Weather ;,
Temperature ?
Highest yesterday ;J r 100
Lowest (hlN morning ............ titf
24-hr. Precipitation:
To 5 p. in. yesterday "U
To " u. m. today U
h,. Tonight1 ,,d Su",ar
M1' . iii ? temperature.
gxthYear TODAY'S news today
YNAWyTE DAIRY
MEDFORD, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 1931.
TELEPHONE
No. 130.
IN
PORTLAND
MM
WAR
SUPPLY
n
y Dairymen Agree
Product Trucks
ilaid Ask fonce
lection for Drivers
hUND. A lie. I. ti-
L R several iigiy ""i"
lal In Ihe Portland milk
i.i..h nroducers united
Lt trite acalnst dls-
E Dynamite was used,
, trucks ere hijacked.
i destroyed during the
CE
DENIED
iffl). Ore.. Aug. 1. AT)
Inr fhlch broke in Port
Lt took on more than usual
V during the day "witn
tl depredations in several
Li.nH wh the William
but plant was dynamited
m inst. Dvnamlte was
hdtr the floor or tne snea.
r7mr John M. Mann ot
ImIubH wnrrl that SIX
la were held up near Cedar
113 iutomobiies. Large spiKea
mi thmwn across the road
E place a tree was felled
.
md he requested ponce
to escort the milk trucks
ritv
hts of milk agreed last
wfiu to suddIv dlstribu
do not recognize tneir
nat Uann tnrinv nn Dealer!
true Meier tor Intervention
Ltc police when he learned
Ling dairymen were dump-
iotas M oooueg miiK. u
to the city. One report
tricks rear Bandy naa
iped and the cans tinea
wmnt,
iilryraen demand that the
pn or 3 cents -a . quan
receive, be advanced to
h cents a quart.
ANQELE8, Aug- 1. AP)
fresh milk dropped a cent
k'4 1 quart here today. Some
warn were retailing at iu
qairt.
FRANCISCO. Aug. 1. ( AH)
In the price of milk to
pt tbe quart In 350 chain
w uway opened anotner
te-tir.
w reduces the price three
the 11-cent level maln-
ince the last price-war sev-
r.Uj ago. -
pON. Ore., Aug. 1. (AP)
Minuted today that 2600
mint was dumped by far
itopped trucks carrvlne
tatUiid. When drivers were
topping planks containing
p thrown on the road in
a trucks.
HUM BY
flKIN
K (API Answering
l?2Vrom -operative milk
! we Salem area that no
f organized dairymen will
- "rem until tney meet
Contract r.o..j ....
yeuerday, distributors of
uway that without
J.1""1" 'hey had enough
mi ui meir
1 , A"- ' wj-prouucL8 sucn
E, ,nd "mllar Items.
fciS ?,M r were pre
f "tue ol indefinite dura-
Martin
away
kaTZJ"', "0 'Inherit
' tow Jfn 11
kTLo hem-
k7 " It makes as
an
ttr
from
hour
mentioned
Toddler Snatched
From Death Neath
Fast Street Car
.. .PORTLAND. Ore.. Aug. 1. (AP)
Snatched from almost certain
death by a qulck-thlnklng street
car motorman. Elmer Klelnke. 18-months-old
son of Mr. and Mrs.
Elmer Klelnke of Salem, was alive,
well, and unconcerned today.
The child, visiting his grand
mother, Mrs. J. B. Price, here,
toddled out onto the street car
tracks as a fast Mount 8cott car
entered the block. L. E. Hicks,
motorman, was looking ahead to
see If Vie block was clear. He
dropped the safety net, set both
brakes and snatched the baby
from mid-track. The child was
not Injured.
L
SIBERIA WILDS
MOSCOW, Aug. 1. (AP) The Tass
agency .tonight reported Viat the
American fliers. Hugh Herndon, Jr..
and Clyde Pangborn, arrived at Omsk
Siberia, at 2 p. m. (4 a. m. E. S. T.)
today and left for Chita three hours
and, fifteen minutes later.
