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The Weather Forecast:. Cloudy um unsettled to night and Wednesday; no change In temperature! Blfhest yesterday Lowest thl rnornlnr 44 Medford Mail Tr MAIL TRIBUNE BARGAIN DAYS bejln .MONDAY. SEPT. ft Uth. dar . daysl Mark your calen- Juit S more Xo. 143. rni7 OMl f , K UVJ "J ffiUNE Twenty-eighth Year . MEDFORD, OREG OX, WEDyESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1933. r- "vn n n -v n r C . O Cn o)Y7 fU)r nnn?iW7 M-'y -! i ru) U7 L f ". M r J n Bi n U n " w -' " w uau uuu L3 lt u vrj uuLru vy uuu Comment on the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS. HEBE la an exceedingly significant paragraph from the new of the day: "Threats to burn packing sheds and storehouses unless 'protection money Is paid were reported to police tcdsy by Yakima fruit growers. The threats were accompanied by promises that no vandalism would take place If the price wss paid." Does this mean that racketeering Is spreading from the big cities out Into the hitherto quiet country? SPEAKING of racketeering, Secre tary of War Dern. In n address sponsored by the United States Flag association the other evening, made this startling statement: "The American peop.e are paying to the racketeers an annual tribute amounting to EIGHTEEN BILLION dollars." EIGHTEEN billion dollars Is a vast sum so vast that ordinary people, such as you and I, csn't grssp It unless we have something to compare It with. So let'a try some comparisons: The war debt owed by European countries to the United states mounts to a little less than 12 bil lion dollars. So. you see. If Secre tary Derns figures are correct, we psy to the racketeers EVERY YEAR half ss much again as the total ot this war debt about which we have done so much talking. IF WE talked a little less about the 1 war debt Europe owes us and I little more about the staggering trtb ute exacted from us by the racketeers, It might be a good thing. THIS racketeer tribute of 18 billion 1 dollars a year amounts roughly to a tax of $150 on every. man, woman and child In the United States. Listen: , According to the latest available figures, the TOTAL of federal, state and local taxes averages $78.26 for very man, woman and child In the United States. That Is to say, racketeering costs i TWICE as much as ALL the taxa tion we .complain so much sbout. FIX again in your mind this total of EIGHTEEN BILLION dollars. It is from FIVE to SEVEN times the amount spent annually by the federal government and the 48 states on the public schools of the nation. Remember that the next time you psy your school taxes and think they re much higher than they ahould be. JDST what Is a 'racketeer," anyway? The word Is so new that It doesn't appear In the latest edition oi Webster's dictionary. So we shall have to make up a definition. Com mon usage Indicates some such defi nition as this: "One who threatens legitimate business men that they will get Into trouble If they don't Py the threatener to protect them." So far racketeering has flourished chiefly in the big cities, but this Yiklma Item Indicates that It may be spreading. T ACKETEERINQ 1sa tribute levied upon business by unscrupulous Individusls bsrdlts seems to be the word. This tribute, so fsr, has oen tamely paid. It seems to be evident that we need mndern patriot to arise and repeat the Immortal words of Charles Flnck e?: "Millions for defense, but not ens cent for tribute." HKRE are some other figures, cer tainly stsrtllng enough, qvioted ev Secretary of War Dern: E-.ery year. 13.000 people are mur ded In the United States, 3000 are kidnaped. 100.000 are assaulted and .000 robbed. Irry year 40.000 homes and other P'ces are burglarised and more than 100000,000 la lost through incen ry fires. Ie cost of crime runs pretty high on't It? CHICAa"c7SeTt4TZ7AViIn the cnuaer P O' Mine off Belmont : crih-.rbw. y Moo 24. of Cleveland suddenly dl- V'M herself of her clothing and ."i-ii ui ner doming aim ; '"P-d into the lake, shouting to her i m.... 'n:ons that she wss tired of Me. "w Moore and three other girls f" Jined five men for an evening cruire to the world's fslr and were " liming to the North f-irr- r-.-'wr tv.