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- SIX IT1 Directed Acquittal Denied Mrs. Norton; Actor Sayt "No" to Parentage. LOS ANCF.l.HS, April 21. (AI' A motion for h dirocleil verdict W iu-4iuit Mrit. Violet Wells Nor ton of f'lmrKCi she tried to m'fruutl ('lurk (table hyj naming lilni the father of her daughter wh denied toduy liy Federal Judge CoKi-ave. inhlo was Hinted to bo recalled loyiho stand today by coui'sel for the 47-yonr-old wonittn whom the Kovernnient eburgeH demanded money from tho aetor to mipuort Iter danshter. Gwendoline, i;l. Morria tavlne, Mrs. Norton's nt- . tomny, was asked if his client, af ter seelnit t.ahln in court and heur illK him testify, still thoilKht he was the "Frank JsillinKS she says she carried on an Illicit romance Willi In F.UKlnnd in 1022 and JU23, "I can't aoy," said l.nvinu. "I'll probably have to base my whole ease on that point. ' Mrs. Norton, Jack 1. Snillll, detective, and Frank Keenan, of Winnipeg, Canada, have been in dicted for use of tiie malls to de fraud and for conspiracy. Mrs. Norton wrote letters to (if.hlo In- Tormlng him his real nnmo wns "Frnnk Billings" nnd thai ho was the father of (Iweudollnu, born in 192.1. liublo took tlie stand Into yester day. Ho detailed the places where ho lived as a boy and a yomif lnun. Ho Itomized ills movements from 1922 to 1924 when, Mrs. Nor ton contends, she was having the Illicit romnnce with "Frank Hill lugs." ' Parentage Denied Then he milotly said "no" to Homo two do.en questions. Ho wns asked If ho had over communicated with Mrs. Norton, or her representatives; If he took her letters Berlously; If ho over paid her any money; If ho ever had seen Gwendoline, Ho said "no" to all these Queries. "Aro you tho fathor of Gwendo line," asked Asst. u. s. Attorney John Powell. "No." said Gablo. Heforo ho was colled, defense attorneys moved for n directed verdict amounting to iicaultt.nl on tho ground that no -fraud or con spiracy was Intended by Mrs. Nor 'ton ,ov the two men sho allegedly enlisted In her aid. . Hor attorney pleaded that Hho hud. made an "honest mlstnlto" In confusing Onblo with the man sho know as timings. Ho said Gable nnvor had been deceived by her letters, anil that there wns neither fraud nor tho Intent to commit fraud In any of her actions. STRIKES HIT TWO LUMBER CONCERNS (Continued from pago 1) Strikers went back to work at Mon treal after 4(1 garment mnnufnotur ni's signed ngroomonts recognizing tho International Garment Wink ers' union. A strlko by l.non min ers at Fernlo and Michel, 11. (!., was dissipated by an agreement nccot'iling recognition to C. I. 0. miners' locals. 1 . DIVORCE ASKED BY WIFE OF PRISONER Suit tor divorce wiib rilort In tlu ri'-cruit court hnrti toduy by Myrllo Imluli iiKuln't Dwiilno liiilnh, (ihartfltiK conviction on a Tolony cttitreo. The dotwiuliint, Iho com plutnt Htntpa, wcib rwsontly con vlctod u ml Ronluin'iMl on nn unto thoft cilmrKO. Tliny wro ninrrlcd at HoodBpnrt Janntiry 28. 1!KU. HV.SOl'SIH OV ANNUAL HTATKMHN1 ill (lid United Hlntoa llniiiL'li of The Ituy. Hi Inurnne Comtmny, I.liiillptl uf Mw jhioI, Km la ml. n th llilrty-f lrt day irf Jtvi-vmbrr, Mi. ntnde to tlio Inaurnnva i:ommlMUr)er of tho Stale of Ore icon, yuraunnt to law: CAPITAL. Amount of iltitiodti caitlltl Mtwk paJd up Mot premium received dor tnr ttta yr.r f s.ni.ltt.lt Intermit, dlvlrtftMU n n il rwm rweivoa uunng in yr Inroai from ntlitr boitrrva received during th jfr Sn.l74.7t 1. 701. till. M Total Incin DmiUllHBMKNTli N4 Imtmm inld diirlriK (h , yir tnotudlnK adjustment ' ftptMti f 1,411.1)1.14 Dividend paid oa rapllal took durinK tho ... Cnmmlftnlona nnd anlarka paid durm th 7 our .... S.ttl, 111.11 Taxan. hrouwa and tMi paid during (ti ynar .... IK, 330.11 Amount o( aJt ollior expen diture MH.TM.M Tftlal spmtdltnrrn ... Valua af rr aalala uwiid ' (market valtxi) $ Value ttt atorka nnd bonda .' owned (market value) bun ill amorlltnd ........ Iguana on inort ;,- and collateral, elr Pnh In brtnka and on Itand J'lemtum In couitw of rol- lee Hon written wince Sep- . leuthnr 30. 1131 Inlaeeat and rent duo and -iirued nnd other aa ata iimmiiii.i IM.ll .MT.1t 114.1 HT.Il Total admitted aaaota. . . tt:.7IM3l. MAim.lTIK.M Grant oJalma for loaaea un P.t.l l,t.M.M Amount of unearned prem ium! on all oiiialaoains rlaka I Mi.ni line for cuinmlaaloa and broker, te tl.lil.M All other tUblllllea .... m,)U.e Total ltabnillea, axrapt t.u.ltal IU.tll.l7l.il rapltat paid up f 4M,ID0.Q eurplna n v r all llabll- tie It1.10l.ln,l Jurptufl aa r(tar.U poller ohli-i tll.l04.lll.ll ToiHi sii.m.istM ltuaiNBH in iiukoon yon tub YRAlt Xet premiutna rereUed rltitluir tb year I&0.I71 II 7,oaea prttl during trie year.. II. lift 0 tioaaea litcuire-l din hi b the year Il.Ot) I Name ot t-oiilfMiy. Hoyal Inwirafii-a Company. Ltd, Najna of Unltad Stataa Hanair. tiar ld Wnrner. fltalHioty tfiildant allorttey for aw v lea. J. U. JJaoka. i'wiUaud,. Ura, PONTIACS LATEST MODEL I'M - ' . f S ' " " 4 For the firai time in Pontiac's hisiory. a convertible sedan model has been added to this distinguished line of cars. With the top up, this Pontiac eight-cylinder convertible sedan is an all-weather model, and with the top snugly folded down it becomes the perfect car for spring, as this young lady will attest. Both six and eight cylinder convertible models are Jiow. pn display at local dealers here, J Prodigy 45 Points Above Genius Pencils nnd books In the bonds of Mnry Christine Dunn, above, ore no nnomnly, for tho 28-monlh-old Bonno Terre, Mo., girl reads and copies pictures, has a vocabulary of 3000 words, knows 100 songs, nnd Is fnmlllnr with world events. Sho hopes the Duke ot Windsor and Mrs. : W.nllls Simpson will bo '"very happy." An amazed psychologist sot tho baby's Intelligence quotient ot 45 points "above , genius." Her parents a'c- Mr. nnd Mrs. Laurence T. Dunn.. Setting: Fever Immmmmmma, i'w;.""'J f ( j t n ' j VIE- Subjecting patients to nrtiDclRl fever may some day furnish cures for numerous diseases, according to opinions expressed fit nn in ternational conference on the new science of ' i ever Therapy" held In New York. Hero is one of tho machines Invented for snootinR your temperature up around 104 degrees Fahrenheit in the interests of health. And used in treating; St, Vitus dance, angina pectoris and rheumatic fevers and similar ailments. Blind Open N. Y. Eyes to Their Plight Un strike ncalnst low pay, members of the blind workers' union sit in City Hall Park, New York, with their signs to picket Mayor LaGuardia's otllcc in an effort to win official assistance for their cause. The signs charge they receive but $5 a week. They ask $12 and SIS minimums. ROSEBURG NEWS to Catch Fever ji it tf - REVIEW. ROSEBURG, REBEL GUNS STILL BATTER MADRID (Continued from page 1) fonira," doctors and nurses work l over the wounded. .Militiamen, in ti steady stream, bore hi the Injured. The work of the city wns par ulyed. The clerks were huddled In basements of buildings, or be hind the sandbas barricades out in front. Children whimpered In the hall ways. j The besiegers' artillery effectively- mixed its fire. Heavy shells or large calibre cannon crashed at close Intervals In the heart of the city amid a rapid fire from anti aircraft guns which ranged Ma drid nt will. The average citizen's attitude was symbolized by that of an ag ed woman .who sells newspapers. "We must earn ' a living," she said. "We cannot stand all day hiding. Besides, it is all luck tho shell either hits you or misses yon. What Is to he done about it? nothing." A check-up showed the exmV Hives fell two-thirds of the way across the cltv, several In the his toric Puerta do Alcala built hv Charles III. which