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PAGE EIGHT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORT). OREGON. TFESDAT. SEPTEMBER 20. 1933. Store, Cabin Robbers Meted Salem Prison Terms PLACED All Rebuked Now PORTLAND, Sept. 20. (API Deputy Sheriff Charlea Wilson said William R. Nichols attempted to hang himself yesterday after his wife rebuked him for spanking their 2-year old son "too hard." Hospital authorities said the youthful husband probably would live. 10 Money Saving Specials For Wednesday at Medford's Own Store COMMITTEE B! IL DUCE -BOASTS KEY SEEK COURT LECTURES LEGION CONCLAVE FOR JAIL HORROR TO UDINE T EUGENE MISSES GIVEN PROBATION, James Rhoten, Gold Hill, Draws Eight Years, Ham mond Five On Guilty Pleas. A minor criminal life marked with sordldneaa of the underworld fringe came to an abrupt end this morning when sentence was Imposed upon two young glrla and their men compan ions who had been stealing cars end robbing country homes and stores for the past several weeks. The quartet waived all preliminary technicalities, went directly before ' Judge H. D. Norton In circuit court and pleaded guilty to the daytime burglary of the Frank Borland home In Sams Valley July 3. They were arraigned on only the one charge al though the sheriff's office said they were guilty of a long list of robber ies on Foots creek, Thompson creek and Forest creek and In the Illinois volley. The two girls. Susie Jane Howell. 14, and Hazel Bradley, 20, both of Eugene, were placed on probation for an Indefinite period. James Rhoten. 36. of Gold Hill was given an Indeterminate sentence ont to exceed eight years In the state penitentiary. James B. Hammond, 34. of Bristol, Me., received an Indeterm inate sentence not to exceed ve years. Both were second offenders In Oregon, each having served a peni tentiary term for burglary. Rhoten and the Bradley girl were arrested Saturday night vtfitle they were sleeping In a cabin In Illinois valley. Hammond and the Howell girl were arrested Sunday morning In a camp In the valley. Large quantities of loot were recovered at their hide out. .Judge Norton gave a fatherly lec ture to the girls, advising them -to return to their homes from whloh tbey ran away months ago. He told them that If they behaved them selves the burglary charge eventual' ly would be dlsmlased but warned them that If they got Into any fur ther difficulty sentence would nve to be Imposed. Parents of the girls came to court and talked with Judgo Norton. The ' girls hurst Into tears when they saw their parents. PIONEER, PASSES Amu David MoCaslln. 90. Ore ffon plonr who for many year, lived near Medford, passed away at Klam ath Palls, Sunday, Soptember 18. Ho cams to Pleasant Valley, noar Grants Paas, with hla parents In 1888. He married Elizabeth Cox at Jackson ville, September 19, 1801. He Is survived by his wife and six daughters: Mrs. O. O. May, Tiller Ore.; Mrs. Pred Bertelsen, Ooleta. Oal.; Mrs. LeRoy Aslicraft, Klamath Pfelts; Mrs. Dean I. Piper, Santa Paula, Cal.; Mrs. Harold Bishop. Long Besch. Cat.; and Mrs. Pred Holweger, Vista, Cal. The daughters all attended school In the Roque River valley. PMneral services were held In Klamath Palls today and Interment will take place In the Pleasant Val ley cemetery. TALKlCHEDULED A talk on the medical plan for indigents will be given by Mrs. U O. Lyinan. administrator of the Jack son county relief committee, at the bi-monthly meeting of the Jackson County Public Health aMoctatlon Thursday. The meeting will be held at 3 p. m. In the courthouse auditorium. Ml mrmbers and others Interested in public heath matters are Invited Tra will be served after the busi ness session by the Ashland com mittee. Mrs. I, E. Sohuler. educa tions) chatrman. Is in charge of the program. 