o Ml The Weather 3DF0RD TwiT Airir. Hir?ifrKx V Y7"J Temperature I II lllstiest yosUu-ilay ...7 I tA lament tills nihiK 4a J 111 a I'nM'Iplmtlon: J f A T" !' yi-NO'nlaj- oo AaasaMI 'r . n. in, uniny .ofl No. 98 Foreoist: Tonight and KattiMluy fair Mimntimi i-iiiiiti)- iu- nlshli moderate temperature. Twenty-Fifth Year MEDJj'OUD, OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE 28,- 15)30. wins DISCUSSED By HEARTY Head of Great Fruit Dis tributing Concern Confers With Local Growers and Shippers Apple Ban By England Is Retaliation. K. J. V. Hearty of Now York City, lica (I of the fruit distributing organization of ' the snme name, ami one of the largest concerns of Its kind in the world. Is in the city conferring with local growers and shippers, and Hugh Hamlin, local rejiresentutlve. Ho leuves tomor row after a three day stay. To be mink, conditions tnruout the country are not so good,' said Mr. Hearty, "and I see no immedi ate prospects of a change. The buying power of the nation has been crippled by. unemployment." n economic law has been vio lated , ami in my experience l never knew ii n economic law to forget. If die p rest nt situation was due to financial depression, the correction would' be more readily accomplish ed, but now we are confronted with an economic situation." It Is not so much a question of money, as of buying power." I recently talked to the owner of a large string of chain grocery st o res, and he t o Id me b u s i n ess was declining. I said lo him: "How do you account for the decline? People must eat.' "Ills reply was: 'People are not entertaining. They purchase noth ing but the bare necessities. When a nation is prosperous and there is employment, they spend their money.' Kiiglniid Retaliates "The new tariff law has created a spirit of retaliation in Europe. It has) always been my theory that export trade was nn Important link In the condition of our country. Englnnd threatens retaliatory mea- (Continued on Page 8, Story 1) NEW YOUK, June 28. (IP) Squadron Loailor KinKsford-Snilth and his companions on the Atlan tic fllnht of the Southern Cross continued n full round of activities today, hcginninK with nn early mornlnc telephone call to Austra lia, in which Klnssford-Smith re vpaleil iilans to fly home from London In August. i'-.ihniK .10 nis motner irom chenectady; N. Y... where he went I law nlfht t6 make the call, he said B In answer id her nuestlon; "Yes, I am goiiiK to fly bnck 'rem England because I can get home a little bl( quicker." Friends hero said plans had been niHcumed but nothing definite had en decided so far as they knew. ' was believed ho might make a last flight In nn attempt to break Bprt IHnkler's record of 15 days 'row Kngland to the Antipodes. Abe Martin M 1 ' Kot a rtomI Joke on Dr. "Piw. ,., n l)p lmMry rimers I l)ene. nn' ho don't 'Miioti Innghed iob- otho n,,r"l'- Here's nn- nowerru'l nn' unonvernhlc r)nient nmilnst VoUtenilT-iii J"Mff w A(H)S- cnnyilate for "ectlon nn nrt platform. JV" IwnlilMtlon lias mtniiiieil m "" bun, nn' put 'em to work ' ""J H kc pln" huntlrctls o' thou """ of ntlior fellcru out of cm-l'tiH.nt. I HERO PLANS; AUSTRALIA HOP ENROUTE HOI i TINKHAM DARES Associated Press Photo j RP' George H. Tlnkham (right) of Massachusetts accepted the dare of Bishop James Cannon, Jr., to repeat charges made against him without protection of congressional immunity by issuing a signed icucjung nn cnarges SUSPECTED Discovery of Husband's Body in Old Well Points! to Triangle Cattle Rustl-J ing Activities Form Back-1 ground in Mystery. j LA HONDA, fill.. June 28. (P) Recovery uf tho body of Frank Itoderlck, 40, wealthy ran-; cher, from nn old well on his place near here, set officers to 1 work today on an alleged mur der mystery with an asserted love triangle nnd a cattle rustling plot In the background. Mrs. Itoderlck