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Newspaper Page TextMEDFORD M The Weather Forerait: Unsettled: Sunday, prob ably ntth rain. Moderate tempera ture. Highest yesterday - - - 52 Lmvet yesterday 43 To Subscribers W jour tali irttione u sot -Uwrtd to juq promptly, Teteptiotts "3. Office ajwo asta ? 'f jf ntne. IMrji-e c:i u tettm it: hi t!rr:t n3 wji? ft Jti ftif horn BUN Twenty-Sixth Year MEDFOKD, OREGON, SUNDAY, MARCH 20, 1932. No, m as Ml Comment ott the ' Day's News By FRANK JENKINS HEBE la n interesting headline In news of the day: "Scandalous Lenity In Honolulu Jails Is Brought to Light by Prison Inquiry." There you have a CAUSE. FOLLOWING several years of this laxity, there has been an outbreak of crime In Honolulu that has shock ed the whole country and has seri ously affected the tourist Income of the Hawaiian Islands. There you have an EFFECT. IF CRIME everywhere were promptly and adequately punished, there would be relatively little crime. Where punishment of crime Is lex, crime grows. Does anyone doubt that? WAR, crime, politics and the de pression have been dominating the front page here of late. Two little Items, of Immense sig nificance to every person in this par ticular region, are buried e'er in the Inside pages. Even newspaper men, at times, mis judge the importance of news, HERE is one of these items: Shingle manufacturers of Ore gon. Washington and British Colum bia are plannnlng to guarantee for 20 years the life of shingle roofs built under approved specifications. Shingle roofs so guaranteed will be renewed without charge if wrecked by hall or wind or proved defective be vcause of deterioration from weather. FIBRE is the other item: Fabricated lumber Is to be used In a test demonstration at Longview. in Wasshington, to prove thst attrac tive wooden houses can -be-quickly and cheaply assembled from standard units Just as automobiles are quickly and cheaply assembled from assem bled units. FOR many years it has been known that wooden shingles make a bet ter, cheaper and more durable -roof than substitute materials that are sold In competition with them. But by shrewder sales methods the manu facturers of shingle substitutes have been running away with the roofing markets. The shingle men, facing COM PLETE loss of their markets, are now preparing to do some modern mer chandlslng on their own account. The shingle men know they have a good product. They are setting out now to convince other people of it. THE first automobiles were built by hand, one piece at a time. Built by this method, the) were so expen sive that people couldn't afford to buy them In VAST NUMBERS. So emsrt sutomobile manufactur ers, led by Henry Ford, devised the systeem of mass production, making the thousands of pieces separately according to standard specifications and then putting them together to . make the finished automobile. This system so CHEAPENED auto mobiles that people could afford to buy them in enormous numbers. At the same time, it resulted In BET TER automobiles. HOUSES sre still built by hand, on the Job, one piece at a time. Just s they have been built for hundreds of years. So constructed, they are too costly for people to buy In LARGE NUMBERS. So house building languishes, just as autsmobile building languished before mass production and assem bling from standard, factory-made units csme along. XJOW the lumbermen, who for gen- erattons have been content to cut down trees and ssw them up Into lumber without giving much thought to MODERN MERCHANDIS ING of the lumber after It is cut. are beginning tao pioneer for them selves In the field of mass prdMC tlon of houses; saying to themselves: 'Why can't we do. wtih wood. In the way of building houses, what the au tomobile men did with steel and rub ber In the way of building automo biles, making use of mass produc tion to cheapen snd improve the pro duct so thst EVERYBODY will want a new hniise. Just ss everybody wants new automobile?" " tlfELL. WHY CAN T THEY? Is li.ere