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Newspaper Page TextM Weather edford Mail Tribune AY 7m ' V Temperature Highest yesterday 00 Lowest this morning.....-.,. 49 Precipitation To 3 p. in. yesterday . 0 To il a. m. today 0 ,nd Thursday ton" In ttmpfturc. ,Otnl MEDFORE, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5. 19:51. IONE Xo. 131. - PSaYear todays news toe Tt. V P5 I ! a a-. I Way NhW PLAN FOR SEWAGE URGED j Russian Cabbages iragement for p allies. jr union Samurai. s for Sale. Lsjg Feature Synd, Inc. fi, provides interesting truthful Walter Duranty Adolph S. Oflis tnat ing "extra rich fer- raises giant vegetables, L cabbages, tomatoes L 2 to 3 pounds each, Lb one yard anu a nan L-ith plants 2Q feet high, L 6 feet high, with laU to each stem, 7 tons ot Lfto the acre. L of the vegetables are on "framework high the weeds."' The inten- rtilizine costs $350 an L lasts five years, about U acre. And the south L,nt to know m "Burbank" named oioioi, tdticed n average of five tons L a, m acre, and our wheat Iran yesterday dropped to new Muscle Shoals commission, on Iter lit, will receive bids lor ml operation In the Interests Lanr production and of agri- L to termers at a reasonable facr, eortcentrated fertilizers as Lt In Russia, instead of com- tamers to pay freight on sev- hdred pounds of worthless order to get one hundred ol fertilizer mixed with lt, be Bolshevism, but lt Is the Lit would ault the farmer. m Collins, editor ot the Vldette, ot Montesano, utoo, sends this to encourage igo, William Mooro, married ilxteen years older than he. aid "Too bad, he will have care of her when she Is old." Voore Is now 84, his wife who kud her 100th birthday on k Is taking care of him, an1 Hxt all her housework, all ft la her vegetable and flower ud finds life more Interest- ever. litter was a French-Canadian vlth the Hudson Bay com lit mother a Spokane Indian. the was bora Britain and Wd states were disputing the Non country. California and ttest belonged to Mexico. '"J has etght children, ten "ten. five great-grandchll- -we great-grcat-grandchlldrcn to two of her four hus- -"Wed Moore forty years after t nuaoand died and her "all desperandum." P-AtUntic ship lines Issue new -ciass to Europe 166 In nra-cliM" $73. H-dua" might be left nut of I American ships. r son of the pres- " his associate. Vincent lr. set a good examplo FTOniiMl on Page ElKhO k Martin 35 1 i". it v hi We Will. HOT BY .COMMITTEE Citizens Group Asks Council Hire Outside Engineer Build Emergency Unit of Sewage Disposal Plant A new plan to take care of the sew age disposal situation was broached ine city oiiiclals at last nights council meeting by a self-constinitcrt committee of public-spirited and well known citizens, who believe that the present septic tank sewer situation la a municipal menace to health and an emergency, which must h n. fled as Boon as possible. The citizens' committee decided on the tentative plan at their meeting June 24. and C. E. (Pool Gates. ttu chairman of the committee, laid its details before the council last night. The proposed plan met with the In formal approval of the four city councllmen presentr P. M. Kershaw. J. O. Grey. C. C. Pumas and Geo. W. Porter, and Mayor E. M. Wilson. The absence of Councllmen C. A. Meeker, w. W. Allen, D. R. Terrett. ana c. C. Darby prevented the council having a quorum, and action on the plan will be taken at a meeting of the council tonight. Employ Engineer In brief, as outlined by Chairman Gates, the plan Is to have the city employ the services as soon as pos sible of a skilled outside sewer ene glneer of reputation, to draw up plans and specifications for a new sewage disposal system, Bnd for the city In accordance with these plans to build a possible emergency unit as the first construction of the new system, to remedy the worst evils of the present Inadequate septic tank. sufficiently to get by In the present emergency. . To employ such an engineer and to build the emergency unit the city could borrow the money from the banks, put the estimated cost In the city budget for next year, and pay back the money to the banks out of next year's taxes. Following out of this plan would avoid any unneces sary delay, the committee points out. Mr. Gates said that the city gov ernment had borrowed money for municipal emergency matters in past years, successfully, and notably dur ing his own terms, as mayor. Time ror Actum 'We are up against an emergency, and it Is time to act." said Mr. Ontcs In his Introductory remarks. "The people would be with you In making use of such a plan." mo r.,rth,r