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MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1932.
No. 91.
Comment
the
on
Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
rorj must now put a three-cent
atamp on your letter. Instead of
a two-cent stamp.
Why?
The answer la simple: Because the
government must have the money
with which to pay Its bills.
rrs government of the United
States, you see. Is Just like the
rest of us. If It spends a lot of
money, It must TAKE IN a lot of
money, or go broke.
The only way the government has
of taking In money Is by taxing
people.
HERE Is the point: It the govern
ment spends a lot of money, in
response to public demand, or for any
other reason, It must levy a lot of
taxea In order to GET the money.
WE have to pay the taxes.
THE postofflce department expects
the Increase In postage from two
cents In the past to three cents In
the future to bring In additional
revenue to the extent of about 130.
000,000. It may Interest you to know that
the DEFICIT In the postofflce depart
ment last year was a trifle over two
hundred million dollars.
That Is to say, toe 130,OO0,0OO In
additional revenue to be produced by
the Increase of one cent on the post
age you must pay on each letter you
send out will lack 70,000,000 of mak
ing up the deficit In the postofflce
department.
It costs money to run the malls
In this country," doesn't It?
WE can't have quarterly paymenta
for automobile licenses in Ore
gon, we read, because there Is no
law sanctioning such an arrangement.
So we ahall have to wait until the
legislature meets.
That, of course, la sound reasoning.
If the law doesn't permit it, we
mustn't do It. '
STILL, the law doesn't permit
soliciting rldea by the hitch-hikers
who crowd the roads. It la a
crime to point your thumb down the
highway, thereby indicating to the
passing motorist that you want a lift.
Yet every hitch-hiker on the road
does It, and nothing la done about
it.
rIS all wrong to thumb a ride
from the passing motorist, because
the law saya that such thing mustn't
be done. But It la BEING DONE
all the time, and nobody la offering
any objection.
This writer has a foolish notion
that It we should simply go ahead
and provide for Installment paymenta
on automobile licenses, It would be
no worse than thumbing rldea on the
highways when the law saya wa
MUSTN'T do such things.
In other words, It It Is all right
to do the thlnga the law aaya we
mustn't do, as we are constantly do
ing In this country, It wouldn't be so
terribly bsd to occaalonally do some
thing that the law doesn't aay speci
fically that we must do.
It'a a poor rule that doesnt work
both waya.
QUARTERLY payments for automo
bile licenses would work certain
hardships. The highway commission,
for example, wouldn't get lta money
quite as soon as It needs It. Many
counties wouldn't get their share of
the automobile license money as soon
aa they need It.
But If quarterly paymenta of auto
mobile licenses resulted In bringing
In more money to the state of Oregon
than would otherwise be the ease,
aa in this particular year would prob
ably be true, they would be a good
thing In the long run for the state
of Oregon.
PLEA OF JOBLESS
OLYMPIA. Wash, July 7. -(AP)
A committee representing two unem
ployed groups, who trekked to the
stat capital to seek leglstatire relief,
finally succeeded In presenting their
demands to the governor, but today
were still In doubt as to the re
suite of their demonstrations and
demands.
Governor Roland H. Hartley, after
a three-hour conference with the
jobless representatives yesterday, aald
tha question of an extra aeaslon of
the legislature to act upon unem
ployment problems could not be
answered until later. "The ques
tion la too vital, too Important to
the state to be aolved by hasty ac
tion." he said. Newsmen were barred
&O0 tt tBSffW.
FATE OF FLIERS
Mattern and Griffin Unre
ported Since Leaving
Berlin On Record Seeking
Globe Girdling Flight
MOSCOW, July 7. (AP) James
Mattern find Bennett Griffin, missing
between Berlin and Moscow on their
round the world flight, were still
unreported at noon E. S. T. today.
If they were still In the air at
that time, they would be forced
down for that was the, limit beyond
which the fuel they took aboard at
Berlin would be exhausted.
