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SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 1934
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SPOUSE TELLS
DISCOVERY OF
WIFE'S LIAISON
Laughlin Relates Friend
ship With Walbridge
And Scandal Following
.Suspicions Long Aroused
Culminated In Separa
tion and Suit
Robert R. Laughlin, husband of
Alva R. Laughlin, who charges that
her affections were alienated by
Perry H. Walbridge, local Insurance
manager, laying the trail of the ser
pent across his Eden, took the
stand at the trial today to give his
version of alleged broken hearts,
a wrecked home and shattered hap
piness. Laughlin took the stand after a
long recital by his wife of her al
leged relationships with Walbridge
leading from the story of her sur
render in a brush patch near Seat
tle, through a story of trysts in hotel
rooms and broken marriage vows.
As she laid bare her version of in
timate relationships, the tension
began to tell on her and under a
rigid cross examination she seemed
to be suffering under a strain but
withal the story was told with an
(Concluded on pjute 8, column 4)
PROGRAM FOR
RELIEF WORK
Portland, April 18 (P) Elmer
Ooudy, in charge of the emergency
relief administration for Oregon,
today explained that a "work for
relief program" is being established
Jn each rural county of the state
In hn attempt to provide for those
remaining on the county unemploy
ment rolls.
Under this program, Goudy said,
those who obtain relief from the
J5ERA will be expected to make
payment in kind," by working on
Jobs designated by the SERA.
For example, if an unemployed
man receives relief in the form of
food and clothing in the amount
of $20 a month, he will be expected
to repay the state with the equiva
lent of $20 worth of labor on pro
jects designated for his county, as
compensation.
These projects are yet largely un
determined, but Goudy said uncom
pleted CWA Jobs will first be un
dertaken in each of the rural coun
ties. The work will be done under
the supervision of the county relief
committees, accountable to the state
relief administration.
RAIL MANAGERS
CONFER WITH F. D.
Washington, April 18 OP) In a
renewed attempt to settle the rail
way wage dispute, President Roose
velt today conferred with railroad
managers.
Negotiations started before the
president left for his Florida fish
ing trip and In his absence, Joseph
B. Eastman, federal railway coordi
nator, attempted to bring the con
troversy to an end.
However, he said he was unable
to make any progress as long as
there was a higher authority to
which the disputants could appeal.
The railway managers want to
cut wages, while the employes want
an increase.
D. A. R. Told America
Passing From Post War
Era To Pre-War Era
Washinfrton, April 18 (P The Daughters of the Amer
ican Revolution, assembled in annual congress, heard an ed
ucator assert today that America has "passed from the post
war era to a new pre-war era."
Dr. Thomas Healy, assistant dean
of Georgetown university's foreign
sen ice school, made this statement
In an address hitting repeatedly at
Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, presi
dent of Columbia university, as
poor prophet on war.
He quoted Dr. Butler as saying
four months after the World war
started that there was no sanity
In "useless armaments against no
body." and as saying more recently
that some "have not heard Napo
leon and Bismark are dead."
"The icnorance of the American
people." Dr. Healy said, "is not so
abysmal they are not aware of the
fact Napoleon er.d Bismark have
Good Evening!
Sips for Supper
By DON UPJOHN
THE VALID EXCUSE
Bill Evans, well known local sta
tioner and bookman, is serving on
the Jury in a now well known trial
in circuit court. Court was ready
to convene this a. m. at 0 o'clock.
AU Jurors were In their places but
one. The Judge was on the nencn.
Lawyers, interested parties were on
hand and the courtroom was
crowded with Impatient folk who
wanted the proceedings to go on.
The chair was still empty and It
was the chair that should have
been occupied by Bill Evans. About
10 minutes after the time for the
trial to start the courtroom door
opened and Bill stood framed there
in, the picture of a boy caught be
ing tardy at school.
-Here, young fellow," said the
court, 'that'll be about a $10 fine
for you."
"Make it $15," said some impa
tient auditor, name not learned-
"But, your honor," said Bill in
a contrite voice, "I came up on the
elevator."
"That being the case, it's all
right," said the court. "Your ex
cuse is a good one and the fine is
remitted."
The trial then went ahead.
Poor old courthouse elevator. If
the elevator would only go up the
elevator shaft as fast as the fumes
from the Jail kitchen everybody
would be out of breath that rode on
it the same as they are from the
fumes from the Jail kitchen.
