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The Weather Forecast: Fair tonight and Friday; somewhat irarnter to night. Temperature Highest yesterday 72 Lowest thl morning 41 Pick tSe Best The but buye a real estate In and around Medford ere usual ly advertised In Mill Tribune elaailMed ads. If you Intend Investing watch these ada. rirk the beat offer, then hurry over. Tribune EDFORD Full Associated Press Full United Press Thirty-Second Year MEDFORD. OR15GOX. THURSDAY. -..MAY 20. 1937. No. 31. M man M fflo) mm (6) (0) mm y By Paul Million (Copyright, 1937, by Paul Mallon) I WASHINGTON. May 20. Some un- j seen power has outplayed President Roosevelt In. every stage of this f1" V suprem court struggle irom the beglnnl It was not do:, on the radio or In the public prints, but by a very states manlike handling or events. Names cannot Ibe mentioned at X.P. tnlB stage, but It L "-j"n be mM 'lth Paul Mallon assurance that group of men (some within the court and some within congress) has been working ardently and forcefully to fclock or knock down every court packing move. They have not held meetings generally, but have been In communication constantly. They are not Interested In politics or even In pro-Roosevelt or a ntl-Roosevelt con siderations. Some of them are prom inent In the president's own party, still friendly with him and desirous of Seeing his administration succeed. . Originally, they were drawn to gether by the fact that the popular president controlled a great political and economic authority. He. there fore, seemed likely to win congres sional approval for a plan which they thought would change our sys tem of government. They felt so deeply, they were willing to risk their official lives In an orderly but tacit venture of opposition. Tna first evidence of their handi work was seen behind the supreme court rectification of Its position on state minimum wage laws. The last was the timing of the Van Devanter resignation. Few failed to notice that Justice "Van Devanter announced bta plan ned retirement so It would reach the public at Just about the same time aa the senate Judiciary committee's defeat of the president's court bill. Anyone who knows statesmanship knows thla dulled the edge of what ever blade of public pressure Mr. Roosevelt might choose to swing down upon senatorial heads. It pro Tided an entirely different setting (Continued on Page Five.) BASEBALL National core R. H. E Philadelphia .. a S 0 Pittsburgh 5 13 3 Lamastera. Jorgens, Mulchay and Atwood, arace; Swift and Todd. Brooklyn . 1 v 7 I Chicago . s s ( Mungo and Spencer, Moore; Parma' lee and Hartnett. Boston ....... 4 9 0 Cincinnati 15 1 Turner, and Lopez: Hallahan, R. Davla, Drlssom. and Lombardl. American Score: R. H. E. Detroit s 8 o Philadelphia 2 7 0 Ltwson and Cochrane; Smith and Hsyes. ' Chicago ....... 3 13 a New York 1 8 0 Lee and Sewell; Broaca and Dickey. Cleveland ...... 18 21 3 Boston 6 11 2 Allen. Hudtln and Pytlak; Marcum Ostermueller, McKain, Olson. W. Ter rell and Desautcls. WASHINGTON? MTy 20. (ft Chairman Dough ton (D.-N.C.) of the house ways and means committee in traduced today an administration bill to extend for two years the so-called nuisance taxes. SIDE GLANCES ' by 'TRIBUNE REPORTERS B. L. Barry being applauded by the council upon hla declaration the clTil aerrlee commlsh la costing the town nothing, the city fathera seldom re porting to hand-clapplng. Bill Alien. George Prey and Larry Schade straggling one after the other from the Elks club aa council time drew near. Bob Duff plnnln to worry about the summer drain upon his wster system. George Esde overflowing with ebul lience over the showing made by Medford bowlers In Oakland. Cal O. Ken Anderson observing with evident interest the dispensing of free chewing gum by a pair of come If tad gaily costumed gala. CLEARS PATHWAY FOR B USJERVICE Tentative Franchise Sub mitted by Committee Is Adopted Sale of City Lots Receives ? Approval City council at an adjourned meet ing last ntght set June 18 aa the date of a special election to vote on a $50,000 bond Issue and a special tax levy of not more than two mills a year for five years to provide funds for the repair and reconstruction of paved streets. V The special tax levy would be made In the years 1038 to 1042, Inclusive, and the revenue thus raised would be held In a special fund and utilized for no other purpose than' the repair and reconstruction of paved streets. It was provided In an ordinance adopted by the council. The election Is to be held between 1 p. m. and 8 p. m. Voting will be done In one polling place In each of the four wards. The way seemed to be ,'cleared