any reason -s'.ty houses (Continued on Psga Ten) MEDFORD LANDS FOURTH SPOT IN FINALSTAND1NG Fishermen Trounce Satell ites, 32 to 29 Benson High Wins Third Place Tigers Take Nehalem SALEM, Ore., March 19. (AP) A last breaking quintet tonight took the state basketball championship to the mouth of the Columbia for the sec ond time in three years when Astoria defeated Salem high school, 32 to 29. The final contest in the state tour nament was witnessed by more than 5200 fans, but the big fight lacked the thrills of several previous games last night and tonight. In the earlier game for third posi tion Benson high school staged a rally In the final quarter to snatch a victory by & single point from Cor- vallis. who played its percentage sys tem effectively until Its center, Wag ner, was taken out on fouls. The final score was 23 to 22. The first period ended 7 to 6 In favor of the champions. Are Aids Astoria Salem finally forged ahead for Its last time with a 10-to-9 score. At this point, Astoria's "money-man, Canes sa, was put Into the game, as in pre vious contests. The act pulled Astoria from behind to lead which It main tained throughout the remainder. The score at half time was 17 to 12 for Astoria, and in the third quar ter this lead was Increased to 9 points, Burrell, Salem center, who placed In the all-star team, was high scorer for the 'tournament with 52 points, followed by Adams. Nehalem guard, with 51, and McLean, Marehficld forward, with 48. How TCtey Finished The first eight teams. In their or der, finished the tournament as fol lows: Astoria, Salem, Benson, Med- ford. Marsh fie Id, Corvallis, Nehalem and University high. Teams eliminated were: Baker, Athena. -Burns, Oregon City, Hood River, Klamath Fails, Lincoln and Slljverton. In the first game tonight, Corval lis started in the winning column with Patterson and Merry man, for vArds, playing better than par in the percentage system. Benson failed to click as In previous games, until the last few minutes. A last-minute- bas ket by Patterson, Benson player, won for Portland, 23 to 22. . Medford started out to defeat Ne halem from the first and clicked for five baskets before Nehalem was able to score. Prom then on the southern Oregon players had little difficulty in keeping the lead and increasing it. George Harrington starred for Med ford today with 15 points, with Wil ton White playing a big game at center and Scheel at guard. White scored 11 points and Scheel 14. Summary ... ETAOINNU Summary: Medford 48, FO FT PP Harrington, F 7 10 Dietrich. F ; ., ., 2 0 1 W. White, O 5 1 2 Scheel. O 6 2 4 Llndley. a . 2 0 0 T. White, F 0 0 1 Totals 11 4 8 Nehalem (29) Norberg, T N. Nekatln. P , Klbbe. O Crawford. O 'Adams. O B. Nestkin. P .. FO FT PF 0 0 Total3 13 3 ROSZIKA PLANNING PLAYMATE POSE WITH HEW MATE NEW YORK, March 19. TAP) Rojtzlka Dolly, who tripped Into her third matrimonial venture Wednes day, is prepared to be "a playmate. not a drudze, to her new husband. Irving Netcher, vice-president tnd part, of a Chicago department store. "Men want companions when they marry, declared the dancer, theoriz ing In the midst of billowy chiffon and lace In a pink boudoir. "They want their wives to play, to be merry and happy, not to take life too se.-i- ouly." The Af sister, who has divoicei two previous husbands but says she in still "good friends with both. Is hope us l that this marriage wiil "tske." "You see, I've had experience. she said. "I think I know men. I've tried marrlsce before, so I ihould be better qualified to make this mar rtstre successful. The bride was Insist? nt about her friendship alth hUAhsnd No. 1. Jean Srhwane. and No. 2, son of the late r Mortimer Dav.s, Canadian multi millionaire. "But let's nit talk about pM hus bands," she said. Then, wavm Neu-ber, who came in briefly eJurlM? the in;nke. sat mu;nu;ed, "ton i fit a darling? THEY GET LINDBERGH NEWS FIRST 4 ' I V sis ffKrt I - v wf. ; i Associated Press PtoJo Lieut. Walter J. Coughlln of the New Jersey state