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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (May 3, 1935)
MT.DFOKD MAIL TRIBTJ'N'E. fEDFORD, OTCECOX. FRIDAY. MAY X IMS. pa nr. tttthtees Local and Here Veitrrdav Capt. ind Mr. Al bert T. Anderson of Grant Pact vera Medford business visitor Thursday. lias Operation Mrs. Jerry Jarr un derwent a major operation thla morn ing at the Community hospital. lan. lor Portland Tennle Nu gent left tbi morning on the Shas ta (or Portland to receive medical care at a clinic In that city. T!i-ltr Thnrii to Mpft The Jackson County Teachers chorus will meet In the auditorium of the court house tomorrow morning at 10 o' clock, it was announced today. Naeff Calls Paul Naeff, repreaen- , tattve of Hamburg -American swam- j ahlp lines, is among Medfonl bust-1 ness visitors today, having arrived ; thla morning on the Oregonian. Lewis Leaves D. Hamilton Lewla. engineer In the bureau of public works, left this morning for Heather. Oregon, near Odell lake, for the sum mer. Transferred Here F. O. Hagg of Southern Pacific lines arrived this morning on the Oregonian to engage nv work here, having been transfer red to Medford, Visit" Slater Here Mrs. Louis Zeiss of Ainland has been spending several days in Medford this week at the home of her sister, Mrs. Ted New strom. Ashland Visitors Among visitors from Ashland Wednesday, according to the Ashland Tidings, were L. B Ryan, manager of the Llthla theater. Will Dodge and Mrs. Jessie Neil. Russell Visits P. E- Russell, rep representative of California -Western States Life insurance Co., with head quarters at San Francisco, arrived thla morning for a brief business visit enrout south. Accepts Position Here MUs Fay Williams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Williams of Grants Pass, has iMmri rvtaition In Medford with the law offices of Attorney Charles Reames. CENTRALIA, Wash., May 3. (AD A purported romance between E. J. Nixon. 50-year-old mining operator, and Mrs. Harry E. Clark, wife of a barber here, was uncovered today, au thorities said, as they studied Nixon's slaying and Mrs. Clark was held In the county Jail. The findings of a-coroner's Jury, hastily called last night, which blamed her for the shooting, which took place about two miles from here yesterday afternoon, was before Prosecutor J. E. Sareault. Nixon was shot three times as he stood in the road near Mrs. Clark's car. in the Sal zer valley, after a meeting with her. . tmmhT- nf letters, which were found near Nixon's body, were al60 being studied by the sneriu s omce at Chehalts and Prosecutor Sareault to day. A witness to the shooting. Verne Dickey, the operator of ft welding works here, was the principal witness at the Inquest last night. He related that Nixon had asked him to accompany him yesterday af ternoon to the spot where Mrs. Clark had called upon Nixon to meet her. Alter an apparent quarrel, he said. Nixon got out of her car and three knr. n'.r. ftreri. Mrs. Clark then drove away. Nixon died In his arms In the road, uict.ej eatd. Within ft short time, he notified authorities and a search was begun nn Mr. rtnrlc was found hidden In the woods at the head of the valley. She offered no resistance and was brought back In ft hysterical condi tion. She related after questioning. Pros ecutor Sareault said, that she and Nixon had had a romance and that he had wanted to end It, and the quarrel followed. ILFlEEMAP PORTLAND. May S. ( AP) Steps I will be uken Immediately to obtain i options (or the right-of-way on the i uncompleted 17-mlle gap of the WoH Creek shortcut highway between El- I He and Sunset camp, upon Instruc- I Hons of the Btate highway commis sion. The Wolf Creek hlKhway ultimately will provide a shortened and direct route between Portland and the north beaches. The commission took this action at the afternon meeting here yesterday. In order that the federal government may establish a transient camp In tl section and make a start at cleartnc land the state will use. As soon as the 17-mlle cap Is closed the road will be passable. VW fll'KN SWIM BATHS -in M f nullum u- lion nf While nl phi.r print Wnter In tank. rw n; md 'wtnzv Personal Ncff Krt urns Porter J. Neff, local attorney, arrived thia morning by train after a brief business trip north. R wept ion at Church The Presby terian church !s honoring new mem be: this evening with an Informal reception in the church parlora at 8 o'clock. All members and friends of the church are invited