explained that the com mittee of citizens had taken up the sewage disposal situation In efforts to help the city administration out of a bad dilemma the city govern ment not having the money on nauu to construct a new disposal system, ahd the bond Issue ot 235.000 for havlne been defeated. The committee would co-operate with the city officials In every way. pledged, If their services were agrcc- BbHe told of the meeting ot the 12 public-spirited citizens at which the plan was evolved. Twenty such Utl zens had been Invited to the meeting, but only twelve attended. It was the consensus of opinion that committee, he said, that In de feating the bond issue the voters ere not opposed to the mayor, councl or City superintendent Fred Schcffcl. buifwere "opposed only to passing such a big bond Issue at this time. 4ol) For Slwl.'"t He declared that It was an Injus tice to City superintendent Scheffel hat he should be called on to outline- a new sewage disposal system That was a job solely for a nlU y specialist engineer, he such an engineer . ..... ...,miir,n ot the committee. to draw the plans and .peclt'catlons of the sewage system, ol wmi.. ford Is in such dire need. Most of the cities up and down the coast are up against this prob lem of establishing new sewage dis posal systems." said Mr. Gates, in re- n-,t.. d j fusaata Prm OOttV Rnnri uilll - . , . . . "" v,,jr a quid in- D.-5r ? a cPtr - the annual . -..-,,, ur. round up of which he ie queen. (Continued on Page Sl'-jLgyi Round Up Queen HUNGERED IN S. P. YUMA, Ariz., Aug. 5. (AP) Two trainmen, D. B. Steyaert, engineer and J. W. Moser, fireman, both ol Yuma, were killed and 18 persons Injured, eight seriously, when tne first section ot the Southern Pa cific passenger train Argonaut, run ning In two sections and carrying a number of motion picture no tables, was wrecked 20 miles east of here early today. The engine, two baggage cars and a day coach turned over as the train struck a raln-softcned section of roadbed. Three horses belonging to a film company, which was en route to location at Tucson, were killed and cameras and sound equip ment damaged. Warner Baxter, Edmund Lowe and James Bradbury, Jr., actors, con chlta Montenegro and Nora Lane, actresses and Director Irving cun nings wore among the film com pany of 40 in the second section. Tills train escaped crashing into the wrecked first section In tne darkness by the fact that lt had not yet gathered full speed on the grade which leads out of Yuma. Doctors, nurses and ambulances were sent from Yuma and the in- lured returned here, several of them aboard the Becond section of the train. The train came to Yuma from Loa Angeles In one section and was cut here to comply with the Arizona law limiting passenger trains to 14 cars. All Pullman cars were placed In tne second section and only baggage cars and the day coach carried in the first. 1 VAN BUREN, Ark., Aug. 8. (AP) The engineer and fireman ol ift-it, naAsenirer train number 703. were killed In ft wreck of the train near here today. The dead are lu Kclthley. engineer of Monett, Mo., and William Weeks, fireman. Fort Smith, Ark. 4 SEEN ON UMPQUA ROHEBURG, Ore., Aug. 6 (API A white bear, seen recently on me .1 rut! nonr Lomola falls by Jack Wharton of Roscburg. will be hunted by Perry Wright, trapper guide. An attempt will be made to take the animal alive. The bear was seen by Wharton as he waa returning from the falls where he made motion pictures for use In Roseburg theaters. Ho said he had a good view of the i . ,hirh woji onlv 35 yards away. It was reported to be pure white, of a type most unusual in tne norm umu Wright has had much experience trapping big game and has captured bear and cougars for zoos. A few years ago he lassooed cougars from trees for motion pictures. The bear hunt will start In a few dnys. NEGRO MURDERS SOCIETY GIRL IN HIGHWAY HOLDUP Citizens Join Hunt for Black Who Held Three Maids at Mercy in Wood s Two Girls Wounded by Fiend BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Aug. fl. (AP) Civilian possemen today Joined -city and county officers in a hunt for a negro who last night killed Miss Au gusta WlUlams. society girl, and wounded her two girl companions, after keeping them captive four hours following a highway holdup. Mt&9 Ken Williams, sister of the slain girl, was shot In the splno, and hospital attendants called her condi tion grave. Mlsa Jennie Wood, a friend, received a bullet in her; right arm. The three girls were driving along the highway when the negro leaped upon the runnlngboard of their car, covering them with a pistol. They were forced to drive into a wooded section about 100 yards off the highway. There the negro took their money from them but refused to permit them to leave. The girls decided to make an attempt to es cape when the negro got "fresh," Miss Williams said. Despite her wound, she was able to make her way to the nearest home, about three miles distant, to sound the alarm.. 