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M Weather i. mnlrht and wea- edfoed Mail Tribune Temperature Highest yesterday . SB Lowext thin morning 5J Precipitation: To 5 p.m. yesterday ihi To .1 a. m. today w P. macH change la tern- rgixtli Year today's news today MEDFORD, 01 1 KG ON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1931. TKU ONK 75 No. 133. FARMERS FLEE BEFORE WALL OF F oday ly Arthur Brisbane a Russian. eW Youth for Shaw, roying a Great urch. ; h Variety in uime. ttKlng Feature Synd., Inc. L, Ideas, despised ', until re- . At.-.., wtchM h. .m Ijjmapa ou. - liad might go to Russia for L, head of our farm board . nu individual must make co-operative farming, which iBusatan method. I of controlling exchange to L tht mark. j may trade In foreign ex- I a Germany except through Libani, at rates fixed by the life onemay buy or sell marks Iaroujh the Relchsbank. Mo jpply and demand", nonsense. nolate the law you go to lira years. Ljl jou may buy and sell eal; through the state bank lod you can't take money Russia. If you get It there, you kod It there. Lo in the United States. We hooey to other countries by lions, sometimes buying foreign tint become worthless, some- !ndlng money to fighting always sending rich women to do their shopping. kt Bernard Shaw, back In denies that he plans to be hited" by Dr. Voronoff, of Yoifcnced not be as wise to resent tho horrible sug- that the gland of a monkey tttd In your system to enable play the part of an old fool Into the grave. '- 1 kbit, growing more and more lustlc about RusBta, says the ot opportunity for the new lion has shifted from Horace ri "go west" to "go' east, mm, to Russia." Shaw says It putting her ' house In ill toe other nations are play- lool," and he adds: had better follow Russia's at toon as possible." had will not do it. rny news from Moscow tells of plan government demolishing pat Cathedral of Christ, the p,'a gigantic and magnlfl- PoumeM, built to honor Em- frtorj over Napoleon. It should prred for future generations, f tae might be made of It, rata piously preservo Saint formerly a Christian church. P a Mohammedan mosque. la destroying the magnificent marble and granite, that h hundred years to build, to a place, a "Palace of Sov- N gret their vandalism. k cannot wither her. nor pwom stale her Infinite irtety." Wit say something like that ?ster artist killings. Their infinite. The latest pcr- the spot Is found In ,3t' strangled with a sash cord. " street wrapped up In a sngtlo Marino, the man in rt. had been trussted up. angulation, his knees and ft across his chest. 'Monties are no nearer flnd- Ftauea on Page Five) w Martin W TO Mi VjssssssW rayaw-'! ,n '"""hie. or fc.j rrnom oi Urt. nave kmx1 HOMES BURN a CATTLE PERISH T EVANGELIST'S SON AND BRIDE HOLOCAUS Estimate 200 Fires in Bone Dry Forests of Spokane Region Entire Country side Veiled by Smoke SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 4. (AP) Hundreds of families packed goods on wagons today and fled before a wall of fire that tore through the Kanlksu national forest In the Priest valley of north Idaho, hammering down trees and spurting columns of smoke 8.000 feet nigh, so that the sunw as obscured. The Priest river fire was estimated by newspaper observers in an air plane at 36 miles wide and 10 miles deep. The Deer creek fire jn the Kootenai and Pend Orlelle forest leaped the fire lines and raged on a perimeter of nearly 90 miles. Fires menaced farmers near Sand Point. Idaho, and three dangerous blazes flamed In the Salmon and Nez Perce forests. 00 Fires Burning. Two hundred fires were estimated by newspapermen in north Idaho, eastern Washington and western Mon tana, but verification of number and size was difficult because hot embers spread them fast In the bone dry lorests and smoke blanketed the country for scores of miles. No lives wore reported lost. Ru mors of "missing families" were dis counted here and at Sand Point by officials, who said no one stood au thority for them. Rangers and of ficers 'Wero warning families to leave and taking care of them as usual. 