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Newspaper Page TextMedford Mail TriiIune The Weather Forecast: Tonight and Sunday fair. Frost In tbe morning. Temperature: To Subscribers If jour Mall Tribune le not deliv ered to you promptly, Telephone 10. Office open an til 1 every evening. Please call na before that time sod a copy will be delivered to toot horn. Highest yesterday Lowest this morning MEDFORD, ' OREGON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1931. No. 199. Twenty-Sixth Year Ml JV f f HALS (P1 GRIMES PITCHES SUPER BALL FOR 4 10 2 VI Spitball Veteran Blanks Ath letics for Eight Innings Eamshaw Erratic in Early Stages of Final Game SPORTSMAN'S ARK, ST. LOUIS. Oct. 12. (AP) Burleigh Grimes, be whlskered spitball veteran, with the ninth Inning aid of BUI Kallahan, beat the world champion Philadel phia Ahletlcs, 4 to a, today to win his, second victory for the St. Louis Cardinals In the final game of 1 the world series, and gave the National league Its first world championship In five years. The Cardinals won the series, four games to three. The attendance was only 20.805, smallest In the history of a world series game here. The palj attend ance was only $82,165, but It boosted the total decelpts for the Berles well over 1,000,000. After blanking the A's for eight In nings and allowing them but four hits, throe of them by Blng Miller, BUR.LEK&H GRIMES Grimes weakened In the ninth, pass ed Al Simuons and Jimmy Dykes. Blng Miller forced Simmons at sec ond but Grimes was touched for suc cessive singles by Dib Williams and plnch-hltter Roger Cramer with two out. Grimes Through. Cramer's clout to center scored Mil ler and Dykes, and Grimes, feeling himself through for the day, walked out of the box. Hallahan came In to force Bishop to fly out to Pepper Martin and center field for the final out of the game and series. . The Cardinals, getting to big George Earnshr.w when he was erratic In the first three Innings, scored their four runs on a total of five hits. George Watklns' home-run onto the roof cf the stands In right field, with Andy High on base in the third, was the last clout made off Earnshaw up to his retirement in favor of a pinch hitter In the eighth. Grimes allowed seven hits, fanned six, and walked five. The official box score of the sev enth game: Philadelphia (A. L.) AB. R. H. O. A. F Bishop, 2b 4 0 0 2 0 0 Haas, cf 8 0 0 2 0 0 Cochrane, o 4 0 0 8 2 0 Simmons, If , S 0 1 0 0 0 Foxx. lb 4 0 0 U 0 1 Miller, rf 4 1 3 0 0 0 Dykes. 3b 3 10 13 0 Williams, si. 4 0 2 0 2 0 Eamshaw, p 2 0 0 0 3 0 Walberg, p 0 0 0 0 0 0 Todt 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cramer" 10 10 0 Totals 32 3 7 24 Batted for Earnshaw In 8th. Batted for Walberg In 9th. 9 1 St. Louis (N. L.) AB. R. H O. A. E High, 3b Watklns, rf Frisch, 2b Martin, cf Orsattl, If Bottomley, lb , Wilson, c Gelbert, ss Grimes, p ......... Hallahan, p Totals Philadelphia St. Louis 1 4 0 4 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 ..27 4 8 27 14 000 000 0022 202 000 OOx- Summary: Runs batted In Wat klns 2, Cramer 2. Home-run Wat klns. Stolen base Martin. Sacrifice Frisch. Double plays Dykes Bishop to Foxx: Gelbert to Frisch to Bottomley. Left on bases Philadel phia 8. St. Louis 3. Bases on balls off Earnshaw 2 (Martin, Wilson) Walberg 1 (Watklnj,; Grimes 5 (Blsh op, Todt, Raas, Simmons, Dykes) Struck out by Earnshaw 7 (Orsattl 8, Bottomley 2, Grimes, Gelbert) Walberg 2 (Grimes, Martin); Grimes 6 (Foxx. Bishop, Simmons, Dykes, Williams). Hits off Earnshaw 4 in 7 Innings; off Grimes 7 In 8 2-3 in nlngs; off Hallahan none In 1-3 in ning; off Walberg 1 In 1 Inning. Wild pitch Earnshaw. Winning pitcher Grimes. Losing pitcher Earn shaw. . Umpires: Stark (NL) plate: Mc Gowan (AL) first base; Klem (NL) second bane; NalUn (AL) third base. Time l$ . . . " : I ' Asaocuitea Hrea I'ttoto Connie Mack, Jr son of the Phila delphia Athletics manager, won foui games and lost none for the Sky top, Pa., club In the Pocono mountains. He Is spending the season at the elub. TO GIVE RELIEF PORTLAND, Ore, Oct. 10. (AP)' A formal call for bids on the 1,000, 000 block of bonds offered