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Newspaper Page TextThe Weather Forecast: Fair tonight and Thursday; little chance In temperature. Temperature: . Highest yeterday 88 Lowest this morning. S3 Gone For Good Toe many people think when they hare lost something "It's gone for good. This need not be true. In most rases people are honest. They follow Ada, to find the owner. Medford Tribune Full Associated Press Full Ud Thirty-Third Year MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1938. No. 120. BAKU eh mum WM3 WW The Capital Parade By Joseph Alsop and Robert Kintner Copyright 1U37, by The . North American News paper Alliance. Inc. SO. CAROLINA SENATORIAL OONTEN1KRS PUT ON SHOW " CUSTOM DEMANDS ALL CANDIDATES JOIN DERATE . VOTEKS ENTERTAINED BUT ' POLITICIANS I'NENTHIWED SMITH, JOHNSTON. BROWN SWAP EPITHETS OAFFNEY, S. O.. Aug. 10. South Carolina politicians have got to worts for their places at the public trough. Since the days of Pitchfork Ben Till man, the unhappy local office-seekers have been compelled by custom to tell their stories on the same plat forms, at the same times, In joint debate with their enemies. The re sult la a little bit like a gas -attack, a little bit like an old-fashioned Chautauqua, and a great deal llko a circus. In this little town, chiefly famous as the noma or "urix ana ateei, Colonel Ed' DeCamp-' compendious trade paper of the cock-fighting bust ness, your correspondents witnessed a South Carolina joint battle. They have to report that, while politicians don't seem to enjoy It, the voters, who must have unusual powers o endurance, appear to like It very much. The scene was a vacant lot outside the county court-house. The time wa.i Just an hour short of hh noon, and the beat was something awful. Heedless of the possible discomforts of being broiled alive, about a thous and people had gathered to see the fun. Farmers In overalls, work-worn mill-workers, a few plump and sweat ing storekeepers, housewives waving palm leaf fans they stood bout ex pectantly, knowing that the show was being put on for their benefit. A few of them talked of the respect ive merits of the three candidates. Senator Cotton Ed Smith, Governor Olln D. Johnston, and State Senator Edgar Brown. But more of them seemed to be interested In the cot ton crop than in the senatorial pri mary. The first performer to appear wai Governor Johnston, a tall, paunchy, perspiring man with the expansive geniality southerners expect in up-to-dote politicians. The governor's cac had hardly stopped before he wan down in the crowd, pump-handling all and sundry, and distributing a practiced smile to those whom he could not actually grasp. Before long, a preacher offered prayer, and then the speaking started. (Continued on Page Four.) Quito Is Visited By 11 Temblors QUITO, Ecuador, Aug. 10. (API Eleven temblors shook Quito during the night toppling cornices of many buildings and cracking facades. No casualties were reported. Many sec tions of the city were In darkness. Part of the roof of the Episcopal colonial palace fell during the shocks. MARY KELLY SUCCEEDED AS DEMOCRATIC LEADER PORTLAND. Aug. 10. (AP) Ce leste Harris succeeded Mary O. Kelly as president of the Oregon. League of Democratic Women yesterday. She had been secretary of the group for the past 13 yenrs. SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Tom Emmena all of a sudden be coming a great fan of Shekaspeare. he viewing Hamlet twice with Blanca of Shrew fame. Alf Swenson carrying on a fluent conversation in Swedish, his listener agreeing but not understanding a word of It. rdlth Patton becoming all aflutter when she waa made recipient of a nong dedication at a night spot. Dr. Buhrl Gilpin getting a huge bang out of seeing the antln of his good friends recorded In this pillar of playfulness. Bert Bardwell amaeed at seeing a friend working In an unaccustomed p:ce. Jean Garman weeping prettily on ereount of not being sble to go to an