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MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 13, 1931.
No. 111.
trthnr BrUDana
World Turmoil.
;jand Denounces
ice.
on Short selling.
mm f .
Starving Kaiiroauy
Ian:
&
tit Kin Featur8 Bjni., Wo
neff week finds Europe,
L in s turmoil of accu
L recriminations and
L proposals about the
Xhis country, heaven
hM done what it could
k.t financial collapse of
L and Austria, with
i wide trouble to lollow.
i.ve voluntarily given
mvments from Germany,
L England and Italy,
tliog to hundreds of mil
, i vear. And we have,
weljr, given up payments
war debt forever. When
t vour debtor stop pay-
kr one year, he will find
to postpone paying for
years.
Lt President Von Ilinden-
talls our "magnanimous
k" is otherwise described
hers in Europe, that you
love us, to put it mildly.
london Star prints a car-
of Uncle Sam rescuing
my from the "bankrupt
and saying, in what Eng-
onceives to be the Ameri-
nguage, "Nix on the he
he owes me money.''
M
many and all Europe do
noney to America, many
Is of dollars foolishly lent
the urging of financicls,
s for their "rakeoff,"
kardless of ultimate loss.
Hoover's moratorium
lion was not " planned
b' to save our own loans
reventing - international
FPtey, but to help the
get back to business and
fcnly.
nth reluctance to adopt
Iwver suggestion is sav-
aenounced in England at
'lug of all three parties,
jonald speaking for the la-
prty in power, Lloyd
for the liberals and
fin for the tories.
Donald accuses France of
? ar for all nations, ig-
the possibility of "the
Ale destruction of anoth-
lr, ' while posing "as a
t special honor."
d(Jeori?l .nuir. M....1 ...
France as "a country
f will keep Germany to
'"Wises, while bavins
piUown promises."
p ,nt know the far-
isdom o f French
P will not believe that
wnoiisly meditates war.
N 'hat in another strug-
Germany she would
!!nPage Blx)
GREAT-BANK
S1ABILITY
OF EUROPE
IN BALANCE
SHROVE TO AIIG
ERNIANY
Today's
BASEBALL
Fall Must Go To Prison
Reichsbank President Flies
To Basel To Plead For
Country's Salvation -Banks
Collapse As Cab
inet Continues Session
Iran .
p aln. E.- .
LONDON, July IS. (P)
Reports were persistent In
financial circles here today
that a credit of 60,000.0011
pounds (about JSOO.OOO.OOO)
liad been tirranKCd Tor Ger
many by a. combination of
hanks including AiiieriMin
ami British. The reports
could not be confliiiied.
BASEL,, July 13. m A dra
matic battle for Gormany's eco
nomic salvation developed in the
directors' room-of the bank for
international settlements this af
ternoon with Dr. Hans Luther,
president of the Keichsbank, who
brought the authoritative and
latest word from the Berlin gov
ernment on the financial crisis,
present.
Landing hero after a nasty
flight from his distressed capital
city, the Reichsbank president
was ushered into the presence
of other chiefs of central banks
and American executives, wno
awaited his declaration with un
concealed anxiety.
The fast-traveling, rotund mer
man at once began to rovenl to
his colleagues what the Berlin
irnvernment reauires or wishes In
order to siivo Germany's finanal
structure from complete chaos.
(By tlio Associated Tress)
n..n,.nv'. financial distress
resulted In collapse of the $30,
000,000 Darmstaedter Und Nat
ional bank and the government
i nv.p minrnnteea in
connection with the suspension
of payments.
The cabinet Is In almost con
stant session. Hans Luther, head
of the Helchsbank, left the meet
ing today to fly to Basel where
the world bank directors will
consider Germany's plight and
measures' to relieve it.
Secretary Stlmson ai nmt
direct hand in the
developments and Secretary Mel
on at Cap Fcrrai is meming -lomment.
.
The stock markets in all tne
...i.i atr.ra weak on the un
certain situation In Germany.
