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Newspaper Page TextTemperature HfghrAt yesterday ....... 93 Ixmest thin morning .....:. 51 Precipitation: i To 5 p. in. yesterday.. 00 To fi a. m. today 00 ,fV.Sixth Year TWELVE PAGES MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 10, 1931. i . No. 108. 1 jworld Question. Heart cut uux. ive 100 Years. Understands toney? oday Arthur Brisbane ft King Feature Synfl, Ino Lrld ouestion is "What Lay's condition!" ,i.niid ouestion: ' What Lnnen to the world if L industry and finance collapse!" nrobably will not hap- htlioui:li German efforts tow $500,000,000, to bol- e reiclisbank, shows how It the situation is, even 'resident Hoover's ener- ictioh temporarily stop ijmcnts under the Young remember, perhaps, that llunin has often advised buying foreign bonds, iminately; an investment home is safer in such s these. that preferred foreign lients, tempted by higher t rates, or glowing sales ip circulars, will realize, tly, if they have not already, that the warn- en here was needed. fee that know anything finance have known for .that Germany could not the terms of the Young Germany knew' she: could pssibly liye up to the of the plan, on the very lat she signed. '. Gcrmnny wanted was rid of foreign soldiers English and some of holding possession , of. in soil at German expense. ould have signed any to get rid of theiri. ' Now ts rid of the Young plan, on dropped $1.50 a bale flay. Wheat went to :i low price. Senator Cap uts to know how farmers ford to pay higher freight m case the Interstate erce Commission consents Street yesterday was V old Canadian lady, who 'ften to say: "I tell my I'd I don't know what to in- Wall Street didn't jwhat to tell itself yester- Iher racketeer killing in ork City emphasizes, hor the brutality and bitter that inspire these kill Carmello Lyconti, raek- onnected with the Brook- larbers' and lnnmrinre- "nions, was the victim. "roat had heen fad almost Hpvr.ro,! fmm Inued on Page Six) Martin E LIBEL U AID ( r boncht her a ftt .J?nMl. XoH to AT K.C. STAR Twelve Million Dollars Dam ages Claimed by Henry L. Doherty, Head of Cities Service Co. Outgrowth of Bitter Gas Rate War Chicken Kidnapers Utilized Car With Secondary Bottom KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 10. (P) Henry U Doherty, head of the Cities Service company, filed suit ror i2,uuu,oou damages against the Kansas City Star here today as an outgrowth of a campaign by the star ana uovernor Harry Woodring for a reduction In Kansas gas rateB. me action, brought In the Jack son county circuit court, named the Kansas City Star company; Geo. B. Longan, president; Roy A. Rob erts, managing editor, and Fred C. Trigg, Kansas editor for the Star, as defendants. B. C. Adams, vice-president and general manager of the Gas Serv ice company, a holding corporation for the Doherty subsidiaries In Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma, described the action as a civil libel suit. The plaintiff seeks Jl.000,000 actual and $1,000,000 punitive dam ages on each of six counts, based on articles which appeared in the Star on various dates, in which al legedly defamatory libelous state ments were made. The petition specifically denied the truth of statements made in the quoted articles that a manage ment fee of 1 per cent of the annual gross revenue of the subsi diary companies went to the per sonal account of Doherty. No Bonus Received The plaintiff, the petition stated, "has not received, nor does he now receive, any salary or other Income out of or by reason of the said charges for said services nor does this plaintiff, nor has he for many years, received any salary as presi dent of the Cities Service company or from any of its affiliated com panies." 7he suit alleges that the Star and lis officers had' planned and at tempted to organize a competitive company to furnish natural gas In the Kansas City territory "In order .to make them appear as the cham pions of the people and In order to injure and destroy" Doherty's con cerns. Mr. Adams declined to Identify the company, but said he expected to bring out facts concerning it at the trial. The Star has retained James A. Reed, former United States sena tor, as special- counsel. . A LOS ANQELKS. July 10. VPl There's nothing partlcu- larly wrong or. . ; new about drlvirig chickens about In a 4 sedan: of cnunin -i But when the sedan has a raise bottom and five dozen chickens were riding around In if, it looked like foul play. The men with the chickens, 4 Rnv Khnnnnn W.. ...... r A ler and Lawrence R. Webb, r were arrested and charged r with errnnri thnft Than i,DaH fc r their sedan to cart away more 4 tnan three tons of chickens from Hawthorne, Beverly Hills, Fontana. Burbank, San Gabriel and Gardena yards w in tne past month. SPECIAL SESSION SAT.l.