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Twenty-ninth Ytar
MEDFORD, OREO OX, MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 1931.
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By PALL MALLON
WASHINGTON, D. C. Aug. 37. It
anyone asks you how business has
been during the last 60 days, don't
tell him.
Just say that a
dlffloult summer
ha been made
much more diffi
cult by the un
forseen drouth
and strikes and
that a September
Improvement 1 a
now at hand. The
extent of the Im
provement la Im
possible to esti
mate accurately
but much de-
Paul Mnllon
pends on how much money the gov
eminent is going to spend.
The balanced monthly business
chert shows the existing situation
Tery clearly. Industrial production fell
off seven point more than seasonal
in July and la off probably two points
more in August. Employment declined
only half as much as production, but
vages felt almost the full measure of
the blow.
The manufacturers apparently are
spreading the smaller amount of work
on a part-time basis to ease the ef
fect of the decline In employment.
But there is also evidence of a little
wafie cutting on the side, although
you cannot say exactly where.
Three Youths in Car Return
ing From Dance Also In
jured Week-End Black
ened by Traffic Accidents
Dilllnger Pal Slain
Our midsummer decline, therefore,
appears to be about 12 to 14 per cent
more than seasonal. All lines, except
production, are generally at the level
of this time last year before the NRA
became effective).
What knocked down the Industrial
production figure most was steel. It
has been operating at about 24 per
cent of capacity lately. That Is be
cause It did most of its midsummer
business before July 1, when Increased
prices went into effect. -
Textiles also lagged under a 25 per
cent curtailment agreement, which
expired August 25. The inside word
is that stocks of finished cotton goods
are still unusually high and that the
textile manufacturers do not care
particularly whether the threatened
strike comes off September 1 or not.
Lumber has been lust so-so, but
automobiles arc holding up remark
Ably well. The automobile line la bet
ter off today than any other, except
nosfilblv tobacco. The automobile
price cuts certainly stopped the buy
era' strike In that Industry. The ma
neuver was so successful that mo&t
insiders believe the manufacturers
will lop a few more gadgets off their
cars next year and maintain existing
low prices, if they do not lower them
further.
With her arm amputated between
the elbow and shoulder, Edith Wright,
21. of Central Point Is In a critical
condition at the Sacred Heart hos
pital, the result of an automobile
accident at the Bybee corner early
Sunday morning, one of a series of
wrecks occurring over the week end.
The car in which Miss Wright was
riding with three young men turned
over several times, throwing her
through the windshield. According
to Dr. C. T. Sweeney, attending phy
sician, additional glass had to be
broken to extricate the girl from the
wreck ape.
Al Davis of Medford was driving a
Moon car belonging to his father,
Perl Davis, and, according to report,
was traveling at too high a rate of
speed to make the turn, causing the
machine to hurtle over several times
before coming to a stop. Davis suf
fered cuts and bruises.
Two Boys Injured
George Haas. 18. also a passenger
in the car, is In the hospital with i
a serious cut over his right eye, and
bruises, while Kenneth Sutherland.
21, also in the car. was taken to the
hospital- for treatment to his right
arm.
Dr. Sweeney said that, although
Miss Wright was In a satisfactory
condition this morning, she Is by no
means out of danger.
Miss Wright has been employed at
the Sweeney residence as a domestic
during the past year.
The accident occurred about 1 a.
m. Sunday as the four were return
ing to Medford from Jacksonville.
Several reckless driving arrests
were made by officers over the week
end, and this mori'.lng Dr. J. S. John
son was fined $15 in city court fol
lowing his arrest on Main street Sun
day afternoon. Joe Sllva, 26, Eagle
Point Is scheduled to appear in court
today on reckless driving charges,
having been arrested Sunday morn
ing on West Mnln street.
Beelie Fined, Jailed
Charged with driving while intoxi
cated, Irving Lawson Beebe, 26, of 19
Mistletoe was arrested Sunday. City
police stated that Becbc was driving
the Charles C. Cowan automobile Sat
urday evening which crashed Into
the homo of Mrs. A. S. May, 802
North Riverside avenue, knocking a
porch post over on Mrs. May.
