According to Advance Announcements, Motor Vehicles Are to Increase in Price Next Fall, but Human Life on Highways Will Probably Be as Cheap as Ever.
THE WEATHER
Humidity 5 p. in. yesterday 32
High"' temperature yesterday si
Iowcst temperature lust Light fit
precipitation for 24 liourn it
precip. since first of month U
Prcclp. from Sept. 1. 2S.2!t
Deficiency since Bern. , If1" '
Slightly cooler tomgnu
NEWS
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fresh. And llln only source of
fresh news is the I'ally paper. Your
home-cliy, NKWSHKViEW la al
ways first with the uewa in the lo
cal field.
THE DOUGLAS COUNTY DAILY
VOL. XLI
NO. 317 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW
ROSEBURG. OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, I937.
VOL. XXVI NO. 87 OF THE EVENING NEWS
sraTL-rasSES roiiiinis m
. H l ;
Editorials
On the
Day's N ews
By FRANK JENKINS
If ERE is an interesting dispatch
from Salem Interesting be
cause in an era when every wild
financial scheme is apt to set
some sort of government backing
it voices sound, common sense
business principles:
"The state board of control vot
ed unanimously today (Wednes
day) against using funds of the
staio industrial accident Insurance
commission to finance the propos
ed state office building in Port
land, which may cost a maximum
of 700,0011."
TMIK funds of the state Imlur,
trial accident insurance com
mission havs been collected from
workers and employers throughout
Oregon. They are held as n, re
serve to pay compensation for in
dustrial accidents, If and when
suffered. When they ure needed,
they are NEEDED IN A IIIRRY.
If thoy ure lied up in real estate,
they can't he got at in a huiry.
If they can't be got at quickly
when they are needed, they will
fail to servo the purpose ltd
which they were collected.
Here's hoping the stato boaid of
control stands pat on its deterni
iiuilion to protect the liquidity of
those funds..
A NOTTITCR air liner goes down
this time In the sharkinfcsi
ed waters of tho Pacific near the
Panama c-nnnl and all on board
(Continued on paw 4)
DIES il IIS CELL
BEL A III, Md., Aug. 7 (AP)
Dr. Armen (ireenhut, convicted by
a circuit court Jury of criminnl
attack on a 13-year-old school girl
patient, was found dead this morn
ing in his cell.
Alter a coroner's jury viewed
the body the inquest was adjourn
ed until Monday. The jury made
no statement.
Sheriff Boyle and Defense Coun
sel Cobourn said (ireenhut prob
ably died In his sleep. The attor
ney added he thought " he died
from nervous excitement and the
Btrain of the trial." He did not
request an autopsy.
Late yesterday Dr. Greenhut
stood rigidly at attention, his right
arm held aloft in accordance with
court regulations, and heard a
vnuthfnl Inrv foreman pronounce
him guilty uf having criminally at
tacked 13-year-old uuin m.uhu,
his school girl patient
Conviction made the .loath pen-'late
possible although the Jury
ally
recommended mercy.
I Oddities Flashed
(By the Associated Press)
Incentive
FRIENDLY. V. Va. Prospee
live wronRdoelH of this Ohio river
town probably will think twieo
now before breuklns the law.
Fiiendly's all-lvoman administra
tion has appointed Mrs. Joseph
Cline. housewife, as the new po
lice ehief. She Is six feet tall,
weighs ln pounds, and bus red
hair.
Her salary Is only $25 a year,
but Blio nets $1 additional for each
arrnsl.
"While the Sun Shines"
LINCOLN. Neb. Leo Rwanson.
custodian of Nebraska's SlO.Oml,
ooo cupltol building, believes In
making hay while the sun shines
on the tapitol Kiwn. He estimated
Hie blue grass would net several
tons of hay.
Keeping Ac-cow-nt
DKLAVD. Fla Governor Fred
Tone will be notified by telegram
every time a cow ii Involved In a
Volusia county highway accident.
