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3UNE
Thirtieth Year
MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, JT i7 2S, 1935.
No. 108.
STATE G. 0. P. HITS
'NEW DEAL' PLANS;
TWO WIVES PROSECUTE HUSBAND
.C.C.DIS' dOVES
Marriage Annulled
FILE INITIATIVE
FOR 105 DAYS NET
Anti-Police Dog
AUGUSTA. Ga.. July 27. (API
Police with reinforced trous
erii are looking for a dog who
makes a practice of protecting hts
often Intoxicated master from r
rest, by grabbing policemen in the
sent, of the pants.
LELAND 1U PORT;
The Weather
Forecast: Sunday and Monday
cloudy; not much change in tem
perature. Highest yesterday 77jJ
lowest yesterday ..m. 50
MAIL'TRD
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Bj Paul Mallrm
Copyright, 1935. by Paul Millon.
. WASHINGTON. July 26. The new
bebtiul Britain's renunciation of the
ratio syatem la that the disarmament
re, la over.
The state department will not ad
mit It publicly
Just yet, but It
aharea the Brit
ish vie w p o 1 n t
about the futility
of trying to
maintain a 5-5-3
ratio limitation
for the major
powers. The lid
la off. Prosperity
la here for the
naral shipbuild
ers It will con
tin u e for the
next five years at
least.
PAUL MALLUN
The only thing to be hoped for out
of a naval conference this year or
next la an agreement under which
the powers will notify each other how
many ships they Intend to build. This
la what the British are striving for.
In fact, private advices Indicate they
are frantic to get It. They are not
worried about the United States, but
are eager to learn what Japan, Prance
and Italy Intend to build.
The UnlrM States and Britain will
try to malntntn their existing superi
orities ovc. Japan by building boat
for boat as f-v as Japan exceeds the
treaty limits. 1 .Us will cost everyone
plenty of money, but the befuddled
diplomats know of no other way out.
The AAA crowd has worked out
what It considers a very smart way
of getting around an adverse decision
from the supreme court. Us lawyers
noticed that most of these suits
against the processing tax are based
on the contention that congress can
not delegate such broad taxing power
to the secretary of agriculture. The
AAA lawyers suspect that the plain
tiffs are right about that.
So they wrote Into the new AAA
amendments a provision stating that.
If the rates fixed by the secretary are
held to be Invalid, then certain speci
fic processing taxes must be levied.
In other words, they already have a
substitute plan in expectation of an
adverse verdict.
That Is why Administrator Chester
Davis ts not worrying so wry much
about the oxitcomc of the suits
The amendment which Senator La
Follette tacked on -the AAA bill, set
ting up a quota system for farm pro
ducts, really came from the agrlcul
f ture department. Ordinarily, the ad
ministration works with Its own
democratic senators In offering such
legislation, but It ts understood that
Democratic Chairman Smith, who
was In charge of the AAA bill, did not
like the quota idea and declined to
sponsor It. Consequently, the AAA-ers
turned to La Follette.
Some of the new dealers outside
the AAA (for one, State Secretary
Hull ) expect that the Industrial
crowd will now start a drive to extend
the quota system to Industrial pro
ducta. They are already laying plans
to resist such an effort.
The drive for federal refinancing
of municipal indebtedness seems to
have been squelched quietly by
Messrs. Roosevelt and Jesse Jones.
Municipalities have outstanding
bonds of eighteen billion dollars and
about one billion of these are in de
fault. It haa been proposed by the
cities that Uncle Sam lend them
money to buy up their bonds at mar
ket prices, which are as low as 30 and
40 cent on the dollar. Bondholders
would gladly sell because they are re-
eeiving no Interest now anyway. The
president and Jones do not care for
the Idea, mainly because It might
Involve the national administration
In local tax problems.
Senator Glass did not have to draw
a picture to show whom he meant
when he spoke the other day about
the bankers feud In New York.
His description of the unnamed
warring bankers was recognized by all
who know anything about the sttua
tlo It Is hardly a secret that the
Morgans and Rockefellers have not
been getting along congenially.
