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Newspaper Page Textdford Mail Tribute .The Weather Temperature r IIUfltOHt yesterday JjowCHt thU morning.... ...f 51 Precipitation To ft p. in. yesterday - .17 To 5 n. m. today 0 IN Forecast: Tonight and Sunday fnlr, bnt with occasional cloudi ness. Wanner Sunday. jr MEDFORD, OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 1931. Twenty-Sixth Year No. 96. Hearty Meal at Grants Pass Too Much For Patient DEATH TOLL Trace Flying Father's Progress On Map TodaV t BASEBL Me ROSEBURGS 1RWT : : Representatives of Majority 1 Large Posts in Western Oregon Endorse Umpqua Town for War Veterans' Home Site at Meeting ROSEBURC!, Ore.. June 27. W) 1 pepresentatlves from practically every large American Lglon post n western Oregon, nnd several ,;rom eastern Oregon gave their inanlnious endorsement to Rose burg as the site of the Northwest National Soldiers' Home, at a meeting here Inst night. i The legion men were invited here by Umpqua Post No. 10 of Roseburg which furnished cars to Stake the delegates over the site and for inspection trips to sur rounding sections. Dr. 1A B. Stewart, Roseburg's envoy to "Washington, D. C, to Keek Dassage of the soldiers' home i, till, reviewed the situation at the uanqueL mm uisitb. cnd Money for Data. .! He declared Roseburg was the only city in the northwest to spend money in obtaining data for pass age of the bill, and denied an as sertion credited to a Eugene man that the Roseburg site had been rejected by the hospitalization board. The board never has taken a vote on the site. Dr. Stewart said but has been working on a process of elimination. . . Sponkers from Marshfield, Cor vallls, Grants Pass, Springfield, Independence, Medford, .Klamath Falls, and other points, dlscuBsed the home site. Representatives from the Eu gene Legion post said the organi zation in that city had endorsed Roseburg and would abide by the pledge, r- Adopt Resolution Major B. M. Huntley of Spring field Introduoed a' resolution which was adopted unanimously and signed by visiting representatives; declaring that after an Inspection of the Roseburg site he was con vinced the city has '"the most de tlrable all-year climate in the state, has an abundance of con veniences including transportation, electricity, gas, water and excep tional recreational advantages, and that Oregon should stand united behind Roseburg in the fight." In addition to the delegations present. Legion posts of Portland. Sheridan, Salem; Monroe, Albany, Cirants Pass and other points pre sented , reports of meetings at which the stand favoring Roseburg for the site had been reaffirmed. Chambers of Commerce of Oregon City and Springfloid were repre sented. . SCIOTO COUNTRY CT.ttM, Co lumbus, Ohio. Juno 27.-(P) The United States won back tho Ityder cup, emblem of British-American . professional golf supremacy, today by capturing four of the first five singles matches anJ collecting the even points necessary to clinch the series. The home forces took three of the four foursomes yesterday. Walter Hagen, the team captain. snored the seventh and deciding vlotory for the Americans by Dent ing off the challengo of Chnrles Whltcombe, British leader, to win by and 8. Abe Martin Most any man would rather pay four prices. far a new hat fer hit wife tharf have her meet him down town n ana she trimmed herielf. Ther'a tomebuddy at ever' dinner . GRANTS PASS.. Ore.. June 27. A hearty dinner to celebrate his anticipated re- t 4 lease from a hospital here was followed almoat instantly yee- 4 terduy by the death of Eugene 1 E. Kohler of Pasadena, who had been spending the sum- 4 mer hre. " h The 'California man had been in the hospital for minor treatment nnd had been told he would be able to leave for fr his home today. He is said to have asked and gained per- fr mission to break his diet. - IN DEBTS OF S. White House Denies Rumors