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EDFORD
UNE
Twenty-Seventh Year
MEDFOKD, OREGON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1932.
No. 139.
Comment
on the
Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
TtB seventh measure on the state
ballot at the election next month
we'll be aaylng next week In a few
days now requ lira no explanation,
' for its purpose can not be misunder
stood. It proposes repeal of the Oregon
prohibition law.
TJEPEAL of the Oregon prohibition
law, obviously enough, wont
mean the end of prohibition in Ore
gon. We sttU have national pro
hibition. What It WILL mean la that Oregon
will withdraw from participation In
enforcement of prohibition, leaving
the task of enforcement entirely to
the federal government.
That Is the whole story; at least
ao far as Immediate results are con
cerned. THERE la thls of course, to be aald:
Prohibition la a national Issue.
What la to be done about It that la
to say, whether It la to be retained
or repealed will depend upon public
sentiment. National prohibition la
not before the people of this country
for a yes or no vote. Sentiment re
garding It, therefore, can be Judged
only by the way people decide on
other Issues that APE up for a Tote.
It la perfectly plain to anyone
that If the people of Oregon vote to
repeal their state prohibition law
they will be signifying at the same
time their discontent with prohibi
tion as an Institution.
To that extent, the vote on repeal
of the Oregon prohibition law will
have some bearing on retention or
repeal of national prohibition. So
It may be assumed that many people
will vote on this measure with the
Idea of expressing their sentiments aa
to prohibition. -
To them, the vote on the Oregon
prohibition law will be a sort of
straw ballot.
npms
writer expects, to vote
X J
AGAINST repeal of the Oregon
prohibition law. Oregon Is a part
of the United States, and as long
as prohibition Is a law of the United
States Oregon should do her part In
enforcing it Just aa she does her
part In enforcement of the laws for
bidding counterfeiting.
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npHE eighth measure on the ballot
proposes additional regulation of
freight trucks and busses. It's pur
pose, as stated by' Its sponsors la to
require commercial trucks and busses
to bear ft larger share of the burden
of building and maintaining the
highways over which they operate.
It la supported by the railroads,
of which the commercial trucks and
busses are direct competitors, and
opposed by the truck and bus opera-
The measure appeara to be drawn
with a desire to be fair and reason
able. THIS writer has little personal en
thusiasm for the big trucks that'
clutter the highwaya and not much
use for the busses. Both are a nuis
ance to the operator of a private car.
They Involve much danger both In
passing and tn meeting. Moreover,
thta writer has an Idea that the pri
vate car Is bearing a share of the
cost of construction and maintenance
, of the highways that Is altogether out
of proportion to the damage it does
to the highways.
If that Is true and there are no
figures available with which either
to prove or disprove it the private
ear owner la . being . discriminated
against In favor of the commercial
truck and the bus.
BUT this fact remains:
The commercial truck and the
bus are Justifying themselves as
economic necessities. They ne pro
Tiding a service that would be missed
acutely if it were withdrawn. The
development of many parts of Ore
gon, especially lumber districts where
log hauling Is done by truck, would
be affected adversely by legislation
that resulted In putting the commer
cial trucks out of business.
a. a
TH13 writer doesn't feel sufficient-
ly well Informed to pass Judg'
ment on a law that will affect so
materially the important problem of
transportation In Oregon, especially
one that appeara to be an-effort to
check by legislation a development
that la Justifying itself by economic
necessity, and so will vote AGAINST
the measure possibly on the ground
that It Is better to vote no when
doubt is Involved.
DIBUNA. Calif., Oct. 31. (API-
Rev. D. Markanan, M. pastor of St
GreRortan'a Apostolic Armenian
church In Fowler, was killed and two
persons were Injured as the reiult
of an automooUe accident Sunday
sear Dlbuna
WILL PROSECUTE
FABRICKSLAYER
District Attorney Gillenwater
Decides On Action Alter
Conference With Jackson
County Official' Yesterday.
KLAMATH FALLS, Oct. 81 (AP)
Ellsworth M. Konkle of Medford was
charged with Involuntary man
slaughter Monday afternoon In a com
plaint filed In Justice W. B. Barnes'
court here. Konkle faces the charge
In connectlonwtth the shooting of
Glen Fabrtck, 8r on a hunting trip
In western Klamath county October
13.
