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FOR 1934
Twenty-ninth Ytar
MEDFOKD, OREGON, SUNDAY, AUGUST 26, 1934.
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No. 133.
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i WASHINGTON, D. O.. Aug. 24.
The saddest tale of New Deal lore la
the one about the national labor
board cutting off General Johnson's
nose to save the
blue eagle's face
In the Donovan
. The general's
pel break down
even now when
they sob out the
Inside story of
how It happened.
Here was the
. - great master of
f all Industry, who
told ail employ
ers what their
la. to or relations
I ft A
k-itaro
raul Mallon
ehould be. Here he had fired for in
' subordination an Irksome (to him)
young agitator. John Donovan, union
head of NRA workers, let ra
eourt, which the mighty general had
helped set up, overruled him and or
dered Donovan's restoration, it v. as
hard to take.
With characteristic nonchalance.
the general took It In the surf. That
Is to say. he was swimming ai
small Delaware beach resort when the
labor court verdict was rendered, and
dare later he was still swimming,
Apparently he had not come up for
air In the Interim, as the energetic
efforts of newsmen to get comment
from him were a complete failure.
The explanation ottered by the
labor people for the outcome of the
case Is that they had a good case and
the board could not have decided
otherwise.
A more Interesting inner view Is
expressed by some NRA officials who
whisper that labor put them on the
spot, an excessively hot spot. There
was nothing to do but to sacrifice the
general's pride and let labor win,
with as little fuss as possible. Other
wise, the NBA would certainly have
lost prestige with the labor groups.
There are Indications that even the
general eubscrlbed to this view. He
tumbled around with the matter first
but soon found the most influential
'labor groups here hanging on hie
' neck. Donovan was shoved Into the
background and labor leaders and
lawyers took up his case. It was then
that the general finally agreed to ar
bitration before the new national
labor relations board.
It Is significant that the board cut
the hearings to a single day, and even
more significant that Johnson re
, fused to appear to defend himself.
When pressed, he sent a written
axemen , which was almost trivial.
Tn? court then fumbled 12 day.
When suspected of dilatory
It issued a decision upholding
D nwas" a strong victory for labor,
but one which, they say. is not yet
complete. The labor boya now have
SSr machete, hidden In their belts
for a certain NBA official (not John
onl, whom they consider responsible
for Donovan's difficulties. They will
not celebrate their victory until he is
out.
No one knows the depths of wis
dom which the NRA explores In Its
thousands of decisions which, unlike
fine Donovan case, never reach the
public eye.
A small Rhode Island textile mill
appealed to Its code authority six
week ago for exemption from the or
der curtailing production 25 percent.
It wanted exemption for ono month
only, until August 25. The code au
thority declined. An appeal was taken
to another NRA board. It also de
cllned. A final appeal was taken by
the company to the Industrial ap
peals board.
m Autrust 21 the appeals board 18-
. ...... . i-i.lnn reversing the two
lower boards and approving the ex
mnllnn until August 25.
That left the company Just four
days In which to manufacture all It
wanted.
mere has been more warm specu
latlon concerning the motives behind
the new American Liberty league (Al
Smith, et al.) than any other politi
cal development of tne year.
There are rumors that It is the be
ginning of a third party, that It will
advance Al Smith for the presidency
In 1936. that It will go Into the con-
h gresslonal flections against the new
1-oealers.
Borne of the founders of the move
ment msy have had some of theae
Ideas remotely In mind, but the Im
mediate purpose seems to be to throw
a little Ice water on the hot reformers
In the New Deal by Issuing public
statements and organizing.
The only Immediate hope seems to
be that the organization will deter
the administration In eome of Ita ad
noced reform notions. After that It
rill be like the monetary policy and
Topsy i. e.. It will grow to whatever
dimensions It reaches.
Floor Leader Byrna Is In a very
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ALENf. Ore.. Aug. 35 (API The
state public utilities commission to
day granted a permit to the National
Bus Lines. Inc.. to operate as ft com
mon carrier of pajngra In In'er
sute service.
pgNDLETON. Ore., Aug. 35 (API
Edward Compton, 17, of Messner
TO iq bed todny with a broken Ie2.
and Incidentally a broken thumb
Verelved when the flywheel of a boat
Botox f! to plecea.