4 Today's BASEBALL National. R. H. E Cincinnati 2 8 a Chicago - .. 3 10 Batteries: Kolp. Carroll, Johnson and Styles; Warneke and Hemsley. R. H E Brooklyn 6 9 1 New York 2 7a Batteries: Helmach and Plclnlch; Hubbell, Morrell and Hogan. E. R. H. Boston 6 1 Philadelphia ....... 3 7 u Batteries: Selbold and Bool; J. Elliott, Schesler and Mccurdy. First same; R. H.- E St. Louis .....'... ...... 4 " la u PlttKbur? 6 11 0 Ma lnnlnsal.' ; Batteries: Rhem, Lindsay and Man- cuso; French and urace. American R. H. B. New York 1 10 4 Boston - 8 12 8 Batteries: Pennock and Dickey; MacFaydcn and Berry. (second game) R. H. New York - 4 13 0 Boston 16 0 Batteries: Rhodes and Jorgcns; Llsenbee and Berry. R. H. E. Cleveland 8 8 0 Detroit 11 14 3 Batteries: Brown. Harder, Jablo nowskl, Connally and Sewell: Sorrell. Sullivan, Bridges and Hayworth. Gra- bowskl. , Trees In Parking Carry Huge Crop Of Nuts In Salem SALEM. Aug. 5. (AH) Plana have been completed here by Earl Pearcy. local tru'.t and nut packer, for handling the crop from the largest franquettc wal nut "orchard" In the world, and probably the only English walnut "orchard" of any size growing entirely within the limits of a city. The orchard in question contains 300 acres of trees, is expected to produce 25 tons ot nuts this year. The trees are situated along the parking strips on the streets of the city of Salem and he states these trees are carrying this year the largest crop of walnuts ever grown on the city parking strips. SQUAD BUCK LAKE AREA Seventy Men Rushed to Scene of 20C0-Acre Con flagrationFine Stand of Timber in Path of Flames T IN HIJACK FIGHT Chief of Co-Operative Unit ! in Coma Since Roadside 1 Battle Contents of Car rier Dumped After Brawl (VANCOUVER. Wash., Aug. 5. (AP) Claude Mariner. 37, of Woodland, was unconscious in the General hos pital here today, the result of an injury suffered late yesterday near Long view when he and several other men tried to stop a milk truck, In order to prevent supplies reaching black-listed distributors in Portland. He fell unconscious as he reached a physician's office shortly after the altercation and remained in that con dition today. Mariner Is president of the Woodland unit of the dairy co operative. Wounled In Head Norton Rogers of Woodland, re ceived a scalp wound In the freo for-all that rcaulted In the attempt to hijack the truck. Tho two men leaped on the run ning board of a truck owned by the Ira Bennett dairy. The truck, loaded with 33 cans of milk, did not stop. Witnesses said someone on the truck struck the two men over the head Thev fell to the roadside. Others In 4&Jtiurty. finally -stopped the true and dumped ttie contents. PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 6. (AP) At least a temporary solution to the milk controversy here, which has re sulted in a producers' -blockade against distributors who refuse to recognize the farmers' oc-operatlve The fire In the Crater National forest on Aspen butte about six miles due east beyond Buck lake in the Klamath section, burning since night before last In an old burn had grown into a conflagration covering about 2000 acres late tins forenoon. Forest officials here had 70 fire fighters from Med lord ai work today. This fire is near good stands oi yellow pine. This fire, so tar as could be learned early this alter-1 noon, was still unchecked, but no more fire fighters were being sent from here. Yesterday morning a forest crew at Lake o' the Woods was sent to the scene and men from Kiainuth Falls, and the crew of a saw mill in that section were also at work on the fire. But on word reaching here early last evening that the fire was sun spreading; that the Klamath trails contingent had departed to ii?ht another fire in their own terri tory, and that the saw mill crew had ceased to fight flames for the day when evening came, many men were rounded up in Mediord and transported in forest trucks to light tho fire, and still others were sent to the scene this morning, making 70 from here altogether. The Crater National forest yester day had another fire to contend with, a small one In the Sterling creek section above Jacksonville that for a time threatened to reach farm property. It broko out at 4:45 p.m. and