The complaint charges that
Fabrlck's death was due to careless
ness on the part of Konkle, who. It
waa said here today, has admitted
he mistook Fabric k for a deer.
Klamath county will start legal
steps at onoe against Ellsworth
Konkle of this city, who admittedly
killed Glen Fabrtck, Sr., of this city,
for a deer while on a hunting trip In
the Lodge Pole Banger atatlon dis
trict, a fortnight ago. The decision
was reached yesterday, following a
conference between District Attorney
George A. Codding of this county,
and District Attorney T. R. Gillen
water. The statement of Konkle
and all other evidence In the case
has been turned over to the Klamath
county authorities. '
Konkle faces Indictment on an In
voluntary manslaughter charge, with
a prison sentence or fine, or both, as
a penalty.
The charge was placed under the
Jurisdiction of Klamath county, be
cause It was determined by a county
engineer's survey that the tragedy
occurred a mile or more within the
boundaries of that county.
Belnhard A. Rolf of Central Point,
Inducted last week by the Jackson
county grand Jury for Involuntary
manslaughter In the fatal shooting
of Joseph St. Germain, his hunting
companion, In mistake for a bear,
In the Butte Falls district, ten days
ago, will probably be brought to trial
at an early date. Rolf Is at liberty
on $1500 bonds.
The grand Jury, W. T. Grelve of
Prospect, foreman, resumed sessions
this morning, and Is now expected to
report tomorrow. The body has been
Investigating a number of long pend
ing criminal matters.
FABRlCKTTSTATE
LEFT FOR
The will of the lats Glen Fabrtck,
Sr., killed In a hunting tragedy three
weeks ago, waa filed for probate In
the county court last week. Mrs.
Margaret Fabrlck, the widow. Is named
executrix, without bonds. The entire
estate is left to her. It Is estimated
at $18,000. The estate Includes life
Insurance, real estate and other prop
erty, v
The will was made December 9,
192S, with Oris Crawford. Dr. R. L.
Pollock, the late Mahlon Purdon and
Attorney E. E. Kelly as signatories.
An order was Issued last week by
the state treasurer, directing F. E.
Wahl, one of the administrators and
appraisers of the estate of Ray H.
Toft, to open a safety deposit box
In the Farmers and Fruitgrowers bank
for the purposes of appraisal. The
state treasurer's office Issued the
order for the purposes also of ascer
taining the amount of state inheri
tance tax.
Toft left no will and his estate Is
listed at "the probable value of
5500."
E
Boys and girls In Medford, who are
planning Hallowe'en pranks for this
evening, will be required to watch
their steps, for Chief of Police Cla
tous MeCredle announced this morn
ing that special police will be on du
ty to check all depredations.
Children who couldn't wait for
Hallowe'en to arrive, started activl
ties last night, according to reports
at the city police station. One call
told of leaves being thrown on the
front porch of a residence, and an
other of tin cans being dumped In
the street.
LAUNCH PASSENGERS
PORTLAND. Ore.. Oct. 31. (AP)
A leaky exhaust pipe which passed
thru the cabin of the launch resulted
In a narrow escape from death for
seven persona who started on a moon
light boat trip on the Columbia riv
er after midnight Saturday. Six ?f
the group were overcome by carbon
monoxide gas. All were from Vancou
ver. Wash.
E. E. Hickman, 19, suffered most
severely and was confined In a hos
pital here all day Sunday. The othera,
Mrs. Hickman. 19; Mr. and Mrs. 8.
Anderson, each 19: Frank Stahl. 19.
and Mrs. Goldle Mill. 17. were releas
ed soon after they arrived at the hospital.
Campaign Broadcast.
(Tim. la euum standard)
Tonight (Monday)
Weaf-WJZ-NBC :0O Pre.ld.nt
Hoov.r from New York (114
hours). (6 p. m. local time)
WEAP-NBC 10:30 Oor. Roose
velt Irotn Boston (1 hour). (7:30
p. m. local time.) -
WJZ-NBC 8:30 Democratic,
Judge Florence E. Allen. (9:30 p.
m. local time.)
Tuesday
QJZ-NBC 13:15 p. m. Republi
can fsrm program.
