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Newspaper Page Texto o Mebfoeb Mail Treune The Weather A Forecast: Tonight and Sunday somewhat cloudy, probably with ahowera; not much change in temperature. Twenty-Fifth Year READY 10 Resignation Submitted to State Board of Control Upstate Growers Grati l tied By Developments I Expert Scouts 'Mystery 1 Disease' Story. 1 K 8ALKM. Ore., Juno 7. (P) II. Merrfam of Goshen, Lane coun- F j tho J resl, today submitted In writing to the state board of control his cognation as a member of tho j slate board of horticulture. The purport of Merrlam'H letter fMvuH tliat he was submitting his resignation for acceptance or re- jectlon as the board might see fit, v implying that he would remain on - the horticultural board If the board of control did not accept the resignation. A board meeting ' De called, probably early next week. I I Salem, Ore., June 7. (P) Local fiult growers interested in the 'il move to secure resignation of H. S. ! Slerriam, horticultural commis .frHloncr or a complete retraction : from him as to his "mystery di . nease" statements expressed con siderable gratification Saturday vwhen being advised of receipt of Ir. Merrlam's resignation by the 'secretary of state. X "His resignation and Its accep tance by the board of control will clear up the situation caused by Merrlam's declarations about the "'mystery disease'," stated Max ,, (ichlhar. of the Salem Cherry '! Cherry Growers' association and active in demanding Merrlam's , resignation, x "We were 'getting our facts as sembled ready to submit to the i.KOVcrhor or board of control prob- ii lily next week when wo heard of M h 1 s resignation. Understanding that Mr. . Merrlam's resignation iJfcurrles an Implication hp might ei-ve if the board rejected it the facts will still be presented to the ' board. His resignation and its ac jeptance would mean considerable . lo the state at this Juncture." M R AM QUIT POST f COUVALLIS. Ore., June 7. (P Orchard authorities at the Ore f 'gon State college today expressed y r surprise when, informed that a ( r 'mysterious new disease" had ut i " tacked Oregon orchards and that a ' - federal quarantine had been avert ,' fd by the uuick action of the Oregon horticulture board. A College authorities said no trace of nny kind of "new mysterious" .disease had been found In fruit received at the college. Y Both Dr. Don C. .Mote and Pro- fessor 11. I". Barss said thut dis t patches from Salem to the effect S that specimens had been taken to j .tho college were without founda tion. : "Marlon county orchards are In ' good shape," tho professors mild. t Tho "mysterious illseaso referred ! Ju was described tiy 11. S. Men-lain, -S'ember of the state horticulture J jlloard, during a speech nt Salem tytust week, Fruit growers and ship i iipers of tho Willamette said they j . Awould present a petition to Acting f Jitlovernor llamillon demanding the J. "resignation of Mcrriam. j i iMcrrlum. Lane county resident. "denied making the assertions and said that "if tho people of Marion county wnnt my job they arc wel xomc to It." :, 1 ! HIO JANKIItO. June 7 (Pi 'Official estimates place the popu . lttllon of Brazil at 40. 27a, 650. Them "were 1.274.627 births In M2. The .'country Is larger territorially than tho United States. Abe Martin 'llr'd make n ilandy rcdm-ln" !'i vibrator miIcmihiwi, for lie's Jct "'irray enough to be tnixtod an" Tit young enough to be engwglnV' Mild ...MIm Famn l.lpplmut today. poak v.ln1 o' IMe Kite, out o' work. A fmllln' farmer wnl qulle a rurloity town today, arm. With Family ) ''IV Alexander Pant ages. LOS ANGELES, Cul., Juno 7 lP) After more than seven months in the county Jail, Alex under Pantnu.es. theatre magnate. . - - convicted of assault on J (-sear- old Eunice Pi-Ingle, today is ! i ...i.i. i.iu ln.MlK fnllnvvlniF his release yesterday on $100,000 ball, pending decision on his an-. peal from a one to fifty-year pen.itenthir sentence. The show man's release was granted by the stale supreme r. ... l,l..