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MEDFOKU, OREGON, SUNDAY, AUGUST 6, 1933.
Twenty-eighth Year
No. 116.
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Brecheen Enters Plea of Guilty in Ballot Theft Plot
Comment
on the
Day's News
By FBANK JENKINS.
HERE to something worth your at
tention: Because of circumstances that were
entirely innocent and. unavoidable, a
certain business establishment m
Southern Oregon failed to display the
NBA Insignia on the llrst day.
Betore night, eight persons
mi to the manager and said:
Bad
I'm
sorry, but if you're not going to co
operate I won t be able to buy from
you."
THE national" recovery campaign,
you see. has something back ot
it That something Is the patriotic
determination on the part of the pub
lic to go through with lt-to PLA
BALL.
H We were trying to put It In a
very dlgnllled way. we would say:
"Public opinion Is back of the na
tional recovery campaign."
Public opinion Is a mighty force.
- -runnnHTFUL and patriotic cltl-
A n. who Is not at all given to
enthusiasm
for new things mci-j
because they
are new. saia va .u.
writer the other day. referring to this
national recovery campaign:
I don't know where we're going,
..... v. nn our way. And I'm going
along."
That expresses pretty well the feel
lngs of a lot of good citizens.
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OIXTEEN years
ago. our cuiumj
O was at war.
The soldier, who was sent Into bat
tle didn't know where be was going.
He didn't even know In advance what
he was eapected to do. But he fol
lowed his leader and went along with
the rest, doing the very best that was
in him, even to the giving of bis life,
t that happened to be the sacrifice
demanded of him.
That was the way the war waa won.
THIS Is a war against depression
a war against the hunger and
.poverty and gloom of hard times. We
might Just as well put It to ourselves
that way, because It Is tru. We
want to WIN this war.
The way to win Is to go along with
the rest, following our leaders, doing
our part loyally and cheerfully and
making whatever sacrifices we may
be called upon to make.
If that spirit Is displayed by every
body, or nearly everybody, this war
against depression will be won. .
PERHAPS you may feel like saying:
"But my part seems so small"
Listen:
Did you ever start a snowball roll
ing down a hill? Your part In START
ING that snowball waa exceedingly
.mall. Mnybe you Just .gave a tiny
push with your foot to a bit of sno
But, once STARTED, the snowball
kept gathering weight, getting bigger
and bigger. By the time It reached
the bottom of the hill It had gath
ered so much weight and power that
nothing could stand In Its way.
It will be much like that with this
national recovery campaign. If It gets
started off right. It will keep gatt
erlng weight and force until in a lit
tle while It will be Irresistible
If It gets started off right, the de
pression Just simply won t be able to
stand against It.
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CO LETS each of us do his part.
O The part of each individual may
be small. But the total of ALL our
parts. If each of us doea his ahsre
lovally and willingly, will be Irresie-
llbl.
f
LET US REPEAT:
This Is a war ega;nat depression.
with Its hunser and poverty and
lnom. The way to win a war Is to
FOLLOW LEADERSHIP.
Lts follow our leaders. Let's be
good soldieTS. Let's create Jobs where
now no Jobs exist. Let s make buy
ing power. Let's banish poverty.
Let's make an honest effort for
nothing worth while was ever won
without effort.
fine To Prison
SALEM. Aug. 5 i,V Ctrl Johns
ton. former president of the Pruden
tin". B-inrorporatlon. and who was
,-onv:c:cd in Multnomah county for
the f mbez7lement of ISeoO. waa re
ceived at the s:s: penitentiary to
day to bein a aii-year term.
Chuck Davis
Confesses He
Dealt Blows
C. W. "Chuck" Davis, 36, local machinist, who had entered a guilty
plea to participation In the Dallot thefts, la being held on an open charge
In the county Jail as a result of the death of Joseph Baron "Bud" John
ston. 63. last night following an altercation over the ballot cases. John
ston bad a fracture of the skull from his
According to Chief of Police Clatousj
McCredle, Davla said he waa talking
to John McConochlc, son of Roy MC
Conochie, at the corner of Front and
Main streets near tho Hotel Alien,
when Johnston came across the street
and shoved Into him with both hands.
Called Davis Mime.
Davis told officers that Johnston
called him a " t001
pigeon." and that he (Davis) struck
him twice.
