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INFLUENCE OF WEI.I.ER
IS VIEWED AS POTKNT
HILL'S CHIEF AIDE IS
WASHINGTON ENKi.MA
SEEN AS PRACTICAL
AND ABLE DIPLOMAT
OPPOSED TO FASCISM
ih't shi ns rill s ih:s
WASHINGTON, Mi-.y H. The wise
acre's gossip about t..o president's
Indorsement of the Anglo-Italian ac
cord has been both lurid and ludi
crously contradictory. One school has
cast Undersecretary of State Sumner
Welles as the devil ot the piece.
going behind Cordell Hull's back to
persuade the president. Another pic
tures Welles and his chief as work
ing hand In glove to queer the game
of a whole creav of devils, the state
department's Isolationist career of
ficers. Everyone agrees, however, that
Sumner Welles now wields a major
influence In the foreign policy of
the United States. This tall, power
fully built, beautifully tailored man,
with the glacial manner and an ex
pression which suggests that a morsel
of bad fish has somehow or other
lodged Itself In his mustache. Is n
shaper of America's course.
At first glance, the power of Mr
Welles Is surprising, for his exterior
is not. in the tradition of American
'diplomacy. The"' congress -'gaitered
homeliness of the Bryan school Is
only slightly more foreign to him
than the gentle Anglo Phllta which
afflicts so many of the more pol
ished employes of the state depart
ment. His exterior Is glacial, but It
also has a considerable force. In
Welles there Is even a trace of the
Curzon grand manner, purged, of
course, of its wilder ornaments.
Look beneath the exterior and you
find an able pragmatist, a man who
holds Hull's doctrine of the need to
keep the light of International law
still shining In a darkening world,
but one who insists on meeting each
situation as It arises, in the most
practical manner possible. Such a
man, it may be, will be rather useful
in these troubled times.
Lnbendtng and Bending
Because of his forbidding manner,
because he keeps his own counsel,
and because he frightens people a
little, Sumner Welles is one of the
most discussed human enigmas in
Washington. And even when one has
forgotten his manner and all the
rest, he is still a puzzling fellow.
There can be no doubt that his
abilities are great. Either in con
versation or at his desk, he is able
to grasp and hold the most com
plicated set of facts with great
rapidity. When he speaks, his precise
and formal language invariably ex
presses thorough knowledge. He works
hard, and easily, rnrely unbending.
He knows how to impress people
with what he Is saying, and. for all
hla stitfness, he also knows how to
conciliate them.
At the White House diplomatic
dinner this winter, for example, there
was an unpleasant incident. A rathei
foolish European minister, bubbling
with pride and color prejudice, re
fused to give his arm to his dinner
partner, the Haitian minister's wife.
Mine. Lescaut. There was some feel
ing about the matter. It might have
gone further had not Welles, at the
secretary of state's dinner a little
later, soothed the bad feelings by
offering his arm to Mme. Lescaut In
the most marked end complimentary
manner possible.
lp From (iroton
Probably ambition is as strong at
any other trait in Welles. He was
born In the same small, prosperous
New York world of which the presi
dent Is a somewhat rebellious mem
ber. He went to Groton and Harvard.
He entered the state department with
k brilliant scholastic record behind
htm and the reputation of being
a fellow who kept very much to
himself.
In the department, he concen
trated in South American affairs,
working up to be chief of the Latin
American division. In 1S25. after a
persona! row with the powers that
were, he left the state department.
In his years of leisure, he occupied
himself more energoticnllv t'ran most
vrry well-to-do men mlcht. He and
lit ciiermtna wife built their big
p . a.? in M a nrl nd . He wrot an
Authoritative history of the Domin
ican republic, snd kept In careful
touch with South American affairs.
He also kept in touch with his old
friend. Frsnklln Delano Roosevelt,
and. when the 1932 campaign came
on. Offered his t.-'v:!:! t; :,;-pp?rt
lOununueH on Paga fcat.j
NO. 2 RATING FOR
ACCORDEDLOCALS
Lebanon Wins Same Honor
For Class 'B' Bands At
Northwest Music Festival
At Seattle.
KWATTT.E. Mav 14. (JP High
school bands from LaQrandc, Ore
Lincoln (Tacoma) and Aberdeen were
awarded No. 1 (best conceivable per
formance) ratings In the Pacific
northwest Interscholastlc mvislo fes
tival class A division at the University
of Washington today.