for the Inauguration of bus service with in the city when W. P. Stewart, re porting for the public safety com mittee, submitted a tentative fran chise with the recommendation that the city attorney be directed to draft a formal franchise for consideration by the council. The committee's re port was accepted. May Mart In Fall After discussing terms of the fran chise the council authorized the pub lic safety committee and the city attorney to proceed with trie neces sary arrangements so that the buses may be In operation by fall, pro vided the applicants find the terms of the franchise acceptable. ... - The question of bus aerrlee came up a month ago when R. Harnish and J. Ruddles applied for & fran chise. Mayor George W, Porter and Councilman Larry Schade last night said they had received several calls from persona who expressed the hopt that bus service here would be In augurated. Upon the recommendation of George T. Frey as chairman of the land appraisal committee, the coun- (Continued on Page five.) HEADS Solution to the problem 6f com piling county school superintendents' records was sought today by a state committee which met In the Jack son county courthouse auditorium with C. R. Bowman. Jackson county superintendent. Other members of the committee are Superintendent Fred Peterson of Klamath Falls, ' Superintendent Martha L. Mulkey of Coqullle. Sup erintendent Anne Sprague of Lake view, D. A. Emerson of Salem and Superintendent H. H. Wardrlp of Orants Pass. The conference lasted throughout the day. Fire Cuts Short Bing's Bub-Blues HOLLYWOOD. Cel.. May 20. flp Crooning Blng Crosby, bub-bub-bub-blulng a current song hit as Georgle St oils orchestra accompanied him In a sound studio, grabbed his hat and fled to safevj when fire brk( -ut in a restaurant adjoining t&e Para mount and R.K.O. movie lots. Blng thought It was pretty warm yesterday In the recording phambers but kept on singing until smoke began to curl under a door. Blng led the way and the musicians gave him stiff competition for the exit. HOOKEY ESCAPADE ENDS IN FATAL AUTO SMASHUP ROSEBURO, Ore., May SO. (API State police are today Investigating an alleged youthful escapade whlcn started with an unexcused absence from school and ended In an auto mobile accident which cost the lite yesterday of Mrs. Alice Stlnson. 34. or Yoncalla. Corporal Paul Parsons of the state police said officers were told Evelyn McCoy 14. of Yonralla ' played hook ey" from school: look, without per mission, a roadster belonging to her "boy friend." rrank C.lver, 19. who boarded with Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Stlnaon. and Invited Mrs. Sttnaon for a Joy ride which ended at the toot of a steep embankment n-ar B"well j Springs between Drain and Yon calla In northern Douglas county. I Officers ara holding Bam Rourke, Quadruplets Born On Tenant Farm; Three Still Alive MUSKOGEE. Okla., May 20. (AP) Three surviving babies of quadruplet born yesterday to 39-year-old wife of a tenant farm er may get their first food today mother's milk through a medi cine dropper. ' Two boys and two girls were born to Mrs. William Mulllns in the Mulllns' two-room farm home 20 miles northwest of here. 8he was alone with a son, 16 the father waa hurrying to call a doc tor. One of the girls died a short time later. The other three were brought here. The babies were a month pre mature. The Mulllns have seven other children. FOR 0 AND C MEASURE WASHINGTON. May 20. The interior department agreed today to amend a proposed administrative measure for the revested Oregon fe California railroad and reconveyed Coos Bay wagon road grant lands of western Oregon to bring fire pro tection regulations Into line with state law. Rufus Poole. Interior department assistant solicitor, told the house public lands committee an amend ment proposed by a group of pri vate lumber operators was not satis factory. He offered a substitute which would provide regulations on the revested lands "shall conform with the requirements of the state of Oregon Insofar as the same ara consistent with the interests of the United States." - ' When hearings, continue tomorrow Representatives James Mott of Sa lem, Ore., said he would -call wit nesses In opposition to revenue fea turea of the measure. He said the Interior department Is seeking too large a share of the funds which now are going to the counties in lieu of taxes once paid by the Ore gon b California railroad and the Coos Bay Wagon Road company. WET FIELDS BALKS The scheduled dedication of the new turf baseball field at the high school next Sunday featuring a Southern Oregon league ball game be tween Medford and