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The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem Oregon, Friday Morning; Joly 14, 1933
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ELDORADO Ark., Julr 13.
CAP) An explosion In a treating
plant of the H. H. Cross oil refin
ery at Smackover late today caus
ed fatal injuries to six persons.
Four others -were liurt, one criti
cally. .h-- -- i'
Flames spread over . a large
area after the explosion. Injuring
employes who were 75 yards or
more from the treating plant.
' The Dead:'-"
C. A. Soars," Kansas City con
sulting engineer.
R. C. Burns, superintendent of
the Simms oil refinery, : Smaek
OTer. : ; i
Dudley Dutton, Monroe Winn,
Jack Van Wagoner and II. T. Mor
gan, employes of the Cross refin
ery. '
Soars and Morgan died In a
hospital here several hours after
the explosion. -i
O. L. Murphy, superintendent
of the refinery, was in a critical
condition and physicians said t'.Xsy
' feared he would not survive the
night.
L. Wahley and C. L. Huffman,
employes, were burned but not
seriously.
Four of the victims died in the
fire, which was not brought under
control until nearly four hours af
ter the explosion, the exact cause
of which bad not been determin
ed. Company officials said the loss
was $10,000 or more.
"MEDFORD, July 13. (AP)
The defense opened its case to
day In the trial of Gordon Scherm
erhorn. suspended Jackson coun
ty sheriff, charged with complicity
In the theft of 10,000 ballots from
the county courthouse last Febru
ary, on the eve of a recount of
votes to determine the legality of
his erection as sheriff.
Moore Hamilton, Charles
Champlin and Con Moran, news
paper workers, all testified that
Schermerhorn was at the office
of a newspaper here on the night
of the ballot theft.
Harley Hall, Little Applegate
farmer who was a member of the
jury that convicted Walter Jones,
mayor of the town of Ro'gue Riv
er, on a similar charge recently,
testified that 10 days before the
1 ballot theft, Wesley McKitrick. co
defendant In the ballot theft case,
1 told him:
"There won't be a recount of
ballots. We will steal them first."
Hall said he asked McKitrick.
"Will Schermerhorn stand for
that?" and McKitrick replied:
"He won't know anything about
it."
Hall admitted on the stand that
he had known of the incident
when he was sworn In as a Juror
In the Jones trial, but said be did
not know the informant was Mc
Kitrick until he saw him on 'the
witness stand during the trial.
'Turkey has ruled that foreign
ers in the country cannot send
m6re than half their earnings
home without special government
permission.
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touched by the Italian air armada on its flight from I of 24 seaplanes in flight formation. -
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INDUSTRY ADOPTED
SAN FRANCISCO, July 1
(AP) The canning industry pro
duced its first "code of fair con
petition'' today to align its opera
tions with the recently enacted
farm and industrial laws, when
the canners league of California
formally aproved regulations cov
ering .wages and prices for the
cling peach pack.
Representatives of 32 packing
concerns agreed today after sev
eral weeks of discussion on the
following code:
1. Canners will pay not less
than $20 nor more than $22.50
a ton for fresh peaches of first
quality. -
2. The minimum wage will be
27 Vt cents an hour for both men
and women.
3. The California pack shall not
exceed 9,500,000 cases.
4. Selling price shall not be less
than $1.30 a dozen for No. 2i
cans choice grade, other grades
and sizes in proportion.
Flier Burns to
Death in Crash
MIDDLETON, Pa., July 13
(AP) LleuUt. R. M. Arrington,
of Selfridge field. Mount Clem
ens, Mich., burned to death in
the crash of his plane late today
in an apple orchard about half i
mile from the Middleton air In
termediate depot.
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Lieut. C. A. Ross at the air-depot
said he believed Arrington
tried to climb too fast and his
engine stalled at about 1000
feet.
