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Thirtieth Year
(Eighteen Pages Two Sections)
MEDFORD. OREGON. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY !
fall United rreaa
No. 278.
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Br PAUL MAI.LON
(Copyright, 1936. by Paul Mallon)
WASHINGTON. Feb. 14 The snap.
' pleat piece of legislative speeding
exhibited In congress lately was per-
"u pending Robln-son-Patman
busl-
n e s a regulation
bill. It was a
complete answer
to everyone who
has been com
plaining about
congressional red
tape.
Few senators
had even heard
of th bill, except
by hearsay, until
.m Minnw thew hfllf awoke
a few days ago and found It pro
posing something vaguely reminis
cent of NRA. and ready for passage
No one knew exactly how It gt up
front nice that. Probably no one
vrtll ever find out for sure, but
enough can be discovered to indi
cate the progress that has lately
been made In lawmaking.
Congress Is developing a tech
nique for streamlining bills In con
formity to the rest of the stream
lined world.
A bill generally like this one was
propoMd last May by Democratic
Floor Leader Robinson and Repre
sentative Patman Jointly. It was
framed to bit chain stores by letting
the federal trade commission clamp
down on their trade practices whicn
cheapen prices.
Exactly where the original draft
came from la a matter of specula
tion. But If you lay one finger on
a certain group of wholesaler, who
represent about 15 per cent of that
industry; and the other on the
federal trade commission, you win
not be far wrong.
That bill snoozed without hear
Ings in the senate judiciary com
mittee for eight month. It emerged
February 3. with the whole or iglnal
WU .Sken out and a completely
new bill inserted.
Then senators sat up . and took
notice that It would regulate, not
only chain stores, but spparently
any person engaged In commerce
in the united states, which would
Include all business men and au
who think they are business , men.
The new draft had been composed
In private by Senator Marvel Logan.
Logan reported It was a sound meas
ure and should not be delayed
hear what others might think of
Investigation of the same subject
(but not of this bill) had been con
ducted by the house. FTC and
others.
Doubtful senators reached for
their congressional directories and
noticed that Senator Logan's biog
raphy Indicated his business expe
rience had been gained as chair
man of the board of trustees of
Brownvllle, which, apparently, la
town in Kentucky. Also he had been
grand sire of the sovereign grand
lodge of the Independent Order ot
Odd Fellows, as well as a noted
Kentucky Judge.
If It had been a point of taw. the
senate would have followed him
bltndly. But, as all New Dealers con
tend, even six members of the su
preme court were recently wrong on
AAA. so you have to be careful
these days. Objecting Republican
(Continued on Page Seven)
SIDE GLANCES
by
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Picture, of Hsrrv Olll and Oeorge
Harrington, bachelors, somewhat out
of place amid a display of Vic Mllnes
and wife. Keith Denman and wife,
and Ivan Harrington and wile, in a
downtown showcase.
Evident collusion: Jack Porter,
".umber desler. and But "Chlck"i
lumb.r dealer, and Bud' ("Chick")
Hayes. PWA. construction salesman,
touring around In the former's car.
Shorty Morrla 1 ntown to get two
halters fined, and protesting volubly
but good naturediy that the price of
repairs was worth more than the two
horee Involved.
Jacques Matlaque. caught In the
rain In shirtsleeves and vest, fleeing
toward shelter ar.d mumbling lnrsn
tatlona ac.tr.st the weather.
Hary DeArrrnd. formerly of
Grants Piss. hobbJluK about on
crutches, renolved that the next tim
he goes hunting he will aim higher.
The last time he shot his foot, hence
the crutch.
Crowds gathered to watch an end
leas stream of bubbles ascend In a
r.ew clothing plgn down town, with
pecu;i:itm rife as to what made It
to.
