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MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, APKIL 15, 1935.
No. 20.
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L! BAOLYHURI WHILE
Br Paul Mallon
(Copyright, 1935, by Paul Mallon)
WASHINGTON, April 15. The
Roosevelt social security program is
upposed to be cruising serenely
through con
gress. The house
leaders have
managed to
create the Im
pression that
they did not
' even need a gag
rule to keep
their sailors from
scuttling the
ehip this time.
Below deck,
you will find
the situation Is
not ciulte like
PAUL MALLON
that. The unhappy fact Is that
President Roosevelt nearly had a
mutiny on his hands. The reason
no gag rule was attempted was
simply t'uat the leaders did not
have the votes to do it.
The situation in the fo'castle de
veloped this way:
The bill was handled by the house
ways and means committee. This
committee is composed largely of
conservative Democrats, many or
them southerners.
Nearly all of them favor the
general principle of old age pensions
and unemployment Insurance. No
politician dares to do anything else
openly these, days. Yet It Is never
theless a fact that no more than
two of the eighteen Democrats on
that committee were wholehearted
ly for this particular bill. The re
calcitrant sixteen will have to deny
It now, but every Insider knows
It to have been a fact.
In view of this situations, some
of the house leaders quietly worked
out a plan. They though Mr. Roose
velt might be satisfied If he suc
ceeded In getting some progress on
the bill at this session. The plan
called for the house to fiddle around
and pass the bill too late for the
senate to act at this session. It
may not have been put up to Mr.
Roosevelt directly. But It was cer
tainly suggested to him diplomat
ically by his house lieutenants upon
his return from Florida.
His answer was that he wanted
the house to act at once, and that
he also would Insist upon senate
action at this session. This is the
only reason why the bill now Is
being pushed along. The skipper in
sists on it.
Tou may wonder why the doubt'
ful Democratic congressmen do not
rebel. If so, you do not know much
about politics.
With Huey Long and Dr. Town
tend making themselves more or
less popular solely by promising to
give away money, most congressmen
In their right minds would con
sldcr it political suicide to vote
against any social security program
The truth Is Mr. Roosevelt has
congress in what Is popularly known
aa "the squeeze.", Uniess he relents,
the bill certainly will become a law
at this session. And there Is little
chance that he will relent, despite
stories now current In the senate
cloakrooms, conveying that erroneous
Impression.
There are good reasons to sus
pect Mr. Roosevelt himself Is not
very strong for the machinery ol
the bill, but wants It passed so
that the principle will be adopted
Then changes can be made later.
At any rate, the new dealers who
testified before the house commit
tee seemed to be less proud than
usual of their handiwork. Two Jus
tice department lawyers were the
most favorable witnesses. They con
fined their testimony to suggestions
for getting around constitutions;
objections.
Those who are now championing
the measure in the house do not
attempt to make much of a secret
of the doubtiul constitutionality ol
some features. They also have more
or less open doubts about tlie ad
visability of creating such a stu
pendous federal fund 32.000,000,
000 by 1970) for the administration
of the measure. This U more than
enough money to pay off the nat
ional government debt, which l
now so bi that some financial men
are howling that it will rum the
country.
The congressmen know In their
own minds mat this money will
come out of the workers' pay en
velopes. Most of It Is supposed to
o-me frrm a tax on employers, but
there are only two places for an
employer to get the money to pay
the tax:
ill Fr-m cutting his payrol f :
and 3 1 from chsreing in icafi
rri'-c It m not hard to sues whKn
r-'T.-l the ernr-Iiyer will favor.
To kep the renrd sTra-.c:!!, it
s.iould b point rd out that Mr.
Rr-jve;:s adviser. Processor Mole?,
.ad nothing to do with the prep
aration ol that freed hlur nook
The tr.rrr.T-nt"- larri'd 1;- th
Irtnt c !hr bok we-p fr. -:r, "tli-
ICoAjloue og Fowl
ft
KLAMATH AUTOIST
POUCEJN TRAIL
Leslie Adams Sought On
Woman's Complaint, Hits
Tree While Speeding On
Highway Near Talent.
