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1 If liEDFOED MfflL TRffiWE jij The Weather 'w 1 1 ' ' i.Ml '. forivaRt: Fair tonight ami Wed nesday. ' Warmer Wednesday. ; Temperature HlgluM yesterday jji iiL..TI LciwcKt Uila mornm -48 Preclptaulon i; . . To 5 p. in. yesterday... ...... 0O To 6 a. ni. today 99 !l ',' f 4 Twenty-Sixth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 1931. No. 92. Today By Arthur Brisbane The President's Plan. ' Deadlock in Italy. Getting and Keeping. ; The No-Stop Diesel ' Engine. ; Copyright King Feature Synd., Inc. Vhe president' said a few p words, at the end of last week, v and immediately, in all of the i i j ,. circles of the world, was born a feeling of hope and encour agement. The president's suggestion comes to this: "Let all the na tions stop hounding each other for money, at this peak of world depression. .. Let payment of debts among nations, principal I and interest, be suspended for one year, including reparations imposed upon Germany." Uncle Sam makes the propos ition with good grace, since EVERYBODY OWES ITIM AND HE OWES NOBODY. . The French government prob ably will agree to the arrange ment, with reluctance, if at all, for France must give up more than she will save. However, if all other nations agree, France, for the sake of the gen eral world effect, will probably agree also. . President Hoover's plan was greeted with cheers in the com mons, when MacDonald accept ed the president's suggestion. That naturally would happen, for the British now pay out more than they take in. Germany is delighted, and while stock prices went up two to twelve points in New York, following a substantial rise on Saturday increases in Germany were much greater. ine mars went to : par, stock - in the Reichsbank went skyrocketing, eotton rose $3 a' bale, wheat 2 cents a bushel. It was a happy day in many places. Let us hope -the happiness will con tinue. While the world is grateful to President Hoover for having said the thing that has lighted the world gloom, at least tem porarily, it is understood by business men that the president poasesses 'knowledge concern incr conditions in Europe that t, i made urgent action necessary. The Vatican and Mussolini's government have reached a deadlock. The discussion turns on the question as to who shall control the education of youth in Italy. The pope, who speaks of youth as "the most exquisite part of the church," declares that in striking at youth, Mus solini has struck at "the heart of the pope." There seems at present little hope of an under standing. (Continued on Page Four) Abe Martin Yon kin git any woman's undi vided attention by tcllln' her about sonvbuddy that's nnhnppr. "Now'a a -da rid ft fm4 t' git a di vorce on fallnre C provide," mid .X Mrs. Lafe Dud, filar. POST.GATTY TAKE WING FOR BERLIN Oklahoma Pair Leave Har bor Grace Soon After Ar rival From New York Scorn Weather Reports in Haste to Start Flight HARBOR GRACE, N. F., June 23 (P) Wiley Postv and Harold Gatty of Oklahoma City, Okla., hopped off for Berlin, Germany from the tlyins field here at 4:57 p. m. Newfound land daylight time. The flyers took off but a few hours after they had flown here from Roosevelt Field, N. Y. Their takeoff was with out event and they soared oft' oceanward with Berlin as their goal. ,HAR0tP6TTV The clrcum stances surrounding their arrival and take-off made the flight one of the most hasty in the history of trans-oceanic flight. No sooner had the flyers landed than they began making prepara tions for a take off. They ate a hasty meal, rush ed back to the fly ing field, super vised the retuel ing of their plane, the "Winnie Mae," inspected it, warmed it up and hopped off. They were even too busy to pose for photograph ers, and evidently gave little or no thought to weath er conditions. WILEY. POST Otto Hillig and Holger Hoiriis will bop off for Denmark early to morrow morning if weather condi tions are favorable, they said to- j auy. i uey suia ineir plane was in excellent condition and all they needed was word from Dr. James H. Kimball, New York meteorolo gist, to start across the Atlantic ocean. 