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Prict Zt; iltwzztznis 5e Nov 13 4 Testicony of ; n; . iim 1 Richardson Is Saba, Oitzca, Tfcrrsday Morniss, June 22, 1939 eVafHBSBaaS) ? - - 5- 4 TAT Niew .-, -.r- - . ..-., '- ' ' .. t .- ..: . ' . . ... - ' j. - ...... Tubbs' Slayer tt tot 1 iT is wound ed by Local Marshal Lee Collins Due to Face. - Murder Charge if He Survives Gunshot - Opens Fire When Car Is Stopped ; Wanted Upon bad Check Charges ARLINGTON. Ore., Jane 21-P1 a man ureEon state Douce s&ia was wanted on nothing, more ser ious than a bad check charge to day shot and killed a state pa trolman ana was snot ana serious ly lnjared by the Arlington city marshal In a gun tight two miles west ot here today. Trooper Wlllard Tubbs, 31, was killed outright by Lee Collins, alias Lars Theodore, when he and stop Collins for questioning. vvuuia areas a mug en v ucai- ing Washington license A-4 1-3 51. State Police Sgt. Merle Anderson said he was wanted at Mllwaukie, ure., ior passing a oaa cneca. ure gon records showed no other charge against him. Anderson said he conld not explain why Collins had taken such desperate mea sures to avoid apprehension. Turner. tried to stop Collins when he thought be recognized the license on the car as one con tained la a "wanted" bulletin from the Seattle police department. ' He said Collins drew a gun and : they wrestled for the weapon before Collins pushed him from the run ning board and sped on. Turner summoned Tubbs," who was substituting for Sgt Ander son, Wednesday being Anderson's day off at the Arlington state po lice station. They gave chase in separate cars and flagged Collins down west of here. Collins opened One shot felled Tubbs and Tur ner. leaped. into the-esv- and tried to take the pistol but .Collins vers. powerea mm ana uung aim to tne ground. Turner then drew his own revolver and fired into the fugi tive's body. Collins, ' rushed to The Dalles hospital tonight, was conceded a SO-SO chance to lire. Trooper Tubbs is survived by his wife and a year-old baby.- Turner was painfully beaten around the head and not seriously hurt. I v ' Sgt. Anderson said a first de - gree - murder " charge would be filed against Collins in Gilliam county, circuit court tomorrow morning. ; Anderson said Collins' car con tained .' a quantity of religious literature and. three r-.-olvers. Although he was in a comatouso condition In a hospital at The Dalles state police established a guard In his room. Collins' home, AnCcrson said, was listed as 9023 '15th trenul NW., Seattle. PORTLAND, - Ore.; June 21-(P)-State police headquarters la Portland reported tonight that Lee Collins, wounded killer of a state trooper,", was wanted In six Oregon cities for passing bad ' checks. - ' - - -; The district office -eports also showed Collins was wanted on similar charges In IdabJ, Utah and Nevada. Collins -shot State Trooper Wlllard f Tubbs .when the officer attempted to arrest him today near Arlington. SEATTLE, June 21-flp)-The Seattle ' address , listed for, the automobile license of Lee f Col lins," who : was wound!,, In a shooting fray with officers . near Arlington, Ore., today proved to bo part of a fairway at the Olympic Golf club here. Neither Seattle po'Ice nor 'the sheriff's office had any Informa tion concerning Collins... ; ; Charles P. Pray, s'uperlnten dent at state nolice. said Patrol man Tubbs was an outstanding cfflceirnler and dfllgeat I with ' a nhrdana .well fitted f Ot his work, and an excellent marks man H recalleil that Tubbs had been well on " his -ray toward earning an anauon pilot s li cense before Joining the state police. - ' ' v - .. i-..- 'r in 1 1 1 11 ' ........ . . ., w : . 1 . t ' Demands Wallace: -wATT!::Tc:J.Jt-5 n.-a- A. new demand for the ree?snatloa . of HenryTr" '.ace csme today frora J. y E., UcDc-aia; Texas ; cojamia- fnnf ef -HesUttr. rertly afte' tb secretary f arricolture had Informed reporters he had no to- tention or ginng up ma job. , . ' lfranald anmmoned Bill inanartnen ; to t treu conference kere and told i them that hw hearUly agreed with the action taken yesterday br thr' Wisconsin assembly la adopting a resolution .'asking 7allaca to resign.: i. The Texan -said, that Wallace "t.