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. - Thirty-Second Year MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 1937. r XT
No. 19.
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, By PAUL MALLON
Copyright. 1937, by Paul Mallon
WASHINGTON, Apr. 13. The plow
"man In Iowa may not have heard
about It. but the financial world was
leaning on Its ear a tew days back.
listening to gold
rumors. Mar kets
trembled; money
men were some
what panicky.
The White House
Insisted n o t h lng
was to . be ' done
about gold, but
this did not stop
the rumors. They
continued coming
.BsJ'rom London, Am-
Paul Mallon aterdam and all re
liable financial capita la of the world.
President Roosevelt reached for hi
old reliable whipping pillow, the for
eign press, and flailed It lustily. This
he succeeded In convincing the world
the rumors were untrue, even though
the .well Informed smirked at his
suggestion that the foreign press was
really responsible for imagining such
things.
That pillow has been whipped too
often.
' One Inside version is that the treas
ury Is again cited about inflowing
gold, and has recently been planning
further technical action to restrain
Imports. It has had In mind, they
ay, something like Imposition of
service or minting charge for newly
mined gold to prevent this country
from becoming a dumping ground for
the mining companies of South Af
rica, Canada and Russia. That would
not Involve any change In the dol
lar.. Then Mr. Roosevelt has been talk
ing. trange.ly. of prices lately, and It
has become generally Known to spec
ulators thst he has a price program
In mind. The best of authorities have
been saying it does not involve a
monetary or financial change, and,
In fact. It Is expected to be somewhat
Insipid.
Foreign editors smart enough to
put these two things together to
corner the world are wasting their
time working for a living. They could
make their salary in a day of specu
lating. One of the few speculators beg
pardon Investorssmart enough to
do it happens to be a good New York ,
friend of this government and hap-1
pens Just now to be In London, 1
where the rumors started.
Those who know their way around
in the financial world give him more
credit than the foreign press.
Note A year ago. the stock msrket
(Continued on Page Four.)
Eugene Slashes
Electric Rates
EUGENE. April 13. (;p) Reduction
In the minimum rates for power In
Eugene was effected by the Eugene
water board in a new simplified
schedule, announced at the board
meeting last night
The minimum rate for a residence
where an electric range is in use was
cut from $1,60 to 75 cents. The
commercial minimum rate, formerly
based on average load, was set at 75
cents. Minimum rate for water heat
era was cut In half, placing it at
50 cents.
SON MURDERS FATHER
WITH HANDLE OF PICK
OROVrLLE. Cal April 13. (UP)
A quarrel between father and son
led to the slaying today of Maxwell
Bryant. 49 the fourth patricide in
northern California In three months.
Held on an open charge was the
son, William Bryant. 21, who admit
ted striking his father with a pick
axe handle but said he did so in
self-defense when the elder Bryant
tried to break in a door with a rock
"I only wanted to quiet him." the
son said, "t thought 1 could knock
him unconscious."
1
SIDE GLANCES
by
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Earl it. Tort tanta'.izlngly declin
ing to reveal the Itind of refreshmente
and entertainment to be dished up at
the coming 40 et 8 shindig.
Bill Coy having to git an early
stsrt on his sleep each night on ac
count of being aroured very early by
the bleating of a neighborly goat.
Gene Rlebe very learnedly expound
ing on hot and cold spark plugs, bis
listener becoming more confounded
by th complexity of modern me
chanics the longer Gen. expounded
Ed Kirtley and Ha.-ry Hlnm-n cour.
teously decllnine Smirky Smoltmk; a . on
challenge to enter the armory arena
lor mortal combat,
PROPERTY, ROADS
SUFFER DAMAGE
Streams at Dangerous Level
Portland Apartment
Settles Into Rain-Soaked
Earth Many Slides
By the Associated Press,
Driving spring rains damaged prop.
erty, sent rocks and dirt rushing over
highways and boosted stream levels
dangerously in Oregon today.
The storm swept In from the sea,
reaching its peak In western Oregon,
but maintaining sufficient force to
spill sheets of water over the cenival
and eastern sections.
