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Tribune Free 3-Day Cooking School Opens at Holly Thursday Medford Mail Tribun The Weather Forecast: Tonight and Thursday In creasing cloudiness with rain. War mer tonight. Highest yesterday a Lowest this morning . .. an To Subscribers If jour Ma (J Tribune is not deliv ered to you promptly. Telephone 7ft. OfHre open until 7 every evening. Please call ds he fore that time and a copy will be delivered to your home. Twenty-Sixth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1931. No. 210. KINGSLEY DENIES OFFICERS FOLLOW MYRIAD OF CLUES Comment Dix Takes Bride Bodies Slain Women Shipped In 7 nks the on TALKS TO Day's News e By FRANK. JENKINS BABE RUTH can't go to toe movies --so he telle an Interviewer in Los . Angeles. He might hurt hla eyes, and If he hurt his eyes he would fall down on home runs. . And. he says, he LOVES to go to the movies. JE CANT gamble, for that would his legs, and alter you've knock ed a long one It Isn't a home run un til you've run it out. If you're go ing to make speed around the bases, you've got to have good legs. Babe says he loves to dance. HB CAN'T Gamble, for that would not look right to the cash cus tomers and the baseball czar would object. He can't ride In airplanes, because hl contract won't permit It. He can't swim, because that would mean exposing himself to colds, and when you've got a cold you're off your game. The cash customers don't pay to see the Babe off his game. , 'T'HESE responsibilities of the great are terrible. They can't do this, and they can't do that. Their lives are Just one long round of denying themselves the things they really want. We little people, who haven't any particular responsibilities to live up to, seem to be about the only ones who can afford to have a good time. FIGURES from 144 colleges, scatter ed all over the country, some of them large and some of them small, show a total registration this year of 394,481, as compared with 394,075 for the same schools last year. ' The depression doesnt seem to be affecting the demand for education. WHO has suffered most from the depression the educated man, or the man without an education? That question Is hard to answer, and so far the statisticians, with their sharp pencils, haven't given us any figures bearing on It. But at least this can be said: Those who HAVE REAL BRAINS have held their Jobs pretty successfully In com petition with those who haven't. -iR. MAYO, the ' famous surgeon, quoted the familiar figures the other day to the effect that of each 20 persons who reach the age of 85 only ONE possesses an Independent Income. The other 19, he says, are depend ent wholly or partly upon help from others either relatives or the public. THAT la bad, admittedly If true. But what are we going to do about it? Pass a law? Plenty of people are telling us these days that we OUGHT to pass a law an old age pension law. HERE Is a suggestion: If you are somewhere under 40 now and at 65 don't want to be among the 95 per cent who have to be helped, go to a good life insurance agent and take out an endowment policy. Then KEEP UP TOUR' PAY MENTS. If you will do that, you won't need any old age pension when you reach the age of 65. DOWN at Portland they have a whale, and if you read the Port land papers you'll agree that they're making a whale of a lot of noise about It. Several days ago a lot of shooters with high-powered rifles started shooting Bt the whale, but were stopped by the humane society, which objected to the shooting of whales in Inland waters. CO PAR, so good'. 3 But now they're planning to snare the whale In a net made of ropes and put It In a salt water tank at an amusement park to be looked at by the curious, presumably, at so much per look. THAT raises this question: If you were the whale, which would you prefer to be shot with a high-powered rifle and have It over with all at once, or be taken In a net and be put Into puny little tank, with barely room to move, and spend the rest of your life being stared at? Akron Delivery Scheduled Today AKRON. Ohio, Oct. 21. (AP) The U. 8. Akron will take off on her de livery flight to Lakehurat at 5:30 p. m. today, navy officials decided fol lowing a study of weather maps. Just before the Akron is walked out 1 01 mt aocs sne win oecome me prop- rt; of the navg. ( I Letters From Doomed Slayer Refutes Press Articles- Rev. Howe Relates Con fidence of Kingsley SALEM, Oct. 21. (AP) The je quest of James Kingsley, condemned slayer of Sam Prescott, Ashland police officer, for a hearing before Gover nor Julius L. Meier in which