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A Medford Mail T The Weather Forecast: Fair tonight and thur da;; slightly cooler Thursday. Temperature. ' Highest yesterday 101 l.nwMt this morning M UNE To City Subscribers la esse jour carrier falla to leave a paper, phona 76 before 6 p. m. office closing tlma. A papar will be aent out by Special Delivery. Twenty-eighth Year MEDFOtti), OREGON, "WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1933. No. 125. BfiESfi rib real! . 1 IE ? Comment on the Dry's News By FRANK JENKINS. PRESIDENT MACHADO get out of Cuba in an airplane, taking noth Ing much with him but a pair ot pa jamas and, of course, his LIFE. He got out because It became ap parent that If he atayed much longer the United States would take a hand In Cuba's troubled affaire, as It has the right to do under the Piatt amendment to the Cuban constitu tion. . IT ia good riddance, so far as Cuba la concerned. Machado has been a tyrant, and Cuba has had tyrants enough. If you doubt that, take a trip some time through Morro castle, which commands the entrance to Havana's harbor, and through Cubanas fortress, Just back of Morro, and note the dun geons in which the victims ot these tyrants were Imprisoned and. the blank walls against which they were stood up and shot. Then stand on the wall of Morro castle from which other victims were thrown to the aharka. You will come away thankful that you live In a country where aucn things don't happen. Tou will come away thankful that vou live In a country where such things don't happen. THE United States didn't want to intervene In Cuban affairs. The Cubans didn't want the United States to4lnlervene. So both parties got to gether and fixed thlnga up. It Is a pity that can't be done oftencr In International affairs. TOTAL, wheat production In the United statea 1 estimated, by the department of agriculture on August 1 at 409.671,000 bushels, which com pares with 736,000.000 ,laat year and an annual average production from 1026 to 1930 of 861.000.000 bushels. EIGHTEEN principal producing countrlea reporting on wheat In dicate a total production this year ol 1,663,515.000 bushels, as compared with 1,890.360,000 produced In these iimt countries last year and 3,096. 458.000 produced In 1931. President Indications are that the wheat crop of the Northern Hemis phere this season will be about 380. COO.OOO bushels amaller than last year'a crop and that the Southern Hemisphere will produce about 25. 000,000 bushels less. Europe's crop la forecast at 1,481, 000.000 bushels, as compared with 1,485,000,000 bushels a year ago. rKHt storv of wheat, you see, la a 1 story of smaller production the world over, with the blggeat drop oc- curlng in the United States. . Tlila story of amaller production has been reflected In higher prices Reduced production means more buy era than sellers In the msrkets, and when there are more buyers than eellers prices go up. We can pass lawa until we are black In the fact, but aa long as there are more sellera than buyers In the mar kets prlcea will remain low. a rp IN the Pendleton country. 6en U ator Btelwer tells this writer, whest was selling at- the shipping point a year ago at 23 to 23 cent per bushel. Prospecta are that It will bring somewhere from 65 to 70 cents at the fhlpping point this year. That is to say, one bushel of wheat this year will bring about the same aa THREE BUSHELS a year ago. ,Blg cropa. you see, don't always mean prosperity. THIS will be good newa to Douglas county: Average totsl production of prunes from 1926 to 1930 ,was 224,900,000 pounda. Total production this year Is estimated on August 1 at 209,500, 000 pounds. Douglas county I expecting a near record crop this year somewhere around 30.000.000 pounda. B:g pro duction In Douglas county, that Is, aa against a general ehortage. KLAMATH county Is equslly fortu nate as to potatoes. Average total production for the live year from 103 to 1930 was 355 0C0.000 bushels. Total production last year waa 3S8.0OO.0OO bushel. Total production thl year 1 estimated by the department of agriculture on Au gust 1 as SP1.000.000 bushels the smallest crop rlnre 1916 J Continued 09 Fag aui-l AY $20 TON HERE AS OTHER REGIONS REP0RTGR0P CUT Yakima and California Yield Sharply Reduced by Wea ther Barlett Price Is Highest for 1933 Season An announcement of great interest to all growera of Bartlett pears was released this afternoon by David Rosenberg, chairman of the local Bartlett commodity pear committee of the Northwest Fruit Industries. Inc., bringing promise of a better market for Rogue River valley peara, as the result of damage to the Cali fornia crop from the heat wave. Mr. Rosenberg announced that the Northwest Fruit Industries. Inc.. had received a relegram from Frank T. Swett of the California Pear Growers' association, which reads ns follows: "Hot weather has curtailed California crop. Cannera contracted about 60, 000 tons. Estimate deliveries not ex ceed 45.000 tons. Do not worry about big California pack.