If Interest Rates on School Loans Were as Low as the Interest of EligibleVoters in School Elections, District Taxes Could Be Cut About 99 Per Cent
THE WEATHER
Humidity 4:30 p. m. yesterday 29
Highest temperature yesterday 88
Lowest temperature last night S9
Precipitation fur 24 hours 0
Precip. Bince first of month .... .12
Precip. from 'Sept. 1, 1937 40.75
Excess since Sept. 1, 1937 8.74
Partly Cloudy: Cooler
Strengthened by hundreds of
Russian planes, tanks and guns, a
hugo Chinese army Is ready for
fresh resistance against the Japa
nese, hurried by flood-deposited
silt. A terrific battle is in the off
ing. Follow NEWS-REVIEW wire
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Editorials
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Day's News
Ily FRANK JENKINS
T'HE 7Bth congress, which has
finally adjourned, did a lot of
things and failed to do a lot of
things, but among its nccompliBh
nients these probably . stand out
above the others:
1. It appropriated '21 'BILLION
dollars more money than any
peace-time congress ever appro:
printed before.
2. It enacted a wage and hour
law that puts the government
more deeply than ever into busi
ness and INTO LABOR.
3. It passed a farm bill that tells
the farmers of America what they
can raise and what they can't
raise and what they can sell and
what they can't sell.
YOU may approve this record.
You may disapprove it. But
you should remember this: The
time to register your approval or
your disapproval will he next No
vember, when all of the members
of the bouse of representative
nnd a third of the members of the
tenato will cdlne up for RE-ELECTION.
KF THE men who have made this
record of the 75th congress are
generally re-elected, we may ex
pect these things:
1. Spending MORE ItECKLESS-
I V tlimi In the nast.
.,2. Putting, thejsov.oj'iiuibut gTIJJj
PEEPER Into business. . "
3. Departing more radically from
traditional American 'ways.
IF, WITH few' exceptions, the
senators and congressmen who
have voted for these things (and
(Continued on page 4.)
RE1
NEWPORT, June 21. (API
Lincoln county's largest towns,
Newport nnd Toledo, resumed their
family quarrel today over the desig
nation of the county seat.
Toledo had the edge by force of
possession In a controversy which
has resulted In public action three
times since the county was separ
ated from Benton In 1893.
Newport last sought designation
..., ooat In 1H28 iillt lOSt
bv a heavy margin. Since then the
voting strength here has increased
by building developments along
the coast both north and south.
Toledo nnd West Ynquina receiv
ed the highest number of votes In
Ih!a4 contest with Newport and
Elk City. The'votors selected To
ledo ns the site of the courthouse
at a run off election In 1S96.
Newi'wt will open Its county seat
campaign tonight with a get-together
banquet for voters. .
Oddities Flashed
a ny the Associated Press.
The Changing Scene
IlIIPPALO, N. Y. New York re
lallves nuked police to trace Mario
Ventricelll, hist heard from here
20 years ago. They gave his Buf
falo home address, a favorite res
taurant, favorite theatre nnd the
home of friends he frequented.
Police found: His home the site
of Fluffnlo's skyscraper city hall;
the restuuraut replaced by an of
fice buildhig; a railroad terminal
where he visited friends; nnd a
parking lot whore tho theatre
stood.
Marital Woe Early
OKLAHOMA CITY. Patrolman
Robert Art man sped from the
sreiie of his marriage to escape the
playful attention of brother cops.
Other cops, not nt the wedding
gave serious chase. A shot punc
tured a lire, stopped Artman'a
car.
Artman paid a $10 fine for speed
ing. 1938 Comeback
CHICAGO. The automobile . re
place the horse?
Listen to Wfayne Dismore, secre-
ROOSEVELT AX
HITS 7 BILLS;
O.K. GIN 36
Proposed Pension Increase
Among Those Rejected;
River-Harbor Work
Meets Approval.
HYPE PARK. N. Y June 21
(AP) President Itonsevelt yes
terday clipped 43 ineasiiren off his
"awaiting action" list, but scorea
more awaited his signature or
veto.
Thirty-six of the bills on which
he took action yesterday were ap
proved, seven were vetoed.
