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The Weather I Tonight nod Wednesday Clr. Cooler Wednesday. M edford Mail Tribune enty-Sixth Year . Temperature Highest yesterday , 98 Lowest tlila morning 61 Precipitation To 5 p. m. yesterday 00 ToR a. in. todny 7 00 L-Valuable wnat ot lito lli . Li: unric nhrl I sums fllll iuirw He Doctors Argued. Soyal uonversaiion. Fo'day By Arthur Brisbane tight King Feature Synd., Inc la see a tumble-bug in a pasture, rolling his pre little sphere toward the fence to his store house un round. What could you say would interest that tumble- more than that little globe, fully fashioned for winter ishment! NOTHING. hat could you say to the legged tumble-bugs called an beings, that would take minds from their petty lests here on earth, the of stocks, the length of Lest NOTHING. H tronomers at Harvard Uni ty have discovered a "su- tiant" visible, far out in Milky Way, in the large ll of Hegelian. at new super-giant flashes a 'brilliancy that varies 12,000 to 13,000 times of our sun, at a distance ),000 light years from the 1. One light year is about Million years. our earth fell into the sun, mild disappear in dust be- reaching the sun's surface. fir sun fell into the huge r-giant variable, it would ih like a flake of snow on 1-hot stove. M . r that reason, it is all too 0 be comfortable, and we back to the satisfying mplation- 6 f . something we can understand, to the Shat Max Schmeling has re d to Germany, or that Steel" closetKat 103 3-4. otsky, exiled from Russia, only 5 per cent of Russians as "Socialists" and wants ia to put Stalin out of pow- That suggests a, fable in h the mice decided that body should put a bell on cat, that all might know 1 the cat was coming. No e wanted the job of "bell he cat." plin retains his power, and pmilates knowledge of hu beings as he goes alone. ferything is easy, in the He that would not under- to build a bridge across a N stream will cheerfully fluke to change a system 'man government. fdin, head man of Russia. IS s he goes, and is will- P be taught. He has aban- ' the noble theory that all ''fing equal, should rc thc same wages. He needs MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 7, 1931. No. 105. GERMAN AID 10 SUCCESS IS PLEDGED Will Work With Other Na tions in Friendly Co operation On Technical Points of Moratorium Ac cord Says Finance Chief H!!2"jedon W nine) he Martin bortv PUT FAMILY ON 6 CAR I n' th- giris ,ht TOm t Qtr i. I "Pen x. i. . a, . - on. Amy mnuff I'.,1"""" Kit along Jest fine. 1 on ' road an' she liven fwr mother. PARIS, France, July 7. (p) The Havas News Agency an nounced tonight the French government has accepted the British suggestion, transmitted by Lord Tyrrell, British am bassador, for- a meeting of treasury experts In London next week. By LOUIS P. LOCKNER BERLIN, Germany, July 7. (Jf) nmuiuiin uieincn, minister of finance. In a talk with newspaper curresponuents today,- pledged tier many to work with the other na tions In a spirit ot friendly co-ope- atlon toward the settlement nt lonh. nical points left over from the Franco-American accord. He paint ed an optimistic picture of Ger many s position witn regard to the short term credits And wnrnmt th German people to adhere to a course or severe economy. "The Paris accord lfft Rnvnrtil potnts, chiefly of a technical na ture, open," the finance minister said. "So far as Germany is con cerned, we conceive it to be our duty to co-operate in solving these questions in a spirit of frlendlv co operation. "Germany hopes a rebirth of con fidonce and reannrnac.hmnnt hp twepn FYanen nnH (larmanv wnav come from it. The spirit of the Hoover plan is security Tor the fact that these negotiations will be conducted toward the achieve ment ot a common goal. PARIS, France, July 7. (A) An international - agreement suspend- ing payments on all inter-government war debts arising from the world war until July J, 1932, was In effect today as a means of re suscitating the economic life of Ger many and the entire world. American and French delegates. after 11 'days of subborn negotia tions, signed an accord shortly be fore midnight which accepted Pres ident Hoover's offer to defer re mittances on inter-allied war debts for one year providing Germany's reparations payments also were postponed. All other nations af fected previously had signified their .acceptance. Witness Signing The protocol of the accord was initialed in the red drawing room of the ministry of the interior by Secretary of the Treasury Andrew W. Mellon and Ambassador Walter E. Kd ge. representing the United States, and by Premier Pierre La val, foreign minister Aristide Briand, Finance