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MEDFOKD. OREGON, SUNDAY, JUNE -1, 1933.
No. 63.
BAY CITY AREA
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Prisoners' Hostage
UPSTATE AID TO
The Weather
Forecast: Unsettled, probably show
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ture. Highest yesterday ,rr, ta
Lowest yesterday . 4ti
Comment
on the
Diy's News
By FRANK JENKINS
THE annual convention of the
American Legion la an Import
ant event In Oregon, attended by
thcwands of people and drawing
Urge apace in the newspapers.
The annual convention of the
American Legion this year will be
held In Southern Oregon In Klam
ath Palla. The date are Auguat
10, 11 and 13.
IT IS expected In Klamath Palla
that the attendance thla year will
b. somewhere around 3,000. Thla 1
a low estimate, taking Into consid
eration the condition of the times,
which may restrict people's Inclina
tion to travel this year, and the
location of Klamath Falls at the
extreme southern border of the state.
Attendance at state conventions In
other years has run as high, as 10.
000. So 3,000 seems a reasonable
expectation.
The majority of these visitors, on
their way to Klamath, will paas
through the remainder of Southern
Oregon. Many of them will atop at
other Southern Oregon cities on
their way there and back.
IN MANY ways, this convention will
be unique.
It is the first convention of the
American Legion ever held In Ore
gon where the business men were
not asked to underwrite the oost.
The Legion post at Klamath Palls
Is financing it wholly without as
sistance. No business house will be
asked to contribute a cent, except
for the decoration of lta own prem
ises. ' The decorations are owned by the
Legion post, and will be supplied at
eost to the business houses.' In this
way, the cost of decorating the city
attractively will be kept low.
IN STILL another way this conven
tion will be unique. It was ob
tained without a struggle handed to
Klamath, as a matter of fact, on a
silver platter.
That came about In this way:
Por-many , years, the, right- of
Klamath Falla to the state conven
tion of the American Legion has been
conceded, but aa long aa the beauti
ful Legion Memorial building there
remained unpaid for the local post
did not put In Its bids for the state
convention. Several years ago, how
ever, payment for the memorial was
completed, and at once the local
post began building up a fund for
the convention.
By last year, this fund had reach
ed a total of approximately $4,000.
AT THE atate convention at Port
land last year, nobody wanted
the 1033 session. It meant a lot
of money, and everybody feared that
a, lot of money couldnt be raised
in 1033.
So Klamath Falls stepped Into the
breach, and ACCEPTED the respon
sibility. T'HE Klamath Legionnaires see In
tne convention an opportunity
to bring to the attention of the
rest of Oregon the marvelous scenic
beauties of the whole Southern Ore
gon country.
Crster Lake, Diamond lake, Upper
Klamath lake, Lake of the Woods,
the lava beds, the Wood River val
ley, the Indian writings at Tule lake
all these attractions will be made
available to visitors during the three
dsys of the convention.
Can will be- provided to take
EVERYBODY every place he wants
to go and to remain as long as he
wants to stay. Visitors will be shown
the great Klamath country In such
a way that they will never forget it.
In this way. It Is hoped, tourist
travel to this region will be stimu
lated for years to come. ' j
IN every way possible, the resources
of the Klamath country are to
be stressed during the convention.
The hedges, for example, will be
made of thin strips of pine wood,
with a pine tree printed on the
badge. The programs, also, are to
be printed on thin strips of pine,
fastened together with a rivet to
make a unique souvenir.
Csnes of pine, with a pelican, the
patron bird of the Klamath coun
try, at the top, serving cleverly as a
handle, wilt be provided. Nobody is
to be permitted to forget that Klam-
(Continued on Page 8tx)
Chinese Bandits Die
CANTON China. June 4 (Sunday)
(AP) Four hundred bandits in
festing the borders of Kwantung and
FukUn provinces have been killed
by Canton government troops, accord
ine to Chinese reports.
The Centonese authorities are at
tempting to wipe out brigand banda
which art ptllapnit South Chin,
Two Distinct Shocks Felt
Saturday Evening in San
Francisco Suburbs
Shocks of Some Intensity.
