Efforts to Pry Mussolini and Hitler Loose From Spain Are Like Mark Twain's Comment on Bad Weather: "Lots Said About It, But Nothing Being Done."
THE WEATHER
Humidity " . m. yiTthty
Highest ttm pru I urts yesterday...
Lowest temperature last night...
Precipitation for I'l hours
Prerip. since first of month
Precip. from Sept. 1. 11KI7 2
IWiciency since Sept. 1. 1!CJT...
Not much change
WAR
Will an aroused public sentl
iiii ut stop it? (r only h ail to ser
ious international romplhiitions,
involving the V. S.? A showdown
of histoi if. magnitude may even
mail. Keep posted through your
hiin- it y (Jnily.
THE DOUGLAS COUNTY DAILY
VOL. XLII
NO. 136 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW
ROSEBURG. OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1937.
VOL. XXVI NO. S6 OF THE EVENING NEWS
if5! W
E3
Editorials
on the
Day's News
!ly FRANK JENKINS
TJItANCE and Kngland Kay to
Mussolini:
"Take your soldiers out of
Spain, where they have no business
to be, or we'll open the border be
tween France and Spain aiul let in
tht; Kusslans or any hod y eke
that wants to come in anel fi,Hu on
the side of tho Spanish loyalists."
npIIE point is that they probably
mean business. ,
France,, with Fascist Cormany
at her front door, doesn't want a
pnppt-t fascist state controlled by
Mussolini at her back door. Lng- f
laud doesn't want both
(Jibialiar controlled by Italy.
So they are beginning to
turkey.
F .Mussolini rally b,!!. tli..y I wo1"" he. :"-""'- a"t" ,!""
a general meeting at which avail
mean business, he will probably ablo information was presented
ithdraw his Italians from Spain.! and sentiment of representatives
lint if he thinks they me bluffing.
he will run a still taller bluff. To!
;late, Mnsrollui has been tile iot j .
successful bluffer in Europe, J
THE great nations of the earth I
.,,. ..i.,...,.!. ch ,(tnr ..(..u.An. !
"HE great nations of the earth I
that already i:re sitting reason
ably pretty DON'T WANT
to :
KIC NT.
Shrewd Mus.--.olini knows lhi.-i.
he stepped in and stole Ethiopia.
In Spain, he is moving cautiously
to see just how Tar Franco and
Lrilain will let him get.
Shrewd Japan knows -also that
,
:he great nat.ons don I want to
fight, so she is stepping in and
stealing China.
THE pacifists, who are' well-in-l
... ,. ... .....
lentioaed but eveeennmly H..
lell us the way to prevent war is
disarm so that, we can't fight..
can't fight, j
That is fine In theory, but in prac-
tice ttomit hard-boiled realist is al-I,
ways stepping in and taking what i
J " h . I
!ie wants while the surrounding :
. .
(Continued on page 4.)
iniPPflirn r MSI' P
'HI hMl'rr! TI
lilUbllLll LLbbLU
F('SSII Oct. 5. (AP)
-Offirei
Bought today for a man believed to
be John Krancen, 23, who escaped
from Sheriff Kd Kelsay of Wheeler
comity and a deputy last night af
ter an exchange of shots.
Patrick JtniPK. 22. Vranceifs com
panion, was captured. The pair
were wanted in Palo Alto. Calif..
on charges of car theft and rob
bery. Kelsay said.
The sheriff said ho and his
deputy visited a farmhouse near
here iast night where the two had
been staying, ami soiipht. to nrrest
them on suspicion, and that lie
"not the drop" on Jones whom ho
found in an upstairs room with a
drawn gun.
As he handcuffed Jones, the
sheriff related, his prisoner shout
ed, "scram" to his companion, who
tipped over a table in the path of
the deputy and fled from the
house.
Kelsay said he pursued France",
behind the house where the two
exchanged shots, neither being hit.
fM!F n i
UI1E.I.II I lid UWuly
Greater Deer-Elk Killing to Meet
Food Need Urged by Game Official
WASHINGTON, Oct. T,. (AP)
It is time for man to right n tilt
ed natural balance and convert i
certain number ot deer and elk In
to venison lo prevent others from
starving, contends Dr. H.