We heard about a certain titlan
hatred woman in town here who
has been wanting to get a Job. Fin
ally In desperation she decided to
appeal to the court of last resort
in female Jotxiom ana sat aown ana
wrote a letter to Mrs. Franklin D,
Roosevelt, outlining her plight and
asking the first lady to scrape her
up a Job somewhere. In due course
she received a reply from Mrs
Roosevelt's secretary to the effect
that the first lady was away from
home for a couple of days but as
soon as she got back she'd take the
matter up personally. That was two
or three weeks ago. The lady Is
still waiting for a Job.
We also heard today that a large
express shipment had come through
recently from ban Tancisco aireci-
ed to "Pineapple" Archie Holt. In
light of which we recommend that
ail car owners looK over tncir mot
ors before stepping on the starter.
We confidently expect another epi
demic of auto smoke bombing
around here.
Leon Trotzky, so dispatches say.
has been ordered out of France anJ
doesn't know which way to turn
This Is a great chance for Rufe
Harris to get some publicity for his
proposed nudist colony and send an
invitation to Leon as a charter
member. Out in the free air of
the Eola hills the wanderer should
be able to find solace and happy
companionship.
After all the excitement of the
past two weeks the well known
group of courthouse attendants who
never miss a trial are going to find
prosaic pickings going back to auto
damage suits and mortgage fore
closures.
Spot On Jupiter Has
Goddard Up Nights
Portland, April 18 fP) A spot on
the planet Jupiter is making a night
owl of A. V. Goddard, Portland as
tronomer who studies it nightly.
Goddard says the spot moves
across the planet in about three
hours' time each night. He calcu
lated that the spot is 35,000 mites
long and 12,000 miles wide. Through
his 16-inch telescope Goddard has
been watching the phenomenon
closely, but is unable to explain Its
presence nor Its rate of speed In
crossing the planet.
been replaced by modern and pos
sibly more dangerous counterparts
in Hitler, Stalin, and a host of
other military dictators 'ho at this
moment are ruling a large portion
of the world. Unlike Napoleon and
Bismark, the naziism of Hitler and
communism of Stalin have reached
over into the very heart of Ameri
ca In an attempt to undermine the
structure of our government.
He pronounced the far eastern
situation "at least as dangerous as
the European situation," with Rus
sia and Japan both "feverishly pre
paring for war," and almost ready
to "fly at each other's throats."
l Conclude cl on p.ige V, column S)
F. D. OUTLINES
PROGRAM FOR
EARLY ACTION
M'Leod Bank Deposit
Bill Rejected Revenue
Bill Compromised
Labor Mediation Board
Sought Exchange
Control Favored
Washington, April 18 (Presi
dent Roosevelt definitely cast aside
today the McLeod bill for payment
of depositors in closed banks in
shaping up the administration s
program for an early conclusion of
congress.
He is confident of a satisfactory
compromise on the tax revision bill
and there are hints that the pub
licity of tax returns proposal ap
proved by the senate may be modi
fied to allow for executive action.
Mr. Roosevelt wants some form
of legislation to provide for labor
mediation in place of the present
Wagner labor board established by
executive order.
A bill containing the general
principles of the measure proposed
by Senator Wagner (D., N. Y.), will
be sought In a White House con
ference tomorrow.
This measure makes permanent
the national labor board headed by
Wagner and outlaws employer-1
dominated company unions.
The president is still standing
for a stock exchange control bill
"with teeth" but the final form of
this legislation depends on more
conclusive action by the two
Concluded on page P, column 6
BYRD SNUG FOR
LONG WINTER
Little America. Antarctica, April
17 (Delayed) Via Mackay radio
(U Three daj's before the sun aett
until August 21, Rear Admiral Rich
ard E. Byrd reported today that he
was all right at what he believes to
be the world's coldest Inhabited
spot a tiny hut 123 miles out on
the Ross Ice barrier, at 58 below
zero.
Byrd communicates with the
main camp by telegraph, and in
reply messages are telephoned by
wireless. In an exchange of wea
ther bulletins the temperature at
Byrd's hut is sometimes 30 degrees
colder than it Is here.
Here the Ross sea makes the
weather warmer
With the setting of the south
polar sun, it would be practically
Impossible Jor Byrd to leave, or be
taken from his hut before next au
tumn, as an expedition would travel
in darkness and through blizzards
In Arctic winter.
HALF BILLION
PUBLIC WORKS
Washington. April 18 (PI Presi
dent Roosevelt and his aides de
cided today upon a 1500.000,000 ap
propriation for public works for the
new fiscal year beginning July I.