Francisco to meat her brother. Administration Loses In Only Clear-Test in Four State Primaries By the Associated Fresa James P. Pope of Idaho became today the second administration ' senator to go down in defeat this year before a Democratic primary ; opponent. He conceded Rep D. Worth Clark, an avowed conservative. had beaten him In yesterday's Democratic ba Hotting In which new deal support was the main Issue. The only comparable case waa that of Sen. Herbert E. Hitchcock of South Dakota who lost his earlier primary race to former Gov. Tom Berry, a Roosevelt supporter with conservative leanings. Tempers New Deal Joy Pope's defeat tempered considerably the joy of administration lieutenants over Sen. Robert J. Bulkley's smash ing victory over former Gov George White in Ohio. Bulkley hat " si dent Roosevelt's personal support. Pope had been supported by Post master General Parley, who spoke for him, and had been openly and recently defended by Secretary Hull for his reciprocal trade treaty stand. In the third senatorial race, Sen Hattle W. Caraway of Arkansas, an other whom the president called "friend" on his western trip appar ently had a safe margin over her nearest opponent, Rep. John L. Mc Olellan. The Ohio vote assured Democratic renomlnatlon of Sen. Robert J. fiulk ley who, with 7,498 precincts out of 8.601 reported, had tallied 428.419 votes to 179,523 for former Gov George White. Bulkley waa praised by Mr. Roosevelt when the latter visited Marietta early last month on his way west. Taft G.O.P. Choice Ohio Republicans, balloting In smaller numbers than tho Democrats, apparently nominated Robert A. Taft. son of the late president, to run against Bulkley In November. In 7.818 preclnet out of 8.601 Taft had 281,814 votes and Arthur H. Day 203.487. . In Arkansas Sen. Hattlo Caraway, who like Bulkley received publlj commendation from the . president, was slowly pulling ahead of her near est opponent, Rep John L. McClel lan. The count for 1,523 precincts of 2.002 gave Carawny 76.351 and Mc Clellan 71.540. Vcnablo had t 540. Because of President Roosevelt's show of preference for Senators Car away and Bulkley the administration figured" as an Issue In their cam pagns even though their opponents were by no means antagonistic to the White Bouse. Idaho Uue Clear In Idaho. however, tho lssuo was clearly drawn. Sen. James -P. Pope, a 100 percent Roosevelt Tian, war opposed In the Democratic primary by Rep. D. Worth Clark, who ham mered home throughout his .junpalgn he was not an 4dmlnlstratlon "yei man." The vote In 631 of 802 precincts gave Clark 38.776; Pope 35,629. In addition to tho straight out ad ministration Issue, other factors which entered Into the Pope vote were his stand on reciprocal trade treaties, for which he waj praised recently by Secretary Hull and his leadership In sponsoring new deal farm policies In the senate. Short of an open endorsement by the president Pope nad substantial Washington backing. Not jnly did Hull write to him a few days before the primary but postmaster General Parley spoke In his behalf yesterday's fourth primary. In Nebraska, waa devoid of a senate contest. Oov. R. U Cochran easily won Democratic renomlnat'on for a third term and Charles J. Warner was the Republican choice Dave?, Sawyer Close , Gov. Martin L. 'Javey and Charles Sawyer, Democratic national commit teeman, ran a shifting neck-and-neck race as returns from Ohio's guber- national primary came it) With almost 1.000 precmcta to go Sawyer led. Davey then swung out In front but further unofficial returns again put Sawyer In the lead. Repv-rts from 8.558 precincts of 8.601 gave . Sawyer 438.213 and Davey 4:4.040. Davey's campaign was complicated in Its closing days by social security board charges he waa bringing pol itical pressure on old ' age pension beneficiaries. In Arkansas the race for Demo cratic nomination- for governor had Gov. Carl E. Bailey almost 9 000 votes ahead with three-fourths of all pre cincts