22 Homes Burned. In the Priest River valley, news paper correspondents counted 32 homes burned down,' and residents estimated 300 head of cattle were burned to death. Many others had tholr .feet burned off as they ran blindly through flame and smoke, and, had to be butchered. On the main front of this fire, ap proximately 40,000 acres were burn ing, but the total acreage could not be figured by reporters at Newport, who found the countryside smothered In Impenetrable smoke. James Bryan, forester lru charge. who has been at his desk for 30 hours straight, said that 1000 men were on the fire lines of the Priest river flro alone. frW'-atesWajsxawa . , 'N . fegay Attoctatod Press Photo Rolf McPherson, son of Almee Semple McPherson, evangelist, and his bride, the former Lorna Dee Smith of Alva, Okla., are on a honey moon after their marriage before an audience of 6,600 at Angelua tem ple, Loa Angeles. Mrs. McPherson performed tho wedding ceremony. FORD FORCE CUT TO INC MODEL ti, intt n.iu n tn rvntftr na tional forest is one burning in tlm- hor nn -rutin Achlnnrl htlite Oil the other side of Buck Lake in Klamath county which started irora a cause a. vat iinlrnnorn lnxt RVCtlinff. and the spread of which, according to a message received nere ai ioresi ucau quartcrs at 10:30 a. m. today, was checked r,iortly before that hour. No information had yet been received as to the extent of the area burned over. A crew of fire fighters from Lane h wnnriit wm dispatched to the BMnA inBt nioht nnri the crew of a saw mill in the territory not far from the fire was also canea oui to wui. on the fire, but no men were sent from Med ford. Twenty fire fighters from tnis cur. who comprised the mopping up crew left in charge of l(he forest fire on the west branch of Elk creek which had bn burning. for days past, wero broudht back to Medford this fore noon from that fire. DETROIT, Aug. 4. -(AP) The De troit News, commenting on a recently announced reduction of tlie employ ment roster of the Ford Motor- com pany, said today that an offi-clal of the company nns reporieti mat uie reduction is temporary in prepara tion lor an "improved model" in Sep tember, and that not less than 30,000 men will bo continually employed during the current month. The News said that the dally pay roll of the Ford company during the current month will approximate $50,000. and that a .September sched ule calling for 100,000 unite of the "improved .model" has been issued. The paper said that no change ia expected in the motor design of the automobile. Official figures on Ford employ ment were unavailable, but the com pany Is said to normally employ about 100,000 men. Last week the company announced the suspension of manufacturing ac tivities during August and stated that onlv a skeleton force would be kept at Detroit and other assembly plants. It was stated that 11 of the 36 as sembly plants throughout the coun try would continue to operate. Oregon Weather vni nnirht. nnri Wednesday but fog on the coast; cooler in the east tonight; moderate norm ana uu. Mi west winds offshore. TOTAL HUGE FIGURE WASHINOTON. Aug. 4 (API President Hoover said today that be tween May 16 and July 16 six federal building projects had been completed bringing the total of completed buildings to 67 at a cost of S25, 326,876. A total of 758 projects he said, have been specifically authorized at a cost of about (463.000.000. VANDERBILTS DIVORCED AFTER SHORT HEARING REUO, Nev.. Aug. 4. (AP) Mary Weir Vanderbllt was divorced from Cornelius Banderbllt. Jr., here today t a private hearing before Judge Benjamin F. Curler. The trial lasted only a few minutes. Fur From Head To Foot Is Winter Style Decree By Adelaide Kerr. parts. Au. 4. (API fur from head to foot, displaying the most luxurious fur mode Paris has seen . i -nn. the edict Ot in wvei.i the winter fsahlon show presented by a prominent Parisian dressmarer last ntgni. Prom waist-length evening wraps-.ntin-lv swathed In huge aable capes, to wool day coats wun bodices. BKirt incrusu."