Minister Pierre Flandln, and other officials repre senting France. v As Mr. Mellon started to affix his Initials the pen broke at "A. W." and Prevler Laval smilingly handed him another. When all was done M. Laval grasped Mr. Edge's hand with emotion and Mr. Edge replied with a "Mercl beaucoup." Ulns3es of champagne and orange ade graced the conference tablo. Chief Stipulations Tho text of the agreement listed the following chief stipulations: First payment of intergovern mental war debt s is postponed from July 1, 1031, through June 30, 1932. (Continued on Page 8, Story 1) BODY OF ZINN JS RECOVERED FROM RAINIER TACOMA. Wash.. July 7. (.T) The body of Robert K. Zlnn, Ore gon State college athlete who plunged to his death on Mount Rainier Sunday, was removed from a- crevasse at 9:30 o'clock this morning by a party of four search ers, a telephone message to the Tncoma News Tribune from the mountain at noon said. One member of the party was lowered Into the crevasse at n:20 o'clock, the message said. Word was received by officials of the park company at Longmlre on the mountain from members of the party that recovered Zlnn's body, after they reached a tele phone In a ranger station at Anvil Rock, shortly before noon. The party had left their base at camp Mulr at 1 o'clock this morn ing and the members were so nearly exhausted that they could not bring the body over the treacherous route, they said. They planned to return to Paradise val ley today and go back tonight. AVIATORS START TRIUMPHAL RIDE UP BROADWAY fsK.V r ' " nv 4vi , . r Associated Press telephoto of Wiley Post (left)and Harold Gatty, circumnavigators of the globe, as they started up Broadway amid the cheers of New Yorkers after a record smashing flight. 1 BARRETTS-OF CALIFORNIA RAILS TO MART Shipping Started Monday, Is Report 125 Cars Roll Daily Local Fruit Ready for Market Last of Month Advices in this' city today say California Bartlelts are moving to eastern markets at tho rate of 125 cars per day, the shipments start ing monday. Sale is expected the first of next week. A report was aluo received that extreme hot weather in Lake county and in the Sacramento River valley was hav ing a Blight ill effect on the crop. Tho first Roguo River Bartletts aio expected to bo shipped east the last days of July. , Ideal growing conditions have prevailed in this sectionfollow ing the beneficial rains and the Hartlctts are now sizing up well. According to I. H. Codarwall of tho American Fruit company, many of the orchards now have Bartletts larger than thoy were at picking time last year.' The warm weather ot the lust three days has slowed up development slightly. The Bartlett cannery situation continues dormant, with no offers from cannerymen, although repre sonatives have looked over the lo cal orchards. There is also no Blgn that the canners will accept or reject the suggested prices ad vanced by the California Pear Growers' association. The Bartlett shipping and pick ing season is expected lo Btart hero botween July 25 and August 1. This Is 10 days earlier than last year. postWdItiy LEAVE BY TRAIN Today's BASEBALL American. R. H. E Philadelphia 7 10 0 Washington 3 8 ! Earnshaw and Cochrane; Crow der, Fischer and Spencer. 1 Boston at New York, postponed; rain. National. ' R. II. E Brooklyn 5 9 0 Philadelphia . ' 1 11 1 Phelps, Qutnn and Lopez; Bolcn, Fallenstoln and Davis. First game: U. H. E. Rt. Louis 2- 7 2 Chicago 14 . 46 0 -' Ha'llahan, , Johnson' am! J. Wil son, Gonzaleia; Root and Hemsley u'AmirvnTnv .lnlv 7 tPi Deciding against nn early morn- lg lltgnt, me worm iners, vni:j ost and Harold Oatty. slipped .., ne U'tiuhlnolnn iinnnttppH hv In at one o'clock this mornin?! . VA Vnrlr There was no exnlanatlnn for e hurried departure ana oi- -laU at llnnvpr field. Whore the iatora and their wives were to ve taken . oft in a trnnspon ne at 7 a.m., were unaware of i chaneo in Plans until just before plane tlmo. for the htive pla th TEN-YEAR SENTENCE New York at Boston, postponed; rain.. i OREGONCAVES TO BOAST NEW $50,000 HOTEL GRANTS PASS, Ore, July 7. (P George Sabln announced today that construction will be Btarted Immediately on a $50,000 moun tain lodge and hotel at Oregon Cavea, 40 miles from here. The structure will be patterned after Swim chalets and will bo four stories tall. Tho Oregon Caves reserve Is in the Siskiyou national forest dis trict. The government recently spent thousands of dollars improv ing tho highway leading to the resort. FIRST HEAT DEATH MARHHFItiLD, Ore, July 7. (JP) Mrs. Nancy C. Conrad, 78, a resident of Springfield, died hero yesterday from heat prostration, the first death from such causo In tho