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v. Mail Tribune SuBscriptioh Bargain Days I The Weather Forecast: Slightly cloudy to night and Friday; little ' change In temperature. ' Temperature: Highest yesterday M Lowest this morning Tr, 49 Thirtieth Year World SLAYER NOTIFIES OFFICERS BEFORE TAKING OWN LIFE New Jersey Farmer Kills Brother and Two Uncles During Quarrel OverShar- ing of $30,000 Estate NEWARK. N. J.. Sept. 19. (AP) The police concluded today that Cbarlea Russell Geary. 43, a Tobya banna, Pe farmer, killed hU brother and two unclea and ended his own life In a fight over division of a 30, 000 estate. The bodies of the four were found In the apartment of Orlando Le Van. 60, an employe of the Pennsylvania railroad, one of the victims of the - shooting. The othera who died were Orlando's brother, Benjamin, 65, retired fore man in the Newark department of public works, and John S. deary, 43. who had lived with the Le Vans since boyhood. Argument VIMoncd Orlando's wife. Catherine, died a month ago on a visit to Easton, Pa. She and the Geary brothers' mother were sisters. Orlando's wife held with him. Joint accounts In three Newark savings banks and stock In a building and loan association, totaling about 30.000. The police believe Charles Geary, who came to Newark early last night, argued with Orlando over sharing the Early today a man telephoned po; Hoe headquarters, patrolman -rick McNamara answered. "Send police In a hurry to 938 South 30th street," the caller said. "What's the matter?" asked the atartled McNamara. . . "Tti.r r three murders and a autclde," replied the man on the phone. "What do you mean?" asked the policeman. "I Just killed three people." . . The caller then hung up. Traeedv Discussed Two minutes later radio police broke down tne door oi tne sbcohu floor apartment and found the bodies of four men, three of them sprawled (Continued on Page Twelve) -f- TO ALL DORMITORIES HUGErTE, Ore.. 8ept. 19. (AP) All dormitories on the University of Ore gon campus will be opened this fall to cars for the anticipated Increase In enrollment, Mrs. Oenevleve Turnip seed, dormitory director, said today. This will be the first time In three rears that all the dormitory facilities have been In use. Room and board In dormitories costs 30 a month. Freshman week starts September 33 at the university, with classes be ginning September 30. SIDE GLANCES b, TRIBUNE REPORTERS Danny Savlch. rassler. standing in front of a hotel reflectively pulling hairs out of his arm, as though j playing she-loves - me-she-loves-me-not. V. VanDvke busy assuring hunters that thev don't have to tag the does this sessrn. and also assuring them that getting lost last year Is not going to keep him home this. Bob Hlnman limping about town after a flying fip to Euiene for a workout with the Oregon Frosh f. o. tesm. Johnny Nledermeyer thinking that the hlh school football team was very Inconsiderate for making their plays work, because then he hsd to keep walking to keep n eye on proceedings. Conversation with Pedro Oonralea Relcastro: "Where'd you shoot those Iwo bucks. Pete: In Oregon or Cali fornia?" P. O.B.: "Yes." Mrs. Lois Bisnkenburg. here from Oold Hill to get recruits to Judge st the Oold Hill fair Saturday, f.ndlng that most volunteera wanted to be In the beer Judging dept. MEDFORD Full Associated Presa QUE! M War Spark Declared Near Killed in-Air cr m , IJ Len Koenecke, Brooklyn Dodgers outfielder sent home from St. Louis was killed In a spectacular mld-air battls with two pilot while flying from Detroit to Toronto. Hit skull waa fractured by a fire extinguish er used at a club. (Associated Press Photo) INE E BY NEW ORLEANS, La.. Sept. 19 (AP) The political machine left by the lata Senator Huey P. Long waa split wide open today by announce ments of Lieutenant-Governor James A. Noe for governor and W. O. Mar tin, publlo service commissioner, for the United States senate, in tnc January primary. " The announcements dropped like bombshells in the ranka over the state and In the statehouse. Governor O. X. Allen, who had aald the state ticket would be chosen at a caucus to be called by him. refused to be lieve they were genuine announce ments. The governor closeted himself with a group of his associates and dis cussed the announcements feverishly. He said he could not conceive ol Noe and Martin taking such steps without his sanction. Later Noe and Msrtln Joined the governor's conference. Allen J. Ellender, confined to his bed at home 'with a cold said he had not heard of the announce ments, but hsd nothing to say. El lender had been prominently men tioned as a gubernatorial candidate. VESSEL IN DISTRESS NEAR CRESCENT CITY EUREKA, Cal.. Sept. 19. (AP) The cout guard cutter Pulaski today skirted the rocky California coastline near Crescent City north of here, In