-"-. and entire sleeves of fur. the exn -hltton forecast lavish use of pe 1 . v. w wintjtr wardrobes. Even fur coats were often com bined with pelts, breltschwan "" lared and incrusted with traXan being the favorite b"'nnB Minx. Sable, sxunx. leopard no beaver, astraltan. breltsehwan ana seal ail were used In the luxurious PT"jade green wool cost designed on term-fitted lines, bad square standing collar and entire sleeves ot beaver tangerine. A red wool coat had a waist-length cape of blacx seal Bnd a tiny seal muff. A full length green duvetyn evening wrap was collared and cuffed and edged In blacX ekung. while a silver ana green walst-iength wrap had a waist length cape almost covering It made of silver fox scarves. Day coats were designed In semt fltted lines, having large atandlng roll collars and sleeves with pulls below the elbows made of fur. They generally were 10 Inches from tne ground. Evening frocks glittered with se quins, silver stttchlngs and other .periling trims and whlt chitlon gowns with awordlon pleated sxirts had hipbone length blouses covered with gleaming sliver sequins. Even ing gowns featured an uneven hem line just missing the floor and waist lines just above the hipbones ooms what lower than usually displayed. PEACE PARLEYS HALT MILK WAR PORTLAND AREA PORTLAND, Aug. 4. (AP) Com parative quiet prevailed on the sev eral fronts in Portland's milk war today.-, -r -,'-- " Throughout the state and In ad' Joining Washington counties, arbi tration committees were gathering n an attempt to adjust the diffi culties between the farmer-dairymen and the large Portland distributors. The farmers demand a price better than the 3 cents a quart they now receive for milk, which the distrib utors retail to consumers at from 8 to 12 cents. The conflict broke out Friday night and was attended by destruc tion of many thousands of gallons of milk which groups of farmers seized from distributors' trucks. There were few reports last night of truck hijacking, although groups of ranchers still operated on the Columbia, River highway and on tne Hlllsboro-Portland road. The two factions In the milk dis pute let it be known that no general optimism was felt In connection with the arbitration conferences. 4 22 T GEORGETOWN. 8. C Aug. 4. (AP) Twenty-two picnickers, twenty of them negroes, drowned In the Snm plt river three miles from here, late last night when a bus in which they wero returning from an outing plung ed through an open drawbridge. Jerome Frauler, negro newsboy of Georgetown, was the only one In the crowded vehicle to escape being trap ped in the 40 feet of water at the bridge. He smashed a window and swam out. Warren Newton, fi2, white driver of the bus, and his son, Olln, 20, were drowned. BOMB IS SIGNAL FOR CUBAN UNION'S STRIKE HAVANA, Aug. 4. (AP) The her aided 24-hour strike, expected to In' volve 40.000 or more workmen afflli' ated with the Cuban National labor confederation, officially got underway at one minute past midnight today. A bomb set off by unknown per sons at 8a n Jose and Manrlque streets shortly before the sero hour, broke windows in nearby buildings and damaged the streets. Labor leaders said about 30 unions would take part in the strike. SHIPPERS COMMITTEE HOLDS SALEM MEET SALEM. Aug. 4. (AP) An exec utive committee or Oregon shippers will be held here this afternoon. Charles M. Thomas, public utilities commissioner announced. Thomas Is chairman of the committee) which was recently formed to present data opposing the IS per cent freight in crease requested by the railroad com panies. The committee today will formulate Its program for the I. C. C. bearing to be held In Portland August 13. KILLED IN BATTLE 52nd Birthday Riot Follows Attempt to Oust Family for Non-Payment of Rent Cermak Calls Halt in Evictions CHICAGO, Aug. 4. (AP) Com munists were blamed by police today for a brief but sanguinary riot in Chi cago's south aide in which three ne groes were slain and one was serious ly woundod. Three policemen who helped put down the disorder were Injured. Several score of the partici pants were arrested. Three' were said by police to have been ringleaders. Immediate steps were taken by of- flclals Including Mayor Anton J. Cer mak and Corporation Counsel Wil liam H. Sexton to prevent a repeti tion of the disorder which began