Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, July 03, 1930, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textr Mail Trik-ne Th Weather cloudy; moderate, Iraiprraiurp. Highest yesterday fi Temperature Ixunt this morning t2 Precipitation Tii 5 p. m. yesterday 00 Tii ft n. in. today 0(1 Twenty-Fifth Year MEDPORD, 0KKC10X, TIIUKSIUY, JULY :l, 1f):i0. No. ion. MEDWED Today By Arthur Brisbsaa You' Have a Rich Uncle. Mr. Coolidge Meditates. Tired of Iraq. 1 ; : Mole and Eagle. 1 1 Copyright King Features Bynd. Ido. Secretary Mellon, keeper of the public purse, announces n satisfactory financial year, nnil A surplus of $184,000,000 in Uncle Sam's pocket. Mr. MelJon reduced by $74(1, 000,000 the public debt which now totals sixteen billions, one hundred and eighty-five mil lions. Not much for such.ii rich country.' Business might be better if bonds were not paid off so rapidly. .Hut Mr. Mellon- probably knows best. ! : ' . ; ' '' In the Chicago . Herald and Examiner, Seattle ,1'ost-rntelli-gencer and other newspapers, Calvin Coolidge publishes daily a little article' of advice, ire fleeting earnest meditation. Henry Ward Beecdicr, Tal :inadge, Spurgeon, will he edi fied looking down and reading the short, well-written articles, so sound,, morally. ' f Mr.- Coolidge 'n idea, apparently,- is first to get us on a high, .New Knglahd plane of thought, with, cur minds on our eternal honje.- '. Later, iiindouhrcdly, he will tell the jobless how they can get ;jobs, realizing' that there is no hurry about future bliss, bnt much hurry nbour, an im "." mediate pla'ce'on Kbnie' jiKyFoll. Several years ago, you re member, all the World was ex cited about mandates. France look one mandate, ' England, u b s e n t-mindedly swallowing Ccrman colonies,' took others, including Iraq.. An effort was made to "wish"' Turkey as a mandate 6ii this long-suffering f nation. . Thanks to providence, we es caped . Iluit. To be Kemal's tutor would be a job. M Now ' England tells Iraq, in substance: "f!o in peace, join Ihn League of Naiinns, run yourself." '"That blessed word, Mes opotamia, " ancient name "for Jraq, has cost the IJritishmaiiy millions of pounds. that Britain wants now is to keep, without expense, the right to "British imperial com municalions and air routes," ihroiigh the territory of the Tigrfs and the Euphrates. ;At eleven-forty a. in. yester day, in Chicago, the Hunter brothers flew . through their (Continued on Pane Eight) Another npeixe the farmer might eliminate Is drlttn' seven or eight miles to iron fer butter. Bandit Stew Nogont. recently winced at Plptown, O., writes hi maw that the tail Is so crowded ttiat It dldn' take no time to git Abe Martin good e-rtet together. DEUEL AND F Speakership of Next Legis ' lature Definitely Decided By Support of Jackson and Multnomah Pledges Contest Keen. (lly S. S. Smith) The decision ot (our representa tives In one hloc, H. S. Deuel anil K. B. Day of tills county and E. C. UronaiiKh and A. A. Byron of Multnomah county, to support Frank J. l.onergan for sneaker of the next house of representatives, definitely decides the speakership in favor of Mr. 1-onernan. There has been a spirited con test ever since the pilma-y for this coveted prize, the candidates being l- .1. Lonergun and Herbert Cordon of Portland; .lumen Mott of Salem; and Kmniett Howard t Hugene. Howard recently with drew in favor of Gordon and Molt in favor or Lonergan anil several Mends of the two rema!"''