REGINALD D. FIFER
EMBEZZLED FUNDS
OF BANK IS CLAIM
Reginald D. Flfer, 34, was released
on $1000 bond this morning following
his appearance before United States
Commissioner Victor A. Tengwald, on
charges of embezzlement from a na
tional bank. Flfer waa arrested at
.ten o'clock this morning by Deputy
United States Marshal Cal C. Wells,
on a bench warrant issued by the
federal grand Jury In Portland.
Flfer, who waa employed at the
Medford National bank for three years
up until late this spring, was Indictee?
secretly by the federal grand Jury.
In session last week at Portland. He
waa charged with violating section
592. Title 12. U. S. Code which of
fense is embezzlement from a nation
al bank.
According to Information rcelred
here, the offense was committed about
April 2, 1932.
The t 000 bond required of Flfer,
was furnished by his father. Turner
A. Flfer, and Charles J. Campbell.
The aires tr waa made this morning
at Flfer'e residence. 106 Cottage street.
Copy of the complaint had not been
received in Medford, and officials of
the Medford National bank refused
to divulge the amount, stating that
"It didn't amount to much."
Fifer was bound over for trial In
federal court.
SLICK PAIR TAKE
L
A handsomely dressed man of about
70, who gave his name aa "Mr. Berk
ly", and a small woman who wore
large black glasses, and was known
as "Mrs. Brown," were reported today
as having operated In Medford the
past week "sllckerlng" one well known
Medford family, of several hundred
dollars, and attempting the same
racket on another family.
Berkly would go to a large resi
dence, and Inquire the price If the
people should wish to sell, according
to reports, saying that' he waa inter
ested in the property for a wealthy
friend In Chicago who planned to
move here. Casually .during his con
versation, he would confide his pur
pose In being hero was to buy some
Arizona mine stock which had been
sold at ten cent a share. In a day
or two a telegram, addressed to Mr.
Berkly at this residence, would ar
rive, stating that bis mine stock
would rise to $1.00 per share In a few
days.
A long-distance telephone call from
the "Mrs. Brown" who had the atock,
would be received at the residence.
and Berkley would negotiate to pur
chase the shares, amounting to sev
eral hundred dollars. He would then
"be out of town" for a few days, and
when Mra. Brown would call to de
liver the stock, the home-owner
would pay cash, expecting to be re
imbursed by Mr. Berkly.
Since the swindle did not work In
the second known attempt, nothing
has been seen of the couple, accord
Ing to reports today. State police
were notified of the actions.
Meier To Preside
At Board Session
SALEM. Oct. 31 (AP) Governor
Julius L. Meier will be In Salem to
morrow to preside at the state board
of control session as announced last
week. It waa stated at the executive
offices today. It was previously re
ported here that the Death Friday
of Mrs. Meier's mother might result
In the governor postponing the meet
ing.
Hoquiam Banker
Held On Warrant
PORTLAND. Ore., Oct. 31.. (AP)
Gaylord Adams, president of the Flrat
National bank of Hoquiam, Wash
waa arrested here today by U. S.
Deputy Marshal Joe Vogelsang on
warrant Issued by U. S. Commission
er Frazer.
Adams ta under indictment by
federal grand Jury at Tacoma charged
with a violation of the national bank
lng law.
t
Armed Assistance
Excludes America
PARIS, Oct. 31. ( AP) The new
French plan for security and disarm
ament contains no proposal that the
United States Ihould contribute
armed forces to assist a country
which la the victim of aggression, an
official spokesman said today. The
arrangement of mutual assistance
which Is an important part of the
plan would be restricted to contlnen-
E
WILL BE COT DEEP
FOR ENSUING YEAR
Commission Plans $7,500,
000 Reduction Savings
in Payroll and Operation
Costs Are Large Factors.
PORTLAND, Oct. 31 (AP) Ex
penditures coming under the Jurisdic
tion of the State Highway commission
will be slashed $7,500,000 in the years
of 1933-34.
Leslie M. Scott, chairman of the
commission, made this estimate in a
statement Issued Sunday in which
he aald a decrease of a 1,000,000 In
payroll and operating expenses, as
compared with the current blennlum,
will be made.
Wages, Operation Cut
Savings In payrolls and operation
costs, he said, will amount to 1.600
each working day. payroll savings
are due to salary and wage cuts, few
er employes (exclusive of relief em
ployment), and increased efficiency.
