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BT Arthur Brisbane
L Day, Fireworks.
lolls' car ior wnmn.
tpffillers Do Things
k Is Annoyed.
fc, King Feature Synd.. Ino.
L. in time for his fifty-
L birthday anniversary,
treat nations, Ucrmany,
e Italy, Japan ana ureal
L vesterday signed a
Lent endorsing the presi-
Moht holiday pro-
Thp announcement made
Lm more cheerful. For-
Lds went up, good news
Americans that bought
Wall Street rapidly wip-
tiar from each eye,
rltened out its winkles,
kid "Big Steel" to 90,
nrices to match. .
Ire is nothing liko action,
Ike president got action
he announced his mora-
U idea. .
fts are not forgiven, or
nut. The plan is to give
(any an opportunity to get
Ireatli. '
L, without knowing It, but
jpproprUtely, arranges a coo-
t torts display In honor or
I financial news tonight.
Ior a magnificent display of
K If clouds don't Interfere. The
comes once a year and
be especially brilliant this
Look t the sky In the dlrec-
L lit Perselds and see how
you on count of the million
meteors visible from different
k the country;
Pernios are all that Is left
ktle'i comet, smashed up long
lotting In. space around the sun
tits gravitation, and bombard
nets that come -dose enough
neteora rarely do harm.
Soiln Charles Chaplin .whom
tie seen walking with his toes
eight hulls killed In one
bit didn't say what he thought
It. Those that know him.
toil he thought.
tilt, Spain's champion bull
r, conferred great honor on Mr.
in, by presenting to him an
1 from one of the dead bulls.
ruled the world you might
them forcing Charlie Chap-
Ulanda Into "a man ring"
St st a terrific disadvantage.
pHnt imagine the worst bull
k off Charlie Chaplin's ear ar.J
Fit to some of the moving
tails among the spectators.
MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1031.
1 MIONE 75
No. 141.
Hocketellers do things In a
l7. Investing money, or when
ag it, for science and edu-
"ld plsns of the new "Rocke-
at." In the heart of New
d yesterday, Include parks
" of three full cltv blocks.
leiestment of about two hun-
" tlltv million dollars, one
fcj tmong many others con-
F e largest theatre In the
"Sot name for Mr. Rocke
1 magnificent improvement.
f ' old-fashioned, ugly
proving the heart of the
hnud on Page Three)
ffe Martin
SHIPPERS
OPEN
FIGHT AGAINST
T BOOS!
FREIGH
Coast Interests Are Heard
at I- C. C. Quiz On Pro
posed 15 Per Cent In
crease All Commodities
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12. (AP)
The attempt of representatives of
regulatory commissions from six wes
tern states to have the hearings on
the railroads' application for a 15
percent increase In freight rates ter
minated was defeated today in a
ruling handed down by Commission
er Meyer.
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 12. (AP)
Pacific coast shippers and pro
ducers today fired the first shot of
protest against the proposed 15 ner
cent Increase In railroad freight
rates.
At the Interstate commerce com
mission hearing here today the ship
pers ana producers declared they
are unable to bear the Increased
tariff, and contended the Increase in
rates would materially reduce the
tonnage and revenue of the lines.
Two Interstate commerce commis
sioners, E. I. Lewis and William E.
Lee, and two commission examiners.
Myron Whittlcr and O. H. Mattlngly,
presided at the hearing. Oregon,
Washington, Idaho and other north
western states were represented. The
hearing will last three days.
Charles M. Thomas, Oregon's pub
lic utility commissioner, fired the
first shot at the rail line conten
tions, outlining what the protcstants
expect to place before the commis
sion by detailed testimony and sta
tistical compilations. Thomas ap
peared as representative of the Ore
gon utilities commission In collabo
ration with shippers and producers
of the Pacific northwest.
lta " ngnt after w
k " on -em, but thei-
IT; .' Hho doe th' un-
i, V"" " hrntr when
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Grieving Husband
Shoots Self Dead
Over Wife's Tomb
PORTLAND. Ore.. Aug. 12.
(AP) Ed Mogan, 60. sought
death today. He went to the
graveside of his wife In Rose City
cemetery, stood over the grave and
shot a bullet through his head.
He was dead when a caretaker
found him.
His wife died in 1917 In Klam
ath Palls. Her body was moved
from that city to Portland last
year.
Mogan is believed to have a
nephew at Salem.
