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Newspaper Page Textt rJhe Weather i TYmieiit and Frith TYmiirlit and Prlrinv In. rising cloiiu'liKws. bccoinintun- (Titled ; fffenty-Fifth Year Must We Have a Fight? New Band Wagon. . Cutting Down Space. Wall St., Busy, Blue. Copyright Kln Features Synd. Inc. An Englih newspaper sug gests that Europe slionkl unite gainst us in nn economieiil boy (dlt, ns European countries united against Oermnny in 1914. i H would lie too bud to linve in industrial, economic fight. But, fortunately, we are ready for it, if 't must come. The ten billions that we sent to our dear friends in Europe last time would be spent on our own fight this tiniej and 1U liillions more if necessary. Three American workmen can produce s much .steel as ten Irtish workmen.' 'Ten American automobile nie- flmnics can produce as many automobiles us 100 French, German or British mechanics. Wc are meek and peaceful, hut if they want a fight '-'-ey probably can get it. A new Republican band was- on has started on us way w warcT 1!)32, labeled "Wet," and Dwight V. Morrow, the first passenger, sits siutliii on the tup sent. Other seats will be crowded soon, for Mr. Morrow, "moderate wet," beat his dry opponents in New Jersey more than three to one. jii r. ninxiein says space js .uir important tiling. He may be riuht, but the genius of man is milking space less important every day. Yesterday, at a world power conference in Berlin, high-pow ered scientists discused the lat est possibilities of applying electric and other power. At the same time the Nation al Electric Light Association was meeting in San Francisco. Scientists, using the world wide radio system provided by M. IL Aylesworth, bend of the American National broadcast ing system, talked and listened to each other as though they wore in one room, instead of heing thousands of miles apart. In Han. Francisco, Owen Y). Young, chairman of the Gen eral Electric Company, talked and listened to men in Berlin. In London, Marconi, great Ital- inii, talked to Berlin and San Francisco scientists. . Delegates' representing the tiorillnn imviiriimont talked to Americans in Han Francisco, where Matthew S. Slonn, presi dent of the National Electric (Continued on Fag Four, Second Section) Abe Martin Today HERO BYRD MWKry Wjjj 't used to be "our neighbor's "hlckcnV' hut today It's "the f11" "t door's police dog." Floyd 'Ihhonn would make a dandy fete "7 ' Kit back at a traffic "! "olio E,in' forty mlloi nn hour. (Copyright John F. DIHb Co.) I 'pa J&yrUJKU IVJLAJULi 1 TWI?T -tri- t-v . . stA MKDFORL), HLLOUIYILU H Tl Planes, Harbor Craft and Cheering Thousands Join! in Greeting for Returned' Explorer Accomplish ments Told Reporters. N K W Y O I ! K, J u n 1 ! (,P Aerial mnuueror of both ends (if tho earth, lii-ar Admiral Uf chard K. liyrd net foot again today at 10:40 a.m. (e.s.t.) on the turf of lower Manhattan, from which he nailed lid months ago on a pil grimage of exploration into the white wastes of Antnretica. Surrounded in sea und sky and on land by a roaring weli-ome in whleh planes and harbor eraft and cheering thousands Join-'d, he de harked from tin eity welcoming t UK .M acorn to receive from the eity the third ami hy far the most boisterous greeting i) bus tendered to him for his achievements of exploration hy air. (.reels Mother. Admiral iiyrd hail hoarded the Flacom half an hour before fromi his barque. City of Now York, at1 quarantine. The first person he greeted wan his mother, whom he held In a warm em lira ce for a moment, then turned to other relatives and friends. "It's fiood to tret back again." he said smiling, as he greeted the eity from the radio telephone aboard the Maenm. "It's good to have this reception." (Continued on Page 6, Story 1) Joint Meeting C. of C. Com mittee, Traffic Assn. and Fruit Growers' League Is Called for Friday. A meeting of the joint executive committee uf the chuniticr of com merce, the FniltBi-owerx leiiRUe, and the Rogue River Traffic asso ciation has been called for tomor row to determine what action the Modford fruit section will take in the Northwest rate ease, before the Interstate Commerce commission. The committee has been advised to ask for a re-aiBument. inas much as two members