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MEDFOliU. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1932.
No. 19.
The Weather
Forecast. Cloudy, probably with
showers tonlfht or Thursdsy. Cooler
Thursday.
Highest yesterday 74
Lowest thli mornlnr, aa
M
Comment
on the
Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
THE THREE counties of Lake, Har
ney and Malheur are referred to
often as the lost counties of Ore-
gon. They are lost because so little
la known of them In the more thickly
settled areaa that they might not
be a part of the state at all.
Yet they contain a wealth of In
teresting material.
FOR EXAMPLE:
Over In Harney county there
la a mountain of dlatomaceous earth.
Dlatomaceous earth is a substance
similar to chalk, composed of the
fossilized ekeletons of countlesa bll
4 Hons of marine Insects.
Dlatomaceous earth la one of the
most efficient of all known Insulat
ing materials.
INSULATION against heat and cola
la one of the latest developments
In house building.
Insulation KEEPS HEAT IN in
winter, tnua reducing fuel bills, ana
KEEPS HEAT OUT In summer, thus
making homes more comfortable In
the hot season.
As the advantages of this process
become better known. Insulating ma
terials are going to.be In great de
mand. HEBE la the way they use dlato
maceous earth In small bouse
building:
They build a frame house, exactly
according to the usual method. Then
they pack In dlatomaceoua earth be
tween the rafters and fill It Into the
walla between the lath and the wea
therboardlng. The result la low-
cost wooden house that will resist
heat and cold, as well as expensive
brick construction.
That, you see, provides an addi
tional argument for wooden homes,
thus aiding the lumberman.
IN LAKE county! fairly well down
on Quartz mountain, la a deposit
-J of curious material known as opal'
Ized wood. It Is formed by a process
similar to petrification, but Instead
of allies Iron, aluminum a'nd other
metals have been the preserving
agents.
The result Is an opalescent, marble.
like substance of astonishing beauty.
Borne of the big fountain pen com'
rjanles investigating It aa a poe.
ilble material for the manufacture
of fountain pens.
IP YOU are familiar with this
country at all, you know all about
Indian picture writing, examples of
which are widely scattered over
Eastern Oregon and Northeastern
California. Most of It Is supposed
to be compsratlvely recent.
But at the Yellowstone Cut-ofi
. banquet In Lakevlew the other night,
f referred to in thla column yesterday,
H. M. Nolte, of Lakevlew, exhibited
a photograph of picture writings
found near Bly, on the Lake county
side of the Klamath-Lake boundary.
that are radically different from the
ordinary Indian picture writing.
These symbols, Mr. Nolte pointed
cut, are closely similar to those
found in Aztec and Maya ruins In
Mexico and Central America.
1I7HAT a fund of 'fascinating specu
lation that opens up I
Did these ancient peoples wander
as far north as Interior Southern
Oregon? The scientists would like
to know.
If Mr. Nolte's pictures get to the
right places, we nay be seeing fa'
moua scientific expeditions here In
Southern Oregon.
AND THEY have other things over
In the lost counties. There is
the musical moonshiner, the tale ot
whose strange career was poured
Into this writer's ear.
He had a lonely cabin, It appears,
located on the side of a lonely
mountain a rude, rough cabin, con
taining few of the niceties of modern
'civilization.
And he had also, or was suspected
Ui have, a still, end by all reports
It wss an Indiutrloua still.
CO ONE N10HT the prohibition of-
ficeri descended upon this cabin
in the hills; descended In force and
surrounded It and took possession ol
It, forcing the door when they got
no answer to their knocks.
(Continued on Page Sill
Hoover Economy
Plan Is Favored
WASHINOTON. April 13. (API
The sen.l- expenditures committee
today reported favorably on tli Jones
resolution to treat a special econ
omy commission as requested by j
President Hoover In a recent message j
to oocgreaa,
CLANG TOCSIN ATi
JEFFERSONRALLY
Roosevelt Strangely Absent
As Party Notables Gather
in Capital -Al Smith
Speaks Banquet Tonight
WASHINGTON. April 13. ()
A gathering of Democratic notables
swarmed Into the capital today for
a tocsin-ringing rally of the party
In a big drive to take possession of
the government next year.
It was a Jefferson day they cele
brated, the birthday anniversary of
the third president, who founded
their party. But all thoughts were
turned to the future. Eleven of the
party leaders were on the list of
speakers, with Alfred E. Smith. 1928's
presidential candidate, heading the
list.
