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TBTBUNE
Thirty-first Year
Fall Associated Press
MEDFORD. OREGON, TUESDAY, MARCH 24. 1936.
roll United Frew
No. 2.
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By Paul Mallon
Copyright, 1936, by Paul Mallon
WASHINGTON. March 34. Sus
picions have existed that there la a
Supernatural alliance between the
'new dealers and the master of all.
There are some
economists who
Bay the only rea-
son the farm
program Increas
ed prices as
much as it did
was because the
drought came
along at the
right time. Like
wise, there are
new dealers who
will now confess
sotto voce that
the slaying of
Paul Mallon
the NRA by the supreme court before
the campaign started was nothing less
than an act of providence.
This conversational speculation
lacked official confirmation until the
other day when the White House an
nounced that President Roosevelt had
"anticipated" the disasters two weeks
before the rain fell. He set aside $18.
411.633 and no cent on February 29
for the relief of the floods which
started after March 15.
This, apparently. Is the greatest tip
anyone ever got on a flood since
Noah.
Official weather prophets are known
to be a godless lot, which probably
accounts for the fact that they were
scooped completely on the flood. They
are still trying to maintain, no doubt
jealously, that the deluge was due to
an unforeseeable quirk of nature.
Their story Is that the snows thawed
and were carried off satisfactorily.
but left the ground saturated.
Thus, when unexpected rains fell,
the ground declined to absorb any
further moisture. -m all the rain slid
off at once Into the rivers.
Political unbelievers, who are al
ways trying to disparage, are trying
it again. This time, they say that If
Mr. Roosevelt knew so much about
the flood, why did he arrange to
leave on his vacation fishing trip the
very night it reached Its deadly
height.
His Thursday night departure was
scheduled, for example, on the South
ern railway. Switches along the way
were spiked, bridges guarded, special
train assembled. Departure then wa
delayed twenty-four hours and the
route switched to the Atlantlo Coast
line. This road then spiked Its switch
es, etc, etc. Rather uselessly as It
turned out. because on Friday Mr.
Roosevelt delayed another twenty
four hours and changed back to the
Southern. The Southern had Just re
Instituted Its cancelled arrangements
when, on Sunday. Mr. Roosevelt de
elded to go Sunday via Atlantic Coast
line.
This manifest uncertainty engen
dered a belief around Washington
that there was something more tan-
( Continued on Page Ten)
O. 5. C. Registry
Over Last Year
CORVALMS. Ore.. March 24 fAP)
First day rcptotratton at Oregon
State college for the eprlng term was
28 per cent over the first day a year
ago. Registrar E. B. Lemon aald to
day. Monday's mark of 2610 indicated
registration for the term would pass
the 3000 mark, he said.
The sale of 1500 student activity
tickets Indicated the spring student
activity and athletic programs will be
carried out.
. 4
SIDE GLANCES
by
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Sam Colton promising to put all
the new style quarters he gets his
dukes on into a little bank, and Josh
Reynolds and Roy Finch making him
me the words by giving him 17 worth
of the new coins In one day's change.
Stew Good and Mrs. Bud Blgelow
anxiously watching a pin-ball ma
chine kick out nickels after short
circuit Ins. but relaxing after the bank
went brolce and the machine ticked
on without regurgitating another
cent.
Margaret Wolgamott, Ah Banwell's
secretary, wondering how much dough
Is required to ship a postal card to
Kncland. and helns astounded no en4
hn a reporter called the p. o. and
dlacovM-M the tariff to be three cents
Syd Newton not one whit disturbed
when a party reported that Syd's gun
had, given him a bruised shoulder
Sunday, saying hts own shoulder was
hrtitxrd. too.
Krneat West, navy recruiter, gloat
ing over the promotion of Woody
Case bolt. Medford sailor, as though
he d received the promotion nloueii.
IBIg.y...--,. ....
ACTION IS TAKEN
L
France Seeks Adjournment
Disappointed By British
Attitude Toward Germany
Wanted Ultimatum
BERLIN. March 24. (AP)
Germany has rejected Important
features of the Locarno proposals
of the four former allies. It was
announced officially here to
night. The German answer de
scribed the London offer as "un
acceptable" because It was
"batted on unendurable discrimi
nation." (By the Associated Press)
With Reichsfuehrer Hitlers' answer
still a secret, the League of Nation
council adjourned abruptly today In
London.
