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ABEES
The
Capital
Parade
By Joseph Alsop
and
Robert Kintner
Copyright 1937, by The
North American News
paper Alliance. Inc.
REPORTS OF POLITICS IN
PENNSYLVANIA SUPPRESSED
HOPKINS DENIES 1'IIAKGES
AFTER CLEANUP DECISION
WTA CHIEF'S REVERSAL
LAID TO HIOH INFLUENCE
SELF-EXCULPATION 18
BEfll'N IN KENTUCKY
WASHINGTON. June 3. An hon
est admission of the disgustingly po
litical quality of Pennsylvania relief
was suppressed, and an effort to cor
rect the situation was prevented a
few days before the Pennsylvania pri
mary. Works Progress Administrator
Harry L. Hopkins was personally de
termined to make a clean breast of
it, but some higher Influence pre
ralled. . The charge la ugly. Unfortunately,
the facte cannot be wished away, or
Ignored. They will be loudly denied,
of course, both at the White Houce
and the WPA, but the facts are:
Some time before the Pennsylvania
to ting, the an ti-Guffey! te boss of
Philadelphia, John B. Kelly, wired
Hopkins protesting against political
activity in the WPA. The WPA ind
Pennsylvania was and still Is owned
by Senator Joe Guffey, but. before
they quarreled with their satrap, the
anti-Guffeyites had got a foothold
In It. Guffey was therefore conduct
ing a purge of the relief army. ,,
Administrator Hopkins promised
that he would investigate. The
WPA's usual solemn flummery of
self - Inquisition was started. But,
this tune, it produced a new result.
Klther conditions previously unknown
to Hopkins were discovered, or Hop
kins simply decided to seize the op-
( Continued on Page Six.)
SEAM FACES LOSS
OF LINE 10
SEATTLE. June 2. (UP) Busi
ness and civic leaders will meet late
tomorrow In an attempt to keep
Seattle, closest port In the United
States to "the Orient, from losing
Its only American shipping service
to China and Japan.
The American mall line, a sub
sidiary of the Dollar Steamship com
pany of San Francisco, has an
nounced It will take its boats off
the Oriental run the end of this
month because the federal govern
ment has refused to extend the
line's subsidy.
If the Oriental service is lost to
the port, a payroll of a million dol
lars annually will be dissolved.
To rhoow Union
WASHINGTON. June 3. ( AP 1
The national labor relations board
tonight ordered a collective bargain
lag election within 45 days among
lumber Inspectors employed by the
Pacific Lumber Inspection Bureau.
Ine- In Oregon and Washington.
SIDE GLANuES
by
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Kit Huntress celebrating her natal
day by paying her Initial visit to the
House of Mystery and picnicking in
a sylvan dell of Sardine Creek, she
being delightfully surprised to find a
beautiful birthday cake In her lunch
basket, she trying later to keep the
glad tidings from this pillar of play
fulness by bribing the editors thereof
with slices therefrom.
Charlie Wing recalling r.U start
In the real estate business with a
desk lent by Tom Puson and a filing
oablnet lent by John Mann.
Helen Eblnger glamorous In a
black hat.
Fred Lennard and Ed Kirtley en
thusiastically discussing big Softball
business and deciding that next
week's gala opening would be some
thing nobody should miss.
Ed Harriott nearly fa'.llng ovr
with surprise this morning when a
traveler Jumped from the top step
of the a. p. train and landed In hi
arms.
Bob Conroy breathing a sigh of
relief or disappointment when femi
nine admirers heeded his entreaties
and failed to send him graduation
bouquet. J
PERMISSION GIVENll First Lady Tries Truckin'
FOR
TO POSTS
Baptist Mission School In
Chapei Returned Owners
. Jap Committee Going
To China For Study.
WASHINGTON. June 3. (yp Japan
agreed today to meet almost all de
mands for restitution of American
property In China and for the right
or unhindered return of Americans
to their posts there.
