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Form The Habit Reading what people have to amy on the Classified page la one way to save a lot of time If you are In the market for something. Form the lialilt of reading this page every day and profit thereby. The Weather Forecast: Fair tonight and Wednesday, cooler Wednesday. Temperature Highest yesterday 05 Lowest this morning 54 Medford TRIBUNE Full Auociatd Preu Fall United Preu Thirty-Third Year MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1938. No. 125. WIK, ii The Capital Parade By Joseph Alsop . and Robert Kintner Copyright 1937, by The North American News paper Alliance, Inc. FRANKFURTER BACKERS SHOW OAIN IN STRENGTH INDORSEMENT BY HOLMES FOR BAY STATE CITED EXPECT NORMS SUPPORT TO CARRY GREAT WEIGHT . CATHOLICS. WESTERNERS WANT REPRESENTATION WASHINGTON, Aug. 16. Some time within the next lew days, a let ter will be laid on the president's desk. Perhaps It has been laid there already. It Is not addressed to the president. It was written by a hand now dead. Yet It has close connection with, a matter of vital and present moment. It follows: January 15, 1933 JosepH Ely. Esq. Governor of Massachusetts. Boston. Mass., Your Excellency: If the vacancy on the bench of the supreme court left by the death of Judge Carroll has not been filled I venture to recom mend Prof. Felix Frankfurter for the place. I am quite confldmt that he Is superior In learning and ability to anyone else avail able and that hla character la equal to hla gifts. He has been a dear friend of mine for many years, but I am confident that the Judgment..! express Is not tho child but the parent of my affeo tton. With much respect. Your obedient servant. O. W. Holmes. The letter was written by the greatest American of our age. With the charming flourish In the last phrase. It Is a typical example of his atyle. But Just now it greatest Interest lies In Its position on top of a heap of evidence, collected ny those who hope to see Felix Frank furter not on the supreme court of Massachusetts, but on the supreme court of the United States. Oovernor Ely did follow the sug gestion of Oliver Wendell Holmes, provoking the late Newton D. Baker to a letter of "grateful appreciation of this fine public service," in which Baker remarked, "there are few more penetrating or more brilliant minds In the legal profession In America, and I venture also to express the be (Continued on Page Four.) "Wrong Way" Feast For Doug Corrigan ALBANY, N. Y., Aug. 18. (UP) Douglss Corrigan will find his "wrong way" flight altbl in edible form tomorrow. The chamber of commerce, plan ning a welcome dinner for the trans Atlantic flier's Albany visit, ordered the menu reversed. The dinner will begin with an Ice cream course and wind up witb corned beef and cab bage. Portlanders End Aerial Vacation PORTLAND. Ore., Aug. 1 (JFl Harry K. Coffey and Wllllsm P. White. Jr., completed an aerial vaca tion tour of Alaska by returning here at 9:55 a. m. today In their pri vate plane. SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Ernie Hostel writing In nosutglc vein from Rocky Mountain nat-limnl park. Ward 8petz leaving news Items at various places around town and won derlng why they don't appear In the MT. Jean Stuart giving an accurate Imi tation of a Mexican Jumping Sean at the rasslln riots, she being In and out of her seat with wild abai.don while het San Francisco gueat locked on In amazement. Audrey Davis looking ultra stun ning In a black and white ensemble aa she whipped along to work with no time to spare. Art Berach sitting on the curb with a customer to figure out tire prices and discount allowances. Lura Lynch taking delight in mod eling a aim-ply eor-geous fur coat. ith apparently bring unaware of the 54-desre temperature JTRUCTION OF LEGISLATION IS BASBFOR RAPS President Cites New York Editorial as Own View Regarding Maryland and New York Congressman. WASHINGTON Aug. 18. m President Roosevelt, In a prepared statement today, made a sharp at tack on Sen. Millard Tydlngs of Maryland and Rep. John O'Connor of New York, both of whom have op posed some administration legisla tion. The president read reporters an ed itorial from the New York Evening Post which he sold now could e regarded as a statement from blm. The statement or editorial describ ed O'Connor as "one of the most ef fective obstructionists In the lower house." It was titled "Why the President Interferes'," The president, pausing frequently to smile as he read, told reporters he had nothing to say about primary campaigns In other states besides New York and Maryland today. . WASHINGTON, Aug. 16. (AP) -Presidential praise of Rep. David J. Lewis, (D., Md.) as a