Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 24, 1934)
Tribune s Kiddie s Show, Craterian and Ricjto, 10 a. m. Tuesday The Weather Forecast: Cloudy with occasional rain tonight and Tuesdsy; little change In temperature. Highest yesterday ' i-lowest this morning 43 Medford Mail Tribune WISHES Pulitzer Award TOS 1934 Twenty-ninth Tear JIEDFOBD, OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 19 No. 233, . M nnna p n Paul MalioD BT PAUL MAI.LON. (Copyright, 1934, by Paul Mellon) WASHINGTON, Dec. 24. It ll well known that President Roosevelt Is against the power companies, but 1 sven the all-ob-t'( servant S. Claus ' will be surprised when he drops down the White H o u s e chimney tnd finds candles on the tree tn nead of electric lights. Also, the old gentleman may raise scraggy eye browa in the homes of the nower d e o D 1 e when he notes that their cupboards are nertsh, even It not yet entirely bare. It may be news to Santa Claus. but all Washington has been won dering about it for months. Many sewing circle stories have been passed around, purporting to explain why k. prs.4nt pur"" the power Is sue with more thoroughness, energy and glee than he devotes to many another Issue. Everyone suspects his feeling Is based on some personal past expe rience. One yarn In common circula tion Is that a member of his family lost money on some power company bonds, which turned sour. There may or may not be some thing In that. It does not matter. The real roots of the president's present policy may be traced back to a hitherto unpublished experience he had at Warm Springs even before 1. i. wmnr nt New York. Tn those days the Warm Springs colony received power and light through a small local plant. As the colony grew. It was decided better service, was needed. Mr. Roosevelt set about getting It. He conferred with an official of a large southern utility company. After some dickering, he was told the colony could be served, and a figure was named which Mr. Roosevelt felt was excessive. The power official contended It wa the minimum allowed by law. but Mr. Roosevelt decided to look into it. He got in touch with an engineer who made a study of the coat of building an adequate munici pal power plant at Warm Springs. These estimates Indicated the com munity could be supplied for a lower figure than the power com- The future president showed the figures to the power officials, where upon the rate estimate was reduced iMnMir1lBtlV You may And the aaroe thing hap- FOUR FOUND DEAD IN PIANE DEBRIS NEAR P, NEV. Three Young Passengers and Pilot Missing Since Take-Off Sunday Night Mail Pilot Dies in Crash Courage, Unity Urged in F. R. 's Yule Message ELKO, Nev., Dec. 24. (AP) A searching party reported today that three young airplane passengers and their pilot, missing sines yesterday afternoon, had ail been found dead tn the wreckage of the plane In Owyhee canyon, north of here. The discovery was reported by seafchlnc party headed by Prank Rutherford of North Fork. Ner, an uncle of two of the youthful "rtc-ttms. The dead were FJoyd De Long. Elko pilot; Donald Stinton, 13. his sister, June, 18.. and Ruth Womack. 13, all of Mountain City, Nev. No details of the tragedy were learned immediately. The plane was taking the children to their homes at Mountain City and disappeared yesterday In a, blind ing snow and fog. De Long's plane left Eiko at 12;45 p. m. yesterday ahead of another plane piloted by Lieutenant Newton Crumley, Jr., former army flyer, tn which the parents of the Stinton children, Mr, and Mrs. Thomss Btln ton, were passengers. Lieutenant Crumley went through to Mountain CEty. He reported no trace of the De Long plane had been seen. The Stinton family was returning to their home after another air plane mission had failed to save the life of a son, Thomas Jewell, 17. Lieutenant Crumley brought the son, critically ill with pneumonia, to