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Find It Pay. A trial will conrlnce you of she palling power of Mall Trlbnne Clssslfted Ada. Otheri ara using thli method of adtertla Inf regularly. The find It para, it will pay 70a equal well. The Weather Forecast: Cnsettled, with run tonight and Tuesday; not much change In temperature. Temperature: Hlfheit yesterday W) Lowest this mornlnf - ss Tribune EDFORD Full Associated Press Full United Presi Thirty-Second Year M EDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1937. No. 192. SAnn to)(?po) wmm mi M Behind Washington Headlines By H. R. Baukhage Copyright 1937, by The North American News paper Alliance. Inc.. BERRY REPORTED EAGER TO BE VICE-PRESIDENT. TAKES ROLE WHITE HOUSB LABOR AlEDlAfOR KENNEDY DENIES HE'LL GET MORUENTHAt) POST MARINE COMMISSION HEAD FACES FIGHT ON REPORT WASHINGTON. Nov. 1. A political ambition unique In history has been discovered In the United States sen ate a senator who actually wants to be vice -president. The man la George Berry of Ten nessee. True, the voice of this desire has been virtually drowned amid the buz zing of presidential bees and only the senator's closest friends have heard It. But they are rure of their ears. . Mr. Berry has had the ure for a long, long time. Ho almost got the nomination In 1924 missing by only three votes. But almost wasn't enough. As recorded In "Who's Who." be refused to allow his name to be resubmitted. The vice-presidency to blm Isn't a matter of a mere stepping stone. It'a a goal. He la by no means Insistent that the number one man on the ticket be a poor Insurance risk. It Is doubtful If the Tennesseau baa even started to do any sounding on the matter. But that doesn't mean that he Isn't optimistic oyer his, plana. His national political climb has been pretty rapid and he la geared, to the pace. Major Berry missed one other nom ination, but that waa becauso of a combination of circumstances. He wanted to run for commander of the American Legion, which Isn't such a bad gateway to national prominence, but there waa something wrong In the setup and he was advised against It, although he had plenty of backing. He found another royal road to Washington, however the NRA. Then long came labor's non-partisan league. John Lewis and Sidney HtU min agreed on him as the head of this unique organization which did so much to get the new deal Into Its debt and then, according to Mr Lewis, didn't receive payment. Berry waa picked because it waa felt that he would be acceptable to both the A. F. of L. and the C. I. O. Mr. Berry had served under the KRA. and, when the blue eagle's feathers were cleared away, ho emerged with a title the length o" which makes up for the brevity of bis recent political career. He was named by the president "federal co ordinator for Industrial cooperation." Then Senator Bachman of Tennes aee died, end the major was appoint ed to succeed him. Mr. Berry assumed his seat, shortly (Continued on Page Pour.) KLAMATH LOGGER IS WOUNDED IN BRAWL Id A MATH FALLS. Nov. 1. (AP, Ivar C. Olson. 85. logger, lay in a critical condition in hospital here today aa a result of wounds which police say were Inflicted by a cleaver or en axe. Stella C. Duckett. colored, waa held on an open charge pending the outcome of Olson's condition. Dis trict Attorney Hardin C. Blaekmer said the woman was arrested after police were called to a house near the railroad tracks on a report that a fight was In progress. They found Olson nearby. SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Ernest Ollstrap playing "trick or treat" and dishing out cand- to group after group of juvenile Hallo we'en pranksters who came a-knoek-Ing at his ooor. Prank Huber the tailor regretting the careful cleaning of his plate gliss windows Just prior to Hallowe'en Csrly Tengwald eleuthtii? arounl to ascertain who owned the ajto re ported burned to crap metal on Cra ter lake highway last night. State Cop Paul Williams celebrat ing his birthday with absolutely no change In Ms work