to finance unemployment relief In Oregon this winter, was Issued by the state nign way commission at a meeting with other road Interest hero Friday. The money, it la expected, will be Jready for distribution before December 1. . The commission said that between now and December relief plans will get under way In several sections of the state where particular distress is seen. This road work win be rinancea by borrowing from the commission's current funds. After January 1 the relief program may draw on the $1,250,000 fund for secondary highway to make more work avallablo as agreed by the com. mission and the county courts of the state. At the meeting here Friday of the highway commission with the forest service and bureau of public roads. ,1,715,000 of forest, highway, state and county funds were allocated to various sections of the state. This money will be spent In grading or surfacing 146.7 miles of highway un der the 1032 forest highway program, PORTLAND PLANS PUBLIC MARKET PORTLAND. Ore., Oct. 10. (AP) Portland Is to have a new 1.4 40 ,000 municipally owned public market. The building will be erected on Front street between Morrison and Salmon streets. The city council agreed to the proposal last night after a debate which lasted 9 '4 hours and was concluded shortly before midnight. An order authorizing letting of the contract will come before the council today. The order carries the emer gency clause so Immediate work on the project will be possible. , Finding of Pilot's Body Spurs Hunt For Missing Pal PARRSBORO, N. S.. Oct. 10. (AP) Spurred on by a physician's report that Fritz Simon, German pilot, lived for two or three days after crashing In his Bremen shlp-to-shore mall plane, searchers continued, today hunt for Rudolph Wogenknecht, his companion. Simon's body was found yesterday In Cobeq'iid bay. Dr. C. S. Hender son ssld death was due to exposure, but that Simon lived at least two cr three days after the crash. He said the filer could not have been dead more than 24 hours when found. Boys Admit Taking Autos in Portland PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 10. (AP) Admission that they had stolen sev eral automobiles and robbed a num ber of others, Including one of the white state police cars, was made here today by two youths. They were Ted Markert and Oeorge White, arrested In a stolen car. They said they robbed several cars In Salem recently. From the police car they took a flashlight and a camera, Drowns In Willamette PORTLAND. Ore., Oct. 10. (AP) Walter Spencer, 60, drowned In tbe Willamette river here yesterday when a rowboat In which he was paddling across the stream was hit by the tug A Good Start ii hi i Hi nil i boat Dix, IN 'FRISCO HOTEL ight Injured As Small Hostelry On Bush Street Burns at Early Hour Many Leap to Safety SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 10. (AP) Three persons were killed and eight Injured here today in an early morn ing fire that swept the Chatam hotel, a small building on Bush street, near Grand avenue on the edge of China town. The dead: Charles Demange, 82; William Cordt. age undetermined, and and unidentified man. The Injured: Albert Stadle, 38; John Farley. 60; John Masarlch, 60; Alfred Fahden, 35; John Cafferty, fire lieutenant; Frank Collins, fire man; Edward O'Neill, fireman, and Arthur Schwerdt, police. The firemen and policemen suffer ed minor cuts and bruises or smoke Injuries. The others, guests at the hotel, suffered minor Injuries In Jumping from windows to escape the flames. There were 28 guests In the hotel, most of them transients. Several calls were made to summon fire equipment from all over the downtown district. The fire apparently started In an anteroom off the lobby of the small building, which was largely of wood en construction. Fire Marshal Frank Kelly, who started an Immediate Investigation, said there were some Indications of Incendiarism but b was unable at present to state the exact cause, SEEKlSEllR FOR SALEM, Ore., Oct. 10. (AP) Birdie William of Newport filed application with the state engineer for permit to appropriate one second foot of water from Rocky