-irnnMT demonstrated his Inability to tolre the cotton prob iem," and added mac ne mouw tpr ha conld "recog nize his failure and offer aome- ttizs tetter." ; Iti Filibuster r : For Inflation r SENATOR THOMAS , Changes iii NLRB Rules Are Voted Question if Concessions Will Stop Amendment Drive Unanswered WASHINGTON, June 21.-0P)- The national labor relations board, target of vehement criticism by employers, the American Federa tion of Labor and others seeking to hare the Wagner act rewritten, revised Its rules today In an effort to meet some ot the complaints. Employers : were Informed that when rival unions claimed to rep resent a majority of their workers, the employers could petition 'the board to intervene and decide which union really was the spokesman for the Workers. Up to now, as the board Interpreted the Wagner act, only labor , organisa tions had such right of petition and some employers bare com plained bitterly that . they were caught in the middle of flrhts between warring nnlowa.V-'' '-' The board also took two other steps to revise rules against which the American Federation of Labor had lodged complaints. One change will require ten days notice (In stead of five) ot hearings relating: to complaints of unfair labor prac tices. The other provides that when the board holds hearings on charges that a union's contract with an employer violates the Wagner set, the union shall be a party to the hearing. The federa tion has insisted that the board has Improperly invalidated cer tain contracts of federation an ions. Whether the revised rules would curb the present movement In congress for amendments to the Wagner act remained to be seen, but they were expected to be stressed by legislators and others opposed to sweeping alterations. Methodist Church Conference Opens Local Pastors Attend at . Forest Grove ; Several " . Changes Predicted FORE3T GROVE. June 21-MPl -The first convention of t h e united Oregon Met odist con ference opened here - today with 235 ministerial and lay . delerates attending.. , " . . - The session ' will ead ' the old Oregon conference of the Metho dist Episcopal church rs . the state church unites the branches of Methodism ' in conformance with the national . alliance. V " Methodist pastors here, Dr. J.;E. MflUgan of First church, Rev. Lynn Wood of Jason Lee and Rev. Dean Poidexter of Les lie, are In Forest Grove for the remainder ot the week ' tor the (Tnrn to page 2, col. 8) S ' s Xr j VJ12 J Delegate Ratio Is Changed ; Labor Session's Resolution I EUGENE, Ore., , June Jtlty-' The weather was hotter than. the legislation during the 'Wednesday afternoon session of the1 Oregon Federation of Labor convention as the delegates sweated through a series ot tedious roll calif , on minor constitutional changes. 4 f Some debate developed as three amendments were ' approved. ' two defeated and one referred to Its originators. This brought the total ot resolutions passed i to lffwltn 60 to go.. r ' ; The most important ehaagec al tered qualifications tor convention representation. It provides two delegates to unions ot! 60 mem bers, three for 100; four for 100 250, fire tor 260-600 and on -for each additional 500 members. .The change will cut the representation of the large local unions. T - The convention offered an olive branch to employers with 'the ex pressed hope ofTnaterially. reduc ing or eliminating industrial con flict. , ; . . ", ' c ; The delegau arprpvel Thorn'. .ttik it1 ?: f jter on O ; 1 w wencyBill McCarran Ready to Join in "Explanation" of - Expansion Issue 'k Administration Leaders Plot Strategy ; Many - Measures Urgent - WASHINGTON. June 2 l.