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Medford Mail Tribute The Weather i.iit and Saturday fair. To Subscribers If your Mull Tribune la not deliv ered to you promptly. Telephone 75. (Wire iinen until 7 every evening. Please mil ns before that time and n ropy will he delivered to your home. fr -. .hi. morning - S3-, r.Sisth Year TODAY'S NEWS TODA i No. 143. foday Ml JV . "1 I I I T" T r T-v - . ... . 1 ' " . uJLEiii! mu, OKUUON. KK1DAY. ALU 1 ST U in:H tvi.i.m. IFF 1 J) CO) Jl Arthur Brisbane jnge, Queer Kansas. Crmi Evil Often. Cinn Wsalth. ujma : ja's Book Business. ,1 King Feature Synd.. Inc. Kansas, you may say, ,.ith Goethe: Das 1111- Uliche, lner ; wire! es 'The undescribuble, done." L Kansas towns, Belle- ftanute, Colby, run their "utilities, and make -I, money to get . along L taxation. That seems Wt the well established Street theory: "Public jship can never pay in Vans wc are not as stupid honest as we are suppos- ky owns its water and :, municipal airport Unicipal cemetery, and ield profits that abolish Lai taxes. tale owns its water, electric ulgu plants, airport, ceme mrlst camp, swimming pool, km, and supports a munlcl- k i kit owns Its water and light Mr. Doherty supplies It with kgu. It owns its cemetery ttport, and supports a rrvunlcl- ad. If that be socialism, make StOtlt. , -. " ; ' '. Il ocmes from -evil, good may jtom this depression. . toll man suggests a shorter day, seven hours ,or. even six1, immeniurate reduction In bt more Idle men may share In ... ,-; t Ion Federation. o Labor late addptloS of a f lvo M and six hour1;' day, with In wages,, .Employers, will pt to that. - ... jwd will come, later, when ptn day and Ave day week imminent Institutions, with jd tabor following restored PI. giving for five days of tow the former pay for San and sin days. , f to l hopec that the farm find a suggestion tetter proposal that cotton farm- f under one-third of this CDD, TOild suggest that farm- FT one-third of their wheat K because that would be M front human beings, """to In Russia laugh at PVn, do, such as throwing F! Vi food overboard, to p Pitas. They will bo much f 't "the incompetence or f" " this nation admlte "fr ay to meet a orlcc P to destroy precious prop- w by minions of human '"la Is not olowine anv f batk under ground. Year nrlntfvt ftu. hn. j books, against one hun- 04 wenty mm inn in P1 Books Drlnted In as formerly, nw iwtr rWernment wants Drlnted. B ei with any book ln- Pove that Karl Marx was .5!j4 on Page Five) Martin 5 is r2.',k o,n't K"od FLYING COUPLE E QUIT NOM FOR p I iiJL. r rarw "r an' m in' aldet halnt nln- barrel of 4J. PERILOUS HOP Good Weather Reports Speed Pair Toward Tokyo Face 1067-Mile Flight to Karingin Island Haven NOME, Alaska, Aug. 14. (AP) The sleek black monoplane, carrying Col. Charles A. Lindbergh and his wife to the Orient, was seen heading across Bering sea for St. Lawrence Island at 9:15 a. m., (12:15 P.S.T.) today, fir teen minutes after leaving Safety Bay. St. Lawrence Island will be the last land under the American flag they will tee until they get home again , The Lindberghs, enroute to Tokyo and perhaps around the world to New York, arrived at Safety Bay. 21 miles from hero at 7:44 a m. (10:44 a. m. P.S.T.) The colonel had received re ports of good weather for the hop across Bering sea. The sun was out, shining brightly, and the rain clouds, which had threatened to delay the vacationers' fllg,ht another day had been di spelled. Noincltcs In Farewell The huge ship was a beautiful sight as It passed from the view of the scores of Nomeltes assembled on tho beach to wave farewell to the flying couple. It Is 1067 miles to Karagln Island. The Lindberghs' ship has a maximum cruising speed of 140 miles an hour, but some "tlrnus, to conserve fuel, the colonel has Idled the plane down to 105 miles an hour. CONFESSES FIRING FATAL SHOT . , . . .' Amciattd Prrlt Phot Irving Kennedy, (right) San Francisco radio erooner, admitted to police that his fiancee, Mrs. Pauline Hopkins, was killed by a bullet accidentally fired from his gun. A coroner's Jury did not hold him re ponslble and he was raleaaed en ball after police had preferred charges. HE A firebug believed to be operating in Jacksonville is causing much anxiety among resident of the little city, it Is learned here. Several small