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V The Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy to night and Tuesday; not much change In temperature. TEMPERATURE Highest yesterday . .... .12 Lowest this morning 86 Precipitation last 24 hours.. .17 Efficiently now man? salesmen would yea need to Interview 7.000 proa nectar It wonld take plenty. Vour Adr. In the elaaallled column, of this newspaper will do the Job for ft efficiently at imall coat. Medford BUNE Full Associated Press 11 United Press Thirty-Third Year MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 2, 1938. No. 35. The Capital Parade By Joseph Alsop and Robert Kintner Flying Priest Is Victim of Crash K V ' K Ask. $5,000,000 villi a... f ..-.--. ,1. OF GATES AT DAM AS CAR HITS RAIL 16,973 MARGIN IN PERILS ANGLERS Y Copyright 1937, by The North American News paper Alliance, Inc. ROOSEVELT, FORD LUNCH SEEN AS FAKCE, COMEDY BIRD OF PEACE FLED FESTIVE BOARD EAR1.V AUTO MAKER AND BCCI.ES FURNISHED REAL CLASH FRB CHAIRMAN'S NEW DEAL SERMONS RESENTED WASHINGTON. May 2. Henry Ford's lunch with the president was the best piece ot pure farce comedy played in these parts lor many a long year. Unfortunately, it took place behind closed doora, so that It's a little difficult to get the dialogue straight. Emissaries of the White House, for y example, are busily putting It about ' that Mr. Ford was really tongue-tied throughout the Interview, that all the stories of what Mr. Ford said to the president are specimens of Mr. ' Ford's- staircase wit. In view of Mr. Ford's natural loquacity, this scarce ly seems possible. However, some in cidents of the luncheon are impar tially vouched for. They are therefore here presented for what they mas be worth In entertainment. The meal began happily enough. The president Is understood to have remarked that he had a letter from his mother calling Mr. Ford a "fine American." and Just the sort who ought to lunch at the White House That apparently started the flow of reminiscence, for the president talked of old days at Hyde Park, and Mr. Ford recalled his early years In the motor Industry for some time. The bird of peace which had hover ed briefly over the luncheon table took flight, however, when .economic subjects entered the conversation. The best authenticated morsel of Ford. Roosevelt dialogue in this connection, which Is also the most amusing, be gan with a question by the president as to whether Mr. Ford had any plnns to bring about recovery. "No." replied Mr. Ford drily. "I haven't any and I don't think you have either." In natural deference to Mr. Ford's position, some of the talk concerned the automobile business. The ptcsl- ( Continued on Page Four.) 4 TO Demand for tickets to the Rotary club luncheon tomorrow increased substantially today and It was pre dicted that all available accommoda tions would be utilized. The luncheon, scheduled for 12 noon In the main dining room of ' the Hotel Medford. will be addressed by Gov. Charles H. Martin. Attend ance is being limited to 200. Those who are not members of the Rotary club may obtain tickets at the Jack son County Chamber of Commerce. K F. Stores Fight Parking Meters KLAMATH FALLS, May 2. (AP) Organized opposition to the city's parking meter Installation plan devel oped vigorously today when Klamath Fallsh merchants returned an 81-2 unfavorable vote on the meter ques tion In a poll conducted by the retail trade bureau. Real estate men expressed similar sentiment at a noon meeting today but took no formal action.' The city last week mgned a con tract with a Chicago company for 450 of the nickel machines, to be In stalled on principal downtown thor oughfares. 4 SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Harvle Young corralling a swarm of bees and getting off with only four stings and a lot of advice. Jacque Matlaque advising an MT reporter to note the favorable cum ment patrons were making about the MacDonald-Eddy opw as they left the Crate. Ous Newbury enjoying a quiet Sunday afternoon at the cinema. Little .on Hulen wondering whether she would turn Into a pea nut If she ate a peanut shell. BUI Meyers checking up on the Associated Press to see If the DeMolay convention win adequately reported. Baseball L'.r.p Lew M'.'