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M Thm Weather Forecast Tonight and Saturday fair except some low cloud uichh tonight; no change in temper- EDFORD Temperature Highest yesterday 90 Lowest Oils niomiitj; 55 Precipitation To p. in. yesterday 00 To 5 ii. in. today 00 JLf JUL. la.JL.JLJ JsL JLwJl HLJy "J ? V1 ILLi Twenty-Fifth Year SIXTEEN PAGES MEDF0RD, OlilXiOX, FRIDAY. AHU'ST 1. in: 50. Xo. 131. Todav By Arthur Briiban Questions for Boys. Qas for Chicago. Garbage, Out and In. Copyright King Features Bynd, Inc. William Marsraretten, presi dent of Margaretten & Co., of ' l'erth Amboy, X. J., writes: "A party whose card is- en ' closed called at my house to- day and endeavored to interest me in the purchase of laitd at 'Pincwald.' One of the out standing points in his argument jivas that Arthur Brisbane and' Adolph Oches have purchased land there, and that Arthur Brisbane highly recommended this land at a banquet." This writer never recom mended the purchase of any particular real estate anywhere, never heard of "Pinewald," which may be highly desirable, nevertheless whoever quotes this writer as recommending; anything for sale is mistaken or worse. Hoys passing the Kdison ex animation must tell "the value ' of an acre of farming land in Iowa, what should be done with communistic propaganda, ' the proper working of the the ory of survival on a desert, isl and," etc. Tlic questions are not easy. Nobody in Iowa knows exactly what an aero of farming land is worth. Neither Mr. Edison nor our government knows what is to bc.dpne with "com- . muuistic propaganda." We shall have to wait and see.' It de pends on prosperity. M As to the theory of survival i'f the fittest mi a desert island, it would depend on coeoanut Ireets, j:o's, physieal strength, and a "Man Friday." Win ning the examination would not mean, probably, survival of the fittest. Through a 100,000,000 pipe line, Hie Chicago (las, Light & Coke Company is bringing nat ural gas from Texas to Chieago. And hereafter Chicago, instead of paying for so many cubic feet of gas, will pay for so many "heat units." There is more heat in natural gas than in manufactured gas, and it seems just to the company that consumers should pay more. The Illinois Commerce Commis sion agrees with that theory. Sonic Chicago anarchist will probably suggest that since God Almighty made the gas, and (Continued on Pag Four) Abe Martin Hon. f:-IVlliiir t'nle riulinrt l irroomln' lilmwlf to run fer I'nltrd SUitn. -natnr. He undrrxlnnfls the dial phone nn' Is uimllerablr "P imscd to roller torl.. "We lialn'l Rot no fries to spare, but If you'll romp out an' see u sonic Sunday n' hrln true I'll Itlve yoti nil the ulu-at you want," said Farmer .lake m-ntler lo a rity rouln tlil momln'. Ctopyrlght John F. Dille Co.) ISSUE CALL FOR meer LAUNCHING Rufus Holman, G. L Palm iter and Widow of Joseph Among Leaders in Move to Launch Merchant's Campaign On August 7. PORTLAND, Ore., Aug.. 1. (As signed by more than 300 persons from all sections of Uie state, iu cluding Rufus Holman, G. U Pal miter and Mrs. George W. Joseph, a call was issued today for assem bly here August 7 for the purpose of nominating Julius L. Meier, of Portland, as independent candidate for governor. The call recited in part: "The Republican and Democratic candi dates are unsatisfactory to the vast body of independent and progres sive voters that compose the Ore gon electorate." The assembly, according to the call, will be held in the civic au ditorium Thursday night. The call, some 50 words in length, attacked the "grip of the monopo listic utility corporations that threaten its (Oregon's) industrial and economic existence." "We, the undersigned believe thai the time has come to nomi nate an upstanding, uncontrolled and independent candidate for gov ernor," the call stated. LOS ANGELES IS T LEADER PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 1. (P) Los Angeles led all cities of tho co u.st In number and valuation of building jicrniitH for the month of July, according to figures puhllwh- ed today by the Portland Journal of Commerce. Permits numbered 27AK, with a valuation of $5,841, 626. Seattle was Meoond with 595 per mits totalins $1,315,530. San Fran cisco was third with 484 permits and valuation of $l,08fi,82. Other cities in the liHt Included: Spokane, 166 permtis; value $669,350. Portland, 484; value 584.980. San Diego, 334; $478,428. Tacomaa. 