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WASHINGTON, Oct. 33. Some em
inent unofficial Republicans, who lost
hope two -weeks o, have found It
again. Their enthusiasm Is now In the
process of a
strong revival.
Nothing has
changed the slt
u a t 1 o n very
much, but their
chances In New
York, Pennsylva
nia and Illinois
have been devel
oping. Money Is
coming In better.
Also there Is the
sustained Lin
don majority In
the much-debat
ed Literary Digest poll, the final fig
ures of which will shortly suggest o
popular Landon plurality.
, The revival li so extensive It even
Includes hopes of carrying California,
causing the hurried trip of Governor
Land on to that state.
Political guessing Involves the same
elements of risk as a horse race. Not
even the trainers guess right much
more than SI per cent of the time.
But they are supposed to know a
little more about It than anyone
else, and their Judgment about most
of the states la now settled. Inas
much as the raoe Is more than half
run, they bare something more than
past performance records to work on.
Detailed reports are pouring Into
both headquarters. Statistical analy
ses oan be checked and double
ahecksd wttb old heads out In the
various states, mostly in the news
paper business. Straw polls, t-ympo
e turns and sample ballots have pro
ceeded fix enough to furnish sub
stantial B.asis for the conservative
bettor. 1
So, if you must bet, the following
thumb-natl analysis of three highly
disputed stair (and subsequent
election betting suggestions which
will be published hereafter in this
space) may be considered better
than moet and as good as any.
Illinois Landon'a d owns t ate ma
jority today would possibly run from
117.000 to 130,000 votes. No worth
while line Is yet available on Cook
county (Chicago). President Roose
velt carried It last time by 330,000.
If the Kelly-Nnsh machine can do
as well for him this time, the state
(Continued on Page Eight.)
POISON PUT IN MILK
OF HOLLYWOOD SINGER
HOLLYWOOD, Cel.. Oct. 33. (API
The police homicide squsd started
an inquiry today into reports that
poison add had been Injecwd into
s bottle of milk left on regular de
livery at the doorstep at the home
of Mrs. Vera Parker, Hollywood psy
chic and radio "blues" singer.
Mrs. Parker, whose professional
name Is Vera Blakcley. Is the moth
er of three children. 6 tp 13 years
of age. The milk was for the chil
dren. BOY MAY LOSE FOOT
IN HUNTING MISHAP
SrLVTOTON. Oct. 23. (API Doc
tors attempted today to save the foot
of 17-year old Orval Dunnlgsn.
whose gun exploded while he was
hunting, mangling his foot.
SIDE GLANCES
by
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Hugo Langs attempting, over the
telephone, to Instruct a ldy In the
proper teobsiqut of driving an auto,
and tan into Mrtc-u difficulties
pushing Imaginary olutohc-s, shifting
Imaginary gears, and the like.
Mrs. KalWD Strsfler, formerly Dor
othy Sid. daily making the round
af th orriM i whJob she works, In
quiring what aeh hd for dinner the
day efor. in gt some new ideas
on what to cook.
Glen "Walter Raleigh" Harrison
gallantly rescuing a damsel In dis
tress, taring her the work of walk
ing home r.y hauling her there on
his bicycle.
Howard Scheffel stopping to chew
the fat with an acquaintance on the
.Mdewalk. brmpir,? his o!g cedsn to t
ffop in :h street and another motor
i?t not UKiv.g the Idea, nouble-park-ing
alongside to heckle Howard, who
pflid him no attention.
fc'nlsrart Oops Joe Wood and Hush
Hamlin d!?cussing the deplorable con
etltjon of the flag atop the court -house,
and getting the horselaugh
from a pawing Demoem: for their
over:ehi m not blaming It on the
e:lcrcd Dtmoeratlc impoverishment
of the country.
THROAT INFECTION
THREATENS IMPAIR
CANDIDATES VOICE
El Paso Crowd Disappointed
By Failure Of Candidate
To Appear-Next Engage
ment In Oklahoma City.
EL PASO, Texas, Oct. 33. (AP)
Oov. Air M. Landon, Republican
presidential candidate, was ordered
by Dr. Prank Schuster here to re
main In bed.
Dr. Schuster, who Was called aboard
the Sunflower Special train here, told
the governor the throat Infection he
Is suffering might spread to the
larynx and temporarily destroy his
voice, unless he rests.
The doctor declined to permit the
candidate to appear before a crowd
that had anticipated a platform
speech here.
