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MEDFORB MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OKEGON, SUNDAY. JUNE 24, 1934 PAGE THREE GAS FUMES DEATH CHEAPAND FAST Warden Says Experiment Worked Better On Man Who Maintained Inno cence To Last Than On Animals A Success. CANON CITY, Colo., June S3. (P) An obscure grave on "Woodpeclter Hill" at the Colorado penitentiary awaited today the body of William Cody Kelly, who paid with his life In the prison's new lethal gaa chamber for killing a rancher tosteal two cheap pistols. "The execution was successful," Warden Roy 'Best said, 'there were no hitches. Keily was put to death speed ily and the apparatus worked even bettor than It did In experiments with animals." ' While about 100 persona watched. Kelly walked Into the death house, wearing only shoes and "shorts" to keep his clothing from absorbing any of the death-dealing gas fumw. Wearing a black mask, he was strap ped to the "death throne." The doors of the tank were closed. Kelly chanted the 23rd Psalm. A bril liant light shone upon him. The witnesses stared through long rows of windows at the prisoner. Guards released twelve acid cap sules costing 90 cents Into & crock under the "death throne." Whitish fumes rose as the capsules struck a mixture of acid and water. The prisoner slumped forward, gasp ed two or three times, and was still. Twenty five physicians held an au topsy to observe the effect of the gas In the hope of preventing deaths in mine disasters. There was no cutting out of the victim's heart, as was done after executions under the state's old system of hanging, to make sure of death. Kelly, sentenced for the slaying of Russell Browning, wealthy Delta. Colo., rancher-recluse, protested his Innocence to the last. CLEVELAND, June 23. (AP) The American Federation of Musicians wants Its local organizations to "use their political strength to combat the evils of the high school band." By "evils," the resolution was taken to mean an encroachment on the business of the professional mu sicians. All officers were re-elected by the federation's annual convention, Jos eph N. Weber of New York for his 35th term as president. Dakota Governor's Aides Desert Lieut. Gov. Ole H. Olson of North Dakota Is shown taking the oath of governorship before Hope Snyder, a notary public, after he claimed succession to the office of Gov. William Langer following the tatter's conviction on federal conspiracy charges. Olson, however, was unable to take over Langer'a office when the latter continued in possession and ordered the sheriff to admit only employes. (Associated Press Photo) BISMARCK, N.D., June 23. (AP) Six members of Governor William Langer's cabinet, all election officials, revolted today and Joined Lieutenant Governor Ole H. Olson, who claims he is legal governor. They refused to recognize Langer's authority, since he was convicted of a felony recently. Today's action was a, climax to a series of events which began last, March when opponents of Langer en gineered a split In the non-partisan league, a republican faction. Langer's conviction with four others a week ago was In the fore ground of the developments which came at the height of the campaign lor the state primary election Wed nesday, two days before the chief executive was scheduled to appear for sentence. He faced a sentence ranging up to two years imprison ment or $10,000 fine or both. i In a statement announcing their i position the revolting officers, sev i eral of them serving with Langer on , Important state boards, said they be I lieved the governor's conviction for ' alleged fraud in connection with fed eral relief work, automatically dls- qualified him from holding office. I His opponents were Lieutenant Gov ernor Olson; John Husby, commis sioner of agriculture and labor; Robert Byrne, secretary of state; Al- ; fred Dale, state treasurer; S. A. Ols- ness, state insurance commissioner, and Fay Harding and C. W. McDon- nell, members of the state railroad commission. ! The six expressed fear that acts ; performed in conjunction with Lan ger might be Illegal, and declined to ' "participate In any of his executive acts In which he is a party until the j courts have' clarified" .the question of his right to hold office. WALES IS 40, AND STILL BACHELOR LONDON. June 23. (AP) Life of a new kind In the eyes of the public began at forty today for the Prince of Wal03. , Though it was not easy for the world to realize from his appearance, the cold figures of the calendar showed the hair to the British throne Is no longer a "bold prince charm ing" in his thirties. On his fortieth birthday the world's most famous bachelor still seemed as far-away from . marriage as ever, and there was not even a rumor that he Is engaged. The gradual dying out of these en gagement rumors gave strong sup port to a statement made four years ago by a close member of the prince's entourage to the effect that he is likely to be a bachelor king. Held In Vienna In Tuf verson Case WASHINGTON, June 23. ( AP) The farm administration noted to day a mounting total of rental and benefit payments which on June 20 had reached $216,000,000. To the end of May, $388,370,500 had been col lected In processing taxes. Payments in wheat growers, ex clusive of administrative costs of county production control associa tions, totaled 966,945.373 aa of June 0: corn and hog payments $5,713. 