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Medford Mail Tribune rue Veather Temperature lllfflirht wtTluy , X3 IxiuTHt thin morning 40 Precipitation To fS p, in. yesterday. 0 To ft a. in. t'xttty 0 L rof"' and 8a""1"'' ,a'r! fU tempera""'- rsixth Year . today's news today MEDFORD, OTiEGOX, FRIDAY,' A UCJUST 7, 1931. TEL. NE 75 No. 136. in ILBBP oday pvn JV , Arthur Brisbane C ctrannfi. Good. Bad fiier Bath Tub Sur- r u.i it. n: ma DrinKS, xei ne rue. ,$1 King Bynd., Inc. none, interesting, encour- L ind discouraging events leap a day's news on this I -i-nlnims will rnpp firo mi !"" ss the Pacific ocean. . . TT ...Ml MHOrrow ivirs. nuuver win lize the greai cunsiuie, I for the navy at Akron, j. The dirigible will car rive airplanes, to be releas- ,L ...onllilia LrilllQ PYIllnH. Willi Jiiout"v I 1 and gas bombs when led, and is built to rise !.ll.. 4l,nr onv ail'- rSHlUI mm v " Tin anfn ItAlillin ITDa Will IP,?. US OOi-t- mini'" & " vent fire or explosion. he navy plans to build six murines and spend , eighty - ll millions on lighting air- Inn in Jm-m, i)roposing a al moratorium for two is, meanwhile, . slrplane building 1 called "a to little navy congressmen." lie congressmen who know our navy should have modern under and above, the water, turines and aircraft, not expen- floating targets for enemy alr '; to sink. There are no "llttlo h congressmen." H New Yorlc Jewish Board ol lMIim tell this story. Private KtlTes, faired to protect slot ma ul from thieves, compelled boys, convicted, to persuade other u to rob the machines, letting detectives know when the rob- r would 'occur. '"The detectives JesteA tne boys thus tempted, sent m to Jail, Improving the detec- ft records lor vigilance. fll wettern grasshopper plague Nil one ol the early and gratt- b Mormon miracles. In 1847 the Uormons, mournfully watched Mappers destroying all their M la felt Lake valley. "Meoly great flocks of sea gulls prd. ate the grasshoppers, ended PUgue. Plainly Heaven had teem. Nothing so convincing luppened since the dove flew Fa. rested on Mohammed's shoul- vhlipered in his ear. The fSIul saw a message from Allah. I"! Hid not know that the pigeon "en trained to eat dried peas the prophet's ear. I00 In the northwest, a long way r" tne Pacific a nlaaue of field f M destroying everything in ll- when sea gulls came over the uuins from the ocean and ate nice. I- ", head of government's mammals department. In F! of the mice, offered no mlr- xplanatlon. but admired the Nulls' Intelligence. I In Lindberghs, flvlnsr into Point r" will have at their disposal tly bath tub in the place. Wongs, fortunately, to their VH "only one bath tub" surprises Ljrmedon Page Six) Abe Martin fife meet a Bnr inne we aadr ik... . hi ' " pnny mn- erncieni ,u' mmhlnatlon. One o mow who hare passed CONS TABU LARY ACTS QUICK IN L AND CRIME Man and Woman Are Found Fleeing South in Sis kiyous Soon After Rob bery of Service Station Ed P. Rice this axternoon admitted state police aides said, the holdup and robbery of a service station near Ashland last night, and made a clean breast of the crime. He also confessed to theft of the auto in which he was riding, from a Seattle street. , Rice, in his confession, attempted to exonerate his traveling compan ion, Mrs. Henry McCandles, alias Marie Dugan. but the state police say she expressed a determination to share the blame. Mrs. Henry McCandles, alias Marie husband to be the companion ot u r. nice, wno uumuriues say u an army deserter, are held in the county Jail, as suspects In the rob bery, shortly after nine o'clock last night of the Bellevlew Service sta tion on thf Pacific Hlehwav. three mites south of Ashland. Privates James O'Brien and E. w. Van der Walker of the state police force, apprehended the couple, a half hour after the crime, near the California state line. Letters found in the possession of Mrs. McCandles. revealed her Iden tity, after she had given the name of Marie Dugan. She told the au thorities she had started a tour with Rice, after a quarrel with her hus hnnri Rice.