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EDFORD Mail T To Advertisers You take no chances when you bny A. B. C. Circulation. The Mall Tri bune U Medford'i Only A. B. C Newspaper. Twenty-Seventh Year MEDFOiiD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 1932. No. 97. The Weather Forecast: Cloudy with showers to night and Friday, Moderate tem perature. Highest yesterday - 91 Lowest this morning 47 M RIFuNE Comment on the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS YOTJ cant stay long In Burns, where these words are written, without searing some version or oth er ot the finding and losing of the famed Blue Bucket mine especially Jin these days when gold mine talk Is J In the trail over this Western coun try. THE commonest version runs some thing like this: An emigrant party,, heading for the Willamette valley, camped one even ing on a creek, somewnere In East ern Oregon. During the evening, a member of the party who had been scouting around, came into camp car lying a blue bucket practically filled with heavy yellow metal w.hlch he had picked up. The story goes that the emigrants, who were looking for land and not for gold, weren't much excited. One of them took a piece of the metal f and hammered It into a pin for his pz bow. They were practlcal-mlnded people, you see. . 1 rjnHAT night, the tradition runs, the party was attacked by Indians, but succeeded In beating the red men off. They departed hastily, for getting all about the yellow metal. Later on, the memory of It return ed, and In the succeeding hilf cen tury many expeditions were organ ized to hunt for the Blue Bucket mine. It was never found, the location of that evening camp remaining one ot the mysteries of the desert. A MRS. PARKER, for whom Par- ker mountain, on the Green Springs highway, Is named, was member of this emigrant party, and was one of those who went back and starched for the site ot the camp, but unsuccessfully. She couldn't find even a familiar landmark. PHIL METSCHAN, of Portland, whose parents were pioneers of the Canyon City country, and who Is 1 here In Bums for the celebration, thinks the Blue Bucket mine was lo cated somewhere along Canyon Creek. When Phil, by the way, was only a few months old, there was an Indian raid up through, the Canyon City country. His father hid him and his mother In a mine tunnel up behind the city, which was one of the big mining camps of the early days, while he went out with the other men to fight off the Indians. Those were stirring days In this country. B ILL HAKLEY tells of a family In the Warner valley that was warn' Bd of an approaching Indian raid. They loaded all their valuables Into a wagon, and at the last moment the man happened to tnlnk of a valuable. Kentucky" Jack. He dashed to the barn, got the animal, tied It to the back of the wagon and started out In haste. Arriving at the fort, someone called to him: "Hey, you've got a dead Jack' ass behind your wagon." Investigating, he found It to be true. The Jack was dead. "I thought this load pulled mighty heavy for the size of it," the owner commented. CELEBRATION over, and on the road again headed' for Bend, over the Central Oregon highway. Off to the left, Wagontlre mountain, of waterhole fame, and In the dim blue distance, back to the rear, the Steens On every hand, endless vistas of roll ing high desert, clothed Ins sgebrush not a tree In sight. Nor an Inhabited house. 'W, PASS a car stranded on vie highway. XbeJ udge stops, halls the driver, asks cordially: "Anything we can do to help?" On the main highways, In the thickly settled country, we would have whizzed by, without a thought of stopping. There really 19 something about these great open spaces that brings out the desire to be friendly and hu manly helpful. Perhaps that's the reason the peo ple who live over here are such hos pltabte people. TJILOT BUTTE, at the edge of Bend the signal that led the ox wagon trains to the banks of the Deschutes, whlcft here are low and grassy, whereas elsewhere they are high and rocky, making the water difficult of accesa. That la why the emigrant liked to stop at the present site of Bend. Oraas and water were two prime requisites of their Uvea, and here they found both In abundance and welcome, after the long Journey over the des ert. They called the spot Farewell Bend (Continued oa P- AID R1I1JECT Delegation to Call On County Court for Financial Back ing to Send Gore and Owen to Washington A delegation of