-M Orp . JulV 10. (PI A special session of the legislature, If i.v rinvnmnr .Tullus L. Meier as he proposed In the event legis lative action Is necessary 10 eiii-vi Immediate tax relief, would be held the latter part of August or the flint week In September, the governor indicated. Decision on the issue Is expected within the next few weeks. The need for haste In calling the session ts due to the law providing that no tax measures may carry the emergency clause, thus forcing a delay of 90 days before the law can be put Into effect. VAN CGU V Ell BACKED FOR VETS HOME Washington Cities Unite to Sway Hospital Commis sion in Site Selection Tacoma and Seattle Act As Arbiters in Balloting SEATTLE. Wash., July 10. (IP) Vancouver was first choice of Washington cities seeking reopen ing of the question of the location of the northwest branch of the na tional soldiers' home, ballots count ed by I. F. Dlx of the Seattle cham ber of commerce showed today. The Tacoma and Seattle chambers of commerce acted as arbiters, but cast no votes. Acting as a unit,' the cities which offered sites for the- hospital, be fore It "was decided to locate It in Oregon, will request the commit tee of the veterans' hospitalization commission coming to Oregon to inspect sites offered there, also to visit Vancouver to see Its site. Will Urge Delegation The Washington congressional delegation also will be urged to back Vancouver as the hospital site. The balloting began at a meet ing here June 30, when represen tatives of Bremerton, Chehalis, Ev erett, Mt. Vernon, Olympla, Van couver and Walla Walla cast seal ed votes for their choice. Spokane, Longvlew and Yakima were asked to mail their choice for the hospital site or withdraw from the field. The Spokane chamber notified the chamber here that it had agreed to abide by the original decision of the war department board and felt It could not go back on Its word. The balloting resulted as fol lows: Vancouver, first choice. Chehalis and Mt. Vernon, tied for second. Longvlew and Bremerton, tied for fourth. Everett, Walla Walla, Yakima and American Lake recolved the same number of voteB. . Pioneer Dies LA GRANDE, Ore., July 10. (IP) Susan C. Jasper, 71, a native of the Willamette valley, died here today. She is survived by her hus band. William Jasper; and by two sons, Ed and Frank. She had lived here 60 years. White House Censorship Results From Stories On Rapidan Camp Departure Refueling In Air Fails WASHINGTON, July 10. (IP) "Shnmrock" will blto no more marines at President Hoover's camp In the Rapldnn In Virginia. The big Irish wolf hound, after tho recent attack on a leather neck's leg at the camp, has lost his place at the White House kennels. To whom he wus given was not made known. WASHINGTON, July 10. OP) Theodore Jonlln. secretary to Pres ident Hoover said today the Inves tigation of several newspaper stories originating outside official sources had so far failed to pro duce results. The secretary said any news paper man had "a perfect right to ask any employe of the White House any question he wishes, "but.'' he added, "Just try and get any Information." After starting an Investigation of secret service men and newspaper correspondents concerning sources of accounts of how the president departed hurriedly from his Rapi dan camp, on Sunday the White House outlined a new policy re garding news. This policy was that any story havln-f to do with tho president or of tho White House should come from a "stated" and official source. In announcing the policy Joslln said he did not consider it censorship. Joslln, a former nowspaper man, has been designated by the presi dent as tho "stated" source of White House news, but when the story under Investigation happened he was In Washington and the president and reporters were In the Blue Ridge mountains of Vir ginia. Lawrence Rlchey, the sec retary at tho camp, was "too busy to talk with newspaper men." About 16 stories, the accuracy of which has not been questioned, brought about the Investigation. Among them was ono concerning a marine who had been attacked by a huge Irish wolf hound owned by Mrs. Hoover. Veteran Washington correspon dents have protested to the White House concerning the latest news policy. They have told Joslln that the ruling was in effect a censor ship and some of them frankly expressed their resentment at be ing Investigated. ' AaaooiattA Pr.M Photo Reg. L. Robbing (left) and It. S. Jones . (right), Fort Wortl Texas, fliers, found, It impossible, to establish contact with tlio nurso whip In Uiolr proposed non-stop flight to Tokyo from Seattle WESTRN ROAD SI AMKlT TWINS FUND EXPENDED FACING SECOND BY SEPTEMBER KNIFE ORDEAL Leader Highway Commis sioners Says Emergency Money Spent- Wisely Additional Funds Urged SAN FRANCISCO, July 10. (P) Emergency highway appropria tions for western