Lesley Adams, 34, a Klamath Pal's
auto mechanic. Is in the Community ;
hospital here suffering from a frac- i
tured skull, broken face bones, a ;
broken nose, broken arm. and en- i
phvsema. that condition which oc- i
curs when air enters the tissues i
of the face, causing the malady i
known as "ballooning." all received ,
as the result of a wild escapade :
described on today's city police blot- i
ter.
The police report states that at
about It o'clock last night a Orants
Pass woman reported to the city
police that Adams had brought her
from Granta Pass to a local road-
bouse in a La Fayette sedan, and
that he had been drinking. She got
up to dance, and left her purse on
the table. She allege that Adams
opened her purse, and took $7.75
from It, leaving a 3ft cent piece.
He then departed hastily.
When the woman discovered her
loss, she informed the police, who
made a search of all local beer
parlors, but failed to locate Adams.
At about 11:30 last night. -the state
police, received word that there had
been a severe automobile accident
Just south of Talent. The officers
investigated, and found that a large
sedan had lft the highway, crashing
Into a tree, smashing the front of the
machine. The victim of the acci
dent was Adams. He was brought to
this city by ambulance In a semi
conscious condition, unable to talk.
Dr. Findley, who treated the man
for his injuries last night, stated
that Adams' recovery was doubtful.
The hospital bulletin this morning
reports that his condition Is some
better.
Police Investigation disclosed that
the LaFayette sedan is the prop
erty of the Motor Inn in Klamath
Falls. Adams, a part time salesman
for the company, yesterday morning
told the company officials that he
had a prospect for a sale In Fort
Klamath, secured the car, and
started with several companions for
this vicinity on a party. His com
panions have not yet been found.
Adams was arrested by state pol
ice In Klamath Falls on March 17,
on a charge of reckless driving,
and fined 125 and costs. Informa
tion as to what transpired on the
present call will be placed In the
hands of the district attorney, state
police said today.
PRANCE WILL ISSUE
LICENSE ON APPLES
PARIS, April 15. 'AP) The min
istry of agriculture today agreed to
issue licenses for American apples
within a few days. Mild importers,
following representations by the Un
ited States embassy.
The Importers said that French of
ficials had admitted that the United
States had fulfilled it part of the
trade bargain In arranging for the
entry of French wheat into Amfrlca
and that the question of the sale or
payment of the wheat was entirely
outside the original agreements.
SIDE GLANCES
by
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Sgt. Ed Walker explaining the fish
laws to several Interested bystander
"Fishing will be better this year than
last." says he.
T. H. Bedwell, walking up Main
street under a huge umbrella.
Fluhrer bakery men running be.
tween raindrops to keep a load of
pies from getting wet.
Harold Laron and "Bud" Deuel
seeing, for the first time, the cement
star Just under the roof on the Cen
tral street side of the Medford build
ing. j Ward Beeney. rushing to work In
! the drilling rain, hat pulled low
I over his head.
Traffic Officer Tom Robinson te?t- j
Ing hi new amo radio with a
p'.eased srln. brsgelng about the fart
that there we-e no fpark noise to
rr.ar re-epMon.
Hsrrv Hanon tolling about the
tv.S salmon that got amay at Ssvar
Rapids yesterday.
Farmer Carlton of Egi Point tell
ing th knell of his '35 wheat crop,
he "i"ky be'n; tco vet to work
Mi. .Jrr,e Frrns'on parkine a
i.-r-'rn Packard -riaa in a Uftbt piate,
LU4 U V&U
ALYCE WELL AFTER OPERATION
-.y . mm up i
. " ' ?i MAD
Her inverted stomach righted by a
liupltal In Fall Hirer, Mass., A lyre Jane Mr Henry nf Omaha, Nelt., smiled
cheerfully as she posed with her mother, Mrs, I.uella Mcllenry, In one of
the first pictures taken of her since the operation. (Associated Press
Photo.)
