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Twenty-Seventh Year
MEDFOiiD, OREGON, MONDEY, JANUARY 2, 1933.
No. 211.
BUNE
SHERIFF'S OFFICE
IES
Phil.Lowd, A. W. Walker
Appointed John Glenn
Is Jailer Recount Await
ed for Permanent Choice.
Sheriff Ralph Jennings at eight o'
clock this morning, turned over the
keys of the sheriffs office to Gordon
L. Schermerhorn. Transfer of the rec
ords and cash will be made tomor
row. Sheriff Sen erm rrhorn returned Sat
urday night from Yreka. Calif., where
ho has been for the past, month.
Ho announced, that he htfi ap
pointed Phil Lowd, chief deputy and
lv 'ffi'v't'7' .v.'v, Ytv
Gordon L. Schernierhorn
John Glenn of Ashland, Jailer, "for
the time being." A. W. Walker of
Central Point was also named a dep
uty sheriff.
"Until the recount matter Is set
tled." Mr. Schernierhorn said, "hese
appointments are necessarily tem
porary. I would like to have It made
plain they are temporary, until the
recount matter Is settled."
The transfer of the keys was made
In the manner of two old friends.
The men went into the sheriffs of
fice and sat down and talked for
nearly an hour.
"I could ask for no better treat,
than I received at the hands of
Ralph," said Mr. Schermerhorn. "He
, was gentlemanly, and extended every
- courtesy. We have known each other
TVfor many years. Tuesday he will turn
over the books and the money and
TwiII show me how things work."
B3- At an Informal reception In the
A1 county court rooms to County Judge
fi: Bart H. Pehl, Schermerhorn publicly
praised Sheriff Jennings for the
"courteous and gentlemanly trea
ment given me by Ralph, both dur
ing the campaign and this morning,
and at all other times."
Phil Lowd, the chief deputy named
by Schermerhorn,
thla city. He was
resident of
candidate for
sheriff at the
spring primary,
and was defeat
ed for the nom
ination, by a
slim margin by
Everett L. Bee
son of Talent.
John Glenn
of Ashland,
named for the
Jailer pest Is a
war. veter
an and a for-
&&&;: tne Coos coun
ty court. He
Phil Lowd has lived In this
county for several years.
Amos W. Walker of Central Point,
the other temporary appointment of
Schermerhorn, Is an o'.d time resi
dent of the valley, and well-known.
He former." operated a livery stable
here, and wns one of the first auto
dealers In the valley. For the past
five or six years he has been a resi
dent of the Central Point district.
IN EAGLE POINT
State prMre were called to the
Nathan M3 thews residence at Eagle
point Inst ntcht about 10:15 o'clock,
where Nve Mathews, a ?n of Nathan,
and a friend narr.M W-"!.ry were
allf-aT'dlv dr::nfc. and !nd s'artM a
fiith:. 1 r. ; i; r 1 r. z Nye's p . : r r. ts . Th e
two men could not be located by
poll
Officers who inve'rctM t":e repn-t
luift t p t Mtf. Mat!-.evs' arm v-ii !n'
y.:rri r thr t the Jiou, s.: owed
.-,.: :c-rvi over the 'Ar. and dirder
T. V 'rur-.c M i .,..e , a b'". arrordtn;;
t 'i c.''i-:c". hid the c-in. in the hou-e.
T wop.t to a r.e:2h n ir. saving
T:-.m 1:!- brother ?r.d It.nd were at
;-(!!;! ?:-.d 'r.f ff.rvi the:
Bullets Fly During New Year Brawl in Home Here
KILLED IN AUTO
Machine Hits Car Driven By
Rev. Belknap on Highway
Three Suffer .Injuries
Left-Hand Turn Blamed.
John (Jack) Higley, 48, s- resident
of the Coleman creek district, met
death on the Pacific highway, a mile
south of this city, about fl p. m. Sun
day when the auto he was driving
crashed Into the machine of the
Rev. L. P. Belknap of the Phoenix
district, .as Belknap, according to the
authorities, was attempting to turn
across the highway Into his drive.
Hlgley sustained a badly crushed
chest and other Injuries and died be
fore reaching the hospital.
William Bauer, 45, and his daugh
ter Millie, 15. occupants of the Higley
car also sustained Injuries. The girl
left the hospital last night. Bauer,
whose hurts were more serious, was
still under a physician's care. His
condition is not regarded as serious.
