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ut ght and Wednesday; not
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Temperature:
Highest yesterday . M
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Thirty-First Year
MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1936.
No. 187.
M
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I Mthys 1 ROOSEVELT
By PAUL MALLON
(Copyright, 1036, by Paul Mallon.)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8. Politician
will keep their eyes fixed election
night on the returns from New York.
There Is the weathervane. If the
president wins It,
bwtM you may go to
S ik1'"111 &m bed- Tne results
1 flkl should he con-
night.
Tii if ,t t anrinn
I tfJL- u 4 1 1 should happen
vo w ill biia otaw,
you will prob
ably never get to
bed. The elec
tion will be wide
open until the
last vote ts an
nounced.
What makes New York so Import
ant la not Its electoral votes, but the
fact that no expert ha been able
to work out a. practical winning com
bination for Landon without those
47 votes. Roosevelt can win without
New York, but Landon cannot.
Announcements regarding the na
tional outcome, therefore, are likely
to be made on the basis of the early
Empire state returns.
Once. In a very similar situation,
th nro New York key to an elec
tion situation did not work. Then,
as now, California was considered
such a certainty tbat It did not seem
to be worthwhile counting votes
there. When Hughes. In 1916, won
New York, announcements of his vic
tory were made: - But, next day, Wil
son won .California by about 4,000,
and the announcements were reversed.
last-minute check of the vital
states ha left even the experts at
opposing headquarters writhing on
the floor.
Consider Illinois, for example. The
ollclal calculators at both headquar
ters use the Digest poll as a basis
of their best calculations. They fig
ure that the soundest estimate can
be made by analyzing the percentage
of gain tor Landon over the Hoover
vote and the percentage of loss for
Roosevelt from his 1933 vote. Thus,
they ellmlntae some of the Digest
error In polling more 1933 Republi
cans than Democrats.
Oa this basis, they calculate tho
probable Illinois result as: Landon,
1,651,139; Roosevelt, 1,695,074, or a
(Continued on Page Pour.)
Fletcher Named
Head Of League
J. H, Fletcher, secretary-manager
of the Medford "Federal Savings and
Loan association, was elected presi
dent of the Oregon Savings and Loan
league at the closing session of the
annua) convention held Saturday in
Portland. He waa advanced from first
vice-president and succeeds W. R.
Robertson of Eugene.
Other officers chosen were: Guy R.
Taquee, Portland Savings b Loan as
sociation, first vice-president: iteitn
Powell. Salem Federal Savings s Loan
association, second vice-president; J.
C. English, Equitable Savings and
loan association, secretory-treasurer,
and Ben Hazon, Benjamin Franklin
Savings and Loan association, na
tional committeeman.
SIDE GLANCES
by
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Ed McLean announcing he wta glad
tha campaign wss now over, so he
could stop listening exclusively to
Csnadlan radio stations and could
pet something besides political
speeches on an American hookup.
John Boggle, who plunked a 370
pund brown bear on Lake creek
vestlddy. guessing tts weight within
a few pounds while other estimates
ranged from 200 to 400 pounds.
Doc Sweeney announcing this was
bis fourteenth presidential electloj
before counting back to discover r
wai only his twelfth, and then say
ing "Don't you dare say I've voted
for fourteen."
Ed Kubll. Appleuate cowboy, look
ing ovjt a stork of sleeping bags In
various price ranees snd finally de
'lding !t would be much chetper to
it up around a fire all nlgct and
do his sleeping In trie daytime
warmth. If any.
Qene Thorndlke saying that when
I lis nice weather and he offers tb
) ?l-e Larry Schade a lift In his car.
" S-:-ade reitifs. and he's now looking
for a rainy diy wiien he can offer .i
d and then dnv rapidly away b
'QH fciiaat ca get Ub
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SLIGHT MARGIN
STATE OF
Democratic Leader Far
Ahead in South Landon
Has Narrow Edge in First
New England Returns
(By the Associated Press)
A nip and tuck battle between
President Roosevelt and. Governor
Landon in the latter'a home state
of Kansas with Roosevelt narrowly
In the lead today marked the re
cording of first, fragmentary election
returns across the nation.