MBMlTfHifflrl, UfjBs
Port Orchard, Wash., Pair
Would Pin Crime on Each
Other Officers Find Bone
Fragments in Farm Pit
BREMERTON, Feb. 14. (AP)
Sheriff Rush. Blankenshlp announced
today Lawson K. Barton, retired
navy machinist, had accused his
sister. Mrs. Grace Sandelt, of the
killing of her former husband near
Port Orchard last May. Mrs. San
dell had previously accused him of
the deed.
The sheriff said he had obtained
a signed statement from Barton. A
few hours earlier, he had announced
the discovery of about 40 small
fragments of bones In a pit, near
their former small Port Orchard
home, where Mrs. Sandell said the
body had been burned and burled.
Vlrtlm Shot In Bark.
"She did It my sister did it. the
sheriff quoted Barton as saying. "I
helped her burn the body, but I
didn't kill him. She shot him In the
back."
Barton had undergone an all
night questioning by the sheriff
and State Detective Joe E. McCautey.
He was confronted with the frag
ment of bones early today, the
sheriff said.
The victim was Adolph Alexander
Sandell, 44, former San Francisco
shipping clerk, reported to have
come north last May. His employers
In San Francisco said yesterday he
had been missing from there since
that time, the sheriff's office here
said.
Barton's brother, Joshua, at whose
home near Stan wood the two were
found, was broken up when told of
his brother's statement, the sheriff
said. He has also been held for ques
tioning. "I don't know who to believe, or
what to believe," the sheriff quoted
him as saying.
Woman In Custody.
Mrs. Grace Sandell, who told of
the slaying of her divorced husband
(Continued on Page Thirteen)
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AGAIN AT FAMILY
MOJAVE. Cal., reb. 14. (AP)
Tragedy struck twice at the family of
Roy E. Pitts In one day.
His three children, Roy J., 0; Rita.
6, and Robert, 3, burned to death yes
terday morning when fire destroyed
their cabin at Chestvicw lodge, north
of Bishop in the t high Sierras.
Last night aa Pitts was driving to
Los Angeles with Mrs. Pitts, his car
developed mechanical trouble and he
alighted on the highway north of here
to fix It. A passing machine crashed
into his car, fracturing his shoulder.
Pitts and his wife were taken to
to the Tehachapl hospital. Mrs, Pitts
la suffering from burns from her at
tempt to aave the children, and from
shock.
WILL SERVE OUT FINE
FOR RECKLESS DRIVING
Don J. Spencer, 2, Medford, start
ed serving 25 daya in city Jail to
day after deciding to serve out a fine
og 150 meted out this morning by
City Judge Allen D. Curry, after
Spencer had pleaded guilty to a charge
of reckless driving. He was ordered
to surrender his operator' permit for
30 daya In addition to the fine.
According to city police who ar
rested him, he w found driving in
a reckleea manner on West Main
street, shortly before 3 o'clock this
morning.
MOTHER'S KISS CARRIED
NARCOTIC INTO PRISON
SACRAMENTO. Calif., Feb. 14
( AP) An alert prison guard who
wondered about an overly-affectlon-ste
embrace between a mother and
her convlct-aon upset the attempt of
the prisoner to amvurale half an
ounce or narcotic into Polsom prison.
The convict. Andrew Mareck. 30,
sfrving a life vntence for murder,
confwed. aiJ Warden Court Smith,
that hi mother. Un. Lena Mmrerk,
Pan Francisco, parsed him the narco
tic from her mouth while kiMlnj him
good-bye after a visit Wednesday.
Income Shares
Maryland fund bid !!; asked
I2fl 7S.
Quarterly income shares bid 11.51:
asked IN
EVEN WEST HAS ITS FLOODS
if, fSm
dyf iff ; I
"T "V-
Tne Pacific Coast that Is, the San Francisco bay region, at least
got a mild form of the winter rigors which has caused death, suffering
and damage In other sections of the country when It experienced tha
wo; :t rainstorm In many years. This picture shows the hub-deep flood
of an Oakland, Calif., street after the near-cloudburst. But there was
little damaae. (Associated Press Photo)
BRISTOLS GUD
TO
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Mr. and Mrs. Fayette Bristol of Pro
volt returned Thursday night from a
10,000-mile trip which they started
the first of December. They spent
the Chrlstmaa holidays In Detroit and
Chicago and returned to Oregon by
way of the Grand Canyon and Boul
der dam.