According to the state police who
Investigated the tragedy, the Higley
auto was traveling north on the Pa
cific highway, and the accident oc
curred when Belknap attempted to
make a "lefthand" turn, in the lane
leading to his home near the fair
grounds.
Higley, according to Coroner H. W.
Conger, sustained a broken jaw and a
crushed chest, and death waa nearly
Instantaneous.
Belknap, a man of 70 years, and
well known In the valley, sustained a
cut on his head, which was dressed
by Dr. R. W. Sleeter. He waa able
to return to his home and was shock
ed and grieved by the fatality.
As a matter of official routine, It
Is expected that an Investigation of
the death will be held, to fix the
responsibility for the fatal accident.
Hlgley's death was the second death
of & violent nature, In the county
within a week.
GOVERNOR'S POST
ALBANY, N. T., Jan. 3 (API-President-elect
Franklin D. Roose
velt as he formally turned over the
governorship of New York to Herbert
H. Lehman, today, proposed a divis
ion of authority between Washing
ton and state cApitol and closer con
tacts between the White House and
governors.
"It is time to define more clearly
where federal machinery of govern
ment ends and where the state .ma
chinery of government begins." the
president-elect said at the inaugural
ceremonies.
"It Is time likewise for closer con
tacts between the president and the
governors.
STARTS NEW JAUNT
DURANGO. Colo.. Jan. 2 fAP)
Carbon Mountain, the wild bronc of
the Rockies, wtth a burr under its
paddle, stHrted the New Year off with
a bang.
About 3 o'clock Sunday Morning,
a loud explosion was followed by a
slide of 250 feet of a set lion of the
mountain 150 feet hich. Sulphur
fumes increased materially, adding
to the belief an ltrnited coal bed
deep In the eart,h ts providing the
puph for the disturbance.
FIVE BURN TO DEATH IN
ELKS LODGE AT VALLEJO
VALLEJO, Calif., Jn 3 ZAP)
Five known deaths from a New Year's
mcrnlne blaz which destroyed the
Elks' lodge club here were listed to
day as firemen searched the smoul
derlng ruins to determine If any oth
er persons lost thWr lives.
Another man was known to hav
ben seriously burned by the fire
wiiiui irtgrd through th thrrr--.ory
? ooden structure yesterday affr a
rieht of revelry lnriant to welcm
Ine the arrival of 1933.
The known dead, who firemen said
w- e trapped in their beds, were;
E. G- Foesrty. 4.S. draughtsman at
Mare bland navy yard.
Kdward Geerl::r. 46. re'ired real es
- f!le and barber. -
O. S-vaey, 60, caretaker cf the
Faces Deportation
hf ar 1
Duncan Renaldo, who deserted a
stoker's job aboard a French steam
ship In 1921 and became a leading
man In the films, was found guilty
by a Los Angeles Jury of falsely
representing himself as an Ameri
can citizen. Ha faces deportation.
(Associated Press Photo)
EARL FEHL TAKES
CHAIR AS JUOGE
Earl H. T"ehl assumed office as
county Judge at 10 a. m. today, and
was the recipient of an Informal re
ception from .friends and admirers.
None of the commissioners waa pres
ent at the session. Later, Commis
sioner Ralph Billings of Ashland ar
rived. County Judge Fehl announc
ed Billings had been named senior
commissioner, and would serve as
county Judge during his absence.
County Judge Fehl in his state
ment reiterated that he would ful
fill his campaign promises and "strive
for the best interests of all of the
people of the county."
Congratulatory speeches were made
by Attorney E. E. Kelly of this city.
Attorney M. O. Wllklns of Ashland,
Justice of the Peace William R. Cole
man, County Clerk George A. Carter.
Treasurer A. C. Walker, Sheriff Gor
don L. Schermerhorn and Assessor J.
B. Coleman.
Treasurer Walker, In the course of
hla remarks, said he "would cooperate
with the county court Insofar as the
county courts acts complied with the
Oregon laws. Treasurer Walker said
he would adhere to the statutes of
the state in the conduct of his office,
"as in the past," and stressed the
fact that hla position was "one of
great responsibility."
All county officials who spoke con
gratulated Judge Foh! and wished
him well. Attorney Wllklns told the
county Judge he brought "the con
gratulatlonu c the people of the
south end of the county."
Following the brief ceremony, all
present shook hands with the new
county judge.
Judge Fehl announced that the
first regular meeting of the county
court would be held Wednesday and
that the county judge's office would
be open dally.
