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Twenty-Seventh Year
MEDFORD, OKEGOX, SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 1932.
No. 70.
Comment
on the
Day's News
By IBANK JENKINS
UP IN THE Willamette valley, the
biggest strawberry crop In his
tory waa grown this spring. There
was practically no market for tt.
The canneries and barrelers were
buying sparingly, and the fre&l fruit
market couldn't begin to absorb the
crop.
MUCH the same situation exists
regarding loganberries. There
will be a big crop and very little
market. No encouragement la being
offered to growera of blackberries.
The prune market Isn't encourag
ing. Even the cherry, which Is nor
mally In good demand, doesn't show
a very good market prospect this
year.
Canneries generally, in the Willam
ette valley, are buying very cautious
ly Indeed.
HEHE In the Rogue River valley
this year, we are producing the
largest tomato crop In our history.
As a matter of fact, it Is the first
tomato crop we have grown on a
really large commercial scale.
Practically the entire pack haa been
sold, which means that the grower
will get hta money when he delivers
his tomatoes to the cannery.
Considering conditions elsewhere,
that Is something of an achievement.
WHY Is this true?
Well, here Is the answer: Here
In the Rogue River valley, we have
some exceedingly good marketing
brains, and these good marketing
brains have been appllJd to the to
mato crop.
The results speak for themselves.
THE pear Is "the big commercial
crop of the Rogue River valley.
Statistically, the market outlook for
Rogue river peara this year la good.
The Southern peach crop, which Is
a direct competitor of the Bartlett
pear of thla district, has been heavily
damaged. That takes a large quan
tity of competing fruit out of the
market.
The Eastern, pear crop is exceed
ingly light. The owner of a large
.commercial Bartlett pear orchard In
'Missouri writes to a friend In Oregon:
"There are so few peers on my trees
this year that It will not pay me to
pick them."
WE DON't wish to gloat over oth
ers' misfortunes, but we take
the upa and downs as the markets as
they come, profiting by the ups and
losing by the downs.
If supply elsewhere hsppens to be
down this year, aa appears to be toe
ease, it la our good fortune.
Next year it may be otherwise, and
we may be on the down end. So this
year let us take whatever good for
tune may be ours snd be thankful
for It.
AS TO dairying, the Rogue River
valley Is at leaat aa well off as
any other district. Its feed costs are
low, and low feed costs are tremend
ously Important in low price years
such ss this.
And so It Is with the poultry in.
dustry such of it aa we have. Our
feed costs are low, and as in the
esse of dairying low feed costs In
bad price years enable the producer
to survive and carry on until price
conditions Improve.
WHY all this boasting about our
selves st this particular mo
ment?
Here Is the snswer: We of the
Rogue River valley are really better
off than the average In thla year of
general business grief, and It does us
no harm to realize that fact.
It NEVER does us sny harm to
realize our blessings along with our
trials.
THE Rogue River valley la funda
mentally sound. It will come out
of this period of deflation and read
Justment in good condition, which
mesne that It will get off to a flying
start In the Inevitable period of lm.
proving business and Increasing de
velopment that will follow toe pres.
ent depression.
Keep your eye on the Rogue River
valley. It Is going to be worth wstch
Ing.
a ntj, incidentally, keep your eye
on the men who are keeping up
their courage In these trying times.
They are going to be the big men of
ths coming decades.
(Continued on Page 8U)
Garner Suffers
Attack of Grippe
WASHINGTON. June 11 (API
An attack of lagrlppe thla morning
compelled Speaker Oamer to leave
Hla rapltol office and go to bed at
his hotel.
Reprenentetlve Ralnv of Illinois.
Democratic leader, was designated
to preside over the bouse.
SERVANT'S SUICIDE
LOSES PORTENT IN
LATE REVELATIONS
Violet Sharpe and Ex-Convict
Friend Cleared of
Suspicion in Lindbergh
Kidnaping by Butler
BEENHAM. Englsnd, June , 11-
(AP) Scotland yard officials eald
tonight they were convinced Emily
Sharpe, alster of Violet Sharpe, who
committed aulclde yesterday In New
Jersey, had nothing to do with the
slaying of the Lindbergh baby.