"We didn't see the earth from the
time we got to Detroit on December
12. until we reached New Mexico the
first week in February." the Bristol
reported. "The midwest la having the
severest winter they have had since
weather stations were established.
"The day we left St. Joseph, the
thermometer was belov zero for the
thirteenth consecutive day, and the
city was buried in snow. The Mis
souri river was frozen almoat solid so
that the Intake plpee at the water
works refused to function and water
shortage became a real threat. Coal
was at a premium and the condition
of the poor waa really acute. Even
when a household had coal, It waa
practically Impossible to keep warm.
"At Wichita for three days, the
street were a solid sheet of ice and
children were actually ice-skating to
school. Fifteen automobile, accidents
were reported in 45 minutes the first
evening the ice waa down. At Den-
. (Continued on Page Three.)
Mark Anniversary
Oregon Statehood
PORTLAND, Ore.. Feb. 14. iAPI
The 77th anniversary of Oregon's
statehood will be observed tonight at
a reception and dinner at Hotel Port
land here.
State officials, Including Oovernor
Charles Martin, will attend. Mary
Drain Albro, president of the Sons
and Daughters of Oregon Pioneers, Is
to preside and State Treasurer Rufus
Holman la to act as toast master.
'CARTER THE GREAT,'
MAGICIAN, SUCCUMBS
SAN FrtANCISCO. Feb. 14. fAP)
In the castle-lixe mansion built "by
magic" overlooklm? the Oo.den Oate.
Mrs. Charles J. Carter waa making
arrangements today for burial of her
magician husbsnd. "Carter the
Great", who died two daya ago in
Bombay, India.
The misTlclan, born 61 years' ago
In Newcastle, Pa., waa on tour at the
time or his deatb. fulfilling hla de
termination never to retire if he
could help it.
FORMER KING ALFONSO
BECOMES GRANDFATHER
ROME. Feb. 14. (API The Infan
ta Beatris gave birth today to a girl,
the first granchlld of former King
Alfonso of Bpatn.
A spokesman for the form or mon
arch said mother and daughter were
doing well.
Prlnj-e Aleseanrlro Torlonia. the In
fanta's husband, was at tut hospital.
FUNDS FOR BONUS
HELD AVAILABLE
NEW TAX
WASHINGTON. Feb. 14. (API
Senator Byrnes (D.. 8. C.) Intro
duced an amendment to. the Inde
pendent offices appropriation bill
today to provide II, 746.000,000 to
cash the bonus, and at the same
time forecast It would not require
new taxes.
The smendment was prepared by
Byrnes after consultation with the
executive department under Instruc
tions from, the appropriations com
mittee. He will ask for Ita approval
next week when the Independent or
flces bill comes before the senate.
Th South Carolina senator at the
same time gave . out a statement
that the only sddltlonal cost to the
treasury would be the Interest on
the money, and added: "It la not
necessary to levy additional taxes
for the amount of the Interest on
such obligations."
CLIPPER TURNS BACK
IN TEETH OF STORM
ALAMEDA, Calif.. Feb. 14. (AP)
Swept eastward by a 40-mlle un
wind, the China Clipper alighted
at the airport here at 1:12 p.m., to
day, after abandoning her attempted
flight to the Philippines.
The ship waa 1000 miles at sea
when the dwindling fuel supply,
used up .as the ship fought head
winds, caused Captain Edwin Mustek
to lifrht about. It made the return
trip In 71; hours.
"Pension Racket" Probe
Advocated in Congress
WASHINOTON, Feb. 14. (AP)
A congressional Investigation of "so
called pension rackets" waa urged be
fore the house rules committee today
by Rep. Bell (D-Mo.)