SAN FRANCISCO. June 3. (JP) An
earthquake of cona'derable Intensity
teas felt by resident in tne outlying
section of San Francisco at about
5:45 o'clock tonight, while persons in
the downtown section observed a
slight temblor.'
There were no reports of damage.
Residents in the district border
ing the ocean said there were two
distinct shocks, one of sl.'ght motlou,
and the second of severe Intensity
The shocks apparently were of local
character, as nearby cities did not
feel the disturbances.
Perry Byerly, associate professor cf
seismology at the University of Cali
fornia, said instruments at the uni
versity recorded the quake at 6:44
p. m. He said It was of alight Intens
ity and that he was unable to esti
mate Its distance or direction from
the record.
SAN JOSE, June 3. (VP) A slight
earthquake, calculaated by the Uni
versity of Santa Clara to be centered
on the San Andrew fault fifty miles
northwest of here, was felt here at
6:43 o'clock tonight
The seismographlc record lasted
about one ad one half minutes ac
cording to Dr. Albert J. Newlin, di
rector of the Richard Memorial ob
servatory at the university.
.
BILL BY SENATE
AMID HOT WORDS
WASHINGTON, June 3. P) Amid
cries of "bad faith" and "repudia
tion," the senate today gave ftnM
congressional approval to the admin
istration's resolutions permitting pay
ment of all contracts in legal tendsr
money.
An overwhelming coalition of Dem
ocrats and western Republicans dro?e
through a vote of 48 to 20 the meas
ure requested by the administration,
eliminating the gold payment re
quirement from all contracts, public
and private, either present of future,
This means that war debts, mort
gages and liberty bonds as well us
all other governmental and private
obligations, may be settled in leg.il
tender money, obviating the require
ment that gold shall be used.
The resolution had already passed
the house and needs only the signa
tures of Vice President Garner and
Speaker Rainey before going to the
White House.
Two attempts to modify the meas
ure by eliminating Its retroactive fea
tures, and to exclude governmental
obligations, were .'ejected during a
long day of debate. 48 to 21 and 38
W. 26, respectively.
To protests that the resolution
would call for repudiation of govern
ment obligations, defenders replied
that the welfare of the majority was
supreme and that the government
had the right to ibrogate contracts
In carrying out ;ta constitutional
function of regulating money.
"For generations Americans will
grow red around the ears when they
think of the dishonest and dishonor
able th ln th is congress d id ," the
Pennsylvania Republican, Reed, told
his colleagues.
In reply. Senator Borah (R., Ida.)
said "we must cease to pay tribute
to the gold standard at the expenv
of the American people." -
"It has been said that this resolu
tion is repudiation,"' Borah added
"I'm not prepared to controvert that
fact. But while tha bondholder has
the technical right to demand pay
ment in gold he must take his posi
tion with the rest of the American
people in the sacrifice they have been
making in the last year and a half."
Party lines were split as the sen
ate argued over the honor and con
stitutionality of the proposal.
"If the government agreed to pay
25.8 grains of gold and pays less than
25.8 grains," senator Glass Virginia's
former treasury secretary said, "it's
repudiation."
Another former Democratic secre
tary of the treasury, McAdoo. (D.,
Cal.) -agreed with Barkeley's state
ment that the gold clause was noth
ing more than a "legal fiction."
Chairman Fletcher of the bankln?
committee opened the debate with n
appeal for swift action in view cf
prospective treasury financing, and
said It would not cost any one any
thing. He opposed elimination of the ret
roactive provisions, saying this would
"destroy the whole act."
The final vote found four Repub
licans, 43 Democrats and the lone
Farmer Laborite. Shlpstead of Min
nesota, supporting the resolution ani
two Democrats Joining 18 Repub.l
cans in opposition.
Held for CabTn "Theft
Everett Poe. 33, Is being held in
Jail by state and county officers fol
lowing his arrest Saturday on charge
of bursary in a dwelling. Poe r,:
legedly took food supplies Irom
oabin in the Butte Fails district,
J. P. Morgan, banker, Is shown in this Associated Press telephoto
his attorney, during the senate committee's investigation into the J.
banking transactions.