late yesterday afternoon when several hundred negroes started a demonstra tion in protest against tho eviction of the negro family for non-payment of rent. Shout Defiance A crowd of negroes, estimated by police at 1,000. gathered and shouted defiance as two court bailiffs started to move to the street the household furnishings of Mrs. Diana Oroas Irom a flat at Dearborn and 50th streets. Frightened, the bailiffs, telephoned for police. Cries of "put that furni ture back" and "we want something to eat" were heard and some of the crowd started to put the furniture back. A patrol wagon manned by Police man Fred Orahatn, a negro, Martin Ernst and John McFaddccn, arrived, but the trio was quickly surrounded by the rioters, many of whom wore armed with knives, clubs and pistols. Ernst suffered a. skull fracture. His companions were out. ( 'A : -": Negroes Hhot - ... .'When tho reserves, including Sor- aeant . Henry Lyons, came to their aid a negro pulled Lyons' pistol from his holster and threatened to shoot. As he did so Policeman William Jordan fired and the negro fell dead. A few minutes later Lyons, who had recov ered his pistol, shot and killed a ne gro, who was tiring at Jordan from a nearby doorway. - The manner of the third mans death could not be learned and only one of the three dead was Identified. He was John O'Neill. While the fight was at Its height a group of policemen, led by Sergeant James McMahon. became separated from the main body of tho reinforce ments, amd were forced to take refuge In a email store in the same block. They were attacked by at least a hun dred men, some of whom broke the store window with bricks. Shots wore also fired at the policemen, but they were able to defend themselves with out injury until help arrived. EDISON RECOVERY III - Pis (f "' J BELIEVED CERTAIN WEST ORANGE. N. J., Aug. 4 Thomas A. Edison was believed today to be definitely on the road to re covery from the sudden collapse he suffered last Saturday. He slept soundly eight hours last night. This morning, after eating his breskfast with evident relish, he In quired of his son, Charlea, about sev eral business problems. Charles Edison said he had found his father In the best of spirits he had shown since his Illness. Mrs. Edi son kept almost constant vigil at her husband's bedside. Hundreds of messages of sympathy continued to trrlve. SOLDIERS POISED TO HALT OIL PUMPING OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 4. (AP) A company of about 60 Oklahoma National Guardsmen established established headquarters at sn Okla homa City oil field lease late today, awaiting an order from Governor Murray to close In prorated wells. BEETLES DESTROYING DALLES SHADE TREES THE DALLES. Ore., Aug. 4 (API Pear Is expressed here that attacks of hordes of elm leaf beetles will des troy some of the city's most beautiful shade trees. Many ot the trees al ready have been entirely defoliated by the beetles. FIND SULPHUR DEPOSIT ON FLANKS MT. ADAMS THE DALLES, Ore.. Auff. 4. (AP) Prospectors today reported the dis covery of what appears to be heavy deposits of sulphur on Mount Adams. They Mid veins are from 80 V 70 feet (hick. Associated jV I'hota Kt hel Itarrymore. BEVERLY HILLS. Cal.. Aug. 4. (AP) -Although her blrthdhy is August 16. Ethel Barrymore, vete ran of the stage, observed her 6and anniversary with a party early to day at the home of her brother, Lionel Barrymore. The event was held following her stage appearance last night In Los Angeles. A number of life-long friends ot the famous actress were present at the affair, which had been set ahead, due to the fact Miss Barry more would be absent from the city when her birthday took place. Today's BASEBALL National. R. H. E. Brooklyn a 10 4 New York - 6 13 a Batteries: Clarke, 8hauto and Lo pez; PltKsimmons' and Hogan. Second game: B. H. E. Brooklyn , II tt Now York a o u Batteries: Vance, Qulnn and Lo pez; Walkor and Hogan, ',.. , , B. ,H.., St. Louis , '. 