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Thirty-First Year
By PAUL M.U.LON
(Copyright, 1936. by Paul Mallon.)
WASHINGTON. Sept. 8. 7 he army
generals, who look on the Spanish
civil war solely as another technical
military problem
are figuring the
rebels "Vlll win.
They have
th'-ught for some
days now It
would he only a
question of time
until the govern
ment forces col
lapse. Their theory
has beqn that
victory would be
won by the side
able to. mass the
largest force of regular! 7 trained
troops not those rawest recruits you
have seen fumbling wjth suns for
the movie news reels.
In the early dayi of the rovlutlon.
there was some doubt about the al
legiance of the enlisted personnel of
the Spanish army. The officers were
mostly rebel aymp&thtzera, but there
was a grave question how long tbey
could continue to rely on their men.
Recent rebel victories In the north
settled that question.
No reason now la seen why the
tebela cannot roll up and defeat the
government forces, one by one. In
tbe north and pinch off Madrid In a
"nutcracker" movement.
Note stato department diplomatic
reporta confirm tin Impression of In
stability at Madrid. For fu.ly a week
authorities have been sUKyln, the
poslbllltlea of governmental collapse.
President Roosevflt ha noon-working
harder lately than since those
early New Deal days of the banking
crlsla. For two doys before he left
on his trip he was In almost con
tinuous conferences In preparation of
bis semi-annual budect statement.
Tbe train ride afforded no oppor
tunity for rest, and Involved longer
snd harder hours than the usual
campaign trips. In which the candi
dates are generally protected as much
as possible from ihe strain. Then,
the night he returned, ho chose to
make a radio speech.
Those who have followed the presi
dent's method closely have i.otea that
he has developed a personal system
which has enabled Sim " protect
himself increasingly from the wear
and tear of office For me thing,
be has an ability to concentrate on
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EMBEZTUNGDEPUTY
GETS mOOO FINE
OREGON CITY. Sept. 8. P Dave
Palmblad. former Clackamas county
deputy tax collector, was fined 30.
000 and sentenced to five years In the
state penltentlsry today by Circuit
Judge E. C. Latourctte.
Palmblad had pleaded guilty to
embezzling S15.000 In tax money. His
fine was In accordance with tho re
quirement that the flno be twice the
amount taken. Ho was to be taken
to Salem thts afternoon.
SIDE GLANCES
by
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Various of the citizenry calling In
frantically to get Vern Cannon, city
hall Janitor, to forgoshsakes turn
the American flag Hack rlght-slde-up
on top of the building after It had
Mown In Inverted position all morn
ing and half the afternoon.
Al Smith and Larry Tolle out
mooting Als new .30-'O8 rifle yes
tlddy afternoon, and being careful
to shoot below the horizon so they
wouldn't have to duck the bullets,
which Al thinks would probably cir
cle the earth and hit him In the
bick of the head.
Pro" McPherson at the goff club
Monday trying to talk to nine people
all at once, answer the telephone,
sell a gent two golf bals. keep his
elbow out of the spilled bottle of
pop, and swat the fly that was at
tempting to settle on his bald konk.
Hugh Rankin being the recipient
of some pretty uncordlol netghbor
tlness. when residents near his home
saw him crawling through the win
dow of his home (he'd lost his key),
assumed he was a burglar, and set
tbe dog on him.
Bay Frlsble ilmplng around with
a swollen knee after trying to knock
a cow off te highway near Esgle
Point last night.
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BOOSTS TOLL IN
257 Deaths Attributed To
Highway Smashups 20
Drown 12 Die In Air
planes 4 On Railroads.
(By the Associated Press.)
Accidents over the Labor day week
end took a toll' of at least S04 Uvea
over the nation, of which 257 were
attributed to mishaps on the high
ways, a survey disclosed today.
New high travel records were set
In many sections of the nation as
holiday celebrants taxed transporta
tion facilities in most states.
Prom coast to coast there were re
ports of greater travel than in any
year since 1929. and one eastern rail
road announced lta business "35 per
cent greater than In any other year."
Coast Travel Boosted.
Railroad and highway traffic of
ficers on the west coast ' estimated
the travel Increase at 25 percent over
last year.
Highway accidents resulted In ai
least 357 deaths, while 30 persons
drowned, 12 died in airplanes, four
were killed by trains, four by falls,
and seven by other accidental causes.
California led the nation In acci
dental deaths with 29 killed on high
ways, four drownings and a boy who
was caught In a wringer.
