M
Temperature
llljrlicst yesterday 0
l.oest (iiU nmrnliif; .. 54
rreilpltatlmi
Tu !i p. in. yesterday - 0
To it it. m. today 0
EDFORD
AIL TRIUNE
and Wednesday
TODAY'S NEWS TODAY
MEDFORD, OHEGOX, TUESDAY, JULY US, 19:11.
TELEl'lIOXE 75
No. 120.
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RATIFIED BY
HIGH COURT ,
L of the Old Sun.i
Big Steel Do7
Jyof Old Australia. .
Talk-
tjji Feature Synd.. Inc.
Merrill Clarke died on
his 80th year. ft. .
ho, a first class newspa-
U and piiuiisiit-r,
Clirke better than any 01
. ,.r,nintpa Sflid of
giving '
(ffiterdny: "Clarke was
palest man, from the
point of view, mui.
writer, as a reporter on
t A,: Dana's New York
knew Clnrke, tnen mum
4 fhin, concentrated,
irei New. England 'type
not unlike Morrill God
ot the American Weekly,
Lag 'reporter having sol-
i fx
prepared some eruuuc,
king and important arti-
Llf news, half editorial,
hand it to "Mr. Clarke
to see it arop iuiu me
basket as he returned to
with Clarke scribbling
or four lines that eon
dill the news of the arti
plus good writing.
n . . . 1
( opening or. a nauomu
Dtion chanced to follow
It's day off. Several men
li Ralph, O'lion, half a
other good writers and
readers, sat at a long table
baring notes and, dispatches
torrespondents and news
s. Next day Clarke re.
lil, sat in his corner, lit his
pipe and admirably-witli
:elp did the work that the
ton had done, making
(fect running story of
l day's news.
bike, a great man in the
paper world, wanted nei
praise nor gratitude. 1 1
pa both from man, taught
in, including this writer.
PUT WIL.L MQ STEEL
AT TODAY'S MEETING
Ml question interests every
Wall Street, everybody
ped with stock prices
"ore important things, out
ill Street.
United States Steel re
it dividend at today'!
I PROBABLY.
i.mr ston he tnken to
reducing wages today
ABLY NOT. Dividen
ge reduction at once
W be too much of a shot1.
limgton and "the
fTCS dividend rertnetlnn If. nrnv
. . -
'raoie to nay: "Capital lias
J medicine and labor should
' Hilt Will nnt .BBm nnnulnf..
FMM reduction to 5 per cent
FMIMM4
on Pace six)
w Martin
Slayer of Ashland Officer to
Be Resentenced by Local
Court Claim of Error in
Trial Fails to Dim Law's
Duty, Is Tribunal Decision
SALEM, Ore. July 28 (AP) State
supreme court today affirmed the
decision of the lower court of Jack
son county In sentencing James E.
Kingsley. convicted of the murder of
8am Prescott, police officer at Ash
land. Ore., to be hangeii. The opin
ion was rendered by Justice Brown
with Justice Rossman concurring.
Justice Kelly dissented.
K.ingsiey was returned io aieoiuru
while awaiting the decision of the
.higher court on his appeal. He will
be resentenced at Medford.
Kingsley was first sentenced to be
hanged April 3. 1931. but one week
before the date of execution an
appeal was taken and the supreme
court Issued a stay of execution.
Kingsley was retumei to Medford
from the state penitentiary. He was
convicted of the first degree murder
of Sam Prescott, Ashland trauic om-
cer. January 24, 1031. Judge H. D
Norton passed sentence upon the de
fendant.
I,aw's Duty Plum
In writing the opinion Justice
Brown declared that "laws were made
to prevent crime, and that their en
forcement by the courts was a duty
as Dlaln as It Is pelnlul. me vinai
cation of Justice does not require or
contemplate an excursion beyond the
limitations of the record." The de
fendant counsel alleged errors in tne
lower court.
In an opinion specially concurring
Justice Rossman added .his reasons
for agreeing with the majority of tne
court. Justices Belt and campoen
and Chief-Justice Bean concurred
with Justice Brown's opinion.