and Will Wood ring,' manager of nn adjoining stock ranch, were questioned yes-! terday after ltoderick's body had been found under several feet of debris nnd dirt which had beeni thrown Into the well. Authorities also djsclosed that they hail been holding Woodrlng since May IS as the result of secret investign-j tlon. , , i . Sheriff J. J. McOrnth said both Roderick and Woodrlng had been questioned several weeks ago about the disappearance of cat tle from neighboring ranches and. mm Wnodr he ami .Mr. unu .n nn.wick had made up the three sides of the asserted love triangle. I No formal charge has been placed, ngainst either Mrs. Roderick or Woodrlng. Wire A-kol Warrant. j Roderick's disappearance first , became known May 20 when his wife told authorities he had beaten her severely and had gone ( away with "a red haired girl." I Mrs. Roderick swore out a war rant for the arrest of her hus-l band on a battery charge, but no. trace of him was found until the well uiMi M'ii in -" .11M,d omrers Hio'iui'""" when thev learned Woourinu grading a plot of ground on the ir,lori,l; ranch. They learned .1,,,. the iriadlng work had con con led nn old well. Deputies then unearthed the body. ui.-irr Mcflrath said he had I , .i f,-,.m Roderick's !l-year old son that Roderick and Wood- ring had stolen cattle Joining ranches. from ad- MANY YOUNG LAWYERS TO TAKE EXAMINATION SAI.K.M. Ore.. June 2. 11 Arthur H. Benson, clerk of the su preme court, estimate that about inn applicants for admission to the . i ...in .rlle in the annual " ....,";,... m i.. held hero Ju'yl S nnd 9. Final Wire Flashes rivr-IW TI lime 28 (I3 Tlie stern wheeler "Tom flreene," f'ln in n iowneii packet, late today won the. L' I -mile Ohio river parte" rare from the "Hetsv Ann" of l'lltsl.urgh by at leas, three quarters of a mile. ?tlT 1 KK CITY June 2S. ()-Propnsnlj- for turning over to the western stales I Ho administration f federal public, lands and rei'lnmafijn projects were opposed on the Moor of the western gov eninr's conference here today. DI'TliOIT lune "S (Pi Joe Hchneck of the vaudeville learn of Van and Sclin'ecK. died suddenly from heart disense at the Hook Cadillac hotel today. ii- i 'is Ui niid 'rlncelon, today won Ihe Intercollegiate golf nf America by defeating Uwrence Moller, Notre and four to play In a 30 hole matjh. o Otangp, N. championship nnie. five 'nt . ,. S versitv todav won the national mien ,.u, .-- .-.. .......... shin" He defeated Jnllut. Selipson of L-I.'fi university In four sets, C 3, 3 6, H i, a-ti. o r in i.,no an lir 'lane crash 'at the commercial airport here today whg Iheir plane went Into a nose dive er " :i0o LIBEL THREAT against the churchman. b. I IJII v nil DILL IU OL iH L Democrat Attempt to In crease Disability Pension Rates Voted DownWill Call Up Monday. WASHINGTON, June 28. (JP) Tho new house Veterans relief men mi re was unanimously report- d to the senate today with minor amendments hy the senate finance committee. An attempt by Democrats to Increase the rates of disablllty pensions was. defeated, 11 to 8. Republicans on the committee, with the exception of Senator Iji Follette, Wisconsin, voted against the Increase in these rates which would have allowed a $(i0 maxi mum instead of $40. Senator King. Democrat, - Utah., Joined the. Re ' I publicans In opposition. The committee then voted unnn- iinously to report the measure. j Senator Watson, acting chair-' man of the eommlttee, announced he would report the hill to the senate at once ami would call It up on Momjay, I The request of the American Legion for n provision allowing an extension-' of one year In which to file suit for claims on war rlsli insurance wnt accepted by the committee without contest. Senators Walsh, Democrat, of' ! Maachiisetts. nnd Onnnnliy. Dem ocrat. Texas, sponsored an amend ment to increase the disability pensions. MUTT WITHDRAWS TO AID U SAI.13M, Ore,. June 28. James Molt of Salem today n,,,i hi wii nounced his wilhdruwnl from the content for upenkei'shlp of Hie noune oi mi- ! -B.i-....u.. sain ne woum ."uimiuii fihhk i.uu- ergun of rortianu. i ne uncer;.iin ty of the guliernatorlal situation caused by the death of fleorge W. Joseph, and the fact that other members of the Marlon county delegation are pledged either tJ Lonergan or Herbert Gordon, were given by Mott as among the rea sons for his withdrawal. Mott Is not enthusiastic in hl support of Lonergan. 