SEATTLE, May 14. P) The Ever
ett high school string quartet receiv
ed a No. 1 rating ("best conceivable
performance") In class A competition
of the regional school music competi
tion festival here today. It played
Beethoven's "Fugue In P-Major."
The same rating went to Edmonds'
class B string ensemble playing Mo
zart's "Serenade."
No. 2 ratings ("unusual perform
ances") went to class B bands of
Lebanon and Medford. Ore., and to
Howard Hand, Corvallls. in the bra.
tuba contest.
Jn the senior division. No. 2 rat
ings went both boy high voice con
testants Richard Melum, Canby.
Ore., singing Rogers' "The Star." and
.Kenneth Sparrow, Renton, singing
"The Blind Postman." by Re Rose.
Margaret Mtckelson. Eugene. Ore.,
won a No. 2 In the Junior saxophon
ists' division.
Performers receiving No. 1 ratings
Included:
Baritone horn solo Marjorie Lar
son, West Linn: Stanley Compton,
Canby. Ore.
Piute solo, senior 'division..--Marjorie
Broer, Salem.
Clarinet solo. Junior division
Shirley Baldwin. Eugene; senior di
vision: John McManus, LaGrande,
Ore., and Julia. Bnlzhiser, Eugene.
Cornet solo. Junior division Well
ington Bond, Halsey, Ore.
Soprano solo Joyce Hendrickson,
LaOrande, Ore.
Viola Vern Sellln. Everett: Betty
Booth, Ellensburg; Emma Grosser,
Renton.
Cello Betty Jean Jory, Everett:
Doris Oison. Snohomish.
Violin. Junior division Allwyn
Erlckson, Bremerton: Marilyn Olson,
Everett. Senior division Barbara
Stronach, Cheney.
Cornet. Junior division Miles
Blankenshlp, Bremerton: Wellington
Bond, Halsey, Ore. Senior division
Betty Sexton, Shelton; Roberz Carl
son, Grant high. Portland.
French horn Roger James, Frank
lin high, Portland; Harold Myers,
Edmonds.
Clarinet, senior division John
McManus, LaGrande, Ore.; Julia Balz
hlser, Eugene, Ore.
Piano, senior division Wniir
Stabbert, Stadium high, Tacoma:
John Flower. Aberdeen; Honey Lewis,
Renton.
Eugene. Ore., and Stadium hleh
schools were -given No. 2 (unusual
performance) ratings in class A di
visions. Lincoln and Olympia won No. 2 rat
ing in class A orchestral numbers,
with Everett the only school orches
tra rated No. 1.
The bands were required to play
Berlioz' "Beatrice and Benedict" over
ture and two optional selections. The
orchestras played Svendson's "Zora
hayda" as the required number, plus
an optional selection.
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BULLETIN
CORVALLIS. May 14. (TP) Jim
Klsselburgh, Junior college transfer
fullback, saved the Oregon State col
lege vanity football team Irom de
feat at the hands of an alumni all
star team in a spring practice game
today and assumed a major share of
the Beavers' hopes for next fall's
campaign.
The varsity won, 14-0, Kissel urgh
scoring both touchdowns. The first,
after five minute of play, came on
a 20-yard run after Red Franklin of
the all-stars fumbled. In the last
quarter, with the alumnls leading
9-7. Klsselburgh Intercepted Frank
lin's pass on his own 20 and ran It
back to the opposition's 7-yard stripe,
scoring on the next play.
PORTLAND, Ore., May M. fVPr-8.
O. Mendenhall. of Grants Pass, broke
99 out of 100 birds to lead the field
today in the first half of a registered
trapshoot at the Portland Gun club.
SACRAMENTO. May 14. (AP
Coming from behind with a four-run
splurge in te ninth. San Francisco
defeated Sacramento here tonight.
6 to 3.
Night game score: R. H. K.
ftin Francisco 6 8 1
v-ra "pert"! 3 11 fl
Oil: on. r.j7r 8i Sprinz; J
Seuts, Hujes (9) and Franl. I
'Racketeers' Seek Revenge At Polls, Martin Says
'S TALK
Vast Throng Told Italy
Wants Peace "But Will
Arm To Preserve It In
Face of Speeches."
GENOA, Italy., May 14. (AP)
Premier Benito Mussolini took per
sonal note for the first time today
of American criticism of fascism
warning that totalitarian states "im
mediately would become a bloc and
march together" should the democ
racies start a "doctrinal war."
