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Thirtieth Year
MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 22, 1935
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By PAIL MALLON
Copyright, 1935, By Paul Mallon
WASHINGTON, July 22. President
Roosevelt Is closely following the rise
of the opposition, tide through the
press. He still reads the papers each
day. gluing flrit
attention to
those which are
slamming h 1 m
hardest.
Consequently,
he was the first
to wince when
one of the bit
terest of opposi
tion writer pub
lished an old
Taft veto mes
sage. In It, Mr.
Taft belabored
congress for sat
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isfying public whims by passing un
constitutional laws It was apparent
ly a pertinent point and struck
deep. Other writers picked It up In
good faith without Investigating It,
and spread it broadcast.
' The president considered It so ser
ious a blow that he looked into the
matter personally. He discovered
that Mr. Taft had sent auch a veto
message to congress, but thflt con
gress ' had passed the law over the
veto and the supreme court actual
ly upheld it constitutionality. In
other words, the new deal antagon
ist had left out the mot Important
half of the story, which was that
Mr. Taft waa wrong.
The veto concerned the Webb-Kcn-yon
act, which prevented shipment
of liquor Into dry states: the message
was sent to congress ,by Mr. Taft Feb.
28, 1913; congress passed it over the
veto the same day; constitutionality
was upheld by the supreme court in
a suit brought by the Clark Distilling
Co. In 1916; the decision was 7 to 2,
with Justices Holmes and Van De
venter dissenting.
The president has filed away his
evidence without saying anything,
except to a few friends. He will prob
ably use it in & speech during his
coming western campaign. Thus,
t, what was intended as a stiff blnw
against him may turn out to be wind
on his sails. He will be able to charge
that he is being misrepresented.
Some of the good republicans here
began to manifest concern over this
situation recently, without knowing
about this particular incident. Tney
have about decided that their opposi
tion camp Is getting too big. Such
attacks as those made by Senator
Schell, for Instance, are embarrass
ing to Intelligent opposition.
For this reason and others, the re
publicans now are casting about for
an extra-good publicity man who can
center opposition publicity along def
inite lines. They want & man with
executive advertising background, ca
pable of outwitting the new deal
publicity machine.
Another thing which Mr. RoosevU
has read with concern in the papers
lately is that Huey Long called h'.m
"a liar" and "a fraud" or something
equally sitbtle.
Letters have been coming into the
White House from Mr. Roosev.-lt's
followers, demanding that he do
i something about such talk, that he
stop letting It pass unnoticed.
Answers have been sent out that
the president will not and cannot do
anything. He cannot reasonably com
out with a denial saying he is a
truthful and honest man. Nor can he
lower the plane of executive pro-
nouncement to Huey's level of per
sonalities. Therefore, silent suffering will con
tinue. Certain of the republican htg'n
commanders are inwardly perturbed
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SIDE GLANCES
by
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Sandy Green,, after being robbed
and asked what the robber said
1,'Nothln He didn't even say thanks,
the ungrateful dog." .
A larpe respectable looking police
dog being converted into a drowned
rut by "small boy squirting him
w;th a hose on North Riverside.
Otto Frohnmayer. oblivious of pat
tering raindrops, getting ready for
ft good cooling swim in the Rogue.
Mrs. Lund in from Thompson
creek, and highly indignant that she
should be asked. "How are things
e-ut on William creek?" They're
both boy's names, anyway.
Jams E. Edmlston. Sr. telling
a reporter to quit crying about nis
ew shoes, which hurt, because a
rp-r:er has no business with more
than one pair ef slices, anyway.
Tw0 men thinking that they had
discovered an attempted Jail breaK
s'op the court o.ir, twause oi
Tsp;r.g jiounc.s drifting to the street
fecw it u tic flag being laised..
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YOUNG LUTHERANS
CATHOLICS, TARGET
OF LATEST EDICT
Forbidden To Wear Distinc
tive Garb Or March To
gether Drive Against
Jews Growing In Heat.
By Rudolph Josten
Associated Press Foreign Staff
(Copyright, 1935, by the Associated
Press)
BERLIN, July 22. Wllhelm Frick,
minister of the Interior, ordered all
German state governments today to
forbid all organizations of confes
sional (Lutheran and Roman Cath
olic) youth to wear distinctive garb
or insignia, or to march together.
The new order, a direct blow at
the young members of the Lutheran
and Catholic church "political or
ganizations," followed within a few
hours after Reichs fuehrer Hitler's
newspaper Voelklscher Beobachter
had ranked political Catholicism as
'Public Enemy No. 1" and in the
midst of an lncreasedly heated nazl
campaign against the Jews.
