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fJ. MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1931. TKLEPI1 S
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Ujt Battleship.
Viisfi Him.
ipy Mother. :
Small Baby!
LjTog Feature 8ynd., Inc.
Lid battleship Utah is to
l, " 7
L i man aboard, direct-
hdio control tar away.
L:n firs hombs. trims.
Hill ' " '
L small, steer the ship
b direction, lay uunu
screens. ; .
L nun hp. done With
Lwith no pilot. Men
C- fnllv nnhifiverl the
ran ,uv . .
fighting, at a distance
danger to themselves.
Ling like the animals,
Llit face to face, ram-
Jfson each others' heads.
klii't like that and some
nereon invented the
Lid, hurling it, killed an
rthat never saw him. One
Lr invented the bow
W.then came the rifle,
k airplane bomb. And
Mot'! battleships and
twill pursue the ene-
lided by men at a safe
That is close enough
bicle. "
Mr, from Will Rogers to
Hoover, agrees that con-
tt to "do something for la
ibtt can congress do for
d the 6,000,000 to 8,000,000
Mid roads, erect buildings,
kid undoubtedly do both,
h ue needed, and with an
Man need. Such building
bloy comparatively few, pos-
itinireds of thousands In
tides. If -ma program, .were
miny machines and com
I little labor on toad build-
-f-f-
I 1 TT "
put ibout the stenographer
who swallowed poison,
inn a talking macnine a
tfor her father, mother
to hear?
m be done for the MIL-
ULth.WhlfA enl!., man thn
kun! Congress should ap-
f ad ipend money of course.
Hunt has It, or can get It,
j 111 big deficit,
tiling tetter than artift-
of Jobs Is needed. Thlnk
eUnlng are needed,-and an
) of the depression, Its
,l turn to cure It.
Pt M.'u Pollette. widow
Fntor, Is dead. She saw
r11 make his courageous
" It, never wavering to
J. 8he lived to see one
We his father's place In
Kim another son elected
tht state of Wisconsin.
husband died friends
run for the senate,
Iffctred to live through her
" on sons. Every mother
a that their success meant
-Wie to tho wife and
' all personal success
11 meant.
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. ENGINE TROUBLE
AT ISLAND
Couple May Spend Second
' Night At Sea-Japanese
Ships Tows Plane To
Quiet Water-Fog Holds.
NEMCRo, Hokkaido Island.
Japan, Aug. 21. (Friday) (AP)
Repairs to eliminate engine
trouble from Charles and Anne
Lindbergh's monoplane had not
been completed at 4:30 a. m Fri
day (2:30 p. m., Thursday E.8.T.)
said a radio message from the
steamer Shlmuslilru Maru to the
Ochllshl radio station here.
NEMURO, Japan, Aug. 20. (AP)
- "u ana "wnite darkness"
held Colonel and Mrs. Charles A
0.. av twwi istana, one of
the world's worst foe annec Bnan
night. - '
The flying couple, forced down
then. Int.a u..t..rf. i.,,-
..u., wiiue on tnetr
way from Petropavlovsk to Ncmuro
were described in radio reports i.s
rather weary, having spent last night
In the' cramped quarters of their
plane and getting little If any sleep.
Tfl RTllfo nt thai- . . .
- mt-niiiicbs una ac
cumulation of trouble during today,
the filers were said to be In good spir
its. They started to taxi their piano
to Muroton Bay, 15 miles to the
ulf WIB engine irouDie
developed. Toward evening the
t-uuciiut ui tt.ewn Degan
u...iBu uinuucigii una tne
plane towed to another anchorage
"j (suvciuuieiib tiwuincr
ShlmUShlni Mnni - Whlrh ViaH arrlt,-
ed early in the day.
uncomfortable Mgnt
Messages Bald the couple had spent
an uncomfortable night in the plane
and remained there until after 8 o'
clock In the morning, when the Shi
mushiru Maru arrived.
They went aboard the ship, stretch
ing their limbs and having breakfast
whllA holnir Interviewed hv thA ftkin-
per on their landing at Ketol. Later
tney returned to tne plane, noping
fnp wpnt-her fn.vnrnhle to reHlimntlon
of their flight to Numero, or falling
that, enough visibility to taxi their
ship to Muroton Bay. But the motor
trouble forestalled even that.
