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MEDFORD
7iIBUNE
Thirty-first Year
Full Associated Praia
MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1936.
Full United Press
No. 5.
, I WILLIAM REED, 80,
FOUND NEAR ROAD:
By PAUL MALLON
(Copyright. 1936, by Paul Mallon)
WASHINGTON. March 27. Under
neath the new naval treaty signed
at London you will find the aerlo-
rldlculous state
o f International
affairs disclosed
more simply
than anywhere
else.
Seadogs here
are already call
ing 1t the Swiss
cheese treaty. It
Is all holes.
The overlooked
prize hole Is ar
ticle 26. It was
that "If the re-requlre-
Paul Million
ments of the national security of any
high contracting party should. In his
opinion, be materially affected by
any change of circumstances" other
than those for which the other es
cape holes have been provided, that
nation may Immediately relieve It
self of all obligations under the
treaty. In other words, anyone who
does not want to abide by the treaty
Is granted the advance privilege of
not abiding by It.
Even the state department diplo
mats, who never admit anything, are
willing to concede that this treaty
will not win anyone the Nobel peace
prise.
The treasury has been exuding
sweetness and light about the cur-
- , - rafiirnR. Tt. lx hand-
VUb .i.w,..
lng out statements showing that the
revenue returns are Just nine-tenths
of one per cent higher than the of
ficial estimates.
That would be about perfect. If
some of the estimates privately made
by treasury officials could be for
gotten. One of the top treasury men
figured a week before the returns
were filed that total treasury Income
for the month would be between
438,000,000 and 46O,0O0,OO0. That
la what they really expected. The
other day he had collected exactly
0369,000,000. He may get slightly
more than 400,000,000 by the month
end. In any event he will be far
more than nine-tenths of one per
oent below expectations.
The truth is the retuma were
somewhat ' disappointing. Business
has not Improved as much as they
thought.
The way congress Is slyly easing
Itself out from under the drastic
Koblnson-Patman business practice
(miscalled the chain store) bill Is
clumsy, but Indicative of a change
of heart.
You may recall that no hearings
were held on the Logan version of
It, which was reported to the senate
several weeks ago. Senators behind
that move would not admit that uSi
streamlining of legislation was un
democratic. Nor would they agree
to send the bill back to the Judi
ciary committee for hearings.
So they authorized hearings on the
Borah-Van Nuys bill which Is a sub-,
atitute for the Boblnson-Patman
bill. This saved their faces.
By similar devious means the orig
inal bill will be modified consider
ably In conformity with the Borah
Van Nuys bill before It Is passed.
Note, ultimate eflect of the leg
islation will be to standardize price
discounts by manufacturers and pre-
(Contlnued on Page Four.)
SIDE GLANCES
by
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
J. F. Haws, upon being asked to
Identify his two-year-old runaway
son, saying "That Is Farrell no, It
Isn't either, that's Ronald. I'm so
mixed up I dent even know my own
kids, I'm glad I'm not that Dtonne
guy up in Canada."
Doc Moffat recalling the time
when, at 15 years of age, he helped
en editor's wife put out a news
paper back in Kansa while the
editor was on a summer vacation,
and bragging! of how they had more
advertising upon his return than in
the history of the rag.
Walt Antle going suit after seeing
"All, Wilderness" last night, and
reminiscing upon that day and age
with the comment "People don't
have any fun any more. Those were
the good old days. That picture
made me 10 years younger."
FMr.c? Mthallkas wandering what
la the matter with people, because
they stare at htm every time he
break out hi Arabian narghlUa
pipe, which i MimkM by drawing;
the fwmc. tli-oiiH'i natrr the pipe :
webbing about 10 p Hinds, 1
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DEAD SIX WEEKS
Ranger Lee Port Notifies
Coroner of Discovery
Officers Returning to
Medford With Remains
William Reed, 80-year old Indigent
miner who disappeared from his cabin
eight miles northwest of Copper In
the Applegate district six weeks ago,
was found dead, lying several feet
off the road, yesterday evening. It
was learned today.
The body was found near the Star
Gulch road which leads to the Tal
lowbox lookout station about halfway
between Reed's home and the town
of Applegate. Detalis of the dlscov
ery were few this afternoon, but It
was learned that the old man had
been dead for approximately six
weeks, or since the time of his dis
appearance.