STOURBRIDGE, Eng., June 11.
(API Violet Sharpe, maid In the
Morrow home at Englewood, N. J
killed herself because the police
"drove her crazy" with their constant
questioning about the kidnaping of
the Lindbergh baby, her hlster Emily
Sharpe declared today.
"It's sll so cruel." the sister stld.
Violet would never have done any
thing to that child or helep anyone
who wanted to harm It."
By ROBERT CAVAGNARO
Associated Press Staff Writer
ALPINE, N. J., June 11. (AP)
The fabric of an outwardly promis
ing inquiry fashioned from the sui
cide of a Morrow aervant woman ap
peared to be crumpling tonight In
the hands of the Lindbergh murder
investigators.
Information supplied by a loyal
friend, the Morrow butler, discred
ited any link between Miaa Violet
Sharpe, and waitress, who drank a
deadly poison, and Ernest Brinkert,
an ex-convlct, on the night of March
1 when the Lindbergh baby was kid
naped.
Further, police found an Ernest
Miller and Miss Catherine Mtnners,
who Identified themselves aa Miss
Sharpe's companions on an automo
bile ride that night. Their Joint
statement, coupled with an alibi from
Brinkert, tended to clear both him
and Miss Bharpe of any suspicion.
Find Ride Companion
A chap named Miller." said In
spector Harry Walsh of the police.
"22 years old, of Closter, N. J., haa
told us that he was the 'Ernie" who
went riding with Miss Sharpe the
night of March 1. He remembers the
ride very well and everything that
happened on it, and says he cannot
understand why she kept it a secret
from us.
"Brinkert is remaining here. It is
no fault of ours. We have not only
Miller story but the story of Miss
Minners, who was on the ride that
night. She says Brinkert was not in
the car."
The suggestion that Miller was the
"Ernie" Miss Sharpe knew came from
Septimus Banks, Morrow butler,
whom Walsh described as having an
"affect lnate attachment for Miss
Sharpe."
Shortly after Miss Sharpe drank
poison yesterday because she feared a
fourth questioning by police, her em
ployer, Mrs. Dwlght Morrow, reiter
ated her faith In the aervant woman.
Photo Identified
However, police reiterated Miss
Sharpe had identified a photograph
of Brinkert as her companion on the
night of the ride.
"Has Brinkert given any Informa
tion tending to link him with the
kidnaping?" Inspector Walsh was
asked.
"No, not up to this time," he re
plied, "but he will remain here for
time being. This thing la pretty
much of a puzzle. The inquiry isn't
over.
"Brinkert denies that h? has ever
been In New Jersey. And he denied
flatly that he knew Miss Sharpe or
her sister. He said he had never
seen them nor even heard of them
up to yesterday."
Walsh said a fourth member of the
automobile party of March 1, an El
mer Johnson of dostf- would be
questioned.
Subsequently, Colonel H. Norman
Schwarzkopf, state police superin
tendent, said:
"Brinkert Is at Alpine and he has
agreed to give us a complete written
statement tomorrow."
JUQUHl BY COURT
PORTLAND. Ore., June 11. (AP)
George Dlskz, 49, a logger from Ab
erdeen, Wash., waa acquitted In cir
cuit court here yesterday of a charsce
of pointing a gun at Jay 8. Moltzner,
formerly manager-director of the
Guardian Building & Loan awocla
tlon in an effort to recover 13600 In
savings.
Another Indictment against Dlske
charging him with threatening u
commit a felony was dismissed. Dlskz
claimed temporary Insanity,
IS ADVOCATED BY P.1A
PORTLAND. Ore , June 11 . (AP)
A proaram stressing temperance in
education In the home was recom
mended to parent-teacher unit of
Oregon today at a school of instruc
tion held here for district parent-
I teacher presidents.
I Delegate at the mealing Included
J Mrs. J. R. Emergen, Eunme; Mm.