The Deland Junior chamber of
rnnmierco joined In unsuccessful
efforts to pass laws at the recent
legislative session to bar cattle
ii ii ." in i
TO F f N ALL
! ARLA UVERRUN
Invading Army Increased,
Nanking and Hankow Are
Threatened; Peiping
Lost to China.
PE1P.INO. Aug. 7 (AP) I
Japan's North China war machine, I
strengthened by 1:,U00 new troops)
in the Tientsin area, was estimat
ed today by informer Asiatic ob-1
servers to total 45,0tu men massed
in the rich region apparently des-1
lined to come upder full Japanese
sway. ,
Army reinforcements came as ;
Japan disarmed the Chinese police
of Peiping and Japanese nation
als were allowed to leave their
embassy compound where they
sought Banctuary when the Sino
Japanese trouble arose. They must
return at night after transacting
customary affairs.
An embassy 'attache told the As
sociated Press that "peace is im
possible in the Peiping area while
central (. Stinking) Chinese troops
are operating in the vicinity of
Hankow pass near the great wall
and maintain a challenging atti
tude toward the Japanese army."
A Jaiienese column of 3,000
mechanized troops reportedly was
heading northwest toward Kalgan,
about 70 miles beyond Najikow
pass. Kalgan is the key city to
chahar, which Japan desires as a
buffer between her protectorate
Manchoukuo and Russian-influenced
Mongolia.
The northward move accompan
ied Japan's thrust farther . south
from the IV iping-Tieiitsin region
completely dominated by the Jap
anese army. Though no military
engagements were reported, Ja-
nnese soldiers were moving down
the parallel railway lines south of
the two northern cities.
Peiping Lost to China
The centuries-long reign of Peip
ing as the seat ofX-'hina's culture
and learning was believed by many
Chinese scholars to he ended by
the .Lmanese occupation.
They pointed to restrictions
placed on colleges and universi
ties considered centers of anti
Japanese agitation as boding ill
for the IS institutions in the nn-
cient canital.
Manv mofessors already nave
fled south and most schools were
tearful to reopen.
Pomei (Japanese) news agency
reported that ten Chinese bomb
ing planes circled over Hankow.
(Continued on page
PROMINENT PIANIST
VISITS AT TENMILE
Mrs. Lillian Tyler Plogaledt, na
tionally prominent piani8t and pipe
organist, arrived here from Iter
home In Cincinnati, Ohio, Friday
to spend ten days at Tenmile vis
iting her brother and sister-in-law.
Mr. and Mrs. Oration Tyler.
Mrs. Plogsledl. who is music
critic for the Cincinnati Post
newspaper, has heen recognized by
leading musicians as an exceplion
iiiiv tine nccomiianist. having as-
Hinted such artists
Madame Srtu;H4l. con-
tralto singer, and Fritz Krelsler,
violinist.
From Press Wire
from Florida's roads.
Just to keep the matter oeiorc
the governor, the chamber's board
of directors voted last night to
wire him the bad news every time
a row is bumped on the county's
roads.
Woodchucked
IHONWOOD. Mich. Bozo was
pointed out today as a model dog
who always gets his prey, conic
sewer pipes and high water.
Hozo chased a woodchuck into
an eight-inch pipa which led to a
si reel catch basin. Fifty feet in
both became wedged. Howls
brnoght the fire department.
A hose was lowered into the
oalch, basin and pressure turned
on. Out thd end they entered
were flushed the dog nnd the wood
chuck. Drintting. but game, P.ozn
po;meed on the chuck and felled it
Paying 'Em Off
OMAHA. Neb U. A. Mnher of
Omaha parked his car ovrtfme
nnd the police towed It to their
parage.
They asked Manor to pay $3X0
for a release. He wouldn't do it,
naying th police could keep the
car. He explained "it wont run
anyway." The iiolice plan to auc
tion the vehicle.
Bank's New Home Ready for Occupancy
Above is the remodeled and modernized building of the Rose
burg branch of the United States National bank of Portland, at the
corner of Jackson and Cass streets. It will be opened to the public
for business next Monday. Ths entire lower floor will be occupisd
by the bank, the upper floor Ey private tenants.