23U; $380,410. K I II K WALL. Orknry Islands, Auk- f. W) Wolfram Mirth und Oscar Weller, (iermany's transat lantic air adventurers, today hop ped off from Kirkwall on their first over-water jump toward tho American continent. Their im meiliate destination was Iceland. The takeoff from this point was encouraging Weather conditions were ideal. The start was made at 0:40 a.m. DIES BY HEMORRHAGE PORTLAND, Ore, Auk. 1 IP) GeorRO E. Hoalhman, Jr.. 49. buljd er of the two lloathnian lintels and resident of Portland nine years, died yesterday while he was lioins transimrted to a hospital in an am bulance. Death was caused hy hemorrhage. Roosting Lad Bible Lesson With the question of his weekly bath almoHt Bellied, Walter Holmes, 11, tree Kilter at 1307 Went Main street, was a bit regretful today that he would miss Sunday school next Sunday. He has been in reu lar attendance Bnd. to make up for miKHinR ihe elass, Walter plans to have his own lesson next Sunday He haB a Bible with him in the tree. I.Ike yesterday, he said today he would not worry over the bath un til next week. He decided to don a bathing suit and stand at one end of the small tree platform while another boy will give him a soaking with water from a garden hose. A NEW BUILDING Blonde Beauty In Chat With Hoover Before Departure AV ASI 1 1 XGTOX, A UK. 1 . (VP) MUs Beatrice Lee, Salt Lake City blonde, who won the beauty contest at Miami, Fla., and will represent the Tnlted States in the world context at liio Janeiro, Bn.'il, decided President Hoover "was a very fine man." The chief executive received Miss Lee in his study at the executive offices and chatted with her several minutes'. She In to sail from New York next week for Rio Janeiro. Marjorie Mansell Held for Questioning in Regard to Slaying of Gerald Buck leySaid to Be Sweet heart of Gang Leader. DLITltOlT, Aug. l.(P) Police today arrested Marjorie Mansell, 21, radio entertainer for station WMBC.-and held her at tho wom en's detention home for question ing: later in the day In connection with tho slaying: of Gerald "Jerry" Huckley, political comcntator for the sumo station. Miss Mansell was nrrcsted on ISast Grand Boulevard nt Helen avenue, near an alleged hangout for hoodlums in which four men wore talc en In a police raid last night. Police said she is a sweet heart of Pete Licavoli, notorioxm gangster sought as tho "key man" in the Buckley .slaying. Police Bald they had known Miss Mansell waa d r 1 v i n k Licnvoli's automobile, which later won found on Kast Grand Boulevard in front of the house in which tho radio enter tainer lived. Vrgctl llccall Buckley was shot on July 23, a few hours after ho had announced tho voters of Detroit had recalled Mayor Charles Bowles. Buckley campaigned for tho recall. Since he was found dead in the LaSalle hotel with 11 bullets In his body, police have declared thero was a woman they were seeking to iden tify, who might give them valuable information in the case. liaidn on gangster hangouts last night resulted in arrests of six alleged gangsters who are to bo questioned about the Buckley slay ing and the dozen gang slayings of the past few weeks. LEADING BALLOT OKLAHOMA CJTY, Okla., Auk. 1 (P C .1. Wrlghtsman. Tulsa oil millionaire, went into tho lead over T. P. (lore, blind former sena tor, with whom he will contest for the Democratic senatorial nomina tion in n runoff primary August 12, on the face of returns from 11248 out of 3338 precincts tabulated to day by the Associated Press. Tho vote: Wrlghtsman, 70,227; Gore, 69,970. 