Payroll and operating economies he
listed Included: Administration costs.
ISA per cent under 1931-32, and 22
per cent under 1920-30: .administra
tion payroll, 13 and IS per cent under
(Continued on Pan. Pour)
GRILL SUSPECTS
OF
CLEVELAND, Oct. 81. (AP) Two
men were questioned today by offi
cers Investigating the mysterious dis
appearance of Ebert Holleron, 8, miss
ing from his home hero nine days.
At the same time, the police reported
three other boys disappeared over the
week-end and have not been located.
One of the two men recently made
advance, to the Holleron lad. the
police wer. told. ' The other man was
described by the officers aa "an old
sailor of the vagrant type." He lived
In a shack not far from Ebert's home.
and the police said he recently had
been drinking heavily.
No direct connection was found be
tween the men and the boy'a disap
pearance, but the police continued to
bold them in custody.
The three boys missing besides
Eoert, were Edmond Richardson. IS,
Bernard Tuthlll. IS, and Clifford
jwurain. j. Tney, however, were
classed as "runaways," and police felt
no great fears for their safety.
The possibility that Ebert also
might be a runaway continued aa
one of the police theories in the case,
but waa weakened by the fact that he
waa so young, and otherwise unlikely
o leave, nome for so long voluntarily.
i-api. jonn t. Fleming held to the
belief the boy waa a victim of a
degenerate. ,
Theater Manager
and Wife Kidnaped
SANTA BARBARA, Cal., Oct. 31
(AP) Three men kidnaped Victor
Rosen, Warner Brothers theaters
manager here, and Mrs. Rosen at their
home lata last night In order to ac
complish a robbery.
Mrs. Rosen was held four hours In
secluded locality while Rosen was
compelled at pistol point to accomp
any tne robbers to the Granada the
ater, open the safe and turn over
2500.
Near 13,000 to Ballot
In County Says Expert;
Weather Is Main Factor
Final preparations were under way
today by the county clerk's office for
the general election next Tuesday,
with the completion of the poll books
for the various precincts and the
bundling of ballots and election sup
plies. The county clerk has called a meet
ing for tomorrow morning at ten
o'clock In the courthouse auditorium
of all election officials for final in
structions. The county clerk will
also urge all voters to study the bal
lot, which la an exceptionally long
one, the coming week, so to be able
to mark the ballots speedily and
facilitate the ballot casting. The
county la shy of voting booths, with
the same number for a record regis
tration of ID. 139 voters, as in the
yeara when half that number went to
the polls,
County Assessor J. B. Coleman to
day Issued his usual election fore-
cast. He predicts between a "05 ana
70 per cent vote, depending on the
weather."
-If It Is a bright and sunny day,"
Assessor Coleman said, "the city vot -
era will regard it as a holiday and go
fishing, hunting, sutolng and golf
Ing. If it rains three or four days
before election, many farmers will
do some fall seeding. Both classes
figure, "one vote, more or leas won't
matter. More voters figure this way
than generally recognized. If It Is a
cloudy day, there will be a heavier
Dry Crusader Comining By
r " v "
Pr. Diinlrl A. Poling. Amrrlcn's grettt criiKniter. overcomes every harrier of space by the most modern
method, me airpiaiir. lie, Willi hiiiwru vY. 1 naw, siiunn anovo standing in front of the "Haymond Robins,"
airplane n-hlch is carr.vlngi rfhem to the principal rltlrs In Oregon In a wliiil-up speaking mmpalcn aalnnt
the repeal of the state prohibition enforcement Inw. Ir. Tolhig spraki here Tuesday at the First Baptist
church at 2:30 and then liniiiedliitely flics to (irants Pass for a 4:30 meeting.
ESTRANGED MATE KILLS
WIFE, FATHER-IN-LAW
BURNS, Ore., Oct. 31 (AP) En
raged at failure to become reconcilat
ed with his wife, who Is suing for
divorce, Harry Riley, of Portland, this
morning shot and killed her, her
father Carey Thornberg and wound
ed her mother.
Mis. Riley had come here with her
two children to live with her parents
pending the divorce proceedings.
Yesterday Riley arrived and went
to the Thornberg home to try and ef
fect a reconciliation, but failed.
Thornberg told him it was hopeless
and advised him to leave.