history of Coos bay. The max imum temperature was 95 degrees. Hho was visiting her son, Samuel D. Conrad. The body will be sent to Springfield tonight. Boy Runs t;roeory Store. BARABOO, Wis. (UP) Robert Peck. 14, Is Baraboo's youngest, merchant. Ho is the sole mana ger of a grocery store 'on Walnut street, where three generations of the Perk family have had stores. BREAK -MM PROMISED FOR ROGUE VALLEY Cooler Weather Forecast for Wednesday After Torrid Spell Forest Lookouts Report Improved Vision Following the maximum of 08 degrees yesterduy which was three degrees higher than the maximum of Sunday, the temperature was still quite warm today; but the weather forecast promises cooler weather for tomorrow. Much of the thick cloud of dust from the eastern Oregon desert, 'which hung over the val ley yesterduy, obscuring the sight of the sun and foot hills, had disappeared today. At the Crater National forest offices horo lato this forenoon Norman White, assistant super visor, said the lookouts through out tho forest, whoso vision from their high posts was much limited yesterday by the thick clouds of dust, reported by phono this morn, ing that tho dufit was slowly dis sipating, thus enabling them to see a distance farther away. Thunder Storms Near. "The wind Is shifting north and northwest," remarked Mr. White late this forenoon, "bringing a higher humidity and lower tern perature, and the weather bureau Informs me that there will pron ably be thunder storms In the mountains. Within the past hour I have been Hmclllng a coming change. Mr. White hnB proved to- be a good amateur weather prophet many times In the past, and tnai beak of his has a remarkable sense of odor, as applied to com ing rain and atmospheric changes. For instance, yesterday morning, when asked what caused "all this dmse smoke whore the forcHt flros wore," tho proprietor of this wonderful smeller snorted: "Smoke nothlngl That Is not smoke. It's dust from tho east ern Oregon desert country wafted this way. Can't you smell it? I can." Mr. White at that time know nothing of the big dust storm of the day before near Pendleton. Tho reporter hung his pipe out of the window and wmelled dili gently, but could detect no strange ,-dor. A small fire in tho Crater forest, man-caused, was discovered burn ing in brush at Malnno springs near Upper Klamath lake yester day, which hsd covered losa tnan one-fourth acre before It was controlled and extinguished. Mrs. BAKER. Ore., July 7. (JP) Emma Fowler, former city treasurer of I-ft Orando, was to day mu nentpnred to serve a maxl- m sentence of 10 years In state prison. Rhe was convicted of mis appropriating city funds to the extent of more than $108,000. The court Imposed no fine, and set no minimum sentence. 1 Kin of Jeff Cavil Dies COLUMBIA, 8. C. July 7. (IP) W. W. DbvIj of I.lttle Kails, N. J grand lephew of Jefferson Davis, president of th Con ftderaer, died here last night, Old One-Lunged Auto To Attempt Cross Continent Voyage Again to Oregon PROSPERITY SENTIMENT QUICKENED Review of World Conditions Shows Noticeable Im provement in Europe South America and Japan Reflect Debt Plan Glee WASHINGTON, July. 7. (T Improved sentiment In business circles as a result of tho debt moratorium prospects woro re ported by the commerce depart ment today in Its weekly review of world conditions. The Improvement was espec ially noticeable In European coun tries. With a bettor outlook in South America and Asia reported as a result ot the likelihood of a debt moratorium, actual busi ness has been stimulated in several regions, the department said, ad ding: "In the United Kingdom, after notable dullness .in the first half of June, considerable optimism developed and activity In cotton textiles Improved. Italians at Work. "Hopeful Indicators have ap peared In Itnly, Including lower unemployment, a budget surplus during May and a continued re duction ot the unfavorable tralo balance, in addition to tho effect of the probable moratorium. "In Hungary domestic textiles Improved and crops were favor able, although the financial situa tion remains difficult. "Seasonal improvement contin ued In Czechoslovakia during June. "A further recosslon has oc curred In Egypt owing to ad verso developments in cotton. Canada Has Trouble. "Prospects of a very small whoat crop in Canada has depressed conditions In the prairie provinces. Conditions otherwise were prac tically unchanged. "The situation In Newfoundland is not satisfactory, exoept for -ac tivn'naner nroductlon. "Trade conditions in South America Improved during June, especially with the debt morato rium proposal toward the end of the month. "Rising raw silk, and rice prices In Japan have produced a certain degree of optimism. Business con fidence has been Increased in the Netherland East Indies by debt moratorium prospects and the Philippine markets also show a favorable reaction. Australia ex change Is slightly stronger." 