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L dew Crimes.
McA Montauk?
UKlng Feature Bynd.. Inc.
(Justice Hughes, who
toJinal say, sent 10 iew
Federal Judge lticharcl
of Kansas, wlio saw
Liing things in New York,
told Sir.- Ewmg ot tlic
Orleans "States;" Pro-
L Guarnieri of Columbia
tilers at luncheon yester-
Hopkins surprised
liieved Mr. "Legs Dia-
provmg tnat teucrai
L 'mean business.
tent Mr. Diamond to
L for four years, fined
111,000, and informed the
L, uttorney that he would
ilin evidence with enough
send Mr. Diamond anil
L to jail for thirty or
rears more.
t a believe that the law
tt tbove bootleggers will be
jHIjkI to Kansas for sending
Hopkins, and prohibitionists
Inn with satisfaction that the
1 1 regular Kansas prohibl-
p Hopkins was Interested In
with which a powerful
Haiti to meet the "depres-
Vuqueradlng as a- govern-
Itnt, he preyed on drug ped
sjlng, Ingeniously, "I don't
to turn you boys In, but after
Un got to live the same as
Mite to the bootleg-drug
in Swrlft's lines:
willits observe, a flea
jailer fleas that on him prey;
feue mailer : still , Jxj bite
proceed 'ad Infinitum'."
ipntouy preys on the pub-
k bootlegger on the speakeasy
tt hijacker on the bootleg-
pi real or pretended enforce-
Pt preys on them all.
k Bopklns was Interested too,
!w that a man Indicted on
floui counts was let off with
Wihment based on one
tome he had nine children,
p He was due to have an-
S proted It by having It
a J. end the Jury was
to ask: "If a man with
lUw and another coming
'""eg. who can? '
board, about to sell
ships. Including the Riant
P". U1 make sure that
F win v
! Americans and operated
commercial marine for
4 States.
'dl the principal bidders
Mltr Line and Herbert
on the Pacific coast,
:relt. son of the late
18 Hoosetelt, and Vincent
Bruce nr naitimnM n
r Secretary Mellon's son-ln-rm
on the east coast.
Nniied
VL Martin
'Will .K. """" a"
i- " years I've llvrri
K" n't'r any lit
ria-JT'"" Mm. jo Kllfs
k, Peculiar thlnf about
"t "r Know we
" till T'rs koi
Pair Drove About in Auto
With Bodies of Young
Couples Before Fire Set
Third Member of Mur
der Party Taken by Cops
YPSILANTI, Mich., Aug. 13.
(AP) Three men, one a negro,
and another a former convict,
confessed Into today to the slay
ing of two boys and two girls on
n country rend near here early
Tuesday and the subsequent
burning or their bodies and the
nutomolille in which they bail
been parked. Frank Oliver, a 10-year-old
Ypsllantl sign painter,
was the third confessed member
: of the murder pilrty.
, YYPSILANTI, Mich.. Aug. IS. (AP)
Fred Smith, white, and Nathan Black
stone, negro, confessed today that
they killed the two boys and two
girls whose bodies were found on a
country road near here ' Tuesday
morning.
Blackstone did most of the talking.
He detailed 'to the officers how
they killed the four young people,
drove around with the bodies In. the
automobile of one of the young men
for quite a while, and then set fire
to the car in which the bodies were
piled. ',
The negro said he and Smith came
upon the two couples while tliey
were parked on the Tuttle road. near
Ypsllantl. .. . , , :
Blackstone said Smith shot Lore,
firing four times, and then the other
members of the-party, were, slain. He
did not tell whether they were shot
or clubbed.
After the four had been killed,
Part of a throng of more than 1,000 Union county, South Dakota, farming people la shown kneeling be
fore an outdoor altar near Jefferson, Imploring divine aid In combatting hordea of grasshoppers devastating,
their crops. On the same apot 60 years ago similar rite were held. '
PINCHOT PLEADS
FOR FEDERAL AID
OF
(Continued on Page 8, Story 1)
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AVERAGING $2.04
A test train of 10 cars of Bartlett
pears, under the direction of E. C.