Taken Into Justice court todny.
Beebe was sentenced to 30 days in
Jail, fined $100 and his driver's li
cense was suspended for a year.
Cowan was taken to the hospital
with Injuries to his head and Beebe
Police bullets are gradually thin,
nlna out the ranke of the late John
Ollllnger'a gang. The lateat to fall
was Homer Van Meter (above),
who waa trapped In St. Paul and
shot to death. (Associated Press
Phsto)
BY
END OF NEXT YEAR
The Increase of the wholesale price
Index wm entirely due to the drouth.
Pr'ces of manufactured goods have
actually decreased lately, but the in
creases in farm and food prices off
set this decrease in the general In
dex. You can get a better sp'ant on that
situation by analyzing the weekly fig
ures for the last ten weeks (the
drouth period). In that time, farm
prices have gone up 13!'3 per cent
and food prices 'jse 0 8 per cent. All
other prices wr'it down '2 of 1 per
cent.
That ah07 that the farmer will be
able to rake what money he has
and gey. from the government) go
furthcv'in the purchase of manufac
tured, -'.foods this year, If there is any
cop ulation in that.
(Continued on Page Five )
BLAZE IN ARMOUR
SLAUGHTER HOUSE
WORRIES CHICAGO
Hie new housing set-up has not
...ad a chance to get started. There
is some question about when and
whether It will get started. It has
been receiving unusually good pub.
Ilcity, but a private check-up of half
a doren major banks in New York
showed that Just exactly 31 applica
tions for renovation loans had been
made to them up to a few days ago.
They have had no chance to look
into each one. but they suspect prob
ably half of the applications would
be worth looking into.
That is a pointed hint of how much
can be expected of the housing pro
gram this year.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 27. (AP)
More than (1,000,000,000 is destined
to go into the pockets of the nation's
farmers through the AAA before the
end of 1935.
Cotton, tobacco, wheat and corn
hog benefit payments will total 779,
402,000 officials estimated today. Of
this sum 282,882,619.2 1 had been
paid out up to August 25.
Of the latter payments, cotton far
mers have received the lion's share,
152,510,793. Wheat farmers netted
$67,871,951, corn-hog farmers $46,
8 1 5,988, and tobacco growers $15,-773.785.
In addition to the (779,402,000
which is being paid out to farmers
for controlling production cattle
raisers will net about (120,000,000 and
sheepmen aproximately (7,500,000 by
selling drought-stricken animals to
the government. This raises the to
tal for farm adjustments close to (1,
000.000.000.
The figures do not Include benefit
payments under the sugar program
which Is still being drafted. These
are expected to boost the outlay well
above the billion dollar figure.
Chester C. Davis, farm adinlnistra.
tor, said that about (587,000,000 of
the benefit payments would go
farmers in emergency and secondary
drought areas. They have already
received about (150,000,000 of this,
Louts H. Bean, economic advisor of
the AAA, added that the payments
"assure that farmers as a whole will
have a larger cash Income In 1934
than In 1933." While production has
been reduced, he said, prices are
higher.
Farmers sharing In the (779,402,000
before the end of 1935 Included:
Oregon. (6,717,000; Washington
(12.945.000; Idaho, (8.472,000; Moiv
tana. (13,101,000; California (6,064,-
000.
0
s.
Johnson Deeply Angered
At NRA Conference Says
Inside Story of Trouble
Reconsidered Resignation Only Following
Firm Insistance of Roosevelt;
Will Be Big Boss Now
(Copyright. 1934, by the Associated Press)
WASHINOTON, Aug. 37. The deep-seated character of NRA'e latest
troubles became apparent today when It was learned that Oeneral Hugh
S. Johnson angrily walked out on last Monday's White House confer
ence, resigned In writing, and reconsidered only on the tlrm lnslatence of
President Roosevelt.
The dispute arose over an NRA re
organization plan aubmltted to the
president by Donald Rlchberg. the
NRA counsel, and Prances Perkins,
the secretary of labor. Among other
things, the plan waa Interpreted by
Johnson sa contemplating his own re
tirement to private life.
General Walks Out
The general walked out when Mr.
