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Journal City Edition Pair tonlie and Satur day, overcast on const. Normal temperature. Northerly wind. Local: Max, 83, mln, 44; rain 0, rlv. -3.9 ft. Partly cloudy, north 46th YEAR, No. 208 J'ZSSttSZ SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 1934 PRICE THREE CENTS ON TliAINS AND NKW8 STANDS FIVE CENTS wiy Circulation Dally average distribu tion tor the Month ol July 1934 9,842 Average dally net paid 9379 Member Audit Bureau of Circulation CaoitalJi H twill Cod STOKE THREATENING NOTE WRITER HELD INSANE Author of Clumsy Letter To Mrs. Roosevelt Committed to Asylum Varn Held in $25,000 Bail Says Svengali Inspired Missive New York, Aug. 31 (IP)- Benjamin Franklin Varn was held In bail of 125,000 and committed to Bellevue hospital today for observation when arraigned In federal court on charges of sending letters to Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt threatening to harm President Roosevelt and kidnap his grandchildren. Assistant District Attorney Joseph Breen said the government believed Varn was insane and that he would Dot prosecute him pending a report from the hospital. He said that since there was some question as to his sanity he would recommend the bail be set at $25,000. Vara told authorities who Inter viewed him in his cell that "Sven gali" told him to send a note to the president's wife. "I met Svengali in Central park "(Concluded on page 10. column6) STRIKE EFFECT UNKNOWN HERE Officials of the Thos. Kay Woolen Mills company here today were un able to state definitely whether ex tension of the general textile strike to the woolen and worsted Industries will affect employes of the local mill. The union organized among em ployes of the mill here several months ago Is affiliated with the United Textile Workers of America, which has called the strike. Information received by mill offi cials from Washington within the past few days was to the effect that possible extension of the strike order to the woolen industry would not affect Pacific coast mills, few of which are organized. All of the unorganized mills on the coast would continue to operate even In event of a strike call, and It Is not expected that union work ers here will be called upon to leave their jobs. VOTE GOES WET Columbus, S. C, Aug. 31 (JPh outh Carolina, one of the two states to reject repeal last fall, has voted vet In an advisory referendum and given the only bone dry candidate tn the race a substantial lead for the nomination as governor. Returns from Tuesday's primary slowly In creased the margin of the wet vote and established that Olin D. John son, life-long prohibitionist and the veteran Cole L. Blcase would enter second primary September 11 for the nomination. In the referendum, which was or dered as a "straw vote" to be ob served by the next legislature only In the lawmakers' desire, 114,046 voters said they wanted liquor legal teed, while 95,358 spoke for retention of the law which prohibits the manufacture and sale of the bever age, but allows the Importation of a quart a month, theoretically for medicinal purposes. Smashing Victory Of Sinclair Revealed By Complete Returns San Francisco, Aug. 31 (P) The full measure of Upton Sinclair's smashing victory for the democratic nomination for governor of California, which has left party lines waver ing, became apparent toaay in?. nearly complete returns from Tues day's primary election. Sinclair, who left Pasadena ahortly after midnight for a "court esy call" on President Roosevelt at Hyde Park, swamped' his eight op ponents in the democratic race and poled some 77,000 more votes than the repubican nominee, Acting Gov emor Fronk F. Merriam, the returns ahowed. The Sinclair vote in unofficial tabulations from 10,129 out of 10, 703 precincts was 407,710. His clos est rival, George Creel, received 369.720. Acting Governor Merrl am'a republican vote in 10,182 pre Good Evening! Sips for Supper By DON UPJOHN "Beware of the candidate who is full of promise and taffy mighty fine guy to leave at home," says the Scio Tribune. A good thought well thunk out save and except there wouldn't be any one left to fill the offices. The seats in the grandstand at Willamette field are made out of the strangest kind of wood. At 7:30 In the evening the seats are made of fir; at 8:30 of pine; at 9:30 of hemlock; at 10:30 of ash; at 11:30 of oak and by 1 o'clock the next morning said seats are made of lignum vitae. That much may be said of the settee, while the setter has been converted from a plank steak into hamburger. But gosh, it's a lot of fun watching the games, anyway. We suppose Mr. Pulitzer's heirs, successors and assigns in the busi ness of picking out the best news story will overlook the one sent this a. m. from Astoria to the Ore gonian by Mr. B. Mike on the re gatta. In the first place a man