of fho com mission were not members at the first ariiuniellt. The application must be filed before July l.r next. The California rale ease, based solely upon the Hoke Smith reso lution, recently declared unconsti tutional in a supreme court decis ion, has spurred action on the Northwest rase, which will be based upon alleged discriminatory and unjust rales. The joint execu tive committee voted last winter to join financially with the other northwest districts In prosecution of the rate application. The decision In the California rate ease abrogates the emergency pear freight rate ot $l.ii0 hun dred granted this section. It ex pires June 30. The Southern Pa cific. In the opinion of local ship pers has the right to revert lo the old rate of 1 .73 per bundled. The application of local shippers for an export rate of 2SVi cents to l'ortland and San Kranclseo. to place this district on a parity with the Wenatchce and Yakima dis tricts, and the establishment of a fruit box weight on the name Imsls as California is still under consid eration by the railroad heads. MEDFORD FRUIT INTERESTS WILL MAP RATE PLANj I The Bow "Tired of It All," Reason For Being in Texas She Declares DALLAS. Tex.. June 19. PI Denying friendship for a Dallas professional man brought her here. Clat-i Bow. the "If girl of the movies, today told the Associated, Press ..taff men tales of southern , hospitality had lured her Desiring a rest between picture. Miss Bow said she sought a dole. . place whnre she eouM Bet away from Hollywood. I I'm tired of It all. We had o, many friends here who had beggr ! us to try southern hospital. e 'O decided on a moment's noia-e to come to Dalla.. and many of our closest friends didn't know It. Iief,4lng to published reports, .he had made a 30.0'i0 settlement; o a threatened i:-0.oou nlWn.i THTTVlTTlTr-rrv MAT a w nnl Named To Office 1 4k "vt tiionatfii Pms Piolo Dr. Harold C. Bryant has been appointed assistant to the director of the national park service In charge of education and research work. Chairman of Winter Pear Committee Will Address Meeting Tomorrow Noon at Hotel. Tomorrow noon, nt the Hotel Medford, David 1!. Wood, chair man of the winter pear committee, will address all fruit shippers oi the Medford district, and present details of the Husc ear cumpaigr, as outlined for the 1H30 season. ftvery shipper Is -urged to at tend, us there are many points con nected with the entry of the Med ford winter pear committee intj eastern markets, such as Detroit, Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Chicago, that require full, free and careful discussion. A second meeting of Importance to the fruit Industry ot this sec tion will be held at the Elks tem ple,' Tuesday. June 24. (Irotvers are urged to attend this gathering, when I'rof. Henry llartmun of thj Oregon State college, engaged for the past vear in the study of mar-' i. ...!.. , nnn,IHl,,n. In1 lieilllg llllll Biih v New York City, will make a com plete report of his investigational work to date. Prof. Hartman will also muke recommendations of value in the future packing und shipping of pears. At the Klks temple meeting. David It. Wood, chairman of the winter pear committee, will pre sent complete details of the 1U30 market expansion program. The two meetings are of hlgn Importance to every shipper and grower In this valley, und n record attendance at both is expected. WASHINGTON. June 19. (A) Denouncing us "liars" any who say Hishop James Cannon, Jr., was grunted immunity by the senate lobby committee. Chairman Cnra way reported to, the senate today on the examination of the South ern Methodist churchman which was ellniuxed by his refusal to answer questions on his IMS anil-Smith ac tivities. The report was a transcript or the questions and answers and re fusals lo answer. No stand was taken hy the committee, which vot ed Just before closing Its hearing not to compel the churchman to reply. Hon of affections s ilt by a Dallas woman, wife of the professional mnn fluorine in the story, Mis Bow declared: "I didn't even have the money to pa BUcn tt Mv money is tied op In a bonus trust fund which the studio Inaugurated, and It can't he touched by anybody." Miss Bow said reports of a mor ality clause In her contract, pro fldlnu' forfeiture of money, were wholly false She exl.Tted a telegram receiv ed last night from a Hollywood man with whom she said she was In love and was "thinking O mar rying." "This terrible thing had Jo com" along and might 'blow up' by ro mance in California." i i V ; L ' FRUIT SHIPPERS! 