reported. Returns In the Idaho Democratic srubernatorlal race gave former Gov C. Ben ROM 23.875 to 20 904 for Oov Barzllla W. Clark Quints Suffering Touch Of Fever CALLANDER, Ont . Aug. 10. (Ca nadian Press) A slight temperature was recorded today by each of the Dlonne quintuplets. In bed since Friday with throat Infections. All are well on the road to recov ery, said Keith Munro. their bufl dmi manager, speaking for Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe. thlr physician. Althoueh the throat Infections have been blam- on tonsil conditions. Dr. Dafoe said he was not convinced removal of their tonsil is necessary. WIFE SLAYER Fl EATING IN KITCHEN OF VICTIM'S SHELTON. Wash.. Aug. 10 ) Convicted wife slsyer Bernard Leuch. a tired, hungry fugitive, was cap tured by a posse today and returned to the Mason county Jail whence he escaped Sunday by overpowering a Jailer and a matron. Leuch was found shortly before 10 a. m. at the Shelton borne of Hugo Selpold, whose wife Is a cousin of the late Mrs. Lena Leuch, for whose murder the former St. Cloud. Minn., policeman awaita a mandatory death sentence. Unarmed. Leuch walked quietly from a bedroom when offlcera en tered. "I'm all through, boys." Police Chief Ray Starwlch said he told them. The Selpolds, fearing Leuch would come to their home, had stayed with neighbors most of the time since his escape. Thla morning Selpold went to his home and found Leuch eating In the kitchen. Selpold rushed downtown to notify Starwlch. who quickly gathered t poie of state patrolmen and sheriff's, officers and hurried to the house. ARMED JTH BATS LOS ANGELES. Aug. 10. (AP) Two hundred heavy baseball bats were kept constantly on band in the Los Angeles teamster union head quarters and Issued to the union's "goon squad" when they were sent out to "take care of" rival unionists, non-union men, or oven recalcitrant members of their own union, Paul McKnlght, teamster, testified in the labor terrorism trial of nine other teamsters and officials, McKnlght, who has been one of the defendants, , related numerous details of r fights and beatings in which he said he had participated. In each Instance, he testified, he re ceived his order either from President Dexter Lewis of the teamsters' local or International Organizer Harry Dall, one of the defendants. CAPITAL UNBENDS TO GREET FLIER WASHINGTON, Aug. 10. (Pi Douglas Corrlgan. the "wrong way" Atlantic filer, came to Washington today and the capital completely Ignored committee pleas to make the reception "dignified." Throngs of government workers scrambled out of buildings along historic Pennsylvania and Constitu tion avenues and cheered him as he pluBei Other thousands leaned from win dows and showered the parade with sera pa of pape r most of 1 1 green , red and white bits torn from scratch pads. Fairfax Naulty, reception chairman who had suggested that Washington avoid any "hick town demonstration of paper-throwing." did succeed In one plea. "Don't kiss him!" Naulty shouted aa Corrlgsn stepped from the big airliner which brought him from Baltimore. The girls didn't. FARLEY WOULD SAVE . NEW YORK, Aug. 10. AP, Demo cratic Chairman James A. Farley says collapse of the two-party system would be a serious blow to the coun try. "It would be a tragedy for Uncle Sam If either the Democratic or Re publican party were to paaa from the tcene he wrote In the Issue of the American magazine released today. H added emphatically: "We don't want three major parties In thla country, and we certainly don't want an more than that" . BACKER SENATE SEAT President Tells Warm Springs, Ga., Luncheon Guests He Hopes Camp Will Succeed Sen. George WARM SPRINGS, Ga., Aug. 10. (AP) President Roosevelt said today he hoped that Lawrence S. Camp, Atlanta, running on a New Deal platform, would be nominated for the senate seat now held by Sen ator Oeorge. The president, speaking at a lun cheon in the Warm Springs founda tion hall, said he was glad to have Gov. E. D. Rivers