- it is said, admlte he recently deserted the army, and was stationed at Port Worden, Wash. The couple met in Seattle. Revolver Flourlsnert. Rice and the woman are alleged to have driven into the Bellevlew Service station last night, ostensibly to secure gasoline. When R. N. Gar rison, son of the proprietor, J. H. Garrison, went to wait upon them. Dln emereed from the opposite side of the auto with a revolver, and the command to "stick 'em up." After rifling the till, securing 5 in small change, Rice Is alleged to have fi.rf tn th auto, and was driven rapidly south down the Pacific High way. Young Garrison, after the robbery. M,av,ri thp Ashland rjollce station and filed a report. State Police Pri vates O'Brien and Van der Walker. i "nioht nrowl" car, arrived a few minutes later. They headed south, and caught up wltn me " dlt car near the state line. Landed In Jnn. m,. sunlit were brouKht to the county Jail and turned over to Sher iff Ralph Jennings. No statement, except to deny their guilt was made by the pair. They were captured a half hour after the alleged com mission of the crime. . ..innruttion of the state police that the couple were traveling in a stolen auto. Today in the women's ward of tne . ion Mm McCandles. a large woman, was weeping from remorse. Her parents reside bi utuub. The pair will be given a prelimi nary hearing late today. Military authorities at Port Wor den have been advised of the de tention of Rice, and a check-up has been started on the ownership of the auto he was driving. DO-X Nears United States Y J SOUTH ' V' ' JAMERICA . , . . f -v R10.0E: k -a" I JANEIRO - "Fresh Air Taxi" Boys Disapproved By Colored Lodge ST. LOUIS, Aug. 7. (AP) Ob jection to the Amos n Andy, radio feature has been made by the Ancient United . KnlghU and Daughters of Africa, negro lodge holding Its national convention here. ; A disapproval resolution adopt ed late yesterday refers to the radio act as "purely a caricature of the weakness and most unde sirable expressions of negro char acter, which tent to cast reflec tion upon the honesty and Integ rity of negro enterprise." A copy of the resolution Is being sent to ' tihe federal radio commission at Washington. D. C. INST IDF associated Pre fhoto The giant German seaplane, DO-X, will make a leisurely flight from Rio de Janeiro to New York after a complete overhauling In drydock following Its recent trans-Atlantic trip. The American, Clarence Schlld haur (above), will be one of Its three pilots. The ship will follow routs hown In map with Btops at Para, Brazil, San Juan, Porto Rico, Havana, Cuba, and Miami, Fla. BLAZE ONLY ONE PORTLAND ILK CH1EFJS0USTED nntiTT wn rri A ne. 7. (AP) trKJtx i - " John M. Mann, city commissioner, today had been relieved 01 ui. ion of the health bureau and the milk division. The announcement was mou Mayor George L. Baker. The action followed criticism of the manner In which Mann handled the milk situa tion during the milk war here. -.ii.t.mn of the healt.h bu reau was given to Commissioner Riley and Mann was given sujcrvi... .h hureou of parks, a detail hereto- fore handled by Riley. HARD LUCK PLIERS ALIGHT0NH1GHWAY -.ntrfcrtv-ittf Elhrtft. AUK. 1. tLftHJH - (API Reg- Robblns and Harold S Jones landed on a paved highway 7' ". h.r. t 1:30 EST. this afternoon, breaking a projected non-stop refueling ingnt iron. to Texas. Robblns started to bring the Fort Worth, the plane In which he has twice failed to make non-stop flight from Seattle to Toiyo. down on the local airport but It was so muddy that he changed his mind and alight The big forest fire at little Aspen Butte In Klamath county, in the Cra ter National forest, on which over 200 fire fighters are at work from Medford and KlonuHh Palls, was re ported by phone late this afternoon at the Crater National forest offices as "looking better," and Just about under control. It was reported yesterday that this fire had burned over an area of 3500 acres, but the last information luiiari 1mm the fnrpftf. nffice todav corrected this by stating the fire had covered only about icoo acres so jar. Authentic information about the fire comes here slowly because of its al most inacceslble location. The Pelican butto forest fire In the Pelican boy