who can find material to write a news story on a regatta Is in a class by himself, and in the second place It was a good story. TODAY'S THRILLER Leslyn Burdette, two and a half year old daughter of Dr. ana Mrs. Leslie R. Burdette, was taken to her father's office on the fourth floor of the First National bank building, the other day. The little one started to play around the of fice when her parents missed her. They heard her singing out "Hello" to somebody but couidn t ten wnere. Until they found the little girl had climbed onto a radiator and from there out of the window and was sitting on a two foot ledge, her feet dangling over the side, singing out and waving her hand at passersby below. The mother sneaked up De hind her and rescued her. The lit tle girl seemed quite offended at having her good time broken up but later in life will probably get over it. Speaking of the barbecue at Sil verton the other day Ivy McAdoo, writing in the Gcrvais Star says, "The writer of this article was there, admittedly to feast on the barbecued beef and the splendid coffee." Probably the same good old party instinct which Inspired the other 6.099 people reported to be there to hustle to the picnic like homing pigeons. After all plenty of barbecued beef and coffee to go around Is the principal solution of the world's most vexing political problem. We're glad to report that the loud speaker at the kitball tourney has now had its adenoids removed but still needs to have its tonsils looked over. Folks should . turn out for the big meeting at the chamber of com merce tonight to protest the elim ination of a lot of rural routes here abouts. It seems In addition to farmers getting their mail late, the new move will also make It neces sary to change the telephone di rectories, city directory and other directories no end. We hope Henry Crawford Isn't going to let a lot of rural routes slip out of his grasp just as hes getting to know the first names of most everybody on them. ONE MAN BAND Reedsburg, Wis. U) Art Werner. Reedsburg's exploited "one man band," claims to be the only per son who can play three Instruments simultaneously and in perfect har mony. Werner strums a guitar with his feet, saws a violin with his hands and blows a harmonica all at the same time. He has specir.I toe rings with attached picks for the guitar, and a wire neck piece to hold the harmonica. cincts was 325.698. Threats of party realignment by democratic opponents of the form er socialist, who campaigned on an "EPIC" (End Poverty in California) plan, meanwhile became more def inite. Justus S. Warden, who ran third for the democratic nomination, and his campaign manager, A. J. Scam plnl. declared they would actively support Mcrrlam or Raymond L Halght, progressive and common wealth party nominee, In Novem ber. Creel, author and director ol Concluded on page 11, column 7) LAWYERS TAKE PARTING SHOT AT NEW DEAL American Bar Associa tion Criticizes Secur ities Act As Illegal Debate Centers Upon Election or Appoint ment of Judges Milwaukee, Aug. 31 (m The Am erican Bar association, nearing the end of Its 67th annual convention. today took a parting shot at the Roosevelt new deal by accepting the report of a special committee which criticized the securities act of 1933 as riding "rough shod over legal principles. The report recommended the act be revised "with the aid of corpor ation directors and executives, bank ers and lawyers familiar with the practical problems" of finance. The revision was urged In tne interest of "simplification and clarification, and contemplated 14 amendments, some of which have already been passed by congress. "The act imposes drastic liabilities, in essence in terror, which are regarded by those made sud ject to them as unfair and unjus tified." the committee reported. "It radically alters the ordinary tabUshed machinery for the distri bution of securities, it rides rougn shod over legal principles which have been long established In our law such as limited corporate liability, 'agency and the burden of (Concmdeu on puge 10, column 4) MEIER URGES SAFETY FIRST Governor Julius L. Meier Issued a statement here today, pleading for the full support of the citizens of Oregon to the nation-wide sale tv program which was to be ob served during the month of Sep tember. The governor listed the fact that djring 1933 and until July 31, 1934, there had been 412 deaths, 6.983 injuries and $15,000,000 loss of money in the state or Oregon, due to automobile accidents, represent ing an average of one death for each 2,427 families, one injury for each 143 families and an average cost in money to each family of $75. Carelessness and thoughtlessness were blamed for every one of -the acc 1 den ts Continuing In his statement the governor said, "When the above loss Is considered, In addition to the suffering of the injured and the grief