Ranger Lee Fort last night notified.
Coroner Frank Perl In this city, say
ing that the body had been found
by a man named IngaJls, presumably
a forest service worker. A represen
tative of the sheriff's office and the
coroner left this morning to return
the body to this city.
Reed disappeared prior to Ftebru
ary 13, the date on which Ranger
Lee Port discovered that he was miss
ing and notified authorities here. For
a week after the report came In a
posse of over 50 COP workers, a
group of rangers and .state polk
well as sheriff's officers, and friends
and neighbors of the missing miner
combed the hills without a single
clue as to his whereabouts.
Reed was listed on the county In
digent lists, records here show, but
for the past year he had been Into
this city for supplies at rare Inter
vals. He supported himself, aside
from Indigent funds, by occasional
mining and by raising a small gar
den near his home.
Three weeks before the date he was
last seen alive the aged man had
collapsd on the road wlhle walking
from his home to the Applegate store.
The sheriff's office was notified, and
brought the man to Medford where
he was impatient to return to his
home. He was taken there several
days later and was never again seen
alive.
E
By the Associated Press,
Great Britain's readiness to fight
for France and Belgium If they are
attacked appeared to disturb Ger
many's representatives at London
today.
Joachim von Rlbbentrop, envoy of
Relchsfuehrer Adolf Hitler, called on
Anthony Eden, British foreign sec
retary, for an explanation of bis re
affirmation of Britain's obligations
under the Locarno treaty, as well
as his warning that peace negotia
tions depend on a conciliatory move
from Germany.
Hitler, meanwhile, went to Ger
many's biggest munitions factory at
Essen to broadcast an election cam
paign speech for 'peace and patriot
ism" while all Oermans were com
manded to stop their work and
listen. The reich votes Sunday for
a new nasi reichstag. the election
amounting to a plebiscite on the
Rhlnrland's reoccupatlon by German
soldiers in violation of the Locarno
pact.
PORTLAND, Ore., Marrh 37. (AP)
New buslneag of 119 sawmills dur
ing the week ending March 21 in
creased seven per cent over the week
before, the Western Pine association
reported today.
New buslnesfl waa 04.055.000 feet,
shipments 57, 147.000 ft and pro
duction 45 427.000 feet.
The same mills for the correspond
ing week a year ago showed orders
39. 795.000 feet and production 83,
803 000 fet. For the period January
1 v date, ordera are 10 per cent
a hove t he cor rex pon ding pe nod
year ago.
THE DALLES. Ore., March 3?.
Norman Jacobs, declared sane, drew
a sentence of four and one-half years
tn privn today fnr a holdup to which
at huX pleaded guilty.
SMILES FROM
The Irish Sweepstake, draw at Dublin spelled fortune for Andrew
Sorensen, shown her, with hi wife. They have been on relief at New
York at $5.10 a week, but they were assured of at least $3,570 and
possibly the top prize of $150,000 by drawing D'Eyncourt, a 40 to 1
shot. They aold a pusaywillow bush from their front yard to purchase
tha sweepstakes ticket. (Associated Press Photo)
ELLIS J(
IP.
CO. GOIVIIVIISSIONER
Oad Kills of Ashland late yesterday
filed for county commissioner on the
Republican ticket. Ellis is a former
resident of the Talent district, where
he owned a farm and In recent years
has resided at Ashland. He spent one
year In the Willamette valley and
then returned here. He Is well known
In -the Ash land-Talent district.
Ellis is the third Republican can
didate for county commissioner all
from the Ashland section. Besides
Ellis they are County Commissioner
Ralph Billings and William Bruin of
Talent who was. for more than 15
years road supervisor in the south
end of the county. Ralph G. Jen
nings, former sheriff, is the only
Democratic aspirant for the oommls-
slonerahlp to date.
The final day for filing candidacies
for the May 15 primary is next Mon
day, March 30.
Filings for county offices to date
are:
For representative: Moore Hamilton,
Incumbent, and James Stevens, Dem
ocratic; Glenn O. Tayor, Incumbent;
and William M, McAllister, Republi
can. For district attorney: George A.
(Continued od Page Nine)
E
10 LEAVE SUNDAY
The second of the special trains
carrying CCC enrollees of the Med
ford district to eastern points for
discharge wtU leave Medford Sun
day for Fort Sheridan, HI.