The end of the session, which de
elded Germany broke the Locarno
treaty In remilitarising the Rhine-
land, came suddenly.
The representatives of the league
powers concluded their meeting Just
as an airplane bearing Joachim von
Rlbbentrop, Hitler's special ambassa
dor, landed In England.
Von Rlbbentrop was bringing Hit
ler's answer to the Locarno treaty
powers' suggestions for smoothing
out the Rhlneland crisis.
A stack market crash occurred In
Rome and Milan as a result of Pre
mier Mussolini's decision to abolish
large private industries in Italy.
Although fascist party members
were delighted with their leader's ac
tion, financial traders appeared dis
heartened and stocks fell from 7 to 40
points.
The chamber of deputies cheered
when they were informed that the
Italian air service had the situation
In the Mediterranean completely In
(Continued on Page Four.)
E
VISIT CRIME SPOT
VANCOUVER. Wash., March 34.-
(AP) The eight men and four wo
men comprising the Jury to try Glenn
Stringer, 28, of Medford, Ore., on
charges of slaying Herbert L. Caples,
viewed the scene of the fatal shoot
ing which occurred near here In 1934.
Nearly the entire list of 43 pros
pective Jurors was exhausted before
selection was complete. Four were
excused when they objected to the
death penalty, and one when she said
she was personally acquainted with
the defendant and might be preju
diced. Stringer was released from the
Oregon penitentiary to stand trial
here.
Officers said he had algned a con
fession to Implication In the Caples,
shooting, and named Ralph Tremalne
as another party to the crime. The
mains la still at large.
IS PASSED BY SENATE
WASHINGTON, March 24. (AP)
The Pettinglll long-and -short-haul
bill was passed by the house today
and sent to the senate.
The measure would permit rail
roads to charge leas for a long haul
than for a shorter one over the same
route In the same direction.
The standing vote on passage was
215 to 41.
Roosevelt on
For Bahama
MIAMI, Fla.. March 24. (API
Aboard one of Uncle Sams new de
stroyers, the U. 8. 8. Monaghan.
President Roosevelt cut across the
Oulf stream today bound for the
far eastern side of the Bahama is
lands to begin a two weeks fishing
cruise.
The sea-going president shoved
off last evening from Port Ever
glades after settling the Incident
of the disciplining of Major Gen
eral Johnson Hag wood.
The veteran army officer, who wa
relieved of command of the eighth
corps area by his superiors for re
ferring to WPA funds aa "stage
money, le't unusually silent from
a two-hour Interview with the commander-in-chief.
lAte today or early tomorrow, the
desuoyex carrying the presidential
Jobless Stenog
Gets $3,600 On
Aintree Ticket
SAN FRANCISCO, March 34.
(AP) Mary Howard, 29, unemploy
ed stenographer, whose ticket drew
the horse Keen Blade In the Irish
sweepstakes, tried to take her luck
calmly today.
Miss Howard won $3600 with a
chance to win 9150.000. She said
she would care for her parent and
perhaps give something to the east
ern flood sufferers.
JAMES HAYES TO
James "Bud" Hayes, supervisor of
the rural sanitation program of the
WP.A. here for the past several
months. ,hu been selected as one
of two young men In the state of
Oregon to receive training in pub
lic health under the sponsorship of
the United States public health de
partment. The appointment was
made by Dr. Frederick Strieker, head
of the state board of health with
headquarters In Portland
Hayes, who is the son of Dr. and
Mrs. James C. Hayes of Medford,
will leave early In May to start a
three month training course at the
University of California at Berkeley.
Upon his return he expects to be
stationed somewhere In southern
Oregon to assist a county health
doctor possibly In Jackson county.
although no definite announcement
has been made, he said today. Hayes
has Just returned from a confer.
ence with Dr. Strieker In Portland,
but said today that plans for the
placing of the two Oregon men af
ter their training period are etlll
vague.
Bill Morgan, prominent athlete
from this city, who was recently
appointed supervisor of the rural
sanitation program In Josephine
county with headquarters in Grants
Pass, where he is now residing, may
be transferred to Jackson county
upon Hayes' departure south.
WASHINGTON, March 24. (AP)
income tax collections passed the bil
lion dollar mark today for the first
time In the current fiscal year.
The treasurer's dally statement
showed collections through March 21
of $1,002,301, 437. This compared
with $760,826,441 for the same period
last year.
