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M The Weather . EDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE To Subscribers If your Mall Tribune l not dellr frrd to you promptly. Telephone 75. Office open until 7 every evenlnf. l'lruA mil uk before that time and a copy will be delivered to your home. I ' a- Ton'"' nd Saturday fair. Knf. in tnpn.tur. r jesterday - - H . Mnrnlnf '50 tnw enty-Sisth Year TODAY'S news today MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1931. TELEPHONE 75 No. 150. 1'1"' Today Ml mm rn JV Mil By Arthur Brisbane U work For Gifford. Cjn Has' No Necktie. Gcluld's Amusement. Viive Billion Plan. 4 KILLED AND it King Feature Synd., Inc. , i . .. t i . it the President's request, JlerS. Gifford, head of the tjriean Telephone & Tele iph Co., takes charge of the employment situation. Ur. Gifford, an ahle man, Lit organizer and executive, Lrtakes a job most difficult, Hups impossible. )Ir. Gifford is expected "to U the dole," also difficult. can't handle-millions of Implored by sending nice la- awl men from the Red i, Y. M. C. A. or the Salva Army around to see what W need and buy it for them. you can aftord tor , each Ur family $15 a week, the lan is to give the $15, Jilt is needed is to put peo- back to work. But to do Myou must have a plan, and have none. We are just federing what ails us. SUlin, powerful, intelligent, Rovers that when you want intomobile to go faster you Vst step on the gas. As with mobiles,-so with workers jlbt workers' accelerator Is the pay hfin them, the pocketbook. :5t (blest workers In Russia will niter get special cash payments, L plants most effectively run will i nmrded with distributions ' o: Wj. Human nature Is human na- Y ma with a Karl Marx label. Win Intends to . make his five Vital a success and .knows, that iiiitt do It by making others share uthuslasm. . tiknow, as every Intelligent man mi. the character of Stalin, who Itht keystone of the arch In tho Wn edifice, read Isaac Don Le- "Hilln,11 published by the Cos- Wlua Book Corporation In New MCltJ. - .-. h lrn that Stalin, possibly the m powerful man on earth, con Wt 150,000,000 of people in I 1 with potential wealth exceeding V of the United States, does not Flude any necktie in his ward- Pt will Interest you, es it did to Queen Elizabeth had more m i thousand dresses In her clos- Nud no bath tub In her palace. Ffcou a bath tub and uses It. De, Rothschild, surviving n of Amschel Rothschild, who NMitd the family, has celebrated M birthday. He entered the r ' Rothschild 78 vears ago. N Wired 29 years ago. to enloy f Ud life long. His Paris house. I, has been a center of social rJ nd he Is said to have amus- FStasslf watching the "best born" """"nag for th eexpenslve pres- he sometimes gave to his In given eenerouslv to charitv. r wl" be forgotten when he dies, r given millions to science. r Will live forevar . 12 WOUND ED IN FIVE BATTLES Heavy Casualties Are Re ported In Fight With Pay roll Holdups Four Shot In Broadway Affray- MORNING PAPER Union Men Locked Out And Morning Issue Delayed Open Shop Ultimatum Brings Quick Climax. NEW YORK, Aug. 21. (AP) In general gangster warfare with police that flared up In five places in Wash ington Heights and the Bronx late today, one policeman was shot to death, a dozen others wounded, two: or three holdup men who caused the trouble were slain and three civilians were injured. The heaviest casualties were re ported from a battle in a residential section at Dyckman street and Broadway. First police Information said two men, believed to have been Involved In a payroll holdup a few minutes earlier, were slain and a third wound ed In a running gun battle with police. Eight policemen were struck by bullets and one passerby wounded. In another battle at Broadway and 167th street, four men. Including a traffic officer, were reported shot. Far up in the Bronx, on the Boston road at 167th street, Motorcycle Po liceman Churchill was struck by a hall of gunmen's bullets. He was taken to Bronx hospital. In the Dyckman street battle It was believed the three men who ex changed bullets with police were the ones who killed Policeman Walter J. Webb In a $4,916 payroll robbery. Later reports said ther.umber of civilians wounded In the raking gun fire was five. In none of the cases was the seri ousness of the wounds immediately ascertainable. REVOLT !N CUBA U PEAR MARKETS NEW YORK. Aug. SI. (U. D. D. A.) (AP) Pear auction market on California stock slightly stronger; on northwestern, about steady. Thirty-seven cars arrived; 32 Cal ifornia, 4 . Oregon, . 