With the Democratic standard bear
er running far ahead In the south,
as almost universally forecast, and
Landon holding a slender margin on
the first returns from New England,
major Interested shifted suddenly to
ths vote counting In Kansas.
Returns Scattered
So scattered were the returns there
and elsewhere during the afternoon,
as compared to the record breaking
ballot Indicated during the day, that
nothing even approaching a final
conclusion was possible.
Incomplete returns from 204 of
the 2690 precincts In Kansas gave tha
president 17,230 votes to 16,143 for
Landon. Both tn Topeka, the site of
tne governor s muutiou, aim n .in
dependence, Landon's home town, ie
enjoyed alight early advantages.
In the neighboring state of Mis
souri, a scattered handful of the
precincts gave Roosevelt a, lead,
6.4U to 4,814.
In West Virginia. Incomplete re
turns from 30 of Huntington's pre
cincts gave the Democratic standard
bearer 1,036 votes as against 1,178
for Landon.
Few Disorders
Few reports of disorders at the
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1W0 TOWNS TAKEN
AS REBEL F'
CLOSE ON MADRID
WITH THE SPANISH FASCIST
ARMY SOUTH OF MADRID. Nov. 3
(AT) Gen. Jose Varela's fascist
troops, with their eyes literally on
Madrid, occupied Fuenlabrada. seven
miles south or tne capital, loasy.
Th. vlllM nf Plntn. at the OODO
.it .iim nf a contracting fascist
seml-clrclo sbout 10 miles south of
Madrid, also wsa captures.
Fuenlabrada Is less thsn three miles
from the military airport In government-held
Getafe. a Madrid suburb.
The overpowering Insurgent attack
gained the day's objective after only
two hours of desultory fighting.
Three columns of Moors and foreign
legionnaires converged on the town,
meeting only slight resistance de
spite the activity of government ar
tillery batteries.
Fascist warplnnes showered bombs
on Oetafe snd Madrid suburbs, throw
ing tip clouds of smoke that were
easily visible from a church steeple
at Orlnon, 10 miles away,
TULSAllOLS SHUT
BY EPIDEMIC OF POLIO
TULSA. Okis.. Nov. 3. (UP)
Health authorities last night damp
ed a rigid quarantine on Tulsa
schools snd gathering places after a
fresh outbreak of Infantile paralysis.
Dr. Jeff BlUlngton, city health of
ficer, announced that aU city schools
would be closed, effective today, and
would remain untenanted until No
vember 18. Children under 16 years
of sge. he said, will not be permitted
In theaters, libraries or other gather
ing plsces until the epidemic is pas'.
The contaalon had struck some 40
persons In Tulsa and vicinity.
Only three deaths hd been re
ported from the disease the last,
that of Elizabeth Thompson. 11, 1m
than week ago.
Oregon Turk Crop
Maturing Rapidly
PORTLAND. Ore.. Nov. . (API
Market sources Indicated today that
Oregon's 1936 turkey crop, estimated
to be one of the largest on record. Is
maturing rspldly and the recent cold
v.eat:ier ha aided In t:-.e development
of quality birds. Eastern demand
thus far haa been relatively alow
Local receipt wr been uweMinj.
Marine
First
Tabulation
(By the Associated Press.)
Flection returns reported at
4:30 p. m., eastern standard time:
Roosevelt Landon
Alabama
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Kansas
Massachusetts
Michigan
MlssourL . .
Nebraska .
New Hampshire-.
North Carolina...
Texas ....
Vermont -.
Virginia
903 39
708 733
17 10
500 40
17,330 18.143
31 44
6 8
8.4tl 4,914
181 185
10 10
31 0
5,569 893
0 7
3 11
. 2.335 1.478
West Virginia 2.335
EARLY BALLOTING
PROMISES HEAVY
Medford voters proceeded to the
polls at. the rata of 30 to 40 per hour
In tha morning hours. In tha first
hour. In the North Main precinct
one of the city's largest 43 votes
were cast. Fifteen of these vera ab
sentee ballots.
