Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, October 19, 1934, Image 11

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Newspaper Page Text5IEDF0RD MAIL TErBUKE, rEPFOftP, QKEGOy, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1934 PAGE ELEVEN Zane Grey TELLS OF CUES PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 19 (AP) A transient from Minnesota was said j by Fire Marshal Fred Roberta today i to have confessed to setting a series, of Jlres in Montana, eastern Oregon, j the Puget Sound area and In ho Angeles. I Fire Marshal Roberts said the mar.. Olenn W. Pope, was arrested las-. I night but resisted questioning until I today when the acream of sirens anrt ; the roar of fire engines answering a i four-alarm maze, tnrew mm imo state of Intense excitement. City" Detectives Robinson and San 4 ders confirmed Roberts' statement that Pope set the fires to get a "thrill." The officers said Pope, who came from Sherburn, Minn., told them he reached Portland yesterday, and that on his way here he set grass fires In Miles City and Butte, Mont., In Pen dleton and The Dalles. "They weren't very successful," the detectives quoted him as saying, and didn't give much of a thrill." While In Portland two months ago, the officers were told, Pope fired a machinery plant and a residence. The detectives said they were told that three years ago Pope set a series of fires In forests and mills near Bend; that eight months ago two frame warehouses were destroyed In Tacoma; that a building of Booth Fisheries In Seattle wns burned last year, and that from 1920 to 1931, when Pope was employed In a garage In Los Angeles, 'a fruit warehouse, a cotton ware house, another warehouse and a res taurant were set afire. When arrested last night Pope was charged with attempted arsony. RE Ernie Ernst, proprietor at California-on -the -Rogue, Is opening a hunt ing club for duck hunters on Klam ath lake, today, according to word received in this city. The resort will provide accommodations for hunters from all sections of southern Oregon who wish to spend several dayo In the Klamath region. The lodge la located 11 miles north of Fort Klamath, situated on an Island about six miles from the lake shore. Many local duck hunters are wait ing until Sunday before leaving for the lakes, but several have started out with the first day of the season. K. P. McReynolds of the forest service left for Klamath early yesterday, and will meet other forest service officials for a few days' hunting. Jens Jenson is nlso ou a duck hunting trip, as arc Frank and John Perl, who are at their cabin at Rocky Point. Ray FriBblo is planning to leave Sunday. : y f ix y Zane Grey, "best seller" writer and world's champion fisherman is starred In the thrilling deep sea film. "South Sea Adventures," which heads the Boxy theater program tomorrow. Some most unusual inventions 01 modern science were used In the filming of 'The Vanishing Shadow," which starts tomorrow. The chapter-play features a van ishing belt, which gives the picture Its title, and the device makes the person wearing it Invisible. In ad dition to this there are other mys terious devices such as "Destroying Pistols." reducing anything 9 wltn which they come In contact to a mero nothingness. These contraptions are but two ot the many used In the making 01 the picture. Each device In the picture fit into the present day research being made by college professors all over the country. Professor Van Dorn (James Durkln) the scientist In the serial, discovers that much sought after chemical that will break down the elements In mercury, releasing the electrons and thereby obtaining electric power through the use 01 rays. f Chicago Wheat CHICAGO, Oct. IB. (AP) Wheat utures: Open High Low Close Dec., old 99'2 New 99?i .99 2 .98'4 SBV, .98 !i May .9934 .99 .98 .99', July J)?, .04?, .93, .94 EPISCOPALIANS KEEP PROTESTANT IN NAME ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.. Oct. 19. (rV) The house of deputies of the gmcral convention of the Protestant Episcopal church today defeated by a vote of 234 to 207, a proposal to drop the word "Protestant" from the church's name. The decision came after hours of debate. Earl H. York, secretary of the United States civil service board of examiners, has announced open competitive examinations for several positions, and will supply complete information regarding them to any one Interested who calls at the postoffice. The positions are as fol lows: Assistant land bank examiner, $2, 900, and association examiner, 2, 600 a year, farm credit adminis tration. Specified experience as pub lic accountant or auditor, or in other high-grade accounting work, required. Closing date, October 25. 