Medford mail tribune., July 19, 1930, Page 1, Image 1

MEDFOED''MAIL Trbbun
The Weather
'4.
Temperature
Highest yesterday 79
Lowest this morning 47
Precipitation
To 5 p. m. yesterday 00
To 5 a. m. today .00
Forecast: Tonight and Sunday fair
with normal temperature,
Twenty-Fifth Year
MEDFORD, OREGOX.-SATUUDAY, JULY 1!), 1SKU).
No. 118.
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CONTINENT
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Entire Country Feels Power
I of Summer Sun Crops
and Livestock Suffer in
Scaring Rays No Relief
in Sight Soon.
HEAT WAV
j PITTSBURGH, July 19. W)
Ten persons were dead in western
Pennsylvania and West Virginia
tuday as thermometers generally
climbed to record levels.
A baby died In its mother's armsi
In Sharon. Pa., where th Inmnnr.
ature was 98 degrees.
CHICAGO. July 19. (P) A
withering heat fastened itself upon
America today.
From Great Lakes to gulf and
front ocean to ocean, the continent
cooked. Three figure temperature
rend i ngs were cam mon. Ninety
degites or better were recorded in
virtually every section.
On the basis of official govern
ment figures, tho average maxi
mum temperature for the United
V States yesterday was 90.5.
The nation's granaries, baked by
, the persistent sun, faced drought.
Livestock In many places saw
green pastures turn russet and die.
The danger of corn being fired in
the field was felt in Iowa.
A few deaths occurred sun
strokes, prostrations and drown
ings; but the number was not
large considering tho extent of the
heat wave.
Beaches, especially those near
large cities, swarmed with' people.
In Chicago, where an estimated
nuarter of a million took to the
water to shake off the heat, Lako
Michigan had a temperature of
GS degrees.
Kansans Swelter
Phillipsburg, Kan., had 113 de
grees, and Emporia 109.
Weather prophets were doubtful
concerning immediate relief for
most of the country. Possibility
nf thundershowers was bespoken
in the central and northwest, but
forecasted pretended to sco no
certain surcease to the heat.
The need of rain was felt in a
score of stales. The United States
weather bureau at Washington
said the dry spell was particular
ly severe in Tennessee, Alabama,
MisviKslpi. Louisiana and Arkan
sas, and to a slightly less degree
in the middle and southwest.
m .Such heat as the nation exper
ienced yesterday and faced again
tuday has proved a serious lax
Upun pumping stations. Already
In parts of Maryland warning has
been given that unless there is rain
soon, there must be a 'fiO per cent
curtailment 0f water consumption.
The coolest section of tho nation
yesterday was in Michigan's upper
peninsula where Marquette had an
enviable maximum of l"-. Tho Pa
cific coast, too, hail temperatures
In the comfoYlahle seventies, with
a liS at San Francisco.
GATES SPEAKER AT
OUA.NDU I!()NDE, Ore., July
(Pi Officials of Oregon,
highway department representa
tives, good road advocates from
nil part .4 of the Mate, and hun
dreds of Oregon's citizenry were
here today for the celebration
marking completion of the Salmon
rlTer cut-off. a JtiOO.000 project
that has opened n new automobile
route to the ocean.
Speak jth at the celebration In
cluded C. K. Gates of the high
way commission.
I, lent. It) id mty Hint (limn
where lie's l.'ooii on could heur
his l-rp'ili rtrrJt' hii' crack. I'tc
heard Vm sImIp. Very often
H4ntliMi l a line iIiiimc fcr vrr'
buddy concerned.
Abe Martin
V (irtlAFftri MO) jl
v i It &e I
si,ppfiy 'gin L-
MOONEY ACCUSER
A.svocltltid I'rcsa rhottt
John MacDonald, whose testimony aided In sending Thomas J.
Mooney (inset) to prison for life after the 1916 preparedness day
bombing In San Francisco, signed an affidavit fh Baltimore, Vld..
declaring that the testimony he gave was falfe. Attorneys for Mooney
will return him to California to seek the labor leader's pardon. Pic
ture shows MacDonald. (center) signing affidavit before Baltimore
police.