By John I). Coolcy
(Associated Press Financial
Writer)
,r, ,.- ii 13. (IF)
Now It's th0l watch on the Keichs
bank. . , .,
... ai.-nn.r central bank,
1 IIIOIIJ' O o
fighting what has been a losing
battle against miansimu
,mi nnwer. symbolizes
the economic struggle that hw
reatened her with financial ru, ..
i...i uhirii If completely
lost, would havo fnr-renching ef
fects throughout the resi oi
nrld.
Th. immorllfltn CSUSe Of the
crisis is the withdrawal of huge
lume of foreign funds ir"
h. in (he backgrouna
looms the reparations question.
ith its political unccruiinuea
Anierlcnii
(First game) R. H. 13.
Washington 7 13 0
Philadelphia 12 11 4
Marberry, ' lladley. Burke and
Spencer; Grove, Eurnshaw and
Cochrane.
(Second game)
Washington 6 10 2
Philadelphia .- 4 8 0
Crowder and Hargrave; Walberg
Peterson and Cochrane.
National
R. H. E.
Philadelphia 1 B 0
Pittsburgh OBI
J. Elliott and McCurdy; Kremer
and Phillips.
KIWANisTOTE
ENDORSEMENT
SEWER
BONDS
State Sanitary Engineer
Points Need For Immed
iate Construction Ade
quate. Disposal System.
Endorsement of the city council's
plan for construction of a new sew
age system in Med ford, Tor which
a 1235.000 bond issue will bo voted
on Wednesday, was passed today
by the local Klwanls club at the
regular luncheon at the Hotel Med-ford.
Immediate, need for construction
of an adequate sewage disposal
system, which will-eliminate a
"nuisance and public health men
ace, both to the people of Medford
and those of O-rants Pass and Oold
Hill, as well an the many families
living within' the1 region, f Bear
creek," was emphasized by C. . E.
Green, state sanitary engineer, rind
members of the health committee
of the city council.
Many Tents Made.
Mr. Green has made frequent
IKTOw e t ' ji
M-irlifl ITtmii I'hOtO
Convinced that Albert B. Full of El Paso, Tex., former secretary!
of the Interior, is physically fit to -serve a year prison term, govern
ment counsel sought his removal to the Washington Jail. Fall, shown
here In two poses, was convicted of bribery in connection with naval
oil land leases. He recently was1 examined by army physicians, after
It had been asserted he was too ill to serve his term.
(Continued on Page 8, Story 2)
(Continued on Page 8. 8tory 1)
HUNGARIAN HOP
SCHEDULED FOR
EARLY TUESDAY
ROOSEVELT FIELD. N. Y-,
July 13. iP After waiting almost
two years for Just the right com
bination of conditions, atmospheric
and mechanical, Alexander Mag
yard and George Endres took off
today on the first leg of a flight
to Hungary.
They expected to reach Harbor
Grace, N. E., before dark and after
replenishing their fuel supply be
gin the Atlantic hop In the morn
ing. They hope to fly non-stop
from Newfoundland to Budapest.
The decision to start was reach
ed mo suddenly that no one was
present to watch the take-off ex
cept field employes and a fow sur
prised visitors.
The fliers took off here at 9:5J
a. m. (E.S.T.) In their low -winged
Lockheed, which has a cruising
speed of from IBO to 17S miles nn
hour.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 13.
(yP) A BUrtden storm swept the H0,-
000 Goodyear dirigible Mayflower
to destruction against high tension
wires near the municipal airport
here last night.
Capt. Clias. E. Mrannlgan, 35, the
pilot, was burned dangerously in
attempt to weather alone a high
wind that Jerked tno liu-ioot crait
from Its mooring mast and a
ground.
Oasolino spilling Irom lanKB rup
tured hv a crash acalnst the roof
of an army hangar was Ignited as
the Mayflower hurtled against a
transformer. The bag was filled
with helium gas, which is non-ln-flammaliii,
hut flames poured over
the gondola.
