Medford Stores
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Thirty-Third Year
The
Capital
Parade
By Joseph Alsop
and
Robert Kintner .
Copyright 1937, by The
North Americau News
paper Alliance, Inc.
SPEXniSO POLICY CIIKF.RS
LEFT-WING AI1VISEKS ,'
ANTI-MONOPOLY DRIVE
HELD NEXT V. R. MOVE
VIOOHOIS I.ANGVAOB
EXPECTEO IN MESSAC1E
...
WALLACE SEEN F.MEKtiINO
AS POTENT IM'l.l ESCE
WASHINGTON, April 20. The brat
comments on the Inner significance
of the president s reversion to spend
ing sre the smiles on the faces ot the
left-wing White House advisers who
re Interested In a vigorous anti
monopoly program. Prom the bock
rooms of the administration where
the forthcoming anti-monopoly mes
sage Is being drafted, word comes that
it will be far more vigorous than
had been expected during the presi
dent's do-nothing winter months.
Strong Rooseveltlan language In
place of "It might be well" and "I
would suggest"; a clarion call for an
aggressive congressional Investigation
patterned on the famous Pujo money
trust Inquiry something almost like
an echo of the half-forgotten Jack-son-Ickes
"sixty families' speeches
these look like good bets now. The
emphasis, It Is said, will be on ' free
competition." but competition made
free by the destruction of the large
monopolies. There may even be a
request for some minor anti-trusts
legislation, particularly revision of
the exlBtlng laws, at the present ses
sion of congress.
The confidence of the left-wingers
who are Interested In anti-monopoly
action Is typical of the new confi
dence Inspired In all the more daring
New DeBlers by the president's spend
ing move of last week.
After a winter spent in Coventry,
their spirits had dropped to the weep.
Ing willow point. Now. although as
ususl they want the president to go
much farther than he has. they feel
they arc .beginning to get somewhere
A selection of the spending
schemes rejected by the president In
favor of PWA - WPA pump-priming
was presented In this space yester
day. A long struggle raged at the
White House before the final choice,
and the lineup of the struggle fur
ther illuminates the step that was
taken In the end.
The captains of the spenders were
(Continued on Page Pour.)
O'BRIEN FUNERAL TO
BE HELD IN SAN FRAN
The remains of Maurice Edward
O'Brien. 40. who died In Community
hospital early Tuesday morning from
Injuries sustained In an auto eccl-
dent at Seven Oaks last Wednesday
morning, will be forwarded to San
Francisco for burial.
He was born at Belllngham, Wash..
Feb. 8. 1898, and had been a resi
dent of San Francisco for the post
eight years. He Is survived by his
wife. Eva Mareurlte O'Brien, and
his mother, Mrs. Sarah T. O'Brien,
both of flan franclsco.
SIDE GLANCES
by
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Comrade Horace Bromley holding
up the presses for American Legion
news.
MpI Hrjan filllnc hi icrt.t
caw from Larry Schade's supply to
make up for Larry's previous mooch
ing.
Devtd 'Roenberg and
Luther concentrating on a
conversation.
Martin
serious
Dorotl.y Prultt and Ryclmrd Slight
hunting in a dusty gnrag for a
Spanish armada ship to advertise
"Fire Over Enstland.
Ern:e Lvitt bein elated at new
of the federal building addition
this meanlne his park headquarters
will never have to rmve to Klamath
Direr tor Vernon Price weari:.?
large smT.e because of the fine pr-
form in' of h:s cast in the Lion
Cub nlzLftre.-reru
Medford
Full Associated Press
. in., i
ORDER S230.0D0
HTURE
ADDITIONAL SPACE
Connecting Wing On Holly
. Street Expected As Part
of Project Action Is Re
sult of Long-Felt Need
An expenditure of 4230,000 for the
Medford federal-building was author
ized today Jointly by the treasury
and postofflce departments. It was
announced In telegrams received here
from U. S. Senator A. Evan Reames
and Congressman James W. Mott.
The fund Is available for Immediate
use. the Associated Press reported.
The authorized fund Is for ex
tending and remodeling the federal
building. Postmaster Frank DeSouza,
who has worked on the matter for
years, wild probably a connecting
wing would be erected north of the
present structure to face on Holly
street, with Improvement made to
the present building to bring It up
to date.
Bids First Step.
