r
The Weather
Forecut: Increasing eloudtnea,
tonight: rain Thuradsyi not
much change in temperature.
TEMPERATIRE
Highest yesterday as
Lowest thli morning 40
OET THE HABIT
Of foUowtng Prank Watanabe's
entertaining Ob sol feature
which will appear dally on the
first page of tho Mall Tribune.
You'll like thla delightfully
humoroua Japanese etaaracterl
Tribune
Medford
Thirtieth Year
Fall associated Frew
MEDFOKD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OQTO 4 i 16, 1935
full United Praia
No. 177.
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B.T PAUL MA LAN
(Copvrlpht, 1H35, by Paul MaJIon)
WASHINGTON. Oct. 16. One rea
son ao many conflicting stories are
coming from tha Ethiopian battle-
pw;iswwi'wfT front Is that two
allele propaganda
systems there are
waging a private
war for world fa
vor. One day you
hear from Addis
Ababa that the
Italians have
bombed a de
fenseless hospital.
Next day you
learn from Ital
ian headauarters
PALL .MALLON tnere wa8 no noa
picai in mas particular town. One
hour, thousands of Italians have
been slaughtered In a battle; the next
hour, It turns out to be thousands
of Ethiopians massacred Instead; and
perhaps next day you find the only
casualty of the battle was when an
Ethiopian dropped a lance on his
toe while reaching for rations.
What enables the Italians and Ethi
opians to accomplish more murder In
the headlines than on the battlefield
Is that they both control Inside ave
nues of information from the wilder
ness world In which they are said to
be fighting; they have the radio
rights on their war exclusively spon
sored for their own purposes.
The government - here has learned
officially that all dispatches from ob
servers with the Italian army must
be sent by runner to a central point
behind the lines, where sits an Ital
ian censor. This censor radios all
dispatches to Rome and nowhere else.
In the eternal city, a second Italian
censor gets another whack at the
news before permitting It to be given
to the world. - -
This does not mean that all, or
even most, of the Information from
the Italian front Is propaganda. It
does mean that Mussolini's men de
cide what can go out and what goes
Into the waste basket. They have
big blue pencils, and use them for
Insertions aa well aa omissions.
For instance, the cables from Rome
recently were clicking off the hot
and Interesting item about one of
Mussolini's sons or nephews dropping
the first bomb of the war. Before
the dispatch was completed, along
came a hurried additional dispatch
stating that, of course, the young
fellow had been fired on first by
the Ethiopians.
The Insert was apparently the work
of a censor who had an afterthought
prompting him to correct the impres
sion that one of Mussollnl'a boys had
started the war.
The set-up on the Ethiopian side
is more subtle, but just aa effective
There are sixty-eight foreign observ
ers In Addts Ababa. The connection
they have with the battlefront Is a
(Continued on Page 8Uj
DUM DUM BULLETS
ROME. Italy. Oct. 16. (AP) A war
correspondent of the newspaper Olor-
nale d'ltslla reported today the Ethl
oplana defending Aduwa and Aksum
had large stores of dum-dum bullets
for um against the Italians.
This correspondent said the ad
vancing Italian forces found muni
tions dumps well supplied with cart
ridges bearing explosive noses and
made In Birmingham.
SIDE GLANCES
by
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Mrs. Earl Wymors waging war on
the files swarming Into the state cops'
office to get In out of the cold,
whacking them hsrd enough to kill a
mule with the rerun thst she's worn
out three fly-swatters already this
year:
In striking contrast to the Insect
slayer on display In the lair of the
city sleuths, which is now weary and
bedraggled with lta tongue hanging
cut after three years of spartan duty.
Daniel Herring, upon being accused
of miserliness in expecting hla 10
cent stick-on shoe soles to lsst for
ever: "Hey. 1 psid a dime for these;
they aught to last at least a year."
Bud Haves enacting the role of Don
Quixote, using fence po for wind
mills, and wiping out four or fire
of them with a truck In avoiding a
herd of covet on the Oreenapttngs.
A (troup of young gala ruahlr.g the
Hallowe'en aeaaon with a coatume
paitv, and a Telling con teat In Blge
low'a laat night.