Roosevelt, seeking to sooth the ruf
fled spirits of hla conferees, suggested
that a decision be postponed while
Johnson took a rest and a trip to
Europe.
The reconciliation, ao far aa John
son la concerned, waa consummated
Just before Mr. Roosevelt's departure
Saturday for Hyde park. Under Its
terms Johnson ataya on aa adminis
trator and probably will become, later
on. chairman of a board controlling
NRA.
The implications respecting Mr.
Rlchberg and Miss Perkins are lew
clear. Rlchberg's friends say he will
remain the NRA counsel, although
there will be no further doubt that
Johnson la boas. Miss Perklna la ex
pected to confine her activities more
closely to the labor department.
Inside Story Tom
The Inside of the Incident, aa re
lated to the Associated Press author-
Itatlvelv, la this:
Relations between Johnson and
niahhsm i.1thitii1i Atifu-artlltf frliMirl.
iv har haatn 1 1 nrt renin tr ft. chance 1 imwmm r "- j
' . . . " TnKr, h. a changed, but that there waa an av-
oor U1 " j erflga reduction of six hou
BUSINESS SWELL
RAILROAOi ASK !
OOST
RATES
WASHINGTON Aug. 27, (AP)
President Roosevelt has received a re
port saying employment has increased
4.120,000 since he took office.
The document, submitted by Don
ald R. Rlchberg aa nead of the execu
tlve council, also cites figures to show
a substantial business advance and
declares that in this Improvement
NRA was a "dominant influence."
'Reliable figures," said the report
made public last night, "Indicate
that 40,180.000 persons were employed
In the United States In June, 1934,
an Increase of 4.120,000 over the low
figures of March, 1933. and an In
crease of 2,320,000 over June. 1933
The latter increase Is due mainly to
shortening of hours under NRA
codes."
Work Hours Cut
The report said the purchasing
power of the average worker in man-
$170,000,000 Would Be
Added to Nation's Freight
Bill By Petition Filed With
I. C. C Costs Are Cited
WASHINOTON. Aug. 37. (AP)
The larger railroads of the country
asked the Interstate commerce com-
mlsson today to authorize a 1170.000,
000 Increase In the nation's freight
bill.
Citing mounting sosts, they pleaded
for a general Increase on every com
modity and class of freight, ranging
upward to 10 per cent on first class
freight. They ssld an estimated In
crease In costs in 103B would "Jeop
ardize the solvency of a larger num
ber or Important railway systems"
unless relief Is given.
The proposed boosts touch all man
ufactured producta, major farm pro
ducts which of recent yeara have been
exempted from Increases, and pro
ducta of forest and mine.
All Main Roads Join
The petition waa filed by the As
sociation of Railway Executlvea for
all clasa 1 carriers rallroada doing
1,000.000 or more business a year.
Similar petitions will be presented to
all atate railroad commissions, the
proposal being to raise intrastate
rates also. An early hearing la asked
The road ask an Increase of 3 cents
per 100 pounds on grain and grain
producta in the east, where there
(Continued on Pas Three)
TWO IRE HELD
CHICAGO. Aug. 21. (AP) Wre
broke out late today in the four story
beef slaughter house and wholesale
market owned by Armour and com
Pny in the heart of Packtngtown.
Smoke billowed heavily over the
entire yards district and was visible
from the south end or the loop.
The blaze waa concentrated in the
beef coolers of the plant at 43rd
street and Packers' avenue.
Fire equipment from many sta
tions rolled into the area two blocks
southeast of the origin of the (8.000.
000 blare on May 22, when the stock
yards was the scene of the greatest
lire Chicago has seen since the his
toric blaze of 1871.
Handlers hurried out dozen of
head of livestock from the building,
which hoxises a killing floor and the
Armour wholesale market.
The burning structure Is about a
block long, a half block wide. Its
upper floor and roof were ablaze.
Firemen said the fire "appeared to
be serious.' A stiff east wind was
blowing threatening to fan flames
toward other buildings.
PARIS, Aug. 27. (AP) Mrs. Sin
clair Lewis who as Dorothy Thomp
son, newspaperwoman, was "asked to
leave" Germany, Is going to Baar
bruecken Thursday to find out what
Is going on In the Saar region.