search of the small sloop Amelia, re ported In distress 1ft miles from Seal Rock. Naturalization Questions 'Easy for 3-Year Old Girl OERINQ, Neb., Septr 18 (AP) A tiny blue eyed girl, three years old. was the talk of district court today. Officials expressed themselves as "amazed" at the anowledire of gov ernment she displayed at an Im promptu examination during a recess In naturalisation hearings yesterdsy. Frightened by spectatora and cling ing to her father's hand, the child. Mary Relchsrt, stood beside Judge Decree Irwin's drjdt and reeled ofl answers to questions, using word she could barely pronounce. "Who Is speaker of the house?" her father asked. "Byrnes Is." she replied, brushing sn unruly blond curl from her eye. "Whet does congress do?' "Mskes laws.". "Whst.ls tha eighteenth amendment?" rn PROPER RIPENING OF BOSCS IN EAST Facilities Provided After Three Years' Effort On Part of Local Traffic As sociation; Will Aid Sales The Rogue River Traffic astocla tlon. After three years of effort, haa suceeded In securing ripening facili ties for Bosc pears at eastern railway terminals, It was announced todiy by the organisation, through Walter J. tiooker, secretary. The service Is con sidered of vital Importance to , the pear Industry of the Rogue River val ley. In Improving marketing and sales conditions In the east. The Pennsylvania and the Erie rail roads have now established ripening rooms on barges at their New York City piers, and have published a tar iff fixing a charge from three to four cents per box, depending on the length of time necessary to hold the fruit In the ripening process. Action of the railroads fits In with the Ideas of Dr. Henry Hartman ot the Oregon State college, who far five years haa been studying marketing and storage conditions In the Eaet-ern markets, relative to placing pe'irs on the markets In an edible condition. His studies have covered all varieties of winter pears, with particular at tention to Boats. Dr. Hartmen found that In many Instances, during the cold winter months, Bosc pears were going on the (Continued on Page Twelve) TAKEN BY DEATH William Isaac Cummlngs, 71, pass ed away at the Jacksonville sanitar ium, early Thursday morning after a lingering Illness. He was born at Gar den City Minnesota, March 3, 1664, and had been a resident of the Agate district for the past seven years. For twenty years he was owner of a sales stables business, dealing In cattle, horses and mules, near Seattle. He leaves his wife, Emily Cum mlngs, and one son, William N. Cum mlngs of Seattle, one daughter. Miss Amy Cummlngs of Minneapolis, Min nesota. and three step-sons and one step -daughter, Chas. D. Nahsi, Med- ford: George, Coqullle, Ore.; Otto, Oakland, Calif., and Mrs. Dorothy Pullman, Oakland, Calif. Funeral services will be hold at the Perl Funeral home, Sunday at 3:30 p. m-. Rev. w, R- Baird, officiating. Interment In Medford I. O. O, F. cemetery. DENY BRUNO OFFERED BAIT TO NAME AIDES TRENTON. N. J., Sept. 19. (AP) C. Lloyd Fisher, attorney for Bruno Richard Hauptmann. today denied published reports (not carried by the Associated Press) that Hauptmann had been offered commutation of his death sentence to life imprisonment if he would name alleged associates Mn the Lindbergh baby kidnap-kllllng. Mary smoothed the white skirt which billowed out beneath her lit tle red Jacket. "Can't drink." "What Is the twenty-first amend ment?" "Teals eighteenth mendment," she shrilled. She knew th president and vice president, the president's salary, the governor of Nebraska, who discovered America and when, the number ol senators, names of county and near by city officers and other things. Reichert aald Mary hsd "picked up" her knowledge from attending FERA cltttenshlp classes with her mother. Left alone for a moment after her "examination." ahe waa found hud dled in a corner of the corridor. "I want my mamma," ah sobbed. MEDFORD, OREGON, )T ON YEARLY BASIS Newspaper Office Open to 6 P. M. and 9 P. M. On Saturday Carriers Will Call for Remittance When the Mall Tribune held Its annual bargain days speqlal selling event last year, 62 per cent of the yearly subscribers took advantage of the unusual offer. This year Indica tions are that an even greater num ber will renew their subscriptions. To facilitate the handling of the large rush of business, the offices of this newspaper will remain open un til 6 o'clock each evening, and until 0 on Saturday nights, from Septem ber 31 until October 1, both dates Inclusive. . Each of the 20 city carrlera will also be authorized to take subscrlp tlons. Those who wish to avail themselves of this service -need only call the Mall Tribune office, and the carrier will stop at the house. For those living outside the city, who might not be able to contact the carrier, subscriptions may be sent through the