- It la no longer here." In addition to this good news to pear growers,-It was reported today that in the Yakima district a very serious Bartlett drop had been real ized, due to the pears simply letting go. The drop has amounted to a loss of approximately 10,000 tons, which Is equivalent to at least two-thirds of the Bartlett crop of the Rogue River valley. Mr. Rosenberg also reported today that within the last 24 hours a cer tain large tonnage of Barttetts was sold locally at $20. net to the grower. The price applied to No. I pears of size 2ai Inches In diameter. He also announced that another large ton nage passed Into the hands of the canners at $20 a ton for pears, which had been run over the grader for No. s, also size 2 Inches In diameter. These are the best prlcea offered so far this season for local Bareletts. E SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 16. (IP) The California cling peach Industry will have a aurphia production of 20.000 tons or more, and the surplus will be purchased from growers on the trees at 13 a ton. This became evident fcoday when the official crop estimating committee reported pro duction would total between 240,000 and 260,000 tons. H. M. Taylor, representative ot Sec retary of Agriculture Wallace, made the announcement of the crop estl mate at noon today, following the meeting of the crop estimating com mittee set up by federal order. The peach agreement placed in ef fect last night by Secretary Wallace limits the pack to 10,000.000 cases, which will call for canning of about 218.000 tons. As there la a surplus of No. 1 quality fruit. ther will be no canning" from now on of No. 2 fruit. LIGHTNING SETS 8 FOREST FIRES The heat wave of Monday and Tuesday, which ran thermometere In the valley up to 107 degrees again yesterday afternoon, brought a light ning storm In the Dead Indian region of the forest, resulting in eight fires. It was announced by the Rogue River national forest service this afternoon The fires broke out about 1 o'clock this morning while the atorm was raging through the eastern section, bringing repested flsshes of light ning and no rain. Fires were be lieved under control this afternoon. forest lookout men reported. No word had been received from the ataff of flghtera sent Into the re glon. The eight fires occurred within a radius of 10 miles, in the southern section of the Dead Indian country. In the vicinity of Aspen butte and Clover creek. C. C. C. men from the Lake o' the Woods and Moon Prairie camps were rushed to the flames to fight, about 13 being aent to each of the eight fires. Mo other sections of the forest were nalted by the storm, according to reports received at headquarters here. THREE KILLED WHEN . SEAPLANE CRASHES VANCOUVER, B. C. Aug. lfl.-n, Three persons were killed, two others seriously injured and another auirer ed lesser hurts late last night when a seaplane owned by the Welts Trans port company fell Into the deep wat ers of Anderson lake near Br'.dir r.rer. IM miles north of here. The 'dead: Mr. and Mrs. E- Dean i6 W J. Butt, D BASEBALL National PHILADLPHIA. Aug. 16. (AP) Jimmy Collins' twelfth Inning home run broke a 6-6 tie to give St. Louis a 7 to 6 triumph In the first game of a double-header with the Phillies today. Wes Schulmelrch, former Ore. gon State college star, hit a four bagger for the Phlle earlier. The score: R. H. E. St. Loul 7 14 1 Philadelphia . 15 2 Grimes. Walker. Haines. Carleton and Wilson. OKarrell; Ragland, P. Colllna and Davis. (second game) St Loula - Philadelphia ..... Dean and Wilson; R. H. E. 0 8 0 3 1 Moore and Todd. The score: Chicago R. H. 1 8 6 10 E. 1 0 Boston Tinning and Hartnett; Frankhouse and Spohrer. The score: R- H. E. Cincinnati 0 5 1 New .York 5 14 1 Derringer. Stout and Lombard!; Schumacher and Mancuso. The score: R. H. E. Pittsburgh 11 15 1 Brooklyn 7 13 1 Swetonlc, H. Smith and tOrace; Carroll, Shaute, Thurston and'Lopez, Outen. American. R. H. E. Boston ... 8 8 5 Detroit 6 7 2 Brown, Welch and Fcrrell; Frasler, Fischer and Hsyworth. . The aeore: R. Washington - 6 H. E. Chicago - 17 0 Whltehlll and Seweil; Gaston. Wyatt and orabc. The score: Philadelphia Cleveland - Cain and Cochrane; Harder and Spencer. R. H. E. ... 