0. S. C. ENROLLS 793 . CORVALLIS, Ore, June 23 (JP) A first day summer BeHsfon regis tration, larger than the final regis tration a year ago, was reported today by E. B. Lemon, registrar at the state college. Yesterday ' 7U3 RtudrntH enrolled, compared with (!& on the first day lust year, and 771 for the entire 1930 ses sion. The 4-H club session just ad journed had 724 enrolled as against 64 5 a year ngo. $400,000 OFFER FOR SHIPS HELD PLENTY NEWARK, N. J., June 23 (ff) Federal District Judge Guy I. Fake today directed the receivers of the Submarine Boat corporation to ac cept the Joffer of the ; Portland California Steamship company of $4011.000 for the fleet of 22 ships owned by the Transmarine corpor ation, a aubsidiary. The Portland-California company Is a subsidiary of the Dollar lines. ST) tr- r 22 Year Old Murder Out Little Crippled Lady Now Free of Law and In Mind CLEVELAND, June 23, Mrs. Laura Sweltzer. 69, a crippled little woman who killed a man In self defense 22 years ago and kept it a secret In her family, was free In her conscience and at liberty today. There was no need df any more of the anxiety which had troubled her all these years, for she con fessed yesterday and authorities ruled the killing justifiable. In an obscure file at central po lice station there has reposed since 1909, out of sight and mind of most everyone, a record which said Jacob Oelss stabbed himself with a butcher knife on October 29 of t hn t venr. The coroner's verd let ' wo suicide. Urges National Plan JMlJ- Asaoctateft CitM l'hSt James W. Gerard, former U. 8. ambassador to Germany, in a letter to business leaders, urged that m congress of American industry be held soon to form a 10-year national economic program. 50TH REUNION OF VETERANS ' - - - "m Relief Corps and'V Other Auxiliary Organizations On Hand for Portland Encampment of G. A. R. PORTLAND, Juno 23 Of) Vet erans of the Union forces met here today, three score and ten years after the smouldering fires of seces sion flared and the nation felt the travail of civil war. It was the 60th annual encamp ment of the department of Oregon of the Grand Army of the Republic, and the veterans and their families were gueuts of the city for their annual reunion. The stirring music of fifo and drum corps echoed through, the city streets as the veterans, paraded the streets, but not with that light tread and easy gait with which they answered the martial strains when they were much younger and battling to maintain the union. Band Gives Concert This morning the veterans were guests at a band concert in the lobby of the Multnomah hotel, given by the Seventh Infantry band from Vancouver Barracks. Dr. Joseph B. Hall, past commander of the department of Oregon, was the guest of honor at the concert and luncheon which followed. . Judge William M. Colvlg of Med ford, department commander, pre sided at the business sessions to day. An open campflre meeting will be held tonight. . Auxiliaries Meet Allied organizations were meet ing today in connection with the encampment. These groups in cluded the women s Relief CorpB, Ladies of the Grand Army, daugh ters of Union Veterans, Sons of Veterans and tile Sons of Veterans Auxiliary. Tomorrow night the Grand Army veterans will lie guests of the Sons of Veterans at a dinner and re ception. Thursday will be taken up with business meetings, instal lation of officers, and a father and daughters banquet. 