $1413.08: Douglas, $1678.53: Josephine. $498.00; Jiifknun, 66H.04; Klam ath, $1880.86: Lane, $2781.77; Marlon, $271 5.51 ; Multnomah, $16,500; Polk. $1022.40; Umatilla. $2443.37: Union. $1132.09; Wal lowa, $598.88. HE'S LOST FLIER KLK CITY. Okla., June 4. tP) The automobile mechanic here who claims to he Maurice Graham Western Air Kxpress pilot who disappeared on January 1 0 when nhown an Associated Press News paper photograph of Graham, re printed In today's newspapers, looked at the cut closely this afternoon and mid: "No, that Isn't me. That's not my picture.". The man's action was taken here as proof his claim Is false. Western Air Express officials al Los Angeles as well aa Graham's wife, who lives1 In Hollywood, pre viously had denied the mechanic's claim. REMOVED JACKSON GIVEN 668 FOR FAIR MAN NAN GROUP MECHANIC DENIES MM I L BE Acting Mayor Appoints a Committee for Recom mendation On Plan Special Election to Give Voters Voice in Proposal. In session this fternoon, the city council appointed members on the special committee of councl'. men and citizens to study the' com mission or managership plan of oitv government and awarded pavlm:, sewer and grading bids. The com mittee will report its recommend ations to the city council, and i the plan la satisfactory the propo sition will be put on tho ballot at a special election. The committee members aro as follows: J. C. Collins, chairman, and Clarence Meeker, representing the city council, and W. E. Crews, T. W. Miles, J. C. Barnes, W. W. Allen and J. A. Perry. The bids were awarded as fol lows: Grading and graveling Myers Court and Palm street. R. I. Stuart & Sons, Medford. $2,577.20; cast-, side sewer. Yunkor & Wlecka, Cor vallis. $17,248; Fourth street pav ing. Modford Concrete Construc tion company, 116,248; Palm street. Sit. 103. 36; East Ninth. $3,0'Jl.e:: Florence avolnuo). $4,028; South Central, $2,998.35. all to L. O. Ilerrold company. . - At $ speclnl city council meet ing convened at , 1:30 o'clock thl afternoon to award bids for street Improvements, opened last night. Acting Mayor E. M. Wil son. In accordance with a decision of the oouncitmantc body at last night's meeting, will appoint' a commtttoo ot five citizens , who have no connection with the Hty government, to act tn connection with a special councllmanle com mittee of two members of tho council to , make- a study of the city manager ur'Tdnrmisslon" form of t government, and make recommen dation of a plan of that form, which, If adopted by the council, will bo submitted for approval of tho city's .voters at a special elec tion to bo held this summer, ask ing for a change in tho city char ter to provldo for it. Mayor A. W. Pipes, who is at present away from tho city on business Jind the councilman have long had tho Idea In mind seem to be unanimous for this prospec tive change in city government. nnd many citizens have also ex pressed themselves In favor of It henco It seems a foregone conclusion that tho voters will approve at such a special election, which would bo preceded by a campaign of education on the manager or commission form ot government. Inst night's decision was brought to a head by Councilman James C. Collins making a motion that steps toward adopting the chango bo inaugurated at once. Approve Opening 8 1 ret (m Another Important matter acted on by the council last night Was the decision to approvo the open ing of 8th and 4th streets across tho Southern ' Pacific railroad tracks and also of 12th street, ns soon as a petition for tho latter Is presented to tho council, and nut linn- the nuestlon tin to the- public service commission. The city officials aro lumping the three proposed openings together, knowing that the Southern Pacific will oppose all, In hopes of get ting at leant one or two of tho (Continued on Page 6. Story 1) DIAMOND LAKE E J. It. HarKunt. engineer tor thn Federal Bureau of Public rouds, working under W. H. Lynch, dis trict engineer for the coaet with headqunrtera In Portland, with, a crew and equipment are establish ing headquarters nt Diamond lake and will begin the aurvoy of tho Diamond L a k e-Dallea-Callfornla highway at once. ' The survey will be made from the connection of The Dalles Calirornla highway to Diamond lake first, thon to the connection with the Crator Lake highway near Union creek. ' The aurvey la being paid for Jointly by 'the bureau of - public roads, Jackson and Klamath coun ties. Appropriations to begin work will no doubt be made thla fall t begin tn the summer ot 1931. Thla surveying crew will also complete some surveys along the west rim ot Crater lake tn the national Park. W STARTING SURVEY