The posed expression on the faces
of senators lately is due to the fact
that they are all having their coun
tenances registered on canvas and
paper. For some reason, they do not
want any publicity about It. but a
cartoonist has been employed to do
a sketch of each senator. Also an
unusually large number of senators
. are sitting Tor oil portraits. Apparent-
ly the sketches are to be used for
campaign purposes.
TV A -era are about to make prepara
tory surveys for five new dams In
the Muscle ShoaU area with their
fingers crossed.
An Item of t4.000.000 was added to
the 34,000.000 TV A fund in the de
ficiency bill to cover cost of these
surveys. The congressmen from the
districts involved are the originators
of the Idea that more dams should be
bunt.
It Is whispered that TV A engineers
are not as keen about the idea as the
congressmen, but, rather than make
a fuss, accepted the funds for stir
rers. The congressman who climbed
aboard the water wa;on with such '
loud hurrahs a few months ao has
slipped I
McMIKXVILLC. Ore . July 27. 4i
Finding Jobs has been easie: for
this year cr.id::At:n c.uss of
f;e'.d coi;e t:-.an for any other class
jq several years.
Use of Recall to 'Enforce
Selfish Will' Deplored
Don Newbury Named
Treasurer Favor Bonus,
Age Pension.
SALEM. Ore.. July 37. (AP) Con
demnation of President Roosevelt for
his failure to lead the American peo
ple out of the depression, and of his
administration for Its "unprecedent
ed waste" were the high lights of the
rrH" arinntttfl bv the Oregon Re-
nnhiiran clubs as the business ses
sions of their second annusl conven
tion closed here this afternoon. A
banquet attended by several hundred
Republicans was being held tonight
as the closing feature of the conven
tion, Lowell Paget of Portland was
elected president for the coming
year, succeeding E. Brltt Nedry of Ti
gard. Mildred Fortner, Portland, was
rMiortPri Rfpretarr and Don Newberry
of Medford was named treasurer.
succeeding Burton Hutton ox i,orvai-
116.
The executive committee, chosen
by districts, Is: t
District NO. 1 Wiinam m. -Christ,
Jr Salem, vice-president;
u,nn.h Martin. Snlem: Will Knight,
Roseburg; Marvin Sktpworth, Marsh-
field.
District No. a Herb Jonas, Prine
vtlle, vice-president; John Kilkenny,
Pendleton; Ted Otllenwaters. Klam
ath Falls; Oeorge Stadclman, The
Dalles.
District No. 3 Bert Foodlng. vice
president; Delia Hodler. Newton
Smith and Lamar Tooze. all of Port
land. The foreword of the "creed" states
that It does not purport to be a plat
form for the Republican party, but
merelv an outline for the party's
consideration.
"The wheels of industry wouia nut
be turning at full speed If, instead
of trying to remake us, the govern
ment would be content to make us
well." the statement of principles de
clares. Without mentioning him by name,
the creed supports Charles H. Martin,
democratic governor, by opposing the
use of the recall to intimidate a pub
lic officer, and "enforce selfish will."
It recommends immediate payment
of adjusted service certificates, sug
gesting the money come from the
present huge relief fund; favors pen
sions for the aged, to be Increased as
rapidly as national finances permit,
without mentioning any particular
plan.
A resolution upholding tne consti
tution recites several quotations by
President Roosevelt pledging Its de
fense, and another deplores the "sub
servient surrender and supine abne
gation by the members of congress to
the executive of its duties and pow
ers in respect to enacting legisla
tion." Other resolutions view with alarm
the asserted disposition of the ad
ministration to extend federal con
trol into private business; favor a
sound currency based on gold; op
pose cancellation of foreign debt; ap
prove collective bargaining for labor
and urge strengthening of anti-trust
laws while, on the other hand, plans
to redistribute the nation are con
demned. ACT TO HALT GAIN
PARALYSIS CASES
BAKERS PI ELD. Calif.. July 27. 1&)
Confronted with the spread of In
fantile paralysis cases, from four dur
ing the month of May to 33 for this
month. Kern county health authori
ties today pressed a concerted pro
gram of vaccination.