Government Considering Moratorium for Southern Debtors Official Circles Hopeful Stimson Leaves WASHINGTON, June 27 () The White House today Issued a statement saying "there Is abso lutely ,no foundation for stories circulated in the press that this government Is considering plans for or discussions concerning the South American debts." The South American debts re main, it was said, as do all private debts, solely a relationship between the debtors and creditors. The bankers of the country, it was added, have given aid during the depression to various South American "countries and so far as the administration Is aware those countries are making every effort fully to maintain their credit anil confidence. WASHINGTON, Juno 'S7. (P) Optimism was reflected by Amerl- nnn nffiflnla tnflnv as to the OUt- come of the pending negotiations for a one-year war uout repara tions moratorium. Acting Secretary Castle of the state department said he regarded the approval of the French cham ber of deputies of the reply of that nation as an indication of the strength of the government itself, and not as an unalterable expres sion in favor of the French counter proposal. President Hoover kept a close watch upon developments. PARIS, France, June 27. (P) Premior Laval and Andrew W. Mel lon, American secretary of tho treasury, conferred for two hours and B half today on the momentous issues raised by France's answer to President Hoover'B war debt pro posal, and announced at the con clusion that they would meet again Monday. A brief ollicial communique was issued at the close of the meet ing. "Pierre I-aval received in his pri vate room today Secretary Mellon (Continued on Page 6. 8tery 1) PE F FOR CALIFORNIA Canners and Growers Con vinced Curtailment Pro gram Necessary Com mittee Will Draft Details SAN FRANCISCO, June 27. (P) Peach canners and growers, con vinced a curtailment program was necessary to aid the industry in niinPnta toHnv had taken the first step toward establishing some sort of control. ... A committee of 11, headed by Frank L. I.aney. Sutter county grower, was appointed at a meet ing and banquet here last night, to work out details for a curtailment plan which will be submitted to - nf lha ntntA. The meeting was attended by Ddley Moulton. San Kranclsco Hor ticultural commissioner, who has . t .. 1 mentioned as a Deeil iienuciiiij possible state director of agrlcul- . . jt m mnniuilli ture. Me appear" "f""" tative of Governor Kolph but In sisted It had no significance. Ho Is a member of the committee to NO HOLIDAY AMERICA ACH CONTROL PLAN OSTERED work out the curtailment yruemiu. ' M i IHEAT WAVE ;l'j; -,-) ykfCVi Associated Press Photo. Mi, llnrolil Gnlty, wlfo of the navigator of tlin "Wlnnlo Man," hIhiwh llu-lr rtilldrcn in l.cw An gelcH where Gntly and Wiley Post nro winging lliclr wuy In nn effort t CHtubllsh a record for n rniiml-Uic-norld flight. Irf-rt to rli-ln: Mm. Cutty, Alnn, 5; Uoiuild, 2, and MutlKny, 3. SNEERS FROIVI -INTANGIBLE AND NO FREE POWER Hi IRRITATE LION Service Club Leader Takes , Rap at .Magazine, Editor Red Menace of Soviet . Russia Is Held Challenge SPOKANE, Wnsh.i June 27 (!) E. W. Hodges, New York, inter national president of the Lions ser vice clubs, declared today that the "red menace of Russfn" is a chal lenge to Lions ot America." He snoke before the Puclflc liorthwost convention of tho group. 