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HUUVtH AnbL
"Only Harsh Word" Uttered
To Combat Statements
Heard in Midwest
President Said "Tickled"
At Reception Given;
-Address Praised
By NATHAN ROBERTSON
ON BOARD PRESIDENTIAL
SPECIAL EN ROUTE TO WASH
INGTON, Oct, 5. (AP) In self
termed hard words, president
Hoorer today denounced as "de
liberate, intolerable falsehoods'
what ha said were widespread per
sonal misrepresentations- proniul
gated in the midwest in the past
few weeks.
Surrounded by a crowd that
pushed and shoved toward him as
he spoke over the radio from the
rear platform of his, special train
For Buggy Ride, Say Co-eds
BetuTB horse
and- buggy days to
Oregon State) .and ;
the - University : of
Oregon campuses
Iter authorities
had, banned etude-nt
automobiles, t
brought unexpected
haxards to students..;
Two coeds were in
Jured'ln a race be
tween the Kappa
Sigma entry, shown
above, and the
Lambda Chi "plug
and buggy." The
Lambda Chi none
became confused in
a burst of speed,
ran over the curb,
smashed bis buggy
against a fire plug and caused its occupants to be th rows out. One of those injured was Miss Billie
Cupper of Salem.
suit
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1-CALLfCOTTE IS
SPOOFING SAY
S.F.
OFFICER
Probe About Concluded at
Portland; Third Degree
Methods are Denied
Goodman Protests Refusal
Of Admittance; Mooney
Backers are Active
CUIJUILLE FIRM IS
LOW, SIMM
Insulls Will
Fight Return
From Abroad
Bid Covers Clearing From
Junction With South
Road, Linn County
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 5. -
(AP) Bids on the clearing of
eight miles of the North Santtam
highway, for construction of four
bridges on the Diamond Lake
highway and -for four miles of
grading on the Randall-Yakima
route in Yakima county, Wash
ington, were opened here today
at Fort Wayne, Ind., the president
said . he believed .sportsmanship
and statesmanship called for the
elimination of U&rsb personalities
between opponents.
First Harsh Words '" ' -Since
Taking Office
The speech was the chief execu
tive's first since lie left Des Moines
last night where he said a nation
al victory naa oeen acnievea over by Wi H Lynch, district engineer
economic aiincuiueg ana aeciarea 0f the bureau of public roads,
that enactment of the "democratic peart Brothers of Coquille were
program" would "end hope of re- iow on the North Santiam job.
covery." Without naming the op- hidiHnr is 120 HrUm- AOlll-
ponents to whom he referred to- gammon of Scappoose were next "table of Toronto, said he was
day, the president told his Fort .t 121.875. and Backlnrid. John- keeping the former Chlcagoan
son & Lund of Seattle, third at
$39,900.
This construction covers the
clearing northwest from the junc
tion of thin route with the San-
TORONTO, Ont., Oct.
(AP) J. C. McRner. a Toronto
attorney, announced tonight his
law firm had been retained to
fight extradition to the- United
States of Martin Insnll, who was
indicted In Chicago yesterday on
charges of embezzlement with his
brother, Samuel InsulL former
ntilities magnate. Samuel Insnll
is in Paris.
Insull came to Toronto from
Orilla, where he and his wife
have been living in a modest
boarding house since June, and
after conferring with Mr. McRner,
returned Immediately to Orilla.
General D. C. Draper, chief con
Wayne audience
"On this Journey, however, I
Lave received a multitude of re
ports as to the widespread per
sonal misrepresentations whjcb
have been promulgated in the tiam highway in Linn county and
midwest in the past few week3. I
regret that the character of these
personalities necessitates a direct
word from me.
"I shall say now the only harsh
word that I have uttered in public
office. I hope it will be the last
I shall have to say. 1
"When you are told that the
president of the United States,
who by the most sacred trust of
our nationals the president, of all
the people, a man of your own
blood and upbringing, has sat in
the White House for the last three
years of your misfortune without
troubling to know your burdens.
without heartaches over your mis
will permit extension of grading
as soon as the clearing is complet
ed.
Nine Oregon contractors hid on
four concrete bridges on tho Dia
mond Lake route. Curtis-Gardner
company, Portland, was low at
$50,368; Lindstrom & Terginson,
Portland, was next at $52,975,
and C. J. Moatag. Portland, third
at $54,537. The route extends
from Union' creek on the Crater
Lake road around the west side of
the park.