routine. Oeorge Hunt fcrlnRitv d-.i; the Hogao brokerage house with his reci tation of a wiee.erack overhsrd at tot toots ua Friday meat. AS CRIME AIDES Eli Cagle, Marshall Hearn and Stanley Borden Held With R. M. Messenger, Drug Clerk of Ashland MONMOUTH, Not. 1. J. A. Churchill, president of Orcg' n Nor mal school, said three Oregon Normal football players confessed today that they were Involved In the beating and robbery Saturday night at Ashland of E. D. Rice, Texas salesman. President Churchill said the boys confessed after they were Identified by Richard Messlnger. Ashland drug clerk, arrested In connection with the crime. The president said the students were Ell Cagle, Marshall Hearn and Stanley Borden, all members of the school football team. All are from outside the state. Churchill quoted the boys as say ing they met Rice after the Oregon Normal - Southern Oregon Normal football game, that Rice boueht liq uor from them and then showed thein considerable money, which tr-ey took from Rice on an automobile ride. According to a Southern Oregon Normal football game program, Cegle Is from St. Petersburg. Pla. He weighs 100 pounds. Is 33 years old. 'and formerly played football for Ore gon State college before transferring to Oregon Normal. Hearn Is from Salisbury. N. C; Is 20 years old jnd weighs 190 pounds. Borden Is from Olympla. Wash., Is 19 years old and weighs 160 pounds. Cegle saw action In the SONS Monmouth game at Ashland Satur day afternoon, playing tackle. Oregon Normal won, 6-0. R, M.' Messlnger, 33, Ashland drug clerk. Is In custody on an assault and robbery charge as the result of an al leged attack and robbery ! E. D. Rice, Dallas, Texas, Jewelry salesman on the new highway three miles south of Ashland early Sunday morning. John Doe warrants have been Issued for three other men, said by Messln ger, In an alleged confession to Ash land police, to be Monmouth normal school football players. One of the warrants was Issued for "John Doe Cagle." Buck Cagle. 190- pound Monmouth player. tok part In the game Saturday at Anland be tween the Monmouth and Ashland normal school teams. The other two warrants were for men whose names were not known. Claim Confession According to C. P. Talent, Ashliind chief of police"." who conduced the preliminary Investigation. Messenger has signed a confession Implicating Caglo and iwo other players. In th alleged confession. Messlnger admits taking the 150-pound Jewelry sales man "for a ride" which terminated when Rice was baly beaten and lft In tho mud alongside the highway. Cagle, who was named In the con fession as the ringleader, la then al leged to have rettirned to MesMn ger's house where 131 tn cash was divided between the three players. Messlnger denies taking part In the division of spoils. Chief Talent reports that Rice, bad ly dazed, was seen wandering on the highway early Sunday morning and several motorists reported that when they approached he ran wildly away. Police officers were notified and they had some difficulty In catching the man. who was badly bn.ilsed end bleeding. Taken to Hospital Rlee waa taken to the community hospital In Ashland where he receiv ed treatment for a cut Hp and brulsca. He accused Messlnger. a man named Cagle and two other football plavers of the crime, according to Chief Talent. Chief Talent said to day Messlnger was taken to Mon mouth by atate police last night in an effort to Identity me inree m Word from Monmouth today was to the effect that another auspect had been taken Into custody there. In an Interview with The Mail Tribune Sunday night. Rice told a story in substance the same as that covered by Messenger In his alleged confession. He ssld he had been en route to Ashland from the south and that hla car broke down several miles south of Ashland. Hiked 10 Town. He hitch-hiked to Ashland and Inquired at a local cafe as to tne possibility of hiring a wrecker to bring In his car. It ass here, ne says, that he met the football piey era and Messenger. They seemed to be nice f.llows. he said, and