10 Murrlon E. Johnson, CCC youth , from Hetidfifcon, N. C. ttvdav awaited arraignment before Judge H D. Nor ton in circuit court on a charge of larceny from a person. Johnon is aroused of taking M0 from C. L. Barnes of Grants Puss on the street esrly Sunday morning. He waived a preliminary hearing in t'l-tlce of the peace court yesterday I'fternoon and was held for the grand Uirv on (1500 hall. He denied that he iftd hlugwred Bnyn a the complain !nt witness had ssaerted. The d!srlct attorney's office stated that Johnson volunteered to waive grand Jury action and to go directly Into circuit court on an Informa tion. Cloiuittf time ?m loo Late to clas sify Ad U 1:30 p m. 13 Oregon Delegates Hon ored Klamath Drum Corps Loses Parade Underway. LOS ANGELES, Sept. 20. (AP) Carl Moser, adjutant of the Oregon department of the American Legion, won the post of chairman of the credentials, rules and permanent or ganisation committee today at the national convention, while 13 other members of the Oregon delegation were named to various other com mittees, Oregon's bid for fame In the drum and bugle Corps contest was swamped along with all but one other west ern contingent when the east took 11 of the 12 final places. Riverside. Cal., was the only western corps to get Into the finals. Oregon's musical unit waa represented by the Klam ath Falls post. Moser was the only Oregon dele gate named to an executive post on a committee, the others being ap pointed as committeemen. They were: Nell Allen, Oranta Pass, constitu tional amendments; George L. Koehn. Portland, Americanism; Guy Duvall. The Dalles, foreign relations; John A. Bcckwlth, Portland, legislation; Hugh Cooper. Roseburg, rehabilita tion; William Courtney, McMlnnvllle, education of war orphans; Paul Hathaway, Portland, national flcferfse for the army, and C. A. Fowler. Portland, for the navy; Elsie Arnott, Portland, child welfare; H. L. Brom ley, Med ford, organization; O. E, Pal meteer, Salem, finance; R. H. Bos- sett. Salem, resolutions; W. J. Cham- berlln, Corvallls, aeronautics. LOS ANOELES. Cal., Sept. 30. (AP) The big parade got underway as the American Legion, meeting here In Its 30th annual convention, put business aside. Veterans forgot for the moment it was 30 years since the armlstlco released them. Into civilian life. They strutted past the coliseum reviewing stand where Na tional Commander Daniel J. Doherty of Woburn, Mass., stood In on un shaded stand and saluted them. Promptly at 0 a. m. the parade, traversing the shortest route In Le gion history, tramped up Plguoroa street to the vast coliseum, clrcU-d the dirt track and mnrched out again to be dismissed from further labor today. Jacque Lenox Will Move Shop To New Fluhrer Building Jacque Lenox women's apparel shop, which has been located at the corner of Main and Bartlett streets for the pnst eight ' yeara .will be moved to the new piuhrer building as soon as new fixtures are Installed and redecorating Is completed. Jacque Lenox announced today. An entirely new and finer, air con ditioned shop will give Jncque Lenox much needed room for Inrger stocks and many new linos The stock of the present shop Is marked down for a complete clear ance during the removal sale which starts tomorrow. Furniture Wage Cut Strike Right Asked PORTLAND. Sept. 30. (At Frttc Igel. business agent for the Furniture Workers union here, said today that the Central Labor council has been asked to give striko sanction to the local, contingent upon employers at tempting to reduce wages when eight contracts expire October 1. Minimum wanes of 57i centa an hour are being paid. Dae Mall Tribune Want Adt. Hill Tfct ilroloM whlifci.i In Ihli predict ere 3 ysori or mora old. JS ih!oM whlikey, 75 neutral tplril, diililltd fron (rein. Vy. l'-r ll wHrV.y 4 yeefl old. 47, irroijM M:tv y,et, old. SO O'OOl HIRAM WAIKIR A SONS. PEORIA, ILL. t WALKIRVILLL ONTARIO GLASGOW. SCOTLAND JOSEPHINE DEIS HAVE PARTY RIFT GRANTS PASS, Sept. 30. (W) An lntra-party rlit apparently widened in county Democratic ranks yesterday when Clara H. Earl, commit tee woman from Selma, officially notified Chair man Paul T. Moorehead that she refused to serve on the nominating committee for a county commissioner. Last week E. E, Brooks, Kerby committeeman, resigned with charges which said "the legal status of any candidate will be seriously chal lenged." It had been announced that the choice of the nominating committee will not be passed upon by the entire central committee. E SALEM, Sept. 30. (Jp) The state supreme court heard arguments to day on two suits, filed by J. A. Moore, Brooks tavern operator, to restrain Secretary of State Earl Snell from permitting two antl-gambllng refer endums from appearing on the No vember ballot. Moore, who lost the case In Marlon county circuit court when Judge L. Q. Le welling ruled that Moore did not have the legal right to bring the auit. contends the two bills were Improperly passed by the legislature. The high court today upheld the conviction