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OAMTON. China. July 12.
Japanese warplanea bombarded tnU
teeming metropolis twice today, scor
ing seven direct hit on the Wongsha
station and causing an estimated 100
deaths and Injuries to 200.
The raiders heavily strafed the at'
tlon area and the residential district
near the Sun Yat-Sen memorial this
morning. Shortly after noon the air
alarms shrilled again, bringing a new
wave of panic while rescue squads
still were picking up casualties from
the first attack.
One large junk with a crew of
about 30 was hit directly and dis
appeared In a shower of debris. Num
erous small craft overturned, leav
ing victims struggling In the churn
ing waters or floating, dead or stun
ned, on the surface.
Chaos In Wake
Wongsha station was left In a cha
otic condition. Tracks were twtated.
A huge crane was knocked down.
Three locomotive were wrecked. Pas
sengers Intending to take the Han
kow train got out of the station Just
in time.
No casualties occurred Inside the
station but 20 were killed outright In
the Wongsha district. One bomb
smashed the centuries-old Lao Pao
bridge.
It was estimated at least 40 bombs
fell around the Wongsha station with
four large explosives plunging Into
the river and creating tremendous
"waterspouts" In which parts of hu
man bodies flew upward with shat
tered remnant of boats.
Thousand of prisoners In a prov
incial Jail northeast of the elty nar
rowly escaped when a bomb fell with
in AO yards of the building. Fires
caused by Incendiary bombs contin
ued to burn late this afternoon. 1
A Japanese naval officer announc
ed Japanese planes completely 'de
stroyed the Yuan tan bridge on the
Canton railway, and badly damaged
another bridge at Ylngtak.
Despite vigorous American protest
through United States Ambassador
Nelson T. Johnaon, the Chinese blew
up two huge steel pontoons owned
by the standard Oil company of New
York. American workers sank a third
pontoon to save It from total lose.
The Janasese were reported within
three miles of Kluklang, 13ft miles
down the Yangtze from Hankow, pres
ent Chinese capital and Japanese
goal.
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BIO APPLEGATE, July 12. (Spl.)
Amos McKee Is receiving treatment
at the Community hospital for lacer
ations sustained In a runway yes
terday noon.
Mr. McKee was traveling along the
toad near his home with a mowing
machine, when his horses became
frightened and ran. The machine
ioet a wheel and Mr. McKee was
thrown to the ground, receiving se
vere lacerations of his face and arms.
Through a strange coincidence, Mr.
KfcKee'a son, Floyd McKee. of the
community, received a cut on the leg
only a few hours before as he was
cutting wood. He waa taken to a
physician for treatment.
SHANGHAI, July 13. (flV Japanese
bombers raided Chinese positions on
the outskirts of Kluklang today while
Chinese defenders, preparing to fight
to a finish and Intending to leave
nothing valuable behind, systematic'
ally destroyed Kluklang waterfront
properties. Including American pos
sessions.
Japanese troops attempted to land
on the west bank of the channel
Irndlnjr Into Poyang. ten miles due
east of Kluklang, which Is 135 miles
down the Yangtze river from Han
kow, present Chinese capital and
Japanese goal.
Japanese warships put down a bar
rage to cover the troops' advance in
tide Kluklang the Chinese rushed
barbed wire entanglements, sandbag
barricade and trenches In the streets,
Civilians Flee
Most civilians had fled with for
eign missionaries from Kluklang, es
tabllahlng an emergency refuge isone
at Kullng, a mountain resort 13 miles
away.
Chinese planes bombed Japanese
warships off Pengtseh and Hukow
They claimed several hits.
Chinese forces occupied British
property along the Kluklang river
front, mounting guns and cutting
loophole In warehouses and wharf
buildings.
Reports from British companies In
dicated the Chinese were determined
to utlllM every means to repulse a
Japaneae landing at Kluklang. The
dispatches also said Chinese decided
to destroy riverfront property of the
Standard Oil company because of
"military necessity."
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ANTI-FASCISTS FAIL
TO PICKET -CONCERT
PORTLAND, July 12. ( yp) Anti
fascist committees of Portland which
had threatened to picket the Mult
nomah stadium when Jose Iturbl
appeared In concert, failed to act
last night.
Iturbl'a outdoor concert, wntch the
North American committee to aid
Spanish democracy, American Friends
of the Abraham Lincoln brlnde and
American League for Peace and Dem
ocracy had said would be j-tckctcd.
was without Incident.
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peraturea drop low enough at night
to chill the beet but the chilling la
undone the following day by temper
atures that are too high.
Germany First Source
Sugar beet seeds came originally
from Germany and a, large volume
of the seed still comes from there.
The process followed In Oermany Is
to plant the beet in the spring, dig
them up and store them for the dor
mancy and chilling In the winter, re
plant them In the spring and harvest
them In the following fall. This pro
cess, Prof. Relmer pointed out, Is
both bothersome and expensive.
Finally a st7. S. government horti
cultural 1st conceived the Idea of
planting the beets In the fall, allow
ing them to remain In the ground
all winter end harvesting them the
following summer. Prof. Relmer re
lated. This process was tried and
found eminently successful. It re
duced the time and cost of produc
ing the seeds.
Another drawback to the German
beets was that they were susceptible
to curly top, a virus disease that all
but wiped out the American sugar
beet Industry some years ago. To
overcome the disease, the United
States government again came to the
rescue of the industry. Government
hortlculturnllsts, such a Prof. Rel
mer, developed beets reststent to
curly top and seeds from these disease-resisting,
varieties are now In use
and great demand In this country.