Shanty, director of the wild life di
v'siiin of the L. S. forest service.
There are areas in eastern Ore
gon, northeastern California ami
central and southern Ctah wluye
the Jeg game population exceeds
the food .supply," and the only wav
cnn"'"l 'an bn acrnmplNhed is bv
declaring open season on does as
well us bucks." Ir. Shantz, former
rre-ident of the University of Ari
zona, said.
Some states, he added, are now
doip this.
Among the factions to be pl
ed by the division In such mutters
fIFJUR
f p
SPURNED
Roseburg Chamber Turns
Down Plan Because of
Adverse Sentiment, .
Involved Cost.
Iieseburg chamber of commerce
directors tin ued thumbs dov ti on
a proposal to revive the iioitglas
county fair, following a public
hearing last night. Representa
tives fioin various parts of tlie
county opposed tht county fair
hit a, contending that the present
system of four eimmiuniiy lairs i.s
of greater benefit to tin agricul
tural industry.
Persons interested in iv iving
CO'
RTIflA!
ides ofl,llL county tair, abandoned in
j i mugias county more than L'o
I years ago, recently appealed for"
talk chamber f coiiiinerce endorse
jineiit. IMrectors estimated the cost
lot' nrovidimr grounds and facilities
1 of all sections of the
count., de-
J leriiiined.
The vote to reject tin
proposal
v.a.i unanimous.
Action Explained
"Moth vocal and written e:;pres-
i-ious from district fair board
iiianageni and from representative
per; mis ju all sections of the coun-
clear and concise in
! reasons opposing the county fair,'
1 said W. C Harding, secretary of
; tin; chamber of commerce, cmn-
i menting upon the action of the di-
I rectors.
"Expression was general that at
least eight out of ten fanners
; tlira,l"',ll1 ,llltl lTmpiia valley
, were absolutely for main taming
, llu, (.omimini,v tair and anainst the
experiment ol a county tair, which
I they all felt would fait in a short
I while.
"It v.as also brought out that it
'would lake at least ?;u.Oimi to se-
t.m.u R,0il)(1 U1111 ,.;.,. tmil(lilll.,
.,, rut-ilit U-i and the expression
was general and conclusive that
! the taxpayers of Houglas county
f v., hi Id rebel at an expense of this
lfitui tor tlm nnrnnse iil'msIiiI
. . ,
Our chamber of commerce nas
iu,(M1 studmK this mailer a long
lime and the final conclusions of
j cur director: have been uniform. y
! tlie sa.tie.
i "It has been simue:ded. lm. -
I' - ver. tl.ut all winning exhibits for
UvM 1111,1 h(,:' pnzes iniglii tie
j gallic, cd and exhibited In Knse-
i burg, where final prize decisiiiiis
juid be given."
State Fair Display Favored
Th.' dinctois at last uighi's
: meeting urged that the county fair
bDard and county court cooperate
lin arranging for a proper Douglas
1 j county e.xiiioit at the stale fair.
i oe nojim nisi nignt sei tne uaie
of Jainiaiy li lor the annual meet
ing and instructed the secretary to
incite Kai 1 Spell, secretary of
state, to be the speaker.
lOndor.wment was given the rec
ommendation of the taxpayer:
(Continued on page t
EX-CO.J LOSES PLEA
IN BRIBERY CASE
' SAUKM, Ore., Oct. a (AP)
The state supreme court today af
firmed the conviction of Orey (,;.
: Col fey, ex-Salt 1)1 police ol fleer.
'who is under three years' peniten
tiary tentenee for accepting a
bribe. All seven members of the
court concurred in the opinion.
The state alleged that Coff.-y
had received vaiions sums of
I monev from Klwood lliown in on-
sideratiou of an agreement not to
interfere with the operation of a
slot machine fn lirown's cardroom.
of pr'ity. he explained, are the
dude rant hers who want as many
animals as possible to provide "at-inns'-'iere"
for client s evil if the
ra;i;e would be damaged by over
giaing, farmers inspired by rav
c d haystack.s who urge exterm
ination ed the animals, and others
I who are opposed to killing of any
I name and who want to domes!!
cale the beasts.
