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A growing circulation
The circulation of Che Mall Tribune
Is growing rapidly. Hundred! of new
readers nuve been added In the past
few months. Paid-up circulation a
the mud thai pari Ad. dividends.
Twenty-eighth Year
MEDFOKD, OREGON, "WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 1933.
No. 60.
JVJ
The Weather '
Forecast: Fair tonight and Thurs
day ; normal temperature
Temjterature
Highest yesterday ?2
Lowest this morning 41
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(g(M!CTS
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SHOO! TO KILL
OFFICERS TOLD
Policeman Slain by Desper
ate Escapes Hostages
Released Unharmed One
Convict Has Wounded Leg
LANSING, Kas, May 31. (AP
Dealing death and threat of death
in their mad flight, 11 escaped con
vict were sought throughout toe
southwest today by officers who were
Instructed to ahoot to kill.
A policeman waa alaln at Chetopa,
Kas., and an Oklahoma filling sta
tion operator was kidnaped and rob
bed today as the Kansas penitentiary
convict continued to elude a host
of officers.
Warden Kirk Prather. abducted and
taken to Oklahoma by the desperate
who broke from the prison yester
day, returned to the Institution to
. day to relinquish his post Ion to La-
oey Simpson, ,hla Republican succes
sor. The six hostages taken by the
convict Warden Prather. two prison
guards and three women whose auto
blle was commandeered were safe,
having been released by the two
two groups of fugitives who went sep
arate ways after the escape.
Policeman Shot
Otto L. Durkee. 43, night police
man, was shot to death In an alley
at Chetopa. early today, In a gun
light with unidentified assailants,
believed to have been a party of the
convicts.
A hunt for one group of six fugi
tives including Wilbur undehhlll and
Harvey Bailey, notorious criminals
and loaders of the break, spread
through the trl-state mining district
of Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri.
Police believed Bailey, shot In the
leg by a prison guord, and a com
panion might be In some hideout and
feared the other four might kRtnap
a doctor to give medical aid to Bai
ley. !so Trace Found
a yam fatim found of the
five other convicts who held captive
Mrs. M. J. Wood of Kansas Olty, Kas i
her daughter,' Louise, 17, and Miss
Clovls Wears, 17. and freed them un
hsrmed near Pleasanton, Kas.
Warden Prather and L. A. Laws
and John Sherman, guards, arrived at
th prison shortly after Simpson
came to take charge of the Institu
tion, and told of their harrowing ex
periences on the dash made by the
escaped convict to toe hills of north
ern Oklahoma yesterday.
The wsrden said the six prisoners
who held him captive had twice
threatened ' to kill him Inside the
walls "because I was stalling."
(Continued on Page Eight)
MRS. SWANTON HAD
BRAIN HEMORRHAGE
PORTLAND, Ore., May 31. (AP)
X cerebral hemorrhage caused the
death Monday night of Mrs. Ella Le
otta Smith Swanton, for 13 years gen
rsl manager of the Oregon Humane
society. Her body was found yester
day In the bathroom of her home.
She was about 60 years old and the
widow of Frank W. Swanton.
REACH UNDERSTANDING
ON RAIL LEGISLATION
WASHINGTON. May 31. (API
President Roosevelt and congressional
leaders reached an understsndlng to
day on the emergency railroad co
ordination measure and agreed to re
tain the senate amendment continu
ing railroad labor at Its present level.
WILL
ROGERS
CLAREMORE, Okla., May 30
Took a train out of Chicago
to catch a plane out of Kansas
City. Train was late, "engine
y trouble and forced landing," so
missed my plane. So I flew
down here and out of Fort
Worth for a night flight for
the coast. Stopped in Kansas
City, where the girl was kid
naped. If I live a thousand
years I will never know what
would keep any state from
making that punishable by
death.
Nobody here in Oklahoma.
They're all driving to M'i?s"uri
to gpf their beer. In that way
the state retains its morals and
its appetite too.