R. E. Nealon of the Ta&e Rock dis
trict, named county commissioner
Saturday to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of John Barne
bure. was not preserit. Commission
er Nealon was married last night at
8 o'clock, and was in the midst of
a short honeymoon. He will make
his official bow Wednesday.
Judge Fehl also announced the ap
pointment of Mtss Montana Ranney
as secretary of the county court, and
Introduced Miss Ranney.
No official business was transacted
at the courthouse today, as it is a
(Continued on Page Six)
I William Mitchell, C5. retired Mare
L!ar,d navy yard employe.
: Frank Wigtjln, 80, navy yard em
1 ploy.
! E. Gaffney; rescued by firemen af
ter he was discovered standing on
the roof of the burning building,
j was saved throueh a trap door but
j not until he had received what phys
ician, described as third degree
burn?.
j Arch Travey. e-talted ruler of the
; Vallejo Elks' lodge said the New
j Year's party was disbanded at 4.20
a. m. and that the ftre was discover
ed 40 minutes later by a man who
was driving past t:.e club. Before the
fir :!'r:.ti.;ri:t could reach the
r: bv:;l;rp was wrapped In
jan eu-.c."pc of lUmea,
Many Hold Sound Basis
For Recovery Now Laid;
See Rough Road Ahead
Business Leaders of Country Express
Views on Prospect of Recovery
For Trade in Coming Year
By J. R. BRACKETT, AsBortnred press nuMness Writer.
NEW YORK. (P) America's business leaders view 1P33 with cautious
optimism and with a critical appraisal of the economic structure, state
ments to the Associated Press Indicate. There were, however, no un
qualified predictions or business prosperity fT the new year.
One hundred and fifteen industrialists, financiers and economists were
asked for year-end statements. Expressions were received from a sub
stantial majority.
Here are pertinent quotations from some of the authorized statements:
U. S. GOING AHEAD
WITH FIRM STEP
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 3. &)
The United States is going ahead
"with a firm, steady stride which
eventually will lead to the goal of
'good times'," said R. Stanley Dollar
in & year-end statement.
Dollar, who is president of the
steamship lines that bear his name
and of the United State? lines and
the American Mall line, said "the
present rate of gain shown in Amer
ican shipping la indicative of a ma
terial upward trend in business of the
world." .
"That shipping la looking better
and better is an opinion I have re
iterated frequently In the past few
months. Volume Is increasing grad
ually and I believe will continue to
pick up steadily. Ship owners and
operators can afford to take cheer
In the trend of the last few months.
It is a certainty that we could not
have reached a much lower level than
observed some six months back.
"This country's history is that we
never stay on one level long: we
move up or down. We had about
reached our limit of descent, so up
ward was our natural course."
BERLIN, Jan. 2. (AP Four per
sons were killed and more than 40
injured in New Year's political and
semi-polltlcal brawls In different
parts of the country, reports reaching
here today disclosed,
Eberfeld and Wesel, in Prussia, and
the Saar region contributed the fa
tal Hies.
Thirty communists were badly In
jured In Delitzsch, Prussia. Eight per
sons were struck by bullet at Glessen
in Hesse. Fighting also was reported
at Dusseldorf and Treves, In the
Rhincland.
STATE ROAD NEED
6ALEM. Jan. 3- W, Hl?hxa? re
quirement! tar 1933 will be HO. 531.
000, the tate h!?h-y commlMlon
dec!red In 1U blennlnl report to the
state legislature. Of this amount,
lterrus aKresratlru; 2,000.000 could be
eliminated without Impairing the
st&te'a credit, but it "would be to the
advanUze of the state, ho-vever. If
thee Items could be provided for."
Highway department revenue are
already more than 1 500.000 less
than they have been, and the shrlr.!:
nevt year will probably amount
to 2,000,000, the report showtd.
PORTLAND THEATER
IS
PORTLAND. Ore. Jan. ? fAPi
; A darlnc eunn:Jn rimard a wave of
i holdups r.re R indav ni-.'r.t hv mb
! blng The mAn?-r of t; L!nrt7
I theatre of V) -.Me huudrM of pa-
Itrons nere wavhing a film a ahort
distance away.
.4
Oregon Heather
Cloudy 1 anight nd Tisay, with 0f Chicago, waa confined to the Med
occaMonM r.-.in st por:',n n1 1o' i lea Arts hospital today with a severe
! cal snows eaM portion, rjrarmg Tues-1 CBV cf influenrA complicated with
! day; !.tt ( :.i ;n ;:!.pvature; j with -rnrhlal pneumonia. Despite
f'pfn f :t;i nnrt f 'i'-'1 off- hts see, 71 yearsd dtora in charge
ihore, Ucoi&tcg atroLj it urn said cis cam wa not aertoa.