1 ,' Washington sold; 1? cars on track. Oregon Bartletts, 3105 boxes, ex tra fancy 3.10(?2.60: .average 13.33; fancy 833.50; average .$2.27. Washington Bartletts, -610 boxes. extra fancy 81.8502.30; i average (2.01; fancy 1.80W3; average 81.90. California Bartletts, 16.100 boxes'. 82.25a3.15; few 13.40: average aa.es. When Lindberghs Arrived At Nome WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. (AP) Speedy conclusion of the Cuban revo lution was predicted today by Am bassador Guggenheim at Havana, In a messaee to the state department.' The ambassador said the capture of the rebel stronghold, the Jailing of prominent leaders and the loyalty to the government ot the army and navy presaged a conclusion of the Insur rection, Acting Secretary of State Castle, in announclnz the ambassador's mess age, discounted press reports of fight ing In Havana, saying he was sure the ambassador would have reponea to the department had the encoun ters been serious. 4 Fruit Co-Op Business Higher. CHICAGO CAPP) About 60 per cent more fruit will be murketed by Illinois growers through cooperative channels In 1031 then in any pre vious year. New co-ops accounts for the Increased business. Publication of the "Dally News,1 morning newspaper, was delayed to day, due to a "lockout" of union printers last night and a breakdown of the press this morning, when the edition was ready to prlrl. It was expected to havj the regu lar edition Issued eaily this after noon. The controversy with the printers has been underway since last Satur- day when notices were posted that after September 1 the paper would be operated on an "open shop" basis, with a wage scale of 835 pera week. Edward J. Pelkey'of Seattle', rep resentative of the International Typo graphical Union; James C. Murray. president of the local union, and L. A. Banks, publisher, had several con ferences the past week, seeking adjustment. . . statement by Banks. Publisher Banks this morning sued the following statement: "Notices, were posted August IS in the back shop of the Med ford Dally News, declaring that on and after September 1st the News would op erate an 'open shop.' "A wage scale of (35 per week, to be effective after September 1st, was also posted. "A conference between Mr. Ed J. Pelkey. representative of the Interna tional Typographical Union, and the publisher of the Med lord Dally News was neia inursaay niurriiuuu result ing in Mr. Pelkey demanding a 'walk out' on the spot. "Local help was obtained to pub lish the MedfordJ Dally News this morning, but upon starting the press, It was found that it had been Jlm- meyed' one of the rollers having been put out of order by a broken casting "The latter has been repaired and If nothing else . develops, the News will be published before noon today. "The wage scale ported by the News is the same as Is being paid In 69 cities throughout the United States, having an average population of 19,- 849. "All former employes In the back ahoD were permitted to remain the News at the new wage scale, but refused to do so upon orders from Mr. Pelkey." Virion statement. James C. Murray, president of the Medford Typographical Union, issued a statement as follows: "Six Journeymen printers and one apprentice were locked out or tne Medford Dally News on Thursday. August 20. "This was the culmination of the declaration of the publisher, during the past year, that he intended to establish his paper on th so-called open shop' basis. The union print ers weTe recently given notice that they must notify the publisher whether they desired to remain, and accept a 13 per week wage cut. CHICAGO, Aug. 21 (U. S. D. A.) (AP) Pear auction market steady. Thirteen California . and 9 others arrived: 8 California 'and. '7 .other on track; 16, cars sold: ' ' . California Bartletts. . 7.781 a2.ISe3.15; average $2.55. Bosc, 230 boxes;. (225. ' r- ; boxes STORE OF COFFEE FOR Ul WHEAT Agreement Exchanges 1,050,000 Bags For 25, 000,000 Bushels. Of Sur . plus Grain Is Announced. WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. (AP) An agreement was signed today between the Brazilian government and the Federal Oraln Stabiliza tion corporation for the exchange of 1.505,000 bags of coffee for 26,oou,. 000 bushels of surplus wheat. The Brazilian proposition was sub. mltted to the board several months aeo. and. Chairman Stone said centlv. was one of several similar offers which have been under con ideratlon Blnce the first of the war.... v'. -a!' ?-:."