Elko last week so that he could re ceive hospital care. He died and the Stlntons were going home from the funeral here when the threat of . second tragedy came. SUNBRIDGE, Tcnn., Dec. 34. (AP) A pile of burned and twisted steel marked the end of the trail today for Russell S. Riggs, night air mat pilot, who crashed to his death on Big Pilot mountain with a cargo oi Christmas gifts. Riggs. pilot of an American air lines ship between Cleveland, O., and Port Worth, Texas, where he Hred, cracked up in the darkness of early Saturday morning. The wreckage of his plane, however, was not found until nearly noon Sunday. Two farmers, who were the first to find the wreck, said that had he gone 30 feet higher he would fcave passed the mountain in safety. pening on a much larger scale in lff i m&m III VN- rlt " ' fill rMb " v. - ',rm 1 Kew York City ahortly. The conviction thua formed aeema to have been atrengtliened by his experience in the New York state legislature, back as tar a. 1910. He raa strongly Impressed by PJ" company etlorta to block the St. U icnce development. Then also he had an early experience In the Brook- Ivn navy vrd. lirae ant navy 'secrctsry. It was ; fore the oar. He found the local power company was charging the eovernment what he considered to be an eicesslve rate, so he built a plant for the navy yard. What will happen If Mr. Roose velt gets sore some day about the telephone bill or the V"? f '" . should make an Interesting Cnrlst- mas eve analysts for you to work out privately. The man behind the scenes who helped to work Mr. Roosevelt up about the New York City power . .ituatton la supposed to be a New -rork publisher. At least Insider, give him credit for It. This publisher once used the same tactics In an other eastern city. When he found the local public utility charging him too much, he advocated municipal electric llcht plant, and when the private comran failed to lower Its rates, the plant was built. Differences between the new deal and the White Sulphur business con ference prcgram were widely exag gerated for political and other pur- IVWt No one. Including the best Willie House advlwrs. expected business to MAZATLAM, Mexico, Dec. S4 (AP) Hope was abandoned today for the seven occupants of a commercial airplane which fell Into the Quit ol California Saturday on a flight be tween Mazattan and La Paz, lower California. Two of the seven were Americana. N. Abbot, pilot, and Noel Bullock, owner of the plane. They had been making dally trips between the two cities. ARIZONA GOVERNOR PASSES SUDDENLY LLIAI GOGGINS PASSES SUDDENLY William Jefferson Cogglns, better known as "Jeff to many friends In southern Oregon, passed away at his home at 306 Apple street at 1:30 thta morning, after an illness of only a few hours from an acute attack of Indigestion and heart complications. Mr. Cogglns waa born at Nashville, Tenn., September la. 184. Me left Tennessee with his parents when he was a child of and went directly to near Hartsvllle. Mo., spending all ot his time there until he came to Med for 23 years ago,- He followed the tear ster trade here for many years, am cqulred many friends who will mo .i hla passing. His widow. Amanda Coggina, passed away October 7, 1924. He leaves the following to mourn his loss: Three dsuglitcrs and and three sons Mrs. Ella Olllllam, Mrs. Nancy Peter. Mrs. .insle Morse, all of Kedlord: William Cogglns of Medford. Charlie Cogglns of Olrard. Has., ana ujnnw vogs of Berkeley. Cal.: also three sisters: Sarah Perkins, Mrs. Dece Austin n, Mrs. Busle Rogers, all of near Msnes, Mo.: 2 grand children and 28 greBt grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted from the perl Funeral Home Wed- n..H.v ninrnlne at It O'clock, With JURY TAMPERING IAY DELAY TRIAL LINDBERGH CASE MARY A. HORNING CALLED BY DEATH CHBERG-JOHNSON I FEUD TERMINATES;) N YUli GREETING! Recovery Director Says Hej Had