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MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, AUGUST 28, 1938
No. 135.
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By Joseph Alsop
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Robert Kintner
Copyright, 1937, by Tho
North American News
paper Alliance, Inc.
BROADER TAX BASF. MOVE
IS DILEMMA FOR F.P.R.
...
BOLSTERING OF STRUCTURE
WOULD MAKE VOTERS HOWL
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DECISION TO CAST LKillT
ON HIS PLANS FOR 1940
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LSDIStllHU TED PROFITS
TAX REVIVAL POSSIBILITY
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28. Taxes
have a habit of arousing more an
guish than Interest, but this year
there's likely to be a touch of drama
Jn the tax program. The curious
financial history of the new deal
seems to have readied the end of a
chapter. Last winter, the president's
determination to balance the budget
held out for a surprising time against
the most violent pressures, both from
circumstances and his advisers. The
budget Is now more unbalanced than
ever, and the president Is ready lor
an effort to raise more revenue.
The drama will derive from the
situation's element of choice. Under
secretary of the Treasury Roswell
MaglU, Assistant Secretary John
Kancs, and General Counsel Herman
OUphant have all but finished a
careful study of the wholo tax field.
Able, moderate Maglll, who Is In
charge, must soon make his recom
mendations to his chief, Henry Mor
genthau. Jr.. and to the president.
And tho first Item on tho list Is more
than likely to be broadening the In
come tax base.
As a strictly academic proposition,
the treasury tax expert and the best
congressional authorities on taxes are
unanimously In favor of a broadened
base. The trouble Is that taxes are
never strictly academic. They are ;
political. And the political Implica
tions of a broadened Income tax base
should be clear to a feeble-minded
Infant.
Thus the president will be torn be
tween tho conflicting desires to put
his new deal on a sounder and more
permanent financial footing, and to
void offending millions of voters
who care nothing about Indirect tax
ation, but who would yell their heads
off at the direct variety. His decision
will cast a strong light on his Inten
tions with regard to 1940. If he
plans, like Clnclnnatus, to return to
bis broad acres, he won't mind asking
congress to Inflict a little pain on the
Toters. If he has a different course
In mind, he will think twice about
such a cruel request.
The base-broadening plan most
often dlsctlssed Is that of Senator
Robert M. La Folletto. The Wisconsin
progressive would reduce married ex
emptions from (2,600 to $2,000 and
Ingle exemptions from $1,000 to
800. He would also slightly Increase
. the normal rate. The yield would
not bo Immense, but both he and
the treasury experts regard - the
scheme as more of a move In the
right direction than a finished pro
gram. Coupled to the La Follettc
scheme would probably bo a provision
for Income tax collections at the
source. , in Oreat Britain, where the
base Is so broad as to be almost all
Inclusive, 70 per cent of the tax rev
enue Is collected In this fashion. It
requires far more paper work, but
promises equivalent economies, as
well as fi sort of anodyne to the
taxpayers.
To make the broadened base ft
little more palatable to congress, a
reduction in certain nuisance taxes
Is being considered. An example men.
tloned at the treasury la the present
ales tax on automobile parts, since
the persons most likely to be affected
by the broadened base are also the
lu jest buyers of second hand cars,
they now pay the majority of the
motor parts tax. It Is only fair, say
treasury experts, that the Indirect
taxation should be removed as the
direct U applied.
There Is a second possibility, some
what more disquieting to the conser
vatives who will cheer for a broad
ened base. It's an ancient principle
of American taxation that no con
gressman will agree to soak the poor
without giving the rich a simultane
ous sock In the eye. Just for the look
of the thing. And thus revival of the
undistributed profits tax, and in
creased surtaxes In the 10.000 to
$4O.u00 Income groups are both under
consideration. Those who know the
president say he would love nothing
better than to offer his enemies the
sweet of a broadened base, and the
our of a new profits tax In the same
platter.
Continue! en Pa Hv.
I WW wva.. w i - KETCHUM, Idaho. Aug. 37. fl) I
BY
Nan Honeyman Taboo
Too Many Democrats In
Congress F.D.R. Needs
Rebuke, Claim.