mail, either by money order ot check. Both the rural and the city sub scription lists for . this year have showed a substantial Increase, and the saving offered by the bargain rate over the monthly rate for a year are expected to attract many new yearly subscribers. Rates for carrier service are 95 for the year, and mail service In Jackson and Josephine counties In Oregon, and Siskiyou county In northern Cal ifornia, are $3.50 a year. October 1 will be absolutely the last day on which subscriptions un der the bargain rates can be accepted and the public Is warned to take ad vantage of this unusual offer before It is too late. f The annual Installation of officers for the year 1935-30 was held lest night at Ashland by Malta. Comman dery No. 4, Knights Templar, with Past Grand Commander George W. Dunn acting as Installing officer and Psst Commander W. F. Loomls us Marshal. R. L. Burdlc, out-going com mander.'was replaced with the Instal lation of E. L. Lenox of this city as commander for the current year. Other elective officers Installed were: generalissimo, M. W. Grttbb, of Ashland; captain general, E. T. New ,bry Talent; senior warden, O. B, Al den, Medford; Junior warden, P. L. Ashcraft, Ashland; treasurer, O- W. Dunn, Ashland; recorder, W. H. Day, Ashland. Appointive officers installed were: prelate. A. O. Bishop, Medford; stand ard bearer, E. C. Biegel, Ashland; sword bearer, R. R. Ebel. Medford; warder, J. H. Rolston, Medford; rn tinel. W. F. Loomls, Ashland. PURSE IS STOLEN Prowl thieves are still busy In Med ford. Mrs. R. B. Smith, 631 South Riverside, reported to city pollc that she left her house to go to the store yesterday morning Just before 7 o' clock, and when she returned 10 min utes later, a thief had entered and made away With a purse containing 30 In 5 bills. Chief of Police Clatoua McCredle again warned the public today against leaving their homes unlocked, even for a short time. The large number of transients still in tha city makes such a procedure unsafe, and many similar cases of thieves entering local homes have been reported In the last several months. Another thing that the public is warned against Is leav ing clothing hanging on lines, or leav ing garden hosea out all night.' ST. LOUIS, Sept. 10. (AP) C. D. Sturtevant, Chicago grain trader, charged the administration's farm program was an "economic disaster" In an address prepared for deliver before the Oraln Dealers National As sociation today. F IK WEB 4.4 it.-. - f f THURSDAY "'TSPTEMBER 19, 1935. BASEBALL National CHICAGO, Sept. 19. (AP) The Cubs made a clean sweep of their four-game series with the Giants and extenedd their winning streak to 16 successive games today by trimming the New Yorkers, 6 to 1, behind the slx-htt fliriglng of Big Bill Lee. The triumph gave them a lead of 7 games over the third-place Giants. R. H. E. New York 1 U Chicago 6 13 1 Hubbcll, Stout and Mancuso; Lee R. H. E. Boston 6 10 3 Pittsburgh - 7 10 1 Smith and Spohrer; Blrkhofer, M. Brown, Hoyt and Prace. American R. H. E. Detroit - - 1 8 1 Boston 4 0 1 Crowder and Hay worth; Grove and R. Ferret!. FOUND NOT SO BAD Tom Culbertson, manager of the muntclpal airport, returned last ufght by motor from Idaho with the good news that Dan Howard, pilot whose plane crashed last , Friday near Grangevllle,. Ida., was not seriously Injured and will be back In Medford within a week. Howard sustained lacerations, bruis es and had two teeth knocked, out, but Is not in a serious condition, de spite previous reports from Idaho that he waa critically Injured, Cul bertson aald. The Injured pilot Is be ing cared for by his wife In Grange vllle for several days longer before both return to their home here. Culbertson was Joined by Glen Noel department of commerce Inspector, on the trip to the scene of the acci dent. belli IN THEFT OF LUGGAGE PORTLAND. Ore.. Sept. 19. (AP) Two bellboys were held under 93000 ball here today on charges of stealing valuable personal belongings of a hotel patron by switching bag gage tags and using an unsuspecting taxi driver. The two were James . Richardson, 31, formerly employed at the hotel, and Charles A. Yeomsn, 10, bellboy at a club. The victim, E. V. Koehler of Jo hannesburg South Africa, left the hotel before learning that a large part of his belongings, valued t $600, was recovered. Detective O. R. Williams said the loot waa found In the youths' apart' ment. PORTLAND. Ore., Sept. 19, (AP) Plans for an Immediate and energetic clty-wlde drive for a 30.000 fund to bring new Industries to Portland were announced by the chamber of commerce today. The movement will embrace a pro gram of research, advertising and contact work with Industrial pros pects. W. D. B. Dodson executive vice president of the chamber, said "to profit on Bonneville, to obtain the development that Is ours If we will, we