The forest service, )n said, at.
; tensTds a middle course a Fane
ii' "ii" m'Miagenient program,
j Pointing out that ther Is
"pl' iiiv of elk hunting at present"
in Washington, Oregon, Idaho,
M 'n'fia. Colorado and Wyoming,
he p;i id annual elk hunts would
nor ',M damaging to the herds, lie
j 'stt'- ated th" elk of national for
I est lands at l-tl""! hfad, with
thousands of others on slate lands.
Ace Southpaws, Hubbell of Giants
And Gomez of Yankees, to Duel in ,
World Series Opener Tomorrow
Betting Odds Favor American Leaguers Chiefly Because
of Their Superior Batting Power; Giants Will Rely
.on Strategy and Possibility of Stellar Work
by Melton, First-Season Moundsman.
l!y (JAY El'- TAEHOT
NEW YOKE. Oct a. (A V) The
Ciants and tlie Yankees, both fit
and lint li oniMetit they hold a fist
ful of a'es, lotnorrov, smack into
each other in the second Mraignl
"subway surit s."
Two nmre stibstant ial, compla
cent ball (dubs probably never met
in a world scries since the annual
fall follies were inaugurated hi
l!tu;j. Neither appears to be unduly
excited nor aved, but. just the
same, the series promises to he
hard-fought ami exciting every foot
01 the way.
The bait le lines are definitely
drawn. pending a la.t-iuiiiue
change by Manager Iiill Terry of
the Ciams. and Vernon (iomoz, an-Yauk.-i.
Carl iluhhel will try to win
his third straight series opener loi
the Hbints. ami Vernon Comez. an
other leftist, will (oil for the
Yanks.
They are perhaps the leading
southpaws in the game, and the
prospect of a thrilling due between
them ha. led optimistic ciub of
ficials to hope to break the world
F1CES
mm ib move
Japs Stage Air Raid Near
Shanghai's Alien Zone;
Damage Inflicted.
lly JAMKS A. MILLS
SHAM Jl I A I. O c t. f. (AP
I lilted Mate
marines were spray-
ed with shrapnel today and forc
ed to evacuate their defense out
posts along the northern boundary
of the International settlement
when Japanese war planes rained
la bombs on one of China's largest
flour mills just across the 40-yard
wide Sooehow creek.
The Japanese claimed to have
driven ( 'hina's warplanes from
the air, a spokesman asserting
that some Son Chinese fighting
craft had been destroyed in the
three months of undeclared uiir,
The Japanese drive in crack the
Chinese defense post I inns in the
Chanel sector was baited on laud,
however, and Chinese machine
guns mowed down Japanese mar
ine like ten pins.
As the battle raged just across
the narrow creek from the Ameri
can osilons. Urig.-tien. John C
lieaumont, ordered his marines to
wit lid raw temporarily out of the
line of fire.
The marines reorcupied their
posit ions I wo hours later, (ien.
lieaumont explained tlie withdraw
al was orden d because the Japan
ese bombardment did not endan
ger the international settlement
and therefore it was needless to
risk AneMican Uvea in holding the
endangered outposts.
Both Lines Holding
The Chinese and Japanese lines
wiM-e no farther apart (ban ten
vards at many points of the Hup
through the devastated Chinese
eity. The Pantheon theatre was
(.i!;ino,t jnto n no-man's land with
Japanese sand has barrieades at
(ContiniHMl on p:iK( 6)
16HU3TIN CRASH;
AUTO DRIVER HELD
I'OHTLANI), Oft. 5. (AP)
Sixteen persons in a city passen
ger hi is were cut and bruised, none
seriously, when the driver, at-
lentpiing to avoid an automobile,
jumped a euro, inn ous oreaKin
off a power pole and carrying -t -
feet.
Poliee arrested Nathan S. Koth,
allerM driver of the automobile,
on a'rharue of failing to give, right
of v.s'v. Merle Leinard. driver of
t'e !,. said the autemioblle
strmk his vehicle near the front.
REEDSPORT MILL
VOTE FAVORS A.F.L.