MOSCOW, Aug. 1. (AP) Civil
aviation authorities were advised to
day that Clyde Pangborn and Hugh
Herndon Jr., round-the-world filers,
made a forced landing today at
Jletlegarl. about 150 miles from Kus
tanaisk In the Cossack autonomous
republic.
They came down at 8 :30 a. m.
Moscow time ( 12 :30 a. m. Eastern
Standard Time), the message Bald.
Only Bketchy details were available
but these indicated that the Amer
icans had landed on premises occu
pied by the Metal and Gold Trust.
Subsequent messages said the air
men had detoured from the direct
route to Sverdlovsk and came down
because of bad weather.
They .have been advised by tele
gram to take off with a small quan
tity of fuel and fly to Kustanalak or
Omsk, about 450 miles away.
The town of Kustanalsk is a little
more than a thousand miles from
Moscow and about 425 miles south
west of Omsk.
judge liow is
CALLED SUDDENLY
PORTLAND. Aug. 1. (AP) Robert
Graves Morrow, (19, dean of tne
Multnomuh county Judiciary ana
member of the county bench since
1008. died at his home here last
nih. ua h.H ciifforeri from heart
disease for several months. Ueatn
.nxnuurilo Vtniuntriar flu ne
apparently was on the way to re
covery.
Judge Morrow served continuously
on the circuit bench here since nia
.nminimmt in 1B08. and was re
elected lost November.
Morrow was born in miciukkh.
iDM I rna annnlntPri reOOrter tO
. si ....... .unramo rnlirt. R DOSt
he held until his appointment to
tne MUitnoman ciiui.
1908.
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GOTHAM POLICE
PUT 5 BANDITS
IN HOSPITALS
Shotgun Squads, Looking
for Gangsters, Blaze
Away at Holdups Re
ward Child Slayers Grows
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 1. (AP)
n c-i . auvurtnn. was elected
' ij t rroonn fltnte Funer-
presiueiii, v i.c
al Directors' ossoclatlon here In tneir
annunl convention here yesieruuj.
C. P. Nlawonger ol ueno w
ed first vice president: H. W. Conger,
i ,i nrpxident: C. W.
Kenkle. Dallas, treasurer, and Olen
S. Macy, McMlnnvllle, re-elected secretary.
$3 AUTO FEE MOVE
GETS BALLOT TITLE
... i i Apt A ballot
title for the initiative petition on tne
$3 automobile license fee was n
by Attorney-Oenerai I. H. VanW n
kle today. The petition was filed
bv H. H. Stallard ol rorv..
has until next July to secure a ie
mrtre than 17.000 signatures.
The title sew oui rr---
. .... i:mtt. the annual
oi me ininan.c - .
fees to 3 each for registration and
licensing oi moior
Canadian Mill Hums
.......... n o ... 1 (API
Pin. todav destroyed the mill of the
Extension Lumber company, ten
miles from here, ana cuiuu...
most S.000.0O0 feet of lumber. Own-
s estimated the loas at i.wv.
-s
Reds Demonstrate.
. ... i iapi Berlins
communis today observed the
worldwide appeal for communist
demonstrations by fighting with the
police in several
city.
NEW YORK, Aug. 1. (API Six
teen police cars, each carrying four
detectives armed with automatic
shotguns, cruised the city today, to
"meet with force" the gangsters re-
sponsioie lor tne deatn of one and the
wounding of two others in two more
outbreaks yesterday.
The automobile squads swept out
i a ao7.en ponce stations at 6 p. m.,
and by midnight had already sent
five men to hospitals, all suffering
from bullet wounds. The five men
were shot while attempting hold-ups
iasi nigni; two Dy a patrolman, three
otners oy one or the shotgun squads.
Mistaken Identity.
The Brooklyn killing of Ouldo Per-
reri, a mild-mannered youth who
naa no underworld connections, was
blamed on racketeers by police. He
was evidently mistaken for a man
well known in the clothing labor cir
cles, which has been terrorized by
gangsters.
In Harlem, four ' detectives In a
shotgun squad car reported seeing
three negroes holding up a drug store.