(l nf court , one- a i evidence at three superior com t-i hcarinBs, in which I'nnlngcs failed to win a temporary respite mm Jail. The high court ruled the man's life wan endangered by confinement. Federation Approves of Dry Resolution By Over whelming Vote Sinister Influences Seen in Drive Against 18th Amendment DENVER. Colo.. June 7. MP) By an overwhelming vote the 20th biannial convention of tne uenerai Federation of Women's Clubs today proh m SUPPORTED BY WOMEN adopted a resolution reaffirming n premium taxes from fire instir the organization's faith In prohibl-1 once companies lor the malnte lion after an unsuccessful attempt nance of tho fire matsliul'a depart- had been made to delete a rcicr-; once to "sinister Influences" op posed to prohibition. A standing volo on Ihu tpiesllon of adopting the resolution showed II in favor of strikiiiR out the word "sinister," five of tho 11 from Texas. The amendment to strike was of fered by Miss Florence Dibort of Johnstown. Pa., who later empha sized that sho had offered It mere ly for the purpose of getting the matter before tho convention. Mis. .1. C. Pearson of Marshall, Okla., cl airman of the American citizen ship committee, sponsored the orig inal resolution. Some Sincere We realize.' she told the eon ilized' by thosn persons winning to I Virginia ftfter un uneventful auto n vote "that there tiro persons sin-j mobile, drive from tho White cere in their belief that temperance, conditions tan be chmiKcd by other than the present laws. 1 have no objection to deleting the word sin ister,' but tho time has coine when we women must stand for what we .Mills of the treasury, Cn m mission -hp I if. vp is richt. and we must lend er Lucas of the Internal revenue our full support to those charged with enforcement of tho laws.' Mrs. Edward K. White, former as - etutnnf mtnrnnv uptinrHl of Indiana, gained tho floor tn say that she thought the Inclusion of tho word was Justified, and that she would oppose any move to delete It. Mrs. White declared that a por tion of the public press was "subsl vention as the amendment came to repeal prohibition, anil that the re peal movement was backed by "millions of dollars." Norblad Campaign Items Are Eyed Upon Inclusion as State Expense RAI.EM. Or" . June 7. oP IJpfore the niate board of control for Its approval or rejection an ol- lurnen u u. me v.rnur, flclal Hate purchaiinK agency. I Ing that he withdraw It. but that a bill for $42 for photographs pur-, the governor ent It bnek. chased bv (iovernor Norblad from; Other exponne Hem of the gov a Silem photographer. The bill ernor are being eyed dubiously In ha.i been questioned by an auditor the mate department. Thee Item In the state department. 'cover traveling expenses, telephone That the bill0was part of tluf calls and clipping bureau service governor s campaign expense Is In-; During March the governor's dicated by the fact thut one Item traveling expenses totaled tl2o."4 is for 50 glosfv photographs, the and In April lH.H. A number kind usually used for making news- of the telephone conversations arc He'd Inst sold hlv; paper cuts. There are two items, said in nv. oeen neire ,,.e .. I the other l for 10 photographs of ernor and his campaign headquar 1 BILLION NONE IN OREGON Report Commissioner Shows Belief in Protection 601 Companies Collected 40 Millions in Fees Last Year. SALEM. Ore., Juno 7. (IP) Ap proximately two billion dollars of insurance protection of all kinds was in force in Oregon at the end or 1929, says the annual report of Clare A. Lee, state Insurance com missioner. A total of 601 companies collected over $10,000,00 In premi urns and fees and paid losses of auout 94u.uuu.uuu miring mo your. Fire Insurance was the major Item, the amount In force, aside finm anlnmnlilln marina and raMti. ..t ,";",' t.,, ' '" , "'" i 51 . Of this six Oregon mutuals wrote $114,189,837. The i tot al lam ount J" " v .. Total net premiums recicved by the fire companies for the year was $37,303,306, an Increase of $43,- 