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CONSTITI'TIONALITV ISSFE
IS WORRY IN BLACK FIOHT
ATTACK ON SENATOR HELP
Ll'.FT - RIGHT SKIRMISH
VIEWED AS CONTINUATION OF
"DEATH SENTENCE- DISPUTE
NEW ENGLAND FLOOD CONTROL
A.V ISSl'F. IN SAME STRUGGLE
WASHINGTON. Aug. IT. While
administration senators tossed oil
the charges of unconstitutionality In
the nomination of Senator Black for
the supreme bench, legal experts In
the department of Justice didn't take
the matter so lightly.
Although no formal opinion has
been wr'tten by the attorney-general
as yet. much study has been given
to the question, which admittedly
has two sides, and data have been
prepared for such an opinion.
It Is quite conceivable, disinterest
ed lawyers say, that the Issue may
yet be fought out right up to the
supreme court Itself. If, for instance,
there were a flve-to-four decision,
with associate Justice Black among
the five, the defendant might refuse
to abide by the ruling on the ground
that the new member of the court
wasn't a member at all.
The reasoning would be that the
vacancy which Senator Black was
appointed to fill was created by the
retirement act, and the constitution,
of course, forbids a member of con
gress from accepting a position in
the creation of which he has par
ticipated. The shadow-boxing in the senate
over the confirmation of the nomin
ation of Senator Black to the su
preme court will leave some soars,
but It Is Just that a shadow show
compared with the battle behind the
scenes.
The latter Isn't a new conflict,
merely the resumption of warfare
with some of tho old generals and
a lot of new recruits. It Is the right
vs. left fight again.
Part of the opposition to Black,
like part of that In the court fight.
Is supposed to be "more of the same"
which appeared In the "death sen
tence" fight over the utUlty holding
companies bill two yeara ago. Any
how, the administration spokesmen
are going to shoot back In that direc
tion In their defense.
Senator Black's appointment open
ed the old wounds and now becomes
a skirmish In the continuing strug
gle between the lefts and the rights.
Just as the court fight collapsed,
a drive was being planned which
would have taken In every profes
sional man and woman who could
be reached by mall. One sector had
already been put under concentrated
(Continued on Page Eight.)
NOTED CHINESE WOMAN
WOULD SERVE COUNTRY
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 17. (API
A noted Chinese woman surgeon, Dr.
Margaret Chung, disclosed here today
the was seeking permission to serve
with the Chinese medical corps In
the present Slno-Japanesc situation.
Dr. Chung, a University of South
ern California graduate and an
American citizen, born In Santa Bar
bara, aald she was experiencing dif
ficulty because of her citizenship In
obtaining permission to go to the
war front.
SIDE GLANCES
by
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
t.ii t.iji Henrv Lowell Stevena going
with hi mother to fire headquarters
to meet his dad and not being able
to reccynlze his pmer, to wet and
black was C'.aude from the CofC
conflagration.
Herbert Heyde being grettly sur
prised at the New Crsterlan by seeing
hit own picture In a newa reel show
tr forest service men being trained
In dropping fire supplies from planes.
BUI Bolder floating around town
like a Palm Beach zephyr, being
all decked out from head to foot
like a refreshing loo cream cone.
Delphine Hirfk blithely walking
pwt thr CofC. oblivious of the tire
thst heaped It wrath upon her for
mer business abode.
Type failing to qualify for the
jack-knife donated to their picnic by
Al Plre for fining kill, the prize
goirg lmted to a fleet-Iooteri
roadster is boys' raca
ACTION CONCLUDES
TORRID DEBATE ON
Senator Copeland Leads
Battle Against Alabaman
On Basis of 'Mental Bias'
Plan for Delay Fails
WASHINGTON. Aug. 17. (AP)
The senate confirmed the supreme
court nomination of Senator Hugo
L. Black of Alabama late today.
The vote approving the nomina
tion was 63 to 16.