"In ths Newtown precinct, at 9:30
o'clock, the number of ballots cast
totald 53.
Similarly voting was reported from
most of the precincts In this city.
Brisk voting wss also reported from
Ashland, Central Point and the rural
districts.
Bright, sunny weather spurred the
voters, and they were expected to
stream to the polls this afternoon in
record numbers. One of the heaviest
votes In the history of Jackson coun
ty wsa predicted.
In the 1933 presidential election.
13,787 votea were east. Observers
forecast the vote today will approach
the 14.000 mark, with a registration
slightly In excess of 30,000 In the 70
precincts.
TEST SUIT POINT
PORTLAND, Ore.'. Hot. 8. TJT)
Circuit Judge Ranler yesterday over
ruled a non-suit dismissing the In
junction brought by a group of
creameries attacking constitutionally
of the Oregon agricultural tnatketlng
act.
The motion was submitted by Wil
lie Moore, assistant attorney-general
after plaintiffs had presented thetr
case, Moore argued that complaint
of the plaintiffs failed to state suf
ficient facta to sustain a cause of ac
tion .
The suit was brought by 11 cream
ery oompanlea and associations which
seek a court decree declaring the
marketing act void.
Seamen's Leaders
Fight In New York
NEW YORK. NOT. 8. (API Op
posing factional leaders In tht In
ternational Seamen's union Issued
verbal blasts at each other today while
one American ship sailed on schedule
and another was prevented from sail
ing by a 'slt down' strike.
Pro and antt-itrtke agitation was
submerged because of the national
election, and the waterfront remain
ed quiet. Police, however, were
watchful.
DOUGLAS CO. MINERS
ORGANIZE TOMORROW
ROSEBURO, Not. 8. AP) Doug
las county miners and prospectors will
form an association at a meeting in
Can yon vllle tomorrow. The new or
ganlsatlon will follow plana recom
mended by the recent regional mining
congress held here.
Prominent figures in the movement
re Thomas J. Brown, Foeburg. and
Carl O. Hill and Ira Pool of Canyon
rltle.
O'Neill tn iWtlle
SEATTLE, Not. 8 AP Eugene
O'Neill, world famous playwright,
and bis equally -famous wife, the
actress CarlotU Monterey, arrived
from fia Island. Oa., and took Seat
tle residence for three months of
a year's we item efaji for material
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Strike Hits Oregon Industry Hard Blow
EDWARD PLEDGES
BRITAIN 10 SEEK
EUROPEAN PEACE
Monarch Voices Significant
Plea for Harmony in Open
ing First Parliament of
Reign Mother Absent
Mrs. Simpson Absent
LONDON, Nov. 3.- (AP) Mrs.
Wallls War fie id Simpson did not
attend the opening of parliament
today.
Shortly before King Edward left
Buckingham palace for his speech
to the members, a basket of flow
rs four feet high was delivered o
the American divorcee at) ber
Cumberland Terrace home.
Most of the flowers were white
chrysanthemums, mingled with
blossoms of pink and red hue, off
set by sprays of autumn leaves.
Later, a Tan bearing the royal
warrant delivered soft drinks to
the Simpson home.
LONDON, Nov. 8. (AP) King Ed
ward today pledged his nation to do
aU la Its power "to furthtr the ap
peasement of Europe.'
Standing In front of th throne in
the House of Lords, garbed In the
heavy state robes of gold edged crim
son velvet, ths 43 -year-old bachelor
monarch made thla significant plea
for peace to the bristling armed
camps of troubled Europe.