Fascists regard II Duce's words.
delivered before 100,000 cheering
blackshlrts in this Mediterranean
port, as aimed directly at United
States Secretary of War Harry H.
Wood ring.
Woodrlng. in a speech May 5,
warned that provocations of dicta
tor-controlled states some day rniglit
force democratic nations to war.
II Duce declared Italy sought to
preserve peace but Intended to arm
herself to safeguard It In the face
of "speeches from across the ocean."
Mussolini reaffirmed Italy's "loyal
friendship" with Germany and his
intention to "respect" the April 16
friendship pact with Great Britain.
But he also threw a generous
quantity of cold water on negotia
tions now going on between Italy
and Prance if he did not com
pletely drown them.
American antipathy towards fas-clam-
unmlstakeably hinted at" by
Mussolini, was seen in a congres
sional move to have Italy named
among violators of the Kellogg
Briand pact and in statements by
Harold Ickes, Interior secretary.
The U. S. state department, fas-
cists noted also, has not recognized
itaiy s conquest of Ethiopia and that
Issue has delayed for several months
the conclusion of a new commercial
agreement between the United States
and Italy.
We want peace, but we must be
ready to defend it, especially when
we hear speeches even from across
the ocean on which we must re
flect," Mussolini said.
VOICE FAILS, SO
TO
CANCEL ADDRESS
SALEM. May M. P) Henry Hess'
voice has failed him right at the cli
max of the most heated Democratic
gubernatorial campaign in Oregon's
history, it was announced to a dis
appointed crowd of 500 which gather
ed here tonight to hear him talk on
behalf of his candidacy. The m
nouncoment was made by Wayno
Williams, vice-president of the Ma
rion coynty Hess-for-Governor club.
How serious Hess voice trouble
might be was not learned here, nor
whether there was a possibility he
might be able to make any more
speeches In the closing days of the
campaign.
The crowd listened to an address
by Robert O. Smith of Portland, who
said he had supported Governor Mar
tin four years ago.i Smith devoted
most of his talk to praise of the New
Deal and said it was Imperative that
each state march In harmony with
the federal regime, which could be
accomplished here only through nom
ination and election of Hess.
The satirical skit "I'd Rather B-
Wrong, or Charlie Iron Pant Ooes to
Town." waa presented by a Portland
cast.
ON LABOR READY
WASHINGTON, May 14. (UP) The
supreme court tonight waa believed
to have prepared the most Important
series of decisions of the term In
cluding a vital national labor rela
tions board appeal for presentation
at noon Monday.
An additional ruling of national
Interest expected Monday Is the
court's action on the plea of attor
neys for Thomas J. Mooney that
the tribunal review California court
decisions refusing to free Mooney
from life Imprisonment sentence Im
posed as a result of his conviction in
connexion with San Francisco's fa
tal 1916 "preparedness day" bomb-In;.
Reunion With "White Hibiscus"
h oi . n "
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i
Judson Duke, paroled from Han (Jucntln, Calif., prison where he served
a sentence for embezzlement, tvnfl reunited with his wife, ltoten, over
whom he killed a college boy poet ivlio railed her "White Hibiscus." In
Lodl. Calif, They nre shown as tliey met, ready to slnrt life nncw on
a dairy farm In the stnto of Washington.
ON SUGHOW LINE
By LLOYD I F.IIKBAS.
SHANGHAI, May 15. (Sunday. fP)
Chinese today pressed desperate coun
ter attacks to break the lines of Jap.
anese columns steadily tightening a
noose on China's central front for anJ
assault on the key city of Suchow
Concerted Chinese attacks south of
the vital east-west Lunghal railroad,
which a Japanese communique said
had been cut, were directed particu
larly against Yungcheng and Meng
cheng In northern Anhwel province
The Lunghat was severed, Japanese
said, by heavy aerial bombardments
that prevented movements of supplies
to China's huge central army. Jap
anese army spokesmen declared 400.
000 Chlnlse troopa had been blocked
off from retreat and faced surrender
or annihilation.
Two hundred Japanese war-planes
supported the forces aimed from
north and south at several points
along the Lunghal.
Repeated raids were made on Su
chow, causing heavy casualties and
serious damages to (Chinese defenses
and war stores In the Junction city.
