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Tribune Free 3 -Day Cooking School Opens at Cif .erian Tomorrow The Weather Forecast: Fair tonight and Wednes day. Not much change In tempera ture. Highest yesterday 8T Uwet this morning .......... 4 Medford Mail T A growing circulation The circulation of the Mall Tribune la growing rapidly. Hundred! of net, reader, have been added Id the paat few months. Paid-up circulation la the mud that para Ad. dltfdenda. Twenty-eighth Year MEDFOKL), OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 30, 1933. No. 59. o) wn7 n rn uu UJJ RIBJNE a la IE I!) Ten Convicts Kidnap Warden, Guards, and Escape Kansas Prison Comment on the Day's News Bv FRANK JENKINS mamiORIAL DAY a half century iVlego the beet known holiday of the year. i.v .n child today any high .ki tudent. nerhapa what ; Mem- l- oriel Day means, and you will bazy answer. Thus doee time change us. a rv a half century MEUVIVIV ' - - . ago, waa a day of mingled sorrow and anger sorrow for the deaa; anger who caused the o.e"i Fifty yeara ago. the memory of the Civil War was still burned deeply Into .unU'i minds Today, that wound has healed. Even the scar haa almost disappeared. .t. It has. for the I healing of thla wound has left ua a united country, Pt because of Its unity. rn.mn. nurses lta wounds and cher ishes lt ancient hates, keeping them vividly alive through the centuries. nii..(n lta wounda and cherishing lta hates have brought Europe noth ing but grief and trouble. Let us hope that we ahall always be wise enough to avoid Europe's mis takes in thla respect. -,, . untitled, the civil War was. It waa fought In , order to bring to nd grtit tvtt ' the institution of human slavery. Those who died In the Civil War died In a Just cause. Tt waa a hard struggle, a bitter etrugsl. a bloody struggle, hut what waa fought for was worth fighting for. r g world war was an Infinitely harder struggle than our own Civil War. It waa far costlier in blood treasure. Fifteen yeara after lta end, we won der if Its result were worth tne cosi. Germany, to he aure. was balked In her determination to conquer the world, but France has risen to dom inance in Oermany'a place. Aa a war to end war, it was a dis mal failure. The threat of war In Europe is Just aa menactng as ever. THtS writer, for' one. hopes that In the future we stay out of Eur ope's wars. We have no place In them. SPEAKING of wra, here la a head line In the day's news: "East Joins Wert In Call for New World Peace." Sounds good, dceen't It? Oivea the Impression that a world that haa been amazingly foolish and ehort-aighted In the paat la coming to lta senses at last, recognising the folly of war and determining to rid Itself of this an eient curse. It sounds good, but doeant mean much. Peace talk will last until some nation's Interest or what th diplo mats profess to believe Is lta Interest la menaced, then war will loom again. That sounds like a cynical state ment, but it tent far from the truth. HEBE in this country, we talk much of foreign trade. IX we ever get Into another -war. It will be because of foreign trade. And the cost of the war. In money and eufferlng. will far outweigh all the benefit we may hare gained out of foreign trade. That, at least, la the opinion of this humble citizen, who is no pacifist, haa no use for pacifism, believe In adequate preparedness, both as to army and nevy, but la under no de lusiona as to the foolishness of war. MRS. ROOSEVELT HOLDS JO PLAN FOR AIR TRIP WASHINGTON. May 30. (AP) Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt haa no thought of abandoning her air trip to the west coaet. nor of m'1ally altering lta schedule. That was made known at the White House today in response to a rumor from the west that the trip might be cancelled. , NEW YORK. May SO. (AP) Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt left by train for Wsahinaton thia morning, aban doning her plan to fly to the capital because. X Infanynt jreubcb FATALLY INJURED WHENCARS HIT Winner Sets New Record for Distance and Leaves Nearest Driver Three Laps in Rear Shaw Second SPEEDWAY, INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., May 30. (AP) Louis Meyer of Huntington Park, Cel., today repeat ed hi triumph of 1928 in win ning the 500 mlle automobile race to the cheers of 10,000 spectators. While Meyer waa coasting to victory, two men, one a youthful