Five deaths have resulted thus far
in July from the disease, records
showed. Three of these cases were
adult, and two very young children
ST. PAUL. July 37. (AP) Col.
and Mrs. Charles Lindbergh landed
at the municipal airport here late to
day following a trip from Little Falls,
the flier's boyhood home.
The Colonel and his wife plan to
resume a business trip to the west
probably early Sunday morning.
LITTLE FALLS. Minn.. July 27.
(AP) Colonel and Mrs. Charles A.
Lindbergh left for an unannounced
destination late today after a 24
hour tour of the former's boyhood
haunts.
Refusing to be interviewed and
evading cameramen, the distinguish
ed flying couple hopped off from the
Camp Ripley airport without Indicat
ing where they would stop next. The
Colonel said he was bound for the
West '"on a business trip.'
PORTLAND. Ore. July 27. (API
Tne body of Edmund A. Miller. .
of Boise. Idaho, was recovered Jte
today from the Columbia river
.lough. Miller was drowned last Sunday.
John Franklin Mills, former employe of Aimee Semple McPherson's
Angelus radio station, faces prosecution by two wives, shown hers
holding hands. Mrs. Theodora Boyce Mills (left), Oakland, Calif.,
night club entertainer, charged him with bigamy Just 24 hours after
Mra. Gertrude Washburn Mills, formerly of Fort Worth, Tex., Reno
bride of three weeks, swors to a warrant charging him with stealing
her car and 5700 when he abandoned her. The former said she thought
Mills had still another wife, while police said they had information
there was one at Sacramento and another at Whlttier, Calif. (Asso
ciated Press Photo)
PEORIA MONSTER'S
CONFESSION READ;
COURTROOM GASPS
Youth Unmoved When Sym
pathy Plea Fails Sordid
Details o( Attack and
Murder Told.
PEORIA, ni., July 37. (AP) Ger
ald Thompson's confession that he
raped pretty Mildred Hallmark and
left her to die In a cemetery ditch
the night of June 16 was read to an
aghast courtroom at his murder trial
today.
The confession, termed by police
men the most lurid document ever
given them, was admitted over
Thompson's proteat. His plea that he
had been tricked Into signing won no
sympathy from Judge Joseph Z.
Daily.
The confession, police said, dis
closed attacks on 18 other girls and
unsuccessful attacks on 64 more.
The crowd, packing the courtroom
far beyond its Intended capacity, was
atart!eariby the hruta.1 frankness of
the contents. The spectators hung
over each word as the prosecutor
boomed them out in the hushed
courtroom.
As the document unfolded the
dark-haired young mechanic's ac
count of how he had "picked up"
the 19-year-old convent trained girl
at a street car stop, the spectators
leaned forward, many of them grasp
ing the bftrka of the seats ahead of
them.
Thompson told In the confession of
driving the girl to a lonely road In
Sprlngdale cemetery.
"I tried to 'pet her and kiss her.
but she said she did not want to."
the confession read.
"She got Into the back seat after
I threatened her."
"I did lots of talking and finally
tried to force her by holding her arm
behind her back and she started to
scream."
"I choked her to keep her from
screaming and I let loose of her
throat and she bit ma on the left
thumb.
"I Jerked my hand away and the
scratched me .over the back of the
head and I hit her on the head and
I hit her on the Jaw and she laid
back In the seat.
"Then X attacked her."
With the girl unconscious or dead.
Thompson "thought of dumping her
off the bridge" Into the Peoria river,
the confession said, but Instead he
"tossed her over the edge of the
bank" at an embankment In the
cemetery.
"Were there any signs of life?" his
questioners asked him. The answer
was:
"I did not even stop to look."
Thompson did not register a single
change of expression.
'TARZFClPLE
AGREE TO AGREE
LOS A.VGKLBS. July 27. ,Pi Lu
, ps Ve.ez, the fiery Mexican film vt-
ress. and Johnny weisrauller. chim
p;on BTimmer and screen Tares n. Ap
parently have decided they can mks
a go of marriage.