to be pres ent. Food sale Planned The Women's Association of the First Christian church will hold a cooked food and apron sale Saturday, May 11, In the building formerly occupied by the Campbell Clothing Co. on East Main street. CCC Member Leave Joshua Lud- i wig. Jack Catherlll and Joe Poleman. all having been discharged from Med- j ford CCC district, left last nltfht by I train for their homes, the first to Portland and the Utter two to Lo Angeles. t Kllbura Visits Oeorge H. Kilbum, i trainmaster for Southern Pacific lines with headquarters at Eugene and formerly stationed In this city, arrived this morning on the Oregon ian for a brief business visit, here and In Ashland. Transferred to G. P. Dan Phelan, of Medford, arrived here Thursday to take over management of the shoe department of the local Band Box and Shoe Box. Carl Holzgang. In charge of the department since the store opened here will be transferred to the Medford Band Box and Shoe Box. -Grant Pass Courier. - Trl-Motor Leaves Thesis trl-mo- tored Ford transport plane of the Western Air Dlatrubutors company left Medford thia afternoon for Eu gene without having recovered the tools and replacement parts stolen from the- hangar at the Medford air port yesterday morning. The officials of the company announced before leaving that the reward offered for the recovery of the tools still stands Information will reach them for tha next few days at the Eugene air port. ADDS CONFUSION IN INDIAN'S TRIAL PORTLAND, May 3. (AP) An al ready Involved murder trial was fur ther complicated today with the In traduction as evidence of an affi davit by the wife oi the government's star witness, accusing him of the killing. The trial was that of Wlllard Wll Hams. 18, Klamath Indian, charged with the murder of Charlie Cowan, 17, a Modoc tribesman. Gabriel Baker, another Indian par ticipant in the drunken brawl that preceded the shooting, was the star witness for the prosecution. Today the defense succeeded In introducing an affidavit by Baker's wife declar ing she saw Baker shoot Cowan. Mrs. Baker, in her statement to Sheriff U. L. Lowe of Klamath county, and Harlan Blackmer. Klam ath prosecutor, said Baker shot Cowan because he was Jealous of 1 him. Joseph O'Neill, Klamath Falls de- ; fense attorney, introduced the evi dence while Mrs. Baker wan on the stand as a government witness. She ! confirmed the statement that her : husband was Jealous of Cowan and that he took from a shelf the rifle which figured in the killing. HEAVY SNOW'blSnKETS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE. Wis.. May 3. (API Snow covered southern Wisconsin to day. Five and a half Inches blanketed La Crosse and more was falling this morning. One inch of snow fell In Milwaukee between 6:30 and 8:30 a. m. and the weather bureau predicted no letup before nightfall. Hot Music! Sweet Rhythm! v 5 HAPPY HOURS Until Saturday Night DREAMLAND with AL STEWART AND HIS NEW 10 pc. DANCE BAND Men 40c Ladies 20c IN SPITEJF BAN Number of Letters Reach National Capital and Of ficial Stationery Used to Keep Ball Rolling WASHINGTON. May S. (AP) The "send -a -dime" chain letter scheme that first attracted attention at Den ver, was said today to be spreading rapidly. jeplte that It haa been de clared Illegal by the postofflce de partment. A number of such letters even have reached the national capital, where Attorney General Cummlnga warned employes of the Justice department not to participate in the chain after It was disclosed the official depart ment stationery had been used to fur ther It. It would be the department's duty to prosecute any fraud cases that may arise from such chain let ters. Solicitor Karl Crowley recently in formed the prist masters at Denver and at Mason City and Des Moines, Iowa, tttut the "send a dime" letters violate the fraud and lottery sections of the postal laws and are unmallable. He and Chief Inspector K. P. Aid rich acknowledged, however, that there was little chance of stopping them because all first-class mall must be delivered. The ssme opinion was expressed by Postmaster-General James A. Farlev. His first comment was: "Well they help the postal receipt." Post office Inspectors are endeavor ing to find the originators of the scheme. In most Instances so far no evidence of fraud has been found but officials say they feel sure the per sons who first started the chain fixed it so that they and friends or klnfolk would receive the bulk of the first payments. This would constitute fraud In the opinion of officials. 