Medford Mail Tribune
WINNER
Pulitzer Award
FOR 1934
Twenty-ninth Ytar
MEDFORD, OUEGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 19M.
No. 122.
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much chance In temperature.
Highest yesterday .08
Lowest this mornlnK M
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By PAUL MALLON
WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 13.
president Roosevelt'a original cam
paign was for the forgotten man. By
now. however, the
forgotten man la
apposed to have
been remember
ed. In the Green
Bay speech, Mr.
Koosevelt opened
, new campaign
or the average
, man.
trvt drew a.
lot of applause
t-nm the political
etr&tcglsts In the
. Roosevelt camp.
' These strategists
probably would
raul Matlon
Mr. Roosevelt
sppiauu ...... -
did. but iney uoa F.
good private excuse lor cheering thl
time. Nearly everyone masquerading
as a. politician here 1 sure that the
future of the new deal at the polls
ties In an alliance with western pro
gressives, either covertly or openly.
One of Mr. Roosevelt's reactionary
advisers (there are one or two left
fcere) commented on the Green Bay
Weech privately: "He will have to
earry the progressives along until
Bfter the November elections." Most
impartial observers will add: "And a
Jot further." 1
For this reason. If for no other, the
vise toys expect the administration
to make few compromises with the
sonservatlve element In the forma
tion of policies any time soon.
The bridge behind has now been
out away.
The AAA crowd la Inwardly fearful
that the country may get stirred up
fn hnrtaze. They have de-
v elded to stress publicly, In every pos
sible way. their belief there will be
plenty of food to go around, despite
th drouth.
When all the. figures are given, out
you Willi find that crops are between
60 per cent and 35 per cent normal.
The AAA technicians have figures
showing 50 per cent normal crop,
generally, la enough to prevent a food
shortage.
There will be shortages In produc
tion of certain basic foods euch as
wheat and corn and, to a lesser ex
tent. In meats. Profiteers may use
this condition as an excuse to get op
erating again for the first time since
the war. If they do the AAA has ade
quate powera to take the situation In
tiand. It will.
Smooth marketeera avoided that 50
per cent tax on silver profits. At least
eO.OOO.000 ounces (one-third of the
domestic stock) were sold after Mr.
Morgenthau's list of silver specula
tors was sent to the senate and be
fore the tax went Into effect.
Othera avoided the tax by holding
en until nationalization was' an
nounced. The government had to de
cree (for legal reasons! that the selz
I ure of silver stocks under nattonallza
Vtion la not In etfect a sale. Hence the
profits made by private holders are
not taxable.
The prophetic wisdom of silver op
erators was even moro remarkable
two days prior to nationalization.
They divined that nationalization
was coming and the market went up
cents an ounce. There was no leak,
apparently. They merely heard about
the consular Invoice announcement
48 hours before nationalization and
assumed nationalization would follow.
One class quietly gunning for Mr.
Rftosevelt la the school teachers. They
believe the new deal ha not done
right by them in the way of relief,
particularly offensive Is the require
ment that they virtually prove pau
perism before they can get aid In the
federal educational relief program.
Teachers who have life Insurance
bolide or any article of value have
been denied relief Jobs on occasions.
One Inner cause of the teacher'
failure to attain proper recognition in
Washington la the Inadequacy of
their lobby. Another la that the
r froup la split on religious and other
f grounds.
The big Invisible hand of the gov
rnment waa seen In the government
bond market recently by those who
Jiave an eye for such business.
The marketeers suspected that the
government bought around $75 000,
000 in government in tlie open mar
ket the day after silver nationaliza
tion was announced. The purchases
supposedly were made out of the sta
bilisation fund. There Is plenty more
in that fund to take care of even
deeper dip
The D. of J. crowd lifted eyebrows
when JiiMin Miller, dean of Duke
unlvtrslty law school, was appointed
special assistant to the sol I cl tor-gen -eral.