polios at the phone aa he receives latest news on Lindbergh kidnaping developments In the state house at Trenton, N. J., on a direct wire to the Lindbergh estate near Hopewell, N. J. State Trooper D. Gable la with him. They will be the first to get the newa when the baby la returned to Its parents. FOUR CREMATED WHEN AIRPLANE STRiKESA IRE SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., March 19. (AP) Four persons were re ported killed and a fifth Injured about 8:30 p.m. tonight when a passenger plane, apparently en route from Phoenix, Ariz., to Los Angeles, struck a high-tension wire near Callmesa, which is between Redlands and Beaumont, and crashed in flames. The report of the accident was brought In by Dr.' A. C. Brennan of Eden Hot Springs. Dr. Brennan said that he had succeeded in dragging one man from the flaming wreckage and hud taken him to Redlands Community hos pital. The man was in a critical condition, due to both buna and injuries. The doctor said the other four passengers apparently died In the crash. The bodies were consumed in the fire. The plane, flying low 4 evidently because of & low celling due to fog was en route from Phoenix to Glen- dale, Cal. Harold J. Kelsey, veteran in the employ of the American Airways, was the pilot of the plane. He was reported killed with the co-pilot, H. H. Campbell. One of the passengers Hated was C. M. Goldsmith, clothing manu facturer of 8t. Louis, Mo, DAVIDlOSENBERG AGAIN PRESENT OF PEAR BUREAU At the annual meeting of trie Oregon-Washing ton pear bureau held at the Multnomah hotel In Portland Friday, it was decided to conVrue the pear advertising which was so success' ful during the past year, ard David Rosenberg of Medford was r a -elected president of the organisation for the ensuing year. In spite of extensive expenditure during the past year the trensury re- j port showed a net cash balance of 3900, and advertising report show-i ed excellent results throughout the; country. The excellent pesr cut,: made by the Shangl fitud'.o of Med- j ford were accepted and will be Incor-: p orated in this years pamphlet for the xport trade. The research work on the vitamin, content of pears, being conducted by Dean Dillthunt and Dr. Msfviile of the Oregon Medical school, was re ported to be progressing favorably and it is expected definite indications .wilt be announced in the near future The work ii now being conducted partictilarly on Anjous and Winter Nells, Tla the guinea pig route The pear research campaign was further mapped out at the meeting and articles snd by-laws of the .bu reau were approved by the following trustees who attended: MfflnTi, Herbert and Conant of Yak ima; Marsh, Benton and D.jckwall of Hood RUer; Thun of Whit falmon; Reter, D. Roaenberg and Paul ficher er of Medford. Portland Woman Is Dead Result Barns PORTLAND. Ore., March API Mrs. Waiter Groaaenbacher, 3. of Portland, was burned fstsSIy early to dsy i 'ier bed at a Ial sanita- I rium ' Atieht fire. She died aeierai hours later. RANCHERS CHASE FILIPINOS FROM HOOD RIVER AREA HOOD RIVER, Ore., March 19- f AP) Ordered by Irate rncl,era to get out and stay out. Hood River's entire Filipino population had van ished today. Eighty ranchers last night made a tour of the Hood river YftUey cailiiEg at every ranch on whicri Filipinos were living. Each group 'ts told .tc leave the valley by lu a. m. todfty No explanations were given i f" The ranchers said this uct-on Wii taken following a reported attach & 12-year-old schoolgirl and molesta tion of other giris by a grotp of Fili pinos. Three Filipino youths who were ar rested in connection with this report ed attack Thursday, were hurriedly; and secretly removed to TUe Dalies jail last night when a group of resi dents approached the Hood Hrver jail ; In a threatening manner. ITT TO OPPOSE HAIIOTf PORTLAND, Ore.. March 18. (AP) James W, Mott, state corporation commissioner, today announced his candidacy for the Republican nomi nation for representative from the first