LEFT TO MIES
Enforcement of Statutes
Not Attorney General's
Job, Moody States.
SALEM, Aug. 7. (AP) -The dis
trict attorneys and not tin attor
ney general are responsible, for the
enforcement o2 tho Criminal sta
tutes In thulr respective counties,"
Assistant Attorney General Moody
today advised Leland T. Drown,
district attorney of Wasco county.
. Moody's letter was In reply to
one from Brown urging the attor
ney general's office to take the in
itiative in enforcing the criminal
laws of the state against marble
hoard, pinhnll machines and other
simitar devices operating in viola
tion of the lottery and gambling
lavs of the state.
"Yon suggest for the attorney
general to take the initiative In the
enforcement of this phase of the
criminal law because this office
1ms' borne the brunt of the prose
cution of these cases," Moody said.
'"The attorney general is without
power to direct the district attor
ney in the performance of his
duties ami cannot act in the capa
city of u district utlorney unless di
rected by the governor.'
Moody then pointed out two sta
tutes which uuthoiizc the governor
to act in crimiual prosecutions.
"The governor directed the at
torney general to investigate and
prosecute the viulatton of the laws
against gambling in Marion coun
ty," Moody continued, "and in the
performance of such duty and as
signment the assistant attorney
general conducted the proceedings
against tnarblehoards, pinlmll ma
chines and other similar devices in
Marion county."
Holds Licenses "Void"
Moody said that from decrees en
tered in the Marion county cases
the operation of marbleboards, pin
ball machines and similar devices
violates the lottery, gambling, nick-el-in-the-slot
and public nuisance
statutes of the at a to. lie also aver
red that the Oregon law, which
purports to license such games and
(Continued on page 6)
PINBALL MACHINES
IN MARION VANISH
SALKM. Ore., Aug. 7 (AP)
Every pinlmll machine and marble
board In Marion county was either
moved out or at Icost was out of
sight when Sheriff Rink's deputies
completed a survey of the county
late last night.
Confiscation of the machines pre
viously was ordered by Assistant
Attorney (Jenernl Moody.
"Marbleboards and Pinbnll ma
chines ure as hard to rind ns a
needle in a haystack," Deputy Sher
iff Honeycult reported.
A letter received here todav
from District Attorney Spaulding
of Polk county indicated that he
had ordered all marbleboards and
pi libit 11 machines in that county re
moved. woundeI7g-pass
man said weaker
GRANTS PASS, Aug. 7.(AP
George Bryan, about 7b. critically
wounded early yesterday morning
by a charge of buckshot which tore
along the flesh of his chest, was
much weaker this morning, hos
pital attendants said.
William Burger. 79. remained in
the county jail pending charges.
Bryan was shot ns he irrigated a
garden south of tho city adjoining
Burger's property. .
U. S. National's Roseburg
Branch Will Open to
Public Monday.
The Roseburg branch of the
United Stutes National bunk of
Portland will open for business
Monday morning in lis new burnt,
at the corner of Cass and Jackson
streets. The building, which Is oh
the corner formerly occupied by
the RoF.ehurg National hank, has
heen completely remodeled and
modernized. During the time oi
rebuilding, Hie bank has occupied
temporary quarters In the I. (). i).
K. building.
Announcing tho (fpeniug of the
new building. E. S. McClain, man
ager, invited the public to an open
house Monday evening from 7 to
! o'clock, at which time a com
plete Inspection of the new prem
ises will be permitted. The oii-n
house will be repealed Saturday,
August 14, at the same hours.
The general contract on the
building was let to Allyn ami
Powers, n contracting firm of Port
land. Electrical wiring and
plumbing was done by the Doug
las county Farm Bureau Cooneru
live exchange; the heating plant
end steam fitting iustalhtiou w:ir
l he work of l he I )enn- terrei s "n
companv of Roseburg. The fp-
lures. Including cages and g-fll
work, were furnished by the Ore.
eon Door coimmuy of Portland.
New and modern vault efiu,'un"nt
l installed in the building by the
.Mosler safe comnany. which con
cern also Installed a night deposi
tory which opens on Jackson
street.