Rand Dissent
In a dissenting opinion Justice
Rand declares he "agrees with the
majority of the court in holding that
error was committed In permitting
the district attorney to make a state
ment to the Jury that In this state
tile average lengtn ol imprisonment
under a sentence of life is but 6",i
years, but Is unable to concur with
Viem In llOltllng inai SUCH error uiu
not Influence the Jury.
Ocean Flier
! :-!
CALIFORNIANS
FLEE BEFORE
DEADLY HEAI
Imperial Valley Inferno De
serted by All Able . to
Leave 63 Die in Four
Days End Seen Near
LOS ASCSKLKS, Tal., July 2K.
(AP) A combination of freak
storms, overcast skies anil cool
lngj iniuliitiiln and ocean brecen
brnUKht ti-inporary relief today t
purrjliwl soutlmestern America,
where tt 4S-day brat wave killed
78 rns In the last four days,
constltnllne trie greatest wliole-
kvut dentil wave in mi
Hon.
ale hent den
lou.j.
,os I'anoeli
Associated Press PAoto
Russell Boardman of Boston
hopes to span the Atlantic ocean In
his plane, American Liberty.
LASSEN UMBER
IN PATH OF BIG
Dpclsion of tlie supreme court
announced today which upholds the
death sentence given James E. Kings-
ley, convicted of the prescott mur
rtar nrnbnblv end3 the case which
.'ins been hanging fire In state and
county courts for months. Interfer
ence by tne governor is me "J
by which the death penalty can now
bo avoided.
Local officers neneve mm unj
commutation by the governor is
highly Improbable. Tne convicica
slayer has been languishing In the
local county Jail since he was return
ed here from Salem 111 April.
ITI-onrr Hud lloes
It Is said that ,'ie has thought for
some time thot the sentence to hang
umM hn dverrulcd 111 the supreme
court hearing of the case, and that
he would get a life Imprisonment
sentence If another trial were grant
ed. The slaying of Sam Prescott. Ash
land officer, on January 24. last, at
tracted wide attention, and the trial
which brought Kingsley's conviction
and sentence was watched by all ol
southern Oregon. Since t.'iat time
the litigation which postponed the
hanging, set for April 3, has also
been of much Interest and concern
to local residents.
No time has been set here for the
resentencing of the prisoner, or for
the execution at Salem.
Orounds upon which the plea for
a new trial were based were contain
ed In remarks which Oeorgc Codding,
district attorney. Is alleged to .have
made in argument before the Jury.
The defendant s attorneys. Heroen.
K. Hanna. T. E. Enrlght. and E. E.
Kellv took exception to these and
carried the case to the supreme
CMr.' Hanna was appointed by the
county to defend Kingsley. Both
Enrlght and Kelly volunteered their
services later.
5 PEDESTRIANS HURT.
BY RECKLESS DRIVER
FORES! BLAZE
SACHAMENTO, Col.. July 28
( AP) W. ' B. ' Rider, deputy state
lorester, said reports reaching him
today Indicated a forest fire burning
in Butte and -Tehama counties was
the largest of the season. He est!
moted 50.000 acres had been covered
by the flames. A federal forest ser
vice organization of 40O men was en
gaged on tills fire.
Information reacting Rider was
that the fire had penetrated north
ward Into the Lassen national forest,
but still some distance from Lassen
national park.
Hrest which covered large areas In
Placer and Nevada counties the last
two or three days, were under control
in most cases. Rider said.
Deputy Forester C. O. Strickland
reported from Red Bluff that seven
flrest west of Horse mountain. Shasta
countv. which started yesterday, had
merged Into one blaez today, burning
over 2000 acres.
