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MF1DF0RD MAIL TKMT5UXK, MKT) FORD, ORWiOX. FRIDAY. FF.RRl'A l 27. 1 !): I . PXGE FTTH II ARRESTED IN STRANGLING VICE WITNESS Diary Gives Clue to and Ex-Convict in of Vivian Gordon York. . Lawyer Slaying in New N K " V O K K . Feb. 2 7 . (ypj Named in her diary as poisons she feared, her own lawyer and an ex-convlct were held for question ing today In the strangling of Vivian (Jordon. John A. Hadeloff, a Brooklyn attorney, and Sam Cohen, alias Charles Harris, were taken into custody yesterday and examined today as to their associations with her. One Inscription In the diary, Police Commissioner Kdwnrd 1'. ;Iulrooney wild, read as follows: "1 fear but one man, and he is Radelof I', my lawyer, who, if he wanted, could get Cohen and u couple of his henchmen to do uway with me.'' To Tell (.rait Klory Hadeloff told the commissioner that Miss Cordon informed him sovern 1 weeks ago that she had Look for the round red vacuum. tin What a rare discovery when coffee was first packed in vacuum! Just like coffee flavor, tea flavor also evaporates from an ordinary tin or cardboard box. Tea is best when scaled in vacuum accord ing to tests of the U. S. Government Tea Examiners. So now, Schilling Tea is sealed in vacuum and what a differ ence! When you try it, you will know what you have missed all these years a fresh fragrance, new and delightful. Try a tin! If you do not declare it the most fragrant tea that ever entered your home, phone your grocer. He has been instructed to return' your money with out question. You keep the tea. or Schilling Tea COFFEE BALING POWDER SPICES EXTRACTS j mailt1! an appointment in testify I coneerninj; alleged graft on tho ; part of 'he vu-e squad unit that lit j had advised her not to. ! "I will. I'm Kuink' to (five Mc I-;iUKlilin tho needle," ho was j quoted by him an replying, t Commissioner Mulrooney imme jdiaiely sent for ratrulmaii Andrew It. AU-LaUKhlin. who arrested Mii-a Ulordon on a chwKe of IminoraUty ; in C!3. und wax instrumental In I sending her lo Hedford reiormu . tt-ry. hut discovered that ho hud left on a five day vacation Mon day. Miss (iordon'a body was found in Van Coitlandt Park yesterday with a length of a clothesline, wound about her neck. It was nix days after the date she failed to appear an a volunteer witness In the magistrates' courts Inquiry. SEATTI.K. Feb. L'7 M) IIiuk H'ns iiliysiciariK will nnt bo povrnit tod to iiractlcc in KiiiR county's now h (ik hi i al . it became known to day with the fonmil dediciufon of the $2,SH0.i)iH) structure. Tho ruliiiR followed nn opinion by Prosecutor Robert M. IlurKtinder that the county coinmis.sionerH had authority to bar any practloners it desired. Members of the KinK County Medical society said they would be forced by the rules of their national association to with, draw from the hospital if the non medical healers were edmitteil. resh IN ONSLAUGHT OF E Belated Reports Show Thous . ands Homeless and Heavy Damage in Sunday Wind Storm. SUVA, Fiji Islands, Keh. tV With at least 250. Including fiv Europeans, dead, this South Sea island group turned today to the task of aiding the hundreds of in jured and thousands left homeless by a terrific hurricane which raged for mere than twenty-four hours last Saturday and Sunday. Striking virtually without warn-' ing, the hurricane started at noon Saturday. It blew itself out late Sunday afternoon and since then Suva and vicinity have been prac tically isolated from the rest of the world. The extent of damage was not learned here until today, when communications were par tially restored. Authorities depended greatly even today, however, on native couriers for information. One was dispatched to the Ha district, lie swam the swollen