ottered to help. He bought several beers and sandwiches and about 1:45 Sunday morning they left to go after his car About three miles south of Asn land. Rice said. Carle, the driver of the car, stopped !. and said mat something had to: nrong. All got out and Rlee tIMnu that C'sg'.f (Ooououtd ob Pg 3v4 Victim V'" till X. D. Rice, Dallas, Texas, Jewelry salesman Is pictured here uliorlly af ter an alleged attack upon him early Sunday morning by an Ashland drug clerk and three football players of Oregon Normal school, M.:nmouth. Blood stains are visible on his shirt and coat. (Photo by Frank Scott). Fl UNITED STATES LEAD IN BRUSSELS PARLEY By the Associated Pre Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told commons today Britain will go exactly as far as the United States In seeking an end to the Chinese Japanese conflict at the Brussels nine-power conference which opens Wednesday. Making clear the United States expected to take the lead In any definite action to control tht Par Eastern threat to world peace, Eden said that Britain la prepared: "To go as far aa the United States. In full agreement with them not rushing In front, but not being left behind." The foreign secretary, who will head the British delegation to Brus sels, gave the Far Eastern situation front rank In a frank pronouncement covering the whole International field. Ho also curtly tossed back Italy's bid for a return of Britain's war gained colonial mandates to Ger many and upheld the government course In the Mediterranean and Spain. The United States, he said, toot the Initiative In convoking the nine power conference, end any action in the Par East "essentially depended on cooperation of the United Statea." L NEW YORK. Nov. 1. (AP) Direc tors of Oeneral Motora Corp. today declared a dividend of $1.60 on the common stock, or 50 cents more than the previous disbursement, A dividend of $1 was paid Sept. Id and on June 13 a similar dis bursement was made. On March 35. a payment of 35 cent was made. The latest dividend la payable De cember 13 to stockholders of record November 13. . The regular quarterly dividend of 11.35 a share was declared on the 95 preferred stock, payable February 1, 1938, to stockholders of record Janu ary 10. 1038. Today's payment on the common stocks brings total paid out so far this year to 83.75 a share. In 1936 payments totaled M.50. Franciscovich To Act As Governor SALEM, Nov. 1. ( AP) State Sen ator Frank M. Franciscovich will be come acting governor of Oregon to morrow night when oovernor Mar tin leaves Oregon for Tulsa, Ok la., to attend the reunion of the OOtb U 8. army division, which he commanded during the world war. The governor will leave Portland at 8 a. m. and will return November 14. Franciscovich Is not expected to come to Salem. AKRON. O.. Nov. 1. (API Two Akron manufacturers today an nounced Increases In tire prices. The Oeneral Tire & Rubber Co. posted prices 1 to 5 per cent higher, while B. P. Goodrich Co. announced "a number of minor revisions." most of them amall Increases. United States Rubber To. last week disclosed price boost of utm 3 to 6 per cent. TILLAMOOK. Nov. 1. (AP) Arthur Johnson discovered a badly decom posed, unidentified body washed chore on the beach at Neeh-Keh-y.e yesterday. Two weeis ago Dennis : r;'.t. 33, lost ma life when hla boat cniized at Barvlew. Bit body has joot beta found. EUGENE PACKING PLANT DAMAGED BY BLAZE Fruit Growers Assn. Suffers $50000 Loss Heavy Destruction Is Threatened in Industrial District EUGENE. Ore., Nov. 1. (AP) Plrc In the huge plant of the Eugene Fruit Growers' association was com pletely under control this morning. Swift, sure work by Chief .William Nusbaum and the Eugene fire depart ment held what looked like a million dollar loss to less then 850,000. The big nut and prune driers on the mlllrace side of the huge plant were badly wrecked by the Mace, which waa the most spectacular In many years. However, according to Senator E. A. McGornack, manager of the co-operative, most of the Lane county filbert