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AWARDED
Pulitzer Prize J
FOR 1931
Tweuty-nintb Year
MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1983.
No. 290.
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I Yews I MjuniN WILL SIGN
HMEE
1"Jd MEASUR
By PAUL MA1XOV
(Copyright, 1935. by Paul Mntlon)
WASHINGTON, March 7. The ra
dio Job which General Johnson per
formed on Huey Long and Father
Coughlln w a a
dressed up like a
one man affair.
Actually there
were more handa
on It than will
ever be disclosed.
The general
tried to absolve
the New Deal
from any con
nection with it.
Tet guests at the
dinner noticed
tgnlflcantly that
President Roose
PADL MALLON
velt's good friend and adviser. Prof.
Raymond Moley, eat nearby. Mr. Mo-
Uy not only sat, but he made a few
remarks before Johnson spoke, and
these, remarks were tn prlase of Gen
eral Johnson,
The truth of the matter Is the
New Dealers have been staying up
nights lately praying for someone
who could answer the Long-Cough-Jln
duet In Its own raucous tone.
Statesmen around Washington have
been too prissy or too sensible to get
Involved In a melee with either. They
realise It means tin 11 ml ted and un
restrained vituperation and they con
cede at least Long's supremacy in
that art.
The Johnson speech was an answer
to these prayers, and It did not ex
actly come from above.
There can be no question about
Johnson accurately reflecting the un
spoken attitude of the New Dealers
from the lowest to the highest. He
did not exaggerate their sentiments
a bit. This fast wilt be evident shortly
when other hidden guns are un
masked. Johnson only fired the !
opening shot. The last one may not
be heard until the presidential cam
paign next year Is over.
' While agreeing with Johnson's con
elusions, some men near the top here
did not believe he should have made
the speech., not for the reasons he
cited, but because the general him
self Is vulnerable. They thought his
business and military background
would prevent his remarks from strik
ing home with the Long and Cough
lln followers whom they want to
reach
For that reason, It ts felt the ef
fectiveness of Johnson's remarks may
not be as strategically effective out
In the country aa they were In Wash
ington. Others who were on the Inside of
Johnson'st plans were members or of
Jlclals of Father Coughlln'a church.
One member la supposed to have been
Al Smith. Johnson himself Implied
as much. It la a political axiom in
Washington that Father Coughlln
numbers very few Catholic church
officials among his national follow
ers.
One reason Huey Is so hard to an
swer ts that he is wisely vague about
his "ahare-thc-wealth" plan and the
figures which, should go with it. The
only specific aproach he has offered
1 to seize all personal wealth of more
than 10 million dollars.
The precise wealth of the country
Is not known. Latest figures place
It between 250.000 .000. 000 and $300.
noo 000.0000. Impartial economists
(not New Dealers) calculate roughly)
that the share of this wealth held i
by people with blocks of more than
aio.000.000 each Is about S25.OO0.0O0,
000. But even this Is not the proper
pool which Huey wants to split up
because even he proposes to leave the
wealthy ten million boys something.
So tnke $15,000,000,000 as a fair
round number of what we might
split up. It exists in the form of
, rocks and bonds largely. These
could not b divided as you split up
a piece of pic. The government
would have to take it and operate
the factories, mines and other Indus
tries It represents. The income from
this certainly could not average more
than 4 to fl per cent. If that much.
If It la o P" cent- tne mcunt of
mor.py which Huey would split up
every year would be about 8900.000.
000. This la about one-fifth of the
wealth PreMdent Roosevelt proposes
to spilt up next year through relief
expenditures.
Fair economists who have tried to
f!sure out how Huey Is eolnc to cct
his promlwd $5000 for even family
are equallv puzuea. ju
rmir imagination to the point where
row can conceive that Huey can
$25,000,000,000 of wealth and
split
it tin dirertlV, in miiuui..
-oM be only about 1600 per lam 1 1 r .
put Huey dor. not propose to o that
.-.th nrt ron-
If you ani ...
dr tn poMioni j '-
uxe all the wra
nllt It HP.
n in inf cvumi
fair estimate
that th- VIM 'c,ul(1 onnt to
. mlu .:".ld be rra.ly d-v
inc societhind. but It would require
more t uheIc than any of the po-j-tlcal
mattcians have dtepl"Pd
(nr.