-o mllea from shore. Mls H0" lumped from th fter deck. SHOWS F FATAL ENCOUNTER Sentence On Ballot Theft Charge to Come Later Rogue River Man Is In- dieted On Morals Charge A not true bill was returned by the grand Jury this morning, In the esse of C. W. (Chuck) Davis, held In the county jail dnce August S last. Davis was charged with beating Jo seph B. (Bud) Johnston, with his fists, causing his death, sa the climax of a street argument and fleht over the ballot-theft trial convictions. The tragedy occurred at the corner of Msln and Front streets while the streets were filled with the regular Saturday night throng. Johnston accosted Davis at the corner, according to the evidence, and the altercation followed. Davis asscrtedly struck Johnston, knock ing him to the sidewalk, and death followed a ahort time later. Eye Witnesses Heard Among the witnesses examined by the grand Jury, were a number of eye witnesses, who did not testify at the coroner's inquest. Ten witnesses were examined. Davis is still held In the county Jsll. He was one of ballot theft de fendants, who entered pleas of guilty, and was a state witness In all five of the ballot theft trials. Davla admit ted that he had attempted to open v.io ybuji winoow with a crowbar, before It was finally smashed with an ax, by one of the Sexton brothers. Davla testified that he left the courthouse before the vote stealing atarted. and alter he had warned Earl H. Fehl, Walter J. Jones, Tom L. Brecheen and the Sexton brothers, "if you fellows are figuring on break ing Into that vault, and stealing the ballots, you will get into trouble." Fehl. Jones and Brecheen are serving prison terms. .. The Sextons are on parole. Davis claimed' he was In a local pool hall playing cards during the actual burglary, returning to the courthouse about ten o'clock for a tew minutes on his way .home. Sentence Later Passing of sentence on Davis for nis part In the ballot theft will be made by Circuit Judge Qeorge r. Sklpworth of Eugene, later, who de layed sentencing pending a decision in the Johnston case. It Is the laat of the ballot theft cases. The grand Jury, of which Theodore N. Bell, Jr.. of Talent was foreman, also returned a not true bill against F. L. Struble, on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon. Struble was alleged to have threatened a neighbor with a shovel during a neighborhood quarrel. Corey Indicted Indlctmenta were returned by the grand Jury against J. E. Corey of Rogue River, on a statutory charge Involving an 18-year-old girl, a resi dent of the Rogue River district. Corey formerly operated a store at Rogue River. The girl in the case, and her parents, were the chief wit nesses. The specific charge against uorey is contributing to the delln quency of a minor. John M. Price and W. Lee Ray were each Indicted for alleged practicing or professions! engineering without a license, under the Oregon mining laws, it is a misdemeanor. Price and Lee have been engaged in min ing in this county, operating proper ties on Squaw creek, and the Opp mine near Jacksonville. They are at liberty on their own recognizance. Price was scheduled to appear this .-.fternoon. Attorney Frank DeSouza, his counsel, holds the Indictments are based upon a technicality. The county court h disallowed the bill of Attorney T. J. Enrinrht for 125. submitted for' lega.! services performed for C. Jean Conner, for mer Tice-presldent of the seir-styled "Good Government Congress," and that organization's parlJsmentArlin. Con ner, hIm one of the "Ba rJt s Guards," reputed "Oreerwprirw Moun tain Boy." also known ss "the- bright boy of Pinehurst." ru sentenced to three yearn In state prison for ad mitted ballot theft participation. He ru paroled to Attorney H. Von SchmalB of Burnt, nth the proviso that he remain out of Jackson coun ty for one year. When Conner appeared for ar ra'.enment the court named Attorney K117 M hl counJrl Conner of, lh t-thft tria.a and ." ".' rr.e t ih.t m or. requested In open court thst Attor- nevs Enrlght and von wanrn. -- - " hi." counsel. Conner declined the , a. .a Kent. service m The county court has written a letter to AHorney Enrlght. setting rs-th thst inasmuch ss Conner se- orvr trsn n-m-o o. ,0.,rt. me county could not see fit to allow tat bill. U. S. Prepares for Intervention in BASEBALL National PITTSBURGH. Sept. 8. (AP) Bill Swift's single with Floyd Vaughan on second In the 10th inning today gars the Pittsburgh Pirates a 8 to 8 vic tory over the New York Oisnts In the first gsme of a doublehesder and cut the Giants' National league lead to five and one-half games. New York 8 IS a Pittsburgh g ij i Fltxslmmons, Bell and Mancuso: Swetonlc. Chagnon, Swift and Grace. First. Philadelphia St. Louis .... 13 0 8 8 1 Holley, Pearce and Davis; Hsllahsn and Wilson. Brooklyn .. Cincinnati 14 9 Mungo and Lopez: Kolp, Frey, Der ringer and Lombardl. Boston Chicago . Frankhouse, Smith Tinning and Hartnett. 