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Greetings to This National Garden Week, Ushered in Acceptably with Rain. Let Your Premises Reflect Home Pride WEATHER FORECAST OREGON: Unsettled tonight and Tuesday, probably occasional rains west portion; mild temperature. Roseburg and vicinity: Unset tled, probably with occasional rain; mild temperature. WEATHER YESTERDAY Highest temperature yesterday 70 Lowest temperature last night 56 Precipitation 24 hours .43 Total preelp for month 1.27 Precip. since Sept. 1S29 18.50 Deficiency since Sept. 1, 1029 10.23 THE DOUGLAS COUNTY DAILY VOL. XXXI NO. 82 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW ROSEBURG. OREGON, MONDAY, APRIL 21. 1930. VOL. XXI NO. 13 OF THE EVENING NEWS or w1 o) UV vuuvuu y u "Ml v m CJ U . N L DRWZ Xr-Ji ' f T P I 1 V H J r.VI 7 J U I KB BB IfcJI Bfl FB B B B B fl S Mi Mm c c n o o n io' c o" i I M It M. b Jt fc ft - I Editorials the on Day's News By FRANK JENKINS COMPARED wtn allytnng we have known before, air trans portation of the present day is fast. But air transportation in the future is going to be MUCH FASTER. Here Is a prediction offered by nn engineer who is doing research work in ono of the large Eastern aircraft factories: "Within a few years, probably not more than five or ten, big planes, carrying a hun dred or more passengers, will be traveling from New York to Eu rope, or from New York to the Pa cific Coast, in-TWELVE HOURS." M'T'HEY are working now on a plane that will fly at an alti tude of from 45,000 to 50,000 feet. At that height, the atmosphere is so rare that little resistance is en countered. "That far up there are no cross currents, no 'air pockets,' no clouds and no fog. In addition to his in struments, the pilot will have the stars for his guidance. He will be on a long distance schedule, and will be bothered by no stops. "His speed will be terrific." IT WILL be cold, of course far below zero. And the atmos phere will bo thin so thin that you couldn't breathe it comrortably. "But heat will be supplied from (he exhaust of the engine, and the power of the engine will be utilized to compress the air within the plane so that It may be breathed comfortably. 'There will be plenty of power available for these purposes, for enough energy Is wasted now from the exhaust of an ordinary airplane engine of fair size to RUN A SMALL FACTORY." A WILD prediction, you say? It sounds like it. But if anyone had predicted ten years sgo all the things that are being done now with airplanes, his words would have sounded wild and improbable. pHIS is a wonderful age, with al- most every new day bringing forth some dpw development that astonishes us. Those of us who are living today wish we might live nt least a hundred years more, so we mljdit see with our own eyes some of the amazing achievements of the next century. Most of these amazing achieve ments will ho made possible by scientific research exactly the kind of work that is being done by this engineer who has been here quoted as to the future of aviation. 'T'lIE foundations of scientific re- search were laid more than 20 centuries ago by Aristotle, who, in (Continued on page 2) Continent Crossed by "We" Under Fifteen Hours, Establishing New Mark for Coast-to-Coast Flight Bv F. B. HATLEY Associated Press Staff Writer NEW YORK, April 21. "We" have another record, a cross-continent flight faster than anybody else. Taking off from Olendale, Calif., just at daybreak. Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh yesterday brought their new brilliant scarlet and black monoplane to a three point landing on Roosevelt field, where the colonel took oft for Paris three years ago this spring. The arrival was 4S minutes before the day was done. The approximate distance flown was 2.500 miles, the flying time 14 liourB. 23 minutes. 27 seconds, the average Bpeed 172 miles an hour. A stop was made at Wichita, Kans., of 22 minutes and five seconds for fuel, but not food. Lunch, prepared at Los Angeles, was eaten in the air. Although the colonel disclaimed anv new record, the time of the flight was 3 hours, 15 minutes and 29 seconds faster than it ever had been flown before. Captain Frank Hawks, last June 29. flew from Clendale to Roosevelt field in 17 hours, 38 minutes and D6 seconds, Four Squatters Face BROUGHTHERE AFTER ARHEST ATFISH GREEK Visit of Officers Expected but Not so Soon; Davis and Best Afoul of Courts Before.' Companions E. Martin and J. E. Braham ; Others at Desert Get Month to Vacate. E. H. Best, Emory Davis, J. E. Brahan and Edwin Martin, Fish creek desert squatters, were broueht to Roseburg late last night by Frank E. Taylor and