Miss Velez' second divorce suit. fllel
: !at Jan. 2. has been formally l;)d
! off tiie books, court records disio-"!
1 today.
ITALY WANTS TO
DICTATE TALK AT
LEAGUE PARLEY
Seeks Only Discussion of
Her Side Ethiopian Issue
England Wants All As
pects Aired Before Session
By the Associated Press
Italy agreed yesterday to attend the
league of nations council session
called for July 31 to discuss her als
pute with Ethiopia but demanded, in
effect, the right to dictate what the
council talked about.
League officials at Geneva Imme
diately expressed fear lest Italy bolt
the session. Great Britain, with
France's tentative backing, haa de
manded that the council discuss all
aspects of the crisis.
At Addts Ababa. Emperor Hile
Selasie welcomed convoking of the
council, reiterated Ethiopia's dslre
for peace.
The emperor authorized a writ
ten statement today to the effect
that the problem of war or peaco In
Africa Is now squarely up to the
league of nations.
Ethiopia, he stated, Is seeking a
peaceful settlement.
Italy, he instated, is the aggreasor.
And the league, he said, must decide
whether one of Ita members can vio
late another's Integrity."
Rome reported Eritrea, Italy's Af
rican colony, was already under mar
tial law.
At London, an Italian official
charged Halle Selassie had designs
upon Italian territory In ordr to
"extend his em pi ro to the sea."
PORTOLA, Calif.. July 27. ( API
Fire raging through brush and tim
ber threatened the town of Dilleker.
three miles from here today, and
brought a halt to lumbering opera
tions in the region ss workers hur
ried to aid forest service and CCC
crews in fighting the flames.
The blaze, though reported under
control, was still burning as night
fell. It had licked to within a few
yards of the Feather River Lumber
company mill at Dllleker before It
was checked.
VARIED WEATHER
OftEOON: Cloudy west and fair
and cooler east portion Sunday; Mon
day, fair except cloudy on the coast;
normal humidity; moderate change
able mind, mostly west and north
west, off the cosbt.
BAN FRANCISCO. July 37. fAP
Weekly outlook, period July 29 to
August 3: Fair, but with some cloudi
ness. Local thundershowers over
mountains of California and plateau.
Temperatures normal or slightly
above.
FLAMES THREATEN
CALIFORNIA TOWN
!
'No Public Demand' Says
Report for Curry County
Development Objective to.
Cost Four Million.
WASHINGTON, July 27. (API A
proposal by the Gold Coast railroad
to build 90 miles of new lines be
tween Port Orford and Leland, Ore
was disapproved in a report today
to the Interstate Commerce com
mission by Examiner J. S. Prltchard.
The road proposed the new con
structton at a cost of M. 500.000 in
order to tap the timber and mineral ,
land in that section. The Examiner
held, however, there was Insufficient
proof of public demand for It.
GRANTS PASS. July 37. ( AP)
Report of disapproval by Examiner
J. 8. Prltchard to the Interstate
Commerce commission of the appli
cation by the Gold Const railroad
to build a line from Port Orford to
Lrland was met with Interest here
today.
The proposed railroad would have
Its eastern Junction with the South
ern Pacific at Leland. 20 miles north
of here, and Grants Pass would be
the practical terminus.
The application some months ago
came as a surprise to local people.
The railroad group Is affiliated with
several companies developing the
Curry "county district, one of which
is now constructing a breakwater
and deep water dock at Port Or
ford. Its survey lines run south al
most to Gold Beach and turn cast
following the north bank of the
Rogue River with an average grade
of one quarter of one per cent and
no grade exceeding one per cent.
A wealth of timber and minerals
lies In the area proposed to be tap
ped, as wpII as agricultural products
of the fertile Rogue River valley,
which for several decades has been
seeking a railroad to the coast.
E
WASHINGTON. July 27. (AP)
An assertion that the "backbone of
this terrible depression has been defi
nitely broken." tonight came from
Stewart McDonald, acting federal
housing administrator.