No Intention ot Suing j Post if General Johnson's Articles Hit Character WASHINGTON, Dec. 24. (AP) The latest incident Involving Donald ft. Richberg and Hugh 8. Johnson, centering around the projected pub lication of aerlea of magazine ar ticles by the former NRA bead, was reported today to have Been termi nated by an exchange ol Christmas greetings. Rlchberg, director of the national emergency council, precipitated the exchange by writing the Saturday Evening Post that he would bold H "legally responsible H It published anything reflecting on hie reputa tion. In explanation, Rlchberg today Is sued the following statement: I Sad not the faintest intentteo of restraining any freedom of the nresa In writing to General jobb- aon'a publishers. I have been Jlbeied frequently and also frequently nave been over-praised In the newspapers. t have never brought suit for and do not expect to. 1, of course, am at a lose to understand why a private letter to a publisher should be made public "At the same time aenerai .wmn 50 n telegraphed me- that there w Bothlng personal or scurrilous la hit book and wished tne merry Christ mas. "I replied to General Johnson that I could not understand the publica tion of a private letter, or statements reportedly attributed to him because I had consistently praised hte great achievement and never discredited hie motives. I reciprocated his holi day greetings. "I trust this wilt terminate the liscldent, Children Light Christmas Tree, Burn To Death WASHINGTON", Bee, M. (m Th deaths of two amaU c&BsSrra killed Hr is afeariss ir gim ve sttrtbsW totUy to a attempt to 1M tt&r Ckr&tm-iS ire whtt ttsetr pssfsis s eat BrnTing th fls me. Thrift a !Usg tin mm y patJ.fr s& JoiiriS Pessy Uki, $, ckofclsg la her ?r56. S&e Si? 3 on th to k. hoptliL lAter the body of her brother RichaFtl. was fouad, Th paresU,. M&ruel nd Ac nett LA20t were Sopited Ja jLstiSs 31 5tftt. offSr 3a CUrf ntcn. PRESIDENT LIGHTS NATION'S TREE AT ! JACKSON'S SHRINE s Coming Year Entities Nation to New Hopes and Antici pations Says Executive in Annua! Observance ID VISI FOR N PILGRIMS T BETHLEHEM PHOENIX, Arir., Dee. 24. (AP Oeorge W. P. Hunt, seven times gov ernor of Arizona, died at his home here today. He was 7S years old. Death came to the "Old Roman" of Arizona politics unexpectedly as he . 'chHrimnl jtfv w n Baird officiating. Inter- dinner. Attending physicians said heart disease was the cause of death, but uremia and diabetes, from which he had long suffered, were contrlhutlng causes. ment will take place In the Phoenix (vmeterv. Mr. Coaglns waa a member for many rears of the First Christian church of Medford and also mem- ber of Everyman'st Bible class Pope Pleads for Peace In Christmas Address By AMlfttE BERtHNG Associated Press Foreten Staff. VATICAH CITT, Dec. 34. (API- go democratic. No White Sulphurtte I pop pmt T,raM Jnit the clamor --..,4 is, u-Htt Houe to grarki . . , .. Mary Alice Horning, sister of Mrs.) O. D. Thompson, 1B West Eleventh j T3, -,mvntt v! i r 1 1 i A T t ' ' - ' -Judge Adam 6. Robblns.'who with al hospital at H:M Sunday Supreme Court Justice Thomas W. ; morning after a ahort Jtlneaa, Al- Trenehard will preside at the trial of j Although she had been Is falling the Lindbergh sianap-siaymgauspect. ; ,!M)th for MjM ,)er 4entb v Bruno Richard Hauplmann, said to- j day the trial might be delayed from !' unexpected. She had tlM one month to 40 days If a new Jury pa ted being home for Chrtstmaa. panel la drawn because of the pam- j Bhe spent her early life 1s Corvsi phiet sent anonymously to all the : us. Ore., where ehe attended the pub- 150 prospective jurors on the panel h- schools and entered Oreiron state already drawn. The trial la set for college, graduating In Upon January 2. i her graduation from college, ehe Commenting en reporta that both taught In the public sshooia of Cov ins state and defense might eerie