Medpord fte Weather Mail Tribune Temperature Highest yesterday - tw Lowest thl morning fttt Precipitation: To A p. m. yesterday ti To 5 r. ni. today 00 I , tonlslit nd Saturday fCisixth Year today's news today MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 31, 1931. TELEPHONE 75 No. 129. URG'S SITE RQSEB U Arthur Brisbane " Biaf' MPRESSiS H MES Cr Record Gone.' a Yata Crow. News for Berlin. me Tellers' Lore.. teed 31 0 King Feature Synd., Inc. cheers and gratitude staPolando and Russell ik lone distance liying 1 0f the world, landing hnl on the edge ol tlie Li, 49 hours after they L York. flew the Atlantic, in hove clouds and fogs, over ,lole of Europe, never tt and settled down in Lat Turkish city at the Asia. . Met, now somewhere in heaven, ought to hear Hat flight. He swam the cnont every night, to visit Lir one, hero, only to be ,1 when he tried the across in a storm. produce good fliers in country. Polando and fiman think they might as keep on going cast and home around the world te onlyjiad a "Yata " in this coiuitry. It is a sent by the sun goddess to m Tcnno, first emperor of L long ago, to guide him surrounded by enemies, il lost his way. tJapan Advertiser Annual ;t prints a picture of the trow, intelligent looking with three legs. The third Ucked on,, that. it. might be "confused With other it yata crow ought to have it ten legs to avoid possi- of mistake, and it would op at ten billions of dol- itit could really guide us, hr national, international Konomic wanderings. Nerday Berlin heard news important to them in the mn than any $100,000,000 ins Rosenwald of Chicago 11,000,000 to establish a In dental clinic for chil- i. ' ' we what we cat, and e eat depends on our Rosenwald might in the value of his rifi hv finir fur wrishfd with blood lack iime content, a' sufficient iv f calcium lactate. 1 SnnnTifnl n .!-. ; P Bilk or warm water, will 1 'ne teeth from savage 'ft Nature. )ou lack limn in vnur U'aturc will take it from !uel or, Pairs Six) kMartin f'te!brr " bandit, wore -"able? ' """" i 1 Jul'!!' M "II have th- open HAWLEY IS CONFIDENT OF CHOICE Gen. Hines and Admiral Riggs Spend Two Hours in Careful Survey Home Tract Offered Party Due in Medford Late Today ROSEBURO, Ore., July 31. (AP) General Prank T. Hincs and Admiral E. C. Rlggs, constituting the sub committee of the federal board of hospitalization Inspecting sites for the northwest soldiers' home, lelt Roseburg shortly after 1 n. m. torinv after spending two hours looking uver me sue ttoseDurg onered ror the Institution. Congressman W. C. Hawley. who preceded the Inspection party to Rose burg and accompanied Hlneo and Rlggs on tho trip to the Rosebure site, said he was 'more confident than ever" Mat Roseburg will bo selected. After viewing the slto the partv had lunch and left by automobile for Grants Pass, Medford and Ashland. Thorough Survey Neither Hines nor Rlggs gave any Intimation regarding their decision on the location but made an extreme ly thorough inspection of the Oregon State soldiers' home which the state has agreed to deed to the govern ment as a unit of the national Insti tution should Roseburg be selected as the site of the largo home. The commlttco also went over the entire tract across the South Ump- qua river from the stato home, where Roseburg Is offering the chief site for the home. Congressman Hawley, who stood firm to Roseburg throughout the en tire effort to obtain the Institution for this city, said today 'he la "fully satisfied" the decision . of the sub committee will be favorable. EUGENE. Ore..' July 31. (AP) General Frank T. Hines and Rcar-Ad- mlral E. C. Rigga spent little more than one hour here today. They did not lnsnect details of sites for the proposed 2.000.000 national soldiers' homo to be duui in uncoil, uui b the entire city a thorough looking over. After vialtlng the cptire business district and university, they made an extensive tour of the residential sec tion before leaving for Roseburg. The party reached here at 7:45 a. m. and left at 9 a. m. They said they expected to Inspect Roseburg, Medford and Ashland and be back in Medford to catch the Shasta limited at S p. m. ntju-nriM rn'V n . July 31 (API