Pennsylvania was a close second
with 25, Including 11 dead In traffic
accidents, 10 In the burning of an
airplane after it crashed near Pitts
burgh Saturday night,' two by drown
ing and two by other causes. " ;
(By the Associated Press.)
Week-end automobile fatalities as
reported by states were:
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CCC CREW IS CALLED
TO AID STATE PATROL
. BATTLE PROMT FIRE
Forty men from the WJmer CCC
camp and a state patrol were this
afternoon battling a fire across the
Big Applegate river north of Provolt.
The fire was discovered at 11
o'clock this morning and shortly
afterward the district fire warden's
office here received an emergency
call for CCC help. The blaze, the
office told, was spreading fast. Whila
details were not Immediately procur
able, the warden's office said there
was some timber on the burning
tract.
State patrols were called to put
out two fires yesterday. One cov
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Fair Visitor Shot
In Leg By Own Gun
SALEM, Sept. 8. (pi Charles H.
McLean of Roseburg marred his visit
to the state fair yesterday when he
accidentally shot himself while get
ting into his car. He was taken to
a local hospital where It was reported
the wound In ht leg was superficial.
Mar J or le Rowe, 18. of Corvatlls fell
In the "Pun House" on the fair
grounds and was taken to the hos
pltnl with a fractured shoulder.
Treatment of 38 minor injuries was
provided at the first aid station at
the fair.
G.O.P. Committee Called
To Map Final Campaign
CH1CAOO, Sept. 8. (AP) The ex
ecutive committee of the Republican
national committee waa called Into
session today to map strategy for the
final eight weeks ot the campaign:
A review of pronrew to date was
also arranged by National Chairman
John D. M. Hamilton, who convoked
the meeting.
Simultaneously, the national com
mittee Issued a formal statement
anent President Roosevelt's drought
Inspection trip and his Sunday night
radio sddress on the problem.
"Once again Governor Lsndon ( Re
publican presidential nominee) has
blared the wsy for effective national
leadership on a matter which the
Roosevelt New Deal has failed to
cope." it said. "The (drought) plans
now propovd by Mr. Rooeelt are
a:i adaptation of !ho outlined by
Oovrnor Lsndon in 1M4."
Clifford rinccot, forovtr governor
Wins Second
Eddie Simmons, 19-
year-old Med ford golfinj
star who blazed his nay L.
to the top In the south
ern Oregon northern
A
California championship
classic at the Rogue Val- 1
ley Golf course yesterday,
card In a sub-par 68 In
the morning round on
the par 7L course. Rill
Rosson, 17-year old Eu
gene bomber, faltered be
fore the almost superhu
man competition and
went down to defeat be
fore Simmons on the
11th hole of the after
noon round, 8 and 7 to
(jo. The victory was the
second for the blond
young Mid ford swinger.
he having . walked ofr
with the same crown by
brilliant . golf In 19.13
Experienced playera
watching Simmons' Ion;
true drives and his delicately limed
putting predicted freelv vesterdnv
that he will go far In golfing cirrles.
Ills victory came In a field of stars
of a magnitude never before asemb
led In Mrdford, with outstanding
golfers coming from all points In the
state and from northern California.
A story-book touch was added to
Simmons' victory when It was learn
ed from friends that he had not been
well during the entire tourner. and
had been advised by manr to seek
Ihe ndvlce of a physician.
DELAY RETURNING
JO CLASS ROOMS
Another summer vacation over, be
tween 2000 and 3000 Medford school
children took up their books and
presented themselves In classrooms
this morning as the opening day of
tho fall term got under way. In
complete reporta on registration show
2181 enrolled at noon today, with
distribution as follows: Senior high
school, 460; Junior high, 611; Jack
son, 275; Lincoln, 326; Roosevelt, 370,
and Washington, 343.
B. H, Hedrlck, superintendent of
city schools, emphasized the fact that
no conclusions as to final enrollment
can be made from these reports, as
a great many students are .working
in orchards and fruit packing houses,
and that many others are delaying
registration for various reasons. En
rollment was to continue throughout
the day. Registration at the senior
high school Is 350 short of what.lt
was at this time last year, Hedrlck
stated, but pointed out that the
largest number of students working
are In the high school and Junior
high school class age.
Pifty-five students from the Apple
gate district were scheduled to re
port at the Medford high school this
morning, but at noon only 30 had
registered. Last year the Applegate
students were divided up between
the Jacksonville and Grants Pass
schools, but the - larger percentage
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YOUTHS UNHURT WHEN
CAR SNAPS FIRE PLUG
SALEM. Sept. 8. UP) Two Cor-
vallls and an Albany youth, driving
an old model car, succeeded In break
Ing off a city fire hydrant and de
molishing their car here last night
without Injury to themselves.