to raUia for several years, and then west have a new pasel drawn. Judge Rob- bark to Dreael tastitute. After grad- blns said he considered It Improb- , uating from rrexel, ehe went to the able that Justice Trencharo, Die su- j New Mexico Agricultural college, perlor, would order such action be- teaching there for many years, and cause of the delay that would be In- i-on coming to Oregon went to Hood volved. He emphasised, however, ne t River and taught there, and for the did not speak for Trenchard, and jMt 53 years had been teaching at Trenchard could not be reached ror 1 Qranta Pass, Ore, Miss Kerning has comment, ( been making her home with Mrs. The pamphlet in question, de- Thompson here IB Medford for the scribed by the slate aa a "malicious , past IS years. She waa a woman or nnstisn character and was source o! joy to all who knew her. She leaves many friends In southern Oregon who will mourn her lose. There are left two sisters and three brothers; Mrs, C. D. Thompson of Medford, Ore.: Mrs, Emma Orovm of Corvallis, Ore.; Tom Horning of To ledo. Ore.; Charlie Horning of Mew- berg, Ore., and Fred Homing of San Francisco. I Funeral service will be tonduettd C if. Houston, superintendent of from the Peri Funeral Home Wednes malls at the Medford poatofflce, an-jo,, afternoon at 1 o'clock with e. nounced today that the windows of is;, g. Bartlam officiating. Interment the postoff Ice will be closed tonight J Wuj take place m the Siskiyou Mt.Tio at the usual time, 8 o'clock, to re- j al park. main closes over cnneimas day, ano i that the only deliveries Tuesdsy will be parcel post. Packages which arrive on this evenings train all! be distributed! Tuesday, Houston said, but packages! and deliberate effort" to "tamper' with the Jury, was entitled "No. 2310, criminal file exposed, aviator's baby was never kidnaped or murdered." lOffiTOFTllL WILL BE DELIVERED CRAZED MOTHER MURDERS FAMILY KlTsarROH, Pa, ties. 34. m The paper bells and tinsel garlands that made Walter Dempeey's hone ready for happy Chrtstmae grace a house of tragedy today, for all hut one of the family are dead; siaia, po lice say, by a woman driven mad by the death of her owa son. In addition, the woman herself and her sister are dead in the multiple Tuitide tragedy. Coming to the suburbs home of Dempsey, ber brother, sirs Kathrn Seoeh, 37, of Dunkirk, ft, T., a train ed nurse, made the family merry with gifts for all, but In the sight shot them with a puttnl and ended her own life with poison. Five of the Dempsey fsmily died is the shootings yesterday- The other alone atttt lives. HyfTHUWRK, Dee. .) Th-SM-aanda of pilgrims, wMie atid black, and repraserrtiasg a aosre of denomin ations, pouted Into this HtSe market town la the Palestine hill today, to observe the birth newly years ago of Jeatis Christ, Many of tluse jBolCTB pilgrims came by auiemooB ver the bross highway from Jermaltm, eight ml' away. Both her ssd Is Jerusalem tonight the air will resound with tJ aingwg of carols and risgltsg Oi tseBs aa the age-oid Jltea begin. The slims service in many estuehes will be reached at midnight S p. a PAT), in the Church of the nativity, bul't over the spot where t5 holy child la believed :-c have sees torn. MalMujshs fo Hesfessd. Alter a long mass, a procession of priest with awlnglng censors a stand before ciartisd niche io ilie transept The aetlog ltlB patrtareh will draw aside the eurtaln, pick up the figure of the holy fcamblno and. conduct It to a, grotto beneath ths transept while the great congregation ahoata HaliJajn, The grotto, hardly lsg esough Jar M pewHu, u Moepted aa e actual t't el th manger whare toe Cbr,t child waa born. Winking eandlts light it, wad an pri-srUon have been mads for the worshipper i will foaow (he pries'! t mldnleht to kneel humbly and Ictta the spot. Thl Is the one Mme of the year when the sleep? town with It Js! tering traffis comes