Let It Be Known
Tha demand for houses to rent
Menu to be growing. New peo
ple oomlng In very day. If
yu bare a house for rent let
It be known. You know vacant
houses don't help pay the
Uxe.
The Weather
Forecast: Showen tonight
and Tuesday; not much chang
In temperature.
Temperature:
Highest yesterday ., .. , '
lowest this morning . 61
Medford
Tribune
Full Associated Presi
Full United Prest
Thirty-Third Year
MEDFORD, OREGOX. MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1938.
No. 72.
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The
Capital
Parade
By Joseph Alsop
and
Bobert Kintner
Copyright, 1937, by The
North American News
paper Alliance, Inc.
WALLACE HELD MOST HARASS
ED MAX IN WASHINGTON
.
FARMER'S REBELLION F.XPECT
BD AS SURPLUSES DROP, IN
COMES DROP
a
HIS PURGE STAND BROUGHT
DISLIKE OF NEW DEAL LEFT
WINGERS DESPITE FAILURES. HE IS
CREDITED WITH GOOD INTEN
TIONS "WASHNQTON, Oct. 9. The power
of Henry Agard Wflllace, secretary of
agriculture, whose departmental ma
chinery reaches Into every county and
Tillage In the United States. Is sec
ond only to the ' president's own.
Scores of thousands of employes bow
to hla orders.. An Immense army of
American farmers must look to him
for their well-being. Every citizen is
directly affected by the policies which
he shapes with but little interference
from the White House. And, at the
moment, he Is the most harassed man
In Washington.
Palace Polities
To begin with the least of his trou
blea, Wallace Is deprived of the sup
port of hla natural allies within the
administration. He la a conspicuous
member of the left wing of the New
Deal, having no kinship to such con
aervatlvee aa Chairman Jesse H. Jones
of the HFC. Yet the White House
crowd that leads the New Deal left
wing looks on Wsllace with suspicious
dislike.
The enmity goes back to the time
of the court fight, when Wallace not
only showed reluctance to spesk for
tha president's bill, but also signally
failed to mobilize vital farm support
for It. The truth Is that nothing on
arth could have persuaded the farm
pressure groups to get behind the Ill
fated mesaure, but, In the hysteria
of that time, Wallace came to be dla
trusted for his failure.
And then, although he was the
left winger's most Important ally In
last winter's drive for the renewed
pump-prlmlng. he refused to Join
them In the celebrated purge. In the
Iowa primary, he stuck by an agree
ment with Postmaster General James
A. Farley not to Interfere. Thereafter
ha would not give purge candidates
In other states the support of his
political machine of county agents
and farm program field workers.
(Continued on Page Six )
Peace Efforts Fail
San Francisco Strike
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 10. (API
Peace effort to put 7600 persona
back to work and end San Fran
cisco's two major labor disputes con
tinued to occupy negotlatora today.
The C.I.O. International Long
shoremen's and Warehousemen's un
ion representatives and the Distri
butors Association of San Francisco
leaders were to meet again lata this
afternoon with Paul Smith, news
paper manager and mediator, In an
effort to and a dispute which has
closed more than 100 warehouses tnd
put 3.300 men out of work. At Issue
la the distributors demand for a
master contract covering all ware
houses. -
SIDE GLANCES
by
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
John Moffat finding hla young son
a keenly observant spectator at the
Medford-Roseburg football game.
EH Hedrlck looking particularly
cheerful at the same game, he noting
the grandstand and bleachers packed
to capacity with hundreds standing
along the stde-llnea,
Ashlander Jim Nutter coming back
home to help Importantly In the
Sprague campaign after newspapeiing
In the Portland big town.
Georgia Webb planning education
al pursuits over her breakfast, a glass
of milk.
Helen Thompson showing elation
over tha trophy she brought back
from tha Klamath rsila golf tour
nament, brother Jack scoffing at the
Idea of her being to enthusiastic.
Chloe Ellenburg and Evelyn John
son having quite a time getting to
gether on a little matter, they hold
ing up a good news Item for three
diy, with girlish Indecision.
ARGUMENTS GIVEN
BRITISH PREMIER
IN MJRISIS
American Idol Painted As
Propagandist in Declar
ing Nazi Air Fleet All Pow
erfulStatement Bitter.
(By the Associated Press)
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh was ac
cused by leading Soviet airmen to
day of providing Prime Minister
Chamberlain with arguments for the
surrender of Czechoslovakia, where
German troops have completed oc
cupation of all territory agreed upon
by International negotiation.