The state department, on the basis
of telegrams from the American con
sul general at- Shanghai, announced
that:
The Japanese restored to the Amer
ican Southern Baptist mission yes
terday their high school properties
In the Chapel district of Shanghai.
The Japanese military authorities
have agreed to the return of Amer
ican missionaries to Nanking and
have Issued ten passea for this pur
pose. Meanwhile Ambassador, Grew at
Tokyo was Informed today by the
Japanese foreign ofilce that Japan
was sending an "Interdepartmental
committee to visit the Japanese con
trolled area In central China not only
to Investigate the situation relating
to the occupancy of American prop
erty but also to formulate means for
satisfactory adjustment of the situ
ation." This announcement, said the state
department, concerned the demand
for restitution to the American own
ers of the University of Shanghai
and of other American properties.
By STEP BROTHER
THREE FORKS, Mont.. June 3.
(UP) The temporarily deranged
stop-brother of Mayor H. F. Kunze
last night surrendered tor the fatal
shooting of the mayor and his wife.
He was driven from -his barricade
home by an hour long barrage of
tear gas.
The step-brother. John Kunzc,
about BO. shot the mayor and his
wife with a .306 caliber army rifle
last night a they stood In the
front yard talking to a neighbor.
Ed Grose, the neighbor, said John
Kunzc walked by the mayor's home
with the rifle and fired at Mrs.
Kunze when the mayor asked him
where he was going with the gun.
The bullet pierced Mrs. Kunze's
heart and she fell. Meanwhile.. Mayor
Kunze had ducked behind a tree,
and the step-brother's next shot
pierced his back, killing him In
stantly. HITLER'S GIRL FRIEND
EXAMINED BY CZECHS
PRAHA. Czechoslovakia, June 3.
(AP) Czechoslovakia authorities ex
plained today the five-hour deten
tion of Miss Unity Freeman-Mltford.
daughter of Lord Bedesdale of Eng
land and a friend of Chancellor
Adolf Hitler, was but a part of the
routine inspection of all travelers
passing through military defense
zones.
Miss Freeman-Mltford was stop pod
yesterday when she" drove through
a military protection area en route
to Karlsbad.
Her companions were an Ameri
can whose name was given as WU
Ham F. Ruiff. of Chicago, a Sudeten
German deputy In the Czechoslo
vak parliament named Wollner and
an unnamed British Journalist.
MEDIATION IN SPAIN
IS SEEN POSSIBILITY
PARIS. June 3. (AP) The possU,
blHty of medlstton by outside pow
ers In the Spanish civil war was
admitted today by Jose Agulrre,
former president of the Basque re
public, who arrived at Paris from
Barcelona.
Agulrre. driven from his Basque
homeland when the Insurgents cap
tured Bilbao and Santsnder last
June and July, said he expected to
have a statement on the matter
"within five or six days."
lines !ay
DALLAS. Tex.. June 3. (UP.
City polloe court went to the dog
today. Of 346 cases called for trial
before Judge King 6. Williamson.
101 were for violations of the city
dog license law.
KOLBKRO. Oermany. June 2
(API Major-general Eugene Von
KutwcVirnbarh, oldest surviving of
ficer of the imperial German army,
Ip
' the finest of honor at the senior prom of the grnduathic of the
Artliurdale, W. V New-Deal homestead project was none other than .Miv.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, obviously enjoying herself thoroughly when thl.
picture was made, showing her following her agile pnrtner In the fast
steps of a' square dance. ' -
SPREAD DESTRUCTION
SHANGHAI, June a. (AT) War
plsnes of the army of Nippon again
spread a trail of destruction today
through towns and villages about the
Lalghel railway, and Japanes said
this enabled their columns to make
Important gains.
The Japanese announced they had
occupied a corner of Klhslen, 20
miles south of Lanfrog, after an
hour's fight. Chinese field gun po
sitions north of Klhslen were dam
aged heavily.