B M Faulk. Albany, snd Mrs. Harry
Harding, Jackson county.
BASEBALL
RESULTS
Coast,
R. H. B.
Seattle a 13 0
Portland 1 B 1
Batteries: Page and Cox; Shores.
Koupal and Fitapatrtck.
R. H. B.
Sacramento .. 2 7 1
MtMion ...... 6 8 2
Batteries: OtlliPk, Salvo and Wood
all; Lleber and Hofmann.
R.
- 4
San Frsncisco
Oakland 2 9 2
Batteries: McDougall and Wslgren;
E. Walsh and Oaaton.
R. H,
E.
Los Angeles - 8 11 S
Hollywood 14 18 2
Batteries: Sweet land, Moncrlef and
Cronln; Yde and Mayer. .
FEHL IS GRANTED
E
The civil action of Ntedermeyer,
Inc., against Earl H. Fehl, and the
Pacific Record-Herald for collection
of a mortgage alleged due on the
weekly newspaper plant la scheduled
to be heard the week or June 20,
with Circuit Judge E. C. Latourette
of Clackamas county presiding.
An affidavit of prejudice was filed
against Circuit Judge H. D. Norton
by Fehl and same was granted. The
supreme court assigned Judge La
tourette to the case. Judge Norton
will occupy the Clackamas county
bench during the absence of Judge
Latourette.
The following week Circuit Judge
T. E. J. Duffy of Crook county has
been assigned to the local bench to
hear the case of Chapman against
the General Petroleum company.
The Ntedermeyer, Inc., suit Involves
In a measure, the execution of Judg
ment against Fehl and his paper, in
the Parr libel action, and labor ren
dered during the construction of the
Holly theater. The main issue, how.
ever, is the foreclosure of a mort
gage held by the Nledermeyer com
pany, following the execution of the
$15,000 Parr libel suit verdict. It
is held that the mortgage holds
precedence over the Parr Judgment.
One of the contentions In the action
Is a difference on the value of labor
performed by Fehl.. The Nledermeyer
company. In Its answer, holds that
tlO per day is ample allowance ior
services rendered by Fehl In the
Holly theater construction and that
same should be deducted from the
principal of the mortgage.
Fehl has an appeal in the Parr
libel trial now pending before the
state supreme court. Last week the
county clerk sent transcripts of the
legal papers filed In' the suit to the
high court.
LAW OFFICERS IN
MEETING. ASHLAND
Slxty-elg,ht members of the South
ern Oregon Officers' association gath
ered at the Llthla hotel in Ashland
last night and heard an address at
9:30 o'clock by L. V. Jenkins, Port
land chief of police, over the ahort
wave Barrack radio set, placed In
operation by Clifford H. Watson and
P. H. Hillack. radio engineers for the
Portland police.
The meeting was presided over by
Sheriff V. T. Jackson of Roseburg,
who appointed a legislative commit
tee. The program for the evening also
called for the erection of the marker
In Ashland, In memory of Sam G.
Prescott and Victor Knott, members
of the Aahland city police, who were
killed when on duty.
City, county, state and federal of
ficers from Medford were In attend
ance. PREPARE FOR STATE
IN
Local music teachers are anticipat
ing the annual Oregon convention to
be held Wednesday and Thursday of
this week in Bend, to be followed by
a play day Friday, June 17. Musicians
of Bend and vicinity will be hosts and
will escort the convention guests to
lakes, riven and mountains, which
dot the eastern Oregon area.
The meetings of the convention
will be held at the new and beautiful
Allen school. There will be five con
certs, all by Oregon musicians of
gtaanding. The concerts will feature
Oregon compositions on two occas
ions. Among the most important sub
jects discussed will be the project for
the institution of a system of local
examtnatlona for the students of Ort
on. There will be several musicians
from Medford In attendance and Mrs,
E E. Oore. local piano Instructor, will
lead a unit of the program.
Oregon Weather
Partly cloudy Sunday and Mciday
with afternoon thunder showers in
the mountains: ooler In the Interior
of west portion; low humidity; gen
i tie to moderate westerly winds off
shore.