Frlck's decree ordered the organ
izations of confessional youth to
refrain from all quasi-military and
athletics sports.
Termed React lonaries
The full machinery of the nazl
press was invoked In a general fight
against political Catholicism and
Jewry with both Catholic organiza
tions and Jews Included in the
term "reactionaries."
From the palatinate came word
that Catholic youth organizations
can no longer wear their distinctive
garb in public and may not display
flags and emblems. They also were
forbidden all athletic activities as
organizations.
It appeared but a question of time
when all nazi district leaders
throughout the Reich, will have is
sued the same ban on Catholic
youth organizations.
Arrests Not Made
Two factors, apparently, were de
laying more stringent action against
both the Roman Catholic and Prot
testant churches consequently, ar
rests wh ich h ad bee n t h re a te ned
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PORTLAND, July 22 (AP) A sug
gestion th at a recommend aUon be
made to President Roosevelt for ex
pendlture of from 25.000.000 to $.40.
000.000 to safeguard Oregon's timber
resources, was to be offered to Secre
tary of Agriculture Wallace today at
Walla Walla by Walter W. R. May.
manager of the Portland chamber of
commerce.
Secretary Wallace was to be in
Walla Walla today for a meeting with
wheat growers of the inland empire.
Unless a basis of "sustained yield
operations" la adopted, Oregon's mer
chantable forests will last only 15 to
20 years and Washington's from 10 to
15 years. May declared.
He said he would advocate that the
government, under the Weeks author
ization law of 1911, buy Oregon tim
ber land now spilt into small tracts
so that selective logging would be
possible. Instead of permitting small
operators to cut indiscriminately.
FJ.
WASHINGTON, July 22 ( AP)
Roosevelt forces sought today to dis
courage a drive announced by Sena
tor Borah ( R. -Idaho) to attach the
Patman bonus bill and the Frazler
Lcmke farm mortgage bill to the ad
ministration's tax legislation.
Confronted by Borah's assertion
that inflationary members would hold
congress in tesslon until November 1,
Senator Robinson, the democratic
leader, expressed belief that adjourn
ment should be reached by August 15
Single Birth Is
Boon To Mother
Of Quadruplets
SAC CITY. Ia.. July 22. (AP)
Mrs. Larry Wycoff, 34. who a year
ajio last month gave birth to
quadruplets, had another child to
day a 6;7 pound girl.
With a si;h. she said:
"I'm glad there waSn't more
than one.
Mrs. Wycoff had given birth to
five children prior to the quadrup
lets. Or.e of the quadruplets dld.
however, within a few week. The
other a'e dina well.
"SON OF TWO FATHERS"
ENTITLED TO TWO WIVES
By MORRIS J. HARRIS
Associated Press Foreign Staff
KILUNO, KIANGSI. China, July 32.
() Venerable President Lin Sen of
China granted to his nephew and
foster son. James Lin. the "right to
make hla own decision" today in the .
youth'e marriage to Viola Brown,
Columbus, Ohio, shopgirl.
. "My nephew did not consult me
about his marriage in America until
18. at which time I already had told
the press of my disapproval," the
president said in an interview.
"However, according to law, he Is
of age and has a right to make hs
own personal decisions."
The semi-official news agency, Kuo
Mln, at the same time published re
ports denying rumors that young Mn
already had two wives In China.
Friends of the family were repre
sented as pointing out that under
Chinese law Lin is regarded as the
son of two fathers and therefore en
titled to marry twice. The newa
agency reported:
"Press reports that as the son of
two fathers James Lin while In Chins,
married a second wife, the sister of
his first wife, have been denied by
persons close to President Lin."
Lin is a son of President Lin Sen's
brother, who died 20 years ago. 8m-
then he has been the foster eon of
the president, who has supported the
youth but has had few personal con
nections with him because of (.the
pressure of political affairs.
The president's statement dispelled
rumors that he was about to bring
pressure against Lin.
The semi-official news agency hid
reported that President Lin Sen in
structed Alfred Sze, Chinese am'M
sador to Washington, to send Lin
back home.
30 FOREST FIRES
Every fire-fighting crew In Rogue
River nations! forest was either
standing by or at work today on ap
proximately 30 forest fires started by
lightning in last night's severe thun
der storm.
Heavy rainfall in the mountains
served to check the fires temporarily,
confining most of them to tingle
trees, but clearing weather today nec
essitated prompt action as new blaxes
were reported by forest lookouts.