-V Admlnlstratlon leaders made plans comgnc 10 iorce me nanas oz sen ate currency expansion advocates who have been threatening un less their demands are met to tie up vital legislation with a series of lengthy senate speeches. Throughout the day. Senator Thomas (D-Okla), tail and im maculately groomed leader of the group, held the floor with a tire less "explanation" of bis plan for increasing the currency by $2r 000.000,000 in paper money, backed with gold now mostly al lotted to the stabilization fund. Just outside the senate rhm ber. Senator McCarran (D-Nev), co-author of the Thomas plan, re peatedly told reporters that the "explanation." wonld tnnffnnn with Thomas, himself, or others talking "until the country under- stanas it." Administration leaders. tain how much bluff was involved in these statements and to what extent the movement was directed at obtaining a satisfactory t !. ury price for newly mined silver. aeciaea to try to obtain annrora. kf the new tax bill tomorrow. Un less it la passed by midnight of J une 10. treasnrv official u the. government. will lose impor- lani amounts of revenue. The relief appropriation bill and legislation extending the presl- aem-n moneuyy powers also must be enacted by Jua SO If the rov- ernment Is to avoid ierlous em- barassment. ? . . , .... f ? j As outlined to renorteni1 both yesterday and today the atnt-r ot Thomas, McCarran and others was 10 aeep on talking, and there by block procedure on the bills In question until they force a com promise on the currency expansion scheme. When Chairman Harrison (D- Misg) of the senate finance com mittee announced that he would move formally to tak nn thm bill, McCarran appeared quite con cern, ho toid reporters that the .-explanation" of the current ex pansion proposal would continue regardless of what bill Is before the senate, and made it quite clear that taking up a bill and passing it were two different thlnrs. Officially,, the administration monetary bill was before the sen ate. It would extend for two years the life of the International sta bilization fund, and the presi dent's : power to make a further devaluation of the dollar for two years. Without new legislation, both would expire on June SO. Thomas and McCarran have of fered a substitute which would re duce the fund to S7SO.000.000 and call for the Issuance, of 12,000, 000,000 In paper money baekad by gold. Their bill also would re quire the treasury to pay $1.04 for newly mined silver. The trea sury Is now paying 14.14 cents and under the. separate silver purchase law must announce a new price tor the metal by June 30. Senator Pittma (D-Nev) during the day; uiiroaucea an amenament to re quire that the price be. fixed; at : Third Term Endorsed r SEATTLE, : June Wl-GFr-T h Seattle Industrial Labor Union council, a CIO group, endorsed to night a third term candidacy by President , Roosevelt- i - ommendatlon of Dell E. Nlckerson, Portland, executive secretary that he be permitted to otter a program ot . cooperation . to employers . "In the sincere hope .It may be ac cepted in tthe same earnestness that la presented hy labor. s . - V. P. Martin, head, of the atate building trades council, and men tioned as a candidate for nomina Uon as executive secretary let It be known today that he would not seek that office. Nlckerson is ex pected" itcO eeekl: reelection and cioaxroom ciscnssions hinted a lively . battle . might accompany quests ior uiis post - -:' Edwin t Bates. ; Informational social service security, represent ative fdr . Pacific- coast states. urged the. delegates to study the old-age insurance and unemploy ment insurance laws, -and to pro pose amendments and - changes. He " emphasized that these laws were Intended sa insurance, not relief. - . m : ; : One of seven 'resolutions adopt .(Tura t9 naze 2r.coL - Finally Ended Denies Taking Money no r. Evidence Drager Did Says Defendant " Character Witnesses on Stand; Vindnp This ; Week Is Possible Seventy - five - year old W. T. "York" Richardson waa dismissed front the witness stand yesterday afternoon after nearly three days of questioning and cross-questioning and the first few of a parade of other defense witnesses were presented at his trial In circuit court on a charge of larceny of public money; 1 . After waiving an opportunity to have his redirect examination postponed because of a headache and paining eye, the former dep uty Marlon county treasurer as serted spiritedly that he "never got any county money knowingly, not one bean!" Questioned by his attorney, Ed win Keech. Richardson declared he had nerer converted any county money to his own use, had never been convicted of a crime, had never been in trouble before. The defendant reiterated dur ing the day that he had "a clear