'When some nation of 160,000,- 000 people, with a government of I bayonets is laying down on our seaboard more than 150 elements. of civic life in our country 00 per cent cheaper than we can produce them, Isn't it time ror worry?" he said. "Isn't It your tank?" "When they meet 30,000 strong, as they did in New York City last May day, carrying their red ban ners of 'Down with government,' isn't it time to realize the need of Ktrong men to win?" Need Loyalty "What we need now more than any ono thing is men of mind and soul, men of common sense, with love of country, loynlty to church and school and God." Taking a rap at H. L. Mencken, who has ridiculed servic e clubs and their conventions, Hodges anid: "Conventions are not debauches. They are workshops of business men, Interchange of ideas on busi ness. If civic clubs do one lasting tiling it is to develop community leadership." Tom Fowler. Senttle, was elect ed governor of tho northwest and Vancouver, H. C was chosen for tho 1!C2 convention city. A. II. Lund, Seattle, was re-elected sec retary. F COPENHAGEN, Denmark, June 27 (fl)Otto Hllllg and Holger Holrlls, trans-Atlantic airmen who arrived In Copenhagen yesterday, basked In their fame today. They Bpent the day snopping ana paying calls. They visited the American legation and newspaper offices and paid their respects to Admiral Claude Hlocb aboard tho U. S. S. Arkansas. Tonight there will be a banquet in their honor at town hall, over which the king s chamberlain and Lord Lieutenant Buelow will pre side. SEVEN CHILDREN LOST WHEN BOAT IS UPSET THREE RIVERS, Que.. June 27 UP) Word reached here today that seven children were drowned yeslerdny when a rowbont upsnt on the riviere des Envies near Ht. Severln de I'rouxvllle. MENCKEN INCOME RETURN BENEATH HOPESISTATE EDITORS SALEM, Ore., June 27. (P) In come nnd Intangible tax returns today nre swelling the totals turned over to the state treasurer, the tax commission announced, as I malls are bringing in the last min ute payments. The malt payments have totaled higher than the early returns per person, the. average sumetimos running as high as (GO. To date tho commission hus turned over about 1000.000 cash nnd assessments for the second half payments would bring the total to n million dollars. This, John Carkin, secretary of the com mission statod, was about half of tho funds expected from tho com-' bined tax. Fourteen thousand re turns havo been received. The suit against the Intangibles tax, filed here the last day pay ments were being made, had llttlo effect upon the returns, the com mission announced. CRONISE ELECTED TO PAT, KM, Oro.f Juno 27. (fl1) Halph CronlHO nf Albany whb ro elicte1 provident of tlio Oregon Kdltoiinl nBHoolntlon nt tho an nual election of officers held hero today. llarrlB Klin worth of Rone but'B was elected treasurer. OranU PaKfl, CorvalliB and New port Jointly bid for the 1932 con vention, the final selection being left to' tho executive committee. Chlloquln placed ltn bid for the 1933 meeting. DOLP LEADS DOCTOR AT HALF WAY MARK TAC'OM A, WaHh., Juno 27. &) Wielding a wicked putter Frank !op of 1'ortland led Dr. O. V. Willing of the Mime city 4 up at the half way mark of their 3G hole final match hero today for the Pacific north went nmutcur golf champlotiHhlp. Dolph nhot a par 71 und Willing a 75 fur tho morn ing 18 ho I en. . 400,000 Slain and Region Reduced to Wasteland by Forays Chinese Outlaws RHANOHAI. June 27. VP) Chi nese civic bodies nt Chungsha to day estimated lit 400,000 the num ber of men, women and children slain by bandits nnd communists In eastern and central Hunan province In the Inst five years. Chinese press reports quoted In vestigators as saying the affected area centered about the cities of Ltuyang and Plnklang had been reduced to a virtual wasteland by outlaws nnd that the majority ot the survivors had moved else where. The survey said that In 1920 tho M NARY TELLS Senator Says Oregon Talk Nonsense Principal and : Interest Must Be Paid on - Federal-Money Advanced SAIjKM, June 27. UF) Newfl papermen attending tho state edi torial convention hero went Into tonal conven lon hero went into bus nesa sessions today, for ho ' first time since tho convention opened, nnd will consider problems of "shop" and atnoelutlon until the- election of officers shortly after tho luncheon program. Yes terday's program was ono of ad dresses, visits, golf und banquets. Four . of Oregon's