She said today she "would rather
be in Vermont," but that she Is plan
ning to spend several days In saar
bruecken, then go to London and sail
for home September 0.
"I still have not fathomed why I
was kicked out of Germany," she
said, 'but then It Isn't anything other
dictators have not done to corres
pondents. They simply aren't so
clever about It in Germany."
She said that in her opinion Ger
many "is becoming the most com
fortable and most hygienic prison In
the world.
The figures on building suggest that
the PWA flood of billions is again
trickling oft to an eye-dropper flow.
Building contracts filed in July
amounted to about 120 million dol
lars, of which 31 millions represented
direct public works. This shows a hor
lnntal decline from June, when 51
millions of public work contracts
were awarded out of a total of 127
millions. That forecasts a sharp con
traction of public works activity in
the fall, whrn road building also Willi
The'prlvat buSdlni Industry ha! SALEM. Aux. 37.-1 AP-Earl Hill,
however, shown ome remote aicns oi;8Lrtl ipi,'c"lbi,,': JB,:
life. In July. 56 pr cent of the build-
PORTLAND. Ore., Aug. 27. (AP)
Acting on information given by an
alleged eye-witness to the riot slaying
of James Conner, 22, last Monday,
police yesterday arrested Karl Gram
mer, 48, and Heinle Hermiston, hold
ing both without ball for the district
attorney's office.
Grammer was a gang boss for the
Columbia River Longshoremen's asso
ciation, the organization which was
besieged by a mob of men In a garage
on Alberta street last Monday morn
ing when Conner was fatally ahot.
Hermiston, also a member of the Co
lumbia group, violently opposed to
the International Longshoremen's as
sociation, is the man who admitted
to police Friday he had fired two
shots during the melee which arose
from the recent Pacific coast long
shoremen's strike.
4
NEW TEACHERS MEET
HERE COMING FRIDAY
A pre-achool meeting of all teaeh
era who will teach for the first time
In Jackson county this year will be
held at the court house auditorium
Friday, August 31, It waa announced
today at the county school superin
tendent's office.
Bupt. C. R. Bowman will address
the teachers on matters of Import
ance, and supplies will be distributed.
WASHINOTON. Aug. 27. (API-
Secretary Wallace today made effec
tive a group of amendments to tne
marketing agreement and license for
walnut packers of California.
(Continued on Pag Seven)
TOURIST KILLED
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erage reduction of six hours in tne
Industrial work week. It declared
many small buslneses had been saved
from failure, larger Industries stabil
ised and corporation benefits In
creased.
The report was In the nature of a
blrdseya view of the economic re
covery. It dealt largely with unem
ployment, which It called the "pri
mary problem of recovery."
"The sIt of the problem." H said,
"may be graphically indicated, al
though not measured, by the report
of the department of labor that, dur
ing the year ending June 30, 1034
the national re-employment service
and the state employment services I
received 15,387,(108 applications - for'
Jobs."
Fewer Business Fallurrg 1
It said 6.961,923 placements were
made. These figures. It asserted,
could not measure unemployment be
cause they Involved dupllcstlons and
did not Include unregistered Jobless.
Rlchberg pointed to "most signifi
cant" figures showing that business
failures from February to May, 1934.
were more than 40 per cent lower
than In 192P He said the Index of
corporation pi of its rose from "the
deficit figure of 8.0 In the first quar
ter of 1933 to the profit figure of
32.2 in the second quarter of 1934."
Mass Hysteria
Of Unruly Girls
Finally Checked
BUDAPEST. Hungary, Aug. 27.
( AP) After treating scores of
cases, doctors have succeeded In
checking a wave of mass hysteria
which broke out in a girls reform
school at Rakospalota.
The physicians said the girls
threatened to renew their attempts
to kill themselves unless they were
allowed to see their sweetheart
weekly. The girls aged 12 to 18
were denied that privilege by the
management of the school.
Seventy girls have swallowed
ahoe horns, teaspoons, tooth
brushes and hairpins in order to
be sent to hospitals where they
hoped their boy friends would visit
them.