Glendale was postponed this afternoon. E. H. Hed rlck, city school superintendent and officials of the Medford Athletic as sociation, said the recent rain left the grass too wet to play upon. The game will be transferred to Glendale. Rose burg will meet Med ford here June 8 at which time the field will be dedicated. REBELS RAIN BOMBS HENDAYE. Franco-Spanish Fron tier. May 20. (fl Insurgent air raiders sent the Basque population Into panicky search for refuge over the whole Bilbao front today, while Basques, reinforced by Santander troops, fought to recapture Mount Oandramendl. The mountain, northeast of Bilbao and about ten miles from the capital, was taken by Insurgents yesterday. They held to the crest today in hard fiohtlnir. S3, transient hitch-hiker, who waa In the car at the time of the acci dent. Mlsa McCoy. Parsons reporta stated that Rourke forced his way Into the automobile and took the wheel from her and waa driving the car at hlsh speed when It plunged off the highway. Rourke. Pareona said. Insists thst he was picked up by the two women ss he was hiking about a mile nortn of Yoncalla. and that he was not driving. His story la that the girl waa driving and lost control of the machine aa she leaned over to strike a match to light a cigarette. Parsons aald. ' Offlcera have not been able to question Mlsa McCoy thoroughly, the state policeman said, ss she la ut tering from shock and minor in TO CHANGE STAND Closest Senate Advisors Ask Complete Withdrawal or Restriction to Two Addi tional Supreme Justices WASHINGTON, May 20. (AP) President Roosevelt's closest senate advisors were urging him today to withdraw hla court reorganization bill or restrict It to two additional Justices. They argued that the original bill no longer Is needed, because the court is construing the constitution more broadly and because Justice Van Devanter's retirement la ap proaching. Mr. Roosevelt still gave no public Indication that he would yield. Many senators predicted he would stand firm until the supreme court decides the constitutionality of the social security law. There were Indications, however, of private negotiations for a com promise. , The president himself called Sen ator Nye (R-. N. D.) to the Whte House yesterday for a conference, which Nye would not discuss after wards. Because developments on the All all were back-stage, senate discussion centered today on the possibility? of Senator Robinson being appointed to succeed Justice Van Devanter. Senator McNary of Oregon. Repub lican leader, said every Republican vote would be cast for confirmation of the appointment. If It was forth coming. He added he would be In cllned to ask for confirmation with out even sending the nomination fo a, committee,-. T DISCOVERED DEAD ORANTS PASS, May 30. (AP) Neighbors alarmed when they dis covered Leroy P. Snapp. about 80. had failed to pick up mall at nla cabin near Provolt delivered a week before, organised a aearchlng party and found him dead yesterday after noon. Coroner Virgil E. Hull said Snapp had died about a week ago, evi dently stricken while cutting shakes. Ha operated the flrat moving pic ture theater In Oranta Pass, old timers recalled. A sister, Mrs. Charles Cornell, of Oakland, Calif., survives. POLICE CLASS HEARS Eighth weekly police training school sponsored by the University of Ore gon and the League of Oregon Cltie, was held In the council chambers of the city hall yesterday with a good attendance of law enforcement offi cers of southern Oregon present. C. C Spears, special agent In charge of the Portland office of the federal bureau of Investigation. U. S. depart ment of justice, was the visiting speaker He talked on "Federal bu reau of Investigation Jurisdiction ana the relationship to state, county and local law enforcement officers." The class was called by officers at tending aa "one of the best yet held. ' Strange Disease Kills Baby Trout BEND, May 20. rJP) Eastern brook trout flngerltn. stricken by an un determined disease in the holding ponds of the Fall River state hatch ery, are dying at the rate of a tnlf million a day, Don H. Peoples, secre tary of the Deschutes County Sports men's association, said today. Dr. J. C. Vandervert. former mem ber of the game commission, said hatchery ofifclais have asked Oregon State college to send experts to In vestigate. The tiny fish started dy ing last week and It Is estimated three million have perished. SPANISH WAR VET CHIEF IN GRANTS PASS TONIGHT . ORANTS PASS. My 30 (APi National Commander Scott Leavttt of the United Spanish War Veterans, will be feted hre this evening by southern Oregon camps. fteerr Henlor files. HOLLYWOOD, Calif., May 