Governor Landon's Sunflower Spec
give eight per cent of the popula
te! arrived here at 0:15 a. m. (MST)
today and was greeted by a cheering
crowd. The train left at 9:30 a. m.
Sees County Chairman
During the operating stop at El
Paso In trsdltlonally Democratic
Texas, County Chairman Walter H.
Chase conferred briefly with -the
nominee.
j. Reuben Clark, former ambassa
dor to Mexico, praised settlement of
the United States-Mexico boundary,
and denounced "Imperialism both In
Individuals and nations.'.'
Clark represented Landon as "the
Ideal man for president."
As cries of "We want Landon"
arose, Clark said ho brought "greet
ings and best wishes" and the hope
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OF 64,424 SHOWN BY
REGISTRATION TOTALS
SALEM, Oct. 33. (AP) With the
report of the last county, Grant, re
ceived the secretary of state an
nounced today the total registration
for Oregon wss 646,034. Republicans
listed 288,791, Democrats 347,141, and
all others 10.102.
Compared to the general election
registration of two years ago, the
total Increase, was 81 .643 voters. The
Democrats showed an even larger
Increase with 84.424, while the Re
publicans reported a loss of 3.567
voters. . .
The 1936 registrations set a new
high record, exceeding the previous
high mark in 1032 by 59.888. In 1032
the registration was 488.146. of wnicn
319,840 were Republicans and 154,
466 were Democrats.
Grant county, which has held up
computation of final figures reported
a total bf 3650 registered, or wnicn
2376 were Republicans, 1322 Demo
crats and all others 52.
ATTEMPT FAILS
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. M. ;p
Rear Admiral Harry O. Hamlet, fed
eral maritime commission represen
tative, went ahead today with plans
to start hearings In the employer
employe dispute Involving Pacific
ooast waterfronts, after indicating at
tempts to effect a one-year truce had
failed.
Hamlet said he would start hear
Ing next Monday, when the maritime
commission officially comes Into ex
istence. Shipowners at first ftgreed to the
year's truce, Hamlet ssld In a state
ment last night, but the unions ask
ed certain changes in the old work
ing agreements, after which the ship
owners requested that the matter
"go alone to an Investigation of the
entire situation as originally prom
ised by the maritime commission."
John C. Trefre n, a resident of
Rogu River for the paxt 35 years
parsed away yftrday evening at the
a ge of A 1 . He was born at Nor fch
Loup. Neb.. October 20, 188.
lVaides his mother, Mrs. Tnomae
Owens of Rogm River, he leaves
two brothers, J. H. Trefren, Rogue
River and E. T.( of Susanville, Cal.
The remains will be taken to Rogue
River by Conger Funeral Parlors
where wrviees will be held at 10:00
a. m. Saturday. Interment win be
in the Rogue River cemetery.
JOHN C. TREFREN OF
ROGUE RIVER PASSES
Sues Coughlin
A bill asking the removal of Fathsr
Charlea E. Coughlin a president of
his National Union for Social Jus
tice and of other trustees for the
appointment of receiver was filed
In a Detroit court by John H. O'Don
nell (above) of Pittsburgh, a mem.
bar of the organization. (Associated
Press Photo)
TUTTLE SENTENCE
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Passing of sentence upon' A. L,
Tuttle, a former California Oregon
Power company salesman, employed
for a time in the Ashland stote of
the company, charged with forgery,
was taken under advisement by Cir
cuit Judge H. D. .Norton, this morn
ing, following a hearing in court.
Tuttle la alleged to have Issued
spurious checks In the sum of 1A1
In this city, negotiated second mort
gages upon mortgaged goods, and en
gaged in what his attorney, Victor A.
Tengwald designated as 'a, financial
orgy.'
His wife and two children are now
In Chicago with relatives.
Tuttle discharged by the power
concern, was offered a second chance.
It developed, when he became further
financially involved. .
The court said It was reluctant to
"send a man to the penitentiary, with
no previous record, for offenses In
volving money," and commented,
"this court cannot be used as a col
lection agency for creditors. They
cannot threaten a criminal prosecu
tion, for failure to pay."
Both Tuttle and his attorney, ex
pressed hope that If given a chance,
restitution 'could be made. On some
claims payments have been made, or
goods returned.
tn extenuation of Tut tie's predica
ment, Attorney Tengwald, said he
had been worried by the death of
both his parents near Roseburg four
years ago, loss of position, and fin
ancial troubles.
The court also continued the sen
tencing of Edward M. Hopkins, and
George H. Elliott, each charged with
the theft of autos, in this city, to
provide further time to determine
their criminal records, If any.