Grading of four miles of the
Randall-Yakima project brought
bids from 13 contractors. The
work is along the Tieton river and
under surveillance for Chicago of
ficers, but has informed Chicago
authorities that he cannot arrest
Insull without the necessary doc
uments. f
He said he would keep an eye
on Insull until Chicago officers,
enroute to Toronto by air, can
confer with. him.
poraiiHs
PETITION COMPLETE
Water Bond Measure Filed
With Trindle; has 5
Days for Title
Formal filing of petitions for
a water bond issue repeal vote
was completed yesterday morn
ing by City Recorder Ponlsen
who announced he had satisfied
himself that a sufficient number
of legal voters had signed the
petitions to meet the require-'
ments.
Poulsen Immediately tamed
the petitions over to City Attor
ney Trindle for a ballot Utle. Mr.
PORTLAND, Oct. 5. (AP)
Convinced that Paul M. Callicotte
'was fooling" in his story that
he believes himself to be the man
who placed the suitcase bomb in
the San Francisco Preparedness
parade of 191C, Captain Charles
Ooff. San Francisco policeman, In
timated tonight that he and In
spector Charles Maher, detailed
with him to examine the Portland
mountaineer's statement, would
conclude their investigation some
time tomorrow.
The Bay City police were clos
eted with Callicotte for several
hours today to question him in
detail concerning his statement
that he was paid $5 to carry a
suitcase, which he was given to
understand to contain pictures,
from Oakland to San Francisco,
and that under instructions of the
man he met in San Francisco he
set down the suitcase at the spot
where the explosion occurred a
few minutes later.
Inspector Maher earlle today
had intimated that several dls-
MOVER TALK ABLE
SATS LIBERAL FOE
TrindlA said TMitArdav fti-n
that it would probably he several erepncles had been found in
days before he eomnletad thm Calllcotte's statements.
title Inasmuch as he was called The two officers said they had
to Portland today on court busi- not decided yet if they would re-
ness. He has five days, by law, move Callicotte to California,
to write the title. Dut IrTln Goodman. Portland at-
The city recorder's next sten (Turn to psge 2. col. a)
will be to submit the title and
the repeal measure to County
Clerk Boyer and to ask him to
place it on the general November
8 ballot. Boyer will then consult
District Attorney Carson and the
latter will ask advice from the
attorney general's office.
In the recent case of Candidate
Heffron in Lane county. Attorney
General Van Winkle ruled that
Milk Stat i on Bom heel
Indicating Outbreak
O f Pr oducers' Fight
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v ass
NigKt Watchman Missing,- Believed Buried in
Wreckage; Car Seen to Speed Away
Shortly Before Heavy Blast -
T3URL1NGT0N, Wis., Oct 6 (AP)-
JD operated by the Bu:
SUFFERING AHD
HEROISM HI
IFHESlEB
Hundreds Left Homeless as
fires' Peril . Continues
Though Less Grave
A receiving station
Burlington cooperative pure milk asso
ciation was wrecked here early today by an explosion which I EvenSOn, TimbermarL Saves
auwonues aitriDuiea to an outDreax oi a mux war. Pmnfnvpc Kv PlacMnn In
cvnw .Knt i r f f ,. r-ooi- w.ii f nn ttnrv hrMr employes oy uasning in
buil dingr remained standing. John Eisenbart, 55, night
O watchman at the station, was
missing and was believed buried,
under the wreckage.
Windows and bandings within
radius of 10 blocks were dam-
aged by the blast.
The supposed bombing occurred
n
'S
Agriculture Spokesmen are
Among Those Pleased
At his Statement
NOTED WET U
CALLED BK DEATH
WASHINGTON, Oct. I (AP)
While President Hoover was
speeding home from Des Koines,
scene of his first campaign ad
dress, the White House tonight
made public nearly a score of tel
egrams congratulating the chief
executive.
Quotations from the messages
follow:
From Senator Arthur Capper of
Kansas: "No political utterance
this year has been received with
such emphatic approval by the
people of Kansas as this one.
Sherman Lowell, former master
of the National grange, Syracuse,
N. T.: "Tour address on farm
problems at Des Moines and your
program for solving those prob
lems is everlastingly right and
sound.".