his plea for executive clemency would be pre. sented, received favorable action on the part of the governor. The executive offices today an nounced the governor would name a third party, presumably someone from his offices here, to give Kings. ley a hearing. Kingsley has been sentenced to hang October 30. Following word from Portland, that Governor Meier would send a per sonal representative to the death cell at Salem prison to Interview James E. Kingsley before acting upon a plea for commutation of his death sentence. It was reported that a coun ter petition protesting any clemency, was being considered by Ashland citi zens. In letters received by his attorneys. Herbert K. Hanna, E. E. Kelly and T. J. Enrlght, from James E. Kings ley, under sentence to hang a week from Friday In state prison for the slaying of Sam G. Prescott, Ash land policeman, last January, the condemned man denies any state ments reflecting upon the conduct of his case, by counsel, and ex presses deep regret for publication of purported statements. The at torneys stated this morning they would continue their efforts to have his sentence commuted until the trap was sprung. The Rev. D. J. Howe of the First Christian church of Salem, former pastor of the Christian church here and a chaplain at the state prison In a letter to Attorney Herbert K. Hanna, corroborates Klngsley's de nial of Ingratitude, and reveals that "a strong appeal will be made to the governor to commute hla sen tence." Howe Writes Hanna. The letter of Rov, Howe, is as follows: "Your letter to James Kingsley was referred to me at the office of the state penitentiary, and I am writing you a few lines in reply. It seemed best to the men In charge not to trouble Jlmmle with your letter, but he had already seen the papers, and was much distressed over the articles. He Is constantly beset with visitors and news cor respondents. I am going to take one out today. In all my conversa tions with him, he has always spoken very highly of the services you rendered in his behalf, and to me seemed very grateful. "A very strong appeal will be made to Governor Meier to com mute his sentence. A remarkable change has come over the man, and we believe him sincere." Kingsley, In a letter to Attorney Hanna. after denying the statements in which he was credited with "be rating his counsel," says: "I feel deeply hurt, but the papers have always been biased against me. It Is a shame that they come back at me through such remarks as these are. I wish I could do something about it." pica to Governor. Klngsley's letter to the governor, seeking commutation, is as follows: "I, Jimmy Kingsley, am sentenced to death on the thirtieth of this month. You are, sir, the only one who can save my life. It Is an un usual request to ask for your life, but I am asking you for my life: I ask you, sir, the governor of the state of Oregon, to use your execu tive clemency privilege in my case. "Due to your Illness I would sug gest that you let your board of pardons review my case, as there are several points In my favor thst have never been brought to light. If you desire them I will be able ! to furnish them on return mall, If you do not wait too long. "As I close I trust that you will temper the lower court decision with wisdom and commute my present sentence to life Imprison ment. Hoping this finds you in perfect health, I remain, "J. B. KINGSLEY." Modern Marvels Solve Bride's Kitchen Trouble Bjr Ruth Baldwin Cowan. CHICAGO, Oct. 21. (AP) For the bride who Tears she, paving the way to the divorce court with bis cuits canned biscuits) They were exhibited at the na tional food exposition today as a solution to her problem. These biscuit. southern variety come already mixed, rol'ed and cut. All that Is needed, so the demon strator said. 1. a can-opener, a hot oven and two minutes' time. And speaking of can-openers, there was one among the array of ultra modern kitchen convenience., that fold down the edge of can. to eliminate cut fingers and ruined manicures. Among the housekeeping short rr ; Y'rWrTlliYrs'li HOLLYWOOD, Cal., Oct. 21. AP Forsaking a pretentious Hollywood ceremony for one In the small desert town of Yuma, Ariz., Richard Dtx, film actor, was married yesterday afternoon to Miss Winifred Coe, daughter of a retired San Francisco wholesale grocer. Dix, whose real name la Ernest Carlton Brimmer, gave his age as 27, and Miss Coe as 23, In taking out the marriage license. Tho ro mance between Dlx and Miss Coe began four years ago at a dinner party. ERASE VICE AND. BOOTLEG SPOTS - ' V Two Men, Two Women Ar; rested in Pay Day