Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (June 18, 1930)
Med Jhe Weather ford Mail Trbbunf Temperature niKhcnt resurrclny HI IjowcMt (hla morning 4 2 Precipitation: To R p. m. rmterday 00 To 5 a. ni. this rooming mi nst: Tonight., and ..Thursday Kf.ir and wanner. Twenty-Fifth Year MEDFORD, ORECOX; WEDNESDAY. JUNE IS, 1930. No. 88. Todav . By Arthur Briiban The President Signs. Three Arabs Hanged. Patting the Baby. . . An Old Marriage Custom. Cjprlght King Features Synd. Inc. President Hoover signed the tariff bill yesterday, and now it's law. Secretary Jlellon smiled and applauded at the siiMiinfl. H'e lias large business interests, is a good judge of propcrity and what the tariff will do to us. Yon might say to him as book makers say to a gentleman betting on a long shot: "You must know something. 7 All the growling and tariff wailing and worrying may prove to be unnecessary. We have it and may as well make the best of it. After all, worse things could ii&pcn than compelling Ameri can consumers to buy goods produced 'by American workers and American business men. The British are slow, but get things done. Yesterday, in Pal estine, they hanged three Arabs for rioting last August. News spreads slowly in Palestine, no telegrams or radios in their dwellings among Arabs. There may be trouble when it becomes generally known that three were hanged, and funerals celebrated with vio lent mourning. Black flags flew from Arab buildings yesterday. At the Jewish agency, it was said yes- iVrday :' "We hope that it may never be necessary again to ex ecute the Arabs for murdering Jews." ' . When a baby cries hard, mania picks it up, pats it on (lie hack, and puts it down, and the baby is happier. liaby Wall Street has been frying hard for a couple of ihiys. Mama High Finance yes terday picked it up, patted it on the back, and, at the close, it was looking happier. Stocks went upfront $1 to $8 a share, and wheat und cotton went up a little also-. If the baby has only a liltlc stomach ache, patting on (he t-fWrk, plus a hot water bottle, mis everything right. If anything serious is the matter, you need a doctor. Stomach iiehc is often caused h.v over eating. That probably is the trouble with Wall Street. High finance, finding a gi gantic appetite for stocks, with twenty millions gambling, pro dded more stocks than anv 1 : 1 (Continued on Page Four) Abe Mart in Miss l-cm lai Is slcnlcrlln' 'f a new ready-made dresn. "Oh, "ot, the new nuprcinc court "din knocks all the thrill out of WTln Honor." complained In'r f "! this mornln'. pnw is - NOMINATED I IN JERSEY Former Envoy to Mexico Sweeps Primary On Liquor Plank Will Op pose Wet - Democrat in Election. NEWARK, N. J., June IS. ifl') With L'23 (lisulela missing ut 3,301 In New Jersey, the vote for lie publican nomination for full term L'nited states senator was: Fort 107.174; Krellnghuysen 43,- 0:i3; Morrow 374.270. NEWARK, N. .1., June 18. (P) OutdlstanciiiK hla nearest opponent hy 200.1100 or more votes, Ambassa dor Dwight W. Morrow is the Re publican nominee for United States senator, double victor In a primary election in which he stood for "re peal of the 18th amendment and state control ot liquor. In the prin cipal contest, for the long term. Morrow was nominated in a four cornered right In which he won a wnjorlty of tho total vote carrying all 21 counties. ' Representative Franklin Vv. Fort, who ran as a dry with the backing ot tne Slate Anti-Saloon League, was second. Former Senator Jos eph S. Krelinghuysen. advocate or modification of the liquor laws and federal control of the liquor traffic, ran third. John A. Kelly, who sought the nomination as the "orig inal wet," was a poor fourth. Kelly was Morrow's only opponent for the short term. Morrow will he opposed for elec tion next fall by Alexander Sinn son, wet Democrat, who was nomi nated for the six-year term wlth-j out opposition, and for I he unex-j pired term of former Senator Wal ter E. Kdgo by Miss Thelma Park-1 fnson, the only Democratic candf-1 date for that term. Foes Congratulate I . Fort and Frolynglieuseu conceded .Morrow's nomination a few hours alter the pollH closed. They sent telegrams congratulating him on his victory and pledging their sup port in the fall election. The re turns indicated that Morrow had carried many of the dry rural dis tricts from which Fort wao expect ing his chief strength. Ambassador Morrow sat quietly in his ICnglowood home reading (Continued on Page 6, Story ) HAS NO EFFECT Mott Will Continue Drive for Next Legislative Session