five repre sentatives in congress wore guests nt the editorial dinner last night nt which Henator Chnrles L. Mc Nary was main speaker. Henutor Frederick Htciwer and Congress men W, C. Jlawley nnd H. Butler wero present. . Wlllard Marks, president of the stato sen ate was tonHtmnster. Talk Is Noiisritw. "There Is no such thing as peoplo getting power for nothing. The federal government must build dams nnd give financial assist ance In power development In tho Columbia or Wlllamotto rivers but you will not get that power without cost." Kenutor McNnry de clared In his address In which ho featured Oregon's potential power development. "It Is nonsense to talk of freo power in Oregon. Principal and Interest must be paid when the government nd vanccs the mny-" Tho senator characterized him self as "unreservedly friendly to wn rd the development of large water powor resources by the federal government, und said such development would bo urged by Oregon' delegation In congress. McNary supported tho Muscle Shoals project nt tho lust session of congress. 4 Oregon Weather. Fair but with occasional cloud! nftHs tonight and Hunduy; warmer In tho interior Sunday. Moderate northwest winds offshore. PKNDLKTON, Oro., June 27. W) Old times were re lived agnln Just night when the river steamer Umatilla lunded a cargo of 140 tons of wheat sacks here for wheat fur mem ot the Inland Empire. population of the Plnklang area tot tiled 700,000 while today It wns "only a few thousand." It esti mated the number iluln Jn that area nt 223,000. In the Lluyang area, the report said, 172,000 were killed. A woe ful picture wns painted In the de tails. The document said reigns of terror repeatedly swept the various nrens whenever bandits or reds gained control. Wholesale killing, looting and destruction of property followed. Chnngsha, the capital, Itself was sacked and burned last July, FortyNine Lives Lost Since Thursday As Mercury Climbs in Area From Ohio Valley to Southern Cali forniaNo Relief in Sight (Ry the Asrioclated Press.) Korty-nlne liven havo burned out since summer went on Its ftust rampage Thursday and ringed a path of destruction across the' country. Krom the Ohio River valley to southern California, temperatures i ttl.Jed at 100 degrees und ahovti. No relief waa In sight for the week eml Tho storm god added his wrath yesterday to that of a merciless sun. Michigan, Ohio and weatorn Pennsylvania were mvept by wind storms, raking rains and lightning. Twelve Uvoa were lost. Whipped ncroBA Iake Erie, the Aiorm huthed the ohorollno from Toledo to Cleveland. 1 to Its Slay Two, Lightning killed two In Clove- land. A street leaner w?u elec trocuted by a fallen wire. Twenty thouwind telephone circuits were blasted. A farmer at Winchester died under a blown-down silo. A woman In North Olmstead was kill ed by lightning and a boy was drowned In Maunee Bay, nenr To ledo, when waves knocked a boat to pieces. In Detroit, a score of persons wero Injured as wind and rain duin,aged buildings, homes and automobiles. At Belfrldge Field, Mich., a man was killed In the wreck of a hangar. A farmer was killed by lightning near Yule. ' A woman died of fright In Pitta burgh, where the. rainfall was heaviest lnce 1903. Anothor wom an was killed by a tree, blown down In Somerset', Pa. . llllnolH lDctit Hlt)H 10. 