Cleanup Officers Will Continue Drive for Observance State police, the sheriff's office, and federal prohibition agents early last night raided the Prospect area and arrested four people two men and two women and charged the quartet with violations of the liquor and morals laws. They are Charles Ingram, charged with Bale and possession of liquor, and Arthur Crabtree and Grace Wil liams and Helen Price, charged with sale of liquor and operation of a vice spot. All are recent arrivals from California. The raid was conducted on pay day eve, and followed a series of complaints from residents of the Prospect district. The Price woman Is 20 years of age and a federal investigation of her transportation here, In viola tion of the Mann act looms, the authorities say. Others Wntched. Federal Prohibition Agent Moon states that four other tent houses In the brush, adjacent to the California-Oregon Power company, were under surveillance, "but doused their lights as soon as the news of the raid spread," and cloned their doors. Moon further predicted that "Pros pect would be as dry as the inside of a Chinese idol next Saturday night and Intimated that further arrests would be forthcoming. The authorities claim that on pay days bootleggers and their ilk flock to the Prospect and Red Blanket districts to reap a harvest f-om the workers on the power project. They also claim that Saturday night Is a favorite date for hilarity and Illegal operations, but will be so no more. Conditions Not So find. Captain Bown of the state police says that conditions are not as bad as they might be, and that a close watch has been kept. The raiders secured a dozen bot- ( Story 3 Continued on Page 9) cut on display was an electric stove that will turn Itself on, start cooking dinner In the late after noon and have H ready when the housewife comes home from work or bridge. It. sponsor, raid It Just stops short of putting the roast on the table. There wa. an tronleas Ironing equipment that, when not on duty a. such, serve, aa a white enamel kitchen table. When opened up thu device resemble, a pressing outfit In a tailor, workshop. It U ope rated by mean, of lever, and dial. Nearby stands a washing machine that washes clothe. In one bin and gets them almost dry in another, (storX 1 Continued pa Pag a Excited Citizens Report Seeing Mrs. Winnie Judd, Suspected Slayer of Two Motives Are Traced L03 ANGELES, Oct. 21(AP) 8cores of clues flooded police head quarters today In the search for Mrs. Winnie Ruth Judd, 26 year old wife of a physician, who fled from a rail road station here Monday shortly be fore two trunks were opened, reveal ing the bodies of two of her friends, whom she Is accused of killing. Excited citizens, bus drivers, mo torists, restaurant owners and the like telephoned police repeatedly, saying they had seen a woman re sembling Mrs. Judd. Each Investiga tion, (however,-went for naught, the suspects either having disappeared or proved other Identities. Motive Traced Meanwhile authorities pieced to gether evidence in the lives of Mrs. Judd and the slain women, Mrs. Agnes Le Rol and Miss Hedvlg 8am- uelson, hoping to gain Information that would fit a motive. Of the theories advanced, three stood out. They were Jealousy, or insanity, or illicit intimacies. One of theso, authorities agreed, probably would explain the tragedy in which the two women were shot and killed, the body of one dismem bered and the remains of both placed In trunks and a valise and forwarded here by train from Phoenix, Arizona, where the three had been employed in a medical clinic. The crimes were discovered by a railroad agent who saw blood filter- lng through cracks in one of the trunks. When Mrs. Judd and her brother, B. J. McKlnnell, university student .here, arrived to claim the baggage, he demanded that she open the trunks -but she fled, pretending that she did not have the keys. Diary Gives Clue The theory of intimacies was based almost wholly, on a diary in the possession of County Attorney Lloyd J. Andrews of Phoenix who flew here to aid In the search. T"' Tt fold, 'police said, a story of a strange affection between the two victims and a audden changed atti tude and actfons of Mrs. Judd, who once had lived with them. In a letter written by Dr. W. C. Judd, husband of the alleged- slayer. to her last October J, police found j ed mind. In It, he asked her to "try to exert a little self-control." LOCALlilCIAN He was Just a sentimental musician, who decided he would commit sui cide, but desired an audience for his act, according to police officers who arrested W. 8. "Jerry" Hogan, local