The Weather
Parti cloudy with mat
tered showers today and
Sunday; Max. Temp. Friday
T7, Mln. 57, river.. 1.0 feet,
rain .13 inch, southwest
wind.
Funeral Monday?
Accidental . death of mt
oral hundred persons in the
Ignited States today Is pre
dicted. Do your part to make
It a safe and sane Fourth.
EIGHTY-SIXTH YEAR
Salem, Oregon, Saturday Morning, July 4, 1936
Price 3c; Newsstands 5c
No. 85
TrcDuiibldc, IEDeiise ir g
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City May Cut
Loose Private
Water Supply
Some Well Sources Are
. Contaminated, Word
' At Board's Meet
Severance ? of Municipal
Svsteni Considered
For Safety Sake
The possibility that prompt sev
erance of Salen water system con-
nections from private systems
such as well supplies may be or
dered in the nesr future was seen
in the trend of informal discus
sion at last night's meeting of the
city water commission. The three
commissioners p.esent declared
themselves in- favar-of enforcing
such a policy, which is set forth
in their rules and regulations, but
they withheld offical action until
the other two members could be
present.
The question of interconnect
ing systems was brought to issue
through a report from j the state
department of health that two Sa
lem dairies using city water. had
wells systems which were recent
ly found to be contaminated.
Action Taken U-on
Two Dairy Supplies
Private ; inquiry directed to
John Geren, Marion county milk
inspector, yesterday brought to
light the fact that action had al
ready been taken to remedy the
two milk dealers' contamination
problem; Geren averred there was
no danger in the meantime of con
tamination in the city's milk Sup
ply. The well water, he said, was
being used in conjunction with a
chlorine process for cleaning
dairy equipment and any disease
bacteria present would be killed
by that chemical.
Water Commissioners Rostein,
Gahlsdorf and Rickman last night
discussed possible less drastic ac
tion than refusing to deliver city
water to any residence or business
place which had a Joint connec
tion with a private water system.
They eventually agreed, however,
that the only sure way to protect
the city's supply was to forbid all
interconnections.
City water 'connections to the
two dairies were shut off as soon
as the report on the wells' con
tamination was received, Manager
Cuyler VanPatten reported to the
commission. .
Cross-Connections
Numerous, Stated
It is estimated there was a.
maximum of ten cross-connections
cT city and private water supplies
ih the city. These included the
dairies. Industrial concerns and
at least one apartment house.
J "Public safety comes first,"
Commissioner Gahlsdorf declared
in advocating strict enforcement
of the water department rule
which states that "the commis
sion will not permit any physical
connection between a private
water supply, and the commis
sion's distribution - system. "We
are . guardians of the city's
health," he added.
Chairman Rostein asserted that
the city system "should not have
any connection with any other
system." He suggested that' an
order to enforce the rule should
grant property oviteri enough1
time in which to rearrange their
water pi pin's. I
"W( must protect the city's
health." Rostein said. "These
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Strimming Pools Will
1 Be Kept Open Today;
Playgrounds Are Idle
Salem's to public swimming
pools will , be kept open today
lor citizens wno preierj to cele
brate July 4 at home, Vernon Gil
more, superintendent of recrea
tion, announced last night. Both
today and Sunday the other play
ground activities will be at a
standstill. The Olinger and Leslie
pools, however, will be open, with,
lifeguards at each place, from
noon to 3 p, m.
A combination of chilly swim
ming weather and departures for
out-of-town j holiday outings yes
terday cut attendance at the pools
yesterday to the lowest figure of
the week.
Midget Auto Drivers
injured But Slightly
In Crash at. Jantzen
PORTLAND, Ore., July 3.-vP)-Frank
Wearne and Bayless Lev
erett emerged today without se
rious injuries following a spec
tacular crash of their midget rac
ing automobiles at Jantzen Beach
park last night.
. Wearne's car bumped into Lev
erette's machine, which crashed
through the protecting track
fence. Wearne's tiny car rolled
ver and over, hat steel helmet
saved him from more serious injuries.
Salem Celebrates Fowr
Indep
endence
Day Observed
Firecrackers to Pop in
North, Chicken Feeds
Prevail in South i
450 Accidental Deaths;
Forecast; Millions
Will Make Trips
(By the Associated Press)
In every town and county of
their vast country, Americans
went forth today to commemorate
the 160th anniversary of the dec
laration of independence.