Yours,
Senator
MOODY REM TO
SPEED TRIAL OF
BALLOTBURNERS
Judge Skipworth Coming
Tuesday to Remain Until
Cases Cleaned Up First
to Face Bar Not Named
Circuit Judge George F. Skipworth
of Lane county will be here Tuesday,
June 6. to hear all preliminary mo
tions in the Jackson county ballot
thelt cases, for which 22 men stand
Indicted. At the same time Skip
worth will hear the pleas of all de
fendants who have not entered pleas.
Including County Judge Earl H. Pehl.
Judge Skipworth has also an
nounced that he will remain here
until the ballot theft cases are dis
posed of, and has made arrangements
to this end in his own district.
Two-Day Preliminaries.
Clearing of the legal decks of pre
liminary motions and matters Is ex
pected to take the greater part of
two days, when date of trial will be
set.
Asslstsnt Attorney General Moody
said this morning thst the state of
Oregon was prepared to go to trial
at once and was desirous of expedit
ing the ballot cases with the least
possible delay. Many of the defend
ants have expressed a desire In printed
and public statements for an early
trial.
It la now expected that the first
of the ballot theft cases will be under
way by the last of next week, at the
latest.
The defense has the right to de
mand separate trials, though Indicted
Jointly, and It Is anticipated they
will do this. While nothing definite
haa been Indicated, It la not held
likely that the defense will file affi
davits of prejudice or motion for
change of venue. The latter plea
would require the consent of all the
defendants. ( -
First Case Not Named.
Neither has the state Indicated
which of the defendants it will try
first, which Is their prerogative.
Eight of the indicted men have
entered pleas of guilty, snd made
(Continued on. Page Seven)
RELIEF ENDED BY
LACK OF FINANCE
The Jackson County Relief com
mittee ts out of funds and no more
work or dispersing orders will be Is
sued, unless future funds axe receiv
ed, is the announcement given out
today by Alfred S. V. Carpenter,
chairman of the committee, in report
ing closing of relief service Monday
noon.
Announcement waa received from
government headquarters about the
middle of the month, that the May
budget could not exceed $17,000 and
that no more money would be avail
able unleaa designated under the
Wagner-Lewis bill. The committee la
hoping that through the provisions
of this bill, under direct administra
tion of which relief work will be car
ried on after June 1, funds will ce
brought into Jackson county.
A portion of the five hundred mil
lion dollar appropriation will come to
the states and will be budgeted to
the counties, but the counties have
not been advised as to the amounts
to be carried on down into their Jur
isdiction for expenditure.
The' three hundred million dollars,
nllotted last fall for relief work, have
been spent and until other funds ars
available, no work or dispersing or
ders will be issued here.
During the month of April, the sum
of 18.780 .71 was spent by the Jack-
I son county relief agency in aiding
famllie here. The total number of
families, aided during that period was
1658. Two hundred and forty single
person were also helped, bringing
the total number of individual to 7,-
1360. using the average of 4 3 persons
to a fsmtly. During the month of May
approximately 1700 families and 3O0
slnzle persons hare been recipients
of relief fund.
In addition to caring for that manv
people, the relief committee assumed
the obligation of transient relief thru
i the cooperation of tr-e Lion Relief
kit'hen here and the Helping I!and
MKilon in AshUi.d.
j The relief headquarters here wore
t opened in the city hall March 10. The
I commLssane were then in full oper
ation and were maintained intll
I March 18. when tney were shut down
snd the prrvram of reMf brought up
:o t.? pr?rnt day working basis
I.
(Continued on Page Mis(
Glass Is
NEW DE
CASESPLANNED
Senate Increases Funds Mil
lion Dollars for Hospitali
zation Say Roosevelt
Will Sanction Change
WASHINGTON, May 31. (AP)
The senat today doubled the $1,000.