4 16 3 5 10 0 Htldebrand, WASHINGTON, Aug. 16. (AP) Again warning against "racketeers' who hope to profit off of the Blue Eagle, Hugh 8. Johnson, the NRA chief, aald today he waa not referring to legitimate advertising. . "Any merchant and any newspa per man knows what constitutes le gitimate and Illegitimate advertis ing," the administrator said. "What I don't want done Is to have some unscrupulous newspaper set up an honor roll In Its columns and then go out and solicit names of Blue Eagle signers to pay for having their names enrolled. "Of course, this does not preclude a merchant buying advertising space to let it be known he ts doing his part. We gave specific authorization for use of the eagle In advertise ments." SAN PRANCISCO, Aug. W. (AP) California gold producers, while en couraged by federal permission to ex port gold except In bullion or money form, were confused today about how to proceed. Various operators, financiers and bankers were unable to recommend procedure. Efforts were afoot to ob tain data on shipping costs, market lng privileges and the restrictions on smelting and shipping In the various countrlea. There seemed little knowledge yet as to whether the concentrates would be sent to Canada, Mexico or London. Time favors the two neigh boring countries, but water shipment to London may offset the time loss by cheaper transportation. T FROM CLIFF PATH ASTORIA. Ore., Aug. 16. (API John Round, 3fi, Nebraska medical atudent, waa treated for serious shock and Injury In a hospital here today after he had lain for 31 hours at the base of the cliffs near tha Tillamook Head death trap with smashed leg. Tha tide had been within a. few feet of htm. An or ganized searching part? rescued him and carried htm by stretcher three mllea to this city. He fell from a trail on the high cliff to the rocke below at about 1 p. m. Monday, and taa not found until 31 hours later. Ban ltlaectlon BERLIN. Aug. 18 (API Premier Hermann Ooemng of Prueeta decreed today that rlvestlon of "all sperlee M anlmala" Is forbidden throughout the state. Offendera fact) sentences la concentration, casps. BLASTING HEAT OREGONJECTOR Tuesday Temperatures Set i New August Records in Many Areas Dew and Fog Retard 2 Large Fires Oregon Weather. Fair tonight and Thursday, but overcast on coast; slightly cooler In interior of west portion Thursday: gentle changeable winds offshore. PORTLAND. Aug. 18. (AP) The blasting heat In which Oregon and the Northwest sweltered Tuesday waa to moderate slightly today, the weather bureau aald. Yesterdoy'a temperatures eclipsed all previous August records In several sections, and came near to shattering all former heat marks. - "Cheer up." said E. L. Wells, gov ernment meteorologist In Portland. "It probably will be no hotter than 90 degrees In the shade today." Yes terday's maximum here was 102.4 de grees at 3:30 p. m.. the hottest Au gust day ever experienced. Portland's all-time heat record of 104 degrees was established July 10. 1926. Dew, Fog Retard Fires Heavy dew and some fog last night slowed the progress of two large for est fires on Gates creek and Wilson river, In Washington county, but prospects were they would resume their dstructlve march through val uable timber during the morning as humidity dropped. Other fires were burning In Curry county, near the Lobster creek district. ' Pendleton had a maximum of 107 degrees Tuesdsy for the third con secutive day. and observers there be lieved that temperature would be reached today. At The Dalles the high waa 107, and It was loo at North Dalles. Hood River-had 101 i, and It was l03 at Walla Walla. Halls Ham est lng The severe heat In the grain areas forced suspension of harvesting dur ing the worst part of the day, and the first regions of southern Oregon sent their crews to work at 8 a. m and took them off early In the aft ernoon. - ' Apples and pears In the Hood River valley were said to have been badly sunburned In some districts by the high temperatures. Medford had a maximum of 106 degrees. At Burns, near the eastern border of the state, It was 101. and La Orande experienced the third consecutive day of 100-degree heat, Klamath Falls had 101 degrees. It was 100 In Salem, and 96 in Eu gene. Forestry officials feared more aer lous outbreak of fires as a result of the extreme heat which hss driven most of the moisture from the for ests of the state. All officers In charge of civilian conservation corps camps had Instructions to be pre pared to throw their personnel at fire lines on short notice. Fight Big Fire More than 350 men were engaged in a desperate fight with the Wash ington-Tillamook county fire. Shift ing winds and under-like forests made the task a precarious one and the men proceeded with utmost cau tion. At last reporta today the Wil aon river fire had not entered the large Stlmson Lumber company hold ings. All vacationists hsd been eva cuated from