262. Losses paid were $4,968,567 decrease of 290.938 compared with Many Life Policies Seventy-three life insurance com panies wrote 70,530 policies for $117,716,863 new insurance for the year, an Increase of $16,161,075. This was ordinary life, group and industrial Insurance. At the end of the year these companies hud in force $61,101,590, an increase or J35.225.217. Of this aggregate $569, 062,380 was ordinary life. $55,580, 623 group and $36,458,68 industrial. Group decreased $3,881,201. The others increased. . Less reinsurance, the life compa nies collectod $21,36,641 In premi ums, an Increase of $1,703,695. and paid claims, less reinsurance, of $8.- 743,296, an Increase' of $1,575,693. The companies paid the state $384 578 In taxes on net premiums, an Increase of 530,474. "." . ' Miscellaneous Increase Health, casualty, dlsnbllltv and miscellaneous companies, 128 In number, collected $6.937.i97 in net piemiuins. an increase of $654,177. and paid losses of $3,522,989, an In crease of $115,332. During the year the department issued 601 insurance company li censes and 18.892 agents' licenses. Fifty-six new companies were ad mitted to the state and 17 withdrew.- The department collected $71, 358.54 in company licenses, $i!9S.- 1640.73 in premium taxes and $46,- 072 81 nunm' licenses, a total of j $816,670.88, or an Increase of $31.- S12.76 in deportmenlnl revenue. In addition to $41,378.22 was collected nlcnt. The cost of administering the de partment was 3.9 per cent of the. departmental revenue. OltAN'OI-:, Vr.. Juno 7. &) With 1.1m party of 15 custH. I'rcl Oent Hoover totlity joined Mrs. t Hoover at tho preHiilcntliil camp In IIOUBC. Tho party, numberliiK more than fifteen. Included several hlprh government officials, among them Secretary Hurley, Undersecretary i bureau, and Assistant Attorney ! Generals Kisson and Hlchardson. It lalno included I Inn ford MacNIder, recently appointed minister to Canada, nnd Thcoiiore uooseveii, governor of Porto Rico. GRANTS PASS, Ore.. June (,fp) Henderson Hates. 93. was in fl dentist's office today for the first time in 30 years. He came in to get Dr. D. J. Gillian to fix up hi( 61 -year-old mm with a set "f "store" teeth. i It wax wild that after the audi- tor had aerutinlzed the bill he re- ters in I'oruano. PRESIDENT GOES TO VIRGINIA CAMP MEDFORD, OREGON. NEW MEXICAN TORNADO KILLS TWO, 4 i Striking Wagon Mound, N. a score. Two men lost their Iive3 $kP:v : S?; 4!i !H DANA 10 TALKSHARP DECLINE1DELUXE THUGS ON DAIRYING AT IS REPORTED IN VANISH FROM ! nnnm mm rrrr Tiiiinrn niiTHi it rni nniii nn in PKUUUUI5 btlt IIMBtK UUirai rULMUUlbl 1 Third Annual Home Pro : ducts. Banquet of Med ford C. of C. Thursday Night Will Be Interesting. The third annual home products banquet of the Med ford Chamber of Commerce, which will be held at the Hotel Med ford next Thurs day night, promises to be one of the most interesting and instruc tive affairs of the year, according to the plans of the committee in charge, headed by W. S. liolger. With Marshall Dana, associate editor of the Oregon Journal of Portland, u principal speaker for tho occaHlon, and many other en tertaining features, and with a i large crowd of business men and farmers assured, the dinner wi'l , hold many features of major in- terest to those who are fortunate j enough to obtain tickets. , Mr. Dana will take for bin topic Improving Southern Oregon's Dairy Industry." nnd will give the iiudicncc some of hi experiences and Investigations of the dairy sit uation in New Zealand. He has recently returned from an extensive trip through the South Sen terri tory, where he investigated pro duction and marketing methods employed by successful luiry inter ests there. Knows Subject. Mr. Dana has also made exten sive investigation of the dairy situ ation in Oregon. mit will have many concrete proposals to make to business men of Med ford and to dairymen of the Rogue River valley. The principal entertainment fea ture of the evening will be a dinner concert by the Medfonl