fires havo been discovered by Jack sonville residents recently, but all have been stopped before damage reached any extent. The first fire which the Incendiarist Is helieved to have set destroyed the Vivian Beach barn August 1. Because of the dry season and shortage of water In Jacksonville, residents believe a fire would do un told damage If not checked immedi ately. Pinchot Recalls Alaska "Hanging" PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 14. ( AP) Hope that Alaska may shine as a new star In the natlon'B flag was expressed In a letter from Governor Clifford Pinchot of Pennsylvania to be rend here today at the annual stampede of the Alaska-Yukon Sour dough association. The stampede commemorates the discovery of gold In the Yukon territory in 1896. Recalling that he wag hanged In effigy in Cordova. Aloska, 20 years ago, and mentioning other exper iences in Alaska, Governor Pinchot reviewed his struggle while head of the federal forest service there "to prevent the men who were trying to plunder and monopolize Alaska from carrying out their plan." Bad Luck Follows Curly Headed Lad BAKER, Ore.. Aug. 14. (AP) Mis fortune yesterday followed stubborn ly the movements of Doll Germer. 8 years old. of Homestead. The surly .headed youngster was brought to a hospital here last night suffering from injuries received on a wild horseback ride and from shock incurred In an automobile accident. He suffered a fractured right arm during the afternoon when the horse he was riding scrambled down a mountainside, threw him. and kicked him: On the way to a Baker hospital the automobile In which he was rid ing was wrecked when n siru.. bull on the highway. LADY BESSBOROUGH OF CANADA MOTHER MONTREAL. Aug. 14.-AP) Lady Bessborough. wife of the governor general of Canada, gave birth to a son at the Royal Victoria hospital ,here this morning. Both mother and child were doing well. This is the first child to be born to a governor-general of Canada since the Countess of Dufferln gave birth to a son in Rldeau Hall in 1875. PLANERBOSSlOLLED WHEN CABLE SNAPS EUGENE. Ore., Aug. 14. (API Hugh Hicks. -84. planer foremen at lumber camp at Wendllng. was killed yesterday when . cable broke, drop ping a load of lumber on him. His widow and three children survive. Vet Site Decision Ten Days Away Is Washington Word PORTLAND, Aug. 14. ( AP) A Washington, D, C, dispatch to the Journal today said It is unlikely that an action- will be taken on a site for the $2,000,000 national soldiers' home for Oregon within 10 days. Members of the federal hospitali zation board have given no conside ration to the site," the dispatch said, "since the return of General Hines, its chairman, and Admiral Rlggs who accompanied him on the recent trip of Inspection, ac cording to officials of the veterans' bureau. General Hines Is quoted as say ing other work has been to pressing to permit him to take up the sub ject and probably tho board will not meet to consider It for a week or ten days." r England Hopeful Gandhi May Come For Conference SIMLA, India, Aug. 24. (AP) After a long special meeting of the viceroy's executive- council today, it became known that the government authorities bellevo a way may be found to enable Mahatma Gandhi to attend the round table conference at London next month. The working committee of tho In dian national congress decided yes terday it would have no part In the conference, charging tho government committed serious breaches of the Delhi pact. Lord Wlllingdon is disposed to ex amine the more serious charges re garding breaches of the pact, but Is unwilling to set up a board of arbi tration at Gandhi's demand. Ho Is opposed to returning any taxes al ready collected frcm peasants, on the grounds these were collected under the ordinary tax laws and not by duress. Dynamite Held To Head For Suicide OREGON CITY, Ore.. Aug. 14. (API Holding a stick of dynamite to his head, Gus Draham, 82. killed himself near Frog Pond yesterday, nccordlng to word received hero to day. He had lived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Buck for the past two years. They said he had been despondent for several weeks and frequently spoke of suicide. His body was found by neighbors who heard the explosion. Gangsters Slay 3 In Brooklyn Club NEW YORK. Aug. 14 (AP) Three unidentified men were found stabbed and clubbed to death early today In the "Wonder Boya" house, a little club on 14th street, Brooklyn. A patrolman, returning home after his midnight tour, was notified by neighbors that no one had been seen about tho premises, Which usually have been noisy. He broke into a back room and found the bodies propped against cases of home brew. -4 Wire Report on the Pear Market NEW YORK. Aug. 14. (OSDA.) (Ap,Pear auction market, prices stronger. 