Klliott la charged with theft of an
auto belonging to the Brill Metal
Works, and Hopkins with theft of
the H. J. Wltte auto, the past ten
days.
TAXI CRASH INJURY
L. W. Marshall of this city filed s
personal damage suit yesterday In
circuit court for 13500 person si In
Jury and $63 for physician service
against the Yellow Taxi company of
this city aa the result of an auto
accident on August 30 In which Mar
shall sustained the severing of the
little finger of his left hand.
The complaint alleges that a taxi,
driven by le Smith, collided with
the auto driven by Marshall at Wesi
fourth and Orape streets, causing
the Marshall auto to overturn, In
flicting bruises and the loss of Mar
ahall'a finger. Reckless and negligent
handling of the taxi la alleged In
the complaint.
Bourbon Caravan
Off To Rogue Elk
Jackson county Democratic caravan
heads tonight for Rogue Elk rsort.
h! at- 8 o'dok all loral cndt
dates will sddress voters of Trail snd
urospct.
Candidates scheduled to speik are
District Attorney George A. Codding:
James Stevens and Ralph O. Steven
son, candidates for the state legisla
ture; Ralph E. Sweeney, for county
treasurer; L. H. Hansen, for assessor;
Clarence B, Pan key. for clerk, and
Ralph Jennings, for commissioner.
The Jamea Stevens glee club wUl sing
ROOSEVELT SEES
IN NEWENGLANO
Hartford Told Prosperity
Back To Stay Increase
In Payrolls And Jobs Cited
Cheered By Throngs.
WITH ROOSEVELT MOTORCADE
IN CONNECTICUT. Oct. 22. (P)
Hailing "happier" times ano pledging
federal aid for flood control. Presi
dent Roosevelt carried his re-election
drive In New England down a nun.
dred-mlle stretch of Connecticut val
ley today with thousands of citizen;;
In half a dozen towns ohtorlng him
along the way.
After telling a great crowd In Hart
ford that "prosperity" was back and
was "here to stay." the president be-
gsn his second all-day motor trip
down a rolling and curving two-lane
highway, toward Stamford.
There, he was to re-board his spe
cial train which he left at the state
cspltol, and start back to Washing
ton. The president's first stop after leav
ing Hartford was at Mlddletown.
where he spoke briefly, from his cat
Pledges Flood Hollef.
As at Hartford, the president said
he was glad to get a first hsnd ldi
of what the "terrible" spring flood!
had done In the valley and pledged
his administration to do- Its shale
toward controlling them.
"Your government la very much
alive to the flood problem." he sala.
"It's a happier Connecticut I como
back to than It was In 1032," he said.
"I don't particularly like f'gurcs, but
In this stste employment In the city
of Hartford alone Is 45 percent great
er this year than It was In 1D33.
'Aggregate payrolls aro 3 percent
greater than the spring of 1033
Twenty-three thousand workers have
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OF
DETROIT, Oct. 33. yp United
States Senator Jamea Cousens. In
dependent Republican of Michigan,
died today alter undergoing an op
eration to relieve uremic poisoning.
He was 64 years old.
Couzens, who had served tn the
senate since 1933, died at 4:30 p. m.
(eastern standard time) without re
gaining consciousness from the op
eration In which surgeons removed
an obstruction that had contributed
to his condition.
His family was at the bedside when
he died.
The Independent Republican sen
ator, whole large personal fortune
grew from his early association with
Henry Ford In the automobile busi
ness, had suffered from a kidney dis
order for several years.
IGNORING STOP SIGN
BRINGS FINE FOR TWO
David E. Wilson and CUffoid It.
Conrad, both of th Central Point
district, charged with failure to stop
at a highway Intersection were each
fined $1 and costs In justice court
yesterday, upon pleas of guilty. '
Both men were charged with fall
ure to atop their autos while driving
onto the Pacific highway from a lat
eral road, north of central Point.
Income Shares
Marylsnd Fund, bid 110.23: asked
111.19.
Quarterly Income, bid 11-60, asked
1 96.
YOUTH MURDERS FATHER
ON 'ORDER FROM HEAVEN'
JACKSONVILLE, rie.. Oct. 23.
(OP) Emory Dean. 33-year-old for
mer California CCO worker, confess
ed last night, according to police,
that he murdered his father after n
"divine visitation ordering me to mix
our blood."
Detectives claimed tht the youth
confessed plunging a knife into the
throat of his father, Oeorge W. Du.