SYRACUSE. N. Y., Oct. 31. (AP)
Harold MacGrath, Veteran writer of
romances and myntery stories, who
died early yesterday white at work on
hta latest novel; will be buried tomor
row. MacGrath. who was 61, rollapwd
from a heart Illness while working In
his study over the 'half completed
manuscript of a novel which hsd not
yet been named. His wife heard htm
call, and found him dying. Death
came soon after midnight.
MacGrath began writing novels
while on the staff of the Syracuse
Herald. "Arms and the Woman," his
first novel, came In 1809, and was
followed several years later by "The
Man on the Box." which made him
famous overnight. He was the author
of the ploneen motion picture serial
thriller, "The Perils of Pauline," In
which Pearl White starred.
His latest novel, published last year
was "The Other Passport."
ISTANBUL, Turkey, Oct. 31. (AP)
Zaro Ggha, who says he Is 1S8 yeara
old, came home unexpectedly here
today after two yeara of wandering
about America and Europe.
His octogenarian wife hid behind
her veil before she would let her
stylishly-dressed husband enter their
shack. Finally she relented and gave
bread to all the neighborhood street
dogs as a token of thanksgiving for
bis return.
Assessor Coleman estlmatea there
will be between 13,000 and 13.500
votea cast, with "14,000 coming out If
the weather is right."
Both parties and all candidates roll
ed up their sleeves today for the
final fireworks. Chief Interest centers
now In the presidential contest, and
partisan lines are drawn closer than
a month ago. Interest is also high
in the county Judge, district attorney
and sheriff's race. The committee of
7000. sponsors of the "write-in" cam
palgn for Ralph Jennings for sheriff.
opened headquarters on West Main
street this morning and announced
a whirlwind campaign would be
launched in behalf of their candidate,
the coming week. They will con
centrate on the "X" before the name
Voting places for the Medford pre
cinct are as follows:
North Main rtotol Holland
South Main
Public Library
New City Hall
: North Central
South Central Jackson Hotel
I North Riverside Mnroln IVhooj
Oakdale Senior High School
; Newtown ....Ground Floor, Courthouse
j Northwest Boy Scout Hesdquartrrs
I Southwest Rofweveit School
East Rlckert Rea , Capitol Hill
Southwest...... Washington School
West. ......623 Went Fourth Street
Northwest Jarkson tVhoo
The polls will b open from rUhl
o'clock In the morning until eight In
the evening. All public office and
4M wl bo ploec4,
With the remark. "I'll go, but I'll
return," Riley left.
This morning while the Thornberg
family and Mrs. Riley and her chil
dren were eating breakfast, Riley en
tered the house, revolver In hand,
and began shooting. Thornberg was
Instantly killed. Mrs. Thornberg waa
dangerously wounded and Mrs. Rllcy
was mortally wounded.
When he finished shooting. Riley
picked up his unconscious wife and
carried her to the hospital. She died
In his arms.
Riley Is being held In the county
Jail.
BOURBANS SPEND
ROOSEVELT DRIVE
WAS H f NOTON, Oct. .31, (AP)
The democratic national committee's
financial report on the presidential
campaign today, showed it spent
.f26,208 between June 1 and October
22.
The report said total receipts In the
same period. Including loans, demo
cratic victory funds and sales of
medallions, amounted to il.068,654.
The republican report, filed Satur
day, showed expenditures' of 1.454,
179 and and receipts of 91,476.791
between June 1 and Oct. 28.
Frank O. Walker of New York,
democratic treasurer, filed the report
today with South Trimble, clerk of
the house. It showed disbursements
between September l'and October 32
of $695,200, a balance of 9132,724 on
October 23. ,
Contributions during this period,
the report said, totaled 9681,830.
These were exclusive of a reduction
of 95000 In the committee's debts to
John J. Raskob,, former chairman of
the committee.
The committee's unpaid pledges
totaled 970.087 and unpaid obliga
tions 9534.232, while unacknowledged
claims against the committee totaled
943,055.
GET FOOD AND FUEL
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 31. (AP)
Sunday was harvest day for the un
employed cltlrens' league and mem
bers and employes of the Allied Truck
Owners, Inc.
Using 21 trucks, tons of food and
fuel were hauled to commissaries
where thousands of pcsons who had
enrolled In the league are storing ne
cessities against the coming winter.