PORTLAND, Ore.. Aug. 27. (API
Urging Oregon voters to send more
Republicans to congress, Dr. Franclo
E. Townsend, founder of the pension
plan bearing his name, endorsed
four candidates for national offices
today and called President Roosevelt's
support of candidates In state elec
tions a "grand piece of effrontery."
"Tho president tells WPA super
visors to stay out of politics and
then steps right Into them himself,"
said Townsend In an Interview.
Townsend said that in November
he will favor Rufus C. Holman, state
treasurer and Republican nominee
for the senate, Homer D. Angell, Re
publican nominee for congress In the
third district (Portland), Rep. James
Mott. Republican seeking election In
the first district (western Oregon)
and Rep. Walter M. Pierce. Demo
crat, 'asking re-election from the sec
ond district (eastern Oregon).
The lean, white-haired pension'
plan lender assailed Willis E. Ma
honey, energetic former Klamath
Palls mayor and Holman's opponent,
because he campaigned both as a,
new dealer and Townsendlte. Tho
doctor said he couldn't be a new
dealer and a "full-blooded" Town
sendlte at the same time.
Townsend did not, however, explain
his endorsement of Pierce, who is
also an ardent new dealer as well
as a supporter of the pension plan.
Mott, an anti-new dealer, has sup
ported the plan.. Townsend said he
opposed Nan Wood Honeyman, Ore
gon's first woman congressman and
Angcll's opponent, because she balk
ed at his plan. She la a Roosevelt
stalwart.
"We have too many Democrats In
the national government." said
Townsend. who advocated a strong
minority at all times to "retard fool
ish and vicious legislation." He said
the president should be "rebuked"
for his "purge" of senators and con
gressmen who were not "yea-men."
HILLSBORO. Aug. 28. (AP
Henry h. Hess, Democratic candidate
for governor, told Washington and
Yamhill county audiences last night
the only voice for progressives to
day Is through the Democratic
party." v
WALLACE FAVORS
ST. ANNE DE BELLEVUE. Quebec
An. 27. IIP, Secretarv Wallace of
the United States drparUnent of g'
rlculture proposed today that farm
officials of all nations meet to for
mulate a set of principles designed
to assure farming classes a "fair"
share of the world's income.
Such principles, he said, should
eliminate barriers to International
trade and should assure each agricul
tural exporting nation lt proper
share of the world market.
Mr. Wallace spoke before an Inter
national conference of agricultural
economists nt MacDonald college.
FURNAS, SCHEFFEL
ON GASJAX QUIZ
MARSHPIELD, Aug. 27. (VP) A
newly appointed gasoline tax com
mittee of the League of Oregon Cities
will meet at Portland Sunday with
the league's executive committee to
develop a legislation program carry
ing out the league's proposal for an
allocation of gasoline taxes to the
cities for street maintenance.
The tax committee is composed of
Oeorge J. R. McGee. HllUboro city
manager, and among others. City
Superintendent Fred W. Scheffel,
Med ford.
The executive committee has as a
member Mayor C. C. Furnas, Med ford.
Whitewash Plot In
Prison Horror Seen
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 37. (AP
Coroner Charles H. Hersch charged
today there wss a "definite conspir
acy on the part of guards to cover
up what really happened" at the
Philadelphia county prlnon where
four convicts met mrsterlous deaths
In super-heated punishment cells.
"The guards obviously rehearsed
their stories In an attempt to white
wash the whole affair," the coroner
declared
KETCHUM, Idaho. Aug. 37. fl)
Three years ago Floyd Richardson
saw a brightly glittering object In
Trail creek, did not bother to
investigate.
This summer he noticed It again,
took time out for a closer look.
HU reward a 200-pound bar of
silver worth about 1.300.
IN NAVAL BATTLE
GIBRALTAR, Aug. 27. (&) A
Spanish government destroyer limp
ed Into port today from a one-sided
naval battle In which lis captain ald
32 men Aboard including 26 insui
gents held as prisoner were killed.
The destroyer, the 1 ,650 ton Joss
Luis Dlez. fled the two and one halt
hour battle with four insurgent war
ships, severely battered and with the
bodies of 20 of the victims.
The youthful commander of the
government destroyer, 37-year-old
Juan Antonio Castro, told his storv
of the before dawn encounter through
the Spanish consul at Gibraltar.
