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Medford Mail Facts vs. Claims About 90 per- cent, of the leading Newspapers of ttie United grates end Canada are A. B. C. mrmhtn. The other in per cent, tell "claimed'" circulation. Twenty-Seventh Year MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1932. No. 116. The Weather Tonltbt and Saturday fair; wltn blfh temperature and low humidity. Temperature Hlrtiest yesterday , 10T Loaeat thli morning CO TR3UNE Comment on the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS ROBERT W. BUHL, able editor of the Mall Tribune, writing from Rockford, Illlnola, hl former home, ays: "In this large manufacturing elty, Jo per cent of the factories are either closed or operating on part time. Nevertheless, unemployment baa decreased slightly since the first of the year, crops are good, one of the largest factories recently open ed on a 34-hour night and day shift, and another recently paid a divi dend the first In three years." - Then he adds: "The cause of this manufacturing Improvement Is In teresting It Is due to orders from Soviet Russia!" NOW get this sidelight on human nature, which la contained in Mr. Ruhl's letter: "Brother Stalin would no doubt be amused if he knew that one of the most rabid red-haters and bait ers In the Middle West, as a stock- bolder In one of these companies, didn't refuse his dividend check." ' It's quite all right, you see, to be down on Russian Ideas, but Rus Isn money Is another matter. proving conditions, the National CAtv Bank letter, edited bv oeortte T. Roberts, one of the country's outstanding economists, says In Its 'August Issue: . "Farm products have turned up ward in an encouraging manner. This la particularly true of live stock values, with hogs up 50 per cent in the last two months, cattle and lambs showing good returns upon feeding operations and eggs and butter rising substantially. "This is very heartening news, for the gains are precisely where they will do the most good to the great est number, Increasing the purchas ing power of millions of farmers who will promptly start It moving . ' through trade channels to the wage earners of all the industries." MR. ROBERTS adds: "This brace In commodity prices is decid edly encouraging. It la especially encouraging when you recall that the end of practlc illy every great depression In the past bas been signaled by rising (arm prices. , A ND don't forget this: Lumber Is Oregon's greatest payroll Industry, The farm Is' lum ber's great market. Increasing farm prices, If they are sustained, will mean Increased mar kets for lumber. spHE stock market, as you have V read In this newspaper, slump ad on Tuesday, but on Wednesday tecovered la the most violent reac tion of the year, prices of leaders rising from two to seven points. Don't psy too much attention to the stock market. But don't forget that rising stock market prices are a reflection of rising public confi dence in the future. Restoration of public confidence in the future of business la eesen tlsl to Improvement In business. N the same day. we read In the market news from Chicago: "Aggressive buying that came largely from Eastern sources gave a brisk hoist to wheat prices today." 1 Wheat prices, as you have doubt less noted, had been slipping for the preceding five days. That makes Wednesday's recovery especially significant. ' H! I ERE Is another sentence from the National City Bank letter: "Revival has been more conspicu ous In the woolen goods Industry THAN IN ANT OTHER. Pall buying has been late, but the season Is now under way, and pressure for deliver ies Indicates that buyers overstayed the market." The wool Industry Is an Import ant Industry In Southern Oregon, and wool prices have been exceed ingly low. Wool prices can't Improve ntll consumption of wool Increase. Conspicuous revival In the wool en goods industry. If It is sustained, ought to foreshadow rising prices for raw wool. (Continued on Page Eight) Truck Driver Onlv Fatality Of Week SALEM, Aug. 5. t'A?) Ouy Week ly, truck driver who was killed at Myrtle Point last week was the only fatality listed during the past two weeks by the state tndusttOal accident commission. During the past week the commission reported a total of fttf aoyueat in Oregon Industry. PORTLAND-TO-SEA! ED FOR Commission To Announce Result of Surveys With in Week Open Meeting To Be Held for Advocates PORTLAND, Aug. ft. (AP) The results of the state highway com-1 mission surveys of the "short-cut to the sea" will he released within a week, the commission announced to day. Leslie M. Scott, who yesterday announced he would resume his place on the board after having resigned July 18, presided as chairman at to day's meeting. Scott said the commission engi neers are now making the final com parisons on the several proposed routes from Portland to the sea, and their