of Georgia and Camp, federal district attorney, with him. With Governor Rivera on his right and Camp on hfs left, the president said: "We are very much honored In having today as guests of Warm Springs Governor Rivers, who ta an old friend of ours, and also a gen tleman who I hope will be the next senator from this state." Mr. Roosevelt conferred , through out the luncheon with Camp and Rivera, presumably going over the Georgia political situation. The lun cheon was held on the eve of two speeches scheduled by the president, i George la seeking renomlnatton. Other candidates opposing him are i former Governor Eugene Talmadge of Georgia and William O. McRae of Atlanta, Y VANCOUVER. Wash., Aug. 10. (AP) Army planes bent on protect ing the Pacific northwest from a theoretical enemy a slick of alum inum power on the sea off Can Flattery roared out of Pearson field today to join other squadrons from Tacoma and Spokane In attack man euvers.. The "enemy" was attacked In re lays. First the 34th attack squadron left here to Join the 19th oombard ment group from Grey field, Tacoma, and launch the battle Shortly after ward, the 73rd attack squadron will Join, tho 88th reconnaissance flight from Grey field In a second air "bat tle," with the 75th bombardment squadron from Fo Its field, Spokane, getting Its licks In still later. DENTISTS PLAN CARE FOR TEETH OF'PCTR PORTLAND, Aug. 10. (AP) The Oregon State Dental association's council followed the lead of the medical profession last night by ap proving a plan to provide "adequate care for the Indigent." The proposal will be submitted to the state relief committee. A spokesman said. "It la our aim to give the people under public as sistance practical and competent medical and dental care. However, our action . , . should not be con strued aa a move toward so-called socialized dentistry. LIQUOR CONTROL SUED FOR ALLEGED BEATUP PORTLAND, Aug. 10. (AP) A 10.000 damage suit against members of the state liquor control commis sion was filed yesterday by H. M. Haworth, 71, a barber. He asserted his shop was entered August S, 1038, by members of the commission who asked him to give them a pint of liquor for which no money waa ten dered or paid. Haworth claimed sn agent ar rested and beat him. causing a shoulder fracture and Internal In juries. MANHOLE BOOTLEGGER GOT SIGNALS . MIXED CAMDEN. If. J. Aa. 10 (AP) Federal agents, see In the source of untaxed liquor, aa a passerby stamp three times on a manhole rover The cover promptly opened, and an arm trust out a bottle The agent also tamp d three times. They grabbed the arm and Its owner. Beneath thf street they found nine gallons of Illegal liquor. Pershing Mils NEW YORK. Aug. 10 ( AP) Trim ly erect, Oen. Jchn J. Pershing sailed today on the United States liner Manhattan to resume his work in France as chairman of the Ameri can battle monument commission. 5E CLAIM Clark Choice for Senate CCC MA REPULSED: I l 1 1ARE TIER QUIET L(,fc ;f : il. CIVILIAN Charge of Soviet Infantry and Tanks On Hill 52 Driven Back Is Report Concession Is Planned MOSCOW. Aup. 10. (AP) It was reported today In Jnpnnene circles In Moscow the Soviet com missar of foreign affairs and the Japanese ambassador had agreed to suspension of nostllltlen In the Far East, effective Immediately. Ambassador Mamoru Khlgeni ltsu. Japanese courres aula vis ited the foreign commissar. Maxim l.ltvliiofr and made a new truce proposal which Lltrlnoff accepted. (By the Associated Prcftft.) Japanese reported they had re pulsed a Soviet Russian attack on a disputed border point today, while the war in China continued, stale mated. Government forces gained in Spsln. A Japanese army communique said a charge of Soviet Infantry and tanks on "Hill 62," a half mile south of Changkufeng. waa driven back and that the four-mile Siberian border front waa comparatively quiet at 10 a(. m. after 20 hours of Soviet shelling. A foreign office spokesman in Tokyo said Japan waa prepared to