On top of that, the weather began
fn thicken. Mrs. Lindborch stuck by
hM rnrtin net until niehtfall. receiv
ing weatberi -messages that,-for her
spelled another night orr tne vna
little island which even mariners ap
proach with caution.
Many Board Ships Tonignt
Whether the Lindberghs would re-
main ahmrH t.helr flnatinS blanO tO
nlght or abandon it temporarily for
more comfortable quarters aDoara n,c
...... nin wan not stated. Aviation
authorities here said 'Mrs. Lindbergh
probably would sleep aboard hhlp
but that Lindbergh likely would stick
with his plane despite the prospect
of Bnother sleepless night.
Wireless reports late tonigni. mu
. ,u.. timrictnff on the ailing
motor but the repairs had not yet
been completed. The coionei was ,
..j v,ir,o- hnneful that the
trouble would soon be remedied, and
that they would be able to tane
at 5 o'clock tomorrow inu....o
p m E. S. T. today) tor Murovoi.
Bay or Menuro If the weather clear
ed.
Towing mnicim
... .-ehim Maru transmlt-
me oiiiiiiu" - .
ted tonight's messages from Its posi
..... ... -n. .Me of Ketol Island.
lion on v" ' ,
It had towed the plane there from
the south side of the isibuu.
Some dlfflculay was experienced in
uAnA,,.. nf r roueh sea.
tne towiiis - - Th.
and the breaking of tow lines. The
ships captain expressed some anxiety
!."..... . .h. threatening weather
and said he hoped It would be pos
slble for the Llndbergns iu .-
Muroton Bay tomorrow.
At Muroton Bay the cache of sup
plies for Snljl Yoshkhara.. W""'
aviator who recently failed 1 . two
rt Amnrica vln me
KurnePand the Aleutian Islands was
Disced at the disposal oi m
Serghs. Yoshlhara smashed his P ne
mTndlng on , the rough waters near
Muroton Bay.
Ouertionen j
... j .. l.lndberah were
qunedbhe captain of the ship
Shout theforced lan at
AlthOUgn Jpn " ,-rrUorv
hlblting fllghta over its te rltory
without permission, . "' . d
-f the questioning wn P.-lned.
. Before leaving rc""J '. ,, mlhie in
the Kurues " ' . ,flririn
government, through the erlcan
embassy in ij;. , Th,
permit to land In the ""'"'
permit was granted yesterday Hcn
t was believed the 'n
the ship did not concern any possible
violation of Japanese law.
From K. F . Canal
KLAMATH PALLS Ore..
(AP)-The oooy nl
who drowned in tne j,,.
here WedneRday. was "nd Tf
after the water had been shut off
from the canal. , t
The body was found about 400 feet
downstream from the point the boy
went under.
steamer Aeround
BRIDGEPORT, Conn .
(AP)-The tramp steamer
rom Seattle. Washington. Inbound
with 2 000.000 feet of lumbCTto?"i
ground on a sand br outside the
harbor.
No. 119.
TO SHREDS WHEN
!EL FLARES
Repeated Stab's Lay Farm
ers Heart Bare Assail
ant Gives Self Up With
Boast Of Doing Good Job.
SOUTH BEND. Wash., Aug. 20.
(AP) Stabbed 23 times and so
badly that hts heart was exposed
Robert Carlson. 33, member of a pio
neer Wlllapa Harbor family, Is dead
here and his self-confessed assailant,
Leo Bezemer, 51. is In the Pacific
county Jail.
Carlson resided about a mile east
of Raymond, and Bezemer. a bache
lor, was his neighbor. There had been
a quarrel for some time over range
pasturage. Last week Carlson's dog
died of poison. Yesterday afternoon
Carlson met Bezemer in the road near
the Carlson place and, during further
argument, accused Bezemer of killing
the animal.
A fight ensued In which Bezemer
drew a long knife and cut Carlson to
shreds, stabbing him many times in
tho back when he was down from
earlier thrusts In his breast and abdomen.
Sheriff On Scene
Carlson crawled some distance back
to his barn. A telephone call was sent
to Raymond for an ambulance. Sher
iff R. W. Trczlse was on the streets
of Raymond, heard the siren and fol
lowed. He was able to get the story
from the injured man and then start
ed on a hunt for Bezemer.