In an address over a national hook
up, as part of the master building
program. McDonald based one of the
first flat assertions of this kind by
New Dealers In recent months mainly
on what he listed as a progressive
rise In home building activity since
early spring.
Describing the functions of the
housing administration, McDonald
asserted that its development of the
new, long-term, self -liquidating
mortgage method not only was help
ing to restore properties to their for
mer values but was a guarantee
against future collapse of the resi
dential real estate market.
ROGERS INSISTS
NO MOSCOW TRIP
DURANGO, Colo.. July 27. (API
Will Rogers and Mr. and Mrs. Wiley
Post arrived here In Post's new plane
tonight from Trinidad, Colo., for an
airplane trip tomorrow over Mesa
Verde national park and the famous
cliff dwellings.
"We were Just killing a little time."
Rogers said.
Rogers quipped about reports of
the Post-Rogers tour.
"You know somebody must have
gotten New Mexico mixed up with
Russia, because they had us on our
way to Alaska to put pontoons on for
the rest of the Journey to Siberia. I
hope they get this thing straightened
out before they have us heading the
Russian communist party."
Rogers said they will return to
Hollywood tomorrow.
Kent Ftoonn ramnged
Slight damage to the roof of a
rooming house at 401 West 6th street
Saturday afternoon waa caused by
fire, it was reported by the fire de
partment. The rooming house Is op
erated by Jano Kent.
Youth Hurt In Crash.
NEW BRUNSWICK. N. J.. July 27.
TAP) A youth was fatally Injured
and his companion escaped death
by a parachute leap today when their
airplane went Into a fist spin at 800
feet snd crashed near the Hadley
airport, three miles from here.
BULLETIN
Night (lame
PORTLAND, Ore.. July 37 (AP)
I R. H. E.
Oakland - 3 3 0
Portland 3 7 1
I Conlon snd Ralmondl; Wade and
' Cronln.
At Seattle R H E.
fiacramento 13 13 3
Seattle 3 5 3
Gregory snd Salkeid; Lucas, E.
Donovan, Plckrcl and Dugsn.
':r.'s!
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its, )J
rt
After masquerading most of her
life as a boy, Alice Delores (George)
Hayes. 20 (left) Picher, Okl j.. shoe
clerk, was married to Margaret L.
Fowler, 14 (right), of Galena, Kas.
The marriage was annulled. (Asso
elated Press Photo)
PICTER, Okla., July 27. ( AP)
Alice Delores Hayes, 21, whose "mar
riage" to another young woman was
annulled after hrr male disguise was
learned, returned to work at a shoe
store today wearing slacks, a backless
waist and low-heeled slippers.
The attire apparently satisfied Al
Manes, Picher chief of police, who
had threatened to "run .AUco out of
town," If sho persisted In dressing
like a man."
POMONA SILENT
ON BANKS PLEAS
Jnckson county Grnnges In a Po
mona session at Phoenix Saturday,
reportedly considered a resolution,
protesting any executive clemency to
L. A. Banks, serving a life sentence
In state prison, for slaying a peace
officer In March, 1W33, but Invoked
the Grange rule, not to make public
whatever action taken.
"The Pomona felt that the Veso
tutlon was matter entirely within
the Grange and that no publicity
should be given at this time," said
Mrs. Gertrude Haak of Eagle Point,
secretary of the Pomona.
An unofficial but highly authorlta.
tlve source said that the resolution
adopted 10 days ago by the Bellvlew
Grange, protesting against any par
don for Bnnks. and condemning the
action of State Senator Peter Zim
merman of Yamhill, and Albert
Slaughter of Portland, In signing the
Banks petition, had been approved,
after an amendment had been with
drawn. Senator Zimmerman and
Slaughter are members of the execu
tive committee of the State Orange.
The resignations of Zimmerman and
Slaughter were requested.
R. E. Nealon of Central Point, dis
trict Orange Master for Jackson
county said, he could reveal no de
tails of the session, "but the action
taken would probably be sent to
the parties concerned."
Another Oranger, high In official
circles, who declined the use or
his name, said, "I can tell you
nothing, except no resolutions were
defeated."