Chinese press reports raid General
Iwane Matsul, who was replaced as
commander-in-chief of Japanese
forces In the Shanghai area, hd
landed on Quemoy Island, off Amoy,
and was directing the Fuklen opera
tions. Dispatches from Hankow, tem
porary seat of the Chinese govern
ment, said transports from Formosi,
a Japanese colony Island, were land
ing troops at Amoy.
Despite the critical war situation,
the Chinese high command was said
still to be optimistic.
NEW YORK. May 14. Friend
ly bombing planes reported the "de
struction" of half of a theoretical
enemy air strength tonight as a 24
hour armistice halted the mock war
tvtween the general headquarters air
force and "a coalition of European
and Asiatic powers."
Umplra of the war games along
the eastern seaboard said the "blue'
(defending) forces had destroyed an
"enemy battleship," an "aircraft car
rier" and a "tanker" In a p-actlce
series of bombing nlds, arid dl -abled
a second "invading carTier."
IN. OIL DISPUTE
MEXICO CITY, May 14. (P)
Owen St. Clair O'Malley, Great Brit
ain's minister to Mexico, announced
tonight he had been recalled by his
government, completing the dlplo
matlc break between Britain and
Mexico.
Britain's action was in response to
that of Mexico last night in with
drawing Prlmo Villa Michel, Mexi
can minister to London, because of
Britain's "unfriendly attitude" toward
Mexico.
Mexico's diplomatic break with
Great Britain apparently strengthen
ed popular support of the Pres. La-
zaro M. Cardenas today In his pro
gram of nationalization of foreign
owned oil properties.
Mexico's grave oil problem, which
led to the recall of the Mexican min
ister to London, remained unchanged,
however.
The press, workers' groups and
others r,poke in patriotic phranrs en
dorsing the president's action, out
the country's moat pressing problem
one on which many observers be
lieved the fate of the Cardenas ad
ministration reatA remains unaolved
Today the peso slumped from five
to ten points, although supporters
of the president believed the eco
nomic turn to have been counter
balanced by a revival of nationalistic
ferver In the country after the ex
propriation. Until she disposes of her surplus
oil Mexico has exported roughly 60
percent of the last three years' pro
ductionMexicans must restrict their
operations 'o domestic needs.
This means a loas of 17 percent of
federal and atatc revenues which oil
used to pay, a lack of foreign credlta
to bolster a falling currency, the end
of present moratorium payments
abroad and a general disruption of
commerce.
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Pars Kttreme Penalty
MOUND8VILLE, W, Va., May 14.
(API Raymond Styers, 74th person
to die on West Virginia's gallows
plunged through the trap last night
in a strait-Jncket aftr claiming he
waa Innorent.
IVholeMle Vandalism
PORTLAND, May 14. (p) Tires on
more than 100 automobiles parked In
the vicinity of Southeast Sixth ave
nue and Hawthorne street were punc
tured early yesterday by vandals, De
tective captain J. J. K-eyan, said
No arrests have been mada.
T
AS FMWISHED
Eugene Register-Guard
Says Radio Speech Ar
ranged By Phone Hint
Doubls Cross.
EUGENE. May 14. ( AP) The Eu
gene Reglater Guard will say in Sun
day's issue:
"When Gov. Charles H. Martin
made his recent radio speech in i
support of President Roosevelt n i
spendiug and lending program he
did this at the request of the radio
director of the Democratic national
committee and with the undemand
ing It was "tho president's wish."
This fact is verified by men who
helped to make tho arrangements
but It Is one where White House
confirmation is difficult because
"the president Is never quoted end
where Governor Martin himself Is
mum on the ground that you cannot
have arguments with the president.
It has been established however
that the arrangements were made
by a aeries of direct telephone talka
with Washington and over tho ob
jection of some of Martin's friends
who thought he should not bo drawn
Into that Issue. It is cited by them
now In rebuttal of the White House
statement Saturday indicating that
the president had disclaimed friendly
Inclinations toward the Oregon gov
ernor on his visit to Bonnovine."
COL. KNOX URGES
PEOPLE TO QUIT
OSHKOSH, Wis., May 14. (P) Col.
Frank Knox, Chicago publisher and
Republican vice -presidential candi
date in 1938, told the state conven
tion of Young Republicans of Wis
consin tonight that "the uncompro
mising knife of economic law has
whittled down the New Dealers to
their natural size.' '
Knox, who asserted he waa not a
candidate "for anything in the
world." said a great opportunity "ts
fairly begging our party to take it
by the hand." 1
Knox termed the New Dealers "a
noisy, spending crowd of adventur
ers" who have ' brought breadlines
heavy taxes, Idle farms, empty fac
tories and 12.000,000 idle men and
women.
