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Thursday, July 21, 1938 . he Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon Kline 'i Locals i' For Ml: Cricked em 31c do. Marlon Creamery A Poultry Co. 173 The Sunday school of the First Presbyterian church will hold 1U annual picnic at Paradise Island Friday evening. A sport program of Softball, swimming, horseshoe contests and volleyball has been arranged, followed by a picnic meal at 6:30 o'clock and concluding with a eampflre song test The first au tomobiles will leave the church at 1:30 o'clock. . LuU Florist. Ph. 3593; 1319 N. Lib. V 173. The fire department was called to 647 North High street Wednesday afternoon. Considerable damage was done to the roof with the fire believed to have originated in an adjoining garage. Sides of the house occupied by the W. H. Rottlnk fam ily were scorched and windows bro ken from the heat. First mortgage Investments 5 to 6 percent. Hawkins St Roberta, Guard lan Bldg. ' All grangers are Invited to Porno- . na Orange picnic Sunday, July 34, at 1 p. m. at Taylor s grove. A program, featuring Congressman James W. Mott as main speaker, will be held. Congressman Mott will give a re sume of legislation at the last ses sion as It affected the farmer. Dutch Boy paint. Ma this, 178 S. ComX Major H. D. BagnaU, the army recruiting officer, 333 Main Post Of ''flce building, Portland, announced ' today that Delbert L. McDonough, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Mc Donough, 855 North 16th street, Sa lem, enlisted In the United States army on July 19 and chose as his assignment the 3rd Coast Artillery at Fort Stevens, Ore. Young McDon ough waa accepted for army service by Sergeant Joseph Scarpa of the local army recruiting office, On July 11. - Complaint for divorce has been filed by George C. Beechler against Vera Beechler, alleging desertion. They were married June 8, 1933, at Toledo. Salem Vintage Store, 149 N. High. For free delivery Ph. 4014. Order has been filed In probate In connection with the estate of John Roda approving contested claims for Dr. F. H. Thompson for $173 and Deaconess hospital for $112,50. ' The Caledonian Scotch club will entertain with a picnic In the Dal las city park Sunday, July 31. A program will Include various talks, sack races, husband calling, rolling pin and nail drawing contests. Clan Macleay, No. 123, pipe band of Port land will provide music. Those having horseshoes are asked to bring them. Inside mill wood, spec prices on quantity orders for Immediate de livery. Spauldlng Logging Co. 173' Ray M. Stiffler, 688 North 30th, waa arrested by Officer Herman Doney last night following the In. vestlgatlon of an automobile acci dent at Fairgrounds road and Mad Ison In which his car and a truck driven by Charles C. Davis, 323 Mill, Sllverton were Involved. He was booked at the police station on i charge of reckless driving. Mrs. Da. vis received treatment for bruises and shock while Davis received minor cut and bruises. Attend Democratic annual basket picnic Sunday, July 34, at Fair' I grounds. Lunch may be purchased on grounds. Coffee free. Willis Ma honey, senatorial candidate, prln- tipal speaker. 173 Bud Stambaugh la booked at the police station for making a left turn from an alley, not having a driver's license and Improper muffler on his machine. C. O. Lore an is slated to appear hi Justice court today on a forgery charge. He Is being held In the county Jail In lieu of $500 ball. Luggage repair, Sharer's, ComT. 170 8 172 David C. Brooks plead guilty in Justice court and waa fined 310 for failure to have PUC plates. Willard Lang was fined $5 and costs when he appeared In Justice court and pleaded guilty to a charge of being Intoxicated on a public highway, A plea of guilty to dis orderly conduct cost Luther Bart iett 10 days tn Jail. Final order has been granted to John Hostetler as executor of the estate of Elizabeth Hostetler. The estate of Lambert Feskens valued at $3000 has been admitted to probate with Catherine Feskens as executrix and Alice H. Page, C. M. Byrd and Irene Kroemhildt as appraisers. Alfred Campbell, who formerly lived on South 21st street, died Wednesday morning in Portland. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2:30 p. m. In Morland Funeral home, Portland. Walter Lamkln was Issued a build ing permit today to erect a story and a half dwelling at 690 Electric to cost $5370. Other permits have been Issued to the Engle Construc tion Co, story and a half dwelling and garage. 