creek, tributary or the Pacific ocean, for municipal use in cluding the operation of a hydraulic ram In Lincoln county. C. E. Strlck lin announced three other applica tions for water for mining and Irri gation purposes predominated the week's requests. Applications included E. . Pre- fountaln of Gold Hill for 5.1 second feet of water from springs In Jackson county for mining and irrigation, and Erie Wold and Herman D. Powell of Medford for a permit to construct a reservoir for storage of 40,000 acre- feet of water from the east and west forks of Evans creek for Irrigation purposes In Jackson county. KILLS EMPLOYER KLAMATH FALLS, Ore.. Oct. 10. (A) An argument over wages, after flaring for several days, came to climax yesterday and resulted In the fatal shooting of Russell Fogg. Bo nanza sheepman, and the Jailing of Fred Morrow, herder. An Inquest Into the death was set for this afternoon. Morrow told po lice he shot Fogg after the sheepman threatened him. Morrow said Fogg owed him con siderable money and he needed it. He said Fogg became abusive. Yes terday the two met alone and an other argument ensued. Morrow said Fogg made a movement as if for ils sldearm, and the herder shot. He surrendered to officers who came io the Bonanza ranch In response to a telephone call. Fife Victims of Crash in Mexico MEXICO CITY, Oct. 10. (AP) The bodies of an American pilot and four Mexicans who were killed In a forced landing of a passenger plane bound from Mexico City to Leon on the Ctudad Juarez airline, were re turned today. The victims were Pilot Rayse Salo mon Co-pllot Ocampo, Senora Forea- tlerl. her small niece and Miss Alicia De La Garza, the last four from Mexl. loo City. Mourners Get Dime At Grave Services LOOANSPORT, Ind., Oct. 10, (AP) Each mourner at the grave of A. L. Mllburn received a dime yesterday, in keeping with illl burn's last wishes The undertaker in charge passed out 113 dimes to as many persons who attended services at the ceme tar fANSCREEK IRRIGATION Military Display Marks Ob servance of Republic's Birth Japs Deplore Mis leading of United States SHANGHAI, Oct. 10. (AP) A re port from Chlnchow today said Japanese airplane had bombed and destroyed the railway Junction at Tao- nan, Manchuria. Other planes were said by Chinese sources to be recon nolterlng over China proper In the vicinity of Tangsham, north of Pelp- lng. (By the Associated Press) The sinister cloud threatening the peace of the Orient as the result of the Japanese occupation of Man churla thickened quietly today de spite moves by the United States and the League of Nations to dissipate It. China observed the twentieth an niversary of the birth of Its republic with an Impressive military display and with an atmosphere In its capi tal that was In no sense a holiday sir. Chiang Kai-Shek, Chinese presl dent, pleaded for national unity and strength to resist foreign Invasion. Says U. S. Misled An official of the Japanese war office. Informed that President Hoov er had discussed tbe bombing of Chlnchow, Manchuria, by Japanese planes, retorted that It was "deplor able that the American government, owing to lack of proper Information, has been misled on the part of false propaganda on the part of the Cbl nese." This followed the announcement from Washington that the adminis tration there would act soon In the Slno-Japanese controversy, possibly reminding the principals and the world of the obligations Imposed by the Kellogg past renouncing war of aggression. League to Meet On the strength of a new appeal by China, the League of Nation council was summoned to meet, in urgent session next Tuesday. Alejan dro Lerroux, president of the council, addressed an urgent appeal to both China and Japan urging them to avoid aggravation of the situation. Anti-Japanese sentiment simmered as the minister of that country to China went from Shanghai to Han king on an Imperial warship to pre sent a strongly worded note to the Chinese government warning It to stop the hostile demonstrations or take the consequences. The Japanese minister did not at tend the celebration at Nanking bb he previously had announced he In tended to