to life, There to no mow, BoUy or jnlsW- toe, such a mark the eve of Ch?.i'.' ma la northern sltlea, but there i a frosty tingle In the a'j of the sub tropical Holy Lsnd. Uany of the 51tsr are Americana. insntlnued on Page) nsreej. jwho wish to prepare for war, w Urrlving Christmas morning and all ! other mail coming Into the po-rtofrice ; afternoon today will cot be delivered until Wednesday. oh shsll have another prayer. "This prsyer will be 'Destroy, Lord, those who wish wart "But we prefer our first prayer. BEER HAULERS' WAR THREATENS IN WEST NEWSBOYS FEAST ANO ENJOY RiALTO SHOW Thfi7-ens newibof of Clos rw ttsjiEt wrc trctet1 to ft Christmas banquet thtt afternoon at iht Hotel Holland by Mr. and Mra. P, O. Bige Saw, proprietor, and then taken to ihc Bislto thftr at fuectf of U sjassgement. At th theater lhf utff 'Mn With Two fac, starring Sarard O. Robinson. GLEEMEN CAROL CRUISE TONIGHT Tcntcht t f Q'c'ocfc th Medford Q!mjn stftri a tour ilmsagh th cHTil&gJ>triais3fcfe3 Through the siaaf of fch GrehauRd 8Ut compsnf, whh U providing feaa to tritnport iht mtn, m tfngera win eat rtaarcne of th fther. DSrf'CSor Jim Buvtiix. htvs Be the mfmbrt to aeemWe for infraction t 8:30 t ihs court !i9sae and it U e spec if d Wt tiM vholt memierhtp mil b present in the goos-wut ctujk, WASH3KOTOS, Bee. 24. AJ In Cttrtstmas message to the at tion. President Roostrelt todty pro- posed iht "c&un$9 asd ucitr" b mde the tplrlt of the occ&jkJob. It ta th -wy to gretrr happine and -weU being " fee stid. "Thlt yer again wn are- entitlfif is Btw hopes and new enttclpetJons," 8es4d the monument of k&tirtv Jackon acroaa from ifce WMt Hous ffrou - fJa, Mr. Roo-sereSt J5ghietf th nUon' Chrtstma tree antf spottt Rta chrtstntaa ere messaga crer the Tis is the secoBd 5rs.r,w b fcsfrfl that 3 he-e Jcined with you on th?s happj occaaloB, Then, ac noir, -itfe millions of other tps eelbrt th bappy obsfaoce of Chrtstma. New Hope Artae Th year toward which we locked then with anticipation and hsp !u passed. We hare sees fiiHJBas msnf things that a fear ego ere or'it hopes. Our human life tfau goe en from anticipation and hop to ful filment. TsSla year asiQ ri ar i-s Ut1ed to new hopes and tcew Krsttct patJona. t '"For sJS these aa bfar 3m not sea this ffruhering, Jet me eKp5afJ5 that hera before ut in tha p..rt is front of Use Whit Sew im iht monument of ia man no will Hr torawr a the embodiment ci cour age Andrew Jackass. "Him vas s ionj, iong lift is the public service, dlsUnulshed m U tlmea by a ohivahxtus meetScf of -problems and dficuitle t.at at tendet) Ib&t aerric; a last beUtf is people and a profound to fcr tbem. Need of t ntjr Grows "His natrttJtlsra waa suxtaSned and unafraid. Carved Into that mesumect la his eapreeclos ol the cece&&Jtf fcr union. That message jroirt is tcusr Unoa vita the year. "In theee dafs it meaaa to at a union not only of the states but union of the hearts and minds of tha people la ail tea eta tea acd thttr many In teres ta ajjd piirposeSf dftTOteS : with onttjr to the human are, far e-f our country, "Just aoroas the atreet it th fcsus he occupied one hundred yetra the house the people ot the ocuctrr haa built for their president, rrom tta wicdovs 3 see thia monumest i& this man of oourfe. It is as implr- tfos to me aa U should b to tU Americans. Way to Ifappfne "And ao let us ms3e the spfrJt of Chriatmaa of 164 that of ccurt and unity, it is the wmj to fret tar happiness and weB-feeJnf. Tht la. I beitere, an important pari of vhtt tne maker of chrUtmas woatd hate It mean. In this sense, th scripture ad monish ua to be strong and of jckxJ courage, to fear not; to dweU to (ether 3a unity. wiss you oas sad ali, htyr ani aTerywtv , a eery, Tery merry CtiriEt mas." Mrs. Roosevelt Renamed As Outstanding Woman sll their succcstlons. SPOKANE, Dec. 34. iAt) tvr.ee RcjnsMs iuiu descried aa "he tint anns SnjlSst of the ten outstanding