representative business men of the city and county were scheduled, to call upon the county court this afternoon, and request the appropriation of $1000 to finance a trip of W. H. Gore, banker, and James H. Owen, lum berman, to Washington, D. C. in the interests of the proposed railroad to Crescent City. Th matter was presented to the county court yesterday afternoon, but that body deferred final action, until they were given "guarantees such a step met with general ap proval and civic accord." Meeting Tomorrow The county court will hold a reg ular session tomorrow, when It Is expected aome definite action will be taken. Members of the county .court are understood to view the plan with favor as Individuals County Judge C. B. Lamkln said this afternoon. that personally he had been in favor of a coast railroad for years, hut that no action would be taken until all th court were present. W. S. Bolger, president of the Med- ford chamber of commerce, said this afternoon that the chamber had taken no action as an organization upon the matter, though many mem bers and directors favored the plan. A board of directors meeting was held this morning. The general plan is for the city to borrow $6,500,000 from the Re construction Finance corporation and also to operate under the provision of the relief bill, providing for fed eral loans In liquidating public util ity projects. Early Action Needed Early action upon the plan Is held vital by Its sponsors, so that the matter can be presented before the present session of congress adjourns. Gore is well acquainted In Wash ington, D. C, through his contacts secured when at the national cap ital in the Interests of the O.-C. tax refund, and is also highly versed on all matters pertaining to the rail project, and the country It would traverse. The Oregon delegation In congress Is In close touch with the situation. PORTLAND, July 14. (AP) Rail road men. here today aaw little chance that the Reconstruction Pi nance corporation could be persuad ed to extend funds for construction of railroad facilities between Crescent City and the Rogue River valley. A request for aid In obtaining money for this purpose was placed before Senator Charles h. McNary In Wash ington, D. C, yesterday. Some road already has been built from Grants Pass In a southwesterly direction toward Crescent City. W. H. Gore, who signed the petition to Senator McNary on behalf of the Medford chamber of commerce, said $6,500,000 of Reconstruction Finance corporation funds would enable com pletion of the road and would put nunoreas or men to-work. Railroad operators here believe the potential earning power of such a road at this time would be so small, and the Investment so rela tively large as to dictate non-compliance with the request by the cor poration. Added to this, they say, aa a further detaining circumstance is the generally disheartening con dition In which the ftrst-class roads of the country now find themselves. One railroad official, who did not want to be quoted directly, said private or public financing of the Crescent City-Rogue River line now was Impossible and that the recon struction finance corporation un doubtedly would take a similar at titude. AT MBCHANIGETVILLE. Md.. July 14. (JP) A number of persons were wounded early today when a band of men shot Into a group of earn 1 vol employes here. State Patrolman J. R. Miller said he estimated the number wounded at 35. No arrests have been made. The carnival employee were dis mantling the show shortly after mid night when the men, alx or seven of them, Milter said, began taking "uot shote," Gentlemen s Against U. LONDON, July 14.. (AP) Tt was officially stated today at number 10 Downing street that there is no truth In any statement that the new Anglo-French treaty is applicable to the matter of British debts to the United States. The statement aald: "in connection with reporta which hare been put Into circulation a to the interpretation of the Anglo- Prench declaration, to which other nvrrnmenU have been Invited to adhere there Is no truth In any statement th.U it Is applicable to i ,h mixtion of Brmxh debts to the United Slaves of America. Singer Weds Associated -raw Photo Marlon Tatley of Kansas City, concert singer and former Metro politan Opera company soprano, was married tn White Plains, N. Y to Michael Rauchelsen, German alanlst- ESFEE OFFICIALS SALARIES HEWED NEW YORK, July 14. p Com plete reorganization of official per sonnel was announced