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Ml DFOito Mail Trbbune Thm Weather lYireonst: Tonltfht and Thursday fair; no dianKO In temoruturt Temperature Highest yesterday 99 lowost this morning 10 Precipitation To S p. tit. yesterday 00 'I'd H it. ill, today 00 Twenty-Fifth Year MEDFORD, OK'KdOX, WKDXKSDAV, .) I'LY '2:, 19:?0. Xo. 122. Today By Arthur Briibant Weather, Money, Fun. Standard and Shell. Cover Head and Spine. Mr. Coolidge Smiles. Copyright King Features Synd. Ino. Three things interest human beings now, interested them ten tliousnml years ago, will in j t !,,, 1.000.000 vi'iiim lience WttAiiLr.il, juj.nii AXI1 AMUSEMENT. Of the three there are many linilf. In winter we complain of colli, in spring we complain of summer's delay. Real sum mer eomes ujuI we complain. Reading a few pages in Jean's book of Astronomical Physics wnulil comfort lis. Inside the sun the tempera ture is nO.OOO.OOO degrees cen tigrade, above. A" few miles above our heads, outside of the atmosphere and the ether, there is just absolute zero, 217 de grees centigrade, below. And, miraculously, our blood is kept at OS degrees at the urn t mirnn r-vvr' Senator or at the North Pole. T, ft i,itnfnl fnv mil' pnrth.lint y - ! house. There are many kinds of money, Honest ana aisnonest, made and lost by gambling, or accumulated by hard work. Of the nation's ninety billion dollar annual income at least eighty billions represent fairly Imiest money. Not bad for our kind of civilization. The history of mankind can hi- written m a history ol his iniiHiiiernbTe amusements'. Some watch prize fights, some play miniature golf, n few contem plate the starry heavens. Mr. Spear, of New York Standard Oil, asking permis sion to combine with the Vacu um Oil Company, says his com-! puny wants, "a nation-wide. Ikjjpmpiiny engaged in the disti'i j If nut inn nl nil lint rnlcinn IH'O- i ducts." i I If the government prevents it, Hie government is silly. It : allows energetic and brilliant ; Sir Henri Detcrding, head of j the Dntch-Iiritisli "Shell" coin-1 pany, to have "a nation-wide distribution of all petroleum 1 products." No American con cern equals the foreign "Shell" company, as a nation-wide dis tributor. More honor to Mr. Drterding and his energetic as sistants. Hut why not allow an Ameri can concern, even if it is called "Standard Oil," to do what a 'Oreisn company is allowed to do! In lmt weftthcr be careful. (Continued on Page Three) Abe Martin '"' ,no,' Jc ' "' e. lias gone back to Millrllln' . ""Ttpu,,,,, rcr ninga.lnes. u Mt Iff HIMIt, It I ewii win winio folk, bootleg, or nave lots o cfimpniiy. . i ... ...r.. 533PERISH IN ITALIAN i TEMBLOR! 1 Early Morning Quake Rav ages Southern Area Fifty Neapolitans Die "of Frigh; Rescue Trains Sent to Affected Region. ROMK. July 23. (P) Official repurls from provincial tiKcnts lute tonight fixed the number of ileud in today's earthquake at r33. The mayor of Villa Nova and his entire family were wiped out anions! ap proximately if,il others killed there. ltO.MIO. July 2.1 (A1) The num ber of deaths in u terroi-striklnt; earihiimikc, which ravaged south ern Italy early litis morning had reached 2.M this afternoon with more than twice that number in jured. These figures were based on re ports of provincial prefects to the minister of interior. The reports said thousands of houses had either been demolished or wrecked to the point where they will have to be pulled down. These Include some high old pal aces and also churches and pro vincial cathedrals. - NAPLES, Italy. July 23. (JP) At leant 1 00 persons were killed, with the likelihood further vic tims will he found, In three sharp earthquakes which shook southern Italy early today. Several hundred persona were injured and relief measures were immediately trot under way byj the government. Premier Musso lini himself ordering' Senator