Me Mail DFORD Temperature Highest ymtonlAjr .... Lowest tills morning .......8 Precipitation- To 6 p. 111. rcHterday... .00 To 5 a. jii. today 00 Forecast: ' Tonight andt Tuesday fair. Warmer Tuesday. Twenty-Sixth Year MEDFORD, 0REG0X, MONDAY, JUNE 29, 1931. No. 98. BBUrJE Today j By Arthur Brisbane Mussolini's flew Job. Flight From Prohibition. Books On the Index. China Orders Airplanes.' Copyright King Feature Synd., Inc. At Genoa bombs blew a hole 15 feet square in one of the oyal palaces. Three other blasts attacked car barns and factories. One hundred arrests were made immediately, although the origin of the bombing is unknown. ' The attack on a royal palace would indicate communist act ivity. The bombing of facto ries, i under ; Fascist' control, might indicate revenge for re - cent attacks on bhlirches and monasteries. 'M . . ; The dynamiter, as England learned through years of expe rience, is hard to handle. It will be interesting to see iow Mussolini will deal with him. . .- -The Post-Qatty airplane start ed to go around the world in 10 days. If the plane had not been bogged, on landing, in mud of a Siberian village, the trip might have been made in eight days. ' Plights across the ocean now attract comparatively little at tention. Three such flights may start this week. For the prosperous class the problem of prohibition and the uncertain quality of bootleg Supplies will bo -solved-. by; the flying machine. Canada or Ber mudn will be only two or three hours distant and, before long, week-end trips to Europe will be popular, , Then tho govern ment will worry about the amount o American money spent abroad, as Ireland used to worry about landlords spend ing their rents in England. The White House denies, without allowing any definite quotation, rumors about relax ation of restrictions against beer. All hope abandon you that crave beer, is the sub stance of it, unless you have a reliable bootlegger, witli ale ..ll-. .1- i. n l t, i n. . ii was imiuiy iu 'ue uciiocu that the administration would trifle with the prohibition situ ation before the,1932 campaign: Meanwhile,, the. Wickcrslinm commission goes out of exist ence, tomorrow, having spent much public money for noth ing. It reminds you, in its fare well, of ths disappointing fire crackers that only sizzle. A commission is useful to relieve the head man of responsibility, but rarely produces results. (Continued on page three.) Abe Martin TIht rniv jiiRt 1 hh mnvU fonllti' couplo o' years njco l"" H today bat tliojr got pnkl for It. A '""Tin vnn driver mnxl langh r We eight vlrvan hnrxc Iwllin kangaroo. PIL0T8FLY NORTH SEA OR ALASKA Last Long Flight For Post and Gatty in World Girdle Means 2100 Mile Trek to Nome Weather Reports Held Encouraging. SAN FRANCISCO, June 29. (IP) The U. S. weather bureau here was informed today that a light rnin was tailing at Name and that there 1b fog west of the city which the aviators. Wiley Post and Har old Gutty will encounter on ap proaching that city from Khaba rovsk, Siberia. KHAVAROVHK, June 29. 7P More than six hours after the American fliers, Wiley Post and Harold Gatty, took of? from here on their 2100 mile non-stop flight to Nome, Alaska, there was no sign of their returning and the weather was good. KHABAROVSK. Siberia, June 29; (P) On the lnat long hop of their aerial dash around the world, Wiley Post and Harold Gat ty left here at 5 p. m., Shanghai time (4 a. m., E.S.T.) today, hop ing to reach Nome, Alaska, 2,1000 miles distant, without a stop. Behind them lay about 9.250 miles of land and sea, over which they had flown in four days, 21 hours and 34 minutes. Ahead of them was approximately 6,750 miles, including the hazardous trek across the Stralta of Tnrtary. the Sea of Okhotsk, the Kamschutka peninsula and the Bering sea which stood between them and Nome. ' Ahead of Schedule. Far ahead of their 10-day sched ule, they encountered their first trouble at Blagoveschenek, the stop immediately preceding the Kha barovsk landing. Post and Gatty hnd experienced two costly delays when .