Secretary Ickes. the public works
administrator, upon leaving the
White House, told reporters that
1200.000,000 would be used for con
tinuing during the coming year
existing projects initiated under
the $3,300,000 program.
The remaining 1300.000,000 will
be used for new projects.
The 1500.000,000 will be earmar
ked in the general lump sum relief
appropriation to be asked shortly
from congress.
Secretary Wallace, whose depart
ment Is in charge of public road
construction, participated In the
White House conference
Railroad Official
Passes In Portland
Portland. April 18 (4v Olenn E.
Votaw, 60, for the past 19 years su
perintendent of the Spokane, Port
land & Seattle railway company
here, died In a hospital last night.
He had suffered from heart disease.
Votaw formerly was superinten
dent of the Oreat Northern at
Great Falls, Mont., and later at
Superior, Wise.
RECESSION ADVOCATED
Birmingham, Ala., April 18 T)
A statement of Theodore Swann,
chemical manufacturer, that "scees
slon'' may be the answer to the
fight of the southern Industrialist
to preserve his status and the wage
differential today brought applause
from 300 representatives of industry
In the south.
No Promise Of
Banks' Pardon
States Holman
State Treasurer Rufus C. Holman
today denied emphatically reports
that he had "promised pardons" if
nominated and elected governor.
Such rumors had been received
here from southern Oregon, espe
cially since the good government
congress in session at Medford en
dorsed Holman as its candidate.
The rumors, regarded by many as
political propaganda, mentioned the
name of L. A. Banks, former Med
ford newspaper publisher, now serv
ing a life term in the state peniten
tiary for second degree murder.
Asked point-blank If he had pro
mised pardons for Banks or others,
Holman replied:
"I have not made, nor will I make,
any secret promises of any kind,
nature or description.
"I do not desire anything so
keenly that I will stultify myself to
get it. Already too many men have
(Concluded on page B, column fl
HORAN KILLED
OVER LAWSUIT
Klamath Palls, Ore., April 18 (IP)
That the quarrel during which
Ralph Horan was shot by Horace
Manning grew out of a lawsuit in
volving a local sanitarium in which
the attorneys opposed each other as
counsel, was alleged by District At
torney Ted Gillenwaters in his op
ening statement to the Jury trying
Manning on a charge of Horan's
murder today. Gillenwaters said the
state would also show that Manning
had been drinking gin prior to the
shooting.
Gillenwaters said the state would
show that two shots were heard in
Manning's office about 6 p.m. on the
night of February 12, and two more
were heard about IS minutes later.
During the interval, he said, it
would be proved that Manning was
seen in the street outside his office
building and was so nervous or In
toxicated he failed to recognize an
old friend.
A gin bottle was heaved out of
Manning's window subsequent to the
shooting, Gillenwaters said.
He asserted that Dr. E. O. Hcin
rich, famous Berkeley criminologist,
would be able to testify which of
two guns fired the bullets which
killed Horan, popular young mem
ber of the state legislature.
YANKEE FLIERS
KILLED IN CHINA
Shanghai, April 18 (P) Definite
proof that three American fliers
missing for eight days had crashed
in Hangchow bay was supplied to
night when Chinese fishermen pull
ed up parts of the airplane. The
hull and part of the pilot's seat,
where Robert Gast of Louisville, Ky.
had been sitting, were found.
No trace has been seen of the
bodies, but searchers believe these
will be recovered shortly. Fishermen
are working over a large area as a
result of a reward of 500 Shanghai
dollars (about 173) for the bodies
offered by the company operating
the passenger plane.
Officials believe the craft struck
the water at high speed during a
fog, wrecking the machine and kill
ing the occupants. The other Amer
icans were Ivan Carlson of Donna,
Tex., and James Frink of Miami.
Fla. A Japanese business man was a
passenger.
ARMED BAND ROBS
LOUISIANA BANK
Shreveport, La., April 18 OP) The
Bank of Montgomery, in Grant par
ish, 85 miles south of Shreveport,
today was robbed by an armed band
which the bank president said he
believed was led by John DUlingcr,
notorious outlaw.
The gang invaded the bank armed
with a machine gun, seized cash and
fled in a car, heading north toward
Shreveport.
L. D. Wardlaw, president, advised
local authorities that the bandits
were led by a man whose features
tallied with those of Dillinger, whose
picture was hanging on the wall of
the bank at the time of the robbery.