The confirmation will put on the
court one of the leading congres
sional advocates of Roosevelt admin
istration policies. Black will replace
Justice Willis Van Dcvanter who re
tired in June.
Confirmation of the Alabama Dem
ocrat came after a day of stormy de
bate In which Senator Copeland (D.,
N. Y.) raised the Ku Klux Klan
Issue by asserting that Black was
backed by the plan for the senate
In 1936 and therefore had a "mental
bias" which should prevent his being
appointed to the court.
The affirmative vote on the nom
ination came immediately after the
senate had refused 66 to 15, to send
it back to committee for hearings,
principally on charges that Black was
a Ku Klux Klan "sympathizer."
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 fry Sen
ator Copeland (D., N. Y.) raised the
Klan Issue In the senate today against
the nomination of Senator Black (D.,
Ala.) to the supreme court and was
denounced by Senator McGlll (D.,
Kan.) for basing his opposition upon
"prejudice."
Defending Black's qualifications for
the supreme court, McOUl said "It
ill behooves" Senator Copeland to
"come on the floor of the. senate
and complain simply becanse Senator
Black Is a liberal and because his
name was sent In by President
Roosevelt."
Copeland opened his attack on
Black with the charge that he was
a "Klan sympathizer" at the outset
of today's session. He was followed
by Senator Burke( D., Neb.), who
argued that Black was not eligible
and also that he did not have an
"Impartial" mind.
Klan Racking Cited
Copeland had read to the senate,
before crowded galleries, a prepared
speech citing newspaper stories that
Black was backed for the senate In
1936 by the Klan.
McGlU said Copeland' speech did
not appeal to him "because It was
based on prejudice and Intended to
prejudice the American people"
against a man who was to sit on
the court.
Senator Schwellenbach D., Wash.)
Interjected . to suggest that Cope
land's speech was not Intended to
appeal to the senate, but "to an
electorate in the offing-"
Schwellenbach referred to Cope
land 's candidacy for mayor of New
York.
The Washington senator's remark
created a stir In the chamber and
caused the presiding officer to rap
for order.
Senator Copeland charged Black
with "mental bias," basing his con
tention upon the Klan charge.
The New Yorker's remarks about
the Klan drew the attention of Dr.
Hiram E. Evans, imperial wizard of
(Continued on Page Three.)
NORTH POLE WEATHER
BETTER, SAY RUSSIANS
SOVIET NORTH POLE CAMP (by
radio to Moscow), Aug. 17. (AP)
Fogs lifted today in an Improvement
of the weather. There were only a
few clouds and visibility increased
to more than two mile. The temper
attirr was 91.9 Fahrenheit.
Chinese Arrange Credit
For Munitions Purchase
VIENNA. Aug. 17. (T; tr. H. K.
Kung, Chinese foreign minister, has
concluded arrangements with the
Skoda armasient concern for an
approximate ft&o,0O0.0O0 commercial
credit to China for the purchase of
"industrial goods" in Czechoslovakia.
The disclosure was made today by
Kung's secretary In confirming a
report from Praha, Czechoslovakia
Skoda la ft Czechoslovaklan firm.
Kung spent the morning "shop
ping" in Austrian plants for sheila,
alrp'anes and gas mask. Reliable
sources said hi orders In Austria
will be "big"' big enough to tncrewe
employment in munition factories
Preparatory to ordering. Kung vla
ltj armament works at Hirtenberg
and Wlenerneustadt.
The diplomat's secretary said hi
-l.iel'ft activities were !n lire with
neotii (ions conducted in vtiio ti
European countries during toe last
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George Brent, screen actor, went to rourt for trial of his suit to an
nul his recent Mexican marriage to Con fit a tic Worth, Australian film
beauty, whose real name Is Joceljn llouurth. Itreitt and Mitts Worth, who
contested the annulment action, are shown as they appeared In cmirl.