7 11 U Pittsburg 1 7 Batteries: Haines and Wilson; Melne, Osborne and Orace. . B." H. IS. Boston a 8 J Philadelphia 3 11 1 Batteries: Brandt and Hpohrer; Benge and Davis. Second game: K. H. E. Boston 4 10 u Philadelphia a 1 Batterlea: Bherdel and Bool; Dud ley and Davis. B. H. E. Cincinnati a 7 1 Chicago - 4 IS 1 Batteries: Benton and Sukelorth; Bush and Hemsley. Second game: B. H. E. Cincinnati - 3 11 0 Chicago 7 ia a Batteries: Prey and Styles: Sweet land and Hartnett. American. R. II. E. Chicago 5 14 0 Detroit - 1 8 1 1 prasler and Orube; Hogsett, Bridges snd Hayworth. Cleveland at St. Louis, postponed; wet grounds. YOUTH ARRESTED AS ' BAD CHECK PASSER James H. Hess, 33. alias James R. Prultt. was arrested here this noon after he allegedly passed worthless check at the Harwooa photo shop and attempted to pass another at the Oolden Rule storo. The youth, well dressed, is said to have como here from Balem. Po lice were warned after the Harwooa check was found to be worthless. Checks were on local banks and lor small amounts. Where, TODAY- With the Fliers l.y the Ahsoelntetl Vress. This is how the major airplane flights stood today: Colonel and Mrs. Lindbergh reached Baker Lake, Canada, yes terday afternoon from Churchill on their flight to Japan. Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herntlon Jr., who set out to beat tho Post-Oatty round-the-wot-ld record, were at Khabarovsk, Si beria, awaiting favorable weather before leaving on the long hop for Nome, Alaska. Russell Board man and John Polando rested at Istanbul. Reg L, Roll bins and Harold 8. Jones, whose projected refueling flight to Tokyo failed, remained at Fairbanks, insisting it was too late to try again. James Mattern and Nick Greener, refueling crew, also at Fairbanks. PATH OF BLAZE GRANTS PAiJS, Ore- Aug. 4. (AP) A forest fire which last night ap proached the outskirts of Grants Pass, subsided today after having consumed several farm buildings and destroyed several hundred lollars worth of grain. Fire wardens said the flames were under control. In the Siskiyou National forest a flro with a spreading front was re ported out of control and burning briskly. The flames were flying on a wide area once before swept by fire. The forestry service had a crew of 75 mon In the region. PENDLETON. Ore.. Aug. 4. (AP) A forest flro which had burned over 200 acres about 25 miles south east of here In the Blue mountains was brought under control late yes terday by the state highway depart ment. It was the largest flro of the season. BEND, Aug. 4 (AP) Twonty flvo men and the necessary supplies were sent from Bend today to a large forest flro In the Dry fcrook district In the Ochoco forest, The fire, was said, to be burning over 600 acres on a five -mile front. Other reports were received here of a sootl acre fire In the Santlam forest, close to the boundary lino. 4 Word was received this afternoon by the sheriff's office of the arrest today at Burns, Ore., of H. L. Million, 25, wanted in this county on a war rant charklng polygamy. It la alleged that Million divorced his first wife, a 19-year-old girl, at Portland lost February, and a month later married Kathleen High, a 17-year-old Ashland school girl. Two weeks ago. It Is asserted, Million deserted the girl and departed with his first wife, when hla tangled love affairs came to light. The district attorney's office holds that Million also violated the provis ions of his divorce decree by not waiting for the six months' period to elapse by re-marrying. Wire Report on the Pear Market NEW YORK, Aug. 4. (UJ3.D.A.) ( AP) Pear auction prices: Market slightly weaker; 38 cars arrived; Hi California cars unloaded; 10 cars on track. California Bartietts, 22.230 boxes: Best. a2.3Set3.20; few, 3.50; ordinary. l.DO2.60; common and ripe, 91.UU 2.10; average, $2.28. CHICAGO, Aug. 4. (U. 8. D. A.) (AP) Pear auction prices: Market about steady for good stock, ana slightly weaker for common stock; 11 California cars arrived; 22 Cali fornia cars and 2 others on track; 4 cars sold, California Bartietts, 821)0 boxes: l.fiOw 3.20; average, $2.15. RAKER LAKE-Jn Canadian ' &iy Lake' rtoion . 