KFC.KNK. O't. ii. (AP) Km
jpie'c: in lie- .ijik ''""l""' "
nii'I voted Vt to f.l Sunday for af
plovs of the big Keedsport saw
filiation with the A. F.
; P'xidoiJt' lumber union
C. A.
official.
said
tin I't-v MMiuit", national labor
relations board fie'd examiner, was
t.Tucin here today to discuss
with union officials charges of
rgnmir ji"rr emeiits with the In
dustrial Fmil'iveft un inn against
a number of Willamette valley operators.
si'Hi's iittcnttiiiici' rcronl of lill.M!!
set tit lhi simlium u yi'ur ugn.
Selkirk Back In Game
Tlx. Viink' lin. mi ..tllf1 fur
llw. s,.ii.. uitli tlw. n iirrav ll.nl I
swuniiH-l the Aiiiciiiaii l.imu.- un-
.lor h ih-lner of lB.-hlts. .-xi elit I km b-.-n tun t.-. luilny ollli-ially ru
that luuil-liklinit Ceow Selkirk i l""'"'.'1 Jill""1 violalcd Irwilli'S anil
has r..iviMH,l from a iniil-s.'nsou I "ivii-Jfil Chum, anil tho ilraftum
hul l jital In Umo to lain, ovm Ills ! " I H U t o aKi oeil thai MiKnatorifS
riuhl m-lil post. H... with .loe Di- '" th" '''"'-nowi'i- livaty, inrluil
Mauuio, l.ou Ci-hriK nnil Hill ""i "'" s,""'a' '"'
Mii k.'V. i i.ini.ris.. Ihi hai khon,. of I mvit.-il ul th.. i-arll.'st imsaiWo mo
tile Viiiiki'i-H- ih.vastaliiii; altai k. I""'"' i'"'i"' H sllnal
Tin- Cianta, who an" tin- WHali(!l-l Th" si!l!lllllilti'i ri'PortillK lo
hitMiiK nutf ul thi-rffoip i-oiii-i""' """" ""imiitw, ilfiiari'il Ju-
p.-lli-il to c-uiixiiliir i-vorv iioHsililn i ":1-''s military o)i rations in China
i li.,.!,. hii-ii,m,i r,,.- f.i.w ! belie lier i-ont enl ions . that she
Uill .111 l-niwiilel-lillle Kllil'll.l.r .ilin.lt
AnainsI Coinez tomorrow they will
have bi(j llanlt I.eiber, rinht-haud. i
e;t jiower hitter, playiiiK (f-nter
Miiteil
lifdd and li.-illliu- cU.-iii-iiii
lied UulfiiiK. a iiuhl bander, take-i
the hill for the Yanks in the sec.
o.ld tussle. I nn ('liinrzfi will in
me middle pasture for the Giants,
with .Jimmy Uipnle hat tint: fourth.
Terry, who has so far recovered
(Continued on page ti)
ITALY'S
El
nil!
lb!'
Participation in Valencia
Raid Hardens Task of
European Peace.
, LONDON. Oct. a. (API Opera
lions of a squadron of the line.-t-
. Italian bombing planes, piloted by
llilllio .Mussoliui and other aces ot
the Italian air corps in the service
of Insurgent Spain, today thrust a
grave, new factor into the problem
of Luropean peace.
Authoritative sources regarded
the disclosure In Home of the1
aerial expedition as a very serious
turn in an interna tii.ua I sit nation
made more critical by a new out
break of piracy on the western
Mediterranean.
The squadron of 23 fast bomber;;
the host Italy has piloted by the
20-year-old son of the Italian pre
mier and 22 other prominent air
men, including veterans of the
mass flight to the Chicago Century
of Progress exposition, was be
lieved Mi have made its inaugural
attack in a h:inhard incut of Va
lencia.
The disclosure came- at a mo
ment already intensified by Ht it -ish
and French waiting for Italy's
reply to an in vital ion to discuss
withdrawn of Italian aid from In
surgent (ieiieralissimo Franco.
The secret of the identity of tlie
latest submarine attacker lay
(Continued on page (!)