-; ;,!,: The trade with Brazil follows an announcement yesterday by Stone that the oraln stabilization had been authorized to enter negotla- tlons with the Chinese government for the ourchase of 16.000,000 bush' els of wheat for the relief of flood sufferers. The board has had other con versations looking to the disposal ( of some of the more than- uu,- 000.000 bushels of wheat and -300.000 bales of cotton which It controls. ( Prominent People Agree to Help in Relief of Jobless J M NARY WARNS -r FARMERS MUSI ' (Associated Press Photo.) After a night seiit rocking on the waters of a lagoon nt Rllmurer, 100 miles north, when they were rorred down by tt on the hop from Point Harrow to Nimie, Alaska, Col. and Mm, Charles A. Lindbergh reached the ruinous gold ramp Augimt It. They moored their plune nt Surety Huy, 21 mile away, and were token In autu niuhllrs to Nome. Llmly Is flunked by two Itskintos who look part In the walrus skin runoe rare. Anne Is smiling (Ut she talks to Nomeltes who welcomed the dltlngullied visitors. (Continued on Page 8. Story 1) Jfwilnued on Page Seven) Martin Death Gives Welcome Release From Misery In China Flood Zone Sufferers Forget Racial Repugnance to Suicide-Hankow n ri t Tntal Des ruction Is Belief As UUUIIICU iu New Advance In Waters Seen. 31. ( API Believing Hankow doomed to total de- 31 (An ., n. """"?- ' flood, all natives aoie vo structlon By tne '. , rlM again. Hundreaa oi w- lg today a. the great sire-. rd., . of despair they viw felt the depths more after having T-t,. mniorltv. however, able to escape. To hundreds of the u a welcome ' ' " which further Wuchang and Han- .....(- irivifiM saw tne irresmwu.u receded from record levels were u l. " never u n y"rated Intuition until after " a ?wnM- Olrla used V drew deat1! comes from conditions existence seemea "i" f -u)cide the flood was being uaea oj creasing number. rf m. Hankow, wn.. .r-r .msnd had become me , 000, Alongside Its rhln.. city or moaer.. f hlng ancient sisters. It wa trade village until opened to An incident typical of the misery was witnessed by tne n.. rorresDondent while going .Kt in a sampan. The boat en- countered an aged man and woman ...n,n. armnlt deep In the flood. .- r.tud to heed the boatman s cry to move aside and asked him to strike them down. The aged couple said their religion and their fear that the "water drag- - mth WOU1U "-' -i .v.nted their committing suicide but asserted they would wel rfaalh What happenea wiwm .Mtrth be .. .aei Thn its rut"" .r sirs -o"- -r-r time m ' r . nni ni """ . . . ,,h that hundred, bad arowneo .u time China soon blossomed w; smsrt buildings cosmopolitan city. vinu..j - (-- (l.urt!. were given oy euner the bund. No WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. (API- President Hoover announced today that 55 of the 60 men and women ne asked to serve as advisors to Walter S. Gifford. In handling unemploy ment relief had agreed to do so. Of the remaining eight, the president said, two had declined on account oi Illness and six others were on holi days and could not be reached. We are receiving a large numoer of communications from public offi cials and organizations dealing with relief and there Is a large measure oi favorable response to the movement originating In Mr. Glfford's appoint ment." he continued. There Is a "very evident resolution on the part of these men and women to meet the situation." 4 Wireless Signal To Start Pilots On, Long Air Trip CLEVELAND. O. Aug. 21. (AP) A starting signal, flashed by wire- leas from the airport here uunaay. will start 18 women and 37 men fmm ffent& Monica. Cal.. on me 2.400-mlle trans -continental sweep stakes air derby to Cleveland. The race marks the first nme that men and women pilots nae competed Jointly In a major trans continental air duel in me umv fltates. Twenty-five thousand dollars in prize money awaits the winners ar riving here Auiust 80. the second i. nt th national air races. Tne eight-day flight win carry me v""- over eight ststes. r-4 Crawl Under Car Costs Boy a Leg PORTLAND. Ore.. Aug. 21. (AP) Stanley Wray. 10, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Wray. Portland, was crit ically Injured under freight ear here last night. His left leg al hu been amoutated and ohysldan feared It might be neces arv to amoutate bis) left arm. BtanleT and a companion at innnud to crawl under a car on . .Mine: while tbev were under .. fr .trine of boxcars was coupled with the car. . Th rllea Contract let fot eon rimrtian of own air pavilion and dining room at Eastern Oregon Tu berculosis hospital. FRED FURRY DIES BY HEART ATTACK AT PHOENIX HOI Fred Turry, pioneer resident of Jackson1 county and one of the most widely known citizens In private life In the state, died very suddenly at his home In Phoenix at 12:30 today from an attack of the heart. Mr. Furry