The knife could not be located.
But when the sheriff returned to his
office, he found that Bezemer had
gone there of his own accord, report
ing to a deputy: .
"I've Just been In a cutting scrape
with a fellow and I did a d
good Job of it, too."
Carlson died about 3 o'clock this
morning. He Is survived by his wife
and several brothers. -
Bezemer has been in trouble here
before. Records show that when- he
was drafted during the late war he
went to Mexico1 and stayed there
seven years, escaping service.
Nautilus Noses
Into Dangers of - i,
Northern Region
LONG YEAR CITY;""' Spitsbergen,
Aug. 20. (AP) Winter's advance
guard closed in on the Spitzbergen
archipelago today and made Sir Hub
ert Wllklns' submarine trip toward
the North pole appear extremely hazardous.
There was snow, whipped along by
a near gale and when the wind died
fog settled down. The temperature
was one degree below freezing.
The bad woather has come much
earlier than usual and the Ice al
ready Is further south than It or
dinarily Is at this time of year. In
view of these conditions It was felt
here that the voyage of the Nautilus
was fraught with danger, but she
sailed into the north yesterday de
spite engine trouble and there was
no way of knowing wnetner sir Hub
ert Intended to continue.
Ashland Pioneer
Claimed By Death
nhnrlrs W. Simons. 82, pioneer
wv.lrimt of Ashland, and one of its
best known citizens died at his home
this morning, of ailments common to
age. Simons crossed the plains In
iui with his narcnts. and settled In
the Willamette valley later moving
to Ashland, where he uvea ior more
than 60 years. Funeral arrangements
will be announced later.
Alfalfa Surplus
in Klamath Area
. i... nr ro non tan. of alfalfa
n 6uiiiuo ui
Is reported In tho Klamath basin in
Information received by the Southern
n ..lot-iet .rriee hero. There is
ratlin- ...nw.,,
also a large surplus of grain hay, It
Is learned. This Is of particular In
terest to Rogue valley stockmen who
plan to move tneir sioca iruin
valley for winter feeding.
v
Hoover Requests
Aid of Prominent
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (AP)
r....iM.nt Hoover today requested 61
prominent men and women to be
come members of the advisory com
mittee to assist Walter S. Olfford In
organizing unemployment rn-.
the coming winter
Butler Applies For
Marine Retirement
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. (AP)
His formal request for retirement
from the Marine corps on October 1.
after more than 30 years of service,
was received at the navy department
today from Major Smedley D. Butler.
Early approval is expected.
BALD HEADS SHY AT
. WORK IN PICTURES
.,e,r,n Ann 20. (AP) Bald-
keaded men may be shy
J H. Kicnaruov... o -
them for a motion picture of some
kind! put the following ad In a news-
Wanted-rmy bald-headed men.
neat appearing; one day ! work: ap
ply 10 a. m."
Nobody responded.
Today's
BASEBALL
American
R. H. K.
Philadelphia , .. 6 a 4
Chicago 11 18 3
Hoyt, Rommell and Cochrane, Hav
ing; Thomas, Frazier and' Tate. '
R. H. E.
Washington , .. 8 9 1
Cleveland 10 17 2
Marberry, Fischer and Spencer;
Harder, Connally and Sewell.
R. H. E.
Boston .. 2 9 2
Detroit u..... 7 13 1
Ltsenbee. Morris, McLaughlin and
Berry; Herring and Hayworth.
National
R.' H. E.
Pittsburgh 14 2
Boston 2 ' 5 0
(10 Innings)
Kremcr. Osborn, ' 8wetonlc ' and
Phillips; Brandt and Spohrer, Bool.
Second game:
Plttsburprt 8 11 2
Boston 4 12 2
Melne and Phillips; Sherdel, Cun
ningham and Bool.
Cincinnati . 19 1
New York 3 7 1
Benton and Sukeforth; Hubbell
and Hogan. ...
Chicago 14 1
Brooklyn 4 8 3
Root and Hartnett; Clark and
Lopez.
At Philadelphia: St. Louts, post
poned, threatening weather.