THOMAS H. RUNDELL
PASSES ON AT 68
Thomas Harry Kundell, fiS, resi
dent of houglas county the last
nine years, died Monday after a
long illness. Lorn in Minnesota
June 11, lMifl. Mr. Ilundell. prior tt;
I., eating ill Itosebnrg. lived suc
cessively. In Oklahoma and Califor
nia. Surviving are his wife, to
u bom he was married at Itush
Springs, Okla.. May HI. isJUt. and a
daimhter. Mrs. Joseph Maldwin.
both or Reselling, and a son. John
L. Kundell. of Longview, Wash.
Mr. Kundell was a member ol the
Christ ii.u church.
Funeral servie
will be held in
J t!i
p chapel ,,f the
Loulas Funeral
j nomp Wednesday afternoon at two)
;oVnck. with Itev. f. It. Tnrnbull J
officiating. Interment will follow in
Civil Mend cemetery.
BUSH ARRESTED IN
PINBALL TEST CASE
A complaint charging !a'l Lii'di.
I louglas e'Oimty pin ha 11 operator.
with conducting a lottery wiw filed
in the iusiice court today and Hush
I was placed under arrest. He hih i
subsequently released UU'm hi
own recognizance, rending the f;i.
inn of a demurrer to the complaint.
Tef"iiiif CouiiHr I Attorney Kay IJ.
I Coir.pfin. nnnounced that the d"
murrr will b filed
vnn be prepared.
roo.i ;ii
It n nnlfei'.nted that nn anneal ' '-nn-nimns. was approve.t o
v. HI be taken from the jusiiro court ':,Pitol Pat No. Americ.m Lf
deriRhm on the demurrer. h h jgi'-n. a m- iiiiu h-re hist niglit.
will bring the action into ihe cir- Thir. was said to be the first
cn't court Tor heaiing on the ,e committee of its kind organized in
sues. Oregon.
JAPS BRANDED
VIOLATORS DP
PEACE PACTS
Friendship Claims Belied
by War on China, Says
League Board; U. S.
Gets Parley Bid.
tlKXKVA, (let. S ( A P I TIlO
l':iaui- nf naliims' SliK.-.liuiani's..
WillllS
friendly cooperation be-
tween the two nations.
iH t,1,U' thul u, ,vvo (;oun-
11 11 " lane very uiiieii'iii view. jl
W'heul'0 ,lH' muli'lyluK grounds of tin
(l'M"ul ll,ul aH to incim',,,, which
Wii 10 thB n,'Hl 'break of hostili-
' Sll DcOmilllttee said.
"It cannot, however, be chal
lenged that powerful Japanese
a'-nis have invaded Chinese ter
ritories and are in military control
of large areas, including Peiping
itself; that t he Japanese govern
ment has taken naval measures to
close ihe coast or t hum to t in
nese shipping; and that Japanese
airc'.'ft are carrying out bombard
ments over widely separated re
gions of the country."
War Held Unjustified
T e conclusions continued :
"After examination of facta laid
beTore It, (lit coinmltteo 1.4 bound
to take Ihe view that millliu'V op
erations are carried on by Japan
against China by laud, sea and air
out of all proportion to incidents
that occasioned the conflict! that
such actions cannot possibly facili
tate or promote the friendly coop
eration between two nations that
Ja'ti;eju statesmen have affirmed
to be the aim of their policy; tlinl
jit can he justified neither on the
oasis oi existing legal iiiHiruiitcni
nor on that of the right of self
defense, and that it was in contra
vention of Japan's obligations un
der tlie nine-power treaty of Feb
ruary (, 1!22, and under the pad
of Paris of August 27, l!(2S."
WASHINGTON SILENT ON
LEAGUE'S INVITATION
W.'SlllMiTON. i. S (AIM
Slato" (li'parlTiMMit nl'l'ii-iuls rail-
(Continunl on piiKO fi)
El Cilffi
Virgil I- Malcnlt, arrested Sun
day by stale police on at) auto I hel l
charge, loiiowing a thnllinir chase
thinuch city street. t and into the
hills east .f town, is to be ial;e:i
into the federal court, it was le
pjrled here today. I le ; ill he
charg"d under the Lyer act. whieh
makes It a federal olieuse to
transport a stolen car from one
state to another. The car .Malcolt
is alleged to have stolen, and
which was wrecked in the chase, is
reported to have been taken from
Vancouver, ashingioii.