Reehers Rest and It waa believed the resort had so far es- (Continued on Page Eight) 4 OF FAMILY POISONED LAWYER ADMITS DEED HOT SPRINOfl. Ark., Aug. 1. P A confession thst he poisoned four members of a family waa algned to day by Mark H. Shank, an attorney of Akron, Ohio. Polios advanced as a motive the Imminent arrest of one of the vic tims for ateallng papera for Shank from tha Akron prosecutor's office for use In a forgery ease against a client o' Shank. The police aald they found a letter from Shank In the clothing of one of the victims, Mrs. Bthel Colley. ad vising her and her husband. Alvln, to "keep eyea open, mouths ahut." and he would soon Joln them, and "you will aJl be rich." Colley and hla wife and two sons. 7 and 11 yeara of age. were found dead, dyln of a poison on 'a high way near Malvern, law yesterday, after their car had crashed into a fence and Shank had fled Into the wooda. Shank confessed, authorities an nounced. In the following brief stat. ment. which he said he would ampll' fy after he had soma aleep: "I am guilty of the murder of the four persona at Malvern by poison and I only ask that you officers rec ommend to the courts that they (rant me all tha leniency possible." Colley waa sought by Wayne coun ty. Ohio, authorities on a warrant charging him with atsallne recelp's and oth.r evidsnee from the office of Pfoeecutiog Attorney tymio ROOSEVELT TAKES HAND IN EFFORTS E Hint President May Use Strong Talk in Bringing Industrial Groups Under NRA Auto Code Near WASHIQTON, Aug. 16. (AP) President Roosevelt took over the helm today In an effort to amooth the dispute over a working code tor the steel Industry, while In other qusrters of his administration the pressure was tightened to draw the oil. coal and automobile industries In line with the Blue Eagle. Myron Taylor, chairman of the board of the United Statea Sleel corporation and Charlea M. Schwab. chairman of the Bethlehem Bteei corporation. Joined a White House conference between the chief execu tlve and his aldea aa they strove to bring the ateel group under the shorter hour, higher wage agreement. May Talk Sharp There were Indlcatea Mr. Roosevelt wss prepared to apeak strongly to settle the difficulties that have de layed the ateel code of fair compe tltlon. Officials at NRA headquarters bus lly conferred, meanwhile, with snokesmen for tha other three croups. William Oreen. president of the American Federation of Labor, who angrily protested yesterday that ateel magnates had walked out on a meeting because he waa present, was willingly received today at tne con ference of leaders In the automobile Industry. Aa In the case of steel. Green was designated by the labor advisory board to represent It at discussions of the automobile code on which hearings begin on Friday. Oil and Coal Men Talk KJ M. Simpson, deputy admlnls-J trator In charge of ateel, turned his attention for the moment to 011 con versations. In another section of NRA headquarters, coal men were gathering for talks with offlclala. Hugh S. Johnson, recovery admin istrator, during tha morning aent word to representatives of the oil In dustry that he would deliver to them tomorrow' Ills' vlewa on the proposed code for the petroleum business, which hsa been delayed by dlffer encea and numerbua re-wrltmga. The leaders of the steel Industry went to the White House to discuss the situation with Mr. Roosevelt af ter yesterday's conferences with Sec retary Perkins and recovery officials over facts governing wages. Data on such subjects as normal employment and wage differentiate were reviewed. 'The problem waa to reconcile the figures of Dr. Alexander Sacha. the Steel corporation ana miss remm. Johnson aald. Sachs ia Johnson's statistical expert. Asked whether a steel code could be expected soon, the general re plied: i "I don't know. I never know un til I have gone through the whole distance." CONCENTRATION ARMY CAMPS DECIDED UPON WASHINGTON. Aug. 18 (AP) DM.iri.nt. Rntwrlt has decided to concentrate many army posts Into a few major eatabllehmente for pur- poaea of economy and efficiency. Since 1921 the banana production of Formosa has Increased from M,- 000 tons to 190,000 tons. Crltchfleld. Jr., which were Intend) tor prosecution of Clarence Braucher of Barbcrton, Ohio, on a forgery charae. Shank waa attorney for Braucher. The evidence, the Ohio prosecutor said, waa stolen while Braucher waa out on bond. A three-year-old on of the Col leva, who eacaned tha poison, waa quoted by Prosecuting Attorney Miller Halbert of Malvern aa aaylng he aaw Shank put something in soma grape Juice which his parents and brothera drank while they were eating a pic nic lunch near Malvern yeaterday. After Shank had been captured