563;tobacco $11,751,982. Texas Wool Lower BOSTON, June 23. (AP) -(U. 8. Dept. Agr.) The outstanding devel opments of the week In the wool market was the report Involving the sale of Kerrvllle accumulation or wool In TexaB to an eastern mill at a price substantially lower than the current quotations on spot Texas wools in Boston. 28 His Conscience Goaded PORTLAND, June 23. ( AP) Law rence Poole, 24, conscience-ridden youth who surrendered to state pol ice at Myrtle Point and admitted two Portland robberies, was received at the city Jail here tdoay. PORTLAND, Ore., June 23. (AP) An opportunity for 798 Oregon youths between the ages of 18 and 25 to Join the CCC will arise. after July i, according to word received today by the Oregon state relief com mittee from W. Frank Persons, a representative of the department of labor. Enrollment will start immedi ately. Quotas for the state are: Multno mah, 283; Baker, 14; Bent, 14; Clackamas, 39; Clatsop, 18; Colum bia, 17; Coos 24; Crook, 3; Curry, 3; Deschutes, 12; Douglas, 18; Gilliam, 3; Grart, 5; Harney, 5; Hood River, 8; Jackson, 28; Jefferson, 2; Jose phine 10; Klamath, 27; -Lake, 4; Lane, 45; Lincoln, 8; Linn, 1; Mal heur, 0; Marlon, 61; Morrow, 4; Polk, 14; Sherman, 2; Tillamook, 10; Uma tilla, 20; Union, 15; Wallowa, 8; Wasco, 11; Washington, 25; Wheeler, 2; Yamhill, 18. Bean Fatal To Babe BEND, Ore., June 23. -(AP) Vic tim of a bean which lodged In his lungs yesterday, Leonard, two-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson George of Bend, died today in a Portland hospital, It was learned here. TOO LATE 70 CLASSIFY CASH PAID tor men'a and hand aulta hate and shoes. Will H Wilson. S3 No. Front. LOST Red Cocker spaniel, female Return to 108 cottage. Reward. This picture, ' transmitted from London to New York by radio show. Ivan Poderjay who Is being held In Vienna In connection with the mys terious disappearance of his wife, the former Agnes Tufverson of De troit. An International search for the Detroit woman, who has not been seen since she left New York In December, la. being made. (Asso ciated Press Photo) Smartly Waved Hair Is Your Best Attraction At Murray's you get the most satisfactory PERMANENT WAVES Ml i E Fame Beckons ROSS KLINE HEAD OF Seventy-five Jackson county tur key growers, including sixty members owning 15,000 birds, were in attend ance Saturday at the first annual meeting of the Southern Oregon Turkey Growers' association, held in the courthouse auditorium. Officers were elected, with I. R. Kline of Eagle Point, president; Dick Straus of Sams Valley, vice-president; George Ousterhout of Eagle Point, secretary-treasurer, and the following also members of the board of directors: G. W. Byrd of Ashland, Charles Elmore of Applegate and George Drake of Phoenix. A. H. Banwell, manager of the Jackson County chamber of com merce, gave the welcoming address, with the response by Mr. Kline, chairman of the organization com mittee during the past year, and master of Pomona Grange. Feeding and breeding were dis cussed at length by H, E. Cosby, ex- j tension poultryman from Oregon ; State college, whose topic was "Tur- key Production Problems." George j Turkey Growers' association, spoke on "Marketing Turkeys In Califor nia," and because of his 23 years as an independent grower, and five years In a co-operative, he gave many interesting sidelights to valley grow ers. "Advantages of Cooperative Mar keting" were told by R. G. Weide meler, president of the California Turkey Growers' association, and "Turkey Marketing in Oregon" was the topic of the address by J. C. Leedy, manager of the Oregon Tur key Co-operatives, Inc. During the afternoon meeting. County Agent Robert G. Fowler ex plained how the extension work In Jackson county would fit into the proposed program of the association, and spoke on plans for the turkey tour July 25, of which he was named chairman. Members present voted to affiliate with the Oregon Turkey Co-operatives, Inc., which, In turn, Is asso ciated with the Northwest Turkey cooperative. Kline was also voted as the representative on the state board. John Laurence Seymour, 41. (above), head of the dramatic arl department of the Sacramento, Cal junior college has been advised the Metropolitan Opera Association ol New York Is considering his opera, "The Eunuch", for presentation during the next season. (Assoclat ed Press Photo) WEEK'S OUTLOOK OREGOr: Fair Sunday and Mon day but overcast mornings on coast; moderate temperature; fresh