Ha river and ran forty miles to Ra and return in forty -eight hours. He found at least eighty dead and said at one place there were 1 200 refugees awaiting food and shelter. Unconfirmed dispatches from the Sigatoka district said 100 were drowned floods resulting front torrential rains which accompan ied the terrific winds. NAPL.KS. Italy. Keb. 27. (P) Twenty -He ven deaths in southern Italy were laid today to storms which demoralized shipping and did considerable damage inland during the last five days. E PLAY BY SCHOOL WILLIAMS CKKKK. Ore., Feb. 27. t'Spl.) 'Williams Crange met February 21. A bount if til dinner was served at noon, after which J range was called to order by Master 'Cieorge Fields. One was given the first and second degrees and two- the third and- fourth de gree work. The Orange had as guest at din ner Mr. Williamson of Med ford, who save a talk In the interest of the electric line up "Williams creek. The play given at the Orange hall Friday evening by the, I'.-T. A. of the IMinmirk school, near Oranls Pat, was enjoyed. The play. "Ile juvettiLtion of I'ncle Hi," was well rendered. Half of the door receipts went to the local Orange. After the play the ladies of the Grange served pie and coffee. WASHINGTON. 1). C Feb. 27 (At The senate Judiciary eoin-. mittce today appointed n sub-corn-niittee of three to consider the nomination of c.ireuit JudgeJamcs j Aluer l-ee of Pendleton. Oregon, who yesterday was nominated by President Hoover to be federal Judge of Oifg'tn. i The members of the sub-com-! mitiefi are Senators Steiwer of Oregon, whose homo is In Pendle ton; Hastings of Delaware, both Republican and Ashurst of Ari zona, a Democrat. HOOVEUAUDED WASHINGTON, Teh. 27 (VP) The prediction that President Hoover will run for re-election was made in the senate, today by Sena tor Ringham. In lauding the presi dents "courage for vetoing the veterans loan bill. The Connecticut Republican bust cned to add he had not talked with Mr. Hoover about a second term. "Rut I presume he will Hrek re election. he said. "Such Is ouly the natural thing. There is nothing unusual about it." IN WOOL RATE SLASH I-ORTLAND. Feb. 27 (tV) Tit" downward revision of freight rales on wool und mohair moving from the west to the esst. ordered yes terday by the Interstate. Commerce coniiniKsion. will have no material efiect in this irt of the count rv. the Pacilic Coopetsthe Wool Grow ers association said today. The co operative nald It would not effect Portland')" portion nn a wol market. FIJI HURRICAN Meteorological Report IVbruury iJ7. I US I. Mcdfnrd and vicinity: Tonight and 'Saturday (air; no change In temperature. Oregon: .'ah- tonight and Sat urday hut cloudy northwest por tion; tut change la temperature. 5i y - Local Data ? z a . i . tt ? ! Temperature degrees) . -12 34 Highest (bint 12 hrs ) - -3 I Lowest (last 12 his.) 32 34 Itel. humidity (pet.) 00 !'X Precipitation inehe).. .10 .02 State of weather Cloudy Cloudy Lowest temperature this morn ig. 31 degrees. Total precipitation since Septem ber 1, i:3o, 7..V2 inches. Temperature a year ago today: Highest, 45; lowest. 31. 'Su nset t oday. 5 : 5 S p. m. Sunrise Saturday, 6:4S a. in. Sunset 'Saturday, 0:00 p. m. Observations Taken at 5 A. M. 120th Meridian Time ! T3 1 I r r tu wo ?! i CITY Maker City ' 3ti 22 Clear Itismarck 2S 2S Cloudy Roise i4 32 Cloudy Denver 56 34 Cloudy Des Moines ..... 52 36 Cloudy Fresno 60 4 6 Cloudy Helena 42 32 Cloudy Los Angeles 6S 56 P. Cdy. Multifield 52 3S V. Cdy. Phnenix t;s 50 Cloudy Portland -IS 42 Rain Red Rluff 51 46 Cloudy Rosburt 50 3S Rain Sail Lake 48 36 Rain San Francisco 56 52 Cloudy Santa Fc 44 32 P. Cdy. Seattle 46 tO Cloudy Spokane 40 32 Cloudy Walla Walla 4S 3S Clear Winnipeg 5 Clear W. J. Hutchison. Meteorologist. 