following a chase with bloodhounds. ha took the officers to the spot where na aald they had all eaten lunch during a short motor trip. There the officers found a Jug of Juice, some lunch meats and itearby some crystals which are to be ana- lyned. Therewaa evidence the Colleys and Shank had left the place hurriedly. Aa authoritlea reconatructed the case they believed tha poison struck the victims there and they hurried away for medical aid. The spot was fsr bsck In the woods The car finally ersehed on a main highway, with Colley alumped dead under tha steering wheel. One of the boys also was dead. Mra. colley died on the way to a hospital and the other boy soon after arriving ther. PILO: UPSETS WORLD RECORD I f llS Flying with his head hanging downward from San Diego, Cal., to Los Angelea, Mllo Q. Burcham (left) established a world's record for up-alda-down flying, making tha distance of 12$ mllea In 1 hour, 46 minutes, 59 aeconda. This cut tha old record mora than half an hour, Tha plane, landing gear up, ia ahown flying over Southern California. (Aaaoclated Press Photo) PAY LEVELS TAKE WASHINGTON. Aug. lfl. (AP) Employment in manufacturing In dustrtea during July was reported by the bureau of labor statistics today to have increased 7.2 per cent over June, and payrolls to have gained 7.D per cent. President Roosevelt earlier had ei preased encouragement over this trend of employment and wages, especially when It Is considered this la the time of year for seasonal declines. The July level of employment In manufacturing Industries was 31.0 per cent above that for July. 1932, and the payroll total waa 28 6 per cent over July, 1032. The changes In employment and payrolls were based on reports sup plied by 18.090 establishments In 89 of the principal manufacturing dis tricts. . T Decision of Judge Lewelllng of the Marlon county circuit court, holding the bus and truck bill enacted by the 1833 legislature. Invalid; was greeted with enthusiasm by truck men of .this section today, especially those planning to haul fruit In the very near future. It wss, however, pointed out nere that the decision exerts no influ ence over the peddlers' and produc ers' bill, against which a campaign has also been carried on In thla aectlon. That battle will be con tlnued. sponaora of the move con tended, until some relief Is grsnted which will enable small fruit growers and gardenera to market their pro duce. HAW1BLET0N1AN STAKE OOSHEN. If. T., Aug. Id. (API- Winning two of the three heata, Mary Reynolds, a allm, bay riny owneu by W. M. Reynolds of Wlnaton Sa lem, N. C, today captured the seventh renewal of the S4I.000 Hambletonlan defeating 11 of the country, fastest three-year-old trottera before a crowd of mora than 30,000 at Good Time park. 16 CORVALLIS. Aug. 18. (AP) Sat urday, September lfl la the date de cided upon for the opening of Pac ific Coast Conference football prac tice, according to notification receiv ed today by H. 8. Rogers, chairman of the board of control of Oregon Stat college from H. C. wlllett of Unlveralty of Southern California, secretary of the faculty representa tives of the conference. CORPORAL SLAYS PRIVATE, SUICIDES NBW ROCHBIXB. N. V.. Aug. ! IPi Army offlclala announced today that Prlvato Donald J. Zlnn of York. Pa , waa ahot and killed at Port Blo eum today by a corporal who resent ed "back talk." The corporal, Tru man R. Smith of Lima, O.. also shot himself and physicians ssld na could not Ue. RUCK BILL BLOW BRINGS REJOICING FILING SATURDAY The audit of the Jackson county books and affaire, one of the Issues of the 1032 campaign, and an aglta- tlon weapon last January and Pebru ary around the courthouse, will be filed with the county court next Sat urday, L. D. Haines of Klamath Palls, certified accountant in charge of the audit, announced In a letter received by the county clerk, today, that It would be presented then. Delay in the -arrival' of -binding apparatus from Portland, prevented lte presenta tion today ai scheduled. The audit covers all county offices and funds. Contrary to a report cir culated In the rural areas It does not cover a count of ballots cast In the 1933 primary election, or any report on election matters. It only covers the financial angles. Work on the audit has been under way since last March. The work of checking the varloua books and ac counts was finished about July 1. The remaining time has been devoted to arrangement and analysis. Tha audit cost about $2500 and was nn outgrowth of sensational charges by E. H. Fehl, that county funds were misused. At a "Congress" held at Phoenix he voiced the allegation, but denied It the next day. In the pres ence of other members of the county court and the