Conspicuously absent was Franklin
D. Roosevelt, the leading candidate
for the nomination, who with others
not attending gave prior engagements
a sthe reason for staying away. Speak
er Garner, much talked of but unre
sponsive as a presidential nominee.
was expected at tonights banquet.
but was not down for a talk.
Have Program for Relief.
A six-point economic relief pro
gram. Including abandonment or
'prohibitive" tariffs and sharp re
duction In the cost of government.
was advanced today by Senator Rota-
inson of Arkansas, at the Jefferson
day luncheon rally.
Joining Representative Ralney of
Illinois, the house maporlty leader;
Representative Mary T. Norton of New
Jersey, and Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross,
vice-chairman of the party's national
committee, in a severe arraignment
of Republican promises and policies,
the senate's Democratic chieftain also
called for:
Rigid enforcement of the anti-trust
laws, use of American capital at
home, a policy of non-cancellation of
foreign debts, and no readjustment
of debts except In the Interest of
America, and reestablish ment of
higher commodities prices through
orderly disposition of existing sur
pluses, readjustments In domestic
production and other processes.
(Continued on Page Twol
PRIMARY BALLOT
OF RECORD SIZE
TVi. fnnntv Merle' office today
started the work of preparing the
ballots for the May primary and it
win h. the longest ballot In the
memory of the oldest voter. It will
contain close to 80 names on me
Damthllran HAefc. and 40 on the
Democratic ballot. A full ticket of
p r e c 1 n o t committeemen on ooin
tlcketa has been mustered, and all
nam. Will SdOm the ballot.
The ballot will also be lengthened
out by printing me slogans,
of which are snappy, and all reach
the size of a paragraph. The ballot
promises to be an unwicioy h""
of paper. The state candidate list
Is also prolific.
Reglstratlona continued brisk again
yesterday, both major partlea show
in in. with nrosDects that County
Clerk Delilah Stevens Meyer's predic
tion that the registration wuuiu y
the 16.000 mark would come to pass
ere the end of the week The regis
trants are evenly divided btwren
city and country.
County Assessor J. B Coleman
flgurea that with a registration of
16.000 between 40 and 60 pr nt
of the voters will make It to the
polls on election day. The average
primary vote In this county -la bo
tween 18 and 20 per cent and in
a general election. In 1020. 60 per
cent of the voters voted.
Registration books close April 18
and a rush la anticipated In the
final hours.
CRASH IN WILDS
ORANOEV1LLK. Ida., April 13.
T.. tlnhAn nnerator at Lucille
south of here, advised Sheriff Walter
t.. ftrn7vtu that an un
identified airplane crashed on Kiddle
creek, east ol Lucille. isie
She hsd no other details.
e.... i.v.n nH Pearl Dve
Orangevllle aviator, left at once by
automobile to inv-susiai.
qiri rwk la In ruceed mountain
country, In accessible except by horse
or foot travel, and Is dotted with
small mines. Aviators recently have
been active In the region, transport
ing supplies to the mines.
KLAMATH TA1JJ3, Ore, April IS
A bus;nea commute of Klamath
Indians last night voted to reject the
petition of sportsmen for fishing
rights in reservation .treams. T.ie
promise of the sportsmen to stock the
streams and pay a tax was vetoed si
a commercial venture.
Arthur M. Pish, assistant state
iv.ne mpervlsor. said that Inasmuch
as the whit men aere not using the
waters, no more fish will b planted
04 rvviausa icxiUe-'fc
Less Drunkenness
Found In Findland
With Legal Liquor
HELSINOPORS. Finland; April
13. AP) Police statistics re
.eased today noted a slight falling
jff In the number of cases arls
ng from alcoholic liquor since
ihe abandonment of prohibition
taat month.
The figures of the police for the
last week of the prohibition re
gime showed 524 arrests for
irunkenness . Under the new
lquor laws during the first week
if their enforcement. 411 persons
arere arrested for the same offense.
Pr. Condon Convinced of
Contact Mystery Note Is
Clue Police Are Silent
On Anne's Condition
ST. THOMAS, Ont., April 13. (AP)
A man claiming to be D. D. Dlckerson
of New York City was arrested here
today in connection with the Lind
bergh kidnaping. Police aald he car
ried letters addressed to Col. Lind
bergh and Mrs. Dwlght Morrow,
mother of Mrs. Lindbergh together
with carbon copies of telegrsms be
lieved to have been sent to Col. Lind
bergh. NEWARK. N. J.. Anrll 13. (m The
News said today the first authentic
bill frmo the Lindbergh ransom
money to come into the hands of the
authorities was In possession of sec
ret service operatlvea In New York
City.