L. C. Cochran, deputy. V. S. marshals, who were accompanied on the trip into the Umpqua national forest bv Vernon Harpham. forest super visor, and Charles Thurston, dis trict ranger. Dnvls is charged with contempt of court, his third appearance for that offense, while the other three were accused of destroying gov ernment property and trespass. The squatters made no resist ance, stating that thev had had been expecting arrest but did not believe the officers would he after them, until the roadB and trails wereybetter. .. Davis Two-Time Loser Davis has been arrested three timeB previously in connection with the Fish creek desert case and has served two terms for con tempt of court. Each time he has returned to his cabin, located nt Cedar Snrings, on a site set aside by the forest service for adminis trative purposes, and held at pres ent as a mihlic camp. Best, it is reported, has con structed a new cabin on another of the forest service administrative sites located at Brldee prairie. He is said to have cut logs and shakes for the cabin, in violation of the penal code prohibiting the cutting of timber of national forests. Brahan. it is stated, squatted first on land connected with the Big Camas ranger station, and had a cabin partially constructed there. Continued on page 4, Story 1 VIRGINIA HARBAUGH OF MELROSE DIES Virginia Hope Harbaugh. daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Ira P. Har baugh of Melrose, died Sunday moraine at Roseburg General nos nltal after a short illness. She was born in Mt. Harris. Colo., Jnn. 23. 1921. coming to Oregon with her pnrents two years aeo. She is sur vived bv her pnrents and one brother, Thomas. She was a grand danehter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Williams of Melrose. Funeral services will be held at the Douglas Funeral Home Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. C. A. Edwards, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church, officiating. In terment will take place In the Mel rose cemeterv. Arrangements are In charge of H. C. Stearns. non-stop. The fact that he and Mrs. Lindbergh made a ston, tne coionei pointed out, technically made their flight not one to compare with that of Captain Hawks. Captain Hawks himself however, and prob ably everyone else except the colo nel accepted the flight as a new record. Colonel Lindbergh, who made the flight to test the possibility of com mercial routes at high altitudes be lieves that such flights will follow along the trail he blazed across the country. "This is only one flight," he said, "and I hope to make others. How ever, I believe transport flying in the future will go to higher levels, first the air mail and later passen ger planes." He said they flew at from ln.ono to 15.000 feet altitude most of the wav. except for the last stretch in to New York. The colonel gave to Mrs. Llnd hereh much of the credit for the actual technical details of the flight. She did the navigating, ne said, keut the charts, and occasion ally handled the controls. Their plane is equipped witn auai con trols. Borah Rapped By London and Paris Editors (Associated Pren LpakhI Wire) , WASHINGTON, April 21. The attention of the senate was called today by Chairman Borah, of the foreign relations committee, to the addresses by Andrew Geraud, po litical editor of the Echo de Paris, and Lickham Stead, of the London Times, who severely condemned American iBolution in international affairs at a dinner here Saturday attended by President Hoover, Geraud and Stead bluntly de nounced the attitude of America in international affairs in their speeches, made before the Ameri can Society of Newspaper Edi tors. President Hoover sat beside the speakers at the dinner and listen ed attentively to their attacks up on American isolation. Borah, who was not present at the banquet, told the senate today he would have something more to say about it at a later time. Mr. Stead referred to Senator Borah in his speech. He said "we are afraid America would be a nui sance in the league of nations." He said the representatives 'of the other governments could speak with authority before the league hut the representatives of the United States would have to cable back to the secretary of stfate. that the secretary of state would have to consult with the president and that the president would then consult with Senator Borah. (Asimciatcd Vrom LnuM Wire! CHICAGO, April 21. The Blue Hour saloon, no stranger to gang murder, saw a triple slaying early Easter morning. One man pntered the speakeasy, tossed a dollar bill on the bar and ordered beer. Two minutes later he ran out, the beer untouched, change from his dollar still on the bar and threo dead men on the sawdust floor. Walter Wakefield, "the fibber." lay dead behind the bar. A bul let had strucV him in the head. Frank Del Re. 3.1. also had been shot in the back, apparently as he sought to flee. Joseph Snecinl. 