M
Thm Weather
EDFOKD
Forecast: Tonight and Sunday,
fair; no change in temperature.
1 Twenty-Fifth Year
MEDFORD, OREGON SATURDAY, JULY 12, JftlO.
No. 111.
MA
Temperature
Highest yesterday 99
Lowest this morning ..... 60
Precipitation
To 5 p. m, yesterday ........... 00
To 5 a. m. today 00
3.
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LOCAL MEN
ARE AMONG
MENTIONED
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Oregon Turns to Old
Fashioned Convention for
Candidate to Succeed
Late Geo. Joseph Many
Eyed As Caucus Nears.
. (By the Associated Press)
;w who 11 be Oregon 8 next gov
ernor? . ,., .... . . ...... ,
That question goes ringing down
through a state which 26 years ago
put- into effect direct : primary
nomination plan, which alnce then
lias been adopted by practically
every state in the nation.
Now Oregon, the birthplace of
this blow at political conventions,
awaits the nomination of a Repub
lican candidate tor governor by one
old those old-fashioned conventions
i J wnere i men can ueciae wno win
be the party s standard bearer.
This unique situation followed a
stormy political year In which
death played no little part.
W Until his sudden death, near
Christmas, Governor I. L. Patterson
stood a fair chance of renomlna
tlon. Because Oregon has no lieu
tenant governor, Alvin W. Norblad,
state senate president, became gov-
V ernor. Norblad was a candidate
H for the RepuUlican nomination at
ine may primaries uiung wuu live
others.
Rally to Joseph
Among those others was Senator
George W. Joseph, known through
out tho state as a crusader, who
was disbarred for life from prac
ticing law because of alleged at
tacks on supreme court members.
Public, ownership of utilities, cou
pled with a desire to see the Col
umbia river developed to it fullest
strength, was a portion of Joseph's
Platform. The state rallied to his
support and gave him 4000 more
votes than his running mates..
The. supreme court dlBbarred
Joseph as he swung Into ir-ftrral
campaign. A mouth later, after his
nomination, he dropped dead.
It was then Oregon returned to
the convention system. The job of
making a nomination passed to the
Republican state central commit
tee composed of a commltteean
from each county, elected at each
primary. Of the 36 committeemen,
19 can l'o:m a majority and speak
for Oregon's 287,000 registered Re
publican votsrs. i
New Names Appear
Some of the defeated candidates
seek the Republican committee's
nomination, which probably would
be valid, but the situation has al
lowed a number of new names to
creep Into the picture.
Phil Mctschan, chairman of the
state central committee, has been
mentioned. So has Joseph Meier,
Portland department store owner.
C. K Gates of Medford, member of
Hf tho state highway commission;
John 11. cai'Kin, also oi nieuioru;
Rufus llo'man of Portland and oth
ers, also have been mentioned.
Tom Kay, state treasurer and an
Oregon political leador, Is promi
nently mentioned as tho standard
bearer. After his defeat Norblad
removed Robert W. Sawyer, Bend
publisher, from the highway com
mission, but Sawyer's name is
talked by politicians.
A third and final surprise, In a
year of surprises, could bo wrought
by the stute central committee in
Portland July 25 and bring forth a
dark hone.
Fleoover Body.
PITT8MUHO, Cal... July 12. W
Tho body of Fred Ilabier, 2.1
Seattle aviator, was recovered from
tho river here today. Uabler
leaned into the water Monday
night when his clothing caught
fire from exploding gasoline.
Abe Martin
w
Firmer hain't got no kick com-
ln Ther's a Mvin in frrmn in
thxt'B morc'n I kin tav fer a lot o1
other buainesa. "Oh, jeat watchin
Standard 'o New Jeraey," replied
Tilford Moot when atked what he
wuz doin these days.
Rain of Shrimps
in Queensland Is
Whirlwind Result
B R I S BAXE, Queensland.
July 12. W) Tho mystery
of rainfalls in which tiny fish,
crabs and shrimps fall on the 4
farms near Toowoomba' in 4
southern Queensland has been
explained. .