Captain Lee M. Bown of tho state
police, said that DbvIs came to the
state police office about five minutes
after he had struck Johnston, knock
ing him to the pavement, and said
he had had a fight with the man
down on the street.
Johnston was not dead at that
time. Captain Bown said. The quar
rel occurred about 7:40 or 7:46 o'clock,
and Johnston died at eight. An am
bulance, and City Physician L. D.
Inskeep, were called to the Hotel
Allen, but Johnston was dead.
To Prune Killing.
George Codding, district attorney.
told officers that a thorough investi
gation of the case would be made,
and that charges will be filed against
Davis Monday. He did not Indicate
what the charges would be, as he was
not familiar with tho details of the
case.
Davis, who had been a city and
opunty employe -oft and on for. a
number of years, was taken to the
county Jail by Chief McCrodle and
Captain Bown. When Informed that
Johnston was dead, Davis" only re
mark waa "Oh, Helll" officers quoted
him as saying.
Autopsy Today.
The body was Immediately taken
to the Perl Funeral home, and Coro
ner Frank Perl announced that an
autopsy will be held today, and the
coroner's Inquest probably on Mon
day.
Coroner Frank Perl said that John
ston had a fracture of the skull.
which measured about 10 or 12 Inches.
The only other mark on his face was
slight cut opposite his left ear.
Davis had told police he struck John
ston twice after Johnston attempted
to hit him.
In Ballot Case.
Davis, who has lived in Medford a
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TRAGIC ENDING
FISHING MOVIE
ROSEBURO, Ore., Aug. 5. P)
Dolph Samlcr, 30, of Yoncalta, Ore.
was drowned at Steamboat Falla on
the Umpqua river yesterday while
helping Frank Winch. Los Angeles
lecturer and author, land a steel-
head. The tragedy was not only wit
nessed but . was being filmed by !
camera in the hands of Ous Peret.
noted game hunter and flamler'a
brother-in-law. who was recording
the action for motion pictures.
Winch, fishing off a high bluff
above the falls, hooked a large fish.
but was unable to land it from his
position. While Peret photographed
the action, Samler crawled out on
narrow ledge near the edge of the
deep swift pool to help land the fish.
As he took hold of the line, he lost
his balance and felt Into the stream.
CELUSTSFAfHER
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Aug. . fr
Hollywood bowl, noted for Its "sym
phonies under the stars," waa the
scene today of Hollywood'a latest fis
ticuffs, with Sir Hamilton Hsrty. dis
tinguished English conductor, on the
receiving end.
Previously there were the Al Jol-son-Walter
Winchell "bout" and film
producer John Conaidlne's blsck eye.
received at Norma Talmadges "kid
dle party."
Miss Hen Vaughn Gilbert had
Just played a cello solo In rehearsal
at the bowl today, with her father.
Vaughan H- Oilbert, in the front row
listening.
"The orchestra played so loud I
cou'.dn't hear her." Gilbert protested
811 'Hamilton amiled and Gilbert
swung.
forehead to the baae of bu skull-
FAILURE OF FEHL
TO PLEAD GUILTY
Tho trial of Earl H. Fehl, county
Judge, found guilty In reoord time
by a Klamath county Jury Friday
for complicity in, the ballot robbery
last February, will cost Jackson
county close to $4000.
Fees and mileage for witnesses will
total $3000. Up to Friday afternoon
$2,916 has been paid by the clerk
of Klamath county for this pur
pose, a nd that official said suf f ic
lent number were outstanding to
bring the total past the $3000 mark.
State witnesses drew the highest
amounts two coming from Portland
to testify. Attorney M. O. Wllklns
drew $101 and Orlando R. Krlng, $80.
Wllklns was former legal advisor for
Fehl and Banks. Krlng, a metaphy
sician, was close to the "Inner clr
cle'r of the Congress. . He testified
that Fehl on February 6, had pro
posed he steal ballots and that Banks
a ' circle" held at his home, had
once naked him. "Can you think up
any propaganda, that will divert
sosplclon from Fehl and others, and
put the blame on someone else?"
Most of the state witnesses, with
the aoove exceptions, were taken to
Klamath Falls and returned here on
the same day. The average mileage
fee for state witnesses was $17.40.
On the final day. when it was
learned that two character witnesses
were to be placed on the stand by
the defense to testify to Fehl's worth
as a citizen, the state called ten
leading residents of the county to
refute the claim. They were not !
called. when the defense did not put
Fehl's character at Issue.