CONVlcfESCAPES
BY WALKING AWAY
SAI.ESr. Ore- July 13. IP)
Krank Wyntt, 21, who had but
eight months yet to serve on his
five year sentence to the state
prison, escaped from a gang en
gaged In threshing on the Wilson
farm, east of the penitentiary, this
morning.
Watt Just walked awny from tno
gang of 12 convicts without being
noticed by James Dorman, gun
guard in charge of the gang.
Wntt was received at tho prison
to serve five years for forgery
from Umatilla county on Decem
ber 27. 1929.
He is described as being 6 feet,
9 Inches tall, weight 146 pounds,
slender and has dark complexion
and dark brown eyes.
FREE PANTAGES FOREIGN
AND FRIENDS IN FACTS J
SAN DIEGO CASE C
Retrial Of "Girl Market?
Charges Given Up As
Result Exposure Past
Life Of Young Witness.1
SAN DIEGO, Cal., July 13. W1)
Alexander Pantages. multi-millionaire
Hhowman, and his three
co-defendants in the "girl market"
case, were freed of conspiracy and
morals charges today by Superior
Judge I. N. Turrentino on motion
of District Attorney Tom Whelan.
Whelan Informed the court when
the sensational case was called for'
retrial that ho did not believe "a
jury from tho body of tho county"
would bring in a verdict of guilty
as a result of the showing made at
the trial as to the past lifo of
Lydla Nltto, youthful complaining
witness.
Pantages was accused of con
spiring with Jesse H. Hhreve,
prominent Kan Diego huslnoHn man
and Olive ('lark Day and William
Pobnltnrinn, aliened operatora of a
Hollywood "girl mart" to bring
Miss Nit to here to a hotel party
for Immoral purposes. The Jurors
at the first trial disagreed, nlno of
the twelve favoring acquittal.
After Whelan had made his mo
tion on tho cast set today for re
trial, he nlso moved for the d!s
m iHsa 1 of si mflii r cha rges n gainst
Shreve, Mrs. Day and Jobelmann
who were accused in a separate
complaint of bringing Helen Liv
ingston, another girl, from Holly
wood to the party last October 80.
Judge Turrentino granted the
dismissal motions without com
ment.
TRADE
JUGGLED
ILAIMS EXPERT
Ousted Economist Says
Figures In International
Payments Falsified Dry
Law Effect Hushed.
"WASHINGTON, July 13. tP)
Secretary Damont today called on
tho bureau of foreign and do
mestic commerce for a full state
ment on tho controversy which
resulted In the discharge of Dr.
Hay O. Hall, former economist of
tho department.
Hall, In a letter to tho secre
tary made public last night,
charged tho division of finance
and investment had suppressed
facts and falsified figures used
In computing tho balance of In
ternational payments, a study is
sued annually by the department
currying estimates of all Items
thnt make up tho country's for
eign trado.
Dry Iaiw Kneel flushed
Hall claimed the estimate "f
$7:13,000,000 for net exports oT
capital during 1930 wa "greatly
exaggerated" and that statements
as to prohibition's effect on tour
ist travel lo Canada and tho
Infiii'Micc of the Smoot-Hawley
tariff on merchandise Imports
w ero sup pressed .
Ho also charged tho United
States had been alternately In
flating and d'-flating tho tolalfi
of tho capital Importing nations
of tho world and Unit statements
from 20 leading economists bear
ing out thin fact had been deleted
from the study.
FALL UNTIL TUESDAY
WASHINGTON, July II. W
Afler a lenuthy conference wtn
attorneys. Justice Bailey In the
District of Columbia supreme
court today postponed action In
the case of Albert n. Fall until to-morrow.
Geo. Baker Next to Lindy
As Goodwill Ambassador
He's Told at Homecoming
HOGAN SETS
HOT PACE IN
MEDAL TILT
Portland Golfer Burns Up
Course With 69 In Open
ing Round of Western
Amateur Egan Cards
74, Among Best of Field.