concede to Russia equal representa tion on a Joint commission for de- marckatlon of the border a conces sion that seemed of marked Import ance In diplomatic efforts to settle the dispute. . It was believed likely the new mathematical alignment would be discussed soon by Mamoru Shlge mltsu. the ambassador in Moscow, and Foreign Commissar Maxim Llt vl n off. Chinese guerrillas at Pootung. Shanghai suburb, proclaimed the formation of a "regular army" In anticipation of an expanding guer rilla campaign. Rumors grew many Pootung guerrillas had entered Shanghai's foreign areas and planned a terroristic celebration Saturday, anniversary of the start of the Japanese-Chinese fighting In Shanghai. In Spain, government troops drove a deep wedge between the two In surgent strongholds. Blaguer and Le rlda, In western Catalonia, n a new offensive. Dispatches from Barcelona said they had crossed the Segre river between the two cities and that a new government line was established on the west bank. Meanwhile, the Japanese ambassa dor to Berlin, Admiral Shlgencrt Togo, kept Foreign Minister Joachim von Rlbbentrop Informed on tho far east ern situation. Germany, as part ner In the an tl -com In tern pact with Japan and Italy, was said to be vitally Interested. Informed quarters said she waa sympathetic to Japan but unlikely to give material aid. Hungary Purges Press DEBRECEN, Hungary, Aug. 10. (AP) Nine Hungarian Journalists were re ported killed today when an airplane crashed outside Debrecen. They had been Invited by the Hungarian gov ernment to accompany 41 planes to the International St. Stephen's air meet which Is In progress here. BASEBALL . Score: Boston .. Philadelphia R H. E. .371 .5 7 0 Bagby, D'ckman and Peacock; Thomas and Bruoker. R. H. E. - 7 10 0 0 16 1 Detroit . Chicago Auker, Coffman, Kennedy and York; Lee, Elsenstat and Renea. (10 Innings) R. H. I. 11 14 6 12 IS 3 Washington New York . Hogsett, Apple ton, Deshons. Kelley and R. Ferrell: Pearson, Vane-, Mur phy and Glenn. National, (Called In 7th rain) R. H. E. St. Louis 6 8 0 Pittsburgh 0 4 1 Warneke and Bremer; KUnger, Brown, Lucas and Todd. 2nd game postponed; wet grounds. Score: New York Boston R. H r. . 2 11 1 . 8 18 2 Melton, Brown, Coffman. Wlttlg and Dinning; Errlckaon, Lohrmann and Lopes. R. H. E. . rl . -j 8 8 1 Chicago . Cincinnati ............ 1 12 0 Page, Boyle. Root and Hartnett: Vender Meer, Weaver and Lombard!, Hrscbberger. The New Heal suffered a sethuik Congressman D. Worth Clark (left) wax chosen by Democratic votera aa their nominee for the U. 8. senate. Clnrk, calling himself a con servative, defentcd Jnmes I). Pope (right) who ran aa a tried and true supporter of President Roosevelt. (A. P. Photo.) CITIES WILL SEEK SHARE OF GAS TAX MARSHFIBLD. Aug. 10. (AP) Mayor Charles Hugglna, president of the League of Oregon Cities, an nounced today that a campaign frv a seven percent allotment of state gasollno tax receipts for street main tenance In cities would be' launched with 300 city official belli? circular ized on a proposed legislative pro gram. Hugglns said a study showed about one-third of all motor travel was on clty-matntatued streets. He said Washington and California allot a fifth of their gasoline tax revenues to cities and that the Oregon pro posal would not hamper the present state highway program or endanger loss of federal funda which the state must watch. The mayor aald city officials wore being urged to confer with their leg islators and demand affirmative ac tion. W. C. T. U REELECTS SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 10. (UP) National offlcera of the Women's Christian Temperance union were unanimously returned to their posi tions last night by the 64th annual convention. Mrs. Ida B. Wise Smith, Evans ton. 111., received 274 out of 208 nominat ing votes for re-election to the na tional presidency snd the convention authorized the casting of a unanim ous ballot. Other officers re-elected were Mrs. L. Leigh