Capt. William B. Clegg of Camp
Prescott Is train commander, with
Lieut. LeRoy O. Cronkhlte of head
quarters detachment as meas officer
and Lieut. William C. Martin, of
Oak Knoll, as train surgeon. All
three officers wlU return here.
The train will carry members who
did not wish to re-enroll back to
the sixth corps area for discharge.
They will be replaced by others from
the lame corps area. Those returning
will Include S3 from Co. 1633, Camp
t?!lnim: 100 from Co. 1637, Camp
Chin Flats; 63 from Co. 1649, Camp
McKlnley: 53 from Co. 1634. Camp
Oregon Cave: 53 from Co. I64t,
Camp South Fork, and 64 from Co.
1653. Camp Prescott.
The special train will go by way
of Sacramento and Salt Lake City,
Few Hop Growers
To Cut Production
SALEM. Ore.. March 27. AP) Not
more than 1.000 of the 36.000 acre
planted in bops In Oregon win be
out of the market for 1035, a pre
llmlnary survey revealed. A few hop
yard h-ve tern dug up entirely.
while others will lie Idle.
The leas than 4 per cent reduction,
local hop men state, was surprising
in view of the rock-bottom condition
of the hop market. The decrease
growing aevreage will cut liUie figure
in the f)nl market anayltua, veteran
growers re pur w
LADY LUCK
IS
ON YREKA STREET
rOLSOM. Calif., March 37. (AP)
Oeorgo Hall, slayer of State High
way Patrolman Steven Kent and
Leslie Qulgley, Yreka garageman,
dropped to his decth on the gallows
of Folsom prison here st 10:0J a.m.
today. He was pronounced dead at
10:18.
His execution brought to an end
a three-year fight against paying
the penalty for Ills crime, climaxed
by the desperate effort of his at.
tractive 33-year-old wife to help him
ecp hy smuggling guns Into the
prison to him.
The wife. ' near collapse, awaited
the news of her husband's execu
tion. In her cell In the county Jail
at Sacramento. Just 34 hours after
the springing of the trap- she Is
scheduled to be arraigned in supe
rior court here to answer to a felony
charge based on her "one-chance-ln-a-mllllon"
attempt to provide
(Continued on Page Nine)
LIMN FILES $17,703 .
0-C LAND GRANT CLAIM
ALBANY, Ore., March 37. (P)
Linn county entered a claim on the
Oregon and California land grant
fund of 193S for ,17,703 as Its share.
TOWNSEND MOUTHPIECE
ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY
PORTLAND, March 37. OP) El
bert Eastman, Townsend radio broad
caater, announced his candidacy for
circuit Judge of the Portland district.
OANBY, Ore., March 37 P) S. D.
Peterson deserted his sickbed with
slscrlty when the roof of the house
In which he was staying burned.
Blonde Breaks on Stand
As Romance Described
NEW YORK. March 37. fAP)
Blonde Vera Strete calmly admitted
today that she fatally allot Dr. Frit
Oebhardt, her wealthy lover, but she
broke down repeatedly when shj de
scribed their romance.
The 33-year-old secretary, opening
her own defense, had been on the
stand only a few minute when At
torney Samuel Lelbowits suddenly
akd:
"You shot Oebhardt, didn't you?"
"Yes," Miss 8 tret e replied quietly.
For a moment her calm demeanor
nearly broke, but she quickly re
gained control of herself.
She broke down completely when
IrMbowlte asked her to describe her
lover,
'I loved him very, very dearly,"
she said.
Her counsel aked her to Identify
photographs of Oebhardt. Again she
burst into sobs.
Do I have to do this? Do I have
to Innk?" she aftked Judxe Cornelius
Collins.
"Only a glance, the Judge replied.
Lelbowlte did not lesd gradually to
his first question about t-h aborning,
but brought (he t-imlA!on after Miwv
4i.eu had tod of oer eaily lUe and,
MfFlPlLElME
t
GASOLINE PRICES
10 JAM DIP
Action of I. C. C. in Reduc
ing Freight Rate From
San Francisco Means
Boon for Auto Owners
SALEM, March 37. A reduc
tion of one cent a gallon In gasoline
prices for southern Oregon, from Eu
gene to the California line, will re
sult from the Interstate commerce
commission order today reducing in
terstate railroad rates on gasoline
from San Francisco to the territory
between Goshen and Gregory.