and nut pack bad been ahlpped out to markets. Spread of the flames waa checked by throwing a complete girdle of water on the packing aheds and Iso lating them from the rest of the plant. Crowd In Peril Two fire companlea work all night and the mlllrace was nearly pumped dry. At one time three explosions rock ed the plant and sent firemen and spectatora scurrying. Miraculously, big tanks of chlorine used In bleach ing nuts did not explode. So dense waa the crowd and so Ineffectual the police control that the poison gas might have caused serious loss of life or Injury. Examination this morning revealed that It waa surplus water condensed In shu toff steam lines that exploded. Cauae .of ..the . fire ls.a, -mystery. There Is talk of Incendiarism. The cannery la In the heart of the congested Industrial area surrounded by ah excelsior plant, a woolen mill, foundries and other Important In dustries. Fire fighting plans, made long ago. worked perfectly aided by an absence of wind. Iusurance of $38,000 on the building and 98000 on the stock will cover most of the loss, McCornack says. TWO LOSE LIVES IN KERBY BLAZE GRANTS PASS, Nov. 1. (AP) Bodies Identified aa those of Eidon (Mickey) McCalllater. about 85, and Charlea Peterson, about 66. were re moved this morning from the amon ing ruins of the L. S. (Hi) Miller garage In Kerby this morning. Miller, the proprietor, said he and the two other men were sleeping in the building, with Peterson upstairs. He told Sheriff A. Donley Barnes and Coroner Virgil Hull that he woke about 3:16 thla morning, choked by smoke. Miller realized the building waa ablaze and broke a window to crawl out. His attempts to rescue the others were frustrated by the fire, he aatd. . The Kerby fire truck and two other cars were saved from the garage. SAY AUNT BARS 'EM LOS ANOELES. Nov. t. (API Freddie Bartholomew's parents charged In court today that his aunt, Miss Mylllcent Bartholomew, had relused them permission to see the 13-year-old movie star since they arrived here three weeks ago from their London home. The parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Bartholomew, asked Judge Robert Scott to set aside the adoption papers granted last April to the aunt, charg ing the decree was obtained under fraud. Pear Markets NEW YORK, NOT. 1. (AP-USDA) i Pears: 37 cars arrived, 3 California, ' 14 Oregon, 10 Washington unloaded. 29 on track; Oregon Bartletts. 1.373 boxes extra fancy S155-3 45. averse S3.I3: 3 229 box"', fancy, 1, 40-3 Ui. I average 33 00; 413 boxes No. 1. II 80 "2 18. average 13.08: Boscs. 3 J9 box ;ra No. 1, 1. 90-3 10. average. 13 33: 974 boxes unclassified. II J) 'J -90, av ; r rage 31 A7; Anjous, 464 boxes unclas sified. I1.&0 80, average II J4. I CH1CAOO. Nor. 1 (AP-USDA) Pears: Three cars California, 1 Mis- 1 .'ourl. 3 Oregon. 7 Washington vrrlvcd. 1 37 on track, 8 sold; Oregon Btsce. i730 Txxea No. t. 1.40-05. aversg?. 1.78. Anjous, TjO box unclassified, i , i Ernest Simpson Visits America; Mum On Divorce NEW YORK. Nov. 1. (API Traveling Incognito. Ernest A. Simpson, former husband of the Duchest of Windsor, arrived on a surprise visit to the United States today on the Cunard White Star liner Queen Mary. He parried all questions refer ring to hla divorce and his former wife. Asked whether he planned to marry Mrs. Mary Raffray, London society woman. Simpson laughing ly replied: "Oh, let's have another drink." He said he had come to apend three or four weeks with his mother, Mrs. Ernest L, Simpson of New York, and to attend to private business In connection with his London ship nrokernee firm. MOTHER SLAYS FIVE OF SEVEN CHILDREN AND TAKES OWN LIFE NORWALK, la., Nov. 1. (AP) Neighbors aided a grlef-strlcken father today In making funeral ar rangements for a 38-year-old mother, who shot and killed five of her aeven children and herself. The mother, Mrs. O. R. McAnlnch. who fired a charge from a small-bore shotgun Into the forehead of each child, aatd In a note found beside an open Bible she apparently had been reading, that she did not have