7-4 TWO WORKERS KILLED IN PREMATURE BLAST HILVEHTOiV, Aug. 1. fPl The bodies of Kwan Herquist, 50, nnd fc'els fiwanson, 45, both Portland, wore In an undertaking parlor to day ponding removal to their homes after they had been kilted by the premature explosion of a blftKt of dynamite. To Read Own Sunday Morn ! The lad has attracted quite a ! number of people to the tree and Is i still determined to remain there j until all records have been broken. OAKUXD, fal.. Aug. 1. UP i After making his home In a tree ; for 359 14 hours, fifteen days, K. II. Iandre, Oakland's 12-year old ' "sitter." descended today amid the hurrahs of a hundred neighboring men. women and children, without i comment, tbe boy went into his house, washed his fm-e and whs hurried across the bay by airplane to keep a radio broadcasting en gagement In Han Francisco, He also has been signed up for a tree sitting act In a local theater. ! ffir GIRL RADIO PERFORMER CROWD i S&tfSS &tr, l tssgasaraitl HTM Sympathizora of Thomas J. Moonoy and Warren Billlnas, convicted life termers for bomblnn a Preparedness Day parade In 1316, both seeking second hearings on their pardon applications, throngea tno squaro fronting tho state building in San Franc.sco as the i Supreme Court listened to John McDonald, cMlef state witness In the trial, recant hlo original testimony. Left Inset: Mooneys mother (left) and nurse. Right: Police forcibly removing Charles Person, a heckler at the hearing. . Wire Report on the Pear Market New York. Aim. 1. (USDA) I tin..,. nolnu ,n,lni-. '17 fill I'M ill'llvlMi: 4: nun uiiiii.uu'ii , i i tum on truck. California BlirtlpUs, 21'.. 120 box es. $i.r.n-$2.!ir.; fow :i.7r.: mostly $l.T0-J2.2O; avoriiRo, tl.US. CMICAOO. Auk. 1. (TKOA) UP) rear arrivals: 211 1'ullfnrnla; 1 Alabama; 21 cars on track; 111 cars Hold. falirnrnla llurllotls; K tl 1 4 boxes $1.r.0-.2.7f; nvcraiip, $2.10; 12H' lialf-boxcM, J.1.00-H.S5; avcraKO, J1.00. ACID THROWER Woman Aide to Dentist De clares Alleged Prepared ness Day Dynamiter Damaged Auto Engines. SAN FRANCISCO, A UK- 1 . (VP) Chief Justice William H. Waste of tho California supremo court ruled today It would be unneees Hfiry to brlnK Warren K. Hillings or Thomas .Moonoy here in connec tion with testimony of Miss iOstello Smith, surprise witness, yesterday, in the hearing on Hillings' petition for a pardon recommendation. , Killings, who with Moonoy, Is serving a lifo sentenco for bombing a Preparedness Dny purndo hero In l!m, whh declared by Miss Smith lo have been an acid thrower and not a bomber. She said she work ed in a dentist's office tho day of the bombing rind Hillings en me In with a suitcase which he toid her contained bottles of acid to bo used by him In damaging nutonioblle engines during a machinists' strike. Tho hearing was to adjourn at noun in order that Governor C. C. Young might examine John Mao Uonuld In Sacramento tomorrow in connection with Mooney'a petition for a pardon. ATLANTA, Ga.. Auk. 1. (fly Harold K. Marron, former Univer sity of Pennsylvania athleto and for the last five years track coach and football trainer at the Georgia School of Technology, has resigned to accept a almilar position with the i'niversity of Arizona, H was announced today. Lehew Hanged SA V Ql'ENTIN, Cal . Aug. 1 PtThonms Iehew of Fort liraes, Cal., woodsman, convicted In Men docino county of Attacking and mur dering 7-year-old Theresa .Johnson, was hanged here today. He mount ed the gallows i.-t 10:02 and was pronounced dead 13 minutes later. CLAIM BILLINGS NOT A BOMBER ... . ... .. , n FILLS STREETS AS !iaai ir rr- Kim m MOVEMENT S. P. Assembles Vast Array of Roiling Stock to Han dle 1930 Crop Ice Con cern Ready to Fill Coolers First Cars Soon. T Tho Southern Pacific railroad and Pacific Fruit J Ox press have 1 000 refrigerator cars on side tracks between Ktigenc- and Ash bind, available for tho movement "f tho l!l.io Hogue river pear crop. .Switch .engines and crews thereof, will arrive Monday fur service in the locnl yards. The Medford Ice and Stornge company has assem bled its crew and completed all preparations for the Icing of tho fruit trains. It has Its storage warehouses full of ice If) the eaves In anticipation of a busy shipping season. Struggling movements of Mart letts are expected to start east by the middle nf next week, with the shipping in full swing by the week of August 11. Honip growers havo sliiried to pick, but picking will not bo general for another week. Tile packing plants of the valley will Htnrt full operations Tuesday, August with light runs to "tune up" machinery Monday. Most of the packing, houses are now assem bling their crews, with preference, mm far as possible, to local resi dents. Pro pure Ntorngo Cooling of storage rooms, for fruit, Is now under way in all stor age plants. Thero has been no move by can nerymen of the Pacific coast to purenase Hartletis. and none is expected