Some of the defense witnesses re
mained for the trial but were not
called. Among them were Mr. and
Mrs. John Glenn of Ashland, who
each arew $35.40. Qlenn, former
county Jailer, was acquitted by a
Jury of which Charles 1. Blaeas of
Trail was foreman, after 14 hours
deliberation.
Janet Guches, former private sec
retary of L. A. Banks, and her hus
band, Cheater Ouches, each drew
$27.40, and were not called to the
stand.
Others called but not Inquired of.
were Attorney W. E. Phlpps of this
city, $10.40: R, M. Conley, Bams
Valley stockman, $26.60, and Hurley
Hall of the Little Applegate, a mem
ber of the Walter J. Jones Jury, who
drew 538.60.
Sheriff Hess of Coos county and
four others from that county, called
to testify to the character of the
Sexton brothers for the defense, each
drew $51.60. Two of the number
called to the stand, were unable to
qualify. Former County Judge Wat
son of Coos county, testified, "that
he Just knew a family by the name
of Sexton residing In Marshfleld, and
would not know the Sexton boys if
he saw them.'
S SHOT BY ROBBER
MARSH FIELD. Wis., Aug. 8. (TP,
Special Police Officer Fred Beell, 57,
former world's middleweight wrest
ling champion, was shot and killed
early today when he and another of
ficer interrupted an attempted ma
chine gun robbery at the Marihfleld
Brewery company. The four robbers
got 2.500 In beer stamps and escaped
Beell was ssid to have been the
only man to throw Frank Ootch dur
ing his prime.
Salmon Packers
Decide On Price
SAN FRANCIflCO. Aug. 5.
Pacific coast salmon packer an
nounced today the opening prices on
the 1033 red salmon pack would be
11.75 s down tsll cans n No. 1,
fancy Alaska. This compares with
1.45 a year ago. The new schedule
became effective today.
Prices on pinks and other vsrletles
wilt be announced later, when more
Information becomes available on the
slat of the pack.
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ARE SCANNED FOR
FEHL'SSUCCESSOR
Earl Day, Corbin Edgell, H.
Van Hoevenberg, E. T.
Newbry, Reed, ' Warner,
Billings Are Mentioned
Who will be appointed by Gover
nor Meier to succeed County Judge
Earl H. Fehl, In case Judge Fehl's
office is declared vacant by the gov
ernor? This question was upon the
tongue of every Republican politic
ian in the valley yesterday.
Those seeking the Job, or at least
In the frame of mind to accept It
if offered to them, Include many of
the county's leading citizens. Among
the reported aspirant are Earl Day
of Sams Valley, representative to the
state legislature from Jackson coun
ty and H. VanHoevenburg, also of
Sams Valley. VanHoevenburg. how
ever. Is reported to have withdrawn
as a candidate for the appointment
in favor of Day, but wouldn't refuse
the appointment If given to him.
Newbry Talked
From the other end of the val
ley comes the name of E. T. New
bry, orahardlst. who has been prom
inently mentioned as well fitted to
handU the post. Newbry was urged
to seek the nomination for county
Judge on the Republican ticket last
year, an J later urgd to run as an
independent, but refused both prop
ositions. A flock of telegrams were- sent
to Governor Meier yesterday by
friends of Corbin Edgell, ot this city,
urging his appointment as county
-Judge. Edgeu, ' ft 'graduate' of die'
Harvard law-aetiool, is a member of
the New York Bar association and
well versed In the needs of Jack
son county. Many prominent names
of tho state and county it la un
derstood, will appear on the petitions
and telegrams urging Edgell's ap
pointment. The "Edgell Boom," did
not really get underway until yes
terday, but gained great Impetus in
a short time. Edgell Is well known
for his honesty and fair ess.
T. W. Miles was also mentioned
as a possible candidate for the Job,
as was Glenn O. Taylor. No state
ment cculd be gathered from either
as to whether or not they would
accept the appointment If offered.
Justice of the Peace .H. D. Reed
of Gold Hill Is also being lvgen .con
siderable support by many, and has
Indicated that he Would accept the
appointment. Reed has served peace-
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 8. (P) The
recovery of $115,000 In stocks and
bonds, stolen In a series of bank rob
beries in Oklahoma and Kansas, was
accomplished today by two police de
tectives who took Into custody a man
giving the name of Elmer 5. Wagoner
of Oklahoma, as he stepped from an
airplane.