Robert Alexander of Corvallla, driv
er of the car, Stephen Reed of Cor-
vallla and Junior Hamm of Albany
all received a good ducking In the
freak accident.
of Pennsylvania, was listed at Tope k a
for a conference Thursday with Gov.
Alf M. Landon.
Oovernor Landon told his press
conference at the Kansas capital tha?
the Itinerary for his next campaign
trip had not been completed.
The candidate, who celebrates hhv
49th birthday tomorrow, received to
day from William Ouggenhelme. hon
orary president of the International
Benjamin Franklin society, a bust of
Franklin. Ouggenhelm wrote Lan
don: "You will typify his patriotism,
thrift and economic sanity."
Governor Landon returned to To
ot k a from a Labor Day trip by train
last night from Wichita, where he
spoke before the American Legion
state convention, urging a "strong
will for peace." tolerance ot races
and religions, and a united labor
' 'struggle for blgher living stand
ard" a
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MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8,
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SETS NEW TOP SPEED;
LOS ANGELES, Sept 8. p) The
coveted Chsrlea E. Thompson trophy,
America s emblem of air speed su
premacy, rested today In the poseas
lon of Lieut. Michel' De troy at of
Prance,
De troy at, flying a special-built
Caudron-Ranault racer, which Co).
Roscoe Turner of America charged
was developed and paid for by the
French government, flashed over the
150 -mile course of IS ten-mile laps,
In record time of 364.261 miles an
hour.
His speed, which reached 301 miles
an hour in one lap, broke the rec
ord of 352.686 miles an hour hung
up In 1932 by America's Major James
H. Dooltttie.
Oetroyat's smashing victory, which
he stoutly denied was the fruit of
governmental subsidy, waa the high
spot of the official close of the 1936
national air show, acclaimed by pro
moters the greatest In lt blstory.
Only a 50-mile race for the 93,000
Shell cup trophy remained to be
raced todsy. The event was postponed
because of threatening fog over mu
nicipal airport yesterday.
LONG BEACH RATTLED
BY MORNING TEMBLOR
LONG BEACH, Cal., Sept. 8. (AP)
An earthquake rattling dishes but
causing no damage waa felt at 0:55
thl morning.
Anaheim, 12 miles csst of Long
Beach, also felt the shock. It waa
distinct but not strong enough to
csuse damage.
f .
Income Shares
Maryland Fund, bid 0.86; asked
10.86.
Quarterly Income, bid 1.74; asked
1.91.
Pear Markets
NEW YORK, Sept, 8. (AP-USDAi
Pear auctions; 62 cars arrived; S3
California, 9 Oregon, 4 Washington
unloaded; 38 on track; California
Bosc, 418 boxes 91.62$ 2,20. average
$1.03; Anjous. 380 boxes il.0V3.OB,
average 82.23; Bsrtletts. 31,567 boxes
$1.80 a 3.15. average S2.44; Oregon
Bartletts. 2480 boxes Si 6r 2.75. av
erage 92-321 1124 boxes fsncy 82.18a
2.40. average 8220; Washington Bsrt-
lftts, 720 boxes extra fancy $t
2.06. average $2.01; Flemish Beauties
016 box extra fancy 11.30 1.82, ar
erage 11.40.
CHICAGO. Spt. 8, (AP-USRA)
Pear auctions: 17 California, 6 Wash
ington arrived, 11 on track; 0 sold;
California Bartletta, 4628 boxes 61.78
i2.75, average 12.31; Bosc, 070 boxes
1.35 1.40. average $1-35; Washing
ton BsrtMte. 3"3 tynyps extra fane)
14042.I5, average 12 04; 301 boxes
fancy $190200. average 11.96.
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SUB-PAR GOLF TO
RECAPTURE TITLE
Medford Shot Maker Downs
Eugene Star 8 And 7 In
Final Of Southern Ore-
gon-No. California Classic
Eddie Simmons, IB-year old sen
sation of the Rogue Valley Golf
club, yesterday slammed through the
final match of the annual southern
Oregon -northern California champ
ionship against Bill Rosson of Eu
gene, carding a 68. three under par.
In the morning 16 holes, and fin
ishing strong to down his 17-year
old opponent, 8 and 7-to-go In the
aftrnopn test.