10 BE COMPLETE SALEM. May 3. (AP) The board of control late today was expected to order the complete razing of the burned capitol, thus abandoning the proposal to save the northeast cor ner and repair It to house the state treasurer and land board offices. An adverse report on that proposal was understood ready for presenta tion to the planning commission. The report. It was Indicated, would state the plan was neither feasible nor economical, . In the meantime Governor Martin received word from Senator Charles L. McNary that he had presented to Secretary Ickes a plan for financing a new capitol by the federal govern ment, with repayment by the state out of rentals. Very few trees or shrubbery around the old building will be removed, and none will be destroyed. It was announced today. Grants Pass Dump Not F or Mining Is Edict Of Council GRANTS PASS. May 3. MV Tnerc are plenty of place in Jose phine county other than the Grants Pawi city dump where peo ple can mine for gold, the clt7 council decided here last night. In refusing a placer operator permis sion to mine the dump property. The city dump Is located on the old Golden Drift working t, be lleved to have been ''mined out" 20 years ago, and the refuse pit Is one of the channels cut by the hydraulic giant. In 1U banner year the old mine, also known as the "Dry Digging's", produced 50,000 in gnld. PHILIPPINE FORCES 10 E By E. E. BOMAR AKotiateil Pre foreign Staff MANILA. P. I.. May 3. (AP, Gov ernment fortes moved quickly today to suppress the sudden uprising of political extremists after 47 were kill ed in bloody battles. Sixty-four, including 10 constabu lary, were wounded in the fighting. Leaders of the radical Sakdallstns, who planned to establish a vague socialistic r?Klme and declare Imme diate independence from the United States, were reported either In hiding or Jailed. Rain, which began falling before midnight, was expected to dampen the remaining ardor of the Sakdal latas, who battled Philippine constab ulary today. In Cabuyao the fighting was a mas sacre. Fifty-two insurrectionists were slain In vicious fighting, with several hundred of them opposing only 35 soldiers. 4 PORTLAND. Ore.. May 3. (API With ball set at $6,000 each, three union seamen were held here today on charges of feloniously Inciting a riot, and assault and robbery. The three thus named were Clar ence Gradl. James H. Carroll and Morris Welsberger. They were arrested early today on charges that they beat and robbed three seamen of the Rich field OU company tanker, Larry. Do heny. The seamen's union has been waging a strike against the oil com pany for weeks. The victims of the reputed attack were J. O. Hlghtower, E. W. Hollls and Jay Kwsler. who signed on the Larry Doheny at Houston. Last night they left the tanker by cab to visit the city. They said another automo bile ran their cab to the curb, and that they were dragged from the car, taken to union headquarters, beaten and robbed before being turned loose. Edward Robinson Heads Cast Film Craterian Screen . An exciting and hilarious screen entertainment, "The Whole Town's Talking," which was ushered in yes terday at the Craterlan theater, Is. even at this early date, certain to be Included among the best pictures of the current year. Crammed full of suspense, action. comedy 'and startling surprises, the film presents Edward O. Robinson In his first screen comedy role. Long ac customed to seeing this superb char acter actor In hard-boiled, sinister and somewhat nefarious roles, his as tute, resourceful performance In a serio-comic characterization Is doub ly effective because of lta novelty. P'binson registers a real triumph and establishes himself even more firmly as one of the screen's distin guished actors. Briefly, the story relate the vicis situdes of a meek and frightened clerk. Arthur Jones, who one day la revealed to be the striking physical counterpart of the nation's No. 1 public enemy. To prevent the police from molesting the innocent Jones, the authorities arm him with a docu ment attesting his identity. His double. Killer Mannion. cows Jones Into hiding out nlghU while he. the Killer, goes about his criminal af fairs using thia passport to provide t comparative Immunity. Subsequent ; events and complications brlnff this rast-paced comedy thriller to a pow erful, climatic conclusion. Jean Arthur, aa Robinson's flip lit- j tie dream-love, is excellent. Her beau ty and talenta are welcome