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PgU- MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, AUCiUST 17, 1931. . "Tkhione 75 . No 140 '
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Jfluirchill, to Shaw,
'ort Story,
prohibition News,
id War, Where?
m Feature Bynd. Inc.
Churchill does not
said by Bernard
(jLady Astor, on their
Lj, Russia, and skirts
th. British libel law,
.lithe thinks of them.
rihes Shaw "preach-
.fship of all things of
the state," and adds,
? one squealed more
bm he when Lloyd
introduced the super-
,iicomes.
jifl criticizes Lady As
l friendly comment
'jo methods, hiRging in
U that Lord Astor, the
ire his wife went to
bid been awarded fif-
Ulion dollars returned
lution by the American
rating word-war may fol
nlll'i attack on two, well
Lit.
tr might decline the die
to! ground that Churchill
j of her verbal ateel, being
while she la one hundred
llmtrlcan. :
blind In her present con-
Hind might be grateful for
k brought from Russia, or
1st police story in New York
or civilization, lta politics,
inhibition, all Included.
s itate senator from New
Mai lady In Mew York,
no! the night "helping her
tur or five bottles of gin."
pi good 'many,-but ; the
It as done. .
b Ml shot the senator, and
W till die. Neither cares
tat it. .
fan of New Jersey wants
bi the woman got various
htn to her order by the
fn Jersey, and who put her,
Kew York City, on a
fj payroll.
p toeAorrlble killing of
RittUmd two high school
awlgan, the governor of
f n things that Interest
PaMtloalsta, or ought to.
ft three murderers killed
'iwog people, robbing and
r bodies, to net more
f ! "white mule," a boot-
F that made murderers of
Bmcl:ericarna that there
tade of Michigan cities,
P ot reaorts where polson-
and liquors are-made
P alcohol, are gold, almost
wu- the governor of
-I", pander to our vounc
r t as rendezvous. They
r"1 'or our crowded prls-
"'me wave thnt i a
f 10 " state."
PraoTnn.ht have nl,I.H
ooys and girls had
f
' tarty killer fades
iWT''" ' "her s any
fc "1 droopln-
ARIVI MANGLED
CAR
IUWIE
Guest of Mrs. A. B. Cun
ningham Seriously Injured
in Auto Accident Jacksonville-
Ruch Highway
Amputation or the arm of
Mrs. Ossle Conway was maile
this afti-mcwii by Drs. .1. L'.
Hayes and Edwin K. Durno. The
condition of Mrs. runway was
described by Dr. Hayes "as very
fair, considering the nature anil
extent of the Injur-."
In an auto accident on the Jack-sonvllle-Ruch
highway this morning
about 10:30 o'clock, Mrs. Ossle Con
way of Blyvllle, Arkansas, and
house guest of Mrs. A. B. Cunning
ham of t.hls city sustained a badly
mangled shoulder and arm when a
locked wheel caused the heavy car
driven by Mrs. Cunningham to over
turn near the Oak Grove Service Sta
tion. Mrs. Conway, a sister
of Mrs. Cunnlngnain, was rushed to
Sacred Heart hospital, by ambulance.
Dr. J. C. Hayes and Dr. Edwin R.
Durno were called. It Is feared that
amputation of the arm may be nec
essary. Mrs. Cunningham, driver of the
car, escaped Injury, but sustained
minor bruises and suffered from ner
vous shock.
The Misses Keene of Jacksonville,
two young ladles in the auto, were
taken to Community hospital.
Enroute Jacksonville
Mrs. Cunningham and party were
ehroute to Jacksonville at the time
of the mishap. Fred Rich, In a truck,
started to leave the Oak Grove Ser
vice Station, but seeing the Cun
ningham auto approaching stopped.
Mrs. Cunningham, as near as could
be learned, thought Rich Intended to
drive on the highway and applied the
brakes.. The . rear wheels locked J
causing the heavy car to skid a con
siderable distance before overturning,
crushing Mrs. Conway's shoulder and
arm.
Deputy Sheriff Oscar W. Duntord
and Paul Jennings rushed to the
scene. Their measurements showed
that the car had skidded over 100
feet before turning turtle. The acci
dent was held as unavoidable.