In a statement In the communist
party newspaper, Pravda, the airmen
declared Lindbergh, who visited Rus
sia In August, spread reports to
the effect Germany's air fleet was
powerful enough to defeat the com
bined air forcea of France, England,
the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia.
The American aviator's August visit
to Russia had figured In a guarded
statement In the house of commons
last Thursday. Ellen Wilkinson, la
borlte. spoke of a "very prominent
American airman" as having "been
lunched by" Influential persons who
had told Chamberlain that the Oer
man air force was superior to the
Russian, British and French com
bined.
Colonel Lindbergh haa made no
statement on unverified reports pub
lished in London he had criticized
Soviet Russia's air force.
Criticized Russia
LONDON, Oct. 10. (AP) Col.
Charles A. Lindbergh's activities fig
urcd in a guarded statement during
house of commons debate last Thurs
day, when Prime Minister Chamber
lain von a test' vote on hla foreign
policy.
Ellen Wilkinson, labor member, re
ferred then to a "very prominent
American airman.
"Influential people In this country
had told Chancellor Hitler and Von
Rlbbentrop (Oerman foreign minis
ter) that In no circumstances would
Britain fight for Czechoslovakia or
Austria," she said.
"It is a very serious thing that
when a very prominent airman was
being lunched by these people and
all sorts of official people Invited
to meet him. they assured him It
waa impossible for thla country to
do anything because Germany's air
force was better than the Russian,
British and French combined. That
ta the defeatist attitude behind the
scenes."
Visited London
The Sunday Times, not connected
with the London Dally Times,
October 3 carried In its anonymous
gossip column that "during the past
few weeks I understand 'Colonel Lind
bergh has paid visits to several emi
nent British politicians. These con
versations have centered upon pro
gress of aviation In various Euro
pean countries.
"Colonel Lindbergh has recently
returned from a visit to Russia and
apparently he was not favorably Im
pressed by the rate of progress
there."
The Evening Standard carried re
ports the previous week the Colonel
had been critical of the Soviet air
strength.
"Spread Lies"
MOSCOW. Oct. 10. (API Soviet
Russia's lesdlng airmen today sol
emnly denounced Col. Charles A.
Lindbergh In a statement accusing
him of spreading lies about Soviet
air strength to give Prime Minister
Chamberlsln of Britain arguments
for the surrender of Czechoslovakia.
(The Soviet atatement apparently
arose from unverified report In two
London newspapers Lindbergh had
been critical of the Soviet air force.)
Among other things, the statement
said:
"Five years ago Lindbergh visited
the Soviet Union, where he was
(Continued on Page Three.)
HESS CALLED BY
STATE
PORTLAND, Oct. 10. Arthur
K. McMahan. chairman of the state
liquor control commission, aatd In a
letter to Henry L. Hess, Democratic
candidate for governor, that the
commission doea not revoke licenses
without impartial hearings.
McMthan wrote tn answer to a
quoted radio statement of Heat that
he had been Informed of the sum
mary suspension of licenses for al
leged Infringement of law.
The chairman told Hesa that the
commission always gave full hearings
before regular examiners and even
had gone to the extent of holding
hearings In counties where the licen
se resided. Such action Is valun
tary and la not required by law, Mc
Mahan declared.
Wagner
1 James Roosevelt
"I H vj'i v
Looking as If he had completely recovered from his recent operation,
James Roosevelt, son of the president, attended the second World series
game In Chicago, and he had a lusty cheer for somebody;; He will spend
two months on the nest coast recuperating.
HONEY'S APPEAL
FOR HIGH COURT
REVIEWjEFUSED
Bombist's Sole Hope Now
Rests On California Elec
tion and Pardon Prospect
WASHINGTON, Oct 10. (AP)
The supreme court refused today to
review Thomaa J. Mooney's latest ap
peal for release from San Quentln
penitentiary.
Mooney la serving a life sentence
for complicity in the 1910 Prepared
ness Day parade bombing In San
Francisco.
Justices Black and Reed took the
rarely-used atep of denoting their
dissent to the court's order which ap
parently closed the door to any hope
Mooney may obtain release through
court action unless new evidence
should be discovered. '
It still is possible for a governor of
California to grant a pardon. This
atep la one of the Issues In the pres
ent gubernatorial contest In that
state. For yeara Mooney haa been
waging a fight for freedom.
Refusal of a review means the high
tribunal declined to Interfere with a
decision against Mooney by the Cali
fornia supreme court.