states will kave been expended by September I, In accord with tho federal pro gram, Henry H. Blood, president of the Western Association of State Highway Commissioners, told Its annual convention here today. Mr. Blood, who Is chairman of the Utah road commission and president of tho National Associa tion of Highway Commissioners, said the money has been spent wisely and that no short cuts or extravagance have been pormltted. He estimated close to two bil lion dollars will be spent In the United States for road construc tion and maintenance tho present year, saying this is the high mark for road building in this country. He urged the need of additional appropriations under the Colton Oddle bill for construction of highways across' the public do main. flighitSyo I NOM13, Alaska, July . (P) As soon, as Reg Hobblns and Har old Jones, Texas aviators, can put a lnrger motor In their plane they will again .attempt a, non-stop flight from Seattle to Tokyo. They made this announcement here last night, less than 14 hours after they hnd been forced down on Bolomon beach on their pro jected flight to Japan. The Texas filers said tho same refueling plane will be used on tho next flight. INE AS 8ALEM, July 10. (P) Nine an tomoblles were confiscated, 15 stills seljed. 4469 gallons of mash destroyed and 1082 gallons of liquor taken In 169 arrests par ticipated In by the state prohi bition department during June, Oconto Alexander, commissioner, reports. Klnes aggregating ItO.MO and Jail sentences totaling 18K1 dayB were Imposed as a result of the arrests. WOMAN DIVES FROM SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BAN FMANX'IHCO. July 10. W) A middle aged woman, regis tered as Mrs. L. B. Titus, from Olympla, Wash., jumped from the 14th story of the Sir Francis Drake hotel here today and was Instantly killed. 1 1 1 1 1 i nrnr zz WILL dttl TARIFF CUT Robinson of Arkansas Ans wers Challenge of Repub lican Leader Cites Wat son Claim in Senate .Prosperity Would Follow n. ir. Philadelphia 8 13 0 New York I 11 1 (14 Innings). Hatterles: Walberg, Earnshaw and Cochrane; Johnson, Plpgraa, Wells and Perkins, Jorgens. Boston at Washington post poned: wet grounds. Two games tomorrow. National. It. It. E. Cincinnati 17 0 St. Louis 2 7 1 Bntterlcs: Ogdon, Carroll and Sukeforth; Haines, Stout and Wilson. n. H. E. Brooklyn 3 8 0 Boston 4 9 0 Batteries: Vance, Qtilnn and Lopez; Brandt and Spohrer. Babies , Doing Well1 Since Initial Operation for Sepa ration Single Colon Causes, Most .-Difficulty BALTIMORE,, July . 10. P) Twin igirla, joined at birth hero Tuesday, but severed by a eurgical operation, declared to havo few parallels, remained allvo today and surgeons expressed hope- a second vital, operation to save them would be possible. They are doing better than ex pected," It was. said at Mercy hos pital OA the twins began their fourth day of life. Without the second oporatlon tha babies cannot survive,. Burgeons said. All their organs are normal except their Intestinal tract, there boing -but one, and It wa through this that they were joined. r ' Hud Nlnglc Colon. The initial operation, considered nocessary to save their lived, hav ing been performed, .tho obligation to use tho knife a second tlmo de veloped, to prevent a "blind term ination of the Intestinal tract of each child in tho abdominal cavity, it was explained by Jr. Daniel J. Ponsango, who performed the flmt operation. Otherwise life would be destroy ed by the accumulation of poisons generated by food within the ab dominal cavity, he said. . , ; ' The wecond . operation, is not planned for sevoral days. The twins weighed four and a half pounds each at birth. The mother, id years of age, was In good condition. SUSPECTED OFFICIAL DIVES NEATH TRAIN NEW YORK, July 10. iff) Traugott V. Keller, chief engineer of the city's dork department, who was questioned recently In a legislative investigation of New York's government, was killed in a subway today In what railway offlrisln called a Jump underneath the train. In his porket, pollc said, was a subpoena notifying him to ap pear before assistants to Referee Hamucl Beabury who Is condurtlng tho city Inquiry. GLOBE GALLOPERS ARE OKLAHOMA CITV, July 10. (if The two men who saw more of tho world In shorter time than any other humans now are col onels. . Oovernor "Alfalfa Rill" Murray of Oklahoma awarded colonel's commission to Wiley Tost and Harold Oatty, globe-circling aero naut, today, before he Joined ' hi newest staff members in a parade in their honor. IJTTLI3 ROCK, Ark., July 10. (P) Senator Robinson of Arkansas, democratic leader, said In a stato ment today an effort will be mado when congress reconvenes to re duce tariff rates. His statomont was In answer to one issued yesterday by Senator Watson of Indiana, republican leader, challenging the Arkansas democrat