driver and the other a mechan ic, died in the emergency hospi tal, from injuries received earlier In the race. The victims were year old Indian- LOUIS MEYER. Mark Blllman, apolls driver, and G. L. Jordan, La- fayette, Ind., mechanic, They were fatally Injured in smashups. Meyer's time was 4:48.00.76, smash ing all records for the distance. The youthful Callfornlan won by three laps, 7 j miles. - - Wilbur Shaw, Indianapolis, was second. Meyer Joins ranks with Tommy Milton as the only man ever to win the race twice. Chet Gardner, Long Beach, OaU was third. Lou Moore, of Los Angeles, was fourth. Meyer went into the lead soon after passing the 300-mlle mark, and retained it to the finish. He coasted to victory the last 25 miles, slowing down his speed to save gasoline and avoid the danger of an accident that might have robbed him of triumph. Rear Drive Wins The triumphant California, 29 years old, gained his first experience in speedway racing In Indianapolis in 1027, ' when he dove as a relief driver. Then, the next year he came lahed the race. He expressed regret car he drove to victory today. It is a rear-drive eight. Stubby Stubblefield of Los Angeles was fifth, and Dave Evans, Colum bus. Ind., finished sixth, r Meyer was gloriously happy when he brought ,h1s car to a stop after the perilous 500-mlle drive ride that oost the lives of two others. "I'm glad I won, but I'm glad It's over," Meyer said while photogra phers and well-wishers swarmed around him. He did not know that G. L. Jordan and Mark Blllman had died of injuries until he had fin back to win the race. He owned the over the tragic deaths. Others Continue Race While Meyer was changing his clothes, other cars In the race were still whirling around the track in an effort to finish among the first ten to share in the $30,000 prlee. Meyer received $12,000. Tony Gulotta. Kansas City, was seventh: Russell Snowberger, Phila delphia, eighty. At 3:30 p. m. officials announced that Lester Spantrler of Los Angeles, injured In one of two accidents that cost two lives, wss very low and that his death might be eexpected. Zeke Meyers, Oermantown. Pa., fin ished ninth. Cliff Berger of Los Angeles was tenth. Juan Guadlno, driving as relief driver for Raoul Rlgantl of Bueno Aires. South America, the only for eigner In the race, finished out of the first flight of ten struggling about 38 to 40 miles back of the winner. He fought gamely to remain in the race but was forced to make fre quent stops at the pit for fuel, and his car did not have the speed to compete with the Americans. WASHINGTON, May 30 (AP) James M. Cox of Ohio, was indirectly suggested to the senate today for the post of secretary o the treasury by Senator Norrl (R., Neb.). Senator Aahurst, (D.. Ariz.), also said the country could have "no bet ter man than Lewis Doug. as ' as chief of federal finances. The subject was brought up through Senator Long (D., La.) in calling at tention to published reports that Lewis Douglas, now budget director would succeed William H. Woodln and contending this would b "going New Champion Jimmy McLarnln,- Vancouver, B. C, uho last night ascended the welter weight throne by knocking out Young Corbtet III at Los Angeles In the first round. (Associated press Photo.) LOCAL AIRPORT TANT y FLYING That the Medford airport occupies a strategic place in the air map of the U. S- army air corps, and because of Its location midway between San Francisco and Portland, and at the north end of the Sisklyous, will be of increasing importance as time goes on, was the word brought today, by Brigadier General Oscar Westover, In command of the army air fleet, which landed here today, en route from March Field. California, to Seattle, for five d.ys maneuvers. General Westover and his staff we'n tendered a luncheon at the Hotel Medford at noon today by the cham ber of commerce, attended by about fifty representative business men. General Westover gave a very in teresting explanation of the present trip and its purposes, which are essentially to give his staff practical knowledge of the air routes along the Pacific coast, to determine proper places for airdromes, concentration points, and general atmospheric as well as ground conditions. The speaker was high in his praise of Medford and its airport, as well as the courtesies extended, and in elaborating upon local advantages mentioned the present excellent