Malllnson of the department of agri
culture will leave this city tomorrow
night for New York City. Observa
tions will be made en route on re
frigeration, icing, conditioning and
other data valuable to fruitgrowers
and distributors.
C. C. Darby, manager in this city
for the Kimball Fruit company, also
announced at the meeting of the
Rogue River Traffic association this
noon, that his company would ship
pears east in cars containing dry Ice,
as a test. The Kimball Fruit com
pany shipped California peaches un
der dry ice, and found that ripening
was deferred. A car of peaches with
regular refrigeration Ice was a com
panion car. President Kimball order
ed valley pears shipped under the
same conditions, as an experiment.
The New York pear committee wired
that the first car of valley pears, the
Olen Rosa brand, had sold in New
York City for an average of 204
per box.
The traffic association last week
sent a letter to the president of the
Pennsylvania railroad, asking that the
Potomac Gateway be opened to the
valley fruit,, in order that winter
shipments could be made via the
southern routes, thus avoiding the
chill and bleak mid-west and eastern
winters.
Pennsylvania Governor Says
Fundamental Remedy
Lies in National Planning
Emergency Is Seen
GRASSHOPPERS FLOURISH
WHEN SQUIRRELS KILLED
WASHINGTON,
Prof. A. Brazier
Hopkins medical
today charged In
Aug. 13. ( AP)
Howell of Johns
school, Baltimore,
public lotter to
DETROIT. Aug. 13. (AP) Gilford
Pinchot, gverntor of Pennsylvania,
strongly advocated government finan
cial assistance for the ' unemployed
during the coming wlnted, in an ad
dress today before members of Mayor
Frank Murphy's unemployment com
mittee. "If we can declare a moratorium to
help Germany, if wo can recommend
a loan of a billion to two hundred
million dollars for Germany, what is
there wrong in, a federal loan to feed
the needy in America?" said Gov
ernor Pinchot.
The governor discussed various
remedies for depression, insisting that
the "fundamental remedy" lay in
national planning "to substitute
planned and orderly development of
our resources, our production, and
our institutions for the haphazard
and unbalanced growth which has
led to this depression."
Mates Lark Fundi.
He said that private charity should
carry a heavier load of relief. Public
works, he said, covers but a partial
solution, since many states lack funds
to finance such activities. Consti
tutional provisions prevent many
states from appropriating money to
relieve private distress, he said, and
many cities arc at the limit of tax
ation and many unable to borrow
further to aid the unemployed.
Senator McNary of Oregon that the
grasshopper menace in the middle
west was a result of the government
I policy of extermination of rodents.
Ground squirrels and other small
animals. Howell said, constitute the
chief check on the Increase of In
sects on the western plains where
there are few Insect eating birds.
Such animals eat large quantities
of grasshoppers, he explained, and
dig up and devour egg cases of the
Insects.
The department of agriculture la
practically exterminating rodents by
poison over thousands of square
miles, Howell said, with resulting
"terrible scourges of Insects."
He requested Senator McNary, who
la chairman of the senate agriculture
committee, to use his Influence for
control, rather than extermination
of rodents.
Practically all scientific societies
having to do with vertebrate Eoology,
Howell said, have petitioned that
this "dangerous policy" of eradica
tion of animal life by poison bo
abandoned.
Couple Arrested
For Abandonment
Of Tot In Eugene
PENDLETON, Ore., Aug. 13. (AP)
Police here last night arrested Mr.
and Mrs. Elmer Hartwlg, who were
in the company of Ed McCoy, and
were holding them today after, of
ficers announced, they admitted
having left a baby at a Eugene
residence. They are said to have
further admitted leaving a year-old
girl In Eureka, Calif.
Hartwlg had a loaded automatic
pistol In his possession, and McCoy
had a set of license plates said
by police to have been taken from
a Pendleton automobile.