do. The destroyed was de layed by fog in the Yangtse river and did not reac,h Nanking until after the formalities. Suppress Demonstrations The Chinese government took extra steps to suppress anti-Japanese dem onstrations. Extra guards were sta tioned In the capital and anti-Japanese posters were torn from the walls of buildings before the Japanese am bassador arrived. A Japanese cruiser arrived at Shanghai and 200 members of its landing force were sent to guard the Japanese concession there.. Altogeth er there were twenty Japanese fight ing ships In Chinese waters. PHYSICIAN SLAYS NEW YORK, Oct. 10. (AP) En gaging two burglars In a midnight gun fight, Dr. George A. Crump, Bronx physician, shot one of them to death before he fell wounded. As he was about to retire. Dr. Crump heard a noise on the stair way and descended with his revolver. He saw two men walking toward him Both fired. He returned their fire until wounded. One of the men fled, the other was found dead at the foot of the staircase. Police said the dead man had i chauffeur's license In his pocket, Is sued to George Ivers of Whites tone Landing, N. Y. Postoffice Distillery Is Found by Prohi Agents CROSSONS, Colo., Oct. 10. (AP) Federal control of the llquo- business la a failure In Crossons, all because federal dry agent wondered why the local postoffice had so many cus tomers. Furthermore, there Is a warrant out for arrest of the postmistress and her son has already been Jailed for viola tion of the prohibition law. Crossons, isolated mountain resort 40 miles west of Denver, had an un usual influx of visitors this fall, fed eral agents wondered why fishermen v.trg bringing Jei anow&boas aa4 Japs Guard (Associated Press Photo.) Japanese armored cars (upper) were Btutloned outside Mukden to patrol entrances to the city and Infan trymen (lower) were placed on guard along the wall of Mukden, birthplace of the Manchu dynasty. In the warlike clashes between Japanese and Chinese armies, following the cutting of the South Manchuria railway. COPCO LAND BUY IN KLAMATH, LONG PENDING, FINISHED KLAMATH FALLS. Ore., Oct. 10. (AP) Purchase of 1200 acres of land on the Klamath river was announced here yesterday by the California- Oregon Power company. This land will be used as a power plant site If the company eventually receives permission to start its proposed pro gram which will Involve expenditure of about $20,000,000 over a long period of years. Negotiations for the purchase oe- gan over five years ago. The land was bought from Eugene Spencer of Ashland. The tract will be used as a reservoir for the power site dnm. Construction of the first unit of the power plant will cost about (4,000,000 and will require 18 months to 3 years to complete. Virtually all land adjacent to the project not owned by the power company Is gov ernment land Included In federal power permits. The land would automatically be granted to the com pany If it receives permission to start the power development. Local California Oregon Power company officials said today that the negotiations for the land have been pending for three years, and that an nouncement of their conclusion has no significance at this time. All development work In this state, la planned, Is at a standstill due to the "electrlclty-wlthout-cost-to - the taxpayer" policy approved at the last election. Drillings and surveys for the con struction at the Iron gate site on the Klamath river in northern California continues. 4 Hoover Studies " Plan to Raise Value of Bonds WASH INGTON, Oct. 1 0. ( AP ) President Hoover today studied program designed to raise the status of railroad bonds and thus aid sav ings bsnks and other Institutions which have Invested in this type of security. Secretary Lamont was an early caller at the White House. He has been one of the president's advisors on this question. It was said no final decision had been reached concerning the channel this proposed aid would take. why they stayed close to the post- office. Yesterday, In the absence of the postmistress, Mrs. Minnie F. Dlx, they investigated. Mixed with a few par cel post packages and several mall sacks they found thret kegs of whUv key mash, 20 gallons of wine mash and five gallons of wine. They ar rested Mrs. Dlx's son. Milton G. Fra zier, and G. Wuetherlck, who they found with him, .tnd continued the search. In the postmistress' cage, they found, they said, a brand new jLWA modal atyi Ja Ojwmtlox Ancient Walls is. 1 l.'