congressional district. He will oppose Wtllia C. Hftwley, Incumbent Motta announcement was contain ed In a letter to James E. Bsirdett of MttMlnnvlIle. spokesman for a dele gation "representing nine Willamette valley counties" which previously had urceri Mott to make the iace. Mott said he would file his formal declara tion next week. Personal contacts he has made, edi torial reaction. Informal petitions and Metiers have caused Mott to "come to the conclusion that there Is, In fact, a bona fide, substantial and general desire that I undertake this candidacy. OREGON INCOMES SHARPLYREDUGED PORTLAND, Ore., March J. fAF) Incomes in Oreeon in 1331 netted the gcrernment 442253 In federal Income taxes, Clyde G. HuntJey, col lector of Internal revenue, announced today. Taxes collected lat year for 1930 amounted to 815.838, or 3?3.584 more than was collected this ear. There were 32,185 returns f'Jed thi year as compared to 38.03? last year Including both taxable and non-tax aole Incomes, Children Prefer Tools To Toys Says Teacher NEW HAVES, Conn.. Msrrh 18. fAP) If Junior would rather mess around In hi sand box than piAy with the pretty scariet soldiers Aunt Millie sent him, he Is not being uiiersteful Mi Dorothy Cannon, direfn? of the Cannon nursery school at Yai. ssurrd parents today thst in such cane .Junior is merety c nereis! tiff hi normal dir. "The day of the tr aoidler 1 gone," she s3d in sumn.r.rHiif the reu!t of sn JnvetBt!on hy fur arhfvjis to ,rn what pJsy materia! children enjoy rro.f. "Lhiidten re not resliy Interested in ready made play thina,' sha ic TAX BILL SAVED BY ADJOURNMENT IN WILDTURMOIL Democrats Forced lo End House Consideration After Sales Tax Opponents Win Crucial Hour, Rainey By Vf.vih Tt mrxsnx soriated Tress Staff Writer) WASHINGTON, March 10. (AP) Resorting to the onJy drastic means they could to save the biliion dollar Ux bill. Democratic leaders today summarily adjourned a fiery-tempered house amid the wildest scenes of 3ae years. The move, an effort to save the bill from complete destruction, came after opponents of a sales tax had triumphed anew in propositions op posed by the leadership of both parties. The spectacular situation was led; to a climax, when the sponsor of the bill, Repreaentatlve Crisp of Georgia, took tha floor in the middle of the afternoon after the third defeat and said while many members stood applauding that the house was not "in a proper frame of mind to legis late." He suggested it cool off tmttl consideration is resumed Tuesday and moved adjournment. In trucial flotiT. Speaker Garner hurried into the chamber and resumed his gavel as members stood, some shouting and others holding to & quiet tension. Seizing the opportunity. Majority leader Rainey swept Into the well nnd turned on his colleagues, pleaded for the bin and said: "This is a crucial hour in the history of this republic end there are many of you who do not seem to realize it. We must uajance me budget and we must balance U with real taxes and real money. "This house, I realize, at the pres ent time. Is a runaway house. You Are adopting measures here without proper consideration. Step Tnward Communism. Tou are opposed to communism and so am I. I want to maintain this government as It is, but let me teil you during this congress, and you have put the capsheaf on alt of it at the present time, we have mad loneer step in the direction m communism than any other country in the world ever made except Rub iria (Continued on Page Seven) COUNT! BOURBONS OUT FOR OFFICE Democrats cm to the front ? teraay in livings at tna county clerk's oMic. one serting the candi dacy for county cierfc, one the of flee of county school supenntenaent. and 11 filing for Democratic centra! committeemen. Fiovd V. Barrett of ISagie Point wlii seek his prif nomination for county cleric. Me gives as n Slo gan, "Work for efficiency and strive lor economy." Earl VI. Bogera of Ashland as to represent the Democrats in the race tnt county school superinten dent. The