WASHINGTON, J ine 3. Legis
lation to prevent the concentration
into a few hands of control of in
dustry and finance Is being seriously
studied by membets of the senate
bttklng committee as a result of ihu
disclosures in the investigation of J.
P. Morgan and company.
While the committee Itself has tak-
IN KIDNAP PLOT
Walter McGee Confesses to
Kansas City Crime
Seven Others Indicted
Victim Is Hysterical.
,. Father Identifies Abductor
KANSAS CITY", Mo.( June 3. (AP)
Facing possible death on the gal
lows under the Missouri law, Walter
McGee, 28, former Oregon convict,
confessed the kidnaping of Miss
Mary McEIroy today, police said, aa a
federal grand Jury indicted htm and
seven others In the plot.
The abduction of the 25-year-old
daughter of City Manager H. F. Mc
EIroy, her safe release cn $30,000
ransom the arrest of eight suspects,
the return of five from Amarillo,
Texas, and the Indictments and con
fession were the events of a single
week to the hour.
As Thomas J. Hlggins. chiet,,of de
tectives, started to question McGee
upon his return from Amarillo, the
former cdhvlct replied: "I want to
tell everything and get It over with."
Admitting he and Clarence Stev
ens boldly entered the city man
ager's home a week ago and forced
Miss McEIroy to accompany them,
McGee said: "We did not Intend to
harm the young woman.
"We didn't even give the conse
quences a thought. ( We Just wanted
an easy payoff."
McGee's confession came soon after
the city manager entered the room
at police headquarters where the
prisoner was questioned.
"We've met before," McEIroy said,
looking intently into McGee's eyes.
McOee rose from hia chair and
extended his hand. McEIroy shook
hands wltfi him.
"Yes, we've met before," McGee
said and began to cry.
Their meeting was along a lonely
Kansas road last Sunday when Mc
EIroy handed over a package con
taining the 30,00O ransom.
Miss McEIroy. who bantered lightly
with her captors from the outset of
her kidnaping until her release, col
lapsed this afternoon when she vis
ited the house where ahe was held
captive. She fainted and was rushed
home with her father.
In lils long, rambling confession,
McGee said he and Stevens first In
tended to kidnap Henry P. McEIroy,
Jr., the city managers son.
SALES TAX LOSES
AS JOBLESS AID
WASHINGTON. June 3 (AP)
The senate finance committee today
rejected the sales tax and treasury
note issue methods of financing the
3. 3 00. 000. 000 public works program
in the administration a industrial re
covery bill.
It then deferred until Monday a
nnsl decision on the remainder oi
the measure. Including Chairman
Harrisons substitute for the house
increases In normal Income levies.
Democratic leaden, meanwhile, be
gan marshalling all available strength
to put bark in the measure the pro
vision authorizing the president to
license industries to enforce codes of
fair competition, including wages.
l-.v.;:,. oi labor and production. This
was stricken out by the .committee
last night.
en no formal action in this direction.
irdlvtdual members said today
t
would be considered and that mean
while they were giving thought to
ways of setting up limitations.
Although most senators on the
committee agreed there had been dis
closed no violations of law. severil
of them said it had raised the ques
Cost of Toilet
Sets For Forest
Toilers Probed
WASHINGTON, June 3. (AP)
Confronted by a mass of appar
ently conflicting statements, the
senate military affairs committee
today decided to ask Louts Mc
Henry Howe, President Roosevelt's
secretary, to tell again his part
In the purchase of 200,000 toilet
kits for reforestation camp occu
pants from Bevier fc Company,
Inc. New York.
Major General John L. DeWltt,
quartermaster general of the army,
and aides have told the committee
the kits, which Robert Fechner,
conservation director, ordered at
$1.40 each, could be duplicated
by the army at irpm 75 cents to
85 cents each. :
REVIVAL VALLEY
IN FEHL'S PAPER
Definite signs of frequently ru
mored attempts to resume the tur
moil which has raged In Jackson
county since the first of the year,
leading to the tragic dath of Con
stable George J. Prescott, were viewed
yesterdny by local citizens In the
last issue of t,he Paciric Record-Herald.