Oregon City nns no chance of being i .... th. sitn fnr the nronosed $2,000,000 national soldiers' home in Oregon. This information was convey m the local delegation hv General Prank n tti ...i.n eatri l.Vir nnmilatlon IS to small the site here would not he considered. A further objection was that the site Is five miles Irom the city limits. oat cur T,.i., at iapi Rrlendler- Ocnernl Frank T. Hines and Rear Ad- i , tj. Din., loft Hnlfm parly to day for Eugene and Roseburg follow ing a nal.y inHin.'i.i.ii.'ii ui .jo...... . night and today. The two were dinner guests here last night of Congressman W. C. i, .kn. ho Hr.cn nct.tve In se curing the soldiers' home for Ore gon and who lavors tnc sue m ira- burg. 1 Ulr.no anirt "Wf BTO mFlklhg n fast trip nnd looking over Rites up and down the valley. I don't know ......... - ..ii M, trirniiirh tomorrow hue we may. We are Inspecting all possible sites dui. wo wi-iu nav soecial attention to Roseburg and Eugene." ddmi if the fact that Roseburg was under 6000 popu lation would hinder lu being chosen ..... t. it mnltfiH that, it WOUld tor a living, i"-- ..-t - not. Congressman Hawley pointed out that ine " ".' and Its suburbs made it over 5000. Hines indicated the location of the slate old soldiers' home there now had been considered by the board as one advantage in in . The general said he expected to be back in Washington. D. C. by August 10 and that the choice of a site would probably be made within the month. MURDERER HIRED FOR $2.20 PAYS PENALTY Wire Report on the Pear Market NEW YOPIC 11 (in. ,ito D A.) Pear auction, market steady to -....t.jr ouuiiKcr, cars arrived; 26 California cars unloaded; 4 cars on California Mn-tlfc iaota i Best $280-3.30; few 3.5: ordinary $2.40-2 85; common 2.05-2.50; aver- CHICAftO .!.,! 11 iAD. . IT c D A) Pear auction, market rllghtly u,,u"ft". vamornia cars and 3 others arrived; 16 California cars and 2 others on track; 0 cars sold. California BartletU, 4.005 boxes; Jl.30-3.50; average $2.50. 1 MOTHER BURNS TOTS FINGERS 10 STOP THEFT LOS ANGELES, July 31. (API Accused of torturing her three chil dren by burning their finger tips with matches. Mrs. Marie Parker, 42, Graham, California, was named In a warrant on complaint of a state hu mane officer today. H. J. Daniels, the officer, left for Graham to arrest her. Daniels told C. D. Holland, deputy district attorney. Mrs. Parker burned to the bone the palm of James, her five year old son because she suspect ed ,Mm of taking a few pennies from the house. Daniels said ho learned the hands of two other children. Thelma, 9 and Albert, 11, were burn ed also. Three women neighbors summoned Daniels, he said, and told him of the alleged brutal treatment of the Parker children. . GOV. W H. Miiruw n nLUk...'i l.- ... . V... Z ij "y "n uotikr, iex., and uurant, Okla. When a free bridge paralleling the toll bridge wa opened, Murray ordered OUarda to relax thftit tilAllinAA - u- , n , . . - - - . .vii uiiuyv. rreviouiiy ne naa Jfled an Injunction to open thetoll bridge approach. i KILLS K; F. MAN KLAMATH FALLS, Oro.; July 31, iAP) E. S. Conley, 60, was killed by a hit-and-run automobile ctaiver near his home here today. Physicians said his skull was fractured and every larce bone In his body broken. Neighbors heard the crash and saw the bedy in the highway and the speeding automobile in the distance. Police were called and the death car traced several blocks by broken glass, before the trHll was lost. He was the second man killed here by hlt-and run drivers In the past lew months. f - SALEM, July 31. ( AP) Rufus C. Holman, state treasurer, announced todav he had forwarded to New York Ctty106.000 with which to pay $100. 000 principal on Oregon state high way bonds, and tho Interest on $300. 000 of such bonds due August 1. 