of those who lost rela tives and other loved ones, I feel confident that every citizen will co operate with me in a special effort during the month of September to reduce this enormous toll by using the utmost caution while driving, riding or walking on our streets and highways and by Influencing others in using precaution. "Automobile accidents are not re specters of persons or families, and you and yours may be the next where death or Injury may strike.1 STRIKERS STOP TRAIN AT GEORGIA MILL Macon, Ga Aug. 31 (PhA freight train was blocked here today by a crowd of about 300 cotton textile mill strikers and sympathizers as it was being switched into the yard of the Payne mill of the Bibb Mfg. Co. The crowd, standing in front of the steaming locomotive, refused to budge, despite picas of officials. Tne train had gone to the mill yards to pick up several cars of rinished pro ducts for shipment. JAPANESE LINER FOUNDERS AT SEA Tokyo, Aug. 31 W) The CO-ton steamer Talan Maru foundered near Tntung, Manchuria, today and fears were expressed that 136 passengers and members of the crew were drowned, it was stated by a Rcngo (Japanese) news agency dispatch. Twenty-six persons were reported to nave been saved. Two vessels named Talan Maru were listed In Lloyd's register, one of 5655 gross tons and the other 3158 tons. Only the larger ship is record ed In the marine register. This steamer,- formerly the Hanna Nielsen, was tullt In Seattle, Wash., in 1910, and 4s owned by Interests in Hashi date, Japan. It left Nagoya, Japan, early In July and on July 14 arrived at Vamuke 10 Buildings Burn In Fire, Rockaway Rockaway, Ore., Aug. 31 (A1) Spattered grease turned a bakery kitchen to a mass ot flames wnicn were not controlled until eight bus iness firms and two cottages were burned to the ground here this morning. Loss was estimated at from $60,000 to $70,000, partially covered by In surance. So hot was the fire that ocean resort cottages nearby were waip ed and almost burst into flame. The fire, which started at 5 o'clock this morning, leveled the Rockaway Garage, Rockaway Home Bakery, Rockaway Drug store, containing a liquor agency, William Monks Gen eral store, Olson Barber shop, Chico Cafe, Sweet shop and Carleson's Red and White store. Two cottages at the rear of these buildings were reduced to ashes. Virtually nothing was removed from the buildings, so quickly did (Concluded on page 10, column 8) AGED PIONEER DIES IN BLAZE Scio, Aug. 31 Samuel W. Gaines, 91, resident of the Scio vicinity for 73 years, was burned to death in a fire that destroyed his farm home three miles south of here about 2 o'clock this morning. Mrs. Belle Archer, step-daughter who was keeping house for Mr. Gaines, and Jack Griffin, her bro ther, were both at the house. Grif fin attempted to save the aged man from the fire, but Gaines, appar ently excited, jerked away from him and could not be rescued. Grif fin and Mrs. Archer barely escaped in their night clothes. How the fire started Is not 'u.own Griffin and Mrs. Archer said ,hey ' were awakened by the fire and found the house a mass of flames. Mr. Gaines was born In Missouri June 24, 1843, and crossed the plains to Oregon when he was 8 years old, and had lived in this vicinity ever since. He had been married four times, each wife leaving him a wid ower. The last wife died three years ago at the age of 91. She was a sister of Mrs. Rebecca Morrl3 of Portland, who has been queen of the Linn County Pioneer associa tion since 1927. Survivors of Mr. Gaines are two sons, Cola Gaines, farmer near Scio, and Theodore Gaines, of Durkee, Baker county; and two daughters, Mrs. Allle Poindexter, of near Scio, and Mrs. Ida Graham, Woodburn. The funeral will be held at Prov idence church Sunday at 3 o'clock. CONFESSES TO LURING PRIEST Elton H. Newman and Roscoe Chrlsner appeared before Justice of the Peace Hayden on a charge of attempting to extort $1,000 from Father Alcuin Heibel, Mt. Angel priest. They waived preliminary hearing and will go directly before Judge McMahan of the circuit court, where, It was intimated, they would plead guilty. Their ball bonds wero fixed at $2,500 each which they failed to furnish, and they were committed to the county jail. Having admitted that a trick by which he lured Rev. Alcuin Helbcl. O.S.B., of Mt. Angel into the hills near Scotts Mills was for the pur pose of attempting to extort $1000 from the priest, E. H. Newman, farmer of Marquam, was expected today to waive preliminary investl notion and plead guilty before Cir cuit Judge L. H. McManan. An ac complice, Roscoe Chrlsner, was to surrender to the authorities today. Newman Is 24 and Chrlsner 19. The two men dured the priest from his Mt. Angel home lost Mon day night, with the pretext that Chrlsner's mother was very ill and wanted spiritual administration. The priest, suspecting the pair, insist ed on