29 cars arrived; 24 Can fornla. 1 Washington cars unloaded, 10 cars on track. : Washington Bartletts. 630 boxes, fancy. 170 2 00: average. 1.78. California Bartletta. 14.245 boxes, best. 2 45 3 05; ordinary. 2.00 2 80; average, 2 49. CHICAOO, Aug. 14, (US DJU (AP,Pir auction market, prices ateady. 16 California cam and 8 others arrived: 8 California and 5 others on trsck; 18 cars sold. Oregon Buttle'. 432 boxes. 1B9 2.15: average, tlM. California BartletU. 78M boxes. I2 00 2 80: average, 2 35. MONMOUTH Construction of ad dition to grain warehouse prac tlcally completed. Grange Protests Boost In Freight Rate At Hearing PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 14 (AP) The state granges of Oregon and Washington today added their vig orous protest against the 15 per cent increase In freight rates asked by the railroads of the nation. At the third day of the Interstate commerce commission meeting here, A. S. Goss, state grange master of Washington, and Master C. C. Hulet of Oregon, testified that "a deplor able condition" exists among farmers of the Pacific northwest, and that further increase In freight rates would be unbearable. Goss Insisted the long list of tax delinquencies of farms, bank ruptcy and foreclosures properly pic tures the sad condition on western farms. In his own state, he said. 34,000 farm loans are delinquent. Delinquencies and foreclosures have doubled this year over the previous year, he declared. , -, Hulet corroborated Goss' testi mony and remarked that conditions are so bad In. Oregon that farmers have banded together lh refusing to pay taxes. 1, 4 Globe Girdlers May Face Fines For Photographs TOKYO, Aug. 14. (AP) Rengo News Agency said today It had been informed that the public procurator had decided to refer yio case of Clyde Pangbom and Hugh Herndon, Jr., American filers accused of photo graphing fortified Japanese areas, to the district court with the recom mendation that the aviators be fined. The news agency understood that t,ho fliers would bo charged with violation of the civil aviation act and the fortified zone regulations but In dicated the amount of the fine to be imposed had not yet been decided upon. Some vernacular newspapers spec ulated that the fine might be as high aa 3000 yen (81500). Otherss suggest ed a few hundred yen. A formal an nouncement of the procurator's rec ommendations la expected tomorrow. 4 Lumber Operations Continue Sluggish SEATTLE. Aug. 14. ( AP) Three hundred and forty-three mills report ed to the West Coast Lumbermen's association today operations for the week ending Aug. 8th of 39.74 per cent of capacity, compared with 39.39 per cent the preceding week. For the first 31 weeks of the year, the mills have operated at 41.43 per cent of capacity, compared to 80.18 per cent for tho same period in 1930. Current new business reported for the week by 223 Identical mills was 6.92 per cent under production. Gangsters In Pen Threaten Warden PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 14 (API Herbert Smith, warden at the eastern state penitentiary, has been threat ened with death if he continues to Interfere In a feud between impris oned members of two rival gangs. The threat was the purport of an anonymous letter received last night by the warden aa ho sought the rea son for en outbreak Sunday, which sent two convicts to the prison In firmary with serious knife wounds, and five others Into solitary confinement. LAKE REGION FOR E All Roads in Eastern Part of County Under Guard Lake of Woods Area Is Searched by Sheriff Posses under the dirtfttlon ot Sheriff Ralph Jennings of . this county, and Sheriff L. L. Low ot Klamath county, were searching the timber between Pelican Bay and Lake o the Woods, for Jack Wells. 