Mac Ullarda amall bulldog se
vering the world from a vantage point
behind the neat In Mack a coupe, with,
a supercilious air,
CLOSETO EGYPT
Strength of Fleet About Gib
raltar and Suez To Be
Maintained Italo-British
Clash in Africa Denied
(By the Associated Press)
The continued concentration of
Italian troops In true province of Lib
ya, bordering Egypt on the west, was
met today with the decision of the
British cabinet to carry on Its pre
paredness program In the Mediterra
nean area.
The cabinet, It was authoritatively
stated, decided the strength of the
fleet, massed about Gibraltar and the
Suez canal, could In no way bedt
mlnlshed. Deny Halo-British Clash "
This action was taken after an un
confirmed rumor reached Rome that
the British and Italian troops had
clashed on the British Somallland
frontier In East Africa. The rumor
was Immediately denied In an official
statement.
It wa reported Premier Laval of
Prance had asked the British cabi
net to consider the withdrawal of
the fleet, or at least psrt of It, In the
Interest of his effecting a plan of
peace. Spokesmen In Paris and Lon
don, however, expressed Ignorance of
such a request.
Peace Talk Wanes
Aa against the rush of wax, the talk
of peace waa but a whisper today.
The Italian legions of Mussolini were
driving Into the strategic Interior. In
the south of Ethiopia, Halle Selas-
sle'a warriors Invaded Italian Somali-
land in two sectors.
At Geneva, the action of the league
waa directed mainly at Imposing a
world embargo against Italian goods.
In Paris. -French officials disclosed
In connection with this plan that
both France and England planned to
ask Washington If the United States
(Continued on Page rwo;
iLAlRfFIRE
SUSPECT FREED
BY DALLES JURY
THE DALLES. Ore., Oct. 16. (AP)
John A. Moore of Condon, Ore., stood
.acquitted today of Involuntary man
slaughter charges for'the "hula skirt"
fire death of Olaf Nelson of Oakrldge,
Ore.
A elrcult court Jury returned its
verdict late yceterday after 4J min
utes deliberation.
Nelson wss fatally burned when his
grass skirt caught fire at a street
frolic at the Oregon Amerlcsn Legion
convention here August 17. He died
lster In Portland.
The atate charged Moore deliber
ately lighted the skirt for a Joke.
Moore said It wss acctdenal, that a
spark from his ctgsrette or a dis
carded match ignited the skirt. He
said he assisted In putting out the
fire aa soon as possible and did not
flee the scene aa the stats charged.
The stste Introduced 10 witnesses
who testified to circumstances, sur
rounding the trsgedy. Only one state
wltneea. C. E. Wymore of Medford,
declared positively that he saw Moore
touch a lighted match to Nelson's
hula costume.
Wymore aald he was standing In a
crowd In front of a local restsurant
watching Nelson stsgs bis comical
"hula dance." Wymore aald h felt
someone reach around him and saw
a match touched to the erase rklrt."
I He said he positively could Identify
I the man aa Moore, who he aald dis
appeared quickly.
! The wltneea aald he made no at
tempt to catch Moore. Instead devot
ing hla attention to extinguishing
the fire. His own hsnds were bsdly
burned.
Big Sendoff for Garner
Enroute to Philippines
SEATTLE, Oct. H.fAP) Headed
by Vloa Prwident John Nance Oarner.
a distinguished United States delega
tion to inauguration of the new
Philippine commonwealth aalled from
here today for the Orient on the
President Grant, to the cheer, and
plaudit, of a rousing Pacific north
west send-off.
The big liner and the dock were
bedecked with the nags of the nation,
bordering on the Pacific. The recep.
tlon. In which Mate and city official,
and member, of the party took part,
delayed the .ailing nearly half an
hour, until 11:20 a. m.
"Thla la an oocaalon of Joy," aald
Sfn. Joseph T. Robinson, of Arkansas,
majority le.der of the aenate. "We
have looked forward to It.