640 North 22nd. $3000; Palmer 8c Way. erect pressing par lor. 198 South Church, 61000; E. A. fHhoten. repair roof. 1595 South 'High. $50; L. W. En nor. dwelling. 765 Pine, $500; Fred Morley. alter basement, 675 Mission, $300; W. W Beadsley, repair roof, 1446 Broad way, 40; F. W. Oibson, reroof dwell ing, 1735 South High, 80: L. M. Wllkerson, repair garage, 1345 North Liberty, $25: R. O. Wlkstrom, alter dwelling, 3544 Hazel, $50; Maude A. Hand, repair garage, 1530 Trade, $30; F. E. Parkhurst, build chimney. 3375 North Church, $15, and E. A. Weber, reroof dwelling, 895 North Capitol, $188. Formal decree of divorce has been filed by Judge Lewelling In the case of Opal 8. Gould against James C. Gould giving the wile custody of a minor child and $10 a month sup port money. Right of visitation to the child la given the father. Judge Lewelling was here again today listening to arguments on a motion to strike In the case of Simpson vs. Pioneer Service com pany. The matter was taken under advisement and attorneys are to submit briefs, the questions arising going to vital issues In the case. Central Townsend club No. 6 will meet Friday evening at the court house. Default Judgment for $55.85 and $30 attorney's fee has been filed In circuit court In the case of Rey nolds Allen vs. Henry B. Koehler. Mrs. Georgia Kepplnger has sold her large home at Oervais to Joe Hoxey. Mrs. Kepplnger has purchas ed a two apartment house In Salem and moved her household goods to her new home Wednesday. The Hoxeys will move to their newly ac quired home this week. Japanese Move Upon Yangtze Shanghai. July 21 OP) Japanese warships began today, the trans port of heavy reinforcements into the upper Yangtze battle area, where the Japanese army Is stalled In Its drive toward Hankow. From their precarious position along the south bank of the Yang tze, th eJapanese today tried an other bombing attack In the Kiu klang sector, 135 miles down river from Hankow. Chinese accounts said more than 300 bombs were dropped In the vi cinity of Klukiang, and that 30 per sona were killed and a number in jured at Siaoklapo, which was wrecked. The troop concentrations appar- ently were in preparation for a push into Lake Poyang, to which the Yangtze Is linked south of '"Klu kiang. A Japanese naval officer announc ed Japanese planes bombed and sank two Chinese gunboats, a mu nitions transport and loaded light ers on Taungtlng lake. Two other gunboats, he said, were severely damaged. Bigger Lead Gained By Jerry OXonnell Helena. Mont., July 31 U. Rep. Jerry J. O'Connell, D., Mont., gain ed a longer lead today as counting of ballots In Tuesday's primary elections n eared completion. O'Connell beat Payne Templeton, Helena superintendent of schools. Tabulations showed: First congressional district: demo cratic candidates. 352 out of 413 precincts; O'Connell 26,175; Tem pleton. 19,738. Republicans Dr. J. Thorkelson 5394; Wlnfleld Page, 4,371; J. B Garrison, 3,643. Second congressional district: democratic candidates: Rep. James O'Connor, 28,170; H. D. Rolph, 13,589. Republicans: W. C. Husband, 8, 396; T. S. Stockdal, 7,033; H. O. Willard, 4,873. Hidden Treasure Mine Has Loss by Fire . Baker, July 21 OP) All of the buildings and equipment of the Hidden Treasure mine, located In the Virtue district near Baker, were destroyed, and Mike Hoff and Miles Rombaugh, the owners, were bumed Wednesday when flames started by a gasoline explosion swept the prop erty. The loss, estimated at from $12,000 to $16,000, was not covered by In surance. Rombaugh was badly bumed on the arms and face and Hoff was burned on the face. The owners were Installing a new engine tn a cyanide test plant, which had Just been completed, when the explosion occurred. An old gas tank without a cap fell over and mine lamps ignited the gas. Marriage licenses have been is sued to Darrel L. Wright, 19, gro cery clerk, and Florence J. Night ingale. 20, housekeeper, both Stay ton; Rufus Vale Lady, 32, farmer, and Hazel L. Whltaker. 