A general assembly of the so
called Good Government Congress,
believed inactive since conviction of
the honorary president, L. A. Banks,
for second degree murder, Is called in
the newspaper for today at Lake
Creek.
A car, carrying a banner announc
ing the "Good Government Congress"
picnic, was also in circulation In
the city yesterday. All Oood Govern
ment Congress members with their
wives and families are urged in the
newspaper to be in attendance.
In this same copy of the Pehl
newspaper, In an article bearing the
name of "Earl H, Pehl, county
county Judge.'' it Is predicted that
"there can he no peace in Jackson
county until there will penhaps be
many overt acts committed and pos
sibly killings."
An attempt has been made for
som etlme through the circulation
of propaganda throughout the val
ley, lanchera state, to arouse the
people prior to the opening of the
ballot theft cases, arguments In which
are scheduled for hearing tihls week
The general assembly of the Good
Government Congress, called for to
day, is Interpreted as a further at
tempt in this direction.
Names of speakers to be heard at
today s picnic are not revealed In the
Pehl newspaper, but it is stated that
the speaking will begin at 1:30
o'clock and that arrangements have
been made with Mr. Wyant for use
of his lall and picnic grounds.
TO
KLAMATH FALLS. Ore., June 8.
(APj Raymond Porter, Klamath
Falls high school graduate, has learn
ed thAt It pays to be considerate.
Last summer u-hlle he waa working at
a reaort near Odell lake, he met Mr.
and Mrs. J. D. Smith of New Or-
leans. Porter taught Smith how to
fish and he befriended Smiths In-
valid wife. Now he's a guest at the
Smith home in New Orleans. His
friends cf at Mimmcr scm him. a
j round-trip ticket to th southern
' city.
whispering with John W. Davia,
P. Morgan and company private
tion m their minds of how far it was
wise to permit one institution to go
in extending its conirol over Industry
through financial means.
Despite the undercurrent of. talk
among the commlrtea members, no
specific legislative proposal was ad
vanced, and the committeemen said
they were not yet teady to discuss it.
publicly.
1V1ULD00N, PAL OF
GREAT MEN AND
PUGILISTS, DEAD
"Solid Wan" of Sports, and
Picturesque Figure Passes
At Health Farm Veteran
of Civil War. , .
' PURCHASE, N. T.. June 8 (AP)
William Muldoon, mightiest man of
the gas-lit 80s, sports' "solid man" of
honesty and fairness for half s cen
tury, died peacefully today at the
health farm where he added years to
the lives of thousands. He was 88
years old nine days ago.
He met death with the same
staunch fearlessness with which he
fought through the Civil war, tamed
the turbulent spirit of the great
John L. Sullivan, ruled boxing in
New York for ten years, and bent
to his will such presidents as Theo
dore Roosevelt, Taft, Elihu Root,
Chauncey DePew and Edward H. Har-
rlman when they came to his acres
seeking health.
A few days ago, after Gene Tunney,
who was as close to him as a son, and
other friends had visited with him
on his birthday, he called his ado'pted
daughter, Margaret Parrell Muldoon,
and told her casually that he wasn't
going to get well. He said he would
march In a Dpcoratlon day parade
with the few Grand Army veterans
left. Then he'd lie down to die.
But the inroads of cancer kept
him abed, so when parade day came
he could scarcely move. His last
Illness dated back three years to a
severe attack, of neurltisthat left him
with little use of his right arm. A
fall broke several ribs and injured
him internally. Cancer developed and
a palliantlve gland operation failed
to bring relief.
Up to the start of his decline. Mul
doon was the martinet of sports, an
aggressive, at times domineering
character whose belief In the care
and treatment of the human body was
his religion, Postmaster General
James A. Farley called him the "last
link between the sports world of the
past and present.' One of his sob
riquets was taken from an old song,
"Muldoon, the Solid Man," which did
not however refer to him when it
was written. To the sports writers
nf decade on decade he was the "Old
Roman."
