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Medford Mail Tribune The Weather Forecast: Tonight and Friday fair; little change In temperature. Temperature: Highest yesterday M Lowest this morning - 41 j To Subscribers if your Mall Tribune la not deliv ered (o you promptly. Telephone 96. Office open until 7 every evening. Please call ns before that time and copy will be delivered to your borne. Twenty-Sixth Year MEDFORD, 1 OREGON", THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1931. rn Comment on the Day's News ' o j f . - - No- 204. nn finnrfo) uu Zi) Ull UU Lr 4DB3J BE pro By FRANK JENKINS HTHB PORTLAND OitsaOKIAl" elt- Ing a recent statement In this column to the effect that all main highways In Oregon lead to Portland, retorts that It Is equally true that all main highways In Oregon lead FROM Portland. Over these main highways, the Ore gonlan says, the people of Portland travel out through the state, spend ing their money and thus adding to the voime of business In the out side communities. ALL of which Is true. The benefits that follow Improved facilities for transportation are mutual. Anyone who undertook to deny that would be narrow-minded in deed. BUT the point at issue is this: y Have Portland and the com munities Immediately adjacent to it, which admittedly furnish the largest share of the highway funds, failed to such an extent to receive from highway expenditures in Oregon the benefits to whloh they are entitled that they are now warranted In de manding a costly third hlgh'vay to the sa and perhaps even a FOURTH one before the roads now on the main highway system of Oregon are completed and before the vitally Im portant Paclflo highway is modern lied? LETTS do a little Investigating along that line. Portland, which is Oregon's only large city, Oregon's only primary wholesale distributing point, Oregon's financial center, has benefited ma terially from EVERY MILE of main highway built In Oregon. These main state highways have made It easier to get to Portland, and making it easier to get to Portland has helped Portland business tremen dously. . Making It easier to get OUT FROM PORTLAND has had the same effect, for goods that are sold must be developed. QO much for Portland. Let us now see about the country immedia tely adjacent to Portland. How bas It benefited? The answer Is obvious. As Port land has grown, it has provided an increasingly better local market for the products of the country Imme diately adjacent to It. ( go you see, the growth of Port land, which has been aided by highways reaching out all over Oregon, has distinctly benefited the country close to Portland. Thus both have had their full share of the benefits of highways built out over the state. Tiro ONE In Southern Oregon wlsh- ' es to block the building of an other highway from Portland to the beaches. No one wishes to .deny to Portland Its full share of highway benefits. ' The objection Is to crowding such a highway Into the program far ahead of Its turn on the pretext that Port land hasn't bad Its full share of the benefits of highway building In Ore gon. That Isn't true. A LOS ANGELES man has Invent ed an automobile that operates on compressed air, and newspaper correspondents who have taken a ride In It say It WORKS. Suppose, for the sake of argument. It DOES WORK and isn't Justin other flash In the pan. If that should be true, everyone would want one of these new cars. With everyone wsntlng one of these new cars, a lot of Jobs would be cre ated In building them. Creating a lot of new jobs would go a long way toward s toring pros perity. nUT, you may be Inclined to re- tort, a car that operated on com pressed air would knock an awful hole In the market of gasoline, and destroying the market for gasoline would DO AWAY with a lot of jobs. True enough. But up here In Ore gon we can remain reasonably easy In our minds. We dont produce any gasoline, but we do have an abundant supply of the finest air on earth. rrHK same papers that tell of the Invention of the compressed air ear tell also of the Invention of a new food, something like a soda cracker, that supplies all the needs of the human body. Two or three of XOontUiutej f ace Two, WH1LL0GK CAR TURNS TURTLE NEAR HILL Medford Youths May Have Fractured Spines Young Women Suffer Lesser Injuries Out Hunting. Charles (Chuck) Wblllock, 18, and Francis Barr. 22, are a that Commun ity hospital receiving treatment for aerlous Injuries, as yet