SPOKANE, Wash., July 18. ( AP)
The Deer creek forest fire In Montana
and Idaho, one of t.Me lurgest In re
cent years had a perimeter of 60
miles and covered 25,000 acres at
noon today, the United 8tates forest
service reported. Orey and crimson
smoke billowed to the skies, obscur
ing the view of observers cruising
overhead In airplanes. They said the
sun and flames rcllectlng from the
smoke, made the skies like a shim
mering crlnuson sea for many miles.
l.na ANflELES. JUlV 28. lAfl
Death. Ivafted on a parching lleut
wave, continued Its march of misery
and suffering over the southwest to
day. Tlie toll stood at 69 victims.
The Heavy not air cmiHiium w
haiis llitr a nail. Hardly a breeze
iiry,vl to relieve the heat of a burn
lim mm. TemDeratures flirted again
with the 100-degree mark and Heath
er forecasters had not even a gleam
of hope for relief.
"The clouds -which promised to give
some relief today failed to maiernu-
te " rvdonel H. B. Mersey, kuvi h-
mint meteorologist here. said. "The
air la stagnant and I see no end to
this heat. It Will DC necessary iw
major shift In air conditions before
it will become cooler.
Dn 111 Streets.
Throughout Imoerial valley, when)
the greatest loll, 40 deaths occurred,
victims dropped at street! .corners, in
parks, along roads, or succumbed In
their beds, as an all-timo heat record
was set. The minimum temperature
there has been 86.6 degrees. Lr.
fi Mnltnrv a. nromliient physician,
f..ii rfH rm a street. Four soldiers
at Mexican, border city, dropped dead
In their tracks -wlilo drilling. Many
others died at work In the; -fields.
The average maximum temperature
has been 106. . , -
LOS ANOELES, July 28. (APr
Majestlc San- Oorgonlo mourrlulm
lifting its snow capped head slightly.,
more tfian two miles above the swel
tering great American desert rieor
Polm Springs, Col., looked 'ibwn on
a strange sight today. It Witnessed
man's efforts to escape from, . the
southwest's most prolonged,, heat
wave In years and which within the
past four days has Taken 03 lives.
Along the roads at the bas of the
peak which lend from California's
imperial vaney. sufnc .
heat dentlis, hundreds of automobiles
were wending t.'ielr way to the cooler
coastal areas and mountain resorts
so that their occupants might find
relief.
Few ICemaln '
Within the past 24 hours, the
population of the valley, noted for
the richness of Its soli and which for
the greater part lies below sea level,
has been reduced to where only those
v.'io of necessity must remain In the
heat-ridden area, were still at their
homes today.
SEEK WORLD GIRDLING MARK
-r
Watermelon Day
Mail Tribune Ad
Sells 27 Tons
du.i.,l,,l l;
Hugh Herndon, Jr. (left).' and Clydo Panoborn In tho cockpit of
their plane at Roosevelt field! N. Y., as they made final preparations
for the start of their flight around the world. They hope to break the
Post-Gatty globe-circling mark. '
PLUNGE OF AUTO
TO
GRANTS PASS, Ore.. July 28.
(AP) Arthur Hultz. 10, of Long
Beach, Calif., was killed, and Miss
Thresa Kurtcnbnch, 25, of the same
city, was critically Injured In an au
tomobile accident on tlie Redwood
hiEhwav late yesterday. Miss Kurten-
bacli, (was' 'reported nenr-death in a
Orescent City. Calif., hospital today.
,-The HuHk car plunged to the bot
tom, of Smith river, a drop ofloO
foatf, lifter colliding with one operated
by Bflsui Dorothy Comfort of Detroit.
Both occupants wore caught under
the muchlile. Huitz was killed out
right. Miss Comfort, a school teacher, whb
riding with Miss Donis lUracey, an
other teacher, of Murleltn, Ohio. Nei
ther was hurt. Miss Comfort was the
first to descend the cliff to free the
Injured woman, Irom the .wreckage.
JACKSON CONVICT
IKES GET-AWAY
AT PENITENTIARY
ASHLAND RESIDENT
ATTACKS NEIGHBOR
P tL!,n,l','r w easily a
f i.i ."lnt. It's a won
lItiL"t. """ of It done.