-Let It also ba aa occasion to pledge
TWO FAMOUS PRISONERS MEET
The first meeting of Warren K. Billings (left) and Tom Mooney,
the two famous prisoners of the 1916 preparedness day bombing, waa
highly charged with drama. Hera they are seeing each other for the
first time In 18 years aa they awaited In San Francisco Mooney't
hearing on a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, (Associated Press
Photo)
TRIAL OF OMN
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. )
Earl K. Thatcher, Woodland, Cal..
sheep rancher, teatlfled today he had
been... told the subornation trial or
Frank C. Oxmen, late Oregon cattle
man and a principal witness against
Thomas J. Mooney, "was to havo been
a, whitewash and It certainly turned
out to be that."
Hla atatement was blur:ed out at
Mooney's habeas corpus hearing be
fore Supreme Court Reforee A. E.
Shaw as the Woodland rancher was
undergoing a gruelling cross-eiam-inatlon
by Asslstsnt Attorney-General
William Clcary.
Cleary asked why he had signed a
statement at the request of Oxman's
counsel If he had not given them the
information contained In it. The
atatement, given to Hatcher to read,
declared Oxman had taken a train
from woodland at OilO a. m. on July
33, 1016. the day of the Preparedness
day parade explosion here.
yesterday Hatcher testified Oxman
had been at hla home at woodland
until a p. m.. that day. The explo
sion, which killed 10 persons, occurred
at 3:09 p. m.
1.
BY EARTHQUAKES
HELENA, Mont., Oct. 16. (flV-The
13.000 InhsbltanU of Montana'a capi
tal city had a bad case of "Jitters"
today.
Taut nerves and haggard faces
characterized cttlwna terrified by
more then half a hundred osrth
tremora which have shaken the city
during a four-day period.
The rumble of trucks snd sudden
gusts of wind caused usually calm
persona to Jump with fright.
Msny families evacuated their
homes to stay with friends In other
cities. Doors of houses, atorea and
offlcea stood wide open, despite the
chilly fall air, enabling oocupanta to
dash outside at the first sign of
tremors.
Spella of hysteria and nausea have
been common since the first quake
ahook the sleeping city early Satur
day. j anew that tha United State, ihall re
i main free of any European or African
I war."
I Within a month, on Nor. 15. the
; party, numbering many of the coun
try's leading aenatora and congrem-
men aa well aa the Tlce president, will
i officially represent the United Statee
at the Inauguration of Manuel Qu
Iron flrat president of the new Philip
, pine commonwealth.
"Prealdent McKlnley told the world
that we would liberal the Philip
pine,," Oarner commented In an In
terview. 'we are now doing what we
I aald we would. I am a man who
bellerea In keeping my word."
! H, referred to promtee, made after
the United State took the Philip
I plnea from Spain at the eonclualon ol
itbe spaoleb-Amerlcan w,
WAS 'WHITEWASH'
ASSERTS WITNESS
LIQUOR SALE TO
INDIANS BRINGS
LONG SENTENCES
For selling liquor to Indians of the
Klamath reservation, five men were
today under sentences ranging from
six to nine months In & federal, road
camp and In addition eath faced the
penalty of a hundred dollar fine.
The men pleaded guilty to the
chaigea In federal court yesterday
afternoon and sentences were pro
nounced by Judge James Alger Fee
after United States Attorney Carl C.
Donough had recited the clrcum
stanccs of each case.
The defendants were Emanuel
Anaya, 43, of Klamath Falls, sen
tenced to six months: John Woyak,
39, Klamath Falls, eight montha;
i Continued on Page Sight)
STATED. A. R. HEAD
Mrs. Mark B. Weatherford, atate
regent of the D. A. R., will make her
annual official visit to the Medford
chapter tomorrow, coming here from
Anhland and Klamath Falls and the
eastern Oregon circuit.
Mrs. B. Q. Hnrdlng, of thla city,
atate vice -resent. Is meeting Mra.
Weatherford at Klamath Falls to ac
company her to Medford. A luncheon
honoring Mra. Weatherford has been
airanged by the local chapter, and
will be held tomorrow at Hotel Med
ford, following, which the membera
will adjourn to the home of Mrs. Ro
Irfnd Bench for the regular meeting.