Howard Withdraws for Gordon. SAI.K.M. "re, June IS. VP) Jiunes V. .Mott of Salem has Indi cated that the death of Cioorgo W. Joseph, JtepublicHn nominee for governor, will not chumc him to withdraw as a candidate for speak er of, the house at the next session ot the legislature. Assuming that Joseph would be elected governor, .Mott expected to have the support of Joseph's friends, lie expressed the opinion thnt Frank J. Loner gan of Portland, who, at the end of the llty sesKlon, was said to have pledges of about half the members for the 1931 speakership, would be uiuiblo to get the speak ership for two reasons, failure of n number of bis pledges to be re turned In 1!'3I and the belief on the part of Joseph's friends that Uinc'rgun would organize the bouse against Joseph. KtntmMl Howard of JCugenc, known for several months to be a candidate for the speakership, has nmmunecd his withdrawal in favor of Herbert Gordon of Portland JOSEPH'S DEATH N SPEAKERSHIP "It" Girl Thrills Texas Town by Presence and Press Interview DALLAS. Texas. June 18. At ; Clara Rw- "lt" BlrI of ,he n-ovtew. Is going to leave Monday j or Tuesday, so she says. aftr j giving DhIIh the first real thrill i of tlie hot weather season. I She appeared mysteriously Mon day,, under an assumed name. which Hid not conceal her iden-i Uty successfully.' She said fcori studio msnageut' thouirht she was I In Hawaii. "Just loafing," was her explanation. TiA'day. nterviewed hy a re-i porter from the Dallas Times Her- SWEEPSTAKES With waves of sweet peas, hones of white daisies havinn eyas of of roses, the float Neptune captured first prise in Portland's roso fete the sea horcec. ACCIDENT MAR ROUND TRIP OF , SCH LEE Plane Hits Fence As Coast-to-Coast Fliers End Round Trip Delayed By Stop for Gas. JACKSONVILLE, Fin.. June 18 VP) Delayed by a stop In Louis iana for fuel thin morning, Wil liam S. lirock and JOdwaril F. Sen Ice, completed their round i trip const-to-coast flight this at-1 ternoon landing at the Jackson- j vllle munielpal airport 16 -hours j and 50 minutes after leaving San; Diego. Oil., last night. In landing their big monoplane here the -MierWovurshot the' field, crushed into a feneo and tipped - the plane over on one wing. One wheel wa smashed. On arriving here tho men dis closed that they had come dowp at Talluluh. Louisiana at 9 a. m. today to take on 50 gallons ot fuel, thus explaining tho delay In their arrival. Total flying time on the two transcontinental hops was an nounced us 110 hours, 44 minutes und 30 seconds, while the total elapsed time between the take off at Jacksonville and tho re turn la nding here was 3 1 hours and 57 minuter. CIIICAdO, Juno 18. (P) Ev. denee of a liaison between Alfred ("Jake') l.lngle and n reputed ('a pone gunman was given to a crimi nal court Jury today. Testifying at the trial of Tony ("Red ") Kissane lor carrying a pin tol, Detocllvo William Drury quot ed tho gangster as protesting when arrested: "Nix, I'm working for Jake l.lngle." This was Ihu first evidence di vulged concerning I lie sjaln news paper man s a:ieged relations with gangland. SAY SAND1N0 ON WARPAJH AGAIN MliXH'O CITY, Julio 18. OP)--General August ino Saudinn's repre sentative here Issued a statement today saying the Insurgent leader Inul relumed to Nicaragua and had defeated the I'nlted States marines In two encounters. Tha rcprehcnlatlve, Pedro Jimo Zepeda, declared Haiullno's men had captured a marine sergeant nnu an aviator and In addition had take nn 1 0,000 rounds "f ammunition und nmoy guns. aid, she (old a new story about dates with a young business man of Dallas which led to a threat ened slienation suit and payment of tao.oon. According to this story which could not be confirmed from California records, she came to DhIIhs to explain sime things to the young man. Studio officials In Hollywood discounted the story. They said Clara was given to talking extrav agantly. They told the Associated Press they knew nothing of any demand lor money. BROCK WINNER IN PORTLAND FESTIVAL Baseball Scores American R. H. E Clevelund 2 11 Philadelphia 7 12 1 Ferrcll, lleane and Myatt; Ma haffcy and Cochrane. National n. it. e. New York 4 13 2 Pittsburgh 3 10 0 Walker, llevlng and O'Fnrrcll; Moine, Spencer and Bool. GET GREAT . . . - '.' v. - ' . GOtham Planning bUXpaSS" ing Welcome Returning Explorers Tomorrow Radio Hookup Will Carry Ceremonies to World. NEW YORK, June 18. (P) Re turning homo ar'3r 1G months of exploration in t a Antarctic, Rear Admiral Kir.iard 15. Ryrd and the members of his expedition