WARDEN DENIES;OAKLAND BANK
TAKING MONEYBANDIT CHEATS
OF VI0LM0RS;THE GALLOWS
Never Took Dollar Outside j Red O'Brien Found Dead in
Salary, Says Accused
Game Commission Aide
May End Quiz Today.
PORTLAND, Ore., July !!. (JP)
Possibility that the game com
mission hearing of charges of in
efficiency and laxity brought
against Harold Clilford. warden, and
K. ii. Clark, chief deputy, by sev
eral sportsmen's clubs, might ba
concluded today was indicated as
tho hearing reopened this morning.
In speaking of the testimony of
J. Page Hond of Portland, who
said he overheard Clifford and
Clark talking in Clark's house, and
that large sums of money were
mentioned, as well as a 'Wt-fiO
split." the warden said he had Ron!
to Clark's house to discuss with
him a purely administrative mat
ter that of seining bass from the
Columbia slough.
Never Took Dollar
Clifford vigorously Untied lak
ing as much as a dollar .outside his
salary, since he has been in office.
"If anyone working for me ever
said anything in my presence
about my taking as much as a dol
lar outside of my salary 1 would
write out his resignation at once,"
the warden declared.
Clifford declared that under his
direction ."the game department has
pulled out of a deficit of approxi
mately $riO,lion" at the time he took
office, and now has $44.-x1.0 over
and above all outstanding claims.
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CHICAGO, July 1 a . (frtT h e
prominent John II. II o e m e r ,
wealty clubman and well known
corporation lawyer, was shot and
probably fatally wounded early
today by a policeman In the busy
uptown section of Sheridan road.
It road way .nd .Montrose avenue.
Itoemer was holding the point
of a pistol against the head of a
young woman when f fioer Hrt
wurd Stranberg ran up, deflecting
t he aim just as the C 0-year old
attorney pulled the trigger. Jloemer
thfn turned the gun toward the
policeman, who opened fire.
Doctors doubted if Jloemer
would survive.
"I don't know why I tried to
kill her. I had never seen her
before, police iiioted Komer a
saying at the ho-pltal. "I had
been drinking. I didn't know what
I was doing.''
The woman he nought to kill
was Miss Su.an K-im, 17 years
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Oregon Collier
Oregon: Fair tonight mid Sun
day, but wiih fog (i long the coat.
normal temperature. Modern te
north and north vf-t wjimIs on the
coaM.
CLUBMAN
ATTEMPTING TO
lie A IR
TO RETURN WEST
Cell Was Due to Hang
Friday Smuggled Poi
son Taken, Belief.
KAN QCENTIX, Cnl. July 19.
(h William "Red" O'Brien, Oak
land bank robber and slayer sen
tenced to bang next Friday, cheat
ed tho gallows today by commit
ling suicide In his cell in con
demned row.
Cimrds found O'Hrlen's body at
breakfast time. Although It was
not Immediately determined boW
the condemned man ended his life,
Warden .lames llolohan believed
poison bad been smuggled Into
hi. cell.
O lirien was the last of three
bandits condemned to death for
the slaying of William McFarlin,
Oakland bank teller, during a rob
bery several years ago,
Louis Lazarus, and George Cos
lello died on the gallows for
their participation in the crime
after numerous unsuccessful at
tempts bad been made to obtain
a commutation of their sentence.
PRIVATE YACHT
I CHICAGO, 111.. July 1fl. IP) A
1 saury Hpoedhnnt, the "Whoopee,"
! Parrying a party of hIx youns pen
I pic and a pilot, crushed aniidsliips
! Into the 14-ton yaeht, "Scarah." off
jthe KoKers Park lleacli In ltke
! Michigan hint night, catapulting
MIhh Hetty AyreHon, 18 yearn old,
' to her death.
Kix oilier niemhers rit the party,
aw well as the four men ahnnrd the
yaeht, reached ahnre safely, al
though Henjamln MarHhall. Jr., 21-
year-old non of Ihe weallhy II
metto architect, was severely In
jured. JRDER OF
j N1-;V HAVEN". Conn.. July lfl.