Mra. Harding and Mra. F. J. New
man will accompany Mrs. Weather
ford to Grants Pnaa for the meeting
there tomorrow night.
It haa been announced that the
Medford D. A. R. la submitting Mrs.
Harding's name for .Hate-regent for
the coming year, and hold strong
hopes for her election.
ER
SALEM. Oct. 18. (AP) Arrange
ment of the atate armory and lower
floor of the Marlon Hotel for the ape
clal Ifgl.latlve ae&alon, which con
vene, here Monday, waa nearlng com
pletion today, under the direction of
Secretary of State Snell.
New deaka and chairs have been
placed and the task of dl.trlbutlng
legislative auppllea will atart early to
morrow.
Senate aeulon wilt be held In the
hotel dining room, and the hour will
meet In the armory.
GRANTS PASS VOTERS
VETO SCHOOL BONDS
GRANTS PASS?"octie. 7Pi-By a
30-vote mangln. taxpayers of Oranta
Paaa defeated fov a second time a pro
posal to build a new Junior high
school here. The election held yee
terday resulted In a vol of 877 no
to 347 ys on a bond l..iw of 168.
92 for a 1100 000 protect t- be
financed by the PWA. In July pro
posal for a 1200.000 bulldin was
e-etten two to ooa.
SEMON IS SLATED
E
SPECWLSESSION
Klamath Democrat Viewed
As Solution of Party
Deadlock Republican
Leader Pledges Support
By Clayton V. Bernhard
Associated Press Staff Writer
SALEM, Oct. 16. (AP) Henry Se
mon, democrat from Klamath Falls,
entered the speakership picture at
Portland late yestcrdsy and came out
of the democratlo deadlock with the
speakership of the house of repre
sentatives In hla pocket.
Not only did the former chairman
of the house ways and means com
mittee gain aupport of both factlona
In the previous deadlock in the demo
cratic caucus, but he hss been as
sured of considerable republican sup
port.
Hill Backs Semon
Earl Hill, republican floor leader
at the regular session, announced to
day from hla home at Cushman that
ha would support Semon and would
urge republican membera to do like
wise. Hill stated ha waa reliably in
formed Semon would be elected. The
Lane county republican waa present
at the series of meetings held the past
week In Portland where Semon was
voted the only solution for retention
of democratlo control In the house.
The deadlock, which haa been ap
parent for some time, waa caused by
two prominent democratic members
of the house campaigning for the pre
siding chair William Graham and
Howard Latourette. It was found that
neither could obtain sufficient sup
port and they voted for the dark
horse candidate. Both will be demo
cratic floor leaders during the spe-
. . (Continued on Page Flva.)
PASCSFl'PIG'
E
OF Tl IN UTAH
By John , Dunlap
United Press Staff Correspondent
SALT LAKE CITY. Utah. Oct. 16.
(UP) Pascall I. Boyer, "The Pig,
allaa George L. Rutledge, late yester
day waa named by coroner's Jury as
the frenzied killer who took the lives
of three persons and Injured two oth
ers during a night of horror at
Bountiful, Tillage north of here, on
Sunday. r
Boyer, who revealed his true name
during police grilling, had murder
charges filed against him last night
and will be arraigned today In the
Justice court at Bountiful.
Lynching Threats Heard
The former flan Diego, Calif
butcher, waa not permitted to attend
the Inquest In the Bountiful city
hall following heated threat of
lynching by aroused townspeople,
Since his arrest Sunday night,
Boyer haa been closely guarded In the
Salt Lake Jail for fear he might com
mit suicide. He has boasted that he
will never come to trial.
Rutledge, as he Is called In official
proceeding, was named by the coro
ner's Jury aa the man who used a
.41 caliber revolver Sunday to kill
Mrs. Blanche Nelson, 48, widowed
mother of two children and Mr. and
Mrs. J. Loren East, parents of two
children.
From Inquest testimony and Boyea
admissions, police assert that Bayer
was Incensed over Mrs. Nelson's re
fusal to accept his attentions, enticed
(Continued on Paga Plvs )
PETSllfD IN
DETmJR. Oct. lO. Wt Dlarowy
of two "horror shacka" where downs
of valuable pets were chained to walls
anrt left to starve, resulted today In
J a ten tlon of a 69 -year-old woman at
a psychopathic hospital and an In
vestigation Into what a stata humane
officer said appeared to be a new
"racket."