10 HEAR WOOD! ON BOSC PLAN OREGON'. THURSDAY, .JUNK 19. 19:10. KIDNAPERS ;iAftiirii f ni i SUN. UN :,! HIGHER UPS Police Official, Prominent Attorney Involved Con fessions 'Legs' Laman Gang Detailed Story of Detroit Crimes Given. IlHTltOlT, Mich., June 19. (fp) Detroit police today announced they had obtained confessions In volving a high police oflicial and a prominent uttorney from Joseph (Legs) Iatnan. convicted kidnaper, und other members of Iranian's gang of kidnapers and murderers. Laman told a detailed story of the kidnaping racket in Detroit covering almost ten years' reign of terror which culminated Inst year in the kidnaping and murder of David Cass, sou of (lorsun Cass, wealthy retired real estate man. Hundreds of thousands of dol lars runsom money was collected hy the gang. Laman said he decided lo tell atl he knew .after ho was "double crossed" by the police official in the kidnaping of Harry Colin, re tired furniture dealer. Laman said $20,000 ransom money was left In an automobile and taken by the po lice official, Cohn was freed, but Uiman received none of the money. Threatened Pair Confessions were obtained from Stanley DeLong nnd his wife, Flor ence, after they were threatened with execution in the electric chair in Ohio for murder of un unnamed man in or near Toledo. Ionian and Harry Andrews, who also made a confession, are solving 30 to 40-year terms in Michigan state prison at Jackson for kidnap ing Fred liegeman, retired Wyan dotte bootlegger. Police said the confessions of Laman. Andrews and the DeLongs agreed even to minute details. Mrs. Doris O'Reardon, arrested early thiB week and held In $150,000 bail on a kidnaping warrant;, her liusr band, Joseph O'Renrdon, alias "Red" Reardon, whom police lire seeking; Hen Ritbenstein, Hurry Hallisey and Howard Ilarkley, who are held here, and several others, were involved. Kour or five years ago, Laman said, he. together with Luke Hurt man, Andrews, the DeLongs, "Dude" (Continued on Page 6, 8tory 2) Baseball Scores NEW YORK, June 19.- Babe Ruth hit his twenty-second home run of the season today in the seventh inning of the Yankee Detroit game. He wan the first batsman ot tne inning wnen ne connecteu Wlin unies oeiivery air the homer after striking oot on three previous appearances. American R. H. K. St. Louis 13 0 Hostnn 4 11 0 Collins, StlleH, Holshnuder, Fer rell and .M union; MacFuudoy and Hevlng. it. .. i n. K. Chicago 1 4 1 Washington 3 9 0 Hatteries: Henry, McKaln and Tnte; Crowder and Spencer. R. IT. K.I Cleveland 2 11 0 1'hlladelphlu 4 8 1 Iludlln, Jablonowskl and Myatt; Grove and Cochrane. n. H. E. Detroit 4 10 1 New York fi 8 1 ' Uhle and Hargrove; Wells, Go mez and Dickey. National K. Brooklyn 0 Cincinnati G I.uque, Morrison nnd Kolp and Sukeforth. If. B. 7 3 11 1 Lopez; R. If. E. Boston 4 6 1 Chicago 10 13 1 Helhold, Bherdel and Hpohrer; Hush, Cronln and Hnrtnctt. Philadelphia at .St. Louis; New York at Pittsburgh, postponed, wet CONTRACTOR KILLS AILING WIFE, SELF ALHAMIlRA. Cal., June 19. (P) Aftnr writing several notes,1 In one of which were Instructions to shut off the water, gas and lights In his 'home, while In another he Ascribed his act to his wife's Mi nes. Arthur W. Peck. 68, retired building contractor, shot and killed his wife, Kdna, 64, and ended his own life wlgi the same weapon at his residence here yesterday. Bui b't wounds were found In the tem ples of ench. Goof "Jerkey" and Horse Hamburger Hits Trade Snag ' SAiI.BM. Ore.. June 111. (I) Scientific progress In .fme-at Inspection ha.s ruined the trade of certain enterpris 4. ing citiKens of Douglas coun- t.v. who In the past have en l joyed a lucrative business In drying goat meat, and selling It for Jerked venison. Dr. W. II Lytle, state veterinarian, said today. Tests have been evolved Which, it is said, show to n certainty whether the meat is gout or deer flesh Also, it is nit longer posslblu for certain, meat dealers In Oregon to mix horse meat with pork or beef sausage and sell it as an unadulterated product, I.ytle said, FRIENDS, FOES IN FINAL RITE Dead Candidate Lies in State As Hundreds Pass Bier Stores Close Dur ing Funeral. PORTLAND, Ore., June 19.