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Medford Mail Tribune
WINNER
Pulitzer Award
FOR 1034
Twetitv-iiiutb Year
(18 Pages Two Sections)
MEUFOliD, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1934
No. 180
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WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 19
The InMdo story of what really hap
pened between the White House ana
the all-powerful
united States
Commerce in tho
rocent question
naire dispute is
the best lale yet
to Illustrate how
thing arc done
hue k-s t a ge in
I Washington.
The White
House refuses to
confirm or deny
It. and the cham
ber naturally ram MaUoo
cannot be expected to talk, but an
authentic account of the affair can
be had. It shows that the misun
derstanding was not patched up in
that recent conference between Mr.
Roosevelt and the chamber presi
dent, Harrlman, but exists worse
than ever. Reverberations may be
heard from now on.
EQUIPMENT
CALLED OUT BY
(AIM BLAZE
Masterly Work Of Firemen
Saves Huge Terminal
Steamers Moved To Mid
Stream Wind Fans Fire.
The trouble began when the cham
ber some weeks ago Issued that list
of questions for the president to an
swer. Implying that he must do so
to clear up business uncertainty.
Tlio press rather generally Interpret
ed the questionnaire as a noble ef
fort to put the president on the
spot. Mr. Roosevelt later said the
questions sounded like that old one.
"When did you stop beating your
wife?"
The White House was upset and
began an Investigation to determine
whether the chamber had ever be
fore Issued a questionnaire to a
president. No precedent could be
found.
The chamber of commerce is un
derstood tr have Informed new deal
ers privately that the question were
not Intended to be questions at all.
They were simply a list of "sub
jects." like those which the cham
ber hod occasionally In the past
submitted to previous presidents.
That took the sting out cf them
a little, but not much, because all
the so-called "subjects' still had
question marks behind them. Also,
the president was still publicly leit
on the spot.
After that phase quieted down the
chamber Is understood ot have dis
patched an emissary to the White
House In an effort to make peace.
This emissary explained the cham
ber was not Running for the new
deIrrs and tT'it Mr. Harrlman would
like to see-Mr. Roosevelt.
No definite answer was given then,
but before the emissary" got back
to chamber headquarters the White
House called up Mr. Harrlman and
told hhn to come over.
The conference was highly suc
rr awful. The gentlemen shook hands
nnd peace was again established. But
Mr. Harrlman walked out of the
conference and informed news . men
that he had been called to the
Whl'. House by the president.
You ran Imagine whit effect that
had on the Hyde Park squire, when
he mw It In the papers. He had de
cided to fcrget about the question
marks, but here was Mr. Harrlman
making It appear that the White
House had meekly Initiated the
peace arrangements.
It was obviously only an unfortu
nate circumstance, but when two
circumstances like that occur in suc
cession, they become something more
than circumstances. Unquestionably
the affair will be straightened out
eventually, but Just now it is dan
gerous to mention the chamber of
commerce around the White House-
Tears are Safe
The Mall Tribune received a
telegram from Guy Conner this
afternoon which stated that the
destructive dock fire along the
Portland waterfront while still
raging at 3 p. m. had not Injured
the Medford pears in cold storage,
and he believed the conflagration
would soon be under control.
Conner is in Portland looking
alter the cold storage and ship
ment of local pears by steamer
through the Panama canal. He
plans to take the trip on the ship
to New York, inspecting the pears
en rout.
Southern Oregon's Hermit
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 19. (AP)
In a spectacular, crushing "stop"
against one of the most serious fire
threats Portland has had in years,
massed equipment Joined today In
smothering a seething fire on the
northshore waterfront. Damage to
the oceanic terminal, to which the
flames were confined, was estimated
by firemen at from 75,000 to $100,
000. The fire, which for a time threat
ened to become a conflagration, was
said by firemen to have started from
ashes left by a workman who had
burned a pile of waste paper on the
dock property.
Flue Work By Firemen
Seventeen engine companies and
three flrcboats converged on the
blazing dock property, in response
to a fourth alarm. Observers de
clared It was the finest feat -of .fire
fighting ever seen.
Most of the damage was on pier
No. 3 on the north side of the 800,
000 terminal building. Alert action
(Continued on Page Four.)
GEN. VOTTKLUCK
BERLIN, Oct, 19. ( AP) General
Alexander Von Kluck, the German
who nearly captured Paris, died L
his homo today aged 88 years.
