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pact: ETflirr MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, IirEDFORD, OREGON,- SUNDAY, JANUARY 25, 1931. LETTER SOLVES RIDDIFORD OF DISAPPEARANCE D AUTREMONT PROSPECT BOY HUNT IS DEAD HOUSE SQUABBLE FEDERAL AID IS IHINT MURDERER. OVER AID FUNDS GIVEN CREDIT FOR OF PRESCOTT WAS 'Fl John Wright, Thou ght Veteran Northwest Postal Drowned In August, 1929! Inspector Chief passes at In Rogue Alive On East ern Oregon Ranch, Moth er Tells Insurance Company. - Jolm W'riKlit Ib living. The ynulK reported drowned when flnliliiK In the Middle fork of UoKiie river ne.ir I'ro.ipeet In Auk iim rt-H, w.ih taken off the deail lint yenterday. I-'or a letter from him, mailed from Jordan Valley. Oregon, hn been received by IiIh mother, Mr. I-uln lirlfrllllB of (IruntH PaK. News of IiIb "re turn to life" was received with re JolcinK yeBterday hy 1'roBpeet fliendB. who uro lad to ohcwk a name from the lint of those drown ed In the Kotsue. Official report of hi exlBtenee was received by (.'. N. t'nty.' repre Benlallve of the Oregon l.lfe In ptlrance company, with which Wrllfht was luBUnd. Following receipt of llin li'Her from her son, who accordinn to reports wave no reason for his HlranKc dlBnppearance, Mrs. flrlf llths Inimedintely ini'ormed the life Insurance company. The $20110 dollars lor which he wan Insured had never been collected- hy the mother but was being held for her hy a bonding company. Doubt of his actuul drowning had dominated Mrs. (Irlffiths' mind, nceunliiig to friends, Hlnce the time of the hoy'H disappear ance, although he had never wan dered away from home without telling her she could not reconcile herself to the belief that he was dead. Residents of I'roBpect, where Wright was employed at the time of his disappearance carried on a search with officers of Jackson county for many clays after find ing his lishlng pole and croc! on the bank of the river. Wright had been tishlng with J.' Kldredge with Whom he made his home at Pros pect, when he disappeared. When he failed In return home In the evening Kldridgfl and oilier friends Immediately started it search. ' They found his pole and creel on the bank hut were unable to locate the body or clothing In tho stream. ' County officials were no tified and Joined the soarchi yhlc-h continued' for many clays.1 Krlends tvei-e vf the belief that the hoy hnd become ri.17.ert' ami wandered away In the tlijilier, others that ho had fallen Into tho river and drowned. lie was flnnlly given up ns lost and reported drowned. How he got out of Juckson coun ty without being found by officers and whero ho had been during the year and six months ho was count ed dead, were not known yester flay. He Is now working on u ranch In Jordan Valley. COL KELLY GETS Seattle-Nemesis of No toriaus Brother Well Known Here. Charles II. ithliHiont, of Spo- j luinn, vetonin Northwest I'ostnl tn- i nppctor olilcf. and nernpHtM of tho! DfAiitroniont brothers, confenHcd SiHklyou tunnel bandits and tay- I f-rti, now KervtiiK lif-' Mfntencpji In Salem prison, died at Seattle, Wash, lie (van advanced in yeurw. He was well known In this pity, n nd a persona I friend of V. 11. Kluhrer. Kr. and family, who he knew when stationed at Spokane, Washington. JMiilnn the cluise and I trial of the DeAtitrenionts, Jtlddi- foril was a frequent visitor hoie. Hiddiford directed Hhe world wide hunt for the three brothers. He seeuiM'd the confessions of the notorious trio, after the conviction of I IukIi with a recommendation of life Imprisonment. The twins. Hay and lioy, agreed to confess, If they were given the same pen alty, ami thus (ho lull slory of the crime was known. Hiddiford ntso ptirllelpulotl as a sleuth In most of the Important federal cases in the northwest in (he last I'fi years. Aft i-r the HeAuti'emnut case was i officially dosed. Hiddiford was highly pral.ied by the postmaster. KiM'iui lur inn woik. He Is the first of the many of ficials connected with the le Autreinont case from Its inception to be called by death. Memnrlcu of many days on tho line of march In two wars were Wfiitly i ecu lied for