000 veterans' hospitalization fund in
the Independent offices bill and au
thorized use of the added money for
treatment of non -service connected
disabilities.
Senator Black D., Ala.) offered the
amendment and It was accepted by
Senator Byrnes (D.. S. C.) in charge
of the bill, and adopted without a
record vote.
Black said there were 16.000 empty
beds In veteran' hospitals and as
many sick former service men needing
treatment.
He added he felt confident Presi
dent Roosevelt, within the next few
days, would change present regula
tions to "remedy an intolerable situa
tion" Involving the veteran.
Shouting a plea to congress to act
quickly to "right a wrong" to war
veteran in administration of' the
economy act, Senator Johnson (R..
Cal.) told the senate that liberalizing
amendment to the independent of
fices bill must be adopted to render
combat-wounded "tardy Justice.'-
He asserted It was not the Inten
tion of congress or the president to
deny generous treatment to men who
had been "ahot to piece."
"I do not want to go home and see
men without eight who fought for
us living on charity," he shouted.
Senator Borah (R., Idaho) told his
colleagues that If they were "not will
ing to recall" the economy law's au
thority given President Roosevelt to
cut veterans' benefit "it 1 a confes
sion we do not want to take the re
sponsibility." N IP QUA, FEAR
ROSEBUKO, Ore., May 31. (AP)
Search was being made this morning
for the body of Fred Weams. assist
ant postmaster at Hag in, believed to
have been drowned this morning
while fishing In the North Umpqua
river. Weams ha been employed a
assistant In the store and post office
at Idlewyld Park, located 34 mile
each of Rose burg on the North Ump
qua highway.
He left the store early this morn
ing, stating he would return In time
to handle the mall following the ar
rival of the stage. When he failed
to appear at the at a ted time a search
was made for him, his fish basket
nd coat being found on a high rock
behind the store, at ma ravorite nan--tng
spot, while hi fishing pole was
found In the bruah at the edge of the
river.
4
BY WILD HORSE
Mrs. William Corcoran, 41, of Route
4, Medford, t In the Sacred Heart
hoapitsj receiving treatment for se
rious injuries sustained when she
was stepped on by a horse at the
Corcoran farm. Attempt waa being
made to break the animal for driving
when the accident occurred. Mrs.
Corcoran received a broken pelvic
bone and otter in Junes. Her condi
tion was described at the hospital
today a serious.
SAREPTA COTTRELL TO
BE LAID 10 REST HERE
BKRKET.rr. Cel.. May 81. (Bpl.)
Sarpts Cottrell. agd 8? years, a for
: mer resident of the Rngue River val
j ley. and mother of Mrs. Msttle E
Rhodes, Mrs. Marie Hallen. Mrs. Dora ,
i E..8raith. Maud Cottrell, GeorgU WH- !
1 11am iN Taylor Cottrell, will be laid 1
I to rest Thursday. June 1 at I. O. O. P. i
i cemetery in Medford at 1 p. m.
! Mrs. Cottrell. t the time of her
death, wait one of the remaining fw
ithat crossed the plains In the '60s,
toy wagon train, i
Threatened in
AL A I
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J. P. MORGAN OFF HIS GUARD
"V ! y "
l 4 rVfcy
This rare, informal picture of J, P. Morgan waa mada at he con
versed with his associates during a senate committee's Investigation
of the private banking house which he heads (Associated Press Photo)
OF PEACE IVES
Copyrighted by McOlure Newspaper
Syndicate
By PAI L MAIjLOV
WASHINGTON. May 31 The whole
great international story behind the
Roosevelt peace move ,1 being con
cealed by half-truths and diplomat
ic denials.
They would have you believe Mr.
Roosevelt worked on hi message for
four months and Just happened to
select the day before Hitler spoke an
a time to deliver it. They also are
trying to create the Impression that
Hitler never Intended to say any
thing but sweet nothings. It waa not
a crisis. They were Jxist blowing kiss
es. Nothing could be further from the
truth.