SEARING HEAT WAVE
SMALL RELIEF SEEN
CHICAGO, Aug. 17. (AP) A sear
ing blanket of heat covered most of
the nation today.
Temperatures surged Into the
nineties again with little prospect
of falling before nightfall. Official
weather observers predicted local
showers by tonight for many states
but said they would not afford much
relief.
The withering heat further aggra
vated fears for the corn crop In the
midwest. Reports of damage to the
grain in Nebraska, South Dakota,
parts of Iowa and M l n nesota . a nd
elsewhere caused an outburst of buy
ing on the board of trade here yes
terday. Ninety degree heat persisted in
Chicago yesterday long after sun
down. The temperature hit 95 de
grees, highest for the date In weather
bureau records. New York was cool
by comparison, recording a maximum
of 88.
The blistering hqat sent the tem
perature to the 100 degree mark and
beyond in many mldwestern cities
yesterday. Yuma, Ariz., was the na
tion's hottest spot with a reading of
108. Sioux Slty, Iowa, stifled In 106
degree heat: Phoenix, Ariz., and
North Platte. Neb., had 104 and Oma
ha recorded 103.
The temperature reached 100 at
Peoria, 111., Charles City, Des Moines,
and Dubuque, Iowa, Kansas City, and
La Crosse, Wis.
SEN. BLACK TAKES SON
FOR MEDICAL CHECK-UP
WASHINGTON. Aug. 17. (AP)
The office of Senator Black of Ala
bama said today he had taken his
13-year old son. Sterling, to Johns
Hopkins hospital In Baltimore yes
terday for a physical examination.
The senator himself was said to be
In excellent health, and did not con
sult physicians.
The first cheese factory In the
United States was opened at Rome.
N. Y.. In 1RAI.
few months. Until now, he said
the United States had been Chinas
best market.
The secretary said Kung had not
seen Maxim Lltvlnoff. Soviet foreign
secretary now In Marlenbad. Czecho
slovakia, but he expressed an Interest
In the RusMan's whereabouts.
While the finance minister vUlted
munitions plants and talked with
high government officials, Including
Chancellor Kurt Von 8chuschnlg
who awarded him the Austrian order
of merit, first class, his aides en
tered Into a busy round of confer
rtKM with Industrialist and manu
fa!turT. Kung plans leaving tonight for
Genoa. Italy, where he will embark
for China.
The Chinese diplomat meanwhile
tM.ued a statement to the Austrian
press in whVh he warned the world
not to underestimate China's arm.
DELAYING SEARCH FOR
LOST SOVIET AIRMEN
FAIRBANKS. Alaska;. Aug. IT.
(AP) Forbidding skies along the
rim of the arctic ocean today threat
ened Indefinite delay to an aerial
search by American and Canadian
aviators for the lost soviet trans-
polar plane.
Prom Nome, Alaska, on the west
to Aklavik. N. W. T on the east,
clouds hung low and fog and rain
added to danger rescue filers would
take In trying to find Pilot Slgls-
mund Levaneffsky and his five com
rades.
Jimmy Matte rn, Joe Crosson and
other famous airmen chafed at the
delay here and scanned the gloomy
sky in hope of a break In the wea
ther, which would enable them to
takeoff.
At Aklavik. the weather waa re
ported so bad as to preclude the
probability Bob Randall would risk
flight In a plane chartered by the
Russian embassy.
U. S. signal corps officers at Se
attle reported all their northern
stations had listened unsuccessfully
for signals on a 66-meter frequency
the frequency soviet officials said
was used by lvaneffsky.
PARALYZED YOUTH
PLACED IN 1
PORTLAND. Aug. 17. (AP) A
"very sick" 15-year-old boy lay In
an Iron lung here today, his life In
the balance.
The patient was Roderick Swear
Ingen. who waa rushed to the Doern
becher hospital yesterday from Eu
gene after Infantile paralysis, selr-lng
the respiratory muscles, stilled nor
mal breathing.