must bring major Industries to utilize the power." ROSEBURG LAND OFFICE REGISTER APPOINTED HYDE PARK, N. T., Sept. 19. MP) President Roosevelt today ap pointed George Flnley register of the Isnd office at Roseburg, Ore. EUOENK, Sept. 10. (AP) George Flnley, appointed today as register of the lend office at Roseburg, baa been head of the farm census woi In this district with headquarters at Eugene. Hta home Is at Crewfords Ule, In Uon county. September 21 to Tribune Mediterranean Powder Keg STATE DELETES MOONEY'S VIEWS Motion Conies As Surprise in Habeas Corpus Hear ingLetter Date Snarls Testimony of Prisoner SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 10. (AP) Assertions of Thomas J. Mooney yesterday that he believed In "social revolution," along with his views on the workers of the world were strick en from the record of his habeas cor pus hearing before Referee A. E. Shaw today on the motion as Assist-1 ant Attorney General William Cleary.! The motion of the state came as a surprise at the opening of the second day of the Internationally known prisoner's hearing. Yesterday Cleary had obtained admission from Mooney that he belonged to a minority fac tion of the International Moulders union, which believed the formation of an Industrial union was the quick est method of getting "workers freed from exploitation at all times." 'Same Aim Seen In NRA .' Mooney also testified that Indus trial unions were the object of the present national administration and the NRA. The prisoner said he be lieved in "social revolution that all wealth should be socialised for all the people of the world" and when asked how this revolution was to take ef fect answered that "the method mat tered little although It Is not nec essary to accomplish It, by force or violence." Cleary at the opening of the day's proceedings declared that he believ ed "after considerable thought" that the questions asked on direct exam ination" had not opened the door for cross examination as far as X had thought." "I desire to keep the record of this hearing as free from error as possible and want to eliminate all controversy and prejudice," he said, "I therefore (Continued on Page Twelve) TEN CCCOFFICERS F Ten officers of the Medford CCC district were transferred this week to the Fort Lewis, Wsshlngton. district In one of the largest inter-dlstrlot movements of officers In many months. Major George- R. Owens, dis trict commander, announced the movement of officers following the receipt of ordera from ninth corps area neadquartcrs. Officers leaving were' 1st Lieut quentin R. Davie, Inf-Res., who hss been In command of Annie Springs csmp; 1st Lieut. Eugena 0. Howa, Inf-Res., who haa been stationed at steamboat: let Lieut. Reynold F, Biignt, inr-Rce.. of Elk Creek; 1st Lieut. Howard C. Bemls, Inf-Res., of tne Talent aide camp. First Lieut. George E. Orr, OA-Res., of Dog Lake; 1st Lieut. John O. Zahn, Air-Res., of Bradford; 1st Lieut. Oer aid L. Bettman, Ord-Res., of Coos Head: 1st Lieut. Kermlt M. Johnson. FA-Res., of Wlmer; 1st Lieut. Hsrry J. Ralney, Inf-Res., of South Ump- qua Falls, and 1st Lieut. Kenneth B. Burns, Inf-Res., of Sltkum, Governor Asks Adequate Ground for New Capitol PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 1. (AP) In an address to Oregon cltlnens. Governor Charles H. Martin lest night declared the old site Is in sufficient for a new state capltoi, and Invited his listeners to commu nicate their Ideas to htm. Haste In selection of a site for the new structure was urged by the governor In his speech which was broadcast. . "The legislative and executive de partment of the state government are seriously In need of space for efficient work," the governor said. "Then there la the possibility of on talnlng a grant of federal money If we act soon, Last, but not least, it Is our natural duty and desire . ... to get to work energetically when ever we are faced with an emergency." Full United not eote Mooney Today This clossup of Thomas J. Moon ay shows hi appearance 19 year l after 1918 San Francisco Prepared, nesa Day parade bombing of which ho waa eonvloted. It was taken as ho was brought from 8a n Quentln Prison to San Francisco to attend supremo court (ring on freedom ppllcatlon. (Associated Press Photo) PROMOTER GIVEN Virgil D. Whites 11. also known as Harold D, Johnson, awaiting sentence on a plea of guilty to a charge of obtaining money under false pre tenses In connection with an ."air school" racket he laurched In this city a month ego, was yesterday granted six months suspended sentence by Circuit Judge H. D. Norton. White sell deposited 130 with the county clerk to reimburse Investors In his scheme. Three factors are set forth In the court's order as prompting clemency: The bad Health of Whitseli, antici pated coming of tha stork to his home, and that he had