"The plain truth," he said, "Is
that we are not going to get out of
the mess we are In until we quit
worshipping political novelties and
get back to economic realities."
Reviewing tho New Deal, Knox de
clared that "from high lips we heard
this mathematical miracle: 'The ref
iclts of today make the surpluses of
tomorrow.' Which waa Just another
way of saying that to get prosperity,
thrift is a symptom that has to be
fumigated, and work a disease that
haa to be quarantined,"
"Well, on the surface the theory
seemed to work for a while," Knox
added, "A loud boast of 'we plan
ned It that way echoed across the
land. But, here we are again back
on the same old dreary street."
Knox said President Roosevelt orig
inally saw that there were two ma
chines In the nation, one calld gor
ernment, supported by the people,
and the other called business, which
supports the people.
BUTTE CHINATOWN
EIRE T
BUTTI. Mont., May 14. (UP)
Wind-fanned fire tonight threatened
to wipe out Butte's colorful China
town and waa Drought under control
only after all but one city truck had
been called.
Three wooden structures were de
stroyed and a fourth gutted as leap
ing flames swept through the tightly
packed buildings.
A Jons house built before the turn
of tho century was destroyed but the
revered Idol of Bud ha gracing a tiny
upstairs "chapel" was saved.
Hundreds ot persons Jammed streets
as orientals swarmed from seemingly
untenanted homes dragging cherished
possessions behind. With danger
passed, Chinese and their belongings
again dissolved Into ramshackle
home
Would-Be Suicide
Foiled When Shot
Bounces Off Jaw
PHILADELPHIA, May 14. A
pistol bullet which. Detective
William Arthur said, Mrs. Anna
Rodler, 50. fired Into her mouth
caused only minor Injury. Jewish
lospltal physicians said the bul
let struck her Jawbone and
bounced off. Mrs. Rodler spat it
mt.
INJURED IN EUSS
JAIL TRANSIENT
Two Injured In Wild Brawl
In Bear Creek 'Jungles'
Last Night With Ax And
Pipe.
A wild brawl In tlw hobo cavp
on the southern outskirts of Med
ford late yesterday afternoon, In
which two Iron plpca, a four-foot
length of galvanized Iron drain
pipe, and an ax were allegedly
brought Into play, sent Jack Barncs
82, "mayor of the Jungle" to Sacred
Heart hospital with a possible frac
tured skull and Anton Szcuka, 02,
of Seattle, to city Jail with a deep
gash across hTa left cheek and
nose, a largo lump on the head and
an injured left hand.
Szcuka, who claims be Is a cook
looking for work, Is being held In
Jail on an open charge pending the
outcome of Barnes Injuries. Hospi
tal attendants reported last night
that Barnes was conscious and ap
parently not critically Injured,
In a statement to Deputy District
Attorney George Nell son, Szcuka al
legedly admitted striking Barnes over
tho head with the four-foot lqngth
of drain-pipe after Barnes had
slashed hla (Szcuka's) face with a
double-bitted ax, Szcuka was ar
rested by city police about 5 p. m.
near the Southern ' Pacific freight
yards, walking to town. Barnes was
found in his "jungle" cabin and
rushed to the hospital.
Under questioning of Deputy Dis
trict Attorney Nell son, Szcuka said
he arrived in Medford last Wednes
day on his way from Los Angeles
to Seattle. He said that he hadn't
slept in the "Jungle" camp since
arriving here and that he had never
seen Barnes before they fought.
In his statement, Szcuka explain
ed that he waa walking past the
row of "Jungle" shacks to got a
drink of water when he allegedly
saw Barnes threatening another
(Continued on Page Six.)
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Fair and mild weather was pre
dicted by the weather bureau for
the Rogue valley today. Thunder
storms, however, were forecast for
the higher elevations.
Weather forecast for Sunday, May
15.
Northern California: Fair Sunday
but fog on the coast; high temper
atures In Interior; gentle variable
wind off coast.
Oregon: Fair Bunday; warmer In
Interior Sunday and in east portion
tonight; fogs on the coast Sunday;
gentle north to east wind off coast.
Weekly outlook. May 10-21, in
clusive, far western Btatea: Fair
weather with temperatures above
normal In interior and fogs on
coast.
