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PXQE "EIGHT 1 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDST, MARCH 19, 193. L TO IN IN RAGE Skill and Courage Demon strated in Many Events Ban at New Orleans . Port Dedication Rankles By 8WANEB TAYLOR United Press Aviation Writer KEW YORK. (UP) At the recent Van-American air races, held to ddl eate the new $4,000,000 auper-alrport at New Orleans, La women pilots were conspicuous In their absence. Not a single lady-bird was allowed to enter any of the competitive events. Tbe reacon given for tbls ban took the form of a weak play on aolvalix The ladles have been Judged too frail and tender to compete (even among themselves) In such gruelling, such stamina snapping physical ordeals. Woman's place, as far as air races are concerned, is at home. Mental fitamlna Well, to anyone who ever has flown in a race, thls view Is utterly pra pceterous. About the only stamina called upon. In flying 'round and round a five-mile triangular course, la men'cal stamina. But to say tbat woman, as a gender, suffer brlan fag when called upon to think clearly and sanely for 25 or 30 minutes, not only maligns them, but it also casts a baneful reflection on the entire human species. As far as smart racing la concerned, our American lady-birds hare by far topped the men. Since the start of feminine racing, that first horrible Powder-puff derby from California to Cleveland, the girls have proven repeatedly that sex baa nothing to do with flying an airplane. Tbi same promoter, lnoldenally, la sponsible for the celebrated "Powder- puff" cross-country races. And, It must be said, that In planning his various Itineraries be never has spar- ad frailty. Tough Trip The Southern California to Cleve land route transverses the most va ried and most difficult part of this continent. Vet thirty-odd girls came through with only one loss,, and much less complaining than men. Also, In bis numerous closed-course races only one girl lost her life. And she, when her highly oouped-up en gine went bad on her, had the cour age to pull out of the race course to her craah would endanger no one. Tbat girl, for one, didn't suffer brain fatigue. There are about 15 women In this country (and just about the same number of men) who are superb rac ing pilots. Mrs, Phoebe OmlUe of Memphis, Tenn., aska favor of no man In the air. Neither does Gladys O'Donnell of Los Angeles; Frances ("Tex") Harroll, now a New Yorker; Laulse Thaden of Pittsburgh; Betty Huyler OH lea, of the ohocolata drop Huylers; Mrs. Marty Bowman, an other Callfornlan, as Is Mrs. "Pancho" Barnes. The list Is twice as long again of women's names that the best men filers will welcome Into any race any time. ATTORNEY SLAYS ENDS OWN LIFE CLEVELAND, March 19. (AP) R, 8. Nowcomb, prominent Cleveland attorney, killed his wife early today wtth an axe and then committed sul elde, police reported, by slashing tali throat with a knife. Newcomb had been under treat ment tor a nervous breakdown. The two bodies were found In the Feneomb home at daybreak by a maid. Coroner A. J. Pears, summon ed, by Cleveland Heights police, pro nounced their doatha a murder and a suicide. Nowcomb waa a member of tih law firm of Nowcomb, Nowcomb 6 Nord. Coroner Pears Mid a preliminary Investigation indicated that Nowcomb awakened 'about 5:30 a. m., went to the basement to get the axe, and re turned to his wife's bedroom. He struck her one blow over the head as aha slept, the coroner theo rised, snd then descended to the basement to commit suicide. Mrs. Mnbel Warner, aged mother of the murdered woman, said sha heard her daughter cry out about 9:30. She did not investigate Immediately, and the bodies were not discovered until the laundress, Myra Johnson, cams to work. A son of tbe dead couple, Miller J. Mewcomb, about 30, also wis In the boms at the time of the tragedy. Adrian Q. Mewcomb, a brother of ths dead attorney, said "ha had been better for ths last two or three weeks. Us had been coming to the office almost every dsy." Farm Credit Secretaries Instructed sfesi - Mxis.a&zlmig Secretaries of newly-organized production credit association of the northwest district were In Spokane last week for Instruction on operation methods of the ProdiicUnn Credit corporation and rules of the Federal In termediate Credit bank. Shown In this plcturo are seated, left to right: , J. SoricrUnd or the Midland as sociation at Columbia, Mont.; F. 