air port, the freedom from severe storms, the convenient altitude, snd other natural advantages to air transporta tion . He also said that the army air corps is particularly interested in the Pa cific coast, and is studying this region constantly, not In expectation of war soon, but to be prepared in every way, whenever war should come. He left no doubt in his hearers minds, that not only in war flying, but n peace flying, not only from a military standpoint, but from an Industrial standpoint, Medford was bound to occupy an important place In future aviation. Floyd Hart, world war flying ace, presided, and Introduced President Bolger of the chamber of commerce, who gave the visitors a welcoming address on behalf of the chamber of commerce. The fleet had three weeks mass maneuvers in California and will have five days (n the Puget Sound area. They wilt fly back to their eastern headquarters, via Pasco and Salt Lake City. Three hundred and thirty planes took part in the California maneuv ers, but only the commanders an1 their staffs are taking part in the flight to Seattle. Major Armstrong of the civilian conservation corps, was also a guest of honor it the speakers table. The commanders and their staffs present at the luncheon were: Brig. General Oscar Westover, Lt. Colonel Glenn 1. Jones, Major Ralph Royce. Major J. C. Rudolph. Major J. W. Jones. Captain Thelsen, Captain Murphy, Captain MDsnlel. Lieuten ant Owens. Lieutenant Conrad, Lieu- JUDGE SKIPWORTH HERE JUNE 6IH 10 SET BALLOT CASES Defendants Have Right to Ask Separate Trials and Are Expected to Do So Banks to Pay Operation Circuit Judge George F. Skipworth of Lane county, who presided at the Banks murder trial In Eugene, has announced that he will be here next Tuesday, June 6. to hear pleas and set date for trial for the defendants in the Jackson county ballot theft cafes, and hear pleas. If any. The defendants have the right to request separate trials, though Joint ly indicted, under Oregon law, and It Is anticipated they will do so. A change of venue Is not likely. Attorneys hold that under Oregon law. all rmist concur in the venue motion. This Is held Improbable, ss eight of the 22 indicted men have entered pleas of guilty. During the visit of Judge Skip worth next week, it Is expected that the decks will be cleared of all legal preliminaries preparatory to the actual trial. Ranks to Pay Doctor Reports from Eugene today stated that Banks himself would pay for the proposed operation, his physician, Dr. O. B. Donahue holds Is needed to remedy a kidney and glandular trou ble. Dr, Donahue was. quoted as say; ing. "something will have to be done soon.". As soon as the ballot cases are disposed of, the state plans to take up the case of Henrietta. B. Martin, president of the socalled "Good Gov ernment congress", and aide to Banks In his agitation moves. Mrs. Martin is indicted for riotous and' disorderly conduct, as the re sult of an attack with a buggy whip on Leonard N. Hall, editor of the Jacksonville Miner, February 17 last. Indicted as aides of Mrs. Martin, are L .O. Van Wegan and E. L. Fitch, reputed "congressmen". . Brown Trial Soon 0. H. Brown, secretary of the "Good Government congress," and father of Mrs. Martin, indicted for "slandering a bank," is also sched uled to be brought to trial as soon as possible. Criminal syndicalism charges, growing out of the Banks-stirred tur moil will be heard after the above matters have been concluded. A syndicated letter from Salem, the past week, contained the information that Governor Julius L. Meier, had detailed undercover agents to report to him on conditions In this county. They have been working for a couple of months, unbeknownst to the gen eral public, it is reported. Many r v. .nor Afloat The past month many fantastic rumors have been In circulation, par ticularly In the rural areas. One bit of gossip claimed that the state had no desire to prosecute the ballot theft cases, "as they have no esse." The other claimed, "Jimmy O'Brien has confessed he did not see Banks shoot, so he will get a new trial." The first rumor was circulated In the Phoenix district, and the other In the Applegate, extensively. The "confession yarn has been traced to its source. Another rumor, that failed to make much headway, de clared that Banks had been "acquit ted, but the subsidized press wss keeping It dark and the public would