-(P) Senator tJeorge W. Joseph. He pulilican KUhernatorlal nominee, whose death Monday cut Hhort hit hour of triumph on the field of political buttles, today wus honored hy foes and frienda who gulhered nt Centenary - Wilbur Methodist church to puy their lust respects at bin funeral nervlces, Up until the funeral hour, the body of Senator Joseph, who ho ught and won vindication from political troubles in the Oregon primary, luld In Htute at Centenary Wilbur church Ah lie hundredft passed before the bier to silently bid adieu. jTh. an-'Whoited th Or gon . primary faced with possible disbarment from the legal profes sion after an alleged attack un two members of the state supreme 'court and emerged triumphant over a field of five others was eulogized highly by the Rev. J. C. Harrison, pastor of ' Centenary Wilbur. lowntown stores closed. Flags were flown at half-mast and hundredH Jammed the main uudl t or I urn of the edifice. Loud speak ers broadcast the minister's ser mon to hundreds of others who failed of uccess to the church. Active und honorury pallbearei-H were selected from prominent Portland business men und state officials. Among tho honorary pa 1 1 bearers was M a Jur ( lenera I George A, White, with whotn Sen ator Joseph was talking at Camp Clatsop, Ore., when the senator suffered a heart attack while viewing a field demonstration of the Oregon National Guard. T BY FALL Following n full In the street on front of tho Lawrence Jewelry store ubout 1:30 p. m., a young woman who at a late hour this ufternoon regained sufficient con sciousness to lve her name oh Lois Miller, U receiving treatment ut the Community hospital, where no definite report of her Injuries or cause of the fall has been given out. The young woman Is said to have bfl the bus upon urrlval In Med ford, while en rout to Hulem. 8t o was seen staggering down tho street, leaning on the display win dows, while passing several storcj, then fell In front of Lawrence's Jewelry store. Persons who came to her aid found ni gnh In her head, which was heeding freely, and neveral bruise ubout her neck., Between seres ms she occasion -ally called for "Bather," but would give out no Information which might lead to her Identity. Dr, H. V. Kleetor wag culled and took hr to the Community hospital, wherj she Is said to be In a semi-conscious state. Dr. Hlecter was un able to tell from the preliminary examination whether nhe received the gash Jn her head when she fell to the street or prior to hti appearance here. Hhe r believed to have ben traveling from Los Angeles. Her luggage at the stage? terminal cur ried no Identifications, Chief of Polce McCredlo stated, after In specting It. Oregon Weather. Oregon: Increasing cloudiness tonight and Friday, becoming un settled; cooler In the interior of the went portion Friday. Mode Tate north, becoming west winds on the coast. HONOR JOSEPH YOUNG WOMAN ON MAIN STREET ORGANIZED FARMER IS PROTECTED Orderly Marketing Aim of Federal Relief Act, Wool Growers Told Old Indi vidualistic Days Gone in Modern Group Trend. IDAHO FALLS. Idaho. Juno 10 A1) Assurance was given the agricultural conference In session here today by Frank J. Hagen barth of Spencer, Idaho, president of the National Wool Growers' association that the federal farm marketing 't was net a plan for robbing the people to pay the farmer, but was a means of or derly marketing the farmers' pro duct. The address was given before 1 r0 representatives of railroads, business organizations and ngrl- j cultural sections meeting under the auspices of (he agricultural council of the western shippers' advisory boards. Hugenbarth spoke along with' R. K. Shepherd of Jerome, Idnho, chair m a n of the conference; James Webster, president of the Intermountuln Grain Growers, Inc., regional organization operating under tho federal farm board to explain the operation of the farm relief measure enacted hy congress1 last year. Heretofore. Hagenbnrth said. In explaining operation ot the act as applied to tho sheep industry, the farmer and stock man has