Rosson, who the day before had
reached his stride and downed Bob
Hammond, former champion of the
event, 4 and 3, outdrove Simmons
consistently, but his short worlc was
no match for tho blond Medfordite.
On the outgoing nine in the morn
ing Simmons carded a 33, three un
der par, while Rosson turned In a
37. On the second nine Simmons con
tinued his ftamlng performance,
carding a 95 on the par 34 stretch.
He got Into trouble on the 18th hole,
a par four, when he overshot the
green once, and then overshot It
again on the way back. He mlued
an eight foot putt, but sank his
nert shot,
Rosson Falters
Rosson, finishing the second nine
In the morning round, began to
falter badly after sticking close to
par for the first four holes. He took
straight fives on the last five for
40, to go aevea down to Simmons it
the turn.
In the afternoon round Simmons
purred on the way out with & 86,
while Rosson made a gallant try at
a comeback, making the nine In 85,
one under par. On tha 10th Sim
mons drove long and was on the
green In two for a short putt and
par white Reason took a four. On
the 11th Simmons bird ltd the psr
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PEARL ST. RESIDENCE
DAMAGED BY FLAMES
A one-atory frame houa occupied
by Mr. and Mri. Donald 8ee, at 040
Pearl atreet, waa badly damaged by
fire tbla afternoon. The roof waa
destroyed, the walla were acared and
the Interior of the kitchen waa dam
aged. ' Lobs waa estimated by Fire
Chief Roy Elliott at several hundred
dollars.
The house was set on fire by s
grsas blste,, origin of which was not
determined. The firs was discovered
and reported by Mrs. Jsmes S, Leeper
of S47 Pearl atreet. Mra. Sea was
reading In bed at the time. It took
about an hour to control the fire,
the recall alarm sounding at 3:40.
LOS ANOELE8. Sept. S UP) A
gusty wind puahed an erer-wldcning
front of fire down the dry, bruah
covered ilopea of Los Floree canyon
today, destroying at least 30 amall
mountain cabins.
The flames sre four miles from the
3.000.000 motion picture beach real
dences at Mallbu Beach.
Already 3.000 seres In the Msltftu
mountains, nine miles nortb of Ssnta
Monica, have been burned over.
The county forester's office report
ed 600 men are fighting the fire,
mostly Civilian Conservation corps
enrolleea,
99 Little Pigs
Take Long Trip
PORTLAND. Sept. . IIP) ft was
a long one-way ticket for 39 little
pigs 1.4S0 mllea, and by truck, too
John Walken, Rapid City, S. D
farmer, aald he decided to sell the
pigs In Portland because this point
was paying as high a market price
as sny market and he could load his
doubla-decker with potatoes and fruit
for the return trip.
Drought Refugees
Seen In Klamath
KLAMATH PALLS. Sept. . UP,
Ten carloads of Nebraska drought
refugees stopped here briefly yester
dav fn route to California.
Each car carrlrd fluttering ban
nert, "We wunt work.'
Open Only 5 More Days
j'ull United
1936
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Plump And Jolly Heir To
Throne Plights Troth With
Smart Dressing Nobleman
Date Not Announced.
(Copyright, 1036, by the Associated
Press)
THE HAGUE. The Netherlands.
Sept. 8. A holiday romance In Swit
zerland waa climaxed today by tho
royal announcement that plump and
Jolty Juliana, heir to The Netherlands
throne, will wed a German prince.
He la Bernhard Du Llppe-Blester-fe4d,
a sfart dresser, and expert lin
guist and an ardent devotee of sports.
Juliana, too, loves the athletic life.
Tennla her forte.
The dat for the wedding was not
announced.
When Juliana and the prince ar
rived at the royal palaca here from
the summer residence near Scheven
ingcn, they were cheered by large
crowds aa they drove through the
streets.
' Flags were flown from publlo build
ings and residences throughout the
city.
Matchmakers Active
Juliana, who Is 37 years old, two
yeara older than the nobleman who
is to become her prince consort, fre
quently has been the object of solici
tude for Dutch matchmakers.
They linked her name romantically
for a time with that of King Ed
ward VIII of England aa one ox tho
five princesses -eligible" to Wed the
British monaroh.
But Prince Bernhard and Princess
Juliana met and fell In lore during
(Continued on Page Eight.)
SAN SEBASTIAN FAILS
TO SECURE
(Copyright, 1036. by Associated Press.)
SAINT JEAN DE LUZ, Prance, Bept.