learn the truth when Banks came back and paid all his debts." Reports brought to county officials Indicate that the rural public "has quit believing every wild report it hears." OF HUMANE FOUND DEAD BY KIN PORTLAND, Ore., May SO (AP) Mrs. Frank W. Swanton, manager of the Oregon Humane society, died sud denly here tociay. Her body was found In the bath room after her niece. Miss Leot Smith, had called friends to aid her in gaining entrance to the house. Miss j Smith had an appointment with Mrs. Mrs. Swanton was about 55 years old. She wss not known to have been in. although shexw&s badly hurt In an automobile accident a couple of years ago. Miss Smith became alarmed when, after receiving no response to her raps on the door, she observed the lights in the bouse were on. It was apparent Mrs. 3 -anton bad di4 dur- UNVEIL PRESCOTT MEMORIAL STONE AS DArSFEATURE Brief Appropriate Address Given by Judge Norton Invalid Widow Present Annual Parade Staged From behind the proud and stately harmony of two American flags, the Prescott Memorial, honoring Jackson county's beloved peace officer. Con stable George J. Prescott, was reveal ed to the public In the city park to day, when; Chief of Police Clatous McCredle and Sheriff Walter J. Olm schetd removed the flags from the face of the granite monument. A brief, appropriate address was given by Circuit Judge Harry D. Norton, and hundreds of Jackson county citizens stood with bared heads to hear the Judge speak on the principles of equality of man. and the memory of Constable Prescott who gave his life In the performance of his duty, to protect the right of equality. Widow Given View An aisle wss made through the crowd In order that Mrs. Prescott, widow of the officer, might see the unveiling of the monument dedicated to-her husband, and hear Judge Nor ton's address. Mrs. Prescott who haa been an Invalid for many weeks, sat In the automobile with her daughter, Mrs. Nota Henderson of Sslem, and her son; Paul. . . - ' Judge Korton spoke of the privi lege given him to address those as sembled, and In his opening remarks stated: "It Is the natural Impulse of such an occasion to eulogize the personality and character of the per son we are to memorialise, but the brief time allotted on the program, makes this impossible." Given Food for Thought He referred to the monument as a marker to tell the story to future generations, and said he wished to say a few things that would be food for thought; "Abraham Lincoln's famous Gettys burg address, in which he said that all men are created equal, was the greatest message ever presented to the people of any nation founded on the principles of equality of man' Judge Norton said. "To carry out that principle of equality, it Is up to every man to you and me to see that the funda mental principles of citizenship and the rights of men are upheld. Every citizen should exercise his rights In the light of the rights of every other Individual," the Judge declared. Personal sacrifice wss emphasized by Judge Norton, and he stressed the fact thst each one must sacrifice for the good of many. . Dies Doing Duty In closing. Judge Norton spoke of Mr. Prescott as a man who died In (Continued on Page Seven) PORTLAND, Ore., May 30, (AP) Mrs. James P. Cook. 80, the first girl of white parentage born In southern Oregon, died at her home here last night. Her husband, who died sev eral years ago, was one of Che best known salmon packers on the Co lumbia river a half century ago. Mrs. Cook was born tn Jacksonville in 1853. Her maiden name was Ian the Miller. Her parents came to Oregon by wagon train. She Is survived by two sisters, Mrs. James R. Coleman of Salem, and M's. Pierce Dawson, of Oakland, Cal., and by two daughters, Mrs. P. h. Menefee of Portland, and Mrs. M. B. Crumpscker of Portland, widow of the late congressman. Pioneer residents of Jackson coun ty today could not recall to memory Ianthe Miller, bora In Jacksonville In 1853. However, according to Miss Alice Hanley, pioneers in this section recognize Molly Ross, oldest daughter of Colonel Ross, and Alice Wrlsley, as the first two white girls bora tn Jacksonville. They were born In 1852, Miss Hanley stated. WHITNEY HORSE WINS RICH BELMONT PURSE NEW YORK, May 30. (AP) C. V. Whitney's Trhe Darg today won the Withers mile and lta purse of 30, 550 over a muddy course at Belmont Park. J. E. Wldener's Oolden Way was second