In a desperate attempt to save
the boy's life, physician summoned
an ambulance, two firemen and a
nurse and sped to the hospital here,
which has the only Iron lung res
pirator In the state device In
ducing artificial breathing.
UMne an tnhalator, the firemen,
Ray Hlcka and Prank Bloomfleld.
and a nurse. Miss Treen Wllcor.
pumped oxygen Into the boy's Inert
lungR, performing what Doernbeoher
officials described as a "marvelous
Job" of keeping the boy alive until
he could be placed in the respirator.
He was almost exhausted when he
arrived at tho hospital, but attend
ants said today he waa conscious and
had gained bark aome ground.
JAP BARRED FROM WAR
SLASHES OWN ABDOMEN
YOKOHAMA, Japan, Aug. 17. fp)
Grieved because 111 new prevented his
serving with the army In China.
Capt. Morio Hlrotsu, 39, donned his
full military uniform and committed
hara-kiri today. He plunged a sword
Into hU abdomen, then cut his
throat.
LAKFVtrw. Ore.. Aug. 17. (AP)
J. W. Hndraon, business manager
of a local timber union, was found
guilty In circuit court last night of
assault and battery arising out of an
attack July 39 on Robert Adams. Sr.,
owner of i mill at whvh !!endeion
had railed t strike. Sentence will be
passe next week.
SPRAY DEATH IN
Shell Splinters Land in For
eign Home Areas Fires
Ring City Business Is
at Complete Standstill
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17. (AP)
Secretary Hull said today this
go vern me nt hnd ordered 1 ,300
marines to sail from Sun IHego
to Shanghai to protect American
nat lonals from violence.
Hu II also an no u need the de
part numt was asking congress to
appropriate S.vw.ooo for all nec
essary relief and evacuation ex
penses arising from the Chinese
Japanese emergency.
The marines will sail within
10 days, Mull said. He added that
It would require fire weeks to
land them In Shanghai.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 pj Three
senators Joined today in a statement
urging that President Roosevelt in
voke the neutrality act against Japan
and China, banning amis and muni
tions shipments' and loans to both
countries.
Senators Nye (R., N. D.), Bone (D
Wash.) and Clark (D. Mo.), who
sought vainly this session to make
application of embargoes against
warring nations mandatory Instead
of discretionary, denied the act would
favor Japan over China.
By MO It HIS j. HAItlllS
SHANGHAI, Aug. 17. (AP) Shell
splinters sprayed peaceful foreign
home area with death by day and
great guns roared out terror tonight
for the Chinese-Japanese battlefield
of Shanghai.
One hundred thousand men with
guns and bombs fought on to a goal
none could foresee.
PI res ringed the city.
Japanese big guns boomed after
dark in a renewal of the duel which
earlier today threw shell fragments
Into the French concession, where
most Americans in Shanghai live.
Concession police were unable to
learn the number of dead or in
jured, but estimated fifty persons,
all Chinese, were struck by shrapnel
or aneu splinters.
Business Collapses.
Business utterly collapsed.
More than 2000 American and
British women and children fled
from Shanghai. They played hide
and seek with death down the
Whangpoo river to reach watting
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1
SEVEN SAWMILLS
PORTLAND, Atlg. 17. (P) The
A. P. L.-C. I. O. war waa on here!
today.
At least seven of Portland's 10
large sawmills were closed and three
others were expected to shut down
as a result of picketing by the Build
ing Trade council which followed
acceptance by tho Portland local of
the Lumber and Sawmill Workers'
union Saturday of a C. I. O. charter.
The Portland central Labor coun
cil voted 17ft to 09 last night to
unseat the sawmill local, with 4,000
members, and locals of the Textile
Workers and Lady Garment Workers
unions, with an additional 1,100
members.
The textile and garment locals do
not have C. I. O. charters, but their
parent internationals have deserted
the A. r. L. to join John L. Lewis'
industrial union movement.