The pumpgun barked once. Twelve
bullets sent the three to a hospital.
One may die. "
An additional reward of $5,000 was
made yesterday, bringing the total
to 430.000 In the hunt for the gun
men who shot Michael Venzalll. five
years old.
SEATTLE, TOKYO
FLIGHT
SEATTLE. Aug. 1. (AP) Reg. L.
Robbins and Harold 8. Jones, fort
Worth, Texas, aviators, today post
poned until tomorrow their second
attempt at a non-stop reluellng
flight to Tokyo.
Last minute weather reports from
Fairbanks, Nome and Unalakeet in
dicated sudden storms. Previous
reports had Indicated clearing wea
ther and the weather observer, C. o.
Shlck. had the fliers warming their
motor for the takeoff. After prepa
rations had been completed the
weather observer dashed onto the
field and told them not to attempt
the flight.
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STILL UNSOLVED
SAN DIEGO. Cal.. Aug. 1. ( AP)
The brutal murder of Hazel Brad
r.'iaw today was added to the long
list of unsolved murders of San
Diego, a city which witnessed so far
this year tne slaying of a 10-year
old girl and three women.
A Jury late yesterday acquitted
Miss E. Garrison, a railroad clerk, of
the murder of Miss Bradshaw. It was
the first time that any one hod been
brought to trial In the series of
killings which attracted nntlon-wlde
attention becou&e of the unusual
brutality shown by the killer, or
killers.
4
Prince Beat Her
WIDOW KIDNAPED,
BOUND, TORTURED;
jocinlBrt Prea Photo
Mae" Murray.
LOS ANGELES. Autr. 1 . ( API -
The long and apparently happy ro
mance of Mne Murry. dazzling blonde
of the screen, and Prince David .
M'Dvanl came to an abrupt end to
day when the actress filed suit tor
divorce In which she revealed many
instances of cruelty and beatings.
The suit came as a complete sur
prise to friends of the couple and
lt was learned they had separated
only yesterday.
STATmOINFOR
T
PORTLAND. Aug. 1. (AP) Plans
for the northwest's formal protest
against the proposed 16 per cent
increase In freight rates, had taken
shape today.
Oregon and Washington Joined yes
terday in a meeting to outline pro
cedure. C. M. Thomas, Oregon pub
lic service commissioner: A. P. Har
vey, rate advisor; Herbert Hauser,
secretary of the commission; hYed
K. Baker, director of the Washing
ton department of public works and
O. R. Louergan, rate advisor to the
Washington group, gatnereci to com
bio" their program of protest.
The two states will join iu an
Interstate commerce commission
hearing here August 12 to 16.
I LIQUOR ARRESTS
WASHINGTON. Aug. 1. (AP)
Chairman Stone of the farm board,
- .nmai .r.tMn.nt today, said
the farm board would authorize the
stabilization corporation to s e
wheat and cotton to Oermany on
if it. would aid Oer-
man and American agriculture.
Stone said, nowevcr.
now has no definite proposals be
fore it from the German govern
IN POLK CO. DRIVE
unuuna, nug. ' ; --
county pleaded guilty to charges 01
liquor before Elmer Cook, Justice oi
the peace at West Salem, this morn-
(w nr.! cuultul art aatrrturatja Fit A'A
months In Jail and 1000 fines.
ine arresiea were;
Utann 17-ariorlf...t. .till Uoll
aid Galbreath. Independence: E. L.
.kin... rnllan Frank AitmRD.
Sheridan: Ray Oosso. Mrs. Oliver
Chase, Henry Dick. Dallas.
GIRL SUSPECTED
DENVER. Colo., Aug. 1. (AP)
Mrs. Clara Dadismun, 02, wealthy
Denver widow, was kidnaped by a
woman bound, robbed and tortured
for nearly ten hours yesterday, she
told police on her release by her
captor last night.
She said she was robbed of $3000
worth of Jewels.
Mrs. Olive Strickland. 23. was ar
rested shortly after Mrs. Dadlsinau
was released and is being held for
investlgaton.