Government authorities
hav discovered that the sum-
mer monsoon storms off the fc
Queensland coast cause huge r
whirlwinds. Waterspouts are
formed and in a natural vacu-
4t um water, fish, crabs, sea-
weed, and even young sea
birds and sucked un to be do-
nosltcd with the vain.
DEAD BIRDMAN
LEFT MEDFORD
FOR AIR CLASS
Lieut. Ivan Atterbury, Well
Known Here As Car
penterJoined Army Air
Service in Texas.
"No more danger In that than
working on a building," he said of
flying two years ago, when he left
his carpenter work In Medford to
go into aviation. Yesterday he was
killed In an army plane tall upon
Luce field, Honolulu Lieutenant
Ivan M. Atterbury of Rosehurg,
Ore., who spent a year in this city
following the carpenter trade.
As a fine looking, well educated
youth of about 2ti years, he is re
membered in this city by many
friends, who read of his death in
yesterday'st Mall Tribune.
He did his last work In Medford
for A. F. Stennett, to whom he
made the quoted remark, when he
left Medtprd to learn flying.
He went first to San Antonio.
Texas, and soon became a lieuten
ant; He was transferred to south:
ern California and from there to
Honolulu. While In Medford he
lived at the W. B. Green residence
on Park street and Worked with
J. W. Young in the construction
of the attractive group of dwellings
on that street.
His father, who is a resident of
Roseburg, also worked In Medford
for a short time and Is well known
in this city.
No definite Information regard
ing plans for. burial could he so
cured from local friends today, al
though several of them' have been
in close contact with Lieutenant
Atterbury and his parents since he
let'. Medford.
ILI
FREED BY
OF
Otto Sanhuber, Convicted
Slayer of Wealthy Manu
facturer, Tried Too Late
for Penalty.
LOS ANGKL10H, Cal., July 12.
IP) Otto Hanhuber, convicted "at
tic lover," haH been freed In Hplte
of his conviction of manslaughter
for HhootinK Krcd Oterroich, hu
band of the woman ho loved, to
death In 1122. The man who lived
i for more than a decade in nee ret
! attic compartment In the Onter-
rclch home, whh released becauwe
for man slauhter the statute of
limitation) wa fxceeded five year
before his trial Vas concluded.
Holh Sanhuber and Mrs. Ontcrro(ch
wqre Indicted for the crime. The
latter Is awaiting trial for the slay
ing net for Auguwt 4.
anluber. orphaned In New
York early In life met Mr. Wal
hurga OHtorrolch In Milwaukee In
1911 when at the age of 16 he
was sent her husband's factory
to work as a sewing; machine me
chanic. Ixvc Came
Mrs. Osterrelch toook compfls-
don on him and invited him to
live secretely in her attic. Krom
the compartment under the eaves
Sanhuber sallied forth to help the
woman do her housework, and as
the years went by learned to love
her.
Sanhuber lived In his attic after
the shooting- here until police In
vestigation quieted. Two years ago
he married under the name of
Klein.
The reunion of Hanhuher and
his wife in the courtroom yester
day was a tearfully Joyous one.
Shortage of rocoanuts has rau
ed the closing of several Manila
oil factories.
ARE
OVER
LAW
LIMITATION
OREGON HO
I
Portland Has Warmest Day
of 1930-Heat Will Con
tinue Sun Trying for
Endurance Record in Chi
cago Area More Deaths.
PORTLAND, July 12. (IP)
Oregon, like Middle America, con
tinues "hot and bothered."
Portland yesterday registered
92, tho highest slnco Juno 16 and
tho hottest day of 1030. Weather
forecasters said tho hot wculhor
would prevail today,
Pendleton apparently was tho
hottest spot In tho state, report
ing 106 degrees yosterday.
At Eugene the temperature was
91, the hottest since June 15 when
it was 92.
CHICAGO, July 12. (TP) Afjnin
toduy tho weather news for Mid
dle America read: "Continued hot
and bothered."