, ly Frank G. (iurrln
(Associated Press Sports "Writer)
PORTLAND OOM'' CIjUH, Poit
lund, Ore., July CP) Collect
ing three birdies nnd pnrrtiiR nil
the rest of tho holos, Kddle llowin
of Portland nppeured to be the
medalist of today's 18-holcs of
the 36-hnle. qiinlifytnK round Of
tho Western Amateur Oolt asso
ciation tournament. He posted
a brilliant 69, thrco under pur.
ogan scored his birdies t
tho 10th, 13th nnd. 15th holes.
lloRim stroked the first nine
In :I5. even par. and then burn
ed up tho course on his way
homo to finish with a 34, thrco
under pnr.
Jack Haines of Glendalo wns
the second Kolfer to finish under
par when ho turned In a 71.
lie made even pnr on tho way
out and finished one under on
Iho homo nine In splto of a 6
on tho par 4 13th. Ho blrclled
the 14th. lr.th, Kith and 17lh
holo to do tho trick.
POUTI,AND C!OI,l' CIAin, Port
land, Ore., July 13. VP)
Portland.s powerful army of nolf
ers began to how their streiiKth
in today's 18 holes of tho 36
holes of qualifyhiR rounds of
tho western amutour tournament
when-they gained leiullnB places
umonir. .the xeaiiy finishers. w v.
-f.Thuu remaining is holes will
bo played tomorrow,
Don Moe, Portland, and H.
Chandler Kgnn, Medford, tnok T4
each, and Dr. O. V. Willing,
Portland, Johnny HhloIdH of Se
attle, and II. H. Wcstbrook of
Pasadena took 76 each.
Tho scores:
llognn. 3B-34 fin.
Itobblns, 36-36 72.
Hoyer, 36-38 73.
Wllhelm, 30-37 73.
Moo, 36-38 74.
Kunn, 36-38 74.
Willing, 37-3876.
Khiclds, 86-30 75.
Wcstbrook, 36-39 76.
V. Dolp, 38-37 75.
Joo Urown, Portland, 36-40
76.
K. Thompson, CJlondale, 38
38 76.
Tay Colemon, Los Angeles, 36
40 76.
Frnllk Dolp, Portland, 37-39
70.
Charles II. Boavor, I-os Ang
eles, 37-3976.
Htisscll Thompson, Iis Angolas.
35-4277.
I'YanclH II. I. Urown, Honolulu,
38-41) 78.
I,. K, Hriinnlng, Chicago, 40-3879.
Jobless, Hungry
Lurker Nabbed
Here By Police
I'Yank I. Walker, 2fl, who
gave his homo town as Spo-
kane. Wash., was arrested on
South Holly last night hy
Pollcemon Peck and l.lggott.
Ho had a lU iiu h monkey
4- wrench which could bo used
as a weapon, ns It resembled
a pistol In tho dark. Ho was
found lurking In tlio shallows.
"I'm not going to beg. and I
won't starve." the sheriff said
4 Walker stated nrter his arrest. 4
He said ho had boon out of
4 work for sevorul woeks, anil 4
was hungry.
Walker Is hold In tlio county 4
4 jail pending an Investigation 4
of his case.
ELEVEN KILLED
CRASHES
OVER WEEK-END
Chicago Plane Plunges To
Earth With Two And
Bursts Into Flames
Arkansas Girls Victims.
(Continued on Page 8, Story 3)
PORTLAND, Grp., July 13.
(P) Arriving homo today from
a KurnpPHn tour during which
thro wan widely d Incused sppech
maklng and celf hratlnic. Mayor
and Mm. OeorRA Iv. Baker found
moro speech-making and cele
brating awaiting them.
Planed mpt tho Hakera train
In th Columbia George; factory
whlntlen blew thoy entered
town and at iho depot bands.
Indue mArchlng bodies, a National
Guard detachment and veteran'
organizations be I dp tho official
welcoming committee and pri
vate citizens greeted tho execu
tive and his wife.