auditor. When the ru mor was repeated In the country, the author was also hailed before the county court and auditor, and, ha too, entered a denial. VICTOR HOLZGANG IS Victor Holtgang, 10, who resides on the Jacksonville road, and who sus tained aertoua injuries some time ago, when struck by an auto, when Jump ing from a truck on the highway, waa struck last night by a car. when rid ing hla bicycle toward Jacksonville. The boy waa rushed to the com munity hospttsl, where his Injuries were announced aa not serious this afternoon. The machine, which struck tha TXd, waa driven by A. A. McBrlen, who reported to polios today that the boy waa riding without lights and did not have the right of way. George wit ter, who witnessed the accident, also reported to state police. The boy'a Injuries were "general, the hospital reported. . B. FOLLETT IDES IN S. F SAN JSRANCISCO, Aug. !. (PI William B. Follett, S, flrat Oregon state commander of the American Legion, ahot himself to death in public park here early today. Police made Identification through cards and Identification tags In hla clothe There were no notes, and only M cents In money. ' A brother, Herbert C. Pollett, later Identified the body. He told authoritlea hla brother had been In III health. Pollett attended the Bute Legion convention In Klamath Falla, Ore., only laat week, and waa introduced from tha platform and given an ova tion. Prlenda aald Pollett waa a na tive of Chicago and waa survived by a widow In Lacrosse, Wis. - Registration of automobiles and trucka In South Carolina this year showed a gain or 37 per cent over tha flrat half of 1903. MM ACT Prof. Tugwell's Revised Measure for Truth in Ad vertising Will Have More Teeth Than Dr. Wiley's By GFORr.R DCRNO. Copyrighted by MeClure Newspaper Hyndlcate. WASHINGTON, Aug. 10. Before next winter's snows are melted you probably will have a close newspaper acquaintanceship with a young man now girding himself to carry on in tha shoes of Dr. Harvey W. Wiley for truth In advertising of food and drug products, . - - The young man In queatlon la Prof. Rexford Ouy Tugwell, assistant secre tary of agriculture and prominent member of the brain trust. Tugwell quietly Is preparing a campaign for passage at the next session of con gress of his revised food and drug act that promises to be a humdinger. Aa mentioned previously In this column the Tugwell bill has teeth. If passed, none of us will ever again hear some of the phenomenal claims now advanced to sell many well known products. Dr. Wiley, who started tha ball roll ing many years ago, had a great sense of the dramatic. When he ap peared before congressional commit tees he ofttlmes took along a portable laboratory and proved his points with experiments under the very now of the astounded congressmen. Prof. Tugwell seems to hava the same all-necessary flair for driving an argument home. At present the comparatively youth ful aeslatant secretary la building up an exhibit to display at the flrat congressional hearing his bill gets.. Taking lavish statements from tha radio, printed ada and labela he Is set ting them against deadly parallels of actual fact that will have a lot of prominent phonies hanging on the ropea. It Is not 'for us to take you' Inside tha main tent yet. Until it becomes more or less privileged mat ter before a congreaslonal committee there are libel lawa that put tha shush on facts. But take our word for It when the (Continued on Page Four) ; DEATHFAST PLAN POONA. Indis, Aug. lo. WV-After the Mahatma Oandhl had announced at noon today that ha waa starting a fast Until death, the government cam forward with an offer which, It waa expected, would Impel him to abandon the plan. The government waa willing to pro vide the nationalist lesder with facil ities enabling him to continue, un der certain conditions, his csmpalgn to better the status ot India's most lowly caste, the untouchables. Thus fsr the Mahatma haa not ac tually missed any meal, and It wu expected that he would eat as usual thl evening. WILL- ROGERS SANTA MONICA, Calif., Aug. 15. Course I could talk about "our warships going to Cuba," "onr foreign trade picking up," "sixteen nations bought more," "president of Franc knocked down by a bicycle." That's not as bad as me the night I landed in Yoko hama, Japan, and got run over by a rickshaw. But the real bit of news was some ingenious Swiss from Switzerland. He wanted .to smuggle some Swiss watches into Spain so this old "yodler" drove a bunch of geese afoot from Switzerland clear across France to Spain and he had the watches tied under the gecses wings. Think what a. follow could bring into this country if he had himself a good bunch of trained whales. w lllltXlwL'-TMIs. .