Klks' band, under the direction of Wilson Walt. This musical organization Ip rec ognized as one of the best of its kind In the state, nnd the Cham ber of Commerce feels fortunate in being able to secure the services of the band for this oerasion. Further information ns to the program and menu fur the meet ing will be published within the next few days. Those Interested In attending ran obtain tickets at the Chamber of Commerce, or from members of the service clubs who fire distributing them. r.KSV. Oro.. June 7. Jak FrrriM of Ii Ornnrt wn olprU'd n?w illKtrlct dovornor of Oregon Uon toil n y an the ptnte conven tion of the IntcrnHtional organi zation Marteil tn wind up their two-day meeting here. T-a Ornndn wan rhoKcn tin the next convention -rlty. ' O. F. Tnte. Portland, was re-eler-td rtate wretary. Klamath Fall took first hon ors In the ntunt program with Kugene and Tillamook receiving honorable mention. SATURDAY, JUXH 7. 1 M (lower) a tornado caused damage in the building ahown above. West Coast .Lumbermen's ...Assn. Shows Ipls Ope rating at 57.28 Per Cent of Capacity. PORTLAND. Ore., Juno 7. A total of 325 mills reporting to the West Coast Lumbermen's asso ciation, operated ut 57.28 per cent of capacity during the week ending M ay 31. The output for these mills was 170.84U.000 feet. Pro. diictton wiih reduced bv more than 20.000.oou feet at these mills he- j the clothing of painters working on low that of the previous week. jthc now cell block at the peniton At tho same time orders In- i tiary, was the belief expressed to creased In excess of 3 per cent and day by Warden Court Smith, exceeded the week's production. The men are Ktban McNabb, 311, The mills are in the Douglas fir j nnd Floyd Sampsell, 30, who were region of Oregon, Washington and Idaho. Productilon of 210 identical mills, for which the association has weekly records of production, orders and shipments, totaled more than 150,1)00,000 feet for the week ending May 31; orders were Jf2, 200,000 feet and shipments RR, !!(;:.. 0(10. Production declined' 10, 000,000 feet from the previous week; orders Increased approxi mately 5,000.000 ' feet and ship ments gained about (i. 000, 000 feet. In the pine -Industry there Is no appreciable curtailment of output. SEATTLE PAYROLL IS " TAKEN BY BANDITS SKATTLK, June 7. fP Throo hiiMun nwn i'Bi iiprd wUh $70110 ahout noun Iictp toclny lifter lnild- liiK up n mi-wpimcT who wim t-nr- rylnit the innnoy from a !""" town linnk to t lie- HiMillln ihiioi IPllipIp, whore It wan to hnvi licnn upl to iih pay roll ihfcka for i laborers, NKW YOltK, Juno 7. (Pi Pour leisurely bank robbers look $2!!.iMHi In cash from the Itlchtnond lllllj National bank In Jamaica, lmi! Island, this morning, leaving every employe of tho bank from porter to mannger hound and gagged when Uiey drove away. Hank employes said a blonde, young woman drove Hie robbers' car. , The Noted Dead NKW YOHK, June 7. Wi Wil liam McAdoo. chief magistrate or the city of New York ad asslslanl secretary of tho navy In the ad ministration of l-resnieni cievoinnu- land, dind today at the age of di. He represented the seventh New Jersey district In congress from 13 to 1891, was assistant secre tary of the navy from IdM to lsii". served New York as Kllce com missioner tn 1904-1905 and became chief magistrate In 1910. 0:10. HURTS TWEN. Anaritttrd Prtn Phot$ estimated at $150,000 and Injured Convicts Thought to Have ...Walked From Prison m Painter's Clothes, Though Thorough Search Con-1 tinues Behind Walls. SACRA M KNTO. June 7. (Aif That two notorious bank rnhhers, missing from their cells at Fnlsoin prison since noon yesterday. Irhnntrnd their own prison irarb for bank robbers de luxe, received at I lie prison September li, ufter being convicted in Oakland. Tho tell tale evidence to indicate this to have been tho coup by which tho men hoped to gain their freedom, was uncovered this morn ing when two shirts bearing tho missing men's numbers, two pairs of overalls and two pairs of shoes wero found in the unfinished cell block. A thorough search of the prison yard Is being mado today while posses are scouring the Immediate vicinity and peace officers in all counties of northern California have been notified lo be on the alert to take the men Into custody, should (hey have made their escapo from the yard. Searchligbls played all night upon the walls and the river which ski its the prison property on the norlh Nldi nuikliiK II pi-iu'tk-nlly uNliHlfvnlli tho nii-n Hhould hnv( 1 mml.