30. (API Funeral services were being arranged today for Noah W. Beery. SS. rather of Wallace and Noah Beery, film actors. He died at his home here last nlht from a heart attack Beery Injured hla hip last November and never fully raooyared Admits Killing Police or New York announced Mn. Helen Tlernnn, blonde waitress, con fessed she killed her eight-year-old daughter and assaulted her five-year-old son. James, In Long Island woods. They said she committed the ctfjnes because she was In love with a man. and couldn't accommodate him ftnd the children In her small flat. &y. Photo.) r' A circuit court Jury shortly before noon today returned a verdict In fa vor or the State Industrial Accident commission, in the suit filed against It by Albert C Clement. Clement's claim for compensation had been rejected by the accident commission, and he sought a reversal and Judgment. : '.' : Clement claimed that, while em- JJUJJCa Jl HJU MO .rv,a, Inn, he sustained a wrenched hip, while wheeling a wheelbarrow loaded with wood. A piece of gravel became lodged In the wheel of the barrow. causing It to stop suddenly, result ing in the injury. Clement asked for compensation over a two montns period, at the rate of 2 per day and board. f IN PHILIPPINES FIRE! MANILA, P. I.. May 30 (P)rire swept uncontrolled through the gold mining town of Paracole today. leaV' lng thousands homeless and an tir?' determined number of dead. Rutrians were reported looting homes as terror-atrlcken resldentarfled before' the wind-driven flames. Newspaper reports varied from two known deaths to "many-" believed dead.- The Manila Bulletin correspon dent estimated 300 houses were de stroyed In the town of 10.000 people. He placed the loss at close to $300.- 000. 1 . It was the second disastrous fire In the Philippines wlthlr 34 hours. Yesterday a 250.000 firc--uestroyed the business district of V.aasHi on Leyte Island, south of Manila.. CARAVAN TO BRIDGE PORTLAND May 20. (At Between 400 and 700 inrs will, be In the Oregon- caravan ;to tha Golden Qate bridge fiesta at San Francisco by the time It reaches the -California line. Tom Ounn, general chairman, said today. i The Portland group will leave Mon day noon, stopping at Salem and then going to Corvallts to pick up Oovcrnor Martin and his party. Eastern "Oregon 'and Pacific high way contingents are invited to Join the governor's section at Grants Pass Tuesday. The Coast highway division will gather at Crescent City, Calif. MISS JONES TO PLAY FOR CAMPUS BANQUET UNIVERSITY Or OREOON. Eu gene. May JO.f-ISpli Miss Helen Jones of Medford was morn four m-omen recently; pledged to Mu Phi Epsllon, national women'a music honorary. She will play an original composition at'a banquet to be given in the future ;by the group. Miss Jones, a senior In English. Is a member of Delta Delta Delta lororlty. She la a daughter of Mr, and Mrs, w. H. Jonea of Medford. Z Income Shares Maryland fcnd. bid 19. 5; asked 1047. Quarterly Income, bid U7.19; ask ed S1SJO Admit, Killing 1 1 1 1 i Til t 'I t in ins imrrnraaifirn - -rnrr t rr MANY CARS TOT JOIN tR THREATEN DESERTj labor federation; Green Wires Portland. Se attle Labor Councils to Issue Ultimatum to Long shore Warehousemen PORTLAND, May 20. (William Green's order to the International Longshoremen's association to relin quish the Inland warehouses to the leamsiers union ana in mrcat 01 northwest lumber workers to desert the American Federation of Labor sounded like cannon blasts along the labor front today. The president of the American Fed eration of Labor wired labor councils both here and In Seattle to oust the longshore warehousemen from the organization unless they withdrew from the Jurisdictional battle. Harold Prltchett, president of the Federation of Woodworkers, claiming a membership of approximately 100, 000 lumber .Industry employes, said tho executive committee would con sider a referendum at a conference at Vancouver, B. C. June 12 and 13 to bolt tho A. F. of L. and Join John L. Lewis' committee on Industrial organisation' (By the Associated Press.) Orderly balloting marked the larg est Industrial election thus far sup- .'