Frank McColloch, publlo ultllltles
commissioner, announced receipt of a
telegram from Washington, statin?
the order waa released there today.
He stated a reduced Intrastate rate
from Portland to that region had
been approved by the state commis
sion. At the hearing held recently on the
petition for equitable rates, the
truck operators protested a reduction.
The Interstate commerce commission
dented the protest. McColloch at
tended the hearing at Washington.
It was brought out at the hearing,
McColloch stated, that the Klamath
Falls territory would not be affected
by the reduction and that In the
event the cut was allowed, that re
gion would be discriminated against.
As a result the railroads filed a
tariff providing for a proportionate
rate for that region. The new rates
will go Into effect April 0.
SENT TO BANKS
WASHfUOTON, March 17. (AP)
The treasury began shipping ,50
bonds to federal reserve banks today
In preparation for paying the Mi
dlers' bonus.
Shipments began on receipt from
the veterans' administration of first
vouchers listing the nsmes of veter
ans and the amounts due them un
der the full payment law passed over
President Roosevelt's veto.
Actual payments begin June 15.
The vouchers listing paymcnta to
be made will go flrat to the various
disbursing offices, where In each
case a check will b, written for the
amount by which the payment ex
ceeds an amount evenly divisible by
,90.
For example, a veteran having a
claim of 763JS0 will receive a check
for 13.50 and IS 50 bonds.
Coos Bay Strikers
Stick By Demands
MARSHFIELD, Ore., March 37.
(AP( Leaders of striking WPA work
ers reiterated today that they would
refuse to work unless higher wages
and shorter working hours are grant
ed them.
Alfred Mateon, WPA engineer, aald
that three Coos Bay projects would
be reopened Monday. By using sin
gle shifts he said be expected to have
119 men working out of the 310. who
went on strike.
studies at New York university and
the University of Munich.
"Waa he a sentimental man, an ar
dent lover?" Lelbowtta asked, speak
ing of Oebhardt.
"Yes."
"When did he first tell you he
loved you?"
"When he returned from Europe,
March, 19.13."
"You loved him Intensely?"
"Yes."
"Did you speak about his wife?"
"Yea, I told him he was a married
man."
"Yes?"
"But he said he and Theo (the
wife) were not living together."
Her voice was school -glrluh. al
most musical, as she discussed her
sffectlons.
"Did he dlsctiM marriage?"
"He aald ordinary laws did not
apply to him."
"Did that make aiiy difference?''
"No, I waa fascinated anyway."
' "Now. Mlaa Strews, what was the
first time you were Intimate with
him?"
'WU, he wanted to show me some
Continued pa Page f our.)
TOWNSEND 'TAKE'
CLOSE t MILLION
SINCEJCEPIN
Resigned National Secretary
Admits Own Income $12,
u585 Last Year Apart
ment Paid by Club Dues
WASHINGTON, March 37. (AP)
Total receipts of the Townsend old
age pension organization since Its In
ception In January, 1034, were esti
mated today at $591,064.08.
R. E. Clements, resigned national
secretary, told a special house In
vestigating committee the receipts
from January 1, 1034, to January 1,
1938, were $771,064.00.
He estimated receipts for the first
three months of this year at $180,
000. -
At- one point, Clcmenta estimated
receipts of the Townsend organiza
tion during the Inst three months of
1035 at $350,000 after "blanket elim
inations" from a chart showing a
cash total of $666,000 for the period.
Clements Get $12,AKfi
James B. Sullivan, commit toe coun
sel, estimated that Clement's total in
come from the Townsend organisa
tion in 1036 was $13,688. The witness,
who helped Dr. F. E. Townsend found
the movement said the total waa
correct,
Clements' 103A Income Included
these items:
Salary of $o,300, "covering all com
pensation from all departments."
Ba-Jary of $350 from the- Townsend
Weekly.
Dividends from the weekly of $6,-
950.
Other Income from the Prosperity
Publishing company, which publishes
the weekly, of $385. '
Expense money by Clements during
the year was not Included.
Sullivan submitted a financial
(Continued on Page Five.)
By the Asaoclnted Press.
The Ohio river, pouring toward
the brimming rivers of the midwest,
was a 081-mlle-long flood today
above flood stage along Its entire
length, for the first time In history.
