Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, July 29, 1930, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextMed TU Weather d w ForeeaM: Tonight and Wednes day fair; no change in lemH'ra ture. ford Temperature Highest yesterday 9t Lowest Ih 1m morning 65 Precipitation: To 5 p.m. yesterday 00 To ft it.ni. today 00 Twenty-Fifth Year TWELVE PAGES MEDFORD, ORlXiOX. TUKSDAY, JUJA' 12!). UNO. No. 128. Today SKYSCRAPER nrnn n) iii No Government Operation Meden Agan, and Ederle. We Will Not Trade. Comfort From Coolidge. Copyright King Feature! Synd. Ine. Ill a letter to Congressman Reese of Tennessee, President fjiflover nnnonnees liis opposi tion to any government opera tion of power plants, decliirinp fog private' leasing of the na tion's power. If the Senate votes for government operation of Muscle Shoals, the l'resiilcut will veto the bill. n That seems to settle the farm ers' dream of ehenp fertilizer from Muscle Shoals. The peo ple built it, but will not run it. No private power company will be suspected of producing cheap fertilizer. On the oilier, hand, the pri vate power companies will make plenty of profit, and aft er all what helps one group of American citizens theoretically, iii'lps them all. ' - Every little while something reminds you of two words that the wise Greeks wrote above their temple doors, "meden ngan," meaning "shun suc cess." Aristotle put it almost as briefly, "Not too much, not too little." M This time-the "meden agan" reminder comes from Gertrude Ederle, who swam the English Channel, amazing the world four years ago. She has be come almost entirely deaf, as the result of the 14 hours spent in the cold English Channel. M She had a wonderful tri umph. The President and Gov ernor Smith congratulated her. New York gave her wonderful Receptions. She refused vaude ville offers that would have made her a fortune, lint "me den agan." Two siiips from Archangel loaded with Russian pulpwood were forbidden to land cargoes on our soil yesterday. Anchor ed near the Statue of Liberty, the ships were leminded that is is our brand of liberty we ad vertise, not the Hussian brand. There is talk of stopping all imports from Russia. If they undersell American producers, their goods must be produced by "slave labor." That will interest, and will not please, som? of our work men and manufacturers. The International Harvester (Continued on Page Seven) hum- ii movie o Kin Gcorgp; an QihnJii Marjr rtnlewltT the; Eton ruiirfl. lat night, an' 1 , could tell by tle king's actions he tttdn' nntit It to appear that he, u with her wild !bts Fnwnj Ippinrfy- in dr-ouvdn' tltc quern's; mmf. in at feet. WutVat levt. .notner inuiff ine iarmer cnnl indwuuoid I wliy tirraii ifmn't come iltmn with eigli-ty-threp-it-htflt. Abe Martin i ... uruu rim F Main and Bartlett Building, Destroyed By Fire, May Be Replaced by. $300, 000 Structure of Seven or Eight Stories. Plans are now being drawn, and steps taken, by the Deuel Instate, H. S. Deuel, manager, fur the erec tion of a modern business block, to- cost from $25i.00) to $300,000, at the corner of Main and Bartlett streets, on the site of the Deuel block, recently gutted by a night fire. Matters of financing and construction, still Indefinite, are now under consideration. The building, as planned, would be erected to meet the future growth of the city, us weir as pres ent needs, and would embody the most modern practice In both con venience and architectural beauty. Mr. Deuel said yesterday that while nothing definite had been decided upon to date, the interests he represents desire to build a modern block that would be a civic credit and center. Me said there was a great mass of detail to be worked out, and decided upon, be fore final action Was taken, and that this would take a month or six weeks. Financing Probable He stated the construction would have to be financed partially by outside capital, and that with the brightening of the economic hori zon now underway, this seemed possible. The planned project would be seven or eight stories high, as the modern building vogue is against the smaller type of building. Deuel said that every city In , the state has scores of two-story buildings, with the second floor unoccupied, while the larger buildings had waiting lists of applicants for space. Ho said the building plan ned "will either be one story high, or seven or eight." Besides giving this city more semblance of a skyline, the erec