.-m being pop ular with at leat one sec tat or. his one-vear-old son, Lloyd, yelling ; lustily or papa, j Scores Forced to Flee Mc- Kenzie Banks When Water at Leaburg Lowered to Search for Dead Autoist EUGENE. May 2. (AP) Scores of Urea were endangered and property d (image estimated at several hundred dollars caused when the gates of the Leaburg power dam were opened late Sunday evening after a car had plunged Into the lake back of the dam. Countless fishermen on the river below the dam were caught by the sudden rising of the stream and had to flee the river for their lives. Some said the water raised six feet in less than five minutes. Boats were broken from their moorings, at least one ferry was lodged high on the bank and live stock swept from Island pastures, Eugene water board officials said today the gates were opened without official authorization, J. W. Mc Arthur, superintendent, declaring that under no circumstances should the gates have been opened suddenly. The water level of the lake was lowered by seven feet before the gates were closed, releasing millions of gal lons of water to ourge the river bed. Caretakers at the dam opened the gates after a car. swerving to avoid a flock of geese walking across the McKenzle highway, plunged into the lake and landed In 20 feet of water. Roy Nichols, 15, Vida. was drowned when he was unable to escape from the submerged machine. In the confusion attending the tragedy, the gates of the dam were opened In the hope of lowering the water level sufficiently to speed res cue of the trapped youth. But Eu geneans were wrathful today In their denunclotion of what was termed the "prize bonehead trick." of the season, as the sudden flood periled fishermen, children who might have been play ing at the water's edge, property and livestock. INSURGENTS BREAK WEEK'S DEADLOCK HENDAYE, France, (at the Spanish Frontier). May 2, (ipf An Insurgent attack on government lines south of Allaga In the Teruel sector today broke a week-long, weather-enforced stalemate In the Spanish civil war. Government dispatches said the In surgents failed to gain appreciably. Successive waves of tanks and Inian try rolled up the slopes of a government-held peak only to be met with gusts of machine-gun fire. The government leported the insur gents fell back, leaving the sloping no-man's land dotted with dead. All aga la 30 miles northeast of Teruel. Earlier, Insurgent troops eloshed through the mud northeast of Allaga to consolidate their lines. DO PONT GIVES VIEW ON DEPRESSION CAUSE WASHINGTON, May 2. (AP) Lammot Du Pont, president of E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and company, said today that business and re-employment was being held back by lack of "enterprise capital." Du Pont, addressing the annual meeting of the United States Cham ber of Commerce, defined this as capital for long-time Investment and said three things were making It scarce: A "spirit of spending." a "reflec tion" on profits and regulation of management by government. No profit, he said, could be con sidered unreasonable If the risk of capital was great enough to Justify It Mass Recall Late For May Election OREGON CITY, May 2. (AP Sponsors of a move for the recall of Sheriff E. T. Mass failed to file their petitions Saturday, the last date for flllig to bring the Issue to a vote at the May 20 election. Stanley Mitchell, employed to draw the petitions, said Saturday the num ber of signers so far was short of the necessary 3697. Mitchell said he had been Informed the recall movement would be continued and a special election sought within 90 days of the filing of the original petition April 15. High Court Delays Labor Act Decision WASHINGTON. May 3. The supreme court postponed action for at least two veeka today on legisla tion involving the question of wheth er employes who strike are entitled to thfl protection of the national la bor relations act. Only a few minor opinions we.c de