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By Pill M.M.I.ON.
Oopyrlght. 1935. by Paul Mallon
WASHINGTON. Aug. 10. It may
now be disclosed that ft guaranteed
formula for escaping political defeat
naa ocen tuuiiu
by that well
known Inventor
and pal of the
people, Huey
(the great) Long.
The discovery
has not yet been
formally an
nounced but la
clearly Indicated
by the Inside
story of what
happened the
other day In the
Mississippi prim-
PADL MALLUM
Senator Long had an entry In the
governorship race, a Mr. Lester Frank
lin. At least Mr. Franklin wore the
easy-living, wealth-sharing stable col
orB of the lord of Louisiana.
A few days before election, however,
it became apparent that Mr. Franklin
waa running a If he were carrying
Prlmo Camera. Politicians realized
that Messrs. Johnson. White and Mur
phrce were going to finish one. two.
three. The only reason Mr. Long's
entry was not going to finish last was
that there was a fifth horse in the
race.
it la understood that Huey called
a convention of his brain trust In a
telephone booth at his hotel here to
consider the question of buying roller
skates for hi lagging horse.
Two days later, a pair of Huey'a
skates did appear In Mississippi, but.
lo and behold, they were under Mr.
Johnson, the favorite. Instead of Mr.
Franklin.
Polltlcoa here agree that Long'a
maneuver was the smartest trick of
the budding political season. He did
not officially announce that he was
swapping hurees, but Just let the
word scop out through unofficial
channels, so no one can provo where
It came from.
Mr. Franklin denied It and so did
friends of Mr. Johnson, but that made
no difference to Huey. Ho took no
official part In 'the primary. When
Mr. Johnson finished neck and neck
with Mr. White, It was a Long victory.
Word was spread around here to that
effect and people who rely on gossip
for their Information now believe It.
You cannot out-Hooey Huey.
The top circle la aaln discussing
the advisability of revising the exist
ing relief set-up. The Rhode Wand
election has accentuated a growing
lack of confidence on the Inside In
the decentralized system centering
around Messrs. Walker. Hopkins, lckea
and the allotment board.
Thai matter la understood to have
been discussed when the three men
met at the white House the other
day at their usual weekly conference
with the president.
Mr. ickes favors centralized control.
He used It In the old PWA. It slowed
up the work considerably, but appar
ently the new belanced system, under
which each of the three men la sup
posed to be a resisting balance against
the other, has slowed matters even
more.
You may find the existing set-up
swerved quietly toward further cen
tralization In the hands of Mr. Hop
kins, even though no announctmcnt
Is made about it.
Vice-President Garner has passed
. word confidentially along to the
White House that congress will ad
journ between Aug. 20 and 25. Also,
he la understood to have made per
sonal plans to leave town before Sept.
1 at the latest. This la the best pos
sible tip on when you may expect the
weBry and wearisome legislators to go
home.
It means, that the administration
Is ready -to accept any reasonable tax
bill, that President Roosevelt Is not
going to Insist on his original pro
posal. Furthermore. It Indicates that
much of the secondary legislation
will be Jettisoned.
All legislators know that Senator
Glaas must be handled with care, but
few realize the extent to which Con
gressmen Steascall and Goldsborough
have gone In developing their Glass
handling system.
pp-r&on with more Influence than
Mr. Ben Cohen who have been unable
to get Into the secret conferences on
the bank bill and similar legislation
this session say that Messrs. Steagall
and doldsborough have adopted a
system known In bridge as "the kick-under-the-table"
Informative bid.
Whenever Chairman Glass of the
senate conferees and Chairman Stca
gull of the hou.se conferees come to
dtragrccmrnt on nme point, Mr.
SteasHll's foot seems to bob up and
hit Mr. Goldsborough s shins urd-r
the table. Thereupon Mr. Goldsbor
ough n:ea Into Senator Glass, abuses
the eenate viewpoint and Insists on
the house pofition.
It Is not difficult to Irritate Mr.
Glaa and he orrfinerlly reacts after
the fashion of a gasoline tank when
Mt b a llshtnlnsr bolt. And in the
same len,rth of time. Then suave Mr.
fatal I steps in and pcurs on the oil.
OsH'rvfis say ih'.s pro-edure is re-,-xaird
oer and ov ng;iln until the
r.O!ie men are aS'.e to harass an
6?reemnt out of Glass on the things
they mo?t desire.