There is no question that Herr Hit
ler Intended to announce last Wed
nesday that the disarmament prov'a
lons of the Versailles treaty were
dead words. He was also planning to
announce tnat Germany would start
arming at once.
Berlin may deny that until dooms
day but our officials have confiden
tial proof to the contrary.
It is also true that Mr. Roosevelt
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BASEBALL
American.
First game: P.. H. E
New York 7 13 a
Washington 13 13 0
Batteries: Buffing, Moore, Gomes.
Brown and Dickey, Jorgens; Crowder,
Stewart, A. Tnomaa, McAfee and L.
Sewell.
National.
R H, VS.
Chicago .... 5 7 0
Pittsburg 1 10 3
Batteries: Root and Hsrtnett;
Swetonic, Hoyt, Harris, French and
Grace, Finney.
4-
Conch In New Job
ALBANY, Ore , May 31. jy Char
les Lnppenbuach, director of athlet
ic at Albany college for the past
year, announced Tuesday he has ac
cepted a position as coach at Bellln
ham (Wash.) Normal school.
Capacity Throng
at Cooking School
For Opening Day
The Mail Tribune's free cook
ing school opened today -with
capacity thiong present at the
Craterlan theater to hear Haer
Heath, kitchen economist, explain
preparation of new and old dish
es. A free moving picture program
will be given each day in conjunc
tion with the cookinjr school whlc.t
will continue Thursday and Friday.
FO
R UETERAiaS
; -1
TO STAND COST
IL CARE
Neither Lane county nor Jackson
county, are liable for the hospital
bill of L. A. Banks, convicted slayer.
Assistant Attorney General Ralph E.
Moody conferred yesterday at Eugene
with Lane county authorities, and
this conclusion waa reached. There
la no law on the Oregon statutes
providing for such a contingency.
According to Lane county author
ities, Charles P. Moran of Cleveland,
Ohio, brother-in-law of Banks, agreed
before his departure for the east,
that he would pay all medical bills
and It was upon this condition that
the former local agitator, editor, and
orchard 1st wa removed from the
Lane county Jnll, to the Eugene hos
pital, where he has been since the
day following his conviction,
county reported to tihe court that
Two lead 1 n g su r geons of La ne
Banks was suffering from a glandu
lar .trouble that would require an
operation. They held the operation
was necessary, but not serious, and
would require ten days in which to
convalesce. At Che end of this period
Banks will be returned to a county
Jail cell to await further legal argu
ment, upon hi attorney's motion for
a new trial. Denial of the plea will
mean his immediate commitment to
the state penitentiary. The court
granted the defense 20 days In which
to prepare a motion for a new trial.
Physicians also report that Banks
Is suffering from a general run-down
condition, due to the strain of the
trial and a light case of pyorrhea.
He retains his stel nerve.
A federal court hearing, on an in
voluntary plea of bankruptcy filed
by local creditors, is scheduled for
hearing before Federal Judge Aiger
Foe in Portland, starting tomorrow.
Banks' appearance at the hearing is
doubtful, but Mrs. Banks will prob
ably be in court.
The involuntary proceedings in
volve all the tangled financial affairs
of Banks in this county, Including
numerous labor claims. Incurred In
hi orchard, newspaper, and mine
operations.
The federal court will be petition
ed to name a receiver to take charge
of the property.
SECRETARY HAL HOSS
LEAVES ON VACATION
SALEM, May 31. (AP) Hal
Hoss, secretary of state, left today
for eastern Oregon for a few weeks,
it was snnounced by his offices here.
Hoss has been confined to hi home
for seversl weeks with Illness snd the
trip. It was announced, was arranged
as s vscation.
Mrs. Hoss Bceompanied the secre
tary of state on his trip.
