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Newspaper Page TextPAGE SIX MEDFORD MATli TRLBTJNK MEDFOTCD, QKEflpy, SATURDAY, ATflUST 8, l!)3t BAKER HECKLED Blind Men Beat Man To Satisfy An Old Grudge ' AT LEGION MEET Noise-Makers 'Planted' for . Embarrassment, . Claims Mayor : of Portland Salem Drum Corps Wins CORVAIXI8, Ore., Aug. 8. (AP) With the election of officer to be held today, the annuel three-day convention of the. Oregon department of the American Legion went Into Its final sessions. A grand parade will conclude the meeting. Ralph T. O'Nell, national comman der, who addressed the legion and auxiliary yesterday, decided to stay ever today for the conclusion of . the sessions. The smart Salem drum corps made a clean sweep of the contest Jield on Bell field last night, winning the grand prize and first place for the best music. . It was their second consecutive victory. Charles White more of the Balem corps won first place as the beat drum major on the Held, taking permanent possession of the trophy which he has won three times. ' ' Bend Ncoond Bend won sooond place In the grand prize division, 1,'ilrcl place go ing to Portland. Nine corps were on the field, including Roseburg, La Grande, Eugene and Medford. Sports and a general carnival spirit usurped the business sessions yester day afternoon, so a heavy schedule faced the legionnaires today, i . Of special Interest In today's meet ing will be the proposed changes In the constitution and In rules Intend ed to safeguard the Junior baseball progranr.. j ". , . Atdiland Oolfer High Forest Grove won the annual Legglon goif championship, Salem was second, Portland third and the Rose City post team, fourth, Plfteen teams competed. - . . H. D. Bentley' of Aahlond won high Individual honors, Oorvallls, 1839 champions, did not compete as It was host. ' Mayot Oeorgo L. Baker of Portland complained at the treatment he re ceived while addressing the legion meeting last night. He declared noise makers had been "planted" to em barass him. He had expected to speak on his recent Europoan trip but Was obllgod to cut .the talk short because of restlessness of the crowd. He finally ooncluded abruptly by saying "I hope when the national Legion convention Is field In Oregon, real Americans will come and the others will stay at home." NEW YORK, Aug. 8. (API Two blind men, who said they had a grudge to settle, broke Into a rooming house on East 34th street early today and attacked Wallace Kopelfaky, 60, with a chair, until his skull was fractured. The blind men, Henry Keenln, 34, and Timothy Kelly. 24, were arrested. Kelly said he was once a prizefighter In Boa top and lost his eyesight as a result of Ms ring activities. - ; ' , ... . THREE SLAIN BY POTOet, Missouri. Aug. 8. (API Elliott Mlssey, 48, ran amuck at Can non Mines yesterday, shooting to death two neighbors and his wife before killing himself. A third man was shot and critically wounded. Mlssey and John Hltzcr, 86, had quarreled while working In a mine. Mlssey seized a shotgun and killed Hltzer. Clarence Lead, another miner, was shot three times and was In a critical condition today. Walking to the house of James Coleman, Mlssey shot Coleman to death. Continuing to hie home, Mlssey. locked his six small children In a barn, returned to the house and killed his wife. He then turned the shotgun on himself. I RATE RAISE IS HIT ' BY TALENT GRANGE TALENT. Ore., Aug. 8. (Special) Talont Orange met Thursday and adopted a resolution condemning the proposed raise In railroad rates. Applications of Andy McMnhon and Mrs. Ellen McMnhon were re ceived. Lecture hour was devoted to trees and flowers with readings by Ormla Ooddard, Margaret Petri, Mrs. Belle LeVander and Emma Jean Crawford. A leaf naming contest was enjoyed and even the farmers found it difficult to name some of the forest tress by a single leaf. Charles Erlckson of arecnlovw, Siskiyou county California Orange, was a visitor. L. H. Clalletan, who has Just re turned with his family from a mo tor trip to