They will celebrate in a hun
dred different ways, handed down
in old traditions which find fire
crackers popping in a long cres
cendo in the north, while fried
chicken is spread in the shady
places of the rural south.
With it all. some 450 will dte
accidentally if careful life in
surance actuarial estimates of
yesterday; are borne out with
such grim preciseness as in the
past. j
In New York, the 4 8 -gun sa
lute to the states to be fired be
ginning at 11 a. m. (E.S.T.) will
be "piped" by radio (NBC) to
every home which wants to hear
a shot to be heard around the
cetrotry, if not 'round the world.
. low many . millions of people
wll go traveling about the coun-
was beyond estimate: it was
thought 1,500,000 would leave
New York City alone.
OREGON CITY. July Z.-JP)-Holiday
fatalities in Oregon start
ed today "when Howard Atkinson,
Metzger, Ore., drowned in Lake
Oswego while fishing.
While angling from the lake
bank wit Crede Weir of Everett.
Wash., Atkinson suddenly slid
down the bank and sank.
Weir plunged in to attempt a
rescue, although he cannot swim.
State Policeman Westcott and a
fire warden recovered the body
two hours later, i
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PORTLAND, Ore., July 3.-JP)-There
won't be any bang in
Fourth of July fireworks for
3,000 WPA workers in this dis
trict, j
About 200 of the group moved
in on the headquarters office
here today demanding their pay
checks so they could have funds
over the two-day holiday.
J. C. Albright, deputy WPA ad
ministrator, explained that checks
for some 3.000 men, including
the pickets, are due Monday and
will not be ready until then.
lSlt
Northwest. Word
PORTLAND, July 3.-jP)-Got-ernor
Alt M. Landon of Kansas,
republican nominee for president,
indicated he would visit the Pa
cific northwest this fall. Con
gressman William A. Ekwall (R.
Ore.) said tonight.
"I told him he ought to bring
his. running mate, Colonel Frank
Knox and make a tour of the
principle cities," said Ekwall who
returned, to Portland today after
conferring with Governor Landon
Tuesday in Estes Park, Colo. .
Ekwall, who said he found crop
conditions generally good in the
midwest,: will vacation at the sea
shore for two weeks.' . ''
Health Service
By All Nation
Landon May V
Two More Nurses. U.S. Aid
Public health service grants
under the federal social security
will bring much-needed additions
to the Marlon county health de
partment's nursing service. Dr.
Vernon A. Douglas, director, an
nounced yesterday. Associated
Press dispatches from Washing
ton, D. C. stated that $8,041 of
the S8.881.859 in this fund had
been allocated to public health
work in Oregon.;
Two nurses will be added to
the present health staff in this
county under, this grant. Dr.
Douglas said. The first, who tem
porarily will substitute for Mrs.
Irma LeRiche, regular health
nurse who is taking advanced
training, will report tor duty
Monday. Dr. Douglas said be was
unable to announce her name.
Upon Mrs. LeRiche' return to
duty, the new nurse will be as
signed a regular nursing district
of her own.
Speaker Today j
At Celebration
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GEORGE KOEHN
Suicide Protests
Jews' Treatment
Czech Writer Dies Hours
After Dramatic Shot -
at League Parley I
GENEVA. July 3-(iP)-Death
climaxed tonight a dramaticpistol
shot of protest, fired in the assem
bly of the League of Nations,
Stefan Lux, Czechoslovakian
Jewish newspaperman, died at
p.m. of the bullet wound he in
flicted in the assembly hall today
while statesmen expounded this
proposal and that to ward off
European war. " '
An internal hemorrhage, caus
ed by- the wound just above his
heart, proved fatal.
,Lux fired the shot into his
chest while standing in the gallery
adjoining the benches of the dele
gates, and slid to the floor.
Lux was in a coma a half-hour
before he died, but while he was
still conscious he repeated that
his act was a protestation against
the treatment : of Jews ' in Ger
many, and also a protest against
the fact the world1 was doing
nothing real to ameliorate i the
condition.
"I wish to die." he said.
War Fear Reflected j
In Woman's' Plaint ; J
As Lux slid to the floor after
shooting himself in the assembly
he gasped to a colleague: "I want
to die as a publie protest to the
way Germany is treating Jews. I
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Balloons Compete
In National Race
DENVER, July 3.- (JP) - Five
huge gas bags took to the air
here tonight in the 24th annual
national balloon race, ' floating
gently in a north-easterly direc
tion with a light wind. ,
The balloons were cast free at
intervals of five to eight minutes,
paced by the United States army
entry, which rose at 9:48 p. m.