findings will be presented to the public soon. Within a few days after publication of the report a gen eral open meeting will be held at which advocates of the several routes will be heard. Where to apply the federal appro priation of 9132,000 under the Oddle- Colton law for the construction or highways across public lands was considered by the commission but no decision was reached. County Judge King of Jefferson county wanted It used In the construction of a road across the Warm Spring Indian reser vation. He said his county would construct from the Deschutes river to Madras. In discussing state aid Scott said It could not be extended without Issuing bonds. Judge Reynolds of Lake county and Judge Williams of Harney united In a request that enough money be taken from the Oddle-Colton appro priation to surface the Burns-Lake-view highway. The designation of the road from Keno to Worden In Klamath county as a market road was made. August 31 was fixed as the date of the next regular meeting. SWIMMING PARTY SALEM, Aug. 8. (AP) An early morning swimming party today end ed fatally for Miss Ethel Pox, 23, attendant at the Oregon State hos pital. She was drowned In the Wil lamette river near Salem about 2:30 a. m. Her body had not yet been re covered. Miss Fox. with five others had been swimming In the river, but she was not an experienced swim mer, police reports stated. She re mained In the Wjpter longer than the others when she stepped into a hole and called for help. Rescue attempts came too late, police re ports stated. AUTO'DiSES NEAR 1931 MARK SALEM. Aug. 5. (P) Compilation of automobile licenses sold both at the secretary of state's headquarters and by county sheriffs up to last night revealed 148.680 cars on the highways legally licensed. These In clude both those with plates and sheriff's permits. The total to date a year ago was 208.A12, leaving a decrease of about 60.000 this year. Secretary of State Hal E. Hoss said today this gap would be closed up materially within the next few days. Jackson county licenses up to and Including July 30, were 4,244, for a total receipt of $103,635. Antics Frighten Highway Residents George Orstersander, 40, Russian, was arrested by the state police late yesterday near Klamath Junction, and Is held In the county Jail for obser vation. OrstersanQer was frighten ing residents with his wild antics and Incendiary speeches. The report yesterday that he was running loose without clothes was erroneous. Good?She Knows She s Good, Does Gid Athlete By Paul Zimmerman. (Associated Press Sports Writer.) LOS ANOELES. Aug. P) For future reference, Mildred Babe Dld rlkson, 19 and skinny. Intends to carry back to Texas three Olympic championships, wrapped up in ap plications fcr world's records. This slender slip of a girl wasn't boasting when she made the state merit today. She, was only sneaking her mind with a sincerity which can not be Questioned. I "Yep." she drawled. "I'm going to win the high Jump Sunday and set a world's record. I don't know who my chief opponents are, and any way. It wouldn't make any differ ence. I hope they are good. "If It hadn't been for Evelyn Hall aut there in front in the 80-me.er hurdles yesterday, after my alow start, i probably vou&n't have BASEBALL RESULTS National R. H. at. Louis a a New York 0 8 Derringer and Wilson; walker and Hogan. Ft. R. E. a a o 9 is l Chicago Philadelphia Batteries: Root, Smith and Hart- nett; Benge and V. Davis. R. H. E. Cincinnati 8 9 1 Boston 3 8 4 Lucas and Lombard!: Zachary, Cunningham and Hargrave. American New York at Chicago postponed, rain. R. .. 0 H. E. 1 1 Washington Detroit 13 15 0 Batteries: Brown, Burke. Boerhor and Berg, Maple; worth. Bridges and Hay- R. a R. E. 11 1 Cleveland 7 11 3 and Connolly; Batteries: Welch Harder and Sewell. STATE SUFFERS UNDER HOT SUN; NO RELIEF SEEN The highest temperature In Med ford In six years 107 degrees was recorded by the federal weather bu reau yesterday afternoon at four o'clock to surpass records since June 6. 1928, when the mercury bubbled at 109. At two o'clock this afternoon the temperature, which had not reached Its maximum, was 101 de grees. For the time that the meteorolog ical reports have been kept at the Medford station, the hottest day was recorded In July. 1911, as 110 degrees, according to W. J. Hutchison, meteor ologist. A temperature of 108 degrees was established In July 1922, Mr. Hutchl son said, but such a high tempera ture In August had not been reached since 1920, he found In the records. (Continued on page two) IN FLIERS' TRIAL MIAMI, Pla., Aug. 8. (AP) Stories of contemplated suicide and death threats were balanced against each other today by Jurors trying Captain W. N. Lancaster, former British army filer, for murder of Haden Clarke, his rival for the love of Mrs. Jessie M. Kelth-MIller. It was Mrs. Keith-Miller, petite soft-spoken