Bell directed his remarks chiefly to
the Townsend old age pension move
ment In aupport of his resolution for
sppotntment of a seven-man board to
Investigate the Townsend and similar
old age pension pians.
Representative Ferguson ID-Okls )
also appeared In support of the Bell
resolution.
Representative Smith (D-Wash.)
told Chairman O'Connor (D-NY.) of
the rules committee he wanted to
appear In opposition to the investi
gation. He was denied an opportuni
ty to ask Bell or Ferguson a question.
O'Connor said Smith would be
given an opportunity to be heard
when the committee resumes hear
ings Monday.
(The Townsend plan proposes a
200 a mcr.th subsidy to all oyer 90
with the requirement the money b
spent In the month).
SALES GROWING
AT RAPID RATE
$10,422,468 Taken in Since
Repeal Business Dou
bled Since Last Year
Cash, Stock Losses Small
SALEM, Ore., 1-eb. 14. (AP) Sale
of liquor In Oregon during the past
year doubled that of the first year of
repeal, and during the two years of li
censed alcoholic business the Oregon
state liquor control commission has
taken In the aum of 110,423.468.
Arthur K. McMahan, chairman of
the state liquor control commission
since February, 1935, reported In an
exclusive Interview to the Associated
Press that not only had the business
doubled during the past year but
the Inventory losses had been reduced
by spproslmately 70 per cent over ths
previous 13 months.
Losses Small
The' merchandise losses and short
ages, McMshan stated, were .0388 per
cent of the gross sales, or 13.391.82.
McMahan, with the liquor control
administrator and his staff, was here
the past few dya making a thorough
study and analysis ot the 180 stete
stores and agencies, and as a result
Issued the following statement:
"From the Inception of the Oregon
liquor control commission to Decem
ber 31, 1134, merchandise ahortagea
In stores amounted to the aum of 13,
958.55. and during thla same period
tha gross sales amounted to the aum
of I3.t54.506.30. The percentage of
(Continued on, Page Thirteen.)
PROVES EFFECTIVE
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 14. (AP)
A new vaccine which has proven
effective In laboratory tests agslnst
Influenza, waa reported here today
by Dr. Thomaa Francis, Jr., of the
Rockefeller Institute.
He emphasised the study was still
In experimental stages and the vac
cine would not be available tor
general use until Its exact worth
has been definitely established. .
Of 14 persons highly susceptible
to Influents, the physlclsn reported.
13 were found to be completely Im
mune after Innoculstlon. The 14th
developed considerable resistance. Ex
perimenters do not know how long
the Immunisation will last.
The work wsa done by Dr. Francis
in collsboratlon with Dr. T. P.
Maglll or the Rockefeller Institute,
snd Drs. C. H. Andrews. P. P. Lald
law and W. Smith of the National
Institute for Medical Research, Eng
land. DUCKS AND GEESE RAIN
ON MERCED'S STREETS
MERCED. Calif., Feb. 14. (API
It rained ducks and geese here Wed
nesday during the helghth of the
storm that also brought more than
an Inch of rain.
At least six geese and four ducks
were picked up In the city. Whether
the b I r d a encountered electrical
storms which sent them hurtling
to earth or dropped In exhaustion
stter battling frigid conditions and
a stiff wind remained moot ques
tions. Bell told the committee all funds
collected go to the parent Townsend
organisation of which there are three
directors. The three he ssld, are Dr.
F. C. Townsend, Dr. Townsend's bro
ther and R. I. Clements, secretary
treasurer or the organtratlon.
The Mlssourtan said a 33-cent Init
iation fee la collected, plus 10c each
a month from each member.
Bell ssld additional funds are col
lected through other sources Includ
ing the sale of Townsend buttons,
photographs of Dr. Townsend, medal
llins, automobile stickers and . the
Townsend Weekly.