been nn Individualist, but tho .trAd of the organization has come so forcefully in other linos that he is being forced to organize with his fellows to protect himself. OLMSTEAD, LIED TO GET IS Seattle Associates of For mer Assistant U. S. At torney Issue Statements On Revelations. IH13ATTLE, Juno 19. (A1) 'If MeKinney took money from the O I mated crowd, Ciod help him," wua former United Htates Attorney Thomas P. Hevelle'A comment on the statement made yesterday in Han Francisco by Boy Olmsted, Im prisoned rum baron, that he ha 1 contributed 3,000 to JtevetloVi campaign fund for governor In 1U24. Tho statement was made at tho hearing on the government appli cation to removo Clifford T. Me Kinney, former assistant United .States Attorney under Bevelle, to Seattle for trial on charges of con spiracy to violate the prohibition act. Olmsted said the money was paid to MeKinney u "government Insurance" ugafnst Interference In his lluuor running enterprises, for the campaign fund. "If MeKinney wan writing gov ernment Insurance or any other kind of insurance, that's hlw busi ness," Hevelle said. "I am not in the insurance business." MeKinney was Indicted with Prohibition Administrator Boy C. Lyle, his assistant, William M. Whitney, and two agents, Whit ney, when Informed of Olmsted's stutement, declared: "Olmsted Is a liar, and he know- he's a liar. That Is probably tho price he in willing to pay for tho pardon he thinks he will get. H's testimony in another trial contra dicts what he said In Han Fran cIhco. He must have forgotten that." PARDON DECLARATION Airplane Observation Proves Aid Forecasting Weather Conditions KUOKNE, Ore., Juno 19. (VP) A ecu rule forecasting of weather conditions over a restricted area through observations taken from airplanes In the Hoattlo area, was described to tho American meteor ological society here today by Lieutenant V. O. ' Clapp of the United Htates navy, Seattle, at tho annual meeting of the society. From observation flights made almost dally since January 23, Lieut. Clapp said, his data shows that subsequent conditions' for 12 or 24 hours In advance have veri fied the Indications. On throe oc- j raslons results were contrpry to those expected within 12 hours. . ts Divorce AW Associated I'rvn. I"htu Bllllo Dove, screen actress, lj seeking a divorce from Irvin V. Willat, motion picture producer, whom she married In 1923. L ELECTED STATE Deputy Succeeds Late Frank A. Elliott Authorized to Name Assistants for De partment. HALKM, Ore., Juno 19. UP) Lynn F. C'ronemlller, who has been deputy state forester six years, wus yesterday elected to succeed the late Frank A. Klllott as slate fores ter. The selection was inude at a meeting of the state board of for estry. His salary will be $4000 a year. , ,.CrnnernlUer was .authorised to, make Porter H. King assistant state forester In charge of fire protection ut a salary of $3000. He has been with tho department some years at $2700. Tho new state forester was authorized to of for Theodore Rainwater of Marshfield tho post of administra tive assistant ut $1800 a year, prob ably later to bo made deputy state forester, It was said. Balnwater Is now with the Coos County Fire Pa trol association and hus been in state work for three years. Cronemlllor was graduated from Oregon Htate college In 1914. He was in field work for the state forestry department the following year and then went to Lake view where ho was In newspaper work, his father being tho owner of a newspaper there. Ho followed newspaper work two yearn, and for tho next seven years was with log Ing camps In Oregon and Idaho In various capacities. DISCOUNT RATES NOW 2 NEW YORK, Juno 19. (P) The New York Kederul Reserve bank today reduced lis rediscount to 2V4 per cent from 3 pnr cent. Tho lat ter had been In effect since Muy 'I. The 2 Mi per cont rediscount rato ' Hie lowest the bank has ever RECEIVE TAX REBATE WASHINGTON, June 19. (P) Tax refunds amounting to more than $14,000,000 lo packing compa nies and relnted concerns through out the country were announced today by the Intornal revenue bu reau as a result ot a decision by the court of claims Inst March in a suit by Swift & Company. Charting of Information gath ered In the obNorvatlon flights In dicate, Lieut. Clapp