Among those which received bis
favor was ono increnslng 1930
wheat acreage allotments under
the present farm act from 42,000,
000 to 55,000,000.
Another authorized, but appro
priated no funds for 9:17,605.850
of rivers and harbors work. Flftv
two construction projects and GG
surveys of proposed projects were
authorized by the measure.
Pension Increase Slain
One bill vetoed would have In
creased from S30 to S40 monthly
the benefits for totally and per
manently disabled veterans whose
disability wnn not connected with
their military service. In returning
the measure to congress unsigned,
Mr. Roosevelt expressed belief It
would cause dissatisfaction among
other classes of veterans entitled
to benefits.
The president also rejected a
hill to place the foreign commerce
service on the same pay. grade,
promotion nnd retirement basis as
the stiyte department's,, diplomats
ami "consular The foreign 'commerce
service, a branch of the commerce
department, maintains . offices
throughout the world for the pro
motion of American trade.
Mr. Roosevelt suggested that In
stead of this hill, congress should
pass a comprehensive measure
covering all departments and
agencies which have foreign offi
ces.
In two more vetoes the presi
dent expressed dislike for exempt
ing bridges, and the bonds issued
in connection with them, from al)
taxation.
SNAKE-BITE VICTIM
CURED BY "FAITH"
HAMMOND, La., June 21. (AP)
Mrs. Joe Hushing, 50, bitten in
the nrin by a cottonniouth mocca
ln snake during religious rites
two weeks ago, has recovered and
returned to her homo at Crystal
Springs, Miss.
Mrs. Rushing refused medical
treatment as members of the sect
prayed by her for recovery through
faith.
GREECE SHAKEN BY
HEAVY EARTHQUAKE
ATHENS, June 21 (AP) A
severe earlhnuuke shook parts of
Greece today.
Old bulhlliiKs collapsed at Gal
axidi, on the Oulf of Corinth, 100
miles west-northwest of Athens.
Thus far no loss of life has been
reported.
From Press Wire
tary of the horse and mule associa
tion of America:
There are 14 million horses nnd
mules In hnrness on American
farms, with moro being raised than
ever before; there are moro than
8.500 race horses and 7,500 trotting
horses and there are 500,000 rid
Ing horses.
Good Salesman
CHICAGO. Policemen are look
Ing for a tf y with a stomach nche.
Giving a fictitious name, he per
suaded a west side dealer to part
with 86 Ice cream bars on the pre
text he would Bell them for a com
mission.
Dogometer
OAKLAND, Calif. Mrs. Lusky
Rowland couldn't have been speed
ing 37 miles an hour, she told Po
lice Judge Oliver Youngs, because
III Chow, her pet dog, slinks to the
floor and whimpers whenever she
exceeds 30.
And HI Chow was not whimper
ing, she said, when an officer flag
ged her down.
Mrs. Rowland received a suspend
ed sentence.
Boycott Threat of
Oregon Farm Assn. Only Stiffens
Resistance, President Declares
HOOD RIVER, June 21. (AP)
Howard L. Shoemaker, president of
the Associated farmers of Oregon,
said today It was a "swell break
for the farmers" when he was in
formed the State Federation of La
bor convention at Tillamook was
considering a resolution asking a
boycott of the agricultural group's
members.
The Associated Farmers and
other farmer organizations and in
dividuals are sponsors of an ini
tiative bill to regulate picketing
and boycotting by labor groups,"
Shoemaker said, "and this is just
the kind of advertising that will
help us most and at a time when
such help Is most needed. ,
"Organ zed labor has threatened
a boycott on the farmers' lamb and
mutton and has Bald that it would
refuse to handle their wool. Last
season, organized labor started a
boycott on turkeys.
"Every time that boycott ifl men
tioned, farmers are getting that
much madder and more determined
to regulate this threat against our
liberties nnd to take away our con
stitutional rights. In other wordB,
it is a warning to us all that we
must either surrender or else ."
TILLAMOOK, June 21. (API-
Two resolutions nsklng boycotts
against the Associated Farmers of
Oregon were submitted to the Ore
gon State Federation of Labor con
BUSINESS LIGHT
Batch of Minor Matters
Receive Attention at
Regular Session.