to assume leadership in a fight to make a ''serious revis ion'' in tho Hawley-Smoot tariff law. , "I feel justified In replying that when the congress convenes an earnest effort will be mado to ro- , duce tariff rates . which, In the ; sound judgment of businessmen I and economists, have tended to! restrict foreign markets for Amor-', lean products, and to inspire re taliatory measures on the part of foreign countries," Senator Robin son said. i . .., Has Watson Forgotten? "Has the venator from Indiana forgotten the resentment which the Smoot-Hawley tariff act of 1930 aroused in certain countries numbered among tho principal customers for American - mado goods? "Does not tho senator realize that tho true test of tho value of tho present tariff Is not whether It has 'slaughtered export or Im port trude,' but rather whether it has tended to diminish the de mand for American-made products and the purchasing power of tho consumors of such products. This, I believo to be true as to both foreign und - domestic consumers and la exactly why present tariff rates, many of which are substan tially prohibitive are Important factora In causing x Is ting doprct slon." Senator Robinson said Senator Watson "Is the same republican leader who, on the floor of tho senato just before the Smoot-Hawley bill passed, declared that Us enactment would cause tho return of prosperity to tho United States within thirty days." FEWlOSLACK Chlcnuo at Pittsburg; Now York at Philadelphia poatponed; rain. Doubleheadora Saturday. COUNTRYSPEAR i STATE G ROS FOR BATTLE 1 FREIGHT YIELD SHORT BY GREAT MARGIN WASHINGTON, July 10. 'IP) Production of Important farm crops thla year, ua Indicated by their July 1 condition, was an nounced today by tho department of agriculture, as followa; Corn 2,967,953,000 bushels, com pared with 2,081,048000 bushels laat year. Winter wheat 712.611,000 bush els, compared with 649,116,000 bushels last month and 604,337,000 bushels last year. All spring wheat 156,402,000 bushels, compared with 246,628,000 bushels last year. Other spring- wheat 124,182,000 buahols, compared with 190,963,000. All. wheat 896,013,000 bushels, compared with 850,985,000. Oats 1,360,267,000 touflhols, com pared with 1,402,026,000. Barley 267,000.000 bushole, com. parca-w'lth" 825,893.000. Hay (tame) 79,100,000 tons, compared with 82,666,000. Apples 211,000,000 bushels, com pared with 163,543,000. Peaches 78,000,000 bushels, com pared with 53,286,000. Pears 24,400,000 bushels, com pared with 25,708,000. "drapes 2,030,000 tons, compar ed With 2,368,557. Potatoes 396,000,000 bushels, compared with 361,090,000. E SALEM, Ore., July 10. (P) Hot ter than 85 per cent of the Oroijon owned passonKer automobiles, and truckB and motorcycles, oporutlnn on the state highways at this time are carrying new license plates for the license year 1931-32, a survey made by the traffic department dis closes, Hocretary of Btuto Hall 10. Moss said today. ': KHllmates compiled by tho li cense bureau of tho secretary of slato's office place the number of new licenses Issued this year at 60,000 more than for the corres ponding date In July, 1930, duo to the Improvements In tho system of handling applications, Hobs said. ENGLAND PUTS DEBT HOLIDAY IN EFFECT LONDON, Eng., July 10. (IP) The British government Is putting the Hoover moratorium Into opera tion Immediately by Informing the Hank for International Settlements that she will not expect payment of the Onrmnn annuity due on July 10. This Intimation was contained In a letter sent to tho bank by the government today. MELLON TAKES COLD STROLLING ON BEACH CAPE KERMAT, Ktance, July 10. OP) Secretary Andrew W. Mel lon caught cold yostorday while he was on the beach and today re mained Indoors. Members of his family said he folt bettor this morning. $500 Reward Offered For Arrest and Conviction of Poisoner of Kershaw Dog Hport Is deHd. The little black Hnd whlto terrier, who has been the constant companion of Miss Violet Kershaw for the past six years ended his battle ft mil nut poisoning yesterday. Today his mistress and tha Jackson County Humane society am offering a $.100 reward for the arrest and convlctlnn of tho person who gave him arsenic loud. Hundny the littlo dog began to act peculiar, Miss Kershaw, who lives alone In tho Lone I'lne dis trict, said this afternoon. Her voice became choked as she started to review the suffering of the pet, who constituted her only family for four years. Monday morning ho became worse. Dr. D. W. Htone whs summoned end Informed Miss Kershaw that Hport had been pois oned. "For four days I kept him alive" MfsH Kershaw added. "Hn took his medicine like a child, hut all the time ho became sicker and sicker. Ills mouth was badly eaten by the poison but he would open It to take his medicine. 