The aged field marshal long had
been saddened by the death of his
only grandchild, Alexandra, who suf
fered fatal injuries in a motor acci
dent. near Bordeaux last March.
Von Kluck's' name stood out
among those of German military
leaders as the man whose force.
nearly took Paris In 1914.
'The 85th birthday of the old
fighter on May 20. 1931, was the sig
nal for a great demonstration by the
former comrades of Field Marsnal
Von Kluck.
IS CRY OF JOBLESS
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YUGOSLAV TROOP KIDNAPERS TRAIL
Wa LOST WHEf
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.ion Seen
TO
Four
Dangerous U
By Observers
Former Opponents King
Alexander Given Amnesty
BELGRADE, Oct. IS. (AP Nlch-
Officers Of Philadelphia Area:
Spread Net For Sedan
Believed To Contain Manj
Named As Kidnaper.!
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 19. (AP)
Closing of Rogue
To Cannerymen is
Urged By Cowgill
MARSHF-IRLD. Oct. 10. (API
Closing of the Rogue river to com
merclal fishing to prevent lta be
coming "fished out" was urged
here Thursday by Ralph P. Cow
gill, engineer for the state game
commission.
The lower Rogue, Cowgill said,
should be preserved as a purely
sports fishing atream. Continued
commercial operations, he said,
will eventually exterminate game
fish In the river.
Sportamen of Coos county are
making a drive to direct perma
nent closing of the Rogue to com
mercial fishing.
VETS BONUS CASH
IS NOT
Nation's Ex-Soldiers Told
They're Better Off Than
Any Other Group Of Citi
zensDedicates Hospital
olas Tltulcscu, foreign minister ol ' Police of Philadelphia and towns ad-
Wllllam T. Jowett, 70, "Hermit of Jackass Mountain" In tile Antelope
section of Oregon, may be one of tlio oldest veterans at the American
Legion convention In Miami, but lie knows his place when there are beach
beauties around. At home In Southern Oregon, Jowett lives HO miles
from Ills nearest neighbor, but each year the veteran packs his bar
racks ling and heads for the national convention of the Legion.
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 19. ( AP) A
decline' in ' employment last month,
bringing it to the level of October,
1931, was reported today ny me
labor department.
Had the textile strike not occur
red, however, Secretary Perkins said
employment would have Increased
by 116.000.
The most pronounced employ
ment gains occurred in wnoicsnie
and retail trade and in the coal
mining, building construction, dye
ing and .cleaning, and power anu
light industries," she added. "Im
portant declines took place in the
iron and steel, hardware, automo
bile and boot and shoe Industrie.
"Decreases in the last three ot
these industries usually, occur at
that time of the year."
Recent reports. Miss Perkins con
tinued, have indicated that retail
clothing sales Just now are much
greater than a year ago. This may
result, she said. In an Increase In
clothing -manufacture -this -month
contrary to a usual seasonal decline.
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AMERICAN PILOTS
EVE OF- AIR DERBY
MILDENHAIA AIRDROME, En?.,
Oct. 19. (JP) Two American pilot?
stole a royal show today when Klnr,
Geore, Queen Mary and the Prince
of Wales visited the airdrome where
the 31 planes will take off at dawn
tomorrow in the England-to-Aus-tralla
air derby.
John H. Wright of Utlca, N. T.,
stunted for the Prince of Wales by
his hlgness' royal request, and King
George and Queen Mary chatted
lengthily and Intimately with Col.
Roscoe Turner.
The Prince of Wales Inspected Tur
ner's big Boeing transport ship and
sat in the cockpit jvhlle Turner show
ed him the controls. The American
filer presented the prince with a
model of his plane.
Then the kJng and queen came to
the airdrome and all activities were
called off while they visited the port.
Their majesties went over to Tur
ner and asked him to present his
party to them. They shook hands
first with him, then with Mrs. Tur
ner and the other members of his
group.
After the visit Turner said, "Tne
king asked me where I was going to
sleep
Rumania, declared today that !f in
ternational measures are not taken
immediately against European ter
rorists, grave conflicts may result
In Europe.
The veteran Rumanian statesman
made this declaration before a con
ference of the foreign ministers of
the Little Entente Yugoslavia, j
Czechoslovakia and Rumania and ;
signatories of the Balkan pact. 1
His reference was regarded as be- 1
lng to the recent assassination of
King Alexander of Yugoslavia.
MARIBOR, Yugoslavia. Oct. 19.
