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PAOE ETOTTT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, SUNDAY, MAY 6, 1934. CHIPPEWA FALLS, ,T03 Mrs. Thurza Coleman Buzzell, 84, pioneer of Chippewa Falls, Wis, who had made her home for the paat eight years with her daughter, Mra. Jamea H. Owen of thla city, died Friday evening at the Owen home In Siskiyou Heights following a long Illness. She was the wife of the late rrn cli Marlon Buizell, who died March 23, 1921. Born In Rochester, If. T July 16, 1849. the daughter of Chaa. B. and Thurza Coleman of that city, Mrs. Buzzell was educated In that fine old college at Yellow Springs, Ohio, together with her brother, the late Theodore Coleman of Pasadena, Calif., and sister, Miss Emma B. Cole man, now residing In Pasadena, Oallf. Another sister, Florence Coleman Bate, died at San Jose, where she was living with her son, Harry Bate, at the time of her demise, Mra. Buzzell'a father waa a pioneer In the field of architecture and building during the very early daya. In 1860 the family moved to Chip pewa Falls, where Thurza Coleman was married to Francla Marlon Bur zell In 1808. To thla union were born two daughters and a son: Mrs. D. D. Lockerby of Eau Claire, Wla., who died In 1922, Frank M. Buzzell of Grand Rapids, Mich., and Mrs. Owen of this city. Funeral services for Mrs, Buzzell will be held In Chippewa Falls, Wl.. where Interment will take place in the old Coleman family plot. Following prayer here yesterday afternoon, Mr. Owen accompanied the body to Portland, from which city the remains will be forwarded to the eastern city. E Word has been received here that C. A. Orlt Tolman of Seattle, who has been In San Pedro Sula, Republic of Honduras, Central America, In the Interest of the Boston Mining com pany, is returning home. At the present, he Is visiting his aunt, Mra. Laura Anderson Edwards and Dr. F. J. Swanson and family of New York. Mrs. Swanson will be remembered aa . Ernestine Edwards. Mr. Tolman li the aon of J. O. Tolman and tho grandson of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Anderson and Judge and Mrs. J. O. Tolman, Jackson county pioneers, and Is related to Mr, and Mrs. A, B. Anderson of Ashland. Mr. Tolman left for the Port of Cortes on April I, from whore he sailed to' Boston, a letter written from South America states. Referring to the country where he had boon since the middle of January, Mr. Tol man stated that he had spent most of the time in the hills about 70 miles southwest of there, examining an old Spanish working. "Anyone who thinks the arty miners did not have a nose tor gold should prowl around In aome of the old workings now Inhabited only by a million of bats," he states In the letter. "It is 900 years since the Spaniards worked here." He goes on to say: "I ahould say that the year around climate here could not be excelled any place on the globe, that Is, If one likes warm weather. It never gets aa hot aa in the eastern states In the summer and unlike that part of the country Is always cool at nlghU There la never any cold weather, but sometimes during the rainy season, when the sun li not seen, it feels cool by contrast. "The people are not all a bad lot although they like to play around with revolutions. These revolutions resemble a good football game, plenty of spirit during the game; aome are killed of course. After the course Is won or lost all settle down to talk It over until the next one, probably some two years hence. The last rev olution la now a year old and I missed It. It was aald to be a good one and won by my host, Colonel Molony, one of the real soldiers of ; fortune. Evidently they did aome shooting at Ms home aa I have counted 37 rifle shots In the tin roof and more than that In the aide of the building facing the street." DEEP ROGUE POOL F GRANTS PASS, May 6. (API Bud ly decomposed by It long, burial In a 40 -foot pool of the Rogue river near the scene of the shooting In which Clarence Burke, about 44, is alleged to have twice wounded Mar tin Jennings, 44, the body of Roland Burr, 33, waa to be brought to Grant Paa today. Burke la sought on a charge or assault, with Intent to kilt Jennings In a rifle affray at' Burke's Lookout Point mountain cabin 40 miles north went of here April 30. Jennings told authorities that Burke shot him twice and then fatally