Tho "hot" part found on con
tradictions from tho millions who
have sweltered nearly a week. Tho
"bother" was attested by collaps
ing coltnrs and touchy tempers.
Weather reports would Indicate
that tho ceaseless sun had an eye
on a new heat endurance record.
Today's forecast for Illinois, Mich
igan, Indiana and Missouri said
"warmer." In tho burning North
west, however, a more hopeful
note Bound, with predictions of
showers and slightly cooler.
"A break in the warm wave will
occur Saturday or Saturday night
in tho northern and central por
tions of the Middle West," said the
Chicago weather bureau.
The number of deaths directly
attributable to the week's heat in
the Middle West was 74 early to
day, Including drownings as well
as deaths resulting from prostra
tion. In Iowa alone there have
been 25 deaths, in the past three
days, and lh' Missouri 24 ' In the
same period. Illinois, Kansas,
Nebraska, the Dakotas and Minne
sota also reported deaths due to
tho heat.
WESTERN VISIT
Will Make Announcement
After Adjournment Sen
ateTentative Itinerary
Mapped.
OIIANOB, Va., July. 12. (P)
Accnmpunied by some kuohIh,
President Hoover arrived at hla
camp in Virginia today for a week
end rest. Ho plana to return to
Washington tomorrow.
The presidential party of men
was followed by Mrs. Hoover, drlv
ing her own car.
President Hoover wan said today
to bo deferring until the senate
adjourns a decision on the mid
dle and fnr west trip which he
wishes to take this summer.
No plans have been made.
In the event of materialization
of his hopes, however, work was
begun on a tentative itinerary.
I
HOM.IH. Okla., July 1 2. ;
.less Ie, negro, snafhed from
the hands ol a gathering mob at
Shamrock. xTex., yesterday after
he was alleged to have slain Mrs.
H"nry Vaughnn, white, was rush
ed to the county Jail at Mollis,
but removed agsin last night, ap
parently being taken undr cover
of darknnss to the state reforma
tory at (Jranlte, P. C. Orlfftom,
Harmbn county Jailer, said today.
Mrs. Vaughan was found slain
In the yard of her farm home.
Her hesd had been crushed by a
heavy Iron pipe. A three-year-old
daughter was witness, to the slay
ing. Lost Btrdrr.an Found
RANGOON. Burma. India, July
1 2. tjP) "Jimmy'' Matthews, one
of the two British airmen lost In
Burmese jungles on a (light from
Kngland to Australia, has arrived
ot Prome. Burma. His companion.
Kric Hook, had to be left behind,
dying.
AN W
MD-TATE
HOOVER DEFERS
DECISION UPON
NEW ENFORCEMENT HEAD SWORN
t
Coincident with tho transfer w
ment bureau from ma treasury tJ, tna acpartmcrit ot justice. Am on
W. W. Woodcock was sworn In m the new director. Left to right:
C. B, Sornborger. appointment check of tho justice department: Mr.
yVoodcock, Attorney General Mithell and G. Aaron Youngquist, as
sistant attorney general.
THREE BOYS DIEHIX
FLAMING
OILIAS
FROM
DRILL RIG TO
Three Men Receive Fatal
Burns When Spark Ig
nites Flow of New Well in
Kentucky.
OWENSBOHO, Ky., July 12. (If)
Three boys were burned to death
and throe men wore burned prob
ably fatally when an oil rig caught
fire on a farm near Haynesvllle, 20
miles south of here, last night.
The dead:
James Crowe, 12.
Matt Crowe, 14.
Elmer Fuqua, 13.
The following: men brought to
the Owensboro hospital wore not
expected to live:
The father of tho Crowe boys
(first name not known),
. Jainea Mattlngjy, .WhttuiiviUa,
Ky., truck driver.
Harold Cornell, Whltesvlllp.
Two other men are In the Owens
boro hospital suffering from seri
ous burns.
The rig caught fire after the
well was Rhot and the oil began
flowing. It was believed a spark
from machinery ignited the gaB and
oil.