TO COAST WOODS
WASHINGTON, June 3 (AP)
More than 60,000 young easterner
and mid-westerners today were order
ed to forest work project In the
Rockies and Pacific coast ranges.
The orders" were Issued hy the war
department after conference with
Robert Pechner, director of conser
vation work, They cut almost In half
the number originally Intended for
the western assignment.
"A final check up on the camp
location approved by President
Roosevelt," Pechner aald, "disclosed
that It would be necessary to send
63.A74 men to western states because
of a shortage of approved forest work
projects In other aectiong of the
country.
OCEAN CITY. Md.. June 3 (AP)
The fishing trawler Sea Rover, from
1 New Bedford. Mass.. was destroyed by
, fire seven miles offshore from ocean
. City tonight but the five member
(ox the crew were reacueo.
WILL NO1 EK
OUTSIDE TRIAL
Schermerhorn's Attorney
Says He Desires Home
County Jury Release of
Croft on Bail Sought.
The state of Oregon expects to have
one of the Jackson county ballot
theft cases underway within the
week, and to prosecute the remain
ing cases aa fast as conditions will
permit. Allied cases, such aa the
bugRy-whlpplng chargo against Hen
rietta B. Martin, former president of
the so-called "Oood Government
Congress." the bank slandering charge
against O. H. Brown, her father and
secretary of the "Good Government
Congress," and the criminal syndi
calism cases against other reputed
"Congressmen," will be taken up in
order.
Circuit Judge George T. Sklpworth
of Eugene, will be here Tuesday to
hear arguments and motions, and to
set trial dates In the ballot cases. At
the same time, the state will name
which of the ballot theft cases It
will try first. Arguments on motions
are expected to take two days.
Attorney Frank J. Newman, coun
sel for Suspended Sheriff Gordon L.
Schermerhorn, one of , the 22 men
indicted for ballot theft, said Satur
day, that Schermerhorn would not
ask for any change of venue and de
sired that he be tried by a Jackson
county jury and In Jackaon county.
The governor's suspension of Scher
merhorn expires July I. The accused
official Is anxious for an early trial
Under Oregon law. all of the de
fendants, Jointly Indicted, must ask
for a change of venue. They have
the right of a separate trial, which
It reported, all will request. Eight
of the indicted men, all but one or
two reputed "Congressmen." have en
tered pleaa of guilty. State author.
Itles would neither confirm or deny
the report, that more giillty pleas
were to be entered.
Effort were underway to aocure
the release of Josoph Croft, "the man
In the horse-hair coat," who was re
turned to the county Jail Thursday
on a ballot theft charge, when Mrs.
Ernest Dahack of the Eagle Point dis
trict, withdrew as a bondswoman. Jail
attendants say that Croft objected
emphatically to hla return to R cell.
Overtures for his release again on
7BOO bonds were launched Friday.
Tom L. Brecheen of Ashland, ward
politician, has been In custody elnce
hla arrest laat February, and Is the
only one entering a not guilty plea,
who has not been able to secure
bonds.
Among those scheduled to enter
plea next week l E. A. Fleming, Jack
sonville, one of the main wltnessee
for the state In the Banks murder
trial. Fleming, also Indicted In the
ballot stealing fiasco, was released
on bonds last week because of llf
health, and la now with hla f;mlly.
Public Interest In the ballot theft
cases la strong. Sentiment generally
Is that they be tried and disposed or
as quickly as possible and settled
definitely. .
Dally reports are received of wild
rumors being circulated in the rural
areas. The report also state that
the country population la becoming
skeptical and not accepting crude
propoganda as the truth. One widely
circulated canard held, "that If the
ballot cases are tried, there will be
no monoy for achoole next fall."
