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Justice agenti that for time iome
believed ft holdup wm planned.
Dillinger, his hair dyed ft darker
fin, tall-tale scara on hie cheeks
lifted by plastic surgery, gold-rimmed
spectacles framing his shifty eyes,
his noe straightened, ft carefully
groomed black moustache adorning
Jjls leering Hp. and the whorls of his
fingertips obliterated by acid, strode
through the lobby and sauntered
down the street.
He passed, apparently without rec
ognition, MelTln H. Purrla, chief of
the Chicago bureau of the depart
ment of Justice. Purrls, seated In ft
parked csr moved his light arm in
casual signal. Several agents
leaped forward, their pistols listen
ing In the garish light.
Reached for Gun.
Suddenly the mask of insolence
dropped from the phantom freeboot
er's countenance. He darted Into an
alley, reaching for a pistol for ft
duel to the death. As he did so, ft
a five-shot fusillade cut him down,
Three of the bullet struck him. Two
missed their mark and whizzed Into
the terrified throngs gathered near
the theater, striking the legs of two
canine women spectators.
The Infamous fugitive sprawled on
the pavement In a crumpled heap.
There was a tense silence, then tne
scores of horrified witnesses, the
agents, two Chicago detectives and
five officers from East Chicago, In
diana, rushed forward.
A cordon was thrown about the
body. The curious were herded
away, despite their efforts to crowd
eloser for ft glance at the broken
gangster. Eerie rays of the blinking
marque lamps flickered over nis
gray visage. Dark splotches spread
over the broad expanr of his silk
shirt and natty tie and soiled his
flannel trouners and white sport
shoes.
Placed In Patrol Car.
Sirens shrieked' and alarm bells
Unge4 as ft patrol wagon, an ambu
lance and ft number of police squad
cars raced up. Mrs. Etta Katalsky
snd MIm Theresa Paul us. both
wounded In the leg, were carried to
the ambulance, DlUInger, still breath
ing, was placed In the patrol car.
Automoblltats and pedestrians, at
tracted by the furore, swarmed up by
hundreds. Burly policemen opened
narrow avenues through the throngs
and the snarled traffic to get the in
jured to the nearest infirmaries.
The vehicle transporting the wound,
ed Dllllnger made for the Atextsn
Brothers hospital. He died without
word or motion, before medical aid
eouM be administered, at a street
crowing en route to the hospital.
The body was laid on the green
lawn of the hospital. Four govern
ment operatives stood guard. A dep
uty coroner arrived, and the dead
outlaw was borne to the country
morgue. ' Srlpped, cold and colorless
as marble, the body was put on a slab.
A small group gathered. A surgeon
poke. The slug which ended an
maslng crime career, had struck In
the neck and coursed up to emerge
beneath the right eye. The others
bad pierced the left breast, one cleav
ing the tip of the heart, the third
striking two Inches further down.
Shots From One Guru
One federal man, Purvis said, had
fired the fire shots. He declined to
reveal his Identity,
Officials searched through the
clothing. In one or Dilllnger's
pockets Into which the lion's share
of the estimated thousands of loot
be and his brigands had gathered in
daring ralda was reputed to have
gone was found Just 17.60. The back
of his watch contained the picture
of alluring Evelyn Frechette, an In
dian girl who obviously ranked first
among the desperado's many women
friends.
The coup which brought about Dil
llnger's end was executed without ft
flaw. Commendation poured in aven
during the post-mldnlght hours.
Oratlfylng as well as reassuring,"
Attorney General dimming declared
at Washington.
Knew Troll Hot.
Department of Justice agrnt had
known for several days that Dllllnger
was on the north side. Purvis learn'
ed he planned to attend the Blograph
theater. He selected IS crark shots
by ft grim coincidence one for each
victim of "murders attributed to the
Dllllnger marauders. The source of
the Information waa unrevealed
They arrived In time to watch him
purchase a ticket and go In to see
"Manhattan Melodrama." It was a
gunman's holiday for America's num
ber one gunman. The film con
cerned a mythlral "BlacMe Galla
gher" a New York gangster who car
ried hie murder missions even Into
Madison Square Garden.
Captain Tim O'Neall of the Eaat
Chicago, Indians, police department
who participated in a gun battle
against Dllllnger snd John Hamilton
during sn attempted bank ronnery
there last January, also brought four
of hi men to the show house. The
slaying of Sergeant William O Malley
In that east Chicago skirmish fur
nished the nnly murder change against
Dllllnger.
Men Unrrnuntl Theater.
Two Chicago detectives swelled the
force. The federal men were aijrned
to stations and assumed the noncha
lant aim of so many Idlers.