The rcry nur.utf
mnt l:ed t'O-nc'
the
ern
ene a it
7poatmue4 pom F ?Ct
EIS
HELD BYBAGKERS
Ban On Commercial Fishing
Becomes Effective Ninety
Days After End of Session
Senator Dunn Speaks
SALEM. March 7. (AP) The bill
to close the Rogue river to commer
cial fishing was passed by the senate
during the noon hour today after
debate lasting nearly two hours. The
act becomes effective ninety days af
ter adjournment of the legislature,
unless vetoed by the governor, which
was declared by supporters as highly
improbable.
The measure, brought up on divid
ed reports, first goes back to the
house for concurrence In the minor
corrective amendments. No delay in
obtaining that approval was antici
pated and the measure should be in
the executive office by Saturday.
Carries 21 to 9
The move to refer the closing bill
to the people was lost when the min
ority report was rejected by a vote
of 23 to 8. Vote on the passage of
the measure providing Immediate
closing was at to 0. President Harry
Corbet changing his previous vote.
The measure, debated In many past
sessions and several times voted upon
by the people, always creating a bit
ter fight, was put through both
houses with the strenuous opposition
of the past missing. The house ap
proved It with but two negative votes.
While the senate was debating this i
and other measures, the house like
wise following a lengthy debate, a
few minutes later passed the meas
ure which would lift proposed tolls
on the five Oregon coast bridges and
repay the federal government loan
from other highway revenue. The bill,
approved by a vote of 30 to 20, now
goes to the senate. Speaker John
Cootcr led the fight for Us passage.
Chain Store Tax Killed
Prior to these debates the house
withdrew the chain store tax bill
which was chedulcd to come out on
the floor on committee report. It was
withdrawn before any move was made
to bring It out of committee.
Senator Chin nock declared the
Rogue fish bill had been before many
legislatures. "The Rogue river valley
is purely and entirely a recreational
area," he said. "It attracts tourists
from all over the world. At the mouth
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OCEAN BEACH SPEEDWAY. Day
tonla Beach, Pla.. March 7. (AP)
Sir Malcolm Campbell, British speed
King, flashed to a new world's land
speed record on the beach today,
making an average of 276.818 miles an
hour on the north and southbound
runs over the measured mile in his
Bluebird racer.
Running against the wind. Sir Mal
colm made the southbound run in
13.20 seconds for an average of 272.727
and on the northbound trip shoved
the Bluebird through the measured
mile at 281.030 miles an hour.
His giant Bluebird, evidently better
balanced to the hazards of these hard
packed sanda today than it had been
when he recorded three failures, rode
the 11 mile strip like a queen and his
two trips up and down the course
were made with clock-like precision.
HEAVY FALL OF SNOW
KLAMATH FALUS. March 7. &)
Fifteen lnchea of snow fell on Sun
Mountain pass on The Dalles-California
highway as the Klamath coun
try encountered another day of blus
tery March weather. This rmich
trafeled section, however, waa kept
open by state equipment.
Despite a prediction for .clearing
skies, snow flurries and strong winds
continued to sweep the city.
Mountain stations reported heavy
falls.
S. P. TRACK WASHED OUT
NEAR ARBUCKLE, CALIF.
COI.USA. Calif., March 7 (API
company', main line track
( -f
I rlvpr 'M washed away lmt night
five mile, north of Arburki- when
-,, n. wn. of .., banks
rMilt of the torrential rains.
Tr; damitr was dicoverrd an
I vur hrr th arrival a north
1 bound fast train.
Exporte of Canadian bacon tn 1034
were valued at about I19.0OO.0O0, and
Canadian farmers derived an Income.
from the hoz Industry estimated at
between ninety and ona hundred
l4p dolUrfc
Ten Killed in
Russ Parachutist
Claims 22,100 Ft.
Leap Sets Record
MOSCOW. March T (AP) The
army parachute Jumper Kaltanoff
claimed a world record Jump of
22.100 feet today, for leaps with
out an oxygen device.
Kaltanoff encountered a tem
perature of 41 degrees below zero
when he Jumped from the army
plane after It had reached abso
lute celling.
The chute opened after a "650
foot fall." The jumper said that
for a few moments at one stage
of the fall he kept turning over
and over and at another atage he
had an almost lrreststable desire
to sleep. He la now planning an
attempt to Jump from the strato
sphere with oxygen equipment.
ROGUE RIVER WINS
IN OPENING ROUND
OF CAGE T
Results of fames this morning and
early this afternoon:
Rogue River 3.1 Coos River 17
Myrtle Creek 59 Merrill 18
Olendale ..S2 Talent 18
Gardner S2 Gold Hill 26
The eighth annual secondary high
school basketball tournament at Ash
land, sponsored by the Southern Ore
gon Normal school, got under way
today, with 12 games scheduled. There
are 26 teams entered from all points
In southwestern Oregon. More than
300 players, coaches and school offi
cials are In Ashland for the tourney.