The 24 prisoners aboard composed
the crews of two Insurgent armed
trawlers which the destroyer had
sunk prior to the engagement wltn
the four warships, the commander
related.
They were placed in tho fore part
of the destroyer and were killed when
the craft was struck by a shell from
the insurgent cruiser Canarlas.
TILLAMOOK, Aug. 87. P) Bruce
Ellis, Pendleton, was elected president
of the Oregon State Elks' association
at 'the closing sessions of the state
convention today.
Oscar Effenberger, Tillamook, be
came first vice-president; Jack Luck-
cy, Eugene, second vice-president;
Robert Thompson. Klamath Falls,
third vice-president; Dewey Powell.
Klamath Falls, secretory; H. L. To:i-
ey, McMlnnvllle. treasurer; William
M. Hartford, Portland; D. Peroral.
Ashland, and Dr. A. S. McDonald
Oregon, trustees. H. N. Butler, Med
ford. was named tyler.
Selection of the 1039 convention
city was postponed.
WASHINGTON DUE
FOR HUGE SHOCK
OLYMPIA. Aug. 27. (PV-The cap
ital city was rife today with rumore
of ft dope ring, an unidentified state
official's alleged condonement of a
kldnap-assault. and of ft "wild party
the details of which would rock the
state," all of which were denied.
The talk was all about the torture
abduction, August 18 of Irving Baker
37-year-old former coast guard com
mander, for his alleged attentions to
a prominent Olympla doctor's wife.
BULLETIN
SALEM. Ore., Aug. 27. (VP) The
Salem Papermakers fought an uphill
battle to win the state Softball
championship, defeating Square Deal
Radio, also of Salem, 3 to 2 In II
Innings In the finals here tonight.
The Radio men scored In the first
and fifth, the Papermakera comlDr,
back In the seventh and eighth,
largely through fleet base running,
to tie the score. In the llh Jimmy
Nicholson. University of Oregon hslf
back, waa squeezed home from third
by Nick SerdoUs with the winning
run.
Score: R. H. E.
Sqtiare Deal .. 8 8 8
Papermakera 3 5 3
Roth and McCaffery; H. Singer and
L, Singer.
WICHITA, Kas., Aug. 27 IPt Enid.
Okla., 1037 national champions, piled
up a substantial early lead and then
withstood a four-run closing rally to
defeat Wichita, Kas.. tonight 8 to 6.
and enter the finals for the 181D
national semi-pro baseball title.
Wichita battera were Ineffective
until the last desperate rally when
they connected with Cumberland and
Ledford, Enid hurlers, for six hits.
Night game. Score:
Oakland
Bittner and Ralmondl; Humphries
and Pranks.
Sight Gam
Score: , R H E
Portland i 8 1
flan Diego 4 8 i
Thomas and Dickey; Chaplin,
Huiuphle), and Bog in.
SEN. GLASS CALLS
ICKES 'INSULTING'
Fiery Virginia Anti New
Dealer Lashes Cabinet
Officer For Tacoma, Wn.
Attack.
LYNCHBURG, Pa., Aug. 27. (AP)
Secretary Ickes censure of Senator
Carter Glass (D.. Va.) as typical of
"political hypocrites' brought & re
ply from the outspoken Virginian to
day that Ickes "has become a con
firmed blackguard."
Glass characterized as a "wanton
falsehood" an assertion by Ickes at
Tacoma, Wash., yesterday that "No
senator comes oftener and with moro
Insistence for PWA grants than this
same senator."
The senator added In a statement
made at his office here that hij
doubted If there were a member ot
congress who has had less to do
with "so-called government grants"
and that Ickes "is simply mean and
impertinent In his insulting remarks
on the subject."
Ickes said that "the reactionary
press hall this 'rui?gedindividuar as
another Horn this at the bridge be
causo of his bitter attacks on eco
nomic policies of the government"
and termed Glass as one of the "pol
itical hypocrites that bite the hand
that feeds them."
To this tho fiery senator replied,
"Horatlus at tho bridge stood and
fought; he did not go 3,000 miles
across the continent to lie about his
adversaries."
The only reason. Glass said, he
has not advocated PWA. projects "is
that I have not believed In federal
'grants every dollar of which. wtthJ
accrued Interest, Virginia taxpayers
must repay ...