fiHngs for Democratic com mitteemsn Include; W. E. Crews. OatoSale; James W. Young. Newtown. Verne T. Canon, Wet Medford. Bo. (!;; Bobert 8. Purry. Ssst Phoenia; r. A. Dsugherty, West Phoenix; B A Milhoan. Est Talent-, .'ay TerrlU West Talent; Wm. 8. Bnodgrass, Barr; M. L, Bsidwln. last Centra!; Mrs Lola Orlffith, Ashland Boulevard; H. Bsrl Davis. Perrydale. Klamath Has Snow in Return of Cold KLAMATH FALLS. Ore., March lfl (AP, A sharp drop W temperature here today resulted in anvwsw at noon- Roads and highways in the district are in bad condition because of heavy rainfall and deep frost p'nel,iJon. ported, "Xiw fer simple mste- ... . , i which they can create the figure of their nisy worlds, "Above two years M ge, this creative desire calls also for fat crayon, liquid eslnt. aanrthowa, and mr-deijng cisy. But for the younger t the block is supreme. "We sdulf tend to forcet a young child develop in perien- so rouce more rspldly ihsn we thst vhat i a deilRbt st the ae of three msy ily be stupid bore three month inter. "What chiidren natively demand, nMKh n u msy surprise some aduSs at first glance, la not to be amused but to amuse themselves,' KIDNAP ATTEMPT NEAR UNOY HOME STIRSASE ANEW Ladder Placed to Nursery Window On Estate of Rich Manufacturer in truder Frightened Away HOPEWELL, N. J., March 16. AP) An attempted kidnaping similar in many respects to that of Charie Au gustus Lindbergh. Jr.. and the mys terious questioning of a man who on'e had been a suspect in the Lind bergh case, injected new Interest to day into the IS day oid hunt for the famous liter's son. But by night state police announc ed there was no significance to the examination of Henry Red) .John son, seaman-suitor of the Lindbergh baby's nurse said, and that there was no possible connection between the attempted kidnaping and th Lind bergh case. J, Seward Johnson, wealthy jrurgical dressing manufacturer, aasd i ws convinced an Intruder frightened him away from his home in H'ghland Part. 20 mile from here, had in tended to make off with hi 2- months-old daughter Diana A auapect was questioned, but police minimized possible connection with the Lind bergh ease. Meanwhile, the investigation cen tering at the aviator1 hill top home took a new turn when authorities sought for a possible link between the activities of an alleged ateten an tomobiie ring at Hopewell, and the kidnaping. Sees Near Estate Inspectors of the motor vehicle de partment arrested one man and re ported to stt police two of his friends had been seen near the Lind bergh estate the day before the child was stolen. All three were questioned by the investigators out no report was made iwto the 'ressit, ' The secret removal of Johnson from the Newark Jail where he has been held on a charge of Illegal en try, renewed hope that iwg waited "break" In the case might ne near. He was taken to iersey City where it was understood he was questioned by Governor A, Harry Moore. Then a call was sent from the Lindbergh home that Johnson was wanted there immediately. H was (Continued on Page Five) APACHE UNSHAKEN II DISAVOWAL OF SLAYING TEACHER GLOBE, Aril., March !B, APS Mac ifjolneyi Seymour categorically denied from tne witness chair today that he kliied Henryetta fr;herner!er, Columbia University aritiilopoSogy student. Both defense ana goterasnent Test ed upon his unexpected avowal of in nocence, United states Attorney Joisn O. Otmal haUng failed in day Song, slasnlng cross examination to break down Seymours testimony f-nat lie was intoxicated and did not intend to kiii the jiri, after alleged illicit relations, on the White Siw? Apache reservation last July lfl. The case wiil go to the Jury Hon day. Only instructions to tr, Jury and dosing arguments remain to be completed. Miss Bchmerler's Body wee found July 24. Beymour had assured he did not know she vac dead until after that time. "Da you teil this Jury you did not cut that girl that night or any ether time?' demanded Ounai after ex haustive questioning had brought