until after the California crop Is out of the way, Thero Is, however, a more optimistic note, and the price for liartletts stif fened slightly on the New York market this week, despite heavy receipts. A smaller than usual pouch crop in the southern stutea, will be depleted by August I to. There have been some local offers for Hartletts at from $35 to $10 per ton, alt rejected, it Is reported. One report stated that a large block of Inr-fil Hattlotis bad been sold for $35 per ton, which could not be confirmed. Many of the growers plan to either ship or store their Hurtle) ts, rather than sell at a low price. E WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.W) President Hoover annouueed lodny he would eull a conference on home building und home owner ship to consider all problems con nected with the question. Secretary ltmont was designat ed chairman of a planning com mittee to arrange for the confer nce, funds for which have been provided from prfvatn source. ' Mr. Hoover wild It wus not the purpose of the conference to rec ommend legislative remedies but that its chief aim would be the -rdimuion and stimulation of prlvnto agencies dealing with the subject, COURT HEARS McDONALD v. Baseball Scores liOSTO.V. A UK. 1. iV) llal.u Kulh iMi.mci! his ;i7lh anil :iMll hinic-nin.s nf Ihc year lnday to buck up That-Icy Hnl'fln's flue pitching anil kIvi the N'cw York YaniKcos a 4 In 1 victory over lllo lte.1 Sox. Huffing lu'ltl llostun lo two hits. Nlllinntll. p.. II St. bouts' HI Cincinniili 1 I lallnhan and Wilson ; i;i 3 i i' i ! I. UC'US Johnson, Pry and (iooch. It. 11. K. Huston '1 1 (I S New Vork 10 17 2 Ilrandt, Jones and Spohrer; Don ahue and Hogan. It. IT. K. Itrooklyn 0 : ft 1 Philadelphia 4 9 2 Huquo and Topez; Smythe, AVil- lotighhv and McCurdy. II. II. v.. Pittsburgh ".:"'.T' 7 " 11 ' 5 Chicago - 10 ; 1.1 "1 Meine. Spencer and Mool; Tench -out, (".shorn and TIartett. American. It. TI. K. 4 12 1 I 2 1 'hlsenheo, New York Host on ' Huffing nd 1)li fiaslon und Perry, key n. 4 12 TI. 7 17 Chicago Detroit Henry. Walsh, Croiiso and Tuti: Whllehlll and nesautols. BY DEEP BLAST TII.TONVILHI-:, Ohio. Aug. 1. (V) Ten miners were Injured, one or 1 1 icti 1 1 v by the cxi-lnsion of a keg of powder In the Hed Itlrd mine of tiie Warner colh rlos com pany of Chvela nd, near here to day. AM t ho Injured worn taken to a. Martin's ferry hospital. The blast occurred about a mile 'fnim (he entrance to the workings as a crew preparing to clean out slate and stone that fell In n "sciueeze" last Wednesday, I.OH ANUKKKH, Cal,, Aug. 1. (IV V. II. JjnHpnln. federal nar col ic Inspector, said last night after iiir examination of Mary No lan. Hereon a e I re s s. formerly k riown as I mogene Wilson, Zieg feld Pollles dancer, M Iss Nolan was not a nareotle addict. Ie Spain said he would return threo son reh warrants for Miss Nolan's various apartments lo the Pnlted HiHtos r-ontmltiH'inor with the sug gestion the ease be dropped. APTDtw wn Ann pt . . ' Ancient Greeks Knew Their Comics And Enjoyed Necking Avers Savant CIIICAflO, A ill?. 1 IA'i Ilii-I vlcl M. I!,,liln,iti of John 1 1 '! Is I mh I'nlVflHity hn niiulo tile In tiTfMtlng flim iivci y ttml lh,i II. V. '.rpfkH wrfi not lovr. "iKK'k !fi." Th'-y ilsrd f;u'p i-niiKo, they hull Mhovvr lialliM iiml ImthtHliM, fin, I lhi-y I'V.'fi liiilKlH'tl (U iMnili Mlrlpn. I r. ItuMnMoil. ir,,f,,MK ,r ,if (jfh c,,l,,j;y ;it Joint Unpkln. tmnti' htM iitiHi-rvjitli.tiK nt ' thif Ittitvittlty of ('h)CllKO yoHtflilny. II.; IlilH JllMt r"tiirtifj'l from Olyniihu flrcecf1, tthfri; Itiii'ortarit .xciiviiti,iiin wen, mini1. "Olynphun wtw at tho hclsht fsJh r Use ? Greatest Airship Yet Built Is ! Moored to Montreal Mast-After Stormy Voy age Across Atlantic . Damaged Fin Delays. lty W. W. Chaplin ST. IILUIKKT A IK POUT, Mon treal, Aug. 1. (T) The biggest airship the world has over known, the Itrltish dirigible K-100, com pleted Its first traiiH-Atlantlo crow ing today, delayed and somewhat damaged by sturm, but completely triumphant after ita first great trial. Three days and more ago, at (Continued on Pago 6, 8tory 1) OF $125,000 FIRE VANCOUVKIt, Wash., Aug. 1. (A't-Loss of approximately $125, 0(10 resulted when fire destroyed one business block hero today. Two persons were Injured. C. H. Pinlay, Portland