For two weeks the Japanese have
been fighting for staunchly defend
ed villages about Lanfeng. railway
station on the Lunghal on the west
ward route to Chengchow. whence
they hope to turn southward In a
mass offensive against Hankow, Chi
na's provisional capital.
One Japanese detachment claimed
occupation of Luyl. 15 miles west of
Pohslen. thereby helping to straight
en the 75-mlle crescent-shaped front
running south from Lanfeng.
Supporting the land forces on this
central China front. Japanese planes
concentrated on towns back from
the railway right of way about Lan
feng, where Chinese said they still
were holding firm.
Capture by Chinese of three Til
leges north and east of Lanfeng kept
Japsnese from lifting the siege of
the division commanded by Lieuten
ant General KenJI Dolhara, the de
fenders said.
Klamath To Build
New Grade School
KLAMATH FALLS. June S. CP)
The Klamath Falls city tirade school
board today completed negotiation
for purchase of 13 acres of land at
the southeast city limit with view
to eventual construction of a new
school building on the site. '
Only school now serving the thick
ly populated residential district which
the new property adjoin la the al
ready crowded Mills school.
Purchase was made from Alfred
Collier at a price of 5O00.
Heart Attack Fatal
For L. A. Liljeqvist
MAP.SHFIELD. June 5 (API L.
A. Liljeqvist. M. well-known Manih
fl.ld attorney, died of a hrt attack
today at a Palo Alto. Cal.. hospital
He wss a member of the Asso
ciated Employers of Oregon and
directed a Portland antl-vlce cam
paign as ft special prosecutor three
years ago.
Liljeqvist, former member of the
Cske at Cake law firm at Portland,
was legal advisor to Gov. Charles
H. Martin at the 1938 session of the
legislature.
BASEBALL
American
(First game) R. H E.
Detroit 4 3
New York I II 1
Poffenberger and Tejjbetts. Hay
worth; Chandler and Dickey.
Second game:' - R. H. E.
Detroit a S 0
New York 5 10 1
Auker and Hayworth; Pearson and
Dickey.
R. H. E.
Cleveland 10 18 4
Philadelphia 5 10 1
Whitehlll, Zuber and Pytlak:
Smith, Potter and Brucker.
R. H. E.
Chicago 1 e a
Washington 7 11 0
Gabler, Rlgney and Schleuter;
Leonard and R. Barrel).
R. H. E.
St. Louis 1 1
Boston IS 0
Hlldebrand, Bonettl, Cole and
Heath: Bngby and DeSautels.
National
New York at Pittsburgh, postponed,
rain.
R. H. E.
Bex ' on .. 6 18 1
Chlcso - 3 10 0
8hoIIner. Lannlng and Mueller:
Bryant, Russell. Root and Hartnett.
R. H. E
Brooklyn 11 1 8
Cincinnati 8 8a
Butcher and Phelps: Cascarella.
Hollingsworth. Benge and Lombardl.
Grlssom.
,
Schoolboy Rowe
To Texas League
NEW YORK, June a. ilF kyn
wood (Schoolboy) Rowe, once the ace
righthander of the Detroit Tigers,
was released today to Beaumont of
the Teias league on option.
Rowe has been nursing a sore arm
since early In the 1837 campaign.
The Tigers returned him to the min
ors under th. usual 24-hour notice
of recall.
The Tigers announcement said the
club hope the warm climate In '.he
Texas loop will bring back his former
effectiveness.
CHERRY GROWERS FAIL
TO FORCE PRICE ASKED
STOCKTON. Cal- June 3. (UP)
! Two hundred Royal Anne cherry
growers last night abandoned effort
to force canneries to pay more than
3',-t centa a( pound for the IBM crop.
frtsw mnAmA thstlf max-tlnff hHT
when D. B. French, secretary -treasurer
th ftiimiuK commodity cor
poration, refused them aid In fi
nancing cooperative barreling and
processing because they wers not
I organised-
BARKLEY STATES
F. R. ATTITUDE ON
Does Not Want To Con
struct Competing Plants
Until Private Companies
Given Sale Opportunity.