livered before the court arranged to recess until May 14 after hearing gumeiitt in two cue, 1 This wrrekugc Is nil which remained of the light monoplane In which the Rev. Tolm FukIii. (at hullo priest and student filer, crashed to his death at Floyd Bennett, N. V., field. It wns neeessary to rip Into the wreckage before his body could be extrlrated. FOR YEAR'S SERVICE OF Jackson County Chamber of Com merce today announced the chairmen of all standing committees for the ensuing year. The complete personnel of two additional committees' also was announced, membership of the finance committee having been an nounced previously. , standing committees for 1938-39 and their chairmen are: military and aviation. Fred Heath. Jr.; publicity. Herb Grey; roads and highways. A. 6. V. Carpenter: industrial, Seth Bullls; taxation. Carl Bowman; membership. Morris Leonard; inter-clty visitation, George Henselman; fish and game. Dr. C. W. Lemery; transportation, W. A. Gates; legislation; Judge E. B. Day; xetall merchants, Elmer Wilson; fin ance, V. E. Rolfe; Junior activities, George Hunt; agricultural. Tom Wray; tourist. O. L. Jackson; con vention. Cole Holmes; federal build ing. Col. E. E. Kelly; and Medford traffic safety council, MaTk Goldy. y Military and aviation committee; Fred Heath, Jr.; chairman: L D. Jones, B, E. Harder, Floyd Hart, A. 6. V. Carpenter. T. A Culbertaon, Jr., and Ralph Billings, ' Fish and game committee: Dr. O. W. Lemery, chairman: Evereett Trow bridge, L, G. Morthland, Al Piche. Kenneth G. Denman, Karl L. Jan ouch. E. P. Leavitt. Justin Smith. Frank DeSouza, Allen Perry. W F. Isaacs, H. L. Nobllt. T. E. Dantek. Charles Reames, MaJ. George R. Ow ens, and Carl Bowman, FUSON ACCEPTED FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION EUGENE. May 2. AP) Pre -medical students at the University of Oregon accepted for entrance In medical schools included Grover Bel linger, Salem, U. of O. medical school. and Thomas Fuson. Medford, West ern Reserve University, Cleveland. Mr. Fuson Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Fuson of Medford. He was one of five prc-medlcal stu dents on the coast accepted for Western Reserve University. Graduat ing from the University of Oregon June 1, he will leave shortly after for Cleveland. He Is a member at Chi Pal, social fraternity and presi dent of the campus pre-medlcal fra ternity. BRITAIN AND ITALY AGREE ON PALESTINE LONDON, May 2. ( AP) An oral agreement between Britain' and Italy over the delicate issue of Palestine was disclosed by Prime Minister Ne ville Chamberlain in the house of commons today as he faced an op position onslaught on the Anglo Italian pact signed at Rome April 14 The two powers had exchanged as surances that Interests of the other In Palestine would be respected, Chamberlain announced. Vigorously defending his policy of realistic dealing with Europe's dic tators, the prime minister said the Rome agreement was the first great sfp toward a "saner at ate In Eu rope." Governor Blasts Labor Racketeers ROSEBURO. Ore. May 2. tjfi Blasting In his usual vigorous style at labor racketeers, who he described as "vulture riding on the backs of the laboring man.' Oovernor Chatles H. Martin addreraed a large audience at a luncheon meeting here today His brief address pi Meed continuance A prosecution of tabor terrorist and tf Xoxt to "raacA U ai&bar-upt.' BASEBALL American Philadelphia 17 0 Boston 13 16 4 Kelley. Smith, Williams, Brucker, and Hayes; Marcum and Desautels. New York a 10 . 2 Washington 3 9 3 Pearson, Murphy, and Dickey; De ahong, Amlma n , Weaver, and R. Ferrell. - Detroit 3 7 I Cleveland 11 13 0 Wade, Elsenstat Benton, Davis, and York; Allen and Pytlak. -"'' National Brooklyn '...'.I ........ 4 6" 0 New York s 7 12 2 Fltr-slmmons Potter, Marrow and Spencer, Cbervlnko; Melton and Dan nlng. Pittsburgh 6 10 1 Cincinnati .! 8 .12. ...1 Blanton, ' Brown, v Koihger, and Berres; Vandermeer, Benge and Lorn- APRIL BUILDING TOTALS $16,020 . Value of building permits Issued In Medford last month totaled 16. 