I
FrpH W nnkpr Wnshlntrtan di
rector of public works, was the
first witness. He insisted the 15
per cent Increase would decrease
ran revenues, and that this was
nnrt.tnilnrlv trim with reference to
the long haul business covering lum-
Der, apples ana otner iruiis, live
stock, canned goods, flour and lm
nort . commodities 8 h 1 D D e d from
northwest points to the east.
" A. F. Harvey, cniei oi. transporta
tion of the Oregon Utilities commis
sion, added his testimony along the
same line.
The people of the state are not
nmnnerin?. he said, and in many
lines are operating at a loss. He
pointed to mounting tax delinquen
cies as evidence of depressed agri
cultural conditions.
Operate TrueK Lines.
Harvov broucht out that rail lines
In nnomn nnprate truck and bus
lines in competition with the rail
operations and at lower ran mu
the general rail freight tariffs,
w.. inKiatpri that an increase in
commodity rates would fall on the
long haul shippers, mentioning mm
the roads recently filed intra-state
tariffs reducing rates on petroleum
In tank car lots an average of 28
per cent to meet truck competition.
unrvv Insisted that the roads
serving the northwest "are not in
danger of receivership." HC accuuvu
the Southern Facuic, -
its 1029 report, had a corporate sur
plus of nearly $300,000,000. or more
than 25 per cent of Its total assets.
.v,ii trth tho Northern Pacific and
Great Northern stand In nearly as
favorable a financial condition.
JAPANESE CLAMOR FOR
PILOTS' PUNISHMENT
TAuvn aw 19 (AP. Patriotic
societies and reactionary individuals
. i (n,iMi inr the nunishmcnt
UlfllllUHrW lVTU"
of Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Hern-
don. Jr., for taking pnotoumF"" -
flying over Japanese territory.
ariiRpri American avia
tors appeared before the public pro
curator for further questioning they
,11.,,. hut tense. Examiners
questioned Pangborn about his flying
experience, parucuumj
his service in tne ii
PIONEETibTHTHERO
SUMMONED BY DEATH
LEWISTON. Idahc. Aug. 12. (AP)
...mi. t sphmadeka. 70. the man
w,ho saved the settlers of the Mount
Idaho region from massacre
i i. f th. Indians, was dead to
day. For many years he was a prom
lnent merchant and stockman of the
Orangeville region.
.... ,. ..vml the Mount Idaho
settlers from the Ncz Perce Indians
in the war of 1877.
TRANSYLVANIA WHEAT
LOWEST IN 100 YEARS
T' Unm.nll AU2. 12-
(AP) Banat and Trsnsylvanlsn wheat
were quoted at 150 1.1 per quintal
today, touching the lowest point In a
hundred years.
Indlrtrd A' "!'r
LA GRANDE, Ore.. Aug. 1-'
-The county grand jury today re
turned an indictment charging Wil
lard Sullivan, alias Sylvester Marler
with the first degree murder of
Homer Bidwell. North Powder ranch
er, alsln last month.
Dr. B. C. Wilson, county physician,
and In charge of county health work,
took the witness stand in his own
behalf to deny all the charges filed
against him by Mrs. Lydla King,
ousted county health nurse. The
re-hearlng, held In the circuit court
room, was called by 'the county court
to enable Dr. Wilson to enter his
defense.
Dr. Wilson denied the serious
charges riled against him by Mrs.
King relative to the alleged mis-use
of alcohol, health funds, and lack of
efficiency, and declared the trouble
in t,he health department was due
"to a lack of co-operation." He told
of differences between Mrs. King and
other nurses, and declared there was
a troubled air.
Dr. Wilson testified that he took
$65 from the contingent fund of the
health department, for expenses to
Seattle, Wash., to attend a federal
health meeting, and $35 for expenses
for the transportation and care of a
girl, committed to the Pacific Pro
tective Home at Portland. He testi
fied that both these withdrawals had
been made with what he considered
the tacit approval of the county court.
He testlfle dthat he was cau
tioned by the county court, not to
"overdraw the budget allowance" for
the health unit.
Dr. Wilson testified $20 check
given by the Mooso Lodge to a man
by the name of Drcsbeck living near
Gold Hill, had: beon:-used .by 'hlm to
"show appreciation to the attendants
at the country poorfarm," for as
sistance they had given the county
health unit, when one of the nurses
was Injured by a fall downstairs,
and unable to attend to her duties.
