MAIL TRIBU?E
The Weather
Forecast: Tonight and VctIuctt
day fair; mild temperature.
Temperature
HiglKist yesterday 83
Lowest this morning ,..60
Precipitation
To 5 p. m. yesterday 00
To 5 n. ni. today 00
T.wenty-Fifth Year
MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, .JULY 8, 1SKJ0.
No. 107.
Today
By Arthur Briiban
A Big Birthday.
Conan Doyle Knows Now.
The Queen Smokes.
Noise, Brain Pressure.
Copyright King Features Synd. Inc.
This morning, John D. Rock
efeller begun his ninety-second
year. .
Mr. Rockcfellei litis every
reason to praise the Lord, for
fn is indeed, "fearfully and
wonderfully made." Many old
men have attributed their long
lives to "not worrying." Few
have lived to Mr. Rockefeller's
age, enduring the hard work
and strains such as lie has
borne in building his gigantic
business, in face of keenest
competition, enduring savage
criticism.
Everybody should wish him
more years to enjoy the pleas
ures of retrospection.
He has done what the peo
ple did not know how to do
for themselves, changing the
natural wealth of the earth
into gigantic sums of money,
then using the money to fight
liscasc and ignorance, at the
same time organizing scientific
production, and decreasing the
cost of necessities.
lie has given away, to science
and education, more than five
hundred million dollars, and
his son continues the giving.
lie, or his son, to whom he
is supposed to have turned over
'his gigantic holdings, is said to
be the world's richest man. By
the aid of compound interest,
lie might easily be richer 'than
he is by a' Tiillion ''dollars', if
lie had kept his money, instead
of giving it away.
Mr. li'ickefeller's two favor
ite words are: "1'alieucc and
perseverance." '
A story, told by hto brother,
William, will take Mr. Rocke
feller's memory back about
rfghty-five years.
. When lie was a small boy,
a so-called Indian doctor in
the district started business by
announcing that he would auc
tion off "this bright silver dol
lar. The crowd, suspicious, did
not bid, until young John D..
aged about seven, said: "I bid
five cents." "Hold," said the
auctioneer, "give us your
nickel, sonny, and take the dol
lar." t .
"Take it out of the dollar
said John 1). liocketeller, as
cautious as anybody, "and give
nic ninety-five cents."
Such a boy was quite sure
to get ahead.
Sir Conan Doyle, who died
(Continued on Page Four)
Abe Martin
w The ! irdest lime to find park
in' place it at 6:30 p. m, jeit when
ever buddy ehould be t home.
I'll jy thii fer them that are
lucky enough to have a job
they're fallin' o'er 'emielvet to
please the box,
PEAR
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Bartlett Basis in Valley Set
at $42 to $46 By Action
of California Growers
Association Crop Esti
mated at 1500 Cars.
Directors of the California Pear
Growers association, following a
conference yesterday with Califor
nia cannera, fixed the 1930 can
nery Bartlett pear prices as fol
lows:
Sacramento valley districts, No.
1 grades, $48 per ton.
Mendocino, Lake and Contra
Costa, county districts, $42.60 per
ton.
All other districts, $38 per ton.
No. 2 grade, all districts, $25 per
ton.
The California association prices
are the basis for Bartlett pur
chases in this valley, and means a
price of from $42 to $46 per ton
for No. 1 grades In this section.
No. 2 grades will bring in the
neighborhood of $25 per ton.
Local shippers and growers said
tho prices offered "wero better
than expected, and means 'a
rosier tinge for the valley situa
tion.' Fruit men generally ex
pressed satisfaction with tho prices
as announced. Many of the grow
ors. were cxpectiug to sell their
Bartlett crop as low as $30 per ton.
Court Hall, for many years a
cannery buyer in this district, said
the 1930 prices would strengthen
local conditions and be beneficial
alike to shippers, growers and
labor. "The prosperity note" also
will dispel the pessimistic propa
ganda dispensed to growers for
sonic weeks past.
The Bartlett pear crop of the
Med ford district is estimated at
1500 cars, and Is in, Ideal condition.
ricking is expected to start about
August 1, a week curlier than last
year.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 8. ()
Prices for tho 1030 pear crop in
California will range from $48 to
$25 a ton.