HOUSE PASSES FARM
LOAN CO-ORDINATION
WAfiHI HOTON , May 31. Cyp The
administration's bill to coordinate all
federal farm lending agencies under
on head and carrying tl22.000.000
for the new set-up was passed today
by th house and sent to the- senate.
Morgan Probe
FAMILY OF SIX
HELD IN THEFTS
FROM 8 CABINS
Emmett L. Hyde, S3, a resident of
the Ward's Creek district near Gold
Hill, and his five sons, ranging In
age from 14 to 30 years, were
arrested last night by atate police
and the sheriff s office and are held
in the county Jail charged with the
burglarizing of eight or more sum
mer cabin along Rogue river.
The father and eldest son, James
R. Hyde, 26, are charged with con
cealing stolen property, and Frank
M. Hyde, 15; Joseph G. Hyde, 19;
Philip T. Hyde, 16. and William G.
Hyde, 14, are charged with larceny
from a dwelling.
Cabins said to have been entered
by the accused family were those of
J. R. McCoy B. A. Koeppe. William
B. Duncan, Edward Coatea, Captain
Kyle, H. W. Swank, Langston, and
G. Burke, located along Rogue river
In Vie north part of the county.
The theft have been going on
over a two-montha period according
to the authorities. The authorities
say the accused had a penchant for
firearms. Four gun were found in
the Hyde home, and three more found
hidden in stumps.
Stolen miscellaneous articles such
as furniture, garden tools, auto tires
and clothing, the officers say, were
taken to Grants Pasa and traded for
weapons.
The father and oldest son Informed
the officials that they were members
of the so-called "Good Government
Congress."
Complaints have been received for
several week of petty thieving, the
officers say, and suspicions were
formed .Involving small boys. The
Investigation that followed resulted In
the arrest of the sextet.
Most of the stolen property will be
recovered.
SLAIN FOR DEER
ROSEBURG, Ore., May 31. (AP)
William Smith, 27, a resident for tha
past two years of the Ar.ale& district
In the upper Cow Creek valley, 46
miles southeast of Roseburg, waa shot
and killed late yesterday evening by
his nephew, Frank Jantzer, 18, while
the two were .hunting deer in the
vicinity of their home. Jantzer is
being held In custody on an open
rhsrge
According to the statement given
Investigating officers by Jantzer, he
and his uncle went hunting about 4
p. m. yesterday, and at about 6 p. m.
Smith wounded a deer. The deer
ran in Jantzer's direction. It was
stated. The young man saw a move
ment In the brush and called sev
eral time to his uncle In an effort
to locate the other hunter's position.
Falling to secure a response, pre
sumed the movement In the brush
was that of the wounded animal and
fired the shot which struck Smith
in the back and penetrated to the
front of Uhe body above the heart.
BURIAL ALIVE AT
END ON 1 7TH DAY
DENVILLE, K. J., May 31. (API
Ray Richards, who was hurled alive
here 17 daya ago, last night was
"exhumed" at hla own request and
waa removed In a weakened condi
tion to the home of Miss"' Eleanor
Cobb, a nurse, at Boon ton.
Richards, who Is 22, was burled
on May 14 In a cast steel tomb, six
feet underground, with the announc
ed intention of staying burled for 42
day. Tonight, however, he began to
feel the effects of hi entombment so
much that he telephoned to the sur
face of the ground the order to dig
him out of the pit. Three grave dig
gers were summoned to the scene
and an hour later Richards wa re
leased from the casket.
Dr. Charles Blanchard wa present
when he was taken out and exam
ined Richards.
CAPONE FREEDOM MOVE
LOSES IN HIGHER COURT
NEW ORLEANS. May 31. The
United States court of appeals today
arflrmed the federal district court at
Atlanta in denying writ of habeas
corpus on which Al Capone, Chicago
gangtter. hoped to gain freedom from
a ten year sentence he Is serving fjr
conviction of evading income taxes :n
U20, 1927 and waa.