social security pioneer received general Interpreta tion today as a boost for his cam paign to unseat Sen. Millard Tydlngs. Mr. Roosevelt referred to Lewis last night at the end of a radio speech advocating extension of the social security act, which the 69 year old legislator helped draft. "I thank publicly, as I have so often thanked them privately," the president said, "four men who have had long and distinguished careers in the public service: "Congressman David J. Lewis of Maryland, who Is known as one of the American pioneers In the cause of social security: Sen. Robert P. Wagner of New York, who also was long Its advocate; Senator Harmon of Mississippi and Congressman Dough ton of North Carolina, who carried the bill successfully through the senate and the house of repre sentatives. Deserve Gratitude "They deserve and have the grat itude of all of us for this service to mankind!" (Continued on Page Pour.) KIWANIANS ELECT DISTRICT LEADER TACOMA, Aug. 16" (AP) J. N. Emerson, of Pullman. Wash., today was elected governor of the Pacific northwest district of Kiwants Inter national at the 21st annual district convention here. He succeeded Griff I. Griffith, of Olympla. The following divisional lieutenant governors were also selected: Walter M. Walker, of Victoria, B. C; Tallmadge Hamilton, of Seattle; A. L. Lee. of Tacoma Walter Elliott, of Shelton; Vincent White, of Oka nogan; Oscar Nelson, of Cour d'Aiene, Idaho; James Bock 1 us of Kenxewlck; George K. Aiken, of Ontario. Ore ; Earl D. Bennett, of Tongvlew; Lowell Sea ton, of Albany, Ore., and Elbert S. Veach, of Klamath Palls, Ore. Victoria was selected as the site of the 1039 district convention. Grill New Suspect In Frome Outrage SEMINOLE. Texas. Aug. 16. (UP) J. S. Mays, a 36-year-old medicine salesman, was questioned today in connection with the slaying of Mrs. Weston G. Frome and her daughter. Nancy, on March 30 near Van Horn. Texas. Mays was charged, here today with the criminal assault of three Hobbs. N. M., women in Oalnea county. Texas. Officers said that he would be turned over to federal authorities since the women were all brought from New Mexico across the Texas line. Sheriff John Martin said that the brutality of the asuult cases caused him to question Maya regarding the Frome killings. Electric Shock Kills Farm Boy MARYSVILLE. Calif., Aug. 16.- Donald WItherow. 17. was killed by an electric shock today while ustng a small electric motor at the dairy farm of hla father, H. C. WItherow. near Lire Oak. The boy bad been prominent exhibitor at county fairs here and at the state fair in Sacra mento. He would have received the state Xarmer degree of the future farmers of A merle at the state fair this Woman Restrained From Suicide Leap Off Towering Wall SAN DIEGO. Cal.. . Aug 16. (AP) An attractive young woman was snatched to safety from a top floor ledge of the 10-atory St. James hotel today after she had perched there half an hour threat ening to leap to the street below. She wols identified as Noreen Leonard, apparently a Los Ang eles resident, who l.ad lived at the hotel the past 10 days. George Courser, assistant fire chief, and Dion Crocker, a specta tor, crept from a nearby window, grabbed the girl and pulled her Inside when she turned her back to them momentarily. She went out on the ledge about 9:30 a. m. After a crowd gathered below, police and llremen tried to persuade her to crawl back to safety. - "I don't want to disappoint all those people down there," she replied. F IN U. S. IS CLAIM WASHINGTON, Aug. 16. (B) A witness who said he represented more than 100 patriotic organizations, tes tified today un-American forces gain ed control of 6.500.000 persons In this country and were campaigning for the alloglance of 30.000.000 of the nation's foreign-born. Appearing before the house com mittee studying un-American activ ities, Walter Steel, chairman of tht American coalition committee on na tional security, asserted he would prove the communist central com mittee "had spent more than 9700,003 for propaganda and organisational activities In the United states In the last two years. Steele said he Intended to pro rr the existence "of "six major un American menaoes in the United States," which he classified as com munism, socialism, nazllsm, anarch Ism, ultra-pacifism and atheism. The witness exhibited for the com mittee a small billboard six feet long and eight feet high, bearing hundreds of pieces of what he called "red periodicals" published in this country. "It will be shown representatives of certain foreign governments are in attendance at many meeting, of these forces In our country,' Steele continued, "and at least In one In stance a gathering was held