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.
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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.
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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.
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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."
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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.
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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.,
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