Threatening Forest Flames
Halted In Rogue River
Gorge After Rapid Spread
Saturday Firebug On
. The Applegate.
Residents of the Prospect district,
forest service fire fighters, and mem
bers of CCC camps, stationed In the
Crater Lake national park, last night
and Saturday afternoon battled to
keep a forest fire confined to the
gorge of the upper Rogue river and
prevent it from spreading to Pros
pect, a summer resort nestling In
heavy timber on the Crater Lake
highway, 46 miles from this city.
The blase was reported raging
fiercest In the canyon near Mill
Creek falls, a mile from Prospect,
after menacing for a time Saturday
afternoon, the sub-station of the
California Oregon Power company
near Prospect.
The ftrc fighters were striving to
keep the flames from crossing Rogue
river, a quarter of a mtle from Pros
pect. At eight o'clock It was reported
the fire was under partial control.
Many week-end autoslst en route
to Crater Lake and Diamond lake,
and other eastern Jackson county
summer spots were forced to turn
bark by the heavy smoke and heat.
The fire burned at one point to
within a quarter of a mile of Pros
pect, and at one point crossed Rogue
river, but was halted ere it gained
headway, to sweep into the timber
that surrounds the tiny Tillage. All
available able-bodied men were draft
ed to battle the flames.
The blaza started early Saturday
afternoon In the brush adjoining the
California-Oregon Power company
sub-station, and spread rspirily Into
the timber on state-owned land. A
large amount of atored, heavy duty
construction equipment of the power
company was seared by the flames,
with slight damage, J. C. Thompson,
district manager, said.
The flames swept to Rogue river,
over a strip a mile wide where It was
halted by a deep canyon.
The origin of the fire Is unknown.
The California-Oregon Power com
pany, called out all Its available men
and fire fighting equipment, and
sent help -from this city.
A number of families residing In
the timber and threatened by the
fire, moved out.
A heavy cloud of smoke accom
panied the fire, which was fanned
by a light breeze, and aided by low
humidity, and tinder dryness of the
woods.
Forest service officials stated Sat
urday that a fire in Rock Gulch,
located one and one-half miles south.
east of Ruch, was set by an Incend
iary In three distinct places about
3 p. m. Friday, starting a blaze that
swept over 300 acres and took more
than 100 CCO men fighting all nlgnt
to control by a. m. Saturday. Con
siderable young Douglas fir timber
was destroyed, offtctals said.
Reports from the state fire patrol
in Medford last night revealed that
a fire near the Crater Lake highway
In the Prospect region, burning Sat
urday, had all available state patrol
men la Medford fighting. Reports In
this city of the blaze were Incom
plete, coming from the lookout near
the fire, who could base his state
ments only on the amount of smoke
visible.
A third fire was reported yesterday
by the forest service near Lincoln,
on the Klamath Falls highwsy.
which was under control Saturday
afternoon after burning two or three
acres. Twenty men from South Fork
of the Rogue CCC camp were called
to this fire.
Elshtv acres of foxtail near the
Agate school was burned Friday night
starting about 8:30 o'clock, the state
fire patrol reported yesterday, wnn
no damage resulting. Smokers appar
ently started the fire which was con
trolled by a warden from the local
patrol and a crew of five men, after
attracting dozens of residents to the
vicinity.
WAXAHACinE. Texas. Aug. 25.
(AP) James Bow. the synthetic
rainmaker, shoved one of his "mois
ture bombs" Into a mortar near here
late today, pointed It toward a
threatening black cloud In the heav
ens, let It fly, and there was rain!
As Boze. who had originally in
tended to drop his bombs from an
airplane, prepared to release the shell
from the ground, he to.d hU crowd
of spectators:
"Oentlemen. -4n ten minutes there
will be rain.-
Ten minutes later the crowd stood
In the middle of a shower. Bone said
that immediately after the return
here of his pilot, Wilfred Botten
fleld. they would take 800 bombs
Into the air and releaw thfm In an
effort to flood the dratight-ravsged
area.
fierhutrs Hazard f irons
BEND. Ore., Aug. 25. (AP) The
foreat fire situation In tVschutes
county continued grave today aa
smoke orVted In from the southwest,
reducing visibility from look-out sta
tions at a time when humidity was
dangerous! low.