Or " hour some drivers
si win, glri wrappen
DnoTl.lHn Ore.. July 28. 1AP)
Elmer Buchman of Cape Horn. Wash
was charged with reckless driving to
day after ,ils arrest last night when
he ran nis auioniuuutr . . r
of women and children at a street
Intersection. Two women and chil
dren were slightly Injured.
HOOVERS RETURN TO
CAPITAL FROM CAMP
WARHTMflTON. July 28. (AP)
n ,, un Hoover returned
to the While House early today after
spending the lost three days and four
night at tneir Kapioau ......p.
-u. ..v..nrf vRrntion Is the lone
est rest the chief executive has had
since his trip to porto nico
Oreron Went her.
,.ni.ht rui Wednesday: n
-J-l" ." B.-mnrture: irentle U)
moderate northerly winds offshore
WASHINGTON, July 28 (AP)
Rrnomlllatlon ol President Hoover by
the Republicans was predicted today
by Senator Moses, Republican of New
Hampshire.
"It Is not In the cards for anyone
m u.kr, the nomination away from
President Hoover." was the only com
ment the senator would make on the
political situation upon Ills return
to the capital.
LEGIONNAIRE KILLED
IN REDDING ACCIDENT
THE DALLES. Ore.. July 28 (AP)
Hoy McQueen, who was killed Bt
Redding. Calif., yesterday In an auto
mobile crash, was an overseas Cana
dian Kilts regiment of the American
Legion lost here, anu conininuui
He was on his way to new oni.
boosting "Old Fort Danes, wie an
nual local Legion festival.
WIND STORM DESTROYS
NORTH DAKOTA CROPS
MANDAN. N. D.. July 28 -(AP)
A terrific wind storm followed a day
of record heat, destroyed crops and
buildings killed fowls, and caused
lnluries to two )erons near here
late yesterday. Farmers estimated
the damage at several thousand dol-
""several oi.ler North Dakota sec
tions had storms of less severity.
L. S. Rapp, Ashland resident who
Is alleged to have attempted to choke
a woman with a garden hose and also
,....,.. n, nvo nt linr when
The exocius irom ine uupcuni .... thcy became Involved in a ncignoor
ley and Arizona points continued to- hood r()w WM Mird ln county
day despite hope that the heat wave i thlg lnorl,?. He was tiled In
was Hearing iw '" Ashland Justice couri. louuy i ,r m.o
night, lorrenwai iuhu,
mountain areas of southern Califor
nia. The weather, as if by irony, left
San Oorgonlo mountain covered with
snow. The peak Is usually barren at
this time of Wie year.
Ileal lis Listed
In addition to the 40 deaths In
Imperial valley where a 25 day aver
age has been 108 degrees, other
points reported the following deaths:
Phoenix. Ariz.. 14; Needles, Cal., 0;
Tnft, Cnl., 2, and Las Vegas, Nev 1.
Needles reported a temperature or
120 degrees Thursday, and It has
been but a few degrees less than that
In the days following. Taft, located
In the San Joaquin valley, yesterday
reported a temperature of I IB de
grees. Los Angeles, which has a reputa
tion for being a summer resort, wel
tered under a 92 degree heat yester
day. The weather sent thousands to
the beaches for questionable renei
as the water Itself showed a temper
ature of 74 degrees
8ALEM. Ore., July 28 (AP) C. R.
Woods. 27. escaped from the state
ncnltenllary here 1,'ils morning, while
working with a gang In a cabbago
patch on 25th street, Just outside
the prison walls. Gene Hallcy, deputy
warden, announced.
Woods was received from Jackson
countv June 1, 1930. sentenced to
tlnee-vear term for- grand larceny.
He hnd previously served time - at
McNeil's Island and mo Missouri re
form school. His father resides at
Poplar Bluffs, Mo.
Woods Ih a plumber by trndo.
welglis about 135 pounds, Is 5 feet
8 Inches tall, light complexloned and
has blue eyes.
Through their watermelon day"
advertisement, In Friday's Issue of
the Mall Tribune. Gates & Lydlard
stores No. 1 unci No. 2 sold approx
imately 27 tons of melons Satur-
duy, or over two carloads, issu
uiiites were made, showing that
thero were about 3300 melons ln
the lot.