1ST RAD!
Twelve Thousand Veterans
in Capital Join Police in
Effort to Apprehend Per
sons Secreting Explosives
By C. P. WILLIAMSON
(Associated Press Staff Writer)
WASHINGTON. June 11. (AP) I
The veterana army of more than
12.000 bonus seekers joined with i
pn'lce tonight in an effort to ap-1
prehend and deal swiftly with those ,
secreting arms or explosives In the
scattered encampments. j
Discovery of dynamite charges
complete with caps and fuses in
the Anacostla flats receiving station
threw police, leaders and veterans
alike on guard. The veterans' own
secret Intelligence unit carefully
combed the camp for radicals and
other possible stores of explosives.
To Lobby at Conclave.
Meanwhile, a committee of the
veterans left for Chicago to urge
inclusion of a bonus payment plan
in the Republican and Democratic
platforms. Other groups started for
surrounding cities to recruit addi
tional veterans in an effort to swell
the total to 50,000.
A vote on whether to give formal
consideration to the Patman reso
lution for immediate cash payment
of the bonus will be taken in the
house Monday. If that Is acted on
favorably, a roll call on the legisla
tion itself will be taken.
House leaders predicted today that
branch would approve the bonus
payment, but its fate In the senate
was doubtful. President Hoover haa
promised a veto. A two-thirds vote
by both the house and senate would
be necessary to make H law over
presidential disapproval.
Aid Falls to Pass.
In the senate, an unsuccessful at
tempt was made by Senator Blaine
(R., Wis.) to appropriate $100,000
to aid the bonus marchers. Vice
President Curtis ruled the legisla
tion waa out of order as an amend
ment to the District of Columbia
appropriation bill. .
The explosives discovered consisted
of two and one-half sticks of dyna
mite, hidden under bed-ticking in
an area vacated a few hours before
by members of the worker's ex
servicemen's league, a communist or
ganization.
Despite this fact, the veterans and
police hesitated about pointing an
accusing finger at the radicals. The
veterans' leaders simply described
the location of the explosive
'significant.
Both police and veterans appar
ently vied for the honor of destroy
ing It, for each In reporting the dis
covery claimed to having disposed
of it finally.
S
DEATH BY INCHES
Merla Merrlman and wife of thla
city narrowly escsped death last night
about eight o'clock, when ths auto
In which they were riding was struck
at a curve near the Howard ranch
on the Green Spring mountain road,
by a speeding Klamath county auto
Merrlman prevented a plunge over
a ateep cliff, by turning bis car Into
the embankment. The Merrimans
were brought to thla city by passing
motorists. Mrs. Merrlman was suffer
ing from shock, and a baby sustaalned
a slight cut on trio forehead. Bute
police Investigated the accident. The
Merrimans were on a week-end trip
to Klamath Falls and Crater Lake.
Oregon Students
to Fight Merger
EUOENE, Ore., June 11. (AP)
Seventy-four students of the 3500 at
tending the University of Oregon
were chosen today to head a atudent
fight against the consolidation bill
which would combine the university
and Oregon State college on one cam
pua at Corvallis.
Oregon Delegates Ready
Cast Vote for Dawes If
Hoover Is Unacceptable
By Lenlle J. Smith
FARGO, N. D., June 11. (AP)
The Oregon republican delegation of
13, pledged to Senator Joseph I.
Frenoe, Is resdy to vote for Oeneral
Charlea O. Dawes at the allghteet in
dication that President Hoover for
any reason finds the platform unsc
ceptable, or that Hoover la discover
ed to be unacceptable to the conven
tion, meeting In Chicago June 14..
In this eventusllly Charles McNary,
Oregon senator. Is the delegation
choice for vice-president.
The Assoclsted Press learned this
tonight ss a series of conferences de
veloped sboard the private car carry
ing the Oregon delegation to Chicago.