forth from the sombre-eyed Apache only fresh repudiation of the confes sion he is purported to have made to J. A. Street, department of justice agent on .Nov. 1. -Do you deny aiUSn that giri, to this jury?" "1 did not km her." "And you were drUB," accused Oungl. es I a drusiiE," Beymjur ana- wered readily through an interpreter "1 was not so drunk J cannot re member," the Apache countered. "If I was too druns 1 eould not remem ber." i - I BEND SAWMILL REOPENING APHL BEND, Ore , March J9. fftPl Th She iin-ifison Lumbir company. e,od since Kovembtr, will reopen April C. L. fated, genera, trvsnager. announced Pfiday. The thre nit of the pUnt 8t be operated 8 hours a day 9 day a Work wiit b rot! to Jobs lo regular enipio. So new heip iU b id ployed Widow 109 Would Wed Again But Suitor Too Young ST. VkVU March IS APi Mr. Mary Barfera is J38 years old today and her son Louis, fl4. help ed her ceiebrat 1t with a im portant announcement. He said sii wanted ts take fourth flintf at married life, but couldn't make up her niind about her suitor, who is my &3 She keeps house for Louis, do ing ali the coofeiDR and washing And she iee without $3?iss FEHL'S RETRIAL PLEA ALLEGES IRREGULARITIES Motion for a sew trial In the case of Roy Parr, givrne warden, 'e. Ear H. Fehl d Vie Pacific Secord-Her-; a.d was fiied lis circuit cmart yate; Friday afternoon by Fehl and his at-; toroey. Irregularity of the jury ana of the adverse party and his attorney Is given as grounds. Officer Parr was awarded a judg ment of i5.O00 In the verdict of the Jury !n the recent libel suit, and the newspaper office ws closed down one weefc ago by the sheriff offlre In execution of the judgment, rtm attorney state 4b the motion for a new trial that $h wrcUct wa exces sive and given under Infiuenee of h!Uer passion and prejudice. The motion is accompanied ey seven affidavits, submitted in attempt to show thst the Jury was prejudiced and indulged in irregularities. Most of them are aimed at statement made by Mr. Max OeBauer. One jury. also implicates the foreman of the The motion further state that the court "erred in its instruction to the Jury, commenting pon the evi dence," and "In submitting to the Jury th question of special damages The affidavits are signed by John EjirJRht, Ted Wiwon. A, C Abroma, Darreil .Kusoat Harvey-CrJsby, MraJ Carrie waiaer enn oners , &?ing. Exhibits "eight" and "nine," signed by Fehl and his attorney, tL R KeJiy also tend to shew that the Jury was prejudiced and did not base the ver dict upon evidence produced during the triai. Ahrami, who makes his home at th We P- Campbell residence ea East Main street, in hi affidavit, refer to conversation overheard there dur ing which Mr, GrBsijer, he state. showed that her attiUtd with re spect to Mr, Fehl was a bitterly hos tile and prejudiced esse' Husofi, who report a corsversattoc is hU place of business on Sixth street, credit Mr. OeBauer with say- ing that the "verdict was not ren dered upon the evidence in the case.1 Sir, Carria Waiter further quotes her as saying "that I had my mind made up when I went on the jury Continued on Page Seven) SURPLUS WHEAT EXPORT FINANCE PUN ATTACKED WASHINGTON, March It. JAP) Trouble developed today en CspStoJ tfiii over administration suggestions to use reconstruction finance corpor ation fund to finance foreign sales of the farm board's surplus whtat and cotton. Senator Smith, D., S. author of the resolution malting 1200,000. 000 immediately available fta crop loans, declared against diverging half of this for financing export credit. H said it can have nothing bi a "disastrous effect upon the market at this time." Meanwhile, Secretary Hyde and Chairman Stone of th farm board declared there was so Intention of "dumping these surplus store or dlmiptlng orderly marketing plans. ifvds said the administration plans contemplated veeking new American market such M th orient, it add ed the $7.0,OG9 available for crop loan ic sufficient and to axpand the loan only mean stimulating of production; "Exporting th surplus now and getting it out of the country will in crease th prto of next year crop, th ecretary said In a statement to night. S. P. VETERANS PI MILLIONS IN PENSION SAN WlANClaHCQ pU mith Psciffcs company has paid a total of ti3.fl44.n31 in pension to vetrn ev ploy of it service since th M&b- lishment of the railroad's atomiic pension provision in WS ft pension payment for brurj . 