by the South ern Pacific Rallioad company today. Dale Holden, chairman of the ex ecutive committee, was elected chair man of the company, a newly create? office. He will be the principal of ficer In control and management of the company's business. The chair manship of the executive committee will be abollfhed. Another office abolished is that of chairman ot the board, formerly fill ed by H. W. DeForest. Deforest will continue to look after finance as a director nd member of the execu tive committee. i Paul Bhoup, president, has been elected vice-chairman, & newly cre ated office. He will be in general charge of maintenance- and develop ment of traffic. A. D. McDonald, formerly vice chairman of the executive commit tee, has been elected president. His old office has been abolished. Another salary reduction of 10 per cent for all employes receiving an excess of $10,000 a year was announc- (Contlnued on page Two) George Porter, lumberman, report ed yesterday that he was a victim of a petty racketeer thla week. The slicker represented himself as Attor ney George M. Roberts over the tele phone, and said that a nephew would be downaf ter some lumber, and would send a cneck. The "nephew" soon appeared with a $25 check, which proved "phoney." The Big Pines Lumber company escaped the Pines Lumber company escaped the Bert Thelrolf. The racxeteer netted $18 and $7 worth of shingles were delivered to the Roberts residence. FOR LIONS' MEET KLAMATH FALtS, July 14 iP) Roseburg was unanimously chosen as next year's convention city at the closing business session of the state Lion club convention here today. Convention interest centered for a time today on the proposed physical consolidation of the Oregon higher schools, when consideration wa given to a resolution urging due con sideration to all measures on the November ballot and naming the consolidation measure In particular. Ed H. Shea of Portland was elect, district governor and O. P. Tate of Portland was re-elected secretary and treasurer. Agreement S. Is Denied "The use of the words 'European regime' In the accord expressly ex cludes from It purview any question affecting non-European countries." This statement was Issued In an effort to dissipate confusion which arose from a statement by Premier Herrlot of Prance yeeterdsy that as a insult of the new agreement Oreat Britain could not. In the fu ture, make any new arrangements for payment of her debt to America wivnout nrel consulting rrance. 'The prime minister explained the , whole r.uMtlon In his pch to tne I house of commons on Tuesday even- Ing," said tha statement. RELIEF MEASURE Conferees Unable to Agree On House Section Provid ing for Reporting of All Loans Made in Future WASHINGTON, July 14. (AP) The house today voted to In sist upon Its amendment to the $2,122,000,000 relief bill providing for publicity to all reconstruc tion corporation loans. WASHINGTON, July 14. (AP) Congressional conferees hit a dead lock today over the new unemploy ment relief bill and decided to dis band while the house group asked further instructions from the house as to how to proceed. The conferees were able to reach no agreement on the house section providing for publicity on all future loans through the reconstruction finance corporation. Representative Ralney, Democratic leader of the house, and chairman of the conferees, said he would ask the house for further instructions tomorrow. Individual Loan Adopted Senator Wagner D., N. Y.), senate sponsor of the relief legislation, ex pressed the hope., however, that Ralney would act today. Other controversies between the two houses were completely Ironed out. The Glass provision tnr loans to individuals through the 12 fed eral reserve banks was adopted Reorganization of the reconstruc- (Continued on Page Two) ON FARM RELIEF KILLS LAST HOPE WASHINGTON. July 14. (AP) The senate today changed Its mind on the Norbeck emergency relief bill and withdrew approval given yester day. The vote was 30 to 25. - The action came on a motion by Senator Bingham (R., Gonn.) It was taken as an indication that the . measure sponsored by Senator Norbeck, (R., N. D.) was dead for this session. It provided that the farmer , receive for his wheat and hogs an amount equal to the tariff on the commodi ties, In addition to the domestic price. It also provided for an add! tlonal five cents a pound on short staple cotton. E LOS ANGELES, July 14. (AP) Evangelist Almee Semple McPherson Hutton was