orchestra player, about four o'clock this morning, on top of a local room ing house on East Main street. Hogan was placed In the city Jail, charged with being intoxicated, and during his stay there told transients sleeping In the Jail that he was go ing to commit suicide. When taken before Judge Glenn O. Taylor this morning, he was fined 915 for being drunk and causing a disturbance. Police were called to the Main street itliirnjui tmrlv trvrfav vhrro Hn. ean was shouting In a loud voice. I He claimed there was someone with him when he mounted the roof, but the only theory advanced was thst he had Jumped before officers ar rived. LINDASSSTEO BY SEATTLE COPS SALEM, Ore., Oct. 21, (AP) Offi cial request for the return of B. P. J Lindas, arrested in Seattle on charges of larceny by bailee, to Clackamas county where the charges were placed was sent to Oovernor Roland H. Hartley of Washington today by Oov ernor Julius L. Meier. The Clackamas county court had offered a 9200 reward for his arrest. Newt of the arrest of Ben T. Lindas will come as a surprise to a large j number of friends and acquaintances in in is ciiy. wnere ne prncvicea iaw for three years, and was active In civic affairs. In the city election, when the main Issue was. "the nigger in the woodpile." Attorney Lindas ran unsuccessfully for mayor. Before coming to this city, he was a govern ment employe at Washington, D. C. Death Toll Grows In Mine Explosion HERNE, Westphalia, Germany, Oct. 21. (API The death toll of Mon- f day's mine explosion at Mont Cenli t colliery was rj?d to 17 today when xlva more of the TlcUms died, The three women believed to be principal. In Phoenix, Ariz., murder. The bodle. were found In trunk, at the Lot Angele. depot. Associated Pres. telephoto of Mr.. Winnie Ruth Judd (right) who wa. .ought a. a suspect In connection with the crime and (left) Mr.. Agne. Le Rol and Hedvlg Samuel sen, (center) whose picture, were found In the trunk and .aid to be the victims. PEAR RATE HOIST NOT ALLOWED BY .C. Forest Products Only Ton nage From Far West In cluded in Proposal to In crease Railroad Earnings SALEM. Oct. 21. (AP) ! The Inter state Commerce commission ruling In granting certain Increases on commodities shipped by rail, al though refusing the flat IS per cent Increase requested by railroads, af fects lumber, says Charles M.Thomas, public utilities commissioner. He said his Interpretation of the find ings showed this was the only com modity affecting Oregon. By J. H. Jenkins WASHINGTON, Oct. 31. (AP) Flatly denied permission to raise freight rates 15 per cent, America's railways have before them a new and untried Interstate commerce commis sion proposal for pooling monies de rived from surcharges on freight bills to aid the leas prosperous lines. The railroads were left with no ap parent alternative but to accept the plan. They were told by the com mission their 15 per cent proposal would be harmful to themselves be cause of the growing use of trucks and pipe-lines. Their executives were directed to submit a plan for hand ling the pool by December 1 and were informed It could not operate longer than March 31, 1033. Farm Products Exempt At the same time the commission outlined the commodities on which it would permit surcharges and the amount of those surcharges. They were limited to a maximum of 10 per cent. Major farm products Including wheat, corn, cotton, livestock, and most fresh fruits are not to be lev- led XtoBt further. The commission disclaimed any responsibility for keeping the Income of the railroads up to the require ments of the New York and other state laws for Investment purposes. The carriers were Joined by savings , banks and other bond holders of the i roads In their petition for the In crease on the grounds that the value of the securities was threatened. , Would Pool Yield A yield from the surcharKe plan of between 100,000,000 and $125,000, 000 annually on the basis of present traffic was estimated by the com mission. This would be pooled and the needs of the carriers unable to earn Interest on their bonds cared for. Then the remainder would be returned to the more prosperous roads on the basis of the amounts paid In. "It Is our conclusion," said the commission, "that a 15 per cent in crease on all freight rates and charges would Increase revenue, if at all, only temporarily and that Its ultimate ef fect, not very long postponed, would be to harm rather than help the rail roads. It la slml.arly our conclusion that such an Increase would raise rates upon many kinds of traffic above a just and reasonable level. This