(Continued on Page 8, Story 2)
Two Lose Lives In
Tehachapi Torrent
TEHACHAPI, Cal.. Aug. 13. (AP)
Torrential rains in the Tehachapi
mountains last night claimed the
lives of two persons, one of whom
was drowned and the other dying
of exhaustion in escaping from the
flood waters.
Mrs. James Davis was drowned
when a wall of water swept down
a canyon and demolished her cabin
In the Oak creek neighborhood. Wil
liam W. McFarland of Portland, Ore.,
died from a heart attack Induced by
exhaustion In a flight from the
water which swept down the Mo-
jave-Bakersfield highway.
EUGENE, Ore., Aug. 13. (AP)
Red Cross officials and city police
yesterday started a search for the
parents of an Infant which was
abandoned here recently. The case
was reported by the Red Cross yesterday.
Three weeks ago a couple of hitch
hikers left the Infant at a local
residence, telling the housewife they
would return later with clothing
and money.
Officials said the mother stayed
with the baby at a hotel here for
a week or so and tried to give the
child away.
Indians Refuse To
Confer In London
Signs of Better Times
The suiress of the rritut blanket
event featured by our store evidences
the marked Improvement of business
conditions In Mcdford. This "'
blanket sales eellpw" 'r,
or any former August '"ln nf
kets hi the hMory of our store
W. . Bnlger, manager, . C. I enney
company.
(Br Ihe Associated Prw
Unfilled orders of the Baldwin
Locomotive Works July 31 nontd
to $9,002,000. compared with e,o".
000 Jan. 1.
Dividend changes in July, both fa-
,a unfavorable, dropped
sharply below June figure. Standard
Statistics says. Unfavorable change.
totaled 185. compared wun w -
Somewhat firmer tendencies in the
steel Industry were noted ny ui
week's trade reviews, out today. "Iron
Age" said It sees signs of an upturn
In i.e near future. "Steel" put cur
rent output at 33 per cent, a rise of
3 points In the last week, and said
demand for structural material was
the most active In several months.
Bendlx Aviation corp.. reported for
, hslf net profit of lI2f5
equal to 72 cents a share. In like
period last year corporation reported
net profit of 1,530J937, equal to 73
cents a share.
Reports in "usually well Informed
quarters in wsll street say the sug
gestion thst the United State, sell
cooper to Germany on long term
credits has been favorably received In
copper circles.
BOMBAY, India, Aug. 13. (AP)
The Indian national congress today
decided definitely not to participate
In the second round table conference
on Indian affairs at,' London this
fall.
The committee's decision to have
no part In the conference wea based
upon charges of "repoated serlo is
breaches of the Delhi pact by the
provincial government."
Gandhi served notice on Viceroy
Wllllngdon several days ago that
he would not participate In the con
fcrence unless he was assured that
peasants In arrears with taxes or
rents would not be molested by
revenue authorities.
Sourdoughs Recall
Adventurous Days
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 13. (AP)
Gold, glamorous nights, full days of
the spell of Yukon trails, all recall
ing memories and reminiscences to
those who knew the northland In the
stirring days of the gold rush, were
chief topics of conversation today as
former Alaskans from the north,
from California
New' Tribune Press v
Wheels Will Turn
September First
Work ,of Installing the Tubular
Duplex Rotary press, for the Mall
Trlbuno started today, under the
direction of Charles F. Young, of
Battle Creek. Mich., an expert erector
of the Duplex Printing Press com
pany. The press, with color attachment
and modern in every respect, Is the
most complete press In the state,
outside of Portland. It Is expected
that the press will be ready for oper
ation starling with the regular edi
tions of September 1st. A number of
test runs will be made before the
machine la placed In service.
W. O. Fllllnger of Olcndale, Calif.,
who will act as press superintendent
and have charge of the stereotyping
department of the Mall Tribune, ar
rived yesterday. .
As soon as the new mechanical
equipment of the Mall Tribune Is In
perfect running order, and the me
chanical department made spick and
span, the public wilt be Invited to
call and seo the plant in operation.
Tho management will sot aside spe
cial days and hours, for high school
and grade school students.
