PSGE SIX
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUTE, MEDFORD, OREGON. FRIDAY, XTTGTTST 24, 1934.
AGAIN IN DEATH
E
(Contlnueo utffl pig ona)
of federal agents In Chloago while
the "woman In red" watched the blaz
ing gum, and now Van Meter ii
dead, his whereabouts velleved tip
ped off by reason of his association
with a woman here.
BT. PAUL, Aug. 24. (UP) Homer
Van Meter, one of John Dllllnger'a
principal lieutenants, was slain In a
police ambush last night, much as
federal agenta trapped his bandit
chieftain a month ago.
Three score machine gun and shot
gun eluga ripped Into Van Meter as
be vainly sought refuge In an alley.
rour Bt. Paul policemen, led by
Chief Prank Cullen, had been seek
ing him on a tip that he and George
D a V. ,. NliAn ntihll mnttmv
No. 1 since DtlUnger's demise, were
m St. ram.
Reported In the city with them
was John Hamilton, another of the
gang, whom Dllllnger had declared
dead when he was arrested In Tucson,
Art t"it mnntha afro. Police had
always doubted Dllllnger'a story.
Trap Well Laid.
The traD was well laid, the de
nouement well executed. Van Meter
was given his chance to surrender
and turned It down, firing two shots
from an automatic pistol instead. A
lew seconds later ne wn wr.wi..is
face down In the alley, blood stream
ing from his entire body. He died
almost Immediately.
In the belief that sooner or later
he would come to the corner of Mar
ion street and University avenue the
policemen awaited him In the show
ninrinw of an automobile display
room. Chief Cullen and Former Chief
Thomas Brown carried sawea o"
hntDimi neteottves Thomas Mo
Mahon and Jack Dietrich carried ma
chine guns.
Van Meter appeared as they ex
pected, striding along University ave
nue, the main connecting artery be
tween the twin cities of 8t. Paul and
Minneapolis. The spot is nut a oiki
:.. the state capitoi.
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Ordered to Halt.
The policemen stepped from the
showroom and ordered the gangster
to halt. Instead, he ran across the
street toward a vacant lot which led
to an alley In which he hoped to
find temporary refuge. A woman,
crossing In front of the police pre
vented them from firing.
Van Meter, already well across the
street, turned and fired two shot
from his automatic. He was at the
entrar.ee to the alley when his pur
suers were able to shoot. They let go
five volleys with deadly effect.
Hla death ended the csreer of Dtl
Unger's third most Important Hench
man. Ranking next to Dllllnger was
Baby Face Nelson. Van Meter was
reported a better man with a ma
chine gun than his chief and some
considered bim even cooler In a crisis.
Death Cripples (lang.
The slaying of Van Meter, even with
Nelson at large, has left the remnant
of the Dllllnger gang crippled. Harry
Pierpont, Charles Makley and Russell
Clark are In prison In Ohio. John
Hamilton Is reported dead, on Dll
llnger'a word, but If he should be
live authorltlea are convinced he win
do little damage without the nucleus
of the gang to work with.
There remains but the capture 01
Nelson to make the work of law and
order forces, In their suddenly suc
cessful drive on the underworld, thor
oughly efficient.
Comment
on the
Day's News
NEFF WILL GIVE
DETAILS OF TR!P
Attorney Porter J. Neff. who went
to Washington, D. 0., on behalf of
federal loans for the Medford and
Talent Irrigation districts, returned
Tuesday. The object of the trip was
to speed the final details of the re
financing of the two districts. At
torney Neff reported "favorable pro
gress." He said that he was prepar
ing a full atatement on the situa
tion and the results -of his trip, and
the same would be made public in a
few days.
It Is now thought all red tape In
connection with the loans haa been
cleared away. The loana were origi
nally sought under the Reconstruc
tion Finance corporation act and were
transferred later to the PWA.
Br FRANK JENKINS
pRANK M. COMPTON. of Roseburg.
Is doorkeeper to the United States
senate.-
And, as such, he la private and
confidential doorkeeper to Vice-President
Jack darner, who Is president
of the senate. A confidential door
keeper decides pretty largely who
shall see and who shall not see the
nian whose door Is kept.
It Is quite a responsible position,
you see.
.CE-PRESIDENT DARNER Mr.
V Compton says, is a regular fel
low.
He la a westerner a Texan and
In his early days he rode the range
aa a cowboy. He likes the people he
likes, and his friends like htm and
have all the confidence in the world
In him.
