Temperature
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'."