Colonel K. M Kelly of this city hy tho re ceipt of an aiitogrupheil photo giabh of Major (ienernl Oeorge K. Oihbw, coinmnniler In chief of the signal corps, Washington, l. C. i1nml Kelly and Mnjor len oral filhhs were huddles during u Spanish-American wnv und Colonel Kelly served under the general durlnif iho World war. The photograph was sent as a Cliiisttnas gift. FEDERAL COURT GETS COOK SUIT I'Ol.Tl.AM), .Ian. 2-1 (Spl.) The suit brought by Floyd J. Cook, republican stale chairman, against Asa II. Cutler and F. W. Cutler, and the Cutler Manufacturing company, for royalties and profits earned on hy the manufacture und sale of an apple grnder Invented and patented hy Cook in JflUfi was yesterday transferred from M ull uomah county circuit court to fed eral district court hecauso it in volves firms Inoated In other ntntes. Cook's complaint alleges that after he agreed to allow the, defendant to build his grader, they a It (Ted the plans for the machine. 1 I Otto Kills who has hcen man nger of the Postal Telegraph of f It e at Klamath Falls for the past two and one-half years, hns been trnnsterred to the Columbia dil ute company by the Inter State Telephone and Telegraph company an commercial agent. . ' The Columbia L'tilitleii company not only operates an extensive cx chnnge and Jong distance tele tthoue system In Klamath county and at the Tule lake section of California, hut also operates ex change . and toll lines' between Medtord and Crater National park, Diamond lake, Jtutlc Falls, Utke O' the Woods, Prospect and other points. Mr. mils will make his head quarters at Klamath Falls, divid ing his time between the com pany's Medford and Klamath operations. WASHINGTON. Jan. 24. (P Am a relief measure, for approxi mately f o . 0 n o Indians hi eii;ht fit n ten, the Indian bureau la rc leasing Jl.tiltT.OOO from tribal funds in payments ranging from $7 GO to $:iOfl for each of the In dians, many of whom are report ed by reservation officials to ho In dire need. As a second step to aid the In dians, suffering along with thous amis of other farmers as the re sult of the drought, the Indian bureau Is seeking a share of the J-I.I.Oao.OtiO emergency seed loan. Superintendents of the reser vation have been sent appllcat Ion forms for filing reitue.its with the lire tight relief commission, Com missioner lihoads said today, anil the appeals of the Indian farmers will he submitted through tlx bureau. Paymentu made by the bureau or which It will make within the Immediate future, include: Colvillc Indians, Washington, $.V.i.?oil; Spokane Indians. Wash ington. J 1 1.1 00; Montana, Crow, IW.nsti; Flathead, Siift.ar.n; Fort I'cck. IIJVOiui, and Oregon KlinV ath. jTSO.noo. Heipiests for other payments are pending, Ccmmlssioncr Khoals said, but since leg Irdaliou Is In volved the bureau can not fay "at this time to what Indians they will be made or In what amounts'. WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (7P While the house leisurely ap proached the relief fund loaded upon a supply hill hy the senate, the Ited Cross drove ahead today toward lis J 10. 000,000 goal. Chairman Cranilou .of tho ap propriations subcommittee which will conduct house hearings on the Si' 5,000,000 proposal conferred at the White House with President Hoover and said later that the hearings would' he conducted as expeditiously as possible. Ho ad ded that "the very existence" of the Hed Cross was hound up in the matter. Tho Ited Cross has insisted that It should ho allowed to lake care of tho needy in tho regular man ner, through private subscriptions. Chairman Payne of tho organiza tion will he the first witness be fore the house committee Monday. A demand came from the .Demo cratic side of the house today for public hearings on the measure. Kepresenlativo Bryns of Tennesee, the ranking minority member of the appropriations committee said he would make such it move In committee in the belief that It would tend to exfiedlalo consider ations. "This whole procedure of hear ings Is for the purpose of delay," he said. "If the hearings are open 1 think the committee will stick closer to business." Senator