They had full tank when they
took off from Berlin at 3 p.m.,
E. 8. T. yesterday. That was approxi
mately 600 gallons, enough to keep
them in the air 31 hours.
Officials at the flying field here
sent inquiries to all points along
the route from Berlin, but there was
no word of the Americans.
May Have Passed Moscow.
There was a possibility they had
passed Moscow in the night without
being seen and kept on toward
Omsk, 1600 miles to the east.
Omsk, however, la without good
communication facilities and If the
fliers had landed there word of
their arrival might be delayed in
reaching Moscow,
It was possible also they might
have been forced down between Ber
lin and there. The terrain Is such
as to make an emergeecy landing
possible, but there, too, communi
cations are not of the best.
SET SEPTEMBER 1
F
T
Thursday, September 1, was yes
terday agreed upon by the county
court and the American Legion poet
committee as date for dedication of
the new county courthouse. -
Tha edifice, according to J. O.
Link, architect, will be completed by
August 1, and as soon thereafter as
the county court formally , accepts
the building from the contractor,
the official moving in will be under
way. This will allow close ,to a
month for arrangement of offices
and other details. '
The Legion committee plans to
make the dedication of the beautiful
structure the outstanding event of
several years in southern Oregon,
and besides the dedication will at
tempt to inculcate sufficient cheer
fulness Into the affair to drive the
civic "blues" away.
County Judges of the 36 counties
of Oregon, Governor Julius Meier,
and other state dignitaries, and Ore
gon representatives In the house and
senate will be Invited to attend.
The courts of northern California
counties will be Invited and an In
vitation will also probably be ex
tended to Governor James A. Rolpn
of California.
Details of the day's program will
be worked out at once, which will
Include a number of events and
speeches, and a public inspection ol
the building. The Legion general
committee la composed of Walter
Olmscheld, Cole Holmes, Carl Teng
wald and C. T. Baker.
All the districts of the county will
participate In the dedicatory exer
cises. Further details of the program wlU
be announced from time to time in
the local press.
iT
IS
HOOD RIVER, Ore., July 7. (AP)
Dr. Walter E. Nlchol, of Hood
River, was convicted In circuit court
here Wednesday of a charge of
polygamy.
Dr. Nlchol obtained a divorce In
Mexico several months ago and upon
his return to Oregon he married
Anna Mae Klngsley, of Portland. The
Oregon law does not permit remar
riage within six months of the time
the divorce decree Is granted.
A I Smith s Allegiance
Eases Roosevelt's Mind
ALBANY, N. Y., July 7 (AP)
Governor Roosevelt was a happy, con
fident democratic presidential candi
date today.
The big worry of the Roosevelt
camp, whether or not former Govern
or Smith would support the govern
or's candidacy, had been erased by
the "Happy Warrior's" announcement
late yesterday that he would support
the party.
To fill ths governor's cup of satis
faction, Jouett Shouse, Smith champ
Ion tn pre-nomlnat.on days, whose
candidacy for the convention chair
manship was crushed by the Roose
velt forces In the drive to vlrtory,
wired "Dear frsnk" that he would do
BASEBALL
RESULTS
Detroit B a 0
New York f 10 1
(Ten Innings.)
Uhle. Wystt. Hogsctt and Ruel,
Hayworth: MaoPayden, Gomes, Welle
and Jorgens.
. R. H. B.
St. Louis 8 7 0
Boston 3 0 1
Hadley and Bengough; Michaels,
Kline and Connolly.
First game:
Chicago
R. H, E.
13 30 8
8 8 1
Philadelphia
Daglla and Berry; Earnahaw,
Krause, Stein and Cochrane, Having.
Second game:
R. R. E.
3 8 1
Chicago
Philadelphia 9 11 0
Frasler, Evans and Orube; Walberg
and Cochrane.
R. H. B.
Cleveland 3 12 1
Washington 3 7 0
Russell end Myatt; Thomas, Mar
berry and Spencer.
National.
Philadelphia
0 5 a
Chicago
7 13 1
J. Elliott, Berley and V. Davis; Ma-
lone and Hartnett.