Frank J. Riley, secretary. New
York state grange, Sennett, N. T
"Every thinking farmer- will
support your broad and sound re
construction program for farm
and home."
Silas H. Strawn, Chicago
"Tour frank, splendid and courag
eons address . . . should convince
about U.n.i few seconds after f1?,"1"? dn,k. Jeered undes
witnesses said they saw an auto- "u"c" """"" Ul mo
mobile stop la front of the build- Homeless refsgees by the baa
ing and then speed away. dreds, their houses and possessioBs
Oas escaping from bunted am- Q,tro'ea 7 txeaiest piague er
monia tanks bung erer the debris. J0"1 the state has err
Firemen, searching the mine for kBown fht temporary sael-
Eisenbart, worked with great 4lf- lrT . , AV
fleslty. I n w winu, cmkt
About an hour after the blast, CY;- 'VffL." 1 ZlL
however. Eisenbart appeared at tm?P
police headquarters, stating he Jw.tVitl
had been kidnaped by flvj men mporaj-ily to halt the devastate
.hA . w i- .x-p.n-i- lt march of colamns snd shets
of destroying fire.
Bat dinger still was real. Has-
DES MOINES. Oct. i.-(AP)- ' f" t
Heffron's name could not go on w JJJ?fSIL y Phart i itiu Ter7 tnonntfo1 cltu of
the ballot due to being filed too IiJ'IvirSini? AJSi!" U1 nce"lty oI continuing your
tv- .tt , v.u cum, dean or Maryland s Delega- uiimhin i Mmiii. nt th. .mi.
. . "c j tucr sew H, i- ,v. v-M .A ..tu.n. "
tne state law requiring filing 45 . 171. Z. ' l "SA -Ti. uact,Te Program you have ini-
aays or more before the elec
tion. Heffron has asked that a
known figure ia the antl-prohi-
bition ranks, died here today af
ter a brief illness.
The 66-year-old chairman of I
the house committee on foreign
OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. S
A Vnvm a n ThtTnaa cswm a Hat
candidate for president.' declared Sa,ndm?,8 be K016 compelling
nai k. Hoss. secretary of state.
wnnoui neariacnes over your mis- work is alone: the Tieton river ana - . - .fcillBe qoubb coaiuimeo un loroiju
cries and casualties; without sum- otaS ingnln that. President Hoover's nJnt nJmft on affair, went to the hospital about
monlng every avenue of skillful pieted. The east end of this project Ioy sch was "m tbls, toler- j1 n .."VSdSr moSv- 11 a to rece,Te treatment
oquent deigns; ortheTapitalisUe -t's decision in this 1 Si" oC
.in.. .viv. v- n.nnMnJw 0 a Dearuig on tne rortnenm-1 ..' . . ..
yusniuii wmvu iic . mn servauon ror a cnronie aumeni.
holds with mucn sincerity. - Besides havlnr been co-author
B V A I . "
Tne socialist canaiaate saia me
tiated.
B. E. Hutchinson, of the Chrys-
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assistance irrespective of party or I wm connect vrtth previously com
view without using every ounce nleted work.
of his strength and Btralnlng his Myers & Goulter of Seattle were
every nerve to protect and help,
without using every possible agen
cy of democracy that would bring
aid, without putting aside person
al ambition and bumbling his
pride of opinion if that would
serve - then I say to you that
such statements are deliberate, in
tolerable falsehoods."
President Pleased
At Reception Given
Fort Wayne was the first of a
series of stops made by the presi
dent' on bis way through Indiana
and Ohio toward the national capi
tal where he will arrive tomor
row morning.
One of the president's secretar
ies told newspapermen on
low at $59,306, J. A. Lyons, Port
land, bid "62,275. and Tony Mar-
razzo, Spokane, $637798.
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DISCOVERED HERE
Three cases of malarial fever
have been discovered in Marion
county. Dr. Vernon A. Douglas,
county health officer, reported
yesterday. Three children are
the suffering with the disease, two
train today the chief executive was of them in the same family
"tickled to aeatn" at tne recep- Apparently the children con
tlon he received In the farm belt tracted the disease while work
yesterday in which he. outlined 12 Dg in a hopyard along River
policies, for the relief: of agricul- side drive, the doctor said. He
ture. The president's aide said Mr. 1 believes they c
Hoover had received a batch of
Hoover speech "calls for an equal
ly sincere, consistent and compre
hensive statement" from the dem
ocratic candidate, Goyernor
Franklin D. Roosevelt,- "as to
how his brand of capitalism dif
fers from the president's."