Tf move Is designed to bolster
the soltritor-genwftl s staff, and it
mill. But Miller ts a specialist In
criminal law. That haa encouraned
the suspicion Uiat the administration
will get after code violators, etc., and
enforce the new deal in the courts.
The bet 'ism fienonblneT Mr. Roose
velt t rew deal 1 "tocialied capital
im" It accurately Implies retrntlon
V
Continued on Pace roui.
TRUCKMEN SHE
FOR $1 PAY JUMP;
SPEED JEDIAIH
Union Declines Employers'
Offer of 50c Wage Boost
and Arbitrate Difference
400 Workers Affected
PORTLAND. Ore., Aug. 13. (AP)
Tour hundred drivers left their dray
trucks In the garages today as they
walked out on a strike which threat
ened to tie up commerce. Just re
covering from a devastating strike of
waterfront workers.
The drayage section of the truck
drivers union went on strike for
higher wages, but about 600 other
union drivers, engaged in delivery ser
vice and distance hauling were not
affected.
The current wage scale for drayage
men ranges from 14.25 to $4.70 an
eight-hour day. The strikers demand
a scale of from $5.25 to $6.25.
Employera announced they were
willing to concede a, 50-cent advance
and would arbitrate the difference,
but they said the leaders of the driv
ers' union would not consent to this.
The start of the strike waa followed
by swift action on the part of the
federal government and by the state.
Charles W. Hope of Seattle, secretary
of the regional labor board, hurried
here for conferences, and the state
labor conciliation board went into
action on request of the governor.
E. P. Marsh, federal conciliator, who
was today Instructed by Washington,
D. C, to act here, later waa assigned
to Los Angeles, where he will attempt
to Iron out a labor dispute in the oil
region.
One of the most aerlous aspects of
the strike was the threatened tleup
of the docks, recently reopened after
83 days of Inactivity caused by the
longshoremen's strike. Most of the
hauling to and from wharves here
Is done under contract by transfer
companies.
Pickets were stationed at- most of
the transfer companies this morning,
but few banners were seen.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13. (AP) The
labor department today ordered E. P
Marsh, a conciliator, to Portland.
Ore., to attempt to settle the truck
drivers strike that started there this
morning. Marsh has been in Astoria
and was expected to get to Portland
by noon.
Fish StrikelTelayed.
ASTORIA, Ore. Aug, 13. (AP) The
threatened strike of lower Columbia
river salmon fishermen waa post
poned another day when packers an
nounced today the price of six cents
a pound for salmon would not be re
duced until Wednesday.
Fishermen have voted to strike if
and when the price is lowered to four
cents a pound, as packers Indicated
It would be when quality of fish de
teri orates as it usually does late In
the season.
The biggest run of fish recorded
for the present season entered the
river last night. Boats carrying
catches today settled to their gun
wales In the water as fishermen de
livered from 700 pounds to a ton each
load.
SEEK MANDATE 10
KEEP HIRAM OFF
TICKET
CAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 13. Tj A
petition for a writ of mandate to keep
the name of Senator Johnson off the
ballot at the omlng primary was filed
in the supreme court here today by
Arthur H. Hnnlng, a candidal for
the democratlc nomination for United
States senator.
Hennlng charged Senator Johnson
announced upon his recent return
here from Washington. D. C, that he
was a "Roosevelt progressive repuoll
can," but that there u no such party.
The San Francisco attorney also
pointed out that Senator Johnson was
registered in the republican, common
wealth and progressive parties, and
alleged article 3. section 3 of the pri
mary law had been violated. Henn.iig's
petition attacked a statement assert -edly
Issued by Senator Johnson, in
which be was quoted as saying:
PRIZE FINERY OF
THUGSJR SALE
OKLAHOMA CITY. Okta., Aug. 13.
t (AP) Oeorge (''Machine Gun")
! Kelly s 10.000 armored car" and
Kathryn Kelly's "3200 platinum wrist
watch set with 17ft diamonds" were
offered for sale by an attorney In
; a want ad appearing today.