Three trati.-ieiil hitch hikers,
Vernon lhack'tl. Stanley Matt and
Ivan Keener, who were riding with
Malcott, were lined .ln each in the
justice court, after pleading guilty
to charges of vagrancy. The linen
were remitted, however, condition
ed upon their immediate d'-paiture
from th" county.
.. p .
FARLEY DATED FOR
VISIT TO EUGENE
LTtJLMv C
(AP) K.i-
gene prepared today ;o receive
postma-ter t; tietal James A. Far
ley. Invited heir- October If! to In
spect I'le hew post'd t ice pioneer
museum project, the local airpoi t
and to speak at a puMP- dinner.
A number of civic bodies extend
ed Invitations to Farley to extend
his scheduh-d visits le Portland and
Salem lo include Ku"i
"BLOOD EiONORS" OF
LEGION ORGANIZE
SALKM, Oct. (AP- Form---
it,tii(ii of a "blood dooms" commit
jteo, to supply blood ten inergt'iiev
HO COURT
EYES CASE OF
JEW JUS
Decision on Eligibility of
Black May Come Next
Week; Jurist Has
Jewish Aide.
V.S1IN;T0N, Oct. f. (AP)
The supreme court began today Its
secret consideration of more than
tint "''tilb'us, including two chal
lenges to tlie right of Associaio
Justice Hugo L. Ulack to remain
on the bench.
The conferences, held hi a closely-guarded
room at tho rear of
the court chamber, will continue
on Thursday and Sal unlay.
Observers expect the Justices to
announce next Monday whether
they will consent to pass on oues-
tions raised as to the eligibility of
their new colleague, who took his
st at V'slerday.
His challengers neither of
whom mentioned the controversy
over Ulack s otie-timo Ku Klux
Klau membership are Albert Lev
itt, former federal judge in the
Vir islands and Pa.'.rick Henry
Kell. Irish-born Itoston attorney.
They contend Mack's appoint
ment was unconstitutional because,
he vo'ted for the bill giving retir
ed justices full pay for life.
II was generally assumed that
Muck would not participate in con
sideration of the petitions u fleet
iiu: him.
After he inarched into the cham
ber yesterday with the eight older
justices, he listened gravely, while
Kelly'aud Levitt made their slate
meivts. Other Justices Congenial
The opening day of the new
term" was traditionally austere,
and the new justice was us re
served as his colleagues. As ho
walked out, however, he smiled
broadly, apparently at a remark
from justice Hoberts.
Justice Maek entertained his
wile and some friends at luncheon
in his three-room suite in the 11.
r.o i.uo'i court building. Luto in
the afternoon the couple wort
gue-s at tea at trie home of Jus
tice iwid Mrs. Harlan F. Stone.
The summer's accumulation of
petitions ami briefs was sent to
Black's orflce after yesterday's ses
sion. It was considered probable
he would study only those which
(Conllmi.-i! on !ai;c 0)
BREEH RIDICULED
NFW VOItK. Oct. a.- (AP)
Wili'";ni C teen's threat lo crush
the e IO was answered with ridi
cule todav by his arch foes and
rival labor leader, John L. Lewis.
(Ir'tt asked for expulsion of CIO
unio'i at the American Federation
of Labor meeting in Denver and
promised ii would build "tho great
est fighting machine In labor his
tory to quench ihe CIO."
"William Oreen sounds to mo
like a seven-year-old boy defying
his parents," said Lewis, CIO lead
er at the convention of trutisport
workers union last nieht.
He scoffed at the suggestion the
Clo would be "quenched."
"In what other way will they
crush the CIOT Lewis demanded.
"Io they mean they will resort to
force? The use ot fists, of clubs,
of arms? Surely the mild Mr.
Creei is not. going to declare u
civil war In America."
it was an "open secret," LewlH
said, that some of the other fi-il-e.a',;i
leaders did not like (Jreeii
aiuMnat "some have all open e-on-ii
mpt for him."