Collections thus far have almost
equated total receipts last year, which
amounted to $1,009,000,000 for the 12-
month period ended June 30, 1935.
President Roosevelt's budget mes
sage estimated that $1,434,000,000
would be received in income taxes
by the end of the 1939 fiscal year on
June 30.
CHICAGO, March 24. (AP) Fed
eral Judge John P. Barnes termed the
national labor relations act uncon
stitutional today and aald he would
grant an Injunction against the na
tional labor relation board In favor
of the Bendtx Product corporation.
South Bend, Ind.
Tne corporation had asked the order
to enjoy the board from holding an
e1vtlon among It employ,
Destroyer
Fish Banks
party will meet the new presi
dential ship, the U. 6. 8. Potomac,
and Mr. Roosevelt and hla five fish
ing companions will hoard this
mailer vessel for the remainder of
the cruise.
He la heading directly to the
Bahamas and to a goal almost at
the Island of Halt! whence he will
begin fluhlng on a leisurely return
route.
Angling and sleeping are the
principal items on the dally sched
ule of the president for the next
two weeks although wireless will
keep him In constant communica
tion with the White House, and
with Mclntyre In Miami.
The president was accompanied
aboard the Monaghan by his eldest
son, James, and hU uncle. Frederic
A. Delano.
HAIL AND GALES
E
Ohio River Falls In Upper
Reaches Flood Spreads
Downstream Death List
In Storm And Flood 177
By R, H. HIpnelheuMT
Associated Press Staff Writer.
With storms Increasing the death
toll In midwest, southern and east
ern states, the fury of the flood
rampaging Ohio lessened today as
the river swept over more lowlands
downstream from Cincinnati.
The death list, after a week of
wind and flood, mounted to 177.
The Ohio neared Its crest at Cin
cinnati but. unlike the Inundation
at Pittsburgh and Wheeling, failed
to reach the business district. This
waa true, also. In river towns nearby
Cincinnati.
Upstream, the river was either
leveling off or receding.
Downstream, it was at. flood stage
along the Indiana boundary. Scores
of families, given ample warning, left
lowland homes. Rlvermen expected
no widespread loss, as compared to
1013 or other years.
Talk Flood Control
To control future floods In the
Ohio valley, business men from
Pennsylvania, Ohio. Kentucky and
West Virginia opened a flood-control
congress In Qalllpolts.
Storms sweeping up the Mississippi
valley took five lives four In Mis
souri and one In Memphis. Hall and
wind wrought considerable damage
to crops and property.
Graphically portraying the de
structive force of not only water, hut
wind, to the nation's soil, Chicago
waa darkened by clouds of" dust
(Continued on Page Four.)
SEEK CLERKSHIP
Henrietta B. Martin, president of
the "Good Government Congress,
Inc." and well-known figure of Jack
son county politics the past four
years, announced this afternoon that
she would formally file for county
clerk, on the Democratic ticket to
morrow. "I am not trading on the Town
send plan, though I am one of tho
first members of the organisation,"
Mrs. Martin said. "Dr. Townsend has
specifically stated the organization
should not mix In local county poli
tics, and I think too It haa no place
In county politics. I am also for a
square deal, and courtesy to all."
John J. Wilkinson, yesterdey filed
for precinct committeeman on the
Democratic ticket, from King pre
cinct. George R, Carter, Incumbent, has
filed for county clerk on the Repub
lican ticket.
Filings for the May 15th primary
close next Monday, March 30.
SEEK EX-CONVICT
AS GIRLS SLAYER
SALT LAKE CTTT, March 34
(AP) City and county officers
pressed a search today for an un
named ex -con vlct wanted In con
nection with the assault-murder of
pretty 30-year old Ruth 8haw.
The half-denuded body of the
pretty unemployed office worker
waa found on a blood-stained snow
bank beside a canyon road east of
here Sunday.
What police aald waa a "tenta
tive Identification" spurred the
search for the slayer. Naomi Shaw
pointed to a picture In criminal
records last night and aald that it
"looked very much like the blond
young man with whom her alster
left a public dance hall Saturday
evening, presumably to go home.
Thinking Spell
Need Of Nation
PORTLAND. Ore., March 24. ( AP)
The nation needa a thinking spell,
not a breathing spell. Henry H. HaJ
mann, executive manager of the Na
tional Association of Credit Men,
told Portland chamber of commerce
members.