undetermined; and Addle Allen, 19, and Helen Noyea, for lesser Injuries sustained when the Whlllock car. In which they were driving, overturned on the Sams Val ley road, three miles from Gold Hill. at an early hour this morning. The twp boys have badly Injured backs and fractures are feared. X-rays were taken this morning. Miss Noyes, who is Instructor In the second and third grades at the Washington school, has a painfully Injured right hlp and several cuts and bruises; Miss Allen a laceration on the left side of her forehead, In which two altches were taken. He turn Ing irom Hunt. The four were returning from a pheasant hunting trip about 7:30 o'clock this morning In a Bulck se dan, with Whlllock at the wheel, when the accident occured In front of the S. L. Shanklln farm. The steering gear locked, making It Impossible for him to hold the car to the road Just as he was making the turn. Whlllock told the farmer who came to his aid. . The auto turn ed over twice, throwing the occu pants, two to one side of the road and two to the other, before It land ed in a ditch. All members of the party were bad ly dazed and suffering from the ter rific Jolt and nervous shock but not unconscious when Shanklln came to their assistance;1 He Immediately telephoned this city for an ambulance and doctor. s . ' Bushed to Hospital. The boya were rushed to the Com munity hospital by Perl's ambulance and the two girls brought In by Or. Wm. W. P. Holt, attending physician. X-rays were made and Whlllock's and Barr's injuries will not be de termined until the result of the pic tures are learned this evening. ' Miss Allen and Barr are employes of the Mutual Mill and Seed company. Miss 'Noyes Is an Instructor In the Washington school and Whlllock works In the Golden Rule No, 1, op erated by his father, C. A. Whlllock. They left Medford at a very early hour to enjoy some pheasant and quail hunting on the opening day of the season before going to work. BUSINESS VISTA E WASHINGTON, Oct. IB, (AP) Cheer over the outlook for business confidence evidenced Itself strongly today a among government officials. Undersecretary Mills of the treas ury said formation of the National Credit corporation already hat had much effect In restoring confidence Secretary Lamont continued his conferences with President Hoover but declined to say anything. Former King Eyes Spanish Situation PARIS, Oct. 15. (AP) Former King Alfonso and his monarchist as sociates are watching the situation in Spala closely and have abandoned their engagements .for the present to keep In touch with developments, friends said today. Increased activities have been noted among ranking personages In the for mer monarchy. Sesqui Centennial Draws Famed Frenchmen to U.S. OLD POINT COMFORT. Va Oct. IB. (AP) The cruisers Suffren and Duquesne, carrying Marshal Henri Petaln and his . delegation from France to the Yorktown sesqul-oen tennlal celebration, steamed Into this port at 8:22 a. m., today and pre pared to disembark the distinguished passengers several hours later. After running up the American flag beside the French trl-color the ships fired a salute of 21 guns In honor of their arrival at the Ameri can shore. Batteries of Fortress Monroe boomed out a welcoming re ply over the sun-lit waters of Hamp ton Roads. Without waiting for the party to land. Warren D. Robblns. chief of the protocol division of the state de partment, and army and navy aides assigned to Marshal Petaln during his visit, boarded the Duquesne from a launch to greet the distinguished visitors. EDISON NEAR DEATH ri .y ' . Associated Press Photo A recent portrait of Thomas A. Edison, 8, who was said by his personal physician to be near death at hit home In West Orange, N. J. AT SAYS PHYSICIAN WEST ORANGE, N. J., Oct. IB. (AP) Thomas r A. Edlion today was on., tlie threshold of the coma from which his physician does not expect he will ever awake. Dr. Hubert 8. Howe, the aged In ventor's personal physician, said that the deep stupor Into which Edison has lapsed is closer to a coma than he has been at any time In the past few days and that Edison's pulse shows definite signs of weakening. The phyBlclan said he could not tell how long It would be until the end comes, t Later he explained he was worried about the change In the Inventor's pulse and had no way of being cer tain as to how far off the "evident emergency" might be. The only nourishment Edison had been able to take for the last 148 hours