(hey left hore. "Their rrf&noplano Winnie Mae stuck In the mudhole at Blagove- schensk and it took 14 H hours to get It out and ready to start. Here they cpent 26 V4 precious hours overhauling their plane, resting and waiting for advantageous weather. Weather reports along their rout varied. The Kamchatka pe n insula area wan reported to be both clear and stormy. Tho Ber ing sea was reported clear but Japanese advices said a storm was forming In the Japan sea and mov ing In a general direction toward their path. Weather Satisfactory. Post and Gatty believed weather conditions were watisfactory, how ever, and left suddenly, expecting a smooth flight straight to Nome after working the better part of a night and a day on their plane. Both Russians and foreigners joined in giving them a cordial sendoff. A large crowd was at the landing field when the Winnie Mae shot into the am circled twico and shot eastward In the approach ing darkness. Before leaving, both Post and Gatty expressed their appreciation for the help the Russian Aviation society had given them, here ind elsewhere. They took sandwiches and coffee. . - A Japanese weather report said mist and clouds south of Kam chatka cleared considerably in the late afternoon. There was a llyht westerly wind In the vicinity of Sakhalin island, which they naa to cross. Clouds, rain, thunder and lightning were reported. e.IiEn LOCAL PULPIT Bl'OENE, Ore, June 29. (P) Concluding the annual Oregon conference. Hlshop Edcar Blake of tho Indianapolis area of the Meth odist Episcopal church yesterday read 'he pastoral appointments for the coming church year. New pastors were assigned to but few of the larger Methodist pulpits of the slate. Word has been received In Med ford of the re-appolntment of Rev. A O. Bennett to the First Meth odist church of this city. Other appointments nnnounced for this district are H. W. Hall. Ashland; Joseph Pope. Talent; K. J. Fergu son, chilo(Uln. Fort Klamath; Ij. F fielknap, (loin Rarlck r.mntu I'nss: and Jioivme Wire, Ktarnath Falls. Oldest Woman IMc PKNDLKTON. Ore.. June 89. (IP) Mrs Esther Ougg. J. oldest woman In Pendleton, died at the home of h.r dauuMfr near here yesterday. Mrs. Kugg came west Ly wagon In 1882. REAPPOINTED Judge Ducks When . Evidence Explodes t in Home Brew Case TEXARKANA, Tex., June 4 29. Hot weather caused a near riot In municipal court here today. Three men had just pleaded guilty to liquor charges when 4 a ' loud explosion was heard. 4 Judge Louis Josephs ducked. Officers snatched their guns as spectators dashed for the 4 doors. When order was restored, Judge Josephs learned that the heat of the' court room had 4 caused a bottle of beer, used 4 as evidence, to explode. 10 Counter Proposal Which Fails to Carry Full Pur pose of Maratorium Plan Not Acceptable No Agreement is Reached. f . WASHINGTON, June 29. 4) Acting: Secretary. Cattle of the state department announced today that the United States would accept no counter proposal to President H oover's debt moratorlu m p lan which did not fall completely with in the purpose of the chief execu tive's proposal. "No agreement has yet been reached with France for the reason there are some technical points to be settled," Castle said in a formal statement j "Tho United States will accept no offer which does not fall completely within' the aplrit 'and purpose of the president's pro posal." The" statement wa Issued after the acting secretary talked by trans-Atlantic telephone with Sec retary Mellon In Paris. Iiecnu.se of a bad connection the conversation was unclear, but it afforded Cattle sufficient Informa tion on the proress of the Franco American negotiations in Paris for him to give a report to President Hoover upon his return from the Papidan. Castle delined to comment fur ther on the negotiations. Authori tative circles said the statement should not be taken a reflecting pessimism. OpiHise 'Annuity Plan. The United States has opposed the French suggestion that Ger many on July 1, 11)32, pay two years' unconditional annuities. The French proposed that Ger many pay the regular unconditional