In one of the embassies with some of our government officials present, and a change In our foreign policies was considered at this gathering." TO' CLEVELAND. Aug. 16. (IP) A dis membered body waa found todav on a downtown dump, and detectives ex. pressed belief It represented the 11th victim In Cleveland'a strange merles of "torso murders." Ten times previously, in the lsst three years, the "torso killer." de scribed by authorities aa a surgically skilled maniac, baa struck. The body found today was In (our parts head, upper torso and both legs. The body waa partially decomposed. The legs were wrapped In a decayed paper carton, the torao section In old canvas and tbe head In wrapping paper. The sex and age of the victim -verc not determined pending a coroner'a examination. Floating Cannery Has Record Pack ASTORIA, Ore., Aug. IS. (UP) The floating cannery Memnon. oper ated In Alaska by tbe Columbia River Packera' association, will return here Thursday with Ita 'argest pack. It waa learned here today. The veaael win bring 107.000 cases of salmon, which Includes a portion of the firm's shore cannery on Nus hagak. The company had a total output of 133.000 cases, 60,000 more than last year. WHEELS TURN AGAIN IN PORTLAND MILL PORTLAND, Aug. 16. The West Oregon Lumber company oper ated today with two shifts, the re sult of a national labor relations board truce ending several weeks o! closure caused by a CIO-APL dis pute. The plant worked 1 00 men tut night as longshoremen began loading 3500.000 board feet . of lumber m th- schooner w. R. Chamberlain, Jr. IS ASKF01MateQldMeanie PROBE ACTIVITIES OF KENT Senate Campaign Expendi tures Committee Also Asks Treasury to Eye Ac tivities of Own Workers. WASHINGTON. Aug. 16. (Pi Tha senate campaign expenditures com mittee asked Harry L. Hopkins, WPA administrator, today to Investigate alleged political activities of certain WPA organizations in Kentucky. The committee also requested the treasury department to Inquire into reported political activities of certain employes of the Internal revenue de partment In Arkansas and California. Sheppard disclosed the committee voted to present evidence obtained by Its investigator in Kentucky to Hopkins and a.0c htm to make a separate Inquiry there. The committee also decided, 3nep pard said, to continue Its invetigu tlon of complaints made In connec tion with the California senatorial campaign. Earlier. Sheppard said the commit tee may ask Senator Guffey (D-Ha.) to show It a mailing list used In requesting Pennsylvania campilgn donations. The committee waa called together to consider charges which Sheppard said were made In a Philadelphia paper that such a request, addrersed to "fellow Democrats" had been xent to state and federal office holder. Guffey Is treasurer of the Demo cratic campaign committee support ing Gov. George H. Earle for sena tor and Alvln Jones for governor In Pennsylvania. NAB TWO EX-CONVICTS OF ST- LOUIS COUPLE 8T. PAUL. Aug. 18. Pi Two ex convicts were captured last night In Minnesota's north wooda country for the kidnaping of a St. Louis couple and a few houra later Dlst. Atty. Vic tor Anderson filed complaints charg ing them with kidnaping under the so-called Lindbergh law. One of them waa seriously wound ed when he attempted to evade ar rest. District Attorney Anderson said In all probability he would demand the death penalty for Otlt Jamea Mere, dlth and John Couch. Ofricera said they apparently kidnaped Mlsa Peg gy Oroas and Daniel Cox Pahey, Jr., In 8t. Louis early Saturday only for the use of their oar to flee the t)t. Loula area, where they were "hot." The victims were found near Champlln, Minn.. Saturday night, bound and gagged. Fahey. an archi tect, told authorities ha bad beon struck in the face wltb a gun butt. The law provides the death penalty In caaea where victims are harmed. Meredith was seriously wounded as he attempted to flee when sheriffs and federal men aurprlaed him and Couch at the home of Charles Root. Meredith's father-in-law, 46 miles north of Grand Rapids. He waa taken to a Grand Rapids Jail under guard May Hike Taxes On Lower Salary List WASHINGTON, Aug. 19. (UP) Unless business conditions Improve, tha next congreas may find it nec essary to broaden the Income tax base to bolster federal revenues. Sen ator Pat Harrison ID., Miss.), chair man of the powerful senate finance committee, aald today. Harrison, who conferred with President Roosevelt last Friday said at a press conference that there definitely would be a revised tax bill next year although he sees no reason for a general revamping of the tax law, aa proposed by tha treasury. Medford Pair Raise Issue On Trailer House Seizure PORTLAND. Aug. 