"Things have come to a pretty
stage when a member of congress,
notwithstanding his opposition to an
economic policy, may not bring to
the attention of a paid official In
Washington the business of his con
stituents without being coarsely up
braided for his action. To contend
otherwlso Is nothing short of down
right asininlty."
TWO LOCKS FOIL
BERKELEY, Cal., Aug. 27. (UP)
University of California sorority
houses henceforth must be equipped
with two locks for each door, tho
women's Pan-Hellenic Intersororlty
conference ruled today.
Proponents of the plan said sor
ority girls have been evading 2:30
a. m. lock-up role by obtaining extra
keya to unlock the single lock after
tho night watchman had made his
early-morning closing rounds.
Prom now on tho watchman will
lock loct A and the girls with Iden
tical keys can unlock It again If they
get home too late. But the watch
man will also lock lock B to which
he will have the only key In exist
encewhich he will keep until It's
time to unlock the door.
ENTERSJ1ITICS
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Aug. 27. P)
John Coolldge, son of the late
President Calvin Coolldge, made his
bow In politics today by winning
election to the Republican state con
vention here next month a a dcln-gate-at-large.
He waa unopposed.
Coolldge has kept out of the public
eye moat of the time since he came
to Orange. Conn.. In 1028, got a ":
with the New York. New Haven
Hartford railroad and married
daughter of John H. Trumbull, then
Republican governor of the stat.
FAVOR MARKET PACT
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 27. IPt"
An unofficial tabulation of ballots
showed potato growers In commercial
producing counties of California fa
vored tho marketing agreement 124'
to 22, the AAA regional office an
nounced here today.
Producers In Contra Costa, San
Joaquin, Siskiyou and Modoc coun
ties took part in the referendum held
Aug. IB to 24. The referendum also
was conducted during the earn per
iod In 14 other late potato produe.
lng states. Including Oreg in, Wash
infiwa, Idaho, Utah and Colorado.
'The Abundant Life'
WASHINGTON. Aug. 37. P)
Officials of the rural electrifica
tion administration chuckled to
day over a housewife's complaint
that her new electrlo refrigerator
was making Ice cubes too fast.
She thought the cubes were
"done" when they were frozen,
and kept herself busy taking them
out and putting fresh water In
the trays.
WITH VICTOR! IN
HARRISON LAKE. B. C, Aug. 27.
CP) Five Californians and a lone
pilot from Oregon .Vmmed over the
waters of Harrison lake today to cap
ture Pacific coast championships in
tho runabout class, opening compe
tition in the two-day outboard re
gatta for national and divisional
honors. ,
No records were broken as more
than two score drivers sent their
craft over the lake surface, ruffled
by an east wind that made tho going
choppy at times.
Helnne Fluhrer of Medford, Ore.
gave the northwest its lone claim to
first day honors as he sent his Rip
Tide speeding around the oval to
capture the class F racing runabout
amateur championship. -
Second to Johnny Kovajovich ot
Arvin, Calif., In the first heat, Fluh
rer cut loose with a terrific burst of
speed from the start of the seconc
and fought off the challenge of Dale
Franzke of Fresno, Calif., and Ward
Angllley, Marysvllle, Calif., top rank
lng amateur driver In the United
States last year.
Fluhrer, driving at 45 -miles an
hour, finally ; went Into undisputed
lead on the fourth lap and left
Franzko to thrill more ; than 8.000
spectators lining the shoreline as no
nosed out Angllley for second ptaci?
In the heat with a burst of speed
yards from the finish line. Franzke.
driving In the third regatta of his
career, moved up from sixth.
PLANE COLLAPSES
LONDON, Aug. 27. p) A freak
accident wrecked Great Britain's new
transatlantic air liner, the Albatross,
late today at the conclusion of a
final test flight.
The low-winged, four-englncd mon
oplane broke in two upon landing at
Hatfield airdrome. . The plan settled
down with Its nose pointing skyward,
its tall, level with the ground, split
off Just behind the wing like a bird
with a broken back. No one was
Injured.
The Albatross, Britain's fastest olr
liner, with a sister plane neartng
completion, was scheduled to start
transatlantic service In September.
ARSON PLOT LAID
TO AGENT'S WIFE
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Aug. 37.
(UP) A warrant charging Mrs. R. A.