The new sovereign, opening the
first session of parliament In his
reign, announced that after the coro-
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SAN JOSE, Calif, Not. 8. (UP)
Chester W. Clark, 37, who began
his criminal career In Oregon and
spread it over three pacific coast
states, waa sentenced to rolsom
prison aa a habitual criminal, tanta
mount to a life sentence, by Judge
R. R. yer today.
Clark pleaded guilty to robbing
the Los Altos bank of $00 last Au
gust. He waa captured In San Francisco
a week ago on a clue provided by
a chance remark -made in a Merced
county drinking place.
Clark admitted he had been con
victed of grand larceny in Oron
In 1919 and had escaped from
pruon; that he had served sentences
In both Folsom and Snn Quenfln
prisons In California, and later had
been returned to Oregon to finish
his original fcrm.
Hunter Mistaken
For Deer, Killed
NAMPA. Idaho. Nov. 8. (AP)
Clarence O. Ross of Homed ale, Idaho,
was shot to death while hunting In
the Owyhee mountains loo mites
south of here yesterday.
Sheriff Oeorge Bid die said Ross was
mistaken for a deer by Dixie McOlaa
son, also of Homedale, and was shot
from a distance of ISO feet. Ross
came here a few months ago from
Blrthedsl. Mo.
OREGON CRIMINAL
GIVEN LIFE TERM
Campaign Chiefs Optimistic
NTW TORK, Nov. 3 (API-James
A. Farley, chairman of the Democratic
national committee, tn a radio speech
today, asserted that on the basis of
report pouring into him from locsl
organizations and Individuals sll over
the country, the nation wsa voting
overwhelmingly for President Roose
velt. "Messsj are pouring Into head
quarters from local organization and
individuate and the significant thing
Is that more people are voting every
where than ever before." rarley said
"In the course of the morning snd
arly afternoon I have heard from
every state in the union.
"first reports ahowing President
Boosevelt leading in Kansas are no
surprise to me," Parley ssld. "1 say
the landslide Is on because from not
a place weat of the Hudson have I
heard a word that would lead ma to
bellev, that the Republican candidate
will carry a single Mate from the
era, nyer to U ftCWO OCWai. .
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Presidential Candidates
And Families Vote Early
In Home Town Precincts
By D. Harold Oliver
HYDE PARK, N. Y., Nov. 3. (AP)
President Roosevelt and eight
members of his family enst thetr
votes shortly before noon today in a
little green and white town nail In
this village's first election district.
The president, wearing a gray suit
and blue tie covered with white
donkey designs, walked Into the hall
on the arm of hla third aon. Frank
lin, Jr. He Blso wore Andrew Jack
son's heavy gold watch chain, a gift
in the last few days.
He we the 813th to vote In his
district, which haa 768 registrant.
Scene Photographed
Motion picture and still photo
graphs recorded the scene.
Following tha president and Frank
lln to the grpnn -curtained voting
booth were Mrs. James Roosevalt, Sr..
tha president's mother; Mrs, Franklin
D. Roosevelt, Mr. and Mrs. John Boot
tiger, son -In -law snd daughter; Miss
Nancy Cooke, friend of the family;
Mrs. Malvlna Sc.helder, secretary to
tha president's wife, and Miss Mar
guerite Lehand, Mr. Roosevelt's per
sonal secretary.
The president walked up first to
James Finch, election Inspector.
"Name, please?" Finch Asked In a
loud voice,
"Franklin D. Roosevelt," wsa the
softer reply.
Then Miss Alma Van Curran, an
other inspector, confirmed the presi
dent's, registration.
After voting, the chief executive
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SAFE CRACKING JOBS
BELIEVED SOLVED BY 1
HOBO'S ARISE HERE
. City and special police yesterday
swooped Into the . hono "Junglee"'
near the south city limits, arrested
Albert Varner, 30, former Inmate of
the state Institution' for the Inssne,
and announced tbat the two at
tempted safe breakings at the
Southern Pacific freight office were
believed solved.
Varner. who has been living In
a shack fabricated from old paper
boxes, bit of tin. and odd boards,
signed a confeeelon stating he had
entered the freight office by prying
off the door padlock with a heavy
bolt, that he had found a crowbar
In tha freight shed, and with the
bolt and bar hsd attempted to
knock the combination from the sale
in order to obtain money.