60. while the older man iept. The
alleged confession was given after
poll re had questioned Dean for an
hour.
The youth was arrested when ne
returned to hla father's room where
police a few minutes earlier had
found the parent dead.
Reconstructing hla story, detectives
ld young Dean purchased the knife
last night and took H to bed with
Skull Of Infant
Cracked by Blow
From Dad's Fist
LOS A....OELES. Oct. 33. (UP)
Prank Provost. 35, was held In
Jail today while doctors worked to
save the life of his tf-months-old
daughter, Virginia, whom he as
ierteoly struck with his fist be
cause she would not stoy crying.
The tiny girl lay In a semi-conscious
condition In general hos
pital, her head apparently cracked
by the blow.
The mother, Mrs. Bertha Mae
Provost, swore to the complaint
charging her husband with "ad
ministering unjustifiable punishment."
ICE MARCH OF 1933
WASHINGTON. Oct. 33. (AP)
Secretary Perkins estimated today
0.000,000 unemployed had found In
dustrial Jobs since March, 1033.
The labor department chief based
her estimate on figures collected by
the bureau of labor statistics from
samples taken from the payrolls of
nil principal Industries.
Employment In September in
creased by 355,000 over August the
sixth successive monthly gain, she
said. Weekly payrolls In September
were $3,500,000 greater than In au
gust.
At the same time. Miss Perkins
expressed hope Pacific coast ship
owners and maritime workers would
reach a new agreement without a
strike.
The employment report showed
industrial . payrolls bad Increased by
more than 1,000,000 workers in the
year ended October 1, Miss Perkins
said, white payrolls had risen in the
year nearly $32,000,000 weekly. ,.
Manufacturing employment, she
said, now stood at 00.6 percent of
lta 1033-35 average, the highest point
since June, 1030,
SALEM, Oct. 22. (AP) Most eco
nomic panaceas such as the Town
send old age pension plan, the eharc
the -wealth plan, the triple A and
others fall because they do not dis
tinguish between money and wealth,
W. C. Jones, professor of economics
at Willamette university, said In a
forum discourse here.
The Townsend plan, he said, falls
to make the distinction for It would
give eight per cent of the popula
tlon $34,000,000,000 a year to be con
verted immediately Into goods and
services. But, he said, the greatest
uggregate wealth this country has
ever produced, $70,000,000,000, means
30 per cent of the wealth would be
In the hands of eight percent re
quiring a 80 percent tax of all pro
duction. The aha re -the -wealth plan falls to
consider there Is not as much as
$3,000 to $5,000 per person wealth
in this country, but only $676 per
person. Professor Jones said.
Of the triple A proposal, Jones said
"It Is a marvelous plan for the
farmers; that of transferring money
from the pockets of city folks to
the pockets of country folks."
Concluding, he said, "There Is no,
substitute In economic organisation
under a democracy for an Intelligent
citizenship." Other points urged by
the speaker were elimination of war,
control of the business cycle, and
utmost development of productive
capacities of the people.
. Foot haH FlnaT"
At Columbus: Clemson, 10; South
Carolina. 0.
him. Later, they said, the father
cams In and retired In the same bed
where the son was skeptng Shortly
after, they aald the youth confessed,
the son arose, picked up the knife
from beneath a pillow and plunged
It Into his father's throat.
Neighbors discovered J he slaying
and railed police. Half an hour after
detectives arrived the son returned,
explaining he "had left to get a bowl
of soup.
Detectives, however, said they found
the atlll blood? knife In his pocket
Under questioning, they aald, be
described a "divine visitation in
which the Lord commanded me to kill
my father." The vision appeared to
him, they quoted the youth aa say.
lug. while ho was a member of a CCC
camp in San Diego, Cai.
E
Rebel Warships Ordered To
Sink Russian Ships Carry
ing Arms To Spanish
Government Defenders.
(By the Associated Press.)
Insurgents poked a new spearhead
toward Madrid's fortified city limits
today as diplomats of politically op
posite nations rumbled fresh threats
over Spanish neutrality.
Spanish Insurgents, pressing re
lentlessly on Madrid from a long
western front, were reported todoy to
have ordered their warships to sink
any Russian vessels carrying arms to
the government defenders.
President Manuel A?ana already Is
In Barcelona, the Cataloutaji capi
tal, and there have been numerous
Indications the whole government
will shortly move there.
Meanwhile, with 10,000 persona re
ported held In Mndrld ss hostages.