Two persons connected with the
reform school have been arrested.
BRIDE AND
E
AS
LIGHTNING STARTS
25 FOREST FIRES;
ALL CONTROLLED
Sunday Evening Electrical
Display Keeps Foresters
Busy After Hottest Day of
Year 103 Registered
Although the mercury had only .
mounted to 93 degrees this afternoon,
the humidity had reached the 28 per
cent mark at noon, according to
report from the federal weather bur
eau. During the past several days, the
humidity has been between 19 and
17 per cent at noon, the report show.
BAKER. Auar. 27. (AP) Mrs. R. O.
Schwieger, 30. of Waukomls, Okla
homa waa kilted and her husband
was seriously Injured Saturday eve
ning when the automobile In which
they were riding plunged off th Old
Oregon Trail and overturned several
times five mile west of Durkee.
Mr. Schwieger' sister, Mis Irene
Schwieger of Oklahoma City, sustain
ed scalp wounds, and his daughter.
Betty, 13, suffered a compound frac
ture of the right arm. Mr." Schwel
ger's condition Sunday was consid
ered critical because of head Injuries,
but he was Improved late this morn
ing. The Oklahoma resident had been
on a vacation In California and Ore
gon and were en route home when
the accident occurred.
TYLER Tex., Aug. 27. (AP) A 19-
year-old youth accused of kidnaping i
bride and groom and criminally
attacking the former, was held in an j
undisclosed city today following
threats of mob violence.
A largo crowd gathered at the Jail
yesterday when the suspect, who gave
his name as J. D. Willis, io, was
brought here from Palestine where he
had been arrested. He waa hurriedly
spirited away by sheriff's officers,
after the victims. Mr. and Mra. Mcx
well Herring, had identified him as
the attacker.
WUUs was Identified by police a
an ex-convict from Louisiana.
The Herrings said they were ac
costed near here Saturday night by
a man who forced them at pistol
point to drive to a secluded spot.
After tripping Herring of all his
clothing except his underwear and
tvlng him to a tree, the man forced
Mrs. Herring to disrobe. She said ha
attacked her and then tied her to a
tree with wire.
He fled la his victims' motor car,
wl.tch waa recovered at Palestine. Of
ficers said they also found Mrs. Her
ring's engagement ring and a quantity
of money.
Willis, who denied he had attacked
the woman, ssld he had a wife and
two sons living at Chandler. Texas.
Nearly twenty-five lightning fire
were started near Medford Sunday
night, report at the Rogue River
national forest office thl morning
showed, with all being confined to
small areas, the largest covering an
acre. Other fires In the forest area
were either completely out, or under
control.
The fires, started last evening by '
the vivid. Jagged streak of lightning,
were being watched today, with men
on duty at each. All of the biases
were east of Rogue river from the
top of the Greenaprlng mountains
north to Devil peak, In n area
about 12 miles wide and 24 miles
long.
There was also about 13 lightning
fires reported by the Klamath, Plre
Protective association, forestry offic
ials here said thl morning. They
were all said to be small, and under
control.
The lightning storm, termed by the
weather bureau a "dry," started;
shortly after 7 p. m. Sunday and th
entire heaven were lighted by th
long flashing streak of lightning in
DECLARES EARL HILL
EX BANK OFFICIAL
ISF
tne wbs financed by private funds
There was a rather striking, but
mll, spurt In factory bunding
ASTORIA. Ore., Aug. 27. (AP)
Shot through the heart, the body of
Harry Knokey, for many yeara asilst
ant cashier of the old Pint National
Bank of Astoria, was found at his
home here late Saturday night
A gun lay near the body, but there
was no explanation for the appar-
self -inflicted wound. Knokey
t in Kiilaam trvlav nfl ff rri n O 'ltn '""J
state officials. aUted he had received ! " prominent In several lodce. and
pledees of sufficient votes to assure
his election as speaker of the house
Nearly 2fl in ill tons of the contracts ' at the 1935 legislative session,
filed were in that class. I Both Lowell Pairet of Portland and
The sharp Increase was due to nV George Winslow. Tillamook, also can
tut'.d'.nz propwd to V.-.t che:r.t--al 'didav for the siskersh'p. have re.
and textile Ur. r.d is Mrdlv im- prtM rernMv tan the citio"k was
po;tsat enouGH o y.iij a tread. favorable for their election.
by his widow.