S
PUT OFF AWAITING
MONEY FROM KIN
Reports from Kugena Saturday
stated that the operation for gland
ular trouble, scheduled for Friday
upon Llewelyn A. Banks, convicted
murderer of Constable Oeorge J. Pres
cott last March 16, as the tragic cli
max of his months of local agitation
t delayed awaiting cash and orders
from the slayer's kin. Charles P. Mo-
ran of Cleveland, Ohio.
Banks condition was reported as .a
vorable. and able to walk around the
hospital grounds dally, under guar-1.
The proposed opeiation 'la not re
garded as imperative but aa one thit
would improve Banks general health
He Is reported by two physicians as
having an Inflamed prostate gland,
a slight luna affection, and a ba1
esse of pyrrhoea.
The Eugene dispatch also reported
that the Lane county sheriff desired
Friday, when It became known thai
no operation would be held, to return
Banks to the county Jail. Physicians
regarded his condition not such to
warrant this.
Both Lane and Jackson countlti
have refused to pay Banks' hospital
bill, and there Is no state law air
thorlzlng such payments. Moran, ac
cording to Information given local
authorities, guaranteed the bill a, be
:ore he left for the east ten days ago.
Banks' motion for a new trial la
scheduled to come up during the
week of June 13. If the motion Is de
nied. Banks will oe ordered removed
to the state prison at Salem, to start
serving a mandatory life sentence,
TUSCALOOSA, Ala., June 1. (AP)
A cow hurled high In the air by a
paaxlng train today fell on two nr gro
children, killing one and causing
rlous Injury to tbe other.
I
Warden kirk Prat her of the Kmisas
state penitentiary nt Lansing. Kns.
was kidnaped by 11 prisoners who
esraped and were apparently headed
for the hills or Oklahoma In their
flush for freedom. (Associated Press
photo).
MATTERN FLYING
OF
Lone Aerial Globe Girdler
Due for Foul Weather on
Irish Coast Oceanic
Flight Season Starts.-
NEW YORK, June 3. (AP) Bound
around the world alone, Jlmmle Mat
tern soared over Newfoundland and
headed out over the open sea to
night.
With the wind behind, him and
fair weather all about, the 28-year-old'
Texas aviator was reported , late
today to have been sighted over the
Wadham Islands off the extreme
northeastern ooast of Newfoundland.
Earlier slightly more Wian seven
hours after he loft Now York Mat
tern wns seen over Lewlsporte, New
foundland, some 1200 miles from the
start. He had left Floyd Bennett
Field, Brooklyn, at 4:20 a. m., (B.
S. T.)
By not landing at Harbor a race
the customary stopping off point for
filers, before thby attempt the At
lantic Mattern gained almost five
hours advantage on the round-the-world
record of 8 day, IS hours and
61 minutes set by Wiley Post and
Harold Oatty In 1031.
Following the Lindbergh route,
Mat tern's first scheduled stop was
Paris, which he expected to reach
within 27 hours. Then, after six
hours' sleep, straight on to Moscow,
dipping over the Templehof airdrome
in Berlin en route.
But first, there was fog and rain
along the Irish coast to battle.
The bullet-shaped plane, resemb
ling a mighty eagle with Its wings
dappled In red, white and blue, car
ries no radio and further word of
Mattern'a progresa cast from New
foundland must come from ships at
sea until he noses over Iretand.
Only at Clare, regarded as a likely
spot for Mattern to strike the coast,
were weather condtllons fair for fly
ing along the east Atlantic coastline.
Elsewhere there was rain and bad
visibility.
Irish officials early In the day or
dered civic guards along the sea
board to maintain a, close watch.
"I'll be back In a week." the San
Angelo trap drummer-turned-avlator
cried out to a email crowd of well
wishers as he climbed Into his plane,
Century of Progress, and Inaugurat
ed the 11)33 trans-oceanic flying sea
son. .L
DIE DISCOVERED
SAN JOflE, Calif.. June 3 )
Arthur M. Free. aat-rney for David A
Lmson, charged with slaying his
wife, Allene. Issued a statement to
day saying he had found an eye wit
ness to the girl's accidental death in
her bathroom Tuesday morning.