by 10 o'clock lost night was checked before any serious damage had been done. c Seeks 'ion Post i v "-. ft f J ? Associated Hrtsw Photo George W. Malone, Nevada state engineer and secretary of the Colo rado river commission, has an nounced hi candidacy for the post of national commander of the Amer ican Legion. NEEDED TO KEEP $500,000 SLASH IN TAXMENT Elimination of Half Mill Levy for Veterans' Aid Bonds Believed Possible Through Rigid Economy Program Ten-Year-Old Killer Coached In Crime By Modern Fagin, Claim w I ' n.r Mdtetlly rip hi JT" '"very ietler only H t,, . """ranee lapses tHtlJJ' farryln bouquets tJ" nt git yon ny- Ku te m th, ,,,,, ASOTIN. Wash., Aug. 5. (AP Sheriff John Wormell. 72. was shot and killed early today by a ten-year-old boy who said ,1e had been pro mised two dollars and a trip to Can ada for a robbery. The boy. Hubert Nichols, jr.. was found robbing the Klause Mercantile store and was cornered by the sher iff. Deputy Wayne Be zona and Peter Klause. owner of the a10- While the sheriff was searching the store, the deputy said, the boy. hid den behind a vinegar barrel, fired at him from a distance of five feet the bullet piercing t.he officers raln Young Nichols threw away his pistol and surrendered without reals tance. . Officers said the boy told a "Pagln story of being coached In crime by William Robinson, about 60. who he stated was stationed outside the The boy declared Robinson gave him a revolver, showed him how to shoot It and arranged the robbery. IwiiuctUig him to loot the cah reglter and then take tobacco and matches. . Nichols said Robinson promised him U and a trip to Canada, and told him to "shoot to kill" If anyone came In during the robbery Robinson was arrested at the home of his daughter and denied any knowledge of the robbery. The boy said Robinson broke a window In the store and then waited In the alley outside. Nlclols was unmoved by the shoot ing and talked freely, saying he served a 15 months term In the Idaho industrial school at St. Anthony for stealing from the postotflce at Oro fino His mother and three sisters live at Star. Idaho, where he Is a sisth grade student In the public schools. LEAVENWORTH. Kans., Aug. 6. (AP) Kansas today mourned the death of Daniel Read Anthony, Jr.. who served the state 22 years as a representative In congress, longer than any other man. Mr. Anthony, a republican, former chairman of the house appropriations committee and a nephew of Susan B. Anthony, the woman suffragist, died late yesterday at his home. "Hilltop." near here, 18 daya short of his 61st birthday anniversary. Funeral serv ices will be held Thursday. He served In the 60th to 70th con gresses. Inclusive, declining to seek a seat In the 71st because of 111 health. Wire Report on the Pear Market NEW YORK. Aug. 6. (U.S.D.A.) (AP) Pear auction market, prices weaker. 27 cars arrived: 1 Alabama. 33 California cars unloaded: BO cars on track. California BartletU, 19.380 boxes: best 12.35-3.25: few 13.55: ordinary l.BS-2.60; common and. ripe 11.75 2.15; few 11.25-1.70; average 12.30. CHICAGO, Aug. 8 (UH.Ds.l (AP) Pear auction market, prices sU-htly weaker. 32 California cars arrived: 29 California, and 1 other on track: 13 cars sold. California BartletU. 6.636 boxes: 11.60-3.10; average 12.20. K. V. filrl's IVKlr Found. KLAMATH FALLS. Ore.. Aug. . (AP) The body of Del ores Onnne, 12, who drowned In Upper Klamath lake Monday night, waa found today 100 yards from where the tragedy occurred. The body was washed up on the shore of the lake. (Continued on Page 6, Story 3) fourFblazeis laid topirebug The fourth Incendiary fire and the third vacant house to be fired here this week was saved by the fire de partment last night. ' The J ire bug who is believed to be responsible for the blazes, remained in the west section last night, but shifted the scene of his actions across Main street, t The department was called to the fire at tho end of West Jackson street about 8:45 o'clock. The lire started in a large bush at tho corner of the old house, and then spread to the building. The corner was badly charred. BLAZEDESTROYS MT. BAKER LODGE BELLINOHAM. Wash.. Aug. 6 (AP) Mount Baker lodge, pictur esque resort In Mt. Baker national park. Heather Meadows, about 400 miles from Bclllngham, burned to the ground early today. The 32-room annex was saved. Tony Daul. comlasary driver for the lodge, who came to Belllngham this morning, reported he and other rmployea were In the kitchen when a woman came In shouting the roof was afire. The alarm was quickly spread and guests hurried from their rooms, some of them