Seven persons, one a three-weeks
old child, escaped Injury at Portland
when the ra! -soaked earth shifted
and caused a two-story frame apart,
ment house to settle and buckle
Workmen stemmed escaping gas from
four lines and a policeman quenched
two wood-stove fires before they bao
a chance to spread. Mrs. Thomas
Dan forth and five of her nine chll- ;
dren and Mrs. Lulu Young fled from j
the home when the timbers crackled
and the living room floor sagged. j
Many Slides.
' Earth and rock slides harassed mo
torist on several Portland streets and
htghways. Numerous slides led to
minor congestions on . the Columbia
river route. Water covered a section
of the highway between Sheridan and
McMinnville.
The downpour in the Portland area.
resulting In 2.03 inches since Sunday,
disrupted airplane travel and ham
pered telephone and power service.
The storm caused a short circuit and
burned out three blocks of trolley
lines. .
Southwest winds reached a peak of
66 jnlles an hour, on the Coos Bay
bar last night. The . Norwegian
steamer Evanger left the mouth of
the Columbia about noon Monday
and traveled but 10 mites in six
hours.
Basements Flooded.
A 34-hour rainfall at . Salem
brought 3.21 inches and flooded base-
(Continued on Page Fire.)
A blustering southeast wind swept
Medford lsst night In gusts, bringing
with It a heavy downpour of over
half an Inch. The rain continued
throughout the night and was stIU
falling lightly this morning Both
wind and rain had leasened some
what by early today.
No damage waa reported from the
wind, which reached a velocity of be
tween 20 and 30 mllea an hour in
various parta of the valley. Citizens
report considerable Interference with
redlo reception, particularly early
last evening.
With laat night's .54 or sn Inch
precipitation, the rainfall deficiency
here dropped to the lowest point
since November 19, 1936. weather of
ficials reported today.
The seasonal deficiency recorded
this morning was 3.78 aa compared
with 3.75 Nor. IB. Highest deficiency
this year waa set at 5.80 January 38.
The record dry fail haa kept tbe av
erage of rainfall over 3 Inohes below
normal during most of the winter
season, despite recent rsina.
April rainfall is so far 1.39 Inches
above normal.
Forecast for tonight and tomorrow
was showers tonight and Wednesday
and slightly cooler tonight. Yester
day's high waa 84 degrees and the
minimum 50.
Lebanon Cannery
Adding Equipment
LEBANAON. April It. MV-With
assursnce of a 50 percent Increase
In volume over last aesson and a
market contracted to take, the en
tire output, the Spencer Packing
company la preparing for the heavi
est canning and packing activity ever
experienced In this community. In
order to car for thla Increase. 620.-
000 Is being spent In repair and new
ww la uviiig bitii. in rciwr ana new
equipment. Including a new 3.000-
can cooker.
C. B. Spencer, president and man
ager of the concern, aald more than
150.000 cases of canned berries, fruits
and vegetables will come out of the
local plant this year. "Cold pack '
product will total 3.000 barrels.
Portland Has Blare
PORTLAND. April 18 (AP) Fire
of unknown cause reunited In 87000
damage at the four-story welnateln
building on Northwest Fifth avenue
It night The major loss occurred
the second floor where the N.
lend 8. Wetnatem company bed 830.-
J ooo ol men s clothing.
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Denied Annulment
Judith Allen, film actress, was
denied an annulment of her mar
riage in 1935 to Jack Doyle, Irish
heavyweight boxer. A Los An
geles superior court judge held
the Mexico marriage was legal.
(Associated Press Photo)
FATHER DUE SUED
EL
NEW YORK. April 13. (UP) An
Indignant, middle-aged housewife to
day; heaped new troubles on the
bald head of Father Divine. Harlem's
negro "god,'' by aufng him for 83.315
which she said ah gave him aa a
fee for making her an "angel."
The widow, Mrs. Barbara Jones,
white and slightly buxom, aald Fath
er Divine not only failed to make
her an angel, but proved he waant
on by seducing her In hla "heaven"
at Sayvllle, N. Y.
Mrs. Jones said she waa lured to
Father Dlvlne'a "heaven" In Septem
ber. 1938, on hla promise to "bless
her," give her everlasting: life and
mske her one of his principal "an
gele." She had been there only a few
weeks, she aald, when ha came Into
her room one night, supposedly to
"bless" her.