The building design, which Is
modern in type and fullv nir-ce"-ilitioned.
was designed by A. E
Movie and associates, Portland ar
chitects.
TINY INFANT PAST
CRITICAL STAGE
PHILADELPHIA. A int. 7. (API
Three nn! one-half n o u n d
Krunces Marv Boccastni, who
was delivered In a pi.i: n;oi lem
flaesaresn operation, waa do 'l.irei,
today past the critical stage and
doctors honed to remov. hr peon
from an oxygen tank which has
uided her breathing.
Tin? doctors snld they would
continue to strengthen Hie hubv
with in lections of sal1 ne i olntion
and would enni hine feed'na her
glucose, water :nd two driiiis of
milk every two hours. One of the
dnei ot-R said t he baby woHd noi
have been born normally for two
weeks to n month.
Twin Autos, Owned by
Strangers, Found Lined
Together in Roseburg
Call it coincidence, fate, part
of the great universal plan, or
whatever you like but, believe
il or not, two auloniobiles ex
Hctly alike make, type, mod
el, color combination and stan
dard accessories were park
ed one ahead of the other on
Jackson street in Roseburg
yesterday one with license
number 201.9W. the other bear
ing number 20l.!f!(7. The owners
of Hie two cars are not acquain
ted with one another and live
In different parts of the county.
One was I.oyal Goff of Suther
Un. the other, Percy Robinron
of Koseburg.
BOMBING QF
BRITISH BOUT
ORIS NOTE
England Sends Protest to
Spanu'Ii Rebsl Leader;
. Civil War Roaring
to Climax.
LONDON, Aug. 7. ( AP) (Ireat
Uritatu dispatched a strong note
today to Spanish insurgent au
thorities at Patma. Mallorca, pro
testing yesterday's "mystery"
plane attack on the tanker British
Corporal.
The protest followed a report
from the British consul general at
Algiers that the machine gnu aril
bomb attack "probably" was ee-
ui'd by un l i-go eminent nir
raft. Thre? monoplanes of unidenti
fied nationality dove at the Bi it
ish t orporal in the Medittireueau,
Mt miles northwest of Algiers',
sprayed the decks with machine
gun firouud dropped bombs close
to the vessel.
The name three planes were he-
lieved responsible for a similar at
tack on the Italian steamer Alon-
giora and a machine gun onslaught
against ft Erench cargo .honi, t he
Djebel Amour.
The captain of the Italian ship.
one of I wo persons wounded
aboard the Mongloru, tiled in an
Eiglers hospital. lie was struck
hy a bomb, splinter that struck
him in thu chest.
An officer of the Spani-di non
intervention system wis the oth
er Victim, tie hud a broken arm.
Lord Hen verbrooU's Daily Ex
press urged Croat. -Britain to "s.l
out In fiill array" and remove the
three planes from Ihc sky.
The llritish Corporal was ''about
tier lawful business, bringing oil
to this country," the newt-paper
said. i
CIVIL WAR BELIEVED TO
BE APPROACHING FINALE
( Kdl tor's note: An Associated
Press correspondent looked at
Spain's war today, from behind
Hie lines of Ceneral'ssiinn 1'raiuo.
ami what ho saw led to belief that
(Continued on page 6)
FOlSTlIW
PORTLAND. Aug. 7. (AP-
Some nun men, launched v. eincktl
drive today against I he alnhhnrn
Spud hill fire in the Columbia na
tional forest In ashiir;t'in.
Timing the uttack for, tho hour
of the highest humidity the nrn.v
cif fire fighters reeniited from
very national forest in Orevon
and Washington, from Hi ('(.''
camps ami from Hie ranks of civil
ians, took the aggressive at dawn
in an attempt to save valuable
timber stands. Clouds some
promise of rain, but foresters pre
dicted a dry wind.
K. P. Cecil, supervisor in chai ;e
said the blaze must be conl rolled
today to prevent matetic'.! in
creased losses.
A radio dispatch from the fire
last night said the burned areu
was two inlli-s long and tlir'jeur-
ters of R mile wide, embracing
about llii') acres, asiri. from num
erous smaller spot fires.