consisted of six teaspoonfuls of stewed pears, the doctor said. Dur ing Vie last 24 hours, he had neither food nor fluid. ' 4 PLACE ON BENCH SALEM, Ore., Oct. 18. (AP) The first official notice of candidacy for nomination to be made at the 1932 primary election jvas filed with the secretary of state late yesterday. Loyal MV Graham, Porest Grove, entered his preliminary petition for the non partisan nomination for Justice of the Oregon supreme court. Graham's petition Is also the first filing under the 1D31 law providing for the non-partisan nomination and election of Judicial officers. The position on the court sought by Graham la that held by Justice George M. Brown of Douglas county, whose term expiree. Oregon Weather. Fair tonight' and Friday; little change In temperature and humidity; moderate east and southeast winds offshore. General John J. Pershing, repre senting President Hoover, Ambassa dor Claude! of France, Governor Pol lard of Virginia, General Douglas Mo Arthur, chief of staff of the United States army; .Major General Stanley D. Emlck, commander of Fortress Monroe, and other high officials waited on shore to greet the Verdun hero, and his party in the name of the nation whose friendship for France dates back to lu birth. Others In the reception group were Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wife of the world war president; Senator Swan son of Virginia, chairman of the United 'States Yorktown aesqul-cen-tennlal commission, and representa tives of the army and navy. The French party. Including a group of descendants of George Washington, comrades In anna at the siege of Yorktown 160 years ago, planned to come ashore before noon. No special program was set up for the lUUtyrs todsj, . . . CAPONE DEFENSE CHICAGO, Oit. IB.. (AP) With testimony on tUe records purport ing to-ahow that Al . Capone lost $327,000 on the races In six years, the defense Ceased calling witnesses today and began arguing motions to have government evidence strick en. Although no formal announce ment was made that the defense rested. Attorney - Albert Fink said the gangster had no more witnesses. The gang leader's defense to charges that he evaded taxes on a six year income of more than 000,000 consisted almost entirely of testimony to - show that he lost about S327.000 on race bets during the same period. His attorneys contend this amount must be de ducted from any Income the gov ernment has been able to prove. Capone's lawyers, moved for a directed verdict of acquittal and also to have much of the govern ment testimony stricken out. . . 1 COST TOO MUCH 8ALEM, Ore.. Oct. 18. (AP) The Oregon state fair returns this year will show a cash balance in the gen eral fund of about 81000. while the premium fund will show a deficit of more than 111.000. Max Qchlhar, director of the etate fair announced. Increased number of exhibitors this year overbalanced the state appropri ation of $37,900 for premiums. The general fund of the state fair this year also paid a deficit of (8000 from last year as well as 43500 pay able on the 9143,000 bonded Indebt edness. The 1931 legislature made an appropriation of 110,408 to cover the premium list deficit from the year before. 1 CHICAGO. Oct. 18. (AP) Before he was elected mayor of Haeelcrest. 111., Edward Soderberg, his wife said, came home nights, put out the cat, never swore, drsnk, or smoked big black stogies. "Politics." Mrs. Soderberg told Judge Daniel P. Trade yesterday, "made a bum out of my husband." "He began to smoke big black togles and to drink and to swear. He refused to put the cat out, and the dluner got cold waiting for him to come home." Judge Trude gave her a divorce. Portland Stores Increase Charity PORTLAND, Ore, Oct. 18 (AP) Meier A Frank company, has an nounced a 80 per cent Increase In this year's contribution to the com munity chest over last year, bringing the subscription to I22.800. The Safeway-McMarr organization has In creased It subscription i 1-a per .oenj, Ask U. BY MAILTRIBUNE Classes Open At Holly Next Thursday Mrs. Hall Leader Special Feature's For A II Housewives. Good news for all homemakers of southern Oregon Is announced at the Mall Tribune today I . A School of Home Economics will open at the Holly theatre next week under the auspices of the newspaper. October 23, 33 and 34 are the dates. Coming with the approach of win ter, when all wise women turn their thoughts to Improvement of the home, the school Is expected