The Kpllyt are In federal prisons
convicted of participation In the
Char'.c r. Vrschel kidnaping last
yrar.
Gen. Martin Visits
Gen." Chas. H. Martin
BE HONOR GUEST
;t
Democratic Choice for Gov
ernorship Will Deliver
Non-Partisan Address On
Works of Last Congress
General Charles H. Martin, democrat
ic candidate for governor of Oregon
la expected to arrive here this after
noon from Grants Pass, and this eve
nlng. with Mrs. Martin, will be ai
honor guest at a no-host banquet at
the Med ford hotel, scheduled at seven
o'clock. " '
The general, an Oregon congress
man, will give a non-partisan talk on
the accomplishments of the last ses
sion of the congress and tell specific
ally what the body did for southern
Oregon. All persons, regardless of
party affiliations are invited to at
tend, and axe requested to telephone
their names and reservations to the
hotel clerk immediately.
General Martin was guest at a lunch,
eon in Grants Pass this noon, and was
to be escorted here by a caravan from
Medford, which left thla city at 11:30
o'clock. The party planned to stop
in Gold Hill and Central Point be
fore coming to Medford. The cong
ressman will be at the Medford hotel,
where all interested persons may get
In touch with him.
Tomorrow morning the gubernator
ial candidate will go to Jacksonville
and probably the Applegate section
to meet voters. At noon he will be the
guest speaker at the regular Rotary
meeting, which Is for the members
and their invited guests. Tuesday af
ternoon General Martin will spend in
Ashland.
IN CHICAGO LACK
CHICAGO. Aug. 13. ( AP) Crime
rode high In Chicago headlines this
weekend, as gangland's guns blazed
as ruthlessly as In the days of Al
Capone.
But the cold precision which mark
ed a "Job" of the former liquor syn
dicates was missing with one man
back from a "one way ride, another
victim still alive with fire bulleU In
hia body, and a bystander critically
wounded by a stray bullet.
The latest victim was Jerry Pilot,
alias Stevens, 29, reputed former
bootlegger, who waa shot five times
In a southslde tavern early today.
While thre companions waited,
man covered hut face with a handker
chief, walked over to Pilot's table
and emptied his revolver, while other.
patrons scurried for shelter.
Still alive, with two bullet In his
head, one In the abdomen, and oth
era In an arm and leg. Pilot was car
ried out to an automobile, after bis
AMlIant had fled.
But suddenly a small dark sedan
gilded past, and gunfire spurted from
it as the would-be assassin tried to
finish him. John Sandrlk, 33, Whit
ing, Ind., who waa walking from a
girl friend's home to a street car,
crovd the line of fire and dropped
critically wounded with a bullet In
his abdomen and another In hi leg.
Pilot was the fourth gang victim In
Chicago since Saturday morning.
The leather.
Oregon: Generally fair tonight and
Tuesday, but overcast on coast and
increasing cloudlnes Interior west pr-
ti .n; not much change in tempera
iture; moderate changeable wind offshore.
BANQUET
MURPHY-PROVOLT
RESIDENTS FLEE
FROM FOREST FIRE
15 Families Move House
hold Goods From Path of
Fire, While Wardens Bat
tle Wind-Fanned Flames
GRANTS PASS, Ore., Aug. 13. (AP)
Driven out by the menace of a for
est fire sweeping through second
growth timber, 15 families south of
the Murphy-Provolt road stood guard
by their hastily-moved household
goods during the night as state fire
wardens completed a trail around
the four -mile-long blaze.
The fire started about 3 o'clock
Sunday afternoon aeven miles south
of here and waa driven eastward by
a steady wind. It was not definitely
cnecked this morning.