Baker was on of tho mayors
who toured France as guests of
the republic
For a time h acted as chair
man of th group. Ills address
before the tomb of the unknown
polrller wa said to have, drawn
rilftplpftiTire of other members ot
the party.
"Vour galloping mayor Is glad
to be home darned glad to g"t
bflfk," linker shouted as ho step
ped from tho train lo the ac
companying din of factory, train
and harbor whistles and sirens,
and the clanging of bells.
Ho and Mrs. Huker In the ten
weeks they were away, crowded
In 15,000 miles of European tour
Ins;. Senator Frederick Htetwer wel
comed tho mayor on behalf f
tho state. General Charles H.
Martin, representative from this
congressional district. Introduced
the speakers.
Henator Hteiwer referred to
liaker as "the greatest ambas
iwdor of good will to France since
Charles Wnd bench."
FORMES
HAN QUMNTIN PFUHON, (.'nllf.,
July 13. 111 Asa Keycs looked at
the Rates of the penitentiary today
nnd knew they would open for him
on October 1 2.
Tim former district attorney of
I,os Anncles county, who sent some
20011 of the prison's Inmates be
hind the ssrny walls, nnd then
spent 19 months frntcrnlzlnic with
them ufter his conviction on
chnrncs of accepting bribes, wns
iisHiiri d of his freedom by tho slate
prison board yesterday.
oenyTrS Ai
FORTIFY FRONTIER
I'Altlft, July 13. (T) Marshals
I'etnln nnd l.yatltey, with other
high ranking officers of the
French srmy had luncheon today
with premier Laval at the ministry
of war, and It wrs understood the
conversation had to do with the
situation In (lermany.
No decision was tnkrn. since A
number of foreign military nt
taches weer present, but Minister
of War Maglnot Inter Issued a
d'-nlnl of a newspaper report that
preparations had been made to re
inforce the frontier guard.
(By tho Associated Press)
Airplane accidents over the week
end claimed the lives of 1 1 persons
In tho linked States nntl Canada,
and another died ns n result of In
jures ho suffered In n piano crash
last Wednesday.
Chester ItinloB, 32, Kansas City,
and William Warron, 22, Ban An
tonio, Texas, burned to death In a
crash at the ClilcaKo municipal air
port. , Witnesses sail). t,ho plana had.
risen "to 'approximately 700 feot
when the motor nult.
Miss Elizabeth UHlinrn. 1(1, and
Miss Itiiliy Mlnson, 18, both of
.loneshoro, Ark., were killed whon
tho piano In which they wore rid
ing with H. K. Uiwhond, pilot, fell
to the earth near Joncsboro. Law-
bond was dangerously Injurotl.
Flames Follow Crash
At lliirrlsonvllln, Mo., an airplane
piloted by Irwin Vrnoman, Kansas
City, hocaino entangled In a tree
and crashed In flames, burning to
deuth Cenrgo Colhurn, 17, Manhat
tan, Has., anil Krhul Tliomus, 24,
llurrlson.
Art Hlchly, pilot, and William
llramphlll, pnssongor, both of
I Joydininstnr, Mask., worn killed
Hul in ilny night at I,lnydmlnstor.
Their plana fell from a height of
12110 feet.
Charles Sugg, 30, fit. Clnlr, Mich.,
died yesterday In a Marlins Kerry,
Ohio, hoHpltal of a fractured skull
received laKt Wednesday when his
plana smashed Into a hill at York
vllln, Ohio.
Two Trlnlilnil, Colo., business
men lost tholr lives Saturday In a
crush of n piano at Iho Trinidad
airport. Tliey wnro l' I,. Hazel
line, licensed pilot, unit Martin J,
OleiiHon.
RENO CALLED 'BLOT'
BY ENDEAVOR LEADER
KAN FHANCrSCO. July 13. (P)
leaders of the International Chris
tian Kndeavor society, in conven
tion h'-rc, today labelled Iteno,
Nevada, "a blot on civilization."
and diecuHrcd a formal resolution
on the subject.