will be received as conquering heroes by tho city of New York at noon to morrow. Expectations were that the city's welcome would surpass all rccep 'lions hero since that accorded Col. Charles A. Lindbergh upon his re turn from his flight to Paris. A marine parade up the harbor, a salute of lit guns from Govern or's Island and a guard of honor Including MOOD trnopst for a proces sion up Hroadway to (he city hall have been arranged tn honor of the man who flew' over the earth's two poles. Admiral Ityrd's wife, children and mother were expected to go down to Quarantine on tho municipal tug Murom with members of tho city's official welcome committee. A complete radio description of the reception at Quarantine and (ho ceremonies at the city hall will be broadcast over nationwide chuins by both the National Broad casting company and the Columbia Broadcasting system. RUM KING TELLS E HAN FRANCISCO. June 18. (I) Testimony that he delivered I.'IOOO to Clifford T. MeKinney in June HUM. and subsequently gave hlin from $."i0 to $100 "every time 1 left some gin with him," was given before Commissioner Arthur ii. Kick today hy Roy Olmsted, deposed rum king of the north west ns hearing on Me Kinney's I re in ova 1 to Hea 1 1 1 e proceed I ngs i opened. - , I 'OlinBtosd was called as a gov ' eminent witness after Anthony ' Kavage, Cnlted Htates Attorney at 1 Seattle, had Identified McKintey. FIND NEGRO'S BODY FILLED WITH SHOT BR VAN, Tex June lft.tfl The body of Bill Roan, negro, who had been sought by a posse after n attempted attack on Mrs. Henry Bowman, was found today. Thw negro had been killed by buckshot D 1 RECEPTION marigold and nostrils and tongua parade. Pretty mermaids rode I ; ONIMPLEMENTS TO BE PROBED Senate Orders Investigation As Means of Fixing Flex ible Tariff On Farm Tools and Shoes. WASHINGTON, June 18. (P) Tiro senate today adopted a reso lution by Senator Uorah of Idaho directing the tariff commission to innko its first production cost In vestigations under tho flcxlblo .... Hun nt tlin nnur in Iff net The resolution was adopted! without debate. H especially di - ihn 1.m,it,uin i,i tua differences In cost of production heiweert-forehr.! . ami ! donifftttc shoes, furniture, cement, and farm Implements, Including hoes, shov els, spades, scoops, forks, rakes, scythes, sickles, grass hooks, corn knives and drainage tools. An amendment by H o n a t o r Bingham. Republican, Connectl- cut. to Include bells, wire fencing and wire netting in the investlga- tlon nlra was approved. , I The new tariff act Increases the duly on furniture and removes shoes, cement and forks, hoes and rakes (rom the froo list. ENVOY DELIVERS TALK ON POWER RISKLN, Germany, June 18. Frederick M. Sackett, American ambassador this . afternoon dell v. ered before the world power con ference an unexpurgated version of Ills speech on power costs which had been reported eliminated at the behest of Samuel Insull, Chi cago corporation magnate. Ambassador Sackett previously hud caused his addross to he pub lished In tho morning newspapers of Berlin when Mr. Instill had ob jected to tortious of the advance text as controversial. CHICAGO POLICE E VIIKJACXl June 18. OP) A thorough Investigation of the Chi cago police department and I's failure to cope- with the rule of gangsters was ordered by the city council today at Its first session since tho assassination of A Ifre.l "Jako" Llngle, Tribune reporter, nine ihiys ago focused attention on crime. The council also adopted a resc. lotion blaming prohibition for crime conditions and asking con gress to submit a referendum for the amendment of the ol.tltulln to permit tuto option on prohl billon. HOOVER PLEDGES AID WASHINGTON, June 18. Ai Confidence that Ambassador Mm row would bo tho next senator from New Jersey was expressed at the White House today on behalf of ly-esident Hoover. "Tho White Houho will glvo every possible support lo the Re publican nominee for the scnato from New Jersey tho statement said. G.0.P.ASKS UNPLEDGED DELEGATES Meeting to Name Joseph's Successor to Be Held in Latter Part of July Metschan urges Open Mind Questions Raised. PORTLAND, Ore.. Juno 18. (?) Phil Metschan, chairman of the retiring state Republican commit tee, said today that the state, com mittee will not be called to pick u Republican gubernatorial candi date for tho November ejections until tho middle or latter part of; July. UpiJn this committee do-1 volvos tho task of selecting a sue-1 cesser to Senator Georgo W. Jos eph, nominee, who died suddenly at Camp Clatsop