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MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1932.
No. 90.
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Comment
on the
Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS.
A MONO the people with whom he
has talked, this writer has been
able- to find no enthusiasm for
Roosevelt.
It la agreed generally that he is a
good man, but colorless. Many peo
ple who don't like Hoover, and there
are plenty of such, say of Roosevelt:
"He's Just another Hoover. What
the Democrats need Is a man radi
cally different."
a
YOO may have noted that on the
second convention ballot, Will
Rogers got 23 votes.
This writer has heard many peo
ple say: "Will Rogers la the kind
, of man the Democrats ahould noml
" nate. People would have confidence
In him. He has hard-headed com
mon sense."
Many Republicans, somewhat simi
larly minded, have expressed regret
that Dawes couldn't have been the
nominee of the Republican conven
tion. IP THESE random comments are
at all representative of sentiment
throughout the country, and this
writer suspects that they are, the
conclusion to be drawn from them
la this:
With Hoover and Roosevelt op
posing candidates, the campaign will
be more or less apathetic, with the
prohibition lsue furnishing the only
fireworks.
HERE Is an interesting story re
lated to this writer the other
day down at Weed:
Por many years olive oil produced
In the Sacramento valley was ship
ped to Italy In bulk, and there bot
tled or put up In cans. It was then
shipped back to the United States,
and particularly to California, where
It was sold to Italians who were
quite sure that the olive oil of
Italy was the best In the world.
Of late, however, California's Ital
ian population has been getting
wise, and aa a result the demand
for "Italian" oil Is faUlng off ana
California oil Is gaining In favor.
Tou can't fool all the people all
the time.
IT IS really a funny story. Still,
we of Oregon can't laugh too
loudly.
We ship our raw wool back to
Boston, where It Is manufactured
Into cloth and then ahlpped out to
us again.
If we are smart, we will take a tip
from the Itallana of California and
begin buying our own Oregon-manufactured
woolens.
FfHE city of Astoria has an exceed-
lngly heavy bonded debt. Be
cause Its debt la heavy, Its bonds are
selling at ft serious discount. The
Astorlan-Budget says they are being
offered as low as 20 to 22 cents on
the dollar.
Thrifty citizens, against whose
property assessments are outstand
ing, wish to purchase these bonds
and apply them at par in liquidation
of the assessments. An amendment
to the city charter permitting this
was recently adopted, and the amend
ment Is being tested out in the
courts.
If Its legality Is upheld, the prop
erty owner who Is able to get hold
of a little money will get a break.
WHAT It will amount to, of course,
la thst the bondholder will
stsnd the loss. Still, If he ! will
ing to sell his bonds for 20 to 23
cents on the dollar, It Is rather hard
to see why the property owner In
Astoria shouldn't be permitted to
benefit.
UP AT THE DALLES a few years
ago they tried an Interesting ex.
perlment.
Merchants and their employees
agreed to park their cara AWAY
PROM the shopping district, thus
leaving the parking space near the
stores for shoppers. The experiment
was quite a success, providing an
astonishing amount of parking space
for those who came down town to
shop.
Gradually, of 1st, the agreement
Is being forgotten, and the amount
of parking space available to shop
pers la declining.
Continued on page four
AT PRESENT TIME
Former Governor tn Formal
Statement Declares Will
Have Nothing to Do
With Independent Move
NEW YORK, July 6. (AP) Alfred
E. Smith announced today that he
"would support the Democratic
party."
In a formal statement, the former
New York governor said that he
wuld have nothing to do with any
independent political party, as he
considered such a party Impractical.
"For that reason," he said. "I will
support the Democratic party."
He made no mention by name of
Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt,
whom he unsuccessfully opposed for
the Democratic nomination for the
presidency.
Many Suggestions.
He said he had received thousands
of telegrams and letters, containing
suggestions, from all parts of the
country.-
"Most of the suggestions," ,hls
statement said, "urge the organiza
tion of an Independent political
party. These come from people dis
satisfied with the conventions of
both parties. I say It Is not practi
cal in our country to start a third
party at this time, as it would
simply register a negative vote,
which would accomplish nothing for
the people In their hour of need."