The boys, whoso homes were 111
Haynesvillo, wore watching opera
tion near the rig and were caught
111 the flames before they could
escape.
National Lcngtio
(firm game) It. H. 33.
Cincinnati 0 10 2
Philadelphia ..; 5 0 2
Benton and hooch; Rollins, El
liott, Wllloughby, Hmlth and Davis,
(second Ramo) . K. 11. &.
Cincinnati 11 1 1 0
Philadelphia 16 0
Hixry and Hukeforth
Nichols and Kensn.
lien go,
n.
IT. K.
1(1 0
0 6
Walker,
Itrooklyn 10
New York 4
Clark and hopi-js;
Mitjjhell, Pruett and O'Kurroll.
R. H. K.
Chicago 7 14 1
UoHton 3 12 0
Tcachout and Ilartnett; Cant
well, Brandt, Krankhouse and
S poher.
n.
11. E.
St. Louis 2 0 2
Pittsburgh 3-0 0
Hdlni'H, Itfdl and Wilson; Kremer
and IRMnslcy.
Amorktni Ia'hrih!
It
Ni-w York 0
Chicago 11
II.
12
20
Plpgras, Halloway, Pennock and
Uargrave; Lyons und Tato.
(first game)
Washington
DWnilt -
t.'rowdcr and
and Desautets.
it, ii. i;.
2 H 1
3 5 0
Hue); Whltehill
R. H. K.
Boston 3 7 1
Clevofnnri 12 1 1( 1
Llsenhec, Hushey. Durham and
Uerry: Hudlln and Myatt.
Baseball Scores
Grape Grower Killed While Seeking
Woman's Signature Co-op Contract
FREHNO. Cal., July 12. (41
While Willie Magllo, 23, was held
today sheriff's oflicers were seek
ing his half brother, Joseph Kglleo,
19, for questioning concerning the
death nf A. 1. Matlgnon. 33. who
was fatally shot while seeking th The campaigners ituld they had
signature of the boy'a mother. Mrs. been peacefully discussing the con
Angelo Kglleo, lo a co-operative tract and were leaving the place
grape contract sponsored by the .when shots rami from the ranch
farm board. Kgileo, at first report-' house. MnMgnon fell, mortally
ed under arrest at Hanger, scene i wounded; Herry received bullets In
of the shooting, eluded officers and ithe arm and chest and a shot struck
was still at large today. j.Mrs. Kglleo In the elbow and aide.
Assiivntlfft
the national prohibition enforce
SHIP ZOOMS
T
Ruth Alexander Tells of
: Thrilling Flight to Five
. Mile Mark Unconscious
Part Time.
SAN pll-XiO. Calif., July 12.
(jPj Ruth Alexander, young San
Diego aviatrix, today related her
experiences In piloting her light
plane to an alltude of flvo miles
yesterday.
Tho piano reached 2(1,(100 feet,
believed a now altitude record for
women, the former mark of 20,000
having been made by M Ihs A lox-"
ander of July 4.
. i'he girl Htiid she b ecu mo uncon
boIouh at 22,000 feet when tho
nkme whh still climbing. The altl-nypi't?r-Hhwed
t'he p!an.MnUnuMl
to climb more than 4,000 fnet,
with tho unconscious girl at tho
controls, before it reached the cell
ing. "Tho last thing 1 noted was 22,
000 feet,'! uald Miss Alexander,
"My oxygen was pretty low and I
was still climbing."
Kor some time tho girl appar
ently wa unconscious because her
oxygen supply was exhausted.
"Then I looked nt my altimeter
and It showed 1 8,000 feet," she
continued. "1 couldn't realize
what was wrong and thought some
thing was 'haywire' with tho in
strument. "1 looked at my oxygon. I still
hud tho tube between my teoth
and was holding tho stick In my
hand, but the oxygen was gone,
Then I realized that 1 had been
'out'."