The food and fuel was obtained thru
bartering and trading. Truck owners
supplied the equipment and drivers
donated their time.
It was estimated the trucks hauled
about 200 tons of food and wood.
Georgetown Shifts
Coaches In Season
WASHINGTON. Oct. 31, AP)
In the midst of the 1S33 football eaJ
son, Georgetown university installed a
new coaching staff today with John
L. Haflertv. 1025 Hoya captain, suc
ceeding Thomas E. Mills, former
bark field coach under Knute Rockne
of Notre Dame, as head mentor.
Cattleman Found
Murdered In Hotel
CHICAOO. Oct. 31 (AP) Henry
Shoop, 33. Wlbsux, Mont., cattleman,
was found slain in a room of the
Stockyards Inn today. The police
sought a stranger, who hotel em
ployes said accompanied Shoop to his
room where he renlstered Sunday.
Trio Killed When
Plane Hits Earth
Moortevwiu.e, n. c, Oct. 31.
(AP) Two men and a woman were
killed near here tH-y hen their
airplane CTaahed In a heavy fog.
They were Identified as Earl Pad-
pett, 43, of L'noolnton, N. C, till
1 daughter Eirleen, 18, and K. L. By
Air Tuesday
DR. PDLING TALKS
BEHALF OF DRYS
Clarification of the Issue brought
about by an Initiative measure to re
peal the state prohibition enforce
ment law In Oregon at the election.
November 8, Is sought by J. R. Elli
son, general chslrman of the Citizens'
Committee of One Hundred, formed
to combat repeal, and which has Us
headquartera In Portlsnd. Mr. Ellison
issued a statement yesterday setting
forth the facta and particularly
pointing out that the voters are not
going to vote on the repeal of the
18th Amendment to the federal con
stitution, as he says many believe,
but only on repeal of the state en
forcement act.
That the measure will be defeated.
Is predicted by Mr. Ellison, who states
that reports from various parts of
Oregon so Indicate.
It Is announced that Dr. Daniel A.
Poling will fly Into Oregon from
Boise, Idaho, to make speeches here
and In Washington state November 1
and 3 In an effort to aid in defeating
the repeal measure. He will be met
In Klamath Falls by W. J. Herwig,
executive secretary of the Citizens'
Committee of 100, who will accom
pany him on his trip while in Ore
gon. Dr. Poling will speak in Klamath
Falls at 13:30 p. m.; at Medford, 3:30 i
p. m., at the Baptist church; Grants
Pass, 4:30 p. m.; and Salem, 8 p. m.,
novemner l; at Albany, Roseburg,
and Eugene, November 3, and from
Eugene will fly to Tacoma, to speak
the same night.
CONTRACT FATHER
N TOURNEY FINAL
NEW YORK, Oct. 81. (AP) Har
old 8. Vand.rbllt, "father of eon
tract", has a better chance than ever
to realize an ambition In which he
has been disappointed five yoara.
He la a member of 'a team which
will play In the final round tomorrow
and Wednesday for the Vanderbllt
trophy, which he donated for annual
competition lor teams of four.
Vanderbllt snd team mates P. Hal
81ms, Wllllard B. Karn and Wlldemar
Von Zedtwltz entered the finals Sat
urday night by defeating Walter
Malowan, Julius Barth, H. Huber
BoscowltK and Sherman Stearns by
02S points. Vanderbllt. bidding
saveo nis team rrom defeat by Mrs.
Ely Culbertson's In the last crucial
hand of the round before the semi
finals.
.
GREEN BAT, Wis., Oct. 81 (AP)
Pearlng reprisals from robbers whom
he recently frustrated. Henry Oomand
a farmer, last night mistook a group
of relatives for the gunmen and open
ed nre, killing a cousin and serious
ly wounding two others.
John Bays, 34. was killed, his wife
shot probably fatally and their year
old son, Dewane, not struck by the
bullet was seriously Injured when he
fell to the ground.
.
Don Marquis of
Pen F ame Blind
NEW YORK, Oct. 81 (AP) Don
Msrquls, 84, humorist author and
at one time columnist on the New
York Sun, waa stricken blind last
Thuradsy night and today his condl
lion had Improved only to the extent
that he ran distinguish between red
snd black.