(AP) An unconfirmed report from
a usually reliable source said to
day that Yugoslavia was concentrat
ing troops along the Hungarian border.
Neutral observers here regarded the
situation along the Hungarian-Yugoslav
frontier as "dangerous."
Four former opponents of the re
gime of King Alexander were freed
today from the government ban
against them. They are Dr. Koroan-
etz, former premier of Yugoslavia,
Dr. Kulovec, Dr. Wallaces, and Dr.
Obrlvcc.
It was generally believed that a
general amnesty soon would be
granted all Croatian leaders who are
in prison.
The release of these four prom
inent leaders of the Slovenian cler
ical party 'Was viewed here as Inau-
( Continued on Page ' Five )
joining on the west and south Joined
today in a lookout for a sedan which
may contain Thomas H. Robinson. Jr. i
named as the kidnaper of Mrs. Alice
Speed Stoll.
The car, pursued north from Wil
mington, Del., carried three men.
One of the two Delaware state police
men who chased it said one of the
trio strongly resembled Robinson,
whose photographs he has studied.
The troopers reported the sedan
roared away and outdistanced them
after they attempted to question the
driver for operating for one headlight.
A Marcus Hook police man, warned
of the cars approach to that town.
tried to stop It and was nearly run
down. The pursuit was continued
through Delaware river towns north
to Darby, a Philadelphia suburb,
where the trail was lost.
AT
S'F
NEW YORK. Oct. 10 (AP)
Bruno Richard Hanptmann, through
j his attorney, appealed today to the
Unrvoiiitft division of the supreme
miMV . , . . AD4 court for permission to introduce wearing a big checked coat over his
PHOENIX. Ariz.. Oct. 19.- AP)- evd,n t0 fXipport mini : gray suit, end his feet clad In brown
jln his efforts to escape extradition i sueae snoes, came out io inspect tne
ASHLAND, Oct, 10. (Spl.) James
W. Mott, Marlon county, candidate
for representative In congress from
tho first district, will be the guest
speaker at a meeting of the Ashland
Republican club next Monday night
at 7:30 In the city hall.
Other Republican rand Ida tea for
state and county offices have been
invited to appear for brief statements.
It was announced by Frank VanDyke,
president of the local club.
George Roberts, Medford attorney,
has been Invited to address the meet
ing on tho subject of the 20 mill
tax limitation bill.
An open Invitation has been ex
tended in an effort to find a Bpeaker
to defend the proposed healing arts
amendment. Dr, E. A. Woods has
I told him I was most likely consented to take the opposite side
NASHVILLE. Tenn., Oct. 16. AP)
Dr. E. W, Cocke, Tennessee com
missioner of institutions, said today
ho was "confident" Thomas H. Rob
inson. Jr., accused as tl.e kidnaper
of Mrs. Berry V. Stoll, "was not in
sane when he was discharged from
the Western State hospital," and
that "most assuredly he knows right
from wrong."
In a statement detailing Robin
son's record at the Central and West
ern State hospitals for the insane.
Dr. Cocke, who was superintendent
of the latter Institution when Rob
inson was an Inmate there, said he
had "realized" that the youth "was
a born criminal that would perhaps
be in more trouble sooner or later.1
Although saying he was reluctant
to release Robinson from the West
ern State hospital August 34, 1930.
Dr. Cocke added that "In view of
the fact that our .diagnosis was
psychopathic personality and not In
sanity, It was our duty to discharge
him regardless of whether or not
he would continue to be a law vio-lator."
to get what little rest I could sleeo
lng on my arms. He laughed at that."
The king and queen alw entered
the giant American-built Douglas air- j
plane which will fly Dutch colors in
the race.
Wright long had the ambition of
seeing the Prince of Wales. , He more
than achieved this today, for it de
veloped Into a case of the prince see
ing Wright.
The alr-mlnded prince, bareheaded,
In open debate.
The story being told In new deal
circles Is that tho chamber of. com
merce lift was first prepared by tw0
prominent bunkers, whoso names you
sll know, one In Chicago" and one
Jn New York. Both are leaders in
the chamber of commerce. It was
In much stronger language when
they originally offered It. The cham
ber directors toned it down con
siderably before making It public.
The funniest story now being told
by new deal critics Is the one about
the wife, the ledtne and the dog.