30, sought on a warrant alleging as sault with a deadly weapon. Wells Is alleged to have run amuck late yesterday and terrorised campers and residents -wnear his' small ranch at Pelican Bay, One report received by the sheriff's office this morning said Wells had forced a woman, identity unknown, to accompany him. This could not be confirmed. ft "Wells' auto, according ' to a tele phone message received this noon from Bherlff Jennings, had been found abandoned on the "Dead In dian road and shortly afterwards- a second report was received that an other abandoned auto had been found near Rocky Point. It is (Continued on page fi Story 1) iT N. Y. LOVE NEST; GIRL QUESTIONED PoUce"--Notified Long After Wounded Man Taken to Hospital 'Knew. Him Too Well' Says Girl GETTING RESULTS, AVERSDRY CHIEF Federals Engineered 6623 Arrest Cases During July Fines Total $221,155 1139 Are Sentenced WASHINGTON, Aug. 14. ( AP) Tho first mont.Ys work by tho biggest federal dry army In history waa re ported todny by the prohibition bin on u to have produced more, big ger and better cases than did the smaller force in the corresponding month of July last yoar. It was disclosed that federal agents engineered 6823 cases in which ar rests were made, that 5003 men were ordered held by commissioners, and that 1139 jail sentences totaling 482 years were Imposed along with 1471 fines aggregating $221,185. Prohibition Director Woodcock, however, was chary of placing too munh weight upon tho cold flgurea produced by his statistical division. More to Jail "It's truo." he said, "that we pro duced more cases this July than last, but it's a little too early to make definite comment. The most signifi cant thing Is that a greater number of Jail sentences were Imposed. "We like, to assume thnt the oases woro more Important and bettor made, but we can't tell definitely yet." Tho federal dry chlof pointed out that although a greater number of fines wore Imposed this July than last, that the total of all fines was not as great. In contrast, howevor, he indicated the 1139 Jail sentences as against the 867 for July, 1930. f Today's BASEBALL J1EW YORK, Aug, 14v (AP) Roy Yates, New Jersey state senator from Passaic county, was shot and seri ously wounded early today In an apartment at 201 West 80th street. He was taken to a hospital and Miss Ruth Jayne, found In the same apartment, was iuestloncd by police. The hospital was notified by Mlsa Jayne by telephone at one o'clock this morning that a shooting had occurred In the apartment. An am bulance was sent there and the doctor found the 35-year-old sena tor in a serious condition. Police, who aald they were not notified of the shooting until three hours after Yates was taken to the hospital, found a pistol In a court yard In the rear of the apartment. They questioned Miss Jayne, who gave her ago as 25. She waa Inco herent, they said, and could not tell them how the shooting happened, but when they asked If she knew Yates they assorted she replied: "Yew, too well." ;ir! Aftarkeil. Dr. Maier, the ambulance sur geon, said that Miss Jayne' neck showed black and blue marks and that she told him she could remem ber nothing except, that someone had grabbed her by tho throat. She said she had heard no shot fired and disclaimed ownership or knowledge of the pistol found In a courtyard. An 'operation was performed on Yates at the hospital and after he waa removed from the operating room doctors said he was resting comfortably. PATTERSON, N. J , Aug. 14. AP State Senator Roy T. Yates, shot and seriously wounded today In a New York apartment. Is vice-president of the Lincoln Trust company of Paterson and vice-president or the Investing Corporation of America of New York. He was elected to the senate in 1027, and was re-elected for a three year term last year. He Is promi nent clubman n Paterson and be longs to numerous New York City clubs. Senator Yates la married and has three daughters. Signs of Better Times (By the Associated Press) Increase of 1 a year In dividend on class A stock- of V. B. dairy products voted by directors today, placing stock on 88 annual basis against 85 previously. Quarterly dividend 11.60 share declared. E, W. Beatty. president Canadian Pacific Railway, expresses (belief lowest level In present depression been iached. although he finds no tangible evidences a yet of return to normal conditions. W. T. Culver Lumber company which several years ago purchased stout mill holdings, has taken op tion on Coos River property leading to several thouiand acres timber. Reported Intending construct logging railroad to timber. Net earnings of Oeneral Motors, available for common stock for sec ond quarter this year was 52,778.7B7, 978.2 from operations asms period equal to l 22 a share, against V. year ago. or 11.17 a share. National R. H. B. Cincinnati '. 