"He made advances to me," aha
explained.
At first Mrs. Jonas aald aha re
fused to listen, saying. "Father, I
didn't come here for thla." Later on.
she said. Father Divine pointed out
she could not become an angel unless
sne submitted to him, so she gave In
She said a year ago aha became
convinced Father Divine was not go
lng to make her an angel, so ahe
quit hla floci! and asked for her
money bsck.
TAX IS PROPOSED FOR
BROADCAST STATIONS
WASHINGTON, April 13. (API-
George Henry Payne, a member of the
communlcatt- -a commission, today
proposed a tax of -J a watt for all
radio broadcaatlng stations author
ized to use In excess of 10.000 watta.
He also proposed a tax of 81 a watt
for each watt to 1000. and a tax of
3 a watt for those between 1000 and
10.000.
Hia recommendations were made In
a letter to Representative Boylan
(D.. N. Y.' '
K F. BUSINESS SITES
BOUGHT BY S. F. MAN
KLAMATH FALLS. April 13. (AP)
Purchase of two Important bvalneaa
sites here by Fred Benloff, San Fran
cisco fur atore operator, waa revealed
today as one of the largest real eatate
transactions of recent months.
Both pieces of property are located
In the center of the busineaa district
One, with a 34-foot frontage on Main
atreet la already occupied by a ahoe
atore. The other la vacant. .
Benloff had made no announcement
of building plans.
la. . ,
i Irt edtOTa Couple
To Wed In Reno
RENO. Nev., April 13 (API Mar
riage licenses Issued here today In-
eluded:
Francis N. Botleeu. 38. and Jean
Lyon, 19. both of Medford, Ore.
E-Baner Suicides.
ARLINGTON, Tex., April 13.
Funeral services were expected to be
set for todsy for Thomas Spraunca,
41. president of tha closed First Bute
bank of Arlington, who was found
hot t deM i ir.te ye.t'rrv about
i seven mllea south of Grand Prairie,
a piatot uutcnta in nia nana, . i
New Pay, Hour Standards
May Be Sought As Result
Of Wagner Act Validation
Predictions Conflict as to Effect on Plan
Pot Reorganization of Supreme Court
Congress Expects F. R. Message
By the Associated Press
WASHINGTON, April 13. (AP) Campaigns to enact wage and hour
'standards and to outlaw sit-down strikes appeared Imminent today In
the turbulent congresslonsl aftermath to the supreme court's validation
of the Wagner labor relations act.
Conflicting predictions of the ef-
feet of tha historic decisions on the
Judiciary . reorganisation bill alao
sustained suspense at the capltol.
President Roosevelt, It waa widely
predicted, will re-aurvey the legisla
tive situation In the light of the
five to four decisions.' Hia only com
ment waa that yesterdsy was "a pret
ty good day for all of us."
F. R. To Go Ahead
An Informed administration offic
ial who declined to be quoted by
name aald Mr. Roosevelt would go
ahead with his Judiciary reorganiza
tion program.
Thla official added there waa no
indication of a compromise on the
court plan.
Tha referenoe was made to the
split decisions.' Tha official aald this
waa no guarantee that future ad
ministration proposals, such aa mini
mum wagea and maximum hours,
would be upheld in the light of the
broadened Interpretation of the In
terstate commerce clause.
Speaker Bankhead told reporters
he would not be surprised to see
soon a presidential message on mini
mum wages. maximum houra and
working conditions.
Committees in congress may take
up tha queatlon even before the mes
sage la received. Administration of
ficials said recently they were having
difficulty drafting euch leglalatlon be-
cause of the narrow scope given the
interstate- commerce ' clause of - the
constitution in tha NBA and. other
decisions.. ..
.. Power Broadened
Soma of Mr. Roosevelt's supporters
said the wsgner decisions, hnwever,
nao oroaaeneo federal power - over
Interstate commerce, and In the
words of Senator Thomas (D., Utah),
"removed a no-man's land of un
certainty." ..
His "no man's land" reference re
called the presidents position, before
tbe highest court recently reversed
Itself on state minimum wage legis
lation for women, that ome decis
ions on similar questions raised bar
riers against either state or federal
(Continued on Page Two.)