020, less than half the value or per mits Issued in April of last year, according to records released from the city building inspector's office today. Permits valued at 934.010 were Issued In April of 1937. . April, of this year also showed a sharp decrease under the preceding month, when the total was $00,000. New recldences called for permits valued at 911.400 last month, 91440 was for repairing residences, 91100 was for new business buildings, 9130 was to repair business buildings, 1700 was for the construction of private garages, and 9250 was for the installation of a gasoline storage tank. There were 30 permits issued. Frank Howell applied for the first May permit today, for the construc tion of a residence and garage at 400 North Ivy street at a stated cost of 92000. Former Machine Gunner For Chinese Visits Here A man who says he was an aerial machine-gunner In the Chinew army and was wounded In a dog-fight with a Japanese plane was In Medford to day, thinking seriously of settling In the tranquil Rogue River valley. The adventurer la handsome, flu ent, polished 29-year-old John Zwlck. a native of Long Beach, Calif., who said he Joined the Chinese army for the sport of It and now doubts the wisdom of his Impulse. After engag ing in half a dozen aerial combats, his plane was finally forced down nd he was machine-gunned In the right leg. "We got down safely and my injury proved to be only a flesh wound " the debonair Zwlck told the Mall Tribune. "I was In a Nanking hospi tal for a while and then I received my discharge from the army." Zwlck said he went from Burma last August 1 to Nanking where the Chinese government was then estab lished. He volunteered hi services as an adventure to the Chinese gov ernment and was put in training as an aerial machine-gunner. Moet of the time he flew with Rus sian pilots but occasionally with a Chinese bird man, he said, adding that most of the Chinese planet come from the Soviet. "The Chinese make very good pilots, much better. I believe, than the Japanese," Zwlck ftld.'"The Chi nese are more individualistic than the Japanese. The Japanese are all right so long aa everything goet ac cording to blueprints but when the fighting 2uea not turn out as planned 14 DIE IN CRASH ROME, May 2. (AP) The worst disaster In the htstordy of Italian civil aviation, coating the lives of 14 air plane passengers and five aviators was Investigated today by the Italian gov ernment. General Aldo Pellegrini, chief of , Italy 'ah commercial aviation, went to i Form la to conduct the inquiry. The giant airliner of the Ala Lit- ' torla company, en route from Trlana. j Albania, to Rome, ran into dense clouds Saturday afternoon and hit a mountainside near Form la, 70 miles southeast of Rome on the Tyrrhe nian coast. The United States consulato at Rome said one of the victims was an American woman. Heldn LI nd helm, born in 1909. It said she carried a passport Issued In Jerusalem and was on her way to Homo from Palestine, having boarded the plane at Brindtsi. Albanian authorities at Tirana said Jewelry valued at 12.000,000 French francs (about 9370,000) was aboard the plane. OF All memhcni of Mrdford American Legion Post are urged by Commander Don Newbury to atumd the regular meeting Tueadny night at 8 o'clock In the armory, at which time plans for Memorial Day observance will be discussed. Out-of-town Legion members are also cordially Invited to attend. A special program will be held. It Includes a skit by the Legion Auxil iary and several aolo perfol inances by Medford senior high schco' inu dclans. The committee In chprge of the program ll Dr. Walter Kresse chairman: Dr. C. E. Hunt. Dr. Oeorge 8. Jennings. Dr. E. W. Winkle, Dr C N. Johnson and Dr. F. O. Bunch PORTLAND, Moy a. (Pi Oliver Peterson. 