Cox, wife of a Sacramento Insurance
company executive, of conspiracy to
commit arson In connection with the
burglary and firing of the Cox home
was signed here today.
Mrs. Cox's sister. Georgia Franks,
implicated her in an alleged plot to
burglarize the Cox house while the
family was attending a convention
In Vancouver, B. C.
Mrs. Franks and her husband.
Albert Franks, 30, were held In the
county Jail here on charges of arson
and burglary. They were arrested In
San Francisco, where officers recov
ered about 93,000 In loot taken from
the Cox home.
Government Buying
Ups Wheat Prices
CHICAOO. Aug. 37. P Wheat
values In domestic markets rose as
much as three cents todsy, respond
ing to the government's announce
ment that It would purer, the
bread grain for export and relief pur
poses. A heavy demand for the grain Jo
veloped on the Chicago board of
trade on large scale buying for long
and short account before profit tak
ing checked the upturn. The reac
tion from the extreme highs was
about a cent.
lTrllers Meet
WALLA WALLA, Aug. 27. (Pr-The
Walla Walla chapter will be host tc
a three day convention of the League
of Western Wrltera Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday, August 28-81. dele
gate! from four slts being expected.
BRITAIN WILLING
TO ENTER WAR IF
NAZIS START IT
Czechs Key To European
Peace Or War Sir John
Simon Gives Ominous
Hint In Speech.
(By Hie AMorlated Press)
All Europe Is worried whether
Czechoslovakia Is the fuse to the Eu
ropean powder barrel.
A crisis war or peace? mounts in
the continent's surest spot from thin
situation:
Club-shaped Czechoslovakia Is
thrust for half her 600-mlle length
Into the side of restless Germany
Her 64.250 square miles, almost the
size of Illinois, are populated by a
conglomerate 10,000,000. one-third of
them minorities, including a 3,500.
000 Germanic minority.
Ambitious for territory and mark
ets, Adolf Hitler has proclaimed him
self "protector" of those Germans In
Czechoslovakia.
Already Nazi Germany Is digesting
7,000.000 new citizens acquired In an
nexing Austria March 13.
Czechoslovakia, created by post-war
treaties, lies next In his lhie of march
to the east a pathway long marked
by German dreams of empire.
But Czechoslovakia has powerful
friends, France and Soviet Russia,
both pledged to aid her against ag
gression, presumably from Germany
Sir John Simon, speaking yester
day (Saturday) in Scotland, added
Britain's warning she too might fight
if Germany forcea the issue of sweep
ing self-government demands for
Czechoslovakia's Germanic, minority
and war results, a holocaust all na
tions vow they wish to avert. .
"It may be limited at the start.
But who can say how far It would
spread, said Sir John.
On Czechoslovakia's side also sre
her little entente allies Rumania
and Yugoslavia all of whom shored
torrltory carved by tho treaty-makers
from the old Austro-Hungarlan em
pire, .
They are pledged to aid one an
other against aggression by Hungary,
who' seems closely linked to the
Rome-Berlin axis as a result of Re
gent Horthy's visit with Hitler this
week.
Neighboring Poland apprehensive
ly hopes to remain neutral If war
comes and Is trying to line up the
Scandinavian and Baltic states be
hind her.
Czechs say they will resist with all
her might any encroachment on their
Independence1. A standing iarmy of
180.000 men plus trained reserves
gendarmes, heavy armaments and the
great Skoda munitions works back
up their declaration.
FA BLESSED TEXAN
BEHIND IN VOTING
(By Andociatffl Prr)
Object of political Interest wss a
runoff Democratic primary In Texas
yesterday where two congressional
seat Tere Involved.
Rep. . D, McFarlane, (D.-Tex.),
designated as "my friend" by Pres
ident Roosevelt In his July visit to
Texas, was trailing Ed Oossett, Wich
ita Falls attorney, In early returns.
Returns tabulated by the Texas
election bureau from five counties
of tho 15 in the 13th district, none
complote, gave Gossett 3.088 votes t
MclAirlane'a 2,545,
In tho race to determine a success
or to veteran Rep. Morgan Sanders
in the third district, Brady Gentry
took an early lead over Llndley Beck
worth with 4,236 votes to 1,463
These unofficial returns were from
18 precincts out of 44 in one of tho
eight counties In the district.
