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Temperature. '
Highest yesterday 101
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MEDFOtti), OREGON, "WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1933.
No. 125.
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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.
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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,
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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.
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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-
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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. .
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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