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fbe Weather n h . in temperature. L 0 fw"' Medford Mail TribiM Dty-Sixth Year TWELVE PAGES i Temperature lllglioit yesterday M lamest thin morning 58 Precipitation To S p. in. i-slenlay 00 To ft a. in. tralay. 00 MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 17, 19:51. No. 115. oday r Arthur Brisbane Little Better. Mv nce Wants Safety. ; , nid Man Goes Alone. Jvard's Teaching Plan. U King Feature Synd.. Inc prybody was just a LIT iit hannier yesterday. L were a little better here, in bonds were stronger, eould borrow money for llting in Wall Street at tt cent a year, nut even lv 1,500,000 shares were It and sold. r Lething is to be done the crisis m Germany Ler European countries. I, Rritain and Uncle haul, Luted by Secretary . of stimson. will hold a con- in London on Monday, see what can be done to ihe weak brothers. In aci ni France. Great Britain (lie United States, the Lon- cooference will include Relsium and Germany. needless. -to say, are ex- ii to bring our pocketbook everybody will he polite IJ later. ' Lee is understood to in- ,hat whatever else is done, must .be. provision for mh safety." many has great intelli (, power, population, sci- ability. The French t lost their desire to beat if possible, 'destroy 'Oer- , after the French defeat It is reasonable to as t Germans have-.-their It on avenging, some day, Meat of the great war. Itry American, if he wishes, add his pious hope for i(h safety on condition that My tries to tie up the Unit- tales with agreements or iMtees for the future. One at a time is enough. i jail at Santa Fe, N. M., prepared for Albert B. owe senator from New later in President liar 's cabinet. The courts ac i as proved, tliut oil re nt the United States bought and sold criminal- p an old man, broken in not far from the grave, of SELLING, must Prwn. He enea AT.ON'R (' of those that did the KG! P President hns power to h1 the miin Pfinvinio.i ir;0 .-.. . iil.-, fa release him for good Lrfl at the piwi ,,f c.r- Few would oppose his nearly release. f one "i earth has power 'W frOm llim illo ul.n.ln... I" Prison doorway, or re- country of the dis- 5lnid on Page si.i Martin jr .-rw, MA" FINDS NEW HUBBY A BIGAMIST for Re- Aimee's Mother Sues Annulment Will Be married When Tangle Unraveled Whisper Love ' and Confidence at Parting One Ad in Mail Tribune Brings Total Sell Out To the Editor: Please cancel the advertise- nient which we ordered for 4 Sunday, July 19th. The ad- venlaement which appeared in your paper last evening brought us bo many orders for green pine slab wood that we consider it inadvisable to further advertise same as the orders we have will take a considerable time to fill. I want to congratulate you upon the results your paper obtained for us on one inser- tion of our advertisement. Yours very truly, VALLEY FUEL CO., Inc. H. O. Krohbach. July 17. LOS ANGELES, July 17. VP) Mrs. Minnie "Ma" Kennedy Hud son Is fighting for her man. the man 'she described but recently as "what a man!" Halting their honeymoon sud denly she filed suit late yester day for annulment of her mar riage In Longview, Wash., June 28 to O. Edward Hudson, but said: "When this Is all settled we'll be married again. And what a wedding!" In her brief petition Mrs. Kennedy-Hudson charges that "at the time of said marriage to defend ant, defendant had a former wife living, to wit: L. Margaret New ton Hudson, and that defendant's marriage with said L. Margaret Newton Hudson was, to wit, at the time of the plaintiff's said mar riage to defendunt Irr force and undissolved by decree of divorce or otherwise." He'll Go to Reno. Attorney Prank Lober, who counselled the one time Angelus temple leader and mother of Aimee Semple Mcl'herson, in her annul ment action, indicated that the Rev.. Mr. Hudson would shortly take up residence In Nevada, pre paratory to filing suit for divorce from Mrs. Newton-Hudson. "Such a man!" smiled Mrs. New. ton-Hudson, when told of these plans. "If