(Mountain Standard time). ,
Weather bnreau , observers at
the Denver'' municipal airport, a
mile-high field from which the
balloons started their drifting
ride, predicted the prevail Ing
wind, blowing down from- the
Rocky mountains to the plains,
would carry the bags in the gener
al direction of the Platte valley In
Colorado and Nebraska. :
The course would take the bal
loons toward Omaha, with the pi
lots hoping to come to earth some
where In the Great Lakes region.
Here Gets
The second nurse, to be a gen
eral supervisor of the nursing
program, will not be employed,
until August or September. The
county health unit has not had a
nursing supervisor since 1932. At
that time three positions includ
ing that of supervisor were elim
inated by budget reductions.
"We will be able to ' do more
effective health work with seven
instead of five nurses on our
staff," Dr. Douglas commented.
"It Is almost necessary to have
someone to coordinate the nurs
ing service. The supervisor will
do that.' .
Pointing out that for the last
four years the county nurses have
been traveling an average of 1200
miles a month in their territor
ies. Dr. Douglas pointed out that
with the additional field nurse
on the staff the districts would
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Fairground
to
Be Mecca For
Large Crowds
Children's Sports A u t o
Races, Fireworks Are
Some Highlights
Most of Events Free of
Charge; Townsend -Picnic
Slated
FOURTH OF JULY PROGRAM
AT OREGON'S FAIRGROUNDS
9:OOa. m. Children's AdiUts
sports. Bartenders der
by. . :
ll:OOa. m. Patr I o t i c pro-,
gram. Address by George
Koehn, department com
mander of the American
Legion.
12:30 p. m Band concert by
Hubbard band.
1 : 15 p. m. Auto race tlm e
trials.
2:30 p. m. Automobile races. .
2:30 p. m. Townsend club
program.
6:00 p. m. Hand concert by
Hubbard bandJ
8:00 p.m. Vaudeville ibo w,
grandstand.
9:03 p.m. Fireworks spectaV
cle, grandstand.
0:30 p. m. Carnival dance,
hall of grandstand.
All day and evening Ferris
; Wheel, MJiup, Train, Whirl
wind, House-of Magic, Palace
of Fun. '
Today, Salem halts to join with
the nation in commemorating the
160th anniversary of the signing
of the Declaration of Independ
ence. Observance of the da will
be varied. Patriotic ceremonies
will be held along with fun mak
ing fetes. Although, local cele
brations will hold crowds . at
home, the mountains and ocean
resorts will lure many as citi
zens take advantage of the two
day holiday,
Salem's major July 4 activity
will be centered at the State falr
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Five Are Killed,
Riots in Madrid
MADRID, July 3.-(JP)-Hatred
between rightists and leftists
flared anew In this capital to
night, leaving a total of five dead
and eight wounded In the day's
outbreaks. !
. Socialist dairy workers leaving
a meeting met a. hail of gunfire.
Two were killed and four believed
seriously wounded.
The attack was believed In
some quarters to have been made
by fascists who sought to avenge
the slaying of two men and the
wounding of five when sub-machine
gun fire was poured into
the Cafe Roig, a fascist meeting
place, early today. Another man
dropped dead of heart disease.
Williams Pleads Guilty
To Larceny at Corvallis
State police reported here last
night that David Williams, 21,
who lives near Airlie, had plead
ed guilty in Corvallis justice court
yesterday to a charge of larceny
of lumber camp tools and in Dal
las justice court to a complaint of
giving alcoholic liquors to a min
or. The aaid he was fined 1 25
and 4.50 costs by the Corvallis
judge and in Dallas fined $10 and
sentenced to 10 days In Jail.
PORTLAND, Ore., July 3.-VP)-Toledo
knocked Blitx - Welnhard.
No. 1 seeded team, into the con
solation bracket of t the Oregon
semi-pro baseball tournament to
night with a 4 to 1 second round
victory. i
ti I - 4 11 1
Blits j. 1. 17 3
Pillette and Hauser; Helm and
Leptich. ' ;
LOS ANGELES, July 3.-flV
Los Angeles defeated San Diego
14 to 9 tonight after a quietly
starting contest that! turned Into
something wild and' wooly long
before the game was over. The
Angels scored nine runs in one
inning the fourth, and the visi
tors, five in the seventh.