542 SUMMER SCHOOL EUGENE, Ore., June 23. (ff) Enrollment for the University of Oregon summer sessions reached 542 today compared with 487 at the same time a year ago. The gain in enrollment Is expected to increase steadily with further reg istration this week. . A faculty of 75 members Is handling the In struction. Yesterday Harris Temple, Mrs. Hweltzer's son-in-law who said he was angry with her because she had Interfered with his private home life, accused her of killing; Oelss. When police brought her to the station, Mrs. Hweltser told tho story of the killing. She had just been divorced from George Helder and was keeping boarders. Oelss. one of the boarders, had been drinking, she said, and had become angry because she refused to marry him. As he drew up his fist as If to strike her, the woman said she stabbed him. Mrs. Emma Temple, her daughter, who was a witness to the slaying, substantiated her tory. LVI OPENS FRANCE TO OFFER OWN DEBT PLAN Counter Proposal to Hoover Suggestion in Course of Preparation, Is Diplo matic Rumor Italians View Idea Favorably PARIS, June 23. (JP) informa tion in -diplomatic circles indicates Vrym-e la now working on a defin ite counter project to the Hoover I war debt proposal which will be submitted to the cabinot tumor-' j row. i ma cuuiuur piun, i wtu buiu today. Is based upon Mr. Hoover's principle of helping Germany, but it also takes into consideration France'B desire to keep on with the Young plan and to assist Oer many by paymentH through tho Bunk . for . International Settle ments. PARIS, June 23. (JPi A state ment Issued by the finance minis try tonight In explanation of the French understanding of the Young plan tn relation to Presi dent Hoover's war debt proposal, declares that the application of the Hoover proposal would make it difficult to resume the Young plan at the end of a year. WASHINGTON, June 28. (P) President Hoover Is making a complete canvass of all members of the senate and house to ascer tain their attitude toward his pro posed war debt reparations holi day. It was said at the White House today Mr. Hoover had talked to all members of the house and sen ate In Washington and has con sulted with many of them by tele phone. Those he could not reach by those methods he has telegraphed or cabled. The White House did not Indicate-how complete , the, poll t was Up to date, but It' was said thuE over 60 per cent of the two mem berships had replied. - Among those the president has consulted personally was Senator Harrison; democrat, of Mississippi, who arrived In the capital today. After his conference with the chief executive the Mississippi democrat refused to comment. Today's BASEBALL National (first game) R. H. E. Cincinnati 2 7 0 Boston 0 3.1 Lucas and Sukeforth; Sherdel and Spohrer, Bool, (second game) R. H. E. Cincinnati 8 11 0 Boston . 4' 10 0 (Called rain in sixth Inning). Benton and Styles; Moss, McAfee, Cantwell and Cronln, Bool. Pittsburgh at Brooklyn (2) post poned; rain. Doubleheader tomor row. Chicago at New York: St. Louis at Philadelphia, postponed; rain. American (first game) , R. H. E. Boston 0 fi 1 Cleveland 13 19 1 Russell, Durham, ,Llsenbee, Mc Laughlin and Berry, Connolly; Brown and Sewell. (first game) R. H. E. Washington - ; 10 18 0 Detroit 8 0 0 Burke, Had ley and Spencer; Hoyt, Herring, Sullivan and Hay worth. (first game) R. II. E. New York 8 13 1 Chicago 8 7 2 Johnson, We Inert, Gomel and Perkins; I,yons, McKaln, Caraway, Faber and Tate. Babo Ruth scored his 14th homer. (first game) R. IT. E. Philadelphia 8 12 0 St. Louis 0 2 1 Grove end Cochrane; Collins, Stiles and Young. Crouch. FEE SLASHED AT PORTLAND SALEM. June 28. (P) A re duction of fl a carload In the cost of grain Inspection by tho federal government, was an nounced here today by Max Geh lhar, director of agriculture. Grain Is Inspected at Portland, and the reduction of from $3.60 to 2.b0 a carload will mean a saving to the state of about $1000 a year It was announced. : Union Eftjrtern Oregon live stock show opened here recently Debt Plan Topic Secy. Stimson On ' Hookup Tonight i WASHINGTON, June 23 (F) Secretary Stimson plans to broadcast tonight in a Joint hookup of both the National and Columbia networks an ex- planutlon of the adminlstra- lion's position regarding war debts and reparations. 