annuities but that they be return ed for Germany's use during the moratorium under credits being chargeable for the full mm for I9S1 and another year's on July 1, 1932. Such n burden. Secretary Mellon had contended, would be too great and would not fall within the spirit of the president's proposal. WILL BE PUSHED SAUCM, Ore., June 29. (P) In vestlgatlon of the Pacific Tele phone & Telegraph Co. will be pushed (luring tho next few months until all evidence can be obtained from the company books, Charles M. Thomas, public utilities com missioner, announced today. Re quested information has been re ceived from the company and the commissioner s office will start ts digest of this Information. It will be about six months be fore a public hearing can be held on the case, Thomas stated, as there will be volumes of Informa tion to bo studied and more to be obtained before the bearing can be ordered. L BE EXPERIMENT HEAD CORVAI.US. Ore., June 29. (IP) James T: Jardlne, for the past 11 years director of the Oregon State college agricultural exiwrl nient station, has resigned, to be come chief of the office of experi ment stations of the United Htates department of agriculture. It was announced here yesterday. Jardlne, a brother of William M. Jardlne, former secretary of agri culture, came to O. S. C. In 1!I20, alter serving 1 years as chief In forest tervice range Investigations. HOOVER STAND FIRM M OFF ON FLIGHT IjL'S t Sill & v 4vv , .1 AfAortittert lrann I'hntO Wiley Post (left) and Harold Gatty are snwn Just befort they boarded their plane, the "Winnie Mae," for the takeoff on the' first leg of their flight around the world. They started from Roosevelt field, Long Island, hoping to circle the globe In less than 10 bays. EX-TREASURER Accused LaGrande Woman Sobs As . Counsel Fights Claim of Peculation List of Sales Entered. HA KEK, Ore., Juno 29 (P) Mrs. Emma Fowler, GO, sat In tho witness chair and sobbed "to day as her attorneys aoiiKhl to iu futo the state accusations that she misappropriated more than ilttK.OOu during the twelve years she was city treasurer of La Cirande. The state concluded Its ense during the morning session of court and a dofenwu motion for a directed verdict of acquittal was denied. Vayno Ourdane, deputy - sheriff of Umatilla county, the last state witness, testified that when Mrs. Fowler was taken into custody at Pendleton she destroyed certain papers and a check nnd threw tho torn bits In a wastebasket In tho Hherlff's office. Keveral character witnesses were offered by the defense as they opened their case for the woman who Is charged with failure to account for public funds In tho amount of $108,025.13. These witnesses testified that the repu tation of the defendant was good. Mm Fowler placed her hnnds over her face and sobbed as her attorneys directed her to' take tho stand. Court recessed "ten minutes until she recovered her composure. Kho testified she sold timber land nenr Ashland nnd received an Inheritance of $1,000 from her mother's estate during tho time she wn city treasurer of Ia- (Continued on Page 8, Story 1) OWNED TIMBER TARIFF CAUSES NEAR ASHLAND FINANCE SLUMP Marriage of Ma Is News Declares Daughter Aimee Wishes Happy Pair Well LOH ANQOKLKB, Juno 20. (V) The marriage of Mrs. Minnie "Ma" Kennedy to Rev. G. K. Hudson of New York nt LongvIew( Wnsh., was "news" to her dnughter, Aimee Semple McPherson. "I never heard of the Kev. Hud son, but I wish them well," the Angclus Temple lender said thru her business manager, F. C. Win ters. Winters addod the Rev. Mr. Hudson was a stranger to him nnd thnt the bride had not visited the temple since before Mm. McPher son returned last month from her trip around the world.. Heyond tho exchange of flowers nnd well wishes, the association of the famed mother and daughter has been limited since last August, when M is. Hud son severed act I ve relations with tho temple. Mrs. Hudson at thnt time had a plastic surgeon treat her nose. Mrs. Mc pherson suffered a nervous break down and made two sea voyages on both of which she tried un successfully