First step In the construction
program will be a call for bids, Mr.
DeSouza explained.
The fund for the addition and Im
provement Is much in excess of the
cost of the present building which
was erected in 1915 at an expendi
ture or ai24.ooo plus $1000 for the
land. Activities of permanent federal
agencies have Increased so much,
since men mat additional office
space .has long been An urgent need.
tor years the Jackson Countv
Chamber of Commerce. Mr. DeSouza
and others have been working to
convince the treasury and postofflce
departments of the pressing need
for moro office space here for the
various federal agencies. Congress
man Mott has aided in these plans
and since his appointment recently
Senator Reamea has devoted much
of his time in presenting Medford's
neeas to the departments and va
rious committees and individual of
ficials. Reiimes Studied Needs.
"Before going to Washinston. Sen
ator Reames made a thorough atudv
of the needs of federal activities in
mis district." Mr. DeSoiiM. m
"Soon after his arrival la Washing
ton he submitted the matter to
Smith W. Piirdum, 4th assistant post-
mamer general.
Mr. Reamea had several confer
ences with Mr. Purdum, L. c. Martin.
executive orricer of the branch of
public buildings, procurement divis
ion, w. E. Raynolds. assistant direc
tor, and others, in these conferences
Mr. Reames emphasized the urgent
need for more floor space for the
postoffflce. the Rogue River national
forest, crater Lake national park and
other federal agencies.
"Last November Floyd William, en
gineer for the postofflce department.
paid a quiet visit to Medford and
went thoroughly Into the local aitua- !
tton. When he returned to Washing
ton he took wlthvhim plans, charts,
pictures and other data that went In
to great detail as to the floor apace
required by the various permanent
federal agencies.
Flans Drawn
"I am Informed that upon his re
turn to Washington he drew detailed
plans for an addition and remodel
ing of the present building."
While here Mr. Williams looked
with favor upon a connecting L wing
addition to the north of the present
structure, Mr. DeSouza said. It was
assumed the addition would conform
to the architecture and height, three
stories, of the present building.
For more than two years a chamber
of commerce committee has been
working quietly on the project, as
sembling and codifying data on the
requirements of federal agencies per
manently established here. The com
mittee has comprised Col. E. E. Kelly,
Robert W. Ruhl, Postmaster DeSouza
and the late Chauncey M. Brewer.
The chamber of commerce, officers
said. Is dcllchted to see the commit
tee's diligent work meet with final
success.
P. o. Long Crowded
For years the postofflce lt&elf has
been crowded and the Rogue River
national forest has been compelled to
rent outside quarters. The Crater
Lake national park staff has had
only temporary use of the federal
court offices, being compelled to shift
to the basement every time court is
held here. Until recently part of the
park staff has also rented outside
quarters.
Recently the forest service offered
to chance Its federal building offices
m-lth the park service so that the lat
ter aould have permanent quarter
h"r With the addition ootli the for
est and park serrWs will hav per
manent office In tne federal butkl-
1 inf , It is understood.
Will Feature Dollar Days Friday and Saturday
Washington Officials Race to Call,
iTownsend Saved From Jail i REINFORCED JAPS
I ; !
W-.. : . ..,; .v.:-: r n Hi" l"jf 1 1 ll
A pardon by President Roose.velt paved Dr. Francis B. Townseiid. old ajn
pension advocate, from serving a 30-day sentence In Jail for contempt tf
a house committee. Here he Is Min-wn waving the pardon nloft afc ic
emerged smiling from the Washington, D. C, district court.
IS
GIVEN CLEMENCY
Mrs. Bessie clawson, 4?.' Ashland,
who plead guilty to larceny of 200
belonging to her niece. Mrs. Wanda
Works, of Talent, and tlKn perpetra
ting a burglary hoax In an effort to
cover up the crime, was given a elx
months suspended sentence today by
Circuit Judge H. D. Norton.
The action followed a conference
with her husband, a Southern Pacific
railroad engineer stationed at Klam
ath Falls. Mrs. Clawson returned to
her home In Ashland. She has been
voluntarily In the county Jail since
April 5. She appeared for sentence
Tuesday morning, when the court
deferred sentence until the officials
could talk to the husband.
Most of the money was revovered.