8. Hope of saving besieged San Se
bastian from anarchist-set flames all
but vanished tonight with the re
fusal of advancing rebels to grant
amnesty for the defenders In return
for quick surrender of the city.
Jose Ortega, son of San Sebastian's
governor, slipped Into France today
and e n 1 1 a t e d the aid of a
French leftist deputy who communi
cated the surrender proposal to a
French deputy of the right, repre
seating Basque rebels at Pamplona.
Spain.
His proposition met a flat refusal
San Sebastian waa reported In
seetlhng dissension among various
elements of government forces. Fight
ing In the atreots between Basque na
tlonaltsts, socis lists and anarchists
caused many residents to flee.
Four columns of rebels, meanwhile
advanced slowly without opposition
through the territory adjacent to San
Sebastian.
One column, which occupied Ren
teria, moved toward Fort Trlncherpe
the laat line of government defense
before the besieged city.
Pleas For World Peace
Mark Labor Day Talks
Br the Associated Pnaa
Pleas for world peace and unity
among American labor unions lay
before the nation today, as It pon
derod the speech-making that mark
ed Labor day,
Some excerpts from addresses by
well-known persons follow; -War
and peace:
Secretary of Stale Cordell Hull:
"We find today a lamentable absence
of appreciation by many responsible
and Influential ttatesmen that these
present warlike tendencies can only
lead to a world holocaust."
Governor Alf M. Indon: "We must
have the strong will' for peace. We
must be ready to sacrifice short-run
profits."
The schism In the A. P. of h.i
Governor Landon: "It Is to be
hoped that organized labor may con
tinue lta part In the atruggle for
higher living standards, snd to be
reslly effective it must oe uniteo.
William Green, president of the
American Federation of labor; "The
enemlfa of labor will be the only
beneficiaries of division, discord and
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Portland Fireman
Gallops 28 Miles
To Win $20 Wager
PORTLAND. Sept. 8. (P) It
probably will be quite some time
before attaches at a Portland fire
station put up hard cash against
At O. Dunn's chance of performing
a specified physical feat such as
trotting 28 miles.
The 37-year-old Irishman, who
opined In a casual conversation
that he could run from Portland
to Woodland, Wash., without stop
ping, went the equivalent distance
around Portland'a Swan Island
airport and pocketed an even 920.
The major penalty blistered feet,
The unheralded run had but
few witnesses at tho start but the
finish, five hours and 45 minutes
later, was seen by several hun
dred spectators. An airline am
bulance and nurse stood by.
3-DAY CONCLAVE
TO TALK DUTIES
The Oregon County Assessors' as
sociation opened a three-day aeaslon
here thle morning with 17 of the
expected 83 county assessors In at
tendance. Four assessors not seeking
re-election are not expected to at
tend. Tits meeting waa opened by an
addresa of welcome by County Judge
Earl B. Day of Jackson county, and
a response by E. L. Pope, assessor of
Clackamaa county.
Today's sessions called for a report
of ths .committee on asseumsnt of
city real estate, H. U. Welch of Port.
land, Multnomah county assessor,
chairman; and a report of the com
mittee on farm, grazing and timber
land assessments, Mrs. ' Margaret
PeetB, assessor of Sherman county.
chairman.
Thla evening ths visiting assessors
will be taken on a tour of 4ha Med
ford packing plants, with a visit to
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FOR ENTERING STORE
Three Medford boys, aged 8, 0 arid
11 yesrs. yesterday afternoon broke
their way into the Oroceteria No. 1
at the corner of Sixth and Central
streets and took soda pop, Ice cream,
candy, clgarettea, lunch meats and
other articles, It was revealed by city
police today, The boys will appear
before Judge Earl B. Day In Juvenile
court tomorrow.
The trio gained entranco Into the
store by kicking In ths wooden panel
of a rear door, while returning home
from a moving picture show at 5:30
In the afternoon, In broad daylight.
They were arrested by city police at
their homce thla morning. One or
the youtha confessed that he had also
stolen a flashlight and a wrist watch
the latter being taken from a local
drugstore.
San Francisco Fruit
SAN FRANOISCO, Bept. (.(API-
Pears were steady on good stock
Bsrtletts, 50-lb. boxes Lake county
1.40 (-1.50. few 1.60: choice sl.lSit
1.29, overrlpes 76c 11.00. Sonoma
county 60-lb. lugs, aooc !...
bitterness wfihln the family of or
ganlred labor."
Prank Morrison, A. T. of L. aeo
retary, aald John L. Lewla (leader of
10 "rebellloua" unions suspended
from the A. P. of L) will need "more
than the magic that takes the ran
bit out of the hat to organize the
unorganized."