1931. The next payment of principal of 3tatc highway bonds will be on Oc tober 1, at which time $037,000 of such bonds will be retired, the treas urer announced. CANYONVILLE. RESIDENT FINED AS DEER SPOTTER ROSEBURG. Ore.. July 31. (AP) Sartge Prohmader. proprietor ol an auto camp south of Canyonvllle, wan fined $260 here today on a charge of spotlighting deer. He was arrested last night by Fred L. Perry, deputy game warden, who conlls catcd the spotlighting e-iulpment with which Perry said Frohmader had been hunting most of tho night. Frohmader pleaded guilty MURRAY AT GUARDED BRIDGE Wmm SITE VIEWERS DUE ON SCENE THIS EVENING F OREGON CITY. July 31. AP) C. R. Wood, escaped convict, was captured at Canemah today as he was riding north in an automobile automobile- after having obtained a ride. When traffic police. Oregon City police and two prison guards stopped the automobile Wood leaped out and ran toward the river. He stopped when one of the guards threatened to shoot. He told the officers he had had nothing to eat since his escape except berries and apples. Wood escaped from tne prison Tuesday while working on a farm outside the walls. Wood was sent , up from Medford June 30 for auto theft -lor a three year term. HEART ATTACK KILLS : EUGENE, Ore., July 31. (AP) Peter J. Jensen, principal of the Roseburg high school, dropped dead at a swimming pool north of here late yesterday. He was sitting on t,he edge of the pool when stricken by a heart attacK. Jensen was acting as life guard at the Benton-Lake Park pool. Jensen graduated from University of Oregon and had taught In Tacoma, Spokane and Junction uity oeiore Joining the Roseburg high school staff. YARNS ABOUT CLARA BRING 8-YEAR TERM LOS ANGELES, July 31. (AP) A sentence of eight years In prison was pronounced on Frederick II. Olr nau. weekly newspaper publisher, by federal court today for sending ob scene matter through the mails In connection with the publication of articles concerning Clara Bow, film actress. A fine of $1,000 also was Imposed. Cpflur (iohiR to Japan MARSHFIELD. Ore.. July 31. ( AP) More than 3,500.000 feet of selected Port Orford cedar logs will be loaded for Japanese markets from the Evans Products company plant next week. The freighter Akagisan Maru will lift th first parcel. LEGION CHAPLAIN AT CRATER LAKE Joseph N. Barnctt. national chap lain of the American Legion, slopped at Roseburg last night to visit Umpqua post No. 16, his only official visit In Oregon while on a tour of the Pacific coast states. He spoke to a large group of le g ton n aires at the Roseburg banquet meeting. He was accompanied by Vic McKcnzle of Portland, national executive committeeman, and Mrs. McKenzle. He left Medford today for Crater Lake and will stop In the south to visit the California depart ment. ACTRESSO; HITS WALES' CAR LONDON. July 31. ( AP) The Miss wDaphne and Beryl Rlggs, actresses, wero undergoing hospital treatment today for Injuries received when an I automobile In which they were riding coinaea wun tne car oi me rniice of Wales, who escaped unharmed. A third woman who was with them also was Injured, but none of them was badly hurt. Ono of the victims lost several teeth. The Prince's car, driven by a chauf feur, was turning out of a, driveway of the Suuningdalo golf club yester day afternoon when the collision oc curred. The chauffeur immediately stopped and the Prince got out and hurried to give assistance. 4 . AiriftJTTW Cal . JulT 31. , v nrniirn was hallH- 1 Ai XMMIJHIUMI i . ea here today for the murder of Mrs. Ells in Los niiwricn w . Af nmwn'fl trial It was. dis closed he was hired by Ells, the wo- . . a rt trill Mrs. Ells lor 2 30 In dimes. Ella 1 serving a llle sentence in San wuenun ior .. SAN FOUR CINCINNATIANS PERISH FROM HEAT CINCINNATI, Ohio. July 81. (API Four persons died here today ol heat prostration aa the temperature mounted toward the 95-rlegree mar. Quaker Town Ghost Leaves Three Sheets In Wind As 2000 Residents Take Trail MEDIA. Pa.. July 31. ( AP) There mav pims tii and Dhantoms at Glen Mills cross road near Media, where 2,000 persons gathered at midnight to -. . v. - .ki ..hrriiflrt ficrnre. hut a calloiuwd "tn'e police detail is rich er by tnree wn niin.' vwny hult of a hectic night's work. Every midnight since Tuesday, folks around this staid oVd Quaker . runHuh ifmcrh him imttnd- ed over the fields of the John Storey farm ana a wmue hhu.o an embankment. Farmers, merchant, milkmen and spooners have told of seeing the uhost. Two women motorists bca.me so excited, they say. at seeing the apparition, they crashed their vehicles Into a ditch. Armed with revolvers, stones, ciubs and determination. 