28. partner of Del Re in the oneration of the gro cery, lay desd in front of the bar. He bad been shot In the chest as the assassin turned to meet his nttack. In one dead hand Special clasped a knife. In the other, gripped like a club, was the bust of a plaster saint. Detectives saw the murders as a score atrnlnt the Al Capone gang, for the three dead men were Capone disciples. Thev saw the crime both as a re"tion to the reported "peace agreement" in gangland, and as a challenge to the Capone overlordshlp. SHERIFF SLAIN BY FEDERAL EMPLOYEE BLOTTNTSTOWN. Fla.. Anrll 21. Sheriff C. Pjark. of Calhoun county, was shot to death on a street here today by J. T. Black well, an employee of the federal government. Denutv Sheriff McClelland said Blackwell, apparently without warning, drew a plol as Clark nasHed him on the street, nnd fired five or six times at his back. Three of the bullets struck thp sheriff, killing him. McClelland said 111 fueling had existed between the two men for some time. Blackwell was Imprisoned to awpit the outcome of an investi gation. Clark, who was 53 vears old. and had served as sheriff -of Calhoun countv for 14 vears, was unarmed the deputy said. NEW HOSPITAL HEAD AT SOLDIERS HOME Mrs. M. Hosford. of Salem, ex perienced In hoppltal work in east ern cities, has accented the super intendent "hf the hospital a the Oremn Soldiers' Home In Wt Roseburg, succeeding Mrs. Clifton Hooper, resiened. Mr, llosford has alrcdv beeup lir duties. Mrs Hooper bss not derided on future plans.. Sbe Is residfng for te Pres ent at her home on Harvard avenue. i;iim;.1!!-i, PIONEER FRUIT Lookingglass Resident for 36 Years Expires at 85 Following Attack of Pneumonia. Growing of Prunes on Big Scale Started in 1894; Earlier Activities in Railway Field. George Marsh, one of the coun ty's best known pioneer fruit grow ers, a resident of Lookingglass since 1894, passed away late Satur day night after a short illness. Death resulted from pneumonia. .Mr. Marsh was one of the first fruit growers of the Umpqua val ley to go into horticulture on a urge scale, and for many years operated the largest orchard in the county. He was born In Eckford, Michi gan, August 20, 1S44, receiving his education in the schools of that town and at Olivet college. He spe cialized In civil engineering and after graduation .went into railroad location and construction work. He was in charge of surveys for the Nickel Plate road, Michigan and Ohio, Flint and Pierre Marquette, Toledo and Ann Arbor, Port Huidu and Northwestern, and South Shore road of Northern Michigan. After spending nearly 25 years In rail road surveying and construction he went to St. Paul, where ho was employed by the St. Anthony Park Real Estate company as n survey or and engineer in building a su burban railway for the Helt Rail road line. Starts on Big Scale In 1S94 he came to Oregon mid Continued on page 4. Story 2 DR J. N. SMITH IS CALLED BY DEATH (AMooifltcd Pren Lranftt WlrtO SALEM. Ore., April 21. Dr. J. N. Smith, who was superintendent of the Oregon state institution for the feeble-minded from 1915 to early this year, and whose studies into the subject of sterilization of the mentally and socially unfit made him widely known profes sionally, died suddenly at Newport yesterday. He was 77 years old. Dr. Smith was stricken while walk ing on the beach and died soon aft erward. He represented Marlon county in five legislative sessions, three in the house and two In the senate. nr. Smith was born in Iowa. lie came to Oregon with his parents. Isaac N. and Nancy S. Smith In 1874, the family settling In Ilenton county. Before leaving Iowa he had begun his medical studies and taught school. In 1S75 'e became a teacher in the Indian school on the Warm Springs reservation, and continued tils medical studies. He practiced medicine at Iluena Vista. Oregon, from 1878 to SRI. and then two years at Dallas. Ho was graduated from the medical college of Willamette university In 1883. For 32 years he practiced In Salem, and for many years was a partner of the late nr. W. II. Dyrd. EASTER MISHAPS KILL 2 CHILDREN fAMocUtM PrM Leaied Wir) PORTI,AND. Ore.. April 21. Two little children were Easter Sunday automobile victims In Port land In two separates traffic ac cidents. Bosamond Victoria Ber nal, four year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bernal, was fatally Injured when run down by a