Cre-I monesi with a special lied Cross, train to the scene, It was reported the number of. deaths from fright in Naples nlone were more than fit). I'p to two o'clock this after noon, the Ignited States consulate had no notice of any American j victims in Naples or any of the The panic In Naples was in creased when electricity was cut off, the frantic Inhabitants rush ing about in the darkness, shout ing and crying. The panic reached Its height In the jail, where terrorized prisoners pleaded to he freed for fear the roof would crumble. Oanihinlerl quickly quieted them. T Fi WASHINGTON, July 23. MP) Amos W. W. Woodcook, prohibi tion director, today instructed pro hibition agents to use "brains" in stead of force in dry law work. Al the same time he announced suspension of two agents for searching the automobile of K. O. Duncan, .Maryland road commis sion engineer. The officers, Charles it. Mel'artney and John T. Wcigel, were laid off three days without pay. They also were charged by Dun can with firing on his car on the night of July lfi. Woodcock said investigation failed to show this to be true. "I did not suspend the men for using weapons but suspended them for searching the car of a citizen without probable cause." he added. ENDURANCE PILOTS IN THIRD DAY OF GRIND ST. I.OI'IS, Mo.. July 23. fVPr The projected So-day refueling en durance flight of Dale Jackson and Forest O'Hrine entered Its third day t liia morning with the fliers sailing sniootlilv over Uimbert-St. Louis field. At H:ll a. m. they had been up hours. "Millionaire Hobo" Death Providing STAl'NTON. Va., July 23. oPi lames Kads How. the millionaire hobo." Is dead as the result of I i years of self-denial. " Physicians attending him when he ..ccuml n a hospital here yesterday saidf ieath w as due j.. pneumonia evidently superinduced bv starvation. lie as 50 years old. Despite0.! bequest of JT,on.ono I, iti ninl her. Mrs. Kllza l---"' ,,- ., i.,l denied him How, In li ,.if the necessities of lifjTAto 01 unfortunates, especially liooes. DRY AGENTS TO USE BRAINS NO ORCE IN IRK Sidewalk Sitter Forced to Quit Account Traffic C.'HICAOO. July 23. UP) The endurance contest of Mrs. Kmily Young. 40 year old neress nnd heavy set, has ended. -Mrs. Younj; took up a posi tion on the sidewalk at Kast 34lh street and South Park way Saturday with the un announced Intention of re maining there 110 days, read ing nnd sinking. She fortified herself with n dozen cans of corned beef and a can opener. Lat night the police stop ped the contest. The charge was blocking traffic. FALLS ON Ex-Medford Pilot Crashes in Montana Mountains Taken to Hospital Plane Is Demolished Found By Ranch Girl. BUTT 10, Mont., July 23. (T) Major Ciilbert II. Kckerson, flying from PorlJtind, Ore., to New York, crashed last night in the mountain country 33 miles southeast of here. Major lOckorson was not seri ously hurt, so far us could be learned by telephone communica tion with u nearby ranch. Ho is being brought to a hospital here ufter emergency treatment. The plane was demolished. The engine was found 6u feet from the fuselage. ' The accident occurred some time during the night while Kckerson was headed toward Minneapolis, where he expected to make Ills first stop. The wrecked plane nnd injured aviator were found by Klsle Pogu son, 1 3 year old ranch girl, who was out riding this morning. She summoned aid. Major Kckerson spent three months in Medford the first of the year operating a flying school at the city airport, and Is well known here. He is an army flier of long experience and had held a flying record, un marred until the mishap yesterday. A table giving the f.o.h. value of pears, this city, at a given price per ton for the benefit of fruit growers, has been compiled. The figures quoted include packing, commission, nnd federal inspec tion, but do not Include pre-cool-ing