Business stability will come only
when It la known to what eitent
government debt will go," he said.
liter
NEW TORK. March 21. (A
Bar silver quiet and unchanged at
44
Awaits Verdict
David Lamaon, accused of miird
erlng hla wlfa Allen at thair Stan
ford University oimpui homo,
regarded thla kitten which took a
llkina tO him In l.ll mm a nnnA utlu
omen aa he awaited the verdict In
nia third murder trial at San Joae,
Calif. Lamaon waa once convicted
and linl.rtf.rf tM limmth kit u
new trial. (Associated Preaa Photo)
IS
SAN JOSE, Cal., March S4. (API
Hopelessly deadlocked, the Jury In
tho third wife-murder trial of David
A. Lamaon waa discharged today by
Superior Judge J. J. Trabucco.
The JUT. g'veh the case at 18:12
p. m. last Friday, actually had de
liberated about sa noun without de
termining the guilt or Innocence of
Lamaon.
The Jury etood nine to three for
conviction on ten ballot,.
Lamaon was visibly shaken when
FY) reman Raymond gave Judge Tra
bucco the result of the ballots. He
was rushed back to the county Jail.
Jndge Trabucco discharged the Jury
at 3 p. m.
SELECT JURY FOR
HAMILTON TRIAL
Selection of a Jury In the case uf
the state against Boyd Hamilton. In
dicted for larceny of livestock, was
begun In circuit court this morning.
Hamilton, a resident of the Apple
gate district Is charged with the theft
of a ateer.
Owing to abwnce of District Attor
ney Oeorge A. Codding at Sacramen
to, Calif., for an extradition hearing.
Attorney Allison Moulton was assist
ing Deputy District Attorney Ncllson
In the prlsecutlon.
In the questioning of prospective
Jurors, each waa asked If he waa en
gaged In the stock business, and what
waa his knowledge of that business.
The defense Is represented by At
torney Don R. Newberry.
t
ASK PAY RESTORATION
PORTLAND, Ore., March 24. (API
Depression level salaries are work
ing hardships on Portland teachers,
their representatives told the school
board last night In asking for In
creases.
Some teachers limit their lunch
funds to 10 cent a day and others
have had their salarlea attached for
non-payment of bills, It was stated
Salarlea were cut 30 per cent In
1032 and have not been raised.
DOERNBECHER PLAN!
TO
PORTLAND, Ore., March 2. (API
Harry Oreen, president of the
Doernbacher Furniture company, an
nounced the plant will remain In
Portland.
Oreen last week said the plant
constituting- the largest individual
Industrial payroll In Oregon would
be liquidated and the company mov
ed to another atatc.
KLAMATH PALIaS. March 23, yTi
Funeral services for Oeorge W. Ford
M. Klamath manager of the Colum
bia utilities, will be held here Tues
day afternoon at th Maonlo temple.
He died of a heart attack last Friday
while attending the weekly luncheon
of the Rotary club.
,R.
.C.C. Also Rules Not More
Than Half Of Cost To Be
Represented By Bonds
One Member Dissents.
WASHINGTON, March 34. (AP)
The Interstate commerrU commis
sion's authority to the Gold Coast
railroad to build a 4.160.000 line
In Oregon was conditioned upon
completion of construction within
two years.
The commission also made the
general ruling, in a certificate Is
sued yesterday, that not more than
half the line's cost should be rep
resented by bonds. At the same
time. It reserved decision on wheth
er any kind of securities should Tie
l-aued In connection with building
the road, asserting permission to
Issue securities had not been asked.
Mnety-Mlle Route
The proposed line would run from
Leland west 00 miles to Port Ox
ford on the Pacific coast. Evidence
waa presented to the commission
that the new road would tap a ter
ritory rich In timber and: minerals.
The commission's conditional cer
tificate waa Issued after a hearing
by the Oregon public utilities com
mlsKloner, who recommended ap
proval the applicant showed finan
cial ability to carry out it pro
posal. Commissioners Claude R. Porter
and Charles D. Mahaffle. represent
ing a majority of ICO division 4,
approved the certificate, upon the
conditions made, but Commissioner
(Continued on Page Four.)