The wife Is mistress of a prom
inent new rtesi home, and he likes
dogs. It was some time ao that
she was visited by a weman fameo
for her cook books. Possibly the
dog had tasted some morsels from
the rook books. At any rate, he
greeted the famous cook by Jump
ing up and taking a bite out ol
her. The hosiss heard the commo
tion and came running with tne
maid. Sur.eying the scene with dis
may, she turned to the maid and
said:
Henrietta, hereafter you keep
lor'me In the drawing room."
P s. Three months later sne
deeded to get rid of the dog.
More than 36.000 unemployed passed
throtigh Arizona en route to Callfor- , murder Indict- P"
ment In the Lindbergh baby kid- e went up to tne macmne. n
naplng. readiness outside their hangars. clam
James M.' Pawcett, defense coun-j bered up on each, peered into each
sel. asked the court that he be al- cockpit, and then, with his hands
lowed to 'Introduce a witness, Jos- clapped behind his back, walked
cph M. Furcht, superintendent ol wound each in turn while officials
construction at fhe Majestic hotel, and mechanics explained to him the
The attorney told the court Furcht technical details of each ship.
Aiier me inspection, tne prince
stood back and watched Wright put
on an aerial display. The American
nla during the past month, Florence
; Warner, federal relief administrator
for this state said today.
She declared the situation has be
come serious for Arizona necessitat
ing the feeding of 1000 persons a day
at the federal transient camp in ad
dition to 1000 taken care of there.
Miss Warner said she attributes the i would testify that he employed
westward movement to the "end Hauptmann March I, 1933. the day
poverty in California" plan of Upton I of the kidnaping, from 8 a. m. to
Slncllar, democratte
governor there.
candidate f or ; 5 p. m. and on March 3, 3 and
'of the same year.
Boy King Renounces Toys
To Assume Serious Reign
BELGRADE. Yugoslavia. Oct. 19. 1 He then returned to the palace
(AP) KJng Peter gave his tova to his wllr h received a number of Yugo
slav delegations who came here for
brothers today. hJs fRther.. funraI. A pRtriarchal.
The 11 year old monarch having tardwi mRn and a wrinkled old
recovered from the first shock of his j woman bowed before the new king,
father's assassination, bezan his reign , kissing the hem of his garment and
by turning his playthings over to. wishing him long life
Tomlslav and Andreas, who danced
with Joy.
turred the nose of his ship almost
straight up In display of ste?p
climbing, then went Into a series of
Immelman turns for his royal audi
ence. The prince shook hands with all the
competitors,
K.F.
CRATER ROAD JOB
PORTLAND. Ore., Oct. 19. (AP)
A bid of $113,916, submitted by Dunn
& Baker of Klamath Falls, was low
when proposals were opened by the
federal bureau of public roads here
today for work In Crater Lake na
tlonal park.
The work will consist of grading a
1.8-mlle section of the cast rim rosd
from Sentinel Rock to Mount Scott
Saddle, and widening about 10 miles
of previous construction from Cloud
Cap to a point two miles east of the
Diamond Lake highway Junction,
A Del. Guzzo of Scuttle bid 133
01ft: Earl L. McNutt of E'igene, I33
015; Von Der Hellen As Plerson of
Mettford, 1M 2.'6; F. C. Dlllard of
Medford, 155.898, and E. C. Hall of
Eugene, 1164.131.
T
IS
GUTTED BY FIRE
The Morro Castle report, coming
out next erk. will recommend im
rwrt;it iif marine rru!at::ns. pnr
tUulsrly s tt pri upr rstnictures.
fire doors ?.:;d r.ip c-?ns ruction.
More important it ::i irme-.t the
fact that exLsiii-fi lows sirongiy pro-
TACOMA. Oct. 19 T, The main
lumber mill of the Clear Fir Lumber
company plant at Day islsnd. In the
west outskirts of the cltv. was corn-
After receiving oilier visitors peter ; Diftev gutted br flames In .a five.