FIVE DROWNED
AS LAKE BOAT
HICATTLi:, July 12. (A1) Flvo
pc rso n s wore d ro w n ed In La k e
Kachess, nenr the Sunset highway,
In tho CuHcado mountains last
night when tho motorbnat In
which they wero riding overturn
ed. Two persons were saved.
Tho dead: Mr, and Mrs. Fred
Schwi'lghart, Mr. ami Mrs. Uavl
son, curetfikers of n lodge at Iiko
Keechelus, nnir Lake Kachess, an
engine watchman named Jtagas,
from Kuston.
Mr. and Mrs. Ocruld llarrlgiin,
caretakers of Snoiuiilmin lodgn,
wero rcHcued from tho overturned
bout.
John Check, railroad station
man at Hyak, three mi lea from
the lake, fluid be did not know
what cuus-d the accident. Nono
of the bodies hud been recovered
today.
' 4.
Morn than $:ioo.ooo will be
Hwnrded In II stake nice at Ar
Hngton's summer raco curd In
Chicago.
Wllbury Merry, 35, another grape
mmimlKn worker, anil ID other per
suns visited the KHlleo home last
night and sought lo persuade Mrs.
Kglleo to Join tho cooperative
I movement
OUT
EW
HE GH
IS OVERTURNED
WITNESS IN
I. MOONEY
CASE LIED
Principal Prosecution Testi
mony Now Declared Per
jury Desires to Undo
Wrong Officers Blamed
for False Identification.
llAI.Tl.MOmC, July 12. (A')
John MeDoUillil, prlll'Miml ni-ose-cutlon
wUiuwm UKHlust Thomas
Mooiiey unci Wiirrun K. BtlllnRH,
uci'Vlng llfo sentences for tho pro-
pared ness liny puraOo bombing In
San l'Yanobteo 111 llllli, wild toduy
ho had perjured himself at tho
trial and now desires to "undo tllo
wronK.
HotiKlit In connection with of
forts of tho Mooney Defcnso
leaguo to obtain purdolis for. the
two men. McDonald was tnkon
Into custody hero after belnij rec
oiriilzcd bv u nelithbor. llo waH
held on u nonillilil churuo for In
vcstlKntion.
After hlB nrrest he Issued t
statement lin o null an attorney, la
which ho said:
"I. John McDonald. iikciI 5
years. roslilliiK in Ualtlmoro city
testified as u witness for tho stato
of California versus Thomas Moo
ney and Wnrron K. HllltiiKS. I
never saw Mooney until taken to
tho hall of Justice In Ban Fran
cisco and was told by an officer
that thin Is Mooney (pointing- him
out to me).
ToNllnioiiy rnlso.
"Mv testimony In tho various
oases wus untruo anil fulse. I do
sire to undo tho wrontf dono by
mo In sendinK Mooney to prison
renal-incus of porsonul conso
nuences. Tho authorities got ine
to testify that I had Identified
Mnonov. but this Is an absolute
falsehood."
Klve venrs after tho conviction
of Mooney and Billings McDonuld
n,(.,iu un fimriuvit at Trenton, in
.1.. in which 'be said lip'Wii'n not
positive or his Idcntll'lcntlon of
either. The uffldnvt was used In
an effort to obtain pardons.
In refiit'lng to grant tllo latest
iiurdnn not I ton a few Hays ago,
(lovernor C. C. Young of l Oil
fornlu Indicated his decision
might he reversed If .Mcuonaia
were produced to repent his re
pudiation before the governor nun
the supreme court.
McDonnld cannot no compeiicu
to return to cuniurnia. .run uii
pcaranro beforo officials tbero
would ho voluntary u there arc
io charges against him nnil ne
annot ho extradited to obey a
subpoena from tho California su
premo court.
STAMINA TEST
IS ENDED TODAY
lice Cnthey. nationally known
test and stunt driver, completed
tho endurance uun nt 4 o'clock
this afternoon behind tho wheel
of tlio Plymouth In which ho
started out from tho Mail Tribune
office at 2 o'clock Thursday nftor
nnnn.