4
Shooting of Nurse
And Medic Puzzles
Police Authorities
NEW YORK. Aug. 13. (AP)-HPo-llce
were puzzled today by the seri
ous wounding of Dr. Milton Thomas
hefsky, Brooklyn physician, and the
shooting to death last night of Ag
nes Blrdseyo, 20-year-old nurse.
Police found the physician on the
floor of his office, a bullet in his
spine, and the body of the nurse
nearby, a bullet behind her car.
Powder burns about the nurses'
wound indicated to the medical ex
aminer her wound were self Inflict
ed. Police, however, were concerned
as to how three exploded shells had
been ejected from the pistol. They
said Miss Blrdseye could not have
done this after shooting herself.
The .shooting took place while
Philip Pines, a friend of the doctor,
stood st the door awaiting admit
tance. '
Pines told police thst last Monday
night Thomsshefsky awoke to find he
had been chloroformed end slashed
by a knife. A nolo pinned nearby,
said:
"Harry. We have settled our ac
count with you."
CREAMERYMAN KILLED
WHEN BOILER BURSTS
BELL1NOHAM. Wash.. Aug. 13
(AP) E. C. Wsrd, 47. buttermsker
and other western t and manager, was killed and Chris
states, gathered here for the third ; Rosier, a farmer, suffered a broken
annual Alaska-Yukon sourdough re- collar bone when an explosion of a
union.
The 35th anniversary of the dlscov
ery of gold In the Yukon territory In
1906 will be commemorntwl by the
celebration.
steam boiler wrecked the creamery
plant of the San Juan County Dairy
men's Associated at Friday Harbor
today. The explosion was believed
to be due to a defect in the boiler.
CLEVELAND, Aug. 13. (AP) Heads
of the "Big Four" railroad labor
brotherhoods, In a statement late to
day announced their approval of the
requost of the rallroadds for a 15
per cent Increase In freight revenues.
Favorable action by the Interstate
commerce commission, the statement
saidd, will provide a 'new stimulus
to strengthen and svipport tho busi
ness of the country."
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 13. (AP)
Further protest agatnst tho pro
posed flat Increase of 15 per cent
In railroad freight rates was filed
with the Interstate Commerce com
mission here today by fruit growers
of the Paclflo northwest.
H. M. Gilbert, for tho past 34 years
an apple grower and business man
of Yakima. Wash., told the commis
sioners today that "the railroads
should hesitate beforo they kill the
goose that lays a $30,000,000 golden
egg for thom every year.''
"It Is an a mazing economic
thoory," Gilbert Insisted, "that the
railroads can drive $30,000,000 a year
in long haul freight rates away from
their rails to water and truck trans
portation, and atill hope to Increase
revenue by tho rate increase."
Too High Now.
The Interstate commerce commis
sion hearing opened yesterday, to
give Paclflo northwest shippers,
ranchers and lumbermen an oppor
tunity to oppose the petition for
lncroosed rail rates.
(Continued on Page 8, Story 3)
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Today's
BASEBALL
i
Nallonul
Cincinnati 17 23 0
Boston v 3 0 1
Batteries: Lucas and Sukeforth;
Seibold, Cunningham, McCafec, Huld
and Spohrer, Bool.
(second game)
Cincinnati
4 0 3
Boston 3 4 1
Batteries: Johnson, Frcy and Styles;
Zachary and Spohror.
R.
H. E.
Pittsburgh 7 13 1
New York 6 11 3
Batteries: Brame and Grace: Fits-.-Simmons
and Hogan.
(second game) R. H. E.
Pittsburgh I 10 I
New York 0 10 3
Batteries: French and Phillips;
Mitchell and O'Farrell.
R.
II. E.
St. Louis 8 -13 2
Brooklyn 6 12 3
Batteries: Hallahan and Wilson;
Vance, Shaute and Plcinlch.
R. H. E.
Chicago 3 7 0
Philadelphia 4 4 0
Batteries: Malnnc, May and Hart
nett: Collins and Davis.