!? can didates have been traveling all over the state the past ten days endeavoring i to secure pledges from the representatives. Contest Close The contest was so close that on the decision of the .Inckson and Multnomah representatives rested the selection of the speakership. With those who had already sign ed to vote for Mr. Lonergan to gether with the Jackson and Mult nomah, four votes, and others who have verbally agreed to supnort him. It now looks like I.onergan has 35 to 37 votes, with 31 out of the house membership of CO neces sary to select. It is certain he has more than the required num ber. It was claimed at the close of the last session Mr. !nergan had 40 pledges of representatives at that session to support him for speaker, provided they were can didates and were re-elected. Twen ty of that number will no doubt return, having been nominated and the remaining 15 or 17 pledges come from new members. TG HEAVY BOND ON PORTLAND, July 3. (P) Rob ert Gordon Duncan, self-styled Ore gon "Wildcat." Indicted yesterday for criminal libel on complaint of Robert Mount, Portland better busi ness bureau manager, was arrested today and released under $1,000 bonds. The indictment charged Duncan with "wilfully and unlawfully In tending to Injure and defame Reb el t Mount" by broadcasting state ments over tadio station KVEP and printing matter in n publica tion known as Duncan's Trade Reg ister. Duncan, prior to the latest In dictment, was at liberty under SiMiiO bonds pending federal prose cution on charges of broadcasting "Obscene, indecent and profane langnuge" over KVKP. On June 10 he was sentenced to 10 days in jail, $50 fine for electioneering on pilmnry day. SAN QKKNTIN PRISON. Cal.. July 3. P) Mm. Ilena Mooney, wife of Thomas J. Mooney. servins a life sentence for complicity In the San Francisco preparedness (lay parade homlilng of 110. arrived here tod&y to visit her husband on their 19th wedding anniversary. Mooney. who has served nearly 14 yearn of a life rentence, faced his wife and they discussed pol hlllty of a pardon. The state supreme court yester dny mailed o secret reeommendu llorl In the case of Warren K. Hill ings, convrcled with Mooney, to Governor C. C. Young In Los An geles. .. -. REDUCING DIET CAUSE OF SUICIDE BY WOMAN SAN FRANCISCO. July 3. lPi Despondent over ill health caused by a rlld diet that reduced her welpht 40 pounds In three months, Mrs. Florence Muckey, 40. shot herself twice here today and may die. DAY AVIJR ONE KG AN MOUNT CHARGEi i Under Double Fire A nu- . lira trr.-n Photo William F. Walih. nine years chairman of the board of stand ards and appeals ot New York City; has been indicted by two grand Juries. . - - ' Condition of Institution Not As Bad As First Ap peared After Flight of ' Chief and Girl. SA LKM, Ore., July 3. (TV Henry L. Bergman, who was re ceived at tho state penitentiary March 12, 1927, oh a iO-year sen tence for defalcations involving funds of the Lane County State & Savings hank at Florence, of which he was president, wub today grant ed a commutation of sentence by Governor orhiud nnif-wilP W'WkV leased the', latter part of this month. , The commutation was ttt the ur gent recommendation, of Judge George F. Skipworth, who sen tenced Bergman; John I. Medley, the prosecutor; a committee of depositors; and Henry W. Meyers, superintendent of the penitenti ary, i ''At the time of the sentence,' says Judge Skipworth's letter to the governor, "it was the opinion that the bank won a complete und abject failure, mat Mr. Bergman had completely looted the bank. "Ir now develops that then con dition of the hunk was not ut nil as It appeared ut the time of the sentences and that the savings de partment will pay 80 per cent und the commercial department Uli per cent." Miss Harriett Weatherson, cash ier of the bank, Indicted with Bergman, wuh sentenced to six yeurs. She served her minimum of two years and was paroled. j Prior to their urrest Bergman und Miss Weatherson fled und were apprehended in a southern t city. Cpon their return they plead- ed guilty. LONG TRIAL HOP PORTLAND, Mo., July 3. P" Dawn today found Lieutenant Yantis H. Tnylor mid his army pursuit plane here after 15 hours of flying from Laredo, Texas, 2,HKt miles away to the southwest. He landed at the airport last night at 6: 25 p. m. K. S. T.) alter leaving the Texas field yesterday morning ut 1:10 a. m. (C. S. T.) His elapsed time was 16 hours, 15 miniiies. ills average speed was 140 miles an hour. Six stops were made en mute, t The flight was made In the In terests of army tactics to estub Huh mobility, possibilities In emer gencies. 