That's a pretty good recommenda
tion. (Mr. Compton, 'who Is doorkeeper
to the senate and as such confiden
tial doorkeeper to the vice-president
of the United states, is a REPUB
LICAN. Strange things do happen,
don't they? He must enjoy the con
fidence of hla associates to an un
usual extent.)
SENATOR McNARY, of Oregon, ac-
only one of the big men of the sen
ate, but one of the big men of the
United States. It Is by no means
Impossible that he might be the Re-
I publican party's candidate (or presi
dent in 1634.
I The Zsst regards him as safe and
' reasonable, and among the party lead
ers be Is regarded a being exceed
; lngly strong in the West.
He Is neither too conservative nor
too liberal. It la probable that a
man of that sort Is the only man
whs can be nominated by the Repub.
Ilcana, with any hope of success, in
1934.
Hence Senator McNary's strength.
A LITTLE while back, he relates.
Senator McNary succeeded In lin
ing up all the Republicans In the
senate the stand-patters of auch
states aa Pennsylvania, and progres
sives such aa Norrls, of Nebraska, and
Borah, of Idaho.
That, aa you might Imagine, takes
some managing.
4
MR. COMPTON tells a good one on
Senator Borah perpetrated, he
aaya, by the Washington Star.
According to the Star's story. Sena
tor Borah went out riding one day
In Rock Creek park, which la the
hotay-totay park of Washington. It
was a lovely morning sun shining,
birds singing, grass green, the world
at peace.
Everything seemed Just about per
fect to Senator Borah, when all of
a sudden he discovered that he and
the horse were both going In the
same direction.
That spoiled the day for him.
SENATOR STEIWER, also of Ore
gon, Mr. Compton thinks, Is one of
the rising young men of the senate,
and Is looked upon with Increasing
respect.
All In all, he reports, Oregon has a
mighty-good delegation.
KQENATORS." Mr. Compton says.
O "work exceedingly hard. They
get down to their offices early In the
morning, for they have a vast quan
tity of mall to go through, and a lot
of It requires their personal atten
tion. "By the time they get through
their mall they have to rush to com
mittee meetings, and from commit
tee meetings they dash to the open
ing of the senate called by a warn
ing bell that rings In the committee
rooms.
"After answering the rollcall, they
usually go back to the work of their
committees, unless something Is go
ing on on the floor that requires
their prssence.
"Their hours are long, and their
responsibility Is great."
MANY of the senators from popu
lous states receive an average
of 3,000 to 3,000 letters a day.
Senator Shepherd, of Texas, which
la admittedly a very large and very
populous state, keepa five clerks
busy with his mall, and yet at one
time last spring, when Mr. Compton
dropped In on him, he was 2,600 let
ters behind.
Just try taking care of 3,000 letters
a day If you want to realize what a
big Job la.
tol polntblank at himself four tunes.
nn at the bullets went wild, two
others were deflected by a thick wal
let he carried over hla heart, and tne
fourth creased his scalp. He recovered.
Workers Hit Check Fee.
SANDUSKY. O. (UP) Because
banka here charge a 10-cent fee for
cashing relief checks, FERA workers
hiv demanded casta on Day days.
claiming they cannot afford to lose
the deductions. Sandusky banka re
cently placed In effect a Berries' f
charge on all checking accounts.
Phone 668
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AN IDEA of what la In moat of the
letters may be gained from Sen
ator Shepherd' remark when he look
ed up from hla voluminous mall.
"There's one man In Texas," he
said, "who hasn't written to me to
demand a Job. He has a broken
arm."
A Poor Marksman.
G LEND ALE, Cal. (UP) A cham
pion of poor marksmen la Nathan
Starr, 47. Despondent over finances.
. according to police, Starr fired a pis-
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Attorneys for A. W. Pipes, owner of
the liberty ulldlng, filed an answer
yesterday to the suit of Bertha W.
Sawyer, for damages for a fall down
the rear stairs of the building. Plain
tiff alleges that as a result of the rail
she sustained Injuries to her foot,
and seeks approitlmately S2000.
Plpea In the answer charges that
defendant, In the use of the stairs,
failed to exercise "due core and cau
tion," failed to grasp the hand-rail,
failed to watch where she was going,
and proceeded hurriedly.
It is further claimed that the usual
safeguards were on the stairs, and
that plaintiff with the exercise of
the caution and care, could have
avoided the mishap.
The defendant asks that the case be
dismissed, and that the costs be at
tached to the plaintiff.