"V.'h"ii Mr. Oreon places his
"wu house in eirder In the Federa
tion of Labor be will th"ii ave
i.-veat''! opportunity to talk about
tiimhny with his face to the CJO,
i and crushing (hat organization.
As a mailer oi aosonue iaci, n
doesn't make any (inference lo ihe
' IO wlii I her he stands with his
fa'-e to th" CIO or with his back
to it. He will look Just about the
mime wluther he is coming or o
inn." GRID FANS BOOST
"IRON LUNG" FUND
FrOL'NK. Oct. fi. ( AP Foot
j tin 11 ran" contributed ?3lMi ah to th"
f nd I'-'n" raiseii Iwro to install
;an "iron l-'nir" renidrator at a local
hooit-il for treatment of paralysis
, i a'b nts. when a collection wa t
t ik- ii at the (Miroii -Stanford came
h 'te Safuiday.
I Th" commitie' announced l ha'
I tie- rum out rtbuterl and pleilged
now totals ll.tJov.
Earl Fehl Sues
Gov. Martin on
Term in Prison
Asks Damages of $548,090
for Denial of Freedom
Under Good-Time
Credit Rule.
PORTLAND, Oct. 5. ( AP)
Earl H. Fehl, former Jackson
county judye who sarvea a pris
on term in connection with the
Jackcjn ballot theft cassa, Med
suit in circuit couit to cay
against Gov. Char les H. Mai
tin asking $518,000 damages.
He accused the governor of
conspiring with Ralph Moody,
s..EiL.ant attorney-general, to
deny him release from the
penitentiary on April 1b, 1U-6,
when he contended he should
have been freed under a good
time credit rula
l-ehl charged that the alleged j
conspiracy was hoi u of a itcminm
lesiie In ci ush lii Ul persona lly
and as judge of Jackson county "i.i
rder lo assist Moody in cohering
up his alleged malicious acia while
operating in Jackson county under
the protection of tho prosecm ing
attorney's office.'
Fehl's suit is the second he h.is
filed since his release fro.n .risn
on May 2!l, UClii. when he va.
freed with the prnvb'o that lie
might not rein in to Jackson emmty
for a specified pel iod. The first
suit, tiled in Med ford, sought lo ,
restore Fehl lo his place on I he
Jackson comity bench, ll in pend
ing. The plaintiff asserted that the
governor and Moody spent $hv,t).iu
of the taxpayers' monies to "rail
road" him to prist 'ti. Cpon Ills
eventual release, Fehl claimed ho
we forced lo sigh an agieeniem,
the provisions of which if not ful
tilled meant death lo lti months ad
ditional imprisonment. He contend
ed 1 he agreement, was not. u ut ho
rized by the parole hoard bill was
fConlnhifMl on pnire .11
Designation of Stephens St.
May Also Be Applied to
Its Extension.
Official designation of the new
highway loute through North
I lose burg was pi vn (-"nsid'Mat ion
by the eity council a I its regular
meeting last night, but no action
was taken. The new section of the
highw ay will probably lake the
mime of Stcpboiis street, of which
il is a continuation. As a portion
of least avenue still temains on Ihe
east side of Ihe highway, some eon
lusion may result. Tin; new route
includes practically all of Prospect
street, which, it is believed, will
be vacated and the name Stephens
street applied. The mutter is to he
held up for final acd ion until a
legal description is secured and the
necessary ptoceduie investigated.
The meeting of the council hist
nigh I was given over en li rely iu
routine matter, u hich included
the UHiial monthly reports and (he
(Continued on page (Ii
Oddities Flashed
Cat-Fcoted
VI NC FN NFS, lnd IVlice today
nominated yeis u ho carried nv av
a :,20H-pnuud sale us the world's
most light fooled buiglars.
The thieves took Hie safe, which
contained several humtied dollars,
from a lire service store a block
j rrom police headquarters. The
(city's telephone exchange is ahov
1 1 he store but operators said they
heard no suspicious noises.
Loyalty
PITTSIH'ltCII -Miss Iteka lle'i
rens la vored the union and wage
raises, too. she said, but she clos
ed her restaurant after Li wait
resses demanded hiid-er pay.