1934. Assoclato marketing specialist (beet grade supervisor), $3,200. and as sistant marketing specialist (meat grader), 82,600 a year, bureau of ag ricultural economics. Certain speci fied experience required. Closing date la November 1, 1934. Principal attorney. $5,600; senior attorney, $4,600; attorney, $3,800; associate attorney, $3,200; assistant attorney, $2,600, and Junior attor ney. $2,000 a year, federal com munications commission. Admission to the bar required for all grades. Certain, specified experience requir ed for all except the Junior grade. Closing date, October 30, 1934. Assistant magnetic and selsmolog ical observer, $2,600 a year, coast and geodetic survey. Certain specified ed ucation, and additional education or experience, required. Closing date, November 1, 1934. L 10 BE STARTED SOON WASHINGTON, Oct. 19. ( AP) Harry L. Hopkins, the relief aamlnli trator, said at his press conference today that twelve rural-Industrial communities, housing from 150 to 700 families each, would be built Im mediately with relief funds In differ- ent sections of the country. The administrator disclosed that detailed plana for about 50 such pro jects have been made at relief head quarters but that money to build all of them was not yet available. "I'm convinced that everyone of the twelve communities which we're going to build at this Urns will be self-llquldatlng." Hopklna said. He asserted It had not yet been decided whether the relief-built homes would be sold to the occupants or leased to them, but said that the coat of occupying these houses would be "very, very cheap." Displaying pictures of one of the 150 small houses now being built at the rural-Industrial communltv of Red House, West Virginia, he said that the house and the ten acre tract on which It stood cost only 1500. He said 300 more homes were Dlanned at Red House. " FANOlfLICASE FIGHT TO FINISH NEW YORK, Oct. 1. (IP) That the Vanderbllt-Whltney court strug gle will be a fight to the finish was re-emphsslzed today, as the trial ad journed until Monday morning. Nathan Burkan, counsel for Mrs. Gloria Morgan Vanderbllt, who Is su ing to regain custody of her 10-year- old daughter from the chllds aunt. Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, said that a settlement "hasn't even been dis cussed." "They can't settle with us," de clared Burkan. Mrs. Whitney, the former Gertrude Vanderbllt, widely known as a sculp tor, is expected to take the stand Monday as the final witness for her side of the case, she old not attend today's session. s Merry Wife uz.. w m mm, m Ose Mall Tribune want ids. aT-wHUKS: Glenda Farrell is one of the imnt bolled "Merry Wlvea of Reno," now playing at the Studio theater. This comedy concerns the hilarious ad ventures of fast-stepping wives In a faststepptng town. The cast includes Margaret Lind say, Glenda Farrell, Guy Kibble and Hugh Herbert. On RialtoBill sf J -IBSf w&f Buck Jones, dashing western star, li at the Rlalto theater for tomorrow only m the first of his new series of outdoor dramas, "Rocky Rhodes." Sheila Terry and Stanley Fields are In the supporting cast of this fast movlng. rousing action-thriller. On the same program with "Rocky Rhodes," the Rlalto will show the of ficial films of "Lot Er Buck," the colorful and thrilling record of the 1934 Pendleton Roundup. Sell New Liquor The atate liquor store has put on sale two new brands of liquor, Paul Joni gin, which sells for $1.40 per quart, ani King's Quality R-A Scotch, priced at $3 95 per qxiart aIX)CAL$ Hold Food alHome-cooked food will be for sale by the Woman's asso ciation of the Christian church Sat urday, In the Sparta building. To Seattle Mrs. Agnes Lapp of Se attle left for her home this morning by train, after having spent the pust two weeks In this city visiting he. daughter, Mrs. O. W. Johnson. At Roblnnon Unite W. L. Jones, forest service superintendent of con struction, is spending the day on a business