reported by her physic ian, Dr. Edward H. William, as being in a "precarious"' condition today, and her removal from a Lake Elsl nore resort to a Los Angeles hos pital in an ambulance was ordered Mrs. Hutton was reported to have lapsed into a coma lost night. "Mrs. Hutton's condltton can now be regarded aa precarious," said Dr Williams. "She la an. awfully sick woman." Mrs. Hutton has been 111 since she suffered a nervous breakdown more than a year ago. Her condition was aggravated by a tropical ailment she contracted on a recent Central American tour. 8 H. Elliott, Collins and Davis; Carroll, Ogden, Hll- cher and Lombard!, R. I 4 I Brooklyn . i Chicago ... I Batteries 0 Vance. Phelps and Lo I pea; Bush and Hartnett, BASEBALL I h RESULTS f ,rW American. I t ' R. H. X. i Ifx." Detroit -2 S 1 ; f"lj Philadelphia I 11 1 to ' ' Batteries: Bridges, Goldstein and H,, '1;: Hayworth; Preltaa and Cochrane. fp : , ; g R. H, K. I', " i Chicago II 0 . 1 Boston 8 17 2 0 i,-, -V I If 1 Batteries: Gaston, Jones and Berry; l 5 J ' V Welland, Andrews, Jahlonowskl, uT jiii ..f fi-fjP Moore and Tate, Connolly, 1 l1'.' i t I iiVl . Hr:J til R. H. E. I .- I l iJ Cleveland II 18 2 I ' C :"! New York B . ;R J Batteries: Brown and I. Sewell; I ,..' .!' FS Pennock, Allen. Rhodea and Jorgene. I K l1 ' J -j Nallonal. A . ' & ? r 1 I R' H- B I I V ' 1 t Boston - I 4 I 1 I 5 ' ' ' K 9 Pittsburg .. 6 8 0 ' 1 L ,yf Batteries: . Sflbold, Cunningham i I J "f and Bpohrer, Hsrgraves: 8wlft and j . 11 111 Philadelphia . II 14 1 h , . Tn , 5 S FLAWS IN STORIES REYNOLDS SUICIDE ARE INVESTIGATED Strange Disappearance of Death Gun Unexplained Chum's Actions On Tragic Night Not Cleared Up WINSTON-8ALEM, N. 0., July 14 (AP) The strange four-hour dis appearance of the death gun, and possible discrepancies in testimony of witnesses at the coroner' Inquest held the attention today of officials Investigating the death of Smith Reynolds. An apparent bullet hole through window screen of the sleeping porch where young Reynolds was found dying by his wife a week ago also was being considered aa pos sible new evidence. The county grand Jury met yes terday, but did not consider the case. It convenes again July 25. Chum's Actions ' Unexplained. Meanwhile, Sheriff Transou Scott said he did not see how Ab Walker, chum of Reynolds, could have done everything he testified he did in the 10 minutes between the time an ambulance was called and the time Walker arrived at a hospital with Reynolds In a private car, after deciding the ambulance would be too slow. Nor did he understand the screen (Continued on Page Plve) HEAT WAVE HITS BRINGING DEATH By the Associated Press, The east and midwest sweltered today In a heat wave which promised to break seasonal records for many places. Two deaths caused by heat were reported from Detroit and one from Newark, JL J, .In Missouri and Kansas the mer cury edged toward 100 degrees. A maximum of 105 was recorded yes terday at Phllllpsburg, Kas. Hope for relief In numerous places was pinned on showers predicted for tonight. The weather bureau re ported generally warmer weather In the Canadian northwest, the Da kota, Ohio and Tennessee valleya and Middle Atlantic states and south ern New England. New York's temperature started at 78 at 6 a.m., and rose to B0 by 11 a.m. Some other high temperatures be fore, noon today were: Atlanta, 02; Birmingham, 80; Memphis, 95; De troit, 74; Syracuse. 74; Louisville, 84; Providence, R. I., 80; Washing ton, D. O., 86; New Haven. Conn., 82; Boston, 79; Richmond, Va., 80. There were no complaints from the Pacific coast and the Rocky Moun tain region was cooled by showers. Produce Up CHICAGO, July 14-(AP) Butter and egg futures went sharply higher on the Chicago mercantile exchange today, October eggs atriklng a new high for the year at 17 cents a dozen. Youngest 'Delegate AuotHfiPriuPliol Compton I. Whits Jr., of Clark Fork, Idaho, was accorded recognition an honorary delegate at tha demo 3ratlc national convention In Chl eago. Young White, 11 year old. 1 i - I " T. VV.l.tI I PRESIDEN' IVES MEDAL TO AMELIA' President Hoover smiled at he gold medal which ha presented to across the Atlantic- T ESTIMATED YIELD OF PEARS IN 1932 According to a report Issued Tues day afternoon by L. B. Gerry, Spo kane representative of the bureau of aglcultural economics, estimated totals of production of pears up to July 1 are listed, showing Oregon In third place, according to the number of bushels. Tabulations on the quantity of pears In cold stor age holdings, up to July 1 are also given, listing exceptionally low fig urea. Within the United Btaets, until the first of the month, 4000 boxes of pears were In cold storage and 1000 bushel baskets of the fruit. The tabulatlona give the amount ot frozen and preserved fruits In stor age aa 00,332,000 pounds. Estimated production of pears for this year. In tha United tSates, com pared with last year's crop, are aa follows: '' 1033 Est. New York 1,724,000 1031 Total 800.000 470,000 760.000 Pennsylvania 380.000 Illinois 86.000 Missouri 68.000 Colorado . 