Police stated that Varner had also
admitted breaking Into the freight
office on the night of July 18, am
mlng the combination lock at that
time In bis first attempt to break
Into the safe. He also admitted hav
ing broken Into two Southern Pac-
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BROWDER AND THOMAS
AT N. Y. POLLS EARLY
TOW YORK Nov. S (API Earl
Browder and Norman Thomas com
munist and socialist presidential
candidates, respectively, voted early
today.
Thomas went to the noils with his
wife at a a.m. (Est.)
Browder went alone at 8 a.m.
(EST) to his neighborhood polls, In
a Karate at Tonkera. N. T . and voted.
CHICAOO, Nov. J. (Ti John D
M. Hamilton, Republican national
eomm!tte chairman, said In a radio
talk today that on the beels of re
ports from state chairmen It ap
peared to him that Oov. Alf M. Lan
don was "well In front" In the presi
dential race.
Hla reports, he ssld, placed New
Tone "definitely" In the Republican
column.
Artvlres from Massachusetts. New
Hamphlre. Vermont and Nevada, he
said. Indicated that those ststea would
be counted for Landon.
He aldM west Vlnrlnla to the list
claimed for hla eandldsw.
"In a recent apeech I said Landon
would carry every atata east of the
Mississippi and norJ of tho Ohio
river, snd would take one south of
the Ohio.' he said. "I did not name
tha lUla then. 1 am now prepared
to name It Weat Virginia."
By WILLIAM L, BE ALE
INDEPENDENCE, Kas., Nov. 3. P)
Gov. Alf M. Landon officially ended
hla contest for tho presidency today
by casting a porsonal ballot for tho
Republican ticket In his home town
at 8:40 a. m., cent ml standard time.
Later Gov. Landon broadcast a two
sentence appeal to cltlrena to vote
today. "The ballot box stands like a
blockhouse in the path that leads to
destruction of the republic. The citi
zen who doea not vote neglects and
evades the responsibilities of cltlren-
shlp." he said.
Greets Neighbors.
Smiling a greeting to neighbors and
Joking with old friends, the Repub
lican nominee with Mrs. Landon and
his 70-year-old father, John Landon,
went, to an automobile sales room
voting place in the first precinct.
third ward In this town of 18,000
soon nfter his arrival from Topeka on
his special train. Governor Landon
wore a dark business suit, a white
shirt and red-striped tie.
Ths three Landona stood In ad
joining canvas booths, Mrs. Landon
between the two men, and marked
their ballots aa 19-year-old Peggy
Anne, the governor's daughter, look
ed on. The governor voted first, Mrs,
Landon next and John Landon next,
Before the voting, they rode In an
automobile parade from the train be
hind a band. The Landon special,
the same train in which ha made a
30.ooo.mlle campaign against Lhe nw
deal, arrived at 8 a. m. It waa met
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LETTUCE STRIKE OFF
AS WORKERS ACCEPT
SETTLEMENT TERMS
SALINAS, Calif., Not. 8. (AP)
Th costly strike of 3200 Salinas and
Watsonvllla lettuce workers, which
started exactly two months ago, was
ended today.
Members of the Fruit and Vege
table Workers' union voted early to
day to call off the strike and endeavor
to obtain employment In lettuce
sheds here and at Wataonvllle Imme
diately. At present, a large percentage of
the ahed labor la being performed by
an estimated 1600 non-union work
era Imported by the Grower-Shipper
Vegetable association and Individual
shippers.
Under the terms accepted by the
strikers ths employers may reserve the
right to keep any of their non-union
help presently employed; shippers
will hire aa many union members
possible, and may refuse to re-employ
any persons regarded aa "trouble
makers,
Th wage scale tn operation for the
last two years 7B cents an hour for
packers and flft cent for trimmers
will presumably remain In errnci,
Wages will also remain unchanged
for other c.laanes of shed labor, box-
making and truck driving.