4 CHIEF' DISMISSED KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., July 7. P) Stanloy Jones, chief of pollco, was dismissed from office last night by the city council upon request of Mayor F. H. Cofer. no reason for the dismissal was ad vanced by the council. Jones' removol followed a week of controversy after card games had been closed In pool halls and slot machines removed under his orders. The arguments flared anew when he took a three-day trip without permission of the council. fluv Merrill, captain of pollco. was appointed chief to suc.-eed Jones. Chid, -an, Shot a, 4th, Just :overs Fact CHICAGO, July 7. ff) Matthias Stloren, 36, was shot 4 and wounded July 4, but didn't know It until yesterday. . A headache prompted him 4 r to call a physician. Ho was 4 taken to a hospital, where a bullet was found In the fleshy f part of his neck. 4 4 Stloren -remembered . that ho thought something had hit H hint July 4, but paid no at- tentlbn to It ut tho tlmo. . A FAMILY IKING RALLY AFTER P 01 N Three of Ragsdale Clan, Stricken by Bacteria in Canned Beets July 4, Still in Critical Condition Threo members of tho Jesao Ragsdalo family, stricken with pto maine poisoning early Sunday morning, aro still In a critical con dition, wlhllo slight improvement Is reported for tho other six pati ents, Dr. R. W. Stoarns, attending physician, announced today. Mrs. Ragsdalo and son Glen, 14, and grandson Arnold, 7, had shown very slight Indications ot rallying at noon. They are not, however. suffering from such violent parox ysms of the stomach as experienc ed Sunday and Monday, and some hope of their recovery ia main tained. Eight memaors ot the family of nine, who became seriously Hi Sun day morning aftor eating canned beet at a picnlo dinner served -on tho . Tlllor-Trall cutoff on tho Fourth ot July, are still receiving treatment at th Ragsdale home near Trail. Bud Ragsdale, the blind son, has boon removed, to tho home -of friends in Eagle. Point. Other member, of tho afflicted group are Mr. Ragsdale and sons Frank, W1 Inter and Bon, and daughter Mabel, who are believed to be In an Improved condition to day. Poison Acted Slowly. Although the picnic dinner was served early in the afternoon Sat urday, none of the Ragsdales be camq ill until approximately 2 o'clock 8unday morning. An extenslvo examination was mado by Dr. Stearns before tho cause of the illness could be de termined. The beets, when opened, showed no signs of being spoiled and were pleaBant to tho tosto. Throe persons nttendlng tho picnic, who did not eat of them, however, were tho 'only ones spared the al most paralyzing illness which at tacked the group Sunday mornlngr SALEM SWELTERING IN RAU0M, Ore, July 7. (P) An official temperature reading of 96 (IrBreeH nt 1 o'clock thin afternoon oKtiihllHhed a now high record for the ypnr here and indicated that tho mercury could bo expected to climb cIoho to tho 100 mark boforo the nftnrnoon wuh over. There wan no Immedlnto pron pert of relief from tho heat with northerly winds prevailing, FLYlIlUTY HKRUN. July 7.-P) In lino with Hi policy of economy, th government today notified the min istry of defence that no military maneuvers will b permitted thl year because of tho cunt. STATE PENITENTIARY NEW YORK, July 7. W An ancient automobllo will chug its way out of New York tomorrow, driven by Dwlght B. Hums, retired automobile engineer or T)etrolt. who drove It to victory In tho first transcontinental motor race in his tory. In 1S0S. The car la "Old Scout," a curved dash, one-cylinder, seven-horsepower runabout, steered with a stick. "Old Scout" and Htiss are re tracing tho route of their 2-year-old victory to eolebrate a quarter century of good' roadn progress in America. Huss will carry a letter from Mayor Walker to Mayor Baker of Portland, and. .another from Gov ernor Uooseveit to Governor Meier of Oregon. "Old Scout" and Huss won the 190& rac -by reaching Portland, Oregon, In 44 days. 8ALKM, Ore., July 7. (ft Flrn broke nut In the state penitentiary yard nt 2:30 this afternoon, hut was extinguished before the Halnm flrn deportment could reach the prison walls. Fire damaged the state Insane hospital yesterday at about tho same tlmo. There are more than 900 prisoners at the stato penitentiary. 