As n feature of the day. the two
stores sold watermelon at a spe
cial price at the fountain.
PLANES IN
woe
linnn i nr
N Ilk1 HSrA
1 1171 1 I I I ULI I
J I
SlS SUN
PEEPING FORTH
AVERS DAWES
LONDON, July 28. (AP) Ambas
sador Clmrlt's a. Dnwos. back at his
post from a vacation at home,
bustled tnrounn racial ngion buiiiui.
today to ft luncheon with secretary
of State Stimson at the American
embassy. He wan lato because the
boat train from Plymouth hal been
delaved.
Before I left homo there had Deen
a definite chantre hi t.'io muse nttl
tude from one of peRiminm to one
of optimism," Ambassador Dawes
said.
An upturn has taken place m
electrical power consumption, for In
stance. In Juno, 1020, there was a
definite down swing In electric pow
er consumption and four months
later the crash came.
As that decline marked the begin
ning of depression so will this upturn
I believe, mark the beginning of the
end of depression. Reports are better
from almost evorywnero m tne states
and I believe we can reasonably ex
pect better times very soon."
Boardman and Polando
Hope to Set Distance
Record May Meet Disr
aster . Account Load v
Others Plan Globe Girdle
C. R. Wood wns arrested here InBt
year when ho and a companion were
found attempting to break Into a
service station at Juckson and River
side streets. It was reported at the
sheriff's office today. Following the
MEET AT STATION
LONDON, July 28. (AP) Alfonso
Do Hoiirbnn, former king of Spain,
and his third son wore reunited ln
exile on the Paddington station plat
form today. Meanwhile. London
seethed with stories, which Alfonso
himself denied, that he had abdicated
Iitii rlirhf tn (Iia Undlilsh llimtln In
(.r,-ot it. un fniiiwi he was drlvlnu a ' favor of the bov.
stolen car. He was sentenced to the J Don Juan, tho elghtecn-ycar-old
penitentiary after conviction on this
charge
tnrhlntr the ueace,
Neighbors conipinmpu hiwti "
tions were thought to have done too
far. Aside from shock, the woman
was not hurt. Ashland police said.
RETIRE OCTOBER 1ST
"QUANTICO. Va July 28 (AH
Major General Bmedley D. Butler
plans to retire on October I. ne
definitely announced In accepting a
bronw! tablet from the Veteran Ma
rine Corps Legion last night.
nf flcnerul Butler said he
had purchased a home In Philadel
phia and probably would move Into
It alter a miuic
TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION
VICE-PRESIDENT DIES
INDIANAPOLIS. July 28 (API
Theodore Perry. 65. first vlce-presl-Sf
o7 the7 international Typo
.nhics! Union, died today after a
brief Illness.
Joseph's Coat Eclipsed
By Brilliant Hues Of
Coming Winter Raiment
Today's
BASEBALL
American.
H.
20
13
Chicago
New York -
Thomas. Welule. Frasler and uruoe:
Pennock, Ruffing, Weaver, Gomez slid
Dickey.
H H. E.
St. Louis ... 3 3
Philadelphia 8 0 1
Heberl. Khnsey and Bengough;
Enrushaw, Grove and Cochrane.
R. H. E
Detroit I 0
Boston IH 18 I
Whltclilll and w rabownkl; Llsenlwe
and Berry.
It. If- E
r'tovnlaml 1 (1 0
Wnshlnuton 8 8 1
Brown, connally and Myatt; Junes
and Spencer.
Nul In mil.
R. II. E
Brooklyn - 4 12 2
Cliielnnatl 6 13 0
clitrk. Lu(ile. Thurston and Ixnn
bardl; Lucas. Frey and Suketurth.
R. It. E.
New Yo-k 0 14 2
Plltrttirih 2 110
Hnbbell and Hogan, OFarrcll;
Brame, Spencer and Phillips.
prince who has been a cadet at tlie
Dartmouth Navy school since tho
royal family left Spain, came up from
Dartmouth this morning to meet his
father who arrived yesterday irom
rontnlneblruu.