"I welcome Mr. Hoover's state
ment;" Thomas added, "because
It does state effectively the posi
tion of dominant American cap
italism and its weaknesses are the
weaknesses of capitalism rather
than of an individual."
ILSB0D0 TO GET
with representative Beck. (R.
Penn.), of the first repeal meas
ure to have reached a vote in
the house since the prohibition
COUNTY MILK MEN
ENTER DAIRY SHOW
POSTOFFICE
WORD
Seven Marlon county dairies
statute was enacted. Linthieum yesterday submitted milk samples
needed tne unotnciai committee i for the dairy products show at the
rormea oy tne wet moe in tne pacific International Livestock
house which planned the strategy Exposition at Portland. J. E
of the anti-prohibition members. I Blinkhorn. county dairy Inspector,
The Marylander's chairman- reported. Submission of entries at
wisHiwnTftM w w . hip of the foreign affairs com-1 this early date was reanired. al
..... , . r.., uvh J L II I . x , . . . . . , I . . . - .
Two hundred and twentT-sev-n mi" wnicn ne receivea iai tnough results or Judging will not
Dcooiuu w.3 lug uouiinu mvu I 09 auuuUIlceU u U 111 VCiOoer 19
control of the house, was a re-1 opening date of the exposition.
ward of his long service with The milk will be Judged on bac-
tnat group. He served continuous-1 terial content, flavor, odor, sedl
jy in ine nouse tor zi years ana i ment. solids, bottles and caps
was a candidate for reelection Awards Include a-old medals and
cities and towns were allocated
new postofflces under the build
ing . provisions of the Garner
Wagner relief law today.
The new list, made up almost
G. O. P. Ooens Ud
i - ,..,, - i was a canaiaale lor rccienion Avirai ineinflA ran me
Downtown Of ike th f-rth Mryld dta- &
With Locomotive
PORTLAND, Oct. 5. (AP)
Stark and blackened desolation fC
where there were green trees an
grassy hills before fire rode ere
the eoantry, blotched the western
Oregon tfmber belt tonight as a
New Impetus was given a mid
western farmers' strike for better
prices today, after the cost of pro-
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T
EMPLET0I1 FOUND
GUILTY OF MURDER
fast on the fire lines, weary bat
desperate, battling flames and aid
ing refugees.
Two States Still
Battlias; Flaanee
In Oregon flames were flarrrs;
In Lane, Washington. Coos and
Clatsop eountles. Across the Cot
smbla river In Washington, few
est fires destroyed many hemes
and burned much Umber in Clark.
Cowlitt and Skamania counties.
The total loss to logging eamie,
lumber mills, railroads, towns and
homes probably will exceed f 3.-
000.009, forestry offlcmls beUste,
Youth Impassive as Jury's iTCeS r2S59Ei
Finding Announced; to
Get Life, Decided
8 AN JOSE. Cel.. Oct. C. (AP)
The Jury in the George Douglas
Templeton, Jr., mnrder ease at
midnight returned a verdict of
guilty of murder in the first de
gree, with penty fixed at life Imprisonment.
The Impassive 20-year-old uni
versity student who stabbed to
death his aunt. Mrs. Lillian Bab
cock, did not wince or flush as the
verdict was read. His mother, sit
ting behind him. was dazed for a
moment, then turned and burying
her faee in her husband's shoul
der, sobbed quietly as he patted
her cheek and kissed her forehead.
Superior Judge R. R. Syer, in
structing the Jury not to discuss
the case In any manner, ordered
them to return at 2 p. m. today,
to take up immediately the second
phase of the trial on which they
will also sit to determine whether
young Templeton is sane or in
sane. A large crowd waited in the
courtroom from the time the Jury
retired at 4:10 p. m. yesterday,
but made no demonstration as the
verdlet was announced.
been reduced to glowing coals
within a three-day period.
Tales of terror and of suffering
and of heroism come from tie
stricken areas. Whole families as
entire communities have fled be
fore the fires which hsve destroy
ed two towns snd menaced many
others.'