Union men of both groups stormed
the Labor Temple at the council
meeting last night, and forced the
delegates Into executive icaslon.
IS SET AT CRATER
CRATER LAKF. Aug. 17. (Bpl )
Bringing the 1937 attendance to the
1 4A 0OO mark, a record-breaking total
of 19.114 persons visited Crater lake
national park during the past week.
Ttils Included 4419 visitors August
IB and 4403 on the previous Sunday.
August 8. Both of these figures were
In excess of the single day travel
record of 4334 made In 1931, which
stood until the 4th of July thin yeai
when 0383 visited the park.
By entrances travel is classified :
South. 17.23ft cars. h7.ftfl persons:
west, 1 fl BM cars, Md 1 0 pemona;
north, 7708 cars, 28.060 persons; east
ima cars. 8086 persons.
The present figures are approxi
mately lft.OOO vlsltora ahead of lt
year, while travel for the current
eek revealed an Increase In exce&b
of 30 per cent.
TENNESSEE MOB
HIGHWAYBRIDGE
Masked Group Takes Sus
pected Slayer From Offi
cers Victim Overtaken
in Break From Captors
COVINGTON, Tenn., Aug. 17.
(AP) Tho bullet-punctured body of
35-year old negro slaying suspect
was found hanging beneath a high
way brldgo 12 miles east of here
early today.
The negro. Albert Gooden. was
taken from Sheriff W. J. Vaughan
by a band of six masked men late
yesterdny while the sheriff was
bringing his prisoner by automobile
from Memphis to Covington.
Gooden was accused of slaying
Mnrshal Chester Doyle of Mason,
renn., July 17 and was being brought
here for a hearing today after having
been held in Memphis for safe keep
ing. Forced To Mop
Sheriff Vaughan said an automo
bile carrying the six men drew
(Continued on Page Plve.)
F
IS' DONE BY FIRE
TOM
Fire did damage estimated at 600
to the-Jackson County Chamber ol
Commerce' last night. The loss was
fully covered by Insurance.
Cause was not definitely establish
ed. The blaze started between the
exterior and Interior walls of the
toilet In the northeast corner of
the building. There were many elec
tric wlrea along the wall where the
fire started and It waa thought at
first that the blase was caused by
a short circuit.
Building Inspector Frank H. Rog
ers, however, stated that all the
wires near the start of the blaze
wero dead and had been for years.
Fire Chief Roy Elliott stated that U
defective wiring did not cause the
blaze it might have been started by
a cigarette dropped or tossed between
the walls. Thero was an opening In
tho Interior wall below which tho
fire started.
The chamber of commerce fire
was the second in an hour. At 6:30
p. m a general alarm brought the
fire department to the American
Laundry at 132 South Central ave
nue where accumulated creosote in
the smokestack had been Ignited. The
firemen stood by while the creosote
burned Itself out. Sparks set sur
rounding grass on fire, but these
blazes wore quickly put out. No dam-
(Contluned on Page Seven.)
Council To View
Routine Business
Only routine bustnesa 1a on the
agenda to be considered by the city
council at Us regular semi-monthly
meeting tonight.
Tho session will be held as usual
In council chambers on the top floor
of city hall at 7:30. Anyone having
business to transact with tho council
la asked to bo present at that time.
Cecile Dionne Is
Kept In Nursery
CALLANDER, Ont.. Aug. 17. (Ca
nadian PresH) Cecile Dtone, alone
of the quintuplets still 111 from what
Dr. Alan Roy Dafoe calls "an Infec
tion from oiitlde," stayed In hr
nursery today while her four alser's
frollcged In the sun.
The other slstera have recovered
from their colds.
Father Divine Disgusted
By Plague of Lawsuits
NEW YORK. Aug. 17 (AP) Th.r
wmi llttlo Jubllntlon In Harlem'l "No.