Purvis gave this official version:
"I made arrangement to surround
the theater with picked men from
among my investigators. They were
armed only with p ltols. No nhntguns
or machine guns were Issued for I
wished no general firing that might
endanger psssersby.
-I stationed mynelf In my own
automobile, parked two doora south
of the theater. My men were stationed
in doorways. It was shortly before 9
o'clock when I firt noticed Dllllnger.
He waa costless, but wore a hat and
gold -rimmed snectarlis. He had passed
mv car before I saw him, but I have
studied every available photograph
of him so carefully that ( rccogiwzcd
tin back ul bis bead Immediately.
Saw Him Enter.
As he bought a ticket, X got ft pro
file and front view of him and 1
knew I waa not mistaken. I went
into the theater twice In an attempt
to spot Dllllnger, but It was so dark X
couldn't pick him out. Those two
hours and four minutes that he spent
In the theater were the longest I
ever spent.
By the time he left the show, my
men were covering the neighborhood
so thoroughly that a cat couldn't
have gotten through.
When Dllllnger left the show, he
started south and again passed my
csr without noticing me. As soon as
he hsd gotten a step past the car. I
thrust my right arm out and dropped
my hand and closed It, the prear
ranged signal for closing In. In
stantly my men appeared from all
sides.
"Dllllnger gave one hunted look
about him and attempted to run up
an alley, where several of my men
were waiting. As he ran, he drew an
automatic pistol. As bis hand came
up with the gun, several shots were
fired by my men before he could fire.
He dropped, fatally wounded, I had
hoped to take him alive, but I was
afraid that he would resist to the
last.
Glad It's Over.
-I'm glad It's over.
The government he hsd mocked
hsd squared the score.
The 10.000 placed on Dllllnger
head by the government and the
5000 offered by the state of Indiana
cannot be accepted by the federal
men, Purvis ssld. He added that he
doubted any of the Indiana patrol
men would share In the rewards
either.
John Dllllnger was 33. For 81 of
those years, passed uneventfully In
boyhood pursuits and In prison, he
was a virtual nonentity. In the 14
blazing months since his parole from
the Indiana penitentiary he became
one of the most widely known of all
the world's outlaws.
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PORTLAND, Ore., July 33. (AP)
Instruction to delegate, to vote fa
vorably on any anti-war legislation
at the general gathering of the
church next June were given by Free
Methodists of Oregon In their annuel
aseembly at camp grounds near
Beaverton late Saturday.
A. M. Ralney of Ashland waa
rmong those received Into the con
ference on trial.
Among conference assignments
made were: Hlllaboro. B. J. Yates;
Newberg, J. E. McDonald: Seaside.
Bay City, Sanford Wagg; Redmond.
W. B. Winn, supply: Carlson, Mc
Mlnnvtlle, J. M. Walker; Wllllamlna.
to be supplied.
Rogue River District J. R. Stew,
art, district elder; Medtord, E. M.
Long; Anna Long, supply; Roseburg,
Nathalla Koeber; Calapolla, Millwood,
Roland R. Thompson; Klamath rails,
Tracey Zellmer; Grants Pass, Rorella
Douglas.
Cse Mall Trlbuno want ads.
Held For Murder
Frank Martin (abtve), Arkansas
trusty convict guard, was held on
charge of murder for shooting Helen
8pence Eaton, girl convict who
wat alsln after hsr escape from 1
women's prison farm at Jackaon
villa. Ark. (Associated Press Photo)
He Get His Man
Ellis Parker (above), aupsraisuti
of Burlington county, N. j, got his
man again, this time after a two
year pursuit over two continents
without getting up from hi, chair
He trailed Thomas Goumas, 40, a
California slaying suspect, via the
nulls to Cisecs, snd ought him
Ihenh (Asiocnted Press Phot?)
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MEDEORD MAIL
ROUTES OF ARMY AND NAVY FLIGHTS TO ALASKA
The map above shows the routes of ths army and navy flights to Alaaka. The twelve army bombing
plane, will take off from Washington between July 20 and 25, while ths navy flight will get under way
from San Diego a few days earlier. The planea shown ara the typea that will make the hope. The pur
pose of ths army flight la to survey Aiaski and the Aleutian Islands. The flight of the 12 navy patrol
glanea Is for training purposes. (Associated Press Photos)
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Is Now at The
Highest Point In The
History of This Paper
Taken from Audit Bureau of Circulation Publishers Report of
June 30, 1934
THE Mail Tribune Is delivered to practically all homes of potential buyers in the
Rogue River Valley as well as many in Northern California. In addition to this,
the weekly "Merchant's Edition" gives added coverage in excess of 5000, includ
ing weekly coverage of the city of Grants Pass. The prestige of a newspaper, earned
through years of constructive public service, has much to do with the pulling power of
advertising . . . that is why the largest portion of advertising in this territory appears in
the columns of the Mail Tribune and is the reason the public depends upon this medium for
shopping news as well as general news and features . . . the same care is maintained in the
handling of advertising copy, large and small, as is put forth in assembling and publish
ing of news.