north erly wind offshore. SAN FRANCISCO, June 22. (AP) The outlook for the period June 24 to 30 Is for generally fair weather but frequent coastal fogs; tempera tures will be near the normal. (iraut Cnnnl C'ontrnct WASHINGTON. June 23. ( AP) Contracts for excavating the first 30 milee of the all-Amerlcan canal In southeastern California were awarded today by Secretary Ickes. Liquor Audit Approved SALEM, June 23. (AP) Urging the state liquor control officials to com ply with the suggestions made by S. W. Starr, chief auditor of the sec retary of state's office, in his recent audit of the liquor control commis sion's activities, George H. McMorran, chairman of the liquor group, ad dressed a lengthy letter to the com mission today. RETAIL HERS A retail merchant committee com prising one merchant from each di vision of the retail stores has been appointed by W. F. Isaacs, chairman of the retail merchant committee of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerco, It was announced yester day. During the past year it hna been the custom of the Chamher of Com merce to call the retail merchant together as a body but Mr. Isaacs believes that better result can be obtained by having one representa tive from each division. Those sel ected by Mr. Isaacs are: lumber deal ers, Harold Wood; auto accessories, C. J. Prltchett; restaurant, Dale Franklin; paint dealers, K. D. Ross: wood dealers, Harold Hichstelu; con fectioners, Ransom Webster; auto dealers, George Gates; flower shops, M. Morthland": men's stores, Dan watson; department stores, C. D. Bean: grocers, Wm. Holloway; seeds, W. O. Andrews; hardware dealers. R M. Marti; ready-to-wear stores, Mrs. Ethelwyn Hoffman; furniture stores, A. E. Orr; barber shops, E. G. Rose borough; drug stores, Maro Jarmln; meat markets. Con Devore; stationers, Sam Colton; vnrlety stores, C. W. Gilstrap; gift shops, Jack Sworn; radio stores, Almus Prultt: electric stores, Ben Trowbridge; Jewelers, J. F. Lawrence; beauty shops, Mr. C. J. Chord. (Conttnueo irom Page One) to find out where the hidden 60, 000,000 gallons of old-time bootleg really were, and they reported back that there might be a few gallons lying around somewhere, but no one seemed to know where. The tip Is out in the blgger-busl-ness quarters that two men are cer tain to bo appointed to the new securities commission In addition to Messrs. Landis and Mathews. They nre James C. Auchlnloss, a veteran New York financial man, and Dean Witter, San Francisco broker. Wltte is supposed to be backed by the Mo Adoo forces and Auchtnloes ha some remote family connection with a prominent administration adviser. They would represent the busineaa side, and may be blocked for that reason. The story about the book which cite Mrs. Roosevelt, Mayor Lft Guardla, et al., as radicals, caused a loud yawn here. It sounded too much like publicity for the publish ers of the book. The real list of radicals la in the bureau of investi gation, department of Justice. Only a fraction of the names cited In th book are on the D. O. J. list. An NRA official, telling his trouble the other day, said: "The NRA busi ness reminds me of the time when I was a boy and alt the people la the town would arise early and rush, off to church, but, by the end of the day, the preacher would hav to go around pulling half the eon gregatlon out of saloons." Use Mail Tribune want ads. 75-A Grass Fire Is Blamed on Cigarette In a grass fire east of town Satur day afternoon, 75 acres wore burned over, according to the report of the city fire department. The fire, whl:h was thought to have been started by" a carelessly thrown match or cigar ette, was soon extinguished. The alarm wa turned in at 3:10 p. m., and firemen saved a number of shed and small buildings In the vicinity of tho fire, which waa near the Valley school. No P. U. C Permits Fred Wini fred Hall, of this city, waa arrested on the Pacific highway near Phoenix today by state police for driving a truck with no P. U. C. permit, and is cited to appear In court Tuesday. June 26. Vernan L. Benjamin, arrest ed in Ashland on the same charge, posted $100 ball and wlll'appear June 30. We Are Ready- FOR YOUR INSPECTION OP OUR NEWLY REDECORATED COFFEE SHOP AND DINING ROOM A staff of painters and decorators havo just finished put ting the final touches on our smart coffee shop and dining room . . . This is just a part of the extensive program of improvement launched by this hotel , . . We cordially invite you to call and see for yourself the improvement we 1 have made in Medford 'a own hotel 1 JUST THINK A full course dinner at the low price of 75 HOTEL MEDFORD P. Q. DENSON, Manager iirrdyj-- Art UcUrdrexxerx I 41 S. Central Phone 363 FOR RENT Modern 4 -room furnish ed house, (10. 016 Beekman. LOST Between Gold Ray dam and overhead crossing steel casting rod j and reel. Notify C. E. Holdrldge. Talent. 30 RED chick. 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