Tho physician . testified he had
taken tho check for medical services
rendered, and felt the use of the
check Justified as Dresbeck was not
an indigent. He was described by
the witness as "an elderly man In
rather poor health."
Under cross-examination by Attor
ney T. J. Enrlght, counsel for Mrs.
King. Dr. Wilson refused to answer
questions fired at him, on the
grounds, "I don't llko the way they
are asked."
The county physician testified that
when he was reimbursed $59 by the
county, he drew his personal check
for $100 to cover the amount drawn
out of the county funds. The re
fusal to answer came when Attorney
Enrlght Insisted on asking, "If you
only drew $65. why did you make out
a check for $100?" The explanations
offered by Dr. Wilson drew a stream
of queries from Mrs. King's counsel.
Tlicrrvas considerable acrimony be
tween Attorneys Enrlght and Roberts,
the latter frequently interrupting to
remark: "Olvc the witness time to
answer."
During his own testimony. Dr. Wil
son denied he had ever been "Jacked
up" by Mrs. King, to mske him do
his work, and told of an occasion
when she had "gone over my head'
In the treatment of a patient. Dr
Wilson also described the course he
followed In the treatment of typhoid
cases In the north end of the county
Before the hearing started, Attor
ney Roberts Informed the court that.
In view of the recent ruling of the
state attorney-general, It was felt the
county court had no Jurisdiction,
but would proceed to "allay any mis
conception In tho public mind there
was anything to conceal."
Only a fair sld crowd, mostly
women, were in attendance at the
hearing, which is scheduled to be
closed this afternoon.
NEGRO BELL BOY
SLAYS ATTORNEY
ON HOTEL CURB
Former Assistant Attorney
General and Infantry Cap
tain Shot Down ,in Quar
rel Over Parking Space
FOES OF MUSSOUN
PITTSBURO, Aug, 12. (AP) The
Italian vlce-conauiai duiki.uk
hadlv damaged by bomb cxplonion
here early today. The front porch
of the three-story one structure. n
the fashionable Oakland residential
district, was demo'Uhed, plaster was
torn loose In several rooms, furntoh
wrn wrecked and windows
battered. 'J.
.umvm Mid Dr. Oulrato
told them he believed foea of the
Mussolini government were rtpu
elble for the bombing.
1-it.i PrMl LHfftt
CORVALLIfl. Ore.. Aug. 12 (AP)
Ohio State university won first
rsv thi bent oreas service
inhibited st the annual convention
of the American
cultural College Editor, in wwlon at
Oregon State couetrc.
WASHINGTON, Aug. ! 12. (AP)
W. Frank Norman, a former special
assistant attorney general, who served
as a captain of infantry in the
world war, was shot four times to
day In a quarrel with, a bell boy
over a parking space at Ward man
Park Hotel and died an hour later In
Emergency hospital. ; . ,
Joseph H. Dlgga, 31-year-old negro,
surrendered Immediately after the
shooting and was turned over to
police.
Norman, a practicing attorney here,
had been a guest at the hotel for
five years.
Hotel employes told police the
two had quarreled over a parking
space two days ago when Norman,
struck the bell boy twice.
Norman was waiting In front of
the hotel for his chauffeur to take
him to his office today when, police
said they were Informed. Dlgga ap
proached from behind and fired, two
bullets Into the lawyer's back.
"I knew I'd get you," the negro
was quoted as saying. ' A third shot
then was fired, striking the pros
trate lawyer In the head. Dlggs was
said to have fired a fourth bullet
into his victim's body and calmly
walked back to the hotel.
Dlggs was disarmed by a hotel
detective as he entered Jhe Iqbby
saying, "I've Just shot a man out
there."
1
Hulet Willing
Today's
BASEBALL
National.
R. H. E.
St. Louis 5 12 0
Brooklyn - 5 11 I
Haines and Wilson; Clark and
Lopess.
Second game: H. H. E.
St. Louis 8 15 1
Brooklyn 8 9 3
Rhem and Mancuso; Thurston,
Phelps, Heimach and Lopez, Lombard!.
Chicago - - 7 10 1
Philadelphia 3 8 6
Root and Hartnett; Watt, Blake,
Dudlye and McCurdy.
Second game: R. H. E.
Chicago 13 18 0
Philadelphia 1 10-4
Smith and Hartnett; J. Elliott,
Schesler, Fallacnsteln and Davis.