only I could have given 'Ma' the benefit of my experience with him. Our married life was not very pleasant. He was out of work and we often had to de pend upon the meager earnings of my young son to buy food for .the tft!l,".'v,....ii;.',.i. i Mr. Hudson said: "I am still In love with Mrs. Kennedy and I stand ready to do anything to relieve her of this unhappy mix up." After which he resumed his customary silence. Hail Other Romances. He and his newest bride left unexpectedly Tuesday for an un designated honeymoon tour, but were back Wednesday night with a copy of a newspaper which listed other purported romances In which Mr. Hudson had figured. , What?" asked the bride, "only i three women after him why there . oh., .ii. i i,e 3000. I sene notice on , the world I'm going to fight for my happiness." She stayed alone that night at a hotel and yesterday said they will live apart until "this is all fet tled." The two other women mentioned In the newspapers were Mrs. Guy Edward Hudson of Den. ver and Mrs. Ethel Lee Harbc.it of Los Angeles, who said Mr. Hud son had led her to the marriage license bureau January 12. U-J" and then Jilted her. Hudson (illl) Salesman. "Hudson is a good salesman, said Mrs. Harbert. "He wasn t a minister when I knew him- Mrs Kennedy-Hudson said her husband had mentioned another Mrs Hudson, whom newspapers said he had married In Belllng ham. Wash., in 1925 and later di vorced. He spoke of wanting to see their two children, she said. "Yes, I saw him for the Inst time this evening." said Mrs. Ken. nedy-Hudson, "and we embraced and whispered our love nnd confi dence for and In each other. I SLASH ORDERED FOR LIVESTOCK FREIGHT RATES C. C. Demands Revision in West New Tariffs Based On Mileage, Fix Minimum Carload Weight WASHINGTON, July 17 (IP) The interstate commerce commis sion today ordered revision of freight rates in the west on live stock, in most Instances charges being reductions from the old rates. The decision fixed new rates on mileage of hauls for cattle, calves, hogs, sheep and goats; Bet mini mum carload weiglitB, fixed termi nal charges and dealt generally with the livestock situation. The rate on cattle and on hogs, sheep and goats in double-decked cars was fixed at a minimum of 11 cents a hundred In western trunk line and southwestern territories, Increasing the 1 cent every 10 mHea.1 up to 100 and beyond tins point uy 1 cent for varying distances. For calves and hogs in single-decked cars the- minimum was fixed at 12.6 cents and for sheep and goats in single decked cars 14 cents. In mountain and Pacific terri tory the rate on cattle and on calves, hogs, sheep and goats in double-decked cars was fixed at a minimum of 12 cents. (Continued on Page 8, 8tory 1) Wire Report on the Pear Market AROUND THE WORLD FLIERS SPOKESMEN SCURHY 10 TALK DEBTS French and German Officials Get Together Saturday Seven World Powers Will Confer in London Mon day Dawes Is Called New Lion La vbr" Associated Press Photo Clyde Panaborn (left) and Hugh Herndon hope to fly around the world In five days. Starting from New York the filer believe thoy can make the 15,000 mile Journey In four hops. Their plane It equipped with dual contrail nd they expeet to fly almost continuously. WORLD FLIGHT VATICAN BOMB SCHEDULED TO DETONATES IN STARTTONIGHT CHURCH YARD Pangborn and Herndon Near Disaster in Attempted Take-Off Heavy Plane Refuses to Leave Ground ROOSEVELT FIELD, N. Y., July 17. (IP) Clyde Pangborn and Hugh f lermloul wliio nurrowly escuped crashing In an attempted takeoff early-today announced ahovtt ji Explosive Discovered in Time to Save St. Peter's Cathedral Work of Anti Fascists, Is Official Belief PAH1S, July 17. (P) The con ference of representatives of seven world powers scheduled for Mon day evening In London may have to be postponed, a spokesman for Premier Laval said tonight, be cause of the Franco-German nego tiations which will begin here to morrow. Later the premier himself an nounced thut he uml Arlstlde Kriund would