to draw the largest patronage In history. And the Mall Tribune Is making plans to entertain just such a crowd. Expert In Charge The school will be conducted by Mrs. Ethel Hall ot San Francisco, formerly known as Mildred Kitchen of the Call Bulletin. She la claimed by domestic science experts to be the outstanding authority of the day on all matters pertaining to the home. Feeding, clothing, decorating, bud geting, entertaining, will all come Into the program and after attending the classes each woman will know something more about the "role of charming hostess. Mrs. Hall will be accompanied to Medford by her colored maid, who will assist her on the stage. Everything will be free at the school. Nothing will be sold from the stage .or- In- the. lobbies, and an Invitation Is extended all southern Oregon housewives to attend each afternoon's program. Classes will open at 1:30 o'clock and continue until 4:80, allowing women ample time to get home and prepare a spe cial treat for dinner. Many Attractions A Hostess model Hotpolnt range will be especially featured on the stage and there will be hosts of other attractions to make the school ap pealing and worthwhile to all who attend. Details of the program will be an nounced at an early date. Interested women are urged now to start plan ning for the event, and to mark the dates on their calendar, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, October 32, 33, 34. E IS ARRESTED AS UNDESIRED ALIEN PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 15. (AP) John Ladbrooke E the ridge, formerly well known In Portland financial clr e'es, was arresiea today at a local hospital by Immigration authorities. He was about to be released from the institution after recovering from an operation. The charge against Etherldge Is that he l In the United States In viola tion of the Immigration act of Feb ruary S, 1927, in view of the fact that he was convicted of forgery before his entry into the United States In 1904. Etherldge was arrested by Roy' No re ne, chief district Inspector of the Immigration service. Testimony In his case will be sent to Washington where It will be deter mined whether he will be deported. Etherldge bus been visiting In the northwest for slightly over a month according to Information. It t un derstood appendix trouble suddenly developed, sending him to the hos pital. The operation was performed September 27. According to Information In the hands of Immigration authorities, Etherldge was convicted on four counts for forgery In England, No vember 1ft, 1901, and served five months In Jail as a rerult. HIGH SCHOOL HEADS BALEVf, Ots., Oct. 18. (AP) The third annual high school principals' conference for the state will open here tomorrow. State Superintendent O. A. Howard announced. Of tbe 378 principals In the state more than 300 are expected at the conference. Tbe session closee-'Saturday noon. In connection with the conference, the etate High School Athletio asso ciation, of which principals are mem bers, will be held at Willamette uni versity tomorrow afternoon, S. Aid WOMAN RELATES ALLEGED INJURY BY COFFICERS Mrs. Marcho Testifies From Rocking Chair In Suit Against Dr. Wilson And County Jailer Dunford. Mrs. Nettle Marcho, a middle-aged woman, w.ho testified that for half a dozen or so years she had been beset by Ills, told her story today from a rocking chair to the circuit court Jury hearing evidence In her 13,000 damage suit against Dr. B. O. Wilson, county physician, and O. W. (Ike) Dunford, county Jailed, for al leged mistreatment and Imprison ment. Mrs. Marcho, under cross-examination, admitted that she had heen a bedfast Invalid for many years, that she sought relief from Klamath Falls and Medford physlotana, Including t,he county health unit and asserted that she was taken from the Sacred Heart hospital the night before last Thanksgiving, because she feared an operation for stomach trouble. The evidence ehowed that she had been under the observation of the county physician for this ailment, and the plaintiff raised her voice to a high pitch, In describing the treatment. Trip Described She described her trip to the court house, how she clung to the wheel of the auto and fell to the pavement, when ttie defendants removed her. She alleged that the purported fall to the pavement Injured her pelvlo region. The cross-examination by. the de fense was short,, and dealt mainly with her health, past and present. An echo of