S
Gardens and kale plantings In the
Rogue River valley have been the
chief sufferers In the path of the
army worm since its Invasion of this
territory last week, according to re
port of R. G. Fowler, county agent.
The worms exhibit an especial fond
ness for garden produce with toma
toes and potatoes constituting their
favorite menu, Mr. Fowler stated to
day, and If driven from the alfalfa
fields, where many are now working,
will gladly take over the garden.
Since announcement of their ar
rival In this section Saturday they
have been noted In practically every
community of the valley, ranging
from Ashland to the Prospect area.
They are particularly thick In the
upper valley, judgtng from complaints
received at his office, Mr. Fowler
stated.
Little damage from the worms .has
been reported by farmers tilling the
land along the lower Rogue. Travel
ing through the Valley View com
munity yesterday, Mr. Fowler said
he saw an army of worms moving
down the highway. They are very
dark green In color, decorated with
two yellow stripes down the back and
enter the cocoon stage as soon ?s
they get their growth, which usually
requires about ten days.
The worms are not so plentiful this
year as when they made their In
vasion Into southern Oregon two
years ago, Mr. Fowler reported; at
least more complaints were reoelved
from farmers then. The farmers are
also better prepared to fight the pest
this year, having profited by their
last experience.
They are busy now spraying and
putting out poison bait to rid the
country of the worms before they
take over more territory.
F
PETITION THEFT
PORTLAND, Ore., July 0. (AP)
Investigation of the alleged theft of
signed petitions proposing moving
the University of Oregon to Corral lis
and consolidating It with the Oregon
State college, was taken up today by
the district attorney's office.
Theft of the petitions, which were
said to bear 20,500 signatures, was re
ported to police Tuesday. They were
said to have been stolen Monday
night from a safe In the offices of
S. H. C locum and Cyril Brownell by
two masked men one of whom held
Robert Tallman, watchman, at
pistol's point while the other opened
the safe and obtained the petitions.
Flames Destroy
Woodburn Lodge
WOODBURN, Ore., July 8 fr
Fire today destroyed the Odd Fellows'
building here. Six fraternal orders
lost all their poasesilons, a restaurant.
Jewelry store, pool hall, were destroy
ed and a clothing it ore was damaged.
Total lose was estimated at about
$10,000.
Girdlers
GARNER IN BUST
VIEM RELIEF
Speaker Takes Floor for
Dramatic Address After
Deadlock in Conference
Class Legislation Claim
WASHINGTON. July 6. (AP) In
a dramatic address to the bouse.
Sneaker Gamer told his colleagues
today that he would fight to the
end against President Hoover's views
on relief legislation.
Taking the floor In a surprise move
after conferences between congres
sional leaders and Mr. Hoover had
ended In a deadlock, the speaker
shouted that the chief executive
wanted a "selected clientele" to reap
the benefits of the reconstruction
corporation. '
'.'We propose to say t,p. the presi
dent that there shall be no more
class legislation," Garner roared as
the packed gallerlea and the silent
members listened attentively.
Country In Bod Shape.
"I can say now and I have the
president's authority for it, that
this country is in worse shape now
than it has been in its history,"
Garner continued.
"For when I asked the president
he replied that the appropriation of
300.000.000 might lead to a panic.
"His policy has been so uncertain
that if he looks for a panic around
the corner, maybe we can look for
good times."
Garner said he held out for the
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YOUTHSWAS
HORSE THIEVES
Two Medford youths of 17 veers,
chsrged with stealing three horses,
and heading for the Seven Lakes
In the Mt. Pitt district on an ex
tended camping trip, are acheduled
for a Juvenile court hearing tomor
row. Two of the horses are fancy
racing stock, belonging to Clarence
Dodge of the riding academy. The
other Is a plain farm horse. The
animals were taken from their pas
ture east of this city.