300 SIge
IN THREE STATES
IS
SPOKANE. Wash., Aug. 20. (AP)
Foresters said today that an area -almost
as large as Delaware and Rhode
Island was already burned over, and
nearly 300 fires still flamed In forests
of Idaho, Montana, and Washington.
Blackened areas were estimated at
$1,500,000 aeres or about 2350 square
miles. Up to August 10, the United
States forest service fought 944 fires,
and several hundred more burned
over state and private timber. ,
Of these 566 were aused by light-nlngq-y
.rlrrjacl trains, 41 by
smokers, 51 by ampere, at least 75 by
lnendiarles V
LA GRANDE, Ore., VVug. 20. (AP)
The forest fire raging along Cath
erine creek east of Union today had
spread to 3000 acres.
Three hundred men were on the
fire fronts and authorities In charge
said cloudy woather today might help
them control the fire.
The fire, temporarily under control
Wednesday, broke through the guards
late In the day. In one place the wind
whipped the flames Into fresh timber
while at another point a burning log
rolled down a hill and started a new
fire.
BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 20. (AP) A
band of 300 fire fighters was desper
ately battling a circle of forest fires
around Centervllle and near Quarts
burg today with hopes of saving both
towns as well as the Mayflower and
Belshazzar gold, mines.
The telephone operator at Placer
vllle, within a mile of the fire, said
the town of Centervllle was comple
tely encircled by flames but has not
yet burned.
PIONEER 0REG0NIAN
SUCCUMBS IN SALEM
SALEM. Ore., Aug. 20. (AP) Henry
Eberhard, 66. who came to Oregon
In 1853. died at his home here late
yesterday. He was the son of Barney
and Elizabeth Eberhard, early pio
neers from Colen, Mich. HI widow,
four daughters and a son, residing at
Alameda, California and Salem, sur
vive. , 4
Wanted In California.
SALEM, Aug. 20. (AP) The gov
ernor's office here today received a
requisition from Governor James
Rolph of California for the return
of Felix McNeese, wanted in Orange
county for grand theft. McNeeee Is
under arrest at Pendleton.
In ."Love Nest" Shootiv J
Farm Board Glad To Neg
Utiate For 15 Million
Bushel Sale Is Reply To
'i Nationalist Officials. :
WASHINGTON.. Aug. 20. (AP)
The farm board has replied to the
Chinese government that the grain
stabilisation corporation would be
glad to enter negotiations for the
sale of 16.000,000 bushels of wheat
for relief of food sufferers.
Chairman Stone said today the
board's answer had been transmit
ted to the Nanking government
through the state department In
response to an informal Inquiry
about the purchase of wheat on
long term credit.
The question of payment has not
yet; been considered, Stone said, but
he . said he assumed It would be
on the basis of a straight obliga
tion on the part of that govern
ment if negotiations were satisfac
tory. He added that a governmental
obligation was the best credit China
had to offer.
y Want Market Price
The sale price would be the mar
ket price on the day of shipment.
Stone said a stipulation probably
would be made that the wheat
would be used for food relief pur
poses only.
The Chinese inquiry was referred
to the White House as well as the
board. President Hoover has ex
pressed himself as concerned over
the serious situation In the Yangtse
valley and yesterday so assured the
Chinese president. The board has
more than 200,000.000 bushels of
wheat bought In price stabilization
operations. -
Muy Aid Jobless c
The chairman revealed today that
board members have been discussing
the possibility of making some of
Its store available free for domestic
foodt relief. Congressional action
would be necessary for this.
Stone said he thought only three
or four days would be required
for consummation of the ' Chinese
negotiations. '
He added a quantity of wheat
now is stored on the Pacific coast
whence it could be shipped with
out ,delay. 1 ' v ;
Here and There
In the Air
COCHRANE. Ont.. Aug. 20. ( AP)
Edwin L. Preston and Robert H. Col
lington, Detroit fliers, attempting a
flight from Detroit, Mioh., to Copen
hagen, Denmark, via Greenland, hop
ped off for Rupert's House on James
Bay nt 4:10 p. m. (G. S. T.) after a
throe-hour stop here.