None of the fires were considered
spreading dangerously this morning.
State Fire Warden Dwlght Phipps
reported six lightning fires In sttte
lands, all of which were being con
trolled. Several trees in the hills sur
rounding Shady Cove struck by light
ning were burning like huge torches
last night despite the rainfall, en
tering in that section momentarily
about 8:30 o'clock, the lightning .lw
struck two power transformers, blow
ing out all electric light in the river
cottages.
The storm waa of a local nature. It
was reported by the weather bureau,
being confined to the mountainous
sections of southern Oregon ani
northern California. The storm de
veloped in southwestern Oregon and
traveled across this section from that
direction.
Heaviest rainfall was reported by
the forest service at Wagner Butte,
where 1.35 Inches fell. The least
amount of precipitation within Rogue
River National forest was AS of an
inch at Star Ranger station In the
Applegate district.
The precipitation In Medford was
officially recorded as .22 of an Inch.
BURGLARS VISIT
Thieves entered the Portmiller dry
goods store at Ashland last night, it
was reported in Medford today, tak
ing a glad s tone bag and several ar
ticles of men's end women's apparel
said to be valued at 1100.
State and Ashland city police were
investigating the robbery with the
belief that It Is connected with a
week-end series in this city and tn
Gold Hill.
The robbers entered the store by
boring holes through the roof, gain
ing entrance to an upstairs store
room and boring throigh a door to
matce ineir wey downstairs.
The Portmiller store is that former
ly known as the Isaacs drygooda firm.
PASSENGERS UNINJURED
WHEN CARS SIDESWIPE
Cars driven by Mrs. Glenn Terrill
of Klamath Falls and Bill Cook of
Ahland. which sJdeswlped. were bad
ly damaged but none of the oecu
: pante were Injured in an auto acci
dent about 9 p. m. yesterday on the
Pantile h&hwaj near Jackson Hoi
i Springs, according to word received
1 aera 10027,
SET By LIGHTNING
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East ! East. West li West inc
the twain met In Columbus, Ohio
where Miss Viola Brown (above),
dime store clerk, nd K. M. Jamei
Lin, son of the president of Chins
and a student at Ohio State Uni
versity, obtained a license to wed.
Their friendship started when she
found a purse lost by Lin and re
turned It. (Associated Press Photos)
HOOVER AND NICE
AFTER CHAT
PALO ALTO, Calif., July 22. ( AP)
Former President Herbert Hoover
left political observers speculating
today whether his week-end visit
with Republican governor, Harry W.
Nice of Maryland had any political
significance, while the governor di
rected new criticism at the Roose
velt administration.
Governor Nice chatted with the
former chief executive yesterday, the
first one of a series of expected
visitors this week who are high In
the Republican party.
The Maryland executive declined
to comment on his meeting with
Mr. Hoover, saying he did not lcei
privileged under the circumstances
to make any statements. Mr. Hoover
made no comment, either.
After he left Mr. Hoover's Stanford
campus residence, however, Nice did
condemn what he termed "vicious
and brutal assaults" upon the con
stitution by the administration.
Ak Higher Fish I'rlre
ASTORIA, Ore., July 22. ( AP) A
demand that packers Increase the
price paid fishermen for Chinook sal
mon to 6 cents a pound from Aug. 1
to 15, and that fl cents be paid from
Aug. 15 to the end of the summer
fishing season, was made by the Co
lumbia River Fishermen's Protective
union here Sunday.
Loss of AAA Would Hit
All Business Wallace
WALLA WALLA, July 22. iff)
Most lines of business In the United
States likely would suffer for two
years if the agricultural adjustment
act should be ruled out by the su
preme court. Henry A. Wallace, sec
retary of agriculture, said in a pre?
conference here this neon, preceding
an address this afternoon to a three
state farmer audience, which he mid
would "present the gvrn'ral ph!li?);hv,
of the agricultural adjustment pro
gram."
sVcretsary Wallace arrived shortly
before noon with a party from Poll
man. Wash.. whre he pnt list
night. He will leave late this after
noon for Miles City. Mont.
Quef ttons by a battery of m
paper mn and women were po-1
poundd to Wallace in a twenty-ai:n-!
mtrvew. I
SENATE IN FAVOR
PROTECTION FOR
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LaFolIette Amendment To
AAA BNI Adopted 60-17
Permits President Make
Import Quota Restrictions
WASHINGTON, July 22. (AP)
Moving to protect the administra
tion's farm program against court
attacks, the senate today voted to
validate crop control contracts be
tween the agriculture department
and farmers.