The Mooney case involved the pris
oner's contention he waa convicted
by perjured tea tl money. He also as
serted California officials had "wilful
ly and knowingly suppressed" evi
dence In his favor.
Ten persons were killed and 40
Injured In the bombing of which
Mooney was convicted. Originally,
he was sentenced to death but the
penalty waa reduced at President
Wilson's request.
In 1017, tha supreme court refused
to pass on the controversy. After a
second appeal, It held on Jan. 31,
1035, Mooney had not exhausted his
legal rights in atate court.
Since then, the California supreme
court ruled against him in a five -to-one
decision.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 10. (AP)
Thomaa J. Mooney, his last hope for
release through legal channels pos
sibly gone today with a United States
supreme court refusal to intervene
pinned his remaining chance for
freedom on the coming November
election.
Culbert L. Olson, Democrat candi
date for governor, haa expressed his
intention if elected of pardoning the
55-year-old Mooney serving a life
term In San Quentln prison for the
1010 San Francisco Preparedness Day
bombing.
The gray-haired Mooney received
the news of the supreme court's ac
tion with outward calm, but declared:
"I am keenly disappointed in the
decision because 1 had great hopes
the supreme court would grant Jus
tice that la long overdue In my case
Gold occurs In tha sea water In
tha radio of from A to 37 parts per
100.000,000 of water.
Act Amendment Favored by A
as SeTin-
OF
Chinese Claim Huge Victory
and 20,000 Killed in
Counter Attack.
HANKOW, Oct.t 10. (AP) Gener
alissimo Chiang Ksl-Shek'a headquar
ters announced today two full Jap
anese brigades, totaling 30.000 men.
had been annihilated In a three
day battle near Teinn, 130 miles
southeast of Hsnkow.
The official announcement de
scribed the engagement aa the most
complete and overwhelming Chinese
victory of the war and said only 200
men of the two brigades left the
battlefield alive.
The reported victory came on the
event of tha 37th anniversary of -the
revolution against the Manchu mon
archy and the news wsa wirelessed
to Chinese troops on all fronts In
time for today's nationwide celebra
tion of Chlneso Independence day.
The generalissimo's brief announce
ment said a Chinese counter offen
sive last night .drove the Japanese
from "Tiger's Point" highlands,
northwest of Telan on the Kluklang-
Nanchang railway, and then sur
rounded and annihilated two bri
gades. One brigade each ftom the 101st
and the 106th divisions waa said to
have been wiped out. Tha commu
nique said that this morning the
battlefield waa littered with thou
sands of Japanese corpses, desd
horses, and huge quantities of mu
nitions, supplies and heavy equip
ment. A Chinese army spokesman said
the "Tiger's Point victory" would ef
fectively cheek the Japanese south
ern YangtM campaign, particularly
the Japanese drives atoward Nan
chang and westward toward the Canton-Hankow
railway.
Theta are no foreign military ob
server, or newspaper correspondents
In the vicinity" of the reported vie
tory at present.
E
T
GRANTS PASS, Oct. 10. His
chest crushed In an auto 'accident
Saturday, T. J. Thompson, (bout SO.
of Rogue River, waa In critical con
dition today in a local hospital.
He waa Injured when a car driven
by Francis M. Adams, also of Rogue
River, turned over near Oold Hill,
coming backing on the pavement af
ter being forced oil It by traffic.
Though elephente are now extinct
In North America, msny fowl! re
mains of them hsv, been found.
REPUBLICANS ON
STATE TICKET TO
SPEAK AT
RALLY
Sprague Gubernatorial Nom
inee, Speaks at Noon
Luncheon Holman and
Mott On Program.
"The Republican party will carry
the banner of kood. sound business
In the November election."
This waa the keynote of a brief,
pointed address presented at noon
today by Charles Sprsgue. Republi
can nominee for governor, before
a gathering of party leaders assem
bled for a luncheon-meeting at thei
Hotel Medford. The gntherlng was
a prelude to a rally this evening.
In his short address. Mr. Sprague
stressed that the west Is emerging
from a period of "Isms" and "pan
rtceas" and that this state Is looked
to by the nation to lead the way
to sound, conservative principles of
government.
The speaker voiced optimism In
discussing the fortunes of the Re
publican party In the general elec
tion but urged hla party friends
not to let the brighter outlook keep
them from putting forth every effort
tn the pre-election campaign. .