PRIED RICH8HAFEN, Aug. 20.-(AP)
Flying over Belgium for tho first
tlmo, the Graf Zeppelin came home
from England In a pouring rain today
to complete a cruise which marked
the Initial landing of a Oerman air
ship on British soil since the war.
A flight over Switzerland, schedul
ed for today, was abandoned because
of unfavorable weather.
KAZAN, U. 8. 8. R., Aug. 20 (AP)
Fraulcln Marga von Etzdorf, Ger
man flier, left here this morning for
Sverdlovsk on the third lap of her
Journey from Berlin to Tokyo.
SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Aug. 20
(AP) The German seaplane DO-X
landed here at 4:25 p. m. today on
Its way from South America to the
United 8tnt.es,
HALIFAX, N. S-. Aug. 20. (AP)
Igor Sikorsky, airplane magnate, pre
dicted in an Interview today that
Halifax will be the base for a regular
trans-Atlantic air service between
Europe and North America within
five years.
Mrs. (Hidnhy Dies.
PORTLAND. Ore., Aug. 20 -(AP)
Mrs. Nellie Oadsby, 83, mother of
Ben and Walter Oadsby, prominent
Portland business men, died at her
home In Seaside Tuesday night. She
had been an Invalid for several years.
CON MEN USE FAMILIAR
TRICK TO GAIN $12,000
LOS ANGELES. Aug. 20 (API
Three confidence men, one a cripple,
were sought by authorities today
after A. H. Bmlth, Portland. Ore.,
solool teacher, told a deputy district
attorney an amazing story of high
finance and Hated his losses at (12,
000. A warrant for the arrest of a "Mr.
Grant," the cripple, and two pseudo
brokers was Issued by A. S. Colgrove,
deputy district attorney on Smith's
story. Smith said he learned of the
deception Just as he was about to
turn over another 110,000 borrowed
from Portland friends.
Smith told authorities he became
acquainted with "Mr. prant" aboard
a coastwise steamer en route here
from Portland. From Los Angeles
Smith said ,he and his companion
went to Redondo Beach where Orant
found a wallet containing 850 and a
bond apparently worth 8100,000.
The wallet, Smith said, contained
newspaper clippings relating how a
George Hubert, reputed Wall Street
broker, had met with sensational
success In stock trading. Before they
completed reading the clippings.
Smith said, a man who Identified
himself as George Hubert approached
and asked If the wsliet had been
found.
From t.hen on. Bmlth said, It was
a case of high financing. Hubert re
warded Grant with 850 for finding
the wsliet and "tipped" them to In
vest In a certain stock. Grant re
turned to Smith's hotel room several
days later to Inform him he made
11000 on the recommended stock. A
few days later Grant reappeared and
said he had realized 890,000 but
needed 890,000 margin before collect
ing. ,
Smith said he went to Ventura and
later to Reno In search for money
but later established himself at
Reno and withdrew 812,000 from a
Portland ban. This he turned over
to Orant. '
' Aaaoctated Press Paoto
Ruth Jayno, 27, was confronted with charge of felonious assault
after she had related, under questioning, a story of a drinking party In
her New York apartment during which Stat 8enator Roy Yates (Inset,
right) of Passaic, N. J was shot and seriously wounded. Miss Jayns
hid her face as cameraman tried to take her picture In the district at.
torney's office. Mer picture Is shown In Inset below.
10,000 DROWNED
IN FLOOD WATER
OF LU HO RIVER
SHANGHAI. Aug. 20. (AP) A
death toll estimated at 10,000 per
sons in the Important Lo Ho river
towns of Tzechow. Netklang and Fu
shun was reported today by Kuo Mln.
official Nationalist government news
agency, as floods similar to those
which have devastated Hupeh and
Anhwel provinces swept through
S&echwan province, the most dense
ly populated province in China.
Only the northern part of flsie-
cbwan province was reported to have
escaped tne inundations of the Yang
tee river and Its tributaries, while
in the central and southern areas
thousands are reported to liave per
ished. Street Are Riven
In Chengtu, the provincial capital,
the street!, were reported turned Into
rivers and several hundred wore be
lieved to hav prlshd in Cungklang.
Many villages wero reported obliter
ated overnight.
