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The Weather
Forecast: Fair today and to
morrow, but with morning
cloudlnesi; little change In
temperature.
Highest yesterday , 01
Lowest, yesterday 86
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Thirty-first Year
MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, AUGUST 16, 1936
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By PAUL MALLON
. (Copyright, 1936, by Paul Mallon.)
. WASHINGTON, Aug. 15. The sur.
face serenity ol this campaign la de
ceptive. Just because the candidates
are not making
: noisy news does
not mean that
things are
lofty and Imper
sonal as they
seem. From the
Inside,' to date.
this Is easily the
most shrewdly
schemed contest
In modern poll-
- . m tics,
& I Around the
1 Vtfr 1 White House,
tnere is no out
' ward evi d e n c e
that a campaign la In progress. Presi
dent Roosevelt's calling lists rarely
contain the name of a politician.
Hi public utterances are devoted
mainly to selected subjects of the
moment, such aa drought, relief ex
penditures, flood control, Interna
tional affairs. ,
. Chairman Farley and the lowly
politicians are kept at headquarters
In New York. They are on their own,
out of the White House picture. The
president la presumed never to talk
to anyone about such mundane
things aa votes.
.This perfect campaign strategy
might have proceeded undetected for
an Indefinite period, except for Mr.
Roosevelt's Blip In getting caught at
tending an extraordinarily eecret
meeting of Maryland politician at
the Welles hideout near here a few
daya back. A Maryland politician
naturally let a Maryland newa friend
know all about the meeting. Subse
quent White House denials that any
politics was Involved only served to
Temlnd all political observers that
there was not supposed to be any
politics In drought, flood control, or
International affairs either.
Thus waa unleashed the current
flood- of comment concerning the
smartness of Mr. Roosevelt's Indirect
campaigning methods. ', .-
The basic Idea Is not new. Essen
tially It 'Is the same strategy em
ployed by Mr. Coolldge In hla cam
paign for re-election, only It has
beon carried much farther. (A wise
politician once said: "Politics Is like
war; alwaye changing but always the
same; you always develop strategies,
but you never drop any of the old
ones.") ' '
You can see the extent of the
maneuvering by measuring what has
happened so tar, from the Philadel
phia convention floor up. While the
campaign la supposed to have not yet
begun officially. Mr. Roosevelt haa
made these following swift strokes to
crowd his opponent Into the back
ground and to draw public attention
to bis accompltshmenta:
(.entered attention vn vne n.u
. of Americana In Spain and protection
of American property there, In con
trast to prevloua lack of Interest In
"dollar diplomacy" during the Cuban
revolution and the Ethiopian war.
A few days after Governor Landon
announced his first big speaking
engagement at Chautauqua, New
York, the Democratic national com
mittee adviaer on the religious note.
Stanley High, hastily made an en
gagement for Mr. Roosevelt to speak
there ten days ahead of Mr. Landon
In recent presidential campaigns,
none of the candidates haa consid
ered Chautauqua worth attending.
The significant subject chosen by
the president for his speech was
"foreign affairs". In line with what
Democratic politicians have hcen say
ing, that Landon. a governor of Kan
aas, could not possibly know any
thing about foreign affairs,
This Is the subject of the moment
It haa been stressed as .the reason
Mr. Roosevelt returned from Hyde
Park snd the reason for hla present
trip. Of course, local communities
receiving money appropriated for
flood control from the last session
of congreae will naturally connect
them with the president's visit. But
the unstressed main purposes of the
trip were to make the foreign affairs
speech, and to have Mr. Roosevelt
show himself In Cleveland (which
haa no flood control problem) on the
day that the Coughllnitea are meet
ing In convention there.
Administrative relief activities In
the laet month have called dally at
tention to Mr. Roosevelt's policies,
revived the rural resettlement ad
ministration, cauAed the president to
a:ranre another non-pelitlcsl Inspec
tion trip next month.