The winning team will have the
right to attend the state tournament
In Salem. In competition with the
larger high schools of the state. Sams
Valley, the team which rose to de
feat the favored Rogue River five
earlier In the month, Is leading In
the betting.
Many teams from th county are
entered, Including Sams Valley,
Jacksonville, Phoenix, Talent, Cen
tral Point, Eagle Point, Gold Hill and
Prospect. A large delegation of root
era is expected from each school, and
activity In the Llthla City -Is brisk.
The remainder of the games sched
uled for today Includes:
2:30 Prospect va. Argo.
3:30 Madras vs. Malln.
4:30 Eagle Point vs. Williams.
6:30 Bandon vs. Riddle.
6:30 Paisley vs. Phoenix.
7:30 Smith River vs. Sams Valley.
There are also two second round
games to be played thla evening, the
first called for 8:30, with Rogue
; River, victor over Cooa River in the
first game, to be pitted against Jack
sonville, which team drew a bye In
the first round. The next game, at
9:30, features Myrtle Creek, winners
over Merrill, playing Elk ton.
All of the games are being played In
the Ashland Junior high gym.
CLUES NEEDED TO
PORTLAND. Ore., March 7. (AP)
Police can trap the dog poisoner
only after receiving some clue, how
ever slight, as to his Identity.
To get Information on the persons
who scatter deadly poison where fam
lly pets may find It, Chief of Police
Nlles today posted for the police
department a standing $23 reward
for Information leading to the arrest
of any dog poisoner.
"We must have some scrap of evt
dence to work on," Chief Nlles said, in
outlining the police campaign to rid
Portland of poisoners. "Somebody
knowa who Is poisoning dogs. Just as
somene knows who la involved in
nearly every oilier crime committed."
Rich Bride's Death
Remains Mystery
PINEHURST. N. C, March 7. f AP)
A coroner'a Jury today ruled the
death of Mrs. H- Bradley Davidson.
Jr.. 32-year-old millionairess bride of
two montha. was due to carbon mon
oxide poisoning under circumstances
not known to the Jury.
BLASTS BREAK ICE JAM
IN GRAND RAPIDS RIVER
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich.. March e.
AP) Pvnamtte hlaats loosed the Ire
Jama in the Orand river today
, flood waters whlh had driven 00
I families from their homes, rapidly
Voiunterra worked throughout the
night, blasting a ay at the Jima in
the river, and the slush-thickened
water rushed through the channel.
Advertising expenditures in Canada
amounted to almost MS 000.000 In
i 1913. not including expenditures on
poatera, street cara, t&d radio.
REBELS THREATEN
TO BOMB PIRAEUS,
PORT OFJTHENS
Island of Samos and Chios
Capitulate Rumor Ex
King George May Be Re
called to Take Throne
(Copyright, 135, by Associated Perss.)
OHEVGHELLI, Greek-Yugoslav
Frontier, March 7 Tne Greek govern
ment fought a spreading revolt dog
gedly today aa reports were heard
that former King George may be re
called to the throne to end the pres
ent condition of chaos.
Admiral Demestlchos. commander
of the rebel fleet, reports here said,
has threatened the Greek cabinet
with bombardment of Piraeus unless
the government capitulates lmmedt
ately.
Visits of rebel ships under the ad
mlral'a control brought about capltu
latlon of the Greek islands of Samos I
and Chios, each with a population of
more than 70.000.
Foreign Ships tn Area
The British battleship Royal Sover
eign and the French destroyer Verdun
sent to the area to protect the na
tionals of the two countries are In the
area threatened with bombardment.
Piraeus Is the port of Athens.
Meantime the rebels showed no
signs of surrender, i
To add to the government's worries,
it was reported today that unemploy
ed in the great tobacco growing dis
tricts of Vavala had Issued a procla
mation against the government.
Many American tobacco companies
. (Continued od Page L'en)
CONDlNATl OF
WASHINGTON, March 7. (AP)
The relief administration was author
ized today In an executive order sign
ed by President Roosevelt to con
demn unproductive land for retire
ment from cultivation.
The order also authorized Harry L.
Hopkins, federal relief administrator,
or his agents to buy, sell, or Icaso
land.