women y MAItV r.t.tt.slU.TH rt.lM.stSR ICoprtifht, J vne smccu.io Tress i HEW HOCHBIAl, . T., Dee. 3 Fm the aeeentf Urns IB eueeeeston. Mrs, Pranklln D. RooaeTeW M si the J9uf Ursa o Mra. Came Chapman Cast's r' rr f f chairmas of the con- urged the OX war Bprca - - -- - . . i wofiC to pray ana war. insj ir.in pautunaie cmpuaJ'is i sua ricirn (um .in-iu ;n tinKiiiiif t"" (iw w. 1 from Portland to atwim the lunersi of the Breery wsfsers- vasoa j 7 hs nation first. iaF jof Muil Ha, Jr., an !o spend tis the InWrnatlona) BrottrtKd 81 1;),, trios t ouuta?llnf woman of the In The voice of war, said the pontiff, j holidays with their fairily. iTramstcrs, which rris? spread over j yfsr perhaps the most ouutsnoirf a'u ririrf tn -k the rfuwnmfnrt. nam. th entire vest." f flied in u-Uriia routttrf has produced, said the Both cooperated BacKs.aite , hlJ chrlstmaa address ; word : (eloping an honest exprcss.on . ' to ,h. ,. curia" of cardinals. ' Peace! Peace! Peace htulnras ODllllon without lie lisum ; oolitlrsl toitterne-M. For lnsnce. the "tv see a constant increase :..riik arms." he said. "This Is idistractlng element In which thejand res! eril of the present crisis leu in au oirecitcns m hii!?nes5 men ar-aert for j ds.sii fiMtg-t "at the earnest P-'' .. , nve no part. We are, which That Is a lot different from osjin. mhm tM n(1vns Ipmate and puhlic llfe." in,- It now. as Ocden Mins la oe-. mHb th6 h,mn, & ,nee.,j He urgl the world to Inroie the msndlr.g. and as man-r a White "'-lt.4m !or p,, 6n rth. icomforu ot the Vlrg'.n Mary In theie phurlte would hare llaed to oe-j rVtxfr hlJ t chant had more res- troubles, psrtlculsrly In the moment tr-and. : cn f'beng that today, . . . when the fsmous shrine of Loreto The senihle onrrstlte eff:rt may , Hh fo, vt'c hie s putt has hn taken over i tii Vatican he ruttieii. htnevrr. hv tl clamor mtuTP there he Knit -.-.Mier it' trt of (oncilislioa with -.ple feccd ol t lios!UCdaliBaota,Its7. In accordance with long-established custom, there will be no issue of the Mall Tribune Tuesdsf, thua enabling employes of the Ppc o enjoy the entire Chrtt- tT (Oontinued on Page fourj perior court today, honorary president or the mtema- Joim Y. Dc-e, former nisyor of 8c- ' i mnsl Women's Suffrage eiliance to sttie, filed the auite, which charged !y. Jour fjpoteane hrewerles and nm- The othera on Mra. Catt'a 3S4 Mat here of the tearmtera union with ,aret conspiring to prevent enforcement Miss Prances Perkins, secretary of ot the collective bargaining section j isooy, t-f the NH. Dor 1 Pacific north-) Mn. Buth ftrysn t miiel lor the Intnatloa ;to tJenmsra Brtaerj "Aorlteia usios. . BKVERLV UILLS, Cal, Dee, 24. Yon know 1 told yon Wed nBstlay that it seemed kinder iiks an off day. Nobody id turned a pJan. Well, Ihey made op for St Thursday, JJiswty in dustrialists met at Snlphar Springs and dratted a new pin of recovery. On thing aboai i!)c recovery f!gR5, ifis seme mnn can draw n tip every wcrk and no two of 'em will fce alike. TrottMe with these plana is, tin j!an is peueraUy t as sist trie planners own iasiaew. Anyhow, there is bo use io pet excited about any t , for the one that Sir, KooseTflt vatni ttliw't scvisorT besrs c the SftA Mrs careliiM O Day. ccneresftwomsn from Hew Vol. Mra. Ruth Prttt, former congreas- woman ni awmSer of the Republi can oailsBa) eommittee. Mrs, August Belmont, fa? her wei fare actlfrtf. ifiaa Catherttw Cffllrtner of Er.g- iand. for bt r work In behalf of world peace. Mr. Jtrrery Corbet Aihby of; Snjiand, jritSB of tr,s Women's! wjjj , (jie onc jj, JrfipjWiJ Suffrage 1H, in Hie hat i.Sme5r Yours, Mrs Jsr,r.l S:ln st Mmneapclta. president of the councti of iewisn resteis, "These are women who are shit ts with other on great Owen, minister ! Jects," said Mr, tatt, "The day wt jwomeii stood a'.: alone na easeea Tht let lbs. Hag Kafnaiaa Bu.,TSl u K J of ccaiblaed af j iiSjO'Sla'lik iiaii t.