600 men were at the lonely spot night before last to catch the ghost of the slayer of John Ktorey. Legend has It the killer, after tucking Storey s body, hanged hlm lelf in the orchard. They didn't catch him because farmer McGeehan, with a rovolver. nlssuaded anyone from vaulting the fen co and trampling his vegetable, ghost or no ghost. Last night more than 2,000 persons assembled at the spot. At midnight a state trooper saw a white form and grabbed It. He got a sheet which he still has; the wear er got away. A few hundred feet away a dozen cautious meen snatched another sheet. Underneath was a stack ot hay. A mile away troopers caught a girl flitting about with a sheet wrapped nbout her. She didn't break the law. i they discovered, but they took the j sheet anyway. She said she was just having some fun. "What to do, what to do." said the troopers as the 3.000 citizens an nounced they would return again to night to catch the ghost. But ghost or no gnost, the three sheet went out tn the weekly police ' barracks laundry bundle today. Gen. Hines, Admiral Riggs and Senator Steiwer Will Be Shown Valley Today On Arrival From North Today's BASEBALL General Prank T. Hines, director of the United States Veterans bureau, Admiral G. C. Rlggs. chief of the bu- renu of medicine and surgery of the navy, and Senator Frederick Stolwer are expected to arrive In Medford shortly after 4 o'clock this evening to make a tour of the Rogue River valley 1n the Interests of the location of the $2,000,000 national soldier's home. General Hines and party arrived In Roseburg from Eugene at 11:16 this lorenoou and are continuing south. mil ee alley The group will be shown through the Rogue River valley upon arrival hero and If the valley meets with mvor definite sites, believed advan tugoous, will be pointed out for spec ial Inspection. C. T. Baker, secretary of the chamber of commerco, said this morning. A meeting of the veterans' hospital committee of the chamber of com merce was held yoaterday afternoon. uenerai Hines and party are in specting all cities of the state with a population of over 6.000 from Port land to the Oregon line. In an A. P. dispatch yesterday Gen- oral Hines stated that he would not inspect all individual sites offered but dovote attention to general loca tion, that la, the character of the city or town near where the home la to be located. National R. H. E. Brooklyn 6 15 2 Philadelphia 4 8 2 Vance, Heimach and Plclnlch; Dudley, Bolen and McCurdy, Davis. Boston 4 8 1 New York 2 6 1 Selbold and Spohrer; Fltraimmons, Hcvlng, Berly and Hogan, O'Farrcll. Cincinnati 0 8 1 Pittsburgh 5 11 0 Benton, Frey and Sukeforth; Kre mcr and Graco. 4 American R. H. E. New York 4 10 0 Boston - 16 1 Gome a and Dickey; Macfayden and Berry. : E ID ORDERS GRAND JURY TO WASHINGTON. July 31. (AP) The Interstate commerce commission today refused to suspend decreased western grain rates which become ef fective tomorrow. The commission has received com plaints from a number of sources against the rates, rules and regula tions posted by the railroads after its order of July 3 requiring the rates to be put Into effect August 1. Shippers' organizations complained Vie rates did not meet the require ments of the commission set forth In deciding on a revision of grain rates following Investigation under tho Hoch-Bmlth resolution. CARRIES OFF AUTO CHEYENNE, Wyo., July 31 . ( AP) terrifying experiences in a sudden rain ana hail storm west of here last night were related here today. Harry H. Padgett of San Francisco and Casey Flannlgan, Denver, travel ing salesmen, said their car was ear ned more than a half mile by the water. We were amad and terrified to see the road rolling up and to ward us," Padgett said. "In reality this must have been a bank of hail that was being rushed along the highway by the flood after it formed a moving dam." GREAT SALT LAKE IS . REPORTED DWINDLING SALT LAKE CITY. Utah.. July 31. (UP) Oreat Salt Lake-30 per cent alt content la underdoing a procw of shrinkage this year of severe drought. The lake, whose water Is so heavy that men have broken their necks