They embraced each other nnd
startod off with Lord Londonderry,
the former king's Intimate friend
who a short time previously had de
nied a newsjsiper roport of tho ab
dication.
i
Wire Report on
the Pear Market
NEW YORK. July 28 (UBDA)
(API Pear auction, prices weaker.
24 cars arrived; 31 California cars un
loaded: II cars on track.
California Bnrllrtts, 18.400 boxes:
Best 2 75-3.15;: few S4.40; ordinary
$2 35-2-70: common J 00-2.30; fow
41.05; average S2.5H.
Hardy's 515 boxes: $1.85-2.25; aircr
uge SI .00.
FLOYD BENNETT AIRPORT, Near -
York, July 28. (AP) Two powerful '
monoplanes took off within 18 rnln
utos of each other on non-stop trans
Atlantic flights today.
Tlie ' Bellanca monoplane -'Capo
Cod." jnanned by Russell Boardman
of Boston and John Polando of Linn. :
Mass., rolled down the 4.100-foot run
way at exactly 5 a. m. E. S. T., and.
skimmed away at an altitude of not
more than BO feet until it was loss
to sight. They are heading for Istan
bul, Turkey, about 8,500 miles away.
The second plane to uike oit was
that of Hugh Herndon, Jr., former.
Princeton student, and Clyde rang
bom, voteran circus flier. They rolled
away at 5:18 a. m., E. S. T., on an
Intended flight around the woria win
Moscow, 5,400 miles away, as meir
objectlve.
vvennter lueni.
Weather conditions across the en
tire Atlantic were described as Ideal
for the fights by Dr. James S. Kim
ball, Washington, meteorologist and,
unofficial starter.
For the frst time since the Byrd
flight. Dr. Kimball arrived at the
field to see the take-offs of both,
planes. Another vlBltor was Gules
seppe Bellanca, designer of the two
planes.
Field officials feared tho Boards
man-Polando plane might meet with
difficulties because of Its great
weight. It carried 718 gallons of
gasoline and 26 gallons of oil, suf
ficient fuel to keep It going 7,000
miles If neoessary It Is propelled, by
a 300-horsepower -Wright engne. -
Olhla rtlnn haa UffllrvW wino Vfrlttt
black trimmings, and a black and ,'
yollow fuselage with the words "Cape
Cod" painted ln blue. Its number
Is "NR-781-W."
Keek lilslanre Mark. -They
hope to eclipse the present
long-distance record set by Cos to and
LeBrlx. who flew 4.912 miles non-stop. .
Homdon and Pangborn's red mono
plane has & 800-horsepower motor ,
and Is capable of cruising at 125 miles
an hour. It carries 860 gallons- tif
gasoline, enough to travel for 6,600
miles without a halt.
Their first attempt ten days ago)
at Roosevelt Field almost cost them
their lives as their over-laden plana
failed to rise at the end of the run
way and almost crashed Into a han
gar and telegraph poles. They were
forced to dump half of their gasoline
to gain altitude enough to save them
selves from crashing.
Although their piano has a slower
cruising speed than the "Winnie
Mae." Herndon and Pangborn hope to
beat the round-the-world record by
flying longer distances. They have
dual controls.
Their monoplsne Is orange-reo
hued and Its number Is "NU-798-W.'Y
raugiKirn from roust.
Herndon was educated at Prince-
ton and learned flying In France.
He had been refused a license ln tills
country because of color-blindness.
He will set as navigator on the trip,
having studied under Capt. Lewis
Zaneey. Herudon's mother Is MrB.
Philadelphia ...
Chicago
Collins snd
llemsley.
McCurdy;
R. H. K.
..371
.070
Root and
i blouse
I Jacket.
and
carnation-red wool
By Adelaide Kerr
PARIS, July 28. (API-Multlcol- , ' ,., pebbly wool suit
ored costumes displaying- as many . wtn ,,.m.iited jacket and a mauve
hues as Joseph's coat and Joining pink tuck blouse.
mhn.,inna ,ht were I Rrirk-rrtlorerl wool frocks wore
.tartllne were exhibited as the last exhibited with full-length Rarnet-red
wool coats and emerald-green dresses
with sapphire-blue coats.