GRANTS PASS. April 20. -TV The
war department civil work appropria
tion bill, reported favorably by com
mittee to the house of representatives,
recommends 8135.000 for Improve
ment of the Crescent City harbor, it
was learned here today.
Improvement of the California port
Is one phase of a general project to
build a rati read from Grants Pass to
the coast. Plans are being made, how
ever, to withdraw an application tor
the C. & O. C. railroad from before
the interstate commerce commission
because of expectations of an unfa
vorable verdict.
Coogan's Earnings Claim
Is Challenged by Mother
LOS ANGELES, April 20. (Jp . portedly showed such a trust was
Jackie Ccogan, highest-salaried child ! contemplated.
,, , . , I "Regardless of what my mother i-ald
actor of the si ent movies, was chal- , . . .
f about me being a bad boy. I don t
lenged today by his mother. Mrs. Ul- j tnlnlt my comillct warrants my being
I:an Coogan Bernstein, on his claim ! cut off without any money,
that he earned 4,000,000 before he j "I flunked out at Santa Clara un
reached legal age two years ago. verMty, but dad did the same when
Mrs. Bernstein, resisting her son's '; he was my age. Once. I went home
suit for an accounting of his estate ; drunk and mother was terribly up
on the ground no such estate exists, set. I promised I wouldn't drink
filed an affidavit stating Jackie's
earnings amounted to only $1,300,000.
Hhe contend that whatever money
and property remain are hera under
the California law that gives a min
or's salary to his parents.
Mr:!Iling evidence for his claim
that a trust IuikJ was created for h'm
uy his father, the lat John R. Coo-
n. .!'! dlvlowd that hi a'tor-
neys bad found two legal documents
Id tha hall of records her that pur-
MEDFORD, 0HEC10N, AYEDNKSDAY, APRIL 20,
MARKS LAST DAY
Registration for the May 20 pri
mary closed yesterday, with brisk ap
pearance of last day registrations at
the county clerk's office. These In
cluded many veteran Republicans,
who changed their party faiths In or
der to vote for Governor Martin in the
Democratic primary. Awakening In
terest In county candidates also ac
counted for a number of registrations.
The count on the registration will
not be available before the flrH of
next week. Ashland and Gold Hill,
have not yet turned In their registra
tion cards. The number of ballota to
be printed for the primary, will bo
based on the number of voters.
C-C BANQUETSTARTS
AT 6:30 P. M. SHARP
The Jackson County Chamber of
Commerce annual banquet-meeting
in the Hotel Medford this evening
will begin promptly at 6:30. officers
emphasized today. As a large attend
ance is indicated, all were asked to
be punctual so that no delay wl'l'
be experienced.
Eirl Lee Kelly. California state dii
rector of public works, wilt be the
principal fpenkcr. A vocnl program
directed by Elsie Carlton Strong will
be presented by Mary Ann Oaf-t
Marguerite Luman and Jean Mc
Allister. I
again. I went to church And made a
pledge and I have never broken It to
this day. not even to a glaas of beer."
Mrs. Bernstein, in her affidavit, said
she and her deceared husband con
tributed Immeasurably to Jackie's
.s.jccewi as a child actor: that his earn-
irws never wre suwndrrcd: that he
always hit clvrn her son hr love
end affection, and Is still willing to
j make htm such gifts aj appear to her
I to be proper
4ii
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DEFEAT CHINESE
IN TWO BATTLESiTO AID CONCLAVE
Spanish Rebels Swing to
South When Flood Holds
Up Drive On Tortosa
Hitler Marks Birthday
Ry the Associated Prew
Reinforced Japanese armies de
feated the Chinese in two battles
along the South Shantung front to
day while the Insurgent forces of
Generalissimo Francisco Franco made
further adx'ances in the northeastern
Spanish war zone.
In Spain the insurgents, held up
by the flooded Ebro river and stub
born government resistance in their
campaign against Tortosa. swung
their offensive abruptly southward
along the Mediterranean coast toward
Valencia and Castellon.
Aninda Adrnnees
General Miguel Aranda's troops ad
vanced 12 miles along an 18-mlle
front and neared outskirts or Alcala
de Chlvort, covering almost half the
distance from Vlnaroz to Castellon.
On the central Catalonlan front
the insurgent push on Barcelona
was nun neia up nut tanner norm
viiv iiioui(Scmo uiuufteq rruncn pur lb
of entry along the border in the
Aran ynlley region, preventing fur
ther escape of trapped government
militiamen and sympathizers. A num
ber of towns were taken.