The of, ;er, Fred B. Fanner, aald he
belle red the woman and a.i uniden
tified man companion entloed the
pets and locked them up until own
era offered rewards.
The woman, who tald she wvs Mrs.
Brtha Rlchardaon, was arrested when
she entered one of the ahaclu. She
waa contictd In Justice court of
cruelty to animals and was fined $200
before being taken to a hospital for
otoaerv.ulon.
More than a dozen doga and cats,
emaciated and atarvlrxj. and erard
from lack of water, were found In the
two shacka, Fanger aald. Uttered
about tha floor were skeletons of pif
aa rabbit. ctt ao4 4oga
E AS BEFORE;
HEARING NOV, 6TH
Drafting Committee Con
eludes Work on $526,050
Expense Account Tax
Levy To Get $355,940
Public hearing on the Jackson
county budget for next year will be
held Wednesday, November Q, In the
court house auditorium. The budget
was completed yesterday and Its first
official publication occurs today.
Appropriations for county of flees
and departments remain the same aa
last year, with minor changes.
The county general fund, covering
the operation of these offices and de
partments Is placed at $358,831.32,
with estimated receipts of $106,760,
leaving $152,081.33 to be raised by
tax levy.
The total sum for all governmental
purposes, Including county general
fund, roads, elementary schools, state
tax and miscellaneous, la $526,050.33,
with estimated receipts at $170,100,
leaving $365,960.73 to be raised by
tax levy for all purposes.
The appropriation for atate tax and
elementary school la fixed at $150.
000. Items In Limitation
All the Items are within the 9 per
cent limitation fixed by law, with
the exception of funds allotted for
the redemption of county warrants
and the redemption of Crater Lake
highway bonds, and the payment of
Interest on Pacific highway bonds.
The appropriations were made for the
protection of Jackson county credit
and to reduce the warrant Indebted
ness. For Crater Lake highway bond re
demption, $13,000 is allotted, and for
payment of Pacific highway bond In
teatr $13,500 Is fixed. Both Items fall
due next year:
For redemption of county warrant
Indebtedness, $20,000 Is set aside.
Relief Big Item
Funds for relief and allied funds
again constitute one of the major
Itema of the new budget, amounting
to a total of $93,405. By funds It la
apportioned aa follows: t'
Poor farm, $11,795.
(Co-tinned on Page Five)
WILL BALLOT ON
HOG-CORN PLAN
Jackson county holders of ho -corn
contracts, numbering 109, will vote
otiburuny, novemwr 0, on wnetner
or not they desire to on Unite the
contracts for 1630, County Aftent Rob
ert O. Fowler announced today.
Koticea of the referendum will be
sent thla afternoon to hog-corn con
tract holders.
County Agent Fowler said the vot
ing would be by mall, and the votes
deposited In a locked ballot box, and
the usual forma of holding an elec
tion observed. The - votes will be
counted and the results forwarded to
Washington, D, 0. -
Hog-corn receipt In Jackson coun
ty the paat year tot-sled approximate
ly $14,000. The 1038 contracts differ
In many details from the previous
y?ars.
Membera of the wheat allotment
comm.tteea for Josephine, Douglaa,
Coos, Lake, Klamath and Jackson
countlea met yesterday with County
Atgent Fowler, and discussed at length
the 1030 wheat allotment and con
trol contracts. The new contracts
art for a four-year period.
Arrangements are underway for the
holding of a aeries of meetings in the
, it,. ..ni.inin. tn wh.fit
COUNTY. FARMERS
men of the new contract. Announce- standard time), flying 183 mllee
rnent of the datea of the meetings from Ouam In 13 houra and 11 mln
wlll be made at a later date. lutes.
Italy Is Outlaw Nation
Says Labor Federation
ATLANTIC C1TT, N. J., Oct. J.