meet Chancellor llruening nnd Foreign. Minister CurtlUH of Germany at the railway station when they arrive from Berlin. Conferences with the Ger man fctatesmen will begin soon ufter their arrival, he said. . The first meetings will be at tended by only the French and Gorman representatives. On Sun day morning, he said, there will be another meeting at which the United States, Groat Britain nnd Italy alBO will be represented. There was a general Inclination among other officials to bo opti mistic about Hie outcome of the negotiations with Germany. It was assumed that France will agree to send delegates to Ihe con. ference nt London, after the coll' vernations with Germany's repre sentatlves here have been suf ficiently advanced. CHICAG, July 17. (IP) Pears Two cars California arrived, no cars on track. Six cars sold. Mar ket steady. California ltartletts, 3973 boxes, J2.50 to 3.G0; uverage, $2.90. NEW YORK, July 17. (;P) Pears 25 cars arrived: one Flor ida, 27 California unloaded. No cars on track. Market slightly weaker. California Hartletts, 16, 765 boxes best, $3.30 to $3.75; Tew higher; ordinary, $3.05 to $3.40; poor, $2.70 to $3.10; averoge, $3.31. FATHER-IN-LAW SLAYS FORMER CONGRESSMAN PINE BLUFF, Ark., July 17. IP) Former Congressman Chester W. Taylor of Little Rock, died this afternoon a few hours after he was shot by his father-ln-lnw, C. M. Phllpot, former Judge of Jefferson county, to whose home Taylor had gone to seek a reconciliation with his wife, Death Takes Grand Dame Of Washington's Society; Friend of 15 Presidents ufterwaid they would hop off for Harbor Grace, N. F about mid night and from Harbor Grace con tinue to Moscow. Their ambition Is to lower the world-girdling mark of Post and (iatty. The fliers explained they wanted to land ut Harbor Grace by day light. By taking off at midnight they hoped to reach their New foundland destination before to morrow noon. There they would refuel and take off for Moscow. Hy breaking their flight to Mos cow with a stop at Harbor Grace, they will be relieved of the neces sity of carrying the heavy load or fuel which nearly caused them to crash on their attempted takeoff this morning. They fnlled to go up In the air after speeding their plane down the mile-long runway at RooBevelt Field No. 1, and, to save themselves from disaster, dumped part of their gasoline,' Today's BASEBALL VATICAN CITY. July 17. W Removed from the Interior of the church for examination, a bomb fexpluded early today In the garden eter's cathedral six liourB was discovered. It Was found late last night near a portable pulpit, fifty feet from tho great altar where the Pope celebrates mass on Important oc casions, and was removed to the grounds to await inspection. The explosion was heard throughout Vatican City but was first at tributed to a backfire of a motor car. It damaged a few trees nnd was sufficiently powerful to have wreaked considerable harm on the cathedral. Pound of KxploMlve. The petard consisted of a tin pan containing u pound of explo sive, wrapped tightly with a piece of cord and was believed' to have a lighted fuse. It was amumed to have been placed by anti fascists In an attempt to discredit tho government during the church state controversy and to be one of a series of bombing outrages which have occurred In recent months. Premier Mussolini was Informed of tho Incident when he awoke and the Pope learned of It some time later. Vatican authorities refused to become disturbed and Informed Italian police who are aiding the investigation. . WASHINGTON, July 17. W) President Hoover today asked Am bassndor Dawes to speed his re turn to his London post and asslHt Secretaries Stlmson and Mellon at the minister's conference. Acting Secretary of State Casllo said the president had asked the ambassador to hurry back to Lon don.. Divwua now Is Jn Chicago and will brII July 22. , P rV' I1 iriittfrfrtttirtlW TOKOXTO. Onl., .Inly 17. 