accompanying them in his own car instead of going with them In a truck, and he took three other men with him. Newman told the officers that when the priest took the three friends In the car with him, he and Chrlsner attempted to run away from them but did not succeed. When, after a long drive through the hills, the two vehicles stopped, Newman told Father Alcuin that his story about the sick woman was a trick, and that what he really wanted was the release of one of the nuas ir. the convent at Mt. Angel. New man said she was a sister of an acquaintance of his and was tn the convent aglnst her will. The priest nd his friends got the license number of Newman's truck. Returning to Mt. Angel they noti fied the state police. The arrest of Newman and his admission of an Intention to extort money followed. PEACE OFFER ACCEPTED BY Proposals of United States, Brazil, Argen tina Wait Bolivia Reply Prospects Held Bright for Ending 2 Years of Bloody Warfare (Copyright, 1934, by United Prs Buenos Aires, Aug. 31 (LP) Hope waxed strong today that the bitter two years' war in the "green hell" of the Gran Chaco might be ended quickly through peace efforts of the United States, Brazil and Argentina. Paraguay has accepted a proposal by the three powers for immediate cessation of fighting. President Dan iel Salamanca of Bolivia is expected to reply to the proposal during the week-end. Simultaneously the United States is expected to answer a Bolivian in quiry as to the legal, or judicial sig nificance of a truce as it concerns possible failure of peace negotiations. It was believed that Salamanca, who was at the fighting front today, was consulting his generals as to the advisability of accepting the peace offer. The situation today was as follows: The Paraguayan line stretched for 175 miles, the longest since the war started, from Fort Vallivian on the Pilcomayo to Carandaiti, fort and settlement In the foothills of the Bolivian mountains to which it is the key position. The line runs roughly north and south. The length of the Paraguayan line constituted the only apparent Im mediate danger to their armies. General Jose Estigarriabia, the Paraguayan commander-in-c h i e f, (Concluded on pnge 11, column 4T" DUNlEPORTS BUSINESS GAIN New York, Aug. 31 (P) Produc tive and distributive branches of trade, said the weekly Dun & Bradstreet trade review today, are looking forward to labor day the turning point from a curtailment of production toward a period of recovery and expansion. "After its maintenance at an un expectedly high level since June," asserted the survey, "the consumer buying impetus gained rapidly in the closing week in August. "As consumer buying turned pronouncedly stronger as the month drew to a close, many retailers had the best week of the summer, and sales rose as much as 15 per cent above the level of the week pre ceding and were 8 to 12 per cent larger than in the comparative period of 1933. "In contrast to the encouraging progress being made in the distri bution of merchandise, the rate of Industrial activity continues to lag, and In many Instances is becoming more dependent, on federal or state expenditures. "Even though the number of or ders placed in some of the apparel divisions are somewhat under that of the week preceding, the volume of wholesale business was larger than a year ago and In most of the large markets buyers were more numerous than during that period." CHINESE BANDITS KIDNAP AMERICAN Tokyo, Aug. 31 (fP) A United States citizen, John Johansen, was reported today by Rengo (Japan ese) news agency to have been kid naped by bandits who wrecked ft Chinese Eastern railway train at Wuchia, Manchukuo, killing five Japanese passengers and injuring 10 seriously. The report, from Harbin, said Johansen was one of three Metro-Goldwyn-Maycr company employes kidnaped and the others were Rob ert Lury, a Russian who had been educated in the United States, and a Jupancse named Kmatsumoto. HESS MYSTIFIED BY JEWISH ORDER Berlin, Aug. 31 (fll Rudolf Hess minister without portfolio and Hit ler's deputy in the nazl party, said today he was mystified by the per sistence of reports that he was Is suing or about to issue a five point order forbidding nazis to fraternize or even speak to Jews. "There has been no such order," he said. "There Is no such order; there will be no such order In fact I haven't yet even thought of such an order.' a faaiqn o jo a juirsUJMB OUSTER STARTS POLITICAL TONGUES WAGGING First District Democrats Demanding Recogni tion In Appointment of Successor, But Pierce Expected To Dispense Plum In In terests of Congressional Candidacy By HARRY 'n. CRAIN Resignation of J. P. Linscomb. Oresron Home Owners Loan corporation and for months a stormy petrel in state democratic politics, has aroused democrats in the first congressional district to determined activity which iau