Outside, belweeli two flars, vh'1
t oted ids sign :
"lite per cent American the
union how and forever."
Young Princess
III'IiSCN. Ill (iieat . haiigi-H
; a'e taking place in t he home of
iMr. and Mrs. Thomas Itates. Clulh
ihrr. dolls uiu'oQhcr icjs for gills
are replacing ma-tciillne playthings
into the home fiom happy rd:
ti-.es
i All because onc-month-old Mar
tha .Iran Itates is (he first gfil In
GIVILIZIITIDN
PERILED, VIEW
U. S. Determined to Avoid
War, but Full Isolation
From Upheavals Held
Impossible.
lly 1 1. HAHOL!) OL1VKR
CIIICACO. Oct. fi. lAF) Presi
dent Koosevelt bitterly arraigned
agrecsnr nations before tho bar
of world opinion today and call
ed iron peace-loving countries to
join In a "concerted effort " to
restore fnlernational tranquility.
Speaking out formally ami ag
gressively on foreign affairs for
the first time in months, but with
holding any definite proposal for
n international conference or in
vocation of peace pacts, be as
serted bluntly, in dedicating tho
outer link bridge; Imre:
" There must, he positive endeav
ors to preserve peace."
Me said America, determined to
stay out of war, would not remain
aloof from these efforts, and, as
if in re;d to those who have been
urging an American neutrality
proclamation, declared:
"The peace-loving nations must
make a conceried effort In opposi
tion to those violations of treaties
and those Ignoring of humane in
stincts which today are creating
a state of international aiuirchy
and instability from which them
is no escape through mere isola
tlon or neutrality."
Treaty Breaking Cited
Without mentioning any nations
by name, it was clear his Indict
ment iif aggressors for "definite"
violations- of- agreements .umbrae- .
ed the Sf no-Japanese conflict, the
Mediterranean submarine attacks,
outside interference in tho Span
ish civil war, and possibly went
as far hack a.s the Japanese Inva
sion of Manchuria and Italy's
lOthioMinn campaign.
lie said the "present reign erf
tenor and international lawless
ness" began a few years ago with
the "unjust Ifieil interference lu Urn
internal affairs of other nations or
ihe invasion of alien territory iu
violation of treaties, and has now
reached a singe where the very
foundations of civilization are ser
iously threatened."
"Innocents Sacrificed"
Speaking of more recent elisor-
(Continued on page 6)
KLAMATH REVOKES
FOOD-HANDLER CODE
KLAMATH I FALLS, Oct. 5.
(AIM -The Klamath Falls city
council last night put an effective
dam.er on the controversy which
has raged during recent weeks
over the city's food-handler ordin
ance by repealing the ordinance.
The ordinance required semi-annual
physical examinations for
food handlers. The liundhM'8 re
fused to pay ihe examination fee
and at one time threatened to
stiU-:' IT the ordinance were en
forced. Last night's repeal art ion was
taken without comment, hut city
official'! expect the state will look
into the situation here and that a
more workable plan will ho de
vised. From Press Wire
i the Hates family in .in years.
Soup Crisis
CIII."AOO---IleHlatii-ant men are
going to do something about the
HOU'i.
HiHican Hines. a food expert,
told lO.iMiu in 'onv.'iilion here, that
I hi it soup spells a watery income.
"Mn. I people like roup," Hines
said. "Hut iu the majority of res
'auiaiits it is looked upon as un
important" lie advised persons,
open in:; first -class restaurants to
"give .lull consideration lo the
I iiotut."
I Knows His Limitations
! MKDFOItH. Ore. Fdltor I?bnr.
W. Kuhl's cat is a good mouser, but
,i giant rat was too much for hint.
Wli'-n last s Tabby wim two
jumps ahead of the rodent.
Hold That Line
OKLAHOMA CITY A baseball
game in which nlavers ran bases
and chased balls on motorcycle
woi ked very nictdv until Catcher
jCharles Pickney tiied to iag a run-
miles an hour. 0
Hospital attendants said Plckney
would recover from severe, unuj
and leg cuts.
DF PRESIDENT