Quickly the senate then struck
out of the AAA bill the last vestige
of price fixing provisions by adopt
ing an amendment by Senator Byrd
(D.. Va.).
Another amendment was attached
by Byrd requiring that no market
ing agreement may be entered into
among handlers without the con
sent of two-thirds of the producers.
WASHINGTON. July22. By a
vote of 60 to 17. the senate today
adopted an amendment by Senator
LaFolIette. (Prog., Wis.), to the AAA
bill permitting the president to Im
pose quota restrictions on agricultur
al import to preserve price gilns
achieved by the domestic farm pro
gram. The LaFol le 1 1 ame nd me n t was
supported by many democrats along
with a goodly number of republlcina.
In effect, It la a substitute for the
house provision in the bill whicn
would have permitted the president
"to impose quotas and Increase tar
iffs on commodities whose lmporta-
(Contmued from tnge One)
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WHEN FIRE RAZES
ABERDEEN HOTEL
ABERDEEN, July 22. (AP) Three
men are dead, one in an extremely
critical condition, two others badly
injured and two more less 'danger
ously hurt as the result of a fire
which destroyed the three-story frame
Del Monte hotel.
The fire, of undetermined origin,
which broke out early yesterday,
swept through the building so quick
ly J. Joergen, 40, and Joe Martin, 38,
laborers, were trapped and died in
their rooms.
Leaning from a third story window
waiting to be rescued, Max Larson, a
longshoreman, was blown from It by
an unexplained blast. He fell to a
inctal marquise, rolled to the sidewalk
and died a short time later.
Hospital attendants late last night
eaid there was slight hope of recovery
for Pete Roatoc. 56, who was burned
over his entire body. A Paulson, 40,
and J. F. Cochran, 58, suffered broken
backs in jumping from windows.
Frank E. Mitchell, 73. received back
injuries and Frank Thiery, 71, was
burned on the face and hands.
Fire Chief Charles A. Borum said
the fire started at one corner on the
second floor of the hotel, built 46
years ago. and that the flames spread
with lightning-like rapidity into the
third floor. In a few minutes they
broke through the roof.
Thirty -two men were sleeping In
the hotel when a man whose name
was not learned discovered the fire
and sounded the slarm. Twenty-four
men escaped by Jumping from win
dows or by sliding down ropes or fire
ladders.
Income Shares
Maryland fund, bid 18 28; aikcd
17.81.
Quartcly lncomo shares, bid 1-39;
asked 1.49.
"Lack of balance In the world mar
kets for wheat and cotton had mors
to do with bringing on the depres
sion than any other factor." Wallace
said, "and Increase In the purchas'nx
power of those who produce win it
and cotton lias been one of the great
est factors in bringing us out of it."
"A return to the 1932 wheat situ
ation would harm the whole busi
ness structure of the United States
and we even could go to a worse sit
uation." he added.
Akej what at"p are belling tann
by hit department to forestall the
contingency of a shaft drop In Amer
ican wheat prices- If AAA is ruled un
constitutional, the secretary said his
department la ft tidying the quenMin.
"b-.i. it is a little premature to dii
oiM. for the matter la not yet up to
liie supreme court"
Co-op Steamer Service
Plan of Apple Growers
To Reduce Freight Cost
Washington Movement Would Shave $20
On Shipments to East Coast
Is Claim of Backers
By H. C. HUNTER.
Associated Press Staff Writer.
SEATTLE, July 22. &) A gigantic cooperative movement by Wash
ington state apple growers to eliminate large freight costs to the Atlantic
coast through operation of their own ships was reported under consider.-.
tlon here today.
While refusing the use of his name.
a Seattle man who has been in close
contact with apple growers and ship
pers in the central and eastern part
of the state said such a movement Is
well under way and purchase or con
struction of two large refrigerator
ships la contemplated as the first step
in the program.
"Such a program Is the only pos
sible relief from the high rail rates
the growers and shippers are forced
to pay at present," he said. "Throuy;i
operation or their own vessels the
growers will be able to save close to
20 a ton on shipment to eastern
coastal points."
Hot urn Cargoes Seen
The huge saving on freight costs
on the fruit would not be the only
advantage to the growers, he said, for
by making purchase's through a co
operative organization they would be
able to use the ships for return car
goes of nails, fertilizer, sprays and
other product needed in the orch
ards. Naturally, he added, the shlpa
could not be xised for general cargo
work, but would be available to cut
the costs of equipment and materials
produced in the east and needed by
growers tn this suite.