35, house keeper, both 1639 N. Liberty, Salem The damage action of Mabel Nen del vs. George Meyers and T. Oaith- er was due to reach the Jury this afternoon, with the case of Arista Nendel against the same defendants and growing out of the same accl dent, due to follow. The cases are being tried by Judge T. E J. Duffy of Bend on assignment from the supreme court. The Royal Neighbors will hold t picnic at Paradise Island Friday afternoon. Cars will leave from the Fraternal temple at 3 o'clock. Jacksonville to Build Waterworks Portland, Ore, July 31 0J.B O. C. Hockley, regional PWA director. said today Jacksonville, Ore, had applied for a loan of $37,500 and grant of $23,500 for the construction of waterworks system. Total cost of the project was estimated at $50,000. Halfway, In Baker county Ore., applied for a grant of $6,543 for an addition to Its waterworks system, total cost of which was estimated at $14,540. - Third Divorce Suit on File Los Angeles, July 21 OP) The third divorce suit of Lupe Velez. Mexican actress, against Johnny Welssmuller, movie Tartan and for mer swimming champion, . waa on file today. She ' charged mental cruelty. Two previous suits, filed in 1934 and 1935, were dropped. Lupe Is going soon to New York to appear In a stage play, and It may be that a reconciliation can be effected, later on. Lupe says no. They were married In 1933. Lupe said In her complaint that Johnny was sullen and morose, snubbed her friends and was un reasonably Jealous of her. Slayer Suspect Known in State Medford, July 31 OP) Everette Gilbert Parman, 27, sought by Ose vllle, Calif., as the alleged slayer of George McElroy, 29, collegian, on the streets of Roseville last Satur day, served a 60 day sentence In the Jackson county Jail last year on charge of carrying concealed weapons, the records of the sheriff's office show. Parman was received September 7 and discharged No vember 1 last. Parman was arrested In Ashland as a "suspicious character," and the gun-totlng charge was filed when the weapon was found, Sheriff Syd Brown said. The state police, Ashland city authorities, and the sheriff, have been requested by California au thontles to keep a watch for Par man in this section. Irate Citizen Arrests Fraud Medford, Ore., July 21 (U.R) Fred Markham, 43 year old, native of New York, Is on the road again, muttering to himself -about his need of glasses while a prominent local citizen is rather skeptical about the "golden rule." - Markham approached the citizen today and dolefully requested 30 cents for a loaf of -bread and sack of spuds. The citizen, feeling sorry for the fellow, complied. Markham, however, made a dash for the nearest wine store and purchased a quart of wine. In the meantime, the citizen, feel ing pleased for having done a good deed, continued down the street and passed the wine store Just as Markham emerged. ... "Beg pardon, sir," the latter ask ed again-. "Could you spare 30 cents for a loaf of bread and sack of spuds?" The citizen, after the shock had passed, lost little time In exchang ing the bottle of wine for his 30 cents and then hustled Markham to the police station where r ) was told to hit the road. Striker Caravan BacktoWesfwood Sacramento. July 21 OP) Forty six automobiles ,, carrying CIO' strikers of the Red River Lumber company left here early today for a return to Westwood, Lassen county. A mass meeting which ended after midnight re-affirmed the strikers' decision to return despite a warning telegram from Sheriff OUn Johnson asking them not to come In a group. Harold Arrasmlth, secretary of the Westwood Lumbermen's union, In a reply Informed the sheriff the 300 men, women and children here since last Wednesday's "purge" In tended to return. . V The CIO group -asserted It had last been driven from Westwood week by vigilantes. Kelso Newspaper Has Printer Strike Kelso, Wash., July 21 (UB The Kelsonlan-Trlbune, afternoon daily, operated short-handed today when three of eight printers went out on strike after the management fail ed to sign a contract by a deadline set at 8 a. m. . Norman Purser, manager, -said E. J. Pelkey, northwest representa tlve of the International Typo graphical union, conferred with the printers yesterday and gave him 13 boura to sign an agreement. The manager said he was told by Pelkey the printers had repudiated a cooperative stock-participating plan adopted June 8 and had .de manded a contract. Fishing Resort Victim of Flames Campbell River. B. O.. July 31 0P The little fishing resort of Forbes Landing went up In flames today as a dirty northwest wind kicked section of Vancouver Island's 80.000 acre fire back Into the settlement. Record Heat Spell of Year Likely Today (Continued from pas 1) day and Thursday mornings follow: Wed. . Time Thurs, 63 6:35 am. 66 67 7:35 73 75 8:35 78 79 9:35 86 84 : 10:35 88 88 11:35 93 92 13:35 87 Lingers at Night Yesterday's boiling temperature came almost without warning af ter the 13:35 reading of 93 de grees. At the next reading, 1:35, It stood at 93 and at 2:35 shot up to 100 degrees. Inside of another hour It pushed up to 103 degrees and reached the maximum of 104 de grees at 4:35. Coming