The relief administration already
bad authority to purchase land and
had made arrangements to secure be
tween 5.000,000 and 7,000.000 acres
to be administered by It or agencies
of the Interior and agricultural de
partmcnts.
Officials said $20,000,000 or an or
iginal $75,000,000 fund still remain
ed available and that condemnation
would be used only where attempts
to secure land by purchase had fall
ed.
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LOS ANGETL.ES, March 7. (AP An
earthquake, apparently centering In
Compton. about fifteen miles south
of Los Angeles, today waa of suffici
ent strength to break a number of
window and shake dishes from
shelves.
The selsmologlcal laboratory of tho
Carnegie Institution of Washington,
located In Pasadena, did not record
the shock.
Long Bearh and South Gate also
reported feeling the shock the former
city reporting it lasted for five sec
onds. A checkup of southern California
communities showed the only damage
reported was in Compton where the
loss will be but a matter of a few
dollars.
Redistribution of Money
Is 1 936 Political T.N. T.
By WII.IJAM l RCALK. Jr.
( VwHiatrtl PrrM JtalT Writer)
WASHINGTON. March 7-fAP)
Rediatrlbuticn of money whether
nd:r"P"BI or inwnie ur .vn..
OUT HI a, inirujuiB unit ui ' "
dynamite headed toward the 1P36
election rontenta.
Prom the very throne of banking
control the o'.ernorshlp of tha fed
eral reserve board waa heard advo
cacy of a new distribution of the
nation's Income. To this, Oovernor
Marrlner 8. Ecclei, added:
Hie most effective way of arhlev-
ling
betfr balance la through in
Ltxx&e uxee.
Premature Oil
May Be President
Or. Joae A. Preane (above), ax
rector of Havana unlveralty, wai
being mentioned aa probable preal
dent of the Cuban provlalonal gov
ernment to succeed Carlos Men
dleta. (Associated Preaa Photol
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BEST COUNTY HAS SEEN
WITHIN RECENT BBS
Spring labor activity In the county
will be the greatest in four or five
years, reports Indicate, due to pri
vate and governmental, projects, ap
proved or contemplated.
The Oetz. Lewis, and Jantzer saw
mills in the Prospect district, em
ploying close , to 100. are preparing
for spring and summer operations,
including the purchase of trucks and
caterpillars.
The sterling mine in the Applegatc
section has started installation or
machinery for mdre extensive opera-
tlons. Hydraulic activity on the prop-
erty has been underway for some i
time.'
Re-surfacing of North Riverside
avenue from Sixth street to the north
city limits, will get underway with
in the next week or ten days. A plant
for mixing tho surfacing material is
being set up near the stockyards.
The project will employ about 30
men, to be hired through the Na
tional Re-employment bureau. '
Work on widening and re-surfacing
of the Pacific highway through Oold
Hill, Is expected to start about April
1.
Building In the valley, will be the
best In several years, according to
Frank C. Clark, architect. A large
amount of home re-modeling Is now
underway and several new homes are
planned, according to Clark.
PORTLAND. March 7. The
executive committee of the Portland
council of churches today requested
a chance in the navy department's
plana to hold fleet maneuvers in the
North Pacific adjacent to the Aleu
tian Islands.
The committee expressed fear the
maneuvers, scheduled for May 3 to
June 10. would tend only to tense
the rwltnK between Japan and the
United Slates.
The committee voted to send a
copy of the resolution to President
Roosevelt and the navy' department.
Hnow In MarMifleld
MARSHFIELD. Ore., March 7.
AP) A 18-mlnute anowfall ahortly
before noon today blanketed Coos
bay In white for the second time
this week. Subsequent ratn aoon
mined the wintry mantle. A swirling
but shortlived snowstorm hit the bay
area early Monday. Rain hla been
general for several days.
Inference by some that Ecclea'
statement to the home banking com
mlttee yesterday might represent the
Roosevelt admlnlatratlon'a reply to
Senator Huey p. Long's "share th
wealth" campaign brought denials In
offlciat quartern. Ecr.es. it waa madr
plain, spoke for himself.
But the political-minded could ;
not overlook the fart that E"re.
holding these views, had been lifted
to a high financial post by an ad
ministration besieged by a host of
men pushing what they term reme-
jCtocUnued 9a fDi
2-YEAR EXTENSION
OF NRA URGED BY
Director Emergency Council;
Suggcests Limiting Codes
to Industries Engaged
in Inter-State Commerce
lly NATHAN ROIIFIITSOS
(Associated Preaa Staff Writer.)