19. (UP) Jay R. WUllama and Nettle C. Williams of Medford. Ore., petitioners In bank ruptcy, claimed In United States dis trict court today that their trailer la their homestead, and the court took the contention under advisement. The Wllllamaea and their two minor children have lived In tha trailer since the aummer of 1037. and be lieve It la exempt from the .claims of creditors. Emma Wahlera, tha principal cred itor, disputes the claim, however, and baa bees supported by an order by Mrs. Mary Kllen Ahernnthy (nliove), 20-year old wire of Walter L. Abcr nathy, 7fi. testified In her divorce suit trial nt ton Angeles that her aged mate would arise at ft a. m., start drinking ami l Intoxicated all day. The divorce una granted. By the Associated Press Virtually the entire country swelt ered today in a heat wave with a record high temperature for the year threatened In parts of the east, Increasing .; humidity made the mounting heat mora oppressive. In the east, a little relief was In sight, with a forecast of scattered thunder showers. The mercury soared In the north and middle Atlantic eta tea, the mid dle sections of the gulf states, on the north Pacific slope and In Mon tana. Weather a little cooler prevailed In the Great Lakes region, the Ohio valley, Kansas, Oklahoma and Iowa, with heavy rains dispelling the heat In some sections. In Illinois, the Galena river, swol len near flood proportions, started to recede. Discouraged New Workers went to work with the mercury outcllmbing yesterday's hour by tour. Yesterday's high, t)3.4 in Manhat tan, set a record tor the year. Prospective thunderstorms promis ed relief to Washington, where a summer's record was set yesterday with 06.4 degrees. Several hundred government clerks in non-air con ditioned buildings were let off in mid -afternoon. In Newark, Baltimore, Wilmington and Pittsburgh, which had record breaking heat yesteraay, no Immed iate relief was In sight. Lindberghs Take Wiftg For Russia WARSAW. Aug. 16. (AP) Col. and Mrs, Charles A. ulndbergb land ed unannounced at the Warsaw air port tonight on the first leg of a surprise flight to Soviet Russia. The American fllei and his wife flew here from England by way of Hanover. Germany, reaching Warsaw's Okencln r.rport at 5 38 p. m. (9:38 a. m. PB.T.). Colonel Lindbergh said they plan ned to leave tomorrow morning tor Moscow and declared they were on a private trip. FIRST APPLES, pTaRS WILL LOAD FOR EUROPE PORTLAND, Aug. 18. (AP) Har old Ctrl, agent of the Prult Express Line, aald yesterday the Washington Express would dock here Thursday to load the season's first apple's and pears for shipment to Europe, The ship will take Bsrtlett pears and Oravensteln apples to Havre. London, Liverpool and Glasgow. I Harry C. Skyrman, Medford, referee in Dananiptcy. In court today, tha Williams' attor ney, Frank J. Newman of Medford. said the ' referee erred when hi re fused to exempt the trailer In Mand ating tha bankrupt eetat. "Tha trailer housa waa tha home of the bankrupts and aa such ex empt under the homestead law of he sute of Oregon,' he aald. "It is a noted face that there are a -reat number of famlllea now who have no other home or residence of any klod than such trailer bouaea." BELGIUM STAGES ON GRAND SCALE Little Cotintry Assumes Ap pearance as in 1914 Czechs Decide Situation Requires No Army Action LONDON, Aug. Ifl.-(AP) Little Belgium today opened her biggest scale war maneuvers since 1.013 while her massive eastern neighbor throb bed to the drumbeats of Adolf Hit ler's similar maneuvers closely watch ed around the world. Eastern districts or Belgium, which felt the first blow of German In vasion 24 years ago, had much the same appearance as In 1914 but the nation's official attitude was one of utter detachment from the German war games. Meantime. Prance's air chief, Gen. Joseph VuUlemln. reached Berlin for a friendly tour of German aerial gar risons and aircraft Industries Reuters ( British news agency) dis patches reported the Czechoslovak supreme war council, meeting in Prsha decided the political and mil itary situation of central Europe did not warrant any special military measures to protect the nation front aggression. Hy the Assorlnted Press Spanish government and Insurgent air fleets battled for supremacy on the Catalonia front today, while In China Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek was said to have massed 1,000, 000 men for the defense of Hankow, his provisional capital. The Catalan air brittle developed when the government throw three apparently reorganised , squadrons into the stalemated Ebro valley- con test, bombing and machine-gunning insurgent troops on the ground 'd meeting Insurgent planes on