The Mail Tribune Has a Larger Net Paid Circulation than the Combined
Net Paid Circulations of All the Other Jackson County Newspapers With
Advertising Rates About One-third the Combined Rates of These Other
Newspapers
OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 23, 1931.
Net Gain from January 1st
1933 to June 30, 1934 Is Over
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ATTEMPT TO FAN
FLAYED BY COURT
(Continued man psge one)
trlct attorney's office, the subsidized
press, "the Medford Gang", and the
power trust, engaged In a gigantic
plot to ralhoad prominent and Inno
cent citizens to the penitentiary, who
were only trying to clean out the
filth in the district attorney's office."
Said County Held Up
The criminal libel was based upon
the paragraph, which read: "Jackson
county has been held up to the tune
of $85,000 In the ballot theft trials,
which money was largely used. In the
bribing of witnesses and Juries, and
the handling of the court."
The court described the pamphlet
as "a gross libel upon every- witness,
every Juror, and the court. It Is
nauseating in Its nastlness and In
line with the flood of ridiculous,
nonsensical, and silly lying propa
ganda, that swept this county for
months." The court said Jackson
county had "paid too high a price to
quell this turmoil, to permit any re
currence. "How anybody with a grain of in
telligence or self-respect could seek a
return of those unhappy conditions,
is Incomprehensible," the court said.
"The pamphlet Is a studied and ma
licious attempt to stir up trouble,
and grossly false In every particular.
"Mrs. Fehl states that her husband
aaeumee the full responsibility for
the pamphlet. That does not absolve
her. She had them printed and
brought them here. She then in
duced the others to distribute them.
I have always given Mrs. Pehl credit
for having common Intelligence, but
developments In this case Indicate
differently."
The court also ttifl, "TUe district
attorney's office Is marvelously kind
in agreeing to a suspended sentence.
The court feels a more severe sen
tence should be given, but Is inclined
to follow the recommendations. I
will delay a decision until I see how
they behave In the meantime.
"The court has accurately diag
nosed the situation," Attorney Kelly
said. "No one with the slightest
mentality would believe the pamph
let. It served only to rouse public
opinion sgalnat such nonsense."
"That Is true." replied the court.
"But unfortunately there are people
who let others do their thinking, and
repeat false rumors throughout the
county."
Fehl Was Author
It was determined that Fehl had
written the pamphlet in his cell at
Salem and in a manner unknown
had smuggled It out.
"The remarks of the court made a
profound Impression upon the defen
dants," said Attorney Kelly. "They
are beginning to see the light end
there will be no more monkey
business." j
Al Poston of Pine hurst, indicted
for assault with a dangerous weapon,
entered a plea of guilty to simple
assault and his sentence was also de
ferred until September. Poston was
Indicted, a year ago, following a road
side argument with a state trooper
over game law violations. Poston al
legedly threatened the officer with a
gun.
BYRD'S TRAIL LOST
TO
IN P0LARJT01S
(Continual nua page one)
sen end Bernard Flemmlng. observers.
Petersen and Flemmlng were to be
left at the advance weather base to
continue the work of meteorologies!
observations begun by Byrd.
The winter night atUl has a month
to run. The temperature waa 50 de
grees below nero when the Uttle party
left on Its dangerous trip.
Equipment Included 1800 pounds
of stores, most of It food stowed In
canvaa tanks. It had been planned to
start the Journey at a. m. Friday,
but a blizzard, blowing at S6 mllea
an hour, caused a postponement un
til late in the day.
The tractor carried 35 gallons of
gasoline In the standard tank and
145 gallona In an aviation tank In
stalled under 1U cabin. Other sup
plies Inoludl Bleeping bag. stoves,
tents, akla and an emergency radio
set.
Admlrel Byrd'a main radio set has
been out of commission seversl days,
and he waa forced to use a set crsnk
ed by hand In hla recent communl
catlona with Little America, during
which arrangement were made for
the tractor Journey.
On July 20. the admiral told Dr.
Poulter he had a "bad arm." but
did not give any details as to whether '..
It waa the result of an Injury.
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