1 sat up with him nights. It seemed I couldn't havo him die.'' Hha turned away. "You wouldn't understand of course, but he was all I had. "I used to take him to school with me every day when I taught. I always brought him shopping. Me was little but he protected my house, I hnd only loft him alone a few hours, when I camo home Monday and found him III. He Is not the first dog to bo poisoned In our neighborhood" sho continued, "and I'm willing to glvo all I have to apprehend the person who could be so cruel. He looked at me so trustingly as If he expected me to euro him.' Hho turned away Hgnlti. "f know other people can't understand, but I am alone." Hho stood up to leave, then Ople Htufford, humane officer, added tho story of another little dog found this morning stricken with poisoning at a homo on the east side. Ho did not belong In the yard whero ho lay but stopped thore, according to the residents, unable to continue down tho street, lie hnd been given strychnlno, exami nation proved, Mr. Htafford said this afternoon. A similar or larger reward will bo ofrered for arrest and convic tion of tho person who poisoned him, Mr. Htafford stated, as the Humane society will exert every effort to apprehend persons pois oning dogs, to end tho "fiendish trick.' which Is taking on tho characteristic!! of a campaign In Mud ford. Organization Formed at Salem Will Collect Data to Repel Railroads' Plea for Advance in Rates Decision On Fruit Urged SALEM, Or., July 10. (A) Tho proposal of railroads of the United State for an Increase in freight rates of 15 per cent will -be mot with organized opposition in Ore gon as the result of the statewide meeting of shippers held hero yes terday. Official Oregon previous ly wired opposition to the rate in crease to tho Interstate commerce commission, which opposition now will be supported 'by organized shippers, with the presentation of data and Information when hear ings nro held on the proposal. The organization effected - here not only will protest tho Increased rate, but resolutions passed asked for lowei rat 06 than are now in ex istence, and requested a hearing on the matter, to be held In the west. ' Urge) Fruit Doclslon. ; Further, tho session urged 1m medlato decision on the northwest's petition before tho Interstate com merce commission for reduced rates on fruit.. . '"If- tho proposed increase in freight charges of IS per cent on outgoing freight with an additional increase on incoming freight, is allowed, thl Increased burden would in reality prove - a death dealing blow to the entire Paoiflo coast states and force tho abandon ment of large Motions , of agricul ture and agriculture Interest," ' it was stated In the resolution passed by tho session. The resolution pointed out that conditions surrounding ' all India triea on the Pacific coaot have been steadily growing more diffi cult for. tho poet 15 years. T"he primary causes for these difficul ties, tho resolution stated, include (n... .Ujqteaw .. la transportation charges. ""v- . ; 1 ' Outline Campaign. Tho meeting of shippers was calU ed for the purpose, of outlining a campaign of protest- for the state. Thirteen counties wore represent ed, delegated by as many differ ent organizations Interested In shipping matters. Charles W. Thomas, public utilities commis sioner, who called the meeting', presided at the session. Tho or ganization elected Thomas presi dent, and A. P. Harvey of the com mission's staff, as secretary-treasurer. The executive committee, whose duties will be to compile data to aid Thomas In fighting the increase -before the commission, will con sist of W. A. Cutln, Portland, rep resenting ibuslness; H. J. Cox, Eu gene, for the lumbermen; H. R. Richards, Tho Dalles, farm groups; H. M. Dexter, Hood River, frult- growers; H. M. Burns, Portland, canners; S. R. Horenson, Portland grain trade; Warren B. Snldor Lake view, livestock;. Carl Haber- lacb, Tillamook, dairy industry; A. C. Murstors, Roweburg, commercial Interest and A. R. Shumway, Mil ton, grain. Polloy Volred. ' ' ' Commissioner Thomas, In open ing the session, declared that It Is necessary to impress the interstate commerce commission with tho fact (Continued on Page 8 Story 1), Will ROGERS BEVERLY. HILLS, July 10. Editorials have been blaming Franco for. not fulling' over thpiiiselvPH to cancel the debt. Well, 'France', receives 90 mil lion dollars more than hIic out to England and the United States. France is better off to day than all OH them.'. Why! Because of hard work arid watching the pennies. France ix a good deal like Amos on the radio, '.'Now wait a minute An dy, that scheme of yours sounds mighty big and fine now but in the end where is we gettin' off t" The United States is ex actly liko Andy. Anything comes up, Oh, bIio', sho', seild it over C. O. D. We will pay fur it or sumpin'j come on, Va nilla, les' go fishin'."