WILEY POST FAILS
AT STRATO FLIGHT
LAFAYETTE, Ind.. April 15, (ff)
Wiley Post, his third attempt to span
the continent in record time by way
of the stratosphere balked when hit
supercharger "quit," today waited for
refitting of his famous monoplane,
uncertain of his future plans.
"I thought the third time would be
a charm." the chunky Oklahoman
grunted yesterday aa he climbed out
cf the oxygen suit which permitc
him to fly In rarefied atmosphere.
Last night he was secluded In a
downtown hotel.
The globe-ctrcling Winnie Mae.. Its
landing gear dropped to permit great
er speed, skidded to a stop on the
Purdue university airport field hen;
at 3:40 p m., eight hours 12? min
utes after Post lifted it Into the air
at Burbank. Cal. The average speed
for the 1900-mlle trip was 23148
miles an hour, far slower than the
279.36 average he had on his second
record attempt which ended at Clevc
land. Post said he "had a tallwind from
Burbank to the Orand Canyon,"
.didn't see the ground from TJenver
until he landed here, and "was up
over 36.COO feet at one time."
When the supercharger stripped a
clutch, he added, "I flew blind for
nn hour and then dropped 23.000 feet
through clouds to about 7,000 feet
and cut the motor."
CALL' LOAN RATE
NEW YORK. April 15. (TP, The
New York stock exchange today cut
its official call money rate to i of
1 per cent, a new record low. Thw
funds have held at 1 per cent since
December 8. 1933. The previous rec
ord low was Ji to 1 per cent.
Tlie reduction followeo cut In the
"outside" call rate to 4 of 1 per
cent by leading New York banks.
The decline In the official and
"outside" rates for call money was
seen In banking circles aa a response
to an increase of between l200.0O0.0fV)
and 1300.000.000 In excess reserves
which accompanied the redemption of
Liberty bond by the treasury.
The lowering of the rate on call
funds la not expected to stimulate
sny marked fhcres.c In borrowirur
for the purchase of securities on mar
g;n, bankers said.
PORTLAND. April 15 ' AP) TV.e
rft:on tiken Parurdav by th te
same fommioion to abolish U enzt-
neerlng department ws deriar! tori--
by Rslp'i P. Cowgill to have bn
111-sdvifed. Cowgill. who was com-mi.-sion
cnslneer. said he eriilcized
the a-Mr n. rnt because it deprived
,-,trr. nf a ;b. but hn'W .".eral 1m-
.por'ar.t projerii requiring t&;l&eer-
L& 5i i pectus
delicate bit of surgery at Trtifsilile
BONUS BILL WITH
WASHINGTON, April 15, ( AP)
Chairman Harrison of the senate fi
nance committee said today he
would introduce, probably tomorrow,
a bill for payment of the bonus (
that would meet with President
Roosevelt's approval,
Harrison declined to discuss what
the measure would propose. He la
known, however, to havo been study
ing proposals for moving up the
maturity date of the adjusted serv
ice certificates and paying their cur
rent value on the basis In negotiable
bends.
"I will Introduce tomorrow, if 1
can finish drafting it by that
time, a bill that will meet the
president's approval," Harrison said.
His statement, coming lust 24
hours after his conference with the
chief executive at tho White House,
Indicated that the administration
has decided what it will offer as
a compromise on the troublesome
bonus question.
IN
ASSASSIN'S PLOT
GENEVA. April 15. (AP local po
lice today revealed a plot to assassi
nate three noted European statesmen
and disclosed, despite denials In Mar
seilles, that two suspected Italian
men and a woman had been "detain
ed'1 in Marseille.