TO
Circuit court Jury will be recalled
for service next Monday. Judge H.
D. Norton, holding court thla week
in Josephine count)', expects to re
turn here Thursday or Friday, and
win near routine matte ra.
Tha damage ault of John Cote
gainst o. L. Llndley and H. Von
Hoevenberg. aa tha reeult of an auto
accident In the Sams valley district
a year ago, la set for Monday. Llnd
ley was driver of a Von Hoevenberg
car. A companion ault, filed by Jose
car. A companions ult, filed by ose
phlne Coat, haa been act for Friday.
The damage suit of Jeanne R. Wood
agalnat Harvey I. Miller and Louise
Bates Is scheduled to atart Wednes
dsy. The complaint alleges that
Louise Bates, aa an attendant for
Miller, In hla practice, negligently
permitted an electrle pad to remain
too long, causing abdominal burna
and bodily .pain.
WASHINGTON, April 13. lip,
President Roosevelt told fedeial de
partment heads today tbe govern
ment deficit for this fiscal year would
be "far greater than was anticipated
unleaa there la an Immediate curtail
ment of expenditures."
In a letter to head, of executive
department. Independent establish
ment, and other government agen
cies, the president saked the officials
to survey expenditure requirements
for the remainder of the fiscal year
ending June 30.
Sueb a surrey, he added, should be
undertaken with a view to 'making
a aubatantlal as ring by eliminating or
deferring all expenditure which are
cot absolutely oeceaaory at thla
lime.-
KEW YORK, April U. (API Mor
rla Watson, relnststed aa a reporter
for I Associated Pret bv a 8 to 4
: decision of the United States suoreme
c - jurt. reported for work In the New
York otlio too.
ROOSEVELT URGES
CURB ON SPENDING
BY COURT DECISIONS;
IS STILL FOR
WASHINGTON. April 13. (A) Sen- I
ator Robinson, Democratic leader, I
said today the necessity for Judiciary !
reorganization "cannot be suspended
by the variableness of the opinion of
a alngle Juatlce" of the supreme court.
In a carefully prepared 8tetement
on yesterday'e Wagner act declslona.
the Arkansas Democrat said that "a
change In the view point of one Judge
naa mane leglalatlon 'constitutional'
which waa 'unconstitutional' before
ha changed his opinion." '
What will happen ahould that
Judge change again or some other
Judge change?" Robinson aaked.
These considerations emphasize
the difficulties under which the coun
try labors because judicial troubles
have actually. If subconacloualy. exer
cised legislative powers, that la as
sumed In the Interpretation of stat
utes to pass upon questions of public
Roblneori.7,loreeast-tbe -new mifi-'J
lmum wage and maximum hour lea.
Islatlon would be given consideration
aa a result of the court's decisions,
but added:
"It is difficult for even a lawyer
to determine the true status aa to
the constitutionality of either state
or federal laws because of changes In
ins rulings of the supreme court."
The Democratic leader would not
dlacuaa what form wage and hour
leglalatlon might take.
T
BY HEAVY DOWNPOUR;
FISH PIERS ARE LOST
O RANTS PASS. April 13.-WP1
Swollen by tha downpour of rain last
night which brought one-tenth of an
inch an hour for 17 and one-half
houra, the Rogue river rose alx feet
by noon from yeaterday'a atage. It
waa nine feet above aummer low and
the highest point of the. entire sea
son. The rainfall was the greatest
ever recorded here for a day in April
Salmon fishermen ssdly watched
scare of plera floating down the river,
Although Grant Pass la above near
ly all mining operatlona, the turbu
lent waters were full of mud, meaaur-
lng 600 parta per million at the city
pumping station, turbidity measure.
The Illinois valley reported flood
conditions along the Redwood high
way. At Kerby, the Illinois river waa
within 44 Inches of the Pinch bridge,
two feet of the rough and ready
bridge, and the spsn over the aaat
fork waa 54 Inches above the rising
water. Water waa almost over tha
road between Elk valley and the Call
fornla quarantine station. At Del Rio
foreat camp, there were no warm
lunches. Water completely burled the
stovea.