390miltf north of Churchill: OTTAWA. Aug. 4. I AP) Head winds all along tie 6M miles course to Hunter Bay held Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh at Baker Lake today and Information received by the department of marine indicated they very likely would postpone their departure until tomorrow. At 1 45 I. 8. T. this aftfrnoon the Lindberghs were still weather bound at the little trading post where they arrived yesterday from Churchill. At that time atmospheric conditions to Hunter Bay were reported as gener ally unfavorable with strong lead wlnda. Rumors that Lindbergh had been injured on an attempted take-off from Baker Lake found no confirma tion in messages received by the de partment of marine from the private ly owned radio station at Baksr Lake. Officials felt confident that they would have been Immediately Informed had any mishap occurred. OREGON'S JOBLESS State-Wide Committee Will Be Named by Governor Highway Funds to Pro vide Main Job Source NEW BEDFORD. Mass.. Aug. 4. (AP)--Wllllam Oreon, president of the American Federation of Labor, today proposed that President Hoover olther call a conference of economists In an effort to remedy employment condi tions or admit "the present economic structure of the country Is an abso lute failure." Green apoke at the 46th annual convention of the Massachusetts Federation of Labor. SALEM. Ore., Aug. 4. (AP) Steps to effect unemployment relief during the coming winter months will be taken by Governor Julius L. Meier said. Appointment of a state-wide committee aa the Initial move will bo announced upon the completion of the list from the 30 counties, he said. . "The time Is now at hand," the governor said, "for some definite ac tion in the way of relief, and I be Uevo with the committee I will name functlqnlng In each district, a sub stantial program can be worked out which will result tn taking care of the needy In Oregon. It is a big task but I am confident Oregon's people will be taken care of aa a result." ; , Men From Counties The tentative plans of the governor cnu lor iiie appointment oi at least threo men from each county, who will work with other citizens in their district to compile data and present a suggested program or plan to the governor. This committee will ln olude the county Judge, a prominent banker and a prominent merchant In each county. . The duty of this commltteo . will be to dovlse means to arugment tho highway fund In. supplying work for the unemployed." The governor ftad not yet decided whether to oall tho committee to Salem, but believed muort of the preliminary work could be done by correspondence. Plan Htste-Wlcle Meeting . , Later, when a definite program is presented, a stato-wlde meeting here may be called. ; Governor Meier has had . several plans under consideration for unem ployment, and these will be outlined to the commltteo members. Charles H. Oram, state labor commissioner, has been In conference with the gov ernor on the situation. WASHINOTON, Aug. 4. (AP) President Hoover said today the re organization of the employment serv ice in the department of labor had shown "a lskrgo measure .of accom plishment." The chief executive at the same time made public a letter from Secre tary Doak who outlined methods fol lowed In expanding and reorganizing the service. Doak said that the service had placed 038,880 workers In the period from April 1 to July 31. FIRE DESTROYS PART DROUGHT RIDDEN TOWN CAMPHARTA. Cal., Aug. 4. (AP) Fire, following days of fierce desert heat which has caused two score deaths In the Imperial valley, des troyed one-fourth of the business dis trict here today. The damage was es timated at $200,000. A water shortage, caused by the low level of the Colorado river, hampered fighters In combatting the blaze. WILL ROGERS HKVEKIjY II I hh S, Cal., Aiijr. 3. No ncwB any more in dcTPH8ion and no more nowH than truth in optimistic predic tions. ,"We not only cured -our-"lii men" from predicting but we just about cured 'eni from thinking they wan"bi)." Drhtu arc bout ull cancelled fmt our own heat is dyiiii? out. Grass hoppers am starving out.' No body running for president on either side in '32 hut Mr. Hoo ver and even ho may loso his passion for punishment by then. So it just looks like not li -iiiK ever happens in our coun try but interest and taxes. ,