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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
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on
TALKS TO
Day's News
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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. (
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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
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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
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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-
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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,
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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-
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.