to travel Incognito, I.ONOVinW, Wash., Juno 29. iJP) Mrs. O, K. Hudson, the evan gelist mother of Aimee Bemplej McPherson, wus honeymooning i today somewhere In the racifici AROUND WORLD HAWLEY DENIES Oregon Solon' Says Other Nations Suffering More Than U. S. in Depression More Buying Noted. SALEM, Ore.. Juno 29. (P) The Amorlcan syutein of business, Including- its protectivo tariff, haa nothing to do with the general de pression, Congressman W. C. Haw- lcy, chairman of the hatioiia) wny and means committee, declared in an address before the Salem cham ber of commerce today. Ilawley declared that 15 times before tho nation has been plung ed into periods of depression and that every time it has come hack to a stronger business position than ever. He cited reassuring reports from the east In which they noted more buying activities and that large mnnufaeturing firms are now receiving advance order-. "American tariff, which is cred ited with 'stifling business' with foreign countries, is not one of the couses," Ilawley emphasized "America Is but ono of tho na tions which havo a protective tar iff, and she is moro generous with the exception of England. Other nations havo had a greater falling off of buslncris than the United States, which doc reuse is estimated at 20 per cent, slightly less than tho depression of it 21." Students Itullri Ox ASIIjANO, Wis. (UP) Among the forces thnt have aided in the development of northern Wiscon sin as depicted in a pageant hore was a gigantic blue ox similar to tho mighty Babe of Paul Hunyan fame. The ox. built by Northland college students, was 10 feet In length. northwest after a secret marriage at midnight Saturday on the banks of Kfike Hacajawea, In the heart of Lnngvlew. The former Mrs. Minnie Ken nedy was married In a ceremony advanced from 2 p. m. yesterday because newspapermen hnd found out her plans. Attempts to locate where sho and her newly acquired husband had gono were unsuccess ful last night. In a simple Angolus Temple double ring ceremony, with Mrs. Kennedy promising "to love, honor and serve," the marriage was per formed by the Rev. J, O. Oay, the minister's wife, their young son, Ralph Oay, who was best man, and Mrs. Heat rice Oliver, former editor of tho Angclus Templo Cru sader, nttended. The Rev. Mr, Ony said he under stood Hudson planned to help "Ma" In her evangelistic work. Hudson was described 1-y Ony as nn nmlnble, nffablo gentleman, about 60 years old. He gave his home on the marriage license as New York City. "She seemed very happy,' the Rev. Oay said, "she mad a very pretty picture in the moonlight with the lakeside shrubbery as a background." TEN KILLED AS SPANISH Zamora Bloc Carries First Election Since Fall of King Alfonso Death . Knell for Monarchist Seen By Republicans. LONDON, June !.) Appar ently unconcerned over yesterday's Himnlsh eledtlona which oeemed to huve virtually written "flnlfi" to hla career us king, Alfonso XIII, the deposed monarch, spent the woch end In rhe seclusion oC the country eatuto of irlcnds. MADRID, June 29. (TP) Despite strict censorship on dispatches tell ing of election disturbances, tt was learned today that ten persons ( were killed in uprisings attending j yesterday's voting, in which tho conservative republic - socialistic bloc, , dominated by Provisional President Niceto Alcnla Zamora won a majority of the 470 deputies seats In the first election since the fall of the monurohy. Major disturbances in tho bal loting, occurred at Malaga, Seville and Prleves, near Ouadalajara. At Malaga three deaths were re ported and nine were wounded. Martial law was declared because of a general strike called In pro test against the death of a work man in an election brawl. , Reports came from Sovllle of new agitation at Tablnda airdrome where reinforcements ordered out by General Sanjurjo again as sumed control. Mniinrrli.Ht Hope Lost Provisional officials character ized partial returns no "the death knell" of monarchist efforts to re turn King Alfonso or any other claimant to the Spanish throno. "The voting In towns and