0RE60NUNIVERSITY GROUP IN HONOLULU HONOI.ri.r. July 3. W") ; Seventy-five women KtudentM and I 10 faculty member of the Cnlver-1 Hty of Oregon arrived here to-. day for a nit weeks' courae at the University of Hawaii. FLORENCE BANK PRES DENT WILL REGAIN LIBERTY Farmer Could Help Dairy Industry By Consuming More of Own Butter CHICAGO, July 3. (P) The production of dairy products, en farmer must learn to eat what I Peclally butter, became hl ten- . . ., , .... . dency la to "Hell his cream and eat he raises, the farm press division Burm(n " of the nutlonal dairy council has! Munn Mid the campaign was an decided. 'outgrowth of an emergency scheme M. I). Munn. president of Dm, that resulted In reduction of sur council, said- the farmer himself plus butter by more than 1 .HOrt.Oiili was largely responsible for over- pound between January and April. VEI RELIEF RATES UPON PLEA House Provision of $40 Per Month Agreed Upon By Conferees After Written Request By President Criticism Voiced. WASHINGTON, July 3. P Responding to a written plea from President Hoover, senate and holism conferees on World w.ir veterans' measure today reached an agree ment on the lower pension rates provided by the house bill. , The house provided a maximum of $40 for veterans with perma nent disabilities as opposed to $t0 voted by the senate. The conference agreement re tained the house language which Withheld disability pensions from those who are able to pay Income taxes. The senate amendment allowing compensation to veteran.s who suf fered disability from venereal dis ease contracted In service also was eliminated.. In his letter to Senator Watson, the Republican leader. President Hoover condemned the additions made to the veterans' bill iy the senate. He sold the senate bill increased the cost of ' the house legislation by about 2 SO per cent. Criticisms Voiced. The Hoover letter follows: "You request my views on the effects of the senate amendments to the house veterans' hill. "I must say at once that these amendments again re-establish in justices and discriminations he tween veterans, impose unwarrant ed burdens on the taxpayer and perpetuate entirely wrong ' prln clples In such legislation. "There are many points of crltl clsm In this direction. "For Instance, under these amendments tho average allow nco. ywransxwhusA:tyNUtliii were incurred in civil lite, subse quent to the war will -work out very close to the same average payment as that given to veterans who actually suffered from battle and In the trenches. "This is an injustice both to the men who suffered from the war and to the public." "The senate amendments seri ously offeet the nien who were en rolled after the armistice and who never heard a shot fired; they seri ously modify the clauses In respect to venereul diseases and Impose a burden upon the treasury therefor, which must he condemned from the point of view of family life." COSTE TESTS PLANE FOR ATLANTIC HOP L1C DOURORT. Franco. July 3. (JP) Captain Dieudonne C'oste nd Maurice Bellonte, who took off early this morning for a 10-hour test flight, were flying over the Normandy coast this afternoon. They were expected to land ul Villa Coublay, there to give the plane the finishing touches for a flight to the United States, FIFTEEN KILLED WHEN MILAN TRAIN CRASHES SASSO. Italy. July .!) Fif teen perKonH were killed today and III) Injured In a colllHlon ot a train from MI'jn with a frelnht train eleven mlleH from Bologna. The accident won aBorlhed to a 'defect In the electrical uiRnnllng. I apiiaratuH. i 1 Baseball Scores American. II. H. E. New York 4 2 I'hllndeliihia 6 0 1 Hntterlea: Johnton anil Mar grave; Wnlberu, Qulnn nnd C'oth r.i ne. l!ntnn rittaburn Xaltonnl. n. H. K. 3 1 0 4 4 HntterleK: Bmlth and Cronln; I Hpencer, C'haanon and Hernifley. Rotary Chief AIiMON K. HO I'll. business man ager of isianforri I nlvcrslty, Palo Alio, i'ul,. Is tho newly elected president of Rotary Inleniutional. I ... -.