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Facts!
8 porta and athletic event, from
local to world wide, are given com
plete coverage by this department
of the Capital Journal through its
vast corps of correspondents, fea
ture writers and two leased wire
services.
Weather
Mostly cloudy tonight and Friday,
probably with occasional rain; con
tinued cool, changeaoie wind.
Yesterday: Max. 65 min. 45. Rain
.11 In. Riv. 3.8 ft. South wind, cloudy.
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COMPLETION OF
ROAD PLEDED
FOR CHAMPOEG
Sate Highway Commis
sion Agrees to Con
tinue Project to Shrine
Bids Opened on Resur
facing and Oiling Silver
Creek Falls Highway
Portland, Ore., May 31 The
state highway commission opened
bids on more than $650,000 of con
struction and repair work here to-
i day. Awards will be announced at
3:30 p. m.
N At the request of Milton Miller.
ehatrman of the Champoeg Park
commission, the highway heads
committed themselves to the com'
pletlon of an Improved road to
Champoeg park.
"The state highway commission,
In co-operation with Marion county
and the works progress administra
tion, is building a road from the
Aurora - Wilsonville highway to
Champoeg," the commission stated,
Indicating It Intended to continue
this Improvement until an Improved
rofld is built to this state shrine."
cbnchiidedon page 4. column 7)
FRANCE TO AID
AGED PRELATE
Paris, May 21 fP) Joseph Paul
Boncoiuy acting foreign - minister,
. declared tonight Italy's expulsion
1 of ft French priest from Ethiopia
was "Inacceptable" and an authori
' tative source said France would pro
test vigorously.
This sudden development In the
Frav i-I t a Han situation ' came
shortly after the French govern
ment refused to withdraw colonial
troops from Dlredawa, strategic cen
ter on the railroad from Addis
Ababa ta the sea.
The ease of Monsignor Andre
Jarosseau, 78-year-old leader of
Roman Catholic missions In Ethio
pia, aroused intense official interest.
The aged prelate, who had been
in Ethiopia 50 years, ministering
especially to native lepers, was or
dered out of the country by Italian
authorities yesterday on charges of
having made "hostile demonstra
tions against Italy."
"The sole question to discuss,"
Faul-Boncour declared, "is whether
, the expulsion was justified. We think
It was not."
Paul-Boncour conferred imme
S ditely with Charles Roux, French
ambassador to the Vatican. After
ward he said Count Charles de
1 Chambvun, French ambassador to
Rome, would make representations
to the Italian government.
DE VALERA ARRESTS
IRISH ARMY CHIEFS
Jublln, May 21 (LP) President
Eamon de Valera's government to
day launched its biggest often
against opposition factions with i..
arrest of Maurice Twomey, com
mander of the Irish republican
army, and his chief of staff, Ira
Conlehane, prominent lawyer.
Twomey and Conlehane were ar
rested by officers of the political
branch of the civic guards white
they were leaving a church, where
they attended mass, at Drumcon
dra, a suburb of Dublin.
Both were kustled off to Brlde
l well prison where it was explained
they had been arrested under the
' public safety act.
The government long has been ac
tive against the Irish republican
army because of Its opposition to de
Valera's policies but the arrest 'f
Twomey and Conlehane represented
Its biggest 'move to date.
ARMORY PROGRAM
STILL UP IN AIR
Oregon cities are no nearer get
ting new armories thin they were
six months ago, E. J. Griffith, WPA
administrator for Oregon, said here
today. Dispatches from Washing
ton, D. Ou early this week that Ore
gon's allotment had been cut from
$2,000,000 to a lower figure and that
buildings In ft number of cities had
been approved. wen described by
Griffith as "merely rehashes of old
tcrie.
Good Evening!
Sips for Supper
By DON UPJOHN
Mrs. Mary N. Fulkerson. county
superintendent, is about to wind
up her school visitations for the
year and devote her time to school
graduations now showering down
thick and fast. She has two schools
to visit today and two graduation
exercises to attend tonight.. And
the same ratio for tomorrow night.