cities conclusively showed the 1 people want a republic and do not want a monarch," said Provisional Presi dent A!caIav'Zumartt..V ..r v -"The vote clearly demonstrated that Alfonso cannot return," de clnred Foreign Minister Lerroux. Uugo Caballuro, minister of labor, said the Spanish people "showed an ardent desire to main tain the republic and squashed all hopes of a return to the monarch ial regime." Political Madrid already has be gun to hall Foreign Minister Ler roux as the next premier with tho possibility that Zamora will suc ceed himself as president, , EIGHT CASES END HIGH COURT TERM 8ALEM, Ore., Juno 29. (IP) IOI(!ht cases appealed to the state supreme court, which have been set for next week, will complete the March term of court for Ore gon's hiKhest tribunal, It wag an nounced today by Arthur Hanson, clork. The May term of court of 15 cases wag held In Pendleton nnd completed. The court, during two terms, will have heard 97 caBos. These cases will end the court torm unjtll the October ilpsslon, with tho exception of cases which may be sot ahead. The court will take Its annual vacation during August. WILL HAYS SPENT IIUIDOBPOIIT, Conn., June 29. (P)The Bridgeport Telegram, In a copyrighted Interview with the Kev. George Held Andrews, today quoted the minister as charging Will (lays with spending money widely to pre vent attacks on the motion picture Industry by tho Federal Council of Churches, and saying the council had once prevented the production of a picture which "would nave scandalized the Christian world." AIMEE IN PORTLAND PORTLAND, Or., June 29. (fp) Aimee Hem pi b Mcl'hnnton will visit Portland Wednesday to par ticipate in the graduation exercises of the Four Hare church Hlblu class. This BfiTiouunrement was made yesterday at the laylnn or the corner stone of a Dew church building. i No O. O. P. Change WASHINGTON, June 29. fp) Chairman Fess of the Republican national committee said today It "appears there will be no change In the chairmanship of the com mittee until the couvonllouB," A Framfc -eply - u ..j Aasttcuiteit lren Phnta Premier Pierre Laval of France conferred with his cabinet mem bere to frame a reply to President Hoover'a proposal for the euipen Ion of war debt and reparations payments for one year. E E SAYS SPOUSE Wife of Artist Gains Divorce ' On Cross Complaint . Often Struck Her During Jealous Outbursts, Claim. It IS NO, Nev.. June'29. ' Lois Long writer-wife of Peter Arno, obtained a dlvoree from the noted cartoonist here today on a cross complaint which charged that fine -lived-In "abject iterror-,'of Arno becausa he was U" violently abu sive on "hundreds of occasions." i . Miss Long did hot appear In court, her testimony being offered by deposition. ; Arno was there. Ills only wit ness was Truo VonclII, at whose home Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbllt, Jr.. has been staying Blnce she separated from Vnndorbllt after a qua i'r i I a fortnight ngo over atten tions Arno was allegedly paying hoi. Yonclll established proof of Arno a residence in Kono for six weeks period. , Fre.tioiit Heme "Outbursts of Jealousy" were "frequent," she said, Arno often creating "two or moro scones a week. On one occasion he dragged her from a table at which she wns dining with a mutual friend, and there wore "several occasions.'' when he struck her. J My terms of an agreement Arno will pay Miss Long (8000 alimony the, first year, $7000 for each of tho two succeeding years and $0000 a year thereaftor. Arno had no comment to make on any future matrimonial ven tures. E RALKM. Juno 20 Ph-Captain Harry NUes, of the bureau of records of the Portland police department, will assist tho sup erintendent of state police for several months, Charles Pray, aup erlntendcnt, announced today. He confirmed the announcement made In Eugene Saturday nixht by Oenrgo Joseph, Jr., but stated the position wns temporary, "Captain Nlles lw a well known police official and nn instructor of note," Pray said. "He has bejn loaned to us for a time, as he has been loaned to other po lice organizations in