4 The secretary's statement will Include a summary of the critical financial situation in permany. ' His speech will be for a fifteen minute period, begin- niug at 10 p. in., eastern stand- 4 ard time. FIRST CALL AS SHE FOR HOI Salem Chamber Reiterates Support All South of Portland Should Be Eyed if Roseburg Unsuccessful SALEM, June 23 (P) Location of tho Notional Soldiers' Home should be thrown open to all cities south of Portland west ot the Cas cades in the event KoBeburg Is not chosen ty the national hospital board. This was the strong recom mendation made by the Salem Chamber of Commerce last night when the group considered Eu gene's fight for the site. The chamber again reiterated Its support ot the Roseburg Bite, but added that in the event Koseburg was found wanting, then all cities within the reslgnated area should be considered. This was declared fair to all those cltieB eligible, in eluding Salem, which have contin tied to support Roseburg. Eugene is making a fight for the location, although Roseburg has the sun- poiuof virtiwny- the entire state, POSTAL CHIEF EYES AIRPORT ON VISIT HERE W. Irving Glover, Second Assistant Postmaster General Flys to Medford Goes to Crater Lake Medford had the honor of enter tnining over last night and part of today W. Irving Glover, of Washington, D. C, second assis tant postmaster general. In charge of transportation of malls, whose visit In Oregon Is primarily to at tend the annual convention of the Oregon Postmasters, that convened at Eugene yesterday, and at which Postmaster Wm. J. Warner was an attendant. Mr. Glover accompanied by Mr. Warner went to Portland late yes terday afternoon from Kugene where they boarded a south bound plane and arrived In Med ford Inst night with two purposes In view to enable Mr. Glover to visit Crater Lake and make an In spection of the Medford airport. Hence this morning Mr. Glover with Mr. Warner, J. C. Thompson, chairman of the airport committee of the local chamber of commerce, and C. T. Baker, secretary of that body, as escorts, drove to Crater Lake, returning from there early this afternoon, after which the visiting postal official Inspected the airport, and departed for Portland at 3:16 p. m. on a trl inotor plane. Mr. Glover lefve Portland this evening for the east on tonight's air mall plane. BLASfKILLSTEN N NAVAL ARSENAL WUKHAM, Dorset, Kng., June 2J. W) Ten men were killed and nineteen injured In nn explosion today at the Royal Nnvnl Cordite factory at Jlolton Heath, near here. Tho explosion occurred In the nltro-clycertns department of the factory. - , The roof of the building In which the explosion occurred waji blown a Kreat distance. A post office building three miles away was shaken and the blaxt was heard for twenty miles around. ROSEBURG HAS EDUCATION CUT RATIO University to Bear Four Tenths and College Six Tenths of $1,181,000 Slash in. Budget Salary Reduction Idea Rejected PORTLAND, Ore., June 23, (tf) After prolonged discussion, the state board of higher education at noon today adopted the report of Its flnunce committee making the University of Oregon bear four tonths of the cut of J1.181.U00 tnuile necessary by the referendum tleup, and Oregon State, six tenths of It. The three normal schools are all kept running and are not to be cut except to nilno a reHerve fund which the board hopes will reach $100,000. Although board member Ji, F. Irvine made a plea for antary cuts, as suggested though not advocated by Presldont .Kerr, of tho State college, he was overruled by the prevailing opinion that such action would only coat the state Its best teachers now and much money eventually to replace them. How They Faro The cuts mean this: University of Oregon la cut $342,043 on an original state tax money budget of $2,074,631 for the coming 18 months. This leaves $1,732,488 to operate all functions Including the medical school and Doernbecher hospital. It has $62 less per year student enrolled than stnto. Htate collego Is cut $313,065 on an original state tax money budget of $2,760,412, leaving $2,247,847 for the coming 18 months to oper ato all functions Including such extension activities as 4-H work. Normals Also Cut ', Tho threo normals are cut from an original $577,468 to an approxi mate $477,468, but an offort Will .be made 4a. Ijrtng them up, to &p-, proved standards foi fetich schoolH. They are not now so rnted. , Budgets are to be drawn for one year only on the basis as estab lished for the 