"Where I made a mistake,' said
Mrs. Fulkerson today, "was in not
being born the Dlonne quintuplets.
I could have made my way around
to most of the places if I had been."
But we make a small bet she'll get
there as it, is.
The great disgust recently ex
pressed over discharge of Max
Bishop as manager of the Portland
Beavers has now reached the fever
heat where local fans can hardly
wait for the Beavers to get back
home so they can hustle to Port
land to the games. This is a nat
ural result of all such great public
uprisings of sentiment but remains
tough on Frisco Edwards and his
squad of aspirants.
The disgust shown toward the
Portland Beavers by non-attendance
at games will probably reach
heights similar to that shown by
state house clerks toward the great
M. ic F. institution on legal holi
days at which times it seems to
reach its peak.
Tear gas is now being liberally
supplied to all penal institutions so
in case of riots or ructions the con
victs can be caused to break forth
in a general hubbub of blubbering.
It never has been necessary to
furnish tear gas for wives, sweet
hearts and relatives of the convicts
who are able to generate their own
tears without artificial assistance.
It's appropriate that occasionally
the convicts should be called on to
shed 4 few likewise. . -
Hedda Swart's resumption of his i
Table Rock theory makes us think j
something should be done about
it. We interviewed a few leading
citizens this a. m., as to how the
rain so unnatural to this valley
could be stopped by getting the
snow off Table Rock and a few of
fered suggestions as follows:
Herman Schellberg Let me get
close enough and I'll blow it off.
Don Hendry, premier golfer-
Let me at It and It would make
just a nice divot for me. I've left
bigger holes than that In the turf
at the Salem golf course.
Leif Bergsvik I could melt It off
with a gas furnace.
Jim Kapphahn One of my pow
er shovels could do it.
Walt Thompson Let me get my
flat feet on It and I'll squash it off.
Of course, maybe some of these
customers may be bragging a bit
but any of them are welcome to
try their own recipes.
As far as we're concerned we
don't believe Hedda knows whether
there's any snow on Table Rock
now or not. He Just figures be
cause it's rained in the valley in
May there must be snow on the
rock.
Architects' plans for the new state
capitol are flooding the mails. We
think it unfortunate that the board
didn't ask for plans for the new
"'illamctte grandstand at the same
1 as part of the competition so
i& to get the two new structures to
harmonize as part of our great
civic center. We urge Rolla South-
wick to submit plans on both. He
Is one experienced architect on the
(Concluded on page 7, column a)
Oregon to Share Well
In Labor and Money for
River and Harbor Work
Washington. May 21 (U.R) Thousands of jobless will
find work, to accompaniment
and the clatter of pile-drivers,
allotment made by the war depart -
ment today to Improve America's
rivers and harbors.
Portions of the vast sum will go
to every nook and cranny of the
nation. Allotments run from the
$33,900,000 ear-marked for im
provement of the upper Mississippi
river to a few hundred dollars for
some back-water creek.
Of the $137,000,000 allotted today.
$130,468,839 will be used for new
projects while $34,408,150 will be
spent In maintaining ports and
waterways which already have been
Implored.
, Tba money pound out today was
COMPROMISE
ACCEPTED ON
NEW TAX BILL
Roaring Revolt Over Cor
porate Surplus Tax
Beaten Down
Proposals to Increase
Normal Income Tax
Rate Dropped
Washington, May 31 IP Admin
istration forces beat down a roar
ing revolt In the senate finance
committee today and achieved a
compromise designed to save the
drastically modified theory of the
new deal's tax on undivided corpor
ate profits. 1
The committee decided at the
same time to drop proposals to in
crease the normal income tax rate.