I ifi Mernard Thompson. 2J, ur-(j-endered
to the police early today
, and conf-sed to the claying of his
I mint, Mr.fv. Kditii Wight, a vet
! oran stor detective, in her Sauiius.
j Mass., borne, laTuefday.
In a .-Q,rned statement h admit
j ted striking hi Aunt over th head
' wl ji) a blarkjaek, after nhe had
made uncomplimentary remarks
1 about his r-Q'f hr.
The Noted Dead1
TOKYO. July 1ft. (A'i Oeath M
I day cl.v.nvfj Fld Marshal Count
Yasukata Oku, lat surviving army
commander of the Itusso-Japanee
w ' t. He was ij4 yeara old.
RADIO USED BAR GROCER
RUM SH1PSF0R SENATE
Seven Arrested in Raids OnSenator Norris Wins in Ne
Fashionable Long Island
Homes Powerful Wire
less Sets Found Con-j
spiracy Charges Lodged;
NEW YORK. July 19. (JP)
Seven men were arraigned In fed
eral court today In connection
with raids on four houses in fash
ionablo Long Island communities
where treasury agents said unli
censed radio stations were ope
rated to direct ships bringing in
b,ootleg liquor.
The raids were made last night
at Southampton, Hampton Bays,
Mattatuck and Quogue, by 25
treasury department agents, fed
eral radio engineers and deputy
sheriffs from several counties.
In each instance tho buildings
raided were apparently the quiet
homes of wealthy and respectable
persons, but In three of them pow
erful wireless transmitting sets
were found and In most of them
several guns.
Tho men found operating the
sets and others believed Involved
were arrested. They 'ere charged
with cor -Mra- c lolato both
the prohu' : ' ' radio laws.
Notional.
First game: It. H
E.
St. I,ouIh 4 S 1
New York 17 1
lintterles: Haines and Wilson;
Walker, Pructt and O'Farrcll.
Second game: R. H. B.
St. I.ouiH 13 , 3
Now York 4 9 3
Biitterlos: Boll, Llndsey and
Miineuso. Huuhcll, 1'ruott and
llogan.
n. H. E.
PlttsbuiE 9 10 , 0
Ho.ston 4 11 2
HattcripH: llramo and HcniHley;
Smith, Bherdel and Spohrer,
R. H. v E.
Cincinnati 10 15 1 0
I'hlladelplila il 10 3
llutterieH: Henton nnd fJooeh;
llunscn, Ulllolt, Collins nnd ltcua.
AnuMienn.
K. II
E.
Philadelphia !l 1 1 11
ChleuKo 10 9 3
Hatlerles: Mahaffey, Q u I n n.
Uommell nnd Cochrane: Kaher,
.MrKafn, Lyons nnd Croue.
11.
a
, 10
MncKaydcn,
II
!:.
Iloston
Delrnlt
Batteries:
ft II
17 1
llushey
and Herring; lible nnd Iesaut
First game; II. H.
Washington - 2 7
IH.
Clevelnnd 5 8 2 1
Hatterles: Fischer, Hartley und J
Spencer; Ferrell and Hprlnz. i
HEAVY TOLL BY
TOKYO, July 19. fP) Incom
plete reports from typhoon strick
en Kyushu Island tonight listed 70
known dead, more than 100 miss
ing, 737 injured, 4,200 houses de
stroyed and more than 13,000
homes damaged.
Hundreds of boats were sunk or
missing In tho storm which struck
yesterday, the wind at ono time
reaching a velocity of 112 miles
an hour.
Pendleton Cooler,. .
PKNDI.KTON, Ore., July 19.