18-month period. This Is because the finance com mittee Insists that still further ad justments be made on the basis of fact studies of enrollments and actual course costs. hi. C. Hammons, chairman of tho committee pointed out that the four-six division still leaves approximately the samo propor tionnte dint, -Unit Ion between the university and the college which has existed since 1021, when mlll- (Continued on Page t, Story 1) TEACHER SHOT BY HKATTLE, Juno 23 (p) Wil liam B. llnnHon, who Bald lie wan u Portland school toucher, whh Hhot on a street corner here early today and BerlouHly wounded. A friend, Haven C. Klnnxhury, 29, 1229 Kant 2Uth Btreet, Portland, was held by police while they Investigated the Htory of both men that they were attacked hy a mysterious Kunmnu. KinKHbury said he could not identify the assailant, nor could he explain the purpose of the ut tack. Police said thny were con vinced the purpose was not rob bery. Detectives said Kingsbury told them he and Hanson had "taken a few drinks" about threo houri earlier with a man whose name was unknown to either of them. AGED ON British Subjects Hopeful Wales Will Find Princess Ere Arrival Next Birthday LONDON, June 23. W) Th Prince of Wales. England's royal bachelor, awoke today with the realization that he was l years old and that the world had beaten a pathway of congratulations to his door. Literally thousands of telegrams and messnges of felicitation were heaped on the table at York house. Among the first personnl greetings he received were from King George and Quien Mary and other members of his Immediate family. l'e treated the anniversary like an ordinary day. After dealing with a mass of correspondence, he motored to Buckingham pal ace, where he assisted the king at the Investiture of members of the Order of St. John of Jerusa lem, of which he Is prior. Over all the land and the ut most reaches of the British em Caiv te For Office dsioclofffd Prt.a Photo Mrs. William Henry Pouch of New York City la a candidate for the office of vice president ;jsnara! of the National Society of the DeuflhlEre pf The American Revo lution. Pre-Fourth of July Celebrant Rushed to Medford for Treatment Explosion Mangles Index Finger The 'Fourth of July is still more than a week away but celebrating has already started Jack Hill, young son ot Mr. and MrB. Martin Hill ot Phoenix, was rUBhed to Medford thin morning to receive treatment for severe burns on his left hand sustained when a giant cracker he had lighted, exploded. Jack lighted the fire cracker in a brass cylinder and , awaited, re sults, according to the reports. His parents were away from the house at the time. The explosion soon followed and the index finger ot his left hand was badly cut by the bursting tube) Several stitches were taken In his finger, Dr. R. W. Stearns, attending physician, stated this afternoon. Donald Snyder, who was shot In the jaw Saturday night by Law rence Grantham, another youth, who was playing with a cap gun, was reported In the same condition today. Mis jaw Is still too badly swollen to receive thorough treat ment. An X-ruy has neen taken of the spot penetrated by the lead shots. All shops have been ordered to cease selling cap pistols, Chief of Police McCrodle announced yester day. Such snles are unlawful within this city, i IS WASHINGTON, June 23. (fl1) Exaiplner Walker of the federal radio commission today recom: mended that the commission deny the application of A. D. Wood and T. It. Wood that they bo per mitted to construct a broadcast ing station In Klamath Falls, Ore. Walker said the applicants failed to show the availability of ur riclent radio talent, that granting of the upptlcatlon would Increase tho over-quota com) It Ion In the fifth zone, and that the appli cants fulled to show that public j Interest would be served. j pire the day was signalised hy the flying of flags from government and public buildings. Distinguish ed men and women accorded him recognition by going to York house to sign the visitors' book. The public seemed to feel that only one thing was lacking