Members agreed on a plan, esti
mated merely to raise "over $500,
000,000" as compared to the $623,
000.000 corporate tax item in the
house bill, as follows:
18 per cent flat tax on corpora
tion earnings.
7 per cent rate on undistributed
corporation Income.
Make dividends subject to the
normal income tax rate of 4 per
cent.
Grant corporations earning $20,
000 or less in one year an exemp
tion of $1,000.
The agreement was reached only
(Concluded on page IP, column 7)
HUNDREDS DIE
IN EARTHQUAKE
Shanghai, China, May 21 (&h-
Earthquakes killed hundreds in
central China, caused extensive
damage and terrorized the super
stitious natives, reports reaching
Shanghai today said.
Several hundred were killed and
injured Saturday at Pingshin, Sze
chuan province, by a severe shock,
the reports said. Sixty per cent of
the buildings in Pingshin were
leveled.
Similar quakes occurred yesterday
in Chungking, Szechuan province,
and at Lanchow In neighboring
Kansu province. Death and dam
age from the latter shocks was not
reported in meager and belated ac
counts reaching here.
Drums were beaten today, sac
rifices offered and other magical
devices resorted to by the terrified
Chinese in their eagerness to ap
pease the monsters they believe
cause the shocks.
The Chinese believe these earth
quakes are caused by huge whales
in the interior of the earth arching
or rising their backs against the
upper firmament or by angry drag
ons wagging their tails.
HITCH HIKERS TIE
DRIVER, STEAL AUTO
Klamath Falls, May 21 P
Charles Davis of Klamath Falls
picked up three hitch hikers tint
morning when driving to work at
Weyerhaeuser mill.
They forced him to continue to
Long Prairie on the road to Med
ford. There they tied him to a tree
'.and stole his automobile.
of the hiss of steam dredges
as a result of a 'iSV.OOO.OOO
.
provided in the an. Jl rivers an:
harbors act, passed May 15, which
appropriated $120,750,000 for new
port and waterway projects and
$38,677,899 for the maintenance of
existing ones. Funds not allocated
now will be apportioned later by the
war department as the army corps
of engineers decides they may he
spent advantageously.
In making the allotments, the
war department explained that In
some cases work may be done for
less than the present estimate
When that happens the balance
may be done for less thin the pres-
(Concluded on psg, 4, column 8)
Trust Fund
Started for
Kay Francis
, The Capital Journal office was the
scene of a meeting yesterday after
noon.when a group of interested per
sons gathered to discuss the Kay
Francis Anderson fund and Its dis
posal. At the present time the fund has
reached the amount of $1157.24. A
trust account has been opened 'at
the Ladd & Bush bank for this am
ount. One thousand dollars will go
for hospitalization, doctors' fees and
medicines.
The remaining $157.24 and any
amounts coming in from this time
on will also be deposited in the trust
fund for medical attention and me
dicines which Kay will need for
"(Concluded on page"srTOlumnT"4l
CHARGE FRAUD
IN JERSEY VOTE
Newark, N. J., May 21 () Frank
lin W. Fort, beaten by Governor
Harold G. Hoffman fur fourth and
last place as delegate-at-large to the
republican national convention, con
ferred with political allies today on
possible challenge ot Hoffman's
heavy poll in Hudson county, demo
cratic stronghold.
O. D. Keep of South Orange, his
campaign manager, disclosed that
they were having "experts" analyze
yesterday's vote and would decide
today what action to take. Hoffman
got 24,919 votes In Hudson, 6800 more
than any of the candidates running
with him. while Fort received 7963.
All ballot boxes in the county are
sealed and under guard.
Keep had charged beiore the elec
tion that through a "oeal" between
Hoffman backers and Mayor Frank
Hauee. of Jersey. City,, state demo
cratic leaders, democrats would en
roll as "one-day" republicans and
vote for the governor alone. Hauge
and Hoffman denied It.
Fort declared in a statement to
day:
"The fight on bi-partisan machine
lule began in this primary. It will
not end until New Jersey is purged
of its stifling influence."