TEXAS RAINMAKER
DELIVERS SHOWER
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NEW YORK, Aug. 25. (AP) Con
vinced that the '"break" In the 437,
000 Brooklyn armored car holdup will
come from a disgruntled member of
the gang, the U. S. Trucking corpor
ation tonight pouted reward of $32,
000 for recovery. of the loot and ap
prehension of the thlevea.
The rewards were offered shortly
after a 26-foot speedboat, suspected
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Definite Statement Is Pro
. mised Soon By Governor
, Upon Return From Sea-
shore Bend Lawyer
Wins Democrat Senate
Choice.
PORTLAND. Ore., Aug. 25. )
Governor Julius I. Meier will make a
definite statement within a week In
regard to his plans In connection with
the gubernatorial campaign of this
fall, he indicated to the Associated
Press tonight.
The governor said he had been ap
proached by numerous delegations
and individuals asking him to seek re.
election since hLs announcement sev
eral daya ago that he waa considering
making the race as an Independent.
He refused to comment on his future
policies, and satd he did not care to
discuss the "new deal" in IU rela
tion to Oregon.
Governor Meier returned tonight
from Oecrhart, where he has been on
a week-end vacation. "Yes, we caught
some fish." he said. "I was out on the
bar today and got several nice sal-
BEND. Ore., Aug. 25. T N. O.
Wallace, Bend attorney and former
Crook county Judge, today was nom
inated by democratic representatives
from five counties to oppose Ted R.
allien waters, republican. In the No
vember election of a senator from the
17th dlAtrlct. The two will contest
for the position recently vacated by
Jay H. Upton, republican nominee for
congress.
Wallace won the nomination today
from W. T. Lee, retiring Klamath
county assessor, by a vote of 12 to 9
on the first ballot. Only 21 of the 25
qualified delegate for the nominat
ing convention were present. Proxies
were not allowed.
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FACTS A SECRET
PITTSBUnOH. Au. 25. (R The
"Inside story" of the slaying of John
Dllllnger, killer and bank bandit, hu
not y-t bn told. Captain Timothy
O'Neill of the Eaat Chicago police
says.
"I'll tell you this much." he safd
"the m-oman In red story la the
bunk. Botne day the real story will
be let out." O'Neill, 1 vlaltlng a broth
er, Eugene O'Neill.
A woman wearing a red dres waa
M'.d to have tipped officers off to
DlUl&cera thereabout.
of being used In the escape to sea,
was raised by police marine squads
from Baradagoea creek, near Jamaica
bay.
The boat was equipped with a high-
powered motor. Its engine and regis.
tratlon numbers had been filed off.
Police had received a tip that the
boat was sunk In the creek Tuesday,
the day of the sensational holdup.
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Nature Aids In Cutting Down
Swine Output, And Farm
ers Will Get Pay For Hogs
They Couldn't Raise.
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 25. (AP)
Hog raisers In nine Oregon counties
will receive S212.290 from the AAA
this year virtually without turning
their hands to reduce the swine out
put, Herbert L. Collins, chairman of
the Oregon state board of review, re
vealed today.
The reason Is that Mther Nature
has practiced a little hpg birth con
trol, making the 1934 farrowlngs only
about 60 per cent of the average for
1932 and 1833. The AA has agreed
to make payments tn the corn-hog
control program to farmers who
agreed to reduce their production
this year to 75 per cent of the 1932-
1933 average. Payments will be made
at the rate of 95 a head. Thus, these
farmers in Tillamook, Benton, Mor
row. Clackamas, Polk, Clatsop, Hood
River, Multnomah and Marlon coun
ties will receive payment for not
raising hogs they could not have
raised anyway.