tion of a modern building would enhance property values In the downtown business section, it is held. If negotiations are completed It is expected that construction will start late this fall, which would relieve the local labor situation considerably and enable the build ers to take advantage of present low material costs. FIRST VICTORY E Fighters Against Soviet Competition Expect Test Case Against Edict of Government. PORTLAND. Ore., July 29. (P) Confirmation of the edict of the government excluding Hussian pulp wood from the United States until it has been proven it is not the product of convict labor, has been received by the office of the collector of customs here. Customs collectors in every port of the country have been so. Instructed by the treasury department. This department has placed squarely up to the Soviet govern ment thp burden of proof In estab lishing that pulp wood designed for United States trade must have been produced by free labor. American lumbermen thus have won the first victory In their fight against growing Soviet competi tion. L. H. Hartman, director of the Portland chamber of commerce. In charge of maritime commerce, said today the order of the treas ury department will undoubtedly result In a test casp to be tried in court as soon as the first Soviet cargo Is excluded. IE PULPWOOD BAN OF LUMB MEN Scrubwomen Neglect Education; Many Flunk Chicago Examination CHICAGO. July 29. (A The ancient and honorable profession of ecrubwoman In getting uppity. Heretofore the main requisite of a charwoman has been a strong arm and a ditto back, together with a pair of calloused knees, the city of Chicago, however, has de cided there Is more to scrubbing a floor than merely scrubbing a flour. One should also be able to Dirigible pjr n era i ,i '000 ill mU vV y Pictures show the giant British Airship R-100 just before leaving At left is mooring mast recently constructed at St. Hubert field, near view of the airship's deck is shown In center and below a map of the BARRETT CROP TO E California Shipment Now at Peak Local Growers See Later Demand for Tasty Product. The California Bartlett crop shipments are now at their peak In movements to the eastern mar kets and will continue for the next week or ten days. In the opuion of many local shippers and grow ers, no line cmi be procured on Urn prices In prospect for Hokug River Harlletis. Many growers are planning to hold their Rartletts In cold storage until as late as Sep tember for better prices than the opening will offer, from present in dications. It is figured that if the Bartllett per box price drops to $2 and $2.50 per box growers will operate on a slim margin of profit, if any profit at all. In'past years the New York trade has shown a strong liking tor valley Bartletts and this, with a shortage of the eastern peach crop, may cause a rising demand and prices comparable with last year and the year before. Cannery men of the northwest still retain their attitude of indif ference with no offers to buy. Re ports have been received that to $:5 has been offered for local RartleUs, but at this figure the growers would face a certain defi cit. Rather than face this certain ty many will hold their Bartletts tor shipment east and chance on the auction. There will be scattered picking throughout the vullcy by the mid dle of next week, but It will not be general until the week of Aug ust 11. It Is expected that the first train shipments will go east August 12. The Noted Dead FKKIftUKO, Germany, July 29. OP) Prof. Theodor Axenfeld, 63, renowned oculist, filed today. He was a member of the American Opthnlmological society from which he had received high hon ors. Dr. Axenfeld represented all Kurite In his branch at the recent medical congress In Ofaka, Japan. CCMBKltLVND. Md.. July 29. iP) General C. C. Snlffen of Wash ington, who was secretary to Presi dent L S. Grant, died suddenly last night at his hotel on Town Hilt mountain. He was read and write and answer ques tions. Out nt 1771 women who took a special examination which con sisted of five questions 771 were all that pawed. Many women whose speed and skill with a scrub brush has never before been disputed, "flunked' the mental examination, a num ber being unable to read the ques tions or write the answers. MAY BOOST PRIG R-100 Enroute Across Ocean . -Baseball Scores American R. 11. 