A. B. Cunningham and O. O.
Alpnderfer, with Conway, left this
morning, tftortly before the accident,
for Crater Lake. Telephone messages
were sent to Trail, Prospect, and
Union Creek, In effort to reach them
and secure their return to this city.
At 1 :30 o'clock this afternoon, Mrs.
Conway was still In the surgery of
Sacred Heart hospital.
Wire Report on
the Pear Market
NEW YORK. AllK. 17. (U. S. D. A.)
iapi Pear auction markets
slightly stronger.
Plfty-nlne cars arrived; 1 Alabama,
44 California. 3 Oregon, a Washing
ton unloaded; 87 cars on track.
orimn Bartletts. 1040 boxes, extra
tan a5ffi2.90; average 2.45.
Fancy 2.30ctf2.00; average 2 42.
Washington Bnrtletts. 1.115 boxes,
extra fancy, $1.80(,i 2.30; average 2.04.
. nnllfornla Bartletts. 26.755 boxes.
best 2.55..-3.20; few $3.50; ordlnory
2.40ifr2.85; common 2.2S 2.05: av
erage t3.72.
CHICAGO, Aug. 17. (U. S. D. A.)
(AP)pear auction market Bllgntly
stronger.
Sixteen California and 4 others ar
rived; 16 California and 6 others on
track: 19 cars sold.
Oregon Bartletts. 498 boxes, 2a
2.25; average 2.20.
California Barliletto 10.933 boxes
$1.75i? 3; average $2.35. Bosc 171
boxes: $1.75.2:15; average $2 05.
PENDLETON. Ore.. Aug. 17.IAP)
The Oregon Wool Growers' Ra
tion's annual ram sale wll be held
here Tuesday with more than . 400
head of fine stock to gojmJhebl:.
Black Step-ins
Not Sufficient
F or River Swim
PORTLAND, Ore, Aug. 17.
Flesh-colored silk ur.derwear tor
men and black step-ins and bras
sleres for women won't do for
bathing In the Willamette river
here, police told Mr. and Mrs. 8.
C. Mumby yesterday.
The charge was "wearing Impro
per bathing suits." Mumby put
up $5 ball, but Mrs. Mumby was
released on her own recognizance.
ER
PI
Lindberghs Wait Clearing
for 897-Mile Hop to Ne
muro, Japan Next
Flight Is Most Hazardous
TOKYO, Aug. 17. (AP) Thunder
storms, thick tog and wind arose
from the storm cradle along the i
Kurlle Island chain tonight as
Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. Lind
bergh waited at Petropavlovsk, Si
beria, for a propitious hour to start
the 807 mile dash that will bring
them into Japan at Nemuro.
Weather reports Bald there were
thunderstorms over Paramus,hlr, the
northernmost Island of the group, !
and thick fog over Iturup Island,
the most southerly of the chain, and
a northwest by west wind was blow- i
ing over the whole group.
. Hazardous Stretch
The storm Infested gap from the
southern tip of Kamchatka to Nemu
ro, on Hokkaido Island, the nor- j
thernmost point of Japan proper,
probably Is Vie most hazardous
stretch on the 713 mile Lindbergh
trail-from Washington to Tokyo. The
Islands are of volcanic origin, barren
and sparsely inhabited. Storms arise
suddenly and with great frequency.
Petropavlovsk. however, offered
plenty to keep the flying vacationers
busy.
Arriving at Petropavlovsk at 3 p.m.
yesterday (1 a. m. Sunday E.S.T.)
after a 554 mile flight from Karagln
Island, the Lindberghs found the
wjiole city waiting at the waterfront
a melting-pot crowd of Russians,
Japanese, Chinese and Koreans.
In Fine Spirits
A representative of the Tokyo
Hochi drew from the flying couple
thnt they were in excellent spirits
and full of enthuslm over the trip.
"It is impossible for me to give
my impressions In a few words," said
the coionel. "If I were to describe
all that we havt seen it would more
than fill a book."