Deputy Sheriff Louis Jennings
caught up with the youths st Desd
Indian Springs, and brought them
and their mounts back about 10
o'clock last night. The adventurers
were well supplied with food, and
had saddles. The lads expressed
sorrow and were placed under the
guidance of parents, until the law
can take its course.
K.F.
Med ford's Junior baseball team,
champions of Jackson county, will
leave tomorrow for Klamath Falls,
where they will meet the Klamath
county champs In a contest for the
supremacy of southern Oregon, The
local team, which Is sponsored by
Medford Post No. IS of the American
Legion, has practiced hard to get In
shape for this decisive game, which
means much to their chances to com
pete In the state finals. A large
group of local Legion and Auxiliary
members plan to accompany the Med
ford boys and give them all possible
support at the game tomorrow. Fol
lowing the game they will drive to
Merrill to enjoy a big chicken din
ner and social meeting to be put on
by the new American Legion post at
Merrill. All Legionnaire and Auxil
iaries are urged to attend both the
game and the evening party.
PORTLAND, Ore, July -(AP)
Mountaineers arrived at Government
Camp today with the body of Olen
Oullickson, Portland youth, who was
Injured fatally In an 000-foot fall
down th icy slopes of Mount Hood
Tueaday.
The mountaineers organized a res
cue party as soon as word of the
accident was received Tuesday. They
reached the body about 8 p.m., and
despite the hard, lc -covered snow
they made the arduous descent with
the body during the nlRht. arrlvir.g
at Government Camp about 3.00
o'clock this morning
Reach
E
ALLEN SUCCESSOR
AT COUNCIL TABLE
Will Serve Until Expiration
of Term in November
Probe of Copco Rates
Will Open in Ten Days
W. M. Clemenson, manager of the
Jackson hotel, was named to com
plete the term of W. V7. Allen on the
city council at the regular meeting
at the city hall last night. Emerson
Merrick, who was also recommended
by the committee from the first ward
for the position, waa appointed to
serve in Aliens capacity on the bud
get committee. The recommenda
tions were presented the council by
Mayor Wilson, who suggested the ap
pointments made. They were ap
proved by unanimous vote of the
council.
Mr. Allen, whose term expires with
the November election, submitted his
resignation at the last regular meet
ing of the council because he had
moved from the first ward, which he
was elected to represent.
A meeting of residents of the first
ward waa called by Mayor Wilson for
the next week and at that meeting
the committee, headed by C. E. Gates,
appointed to submit a report today.
The names of Clemenson and Mer
rick were submitted with the com
mittee's recommendation.
OeBauer on Budget.
Max OeBauer waa also appointed
to the budget committee last evening,
at the suggestion of the mayor, to
.complete the unexpired term of Eml
Mohr, who announced that other
work demanded too much of this time
for him to continue on the budget
committee.
City Attorney Frank Farrell in
formed the council that preliminary
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BASEBALL
RESULTS
First game)
New York
Pittsburgh
,.. 4
Mooney, Gibson and Hogan; Swe-
tonlc and Grace.
(2nd game) R. H. E.
New York 18 1
Pittsburgh 8 11 1
Luque and Hogan; French and Pad
den. (First gsme)
Brooklyn 4 14 1
Cincinnati 8 12 1
Thurston. Moore, Bhaute, Qulnn,
and Lopez; Carroll and Lombardl,
8econd game; R. H. E.
Brooklyn .. 8 7 0
Cincinnati . 2 7 0
Helmach and Bukeforth; Kolp, Ben
ton and Manlon.
Amerlr-an
St. Louis 4 9 1
Boston - . 5 10 8
Bfaaeholder and Bengough; Wet
land and Connolly.
Farm Families
Reported Saved
EMPORIA, Km., July 8. (AP)
The rescue of 100 farm famlllea ma
rooned by the turbulent Neosho
river, was reported today by Emporia
policemen and firemen. The rescued
families lived In a flooded area three
miles wide extending from 12 miles
northesst to 12 miles southwest of
Emporia.