The national flood relief commis
sion announced the American federal
farm board In Washington wae glvlng
careful consideration to a proposal to
sell the board's wheat surplus on
credit to the Nationalist government
for the relief of flood victims.
T FLAYED
OF
OF
Medford Woman Must Re
linquish Boy To Former
Husband Is Court Ruling
No Prosecution Asked.
HANKOW, China, Aug. 20. (AP)
With 300,000 parsons In the Wuhan
area, composing the cities of Han
kow, Wuchang and Hanyang, esti
mated to be homeless and destitute,
the Yangtse river hero today was
five Inches below the record high of
yesterday, when It reached 83 feet,
six inches.
Dykes continued to collapse, how
ever, especially at Wuchang, and
was still pouring through the falter
ing defenses of the walled city. There
has- been a considerable exodus of
flood victims from tho Wuhan area,
but those remaining are in pitiful
circumstances.
;-
Roosevelt Query
Based On False
Idea of Situation
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (AP)
An explanation of why President
Hoover did not personally answer a
letter from Governor Hoosevolt of
New York, Inquiring whether any
secret negotiations were under way
with Canada on the St. Lawrence
waterway has been made by the ad
ministration. .
Acting Secretary Castle of the state
department, said in a formal state,
ment late yesterday the New York
executive had written tils letter un
der a misapprehension and President
Hoover felt an Informal communis
tion to Mr. Roosevelt would clarify
the matter.
:
Pacifists and Reds
Will Never Govern
U. S., Says Butler
NEW BRITAIN, Conn.. Aug.' 20.
Major Smedley D. Butler, United
States Marino corps, addressing the
annual convention of Connecticut
department, American Legion, today
said the United States would never
be governed by pacifists or commun
ists "because there's too much com
mon sense here."
Asserting there was "a great dif
ference between disliking the form cf
government and the way the govern
ment Is being run," he told the Le
glonnslree that if any attempt were
made by pacifists or communists to
gain possession of the government,
"there will be 7,000.000 men Just like
the men of the American Legion who
will rise up and strangle them."
WASHINGTON,' Aug. 20. (API-
Governor Plnchot of Pennsylvania
was taken to 4ask today by Senator
Reed, republican of that stste, for
hla appeal to President Hoovef to call
congress In apodal session- to deal
With unemployment.
"The governors oi : the several
states and the local authorities un
der' them'- Reed said in a statement
"should not and must 'evade their
resuonsibtlltles. ,
"Why should thc'jr be sending ap
peals to n, harassed president to do
for them what thoy ought to be do
ing for themsolvos?
"Pennsylvania Is solvent, her cred
it Is perfect, and she Is Just as well
able to ralso the money to help her
unemployed as she Is to besr her
share of a federal fund for that pur
pose." '
Senator Reed Is vacationing In
norlnorn Michigan. Ills statement
was telephoned here.
Farmers to Talk .
Money Troubles
Over With Meier
NEWBERO, Ore., Aug. 20. (AP)
A oommlttoe of 20 men to call on
Governor Meier to discuss their fln
snclal problems was appointed at a
meeting of farmers at the Chshalem
Center school house last night.
Tho farmers expressed themselves
In favor of a debt moratorium for
American home owners and said roan
rural and urban home owners face
loss of their property unless suspen
sion of foreclosures and extension of
credit for at least one year were
granted.
W. H. Dean, Sprlngbrook, declared
tliat much of the trouble now facing
the people was brought about by
their voting bonds and taxes.
Three Lose Lives
in Forest Flames
ftONORA. Cel., Aug. 20. '(API-
While fighting a raging fire on the
north fork of the Merced river yes
terday, three young men were burned
to death after they had been sur
rounded by flames. The blaze was
turned toward the firefighters by ft
sudden change of wind. The dead
am James Whalley, Frank Smith and
Arnold Love, all of Mariposa.
- In an opinion filed today with op
posing counsel, but not formally filed
with the county clerk, Circuit Judge
H, D. Norton awards the custody of
Bradford K. (Buddy) Sears, nine, to
his fattier, Bernard G. Sears of Santa
Rosa, Cal., former deputy sheriff, now
engaged In i legal battle waged here
last spring. - -
The opinion in Its closing para
graph seeks assurances that the moth
er will -not be prosecuted for abduc
tion, as alleged in a California 'In
dictment. Otherwlso, the opinion
reads, : "the court ' will further con
sider ..."