Collins said a summary of condi
tions In the nine counties shows 1885
contracts were signed. Quotas have
now been approved by the state
board of review and released to the
county allotment committees.
"In accordance with instructions
from the corn-hog section at Wash
ington. D. C, the Oregon atate hog
reduction quota haa been discarded
and corn-hog contracts from all
counties are being reviewed by the
Btate board of review and county quo.
las established, based on an analysis
of contracts and classification of ev
Idence submitted in substantiation
of contract signers." Collins said.
Oregon: Mist and fog on the coast,
otherwise fair weather with low hu
midity and high temperature Sunday
and Monday; gentle changeable wind
off the coast.
BAN rRANCIJSCO, Aug. 25. (AP)
The outlook for the period August
27 to September 1 for far western
states is for generally fair weather
but with occasional afternoon thun
derstorms In the plateau rrlon and
fogs along thj Immediate oast; nor
mal temprrature.
WnOilncInn Melon Ila4
SPOKANE, Aim. as. IAPI H-mwr
K. Jonca. Bremerton, was electa! de
partment commander of the- Wash
ington American Lslon today, suc
ceeding Edmund T. Brlgham, of New-port.
FAIR AND NORMAL
WEATHER OUTLOOK
Below Freezing In Dakota
And Snow In Montana
Bright Spots Of Drouth
Appear Late Planting
Opens.
(By the Associated Press)
With perspiration from record heat
hardly dry on their brows, farmers
In the midwest shivered in frost
nipped fields today.
Prophets saw a long and severe
winter In the sudden plunge of tem
perature, but their Tiews were with
out official confirmation. Meteorolo
gists said long range predictions were
unscientific.
Records fell as the mercury sank
to 28, four degrees below freeelng
temperature. In North Dakota, 94 In
Minnesota, 30 In Tellowstone park
and Iowa, 37 In Wisconsin, 89 In
South Dakota, 40 In Michigan, Mon
tana and Wyoming, 41 In Nebraska,
44 In Missouri, 40 In Colorado, 02
In Kansas and Oklahoma and 56 in
Illinois.
Only a few days back, temperatures
rocketed to 110 degrees and over In
several of these same at tee.
Coal was fed to furnaces In base
ments where as recent aa two weeks
ago families congregated for relief
from the stifling heat outside.
The drouth waa ended in southwest
states by cooling rains which totaled
up to 4.92 Inches In sections of
Texas.
The cold came suddenly, driving
thermometers down as much aa 00
degrees. Bnow flurries raged so fur
iously In Montana that a plane waa
grounded at Big Timber.
KANSAS CITY. Aug. 25. (API
Bright spots broke through the
drouth this week.
Copious rains succored millions of
acres of parched farm lands in the
southwest. North winds broke the
record -vaulting heat wave, and sun
less skies helped preserve the mola
ture that had fallen.
Optimistic harvest reports came
from states outside the actual drouth
area and from favored sections of
some of the states hardest hit to sup
port the department of agriculture
prediction that there will be "plenty
of food." -
In Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas
rains of aa much as five Inches turn
ed pastures green under the hoofs
of Impoverished cattle. One authority
placed the rain's value to livestock
at (25.00O.O0O In Oklahoma alone.
With seed donated by the govern
ment, Oklahoma and Texas farmers
prepared to plant wheat and turnips
to provide feed for livestock. In
Kansas the state that under favor
able Vowing conditions supplies a
fourth of the nation's wheat crop-
farmers gathered corn stalks and
straw, stowing them away In trench
silos against the winter.
Even the Russian thistle, lor years
considered a worthless weed, came
Into use In Nebraska and Kansas.
Livestock men gathered the planta for
ensilage.
PORTLAND. Ore., Aug. 25. (AP)
Tbe question of whether the shot
that killed James Conner. 22, in a
waterfront riot here last Monday waa
fired from Inside or outside the Al
berta street garage at which the out
break occurred, today occupied the
attention of officers, as preparations
were made for preliminary hearings
next week for the 28 men held on
first degree murder charges In con
nection with the slaying.