Tho figures wero announced
lfero yesterday hy the directors of
the California. Pear Growers asso
ciation after conferring with pack
ers. Number 1 grade pears of the
Sacramento valley will bring asso
ciation members $4 8 a ton, with
$25 for number 2 grade. Mendo
cino Lake and Contra Costa coun
ties will receive $42.50 for the best
grade, while Nay. Sonomn, Marin,
Alameda, Santa Clara, Han Benito1
and Santa Cruz counties will re
ceive $38. Number 2 grade will
bring $25 in ail sections.
.
I
RATE REVISION
TO AIO ROADS
"WASHINGTON, July 8. (P)
Railroads operating In western
trunk lino territory, which extends
west from Lake Michigan to tho
Rocky mountains and northward
from Kansas and Missouri to the
Canadian border, were authorized
today to establish Increased rates
on classified freight.
The increased annual earnings
expected to result from the inter
state commerce commission ruling
are estimated in railroad circles at
$12,000,000.
At the same time, railroads in
eastern territory wero accorded
permisKion to Institute a new sys
tem of class rates applying over
the northeast quarter of the United
States, which will In general result
in Increased earnings.
The western trunk line rate re
vision will be effective Nov. 1,
white the eastern revision will bo
made effective within four months.
In tho absence of official notifi
cation local railroad offices were
unable to state whether the rate
changes will affect local shipments
though Inclined to doubt such re
sult. GOVERNOR WILL SPEND
SAL KM, Ore., July 8 (JF, Gov.
ernor Norblad said today that he
expects, while governor, to upend
moot of his week-ends at the
"summer capitol'' which the people
of Newport have equipped for the
use of the executive. Tho gover
nor was introduced to the homo
July A and found It decorated
with flowers and with a radio In
cluded among the conveniences.
ALLOW FREIGH
Quake Swallows
Indian Village Is
Word At Dhubri
-
DHUBRI, Assam, India.
July 8. (P) An unconfirmed
report reached here "today fr
that the Sahki hills had been
4 cleft asunder by an earth-
quake and a village in Kan- 4
4 chigaon completely swallowed
up.
Tho quake which caused 8
4 the tragedy was among tho 4
4 first of 1 1 2 shocks registered
4 in the last few days. . 4
4 The locnl hospital, treasury 4
4 buildings and match factory 4
4 have been damaged seriously. 4
Mill llri 1
UNLIKELY
President Expected to Can
cel Plans for Visit at Cra
ter Lake and Other Parks
for Month's Rest at Rapi
dan Camp.
PORTLAND, July 8 UP) In
formation received today indicated
a number of Republican Benntors
In Washington, D. C believed
President Hoover would cancel his
plans for an extensive tour of the
Pacific Northwest this summer
and content himself with a month's
rost in his Virginia camp.
It was understood the senators
based their belief on numerous
reasons. The western trip, which
included Seattle, Portland, Crater
Lake and other points iir tho itin
erary, if taken would ho greatly
curtailed by the extra HOBSlon o
the senate.
In addition the senators .pointed
to the slow ' recovery of Mrs.
Hoover from her fall which per
mitted her to walk only a short
time ago.
PLAN BARGE ONE
FOR WILLAMETTE
EUGENE, July 8. (P)--n. H.
Kipp, executive secretary of tho
Columbia Valley association, told
Eugene service clubs membeiH
yoHterduy. canalization of the Wil
lamette river to Eurciio wus to bo
tho first Blep of development of
river navigation In tho northwest.
"Definite announcement will be
made Thursday," Kipp mitd, "but
wo fully expect tho Willamette
river will he tho first scene ot
operation."
Kipp said tho typo of navigation
probably will be barges 'as they
arc cheaper to operate. Test runB
of barge a will bo made.
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OFF FOR AFRICA
NATAL, Bl-aafl, July 8. P)
Joan Mermoz, French mall filer,
who recently carried the mall west
ward across the South Atlantic to
Brazil, left Natal this afternoon
on a flight eastward ncroBs tho
South Atlantic to tho count of
Africa.