8 0 10 3 Hogan: American St. Louis .. New York Hadley and Shea. Hemsley; Ruffing and Dickey. First. Detroit -11 14 2 Boston 8 8 3 Lawson. Hogsett and Hayworth: Brown, Kline. Fullerton and Gooch. R. Cleveland 4 13 a Philadelphia "" 8 8 3 Harder. Hlldebrand. Hudlln. Con. nally and Pytlak; Grove and Coch rane. Chicago 14a Washington 3 s o Miller. Faber. Wyatt and Berry: McColl and 8ewell. L TENTATIVELY SET IN COMING Tl A tentative criminal case calendar for the term of the circuit court, set this morning by Circuit Judge H. D. Norton to start Monday. September 18, placea the trial of Henrietta B. Martin, president of the so-called "Oood Government Congress" Indict ed for "riotous conduct" as the sec ond esse on the list. The trial of C. H. Brown, secretary of the "Oood Government Congress" and father of Mrs. Msrtln, Indicted for "slandering a bank" la listed third The first case on the docket la that of Mervyn Gleason, Central Point, charged with assault and battery. ' L. o. Van Wegen and L. E. Pitch, reputed "Congressmen" are listed as co-defendanta of Mrs. Martin. The ipeclftc charge Is attempted lashing of Leonard N. Hall, editor of the Jack sonville Miner, In retaliation for a published article. The state has In dicated It will show that the lashing was premedltsted, and discussed be fore it happened. Van Wegen and Fitch allegedly attempted to hold Hall. Both Mrs. Martin and her father, ferown. were right-hand lieutenants of Banks and Fehl. now serving prison terms, during the height of their locsl agitation. Mrs. Msrtln was chairman of "Congress" meetings and a court house steps orator, making her final address on the dsy thst Bsnks pro claimed his "revolution The fourth trial listed Is thst of Joe Cave, a city pollcemsn, indicted for involuntary manslaughter. It la an outgrowth of the death of Everett Dahark of the Eagle Point district, during a raid on a Reese Creek still in December, 1930. Much of the tur moil centered around the unfortu nate Incident, and waa cited as proof of the "breakdown of Isw and order." Csve was Indicted last Msrch by the grand Jury, of which Wllllsm T. Grieve of Prospect waa foreman. Cave Is scheduled for arraignment soon. Fred Wolf. Blrdseye Creek rsncher. Indicted for manslaughter for the slaying of Bill Sheldon, la the fifth trlsl scheduled. Wolf Is charged with shooting Sheldon, while the latter was wslklng through a pasture with Wolf's wife, on the way home from milking cows. Self-defense and the unwritten lsw" are anticipated as Wolf's defense. The remaining oases on the docket are those of Ted Haines, charged with a ststntory offense, and Clarence Day and Thomas P. Day. Indicted for theft of a calf belonging to P. E Bybe. Antelope district stockman. The court requested that attorneys submit to him at once. list of civil esses they hsve pending so thst the civil docket can be made. PENDI.FTON, Ore, Sept. 8. (AP) Lloyd Mstteson of John Day was In a hospital at Heppner today with four bullet wounds In his body which police ssld he suffered ln a shooting In a Heppner card room last night. BUI P-nl-nd or K-ppn'r, who the of- . e ZZ, l.. h.i7i aiL ''r y'"' ""f""1 with j automatic pistol, was held In jUU 8SS.000 lot year. fleers ssld fired at Mstteson with WON RELATES El Dramatic Story of Campus Events Told by Accused Husband As Witness in Own Trial for Murder SAN JOSE, Cal Sept. 6. (AP) David A. Lamson took the witness stand today In hi. trial on charge, of , ., ..,,. , Meoioro. Last night a letter, writ Starting hla story with the night ten by Attorney Geo. M. Roberta, ask before the tragedy, Lamson ssid his ' ln& tor $'0,000 damages as a result, wife had a touch of Indigestion and j at regul,r of im oirpb in mc nursery. "I undressed In the bath room.' ' he said, describing hla clothes which he said he hung in the bath room, scene of Mrs. Lamson's death a few hours later on Memorial day. "Between 3 and 4 o'clock." Lamson said, "Allene called me. She com plained of pains. I rubbed her back for a few minutes, and 1 think I got her a glass of lemon Juice. Later I got her some hot soup and a cheese sandwich. She ate some and went to sleep." Awnke Early The defendant said he slept then until about s a. m.. prepared his breakfast in the kitchen and went out In the yard to work. He said he had dressed In the living room to avoid disturbing Mrs. Lamson. "First I cleaned the weeds about the garden. About 8 o'clock I lit a bonfire." (The blaze from which an Iron pipe which the state contends was used to kill Mrs. Lamson was taken.) "About 9 o'clock," he said, "I pre. her bath. I awakened Allene, kissed her bath. I awakened Allen, kissed ner ana told her her bath was ready. "She went Into the bath and I steadied her as she stepped Into the tub. I told her her breakfast was ready and I did not want to leave the fire for very long. . Saw Neighbor "I saw Mlas Vincent (Helen Vin cent, a neighbor) come out of her garage, then Mrs. L. M. Place, real estate broker, who said she had a client for our place. I asked her to go to the front door." Lamson said he entered the house. I picked up my pajamas In the living room and went down the hall, looking into the bath room. 