late, the heat lingered on through the evening. At 5:35 It was 102 degrees, and at 6:35 the therm ometer showed 98. The midnight reading showed a temperature of 70 degrees. Klamath Falls, July 21 OP) A scorching sun, Its rays burning path through still air, did things to the temperature . record here yes terday. The day's official maximum 98 degrees was six degrees higher than any other day this year and equalled last year's ' record, set July 29. Corvallla, July 21 WV-A tempera ture of 103 degrees here yesterday resulted In a fatal heat prostration, J. W. Lora, 50, brlckmason, collap sed at work and died two hours later. Lane County Torrid Eugene, July 31 Or) Old sol push ed Lane county thermometers to several all-time highs Wednesday afternoon and the prospects were for' even higher marks today. Little Blue River, community 40 miles east of Eugene on the McKenzle river, reported the highest temperature, sweltering 110 shortly after 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. McKenzle bridge, another community up the river, recorded an official 108. Other Lane towns reporting high readings included. Oakridge, 106 (official and new all-time high); Eugene 100 (al though the airport thermometer read 104); and Ooshen, 102. The McKenzle bridge reading was also an all-tune high. La Grande, July 21 0P The tem perature shot to 99 degrees yester day, tied for the two-year record and brought La Grande Its ninth consecutive day of above 90 wea ther. Portland, Ore., July "21 (U.B New heat records for the year were set at many Oregon points yesterday. Portlands maximum was 101, the hottest since 1935. Accident Indicated In Burrill Tragedy Portland, July 21 OP) Coroner E. H. Rider, Vancouver, Wash., said circumstances Indicated Forrest Collier (Fritz) Burrill, 39, Portland lumberman whose body waa recov ered from the Columbia river off a Vancouver dock yesterday, either committed suicide or drove his au tomobile off accidentally. BurriU's disappearance last June 8 provided the most puzzling case In recent years. He left a lumbermen's meeting at the Portland golf club at 2 a. m., never to be seen alive again. A stopped watch on his wrist showed his automobile plunged off the Vancouver dock at 2:40 a. m. Rider aald It was not clear why Burrill drove to Vancouver, since he had started for his Portland home. Skid marks at the edge of the dock and a battered car window indicat ed Burrill attempted to free himself. Too Exciting For Hogger New York, July 21 0P Ethel Mer- man, Broadway torch singer "swung it" on the steps of 'the Twentieth Century limited today and almost swung the train right out of Grand Central station. An enterprising photo grapher handed her a signal lantern as she stepped off the train from Holly wood. "Swing It," he directed. Miss Merman did; the lantern, and also the strains of "She Started a Heat Wave." The engineer of the switching lo comotive waiting for the signal to pull the train to the yards, caught the swinging and singing and open ed the throttle. ' . ; , The train started up with a lurch It was stopped finally by a frantic trainman who swung It, but he swung a "stop" Instead of a "go' signal and there was no song In his voice. .- Hiker Ziegler Still Defies Heat Empire. Calif., July 21 OP) Adam Ziegler, 55, hiked along rapidly to- day on his 483 mile Journey from San Francisco to O rants Pass, Ore. In an attempt to beat a record set 10 years ago by an Indian, Flying Cloud. Ziegler was handicapped by ex treme heat yesterday but checked out at Willlti at 7:25 p. m last night. The biker passed through Em pire, about 38 mile north of Wll lit, at 10:30 a. m. today and head' ed for the Humboldt county line where a large crowd awaited him. 5 wm fi r I National Guards Take Over Arizona Prison Numerous escapes In recent weeks by prisoners from the Arizona state prison at Florence, Ariz., led to the posting of National Guardsmen on the walls and around the over-crowded penitentiary. Militia officers are shown conferring with a prison guard shortly after they assumed their duties. Associated Press photo. Gram Watches Packing Plants Ontario, July 21 OP) A report some Malheur county farm produce would be prepared for market at Idaho packing plants because of the minimum wage law for women in Oregon received the attention to day, of Mrs. Mary K. Brown, assis tant to C. H. Gram, state labor com missioner. One company announced it would not operate Its Nyssa plant except where it was practical to assign men to the work usually performed by women. The Oregon regulations provide 35 