Note Tw politicians on either
side will queation the complete
legitimacy of this type of campaign
ing, recognizing only the clevernesa
of It. The only deep political Infer
ences they see Is that It may Indicate
far more presidential doubt about
(Continued on Pift Ttuet.j
ALL HERS 10
SERVE STATE IN
E OF STRESS
21 -Point Program Adopted
Roseburg Attorney
Chosen When Shoemaker
Withdraws Gar lock
Honored.
ROSEBURG, Ore., Aug. IS. (AP)
Election of Guy Gordon, Roseburg
attorney, as state commander of the
American Legion and the adoption of
a resolution requiring all Oregon's
13,000 Legionnaire to serve on
statewide disaster relief committee in
time of need climaxed the annual
Legion convention here today.
Cordon was named to succeed
George Koehn, Portland. The vot
was by acclamation after Cordon's
only opponent, Kent Shoemaker,
Hood River, withdrew.
The disaster committee resolution,
which proponents described aa the
most comprehensive adopted by any
Legion department, provides for co
operation with civic and military
authorities and with the American
Red Crws.
Earlier In the convention, the dele
gates chose Albany as the. 1937 con
vention city and went on record op
posing the initiative measure which
would remove the compulsory clause
from military training In state edu
cational institutions.
The entire 2! -point program pre
sented to the Legion FYlday by
Koehn in his commander's address
was adopted by the convention. Nu
merous other resolutions were passed,
including endorsement of the pro
posed 1938 Portland world fair, ad
vocacy of federal appropriation to
berth more suitably the battleship
Oregon, universal' finger-printing,
better quarters for state, library, and
a study iOf juvenile delinquency.
The convention Instructed the Le
gion budget committee to make pro
vision for a service officer's salary.
The move as the outgrowth of the
abolition by Governor Martin of the
state soldiers', sailors' and; marines
commission. Admission of war or
phans to institutions of higher educa
tion without payment of tuition or
other fees gained endorsement.
' Eighty-two posts received citations
for exceeding their 1935 membership.
Commander Koehn awarded prlres to
three district commanders. Walter
Shanks, Portland; Fred Reed, La
Grande: and Freeman Prazier, Mc
MJnnville, for exceeding membership
quotas.
Officers chosen besides Cordon
were O. E. "Mose" Palmateer, Salem,
vice-commander; Tom Stoughton .
Portland, finance officer, for the Mth
year, and P. M. Blenklnsop, Astoria,
chaplain.
New district commanders are Har
vey Swan, Oregon City, district No.
1: Roy Davenport, Silverton, No. 3;
Tillet Torgerson. Ontario, No. 3: C.
J. Clause. Lake view, No. 4; George
Fry. Hood River, No. 6; Ray Dukek,
Fossil. No. 6; and Charles Paradts,
Nyssa, No. 7.
The convention named as delegates
to the national convention L. C. Gar
lock, Medford: Dr. E. E. Balrd, Pow
ers: E. B. Hamilton, The Dalles; Hugh
McCallum. Milton; J. Richard
Sraurthwalte, Baker; Alfred Allen,
Newbcrg; Lloyd Jones, Sherwood,
Ben Do rr Is, Eugene; Carey Strome.
Junction City; and Paul Hathaway,
Fred Stock. Ray Dorrls, Tom Sweeney,
and Fred Hertner, alt of Portland.
A resolution branding the WPA as
un-American, Inefficient and tend
ing to demoralize honest citizens was
tabled.
The Legion Auxiliary chose Blanche
Jones, Sherwood, as its new president.
Other officers elected were Mae Wat
ers, Salem, vice-president; Polly Mo
Inturff, Marshfleld, secretary:
Dorothy Aiken, Dallas, treasurer, and
Cflllle Hetder, Sheridan, finance of
ficer. The convention i6sed tonight.
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Idaho: Fair Sunday and probably
Monday but afternoon thunderstorms
southeast portion; little change In
temperature.