WASHINGTON. June i.lP)
The senate killed toitnv a proposal
to prohibit PWA flnunrlng of
municipal power systems which
would compete with prUntely
owneil iilunt. The nrtlnn rnme
shortly after the chamber had
heard that President llonsevrll
opposed writing the restriction
Into Ian.
The provision offered by the
sennte appropriations rommlttee
as an timcmlmcnt to the three-hllllnn-dnllar
relief hill, had been
Indorsed hy spokesmen for pri
vate utilities..
NEW YORK, June 2. (PI While
they expressed a desire for clarifica
tion, utility circles generally looked
with favor today on the declaration
In the senate by Majority Leader
Berkley that PWA power grants would
not be made until municipalities had
offered to b.uy existing private power
facilities at a "fair and reasonable
price."
WASHINGTON. June 1 lim
Mejorlty Leader Barkley told tho sen
ate today President Roosevelt does
not want to use government funds
for building publlo utility plants com
peting with nrlvatelv-nwnert .vxl.m.
until private utilities havo been given
an opportunity to sell their holdings
a rensonaDie price, -
Berkley's statement came during
senate debate on a proposal to forbid
the use of PWA funds for construct
ing plants which would compete with
privately-owned systems.
The restriction was recommended
by the sennte aDDmnrintlnn. mmmi..
tee as an amendment to the admin
istrations tnrce-biiiion-dollar lend-ing-spendlng
measure.
If the restriction on PWA allots
ments Is eliminated. Barkley asserted
he was "authorized to say" that the
president would not allocate funds
for building publlo systems unless
municipalities have "in good faith
made an offer to nurchase the it..
Ing private plant."
Replying to a question by Senator
Borah (R.-Idaho). Bnrklev rnnri. It
plain that the president would be tho
nnai juage or whether a municipal
ity's Offer tO mirchRfl a nrlvnt nla.,
was made In good faith and whether
a reasonable price .had been set.
CDLUMBTFLlDEBB
PORTLAND. Ore., June 3. (AP)
Sfnivles Island dairymen, seeking to
ate 31 the tide of the flood-swollen
Columbia and Willamette rivers, la
bored into the morning today plac
ing sandbag and hay bale barricades
to protect their sand dike.
Max M. Lyons, operator of a farm
on the narrow 3S-mlte-Iong island
said two sections of the dike front
ing his place had been washed away
until little more than six feet of soft
sand held back the river.
Farmers found hope today In the
government weather bureau's report
tne Columbia river at Vancouver and
the Willamette river here would re
cede slowly during the next three
days.
Cardozo Will Quit
In Autumn Is Claim
NEW YORK, June 3. f The New
York Post says In a special dispatch
from Washington that Supreme Court
Justice cardooo because of illness will
not return to the court when tt re
convenes In October after the .rum
mer recess.
Reached by telephone In Port
Chester. N. 7 Justice Cardoso's sec.
retary declined in his behalf to com
ment upon the report, explaining
that this silence was Mr. Cardoso's
unfailing custom.
Lily Pons Marries
Orchestra Leader
. NORWALK, Conn., June 3. (API
Lily Pons, French opera, star, and
Andre Kostelanets, orchestra loader,
were married at her Sllvermlne home
here today shortly after getting their
wadding license.
Th" opra star gave her age as AH,
and Ksstelanetc said he was three
years older. The singer was dressed
In a blue suit and wore a Jaunty
straw hat.
4
Bom
Born at Sacred Heart hospital
Wednesday night to Mr. and Mrs.