Such a program, placing the coop
erative In the bus I nets of transport
ing to market Its own product, would
enable Washington growers to com
pete more successfully on the eastern
markets with apples from the New
England states. New York, Virginia
(Continued on Page Eight)
CLOSED TIGHT BY
PRESIDENTS EDICT
AGUA CALIENTE. Mexico. July 22.
(AP") The picturesque Agua Call
ente resort, largely paid for by Ameri-.
can dollars lost In its palatial casino
by film celebrities and thrlll-sceking
tourists, was padlocked today.
By decree of President Cardenas of
Mexico all gambling waa forbidden at
the resort after Saturday night. Since
gambling, either in its casino or on
Its race track, had been the life-blood
of the resort. Baron Long, president
of the company controlling the resort,
Immediately ordered the closing of
the hotel, the Spa, restaurant, bars
everything.
Guests were ordered from their
rooms yesterday. Horses began to
move across the border to American
tracks as tt became evident there
would be no more racing.
The world-famed resort, In exis
tence for the past seven years, had
been erected at a cost variously given
at from 6.000.000 to $10,000.00.
Tijuana's gambling casinos also
felt the presidential decree, Agua
Caliente and Tijuana had been the
last places In Mexico In which open
gambling had been allowed.
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PALMYRA. N. Y., July 22. (AP)
The blare of trumpets sounding In
the Vision Grove at 7:30 a. m., today
called to worship hundreds of persons
who made a pilgrimage here for dedi
cation ceremonies at the unveiling of
a memorial shaft to the Angel Mo
roni. Breakfast In the sacred grove, not
far from the crest of the hill where
the nine foot statue of the angel
surmounts the thirty foot granite
shalt, opened the day's services, fea
tured by religious talks by lenders of
the Mormon church.
Heber J. Orant, of Salt Lake City,
seventh president of the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints;
David O. McKay, of Salt Lake City.
George A. Smith, one of the church's
twelve apostles, spoke at the services
in the grove where church history
nays Joseph Smith received a visita
tion from the anrel and directions to
dig for the golden plates Inscribed
with the tenets of the L. D. S. faith.
AMERICAN LEGION POST
TO INSTRUCT DELEGATES
Poet No. 15, American Legion, will
meet tonight with Instruction of
delcRwtes to the forthcoming state
contention as the Important bust
nes to be transacted, according to
. nord from Commander I. I- fty
THREE GOLD HILL
PLACES ENTERED,
SAFE BLAST FAILS
Nltro-glycerlne poured through the
cracks of the safe door at the
Southern Pacific railway station at
Gold Hill last night failed to jar
the safe open, foiling the would-be
thieves who also raided two other
Gold Hill establishments In a series
of depredations which bear marked
similarity to a raid conducted on
the same three places on May I7
of this year.
At about 3:00 o'clock this morn
ing, Gold Hill residents heard a
blast In the neighborhood of the
railroad station, but believed it to
be thunder. This morning it was 1
discovered that the door had been
"Jimmied," and the safe tampered
with.
On May 38, the Mall Tribune
carried a story relative to the rob
bing of the same station. That time.
pair of pliers and 12 cents in
cash were taken. Last night the
loot consisted oi nine cent in
money, and'-toota and oil from
adjacent tool shed. In the May
27 robbery, the Ha mm IGA groc
ery store was entered and whiskey,
a shoulder of meat, bacon and can
ned goods were taken; last night
whiskey, a small amount of cash,
and possibly groceries were taken.
In the earlier robbery & .32 calibre
rifle, three dozen pocket knives,
flies and leaders were taken from
the Gold Hill hardware store. Last
night a shotgun, ammunition, and
large flashlight were stolen.
The similarity of the two cases
Indicates that the robberies were
performed by the same persons, say
state police and sheriff's officers
who are working on the case today.
BASEBALL
American.
BOSTON, July 22. Wes Ker
nel! for the second time In as many
days banged out a home run In the
ninth Inning today to win a Lll
game for the Red Box. His homer to
day gave the Sox a 2 to 1 victory over
the St. Louli Browns. Yesterday his
clout beat Detroit.
R. H. E.
St. Louis 1 7 0
Boston 3S0
Coffman and Heath; W. Perrell and
R. Ferrell.
t R. H.