was' returning to his home on horseback shortly before noon, w.'ien he was found by William Tumbaugh standing at the roadside near Phoe nix in a serious condition. Mr. Tumbaugh brought him on home where be died a few minutes later. Fred Furry was a son of Samuel and Amelia Furry who crossed tne plains when Fred was six weeks of age, and settled at Phoenix, where Mr. Furry grew to manhood and has resided In this county for more than 70 years. He was born near Burlington, lows Fob. 18, 1800, and was aged 71 yoars. Besides his wife, Mary Isabelle Furry, he leaves six children: Mrs. B. B. Reames of Medford, Mrs. P.. B. Farmar, San Francisco; L. L. Furry, R. A.. F. M.. and R. 8. Furry all of Phoenix: also two sisters. Mrs Donna Graffls and Mrs. Edmona Anderson of Medford. Funeral arrangements In charge of Conger Funeral Parlors will be an. nounced later. Today's BASEBALL H. National The score: R. Pittsburgh 18 0 Boston 2 7 8 Brame and Grace; Cantwell and Spohrer. CLARK JURY IN LI Cincinnati at New York; Chicago at Brooklyn postponed, threatening weather. Amerlran The score: Philadelphia Chicago Walborg,- Mahaffey and Cochrane; Welland, Caraway, J. 8. Moore. Fraz ler, Bowler and Orube. n. .15 .12 The acoret Boston Detroit Durham, Moore and Hayworth, R, II. E. 6 8 6 11 11 2 Berry; Uhle The score: R. H. -E. Washington a 16 0 Cleveland 3 8 1 L. Brown and Spencer; O. Brown, Jablonowskl and Bewell. 4- Oregon Weather. Fair tonight and Saturday, but overcast at night In the extreme west portion; no change In temperature; gentle, changeable winds offshore Fair Sunday. UNIPf DEMANDS; ate Of Relief Program Depends On Agreement Says Senator ' Favor Resubmission Prohibitioif E ARCTIC ICE PACK BERLIN, Aug. 31. (AP) Sir Hu bert Wllklns, pushing Into the Arctic In the submarine, Nautilus, radioed the newspaper Acht Uhr Blatt today that the submarine had penetrated the Ice pack zone 20 miles, traveling eight knots an hour through floating Ice. Navigation, was very dlflcult, tho message said. "Floating Icefields ahead already Are becoming thicker," the message said, "and soon we expect to strike more compact masses. "When we sight Icefields that seem suitable for a diving trial we will halt and prepare to submerge. If the first short trials are satisfactory, we will proceed northward with caution. "We passed Charles foreland early Thursday morning and headed north to where whaling vessels told us two weeks ago we would find tho Ice limit. "The ice apparently was driven south by the wind, and since it seem ed to stretch far to the west and east, we decided to steer as far north as possible. Probably we'll have to heave, to somewhere tonight to pre pare for our first cruise under the Ice." LOS ANGELES. Aug. 21. (AP) The Jury deliberating the fate of David H. Clark, former deputy dis trict attorney, and accused slayer of Charles Crawford, wealthy politician, and Herbert Spencer, editor of a po litical magazine, returned to Its onam bera at 8:20 a. m. today. When the Jury retired last night It had been out four hours. Another large throng of spectators was on hand for the opening of court and among the first to enter were Mrs. Nancy Clark, wife of the young lawyer, and her sister, Leonore Ma lone. 4 Butler Retirement Has Hoover's Okeh WA8HINOTON, Aug. 21 . ( AP) President Hoover said today that If Major Oeneral Smedley Butler wished to retire from the marine corps the government would approve. "Oeneral Butler Is a very gallant officer." tie president said, "and I am sure that If the country gets Into trouble It will have no trouble get ting him back." COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo., Aug. 21(AP South Chicago defeated Seattle In the first game of the semi finals ot the all western American Legion baseball tournament here to day 4 to . Prohibition Is Chief Contributor to Huge Cost of Crime in U.S. Wickersham Report Estimates $34,828,550 Expended For Dry Law Enforcement 1929-30 Over Three Million Per Day Given As Crime Cost. WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. (AP) The Wickersham commission places the annual cost of crime In this country at beyond a thousand million dollars. Its latest report reached no lump-sum estimate but contained a series of staggering statistics which even In their conceded Incom pleteness showed a tremendous toll taken yearly by criminality. Prohibition was named by the 857 page document, made public today after resting for at least a week on President Hoover's bookshelf, as a heavy contributor to this high cost. It was estimated that 834438.550, or two-thirds of all the government , funds appropriated for the adminis