8. Johnson of the Southwest Washington association at Chclmlls; X, O. Miller, of the Bojeman association at Bremen, Montana; Charles Raitel oof the 1 Miles City association, and T. O. Montgomery of the Baker, Oregon, association. Standing are W. E. Meyer (left) , president of the Federal Intermediate Credit hank of Spokane, and B. L. Jenkins, field organizer for the Production Cred it corporation At Spokane. Vivid Pictures Of Pistol Battle At Philadelphia; Policemen Rout Recluse Holding Two Girls Captive ITALY TO EXPAND, 1L DUCE SERVES E (Continued from page one) Pis :2h m ' Mi '-Iran " msQu IjLJM v -nm ur Holding two girls esptlvs In his barricaded Philadelphia house! Walter Bevln, 65-year-old war veteran, defied police In a pistol battle until ha was critically wounded after a tear gas barrage brought him stag gering from the house. A bystander and one of the gl rls also were wounded. Above picture shows police, with pistols In their hands, creeping up on Bevln's house. (Associated Press Photo) SOCIETY GIRLS SHINE 'EM UP sr -Vas v - MARY OWSLEY RITES CONDUCTED TODAY Funeral service were conducted this afternoon from the Perl funeral home for Mrs. Mary Owsley, Reverend W. R. Balrd of the Flrt Christian church being In chnrgo of the services. The body will bo shipped this evening to Mounds, Oklft., for burial. Tourist Bntance Off ISTANBUL. (UP) T.tie tourist balance In Turkey Is upsetting the authorities. Only 62,000 foreigners visited the country lost year, and they spent a mero three million Turkish pounds. On the other hand. Turkish tourists to Europe and America took nearly seven mlUton pounds out of the country. tlons which have already arrived In Africa do not block at every step Italian expsnsfon"- a demand said to have been aimed particularly at France. Later, referring to Franca In a general discussion of Italian foreign relations, Mussolini said; 'Relations with France are better from a general standpoint. But real ity demands I state that none of the problems which has existed be tween us for IB years have been solved." II Duce turned to touch upon In ternal development phases of the program. The audience, gathered In the Rome opera house one week be fore the five-year elections, sat In rapt attention. "In this age of plans,' he said, "I want to lay before you a plan not for five years or ten years but for 60 years, carrying on to the 31st century, at which time Italy will have the primacy of the world." Homes For AH . Under the program, he declared. "Every rural person will have a clean and healthy house ... to halt the rush to the city." Re said 600.000 rural houses would be rebuilt, 830,- 000 repaired. Re outlined plans to complete swamp reclamation by 1040, build new acqueducts and highways and to recreate Italian municipalities. Mussolini reiterated Italy's Inten tion to help Austria preserve her Independence and the absence of any reference to relations wtth Germany cooled over the question of Aus trian independence was considered significant. He did refer to Germany in dis cussing arms. It. was after he had said reform of the League of Nations "will be made when disarmament Is settled." Cannot Disarm Germany "Heavily armed states." he said, "will not disarm. An Italian mem orandum states the problem In all of Its reality. If nations will not disarm they cannot logically oppose the parity of arms required by Ger many. They cannot pretend to dis arm people like the Germs us." As for Italy's military expenditures. n Duce reiterated that she would never attack. But, he added, slie will be "ready for any eventuality." Tells Sales Plan raP5rv -4va ? 1 Soviet Wins Radio Contract. MOCCOW (UP) The soviet gov ernment has concluded a contract with the Turkish republic to erect a 150-kllowatt radio station at Ankara. The soviet electric trust takes pride In the fact that It secured the con tract, despite competition from sev eral older eompsntes of capitalistic countries. Youths Sentenced to Chorch SEATTLE. (UP) Two youths. charged with attempting to steal a small lamp from the First Christ Scientist church, were sentenced to attend oburch every Sunday for two months and attend Sunday school and both morning and evening services. A. E. Horn W. F. Carper, local district manager for General Petroleum, called south ern Oregon representative together here today to learn the organization's 1934 merchandising plan from Assist ant Oregon Manager A. E. Horn of Portland, who