-a f Frightened Steeds Stage Wild Gallop Through The Bronx . MOW YORK, July 3. (P) 4 Stampeded by the buckfiring r 4- of an automobile, 38 urtillery 4 horses galloped wildly thru r the placid streets of tho 4 Bronx todny, sending children r fr and adults fleeing for shelter 4 and .finally being rounded up hy soldiers nnd police. It took an hour nnd n half to herd them buck, some hav ing galloped fuur miles In their flight. NBW YORK. July 3. (P) A complicated financial nrgument In which Joe Jacobs and Arthur Bue low tippcur to be endeavoring to outwit each other, has suddenly terminuled tho plans for n return bout between Max Schmelins nnd Jack Sharkey ut the Yankee sta dium in Keptpmber. Yesterday Madison Square Oar den hud Hhnrkey's name on a con tract and had hopes of Retting SchmellnR's signature through Ja cobs, when Buelow, the German's deposed manager, bobbed up with an eight page document that was entirely unsatisfactory to Jacobs, who now Is In charge of Maxle's Interests. NKRKOWIN. Ore.( July 3. (j) Maijorie DouRhtnn, 1H, Lebanon, Ore., Ktiitient of Willanietto univer sity, lost her life In high running seus here yesterday. Miss Do Mill ion, who cnuld not nwiin, was In butlilng with a party of Hi others who were on a geology study hi 1(0 along the Oregon coast. Jenn Klwell, Sarah Jane Dark and Miss lioughton had wuded out so fur waves were breuUing over their heads. A sudden strong un dertow, combined with a hug.; comber, jerked Miss Doug lit on away from the hold of her com panions and she was not seen again. Her body wus later recov ered. TO REPLACE PIPER HAL.KM. Ore.. Jiilv 8. UP, Judge Wallace McC'amunt of 1'ort- land was today appointed by Gov ernor Norblud to iucceed the late Kdgur H. Piper nm chairman of the Oregon committee, to coope-j rote In the national movement for1 celebration In HH2 of the 200th j anniversary of George "Washing-1 ton's birth. Of the Oregon committee of IS I appointed, riper and Mr. W. B. j Ayer have died. The governor will later appoint a successor to Mrs. Ayer. No lnier on Friday. Following an unbroken cub- torn. Tho MnlJ Tribune will not be Issued on July 4th, so that Its employees may on- Joy n well deserved holiday. The Saturday ond Hunday papers will be Issued aj iimial, ' RETURN BOUT HITS JJNANCIAL SNAGS - . . J v LLOlD COOK "fe R BOOMED AS km CANDIDATE K Cnrmnn nlarlfnri-s Wlin Man. ' i uiiiiui iiiuiuiu man iiiuii- tioned As 'Filling Speci fications' for Governor By Veterans Up-State Area, Says Journal. j j SALKM. Ore., July 3. (A) The name of Floyd Cook of Portland, former secretary of the state Ho publican central committee and tin active leader among ex-service nv.'U, identified with state politics, in be ing advanced for the Republican nomination for governor to sut -eeed Senator George Joseph, by his "huddles" In this part of the state,- the Capital Journal says In a signed article today. Cook Ih being mentioned as "fill ing the hill of specifications" laid down by politically -minded ex-service men who are 'seeking a new, deal" in stale politics, in tho Jour nal article, and the reported hoomj for him is credited by having its Inception immediately following tho caucus of state committeemen ' from nine eastern Oregon counties in Pendleton Monday. I Floyd J. Cook is well known In this city, where he resided for sev eral yearn before moving to Port land, lie is a member of a pioneer family and well known through out the state, lit has been active In the American I.eginn in this state since lis inception after the World war. He Is one of the "Mex ican generals" of Oregon politics. Judge William M. Colvlg, recently named commander of the state O. A. H., Is his futheiMn-tuw. During the lust prlmury cum -pulgn. Cook was associated with the campaign of Harry L. C'orhett of Portland.