no previous police record. The suspension terms provide that White sell return to Maupln, Ore., where his wife resides, and go to work. Whltesell, in furtherance of his scheme, Inserted a want ad In valley newspapers offering Jobs In aviation work. Applicants ware required to make a deposit, tn this manner he secured approximately 160 which he returned after his arrest, There were a half dozen or to applicants from this county. A parole was granted to Fred Rose borough, sentenced to serve four months In the county Jail for larceny of livestock. Roseborough entered plea of guilty to the theft of a calf belonging to C. V. Loose ley, selling half of the carcass and using the re mainder. He deposited 920, the value of tha calf, to make monetary amends. The parole terms provide that Rose borough return to his wife and small son, procure employment, and report to the district attorney every month on his labors and conduct. Liquorice haa long been used to mask the taste of nauseous medicines. Pointing out that the average space for state capltoi sites u about 30 acres, compared with 8' for the old Oregon capltoi group. Gov ernor Msrtln said his Idea of a "proper site" Is at least 40 acres. "We have not discovered, in our Investigations, any state onpitol which has been handicapped by too much ground, but we do know of ft good many on which no amount of money can ever be spent to com pensate for the original errortoo small a site," the governor said. The old site, Governor Martin said, "Is so small that It would barely accommodate, through sacrl flee of downs of beautiful old trees. one capltoi building of moderate sice. There would be no chance for (Continue & fa rhrsjej Oct. I MAIL TRIBUNE BARGAIN DAYS Will Begin Saturday, Sept. 21 Closing Data TUESDAY, OCT. 1 j No. 154. E Untoward Incident Might Cause Far-Reaching Dif ficultyItaly Calls More Soldiers Accuse Britain By the Associated Press. Neutral military observers In Lon don said they saw grave potential danger developing In the Mediterra nean as the result of British and Italian military concentrations there. They said an untoward Incident there might cause troubles far greater than the I talo-Ethiopian dispute. Charges tha Great Britain, with great fleet assembled In the Mediter ranean, wished to provoke war were made tonight by newspapers In Italy. The authoritative O lorn ale D'ltaila stated "there la already an open men ace" of war, and elsewhere in the Italian press were attacks on the mo tives behind, the British naval move ment. ' Call Million Men It was estimated 1,000,000 men were Involved In a royal Italian decree call ing up 15 military classes for physical examinations. In Geneva, the statement that Italy probably . would not accept th league's compromise plan for the Italo-Ethloptan dispute gave rise to the belief that Baron pompeo Alois! , head of the Italian delegation to the league, would not go back to Rome for a conference with Premier Musso lini. Previously it had been suggest ed some kind of Italian counter-proposals might result from such a con ference. Great Britain's Increasing concen tration of fighting ships In the Medi terranean a concentration which 1 even calling warships from Its West Indies fleet was linked In the opin ion of many delegates to the League of Nations with suggestions for an economio boycott of Italy In case that nation attacks Ethiopia. Certain delegates said they believed Premier Mussolini might regard such (Continued od Page rwelve) REVEALS MURDER SAN DIEOO", Calif., Sept. 18. (UP) An anonymous letter to police lsst night presented a strange complica tion In the grisly murder of Mrs. Catherine Oreer. 67 year old woman whose mangled body was found In a hog house on an Elcajon ranch. The letter received by police 48 hours after the woman was killed said: "Go to the pig pen on the Geer ranch a woman Is in distress." It was unsigned and postmarked at Los Angeles. A negro, Charles Mills, 25, was picked up by police at Oceanslde as a vagrant, He said he worked cm a hog farm until two days ago but quit be cause he "couldn't stand the smell of pigs." OWNEY PATTON NAMED CIRCUIT COURT BAILIFF Ovney J. Pat ton, long-time Med ford resident, and widely known, has been named bailiff of the circuit court by Judge H. D. Norton, and be gan his new duties thlti morning. Oeorge Lewis of Jacksonville, for many years bailiff, resigned recently. Mr. Patton. tn charge of the Gates parking lot for the psst three years, hae relinquished that post. PENDLETON, Ore., Sept. 10. (AP) New and old crop wheat amount ing to 500,000 bushels have been pur chased by local dealers this week at prices ranging from 6? to 74 cents a bushel, basis No. 1, sacked, It was re ported here today. , Income Shares Maryland funding: Bid SUBS: art ed 118.23. Quarterly Income shares: Bid SI. til aaked I1.SJ. 1