58. drowned in the Willam ette river when he fell from the rail road deck of the ateel bridge. they are at a loss to know what to do. The Chinese, however, are re sourceful and are quick to change their plans to meet changing condi tions." There are probably 200 Americans serving the Chinese army In various capacities, such as pilots, engineers .and strategists, Zwlck said. Pay for foreign pilots and aerial gunners runs about 9450 a month, he stated. The adventurer said he served as an aerial gunner for about a month before he was shot down 80 miles southwest of Nankinq last fall. "The war hit China overnight," Zwlck emphasized. "The Chinese were not organized or prepared for war. Now, however, they are better organ ized and more adequately equipped and from now on Japan will know she la in a war." Experienced In logging operations here and tn Canada, Zwlck said he went to Burma where he had a teak wood logging contract. He has nan died similar enterprises in Anglo Egvptlan Sudan and Rhodesia and two yeara ago spent the summer In Siberia on a pulp and paper project for the Soviet he related. After getting out of the Chinese army he travelled for a time in Aus tralia and New Zealand and then sailed for Vancouver, B. C. Since then he has been looking over the northwest and arrived here two weeks ago, He like the Rogue River valle) and has been looking over pear orch ard properties for a possible Invest ment, he said. Ha la registered at Hotel Jaduon. Crescent City Man Takes Curving Approach to Bridge Near Wilderville at Too High Rate of Speed GRANTS PASS, May 3. VT Cne sar Lesina, 25. of Crescent City. Cal., died In the county hospital last night as the result of an accident In which the coupe he had been driving smash ed into the railing of the Applegate bridge near Wilderville on the Red wood highway at about 4:30 yester day afternoon. Ted Delfonto, his companion, was still In the hospital this morning with an Injured left arm. Heading for Grants Pass, the driver apparently attempted to take the curve approaching the bridge at too high speed. Coroner Virgil Hull said. The car sldeswlped the left railing, then careened off to ram the right rail. The car remained on the brtdge but was badly damaged. Lesina was employed by the Hobbs Wall company and Delfonte by the Gil more Oil company, both at Cres cent City. . By The Associated Pres. Two drivers died at their wheels from heart attacks and three persons were killed In traffic accldenta last week-end to bring the total automo bile deaths In Oregon to five. Roy Nichols, 1A, of Vlda, drowned late Sunday when the machine he was riding in plunged from the Mc-Kenr-le highway Into the lake formed by the Eugene power dam near Lea burg. Robert Russell, about 40. a farm worker, waa Instantly killed when struck by an automobile on Mo Loughlln boulevard at Gladstone Sunday. J. E. Dcaust. 4S, of Portland, dlod at the wheel of his machine between Scappoose and St. Helena Sunday night while returning from Seaside. His wife and daughter stopped the vehicle. Death was attributed to a heart attack. : Dale Young, 51, stricken while driv ing In .downtown Portland, Saturday brought his car to the curb, turned off the Ignition and collapsed it the wheel. Rushed to a hospital, he was pronounced dead m arrival. Mrs. Sam Wilson. 57, died Saturday In a Portland hospital of Injurle. re ceived In an accident near Vernonll earlier tn the day, MAR8HFIELD. May 3 (AP) Shir ley Rnnadell, IS, daughter of Mrs. C. C. Ransdell, Corvallls, died In a North Bend hospital last night from Injuries suffered Sunday afternoon when- the automobile In which she and five othera were riding plunged off the highway between Scottaburg and Elkton.. Mrs. Ransdell received Injuries to her neck and back and Mrs. Orade Pardl, Denver, Colo., was believed to be suffering from a broken back. Tile others were not hurt. SALEM, Ore., May a, (AP) With Thomas A. Plncllay of Roseburg dead of injuries received In an accident In which an automobile In which he Was a passenger was forced from the Pacific highway and turned over la miles south of here about 10:30 o'clock Sunday evening, state police were today conducting a search for the car reported to have sldeswlped the wrecked car and sped on Its way. The car In which Plndlay waa rid ing waa driven by his son-in-law, V. T. Jaokson, former sheriff of Douglas county, who escaped without Injury. SHANGHAiTEARS ' E SHANGHAI, May 2. (AP) The danger of widespread terrorism reviv ed war tension In Shanghai