Mrs. Lindbergh explained her work
as radio operator. A Soviet official
finally called "time" on the Inter
viewer, who had met the Lindberghs
at the headquarters of tie central
executive commlttee a room hung
with red flags and pictures of Lenin
and Stalin.
iiiiFOR
RENO, Nev., Aug. 17. ( AP) A
five-year moratorium on western
reclamation project payments was
proposed here today by United 8tatea
Senator Taskcr u. uaaie as nicuiu.
of relieving the distressed condition
of settlers on a . number of the
projects.
In a telegram to Oovernor Dern
of Utah. Senator Oddle suggested
tt governors and their representa
tives meeting at 8alt Lake City to
discuss economic conditions In the
west "memorialize congress to grant
the necessary authority for a five
year moratorium on weatern recla
mation projecv purine....
TEXAS OIL WELLS
CLOSED DOWN BY
T
Soldiers Sent Into Fields to
Enforce Conservation
Measure Over-ProduCe
tion Depressing Prices
AUSTIN, Tex.. Aug. 17. (AP)
aovernor Ross S. Sterling declared
martial law in the East Texas oil
Held at 0 o'clock (C.8.T.) this morn
ing and ordered all producing wells
shut down.
The governor acted to prevent de
pletion of the resources ot this
vast field while the state railroad
commission, Texas oil regulatory
body, put Into action the oil con
servation measure passed last week
by the legislature. Governor Ster
ling said the commission would need
a week or two to do this. Some oil
men said 20 days would be required.
The field's overproduction Is gen
erally blamed by oil men for un
settling the Industry and depressing
prices.
Huge Production.
The military zone as outlined by
the governor. Included four coun
ties Rusk, Gregg, Smith and Up
Bhur the area covering 2815 square
miles. There are approximately 1600
producing wells in the field with a
recent dally average production of
about 750,000 barrels.
Notice of the proclamation was
communicated to Brigadier General
Jacob P. Wolters, commander of the
56th brigade, who had 800 men mo
bilized at Kllgore ready to move Into
the adjoining oil fields. ,
Rebellion Seen.
In his proclamation Governor Ster
ling asserted: "It is evident that
there exists an organized and en
trenched group of crude petroleum
oil and natural gas producers in the
east Texas oil field who are
In a state of insurrection against
laws to curb waste of crude petro
leum oil and . natural gas, andare.
in open rebellion against the efforts
of the constituted civil authorities
of this state to enforce such lawB.
:
WHEAT ON CREDIT
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17. (AP)
The Chinese government laid before
the American government today an
informal Inquiry to ascertain the
quantity of wheat available on credit
terms for flood stricken areas In
China.-
The Inquiry was cabled to. the
state department by the American
consulate at Nanking. The commu
nication did npt specify the amount
of wheat which would be required
nor did It offer a concrete proposi
tion for purchase.
Officials described the Chinese
suggestion as having been "on a
business basis." contemplating sale
of wheat stocks on credit for flood
sufferers In Yangtse river valley.
Signs of Better Times
(By the Associated Prew)
Hubert P. Parson, president of F.
W. Woolworth company, upon his re
turn from a two months- trip to Eur
ope said he found European busln,
conditions, particularly m mnce.
showing some
that at the close of Ju'r1"
of th. parent company in the Uniwa
States was leas than half of one per
cent behind last year.
- f..,Dhone Utilities
. MW profit of $7130 compared with
net loss of $45,679 In the like per
iod last year.
public works contracts aggregating
$34 768.379 were reported Monday to
the president', emergency commltwe
for employment to have been award
tail week. Fred C. Croxton. act
mgh.rrman. .aid the Edition
oroht the total contract award.
September I. IW0. to $2,175.-006.359.
.-i. t th Rubber
"'"" j;,;,..i. have re- statistics -' -- ,
company ana " Juoe' Manufacturer's Association.
ported net tor th. June M.n rf p
quarter, after all charges but. .mount
depreciation oi . -',!
with a68S.ua in ""-'.
. m i oin
Ludlum Steel com-
.r 4a nr ent
casings, .n - " .
May this ye" r
over
over June,
1930.
SYSTEM WILL GO
MOSCOW. Aug. 17. (AP) Inals
tent rumors that the system of ra
tioning foodstuff, in soviet Russia is
to be abolished reached a stage today
at which It may be said on good au
thority that such action I. a possi
bility of the not distant future.