ROGUE RIVER MUD
SURVEY LAUNCHED
GRANTS PASS, Ore.. Aug. 7
I ,p) A federal survey of the
Rogue river to determine Hie hot-ly-dehated
effects of muddy water
on aquatic life in Ih stream has
iw'rrun. according to reports from
Gold Bench. D. U. Ellis of the fed
eral bureau of fisheries arrived at
the mouth or the river early this
week with assistants.
A suit for injunction to prevent
Josephine cornty gold miners from
muddying the Kogue is now on tne
in tin? Curry county circuit court,
the main charge being that mud
destroys fish life.
NAZfcHILDRENGO
BONE GATHERING
RERUN,
till school
over their
Aug. 7. ( A P) - Her
children hImtih s;icl
shoulders hida v a I'd
on their second kil "li
(Started out
eii-to-kttetn
berie collect ini; cam
paign to help muke German. e -o
mriticallv independent.
The children, w ho rescue I more
than 2dii tons of bones last spiln
for use us fertilizer and dee. will
canvass indefinitely on Tuesdayn
and Fridays for prlzps offeree the
srhool with the high Mt immlhly
pouil'j.tge.
FARM Bill TO
BE POSTPONED
DUTLOP.K NOW
Democratic Chiefs, Eager
to Adjoirrn, Would Put
Agriculture at Top
of '38 Session.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 7. (AP)
Democratic leaders considered
today making formal announce
ments to the senate and house
that farm legh-lalion will be the
first business of the VJ'iX congres
sional session.
They had a triple purpose:
1. To expedite adjournment anil
remove the possibility of a .-ipecijil
lull session.
2. To ease concern of farm-belt
legislators that industrial area
representatives would give les
support to a farm , bill once vn go
hour and housing measures are
enacted.
3. To assure the president con
gress will provide crop cniuroM
so Hint he might feel free to au
thorize pi-tco-stabllizing crop hums
through the (oinmodity rredtt cor
poration. The insistence of furni-helt con
gressmen for enactment of a farm
bill immediately appeared to he
fading.
Mouse leaders accordingly were
speaking optimistically of adjourn
mt nt prospects. Majority Leader
Rayburn, mentioning dales tor
the first time, told the house
session should ' end bet ween
the
An-
gust 21 and 25.
Veto Threat Ignored
The sugar quota hill wau ap
proved by. the house . yesterday.
despite, u warning 'by- President
Roosevel! thai he would veto it
unless It was modified,
Tho in embers defeated an oil-
(Continued on page (I)
SI
SILVER LAKE, Aug. 7. (AP)
Eire destroyed another landmark
here last night, burning the restau
rant of .Mrs. Myrtice Lusater.
Albert Wuterhouse. brother of
Miss LIlHe Waterhouse, who was
operating the ca.'e in the absence
of the owner, ill in u Portland hos
pilal, discovered tho fire burning
an outside wall about midnight. He
said lie believed the flames were
of incendiary origin.
Itesldes the cafe, the fire de
stroyed some service station equip
ment but the Lasater residence and
a group of uutomobile cabins were
saved.
First a saloon .the restaurant
was converted Into a hospital after
the great fire of Christmas eve.
Is) I. when 43 persons perished in
a hall.
The blaze was the second seri
ous one here In inur months,
flames destroying the Chrisman ho
tel lust May.
DRIVER CRUSHED TO
DEATH BY TRUCK
KLAMATH FALLS, Aug. 7
CP Glenn Erl, employed as n
water wagon' driver at the Algomu
Lumber company logging opera
tions near Fort Klamath, was
crushed to death early today when (
i ne trucK lie was driving over
turned. Sheriff Iiw said Erl apparently
went to sleep, about 2 u. m. The
t ruck left t he logging road on a
level stretch, struck a slump and
turned over. Eri apparently awak
ened just In time to get out of (he
cab as It overturned on hi in. He
was working the night shift.