Australian, who told ot discussing a aulclde pact with Clarke, her finance, less than three hours before he was fatally shot in her home, The two were worried over their plans to marry iri the face of the woman's earlier en gagement to Lancaster, her flying partner, and over finances, she said Testimony that Lancaster, angered at hearing reports Mrs, Keith-Miller was Infatuated with Clarke, mutter ed an Intent to "get rid" of him was given by J. P. Russell, former associate of Lancaster in a proposed western flying venture, 4 Bennett Hose Back After Offer Made To Give Sprinkler N. S. Bennett's name was added to the list today of those who believe the Medford Mall Tribune's "classl fled ads get results." By Inserting a small ad In the paper a few days ago saying that the person who stole the hose from his place on Portland avenue, might have the sprinkler to go with It If they would call at his residence, Mr, Bennett brought about somo action, Last evening he found the length of hose in his yard, nicely colled, and fastened In a neat circle with wire. The borrower, apparently, could .think of no use for the sprinkler. broken that record. I wasn't afraid of her beating me. 2 Just dug In my spikes and ran." She had a simple solution to the question of how she threw the lave lln 143 feet 4 Inches earlier In the games, to shatter the world's best accepted mark. The only reason she can seen for not taking five titles, with all the Olympic and world ree ord trimmings, back to Dallas, that she wasn't permitted to com pete In the discus throw and 100 meter dash. She Is the world's greatest track and field star: knows It and sees no reason for beating around the bush on the matter. Mildred has a refreshing alant on athletic competition. "I like alt sports, not especially (pnfiuue4 p fca Jwg) R. F. C. REFUSES 10 BE SANTA IN STATEJELIEF Holds Belief Thaf Federal Fund Should Be Used Only to Supplement Pos sible State and Local Aid WASHINGTON, Aug. 6. (AP) The reconstruction corporation Is showing anything but Santa Claus free-handedness In administering the $300,000,000 oted by congress for direct relief In the states. It sticks to the position that the federal fund should be used only to supplement all possible state and local aid. On this premise, It turned down Governor Plnchot's request for 10.000,000 for Pennsylvania. But the corporation has granted three loans, and likely will approve more. Illinois Gets 83,000,000 It allowed Illinois a3.000.000 on a showing that 817.750.000 of reuer bonds had been sold and spent and that relief agencies In the state soon would have to close without federal aid. Ohio got 8852,662 for use In four counties, and yesterday $1. 800,000 was advanced to Detroit for emergency needs pending fur ther development of local programs. In each Instance the money was (Continued on tags Pour) IS URGED BY AGENT The second cover spray for second brood codling moth worms should be completed by August 13th, according to the recommendations or u. r Wilcox, county agent Bnd Ij. O. Cent ner of the Southern Oregon Experi ment station. The oeak flight of moths took place August 4th, which means i large number ot young worms emerge lng about August 13th. All pears ana apples should have a renewed spray coverage by that time If full protec tion Is to be had. Bartlett pears that will hang on the trees later than the 13th should be given protection ny means of a spray also. If these are passed up a similar experience as of last season may occur, namely, large number of small worms enter ing the fruit at picking time or wnen the fruit Is waiting for packing In the warehouse. For pears use powdered arsenate of lead, three pounda to the hundred gallons of water. In case of apples use an oil emulsion arsenate ot lead combination' spray, made up as fol lows one gallon of light grade sum mer oil emulsion, one half pound spreader or fixator and two pounds of arsenate of lead In one hundred gal Ions of water. Fill the spray tank about one fourth full of water, add the emul slon. agitate well, then add the spreader and fixator. Complete fill ing the tank and then add the arsen ate of lead. This application Is ons of the most Important ones In the sprsy program and should not be omitted If clean fruit Is to be harvested. WILK1NS CERTIFICATE FILED AS INDEPENDENT SALEM, Aug. 5, tfP) M. O. Wll klr.p of Ashland, today filed his nom ination as an Independent for dis trict attorney of Jsckson county. He will oppose Wm. M. Brlggs, Repub lican nominee, and George A. Cod' ding, Democrat. Incumbent. The cer tificate of nomination was filed with the secretary of state. Foresters Complete Local Scenery Tour H. B. Rankin, supervisor of the Rogue River national forest, hse re turned from a two days' trip with Forester R. T. Stewart of Washing ton, D. C, and Assistant Forester C. J. Buck of Portlsnd. Crater