fireman, suffered a wrenched back, anil an unidenti fied soldier from Vancouver bar racks received outs. The Vancouver fire chief said loss would not exceed $lur,000, as tho buildings In the block were all old, small and of frame construc tion. Two-thirds of the block was completely burned, and the other ! third damaged beyond repair. I.KWISTON, Idaho. Aug. 1. fP) Heading for LaGramlu, Ore., planes of the Pacific northwest air tour took off here nt a. m after an overnight stay. Four planes were lost, on the trip from Moscow and the quartet spent tho night at Orunsttvlllo, expecting to join the others later. Krom l-a-Granife the planes will go to liaker, Ore. There are four women on tho tour. of H l;lory about 300 II. I!.," ho wilil. "In Itx two-tory rpsfdonneH enrh hoilroom hnd an ndjidnlntf Itnth with nn ovrrhanitlntf urn. which Hcrvr-d an a nhowiT. A wlavo would iiour water Into tho urn whlln tho mtmtrr Htoort undtjr It. "fornpiictt wn Imvo found com imrrd with tho iroont day vanity raxr, and H,'iilitiirlnK n-voalod tho tlri'i'k In 'nefkltKr' iuimon." Tho "rnmlo ntrlp attlt." rr. Hohlnin explained, molded hlM comedy charHftern and wan re warded by coln.s thrown to him ft ho parndeil through the commu-nlly. SKY QUEEN TRIUMPHS 01 WINDS ! nil. iuui irmi i kvulkj R. I. YOUTH INS TEST BY EDISON Arthur 0. Williams, Jr., Freckle-Faced Lad of 17, Far Brightest of 49 Tak ing Examination Going to Massachusetts Tech. WKST ORANOK. X. J., Aug. 1. (A3) Arthur O. Wiiilnms, jr., of Bust Providence, It. I., wns chosen today by Thomas A. Edison from among the "brightest boys" from every state tn receive the Invent or's second annuul scholarship. Young; WUHums Is n freckle-faced youngster of 17, a direct descend ant of Roger Williams, settler of Ithodo Island. His father is chief clerk of tho Providence tins com- puny. Arthur graduated from Kast Providence high school in June and was valedictorian of his class. : 1 For several summers, lie said, ho had boon working to save money with which to attend college, and he had selected Brown university as tho school because It was hi Providence, Going to Tech. Now, lie says, be will go to Mas sachusetts Tech at Cambridge, where Wilber Huston, last year's winner, Is a Htuchvt. WlMIanis will specialize in physics. Charles Kdison, son of the donor of the scholarship, said Arthur wan by far the "brightest, hoy" of tho 10 who took the examination. Last year It was close. This year, Mr. Kdison said, there was no iticstion as to who was tho winner. 'Williams' information on cur rent events and general informa tion was remurkable," Mr. Edison Hnid, "while his answers to scion- tlfic questions wore practically per-. feet," $15,314 FROM HAI.KM, Ore., Aug. 1. (P) Oro- gou school districts this year draw from the state, in Interest from the Irreducible school fund, a total oQ $411,007.38, 0. per capita appor tionment of $1.58 for each person between the legal school ages of 4 and 20 yoars. The state's school population, based on the latest school district census reports, Ih littO.rill. The 1!)30 apportionment was announced today by George G. Brown, clerk of tho state land board, which administers this fund. Iiast year tho total apportion ment was $408,470.46, or $1.76 per per capita, and tho total school population 2ti().17. Among tho now. apportionment!! Is Jackson county, 0003 school ' population, $15,814.84. Woodlock Resigns WASHINGTON, Aug. 1. (A1) President Hoover today announced the resignation of Thos. H. Wood lock from the interstate commerce commission and the appointment of Charles Mahaffte, for many , years finance director of the com mission, as his successor. HKVKKLY 1ULLH, Au..l. Kiutlitr tliounlit J'r. CtiQlitlgo would .Iihvc to nd (i round .to critittixni.. it's fine to just keep snyiii); evrrytliirif? m great but the only liopn to prove it to tho people in for tilings to be great. Kven our old family doctor e.nn't fool tin. Wo arc the ouo that's (rot the Htoiuaeh and we know whether it's hurting or' not. So Calvin, hopped on tho farm Imard in yesterday 's "scr monettc." i The poor farmer can't get a break. Just when it looked liko he would be able to sell his land for real golf courses soruo bndy invents golf that you can play in the kitchen sink. 0 wo Minmti innmxLk, JACKSON GETS FUNDS