11' MAX l HVI-IK of ll-Wt Worth, Toxns, vs tottuy rlocUil lo mk rtXNl Knrlo V. 1ImIkos of tho lli'iiry it. lolurty coinimuy of New York ity hh proslilriit of tho Interim! lotml Association or Mons clubs, iim tho clhiiux of Lions IMh nniiunl convention. LEHMAN E, FORGE AHEAD GOLF TILT PROTEST ON RATE RAISE Dl FORWARDED Oregon Shippers Join in Opposing , Proposed 15 Per Cent Increase in Freight Hearing in Port land Requested by Groups SALEM, July 17. (P) Shippers of Oregon last night wired their protests of the proposed 15 per cent Increase In freight rates to the Interstate, commerce commis sion, and set out in the Telegram the position Oregon would take tn the forthcoming henrinfe. The wire waa composed following an execu tive meeting of shippers with Char les M. Thomas, public utilities commlss'lotier. Thirty-seven shipping groups Joined official Oregon In opposing the railroad move tor Increased rates. A request that a, hearing be held in Portland of one week's duration was Included In the message to the commission. Hearings are now In progresH at Washington, D. C, with the petitioners presenting their case. Hearings for the op position will be held after August bach group of Oregon shlp- 31. K. National n. n. Boston 0 6 1 Cincinnati 6 10 1 Frankhouse, Moss and Spohrer, Cronen; Lucas and Asby. Philadelphia 4 0 0 Pittsburgh 14 0 J. Klliott und McCurdy; Kremer and Phillips. American rt. H. K. Chicago .: 7 14 1 Washington 12 20 2 ! Frasier, .Moore, Wehde, McKnln 'and Tate; Crowder and Spencer. 10 WASHINGTON. July 17 The death at Barr Harbor. Maine, last night of Mrs. Mary F. Hender son took from Washington social life one of its must unusual char acters. The wenlthy 90-year-old society dowager was known as "the em press of Blxteenth street" nnd she dwelled for 52 years In a huge, brown stone and walled munslon known as the "Henderson castle" on the fashionable thoroughfare. uk. ua n r.-imlllar figure to Although her husband left a large estate, Bhe augmented It through real estate transactions. He died in 1913. Shortly there after she bought 300 lots near her castle, determined to establish an embassy row.'- She constructed a large number of fine buildings now occupied by embassies and legations. In 1926 she led a crusade against short skirts. She was a prohibitionist and alter ine eign teenth amendment was enacted, .. . . i l...- Iota hicliiinir Washington people. Regardless oi i sne uexi.ojru .... II S"' the white haired choice Ib.uors valued nt hundreds Th. widow of the late senator sett i ... . . .,..,-.. r iiu.m.ri; volving her vast estate jonn tirooa neiiucimni , -- onrt rrien.1 of Abraham Lincoln. she occupied a unique position in capital affairs. She enjoyed the friendship or personal acquain tance of fifteen presidents and fourteen "first ladies of the land." She for many years was widely known In diplomatic circles thru out the world, being on excellent hostess and nlile to converse In several languages. including n effort bv Mrs. Beatrice Hender son Wholean. an adopted grand daughter, to prevent her from giv ing a residence to the government ss a vice president's official home. Until Mrs. Wholesn took this action, she had been accepted In ternationally as Mrs. Hendersons blood granddaughter. The dow ager disclosed Mrs. Wholean was an adopted founding. Cleveland 2 New York 1 3 2 (Called ninth rain) Ferrell and L. Sewell; Pennock Plpgras and Dickey, Jorgens. Detroit 3 9 0 Philadelphia 8 10 1 Vhle and Hnyworlh; Grove and Cochrane. SALEM KIDS HELD ELIGIBLE TO PLAY PORTLAND. Ore., July 17. (I") In the face of wllut was considered conclusive evidence that the Sulem American Legion Junior team has not violated tho eligibility rule, lllllshoro today withdrew its pro test questioning eligibility of two youngsters on the Salem team. I-:. A. Hatholemy of tho Legion baseball committee, announced to day that an exhaustive Inquiry Into Hlllsboro's contentions had disclosed that the two Salem play ers were within the age limit. IS New York 7 Chicago 6 6 4 Fltzslmmons, Chnplin. Morrell, May nnd Hngan, O'Farrell; Smith, Bush and Hartnett. escapedISner taken in spokane HPOKANK. WaMh., July 17. M Carl V. Hie wart. 36, wan hoM by police here today an an -ncati convict from the Oregon state penitentiary. 