section near Rocky Point, which after burning over an area of 160 acres was checked early yester day afternoon, broke over the fire lines again at 4 p. m. and extended over IS more acres, before again com ing under control last evening. Eleven men were sent from Medford last night to work on this fire. SALEM, Ore., Aug. 7. (AP) The forest fire In eastern Linn county, which already has covered an area of about 3000 acres. Is serious and Its control depends entirely on the weather. State Forester Lynn Crone- j miller sain iwaj. 250 men Ilgnung me lire, uui ii. doubted If they can hold the fire from the green timber. The fire Is bad because It Is on the old Crabtree burn of 1918 w.hlch covered about 7000 acres. The under brush is thick and the flames are hard to control, the forester said. The fire is on privately owned land. With the exception of the Linn county fire, all others In the state as far as the state forestry depart ment Is concerned, are out. The fires In southern Oregon, In Klamath county and In Coos county are all controlled. Tie national forestry de partment is still having trouble In Klamath county, however, Cronemll ler said. 1 DENIED ALLEGED i CHILD OF LOVE REDWOOD CITY, Col., Aug. 7. (API The suit of Constance May Oavln against the heirs of the late James L. Flood for approximately S2.000.000 on the eround she was Flood's Illegitimate daughter, ended abruptly today when Superior Judge George H. Buck Instructed the Jury In a verdict favorable to the heirs. Judge Buck, on the motion oi Theodore J. Roche, chief of counsel tn. thn hAlra nut three HUeStlOnS and their answers to the Jury. The signature of the foreman to any u" of them means Mrs. Gavin has lost an rhnnce. tn the Dresent suit of obtaining a share of the estate. At torneys for Mrs. Gavin announceu they would appeal from an adverse verdict within 10 days. The three questions to which Judge Buck answered "no" were as follows: i wna .Tnmes L. Flood, deceased. the father of the petitioner? Ans wer: No. o nid James L. Flood, deceased. nnit,a rnnHt.nnrA Mav Oavin Into his family as his Illegitimate child? No. 3 Did Mnrle Rose Flood, wife of .TamMi T. Flood, deceased, consent that the petitioner be received Into the family or ner nuAuuuu " the knowledge that the petitioner was his Illegitimate child of her said husband? No. HpeeilerH Collide DnnTT.AMD Ore.. Atnr. 7. (API Five persons Injured when two speed ers collided on the Spokane. Port land & Seattle tracks near Maupin, were brought to a hospital here to day. None was seriously hurt. One Fatality BAl.EM Auir. 7. (API Pos. Bcv- irfi Portland wood handier. ws the only fatality resulting from 681 in dustrial accidents during me pv month. It was announced here today by the state Industrial accident com mission. I SPOKANE. Wash.. Aug. 7 (AP) Major R. T. Stewart of Washing ton. D. C, chief United States for ester, was on the battlefront of the thundering Priest River valley fire i .nHh Trinho todav. in the "hot spot" of the blazing northwest for ests. Foresters reported I30O of the 3000 fire flghtera now at work were bsttling the Priest River conflagra tion as It pounded toward a federal experiment station. It was fairly well controlled at all but the north end of the fire line, but steady winds kept conditions critical. Alex Benson of North Su burb Asks $5000 From City Land Rendered Un fit for Cultivation, Claim Suit was filed today In the circuit court: by Alex Benson and wife against the city of Medford, for 6000 damages; alleged to have been caused by tht septic tank overflow. It Is the second suit of a similar nature, for t,ie same amount, to be filed against the city within the week. Attorney Allison Moulton rcpreaonta the Bensons. Benson, a dairyman and small far ti.nt living, near xhm DOrth rlty limits, ulleges In the complaint, that owing to the overflow of sludge from the scptle tank and sewer, his land has been rendered unfit for cultivation, and the water of Bear creek contami nated to such an extent that his cows cannot drink it. He further alleges that he has boen forced to move, owing to the unsanitary conditions. The Benson place is a