Free declared he had In hit pa
session a written statement by the
man .arrested to have seen the girl
fall, that the statemtnt was signed
but that he would not reveal tVs
writer's name at this time.
"I will produce this man at the
proper time," Free declared. "His
statement reveals that he entered tin
Lamaon home on the Stanford camp
us on some trivial matter, and not
to commit any crime. Mrs. Lam son
was bathing, saw him In the house,
screamed and fell, striking Jier head
against the faucets in the tub. The
man becsme frightened and fled.
"Later, when he saw that Dav.d
Lamson had been charged with the
murder of his wife he became con
scious and sent his signed statement
o me. It completely exonerates young
Lsmson of any wrong-doing, and cov-
loborates my contention that his
I wife's death was pure accident.
OF CRATER ROAD
Preservation of Wooded
Tract Near Prospect Rests
With Forest Service
State Park Board Urges
Exchange of Timber.
PORTLAND, Ore., June 3. (API
The preservation of a 1000-foot strip
of virgin timber along a four-mile
stretch of the Crater Lake highway
near Prospect rests wlt,h the forest
service rather than with the state,
A. R. Wataek. acting chairman of a
special park commission recently ap
pointed by Oovernor Julius L Meier,
reported here today to the atate high
way commission. Watwk added that
In his opinion the strip should be
preserved,
Watzek pointed out that the fate
of the 5000-acre tract became a state
wide Issue when thn Rn?u rivac
Timber Products company, present
owners, announced It planned to log
on umoer. The strip lies be
tween Prospect and the boundary of
the Rogue River national forest.
Civic and fraternal organizations
throughout the state, led by Mrs.
Jessie H. Honeyman, president of the
Oregon Council for PProtectlon of
Roadsluo Beauty, moved to save the
timber In the Interests of Vie beaut 1
flcatlon of the highway.
After a cruise of the timber, the
state park commission reached the
following conclusions:
That the strip adds greatly to tha
beauty of the highway and Bhould be
preserved, but does not have suffi
cient recreational value to warrant
Its acquisition by the state for a
atate park.
That every effort should be made
to Induce the forest service to make
an exchange of timber, thereby sav
ing the strip in question.
Estimates of the value of the tim
ber have been as high as $200,000,
Leslie M- Scott, chairman of the
highway commission said. He added
that th commission has no funds
available to ourchase Mia timiw
wouia not oe permissible to us
for that purpose federal funds M
loteed for road construction work,
Scott said the park commission's reo-
ommenaauons would, be forwarded to
the park service 'vttth ft wqueet' Thr ;
an exchange of timber be effac.tftH
suggested. .
FELONS EVADING
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BARTLESVII.T.F. Old. .Am.
CP) A i wrpentine trail of crlmo,
twisting crnzlly acrou five states,
waa followed relentlessly tonight by
officer seeking 10 dangerous convict
wno escapea irom tne Kansas peni
tentiary Memorial day.
The search centered In Oklahoma,
where an eleventh convict was ar
rested yesterday, widely scattered
reports warranted the conclusion that
t,ie officers' difficulties had been
Increased by separation of the fugi
tives Into small groups, fleeing In
many directions.
Posses sought three overalled men
Who slonned Rt k hnrriwur. ttn In
Pawhunka, Okla., late today and ask
ed for high-powered rifle ammuni
tion and departed before the clerk
could find cartridges of the caliber
aesirea.
WILL
ROGER?
'says:
BEVERlA' HILLS, Calif.,
June 2. "Farm prices hare
advanced 17 per cent, in the
last month." Now that's bet
ter news than a speech on
"good relations" by Mussolini
and Hitler combined.
Our new ambassador to Eng
land got so elated over the
Prince of Wales introducing
him that he turned over Amer
ica to England to be used as
they saw fit. It takes a strong
man to remember what coun
try he is representing when
the wine and the flattery start
flying.
If the Ilcpublicans ever de
cide to enter another presiden
tial candidate they better hire
this little fellow Pccora to run
for 'em." He is the best bet I
see right now.
Yours,
X