A nahe republican contributor
(feminine i ha written : . P'Mt Con-
tt'ontiuueii on ffe IL'i
E
BOOST ON SMALL
TAXPAYER L
Exemptions Cut By Senate
Finance Committee Hits
'Swat-The-Rich' Plan Of
President. .
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10. (AP) A
progressive-conservative coalition took
command of the senate finance com
mittee today and voted to boost In
come taxes on even the smallest tax
payers, beginning at ae new low level
or 4800 a year.
In swift and startling ballots which
ripped out major features of Presi
dent Roosevelt's "wealth tax" plan.
and raised some doubts of the whole
bill's future, the senators cut the In
come tax exemption for a single per
son from $1,000 to $800 and for a
married person from 2,500 to $2,000.
This change was calculated to bring ;
new Income groups Into the federal j
tax fold, though experts were unable
to estimate at once how many.
Also they substituted higher estate
taxes for Mr. Roosevelt's requested i
Inheritance taxes and made other i
changes estimated to Increase the
bill's revenue -raising power from the 1
house's $250,000,000 to more than :
$400,000,000.
A bitter fight was predicted when
the measure reaches the senate floor
next week. Chairman Harrison (D.,
Miss.) said the revised bill "falls to
carry out the president's suggestions,
although It Is a gesture In that di
rection." A party spokesman, who did not
wish to he quoted by name, said:
"The senate's changes might be
designed for the simple purpose of
killing the bill. Some members of
that committee didn't want the bill
parsed anyhow."
President Roosevelt had confined
his recent tax message to proposals
for a "wider distribution of wealth"
by higher levies on big incomes, big
corporations and large inheritances.
A glance at what (he senate fin
ance committee Income tax schedule
means to the average taxpayer: -
Question: How much tax-free In
come is a married man without chil
dren now allowed?
Answer: $2,500.
Q. How much would he be al
lowed under the senate committee
bill?
A. $2,000.
Q. How much more In taxes would
that mean?
A. The levy on that $500 differ
ence would be at 4 per cent, or $20.
Q. How about the single man?
A. The new schedule would reduce
his exemption from $1,000 to $800.
On $2,000 of net Income he would
pay $48 Instead of $40.
Q. How about the surtaxes?
A. The Initial surtax rate would
apply after $3,000 of net Income In
stead of $4,000 as at present. That
would maxe an extra $1,000 subject
to surtar-s and add $40 In taxes to a
$4,000 net Income.
Q. How many more persons would
the lowered exemptions subject to
taxes?
A. This has not yet been deter
mined exactly by experts, but It Is
expected to run Into many thou
sands. Q. What Is the difference between
the normal Income tax and surtaxes?
A. The normal 4 per cent tax ap
plies to all Income above the exemp
tion level. The senate surtax sched
ule would start at 4 per cent on the
first $1,000 above $3,000 of net In
come and mount to 75 per cent on
the excess of $5,000,000 of Income.
It Is In addition to the 4 per cent
normal rate. Existing surtaxes start
at 4 per cent above $4,000 and mount
to 59 per cent above $1.00.000.
Q. What Is the exemption for chil
dren? "
A. For each child a $400 deduction
from net Income Is allowed. The
senate bill would continue this until
the child Is 20 years old. The present
law limit la 18 years.
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WASHINGTON. Aug. 10. (AP) One
congressman's collapse and another's
death brought renewed demands to
day for speedy adjournment.
"I believe at least 100 members of
the house could be classified as 111,"
said Representative Maverick (D..
Ter.) "We are being maimed politi
cally and shot in health."
Following yesterday's sudden death
of Representatlxe Truax D Ohio), It
was learned today that Representative
Sutphln (D., N. J.) Is In a hospital
1 following a physical collapse. Mrs.
Sutphln reported him resting com
' fortably.
E
HUE
OURAY. Colo., Aug. 10. ( AP) A
rich strike of gold and silver ore
! a?saying nearly I30XKX) to the ton
1 was reported from Hue old Revenue
mine tonight by .lark Drlr..-. vtce
prfiident and cencra! manner of the
I Revenue Development company.
GLOBE GIRDLER AND HUMORIST HOP
With Will Roger, humorist and screen actor. In the last seat of the passenger cabin, Wiley Post took ,
off from Lake Washington, Seattle, on a flight to Juneau despite threatening weather. They landed safely
in ihe Alaskan town. Post carried a passport for a "pleasure trip" to Siberia, but Rogers said Alaska
would be far enough for him. At the last minute Mrs. Post decided not to make the trip by air to Juneau.