The mid-monthly meeting of the
Roseburg city council found little
business out of the routine nrder
nwaitiug consideration. School di
rector Hoy Young and A. A. Wil
der met with the council" io dis
cuss plans for sewer facilities from
the Fulleiion school building, but
no formnl action was taken, the
matter being left or further con
sideration of plans.
Sidewalks ' were ordered con
structed on Washington street at
the railroad crossing, and the coun
cil Instructed the property owners
be notified.
A clnss -C package retail beer
license for the Valley hotel was
approved. . . .
An easement for sewer right of
way under the S. P. tracks In tho
southern part of town was signed
upon authority given the mayor
and recorder in a resolution adopt
ed by the council.
The light committee reported
that the street lights were in need
of cleaning and authority was giv
en to have the work done. The
committee nlso was authorized to
purchase fiuu feet of cable needed
for repair of tho street lighting
syBtem.
An offer received by tho com
mittee on ways and means of $400
for the enst one-half of block A
(Continued on page 6)
CANDIDATE ASKS
F. R. TO STAY AWAY
OKLAHOMA CITY, Juno 21.
(AI) nov. E. W. Mnrland said to
day ho had urged President Roose
velt not to visit Oklahoma until
after tho July 12 primary "because
1 am making a campnlgn for the
II. S. senate agnlnst Senator
Thomas."
He nlso said he had asked the
president not to express a choice
in the race for the democratic
nomination, sought by Marland.
Thomas and Hep. Corner Smith.
Mnrland scouted reports Roose
velt might endorse Thomas.
The governor said that if Roose
velt should visit Oklahoma before
the primary, he would ask tho
president to meet equally overy
democratic candldntn for congress
ami the aennte "for the good of the
parly."
WOMAN KILLED IN
TRUCK ACCIDENT
flRANTS PASS. Ore., June 21
(AP) Mr". Hueeno Stevens,
about 2!. of Ilneue River, was kill
ed yesterday afternoon when Ihe
logging truck her hushand was
riving missed a bridge over
Evans creek.
The driver and Mia Holms. alo
In the cab. escaped when the
three leaped from the machine.
Mr. Stevens evidently stumbled
and lell over tho creek bank
among the logs.
AFL -Against
vention yesterday after Ben 'J Os-I
borne, executive secretary, had
threatened such action.
Osborne charged that "misguide
ed farmers who have taken mem
bership in the Associated Farmers
and who. are cooperating with the
anti-union associated employers are
unwillingly aiding their own
enemies,"
He praised a joint state grange.;
and labor federation committee
and urged its continuance to "de
feat the present attempt to divide
the two great producing groups."
Martin's Defeat Pleases
Defeat of Governor Charles H.!
Martin in the democratic primary'
election Osborne termed of first!
magnitude, not only for labor biU
for nil the forces or sane govern
ment." ; .
The secretnry predicted the next
session of the legislature and the
November ballot would bring nntl
labor measures, which he urged un
ions to fight by assessing each
member 25 cents.
A struggle between AFL and CIO
forces for control of tho lumber
industry appeared near an end,
Osborne said, because tile CIO was
at the point of disappearing." No
direction mention of a state-wide
roundup of alleged labor terrorists"
was made,' but Osborne said the
labor movement should be militant,
but militancy is not synonymous
with violence."
S. Colley and William Huff
Accused as Aftermath
of River Tragedy. ,
. Ab an aftermath of the drowning
at Elkton, June 14, of Isolds C.
Farmer, Cctlage Grove resident,
complulnts wore issued in the jus
tice court here today -for the ar
rest of Sherron Colley, BIU ton, nnd
William Huff, Cottage Grove. The
two men are" charged, according to
Sergeant Paul Parsons of the state
police, with fishing with a net In
closed waters: ...
! State - police and sheriff's offi
cers investigating the death of
Farmer found nnd confiscated nets
and other gear with which the
men are alleged to have been fish
ing at Elkton, many miles above,
the commercial' deadline ill the
Umpqua river, Parsons said.