Alternative Given
Holders of B.C. Bonds
Victoria. B. C. April 18 IP
Choice between surrendering their
bonds for 100 cents on the dollar, or
accepting lower interest ra'rs will
be offered foreign holders of Brit
ish Columbia bond. Attorney-General
Sloan said today.
British Columbia courts will be
closed to foreign bondholders re
fusing to accept the offer, he said
Many of the bond; are held In
New York.
LEON TROTZKY
CONSPIRED TO
SEIZE POWER
Plotted To Use February
Riots To Set Up His
Own Dictatorship
Red Revolution Plans Re
vealed by Manifesto
Issued by Exile
Paris. April 18 MP) A sensational
plot by Leon Trotzky ta use the
February riots to set up his own
dictatorship In France by a Red rev
olution was revealed In his party
organ, authorities disclosed today.
A revolution by "an armed work
ers' militia" was urged, they said,
in a manifesto Issued by the exiled
lormer Russian leader after the
fatal rioting In the streets of Paris
on February a.
'The two forces have Just meas
ured swords," the manifesto said.
War has begun between them.
There Is no possible peace, but in
a fight to the death. In the street,
by force, will be decided the future."
The manifesto urged "a vast
workers' alliance of all proletarian
bodies and the organization of a
workers' militia without delay."
As a result of the new disclosures
of the political activity of Trotzky,
tne government was expected to
speed Its moves for his expulsion
ordered yesterday.
Secret service police revealed that
several days of grace have been
granted Trotzky for his search In
an attempt to find a country willing
to accept mm.
we are not pushing him." one
member of the secret service said,
despite tne Increasing Information
gathered regarding his plans for his
(Concluded on pnge 9. column 4)
PAYROLLS GAIN
JOBS INCREASE
Washington, April 18 m Esti
mating 2.750.000 persons had ob
tained Jobs in the last year, Secre
tary Perkins today reported f
sharp gain in manufacturing pay
rolls during March,
In the labor department's monthly
statement, she said manufacturing
Industries added 419,500 men to
their forces durinir the month
bringing the general employment
index to the highest point since
December, 1930, and wage payments
to the highest level since August,
Payrolls increased approximately
$69,000,000 since March of last year,
the labor secretary reported, and
in Marcn ims year there was an
increase or $12,904,000.
Employment for March, 1934,
was listed at 80 8 per cent of the
average, compared with a
77.7 per cent showing in February.
This was the first time the bureau
of labor st as tics used the years
ior figuring employment.
under the former basis, figuring
1926 employment as 100, the index
for March this year would be 76.4
per cent, compared with 73 5 per
cent m reoruary.
The statement said factory pay
rolls this March gained more than
in any other March of the past IS
years, excepting 1920.
Workers reported added during
me monm included: non-manuiac-
turing Industries 163.000; railroads
23.000 (between February 15 and
March 15; public works construc
tion IU.UW.
Soldiers Of Louisiana
Guard Girl's Slayer
From Lynching Mob
Shreveport. La., April 18 (fPy Soldiers of Louisiana
guarded a confessed Kirl-slayer today from any attempted
renewal of the mob violence that swirled for hours last nijcht
arouna ani even inside caddo
parish's million dollar court house.
The mob, growing in numbers
during the night until near mid
ni?ht it numbered nearly 3.000, wan
after Fred Lock hart, 38 year old
talesman of artificial butterflies
Earlier in the night he had con
fessed to Sheriff T. R. Hughes that
it was he who attacked and killed
16 year old Mae Gifiin.
Straealers from the mob milled
about the jail early this morning,
and there were reports that many
men from outside the parish were
on their way to join thrm. Officers
were confident, however, that any
further attack could be stopped by
HANDS-OFF CHINA
POLICY ADOPTED IN
WARNING BY JAPAN
Asiatic Monroe Doctrine Declared by Tokyo
.With Threats of Meeting Force With Force
If Policy Xot Heeded; Japan Alone To De
termine Whether Policies Help China
By MILES W. VAUGHN
(Br tht Untttd Prtul
The announcement of the Tokyo foreign office thai
Japan opposes foreign military and aviation aid to China
means Japan is preparing to take another step forward in
her policy of an "Asiatic Monroe doctrine." It is in line
with the new policy toward China adopted after the Man-
churian Incident of September 18,
1931. On that date the policy In
stituted by former Foreign Minister
Baron K. Shidehara a policy ol
"friendship and patience toward
China" was abandoned. For it was
substituted a positive policy one
of direct action where Japanese in
terests were Involved.