Washington and Oregon: Fair Sun
day and Monday but local morning
cloudiness west portion; little change
in temperature: light to moderate
west and northwest wind off the
coast.
The outlook In the far western
states for the period August 17 to 23
Inclusive Is for fair weather. Temper,
stures normal to slightly above nor
mal.
1937 RO!E FETE DATES
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 18. (AP)
Portland's 1937 rose festival will be
held June 9 to 19. E. A. Burkltt, festi
val association president announced
tod it. The floral parade will be a
morning event again.
Girl Bicyclist, 16, Hurled Neath Moving Truck
Lady Smokers In
Woods Start More
Fires Than Males
MARSH FIELD, Aug. 15, (AP)
The weaker sex is the stronger
when it comes to letting forest
fires, In the opinion of Keith
Young, district fire warden here.
Young said he believed women are
worse than men in dropping
lighted cigarette stubs in the
woods.
TOWNSEND HINTS
FARLEY BACK OF
TING SUIT
Pension Plan Founder Also
Links Clements, Ousted
Aide, To Ohio . Action.
CLEVELAND, Aug. 15.P) Dr. F.
E. Townsend expressed the opinion
today "the Inference Is pretty strong'
that-James A. Farley, Democratic na
tional chairman, and R. E. Clements;
ousted pension movement secretary,
backed a court suit against directors
of Old Age Revolving Pensions, Ltd.
Attorney Charles H. Hubbell, at a
deposition hearing, today recounted
to Townsend that Raymond J. Jeff
reys, Ohio pension leader, testified
several days ago that a suit brought
by the Rev. Alfred J. Wright, deposed
Townsend national board member,
was actuated by Clements who, In
turn, was backed by Farley. '
"Would you care to express an opin
ion?" the lawyer asked.
"It could be nothing but an opin
ion," Townsend replied. "The infer
ence Is pretty strong, howover. Tbe
present administration spent $135,000
of the taxpayers' money to discredit
our organization.
"Since Mr. Clements' testimony
before the Investigating committee In
Washington, his status haa changed
entirely so far as our organization Is
concerned. He Is no longer t member
of our organization. -
"He Is no longer persecuted and
bothered by the Investigating com
mittee. He seems to have plenty of
money to spend and Is spending It
freely. He Is apparently endeavoring
to orgalze the desgruntled followers
of our organization."
Wright brought the suit here dur
ing the Townsend national conven
tion. His petition asked removal of
Towsend and other directors of Re
volving Pensions, Ltd., appolntmentof
a receiver and accounting of approx
imately (1,000.000 In funds.
Townsend was told on his arrival
to address the national union for so
cial Justice convention of a proposed
stumping tour by ousted leaders 01
his pension organization.
"I let them down easily, giving In
efficiency aa the reason," the doctor
said.' "If they Insist, I'll give other
reasons that they won't like to see
published. If those boys want war,
I'll give It to them."
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BAN DreOO, Oal,. Aug. 15. (UP)
Edward 8. Stewart, Louisville, Ky..
was shot and killed tonight In front
of his sweetheart's home. The girl's
brother was held on a charge of mur
der.
Police reported Fred Chlltcotte. 33.
was held In city Jail after he as
sertedly fired two revolver slugs Into
Stewart's side as the latter waited
for Marjorle Chlllcotte In front of
her home.
Mies Chlllcotte sobbed to police
story of disagreement with her moth
er. Mrs. Mabel Chlllcotte, and ner
brother over her romance with
young Stewart, aircraft company
employe.
She said she had been living with
neighbors since a quarrel with her
family and returned tonight to get
her belongings. She dented she plan
ned to elope with Stewart.
According to police reports, Chlll
cotte and his mother returned to her
as the pir were preparing to leave.
MOUNT CARROLL, 111., A'UJ. IS.
Pi Dr. Raymond B. Culver, former
protor of Bible and religious edu
cation at LlnfScld College. Oregon,
today assumed office as president of
France 8h)mr. Junior colleg here.