Colley was taken Into custody
this morning nnd was lodged In
the county Jail. A warrant for the
arrest of Huff wnB forwarded to
Lane county.
Illegal Drivers Penalized
A fine of 15 together with a 10
day jail sentence, was imposed 1u
the justice court this morning uV
on Andrew C. Fautheree, who
pleaded guilty to operating a mo
tor vehicle while his license was
revoked. His license to drive Vns
revoked for a period of four
mouths recently by City Recorder
A. J. Ocddes, following conviction
in the city court on a trnffic law
violation charge. Fautheree wus
arrested by city officers last night
while allegedly operating an auto
mobile, and wns turned over to the
sheriff. In addition to the Jail sen
tence and fine, Justice of the
Pence R. W. Mnrstors ordered that
Fauthoroe's operator's license be
revoked until January 1, 1939.
A fine of 2S wiib Imposed upon
Francis' Stanley Wblto, who plead
ed gulllv! to operating a enr with
out a driver's license. Ho was be
ing he)d In the countv Jail today
In lieu of payment of the fine.
Sheriff Porcv Webb reported the
return to Roseburg of A. L. lilnck.
recently taken into custody at
Medford unon a complaint from
Rosohurg charging Issuance of a
worthless check nt a local Bervlee
station. ,
U. W. 'GRAD' KILLF.D
IN SPANISH STRIFE
SEATTLE. June 21 f API
Tbnne Summers, 26. tliilverollv of
Washington grsdualn nnd rprmer
university leeching fellow, hns
been killed flehline In the InvaMi
cause In Snaln, his father. Allor
no" Lane Summer, said todnv.
He received the word from
Friends of lite Abraham Lincoln
hntialfon. which voung Rimime-i
lolned na a volunteer early IsbI
yer.
nohert Pellllohn, Hnqnlnm n
hnttniinn member, was also killed
recenMv, the Hea't'e office of the
battalion was notified.
Summers ettended f'e univer
sity, from 1931 to 1930. His mother
and three sisters also survive.
Ell
OF SECY, HULL
'Humanizing Program Has
Saving of Civilians in
Aerial Bombings as
Main Purpose.
WASHINGTON, Juno 21. (AP)
Secretary of State Hull has be
gun developing a program to hu
manize warfare, with the particu
lar objective of stopping aerial
bombings of civilians.
Persons close to tho stnte de
partment disclosed todny that Hull
Is devoting much of his time to
this subject, brought to his atten
tion by airplane nttacks on Span
ish and Chinese cities,
Details are not yet ready, nor
haB the secretary entered Into dip
lomatic discussions with other na
tions. .
Stnte department officials, how
ever, viewed with sympathy th'e
suggestions advanced yesterday in
London by Norman H. Davis, chair
man of the American Red Cross.
Davis proposed neutralized hos
pital zones, an International con-'
ventlon prohibiting or restricting
bombing of "open" towns nnd
cities, and zones of Immunity for
women and children with cities un
der attack.
Undersecretary of Stnte Welles
emphasized that Davis snoko in his
Red Cross capacity rather than ntr
a representative or this govern
ment. Nevertheless DavlB. who has
been President Roosevelt's ambns-sador-at-large
and disarmament ex
pert, is in close touch with tho
state department..
Hull, probably .wllUnot, -wait jin-.
me iiuAL session ot congress to
proceed with Ills program. He enn
sound out other nations witli wait-
(Continued ,on page 0)
TOLL EXCEEDS 40
' MILKS, CITY, Mont.. June 21
(AP) With 31 nlready known
dead, Tnttgue-worn. senrcliors work
ed today to lift uu airaln from Mm
sllt-oozing bed of CiiHtor creek a
tourist sleeper which railroad off!
clals estimated contained 12 more
victims ot the nation's worst rail
road tragedy In a tinea do.
OrflclalB said they expeelod to
find other bodies nlong the bed of
the now shallow creek and possi
lily along the banks of the Yellow
stone.
The sleeper, submerged nearly
36 houis by the rlotMllmmt "flunh
flood" that filled CiiHter creok with
a torrent 20 feet deep, was jacked
up on blocks after hours of slow
toll last night.