The st.;temen plotted against, said
police here, were Pierre Laval, foreign
minister of Franre. Dr. Eduard Bene,
roreipn minister of Czechoslovakia,
and Nicholas TltuJecu, foreign min
ister of Rumania. Police described
the terrorists as anarchists.
They snld the alleged anarchist
plot was directed against Bene and
Tltulrscue on the ground they were
hostile to revisions of peace treaties!
Chaplin Boys Battle in
True Hollywood Manner
HOLLYWOOD, Cal., April 15 ( AP)
The two young sons of Charlea Chap
lin, screen comedian, the reported
principals of Hollywood' Iatet off-the-screen
fisticuffs, were In seclusion
today for a reason.
Tne yung lady oer whom they
fonjjM in a movie theater while they
were in the ro of esmrt was, ac
cording to the best information at
hand, seeking reimbursement for the
expenditure of her if e cream sod
money ffr a street car r.de.
The remlr.lije, rue of the figlil
whose nr. tn re named a dark er:C
l ("day. -A.-iS -T.d to r.h'.e Kr-ne to t.e
theater with Charles. Chapiin, .Jr., 9
L
E BY
Rosy Picture Painted By
Chancellor Chamberlain
n Presentinp Budnet
Industry Output Increased
By Albert w. Wilton
Associated Prma Foreign Staff.
LONDON, April IS. (AP) Neville
Chamberlain, chancellor of the ex
cheqxier, painted a rosy picture today
In tlie house of commona of Great
Brltalna financial and trade position
aa he presented the British budget
for 1935-36 with an estimated surplus
of 9.610,000 pounds about 28,030,-
Tha chancellor was buoyantly
cheerful In outlining Improved econo
mic conditions and placed the esti
mated total of ordinary expenditures
by the government at 729,970.000
pounds about ,1 S4tl.S00.0P0 with a
total estimated revenue of 73S.580.000
pounds about 3.677.830.000. The
difference between the figures Is the
surplus.
Need More nrffme Coin '
On the expenditure side. Chamber
lain pointed out a provision must be
made for an additional lo.5OO.000
pounds about a53.300.OOO for de
fense services a already outlined In
the army, navy, and aviation esti
mates. Ho. estimated the Income tax would
bring In a37.O0O.00O pounds about
(Continued on Pag Eight)
MAKES SEVEN ILL
APPLEGATE AREA
Three residents of the Appleate
district are seriously ill and four
ethers are suffering leaa seriously
from the effecta of mushroom poison
ing, according to Dr. Dwgiht H. Plnd
Ie who received word today that
several people have been stricken
within the paat few days.
The malady U repeating itself, Dr.
Pindley said, having struck last year
in the Butte Fall district, where
many were critically ill during the
Fprlng. Some of the Applegate case
were reported several days ago. but
none have yet come to the critical
stage. Dr. Findley aald. Four of the
members of the Phillips family are
among those suffering from the poi
son, their illnesses having been re
ported Saturday.
Residents of the wooded districts
where the- muahrooms grow most
abundantly have evidently been poi
soned during the last two seasons by
the same type of plants that they
have eaten without ill effecta for
years, Dr. Findley said. The poison
ing is unexplalnable and is either
due to the presence of a new type of
plant heretofore undiscovered, or to
the fact that in yeara past occasional
poisonous mushrooms mixed in with
the good ones were avoided. The
most common type that seems to be
causing some of the poisoning ta
known aa "elephant ear" mtuhroomr.
Dr. Findley said It la his advice that
no mushrooms be eaten at hla time
of year.
ALBANY COLLEGE DEAN
PRESENTS RESIGNATION
ALBANY, Ore.. April 16. (AP)
Resignation of Dr. A. A. Qroenlng
as dean of Albany college, effective
August 31. was announced today.
Dr. Oroenlng will remain as head
of the science department, to which
he will devote his entire time, he
said today.