First game:
R. R. E.
10 0
New York
Pittsburgh
3 11 8
Fltzslmmons. Hoyt and Bogan,
O'Farrell; Melne and Grace.
NORTHWEST APPLE
FREIGHT RATE CUT
WENATCHEE, Wash., July 7. 7P)
Presidents of three railroad systems
today denied the northwest apple in
dustry a reduction in freight rates.
It was the last attempt of the apple
growers and shippers to obtain relief
from wht they termed "unfair, ex-
horbltant and ruinous wartime freight
rates."
Signed by Charles Donnelly, presi
dent of the Northern Pacific, Carl
Gray of the Union Pacific and W. P.
Kenney of the Great Northern, the
following telegram was received from
Chicago by ths Wenatche Valley
Trafflo association:
"The matter of an emergency rate
on apples was given furthei and
comprehensive consideration at
meeting here today at which were
represented all lines west of Chi
cago. The conclusion Is Inevitable
that' the apple rate cannot be con
sidered alone and that a reduction,
it made,, cannot In fairness be de
nied shippers of fruits ot all de
scriptions, not only from the Pa
cific coast states, but from Inter
mountaln territory as well and It
would be difficult, If not Impossible,
to prevent Its spreading to vege
tables from the same territory and
even to agricultural products of all
kinds."
CHANGE MADE IN TIME
FOR FOSTER FUNERAL
Change waa announced today In
the hour for funeral services for
Mrs. Perclval Foster of Hilt, Cel..
who waa killed In an auto crash
Tuesday on the coast highway. The
funeral will be held Sunday after
noon at 3:30, Instead of 3 o'clock
at the Perl Funeral home. Inter
ment will be In the Jacksonville
cemetery, where several of the de
ceased's pioneer anceaters were
burled.
Slayer Claims
Self Defense
ALBANY. Ore., July 7. (AP)
Gregarlo Peres waa charged with
first degree murder here Wednesday
following hla alleged confession of
ths fatal shooting ot Gerardo Martins-.
Officers who aald Peres algned
a statement admitting the shooting,
aald he claimed he shot In self-defense.
Rancher Suicides.
OREBLEY. Colo, July 7. UP)
Emlle Baele, 83, Stoneham, Colo.,
rancher who waa charged with alay
Ing hla housekeeper, Mrs. Vloletta
Phillips of Denver, July 5, hanged
himself early today In his cell In the
Weld county Jsll.
Garner ticket. And 1st last night
came word from Cleveland that New
ton D. Baker, "dark horse" candidate
at the convention, was backing the
governor.
The Roosevelt forces had said little
about the rumors that former Gov
ernor Smith might not support the
nominee whose selection he fought
so bitterly, but It was no secret that
until he spoke all waa not sunVilne
In ths governor's camp. Every Roose
velt leader, and ths governor him
self, had pleaded for harmony and a
united party.
Capitol Hill waa wondering today
whether the famous "Al" and "Prank"
friendship would be patched up now
Iron DaveV Alleged Cast
off Affinity Throws Court
in Turmoil by Argument
With Superior Judge Roth
LOS ANGELES, July 7. (AP) A
palmist and a plainly upset young
woman who cried with tears In her
eyes of her honor paraded across the
stage of the St. Plerre-Hutton breach
of promise suit today to the aston
ished gasps of a crowded courtroom
and the banging of a Judge's gavel.
Myrtle St. Pierre, who asks $200,
000 from David Hutton for breaking
an alleged proposal of marriage, in
a final appearance on the witness
stand, threw the courtroom Into a
turmoil as she argued with Superior
Judge Lester Roth for the right to
"defend my honor."
Says Witnesses Lied.
On the lying tongues of the de
fense witnesses, she cried, as tears
rolled down her pinkish cheeks, an
attempt had been made to cruelty
her character. As her pleas seemed
to approach the stage of hysteria,
the Judge, with stern emphasis, laid
down a final warning against her
repeated outbursts of emotions.