The operatlvea were ssld to be try
lng to trace the note, a 620 bill, to its
source. The story was based on what
the Newa called "unimpeachable au
thority." HOPEWELL. N. J., April 13 (AP)
Dr. John P. Condon Indicated to
day he had renewed negotlatlona
with the kidnapers of the Lindbergh
baby, to whom he haa already paid
a aso.OOO ransom and police disclosed
they had received a "mysterious mes
sage." telling where definite lnlorma.
tlon of the baby's whereabouts might
be obtained.
I'm convinced I had contact with
the kldnapera and I atlll have con
tact with them." Dr. Condon, who
negotiated with the erlmlnala through
i series of advertisements elgnea
Jafsle," said today after a myate-
rlous night Journey.
Later Col. H. Norman scnwarrjtopi.
superintendent of state police, an
nounced the lateat clue.
Message Is Clue.
"A mysterious anonymous message
was received." he ssld. advising that
definite Information ot the kldnapera
and the whereabouts of the child
would be available on a boat on or
near the property of the A. A. C.
and company of Chrome, N. J.
Details of troopers, together with,
detail of the Carteret police,
searched all boats In and near the
A. C. dock and found only alx barges.
Two barges had lust unloaded coal
and four empty barges were about
to be filled with fertilizer. All other
boats at neighboring docka were ex
amined, but nothing of any Im
portance was discovered.
"This investigation is being con
tinued." (let Line On Gangster.
Col Schwarzkopf also said that
Harry Fleischer, Detroit gangater
sought for questioning about the
kidnaping waa reported planning to
sail for England from Nova Scotia
, "Report were received last night."
lie aald, "that Fleischer waa Been
during the put week In St. Johns
and la making his way to Halifax
Authorities at St. Johns and Halifax
have been requested to watch for
him and a careful survey of pas
sengers leaving Halifax has also been
requested."
Col. Schwarzkopf did not answer
a question sent to him before he
Issued his bulletin asking for "a
clear statement on the true condi
tions of Mrs. Lindbergh's health."
An earlier police statement had aald
there was "no perceptible change" In
her condition. Previously denial had
been made of reports that th miss
ing baby's mother had collapsed.
CENTRAL POINT. Ore., April 13
(8pl.) Many attended the open
Orange meeting April . About 60
per cent of the registered county
candidate responded to th Invi
tation of Worthy Master Arnold
Bohnert to attend. The program
consisted of musical numbers, several
of which were given by the Medford
accord Ian club, led by Hugo Lange.
Others were by the Orange orchestra
and a group of songs by Miss Doris
Richardson, accompanied at the piano
by Mrs. Msble Simms. These num
bers were Interspersed by th Intro
duction of candidates.
Mies Richardson sang "Candidates"
In her pleasing manner, which
proved the hit of th evening.
The pie social was a success, with
Judge Lamkln in charge.
.
Tlllamoott. Mr. and Mrs. C. A
Saunders opened barber shop snd
beauty parlor ln Marell building, 10)
aecood street, s
ALFALFA BOOMS
TRIP CALLED OFF
'Anyway,' Says Oklahoman
'I'm Conducting Crusade,
Not Campaign' Hurries
to Oklahoma From Oregon
POCATELLO. Ida., April 13. W)
Important matters which need hla
attention at home, nave caused uov
ernor William H. Murray of Oklahoma
to cut short his speaking tour of Ore
gon In the interests of his presi
dential campaign and today he was
speeding to Oklahoma City.
The governor, who left Portland
after an addresMonday night, with
out explaining his absence, passed
through here last night by train, and
declined to add to a comment that
urgent matters had called him home.
He was en route to Denver, from
where he planned to continue his
trip to the Oklahoma capital by air.
Murray had three speaking engage
ments In Oregon yesterday, at Klam
ath Falls In the morning, Medford m
the afternoon and Roseburg In the
evening. After he failed to appear at
Klamath Palls, where a large crowd
had gathered to meet him. promin
ent Portland Democrats said they
were unable to explain his disappear
ance.