A 40-acre fire in the nearly inac
cessible Brigga valley district, 30 mlle6
by road southwest of here, was
brought under control today. Over
100 CCO fire-fightera were called to
the blase, which started Sunday after
noon. Because of difficulties In reach,
ing It, Siskiyou forest officials termed
It the most dangerous blase of the
season.
SPOKANE, Wash.. Aug. 13. (API-
Spokane got her first taste of forest
fire smoke today when a savage fire
broke out in the forest ten miles
northwest of the city and was raging
toward the Spokane river on a three-
mile front.
Eastward, toward Idaho, black
smolf hung low over the horizon
where 2000 men battled desperately
to bring the wild fires In Selway na
tional forest under control. The
blazes, lightning set, were seething
through heavy timber and had set a
dozen spot fires far ahead of the ma
jor burns. Planes with supplies sent
from Montana and Washington were
forced back to buses when they found
emergency landing fields In the forest
bidden by smoke.
British Columbia, still suffering
from dry, sultry weather, continues
to have bad fires. Three fires In
the Nelson area, deserted by foresters,
rage unchecked. Several other blar.es
are being fought, one In the Nelway
Salmo district balking every effort of
combatants.
Oregon fires had been tucked In.
5-AT-T1E BABES
CALLENDER, Ont.. Aug. 13. (AP)
An unobtrusive sign with simple
lettering today Announced the crea
tion of "The DaFoe Hospital," named
In honor of Dr. A. R. DaFoe, the phy
sician who has kept stive the famous
Dlonne quintuplets for 77 days, an ac
complishment never before recorded:
Through contributions from per
sons and business firms throughout
the province. It will house the five
sisters, whose combined weight to
tals only 34 pounds, 8 ounces.
Around the new home will be a six
foot fence, "with a barbed wire top"
to afford complete prlvancy to the In
fants and their two Hcd Cross nurses
who have worked with Dr. DaFoe
since the birth of the children
Even the parents will not be per
mitted to live with the children but
will be allowed to see the babies at
times arranged by officials In charge.
It Is planned to keep the children
In tha hospital until they no longer
require constant care from physician
and nurses, said Alderson.
CARROLTON, Til., Aug. IS. (API-
Speaker Henry T. Ralney of the na
tlonal house of representatives is re
covering from a slight touch of pneu
monia at the DePaul hospital In St
Louis, his wife reported today. He
was taken to the hospital Friday.
Pear Markets
NEW YORK. Aug. 13 ( AP) (U.
8. D. A.) Pear auction market:
Prices slightly stronger: 28 cars arriv
ed: 1 Alabama, 28 California cars un
loaded; 13 cars on track.
California Bartleetta: 18,122 boxes.
1.1S-3.15; average, 82.M.
California Hards: 288 boxes, 91.90
2 05.
CHICAGO, Aug. 13. f AP) (U. S
D. A.) Pear auction market: 18 Cal-
: Ifornla can, I Washington arrived;
i 14 cars on trark; 11 cars sold,
j California Bartletts: 7.707 boxes
' lal.10-1 10, average, 12.70.
SPEAKER RAINEY
NEAR PNEUMONIA
OCEAN FLIERS LAND IN LONDON, FAR
, , , nwisTwiiiiiii in atte.' iKjr .4 i asiMisV
Tha "Trail of the Caribou" (below), large twin-motored biplane carrying Jamea Ayllng and Leonard
Raid, Canadian filers, on a projected hop from Toronto to Bagdad, landed In London after a flight of 31
houra acrosa the Atlantic. Their plane la ahown aa It took off from Waaaga Beach, Ontario. At top Raid
la ahown in the cockpit Just before the takeoff, as he bid farewell to Lee Murray, Canadian representa
tive of tha builder of the plane. (Aaeoclated Preas Photoal
ORDER ALL SERA
WORK HALTED FOR
Affects 160 Jackson County
Folks Three Weeks' Lull
Ordered During Prune and
Hop Picking Season
With announcement from Salem
that SERA work will be discontinued
for three weeks, approximately 100
persons Jn Jtacjtaon Qunt w.111 be.,af
fectcd by the move, according to fig
ures received from the SERA head
quarters here today.