As yet a new dean has not been
named.
lin, 8, being driven there behind a
llvrried chauffeur.
Sydnev. so wltneasc aald. reached
over and atole a kiss from the girl
who sat between him and hla brother.
Two-flstl Charles, who claimed
the honor of sharing the date, was
equal to the occwion. What fallowed
Kill rank forever with the Al Je4tn
I Walter Win" hell. Oeoree Raft-Bm
Satz. Pe-er Arno-Drexel Riddle Steele,
ijoi-n Monk Saunders-Hertiert Mr
! shall, etc.. fijht that Hollywood has
! witnessed.
But the girl In th oww, aat:4
;nd antre-ed and even perhip fright-enf-d.
left the scene. She ton a street
rar home, but (n doing so sacrificed
i'.he m cream soda that t lv
1 ID. wesj tl ?
;iir
PLAINS DROUGHT
APRIUAST YEAR:
Cumulative Effect Of Sev
eral Years Marked Lack
Of Early Spring Rains
Favored Soil Blowing.
WASHINGTON. April IS. (AP)
Drought conditions In the- western
great plains were reported today by
the agriculture department to be
"even worse" on April 1 than at the
same time last year.
Conditions In general through the
area affectea by the 1934 drought
were said to have been partially or
wholly relieved by fall and winter
precipitation, but In the area com
posed of the western parts of the tier
of states extending from North Da
kota to Texas and the eastern part
of Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and
Ne.v Mexico the situation waa re
ported to have grown worse. It added:
CiiimilnttTe Effect !een
"The cumulative effecta of the sev
eral yeara drought in this area have
resulted in such dry conditions that
crop condition are extremely poor,
and pasture conditions on April 1
were the lowest of record for this
date."
Lack of early spring rains favored
the blowing of dry aoil, the report
continued. It said spring crops have
not yet been planted In the area and
most of the winter wheat Is already
dead.
The poor condition of pastures and
ranges In the great drought belt waa
said to have resulted In a "critical
situation" since farmers had depend
ed on early grass to supplement van
ishing feed supplies.
The report said continuation of the
drought In the southern part of the
belt will result ID a still more serious
situation since most of the cattle are
too thin to be moved.
May Import Wheat
Remarking that it still is too early
to Judge probable effects of the pres
ent situation on spring sown crops.
the rcpoit declared that the deficien
cy In sub-soil moisture "makes It ap
pear Improbable that yields this year
will exceed the average over the -areas
aa a whole."
This situation bolstered the belief
that the United States may be forced
to import wheat during the coming
winter. Tae drought area coincides
with the principal wheat production
region.
The outlook, however, In Irrigation
districts west of the continental di
vide is "generally better" than at thts
time last year, the report said.
KANSAS CITY, April 18. (AP)
Winds died In much nf t.h wr-n
dust area today, giving residents sur
cease from the oft recurring plague,
btlt them wn llttlA hnn fnr mnliiiiM
that would bind the topaoll accurely.
a. iw. namricK, leueral weather ob
server here, said today's Information
Indicated at least 36 hours of rela
tive calm, with a low pressure area
moving in from the northwest that
may "cause a recurrence."
He expressed fear for the fruit
growers of the Ozarks reirinn in
southern Mluourl where in the quiet
atmosphere he said the freezing chill
prooaDiy win descend to strike In the
lowlands.
From Springfield. Mo., reports were
that the chill had not yet caucd any
appreciable damage. Some damage
was done overnight in northern Mis
souri and southern Iowa.
"Until rain comes,' said Hamrlcke,
"those folks to the west nf n u-m
continue to be pestered by dust. Tlie
soum wma blows it north one day
and the next the wind reverses and
blows It back. Today the pendulum
is relatively at a standstill."
Last night's sharp cold snap caused
temperatures to drop over a broad
range In a short time. At Kansas
City the fall waa 61 degrees, from 93
peak to 31 minimum.