Recapture Cases
Against Railway
Firms Dismissed
WASHINGTON, July 13 (AP)
The interstate commerce com
mission struck from its docket to
day 20 cases that had been
brought against railroads In an
effort to recapture half of the
earnings above six per cent the
roads had piled tip tn prosperous
years. '
The clause of the transporta
tion law which allowed the gov
ernment to recapture these earn
ings was repealed at the extra
session of congress. It originally
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had been enacted on the theory
that the money collected from the
prosperous roads should be used
to aid weaker rail lines.
State Resource
Survey, Plan of
Portland Group
PORTLAND, Ore., July IS
(AP) A survey of Oregon's re
sources was launced by the re
search committee of the Portland
chamber of commerce today when
preliminary organization for the
undertaking was effected.
A group of 30 men, under the
direction, of Frank H. Plaisted,
chairman, plan to obtain an ac
curate inventory "of natural re
sources of the state, in the hope
that the survey will disclose the
best means of using the resources.
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Philadelphia 3 4 4
Cincinnati SS 48
CHICAGO, July It (AP)
The Cubs bunched hits by Hart
nett, Grimm and Jurges with an
error by Ralph . Boyle - for two
runs in the fourth today and de
feated Brooklyn, 4 to" 1. It was
Chicago's eighth straight victory.
Brooklyn 1 8 1
Chicago .......... . ... 4 11; 1
Beck and Lopes: Warneke and
HartnetL
New York i 7 0
St. Louis ..,.2 7 0
Hnbbell and Mancuso: Carleton
and Wilson.
Boston t 9 7
Pittsburgh 8 13 1
CantwelL Starr and Hogan;
Smith and Grace, Finney.
Philadelphia ......... 4 9 2
Cincinnati 3 11 2
Jackson,. Collins and Davis;
Derringer, Stout, Smith, Kolp
and Manion.
KITE OF KLONDIKE
SEATTLE, July 13 (AP)
Xlondike Kate, the dance hall girl
who dazzled the Yukon in the
gold rush days, is going back to
the far north as a bride.
She smiled wistfully here to
day as she spoke of the romance
that was born in Dawson on
Christmas eve, in 1900 the worn
an who is known throughout the
west as the girl who gave Alex
ander Pantages his start in .the
theatrical world, and as "Aunt
Kate" In the high desert country
of central Oregon.
"Tomorrow, at Vancouver,
B. C," she said, "I am going to
marry John Matson, an Alaskan
miner.
"We're going back to Alaska to
live." .
On her way to Vancouver,
Klondike Kate (Mrs. Kate Rock-
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well), of ' Bend, ;Ore., passed
through here today, and left on a
night boat tor the British. Colom
bia.' city,'-1 i -.
i,Tne ioupU's plans were for the.
ceremony to.be performed 'by. the,
Rev.' George Pringlv in Vancou
ver, a "sky pilot" In the Tnkon
country many years . ago and : a
friend of, Kate's at that time.
; She recalled today - that ' the
paths Of Matson, a lonely miner,
and herself; first crossed in the
old Savoy theatre at Dawson that
Christmas -night. ,
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CUMBERLAND. B. C. July 13
(AP) Fire destroyed the
greater part of the business dis
trict, 19 business houses in all,
and also eight residences here, to
day as the ' f Ianres raged nn
checked for several hours before
outside help aided in checking
them. The loss was set at 1150,
000.
Starting in the King George
hotel, the. fire spread rapidly,
sweeping an area two blocks
wide np Dnnsmuir street.
The business buildings de
stroyed included the King
George, Cumberland and Vend
ome hotels, the Royal . Bank of
Canada building and the govern
ment liquor store. Mayor Alev
McLean's home ' was ' among the
residences which were burned."
; At ine neignt or me lire, pre
parations were made to dynamite
all buildings in its path. Tele-,
phone ; and ' telegrapft poles were
burned, cutting --Off communlca
tlon with outside cities. -
. - .The fire was finally checked
with' the aid of a brigade from
Courtney, together with every
able-bodied citizen.
Clatsop Wants
To Send Family
- With Deportee
ASTORIA. Ore., July 13 (AP)
The Clatsop county court today
directed a letter to Governor Jut
lus L. Meier asking if state relief
funds could be used to send the
family of Oscar Mannisto. Astoria
printer waiting for deportation to
Finland on a communism charge,
to Finland with the deportee.