He said his campaign had "ac
complished its major purpose," since
Hoffman's finish in fourth place was
viewed "as clear repudiation of his
leadership."
GIBBS ELECTED
HEAD OF I00F
Roseburg, Ore., May 31 Jpy-Roy
H. Oibbs of Gresham was elected
grand master of the Odd Fellows
lodge In Oregon, as the state con
vention went into its closing sessions
today. The state meeting closes this
afternoon when the grand lodge will
refect Its next year's convention site.
Astoria and Klamath Falls are bid
ding for the 1937 meeting.
Other officers chosen for the
grand lodge were H. K. Zimmerman,
Astoria, deputy grand master; Jos
eph Eckley, Portland grand ward
en; W, A. Morand, Portland, grand
secretary; J. H. Nelson, McMlnnville,
grand treasurer; F. M. Sexton, The
Dalles, retiring grand master, grand
representative to the sovereign
grand lodge for the two-year term;
Charles P. Poole, Eu&ene, grand re
presentative for the one-year term;
w. A. Carter, Portland, grand trus
tee of the Odd Fellows home en
dowment fund; F. J. MeindL Port
land, trustee of the I.O.O.F. home.
The Rebekah assembly elected Es
telle Weed, Portland, president; May
Jonas, Prinevllle, vice-president;
Carrie Rickert, Medfod, secretary;
Halite Ingle, Corvallls, treasurer;
Eda Jacobs, Portland treasurer.
Last night's sessions of the grand
lodge and assembly featured degree
work by teams from Tillamook and
McMlnnville, the ceremonials being
followed by the Muscovite' Irolio.
CAUSES OF FOREST
FIRES ARE TRACED
Portland, May 31 (IP) An inven
tory of forest fires over a five-year
period by the U. S. forest service
disclosed that an average of 1367
occurred annually, 66 percent of
them being caused by man and 35
percent by lightning
Nearly 46 percent were blamed
upon careless smokers and campers.
The worst year of the period was
1936, when 1611 fires occurred but
lightning was chiefly itsponslble for
the Increase, while the number of
man-made fires in 1' was the low
est In the period except for 1933
The acreage loss in 1935 was the
lowest since 1907. The 1936 season
already has brought M tires.
GRAND COULEE
FUNDS CUT-OFF
BY HOUSE VOTE
Drive Started to Restore
Reclamation Program
In Western States
Deschutes and Owyhee
Projects in Oregon
Refused Funds
Washington, May 31 flp Re-
bounding quickly after the blow
dealt yesterday to their hopes for
the huge .western reclamation pro
gram, a bloc of legislators from
beyond the Mississippi today re
newed their drive to appropriate
$58,000,000 for 1937 construction in
seven states.
Amid clashing cries of "pork" and
"necessary rehabilitation," the
house yesterday slapped down the
$68,000,000, which was contained in
the interior department appropria.
tlon bill.
The money, designed for work on
a program whose ultimate cost was
estimated by Rep, Sam Hill ID.,
Wash.), at $800,000,000, was taken
out of the bill, on a standing vote
of 113 to 70.
The bill now goes to a conference
of members from senate and house,
and it is in this parley that advo
cates of the program hope to re
coup the lost ground.
Chief Items in the big program
on which the house turned thumbs
(Conoluded on page 7. column 4)
BEAVERS TAKEN
BY OLD BOSTON
McAlester, Okla., May 21 (7P
Claude Beavers was brought back-alive-today
to the state penitenti
ary where he engineered a savage
like break in which a foreman was
killed and a guard wounded.
The convict leader, who boasted
he never would be taken alive, sur
rendered without a show of resist
ance early today in the Jack Fork
mountains southeast of here.
"Here I am," he shouted as "Old
Boston,' the prison's famed blood
hound led five man-hunters to his
refuge in the brush.
"I give up, he shouted.