(AP) The American Federation of
Labor declared Italy an "outlaw na
tion" today and urged the countries
of the world to deny her financial
and commercial aaalstane In the
Ethiopian conflict.
"The territory of a peaceful nation
ha, been Invaded." a atatemer.t
adopted by the federation convention
aald. "In order to carry out a policy
of faaclat conqueat.
"Our country was a lealer In tha
movement which resulted In the Kel
logg peace pact. The attack now be
ing made on Ethiopia la In violation
of the Kellogg pact."
The statement "emphatically ap
proved" the neutrality policy of Preal
dent Roossvtlt and conglM o4 de
T
ISSUE FINAL PLEA
IN
Names Must Be in Portland
Thursday Evening to
Count Before State Con
vention Here, October 22
A final plea to those Interested or
already pledged to Join Is Issued to
day by the Parenta and Teachers as
sociation of Jackson county, In con
nection with the membership drive
being conducted all over the atate.
Results of this drive must be mailed
to Portland tomorrow night In order
to be credited at the state convention
to be held here starting Oct. 32.
Those who have already promised to
Join but who have not completed
details are urged to do so today or
tomorrow at the latest.
Committee chairmen for the con
vention during the meeting of the
city council held yesterday at the
home of Mrs. Brenton R. Finch are:
Oeneral chairman, Mrs. William
Cool; registration and credentials,
Mra. Eldon Drysdale; publicity, Mrs.
B. R. Finch; decorations, Mrs. L. A.
Mentzer; reception, Mrs. Charles
Prltchett, who will be assisted by
Mrs. A. E. Brock way, Mrs. Ned Cu'.y
and Mrs. Alan Smith, presidents of
the three local associations; banquet,
Mrs. Stanley Jones; housing. Mrs. X.
H. Thomas; transportation, Mra. Lee
Watson; exhibits, Mrs. Walter Young;
music. Mrs. W. A. Holloway; informa
tion, Mra. C L. Hopkins; Crater Lake
caravan, Mra. Charles Thompson;
hospitality, Mrs. F. O. DUlard; cour
tesy, Mrs. Arthur Short; membership.
Mrs, John Qllllngs; magazine dinner,
Mrs. J. O. Tucker; pages and ushers,
Mrs. Carl Bennett; president"! break
fast, Mra. Wayne Keesee; secretary
treasurer's breakfast, Mrs. Harry OV-
son.
Mrs, Jack Huyland, atate vlce-preil
dent, 1 acting for tha state prest
dent In heading the arrangements
here. An appeal la made to Medford
residents who have flowers that
might be used In decorations, oi
rooms to rent during the convention.
as it la expected hotels will not be
able to care for all the delegates.
Those having flowers are aaked to
call Mra. L. A. Menteer, 072-X, and
anyone able to provide housing fa
cilities' may call Mrs. E. H. Thomas,
088-X.
A report made at the meeting yes
terday brought out tha fact that Mrs,
Canode'a room at the Washington
school has a P.-T. A. membership of
100 per cent, and that the Washing
ton school as a whole haa increased
Its membership about aa per cent,
bringing the total number up to 106.
Another Interesting report from the
Jackson school P.-T. A. showed that
the members have canned 300 quarts
a inm.tnsa flf f-hftlr sVtlln kitchen.
! Vi thm from tne gardens of
1 3tto ' Bohnert. They also canned
prunes, whicn were aonatea oy rs,
G. Q, D'Alblnt.
Merchants of tha city are ssked to
use the association colors, blue and
gold. In window displays during the
convention. Splendid cooperation
from the chamber of commerce, mer
chants and organizations of the city
has been evinced so far.
CUPPEMMSAFE
AT WAKE ISLAND TODAY
WAKB ISLAND, Oct. H. (tla Pan
American Alrwaya Radio) (API
Homeward bound to California on lta
return from a 0500-mllo flight over
t'.ie Paclflo ocean to Guam, the Pan
American Clipper rode at anchor In
the harbor here today.
The 19-ton flying boat, pioneering
a commercial air route from the Unit
ed Btatea to the Orient, arrived hers
I at 7:3 s. m. (13:38 a. m.. Pacific
clared Itsly "an outlaw nation, which
all civilized countries ahould refuse
to aaslat commercially, financially or
In any other manner."