In Zaragoza last night Generalis
simo Franco proclaimed the civil
war won and called on the govern
ment to capitulate. He declared con
tinuance of the war by the govern
ment amounted to "doubly criminal
resistance."
Seek Trl-Party Pact.
In Rome. French and Italian dip
lomats arranged to start negotiations
tomorrow for an agreement like that
Italy and Britain signed last week.
In Paris a French cabinet meet
ing heard Foreign Minister Georges
Bonnet outline the 'revitalized" for
eign policy of the new Daladler gov
ernment, which hopes to achieve
closer relations among France, the
United States and Britain as well as
a new friendship accord with Italy.
Picked units of the German army
paraded before Adolf Hitler today
as all Germany celebrated the relchs
fuehrer's 40th birthday.
Unparalleled scenes of nationwide
rejoicing took place as the German
people, still mindful of Hitler's tri
umphs In accomplishing Austrian
union, acclaimed their leader. For
the first time Austrian soldiers
inarched In the birthday parade In
Berlin.
BASEBALL
NEW YORK. April 30 (AP) Joe
Dlmngglo. holdout outfielder or the
New York Yankees, notified Edward
O. Barrow, bualneas manager of the
club, today he had accepted the
club's salary offer of 125,000.
American ,
CLEVELAND, April 20. (IP) Cleve
land':, Bob Feller missed the no-hlt
hall ot famo by a whisker today, al
lowing St. Louis a single blow on an
Infield tap and whitewashing the
Browns 0-10. The ls-year-old low&n
sVucK out six, walked six, hit two
finales and drove In two runs.
Tho score:
St. Ijuls 0 10
Cleveland s n 0
Weaver, Vanatta and Sullivan; Fel
ler and Mcmsley.
Brooklyn S80
Philadelphia 8 9 2
Pltzslmmons, Butcher and Cher
vlnko; Walters and Atwood.
Philadelphia 0 7 1
Washington 3 7 1
noes. Smith, and Hsyes; Leonard,
and R. Perrell.
National
Cincinnati ..4 13 3
Chicago 10 18 1
Dean. Russell (71. and Hartnett:
Orlwoin. Bsrrett (2), Klelnhnni It).
and V. Davis.
Br. ton
New York 4 8 3
Turner and Mueller: Schumacher
Brown and Dannlng.
IHIItam.U Causes Orath.
LONDON. April 20 1V-Pslttac.ls
Iparrot discs! was ofMclally blamed
today for the deith of W. J. Sprunt.
roo keeper at the London ReKcn.'s
park. It wa the first caa at the
aoo tn Its 100-year history
RIBUNE
Full United
SALE OF 2 LOTS;
Building Sites Are Bought
by A.G. Dunn, Ralph Cook
3 Councilmen Named
to Help Aero Convention
City council last night sanctioned
sale of a lot on Stark street south of
Sherman street to Ralph L. Cook and
one on Groveland avenue south of
Main street to State Police Lieut. A.
G. Dunn.
Mr. Cook plans to build a home
Immediately, it was stAted by J, O.
Grey, head of the city real estate de
partment. Lieut. Dunn haa tentative
plans for building a home later, Mr.
Grey said,
A report submitted by City Super
intendent Fred W. Scheffel and read
by Councilman Thomas Rose berry
showed that 22 property owners had
completed repairs to defective or haz
ardous sidewalks since the previous
meeting two weeks ago. To date 14
sidewalks have been repaired in ac
cordance with an ordinance adoptee?
in February and others are now par-
Uany completed, Mr. Scheffel said.
Beer License Issued
Council approved ft package store
class B license for R. it. Lantz and H.
B. Turpln who plan to operate
beer and wine business at 124 South
Central avenue next to the state liq
uor 6hop. A similar business was pre
viously conducted there. Attorney
Porter J. Neff, co-owner of tho build
ing, vouched for the license appli
cants. A retail beer class c license
waa approved for B. H. Brayton who
has taken over the Fred Powell lunch
room at 135 North Central avenue.
City Attorney Frank P. Farrell read
a letter from Thomas A. Culbertson
Jr., president of Medford chapter of
the National Aeronautic association,
who asked that Mayor O. C. Furnaa
appoint three councilmen to assist In
preparing for the fall convention of
the Northwest Aviation Planning
Council here. Mayor Fumes appoint
ed the city airport committee, O. H.