No further charges were filed to
day, though Willis V. Bethsrds wsa
held under $5000 ball aa a material
witness after a two-hour grilling by
District Attorney Langley, Chief
Criminal Deputy Mowry and Deputy
Joe Price. Price la In direct charge
of the murder Investigation. Beth'
ards was Inside the beselged garage
at the time of the shooting, officers
said, but refused to reveal what oth
er Information. If any, he had gt?en
them.
Defense attorneys of the Interna
tlonal Longshoremen's asaocatlon have
evidenced a particular interest in
this question claiming their Investi
gation disclosed all shots fired came
from Inside the building which ad
mlttedly was occupied only by mem
bers of the rlvsl Columbia river long'
shoremen's organ last Ion during the
battle over employment f.t the Luck
enbach docks. The Columbia river
organlratlon waa formed during the
recent longshoremen's strike and at
tempted to mske peace with employ
era.
Admission that he fired one shot In
the melee was given earlier today by
Hermit Hermlaton of Tlgard a mem
ber of the Columbia river group, po
ll re Mid Hermiston fired his shot af
ter Conner had been struck and
aimed It toward the Alberta street
side of the garage over the hetds of
the mob.
WASHINGTON. Aug. lb. (AP)
Th public works administration aald
today a man would b named within
a tew days to aid In arbitration of
the purchase price of the Oreiron-
Waihlngtoa Water Service. Co. at Sa
lent-
PORTLAND STRIKE
MURDER EVIDENCE
GROWS TECHNICAL
W. A. Ayres (above), representa
tive In congress from Kansas, hai
been named by President Roose
velt to the Federal Trade Co mm I a
slon. (Associated Press Photo)
VOTE PERMANENCY
TO 3-CPR0JECT
Continuance Expected To Be
Part Of Social Security
Program Little Opposi
tion To 'Sapling Army'
Time Limit Ends In March
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25. (P)
president Roosevelt's Civilian Conser
vatton corps, officials aald today, la
almost certain to be made a perma-
nent institution during the next
congress.
The law creating the corps expires
next March 81. Little opposition to
reenactment without any time limit,
however, la anticipated by the ad
ministration. Proposals have been made that leg
islation for the permanent CCO be
made a part of the social security
program now beln drafted for prea
entatlon to the 74th congress.
The time for a decision on the
corps. howoTer,- pTtrtJaDly ' "will come
before the security plan objective
haa been drafted Into bill form. For
that reason, It wsa said, congress Is
expected to approve the reforestation
law early In the session. It was point
ed out that any changes necessary
could be made early in the form of
amendments to the CO statute.
The general absence of criticism
concerning the CCC even from re
publican quarters haa been a phe
nomenon watched with Interest by
the administration.
Some administration critics termed
the CCO the "sapling army" when the
legislation waa under consideration
and shortly after Its passage. But once
the camps were set up It waa notice
able that verbal assaults were few
and far between. Republicans rarely
mentioned the corps during the last
session.
As a matter of fact, there were
complaints and objections at first
from some of the committees near
which the camps were located. Offi
cials looked Into the matter. Tracing
It down they found local merchants
were disturbed because supplies for
the men were being purchased else
where. When more purchases began to
be made from them, criticism died.
Forestry service officials said today
there would be need for the ClvllUn
Conservation corps Indefinitely. Ap
proximately 170.000 of the youths now
In the camps are at work on national
preserves.
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GIVEN BACK PAY
CHICAOO. Auff. 25. (AP) The
come and get It" aljn hanga over
the pay window for Chicago's 14,000
public school teachers.
The sluice gates will open early
Monday and a gold flood of dollars
will Inundate the city, brealclng
money drouth which alnca 1S3D has
harassed the educational forces
Thirty cashiers will hand out 23,
300,000 In back salaries aa rapidly as
possible.
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BUDGET INCREASE
PENDLETON, Ore., Aur. 25. (AP)
A Ift.ooo Increase In Pendleton's
civic budget for the coming year was
approved last night at a special
meeting of the city council and a
special committee. The total budget
Is 178,000. Pinal adoption la set for
September al.
Pendleton has the lowest ta levy
12 mill of any city with more
than IWOO population In Oregon.