'The first thing I recall seeing," he said, beginning to sob, "waa blood. Then I saw Allene In the bath tub. "I pulled her up the best I could, and held her to me," he said, chok ing wnn emotion, ' (Continued on Page Five.) MOVEMENT FACING GREATEST L By (iT.onar. di rno. topyngnted hy McLiure newspaper Syndicate. WASHINGTON, Sept. . The union movement Is today In Its areatest crisis. To quote William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, "We can not return to the business prsctlces of 1S29." Taking a specific line from the Lsbor Day message ot Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins It appears the aominisiratlon csn't achieve the gosl of greater employment with higher wages "unless our people have pur chasing power sufficient to buy the proaucu or the msss production sys tem for their comfort and well-being." bo far there Is perfect harmony In aess. Miss Perkins, from long experience in New York state, is sympathetic with organised labor s cause. In her Ibor Day statement she demsnds there be "a new era for the country's wage earnera, salaried workers and employers." Such a program, she ssys, will re sult In shortened working hours and "remuneration In harmony with the higher standsrds of living underlying our new consumptive economy." We went, she says, enough to eat, enough to wear, a home with average comforts at least. Miss Perkins- ststement, however, is dedicated solely to a furtherance of the NRA program. Oreen. speaking for the A. F. of L.. says "It i up to the workers the government must look to know (Continued on Paga Two) ., a i!irrp v.ri? snorn in . FALL FROM CITY TREE IS BASIS OF Damages Asked by Woman Who Was Allowed to Pick Cherries As Relief Act Council Postpones Action Mrs. Ivor T. Jonea of Sams Valley leu out or a cherry tree this laat summer and allegedly sustained a I""' '"""UTi !'" The letter, addressed to City At torney Frank Farrell, who waa absent, was presented the council by Mayor E. M. Wilson, and stated that $10,000 was the amount the Jonses would accept if an immediate settlement is arranged out of court. The amount to be asked should filing of a damage sum do necessary, was not revesled. Moved by Sympathy. City Superintendent Fred Scheffel waa called upon by the mayor to ex plain the cherry tree episode Inspir ing the action for 10.0oo, and In formed the council that Mr. and Mrs. Jones of Sams Valley appeared at the city lot this laat summer, without Invitation, and asked to pick cherries. The cherry crop was being harvested for the city by W. H. Jarmln. The plea of the couple, who claimed to be greatly in need of fruit, which they could not afford to buy, aroused Mr. Jarmln's sympathy and he grant ed their request, permitting them to pick on the shares, keeping a portion of the fruit, being purchased by a local cannery. Mr. Scheffel stated that ha came by a short time later and voloed dis approval of the plan, but waa also Impressed by the plea of the people, who had several children. He went for Isdders to aid them in picking. and before he returned to the lot tne woman had climbed the tree fallen out of It, and sustained the alleged Injury. Report Delated. A report of the accident, Mr. Schef fel further Informed the city coun cil, was Immediately prepared for the Industrial accident commission snd turned over to Dr. B. o. Wilson. Mrs. Jones' physician. In keeping with the accepted custom, for filing July 12. The report required the Inclusion of the attending physician's findings. Although It was ready for filing July 12, Mr. Scheffel stated he had since lesrned It was not filed until August Why the delay occurred he could not understand, but that he did know the cdntenta of the report became known. Action seeking damages from the city followed. Mr. Scheffel fur ther stated that he still considered the esse one to be cared for by the Industrial accident commission, and that although a great delay m filing the report had resulted, the time limit hsd fortunately not expired before the report wss turned In. Negligence Claimed. The letter, written by Attorney (Continued on Page Two) IMllEOEO IN E FOR NRA SIGNERS A call for women volunteers to