Mrs. Dad Ismail said she was lured
to a (botel by a mysterious telephone
call. There she met a man who told
her a woman in the Junior League
shop wanted to see her. As she en
tered the shop, she said, a woman
stepped beside her and thruBt a gun
against her side, ordering her to step
to some nearby bushes and don some
goggles which ,her abductor produced.
The goggles, she found, were pack
ed with cotton in such manner that
she was unable to see. She was led
up some btalrs and Into a room
where she was knocked down and
bound with ropes. Her rings were
str'nped from her fingers.
Mrs. Dad Is man related how her
about tor had pricked her with pins
and threatened her with a red hot
soldering iron. She was forced to
lie on her back with her feet tied to
a Bteam pipe above her head. Late
In the afternoon, she said, she was
bound, led out and released.
Relatives had already notified po
lice that she was missing.
Mrs. Dud I sman recalled that MIsb
Strickland had roomed with her six
years ago and said she believed she
was Vie abductor. The arrest follow
ed. Police said Miss Strickland led
them to two of Mrs. Dadlsman's rings
which were secreted in a box of sand
on the front porch of her apartment.
Today's'
BASEBALL
El
L BE
JACKSONVILLE. Ore., Aug. 1
(Special) Mr. and Mm. Charles
BUtch and son. Charles, Jr., made
a trip to Huckleberry mountain this
week. They report a poor crop ol
huckleberries In sight there this
year.
STREET CAR BANDITS
ACTIVE IN PORTLAND
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 1. (AP)
The epidemic of street car robberies
continues. A lone bandit last night
held up a Mount Tabor line conduc
tor, getting 12 from his pockets and
changer. He wore a checkered hand
kerr.llef over his face, as other street
car robbers have.
t American.
lti . : :;.J, ... B. H. K.
New York ..... 2 a u
Boston 9 13 I
Batteries: Johnson, Weaver, Rhodes
and Dlokey; Llsenbee and Berry.
R. H. IS.
Philadelphia 17 1
Washington a 10 0
Batteries Walberg and Cochrane:
Marberry and Spencer.
R. H. E.
Chicago 8 14 a
Detroit 0B1
Batteries: Prosier and Tate: Bor-
rell, Sullivan, Bridges and Haywortn.
National.
R. II. K.
Boston 0 6a
New York a S a
Batteries: Contweli, Moss ami
Spohrer; Hubbell and Hogan.
R. H. E.
Cincinnati - 0 3 0
Pittsburg 1 0
Batteries: Rlxey and Sukelortn;
Spencer and Phillips.
R. H. E.
Brooklyn 8 13 a
Philadelphia 4 1 1
Batteries: snauie, uiara aiiu w
pez: J. Elliott, Benge and Davis, Mc
Curdy. " R. H. IS.
St. Louis f J
Chicago 3 7 1
Batteries Johnson ond Mancuso;
Molone, May and Hartnett.
N. Y. COMMUNISTS IN
THOMAS EDISON
CRITICALLY ILL
FAiLHALLED
Aged Inventor' Indisposed
for Several Days In
firmities and Heat Bring
Weakened Condition
ORANGE. N. J.. Aug. 1. (AP)
The Associated Press learned today
that Thomas A. Edison' Ib critically
111 at hla home in Llewellyn Park.
It has been known for several days
that the aged Inventor has been In
disposed, but statements from his as
sociates concerning his condition have
not been alarming. They have sulci
that Mr. Edison was bot Herod by the
extreme heat and for that reason had
temporarily discontinued work at hla
laboratory.
Mr. Edison's son. Charles Edison,
asked concerning his father, said he
was "critically ill."
Members of the Edison family were
called to the Llewellyn Park home
terday afternoon when Mr. Edison's
condition appeared to become worse.
The particular ailment from which
the 84-year-old Inventor is suffering
could not be learned. Infirmities of
age, aggravated by the heat, were
believed generally to have weakened
him greatly.
News of his condition Is carefully
guarded.