WASHINGTON. Aug. IS,- (AP)
XncTMe-; reserve requirements for
member banks of the Federal Reserve
system became effective today, re
moving approximately Sl.ftOO,000.000
of loanable funds from tbt money
market-
PLAN ROUND-TRIP OCEAN HOP
Harry Richman (right), night club singer snd sportsman filer, and
Dick Merrill hope to make a round-trip flight from New York to Lon
don. They are pictured In front of their big monoplane at Los Angeles,
where It waa undergoing tests, Merrill said the ship was "equipped
with gadgets enough to the weather won't matter." (Associated Press
Photo)
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 15. (AP)
Harry Richman, singer-sportsman,
secretly tested hla 100,000 airplane
today and pronounced 4t ready for a
New York-Loitdbn round-trip flight.
Richman, the Broadway playboy,
has turned deadly serious about avia
tion. - - - -
With his pilot, Dick Merrill, he
flew to Muroc Dry Lake last night and
put hla big craft through Its paces.
22 KILLED, 12 HURT
BY FASTFREIGHT
Crossing Horror In Quebec,
Comes After Warning
Cries ignored
LOTJISE V ILLS, Que., Aug. 18.
(AP) A thundering freight train
killed 23 persons and Injured 13
others, tlx of them seriously, at a
grade crossing here today.
A large truck, loaded with 43 pas
sengers, rolled on to the open, unob
structed crossing In the path of tlvs
ractng automotive.
"Don't pass I Don't pass!" cried oc
cupants of two other cars as the
truck whipped around them and ap
proached the tracks.
A spilt second later the train
struck.
The truck splintered. Bodies were
catapulted dozens of feet on to the
right-of-way, under the wheels of the
freight train.
As it knifed through the ma&a of
human forms, the locomotive applied
its brakes. Brake shoes shrieked. A
handful of spectators sat transfixed.
Plung 00 feet and tossed Into the
ditch beside the right-of-way, the
truck caught fire.
Flame licked back from the engine
over the wreckage. A half dozen of
the seriously Injured ones groaned ao
rescuers tried to pull them from the
tangle of wood and steel.
It was still dark when the acci
dent occurred the occupants of the
truck were returning from a late po
litical meeting and tbe flames light
id the scene.
Seventeen men and boys, some of
them only 14 years old, were killed
outright, A dozen others were Injured
of whom five died. The rest, reacting
instinctively to the threat of danger,
jumped to safety In the previous
moment before the collision.
What chances for survival a half
dozen other persons In the truck had
tonight was a matter of conjecture.
Doc'.ors nursed theif uurU It. hospi
tals. Improvised morguea held the
dfad.
Two investigations mere ordered,
one by the Canadian board of rail-m-ay
commlrlonera, the other by the
Quebec Attorney Oeneral's depart
ment. OROFINO. Idaho, Aug. 18. (AP)
Five logging strikers were In the
Clearwater county Jail here today,
starting to serve out their tiOO fines
for battery,
Then he retired to hla hotel room for
a good aleep preparatory to hopping
off tomorrow , for New -York. - After
a few days there he plans to hend-out
over the Atlantic. ""' -.
The singer's craft, "The Lady
Peace' replete wltb safety devices,
performed ' very satisfactorily at
Muroo. said L. R. Cameron, an of
ficial of the (Vultee) company that
made It.
E
PLAN OF DEFENSE
IN HEWITT TRIAL
Intimate Girl In Surgery
Case Duped Into Filing
Charges Against Mother.
8 AN FRANCISCO. Aug. 15. (AP)
Avowedly "not nervous," Ann Cooper
Hewitt prepared tonight to match
wita on the witness stand Monday
with an attorney who charges she
was ft "tool" of conspirators aeeklng
riches from her own Inheritance.
The small brunette heiress con
ferred with her personal attorney.