Oolvln, New York, vice president; Mrs. Anna Marden De Yo, Evan b ton, correapondlng secretary; Mrs. Mnrgaret C. Munna, Evans ton, treasurer, and Mrs. Nelie a. Burger, Springfield, Mo., recording secretary. Higher Wool Prices Predicted For Fall WASHINGTON. Aug. 10. (AP) Recent developments In domestic wool markets and the clothing Indus try point to moderate advances in wool prices this fall and winter, the bureau of agricultural economics said yesterday. The bureau aald factors Indicating price improvement Included a sharp reduction In stock of finished and semi -finished wool goods and in creased woolen mill activity and aales. Prospects for a smaller foreign crop this year Jso was a factor. Ear Lost In Crash Replaced By Medic SAN JOSE. Calif., Aug. 10. (API John Carp I o, 33-year-old Ban Joso resident had his right ear back today after losing It in an automobile acci dent. The missing appendage was found In the wreckage of Carplo's car. It was hurried to the hospital where Carplo waa taken. Surgeons reunited him with his ear. flog Goes Too. QUAKKKSTOWN, .Pa.. Aug. 10. (API Mrs. Ellsworth 8hearer and her children left their dog at home and set out for a picnic at Dorney park at Altentown. A short time after they rrarh'd the park, the dog raced up, tired and dmty but tri umphant. He'd chased the car for IB miles. In Its Idaho test yeiterday when PROSECUTE PAIR SALEM, Ore., Aug. 10. (AP) The navy department, in a telegram today to Oov. Oharlea K. Martin, indicated it would not assume Jurisdiction In the fatal beating July 31 ot Haines Vlert, cook on the steamship Colora- dan.- ; ' ' : ..... 1 Vlert was beaten during fleet week In Portland and died five days ago, Albert Rothrock of the. U. 5. 8. An tores and Ross Edwards of the U. S. fl. Tuscaloosa, both In custody of the commander of the scouting force, have been charged with second degree murder. Governor Martin asked the navy yesterday to assume Jurisdiction be cause a trial In Multnomah county would necessitate eitradlctlon of the two aallori and the holding of three members of the Coloradan crew aa material witnesses. The Coloradan will sail from Portland In 10 days. The acting secretary of the navy wrote that the navy does not have Jurisdiction to try by court martial on a charge of murder committed In the United States. Child Dies From Wringer Injuries EUGENE, Aug. 10. (AP) The three-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Podrapaky ot Westflr. died Monday afternoon from Injuries re ceived when his arm was caught In the wringer of Ms mother's electric washing machine. Coroner Charles P. Poole announced today. The child's arm was broken and he died In a doctor's office shortly after the accident. Cause of death was said to have been severe shock. Toddler. Drowns In Goldfish Pond EUOENE. Aug. 10. AP Wllllsm Drew Anderson, two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs, W. A. Anderson of Eu gene, drowned late Tuesday after noon In the goldfish pond in a neighbor's back yard. It waa revealed here today. The little boy evidently wandered from his own yard and tell Into the shallow pool. The body was dis covered by passers-by who were at tracted to the acene of the tragedy by the furious barking of the lad's spaniel dog. EX-DEPUTY DENIES HE EVEN KNEW OF SLAYING SOUTH PARIS, Me, Aug. '0. (AP) Former Deputy Sheriff pancls M Csrroll today testified he had no knowledge of the slaying ot ur. James O. Llttlefleld. elderly country phy sician, and hla wife. Lydla until three days after the state nd Paul N. Dwyer. 10-year old "lifer charges he strangled them Then, he asserted, newspapermen who wished to Interview his' daugh ter, Barbara. 