(Associated Press Photo)
DAWSON, Y. T., Aug. 10. iff, Their Immediate plans Indsflnlte, Wiley Post anil Hill Hogcrs rested hero to
day after a three hour and five minute hop from Juneau, Alaska, jester day afternoon. The round the world
filer and his screen star passenger flew In Post's scarlet, pontoon-equip ped monoplane via the Inku route,
and did not stop at Skagway as Pust had planned. Although Ropers Insisted he does not plan to accompany
Post on the filer's projected pleasure Jaunt to Siberia, the filers Indicate il lingers will accompany Post as fur
as Nome, "Jumping off place" for a Bearing sea hop to SI her It, The noted visitors Indicated that they will
fly from here to Fairbanks, following the Yukon river, and then go to Nome.
HELD INVESTORS
IN PONZIRACKET
Pair Nabbed at Portland and
Three Sought for Claimed
Mail Fraud of Colonial
Trading Company.
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 10. (AP)
J. T. Summervllle, United Statea
marshal), late today announced the
arrest of two persons assertedly con
nected with the Colonial Trading
company, operating In 17 state, as
a result of a federal Indictment
handed down In Nevada July 10
last, charging use of the United
Statea malls to defraud.
Those arrested were A. D. Ken
worthy and Nelson J. SykeB, both
of Portland.
Removal complaints, based on the
Nevada indictment, wore Issued to
day by Carl C. Donaugh, United
States district attorney, for Alwln
Kost, Henry C. Prudhomme, 8. G.
Blakkolt, Ken worthy and Sykes. The
first three named had not been
apprehended tonight.
The removal complaint alleged
that the Colonial Trading company
had accepted Investment funds from
1000 persona In Portland and 300
more In tho remainder of Oregon
and said that 121,000 In securities
had been sold In this state.
Headquarters for the company,
Donaugh said, are In Reno, Nev.,
with branch offices In Portland.
Vancouver, Wash., Seattle, Tacoma,
Wash., and New York City. The in
cident said operations were carried
on in Oregon, Washington and Cal
ifornia and 14 other states.
Kenworthy and Sykes were re
manded In the county Jail In lieu
of $500 ball.
The removal complaint specifical
ly alleged that officials of the Col
onial Trading company used the
United Statea malls to sell and offer
to buy certain securities In order
to defraud. It charged that at no
time did tho trading company have
assets equal to the principal of In
vestors' funds and was enabled to
make refunds when requested to do
so only by "embezzling principal
funds contributed by other deposi
tors." The complain likened the com
pany's transaction to the "Ponzi
racket."
DEATH CALLS TO
MRS. IDA H. PRAY
PORTLAND. Aug. 10. tjpf Funeral
service will be held here Monday at
1 p. m., for Mrs. Ida H. Pray, wife of
Charles P. Pray, superintendent of
state police.
Mrs. Pray died early Saturday morn
ing at her home in Forest Hills, n-ar
Oswego. She had been Hi several
weeks.
She was born In 1876 In Kansas and
married Pray In that state in I&02
I They moved to Spokane that year
where Pray became law clerk. In
I 1907 he waa appointed Un.ted States
deputy marshal and three years later
the couple came to Portland where
Pray served a apeclal jrent of the
bureau of investigation. Jepartment
of Justice.
Mrs. Pray iraa a member of Os
cgo chapter. Eastern Star.
Any haukers Pirnlr
PORTLAND. Aug. 10. ) AP D. T
Short, president of the Kansa Stte
! Society of Oregon, said tonight ne
i expected ex-Kansans from all part
; of the northwest to attend the an
: nual picnic at Jantzen Beach here
: tor.i.-row. A pronrm of i!eecries
land t porta ba -been arranged.
NEW RECORD SET
BY 'CLIPPER
TO
Farley Predicts Pacific Air
Mail Service To Be Es
tablishedWake Islands
Next Stop.
HONOLULU, Aug. 10. (AP) The
Pan-American clipper plane sailed
Into Honolulu early today to set a
new flight record from California, and
moved Postmaster General James A.
Farley, who witnessed the arrival, to
predict establishment of a Pacific air
mail route soon.