MORE FAVORITES
ON BARGAIN LIST
BY
New Tales of Fabulous Profit
' and Famous Persons Un
wound As Senate Com
mittee. Resumes Delving
By Nathan Robertson
WASHINGTON. May 31. (AP)
The senate investigation of J. P.
Morgan and company recessed for
lunch today shortly after 1 p. m.
E. S. T., after Senator Glass (D., Va.)
had exhibited threatening letters he
had received.
New tales of fabulous profits and
famous persona favored were un
wound in the morning proceedings.
Upon presentation of a third list of
person allowed by the wealthy
house to make Inside bargain pur
chases of stock. George Whitney a
partner of the bank defended the
practice a one "to distribute the
risk" of underwriting.
Celebrities Named
Names of celebrities old and new
were contained on this latest, tha
third such compilation, this one
dealing with the sale of more than
300,000 units of United Corporation
stock to almost 300 parties at some
$7,000,000 below the market prices.
Included again were William ft.
Woodln, now secretary of the treas
ury. Senator William G. McAdoo,
General John J. Pershing, Norman
H. Davis, John W. 'Davis, John J.
Raskob and Charles A. Lindbergh.
A new name waa that of Edgar
Rlckard, New York mining engineer.
"Is this Mr. Rlckard the one who
Is reputed to be representative of
cx-Presldent Hoover?" asked Senator
Costlgan (D., Colo.)
"I don't know," Whitney replied.
He conferred with associates, but did
not amplify his answer.
The witness said he did not know
Rlckard and had never had business
relations with him.
Selection Explained
As to the H of customers selected
for sales of stocks, Whitney! said
creation of these wa on the theory
of distributing risks that we didn't
consider proper for us to carry aa a
banking house."
Senator Couzana (R., Mich.), re
marked that John , J. Raskob was
"grateful" for being on the lists.
A to profits made by the Morgan
firm, Whitney recounted that a
block of stock warrants In connec
tion with United Corporation, entit
ling' holders to purchase common
stock In the Morpin (United) utili
ties stock holding concern had been
sold for prices ranging from 940 to
47. These hsd been acquired by
Morgan for a dollar apiece, and
brought $8,400,000.
He said 200,000 of tha warrants
were sold and the Morgan partnera
divided 1,300,000 more.
One Zimmerman
Questioned about executives of
utilities firm In which his company
holds an Interest ho are Indebted
to the Morgan bank, Whitney said
there was but one John Zimmer
man, of the United Gas Improvement
company of Philadelphia.
J. P. Morgan followed the testi
mony closely and In silence.
There wa an obvious stir in the
huge hall, but he showed no sign of
special notice, when at one point his
company was shown to have made
great profit by selling option war
rants In United Corporation for
prices ranging from MO to $47 which
it acquired for II each.
HUSBAND HELD IN
DEATH OF WIFE
SAN JOSE, Calif., Mty 31. (AP)
Davis A. Lamson, aales manager of
the Stanford University press, was
held In the Santa Clara cotinty Jail
here today pending further Investi
gation of the death yesterday of his
wife. Mrs. Allene Thoir Lamson, at
tractive executive secretary of the
university Y. W. C. A.
No charge had been placed against
Lamson, said by physicians to be
suffering from shock and In a semi
hysterical condition. Under-sheriff
Earle Hamilton said last night he
expected to consult with Sheriff Wil
li sm J. Emlg today concerning tha
possibility of charge being filed
against tha young sales manager.
Holiday calm on tha Stanford cam
pus wss disturbed yesterday morning
with tha discovery of Mrs. Lamson a
body, the victim of a violent death.
In the bathroom of tha couple's
home. Her head had been crushed
by a terrific blow.
8 hip Hits Reef
WELLINGTON, N. Z.. May 31.
(UP) The flsn Francisco cargo
steamer Golden Harvest, 6644 tons,
ran on a reef In the harbor hers to
day and waa rapidly taking watr.