the west. He will assist me In getting the police department started." The announcement from Eu gene Intimated Niles was appoint, ed assistant superintendent, which Pray stated was not the Intent of the announcement. I'ray stated he hud no other appointments to announce at this time. VOTE ELIMINATION OF WKNATOIIKK, Wash., Juno 29. (yp) i'nur delegate to the state icrnde and packing conference to day voted to eliminate, the state cannery grade en pears from the grade and pack rules, opening the way for Individual agreements be tween buyers and growers. AN ABUS V MAD SCENES PORTLAND P IS TEMPORARY PRAY CLUE FADES low!! Missing Resident Believed To Have Been Found Dead in Boxcar Turns Up At Home Officials Continue Medford Inquiry. The missing Medford man, feared to be the one found dead lust week- near Sacramento in a Southern Pacific refrigerator oar, shipped out from this city, return ed to his home yesterday, leaving - local officials to . propound new theories as to the Identity of the mnn bellovod to have taken his Ufa with the rifle found by his side In the car. The description of the body re ceived this morning from the Sacramento coroner states that the man had obviously been dead 10 days, when found In the car at Antelope. Judging from the posi tion of his badly decomposed body, he had placed the rifle In his mouth and tired It. The gun used was a ,33 Remington, long, pump gun, No. KYV68629. The body, which was In no condition, for fur ther examination or photograph ing, was clothed In overalls, (t black coat and hat and heavy work shoes. Although no reports throwing light upon his Identity had been received today, .Coroner Conger said the description re ceived led him to believe the man was a resident of this city and not a tramp just going through Medford. . The man was described as ap proximately it years old, of me dium build with brown hair, streaked with gray, blue eye and no scars that could be discerned. His helghth was given as five feet, six inches, and his weight as H0 pounds, . - ...- The body was burled In the pot ter's field at Sacramento Saturday, The one -In-which the man was found was st'alod' In this city June 20 and. shipped south the follow ing tiny: The body was discovered In the car at Antelope Thursday, June 25. v '- '' ' , ' SACRAMENTO, June 29.- Offlclals here today said no pro gress had been made in the at- ' tempt to Identify the body of a man found dead In a sealed box car at Antelope last week. - The : car came in on a train from Med ford. '.', Beside the body was a rifle with which the man either had killed himself or with which someone had shot him. Police here ad vanced the theory he hod killed himself after discovering he was a prisoner In the sealed car, without food or water, Medford, reports, however, Indicated the car had been spotted In the shipping dis trict there and had .been sealed three days before the train left. Any cries the man might have made in an attempt to ewcape from his predicament would have been heard, Medford officers said.. . , Today's BASEBALL Amarlean R H E 1 Washington 7 11 is Chicago . ... 9 13 1 Jones, Crowder, Hadley and Spencver, Hargreave; Frasler and Tate. First game: R. H. E. New York ,,..-, ,' 8 9 0 Cleveland ; 15 16 . 1 Ruffing, McEroy, Welnert, eWav. er and Perkins; Bhoffner and My att. Second game: R. H. E3. New York t . i 0 Cleveland ;.. 4 6 t Oomes, Johnson and Jorgena; f Harder and Sewell, . , .. ) ! n. hv E. " Philadelphia 6 1 6 ... ' o x . Rommell and Cochrane; WhlU. hilt and Hayworth. , . -; v4 National . "' . R. H. B. ' St. Loulg ..,. i..i 5 f ' New York S 10 ?1 .. (hviii, juiiusua ana . wusoa; Hubbell and Hogan, OTarraU. '. ',, R. It. S. '' Pittsburgh 4 14 4- Boston 2 4 S Kremer and Phillips: Zachary Spohror. , ' R. If. B. Chicago .....10 18 1 Philadelphia 11 14 4 Haecht, Ulake, Warneke, Bush, Rolen, Root and Hemsley: Collins. Schesler and Davis. R. H. B. Cincinnati 3 10 1 Brooklyn - (91 RUey, Kolp and - SukeforthJ Vance, Oar, Qulnn and Lopes. . Approximately one-seventh " 4f ' me nsurjn concrete nianwaje ara Id Illinois, .