Pear Markets
CHICAGO, Nov, 8. (AP-UJS Dept
Ar.) Pears: 8 Oregon, S Washing.
ton arrived; 0 cars on track, S cars
sold: Wsahlngton. Boacs 40 boiea
extra fancy 1.0S-2.OO, average 3.10, 416
boxes fancy I .flO-2 AO, average 1.03,
373 boxes unclassified 1.80-2.45. aver
age J.I3: Flemish, 447 boxes extra
fancy 3.50-M, average 3 47: Anjoua.
B40 boxes extra fancy 3 ftO-O.V average
3.81; Oregon, Hoses 730 boxes extra
fancy 3.00-80. aterage 331: 744 boxes
No. 1, 3 30-76, average 3.43.
The ImDerlal moth, with a Wing
spread of four to five Inches, la the
largest of the royal moths.
f
Election Service.
Election returns will be given
iver the Msll Tribune public, sd
dreaa system starting at 8:30
o'clock thla evening. Nstlonal
figures will be announced aa re
ceived over tha United Press leased
wire, and with the closing of Ore
jmj poll at 8 pm, the J.ickson
county and staw returns will Da
added, giving a comprehensive
picture of the count throughout
the night snd until early morn
'r, hours.
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EARLY POLLS RUSH
IN RECORDJBALLOT
Fine Weather Spurs March
Presidential and Sen
atorial Races Claim Major
Interest of State's Voters
PORTLAND. Ore.. Nov. 3. (AP)
Report of unprecedented early-hour
voting cam from many part of Ore
gon today and election officials gen
erally forecast the heaviest ballot tn
the history of the state.
Clearing skies and warmer weather
prevailed.
In Portland, several precincts re
ported more than 60 per cent of their
registration voted before noon and
It was expected between 70 and BO
per cent of the total eligible would
appear at this city's polls before they
closed at 8 p. m.
Banks, Offices Closed.
Banks and public offices remained
closed, as did the state liquor store.
No beer could be sold during voting
hours.
Oregon's registration for today's
election totalled 640,034, a new high
mark and 60,000 more than 1933,
Democrats gained about 83.000 and
Republicans lost about 81,000.
Reports from all parts of the state
indicated th presidential oe and
Willis Mahoney's campaign for sen
ator sgalnst the Republican incum
bent, Charles McNary, were drawing
the most Interest, Local candidates
and local and state measure, In
cluding colteglat military training
and stat old-age assistance, also
aided In the heavy balloting.
"alem Polls Crowded.
At Salem, morning balloting was so,
heavy voters were forced to stand In
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CALIFORNIA VOTE
WILL SET RECORD
BAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 8 (API-
Heavy balloting marked the presi
dential election In California today,
long line of voter, gstherlng when
polling plsoea were opened.
The weather wss erlsp and clear
and election official predicted a
record vote.
In Loa Angelas county tha early
voting was heavy and Registrar of
Voters William M. Kerr said ha ex
pected 80 per cent of the 1.3B6.080
registered 'would ballot.
The voting also was heavy In San
Krsnclsco where one precinct re
ported 80 persons had voted, out of
363 registered, before 8 a.m.
San Diego also reported much In
terest and official predicted 80 per
cent of the 138,070 registered would
mark their bsllots.
High Court Delays
Account Election
SALEM, Nov. . (AP) Member
of the stat supreme court, although
elected on a nonpsrtlsan ticket, msdo
It known they were Interested In the
election returns.
Today being a holiday, th usual
Tuesday opinion were deferred, but
Instead of a one-day delay, they will
be handed down Thursday,
Several member stated they did
not want to ponder opinions after
"sitting up all night getting election
returns."
Roseburg Barbers
Up Haircut Price
ROSEBURO, NOT. . Wr An 'n'
crease of IS cent In the price nf halr
cuttlng was announced by union bar
ber shops of Roseburg todayNon
union shops are making a 10-cent In
crease In price, It la announced.