Alfred 8. V. Carpenter, head of the
county work, said he had not been
advised whether the canning and
recreational projects will be closed
down for the three-weeks period or
not.
Tha projects and the approximate
number of persona employed are :
Bear creek flood protection, 30 men;
Roxy Ann recreational center, 30 men;
East Main street widening and
strslghtentng, 12 men; county school
offices, tabulations, five men and
women, federal experiment atatlon, 10
men: Ashland public library, ane wo
man; sewing for the welfare exchange.
two women; constructing bleachers at
Ashland high school field, 10 men:
painting and kalnomlnlng at the
Southern Oregon Normal school, six
men; recreational projects In Medford
and Ashland, Including playgrounds,
swimming, tennis and baseball, 22
men and women; Medford school dis
trict No. 49, tabulating and clerical
work, four men and women: relief
canning operations in Ashland, Med
ford, Rogue River and Eagle Point,
14 men and women: laying new main
on the Orandview drive, for the Ash
land water department, 20 men and
fairground survey by engineering
party, with the view to constructing
a lake, three men.
SALEM, Aug. 13. (AP) Temporary
discontinuance of state emergency re
lief work for three weeks, between
August 24 and September 1ft, haa been
announced by Olenn C. Nl'es, state re
lief administrator.
Nlles stated that although the ef
fect of the order would be to throw
some 800 persons on their own re
sources for a time, most of these men
and women would find work in the
hop and prune harvest.
The administrator addressed a note
"to all employes of the SERA work
program." and explained the halt In
operations as "due to the seasonal de
mand for workers In the hop and
prune harvest."
4
WA8HINOTON, Aug. 13 (AP) In
a further effort to clarify the treas
ury'a silver policy, Secretary Morgen-
thau today made public a letter from
President Roosevelt dated June 14
directing him to Issue certificates
against atl silver then held In the
treasury but not needed for redernp
tlon of any outstanding certificates.
The letter merely disclosed whit
had already been announred by
treasury officials.
The sliver referred to amounted to
03.000.000 ounces. It will be used In
full as the backing of silver certifi
cates Issued at the legal monetary
value of 81.29 an ounce.
Morgenthau reiterated that silver
taken over by the government and
purchased under the silver purchase
act would be uwd to back currency
only on the basis of coat at lea it
for the present.
S
F
SALEM, Aug. 13. (AP) Certificate
of nomination for Abraham M. Silver
man of Portland, as an Independent
candidate for governor In the fall
election, was filed with the secretary
of state here today. He was nomi
nated at an assembly of more than 100
voters at Portland, May 24.
Silverman said that the words ap
pearing after hla name on the ballot
would be. "Willis Mahoney platform."
He waa here today to file hla certifi
cate of -nomination -personally.
The latest candidate for governor
ran for city commissioner of Portland
In '1932 and for county commissioner
at the primaries this year. In each,
he said, ha received a substantial vote.
HEARS FIGHT UPON
SEX FILM LAUDED
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 13. (AP)
Efforts of the Catholic hierarchy In
America to eradicate Indecent motion
pictures, through the "Legion of De
cency," waa commended here today by
his eminence, Alexis Henry M. Car
dinal Leplcler, O. S. M , of Rome.
Cardinal Leplcler, speaking at a ser.
vice of the first American Marian
congress here, expressed the convic
tion that Mary, the Mother of Christ,
would lend aid and Intercession to
the faithful In their plan to rid the
nation of undesirable and offensive
pictures. "
The Marian congress, commemorat
Ing the 700th anniversary of the
founding of the servlte order of
priests, known aa "The Servants or
Mary," opened here yesterday and will
continue through Wednesday.