Mermox took of f on tho 1.R00
mlle trip across the South Atlantic
at 4:35 p. m. (2:35 E. 8. T.)
He had been poised for the
trans-Atlantic hop to Saint LouIh,
Senegal, for several days.
CONllNSlIE
PORTLAND, Ore.. July 8. (P
Phil Motschan, stato central com
mittee chairman, said today the
meeting of the slate central com
mittee would be held July 25 def
initely, but said he was unable to
name the place.
4
The Noted Dead
WASHINGTON, July 8. (A9)
Major Oencral Wendell C. Neville,
commandant of tho Murine Corps,
died today.
General Neville who had been III
for some time, was visiting at tho
summer home of his daughter,
Mrs. John Vest, at Edge water
Beach, near Baltimore.
WEST TOUR
BY HOOVER
CHARGE COMEDIAN STOLE LOVE
.,. Harry Langdon, film comedian,
o, " t,hey ,!p,pefred In court
of stealing his wife's love. '
DEMOCRAT HASlRUINATI 0 N FOR
i j
IIPFN Nil TA K MS RFTfl FRS
L.HM1U IIIL.I1UI1U I11.IIUUI.I1U
on naval pact of cali fo r n i a
Virginia Democrat Sounds
Key Note of Proponents
, Document Demand to
Bring First Vote.
WASHINGTON, July 8. P)
Tho sonnto began debate on tho
London naval treaty today with
Senator Bwanson, ranking Demo
crat on the foreign relations and
naval committees, "advocating rati
fication. As tho Virginian spoke, lenders
were preparing for a vote on the
first Jkhuo raised by tho pact's op
ponents a demand for tho docu
ments relating tn tho London con
ference which President Hoover
had denied tho foreign relations
committee.
A division of opinion prevailed
on tho resolution to that end of
fered by Scnntor McKolhir. Demo
crat; Tennessee. Some loudcm'tro-
poHcd to have it voted upon as
(juickty as posslblo, believing it
would make no differonoo whether
it was adopted or not inasmucb us
the president nlrcady has decided
to withhold tho papers.
Senator S wanton's 12,000 word
analysis of the treaty and his de
mand for ratification cheered the
advocates.
Baseball Scores
National
It. H. K.
HoHtun 4 !) 0
Hnioklyn 1 !l 1
Ziirhury und Spolircr; Chirk,
I'liclpH, LuUo, Tliuraton und Lo
pez. American
it. jr. k.
Washington .. 11 II o
BoHtnn G !) 2
JWiirliorry und Spencer; LIhciiIjcc,
Smith und Berry.
n. 11. K.
i:hlliiilelphla 4 4 1
New York 0 3 0
WiihlberK und Cochrnne; John
aon, Ituffjntf und BengoUKh.
Second eunio. Tt. If. E.
I'lillii'li'lplila 4 It 1
New York : 9 13 1
Kommetl, C. PerklnH, Shorex,
Qulnn nnd Cochrane, Hchung; IMu
Knus und Dickey.
R. II. E.
Detroit 2 10 1
Chicago : 3 8 1
Correll and llayworth; Lyons
und Tate.
H. II. E,
st. Loiii a in i
Cleveland 12 14 4
HolHhituHcr, Stiles und Furrell;
Harder und Myutt.
SALEM MILK PRICES
INCREASE JULY 16TH
SALKM. Ore., July 8. (A9) Ilo
Klnnlng July 16, the prfro of milk
wold on credit hero will bo in
crcaaed from 10 to 13 cents. The
cnh price will be 11 cent.
Northern Ice Releases Grip Upon
Ships Locked in North for Months
MOTOKHMIP NANCK, NORTH
CAPK, Siberia, July 8. (fl'y The
Icy Embrace of the Arctic ocean
has at last ro leased Its grip upon
the American fur trading ship
Nanuk and the soviet steamer
Stavropol, held Icebound here
since last September.
The Nanuk was freed late Run
day when tho packed Ice moved
offshore, while a little later the
ice broke up in the bay. freeing
the Stravropol. The Husnian ship,
which was frozen In three miles
of shore worked In through n
lead during the night to an an
Associated I'rcss I'hata
and his wife, former Mr. Helen
where O'Brien accused Langdon
Ask1 Intervention of Gov
ernor in Price Cutting
War Also Appeal to Big
Companies.