603,000 500.000 625,000 1,00.1,0110 06,000 605.000 484,000 883.000 3,650,000 9,084,000 Oregon 2,880.000 New Jersey BO.0OO Ohio 826,000 Michigan. .. 669,000 Texas . 210,000 Washington 3,408.000 California 9,034,000 According to the above table, the total production during last season was 1,843,000 bushels above the esti mate for 1932, TWENTY CHILDREN DIE IN CONCEPCION, Chile, July 14. (API Twenty children were report ed to have been killed and 40 others injured yestorday when a motion picture theater caught fire and the audience of youngsters fled in panic for the exits. There were about 800 children In the theater for a special matinee. Three Injured In Highway Smashup ROSEBURG, Ore., July 14. (If Phillip Hult and two children, Theo dore, 11. and Margaret, 15, of Tilla mook, were Injured last night In an automobile accident at Rice hill. 25 miles north of Roseburg. Mr, Hult la In a critical condition from In ternal Injuries, fractured ribs and sever shock. He was pinned In the wreckage for considerable time after his heavy sedan swerved off a sharp curve and demolished Itself against a tree. 1 PORTLAND, July 14, (AP) Three youtha accused of stealing an auto mobile In Klamath Falls were being held In the county Jail hen today on larceny chargea. They gave their names aa Eugene Fletcher, 19, alias Gene Davis, transient, and George Snyder, 23, and Ray L. Hrlmlck, 32, both of Portland, 5000 Go Home in Bathing Suits After Coney Fire Fty Dale Harrison. NEW YORK, July 14. () The heart of Coney Island Is a three-mllllon-dollsr ash pile today, but the bands plsy on. Fire that started In rubbish under the board-walk Coney Island's poly glot promenade awept three square blocks of the resort lste yesterday. While a carousel aent Its monoton ous mualo piping down through roll ing waves of smoke, the fire, billowed by a fresh breeze off the ocean, de stroyed: Fifty bunzslows snd houses: tsth houies and ba'.hlng pavilions; 200 1 parked automobiles; The Pergola) the - ..,.W..J-1J till Auoctafra Prcu Poor showed Amelia Earhart Putnam the her In recognition of her solo flight LUMBERMEN'S PLAN TALKED BY HOOVER, STEIWER WASHINGTON, July 14. (AP) Arrsngemens designed to aid Pacific coast lumbermen to obtain a more equal distribution of business took form at a conference today between President Hoover and Senator Stl wer, (R., Ore.) The senator, on leaving the White House, aald he had placed before the president appeals from both Gov ernor Meier of Oregon and Governor Hartley of Washington that presi dential aid be given In setting aside the anti-trust lawa ao that the output of the lumber Industry might be regulated. ( He aald the chief execu-lva could take no such action himself. The president wired Meier several days ago expressing Bis sympatny, Stelwer aald, and will send another wire saving that Attorney General Mitchell will oo-operate In holding a test case If timber producers ae sire to form i Joint agreement to ntimlata outDUt and bring It to test. 4- TOT IN CESSPOOL MINNEAPOLIS. July 14. (AP) The body of Leslie Delano, 20 montha old child, missing since rriaay, waa found In a sewsge cesspool near hla suburban Columbia Heights home lata todav. ' The child, last aeen alive wnue at play near the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray ueiano, naa mu sousht by several hundred neighbors, cltv and county officers, ana w Minnesota National Guardsmen, who were ordered In the search Tuesday bv Governor P. B. Olson. The eaten basin in wnicn mo body waa found waa 160 feet from the Delano Home. PIPE LEAK BRINGS CALL FOR POLICE Entering Adrlenne's shop at an earlr hour this morning and amell- Ing fumes, which threatened to choke her, Mrs. Clatoua Mccreaie, con vinced that the aafe was blown, telephoned Adrlenne. Adrlenne tele phoned Chief of Police McCredle. He rushed to the scene a few minutes later to find that his wife, In