Young Democrats
Postpone Meeting
Meeting of the Young Democrats
will be conducted Thursday evening
at Holland Hotel, It was announced
yesterday. The meeting waa post
poned from the early part of the
week, as Moore Hamilton, president
of the organisation, wae called to
arUu4 gundag,
ER INVADES
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Trenton Citizens Cheep
President At Railroad Sta
tion Roosevelt in Boston
Mass., Tonight for Speech
TRENTON, N. J., Oct. 31. (API
President Hoover's train arrived
Trenton station from Philadelphia to
day at 3 :33 p. m., the scheduled time.
Several thousand persons who
gathered at the Olden avenue freight
station, one mile north of the city,
cheered the president as the train
pulled Into the station. They broke
through police lines and awarmed
about the rear coach of the train In
order to get closer to hear what the
president had to say.
Among those In the crowd were
United States Senators W. Warren
Barbour and Hamilton P. Kean, Wal
ter E. Edge, ambassador to Prance,
E. Bertram, state chairman and Ed
ward C. Stokes, state campaign man
ager, who were to board the train
and accompany the president to New
ark. Ambassador Edge came to the rear
platform and speaking briefly, said
"Ladies and gentlemen. I present the
president of the United States and
the next president of the United
States."
The crowd responded with oheere
of applause and the president, speak
ing Into an amplifier, said:
"My friends, I appreciate the gene
rosity and courtesy of this meeting.
It Is an Indication of what New Jer
sey will do In the election."
GORTON, Mass.. Oct. 81. (AP)
Franklin D. Roosevelt, faced toward
Maine today for a drive through history-splashed
Massachusetts towns
that will take him Into the normally
republican atate that no demooratlo
presidential candidate has visited
since William Jennings Bryan went
there In 1803.
The long drive today that will take
him to Portland back again to Bos
ton tonight for his only lengthy ad
dress In New England begsn a two
day automobile tour of Massachus
etts, New Hampshire, Maine, Rhode
Island and Connecticut.
The routo of the demarcate can
didate led him through numerous
towna but except for a 13 minute ap
pearance In Portland, he expected to
talk In none of them. His Portland
talk will be extemporaneous.
Mr. Roosevelt spent two nlghte and
a day visiting his sons at the Gorton
school for boys.
CAPITAL TO RIDE
NEW HAVEN, Conn.. Oct. 81.
(AP) Norman Thomas, socialist can
didate for president, left his cam
paign In Connecticut to hi, lieuten
ant, today after making a personal
bid for vote, with three speeches In
his second tour of the state this fall.
In Bridgeport last night he told his
audience: "It look as If lfe the
democratic bandwagon In which capi
talism la going to ride for the next
four yeara. You can interpret that
statement any way you want."
Before going to Bridgeport ha spoke
In New Haven and Hartford where he
outlined hla party'a proposal for
peaceful, orderly socialization of In
dustry and banking."
TRIAL ON CHARGES
SEATTLE, Oct. 81 (AP) 3ounty
Commissioner Don H. Evans announc
ed today he would go before Superior
Judge Malcolm Douglas to ask im
mediate trial for himself on the grand
larceny Indictment returned against
him Saturday by the King county
grand Jury.
His demand was based, he said, on
a desire to be cleared of the charge
before election November 8. Evans-
Is seeking to be returned to office.
Abandon Hope For
Two Lost In Storm
SHERIDAN. Wvo., Oct. 31 (AP)
The search for Fred Demmell, 35, of
Sheridan, and Dell F. Yoakum, 31. of
Columbine, believed to have perish
ed In a bltsxard In the Big. Horn
mountains, waa abandoned today.
Rangers said It would be impossible
to continue the search because of yes
terday's storm.
Storm Warning For
Coast of Oregon
PORTLAND. Ore, Oct. 31. -(AP)
Small craft storm warnings were or
dered up at Oregon and Washington
coast stations today for freah to
strong south to southwest winds In
the next 24 hours. Rain which began
last night waa general over weMern
Oregon and western Washington.
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nrnrkl.ngen Plea
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 31. (API
Robert Brockhagen, 87, former Port
land and Sacramento newspaper man
and son of Carl H. Brockhagen. oper
ator of a newspaper hain, died bet
Sunday, following an operation. H
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