Kenneth O. Denman, chairman of
the luncheon meeting, emphasized
tha Importance of waging a clean
campaign by atresslng the qualm
cations of Republican nominees
rather than resorting to disparaging
remarks directed to opposing can
dldates. -. "
Congressman James W. Mott, who
waa present at today's luncheon
extended greetings to local Republi
cans and hailed Charles Sprague
as "Oregon's next governor."
Included among the Republican
nominees Introduced were William
Perry, A. E. Brockaway, Senator
Oeorge Dunn, William Coleman, Wil
liam McAllister and Earl Newbry.
Sprague, Mott and Rufus Holman.
atate treasurer and candidate for the
U. 8. senate, will be tha speakers
at the Republican rally In the senior
high school auditorium at 7:30 to
night. The three major candidates will
tell of their platforms and Interpret
the Issues of the approaching fall
election, said Mr. Denman, eounty
chairman who will preside.
All local candidates will be Intro
duced from the atage.
The publlo la Invited to the rally
Mr. Denman urging all votera or
whatever party to attend to hear the
Issues discussed.
KILLED FOR DEER
PENDLETON, Ore.. Oct. 10. (Pi-
Herman Graham, 6S, Weston farmer,
waa killed Sunday when shot acci
dentally by a companion on a deer
hunting trip. The mishap occurred In
the hills around Wild Horse oreek.
seven miles northeast of Athene.
Umrtllla county Coroner P. A. Fol
am reported.
Folsom. City Marshal t. J. Miller.
Athena, and state police Investigated
the accident and brought out the
body.' Folsom reported Cecil John
son, Graham's neighbor, fired the
ahot when he mistook his companion
for a deer. Vernon Ryles. Walla Wells
was a third member of the hunting
party.
It waa the 14th deer season fatal
ity In Oregon.
KLAMATH FALLS, Oct. 10. (AP)
Noel Turner, planerman with tha Big
Lakes Bo company here, waa shot at
three times and painfully wounded
while deer hunting yesterday In tho
Barnes valley district of southeastern
KIsmath county.
The first shot struck Turner's
glasses, shattering th lenses and
knocking the hunter to the ground.
The second, following Immediately,
creased hit coat and the third pene
trated his thigh.
Turner was Brought Into Klamath
Falls by hla hunting companion.
Neither Turner nor hit comrade
could determine the origin of the
thou. .
ValHz MinTonens
DALLAS. Oct. 10. (AP) The road
was cleared for resumption of work
in the Cohbs Mitchell Lumber and
logging plants at Valtets Saturday
when workers and managers reached
a compromise wsge agreement.
Th planing mill and part of the
wooda operation started today and
tb aawmlU will turn over October
17,
APPEAL OF STATE
LAW OVERRULED
Dismissal Ordered by U. S.
Supreme Court Ford
Wins Review of NLRB
Case.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (AP) The
supreme court dismissed an appeal
today challenging the validity of sec
tions of the Oregon teachers tenure
law requiring retirement at the age
of 65.
The dismissal was "for want of a
substantial federal question."
The law, effective in school dis
tricts having at least 30,000 popula
tion, was upheld bi the Oregon su
preme court In May. A suit was
brought against the Portland school
directors by teachers who asserted
the act deprived them of property
without due process of law, Impaired
their contractual rlghta and denied
them equal protection of the laws.
Tha outcome of litigation Involving
Interpretation of the national labor
relations act follows:
(1) The Ford Motor eompany ob
tained a review of Its contention the
national labor relations board should
not be permitted to withdraw litiga
tion Involving ah order directed
against the automobile concern. Ar
gument waa aet for November 7.
Ford had appealed from a federal
circuit court ruling at Covington. Ky
permitting the board to recall an
order dlrootlng the company to rein
state 30 employes at Michigan plants.
The board wished to amend Its pro
cedure.
In other actions, the high tribunal:
Refused to review the conviction
of Anne, Marie Hahn of Cincinnati,
under sentence to die in the Ohio
electric chair for the poison slaying
of Jacob Wagner.
Refused to Interfere with the con
victions of Charles (Lucky) Luciano
and five others sentenced to long
prison terms aa members of a New
York City vice ring.
Douglas Fairbanks, motion picture
and producers, failed to obtain a
review of a lower court decision he
.should pay the federal government
173. IBS additional Income tax lor
1937, 1838 and 1039.
WITH CIO ABATES
RENO, Nev., Oct. 10 (AP) An
armed posse of approximately 160
men, mobilized by Sheriff Ray Root
and District' Attorney Ernest Brown
of Washoe county to halt an ex
pected Invasion of California C. I. O.
members planning to organize a Ne
vada' highway construction Job, was
disbanded this morning when word
came from TTuekee that no attempt
to eroas the atate line waa planned
today.