started his lessona under his tutor, j,our fIre wr,ich raged last night, with
1 Peter the second now is free to C. C. par rot t, who returned with him R om conservatively estimated at
jenter seriously his royal twk under ; from London. Peter's favorite sub- U300 000. It was the fifth major :n
;the regency. jjecu are spelling, botany and geogra- dust rial fire here in 34 days nnd w
! The king took an earty morning phy. the costliest In more than five ye'
1 ride with his brothers through neigh- After finishing his lessons PeUr Flames lewpd 70 feet in the air
bo-ln roods. He trs mounted on a ient some time lth his grief strlck- snd !!t ths countryside for a Wid
spirited brown horse which Alexander en mother, whom he tried to solace. ; radius. Abo it 1S0O0 ptrw.s wre
esve him on his tenth birthday to re- "Papa has cone. mama, but I'll 1 .-.trae:-d b; tii" fi?me sn1 th trifflc
ila-e the fat old pony on which he .l.'sys be good and true to jou." the; -o;- 1 . ; . .cd firemen t:jn
learned to ride. j court cnamberleln heard him say. to reach U scene. V
Dead Whales On
California Coast
Menace Shipping
8AN DIEGO. Cal., Oct. 19. (AP)
Dead whales are the newest
menace to shipping In southern
California waters. Four of the
monstrous mammals have been re
ported drifting aimlessly between
Los Angeles harbor and Acapulco.
Mex., since Sunday.
One was washed up on the shore
,'.t Long Beach Sunday and had to
lie removed by the const guard.
Another waa struck by the U. d
ubmarine Cat-h lot. Another wis
tights off Enseiiada by the
freighter Alaskan, and the four'h
was reported by the commander
of submarine division twelve.
SclrntlMr, are at a loss to ex
pie 11 f r :-an er,!''rmlc anioi
Mi whales.
'S
BAKER, Oct. 19. (AP) Russell
Fleetwood of Unity waa fatally in
jured by a bullet fired from the rifle
of "Mike" Palmer of Unity at the
head of West Camp creek in Baker
county Thursday In the first deer-
hunting fatality In this vicinity tills
year. ,
Fleetwood and Wilson Whlted, who
were In the same hunting party as
Palmer, became tired and sat down
near some chaparral. Palmer Walked
over a ridge a distance of 300 yards
away and Immediately saw the white
hats worn by the two men. After
watching his companions for a few
minutes Palmer saw one of the guns
held by the men moved and believed
it was a deer horn. He fired and
although the bullet passed over Fleet
wood and Whlted they turned to look.
In the direction of the sound. As the
two hunters turned they moved their
guns, which appeared to Palmer to
be a pair of horns. He fired and the
second bullet struck Fleetwood In the
groin after passing through his
watch.
Fleetwood was placed on a horse
for a five-mile trip to the road, but
died before he reached the point
where the men were met by an am
bulance driver and doctor, who were
called from Baker by Palmer tele
phoning from a lookout station.
Fleetwood, who was about 33 years
old, la survived by a wife and four
children.
.
VETERANS HOSPITAL. Roanoke.
Va., Oct. 19. (AP) t,i.sntiing before
massed thousands in a natural am
phitheater. President Roosevelt to
day dedicated the new veterans' hos
pital here with a reminder to World
war veterans that they were "better
off" than other large groups of citi
zens. While they would be smolv
povlded for they should remember.
he said, that thousands of "forgot
ten" under-privileged persons de
mand Immediate aid.
ROANOKE. Va.. Oct. 19. (API
Without mentioning the bonus, Pres
ident Kooseveit told the nation's
veterans today they were "better
off" than any other great group
of citizens and called to their at
tention the needs of the under
privileged "forgotten" in every lo
cality. Dedicating the new $1,700,000 vet
erans' hospital near here, the chief
executive pledged anew the admin
istration policy that "disabled and
sick veterans shall be accorded the
best treatment which medical and
surgical science can supply,"
Appeal For Under-ITivlleged
But he appealed to the war vet
erans to help eliminate the under
privileged groups, the existence ot
which he said were "a definite drag
against the return to prosperltv."
With the American Legion con
vention at Miami only a few days
off. the president's remarks were
plainly a warning that the govern
ment was in no position to cash
the bonus at this time.
"It must remain our constant ob
jective to eliminate the causes ot
depression and the drags on pros
perity," Mr. Roosevelt said.
"It will cost money to do this."
he asserted, and at the same time
gave an assurance to business and
NEW YORK. Oct. 19. (AP) Lewis
Esposlto returned home late last
night, more than three days after
he had been reported kidnaped for
920.000 ransom, but he refused to
see police.
"Our work ! Just beginning," a
federal agent said today.
Ho made this comment after a
score of detectives had gone home
to bed. thwarted in their desire to
question the 33-ycar od son ot
Antonio Esposlto, Junk yard owner.
They rushed to the Esposlto home
after a friend had delivered Lewis
'tbrre.
"I'm too tired to talk now: I
may talk tomorrow." That was the
word the young man gave police
through his father.