Jewish Meetings
Under German Ban
BERLIN, April 13 (Ar-) The Ger.
man police today placed aa abaolute
80-day ban on Jewleh meetinga at
any sort, with tha exception of wor
ship at synagogues.
No explanation was offered. Police
declined to divulge the resson for the
action even to the leaders of Jewish
orranlrations.
Pot the next 80 day Jewish so
cieties, athletic clubs and musical
group must retrain from assembling,
sa must any Jewish orgsnlzatlon of
any sort.
Britain Launches
New Plane Carrier
BIRKHEAD. Eng.. April 13. (API
The Ark Roys!, Britain's new 816,000.
000 aircraft carrier, waa launched to
day before 80.000 spectators.
Lady Heare. wife of First Lord of
tha Admiralty Sir Samuel Hoar,
flung a bottle of champagne agalnat
the vessel fou times before It broke
In offlclsl christening ceremonies.
Tne Ark Royal, of 33.000 tons, la
Britain's seventh alrcrsft carrier. Two
other, tit uadtr conetructloo.
RULING By COURT
L FORCE
10 DEAL IS
Union President Says Gov
ernment Will Make Auto
Magnate Recognize Labor!
Group Without Strike
Standard Policy
DETROIT, April 13. (AP)
Henry Ford said today that the
provisions of the Wagner labor act
'have been standard policies of the
Ford Motor company for yeara,"
but added that Ita terms "might
have been dictated by Wall atreet."
He said that "of course tile Ford
company" Is subject to tho terms
)f the law when told that Chslr
nan Madden of the national labor
.-clatlons board had made that as
sertion after the aupreme court
had upheld the Wagner act.
Ford aald he did not Intend to
"put anything In the way of our
men Joining any union, any church
or anv lodge they like."
DETROIT, April 13 (P) Homer
Martin, president of the United Au
tomobile Workors of America, pre
dieted today that the federal gov
ernment would "force" tho Ford Mo
tor company to deal with the union
under the Wagner labor relatlona act,
Jubilant over the aupreme court
decision upholding tho Wagner act,
he declared that "a atrlke to force
Henry Ford to recognize the U, A. W
A. will not be neceasary now."
Union officiate announced that an
Intenelve membership campaign
abong Ford workera would be begun
Immediately. One method of opera
tion, Ed. Hall, second vice-president
said .will be Vbroaacast apyeaui -to
Ford employee from an airplane fly
lng over the Ford Rouge plant.
No comment waa forthcoming from
the Ford company or from Honry
Ford, who announced recently from
hl winter homt at Waya, Oa., that
hla company would Inaugurate the
highest wagea In history "aa soon aa
this labor mesa la over." .
He mode that atatement ahortly af
ter reports were published that the
Ford company planned a 810 min
imum wage, lar In excess of union
demands, to combat the U. A. W. A.
membcrahlp drive.
Martin aald the U. A. W. A. would
aeck Immediate reinatatement by the
Fruehauf Trailer Co. of seven em
ployee allegedly discharged fcr union
activities, with payment of wagea
dating back to the aummer of 1938
when they were dismissed. The Frue
hauf company waa one of five de
fendanta In cases decided by the su
preme court.
12 NAVY PLANES
HONOLULU, April 13. (API
Twelve great United States navy
planea bearing 78 offlcera and men ar
rived here at 13:16 p. m., P3T. today
from Sen Diego, Calif., after an over-
water flight of 3563 miles.
Tne sesplsnes took off from Ban
Diego bay at 3:50 p. m., yesterday
and made the long flight In 31 hours.
35 minutea.
Under command of Lieutenant
Commander L. A. Pcpe, the squadron
flew ore: six surface boat atatloned
along the courae, and reported all
well throughout the day and night.
Loyalists Tighten
Bilbao Blockade
By the Associated Press
Spanish Insurgents tightened rings
or steel around tha port of Bilbao,
Baaque capital In northern Spain to-
aay, trying to fore surrender bv
starving out" government troops
ana civilians.
The city's hungry population haa
rlaen above the 300.000 mark with
tha Influx of refugees.