Miss St. Pierre, recalled to the
witness stand In rebuttal of testi
mony offered by the defense about
her past life and other alleged lovers,
became so excited at one point that
Judge Roth was forced to dismiss
the Jury while he reprimanded her.
Hutton watched the proceedings with
Interest,
The outbreak was engendered whan
the attractive brunette was asked If
she had ever seen Mrs. Catherine
Elsoff before. The witness face
flushed and she cried:
Judge Halts Trial.
"I've never seen that vicious wo
man before In my life."
At this remark, prompted by Mrs.
Elsoff's testimony that Ml&s St.
Pierre had entered a hospital in
1026 for a delicate operation, Judge
ROth halted the trial and excused
the Jurors.
"I am convinced, Miss St. Pierre,
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CITY'S BUSINESS
BUILDINGS TOTAL
$2,733,220 VALUE
The state tax board appraisal of
business buildings In the olty of Med
ford placea their total valuation at
$9,733,320. This Is the "sound value
based on what It would coat to re
place them. The valuatlona will be
used by the assessor In fixing the as
sessed valuation.
Valuation ot some of Medford'a
chief structures are:
Hotel Holland, 53,800; Medford
Center Building, S82.330; Liberty
Building, 154,600; Hotel Medford,
1139.800; Sparta Building, 133,800;
Craterlan Theater, 71,-10.
The valuatlona run from $430 up,
with many of the buildings In the
$39,000 clsss.
The summary ahows there are 300
business buildings of all types In the
city.
LAWS INADEQUATE
CHICAGO, July 7. (iT) Judge
Harry B. Miller of the superior court
of Cook county, who has presided
over the trial of hundreds of divorce
cases. In an article today urged that
the marriage and divorce laws be
federal laws rather than state.
The conflicts between the enact
ments of the various states constitute
ft legal fallacy. Judge Miller pointed
out, and destroy the sanctity of
marrlags and its social benefits.
He urged also that:
Persona mentally or physically un
fit be barred from marriage.
Men divorced from wives with
minor children be barred from re
marriage until their obligation to
the children has ceased or perma
nent arrangements for their support
made.
The regulations surrounding mar
riage b atrengthened and that mar
riages and divorces both be made
less easy.
DRY'S CANDIDATE
INDIANAPOLIB. July 7. f;P) Wll
llsm D. Upshaw, former Democratic
representative In vongrsa from
Oeorgis, todsy waa given a second
ballot nomination for the presidency
by the Prohibition party's national
convention. j
Upshaw announced he would with- I
draw If Senator William E. Bora.1
(R-. Idaho) or some other outitsnd
ln dry lesrier sarreed later to head
a talrd jtsgr mojamenl, . 1'
Kidnapers Free Rich Youth
fJTm i :
ST. PAUL, July 7 (AP) Tired and unshaven, but otherwise un
harmed, Haskell Bohn, St. Paul youth, was back home today, with a
story of having been held captive by several men for nearly a week.
Whether any money had been paid for his release, as demanded In a
note left at the home Inst Thursday when Holm was seized by two men
and thrown Into an automobile, was not revealed. The writers had asked
$35,000.
Three men who are alleged to have
attempted to extort 110,000 from G.
C. Bohn, young Bohn's fattier, were
being held by police.
Bohn walked Into a farm house
at Medicine Lake, near Minneapolis,
last night, and said his captors had
Just freed him. The sheriff's office at
Minneapolis was notified and two
officers brought Bohn to town.
Questioned by police there, Bohn
said he was at the family garage a
week ago today when the men seized
him at the point of guns.
"They took off my glasses and
wound tape over my eyes," said the
youth, whose father Is a manufactur
er ftere. "They drove for an hour
and stopped at what apparently was
a garage. After about three hours,
one man walked me for about 200
feet. He took me into a house and
ML
GENEVA, Switzerland, July 7 (AP)
A move to summon another five
power naval conference to achieve
further reductions In sea forces was
dlscretly launched by British author
ities today simultaneously with the
announcement In London of the gov
ernment's counter-proposals to Presi
dent Hoover's one third arms reduct
ion program.