Throughout the Mississippi valley,
while It was expected that this tre
mendous flow would be carried off
without great damage, rivers were
rising.
It was announced sixth corps area
federal army troops were standing
In readiness for flood service.
At Pittsburgh, eastern end of the
Ohio, plans were laid to ask $10,
000,000 In RFC loans to help repair
the huge damage of Its St, Patrick's
day flood, estimated at from 150 to
350 million dollars.
IS
FOR ROGUE VALLEY
Rain In the Rogue valley was fore
cast for tonight and tomorrow, tem
peratures to remain below normal.
Maximum temperature yesterday was
55 degrees. Low this morning was
30 as aAalnst 81 yesterday. The mer
cury this afternoon was averaging
about two degrees below yesterday's
comparative marks.
ELECTION BOARD LISTS
WAITING ACCEPTANCES
County Clerk George Carter today
stated that all persons who have re
ceived notice of their appointment
on various election boards of the
county are requested to send in
their acceptance or rejection Bt
Dimf. It llh Nnnw Hlorm
SPOKANE, Wash., March 37, (AP)
Eastern Washlnaton dug out today
from a strange combination of blind
ing dust and snow storms. Bllrzards
swirled tn Dlewett pass and In cen
tral and north Idaho ymterday, while
dust blotted' out the sun In much
of the e tensive dry farming area
between.
Income Shares
Maryland funding, bid 10. Iff; asked
30.75,
Quarterly Income, bid 166; asked
1.71,
innrvi
Ml U V V
Brain Use Would
Cut Traffic Toll
Says Auto Expert
PORTLAND, Ore.. March ST.
(AP) Thinking not mechanics
Is the way to eliminate traffic
accidents, Ralph R. Tee tor of Ha
gerstown, Ind., blind president of
the Society of Automotive Engi
neers, said today.
"The principal way to reduce
accidents is to teach careful driv
ing." said Tector, here for a con
vention of his organization.
. "The chief thing in this entire
matter la to get people to respect
the rules of driving. This cant
be done with mechanics; It must
be done by thinking."
SHEER FOILED
TO ESCAPE JAIL
VANCOUVER. Wssh., Msrch 37.
(AP) Sheriff Leland Morrow reveal,
ed today that Olenn Stringer, 33,
Medford, Ore., youth convicted of
the murder of Herbert Caples, to
bacco salesman, made two attempts
to escape from the oounty Jsll.
The sheriff said Stringer tore a
piece of metal off his bed and "be
gan digging at the bricks."
"He didn't get very far either time
because we watch them too close,"
said the sheriff. Morrow said the at
tempts were made about a. month
ago.
Beulah Wilcox. Tacoma. Wash.,
gin, whom stringer embraced In
court yesterdsy after a Jury returned
a verdict recommending the death
penalty, will leave here today for her
home. The sheriff said Stringer and
the girl were sweethearts ana had
(Continued on Page Seven)
ELOPEMENT GIVE
PARENTS FRIGHT
A young man, a very young man,
this morning walked Into the Gen
eral Petroleum station at the corner
of Main and Ivy streets and de
manded that attention be paid to
him. His wide blue eyes popping
with the wonderful things he had
seen on the Journey down town, the
two-year-old gentleman was unable
give his nam and address, but was
quite definite In his indications that
he would not look unkindly upon a
bit of candy,
"Sharkey" Sherrltt, baseball play
ing manager of the station, fixed the
lad up quickly with a nice candy bar,
and waited for the boy's parents to
arrive. They hadn't come in an hour
so Sherrltt called the city police,
who gathered the tot In and took
him down to the police station,
where he promptly took over the
reigns of the office, and assumed the
duties of Inspector.
Shortly after his arrival, Mrs. J.
Farrell Haws, whose husband Is man
ager of the Safeway store on North
Central avenue, frantically called the
station with the information that her
son bad vanished. With him was
little Jean Stanley, three and a half
year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
L. R, Stanley, who live next door to
the Haws family.
No trace had been seen of this
little maiden on her hiking jaunt.
Mrs. Haws and Mrs. Stanley had cur
ried the neighborhood near their
homes (1506 and 1510 West Main)
and were almost frantic.
Mr. Haws was Informed that hla
son was at the station and he came
over as soon as he heard. His son
seemed particularly pleased to see
the old man, who skipped the habit
the others had fallen Into of asking
him who he was every time he turned
around.