.. . . er vised by tne national tanor noora which claimed widespread attention In labor circles today. More than 0.000 workers were esti mated to have voted by noon at Pitts burgh and Allqulppa. Pa., In the ref- erendftm which will determine whethejohn L. Lewis' committee (or lndustrl organization unions will represefi the men In collective bar gainlnrfVlth the Jones Ac Lang hi In Steel corporation. The Federated Motion Picture Crafts said Its strike would be ex tended to 27 independent film pro ducers J,t midnight unless they grant ed demands for a union shop. The studio crafts' strike against major concerns reached Its 2 1st day. Hotel operators and leaders of six striking San Francisco unions of ho teljorkers scheduled a Joint meeting th afternoon, but there waa nu Indication the two aides were any closer to an agreement than when the strike was called 20 days ago. HERE FRIDAY EVENING By Geo. Iverson. Mrs. Nora E. Ivie. state Town send lecturer, Is In Jackson county for a series of lectures to most of the Townsend clubs. She speaks in Medford at the K. P. hall Friday night at 7 :30 under auspices of Townsend club No. 2. This will be her only appearance In Medford on this trip. Mrs. I vie Is a student of economic questions and en outstanding speak er. Her address will be on social security and well worth hearing by any one, whether Town sender or not. Every one Is Invited. Tills being the regular meeting of Club No. 2 It will be followed by the usual Townsend dance which la Increasing In popularity and attend ance. Any Townsendlte or friend that enjoys a good dance of oldttme as well as modem music, Is welcome to Join in the frolic. WASHINGTON, May 20-(AP The senate approved tcday and cnl to the White House a resolution to observe May 28 aa national aviation day. PORTLAND. May 20. fp Mra, Z. F. Peterson's party may not have made the society page but It got Into the ' news anyway. A burglar stole ;iinw from 13 guests. 44 SPIES LINED UP, SHOT BY SOVIET GOVERNMENT MOSCOW, Msy 30. (AP) The Soviet government wss disclosed to day to hsve csrrled out the greatest msss execution of spies In three yesrs, shooting 43 men snd one wo men convicted of espionage and sabotage plota, allegedly "under the orders of the Japanese secret serv ice." The spies were lined up before fir ing squads at Svobcdny In the far eest on May . The executions were the first of their type to be carried out since Joseph Stalin, secretary-general of the communist party. Isst March called for greater vigilance tu wipe out spying and sabotage and declar ed 'The enemy must bt exterminated mercUesel " C-Man To Europe In Effort to Forget Broken Love Idyll NEW YORK. May 20. (AP) Disguised as "Oscar Smith," Mel vtn Purvis, former "G-man1' who waa credited with tracking down John Dllllnger, waa Europe-bound today aboard the French liner Normandle. The famous sleuth, whose ra mance with Janice Jarratt. Holly wood movie actress, recently cracked up, slipped aboard the liner a few minutes before lea de parture yesterday. The reason for his trip abroad remained Purvis' secret, however, although It was Intimated that he waa seeking to get "away from It all" as an aftermath of broken love IdvH. no RITES FOR WINDSOR MONTS. France. May 20. (AP) The Duke of Windsor and Wallls Warfleld are trying to find an Angel lcan prelate to marry them in a religious ceremony following the civil ritual of their wedding June 3, their spokesman disclosed today. Herman L. Rogers, the spokesman, said several Angel lean pastors who had been asked to officiate had de clined. But from other sources It was learned that the Rev. C. H. D. Grimes, pastor of the Angel lean church In Vienna, might be chosen. (Angellcan church officials at one time queattoned Mr. Grimes as to why he permitted the duke to read a Chrlatmas scripture lesson from the lectern of his church last December. The Church of England was one of the chief opponents of Edward's de sire to marry Mrs. Warfleld).. Both the duka and Mra, Warfleld were said to desire the religious serv ice. , " - TO E The demurrer of Jackson county to the suit if William H. Oore, former banker, and pioneer farmer, 'for col lection of approximately S3500 for services allegedly rendered In benalf of passage of the Oregon-California land grant tax refund bill, by con gress In 1B28, was overruled yester day by Circuit Judge H. D. Norton. The county la given ten daya In which to file lta answer. Oore claims an agreement with the 1930 county court whereby h waa to receive one per cent of all monies re ceived by Jackson county. In his first similar action, he sought 188. 000, under an asserted five per cent agreement. In the present action, no claim la made for years prevloua to 1033, on the contention they come under the atatute of Umltatlona. Jackson county, In the demurrer, claimed all Isaues and matters In the present suit had been decided In the flrat action. In which a Jury return ed a. verdict denying Oore any com pensation. BY PORTLAND. May 30. (API The Rebekah assembly of Oregon elected Mra. May Jonaa of Prlnevllle presi dent at the annual convention to day. Mra. Csrrle May Rlckert of Med ford became vice-president snd Mrs. Alma Hencerson of Salem, warden. Mra. Hallle Ing,. of Corvallls. sec retary, and Miss Kdltb Jscobs of Portland, tressurer. were re-elected. Mrs. Time Johnson of Roeeburg was made ft trustee. The ahootlnga took plsce shortly after the conclusion of the trial of the 44 before a military collegium of the supreme court. A communique published in the newspaper, Pacific Star, at Khabar ovsk, on the Msnchoukuoan-Slberlan border. 