Tha Baaque government, admitting
the food altuatlon waa "grave." offer
ed protection fcf government ahipa
within 10 miles of the coast to any
veerel that would run the Insurgent
blockade and bring In food.
P. 7. A. Registering
For State Meeting
PORTLAND, April 13. (AP)
Hundred of parent-teacher membera
al over tha stste registered today for
the biennial convention of the Ore
gon congress of parent and teach
era. About 1000 are expected for the
four-day gathering.
Officially the session opens at
m. Various exhibits were being
placed today and state eon,r Itteee
! getting together to organise
their work.
Hoover Says U. S.
Should Be Glad
Of Court Rulings
NEW YORK, April 13. (p)
Former President Herbert Hoover
today Issued this atatement on
yesterday's aupreme court decisions
on the Wsgner act.
"Tho whole country ahould be
grateful for theae decisions,
"Everyone who haa dealt wlUt
theae problems had long recog
nized we have developed business
activities beyond the reach of the
atatea over which regulatory pow
er must be lodged aomewhere.
"Whether we wholy agree or not
with the merits of the specific
regulation, we have had a great
step In clarification of the twi
light zone which now open the
way for constructive solution of
many problems."
TWO NEGROES BURNED
AT STAKE BY MOB IN
MISSISSIPPI VILLAGE
GRENADA. Miss., April 13. (IP)
Deputy Bherlff o. W. Frailer said late
today he waa Informed a mob had
lynched two negroes at the scene of
the killing of a merchant for whose
death thoy wero under arrest.
Prazler ssld ho waa told Roosevelt
(Red) Townes, 38-year-old Grenada
negro, and another known to him aa
"Black Jack" were lynched by a mob
east of Duck Hill near tho acene of
the slaying, December 30, 1936, of
Oeorgo sam Windham, a white mer
chant. The two negroea were taken from
aherlffa officers at Winona, Mlsa.,
about an hour before the lynching,
following their arraignment In con
nection with the merchant's death,
H. A. Curtis, deputy ahorlff at Wi
nona., said he and. other offlcera were
overpowered by the mob.
The Jackson Dally Newa waa In
formed by Ita correspondent that the
two negroes were burned at the atake
and that the mob was seeking a third
whom Its- leader believed to have
been implicated In tho killing.
S.P.
PLANS FOR STRIKE
SAN FRANCISCO, April 13. (Pi
i wenvy-nve memoera of a atrlke com
mittee gathered today to Issue direc
tlons for a walkout of siooo South
ern paciiio employes, whlrh strlko
leadera aald would be called un'.eas
Prealdont Franklin D. Roosevelt In
tervened.
presidential Intervention would
mean appointment of a federal
ebergenoy board to mediate between
the employes, represented by the
Brotnerhbod of Railway Trainmen
and the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen and Englnemen.
Southern Paclflo company officials
nave expressed the opinion that ma
chlnery aet up In the railroad media
tion act would prevent a walkout.
DEAN OF RAILROAD
OMAHA, Neb.. April 18. (AP)
The dean of American railroad ex-
ecuuvee. carl R. Gray, will retire
from the preaidency of the Union Pa
Clflc ayetem October I, three daya
aiter nia lotn birthday.
He will remain in the oompany'a
service, nowever, becoming vlco-chslr-
man of the board of director, at New
rorx.
William M. Jeffer. 81, executive
vice-prealdent, who started with the
railroad at tha age of 14 aa a call
boy, will aucceed Gray. He will be
realizing life's ambition.
"I would rather be president of tha
Union Pacific than president of the
United States." he ssld today.
In New York, W. A. Harrlman, board
chairman, explained Gray, now In the
northwest fulfilling spesking engage,
ment. wishes to comply with the
company rule of retirement at age of
70. He haa been president 17 rears.
Hawks Burns Air
In 1304 Mile Hop
MIAMI, Fl., April 13 (w Lieut.
Comm. Frank Hawk landed today at
i:- p. m. (BT) arter a Illght from
Eaat Hartford. Conn. He winged the
1.804 mllea In four hour. 85 minutea.
Thla time aurpasaed the Now York-
Miami record of five hours, ene and
a half minutea made by the late Jim
my Weddell of Louisiana In Novem
ber. 1933.