Little Jean waa discovered a half
hour later, on North Central avenue,
almost directly across the street
from Mr. Haws' store She was re
turned to her mother, who stilt can't
figure out how the children crossed
all those streets The kids them
selves declare It waa easy
Night Clubs Break
Rum Law Is Claim
PORTLAND, Ore., Marrh 27 (AP)
Enforcement officers conferred to
day over complaints that nlRht clubs
In Portland were selling drinks after
1 o'clock In the morning.
District Attorney James V. Bain
aald he recolved numerous com
plaints. He and Auston P. Flegel,
attorney for the liquor rommtMion,
will man $ course of prosecution.
F
OF BRUNO TRIAL
Case Reeks With Unfairness-
Passion, Prejudice
Says 'Jersey Governor
Welcomes Quiz by Solons
TllteXTOX, N. J., Man sr.
(AP) Anthony M llauck, jr,
Hunterdon county prnsern tor. to
day rejected Govern, imM .
Huffman's proposal that llauck
Rive him the lejrai basis for a
further reprieve for Bruno Rich
ard llauptmann.
The governor, earlier In th
day, said that If llaurk or At
torney General David T. Wllentz
would show him thnt he had
the authority he would stop the
execution set for next. Tuesdsy
night.
Trentow w t
-governor Harold o. Hoffman ld
today the whole Hauptmann oaae
wltli unfairness, passion and
Tha governor aald also ha la mora
firmly convinced than ever that
Hauptmann waa not given a trial In
line with what we consider to be
American standards of justice."
Hoffman's statement waa In reply
to a statement by Prosecutor Anthony
' Hu. Jr.. of Hunterdon oounty.
who criticized the governor's aotlvt.
tlea In .the Bruno Richard Haunt
msnn ease. Hauok said he waa "get-'
tliur sick and tired" of the governor's
utterances and movea, and suggested
a legislative Inquiry was In order.
"I would sincerely welcome It," the
governor ssld of the proposal of
Hauek.
Even hla political enemlea. Demo,
orats and thoso within hla own Be.
publican party, have ateered away
from anything bordering on criticism
of the governor'e activities.
TRENTON. Msrch 27 (AP) CoU
Mark O. Klmberllnff. nrlnnin.) v
at state prison, said today he told
u,lu fiicnara naupimann "thing
don't look verv favrmthl ... u .
nunn replied cheerfully he was sura
w vouajTO ww cnair,
Klmberllng aald he asked HaupU
mann how he "felt", about tha dis
mal outlook of hla escaping the chair
Tuesday night In view of Governor
Hoffman'a "final" statement Wednes
day that ha urmiM nnti mnt . .
other reprieve unless there were
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AS
UP
8AM PBANCISOO. March 87 (AP)
Tlie cold wave which caused eonsld
erable damage to California crop
wsa broken today, tha weather bu
reau said and temperature, rose
slightly. '
A cloud blsnket and a change of
character In the frigid mass of air
sweeping from the north caused the
warmer weather.
Another disturbance was sweeping
from the gulf of Alaska, however, but
California probably will be Just on
Its frtnue. the weather bureau said.
While extent of the damaite
wrought I still unascertained, tha
state department of agriculture aald
crop lossea would be general and, la
soma cases, heavy.
Smudge pots proved helpful In cer
tain areas, Ineffectual In othera.
Pencil growers withdrew all offer
Inge of a large 1035 hcldover pack,
apparently fearful of a greatly re
duced crop, drapes, plums, apricots,
cherries, prunes pears, almonds,
walnut and truck farm vegetablee
were reported affected by the frost,
Southern California cltrua regions
nlone appesred to have escaped.
In the Santa Clara valley, the ther
mometer dipped to 36 degrees yester
day, County Agricultural Commis
sioner L. R, Cody said. Apricots and
peant were damaged "considerably,
he said; prunes little.
P. E. 0. TO RESCUE WHEN
TRIPLETS DELIVERED
THE DALLES. Ore.. March 37
(API The P. E. O. sisterhood cams
to the reacue of Mrs. Lelsnd Tnomp
slna today and provided her with
two more layette. Mrs. Thompklna
went to a hospital expecting one
child and she took one layette. She
had triplets. The mother and babies
were progressing satl;fsctor!!y, don.
tors aald.