IN HOTTEST DAY
SALEM, Aug. 1. (AP) With a
maximum of 95 degrees recorded for
today up to 1:30 in the afternoon
by the official thermometer, Salem
lies were making their plans In an
ticipation of the hottest day of the
VOar' ' ' -- ,- 'V.
DENVER, Colo., Aug. 1. (AP) -More
heat was In prospect for the
Rocky Mountain region today and
Sunday, after the cooling but -dam-oglng
rains of yesterday and Thurs
day. ORANTS PASS. Aug. 1. (AP) An
unofficial maximum temperature of
103 degrees was registered In the
downtown section here yesterday. The
season's record, set two weeks ago,
Is 108 degrees, unofficial.
NEW YORK, Aug. 1 (AP) Com
munism here observed today, the
seventeenth anniversary of Ger
many's declaration of war upon Rus
sia, by holding a mass demonstration
meeting In Union Square.
By 3 p. m. more than 10.000 men,
women and children, most of them
carrying or wearing something col
ored red. were grouped around the
socially built speakers' stand.
SUSPECT IS ARRESTED
KLAMATH GALLS, Aug. I (AP)
Dominic Kohoefler, SI. a mill em
ploye, was under arrest today In con
nection with the killing J-! '
E J. Conley. 60, victim of a hit-and-run
driver. h
Kohoefler was arrested when he
purchased a headhunt glass for his
car after the glass was shattered by
the Impact.
""Killed l Allto
PORTLAND, Ore.. Aug. 1. (AP)
John Englebert. 63 who
three months ago from 8pokane to
open a Jewelry store, was struck and
xmed by an automobile last night at
Sandy. The car was driven by Jim
Allison of Bandy.
CapitaliVm Doomed Says
Bernard Shaw on Return
From Survey of Russia
BERLIN, Aug. 1. (AP) George
Bernard Shaw arrived at Schleslcher
station today, bringing the message
.from Russia tfiat "capitalism Is
doomed."
As he descended the steps of his
sleeper, looking fresh enough to Indi
cate a pleasant night's sleep, Shaw
remarked that it was "torture to get
'back "
"After having observed commun
l.m on the spot, there Isn't a chance
left for capitalism," he declared.
It won't be long, he said, before
'Russia will get on her own feet.
"Bhe la training her own men
now," Shaw explained, "and soon she
will be entirely Independent of for
eign help from such persons as archi
tects and engineers."
"1 was a communist before Lenin
and now that I have seen Russia 1
am more of a communist than ever,"
said Hhaw.
He thought, however, that In Its
present state communism was not
suited to the rest of the world.
Claw said there was no shortage
of food In the Soviet and he describ
ed the workers there as happy and
tolling for tiie common good.
He saw good progress In the carry
ing out of the flvc-yesr plan, and
yieclared there was no indication the
plan would collapse.
Lady Astor declared herself en
chanted with Russia, "the best-run
country on earth."
Lady Astor averred that Russia
would not act aggreoalvely against
otfier countries, but was motivated
by the desire for peace.
Lord and Lady Astor and other
.members of the 8hsw party spent
i about a week In Russia.
HUGE IRRIGATION
Einstein Fears
Militarism Will
Bring New War
LYONS. France. Aug. 1. ( AP)
An appeal to the scientists of the
world to refuse to cooperate In
research for the creation of Hew
Instruments of war, written by
Professor Albert Einstein, was
lead to the International confer
ence of the opponents of war liv
sewtlon here today.
"Those wtio think that the dan
ger of war Is passed are living In
a fool's paradise," Dr. Einstein
wrote. "We face today a militar
ism far more powerful and de
structive than that which brought
on the world war disaster," he
declared.
TO GET $14,663
fTALEM, Aug. l. .(AP) The per
capita apportionment of Interest on
tho Irreducible school fund in the
state tills year Is 10 cents less per
pupu man a year ago, ueorge e.
Brovfn. clerk of the state land board,
announced today. The total Inter
est is $3a5,032.48. to be apportioned
on the basis of 360,151 children of
school age. The total per capita Is
1.40.