conscience." Found No Evidence Drager Got Money "I know I wasn't taking that money and I couldn't find any place where I could accuse . Mr Drager (County Treasurer D. O. Drager, with whom Richardson was Jointly indicted) ot taking it," Richardson said In response to a question from Francis E Marsh, prosecutor. "I asked Mr. Drager from time to time to help me find the reason for the short age and he did help me all he could." Keech's redirect examination ot the defendant dealt principally with explanations of checks in volved in mining deals, of bank deposits which Richardson said represented repayments of loans he had made and of the audit which disclosed the alleged short age In the treasurer's office. Richardson said he had removed none of his private books or other records from the treasurer's office when the antlltors arrived to begin their aasirnment- - - ' , ;The- defendants brotW,. War ren iucnarason, assisted la com piling the treasurer's semi-annual report in July. 1924, and at that (Turn to page 2, coL. 1) Farm Bides Cain ictory Agriculture Bill Is Only Slightly Shorn When Conference Held WASHINGTON, June 21-(ff- uongressionai iarm blocs scored major , victory over economy advocates ' today as a record- breaking $1,206,000,000 farm bill emerged from a senate-house conference committee and then was finally approved by the -sen ate. - - ' - The house still had a chance to clip 140,000,00i . from the total or reject the e n tl r e amount b n t leaders at both ends of the capitol said thic was unlikely. s ' The senators and representa tives on the conference commit tee, who had been delegated to adjust differences between the two - houses, I struck -nly - about i3.ovo,ooo ; xrom : . the i,2l, 000,000 total approved some weeks ago by the senate. -;. 7 :; House conferees . accepted, a 1225,000,000 senate addition to the $500,000,000 'and f.r bene fit checks to farmers; but' asked a separate house vote on a sen ate provision ot : $113,000,000 tor v disposal of crop7 s rpluses. senators said house conferees had agreed to recommend pass age 01 this latter' Item ' which would be added to $90,000,000 ot custom receipts available - for agricultural purposes." i v The house confeiies also asked separate votes on $26,000,000 additional for the farm .tenancy program and a number t small er senate Increases totalling about: $2,600,000. ; Offering a possible ; snag to speedy approval : of : the ' bulky agricultural bill was the admin istration's cotton export subsidy proposal,, advanced by President Roosevelt and Secretary Wallace and bitterly opposed by some southern senators. - - Snnner's Arrival jProidbly-Proper' 1 .PORTLAND, Jane Jl-The tetr:ratnre r??9- encourzlagly and the skv rre-entAI Ha t'.mt his patcl:3 ct blue In days as rre'aie to t:r.::'s tildnlgtt trriTiI. i Xo-'ta tla wetl-r tureaa's predict;-a ct clzz.13 lzI tiowers in the northwest portion the long rain spell abated tor the season's debut at il:0 u.m. Thursday will have "more daylight moments than any.other day this yew. ;vl I Baker's S4-degree minimum early today tied with Butte, Monti tor the lowest' temperature among major': stations on the national weather map. An 80-degree max imum' at Medford.was the highest la' Oregon yesterday, " t X Smashing A l .0 o,- England Still Holds to Hope Of Settlement Denies any Intention of Partisan. Activities, China Concession Nazis Tighten Down Upon . Bohemia Jews ; Russia Parley Stalemate LONDON, June 21-(ff)-Porelgn Secretary Lord Halifax, express ing hope for a settlement of Britain's controversy -7ith Japan and for a pact with Russia, to night declared It never was the British Intention to allow the Tientsin concession to be used as a base tor activities "pre judicial to Japanese military In terests." It Japan could be brought to this belief, he added, and will give proof she does n. t aim at the destruction of Britain's far eastern interests as a whole "I should hope the matter might be capable of settlement." "I hesitate to belle e that the government of Tokyo would wish deliberately to challenge the whole position and policy of Bri tain." Discussing the long negotia tions In Moscow, in conjunction witK France, for a mutual assis tance pact as a counterweight to the Rome-Berlin asls, Halifax said: . 