W. J. Williams of 207 South Ivy
street, a baby girl weighing 7 pounds
14 ounces. Mother and child aro
reported 4pUif Alcelf,
FRUIT INTERESTS
FOOD, DRUG BILL
Section Permitting Pro
ducers To Seek Injunc
tions Against 'Unreason
able' Orders Is Retained.
WASHINGTON, June 3. (fP) A
section of the food and drug bill per
mitting producers to seek Injunctions
against "unreasonable" orders of ad
ministrative offlcem was successfully
defended yesterday by representatives
of fruit growing areas, particularly
apple districts.
The men sure waa passed by the
house and returned to the senate
for further action.
An amendment of Representative
Mapes (R.-Mlch.) forcing relief
through federal circuit court of ap
peal Instead of federal district court
was rejected.
Representative Leavy (D.-Wash.)
asserted such action would prevent a
determination of facts, which would
bo possible In district courts. He said
apple producers In Washington con
sidered the present amount of arsen
ate of lead permitted to remain on
fruit, .018 grain for each pound of
apple, arbitrary and unreasonably
low.
"Our contention," he declared, Mls
that nobody could possibly be Injured
by eating apples with oven 10 to 15
times as much lead as that on them."
Leavy reiterated a previous asser
tion that administration of food and
drug legislation should be transfer
red from the department of agricul
ture to the public health service
"where - they have a great staff of
scientifically trained men."
WASHINGTON, June 3, (AP)
Flfty-stx CCO camps will operate In
Oregon for the six months ending
September 30. The assignments In
cluded: National Forests Detroit, Oak-
rid gc. Ruch, Blaine, Butte Falls, Pow
ers, Diamond Lake, Baker, Canyon
City, Tiller, Bly, Roseburg and Sher
win. Private Forests Rogue River, Sub
limity, La Grande, Blachly, Foss,
Timber.
Reclamation Laplne, Merrill, On
tario, Vale, Nyssa.
Grazing Division Bonanza, Sliver
Lake, Brother, Jordan Valley, Gwlnn,
Paisley, Keating.
Two camps will be locn.ua in Cra
ter Lake park at Union Creek, and
state park camps at Sliver ton, Glen
ad a and Seaside.
Ex-Mayor Held In
Jeweler's Murder
TWIN FALLS, Idaho, June 3, (P)
Polios Chief Howard Gillette said to
day that former Twin Falls Mayor
Duncan M. Johnston was taken Into
custody for questioning In the slay
ing of George Olson, 30, Salt Lake
City Jewelry salesman.
Olson's body was found under a
canvaa In the rear seat of bis auto
mobile outside an exclusive Twin
Falls hotel May 34.
"We arrested Former Mayor John
ston this morning and are holding
him for questioning In connection
with the slaying of Olson." Chief
Olllette said.
F. R. Advises Midshipmen
To Know Their Country
ANNAPOLIS, Md June 3. (AP)
President Roosevelt, after causing
waves of laughter to ripple through
ranks of midshipmen, advised mem
bers of the 1938 naval academy
graduating class today to know their
country and lta problems.
The president, speaking from the
rostroum In Dahlgren hall, the acad
emy armory, told the white-uniformed,
brass-buttoned young offi
cers that regardless of how they
planned to spend their Uvea they
should be "well rounded In your
knowledge."
The president suggested this
knowledge would come "by exper
iences of your dally life" and by
"the opportunity constantly to widen
your knowledge by your own Indl
vldusl effort."
In telling a story about a diffi
culty President Theodore Roosevelt
had with congress, the president
quoted his predecessor as saying:
"As every president has said at
least once first or last X wish I
could be for Just five minute both
lreaideat and ooc4rtaa, too"
Infant Turkeys
Learn To Eat By
Pecking Marbles
SALEM. Ore., June 3. (AP)
Use of bright-colored marbles. In
teaching baby turkeys to eat. Is
one of the latest successful experi
ments at Oregon State college,
Dan J. Fry, state purchasing
agent, announced here today.