"I've thrown away my guns." he
added, stepping into the open.
The capture of Beavers left only
two of the eight original fugitives
at large. Warden Roy w. Kenny
called in all possemcn, saying he
was convinced the other two con
victs, Julius Bohannon and A. C
McArthur, were not in this section.
The tip that led to Beavers' cap
ture came from an old Indian. "Old
Boston" was nut on the trail. He
sniffed along for 12 miles before
reaching the convict's hiding place,
Warden Kenny said the ring
leader would be placed in solitary
confinement along with the five
other recaptured convicts.
COLOR ROMANCES
BANNED BY ILDUCE
Rome, May 31 tn The lnfluen.
tlal newspaper, II Me.sagero, drew
a clear color line today for Italy's
new empire, declaring' "The fascist
empire cannot be an empire of mu
lattoes." The emphatic editorial, In front
page, two-column position, was one
of the most outspoken on any inter
nal matter that Italy has seen for a
long time. It deplored widespread, if
somewhat humorous, propaganda
depleting the charm of Ethiopian
women.
H Messagero cited the example of
other southern countries to show
that the "formation of a hybrid po
pulation arouses serioiis preoccupa
tion among some leaders of govern'
ment and science."
The editorial suggested that many
white women and families of col
onists be sent to conquered Ethiopia
and urged the formation of strictly
white settlements, as well as native
settlements under the, supervision of
a few whites.
TWO WIN PRIZES
Eugene, May 21 (AT Alfredo T.
Falardo. Portland, and Oeorge Telt
off, Harbin, Manchuna, won first
prizes In the Bast Asiatic art and
social science divisions of the Mur
ray-Wamer essay contest there to
day. Each winner received $100. Lee
.Tnhnnn nf Ij nronri n-tu n minify
'other prlxo winners
CUTOFF'" VfxlrAT
casts Shadow at
highway hearing
McMinnville Seeks to Anchor Itself Perma
nently on Main West Side Artery by Cooper
ation in Relocation of Route Thru City, But
Protests Proposal, to Skirt Town Entirely
By HARRY CRAIN
; McMinnville. May 21 Seeking to "anchor" the perma
nent route of the West Side Pacific highway more securely
to their city in the face of threatened improvement of the
Dayton-Amity cut-off, which would leave them off the main
traveled north and south artery, spokesmen for the business
interests, taxpayers and some aoo
citizens of McMlnnville who Jam-
med the chamber of commerce au
ditorium yesterday afternoon pledg
ed the city's full cooperation to the
state highway commission In con
templated changes in -the location
of the highway through the city.
The occasion was a public hear
ing called by the commission to
consider proposed routes for the
improvement.
Specifically, the Dayton-Amity
cutoff was never mentioned during
the hearing. But unspoken con
sciousness of the threat its proposed
(Concluded on page 13, column fl)
HINDENBURG ON
RETURN FLIGHT
Lakehurst, N. J., May 31 P The
dirigible Hlndenburg headed back
across the Atlantic today, Its skipper
hopeful that the winds which re
tarded its westward flight would
speed it toward Germany.
Prom Halifax, N. 8., came reports
the zeppelln passed over Barring-
ton. N. S.. at 5:68 a.m. E.S.T. today.
, The trip will complete the second
of ten round trips contemplated for
the zeppelln between Germany ana
the United States this summer. Be
fore its scheduled return here June
32, however, the airship will make
its second South Atlantic crossing
to Rio De Janeiro.
Aboard were 51 passengers, one
more than the giant dirigible's nor
mal capacity, and a two-and-one-quarter
ton racing piane belonging
to James H, (Jimmy) - Hauuip, St.
Louis speed pilot.
Taking off at 10:05 pm. ES.T the
Hlndenburg cruised leisurely over
New York, then turned eastward to
the sea.