The letter set forth that such a
course would be the most econ
omical way of solving the prob
lem of relief for the family, which
is now being supported by relief
funds.
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KIDi'iAP SUSPECT IS
ARRESTED. ILLIIiOlS
ALTON, XIL, July IS. (AP)
A former Alton resident, now
proprietor of a hotel in St. Louis,
30 miles south, of. here," was ar
rested late today in a raid oh bis
hotel by sixteen detectives and
two department of Justice agents
who questioned him about the
kidnaping of Auguset Luer, aged
Alton banker. "" ,
Detectives said . the man was
arrested after he had called
Mayor . Thomas Butler of Alton
last night and had suggested that
the police be called off the case
and had said that 150,000 would
be a likely ransom figure.
Taken to St. Louis police head
quarters with his son, the man
readily admitted making the call,
police said, but declared . it was
simply a friendly suggestion and
said he was wIHing to come to
Alton at once to explain it and
submit to questioning here. He
said he had had ' business deal -
ings with Luer and declared ho
was interested In the case for
that reason.
Mayor Butler issued a state-
ment late today warning the kid-
napers that unless they' made
contact soon with the agents of
me L,uer raraiiy regarding his re-
lease. Alton police, augmented by
the Illinois state, police, would
again take charge of the case.
DISABLED VETS TOLD
ROSEBURG. Ore., June 13
(AP) Veterans who have been
notified of reductions m oisaou
HO W TO BET REV EW
uy allowances ana wno aesire io (p) Policeman Charles Rey
obtain a review of their cases nolds answered a telephone! call
should take immediate steps to at the police station to learn that
contact service officers of their nlg wjfe had been 8hot to death
respective V. F. W. or American by w. o. McDaniels, shoemaker.
Legion posts. Dr. Paul I. Carter,! wno lhen kined himself,
head of the Portland bureau of the j Xn inTestigation revealed that
veterans administration, adTised Daniels, a casual acquaintance
aeieKies io me state cuuyiuuu
oi tne veterans oi f oreign wars
ai ice opening ouBiness cession
here today.
Dr. Carter outlined the changes
in veterans' legislation and the
new rules for allowances and
hnsntt&lization under the terms
nf thA national economv act.
He urged that service officers
in ex-service men's organizations
be kept in office from year to
year, if they are efficient, be-
cause, through familiarity with
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the rules and . regulations they
can giTe the greatest service to
the veterans.. - 1
The state encampment of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars open
ed here yesterday afternoon with
a brief memorial service and was
then recessed until 9:30 a. m. today.'.-
ROOSEVELT PLANS
SUMMER CAPITOL
WASHINGTON, July 13.
(AP) President Roosevelt Is go
ing to establish the White House
in the Hudson river valley and
spent most of August at the fam
ily home in Hyde Park, New
York.
Unwilling to relinquish his di
rection of the national recovery
movement, Ms. Roosevelt is
counting on taking moat" of his
office staff with him. The busi
ness office will be located in
' nearby Poughkeepsie.
j President Coolidge practiced
' establishing a summer White
House almost every season while
he was in office, goinr awav for
lag much as three months to es-
ea.n thn bout nr tha mnUii.
Plans for departure have not
been completed but it is likely
the president will set out for
J Hyde Park the latter part of
, this month.
He plans to return to Wash
ington for a. brief stay about, the
middle of August and then go
back to -Hydd Park, until after
Labor day.
Policeman Takes
Call, Learns His
Spouse is Slain
- j SEMINOLE, ,Okla.. July 13
of the Reynolds, killed the offi-
cerB wlfd WQen sne Bpnrned his
attentions. She leaves four child
ren.
WINDSTORM COSTLY
I LONGVIEW, Tex., July 13.-
' (AP) A severe windstorm swept
over the east Texas oil field late
today, levelling derricks and
shacks. The wind broke some
windows and telephone cables.
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