Caraway, Democrat, Ar kansas, said he saw no reason for healings since "t he situation has been gone over thoroughly.'' He said the radio appeals In the Red Cross drive several nights ago were evidence of the need. The Hed Cross reported today that contributions exceeding $40, oOO had been received as n result of that appeal. These brought the total to date to $ 1 .C?0,i.f.J. Tho organization said It was caring for (i3,4!.!i persons in 343 counties of 21 states. SAM5M, Jan. 24. (A') Success; of the vocational education move-J merit in Oregon Is credited in fed -I oral rather thaan stale support in j the biennial re port of O, 1. Ad - iniif, slate director for vocational 1 education, made public today. f Federal funds appropriated for, the work In Oregon during the ; last two years totaled f 1 1 3.0.r.ft.l H, ' I he report says, while the state appropriated only $.'n;,fl 0.".0 1. "It appears," Vnys the report, 'that without th federal appro-; priation thi work would not only fail lo develop but it would he ! greatly retarded. These federal -funds have continued to increase j yearly, while slate appropriations 1 have decreased since the heln-! nin. Money iih.mI for matching, purposes has been obtained from ' local disl rb'ts which participate in the work." j In 12 years. 1 he report says. students enrolled for vocational education have hicrousod fromj 114 to 10.1'Ci. since the inception of the work 1 0. 1 !i:t persons have j ben enrolled in agriculture, 1,(183 ; in trade and industrial education and 0,0.".2 in various types or, home economic classes. As a result of project work in agriculture Jiir.flins.'.t.l has been earned In high school agricultural classes, . while in the trade and i nd list r!a I field wages earned hy ! boy who "earn while they learn"! in apprentice classes alone are j over $2.0(10,000. I 4 I COItVALUS. or1,. .Ian. 21. j (A Announcement that C. K. Denman, livestock e x p e r t and member of the f e d e r a I farm board, will give an addrMs at the Slate college duriiuc the week of, the farm iscience short course, was made loday by C. H. Hyslop, (Continued From Tage One) chairman of committee. the arrangements SAI.F.M. Jan. 24. fl' No fa talities resulted from industrial accidents for the week ending January 22, the. state industrial accident commission reported. In juries for the week totaled fliiT. UH ISVlI.u;. Ky., Jan. 24. UP : M is. Victor liruce. on a f liuht ! around the world, arrived at Itow-j man field here today from Indian-j apoIU. She wus met by a coni-.i mittee of city officials from Newj Albany, lnd the birthplace of liert mother. - I May Ho Drug Addict The possibility that Adams In a dope peddler and also an addict ! is being investigated hy authorl-j tic. Kn route to Ashland, Adams j nkod Hemington If he over used dope and upon henrinn Hemington ! say he did not, Adams said ho! didn't either. The car was thor-j hiding places by officers in Med ford yesterday, but nothing was found. Tho story Adams told of taking two r e v o I v e rs away from two policemen In Seattle is substantiat ed by reporu from Seattle that a Kim man recently relieved two of ficers of firearms In that city. The numbers of the guns were being checked up lo-t evening. Is A Pariah Prisoners in the county Jail are keeping their distance from the "Pauley" cell and look upon Adams with 100 per cent condem nation. He called for a. pack of cigarettes yesterday afternoon and when ho was brought his supper lust evening by Oscar Dun ford, ja 1 ler, ex p re.ssed plea wu re a nd re marked: "This sure looks pood to I inc." ! Ilnspeclion of his two grips re vealed quite a supply of clothing.! especially a large number of necl:- ties of a variety of colors. There; was black cloth included In the' contents and had the appearance j of use as a nuudc for t he lower , part of the face. There was also, a box of .IS calibre hell, fitting, tho gun he used to kill the offl-! eer. ; In giving his vers.on of the kill-t ing. HemiriKton related that lef ore j ruintiiK to Ashland. Adams had: almost talked incessantly over his own ability as a holdup man. He boasted about holding