WP) The temperature was lower
here today after a moderately
warm day yesterday when the mer
cury climbed to K9 degree. .The
weather was tempered by a cool
breeze from the west. The mini
mum Inst night was 53 degrees.
i Baseball Scores
i 1
Society Girls Attend Middie Mess
In Boys' Garb; Trouble Results
BALTIMORE, July 19. (Pi
Charges against the two midship
men escorts of a pair of Wash- 1
ington soety girls, who were
smuggled Into the naval academy
mess Sunday night In the garb
of middles, have ben referred to
the navy department following a
preliminary Investigation by Capi.
c. P. Snyder, commandant of mid
shipmen. j JJeut. Commander Donald
i'eary, aide to Hear Admiral 8. H.
Itoblson, superintendent of the
j academy, said neurly a score of
other middles who wer) at the
same table with the girls were re
, braska Court Ruling
Against Man Who Filed'
for Place On Primary Bal-I
lot Under Same Name. I
LINCOLN, Neb., July 19. (,p
George W. Norris, Ihe insurgent
ilepublican leader hi the tinted
Suites senate, has won out over
i George W. Norris, the groceiyman
from Hmkeu How.
Reversing the decision of Secre
tary ol State Frank Marsh. Chief
Justice Charles A. Goss of the state
The Senator
supreme court ruled last night the
grocer's name should not appear
on the Republican ballot for I'nit
ed States senator in tho August 12
primary as his filing did not reach
the secretary of state's office until
Krtr fhsyi after thc-rrrmr limit hnd
expired.
The barring of the grocer had no
effect, however, on Ihe decision of
Senator Gerald P. Nye, chairman
of the senate's campaign iuvestlga-
The Grocer
tlon committee, to iiitiire Into the
filing of tho Ilroken liow man's
name.
Senator Nye has summoned, wll
ncsses for the opening or ihe ln
milry HiIh morning in Rrokcn Mow.
Norris, the grocer, was missing,
but Nye's Investigators were look
ing for him In throe states with
subpoenas.
"I could not see how any othor
ruling could he made," Senator Nye
said. "However. I will carry my
investigation through to a finish.
We will find out just what were
the reasons for the f fling of the
Broken Row man In tho race under
exactly the same name us that of
the present senator."
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ARLINGTON TURF CUP,
AUMNOTON PA UK. Chicago.
July 1!, (I (slue Larkspur, IH 'ti
three-year-old champion, won the
125.000 Arlington cup by three
lengths today, wlih Petto Wrueji
second and Tom third.
stricted to the academy grounds
and given other disciplinary treat
ment. Any further action In the case
will be taken by the navy depart
ment Henry said, refusing to give
ihe names of the two whose rases
have been referred to the Wash
ington bureau.
The two girls, said to be Mary
Kleanor Hayden and one named
Taylor, were taken Into the mess
hall with midshipmen jumpers
over thHr regular clothes. Miss
Hayden father admitted she was
one of the pair, declaring "It was
Just a silly prank on the part of
my (laughter."
, m" Mt
IN DETROIT SHOOTING TRAGEDY
In
LA La-
Assocmteil I'resa I'hoto
Andrew Steffens, member of a prominent Michigan family, was
arrested after he shot and killed Mrs. Irene Harder, 33-year-old
divorcee. Ha accused her of extortion.
SCRIBE LIED HANG Pi
IS CAPONE'S OF LAMAR
ASSERTION! SURVIVORS
Story That Gangster Has
Chicago Newspapermen
On Payroll Denied in
Florida Retreat Lingle
Only a Dear Friend.
OHICAtJO, July 1!) I')Knnik
Foster, ganster under indictment
for tho murder of Alfred Llnglu,
Tribune tihderworflT reporter, to
day returned from California In
custody of two detectives, and was
rushed to tho criminal court build
ing for examination.
MIAMI. Fin.. July i. (p) Al
phonse t'apone by bin own pro
nouncement the chieftain emeritus
of Chicago's gangland says he Is
willing to go before the grand
Jury to deny statements attributed
to him that he has "plenty" of
ehU-aKo newspapermen on his pay.
roll ami that he ami Chicago po
lice know who killed Jako IJngle,
Chleago reporter.
Capono dictated a statement at
bis Palm Island estate liiHt night
regarding a copyrighted story,
written Tor the St. Loiilw Star by
Harry llrundlge, a reporter.