KtutlMtttfl Kept
Statistics nre kept carefully 011 all
experiments at the Talent station.
Five varieties of sugar beet seeds were
planted the first year and the yields
were a follows:
U. 8. 550. 2790 pornds of seeds to ,
the acre; S. 12. 7818 pounds: IT.
8. 14. 3243 pounds; U. S. 33, 3412
pound b; and A-600. 3538 pounds. The
average was 3166 pounds.
This year experiment were made
with these varieties: U. S. 13, 33, 733.
14 and 13. U. 8. 16 1 said to be a
seed much desired but It give es
pecially poor result In areas where
the winter are warm such a south
ern California.
The price offered for the seed ha
not gone below 7 cent a pound and
this year 7 "4 cents a pound I being
offered If 300 acre, can be procured
under contract.
Four Acres planted
Aside from the experimental sta
tion, there Is now only one, grower
or sugar beet seeds in the valley. He
Is V. D. Quackenbush who, for the
first time, planted four acres last Sep
tember. His crop will soon be har
vested and excellent results 'are In
dicated. Hi place Is near the experi
ment station and farmera attending
the meeting Friday will be shown his
field.
George Scott of Berkeley, Cat., ex
pert of the West Coast Sugar Beet
Seed committee, was here a few days
ago regarding the growing of seeda
In Jackson county. He was expected
to return here today or tomorrow and
an effort was to be made to Induce
htm to remain for Friday's meeting
so that he himself might explain the
committee's offer to contract 000
acres this year. The comlttee 1 fin
anced by six major sugar beet com
panies. It aim being to procure m
steady supply of sugar beet seeds.
Subject To Weather
While Prof. Relmer wa sanguine
over the prospects of raising sugar
beet seeds here, he emphasized that
growers would bo subject to the ca
prices of nature that usually harrasc
all agriculturalists. Pe pointed out
that while ordinarily the winters here
are Ideal for beet seed cultivation,
the danger of extremes In cold and
heat must be kept in mind. Over
long periods, however, such extremes
would be rare, he added. The pro
fessor also counseled against trying
to raise the seeds in dobo soli and
emphasized that irrigation Is a ne
In dobe soli himself to ascertain the
results.
On the favorable side of sugar beet
seed production. Prof. Relmer pointed
out that a yield of $200 an acre was
exceedingly good farm Income. He
emphasized also that in this case
there Is already a market, the grower
has a sale before he even plants and
he knows exactly what he will be
paid.
The sugar seed beets grow to
height of about six feet, though they
curve downward by the weight of tbs
top to a height of about four feet.
The plants are harvested by hand or
machine exactly like wheat. Thresh
ing then separates the seeds. Final
process la cleaning the aeeds, all of
these procedures being simple. Prof.
Relmer said.
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ERNIE'S CASINO
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Mr. and Mr. Gecrge P. Chalker,
formerly of Huntington Park. Cat
have purchased the buildings and
attractive Rogue River property of
Ernest Ernst on Rogue, river known
a Ernie' Casino.. Amount Involved
In the transaction was not made
public. Immediate Improvement will
be undertaken by the new owners,
Including construction of eight strict
ly modern cabin.
The former name of Em ins Casino
wlllUe changed to Ernie's Lodge, and
although not operated as a night.
club, service club banquets and din
ner parties will be featured. Mr. and
Mrs. Ernst will remain and assist In
managament of the property.
Property Included In the sale of
Ernie's Casino extends more than
thousand feet along Rogue river, pro
viding ample space for a modern auto
court.
cesslty. He said he would experiment
next year with growing the seed beets
MRS. LINDSEY WAIVES
HEARING ON LARCENY
Mrs. Aid Is Llndsey. 63, charged with
grand larceny, waived a preliminary
hearing In Justice court Monday
afternoon and ' initial steps were
taken for sanity hearing by the dis
trict attorney. The complaint against
Mrs. Llndsey was signed by Mrs. Roy
Buckingham.
The defendant Is accused of taking
Jewelry and other property belonging
to Mrs, Buckingham. ,
Postal Kereluts Up. .
McMTNNVILLE. July 12. P)
Winifred Wlsecarver, postmaster,
ported postal receipts of (41.428 for
the fl&cal year represented an all
time high. Receipts, dropped to $29,-
000 in 1033 but roso to 939.064 last
year.
TREE UPROOTING
CASE SCHEDULED
The damage ault of Thomas L.
Tay'or. orchardlst, against the it ate
department of agriculture, the county
agent and county fruit Inspector, for
8000 alleged damages for the re
moval last December of claimed
blight Infected pear treei, hi been
set for Monday. July IS, In circuit
court.
Taylor In the action claim, the
county agent and fruit Inspector
caused removal of six acre, ul D'An
Jou trees on the Taylor orchard. The
state department and county aides
1 claim the trees were removed under
Oregon law providing for the eradi
cation of blighted trees.
The department of agriculture,
county agent and fruit Inspector will
be represented by ft representative of
the attorney-general's office and the
district attorney. Taylor Is repre
sented by Newbury and Newbury, attorneys.
Tin Can Cook Injured.
BAN RAFAEL, Cel. (UP) When
the nation begina to live entirely on
canned goods, as sometimes Is pre
dicted, it may be neceasary to give
husbands Instructions even In the
simple art of serving canned goods.
In the absence of his wife, Wesley
J. LaVlgne put a can of tamales in
wster to boll. The water soon boil
ed away, and Just as LaVlgne rush
ed to rescue the tamales the can
exploded. He went to a hospital.
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