- lj V ; DISON TAKES NO NOURISHMENT AS END DRAWS NEAR WEST ORANGE, N. J., Oct. 10. (AP) Dr. Hubert 8; Howe announced today that Thomas A. Edison had taken no nourishment for the past 24 hours, that he was In an almost constant stupor and that he no lon ger recognized anyone with the pos sible exception of his wife. Dr. Howe's formal morning bulletin which he amplified in conversation with reporters, follows: "Mr. Edison had a restless night but there is little noticeable change and his clinical condition Is about the same as yesterday." Dr. Howe branded as "a lot of nonsense" statements by Dr. Edison's barber that the dying Inventor had recognized him yesterday. "Mr. Edison recognized nobody, save possibly his wife," the doctor said. LICENSEASKEW CLUE TO ESCAPES LA GRANDE. Ore., Oct. 10. (AP) An upside dowr. license plate led to the capture here last ntght of two escaped convicts from Walla Walla prison. "L. B. Horstman, city traffic of ficer, stopped the automobile to warn 1 the occupants their license plate was placed Improperly. In the car he found Roy Hotchklss, 22, and Charles Bert rand, 19, who escaped from a trusty building In the Washington penitentiary Thursday night. The car they were driving had been stolen from Shirley Dudley of MUton Froewater. In their hurry to change license plates the rear tag was put on upside down. Dry Raid Features Jack Johnson Cafe Opening in L. A LOS ANGELES, Oct. 10 (AP) Pro hlbltlo enforcement , officers early today Joined In the opening of Jack Johnson's "Show Boat" cafe but their arrival brought no cheers from the guests. The officers visited the tables in the cafe and when they left they took three guest on charges of .having liquor in their possession. The raid brought no smiles to the face of the former heavyweight champion of the world who said "It's a tough break." The officers held the negro ex-puglltst blameless. McCormick and Singer Divorced CHICAGO, Oct. 10(AP) Harold F. McCormick, millionaire harvester manufacturer, and Ganna Walaka. the Polish singer, were divorced after a brief hearing before Judge Daniel P. Trude today. He charged deser tion. There was no contest, Mr. and Mrs. McCormick agreeing to the terms of a decree ending the ro mance that began after his divorce from Edllb Rockefeller McCormick m ,1821, . of Mukden PLACE PEAR CROP WASHINGTON. . Oct. 10. (AP) A corn crop of 2.702,762,000 bushels and total wheat crop of 884,380,000 bushela were estimated today by the department of agriculture from Octo ber 1 conditions. , Corn, a month ago, gave promise of 3,715,357,000 bushels. Last year's crop totaled 2,003.652,000 bushels. The preliminary estimate of all wheat compared with 886.000,000 bushels a month ago and 863.000,000 bushela produced last year. All spring wheat this year Is esti mated at 109,106,000 bushels, com pared with 111,000.000 bushels a month ago and 251,000,000 bushels last year. Production of oats la estimated at 1,173,999,000 bushela, compared with 1,358.000,000 bushels last year. Indicated production of other crops with last year's oomparlaori: Barley 216.000,000 bushels against 335,000,000 lost year: hay (tame) 79,300.000 tons and 77.800,000; apples, 223.000,000 bushels and 164,000,000; peachea 77,000.000 and 63,600,000; Dears. 24.100,000 and 27,600,000; grapes, 1,630,000 tons and 2.460,000; notatocs. 