Fry said the experiment haa
been tried at the Oregon State
hospital here with satisfactory re
sults. The original marble pur
chase for the hospital cost the
state 10 ceuts.
The turkeys sight the marble.
Fry aald, their bill slips off the
highly polished surface and they
unconsciously pick up and swal
low a small quantity of grain.
The grain, with a few of tho
highly colored marbles, is placed
In a trough.
Prior to purchasing the mar
bles. Fry said a large number of
baby turkeys died for want of
food.
SEVEN COUPLES
Seven husbands and wives have
been named as democratlo precltiot
committeemen, acoordlng to the of
ficial count for the last primary.
They are Mr. and Mrs. W. H, Mc-
Nalr of Ashland, Mr. and Mrs. o.
H. Rose of Ashland, Mr. and Mrs.
Oust Avergcrls of Colestln, Mr. and
Mrs. Prank Kllngle of Lake Crook,
Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Btonnott. Mr.
and Mrs. Verne Canon of Medford,
and Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. Hnnlln
of Medford,
Wherever possible a man and wo
man - were named, in order to give
women a voice In party afairs.
' A number of precincts made no
selections. Following Is the list of
democratic precinct committeemen:
Ashland: East Central, O. H. Rose
and Mrs, O. H. Rose: West Central.
Ouy Applewhite and Mrs. Dorothy
Specht: Oak, W. H. McNalr and
Mrs. W. H. McNalr: North, H. R.
Brower: East, D. L. Patterson; North
west. J. A. Miller; South, V. D.
Miller.
Barron, A. R. Klncsld; Bellvlew,
Herb Moore; Central Point, North,
Scott Hamilton and Mrs. I. B.
Scott; Central Point, South, Ray W.
Anders; Colestln, Quest Avergerls
and Grace Avergerls; Eagle Point,
Lester Throckmorton; Flounce Rock
(Prospect), Thomas A. Carlton and
Mrs. Nellie Goods; Foots Creek,
(Continued on Page Two.)
Shrine Vanguard
Appears In Los A.
LOS ANGELES. June S. (P) The
vanguard of the rod fezzed nobles of
the Mystic Shrine, headed by Imperial
Potentate Walter 6. Sugden of dlster
vllle, W. Va began arriving today
for the national convention which
opens Monday.
Accompanying Sugden were A. A.
D. Rahn, deputy imperial potentate
of Zuhrab temple, Minneapolis, slat
ed to be elected lmperfal potentate.
Lininger Low Bidder
On Highway Project
PORTLAND, June 3. (AP) The
highway commission opened low
bid of nearly 300.000 today on
ten road projects. Awards will be
made late today. The list of pro
jects Include Improvement of .41
miles of Besr creek-Ashland section
of the P self lo highway In Jackson
county. M. C. Lininger, of Ashland.
was low bidder with an offer of
S36S5. .
He brought laughter by telling
how he went to sleep at another
naval academ- graduation when he
was assistant secretary of the navy.
After the president had told the
graduates that "Your commander-in-chief
Is proud of yoti," he was
presented with a quadrant a naut
leal Instrument once owned by
Commodore John Paul Jones, hero
of the Revolutionary war.
The presentation was made by L.
D. MacLaren, mayor of Bt. jonns,
New Brunswick, who said the quad
rant wss a proud posseaslon of his
father.
The navy greeted lta commander-
in-chief with traditional military
flourishes on his arrival to present
diplomas to 43A graduating midship
men.
Of the graduates, 985 became en
signs of the navy and 96 second
lieutenants of the marine corps.
The class, which consisted of 606
midshipmen when It entered the
academy In 1834. is the largest to
graduate since 443 received their
djnlouM us I We.
M ON RECORD
E
Board Of Directors Adopt
Motion Stating Stand
Against All Forms Of
Pollution Scenic Stream.