San Diego . 9 18 2
Los Angeles i-14 14 1
Home, Campbell, ' Williams,
Craghead and H. Doerf, DeSau
tels; Thomas, Gabler, :Betry. and
Stephenson.
Late Sports
For Japan
Guilty, Jurors
Decide Quickly
Thompson Convicted V oxi
First Ballot; Heavy
Penalty Possible
Is -.Only Defense Witnes
Claiming He Acted as
Clipping Bureau
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LOS ANGELES, July 3.-(JPyj
On the first ballot, taken afte
five minutes of discussion, a fed
eral court jury today found Har-f
ry Thomas Thompson, former
navy off icer guilty of conspiring
to sell the. secrets of his country's
defense to a high-ranking officer
Of the imperial Japanese navy, -j
Thompson's trial ; lasted less
than two days.. j
Conviction carried with it a
maximum sentence of 20 years in
prison. United States Judge Leon
Yankwich said that, in his opin
ion, this was the first espionage
case ever tried during peace
times. ;
Monday morning was set as the
time for sentencing Thompson.
The former yeoman of the
navy heard the verdict wlthoui
change of expression.
Judge Comments I
Ob Quirk Verdict
He, himself, was his only wit
ness and the court told the jury
"your quick verdict indicates that
you consider his defense prepos
terous." : I
Thompson's defense was that
he acted jnerely as a "clipping
bureau" r Lieut. - Commander
Toshio Miyaxaki, who was enroll
ed at Stanford . university during
xs 3 4 ana 193a as an oDserver. i
He said . that" over a period of
several months, he clipped1 artij
cles relating to the national de
fense from newspapers and the
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Traffic Jams Are
Prevalent! Noted
Salem's lack of traffic signals
was plainly demonstrated by the
numerous car. jams that occurred
throughout yesterday at down
town intersections. Mayor V. E
Kuhn declared last night He sale
specifications for a signal system
to be set up to control seven in
tersections would be ready within
a few days and bids received not
later than the July 20 city counci
meeting. ,
Yesterday's traffic congestion
was accentuated by the clash of
through-city and shopping motor
ists, preceding the double July 4
holiday. While no serious acci-,
dents had been reported to police
up to early last night, many fen4
der-smashing collisions were ob
served. Pedestrians had difficul-i
ty, on the one hand, in crossing
streets; autoists, on the other,'
met with repeated delay as crowds,
of pedestrianr swarmed the cross
lanes when the opportunity pre
sented itself.
Fight Occurs at
Scene of Strike
CINCINNATI, O., July 3.-0P)-H
A half dozen persons were beat
en, one - woman's clothing , was
ripped off, and windows .were
broken from a dozen automobiles
late today in a fight at the en
trance to the Norwood plant of
Remington-Rand, Inc., where a
strike is in progress. ' J
Police said a crowd of about;
600 persons gathered at the entrance-when
some 239 employes,
who returned to work today un
der protection of & court Injunc
tion, left for the night. ' j
As they drove out the gates In
automobiles, members of the
crowd started hurling stones and
iron bolts.
Police Chief Thomas Q. Jenik
said "five or six" private detec
tives employed by . the company
were beaten but that no one was
injured seriously. .
Crackers Illegal
Within Fire Zone
It's legal to shoot firecrackers
in Salem, today, the only day of
the year in which such sport is
permitted by city ordinance. The;
only restrictive clause in the fire
cracker ordinance Is that it Is un
lawful to shoot them, or other
kinds of fireworks, in the down
town fire zone.' " j i
.Boundaries of this zone are
Union street on the north. Church
street on . the east. Mill street to
Front on the south, from Mill to
Court on Front and from Court
to Union along the river on the
west.
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College Chief
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Dies Suddenly
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REV. J. J. BOYLE
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Head of Portland
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University Called
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Rev. Boyle Dies Suddenly
in Iowa; Overwork Is
Cause Mentio tied
MASON CITY, la.,' July 3. (H
The Rev. Joseph J. I Boyle. 6i
president of the University of
Portland, Portland, Ore., died to
night at the home of I his sister!
Mrs. P. H. Hughes of Mason Citt
Cathaw T)Arla ama liArA WT .
a aiuci aui j as o v ay
nesday to visit relatives and
Thursday niaht suffered a stroke!