Informed Paris sources predicted
French warships would evacuate any
government officials who desire to
leave 'Iho capital, aa well ns refugees
Disordered government troops fell
back behind Improvised barbed-wire
entanglements, Just outside 10 miles
from the capital, at Mostoles, after
fascists moved strong forces Into cap
tured Navalcarnero, "key city" of
Madrtd'a vital defenses.
In London, where the diplomatic
conflict rose anew, Gorman and Ital
ian representatives struck out at Rus
sians sympathetic to the socialist
Spanish administration, The nazl
and fascist diplomats Intimated their
nations would spring Into action If
the soviet dumped overboard the 37-
natlon agreemt to Isolate the bloody
civil war on the peninsula.
Germany, too, answered Russian
charges of assisting Spanish Insurg
ents by accusing the soviet of ship
ping planes, guns and nmmunltion
to-the Madrid socialists,
ALLOWED LIBERTY
Albert Cowan, Jacksonville youth,
held in the county Jail for the past
four months on a charge of assault
with ft dangerous weapon upon George
Hilton, Jacksonville marshal was freed
late yesterday when, upon recom
mendation of the district attorney's
office, the charge was reduced to
slmplo assault and battery.
Cowan entered a plea of guilty to
the lesser charge In Justice court and
was fined $5 and costs, the sentence
applying on the time he has already
served.
A contributing factor In the pro
ceedings, was the fact that Cowan, a
trusty, during an attempted Jatlbrcak
last September, had assisted Jailer
Ingllng In a battle with two prison
ers, and was Instrumental In thwart'
Ing the desperate Jail break attempt.
Cowan was charged with hitting
Marshal Hilton with a salt-cellar dur
ing an argument In Jacksonville. The
official was in the hospital for sev
eral days suffering from head Injury,
but now haa fully recovered. There
was no evidence that cowan, In the
stuck had used any weapon but his
fists.
SOUTHERN PAC. PLACES
HUGE ORDER FOR RAILS
BIRMINGHAM. Ala., Oct. 23 (tJP)
A $1,300,000 order for ateel rails.
bringing an order backlog m the Birm
ingham area to more than $5,000,000.
was placed with a United States Steel
subsidiary here today by the South
ern PaciMo railroad.
S. J. Brown, general agent for th
Southern Pacific, announced he had
placed an order for 30,133 tons of
steel rails. Involving an outlay of
approximately $1 .300,000,
' The order went to the Tennessee
Coal. Iron & Railway company, Unf ed
States steel subsidiary which last
week announced a $30,000,000 expan
sion program to handle the greatest
rush of orders of post-depression
years.
HUNTER FOUND DEAD
FROM STRAY BULLET
VERNAL. Utah, Oct. 33. !AP
Lawrence Burton Med to death In
the mountains north of eastern Utah
sfter he was struct by a strnjf bullet
from a deer hunter's rifle.
Hunting companions found him
slumped against a tree.
Identity of the person firing tne
fatal shot was not identified,
fatal shot was not determined.
Azana Quits Madrid
Sss Jl J
Hx AA - V :
At Fascist Insurgents .truck close
to Madrid, Manuel Azana (above),
president of Spain, rushed from the
capital to Barcelona as report. In'
creased that government leader,
were preparing to flee the city.
Officials aald Azana'. trip was the
flrat of a "series of tours" to rally
government .dominated territory.
(Associated Pres. Photo)
F.
20 YEAR STRETCH
IN STATE PRISON
From a wheeled stretcher, In cir
cuit court this morning, Harold J.
Paughty, 30, of Longvtew, Wash., was
sentenced to state prison terms total
ing 30 years, on charges of assault,
Assault with a dangerous weapon, and
grand larceny, by circuit Judge H. D.
Norton,
on all counts.
Faughty, wounded In an attempted
break from county Jail last Septem
ber, Is paralysed tn the lower limbs
and was brought from Sacred Heart
hospital In an ambulance to receive
sentence the seme as given Buff
Marshall, also of Long view, Wash,
hla companion In crime, and the at
tempted Jail break. The pair were
held for staging a series of hold-ups
at Phoenix last August. Marshall Is
now In the state penitentiary.
Informed by the court, that he was
entitled to a 48 hour respite, before
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BONNEVILLE LINE
SALEM. Oct. 33. P) Tranimls
ton of clcctrlo power from the Bon
nevllle dam directly south to a point
cast of Salem and then connecting
with present lines near the capital
city, rather than direct to Portland
aa had been proposed, will be the
recommendation of the Oregon pub
llo utilities commissioner to Gover
nor Msrtln.