4 ING AVIATI LOS ANOKLKS. Fib. 27. bP; Three theories as lo the where abouts of Kdna May Cooper, 26, aviatrix and former film actress, reported missing since Tuesday, were advanced today. M Ivin Wictiinan. tram car ope rator, reported to police that She had asked him the way to Santa Monica iHiiyoil Tuesday. She was walking, he sa d. and carried a traveling bag. M rs. Mary '"oper. commenting op the report, said her daughter had I n worried over the finan cial outecine of the endurance flight early in January in which she and Robbie Trout set a n eonl. F SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 27. (!') Fifteen cents n gallon gasoline loomed in California today as the most rceent socalled "gas war" continued between independents and major oil concerns. Service station operators pump ed motor fuel for 16 cents a gallon yesterday and the wholesale prices of independents dropped to 1 4 cents, one cent under the new wholesale price unnounccd by major companies. The Standard Oil company re iterated its stand to meet compe tition of cut price gasoline. COM VALLIS, Feb. '.27 (p Two annual scholarships for outstand ing students In advertising and sell ing courses at Oregon State College were announced last night nt a meeting of advertising clubs of Oregon, district No. Ii. One will ho given hv tho Port land Advertising club and the other by tin; Oregon Retail Merchants' association. Three pron; incut professional men elected to associate membership in Alpha Delta Sigma, advertising fraternity, are Walter W. H. May. O. F. Tate and Robert M. Mount, nil of Portland. Three students ejected Included Bart McMath. Modford. The fire ob'partmcnt was called this afternoon to 1(1 5 Minnesota avenue to cxtlnsulxh a blaring :in'o. Th da mag" not -riou 3 things to stop a cold "Pape's" does them all ! Now, just ft pleasant tablet and rplief for your coin begins, instantly. And Tape's Cold Compound relieves all ymptonv of colon. It docs the three thtvQ any doctor will tell you are necessary to check a cold. "PapeV reduces irritation and welling of the nasal lining. So breathing becomes easy; disrharifc tops; the head clears. "PapeV encourages Hrpiratton; banishes WEALTHY LADY DEATH BY BRUTAL ATTACK Mystery Surrounds Assault With Hammer in Haver hill Home Robbery Not the Motive. IIAVKRIIILL. Mass., Feb. 26. (Ti While Mrs. Clara 1. Kills, wealthy Haverhill widow, hovered between lift1 and death . in the Reiison hospital, police were seek ing to establish the identity of the person who beat her brutally with a hammer some time Wednesday night. Mrs. Kllis, widow of John 1. Kills, prominent shoe manufactur er, was found unconscious on her bed by a maid. There were two wounds in her head, inflicted, po lice believe, with a hammer which was found, blood stained, in the rear of .Mrs. Kllis' s garage. Inspectors investigating the as sault found telephone wires cut inside, the house, Indicating they believed, that the attack was care fully planned, A quantity of valu able silver, of which Mrs. Kllis is connoisseur, was undisturbed and there was other evidence, police said, to Indicate that tho motive was other than robbery. BE BY MOVIE CLUES LONDON'. (CP) Cinemas aid ed in a country-Wide search for a murderer, for the first time, it is believed. Karly one morning recently the nude body of a young servant girl. Miss Imisa Steel, wa found on Rlackheath common, in the south east part of Loudon. Some time during the previous evening Miss Sfeel had been strangled to death with a string from her own cloth ing, and her body brutally muti lated. ' The full resources of Scotland Yard have been thrown into a man hunt which has extended all over the country. Almost their only clue was that a man with a hare lip was seen talking to