375.000.000 bushels and 343,000,000. brotherTbullet PORTLAND, Or.., Oct. 10 (AP) With two rllla bullets In his body, Charles Robbing, 81, was In a serious condition here today. Hospital re port said he was shot by his brother Walter Robblns, wnne hunting Buck mountatn netfr Hlllsboro. The accident occurred about noon Friday. Walter rushed the Injured man to Portland lor medical treat ment. The Injured man Is paralysed from the hips down from the ellect of on bullet which lodged near the spine. CRATER LAKE VIEWS IN NEW BLUE BOOK SALEM, Ore., Oct. 10. (AP) The Oregon Blue Book, official publication of the state. Issued by Hal E. Hues, secretary of state, was off the press here today and distribution win oe started next week. The 1931-1933 edition contains new features In addi tion to the official directory, and contains 200 pages of information, The hlstorv of Oregon, written In a narrative vein, articles on Oregon' resources and Industries, on the seen' lo and recreational features and geo logical and other condition of the state, written by well-known state authors and authorities, are contain ed in the new edition. Four colored views of Mount Hood, the Oregon Coast highway, along the Columbia river and of Crater lake, are found In the book. The com pendlum of facts and figures con cernmg the state and federal govern ments as a part of the official gaet- Aeer hM bean, brought u$ to date. 24,100,000BU.IN FEDERAL SURVEY NHUNMS SPINE NOIRE DAME AND Ramblers Unable to Pierce Enemy Line in Annual Classic Georgia Bull dogs Drub Yale, 26 to 7 SOLDIER FIELD, Chicago. Oct. 10. (AP) Notre Dame and Northwest ern fought through the mud and th rain to a scoreless tie in their annual football classic before 60,000 specta tors at Soldier Field today. YALE BOWL, New Haven, Conn, Oct. 10. (AP) Sixty-five thousand spectators today saw the Georgia bull dogs score their third straight victory over Yale, 23 to 7. Using two com plete teams, the southern footballers swept down the field for two touch downs each in the second and fourth periods. Yale, led by Captain Albla Rooth, scored In the third period after recovering a fumble on Geor gia's 30 yard line. Football Scores SECOND PERIOD. Oregon, 0; Washington, 0. FIRST PERIOD, Idaho, 7; Montana, 0, Whitman, 0; .College of Pa cific, 0. Minnesota, 0; Stanford, o. FINALS. Brown, 10; Princeton, 7. Richmond, 0; Cornell, 27. Upaala. 7; Pennsylanla Military College, 25. Brooklyn City College, (K Coast Guard Academy, 13. , Amherst, 6; Union, 7. 4 Carnegie Tech, 13; Georgia Tech 0, Holy Cross, 7; Dartmouth, 14. Vermont, 13; Providence, 37. Bowdoln, 0; Williams, 26. Lafayette, 0; Colgate, 16. Albright, 7; Bucknell, 23. St. Johns (of Annapolis) 0; West ern Maryland, 69. Ohio, 33; Deniaon, 0. Bates, 34; Norwich, 0. Tufts, 31; Colby, fl. Springfield, 0; Rutgers, 20. George Washington, 14; Bostoa .,9. Purdue, 7; Illinois, 0. Chicago, 7; Michigan. 18, 4 LOSES HIS PANTS; SAVES HIS ROLL PORTLAND, Oct. 10. (AP) Otta Johnson, a logger, reached police headquarters last night, a 106 in bloody bills gripped In his hand, nia trousers all but ripped from bun, and his face In a badly battered condition. With a companion he reached the city Friday, They started out for "good time," he said, but soon were set upon by a band of five hoodlums. Johnson stuffed the $106 in nt mouth and put up a battle. The robbers stripped his trousers from him and even took off his shoes in an attempt to find the money they knew he had. Johnson foiled them. he told officers, by wadding the bills up and holding tnem oetween am teeth. 4- STATE TO BID ON SALEM, Or,, Oct. 10. (AP) Th. state of Oregon will enter Its bid on the Roseburg bonds for th, purchase of the site for the National Soldiers' Home, it was announced today by state Treasurer Ruftu J. Bolman, The attorney-general haa passed up on the title of the Issue, and th. treasurer will enter bid of "at least par," Hotman said. The issue Is ex pected to be fore ,100.000 or more. Raise "Alky" Price For Al's Defense CHICAGO. Oct. 10. (AP) The Chicago Herald and Examiner said to day that the price of five-gallon cane of alcohol to speakeasies waa raised from 30 to 33 In order to get money for the defense fund of Al Capone, on trial In federal court as an Income tax law violator. Oregon Wnttlier. Pair tonight and Sunday, but be coming unsettled by Sunday on th. coast; frost tonight; moderate north, winds offshore. The weekl outlook for October 1 to 17 for the far western state I for fair weather, although rains ar. probably the first part of the wee ln western Washington and Oregon; Jeuuiratutee, jrilt b, wmmti, ;