Sine Trapped When
Flames Circle Town
Near-tragedy and hardship was
the fate or alL Nine residents
of the town of Edwards, in Wash- -lngton
county, for example, were
trapped when encircling flames
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FIRES IN WESTERI1
WASHINGTON ABATE
total so far allotted to be spent
for postofflees under that bill to
u.Hni. .nt wot. nmAl t- $84,872,600, divided . among 410
thev contracted' it from terday at 335 State street by Chris un"; -
- . . . . i i i i . .v. i. i icuiii ui ius ireunrr ua mi
jioover dm receiTPa a uaica oi a southerner wno came 10 mis ivowih, cuairmiu oi me tuuuij i .af v" i V
telegrams commending him on the county to pick hops. Other cases central committeemen., The head- 2". V J"
tv maIku .hh vl . t),. I nmrt.n ni r-A n nnniin I a7 announcement, had alloca-
v-.-w,, Hu . , j,. t uiu ua u l V sjliu in i-uc vui.j " v , w ...... - . .
u. iiinuueui m .u. Bycc.n at i are noi recogmzeu aa maiana, ne i -irKuiz.Liuii muuuiug iu wum
FEDERAL FNANGAL
buildings costing more
Fort Wayne referred to the west
ern reception with appreciation.
Regarding the many receptions on
this trip and in Des Moines yes
terday, he said:
"I see a rising resolution and
a stern determination to fight to
a finish for the continuation of
constructive actlon,in this emer
gency and for the preservation of
fundamentals in our government.
'That is a mission for every one
of you Individually."
tV.n 4 A A AAA W . ,
believes. Symptoms are fevers en's group and the organization of u'w"7 "a. Al
A v in .--l aVn-if f min. rannKlliiirii In onnntv I .. to (uiuiig uunng f X V v,-
ftuu uiud inuiii( - wv. i j . t .w.v,- i vu -" " i qoo nd S3flO nun
1 . - ITnwII. .nM ufAn n n a w . . m I ' w "
U J lIl.CIVal. I nuwi D.iu wv v u s.j m m
Two cases of the disease were I number of outside speakers would
discovered in the county earlier he brought into the county this
In the year. Last year none were I month while a large rally is plan-
POLICY IS RAPPED
Dairies entering the competi
tion are McMIUen, Maple, Cream
land, Spranger, Capital, Salem
Sanitary of Salem and C. S. Jor
dan of Stayton. Two of these com
panies also will enter the butter,
cheese and ice cream contests.
One entered a goat's milk sample
after difficulty in getting the re
quired five dairymen to submit
this product.
Among the. cities allocated
buildings were:
Oregon Hillsboro, Hood Hirer.
reported.
ned locally before the election.
Chamber Giving
Dinner to Drum
Corps Members
fegqfn
tfiefs
Bandit Invades Campus
Smoke Delays Air Mail
Klamath Area Has Rain
Dynamite Wounds Girl
I Scientists Head
- For Klamath to
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 5 (AP)
The American Bankers assocla-1 r . f 7T X
tlon turned heavy criticism today UUitCVCl L lll&ll
Defeats Lincoln
By Small Score
on governmental financial eon
duet In speech and . resolution,
for a correction of public loan
and taxation conditions.
Resolutions adopted by the
SSth convention, while pointing
PORTLAND. Or.. Oct.
to dfInU lamuatw to signs of (AP)- Roosevelt high school ds
D HZ Lie inSeCtS I business Improvement, denounced 1 feated Lincoln high school. to
excessive governmental - borrow-
FACULTY MAN VICTIM
CORVALLIS, Ore-; Oct, 6.
(AP) A holdup man invaded-the
The Salem chamber of com- Oregon State college campus
xnerce will be host Monday night, shortly before midnight, held up
October 24, to all members of the g. V. Skelton, head of the high
American Legion drum corps, na- way engineering department' and
tional -champions, and to the escaped with about SIS, a watch
prize-winning , American Legion and valuable papers,
auxiliary trio.' Plans for a din- Professor Skelton, one of the
tier in honor of the two groups oldest men in point of service on
were announced late yesterday.- the campus, left his office in the
The dinner to which all cham- physics building about 11 p. m.
ber members are Invited will As he was about to enter his au
take the place of the regular tomobUe at the rear of tbebulld
chamber luncheon Monday noon, lng, a man stuck a gun to his
Manager Tom Hill of the drum back, ordered him to sret in and
corps and Allan Carson, legion to drive away with the robber In
commander, are arranging the the rear seat. Skelton finally was
ordered to stop near the north
elty limits on the Albany highway
where he was searched. f
0, in their football clash here to
day.