Russell P. Tyler, during the week-end
recess which Interrupted her te.tM
mony In the mayhem conspiracy
trial of Dr. Tllton E. Tillman and Dr.
Samuel O. Boyd. -
The physicians are charged with II
legally sterilizing Miss Hewitt In a
plot in which her mother, Mrs. Mar
yon Cooper Hewitt, Is accused of try
ing to gain control of Ann's estate.
The criminal charges developed after
Ann bad sued her mother and the
physicians for ftOO.OOO, charging sha
was tricked Into submitting to the
sterilization operation.
Defense Attorney I. M. Golden In
questioning Ann yesterday asserted
she had been duped Into proceeding
against her mother and the physi
cians by Tyler and other persons
seeking a part of the fortune left by
the late Peter Cooper Hewitt, Ann'
father.
Out of court, Tyler declared Go) -den's
charge waa made "only to cam
ouflage the real Issue the guilt oi
Innocence" of Dr, Tillman and Dr.
Boyd .
Tyler said he would be a wltnew
for the state and challenged Oolden
to question htm about the advice he
gave Mlsa Hewitt and the filing of ths
clvf) suit.
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SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 18. (AP)
Forest service officials today blamed
a fire which started In a tramp's
packsack for the burning of 10 acres
of timber near Missoula, Mont., last
night.
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Sacramento 3 1 0
Barrett and Basslerj Chamber and
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ROOSEVELT'S TALK
HELO STAND ON
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Praise And Criticism Follow
Chautauqua Speech
Peace Societies Interested
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16. (AP)
President Roosevelt's assertion In his
Chautauqua speech that "we can and
will defend ourselves and defend our
neighborhood" drow varied reaction
hero today in diplomatic and peace
society quarters.
In formal comment upon the Pres
ident's address, spokesmen - for the
National Council for Prevention of
War and the Women's International
League for Peace and Freedom mixed
praise of his expressed hatred for war
and his atand on 'neutrality with
criticism of the pledge to defend "our
neighborhood."
There was much discussion in dip
lomatic circles aa to how the Presi
dent's statement compared with the
wh ruing given by president Monroe a
little more than 100 years ago against
further efforts by European powers to
expand In thla hemisphere.
Interest In It was heightened by
the approach of the all-American
peace conference at Buenos Aires,
summoned some time ago at Mr.
Roosevelt's Instigation to consider
means of perfecting the peace ma
chinery of the American continents.
Officials of 1 the International
League for peace and Freedom ad
dressed, bjx open letter to the-presl-.
dent thanking him for "support on
neutrality, the reciprocal trade agree
ments, and his own personal hatred
for war' but adding; ...
"It la our conviction also that many
taxpayers will be shocked to learn
that their money is being spent tor
a military establishment large enough
to police all the Americas,"
The Monroe doctrine, with Which
the Roosevelt statement was com
pared by some, stated that( "the
American continents, by the free and
Independent condition which they
have assumed and maintained, are
henceforth not to be considered as
MihtenU" for further expansionists
alma of European powers,
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WITH 8 DAYS LEFT,
IN ESCAPE PLOT
FOLSOM. Calif., Aug. lo--(AP) A
prison break plotted by two or more
Folsom convicts aided; Warden Clar
ence Larkln believed, by outside con
federates, waa frustrated laat night.
Four automatic pistols and more
than 100 rounds of ammunition
which the conspirators had tried to
smuggle Into the prison were Inter
cepted. The tip off on the plotted break
came when a loaded automatic was
found concealed In a package of
laundry carried by Chester Ay hens, a
member of a convict gang returning
from work on the railroad tracks be
tween the prison and the town of
Folsom.
A second pistol was found conceal
ed In hla trouser leg. The others were
found outside the wall. Ayhens, sen
tenced from San Francisco for bur
glary, would have had only eight
more days to serve of a 15-year sen
tence for burglary,
ST. PAUL, Aug. 18. (AP) Precau
tlona were taken by forestry authori
ties today to guard against another
outbreak of sttll-smoulderlng brush
and forest fires which at the peak of
their Intensity, blackened 300.000
Minnesota acres and menaced lives
and property.