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Early Fall Shoe Event!
New Fall Shoes Are Here and Special Prices Are
Being Featured During Our 40th Anniversary Sale
Both Main Floor and Basement.
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SSp.,,. 13c PETROLAGAR .- 84c
34c C0TT0N 23c
TTZ LISTERIHE - 59c i
; M 1,f' ABSORBIKE .- 94c E
:, You Will Find All the Lowest
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Lifebuoy 1 Q f
Soap 3 bars 13d $1.00 Lavoris 70o I 60o Alka Seltzer 49o -j
Bl I 50c Ovaltine 39c
SHA VINCI CREAM
Imperial Montholized i Q
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MILK of MAGNESIA
Pints, (U. S. P.)
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lfic Tins, 1 fl I
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50o Ovaltine 39o
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25o Shu Milk ..19o
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60o Alka Seltzer 49o
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35o Vick's Vapo-Rub 2Bo
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60c Italian Balm 41o
GOo Djcr-Kiss Powder 40o
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Stamps on all cash pur
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savings for you See the
many valuable S&H prem
iums at the stamp parlor in
our store.
Dr. Scholl Expert At Our Store SATURDAY
Dr. Scholl's representative from Chicago will be in our shoe department all day Saturday and he will advise
you free of charge what your ailment is, also will tell you what size and style to wear. . . . The M. M.
Department Store gives you Dr. Scholl's personal foot service exclusively in Medford and southern Oregon.
Come early, as Dr. Scholl's representative will only be here one day from 9 a. m. to 9 p. m. Extra shoe sales
people will be on hand to show you the beautiful new fall styles.
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BARGAIN BASEMENT
Fall Shoe Sale
Men's - Women's Children's
BETTER SHOES FOR LESS
Save Money in this big down stairs Bargain Department.
All Women's White Shoes close out $1.00 pair.
All Women's White
Shoes Close Out, Pair . . . .
$1.00
Women's
Sport Oxfords
Brown or Black grain
leather. Punched trim. Med
ium heel.
$2.45
Women's Brown
Sport Oxford
Pebble grain leather. Lac
ings plain leather trim. Low
heel.
$2.69
Boys' Oxfords
Black Wax Veal bluchcr
oxfords, sized 2 to 6.
$1.98
Boys' Heavy
School Shoes
Black Elk Blucher. Full
stack, triple stitched, heavy
soles. A stunner to wear,
$2.75
Men's
Black Oxfords
Scotch grains, plain leather
trim. Heavy sole, all leather
heel.
$2.98
Men's Work Shoe
Sun Tan blucher. Heavy
composition soles.
$2.45
Women's
Dress Oxfords
Black or Brown arch sup
port oxfords. Soft kid leath
er. Medium heels.
$2.98
Women's
Black Pumps
Soft kid leather, buckle trim.
Cuban heel. Beautiful style.
$2.45
M isses' Oxfords
Brown combination blucher
oxfords. For school wear.
$1.98
An
school.
Children's
Black Ties
outstanding value
for
$1.49
Children's Calf
Leather Oxford
Black or Brown. Moccasin
toe. Plain leather.
$1.29
ENNA JETTICK Shoes for Women
You no longer need be told you have an expensive foot, Triple A to triple E
widths, exclusively at the M. M. Dpartment Store.
$5.00and$6-
Women's Sport Oxford
Brown Mongolian Blucher. Shawl
tongue, low heel for Misses and
Women.
$2.95
Women's Sport Oxfords
Brown, calf, shawl., tongue,., moc
casin toe, for Misses and Women.
$3.45
Enna Jettick
Sport Oxfords
Brown Ripple Leather. Calf trim
tongue. Junior heels
Shawl
widths
All
$5.00
Enna Jettick
Black Amber
Novelty grain leather oxford. Pat
ent woven trim. Junior heel. All
widths.
$5.00
Women's
Black Dress Ties
Kid leather with seal cape leather
trim, medium high heels.
$2.95
Women's
Black Suedes
Black suede patent trim. Three eye
let tie. Also in Dark Brown.
$3.45
Women's Brown Pumps
Soft kid leather, button trim. Low
heel. Also black.
$3.95
Women's
Brown Kid Oxford
Brown kid vamp novelty brown
calf leather trim with side lacings.
$4.45
Red Goose Shoes for Children
Sport and dress styles for school and play Brown Elk, and Brown
Novelty Grain Leathers only
$2.98
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