Monday. Meanwhile, Metschan said that new members elected to the state central committee were behiK urged to come to tho convention with an open mind and unpledged to anyone. Ot tho committeemen, 25 haVo been elected. Kleven counties have not organized, hut all hud meet ings scheduled this weok. Questions liaised. In the Interim technical ques tions are being raised regarding the power of the old or new com mittee to select the successor o Joseph. Metschan has asked the state attorney-general to rule on the question and the attorney-general said a decision would be forth coming within tho next few day. A second technical question, Metschan said, which Is being rais ed Is whether county committor which did not organise within 20 dujw of the primaries could be legally organized after that time. A dozen or more counties would be affected by the ruling that the commmees musi ie urS,. "" U wou d then bo necessary for Metschan to ' a tmirary chairman In tho nuaiwy oouni.. 8ALJ0M, Ore., June 18. (P) The state supreme court has or dored abated proceedings which would i have disbarred Senator Georgo W. Joseph, Republican nomuiee for governor. The court ordered that announcement of hln disbarment, which was made lant month, shall dot be published In the Oregon records. MOYLAKI3, England. Juno 18. (yp with all tho favorites report ed, Bobby Jones and MacDonald Smith of tho Invading golfers from the United Htates, and Henry Cot ton, a British pro, led the first round of tho British open cham pionship with scores of 70. A rch lo Com pston, big Brl t Ish pro who led tho qualifying field, scored 74. The second round will bo played tomorrow with two rounds Friday deciding the championship. E EARLY !N JULY HA MOM, Ore., June - 18. P) Representative W. C. Hawley has informed friends hero that ho will not return from Washington to hit Salem home until early In July. He expects to remain In the capital city for about 10 days after ad journment of congress. LINDBERGH PLAYING WITH RUBBER BOAT KNCLKWOOD, N. J. (A") - Colonel Lindbergh has been ex periinenllng with a collapsible rubber bout In Hip swimming pool of the Morrow estate. At tired In a bathing suit, he has ""'L""'j ..IHugJt. Chicago Needs No Defense Says Ambassador Dawes Upon Return CHICAOO. Juno 18. Ft (Jen oral Charles O. Dawes, American ambassador to Great Britain, camo home today and with Hell 'n Maria waves of his upside down pipe, commented tersely on various sub jects. About Chicago: "Chicago doesn't need any defense. What Is the difference what people ssy about It! Chicago will go right on being a great ity for centuries." About Chicago crime and hla tak ing the Job of cleaning It up: "Talk, 0k 0v d Fryer es As 10,000 Chickens Smother TACOMA, June 18. (P) 4 Fire starting from a short 4 circuit in a motor truck swept through the lower floors of u five-story building here late yesterday, doing IStt.OOO damage. Ten thousand spring chick- fr con belonging to tho Tacoma und Poultry and Kgg com- pany were smothered to death but one eseaping. This frier, with singed lefs. flew 4 through a window to the street, where It was nicked up by boys. 4 Dares Tinkham to Make Charges Where Prosecu tion for Libel Is Possible 'Blustering, Cowardly Congressman,' Is Charge WASHINGTON, Juno IS ?) Itoiiresentntlvo Tinkham of Massa chtiHottn was challenged by Hishop Cannon to repeat his charges against tho dry leader In a way which would make him subject to prosecution for libel. Speaking In the house, Tinkham late yesterday said the southern churchman "will stand convicted In tho cyos of all honost men of having appropriated" to his own use money given to him to prose cute the Anti-Smith campaign of two years ago. This assertion was made after he had reviewod Cannon's refusal to toll the senate lobby committee of the disbursement of $48,300 giv en him hy E. C. Jameson of New York to promote the Hoover cause In the south. Passing through Louisville, Ky., Inst night, Cannon read of Tlnk ham's statement in the newspapers and Immediately dispatched the fol lowing telegram to Washington: (Continued on Page 6, Story 2) GET-HUGE IN STATE LOANS Total of $23,372,504 On Books at End of April Spanish War Vets Slow to Take Privilege. HALKM, Ore.. Juno 18. (P) Of tho nearly 12,000 loans that havo been made to war veterans tindiy the state aid act, only 480, so far, have been extended to veterans of tho Spanish-American war, according to records In tho offlco of tho state aid commission. Them aggregate $1,300,000. An amendment to tho act by the 1029 legislature