The Roughriders mads their
touchdown early in the second
period, advancing from the Car-
BEND. Ore.. Oct. S. (AP lng and excessive taxation by na
Tiny midges, members of the "no tional. state and municipal gov-
see urn" family of bothersome I emmenu as "a menace to agri
arnmtm tnnv no . .-.aj.t. t Mvi. I culture. lndnstrv. trad and
, a . , . Qomm, -WWJ WU MyVVM V. Ul I ' UIVU HMTIUVIU ..WM. iw
lng up from San Diego landed at game toiMy M a fromidaD nn6. transportaUon that is almost be- anal 15-yard line to score in four
Mediord, Ore., for the night, ana I of bel h nr. I yond measure." I niT. nnoTlt carried the rame
the westbound ship stopped at In t sim f n.A. et. nil "The association therefore I ..t.ti. fti T.invl ttrritnrv.
The Dalles, to wait until morning I t.n Tumed thmnrh pnd n I coes on record before the peo- Kina. mtnnntA one on the one-
Iruuie io iwiama.n s aus io mais v """"' " i yarn lino ana si-ia .
plans for the extermination of the I tions read, "as Insistently de-1
insects which are reported deal- mandlnt the reduction or puo-
ing misery to Klamath folk. expenditures, and as being
The group includes a biologist, analterably opposed, to the con-
an entomoloriiL a botanist, a tlnnatlon of the . present high
SEATTLE, Oct. S (AP) A
pall of amoke hung over western
Washington again today, thrown
p by forest and brush fires H
several different areas as the '
worst fire conditions of the year
prevailed because of low humidity
and northeast winds.
Only one fire, .however, that ia
Clark county, was serious, with at
least eight farm homes -having
been burned, together, with some
merchantable timber. The tows
Planned at Higfizgtf
lag proportions if it is not stepped
was burning logged-off land near
Mineral, in north central Lewis
county, while a blase la timber ea
the Snoqualmle Pass highway east
of North Bend, was under costreL
Two fires, believed to have been
started by hunters, were buraiac
la green timber on MulhoUaad
creek and the Coweeman river,
about 10 miles from Longvlew.
Airmail planes landing here
were guided down to the field
Evening Classes
For Adults are
Evening sewing classes for
adults will be organised at the
Salem high school Jnst as soon as
enough persons spply for them.
was the statement of T. T. Mae
kensle, vocational director, Wed
nesday. They will be followed
along the same plan as bas been
successful in other years. Classes
will be organised into groups of
10 to IS with Miss Carol Chase
of the high school as instructor.
.l.s..lu . e V 1 mm Am
HMottW base by their radio-
son or Mr. Mackenzie at the high
school building. Each person de
siring to enter may choose her
own project.
MEETING POSTPONED
The meeting honoring W. C.
Wlnslow, new grand master of the
Masonic order In Oregon, which
was planned for last night, was
postponed until a later date, J. D.
Berwick, local lodge secretary,
reported. E. L. Welder is chair
man of the committee In charge
of arrangements.
program for the dinner.
Political Talks
Meet Postponed
TWO FLAXES HELD TJ
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. I
(AP) The dense blanket
of
The meeting ef the Young I amoke that scores of forest fires
Men's Civic club, ' scheduled for in western Oregon and southwest
last night, was Indefinitely post- era Washington sent billowing
poned when only a few of the over. Portland . tonight:: prevented
members appeared at the city hall. I airmail planes from 'coming
A debate had been planned be-1 through' to this city; airport -of H
tween supporters of ? William H. I cials reported. - . ," . v -i - V
Trindle and Victor R. Grim, can-1 i Two southbound planes due .la
didates for Marlon county district 1 from Seattle tailed to leave the
attorney. - . i puget Bound clty. Tne piane wmg
RELIEF WELCOMED -
KLAMATH FALLS Ore., Oct
5 (AP) A thunder storm to-
"it. ruJZZZ predatory animal control official
a ..,i. v nd a member of the atate game
I"""'" . ","7lrr: department. In the party are Stan-
. u uvnr TV ava ew v , w
rates of taxation and. the pro
gressive piling up of the pub
lic debt." .