Barbers affiliated with th union
at a meeting laat night voted to
charge AO cents for haircut. Instead
of 38 cents a formerly. Non-union
shops ar raising their price from
38 to 38 cents.
STANDARD OIL TO PAY
EXTRA 5o DIVIDEND
BAN FRANCISCO, NOT. 8, (UP)
Standard Oil company of California
announced today declaration of
rmutar Quarterly dividend of 38
! cent a share and n extra dIVdend
of five cent a shaft psyabl De
I camber U.
UllMlSI
MANY LOSE IS
AS MILL WHEELS
Portland, Coos Bay Areas
Feel Hard Jolt Logging
Camp Workers Expected
Join Shutdown Next Week
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 3. (AP)
Officials of striking maritime
unions were reported to have
agreed today to remove perish
ables from the 50 ships strike
bound here and to plnr from two
to six watchmen aboard the ves
sels. SEATTLE, Nov. 3, (AP) Botween
8000 and 10,000 Pacific northwest
sawmill and timber workers were re
ported idle today because of th marl
time strike, but the Joint strike com
mittee her announced the 70,000
members of th Sawmill At Timber
Workers' union have assessed them
selves 81 each to help their marina
colleagues.
The West Coast Lumbermen's asso
ciation and press dispatches reported
additional hundreds being laid off al
most hourly as mor sawmills and
logging camps curtail and halt opera
tion because of no water transport
tor thetr products.
PORTLAND. Nov. !. ( AP) Tha
maritime strike rolled over Oregon'
economic- life today like a greaf black
cloud before a wind.
Choking off production In the
state's bsslo Industry, hundreds of
lumber mill workers wore reported
forced Into Idleness. Oregon, like Its
neighbor, Washington, wltnossed a
sharp retrenchment In payrolls aa ap
proximately 10,000 lumber employe
In the northwest lost their Jobs. -
Th Portland area waa particularly
hard hit. Here 3000 alone aw their
earning power Indefinitely reduced.'
Th same urvey reported at least
1000 Idle In th Coo Bay district.
Logging Campi Next,
With no break sighted In th water
front tie-up, lumber executive said
Oregon logging camps would Join tha
mills next week In a shutdown.
Several of the mills falling to re
open after tha regular week-end clos
ing hoped to resume proauciion on
a curtslled bssls.
The big Multnomsh Lumber ana
Box company was shut down Monday,
but officiate snld full production
might be started again tomorrow. The
firm I cutting spruce for rail ahlp-
ment.
The Jono lumber firm her 1 it
lent. The Eaatern and Western com
pany expected to reopen tomorrow
after dropping the second anus. i.un-
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Japan Is Shaken
By Quake At Sea
TOKYO, Nov. 8. (IP) All eastern
Janan waa shaken today by an earth
quake which aroused th capital from
sleep Just before dawn ano sens city
residents scurrying to the street In
night clothes.
The central meteorological observ
atory ssld "no serious damage has
been reported so far but after-shocks
may continue." There were no known
eaauiltle.
"Fortunately th center of h
earthquake was th sea bed." the ob
servatory declared. "If It hsd oc
curred on land It would have been
disastrous earthquake." .
Roosevelt Gets
Vote Of Oldest
County Citizen
President Boosevelt today re
ceived the vote of Jackxoa coun
ty's oldest citizen. Philander Me
Entyre, who will be 101 year old
next December 34.
Shortly after o'clock this
morning, Mr. McEntyre set out on
foot to cast hi ballot t th How
ard precinct polling place. On the
wsy he mst and greeted Dr. Char
les T. Sweoney, hla friend and
benefactor for the past 34 ye&re.
He has voted regularly In th 34
years he ha been In the emplov
and under the car of Dr. Swee
ney. Incidentally, this wsa the
I3th presidential election In which
Dr. Sweeney hs Toted.
Mr. McEntyre studied th ballot
several day before going to th
poll to register his choice, Dr
Sweeney said. Mr. McEntyre has
been an ardent supporter of Pres
ident Roosevelt and hi adminis
tration. .