up a drug store In Portia ml and obtaining $2(t in cashs (Adams told offi cers at Ashland that he realized $I."0 from the ame crime). Hemington declared he became worried but thought if he would tell Adams he whs also a "bad man" he would be more certain of getting a longer Tld. . Jle. yras bound fr &in lIgo and learned Adams was hound Tor tho sam- place. Tho killer an Id he planned to pull quit a f.w jobs in south ern California and would bo glad to take Hemington along. The youth old officers later that he had never boon In trouble, outside of having been implicated in a stolen car deal in Wenatchee four years ago when he was .pick ed up by a motorist under similar circumstances. Ho A-n held in jail over night and wan released tho next day. The longer Adams talked, tho moro worried Kemipg ton became. The pair Rlopped m Hoel.urg at 2:3o in the morning for food a,nd drove on south through a heavy fog. Defore rea c h I n g G rn n l s Pass, Ada ms stopped to huy seven gallons of gasoline. Tho gunman told tho youth hU name was "Hed, the Barber," and Hemington gave some name Just as misleading In return. Around : rants Pass, the hoy dozed off to Hh-ep and did not waken until .Pre.-scott stopped tho ear in Ashland for Investigation after which Adams shot tho officer- thrtif tfimcrt in cold blood and drove on. An autopsy held on the body yesterday by Ashland physicians revealed that the i-ooond shot, sustained hy the officer after he Jumpod from the car following a scuffle with Adams, entered the hack, punctured a kidney, tore through the intestine. and emerged on the other side. The slug was found in his clothing. This would have resulted In Prescott's death in an hour, tho physicians said. The third bullet struck in the neck, hreaking the npinal column, and coursed iif way to the front part nf the head where It lodged. Two X-ray pictures .-ero necessary to Jocaio tho slug, after it was determined that continued probing would not bo successful. This hnl let a-na fired nfter the officer I had fallen on his face In ft conso les he;p. After the first shot wan fired, a woman, whoso name is given as Mrs. Hatchelor. and her small son. heard the officer exclaim: "Oh! My C.od!" The bullet took effect In the shoulder. Tho second shot followed so quickly Prescott had no time to say moro. Citizens Ho lied When news of tho killings reach ed .Medford. 'Deputy Sheriffs P:ml jenninK'V Umis Jennings. Oscar Ounford and .loo Cave and State prohibition Agent Cy Ilerr and State Traffic Captain C. P. Talent rushed to Ashland. jiowcvci tho bullets of a third when they surprised Win in a driur si or hold up hero, January C. J. C. Adams" wn ojno of Kingfiley's aliases. Tennant Mid. Ho had a wound on his hand re ceived in tho drug store holdup, 'IVnnant added. Klngsley was re ported to have boasted the pistol he used to kill Prescott was one taken from a Seattle policeman. stovefSs in upon their nrrivnl the ultimtlen wn I,, well In hand. nciiuiy Dunfnnl hroilBht hack HenilllKton and Offlcr Cave and I'aul Jen- I purely handcuffed. He refused t talk the entire trip back to .Med- ford. It la naid it there had lieen some organization, a crowd of 100 or so men around the Ashland pol ce Motion could have easily become violent. feellnK wan so Intense asainst Adams and hi cold blood ed killing. The officers did not tarry Ions in Ashland and hurried to .Medford for the protection of the prisoner. SKATTI.H. Jan. 24. W De tective Chief Charles Tennnnt said todsy he was convinced J. C. Adams, captured near Ashland, Ore., .today .after he had slain Patrolman S:tm J'rescotl, was James f-:. Kint-'sley, who disarmed iwo Killlf Jtoli.enon and escaped m'KTSVILI.i:. Utah. Jan. 24. tJPt liny Stover, winner of the Lake Tahoe doc derhy last year, I brought his team home a winner over a field of ten others hra loday in the flivt day's grind or the OKdcn dnR derby, under the colors of Sacramento, Cal. He cov ered the 2."i miles under Ideal con ditions in two hours. eiKht min utes and 4 seconds. Karl Kimball of Cascade. Idaho, winner of last year's Ogden race, and also the American dog derby at A.shton. Idaho, had to content himself with fifth place in today's race, lie required two hours, 20 minutes and two seconds. l:etween stover and Kimball were (;ill McCoy, Reno, New, sec ond in 2:10:07: Dean llanna, Ash ton. Idaho, third. In 2:10:11 and Kred Prlntz, Portland, In 2:17:30. Astoria $250,1100 post office building to be erected In this Inwti in near future. 