Jackson County Chamber of Com
merce was today definitely on reo
ord in favor of the protection of
Rogue river from any form of pol
lution or discoloration as a means
of conserving the area through
which the stream flows, for Its
health, recreational and scenla
values.
At a special meeting yesterday
afternoon the board of directors.
meeting with the fish and game
committee, unanimously adopted a
motion clearly stating Its stand, on
conservation of the Rogue river ter
ritory.
It was Indicated that the action
was taken because of an assortedly
proposed placer mining operation on
the Rogue river In the Prospect
Woodruff Meadows area.
Destruction Heen
A statement from the chamber of
commerce today said such a mining? .
venture "would destroy timber along
the Crater Lake highway for which
the United States forest service a
short time ago paid more than S300,-
000 in order to preserve scenla val
ues," The chamber of commerce also
foresaw possibility of the destruc
tion of the upper Rogue river as a
recreational asset because of stream
pollution from mud.'
At Its meeting yesterday the board
of directors, after thorough discus
sion and without dissent, adopted
the following motion:
'That the Jackson County Cham
ber of Commerce cooperate with th
communities In Curry county and,
with Gold Beach and other com
munities Interested In the protec
tion of Rogue -river from any form
of pollution or stream discoloration
to the end that the stream may be
conserved In Its natural and orig
inal condition of purity and clarity
for the resulting recreational, acenlo
and healthful advantages to be so
obtained; and that the Jackson
County Chamber of Commerce so
declare Itself to other said Interested
communities, organizations and the
press."
Motloa Endorsed
The motion was endorsed last
night by the Jackson county plan
ning commission.
The chamber of commerce did not
elaborate on any knowledge t might
nave oi proposed mining operations.
The fish and game committee re
ported to the board the results of
two meetings held within the past
fortnight, the first having been held
at the request of mining interest
to hear an address by J. B. Morri
son, geol-olst of the state board
of geology and mineral Industry, on
placer mining and lta economlo
value on Rogue river and Its tri
butaries. The committee meeting, open to
the public, was attended by mining
operators and a delegation from
Gold Beach, each group describing
its problems. The Gold Beach group
said that Its city's principal asset.
tourist trsde. was being completely
destroyed by a continual flow of
mud from placer mines on the
upper Rogue and lta tributaries, ac
cording to the committee's report.
Arguments considered
The aecond meeting reported by
the committee yesterday was held
to dlacuas the various arguments
presented by the conflicting Inter
ests and to frame the committee's
report to the directors.
The chamber's statement today
aald that "reports from health au
thorities that water in sections of
Rogue river and other southern Ore
gon streams was unsafe, either" for
domestle use or for bathing, were
stressed by the fish and game com
mltfrvo in Its recommendation for
a broad policy by the chamber of
commerce for the future protection
of the river from all detrimental
causes,"
YOUTH ORDERED HELD
ON ROBBERY CHARGE
Wallace A. Dunham, Ashland
youth, charged with assault with In
tent to rob. waived a preliminary
hearing In Justice court yesterday,
and was ordered held under 1000
bonds to await grand Jury action.
Deputy District Attorney O. W. Nell
son said Dunham had Indicated h
wanted to enter a plea of guilty In
circuit court.
Dunham Is alleged to hava held
up and robbed Mrs. Bl'.lle Kennedy,
rooming house landlady, with a pis
tol and took 3 belonging to hex.
BERLIN, Oermany, June 1. (AP)
A girl was born today to Frau
Hermann Wllhelm Ooerlng, wife of
Field Marshal Ooerlng, No. a Na
lesder, Frau Ooerlng la the former
Emma sonnemann, German actress.
BUDAPEST. June J. (AP) For
mer Major Ferene Szalasl, the Hun
gsrlan Hitler," was sentenced to two
months' Imprisonment today for ac
tivities allegedly Intended to upset
the present socUJ ortat.
died today at U age o 100t