"We haven't paid a cent," the
cider Esposlto said.
TOKYO CONCLAVE
AIMEE'S INCOME TAX
UNPAID IS CHARGE
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 19. (AP)
Evangelist Almee Bemple McPherson
was accused today of not paying her
1928 income tax. In a lien for 163(1.63
filed today by John P. Carter, collec
tor of Internal revenue,
f .
CORVALLIS, Ore.. Oct. 19. (AP)
Word was received by college of
ficials today that Oeorge O. Oatltn,
46, who recently resigned after more
than six years service as extension
cooperative marketing specialist at
Oregon State college, died suddenly
last night at his former home in
Murray, Ky.
TOKYO. Japan, Oct. 19. (AP)
Two hundred and fifty-two delegates
from 57 nations gathered In Tokyo
today for the commencement of the
fifteenth quadrlenntal International
Red Cross congress which opens to
morrow,
There was even a delegation from
the Soviet Union, admitted Just in
time ivr ine uuiiing wcit-mumcy toucn -(th
Bcneuuiea mr iv.av m, in.
One of the largest delegations Ifc
that from the United States, under
the leadership of John Barton Payne,
secretary of the Interior In the WtW
son cabinet and chairman or the
American Red Cross since 1931.
PIECE OF APPLE
(Continued on Page Twelve)
.
NOT GUILTY PLEA
MADE BY PIERCE
Drury T. Pierce, central Point farm
hand Indicted for grand larceny for
alleged theft a month ago of approx
imately $4000. from hla employers,
waa arraigned In circuit court thla
morning and entered a plea of not
gul-.ty. Pierce la alleged to hare
stolen the sum from Its hiding place
nnd to have re-hld It, and made plana
to leave.
James B. Stockman and Kyle Pugh,
Indicted for criminal syndicalism.,
were granted until next Tuesday to
enter pleas. Both are represented by
Attorney Irwin Goodman of Portland,
who haa been delayed In getting In
his clients. Both are
charged with possession of commu
nistic literature advocating overthrow
of the American form of government.
Ulley Loomls, Indicted for obtain
ing goods under false pretense, en
tered a plea of not guilty.
The court announced that the
criminal cases would be heard when
ever opportunity offend, during the
term of court scheduled to start next
Monday. Civil cases will occupy the
court until mid-November, according
to the docket, aa now arranged,.
Having Inhaled a piece of apple In
his windpipe this morning, little
Billy Perns, a-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Wm. J. Perns of Pern Val
ley, Is In a serious condition at the
Community hospital. Although he
a-aa reported resting comfortably this
afternoon, the apple fragment had
not yet been removed, the hospital
reported.
He waa brought Into Medford about
10 o'clock thla forenoon.
Retail Trade Swings Up
Sharply in Current Week
NEW YORK. Oct. 19. (AP) The
Dun V Bra&treet weekly trade re
view said today that "the most vig
orous forward etep of the fall sea
son was recorded this week In gen
eral trade movements"
Reporta from all parts of the coun
try, asserted the review, called at
tention to the aharp Increase In re
tail distribution, "particularly pro
nounced In the farm areas, where
government funds are being distrib
uted at constantly enlarging rate
"While ome of the fundamental
uncertainties are yet to be removed,
confidence la more definitely In evi
dence. i "The average of industrial opera
lions la starting to rise. In Mt of
a further recession In the iteet and
motors divisions,
"Extending the gains that were re
corded for September, retail sales in
the country districts made a sub
stantial pickup from the total of Uic
week preceding.
"Although stocks of merchandise
admittedly are low in mmi parte of
the country, a fact that la substan
tiated by the Immediate deliveries
Invariably requested, It Is doubted
that buying during the remaining
months of the year will reach the
extent attained during the hectic
quett for merchandise during the
spring and summer ot iv-is.
SANTA MONICA, Cal., Oct.
18. In most pliices it's awful
hard to (ict folk to go nnd reg
ister to vote, but out hero in
Ijosj Angeles where wc do every
thing "big," why cneli nulli
fied voter is allowed to register
himself and 10 dead friends. If
he hasn't got 10 dead friends,
why he is allowed to pick out
10 live ones, just so they don't
lire in this state.
The Republicans are kicking
on the arrangement, aa they
claim that system f registra
tion gives tlio Democrats the
best of it, as very few Republi
cans have.10 friends.
You ought to come out here
some time. Wc do have th
most. fun.
!; McNauxht SrnOlol.. I.e.