arrived here Sunday. L. A. Schmltt, General's Grants Paas agent, and Charles F. Miller, agent at Klamath Falls, attended with dis tributors and representatives from their territories. General Petroleum announces that the 1934 advertising volume will double that of 1933 and that a new gasoline will shortly be Introduced. Taxi Dash to Hospital Impresses Lady Visitor DENVER, Colo;, March 10. (AP) One Los Angeles woman undoubtedly will recall her visit of a few days ago In Denver. Carl S. Mill i ken, commissioner of safety, Is authority for the story. Witnesses are a taxi driver, still some what sensitive on the subject, and a couple of motorcycle policemen. According to Mllliken's story, the woman was en route to Los Angeles from New York and when she learn ed she had several hours to wait for her train decided to visit a friend, who had Just become a mother. "Drive me to the Presbyterian hos pital I'm In a hurry," Mi 111 ken said the woman told the taxi driver. At break-neck speed and ignoring traffic signals, the driver swept through the city. A couple of traffic officer swung alongside, primed for trouble. A few whispered words from the driver and they darted out in front, sirens screaming. At the hospital the driver called excitedly .to attendants to take his passenger to the maternity ward. They did rapidly, without asking questions. Arriving at the operating room, tbe woman gasped as she understood the mistake, Mllliken said. Then she convinced the attendants all aha wanted was to visit her friend and the friend's new baby. Mllliken declined to give the wo man's name. IS Cnlf Had Five I.fc. FRIOD, Mont. (UP) A calf on the J. P. Miller fnrm hero Is "one up on his bnrnynrcl fellows. The freak was born with flvo legs, lived, and Is perfectly norninl otherwise. Thess young Boston society girls donned dungarees snd took up , "llnln0 klu t0 r'" '""de for sweet charity. They are, left to right: Barbara Morton, Ellen O'Donnell and Mildred Allen. They not. I-h-hl!f,i c,r.,und! tr, Bo,,on diPn1"-y nd the Boston float Ing hospital, (Associated Press Photo! Two Counties Pay First Quarter Tax SALEM, March IB ( AP) Two counties completed In full their first quarter stats tax payments to the state treasurer today. Union county paid 113,991 snd Klsmsth count; 31,158. All stata Uses are dus on April 1. HEADSTONES LEVELED BY ERRATIC STORM PARIS, March IS. (API Ths peo ple of Jonaso awoke tod.y to find every headstone In ths local ceme tery fist on ths (round. The stones wer blown down la a hop-skipping storm which struck odd spots slonj the western coast orer night sttr glvlnit Most of nanc wind, ralB 0 feU, PHILIPPINE MEASURE PASSED BY HOUSE WASHINGTON. Mnrrh IB. (AP) Ths McDuffle-Tydlnga rhlllpplne In depedence bill passed tne house to day and was sent to the senste. Having sdmlntatratlon approval, ths messurs was brought up by Chslrmsn McDuffle of the Insulsr committee under a suspension o! ths tynue rules, which required at least a Iwo-thlrds majority for psa-ssgs. Hotel Figueroa Tenth a.id Figueroa Sts. I.OS ANOIXE9 400 outaldo room! jns of ths newest aotels Next door to everything Important Ijo Angeles. As It la convenient. Oarags In connection. ' Room, wtth. or without, prlrats bath. Rates 1140 per dsy snd up Attractive permanent rates, week or month. A. B. SMITH, Unmet. In downtown comfortable as NIAGARA PALLS. N. Y. (UP) Leo Kodeskl, IS, lays claim to the world's needle threading chsmplon shlp, previously held by Bob Wolte. 1 37, of Ontario. Ont. Kodrekt says he threaded 60 lengths of silk thread through tie eye of a needle, beating I Wolfe's record by 10 lengths. VlCKS VOR ATONE a better mouth wash at a big saving rmiHlJIIJ.-.I.lUi:rl.7i:MTTTiTn m LEARN TO KNIT CLASSES Tuesdays nnrl Thursdays Hours 10 to n Needle Arts Shop Mrs. B. O. Riddoll SJ N. Central. Mfdford Wclf. !r. r. n. Thsjer. Imtmrlnr. Girls . . . When you go back to the campus wear one of Adricnno's Knitted SUITS Luscious colors, renter nielnn, yellow, blue, jrren, vililtc. l-iry weaves anil both t nnd 3-pleco stairs. $10.95 to $25.00 -m Corduroy Blouses $1.95 Striped Seersucker' Blouses $1.95 f Wool Skirts White flannel, plaids chocks and $2.95 Adrii ennes LUMBER PHONE 1 BIG PINES LUMBER CO. J. T. BROADLEY, Fl MEDFORD RES1DI BURIED IN CALIFORNIA According to a clipping from the March 12 edition of a Secramento newspaper, "funeral services were held today from the parlors of Miller and Skelton for John