A. C. Needles, president. Norfolk
Western Railway "There is a quiet
but steadily increasing optimism
throughout the rank and file of the
people. This gradual chance or out
lookthe belief that the worst Is
over and thr.t business la on the
upturn is having a healthy effect
upon the general situation."
.In in ps A. Farrell, cTuilrmin of
the National Foreign Trade Toun
ell and former president of the
rnltert Mat en Steel Company
"The first requisite, to world re
covery Is the stabilization of
prlres. It Is clearly apparent that
only measures designed to In
crease the volume of Internation
al trade rather than to restrict It
still further, will have salutary
ef recta In the present situation."
Walter W. Smith, p-esident. First
National Bank of St. Louis. Mo. "If
we are willing to face the facts, re
order our governmental activities and
expenditures, reconstruct the capital
structure of some of our Industrial
corporations, and haj:monl! our per
sonal expenditures to the new condi
tion prevailing, our people will again
enjoy that measure of well-being
which we have enjoyed In the past
and have a right to expect In the
future."
World Recovering from Panic
Victor M. Cutler, president. United
Fruit Company "Hope for the future
lies Jn Mie fact that the world has
recovered from a period of unreason
ing panic. , . . Although we have fur
ther financial and economic setbacks
there is no reason to abandon hope."
Lawrence H. Sloan, vice-president
Standard Statistics Co. "No one can
be unconscious of the fact that, slow
ly and painfully, the fundamental ad
justments are being made which will
permit later recovery. The under
lying financial situation has been
vastly etrengthened during the post
six months. Business has at least
paused In its headlong decline."
Frank A. VanrterMp, former
president. National City Bank
"I predict that the most serious
worry of the eomlnc year will be
concerned with the various pro
posals for liquidating Indebted
n es fttlirough some form of dollar
devaluation. An the Alternative
seems to he thernt of widespread
bankruptcy, neither horn of the
dilemma Is pleasant."
Carleton H. Palmer, president. E. R.
Squibb & Sons "Thousands of re-
tellers are facing bankruptcy. Their
real hope lies in a return to sanity
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FLYING BOAT AND
FERNANDINA, Fla., Jan. 2. P)
The coast guard flying boat Arcturus,
forced down Sunday at sea, 10 miles
otff Fort Pierce, with six men aboard.
washed ashore in a badly damaged
condition at San Sebastian oreek to
day, Commander John MoCann or the
coRsht guard base here was advised
by radio. The crew was safe.
BACK TO CAPITAL
ABOARD PRESIDENT HOOVERS
TRAIN EN ROUTE TO WASHING
TON, Jan. 3. (AP Concluding
nine-day fishing expedition, the
president and Mrs. Hoover and their
guests were speeding swiftly north
ward today after leaving Palm Beach,
Fla., at 9:49 a. m.
ALONZO STAGG HAS
' SEVERE INFLUENZA
,
i NEW YORK,
Jan. 3 fAP) Amos
retired this fall as
monzn oiBKg,
head footbsll cnach at the University
Wedding Eells
Mel Harder, youthful pitcher for
the Cleveland Indians, Is shown
with hit bride, formerly Hazel
Schmidt of Omaha, Neb. (Associ
ated Prebs Photo)
LEGISLATORS TO
UCDSTII
BALEM, Jan. 3 . ( AP ) Members
of Oregon's 1033 leglsuature were
coming today and by night it was
expected all 00 represenatlves and
senators, accompanied by wives, sec
retarles and scores of people hopeful
of being employed during the ses
sions, would be In the capital city.
The pre-sesslon caucus tonight robs
legislators of the holiday vacation to
day. Even at the capltol It appeared
anything but a holiday. The execut
ive office staff was at work, the su
perintendent of buildings had a crew
busy putting the finishing touches on
material preparation for the assemb
ly, and other departments, particu
larly the printing plant, were at
work.
The special session, called by Gov
ernor Julius L. Meier for the purpose
of considering legislation for the sol
ution of the state's financial prob
lem, will meet at 10:30 tomorrow
morning. But much organization
will be transacted at the Marlon ho
tel here tonight.
Earl Snell will be chosen as speak
er of the house. Only the formality
of hla election at the opening ses
sion tomorrow will remain. Fred E.