today as reports circulated that thousands of Chinese guerrillas had slipped Into the city to harass the Japanese. International settlement police dou bled their patrols and searched refu age camps for guerrillas, equipped with firearms and explosives, hiding there. The arrest of two bomb throwers, after an attempt to blast a truck loaded with Japanese soldiers, and In formation that more than 2.000 ter rorists had infiltrated the city aroused police apprehensions. Meanwhile, fierce fighting contin ued on the Shantung front, where Japan haa been struggling to gain control of central China. Latest dispatches Indicated the new Japanese offensive against Suchow and the Lunghal railway haa been blocked, but neither side claimed Im portant successes. DRUNKEN DRIVER FREED ON POSTING $150 BAIL Kenneth M. tavls. 48. of Grants Pass, charged with drunken drlvln. was released from the county Jail last night on payment of 1180 ball, fol lowing his a.Tr.t by state police on the Pacific highway between Rogue River and Savage Raplda dam. He waa scheduled to appear later. State police said he was driving in u Irregular and reckless manner. iff Elohte Spann (above), 21 -year-old tinging nctrrss filed suit In Los Angeles for S.VOOO.000 damages for an asserted -assault against Milton lleerher, musical director, M-G-M studios and others. In her complaint Miss Npnnn alleged she was attacked AllgUHt 26, 18.16. ROME TO PARADE EF ROME. May 2. (AP) Troop trains rolled Into Rome hour upon hour to day bringing 100,000 soldiers to be on -hand for the visit of Germany s Relchsfuehrer Hitler. There waa everywhere the turmoil of last-minute preparation to make the welcome to the nazl chieftain tomorrow night the greatest pageant In the ancient city's history. Parka were closed to the publie and converted Into military camps. Merchants refused deliveries be cause .their trucks could not move through downtown streets. choked by soldiers, detectives and tourists. Persons of questionable record were Jailed or ordered from Rome, Florence and Naples during Hitler's ' six-day stay, and unofficial estimates fixed the number Involved at between 6.000 and 7 000. Soldiers stopped automobiles enter ing or leaving Rome and checked Identification papers. Police doubled their regular guard along the railway from Brenner Pass to Rome, the route ; of the Hitler train. BERLIN, May 2 . ( A P j Relihs -fuehrer Hitler and his numerous retinue of Germany's leaders left to day for hla state visit to Italy. His special train pulled out for Rome at 4:45 p. m. . Berlin's population gave the fuehr er a tremendous send-off. Thousands Jammed the Anhalter railway station, which waa decked with bunting and greenery. ZENAS A. MOODY PASSES, AGED 81 SALEM. May 3. ( AP) Funeral services will b. held here tomorrow for Zcnaa A. Moody, 81, longtime Ore gon resident and early-day steamboat captain., who died Sunday In Rich mond, Calif, He waa a son of Zenas T. Moody who was governor o Oregon from 1883 to 1887, and a brother of Ralph E. Moody, assistant state attorney general. Mr. Moody died at the home of his daughter. Edith Moody, In Rich mond. He was a resident of Ashlsnd for over 36 years, where he lived In retirement after moving there In 1900. Following the death of his wife several years ago, he went to Richmond, where he remained until his death. He was born at Jackson ville. 111.. In 1888. He la survived by three children, C. F. Moody of Port land, Eugene D. Moody of RoscvlUe, Cel., and Edith Moody of Richmond. CELEBRATE FOUNDING CHAMPOEG, May 2. (AP) Three generations of Oregon' pioneer dans, numbering nearly 1600, commemo rated the 95th anniversary of the founding of Oregon's provisional government on the site of that his torical event at Champoeg . park Sunday. Dr. D, J. Ferguson, pastor of the rirst Presbyterian church of Albany, citing a threat by modem dictator ships, urged descendants of Oregon's original settlers to preserve the char acteristics of the pioneers who "stood ready to battle anything that came up on the horlKm." Mrs. Cella Proebatel. 