8AlK.f, Ore.. July 17. OP) Tarl V. Ktewart, reported under orreat In Hpokane, em-aped from the Ore gon penitentiary on June 21, while working nn a truMy with a gang on one of the prison farms. EOGENE AUTHOR SENT OP FOR LONG TERM SALKM, July 17. OP) James P. Olsen, Kugene magazine writer, was received at the state peniten tiary late yesterday to begin his sentence of a 15-year maximum for a statutory offense. Olsen was brought to Salem by Sheriff Harry Hown of !arie county. Olsen underwent a sensational trial at Kugene and Just prior to the sentence Imposed upon him yesterday by Judge fl. F. Skip worth confewd his guilt. LOW WHEAT PRICE SEEN FOR WORLD WASHINGTON, July 17. (P) The agriculture department today the present world wheat crop prospects and indications of probable demand "point to an other year uf very low prices for the world as a whole." The present low domestic wheat price has focused attention of farm leaders on the southwest winter wheat section where a bumper crop Is being harvested. Farmorfl have been offered ns low as 2G cents a bushel with subse quent appeals to the farm board for assistance. CUT RATE SELLER RECEIVESJHREAT I'OIITLANIJ, Ore., July 17. (fl) KkirtnlHhen which whoh-KuhTS and dlHtrittutora fear preHuge another gaHolino price war, w?re helng fought on several front hero today. Walter L. Miller, operator of a Hervlca station, reported to police Komeone, hud hurled a rock thru his window. A nolo wns tied to tho rock. It said "Pull In your lgn. wo don t mean niayoe. ' Miller hud hpen advertlnlng gas for 15 centH. The prnvnlllng "regula tion" price is 19 cunts, established when tho latest gas war ended. f Oregon Vcnllicr. Fair tonight and Haturdny. but fog on the immediate court! ; no chunge In temperature; modornte northwest winds offshore. Fair weather Kunday. By FRANK G. GORRIE ' Associated Press Sports Writer PORTLAND GOLF CLUB, Port land, Ore., July 17. (P) At the half-way mark hi the 3 (i -hole semi finals today of the western ama teur golf tournament, Don Moo, Portland wan 3 up on Johnny Leh man, Chicago, defending champion, uud Malcolm MacNaughton, Port land, woa 2 up on Dr. O. F. Will ing of the same city. Moe had the best card of the morning, 18. pouting a 73, one over par.. . MacNaughton took 70, Leh mun 77, and Willing 80. Their EOlf . wan much (llffamnt foday than when they advanced through the quurter-flnals yenter duy with par scores or less. Will ing counted three big 6's, Mac Naughton had a 7 und Lehman and Moe each carded a ft. Moe led Lehman by two holes at the 9-holo turn nnd MacNaughton was 1 up on Willing at the same place. Henry Hughes of Ashland, was arrested this morning at Eugene, Ore., and Is being hold as a suspect for the sheriff's office, in the rob beries tho first of the week of tho ICast Hide Pharmacy and Plggly Wlggly Wore on Kast Main street, Hughes will be brought back to this city in tho morning. The looter of the stores secured approximately $L'0O In cash, and a number of checkH upon which piiyment was halted ns soon as the thefts were discovered. The sheriff's office alleges that actions of Hughes before the rob beries caused suspicion to be dl rented toward h him. It Is averred that he parked his auto on tho lot back of the robbed stores, where It could not be seen, and that ho was uround the general vicinity several tlmeri the previous evening. He disappeared and was located today at Kugene. STARTS FOR EUGENE SCHOOL IN R0WB0AT KIOTCHIKAN. Alaska, July 17 VP) Pound for Kugene, Ore., In a rowboat, Jtobert Dearmond was here today after a 200-mile trip from Sitka. He made the dis tance In a little over thro weeks. Dearmond will enter University of Oregon this year. Nitnws llnngcil. WATRIt VAI.I.KV. Miss.. July I7. Ham Oreen Whlluker. 