1'ai-ilotis Two. SAI.EM. Ore., June 28. (VPl Governor Norblad yesterday grant ed conditional pardons to Orvllle llenl nnd John Knight, both of whom were received from Un county. .November i. 1927. to serve 10 years for statutory offenses. ;eorge T. Dnnlnp. Jr., of Kast Clifford Sutter of Tulani unl- q (4'i Three persons were Killed in feet In the air. ONERGANflN E VAN GEL ST SHOT DEAD Objection to Wife Attending Services Ends in Attempt to Slay Five Minister Attacked at Close of Final . Prayer. MAC A HA FALLS, N. Y., June 2S. lA) Frank Rom, II?. wanted for the fatal shooting of tho Rev. Kilkar U. Wood and the wounding. of two members of his congrega tion last night, was arrosted to day on a road on tho outskirts of the city, lie had a pistol In his possession, but offered no re sistance to arrest. Police said that Ross made a statement to them in which he admitted thai he went to the I mission Intending to murder Wood Ibis wife. Mrs. Mildred Ross, the t tatter's sister, Leona Kuhn, and Leonard Towne. He said, aceo ru ing to police, that he had been practicing in a, woods, shooting at a target. The shooting occurred at the close of services in a small loth street mission which the Kev. Mr. Wood has conducted for severul yen rs. As the evangelist uttered his closing prayer and stepped down from thf platform. Koss, accord ing to witnesses, rushed forward and fired a single shot Into the minister's body. He fell to the f(oor rtPatl. 1-1 red at Wife I Wheeling about, Ross fired point blank at Mrs. Ross, who I was sitting In a front pew. Towe, sitting In n rear seat In the hull, attempted, lo stop Ross and wan shot In both legs. Itoss ran out of the door und disap peared. i Mm. Ross and a sister, L.eona Kuhn. bad been attending the mission services for several m0IU,s. Ross objected, nnd, it Is ,,, . i,n(,nmB particularly bitter because on weverul occasions Towe called at his home to drive Mrs. lioss and Miss Kuhn to the mis sion In his automobile. On April 4 Towe hnrt Rorh arrested for striking him when he stopped nt tho Koss home for MUm Kuhn. A few days later Koss. was arrested on complaint of the Kev. Mr. Wood for having broken up his services. NEGRO KILLED AFTER ATTACK E AUSTIN-, Texas, June 28. (P) Aroused over the shooting of Air. and Mrs. H. h. KKKer siiortly he fore noon today, a group of citi zens of Uound Hock near here, killed the negro who was alleged to have attacked the couple. The name of the negro was not lenrned. He was said to l)ave beenn ,-in employe of Kgger. Kgger and his wife were tnken to n hospital at fleorgetown but it could not be ascertained whether their wounds would prove fntal. The negro was suid lo have gone to the logger home about 11:4S a. m. nnd shot Kgger through the head and Mrs. Kgger through the breast. The negro escaped from the Kgger residence In an automo bile and fled toward this city. After killing the negro, the mob was reported to have left his body lying In a field. Inventor' 's Goods Piled On Curbing As Fame Evades PORTLAND, Ore.. June 28. OT't For tho second time In six months, the furniture he longing to C. I. Houston, inventor, was stacked for 100 feet nlong the curbing In 4 front of the house from which he was evicted. JInnston was evlcte! from another house Inst December