Orange officials and members,
steadfastly refused to reveal or dis
cuss details of the meeting, which
was attended by close to 100 per
sona. PROCESS TAX HIT
L06 ANGELES, July 37. (7TV
Four federal Judges for the southern
California district today Issued tem
porary Injunctions restraining the
collector of internal revenue from
collecting AAA grain and hog proess-
' Ing taxes from eleven packing and
milling companies.
Although not directly holding that
I the processing tax was Illegal, as the
j companies contended, the Jurists
aurerd that the temporary injunc
tions were Justified because of "the
t serious doubt as to the constltutlon-
allty of the law.
Presiding Judge William P. James
; granted three injunctions, pending a
j final court ruling; Judge Oeorge Cos
; Rrave erantd four; Jude iIu't;-
lloliwr, tiirif, and Jud P.iul J. Mc-
Cormkic, one,
BY COURT WRITS
RELIEF GETS NOTE;
STOLENJOY SAFE
Child Kidnaped for Revenge,
Police Told Letters
Come After Visit to Me
diumCase Puzzling.
ATHOL. Idaho. July 37. fp) A
scribbled postcard note, "your boy Is
o. k. Don't worry," was received here
tonight by Mrs. A. W. Rush, and
Deputy Sheriff H. H. Haner said It
convinced officers of a revenge kid
naping in the disappearance of two-year-old
Bobby Rush a week ago.
Mrs. Rush said the note was scrlb- 1
bled In "old-fashioned writing" on
a postcard, which was mailed In sn
envelope. She said It was postmarked
on the Spokane -Pendleton, Ore.,
train. It was mailed yesterday.
The note was unsigned.
Mrs. Rush said the family had been
on relief for two years, so any ran
som motive would be out of the ques
tion. She said she knew of no one
who had any grudge against the
family or would want to steal the
child.
"We received the note tonight
when we returned from consulting a
medium In Spokane," Mrs. Rush ex
plained. 'The medium told us we
would receive two Important letters.
When we returned home the note
was In the postofflce.
Haner would not reveal what con
vinced officers of the revenge motive.
He was In Coeur d'Alene and had
not seen the note. He had Just re
ceived word about It.
"I can not give a name or even
say that any particular person is
wanted at the present time," Haner
declared. "We have figured for sev
eral days a kidnaping was the ex
planation.
"The key to the disappearance 1
the blue sedan that was seen to
raoe -out of the region where sua
baby vanished last Sunday. It was
traveling faster than any driver
should ever try to go over that road.
We are bending every effort toward
Identifying the car. We are confi
dent we can.
Haner said the federal "G" men
will be notified and called Into the
case actively. They asked for In
formation about It yesterday, he
said.
Bobby, snow white haired and
chubby 3-year-old, vanished last
Sunday at an outing in the wild
Sage creek country.
The missing child haa been hunted
by a posse that has ranged ns large
as 300, according to officers, during
the past week. A brigade of 70 CCU
camp youths have Joined in combing
every bit of the wild territory for
more than a mile In area.
Theories were sdvancod that the
child may have been devoured by a
wild animal or have fallen into the
creek, but officers doubted them
when absolutely no trace of the child
or Its clothing could be found.
TENNESSEAN HELD
FOR THREATENING
PRESIDENT'S LIFE
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn., July 27.--(p)
A gray-haired man listed is
George A. Boston, 71, was held under
2.500 bond by United States Com
missioner w. R. Repass here today
on a charge of threatening the life
of President Roosevelt.
Unable to make bond he was re
moved to Oreene county Jail at Green
ville, Tenn., to await a hearing sched
uled next Wednesday.
Commissioner Repass said the aged
man was charged with having utter
ed the threat that if the president's
train should ever pass through Jolui-
son City he would "riddle all the
coaches with bullets."'
Boston, the commissioner said, de
nled making the statement.
"When he was brought to my of
fice I thought he was some fellor
who wasn't exactly satisfied with the
administration, and perhaps a Mtle
severe In his criticism," Repass ex
plained. "But officers started search
ing him and took a .38 caliber re
volver off him. It was in a shoulder
strap."