- ihi'li- ckiniiio iirivr llio time tli".v '"" iIImiiivi-iciI mitwiim ill Lr.:H oVIwk limt ovi-nlim. Casualties of the Air Service CLINTON, Okla., June 7. IPl rranklin 1). I'eters, Oklahomn City pilot, and .Stanley Haas, pas senger of ('Union, were killed this afternoon when their plane, owned by the Junior division of the Okla homa Clly chamber of commerce, crushed here near the edge of town. I Singin' Bill Disappears From Eastern Oregon Desert Haunts HA1.IJM, Ore., June 7. (A1) I No one remembers a killing at Where Is "Slngln' IHU ?" j Canyon Junction, which Is on That was the sohrl'lilet of' Wll-; Hnako river near Nyssa. No one Ham Melliirden, character of the knows the connection between the high deserts of southeastern Ore-1 cryp! le message and the vnnlsh gon. Word of his disappearance j Ing or Hlngln' Hill, late In May has been brought 1 For some yenrs Mcllarden has to Salem by Howard II. Oreen, made his living by hunting coy deputy state veterinarian, after n otes and selling tho pelts. It Is trip lo Harney county. 'said he did well. Tall, boarded Horses pnwlng and whickering ; and bronze. u bit past middle for water; canvas blown from ' age. he seemed typical of tho his wagon In the camp near Al- frontier. Yet It Is ald that ho heroin led to the dlwcovery that ' was a college graduate. Ho spoke he wan.issing. perfect Kngllsh and his ennver- "Miui employed by biological 1 sntlon hinted that ho had trnvoled survey killed at Canyon Junction 1 abroad. But ho chose to llvo on In 1!2 said a note l7T.it was 'pinned to his pillow. msm A CAROL PLANS S E A! D Do-Or-Die Dash Across At lantic in Southern Cross Will Start at 2 A.M., Weather Permitting Four Men in Crew. M1MHI.V. Juno 7. (IV) The .Yssix-intfd lrcs.s tonight was hifitriiirtt in n iiicsMigr fnim t'urrngli Ontip. Ireland, tluit Cjiptniti Cliai-lrs Kiltgs-riml-.Hiiillli lind definitely de rided nut lo start on Ills trans Atlantic Night attempt tomor row (Sunday) tiinruine;. DCBUN, Juno 7. (JP)-Captain Charles Kingsford Smith hopes to take off on his attempted trans- Atlantic flight tomorrow, Sunday, morning at 2 o'clock If weather reports at that hour are favorable, be announced today. "All depends upon tho weather." Captain Klngsford Smith said in making known his purpose. "I CM hero is a sporting chanco of early reports showing prospects of improvement in tho weather tho start will be made. Waiting is bad for tho nerves. My men share my view that a quick getaway is tho thing. "There Is to bo a do-or-dle dash. Everything Is perfect In the ma chine. We are anxious to be off." All four members of tho Austra lian aviator's crew were cheerful and optimistic. They refused to even contemplate the possibility of failure. The route will he straight across Island to Onlwny where farewell will bo taken of the Irish const. Tho "Southern Cross" is equip ped with a strong radio and will flash frequent messages to the worltl un ltw mwcs- I'OUTI-ANI), Ore.. June 7. (P) -Hills will be opened hero Mon day on electric light Installation In tho Oregon Caves near (Iranta I'ass. With tho work of equip ping the cavern with lights and one additional exit to bo com lleted near the end of August, tuiirlslH will be able to seo mors r the underground wonders. The work of washing mud from i the eaves followed Installation of llKbtn and it high pressure wilier system has been completed nnd has proven so successful that vis itors can traverse the entlro dis tance without fear of getting tho clothing soiled. . SAYS HE PAID COP I'OltTI.AND. Ore., June 