It waa the plane's third trip here
from Its base at Alameda, Cat. Leav
ing yesterday at 3 p. m. It landed
at the Pearl Harbor naval base here
at 6:43 a. m. today (0:13 a. m. P. S.
T.) The 17 hours and 12 minutes re
quired for the flight waa 33 minutes
under the mark the plane established
April 17.
"As soon as the deficiency bill ts
passed by congress) -we will adver
tise for air mail service." Farley said,
"and I am sure It will be established
within a reasonable time."
The postmaster general explained
60 days would be required for adver
tising for bids, and that It wottld
be possible to start flying mall across
the Pacific 30 days after that time.
If the company awarded the contract
was prepared to start. The deficiency
bill Includes an Appropriation for the
Pacific air mall.
Capt. R. O. D. Sullivan, master
of the big four-motored flying boat,
said It would leave Pearl Harbor for
Midway Island early next week, prob
ably Tuesday, spend tw or three
days there, and continue to Wake
Island before returning here. It Is
1,300 miles from Honolulu to Mid
way and t.100 miles more to Wake.
These little Islands are stations on
the proposed passenger and mail
route of Pan-American Airways from
the United States mainland to the
Orient.
Captain Sullivan said he believed
the Clipper could maintain an 18
hour schedule between San Francisco
and Honolulu, with an extra hour
required for the roturn trip, due to
adverse winds.
No mall or cargo was carried on the
present flight.
CHICAGO, Aug. 10. (AP) The
golden vloce of Amellta Oalll-Curcl.
world-famous operatic soprano, thrill
ed through the operating room of
Henrotin hospital today as surgeons
successfully removed a six and a quar
ter ounce goitre.
Carefully, cautiously, a she sang.
; Dr. Arnold Kegel, former city health
(Commissioner, cut away the "potato"
j which waa thrusting against the art
: ist's trachea, forcing her beautiful
notes to detour around It.
j While Dra. Kegel and O. Raphael
I Dunievy would hazard no definite
j comment on the final outcome cf the
operation, they indicated they felt
: little doubt that the superb quality
of her tones would be unimpaired.
The diva waa calm as she entered
, the operating room for what one mu
Ulc critic termed a "magnificent d
I venture." She given only a local
! anarsthetlc. After she had sung her
notes and scales and the goitre, of
adenomatous type, a tumor growing
In the thyroid gland, was cut away.
' she fell Into a restful sieep.
! "Grand." was the term Dr. Krjrel
i used to describe the operation. He
said It miphl e'.rn n.Miit in Imprvc-
lmcnt of tUe la cum pa ruble voice.
FAMOUS SOPRANO
SINGS AS DOCTOR
REMOVES GOITRE
OFF FOR ALASKA
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OF
AT
IIIL I
Claude Myrick, Who Played
Piano In 'Malamute Sa
loon' Has Lost Track Of
'Lady Known As Lou.'
SEATTLE. Aug. 10. ( AP) "The
Rngtlme Kid-' of Robert W. Service's
famous poem of the Yukon "The
Shooting of Dan McOrew." toyed
with the keys of a piano In his
home today aa he looked back with
a touch of sadness on the days when
he wns one of the "boys" who were
"whooping It up in the Malamute
snioon."
Mayhn he was thinking about "the
lutly that's known as Lou" or per
haps about other Incidents In the
early days of the land of the mid
night sun which Inspired that now
noted Toem.
He has discarded the nickname ol
tho "Ragtime Kid." this partly bald
old sourdough known to his neigh
bors as Just Claude Myrick.
Rut for him the past has not
died. He will be among the early
day trail blazers of the Alaska-Yukon
country who will gather here
next Friday for the seventh annual
International Sourdough Stampede
His memory la fading but he can
still recall the words of the poem.
"It goes something like this" he said
as he drummed "Alexander's Rag
time Band" Yukon style, on his
piano: '"The Ragtime Kid waa hav
ing a drink: there was no one else
on the stoll'."
Ho paused apparently trying to
peer Into the past:
"I first met Robert Service when
lie was connected with the Bank or
British North America up there
a Jolly fine fellow, full of fun and
he used to hear me playing the
piano In the danco. halls a lot of
time,"
"Yes," he continued, "I remember
the girl he based his poem on. He
didn't bother even to change her
first name. He Just called her Lou
In the poem as we all did. She was
a beautiful girl and everyone waa
crazy about her. I never did know
what finally became of her."