trurk driven by Angus Fahey. The truck driver was arrested on a charge of havlag Improper braks and held under $100 bond. John Boss, o J year old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Nelson Ross, suf fered a fractured skull and died later in a hospital following a col lision between the Boss car and one driven by Miss Jennie John Bon, telephone operator. Mis Johnson was released on her own recognizance after receiving treat ment for bruises. Mrs. J. Nelson Hoss. mother of the dead boy. suf fered a fractured leg; Mrs. R. W. Jolly a possible fracture of the back and her son illlam, seven, a fractured leg. Al! were occu pants of the Ross car. The deaths made the 25th and 26th traffic fatalities of the fiscal year which started December 1. Federal Law White House's One Time Chef, Recluse, Dies (Atwtated Trw t-rawvl Win?) COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho, April 2. An aged recluse, Robert Dun can, who is said to have presided over the white house kitchens when Grover Cleveland was presi dent, is dead, and the air of mys tery that clung to him in life was not dissipated with his puling. A character bore tor, nearly a quarter of a century, Duncan who established himself in a show place of a home on the shoro of Hayden lake, near here, was found dead yesterday. He lived apart, save upon extra ordinary occasions when be gath ered a few neighbors about him and regaled them with food and as much of bis life story as bo cared to reveal. Coining to America from Scot land, Duncan joined the United States secret service to servo sev eral years. When Grover Cleve land was elected president, the young detective was placed In charge of the white bouse kitchen. The years he served the secret ser vice and those after he left the white house until he came west 23 years ago are blank so far as the world is concerned. His home was a museum, filled with costly glass and China ware and books, said to have been cull ed during bis service in the white house. One of his chief treasures was a full set of dishes, manufac tured from meerschaum the sub stance from which costly pipes are made. STnTTlfSiOL CHIEF HER FIRE (Aasnclntnl Pri-m Inw Wire) SALEM, Ore., April 21. Charges that J. Lyman Steed, superintend ent of the Oregon school for the deaf, discriminates against some of bis teachers in the payment of salaries, that he is hauchty In his attitude towards teachers, harsh In discipline, and that each year there Is an exodus of pupils from the school because of Steed's methods will he made before the state hoard of control when it gives a hearing next Friday to certain teachers and parents "of pupils who are try ing to have Steed ousted. Steed's side of the rasp probab ly will not be heard unt.ilMater. Maurice Werner of Salem, pres ident of the slate association for the deaf, said today that the asso ciation has been watching Steed's work and has concluded that he should be replaced. x Werner declared Ibat Steed's conduct Inspires fear among the pupils, resulting in pupils leaving the school each year. Pelallve lo the salaries paid teachers Werner said that Steed Influences the state board to pay high salnrlcs to teachers whom ho likes and dis criminates against others.. The reason a number of teachers re siened last year, said Werner, was not low salaries but Steed's at titude towards them. MRS. McCULLOCH'S DEATH MOURNED BY FAMILY, FRIENDS Due to the death of Mrs. Robert T. McCulloch, nt Green, one of (In active members of Evergreen grange, the social activities of that organization, scheduled for this week, have been postponed. Mrs. McCullocb's death was a gnat shock to her many friends and rela tives In the district In which she resided. She was the mother of Gertrude, Ht-nry and Alice Liinder. Funeral services were held Friday with a large attendance of relatives and friends. -o- TILLER MAN FACES DRY LAW CHARGE Joe nalnvllle, a resident of Hie Tiller district, was arrested Satur day night bv state and federal of ficers Tor alleged violation of the liquor laws. Officers claim to have purchased liquor from Tiainville. He will be charged either with sale or possession, a formal com plaint having not yet been entered. Visit Here Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Art llnbbs. of Merlford. motored up Sunday snd visited Mr. and Mm. Gross. The Medford man Is man ager of the Hreler store In that city, and combined business with pleasure during this trip by confer ring with Mr. Gross, manager of the local Hreler establishment. L T Practical Application of Kellogg Program for World Peace, Says U. S. Diplomat. Three Powers Will Reduce Armadas and Way Open for