SAN FRANCISCO, July S. (P)
The board of directors of the
rot all service station dealers' as
sociation luat night ordered a tele
gram sent Governor C. C. Young,
asking his intervention to end tho
gnsoltno price-cutting war and
save them from "utter ruin."
Tho telegram, signed by Presi
dent Joseph Devcncenzi, nuked
that oil companies be declared
public utilities and placed under
tho control of tho stato railroad
commifMtun.
UnlcHH ftomo action has been
taken within a week, Devnncenzi
said,, his membership will sell
gasoline at cost.- Ho said he
WoVift fcftlrtVn'p,YeftT to the major
olT companies to demand oush
on delivery for gasoline sold to
dealers.
VOUTLANIJ. July 8. (I1) -
Countering rumoi-M retail gasoline
pricoH wore about to rise, many
service stations displayed 1 1
cents a gallon signs, others main
tained 12 cents price.
RULER ELECTED
BY ELK LODGE
Lawrence H. Rupp, Penn
sylvania Attorney Named
Leader Masters to Be
Secretary Again.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., July 8.
(A) Lawrenco H. Hupp of Al
len town, Pa,, was elected grand
exalted ruler of tho ' Henovolont
and Protective Order of Mlks today
to succeed Col. Walter Andrews.
J. Kdward Masters of Charleroi,
Pn.f was re-eleeled grand secretary
Lloyd Maxwell of Chicago grand
treasurer and James D. Hlchard
fton of Cincinnati grand trustee.
Tho new officers wero elected nt
the first executive session of tho
sixty-sixth grand lodgo reunion of
tho order.
Hupp Is an attorney of Allen
town, former district attorney of
Lehigh county, and past president
of tho Pennsylvania Htato KlkH
association. lie has been chairman
of the Judiciary committee of the
grand lodge since 11)26,
' Orrgon Wealher
Oregon: Fair tonight and Wed
nesday, mild. Cicntlo northerly
winds on the coast.
chorage atongsldn the Nanuk.
The crews of both whips arc
prepared to dvpart for their re
spective ports as soon as condl
tions warrant, the Nanuk for Sc-
Httle and tho Stravropol for Vladl
vostok, Siberia.
It was , t o tho Nanuk that the
American avinlors, Carl Hen KM
fon and Karl Hoi land were fly
ing from Teller, Alaska, last No
vember when their piano crashed
near North Capo, killing both of
them. Tho Nanuk was used as the
base In the long search for the
bodies of the two, ,
GRAND
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SIMPLICITY
M MS
BIRTH DATE
John D. Rockefeller Ob
serves Anniversary With
Few Neighbors, Family
, Grateful for Many
Kindnesses Good Health
TARltYTOWN, N. Y.. July 8.-
(I1) -In tlie privacy of his Poean
ticn llllltt estate. John D. llr:rk-
feller observed with tho utmost
simplicity today his 91st birthday.
Around tho estate, to enlarge
which Mr. Itoekefellor a little, more
than a year ntio bought tho whole
village of lOastview and paid tho
residents to move out, is a 15-foot
stono wall.
On his birthday, as on other
days, no ono gets in who is not in
vited, and today very few were in
vited. Tho guests consisted of a fow
neighbors who were nskod to play
golf with him this morning, and
members of his family, who wero
to bo his guests at dinner tonight.
John D. ltockefeller, Jr., was
not present. He Is in tho west on
a business trip.
Reporters Barred.
In recent years reporters and
photographers havo not been ad
mitted to tho estate on Mr. Rocke
feller's birthday and nono showed
up today.
At his offices In New York, pho
tographs of Mr. Rockefeller, takon
yesterday, were distributed.
There wore many messages nnd
letters, ono an invitation from a
Hoy Scout camp on Owasco lake,
Cayuga county, to como up thero
this summer and revisit his boy
hood haunts.