Moat of the cardinal's address to
day was given over to an exhortation
of Increased devotion to the Mother
of Christ. He led the assembled con
gregation In the beautiful grotto
sanctuary In reciting the traditional
Catholic prayer, "Hall, Holy Queen."
By short wave radio, Cardinal Lept-
cler'a address waa transmitted to
Rome, there to be rebroadcast
throughout all of southern Europe.
STARTLING GAINS'
CHICAGO, Aug. 13. (AP) Ameri
can farmers wore congratulated to
day by AAA Administrator Chester C.
Davis for having quit "playing 8anta
Claus to tha rrst of the country,"
and adopting business methods point
ing to "a tart ling" gains In the future.
Opening farmers' week at the Cen
tury of Progress Kxposltlon, he warned
them against thosa who say the
drought Is "God's punishment" for
controlling production.
Davis termed the organisation of
3.000.000 farmera In production con
trol committees to supervise the fed
eral program "a monumental triumph
for tha farmera and the farm leader
ship of this nation." whlrh will work
because "the farmers will make It
work."
Quake In Mrlro
QUERATARO, Mfilro. Aug. IS
As the result of several .srthquakes
In 34 hours a dome In the churrh of
Hants Rosa rollapwl yesterday, No
cue wsa reported Injured.
SHORT OF GOAL
IN POLAR VIGIL
Rescue Party Reaches Out
post After Icy Battle Ex
plorer Cheerful But Weary
After Five Months Alone
LITTLE AMERICA. Antarctica, Aug
(AP) Rear Admiral Richard
Byrd'a lonely five-months' vigil on
the frozen rim of the world Is over,
wpAry tractor party of three suc
ceeded In reaching hla solitary woath
er observation post, 123 miles to the
south, yesterday after a three-day
battle against elements of the Ant
arctic.
Thoy found Byrd, commander of
the second Antarctlo expedition, worn
and weak, but cheerful. The terse
news that the llttla band of three,
balked twice before, had pushed
through, waa an Immense relief to
headquarters here. Deep concern had
been felt over Byrd'a situation.
"Admiral Byrd Is quite weak, but
he will be all right In a moment,"
reported Dr. Thomas C. Poulter,
leader of tht tractor party, by radio.
"Admiral Byrd waa even calmer than
we were when we met In this place."
A few minutes later Byrd took the
key himself..
"Tell my friends not to worry," was
the message tapped out. "I'm - all
right, I've already come up a great
ways. You fellows have done a splen
did Job and I want to thank you."
Byrd had not aeen a human face
since March 28. His hair wsa long
and shaggy. Dr. Poulter reported he
had ft several days' growth of beard,
and ahowed signs of weariness and
physical depression.
"Hello, fellows," was hla greeting
to the three men who stepped from
tho tractor. "Come on down and get
warm. I have some hot soup for
you."
Admiral Byrd'a weakness, It was
assumed here for messages from him
have been few and terse resulted
from several causes. In June he was
made sick by fumes from his kero
sene stove, leaving him feeble.
He ran the stovo as little as pos
sible, because of th danger of fumes.
causing him to suffer from cold. It
was also believed he was unable to
give proper attention to hla diet.
Admiral Byrd said temperatures
had reached o low as BO degrees be
low kero, a record for the Antarctic.
(It waa assumed the tractor party
would rest for several days, possibly
longer, before undertaking the ardu
ous return Journey).
Dr. Poulter reported there were no
signs of scurvy and said: "I am aura
tha admiral will recuperet quickly
We will release him of many of his
duties."
The tractor party, composed of Dr.
Poulter. Amory H. Walt Jr., radio
operator, and B. J. (Pete) Demas, me
chanic, were forced to "nurse" the
tractor through darkness over the
ley barriers to the Bolting observa
tion base. They were near exhaus
tion when they arrived.
BASEBALL
First game:
R.