still hears (he marks of cannon bnlls fired by Na poleon's army. Pedestrians on Dodge "Pedestrians no longor ft trolled on tho sidewalks. Those who had business In tho Bone of tho heav iest sholllng downtown darted from doorway to doorway. Many projectiles bashed in win dows and exnloded Inside buildings leaving nnartmenls and offices in ruins. Thousands of occunants of downtown dwellings and business places crowded into basements for safely. At 3 p. in. men nnd women still were fsillinr wounded and daze along the CI ran Via. One shell exploded on the sldcwnlk three feet from where Ibis dispatch was being written in (he telephone building. : The exnlosinn due; a deep bono In the sidewalk and splattered de bris to both sides of 1 he st reet. Wounded persons were carried from the subway entrance onposlte and from a shop In front of which the shell hurst. ; INSURGENTS PUT TO ROUT IN TERUEL CITY BATTLE CKLADAS. Spain. April 2l (AP) A victorious government column knifed at the Teruel-Zara-goza highway today after a pi.itc stricken rout of Insurgents from the heart of Teruel province's iron minelamls. Tho Immediate objective of to day's thrust was severance of the road, the only reliable route for reinforcements or insurgent re treat from T.Miiel City, the tip of (client I Franco's coastwiird sa lient. Kraneo's defending army, re ported to have been reinforced at Celadas with llnliau and oilier soldiers from the Cu.idalajara front, was driven from enlrench uienls and machine gun nc.ti) and suffered heavy losses In yester day's fighting. The capitulation of the town put the ZnrniMim highway In range of the government's own artillery. Franco's Plan Fails Franco's Teruel salient, the southerly spearhead of his Aragon army, for nm'ith:; bad thrcatmiod communications between Valen cia and Catalonia in northeastern Spain. His r Hurts to tut Catalonia from the remainder or government held Spain had carried his men' within tin miles of the coa:-t. Itui lite Insurgent forces were definitely on the defensive yester day when the government column, pi ottvted by tanks and aerial bombing ami machine gunning, swept Into Celadas. Victors Get Booty Three thousand rounds of am munition, nine field pieces and 11 machine guns wero the govern ment's prices, Wlien the insurgent's ranks fin ally broke to the steady govern ment pivssure. SO of Frame's sol diers voluntarily entered the gov erument's line. Fifteen air attacks on insurgent concentrations and on n railway station nnd warehouse preceded the capitulation of Celndas. Caude, In the tine of tod.iyV ad vance, already had seen tho war at its worst in the last SI hours. Its few hundred inhabitants hud dled In places of refuse while gov ernment airmen mined bombs on tho trenches Insurgents had scoop ed out iu tho surrounding bills. OREGON. WEDNESDAY, HI APPLES GET CHANTS PASS. April 21 (AP) Hood River won't laugh nt Mayor Carson'n resentment against California frontier bug stations, according to local contest winners who returned this week from a trip In the southern state. At the line below Ashland, lucy Kald, they witnessed an Inspection of fancy Hood HIver apples "more thorough than scientific." "The apples had been individ ually wrapped and beautifully packed In boxes," they reported. "F.very box on that truck was opened, every apple taken out and every wrapper removed. The wrap pings were discarded into a car ton beside the two Inspectors. The unwrapped apples were thrown, not laid, back In their original boxes until they idled high. Then other boxes were jammed on top." They said the apples were bruis ed and the prized "Hood HIver" name lost. Hus passengers were invited to "have some apples . . . They don't belong to us," according to the re port. BIGGER FUND FOR RELIEF IS SOUGHT (Continued from page i) he considered unnecessary. He wanted to keep tho relief fund at ? 