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MEDFORD MAIL TRTBTTXE, lEDFORD. OREGON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1931. PAGE NKE GANGSTER'S FIRE WOUNDS GIRL ; GOTHAM STREET NEW YORK, Sept. 1. (AP) Gang, iters fired recklessly again, last night Into street wowded wlt& children and adult. u4 wounded an 18 year old girl. It was the third time In five weeks that gunmen, firing from a motorcar, funded a bystander. Two email children died In the previous fusil lades. . Miss Jennie Ballantlon was the girl wounded .last night." The shota were Intended for Joseph Santora, who told police he had been threat ened with anamination when he re sisted extortionists. Last week's "slaughter house" mur der was solved, police said, by the confession of Barney (English) Wolf son, who, with six others, was cap tured by police In a Brooklyn apart ment. . Wolfson, police said, confessed he and three others lined Anthony Fer rers, Murray Leonard! and Angelo Ourmano against a wall in Brooklyn "slaughter house" district and shot therm down. Ferrara was killed. Postal Receipts Skow Conditions Now On Upgrade BAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1. (AP) Postmaster-General Walter p. Brown, who Is In the bay district to attend two postal service con ventions, said today that increased postal receipts shown In Vie last two weeks of July over a similar period in June of this year. Indi cated business conditions were on the upgrade. Postal receipts fig ures, he said, were usually an ex cellent index to business condi tions. The receipts increased three per cent In themonth period. ; TOKYO, Sept. 1. (AP) The most Brilliant midsummer affair of Its kind here in many years a dinner given by Premier Wokatsukl tonight brought to an end the ambitious round of official ceremonies In honor of Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh. At Its conclusion the Lindberghs assumed tne role or signtseers, which will keep them busy for several days and take them to points outside Tokyo. Bridge Ceremony I Filmed By "Bronx frHorace Bromley, advertising man ager for the Calllornla Oregon Power company, returned yesterday- from northern California, where he filmed the Pioneer Bridge dedication Satur day. Some good footage was secured for the Copco Current Event news reel, showing the old stage coach crossing the new bridge, the unveil ing of the Pioneer monume-1 and other events of Interest-. Mr. Bromley took movies of the w highway and the other four Bridges which fo: m & part of this big project costing over a million dollars. The films will be shown here soon by the Copco sews reel. Guards to Shoot Kilgore Firebugs . KILGORE, Tex., Sept. 1. (AP) Instructed to "shoot to kill," Nation al Guardsmen, today patrolled this mushroom oil town, seeking to pre vent a recurrence of incendiarism which yesterday resulted in damage to two buildings. The troopers, beginning their third week of guard duty in the huge east Texas oil and gas field ',4 last night brought suspects to the police station tor questioning. Two men were held. Favors Holiday On Vets? Legislation KANSAS CITY, Sept. 1. (AP) A holiday on the enactment of war vet erans' legislation was urged before the national convention of the Vet- crana of Foregn Wars here today by Frank T. Hlnes, administrator of vet erans' affairs, in the face of the dele gates' demands for Increased benefits. I Hlnes called upon veterans' organiz ations to ask congress for no more legislation until they determine the .ultimate cost of laws already enacted. Church Argument Leads to Battle H ALBERT, Tex., Sept. 1. (AP) Following an argument started at a church near here Sunday, the men- folks of the Tatum and Adams fam ilies, rural neighbors, hot it out. - Jodie Adams, 16, was killed and his father, John Adams, 45. was shot through the body. Ralph Tatum. 22, and his father. Buford Tatum, 60, were ro danger ously wounded they ar enot expected to recover. CATHOLIC CLUBS RETURN ORDERED ROME. Sept. 1. (AP) Meeting places of Catholic clubs through Italy which have been In the custody of the police since Premier Mussolini's order dissolving Catholic action, are being quietly returned to the church authorities in anticipation of a set tlement of the controversy between the church and state. POST SEASON SERIES ' : PLANNED FOR RELIEF NEW YORK. Sept. 1. (AP) A baseball series of six games between the Giants, Yankees and Brooklyn Robins will be played following the close of the major league season, with 50 per cent of the receipts de voted to unemployment