latter conclusion applies par ticularly to the products of agricul ture, including livestock." The commission after reaching m conclusions, went Into the railroad future. Tide Will Turn The most effective remedy for the Immediate Ills of the railroads is the economic recovery of the country," It said. "The present low earnings are not the result of low rates but re flect general Industrial conditions. The earnings will continue to re flect those conditions as business lm- .16 lory Continued on Page 8j. Free Movies At Cooking School An Added Treat Free movies are announced to day as a prologue to tomorrow af ternoon's opening of tho Mail Tri bune School of Home Economics at the Holly theatre. Short sub jects will be presented on the screen, beginning at 1 o'clock and will continue until 1:30. All womon of southern Oregon are extended a special Invitation to this added feature to the school. Some excellent roels are promised by the management for the prologue. Ethel Hall, who will conduct the school, will appear on the stage at 1:30 o'clock. . The school will olose each afternoon at 4:30 to allow housewives ample time to got home and prepare din ner. Everything at -the school will be free. . ' STAR'S BRIDE VISITOR HERE News of the marriage of Richard Dlx, film star, and Miss Wlnffred Coe, San Francisco society girl, is read with especial interest here by many society folk, who know the bride. She is a sister of Earl Coe, for merly with the American Fruit Co., In this city and made frequent vis its to Medford as guest of her bro ther and Mrs. Coe, while they resided here. She Is remembered aa a very beau tiful girl and one who mentioned several times, knowing Richard Dix. She met him five years ago at the home of his parents, according to the news dispatch. Local friends believe Mr. Dlx and Mrs. Earl Coe were dis tant relatives. 1 . I Tfte Jackson county budget com mittee held Its first meeting this afternoon and B. E. Harder, banker, this city, was elected chairman of the board. The board is composed of ZU' 2J f and E. T. Uewbry, Phoenix. The board discussed plans of op eration, and made cursory examina tion of the estimates as prepared. 4v- Oregon Weather Increasing cloudiness with rain to night and Thursday fn west and Icte tonight or Thursday In east portion. Warmer tonight; southerly .gales off shore. ' Globe Girdling Flights Bring No Meal Tickets NEW YORK, Oct. 31. (AP Clyde Pangborn guesses he'll go back to barnstorming. You can make a living at that, at least. This business of flying around the world braving death In a dozen ways and beating a path across the fogbound Pacific gets you only a lot of trouble, a lot of strange food, some experience, and a deficit. Pangborn veteran army and air circus pilot, disclosed last night that up to now the round-the-world ven ture he accomplished with Hugh Herndon, Jr., well-to-do aviation en thusiast, Is distinctly "In the red." "We sank over 940,000 In the flight," he said after a dinner given WAR PACT TABOO E Laval and Hoover Will Avoid Discussion U. S. Guar antee of French Security, Is View in Washington WASHINGTON. - ,Oct. ' 31V (AE) President Hoovor today wirelessed Premier Laval of Irrance a welcome. Aa you near the shores of the United States," the president's mea sage said, "I take great pleasure hi emending to you a most cordial welcome In my own name and In that of my fellow countrymen." NEW YORK, Oct. at. (AP) Pre mier Pierre Laval of Frsnce, coming to the Unltod State, for conference. with President Hoover, 1. to speak hefore the mlorophone next Monday evening. By Byron Price. (Copyright, 1031, by the Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (AP) A broad readjustment of the tangled fabric of world economics, Including possible debt devlslons and drastic arms reduction, but involving no American guarantee of French politi cal security, la conceived by the American government to be the theme of Premier Laval's coming conferences with President Hoover. There is no expectation here that any sort of prior commitment, In the form of a Franco-American con sultative pact or otherwise, will be discussed when the two statesmen converse at the White House later this week, Would Be Surprise. The United States does not con sider Itself in a position to make promises respecting the security of any European nation. It will be a surprise If Mr. Laval suggests such a step.' The understanding here la that the sole basis of the Hoover-Laval conversations will be world economic rehabilitation. France and the United States, holding between them most of the world's gold, are In a position of special responsibility, Many officials In Washington real ize that revision of war debts must come to the front In any such dis cussion. 