The groups now in control In
Japan intend to enforce the doc
trine that "Japan Is the stabili'tng
factor In Asia." To maintain Asi
atic stability, they argue, civil wars
in China must be restricted event
ually stopped. To force a cessation
of Chinese Internal warfare they
hoye:
1. To limit and eventually to
stop military supplies from foreign
sources to the various Chinese mil-
(Co'acluded on pnge" 9. column 6)
REVIEW BOARD
ASSAILS CODES
New York, April 18 VP) The Herald-Tribune's
Washington corres
pondent says today that operation
of the national, recovery act under
Hugh 8. Johnson is criticized harsh
ly hi a preliminary report, complet
ed for President Roosevelt oy tne
advisory review board on NRA codes.
Clarence Darrow, noted criminal
lawyer, heads the board.
"The report as drafted." the Her
ald-Tribune dispatch says, "sets
forth that from the studies the
members of the Darrow organiza
tion have made they are convinced
that the codes thus far examined
are developing a monopolistic trend
and are doing injury to the small
industrialist and business man."
The preliminary findings are ex
pected to be sent to the White
House this week, the newspaper
says. "The board is continuing its
hearings with a view to taking up
all codes about which complaints
have been made by any appreciable
number of small manufacturers and
business men.
"It Is suggested that eventually
there may be a report suggesting re.
vision of the whole system under
which codes have been prepared.
The newspaper says the first re
port Is based on information obtain
ed at public hearings on more than
half a dozen codes, Including those
for the motion picture, bituminous
coal, electrical, steel, cleaning and
dyeing and ice industries.
OUTLAW STOVALL
SHOT BY OFFICER
Oklahoma City. April 18 MV-
David Stovall, "outlaw, known also
as E. P. (Slippery) Elmer and Cal
Spencer, died of a bullet wound in
a hospital here today,
Trapped by deputy sheriffs here
last night, Stovall crawled out of
a taxicab with a pistol in his hand
and an officer shot him through
the head.
Elmer Oreen, also captured, was
said by Deputy Sheriff George
Kerr to have confessed that he and
Stovall rot bed a transcontinental
bus near Fort Worth last week.
the two companies of national
guardsmen, hurriedly called to duty
by Governor O. K. Allen when the
advance of the mob threatened to
overpower the sheriff's resistance.
Sheriff Hughes said that Lock-
hart confessed to luring the girl
from the home of her Mowed
mother; and slaying her. Small
crowds and groups of men about
the Jail, enraged by the murder of
the Rirl, became unmanageable af
ter the confession was made known
The crowd grew by hundreds into
an exctied throntr estimated tc
number nearly 3,000. Mobsmen
(Concluded on piute 0, column 7)
DILLINGER SHOT
IN GET-AWAY
St. Paul, April 18 (U John Dil
linger, elusive Indiana outlaw, was
wounded when he escaped from a
St. Paul apartment three weeks
ago. It was disclosed today with
discovery of a Minneapolis physi
cian who dressed the wound and
a nurse who assisted.
After fleelne to Indiana, where
he raided the Warsaw ilnd.) police!
station early Friday for bullet proof
vests, uiuinger is believed to have
doubled back on his trail and is
being sought along the Canadian
border.
Dllllnger's Injury, suffered In a
gun battle with a St. Paul police
man and a federal agent, was dis
closed in a confession which de
partment of Justice investigators
said they had obtained from the
physician and the nurse.
Charges of conspiring to harbor
a fugitive were filed against the
pair in a complaint naming them as
Dr. Clayton E. May and Mrs. Gur
niath LaDelJe, both of Minneapolis.
They were arraigned before Unit
ed States Commissioner M. T. God
dard and held under bonds of $25,
000 each. The case will be given to
a, federal grsnd Jury which con
venes here next Tuesday.
ABANDON HOPE
OF JSARMING
London, April 18 (LP) Hope of
general disarmament vanished to
day and Europe settled down grimly
to prepare against fear of an in
evitable future war.
The British government is Issuing
a "white paper" this afternoon, de
tailing the failure of disarmament
negotiations to date. It will Include
the text of yesterday's discouraging
French note, declaring that France
will not submit to the re-armament
of Germany and virtually suspend
ing further disarmament negotia
tions. The French note apparently leav
es any further move up to Great
Britain. It was believed the British
white paper would be in the nature
of an explanation to the world,
showing how far Britain has gone
in try ing to promote an agreement,
and absolving her of responsibility
for tiic failure.