LONDON, July 7 (AP) Great
Britain told the World today she was
ready to go a long way with Mr.
Hoover on his proposal to cut arma
ments by one-third, but there were
certain limits below which the num
ber of units In the British navy could
not be cut.
REGATTA OOURSE, Worcester,
Mass., July 7 &) The elght-oared
crews of the University of California,
the Penn A. C, Yale and the Co
lumbia graduates today qualified for
the Olymplo rowing semi-finals by
winning performances on Lake Quln
slgamond. The California varsity defeated the
Prlncton Rowing club eight by a
length and a half. California's time
was 0:48 and Princeton's 0:M 1-6.
Harvard's elght-oared erew was
eliminated from competition by the
Columbia university graduates' crew
In a nip and tuck race. The Lion
crew won by only two-fifths of a
second.
Rotary Claims 3491
Clubs, Report Here
Through an error In yesterday's
Mall Tribune one figure was elimi
nated from a atory which caused the
total number of Rotary clubs in the
leading countries of the world to
be listed at 341. The total should
have been 3401, aa given In the re
port of Dr. w. K. Lantl. newly
elected president of the Medford
club.
Oregon Weather.
Fair tonight and Friday: continued
mild; moderate north and northwest
winds offshor..
I
Russian Women
Using Too Much
Makeup Is Fear
MOSCOW. July 7. fr! Beat
rice Webb, 70-year-old British so
cialist and economlat, came back
from an eight weeks' tour of the
Soviet Union todsy convinced that
the women of Russia use too much
lipstick. She wants the commun
ist party to Issue a decree forbid
ding painted llpa.
"The use of rouse, powder and
lipstick," said ahe, -Is characteris
tic ot a decadent capitalist civili
sation, a barbarls fashion prac
ticed hv primitive races."
Associated Press t'Uoto
down some steps, Into a basement, I
think."
He said he waa kept there until an
hour before his release. He thought
there were four or five men in the
gang. He was well fed and had plenty
of cigarettes to smoke, but the tape
was kept over his eyes all the time.
Chief Thomas DahlU said the ar
rested men had confessed they had
promised to return Haskell Bohn If
the money was forthcoming. They
gave directions where to leave the
money. A fake package was prepared
and taken to the designated spot.
Arrest of the men followed. They
gave their names as Harold Wilder,
28, alleged leader In the attempted
extortion; Louis Bartol, 30, and John
O'Connor, 39. Whether they had any
connection with the actual disap
pearance of Bohn was not announced
by police.
AUTO TAG PLANS
SALEM, July 7. (tP) The contro
versy between Governor Julius L.
Meier and Hal B. Hoss, secretary of
state, growing out of the governor's
proposal that automobile owners this
year be permitted to purchase license
plates on the quarterly Installment
plan, had again reached a deadlock
today. It waa admitted by members
of the executive's advisory, staff that
they had run Into a stone wall In
their endeavora to devise a scheme to
carry out the governor's promise to
issue lnstsllment license receipts
through the state treasurer's office.
Pair Victims Of
Chicago Beer War
CHICAGO, July 7 (AP) The beer
war apparently is raging again along
Chicago's southstde gangland front.
James "Red" McQee, a former po
liceman and Vernle Larkln, reputed
henchman of Edward "Spike" O'Don
nell, were the victims. Two gunmen
Invaded the Del Rio madhouse, ope
rated by McOee, and killed McOee
and Larkln, known as "The Goat,"
with shotguns.
Florence Blaze
Soon Quenched
FLORENCE, Ore., July 7. (AP)
Fire broke out simultaneously In a
sawmill and In the grade school
building hers last nfght. The fire
In the sawmill was extinguished be
fore much damage was done. The
public library, housed In the school
building, was damaged to the extent
of about $3600. The school building
was saved.
Thieves in Ores ham.