Kiddle will be chosen president of
the senate. Then the main clerical
Jobs will be let and committee as
signments considered.
Divers Probe Mud
For Schlesinger
PORTLAND, Ore.. Jun, a. (AP)
The disappearance of le Schlesinger
prominent store executive and sports
man of Portland, continued a mystery
today as divers bettan another search
on the muddy bottom of the Colum
bia river, near Vancouver, Wash., for
his borty today.
Biggest Liar in Country
Is Chosen at Club Meet
BURLTNOTON. Wis., Jan. 3. 4P)
The burgest liar In the United States
the prevaricator pre-eminent li
Phil McCarthy of Denver, Judges of
the Burlington Liars club decided
Saturday night.
McCarthy, who Is a heating con
tractor. If there Is any truth in his
letterhead, submitted the tslleit tale
to officials of the club, which on the
last day of every year settles the na
tional fibbing oharr.pionshlp.
The championship was conferred
on McCarthy as club officials sat
about the old sMrve in the police sta
tion to pass expert Judgment on 35
lies, chosen earlier In the day as the
most promising of the I.aoo speci
mens of flbblne which had been sub
mitted from all parts of the United
States and some provinces of Canada.
Here Is the Impressive tnry Mc
Carthy submitted :
T used to be an engineer In a flour
mill, and you know how the mtee like
grain. I got me a cat, but a a
mous-er he was a failure. One day
he- got one of his front paws In
some gears. The Int was severed .
but the cat did pretty well with the
peR-lg I made.
"And after that he was death on
nic H caurht them at. the rat cf
I .'our an Hour, aa4 Itft.ig I raveled,
MIRACLE SAVES
PARTICIPANT AS
PANJSPIERCED
Bill Fold In Hip Pocket of
Milton Sexton Stops Lead
Pellet Father and Sons
Are Lodged in Lockup-
A bullet through the billfold In
Milton Burley Sexton's hip pocket
was the only near-casualty of the
New Year's eve celebration, which
took place at a "free-for-nll" fight
at the Tony Sonedeos home west of
Med ford, shortly after midnight Sat
urday. Several other shots fired by
Sexton's son lodged In a dlshpanful
of chicken, a chair and the wall, ac
cording to investigating officers.
Milton Burley Sexton. 48. and his
two sons. Mason Burley Sexton, 31,
and Wilbur Milton Sexton, lfl, are
both betrttf held In the county Jait
as a result of the fight.
Police stated that Mr. and Mrs.
Sonedeos had invited Mr. and Mrs.
Elbert E. Culbertson and Sexton's
estranged wife to a midnight chicken
dinner at their home. The Sexton
residence Is across the street from the
flonedeos home, and seeing & light
there, Sonedeos went over and in-
vlted Sexton to the
pwivj, n-3
officers.
Apparently "armed for trouble,"
Sexton had a piece of conduit con
cealed In hla pocket, they es,id.
Shortly after Sexton went to the
neighbors.' the two Sexton bova came
1 Into the house, and said they were
1 "going to clean up the place," officers
1 quoted them as aaylnfl. One of the
youths then allegedly knocked Sone
deos down, and a general fight en
uued, with Sexton getting struck over
the head with a stove poker, and
Mrs. Sonedeos suffering a severe gash
over the r!ht eye, allegedly from the
piece) of conduit.
The young men gave as their rea
son for breaking Into the place, that
they thought their mother should be
home with her family, Instead of at
the neighbors, according to police.
Mrs. Sexton has not resided at home,
they stated, for nearly three weeks.
One of the boys fired several shots
in the midst of the battle, one bullet
piercing the billfold in the elder Sex
ton's pocket. The leather purse had
holes In each end as a result of the
shot.
K. F. iflfELECT
PORTLAND, Ore.. Jan. 3 fAP) -
W. E. Mahoney, mayor-elect of Klam
ath Falls, who pasaed through Port
land today on his way to southern
Oregon, Issued a demand that C. M.
Thomas, state utilities commissioner,
institute at once an Investigation of
the California-Oregon Power company
Its rates and activities In Klamath
Falls. He said he would reach Kla
math Falls Tuesday morning "and
take my seat as mayor."
Injunction proceedings have been
Instituted to prevent Mahoney taking
the office, on the grounds that char
ter provisions regarding length of
residence have not been compiled
with.
his method. Be crouched behind a
post and as the mice scurried past
he swung out that peg-leg. Invari
ably getting them back of the ear.