'I think If we have so far failed (to reach an agreement) we can truly feel that it has not been our fault," "We have gone further than many would have thought It right in an endeavor to find an agreement he said. ., ti ,' (By the Associated Press) " While the 'world watched the clash between London and Tokyo. Baron Konstantin Von Neurath, German protector for Bohemia and Moravia, heart ot . the old Czecho-Slovak republic, issued a decree sharply curtailing partici pation of Jews In commercial life of the protectorate. All business activities of Jews In the protectorate were placed directly under Von Neurath'a con trol; Jews were forbidden to ac quire or lease real estate, and were denied the right to .acquire an Interest in business undertak ings. Jews will be permitted to hold existing rights In real estate and business interests only, on written approval of the protector, who can appoint trustees to man age Jewish property If he sees tit Undersecretary for Foreign Af fairs Richard Austen Butler (Turn to page 2, coL f) Late Sports SAN FRANCISCO, June 21 .-UP) -Boyd Brown of Oregon failed by IS Inches to win the javelin throw In the Coast conference-Big Ten dual meet here today. Brown's sec ond place 214 feet was topped by Peoples of USC with 215 feet, 1 Inch. ' ; Varoff of Oregon and Monroe of California tied at 14 feet to share victory in the pole vault. SILVERTON, June 21.-Mllwaa- kle defeated .Tualatin in-the sec ond pre-tournament semi-pro game here tonight, 11 to 9. Tuala tin scored six runs In the Second inning; Mllwaukie got three in the first, . four in the third and five in the fourth. - .- Tualatin . '". MUwaukle ... .11 12 - 2 Miller, Schmidt and Hood: Wil liams, Long, Sbriner and Marr. ;- PORTLAND. Ore.. June 21- -Los Angeles : clung to its half game Pacific coast league lead tonight. by coming from: behind to defeat Portland, f 4-2. ?? v - iu ; After Portland, had gore ahead with one run in the fourth and another in the fifth the Angels. scored one each in the sixth;.sev enthj ' eighth 'and pxlnthi to? win. K Cihockl Singled home Collins in the eighths lor the J winning Los Angeles 4 9.9 Portland . ......... 2 , - 1 ' Stlne and "R, Collins."; Usia and Monxo. ' : . - , j Saeramento ' . . . V. S " It ' 1 1 Hollrtood ' I, til Sherer, Smith and OgrodowskL Darrow. Osborne and; Brensel. Crandall, t ;BREMERTON, 3v9 i 21-V Bert Middendorr, ; Bremerton pitcher - entered the .northwest league's? hall; of ' fame - tonight with a i nohlt 4- baseball ; vlc- torr over Grays uarbor. x , Mlddendorf, a Seattle telephone employe.' struck out 20 .batters. six In a row in . one streaky , Western InCl " League - Belllngham 17, Wenatchee I - .Tacoma 2, Spokane 0 . i t .Vancouver 2. - xaaima . i ... . - ... "5r YarneU Reported as Spurning Order .Destroyers Must Leave Britain's Garrison Is Strengthened, Nippon Tightens its Blockade English Seek to Prevent Incidents Aggravating Crisis; US Consul-General Hands Japanese Protest Against Trade Restrictions TIENTSIN, June 22. (Thursday) (AP) Britain's Tientsin garrison was reinforced and the inflow of food in creased today as the Japanese army took stronger measures to enforce its blockade of the British and French concessions. British authorities took measures to prevent any incident that might aggravate the taut situation. With both sides re fusing to yield, the blockade O seemed to have developed Into a test of patience, (Secretary of State Cordell Hull said In Washington that John K. Caldwell, United States consul general at Tientsin, had handed the Japanese a protest from the American chamber of commerce there against blockade restrictions and inconvenience to American business activities.) Britons still were willing to negotiate lifting ot the blockade on the basis ot the original local incident Japanese demands that four alleged Chinese assassins be turned over to them. They made no attempt, however, to meet Japan's insistence that the strife be resolved on the basis of a change in Britain's whole policy In China. -. The Japanese army commander. General Homma, was said to have rejected a request by British Bri gade Major C B. H. Delamaln for -; (Tnrn to page 2. coL 4) - ' Parole Aide Will Be Named Friday Six Applicants Appear at Meeting; 150 Seeking Field Positions Six applicants for deputy parole director were' interviewed by the new state parole board at its meet ing here Wednesday. The appoint ment was expected Friday, Fred Final ey, state parole director, an nounced. Finsley said ISO applications had been receired for the tour field parole office Jobs. Eighty ot these have been interviewed by Finsley. The remaining 70 appli cants will be Interviewed before the next meeting of the boards R.