Compared to last year, the number
of school children has been reduced
about 350, while the fund likewise
haa fallen about '.17,000,
Of this fund, Multnomah county
receives 1 18,301 for its 70.974 chil
dren; Marlon county receives $34,560
for IU 10,604 ch I Id ran, and Lane
county $23,318 for Its 16,080 children
of school age.
Other counties near the top of the
list Include: Jackson. $14,603 for
9,908 children.
.
PLAN DIVULGED
DENVER. Aug. 1. (AP) A $200.
000.000 Irrigation project which will
nmvldo water for 1.600.000 acres In
eastern Washington may get under
way next year. Dr. Elwood Meao
commAHloner of reclamation, said to
dav. '
Dr. Mead said R. P. Walter, chief
engineer of the reclamation bureau,
would leave for the site of the proj
ect next week to Join a congressional
committee on aproprlatlonn for the
department In an inspection of the
project.
The reclamation commission Inti
mated a plan for developing part of
the projert, known as the Columbia
River biwln development, beginning
next year probably would be placed
before the committee.
SUN BEAU TAKES
MONEY LAURELS
ARLINGTON PARK, Chicago. Aug
V AP) Sun Beau became the
greatest money winning racehorse In
the world today.
The six-year-old son of SunBrlsr
Besutlful Lady galloped to victory
in the Arlington handicap, winning
27.300 for his owner, Willis Sharpe
Kilmer of Blnghamplon, N. Y.
As a result ot hla victory. Sun Beau
passed the record of Gallant Fox, to
amass a total of t330.044 won In five
yeara of campaigning. Satin Spar
was second and Plucky Play third.
In a field of seven.
ARMNOTON PARK, Chicago, Aug.
1. (API Burning Blaze, owned by
Patrick Nash of Chlcsgo, won the
47.000 post and paddock stakes to
day, with Morfalr, the esstern chal
lenger, second, and Liberty Limited,
third.
AMY CONTINUING ON
ENGLAND-TOKYO HOP
MOSCOW, Aug. 1. (AP) Amy
.lomson. British womsn filer who
landed last night near the village
of Tlyacelnak, got away again on her
trip from England to Tokyo and
reached Krasnoyarsk early this morn
ing, hopping again for NlJnludlnsk
after a brief halt.
Open Elk Lake.
BEND. Ore., Aug. I. (AP) Kl
lake, closed to fishermen since loan,
was opened today. All boats on the
lake were reserved a week In advance.
NO FEAR AS YET
NEW YORK, Aug. 1. (AP) De
spite the fact that word of the ar
rival at Moose Factory, of colonel
and - Mrs. Charlea A. Lindbergh's
plane had 'been expected here oy
mid-afternoon, no alarm was reit
by friends when they were unre
ported at 4 :4S p.m., B. 8. T.
The Llndberglis started the 480
mllo hop to Moose Factory from
Ottawa at 9:40 a.m., E. 8. T., at a
speed of 100 miles an hour they
would have been due at Moose Fac
tory at about 3 p.m., E. 8. T.
The lost direct word from the
Lindberghs' radio was recolved at
Otluwu at 1:15 p.m., B. 8. T. 1
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SPECIAL SESSION
PORTLAND, Aug, l.-(AP) Gener
ally well-Informed sources here today
understood Governor Meier has de
cided against calling a special session
of the legislature to consider the tax
qtieHtlon.
It was said an announcement from
the governor was expected later in
the day.
Governor Meier last month said he
would call such a wumlon If the newly
organised tax conservation and equal
isation committee recommended such
action.
KELTYASS1ES
MEDFORD SITE
IS
CAREFULLY
EYED BY HINES
Veteran's Bureau Head Says
Committee Still Open
Minded On Location of
$2,000,000 Vets' Home
Every proposed site visited during
t.'it'lr lour of the state will be con
sidered fur location of the $2,000,000
national soldiers' home, Brigadier
General Frank T. Hlnes, director of
the United States Veterans' bureau,
and Admiral E. C. Rlggs, chief of the
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery of
the navy. Informed the veterans
home site committee of the chamber
of commerce last evening following
their tour of the Rogue River valley.