The outstanding dress color was
red, varying In shades irom gernni
word In winter ollc by couturiers
the opening of the second ween oi
the fall fashion shows todsy.
n . , ...tM Hln,o nnl fmekS.
three-color suits and two - color urn and Dries u ui -"Hi -dresses
predicted the Importenee of : wine. A great number of black
color combinations In winter ward-, dresses also were shown.
rohM Dresses ss yet display no drastic
Sports frocks with one-color wool change In silhouette. They sre de
aklrt had blouses of stripes of varl- I signed with natural waistlines
ous widths, fitted on the diagonal. ! square or round necks, long elaborate
Navy sklru had wine-red, while and sleeves and long fitted hips wnn
blue stripped blouses. And wine- skirts releasing pleated or gored full
brown skirts had green, brown and ness at the knecline.
wlne-purpl blouses. Street coats stressed rough wool
A suit with a fitted peplum Jacket ; fabrics and wrap-around belted llnes
had an aubergine (eggplant) goreo some coat mocieis n.u -v....
wool skirt, dull pink crepe tucx-in jcc.iars ana otners wcr ii.
COOS BAY BLAZE
OF
CHICAGO, July 2H (UBDA)
(API Piiir auction, prices slightly
weaker; 8 California and 2 other cars
arrived: 20 California and 2 other cais
on track; 10 cars sold.
California Bartlette, 4.603 boxes',
$1.70-320; average $2.10.
grafItsbIfly
OFF HOOKER ISLAND
PRIEDRICHHHAFEN, Germany, July
2fl ( AIM Dr Huko Eckener. com-
mandinR the Clraf xeppeun on ner
Arctic cruise, radioed today that the
hit dlrluible hnd landed briefly In
t.h a hav OH HOOKer isihiiu, rinin
.Is-Mf axA.
pvm- thirteen minutes she rcsteu on
the still waters of the bay near the
uiiMMiuii trrbrcaker Maligin, which
saltrd into the north with a party of
tourists and anchored orr the isiana
for tlie rendezvous.
BOY'S HANDMANGLED
WHEN CAP EXPLODES
MARHIIPIELD. Ore., July 28.
(API pi re which raged through the
Moore Lumber company's camp and
mill at Lencve since Saturday, was
completely beyond control tKiay. 'ln
Coi fire patrol was aiding the
camp employes and forest service
men. The same area was buriled
lun months nuo.
Everv available means was being
taken today to halt the spread ol
the flames.
Wisconsin potato growers are pack
ing the tuiiers In tissue paper for
shipment east.
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ROGERS
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3 ays:
PRINEVtLLB. Ore., July 28 (AP)
Otto Freeman, 6 years old, was in
a critical condition In a hospital
iier from lnluries suffered yester.
rinv when a dvnamlt. cap wltn
which he was playing, exploded
His left hand was so badly mangled
amputation was necessary, i no ex
plosion tore a large hole in his side,
breaking one rib and Injuring tne
lungs.
Tlie Boys' 4-H club of Lake Worth,
Fie., have received the first chartor
of Its klud ever granted In the state.
HKVKIJLY IIII-IA Cal., July
2H. Ijofit of countries breaking
I lie monotony of their depress
gioiiH with little home talent
revolutions. A hin amateur die
tutor in Chile who hud said
"NothinK could harm me, I am
under divine protection." Well,
Sunday tho bullets got to gct
lini? so elose lie commenced fig
uring maybe lie had kinder
overestimated It is partnership
with the Almitihty. There are
no leaders in any country now
that look like they are getting
any divine aid. Did you read
about some women netting held
up in China f Well, they were
the female kin folks of Harry
Carr, the best writer on the
const. .lie wrote an awful nice
piece sympathizing with the
bandits.
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