relief, the mayor's committee on unemployment announced today. Crawford Takes Oath. PORTLAND. Ore., Sept, t- (AP) james w. Crawford, appointed recent. ly to the Multnomah county circuit bench, to succeed the late Judge Robert O. Morrow, Monday took hla oath of office and Immediately as- fomed the duties of his position, Rites for noclolut PORTLAND. Ore.. Sept. 1. (AP) -Funeral services will be held here Tuesday for Oliver Stromqulst, 43. eharter member of the Oregon sorlal-1st-labor political party. He died Sat urday aXl wee .l.am, SOLDIERS PATROL FORESTS TO HALT SETTING OF FIRES BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 1. (AP) Charged by Governor Ben Ross with the duty of hunting out "firebugs" accused of lighting fires to provide employment, 200 armed national guardsmen today were patrolling the forests of central Idaho where the destructive advance of flames which have raged for two weeks we be lieved finally to have been halted. Branding incendiarism as a "vicious practice that some men have fallen heir to," the chief executive declared martial law In the area Saturday night after he had been Informed men were starting blazes in the fire zone as well as at distant point. The order went Into effect yester day morning and arms were rushed to the troops who previously had been sent to the front with shovels an daxes to fight the flames. Martial law was resorted to when forest officials expressed fears that In cendiary fires would become more nu merous with the release of large num bers of men as the fires were brought under control. Hoss Will Reduce Auto Dep't Staff SALEM, Ore.. Sept. 1. (AP) Re organization of the state motor ve hicle department, made possible by a modernized system and recent leg islative acts eliminating much of the "red tape" In securing licenses, will result In the curtailment of the staff. It was announced today by Hal E. Hoss, secretary of state. Just how many employes would be eliminated could not yet be ascertained, Hoss said. About 100 are employed In that department. Miner Killed By Kentucky Deputy HARLAN. Ky., Sep. 1 (AP)-r-Ono miner dead, one dying and another wounded was the toll today of the latest shooting In Harlan county's troubled mine area. Deputy Sheriff Lee Fleener said he emptied hla pistol at the three min ers last night after they had fired at .him. Joe Moore, 40, was killed by a bullet In the heart, Julius Baldwin, 30, shot twice In the head, and his brother, Jeff Baldwin, 32 was wound ed twice in the shoulder. Dixon Tours Parks On Western Coast SEATTLE, Sept. 1. (AP) On a vacation trip that will take him to national parks In Washington and other western states, Assistant Secre tary of the Interior Joseph M. Dixon was a visitor here Monday. He leaves today for a day's stay In Rainier national park and will depart late that night for the south to continue routine inspection of parks In Oregon California, Colorado and Arizona, ADMIRAL'S DAUGHTER MARRIES LIEUTENANT CO RON ADO, Cal. Sept. 1. (AP) Miss Elizabeth Sanders Chase. 24 year old daughter of Admiral and Mrs. Jehu Valentine Chase, and Lieut. Rex Smith Caldwell, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Caldwell, of Kansas City, Mo., were married at noon, today in one of the most bril liant ceremonies of the season here. RABBIT CAUSES LOSS OF BAKER BOY'S EYE BAKER. Ore., eSpt. 1 (AP) A Jackrabbit which leaped from the roadway through the windshield of the oar In which Donald Stork was riding, caused the lad to lose the sight on one eye. He is in a hospital here. 85 DROP MATES IN RENO DIVORCE MILL RENO, Nev., Sept. 1. (AP) Eighty five couples went through the divorce courts today and among them were many of prominence in business, so cial and theatrical circles. Thomas P. Durell, business partner of Marshall Field in the firm of Field, Lord & Company, was divorced by Virginia R. Scully Durrell, New York social leader. TAKE $52,000 FROM LOS ANGELES BANK LOS ANGELES. Sept. 1. (API Three robber held a citizen who sur prised them saving through. a barred window Into a bank, four hours until nine bank employes reported for work today and then robbei the Security First National bnk Belvedere Oar dens branch, of tsa.OOO. Th robbers escaped. GROCERY STORES IN ROSE CITY ROBBED PORTLAND, Ore.. Sept. 1. (API Armed raids on grocery store here continued through the nlfcht. Two stores were entered and about $2000 lost. The robbers used stovepipe wire to truss both merchants. A custom er in one of the shop received like ueauacnt, . 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