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 37. (AP)
Barney Arulra, 33, rilipino, arretted
by Portland police for questioning
into s gm tt.ihblns. was turned
over to sfaTf pnhre todnv. He s
t arretted oa vsgrsacy charge.
Pear Markets
NEW YORK, Au. 27. (AP)-(U. S.
D. A.) Pear auction market: Prices
slightly atronser, 45 cars arrHed; 33
California cars unloaded; 29 cars on
track.:
Calliomla Bartletts: 1,00 boxes,
1.153.aS; average 3.73.
Washington Flemish: 73 bones ex
tra lancy, U.50 83.15; average ll.DI.
Hardya: 723 boxes, ll.10irl.13.
D'AnJous: 361 boxes, 12 15a 3.70,
average $2.20.
FROIVI JUDGE RACE
SALEM Aug. 37. (AP) Circuit
Judge B. L. Eddy, of Rose burg, waa
eliminated from the race for circuit
Judgeship In the second Judicial dis
trict at the general election this fall,
In a decision handed down her by
Circuit Judge L. Q. Llewelllng today.
Custer E. Rosa, one of the attorney
for Eddy, announced that an appeal
will be taken to the supreme court
In an effort to secure consent of the
high court Justice to argue the mat
ter Immediately after Labor day,
.
(Continued on Page Three)
.i i
SERA PROJECTS
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 37. (AP)
The atate relief committee today ap
proved three spring development pro
jects In Baker county, which recently
waa placed In the emergency drought
area.
Water auppllca will be sought In
the Whitman national Jorcat at Eagle
creek. Bumpter district and In the
Unity district. Almost 30O0 win go
Into thla work.
A tennis court comtructlon project
was ancroved for nosehurg, which
also recently recelvod funds for re
pairing the city Jail and garage and
re-roofln the city hall.
The relief committee announced
that (WOO family heada, who other'
wise doubtless would be on relief rolls.
were now employed on BERA projects
BASEBALL
CHICAOO. Aug. 27. (AP)-(O. 8. D.
A.) Pear auction market: 19 Califor
nia, 5 Oregon, one Washington cars
arrived: 32 cara on track; 0 cars sold.
California Bartletta:, 6.928 boxea
sold, II 90 a 3, average 12 44.
Bosc: OS boxea sold at 91.60.
Chicago
New York
Oaston and Madjeakl;
Murphy and Jorgens.
SUICIDE BY BEE STINGS
EFFECTIVE BUT PAINFUL
TAMPA. Fla.. Aug. 27 (AP) I
Death waa the goal sought by Ramon
Pere and he attained It by sitting
nude in the midst of a thousand
hornets.
Their poisonous atlngs proved fa
tal to Peru. 34-year-old cigar maker
without work, last night after hours
of agony. Hla body In some places
was swollen to more than twice nor
msl sire by the stings.
Perea first attempted to kill him
self, relatlvra ssld, by Jumping into
Hillsborough river. He remained In
the water Just a lew minute, and
then awam out.
Later he left his noma and went to
an adjoining lot which was Infested
with horneit. There Perea removed
his clothing, sat down In the mMit
of the smarming Insrcta and refused
all plea to come back borne.
His mother plesrfed with him to
flee but he waa adamant. Someone.
meanwhile, had called the lira de.
partment and firemen began burn
lug weeds In order to smoke out the
hornets.
When the weeds started burning.
Mrs. Perea rushed to her son's side
and dragged him from the lot. He
had aat among the horneta for about
ten minutes. She wsa attacked by
the hornets also but fought them oft
Buffering agonies, Perea waa taken
to a hospital but he refused to be
treated. He wanted to die, he said,
and he told the attendants ht had
Jumped Into the hornets' nest pur.
poaely. He succumbed to the sun?
early last night.
The firemen reported they drove
thwiMnds of horneta from th. field
. witb smoke.
R.