wounde Burr, his mining partner. No trace of Burr wa found on the day following the shooting. Coroner Virgil Hull returned here lute Friday from viewing Burr's body. He said It had been In the river about seven days. Burr had been shot once, the coroner reported, the bul let coursing from the right side of the back and out through the chest in front. Hull left here Friday after receiv ing a meager report by forest serv ice emergency radio and telephone that the body had been discovered. The coroner brought tho remains over mountain trail to a point near Whisky creek and Glendale, where It was left to be brought out by way of Glendale today. The condition of the body was such that it could not be transported over the rough rout by way of Oallca. I .EI MjvJ STARTS The Romantic Rebel of the Rio Grande . . rides again! You've NO RAISE IN PRICES! mm i inn : . r y tM. Shows Today 1:46-3:30 7:00-9:00 I rvV MS Meanwhile the search continued for Burke, who officers believe Is still In the mountains. He was re ported seen once since ' the day of the shooting, . Jennings Is In the county jail here, held' aa a material witness. Boop-a-Doop Loses NEW YORK, May B. Helen Kane, the "boop-boop-a-doop" singer, today lost her suit for 1250,000 agalnat Max Fleischer, cartoonist, the Fleisch er Studios, Inc., and the paramount Publlx corporation. Pacific Northwest PREMIERE MM o y UZJ Lnl U A rowdy Romeo with sailor instincts ... a gal in every town! . . . Follow his boisterous, blustering, swashbuckling career through 1001 nights . . . and days . . ,of amazing adventure . . . riotous revolution ... blood-tingling heroism . . . uproarious revelry! never seen such a picture! There's never been such a picture! Too big for ruiy studio so they filmed It In the heart of old Mexico . , In the actual locations of Pancho Villa's romantic career , , A sweeping . . . thundering , , , eplo dm ma of an amazing person ality who turned a revolution' Into a Roman holldayl , , , Taking what he wanted In Ufa In love and In conflict! ... A Lord In war . . Hero to women! !, . VVALLAGE POPPY DAYS SET FOR MAY- 25-26 Proclamation was Issued yesterday by Mayor E. M. Wilson, designating May 35th and 26th aa Legion Aux iliary and Veterans poppy days for the sale of popples, made and sold El 10 Months . TO PRODUCE t 100 Cameras .'..TO FILM IT! 10,000 ... IN THE CAST! for special relief of those who par ticipated In military service. The proclamation close with "For their devotion to our country may we extend such encouragement as a liberal purchase of these poppies will afford." A statement wa also Issued by the American Legion Auxiliary yes terday, announcing that Medford will be called upon to honor the World war dead and give aid to the war's living victim by wearing memorial popple on May 35 and 26, the Fri day and Saturday preceding Memor m ial Day. These days will be known as "Poppy Days" throughout the United States and will be generally observed by the wearing of the lit tle red flower of Flanders' Field. Observance "of 'Poppy Days' here will be directed by the American Legion Auxiliary, Mrs. Walter Olm acheld, president of the local auxil iary unit has announced. Women of the auxiliary will distribute popples on the streets and receive contribu tions for the auxiliary's welfare and relief work among the disabled vet eran and their families. . LEO C ARR1LL0 FayWray Stuart Erwin Donald Cook o Geo. E. Stone Joseph Schildkraut Katherine De Mille Organization of a corp of volun teer workers to distribute the mem orial flowers throughout the city Is going forward rapidly under the leadership of Mrs. Belva Aiken, chairman of the auxiliary's poppy committee. A large supply of pop ple ha been ordered from the Port land Veteran hospital, where disab led veteran have been given em ployment during the winter . and spring making the little paper flow- with an all-star support ing cast headed by BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Hampson of Grants Pass are the parents of a daughter weighing TJ pounds, born Friday at Grants Pass. Mrs. Hamp son was formerly Berto Porter of Medford. : :f- . STUTTGART, Germany, May b.i) A school house in the village of Wlnterbach collapsed today killing a teacher and alx children. Five other pupils were, seriously injured. Mats .... 25c Eves'. ... 35c Kiddies-lOc ft! fit i 4 0 ?