In Minnesota high winds raised
dust clouds after light precipitation
and a temperature drop which pushed
the mercury down as much as 60 de
gree late yesterday. The dust wa
largely confined to th nntht- h.if
of the state Agricultural authorities
said neither the dust nor cold were a
mreat to crop because of recent
snow and rain.
t
IN MINING ACCIDENT
Elmo Welch, Medford man. ! in
the Sacred Heart hospital her, uf
frln rrom a fractured skull, but
pronounced by doctor a.i having an
excellent chance for recov. ry Welch,
while working on an overhrd"sfreen
Ina platform of a mine near Holland,
Ore., yesterday, slipped and fell to
the ground, caualng the injury. He
wa rushed to this city by his em
ployer. Wm. Von der Hellen. yester
day aftfrnoon. The aertdent happen-
Determined Lady
Out of Jail After
Refusing Pay Fine
SALT LAKE CITY, April 15
(AP) Mrs, Louise D. Wright, who
went to Jail rather than pay a fine
on a traffic charge of which she
declared herself Innocent, was re
leased today, "glad It wasn't more
than three days."
"I almost got cold feet," she
said. "But I'd do the same thing
right over again. I always said If
I was ever fined for a thing I
didn't do. I'd never pay It."
If everyone arrestee, on a false
traffic charge took the same posi
tion. Mia. Wright believes. It
would result In a more intelligent
police court procedure.
HALTED BY SECRET
By llnrry Frnwley
Associated Press Staff Writer.
LOS ANGELES, April 15. ( AP)
Intravenous injections of a "life
restoring" serum which Dr. Frank G.
Nolan, Hollywood physician and sur
geon, terms "Formula X" for the sake
of secrecy, has removed, he says, all
"ape-like" appearance from George
Bocklet, 49. Acusa, Calif., commercial
artist, whose strange ailment at first
he believed to be reversing the evolu
tionary process.
Dr. Nolan disclosed today that
Bocklet had made such rapid recov
ery from the disease, that he had per
mitted him to leave the hospital.
Today he left his Asuss home for
Hollywood, where Dr. Nolan will keep
him for further serum injections.
Senim Is Secret
The physician declined to reveal
the composition or source of the
secret serum which he claims It re
storing the "shrinking" man" to nor
mal appearance. Originally Dr. Nolan
planned to prepare a serum from
guinea pigs and rabbits, and monkeys
if necessary. Which of the three ex
perimental subject, If any. provided
the restorative the physician would
not say.
The reason for the secrecy. Dr.
Nolan explained, "Is that doctors
from all over the country have writ
ten to me asking for information. I
also have received more than a hun
dred letters from persons suffering
from Pedget's disease, asking for
help. This la my own discovery and
I intend to keep It confidential."
Although Dr. Nolan said Bocklet
was afflicted with a variety of ail
ments, he attributed the man's gen
rral deformation to Padget'a disease.
When Bocklet first came to his atten
tion Dr. Nolan believed he was gradu
ally shrinking to death and was cer
tain to die within two years.
(Continued on Page Five.)
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WASHINGTON, April 15. (VP)
Senator Stelwer of Oregon today made
public a list of 26 additional CCC
camps which will be operated In Ore.
flond urln the coming summer un
der the expanded program of the
Civilian Conservation corps. There
are already 30 camps In Oregon, mak
ing the total 65.
EHtht of the camps will be re-established
a follow:
Camp Sherman. Jefferson county;
Cascade Lock. Hood River county,
Elk Creek and Ruch, Jackson county;
Port Or ford. Curry county; Mapleton,
Lane county; Rose burg. DouglA
county; Detroit, Marion county.
New camps will be established:
Elk Lake, Deschutes county; flllvei
Lake and Paisley Lake, Lake county;
Burns, Harney county; Medford (land
grant), Jackson; Yachats and Tri
angle Lake, Lane county; Drain (land
grant), Douglas county; Hllyard (prl
vate), Union county; Fall city, Pork
county; Tillamook, Tillamook county;
Lacomb (private). Linn county.