equal terms. The Insurgent counter offensive at the great bend of the Ebro In tho Gandesa sector apparently waa suf fering under the air attack, partic ularly In the Pandols mountains, south of Gandesa, BOYS 10 PARADE With the New Oraterlan theatre and a personal stage appearance their goal, all boya so far entered In the big Mail Tribune-Scout Cub midget speeder derby August 28 will meet at Boy Scout headquarters to morrow evening at 0:80, and one half hour later will parade. In their speeders, south on East Main street to Central avenue and thence to the movie house. Each owner of a speeder la requested to bring a friend to push the vehicle for him. Between programs at the theatre, all boys, their mechanics and speed ers wilt be introduced from the stage. They will be guests of Oeorge Hunt to the opening of Shirley Temple's newest picture, "Little Miss Broadway" WALKOUT DISCOMMODES WAUKEGAN COMMUTERS WAUKEOAN. HI., Aug. (T) Twenty thousand commuters de prived of customary transportation to Chicago by an electric railroad strike scurried for other passenger service today. A drilling rain added to Incon venience of these residents of a doe en suburbs along the Lake Michigan shore who ordinarily use the Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee railroad Its service was suspended arter un ion employes voted to cease work In protest against a IS per cent wage cut order. CHETCO FIRE FIGHTER DIES FROM PNEUMONIA ORANTSi PASS, Aug. 16. JPr The Chetco forart fire, now under con' trol, has claimed Its first human victim, according to a Knapp hos pital announcement today from Ores cent City. Cal. Ernest L. Emery, resi dent near Grants Pass, died FYMay night of pneumonia brought about by his flre-flghtlng service. Siskiyou forest headquarters here said several cases of pneumonia have developed among the 3.200 fire-fight ers In the forest. PHOENIX TOWNSENDITES TO HEAR WARE TONIGHT Phoenix Townsend members will hold a mass meeting this evening at S In tha Phoenix high school gym nasium. Oordon Wsre, a national representative of the Townsend plan. will be guest spesker. All members and their friends and anyone Inter tiled are Invited ta attend. BASEBALL American Chicago at Detroit, postponed, rain. R. K. R Philadelphia 14 16 8 Boston U 1 3 Ross, Nelson and Hayes: Bagby, Dlckman, Mldklff, and Desautela, Peacock. Score: X. H. I St. I nits 1 11 1 Clevelsnd IS 2 ! Tletle, Cole. Vanatta, Nawaom and Sullivan: Harder, Humphrlea and Hemsley, National R. H. B. Cincinnati 0 8 0 Pittsburgh 10 1 1 R. Davis, Weaver and Lombardl, Herschberger; Blanton and Berrra. Score: ft. H. B. Brooklyn 7 12 1 New York 8 7 I Hamlin, Tamulls and Campbell: Oumbert, Coffman and Panning, (11 Innings) R, H. E .'... 11 2 Boston ..... Philadelphia 7 14 2 Turner, Shoffner, and R. Mueller: Holltngaworth. Blvess, Mulchay and V. Davis. First game, 11 Innings R. H. B. St. Louis 4 0 0 Chicago 8 IS 0 McOee, Macon, and Brcmorj Loo, Russell, Caeton and Odea. L WILL ACT ON PWA PROJECT TO REPAIR PAVING At lta regular semi-monthly meet ing tonight tha olty council la ex pected to pass on a resolution au thorising the filing of an applies. tlon. tor a PWA grant to complete tha repair of all paved streets. The resolution contemplated. It la understood, would specify no amounta but would almply authorize tha city superintendent to file an application for a street-repair project grant. At a meeting of olty officials and Jackson County Chamber .of Com merce dlreotora last Thursday unanl- moua approval waa given to a propoanl to apply for an approximate soi.uou PWA grant and to hold a special elec tion to vote on a bond Issue of ap proximately 883,000 to provide a total of about 8134,000 to complete the Job of repairing city streets. It waa em phasized that If this project Is car ried out now aubstantlal savings WGuld accrue to the city. It waa polntaj out that the amount of tbe PWA grant would be an out right saving aa tha allotment would be an actual donation. Additional savings would be effected, It waa not ed, by repairing tha streets now be fore further deterioration makes the repalra more oostly. As soon as ths resolution authoris ing tha filing of tha PWA applica tion la out of tha way, tha council will take atcpa to prepare for the pedal election and tha drawing up of precise specifications, It la under stood. It waa thought the council would hold a special meeting soon to call tha election. Tonlght'a council meeting will be held aa usual at 7:80 In chambers on the top floor of city hall. SENATOR BERRY DENIES TVA BLACKMAIL CHARGE KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Aug. lHnTP) Sen. George I Berry (D.