"In some sections of the west." Bell
said, "orgsnlrers go to storekeepers
with photographs of Dr. Townsend
which they off-r for sale. If the
storekeeper buys a picture snd dis
plays It In hts window, the Townsend
supporters patronise the store. If
the atorekeeper does not buy a pic
ture he Is boycotted."
The Mlssounan said he had Infor
mation that groups have broken away
from the Townsend organlrstlon In
California." Minnesota. Texas, Colo
rado and other states.
FARM BILL NEARS
BALLOT IN SENATE
Republican Dickinson fears
Government by Majority
Periled Robinson in At
tack On AAA Decision
By X. Harold Oliver
Aaaoclated Preaa Staff Writer.
WASHINOTON, Feb. 14.-(AP)
Amid aharp diapute over the wtadom
of limiting supreme court powers, the
new asoo .000.000 farm bill moved to
day toward a final senate vote pre
dicted late today or tomorrow.
Senator Robinson, the demotlc
leader, contended the court had "Ira
peached" the value of lta AAA decis
ion by holding agriculture was a
local problem.
From the opposite aide of tha
chamber. Senator Dickinson (R
Towa) declared the baals queatlon la
"whether we are golrur to do away
with the old system of government ,
by majority." ...... i
It would be destroyed, Dickinson I
aald. If a law were paaaed barring the '
court from declaring acta unconsti
tutional by B to 4 decisions.
Senator Norria (R-Neb.) stepped
Into the argument to say any division
In the court "creates a reasonable
doubt." He urged anew that unani
mous decisions should be required to
invalidate acta of congress.
The diapute arose after Comptrol
ler General J. R. McCarl had been
voted authority to audit payments to
farmers and pass on questions of law
in the proposed act.
' Robinson opened his attack cm the
AAA decision with the argument that
soil -erosion and agricultural1 problem
in general Is a national problem, to
be dealt with by national legislation.
. "The court arbitrarily held that
agriculture waa a mere local matter,
In which the United States had no
concern and over which It had no
control," Robinson ahouted.
He declared that In "nearly all
court decisions the legislative find
ing of fact Is regarded by courts as
binding.".
- t 4
A business census Is to be started
Immediately .In Jackson county as a
WPA project for the bureau of cen
sus, U. ft. department of commerce.
It was stated by Oren O. Davie, super
visor for southern Oregon, before he
left last night for hie headquarters
In Eugene.
Mr. Davis appointed D. L. Huff
enumerator for that part of Medford
south and east of Evergreen street
and another enumerator Is to be
named next week for the feat of the
city, Alfred Segaworth was selected
for the Ashland district. Several
other enumerators are to be appoint
ed next week, Mr.-Davis said.
The enumerators will make a rec
ord of sales, operating expenses. In
ventories, payrolls, commodities sold
or services rendered and elmllar data
all of which la to be held In strict
confidence by the census bureau and
not made available even to other
departments of the federal and state
governments, Mr. Davis said.
FOR GRAZING CHANGE
WASHINOTON. Mb. 14. (AP)
The Interior department approved
today a bill to place nearly all of the
public domain under regulation of
the Taylor graelng act.
Representative Edward T.' Taylor,
Colorado, aald the solicitor's' office
of tne interior department -Informed
him the bill, which would amend the
original act by Increasing the 80,000,
000 acres regulated by the measure
to 143.000.000 acres, had the approval
also of the budget office nd the
national resources committee.
NAZARENE EVANGELIST
IS HEARD BY THRONG
Mrs. Bdlth Wilson Clark's message
mas heard by a crovded house at the
Nssarene church Isst nlfrht.
Tonight Ersnirellst Clark speajes on
"Bleeping Sickness. There will be
no serrlce Saturday night. Sunday
evening her topic la "What Will Ton
Do With Jesus". Sunday morning
Fred M. Weatherford. pastor-evangel-1st
speaks on "Free Servants rrult."