said, that the vertical section of tho air above any point shows a stratified at mnftphere with various layers of different properties. These dif ferent air layers, unless conform ing to a certain temperature grad ient, tend to adjust themselves by displacing each other. In doing so, nscendlng and descending air currents are formed, with a con sequent heating and cooling and perhaps a condensation of the existing water vapor on hydros copic particles present In the at mosphere, to form clouds and even produce rain, snow or hall. I Li W II I CRONEMLLER FORESTRY HEAD 0 Temperature Highest yesterday 82 IiuvtKt this morning 5j Precipitation: To 5 p. in. yesterday 00 To ft . mi. this morning T. No. 89. Attorney General's Opinion On Inspection Regulation Will Work No Hardship, Says Traffic Assn. Coun sellor Moore. The attorney general of the stale of Oregon, when he rendered his opinion on the "one-worrn-in-a-pear" question, hud In mind no specific case, but was speaking in general, according to a view submitted to the Hogtie River Traffic associa tion at its regular meeting this noon by its counsellor, Rawles Moore. MM.. .1.... .1.- . 1 1117 IVUDI IIMIMB II1UL 1113 MI'lllllMI 'of the attorney general is not I he NO GROUND FOR FRUIT RULE FEAR law, that inspectors are expected to exercise discretion, and to tuko into consideration all the circum stances and not be dictatorial in their rulings. It is further held that the fruit laws and inspection regulations have been in force for 10 yeurs or more and there iH nn ground for suspicion or alarm. Counsellor Moore also gave Ills views on the new cannery pear stnndards lor the state. He de nied the implication that they would work any hardship on the grower und shipper, but instead that they would act as a safeguard to them and be a basis for arbitra tion in the event of controversy, the same as In Washington and Cali fornia. Blight Status Told II. Van Iloevenbcrg, Jr., Sams Valley grower, Who recently re turned from California, said that, In his opinion, the blight situation in that state would not be notice able so much this yeur us in the production for future years. He said he saw evidence of blight in tho young orchards, but that the older trees seemed to withstand the ravages in good shape. Vun Hoavapberg said that it was gen erally figured that the blight has cut the spring California pear crop estimates 10 per cent, and that- the cannery Bartlett prices would not be announced until the full extent ut blight damage is determined. He said that "growers 'and canners were all up In the air, but common , talk, fixed the opening price at from 40 to $45 per ton." Tho Mall Tribune has received the following Information on pear shipments out of California to date: . Pears are now rolling in car lots out of California. The first car of the 1930 season wub shipped from Vacavllle on June 13. On the 14th and 15th Blx additional cars left Vacavllle and two more followed on the 16th. Newcastle, the second shipping point to appear on the Pacific Fruit Express shipping list, rolled its first car on June 16. Most of the pear's rolled thus tar are Wllders and other pre-Bartlett Varieties. Gen earl Hnrtlett picking will com' mence la the early districts about July 1. HUNTS V1LI.E, Tex., June 19 yp) Three of his children wore killed In a field nonr their homo , yesterday ' by a dynamite explo sion which tore the clothing from James Cudonskt without Injuring him. The dead were Claudia Ca denskl. 21. Ruby Cadcnskl, IS, ' and Jack Cadenskl, 12. The Cadenskls walked unsuspect ingly to tho spot whore the dynn nilto charge was exploded by em ployes of the Texas company. WILL 'DOGEBS HOSTON, June '19. Thin sweeping victory of Dwight Morrow in going to give many a wet candidate false encour agement. He .could have run ns a Bolshevik' and won. The only thing that will keep other stai8 from following New Jer sey's example will be there ain't any more Morrows. I said yesterday Daniel Webster wrote the dictionary. Well, these Hnrvardites have been culling me up before daylight telling me it was Noah Webster and not Daniel. ' How wag I to knowt I never read the book. I never could get interested in the thing. Well, anyhaw, the mistake will only be noticed in Boston.