WASHINGTON, March 7. VP)
Donald Rlchberg. outlining the a4
mlnlatratlon'a views, asked the aen
ate finance committee today to ex
tend NBA "substantially In Its pres
ent form for two years, but with
codea limited to "those trndea and
Industries actually engaged In Inter
state commerce."
The director of the emergency
council waa the flrat witness In the
commlttec'a Investigation of the re
covery machine and Ita vast coJe
structure. Rlchberg served under
Hugh 8. Johnson aa general counsel
of NRA during the early montha of
the blue eagle's spectacular flight.
lgllatlon MiKce.teu.
Virtually the full membership of
the finance committee waa present
to hear details of President Roose
velt's program for extending the re
covery administration.
Rlchberg began with a prepared
statement, listing 17 epeelflo auggea-
tlona for legislation. They Included
a recommendation to empower tho
chief executive to Impose "limited
codes" containing requirements for
minimum wagea, maximum houra,
prohibition of "notoriously unfair
bualness practloea" and provisions to
protect natural resources,
. Congress Itself, Rlchberg said,
should set the standards of mini
mum wages and maximum houra for
administrative application In limited
codes, with some flexibility provided.
He recommended also that the pres
ent exemption from antl-truat lawa
ahould be restricted to apply only
when the codea themeclvea have been
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C. W. Austin, city milk and dairy
Inspector, pointed out today that In
the drive launched yesterday by the
city to clean up delinquent license
fees, the same exactions apply, as to
licenses, to all handlers and users of
milk and cream In the city as to
other operators.
Tills group of business men Include
some 160 restaurant, hotel, h amour
ger stand and soda fountain owners
who dispense milk and crenm to the
public under permission of the city.
Inspector Austin said that although
the license fee Is nominal, many
milk and cream dispensers have fall
ed to make payments on time In the
past.
City Recorder M. L. Alford reported
today that up until noon no results
from the drive were noticeable, al
though license fees are expected to
start coming in to the recorder's of
flee soon. Delinquent fees must be
paid before Tuesday, March 10. or the
liccnsceca are subject to arrest.
MEETING CALLED
A meeting of all tomato growers
of Rogue river valley has been cnlled
by County Agent R. O. Powler for
1 -M0 o'clock, Saturday afternoon.
March 0, In the courthouae auditor
ium. Anyone Interested In the grow
ing of tomatoes Is urged to attend.
Problems connected with the In
dustry will be dlscuaned and cannery
men will be present end outline plans
for the coming season.
Phld t'autev Death
NEWPORT. Ore.. March 7. f API
Jam ea Baker, 25, waa killed on the
Newport-Corvallla hlRhwny late yes
terday when his IriKk skidded from
the road and rolled down an em
bankment. Baker was dead when
taken from the wreckage. He waa un
married.
Attend the Korum,
All Interested In what la being
done to develop Jackson county
and In what the future can bring
to the county, are urged to at
tend the Jackson County Cham
ber of Commerce forum luncheon
at the Hotel Medford tomorrow
noon.
Well Explosion
No More Blondes
Is Dark Prospect
Facing America
MINNEAPOLIS, March lr (API
if gentlemen In the future stick
to their preference for blonde,,
they'll have to leave the United
Slates to find them, says Prof.
Albert E. Jenks. noted anthropolo
gist of the University of Minne
sota. Professor Jenxs haa found the
first group of tall, "blonde people
who Immigrated to thla emntry
the Clermans, English, and Scan
dinavianshave lnter-bred with
later arrlvala, the ahort and more
heavily pigmented groups from
aouthern Europe.
The reault, ha asserted, will be
a typically American race fairly
tall, dark haired, dark eyed, and
darker skinned than the present
average. '
TO
FIRST OF WEEK
WASHINGTON. March 7. (AP)
The ways and means committee voted
33 to t today to submit the Vinson
bonus payment bill to the house, but
agTeed to procedure under which the
Potman currency expansion method
of payment may be offered as a sub
stitute on the floor.
Chairman Doughton (D N. C.)
said, however, the formal report on
the bonus would not be submitted to
tho house until next Monday. There
fore, it would be Tuesday or Wednes
day before the question could . be
brought to a vote.
The committee today, by a vote or
13 to 10. Instructed Doughton to ask
the rules committee to let the house
have a direct vote on whether it pre
ferred the Patman or the Vinson
methods of payment.