R. H. E.
Pittsburgh - 6 11 0
New York 4 9 4
Kremer and Phillips; Hubbell, Far
malee and Hogan.
Second game: R. K. E.
Pittsburgh 0 3 2
New York 9 U 0
Meine and Phillips; Walker and
Hogan, OTarrell.
Cincinnati at Boston, two games
postponed, rain.
American.
R.H. E.
Philadelphia 8 13 3
Detroit 7 13 0
Earnshaw and Cochrane: Herring,
Bridges, Uhel and Grabowskl.
Boston 6 13 0
8t. Louis 6 10 3
Llsenbee. Durham and Berry; Gray
and Ferrcll.
R. II. E.
Washington 16 0
Chicago - 11 17 4
Crowder, Hadley, Fischer and Spen
cer; Prazler and Grube.
R. H. E.
New York 18 19 1
Cleveland - 19 3
Gomez and Dickey; Hudlln, Jablo
nowksi, Lawson and Sewell.
Oregon Wcnlher
Fair tonight and Thursday: no
change In temperature; gentle to
moderate north and northwest winds
offshore.
SALEM, Ore.. Aug. 12. (AP) C. O.
Hulet,, master of the state Orange,
who has been mentioned as a candi
date for congress from the First dis
trict in Oregon, said here yesterday
he had considered the matter and
would not be adverse to a congres
sional term. He would oppose Con
gressman w. C. Hawley in t.he repub
lican primaries, IX he decides to make
the race.
f "The Grange has the view," Hulet
said, "that the office should seek the
man rather than the man the office.
That will be my policy. The Orange
has an important Job in the state to
perform and Just now I am especially
ajDxious to see that completed."
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Notorious New York Gang
Leader Must Pay Fine of
$11,000 Heavy Bail Is
4 Posted, Pending Appeal
NEW YORK, Aug. 12. (AP) Jack
(Legs) Diamond was sentenced In
federal court today to four years
Imprisonment , and fined 11, 000 for
violation of the prohibition law.
Despite the fact Diamond was one
of New York's most publicized gang
figures, his conviction last week,
together with that of Paul Quattroc
chl, marked the first time he actu
ally had faced a prison sentence.
He was convicted on charges ot
conspiracy to violate the national
prohibition law and ownership of
a 1 BOO -gal Ion applejack still In
Greene county. New York.
Sentence was Imposed by Federal
Judge Richard J. Hopkins of Kan
sas. He ordered that Diamond serve
his sentence at the federal peni
tentiary at Atlanta.
Judge Hopkins sentenced Quat
troccht to two years at Atlanta and
to pay a fine of aoooo.
Tho court fixed ball pending ap
peal at $16,000 for Diamond and at
7S00 for Quattrocchl. The bonds
were posted.
LIONS SPARE CHILD
LOST IN MOUNTAINS
DENVER. Aug. 12. (AP) Benjamin
Saul, 3, missing in the mountainous
region of Jarre Canon since Monday
night, wus found alive this morning
by a searching party 50 feet from the
main highway.
All day yesterday, searchers report
ed, they found the spoor of mountain
lions In the region. Once they flush
ed a huge cat from his retreat In the
dense brutVi while searching for the
boy.
HAWKS SFTS ANOTHER
PLANE SPEED RECORD
CHICAOO, Aug. :2. (AP) Frank
Hawks arrived at the municipal air
port at 9:59 (C.6.T.) this morning,
completing a flight from Roosevelt
Field, N. Y in four hours and four
minutes, and breaking the previous
speed record for the westward trip
by 13 minutes.
Signs of Better Times
(By the Associated Press)
Competing against 66 dlstrlrts nr
the Metropolitan Mfe Insurance mm.
niinv. th. Medfnrd district carried
off first honors for the Parlflc roast
five out of sis times In recent
bustneM gain enntest. according
to Carl K. (irant, manager of this
territory.
George A. Robinson, Los Angeles,
vice-president National Association of
Real Estate Boards, reports In Port
land "where but 53 per cent of In
dustrial population was gainfully em
ployed 18 months ago, 74 per cent
Is now employed."
Oregon Shingle Sc Shake company,
incorporated at 116.000, expects be
gin working at CoqulUe within two
weeks.