The public Is cordially Invited.
Hen tAsiksihnns . .
sfARSHriELO. Ore.. Feb. 14. (ATI
The city council, after considerable
haggling, passed an ordinance last
night torbktdlng tralkathou contests
mltnin city limits.
impulse Obeyed
By Autoist When
Park Spot Taken
LOS ANGELES. Feb. 14. (UP)
Arthur Bernstein was "poised
In front of a parking spare, all
ready to back: In." he told Mu
nicipal Judge Ola Faulconer to
day, when Mrs. Rose Peal drove
her car up behind him and slip
ped Into the parking spot.
T obeyed that Impulse." Arthur
said. 'I backed In anyway."
JlKlge Faulconer auspended aen
tence on Bernstein for smashing
sfrs. Peal's fenders.
E
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 14. (fp) To
day, said the weather bureau. Is Just
a lull between storms.
Four days of wind and rain brought
one death and property damage of
$100,00 or more, and the forecast
le rain tonight and Saturday.
A storm enter from Hawaii la now
600 mtlea offshore and moving In
land. In the Matlbu Beach film colony, a
long pool of water that came out of
Winter canyon, lapped at the door
steps of homes owned by the starts,
but there was no serious damage.
PORTLAND, Feb. 14. (Jf) New
storms will ca-use a break In Ore
gon's cold spell tonight and tomor
row, the weathef bureau predicted to
day. Occasional rains in the west por
tion and more anow In the east por
tion of the state were forecast.
J5BNVER. Feb. .H..-r- OP) EarUi
quakes, a terrifying "black roller'
dust storm, a bllrevard and a cold
wave made a hodge-podge of weather
In the Rockies today.
The earthquakes brought addition
al dlatresa to residents of western
Montana, already In the Icy grip of
the most prolonged cold spell of the
winter. .
The shocks were felt at Helena,
Butte. Mlaaoula, Livingston, Kali
spell and Great Falls. No serloua
damage waa reported.
'CHICAGO. Feb. 14. (P A new
cold wave crept across the United
States to trouble a northern hemis
phere already suffering from earth
quakes, floods, fire and frigid weather.
Hundreds died on the upper half
of the world, - from California to
China. The east waa covered with
sleet and snow. . . .
Blizzards swept across Europe and
Asia Minor, causing 78 deaths In Tur
key and raising the total there to 370,
Property damage in Turkey waa es
timated at $10,000,000. Shipping was
delayed along the Spanish coast.
NEW BISHOP'S PAY
TO
PORTLAND, Fob. 14. (P) The
Right Rey. Benjamin O. Dagwell, con
secrated this week aa bishop of the
Oregon Episcopal diocese, was extend
ed a new expression of confidence and
esteem today with the announcement
of the diocesan convention that hie
salary had been Increased by M00 a
year. At his election last October,
the salary was fixed at $4,000.
The young bishop, pastor at St.
Jobns at Denver before he came here
this month, spent today replying to
hundreds of telegrams and letters
from well-wishers.
In his formal address the unmarried
bishop said, "I have no family ties,
and I expect thst to be a permanent
pari of my annual report."
JAP MILITARISTS
MOSCOW. Feb. 14 (AP) Coinci
dent with publication of reports of a
Japaneae-Manchoukuoan Invasion of
Sovlet-advlsed outer Mongolia, the
authoritative Soviet writer, Karl Ra
dek, declared In Izvestla today that
the Japanese militarists "hsve lost
th.ir minds," snd wsrned them not
to try the Soviet's nervrs.
"They will lesrn our nerves are In
complete order, and. If necessary, our
hsnds, too," Rad'k asserted.
Numerous clashes hsve occurred re
cently along the Manchoukuoa-outer
Mongolia border, the most serious
clshhes between Jsptnese Manchouku
oan troops and outer Mongolian
forces Wednesdsy In which Soviet
dlspstchaa said ten Jspsnese-Msn-choukuoans
were killed after Invad
ing outer Mongolia.