It was alleged that Mrs. Northey,
remarried, "clandestinely removed"
the boy from California to this city.
Attorney E.. E, Kelly, representing
Mrs. Northey, wife of a clerk former
ly employed In the Economy Groce
teria shoe department here, said this
afternoon that an appeal would be
taken. , ,
Order Is Cited.
The court in its findings holds that
the custody of the boy was awarded
to the father by the California court,
when a divorce 'was secured, and that
no grounds have" been established for
the changing of this order. . It Is fur
ther held that the boy Is. approach
ing the age when ha wUl moro natur
ally seek the father than the mother,
and holds that tt la best tnat during
the .adolescent period he be close to
the father. : The- court also finds
that tho grandmother, In whose care
the child has been conalaerably,' Is
qualified and' able to perform the
task. '
A letter, Introduced at the local
hearing and written by Mrs. Northey
while on a trip to Montana, Is stress
ed by the court In Its findings. In
It Mrs. Northey says she regrets tne
divorce action, and declares she ..was
Influenced toy 'word carried to her
by another woman. " The court tiolda
that In this letber Mrs. . Northey ex
pressed her . true feeling,. Extracts
from other letters Mrs. Northey wrote
are quoted,
Best for Boy, i
' The court also holds that the chief
purpose is to decide what Is best for
the boy, and after careful considera
tion has shaped his opinion to that
end.-'- .' ! ' - ' -' .... .t '-,-!-'
The opinion cites that Mrs. Northey
Is now happily married and that her
husband la worthy man, with real
afeotlon for the boy, but the court
must consider the contingency that
he may have children of his own by
the present marriage, which would
throw the lad; in the position of a
step-child, . . :
The case attracted wide fnterest
here when tried last spring. Ber
nard, a bright little chap, was a stu
dent at the Washington' school.
Th court had the case undor ad
visement for three months,
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Discover Torso On
Sacramento Dump
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Aug. 30.-(AP)
Authorities today were hopeful that
fingerprints would reveal the Identity
of a man whose headless body was
found in a dump outside the olty
limits yesterday."
A close examination of the finger
nails, led authorities to believe tne
victim was not a laborer. His finger
nails were well kept, and his soft
palms showed no signs of manual
labor.
PEAR MARKETS
NEW YORK, Aug. 20 (U. 8. D.
A) (AP) Pear auction market
prices slightly stronger.
Thirteen cars arrived; 1 Alabama,
31 California. 8 Oregon unloaded;
17 cars on track.
Oregon Burtletts 1IW5 boxes, extra
fancy 2.!3.; average 83 .48:
faney 205m24; few 81.70 IM:
average 82 29.
California Burtletts 20,833 boxes;
best 82 88 3-28; few 38S: ordin
ary 82 30m 2 .76; common 82.102.80;
average 82 80.
Clalrgeaus, 820 boxes, 82 26i2.S8;
average 8174.
-IU. 8. D. A.)
market prices
CHICAGO. Aug. 20.-
( AP) Pear suction
slightly stronger.
Seventeen California and 3 others
arrived: 13 California and 6 othsrs
on track; 13 cars sold.
Oregon Bartletts 420 boxes, 82
2.48; average 83.28.
California Bartletts 8382 boxes,
82si3 as; mostly 8280.
Bose S34 boxes, 83.01.
HKVKRIjY IIIi.LS, Auk. 20.
Kvery dny ftriiiKS new schemea
in tlio papci-H for relief. Tho
BuissiiinH got a five yenr plan.
Maybe it' terrible but they upt
one. We been two youre jtiHt
trying to gat a plan, The latest
two came from Mr. JfeKelvie
nf the - North and Oovumof1
Ijoiip; of the South,- Neither
one helps tlio corn raiser or tho
eity fellow. One wants to give
all the surplus wheat to the
unemployed (that has been sug
gested more times than thero
are 'bushels'),. Long; wants to
plant no cotton next year. Both
arc good schemes, but neither
don't put anybody to work, so
we are still in the market for tt
plan. We will just about havo
to save ourselves accidentally.
That's the way we stumbled on
prosperity. i ,
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