Speculation flooded the Oklahoma
capital, most of which centered
around action Monday by Acting
Governor Robert Burns, who demand
ed a report on reasons for alleged
over-production of oil by "certain
companies" In the Oklahoma City
field.
DENVER. Colo.. April 13. (AP)
Governor William H. (Alfalfa Bill)
Murray of Oklahoma has not called
off hla stumping campaign for t,he
Democratic presidential nomination.
Murray Indicated this In an em
phatic statement when he arrived
here today en route to Oklahoma
City from Oregon.
When told that Attorney oenerai
3. Berry King of Oklahoma had aald
Murray had halted hla campaign tie
governor declared:
A hell of a lot the attorney gen
eral knows about my plana."
Few of Them Left
In a booming voice which could
be heard all over the station plat
form the Oklahoma governor declar
ed that "there are a lot of people In
the world who forget there are a few
men and women left who are more
Interested In the public welfare than
they are In personal gain.
"Anyway," he went on with a
flourish of his cigar, "I'm not con-
(Contlnued on Page Five)
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Burglars last night entered the
general store of E. C. Faber at cen
tral point, by boring a hole through
the floor, with an auger, and stole
64 in small change from the till, two
cartons of clgarettea, 13 boxea of Co
penhagen snuff and two gunnysacks
full of provisions. The Faber store
.haa been robbed on an average of
twice a year for the past 20 years.
The robbers gained entrance
through a vent In the side of the
foundation and once under the floor
driller a score of auger holes to make
an entry, an operation that required
at least an hour.
The state police are Investigating
and have strong clues.
BY
HOQUIAM, Wash., April 13. P
K. A. Swanson, Everett theater man,
told authorities her last night he
had been kidnaped, robbed of 125.
drugged and thrown from hla car,
which later was burned north of
here.
Swsnson said he picked up two
hitch-hikers while en route here, and
as soon as they entered his automo
bile a sack was thrown over his hesd
and his car commandeered. The
theater man said h waa driven Into
Hoqulam and after some time the two
men drove about five mllea north of
here, where Swanson waa pushed out
of th machine.
Authorltlea Investigating th fire
found Swanson near the burning au
tomobile, and revived him.
BEER TAX URGED
TO A1DREVENUE
WASHINGTON, April 13 (AP)
Beer as a source of revenue waa
thrust back Into the lax duput today
before the senat finance committee.
James A. Emery counsel for the
National Association of Manufactur
ers, called for amendment of th Vol
stead art and th regulated manufac
lure of a cereal beveraee which he
aald would produce iaio.ooo.ooo an
nually of revenue.
"We are concerned neither with the
pro and cons of prohibition," he sid
"Tne only Uau is whether w shall
har.o beer, with or without menu."
DEFENDANTS UNSMILING AFTER FIRST
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The four persons who are on trial In Honolulu on charges of killing a native In front of the Judiciary
Building awaiting to enter automobiles to take them to Pearl Harbor navy yard. Left to right: Albert
O. Jones, Edmund J. Lord, Lt. Thomas H. Masaie, U.8.N., and Mrs. Granville Fortescue. In the back
ground are Robert Bell and Mrs, Helen Rlnley, brother and slater of Mrs. Fortescua.
HAWAII ASSAULT VICTIM
AIDED LYNCHING IS HINT
HONOLULU, APril 13. ( AP) A
hint that Mis. Thalia Masaie might
possibly have been an accomplice In
or an accessory to the lynching of
Joseph KshfthRWRi. one of her eup
posed attackers, was " made by the
prosecution today In the trial of four
others for the killing.
Appearing more cheerful than at
any other time since tna trim
started. Mrs. Oranvllle Fortescue con
versed In whlspera with her brother
and alster as the prosecution began
today the final phase of lis effort
to convict her and three navy men
of the lynching of Kahahawal.
Continuing Its version of What
happened at the Fortescue home, al
leged scene of the lynching, the
prosecution first called Samuel Lau,
young Chinese detective. He was one
of those who searched the house
the day of the killing.
Ia there any distinguishing mar
about that rope?" prosecutor John
C. Kelley asked Lau. handing him
SACRAMENTO,- Cal., April 13. MP)
Pleas of guilty to sn Indictment
charging conspiracy to counterfeit
money that were msde by four men
In the federal court here today re
sulted ln Judge A. F. St. Sure sen
tencing three of the men and post
poning sentence of the fourth until
Saturday.