LIVERY STABLE AT
EUGENE. Ore., Aug. 10. (AP) In
one of the most spectacular fires In
Eugene for several years, the city
stables were destroyed here Saturday
evening and the city maintenance
building badly damaged. The fire
swept a block threatening nearby
wood yard a and other building. There
were 10 horses In the stables, all but
two being saved. The city's fire force
was railed out to fight Hie hUw It
was not known how It started.
ntllfitrnla Heat Kill
I ONTARIO, Calif., Aug. 10. ( AP)
William P. Arden, 58, wealthy pio-
neer citrus rancher, died today in a
hospital after being prostrated by
he h5t.
i f'xciupt state da) Int
WASHINGTON. Aug. 10 fAP The
; senate finance committee haj adopt
ed an amendment by Senator Gore
(D.. Okla.) to the pending tax bill
.exempting unsollnf and lubricating
oil fold to mates, counties and cities
j from taxation.
- Ship lit liMn-M
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 10. ( AP)
The !(3fl-foot steam achooner San
! in Monica, bound for tltl port
j from Eureka, Calif., flushed diMrew
!si!(rnnlx rnm a position near the
ban FrunclAco lightship.
N - DEAL DEFEAT
RHODE ISLAND
BEGETS3RD PARTY:
Sen. Nye Predicts Forma j
tion Stress On "Recov
ery" Seen Hoover's Si
lence Nettles G. 0. P.
Leaders.
WASHINGTON, A tiff. 10. -VTl
Third party talk ha revived follow
ing the new deal defeat In Rhode
Island this week and the questions
it raised about future administration
policy.
Senator Nye, R., N. D.l, brought
it into the open today with a flat
prediction "there will be a third party
next year."
Some leading republican regulars,
too, mentioned for presidential nom
Inatlonlnatlon, Indicated In private
conversations they had by no means
dismissed the possibility. They seem
ingly hoped It would happen, evi
dently on the theory that the Roose
velt ticket would be the sufferer.
Diverse reactions In both parties
to the Rhode Island results account
ed for part of the speculation. One
thing Is certain. The administration
course from now on will be examined
In the light of this New England elec
tion for any approach to the conser
vative viewpoint,
Rooscvert's policy has been criticized
a shuttling between "left" and
"right." Considering this, and at
tacks on the pending tax bill aa rad
ical, some legislative quarters look
for more emphaals on "recovery" than
"reform" In month ahead.
In that connection, an exchange In
the house this week nas potentially
significant. Representative. Flculnger,
(D.. Ohio), asked "when is the bud
get likely to be balanced?"
"I firmly believe." replied Chair
man Buchanan of the appropriations
committee, that next winter and in
future congresses "we can pas
through without any additional tax
ation or without Issuance on addi
tional bonds, or increasing the na
tional debt, except to cover appropri
ations heretofore made."
Farmer President Hoover, who cele
brated hi sixty-first birthday today,
declined political comment In Utah
on hi way to New York.
His silence in that regard has crea
ted resentment among the party
member. It cropped out at Colum
bus, Ohio, only today, when former
Senator Roscoe C. McCulloch said the
greatest. service tho cx-presldent could
render republicanism "would bo to
announce at once that he would un
der no circumstance accept nomina
tion for president, and that he will
not seek to control the next national
convention."
350 MEN BATTLE
FLANK ROXY ANN
A raging gross and brush firecov
crlng 1000 acres was yenterday after
noon and evening being stubbornly
battled by 350 men, mostly members
of the CCC, In an effort to turn tho
blaze away from heavy timber land
on the flanks and south aide of Roxy
Ann.
The fire, starting about 1 o'clock
yesterday afternoon, apparently from
a carelessly thrown cigarette, waa eat
ing toward "Oregon Switzerland" at
10:30 last night, but the fighters be
lieved that they had It headed off.
It had already swept through one
corner of the old Westerlund orchard
tract and across the foothills above
the Hlllcrest orchards.
Six. men from the state fire patrol
headquarters were helping with the
work, and District Warden Dwight
Phlpps was In charge. Although the
fire wa believed safely checked late
last night, a sufficient crew to pre
vent a fresh outbreak Into the tim
ber was to be kept on duty all night.