quarter of a mile below the septic tank. 1 49 ARRKTSFOR SALEM, Aug. 7. (AP) The state prohibition forces participated In 140 arrests during the month of July, George Alexander, prohibition com missioner, announced in his final re port for the department. The en forcement of the state's prohibition laws was taken over by the state police August 1, and Alexander be came a captain in that department During July, prohibition fines ag gregated 19,860, JaU sentences totaled 2085 days, 1001 gallons of mash was destroyed and 2058 gallons of liquor seized and destroyed. Alexander's re port stated 10 stills were taken and nine automobiles connected. TIGARD FIRE TAKES 4 BUSINESS PLACES TIGARD. Ore., Aug. 7. (AP) Loss estimated by fire marshals at about 16, 000 was caused by fire which to day destroyed a grocery store, a res taurant, pol hall and barbershop. The flames started In tho kitchen of the restaurant.' The buildings were In ruins be fore Portland fire fighting equip ment could arrive. 4- Orfon Weather Pair tonight and Saturday but fog on the coast: moderate temperature; moderate and northwest wlndss off shore; fair Sunday. Oregon Dairy Endowment Outlined by J. C. Penney OREGON ASSURED EGION CONVENTION 1932 Commander Creates Tumult at State Conclave by Ex pression Berry Slated As Next State Head CORVALUS. Ore.. Aug. 7. (AP) Practically conceding to Oregon the national American Legion convention for 1033. Ralph T. O'Nell, national commander, today threw the state convention of the Legion and Auxil iary Into a tumult of applause by snylng "this colorful state convention gives me an Idea as to what we can look forward to In Portland next year." Commander O'Nell's address cli maxed the Joint session of the two organizations, held In Memorial union building on the state college campus. The meeting was addressed, too, by Mrs. Beth LaubaAigh of Boise, nation al-vice president of the Legion Auxil iary. At a business session today It was said Portland doubtless will be the location of the state convention next year. On recommendation of Max Al- ford of Astoria, chairman of the com mittee. It was decided that If the national convention Is award od to Portland, the state convention be called there two weeks prior to the national meeting. Otherwise the se lection of the next meeting place will be left to the executive committee Today's BASEBALL Kutiouul R. H. E. Brooklyn a 10 1 Boston 3 8 0 Thurston. Qulnn and Lopez; Zach ary and Spohrer. Cincinnati 3 11 2 Pittsburgh 0 IS I Lucas, Carroll, Wysong and Suke forth; Kremcr and Phillips. New York ....!ZZZZZ...... 5 16 3 Philadelphia 13 11 1 Mitchell, Parmateo,, Bcrly, Hubbell and Hogan, Mealy; Collins and Davla. 1 American St. Louis 0 8 1 Chicago a 6 1 Blaeholder, Klmsey and Ferrell; Faber and Tate. VALLEY DAIRYMEN SEEKING TEETH 'MYSTERY' FLIER HALTS FOR REST IN ICELAND CITY Parker Cramer Relates Ad ventures Since Leaving Detroit On Unheralded Air Mapping Journey (Continued on Page 8lx Story One) TO LEAVE AKLAV1K FOR FLIGHT WEST OTTAWA, Aug. 7. (AP) Receiving wosther reports they considered pro pltlous for continuation of their flight to the Orient, Colonel and Mrs Charles A. Lindbergh prepared to take off from Aklavlk, N. W. T., for Point Barrow, Alaska, this afternoon. Tho weather report showed that tho course had cleared up except for fog which still hung over Point Barrow. REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Aug. 7. (AP) Parker D. Cramer, American aviator blazing an air mall trail across the Arctic, took off this after noon for the Faroe Islands, 450' miles from here. ' AKLAVIK, N. W. T.. Aug. 7. (AP) Cool and not uncomfortable weather, despite being 130 miles Inside tho Arctic circle, again today greeted Col onel and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh, as they became restless over con tinued bad weather reports from the west, delaying further their vacation flight to the Orient. To the west, however, at Point Bar row, their next scheduled stop, 538 miles away, at Nome, and at Fort Yukon on the Yukon river, massages came that rain was falling. With the delay here now more than two days. Colonel Lindbergh