or storage charges. According lo the tabulation: $1.50 f.o.h. equals $34.50 per ton 1.G0 f.o.h. equals 39.00 per ton 1.75 f.o.h. equals 4 5.50 per ton 1.S5 f.o.b. equals fio.no per ton 2.00 f.o.h. equals 50.50 per ton 2.25 f.o.h. equals K7.U0 per ton 2.50 f.o.b. equals 7.X.00 per ton L Hor I I SAI.KM, Ore., July 23. (P) A fwlre received In Salem today from j United States Senator SIcNary ad : vises that ho intends to leave I Washington for Oregon Saturday evening expecting to arrive In I 1'ortland Wednesday morning on 'the North Coast Limited. He ex ; pects to come on to Salem later In I the day Wednesday. Starves Self to for Unfortunates How was the son of a distin guished St. Louis family and wan well eiiucated. The millionaire hobo atudied nt Harvard and later became a licensed physician, although he never practiced. One half of How's share of the estate, or $2fa,oo(j. was b-ri by his mother In trust, but he was said to have spei almost all of the re malnlng quarter million and the ome from the trust fund on Ills charitable Interests. K N A BANKS HERE i RANK SIXTH IN DEPOSITS Total of $5,409,386 in Vaults of Medford Insti tutionsPortland, Salem, Eugene, Pendleton and Klamath Lead in Order. SAI.K.M, Ore., July 2:1. (P) To-1 tal resources of the statu and national luniks and trust compa nies in Oregon, as shown by the condition on June :10, date of lite latest cull, were S:',:17.S2:1,S14.G:1 ami deposits lolaleil $'J'.iO,ri41,C21.s:!, the highest Willi three exceptions nitico inns, which' was the first year that records were kept by the state hanking department. The three years when mid-suinmer deposits were larger were 1112U, 11(27 anil HI2S. The, deposits on Juno 30, thlti year, says u alatenient today from the office of A. A. Schrumm, state bank superintendent, were nn In crease of $11.4(12,071.411 over March 27, 1:!0, und $85,837.82 over Juno 30, 11129. The deposit total is the aggre gate of $120,147.75 in time and sav ings deposits anil $103,590,474.08 de mand deposits, an Increase sfnee March 27 of $984,761.19 in time and savings and an increase of $10,477, 310.30 In demand deposits. Portland showed deposits of $1(14,715,503.53;; Salem, $11,8S9, 917.75; Kugene, $7,5(!0.719.71 ; Pen dleton, $0,402,073.44 ; Klumuth Kails, $0,264,372.05; Medlonl, $5,409, 380.90; llaker, $3,593,871.00; Cor vallls, $3,464,803.78: Iloseburg. $3. 354,038.19: Astoria, $2,908,001; Murshfiold. $2,88S,952.94; LaOrnnde $2,715,310.93; Grants Pass, $2,128, 314.73; Ashland, $2,041,414.53. Baseball Scores Xatlonal. It. H." E. Chicago C 12 (1 New York 8 8 1 llatterles: Illake, Osborn, Nol won. Shealy and Hartnett; Hevlng. Kitzsiminons nnd o'Karrell. f4 II. It. E. st. i.ouis l r. (i Brooklyn ' 4 9 0 llatterles: Johnson and Mnn euso; l.uiiie and lipez. It. 1'lllsburg 2 Philadelphia I II. 8 r, K. liatleries; Melno and Pool Hansen ami Itensa. Jt. U. Cineinnatl 8 Hi :i Hoston 7 14 4 ItatterleH: Jtixey and Sukeforlb; FrunkhouHe nnd Spohrer. Reeonrt gamo: It. II . Cineinnatl fi fl Hoston 6 12 K. 0 1 (11 innhiKs.) Iiatterien: Renton, .TolniHon nnd flooeh, Hukeforth; Seilmld anl Cronin. Anierlciin. n. h. K. HoHton 3 4 2 Chieatfo 5 13 1 HnttcrlcH: MaeFayden nnd Itev inK; Faber. McKnin nnd Tate. II. II. K. Philadelphia 4 n 1 Oct mil I fi 1 Hatterlen: Qulnn and Corhrane; I'lile and De-sautelH. R. II. E. New York fi 12 3 Cleveland 10 1G 1 Kntterlen: Pennork, Carroll, Holloway and Ditkey; Ferrell nnd Klirinz, Myatt. ;endi OOUGLAS FOREST HOHKRritfi, Ore, July 2.1. (J1 incpmilariHm iff hluinfMl for 11 fires reported yeHlertlay afternoon J to the Douglag counly Tire patrol. Six fires. Rlurted on the illvlcle be tween Myrtle and Kays ereekn, Kli unK out for a dlnlnnre of a mile. The patrol has hud much trouble with Incendiary IlreB In that dis trict In past years. Klre othpr fires were set alonK Divide, Council and Catchlnic creeks, two miles