Hawka planned to fly north again
on a 1.108-mll (light to Newark al
ter lunch.
TOLE DEATH DUE
TO LIVER INJURY,
Auto Passed Over Body En
route From . Applegate
Dance Is Revealed in In
vestigation by Officers
An autopsy over the body of Joe
Tole, 81, Applegate district hopyard
worker, killed In a fall from an auto
driven by Howard Gibson last Sat
urday revealed that Tole had aua
telned four broken ribs and a rup.
tured kidney, besides bruises on the
face and head. The autopsy wsa con
ducted by County Physician O. I.
Drummond. The liver Injury waa
listed aa cause or death.
Tolo wea a passenger In the coupe
driven by Gibson, slong with Gib
son's wife and his brother Earl, the
laysr occupying the "turtle back."
The Gibsons and Tole were occupant .
of the front seat.
Sheriff Syd I. Brown aald In vest!
gatlon of the accident Indlcatea that
Tole had entered the car at the Ap
plegate dance hall. A short distance
up the Missouri Flat road the auto
had awerved Into the ditch, throwing
Tole out. Hla body atruck the rear
wheel and waa dragged about 30 feet
before the car wss stopped. In the
meantime passing over the lower part
of Tole'a body. Evidence of thla waa
found on the rear wheel the aherlff
aald.
Deputy aherlffa and membel of
the state police went to the seen-,
of the accident thla morning to take :
photographa.
Sheriff Brown and Dlatrlct Attor
ney Frank J. Newman said the Olb
aona had admitted "consiaerabla
drinking" during the evening and
that they had purchased beer, wina
and whlakey. In their first atatement
the Gibsons, ithe authorltlea aald,
were haey on many point of the
mishap, which they assisted in
straightening out yeaterday. The
Gibsons voluntarily appeared at the
dlatrlct attorney's office yesterdsy
for questioning,
Dlatrlct Attorney Newman aald to- .
day there were a number of angles i
of tha caaa he desired to clear up
before taking formal action, If any,
realtyieItTears a
talk by m'allister;
nearly 100 present
ASHLAND. April 13. (Spl) Close
to 100 persons attended the regions!
dinner-meeting of realtor in tha
Llthla Springs hotel lsst night. Wil
liam L. Oraham, state deputy real
estate commissioner, prealded and
speakers Included Hugh H. Earl..
state commissioner of real estate and
insurance. -
Delegates were nresent from Met.
ford. Grants Paaa, Klamath Fall,
Marshfleld, North Bend. Cava citv.
Eugene, Salem and Portland.
William M. McAUlater. Medford at.
torney and state representative waa
one of the principal speakers, pre.
sentlng tha legal aspect of real es
tate listings, carl Y. Tengwald, pres
ident of the Medford realtv board.
gave a brief talk. Prof. Irving Vlnlng
of Aahland gave an lnanlrationai ait.
dreas.
Others from Medford Include
Clinton Spencer. George H. Yen
T. Fowler, L. J. Upp, Mark Goldy,
8yd Blood. William J. Roberts. J. H.
Fletcher, Chsrlea Butterfleld. Walter
H. jonee. Louis D. Jones and Walter
H. Leverette.
VROMAN SUIT PENDING
AGAINST LOUIS J. UPP
Through an oversight, it mui atat-
ed yesterday that O. D. Vroman had
a damage ault pending against Judd
Doty, when It ahould have read,
agalnat Louis J. Uod. Dotv film a
damage ault agalnat Upp and waa
awarded "no damagea" by a circuit
court Jury. The ault waa baaed on
an auto accident laat December at
North Central avenue and Fourth
street. The pending Vroman ault
agalnat Upp grew out of the same
accident.
GOOD SAMARITAN FINDS
KINDNESS DOESN'T PAY
NEWARK, N. J- April IS(UP1
Leonard Tedesco said today he never
would play good Samaritan again. He
told of finding Fred Hope lying In
a dorwsy and of leaning over to help
him
i nen i eaesco aald, Hope atab-
bed him with
long upholsterers
tool
Income Shares
Maryland Fund, bid 10.01; aaked
610.96.
Quarterly Income, bid 811 16; Mk
64 8300.
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