a girl on the evening of the murder near the Accnu- of the crime. i Cinemus have been requested to aslst In the search. A photograph ot tho dead girl is flashed on the screen during a performance and members of the audience who may have seen Miss Steel at any time in company with a man are asked to Inform the police. IE TO LAND OFFICE I SA LKM, Feb. 27. State Senator Robert .1. Carsner of Spray, (tivgop. has been appointed by President Hoover as registrar ; of the federal land of fire at The Dalles, according to a telegram ' reaching here today from Repre sentative Robert R. Rittler of the second congressional district. Cars nf was ....endorsed by many ore gonlans, Including all members I of the state senate with the ex I (-option of Senator Kin k of Hood River, who was pi dged to an other candidate. SLATED FOR POST PORTLAND, Ore.. Feb. 27. (!' Reports reaching here from Wash ington, D. C, lend credence to earlier rumors thai Representative. Franklin F. Korell of tho third Oregon district, will be appointed an attorney In the Income, tax bu reau, of the treasury department. Korell was defeated by General Charles H. Martin. The reports say Korell will be given the ap pointment on March 5, the day after his term as representative expires, and he wilt not return to Oregon. Attends Negro's I imeral. RAI KIGH. N. C (CP.) .Members of the North Carolina Supreme Court attended In a body I the funeral of Robert C. Illuton. i negro, for I t years the eotnt's j faithful messenger, chief Justice Walter P. Stacy delivered a brief 1 . otocY V the tieifro. that achy, feverish, weak feeling which is due to inactivity of the pores. "PapeV kills cold K"m; opens the bow t If takes germs and the acid-wastes of colds right out of your aystem. Next time a cold ntarts, try Pape'n Cold Compound and learn the reason for ita tremendous sales and popu larity. Just rememlmr the name, 'PaV All drugstores -!l5e. STORY' 11 (Cntlpued from Patsi 1) The act authorizes woi id war; etcrans to borrow up to half the j face value of their adjusted coin penationan estimated average I of f ."io being made available to I each of the a.4:t.v,ooo ex-service j men who hold the insurance. I After announcing the vote. Vice! President Curtis said "two thirds of the senators having voted for f the hill, tho bill is passed notwith ' standing the objection of the uesi- dent." The roll call follows: For the bill: Republicans Rlaino, Riooliharl. Capper, Carey. Cou.etis. Cutting, Hale, Davis, IHi uecn, Frazier. Glenn. Goldsborough, Hale, Hatfield. Howell. Johnson, Jones, Kean. Keyes. LaFollet tc, McMaster. McNary. Norbeck, Nye, Norris. Oddie, Partridge. Patter son. Pine, Robinson of Indiana. Schall. Shortridge, Steiwer. Thomas of Idaho, TiHvnsend. und Vandcn berg ;!0. Democrats Ashurst. RarUley, Pluck. Please. Prat ton, Urock. Mroussard. Roll. ley. Caraway. Connally, Cupola ne, Ui'U I'leV'hcr, George, Glass, Harris, Harrison, Hayden, I lellln, KendrieU, MeGltl. McKellar, Mor rison, Piitinau, ltansdell, Robinson of Arkansas, Sheppard, Smith, Stock, Stephens. Swansou, Thonuis of Oklahoma. Trammell. Tydings, Wagner, Walsh of Massachusetts. Walsh of Montana, Wheeler and Williamson Farmer-labor: Shi pat-end 1. Total for the bill Tti. Against Democrats: King I. Republicans: Kinghnm. Rorah, Fess. Goff, Gould. Hastings. Her bert. Metcalf, Morrow. Moses, r i n B IT - 1 When you come lo Ihinlt ebout it dealing in foods is serious business. Foods ere necessities of life. Every body has to eat and yi'S ...even in our wonderful land of trri plenty ....some find difficulty in securing enough to barely subsist upon. Under these circumstances it seems to us extremely ry'' important that those who elect to deal in tho vital necessities. ..things folfcs must have in order to livc.should be specially Coffee Max - i - mum adds fame to the hostess who serves this fine coffee. 