Melbourne Dunn of Yreka was sen
tenced to serve five years In prison;
Hsrry Jennings will hsve to serve
two years ln prison and his father,
Frank C. Jennings, was sentenced to
serve one yesr. The Jennings are
prospectors and ssld they have a min
ing claim In southern Oregon.
Benjamin W. Batten of Medford.
Ore., made a strong plea for proba
tion and his remarks to the court
were so Impressive that Judge St. Sure
postponed until Saturday any sen
tence. The four men were Involved In
counterfeiting In northern California,
principally around Yreka.
steelTrMehas
NEW YOnK, April 13. (AP) A
few bright spot are apparrnt In
the trade In aplle of a further
decline In Ingot production U 21
per cent of csptwrlty from the '22
per cent avcraKe of the last two
weks, "Iron ag" reported today.
Indications of Improvement are
iMN-n in slightly lareer orders for
rails and Irark supplies, a gain ln
orders for structural stel. and a
stepping up of automobile sched
ules. The Ford Motor Co. has twued In
quiries for sheet, atrip, bars and
wire, but has not yet placed the
loniisKS neewwar? to produce the
300,000 can for which H ha order,
a coll of new hempen line
Yes." replied Lau, "It has a pur-
nle string In the center."
With this purple strand Kelley
hones to weave one of the strongest
links in his chain of circumstantial
evidence against the quartet. Half
a dozen witnesses testified the rope
found about the aheeted body or
Kahahawal In possession of three of
the defendants had a purple thread
woven Into It.
The coll of new rope found In the
Fortescue home was marked by thla
same purple cord.
Arthur Stagbar, another detective,
testified he had found in the For
tescue bath room two small pearl
buttons, to one of which a thread
waa hanging.
This thread, Stagbar said, corres
ponded with the material In the
underwear found bundled In the
death car with Kahahawal'a bqdy.
The buttona, h aald, were Identical
with those on the clothing.
RANK AND FILE
OF VEIS
WASHINGTON, April 18, (AP)
Darold D. DeCoe, national comman-
j der of Veterana of Foreign Wars, told
the house ways and means committee
today that "perhaps 98 percent of the
rank and file of the World War vet
erns" are behind the bonus payment
proposal,
DeCoe, who came from Sacramento,
Cal., to sponaor the two billion dol
lar caVi payment, said: "Conditions
are serious and the veterans need
the money."
'General Hlnea, veterans' adminis
trator, estimated that laat year's loan
advances were spent 85 per cent on
the necessities of life; 30 per cent
on investments: 8 per cent on auto
mobiles and only 7 per cent on pur
poses from which no benefit was re
ceived," DeCoe ssld.
He was Introduced by Repreienta
tlve Pstmsn (D., Tex.), who told
newspaper men Just before the third
day'm hearing began ha believed
Tuesday's meeting ot the federal re
serve baud with the governors of the
12 reserve banks had dealt wit the
bonus question.
'I bllev the board discussed cre
ating a pretense at reflation of the
currency for the purpose of offset
ting the movement to pay the sol
diers' bonus," Patman Had.
BASEBALL
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Cincinnati
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Boston .
Marberrv, Brown, Fisher and Bpcn-
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DAY IN COURT
E
MAY ENTER CASE
DALLAS, April 13. (AP) Hints
that the prosecution would turn a
spotlight on the past of Prank J.
Keller, Jr., ln connection with refer
ence to a "Denver episode" gave pro
mise today that the trial of Keller,
the first defendant of five ex -of fleers i
of the Empire Holding Corporation to
be heard would be enlivened In the1
future. . This developed during the
cross examination of Ooorge Robin
son of Portland, former salesman for
the defendants.
Robinson testified that to ascertain
If Keller's past connections were eth
ical before Judge Walter H. Evans of
Portland, Invested ln the Empire com
pany, Evans had written to Denver
and was "not satisfied with replies
received. Judge Evans at that time
was being mentioned as a presidential
possibility as was Justice Oeorge H.
Rossman, of the state supreme court,
he said. He denied that he had heard
that Evans was seeking a federal
Judgeship ln New York City, a posi
tion he now holds.
Offers of 40 per cent commission
for sale of stock In the Westerner,
a magar.lne published ln the interests
of the Empire concern, caused Mm to
refuse to sell stock In the publication,
Robinson told the Jury. His decision
was reached ln conjunction with of
fering the stock without a permit.
stock that pays as high a rate as
40 per cent commission was regarded
as "bad stock" by the witness, he
replied to Inquiry from Darnett Oold
Bteln, special prosecutor.