81. a native of Oregon, waa crowned a queen mother of the Founders' Day osle-bratloa Final Figures for All Coun ties Set New Record Demos Make Gains In All Except Two Counties SALEM, Ore., May J. (AP) Ret istratlon figures In all J . Oregon counties gave Republicans a ia,9?j margin over the Democrats, the O. O P. leading 265,132 to 348,109 on the basis of figures compiled by the As- i soclated Press. The total registration of S2i.nvr for the May primary set an all-time primary mars, exceeding the 1338 primary total of 478.188 by 43.031. The primary total indir.t.u .h.. the general election figures this year iu wouio set a new record, exceed ing the previous record of 848,034 established In 1038. This year's prl. mary figure Is only 34.837 short of the high general election registration.. Eleven Democratic Eleven counties are listed In the Democratic column for the primary election May 30. , Baker. Klamath. Harney and Union counties, the only ones Hated as Democrat!, In h iq primary, stayed on the Bourbon aid. wnue Columbia, Crook, Deschutes, Ollllam. Jefferson, Multnomah and Wallowa counties shift fmm t. Republlcsn to the Democratic aide. uemocrats made gslns In all but two counties. Crook and Harney. Re publicans Rained In cum n. Deschutes, Douglas, Grant. Hood niM. . i.i . .. . . uouijiiiub, mdb, ijincoin. Mal heur. Polk and Washington counties. All counties showed l.w.r m.ii. tratlon totals than for the 1038 pri mary except crook, Hamey, Jackson, Jefferson, Klamath, Linn, Wasco and Yamhill counties. nemos Threaten Lead The Democrats gave Republican, a scare, threatening to take the lead for the first time since esrly days, of statehood.' r The high registration figure waa, i attributed to Intense Interest In the Democratic gubernatorial primary. In Which Oovernor Martin, warrior, on labor terrorism.' Is opposed by Henry L. Hess of La Orande, labor candidate.. , , ' The following table shows how Democrats hsve steadily hacked awsy at a heavy Republlcacn major ity since the early days of the Roosevelt administration: Primary a. O. P. Democrat. 1933 308,004 133.300 : 10.14 N,M1 188 504 1038 371.149 108.333 1938 (Oen'l) 388,791 347,141 1938 388.133 348.189 On February 1. the Renuhlleana hui a 33.000 margin over the Democrats, but by April 19, when the registration books closed, this was cut In half, In-' , dlcating that many Republicans changed their party affiliation so they could vote In the Democratic gubernatorial race. Baker county, which renorted tmlav. had 6,788 Democrats, an. increase of abOUt 1.300 sfnee the 10.1 nrtmin and 4,840 Republicans, a gain of about 300. The total waa 11373, compared with 9.714 In 1936. Umatilla eountv renortad 411 Democrats, a gain of 800, and 3.636 Republicans, a loss of 300. The total of 8.347 was about 180 more than In 1038. Orant county Renubllcana I and DemnciiAta each vftlneri .hntit QrMY Re publicans leading 3.317 to 1,363. Th. total county registration was s.iso, almost 400 above 1936. T PARK BEER CASE PORTLAND, May 3. (AP) A three-Judge federal court declined Jurisdiction today In the Crater Lake Park company's suit to avoid re sponsibility to the state liquor con trol commission. Judges Claude McCollooh, Jams A. Fee and Bert Honey said th com pany failed to show a controversy equal to the 13000 required for federal court eligibility. The pare concession asserted tt did not coma under the liquor control board's regulatlona because It operated OA federal land. . The court held the company's only Jurisdictional claim was that bear purchased for resale would amount to more than 13000. This waa re garded as Insufficient to warrant consideration. Three Of Family Killed In Tornado PRATT, Kas.. May 3. (AP) A tor nado ripped through south eastern Pratt county laat night, killing three members of one family near Cun nlngrfam and Injuring II other per sons severely. The dead were: Mrs. John Miller 84. and her twe sons, Vlrgtl, I, and Oeorge, 6. The Miller family ' had retired for the night when the storm struck, demolishing ' their 6-room home. Every building on the farm, north-' west of Cunningham, was destroyed. Their car was blown too jenl tnts J