Pretty soon I notice that the dead
mice he was bringing me had their
hair brushed the wrong way. The
explanation was this:
There was a knothole In tthe post
behind whloh the cat sat. and squint
ing through It, the cat became cross
eyed. Ever se a cross-eyed cat In
the dark? Well, those mice were
scared to death.
"But that cat lost me my Job.
One cold night, when it wanted to
get into the engine room. It would
tap on the door. I taught it to tap
out bit lorfare signal for admission.
Now my boss was a member of the
lodge, and one nliht when he heard
the cat rip the stgr.al he fired me
bcue i had given away lodge sec
rets." Mrs. Lean Clough. Peoria. 111., sub
mitted what the 1ude regarded the
eeond best lie of 1912. She told of
s man who made a pet of a rattle
snake and taught It to hum the air
of "Marching Through Georgia"' with
Its rattles.
"Imagine my surprise, wrote Mr
Clough. "when 2h years Jater 1 hesrrt
ill the little rattiesne raining a
i m&Si att reiraw
GARNER PLAYING
Democrats And Republicans
in Senate Trying To Force
Other To "Take Rap"
For Unpopular Method.
Copyright be MrClure Newspaper
Syndicate
By Paul Million
WASHINGTON. Jan. 1. Oarner te
playing poker with the sales tax.
That Is the explanation behind th
confused statements you have seen
from the Democratic stile recently.
The speaker wants to force the Re
publicans in the senate to take the
rnp for such an unpopular but ap
parently necc.vtary way of balancing
the hudget.
The senate Republicans know Gar
ners plans and will not play. They
do not Intend to let their sales tax
be appended to the beer bill. They
would like to see the thing delayed
until the Democrats come In. Then
the Democrats would have to bear
the political responsibility for It.
All this backstage buxkpnsalng
leaves the eesenttn.1 situation Just,
where It was weeks ago. The sales tax
will have to be passed before June 30
to balance the budget. It may paaa
the House at this session. It cannot
get through the Senate. The long-
1 Winded Htiev lAntP ulnnn rnnM tnn
lfc even ,f th8 rp(ruiar Republicans let
( RO He would have able assistance
in a filibuster from Irregular Repub
licans who are constitutionally op
posed to the tax even as a last reaort.
That means the Issue must watt
until there Is more time In the
Rooffevelt special session after March
4.
Democratic Chairman Collier an
nounced last Saturday the sales tax
would not be passed. On Monday he
announced It would be passed. Be
tween times he heard from Garner.
, His second statement was a trial
balloon put ottfc by Garner's Inspira
tion In order to sound out the votes.
The reaction waa not so good. More
promotion work will have to be done
on It,
Ton msy be surprised by the ab
sence of New Year's statements la
sued by statesmen this year.
(Continued on Page Two)
PORTLAND RAINS
CAUSE BIG SLIDE
PORTLAND. Ore., Jan. 3. (AP)
As a result of Portland's heavy rain
and windstorm of yesterday, a strip
along the side of Sullivan's gulch at
East Tenth street rolled down early
today, damaging eight shacks of un
employed men and seriously hurting
Joe Bcllch, AO, who occupied one of
the cabins, Bcllch, asleep when the
slide started, was found with only
his head sticking out of the water
soaked clay soil. Patrolmen Russell
and Brothers, with the help of am
bulance men, dug him out.
BAD WEATHER OPENS
S
PORT! -AND, Ore., Jan. 3. 'T A
raging wind, bearing snow in some
sections and heavy rains In others,
swept Orecon yesterday as the weath
erman's first 1933 offering to the
populace. Calmer weather with less
,aln prevailed today.
Tillamook, on the Oregon coast,
reported a 70-m tie gale and three
rivers in that section out of their
banks, blocking the highway at one
point. Heavy rainfall continued bo
add menace to the flooding streams.
FIRST NATIONAL
PORTLAND, Ore.. Jan. 3 (AP)
Th H'sernl Commercial and Sy
Ings Bank, one of the oldest bank
ing Institutions In Portland will be
absorbed by the Flrnt National Bank
of Portland Tuesday, officials of the
Firt National announcer Sunday.
The HI hern 1 a closed In December,
1911, but was reopened If-st April.
Senate Rum Bill
Ready Wednesday
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. (&) A
meeting of tha prohibition repeal
nib-commltte of the aenat waa
calted today by Chairman Blaine for
Wednesday, with the prediction that
a resolution would be agreed upon at
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