15. Detroit 7 13 2 Cleveland II 13 1 Canlwell, Sullivan and HaiKiave; 1 1 ixl 1 i u. Slioftner and L. Sewell. . R. H. E. New York 12 15 0 Philadelphia 3 7 1 JnluiHoii and Dickey Qtihin, Ma hatfey, C. Perkins and Cochrane, R. Perkins. National . R. H E. Cincinnati 4 10 0 ChicaKO 3 9 0 Rlxey and Sukeforlh; Wake, Ma lone and K. Hartnett. R. II. E. St. Louis 5 4 1 Pittsburgh 12 3 Rliem, OrubowBki und Wilson; Kreiner und Memslcy. R. II. E. Philadelphia 5 10 2 New York 11 11 0 Hi'UKe and Rensu; llnlibell and IIoksii. II. II. E. Brooklyn 3 8 1 Boston. 4 13 2 Vance, Phelps and Deberry; Sher del and Spohrer. EiUlCEPLANE T STAY ST. LOUIS. July 29. P Dale Jackson and Forest O'Brlne start ed the ninth dnv nt Ihelr nmlnr. anco flight nt 7:11 a. m today when they had been up l'JZ hours. Krom now on until they land they must remain over I,ambert-St. Louis field, always within sight of an official observer. Their bara Kiaph was for only eight days and to make the flight official they must now be constantly under ob servation. UOOHKVKI.T FIi:i,D, Ky., July 29. P Tho blR red" eniluranco plane challenging the 654-hour murk of the Hunter brothem, reached lt 207th hour In tho ulr at 10 a. m., (K. H. T.) today. The regular refueling contact was made without ml.ihup. JOINS AIR TROOP VANCOL'VKIt, Wash., July 29. OP) An dress rehearsal for the first northwest air tour circus to be staged In 22 r ltles of Oregon. Washington and Idaho, 4l pilots tuned their motors and took to the air at Pearson field thin morn-' In. The three-hour show was I to be given before Hie srheduledi ttart for Yakima, Wash., at 1 p.m.j Vlricil Adair of Idse was the first pilot to bring his plane In j yesterday. He was followed by j Arthur Nately of Pebble liearh. I Cal. J. P. Waage of M'-dford was third. rlllfCMM lic Hatzburg. Austria, July L'Ttln tJ I Princess Caroline Irmn Elizabeth Kuerstenberg 18 years old, died today as a result of fond poisoning. wswr nrUIW HTmll m uuiiyiunun '.....MJl..b&l&M 4asuci.tett JftoIo Cardington, England, for Canada. Montreal, for the dirigible. A route. FOR SOLUTION Club Women Files Suit in Tqtiify' A3 ' Baby's Friend No Money Involved in Litigation. CHICAGO, July 29. P) The circuit court was affked to attempt to establish the identity of the Wat kins-Bamberger babies, that may or may not have been switch ed at the Knglewood hospital. A bill In equity was filed on the part of "John Doe," alias the Wat kins baby allan the Bamberger baby, by Mrs. (Irare Dlbroll, club woman, as the baby's friend. In court the bnby "plaintiff" Ik the four weeks old Infant the William Wat kins' took homo from tho hos pital as theirs but which vas later found to have a "Bamberger" tag on lit back. The suit named tho Knglewood Hospital association, the Charles liambergers, parents of one of the hablcH, and the William WatkliiH us defendants, according to Barrat O'Mura, attorney for Mrs. Dlbrell, and Wntklns. No money Is Involved in I ho Hiiit. Ii Is merely to establish the Id' iitlty of the babies. OKLANUO, Ha., July 29. A) Klorlda today was promised a fur ther modification of Mediterrane an fruit fly regulations that would permit shipment of citrus fruits and vegetables from the peninsula to northeastern and middlewestern states without sterilization. Announcement of the proposed modification wan made by Hecre tary of Agriculture Hyde following a conference at St. Augustine with Governor Coyle K. Carlton and other officials. Itemoval of the quarantine lines within the peninsula would place .ill of Florida, lying east of the Ockluckoneo river, on the same b;iMis. The quarantine line will cont Inuo to be maintained, how ever, along the northern bonier of tho state. 2 LONDON, July 29. Great Itriltaln'n unemployment total is nenrlng the 2,000.00 mark. It was announced today by the ministry olQahor. The official statement said the number of persons oiit of work on July 21 waa 1.172.700. an Increase of J.s34 In a week and 8&0,0f7 In ' a year. BABY Mil IN CIRCUIT COURT FLORIDA GIVEN MODIFICATION IN FRUIT BAN BARES LIES x in nnnmint , m w in ii i mi-vit :M iiv v i ii nil i " Ml I I llllllll II I III Witness Tells Supreme Court of Corruption in Bomb Case Testimony Former Prosecutor Fick ert and Liquor Blamed. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., July L'!t. (P .John MacOonald, rS-yeur-old Baltimore waiter, told the justices of the California stale supreme court here today he gave false tes timony iu the Monuey-Bllllugs bombing case In l!M(i because he was induced In do ho by CliurlcH Kickert, then district attorney. I'mler questioning ly .luslicu Breslon, Mac Donald admitted he had told "five different stories at five different times" about what he saw iu connection with the bomb ing of the Preparedness day pa rade hero (hat year. Asked how the court was to know which one to believe, he replied "Only by your own Judgment.' MacDonald was asked If he was corrupted In l!Ht and he replied he was, explaining he had been taken to the office of Charles Pick ert. then district attorney, and"lu- duced by Kickert to tell a story dlf-i ferent from the truth" about the1 explosion which took ten( lives and injured forty persons. i Mead Packed With Lies "A whole pack of lies was pack ed into my head," AlacDouald said. Thomas .1. Mooney and Warren K. Billings are serving lifo sen tences for the bombing and the puri lose of MacDonald'tt testimony is to determine whether tho court 1 shall recommend a pardon for Bil lings. Under California law a sec ond offender cannot apply for a pardon without a recommendation from tho supreme court. CUiv, C. C. Young has said he would con- wider - the two cases together," Ho recently denied them a pardon. Tho aged waiter, flanked by law yers, his own and those of Moonoy and Billings, opened his testimony by saying he was now In a frame of mind to tell the truth. In addi tion to asserting he gave testimony damaging (o Mooney and Billings at the time of the bombing because he was "induced to do so," Mac- Donald admitted he had been drink-! ing considerably a year or two before the event. This was brought j out In qustlons regarding his hab its. ( NKW YOKK, .July 29. fl) Karl Carroll, theatrical producer, and three mcmherB of hi company today were, grunted the rlnht to n Jury trial on cliarKeH of producing and acting In an ohticene perform ance. Judge UoaalRky, In general hen Hioiix court, grained t;ie motion of Carroll'R attorneyn to trnnafer the caae from rtpecial hchhIoiih, where three juxlicCH would have heard the evidence. Peiiilletoii Warm I'KNDLKTON, Ore., July 29. iA') The temperature soared to H)3 degrees here yesterday. Today promised to be Just as hot. Medford Lad Aspires To Tree Setting Record Of World; Family Hoists Food Med ford's first tree sitter, Wal ter Holmes, 11 years old, son of Mr. and Mrs, W. ti. Holmes, 712 West Jackson street, began sitting at 10 o'clock this forenoon In an oak tree at 1307 West Main street. The endurance sitting Is sponsored solely by the boy's parents, who will hoist foorl and other supplies to him whenever needed. Walter Is enthused over the prospect of breaking all existing records and said he would only come dnwn when he knew ho had a record established or was ord ered to come down by his mother. The only prize offered was a per sonal one and that came from Mr. fturke, who Is here on a visit from southern California. Inspired by the boy's nerve, he has offered a $10 bill. The boy wild he took up the tree sitting experiment as a result of reading press dispatches and a desire to ouldo the Oakland, Calif., tree sitter who has been up in a tree fnri53 hours up until yesterday. HltKM KItTON, Wash.. July 29. t OP) Preston I'ard and Stewart' liabbltt, youthful riremerton tree ' sitters, had been aloft 300 hours, j or 1 2 '4 days, at 0 n. m., today. ! Preston Is the son of Dr. A, W. Safe and Sane Aviator Killed in Plane Crash vorxosTowx, o. July !L fA V l Sutllh Wiw.ufii Jh thrmmli 13 yt'Ui'H of flying as iiit' ami nU' Mnltli. wiih killed here last niKlu when an airplane In which he was a pase!iKer. with a student at the eoiitriilH, stalled and dived frttm a height of 30 feet, The student flyer. Robert Shuirart. 35. is in a Kerinus 4 cotidltiitn with fruelured Ii'ks. SEA FLIGHT R-100 Takes Air for Trip to MontrealJourney Ex pected to Require Sixty Hours Arrival Set for Thursday Morning. It KL b A ST, Northern Ireland, July 29. (A Hugging tho west coast of Scotland In order to avoid averse winds, the British dirigible It-loo at noon today was making progress toward tho Hebrides on her journey from Cardington to Montreal. The airship held a northeasterly course and was reported last off Oversay Island, Argyllshire, Scot land. The position Indicated tho ship, which left her mooring mast nt 3;45 a. m Greenwich time, was making every effort to shape a favorable westerly course out to sea. Tho dirigible was reported mak ing approximately fifty knots. Commander Booth had estimated the Journey to Canada would re quire , sixty hour, . which would bring the dirigible to Montroal at about 10:00 a. ni., eastorn standard time on Thursday If the schedule was maintained. Tho rate at which the R-100 was travelling this morning, however, Indicated arrival might not be possible until many hours later than estimated. 