S. F. SEALS TO PLAY
IN KLAMATH FALLS
KLAMATH FALLS. Aug. 7 -(AIM
Klamath Falls baseball
fans are expected to turn out in
ord numbers here Saturday af
ternoon for the game between Hie
San Francisco Seals of the Pacific
Coast leiiKUe and the Klamath
Falls Red Sox. leaders of the
Northern California league. The
Seals will stop here en route to
Portland.
STATlTDIENiK
BEER SALE PERMIT
SALEM, Aug. 7. (AIM Maling
er Sol Spitzbart of the Oregon
stale fair nald an offer bv Hoi Si
mon of Portland of ll.Hj'j for an
exclusive beer concesmon li.nl
been rejected. The Sl'l" ot beer
on the grounds will be banned dur
ing Hie fair.
Roseburg Team
Favored to Win
Over Ontario
WOODBHLN. Aug. 7 (AP)
The American Junior baseball
tournament will open here Ibis af
ternoon with Kstacada meeting
Posloftice pharmacy of Portland.
Ontario ami Roseburg will play
the second game, the two wtnneis
nntesting for the statu title Sun
day.
Drawings were made ai a nan-
quet hern last night.
The outstanding imuviuuai pilf
er in the louiuey will uccoinpany
the Portland Beavers to Seattle as
the guest of President K. J. cnei-
ter and Manager Bill Sweeney.
wnonni'RN. Ore.. Aug. 7.
iSiieclal.tTiie oUtichurg Legion
Junior baseball team Is heavily 1u-
vored to reach the ciiampiuusiiip
flight In its semi-final battle with
(intai fi mdav. Addition oi nam
mond of Oakland has Improved
Uo.eburg's pitching power greatly.
He will start oil the mound in to
day's game. Sporer will be on deck
for tomorrow s encounter.
The team's early arrival yestet
day permitted a good stiff workout
on (lit nhiy-olf field. Ontario came
in late last night after a two-day
trip and has been handicapped by
little chance for practice in the
past fet days. Dupre is scheduled
to start on the mound lor them in
today's match.
-o
T
Protest Rises Against Bids
by Independents Not on
Relief Rolls. ,
PORTLAND, Aug. 7 (AP)
Protesting participation of truck
owner-operators not on relief In
WPA projects. luemnerH oi mo
Oregon Truckmen's association re-1
fused to submit bids for pending
work hern Frlduy and Indicated
they would seek" to prevent the
jobs going forward.
Bids were submitted Uy l:t non
relief uwneroperntorH.
"We aren't saying what we ure
going to do." W. C. Parker, chair
man of the association, said.
"Hut what would you do if you
were on relief and someone came
and pushed you out of work?
You'd protect your Job. That's
what we are going to do.
"What's more, Workers' Alliance
'men on shovclH and union shovel
men won't load those trucks.
They'll support us."
Parker said that the iriicKiuen
on relief could not compete with
thu others in the bidding us "our
Irncks are six or seven yours old
and the relief authorities won't let
us spend our money for new ones.
"The men not on teller mil agaiusi
us with new equipment. It's Just a
trick to disqualify us because our
trucks are old."
Ward Smith, of the procurement
division of the treusury depart
ment, said that many of the bid
ders wide on the verge of relief,
and that Hie bids provided a list
from which to rotate Jobs.
Acting Mayor Earl Riley tele
graphed Relief Administrator Harry
Hopkins protect lug the reduction
of Oregon WPA rolls. lie describ
ed the local slluutluu as "tense"
(Continued on page 0)
FLASHES of OREGON EVENTS
Utility Unit Aided
WAMIIINtlTON. Aug. 7.-IAI')
The rural clcclilflnillon adnilni-
siiallun notified Itepreseninilve
Mil' I of a S 1 llli.llllll ullr 111) lit lo
build loll mlle:i of power line in
Multnomah. I oluiiihla, ashing-
lon, V it 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . Minimi and ilHr'ui-
inns iiiunlles In Oregon, I'll- Hue
would serve 572 ruslumciv.
Gain for G. O. P.