7. P) Hubert Itegan, Portland traffic policeman, was before his superior officer today to answer to a charge brought by Hd I'olli, IS, that itu gnn aceepted $20 to "fix a speeding charge against me." I'olli told authorities that Ite gan arrested him nnd told him that If he brought $2(1 to court he would "arrange things" and would refrain from placing tho charge against him. I'olli said ho met Itegan In the lobby of the police station and gavo hlin tho $20. Ilegan denied that ho had ac cepted the $20. Ill) said ho felt sorry for llio youth, who had told him he would loso his position It, he was arrested. the plains, with slinpio camping I outfit nnd rifle. SUNDAY RUMANIANS i Temperature Highest yesterday 89 Lowest this morning 54 Precipitation To 5 p. m. yesterday 00 To 5 a. m. totfay 00 No. 77. AS KING OF Former Crown Prince Carol Makes Secret Return to Homeland Move Be lieved Necessary to Avert Civil War. lliri'llAlllONT, ltumanla, June 7. (fl) Former Crown Prince Carol, who has returned dramatically to ltumanla to seek tho throne lie I once renounced, will be chosen king by the chamber of deputies anil the senate in a session ut 1 1 o'clock tomorrow morning. PARIS, June 7. vPj Unofficial I reports were received In Pnris to- day that former Crown Prince Carol has been proclaimed King of Rumania by tho Rumanian as sembly. (Advices from Bucharest Kild that Carol would be proclaimed ut six o'clock tonight, or 11:00 a.m., e.s.t.) The reports were received sym pathetically in semi-official cir cles, where it was said oven If he had not already been proclaimed, the ceremony would not bo long delayed. . Private advices reaching Parts from Bucharest indicated that the lilberal party which has been op posed to him had decided to ue eept Carol as king rather than risk civil war. It In understood that tho youth ful King Michael will bo placed In a nursery and that Carol would be given an opportunity to show whether he Intends to be a good king hnvlng left his Indiscretions behind htm. STATE INCREASES 8ALKM, Ore., June 7. IVP) Judge VV. W. Duncan of tho circuit court for Klamath county will get a nnlry increase from $6000 to $!,. COO a year, and maybe $60000, us a result or the population increaan tn that county as shown by the 19:10 census, if Information reaching hero Is correct. The Increase will be automatic, anil effective immediately upon the secrolury of states receiving offi- ! Knowieuge or uie new uouum- I'Ruro, say au opinion uy -w- tornoy (lonernl Van Wlnklo, In ro spnnso to.nn Inquiry by Secretary of Blnlo IIosb, who audit the salary vouchers. Under an act of tho 1!2! legisla ture circuit judges In judicial dis tricts of less than 15,000 popula tion got $!0l0. For a imputation between 15,000 and over 30,000 the salary Is $0000. Under the census Klamath coun ty, which Is the 13th Judicial dis trict, has been :n the class holow 15.000 'population. A now offlciul .' figure from Washington as report ed by press dispatches gives lli.05:i for Klamath Falls, nnd thoro Is a possibility that tho district popula tion may exceed 30,000. E rANVIt,r.E. Vn., Juno 7. (Pi Today, tho dity ho had set for his', death through self-imposed starva tion, found little change In tho con- 1 dltlon of Frank W. Uavls, farmer, who had refused food for tho last . 20 days In nn effort to end his life because he says ho Is tired of living. Although perceptibly wcuko., Mini dtrength enough to shift him- . H.'ir uhout on his cot in the attic of hl two-room cabin. It wim " Ueved ho would aurvlve acvorul' morn days. , , TO GEUIBERIY PORTLAND, Ore., June 7. (P) A writ of habeas corpus In the case of Kdgar M. Sutton, alleged "bun co" man whom Joseph Wagner of Mt. Angol, Ore., charged with fleet- , Ing htm of $15,000 In the race horse . wheeno, was denied today by Clr- cult Judge Rtevonsnn. Sutton's attorneys said the caso would he carried to the .federal -courts. 8iitton sought the return of money which he said was not included in the alleged theft. (Copyright Jnhn F. mile Co.) 'the governor.