He had been in poor health fd
the last year, family members
said. - 1 1
Funeral services wll be Mon
day at Notre Dame university, j
Father Boyle is survived b
three other sisters and two br
thers
PORTLAND, Ore.. Jftly 3.-(i?)4
Mayor Joseph K. Carson, Infornl
ed by the Associated Press of the
death of Father Joseph J. Boyle
at Mason City, la., today, wired
Portlands regrets; to FatheiJ
Boyle's sister, Mrs. PJ H. Hughes
of Mason City.
Friends here said overwork in
building op University of PorU
land, of which he was president
hastened his death.
"Portland mourns the passing
of our friend. Father Boyle.
Mayor Carson messaged the be
reaved Bister. ' j j
"He endeared himself to all out
people. His devotion to the cause
of education was an Inspiration t
us all."
Extension Work
Heavy, Reported
CORVALLIS. July t-(JP)-Conn-ty
extension agents held an aver
age of 124 meetings per county1
and each visited an average of
762 "farms the past year, F. . Ly
Ballard, In charge of extension at
Oregon State college,) said today.
The' agents assisted; more than
163,000 persons, an j increase of
67,000 over the records of the
past two years. V- j1- '
Selected projects in home econ
omics were taken into; every count
ty for the first time and the ral
tio of enrollment in 4-H clubs tl
rural boys and girls climbed to
point two and one-half times a
great" as the record of any othef
western state, Ballard said.
Grand Coulee Jobs' Are
Grabbed Quickly. Here
- . .l ". -
: -
The 20 Grand Coulee dam lobs
allotted to Marion co'unty Thurs
day were picked up quickly yes
terday, it was reported at the
state employment agency here.
No notice of further work oh
this project being available tfr
local laborers had been received.
Zioncheck Hotifie, Seeks ' Fetv
Days9 Respite, Before I ight
SEATTLE, July j 3.-iP-Coh
gressman Marion . Zioncheck, the
representative who talks nothing
at all of himself in the Congres
sional Record (he has no biog
raphy in ft), talked fteely on hiis
homecoming here today, saying.
"My enemies are split up.
"There may be 17L or 1700
the race for my position," hi
said. "They'll split! the votif
I've got a lot of rriends, toft,
who'll help" send me back tit
congress. II it
"111 be quiet for j a few datfi
now. The show's over." .
On the' lawn near the home
where his mother is lying ijl,
returned there from! a sanitar
ium last night, he talked about
Washington, the weather, his .po
litical friends and toes and the
"Washington cockroaches, big jai
mice." . i ' I
Ilia sister, Mrs. Ann Nadeftu,
Seeks Reports on
mi. Lr
t lvm p: ionamons,
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Biggest Airship Not
Cape
Light After Passing Chalhaln;
Lakeluirst Gets No Word
LoW Yisihility
Gasbag Pokes Her Way Out Over
Atlantic: Heads Eastward ,
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EW YORK, July 4-(Saturday) (AP) The Zeppelin
Hh'denburo;, somewhere
oi Cape uod. appealed eariv todav lor radio reports on
flying conditions treibouts. 1 -
The radiomarine fetation at Chatham, Mass., reported
the zeppelin, starting her fourth eastward crossing of 'the
Bobcat Pursijed
By Doe Irked at
i i ' . - e
Attack on Fawn
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THE DALLES, Ore., July
3 P)If deer could limb
trees, there probably would
be one less fawn - stealing
bobcat In the Ochocoj na
tional forest j
Forest Ranger Earl Huff,
while returning from a
horseback patrol, was startl
ed to see a doe "chasing a
bobcat.
! Then he . disco verejl a
fawn - cowering in a. ctovert
and saw the doe run the
Tleeing cat to a treef and
follow it sonpe distance - as
ih 'predator leaped fria.
llnib to limb. Finally the doe
stave i un the -chase and re
turned to her fawn.
Suspect Arrestled
Mortejasen Quoted in L. A.
as Confessing Brutal
j Slugging, Family
LOS ANGELES, July 3.-P)-
George Mortensen was arrested
today In connection with the
slaying at Ogden, Utah, of two
women and a man last Tuesday.
Police who took him intofcustody
quoted! him as saying !he was
"glad that it's finished."
Detective-Lieutenants Ifrickson
and Dixon arrested Mortinsen in
a downtown rooming house. He
offered no resistance.