her terror, had failed to examine the stors safe, which was standing undis turbed and unrobbed. In the corner. Then the mystery waa solved. The refrlgerstor pipes next door, had broken during tha night, filling the Roxy Ann confectionery and neigh boring ahop with gaa fumes. Rainier. Strawberrlea ahlpped from thla place. "Streets of Bagdad" (an amusement place): a small apartment building; five blocks of the board-walk and most of the buildings fronting on It. Two score houses and several busi ness places were dsmsged by fire. At St. Joseph's Orphan home on the board-walk, JO0 children were lined up In tire drill aa the flamea licked out In Its direction. Firemen brought the blare under control be fore it reached the orphanage. Many thousands were made home less. At least 5.000 bathers among the 25.000 In the surf at the time, (Continued on Page Three). E SPLIT IS Zcrn,' President of Marlon County Group, Disgusted With Hoax Theft of Peti tions From Law Office CORVAI.LIS, Ore., July 14. (API Reports that E. L. Gets, Corvallla business man who appeared volun tarily before tn Multnomah county district attorney In the Investigation of the achool consolidation petition theft hoax, had "mysteriously disap peared," haa aroused the resentment of Gets and other Corvallls residents. Although the district attorney'a of fice at Portland has contended Geta1 wheieabouta Toro unknown, It was learned here that he has been In Corvallla ever since he appeared be fore the Multnomah county Investi gators last Sunday in an attempt to assist them In clarifying the sit- ' uatlon that developed when Robert Tallman reputedly confessed that his story of the theft of petitions for consolidation of University of Oregon and Oregon State college, waa a hoax. Gets, alnoe th first of the week, haa been either at his home here or at his place of business. 8ALEM, July 14. (AP) A break In the ranks of those aupportlng tha measure for the consolidation of the university aim state coilem w strongly Indicated hare last Went by Henry Zorn, president of tha Mnrlon County Tax Equalisation league, which started the merger movement. Discontinuance of theser. vices of Sam H. Slocum and Cyril .uwucij, roruana attorneys, waa the break contemplated. He's Disgusted. Zorn said his organization "disgusted with some of the recent ovents In connection with the petl- uuua, wnicn took place In the of flees of the two Portland men. In- ' formally Zorn aald his group may dlsassoclata themselves with tha Portlanders, who have assumed con trol of tha merger movement. Tne merger measure will be voted upon at the November election. Prior to tne iiiing of petitions July 7, reports of a "theft" of petitions waa circulated in Portland. Zorn stated It had previously been agrsed that the petitions would be Disced In a Portland bank, but Instead were left in eiocum's office over July 4, the time of the alleged robbery. , sell-out Offer. In commenting upon the camnalm for signatures, Zorn referred to an alleged deal to sell-out, involving . friends of the university, as revealed by Brownell. The alleged offer of cash waa turned down, Zorn aald, "because they were fighting for principle, not money." (Continued on Page Three) FOR BLIND SON LOS ANOELE8, July 14. (AP) E. M. Bhutt, 81, Olendale, Cel., aald to be a former sheriff .of Mora county, Ore., ahot and killed hla blind son Lawrence, 80, today, police aald, and then turned the weapon upon himself Inflicting wounds from which he probably will die. Authorities described the shooting aa a "mercy death." They said the son had been blind for several years. The shooting occurred near the home of relatives where Shutt stop ped his automobile. Hospital physicians said Shutt had swallowed poison before the shooting. WILL- ROGER? 5ays: BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., July 13. Soy, the more you read of the bill for relief that the president vetoed, the more you can see he was right. It wag going to loan money to individuals. Now it's right to have the government feed and help get jobs but to loan everybody money that needs it to pay off somebody else that they owe, well in the words of my old friends the two Black Crows, "you can't do that." Besides, borrowing from one follow to pay another one don't do any good. Just keep on ow ing the same fellow. He has got used to "carrying" ua by now. In other words, let's don't change creditors while crossing a stream. Yours, ( , S llll. HtNlukl ssMImm. I Me ,