1 I II no f had. .10 more haul deaths, eight of thorn In Chicago, where the temperature was nhoved down to 78 at noon yesterday by lake j winds, only to onr to 95 again by evonIn(r The weather bureau pre e(, 98 fof t0(Xay At Cnntoni ar an all-time June high of 104 was re corded. Over nil tho state, the mercury hovered near tho century mark, Tho burning sun took five more lives In Iowa, five In Missouri, four In Indiana, four in Minnesota nnd two In Kentucky. The welter spread Into tho Dn kotas. In Wisconsin, only the Lake Michigan porta were moderate. Over all the jrrnln belt, furmers worked nt night In their ftcldct. Horses dropped dead In harness ye.Hterdny In many places. In Ad ams county, Illinois, tho humane society forbade heavy work for horses In the sunny hours. Kansas Nlzles. At Cherryvale, Kans., a farmer dropped dead shocking wheat. For 10 days the state has roasted nt 100 and above. It was 104 at Ba ll mi; 103 nt Emporia, Oklahoma, too, burned up. A new enion high was reported at Alius 104. Tho oast nnd south were again moderate, although It reached U0 and above In Memphis, Birming ham, Tampa nnd New Orleans. Lightning killed a man at Huston, La., and another at Noedham, Mass. Washington wn again cool. A rain freshened neighboring Mary land nnd the District of Columbia. The weather man warned of warm er weather, however, by tonight. New York' millions weathered well. The maximum was only 81, but a hot week end was the pre diction. WASHINGTON. June 27 President Hoover has suggested to the farm board that he thought It wise for It to consider a more definite policy In respect to sales of the wheat holdings of the stabi lization corporation. It was said at the White House that the suggestion had been made In view of the unusual conditions growing; out of the depression, although the president has no authority In determining the poli cies of the board. A growing demand that It pledge Itself not to dispose of Its wheat holdings while the present crop Is being marketed has been ex pressed to President Hoover by officials as well aa by wheat grow ers and traders. Daybreak Movie Crowded RALKIOH, N. C People will go to the movies any time of the day or night f it's free. Po lice had to be called to handle the crowds that assembled here for a free showing of a Picture at day- 1 break. National. H. II. E. Cincinnati i 0 10 1 -New York 4 11 2 Carroll, Kenton, lyttp and Kuke forth; Uorly and llogan, H eying. It. H. K. Chicago 12 17 1 Horttun 3 7 1 Hush and Hartnelt; Cunningham, I laid and Spohrer. Tt. It. K. Pittsburgh 10 17 2 Philadelphia .-. 6 17 3 Wood, Swetonlc nnd Phillipm J. Klliott. It. KUlott, Itolue and Davis. Second game: It. 11. K. Pittsburgh 4 Philadelphia 5 French, Spencer nnd iteng, Collins and Davis. It. Kt. Louis 0 ,14 1 1 1 1 (trace: II. K. Hrooklyn 7 Johnson, Stout and Phelps and Iopez. 11 Wilson; Second gamo: II. St. Louis 3 Brooklyn 4 II. 1 1 R 8 Wallah:!! and Mancu.sc nnd Lopez. Clurk America u n. h. e. Wn.ihlngton 8 13 1 Chicago 2 6 2 Mnrberry, Fischer nnd Spencer; V; Moore, Faber, Frnzier nnd Tate, CJrnbe. First gamo. New York 5 11 2 Cleveland 12 IB 0 Johnson, Welnert and Perkins, Jorgons; Forroll and Myatt. It. IT. E. Philadelphia 9 13 6 Detroit 5 11- 3 (drove and Cochrane; Herring, Sullivan nnd llnyworth. Globe Girdlers Reach Blago veschensk, Without Mis hap After 850-Mile Flight From Irkutsk Face Nome Leg of 2000 Miles KIIAIIAHOVKK, S 1 1) c r I n, Juno 27 (Suiiiliiy) WMllio weather lierc liHlny ncurod to ba IryliiK to aid Wiley Ioxt mill Harold (Julty on their flight uroiiiid tho worl d. Hhould they bo ahlo to eitrl ruto their moiiopliino wlnnlo IMnu from tho tniidholo la whleli It ullKhtcd yoHtercliiy at lllugovOHehciiKlc HLAOOVESCHENSK. Siberia, June 27. (fl1) In a shower of mud ami water, Wlloy Pout and Harold Gutty, American world idrdllng fllors, landed here at 8 o'clock to nlKht (4 a. m. Paciric time) from IrkutHk, Blborla, 860 miles west ward. Tbulr monoplane "Winnie Mae" struck a mmlhnlo In landing, but without dumaglng either plane or men. Pout and Oatty Bald they were in perfect condition and plannod to depart nt about 3 a. m. tomorrow (Continued on Pge 6, Story 2) F, - The record making rainfall In Modford for a Juno, Including .47 of an Inch, which full from yester day afternoon to 5 a. m. today, the most of It during the night, and .01 of an inch that fell after that hour up to noon toilay, bids fair to be further Increased, as In addition to light sprinkles at times up to