extended tho loan privilege, hut not bonus payments, to veterans of tho Spanish war. Oregon veterans of tho World War who have elected to tako bonus payments from tho state Instead of loans, number 22,054, a total of I5.063.8H 5. an average of $221 to ouch beneficiary. At the end of April loans had been made to a total of 1 l,77li war veterans, totaling $28,170,125, of which $2:i.372,fi04.tH Is still outstanding. About 300 veterans have elected to lake Iohiuj at some time In the future. These applications aggre gate $7,fi00.000. talk, talk. When Chicago moves there won't be much talking about It. Certainly I won't contribute any' talk to a situation which de mands and will got action." About the 1933 century of pro gress exposition, about which he returned from London: "Just watch it grow!" About the naval treaty: "The naval pact will be ratified without a shadow of a doubt and lt should be. -The delegates at the confer ence were agreed on everything." CANNON IN CHALLENGE 10 ACCUSER WA VETERANS 1 PUBLIC II. WILL CLOSE JULY FIRST Council Votes to End Opera tion As Economy Measure Siskiyou Height Sewer Contractors Forfeit De posit Account Error. The Med ford Public Market, op erated on South Hlverslde, wilt close. July 1, with expiration of tho period for which appropria tions for its continuance wero In cluded In the 1930 budget, arrang ed by tho budget committee, ac cording lo action taken at last night's meeting of tho city council. The market problem was Intro duced by 10. M. Wilson, acting mayor during the absenco of Mayor A. W. Pipes. After n brief discussion of the matter, during which It was brought out that the market has been operating at a loss, members of the council voted to close the building July 1. No action was taken regarding disposal of the property, where tho market Is located. This will he considered at an early meeting of the body. A meeting of the committee working on plans for tho city man ager form of government, which was not discussed at last night's session, was called for tonight In tho office of Judgo W. E. Crews. Co n tractors Forfeit The deposit of Yunkers and Wlecka Co., contractors of Corvnl Us, who were successful bidders on the Siskiyou Heights sewor project will bo forfeited to the city of Medford and the contractors re leased from their bid, according to action taken by tho council last night. C. R. Yunkers, president of the company appeared before tho group asking that the company bu released from the bid In view ot the fact that tho bid submitted was, through an error, made $0000 under the original estimate. Con tinuation ot .tho project, he pointed,, out, would oost1 tho company ov eral thousand dollars. The cost of several hundred yards of rock was not Included In the bid. The council voted to release tho company from the bid and to hold the accompanying deposit. Other bids will be considered as soon as possible In order to avoid delay In the Installation of tho newer system. Austin Kcnort C. W, Austin, milk Inspector, who returned Bunday evening from the conference for stato Inspectors held at Oregon State college, Cor vallls, appeared before tho council to Inform the members that the. now milk ordinance Is working out satisfactorily. Considerable pralso was voiced of Medford during the conference, he stated, because of this city's adoption of tho standard milk ordinance. Medford and Port land were cited as tho two most progressive cities In the state In the campaign to Insure tho safety of the public through a pure milk supply. , ' A petition for opening of Twelfth street, presented at the meeting, was referred to tho streets and roads commltteo. Petition for In stallation of a street light at the corner of Fir and Thirteenth streets was referred to tho building and light commltteo. A petition, for erection of un - - ... (Continued on Page 6, Story 3) BOSTON, Muss., Juno 18,;r Wc were awful busy liorc yrs tertlity celebrating Himkor Hill. Ditniel Wrbdler imttlc lluit r'.' ing address so I was reall;; pinch hitting for him. lie spoke good Knglisli, too. Me wrote, his own. You give nic a ehaneo to write my own dietiomiry and ninktt a word meaning any thing I want it to and 1 will show you some good Knglisli'. They are a broad minded pen-' plo up here! they celebrate n victory' that the British won, : and the British monument is not on Bunker Hill; it's on llreed'a Hill. But one thing they have Rot and that's the , old fighting ship "Constitu tion," the only ship that has withstood every disarmament conference. fiMUMikMMCiai I t