lake. Diamond lake and Klamath Falls were Included In the tour. Foresters Stewart and Buck left this afternoon to continue through the Shasta national forest. Democratic Soap For Battle Fund RALEIGH. N. C, Aug. . P A plan to "clean up America with Democratic soap" was announced to day by Tyre C. Taylor, president of the Young Democratic clubs of Amer lcs. Soap wrapped In red, w'llte and blue wrappers will be sold through out the country, and four of ihs 10 cents charged for each bar will be turned Into the Democratic trest le . INVESTIGATE KILLING ON INDIAN RESERVE KLAMATH FALL, Aug. 8- OP) Federal officers from the Umatilla Indian reservation came here today to investigate the shooting to death of Sylvester Weiier. elderly Klamath IMIAA, b hjg ks Beclpe, flfitfroz- E CROSSING BRIBERY ARE ITS A11EARING Brownell Quiz In Hoax Theft Of School Merger Peti tions Bares Involved Re cital of Trades and Deals PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 5. (API Involved tales ot Intrigue and at tempted bartering, of alleged double crossing and hints of bribery con tinued In district court here today as the preliminary hearing for Cy ril O. Brownell neared Its conclus ion. Brownell Is accused of lsrceny In connection with the disappear ance last July 4 of petitions bear ing 20,500 signatures for the con solidation of University of Oregon with Oregon State college. The hearing opened Wednesday and It was possible It would be concluded today. Brownell, promi nent Insurance man and former state legislator, has not yet taken the witness stand. "Trade" Offered Witnesses yesterday testified to three reputed attempts to halt the circulation of petitions for the Zorn MacPhcrson school consolidation bill. E. L. Getz. Corvallla business man, declared that Brownell, or a man who Identified himself as Brownell, telephoned him from Portland July 2 and -discussed a "trade" at great length. Oeta testified the caller told him arrangements could Be mace, l" the petition movement was stopped. whereby Dr. W. J. Kerr, president of Oregon State college, would be appointed chancellor of the niRner educational setup, and that the school of commerce would be re turned to Corvsllls from the Eugene campus. Offered Money Get related that he met Brown- (Continued on Page Four) 400 METER RUN OLYMPIC SEADIUM, Los Angeles, Oct. 5. (AP) Bill carr ot the unlt ed States sped to easy victory this afternoon In the first seml-flnal heat of the Olymplo 400-meter ohamplon shlp. Csrr led Alex Wilson of Can ada by two yards. Carr was timed In 47.2 seconas ror a new Olympic record, although fin ishing under wraps. He wiped out the former mark of 47.6, made by Eric Llddell of Scotland In 1024. Big Ben Eastman, the blond Stan ford flier, romped home first in the second 400-meter seml-flnsl, wltrt Bill Walters of 8outh Africa, and Jimmy Gordon, the third American entry, in a close battle for second place. LOS ANGELES, Aug. B. (AP) Gus Msrzl of Italy today won the Olympic individual men's foils cham pionship In fencing, victorious in sll nine of his bouts. Joseph L. Levis of Boston hsd the second place In thla event, bringing to the United States the highest .honors In this branch of Olympics that ever came to an American entry. IN FEDERAL JAIL PORTLAND. Ore., Aug. 8. (AP) E. H. Best, foe of forest rangers In the Umpqua national forest, was back In federal section of the Multnomah county Jail today for the seventh time In less than five years. fnMn the same charge that h has been convicted of six times trespassing on government property. With him behind the bars were Edgar Martin and W. 8. Day. Two others, E. B. Croft and A. Green, were expected Inter In the day. All'flve face charges of "squatting" or settling on the Umpqua national forest, with cutting federal timber and with threatening government of ficials who patrol the lonely wastes of the Fl8h creek desert country, 65 miles east of Roseburg In the high Cascades. Shifting Winds Save Mill Town MARQUETTE. Mich., Aug. 8. flp) A fortunate shift in the wind ap parently had saved the village of Sagola, Mich., from destruction early today after It had been menaced for hours by flames Which destroyed 20,000.000 feet of lumber at the Sawyer-Goodman Lumber company plant. The Iom was estimated at close to $500,000. WOODBURN, PORTLAND JUNIORS WILL CLASH PORTLAND. Aug. 5. ( AP) Wood bum will meet Portland In the first gome of a double-header to be play ed here tomorrow by American Le gion Junior baseball teams for the state championship, and Eugene will play The Dalles In the second game. Portland and Eugene are the "home teams. etrnM electrocuted HUNTSVILLK, Tex., Aug. 8. (AP) Two negroes. John L. Green, 20, and Ernest Johnson, 18, were electrocuted In the staf prison here early today for the murder of Prank Kempf, Medio countjr whjte dms, FORMER BOXER LEAVES SAN QUENTIN jMtg