late this afternoon, the sky was very threatening and probable showers are forecast for tonight and Bun day. The latest downpour Is a further boon to the fruit, vegetable and ag ricultural crops of the valley, as well as a big aid In conservation of tho small remaining supply of water In the Irrigation reservoirs and In prolonging the coming of the danger In Outer national for est torrltory. Up to this noon, the local weath er records show, more rain has fallen during the month 3.49 inches, than In any previous June during the past 21 years. The next largest June rainfall was In 1913, when the amount was 3.09 Inches. The total rainfall for Medford and vicinity since September 1 last up to this noon was 13.19 inches. DANGEROUS ALASKA HOP NOW LOOMS RECORD RAINS PROVING BOON F ARB LOCAL MAN Suicide Found in Sealed Box Car at Antelope, Calif., May Be Missing Medford Resident Name With held Until Man Identified Reports of a Medford man. missing frum his home for more than on? week, were received yes- . tordny by Coroner H. W. Conger,,, following publication in The Mall Trlhiino of the 1 ense of an un identified man, dead from a bullet wound, found Thursday In a Southern Pacific box car at An telope nenr Sacramento. The name of the missing man was not divulged to the press, but his description was wired Sacramento and Mr. Conger Is this afternoon awaiting an answer from the cor oner of that city. The man found In Antelope in the enr shipped out from Medford last Sunday had been dead eight or ten days when found, according to the description received yes terday from the California city. It was believed he had entered the car prior to June 20, when it was sealed in thlB olty for ship ment south. . , llelloved Suicide. Authorities also feel that he hnd committed suicide, using the gun found by his side and was dend at the time the car waa sealed.' - He would otherwise have cried' for help and been heard by the workmen as the unloaded curs were In . the shipping dis trict. . Police of the California city called the death a suicide and be lieved the man had taken his Ufa whon he found himself unable -to escape from the car. . Thjs theory, however, was advanced before in formation was received from Medford.;---:.'-'-'.1 k ..-t. - '- Kelatlves- of the missing; Med ford rnan ' withheld his name toK day. ' His age is thought to be approximately that of the dead man, who was described as "about 60." Clarence Harris, brother of Mrs. A.. R. Jones of Orants Pass, is also believed missing. He was last heard from many months ago, when located In Chiloquln. PORTLAND 'PHONE FRANCHISE ASKED PORTLAND. June 27. VP) The Panlfla Telephone & .Tele graph company today made for mal application to the city to placed under the provisions of an ordinance similar to the old frnu chine which expired In 1927. ' ' Hlnce the expiration of the, 1837 agreement the cpmpany hae been without a franchfue to operate here, but has paid fees and given stipulated service to the city. 4- Plamw Htorm Bound. " PENDLETON. Ore., June 87. (JP) Thirty plonea of the north west air tour were storm-bound In pttndleton this afternoon. Fly- 1 Ins conditions were bad through the niue Mountains to La Grande. Officials In charge said the planes expected to take off aa soon as weather permitted. 'ROGER DEVKRLY IIILIiS, Cal., June 27.Mr. Mellon hna got a tough job. lie ling to go to Paris and explain to the French that it's -better if Germany ditln't pay ; ' anything for a year now. When..' yon start telling France some- thing about Germany, that'll . kinder like explaining politics, to Calvin Coolitlge, it can't be done. France will say, "That's fine, Mr. Mellon, from a Pitts burgh angle, but we happen to live right across the river from 'cm and we know what's going to happen to us soon as they are able again. What are you trying to do, shorten our lives one year!" , . party that eata all th' celery. .