Detective Lieutenant Lefty James,
announcing that a suitcase checked
to Wagoner contained liberty bonds,
war savings stamps and stocks stolen
from banks in the midwest, said he
believed the gank responsible for the
holdups was that of Pretty Boy Floyd,
notorious Oklahoma outlaw.
PORTLAKD AGITATORS
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 8. (API A
group of 80 men and women whom
DOlica described aa agitators called
at the Doernbecher furniture com'
pany here Just before closing time
today, and were met by about 300
employes, who voiced their objectiona
physically aa well as verbally before
police arrived and restored order.
The extent of the damage, police
said, was a few smarting eyes result'
Ing from a generous use of pepper by
the "Invading" group and a few
bruises resulting when blows were
struck.
EIGHT WOUNDEdTn
MILK STRIKE FIGHT
UTICA. N. T. Au. 6 fP, Hand
to hand fighting between troopers
and strikers in a nearly state-wide
milk holiday, today sent eight mem
bers of the state constabulary to hoa
pitsls, one man so badly hurt he may
di. and resulted In undetermined in
Jurifs to a soon of strikers. It wit
the fifth day of the strike, and tho
. most violent.
O'Connell Returned
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John J. O'Connell Jr., It shown at
iha Helderberg, N. Y camp of hit
uncle, Daniel P. O'Connell, after hit
return from a 24-day abduction
which ended with payment of $40
000 rantom. (Associated Preat
Photo)
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4 PORTLAND. Aug. 4. (AP) A
maximum working week of 40 hours,
and a minimum wage of 40 cent an
hour will prevail In plants of the
hardwood lumber Industry In Ore
gon and Washington under the NRA
code for that group which will be
retroactive to August 1.
Members of the Northwest Hard
wood association which was formed
here yesterday said about B00 workers
will be affected and' that the new
scale represents about a 50 per cent
Increase in pay for most employes.
The average working week In the past
has been 48 hours.
Eighteen producers of the two states
were represented at the meeting, and
their total output is about two mil
lion feet of alder, maple, ash. oak.
cottonwood and birch.
Members of the board, who later
will elert officers, are: Ben Ostllnd.
Marfthfield; C. W. Wuest. Sedro
Woolcy, Wash.; J. A. Irvln, Portland;
F. O. Goodyear, Sedro-Wooley;
Dp Burgh, Belllngham, Wash.;
; A. R
M. L
Mead, Seattle.
Harry L. Potter of Portland, secre
tary of the group, sent this telegram
to president Roosevelt last night:
'The Northwest association, composed
of producers of hardwood logs and
lumber In Washington and Oregon,
was formed here, today for the pur
pose of Immediately putting into ef
fect the NRA blanket code and to
give full and hearty support to your
industrial recovery program."
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FIGHT STATE FEE
SALEM. Aug. 8. p) The consoll
dsted freight lines today served no
tlce upon several state officials that
ar.nllcatlon had been made In the
Marlon county circuit court for i
temporary restraining order td ellm
Inate all fees for carriers engaged In
Interstate commerce. The hearing on
the temporary writ will be heard here
Monday.
The plaintiff charges the law la
unconstitutional in that It is dlv
criminatory between companlca en
gaged In business between two fixed
termini and those out-of-state firms
coming Into Oregon without regulsr
schedule or destination. It seeks
restraining order to set aside all feea
paid by thes. csrrlers.
Not Guilty Plea
Bly Postmaster
PORTLAND, Aw. 5. ( Pi Thorn m
E Wallls. postmaster at Bly. Klam
ath county, pleaded not guilty
federal court here today in an Indict
ment charging embewlement of 1711
of postal funds. In default of ball he
(await trial in September.
OFFICIALS SCOFF
AT LATEST REPORT
OF WWSTHREAT
Japan's Boosting of Arms
Budget Fails to Impress
Americans Each Nation
Barking, Bites Discounted
Copyright, 1933, By Paul Mallon
WASHINGTON, Aug. . P) Our
officiate privately pooh-pooh all this
latest war talk.
They are trying to act seriously
about Japan boosting her arms bud
get 45 per cent, but underneath they
cannot get up much steam about It.