ORES HAM, Ore., July 7. (AP)
Thieves broke Into a store here last
night and stole merchandise valued
at about $400. The loot Included
$100 worth of tobacco, two dozen
silk hose, 13 or 15 pairs of shoes,
watches, prunes, candy, neckties and
other articles.
PORTLAND, Ore July tr (AP)
Mrs. Martha L. Jeter, 78, a native
of Oregon, died at her home here
today. She was the daughter or
James and Polly Williams, who
crossed the plains to Linn county In
1863. Ths family settled on a do
nation land claim and her father
was Linn county assessor for many
years.
BRIDE WITH
AS FATAL
WINSTON SALEM. N. O, July 1r
( AP) Th. Twin City Sentinel says
todsy It learns from "hl(h authori
ties" that Smith Reynolda and hla
brld. th. former Llbby Holman.
Broadway revue star, war. lying
across a bed together when tha
heir to tha Reynolds tobacco mil
lions was fatally shot early yester
day.
I Tha Sentinel aaya this ststement
, was mad. to Investigating officers by
, Mrs. Reynolda before sh. collapsed
1 upon learning of be; young sua
i.band kUx
if :
ARE F 1 tCTED;
DP , NE NEAR
College Merger Petition
Among Many Proposals
to Be Filed Before 5 P. M.
Today to Reach Ballot
PORTLAND, Ore., July 7 (AP)
Claiming they have approximately
33,000 certified names on petitions
favoring consolidation of Oregon's in
stitutions of higher education, pro
ponents of the measure prepared to
day to take the petitions to Salem
where they are to be filed with the
secretary of state.
SALEM, July 7. (vp) Th deadline
set for 6 o'clock this afternoon, only
eight proposed measures of a total
of 27 refer end urns and Initiatives
started have been completed and
filed with the secretary of state. Sev
eral others, Including the three acts
of the governor's tax program and
the college consolidation bill may be
filed before closing time of the de
partment of state.
Of the measures proposed for ac
tion by voters, ten are constitutional
amendments. Only there of these
have so far been assured a place on
the ballot, and these three were re
ferred directly by the state legisla
ture In 1031. They are voting quali
fication of electorate on mlllage mat
ters, amendment authorizing criminal
trials without juries by consent of
aooused, and ths six per cent tax
limitation amendment.
Seven Uncompleted.
The remaining seven constitutional
amendment proposals have not yet
been completed by Initiative peti
tions and their status Is not def
initely known. They are the recall
amendment, bill to repeal Oregon
prohibition constitutional amend
ment, three-dollar license for auto
mobiles, another bill to repeal pro-
(Contlnued on Page Three)
VETERAN TEACHER
OF O.S.C. PASSES
' ROSBBtmo; ore.; juiyJ r.-(p)
Ida B. Callahan, 89, instructor in the
English department at Oregon State
college for the past 40 years, died
this morning at the home of her
brother, B. F. Burnett, et Oakland,
Ore. She was born May 10, 1863, at
Cor vails, the daughter of Judge John
and Martha Burnett. Following her
graduation from Oregon State col
lege and Columbia university, she
taught one year In high school at
Roseburg, and then was engaged aa
a teacher at the State college.
Mrs. Callahan served two terms as
president of the Federated Business
Women's clubs of Oregon and was a
charter member of St. Mary's chap
ter No. 0, Order of Eastern Star.
STATE SALARIES
SALEM, July 7. (AP) The state
board of control today announced
tentative adoption of the salary re
ductlon recommendations made by
the special committee - appointed
some time ago by Governor Julius
L. Meier. The reductions, ranging
from 8 to 15 per cent will become
effective as of July 1 for ths re
malnlng els months of the present
blennlum.
The reductions will apply to U
departments and Institutions under
Jurisdiction of the board, with rec
ommendations that all other depart
ments and Institutions adopt ft simi
lar schedule.
MEETINGS INCREASED
FOR NATIONAL GUARDS
Medford companies of National
Ouard will mast Tuesday and Thurs
day nights (or tha remainder of July
Instead of on. craning week, tha
regular schedule, Csptaln 0, T.