The endurance, run, sponsored
bv tho Kakln Motor company,
Mnn,l-l.'iirfh motor company nnil
J. J. Osenbruggo. I'lymuuth deal
ers for this city, was made with
out tho addition of oil and water
following tho original start Thurs
dev.
The oil filler cap, radiator cup
und hood fasteners wero officially
sealed by County Kherlff ltalph
Jennings before Oithoy started on
the run. Progress nf tho run has
been wiilihed by muny residents
of tho vulloy, ns tho car traveled
from Medford to Jacksonville,
Ashland. lolrt Hill, Knglo Point
and other Itogue itlver valley
towns.
Cathey chose Associated frac
Donated gus und Cycol oil for
tho record run und tho wheels of
the car worn Flsk Alrfllght bal
loons, curried by Jennings Tire
company. Knodw furnished for
the trip by franklin's cufe, were
kept cool In n Krlgldlllre. Tlmo
was marked by a llulova watch
dons ted by Lurry Hchade and the
signs on the car wero painted by
the Heck sign company.
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SALEM CHERRIES FREE
OF WORM PEST, REPORT
HALRM, Ore.. July 12. MP)
Cherries being delivered In Hulem
do not yet show evidence of the
worm pest, packers report. This
favorable condlllon was unexpected
because of the lateness of the sea
son and recent warm weather.
PLYMOUTH
AR
nath C. of C.
Finds a Convert
Who Lacks Ticket
KLAMATH FALLS, July 12.
(IV Charlie Cone, ebony op-
tlmlst of Ilosboro, Ark,, wrote
J the chamber of commerce fr
bore, asking a ticket and $-5
that ho mlnht enjoy the op-
portunittes offered in Klam- 4
ath county,
Charlie's persistency
h prompted him to write an- 4
other letter asking tho cham-
her to find him an employer. 4
4 "1 am. handy at anything,"
Churl lo wrote.
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444.
TO
BY I. LEGGE
Figure of Speech Used in
Controversy With Gov
ernor Reed, Rouses Ire of
Publishers.
AM AIlI LLO, Tox., July j2. (P)
Knumis wits still "tho blKRCst
hog lying In the trough" totlny
as fur as Alexander Leggo, chulr-
niiin nt tho federal- farm board,
wnH concorned.
And Leggo was mill chairman of
tho farm board.
Tho flguro of speech used by
tho chairman In his controversy
with Clov. Clyde M. Hood of Kan
sns over tho board's proposal that
wheat growers limit acrenge, yos
terday -arousod the Ire of Max M.
und Louis Levnnd, publishers of
tho Wichita, Kan., Beacon.
The Levand brothers called upon
Mr. Leggo to retract what they
said wus an Insult to 1,860,000
Kansans and then roslgn. ,
All ot which brought forth from
Mr. Legge tho statement:
"You may., present my compll
nienlH to Mux and "Louie : and
please tell them to go to hell."
tlovernor Reed appeared at
Kansas points Jointly with Chair
man Leggo and Secretary of Ag
riculture llydo, during tholr pres
ent tour of tho wheat states In
the Interests of limited production.
ills outspoken opposition to
their views, Chairman Leggo ac-
cused, was duo to political reas.
ons. ' -
SHARE PRICES
IN LAX TRADE
Cheer Found By Speculators
As Third Week of Sta
bility Closes Radio
Going Strong.
NKW YORK, July VI. (IP)
Sliuro prices again turned upward
In today's brlof session of the stock
markat, Imparting a moro cheerful
ulttltiiilo In upoculntlvo quarters, as
the mnrkot closed tho third week
of rotative stability.
Trading contlnuod at an extrerao
ly tnodeHt pneo, and commission
hoiiso comment still was Inclined
to tho uncertain, but with the re.
turn from Kuropo of a prominent
bull operator, snmowhnt sooner
than had been expected, many
shorts wore Inclined to close out
their commitments and await de
velopments. A mild flurry In the final Tew
minutes of trailing boosted total
sales above 1100,0110 shares.