southwest of Riddle. All were extinguished last nlKht with liflle damage. PENDLETON PARCHED BY HOTTEST WEATHER PKNDI.KTOX. Ore.. July 23. A'i A niuxlmuiTi of 1 05 degreej-O the hot! "st of the year, wns regis i tered by the official thermometer her- yenterday. Today's tmpera- Oregon's Fairest Lillian Wlllworth, 19, Portland, is Oregon's choice to represent the state in the International Pageant of Pulchritude in Galveston, Tex. FISHERIES FILE ON ROGUE BILL Anti-Cigarette Bill in Voters Pamphlet Without Argu mentsGrange Is Ans wered By U'Ren. SALKM. Ore., July 23 (P) The anti-ciKaretle 1III nnd the hill pro viding (or the filling of vacancies In the Hlute' liKlHla(ure will tippc'it' in Hie votiTH' iantiilct with ntith er affirmative or negative iu'ku nieritH. Period rir fllitiK negative arguments ex ii red yenteiiiay. Tile Coniinei'C'ial Flshi'rleH anso riation, the Alin Lcny Kstute cuin pany and the State Federation of Lalxir filed negative argumenlH on the hill to eloe Uio Hogue river to rommercial flHhing. Tliu State C range hill providing for tlie orgiiuization of water and power utility districts hroitKht negativo arguments yesterday hIkii ed by W. H. U'lten of Portland, tlie Greater Oregon AsHoeiallon, and 191 persoitH heuileil by J, C Ain.swortli of Portland. An argument waH filed by the GYcater (jrcgon association against the stute income lax bill. WASHINGTON. July 23. (P) Senator Charks L. McNary today acted on iiicshuk'-'h from Halem, Ore., Ills home, protesting tho re ported Hi real of Hoston deparltnuiit of agriculture officers to seizo o carload of Hiilem chnrrhis on the ground that tho fruit carried Hpruy rculdue In excess of tho govern ment tolernnco limit. Senator McNary said ho had de manded an explanation from Hos ton authorities, in the meantime he hus telegraphed Oregon fruit men and food and drug administra tors asking their co-operation in an Kpec.tlon of fruit, Kvery safeguard will bn used, he meHKUged, "to prevent advantuge being taken of growers." MO.VTRKAU Que.. Jutr 23 iff') Prlmo Camera, Italian heavy weight, whose deporUit Ion has bei n ordered by Fnlted Htales irn inlrron authorities, was t'iken into custody at Hoffnlo, , V.. to diiy. He Was due to appear In an exhibition boxing match here to night. 1 NEGAT VE PLEA MIRY FIGHTS BOSTON ACTION ON FRUIT SPRAY iMnniirTAU NO! NEEDED!! ! FOR OREGON ! ! i Scheme Attempts to Shift Load From One Shoulder to Other Is Argument in Voters' Pamphlet Blow to Business Resumption. SAI.K.M. ore.. July 2.1. (T5 The personal income lax h nn nt'cessiiry In Oregon lu'causo It "simply attempts t he old scheme of shifting (he tax load from one shoulder to the other in the fal lacious hope of making the load lliihter," wiys the negativo argu ment , for the voters' pamphlet filed against the measure by the Greater Oregon association and the state taxpayers' association. A summary of the argument, prepared by Ij. H. Smith, secre tary of the two associations, snys: "Kvery line of buslnesw that has tried such a scheme has found It to be unsuccessful. The only way that the expenses j,tf business of government can be lightened is to spend less money. The adoption of a personal In come tax in Oregon thin year would be a severe blow to those who are looking forward to n re sumption of industrial and busi ness activity, and who are Joining together in a determined effort to bring outside capital and new residents to Oregon.'"' OUT OF AIR RACE UKDIXO, Pa.. July 23. P) Pilot H. II. Smith, of Portland Ore., enroute from Itoosovelt Field, Ney York la Cineinnatl, nan par ticipant In the all-American nir derby, wa forced down last night near Wlndaor Castle, when englno trouble developed. MTTUO HOCK, Ark.. July 23. (vP) Lee Oehlbach, piloting the "Little Rocket" IJUle Hock, Ark., entry, was tho first of the all Amerlcnn air derbylsts to land hero today from