0.8 1 Boston 17 0 Benion and Styles; Brandt and Bpohror, " Second game: Cincinnati 1 6 1 Boaton 3 0 1 Kolp, Ogden and Sukoforth; Sher det and Cronln. Chicago 4 7 4 Philadelphia 14 15 0 BiiBh. Baecht, 8weetland, Tcachotlt and Hartnett; Benge and Davis. Pittsburgh ......'.'.'. 1 0 0 New York .....1 280 Spencer and Phillips; Mooncy and Hogan. - American. R. H. E. Washington - 4 10 2 Chicago S 10 2 Jones and Spencer; Wetland, Cara way and Orube. n. If. K. New York 7 n 1 Cleveland 13 1.1 1 Ruffing, Plpgras, Weaver and Dickey; Harder and Myatt. R. II. E. Boston 2 0 4 St. Loula .v ; 12 13' 1 Oaston, Morris, McLaughlin and Berry, Conaily; Coffinan and Ben gough. Boy Loses Fingers Playing With Cap BAKER, Ore., Aug. 14. (AP) Jack McChoaney, 11 years old, was seri ously Injured last night when a dynamite cap exploded In hla hand. He had placed a lighted match In the cop. Amputation of several fin gers on his left hand will be neces sary, surgoons said today. His right hand was badly lacerated and his body and face burned. Tho lad waa at play In a play bouse In a tree near hla home. To Pendleton Girl 8AI,EM. Ore, Aug. 14. (AP) Mary Earnhart Cook of Pendleton waa first place in the state In the National Orange Safety Essay contest. It was announced here today by Mrs, Hugh McCail, state Orange lecturer. She will represent Oregon In the national meet at Madison, Wis., with all her expenses paid. In addition she will receive sliver medal and a cash prize. Second place In the contest was won by Elaln Sorenson of Eugene, third by Ruby Holverstott of McKln ley and fourth by Irene Petssold of Eugene. The contest was open to all Junior members of the Orange under 18 years of age, f To Probe Bus Fare 6ALEM, Aug. 14 (AP) The pub lic utilities commissioner today re fused an extension of the excursion tariff of the Independent Stages, be tween Portland and Eugene, pending an Investigation and hearing, It was announced here. Blames Father y .x x i (lleim King, lH-yenr-old Colorado Springs, Colo., school girl who told poll It was her father thnt. shot Lewis I'ulnirr, her sweet Heart to death, July 20, AS OF COLORADO SPRINOB, Colo., Aug. 14. (AP) Tho slaying of 20-year-old Lewis (Buddy) Palmer, the' otr oumatnncea of which have baffled Investigators for the last three weeks, today was revealed as the act ot the father of the victim's companion. Roy O. King, - father of Miss Glenda King, the girl companion of Palmer on the night of the slaying, confessed last . night hs followed Palmer's car to Prospect lakov east of the city and shot Palmer to death In self-defense during a strug gle. King said he trailed the couple on his bicycle. Tho gun with which ho did tho shooting was thrown Into the lake, ho said. The confession was mado a few hours after tho girl, arrested last Saturday, had named her father as slayor. Previously she had made four separate "confes sions," each naming a different per son aa the killer. J Palmer was shot to death the night of July 20, 4 Body of Cramer Believed Sighted Near S he t lands HAUC1E8UN, Norway, Aug. 14, (AP) Whether or not the body of an airman sighted off the Shetland Islands was that of Parker Cramer or his radio operator, missing since Sunday on a flight to Copenhagen, was the subject of speculation today. : The master of the Norwegian steamer SJoegllmt, which arrived yevterday, reported that his crew had noticed a body clothed in what appeared to be flying togs floating west of the Island of Foul a Sunday afternoon. Foul a Is located about 20 miles west of tho Shetland Is lands. Battered by heavy storms, the steamer had run Into the leo of the Shetlawls when the discovery was made, he said, but there was no opportunity to salvage the body. The crew was of the opinion It might have been Cramer or Oliver Pac quette, his companion. . 