nnd was so Intent upon an Invention he left his furniture 4 stacked on the curbing for 4 several weks In the snow. The Inventor told police his Invention would soon mnter- 4 Inline nnd there would be no 4 more evictions. THR DALLKM. (tV) Three rob beries of business establishments netted robhe flQO lanlffht. BAND MPLOYERS IVM : Baseball Scores NKW YORK. June 2S. (A1) Babe Ruth hit his twenty-eighth home run of the season and his second in ; successive days in (he fourth Inning of the second Yankee-Cleveland game today. The bases wore empty when the Ha be connected with Holloway's delivery for the homer, giving New York an S to 1 lead. " K nth hit his second home run of the game and his twenty-ninth of the season off uliatto in the sev enth inning. Tho bases again were empty. The homer increased the Yankee lead to 14 to 1. American R. H. K. St. Louis ...... 6 5 0 Philadelphia, l 8 4 Collins and Mauion; Walberg, Eurnshnvv, Quinn and Cochrane. n. II. K.j C'hlt-ilKO 2 S I DoHlnn 4 It 0 Henry ami Tula; MueKiiyden ami llovlllK. n. t:i-vi-lunil 1 Now York l;l II. i:. 7 8 IS 0 Myall; Brown, Khoffner anil Johnson and Dirkoy. - Si'ooml sump) H. IT. K. flnvi-luml 2 5 3 Now York 14 IS 1 Ilai-ilor, Kolliiwny, (IHulto anil Myall; Sheriil ami Dlokoy, llon koiikA. . Nllllolllil R. II. K. KoHtiin 4 1'-' I CJim-lnimli fi 12 I) Caiuwoll, Ilixsoy, Stnilh anil Cronin: Kolp, Johnson, fampboll and Snkeforlh. . (Second gn me) R II. 10. Philadelphia (113 0 Pittsburgh 4 9 1 Henge and McCurdy: Ghagnon and Bool. ' It. II. 10. ... 2 7 0 ... 4 9 1 Malone anil Rrooklyn Chicago Phelps and Lopez; I Inn ncit. ION'DOX, June 2R. (Pj Mrs. Luty' Tlunt Ptors, eminent phys ician And dietician of New ' York and I,os Angeles, is dead in Lon don of lobar pneumonin. Dr. Peters, who came to London recently with u delegation of about 100 American physicians to attend meetings of tho royal sanitary in stitute, died last night In n nursing home. She had been tnken 111 with neu ralgia on board tho steamship Adri atic while en route to Europe. CHICAGO. Juno 2. ") Wltn In 15 hours of equaling the world's non-stop refueling record, tin plane "City of Chicago," piloted by John nnd Kenneth Hunter, broth ers, continued Its grind over Hky Harbor nlrport today. At 1:J0 p. m. they had been in the nir HIS hours. The reoord, held by the "St. bouls Ilohln," Is 420:21:30. A broken oil tank, hastily re paired at 12:40, almost caused an end to their attempt. Their last word was "All well. We. shall beat the record." 1 ni nn a nn nnriTiirno uniortbu Ditu I nnKo m-o"n 'ivi" ..r-.r, ..n rxmnnr. nniiiror uiinninno NtAK Am KhliUKU uiinut WAtimuito WILL BE CHOSENjWAGE SCALE FOR IlAKUn. Ore.; June 28. r'.eoige .Milter, chairman of the Republican central committee, de nied today that selection of n It1 puiMican enndidote for governor will be discussed nt a meeting of state committeemen to be held nt Pendleton next Monday, Eighteen committeemen will at tend the conference which, it Is understood, will have ns Its pri mary purpose the dlscusnlon of matters of Interest to eastern Ore gon, aside from gubernatorial problems. VO.VKRRH, N. V., June 28. (Pi Colonel Wllllnm Hoyce Thompno.i. fll, mining magnate nnd philan thropist, died nt his home here In.t night nf pneumonin. t had been an ivalld for the last four years after a stroke of paralysis. His mining Qnterests included copper in Montana, diamonds In Africa and jrulphus In Texas. He also was connected with banking. OAn'annual shooting match fol lowed by a dance 1 held at Wnr- renton. Mo, It dntes from ISjC. Newly weds Lost 1 i 1 ' ' "-. Assnefatcil I'ress Photo. ! Mv. nnd Mis. Will in in II. AlbiH nl' Cnrmel, Cal., dlsappeariMl on a t (Lingei'ou trill I'roin rntrbnnks to Dawson, Aliisku. They mrrletl n j small vll'le and Cow provisions. An extrusive search I'm- them was organl.il. CHORE BOY