enough shells to take all their Uvea The two surviving children, Ray, 15, and Gall, 11, came upon the bodies Saturday night when they returned home from a Hallowe'en celebration. In a note addressed to them, the mother said: "You wilt find ua dead, this morning. Don't get excited." After advising; them what to do, she added: "I have stood all I can take and best to take the kids along. All that saves you boys Is no more shells." The children alaln were Cora Belle, 13: Oeraldine, 10; Morris, 0; Max, 4, and Dickie, 3. The 43-year-old father waa in the Polk county Jail when the tragedy occurred. He had been seized earlier In the day for Investigation In a case of breaking and entering. Yeaterday he waa released, however, to Join his surviving sons. "I was sfrald something like this would happen." McAnlnch aald. Ray and Oall told Coroner C. H. Mitchell that when they entered their home they aaw an oil lamp burning on the table In the living room. Beside the lamp waa the note and the Bible, opened at the 33rd chapter of Exodua, dealing with the birth of Mosea and the slaying of male children as ordered by Pharoah. After reading the first few lines of the note together, the boys looked acroas the room where Morn, and Max lay dead on an Improvised bed. In a small bedroom, off the living room, the baby Dickie, lay with his mother on the bed. Both were dead. Racing upstairs to another bed room, the two boys found their sla ters dead. Hysterically, the youths summoned neighbors. HOLLYWOOD, Nov. I. (AP) The W. J. O'Briens, parent of Pat O'Brien, arrived here today from Milwaukee and walked Into a surprise. It was Imposing home. In the heart of Hollywood, which their actor-son purchased and furnished for them. Aa the elder O'Briens crossed the threshold, Pat handed them a deed to the property. The O'Briens, who have lived In the same furnished apartment In Mil waukee for 80 ycera, had expected to spend the winter here In an apart ment. Instead, according to Pat and hla parents agree thoy will mako their permanent home In Holly wood In the first home they ever hnve owned. olympIans awakened by slight temblor OLYMPIA. Nov. 1. (AP) Many Olympians were awakened about A a. m. today by a slight earthquake Police reported many calls from lesldenU who said their beds swayed enough to awaken them, and that dishes were rattled. No damage wrj reported. SCHUMACHER IN FINALS MEXICAN GOLF CLASSIC MEXICO CITY. Nov. I. (API Don Schumacher of Dallas. Tex., to day entered the finals of the Mexican amateur golf ehamplosr.ln with a 10 land victory mar BMln McNutt of JjB Fata, Tax. T IN TUESDAY VOTE Labor Group Opposing Tarn many in New York Has Own Candidates for Coun cil and Mayor in Detroit WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, (AP) Scattered off-year elections will take place tomorrow In 15 states, but na tional interest will center on the btcla of two organisations old Tam many Hall and young CIO for new political power. Tammany Is fighting to regain its old prestige In New York City's elec tion of a mayor and New York coun ty district attorney. The CIO Is opposing Tammany on the New York front by backing Mayor Plorello LaQuardla, but Its major bid for power la being made In Detroit, where It la running candidates for mayor and the city council. Victory would give It political control of a large city for the first time. Ma honey Demo Choice. Mayor La Ouardla, whose sweep four years ago left Tammany almost powerless, la seeking re-election with Republican, fusion, American Labor party and communist backing. The Democratic candidate Is Jere miah T. Mahoney, former New York supreme court Justice and former Tammany district leader. He ha tne support of Democratic National Chairman James A. Farley and Sen ator Robert P. Wagner. In tho Detroit election, a non partisan affair. Patrick H. O'Brien is the CIO candidate for mayor. His opponent, Richard W. Reading, un affiliated, has the backing of part of the American Federation of Labor. - ' . . Five officials of the United Auto mobile Workers