CHAMBER ELECTS
NEW BOARD SOON
The last meeting of the present
board of the Jackson County Cham
ber of Commerce will be held In
the Hotel Medford Friday noon when
the director will convene for their
regular weekly luncheon and busi
ness seesslon.
Nominating ballots for new di
rectors will be mailed to members
about April 1. Fourteen directors
are to be nominated on the pre
liminary ballot of whom seven will
be elected to the board. Seven of
the present board will continue In
office and seven others will be des
ignated by rural organizations, the
whole board constating of 31 direc
tors. The new board la scheduled to
meet April 17 for election of officers
for the 1036-37 term. The general
annual meeting of the chamber will
be held about April 34.
Directors of the Fruitgrowers
league. Inc., will meet In the Jack
son County Chamber of Commerce
at 3:00 o'clock Friday afternoon.
Important matters of Interest to
Rogue valley orchardlsU are to be
considered, It was said, though the
nature of the business to be dis
cussed waa not disclosed. The meet
ing was cull M by Ray C. Ward,
league president.
EUOENV, Ore., March 34. AP
University of Oregon officials an
nounced 14 student raoelved
straight "A" for the whiter term.
They included Ruth May Oh 1 loots
and Carrol B. Howe of Klamath Falls
and Frank Spears of Salem.
MARSHFIRLD, Ore., Martin 24.J
AP) - Fire Warden Keith Young an
nounced that CCO workers will build
a new fire patrol district headquar
ters atop a hill nar here.
Quick- Thinking Teacher
Saves Children in Twister
SPRINGFIELD, Mo., March 34,
(AP) Qulck-thlnklng Pauline Rader
31, a rural school teacher, told today
how she saved her class of 17 chil
dren by making them lie flat on
the ground while a tornado roared
above them.
Mlas Rader, slim brunette, said she
watched the approaching cloud from
the school house atop a hill several
miles east of Radertown, The build
ing was destroyed.
"It was raining and blowing pretty
hard," she aald. "Suddenly It got
calm, Just dead calm. I don't know
what made me do It, but I shouted
to the children to run outdoors and
Conscience Forces
Youths To Return
Coin Stolen Here
One night last fall the Shell
service station at the corner of
Sixth and Front streets waa rob
bed and 410 taken. Police had no
clue to the case. Today the crime
la solved, the money back In the
company's coffers, and two Klam
ath Falls youths again with free
conscience.
Saturday an 18 -year -old Klam
ath youth walked Into the office
of Shell Manager Fred Johnson.
Accompanying him were hts par
ents. He admitted that he and a
companion entered the station
office on the pretext of using the
phone and had taken the money
from the cash drawer. He paid It
back.
The boy told Johnson that he
and his friend had since been
bothered In mind constantly and
were anxious to pay the money
back. On Christmas the two drove
here, but Johnson waa away on
vacation.
The two boys had a hard time
raising the money, but admitted
that the relief they felt waa more
than worth the effort.
HANSEN OUT AGAIN
AS STATE HEAD OF
TOWNSEND CLUBS
WASHINGTON. March 34. av-R.
Clements, second In command of
the Townsend old age pension or
ganisation, resigned today because of
what he termed differences with Dr.
F. S. Townsend.
Clements, In a statement, said he
had resigned because "differences In
what I consider fundamental poli
cies of both organisation and meth
ods of gaining the enactment of the
Townsend plan Into law have arisen
between Dr. Townsend and myself.'
PORTLAND, March 34. yp) Dr. F.
X. Townsend, pension plan organizer,
told Oregon followers today that their
endorsement of candidates for state
and national offices prior to the May
election waa contrary to the policy
of the organisation.
PORTLAND, Ore., March 34. jp)
Jamea Logan headed the Townsend
forces of Oregon today as a result of
a sudden reversal of decision by Re
gional Director Hal X. B lemons last
night.
Siemons, who arrived from Los An
geles yesterday, accepted the resigna
tion of Charles E. Hansen, approved
Hansen's recommendation that Logan
be appointed, ruled that J J. Barde
was no longer connected with the
Townsend organisation In an official
capacity and annouced Elbert East
man was retained as radio announcer.
Earlier yesterday, Slemona was quot
ed aa saying "Hansen will remain as
manager," A wire from Siemons to
Hansen Sunday commanded Hansen
to "carry on throwing out of power
all those who will not cooperate with
you."
Reason for the change waa not
made clear.