1 Heaven" today.
Leu trmn a ton of rout chicken
wiui connumcd: the ihoutji of "Peace,
It', wonderful," nd "Thnlt you,
fattier." could Karo-ly be heard
block away; the stamping of fit In
uulaon waa rrduced to a rumble no
loudrr than a panMnit aubway train.
for Kthr Divine, the hlny-p.td,
lightly-built n'gro cult lender, baa
threatened to "outmlranle" hlmaelf.
'Father', dlMtiinN-d," aald hi at
torney. Arthur A. Madison. "He baa
Jut about decided to evaporate for
1000 year,."
A lue of brought by
disgruntled "angel," who want mort
BASEBALL
American
NEW YORK. Aug. 17. (AP) Lefty
Gomez, pitching with the knowledge
that hu mother died this morning
In Rodeo, Cal , shut out the Wash
ington Senators with three hits as
the league leading Yankees won the
first game of today's doubleheader,
8-9. Bill Dickey and Tony Lazzert
hit home run for the Yanks In the
seoond inning.
R. H. E.
Washington - 0 a 0
New York 8 9 0
Appleton. Chase and R. Perrell,
Millies; Gomea and Dickey, Jorgcns.
R. H. C
Detroit 11 14 0
Chicago M 7 11 3
Law son. Coffman and York; White
head, Rlgney, Brown and Sewell.
Second game: R. H. B-
Washlngton 4 9 0
New York 6 11 8
Deshong and R. Perrell; Hadley,
Murphy and Dickey.
R. H. E.
Boston ......... WH.... .............. 6 14 1
Philadelphia 18 4
Wilson and Berg; Ross, Fink, Tur
boville and Bmcker,
Cleveland at St. Louie postponed;
rain.
R. H. E.
4 ia o
New York
Boston .........
18 0
Melton and Dannlng: Bush, Hutch
inson and Lopes.
R. H. E.
Chicago 2 10 1
Pittsburgh 4 12 0
French and Hartnett; Brandt,
Brown and Todd.
R. R. E.
Philadelphia 11 18 1
Brooklyn 17 1
PasMAU and Atwood; Hamlin, Cant-
well, Llndsey, Butcher and Spencer,
Chervtnko,
PEACH GROWERS
FORM CO-OP FOR
!E
Jackson county peach growers de
cided to organize a cooperative grow
ers' association at a meeting held
last night In the courthouse audi
torium.
The meeting, attended by 45 grow
ers from Ashland, Mcdford and Oold
Hill, represented approximately fifty
percent of the valley peach tonnage.
Purpose of the organization, aa
stated by the growers, la to atabllllze
the local market by shipping sur
pluses to outside markets, set and
maintain a fair price to both grower
and consumer on the local market,
and oppose unfair trade practices.
An executive committee of five
growers waa chosen to represent . the
membership and complete plana for
the organization. The completed
plana will be presented to another
growers meeting In the near future
(Continued on Page Plve.)
PLENTY OF HELP FOR
PEAR CROP HARVEST
A surplus of labor for the picking
and packing of the pear crop of the
Rogue River valley la reported by
Prank Isaacs, packing house foreman
for the Plnnaclo Packing company.
who states. There are more workers
than Jobs." He says he has been
swamped with applications the past
week. A large percentage of the labor
employed la local. There has been
a fairly heavy Influx of transient
workers the past 10 days, Isaacs
reports.
All of the packing plants will be
started this week, and be In full
swing next week, when picking of the
Bartlett crop becomes general. A few
of the more advanced orchards are
picking this week.
than JO 000. haa definitely annoyed
Harlem', "god."
But hla follower, were not the only
one, worried by hi threat to "evapo
rate. '
Attorney William W. Lesaemaum
hurried Into atato supreme court and
on the ground that a threatened dla
apiiearance for 1000 years might fur
ther delay disposition of legal pro
ceedings agatnat Father Divine, aakrd
for the Immediate posting of $30,
000 bond, or appointment of a re
ceiver for all of the Divine "heaven,.1
Leaaelbaum la counsel for Mrs. Ve
rlnda, Brown, negro ea-"angel," who
wanta bark MO0O she aays she gave
Divine In exchange for a promise of
everlasting life.