of America, ft CIO affiliate, are among 18 nominees for the Detroit city council, Vote on Two Governors. Aside from these two municipal elections, voters tomorrow will choose two governors, four congressmen, ft half dozen state legislatures, and or flclals In about 30 cities. In New Jersey, Senator A. Harry Moore, twice governor, la running for that office. The other gubernatorial election la In normally Democratic Virginia, where James H. Price U the Demo cratic candidate against J. Powell Roy all. Republican. Three of the special congressional elections, to fill vacancies, are in New York, and the other Is In Vir ginia. CASE PLEA CINCINNATI, Not. 1, (AP) Judge Charles S. Bell took under advisement today a motion for a directed verdict of acquittal In the case of Anna Ma rie Hahn on trial for tho poison slay Ing of 78-yoar-old Jacob Wagner. Atty. Joseph H. Hoodln took up to day's two-hour session attacking the state's case, an sorting Pros, Dudley M Outcolt had failed to prove ft prima fade case In the death of Wagner. Judge Bell said he would rule on the separate motions Monday, but he warned Hoodln to be prepared to pre sent defense witnesses, Indicating he would rule adversely on ft directed verdict. JAPAN, ITALY TO FIGHT RADICALS TOKYO. Nov. I. p) A Japanese forelpn office spokesman aald today Japan and Italy were planning an anti-communism agreement. "Wo are contemplating some form of agreement with Italy to ojoperato against communism," the spokesman aald. He refused to give any details Authoritative quartcra Indicated the plan was for Italy to Join an al ready effected Japanese-Oerman agreement against the communist In ternatlonal. not to concludo a sep arate bilateral pact. Two Kid When Fog Causes Crash TOUJDO, Nov. t (API touts ! Pennoyer, 37, of Mullno and Jamas Dempsey Woody, 16. of Rose Uidge, lost their lives on IcwtT highway near Rose Lodge yeaterday when their automobile hurtled from the road and overturned. A companion received serious In- Jurlee, and was broucht lo the TO' ledo hospital. The victims were pinned beneath U cat. Held in Slaying je -iwvi!"i"s "'' v- a r .1 1 ' - m tiBTi Kilikia Kawnnnnakoa (above) was held In Jail In Honolulu while police probed the death of his asserted common-law wife, Arvllla Klnslea. He Is a grandnephew of King David Kalakau, last maie mcnarcn n Hawaii. HEHEY. PROSECUTOR LAND GRAFT CASES, OF SANTA MONICA, Calif.. Not. 1. (API Death haa claimed one of tht west's fearless', pioneer lawyers and Jurists, Francis Joseph Heney, 78. He began hla 'legal career In Tucson, became attorney general of the Arleona territory In the 80s and distinguished himself In prosecuting the Oregon lend fraud and San Francisco graft cases after the turn of the century. Complications resulting from a re cent attack of Influenza brought his death at hla horn here yesterday. Born In Lima, N. T., he went to San Francisco with his parents at the age of 5. In 1003 Judge Heney was appoint ed a special federal prosecutor at Portland and there obtained the conviction of the Incumbent U. S. attorney and a United States senator on charges of attempting to defraud the government In land granta. Three years later, as a deputy dis trict attorney in San Francisco he prosecuted the mayor and other city officiate on bribery chargea and while he waa addressing the Jury, he was shot through the neck and one cheek. Morrla Haas, who waa accused of the shooting, subsequently waa dead In his cell, a pistol beside him. Judge Heney served aa a special assistant U. 8. attorney general under Presidents Roosevelt and Taft. The late Oov. James nolph, Jr ap pointed him to the Loa Angelea coun ty superior court bench In 1031, as office he held until his death. Funeral services were tentatively set for Wednesday. '5 CINCINNATI, Not. I. (AP) Hahn, 13-year-old son of Anna Mane Hahn, teatlfled today at hla mother's murder trial that she had directed him to relate an earlier story con cerning her friendship with Oeorge Obendoerfer. Obendoerfer died In a Colorado Springs hospital