narrowly es caping and many scantily clad. So far as known none was injured. CHAIN STORE HEAD AND MUCUS RIDER ID DENVER. Aug. 8. (AP) Mrs, Katherlne Floto, widow of the late Otto Floto, and O. P. Bkaggs. prom inent Denver business man, were married today at the bride's home. O. P. SkstfKs is head of a Urge grocery store system, operating throughout the -west. The former Mrs. Floto, before her marriage, was Miss Katherlne Kruger of Kansas City. She was a star performer In the equestrienne ring of the Sella Floto circus at the time she married Mr. Floto. GRANTS PAB8, Ore., Aug. 5.J (AP) Quiet air and lower tempera tures combined today to aid fire fighters in holding a forest fire which last night threatened to enter the city limits. The fire line today was less than a half mile from the west ern boundary of the city. It had crawled down the slope of Merlin mountain two miles north of here to a point within a few rods of the Pacific highway. , v . . , Communication! 'between tho Sis kiyou national forest office hero and the Chetco fire lines was temporar ily cut off today. The fire has been raging for threo days In almost inc ccaslblo brush-covered country. Four thousand pounds of food was consigned from here last night to the fire lines whore 70 men nre sta tioned. The food will be packed 30 miles by pack train from Harbor, on the coast. SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 6. (API- Federal foresters said today good prog ress was being made In checking northwest forcet fires raging on fronts totaling nearly ISO miles. The Priest river fire, which drove hundreds from their homes to refuge camps, crept on up the valley extend ing Its perimeter to from 40 to 50 miles, despite efforts of 1600 fighters. Major Evan Kelly, regional forester, predicted it would be surrounded by Thursday night and mopped up Mon day night unless the weather became moro favorable. 8TAYTON Mounts In States Pow year as compared with A00 last year, er Co. Installing electrical machin ery for local service. WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. (AP) i Some sort of national council or planning board to promote continuity In business and employment is favor ed by businessmen who have replied to a questionnaire sent out by a national chamber of commerce com mit tco head by Henry I. Harrison of Boston. The questionnaire, asking if It were considered feasible to set up some permanent body to combat the result of business depression, was sent to 300 presidents of trado asoclatlons ovor the country. Henry P. Fowler, secretary of the committee, said today that about 50 replies had been received and that the great majority were favorable to some sort of permanent planning board. Among the questions asked were: Should It be authorized by congress as a purely governmental agency; as a Joint . effort of government and business; or established and operated by business men without congress ional authority. Fowler said the replies to the ques tionnaire would go to the Harrlman committee at a meeting early In September. SALEM. Aug. 5. (AP) Elimination of the half mill tax levy for appli cation on Interest and principal of the World War veterans state aid commission bonds from tho tax rolls of 19311, thus resulting In a saving of more than a half million dollars, was suggested to the state tax com mlssicn today by Governor Julius h. Meier. Tho half mill levy has been required -by law, but the governor proposed that by rigid economy and the use of the invested sinking fund of the commission, the revenue could be dispensed with for one year. The letter to the state tax com mission, proposing the elimination of tho tax levy, Is us follows: Klgld Economy Needed. "Following a conference with Jer rold Owen, executive secretary of the World War veterans state aid com mission, and Rufus C. Holman, state treasurer, I have decided that, by tho exercise of rigid economy and through, the use of the -well-Invested sinking fund which has been established by the commission for bond retirement and emergencies, lt will be possible for your honorable body to eliminate entirely for 1B32 the half-mill tax levy 'Which Is provided under the law for application on interest and prin cipal of the state aid commission bonds. An Emergency Measure. "In view of the situation now fac ing the taxpayers of Oregon, I there fore request that in preparation of the state tax levy for 1033 that the half-mill heretofore levied to carry out the purposes of the World War veterans' state aid act -be eliminated, as en emergency relief measure. "This action will save the taxpay