Suddenly the heavy steel car
slipped loose and sank aguin Into
the sticky silt left in tho stream's
bed when tho flood subsided yes
terday.
All save ono of the victims met
death lustanly officials said. Lucile
Stumley, Volga, S. n nurse, died
lust night at a hospital here. One
other person, a train porter, was
still In n serious condition In the
hospital.
Of the G5 injured who were rush
ed to the 8fi-hed hospital here,
nearly all were released after nil
nor treatment.
EUGENE ELEVATOR
MAN HURT IN FALL
EUfiKNU. June 21 (AP)
W. J. Tuck Inv In a 'critical con
ditlou in a hospitul here today as
a result of Injuries suffered when
he fell down nn elevator shaft In
a downtown building lust night.
Tuck, one of the elevntor ope
rators. opened the elevator shaft
door on the main floor and stepped
Inside. The cage was throe flights
above and the (nan fellito the BaBo
A bystander, M. tt.' l'logni'i, said
Tuck appeared in a preoccupied
stnte as be opened ine door.
Summer's Debut Set
For 6:04 P. M. Today
Rummer is due to make Its for
mal debut at 8:04 p. in. today,
according to the records of tho
U. S. weather bureau. The Bum
mer notation, murklng tho
chnnge from spring to summer
season occurs today, also bring
ing the longest day of the year.
However, this year has two long
days, as the period of daylight Is
of the same duration both today
and Wedneadny.
E
F
TIMELY FLOOD
Defense Reformed With
Aid of Equipment From
Russia While Japs
Bog Down.
SHANGHAI. June 21. (AP)
China reorganized and strengthen
ed Hankow's defenses today while
Japan's offensive against the tem
porary capital remained stuck In
the mud by the spreading flood of
the Yellow rivor.
Every day's delay to the Japan
ese, the Chinese high command
said, has been used to bolster stra
tegic points blocking what Is ex
pected to be Japan's line "of attack
deeper into China's heart.
They said Chinese linos now
were virtually prepared to 'with
stand nny onslnught while Japan's
niechnnlzod nrmy still wns bogged
In the mire of tho flooded battle
fields anil her nlr squadrons wore
grounded by rnln.
Sixty new divisions, numbering
about 500,000 men, were Bald to
have been prepnred to tnko up po
sitions in Hankow's last lino of
defense.
Get Planes, Tanks, Guns
Die unexpected delay also wns
vitally helpful, Chinese declared, in
assembling new euuipmont, in
cluding a Inrge number of planes
from Soviet Russia and - else
where, 1,200 Russian tanks , 380
RusBlnn guns and 300 oilier guns. '
Dlocked by tho floods, tho Jap
anese were reported In a great re
treat from the' Honnn province
front whero; twd weeks ago, waver
ing Chinese- rebalance- - pmeed
C heiigchow, junction of the north
south Polplng-Hankow and east-
west Lunghal railroads, In peril of
capture. : ... . , .
Chinese sources snld the invndlpg
forces i were dividing Into two
armies.' One, they snid, npparently
would join the Yangtze river offen
sive ngnlnst Hnnkow nnd tho oth
er would attempt a new cifmpnlgn
ngnlnst the Chinese communist
stronghold In Shonsl provlnco in
tho northwest.
' Mission Damaged
The United Slates coiiBUlnla nl
(Continued on page 6)
PARALYSIS BUTTLE
FJ.
HYDH3 PA'HK, N. Y., Juno 21.
(AP) Officials of tho natlonul
foundation for infantile paralysis
presented to President Roosevelt
todny a check for ? 1,0 10,000 to bo
used In the foundations nation-
wide drive to wlpo out the dlsense.
'reseulntlon of the check It was
a yurd long and six Inches across
was inn do by Ilasil O Connor of
New York, foundation president:
Keith Morgan of Now York and
others on the committee which con
ducted the "money-raising cam
pa Ik n.
Most of the $1,010,000 was raised
by the president's birthday balls on
Jun. 30, but $K0,000 came from the
"march of dimes" to the white
house.
Sneaking for the presentation
commjttce, O'Connor told tho presi
dent inai more than s.uou commum
lies participated.