Commlsjloner Prank O. McColloch
with his engineer, T. O. Russell, will
present the governor ft report within
the next few days on the territory
now served by public utility power
companies, accompanied by the only
map made to date of electrification
within the state. The report and maps
are the. result of months of study.
The governor previously stated it
was his desire that the main trans
mission lines from Bonneville be
constructed by the federsl govern
ment, and it Is with that In mind
that he requested the details.
L-G01
TO AERO MEET
A, H, Banwell, manager of the
Jackson County Chamber of Com
merce, wilt leave this evening for
Portland where tomorrow noon he
will attend a meeting of the North -west
Aviation Planning council. Mr.
BsnwIl will represent Oregon under
appointment by Oov. Charles H.
Martin.
Tomorrow's meetng will prepare
the program for the meetng of all
northwest aviation Interests to be
held In Portland In December. Other
aviation matters are to be dlacuftsed.
many of them of Importance -to Med
ford and other southern Oregon
rlttfs, Mr. Banwell said.
Others to attend tomorrow's meet
ing sr Dr. Raymond Btaub, Port
land physician and regional director
ernor of the National Aeronautic aa
fense; Harry K. Cot Kay, Oregon gov
ernor ofthe National Aeronautic as
sociation; Allan Ore n wood, inspect
or for the Oregon state board of
aeronautics; N. It. 8. Graham, rep
resenting Idaho; William O. Fergu
son, representing Montana; and J
A. Ford, representing Washington.
PUC RECOMMENDS
ENTAILSJG 1
Treasury Expects To Have
Regulations, Forms In
Readiness For Approval
Within Next Two Months.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 33. ) The
treasury gradually 1. perfecting ar
rangements to collect taxes under th.
old ago pension section of the social
security act; but the assignment of
account numbers to 30.000,000 work
ers covered by the law haa yet to be
gin.
The government printing offices
worked today on the proposed forms
under which one per cent at the af
fected employes' wages and one per
cent of the employere' payrolls will
be collected for 1037. Treasury offi
cials ssld the regulations and forms
probably would not bo approved or
made publlo until lata November or
December.
Collections most likely will be on
a monthly basis, It was said, with the
assessment for January falling due
the laat of February. Hundred, of
inquiries have come in already from
the 3.500.000 employers estimated to
be affected.
Collectors in the 84 Internal rev
enue districts are busy listing the
employers. The names to data total
about a, 000,000. A call to register
voluntary probably will be made.
Already spread over tour Washing
ton buildings and renting space In
Baltimore tor clerical work, the se
curity board haa prevailed upon the
postofflos department to undertake
the atupendous workers' registration,
task. Board officials aald that with
this help they can avoid building an
tmneceasnrlly large machine.
Tha board's staff of several thou
sand la expected to be greatly en
longed however, when the wag rec
ords and account number tor pen -ston
purposes are finally brought to
gether here.
Postal attaches aald no actual plan
tor the Job ha been drawn.
ROGUElORESTFLAZE 1
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SMOKER HELD CAUSE
The fire got out of control this
afternoon and 100 additional fire
fighters were- sent to the area,
forest service headquarters here
reported. .
A forest fire wea being fought to
day In tha Buck basin In tha Elk
Creek district about eight mUei west
of Union Creek. It covered between
17. end 30 acres and was one of the
largest biases to occur In the Rogue
River national forest this year.
Cause waa attributed to the care
less tossing of a cigar or cigarette
stub Into the grass at the roaditde
The fire extended on both aide of
the Buurard Mine-Woodruff Meadows
road.
The fire waa discovered at 1 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. It was on tha
edge of the old Woodruff Meadows
burn of several years ago and waa
In an area of insgs and heavy brush
and close to valuable timber, the
forest service reported.
The blaee waa circled and held In
check by 5 o'clock this morning, Dis
trict Ranger Jesse DeWltt, In char go
of the flreflghtlng crew, reported.
He aald the fire could be held In
control unless a wind developed.
Working In shifts since yesterday
afternoon. 100 blister rust control
workers and CCC men from Apple
gate and South Fork have been fight
ing the blare. They were using a
tractor and three pumpa In addition
to other equipment. It waa expected
the entire crow would be kept on
the Job until tomorrow morning it
least.
A mastadon skull weighing more
than 700 pounds haa been unearthed
by Carl Ooettche on the Bibb Its ranch
near Hlgglns, Texas,
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