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0
Philadelphia
Washington -
Marcum and Berry; Thomas, Rus
sell, McC'oll and Bolton.
Philadelphia at Washington, second
gsme postponed; rsln and wet
grounda. '
Returns Houth Joan Andrewa, who
haa been visiting her grandparenta.
Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Olsln and her aunt.
Mra. Elsie Brown, left Saturday eve
ning by train for San Francisco. Miss
Andrewa has been her. for the past
sli weeks, end returned to the bay
city In order to enter hlh school to-dsy.
IIDENT
ALL POLITICS
To Dismiss All Candidates on
flia jods Plan Purchase
Surplus Hay and Fruit
Rain Soaks Parched Belt
WASHINGTON. An,. ,.,.,
Preset OOMVelt ,a conf '
mm
He authorised ,,h..
'or government purcn c? h . "'
wmiama emphasized thla wss nn
growers. hi ..i '
" explained all
uppllea would be ade-
quate.
The president ..... m...
toTd?.mEW."n uthorl WlUlama
William, reported a "irenerai
oon onn V- L 'nought the saa,.
worjor.,' i,
alone. Ior n
He and Secretary Wallaoa arranged
the food purchase program.
Wallace said after conferring with
President Roo,.lt that th. MmT.
throu n ultln f the drought
through the reauisp n..n .i
6-rlcultur.l adjustment act h.
.meCr.n"dent " "mtcUm !
Describing the dnougha aa "th.
worat in thla country." the aecr.JJ
told renortera: Ti,.r. i. . .
food to go around 7 LJL
aense." "
He .mnhaslzerf th.t ,.
doe. not upset th. production ad
Justmetn program.
Acreage control Is to be consid
ered but he .lad , w Uo ,n,',
decide on amounta for neat year.
u .ctmic in prices aa
th. reault of diminishing supply waa
Inevitable but he .v. A.S.. T?!
admlniatration waa watching against
profitecrln gand had adequate power
.in any aucn actlyltlea.
It wee Indicated the president soon
would make a general atatement of
policy on th. drought and agrlcul-
CHICAQO. Aug. 13. (APlBjXn
pattered down today In four r th.
atatea harden hit by th. destructive
uruugnc.
Generally, the precipitation came 1
too late to be of much aid to th.
major crops, although in some nm
ductlon areaa, among them the N.-
orasaa panhandle, it waa asld that
the ahowera might Insure a fair cran
of corn.
Rlsewhere, th. rain waa more than
welcome to relieve acute water ahort
age and to atav. off a 1035 crop 41s.
(Continued on Pag. Pour)
PORTLAND, Or... Aug. 13. (AP)
Oregon', drought an. la spreading,
even as th. state .mergency relief
commute .peed. Its facllltlea and
spends thousands of dollars to ears
feed and forage and to provide water
for thousands of thlraty aheep and
cattle.
Nine of the atate'a 38 countlea hare
now been Hated aa drought areas
three aa emergency, and all aa sec
ondary regions.
Nearly S00 men, formerly on th.
itate relief rolls, have been given
work In the affected countlea. devel
oping eprlngs and drilling wall, to
that water may be provided for parch
ed landa and for thirsty llveatocg.
In Harney county 70 men are em
ployed on th. water projects: Mal
heur haa 4S. Orant has 40, Lake 30,
Crook 38. Wheeler 34, Jetferaon II.
Wasco 13 and Umatilla alx men at
work.
Th. relief committee survey Indi
cated that a cycle of eome eight
yeara of aub-normal precipitation In
central and eastern Oregon reatilted
In th. aerloua lack of water. Thla
attuatlon had to be met Immediately
by the drilling of well, and th. de
velopment of springs which livestock,
wild to alaka their thirst, had tram
pled down and ruined.
DROUGfjHELIEF
ILL DIGGING IN
EASTERN OREGON
TO ROUT DROUTH