Later Accord by Two Others. f Asimrlfltnt Prm LtMHt Wire) NEW YORK, April 21 Speaking across the Atlantic to the annual luncheon of the Associated Press. Secretary Stlmson described the London naval agreement today as a long step forward In world dip lomacy. The treaty about to he signed, said the bead of the American dele gallon to London, represented a practical application of the peace ful declarations of the Kellogg anti war pact, limiting at once the navies of the United States, Great Britain and Japan, and holding a promise of further agreement also as to (he naval establishments of France and Italy. Mr. Stimson'a address, listened to bv the members of the Associat ed. Press at their luncheon here, was" broadcast also throughout: the country by the National Broadcast ing company. Work Summation "The work of the London confer ence," he said, "has really com prised two quite separate naval problems the problem of the re lations between the navies t the United Stntes, Great llrilaln and Japan, on the one hand, and the problem of the relations between the navies of Groat Itrltain, France and Italy on the other. "These nre quite distinct prob lems. The first of these ha3 been solved " "In the second of these prob lems valuable discussions have been bad and the underlying questions upon which a final so lution must rest have been ex plored and clarified." The secretary said It was not America's business to enter Into the political questions of European list inns' relations, but that "silting on the side Hues it has been quite evident that the result of the con ference has been to clarify Issues and to make their solution in the future more possible. "I should like to make clear to you all today that (he success of the London naval conference Is necessarily related to the success of the Kellogg pact," ho continued. "The good resolutions of that pact cannot stand alone. They must bo followed by national ef fortprompt, constant, unremit ting effort to make them .pood and no line of efforts offers a bet ter earnest of its success than the line of di Karma in ent." Greetings From Hoover . The following greeting from President Hoover was read nt the Continued on page 4, Story 3 DIES IN SCUFFLE WITH FORMER WIFE Miwwlntm I'rrwt Lrn! Wire) WICHITA. Kans.. April 21. Walter Roberts. vear-old opera tor for a motion plnturo theatre here, was found shot through the In-art early today in a hallway out side the apartment of his divorced wife. A Pistol lay beside him. Mrs. Roberts and Miss Alice Mil ler were in the apartment. Mrs. Roberts std her former husband ctime to the apartment while she and Miss Miller were In bed. forc ed Ibe door and threatened to kill her. accusing her of entertaining another man. At first she said Hhe forced him back Into the hall while be pressed the pistol ntrrilnst her and slammed the door before she heard the shot. Later, police said. Mis Roberts admitted she was scuffling with the man when the plntol was discharged. Neither womnn was formally un der arrest today. PLANE PH OT AND PASSENGER KILLED f AnsWatiwf t'rrM L"M Wlrr WAT'RTOWN S D., AnrU 21. Jnnies Rruns. .Tr., pilot nnd Selmer Halvorson, passenger, were killed yesterday when their airplane em shed In a field three miles west of here. 1 SLASH LAUDED STIMSDN BOSTON LAWYER IN HUGHES' SEAT AT WORLD COURT A Roland W. Hoyden, International lawyer, of lloston was appointed by President Hoover as u justice of the permanent rourt of a rbit ra tio at The Hague, succeeding CMmi-loa V: llinrltuu t-noonllir i-nali.n. ed to become chief justice of the unuea states supreme court. (AunHntctl I'rpM laioil Wire) WASHINGTON, April 21. Chairman Dumimy ot Hie house rivers and harbora commlueo to day introduced u Plvors and har bors omnllms bill Hiltlioilzlii? pro jects lu many alnlea to coat ?110, 000.000. The committee lasued a slnlo- ment in which were carried the authorizations for the different nrojecta, which included: Humholt hnrbor, and hay, Calif., only 582,000. C'oob May, Oregon, S12.ri,0il0. Sklpanon channel, Oregon, (135, 000. ITmpqim river and ontrance, Oregon. $500,000. Coqullle river, bar and entrance, Oregon, $100,000. Columbia and lower Willamette rivers below Portland, Ore., $S0G, 000. Columbia river between the mouth of tho Wlllnmetto river and Vancouver, WnaliliiKton, $10,000. INJURED GLENDALE LOGGER IMPROVED GRANTS PASS. Ore., April !M. Harold Hobson, 21. of Otendalo, who was brought to the Josephine General hospital Friday, with a fractured skull, suffered ut a lum ber loading dock, was reported much Improved Saturday morning. It, Is believed Hohson will recover, BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE At Philadelphia !J. 71. K. Washington I! 8 0 Philadelphia 3 8 1 Hatterie8: Hadley nnd Ruel: Karnshaw, Khmkn, Maliaffoy and Cochrane. At Detroit II. IF. K. Cleveland (i 10 1 Detroit 1 5 1 Batteries: Itrowu and I,. Sewell; Whitehill, Sullivan anil Ilaywortli. NATIONAL At Cincinnati II. H. K Chicago !) 