Chicago .....-...-..... 12 14 0
Philadelphia . 3 0 2
Whitehead end sewelt; Wilshirs,
Bel ton, Dietrich. Turbevllle, Caster
and Richards,
R. H. E.
Cleveland - ... 6 14 1
Washington 4 8 1
Stewart, L. Brown, Hudlln and
Phillips; Linke. McLean, rettit, Cop
pola and Holbrook.
N'ntlonnl
St. LOUIS, July 22. f AP) First
3 innings:
R. H. E.
New York 0 0 1
St. Louis 14 3
Schumacher, Oabler and Man
cuso; Hallshan and Delancey.
R. H. E.
Boston 4 10 0
Cincinnati 3 7 1
Cantwell and Mueller; Brennan.
Freltas, L. Hermann and Campbell.
BY JAPATTITUDE
ROME. July 22. (fp) The Japanese
embassy was. placed under specie)
guard tonight while the whole Ital
ian nation excitedly dlacuwd a fur
ious press campaign directed against
Japan' reported opposition to the
Italo-Ethloplan conflict.
The con troversy beca me red hot
over allegedly conflicting reports from
Tokyo and from the Japanese em
bassy here as to whether Ambassador
Sugimura of Japan had told Premier
v i.yvl tnl that .timn haI nn Interests
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Report of Many That Names
Appear Without Know
ledge or Authority Moves
Authorities To Action.
A check of names of Jackson coun
ty signer, of the petition asking for
an Investigation Into the conviction
of ti. A. Banks, former local agitator
serving life in state prison, for mur
der, will be made by state and county
Authorities. The signatures on the
original petition, will be phoKyraph
ed. and compared with signatures on
registration cards.
This action was decided upon fol
lowing the report of many, that their
names appeared without their knowl.
edge and autthorlty. Others said they
signed the petition "under a misrep
resentation," and In the belief a
sanity hearing was being requested.
Some of the signers, according to
county authorities, declare they aaw
the name. of "Rufus C. Holman" type
written at the top of the petition
they signed. The atate treasurer If
reported & having denied the Im
peachment, and waa Irked no end.
The name doea not appear on ths
original petition, authorities say. This
angle of the petition la also being
Investigated.
Ilrarlnr. Set Au 2.
The governor lias set Friday. Aug
ust 3, as the time for a hearing Into
(Continued on Page Eight)
FIRED ON BY JAPS
AT YOCHOW, CIA
HANDOW, China, July 32. AP)
The American missionaries at the
American missionary school of Hu-
plng college at Yochow, Hunan prov
ince, reported today they were sub
jected to machine gun fire from a
Japanese gunboat July 18.
The mlselonarles reported the al
leged incident when they arrived here
from their post which Is la the vicin
ity of Tungting lake, where the gun
boat, which waa not Identified, waa
iaid to have been cruising.
One of those making the report was
the Rev. Edwin Beck of Tiffin, Ohio.
Huplng college, which la a school for
Chinese boys. Is owned by the Re
formed Church of the United States
Mission Headquarters In Philadelphia.
According to the Rev. Mr. Beck, the
armed Japanese craft subjected the
Huplng college building. Including
the residence for foreigners, to a
shower of soft-nosed machine gun
bullets, endangering the lives of
nearly every one In the place, but no
one waa Injured.
He stated that the Japanese craft
departed without explanation of Its
"strange act." Japanese naval offi
cers here In Hankow did not comment
upon the charge.
REGULATE SUPPLY
SACRAMENTO, July 22. AP)
Growers and shippers of deciduous
tree frulta were In Sacramento today
to discuss the new 1035 deciduous
tree fruit marketing agreement, which
became effective Saturday.
The central control committee, of
which W. P. Darsle, a grower of Wal
nut Grove, la the chairman, met dur
ing the morning, with Hurtle tt pear
commodity committee, also headed by
Darsle, convened later.
The pear growers plan to place into
effect immediately the rail concentra
tion plan used last year. Under this
plan, the dally shipments into the
eastern market are regulated so as to
prevent an over supply and assure the
growers of the maximum return for
their crop.
Over Stuffed Boy
Championship Goes
Across Atlantic
ny the Assiielated Press.
There's a new International
complication of major proportions
which nation haa the fattest
boy. England or the United States?
Today, England was tops.
Leslie Bowles, three years and
foxir months, put on 14 more
pounds and now tips the scales at
143 pounds.
This brought dismay to the
folks In Gloucester, Mass, Their
own Joe Randazza, Jr.. three years
and six months, lost the lead. His
weight now totals only 13 pounds.