became uneasy. "We are In a hurry to hop." he said last night, "but are undecided which way we shall go." medfIdjSent refunding asked SALEM, Aug. 7 (AP) The Med ford and Talent Irrigation district In Jackson county today made ap plication to the atate reclamation commission to conduct a survey pre liminary to the Issuance of refund ing bonds. They request refunding under the reorganisation plan pro vided by the 1937 legislature and which has been taken advantage of by many Irrigation district In the state. The Medford district hss outstand ing bonds amounting to l, 160,660, the petition stated, while the Talent district has outstanding bonds amounting to $1,078,500. . PORTLAND. Aug. 7. ( AP) Pos sibility that Oregon may receive an endowment Income for the advance ment of dairy science, was seen the outcome of a conference here lest night, attended by J. C. Penney, internatlonallr known merchant, and a group of Oregonlans. A one million dollar lounaauu" with a 850.000 annum Itx-ome for .rh KrlB make Oregon a great dairy state, was outlined by Penney, who built Penney n. i the boys' and girls' clubs at the Pacific International Livestock ex position. He said he will take up the project with leaders In dairy science In New York. Those attending the conference Included Prof. P. M. Brandt, head of the dairy department at Oregon State College; Charles C. Hulet, mas ter of the Oregon Bute Orange; O. M. Plummer, manager of the Pa clflo Livestock Exposition; W, O. Ide. manager of the Oregon Bute Chamber of Commerce and Kennetn Miller, agricultural manager of the S. P. & S. railroad. Ide told Penney Oregon dairy values alone may be lifted from $25. OOO.ooo to 8100.000.000 a year by utilization of natural opportunity. Prof. Brandt said "expansion of western dairying must be bsaed on high quality of products and low cost of production." Wire Report on the Pear Market NEW YORK. Aug. 7. (UJ3.D.A.) -( AP) Pear auction prices, market steady. 33 cars arrived: 37 California cars unloaded; 10 cars on track. California Bartletu, 18.795 boxes: Bent $3 36-3 00: few $3.35: ordinary 13 00-3 80: common and ripe 8186 3 10: average $331. CHICAoa Aug. 7 (USD A.) (AP) Pear auction prices, market slightly stronger for good grade, ant steady for others. IS Callfornlan cars and 3 other arrived; 16 California cars and 8 others on track; 10 cars sold. California Bartletu. 6.768 boxes: 186-2 05, average $3.10. REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Aug. . 7. (AP) Parker Cramer, American flier, landed here early this morning from Angroagsallk;' Oreealand, an Ills way to Copenhagen to map a trana-Arctio air mall route from the United States. Cramer refueled hla airplane and awaited weather roport from the Faroe Islands, planning to continue his Journey today. ' After moving his plane Into the harbor for refueling and having a short sleep, Cramer related some thing of his "mystery" flight, which first became known when he landed in Oroonlaiid. Left Detroit D Days Ago. "I left Detroit nine daya ago," he told the AssociaUd Press, "and ex perienced good weather ail the way except for one bad day at Hudson's bay. i arrlvod at Hostelnborg, on the west coast of areenland Tues day and on Wednesday crossed the areenland Icecap to Angmagsullk In five hours, flying at an altitude ol D600 feet. The glorious views over the sun-lllumlnated snow fields will certainly be a great tourist attrac tion In the future." After a good breakfast, Cramer awaited weather reporU from the Faroe Islands. The weather here was excellent, being calm and clear. It la about 460 mile from Reyk Javlk to the Faroe Island. Kadlo 111 Use. Cramer was In communication with the radio station here from the time of hi departure from Ang- magsailk last night. Two hours after his hopoff from areenland ne asked Reykjavik about the weather and visibility along the northwest coast. Learning It was foggy and visibility Was bad. he decided to give up a contemplated landing at Isafjord. It was clear at Reykjavik, how' ever. The city was asleep and only reporters, harbor police and the quarantine doctor were on nana v 3:30 a.m. The Keyxjavix