The white paper will contain all
diplomatic exchanges on disarma
ment since the recent European tour
of Anthony Eden, lord privy seal, in
behalf ot the British plan for limi
tation, with moderate guarantees of
French srcitrity. Hitherto unpub
lished documents also Hill be in
cluded. War preparations are being and
will continue to be rushed .not only
in Europe but in the rest of the
world. No one expects war immed
iately, but the "war scare" head
lines which have been blazoned in
the press for months are taken more
seriously by statesmen than many
people realize.
CONFISCATE BEER
OVER FOUR PERCENT
Olvmpia, April 18 (LP) The state
liquor board today opened fire on
sale of beer of more than 4 per
rent alcohol bv weight in Washing
ton, threatening to confiscate all
such beer found.
Such sale Is contrary to the liquor
control act, the board declared in
a bulletin recommending that local
law officers take Immediate action
to halt distribution of the strong
beer.
"It has come to the attention of
the board that there is being dis
tributed throughout the state beer
with alcoholic content of more
than per cent by weight, or 62i
per wiit by volume.
"Such beer may not be distribut
ed by private dealers under tlie
Washington state liquor act. It is
in violation of the law. Beer of
such excessive alcoholic cnotent 1
subject to confiscation and will be
seized wherever found,'' the bulle
tin declared.
COURT ASKED
INJUNCTION Oil
CANCELLATION
Big Aviation Companies
Seek Airmail Contract
Restoration
Damages Also Sought
Called Weak Effort To
Evade the Law
Washington, April 18 UP) Karl
A. Crowley, solicitor of the post
office department today character
ized airmail fruits against Post
master General Farley as "a weak
effort to .evade the law which says
that the United States government
cannot be sued without its consent.
Four aviation companies whose
airmail contracts were cancelled
today asked the District of Colum
bia supreme court to enjoin
James A. Farley from enfordnK
the cancellation order and to award
them damaces.
The exact amount of the dam
ages sought was not specified. At
torneys said the companies had not
yet been able to calculate their
losses. The companies were Boeing;
Air Transport, Inc.; National Air
Transport, Inc.; Pacific Air Trans
port and Varney Air Lines.
The court gave Farley 30 days
to show cause why the injunction
(Concluded on pnge 8, column 7)
STATE OBTAINS
GAS AT TACOMA
The Initial carload of gasoline to
be brought in by the state in a board
of control move to lower gasoline
prices in Oregon will be purchased
tomorrow from Tacoma, William
Einzig, purchasing agent, stated to
day. The gasoline will be purchased at
5" cents there. This with the 6
cent state tax and transportation to
Salem will bring it to 1232 cents a
pallon, Emzig stated. The state does
not pay the federal one cent gaso
line tax. This price will be a saving
of about one cent under bulk rates
of the present contracts which ex
pire May 1.
Storage facilities were being ar
ranged at the state highway shops
here, and the gasoline will be wed
by the highway department. The
move was expected to affect both
retail and state prices on gasoline
declared excessive.
The authorization to purchase gas.
oline outside the state was given
Einzig by unanimous action of the
board of control Monday after mem
bers had declared gasoline compan
ies were charging too much for their
product here and that it was virtu
ally impossible to obtain competitive
bids on the more than 2.000,000 gal
lons UMd annually by the govern
ment. Schroeder To Head
Florists' Society
Seattle. April 18 UJM Nick Schroe
der, Portland, was elected president
of the Northwest Florists association
and Portland will be host for the
1935 convention, assembled flortota
decided at the clre or their annual
convention and floral .how.
Mixed Drink
Booklet Ready
An elaborate printed booklet
Recipes for Mixed Drinks. Is
now in the press. Some idea
of the scope of this publication
may be had from the fact that
it contains recipes for about
different cocktails, as well as
numerous punches, Juleps, fizzes
and hints for special dishes.
Every person sending in his
name and address, with a dime
carefully wrapped, will receive
this booklet postage prepaid. Ad
dress Capital Journal In form v
tion Bureau, Frederick J. Has
kin. Dirrrtor, 21st rnd C streets
N. Washington, D. C.
The Capital Journal
Information Bureau,
Frederick J. Has kin. Director,
Washington, D C.
X enclose herewith Ten Cents
In coin c re fully wrapped! tot
a copy of the booklet Recipes
for Mixed Drinks.
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