and W. 8. Kilmer's Dark Nation Pauses to Honor Hero Dead of All Wars Years Thin Ranks of '6 1 Memories of Valorous Deeds Return With Annual Observance in City and Town Foreign Graves Are Decorated By the Associated Press. Memories of valorous deeds flooded back to Americans on this Memorial Day and they poured out their hearts In tears for tho brave dead; cheers for the living. At Washington, reverent throngs turned their faces toward Arlington national cemetery, where President Roosevelt was to attend ceremonies honoring the dead of all wars. People of hamlet and metropolis lined streets to watch parades and were sad as they noted how sparly the number of Civil War veterana Mas dwindled. In New York, for Instance, j 49.000 men were mustered for three I giant parades, but only 85 wore the! uniforms of '01- At Gettysburg, scene of the most1 titanic battle on American soil, school children rallied with their elders to hear former Governor John 8. Fisher recall the epic struggle. The newest tragedy of the nation's fighting men received its meed of commemoration, : too. Airplanes winging over the At !lnttr nff th Now Jersev count were to drop tlowers where the airship Akron crashed with a loss of 73 lives. World's fair throngs at Chicago peered In reverence at a humble log cabin, reproduction of Abraham Lin coln's birthplace, while t the battle of Gettysburg Cyclorsma, fair officials arranged a meeting between an old confederate warrior and one from the north, a meeting symbolic of old wounds healed. WASHINGTON, May 30. (AP) Leading the nation In paying tribute to those who gave their lives for their country, President Roosevelt today ar ranged to attend Memorial Day ser vices at historic Arlington "national cemetery, the shrine of America's war desd. There. In a ceremony under aus pices of the Orsnd Army of the Re public, the men In charge of this country's srmy snd navy Secretaries Dern and Swanson were called upon for addresses. PARIS. May 30, AP The French graves of 28.600 Americans who died In the World war were decorated to day with ceremonlea commemorative of their sacrifice. In five" military cemeteries, delega tions of veterans conducted the cere monies at II o'clock, followed exactly at noon by the raising of the stars and stripes as a symbol of a living nation. At Buresnes, near Paris, where 1541 soldiers lis under rows of white crosses, Theodore Msrrlner, American charge d'affaires, presided over the maj-sr' P-nnorlal service this after noon. A group of gold star mothers and widows here as pilgrims to the graves of their sons and husbands visited the cemeteries where their dead rest. IN CHANGING S10 M. fl. Johnson, of Gold Hill, hard ware merchant and gold dust buyer of that city, was in Medford Monday, and reported a grievous error. A man bought a tire from him snd presentad 3 10 bill in payment, Johnson, in making change irave him a $50 bill in mistake for s 19 bill, resulting In a net loss so far of 145 for the hard ware dealer. The $50 bill Is very rare and seldom seen outside of plutocratic circles, to Mr. Johnson was feeling a trifle blue shout the bobble. The number of the $50 bill was re corded by Johnson, and he hopes lo check It through this means. Johnson says the beneficiary of his mistake was a middle-aged man, and he would know him If he saw him again. He thrinks he Is a resident of this city. OF County and stste officers yester day arrested Robert W. Rose, 74, and Jim R'ce, 44, on charges of horse stealing. The two men were located In the Round top mountain district in the Reese Creek section. The two men allegedly stole two horses last Tebmary from Corbett SmltA, - joorrUrn to ft Kppr. BASEBALL Natlonnl (First called end 0th, wet). Boston 17 0 Philadelphia . 3 7 2 Selbold and Hogan; Holly and Davis. (Second game) Chicago -...-........ 8 " 0 1 Pittsburgh 3 10 2 Malone and Hartnett; Melne, Smith and Padden, Grace, Brooklyn 14 1 New York 3 8 0 Mungo and Lopes; Schumacher, Luque snd Mancuso. American (First game) Cleveland ............. 