Meantime It was understood repre
sentatives of the C. I. O. would seek
an audience with Gov. Richard Kir
man at Carson City later today In an
effort to settle the controversy.
Pear Markets
NEW YORK, Oct. 10. (AP-USDA)
Pears: 69 cars arrived, IB csiiiornia.
S Oregon, 7 Washington unloaded, 16
on track, market steady, Oregon nari
lettt 1466 extra fancy, 3.06-30, av
erage (3.33, 740 fancy 13.00-30, av
erage t3.ll. 1470 No. 1, 63.06-88. av
enge t3.30, BOSO 3309 no. I, 1.DS-
3.3S, few 6360-60. average 3.13.
CHICAGO, Oct. 10. (AP-USDA)
Peart: 4 California, 1 Oregon,
Washington, S on track, Oregon Bart-
letu 744 eatra fancy 63.10-30, aver
age 13.39, 744 fancy, 63.10-35, average
43.16. -
Kerby Pupil, Walk
GRANTS PASS, Oct. 10. (AP)
Voters of Kerby union high school
district for second time rejected
proposal Saturday to eaUblteh a
bus transportation system. Th vote
was 148 to 84. Th original election
was declared Invalid because of Im
proper notification. The budget, alto
brought up a second time, i
approved.
EUGENE, Oct. lO-(AP) Willis
Schlsco, Salem deer hunter, was re
ported lost today south of Blachly.
Th aporteman separated from two
companions Sundsv morning and
I"-d to return to camp last night.
A large Marching party ha been or
ganlzM.
SQUABBLE
BULLETIN i
BERKELEY. Cel., Oct. 10. (AP)
Mme. Rene Mathleu, champion of
France, took an easy straight aet
victory from Nancy Wynne, of Aus
tralia, to capture the women's single
tltle today In the 40th Pacific coast
tennis championship. The scores were
6-1, 6-0.
Harry Hopmsn. who came to Amer
ica as the non-playing captain of
the Australian Davla cup team, ad
vanced into the final round In men's
singles with 6-4, 3-6, 6-S, 6-S victory
over Gene Smith, Berkeley high
school teacher.
Hopman, who dumped Don Budge,
world's amateur champion, out of the
tournament in a quarter finals match
yesterday, had Smith In trouble sev
eral times by drawing him up to
the. net with drop shots and then
whizzing drlvea past the English. in
structor. STATE SUPPLY OF
NEAR EXHAUSTION
Influx of Land Hungry Folks
Creates Population Crisis,
Planning Board Says.
PORTLAND, Oct. 10. (AP) Con'
tinned Immigration la exhausting
thla state's supply of arable land
and creating a popiiwtlon crisis,
report of the state planning board
on land development, issued today,
set forth.
Despite Oregon's vast size the state
cannot at present accommodate thfc
influx of land-hungry Immigrants.
Tha demand for new farm landa here
was growing steadily, the report said.
The federal oenaua gave Oregon's
population in 1030 as 933.788 but
the report estimated that on Jan
uary 1, 1937, the population had
climbed to 1,057,700. Of the Increase
61,930 were said to be Immigrants
from less favored sections most of
whom were looking for tillable land.
Of the state's 04.307 square miles
only 8.2 percent was called arable
In the report and the atate waa said1
to be laboring under a heavy crop
land handicap.
Approximately 159,000 acres of ag
ricultural lands have been reclaimed
In Oregon under 70 organized drain
age and diking districts. The reclaim
ed land is distributed through the
lower Columbia, the coastal, tha Wil
lamette valley and the eastern Ore
gon areas.
MOO Aided
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10. (AP)
Nearly 0,000 poor Oregon famlllw
aU mora heartily the past year at
result of surplus commodities cor
poration activities
President J. W. Tapp, In hit an
nual report to Secretary Wallace, aald
hla organization had distributed
6,666.880 pounds of foodstuffs, val
ued at 8406.000, to Oregon needy
during th fiscal year, 1936.
Hit program, he aald, had helped
thousand of relief families "who
were aufferlng from Inadequate
diet."
OCEAllNGLE
SEASIDE, Oct. 10. (Pi A subma
rine tangle of seaweed In which was
trapped Innumerable salt water In
hsbltenU waa tossed on the beach
near her yesterday by one tide and
carried away by th neat.