Not all of the eight membera on the
train would permit their nsmes to oe
used In endorsing Dswes. but their
a'titude was so expressed In private
con venations.
pnrtlsnd. for one.
predated defections fron. the Hoover
Uneup la New York. Pennsylvania
G.O.P. JIEFTAINS
Controversy Develops Into
Three-Cornered Struggle
Between Referendists, Re
pealists and Bone Drys
By Cecil B. Dickson
Associated Presa Staff Writer
CHICAGO. June 11. (AP) A
seething prohibition dispute from
which party leadera predict a resub
mission plank will emerge, today
dominated preconventlon discussion
of the republican platform.
With the resolutions committee
soon to begin work, the controversy
developed Into a straining three cor
nered struggle between repeallsts;
those who favor sending the question
back to the people; and the unyleld
ing prohibitionists, battling for the
first two factions. .
Mlddleground Favored
Administration forces were back
ing the resubmission policy, and be
ll ve thla mlddleground course will
be followed by the convention. But
the party leadership la keeping a close
watch for any stampede movements.
Most of the other planks for the
national platform are taking shape
without much disagreement. A fed
eral aid declaration la expected to
follow the outlines of the program
recently submitted to congress by
President Hoover, calling for loans to
the states and increased support for
industry and agriculture through the
reconstruction finance corporation.
WASHINGTON, June 11. (AP)
With telephonic communications es
tabalished between the White House
and Chicago, President Hoover to
day kept In active touch with the
rapidly shaping affalra of the repub
lican national convention.
REDUCTION WILL
SUM
SAVE HUGE
SALEM, June 11. (AP) Reduction
In the state salary schedule to be put
Into effeot July 1 will return about
200,000 to the general fund by the
time the next legislature convenes,
It wss learned here today through au
thentic sources close to the operations
of the committee appointed by Gov
ernor Julius L. Meier to recommend
salary reductions and adjustments.
The committee Is considering the
recommendation of a atralght aalary
cut of from 10 to U per cent, Includ
ing every employe from the chief ex
ecutive down. The report of the com
mittee will be completed prior to
July 1, and be made to the board cf
control In time to become effective
at the beginning of the last half of
1033.
The committee. It was learned, will
recommend that those receiving sal
aries aet by law not wait for legis
lative action to make the reduction
effeotlve, but that the, volunteer the
cut and rturn the 10 to 13 per cent
of their ohecks to the general fund
beginning In July.
curtisThoTcTfor
CHICAGO, June 11. (AP) The
smiling, swarthy face of the veteran
Charles Curtis of Kansas stood out
clearly today from the haze of Re
publican pre -con vent Ion speculation
over the vice -presidential nomina
tion. Several factors contributed to an
accumulating belief that Curtis
would be renamed, Indefinite as this
discussion must be until the dele
out vntors srtuallv tt there and
ao their own speaking.
and Illinois. He and Frank Derby, Sa
lem, declared they would be glad to
vote for Dawes If the opportunity of
fered. Myers holds the grestest
strength for place on the Important
resolutions committee, for which L.
B. Sandblast and W. L. Thompson,
both of Portlsnd. are alao atrlvlng.
Derby said he would be glad for
the opportunity to vote for Dawes
as the republican nominee, and for
MrNary a rlce-prealdent. Chairman
Russell Hawkins. Portlsnd, was said
to have ths same attitude, although
h offered no public statement.
Ssndblsst, Francea Oregon mana
ger, refused to state definitely wheth
er he would vote for Dawes In case
France's develops Into a lost cause,
but Indicated he would K. L. Myers,
of Eagle Creek, find Dawes accept
able, as doe Milton R. Klepper, of
Portland. Wllber Henderson, of Port
lsnd. likewise would accord Datrej
his vol. Thompson refused to comment.
Suspecf Maid Suicides
Associated Press ti'tcplioto of Violet Hliurpe, ualtro In the Dwlght
Morrow7 home, who committed sulrlde when advised New Jersey police
were going to question her again rt-gardlng the Lindbergh butty kidnap
ing and murder. This picture copyrighted by the News, New York, waa
taken In England three years ago.