Tengwald announced today.
Tha meeting schedule has been In
creased for July In order that ths
men may enjoy a Taction during
August and th. first half of Septem
ber. REYNOLDS
SHOT FIRED
First reports had aald airs. Rey
nolds waa In a nearby bedroom at
th. time of th shooting.
A. B. Walker, a friend of Reynolds,
who waa spending th. night In th.
nous., aald ha waa on th. first
floor closing windows when h. heard
a shot, followed by Mrs. Reynolds'
scream.
Th. Sentinel aaya offlcera hare
been unable to question Mrs, Rey
nolda since her collapse.
R. J. Reynolda, brother of the
dead youth, waa located by hla at
torneys today cruising In a yacht
off. (h. east coast ot Africa. ,
8 REFER
T DURI
McAdoo Has Promise of
Democratic Vice - Presi
dential Nominee Says
California for Roosevelt
WASHINGTON. July 7 (AP)
William O. McAdoo said today after
a conference with Speaker Garner
that the Democratic vice-preside ntlal
nominee had promised to speak in
California during the campaign.
McAdoo, a former secretary of tha
treasury, said details had not been
arranged, but added:
"He will certainly appear at Los
Angeles."
McAdoo was In excellent spirits
after his early morning talk with
Garner and predicted the Democratto
ticket "will carry California, Mr.
Hoover's own state."
Blames Propaganda,
He expressed gratification at Alfred
E. Smith's announcement he will
support the party ticket and de
scribed as "Republican propaganda
trying to stir up trouble" reports
he had thrown California's votes
(Continued on Page Three)
T
ON HOG!) ROAD
TWo damage suits for 163.060 have
been filed In the Josephine county
circuit oourt aa a result of the auto
accident July 4, on the Redwood
highway when eleven persona, chiefly
children, sustained Injuries, while)
returning In a truck from a holiday
celebration at' Orescent City. Dr. J,
R. Vasco and wife of California, ar.
named defendants In the actions.
O. P. Palmeraton of this olty, driver
of tha wrecked machine, asks (60,000
damages, for Injuries to his knee.
which he states will permanently crip
ple mm. He alleges that the Vasco
auto waa equipped with defectlv.
brakes, negligently driven and on th
wrong aide of the Redwood highway
at th. time. .
Cecil Patterson In his suit alleges
that he sustained (3,660 damages to
truck and business aa a result of the)
scctdent.
Th. suit alleges that the Dr. Vasco
auto waa coming down a hill at 48
miles per .hour, when It struck th.
slow moving truck, causing It to over,
turn and land In a ditch with lta
passengers. The accident occurred
near th bridge over th east fork ot
the Illinois river.
66 MEET DEATH
CHERBOURG, Prance, July 7 (AP)
The French submarine Promethee,
wlWi a crew of 68 and IT other,
aboard, sunk off Cherbourg harbor
today.
Seven men wen saved.
Besldea the crew th submarine waa
carrying 17 engineers and other work
er, not permanently assigned to th
vessel.
Violent current In the seat oft
Cherbourg harbor Impeded effort to
night to salvage th French submar
ine Promethee, which aank today with
OS persons aboard.
WILL-
ROGERS
qys:
CLAREXI0RE, Okla., July 6
Tuesday was primary day
here in town, both Democratio
and also Republican if anyone
was humorous enough to run
on such ticket here). There is
more Democrats here in Rog
ers county running for office
than in both Chicago's "fi
ascos." Looks like the taxpayers in
the United States are the only,
folks hiring any help now
adays. A private business when
it don't do any business, don't
use anybody, but the less busi
ness the publio has the more
we hire to tend to it.
There is but one couuty in
stitution that needs enlarging
and that's the insane rlace,
and put us all in there till we
know enough to vote to out out
at least 50 per cent, of our
governing expenses.
I fiUU, sUJbsssl a.i har&Z.