Aoout 10 o clock yesterday morn
ing a fire broke out In the brush
and grass In Sams Valley Just south
of Beagle, spreading through 140
acres before being brought under
control shortly before five o'clock
yesterds-; , afternoon. The smoke from
the two fire produced a pall of
smoke which hung over the valley.
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PORTLAND, A UK. 10. (APj PoS
albillty that orKanlzed labor may
come in conflict with the Oregon
Works Progress Administration in
the matter of wages loomed tonight
when Ben T. Oftborne. state labor
president, awmiled the present WPA
icale and declared he would liuist
that prevailing waga be paid,
E. J. Griffith, atat works pro
gress administrator, said Osborne's
suggestion was "Impossible" because
of limited funds.
The difference of opinion broke
J Into the open on the eve of the
Mate labor ' - r rai ion s nnttUHl con-
tvcutloii, v. open lie re Monday.
OREGON LABOR TO
FIGHT WPA. WAGE
Ohio 'Townsenders9
Brew Revolt; Want
More Dues at Home
CIjEVELAND. Aug. 10. P, A
revolt against Dr. P. E. Town-vend,
author of the Townsend old age
pension plan was brewing in su
burban Borea today.
George B. Cooper, erstwhile or
ganizer and lecturer for the Town
send clubs, said he has turned
against Its author and would at
tempt to give Impetus to the re
volt at a Townaend picnic to be
held tomorrow at Chippewa Lake
park, south of here.
Cooper said he objects to the
fact that thousands or dollars are
pouring Into the Townsend plan
headquarters In Ios Angeles with
out any money returning to the
local clubs for thair work.
TO
UTILITY
BILL
IN I
Power Industry Would Wel
come It Says Gadsen
Voting Strength Of Stock
holders Cited To Solons.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10. (AP) The
power industry tonight challenged
President Roosevelt to make a 1036
campaign Issue of the utilities bill
and holding company abolition.
"We'd welcome It." said Philip H.
Gadsden, who aa chairman of the
committee of public utility executives
directed the recent Intensive cam
paign against such legislation.
Companies represented by his or
ganization, he told newsmen, have
6,000,000 stockholders and "each one
has two or more votes In his house
for an average" "That." he added
"would give us some ten million votes
on that Issue alone."
Gadsden, asserting hi organization
came to WashlnRton prepared to
spena whatever amount might be
neeacn to defeat the utilities legis
lation by legal methods, said the
first undertaking was tabulation of
3. 000.000 stockholders by congression
al district.
Members of the house wore Inform
ed of the number of stockholders
among their constituents, he said,
and were told that names and ad
dresses would be furnished If re
quested. 'That la the thing President Roose
velt Is going to run up against In
the next campaign, especially If he
makes an Issue of the holding com
panies." Gadsden ald. "We wish he
would."
Otherwise, Gadsden, reiterated his
assertions In a statement Issued last
night, that the activities of the sen
ate lobby Investigation committee
constituted a "wicked example of gov
ernment terrorism." and that Chair
man Black (D Ala.) was wrong In
contending that the consumers of gas
and electricity must, In the long run.
pay me cost or the campaign against
tho utilities bill.
"It isn't so or at least not all,"
Gadsden aald.
"The very large part Is being borne
by the holding companies which get
their revenues out of dividends, so
It muct come fro mtlie stockholders
of the holding companies."
Asked about Black's prediction that
the total cost of the campaign would
run to 5,000,000. Gadsden declined to
make an estimate.
"There was 12,000.000.000 worth of
property at stake," he said.
RICHMOND. Va., Aug. 10. (AP)
Virginia's outbreak of Infantile
paralysis, which already has led to
cancellation of the Boy Scout Jam
boree in nearby Washington, threat
ened tonight to Interfere with man
euvers of the first army.
Dr. Edith MacHrlde-Dexter, sec
retary of health in Pennsylvania,
where the maneuvers will be held
between August 17 and 31, an
nounced the 3,000 Virginia Nat
ional Guardnmen who were ached-
uled to participate will not be per
ml t ted to enter the state.
She said she had decided It would
not be wise for the Virginia guards
men to mingle with the 17.000 other
troops from Pennsylvania, Maryland
and the District of Columbia who
will be encamped In the Mt. Gretna
Indian town area.
Theater Mercer Told
PORTLAND. Ore., Aug. 10. (AP)
Al Pinkelsteln. Portland manager of
two new theater subsidiary com pa
nles, declared tonight that the only
theaters In Oregon affected by the
merger of portions of the Evergreen
State Am linemen t company holdings
and the John llamrlck Interests were
In Portland.