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ROSEBURG FINED
ROSE BURG, Ore., May 14. (AP)
Morrel Melvln, 44, of Gardiner, who,
accord I ng to Sherl ft Percy Webb,
secreted himself in the home ot the
un reciprocating "object of his af
fections," while she entertained her
boy friend, waa fined (50 In justice
court here today, The fine, however.
was suspended, when Melvln told
Judge R. W, Maratera he would
leave Douglas county.
The grand Jury returned a not
true bill In the case of Melvln.
bound over by the Reedsp?rt Justice
court on a burglary charge. He
pleaded guilty In the local court to
a charge of disorderly conduct.
GOVERNORJSTATES
Forces Of Greed Flayed In
Speech A.F.L Organ
izer Backs Executive
Triviality Appears.
PORTLAND, Ore., May 14.-(UP)
Gov. Charles H. Martin told the Italian-American
New Deal club tonight
that a bitter campaign is being waged
against him by outraged "racketeers"
who were ousted from lucrative in
comes by the governor's drive on la
bor terrorists. -
"You now seo the forces of greed
that actuated these racketeers and
gangsters mobilized against me. They
have sworn the oath of vengeance
upon me because I had the courage
and the vigor to step in and spoil
their game. I suspect 1t f the loss of
income through extortion and prey
ing upon the working man and hla
family that haa caused this vengeanco
to be so forcefully implemented," he
sald
He said the campaign had already
produced a "circulation of lies and
half-truths designed to mislead you
in to the belief that I am not for tho
common man. I have confidence in
you ability to detect these canards
and to nail ttiem with your ballots
this next Friday."
Unionist Unnolds
PORTLAND, ' May 14. fl) Oregon
labor "ia too smart to repudiate Gov
ernor Martin for fantastic promises.'
Joseph Hennessy of Marshfleld, A PL
sawmill union ownanlzer for the Coos
Bay district, said In a ad4o address.
"We can chart the future by the
past and from his past record we
know that Governor Martin will be
with ue wholeheartedly when he is
ree looted," Hennessy said,
He described the rank and file of
labor as "good citizens," who make
"no Impossible demands on Oregon."
"Every thinking labor man and wo
man knows that Governor Martin is
his friend," the labor official de
clared. Henry Hess, Martin's opponent for
the Democratic nomination, haa been
favored by the advisory board of the
state federation of labor.
MARSHFIBLD, May 14. (p) The
radio speech Friday night (KOEN) by
Joseph Hennessy, Coos Bay AFL or
ganizer, in which he urged labor to
support Gov. Charles Martin at next
Friday's primary election drew an In
dignant reply today from H. O. Tripp,
chairman of the Southwestern Ore
gon Labor Trades council.
Asserting that Hennesy had declar
ed that the council solidly endorsed
Martin, Tripp said that no one waa
authorized to express the political
views of the council and that the
speech had greatly wronged the labor
movement of this section.
SALEM, Ore., May 14. 7P) A de
nial came today from the White
House that President Roosevelt last
September told white-crested Char
les H, Martin, who seeks renoml na
tion next Friday as Oregon's Demo
cratic governor, that " 'you and I
made a good pair'."
It was a potent shot suddenly fired
Into what haa been a comparatively
dull campaign with the 74-year-old
retired major general seeking renoro-
tnatlon largely on the Isue of wheth
er he was a white knight fighting la
bor's cause against alleged terrorists,
73 of whom have been Indicted sinco
January,
For 348,169 registered Democratic
voters, the Issue of whether "old iron
pants," as friends and enemies know
him, was a self styled champion of
labor was significantly broadened to
Include whether the administration
was a friend of his.
The spike upon which the White
House Impaled, reports that tt would
ing the praises of Martin, who has
been a sharp critic of such Roosevelt
function and functionaries as the
national labor relations board and
Madame Secretary Perkins, was
fashioned out of President Roose
velt's dedicatory trip to Bonneville
dam last fall.
President Roosevelt had Just fin
ished September 28 speaking at Bon
neville dam, riding to Mt Hood with
the ffovernor and was about to de
part from Vancouver. Wash ., for
Frand Coulee dam. when, so the pres
ident told the Willamette Democratic
society, western Oregon political
group, only last May 5, the president
exclaimed to him:
'v,, anri T made a ffood ptr.M
In a press statement, Stephen Ear
ly, the president's secretary, said to
day that to the best of hla knowl
edge Mr. Roosevelt "never made any
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