raoio ava tlon reported the plane had passed over the city at'BOOO. feet and after having sighted land a little further along had turned back toward the city. Cramer landed near the beach. He was Invited to a hotel for refresh ment and when he arrived there de cided a little sleep would do him no harm. He took his plane to a bet ter location and then turned In lor a rest. GffliFWBOnI RIO DR JANEIRO. Brazil. Aug. 7 (API Advices from Cemoclm, In tha sute of Ceara. today said th the Oerman flying boat uo-a. now n rouu to the l-nlti state, landed thr this morning, refueled and an hour and a half later took off for Maranhao. Msranhao la 350 miles from Caml et m and I a 00 mile from Para where It Is expected the Do-X will spend the night. TahN Lumber MARSHF1ELD. Aug. 7. (AP) The Japanese freighter Hakubaaan Maru, crossed out from Coos bay yesterday with a million feet of lumber for th orient. t Will Ask Council to Prevent Shipping Product Lower Than Grade B Change" Name of Association Further strengthening of the milk ordinance will be asked of the city council aa a result of the meeting held lost evening by the Rogue River, Valley Dairymen's association at the Central Point Orange hall. A resolution was pasaed at tho meeting, attended by more than 100 dairymen, asking that the Medford. council Incorporate In the ordinance a reaolutlon preventing distributor. from shipping anything lower than grade B milk In forcing the dairy men to meet the demand of the dla trlbutora. , The ordinance. It adopted by the Medford council will be a replica of the one recently adopted by the Port-, land city council to ' prevent dlsV trlbutors shipping In bootleg milk during the milk war. Violation of the Portland ordinance Is punishable by K tine of $500 or Imprisonment not to exceed alx months. - Difficulty Reviewed. . The recent difficulties arising be tween local producers and dllatrlb- utora were reviewed. The members agreed that aocord In the future can be obtained only through the close cooperation ot both butterfat and milk producers. . . , . u Charlea Whig, prealdent, expressed the association's appreciation of the part played in the recent disturb ance by the Snider Dairy and Pro duce company, which cared for the milk brought in- by th producers, when another creamery lowered' the whole-milk price. , The name of the association was changed at last night's meeting from the' Jackson. County Dairymen's soolatlon, to Rogue River Valley Dairymen' Association. This change was made to Include the several dairymen from Josephine county who have expressed desires to cooperate with the Jackson county group In all effort to better condition Jot the producer. . , MEDFORD GIRL WILL MARRY EUREKA MAN SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 7. (AP) A marriage license was Issued here yesterday to Cyrus Llseranl, 66, of Eureka, Cel., and Eleanora J. Lee ot Medford. RECORD WHEAT SALES PORTLAND TO ORIENT PORTLAND, Ore.. Aug. 7. (AP) Sale of more than 100,000 ton of wheat to the orient during th past two weeks, were confirmed by the grain exchange here today. In addi tion, there was a sprinkling of .ac tivity In the European direction. The sales to the orient are the greatest on record here for a etmilar period. .. . ' ' tttlll Unconscious. VANCOUVER, Wash, Aug. 7. (AP) Claude E. Mariner, 37, Woodland dairyman who was Injured In th recent milk war, was still uncon scious today, but physicians said hi general condition had Improved. via Will ROGERS pjay$: HEVKRL.Y HILLS, Cal , Alii. (J, Tottuli days for news. China, had a flood. May Hur ray, film actress, decided to retain same husband. Ain't heard a word from Russia "since Shaw left it. Even It Wick erxhani report would read ood today. Wheat- went so low that even the grain spec ulators aro beiiid driven to a legitimate business, Alt', that saved the day was Jack Demp sey anwmnoinR that he was KoiiiR to fight again and Graco C'onlulge getting her hair bob bed. I'll bet Calvin will sneak off where the voters can't see him and get a manicure. I hope something unusual hap pens before tomorrow. Maybe Lindbergh's radio will work. ed on the highway.