of Morris Albert in Mult nomah county on a charge of receiv ing stolen property. It also denied a petition for rehearing In the Gil liam county suit of J. w. Maldment against Ed and Kate Russell.. The oase, which Maldment lost, Involved transfer of property. E. ORANTS PASS, Sept. 20. (AP) Shortly after city ,polls close at 7, tonight, Orants Pass voters will know whether they approved a $40,000 bond Issue for a 65.B00 PWA-assist-ed municipal bridge and drainage project. BIRTHS Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Myers of 454 Haven street a boy, on September 16 at thoir home. Born to Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Shelton of route 3 yesterday at 3:45 p. m. In Osteopathic clinic, a boy weighing 7 pounds. 4 ounces. Labor Board Ruling Gives Back Pay, Jobs NEW YORK. Sept. 30. (Rein statement of four employe and the payment of 17.39137 In back pay settled a labor dispute yesterday that Involved the Portland. .Ore., branch of the Mackay Radio and Telegraph company. Settlement waa announced by Mr Elinor M. Herrlck. regional director of the natlonAl relations board. The dispute arose from a strike In Oc tober. 1035. 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Guards Robert Morrow, William Staines, Thomas Cavanaugh, John Mulherln and Sylvester Weaver were Indicted on charges of manslaughter. The convicts, who were found "baked to death' in their cells Au gust, 33, were Frank Comodeca, Henry Osborne, James McQuade and Joseph Walters. Their bodies were found In a small. one-story building containing 12 cells known to prisoners as the "Klon dike." Twenty-five men were Isolated In the building as a result of a hunger strike of convicts protesting what they said was "monotony" of prison fare. Prison officials said they were "un ruly convicts." The men were placed in the cells Friday night. August 19, and the deaths did not become known to the prison officials until Monday morning. SWEPT BY FLAMES SALEM. Sept. 20. Jpj Fifty-seven men from Mill City camp of CCC at Silver creek falls were called to the Molalla section early today to assist In fighting a fire reported out of control. The response was to a cal from George Bunke. Clackamas coun ty flro marshal. Extent of tho blaze ,md exact location Is not known here. Assisting In tho fighting are Pennle Cooper, forester, and Arthur Messing, of Camp Mill City. An 800-acre fire on the Ford Log ging company property near Lebanon was reported tinder control this morning. Wayne Downing, of the Linn County Fire Fighters' associa tion, Is In charge and was also as sisted by a group from Camp Mill City. J'VJLLE STUDENTS E JOE BEACH JACKSONVILLE. Sept. 30. (Spl) Class elections In Jacksonville high school were held recently, with tho following officers named to serve during the current school year: sen ior class, Joe Beach, president; Eileen Berntnon, vice-president; Ruth Hill score tAry. treasurer; Junior clsss, Mai den LeRoy. president; Alice Coulter, vice-president; Jerry Ayres. secretary treasurer; sophomore class. Dan Wy ant. president; Lawrence Fick. vice president; Genevieve Kent, secretary traaurer; freshman rlass. Bob Hyde, president; Evaro Bell, vice-president; Donna Cantratl. secretary -treasurer; Aubrey Taylor, sargeant-at-arms. Enrollment In Jacksonville schools at the end of the first week of school totaled 354 students, an In crease of is percent over a year ago. Helen ltunn of AshUnd, a graduate of Southern Oregon Normal. Is a new intermediate teacher this year. Closing time for Poo Late to Clas sify Ads Is 1 :30 p m. UDINE, Italy, Sept. 20. Pre mier Mussolini tonight emphasized Italy's readiness for war, without reference, however, to the j. perilous crisis In Czechoslovakia. . ' This abatement followed a compari son of Italy today with the Italy of 16 yeara ago, when he last spoke In Udlne on the eve of the Fascist march on Rome to assume power. ' A huge throng cheered 11 duce In the square before Udlne's sixteenth century city hall, from the balcony of which he delivered his second major address on the current Euro pean crisis within three days. ' He had come to Udlne in the course of a tour of regions Involved In Italy's part of the World war. "The last time I was here we start ed the march on Rome," 11 duce declared. "Then we started the march from Rome, but It has not yet been fin ished. "Nobody will stop nsl" D duce lauded the martial