1,500,000,000, however, on the ground that any smaller amount would mislead the nation and necessitate a later request for ad- lllloual funds. Jobless Big Problem. The works progress administra tion said today unemployment would continued to be a serious problem In coming mouths and that even a high tide of prosperity could not cut the roll of jobless be low 4,000,000. A report by deputy administra tor Aubrey Wlllliams blamed chang ing productivity and additions to the labor supply. Ho urged an "in tegrated and perfected program of insurance, public work and public assistance." 'Acceptance of even an optimis tic forecast of 0,500,000 to 7.600,- 000 unemployed In 1937 presup- Thero were constant bursts of ar tillery fire. DUTCH MARINERS REPORTED SLAIN ; NETHERLANDS ASTIR P-y the Associated Pren.s, A. report, that Jlutch officials aboard tho Dutch steamer Andrti hud been executed ' before Insur gents sunk the vessel In the Hay of lllscay April 6 stirred strong re sentment in The Netherlands. The Amsterdam newspaper l)e Telegral'f, which printed the report not oflicfally continued said the Insurgents found three Spanish government officials on the ship who had purchased munitions abroad. They were executed along Willi "all nutch officials of the Andra," the newspaper stated. On the nay ol lllscay coast, Mo- la's northern Insurgent force be gan a new thrust nt. Bilbao, capital of tho autonomous Tlasquo prov- nces. ' lletween litem and tho port was the government-held city of Du ra ngo. uncensored reports reaching the Franco-Spanish border indicated the Valencia government was get lug the upper hand over trouhulons anarchist elements. n bis own "capitnl." Salamanca, Insurgent General Franco began organizing his proposed authori tarian state, with htmseir at the bend. SYNOPSIS OP ANNTAI. STATHMKN1 of tlio 1'n it ml Sin tea Kite lnmmtnco Co. ot Nw Vjrk, In tho Slum of NVw York, on tlir tlilrty-flmt any of December. 19:!S, made In the ltiftitrmicn tiiritiiln er of the St Me ot Urt-Kon, pursuant ti In w ; r'AtMTAI. A mount it c tiiUl atomic jmld tin $ ".00,0no.t IXCOSIB Nt premium rei-elveil dur ing Hie yonr t 9,I.3I.SJ liitrroM. illridrmln nnd rMK9 received during tho yenr l,m.7S5.JT Int'time from nlftr woiirvei received ilurlnit tht year 4 2&,3?H.&I Total Inrome 1 1 1, 1 S4, 105. TI DISmiUfUSMKNTS Net lonae Ttn Id durinc lite yrnr liiuliullnit iiiljiintmeiit expellee f 1,131.471.111 IMvl-lonri VAUl nn cnpltnl nlixW durinK th yenr .. 9 11,0 00. V) CormntMlone and ffMlarlva i.nld diirinr the Vi-nr ... 3.1S6.I7S.&J Tan tP. ltrtnea nnd fee pnld ilitrinr the yenr 51. H 91 mount nt nil other (II litre 1.31T.C41.01 Total expenditure lti.31.4 74.7 ASSKTS Yulue of rel etate awdkI (market value! t 807.971. Value of ilork nnd faomta nwnoil ( mat Vet rnluc) bends amortized 10.HS.UJ.S! Ionna on m'rlBCf and collateral, etc 2.dh.h Canh in bank and on hand 2. its. 461.13 Premium In courae of col lection written Mini Sep tember io. m 1.010.131.17 Intercut and tenia due and ccniert 7T.Jll.S e. (bltla recelabK etc.) 11.156.11 Total admitted rtw . . .$36,ei,o;.l i,t.nii.rriKs GroM clattm for lomea un paid I I.II1.S49.V4 Amount at unearned prem- Imna on all outalandinc rlka M1$.SS.M ue fnr ommlMlon and brokcrte Si. 0(10.09 All other llabllltlet 99.0!.M Total llabllitlea. except capitnl I11.S30.4C8.91 Capital paid p , I Z.flOO.OOO.O Surplus over il 1 1 a b I i- le :i,!IJ.C0C..H Surplua regarda policy- holder! j Total IU 0Tt.0M.4S Bt'SlNRSS IN ORKOON FOR TUB YKAR Ht premium! rtceUed durinK th. year ITI.I3S.2T Losa paid durint the year.. iS.IM.U uoeaea tneurrea uurmf ina yanr d,mi u Nam of Company United Statea Fkr Utauranva Co. Nam of PrealdenUJ. Lttr raraooa. Nam ot Sectetaiy. Datd O. Wak- an. Statutory realdent attorney for arvle, bamniMM Coiaaaf looat, !&, Oi. APRIL' 21. 