11 I Cincinnati 15 2 (latteries: Carlson and Harlnett; Campbell, Johnson. McWeeney, Kckert nnd Sukefoi-lh. LATE WIRE NEWS (AxwH'iiilr'il PrciM T.puwi Wire) WASHINGTON, D. C April 21. The Iltiller bill to authorize the addition of inn.nun acres to the Fremont national forest In Oregon was passed by the house today and sent to the senate. The Fremont forest lies princi pally In Take county. The super visor of the forest has headquarters In likeview. WASHINGTON, April 21. The Unthicum hill to designate "The Star SpanKled Ilanner" as the na tional anthem was todav passed by the house and sent to the senate. PORTLAND. Ore.. Anrll 21. The following census totals wer an nounced today: Vancouver. Wash.. 13.6fi7 Micrense 10.10. or about 8 per cent; Wenatchee. Wash.. Il.fi20, In crease 52, or M 8 per cent. li f 41 . a SUN ITEM FOR TH UMPQUA RIVER VOTES 10-6 TO REJECT APPOINTEE Judiciary Group Also Refuses to Invite Judge to Reply to Charges. Steiwer on Majority Side But Reserves Right to .. Switch on Further Information. WASHINGTON, April 21. Led by six republicans, tho Benate Ju diciary committee toilay voted an unfifvorablo report to the senate on President Hoover's nomination of JudKe John J. Parker, of North Carolina to be an associate Justleo of the supreme court. Chairman Norriu ot the commit tee, one of the opponents to Park er, announced the unfnvorab'e ro port would be laid Immediately be fore the senate and taken up in regular order at the next execu tive session. (Agwiciiitcrf I'rr-M taiMril Wife) Steiwer opposes The roll cnll in the Judiciary com mittee on Parker follows: For: Republicans: Oillett, Massa chusetts; Waterman, Colorado; Hasting. Delaware and Herbert, Rhode Island. Democrats: Overman. North. Carolina and Stephens, Mississippi. Against: Republicans: Norrls, Nebraska; llorah, Idaho; Denecn, Ili!noi;: Robinson. Indiana; Hlnino, Wisconsin, and Steiwer, Oregon. . Domocrnts: Ashurst, Arizona; Wnlah, Molilalia; Caraway, Arkan sas, and 1)111, Washington. Ily a vote of 10 to 4 the commit tee previously rejected a motion to invito Judge Parker here to submit himself to examination on the pro tests made against him by organiz ed labor and by the negroes. Senator Watson, Indiana, repub lican leader, had urged that Park er bo Invited. Those voting to invito Parker hero were: Deneen, Hobert, Overman and Stephens. Against: Norrls, Dorah, Oillett, Robinson, Rlnlitn, Steiwer, Hast ings. Ashurst, Walsh and Dill. Senator Steiwer announced ho Continued on page 4, Story 4 - WETS FIGHT WALSH, BROOKHART AVERS f .Wietntwl Prctw Loused Wir WASHINGTON, April 21. A chaitfu that the "Cunan-Raskob-Mellon tionibl nation" had entered. Into an agreement to support a wet republican candidate for the Benate from Monttinn in an effort lo defeat Senator Walsh, demo crat, Montana, n dry, for reelection was made In tho aenato today by Senator Ilrookhart, republican, Iowa. Ilrookhart, an outspoken dry, said he was koIuk to "fiuht the ef forts of the ('urran-Uaskob-Mollon. combination" to elect wets In the comlnj? elections. "They are nonpartisan In this matter and I am going to be non part Inan." he Bald. The lowan said a meeting was held recently In Washington nt which It was decided to support A. .1. fialen, whom he described as a "wrinitinif wet republican," for tho United States senate from Montana. OUTLAY OF MILLIONS FOR CONTRACT WORK WASHINGTON, April 21 Sec retary Lrimont said today award ing of $:in:t.i)i!0.0(Nt In public con struction contracts during the first quarter of WW In 37 states Indicat ed Ibat his estimate nf $7.000.nnn, 000 for..the year would be fulfilled. . A new five year record for the first three months was set by the awardn this year. The commerce secretary said he expects a steady speeding up dur ing the remaining three periods to carry the year's activities in pul lic works and public utilities con struction to the total he forecast several months hko. This $7,000,000,000 program was estimated on a basis of reports ot the government, siato covernors, and officials of public utilities cor porations. It would carry the year far ahead of the last vear. While the ?.ton.000.0nft would set a new f(r?t nuarter record, tho sec retary said this figure undoubtedly would he further swelled by reports from the other 11 states nnd from awards unnn which reports were not received. , ,