- He. was formerly gee! relary of the state Republican cen tral committee, und resigned to uinnnge the Corbett cumputgn. For Beverul years Cook hus been active In state politics and n mem ber of the "Inner circle." He was always an enthusiastic and tireless worker In the ranks, and was not generally supposed to have oup I ra tion for high places. TEMBLORS SHAKE GAUHATI, Assam. July 3. iff) Nine severe earthquake shocks were recorded here within a pe riod of six minutes early today.' .Many persons were Injured. Hev-j era I buildings were demolished Telegraph wires were broken. Slight shocks continued long after the heavier ones. j Assam Is a province In the ex-' tremo northenstern part of India.1 It Is less densely populated than j any other part of India situated! immediately south of the Hlma-j in y as. Tne seot or me province Is Rchlllong. . The towns are mostly groups. ' T CinOAOO, July 3. ifV) J ohn Kenneth Hunter and -their second hand flying machine flew into the end of their 22nd day In the all late this afternoon, with all indi cations pointing toward their cele brating the Fourth of July soaring above Hky Harbor airport, adding to their world's record refueling endurance flight. Foster Mothers Hatch Pheasants For Jackson County Sportsmen (liy Fau Ncaloti) Peep, peep, peep and away they go. The 210 fuzzy little speckled birds, who comprise the first hatch of pheasants at the Rotithern Oregon branch of the mute game furm, operated seven miles north of Medford by the Jucktton County Game Protective association. Memhers of tho first hutch step ped out of their shells yesterday und they havo done plenty of scratching, as well as chirping since, the'.r entrance In the wide open spaces. Fourteen more domestic hens will leave their nests today with broods of young pheasant, which are far more satisfactory as off springs than young ducks. They havo their wild habits but dont carry them to tho water front. And the hens are glud to hatch ! A ASO Htt1i t'H .1 iOll Jannetta Whitman, New York, daughter of Malcolm D. Whitman, once American tennia champion, Is to wed Douglaa D. Lewis, Menlo Park, Cal. Jackson County Game Pro tective Assn. Gets Report of Illegal Method Ru mor Is Probed. A startling rumor, that salmon are being dynamited in the upper Rogue river by commercial - fish poachers reached Josephine chap ter of the Izuuk Walton league this morning, It was reported today noon. ' RxperTehrpd nilers are' Mild" t' have found dead salmon In the upper river that bear evidence of having been killed by dynamite ex plosions. An Investigation was sturted Immediately after receipt of the report. For the first time In 10 years wardens in the employ of the state fish commission have been assign ed to duty on tho upper river fol lowing a visit to the upper river section a fortnight ago by repre sentatives of commercial fishing interests for tho lower Hogue river according to today's report. Previous to the present effort to close Koguo river to commercial fishing und protect the stream from almost unrestricted poaching, It Is pointed out, the two conser vation clubs In Jackson and Jose phine counties have been unable to secure extra wurdens for Hoguo river. It Is reported only one game warden und one one fish warden are at present on duty on lower Koguo river. L ON LINK AT ONCE KLAMATH FA I AM, July 3. VP) Judge U. C. Oilman, vice-president of the Oreat Northern rnil road, said' here today the exten sion southward of his road Into northern California will ho con structed Immediately, Ho said plans for construction probably would be announced within 10 days. He suld tho Oreat Northern at present had no plans for Improv-j Ing the llend-Wishram line up the Deschutes canyon. j (he eggs laid by their untamed ulster!). Twelve hundred eggs were In cluded In the spring allotment, of which the 250 birds are the first hatch. The Game Protective association plans to set one more shipment of eggs nnd counts on raising ft total of 1200 birds, which will be allowed to scatter as soon as they can fly. It is tho hope of the gome as sociation to hatch and raise a sufficient number of birds to cover a large portion of the Rogue