Aineriiuii,
R. H. E.
Philadelphia. 5 10 I
Detroit 2 4 I
ni?9rlcs: Walbcrg and Cochrane;
WhltchlU. Bridges and Grabowskl.
R. H. E.
Washington 8 7 3
Chicago 10 15 6
Batteries: Burke, Brown, Crow
dor. Hadley and Spencer; Thomas,
Wetland, Curaway and Orubo.
NEW YORK, Aug. 13. (U. S. D. A.)
(AP) Pear auction market, prices
slightly Btronger.
25 cars urrlved; 1 Oregon car, 2
Alabama, 20 California unloadodd; 6
cars on track.
Oregon Burtlctts, 630 boxes, extra
fancy $3.00-2.10; average 2.04.
California Burtlctts, 14.8B5 boxes,
best $3.25-3.50: few $3.05; ordinary
$2.10-2.55: common and ripe $1.80
3.15; few $1.65-1.76; overage $2.31.
(U. 8. D. A.)
market prices
CHICAao. Aug. 13.
(AP) Pear auction
weaker.
18 California cars. I other arrived;
14 California, 4 others on track; 18
cars sold.
California Bartlctts. 8084 boxes.
$1.00-3.05; average $3.30.
Flying Colonel Says No
Great Hurry About 1000
Mile Hop to Siberia
Plane Ready for Takeoff
NOME, Alaska. , Aug. 13. (AP)
Lowering clouds and rain-filled skies
today prolonged the visit of Colonel
and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh, flying
vaoatlonors, In this historic "gold
rush" town, barring their Immediate
departure for the Orient.
On retiring last night. Lindbergh
declared It was "very doubtful" if the
take-off for the Siberian coast would
be made today; and the storm and
b e v e r e rain continued ' unabated
through the night. .
In commenting on the change of
their plans, for Lindbergh hod an-
iiouncen a rew noura after Arriving
here Tuesday afternoon that they
"must be on their way" Thursday
morning, ne said they were In
great hurry and could well await
clearer skies for the next 1,000-mlle
flight, ...
All Ready to Clo.
Meanwhile, the two have "thor
oughly enjoyed" In their own words,
tho extensive entertainment, distinct
ly Alsskan In its kind, that Nome
cltlsons havo given them In the past
iwo aays.
Last night they wero guest at an
Eskimo "wolf dance," after having
seen a few hours before an Eskimo
blanket-tossing and wrestling exhl-
onion.
Kee Kynk Races,
In the afternoon, on the water
front, a far more primitive method
of transportation than by plane was
shown them, Eskimo kynk racea. In
frail skin crafts, one man to a boat,
a mile lulo the Bering sea and raced
back to the beach. A prise of $10
was given the winner, with awards
of $5 each for second and third
places.
"Tho races wore certainly Interest
ing." Lindbergh commented, and his
wife described them as "very unlquo."
Early In the day, despite the rain,
a visit was made to the historic gold
iieias, still oxtensivoly operated, and
the huge, dredges wore seen at work.
In a brlor tour of the community,
otiher huttorlo point wore flailed,
with their hosts. Grant R. Jackson
and his wife, and a numbor of others
showing them about.
Territorial Senator and Mrs. Alfred
J. Lomen gave them a typical Alaskan
dinner of roast reindeer meat, In the
evening.
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I'olltlrol lender Dies.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 13 (AP)
Thomas W. Cunningham, 73, sheriff
of Philadelphia, treasurer of the
Republican slate committee, end one
of tho leaders in the Philadelphia
Republican organization, died In an
Atlantic City hospital today from
heart disease.
Smart Women Swagger In
Morning; Sedate at Night
By Jane F.tuN.
NEW YORK, Aug. 13. f AP) The
fashion mode for fall and winter
reveals a paradox daytime wear Is
communistic, evening attire Is royal
istic.
The new evening gowns are super-
soph istteated Jewel Incruated and
regal with trains and trailing hems.
Afternoon and street frock reriect
Individualism and freedom of taste
snd manner, reveals Mrs. Psul Adler.