Approximately 4.000.000 feet of
Coos Bay fir. spruce and hemlock
has been carried to Australia and
New Zealand on MaUon Line bottoms
since establishment of regular rua
at Marshfleld since March, this year.
Unfilled orders on Western Pipe
& Steel compsny books at end first
half 1631 totaled about 13.000.000.
comparing with 2.200,000 year prev-lous.
Dean Witter & company, In report
on comparative earnings, dividend
yield price range records more than
350 prominent stocks, says: "Com
parison of many first half reports
with those of same period of 1830
shows that despite the poor appear
ance of business a surprisingly large
number of companies reported great
er earnings than last yesr. The sec.
ond quarter shows considerable Im
provement In most eases over the
first quarter."
B. P. Ooodrich Co. reports for the
first half 1031 net loss of 1286.483.
compared with net toss of 1.22.oe
for first half 1B30.
General Bronn Corp. reports first
half net profit 621.478. compared
with net loss of 6454.016 first half
1(00.
CLUE IN MURDER
Police Release Two Suspects
in Ann Arbor Crime
Victims Shot and Beaten
Before Burned in Car
Tree Sn Dims
Electr, ights
In a . States
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Aug. 12. (AP)
With a bloodstained purse and a
.38 calibre bullet as clues, authori
ties today attempted to reconstruct
the slaying early' yesterday of four
persons, two boys and two girls, on
a tree-lined road 12 miles southeast
of here.
Four persons were arrested last
night and today but two of them !
were released after making state-1
ments to the sheriff. The Identity of
the two who were released was not
revealed. I
Two others, Paul Keene. 49, and
his brother Lawrence, 34, still are In
custody, although officials said de
velopments tended to establish, their
claims of Innocence.
DeMienite Battle
The autopsy strengthened the be
lief of Sheriff Jacob B. Andres of
Washtenaw county and other Investi
gators that the party met death In a
desperate resistance to an attack
which had as its motive cither rob
bery or an assault on tho girls.
University of Michigan patholo
gists, who examined the badly char
red bodies, reported that Harry Lore.
10. or Ypsllantl. one of the victims,
had been shot to death. The other
three, Thomas Wheatley. 17, a farm
youth of the neighborhood, Vivian
Gold. 15, and Anna May Harrison, of
Cleveland, they found, were beaten
to death or Into Insensibility before
the bodies were placed In Lore's car,
their clothing saturated with gasoline
and the automobile set aflro.
Lore and Miss Gold were cousins,
and the two girls had been visiting
in the Lore home, Tho couples were
last seen alive about 8 p. m,, Mon
day In Ypsllantl, a few miles from
tho placo where the bodies were
found nine hours later by a farmer
who was aroused by the fire.
Two In Custody
Tho suspects in custody are Paul
Keene, 49, and Lawrence Keene, 38,
who live In a shack on wheels, they
wore arrestd when officers saw thein
washing clothing and scraping hick
ory clubs. Stains on the clubs and on
garments found In the sheek were
ordered eXAinlnedrA'prellmluary re
port said that there was blood on
one of the clubs, but It was not de
termined whether It was human
blood. Both brothers denied connec
tion with the crime.
While Prosecutor Albert J. Rnpp of
Washtenaw county questioned the
brothers lost night, sheriff's officers
visited dance halls and resorts In an
effort to trace the couple's move
ments. Indications were found by officers
that another automobile followed
Lore's machine, cut In front and
forced It to stop with Its front wheels
near the ditch.
Officers reasoned that the attack
might have been made by occupants
of tho other car. From whatever
source or motive the attack came,
they believed Lore, a husky youth,
gave the first resistance and was
shot down. The autopsy showed
Wheatley s skull was fractured. The
condition of the girl's blood showed
they had been beaten.
Until recent weeks there had been
numerous rports of "petting party
bandits," committing petty robberies
among couples parked on roads in
the Detroit area, but no instances of
violence.
CARBON DALE. HI.. Aug. 12.
AP A snake threw parts of two
states Into darkness for a time
Monday night, linemen for the
Central Illinois Publlo Service
company reported today.
They said the snake crawled to
the top of a 55-foot electric light
polo and stretched Itself across
two high tension wires, causing a
short circuit that put out eloctric
lights In a part of southern Illi
nois netut Mounds and a section
of western Kentucky.
The linemen brought the tree
snake, which was electrocuted,
here to support their story.