In ine universni rejoicing over mo birthday of Its fuvorlte prince a I'rlnress of Wales. The Dally Kxpress In wishing him many happy returns put It this way: j ''Perhaps before bit is 83 he mny give us a chance of toasting both tho Prince and the Princess of Wales. Meanwhile, hats oft to the premier bachelor of the kingdom.' The ceremony ot Investiture re called the pomp and pageantry of medieval days. King George was the prlnclal figure In his ca pacity as sovereign heod of the order, entrusted with Investing the members. GIANT CRACKER BURNS PHOENIX YOUTH ON HAND RUTH HURT AND PLANE IN TATTERS Aviatrix Overshoots Field at St. John in Hop From New' York Overseas Flight, Delayed Indefinitely Flyers Vertebrae Cracked NEW YORK, ; June S3. WV-J X-ray pictures today revealed that two vertebrae of Ruth Nichols" spine were cracked when ' she ' crushed yesterday at St. John. : hi. H. f . - ,'. Her doctor, "reported ly tele' phone, however, that while the Injury was painful It was In no way Berlous, as the cracked verte brae were not dislocated and would mend easily and quickly.' ' ST. JOHN. N. B., June 23. W) Injured when lnndlng after flight from -New York, Miss Ruth 1 Nichols was still Intent today on following the Lindbergh trail to Paris. , Her high-speed monoplane was wrecked at the municipal airport' as the setting sun blinded her for an instant. . '. At a hospital she smilingly as- ' serted she would not let "that llttle spill" deter her from her" goal. v She suffered a superficial cut of the right knee and strained back, caused by an oil tank shift- ' Ing when the- plane crashed. Mechanics .checked over . the . plane and said the extent of , the ( damage was great. . Despite the girl's desire to continue the flight, It was thought the damage to the, ship ' would cause -an -Indefinite' postponement ; . Miss Nichols took oft from the' Floyd Bennett f leld, . New . YoT. yesterday afternoon, . accompanied by a convoy .-of ' naval reserve : planes and - another piloted . ; by Clarence D. Chamberlln. 'her ad vlser, . fj ::.; 'vi' - Crowd 6cca Mishap. ' . A. crowd was at the 8t; 'John airport , w.beji she prepared to u land,' fdur' hours i and' fifteen iriln"" -utes after leaving New York. The plane touched the ground lightly. rose a few feet, then oraahed into -hillocks and brush beyond the i runwuy. Chamberlln reached the field after Miss Nichols had been t removed to the hospital. She had waited nearly three weeks for favorable weather re- ports. She hopes to be the first : woman to span the Atlantic by air on a solo flight. From St. John ehe had planned to go to Harbor 1 Grace, N. F which was to be the starting point of the over-i water hop. Chamberlln, seeing the wreck age of the plane, said: "It looks . ns though It's alt oft now. How did she ever come out of . it . alive?" fillll Cheerful. He went to the hospital and was greeted by Miss Nichols with the salutation, "Hello handsome." The nose of the monoplane was crushed, its fuselage wrecked, the left wing damaged and the under carriage carried away. Miss Nichols dictated this tele-; gram to her mother In Rye, N.Y.t "All I did was get ' my back wrenched and wreck my ship. All O. K. mother, awfully sorry ' about crashing, but will do it next time." . . i She smiled after dictating the message, then remarked: "I'm going to take It easy for a few days. I'm planning to get (she stopped obviously from pain In : her back) another ehlp." WILL ROGERS BEVEKLY HILLS, Cal Juhi 22. Ilrre we go again. Amer-. ,: iua running true to form fixing some other" country's business for 'em just as we always do. m We mean well but will wind up . in wrong as usual. When gome' . nation wants us to help 'em v out they use the same old "lag" that we should exert one ,..; "moral leadership" and; we,' like a Yap, believe it when aa at ; matter of truth no nation wanta any other nation exerting a ' "moral leadership" over 'em ' even if they' had one. If we s ever pass out as a great nation we ought to put on our tomb stone, "America died from a delusion that she had moral ' leadership.'1 rfUi