cents an hour for an eight hour day and time and a half for over time. The going rate in Idaho, where there Is no minimum, is 25 cents an hour with no Increase for overtime. Port Orford Permit Quashed Washington, July 31 OP) The In terstate commerce commission can celled today a certificate authoriz ing the Gold Coast railroad to con struct a line of railroad from Port Orford, on the Pacific coast, to connection with the main line of the Southern Pacific at Leland about 90 miles away, in Curry and Josephine counties, Oregon. - The commission also dismissed an application by the city of Grants Pass and the Crescent city harbor district for' authority to acquire the California Sc Oregon Coast railroad extending from Grants Pass to Wa ters Creek, 1.46 miles. They wanted to extend this line from Waters Creek to the Oregon- California boundary, 30.4 miles, and from the state line to Crescent City, 51.2 miles In Del Norte county, Cal ifornia. The municipal applicants . asked dismissal of their petition, saying economic conditions had changed so that they do-not regard it as desir able to undertake the construction program. : Bids Opened by Highway Board : Portland, July 21 OP) Bids on three highway 1 projects In Oregon were opened today by the; state highway commission. Low bidders were: Deschutes county, 1.2 miles grad ing and .7 mile surfacing Bend sec tion of Century drive, secondary, Babler Bros, Portland, 813,714. Klamath county, 1.51 miles road mix surfacing Malone California line section of Whitney county road, Clifford A. Dunn, Klamath Falls, $8537. Portland, widening of Sandy bou levard between 14th and 46th ave nues. Kern Ac Klbbe, Portland, $104, . - The commission set August 33 as time for a hearing on the re-routing of the Pendleton-Pllot Rock high way through Pilot Rock. Highway Board Asks Aid of PWA Portland, July 21 0P The state highway commission decided yester day to ask PWA assistance on eight projects which otherwise would be delayed through lack of state funds. Included were: Gilliam county Rock creek-Mor row county line, grading. $63,000. Umatilla county Umatilla river, bridge, $40,500. Lake county Klamath Falls- Lakevlew, grading, $100,000. Washington county Barbur bou levard-Lake Forest, grading, $96, 500. Coos county Cape Arago, sur facing and oiling. $40,000. Douglas county Umpqua river, two bridges, $120,000. Jefferson county Madras-Warm Springs, surfacing, $95,000. Baker county Baker-Cornucopia, surfacing and oiling, $50,000. Astoria. July 21 (ffv-Word for warded by E. J. Ortfflth. state WPA director, said today there v waa strong pomlbllity the government aould authorize an allotment of $109,000 to Improve Fort Stevens. County to Employ Winnifred Gillen Corvallis, July 21 OP) Winni fred Gillen, graduate assistant In home management, will become Klamath county's first home dem onstration agent on August 1, the Oregon State college home econom ics extension department announc ed today. She Is an Iowa State college grad uate and has taken advanced stu dies at Oregon State college. . . . Bennett Spoils arnival Diane Portland, July 21 OP) Commis sioner J. E. Bennett, Portland's gambling crusader, promptly squel ched ideas for a fleet week com mittee for a carnival vesterday. He refused to give unanimous ap proval to a request for an emer gency ordinance necessary to give the carnival a license. "They'll take nickels and dimes away from people who need them and Im against It," said Bennett. A carnival agent, seeking permis sion for his company to operate on the waterfront during fleet week, offered to pay the committee $1500 In addition to putting up $25 for a license. During the argument, C. T. Haas, general chairman of the fleet week. remarked heatedly that so far as he was concerned this would be the last fleet week because he was tired of meeting obstacles on every hand in trying to raise money. "Why shouldn't the navy come to Portland? Don't we pay taxes to keep it running?" Bennett count ered. 