SUICIDE ENDS ROMANCE
OF TOBACCO KING'S SON
WINSTON -SALEM, N. C, July 8
(Pi Bmlth Reynolds, 20-year-old heir
to the R. J. Reynolds tobacco mil
lions, ended a spectacular career here
early today with a bullet wound
through his head.
The youthful scion of one of North
Carolina's richest families died in a
hospital at 8:23 a. m., 'jur hours
after being brought there from his
home st Reynolds, the family estate
near here.
Ai Walker of Winston-Salem told
authorities Reynolds shot himself al
most within sight of his bride of a
few months, the former Llbby Hoi
msn. Brosdwsy "torch singer."
Wslker. who was spending the night
st Reynolds' home, said they were
preparing to retire about 1 a. m.,
and that he waa closing the windows
on the first floor of the psla'.lsl home
when IleynoMs appeared on a bal
cony outnlde Ms bcjroor.i a .eve. A
moment later then oAjna. th sound,
Berlin and Hop
They're Out
IN PLOT TO STAGE
Information received from .Salem
yesterday hinted that "one of the
DeAutremont boys." serving a life
sentence for the Siskiyou tunnel
quadruple murders and attempted
train robbery, was implicated In stag
ing a prison riot and thus escspe
over the wells. Prison officials were
close mouthed over the names of
convicts suspected, but admitted that
William Donahue, three-time losor,
sentenced from this county to life
for an extortion, and James Farley,
Aurora bank robber, were In the cor
rection cells ss the ringleaders.
Local authorities, apprised of the
plot last week, figure thst Hugh De
Autremont, youngest of the brothers,
would belmpllcated as he. Is the
most daring. Ray and Roy the twins
are Inseparable In prison, ss in
freedom, and one would not be apt
to try for liberty without the other.
The Baiem Statesman, relative to
the plot, said yesterday:
Although the warden mention
ed only names of Farley and Don
ahue, rumors that at least one
of the DeAutremont boys, notori
ous for the Bluklyou train rob
bery and world-wide search which
followed, was among the foiled
plotters.
The DeAutremont completed five
yesrs behind the bars June 27 last,
and Wis above is the first intimation
that any of them were other than
model prisoners. Hugh has been
employed In the prison laundry and
the twins In the barber shop. They
were sentenced to life after confes
sions In which esch shared equally
the responsibility for the murder of
four trainmen. The case, because of
the long hunt and the ferocity of the
killings, attracted world-wide atten
tion. of a muffled shot snd Mrs. Reynolds
screamed that her husband hsd been
shot.
Dr. W. N. Dalton, coroner of For
ay '.be county, ordered an autopsy
esrly today. He ssld he hsd not de
cided whether an Inquest was neces
sary and that the autopsy wss to de
termine the direction of the bullet.
When the autopsy was completed,
Dr. Dalton snnounced it disclosed
the bullet entered the right side of
Reynolds' head and passed entirely
through It. He said there were pow
der burns around the point where the
bullet entered. After announcing the
result of (he autopsy. Dr. Dalton de
clined to ssy whether he would con
vene a Jury.
Prsnk Vogler. Winston-Salem un
dertaker, ssld there was every Indi
cation of suicide.
Yount Reynolds first came into
(Continued, on pact TwoJ,
to Break Post-Gatty Record
KILLED IN CRASH
IE
Mrs. Minnie Myrtle Foster. 40,
wife of Perclvsl Foster of Hilt, Col.,
and a former well known resident
of southern Oregon, was killed yes
terday noon in an automobile crash
on the coast hlghwsy 14 miles north
of Gold Bcsch, when her car col
lided with one driven b7 a Port
lander arfa rolled down an embank
ment, pinning hor against a tree.
Mr. Foster, who was riding with her,
escaped serious Injuries. The occu
pants of the Portland auto, 'whose
names were not reported here, were
taken to the Oold Beach hospital for
treatment.