Members of the committee Held
the sum raised In tho campaign this
year was only a few thousand dol
lars under tho 3!CI7 sum, when .'10
per cent of the total wont to the
Warm Springs, (In., foundutfou and
70 per cent was kept by the par
tlclpatlng communities for local
fights on the disease.
This year tho entre sum wns
paid over the national foundation
for a coordinated bnttlo to prevent
the disease uud to lessen Its rav
ages for those who already have
nao it.
Tho money will bo spent tinder
supervision of a general advisory
committee, beaded by Dr. Irvln
A ltd I of Loulsvlllo, Ky., president
or t no American Medical associa
tion.
PERRY SMITH FEARS
EUROPEAN IDEAS
NKND, June 21. ( AP)T h e
Uev. Perry Hmlth, of Hosnburg,
wartime avlntor nnd post national
chaplain of the Disabled American
Veterans, told delegates to a
state convention yesterday that
"I m not afraid of their (Kuropeaii
nations') bombing plnnen or their
guns, hut I urn ufrald of their
Ideas."
CHINESE 1
ADVANTAGE 0
Three Winners and
Loser in Minnesota
Benson Petersen
Wpj'!
Stassen
Governor Elmer A. Benson,
upper left, appears to have won
a close race in Minnesota for
ronomlnatlcn over the nearest
of his three rivals, HJalmar Pe
terson, upper right, former lieu
.tenant governor. The race em
phasized a split In the state's
dominant political party, the
farmer-labor.
Latest returns from yester
day's primaries also Indicated
that the other gubernatorial can
didates nominated were Harold
E. Stassen, republican,, and
Thomas : Gallagher, , democrat.
:The total democratic vote cast
was far below I that of the re"
'publicans " j""r: -p--' ..-.f v.
YOUIVB RETAIIVED AS
Roseburg District Voters
Also Name Al Bashford
to Succeed Finlay.
Olio of (he llRhtost school oloc
tlons ovor hold In Roseburg, bring-'
Iiir out only 99 volora trom an os
llnintoil eligible aleclorato of ap
nrnxlninlnly ,800, nisultoil Mon
day In (ho Boliwllon of Hoy Younc
nnd Al llimhfonl to sorvo an niom-
hors of tho district hoard of school
directors for tho onsulnjr throo
yonrs. ltoy VomiK, who sorvod ns
chali'innn durliiK llm past yonr and
who was tho only regularly nomi
nated canilidatn, was almost unan
imously reelected, receiving 97 of
the 99 votes cnat. Thn nnniB of Al
Ilnshford was written In by tif
voters for tho second position.
Dr. Q. C. Finlay, who refused
to again permit his nanio to ho
used ns a candidate, nftnr having
served out ho honrd for 15 years,
received 22 write-In voles, while
lit voters wrote in the niuno of
Attorney Thoniua . llartflol. Nino
additional write-in votes woro scat
tered among soven perBons.
Holdover members of the board
are J. K. Dent, A. A. Wilder and
C. J. Grimm..
"I was not a eandldnto for Ihe
office and had no Knowledge until
Into lust nlaht Hint my name had
been proposed for tho office of
school diroclor," Mr. Hushford
snld today when notified or his
eWixilim "However." ho declared,
"I hnvo n deep Interest In Iho wel
fare of our schools, anil ir i.cnn
lie of assistance on the bonril, will
(Continued on page 6)
Gallagher
Cap Boone of Roseburg to Attend
Gettysburg Rally of Civil War Vets
C. C. (Cap) Hoono, 92-ycnr-old
Civil war veteran, former sheriff
anil deputy sheriff In early dnys nt
Pendleton, Oregon, will lenvo hero
Saturday for I'cnnnylvnnln to at
tend the nine and Gray reunion,
marking the 75th anniversary of
the haltlo of Gettysburg.
Horn In Ju.'kson county, 111., Mav
(, 1X46, Mr. Iloonn served with Hie
Sixth Illinois cavalry during Hie
Civil wn holding the rnnk of ser-
gi t when ho wns 18 years of nse.
lie saw action nt Vlcksburg and In
cnmpnlgns In Alabama, Mississippi,
and Georgia, under the command
of Major Genernl J. A. Wilson.