18-year old former sweetheart of Dwyer. brought him first news of the crime In Reading, Mass., where he visited relatives. THIRD SCREEN ACTOR SEEKS WALLOWA HOME LA ORANDE. Aug. 10. (AP Tlv Wallowa country may become ft re treat for Hollywood film players. Eu gene Pallette and Wallace Beery already have purchased property In the region and this week jUmea Mee nan, brother of the old-tine screen star, Thomas Merhan. and Jack Allen, brother of Oracle Allen, of Mima and radio, arrived here to Inspect sites for estate IL THEFTS ADMITTED DY Clerk at 'Message Center' Arrested After Postal In spector Baits Trap With Marked Currency. Paul A. Levy, civilian employee, acting; aa mall c.erk at the CCC "message center," entered a plea' of guilty to the larceny of two letters, one containing three 1 bills and the other a M bill, in Justice court thla morning, Paaslnq of sentence waa deferred until Thursday morning. Levy waa arrested Tuesday noon fol lowing a visit to the postofflce. The complaint against Levy was signed ' by Capt, W. H. Drlacoll, CCC offi cer. A postal Inspector, following the report of letters disappearing from the CCC malls, launched an Investi gation, he informed the court. Two test letters, containing the marked bills, were mslted Tuesday morning and reached the -'messsge center" from the fatrgrounda camp, ahortly before noon, A check of the mall after receipt showed the two letters missing. The defendant was then, traced to the postofflce. One of the letters was found In Levy's possession tfter hla arrest, the postal Inspector told the court, add ing that two letters containing aso. and 136 were also missing. Levy da-' nted he had taken them. A number of letters were found under supplies at tne "meassge center," with con tents indicating they had once con-' talned money. Due to the tact the' letters had never ' technically been placed In a postofflce. or official mall receptacle, Levy could not be prose cuted under the postal laws, , the court waa Informed. Levy, asked It he had anything to' say In hla own behalf, replied In the negative. He Is a married man with a wife and two children. He Uvea In this city and receives 106 monthly aa a civil service worker. PRIMARY RETURNS GIVE HOOVER HOPE. SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. lO.-HvF) : Former President Herbert Hoover scanned election returns from Idaho, Ohio and Arkansas today, and ob-r served: "These primary returns Indicate to me that more than 50 per cent oft the Democrats are against the notion of rubber-stamps in congress "The desire of independent Demo-; crata for an Independent congress, such as the constitution provides.: hss been In evidence In every place i where there have been contests be- tween Democrats for nomination. I think that Indicates a gain for Re- publican1 principles." The former president came here by plane from West Yellowstone, Mont,, ' where he had been fishing. Youth Confesses Farmer's Murder WALLA WALLA. Wash.. Aug. 10. (AP)-Earl Talbott, ' 18, today con fessed the murder of W. K. McKln-' ney. 70, about noon Tuesday, near Waltsburg, Wash., and with Prose cuting Attorney Glenn L. Bean. and Sheriff O. A. Woodward this morn ing at Mc Kinney's farm, reen acted the crime. Bean announced. Talbott shot McKln ney with a gun he had been using to hunt squirrels along Touchet river. Bean said the youth confessed. He said he was alone In the crime. The men had engaged In an argu ment over a proposed horse deal, the boy told Bean, and on Impulse, he turned from his hunting and fatally sbot the elderly man. Bandit and Wife Under Heavy Bond BALTIMORE. Aug. 10. (VP) Charles Bird, mid-western gang member, waa ordered held today under 1179.000 bond on seven robbery charges, and hla young wife, Barbara, an expectant mother, under 26,000 bond on one robbery count. Magistrate Elmer H. Miller held hearings for the pair, trapped here after a series ot small robberies which, police said, netted only 11.101. The charge against Mrs. Bird waa one In which a liquor truck driver, Philip Parks, lost lit. COPCO NET DIPS UNDER PRECEDING YEAR TAKE SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 10, (AF) r.ufnmi. oreeon Power Co. re port, (K0.8ia net profit for the ur er.iti-11 June 90. 1938. compared with 1, 111,004 the praoadloc jeer.