campaign. Leaders among first district dem ocrats assert that the first district is to be recognized In the appoint ment of Lipscomb's successor or they are going to know the reason why. So far they have not centered their efforts upon any one candidate, but Edward P. Bailey of Eugene, branch manager for the HOLO in this area, is receiving frequent fav orable mention and a lot of support. Tne Jjipscnmb appointment came through the Joint action of Con gressman Charles H. Martin, Nation, al Committeeman Walter M. Pierce and Carl C. Donaugh, then state democratic chairman, and was in (Concluded on paire 10, column 5V BY ROOSEVELT Hyde Park, N. Y., Aug. 31 UP) President Roosevelt today put the subject of government finance at the head of a heavy week-end con ference schedule. The chief executive who late last night concluded a long discussion with Budget Director Lewis Doug las, prepared to meet this after noon with Henry Morgenthau, Jr., secretary of the treasury and Thom as Jefferson Coolidge, undersecre tary, to receive fiscal Information. Later in the day, It was expected that Mr. Roosevelt would welcome to Hyde Park as overnight guests. Harry Hopkins, federal relief ad ministrator and undcr-secretary of agriculture, Rexford G. Tugwcll. and their wives. With Hopkins he was scheduled to lay the groundwork of the Im portant social security program to be presented to congress early next winter. Tugwell, chief of the brain trust ers, was also regarded as a chief consultant In formulation of the program. The final caller on the list was Edward J. Flynn, democratic lead er of the Bronx and an outstanding Roosevelt lieutenant. The executive officers said Upton Sinclair, who won the democratic gubernatorial nomination in Cali fornia, has an appointment with President Roosevelt next Tuesday. FLOOD CONTROL WORK APPROVED Portland, Aug. 31 (LP) S.E.R.A. jobs for tho unemployed on relief rolls of tho state were announced Friday as approved by the state re lief committee to a total of some $50,000 In wages, materials and equipment, the largest of the pro jects going to Portland. The two biggest projects call for a comple tion of the peninsula drainage work on Columbia slough and grading and draining in Duniway park. Other work announced Includes school Improvements at Sisters and district 22 In Deschutes county; con tinuation of Corvallls reservoir and water system work; flood control work at Salem, and mapping Clats kanio and painting Benton county courthouse. WARN TOURISTS OF DANGER IN FORESTS Portland, Ore., Aug. 31 WD re gional Forester C. J. Buck today warned week-end holiday tourists that extrcmo fire hazards continue in the northwest forests, He appealed to the public to aid In preventing fires which he said were devastating second growth timber. "Tho day is not far off when we shall need this crop des perately," he said. The woods will be highly inflam able over labor day "unless It rains hard enough to keep everyone at home," Buck advised. "I believe that every forest visitor during this holiday should feel a personal re sponsibility to help prevent forest fires by being extremely careful." HOP-PICKKIt DROWNS Oregon City, Ore,, Aug. 31 (P) The body of Milton Allison, 10, Port land youth who was picking hops near Buttevillc, was sought today In the Willamette river where he drowned while swimming last night. CONVICTION OF KELLER UPHELD San Francisco, Aug. 31 (P) The conviction of Nathaniel Baldwin and 14 others on charges of using the mails to defraud in the promo tion and sale of stock of Baldwin's Radio company was affirmed by the 'linth United States circuit court of appeals here today. Baldwin and three others were sentenced to five years in prison and each fined $10,000 by Federal Judge George M. Bourquln after trial in the district court of Mon tana, The defendants and their sent ences were: Nathaniel Baldwin, Frank Keller, Jr., E. H. Nathan, Lorenzo Stohl, five years and $10, 000; Harry M. Green and Joseph H. Green, 30 months and $1,250; Henry M. Faulkner, George W. Reidman, N. M. Hansen, W. H. Haueter, A. A. Madison, Einar Brown, Floyd Dixon, John E. Martin, Harvey Fenny, two years and $1,000. Frank Keller, Jr., referred to In the foregoing dispatch is serving time in the Oregon state penitenti ary here, having been received there July 7, 1033, on a five year sentence from polk county. He was con victed on a charge of using meth ods to defraud in the sale of securi ties of the Empire Holding com pany after a lengthy trial In which a number of prominent people were involved. BENDIX TROPHY Airport, Cleveland, Aug. 31 LP) Doug Davis swooped over the fin ish line at Cleveland airport at 3:46 p. m. today as the first finisher tn the Bcndix trophy race. Davis' unofficial elapsed time from Los Angeles to Cleveland was 9 hours and 26 minutes. He fell far short of equalling the Bcndix tro phy race