Kansas, gave a very In teresting report of roads, scenery and conditions along the route. ttNTiTllTORS MEET FABER'S FRIENDS CENTRAL POINT, Ore., Aug. 8 (Cpl.l Per several days Mr. and Mrs. Everett Faber Jiave been entertMntni different group of .friends In honor of Mrs. Fabrr'a brother. Professor Franklin Launer, dean of the music t'epsrlment of Christian college. Co lumbia. Mo. Wednesday evening dinner gurflU were Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Faber, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Faber, Donald and Prnncea Faber. Thoie entertained Thurrday oven Ing were Mr. and Mrs. Young, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Buhnert, Mrs. Arnold Bohnert. Donald Faber and -the boa, and hostexa, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Faber. mussounT'accepts german invitation IS AIM OF DAIRYMEN PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 8. (AP) The Dairy Co-Oportlve association here which this week won a battle for Increased prices to producers, to day announced that stabillatlon of the wholesale price of milk at 8 cents will be sought next week through agreement of distributors and pro ducers. Will W. Henry, secretary-manager of the association, said the 7-cent price put Into effect by a group of producer-distributors 'Is ridiculously low." The 8-cent prices, he said, would give distributors a reasonable roturn. : 1 ' Dress Making Special All work guaranteed. Silk dresses 13.60. Ensembles 18.00, Tel. 888-W. Lovely Perm, .waves 84.60. Finger avlng .88. Prevoet's, 818 W, Main Phone 863. COURT'S DECREE Land Owners Will Pay $162 for. Removal of Wing Dams Norton Says Stream Owned to Center A perpetual injunction restricting placer mining in Rogue river, along a three-mile strip owned by Herbert Flelscnaeker, California power magnate and group f fellow capltallsts, was granted . by Circuit Judge H. D. Norton In a decree land ed down late yesterday. A stipulation between Frank De Souza, attorney for the placer miners headed by Tyson Pankey and others, and Attorney George M. Roberts, for the Anglo London Paris bank of San Francisco, as trustee for Flelschackor preceded the decree. As In Its preliminary rulings, the court held that Rogue river was a stream of "limited navigability." and that the landowners were holders of riparian rights to mid-stream. . The landowners agree to pay the placer miners' 8182.60 for the removal of the wing dams In the stream, which they claimed changed the course of the river and altered the shore line. The case Is now settled. It attract ed considerable editorial attention from the upstate press last month, who were under the mls-apprehen-slon that the fishing In Rogue river was being violated. The court then held that the fish question was 'In no wise Involved. Out of court it developed tfiat the California land owners had made Improvements to make fishing easier, and had wel comed anglers to their property. Flelschaker mentioned In the case, was former owner of the Portland Telegram, and In the late "free pow er" campaign was frequently mentioned. (SjtlHOTSjtaEIFS EUGEANEAN'S BODY IN ASHES OF RESIDENCE EUGENE. Ore., Aug. 8. (AP) Police were confronted, today with the strange mystery surrounding the death of Clayton Sullivan, 37, whose body was found tills morning in tfie ashos of his small home hore. The fire was discovered at 1 :30 a. m. Sullivan was not seen during the fire and It was assumed he was away from home. Not until daylight was the charred -body found in the woodshed attached to the little house, and It was houre before officials could Identify Vie body as that of Sullivan. SAMS VALLEY, Ore., Aug. 8. (Special) Threshing operations are completed In this district wrfere some very good yields are reported, wheat crops ranging from between 40 and SO bushels per acre. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Straus left Tuesday for their home at Rich mond, Calif., after spending a week with Harold's parent. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Straus, and a few daya with Mrs. Straus' parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walters of Medford. . '' Wesley McDonough, Is recovering from a painful attack of quinsy. ' A pleasant affair . was the after noon tea given last Friday at the school house by the 4-H club girls to their, mothers. The girls nerved cakes as sampleB of ' their progress In cooking, . Samples of sewing were also presented. Among the guests were1 Mabel Mock, demon stration agent, and her mother, from Medford. Walter Straus returned to his em ployment at Klamath Falls Sunday after visiting a few days with home folks. " A lesson In livestock Judging was given at the Dfcck Straus place Wed nesday by R. O. Fowler, county agent for the members of the boys' and girls' livestock club. ; ANDERSON CREEK. Ore, Aug. 8. (Special) Many friends of Mrs. Everett Bailey, are glad to know she la Improving ond Is spending a few days at Crescent City. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Marquess are picking pears this week In the val ley. John and Francis' Schuette spent Sunday evening at James Mays home. Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Hale and Lorln Close were out to the valley Wednesday. . E. J. Centers and George McNolly were out to the vallev Wednesday. ' Mr. and Mrs. Domes called at the Mays home Wednesday Ralph Oreen is hauling straw from Fred Rapps this week. Mr. Bushneli and Rex Bushnell and Mr. Randall sawed wood for J. 8. Foster this week. v ; Mr. and Mrs, Donlca spent Satur day with Mrs. Donica's sister on Williams creek. ' "'' Steve Lunak spent Sunday In Talent Mr. and Mrs. James Mays and daughter were in Ashland Friday. Mr. Donica's brother left for Klam ath Falls 8unday. ' SAMS VALLEY WILLIAMS CREEK WILLIAMS CREEK, Ore, Aug. 8. (Special) Mrs. Alva Davidson, who passed away last week at a hospital In Medford where she had recently undergone an operation, was burled Tuesday In the family burying ground In . Upper Williams creek. Miss Theima Wilkinson ' returned home Wednesday from Eugene, where she attended the summer school. Mr. Beldn came down from the soldiers' home at Roseburg for the funeral of Mrs. Alva Davidson. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Holzhauser and daughter, Fay. are camping a few days on Grayback: , Mla Oleneva Boyce of Grants Pass Is spending a week at the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. House. Alfred Larimore is at JuVnpoff Joe where he has employment at a saw mill. . " Clem Blodgette and Walter HoUBft are spending a 10-day - outing at Bnlin lnlte. Friend are glad to know that Grandma Slsley, who has been on. .the sick list, Ms -slightly Improved. Mr. and Mrs. Champtaln. Mr. and Mrs. W. Barrows and daughters. Ger trude and Mary Adello of Tacoma, and Mrs. Lizzie Plcard and son, Dcnald, and daughter, Ruth, of Se attle, are visiting at the Kradell t u 1 . Mm TfrnriAll MrH Plcard and Mrs. Champlaln are sis ters. . . ; ; ' TABLE ROCK, Ore., Aug. 8v-(Spl.) Miss Leah ColllnB of Applegate spent Vwo weeks here as the guest of her grandfather, S. C. Collins, and her aunt, Mrs. Blanche Gregory, and family. . ' Mrs. Eva Rlrvgo and daughters Eliz abeth and Margaret of Hollywood are visiting Mrs. Ringo's mother, Mrs. Margaret Lydlard, and Miss Grace Lydlard-. . ' ' Homer Clark of the Modoc orchard motored to Wolf Creek last week to rte his little son, 'born there July 27, at the home of Mrs. Clark's parents. Mrs. Violet Schoefer and children spent Monday at the Oregon Caves. Mrs. Sam Newman and son Eugene and daughters. Misses Mary. Nets. Drrls and Alma, and Mrs. Bob Fox left Monday for Aberdeen, Wash, to spend a week with relatives. Religious sorvlccs will be conducted at Tablo Rock schoolhouse SundaV evening by Ira Hart, with several of his associates from the Bible lnstl tut at Portland. . Harry Nealon Is now at home after n. two weeks' stay In Medford where he received .Uiedlfcal care Ifor-Injuries received; In a fall from a building on which hie was working.' The Ralph Wilson family are en tertaining