Notwithstanding any reports, re
garding the location of the home.
General Hlnes pointed out, the na
tional committee haa made no de
cision and still maintains an open
mind regarding all proposed sites.
Each will be given careful considera
tion. Present Briefs
Briefs prepared by C. T. Baker,
secretary, and O. O. Alenderfer, presi
dent of the chamber of commerce,
containing all information regarding
the Medford - sites were presented
General Hlnes and Admiral Rlggs,
They will be studied before a recom
mendation Is made to the Veterans'
Hospitalisation board, the two men
assured the Medford group.
General Hlnes and Admiral Rtggs
arrived In Medford about 4:30 yester
day evening and started work Imme
diately on Inspection of the briefs,
prepared, and a study of the city and
valley.
A tour was made through the city
and neighboring communities with,
Mayor E. M. Wilson, W, H. Gore, H.
8. Deuel, and t,he heads of the cham
ber of commerce. The two guests
made especially favorable comments
regarding the Medford water supply
but were In all rather non-committal
regarding their Impression of the city
and valley,
. visit Voorhles ;
Following the ' Inspection of the
Medford territory they stopped for a
ishort visit with Colonel Gordon,
Voorhles at his ranch home south of
Medford, t.'ien continued to Ashland
about 6 o'clock with Guy Applegate
and John finders of the Ashland
American Legion post.
After an equally thorough Inspec
tion of the Ashland section. General
Hlnes and Admiral Rlggs departed on
tho Shasta for Palo Alto. Cal.. to
Inspect the veterans' hospital located
mere, iney will return to Washing
ton about August 10 for the meetlnir
of Vic veterans' hospitalization board
at wnicn their recommendation re
garding choice of a western site will
i be prosented.
PORTLAND, Aug. 1. ( AP) Paul
R. Kelty, one of the best known
newspapermen of Oregon, today be
came editor of the Oregonlan,
"It's a big occasion," he smiled as
tie occupied his new desk, loaded
with flowers In congratulation.
Kelty's climb to the editorship of
the paper began when as a young
man, 82 years ago, he obtained his
first newspaper experience as tele
graph editor on the Oregonlan.
He left the paper In 1014 to pur
chase and publish the Eugene Ouard
and later the Eugene register. Last
year he returned to the Oregonlan.
LOWERlilGHTRATE
ON Gil IN EFFECT
WASHINGTON, Aug, I. (AP)
Lover freight rates on wheat from
western states became effective to
day under a ruling of the interstate
commerce commission.
Railroads opposed the new rates.
which first were ordered Into effect
by the commission early last June.
The carriers took the matter to court
and secured an Induction In a Chicago
federal court restraining the commis
sion from placing the lower rates In
ettrct. They contended they would
lose millions of dollar In revenue.
THE DALLES, Ore., Aug. l.J-(AP)'
Three telegrams were scent 'today
to Governor Julius L. Meier asking
retention oi m. a. iyncn ox Redmond
on the state highway commission.
The messages were forwarded bv
The Dalles-Waaco county chamber of
commerce, the John Day Valley De
velopment association, and by a
group of real dents of The Dalles.
Recent persistent rumors have
said Lynch has resigned or is about
to resign from the commission.
Will
Rogers
p.$gys:
HEVERLY HILLS, Cnl Aug.
1. 7'lutt wns funny in Chicago
Kridny, that jtulije not know
inK about the United Stated
having a xptuial treuty with Al
Ciipone to, let him of f easy.
This backwoodH jmlKe was try.
iiiK to treat him like a crimi
nal. Now tho' whole thing tins
got to go to court and he will ,
win and perhaps Hiie.thu gov
ernment for defamation ot
character.
If all our navigators ever get
iih reliithlo as our engines ImlC
our people will be spending
their weekends at Mars anil
Venus (perhaps Venus). Those
old boys that went to Turkey
did a mighty fine job. Just tho
idea of going there was as orig
inal us the feat itself.
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