The Fosters were returning with
their cousins. Miss MAry Maury and
Henry Maury of the West Side dis
trict here, from a week-end holiday
at Coqullle when the accident oc
curred. The Maurya were riding in their
own car and had been traveling a
short distsnce in advance of the
Fosters. Upon discovering that they
were not continuing behind them
several miles out of Gold Beach Mr.
Maury turned back to discover the
resson and found the cars overturned
on the highway and motorist en
deavoring to remove Mrs. Foster's
body from beneath the car.
Mr. Foster, who fell out the ssme
door, when the auto rolled down
the embankment, was not pinned
beneath the machine. He Imme
diately spoke to Mrs. Foster, but
got no answer and believes dcatn
waa Instantaneous. The car was
so placed that It was necessary to
cut away the tree to remove it irom
Mrs. Foster's body.
The Perl ambulance was sum
moned from Medford and returned
to this city at an early hour this
morning with the body. Funeral
services will be conducted by the
Chrlstlsn Selene church from the
Perl Funeral home here Sunday
(Continued on page five)
ITS WILL SEEK.
ACTION ON BEER
WASHINGTON, July 6. (AP) A
meeting of the houae Repuhllcan wet
bloc attended by 60 membera today
agreed to petition Bpeaker Garner
and Representative Snail, the Repub
lican leader, for Immediate act ton on
beer for revenue legislation.
The meeting, called by Representa
tive IaOuard la of New York and
Britten of Illinois, caucused for
nearly two .hours behind closed doors.
Then a subcommittee of five headed
by Repreaenative William F. Hull of
Iillnola, waa named to draft the peti
tion!.
Britten said the petitions will go
alio to Chairman Sumnei of the Ju
diciary committee, chairman Pou of
of the rules com;r.ittee, and Chair
man Collier of the ways and means
committee,
off for
au9cifd Prtsf Photo
Bennett (irlrnn (left) of Oklahoma
City and Jlmmle Ma It cm (right) of
Fort Worth, Trxas, who hopped off
yesterday In an attempt to break the
round-the-world speed mark set last
vear by WHev Post and I Infold Gatty.
They are using the alrplnne shown
above, equipped with Post's gas tanks
and some of his Instruments. The
flight Is harked liv Harry Turner and
John Mnhce, Oklahoma oil men.
PRETTY BRUNETTE
BASEBALL PLAYER
CHICAGO, July 6. (AP) William
Jurgea, star shortstop for the Chl
cago Cuba, narrowly escaped death
tori i y when a young woman came to
his room, shot him twice and then
turned the gun on herself. Neither
waa seriously wounded.
The woman, a pretty brunette,
gave her name aa Miss Violet Valll
of Chicago. She -gnvB her occupa
tion as a cashier In a north aide
Chicago store. At the hospital where
she was taken, along with J urges,
she refused to say why she shot
him.
From the evidence gathered by
the police. It appeared like an unre
quited love affair with Jurgea spurn
ing the woman's attentions. The
police said ahe threatened to shoot
Jurgea and in the struggle for the
gun, Jurgea was ahot In the right
side and left hand and Miss Valll
In the left hand. Dr. John Davis,
Cub physician, said the aide wound
failed to penetrate the vital organs
and that no bones were broken by
the hand wound.
The shooting occurred In the Car
los hotel, adjacent to wrlgley Field
GOES OVER FALLS
NIAGARA FALLS. Ont., July 6.
(P) A man, believed to have been
Nikolai Semenoff of Cleveland, la re
ported to have waded out In the Ni-
agara river near Table Rock early
today and to have been carried over
the Horseshoe falls.
On the river bank police found an
overcoat with a Paris clothier's label.
and a walking stick. Investigation
showed Semenoff registered yester
day at the Temperance Houae In Ni
agara Falls, N. Y. Relatives had ask
ed police of this city and Niagara
Falls, N. Y-, to be on the lookout for
him.
.JEW YORK) Julf . (P) Nikolai
Semenoff could no longer bear the
attacks of the moderns on his be
loved ballet and that, ssld a letter
to a friend. 1 why he Intended to
plunge to desth ovsr Niagara Fall.