- s. Keene, Salem member of the board, was authorized to at tend a meeting of the Western Pa role and Probation association at Salt Lake City starting June SO. Finsley said several prison eases were considered at Wednesday's meeting but no definite action was taken. ' -' - ' Members, of the board other than Keene are Paul R. Kelty, Lafayette, chairman, and Gerald Mason, Portland. 'The field parole officers will receive 1175 a month. Social Security Allotment Made WASHINGTON, June 'l-VPt- The social security board today approved the following public assistance grants: - " Oregon, July 1 to September 30, t aged $114,272; blind $ If. -S4S; children, 5,365. ... 'Engiriito KOfficeias WASHINGTON, June Jl-UtT-A $1,200,000 appropriation tor work on the Willameta valley project daring the next fiscal year waa Tirtaally assured today when the senate concurred with tne house on the civil works measure grant ing additional funds to flood con trol and rivers and harbors. -The bill awaits the president's signa ture. 1"' '.I : ? Antldnatlng r approval of S tOO.000 for first work on the Wil lamette basin flood control proj ect, the-army engineers have es tablished an office at Cottage Grove and will open another office, at Eugene July 1, R. H. Klpp, ex eeutlve secreUry of the Willam ette -river basin committee,; said yesterdsy. ' - .v:v-'' -v-7- f;'v; He pointed out that actual con struction -on the dams will not start immediately after July l.but that, because funds have not been previously made available tor pre liminary work, the arajr engineers watow e Infant Paralysis Gehrig's Ailment Baseball Career Is Ended bnt Cure Is Assured, Physician Avers NEW TORE, June 21-ff)-The "Iron Horse" was consigned to the baseball roundhouse today to stay. Infantile paralysis, slowly un dermining the marvelous physique which had carried Lou Gehrig through 2,1 SO consecutive games as New' York Yankee first base man, has penned a dramatic end ing to his playing career. Gehrig returned last night from Rochester, Minn., where for a week doctors at the Mayo clinic cheeked and re-cheeked to discov er the reason for an unexplained slowing down, a slowing down which prompted Lou to remove himself from the lineup Ma 2 af ter compiling his phenomenal con secutive games record. He ap peared cheerful, but -was mum as to the findings. Today Ed Barrow, Yankee pres ident, after conferring with Rehr lg, read a terse statement from a Mayo physician, a statement which marked the end ot one, of base ball's most brilliant careers. "Mr. Gehrig will be enable to (Turn to page 2, col. S) Governor Resigns Post in Louisiana BATON ROUGE, La., June 21-(ff)-Governor Richard W. Leche tonight suddenly announced his resignation, to become effective next week. His action wui elevate Lieut ' Governor Earl K. Long, brother ot the late Huey Long, to the governorship he has long sought. .":rv-. The retiring governor gave HI health; -following two severe at tacks of arthritis, as the reason tor his resignation eleven months before his term expires. " " The announcement came after three days of continuous confer ences at . the - governor's mansion with state officials and aides dur ing which Leche refused public comment en the, action ot J5tate WPA Administrator J.' H. Crutch er, who said he had asked Wash ington for a, "complete' and imme diate investigation Of all charges Involving the WPA! In Louisiana and that such Inquiry already had begun. - ' WPA investigators today began taking testimony In secret in Bat on Rouge. Project will r have practically to' "start from scratch. - . ' - In a report sneh as was made by the TJS army engineers, ne