4- Home Trembles ROME. Oct. 21. (AP A slight earthquake whclh lasted five seconds was felt here this morning, but there I was no damage. It was the first In five years. him and Herndon by R. H. Flelsch mann, magazine publisher. "We're still a considerable sum short of making up that total, even with the $20,000 check we received from the Tokyo newspaper. Maybe after we arrange to sell a few testi monials and the Ilka we'll nave the 140,000 back and a little to spare. But nothing to WTite home about." But neither has any regrets. Both said they would not forego the ex perience and the memories of their flight for anything. Pangborn and Herndon took off at 0 a. m., today for Washington. They flew to the capital to be welcomed by President Hoover and the Japanese ambassador. Herndon's wife accompanied hlia Ethel Hall Here for Three Day School Under Aus pices of Mail Tribune and Electric Dealers The Mall Tribune School of Home Economics opens tomorrow afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the Holly theatre. Everything Is In great readlnesa for the event and a record crowd la an ticipated from all sections of south ern Oregon, where wise housewives reside. Ethel Hall, who will conduct the school, and Is best known as Mildred Kitchen of the Call-Bulletin, arrived this afternoon from San Francisco to complete Inst minute plans for the opening. She is accompanied by her colored maid, who will assist her on the stage. The California Oregon Power com pany 1. cooperating with the Mall Tribune to Insure the success of the school. A beautiful Hostess model Hotpolnt electrlo range will be fea tured throughout the three day school. Special Inducement. Dealer. In electrlo ranges are of-' ferlng a special Inducement for all new range purchasers as another sidelight for the school. They will present a 123.50 electrlo Sunbeam Mixmaster, which mixes, mashes, whips and stirs, a. a 80-day offer to anyone purchasing a. new electric , range. Many other product, will also be featured at the school, where every thing will be free. Among these at a perry flour and cereals, K. c. baking powder, Wesson Oil and Snowdrift, Carnation milk, and O. ds N. H. menu I sugar. Firm. Co-operato Among local firm, tying, In with the school are: Medford Furniture Hardware, Electrlo wiring company. Gold Seal Creamerv. Fluhrer's coin-: I nlal Bakery, People. Electrlo .tore. .palmer Music House, Porter Lumber company, Burelson's Ready-to-Wear, BroDhv'a. lewolor. PoitrlMM MAnh u.v. ket, Chamberlain-Webber, Ino, and Home Grocery. Cooking, serving, table arrange ment, party plan, and all home problem, will be Included In the school program, which Is aimed to help all nomemaker. In southern Oregon In conducting their home, more successfully and with greater ease. -v. ) AS TRIBUTE FOR EDISON TONIGHT In accordance with sucrextion of President Hoover, all light. In the California Oregon Power company system will be dimmed at 7:00 o'clock tonight aa a tri bute to the memory of Thoa. A. Kdlson, whose funeral occurred today. NEW YORK, Oct. 31. (AP) The toroh of the Statue of Liberty will be extinguished for one minute at ten o'clock (B. 8. T.) tonight in tri bute to Thomas A. Edison. WEST ORANOE, N. J, Oct. 31. (AP) 111 the drawing room of the spacious, Tlctorian mansion where he had lived for many years, a simple tribute was paid today to one of America', greatest peace time heroes Thoma. Alva Edison. There assembled his family and hi. friend, to bid him farewell, with the music, the poetry, and the flower that be loved. The wife of the president of the United State, whom the Inventor counted among hi. friends, wa. pres ent. The service opened with two of Edison', favorite songs "Little Grey Home in the West" and "I'll Take Tou Home Again, Kathleen," played on the violin by hla old friend and business associate. Arthur L. Walsh. Then hi. body wa. borne away to rest under a giant oak tree In Rose dale cemetery near that of hi. assist ant, John OU. who died Monday of grief and shock over the pasetng of the Inventor. JAPANESE BATTLE INAF TOKYO, Oct. 22, (Thursday) (AP) A Mukden dispatch today said Japanese garrisons were fighting un der difficulty with 300 Chinese sol diers near TteAltng on the South Manchurlan railway south of Muk den. GENEVA, Oct, 31, (AP) There waa a distinct note of pessimism this eve ning among persons In a position to know the trend of debate regarding Manchuria In U10 League of Nation council.