par. tlclpate In tha consumer drive of the National Recovery Act campaign here, scheduled to atsrt Frldsy morn ing with sn srmy of feminine ps trims ln the field, wss Issued by the executive committee this afternoon. All women able to aid In canvassing the city, are urged thst this Is a pa triotic duty, and are asked to report at once to the Chamber of Com merce. Unlesa the consumer drive is a sue. cess the National Recovery Act pro gram here cannot be a success, It wss pointed out today, and the unani mous support of consumers of city snd country Is sought. In order to obtsln this 100 per cent support It Is necessary that every home In city. as well as country be visited, and ad dltlons. worker. In th. sollcltln, de- psrtment are absolutely needed, All expecting to psrtlclpste In the drive are also asked to meet at the county court house auditorium Thursday afternoon (tomorrow) at 2 o'clock to receive Instructions. Persons who have signed the con sumer pledgee are urged to place the blue eagle In a very consplcuou. place j mun vn.i in worsers will M rnaniro ro svo o oupnrn-.ions. as time must le cor,-:- d 1 1 complet- j thla angle of th drlv.. MOLEY QUITS TO VWtrs iff (' ' . mm L 4i'' ..v'awv .vr.w' Raymond Moley, assistant secretary of state and head of the Presi dent brain trust," has resigned to become editor of a new national Published by Vincent A.tor. Both A.tor and Moley de. -3.n,.! '"'""n w reull of a disagreement In the state hiKsL. !s ;ra Mol?y (,e,t)i A,,or """" nd w- clltei P?;." Ph" o) " W"h them ln th0 Publllon. (Asso- 14 PASSENGERS KILLED WHEN TRAINS COLLIDE BINGHAMPTON, N. T., Sept. 6. (AP) Public officials and executives Of the Erie railroad today pushed an. investigation Into a rear-end collision on the roads main- line which killed 14 passengers of the Chicago-New York flier and Injured 100, 28 sen ously. Normal traffic conditions were stored when the splintered debris of wooden coach waa removed and derailed steel cars were hoisted back on their wheels. All the major cas ualties were In the wooden car, which was coupled between steel coaches. It split apart as a milk train swept around a curve and ploughed Into the motionless New York bound pss senger train last night. Two steel cars on the rear were hurled against the wooden cosch. These steel coaches were derailed. None of the cars ahead of the death car left the tracks and the engine of the milk train remained on Its drivers. Investigators sought to find ""out why the milk trsln engineer did not know of the stalled psssenger train CRAZED CRIMINAL SHOT IN ATTEMPTED ESCAPE MATTEWAN, N. Y., Sept. 6. (AP) One Inmate of the state hospital for the criminally Insane waa shot to death by a state trooper and two others were overcome by tear gas when offlrers forced their way Into a smsll room where four crsrod men had barricaded themselves during an attempted escape ear'" todsy. Ray risher, 28, of Buffslo. leader of the attempted break, was killed by Trooper Robert Oalvln. Fisher had leveled a .22 calibre revolver st Osl vln when the letter crashed through the door. The trooper, his gun alresdy drawn fired a bullet through the young des persdo'a heart. Two of the remain ing three were sprawled on the floor where they had rallen, overcome by the enormous amount of tear gas I L2T01 Br the AnclafM Premi. Rrnnliata, turking long-dry Ver mont away in their fold, lookfd for ward fortay to th next tt. Main. Aim a rook bound prohibition strong hold for yrara, votes on the question next Monday. I Vermont by a margin of frior than 1 to 1, berarn yeaterday t he 2Mh " I , T No stiita hss voted to retsln nations! prohbition. Thirty-six ststes are neesed to make repeal an accomplished fact. At least three more than Viat num ber will have vo'ed by Nov. 7. , In addition to Main, other states to vo'a this year are: Kept, 12, Maryi.ind. Colorsdo. Minnesota: opt l. Idaho. New Mexico: Oct. In Flor. Ul.: Nov. 7. North Cnrollnr. Ohio. penn.vlvanls, Utah, South Carolina ,nd Kentucky. Cuban Upheaval BECOME EDITOR s 1 1 ahead, or If he did know why he didn't atop. A flagman hsd been sent out from the rear of the filer. Engineer M. H. King of Elmtra was at the throttle of the heavy milk train rushing down from Homell with milk for metropolitan New York. He said "I didn't see the signal light In time to stop." Three Interstate commerce commis sion Investigators were among those who sot to work to determine full re- sponslblllty. George V. Loverlng, chief of the commission's accident Investigating division, was ordered here from Wash. Ington. Loverlng ssld the commission hsd recommended for yesrs that steel