1. and Kmett Hhaw, 40. negroes, were hanged here today by the county flherlff for murdering W. It. Wag ner, Water Valley hanker and mer chant, and his wlte In their home. May 4. Women Prisoners Softer When Men Not Near Says Episcopal Church Expert pra win compile data AKWg a uniform program, and present It at the suggested western hearing. Will Hire Expert. The state-wide shipping commit tee announced its plan to employ an expert to prepare a study par ticularly covering the present eco nomic conditions of the state, and who will present his findings at the hearing. - The wire to the Interstate com- -merce commission vigorously pro tested the rate and set forth tho following contentions: "That higher rates and charges will not result In Increased revenue, but on the contrary will divert tonnage .. now,.-enjoyed to other means ot transportation. '"They will have an unfortunate nnd disturbing effect upon existing business conditions, resulting . ulti mately In fate reductions to the present or lower levels In order to regain and .hold any consider able traffic. Would Cut Volume. "That many products of Oregon and tho Pacific coast now moving to transcontinental destinations have been and are fruitful revenue producers to the carriers, and it is extremely doubtful if the vol ume of movement can long be maintained under present rates. That a horizontal percentage In crease in all rates la unsound and not Justified by any existing emerg ency. It would accentuate exist ing differentials at consuming cen ters and disturb existing market conditions to a serious degree. "That what the rail carriers need Is Increased tonnage and not In creased rates. ' "That transportation lines should ' place their own house In order and eliminate useless duplications and unnecessary expense before seek ing to place additional burden on shippers and consumers. "That present practices and management of the railroads are InconslMent with economical and efficient operation." SITE VIEWERS REACH OREGON POHTIjAND, Ore., July 17. M") Virginia ('rutin Young was on her way to Walla Walla today after pausing here to speak a few words of praise for Oregon's penul Insti tutions. A deaoonntws of St. (leorgi; KplBfopal church, New York, she Is vlsiiliig the women's, prisons throughout the country. "The state prison for women nt Salem Is very good," Miss Young said. "It Is fur above the average but there is one drantlc change that is needed That Is a definite separation nf the men from the women. This move is to be made In California, und (lovernor Meier appeared enthusiastic over my proposal. "It is practically Impossible to effect any reform of tho hard-boiled women In prison when I hey are near the men. If they were by themselves they could have more liberty, could raise their own food and animals. The first clean emo tion a woman In New Jersey had ever experienced was for a cow which she took rare of. She liked lo seo the animal grow fat. "Another most unusual situation I found at Salem," Miss Young said, "was that a young woman, Mrs. Hiilley, Is in charge of the women there. Usually, women's penal Institutions pay so little that It Is hard to find high-class women lo churice, but nut so at Salem." IN FEW WEEKS EUCiKNH. Or. .lnl 11 tan Word has been received hnr. ttw. Oeneral George nines will be ac companied hy three other members -of the veterans' board when he visits Oregon soon to inquire Into the matter of selecting a home tof"-1": the Pacific northwest. !; Admiral Riggs, surgeon-general J of the navy: General George IT, j Wood, and Colonel Phelan of ths V engineers corps, will make the trip. . - v. '' The party will leave Washington U. c, Saturday for Des Moines, and will then visit Wyoming and Nebraska, expecting to reach Ore gon within two or three weeks. RAINS COOL PARCHED NORTHWESTERN AREA ST. PAUL, July J7. OP) Ram and lower temperatures brought relief to parts of the northwest today as the three day Minnesota and North Dakota heat toll ross to 13. All sections except southeast ern Minnesota were cooler than, yesterday. ., -