He came to Oregon In 1S07 nnd
resided In Ihe Pendleton area prior
In taking up residence In Douglas
county about 30 yonrs ago.
He spent a short tlmo in Idaho,
pi m mi
ULUULIinUL
PRODUCED BY
PARTY SPLIT
Switch of G. O. P. Votes to
Farm-Labor Feud Seen;
Gov. Barrows Wins
Easily in Maine.
MINNEAPOLIS, June 21. (AP)
Gov. Elmer A. I3enson, Minneso
ta, pushed ahead of his challenger.
Hjalmer Petersen, for the farmer
labor nomination in Monday's pri
mary election, as additional re
turns were compiled today. The
lead had changed bands frequently.
Benson had a 4,352 lead on tho
basis ot 2140 ot 3739 precincts in
the state, Petersen's margin, built
up with rural votes, was slashed
heavily when a hatch of ballotB
came in from Hennepin county
(Minneapolis), TJeiiBon stronghold.
The vote with about half the pre- .
clncto reported, was: Benson 134,
837; Poteraon 129,479.
'Vote Switching Seen
The two farmer-labor candidates
polled 100,000 votes moro thca tho
four republican aspirants, lending
credence to the belief that thou
sands of republican voters ' hail
jumped the party fence in a move
designed to eliminate Benson from
tho general election in November.
Benson was named by his pnrty
for ro-eloctlon, but Petersen
charged that the move was dic
tated by so-called "communist ele
ments." .
Tho farmer-labor race overshad
owed the republican and democrat
ic contosts Harold Stassen, repub
lican, nnd Thomas Gallagher, dem
ocrat, both young -lawyers, were
; teadlug..lhejr, respective, Oeldar-s,
: nl tho republican column -where
tho total vote of the four candi
dates was 157,449 in 2140 precincts,
ns compared with 264,310 for the
farmer-labor candidates, the vote
stood StnBBen 75,243; Martin Nel
son 42,013; Mnyor George Leach
of Minneapolis 38,143; Harson
Northrop 2,047.
Tho democratic vote for gover
nor In 2140 precincts, gave Gal
lagher 14,412; Fred Schllplln 11,
631; Michael Murray 11,173; Vic
tor Anderson 5,506; Charles Leth
ort 3,811; and Joe Anderson 2,000.
GOV. BARROWS RENOMINATED
- BY MAINE REPUBLICANS
PORTLAND, Me., Juno 21.
(AP) Governor Lewis O. Bar
rows' -claim that a "buslnoss-llke
administration" entitled him to
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L,
CENTKALIA, Juno 21. (AP) i
Two young Centralist!, Vivian
Itandall, 19, nnd Arthur Owen, 20,'
woro dead today as the result ot
nn automobile accident and suicide
last night on a rural road nenr
hero. The car in which they wore
riding skidded In looao gravoV
throwing tho girl out. A passing
motorist picked her up and took
her to a Chchalls hospital, leaving
young Owen with tho car. The lat
ter, apparently remorseful over tho
nccldont, .went to the nearby farm,
ot Cunrnd Schuobor, borrowed a
ritlo on the pretext of wanting to
kill a dug, and shot himself
through the head hoforo tho farm
er could Interfere.
MIhs rtnuilnll's death, resulting
from a broken back and Internal
Injuries, occurred shortly after
midnight. Owen died two hours
later.
where ho wns engngod In mining,
hut for tho most pnrt ho was en
gaged In farming and management
of livery stables, outside of the
yenrs spent as a peaco officer.
Ho will ho accompanied on the
trip to Gettysburg by J. H. Bos
sard. Cop Hoono will bo the guest ot
tho Gettysburg Anniversary com
mission. Through appropriations
mndn liy congress, all expenses of
tho veterans attending the reunion
are being paid, Including travel,
food and housing for both the Vet
ernn and an nttendnnt.
It Is expected that approximate
ly 25.000 men who saw service In
the armies of tho North and South
during tho Civil war will attend
the reunion, which Is to be held
from June 29 to July 4, Inclusive.