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.
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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.
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