Norman Thomas, socialist leader
"The tlrat wish of all aoclallsta for
the American workers la for a vlg
orous and united movement which
will forward Industrial unions among
tho unorganized workers."
Sari Browder, communist leader
"Thla Illegal action (suspension of
the Lewla unions) by the A. P. of
L executive council, Is a colossal
crime against the true Interests, the
further growth, snd the sll-embrsc
Ing unity of ths American working
class.
Other Issues:
Col. Prank Knox: The Roosevelt
administration "has passed laws oa
t.nnlhlv In tho Interests of labor
Ihr.t nvfii only f.iat Isixv will be
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Inexpensive Way
If Interested In bujlng Real
Fstate turn to the Classified
page of this newspaper. In case
you do not find what you want
try running an ndv. It's tha
quirk Inexpensive way.
No. 110.
T
EAGLE PT. GIVEN
Project To Cost Total Of
$16,364 Government,
To Grant $7,364 Must'
Submit Complete Plans.'
A telegram to the Mall Tribune to-
day from C. O. Hockley, state direc
tor for the PWA, announced spprov .
al of allotmont for the waterworks
Drolect at Enffle Point. Th fcul.
gram followa:
'Wli hi 1 1
.., nuBj iwtra iron
Washington approval of allotment for '
w.wrnotu project numoer uregoa
1008 located at ITturU Pnlnt Tfci
proval la for grant of 7368 snd an
ticipates a total cost for tho project
Of SI 6.364. It will be nereMftro a '
present as soon ss possible completed
pians, epeoiiicauona and estimate
after which thla project will be ad-
wtisea ior diob wnicn win be open
publicly. Contract will then be let
lowest reaDonslble bidder whMi
bid was nronerlv received at the
opening.
"C. O, Hockley, atate director,"
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8.P)Al.
lotments by the publlo works admin
latratlon today Included ths follow- -Ing
projects, covered by grants unless '
otherwise apectfled:
Oregon Eagle Point, waterworks.
7.364; Oakrldge, b ridge, U,S64:
Bend, auditorium and gymnasium, :
$11,430; Brooklnga, school, grant, 19,
737, loan, 15,100; North Powder, au- 1
dltorlmn and gymnasium, 19,000, . !
SEEK FOOD NEAR
FT.
PORT BRAQO, Calif.. Sept. 8.
(AP) A report that the fugitive Brit
brothers, sought for ths slaying of
three men, had been seen near Lock
port, 30 milts north, was received
here today by Constable P. A. Sten- -berg.
Stenberg Immediately dispatched
several men In efforts to apprehend
tha men and establish their Identi
ties. The constable said he was Inform- -
ed by Jack Ross, caretaker of an '
Idle lumber mill at Rockport, that
two roughly draascd men appeared al
hie place seeking food.
Mra. Roes thought that one of
ths men, who had heavy growths of '
beard, answered the description of
one of the Brlte brothers," Stenberg
declared.
Mrs. Rosa furnished one men with
food after he aald he waa a hungry
fisherman. He then rejoined hi
companion and ths two disappeared
Into the hills.
Stenberg aald Ross told him ths
men appeared aa though they had
been sleoplng In the open.
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Milton Bradshaw of ths Trail dis
trict, held In the county Jail tbe past
six weeks, on charge of attempted
assault with a dangeroua weapon, and
threatening the life of Sheriff Syd t.
Brown, when arrested, was scheduled ,
to enter a plea of guilty todsy before -
Circuit Judge H. D, Norton.
Sentence will be deferred, District
Attorney George A. fW";: .
pending further Investigation.
Bradshaw, a giant of a man, Is al-
leged to havo run amuck, during
neighborhood gathering, struck - a
neighbor with a atlck of wood, and
then fled to hla home after a rifle.
When Sheriff Brown and a member
of ths state police responded to sn
emergency aul, Bradshaw Is said to
have stood behind a tree, threatening
to shoot, and afterwards aurrendered,
first throwing hla rifle away, and
coming out Into the moonlight with
hla hands up. He la also alleged to ,
have become abusive and threaten
ing, after arrest.
A petition asklr-i; for leniency for
Bradahaw has been filed, the dis
trict attorney aald. It waa signed by
forty residents of tha Trail district.
Including some of those threatened
by Bradshaw.
The district attorney's office aald
one condition of the plea for cleme'
enoy was that he depart from Oregoo,j
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