YREKA RAILROAD TO
HAUL LOGS TO HILT
YREKA, Calif.. March 34. ;p
The Yreka Western railroad, Improved
with a new roadbed and equipment, la
preparing to transport more than 760
carloads of logs from here to the
Fruit a row era Supply company at
Hilt. The logs will be brought here by
truck from the Greenhorn and Mof
fit creek sections.
Income Shares
Maryland funding, bid 410 53; asked
$20.00.
Quarterly Income, bid 11.57, asked
41 7n.
throw themselves flat on the ground,
and not move,
"They Just fell out the door. I
waited until all were out. I could
see the big black cloud coming up
over the hill. Just as X started to
Us down on the ground It struck. It
nearly got me. I had to struggle to
get down on the ground.
"I dont remember how long It
1 anted notvery long though. I re
member that rocks and sticks ware
showering on us.
"The wind Just lifted the school
house up and mashed It flat. Thert
wasn't a piece of wood left as big as
a match stick, 1 believe."
DEGREE OF NEED
County Relief Officials Of
Southern Oregon In Con
ference Here Told Word
"Pension" Not Proper,
Representatives of county rails
oomnilttet. and oounty courts from
curry,, cougias, josepninc, Kiamatn,
Lake and Jackson counties met this
morning In tne court house to receive
atruotlona from a F. ooudy, state
relief administrator, on procedure to
be followed In administration of old
age asils twice as provided by the so
cial security act. coos oounty. In
cluded In the southern Oregon dis
trict, sent no representatives. A. S,
V. Carpenter presided aa chairman.
Twenty delegates attended.
Administrator Cloudy explained the
working, of the social security act
under which the old age assistance
"111 be made, and stressed the point
"It Is not a pension, but old age as
sistance to be rendered on the baala
of need. There la a mis
conception," Ooudy said, "that It U a
pension. It Is not; the word 'pension1
Is not mentioned In the act."
It was also explained that estab
lishment of the old age utenMr
would be effective April 1, and thla
date waa necessary to avoid waiting a
full quarter before federal fund,
would be available.
The old age assistance section of
the social security act was read para
graph by paragraph, and questions
(Continued on Pag. Four.)
CONDON AGREES
TRENTON, N. J.. March 24. 7Ph
Dr. John T. Condon, the Undbergh
Intermediary, agreed today to talk to
Governor Hoffman at his Bronx horns
but questioned the executive's "sin
cerity, good taste and Impartiality.'
In a long telegram to the governor
following receipt of the executive's
request for an Interview, Dr. Condon,
silent since he returned last Tuesday
from Panama, said he would see the
governor and Attorney oeneral David
T. Wllenta, "at such time as may suit
your Joint convenience.'
Defending his activities In the
Lindbergh case Condon referred to
"statements derogatory to me alleged
ly given out through your press rep
resentatives or by your agents," ques
tioned the governor's legal authority
for his present activities and said:
"Although you hsve spparently
usurped the functions of the court
and the duly constituted Investigat
ing officials and despite your unfair
ness I have decided to permit you to
confer with me at my home.1
f-
THIRTY DAY JOLT
Charles L. Matthews, a resident of
the Trail district, charged with being
drunk on a publlo highway, entered
a plea of guilty in Justice court yes
terday and was sentenced to 30 days
In the oounty Jail. Circumstances
surrounding the case brought the
heavy sentence, the court said.
Matthews was charged with threat
ening to shout his slaters, during a
spell of Inebriation when armed with
a small calibre rifle. When they fled
tn an auto, they heard two shots,
but were not certain they had been
fired by Matthews.
Matthews, who lost the fingers of
both hands, due to free ting, claimed
he could not fire a gun. Thla was
refuted by one of the sisters who
Informed the court he waa able to
shoot off the head of a chicken, with
a .33 rifle.
When first brought Into custody
ten days ago, Matthews was subject
ed to an Investigation aa to hla san
ity. Kmerson Merrftt Babb of the Tal
ent district, charged with driving aa
auto with Improper lights, pleaded
guilty and was given ten days In
which to pay.
Foil Halelds Try
VANCOUVER, Wash., Maruh 94.
(AP, Mrs. Jenny Wanner of Port
land was rescued by Washington
state patrolmen shortly after aha
Jumped or fell from the Interstate
bridge into ths Columbia river here.
Hospital attendants said she told
them she had been tn 111 health.