Rain Thursday night and Friday,
with possible showers predicted to
night fn the Dulnih vicinity, enabled
fire fighters to fortify gatna already
mid and permitted release of others
for rest.
Sheriffs have been uked to allow
travel on a permit basis only.
No new fires wero reported today
fo rthe first time In two weeks: A
number of fires were extinguished
and tie other were under control,
Hickory Treatment
Threat Cures Boy
With 'Hydrophobia9
DAIAAS. Aug. IS. (AP) An
U-j'ssr old negro boy, claiming
Vis had bn bitten by a msd dog,
wss taken to ths county Jail
"growling" snd "snapping."
Health oMcers scoffed and called
his parents, who proposed the
hickory treatment.
"Boy," asked Dr. A. K. Hill,
"when you going to bark again?"
"Aaln't gonna bark no mo',"
the boy said. "Cslnt do hit no
TRIAL PUBLICITY
SPURS SALES OF
Child Plays Under Guard As
.; Mother Returns To Studio
Release Date Advanced
HOLLYWOOD, Cel.. Aug. 15. API
Mary Astor squared off today to
pick up her film .career Interrupted
by a sensational court dispute over
custody of her four-year-old daugh
ter, Marylyn.
"No official action Is contemplated,"
waa the way a spokesman for ths of
fice of Will Hays, the "movts ciar,"
dismissed reports thai . executive
frowns might curtail her screen roles.
Her most recont film, ("Dodsworth"
with Walter Huston), Is tngreat de
mand, said the office of Producer Bam
aoiuywn-1 much so that Its .re
lease date has been moved forward a
month to the middle of September.
At Columbia Studio, '. where Miss
Astor Is roputed to be paid lisoo
weekly, It was said she hss made one
of three pictures under a one-year
contract that atarti April 16, 193ft.
Her next assignment hasn't been
decided, aald the Columbia publicity
office, adding that It would come up
In- the rogular courae of events.
In Miss Astor s ornate Toluca home
little Marylyn played, unmindful of
the legal storm that centeredon her.
Two guards, large, amiable, and ob
durate, prowled around but admitted
that thoy haven't had to order many
curiosity-seekers away.
Judge Goodwin J. Knight hss
stamped the case closed. The .child,
whose full custody was won by Dr.
Pranklyn Thorpe when be divorced
Miss Astor fast year, win spend nine
months of each year with her mother
and three months with her father,
The terms of the settlement Im
pounded the actress' javendar Ink
diary. 1
PRIEST'S WAGER
; PROVIDENCE, R. t, Aug. 15. (AP)
Frederick L. Jeckes of this city to
day "called" the Rev. Challles E.
Coughlln on his offer to maka an
election wager on the comparative
vote-getting anilities In Rhode Island
of Gov. Alfred M. Landon, Republi
can presidential candidate, and Wil
liam Lemke, Union party candidate.
Jeckes offered to meet the prleat or
his representative. In- Montreal or
Quebec "or anyvhere In tha Uiflted
States east of Mississippi" to deposit
the cash In escrow so that wager
might be made.
"You are now called," wired
Jeckes, declaring that his purpose
wss two-fold: First, to make the bet,
second, to determine whether the ra
dio prlut in his public address mskes
ststements "you do not mean to stir
and mislead public."
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NEW DEAL FALSE
' HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Aug. 15.
(AP) Chairman John Hamilton of
the Republican national commrktee
orltlclMd the philosophy and prac
tices of the Roosevelt administration
In a speech tonight as possible men-
ares to security of the people.
He said "The hard-won security
which la our birthright, as oltlnena
of the United Statea" Is a "heritage
not to be bartered without thought."