the recent tempest In the County Healm Unit was brought forth when a deposition was read from Mrs. Lyda King, ousted by Dr. Wilson as county nurss. The burden of Mrs. King's deposition was that Dr. Wilson and his secretary "laugh ed and Joked" about Mrs. Marcho being detained In the woman's ward. Dr. A. R. Hedges, a chiropractor of this city, testified that he had taken X-ray pictures ot Mrs. Marcho, show ing the condition of the pelvlo area, and they, were Introduced as evi dence. Hearing of the testimony In the case will take all day, and It la ex peeted that final arguments will start tomorrow morning. Long Witness List Among the witnesses to be called by the opposing eldee, are County Judge Alex Sparrow, to whom the Marches came for..county aid; Fred Offenbacher of the Applegate on whose place tbe plaintiff lived; local physicians who treated her, and nurses ot the Sacred Heart hospital, where Mrs. Marcho was treated be fore her removal, that resulted In the present action. It la the contention of the plain tiff that as a result of alleged treat ment at the bands of ths defendants she was Injured. The defense holds that her condition Is due to ailments of long standing and dsny any mis treatment or falsa Imprisonment. Selection of the Jury, whloh In cludes four women, and the opening statements were completed late yes terday. The jury la ss follows: Meta Gilbert, Winifred Sbort, H. O. Frohbach, R. K. Sweeney, Cordelia Root, George Howard, Daniel Her ring, Oeorge Dean, and Carl Gatt che, Medford; Frank R. Dickey and Alice Pie), Ashland, and William Hunter, Phoenix. t EX PASO, Tex., Oct. IS, (AP) The Herald-Post says reports that Manual Telles, former ambassador to the United States, would become preal-' dent of Mexico within two weeks, had been received In Juarezz, Beans, Bacon and Spuds Fine Meal in Hard Days "I've seen the time when men beg ged to work for their board. Fifteen dollars a month meant good wages, and a lot of fellows worked for 810. We didn't exactly oall times hard either." D. W. Beebe, rancher of the Agate district, and Henry Maury of the West side, remarked yesterday af ternoon, recalling the old days, while congregating on the corner of Main and Central. "I've hired a lot of men for 818 a month, when I could have got them for 813," Mr. Maury added, "and I know a local farmer who got a man tbe year 'round to operate an engine from sun up to sun down for 810. There weren't any eight-hour, or any ten-hour, working days then. It was a daylight proposition and they usually found something for a fellow to do after dark. There were always chores. If people were as eoonomlo now as they were then, they'd cer tainly get along." Beans, bacon, and. potatoes aooaU. in Chinese Crisis Pear Markets NEW YORK, N. Y., Oct. 15. (Special to the Rogue River Valley Trafflo Association) The market la strong. Two cars of California Boso sold for prices ranging from 13.05 to 83.50. Eight cars of Oregon Boso for the following prices; Low Avg. High Pinnacle, XT 83.85 83.38 83.70 Red Malteee. F. 3.55 3 91 3.30 Blue Maltese, XF 3.70 3.13 8.40 Eskimo, XF 3.35 3.60 8.10 Eclipse, F 3.18 3.36 3.80 Big Seven, XF 3 38 3.63 3.90 Big Seven, F 3.38 3.40 3.60 Bear Creek, XP 8.00 3.37 8.70 Rosenberg's Cub, F 3.B8 8.13 8.35 Polly. XF 3.78 8.38 3.60 Top-O-Day, F 3.75 8.03 3 30 Trader, XF 3.70 3.05 8.30 Exchange, F 3.55 3.76 3.85 Circle P. F 3.85 8.37 8.80 Blue Diamond, XP 3.60 3.03 3.40 Eskimo Cornice, average 83 83; Eclipse, average 83.45; one car Bea con Howells, average $3.66. ecuaISls T QUITO, Eouador. Oct. 15. (AP) Alfredo Baquerleo Moreno, president of the senate, took over the office of president of Ecuador today. GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, Oct. 18. . (AP) Word from Quito today said President Luis Larrea Alba and his cabinet had fled from the presiden tial palaoe and taken refuge In the military barracks there In the face of an armed rebellion. The government put . down an armed military tnovoment . previous dispatch aald and Colonel canoe Guerrero, former minister of war and Manuel Navarro, president of the chamber of deputies, were arrested. News was fragmentary. Indicating that a censorship was operating. The situation In ths capital was believed to be grave. ERIE PARTY WILL 0. E, Dennoy, of Cleveland, Ohio, president of the Erie railroad, accom panied by several officials of tthe company, will leave Portland this evening for Medford, where they will spend