TRICKLE OF BLOOD
FROM OLD TRUNK
Still Warm Body of Young
Man Left at New York
Express Office Autopsy
Shows Shot in Head
NEW YORK, Aug. 17. (AP) The
unclothed body of a man found
wedged Into a small trunk, a bullet
In his head, was Identified late today
as that of Oliver George Sine cat, who
had a police record here and In Se
attle, Los Angeles and Boston.
NEW YORK. Aug. 17. (AP) The
still warm nude body of a young
man with wavy brown hair wan
found wedged into a small trunk in
a main Railway Express agency of
fice behind Pennsylvania terminal
today.
A hurried autopsy indicated thai
death had been caused by a .32 cal
iber bullet fired Into the back of
the victim's head. A tatoo mark had
been carefully cut off the arm, but
another remained.
The body was discovered when a
clerk noticed blood dripping from
the trunk whjch he had Just received
from a tall young man with red
hair who brought the trunk In a
taxi and ordered It shipped collect
to Joe Marshal, Memphis, Tenn.
The dead man appeared to be
about 35 years old.
Fingerprints Taken
Police rushed his body to Bellevne
morgue for a scientifically thorough
examination. They also took hut fin
gerprints for identification.
Wedged with the body In the
trunk, which was leas than three and
one-half feet In Its longest dimen
sion, were a blue shirt, three pillows
and a dark pair of pants.
The red-headed man, who seemed
to be about 30 years old, helped his
taxi driver drag the trunk, which.
i old and battered, to the loading
platform at the agency office on
Tenth avenue at 33rd street. Nearby
Is the railroad terminal, the general
postofflce, the Hotel New Yorker,
and other places where throngs
gather and the streets were crowded.
Left Hurriedly
The man was calm and careful In
spelling out the name to Michael
Bertadottl and he explained that
that was his name, and that he
would call for and pay for the trunk
tn Memphis.
But Just before the clerk finished
making out his tags, the red haired
man suddenly beckoned to the taxi
driver, and they drove away.
The clork, in moving the trunk
on a hand truck was horrified a few
moments later to see blood dripping
fom It. The trunk was forced open
and the body discovered.
Dr. Vance described the dead man
as of medium build, about five feet
seven or eight inches In height.
PINBALL DEADLINE
SET IN KLAMATH
KLAMATH FALLS, Aug. 17. (AP)
District Attorney Hardin C. Black
mar, returning from a California va
cation, today ordered Klamath Palla
plnbsll operators to remove their
inachtnea from publlo use by Septem
ber fl.
Blackmer thus failed to fulfill an
Informal "hope' 'or the Klamath Fall,
city council, espressed at It meeting
last nlglit, that the machine would
be allowed to continue In operation
at least until September 30, so that
the city could keep all of Its thlrd
qualer license money, about gloOO.
The prosecutor said he thought ha
was dealing very liberally with the
plnball operatora In setting the dead
line at 8ejtember 8. He pointed out
that moat other counties have al
ready ousted the machine,.
Blackmer' order will affect all
plnball gamea In the county, both.
Inside and outside cities.
LONG BEACH VISITED
By TWO EARTHQUAKES
LONG BEACH, Cal., Aug. 17. (AP)
Two earth shock, nearly three
hour apart, were felt by resident
here last nlRht but did no damage,
police reported.
The first, at 0:03 o'clock, (P.8.T.)
Jolted the city hall and caused eome
anxiety to police and fire department
employes as well aa elty Jail prisoner
on the top floor of the building.
The second, at 11:90 p. tn.. was
described a being longer and heavier
than the first. Dishes rattled on
shelve and lighting fixture swung.