Repass said Boston had lived In
Johnson City for sometime snd ws
on government relief.
Irish pilgrimage
WESTPORT, Irish Free State. July
27. iTP) Thousands of pilgrims from
all parts of England and Ireland, and
some Americans, arrived today for the
annual pilgrlmake up C rough St. Pat
rick St. Patrick's mountain whers
Ireland's patron saint prayed and
fasted for forty days In penance.
OMAHA. Nfb.. July 37.WJ M'l.
Wild a Jaerer. 54. nt Columbus. mith-
I fr nt torn nhllriron. todnv wma JitoTlV
turning to atone In the University
of Nebraska hospital here as attend
ing physicians admitted they were
practically powerless to help ber.
Douglas Sportsmen Back
Plan to Close All Coastal
Streams But Columbia to
Commercial Fishing.
SALEM, July 37. (AP) The ex
pected preliminary initiative peti
tion to open the Rogue river to
commercial fishing during three and
a half months of each year was filed
with the state department here to
day. The petition would allow the use
of drlfLneta having a mesb of eight
and one-half Inches or more, be
tween Do vies Rock and Lobster creek
and from March 15 to June 30 of.
each year. It was headed by the
Rogue River Fishermen's Union.
Ophir grange and others.
Other provisions of the petition
would prohibit net fishing during
tne proponed open period, from 8
p.m. Saturday night to 6 p.m. Sun
day night.
Completed petitions must contain
16,371 signatures and must be filed
with the secretary of state by July
A bill passed by the 1935 session
of the state legislature closed the
stream entirely to commercial fish
ing.
ROSEBURG. July 37. (AP) At
tempt of commercial fishermen to
reopen the Rogue river to netting
will be flatly opposed by the sports
men's clubs of Douglas county, said
George H. Smith, president of the
affiliated groups, when advised this
morning of the filing of the pre
liminary initiative petition at Salem.
At a meeting of representatives
of the clubs here last night it was
decided - to back the movement
launched by the Ieaak Walton
league of the northern part of the
state, having for its purpose the
abolishment by legislative action of
commercial fishing in all coastal
streams of Oregon, excepting the
Columbia.
The Douglas clubs, however, favor
retention of the right to sell salmon
caught by troll.
IN RECORD HEAT;
DEATHS OVER 100
(Fly the Associated Press)
Midlanders mopped perspiring
brows as the mercury emulated
balloon ascension In a heat wave
Saturday.
A heat death at Sioux Falls, South
Dakota, Increased to five the weather
toll of the past few days and to
more than 100 the fatalities in
dozen states for the summer.
At Mitchell, S. D.. a scorching 110
was recorded. Topeka, Kas., has ft
record breaking 105 and Kansas City
sweltered under the high mark for
the summer, 103.
At the northern fringes of the
roasting area there was some relief.
Clouds held temperatures at Mil
waukee, Wis., to the 80 s and showers
were due. Minnesota also hoped for
relief In showers after several blis
tering days. The mercury reached
97 at St. Paul. North Dakota cooled
following showers Friday night.
Chicago sweltered with 85 degrees
and no relief was In sight. Lincoln.
Neb., saw the mercury climb to the
103 -degree mark. Norfolk, Neb., had
104. Leavenworth, Kas., had 107.
Dallas, where one death was At
tributed to heat Friday, had an
other warm day following a sultry,
sleepless night.
Cooler, more comfortable midsum
mer weather prevailed on the east
and west coasts.
ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., July
26. Here is how getting into
wars start. Italy warned Eng
land that they were not to sell
arms to Ethiopia. That's verg
ing on fighting talk. Guess we
will be able to keep out of it
for we don't seem to have any
thing anybody wants (of course
only on credit).
Vi'ent down Wednesday night
to a world's championship
wrestling match. Us movie ac
tors are advised to go there by
our producers so we can learn
how to act. It was a fine show,
everybody enjoyed it, but wres
tling management are overlook
ing an extra big revenue, for
folks would pay even more to
see them rehearse with each
other before the match.
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