Itev. Mark Matthews nf Heattle,
attacking the "wide open" Nevada
rtirtropofiH, doclurcil that "Nevada
has repudiated Its state's rights In
the American commonwealth.
CHAMBER'S TAXATION
Tho Taxntlon committee of the
chamber of eomnterco headed by
V H. Joro Is meeting this after
noon at (he chamber of commerce
to outline plans for tlio coming
yea r.
Just what procedure will bo
adopted by the committee has not
been intimated b it several matters
are to be taken up. Mr. (lore stated
prior to tho meeting.
PIONEErTPENDLETON
RANCHER SUCCUMBS
!'i:Nt)LKT0N, Ore., July 13.
(TV) William Hlakeley, 9t, pioneer
rancher, legislator, sheriff and
t.-matilla county Indian fighter,
died at his home here Inst night.
Ho was one of tho best Informed
men on early history of this region.
MASS MEET
TO DISCUSS
BOND ISSUE
Mayor Wilson Calls Meeting
For 8 O'clock Tonight
Band Concert Will Be
Feature Note Increased
Sentiment For Passage.
As tlio lime for tho sowago dls-i
posal bond issue election on Wed
nesday uftornoon grows nearer, In
terest in the election Increases. The
election booths In the- various
electlou wards, named below, will
bo open from t p. m. to 8 p. m. All
regularly registered citizens can
vote.
Tho voting places are as follows:
First Ward: Public market
building on South - Riverside
avenue.
Second Ward: Publlo libra
ry on West Main street.
Third Ward: Flchtner's oar
age, corner Fir and Sixth
streets.
Third Ward: Upstairs city
hall, oorner Front and Sixth
treats.
Tonight's mass mooting at the
city park, callod by Mayor B. M.
Wilson for the purpose of several
city officials explaining the Issues
connoctoil with the bond elec
tion, will bo fentured with a con
cert with tho Klks band, beginning
at 8 o'clock. Tho talks will not be
long onos.
Within the past two days a no
tlcoablo Increasod sont.lmont In fa
vor of pusshgo ot the bond Issue
has beon notod, as the issues iri
volvod become better understood.
Thon, too, anothor factor for this
change, at loast In certain quarters,
Is. tUbi. 8)1. .roglstorod voterB can
voto, Irrespective at whether they'
own property; A number of oppo
nents to the passage of the bond
measure- seotued to have had the
Impression until lnte laBt week that
only property owners could vote. '
A woll known opponent of the
bond measure In conversation with,
a Mall Tribune reporter late Sat
urday remarked that he hod felt
sure up until that day that the
bonds would be doroated, but on
learning that all registered cltliona
could voto was not fooling bo sure.
4
VANCOUVER. Wash., July 13.
1.,1 chniu. 27. wn arrested here to-
,tnv fnr Portland Oollce WllO had
sought -him since Saturday os tho
kidnaper of Bettys Jean Forolunci,
one year eld, from the child's fos
lor ,,,ii-r.nl In Portland. Tho baby
was unharmed and apparently con
tented and well cared Tor.
"It'M my baby and they weren't
taking tlio right -kind of care of
her, so 1 wenl uhd got her foecauso
I loved her," Chalk told Vancouver
police,
lie waji taken In tha nollce sta
tion whero he fed Iho baby after
preparing the milk and bottlo him
self.
Will
ROGERS
SANTA HARUAltA, July 13.
(ierniiiny'H got lior problem,
Mr. Hoover his farm board,
Knuliiiiil her "dole," but Santa
Itnrbnrn hurt not reiil trouble.
Tho "Crusader," unli-prohibU
tiou float, won tho prize in the
pitrnde. The drys claim it. wns .
nil ritflit to enter it provided it ,
didn't win anything Now they
arc going to hnvo tho pnrado
held over ngnin with different
judges. If tho drys win the
next one the finals will be held
in neutral territory, perhaps
Canada.
Mr. Hoover and Vice-Presi
dent Curtis arc together on the
Iiapidan rehearsing signals for
the -big game next November.