i;afi.r. ,AT JSMijitiMWairi af ris;arislsl Norman Selby, (right) better known as Kid McCoy, former famous prize fighter, receives Instructions from State Parole Officer Ed Whyte (left) In San Francisco after crossing the bay from state's prison where ho was sent In 1925 upon conviction of manslaughter. He will go to work In Detroit and report to Whyte monthly, (Associ ated Press Photo) $6,000,000 BLAZE1AUT0 ACCIDENTS DESTROYS CATTLE AND GRAIN STORE CHICAGO, Aug. B. (AP) The flames' of a ftit.ooo.ooo fire challenged sixty companies of firemen and the crews of three fire boats early to day to put them out. The fire, breaking out yesterday afternoon In the Qulncy grain ele vator, spread to the Omaha Park ing company where it destroyed four buildings. Three firemen were Injured and 30 firemen and employes of the two companlca were overcome by smoke, Perishing In the flames were 800 hogs, 60 head of cattle, and 200 sheep. Destroyed also were 085.000 bushels of grain, 2.800,000 pounds of hams and bscons, 300 tons of fertilizers, and 2,500 hog carcasses. Three boats, tied up In the Chicago river nearby, were burned at a, Joss of 76,000. The flames end ' dense clouds of smoke attracted thousands of spec tators to "the yards." Poltce esti mated more than 30,000 persons were packed Into nearby streets. BONUSERS FORCE JOHNSTOWN, Pa., Aug. 8 (AP) Confusion grips the tottering su burban camp of the bonus expedi tionary force again today, as Its leaders and city officials hurry the tattered army from the city. Quiet a grim sullen quiet rules the camp after minor disturbances broke In the glare of camp-fires where disgruntled groups refused to sleep. Liquor was smuggled Into the field last night. There was some wrang ling and a few fist fights but of ficers quickly put down the trouble and tightened precautionary meas ures. Officers said persons not mem bers of the B. E. P. started the ar guments, TAX VlUAIN Arthur C. Selander of Salem, head of Vie valuation department of the state tax commission, Is In the city today and tomorrow, to hear pro tests on valuations of buildings In this city, as recently announced un der the "sound basis" plan. Selander la In the assessor's office at the court house. Meetings were held In Ashland the past two days and three protests were heard. The method of reaching the valuation was explained to half a dozen other property owners and they withdrew their objections. Upswing in Stock Prices Finds Wall St. Napping By CLAI DK A. JAtiCKR Astorlated Press Financial Editor NEW YORK, Aug. ft. (AP) Rare ly has an Important upswing In the stock market caught so much of Wall Street napping as has the ad vance of the past month. Not only have the bears been sur prised, but a number of traders who felt that a substantial rally might be In the making and hoped to get j Into the market at the proper time. found the market running away on the upside before they could estab lish their positions. Other traders who had failed to get in near the bottom waited for a sub stantial reaction, and were dum founded as weeks wetn by and noth ing In the nature of a sharp setback occurred. Btlll others ho made profits on the upside during the early ltaga of Um pfjtcti iwltcfeea W ii PLACE THREE IN HANDS OF POLICE Three canes Involving alleged reck less auto driving, came to the atten tion of the state police today. Anthony Greco, 86a Clinton street, Portland, driver of a huge vegetable truck, was held for crashing Into street lamp posts at Grants Pass, at 4:30 this morning, and speeding away to avoid arrest. areco wrs arrested an hour lator by city police on Riverside avenue and will be taken to Grants Pass this afternoon for disposition of his case. The state police claim that Greco crashed Into the lamp posts at direet Intersection, and after he accident stopped only long enough to remove the debris from his car before speeding away. A street sweeper saw -the accident and procured the license number. The truck, with two "brakemen, Is the largest type In operation on the Paclfio highway. It was enroute to, Can Francisco for a load of pro duce. Attorney Porter J. Neff, for Greco, asked early action on the case Ralph Dlnsmore, of the Eagle Point district, Is held under $2000 bonds for alleged reckless driving on the Butte Palls road a week ago, which caused an accident at a curve, result ing In his companions sustaining serious Injuries. Jesse Walton, 10. suffered a fractured skull and Is In a precarious condition. Tlngley sustained two broken legs. Dlnsmore escaped with minor bruises. The state police allege the auto was driven at an excessive rate of speed, and that It was taken without the permission of the owner. Dtnsmore's father was contemplating purchasing the auto, which was badly wrecked. Dinsmore's preliminary hearing was set for August 10, before Justice L. A. Roberts, Ashland. J. S. Collins, a