ITER SERVICES
ES
Increase of 50 Users in
Year Recorded Revenue
Listed at $129,632.07
$26,000 in Bonds Retired
A total of SMI active water con
nections tannin? the nt b,..
springe was on the books of the Med-
" o or water commissioners
December 31. It Is shown w . 10.
report Issued today by Robert A.
uuu, superintendent.
This comnares with a set -.
connectlona at the end nr 1044
Increase during the year of SO aerr-
vr 1. per cent.
A UnlQUe Circiimstanee 1. tVi.f
actly the same number of residential
urcra is mown at tne end of 1835 as
at the end of 1934, namely. 3,748,
Commercial Tapa lip
Commercial users lnrresuwi ha
ing 193S. a caln of H a ru,
that category, there being 497 listed
uecemoer si, 1U3S, aa agslnst 463 at
the end of 1934. Rural residential
users increased from 380 at the end of
1934 to 398 at the end of 193S. an
Increase of 18 or 8.4 per cent, for that
classification. The tnfat M.p.n..M
gain Is reduced because there waa no
increase in tne residential services
which form the bulk ot the total.
Total Water mna.lmn.lM lull. I
side and outside the city limits In
iwao waa i .ns.eaa.ras; gallons. Of this
total 1.585.730,938 gallons were con
sumed within the city and 39,714.890
gauons outside tne city, Mr. Duff's
report shows.
Average monthly use per serrlce
during 1938 was 41.114 gallons Inside
and 8,731 gallons outside the city.
Population 12.028
The water department estimated
there waa an average of 13.038 per
sons residing within the city during
1938. On this basis the average water
consumption per day per person was
caloulated at 360 gallons, August was
the high month of the year with a
consumption of 877 gallons each day
for each person.
ThS 10.18 m.Ytmilm V-t-V Mmntmn.
tton wss reached at 7 p. m. on August
is wnen tne peek losd usage wss at
(Continued on Psge Four.)
MINNIE BUTCH, 62,
TO FINAL REWARD
Minnie Biltch, widow of the late
Charles Biltch of Jacksonville, passed
away In a local hospital Thursday
evening following a brief Illness.
She waa born at Stelnenberg, Ger
many, February o, 1874. and waa 03
years of age last Sunday. Leaving
Oermany at the age of aa, she landed
In Brooklyn, N, Y., whore aha waa mar
ried four years later to Chas. Biltch,
then a soldier In the U. S. army and
stationed at Port Hamilton. N. T.
For 30 years tlnsy resided at various
army poata including the Panama Ca
nal Zone, and upon the retirement of
her husband from the service they
came to Jacksonville, Ore., In May,
1930, to make their permanent home.
One eon, Charles P. Biltch of Jack
sonville, la the only known relative
surviving.
Puneral services will be held at the
Conger e ha pel at 3:30 Sunday with
Rev. D. E. Millard officiating. The
body will later be accompanied to
Portland by the son for cremation.
IS
FOR ROGUE VALLEY
The Rogue ralley'a early spring
weather waa ahort-llved. ' After one
day of balmy eunahlne the sky be
came overcast and today occasional
rains were predicted by the weather
bureau for tonight and tomorrow,
with not much change In tempera
ture. Today's minimum temperature waa
39, one degree undiir yesterday's low
est mark or 40. This afternoon the
mercury stood at 48 as agalnat SS for
the same hour yesterday.
Swanson Improved
Is Hospital Word
WASHIrfOTOrl, Feb. 14. (AP)
The condition of Secretary ewanson,
gravely 111 of pleurisy at naval hospi
tal, was reported at his home early
today to be "much Improved."
"Ha la getting along fins,
apokesmsn said.
CaptAln Oeorge 0. Thomas, com
manding officer of tha hospital, told
newsmen a short time later that the
74 year old navy chief had spent a
very good night nd wis resting comfortably.