August I. Ha waa accompanied from Cincinnati by Mrs. Hahn and the youth. The atate contended the 67-yeer-oId cobbler was fatally poisoned by the woman. The first defense witness, Oscar, took the stand after Judge Oharlea S, Bell had overruled a defense mo tion for acquittal. BAKER COUNTY PRISONER MAKES SECOND ESCAPE BAKER, Nov. 1. (AP) Adolph P. Loundagln of San Francisco, who was arrested In June on a charge of obtaining money under false pre tenses, sswed hit way out of the county Jail late Sunday morning eiactly three months after he and two others had escaped by the same means. At tht time Sheriff Fred Spenct was returning to Baker from Cugene with a prisoner. Deputy Sheriff Henry McKlnney had left tht court house for two hours. . F. Tnrkey Prlres BAN FRANCISCO. Nor. !.() Dreswd turkeys Inose, young toms, under 17 lbs.. 98; over 17 Iba, ); fount fa) -U . ZE F Commander of U.S. Marines Told There Will Be No Recurrence of Soochovt Incident Britishers Firm SHANGHAI, Not. 1. (AP) Japan. ese Admiral Klyosht Hasegawa apolcM glzed today to the United state) marine oommander who proteate4 against a Japanese foray on the) American protected side of Seochow creek. A party of Japanese bluejackets lute) crossed the creek to the American sector or the International settle, ment on a rice-laden Junk seised after scaring oft the Chinese crew by tiring Diana snots. " Brigadier Oeneral John O. Beaav mont, marine oommander in Shaney hal, protested' to Hesegawa, who. apologised and promised there would, not be a recurrence of the Incident, Cross 8oochow Creek The apology cams as 7000 Japan ese shock troops, under cover of thunderous artillery barrage, crossee, Soochow creek west of Shanghai. Closer to the settlement, Japanaaa used the Chinese Junk and other craft to negotiate the creek and at. tack Chinese positions along the south bank. Aa Japanese attempted to Mast their way into Chinese positions aae P. D. Telfer-Smollctt, commander of encircle Shanghai, Major Oeneral A. British troops, refused to withdraw his soldiers from outposts In western seotlons of the city, In answer to Japanese dtsclosusai that Chinese machine gun neeta neat (Continued on Pagt Eight.) , TRAFFIC AT FIRES Volunteer firemen will hereafter regulate traffic at all general alarm fires. It waa announced today by Chief Roy Elliott. The work will be expllaned sn4 personnel assigned at a regular meet ing of the volunteers In headquarter at 7:30 tonight, Chief Elliott said. unregulated street and sidewalk traffic haa tn tht past hampered tot firemen and exposed spectatora at baxarda. The new traffle arrange ment Is expected to correct the ettua tlon, tht chief aald. Also at tonights meeting plana) will be laid for the annual firemen's charity ball to be held on Thanks giving night. Committees will be appointed and the work of prepara tion outlined, tht chief related. SPECIAL ELECTION PORTLAND, Nor. t. (AP) The Townsend organisation will seek A special election on an old age pea slon transaction tax, Tom MonJta, political adviser, sold today. "We will decide what scope tbft relief program should attain." hft aald, "and then we will determlo how much money the program wut require." Letters forwarded to county com missioners stated: "You cannot feed people on ragu promises from ft governor who dose not know want of any kind and M protected by ft pension of hla own." Oovernor Charles Martin recently refused to call ft special legislative session to consider pensions. COIN EDGEll DIES AT ORCHARD HOME Corbln Sdgell. prominent Rogut) valley orchardltt, died tarty thlt morning In hit orchtrd homt south of Medford. A complete obituary and funeral arrangements, In charge of Perls, art to be published later. FORMER PAL OF LINDY KILLED IN AIR CRASH PKKIN, 111, Not. 1. (AP) An alt plant crash eight miles south of bar killed Oar Hutson, 37, a former com panion of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh on barnstorming trips, and severely Injured Ralph Ham. 31, a student filer, yesterday. Witnessed said tht plant'! motif