1937. poses nearly as great a need for a Inderal works prugram us in 1'JoG.' Williams suld. Test Impending. The first teal of President noose veil's doteniiliiation to hold down, exM-nilili!i'fH may come In the sen ate i his week on the Jinn i.HOn-IHnck Mliuratlofial uid bill. The measure, which over a five year period would give the states subsidies totaling Sl.imu.OKU.imu, has strong support. 1tforo the presi dent's message, senate leaders were forecasting Its approval de spite mild administration opposi tion. Mr. Roosevelt said at, his press conference late yesterday that the omission of estimates in the revis ed budget for a low cost housing program and aid for farm tenants tlid not mean they were eliminated. The public works revolving fund, be pointed out, contains between 1 im.uuu.Ouu and $150,000,000 of un obligated money, some of which might go toward housing, Farm tenancy assistance might be provided, be indicated, from part of the $75,000,00(1 usually set uslde from relief funds for farm re habilitation. BARBARA HOPKINS INQUEST DECIDED ON (Continued from page 1) treatment of the child by the par ents. Geddes to Aid Inquiry Due to the absence ot District Attorney J. V. Look, who accom panied Deputy Sheriff Clifford Thornton iu an unsuccessful ef fort to return a prisoner to Doug las county, Attorney Paul Geddes. was today called in by Deputy Dis trict Attorney John T. l.oue' to assist the authorities In the inves tigation and the legal handling of the case. Attorney Geddes Ih expected to conduct the state's examination of witnesses before the coroner's Jury. The time for lite inquest lias not been definitely fixed, but has been tentatively set for 7:30 p. in. Thursday nt. the courthouse. A jury composed of Miles Aeee. Loyal Stephens, A. J. Stnrniev, B. W. Strong, Henry Snyder and Brltt Nichols was drawn by Cor oner Stearns nnd viewed the body nt the mortuary prior to burial services today. MEDFORD WARS ON PARKING CULPRITS MEDFORD, Ore.. April 21. (AP) The city council last night declar ed wnr on double and overtime Parkers and instructed tho chief of police to hire another patrolman, If necessary, to enforce the regu lations. Polico were also Instruct ed to arrest violators irrespective of sex. Chief of Police MffCrortln Inform ed the council that his chief worry cume from women drivers. "Its a fright," he declared. "II wo don't take orr our hats and bow from the waist tho women are affronted . and insulted. Then there's tho mischief lo pay." The police head was instructed to iiscertaln what effect arresting the women violators would havu, when ho indicated tholr manners were not what they should bo. VITAL STATISTICS MARRIAGE LICENSES l.YM - FUNKHOUSIOrt Glen Lyra and Mary Fnnkhouanr, both residents of Ynlihmi. Wash. MARKET REPORTS LIVESTOCK POriTLAN'D. April 21. (API BUTTER Prints. A grade, Sic lb. ill parchment wrappera, :irc lb. 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Potatoes, new potatoes. o:i.ins. wool, buy, bops, and cascara bark, steady and unchanged. LIVESTOCK PORTLAND. Ore., April 21. (API (U. S. Dept. Agr.) HOGS: market active, steady, 15 cents higher than Tuesday average, good-choice 1B5-215 lb. 10.35-10.50. load lots absent quotable around 10.R5; 220-270 lb. 9.75-10.110, few 130-155 lb. 9.60-10.00; packing sows 8.00, choice feeder pigs quotable 9.00. CATTLE Steers scarce, slow, few sales steers, she stock active, -strong, few instance 15 to 25 cents higher, bulls steady, veal steady, medium-good steers 8.50-9.50, bel ter kinds 10.00 and above, few common-tnedium heifers 6.50-8.00, good feil heifers !I00 and above, low culter and cutter cows 4.00 5.25, conimon-medtum 5.50-7.00, out standing dairy type cows 7.25. good beef cows 7.50-7.G5, bulls 5.75-6.75; medium-go o d venters 8.00-9.50, choice 10.00 and above. 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