friends from Kansas. Chas. Dunlap Is filling his silo this week, which Is more than a month earlier than usual, caused by this year's shortage of rainfall. Pear picking has started In several orchards of this district and Dhe fruit Is said to be In excellent con dition both as to size and texture. R. E. Nealon represented the Sams Valley Grange at a meeting of Grange officials In Medford Monday 'When nlana were mode for a determined fight, agalnsf the proposed raise In Irelht rates. - Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Myers are being visited this -week by relatives from San Francisco. Geo. MoDonough. secretary of the Sams Valley Grange, was a business visitor here Friday In connection with the Orange fight against , the freight rates. '; . Cool nights are checking the en' rhuslasm of river bathers and night parties at the Tlver are not drawing such large crowds. , ' ' ; According to Ed Wilson, the big. luscious watermelons for which hib farm Is noted are Just beginning to ripen. . . Grants- Pass Fire ' Fans, Ordered To tell It To Judge GRANTS PASS, Ore.. Aug. 8 (AP) The next time the Grants Pass fire department is called out, a lot of motoring lire fans will be missing. -, ' Owners of l automobiles were ordered Into, police court today because they parked inside the fire lines last night when a resi dence burned. . - ; .. (; CENTRAL POINT. Ore., Aug. 8. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Marine left for their home In Alberta, Canada, Wed nesday. Prof, and Mrs. H. P. Jewett and children and Mrs. Marie Putman and children of Salem are spending the week end at Lake o' the Woods. Mrs. I'utman Is a -sister cf Mrs. Jewett. Everett Faber, accompanied by his brother-in-law. Prof. Franklin Launer -f Columbia. Mo visited Crater lake Thursday. Mr.- Launer was enthusi astic in his praise of the lake. Miss Fern Hathaway of Vlsalla. Cal., Is a guest of her slstsr, Mrs. Otto Bohnert. and nu)ther,,Mrs. John Burns of Modoc orchards. , Mrs. Frank hathaway, also cf Vlsalla, expects to arrive In Central -Point this week. f- j- PER-3IST, Ore, Aug. 8. (Spl.) Mrs. B. C. Zlmmer Is at the Sacred Heart Hospital, recuperating from a major operation, performed Mon day. Dr. A. E. Dodson Is the at tending physician. Friends and relatives Join in wishing her a Bpeedy recovery. :t V' NEW SUPERINTENDENT COOS POWER PLANt MARSH FiELD, Or., Aug. 8 (AP) L. E. Wallace of Springfield, has been appointed to succeed the late W. C. McLagan as - superintendent of the power company here. McLAgan was killed in e plane crash last week. BANK SUPERINTENDENT DENIES HE'S .QUITTING , .. SALEM, Aug,' 8. -y: (AP) ;A. A. Schramm,' state superintendent ol banks, denied any knowledge of pub lished reports today thai he was planning to retire as superintendent, and that F.' E. Calllster, Albany banker, was to be appointed as his successor. The reports were pub lished in a tsaiem paper rumors. 1 . Schramm said he hod, been busy with the. many banking problems In the state and gave 'no thought to resigning, or to any probable action atnM banking board of any changes. He sold If the reports were the result of politics, ne wa "v Interested. ' INSURANCE DICTATORS ..COMING TO PORTLAND SALEM, Ore, Aug. 8. (AP) An at tendance of between 300 and 400 delegates Is expected at the sixty second annual national convention of insurance commissioners at Portland September 14 to 17. It was declared today by A. H.. Averlll, state Insur ance commissioner. The program for the four-day session Includes nation al speakers and experts on Insurance matters, ' VACATION URGED FOR ... JAIL JADED FELONS MADRID ( AP) Summer colonies fcr tired rsnvlcts may become one of the miracles of the new Spanish republic U -Senorlta Victoria Kent has her way. Sho Is Spain's foremost woman lawyer, named director of prisons with the establishment of thei re public. Her first visit to a prison resulted in better food and accom modations for the Inmates. Lately she suggested vacations for good prisoners. ' ' . , , : Portraits of