40 mllea north of Vladivos tok, said: "A military collegium of tne sup reme court of the UJtJS.R. hes exam ined the case of a group of Trotsky 1st esplonsge dlverslonlsta which act ed under the leadership and accord ing to the orders of the Japanese secret service In organising railroad wrecks In the far eaat." Thoussnds of other oppositionists to the Soviet Russtsn government policies art known to be under arrets PASSES SENATE; CHIEF W CUT Borah and King Only Oppo sition to Roosevelt's Plea for Permanence Meas ure Goes Back to House WASHINGTON, May 30. (AP) The senate voted today to make the civilian conservation corps a per manent gency of the government after rejecting. 43-38 a proposal that the life of the agency be extended only two yeara. The permanent extension bill paaa- ed by a vote, of 67 to 3. The negative votea were cast by Senfltora Borah (R., Idaho) and King (D Utah). Senator Austin (R., vt.) waa paired against the bill. The measure now goea back to the house, which recently voted to extend the corps for only two yeara. Senator Byrd, (D., Va.) proposed the two-year limitation In the sen ate after that body had agreed with out a record vote to fix the baalo pay of enrolleea at S30. Leaders and enrolleea assigned to special service were excepted. The senate also struck out a clause limiting enrollment of youth Id "needy circumstances" after Senator Thomaa (D., Utah) had argued that auch a provision would be "damag ing- co tne coys, tneir famlllea, and society." The senate voted today to cut the salary of Civilian Conservation Corps Director Robert rechner from S13, 000 to $10,000 annually. The ealary-trlmmlng amendment waa adopted, 44 to 30. It was offered by Senator Clark (D Mo.) to legis lation for establishing the CCO on a permanent basis. A similar amend ment already had beeni approved by the house. r . V"p. . . The salary was alashed over the proteat of Senator Copeland (D.. N. If.) SPOKANE. May 20. (AP) Robert Pechner, administrator of the Civil ian Conservation Corps, predicted to day before departing for Grand Cou lee dam that the house would re consider lta stand and Join with the senate to make the CCO permanent. T believe the senate will paas the bill making It permanent, and the house will later," he said. AS PATROL DRIVER 0. C. Furnas, as befitting his posi tion on the city council, la always ready and willing to lend a helping hand to local policemen In their law enforcement duties, Last night hs got his chance, and he didn't fall to make the most of It. Three transients were discovered by city police to have passed out cold from the effects of too much rum. They were flat on the ground near the railroad tracka directly opposite) the freight depot, and the problem arose aa to how they were to be trans ferred to the city bastlle. It waa solved, however, by tha councllmsn, who snnounced that hit service truck would make an excel lent patrol wagon, with him driving It did, and the three heavy drinkers were soon safe and sound In the city Jail. Released this morning, they were Daniel L. Robertson, 37, of Kentucky; Pst Malone, 71, of Ireland: and Jo seph Scsnnell, 41, of Iowa. They were sent on their way out of town. 4 Rogue Threatens Catwalk On Dam GRANTS PABS, Msy 30. (P) Miners and salmon fishermen along the Rogue river thought there must have been a cloudburst upstream when the river rose rapidly. Reed Carter, Irrigation district man ager, explained Jackson county's re cent heavy rain flooded the river so that the catwalk over Savage Rapids dam waa covered six Inches and threatened to go out. Water was released quickly to save It, sending an even higher surge down the river. BUTTE FALLS STUDENT HEADS FRAT COUNCIL OREOON STATB COLLEGE. Cor vallla. May 30. (Spl.) Calvin Stoddard of Butte Palls, sophomore In lower division at Oregon State college, has been chosen president of the Interfraternlty council which plays an easentlal part In school Ufa on the Oregon State campus. Stoddard la a member of the rally committee and secretary-treasurer of the boxing and wrestling club. His activity on committees Includes being chairman of ticket sales fo? tha Junior prom and co-chairman of tha sport dance held Junior week-an.