SETTAY ITAIV DEATH BLAST IS cnD dippcd V 16-Year-0ld Lad Shows No ; Emotion When Finding; Read-Will Be Sentenced Later. VANOOUVKIl, Wash.. June 2. A1 A Clark county Jury last niKht convicted Clifford Douglas Camp bell, 16, of the second decree mur der of Mr. nnd Mrs. llenjnmin Northrup. The North rups were killed the nluht of April 30 In a dynamite blast that reduct-'d their Inrm home lo splinters, Campbell wus arrest ed and on May 3 aliened ly con fessed he placed and set off the dynamite. Campbell was alleged to have dynamited tho Xorthrup home be cause they had discussed dispens ing with hia services as a chore boy. Campbell exhibited little or no emotion throughout the trial and remained calm when the verdijt was read last nlnht, .Sentence will not be passed until the statutory time limit for filing motion for a new trial has elapsed. IN BITTER BATTLE HMAN-nilAI, June 28. if?) Three hundred thousand nntloiu.llHtH nnd rebel troops fought to a standstill today In a vital battle In northern Monati provlnco, to decide the fate of China's government. Koch side threw fi.OOO reinforce ments Into the lines n)onn the I laichow-TuiiKktvnn railway as the northerners hurled, themselves rvK'ilnst the nationalist defenses. At nlMhtfall th outcome was In doubt, but additional troopn were beltiK niched to the main sector between hnnfend and KalfanK- HARVESTERS SET PKNDLKTON, June 28. (P( The I'matllla county farm bu-1 reau nt a meeting this week, set) a wage scale to be used during I the coming harvest season. Hcpn - rator operators will be paid 7 to $10 depending on the muchlne; caterpillar men, sack sewers nnd Jiggers, $f to ."; header punchers $3 to $4 nnd the mime, to truck drivers with team drivers $1 to .r, cooks $2 to $3 and roustabouts $3. TheHe were considered In keeping with com) It Ions over the wheat districts. Electric Chair Ends Long Career Of Ohio's Most Unruly Prisoner cnl.l'MHl'H, O.. June 28. (A1) Death in the electric chair early toduy closed (he long criminal career oi weorge iiiiams, os-year old robber and killer. Maintaining to the last the defi ant ntt It utile (hut had character ized his actions since he was sen tenced to die for the murder of a Cleveland pollremun, Williams en tered the death chamber shortly after midnight nnd was dead nt 12:14. Williams was one of the most In A, .a Wilds A Til ui uiuum ADMv MAl V! HImi,llMVI ; Preparations By France to Fortify Frontier Cause of Action Mussolini and Ministers in Discussion Defense Problems, ROMlj, Juno 28 () Tho coun cil of ministers, with Premier Mus solini presiding, today took up na tional 4lefcnso problems und Issued a statement suylntr tho action was taken been una of France's prepara tions for fortifying her, Italian frontier. "Several problems inherent to the national defense,' were nken up, accordliiK to the official com munication. In order to raise more money for defense the ministers, on tho IJuce's recommendation, decided to raise the tax on exchange transac tions and to work out a method of exactlnK the tuxes frum firms af fected by It. In this way. tho statement said, It will bo possible to Increase the I hudKct of the ai med forcea of I Italy by a half billion lire (more jthan $1MI. ooo.QOO) at the beRlnnlng of the 1U30-31 fiscal yenr nnd with j tthe sum for lateryeurs to be deter mined. Kor th next year Ihe army will , receive 300,000,000 lire more, the navy 10,000,000, aviation 80,000. 