1 . Klorm Illow Out. SYDNKY. N. B. W.. July 7. P) A violent storm which raged In this vicinity yesterday, blew out to sea at midnight, leaving a trail or wreckage behind. Houses wore unroofed, 'tree uprooted and many mall harbor craft driven aground LUNCHES HERE WITH PRISONER J. M. Joseph, the "Flying Dep uty" of Contra Costa county, Cali fornia, and his handcuffed charge, Arthur W. Ross, alias Virgil Dewey Myers, wanted In Martinez for bad check operations, arrived at the Merlford airport enrouto south from Portland at 12:10 noon today, enjoyed luncheon at ths airport cafeteria, and took off for the southern state at 1:4K. "Rons Is having a fine time," Joseph told the Mall Tribune after completing his lunch. "He's still in handcuffs but they don't Inter fere with his flying experience. Liked our luncheon here too, and we're ready to go again." Although Ross is the first pris oner to be extradited from Oregon by plane, California prisoners are growing quite air-minded, accord ing to Mr. Joseph. "We're trying to keep up with our flying gover nor," he explained, "he has the advantage though. He can hire a pilot and 1 have to run my own plane and watch the prisoner too," CALIFORNIA S AND FIELD AFIRE Flames Lay Waste in More Than Dozen Parts of State Hundreds Battle Throughout Night 500 Cattle Burned to' Death SAN FRANCISCO, July 7.-W) i Ravaging flumes in jnnuntaln. brush and grain fields left black ened wastes In more than a dozen dlfforent parta of California today as weary .tire fighters continued their efforts to subdue the blazes In heat-stricken hills and plains. Mountain towns, fanch houses, herdo ot valuable cattle, atands of ripened grain and valuable pos tures fell victim to the onslaught of fire yesterday and early today, with hundreds ot persons bending every effort to quell tho spreading flames. Throughout the night, a force of 700 men used every possible flre flghtlng trick to bring a 25,000- ncre blaze which swept up three sides ot Mount Diablo, Contra Costa county, under control, Kavly .to day, they wore still unsuccessful. Damage estimated at 1100,000 had been caused, stands of timber de stroyed, GOO head of cattle burned to death and scores of summer, homes, ranch houses and camps, were Imperiled by the spreading flames. ' Summer Homes in Path. ' ; The fire fighters were attempt ing to keep the blase, Which at times burned on a 14-mlle front, from Marsh Creek canyon, on the west elope of the mountain, where dosens of summer -homes and ranches are located. -Four dwellings and the school house at. Blrchvtlle, Nevada coun ty, were 'burned to the ground last night, with damago estimated at 15,000 by tiro fighters. Tho blaze was reported under control. . In Pleasant valley, Solano coun ty, 200 men wore working to con trot a ttlttse" vvhlori burned an area 20 miles -long and iflve mllos wlda In Yolo, Napa and Solano coun ties. The fire started Friday morn ing from a' grain harvester spark. Accurate loss estimates wero un available, but it was known several houses and ranch buildings were destroyed and many cattle lost. The fire was within six miles of Winters, Yolo count. . Mt, Hamilton Ablaze. On the east ridge of Mount Ham ilton, on the Santa Clara-Stanislaus county line, 80 men wero fighting a brush fire, which was burning vigorously on the Stanislaus side. With 6,000 acres burned In Se quoia national forest near Hume, fighters early today said they had this blaze under control. In Tahoe national forest, flames burned over sevoral thousand acres and were partly Under control, with Forest Hill, Placer county, Judged safe after flames had been checked In the vicinity of that town. Sev eral small fires still turned on a 25-mlle front between Auburn and Forest Hill, but were not adjudged dangerous. A house, barn and railroad trestle near Pilot Hill were destroyed. After burning 2,500 acres at Oreenhorn mountain, Kern county, a fire was brought under control there. Rangers wero fighting a blaze near Chlco Puss. Fire Near Redding. A fire at Happy Valley, near Redding, broke out late yesterday and had burned over 8.000 acres of brush and gram land, but fire fighters saved buildings valued at 130,000. With announcement by State Forester M. B. Pratt that danger was lessened on account of hlghor humidity, officials looked for tho (Continued on Pag t, Story 2) Will ROGERS BEVERLY HILLS, uly 7. When the Fourth oE July and a Sunday como together, ' thcro jiint ain't anything to do ou Monday 'but send flowers. Fire works willed and maimed ev everybody that had a match. Hip tides in the ocean just wait for a holiday to get their quota and autos got what was left. About tho only Ruro way to keep from being hurt on the Fourth of July is to participate in one of our heavyweight prize fights, 0 IIN KUMMtkt tratsnWtU., 1