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Deshong
R. H. E
Cleveland . 6 ft 3
Boston - - 6 II 3
Hudlln, L. Brown and Berg; Pen
nock, Walberg and K. Perrell,
PRIMARY TUESDAY
CASE OF NERVES
BAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 37. (AP).
One damaged brick chimney and ft
number of cases of "nerves" today
were the toll In Ban Francisco of an
electrical storm, something unusual
for tlteae parte, which hit the cen
tral coaat countlea.
More serious damage from the
flashing lightning, followed by light
showers yesterday, Included ft fire- .
destroyed dance hall at Watsonvllla
and burned brush areas In th Santa
Crua mountains.
A woman waa killed In an automo
bile accident near Saratoga when the
driver became confused by the light
ning and thunder and the machine
skidded and turned over.
Vagrant bolls here atunned ft man
aa he attempted to disconnect hla
radio, atruck within a. foot of ft pa-Jama-clad
boy, daahed ft pot from
the hand of an aged woman and top
pled bricks from the chimney.
The weather bureau reported the
average for auch dlsturbancea In Ban
Francisco during the last 4S yeara
has been two ft year.
IN THREE STATES
Score: R. 1
St. Louia 1
Washington 1
Hadley, Andrews and Clrube:
sell and Bolton.
National
R. H. E.
Boston 5 10 I
Pltteburgh . - H I
Rhem. Smith and Hogan; French.
Blrkoffer. Hoyt and Oraca.
Governor Pardons
Drunken Autotst
SAl.EM. Aug. 37. (AP)-Oovernor
Meier today Issued a conditional par
don to Krlstlnn J. Oeatson, who re
cently waa sentenced to serve a term
of 30 daya In Jail and pay a fine of
1100 for driving an automobile while
Intoxicated. In Clackamaa county.
Under tha terma of the pardon
Oeatson will not be required to serve
the Jail sentence. Tha fine already
baa been paid.
Constitution Day
To Be Emphasized
8ALEM, Aug. 37. Charles) A. How
ard, state superintendent at publlo
Instruction, today Issued a statement
to city and county school superinten
dents, calling their attention that
Monday, September 17, anniversary of
the United States Constitution, bad
been set aside aa Constitution day.
By the Associated Press.
Primary electlona accepted aa
strawa, ahowlng tha way In which
the wind la blowing about the new
deal will ba held tomorrow In Cali
fornia, Mississippi and South Caro
lina. Senator Hiram Johnaon, Republi
can Independent supporter of Presi
dent Roosevelt, Is generally rated the
winner of both Democratic and Re
publican nomlnatlona for senator In
California.
Tha Democratic race for the guber
natorial nomination, however. In
which Upton Sinclair, former aoclallit,
la ft prominent candidate, haa ad
ministration leadrra worried. They
'ear that If ha la nominated, tha re
action among old-Una Democrata
might bring defeat of th eleven
Democratic house members In November.
COOPERATIVE-GASOLINE
DELIVERY IS STARTED
Jsckson County Co-operative has
started delivery of gasolln to all
farmera who ar members of th or
ganltatlon. It waa announced tody.
The distributing center la now lo
cated at th corner of Third and
Front street and gasoline will be
available from now on to the co-op
members,
SALEM, Aug. 27. (AP) Th atat
board of control will meet at 3:30
thla afternoon to adopt ft resolution
authorizing a friendly ault In th
supreme court to teat th conaltu
tonality of th law under which cer
tificates of indebtedness against th
state liquor fund for unemployment
relief could be issued, It waa an
nounced at noon today.
Forestry Chief
Burns To Death
Near Mt. Shasta
REDDING. Cal., Aug. 37. (AP)
lohn 8. Everett, 40, aupervlaor o
;h Shasta national forest, waa
ourned to death when h waa
trapped by flame while fighting ft
(Ire, it waa learned today,
A audden Chang In th wind
had swept th flame toward
Everett. Hla body waa found by
t searching party four mllei south
f Mt. Shasta.
. He cam her four month ao
from San Francisco to succeed T.
;. Jones, who waa transferred.
Everett, In th forest seme 14
rears, la aurrlved by hla widow in
Mt, Stisst.