Suggeattona from the floor that the
United Bute, should adopt a strong
er policy to bar ahlpment of material,
to Italy ard that the federation eon
alder endorsement of the work of the
cor'-nlttcs for Ethiopian independ
ence were rejected.
The convention approved ths ac
tion of the League of Nations against
Italy.
Ths convention approved ths coun
cil opposition to atate child labor
compacts prior to ratification of a
constitutional amendment and lauded
the record of labor lemalatlon enact
e6 during tbt put J ear.
BIG CITY TRACT
S
IN REALTY DEAL
Entire Block Now Occupied
By Swift Building Sold to
Leverette Firm To Be
Held for Investment
Transfer of the largest piece of elty
realty to ohange hands in recent years
waa ready for consummation today
with the announcement of the pur
chase of an entire city block by the -Cardllleran
Theatres Circuit, Inc.,
from the Jackson County Building tk
Loun association. Tha sale waa han
dled by the real estate firm of Brown -
White. The price waa not revealed. '
The property extends from 4th to
8th streets and from Fir to Grape
streets. . The only building on the
land now la the large frame and con- -crete
structure that houses the pro-,
duce department of Swift St company. '
Principal owner of the purchasing'
company is Walter H. Leverette,
prominent orchardlst who la associat
ed with George H. Hunt and Gene'
Ohllders in the operation of the Cra
te rl an. Holly, Rlalto and Roxy the-
atera In Medford. He is also Interest
ed In the operation of other theaters
In southern Oregon and northern
California.
Held as Investment
It was understood that Mr. Lever- j
ette plans no immediate development
of the city block. It was explained
that ha bought the tract aa an in
vestment which he considered wise
because of his faith In the future
expansion of Medford. Ultimately, it
was explained, the property will
probably be built up. '
The big frame structure on the pro-.
perty has been occupied for years by
Swtft & Company and the firm will
continue occupancy as lessee. It was .
stated, .. ... - v. . ... a
Dance Hal Originally
The building was originally called
Hilarity hall and was used as a roller
skating rink, dance pavilion and aa
arena for boxing and wrestling bouts.
The structure faces Fir street.
Brown fe White today also an
nounced the sale of a residence at 924
East Jackson street to Ralph L. Cook
of American Fruit O rowers, Inc. The
property waa owned by the Equitable
Savings and Loan association of Port
land. The hours la a modern five-room
bungalow. It was completely reno
vated Inside and out before the sale ,
waa made. The new owner waa today
occupying the premises.
HERE Tl
KLAMATH TALUS, Oct. 16,-
Th Oregon state highway commis
sion, headed by Chairman Henry Ca
bell, was In Klamath Pella today for
an all-day discussion of the county's
road need,.
Following a forum luncheon spon
sored by ths chamber of commerce,
the commission waa to gs Into eva
sion with city and county officials.
The group arrived this morning,
from Lakevlew and will leave for ral-'
ley points lata thla afternoon.
The highway officials are erpsctsd
to spend a portion of Thursday to
Medford.
BRUNO SEES FIFTH GO
TO DOOM PAST CELL
TRENTON, N. J., Oct. 18. (AP)
Ths footsteps of men marching psst
his cell to ths electric chair la ap
parently getting to be an old atory
to Bruno Richard Hauptmenn.
Hauptmann alept aoundly last
nlcht ss John Pavorlto. JS, walksd
through ths llttls grey ooor to nw
death. Pavorlto was ths fifth in
mate to be executed alncs Haupt
mann entered ths state prison deatn
houas.
OA So!
sous
.FRANK WATANAII
ID HOLD! N
TA?a h.vini ao lillnv Amntpill
v " ' ft -
hours on top the radio of lately
that I wondering what art
rhinoa enmintr att It seem
everybody and my brother are
getting a bifr at fame, l ininK
ing maybe in about one year
from now it going. to be a great
distinction mark to gloating
over that you never been on the
air. Maybe Congress gentlemen
will give out badges for "Radio
Abstaining Courage".
Thank you pleaaa,