definite plane or specifications are consid ered and only sufficient study was made to know whether the project would be Justified. -: . Therefore, having had no funds to study sop conditions, to secure right-of-way, titles and purchase ot property include' tn the reser voir sites, detailed plans and spec ifications ot each of the first three dams must all be prepated, checked and reehecked before the engineers can advertise tor bids. Further., as the three . eartn- tnied dams will be buHt with the first money appropriated, and as much of. the work on such con struction cannot- be done during the wet season rt It is not probable that large crews will be put, to wora tnis winter. , ' . c ; The three dams which were cho sen, for first work, all in" Lane i .(Turn to page 2, coL.l) ; V TFh ri Status After Port Seizure- Is Not Gear One Version Says Order Only to Leave Area Troops to Land. v British Also Refuse Depart; Evacuation Said Demanded- to SHANGHAI, June 22.-(Thrm day)-Oip)-Admiral Harry E. Yar neU, commander-in-chief et the United States Asiatic fleetwas said by reliable sources today te have rejected flatly Japanese de mands that the United States de stroyer Pillsbury and Americas citizens leave Swatow, China. The admiral, who is at'Cfclngo wangtad on the north China coast, was said to have told Admiral Roshlro Oikawa, commander ef Japan's third fleet In Chinese waters, that the American navy's duty waa to protect American lives and property, wherever they exist ed and that it would execute tut mission. (Swatow dispatches had said the - Japanese naval - commander had given all foreign warships. Including the Pillsbury, until 1 p. m or midnight, EST Wedaee day, to leave Swatow harbor, aV Hongkong dispatch indicated some confusion, over the precise natars of the Japanese demands sad quoted naval officials there as say ing Japanese actually meant that foreign vessels should clear sped- nea sections or the harbor wherej Japanese military supplies - sad troops were expected to land e day.) . --.-.-I, --v, i.-.-. It was said Admiral - Tmrait had Informed Oikawa that tn Americans at Swatow would at tempt not to interfere with Ja panese naval operations, but ' have emphasized that the United States would hold Jsnan vm-mm. slble for any damage or less f British authorities stated taw had refused a Japanese demand for removal of the destroyer Than f mnA t)i.. . coastal steamers at Swatow sraJ pared to take away any British at-sirms; evacuate. Earlier, British embassy . offi cials had reported that : the Ja panese had iollowed ! amends fer evacuation of foreign war vessels with one, evacuation or all-for--' timers. ll-l',t-f . .. t Otherwise, Japanese were said to hare stated, "we can not a responsible for their eatery. .. A Japanese naval spokesman here had denied that evacuation or foreigners and men of war at Swatow had. been demanded by 1 p.m. He said that ..rough the foreign consu lar corps here the Japanese China fleet rwterday had "requested' all foreign ships of whatever description and all foreigners In Swatow to evaeuate the area of hostilities within and about Swatow, where the Japan ese navy began operations yes terday.;- -v-vi;... 1 He said if any time limit had been set at Swatow "it was made without the authority t the commander-in-chief of the Japanese China fleet, who Is in Shanghai." ess Veteran h Called - WASHINGTON, June 2lHJP Representative Emmett U. Owe of the fourth Georgia district died suddenly tonight . 1 Death which occurred as he was riding In a tazicab from the heuee office bonding to his hotel, was attributed to a heart attack. ; . The congressman,1 who lived at Griffin, Gt, was serrlng kis fourth consecutive tern). 1 lie was about 10 years old " 7 '. pBacBelmid : Bare Y Carl Houkf ti'j convict who caped from a state penitentiary annex labor crew Tuesday after noon, surrendered to , a . farmer named HennlngSen in the Battle creek district southeast of Salem about .2:20 o'clock Wednesday, night and was returned to the pri son.". ,t .? ,v . . ' Houk called ' at. the farm house, asked for something to eat, then told the farmer . who he wss and asjeed tobe taken back to tlie penitentiary. " . . J ir Georgia tonsi