In the acres of Ungled kelp and
sea-floor flora were found counties
crabs Including the rare hermit
crab clams, small fish and other
underwaur life. Beach resldenu were
unable to eiplsln the phenomenon.
A 60-foot atrip of beach waa littered
for mors than 1000 feet to depth of
about on foot.
Mott't opponent Visits Here
Andrew O. Burke, Democratic candi
date for congress, this district la
spending few days In Medford greet
ing old friends and attending to his
political fences, In hit struggle
against hit formidable rival, Con'
greasmsn Mott. Mr, Burke I sheriff
of Marlon county and nJoyed fish
ing with hla old friend. Sheriff Syd
Brown, over th week-end,
,
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10. W)
Senator Reynold ID.-N. 0.). mem
trr of th senate military attain
commute, cam out atrongly today
for military, development of Alt
F of L.
NO LABOR PEACE
UNTIL LEWIS STEPS,
E,
CIO Leader Called 'Dictator'
Tinged With Communism
Roosevelt's Stand Hit.
HOUSTON, Oct. 10. JPt The res
olutions committee of the American
Federation of Labor'a annual eon
ventlon, unleashed a bristling attack
on CIO Chairman John L, Lewis to
day, and said there waa no solution
for the spilt In labor until he la de
prived of his authority or "volun
tarily steps aside."
He seems not likely to step
aside," the commute report said.
"but there are algns that the other
possibility may materialize. Feopi
do grow tired of carrying the burden
for self-aggrandirement; they grow
tired of paying the price or dictator
ship." The committee report charged tn
CIO leadership and "communis
leadership with the CIO" led and en
couraged the alt-down strikes.
On the question of unity, in
committee reiterated the door ws
open, but added:
But we cannot and will not man
terms with dictatorship or commun
ist leaderahlp."
Tha oommlttee asserted the CIO re
jected every suggeselon for peace "tu
eluding that Just put rorin ny rrea
ldent Roosevelt."
"It la said that President Roe,
velt and tha CIO autocrata are eloM
to each other In political endeavor,
and it Is clear the president haa mora
than one lent, his support to Mr.
Lewis, but the moment tha president
pleads for course that would threat
en the autocracy of the CIO and en
dualism, Caesar steps forth to roar
disdainful deflan-v."
The American federation of Labor
voted for congressional amendment
of the Wagner aet today, and order.
ed Its leadership to oppose senatat
confirmation of President Roosevelt'
reappointment of Donald Wakefield
Smith to the labor board.
Without a dissenting vote or eon
troverslal debate, the delegate ap
proved resolutions committee report
calling for nine revision! In the labo
law to curb the discretionary power
of the board.
Convention aetion following ft
slashing stuck on the board by
President William Green, who eel
the federation wanted only "aquana
deal" and was not opposing or an
tagonlzlng President Roosevelt by
assailing both hla appointee to th
(Continued on Pag Fir.)
POWER LI NEAR
ROSEBURG HIT BY
PLANE, MYSTIFIES
ROSBBURO, Or., Oct. 10. )-
An unidentified filer had a mlraoa
ulous escape from death Saturday af
ternoon when hi ship struck ana
cut th 130.000 volt power line be
tween Duonvllle and Sutherlin. an
flew away apparently undamage,
according to report today from tho
local office of th California Oregon
Power eompany.
The ship flying at a low elevation
between Glide and Roteburg, struck
th line at th crossing 11 mil
of thla elty, shearing three cable.
and carrying off mott than 300 fee
of telephone Una.
H. O. Orunow and Isadora Inda
farmers, told power eompany ofn
ceri. the two plane wer flying low-
over th river and at high apeea.
They barely cleared uspnlc
bridge, then banked and th leading
plane struck quarly In th power
line span aortas th river. The ob.
servers saw ft great ball of fir a
tha Itnet wer sheared, they reported,
but the plan continued on 1U wiy,
while th second ship leaped nun
dredt of feat In th air.
No Information regarding such aa
ooourreno had been received today
at Medford municipal airport. Air
port attendanu said It would Bt)
practically Imposslbl to cut ft pow
r tin without serious damage o
probably ft feullty.
Two army plane travelling togeth
er left for th north from hr Sat
urday but no word of any mishap
waa received about them at th army
ir corps st th airport. Th plsue
flaw overhead yesterday on tb re
turn trip south. Th plane war all
meul and If either on had hit
power line th pilot would undone
edty hav been electrocuted, all corp
men. ner (aid,