Herman, J. F. Erlckaon and h. S.
Deuel.
To Attend Conrlave
First meeting of the planning com
mittee will be held In the Jackson
Countv Chamber of Commerce at
7:30 p. m. Thursday, Mr. Culbertson
said In his letter. The commltteo will
consist of the three councilmen and
three membera from the chamber of
commerce and the aeronautic chap'
ter.
Mayor Furnaa called attention to
the annual convention of the League
of Oregon Cities in The Dalles May
2 and 3. It was decided that Medford
should be represented by Mr. Far
rell. It waa Indicated that tho mayor
or a councilman might also attend
STATE COP'S CAR HIT
BY HURTLING BOULDER
ASTORIA. April 20 OF) A 70-
pound rock which rolled from ft hill
side onto the Coast highway near
Seaside yesterday, crushed tho door
of State Patrolman Kenneth Hadley s
automobile and nnrrowly missed In
luring the officer.
Hadley, clearing the road of small
rocks, leaped to his car when he
heard the boulder crashing down the
hill. He waa attempting to drive
away when the rock struck.
"Fortune" On Gum Wrapper
Is Proved Grimly Prophetic
SEATTLE. April 20. (AP) His
"fortune," printed on ft penny gum
wrapper, waa grimly prophetic for
7-year-old Billy Bsrrett.
"You have a sunny nature, but
you will meet ft serious situation,"
the gum wrapper predicted. Deputy
coroners found his "fortuty" In his
pocket today.
Billy and his brother. Herbert. 11
were slain by their father. Joseph
O. Barrett, deranged by Jealousy after
separation from hla wife.
AUBURN. Wash., April 20. (AP)
A father deranged by separation from
hla wife, killed hla two young sons
by rrushlng their heads with ft rock
and strangling them, then took his
own life by blowing off the top of
hi, head with ft shotgun charge.
The story was unfolded today alter
discovery by ft lantern light search
Ins party last Bight by tot bodies
Press
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Halt Legislature
Spurns
Wheel Chair
Oen. John J. Pershing
NEW YORK, April 20. (AP)
Smiling, and completely Ignoring
waiting wheel chair, General John
J. Pershing, world, war commander
of the armies ot the Unltod states,
returned to New York today.
The 77-year-old soldier, near death
less than two months ago from ure
mia In his home in Tucson, Ariz.,
walked unaided from his special rail.
road car to an elevator In his hotel,
smartly saluted spectators gathered
In welcome, and went to his room
for a rest after the three-day train
trip.
On Friday, he will attend the
wedding of his only son, Francis
Warren Pershing, to Miss Muriel
Bache Richards.
L
F0M TREES
pear orchards of the central and
upper Rogue river valley are now In
full bloom, the county agent re
ports. To da to there has been no
smudging. Ideal growing weather
prevails.
Tho 1937 pear crop In storage Is
now moving to market at the rate
of eight cars per day. according to
the Southern Pacific railroad freight
department.
There remains In storage plant,
or en route to eastern markets.
2S.000 boxes of D'AnJou pears. 60,
000 boxes of Winter Nells, and 60.
000 boxen of apples, according to P.
Kramer Deuel, secretary of the Rogue
River Traffic association. This repre
sents practically all of the pears in
s tor a go on the Pacific coast. Deuel
states. It Is expected the storage
plants will be cleared by May 15.
Embezzler Paroled.
BAKER, April 20. (API Warren
Lemmon of Baker was sentenced to
two years In the state peniterv.lary
today by Judge C. H. McColloch on
a charge of embezzling 300 while
he was employed by the World War
Veterans' State Aid commission. He
was paroled to his brother-in-law.
Mitchell A. Ollllam of Baker.
of the children. Herbert Barrett, 11
and his brother, William, 7.
They had been slain, Sheriff's
Deputy O. K. Bodla said, by their
father. Joseph O. Barrett, 39-year
old WPA worker, whose body ws
found nine hours earlier.
A note found In Barrett's coat led
officers to the scene of the slaying
of the children near the Stuck river
last night. While blood hounds bayed
through the wooded darkness, B. H.
Relnosky, railroad a pa c 11 agent,
atumbled upon the brutally beaten
bodies.