While there was no direct new deai
Issue in the battle betweon McFar
lane and Gossett the latter took cog
nizance of the Roosevelt smile by
saying during the heated campaign
that he would "not ride into any of
fice on anybody's coat tails.' There
was no new deal Issue In the Gentry
Beckworth contest.
Four of six candidates endorsed by
Oovernor-Nomlnate W. Lee O' Daniel
in state races were leading.
Probe Drownings Of
Siltcoos Enrollees
EUGENE. Aiig. 27 (Pr The drown
ing of Joseph Park Is. 28, and Mario
Pallotta, 18, In Slltcooa lake, near
Florence, last Sunday afternoon wok
being Investigated today by tha Lane
county sheriffs office, the district
attorney and the state police. The
bodies of both men, both enrollees
at tho Woahmk Lake CCO camp,
were found Friday afternoon.
While officer admit there Is com
paratively little ground to suspect
foul play In the case, they decided.
It was stated, to check all angle, at
the ease after hearing the ory of
Steven Peullsera, who had been with
Partis snd Pallotta on tha lake,
Candidate Sums Up
NEWPORT, Ark., Aug. 37.
Circuit Court Clerk W. H. Reld.
unsuccessful candidate for probate
Judge, filed his campaign expense
report showing a total expendi
ture ot si 80. One item was:
"Pie sippers, moochers and
ernftfrs RO."
DEWEY WITNESSES
CAUGHT IN RAID
NEW YORK. Aug. 27. P Amid
a crackle of police raids on policy
banks, opposing counsel mapped new
strategy tonight in a stormy court
battle over the political honesty of
a Tammany Titan.
Providing a noisy obltgato to the
trial of James J. Hines, Democratic
dlstrlot leader accused of selling hts
Influence to the operators of a huge
policy racket, police raided two sus
pected gambling hideouts during tho
night and took 24 prisoners.
Two women seized In one of the
raids were Identified by Police Lieut.
James W. Honnessoy as witnesses In
the state's case against Hines.
The women, Willtanna Hammond.
28, and Lcsale Ware, 36, a Negro,
testified briefly last week, saying they
won quick freedom on a policy arrest
during the period In which Hines
allegedly was receiving $500 a week
to "fix" cases for the late Arthur
(Dutch Schultz) FTegenhelmer, slain
gang czar.
Arraigned with six men today ot
charges of operating a newly organ
ized policy "bank," the women were
told by Magistrate Mlohacl A. Ford
to "get ready for a shock."
E
A 30-a ere brush and manzanlta
flro near the left fork of Foots
creek, started, according to ths state
forest department, by a burning
house yesterday afternoon about 2:30,
was brought under control early last
night by 50 CCO Camp Wimer en
rollees and a six-man crew with a
pumper truck from forest depart
ment headquarters here.
District , Fire Warden Dwlght
Phlpps stated that the blaze, which
destroyed considerable manzanlta
growth, was entirely under control
and surrounded by the fire fighters.
Location of the fire was about 13
miles west and slightly north of
Medford.
The flro was started when the
large, modern home of a man by the
namo of Pro fountain, about five
miles up Foots creek, burned com
pletely to the ground with the loss
of all furnishings, the forest deport
ment office stated. Origin of the
blaze was ssld to have been from
a stove In the house.
Tho land over which tho fire burn
ed was owned by Mr. Prefountaln.
BANDITS ESCAPE
FLORENCE, Aug. 88. (P) Three
robbers who took 457 from local
meat market outdistanced a state
police car In ft 20-mlle chase, wrecked
and burned their machine, mole an
other and made good their escape last
night.
The trio tried to run down Stato
Officer Keeler when he attempted to
flag them down for routine Inspec
tion. Keeler dived In the ditch to
escape, then gave chase. Later their
ear waa found wrecked and burned At
the Alsea bridge. In It were burglar
tools and foodstuff! taken from the
market,
The car of John Porter, In ft
garage near the wreck, waa taken,
Keeler aaaumed, by the robbers, who
apparently escaped Injury In the
wreck and fire.
4,713 Forest Fires
Man Caused, Report
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27. (AP)
The forest service said yesterday It
handled fires which burned over
189.087 acres and caused ftn estimat
ed damage ot 208.228 thla year.