Cincinnati. Ho came down at 1 1 :liil:tl3 a. m., C. S. T. WHKATIvAND, Wyo., July 23. (A1) H e v e r a 1 ranchem of the Fletcher park area today received death th rents signed by tho "Phan tom Rider" who activities have resulted in two mysterious shoot ings ami much uneasiness In the lust few weeks. The leltem havo been turned over to officers. Five men nnd a woman are reported to have re ceived the messages. The "Phuntom Rider," who ride a snow white horse through out the wild region about Fletcher park, Is nought by stato police for two shootings and for terrorizing residents of the district. Tho au IhorltieH believe the horseman who I always seen masked, Is engaged in cuttle, rustling. GANGSTER KILLED AT . SIDE OF WIFE IN AUTO CJHCAOO, July 23. (P) Kven the pretence of his wife at his sldo fulled to save Joneph Murtorunu from a un attack lust night as he was driving his automohllo on the northwest side, lie was wounded by more than a doxen shotgun slugs. Mrs. Murtorunu was not hurt. Final Wire Flashes HAS DIIWO. Cel., .Inly 23 (T) 'Tho California Savings nnd (loni merrhil bank fulled lo ohii for huslncwN this morn lug, Noth-e xmt d on llic dmir slated Hint tho IiihI Motion had been taken over by Will . Wood, stale HiiHrliiteiidfiil or bunks, NANMVJ, July 2.1. fP) A I cleg ram from nationalist field hoadfiiurlrrs nt Kwelleh, Ilonnii, today, said government force had captured P(Khow, Anhwel pn)vlncc but tliat tho nor I hem defenderH of (ho city bud enfiiiMsl, llARMCSIlOltf), fa., July 23. A'i Two children were killed nnd the mother injiircl nrly today In tho exphmlon of a charge of dyna nihil lHllevel set by tho father of tho children as a result of dif ference with his wife, OMAHA, Neb., July 23. oP Unable to reach a satisfactory nRrco incut tilth the fnrin board for a luitlonal livestock market group, nine middle west marketing units have launched an Independent or nnlJitlon. IOMMIV, July 23. Ah-4 t, Aiiimnii, pjirHamentary secri'tnry to the Hi-Hl-h admiralty tonight In tho house or commons moved for second rending of the lmiloti nnviil treaty bill which action eorn shhhIs In Its effect (o tho recent senate action In tho I 'nt ted Stale ond he I .otid on treaty. ' Fair Fire Fighters Don Dainty Duds When Duty Calls PITTSItritGII. July 23. t1l The next time there's a fire in Chnlfont Borough. Just outside of PUtrtburgh, the big fire truck will roar out of the station house with- Mary Fe dori.s driving. Mary's mother, Mrs. Fedorles, will he thero too, to act assistant to .Mrs. Sara Kong, the chief, and these women will direct un attack on the flames entirely by women. W h en l h e me n f o 1 k a re a t work, the town has been with out fire protection. So the v.nnen rj.ve organized a fin comi'iny of their ov:i. The uniforms are lovely v h 1 1 e, with white hat s. 4 50 CAST INTO F Rhineland Liberation Cele bration Cut Short By Dis aster American Lad Among Drowned. COltLKNZ. Germany, July 23. (A1) President von Hindunburg's triumphal progress to tho liberat ed Rhineland was tragically cut nhort by tho collapse of a rickety pontoon bridgo over 'tho Moselle river Inst night In which between 35 and 50 persons lost their lives. rill" 111' 11111 I VII1I1I I llllTl Ul HIM IUIII which hud been in honor of the liberation of tho Rhineland from allied occupation and to return to Berlin ufter attending mourning services in Coblonz. Among the victims of tho trag edy which took place In tho midst of Inst night's Joyous celebrations wus a Hlx-yoar-old American boy, Raymond Lawler, of Akron, Ohio, who was drowned with his aged grandfather, whom he was visit ing here. With tho aged Conrad cotiplo was another American rolutlve, Mrs. Helen Conrnd of Chicago, who narrowly escaped death. Hho told the Associated Press correspondent, the bridgo "sud denly tilted over on one side and we nil fell pellmell Into the water." AT 122,957,000 WASHINGTON, July 23. (A1) When the census bureau totuls up the populullon of the nation for IH.10, a figure somewhat less than 123,000,000 Is expected to bo the result. On the hards of preliminary re turns from 40 states and the Dis trict of Columbia, the Associated press has calculated ho popula tion m I !i2,',r7,Ouo peopto. Kniimerutors reported for those states a total of HMi,K7,723 Oft com pared with ,(! 