tomorrow, according to James A. Dolan, general agent of the pas senger department, with headquar ters In Seattle. Mr. Denney Is visiting various fruit districts In the west, and conferring with shippers. He will be accompanied by R. B. O'drady of New York city, manager of fruit traffic; Michael Foil, Mr.' Donney's secretary; W. R. Blbley of Seattle, general agent for the Erie railroad; and Joe Russell of Portland, general agent for the line. i ' OF NEW YORK, Oct. IS. (AP) Oeorge Saint-Amour, M, once one of the fastest Morse operator on news paper telegraph circuits, died yester day In Bellvue hospital from exposure and starvation. Last winter Saint-Amour lost his Job. He collapsed on Tuesday morning near the old World newspaper offices where he had last been employed. tuted a good meal with a little sorgh um on the side to soak Into the home made bread. "And there was always a pit filled wltb vegetables burled for the win ter, nothing fancy In cans," Ed An drews, who knew "hard times" In Minnesota, volunteered. "We ate pork and potatoes, started working at four o'clock In the morning and stayed with It till tbe sun wsnt down. Peo ple didn't go around begging either. We had more fun on fifty cents thsn most of the klde have on a 810 bill." And when the grasshopper catas trophe came along Ed and the Wake field boys, who also came here to re side, got rich catching the bugs. "Jack and Del, brother Oeorge and I got three dollars bushel for catch ing 'em. The county paid for the work. That was three dollars day and that was a fortune In about 1880. We cleared up the crop"," Ed con cluded, "and I'm still having a good JAPANESE FAIL TO UNDERSTAND U.S. Strong Opposition To Amer ican . Participation Due To False Ideas Belief In Official Quarters. BKNKVA, Oct. 13. (AP) The League of Nations council to night voted to ask the United States to participate In Its delib erations regarding the conflict in Manchuria. Tbe Invitation was decided upon over the opposition of Ken klchi Yosblxawa, (he Japanese representative. WASHINGTON, Oct, 15. (API State department officials aald today American participation In the League of Nations' council's discussions on the Manchurlan crisis would depend upon the nature of the Invitation, There were strong Indications, however, that acceptance was in prospeot. Prentiss Gilbert, American consul general at Geneva had been Instruct ed to attend the cessions, If Invited unanimously. New Instructions were held In abeyance until the exact na ture of the league'a Invitation waa reported officially to the department. WASHINGTON, Oct. IB (API Japan's strong etand against Ameri can participation In efforts ot th League ot Nations to bring peace In Manchuria was regarded at the state department today as Indicative of a misunderstanding ot the American ' position. ' While no formal statement waa' forthcoming, possibly pending offi cial word of the situation, depart ment spokeemen reiterated the only desire of the United States la to see that Japan and China do not resort to war. , Meanwhile, White House official declined to comment upon the Japa nese move opposing American par ticipation In the league's dlsousslons. President Hoover Is keeping In dlreot touch with all developments. CITY EMPLOYES GIVE -DAY'S WAGE FOR POOR PORTLAND, Ore, Oct. IB (AP) All city employes, from the mayor down, nave agreed to contribute one day's pay each month tor the next six months or longer, to aid In un employment relief. This announcement was made to day after the city council had ac cepted the proposal.' The employee will thus contribute 813,600 a month, or 878,000 over the six-month period. $290,000 IN OPIUM DUMPED OVERBOARD PROVIDENCE, R. I., Oct. 15. (AP) Captain Leon Maurlet of the steamer Blnala reported her today from the Near East that 735 pounds of gum opium valued from 146, 000 to 1290.000 was discovered and thrown Into the sea yesterday as the vessel neared the American coast. WILL ROGERS BEVERLY HILLS, Cal.", Oct. IS. Aa soon as th government lawyers hud shown that Al Ca pons w'.e silk underwear why they rested their case. They looked at the jury and figured; tl)Rt would be the most damag ing evidence they could bring before 'em. I don't know if thaCs the worst charge against Capone but that about sizes up the condition of the rest of th country. We haven't been any more used to silk underwear than Capone was and this old cotton is scratching us, that'i what we are beefing about POSITION