' I'OHTI.ANII. Aug. 7.-- (AIM
lleilurilnn of WI'A roll her
hmiiclit a swlli ll III oollllcil iille- I
glance from lb" democrat to Ihu
republic un ranks of ma":.' of the
persona ilffeclcd. James llleaMin.
In cbaine of til" registration Pur
can here, said. He s-ti'l some i'U
neisons bud BiMieaml a' the rnilrl-
house during Ibe pusl two days lo
change their reglsirnil'm
Pastor Hurt in Fall
AI.IIANV,' Aug. 7. (AP) The
Hev. II. It. Tyler of Calvary Hap-
list church, Cove. Ore., attending
the lliipilst assembly at Casondia,
was recovering satisfactorily today
from Injuries recelvil in a 17fi-foot
full clown a mountain side last Sun -
SIX MONTHS
CONTROVERSY
E
Sole Opposition Voiced by
Illinois Senator Lewis,
Declaring Measure
Unconstitutional.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.
(AP) The senate ended its
bitter six-month court controv- :
ersy today by passing a com
promise bill, providing only for .
procedural changes in lower
federal tribunals.
A substitute ror tho president's
original bill which included en
largement of the supremo court If
justices over 70 did not retire, the
measure approved did not even
mention the supreme court.
It was passed without a record
vote after n perfunctory debate.
Administration spokesmen had
agreed to the hill In principle, fol
lowing the collapse of thoir su
preme court enlargement program.
Immediately after the bill's pas
sage Senator Guffey (L Pa.)
asked that his opposition be re
corded. VieePresident Garner permitted
him to note his stand in the rec
ord.
Senator Lewis Opposes
The only opposition voiced on
the floor cume from Senator Iewls
(O.. 111.). He contended the meas
ure vati unconstitutional because;
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STEVENSON BANK
ROBBER UNCAUGHT
STKVKNNON, Wash., Aug. 7. "
(AI') Sheriff ,Y1. T. Horden snld
today "we. have a (ouple of new
leads" on I bo bank robber who
looted the Stevenson National
bank yesterday of nearly. $20.
nun.
We cttn't auy yet what they are
but we may have something .to
morrow," Horden said.
He Indlcuted that ouo of the
leads had heen developed through
an express package but declined
to discuss II. No Inure or whero
Hie robber stayed Inst night nor
the automobile ho presumably us
ed In the getaway has been found.
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COUNTY GIVES LEASE
FOR GRAVEL PLANT
The Douglas county court lata
yesterday signed a lease which
gives the statu highway conimts
slou permission to operate 0 gravel
plant on three acres of county land
near Scottsburg. The lease, which
is for B years, gives the county
equal rights to the use of the laud,
the state requested the use of the
leased property so that R could
take gravel from the ITmpqmi
river to be used on roads within
Douglas county.
ONE KILLED, 5 HURT
AS AUTOS COLLIDE
CRESCENT CITY. Calir., Aug.
7. (AP) Merle McLuen was kill
ed and five other persons were in
jured toda yiu un automobile occl
dent on the highway three miles
south of here. McLuen wiis hurl
ed through the windshield when a
car in which he was riding collid
ed with another automobile.
day. The Injuries to Ills face, hack,
shoulder and leg were described
as not serious.
Escaped "Con" Caught
! SALKM. Aug. 7. (API John
I Itasmiisseu of Coos county, who
escaped from tin. slate penitentiary
hero a week ago, was back in tho
prison today. He was urreslesd in
Seattle by Sol W'orden, prison
' guard.
j Sues in Car Mishap
! SAI.KM, Aug. 7 (Al l Suit
. lo recover damages of $:lll,(107 from
(ieuige Meyers and T. (1. llal'.hor
j was riled In the circuit coil.t hern
. today hy Mabel Mende1. Plaintiff
! alleged that Meyers and (lalther
were responsible for nil auinmoulln
accident in which
she, suffered
serious Injuries.
Trout Liberated
MARSHKIKLII, Aug. 7. (AP)
The stalo garni commission coin,
I pieted loday the liberation of 60,.
I noo trout in streams nnr Cooi
bay and a similar quunilty in thej
1 Coqullle valley.
COISTO