Tetas 'liLUlts
MEXICO. D. r., Aug. 25. (AP)
rive hundred university students
today planned a one-day atrlke and
mass demonstration against what
they termed "Insulting treatment"
received by Mexican aludents recent
ly at Bay City end OonitaleE, Texas.
Also Hold To 'Love Thy
Neighbor' Policy, Based
On Constitution Senator
Glass Sees No Monopoly
On 'Human Rights.'
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25. (AP)
Administration emphasis on human
rights In view of the creation by
property owners of a capital forum
led to expectations In Washington to
night that the American Liberty
league may expedite its promised elab.
oration of purposes.
In the wake of President Roose
velt's chiding that the league over
looks "thy neighbor," Postmaster
General Parley Invited New Jeraey
Republicans at Scaarlrt today to Dem
ocratic enlistment "this fall and
overy election day."
"Here at last," he said, "Is a phi
losophy of government that pus hu
man values first."
It was predicted that President
jouett Shouse of the league, in a
speech from New York possibly this
week, will seek to dispel any Impres
sion that the league would sacrifice
human for property rights or have
any partisan flavor.
Rather. It was said, he more likely
will Indicate a membership appeal
based on a philosophy of the consti
tution and economics that league
adherents fear are threatened by
some but not all new deal ennct
ments.
It became known that active or
ganization haa been started In New
England and other sections. Discus
sion of the project was held for sev
eral weeks before tits Shouse an
nouncement that Alfred E. Smith.
John W. Davis, Representative James
W. Wadsworth. Nathan L. Miller and
Irenee DuPont would be members
of the executive committee.
Senator Olasa (D., Va.) took occa
sion in sailing from New York for
Europe to deny affiliation with the
league. He dropped a tersely signifi
cant remark, however, apropos of
President Roosevelt's contention that
the organlratlon might well Include
human rights with its concern over
prerogatives of property.
"Will, give them timer he - waa
quoted. "He's had a year and a half;
they've Just begun.'
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E
Clifford Cowan of Ross Lane la lu
the Sacred Heart hospital surtcrtng
from serious head cuts and possibly
fractured skull aa the result ot
what city police believe to be a case
of drunken driving, when a car In
which Cowan was riding, left North
Riverside avenue and crashed Into
the front porch of the residence of
Mrs. A. B. May, 802 Riverside, last
night at 0 o'clock.
Elsie Betty of 1011 Nlantlo atreet,
passenger In the car, received
bruises, while Mrs. May. who was
sitting on the front porch, was
slightly Injured when she was struck
by a flying porch post. Police stated
the driver of the car left the scene
before being apprehended, and that
they found liquor In the auto. Wit
nesses stated the car was not being
driven fast when It left the street.
Ernest Lewis Jones of this city re
ceived head cuta and bruits In an
accident at 7:15 last night one-half
mile north of the city limits on the
Pacltlo highway, when the car In
which he was riding, driven by Mrs.
Evelyn Blanche Jones, 841 Pine atreet,
turned over on It side after Mrs.
Jonea had swerved Into gravel In
avoiding hitting car driven by Jos
eph Nelson Wright of Central Point,
State police records show that
Wright entered the highway from the
left aide about 76 feet In front ot the
Jonea auto.
Another accident last night on the
south Pacific highway south of
Jackson Hot Springs wm inveatigat
ed by state police, who report that
Babln Ami Olbbs, 830 North Holly,
wss driving an auto which collided
with a truck driven by Oeorge Ern
eat Obenchaln of Trail aa the two
cars passed on a curve.
At 4 p. m. Saturday a car driven
by Charles M. Hunt, 37. 821 West
Jackson, bumped the rear of car
operated by a man named Ooddard,
the forest service, in a minor ac
cident at Main. and Riverside.
- Wool Mart Brightens
BOSTON. Mass., Aug. 25. (AP)
(UBDAI. Confidence was not entire.
ly lacking in the Boston wool mar
ket during the past week even though
trading was extremely slow. Bettor
prices than were expected at the
opening sales tn Brlsbsne, Australia,
gave some encouragement to the Bos
ton trsde.