SCHRAMM REAPPOINTED
BANK SUPERINTENDENT
8 A I.EM. Ore.. Aug. 12 (AP) The
state banking board today reappoint
ed A. A. Schramm, stslo superin
tendent of banks, for a four-year
period. His present term does not
expire until September 1.
The announcement of his reap
pointment was made by Governor
Meier and sots at rest reports that
Schramm was not slsted to continue
In the office.
WHEAT CARRY-OVER
ESTIMATE BOOSTED
WA81IINOTON, Aug. 12 (AP)
The sgrlculturo department In a
preliminary estimate today placed the
carryover of domestic wheat on July
I at 319.058,000 bushels,
This carryover compsres with a
revised estimate or 280,630.000 bush
els a year ago, an Increase of 28,520,
ooo bushels.
CLEAR PATHWAY FOR
MORE CANNON QUIZ
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (AP)
The wsy was cleared for further in
vestigation of Bishop Jsmes Cannon,
Jr.'s political activities today when
Justice Co In the District of Co
lumbia supreme court dismissed
Bishop Cannon's petition to restrain
the senate campaign fund committee
from further Inquiry Into the 1928
Virginia campaign.
FIVE OF FAMILY
INSPECTORS PROBING
BLAST IN MAIL CAR
WASHINGTON. Aug. 12 (AP) A
bomb, tossed Into a mail car at the
union station post office last night,
exploded but did no damage and In
jured no one.
An Investigation Is being made by
postal Inspectors and police.
F
CORVALL1S, Ore.. Aug. 12. (AP)
Five persons, all of Los Angeles, were
Injured here today when their auto
mobile overturned on the Pacific
highway.
The injured, all of one family, are:
Mrs. Mildred Black. Mrs. Marjorle
Falrchtld, Mrs. S. I. Truman. Melvln
Cole, 16, Mrs. Black's son, and Betty
Cole, 6, her daughter. Mrs. Truman
Is the mother ot Mrs. Black and Mrs.
Fatrclsild.
Mrs. Falrchtld suffered a dislocated
Jaw, scalp wounds and A fractured
pelvis. The Cole boy received a frac
tured shoulder, broken Jaw and other
Injuries. Mrs. Truman had several
fractured ribs and was badly bruised.
Mrs. Black and the girl were slightly
bruised. All wore brought to a hos
pital here.
Witnesses said Mrs. Falrchlld, Who
was driving, attempted to pass an
other car and ran off the shoulder
of tho road Into loose gravel, The
car got out of control.
Wire Report on
the Pear Market
NEW YORK, Aug. 12. Ufl.D.A.)
(AP) Pear auction market, prices
slightly stronger, 18 cars arrived; 30
California, 1 Washington unloaded;
15 cars on track, - . - m .
California BartletU, 17,355 boxes;
Best e2.25-2.Bf; average si. 68.
OHJOAGO, Aug. (U-S.DIA.)
( AP) Pear auction market, prices
slightly weaker. 18 California and 1
othor arrives; 12 California and 6
others on track; 13 cars sold.
California Bart lot ts, 7,300 boxes,
$1.75-3.00; average $2.35.
BLAZE MENACES
I
Pair Paint Glowing Picture
of Aviation's Future in
North. Enjoying Trip
Immensely, Is Word
FERNIE, B. 0.. Aug. 12. (AP) In
the path of a devastating forest fire,
the mountain town of Fernle was en
dangered today as a protective south
wind died to a breeze.
Clouds of smoke hung over the
threatened city while every available
man was mustered to light the ap
proaching fire.
Residents are prepared to quit the
city but hope Is held that unless a
north wind rises the flames can be
kept In check at the city's outskirts.
One thousand feet of hose has been
stretched through city points, ready
to pour water on any buildings that
may be Ignited,
'GENERAL' COXEY LEADS
MAYORALTY ASPIRANTS
MAM8ILLON, O., Aug. la. (AP)
"General" Jacob Coxcy, who gained
national attention years ago by lead
ing an army of unemployed to Wash
ington,, seemed certain today of
achieving his first public office thit
of mayor of this city of 26,000.
The 76-year-old campaigner led
five opponents in yesterday's primary
for tho republican nomination, vir
tual assuranco of election.
AIRMAIL TO FOLLOW
POST-GATTY TRAIL
WAHIIINOTON (AP) A new Soviet
airmail route Is to follow the trail
bla.M by Wiley Post and Harold
flatty on their round-the-world
flight.