distinction. The Peasleya, opp. Holly theater. t . Dance at Gold Hill every Sat. night. First 25 couples free. Dante till 2. Bffl' GETS LONG M OH.BUlJ Self-Styled 'Touoh From Albany' Boasts ' "Son Prison Won't - Him Woman Waits Less than 24 noun f, . fessed robbery of tne b,, J ViCB StAt inn n . . from Fort Wordei, WuhJ r . ,olul m , He appeared before Circuit J ' J"raaj ion Mrs. Marl. Mf...;. Townsend. Wash h. " side In Orting, wf,Y u vw cnuanc companion of Rice, m , m will ha -on... j ,Wle- ..... ulcllt).a neju role awaits If an lnvatiguit ran involved la to violations. Despite the effort. ( erate her, Mrs. McOndln J v...s .inn lI1B otanie." 6fe to havo been the drlwrmu, tor. one is a large won old. and the court "work and take care of he: J uuy in i,ie woman'i silent and moody, ooj ,p,tl her time in bed. f ' Says He'. Tni,.i, : Rice Is a nativn ni .ih and styles himself u "Tone From Albany." H bout, an prison is strong enough to 4 ana nas an air of bnvuo. It Is understood that Hn. dies', kin will nrrfn an effort to have.hu re'tora flock and mate. 4 Rice and the womw ibJ o'clock Thursday ' ni.ht.-vJ the service station mimm, .1 chase gasoline. When r.k.gJ Trie attendant, came to vu them,- Rice flashed a niol hlm up and robbed uw m With Mrs. McCandln ik. they fled south and vm ma the state line by state pdJ recdrd t.lme. Rice's conlecj secured yesterday afternoon sheriff's office. WAR VETERAN Dl DEAD IN RESTAUR! THE DALLES, Ore., Aug. t-l Edward Stauber, 45, of Portlif truck driver, dropped dtU I restaurant here last night if heart attack. He was gi I serving in the World nr. ud recently a patient at fit in hospital. His widow nd (In I children survive. w real IV am s 9 years o ROME. Aug. 8. (AP) Premier Mus solini today accepted Chancellor Bruenlug's Invitation to go to Berlin for return visit with Oerman offi cials at a date yet to be determined. It will be tile premlerl first formal visit outside Italy sine he went to London In 1022 shortly after he be came head of the Itallin state. s He himself will fix the date for the trip to Berlin. HEAVY DAMAGES ASKED IN AUTOMOBILE CRASH SALEM, Ore., Aug. 8 (AP) Suit for damages -totaling 28.0SO was filed In the circuit court here today by Alma M. Alsnian against Olaf Mortenaon and Morgan B. Staton. as mult of Injuries In an auto accident In which four cars were In volved. The collision occurred north of New Km on the Parlflo highway . April it of this year, Ataman alleged permanent Injuries. ' Driving to Beattfe Monday or Tues day; will take a passenger. Refer ences. Phone 11-X-S, Central Point. says A Pi NN PENNINGTON Famous stage and screen star, still radiantly youthful, tells .v how to stay alluring. I NEVER MIND telling my age," says dainty little Ann Pennington. "As long as a woman doesn't look old, I don't see why birthdays should worry her.' :- ;.".; i "And nowadays there isn't much excuse for looking one's age. Any one who really wants to can keep youthful charm right through the years. ' ' . "We on the stage, of course, guard youth as our most price;-, less treasure. Without it, we can't hope to hold the admira tion we have won. "So no matter how busy we may be, we give our complex- Ions the most diligent care. A skin with that soft glowing sort of look is always appealing. For years I have used Lux Toilet Soap regularly. It does leave my skin so youthfully smooth and fresh!" Countless other lovely stars agree with this famous dancer about Lux Toilet Soap! In Hollywood, 60S of the 613 leading actresses use it. And this fragrant white soap is offi cial in all the great film studios. Surely your skin should have this gentle, luxurious care! j ;f ..,, ! im'tM - n - - -ctr; ?v . i ft II, i J' n I s 4. x ' . r ' J Ann Pennington Who would dream .t thee recent photor'Pj.u, i.30ye.r.old-.Pdlili cinating little dancer, "wtl ible chnnhwonhen(jj( thotuand on the ' .creasy.: "I who would kJ cornplexioncsrefulreUr,, 1 have never found good ..Lux Toilet Sc-P W ... .tin .Iwart youthhwi VilV - iii.il! y x Toilet Soap io i :.