Itlver valley. The game farm Is located on the liogue Lands property on the Crater lnke highway. Visitors are asked to visit the farm at any time and promised an Inter esting sight when they see the little birds, who will probably be flying from their guns before the year Is out. DEAD FISH SHOW OWE IN UPPER ROGUE E AND FAG PLEAS Seven Initiative Measures Out of Nine May Lose Chance for Vote in No vember Unless Petitions Completed Today. ; SA1J0M, Ore., July 3. (A) Un less more completed Initiative peti tions are filed with the secretary of state by G o'clock this afternoon only two of the nlno meusures for which petjtlons have been circulat ed will he on the ballot In Novem ber. These will be the anti-cigar ette constitutional amendment, sponsored by the Antl-CIgaretta I League of Oregon, nnd the pro- ! lwSM(l ii niPnii nimil tn nrnh I Kit nnm . inerclal fishing In Hogue river and tributaries. Completed petitions for both these have been filed. There Is a possibility, officials of the state department believe, that the lieutenant governor amendment, und a proposed amendment authorizing the people to organize water and power util ity district, may be filed during duy. Both were Initiated by tho State Grunge. It Is not believed petitions will bo completed on any other mea sures. A bill for the abolition' of the public sorvlce commission, sponsored by 0orge Bylnnder of Portland, Is reported withdrawn. . . Ntuo on Ha Hot On the ballot will be seven mea sures referred to the people by the legislature und two measures pass ed by the legislature on which the referendum has been Invoked by petition of the people. The two latter are the stutti Income tax bill and a bill providing for two addi tional circuit judges for Multno mah county. Initiative measures for which petitions lmva not been filed ore: To prohibit advertising signs on or along public highways, spon sored by State Federation of Won on'a Clubs. . V For abolition of public service commission, by George Bylander. Single tax amendment, by Ore gon Hingle Tax league. Denying Life Insurance com panies nnd fraternal organizations the right to operate In Oregon under certain conditions .without favorable vote by the people, by Frank W. Hamilton of Portland and others. Three dollar - motor vehicle li cense bill, by H. II. Stallard of Portland., ' Lieutenant governor amendment by state Orange. Water and power utility district amendment, by State Grange.' Measures referred to the people by the legislature are; Constitutional amendment re pealing state payment of Irrigation and drainage districts Interest. Amendment providing state cab inet form of government. Amendment extending .veterans' bonus nnd loan privilege to per sons who were not residents 'of Oregon at time of enlistment, but who have lived In the elate at least 10 years prior to appllca : Hon for state aid. Amendment allowing for depre ciation of motor vehicles In pay ment of licenses. , Amendment relative to depre ciation of motor vehicles (com panion measure to above), f Amendment authorizing provis ion of law to fill vacancies In leg islature other than by calling an election. Amendment providing $500 sal ary for members of the legisla ture. In addition to traveling; ex penses; DIE IN 3 DAYS HARD FIGHTING SHANGHAI, July 8. JPh Oov crmnent troop, overwhelmingly crushed southern rebels In a three day battle near Hengchow, Huaan province, nationalist reporta clalm- ed. Fifteen thousand rebels and' 5000 nationalists were killed. ' Nationalist, advancing t r o m both north and south caught the rebels In a pincers maneuver and crushed their defenses. Government dispatches asserted the battle broke the back of the rebel resistance In Hunan, and would release 90,000 nationalist troops for service on the Honan kind Shantung province frfcnts against northern- alliance Insur gent armies. Klamath Kails 18-hole bantam golf course constructed at Seventh; nnd Walnut by Harry K. Pelt and Chris Barnstable. , ON BALLOT wnnniwF -U,UUU UIIIMLUL