The Hlndenburg rose directly from
the mooring mast the first time
since Capt. Ernst Lehmann ha been
flying airships to Lakenurst that a
ground crew has not pulled the ship
clear from the mast for the takeoff.
Haizllp going aboard with his wife
and son in an effort to get Europ
ean speed records, accumpaaied Ills
airplane.
BAILEY TO OPEN
CAPITOL DESIGNS
Justice J. O. Bailey of the state
supreme court wilt substitute for
the chief justice in opening the de
signs for Oregon's new capitol here
Saturday. '
Chief Justice J. U. Campbell was
sent to a hospital here this week for
a sinus operation, and while he was
reported recovering, he said he would
be unable to be present at the open
ing as provided in the rules for the
national architectural contest.
All designs must be In the hands
of the clerk of the supreme court by
tomorrow night. Up to last night 45
designs had been received from
various parts of the nation.
Election of Officers to
Bring Farmers' Union
Convention to Close
Mt. Angel, Ore., May 21 Election of officers and ac
tion upon resolutions will bring the 26th annual convention
of the Oregon Farmers' Union to a close late today. Dele
gates and members were not ais -
cussing "local" politics outside of
the closed meetings and a succes
sor of O. W. Potts, Marlon county,
wrs not Intimated as late as noon.
The new officers will be Installed
before adjournment.
Henry Thompson, Columbia coun
ty, and Henry Jacobson, Washing
ton county, were elected directors
of the Farmers' Union cooperative
at the morning session today, R.
W. Hogg, Salem, secretary of the
board, reported on credentials; 8.
B. Holt, state secretary, gve his
report as did W. O. Stacey, auditor.
I Approximately M0 delegate and
Mrs. Kasper
Speechless on
SeeingQuads
Passaic, N. J., May 31 (flt Mrs.
Emil Kasper was left speechless to
day on first seeing her quadruplets.
Before she left St. Mary's hospital
for her home In Little Ferry, she was
taken to the children's special nurs
ery just as Frank, second-born of
the four, was having his minute ra
tion of milk.
Mrs. Kasper put one hand to her
forehead and stared, saying not a
word until attendants led her away.
Then she turned to Dr. Frank F.
Jani, who delivered the quadruplets
13 days ago, and said:
"Thank you ever so much, doctor.
I'm sorry for all the trouble I caused
you."
The quadruplets, all pronounced In
good physical condition, weighed to.
day as follows:
Frank, 3 pounds 6 bounces; Fer
dinald, 33 pounds 13 ounces; Felix, 3
pounds 1V4 ounces; Frances 3 pounds
IVA ounces.' This was a ounce
gain for each of the boys and a K
ounce gain for the, girl since yes
terday.
lanInTeads
IN DELEGATES
Washington, May 31 (U Three
republicans emerged today from the
pre-convention political sweepstakes
with big delegate-vote leads over all
others. In the race for the republi
can presidential nomination.
They are:
Gov. Alt M. Landon of Kansas.
Sen. William E. Borah of Idaho and
Frank Knox of Chicago. Landon is
first choice In preconventlon tabu
lations by a wide margin. After Bo
rah and Knox the others are no
where so far as delegate strength Is
concerned. New Jersey's vote Tues
day concluded the scheduled presi
dential primaries.
A series of dead heats and pri
mary reverses has blistered the Bo-
rah boom. The New Jersey primary
landslide for Landon endorsed the
Judgment of Ohio voters that Borah
is not the most promising or repuo-
lican contenders. None yet is close
to the 501 minimum necessary for
the nomination.
Landon Is the stand-out republi
can aspirant of today. He hus
demonstrated impressive strength i'.i
all areas except the far west. He
cut deeply Into Borah votes in Ne
braska. An Informal Landon-for-Presldcnt
campaign kidnaped South
Dakota from Borah last month. A
Massachusetts write-in movement
for Landon first Impressed observ
ers with his eastern strength and
his backers emphasized that eastern
advantage by putting Landon in the
New Jersey primary where he won
over Borah by a 4-to-l margin.