trip to Robinson Butt. On Official Visit aergeant Keith Ambrose of Coqullle. who Is In charge of the coast division of Oregon state police. Is paying an official visit to day to the local headquarter!. To Rmhlnite O. O. Garrett of 38 South Oakdale. obtained a permit from the city building department yesterday to reshlngle his residence at a cost of 125. Tlere for Week-end J. B. Keller of Denver, Colo., Is visiting In Medford over the week-end, having arrived Thursday, to renew acquslntances with several Medford residents. Here for lnMitute Mrs. M. Sargeant and Mrs. C. B. Johnson, both of QoA Hill, arrived on the Oregonlan th's morning to attend the teachers' Insti tute at the Senior high school today Arrives on Binlness Mrs. W. F. Lempke of Eusene srrlved by tram this mornlrut to spend the day In Medford attending to business mat ters. Returns from East Jack Hemstroet, who has been on a sl weeks' trip eaat with his uncle. Charles Hemstrect of Portland, has returned to Medford Tho two motored to Jack Hemstreat'R former home at Wnllaceburg, Ontario, I near Detroit, Mich., and visited rela-; tlves nearby. They also spent scvoril j days at the world's fair before re- turning to the Pacific coast. i ... Visits Friends Here Mra. John E Osborn of Greenaburg, Ind., was in Medford yesterday visiting old-time j friends, Including Mrs. Mary E. Harel- i rlpg and daughters, Mrs. R. E. Mc- j Elhose and Mrs. H. E. Marsh. Mrs ! Osborn Is returning home from an extended visit In California. Mr. Os. born Is a prominent attorney In In diana. PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 19. (API Marshall N. Dana, president of tho National Reclamation association, announced today that a consolidated meeting of the Western Governors' conference, the National association ami the Western Association 01 State Engineers, will be held at Salt Lake City on December 7 and 8. RELIEF BY IRK NOT BY DOLE IS WASHINOTON. Oct. 19. (AP) Work relief Is likely to be one govern ment answer to so-called "perma nent" unemployment. This became clear today when offi cials disclosed they are testing vari ous methods of work relief In a laboratory" stretching from one end of the country to another. A aurvey showed that 1,760,000 persons most of them heads of families are work ing for relief payments. Many experts have warned that the country must expect to have a large body of Jobless people for years to come. A dole 1 cheaper than work relief, but FERA officials eay te practice of making Joba for the un employed maintains morale tatter, besides producing public Improve ments and goods. The committee that la planning a program of economic security for President Roosevelt Is watching the FERA venture closely, hoping to find an answer to chronic Joblessness, State relief administrators may boost the 1,760,000 total to 3,150,000 if funds are found. Harry L. Hop kins, federal relief administrator, who recently reported there were 4,000.00ft families on relief rolls, is campaigning for larger state contributions. Public construction main reliance of the CWA, which provided Jobs for more than 4,000.000 at one time last spring still la the backbone of relief work. New Advfeer Lawrence Berger of Berkeley, Cel., reported yesterday at Camp Oak Knoll In northers California where he will be educational adviser for the company there. ".Boston says: JMiil m rAuHUK Midi J OLD MR. BOSTON "as smooth at old brandy" ii iux. me, oiitiuis. Hitoi. mil. FREE: Send or BarlenJer'j Quid' absolutely rec. Bbll rim nevnv uttzsij EC PLOT TO ASSASSINATE MACHADO IS SQUASHED Lands Sleelhcad Harold Larsen i-as successful m landing two ateelhed on a fishing trip early this mornlnff .n the Rogue river near Gold Ray, hav ing made the trip with Earl Foy. Ose Mall Tribune want ad. SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican He public, Oct. 10. ( AP ) Au t horitics said today they believed they had blocked an attempt to assassinate former President Oerardo Machado of Cuba, here in exile, through the bar ring yesterday of eight supposed uni versity of Havnna students who at tempted to land in the Dominican Republic at Puerto Plata. Gordon to Portland Lieutenant John H. Gordon of Camp Appleffate Is spending a few days in Portland, hav ing left for the north Wednesday. 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