Plenty of Vtheat"
WASHINGTON. Aug. 10. (AP) The
AAA took the view today that there
ts etlll "plenty of wheat" despite a
drop of I'J4.000.000 bushcla In the
lovcrameul estimates ol that crop.
PARALYSIS SCARE
MAY BAR MILITIA
FROM MANEUVERS
WRITER OFFERS TO
BE HUMAN ICICLE,
jTHEN BE MARRIED
Hollywood Man Signs Con
tract To Try Refrigerated
Death To Aid Science
Legal Angles . Perplex.
HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 10.(AP) If
tin emrle clrnce of blo-cliemlatrj
Is nblo to recall Stephen Simkho
vltch. 3. from the refrigerated
death, for which he has volunteered,
he will be married, he aald today.
And If not
"Well, If I don't come back, I'll
at least have contributed something
to the sum of human knowledge."
Slmkhovttch. husky Hollywood writ- '
er. saia toaay. "And thats mors
than I can say for myself so far."
He has offered to becom . "hu
man Icicle."
Several davs amv h w.llc. tntn
the dingy, cluttered little labratory
where Dr. Ralph Wlllard. a Russian
scientist, has been performing his
experiments In freezlug guinea pigs,
and more recently, monkeys. Dr.
Wlllard said he was working out
a theory that certain malignant
growths, and dangerous germs can
be killed by freezing.
since the report of that experi
ment, the scientist said he has
had more than 300 persons offer
their lives to the same test.
"About half of them were afflict
ed with Incurable diseases," he said.
"They were willing to risk per
manent death for the chance of
relief.
"The Other half Weri nurtnla nhn
said they didn't care, In any case.
wun tnem, it would be merely , a
fancy way of committing sulctda.
"I picked this Slmkhovltch for
two reasons: he Is what you call
robust. And he doesn't want to die,
neceasarlly."
Slmkhovltch aald hla mother la
the widely-known social worker.
mra. wary r. slmkhovltch. admln-
airsujr or ureenwlch House, In
New York, and hla father la Dr.
V. a. Slmkhovltch, professor of eco
nomlca at Columbia univniiv a
cousin, he said, Is vice-president
of a large oil company.
"I've been everywhere I want to
go. dope everything I want to do,
and aa or people I'm sick of peo
ple. 'I've been married and dlvnrnii.
I worked In a munitions factory
during the war, and In th Taft
(Calif.) oil flelda. I had my share
of collego.
'Wlleil I WAX ihW. rn.r. rA T h-
tuberculosis, anri Vvm nv K
completely well since, so what?"
ior immortality, he aald. "I'm
an agnostic and maybe I'll be able
to prove things for myself, anyway."
He said he planned to be married
If he lives. Hla fiancee, he sold.
Is entirely In accord with hla dan
geroua protect. Ha would nnt riiu.tn.
her name.
Meanwhile. Dr. Wlllt h.nri.nma
black-haired aon of th Prnvm nr
Georgia, Russia, said he anticipated
o mucn opposition to his human
experiment he might have to go to
"Mexico or Germany" to avoid the
lawa that make suicide a crime.
I
WAR ON TARIFF
BIOUX CITT. Iowa, Aug. 10.
(AP) Directors of the League for
Economlo Equality, composed of AAA
contract-signing farmera from four
states, agreed at a meeting here
today to seek a 100.000 fund to
finance a fight against Industrial
tariff laws if the AAA processing
tax continues under fire.
The league waa formed here a
week ago by farmers from Iowa,
South Dakota, .Nebraska and Min
nesota to campaign for continuance
of farm benefits under the agri
cultural adjustment act.
JUNEAU, Alaska, Aui?. 0.
This is Juneau, tlie capito oE
the whole territory of Alaska.
Tho governor is a nice fellow, a
Democrat, but a gentleman. In
their government there is 16
eonifrcssnien and eight senators.
Fifteen of the congressmen are
Democrats and all the senators.
It's about the nearest to an
ideal existence that you can
get.
The chamber of commerce
will shoot mc for this, but I've
been buving rain coats since
early morning. We. are goin? to
Skagway now and sec the fam
ous C'hilkoot pass. We will do
it in 10 minutes and it took the
pioneers two or three months.
C till. MeNtuiht badlcate. lo.
wigs