cars be used exclusively as a safety measure, but added there waa no fed eral law governing their use. William Derlgo, a gardner, who wit nessed the wreck, gave a vivid ac count of the collision. I had gone back to my garden be side the track for my coat, when I (Continued on Page Bight) fired Into the room. They were Jamea Ellis of Brooklyn and Skelly ivisrsnaii or New York City. The oldest of the four, Relnhardt Volz of New York, an Inmate for 12 years, was found unharmed In a wash room nearby. The men had struck a guard down with a chair shortly after 1 a. m. and made a dash from the large ward where they were kept with 84 other patients. More than 80 guards, state troopers, and other officers had sur rounded the room where they were barricaded with their one revolver. Meanwhile, the Inmates in the ward had gone on a rampage, smash ing furniture snd windows In the room where they were held with two guards. They completely wrecked the room, but did not mnle.t ih. ,,.,,.. SALEM, Sept. 6. P) Speeding up of the federal public works program so as to allevlata unemployment here as much as posstbls during the win ter, was urged by Governor Julius L. Meier ln a telegrsm to President Roo.evelt last night. The governor msde speclsl mention of the proposed power dam In the Columbia river, which would be paid out of the riv ers and harbors sporoprlstlon. 'So grsve Is the unemployment sltustlon confronting Oregon and so slowly Is the federsl public works prngrsm swinging Into action here that I am appealing direct to your excellency with the hope the work may be speeded up so thst our tin cmDlovtd mav obtain relief from Ihl. smim. d.inn, the coming- winter." Governor Meier a telegram read. L TO TROUBLED ISLE Secy. Swanson Sails Aboard Cruiser Concentration of , Battleships Is Ordered As Disorders Spread Wide WASHINGTON, Sept. . (p) President Roosevelt todsy directed hie secretary of the navy, Claude Swan son, to proceed directly to Havana. Cuba, aboard the cruiser Indlanspolls. Swanson, tailing from Annapolis at 4 o'clock today, will arrive In Havana Friday morning. Leaving a White House conference in the Cuban situation. Swanson said he would go directly to Havana. He sdded he had no speclflo orders. Concentrate Battleships. At the same time. Admiral n Standley, chief of naval operations, " oraens ror a concentration of most of the wsrshlps In Atlsntlo wstera around Cuba. It waa emphasised at the White House that the President ,. holding Intervention as the last step to be tsken to restore order. Presd of disorders throughout the Island to the faraway points of Ouantanamo and Santiago la causing the precautionary measures. The bsttleehlp Mississippi wsa or dered from Norfolk this morning to take a station off of Key West, Fie. Marines Ready. Admiral standley reported a regi ment of marlnea was ready at Quan tleo, Va for service If necessary. The battleships New Mexico and Wyoming are stationed at Phrladel- ana Newport, R. I., respectively, but they have not been ordered to Cuba. The next step, it was said at th. White House, la contingent upon con dltlons in Cuba. President Roose velt Is watching the sltustlon closely through Seoretary Hull en Amh... ssdor Welles at Havana. Mr. Roosevelt la going to make sure that American Uvea am nrot. It waa stated there will be mterven tlon only if it la required. By joiin p. Mcknight HAVANA, Sept. 8 m Cnh.'. h.. old revolutionary government, con fronted with the possibility that the rsnk and file of the army to which It owes Its life might get out of hand. (Continued on Page Elglit) PRICE FOR GASOLINE SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. .(API The Standard Oil company of Call- lornia announced Increases In the price of gasoline at Pacific coast ser vice stations today, and also an nounced new Increases In the price of crude oil In Csllfornla fields. ROGERS 3oys: SANTA MONICA, Cal., Sept. 5. Every holiday ought to be named "I,nbor day," if we could ever get vacations down to where you waRii't any more tired on the day one was over than our regular work day, it, would be wonderful. The president caught Vin cent Astor not watching hiin close and sneaked off his yacht and went on whaler. From what I can hear about yachting the tough part is getting some body to ride with you. One rough day and you lose half your crew and all your guests. By the way, a good stiff sales tax on "hamburgers" Monday would have paid our national debt. Give on Ameri can a one-piece bathing suit, a hamburger and five gallons of gas and they arc as tickled as movie star with a new divorce. 9IHI eHrl.HfSJ fyiklLaie. be. I.