TYPICAL CASE OF
INJUSTICE' CITED
BY G. HILL NEWS
The Gold Hill News In It latest
Issue carries an Item on the "Batea
Case," around which has centered
oharges of "miscarriages of Justice,"
in thla county.
It has been alleged that the last
grand Jury failed to call witnesses. In
nine esses, of which the "Bates Case"
was one. Justice H. D. Reed of Oold
Hill appeared before the grand Jury
with the records.
The article, In part. Is aa follows:
"Ever since the closing of the Ps
clflc Record-Hersld office by order
of the court this spring after Its edi
tor, Earl H. Fehl, now nominee for
county Judge hsd been convicted of
libel through its columns, both the
Dally News, and the Record-Herald
which has been published by the
News, have been "bringing to light"
many alleged Instances wherein Jus
tics haa not been shown by the
courts.
"Ons case the Pacific Record-Herald
mentioned not long ago was that
of F. A. Bates, Foots Creek miner who
had caused consldersble troublo In
that district for the last five years.
(Continued on page Four)
KLAMATH FLOOD
KLAMATH FALLS. June II. (API
Rising flood waters from the Tula
lske sump Ssturday morning stsrted
a slow seepage through the remsln-
Ing bsrrler protecting nearly 0000
acres of one of the richest grain re
gions In the world.
Isse holders on the federal lands,
sided by crews from Merrill. Mslln
snd Klamath Fails, gathered this
morning to make a final stsnd
sgnlnst the high wsters. and aave
still untouched farms from a com
plete catastrophe to thla year'a crops
of bsrley, osts and wheat.
Farmera brought a dredge from
Orante Pass today snd plsnned to
throw up an emergency dike to
bolster the permsnent wsll of dirt
and timbers.
1
94 Graduated at
Old Willamette
BALENf, June II (AP) Gradua
tion exercises for t4 members of the
Willamette university senior rlasa
were started here today, marking
the Bflth annual commencement for
the Institution. Baccalaureate ser
vices will be held tomorrow, whll
commencement will be held Monday.
School for other classes ended yes
terday. leaden Too Old
OREGON, 111., June 11. (API
Former Oovernor Frank O. Lowden
told a delegation of independent vot
ers tonight his see of 73 precluded
his considering their reqi:et that hr
head a third psrty ticket aa candi
date for president.
s T rt I N
J, , V? )
FEHL IS HOST TO
PARTY NOMINEES
FOR DISCUSSIONS
Earl H. Fehl, who won the Re
publican nomination for county
Judge at the May primary. In a field
of five candidates, was host at i
dinner last night in the private din'
Ing room of the Hotel Holland. ! In
vl tat Ions by letter were mailed
Thursday to the other winners on
the Republican ticket. Those w.ho
responded to the feast were A. C.
Walker, treasurer; J. B. Coleman, as
sessor; Everett Beeson, sheriff, and
William R. Coleman, Justice of Lhe
peace, Medford, district, Republican
winners.
Fehl received slightly more than a
third of the Republican votea cast
at the primary, his main strength
being In the country districts. He
received 2600 votes at the May elec
tion and roughly 4fi00 votes showed
up against him. Since the election
there has been some talk of an In
dependent candidate for county Judge
and sentiment toward this end is
reported steadily Increasing the past
two weeks.
The chances of Fehl In November,
Independent candidacy, If any, and
the general outlook for victory were
discussed Informally with no defi
nite decisions or statements.
It Is understood from local po
litical source that the Republican
nominee fears the rank and file will
wander far from party regularity on
the county Judgeship In the general
election.
Fehl rerelved 761 votes In this city
at the primary.
LABORITE LEADER
SYDNEY, New South Wales, June
II. (AP The voters of New South
Wales recorded one of the most Im
portant political decisions In the his
tory of their state by repudiating the
labor party headed by J. T. Lang, tur
bulent ex -premier. In yesterday's
election.
Unofficial returns today showed
that the United Australia party,
headed by Premier B. 8. B. Btevens.
had turned a legislative minority of
20 into a majority of 43.