000 nnd Ihe black shirt mllftlu 20,000,000 for equipping and nrm liiK. EMPLOYER AND SELF TKIUtK 1IAUTI0, Ind., June 20. (A) The bodies of Wesley Oak Icy, fi ft. Mrs, Clara Hnncy, 28, und .Mis. Itnncy's five year old son were found today In Oakley's apartment under circumstances lhat Indicated the womun hud shot and killed Oakley and her son nnd then committed suicide. Mrs. Itaney had been employed as house keeper In Oakley's upartment. GALLANT FOX TAKES j NKW yonK, June 2. (A) William Woodward'n Gallant Fox won hi flfth rnBeeutiv three- year-old stake race today as he carried off the honors in the Dwyer stakes at Aequeduet. The Fox. with Knrl Kande ngnln in the saddle, defeated l'lfford C. Coch ran's Zenefo), an added starter, by one and one-half lengths. .unruly prisoners ever placed In the , death house. He cursed the guards land threatened to kill them. Re- centty he hnd Insisted thnt he wou,,i ..h.n( thB neat tne cnair. Heverai days ago a bl kjack wan found In the death house and It was be lieved he might have planned an attempt to kill himself with it. Williams, known as a hardened gunman, spent two score years fol lowing a trail of crime that led through Ohio, Michigan, Illinois and Missouri, He was blamed for nt least four murders. Wi DRIVE OPENED AT DEM. MEET Chairman of Washington Convention Demands Re peal 18th Amendment Wet Delegates Claim Control of Confab. CKNTKAMA, Wash., June 2S. iAi A dripping wet keynote speecn by Willis IS. Mahoney, temporary chairman, launched a drive asuint prohibition shortly after the Hem ocratic slate convention opened here today. Mahoney's election n temporary chairman was unnnlmous. He de mnnded repeal uf the 18th amend ment and return of the .state con trol of liquor. Delegates repeat edly roared their upproval as M'l honey condemned tha prohibition law. Another Indication of what w.u Kcnernlly admitted to be u wet landslide was the definite bindlim of King county's 117 , votes to tht wet side by the unit rule. Pierce county wels debated whether to at tempt to upset the unit rule un der which iiH 44 votes woutd so to the dry column. Prohibition forces were orgunU Ing to oppose any attempts to In clude any mention of the liquor question In the state platform, but the wets claimed control of tho convention by about a 2 to 1 vote. I'nltrd Front. Tho wets modified their plan of campaign, however, by' withdraw ing a plan advocating a change) in the state bone dry law. This plan wus sponsored by Oeorgo Downer', Belllngham, chairman of the, plat form committee. Thlfl plank found considerable opposition among King county delegates andwaM withdrawn to guarantee a united ; wet front, . Mahoney ranked prohibition as the Issue- which; ( 'overshadows every other question ln: the public mind today." He added that he In a total abstainer: 1 : ; : : ' "The 18lh amendment," . th speaker concluded, "was horn ' n. Intolerance, has lived on corrup tion, but will die by the hand nl reason." COAST TIMBER POItTLAND, June 28. (A) A total of 344 mills reporting to the West Coast Lumbermen's as sociation produced approximately 108,000,000 feet of lumber during the week ending June 21. This represents a decrease of 4,000, 000 feet, compared with produc tion of 342 mills for the previous week. New bu nl nous from the rail trade wan about the same as the previous week and domestic cargo orders were moro thun 5.000,000 fuel less than previous week. Kx port orders dropped uhout 750,; 000 feet from the volume of the previous week. Local orders de creased about 5,000,000 feet. Reports from 222 mills showed totnl production of 145,893,000 ' feet, orders 135.300,000 feet and shipments 145.928,000. Orcgmi Weather. Fair tonight and Sunday; warai er In the Interior of the west por tlon Hunday, Moderate west to north winds on the coast. t WILL ROGERS CHICAGO, III., June ,28. Why don't somebody print the truth ithoiit our present ' eco iioiniu Nitnntion? We spent six yours of wild buying on credit, (everything under, the. sun, whether we needed it or not) nnd now we arc having to pny fur 'em under Mr, Hoover, and v? are howling like a pet' coon. J ism Wkw snsudCka, . P. S. This would be a great world to dance in if we didn't' have to pny the fiddler. ' ' OUTPUT SHOW DECIDED SLUMP 19