4 ' Quiz "Crucifixion Democratic Party" NKW YORK, Aug. 14. (AP) John P. Curry, leader of Tammany hall, called as a witness before the Hof stadter legislative committee today, branded the investigation a "cruci fixion of the Democratic party In this city" and charged tho committee with "persecuting the dominant po litical party here." Curry's comment came while Sam uel Srabury, counsel to the com mittee, was questioning him on the "aid" he is alleged to have given Dr. William P. Doyle, when Doyle was seeking a stay of the 30-day sentence for contempt Imposed for his refusal to answer questions of the committee. 4 : . Oil Magnate Very III Man h Report LOS ANCIKLES, Aug. M-(AP) Edward L. Doheny, multi-millionaire oil man. was reported sertouiy lit today but members of his family would Issue no statement. Doheny's personal physician, Dr. h. O. Vlsscher, said he would consult the oil mans family later In the day regarding the Issuance of a statement and until then he would not comment on his patient's con dition. He did, however, deny the report that Doheny, who la 75 years of age, had suffered ft pnrnlytlc stroke. E'S RELATES TROUBLED LIFE Companion of Bellview Ban dit Says She'll Be Wait ing in Salem for His Re lease Hates Liquor ' Ed. Note: Mrs, Marie Mi Cnurt lrsR, companion of Kd F. ("Tough Eddie") Hire In the holdup August 8 of n service station at llellvtew, txtay related events lending up to her biking up with nice, and voic ed hrr determination to wait at Hateni for his release from prison, where he waa sentenced to serve IS yours.' Mrs, McCanilli'ss Is free on parole. " . , l , lly Mrs. . Mnrle McCandless as Related .to Eva Nealon.' What Eddie did he did for mo and I'm going to Bulem. I'll be fight there when he geta out. . Ho- did ' It for me and I did It for. my children. That waa foolish too for there's al waya lots of aympathy in the world for kids. . Not so much for grownups. . The day before I got a letter from my friend saying my little boy need ed hla tooth fixed. I didn't have any moneys it seems I nevor havo., had any money. . . We were Just oraay I gueas. I don't know what got Into my head, tem porarily Insane I suppose.- We never acted like that before. Eddle'a no tough gunman and thore's no powor botween- heaven and hell - going to atop me from going to Balom. If they want to slam me in the pen that's all right too, there are worse places. . The officers have been moro than, i fair to me. , Deserved Prison I ronlly, felt .headed, for the pan and 1. deserved-(a,- I wouldn't ask . anyone to go to Jail for me. Eddie told Vis truth, but If he had wanted to He It would have been Just the same to me. I'd have stood by him. Ho means more than any old parole to me. , . . Tho world's all right. It's Just the things that clutter it up that rum it. But I didn't expect anyone to go to Jail In my place. Boy. I'm telling you I thought when those officers nabbed us, ', in California. 'Just ono mora man, .and he'll aavo himself," And that would frave been all right too, I think I'd have felt bettor. ... ... Men, I don't usually trust 'em. I've seen too milch of 'em. But be wanted to save me. I.' haven't seen anything to make me like any man except him. I guesa It's Just aa good It happened. ' Had Too Much Orlef I'm not going to Washington, I'm going to Baiem; the person who can drive me hasn't bean born. I didn't tell them I'd go to Washington, and I'm never going bsjet. I've fiad too much grief. I'm 28, not 28 years old. I married Henry McCandless eight yaara ago the day before Christmas. We got along all right at first, then he start ed drinking and going to. parties and things. He waa getting Just an ordinary salary then. As he got mors, (Continued on page 8 Mtory 2) Will ROGERS p.$gy$: BKVKRLY KILLS, Cut.. Auk. 13. One u the most as toniNhiiiK tliinH I ever rend wiih in the jiai'r wblinhini? fiii'tM mid figures that there Iiiis been over $31)0,000,000 swindled by fuke Htiyckn, and mines, proposals of , marriage and all sorts of schemes, just from mostly widows, atone, here in Los Angeles. Now there is no harder curried money in ths world than earned by a wife, and then be simp enough to let some guy talk her out of it. They say it's worso in. Califor nia than anywhere, it's either the climnte, or widows arc. dumber. About the only way I see to link theso malo sharp ers is not to leave your wifi! anything, that will get even with thorns sliekers. am Units . li,T,