7,8 EiH ten years ago, an Increase of 14,1 3f ,48ft or 1 0.3 1 per cent. Applying this rate of Increase to the country us a whole, the estimated total was reached. Should final returns bear It out, the figure would represent nn In crense of 17,240,000 for the lust decade. Oregon Weather Fog on tho const. Fair In tho Interior tonight and Thursday. 1 ROM PONTOON SPAN POPULATION F NATION PLACED I" 1 L RECALLED Detroit Voters Rebuke Bowles for Alleged Fail ure to Clean Up Lawless nessWill be a Candi date for Re-Election. !KTKOIT, July 23. fl) Police, CoinmlsHlouer ThoinaH ( Wilcox aiiuoiimx,l Into to day that ioUn have a sworn Niateiuoiit that Go raid K. (ilerry) Huckley, radio an nouncer of station VMB( Nlain ejirly tMluy extorted $1000 from a racketeer. DFTROIT, July 23. (P) CJer ald 12. "Jerry" Buckley, announcer for radio station WMBC, was ahot and killed by three men in the lobby of tho La Salle hotel at 1:&0 a. m.( today, two and a half hours after ho had talked over the radio. Buckley had taken an active part in the campaign to recall Mayor. Charles Bowles. Buckley was sitting In the lobby of the hotel when three men en tered, approached him from behind and fired eleven bullets Into his body at clone range. DETROIT. July 23. (TP) A re ward of $5000 for the arrest and conviction of tho killers of Jerry Buckley, Detroit radio announcer, and those "buck of tho kilting who inmlguted It" was posted to day by the city council. DKTROIT. July 23 Mayor Charles Bowfes today was the first mayor of Detroit to be culled from office. " ' By a majority of 30,956 out. of 219,770 votos cast he was called from tho office he has held for six months In yesterday's special elec tion after a bitter two weeks cam paign. The vote was: for the it tun uaot ea ant . . As a result," Detroit la on the threshold of another municipal election, its third in little more than nine months. L Mayor Bowles, who continues in office until his successor is elected and qualifies, automatically becomes a candidate for re-election. No others have announced. That the mayor and his support ers are planning a fight to the fin ish was Indicated by the state ments of the mayor and his cam paign manager, John Gillespie, commissioner of public works. Mayor Bowles, who rose from political obscurity to head of the fourth city In the United States within five years, was elected last November as a reform candidate. with the support of the Anti-Saloon league nnd similar organizations. FIRST TWO ATTACKS CHICAGO. III., July 23. (IP) Donuld Moe of Portland, Ore., turned hack the first two chal Ictngon In hln I'iKht to retain the western amateur golf championship today, defeating Vincent Hunting ton or Chicago, 4 and 2, In the first 18-hole round, and Johnny Howard of Kulamazoo, Mich., 2 and 1, In the second. . Will ROGERS r$gys: HEVERLY HILLS, July 2.1. Tim senate adjourned, and here in wliut happened in 12 lintlrK Wnnlhnr turnnfl -nnnL market picked up, fish started biting, old man 07 years whip . ped his son, 57 for using pro fanity; Kirl posing as Indian princess (and by the way there is nn such thing as an Ameri can Indian princess ; well she said she was a parachute jump er, got there, got scared to jump and the pilot kicked her out. I nominate him for the Nobel prize. Marconi, father of a baby-. Hunter boys, - en durance ' fliers, arrived here. They laid over in Riverside, 60 miles away; last night, to rest up for Ihe trip in. MAY