record of 8 hours and 10 minutes, set by Jimmie Halzlip in 1932. Union Air Terminal, Los Angeles, Aug. 31 (LP) After a delayed start, three swift racing planes streaked through the skies toward Cleveland today, seeking the Vincent Bcndix trophy and aiming also at Col. Ros coe Turner's transcontinental rec ord. Turner himself was left behind, grounded a leaking gasoline tank in his Wedell-Wllliams racer. Five minutes later red-haired John Worthern of Patterson, La., took off, flying the same type of plane as Davis. Wothcrn planned refueling stops at Albuquerque, Kansas City and Cleveland. After a long wait, caused by a loose crowling hi his giant "Q.E.D." plane, Lee Gehlbach, Springfield, Mass., started at 4:58 a. m. The eastern flier, tired and nervous after a rush trip to reach the start ing point, planned no definite stops. Hop Festival Parade Most Elaborate Staged In Independence History Independence Aug. 31 The weather changing from n hazy forenoon to a bright sunny afternoon brought out the largest crowd ever known to Independence people to witness the afternoon program of the first day of the hop festival. The crowd was estimated all the way from 10, 000 to 15,000. Tho streets were thronged and Jammed, and as for parking space for automobiles they extended out on all side streets al most to the city limits. Main street which was the scene of the judging of floats was kept clear of vehicles from 12 o'clock on, until after tho parndo. The parade, consisting of about 70 floats and other conveyances, formed at 2 o'clock about 3 blocks out from tiic center of town, and filed through the principle streets of the city, passing in review be SILK, RAYON WORKERS ALSO TO WALK OUT Cotton Textile Strike Ex tended To All Textile Industries 200,000 Woolen and Wor sted and 150,000 Silk And Rayon Workers Washington, Aug. 31 (LP) Union leaders late today ordered 200,000 woolen and worsted workers to join the cotton textile strike tomorrow night. Negotiations in the silk industry still were pending but Strike Chair man Francis J. Gorman said there was a distinct possibility that some 150,000 silk and rayon workers also would leave the mills at 11:30 p. m. tomorrow. Addition of the woolen workers brings the strike call effective to more than 600,000 workers. Gorman's strike call for the wool en and worsted industry came after Arthur Besse, chairman of the woolen code authority and head of the National Woolen and Worsted association refused to deal with of ficers of the United Textile workers. Gorman said that the woolen industry was beset with the same difficulties that caused the cot- (Concluded on page 10. column 7) E MONEY ISSUED Washington, Aug. 31 (LP) Bright new dimes, fresh minted quarters, half dollars, cartwheels and crisp silver certificates altogether $100, 000,000 more than when President Roosevelt took office filled the pub. lie's pockets today. The treasury has speeded up Its silver program so that now $10,000, 000 a week in various forms of sil ver money Is going out. Only re cently the rate was only $1,000,000 a week. Treasury figures showed today that the public now holds $749,254, 839 In silver certificates and .coin. That Is a gain of $107,459,249 under Roosevelt, and a new record. It was unofficially estimated that silver money held by the public would soon reach the billion dollar mark. It would then amount to about 20 percent of the $5,000,000,000 money in circulation. Although the treasury has put out nearly $30,000,000 in new silver bills this month alone, it was estimated that the government still has suffi cient silver metal to support nearly $100,000,000 more for the next montb. ASKS CENSUS OF INDIGENT FILIPINOS Manila, Aug. 31 P) Tackling the problem of repatriating Indigent ' Filipinos in the United States, Gov ernor General Frank Murphy today cabled Secretary of War Dern for information concerning the condi tion of the emigrated islanders. He asked that the secretary trans mit his request to the governors of California and Oregon, where the Filipinos are concentrated. Looking toward possible aid from the Insular government. Murphy wants to know how many are em ployed and idle, their social and fi nancial condition and how many are willing to return. He also asked for any suggestions about repatriation. fore the Judges stand near the hop bowl, where prizes were awarded. There were brass bands and other kinds of bands, clowns of every description, and every conceivable form of float from the motor driv en to horse drawn vehicles repre senting the various Industries of this section, business and profes sional, hopgrowers, garden clubs, rural clubs, fraternal organizations, breweries, oil companies, laundries, beer parlors, etc., and heading all these was the Queen Marjorle of the Hop Festival, float, horse drawn with a four horse team rirlv ( Concluded orTpfiBe li7 column- 5)