and moral strength of Fascist Italy. "If tomorrow this people should be called again to another task It would not hesitate for a minute," the pre mier declared. . "Sublto ! ("immediately") , the crowd roared back. BETTER GRAZING IN WEST STUDIED WASHINGTON. Sept. 20. iTP) Sec retary Ickes said today livestock feed ing facilities In Idaho, Oregon, Cali fornia and Utah were Included in the program for conservation of natural resources. , Study of the types of vegetation on 120,000.000 acres of public land In 50 federal grazing districts in 10 western and southwestern states will result In learning the carrying capacity of the federal range areas. The amount of forage consumed by an anfmal each month Is computed to determine the number of livestock allowed on the public domain under grazing licenses or permits. It Is estimated that 3.600 species of plants from the Arizona-New Mexico sector will have been nspemhlprt whon the work Is completed. Specimens are submitted for study to the Univer sities "of Nevada. Arizona and New Mexico and Utah State, Oregon State and Colorado State colleges. Preliminary Meeting Held By Talent P-TA A prellmlnaty meeting of the Tal ent P.-T. A. was held September 16 at the home of Mrs. Jay Tcrrlll. Of ficers and committee chairmen were present. Plans and objectives for the year were discussed. The regular meeting will be held next Friday afternoon at 3:30 p.m.. In the school auditorium. All members and others Interested In Parent-Teacher work are urered to attend. Program will be In charge of Mrs. Floyd Young. Re freshments will be served. Save On Your Fuel Bill 30 More Efficiency n3E lift! The Hew Model RA-DIAL FRONT An outstanding feature on all DeLuxo heaters. A new convenience in operation simply turn the radio-like dial, heat responds instantly. Come in and see this economical modern heater. . Come In Today and Let Us Show You This New Circulator Liberal Allowance on Your Old Stove Hubbard M.iin ar.d Riverside (Continued from Page One ) three attacks on frontier customs houses had been made by bands of men who crossed the boundary from Germany, armed with machine-guns, hand grenades and pistols. Two Ceechoslovak officers were reported wounded. Each Blames Other German reports, on the other hand, charged Czechoslovaks had been the aggressors In several border clashes. The official German news agency, DNB, said 27 German frontier guards were wounded In one of the clashes and reported there was another en gagement between Czechoslovak fron tier detachments and deserting Sude ten Germans. Official circles In Berlin declared if the Czechoslovak government could not control Its border forces Ger many might regard the Incidents as "of the same nature as a cause for war." They said "the most severe representations" would be made to Prague If details of the reports proved to be true. Great Britain was said to have decided she would not fight under any circumstances and France as serted she would not fight without Britain's support. Up to People The British prime minister. Ne ville Chamberlain, was expected to take his "expedient surrender" back to Hitler tomorrow, but there were Indications he would do so without the full support of his people. Op position arguments were that he was surrendering another country's territory for a temporary peace. In Paris division of opinion became more acute. Many observers said that If Czechoslovakia decided to fight the pressure of public opinion might force France to go to her aid de spite the government's declaration that no military aid would be given. Further complications were In jected Into the situation by. publi cation of a communique in Warsaw saying Polish ambassadors had been Instructed to present the Polish atti tude on the Czechoslovak, problem to the governments in Rome. Paris, London and .Berlin. Informed circles understood Poland would insist upon return to Poland of Czechoslovak ter ritory with a predominant Polish population. PIONEER STATUE SALEM. Sept. 20. (AP) The 20-foot-tall. seven-ton Oregon "pioneer" was hotstrd atop the new capltol building yesterday. The statue was raised to the root of the building last Friday but hung suspended from lifting lines until yesterday reminding a few old timers of lynchtng days. It took workmen only a few min utes to lift it from the roof to the dome rfop. 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