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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.
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" 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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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