"To relinquish it," he declared, "for
schemes of untried promts, or for ths
illusory plans of a government whose
schemes through three and a half
years have proved Illusory, la" neither
progressive nor I It progress,"
MISS KATHERINE
GENTNER VICTIM
WEST UN CRASH
Girl Fails Beneath Wheels
In Attempting To Pass
Vehicle Central Point
' Youths Hurt.
Four persons war in fs. .
munlty hospital veitini.. .. tv,. -
ault of two accidents Involving auto
mobiles, with Katherlne Centner. l.
year old daughter of Mr. and Mr.
L. 0. Oentner of 30 Nnri.i. rv..
street lying In such critical condl-
uon mat sne could not be moved
for an X-ray examlnatinn tk
was riding a bicycle east on West
"""" sircei, at iu:30 Saturday morn
ing and was thrown under a wood
truck, the fronfc truw i.t.ui ' .
Ing completely over her body.
j no irucs- was driven by Oerala.
W. MCQIntV. SO. nf .Ti.v.nn..ni
had a load of wood on at the tims.
jucuinty was also traveling east, at
a slow rate of speed, and the girl
was attempting to pass the truck.
The wheel of her bloycle caught la
"' ssraei car tracks, near the
Intersection nr oninu ....-
- - .... nuQCV. ' U1Q
.ci na picyoie were both throwu
m me patn or the truok.
She waa rushed to the Commun.
lty hospital, where h attending
Physician stated that lbs waa suf
fering from severe shock, several
broken ribs, possible spinal "injuries,
and. possible Injuries- to Internal
organs.: He. saw that U would prob
ably be Monday before she could b
moved for an v.-
The physlolsn gave the girl a good
chance for life,
-The sscnnft uHmu . r., . .
day happened two hours later, at
12:30. near tha sm nMh .. .w.
- , - wv..U Ua W1V
old Eagle Point road, when an en.
closed car driven by Allen H. Jewett
of Central Point and with six. other
Central Point youths as passengers,
rmitiH&ii h. . . . .
- turvo n nign speed
(Continued on Page Nine)
A YEAR AGO, WILL
ROGERS MET DEATH
IN PLANE CRASH
HOLLYWOOD, Oal., Aug. 15. (AP)
Today la the annlverssry of ths
death of Will Rogers.
Early on the morning of Aug. 15
135. the world was Informed by an
Associated Press "flash" from Seattle,
Wash., that the beloved actor-writer,
with his friend Wiley Post, had lost
his life In an airplane crash near
Point Barrow, Alaska, an outpost.
iu.m wie anniversary
with few ceremonials.
Rupert Hughes, chairman of the
California section of the national
committee preparing a memorial to
Rogers, said. "It would be morbid to
try to do much In the way of a pub.
Ho gathering on the anniversary of
Will Rogers' death." , ,
However, a memorial radio pro-
gram was plsnned at the Woman's
Club of Hollywood. William Farnum,
actor and friend of the cowboy com
edlsa, waa scheduled to present
short eulogy and to conduct a pro
gram of Rogers' favorite songs. Jamea
E. Shoemaker, prealdent, and mem
bera of the Oklahoma State Society
were to be guests of honor.
Hughes said the national committee
haa received about 260,000 to use aa
a memorial for Rogers. Of thst
amount, he declared. California con
tributed 40,0O0.
' A million-dollar actors' hospital at
Saranao, New York, haa been dedl
eated to Rogers, he said, and there
hss been a 1500,000 fund donated for
its upkeep.
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DELEGATES FIGHT
SALT LAKE CITY. Utah, Aug. 15.
( UP ) Governor Henry H. Blood
was renominated at a wild Demo
cratic state convention here tonight
which wss enlivened by two fist
fights.
Blood was nominated on the first
ballot with 447 votes to 353 for Dr.
Herbert B. Maw, state senator.
Xn a statement following his nom
ination. Blood thsnked his supporters
and said "I predict the re-election
of President Roosevelt," -