Biological survey camps:
Burn and French Olen, Harney
county.
State parks:
Long Tom, Lane county; Battle
Mountain, Umatilla county: She I ton.
Wheeier county; Prescott Memorial,
Jackson county.
Oregonian Editor
Lee Chase Passes
PORTLAND. April 15. ( AP) Cllf
tnrA f cviaa 1 memher nf the
(Oregonian copy desk staff, died hero
Sunday following an operation for
anrendicltii He became ill last Wed
nesday. He wis born in Portland but
ht family has lived for years near
Dufur in Wasco county. He will be
j burled there. Funeral service will
jbe held In Portland tomorrow. Before
.entering newspaper work Chase was a
tegraph operator, having ben em
lP4rWfl ft Aoctt4 Prut.
Nevada Solon Will Align
Bloc Of Westerners To
Push Program Would
Provide Thousands Work.
fly Douglas B. Cornell
(Associated Pre Staff Writer)
WASHINGTON, April 15. (AP)
A plan to align a powerful con
gressional bloc behind a proposal
to allot s76.000,000 of relief fund
to stimulate gold mining and de
velop reserves of deficiency minerals
was advanced today on Capitol Hill,
Representative Scrugham (D.,
Nev.) said he planned to assemble
early this week a group of con
gressmen and senator from western
mining states, of which he I chair
man, to consider endorsing the pro
gram. The money would go to the fed
eral bureau of mine. Since It would
be used not only In the west, but
In mining area throughout the
nation, Scrugham planned to seek,
the support of 105 house member
who represent mining districts.
Would Aid Relief
The $75,000,000 expenditure Is
Justified on a relief basis, Scrugham
asserted, because It would provide
thousand of Joba and help read
Just strangled mining populations.
In addition, the Nevada represen
tative said. It would have the ad
vantage of Increasing the nation's
monetary gold and silver reserve
(Continued on Pag Blgbt)
The accidental discharge of a .38
caliber revolver In the automobile
seat beside him was blamed for the
gunshot wound that Sunday evening
landed Roy Snook, of this city In a '
Medford hospital. Snook was return
ing from a prospecting trip Into the
Anderson creek country when his car
hit a bump, discharging the gun, he
claimed. The bullet entered hie side.
ranging through the lower part of hla
body, and lodging In the pelvic bone.
Snook did not know at first that
he had been wounded, he a!d. be
lieving that the noise of the explosion
was a tire blowout. He felt a sting
ing sensation in hi aide, but thought
nothing of it until he discovered,
some time later, that he had been
shot. The bullet was removed last
night In a major operation to suc
cessful that no fear is felt for his
life. The hospital reported him as
greatly improved today.
Last Of Lincoln's
Bodyguard Passes
FARGO, N. D., April IB. (AP)
Smith Sttmmell, 03, sole survivor of
President Lincoln' bodyguard during
the Civil war and pioneer Fargo at
torney, died late yesterday at his
home here. Death was due to com
plications of old age.
BEVERLY HILLS, Cal., Apr.
Ill Anion.? mv mail this morn
ing was a tclcsrnm marked ur
gent. It says: ' The Democratic
postmasters of Los Angeles
county are getting together."
It says very specifically that
it's the "Dcmoeratio postmas
ter's." T would love to see a
dinner given liy the Republican
postmasters. 1 think these Doys
are kinder getting together to
draw up ways and means of
prolonging their stay. You see
fhoir emnlovment calls for four
years (with an option). Well, I
think it's this option that they
want a little rough and tumblo
advice from me on. I am sug
gesting that they deliver no
mail to anyone of Republican
faith. Why should hard-work-inr,
deserving Democrats take
up theii valuable time handing
out what is no doubt anti
Democratie propaganda and I
am so advisin' 'em
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