1 QFPowER yy A Statement HOSKHCHO. Ore., Jan. 2. (IS Mary Welsh. 84. of Hiddlc. died 1 at a hospital hero last night from I injuries suffered earlier in tho day ' when tho car In which she was J riding was struck by a passenger train. linker - Highway from first curve south or cemetery to city limits bein k1 widened and straight- N H W Y O H K. J a n, 2 4 W- Tllrs, Krnnces Kllen Tlbbett. nioth-j er of Ijiwrenee Tibbctt, opera and screen star, died of pneu monia today nt tho Havoy-Plarn botch Hue had hcen seriously 111 for a week. The singer and hi" m-'fe were ut tho hrdslde. In ad dition to a daughter. Miss lu-tty Tibhoft. WAHIHNUTON, Jun. 2. (flV Applied to agriculture products, Chairman Iggo of the farm hoard hellcvo tho flexible provisions of the new. tariff not 'ls n Jolto." Sunday Dinner Hotel Medford Dinner $1.00 "The Food Is Better' P at The Medford from l"'- RICHFIELD To the hundreds of thousands of Richfield users; to the thousands of independent dealers; - to the public generally: Rjchfield will continue to carry on. The receivership is one in equity not in bankruptcy. Its object is to continue the Richfield Oil Company of California as a leading major oil company and is a "friendly action", designed to improve the financial structure of the Company and has no effect whatever on the present service to the public and Richfield dealers. , To the motorists, who have bought and appreciated Richfield products, is pledged rigid adherence to the high standards of quality that have made the "Gasc line of Power" the outstanding motor fuel with more victories and world's records than all other gasolines combined. To the independent dealers, the most important fac tor in the Richfield marketing organization, is pledged the utmost in cooperation, support and service. Public acknowledgment is hereby made of Richfield's sincere appreciation of the loyal support of its thousands of dealers. Richfield is such an integral part of the west has built to such prominence in the petroleum industry is so important to the livelihood and welfare of thousands that it confidently solicits a continuation of your patronage. VM. C. MiDUFFIE Revcit'cr in Equiiv nan(DiHiiFniEiLi32) o ,., GASOLINE O ", O W E R. School Supplies For the New Semester Back to School Examinations are over now for the balance of the school year. But how about new sup plies? Surely the new term will mean additional Pen cils, Tablets, Papers, Rulers, etc. Large Pencil Tablets 5c and 10c Good Ink Tablets, 10c to 25c Pen Holders, 5c Pen Points, lc Loose Leaf Fillers, 5c and 10c Loose Leaf Binders 15c and 25c Composition Books, 5c to 25c Hardwood Rulers at 5c and 10c No. 8 Crayolas 10c No. 16 at 15c Lead Pencils, from lc to 5c Long Life Erasers are 5c Ever-ready Notes from 5c to 25c Large Jar of Carter's Paste, 10c Le Page's Best Mucilage, 10c o i i Stenographer's Notes, 10c Type Writing Paper 25c LOOSE LEAF FILLER SPECIAL Our regular 10c standard size 44 page filler for 5c. This is a fine ruled white paper for either pen or pencil use. Has a wide red line margin and guar anteed to fit any standard size binder. EACH 5c This Store Is Headquarters for Gym Togs Start Hit' new seim-sler with n new gym outfit New Knickers, Middies, Kelts and Gym Nose in all si.es are readv for von at this school store Gym Knickers Gym Middy Gym Belt Gym Socks $1.15 $1.00 .15 .20 Total Cost of Suit S2.50 Buy a suit or just the.pieces you r.eed. But come to Mann's and know you get the best. TOM SAWYER SHIRTS AND BLOUSES Tom Sawyer Wathwear Shirt, and Blouaet are made of materials that give the beet wear and service for real boys. They will not fade and will stand the hard washinq made necessary by hard school wear. 89e to $1.75 r "THE STORE FOP EVEPYBOOV J PHONC-4d6-4o7 Mnr rrvrrt rn. t.tw vouk ctt