1 37c -lb. can. Honey Stewart's Medford honey, with a flavor you will like. 53c O -lb. pail. Dates Hallowias, fresh clean stock 2 ibs 19c Ginger Ale Pale Face, as fine a quality gingerale as made under any label yet it costs far less. Bottle 14C Pancake Flour Sperry's, popular be cause it is quality. 4 -lb. bag 23C Safeway Has the Best Fruits and Vegetables CABBAGE Fancy, firm, fresh. Write our Homemakers' Bureau for new w'ays to prepare this food. Pound 1V4C LETTUCE . o Fresh, crisp, solid head lettuce. Each 6c GRAPEFRUIT Fancy California Sweets. Seedless. Dozeij 44 c Now One Location 210 West Main I'hlppM, lined. Snioot, WulruM, Wat crinuu. and WtilHon Hi, Total against. I". Only one senator who previously voted for the bill switched lo mis- lain tin veto - Senator Watson of Indiana, the Republican leader. The previous senate vote was to 11! for the uieasun. WASHINGTON. IV C. Feb i.'V) Oregon's delegation in tin house of representatives split yes terday on the vote to override the president's Veto on the soldiers' compensation lull. Although llawlev and Korell voted to sustain the veto. Con gressman R. R. RllthT of The Dalles cast his vote against the admlnlstr itloii. KANSAS CITV. Feb. 2 7. bVi Ralph T. O'Ncil. national comman der of the American Legion, today a ppea led to m embers of ' he or ganization to refrain from accept ing bonus loans unless the Heed was urgent. The request was made on a sound film of a n:ws reel com pany. Ai'ier eomplet in the I I I m. O'Neil saitl be was sorry President I loovei look the position he did regarding the bonus legislation. He expressed belief he as unduly influenced by "Mr. Mellon, secre tary of the treasury, who always has been unfriendly to legislation id' this sort." PORTLAND, ore., Feb. 27. UV Ofic iuls of the I'. S. veteran- bu reau regional headquarters here are anticipating early advices from Wash ing ion, 1). C, authorizing t hem to increase loans to ex -service men. A rush of applications for money is expected to follow today's action on the senate In voting the vet erans' loan bill over President Hoover's veto. Sixteen thousand vx-servlc men A - - .MSABBf II nc inACC ill Saturday and Monday Cheese Oregon full cream,write our Homemakers' Bu reau for tasty ways to prepare. Pound ... 20c Mincemeat Max-i-iniitn quality. Save on your pies at this low rice. Pound 10c Selox The speed soap for dish washing. Large package. 2 for 19c Fig Bars Fresh, crisp; white or whole wheat. For the kiddies' health. 2 ibs 22 c Sugar Pure cane fine granu lated. 8 lbs 37c in Mil.-; regional area who nlreud have hollowed money on the compensation certificates may now i increase their Joansto 0 per eeni j of the fare -value of their ceitlfl- ; raim as soon as authorization from i Washington. It was considered M..--.siMe that such authorization tnav rt'iH'li beit' (oday. ' I 8T SATURDAY SPECIALS Raised Doughnuts 15 doz. Buttermilk Cookies 12C doz. Mocha Cakes 23C doz. Homemade Bread 2 for 15 Pumpernickel Bread Model Bakery 111 W. Main I trained for their worlc and made lo realize that waste and inefficiency ....which add to the cost of these thingslgfo ....are major offenses .against khe Pu''c r That's the way all our employees are taught. They do their best lo live up to this leaching which helps iffj loac count for the factt that you always find belter values at Safeway Stores and Markets. Values Bacon Sugar cured, lean streaked 24c Pound Milk Libby's pure cows' milk. Large 16-oz. can. 5 cans 33c Black Figs Extra choice black cooking figs. 4 ibs ..... 29 c Flour Safeway quality. Finest hardwheat, the best grade. 49 ibs $115 Soap Citrus, the fine house hold soap. 7 bars 23 c