"If he Is trying to build his
reputation on what he thinks I
said, and not the truth, he Is u
deliberate liar," Cupone asserted.
"I defy lilm to siiy thjil tho state
ments he has made are true. I
will fa en him before any grand
Jury and deny them to his fare.
"It Is the truth when be said
I gave IJngle a diamond belt
buckle. IJngle was a dear friend
of mine. The buckle was a Christ
mas present."
CHICAOO, July 1!. fP)
Thomas Abbott, who bus been se
cretly sought as the actual slayer
of Alfred (Jake) IJngle, was cap
tured early today In a Hpeetacular
chase In which hundreds lined
the streets, cheering.
Abbott, driving the same typo
of automobile used In the recent
attempted nssaHMlnatlon of Jack
Zuta, led a pollen flivver sqund
a 1 0-mile chase before ho was
caught at the door of his apart
ment. Several times In doubting back
on the trail, the Abbott and po
lice cars sped up and down North
Chirk street, where hundreds of
persons lined the streets and
cheered.
POSTAL EMPLOYES IN
E
OAKLAND. Calif.. July 19. HP)
Nan M. Halsertey. powtmistrcs
of Tejunga. Calif., and It. D.
Charnparn, postal employe of Pen
dleton, Ore., hot h nttendlng the
postmaster convention here, will
be married today In an air liner
300a feet above the earth. The
couple plan an nerlal Journey.
PLUNGE FROM WHARF
I 'OUT LA NO, Ore., July 19. UP)
-- Jack Leslie, A ., drowned In the
Willamette river here last night
whcnQ.is closed automobile plung
ed fftim a dock after striking an
obstruction Me was a watchman
for the, Cnlon OH company nnd
the accident occurred on the com
pany duck.
II wfcr
11 'fey
Geo. Abshier and Howard
Royston in Double Execu
tion at Canon City, Colo.
Prison Jake Fleagle,
Last of Gang, Is Sought.
CANON CITY, Colo., July 19.
(I) Three hangings left tho 1m-mar--bandit
pauk- with only one
member alive today,
Colorado last night exacted tho
death penalty In a double, hang
ing nf two confessed holdup-killers.
(Jeorgo J. Abshier and How
ard I-,, itoyston.
Only Jake Fleuglo, unappre
hended, survives of tho four men
that stormed Into tho First Nat
ional bank at Lamar, Colo., In
May, and took f 21 0,000 and
left four dead men In their wake.
Ralph Fleagle, brother of Jako
and reputed leader of tho pack,
was executed here a fortnight ago.
LrtHt minute appeals by attor
neys for Itoyston and Abshier for
executive clemency wero denied by
Governor W. 1 1. Adams. A stay
of execution for sixty days also
was denied. .Officers asking tho
stay wero attempting to learn
from tho two condemned men do
tails of other criminal activities
In which the Flcagles wero thought
to have been Involvel.
Hit Calmly To Death
The men embraced the Catholic
faith and were baptized by Father
Itegis Itarrett, prison chaplain.
They went to their deaths calmly
and quietly.
Prison officials asked tho men
If thero was any preference In
tho order In which they died. "I'll
go," Abshier said simply. Tho trap
was sprung for him at 9:40 and
be whs pronounced dead at 9:53.
The trail was sprung for Itoyston
at 10:37 and he was pronounced
dead at 10:r2.
Iteforo going to tho execution
chamber, Abshier was taken to
Itoyston'H cell. They said good
bye and shook hands.
LONDON, July 19. (VP) A Ran
goon dispatch to the Kxchango
Telegraph company today said vil
lagers near tho Hall river Insisted
that Kile (took, missing Hrltinh
airman, was being cared for in a
certain village.
No other trace of tho aviator
was found In the region where
his companion, Jlmmle Matthews,
said ho left him after thetr Eng
land to Australia plane crashed
more thin a fortnight ago.
When Mrs. Hook, wife of the
missing airman, receive tho un
confirmed report of her husband's
safety she displayed groat Joy.