4 E E UOMH, July 211 (yP) Tho coun cil of ministers at noon today voted an appropriation of 100,000, 000 lire, or about $5,230,000. to riibulld the stricken earthquake area of middle south Italy. It was reported to the council the ontlre quarter of Arlano and Napulia constructed of 3K0 fairly stablu houses had been cleared of wreckage and the people, once convinced there was no further danger, were flocking back to their homes. Construction for the homeless was begun today near Melfl and CunoHiL ami the building being of such character that It can later be transformed Into permanent lodg ings. . Leard and Hie wart the son of a retired naval officer, I Jen tenant -Commander L. It. liabbltt. Endurance Test By Boys Seeking Work in Chicago 4 CHICAGO, July 29. A new form of endurance contest which may get Its three participants somowhoro eventually but hasn't yet, has been going on now since Juno 1. 4 Originally there were 52 boys of the Chicago boys' club corporation starting out on an endurance contest for Jobs. Three boys are . Htlll enduring. Henry Hchutz has called 7H business houses without luck. Victor Ualin- skas has asked f'r work at 41 places, and John lumber Ti. All are 17 years old. BIG BUSH AIRSHIP ON ITALIAN VT SUM FR REHABILITATION 15 LOST AS LAKE BOAT FOUNDERS Six Seamen Escape When Ship Turns Turtle With out Warning Cries of Drowning Men Heard in Darkness By Rescue Ship ERIE. Pa., July 29. The stoneboat George J. Whelan foun dered, in Ijike Erie today, carry ing fifteen of her crew down with her. six seamen were saved. The ship turned over, appar ently with little warning, six miles off Dunkirk, .. Y., at 12:30 a.m., (est). The crew of the steamer Amasa Stone, of the Plckauds-Mather rtt?et, picked up six members of the Whelan's crew and brought them to port here with the first word of tho sinking. Captain W. H. McNeil of the Amasa Htone said he heard the cries of several men in the water, but was ablo to find and save only six. Continue Search, Tho men were found floating In Ijike Erie, they were wearing life preservers. Coast guard cut ters 164, 197 and 107 were sent from Uuffalo to aid In tho search for other possible mirvlvors. The Whelan was understood to have been headed for Buffalo last night, but no report of any dis aster had been received. A He vere electrical storm BWept the eastern end of Lake Erie last niht. Lake Bailors recalled that three years ago a sand freighter broke In two during a storm at about the location where the men were picked up this morning. Six of Its crew were drowned. None of the rescued could nay what hud happened. H waa-be-i lloved the craft suddenly tipped ovep, trapping the men before they had a chance to be rescued. The rescued men said the boat remained afloat upside down for at least half an hour after over turning and many members of the crew were able to stay on top of It until It suddenly dropped from sight, pitching them Into the water. . PLANNING MEET MADRAS, Ore.. July 29. (ff) A meeting will be held hero August S to promote Interest in the pro posal to construct a highway con necting the Waptnitla road with The Dalles-California highway at Madras. Those backing the proposal plan to take advantage of the Colton Oddle bill providing for construc tion and maintenance of main roads through unappropriated public lands and through non taxable Indian lands. Tho cut-off would save between , 30 and 40 miles. WILL ROGERS 'tnuci ay$: BEVERLY HILLS, July 28. Say, what do you know about "Ma" Ferguson down in Tex an? I know "Ma" and I liko her. She pulled her husband out of a boghote one time, and . that has always hit the old tim ers as just about what a reul ; old western wife should do; 'v They overestimate this govern or thing anyhow. States have good ones, bad ones and every kind, and yet they drag along about the same. Things in our country run in spite of govern ment, not by the aid of it. . Did you ever see the like of candi dates everywhere f Every male white child over the age of 21 is running for something. You can always tell a poor business year by the number of candi dates. "When nobody else will give you employment you feel like the state should.