Their browa are likewise furrow"d
about the London conference break
down, but their minds are unwor
rled. The truth Is each nation Is barking,
but not biting.
The situation Is atralned but not
crucial, and not likely to be.
One reason is that the published
figures you see on naval strengths
are not worth the time It takes to
read them.
Each naval office gives Itself a bad
deal. It always over-estimates the
strength of opponents and underes
timates b own power. That Is done
to confuse the enemy and promote
domestic bsllyhoo for naval build
ing. A simple device Is usually used
The old ships of the enemy are count-
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FAIL MCE
OHICAOO, Aug. B.-WP) Man's lat
est attempt to pierce the earth's at
mosphere at a greater helghth than
ever before ended abruptly early this
morning when Lieutenant Command
er T. O. W. Settle came to earth In
a Chicago railroad yards. A leaky top
valve was blamed.
The huge balloon, "The Century of
Progress" in which the commander
hoped to break existing altitude rec
ords and obtain valuable scientific
data heretofore unknown to man, de
scended within about ten minutes af
ter the hop-off at Soldier field.
Lieut. Commander Settle was not
Injured, and the balloon which had
risen to a height of approximately
5.000 feet was apparently not seri
ously damaged when It landed In the
yarda of the Chicago Burlington &
Quincy railroad at 14th and Canal
streets. There was a smal dent In the
bottom of the gondola, however, and
It was possible that bag lUelf was
damaged.
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NEW YORK. Aug, 6. OP Eugene
A. Dan 111, Jr., Somervllte, Mass.,
youthful leader of an obscure politic
al party, was held In 910.000 ball to
day in connection with placing of two
tear gas bombs in the New York
stock exchange.
Daniell was arrested In a mid-town
hotel and charged with suspicion ot
malicious mischief, a felony. He will
be given a hearing In Tombs court
Tuesday,
Daniell, who received 32S votes as
the national independent party can
didate for president last November,
li an attorney, member of the Mas
sachusetts National Ouard and a for
mer champion wrestler at Harvard
university.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 8.MV
Abolltlon of cut rste drugs and '
43 hour week for the retail drug In
dim try are provided in a code sent
to the national recovery admlnlstra
tlon in Washington by the American
Pharmacist' association, a national
organization of employe pharmacists
with headquarters In San Francisco.
Th. code proposes minimum wagea1
of 16 a week for registered pharma
cists. .40 for assistant pharmacists.
.35 for men clerks and 122. Si) for wo
men clerks. Employment of sales peo
ple under IS yeers old I. forbidden.
The cod. specifies that medicines,
drugs and drug aundries be sold only
at the stamped prk or at a 33 per
cent above th. wr.dl.sal. listing.
Confession Is
9th Entered
BallojrTheft
A plea of guilty to participation In the Jackson county ballot theft was
entered In the circuit court of Klamath county by Thos. L. Brecheen t
3:09 o'clock yesterday afternoon, bringing the list of confessions to the
charge of burglary not In a dwelling, growing out of the ballot stealing
oi reurunry uu, to nine.
FIND FEHL GUILTY
Earl H. Fehl, county judge of Jack
son county, fifth of the 33 defend
ant charged with complicity in the
ballot thefts of February 30, last, was
found guilty by a Klamath county
Jury Friday afternoon, after 12 min
utes actual deliberation. It was one
of the speediest verdicts in the his
tory of Oregon courts.
Fehl waa indicted under section
14311 of the Oregon codes charged
with "burglary not In a dwelling.'
Sentence provided thereby. Is one day
to five years.
The court announced after receipt
of the ' verdict that the convicted
county official would be . sentenced
Monday afternoon at Itto o'clock.
To Ak New Trial
Fehl, his attorneys have announced,
will file a motion for a new trial, and
also file an appeal to the state su
preme court. Imposing of sentence
will automatically remove Fehl from
office.
The Jury left the Jury box at 3:18
p. m., by the courtroom clock, and,
at 3:36 announced their verdict was
ready. Ten minutes of this time waa
consumed in clearing the courtroom
of spectators, and placing chairs In
the Jury room. The verdict was reach
ed on the first ballot, and according
to the bailiffs In court, in twelvo
minutes.
Kin In Court
Fehl with his wife, mother, and
mother-in-law were In court. They
had been In there all day, listening
to the closing words of the attorneys.