tration of federal criminal Justice during the year 1929-30, were ex pended toward prohibition enforce ment alone. Portland; Ore:; Aug. 21 (ap Agricultural Interests must come to an agreement among themselves on' '4' farm relief program or other matters- - are likely to exclude It from consldr, oration by the next congress, Senator Charles L. McNary said In an Inter view with the Oregonlan Thursday.," The Oregon senator aald he, would Invite representatives of various farm organizations and of the Interested; bureaus and department of the gov-t ernment to a conference on legisla tion pertaining to agriculture. If a wide variety of demands ure made,. nothing can be done, McNary said, but If a united effort Is mads for an' amendment to the present law giving the farm board discretion to apply the equalisation - fee or debenture. ' McNary believes Vie committee will report out such an amendment. Hits Wheat Destruction - "-: Senator McNary. aald he thought "sale to China of whatever portion of the government wheat China will buy should ba made without quib bling over price." He aald ha did not approve of destruction ot wheat or ot.her agricultural surplus. He e p reused the opinion, the great amouQ, ui wiiv.v nam wy mat- isrm oonro naa a more depression -effect on -the do mestic price, than doe. the general economic distress. , . . . Senator McNary, questioned about his stand on the resubmission of the VBth Amendment, aald: . v .. . Pavois New Prulil Vats' . ' "f har determined on my course If resubmission Is proposed. I make no secret; of It... -I shall vote to -rs- submit. ! ... ...... , "The 18l,h Amendment was adopted In a period of emotional atreas aris ing from the World war; It I plain that In at least some parts of th -country a small minority I working ; its will upon th majority." ,(.: Th senator aald he was not aura light wines and beer would answer the problem. "Americans generally have a taste for hard liquor," he said. "'. ' H Hulet Conferring With Grangers On I Congress Candidacy ALBANY, ore., Aug. 31 -(AP) C. C. Hulet, Albany, master of th Oregon State Orange, announced last night he wanted to confer with Orange leaders, farmers and other friends before deciding wheth er or not to become a candidal for nomination for congress against W. C. Hawley. If his friends "think that I should become a candidate, I may-, con sider It seriously," Hulet said. ' , There Is a feeling that Mr. Haw. ley Is not Interested In the peo pi of his district as be ba the view point of the Industrial east rath than th rural west. Should I de cide to become candidate for th position It would not In any way Interfere with my work as master of the stat Orange," the Orange) master aald, Studding almost every page of the report were scores of other certified and estimated figure dealing with both the annual direct and Indirect cost of crime. Totaled they reached well above the 11,119.790.000 mark, or more than 13.000,000 day. Here an some of the major find ings: Hundreds of Investigators, delving into the records of Soo cities of more than 36,000 population, found annual expenditures to combat crimt were more than (347, 000.000. Investigation Into the activities of 48 states found expenditures of sp proximately 861,720X100 annually up on penal and correctional institu tions and parole. The federal government was shown to contribute about 863.786.000 an nually to criminal Justice, of which prohibition gets 66 per cent, the I antl-narcotlc and motor vehicle theft laws 10.8 per cent and all other criminal laws but 33.3 per cent. More than 110,000.000 Is paid each year In the larger cities for crime protective services; more than 868. 000,000 Is lost annually through known fraudulent use of the mslls; known forgeries account for another $40,000,000; theft of Insured property annually totals more than 847.747.000 while 6108,000,00 more Is contributed Will ROGERS (Continued on Pag (, tory I) riys: BKVERLY HILLS, Cel., Aug! 21. Mr. Hoover has named an othflr, man to look dftef'the joblcsH. Tho latest one is 'Mr. Gifford, the very efficient head nf tlia Amnripnn TelfWlflAnA.' A TeleKraph Co, Thut'i' a, JerVt bje position to .'wiahoa- anyi body. "Here, you, go ouf and find ix million work." Well, if Clifford can't give -you a job he can at lenst put you on '4 phone no you can call up yfjur? other idle friends or he can vm Hi mo nix million to keep tho other 8ix million off the line while you are trying to talk. Anyhow we got a big man in bin job and if he get away; with it he in our Moies. - " 1M n. L - -. ..... source. "... Dili. IPHT UU. engulfed In the flood, .... -it including