.
members attended the convention
banquet last night with Governor
Charles H. Martin the principal
speaker. Governor Martin spoke on
the development or Oregon as at
Industrial center through the Bon
nevllle dam project which he said
would be a benefit to all classes. He
stressed the point that he would do
aU in his power to work with the
farmers and other classes for the
common good of Oregon by sup
porting the project. Father Alculn
O.S.B., of Mt. Angel, spoke on farm,
educational and financial problems,
' (Concluded bnpag 16,' column 1)
OARP FOUNDER
WALKS OUT ON
INVESTIGATORS
Challenges Committee to
Arrest Him or Force
Him to Testify
California Manager For
mer Highjacker Col
lection Frauds Alleged
Washington, May 31 (IP) Dr,
Francis E. Townsend, old age pen
sions advocate, today defied the
power of the house old age pension
committee and walked out of the
committee room.
Townsend challenged the com-
mlttee to arrest him or force him to
testify.
His defiance came after he had
delayed a scheduled afternoon ap
pearance before the committee for
one hour. ' -
When he resumed the witness
stand, the elderly, mild-mannered
pkyslclsn sought to read Into the
record a prepared statement. When
this was refused, he grabbed his
nnn,lt,riH nn nn 1R Millimn SI
NORMS BILL
SIGNED TODAY
Washington, May 31 (ffl Presi
dent Roosevelt signed the - Norrlt
bill today, authorizing expenditure
of $410,000,000 over the"" next r 10
years for rural electrification:
The first year the reconstruction
finance corporation would be au
thorized to make loans up to $50,
000,000 in the aggregate to the rural
electrification administration. Ap
propriations of 40,000,000 a year for
the nine years following were au
thorized. '
The act Is designed to extend
power lines Into rural areas with
long term loans to farm groups, mu
nicipalities, and private companies.
While private concerns may Dor-
row, a provision or tne new law
says the farm associations, cooper
atives and other non-profit farm
units should be given preference.
Morris L. Cooke of Pennsylvania
was nominated for a new 10-year
term as rural electriflcattdn admin
istrator almost Immediately after
President Roosevelt s'jned the bill.
Cooke will administer the exten
sive program provided in the. new
law. His nomination must be con
firmed by the senate.
MEDIATION BOARD
FOR WESTERN PACIFIC
Washington, May 31 (P) Presi
dent Roosevelt today created bv
proclamation an cmorgency board
to Investigate disputes between the
engineers and conductors and man
agements of the western paciuc,
Sacramento Northern and Tidewa
ter Southern railroads.
The employes were reported to
have voted to strike next Saturday.
Three men were named to tne
board: O. Stanlelgh Arnold. San
Francisco lawyer, formerly with the
NRA; Macy Nicholson of Hagers
town, Ind., former chairman of the
National Railroad Adjustment
board, and Will J. French of Berke
ley, Calif., who served as a member
of the Denver and Rio orano?
Western emergency board.
LINDY LETS AUTO
RUN OUT OF PETROL
Seven Oaks. Kent Eng., May 31
IIP On the ninth anniversary of his
lone eagle" flight across the At
lantic, Col. Oharllos A. Lindbergh
ran out of gas today
When his automobile motor con
ked," however, the only resultant
Inconvenience was a 150-yard walk
to tho nearest gas station.
The colonel was driving his small
American car on a morning spin
through the countrysloe. He return
ed to his residence, Long Barn, to
spend the rest of the day with Mrs.
Lindbergh and their son. Jon.
MRS. ROOSEVEIT BETTER
Hyde Park, N. Y, May 31 CP)
The condition of Mrs. Sara Delano
Roosevelt, 83-year old mother of the
president, who was injured In a fall,
was reported "excellent" today by
her attending physician, Dr. Scott
Lord Smith, of Poughiteepsle.