Miles away In New York, through
the ofrices of Standard Oil, a state
ment from Mr. Rockefeller was is
sued, it read:
"It given mo great plensuro to
say that I havo had moro kind
nesses shown mo during tho pant
year from every part of tho coun
try than over beforo in my llfo,
and It is noedless to utato that f am
unspeakably grateful.
"I am in tho best of health, sur
rounded by dear friends, anl havo
naught but goodwill toward all."
LOGGER TELLS OF
CIIICIIALIS, Wash.. July 8. (P)
Matt Slmllii, Hi year old bigger,
last night confessed that ho was
one of tho U'lo which shut und
killed Carl Krunimel, Ad mi post
master, in an attempt to hold up
l lie latler's storo. Slmlla declared
John Hlalno McCoy and Stanley
Phillips, his companions, entered
(lie store and did tho shooting.
McCoy, Slmllii said, took credit for
killing Krummel. The confession
admitted a previous holdup nt
Kninces last Tuesday when they
robbed a bootlegger of $.10.
BLY RESORTS ARE
PORTLAND, Ore., July .
The Iliway Inn and tho Itucket of
Hlood pool hall at Illy. Ore., hav
ing been adjudged ibiuor nuisances,
Federal Judge Hean today signed
a permanent Injunction against
John Stoli, owner of the former
place, nnd Otto K. Hoyd, owner,
and Tony Hens nnd Jack Russell,
operator of tho latter, from use
of the buildings named. Theso in
junctions and others resulted from
conviction of several Itly resort op
erators on ilnuor chargeH.
BALLOONIST WINS
E
E
MIAMI HKAOH. Fla., July R.
UP) k. A. Trotter, co-pilot of the
balloon "O o o d y e a r Zeppelin."
which was announced yesterday a"
winner of the recent national elim
ination race, had more than one in
centive to win tho contest.
Miss Marjorio Pylnnt announced
their ennagernent hero today, say
ing they would be married soon.
Mis Pylant mid she had prom
ised to marry Trotter if his balloon
won the race.
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Dottor Tried
PORTLAND. Ore., July 8 (A)
Tho trial of Dr. Charles J. Dean,
chain physician, operating clinics
here, San Francisco und Los An
geles. charged with violation of
the national bankruptcy act, con
tinued today,
1GEDJJISA1ESELECIR0CUIN
Denounc
Ml T. MOONEY
I Hf I IS REFUSED
Aasocuitcd Press Photo
Earl Beatty, admiral of British
fleet, denounced terms of the Lon
don naval treaty. He claimed that
England was the only nation that
made any reduction of sea strength.
Royal Ann Run Will End
About Sunday Beets
and Beans Next Items On
Canning Schedule.
The Roguo River Canning com
pany is now operating full hlant
on the cherry crop of this section,
and expects to finish tho seasonal
pack of this fruit by tho end of this
week, or early next week. The
pack will ho approximately double
that of last your, all .of the Royal
Ann variety.
According to Heth S. Hull is, pres
ident of tho concern, the cherries
are of k high quality. Tho cannery
Is paying from 7 to 0 cents per
pound, which is higher than the
market price. As soon as tho
cherry season Is ended, tho cannery
will prepare for tho canning of
beHs and beans, before starting the
pear, pack.
Tho valley cherry crop this yoar
was a1 surprise. Karly spring con
ditions Indicated half a crop, but
later developments resulted In ono
of tho heaviest crops in several
years.
' Doubled ICsf filiate.
Tho Westerlund Orchards, ex
pected to produced four tons, pro
duced eight tons, and Oeorgo AI
ford's cherry trees In Fern valley
also doubled expectations.
Thero Is also a heavy crop of
Lamberts", Black Republicans,
Rings nnd tho pie cherry varieties,
none of which are canned.
Tho Roguo River Canning com
pany Is UHtng its pear peeling ina
ehino to grade tho cherries, and
tho coming season will glvo tho
contraption a thorough tryout. The
machine skins a1 pear with a mini
mum of time nnd effort, hut last
season did not work entirely satis
factorily for somo reason. Homo
mechanical changes will be made,
which are expected to euro minor
nnd trivial defects encountered in
1029.
.