Police throughout the south
west searched for the min since
his wife, Grace, accused him of
slaying; his pirents-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Adam Snyder, land in
flicting fatal injuries upon- Mrs.
Snyder's mother, ; Mrs. j Emma
Scott Rose, 80. I .
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Odd Firetcorks Mishap
Causes Serious Injury
To Youth at Philomath
. CORVALLIS. Ore., Jul l.-K
A freakish fireworks casualty
critically injured Donald Watson,
11, of Philomath, Ore., today.
, A giant firecracker: Exploded
under a tin can, shot . a Jagged
edge of . metal which struck the
boy's neck and cut a deep gasn
in: his vocal cords.
; He was rushed to a
here. : , ;"
hospital
and a 15 year old niece, Doro
thy Kneeland, tried for a quarter
of an 4 hour before persuading
him to enter the house; where
they and other members of the
family were in seclusion
Crowd on Hand as
Congressman Returns
Zioncheck and his bride, the
former Rubye Nix of TeXarkana,
Tex., were rushed through a
crowd of several hundrid spec
tators by his brother-In-lfiw, Wil
liam Nadeau, and several friends
on their arrival on the Milwaukee
train, the Olympian, at 8 a. m.
His bride surprised him last night
by boarding the train at; Ellens
burg, in central Washington, af
ter a plane flight here from the
east. " i
They hurried to the small zi
oncheck home in the university
district. j
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lnilnple Mayi
i -
Cod Vicinity
Seen at Highland
Encountered ' as Huge
over the Atlantic; in the vicinity '
t Knrfh ItlsnHn flan v
station at 1 a. m.. Eastern Stan
dard time, poking her way
through a foggy area of low vis
ibility. .
Chatham is at the tip of Cape
Cod.
The naval communications of
fice at the Lakehurst, N. J., ter
minus of the Hindenburg closed
at midnight, E. S. T and up to
that time had received no reports
the airship was encountering wea
ther difficulty.
Attendants at Highland Light
on the supposed course of the
Hindenburg said they had not
seen nor heard the Hindenburg
an hour after she has passed Chat
ham. They reported a dense fog.
The silvery airliner, skippered
by Capt. Ernst Lehmanifc,-and
bearing her full complement of
50 passengers, including three
TJi S. naval officers as official ob
servers, left her-mooring mast at.
Lakehurst at 9:44 p. m., E. S. T
last flight. j.
MhnCaughtfHeld
On Theft Charges
ROSEBURG7July 3-(JP)-Th
state police office eald today that
Wellis Drake Wilson, 50, arrested
here following an exciting four
mile chase through Roseburg. wsa
on a two-year parole from a bad"
check charge in Los Angles.f T
He was held on a charge of
stealing an automobile June 2
from the McDowells Sales com
pany of Oakland, alif.
Policeman Hubert Hoxie sent
three bullets through the car Wil
son was driving before he stopped.
George Anderson, a hitch hiker
who said Wilson picked him up
near Medford, received a 30-day
Jail sentence today on a vagrancy
charge. He was cut and bruised by
a fall when he Jumped from Wil
son s dodging car here during the
mad chase. . .
Corn Imports to
orcd
CORVALLIS.. Ore., July Z-iF)
-Oregon, with land capable ef pro
ducing 40 bushels or more of corn
to the acre, spends 11, 200,400 a
year for corn imported front ether
states, F. , E. Price, agricaltural
engineer at Oregon State college
estimated today.
. Moisture content of westers
Oregon corn is 25 to 35 per cent
at harvest, which would 'endanger
storage of the crop. However, it
might be artificially dried for less
than the cost of $7 to $10 a ton
for Importing- from the mid-west.
Eastern . Oregon,' where i lands
could be irrigated, would be ideal
tor corn culture, he said.
Price said experiments showed
the crop "well worthwhile In a ro
tation program.!
Rain May Add to
Scourge on Hops
Rainy, weather Thursday night
caused bop growers to study their
yards carefully yesterday in
search of more downy mildew.
The damage - wilt not show on
the vines for three or four das,
hop men state.
Meanwhile, as the prospects
grew for a further cut in the
193C harvest, sales of 48 bales
of 1935 hop at 25 cents and
56 bales at 20 cents were re
ported. Rumors of 30 centi of
fers could not be confirmed, but
the tendency of growers here; s
well as in Washington and Calif
ornia was to hold the old hop?
as they watch the development!
of the -19 3 situation.
Oregon Depl