The route, to be Inaugurated In
August, will go from Moscow to
li't'.ult, Khabarovsk, and Vladivo
stok, It traversea a distance ot ap
proximately 4500 miles,
STROKE FATAL FOR
DOUGLAS CO. PIONEER
BOHKnURO. Ore., Aug. 12. (AP)
Ed Blngleton, 67. a native of
Douglas county, and one of tne best
known residents of Roseburg. died
today following a paralytic stroke.
He was born of pioneer parent at
Oak Creek, April 80, 1864.
RIGHT HAND SEVERED
WHEN LOG JAMS SAW
ROSEBURG. Ore.. Aug. 12, (AP
Alva Stephens ot Oakland, Ore., suf
fered the low of his right band today
when a log Jammed In a circular saw
he was operating.
NOME. Alaska, Aug. 12. (AP)
Poised horo, their last Btopplng placo
In U. S. territory before hopping on
the final stages of their oriental va
cation tour, Colonel and Mrs. Charles
A. Lindbergh painted a brluht-hued
picture of the future of aviation In
the north. ,. ',,,.
Emphasizing that the one purpose
of the tour Is merely a visit to the
orient, the flying colonel said this
territory is one of tho many places
where "airplane tralf lo la not only
practical but a bonefldal factor In
tho lives of tho residents."
"We are especially Interested In
this country,'" said Lindbergh, "and
see no reason why, in- the very near
future perhaps, that air lines on
regular schedules should not be es
tablished. "We are somewhat surprised as we
flew through Canada and Alaska to
find that flying In these countries
proved to be not only simpler but
more effective than it was reported
to be In the United States.
Trip Not Difficult '
"We found the country needs plane
service and after making this flight
through to Nome we are even more
convinced than beforo we left' the
states. Ib did not prove to be as dif
ficult as we at first imagined."
The flight down the northwestern
coast ot Alaska from Barrow to Nome
was made with absolute confidence
and perfect performance, the colonel
declared.
"As we gained altitude after leav
ing Point Barrow the ice pack around
could be seen stretching for more.
than 75 miles, packed solidly," Lind
bergh 'Said. "Knowing the onttor
Northland to be at Walnrlght we pro
ceeded down the coast and- passed
over the steamalilps Patterson and
Bayohlmo and the Northland about
three miles offshore. 1
"Due to the rough sea and the
boats being apparently locked In by
tho tee we did not slop but proceed
ed on at about i hundred, miles an
hour, , " ' '
"About 11 p. m., (Nome time, Mon
day) .wo-tound the weather getting
thloker and darkness' coming on so
decided, when we Sighted a good
place, to land and wait for dawn and
good weather. We landed opposite
anismaref and remained there until
9 a .m., when we left for Nome."
Radio Valuable '
"The radio proved to be a very val
uable companion," said the colonoL.
The flying pair prodlcted their
flight down the Siberian coast to
Tokyo, via Karaglnsk Island and Pot
ropavlovak, would be no more dif
ficult than over tho territory travers
ed) reaching Nomo.
Before retiring last night, Lind
bergh told his host. Grant R. Jack
son, tho banker, and his wire, they
planned to remain l.ere all of today
and tonight. With weather permit
ting tomorrow morning, he added,
they must be on their way.
On mentioning their reception at
Point Barrow, with the cordial re
ception by Dr. and Mrs. Henry Orient,
Mrs. Lindbergh Interrupted to add
her appreciation of their entertain
ment. K full load of 400 gallons of gas
will be taken aboard the plane on
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WILL
ROGERS
p.jays:
BEVERLY KILLS, , Cal.,"
Auk. It. Here in what the pro
hihitinn director decided about
tlioHo. , pressed (rrapo briukH
yon been rending 80 nuieh
about. "Tliey will turn to
wine if handled properly but
it 'h not illKt to buy 'em; Wo
would have to provo Hint ho
wan KoinK to handle 'em prop
erly." Well, that's fine. That-a-i?iil
Mabel and I hope you
Ifet the government loan. 15y
the way, a few sample bricks
would' reach me at abfivo ad
dress only mind you for pav
injf and heaving purposes. I
got a eat on my back fence I
want to throw 'em at. Of
course if they turn to wine bo
fore I hit him I will 1c disap
pointed and humiliated beyond
words because the eat don't
like wino. Send instructions
what to do in caso I make up
with tho cat.
MS