"It Is good news as far as it
goes," she said, "and I am praying
that it may be true. 1 have never
wavered In my belief thnt my hus
band may be alive and this re
port has given me fresh heart."
Link Highway.
The Roosevelt highway, extend
ing from Portland, ore., tu Port
land, Maine, was linked in Mon
tana today by the opening of two
road projects along tho southern
border of Glacier park.
REPORT AIRMAN
RECEIVING CARE
IN JUNGLE TOWN
AIR FLEET,
DEDICATION
AUGUST 3RD
Date Set for Arrival of Pa
cific Northwest Air Tour
and Official Christening
of Medford Airport Air
Aces Coming.
Sunday, August 3. Is the day
on which tho Pacific Northwest
Air Tour will arrive at the local
Held, to ho followed by official
dedication of Medfurd's now $120,
000 airport, to bo sponsored by
the Medford post of tho American
legton, It was announced today,
following receipt of news from
Kussell Lawson. vice-president of
tho National Aeronautical associa
tion, who has charge of tho tour
until details nro taken over by
tho exocutlvos of tho Pacific
Northwest Air Tour association.
More than 50 planes, privately
and commercially owned, as. well
as United States Army and navy
planes will land at the Medford
field In the tour, bringing approxi
mately 160 peoplo to this city to
participate In tho unusual pro
gram arranged as fitting celebra
tion of the fleet's stop here and
official dedication of Medford's
airport.
Comicilmcn In Clmrge.
Members of the tour will be In
Medford August 3 and 4. ' The
dedication program, scheduled for
August 3. will bo handled by tho
airport commlttoo ' of tho city
council composed of Mayor A. W.
Pipes, E. M.' Wilson and 3. O.
Grey.
A dance will bo given tho pre
ceding Saturday night, August 2,
In tho hangar building under aus
pices of tho Jjeglon post, to aid in
raising' tho t&OQ. to be -f urnlaliuL .
by the local post to finance tho
fleet's stop here. '
Six famous fliers of the Pacific
Northwest will be piloting air
planes In tho 10-day Jaunt over
Washington nnd Oregon, Most of
them will perform In speclul
stunts over tho local airport.
Girls Will Ktunt.
Miss Dorothy Hester. 19-year-old
girl student of Tex Ttankin's.
who was the first woman In the
history of aviation to d tho dan
gerous outsldo loop and tho up
side down outsldo spin, will bo
ono of tho featured stunt pllotH
on tho tour.
Edith Folts!. one of the ' seven
women pilots In the United States
to hold transport licenses, nnd
winner in Important air races last
yenr, will pilot a light piano and
glvo a short exhibition of stunt
ing. '
There will bo Nick Mnmor from
Spokane, famous for his refueling
flight around tho country In tho
"Sun God." Ho will fly a giant
Ford monoplane In the tour.
Hank In Coming.
Tex Itankln. known best for
his Texas, draw and three-ring
flight from Cnnadato Mexico, his
cross-country derbies, outside loops
and work on national committees
for promotion of aviation, will fly
his own ship and will bo ono of
the star performers In tho com
mercial stunting team.
Gordon Mounco, California pilot,
who recently sot a world's record
for qutslde loops with 22 In ono
flight, has been signed to do. out
side loops over the airports, along
with Tex Rankin.
Walter Cum. . Varney- air mnll
pilot," whose blind flying; exhibition
recently creatod so much Inter-
(Continued on Pa 8, Story 1)
WILL
ROGERS
ukverijY hills, July m.
I Rot ii ureat scheme for uni
versal peaue. Thm Unitcil
State (if Europe, with 20 na
timiH in it, is to lie run like the.
4tf states are. Well, here is' tin;
suhcme; have them adopt pro
hibition, and that will start 'cm
all arxuiiiK over it so much that
it will (jet their minds off war.
You can't fitfht and arxuc pro
hibit ion; yoii arc useless for
anything else on carh. ,
V. S. : And if this friendship
of nations works over there,
let's put Arizona and Califor
nia in it: we can't' Ket 'em t)
work with our hunch.
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