Fh e Dangei in Marion
And Polk Ebbs Rapidly
crops, the county agent said.-
' ONE EYE PUT OUT
ALBANY. Ore.. Oct. S (AP)
Loraine Rose, 9, of near Soda-,
vllle, suffered loss of ber left eye.
part of the thumb and three fin
gers of her left band when dyna
mite caps she was handling ex
ploded, it was reported here to
day. The blast, occurring Sunday;
also inflicted severe facial burns
on the child. She is the daughter
of Mr, and Mrs. Mike Rose.
r: T8EB INJiratES WOMAN v:
PORTLAND, .Ore., Oct. S.
(AP) -Mrs. Myrtle E. Raney, 89,
of Giresham, was treated- at . a
Portland ' hospital today for a
fractured spine, suffered when she
was struck by a tree she and her
husband were . f eluxtv
ley G. Jewett of the United States
biological surrey and Arthur M. j
Fish, la charge of research work
for tbs state game commission.-
Carl Gray Asked
To' Direct West
With clouds and scattered
showers predicted for today, dan
ger from Marlon and Polk county
forest fires late last alfht was on
Rail flnpratmnfi 1 reported nndsr eontroL
. The fire in green timber near
NEW YORK. Oct. 5-(AP)l- Jgs JjJ the North SjntUm
The Time, says CarlH.- Gray. rtf . B Jf1" J
president of the Union Padfie " wtoS
railroad. u invited todav to be- brought under, control yesterday
ap PoHc finrr Ttrtnt rroeTt ! . n..i..i. . . I and the flames driven sack trom
sr cvuiQ isa iu so siviiui wa r eae w w .. . .n .
Sidney Payne said here today that era railroads with power to curb hamlet by .backfires. Menao-
a check or the record oi ueorge . uneconomic duplication of service. I ""wbk1' u-vw.
Dyer, escaped convict irom -tne
Oregon " state penitentiary, - dis
closed, he. Is wanted at -Mantl,
Utah, on a charge of bank burglary.-
.: ' p K i -..
.Portland" police were informed
today that Dyer was arrested la
Omaha, Neb. -. ' . ..
Escaped Oregon
Convict Caught
, -
PORTLAND. Ore., Oct. S i
r.r t... artiva. in I ed in eastern Marlon county earty
pressing for the appointment of I resterday gave way with the new
such an offklsl.- Is chairman of 1 weather forecast. . ; ; . -11..
.nitt niii 'Ththal ' A crew of farmers, assisted by
western lines to fill the Position, f the Aurora fire department, sub-
HU rrntanr won id involve his 1 dned a fire In aSOO-acre block of
rimation aa nrldent of the I timber near Donald. Fire fighters
Union Pacific. - - - . ' also were eomhatlflf a blase la the
Ablqna region. Late clover and
other crops were destroyed, try
stubble tires breaking out in sev
eral parts ef the county. '.
Lynn Cronemlller, stats fores
ter, last night had received so
new reports of nres m either Mar
lon or Polk eountles. . The most
serious fires La the state, he said,
were in Tillamook; Columbia and
Coos eountles.
City Scores in
" Judge's Ruling
On Water Case
The first step In the Oregon
Washington Water company's re
newed attack on the December
IS. 1931. water purchase aase-seV
ment was lost by the company -yesterday
when Judge L. G. Lew
ell lng overruled motion of eoujs
sel for the company to threw .
out . the first para trap a ef the
city's second amended eomplalat.
The court did not agree wttb
counsel's " eoatentlon that the
complaint was . Indefinite. The
company was ; then: gtven tew
days In which to file aa aaewer.
DALLAS. Oct. S No forest
fires, are burning In Polk county
at the present time despite the ex
ceptionally dry w earner. A lire, in
logged eft land near .Salt creek
was . reported . Tuesday ' but ' was
handled easily by a crew of men.
The tire was near the head of
Salt creek and burned ever about
1X0 acres. ,
Register Before
Satcr&oy, Oct 8
: llglstratioa books cleee
next Satarday, October Stb.
Persona aoi retered will
not be able to vote at the
election November Sth. ;
' - Make sure yow are prep
eriy iLstered. If r ba"
moved frota eeve pre-Uct te
suaotber atace jow Uet ve
ed be sure te get yoer re
b-traUofli - chaaged. -- ,
, . Can at the coeiaty lere
' office anytt-ae
v.