Aula Theft iun Day
PENDLETON. Aug. 35. (AP) Of
fleers from Spokane were on their
way here today to return the green
aedan, allegedly stolen from Spokane.
used by Allen McMlllar and Henri
Deveny, who were held here for ques
tioning Into the shooting of Will
Shepard at Umatilla,
The Dalles Chosen For 1935
Meet Senator Steiwer
Warns Against Economy
League Aims Flag
Pledge In Schools Urged.
ASTOPJA. Ore., Aug. 25. (AP)
Urged by National Commander Ed
ward A. Hayes to end bickering, and
warned by Senator Frederick Bteiwer
that the National Economy League,
"composed of millionaires and their
lackeys," was ready to "destroy toe
veterans' program whenever oppor
tunity offers," delegates to the Ore
gon state convention of the American
Legion oloscd their sessions here lata
today.
Before adjourning, ths Legion mem
bers elected W. J, Chamberlain, Cor
vallla, state commander by vote of
1 1.8-110 over George Koehn, Portland,
after three tie votes. The Dalles waa
selected as the convention city, win
ning a floor battle over at Grande,
which had been recommended by the
convention committee.
Other officers elected were: Ed
Boatwrlght, Portland, vice-commander;
Tom McNaughton, Portland,
state finance officer; the Rev. Lester
Bond, Hood River, department chap
lain. District commandera named
were: Prank Sever, Portland, district
one; E. Brttt Nedry, Sherwood, dis
trict two; Ted Merrill, Albany, dis
trict three; Lester Plnley, Klamath
Palls, district four; Fred Lleuallan,
Bend, district five; Robert Taylor,
Mllton-Freewater, district six; C. U '
McCoy, district seven.
"Complete development and active
utilization of Tongue Point naval
base at the mouth of the Columbia
river; establishment of an air base
within the state and establishment
of other naval and military bases for
adequate defense of tbe state of Ore
gon" were called for In one of the
resolutions adopted In the closing
sessions.
Another resolution asked state leg
islation making the dally repetition
of the pledge to the flag mandatory
in all public schools of Oregon,
Congressman James Mott, speaking
on the same program with Comman
der Hayes and Senator Steiwer, told
the Legionnaires to guard carefully
against a growing tendency of the
nation's lawmakers to surrender their"
constituted powers to any person or
group.
Mrs. Cecilia Ounn. Hood River, waa
elected department president In clos
ing sessions held by the stats Le
gion Auxiliary. Mrs. J. H. ,Turnbull,
Portland, was named vice-president;
and Mrs. Mabel Mclnturff, Marsh Held,
secretary-treasurer.
A resolution asked the legislature
to make February 14, anniversary of
Oregon's admission to the union, a
state holiday, and was adopted. :
FOR T1D Til
LOS ANOELES,-Aug. 28. (AP)
The debonair Adolpha Menjou and
Veree Teasdale of the movies were
very unobtrusively married today by
a municipal Judge, and then drove
out to look after the unloading of
their new furniture.
They applied for a marriage li
cense last ruesday, three daya before
Menjou'a divorce from Kathryn Car
ver became final.
Today they slipped through a aide
door Into the chambere of Judge
James H. Pope In the ball of Justice
and he performed the ceremony.
Tears came briefly to the actress
after the wedding was over. It waa
Menjou'a third marriage and Miss
Tcasdale'e second.
&ayy-
CHITA, Siberia, Aug. 24.
Ueen waiting to reach a town
;liat American readers could
pronounce. Chita, tiiat'i an old
American word.
Came up through Korea then
the lciiKth and breadth of Man
churia. Was two daya on the
Chinese Kastern railway. That's
the one Japan is trying to buy,
but tako this tip: Russia won't
icll. She is just kidding them.
Tell you some time all ths
military preparations on both
sides. I said some time I would
tell you.
This is the henrt of Eastern
Siberia. All a beautiful prairie.
Not a tree, not a fence. Just
grass up to your stirrups. To
morrow we pass around beauti
ful Lake Baikal.
FILM DANDY WED