'Refresher' Courses For Oregon Teachers Washington, July 31 OP) Oregon teachers on works progress admin istration educational projects will take "refresher" courses In three conferences of three weeks' dura tion each, dates and places not de termined. Dr. L. R. Alderman, WPA director of education, said the training per iods would be designed to Improve the techniques of participants and better their chances of reabsorptlon In regular education systems. He said the 15,000 teachers ex. pec ted to attend sessions through out the United States represented more than half those employed by the WPA, In most Instances, he said, the voluntary students will pay their own transportation and main tenance. Two Navy Fliers Plunge to Death San Francisco, July 21 (U.R) A seaplane from the USS. Idaho crashed into San Francisco bay to day, killing it two occupants Lieut. James Albert Murphy of Texaa and Chief Aviation Machinists Mate Or- vllle Steward. The plane, a single motored ob servation ship, were flying In forma tion with three others when It went Into a sudden spin at 1500 feet and, tall whipping, plummeted Into the water off Point San Bruno, two miles from San Francisco airport. U of 0 Marksman Has Best Record Vancouver, B. C, July 21 0J.R) Cadet Stanley A. Warren of the University of Oregon captured Indi vidual marksmanship honors for the annual ROTC training period at Camp Bonneville, It was announced today, scoring 216 out of a possible 225. Cadets George F. Lown and Ro bert W. Peters, both of the Uni versity of Washington, tied for se cond with 209. and Cadet William P. Smith, also of the University of Washington, finished fourth with 207. Two of the top four will be select ed by army official to compete in the national championships at Camp Perry, O. San Diego. Calif., July 21 OPi The Red Stack tug Sea Ranger comman ded by Captain Max John, arrived In San Diego yesterday with a 900 foot log raft from the Columbia river. Th tow required 18 days and a half Man Who Killed Woman Sought Portland, July 21 OP) Police searched today for a 30 year old man dressed In the uniform of United States marine following the fatal shooting of an unidentified woman In a hotel yesterday. The woman, about 45, registered at the hotel with' the man as Mr. and Mrs. James Carroll, Detective Sergeant John Schum said. , The woman's body, shot with a small calibre rifle, was found beneath bed. The rifle 4ny on the bed. A crudely written note on a ta ble said: "I am from California. So no one knows me here. Please don'1 think the boy friend did it." : Schum said no one saw the uni formed man leave after he checked In at the hotel Tuesday night. Police believed at least one of the couple had recently been In Wash ington. Three packages of ciga rettes, with Washington tax stick ers, and several Washington tax tokens were found In the room. Haste Asked in PWA Requests Portland, ore., July 21 tu.ra c. c, Hockley, regional director of the public works administration, today urged cities and towns in the north west to file applications quickly If they want to participate In the 1938 PWA program. ' He said applications must be filed not later than September 30. Work must be started before January 1, 1939, and substantially completed by June 30, 1940. The director said applications for grant and loans are being received at the regional office here at the rate of 30 a week. Allotment for 120 projects In this region have been approved since the PWA appropria tion act was signed by President Roosevelt. They include grants and loans totaling $11,000 for construc tion In Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Alaska which will cost about $23,000,000. - Zane and Perry Dock in Portland Portland, July 21 0P The United States destroyers Zane and Perry, leading a three day parade of nav- craft up the Columbia river from Astoria, docked here at 8:30 p ., yesterday. The vessels will participate In the city's annual fleet week. Auxiliary craft, such as hospital and relief ships, entered the river today. On Friday the major movement of eight cruisers and eight destroyers will be underway. The craft will remain a week with the exception of the Zane and Per ry, which will leave Saturday with 130 Portland - naval reserve sailors for a southern California cruise. Douglas County Team Ineligible Medford, July 21 OP) Because of ficials of the Roseburg American Legion Junior baseball team failed to register their player roster with the state Legion' committee by June 30. the Douglas county team has been declared Ineligible for com petition In the state play-offs and the Medford Legion Junior team has been declared district No. champions, according to advices re ceived today from the Legion state committee at Portland. The Medford Juniors will play the Eugene Juniors here next Sunday for the right to represent districts 3 and 4 in the state play-off, It was announced. Roseburg defeated Medford three games straight In their series. Robber Loses Money in Store Portland, July 21 OP) A thief was 50 cent poorer yesterday for attempting to rob Francis Hart. Hart said the man entered his gro cery and purchased