Itudlo Corp. was actlva and
strong, rising more than i points
to above 311, compared to a recent
low of tho year at 32.
llorshey Chocolate also wan a
favorite, rising nearly 6 points.
Much Issues as V. H. Ktecl, General
Klootrlc, American Water Works,
Klnniliiril of N. J., National Ills
cult, New York Central, Consoli
dated lias, and Lowes rose 1 to 3
points.
The close was strong.
Today's closing prices for 16 se
lected stockst follow:
Am. Can 123
Am. Tel. & Tel 210
Anaconda 9Ti
Col. lias 6S
Curtlss Wright 7
(leneral Klcctrlc (new) 10
(leneral Motors 42
Kennlcnt Copper ....
38 Ml
3fH
Mont. Ward
Radio Corporation
Heara Roebuck
Cnlted Aircraft ....
11. H. Hteel
Int. T. ft T
8. O. of Cal
.1914
6
M
160
45
61
KAN SANS TOLD
WHERE
TURN
UPWARD
GAS
PRICE
PARTALLY
RESTORED
our Local Companies Sell
ing at Former 25 Cent
Rate, As Four Continue
Cut to 22 Cents Rise
Noted in San Francisco.
The gasoline price sltuntlon is
unstublo In Medford, n rovlew ot
prices in effect in Medford. re
vealed this afternoon. Four com
panies havo t-nlsod throo cents to .
G cents per gallon and four
others aro maintaining tho 22Vic
rates, with tho possibility that two
of thoso compuniea may meet the
three cents raised by nlghtfull.
Up until yesterday. Medford
companlos had nmlntalnod a uni
form prlco.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 12.-MP)
While guaollno prices slowly
roso hero today in response to the
announcement of major oil com
panies of a return to pre-war
prices, Independent dealer associa
tions started plans seeking incor
poration in tho state civil code of
a section giving the stato solo
power to regulate prices.
Hundreds of stations withdrew
price signs In a quandry as to
proper prices, othors changed their
signs raising the figures cent by
cent until the announced 20 cent
minimum had been reached. . It
wus felt generally, however, all
stntlons would soon full In line
with the new figures.
BAN FANC1SCO, July 12. W)
With tho Standard and Shell Oil
companies announcing a return to
wholesule quotations existing be
fore tho t-aclflc coast dealers be
gun slashing prises,, tho way was
left open today for an end to the
gasoline war.. '
Htundard'a announcement, made
last , night, snld wholesale prices
jv.Ulpb,-H'!-va1Jtuie 12, would be
restored -trine morning,' that ' they
would see to It the retailers sold
the gasoline at 20 cents a gallon,'
and '- would refuse to sell to any
dealer "found guilty" of prlco cut
ting. The Hhell company Immedi
ately agreed to adopt the same tac
tics, - .
SIXTY LIVES LOST
BUENOS AIRES, July 12. ()
At least sixty persons lost their
lives today whon a street car fell
Into a snintl rlvor called "Hlacho"
which separates Buenos Alros,
from tho town of AveUaneda. .
. The bodlos ot 63 victims had
been taken out at noon, Including
flvo womon. Divers are continu
ing tho search. ' '
OF
SAN PKDRO, Cal.. July 12. (IP)
The disappearance of Marshall
P. Hlmon, Los Angeles oil execu
tive from his yacht, the "Elsie
Jnne," wan reported to police early
today by Clarence Clllinore, Stock
ton, Cul oil man, who was brought
ashore In a hysterical condition.
(.11! moro snld Simon apparently
fell overboard and was drowned
while they were Inspecting It.
WILL
ROGERS
BEVERLY HILLS, July 12.
The Republicans aro tryina;
to get rid of tho chairman of
their national committee. They
can't throw him out; ho know
whero tho body is buried. The
next time they hire one, his con
tract will have a two weeks'
cancellation clause in it. They
think this follow don't add the
proper class to the party.. The
Republicaus want a man that
will lend dignity to the Office,
and the Democrats want a man
that will lend some money.
IWU tmi In i fa ,