1W3, totaled lfl0,334, wih I.??? old-time rUrodra receing iis benefit of th award under th oam psnji nuivmeot sytna. DANGER OF FLOOD BELIEVED PAST AS DOIPKIMS Report From Rogue Head waters Says Row Dimin ishingCoast Highway is Blocked Near Cresesnt XIjAMATH PAUfl, Or., Mtrch 39. APi Levees were toeing construc ted hastily tojsJight t Aitara in nor thern California, to protect the city from tlie rising waters of th Pit river. Masy homes already w-ej surround ed by water S3 to IS inches deep and rain was still falling. T.w entire Pit TftlSey, reports receiv ed here said, is flooded. Wiih the cessation of r4a ?trdsy afternoon res-dents of many section of the vailey discarded their fear of flood arid fiaherrpen rejoiced ever th hiRfacess of in river. Beyond Byhee brldg on the Table Stock road the Rogue is repsril over flowing more than a foot of water. Oivuers of c&hins aiong th 3nks of the river were becoming aiismed yes terday morning, but rested inor easiiy iat yesterday when informed that the waier line was lowering at Prospect. Water t Gold Ray dam was withiS eight leet of the bridge. The flshway on both aides were imrisibH as a the Island between the p15way and the power house. Only the top of the wiiiows cms Id be seen c-a the big dam below Gold Ray. The waicf ii the highest it ha been since angler state, and salnsos fish! rsg was better that year thE H has been any season since. They are therefore expecting n big catch this spring. PO&TLANG, Gre.t March AFJ Receding waters in Gregijs' 3?g -streams lessened the flood danger to- aifcht. The crest of the WiUsmeUe flood was reached at Eugene toSay alter icrwand-had beets covered "ad" number of householders forced to take refuge. Low spot on highway on both side of the city were iSssded snd transportation halted. Tits peak o! the rise at Albany was expected to be reached Sunday after noon but little damage was reported in that region other than the destruc tlon of a bridge approach ar Crsb tre. ilnusuaHy heavy rain ad high temperatures which meited hesry ac cumulations of now Jb she moun tains caused small streams to becom torrents. The rain had ceased today except for occasional shower. Th Oregon coast highway wt blocked- Landslide south oi Port Or ford is Curry county blocked traffic, and the destruction of the Snit& ris er bridge north of Crescent truy, Cal., was another barrier. C&stem Oregon, drenched by hard rain, was Jn better condition today a th Grande Ronde river st Li Grsnd and th Umatiiia river at Pndleton, went back into their channel Cool er weather and cessation of the iin ended the flood which blocked high way and delayed rail transportation Oregon Weai Jiff, Generally lair Sunday and Mon day, hut cloudy on th coast; mode rate temperature, fresh west and northwest wind offshore, becoming variable. WILL- ROGERS BEVEELY HILLS, CaL, of 'em fire tryifsg to dfei the ssSea tax, Canada aad evry- whflr thai hav tried it have foHaf! it absolutely aatisfautisry. The idea ttsat tax on some thing keeps anybody from lay ing it is a iot of "bosey." They pist it on gasoline ail over tli country and it hasn1t kept son! at home s single night or day, Ton cosski pat doliar gniioii on and still a pedestrian couldn't cross the street with safety without armour. "We are three million ia the hole and wiil be three more next year and not a congressmsn has got nerve to aslt his wters ts nay part of it. You can talk hoarding, you tao taik lack of confidence, hut the hi(.'gest handicap to a re turn of presiM-rity is that there is sa eleetioa this fall, S Hit. Ufit arstittta, tas '