worker on the Dia mond Lake road, was arrested late yesterday by the state police and Is held In the county Jail charged with failure to report an auto accident, which occurred last June. Collins la alleged to have crashed Into a car driven by 8. A. Nye, orchard 1st, Phoenix, and to have failed to render aid or to have reported the accident. He will be given a hearing thla after noon In Justice H. D. Reed's court at Gold Hill. Pear Markets NEW YORK, Aug. 8. (UBDA-AP) Pear market slightly weaker; 93 cars arrived; 47 California cars un loaded; 63 cars on track; 4 cars di verted. California Bartletts, 24,07ft boxes: Ordinary quality, fair condition, and best, il.50rff2.20; common and ripe, 1.209l.60; few low as $1.10. Aver age, $1.70. CHICAOO, Aug. 5. (USDA-AP) Pear market: Six cars sold. Califor nia Bartletts, S058 boxes, $1.S53.10, Average, $1.70. posltlons In expectation of a reaction, then covered their short commit ments at rather high prices, cancel ing muc,h or all of their profits. The many skeptical traders, who felt that nothing In the way of sharp comeback was possible, In view of the low status of corporate earn ing and general business, have been flabbergasted by the way the mar ket has continued to forge ahead. Tho general level, as measured by price averages, has advanced about AO per cent In a month, a percentage gain for which precedent Is lacking in recent market history In a similar period of time. This flabbergasted group jhas felt that there must be a Joker to It somewhere. They have felt that It must be politics, or incipient InfU' tion, or some other obscure, off -the- Uecoxft lore ' " CHUM IS JAILED ather Declines Surrender Former Broadway Torch Singer on Charge of Mur derClaim 'Frame-Up' WINSTON SALEM, N. O., Aug. ft. (AP) The songbird widow of young Smith Reynolda was a technical fu gitive from the law today on s. charge of slaying him. His boyhood chum was behind bars on the same charge. These two LIbby Hoi man Reyn olds, his bride, and Albert (Ab) Walker, his best friend were sing led out In the sharp language of a grand Jury Indictment yesterday as the parties unknown" whom a cor oner's Jury previously had held re sponsible for his death. The widow's whereabouts remain ed unknown. Her father, speeding here from their Cincinnati home, declined to surrender her to the authorities. At the right time." he said, "she will meet these charges." He called the Indictments a "political frame up." Albert (Ab) Walker, lifelong chum of Reynolds, Is held Incommunica do save for visits of relatives and counsel. He was arrested last night at the home of his father, a retired real estate dealer. The degree of murder to be charg ed lies in the discretion of the prosecutor. The language of the in dictment Indicated to court officers. however, that the grand jury had first degree murder In mind, the penalty of which Is death In the electric chair. 4 PILOT ROCK FIRE Seven men are fighting fire today, which broke eut in the Pilot Rock region of the state forest yesterday noon. The extent of damage re sulting from the flames could not be learned this afternoon, due to the absence of Dwlght Phlpps, state firs warden. A report from the state office, how ever, announced that the flames were under control, in spite of the great' cloud of smoke settling over the southern end of the county. There were 10 men on the Job yes terday. The fire Is traveling through territory covered with grass and brush chiefly, and no Important dam age was expected to result. The path of the flames Is Just within the state of Oregon, about a mile Inside the Oregon-California line. Richfield Sued On Non-Delivery PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 8. (API The Fletcher Oil company of Boise, Idaho, operator of more than 300 service stations in Oregon, . Wash ington and Idaho, today filed suit in federal court here charging the Rich field Oil company, through William O. McDuffle, receiver, has refused to deliver gasoline which had been con tracted. WILL- ROGERS BEVERLY HILLS, Cal., Aug. 4 It's awful hard to get your mind on uch insignificant things as Republican or Demo crat candidates with 1500 picked athletes of the world breaking records under your nose. If an athlete wing an event and don't break a world's record we hiss him out of the arena. Incidentally the man that bronght the first "slaves" to this country must have had these Olympio games in mind for these "Senegambians" have just about run the white man ragged. Every winner is cither an American negro or an American white woman. Wait till we get to golf, bridge or cocktail shaking then the American white man will come into his own. Every body out here is predicting thi California record-breaking to continue right up till after N vomber 4, when Roosovelt will outrun Hoover, Tolan, Jlctcalf and maybe Bnbo Didrickson. &MklHbUbJbS