The Vinson bill, which haa the
support of the American Legion, sim
ply authorises an appropriation out
of general treasury funds, whereas
the Patman bill would direct the is
suance of sufficient new currency to
buy up adjusted compensation cer
tlflcatea. WASHINGTON'S RELIEF
BILLS PASS HOUSE BY
COMFORTABLE MARGIN
OLYMPIA, Wash., March 7. (AP)
The house today passed the old
age pension and unemploym-nt re
lief bills, calling for a total appro
priation of S20.000.000 for social se
curity during the next blennlum. The
pension measure was approved, 79 to
20. and the relief bill 81 to 10, with
every member present.
The two bills are a part of Gov
ernor Martin's proposed "four-point'
program to conform with the re
quests of the federal gvefnment in
enabling tlie state to continue to ob
tain federal funds.
They now go to the senate behind
the house-approved measure estab
lishing a new department of public
welfare to administer relief In Wash
ington.
The other "point" of the program
ts the $30,000,000 tax bill which Is
designed to raise the revenue to pro
vide for pensions and relief, and
which will be considered In the lower
chamber tomorrow.
Under the terms of the pension
bill, a person would be eligible to
sno a month If he was without ade
quate Income, waa at least 69 years
of age and a citizen of the United
Statea and a resident of the state at
least five years within the last 10
years.
DENTIST'S APPEAL
T
D
WASHINGTON, Mareh 7. (AP)
The supreme court Indicated today
It would dismiss the appeal of Harry
Semler. Portland dentist, challenging
the validity of the Oregon law pro
hibiting advertising by dentists.
After P. 8. Senn, counsel for Sam'
ler. had concluded his argument by
contending the prohibition an Invalid
encroachment on the constitutional
right of dentists. Chief Justice
llughea, who had taken a pool of the
court, announced the Justtcee did not
wish to hear argument by state coun
eel.
4
Staley sued the transportation com'
pany to recover 110.000 damages after
hla eon. George, had met death on
1 May 80. last, in a fall from a sidewalk
I trestle owned t7 the railroad.
New St. George, Utah, Field
. Is Scene of Tragedy
Many Badly Burned by
Blinding Sheet of Flame
ST. GEORGE, trtah, March 7.
f AP) Cltlaens of this southern Utah
town awoke this morning, dazed by
realization that ten of their number
had perlihed during the night in a
tragic oil well explosion.
Shortly after 10 p. ra. a terrific
blast rocked the countryside. Start
fed citizens rushed Into the streets.
Five miles to the south a tragedy had
occurred.
A deadly charge of nltro-glycerlne,
dropped Into an unfinished oil well
being drilled on a promising field, ex
ploded prematurely, ripping the der
rick from lta moorings and hurling
It into a crowd gathered to witness
the spectacular "shooting" of the
first well In this district.
A blinding sheet of flame spread
over the crowd which surrounded the
well. The force of the blast lifted
the top from an automobile nearby.
Scores were thrown to the ground.
When the casualties were counted ten
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WASHINGTON, March 7. (AP)
The senate today approved an In
crease of 49.250 In the enlisted
strength of the army, raising the
total from 118,700 to 169,000 men.
It rejected a proposal by Senator
Clark (D., Mo.), to eliminate the In
crease, ae approved by the house and
senate appropriations committee, af
ter a debate In which predictions
were made and denied that the
United States faced the danger of
war.
The rote against Clark's proposal
was 60 to 30.
HAICHOW, Kiangsu Province, .
China, March 7. (PV American med
ical missionaries, both men and wom
en, plunged today Into a silent fight
against a mysterious scourge of ori
ental black fever, which. Is causing
thousands of deaths.
The medical personnel of the Amer
ican Southern Presbyterian mission,
with headquarters at Nashville, Tenn.,
comprise the group trying to save
the hordes of porevty-stiicken fever
victims.
An area of 39,000 square miles, con
taining a population of 9,000,000
Chinese Is affected.
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Only 31 log houses are In use In
Iewa, a survey by Iowa State college
disclosed.
WILL .
ROGERS
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BKVKRLT HILLS, Cal., Mar.
6. A real old atandpat Repub-
icaii Koveriiur of the great
state of California readied tho
Townsend plan ano yesterday.
And I am a-Mlin' you that I
am on tho waiting list not many
years away.
I don t know where tha
money would come. from. In
faet, I don't know where any of
fall this money ia coming from
we arc spending now, any more
than a congressman does, but if
Americana arc going to stop
and stHrt worrying about
whether they can afford
thing or not, you are going to
ruin the whole characteristic of
our people.
There wouldn't have been a
do.'.en automobiles sold if that
was the case.
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