New York fashion designer, wno
has returned from Paris.
So Influenced are women of fash
Ion by the changing tempo of 'the
mode, says Mr. Adler. mat iney
are not the same person at night
as they are during the morning when
in different attire.
For Instance. Mrs. Adler noted
smart women at the Rita bar In
Psrla garbed In tailored woolen ol
simple lines, affecting a boyish,
almost aWRggerlah manner as they
tilted their morning cocktails.
At luncheon fn blsck crepe and
coquettish hat they betrayed a
more sedate air and an attitude ot
"knowing a lot but saying little."
The same evening this precise In
dlvldusl, appearing in a gown with
a demure front and an eocentrlc
back would posses the proper mood
for Introduction to the royal court.
"These new style give women a
great play of their various affec
tion and moods." Mrs. Adler said.
"They are dressing more and more
to captivate the male, and while
they are Imitating the mode of the
Kmpres Eugenie, they are really
Dolly Msdtson In manner."
Last season's frock can be re
created Into the mode of the minute
with the addition of a acarf, a belt
or a gadget of aome unusual aspect,
she aald,
FALL'S PLEA
10 PRESIDENT
Last Hope of Aged Ex-Sec
retary of Interior Lost by
Refusal Attorney General
Mitchell Submit Case
WASHINGTON.. Aug. 13. (AP
Executive tfomoncy was denied today
to Albert B. Fall, former secretary of
the Interior, serving a sentence of a
year and a day for accepting a bribe.
Attorney General Mitchell an
nounced that the application would
not be granted by President Hoover.
The reason for Vio denial waa
given that none of the three prose
cutors and Judges .- whose opinions
were asked on the petition advised
clemency.
A recent executive order signed by
both President Hoover and Attorney
General , Mitchell provided that
"when none of the persons so con
sulted advises clemency the papers
shall not be sent to tho president"
except In exceptional cases.
The attorney general said he had
determined there was "no reason to
make a special order submitting t,he
papers to the president" and thus the
plea in behalf of Fall automatically
was denied. -
Fine Also Provided
Besides the year and ft day sen
tence Full waa fined 9100,000. He
began serving his sentence several
weeks ago In Santa Fe, N. M.
(Continued on Page 8, Story 4)
MEDFORD LABOR
PROBE IS ASKED
Br FRUlf GROUP
The Rogue River Trarflc associa
tion at its regular meeting this noon,'
went on record, as favoring, at once,
a full and complete Investigation of
the local labor situation In the pack
ing plants and orchards of the vnlloy
and, further requested that O. OV
Alenderfor, president of the Medford
Chamber of Commerce appoint a,
committee aomposed of business men
and others, to conduct the investiga
tion, and make a report as soon ns
possible. '
Tho traffic association also declared
packers were employing as much "lo
cal labor as possible," and condemned
highly exaggerated news stories and
rumors, printed and In circulation
throughout the county.
During the past week, the county
court has received a number of pro-
testa from county residents, that they
wero being discriminated against In
the packing plants. Yesterdny, O. E.
(Pop) Gates appeared before the
county court, and asked that action
be taken to alleviate conditions, and
charges of discrimination ago I nut
home people.. It is expected that
rresiucnc Aienaener win ' appoint nis
committee, and start Its work, by
tomorrow, at tho latest. , .
WILL
ROGERS
BEVERLY HILLS, Oil.,
Auk. !' Sh.v, you know tliis
Wbkvrnlitiin report that we
all bi't'n kidding about, that
thing hitri ilun uji a lot ol'
mighty valuiililn dope at that.
About r verytiiiiiir they went
into they found was "cock
eyed.'' Our deportation. of
noneitizetiH they found wo
had stent everybody away that
we nlioiildn't and none that we
should. Now they show up
thin "third , degree" wheiv
they heat yoil till' you admit
to anything that has been donu
even if it happened before you
wan bom. All we got to do
in thin country to. find - out
anything ia wrong is just to
invpatigatr) it. Anyhow liim
and hia gang wasn't loufing.
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