Beyond the statement that no steps
have been taken In this direction,
there Is neither confirmation nor de
nial of the report, from soviet offi
cials, but observers agree such a
measure would be the logical outcome
of the government's effort, to devoi
on a socialistic state.
In quarter, usually well-informed
It is ssld the unrestricted saie oi louo
and commodities Is a virtual certain
ty and Is not too far away.
Four of Rum Gang
Electrocuted For
3-Y ear-Old Crime
BELLEFONTE. Pa., Aug. 17. (AP)
Four men died In th. electric
chair at Rockvlew penitentiary here
today for a murder they conmiws
three years ago. A fifth member of
th. bootleealng gang, convicted of
killing Louis Hoffman on his father's
Cambria county farm, is serving
life sentence.
Th. men excuted today were
Prank Cantllla. Frank Powell, Carl
Crow and Joseph Parsl.
Th. four men, arrested almost two
year, after the .laying of Hoffman
on hl father", farm, nine mile,
from Johnstown, were described at
their trial a member, of a liquor
ring operating throughout Cambria
county.
GIRL VICTIMS OF THREE MICHIGAN KILLERS
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A few hour3 after they confessed, three slayer, of two girls and two boy near Vpillantl, Mich., wer.
In the state prison beginning life term9. They admitted killing Anna May Harrison (left) and Vivian
Cold (inset) with tlielr two boy companion, ai'tir robbing them. They then set fir. to th$ ear Th.
charred wreck is shown at the rloht, .
IN DIVORCE PLEA
RENO, Nev., Aug. 17. (Ap) Jack
Dempsey filed a divorce suit hero
todi. Charging .hut ' actress wife,
Es telle Taylor, with mental cruelty.
Robert E. Burns, counsel for the
former heavyweight champion, said
he did not know whether Miss Taylor
would contest the action, would an
swer the complaint by deposition or
would appear personally when the
case comes to trial.
Negotiations by vhioH Mrs. Demp
sey sought, to have her husband buy
back from tier for 1 100,000 the house
he gave her, as a wedding gift fell
through "because of the unreason
able terms presented by Mrs. Demp
sey," Burns said.
The Deuipseys married at San
Diego, Cul.. Feb. 7, 11)26.
Dempsey said that the divorce
action had been commenced "because
there seemed to be no use to try
any longer."
"Eh telle and I were too different,"
,ie said. "I had my work to do. She
had hers. There scemod to be no use
to try any longer."
TELEGRAPHOFFICE
QUICKLY
NABBED IN FLIGHT
Horry Raymond Hubbard, alleged
to have robbed the safe of the West
ern Union Telegraph company Sat
urday night, after office hours of
$147.81 receipt, of the days' busi
ness was arrested at Willows, Calif.,
yesterday. All but $10 of the money
was recovered. Today he waived ex
tradition and Deputy Sheriff Paul
Jennings left to bring him back here
for trial.
Hubbard, a recent arrival here, ha
been residing with his brother, a
Western Union employee. He Is alleg
ed to have entered his brother's trunk
and secured the combination to the
safe and to have gone to the oltlce
and entered by Jimmying a window
but not molesting the special fund
box of his brother and Manager Don
Collier. There were 118 pennies In the
stolen receipts.
Suspicion attached to Hubbsrd at
once, and he was apprehended at
Willows, Calif., on telegraphic Infor
mation. .
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Oregon Research
Work Gets Praise
EUGENE. Ore, Aug. 18 (API
Research work done under the Car
negie foundation at the University ol
Oregon wat Complimented highly by
Dr. Henry Suzzalo. president of the
foundation and trustee of the Carne
gie Corporation, wno concluded an
inspection tour of the university here
today.
Dr. Supzzalo described what he had
reen as a "very amazing group of re
searcher." and declared he knew of
nothing In th. entire United States
that compare. In sue and range with
the research program now under way
at th. University of Oregon.
Today's
BASEBALL
American.
, H. H. K.
Boston .' 3 7 1
Chicago 3 8 1
Batteries; Russell and Berry; Cara
way, Moore and Grube.