Tugs trying to pull her off were
hampered by torrential rainstorm.
BUSINESS GAINING
ADDED MOMENTUM
SURVEY DISCLOSES
Conservative Opinions Re
ported to Commerce Sec
retary Prove Upturn
Employment Is Increasing
WASHINGTON, May 31. (AP)-Assurance
that conditions In many lines
of Industry have Improved in recent
weeks was received today by Secretary
Roper, encouraging the administra
tion's business -boosting efforts.
Vcm all over the nation came re
ports of gains slight, for the most
part, but noticeable in response to
an invitation from the department of
commerce for "facta and conservative
opinion."
Employment Also Gains.
Most responses said employment
was increasing In line with the up
ward trend of business. Several ex
pressed hope the Roosevelt legisla
tion to bring about a "partnership"
between the federal government and
Industry would be haatened.
Industries In which Improvement
was discerned Included leather, wool,
cotton-textile, electrical appliances,
automobiles, office equipment, furni
ture, paint, steel, dry goods and meat
packing.
Based on Information from 127 af
filiated organizations, the National
Association of Credtt Men said In
quiries and requests for credit in
formation established "a new peak.
Indicating unusual Interest and ac
celerated volume of business with
emphasis on business placed by
houses previously practically out of
the market."
More Autos Sold.
The National AJomoblle Chamber
of Commerce said: "Since the low
point of the bank holiday production
and sales of motor vehicles have
shown a steady Increase, soma of
which wa no doubt due to the post
poned demand resulting from closed
banks and some due to the usual
spring seasonal rise.
"However, production of 189,284
unit in April exceeded April a year
ago by 33 per cent, Indicating an
upturn greater than seasonal. t
Employment and production In tha
cotton textile Industry this month
were said to "compare favorably" with
conditions prevailing In 1028, and
said the cotton-textile Institute- "For
the first time since 1029 prices for
the average cotton mill reflect re
placement cost."
Wool Weavers Busy.
Tha National Association of Wool
Manufacturers aald general conditions
"are improving, more people are em
ployed, production Is Increasing, sales
are larger and prices have been ad
vanced to meet the advancing prices
of wool.
"Substantial Increases" In sales
were reported by the National Electric
Manufacturers' association, which
said "Minor general Increases are
probably occurring In employment
and production."
Robert P. Lamont, secretary of com
merce In the Hoover cabinet and now
head of the American Iron and Steel
Institute said: "Steel operations have
Increased continuously since last week
in March and prices of numerous pro
ducts have strengthened slightly dur
ing paat month.
Steel Heads Optimistic.
''Increased operations have resulted
in employment gains and larger earn
ing for workers. Most steel execu
tives sre fairly optimistic and hope
ful for the future although lack of
large scale construction snd railroad
buying coupled with other unusual
factors make continued upward trend
uncertain."
Will H. Hays, postmaster general In
the Herding cabinet and now presi
dent of the Motion Picture Producer
and Distributor of America, Inc.. said
his lndistry has. not shown any
marked nation-wide Improvement,
but:
"This la not especially discouraging
because we are moving Into our usual
seasonal decline."
A doleful picture was painted by
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OFfflUUS QUELL
HOP YARD STRIKE
SALEM, Ore.. May 1. yp Offi
cers prepared to quell any recurrence
of a hop strike at the Bent ranch
near the Newberg bridge today.
Yesterday a group of 60 to 76 men
milled around at the Bent rancn
with posters and placards, demanding
among other things that hop yard
wages be increased from 15 to S8
cent an hour, Deputy Sheriff New
ell William reported.
Sheriff Burke and several deputies
left early this morning for the scene
of yesterday's activities.
WASHINGTON. May 3L (AP)
President Roosevelt haa Informed
congressional leaders he will go alcng
on a bill to relax the bankruptcy
laws to permit adjustments by mu
nicipalities of their debts.