Coroner Otto Mlttelstadt said other
notes found In Barrett's effect in
dicated he also had threatened nls
estranged wife, Mrs. Lest Barrett.
One note, addressed to her inMher.
Mrs. II. S. Lancaster, said:
"I am only aocry I can't uk bar
with ma."
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It Can Happen
Are you looking for a buyer?
Did you know that Mali Tri
bune rinstirfed A (Its. bring
buyers to the advertiser's doorT
It can happen to you. These
little Advs. are Inexpensive.
Try them.
No. 25.
GOVERNOR LANDS
N STATE BEFORE
OFFICIAL FILING
Lieutenant Governor Loses
Power When Governor's
Plane Touches State Soil
Race in Close Finish
OLYMPIA, April 30. GOT.
Clarence D. Martin and Lleut.-OoT.
Victor A. Meyers staged "stop-watch'1
finishes today m their respective-
country-wide races to halt and to
call a special session of the stat
legislature.
The governor, landing at SpokanA
tn a chartered plane which had roar
ed through the night west from Chi
cago, was timed by Air line official
as touching the ground there at 7:68
a. m.. several minutes before th
former bandmaster took his procla
mation to the secretary of state's of
fice here. 900 miles away.
' The national guard headquarter
at the field unofficially timed hit
landing at 8:05 a. m.
Governor Astounded.
By law, Meyers dropped his role of
acting governor and Its powers when
Martin crossed the state's boundarlss,
I about 18 miles east of Spokane,
"I am astounded to think such an
attempt has been made, and It seem
lllco one great big Joke," the governor
said. , - ,!
Martin Also hinted Meyers, who
train and Washington state patrol
car-rush north from southern Cali
fornia ended yesterday, was influ
enced by others In issuing the call,
which was attested at 12:30 a .m. to
day by a Seattle notary public, Tha
call was for the legislature to meet
next Monday.
Asst. Secretary of State Charles B.
Reed refused to attest the petition
for Meyers this morning. Although,
Meyers waa at the office at 8:01 a. .
after three hours' sleep, and It was
filed at .8:03 a. m. Reed asked the
attorney -general's office for an opin
ion on Its legality, a matter of several
hours' study. .
Long at Odds.
Martin and Meyers have been .
odds on the need for a special ses
sion. Meyers cited the need for legis
lation "providing social security for
our people, an enabling Act for low- '
rent housing And slum clearance, and
a sound financial basis for the school
system of the state" in his proclama
tion. On the validity of -Meyers' special
session call, legal opinion here dif
fered. Certain state legislators were
also uncertain as to what the situ
ation was.
Asked bis opinion, Meyers said:
"It has gone through. If I have
been given the correct legal ad vie.
Central Pt. Mill
Will Start Soon
The Rogue River 8ugar Pine com
pany sawmill at Central Point will
start operations within the next week
or 10 days, Chauncey Florey, man
ager, reports. Employment will be
provided for close to 40 workers.
Florey said the mill will cut only
"Idaho, pine" the coming season, and
has procured a tract of timber In
the Union Creek district from tha
forest service. It la one of the few
stands of "Idaho pine" In southern
Oregon, Florey said. The mill ex
pects to cut five million feet thlft
year.
$36,654 RECEIVED BY
MEDFORD UNEMPLOYED
SALEM, April 20. (AP) Unem
ployed workers In Oregon have re
ceived 3.300.000 since the unem
ployment compensation act became
effective tn January. Almost half the
amount went to workers In Multno
mah, Washington and Columbia
counties.
Amounta received by cities In
cluded: Eugene. 1 07.387: Oregon
City, 851.105; Salem. 352.380: Cor
vallls, 818.7B7; Roseburg, 817.777:
Medford. 836,854; Klamath Falls.
183.293: Pendleton, 815.550. and Ba
ker. 841.455.
Trnckmen rtrown.
BAKER, April 20. (P Death sta'k
ed along ft narrow road leading from
point on the Sumpter highway
aobut ft mile from tho Junction of tha
Smpter and Baker-John Day high
ways Tuesday evening. A light truck
bearing ft heavy load of grain hurtled
backwards down a steep hill and over
small bridge Into Powder river.
Thomas B. KIrod and John A. Frerlks
of Baker, trapped In tha ab el tha
vehicle, were drowned.
t