delight "Terror of The Plains" l N JO.N Alexander Uurr.aa Immor tal ronnnff on th rrpn In a 0U1CKLY UPRISING CLAIM SAILORS IN STRONGARM GANG ES-Tf'TJ Ends Tonltl IvStil WILL ROGERS II in "David Jk ' SATI KDAI ONLY! jj y Contlnnous Shows jWuJfo A TOMTYLERJpi j A qntek- f trUier Bo- V. n men In a ' rip roaring romaneet II Scene in Rialto's i Law 3 ins ,'W rf." JUvi v. Buck Jones has one of his mostt action-packed roles In "Wheu A Man j Sees Red." at the Rial to theatre for today and Saturday. j The struggles of a two-fisted ranch BROCKVILLE. Ont (UP Quad ruplet lambs were born to a ewe owned by B. Markley here recently. All four are In good health. At Campleford a ewe owned by Thomas Bright produced quintuplets, one of which died, the others being normal. Today and I 7:00-!):00 gj i r mi 'E&i The hell-for-leather, rip- 7ly Th snortin', rarin'-to-go son- pn jf J of-a-six-shooter! ... And A'm how he busts cattle- S thieving heads and a 4k"''' snooty city gal's heart! 4 with DOROTHY REVIER PEGGY CAMPBELL LEROY MASON PREVUE SATURDAY NIGHT JACK HULBERT Upl Ahnv' The new comedy Mar Utl Mill Uj The ,11a. . W if 11 !URHI BRIDE of. WDREGONp Qutiitr O'Clock Orchestra Dances 13 - MUSICIANS 13 Oriental Gardens 40ecn SAT. MET Came and Make Whoopee 'Til 2 A. M. Western Thriller . v. mm - VTf foreman to save an eastern girl fr"m lire own ftuiy nun wipe out a das tardly hand of cattle thieves is the theme of the story, which has Pesy Campbell, Dorothy Revier and LeHoy Mason heading the supporting cast. Special Communication of Medford Lodge No. 103 A. P. i A. M Friday. May 3rd at 7:30 P. M. Work In M. M. decree. Visitors In- OEO. AI.DEN. Secy. rTed Purdln. W. M. 111 Adults 2rc lililillrs - 10, Saturday! COWBOY! t4 i rl v. n i " .-sc.. COMING SUNDAY! Monster Returns IliHimlnt out dflanre . . . demand hit a hrlile . . . thrententut , "t ruction to tlio who Miind In lilt way . nnd tlirn SHU come to 1 1 fet COLIN CLIVE VALERIE HOBSON Here Sunday r - it s V ' K. Drama, romance, thrills, and the gorgeous music of Victor Herbert's greatest operetta are blended In "Naughty Marietta," coming to the Craterlan Sunday. Spectacular ro mance of Creole days In New Orleans, which brings to the screen Jeanetto MacDonald. glamorous heroine of "The Merry Widow," and Nelson Eddy, eminent American operatic baritone. It tells a graphic storv of the set tlement of New Orleans by the French In the days of lauls XV and of the love of a disguised French princess, seeking escape from a marriage of state, and an English officer. Such song hits as "Ah, Sweet Mys tery of Life." "I'm Falling in Love With Someone." "Tramp, Tramp, Tramp." "The Italian Street Song," and all the original music of the op eretta Is retained with new lyrics by Gus Kahn, of the famous song team or Donaldson and Kahn. Prominent In a large cast In sup- i .h. pans Hurry! Ends Tomorrow! Screen ontertainment that hits the top! . . . the fastest, fun niest, most thrilling picture to come out of Hollywood in months 1 ri v with ,1M T SUNDAY! T 1 ... set U the world's ,hr,M most thrilling melodies I H slloT "J, ' Qtt OQSOC3SC-)B O ..'OO Q n port of Mlt Mac Donald and Nalaon Fddy are Frank Morgan as Governor D Annard, El&a Lunc Hester (Mra, Charles Lain hum) as Madame D'An natd. Douglas Dumbrille, Joseph Cawthorne. Cecilia Parker who scored as Uarbo's alner in "The Painted Veil '' Walter Klngslord. Greta- Meyer, Akim Tamlroff, Harold Huber and Edward Brophy. Spectaculnr reproductions of New Orleans and Parts of the period, gor geous costumes, and elaborate stag ing mark the new production. FUTURE FARMERS GATHER AT 0. S. C. CORVALLIS. Ore., Mny 8.T-fAP More than 600 gueats and member of the "Piiture Parmer of Amertca." aBMclfttlon were expected here to nlpht for the annual banquet of th orKnnlzatlon of youthful agricultur ists and to hear an addreas by Got error Martin of Oregon. The seventh annua state conven tion opened last nlKht with about 300 future fnrnuTB here from 31 Ore gon towns. Lson Hubbard of New berg la president of the atatt associa tion. Con teats and demonstrations vers boinit held today in the school of atirtculture at the state college., Governor Martin's address will b broadcast over the ollee radio ata tlon. KOAC. at 9 o'clock. IMata ... 35c Kve . ; . 35c Kldcllet . 10c JEAN ARTHUR Prevue Saturday Night with MAIir.I, TOIII) HEN LVOM ' Skeets OAT.l.EClIIFn s pert KELTOM NAT PKNDLETON op: d . to lfi:' p. ni I' 'mi Mninl.i ( It v. I i: Mr (."! ; . . HOifBT OONAT- FllS IAN01