-Tenn.) charged today a statement he at tempted to "blackmail" the govern ment by colleotlng damages for mar ble holdings was an "amazing piece of effrontery." Testifying before a congressional committee Investigating tha TVA Senator Berry read a 13-page atato- ment deny'ng charges of "bad faith1 and attempted "fraud" tn tha pur chase of marble and mineral leases In the Morris dam reservoir. BAKERITES FINED FOR ILLEGAL LIQUOR SALE BAKER, Aug. 18. OP) Nine per sons arrested by Oregon liquor con trol commission repreaentatlvea ana elty police officers Monday night on charges of Illegal aals of liquor and possession of slot machines appeared In Justice court this morning. Pines of 8100 were levied against soma of tha defendants. Part of the defendants entered pleaa of not guil ty. CHEESE PLANT BURNS NEAR MYRTLE POINT MYRTLE POINT, Aug. 18. JPt The Gravel Pord Cheese factory was destroyed by fire yesterday with n estimated loss of 810.000 dssplta ef forta of tha fire department and doa ena of volunteers. A large covered bridge across tht east fork of the Coqullle river was partially destroyed by tha flames. The manufactured product of Texaa have begun to exceed th (arm product la valua. K. F. TO COOPERATE OF Chambers of Commerce Will Encourage Exchange of Farm Products for Mu tual Benefit of Growers. Exchange and consumption of Rogue valley and Klamath farm products will be encouraged under an agreement between ths Jackson and Klamath county chambers of commerce, it was announced here today. Both ohambers of commerce em phasised, however, that the dumping of cull products should be stren uously discouraged. The Klamath Chamber of Commerce pointed out that both communities have Buf fered In the past by an Interchange of farm products that were not up to standard. Such cull products. It was stated, discourage the purchase of commodities In one community from the other. Each community has products that could be marketed to advantage In the other but not until now haa there been any organized effort to help In this mutual trade Inter ' change, It was" pointed out. The favorable action of the Klam ath chamber of commerce board waa disclosed In a letter to the Jackson county chamber. In addition tha Klamath board voted "to commend the local merchants who are at tha present time displaying and have In the past displayed large signs on their windows announcing the ar rival of Rogue river valley produce," the letter said. "In addition to this." tho letter continued. "Mr. Prank Jenkins, through tho courtesy of his news papers, will place an advertisement In the News and Herald urging th consumption of Rogue river valley products hero and In season wilt place an advertisement In tha Med ford Mall Tribune urging the use of Klamath produce In the Rogue river valley." ... Tha question of a reciprocity agreement came up at a recent meeting of the agriculture commit tee of tha Jackson County Chamber of Commerce with growers of pota toes, tomatoes, melons and cante loupes. Contact, waa made immedl ately with the Klamath chamber and tha agreement . waa 'qulcklf reached. . AAA WOULD BOOST E WASHINGTON, Aug. 18. (UP) Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace last night announced a 1938 agricultural adjustment administra tion program which will Increase government paymenta to farmers by more than 8200,000,000. Provisions of the program, except for Increased benefit payments, are. alrallar to those put Into effect thla year under tha new farm act. They follow closely recommendations mada by 100 farmer-oommltteemen at meeting which ended Saturday. Increased government benefits will be derived from ths 8213,000 000' price-adjustment fund appropriated by the last congress. Paymenta for soil conservation and soll-depletlmt acreage diversion will be about -ha same aa this year. Wallace aald. TO STAND TRIAL LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18. (API Two charges of contempt of court against Harry Bridges Pacific coaat CJ.O. leader, today were found leg ally aufflctent In superior court and he waa ordered to stand trial Sep tember 8. At tha same time, judge Edward T. Bishop dismissed a third contempt count against Bridges. Tha three charges arose aa a result of written and verbal statements which he al legedly mad In connection witb court battle between rival AJJ and C.I.O. longshoremen group. YOUNG HUSBAND SLAYS WIFE, SELF WITH RIFLE CATHLAMET Wash. Aug. 18 (AP) Prosecutor Mitchell Doumlt said Jimmy Martin, about 38. shot and killed hla estranged wife Edith. II, and then slew himself with a -32 caliber rifle here last night, SALEM, Aug. 18 (API Tha Salem American Legion post Instructed Ita delegation to thla year'a convention at Pendleton to Md tor aba) 1S danaxtmani eonventlou.