R. H. E.
New York 2 7.1
Detroit - 8 10 0
: Batteries.:, Wolla and Dickey; Sor
rcll and Hay worth,
National
R. H. E.
St. Louis 0 12 a
New York 5 12 0
Johnson and Mancuso; Fltmlni
mons and Hogan.
(second game I R. H. E.
St. Louis 5 13 2
New York 7 13 2
Derringer and Wilson: Mitchell,
Berly, Walker and Hogen.
R. II. E.
Chicago 8 10 0
Boston 0 3 0
Mulone and llurtnett. J. Taylor;
Cunningham, Cantwell and Spohrer.
. (second game) R. 11. U.
Chicago - - 3 15 ?
Boston 2 8 1
(Ten Innings)
Smith, Welland' and llurtnett;
Zachary, FrankhoUHC, Brandt, and
Bool.
R. H. B.
Pittsburgh 4 7 4
Philadelphia 2 0 1
French and Grace; Blaku. J, Elliott
:md Duvls.
(second game) R. H. E.
Pittsburgh 0 8 1
l-hlladelphla 3 10 0
Brume and Clrae: Collins and Mi:
Curdy. R. II. E.
Cincinnati I.... 4 8 1
Brooklyn 15 3
Johnson and Styles; Clark, Qulnn.
Moore and Lombard!.
(second game) R. H. E.
Cincinnati - 8 10 I
Brooklyn 3 6 0
Carroll and Sukeforth; Phelps, L
Moore. Helmach and Lopez.
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LORD INVERCLYDE IS
CAST OFF BY ACTRESS
RKNO. Nev., Aug. 17. (AP) Lord
Inverclyde, who as John Alan Burn,
is a leading official of the Cunard
steamship company, was divorced
here today by the London music
hall favorite, June. 8h. charged ex
treme mental and physical cruelty.
IDEA FAVORED BY
Widespread . approval of' the. plan
for giving the cull pears from local
packing housos to the pour was
voiced by numerous fruit growers,
packers and others today. The plan
to utilize the fruit which Is ordlnar
lly thrown away was given In a Mall
Tribune editorial Sunday.
The Mall Tribune believes that
hundreds of local families would be
t.'iankful to receive the pears for
canning and making preserves. With
sugar at the lowest, price In years,
the canned fruit would serve many
during the winter.
Attempts to dovlse a plan for dis
tribution of the fruit is how under
way, Locul welfare organizations in
cluding the lied Cross will be asked
to aid In the distribution as soon as
the system Is devised.
As pointed out by Hugh W. Ham
Hit. manager of the Big Seven plant,
eurly fruit will have to be handled
soon or the pears will have become
too ripe for canning. Some of the
packing houses which fiav already
disponed of their Bartlett culls an
nounce that they will be giad to
donate tholr winter pear culls. These
aro rarely used by the canneries altho
housewives can many of them,
, .
Portland Woman
Saved From River
MARHHP1RLD, Ore., Aug. 17. (AP)
Mrs. Eva Moore, Portlund, narrow
ly escuped drowning Sunday when her
automobile plungel over a grade near
Kredporl and threw Mrs, Moore Into
the Umpqua river.
Mrs. Moore was dragged from the
river by fishermen who reiucltated
her, Hhe was able to leave for home
last night.
Her car, which sklkdded In deep
dust, was wrecked.
COURT CUTSSALARIES
DESCHUTES OFFICIALS
BEND. Ore., Aug. 17. (AP) The
Denchutes county court recently re
duced the salary of all county offi
cials from 10 to 30 per cent, effect
ive September 1. The reduction, It
was tstlmated will save the county
nbout $'J6.0U0 a year.
Oregon Weather
Fair tonight and Tuesday but fog
on the coast and local lightning
storms In the high mountain ranges;
no change In temperature; moderate
nort.i and northwest winds offshore.
THREE BRUTAL MURDERS
IN SPEAKEASY BASEMENT
, NEW YORK. Aug. 17. (AP Po
lice today revealed details of what
they called th. most brutul murder
In Brooklyn crime annals, the killing
of three men who were made target,
for knives In a speakeasy cellar.