Many of the court attaches and at
torneys had left the courtroom, when
the verdict was announced.
Annaunoement that a verdict had
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WASHINGTON, Aug. S. fp) The
Interstate commerce commission in a
7 to 3 decision today held the gener
al railroad freight rate structure to
be reasonable In the light of present
conditions and refused to order a
blanket reduction as requested by
farm, lumber, coal and other Inter
ests. The commission asserted, however,
th decision must not be regarded as
holding that all existing charges were
fair and suggested the carrlera con
sider revisions downward In rates on
grain, lumber and export coal.
3KILLED1WS
FIREWORKS FACTORY
IDAHO PALUS. Idaho. Aug. 5 VP)
Three persona were killed and an
other waa probably fatally burned In
a series of enplitlons In the fabrica
ting plant of the Intermountatn Flre
worka company here late today. The
cause ot th blast wss not known.
Th. dead: Roland Williams, pro
prietor of th. factory, and a candi
date for mayor of Idaho Falls at the
election last spring: Alfred Blaaer, 39.
an employe: Lucll, Williams, It,
niece of the proprietor.
One Killed When
Cars Hit Head On
VANCOUVER. Wash.. Aug. . flV-
' Oreen of Astoria waa fatally In-
J.v d 1st Friday, and two other par
son. -were hurt In a head-on tuto
iho'ie crash on th. highway south of.
Ka'n-m creek. Joe Krupleskl of Cali
fornia was critically Injured, and C.
B. Welch of Portland received a leg
frsctuie. Kurpleakl was driving on.
car, nd Oreen. accompanied by
W,kb, th. other.
BALLOT BURGLARY
Less than 34 hours after the Jury
announced a verdict of guilty for
County Judge Earl H. Fehl, bringing
the convictions to four for the state,
out of five trials, the political or
ganiser of the Ashland district, and
alleged close associate of the county
Judge In the local turmoil, appeared
before Circuit Judge Oeorge F. Skip
worth with Attorney T. J. Enrlght.
appointed aa his counsel by the court.
Announcement was received from
Klamath Falla.
Croft and Martin Next. ,
Joe Croft and Oliver Martin, also
members of the list of 23, lndleted
for the Jackson county ballot steal
ing, and scheduled to go on trial
with Brecheen tomorrow, will appear
in court at 1:30 o'clock Monday after
noon. The same afternoon sentence will
be meted out by Circuit Judge Skip
worth to County Judge Fehl, who
had not filed a motion for new trial
late yesterday. Motion for new trial,
If filed by the defense, will bring
Fehl a 10 days' stay In execution, and
continued release from custody If
bond la approved. Still further time
will also be granted the defendant If
an appeal to the supreme court la
made.
Prompt Sentence. ',
Sentencing Monday will not be de
layed by any motto n for rie trial, but ;
execution of the sentence will penal
action of Fehl and hta attorneys, ac
cording to the announcement from
Klamath Falls, where the Judge re
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tmoA, n. y., Aug. t.-m-a
stat. trooper was Injured eo badly U.
may die, and fly. others, Including
Captain Stephen McOrath, hero of
th. 1930 Auburn prison riots, wet
leas seriously hurt. In hand to hand
fighting with striking milk producers
at Orlskany.
Th. most seriously Injured was
Trooper Oeorge Marshall, reported by
St. Elisabeths hospital to hava a
hemmorhag. of th. brain after be
ing struck with a stone or club In
th. .ngagement with holiday farmer
who sought to block the delivery of
milk h. and bis comrade, were con
voying. WILL
ROGERS
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.,
Aug. 4. California is pawing
the ground over a proposed
state income tax. Tbe kicks
would carry more weight if w
could get somebody to 'kick
that didn't have to pay it.
Some of our patriotic citi
zens have ofCered to le-we tho
state if it passes and the state
may take 'em up on it, so if
you see a drove .of Rolls
Royces, Lincolns and Cadillacs
going east through your town,
feed 'em and take care of 'em.
They are awful nice folks; they
ain't got a thing in the world
the matter with 'em only they
are millionaires.,
You can't legitimately kick
on taxes when the money has
been made. It's taxes on
farms, ranches and business
property that hss lost money
for years. Those folks havt
the holler coming. Now exonss
me while I hide before some
of my good friends shoot me.
Yours,
lll(i(WaTltl.l. '