Under cross examination bv defense
counsel, Frank Lonergan, Robinson
ssld that C. J. Keller was under sales
contract to handle stock In the Em
pire company and was to receive IS
per cent as commission.
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AUTO SIVIASHUP
LA ORAKDB. Ore., April 13 (AP)
Mrs. James Dalton, about 65, ot North
Powder, was fsuily Injured and her
husband and their son, Wiley, were
hurt seriously In an automobile acci
dent about noon today near Teloraaet.
Mrs. Dalton died while an ambu
lance waa rushing her to the Hot Lake
Sanatorium.
Th car. driven by fh older man.
crashed Into the guard railing of a
nignwsy viaduct.
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LAUD GIBSON'S PLAN
PAttlS. April IS (API French
soclallsta today welcomed the Ameri
can disarmament proposals mad at
Geneva yesterday.
"We applaud th (llbson plan
without reservations," said Lon
Blum, aoclallat leader, In the news
paper I Populalre.
"Ptir th first tlm It opens before
th conference a way which can lead
to th goal, If followed with prs
valine ami oourau,"
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Fourteen of Faculty Dropped
by Board's Action to Re
duce School Costs Sav
ing Program Is Outlined
Teachers, numbering 82, were elect
ed for the coming year by the Med
ford school board In session last
night. This number represents a de
crease of 14 In the school staff, ne
cessitated by financial retrenchments
resulting from general conditions. In
addition to the decrease ln staff the
teachers' salaries are being cut
per cent, provided, however, that no
teacher will as a result receive less
than $100 per month. These reduc
tions and others to be carried out
ln maintenance expenses are expect
ed to lower the school budget for the
next year V50.000.
Saving lrogram Adopted
Economies on the school program
have been mostly made by crowding
up classes. In some cases, however,
eliminations wer made. The fol
lowing were ordered suspended by
the board for one year:
. Special room for subnormal and
atypical children at the Washington
school.
Etementary Spanish at the hlgih
school.
3. Agriculture at the high school,
which has the highest per capita
cost of any course In the school sys
tem. Very few pupils have enrolled
In lt for the past several years.
4. Supervision of girls' physical
education will also be cut. The
teaching of girls' physical education
will continue as usual, but lt will
not bear & supervisory cost. This
puts It on a par with the boys' work
In that department which has car
ried only teaching but no supervisory
costs.
The teachers for whom the board
Is unable to find employment now
will be placed upon a reserve list and
vacancies filled as they arise through
the spring and summer months, Inso
far as possible, from that list. It Is
hoped that many and perhaps most
of the teachers can be placed before
school opens this fall. w
Teachers Co-operate
The spirit of teachers ln helping
to meet the emergency," according to
Superintendent Hedrlck, "has been
wonderful. A number of them, whllo
stating they needed to teach, have
voluntarily offered to step aside to
aid the board ln making the neces
sary adjustments.'
The following 1 a list' of the
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PIP. RATEREDUCTION
PORTLAND. Ore, April 13 (AP)
Charles M. Thomas, state utilities
commissioner, who Is attempting to
force the Northwestern Electric com
pany to a lower rate schedule, satd
today that If he Is successful in
the present hearing ln obtaining a
reduction for Northwestern Electric
company users, the Portland Elec
tric Power company here will be
forced to a similar reduction.
INTERIOR FUND BILL
ADOPTED By SENATE
WASHINOTON, Aprl! 13. (AP)
The senate today passed the sharply
cut Interior department apporprla
tlon bill carrying 4S.000.000.
It was the first of the annual sup
ply bills to be slashed 10 per cent
below house approved totals. The
senate passed It without record vote.
T.be bill now goes to conference
between the two houses. As psssed
by the house lt carried 50,000,000.
avVILL-
ROGERS
'says:
BKVEIJLY HILLS, Cal., Apr.
12. After Wall Street had
liecn dead for a couple of years
and everybody thnt had so gen
erously contributed to the fu
neral waa just about to go to
work and forget about it, why
now the U. S. senate, who in
vcHtigatcs everything after it's
dead, is going to dig up the
body and hold an autopsy.
They will find out exactly
what everyone else already
knows, "deceased died from
nvergorging whilti the gorging
was gorgeous."