A suit for 110,000 damages was
filed In circuit court yesterday by
Agnes Love, Central Point, as ad
ministratrix of tho estato of John
C. Moore, against tho California
Oregon Power company, Tno
plaintiff .ays the responsibility
of tho death of tho deceased, her
son, on tho defendant on grounds
that tho company furnished tho
nlectrlclty that electrocuted her
non Juno 24 when on his way to
work.
Tho electricity was flowing thru
a power line skirting the north
edge of tho 401 orchards. Tho
Hue was. hanging low and Moore
accidentally eamo In contact with
It, killing him Instantly. Tho
power company had refused to ac-
cept any
rcsponslblllty because
the line
Is privately owned.
f
RECEIVED JULY 25
SAN FRANCISCO, July 8. W
Harry H. Adams, president of
tho Western Pacl.iu railroad, said
bids for tho road's 112-mlIo ex
tension southward from Klamath
Falls will be received about July
25.
LOCAL CANNERY
PACKS
QUALITY
CROP
I
CPC
SUED
. . YOUTH
aty In Ann mi rnn
Governor Young Says Must
Accept Conclusions of
Court and Pardon Board
Billings Case Parallel
No New Evidence.
LOS ANGELAS, July 8. (P)--C.overnor
C. C. Young today denied
a pardon to Thomas J. Mooncy,
San Francisco dynamiter, serving
life imprisonment for murder of
ton persons and injury of forty by
an infernal machino In the nor
thern city fourtoon years ago.
"Until somo further light Is ahed
upon the case, which I do not now
possess," tho governor said, "I
manifestly must accept tho conclu
sions of the supromo court and the
advisory pardon board."
In a long statement Issued today
tho governor said that he consid
ered the Billings nnd Mooney cases
parallel, and that both men wero
Innocent or both were guilty. Each
is serving a life sentence.
The governor's action today -followed
a decision of tho supreme
court justices Inst week denying
application of Warren K. Billings,
Mooney's companion, for a pardon,
nnd the decision yesterday of tho
advisory pardon board that
Mooney was not entitled to a par
don. "I would respectfully suggest
to the mombors of the supreme
court," the governor said, "should
John McDonald, or -any other ma
terial witness, who has repudiated
his former testimony, appear bo
foro them for tho purpose of prov
ing such repudiations as trust
worthy, and that their former tes
timony was perjured, it may be
only just nnd right to consider the
propriety of giving hearing to such
witnesses In the case of Billings,
just as I should dosiro to do in the
cuso of Mooney.
SAN QUE N TIN PRISON, Calif.,
July 8. (iS) AnHwtlng 'he - was
"neither discouraged nor disheart
ened" by tho advisory pardon
board's recommendation against,
his application for a pardon, Tho
mas J. Mooney today said he felt
"fit for tho coming fight that will
oventually bring freodom." ' ,
"Both Billings and myself are
absolutely Innocent of this crime
und. tho decision of the governor
and the supreme court does not
make us guilty," said Mooney, re
conciled that Governor Young
would follow tho board's recom-
mondutlon.
POOLlTDiTIN
SALEM FAILS IN VOTE
8Ar,EM, Ore, July 8.-MP) An
onllnanco bill providing that pool
hnllH and card roomH In tialem
should be limited to one for each
4000 or population waH killed by
tho city council Inst night. The
bill emanated from resort ope
rators, It was iwld, who want to
koep a chain organization out of
tho city.
WILL
ROGERS
p.$qys:
UKVERLY HILLS, Cal.,
July 8. Us ignorant laugh at
Hpiritunlista, but when they die
they go mighty peaceful anil
hnppy, which after all is about
all there is to living h to go
away satisfied. Maybo- they
have" got "an ace in tho hole"
lit that.
Wo got an epidemic ot crazy
women parachute jumpers, go
ing just for tho jump. Shoot
ing your husband has got so it
don't land you on the front
page so they have traded their
guns for parachutes, and ae
trying to jump and land. It is
never a real aviator that makes
an exhibition jump. They
know they were made to save
useful lives in an emergency,
und not to put on a show with.
We an; all "agin having any
more laws, Imt there is" one we
would go for. YouVs,
IIWHMI