3 B Chicago 7 ,13 0 Harder. Bean, sCrsglieRd and Spen cer; Durham and Berry, , First game: R. H. E St. Louis ,-....M....fl 6 1 8 Detroit - .J 10 3 Hadley, Coffman and Reul; Fischer. Marberry and Hay worth, Desautels. Philadelphia 7 10 1 Boston 8 0 .2 Catn, Grove and Cochrane; Plpgras and Ferrell. Copyrighted by McClure Newspaper Syndicate. Bv Paul Mallon. WASHINGTON, May 30. That hot scrap among the senate investiga tors wss worse In the cloakrooms than It was in the open. Senators Couzena and Glass nearly came to blows In a private session the dsy. before the open blowup came. Other senators intervened and calmed them down. The trouble on the Inside was that they dtd not let Glass In on what was going to hap pen ahead of time. He was fussing around with his bank bill when the inquiry data was being prepared. He did not ask about anything, and nobody told him. Glass Is more sensitive than an ordinary person and resented It deeply. He got the idea they were putting Morgsn on the rack. His objections were so unsound that his friends went around for dsys asking: "What Is the matter with Olass?" Glass did not know it but the man behind the guns In the Morgan expo sure was Couzens. The Michigan senator learned both Republicans and Democrats were in volved. Before Morgan went on the stand Couzena slipped around to Prosecutor Pecora and said: "If anyone tries to stop you, Just let me know." Obviously the Michigan senator feared that the opposing sides might (Continued on Page Ten) BY EXTENDED FAST POONA, India, May 30. (AP) The Mahatma Gandhi remained weak and exhausted today from the ex citement attending the end of his three weeks' fast against u n touch -ability. He was able to assimilate some fruit and honey mixed with waiter, however, and wu allowed to eat some grapes, his first solid food In 22 days. Doctors said the frail little leader wis stai 14 ctttloal OQpOlttKttU . , DESPERATE MOB One Guard Wounded All Highways Guarded Con victs Take Auto From Citi zenFamily Left in Car LANSING, Kas., May 30. (AP) Authorities at the state penitentiary sold late today they were unable to confirm a rumor that one of the guards kidnaped by escaping convicts had been released at Kardner, Kas. It was said at the warden's office that a report of the release, received Indirectly, remained unverified. LANSING, Kans., May 30 (AP) Ten armed prisoners kidnaped Warden Kirk Prather and two guards, wounS ed another guard, and escaped ovr the wall during a Memorial dsy base ball game at the Kansas penitentiary today. Within a half hour cordons of po lice guarded every highway and con flicting reports kept pouring In from various parts of the state on the flight of the fugitives. Using the warden and guards, A. L. Laws and John Sherman as shields, the convicts plied into a motor car outside the prison and drove wlld'.y sway. Take Autolsts Car A few minutes later M .J. Wood of Kansas City, Kas., was held up by a touring csr turned across the high way, six men evicted him, climbed Into his sedan and drove away wlh Mrs. Wood, partly paralyzed, her daughter, Louise, 17, and a neighbor woman. While this report was being re ceived authorities at Eudora, Kas.. east of Lawrence, said a careening car dashed through their line out that they were unable to fire because guards from the penitentiary were be in held on the running boards as shields. The car continued west. Woods, whose car was commandeer ed, said his sedan sped south toward Victory Junction snd that the tour in oar, in which waa left a woman dressed In red and a man in a trray suit, turned back toward Leaven worth. Been At Baldwin . Tope k a police received a report that an automobile believed to have been occupied by escaped prisoners and the warden had pssaed through Bald win, Kas., early this afternoon, travel ing south. (Continued on Page Seven) ROGER? w$ays: CHICAGO, May 29. Well, the big Chicago fair opened on time. It had to open on tima to give everybody making those long speeches a chance to get 'em over before it closed. Even the preacher who was supposed to ask the . blessing stunk long enough to continue it into the doxology. But it was worth , all the praying and talking for. Only one thing, they had thousands of policemen to block you off Ht every street to see that you didn't get into it. At that there was 40,000 got by the police and got in. My old friend Brisbane couldn't get in till he used Walter Winchell's card. I sneaked in inside Amon Carter's silk hat me and 12 other mice. If there is any where in the world you want to go in a crowd, get an old silk hat, the mangier the bet ter. Toliceraen and w&hers have more respect for it than a gold engraved card from President Roosevelt. But it's a great fair. Don't miss it. n toU Ac?' gun Htmmi!