Thomas Broadley, who died Friday. Broadley. a resident here for lour years, was & native of England and was a close friend and neighbor of the brother of Charles Dickens, the author. "Broadley, .who was a musician, played before Queen Victoria and King Edward of England. He was born In Bradford. Yorkshire. England, and came to the United States In 1890. making his home In New York. He had been active In national Co-opera- tlve Festivals in England, and In 1890 was awarded a certificate for valuable service at the Crystal Palace In London. He came to California 16 yesrs ago after having operated a floral es tablishment in Med ford. Ore. "He la survived by his widow, Mrs. J. A. Broadley. a daughter, Mrs. Elsie B. Montgomery and two grandchil dren, as well as two brothers and a sister In England." Many friends here will be saddened to learn of Mr. Broad ley's passing, as he was well known here, formerly hav ing his greenhouse on the hill near the reservoir, and later had a shop on Weet Main street, across from the Liberty building. He was a member of the Baptist church. Bird Cages. The finest cheap cages we have ever sold. Assorted colors, large roomy cages, each $1.49. -Med-ford Seed & Feed Co. FTTTTTTTVTTTtT DEAFened You owe It to yourself to re- celve a FREE DEMONSTRA- T TTON of the TEUTONOPHONE, J Germany' Master Creation, for & the relief of defective hearing. ? It la the only portable hearing device equipped with Radio Ml- . crophone. Dr. Orville H. Sclieetz OPTOMETRIST T 60S East II St.. Ornnts Pass J. Near Post Office X SALEM, Ore. (VP) Charles H. Gram, candidate for re-election as state labor commissioner, has been longer in office than any other elect ive official, Next January, Gram will complete 16 years as labor commissioner. He has served In the labor department for 27 years, being one of the oldest state servants. No other candidate has thus far announced himself far Vie post. Gram is a Republican. Most outstanding accomplishment of his administration, the labor lead er believes, is the "tri-state agree ment." By this pact Oregon, Wash lngton and California have united In uniform regulations of hours and mlonrs in the canning and packing industries. The agreement, affect ing 65,000 women, has forestalled un told trouble and losses on the Pa cific coast, It Is claimed. Russian Air Hero Discovered Safe MOSCOW, March 10. (AP) The Russian air hero Llapjdcvsky, missing five days on a flight of mercy, has been located safe and well at 'Cape Van Karen, the government rescue commission announced today. The flier waa forced down by en gine trouble 6 miles from Koluchlno Island after hopping to rescue a party of 89 stranded on cracking Ice floes In the Bering sea. L. H. Tucker, 87 Dies At Home L. H. Tucker, 87, who resided at 601 Dakota, died Sunday evening at his home. The body is now at the Perl funeral home, and a complete obituary will appear tomorrow. STOP TAKING SODA I FOR GAS ON STOMACH Much soda distrubs digestion. For gas or sour stomach Adlerlka la much better. One dose rids you of bowel poisons tnau cause gas and bad sleep. Heath's Drue Storo and Modford Pharmacy. Medford School of Beauty Culture Announce These Prices Now Effective Permanent Waves $2.50 Finger Waves.... 50 Shampoo . .25 Hair Cut . .25 Marcell .50 Manicure .35 This schcool will be operated by licensed operators until state Board Inspects shop. 41 912 East Main St. Across from Boxy Theatre Phone 84 Hours from 9:00 to 6:00 ruptured: After 35 years of wearing, making and fitting trusses, I have designed and manufactured the LITTLE DOCTOR TRUSS with Its sponge rubber and sir cushion pads and the HUMAN HAND TRUSS that holds Just like your hand. After rutins; oyer 8000 of them. I nm convinced It Is the ansner to all rupture sufferers, Neat, simple, efficient; no steel: no elastic; no pressure on back or hips: no leg it rap j. Welsht, t ounces. No mstter how food your truss Is, if inter ested In the best see this one. 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We're vcrwrt In the various denominational and fraternal rites: our equipment Is always kept slehtiy; our taste and care In arranging the floral display: our attention to moarners' romtort and privacy In the home, chapel and at the cemetery are details of Importance with us and are standard regardless of the amount expended. CONGER FUNERAL PARLOR WEST MAIN AT NEWTOWN Solicited For Membership In Order of Golden Rule and Declined