a bottle of wine tor 50 cents. When Hart opened the cash register, the man grabbed at It. Hart slsmmed It shut and the man ran, leaving his money and th win bottle behind USS Houston On Voyage To Clipperfon Aboard u. s. s. Houston, en route to Cocoa Isle, July 21 (By naval ra dio to United Press) After a day's phenomenal fishing luck at Socor ro Island, President Roosevelt and his party headed today for Clipper- ton Rock, famous coral reel inai for 35 years waa object of an own ership controversy between Mexico and France because of Its guano deposits. King Victor Emmanuel or Italy, as arbiter, finally awarded Clipper ton to France. When a schools hip cruiser raised the French flag in 1934 It was discovered the Islands centuries-old guano deposit had been removed. CUpperton, also known as Pas sion Island, Is 670 miles southwest of Acapulco, near the circle track from Panama to Hawaii. Mexico's claim was based on discovery by Alfredo Saaverdo Ceron, Spanish Armada captain, In 1537. Franca claimed possession through subse quent "discovery" by Captain Victor Kervegnen In 1858. Although the Houston has been In tropical waters since early Tues day, it has not been uncomfortably warm, the highest temperature was 85 degrees. Prevailing wind nave been continuously from the north and northeast. Seas for th most part have remained calm and at no time have they been more than choppy. President Roosevelt caught a 30 pound Blue Jack off Socorro, th largest of 130 fish caught by th six fishermen In the party. Th president also caught a shark but lost It after a half hour struggle. Newton Quiet Newton. la, July 21 -0J.R)-J-tlonal guardsmen, with order to use machine gun or bayonets If neceasary, maintained peace in strike-torn 'Newton today. 'The Maytag Washing Machine company plant remained closed under guber natorial edict, - Steel-helmeted troops banned an assemblages In this Industrial com munity of 11,000 persona. So strict was the ban that guardsmen broke up a church picnic outside the city limits. - , . . , . The state liquor store waa dosed. Beer taverns were not affected. All residents of the city were forbidden to carry firearms except by. permis sion of the commanding oiiicer m the militia, A fivx man militant commission. superseding courts and other civil authority, took command of all law enforcement activities to the city and "adjacent territory." Th military court prepared to Investi gate a clash early yesterday be tween members of a "back-to-work movement and a picket line around th plant ; ' Drain Man Loses Life in Umpqua Roseburg. Ore, July 21 OP) Rich ard Vernon Haworth, 40, resident of Drain, was drowned about 9 o'clock last night while swimming with a party of friends In the Umpqua river near Elkton. Coroner H. C. Steams reported he was told by wit nesses that Haworth sank suddenly and without outcry. Due to an un dertow, which carried the body, con siderable distance, it was not recov ered until about 9 o'clock last night Born at The Dalles, Haworth had been a resident of Drain for the past 26 years. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ada Haworth, Portland; mother, Mrs. Lillian Haworth, and a sister, Mrs. D. L. Oorsllne, both of .Drain. Danger Seen by : Longshore Union r Portland. July 21 0P Recogni tion by the Waterfront Employers' association of refusal of Longshore men to pass a CIO picket line at the West Oregon sawmill and load 3,500.000 feet of lumber on the freighter W. R. Chamberlln, Jr., was demanded yesterday by a Chamberlln Steamship company representative. The steamship company contend ed the longshoremen were not ad hering to their contract with the employers. Longshoremen answer ed that a clause of the contract specified that they need not work under hazardous conditions. They so regarded the picket line. The mill has been picketed by the CIO since It signed a contract with the AFL for hiring of employes; The National Labor Relation Board had previously designated th CIO as bargaining agent at th mill. . Fire Specialists Leave for Medford SeatUe, July 31 0PV-In answer te en emergency call, three specialist in fire fighting left here today by alrplan (United Airlines) for Med ford. Ore., to work on a blase near the Redwood ranger station In th Siskiyou national forest. They are John Kucara and Clyde . Eaton, sector bosses; and Carl Ker-, a tetter, camp manager. They re turned to Seattle only last night, from a five day struggle on th North Bend, Wash, fire. The British Air Ministry ha tak en over the municipal airport at Southampton, England.