diving Into It, la at Ita lowest point In 20 yeara. ' IN LAND OF TURK ISTANBUL. Turkey. July 31. (AP) Fortified by 16 houra' sleep in borrowed pajamas and a breakfast with American coffee, RUascll Board man and John Polando stepped out today Into a city which had become theirs overnight. They got the pajamns, aa Lind bergh once did, from the American ambassador. The coffee waa brewed especially for them becauso tney could not go the strong blend pre ferred in Turkey. They also had brand new suit of clothes. Tills latter taxed the resources ot the embassy staff, fop the filers camo here without luggage and finding a pair of shoea for American feet la not the easiest thing to do in Istanbul. In all the city thero were only two palra to fit tho new heroes. The embassy staff found them. There were hundreds of tele grams awaiting the filers when they woke up this morning, but the moat Important was from Muatapha Ke rnel Pasha, president of the Turkisn republic. He wants to meet tnc men who flew from New York In 49 houra and 20 minutes and prob ably they will go tomorrow to Yalova. the autnmcr capital which the president created out of the small village of Ismldt. wesmfSic CO. ANNOUNCES WAGE CUT CHICAGO, July 31 (AP) OIII cers of the Western Electric com pany Hawthorne plant today an nounced a decreaso In working hours to flvn days a week and a half day reduction In salary amount ing to approximately nlno per cent, effective Monday. All officers and employes, num bering approximately ooooo through out the svstem. are affected by tne change. The Western Electric com pany la the manufacturing subsid iary of the American Telephone e Telrgraph company. PROBE CAPONE Vice King Allowed With draw Guilty Plea On In come Tax Evasion Charge Seek New Indictments CHICAGO, July 31. (AP) "Scar face Al" Capone was allowed to with draw his plea of guilty to evasion of income takes toaay at an unexpected morning session of court called by Judge James E. Wilkerson. The court reserved decision, how ever, on the gang lord's motion to chango his plea on the Indictment for conspiring against the prohibition law, and. calling the federal grand jury before him, directed It to re view the 5,000 offenses cited with a view to reindicting Capone on oharges bearing a heavier penalty. The gangster has another five weeka or graoe before he lai -arraigned again September 8. At tliat time Judge Wilkerson will set the Income tax cases for trial probably the last week of September, and will rule on the pleaa of the liquor Indictments. sevenapSted RID NEW YORK OF GANGSTERS, MAYOR'S EDICT Slaying of Child Excites Feeling Another Mur dered While Clues Sought Big Rewards Posted NKW YORK, July 31. (API . An hour before squad nf detec tive armed with shotguns set out to war on gmiRsters. tun men were shot down tonight In t'ust 103rd street, four IiIik&k from where on Tuesday night gunniiui killed one child ami wounded four others. NEW YORK. July 31. (AP) In relentless war against the gangster baby shooters of Little Italy, Police commissioner Mulrooney announced that the sidewalks of New Yorlo would go under shotgun rule at six o'clock tonight. rrom aix o clock tonignt until rur. ther notice, Mulrooncy said, detec tives would patrol the whole city in automobiles armed witn- Digit' range shotguns. SALEM. July 31. (AP) Seven ap pointments to various boards and commlaalons of . the state were an nounced by Governor Julius L. Moler late yesterday. Prcscott Cooklngham of Portland waa appointed a member of the vet erans' aid commission, to succeed 8. J. Halson of Astoria, resigned. Per sonal business matters were given aa the reaaon for resignation. Dr. Albert Slaughter and Or. Virgil MacMlckle, Portland, were appointed to the board of naturopathic exam iners, succeeding Dr. A. Bertachlnger and Dr. Hedges. Dr. Alex Wambach. Portland, waa reappointed. John Y. Richardson. Portland, waa appoints member of the state board of accountancy to succeed E. M. Wil son of Medford. whose term expired. Ernst Kroner of Portland was plac ed on tho board of architect exam iners to succeed M. H. Whltehouae, whoso term expired. Dr. Carl O. Patterson of Baker waa reappointed a member of