SON OF HEARST LOSES
LOfl ANOKl.ES, Juna 11. (API
Mrs. Blsnchs Wilbur Hesrst wss
awarded a divorce tod from Oeorge
Randolph Hearst, son of the publish
er, William Randolph Hearst.
She testified that after a quarrel
In July. 1930, her huabsnd left her
st the rsnrh home of hi, fsther st
Ssn Simeon, Cal , and that they have
sot lived together sine.
VALLEY ORCHARDS
BY
1800 to 2000 Acres Hit by
Friday Evening Visitation
Three-Inch Fall Re
ported On Hall Ranch
Accurate estimate of the damage to
orchards by hall in the violent storm
of Friday evening will not be avail
able for a couple of week, according
to County Agent Lyle P. Wilcox, who
made a survey of the valley Saturday
morning.
The full fury of the storm was felt
in the district east of Central Point,
and the county agent reported that
several orchards In that section were
hard hit. He says that the DuBuque,
Norcrofts, Becbe and Deuel orchards
were the chief sufferers. The Vilas,
Young and Hall, Blddle, Slater John
ston and 401 orchards also sustained
lesser losses. The Bear Creek bottom
also felt the storm. A high wind
and driving rain also prevailed.
Large Area Hit
It Is estimated by the county agent
that between 1800 and 3000 acres of
orchard land was beneath the hall
storm, which was accompanied by a
heavy rain. Some of the orchardlata
estimate a 100 per oent loss and oth
ers from 60 per cent down. The
county agent expresses the opinion
mat aome of the lose can be salvaged
by thinning. The damage was "spot
ted."
According to County Agent WUcozf
the storm originated near the sum
mit of Mt. Wagner, swept along the
foothills to the Griffin Creek district,
thence diagonally across the valley
to the Central Point district, thence
in an easterly direction toward Eagle
roint and up the Antelope valley.
The county agent watched the gath
ering storm, which started about S
o'clock, throuugihout its phases.
The storm passed over the orchards
in the south part of the valley and
was not felt on the east side from
the Hlllcrest orchard south.
Orchards In the Coker Butte and
Airport sections were swept by heavy
rain and hall In strips. For Instance.
Court Hall of the Young and Hill
orchard said that hla Bartlett block
on eight acres waa hardest hit by
the hall. The storm had commenced
to loae Its force upon reaching the
Coker Butte section.
Tulrnt Zone Undamaged
In the Talent district, Prof. F. O.
Relmer reported Saturday that only
a trace of rain felt and no hall.
Court Hall traveled over the hall
ridden area and reported a severe
loss. He states that the rainfall on
his orchard was the heaviest In hla
memory, and that a pan placed on
the ground at the start showed a
fall of three Inches, and that the
giound was so wet and muddy Sat
urday morning men could not work
among the trees. He aald that the
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KUMAlInfFISH
HIT BY STRANGE ILL
KLAMATH FALLS, June H. (AP)
Stricken with a strsnge malady,
hundreds of mullets, suckers, are
dying In upper Klamath lake. A
similar dlsessa lsst year among these
fish wss attributed to low water.
This could not account for this
year's epidemic, however, aa the lake
elevation Is considerably higher.
A queer form of algae has de
veloped in the lake causing, the
wsters to take on a Jade green tinge.
It is believed that thla algae may
have aomethlng to do with the flan
malady.
WILL-
ROGER?
'BEVERLY HILLS, Juno 11.
Editor Tha Chronicle ; The dry
are diving off the springboard
ho fnrt there won't be any
room in the water for the origi
nal wets. Will H. Hayes, tha
old Presbyterian circuit rider,
went off the 60-foot hoard into
the decpi'st part yesterday.
Bishop Cannon is just trying
to find a bathing suit now that
will fit him.
When everybody g e t a
through saying everything in
th world about a subject, why
then Calvin Coolidgs comes
along and says what should
havo been said in the first
place. In these times of every
body guessing and alibiing,
Calvin can still see clear. But
that's why he is where he is,
because he could always see
ahead. Tours,
lilt. at.X.MMsrWk.is. Iea, .