FREED IN MURDER
LONDON. Eng.. July 6.- (AP) Mrs.
Elvira Dolores Bsrney. accused of
murdering her lover. Thorns William
Scott Stephen, was acquitted by a
Jury today on both murder and man
slaughter counts sgslnst her.
She also was exonerated on anoth
er Indictment charging Intent to do
Stephen grievous bodily hsrm.
The Jury wss out a little less than
two hours.
Stephen, son of a prominent fin
ancier, waa fatally shot In Mrs. Bar
ney's apartment on the night of May
31.
The defense waa that the pistol
wsa discharged accidentally a the
two struggled for It possession.
Orrgon Meal her
Pslr tonight and Thursday: normal
temperature; gentle oaangeabl, winds
ofUhons, -.
Moscow
GRIFFIN, MATTERN
BETTER IE OF
POST Ai GATTY.
First Americans to Cross
Atlantic and Land in Ber
lin 18 Hours, 41 Min
utes On First Leg Flight
HI KLIN, July 6. (AP) The
Muttern-Grlffln round-the-world
flying team hopped off for Mos
cow at 8:00 p. m., Berlin time
(3:00 p. m. eastern) today.
BERLIN, Germany. July C. (AP)
The American round-the-world fly
ing team, Bennett Griffin and James
Mattern, set their red, white and
blue monoplane down In Berlin at
5:40 p. m. (11:40 a, m. E. 8. T.) to
day, and thereby set two new marks
for other aviators to shoot at.
They brought their "Century of
Progress" across the Atlantic in the
amazingly fast time of 18 hours and
41 minutes and became the first
American trans-Atlantic filers . to
reaoh this capital non-stop.
Mattern aald they would take off
again for Moscow before night. -Trip
Not Tiresome
Tired?" he aald. "Not a bit. We've
got double controls and we stood
regular watches. While I was work
lng Orlff slept, and when ha took
over. I curled up.
"It was 10 hours and 50 mlnutea
on the dot after we left Harbor Grace
that we sighted land. We kept on
and from there I guess It was Ire
land we got to Berlin In 17 hours,
40 minutes flying time altogether.
"We'd have got there sooner, oh, hours
sooner, but we missed the town and '
veered off to the north. Griff spot
ted the name on a little railroad ata
tlon and we turned around and came
south again.
Flew Blind '
Tor all we saw there might not
have been any ocean at all. We
were flying blind In fog and, believe
It or not, our altitude ran from sis
inches to 10.000 feet.
"Well, we went south of Scotland
and then we hit the North sea. Just
where we struck the oontlnent In
Europe, I don't know."
Germsn pilots on the field were
Jubilant when the Amsrcan plane
came down. Several ran out to where
It rolled to a stop and thrust foam
ing scuttles of beer at the filers. To
Vielr amazement, the Americans wav
ed It aside.
Water Preferred
"What we want," said Griffin, " Is a
good long drink of water. That beer
looks good but It might not set so
well. We haveh't had anything but
oranges since we left New York."
But they both looked fine behind
their wide grins as the welcome be
came a small ovation.
Herman Koehl, who took the air
plane Bremen across to Greenley
Island ft couple of years ago, greeted
his friend Mattern, whom he had met
In Detroit.
When the crush was over Griffin
and Mattern were taken over to the
airport hotel, where somebody gave
them tooth brushes, soap and towels.
(Continued on rage Two)
WILL-
ROGERS
'says:
NOWATA, Okla., July 5.
The Democratic convention
was a victory of tlie country
boy over the city slickers.
Now Tork and Chicago come
there thinking that on account
of boing iminstrocted Tam
mnny waa no more for Smith
thnn Smith is for Tammany.
Well they thought they
would be in a position to atop
Roosevelt, sell out to the high
est bidder and go homo driving
the bandwagon. Great idea.
All that went wrong with it
was that the old orange squeez
ers from California thought of
it first, sold out and was on
their way west with the loot
before Now Tork and Chicago
jiggilos could get their cards
marked.
It was a lesson in rural politics.
b