the state board of medical examlnera. NEW YORK, July 81. (AP) An other murder waa committed In New York today aa police, Btlll without tangible clues, sought tho gunmen who fired Into a group or cnuaron Tuesday night, killing one ana wounding four othera. Today'a victim waa Ouldo Perrerl.: 36 years old. He waa shot down aa he was about to enter his own. automobile, parked in front of his house. Three men In another car opened fire upon him simultaneously. then drove away. Police attributed the murder to racketeers In the garment tradea. The hunt for tho antomobllo gun men who sprayed Harlem's "Little: Italy" with bulleto Tucaday night,, killing one child and wounding four, othera. was Intensified today aa new cluo -and' offers of - rewards: totalling 35,000 spurred every po liceman on. Be wards draw. The two previous newspaper re-; wards ot 160,000 was augmented, today by sig.00Pj.uy tne j-airoimau Benevolent association, a polios so cial group. Mayor Walker and poll commla-: sloner Mulrooney, who addressed' 1300 policemen yesterday -warned! the policemen to get the gunmen, and "shoot above the walat." The. 110.000 reward offer was voted 6. that meeting. "iirive Tnem nui. Mayor Walker's ringing remark to the nollcsmen was "Drive out the dogs who were guilty of the killing ot these little ones drive them out for tho protection of your own' children. Find the Dornetrntors and bring them back dead or alive. This . shooting was a aiauuni-iu The American Legion, In a letter to Mayor Walker, offored to place aonon men at the disposal of tho city to help rid It of gangatera. The Legion aald it was reauy w oi vigilante committees If necessary. ROGUE MINING CASE U--lno nf t Ha alilt. hmllffht bv tllO group of property owners against the placer mines along the stream will n-nn-Httf tint tikr-f. thla week. It Was - announced at the court house today. T.he case was scheduled to come be fore the oourt of juuge m. u. riorum -n- 4n in. tvo-ir. - The Insurance case In which J. P. Watson Is suing the pacuic Mutual Line u-uimi; company was still In court late today. FIVE DROWNED WHEN LAUNCH GOES DOWN COOKEVILIjB, Ten., July 31. ( AP) Five of eight persons In a mo torboat that sank at Burgess Palls iiutt night were reported drowned as a rescue party raised the raft and recovered, four of the bodies early today. The five were Mr, and Mrs. Jere miah Whttson, Mrs. J. P. Burnett and her two young sons, James and Rob ert Burnett. Norton Otis Hamar received con tract for construction of two market road bridges near here. Where TODAY- OTTAWA - Capita of, Cannda, it SSOmiUmotih el few York. Piclurt ffioMt jmtrnor yeisra- OTTAWA. July 31 (AP) couple of motor tourists stopping to ask how the roads are ahead. Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh tar ried here today to consult with gov ernment air and radio officials con ,IfJM is Like Their next flight will take them to Moose Factory on James Bay, the southernmost arm of Hudson Bay, 481 milea from here. From there on the route Ilea over some of the wild est, most sparsely settled country on cernlng conditions over the northern ! the continent. Canadian wilds which lie In their pat,l to the Orient. Time for departure on the next stage of their Journey was not an nounced, but Colonel Lindbergh aald It would not be before tomorrow. A crowd of 1500 was at the airport to welcome them, yesterday. Includ ing Hanford McNlder, United State minister to Canada, and Mrs. Mc Nlder at whose home the Llndbcrg,hs will stay while in Ottawa, IS Will Rogers 3 ays: BKVBRIiY HILLS, Cnl,, July 31. I been getting 'Home pn pprs sent to me from up in tho North wcHt and 1 am telling you from tho pictures these grass-, hoppers hnvo laid that country lower than the farm board. , They jimt owarm onto a place like farmers at a free barbcenn and'leave ubout an little. There ix one thing to be Biiid for tho KranHhoppcr. he has generally operated in Republican terri tory. Khuhhs has been mined by 'em as often as by their pol iticians, so that's why the Dem ocrats have never paid tho bugs much attention; in fact, ltindnr urged 'em on, but they never even prayed for anything like this to happen. ' 9 ' MI IwialiOaa.,