Up to August 10 there were 8,403
fires, compared with 8,582 tor last
year and a five-year average ot
8,138.
Man-caused fins accounted for
4,713 of the number, the forest serv
ice estimated more than List year
and above the fire-year average.
Candidate A nillrlde
LA GRANDE, Aug. 27. P) Coro
ner Lot Snodgraaa aald Claud Beale,
about 58, well known farmer snd
candidate for county commissioner
at the last election, shot himself to
desth today In his home here, Snod
grass said be was despondent.
NEW DEAL TESTS
IN POLITICAL EYE
G.0.P, Rally Stresses 'Save
The Nation Vote Tues
day In . California And
Dixie.
BOSTON, Aug. 27. (fl1) Seventeen
days of investigation into the coming
California primary brought an an
nouncement today from a special
senate committee that It had evi
dence of federal employes contribut
ing unlawfully to groups seeking
renomlnatlon of Senator William G.
McAdoo (D.).
Tho committee said It proposed
to continue its Investigation Into
charges that a deputy collector of
Internal revenue whose name was not
disclosed, and others associated lth
Senator McAdoo had assessed govern
ment employes for campaign funds.
(By The Associated Press)
Initial party rallies In Indians and
Pennsylvania shared attention Satur
day with two primary campaign bat
tles whose outcome next week will b
interpreted widely aa either victories
or defeat for President Roosevelt. '
Republican leaders began their mid
west campaign with a rally In an
Indiana cornfield, denouncing the
Roosevelt administration and Its pol
icies. Pennsylvania's Democrats start
ed their fall struggle to retain control
of the Keystone state with ft rally
at Hershey, Pa. ' 1
Politicians In the capital looked for
the next big political newa to coma,
from South Carolina and California
where nominations to the United
States senate are at stake In prlmaty
electionaTuesday, . r -
In South Carolina Senator Ellison
D. (Cotton Ed) Smith la running for
renomlnatlon against onnonents who
have denounced him aa ftn opponent
of the New Deal and who themselvet
are running as "100 percent" Roose
velt supporters.
In California. Senator William Glbba
McAdoo Is contesting In a field of
six for Democratic renomlnatlon. Ra
haa received President Roosevelt'a
blessing.
Keynotlng for the Republicans at
the Capehart farm near Washington,
Ind., Representative James W. Wads
worth of New York accused the presi
dent of being responsible "more than
any other person or group" for what ,
he called the "second or Roosevelt
depression."
Wadsworth, gentleman - farmer
from up-state New York, declared
that the country was on the- road
to recovery In February, 1837, When
the president sent congress ft message
"urging the passage of legislation
which would enable him to pack
the supreme court."
Republican Chairman John D. M
Hamilton took up the denunciation
of the president and accused htm of
"adopting the Russian technique of
the purge" in an effort to "divert
our attention' from the failures ot
the New Deal."
At the Democratic rally In Fennsyl.
vanla, Charles Alvln Jones, Demo
cratic nominee tor governor ot Penn
sylvania, urged party workers to
'spread from capltol to cross-roads"
message of progress In the "great
crusade" for New Deal principles.
Linking tha federal and state admin
istrations In that orusade, Jones said
the Republican party In the state
was "bankrupt In everything but
finances."
FOR COMING WEEK
Northern California: Fair Sunday
with morning togs on coast: no
change In tempeiiture; moderate
northwest wind off coast.
Washington and Oregon: Fair Sun
day with occasional cloudtneas; fog
on coast: slightly cooler In east por
tion Sunday; gentle northwest wind
off coast. '
Outlook for far western states Au
gust 28 to September 8, Inclusive:
Fair weather but occasional thunder
storms over mountains; temperatures
slightly above normal In Interior..
European War Fear
Slows Up Wall St.
NEW YORK, Aug. 27. P) Lljhl
selling, partly on revival of Bum
pear war fears, put ft crimp In to
day's stock market snd leading Is
sues stepped down fraction to more
than 2 point at the worse.
Support appeared In the final hour
and earlier weak motors, steels, rub
bers and ft wide assortment of ape
claltles out losses substantially, al
though volume dwindled noticeably
on the come-back. Transfers were
i around 440,000 snares,