The victims, Chailes Mature Char
les Blmmlnelll and Joseph Bsrberl.
were found dead In the cellar last
Friday, their heads crushed and their
bodies covered with knife wounds.
Now, police said today, an eye wit
ness has told them how It hsppened.
This man said two girls had been
assaulted In the speakeasy and re
turned with six men friends. Iden
tifying Matum, Slmmlnelll and Bar
berl a. the men who had attacked
them.
One by one, the witness said, the
accused men were taken to th. cellar
where they were made to alt on a
chair while the six avengers hurled
knives and stlllettos. Each killing
was completed with blackjacks.
The eye witness said h. happened
to be In the plsce at the time and
when he saw what was happening he
slipped under a table and watched.
Working on the Information he gave,
police expected to make arrest, today.
TTEI
FELT IN VALLEY
Many Points Report Vibra
tion About 7:20 Low
Roar Accompanies Phe
nomena in Phoenix Area
Earthquake shocks are so rare as
to be almost unknown In the Rogue, ,
valley, but there Is a possibility,
at least, that one ' was felt here
Sunday evening about 7:30.
Numerous Inquiries and reports
about the .hock were received at
The Mall Tribune office this morn
ing from all over the valley. All
agreed that the alight vibration,
were felt about the same time. A.
to their Intensity and duration, how
ever, there was considerable variance.
Mrs. Harold Corliss of Phoenix.
one of the first to report the oc
currence this morning, said she waa
sitting on the porch at her home
when she felt the .hock. There waa
a alight trembling and a low roar,
Mrs. Corliss said.
No record of an earthquake In
southern Oregon was received at the
local weather bureau. Official, re
ported that a terrlfto electric storm
was taking place In the Cascades
about that time, and believed that
the "low roar" could easily have
been distant thunder.
But there were others who ex
perienced sensations similar to those
related by Mrs, Corliss. '
From Talent - oame report, that
dishes rattled ' arid electrlo cord. .
swayed In house, there. - A further
report from that district said that a
boy fell from a block of wood on
which he was sitting when the earth
shook. A resident of east Med ford
described experiencing a swaying mo
tion In the room where be was eat
ing dinner.
Other persons on the west aide
of the valley told of feeltng similar
shocks.- " ! .M".''-.' ' . '-
There Is , no seismograph In Ore
gon for deteoting possible earth
quakes In the state. The expensive
Instrument at Berkeley, Calif, Is
thought to be the nearest one.
DALLAS, Tex.. Aug. 17 (AP) Earth
tremors, described by the Rev, James
B. MacElwane, seismologist at St.
Louis university, as strong enough to
cause destruction If originating In
populated regions, .hook west and
central Texas Sunday.
No loss of life was reported thru
out an area of which Ban Antonio
was the largest city to report Vie
shock. .
Father MacElwane said the school's
seismograph recorded the tremor, as
830 mile, southwest of St. Louis. This
would place the origin In Mexico.
Chihuahua City, Mexico reported
shocks and several persons were re
ported Injured by tremors at Oaxaca,
Moxlco. , . .
L. A. Nelson, head of the depart
ment of geology at Texas College of
Mine, and Arte, mid the shock, prob-
ably were Vie "tall end" of Intense
disturbances In Mexico.
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Will
ROGERS
ec
r5ays:
BFA'ERLY HILLS, An. 17.
Farm board destroying every
third row of cotton in the nub
of a uront idea. What could
Ifivo more relief than extin
guisliiiiK every third senator,
every third ooiiffressman, every
third committee, every third
Mloi'k broker, every third law.
Make a third of the viee pre8i
dentH of concerns go back t
work. Turn, the cows back;
into every third ROlf course,
Convict every third Rannater
arreted and one-third of. all
millionaires that issue) optimis-
tic reports' from aboard yaobt.s;
Too many banksbump off A
third. , Stop up. every third- oil
well and every third .political i
speaker,'-Destroy one-half the ;
newspaper columns, and last,
but the main thing tho matter
with the whole world, is there
are too many people, shoot ev
ery third one. This whole plau
is inexpensive and a surefire
scheme back to prosperity.
i'-i
pany, reponea i