ers of the state more than half n million dollars during 1033. and lt Js my bolief that lt will In no manner hamper the efficient operation of tho state aid commission during that year." NAUTILUS SAILS FOR POLAR ICE BARRIER BERGEN, Norway. Aug. B. (API Sir Hubert Wllklns polar submarine Nautilus, left Bergen this evening. Sir Hubert hopes to take the Nau tilus to the North Pole under the Ice. She started across the Atlantic under her own power, but had to be towed by an American battleship when her engines failed. Repairs were made In Ireland and sne reached Bergen last week. ir she goes on schedule she will reach the Ice barrier in 10 days, Including stops at Tromsoo and King's Bay for fuel. Where TODAY- AKLAyiK- Junction oi r Husky and Moose ri vers which tmpli) ino Mackenzie, Bay. is I 100 rnihr NW. of Baker Lake. AKLAVIK, Northwest Territories. Aug. 5. (AP) By wireless to Edmon ton) (AP) On the Arctic edge of Canada's mainland. Colonel Charles A. Llndberg1 landed his Tokyo bound plane at Aklavlk today after an epoch-making non-stop flight across the barrens of northern Can ada. Mrs. Lindbergh waved a cheery greeting from the depths of the rear cockpit as the low wing monoplane glided to a landing at 6:05 a. m. (E. S. T.) on the smooth waters of Peel channel. Every resident of the busy little hamlet on the delta of the ruVilng McKenzle river was gathered on the muddy banks of the channel when the Lindbergh plane soared Into sight from the east. Shouts of scores of Eskimos mingled with the cheering acclaim of the score or so of wrtlte folk who had been waiting all night for the arrival of the flying couple. The flying colonel was all smiles as he climbed awkwardly from his place at the controls and assisted his wife from the plsne after Its nose had been drawn up on the muddy shore. The hazardous 1 100-mlle ,iop across the most treacherous and uninhabit ed country on the continent had been made in exactly 11 '4 hours. The murky twilight of Aklavlk's "darkness" had Just given way to (Continued on Page Six Story Two) With the Fliers Reports today regarding ths whereabouts and Intentions of Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Hern don. Jr., conflict. They were reported by the Tasa news agency as held at Khaba rovsy by 34 hours of bad weather, and as having abandoned their at tempt to surpass the Post-Oatty record . Another report says they de cided to change their route by taking off for Tokyo tomorrow, Instead of continuing the Post Oatty course. Yesterday's dispatch In a mess age Intercepted by the Nome sta tion, reports they left Khabarovsk at ft s. m. This message contra C v'ts Tokyo and Moscow reports that they were still on the ground. J A. Molllson, Scottish airman, bidding to beat Scott's record flight from Australia, arrived at Athens today and took off for London. The seaplane DO-X, resuming Its long delayed flight to New York, passed over Victoria In the state of Esperlto Santo, Brazil, re ports say, shortly before 10 a. m. T IN YANGTSE FLOOD HANKOW, China, Aug. 8. (API Thousands were reported dead In the Yangtae valley today as the great river rose to record heights, flooding vast stretches of central China and threatening pestilence and famine to hundreds of thousanda made home less. Accurate count of the dead was Impossible, but the Chlneao press said "aeveral thousand" died In tho district ot the trl-cltles Wuchang, Hankow and Hanyang alone, nnd many bodies were carried away by the Yangtse. The refugee problem la becoming more acute. Already It la estimated 200.000 homeleeaa are encamped on Hankow's higher places, while dally 30,000 more are Increasing this fig ure. CRAWFORD APPOINTED MORROW'S SUCCESSOR BALEM, Ore., Aug. 5. (API James W. Crawford, atato senator from Multnomah county, was today ap pointed circuit judge to aucceed the late Judge R. Q. Morrow of the Mult nomah oounty circuit bench. Tho appointment was announced by Gov ernor Meier. WILL ROGERS HEVERtiY ' H I li h S, Oil. Aug. 4. Hee by the paper they formed away out here in Sac ramento a Draft Dwixht Mor row for l'rcilei)t chili. 1 liopo lie makes it. All I want out of it in tho HinluiHHMiloi'Hhip to Mexho (don't laugh, you have not seen all our ambaHnadorH lately, have you I) I could Ret away .with that job for Mor row could tell just, wlitit to do and who to do it to. 1 could attend the dinners and bull fights and make spcechcit to both and listen without lauh inn (much) to the Americans saying we got to tako this coun try over and civilize it liko ours. Like ours, hu ha! iaaa at iMi ! " - -fs'sjasjas vivspvsi store as a lookout.