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ffffrommaim Vettoeo Kei?i? Nattoal- Gas Measure President Claims Not Designed for National Interest Friends, Foes Press For Truman Action Washington, Apr. 15 (U.R) President Truman today vetoed the Kerr bill to exempt inde pendent gas producers from fed eral regulation and said he did so because the measure "would not be in the national interest." The president had been under intense pressure from friends and foes of the bill. Strategists of the democratic national committee had urged him to reject the measure on the ground that signing it would give the republicans campaign ammunition for accusing him of knuckling under to a "vested interest." Rayburn in Favor But powerful figures like Speaker Sam Rayburn, on whom the president must rely for pilot ing administration legislation the bill. Foes said the bill would jack up gas prices to consumers by $200,000,000 to $500,000,000 a year. Rayburn reported it would not boost costs "one red cent." (At his home in Bonham, Tex., all Rayburn would say about the veto was, "I have been right in the middle of the fight on that measure I was for it, but I don't think I'll comment on the presidents action until I see him." Rayburn said he will see the president in Washington on Tuesday.) Clue Vote Recorded The bill passed both houses by close votes, a fact which ap peared to destroy ony hope of its proponents for overriding the president's veto. Chairman Edwin C. Johnson, (D., Colo.), of the senate com merce committee, agreed with this appraisal. Asked if there was any chance of overriding the veto Johnson, a supporter of the bill, snapped: "of course not." The veto pleased Sen. Paul H. Douglas, (D., 111.) who put in many hours of research and made many speeches in a vain effort to defeat the bill in the senate. King Leopold Offers 'Yield' Temporarily Brussels, Belgium, Apr. 15 (U.R) King Leopold III offered today to yield his royal powers t least temporarily to his son, 19-year-old Prince Otto Baudou in, if parliament will recall him to the throne. The king, addressing his peo ple for the first time in nearly 10 years in a recorded radio speech, asked parliament to ap prove a compromise solution for the royal crisis which has left Belgium without a government for four weeks. He asked for a law empower ing him to delegate his powers to Baudouin, his son and heir, "and to put an end ... to this delegation at a time that I will adjudge in conformity with the interests of the nation." Leopold indicated in his eight minute speech that he would ex pect parliament first to recall him to the throne and that he would then consult with political leaders on a solution to the cri sis. WEATHER By United Press Northern California: Fair Sun day and Monday except vari able cloudiness on extreme north coast and local high fog along the coast north of Fort Bragg. Warmer over interior Sunday. Registration Procedure List of Registrars Provided Getting properly registered to vote is a simple chore. The reg istrant merely gives the regis trar his name, age, occupation, address and precinct numbers, swears the information is the truth, and is then eligible to perform the citizen's most im portant duty voting. The county government has left very little excuse for Jack son county residents failing to register. In addition to precinct maps printed on pages four and five of the second section of to day's Mail Tribune, the county clerk's office has appointed reg istrars at every city, town and whistle stop in the county. They are authorized to accept regis trations up to and including next Tuesday, April 18. In Medford. the League of Women Voters is conducting an intensive non-partisan campaign to get every eligible voter's name on the poll books. They have set up registration booths in the J. C. Penney store and at all the city's elementary schools. They are allowed to accept reg istrations only from persons re siding within the city limits. There are 25 other registrars scattered throughout the county. Registrars Listed Residents in all Medford pre cincts can register at the clerk's office in the courthouse or with Doris M. Roberts at the labor temple. 24 'j South Grape street. There are five registrars In Ashland who are appointed to register voters in all the Ashiana preclncU. Mm. Neile M. Burns, 'Wofer Bureau' Tells Weather Forecasts Portland, Ore., Apr. 15 (U.PJ The weather man called the United Press Portland office today with the daily report and. in a hopeless tone of voice, said: "This ii the weather bureau talking. Or should I say the water bureau?" Plaintiff Awarded $50,000 in Damages By Circuit Court A $50,000 award for damages, believed to be the largest ever awarded by a circuit court jury in Jackson county, was returned Saturday afternoon in favor of Edward Gaines, plaintiff against Cloyd A. Golden, B. F. Nork and Elk Lumber company. Gaines' attorney was Don New bury. The case, which began last Tuesday, corncerned injuries suffered by Gaines in a collision between his and Golden's ve hicles January 23, 1948 on Crat er Lake highway near Camp White. Nork and the lumber company were named co-defendants but were not included in the judgement. ' The case involved numerous and complex questions of law and fact and Circuit Judge H. K. Hanna said the number of counsels' requests for instruc tions to the jury was the great est ever submitted to him since he has been on the bench in Jackson county. There were 89 of them. Attorney William McAllister represented Golden: George Roberts, G. W. Kellington and Edward Branchfield appeared for Nork, and Frank Van Dyke was counsel for Elk Lumber company. Air Force Corporal Sentenced 5 Years Garmisch, Germany, Apr. 15 (U.R) A 19-year-old air force in telligence student, who insisted he was caught in his own trap for Red spies, was sentenced to five years at hard labor today for trying to give U. S. secrets to ttussia. Cpl. Gustav A. Mueller, St. Paul, Minn., sobbed dejectedly after the seven-man military tri bunal delivered its verdict and sentence. He had blushed and stammered when he was on the stand in his own defense. Mueller readily admitted he had sent a fatal for him tele gram to the Soviet embassy in Berne, Switzerland, offering to provide top secret documents to Russia. The handsome, blue-eyed de fendant also confessed he re moved classified information on German subversive movements from the library of the nearby U. S. intelligence school, where he was a student, and gave it to two men he believed to be Soviet agents. Springfield Balloting Shows Mayor in Front Springfield, Ore., Apr. 15 ;U.R) Returns from Friday's municipal election showed that Mayor B. P. Larson won against an attempt to recall him by a vote of 1,198 to 903. Larson had been opposed be cause of his program of con tinuing with a public power pro gram in Springfield in competi tion with the Mountain States Power company. justice of the peace for the Ash land district, will register voters in precincts 1 through 18 at her Maps of Medford. Aihland and Jackson county, showing the recently re-arranged pre cinct boundaries, are printed on pages four and five of the second section ol today Mail Tribune. In addition a list of precincts by number and by name is printed for the in formation of Jackson county voters. The registration dead line is the afternoon of Tues day, April 18. office, 15 North Main street. Those precincts include Ash land west. Barron. Bcllcview, Pinehurst and Col&stine pre cincts. Lona M. Damcron, in the city recorder's office in Ashland, is authorized to register voters in precincts 1 through 13, In Ash land proper. They can also reg ister with Samuel S. Davies at the barber shop located at 784 "A" street. Layton E. Schell and Richard Joy. in a store at 1257 Siskiyou boulevard, are regis trars for all Ashland precincts. Ashland west and Barron and Bcllcview precincts. Pinehurst residents can also register with Ferris Mace at a store located midway between Pinehurst and Lincoln. Others Named Other registrars, their pre- I cincU and locations art; Democratic Leaders Assert Republicans Playing Russ Game Barkley, Lucas Lash Out at GOP Tactics Washington, Apr. 15 (U.R) Democratic leaders asserted to night that republicans search ing for "spies or devils" in the state department are playing Russia's game by encouraging bipartisan bickering which could lead to another Pearl Harbor. Vice President Albcn W. Bar kley and the senate's two top administration leaders swung hard on charges by Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy, Wis., and other republicans that the commun ists and spies have infiltrated the government. Barkley Lashes Out Barkley, in a speech delivered on the steps of the U.S. capitol, lashed at those who would "sow rumors and suspicion" at home. He told his listeners that such persons would consider Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Tom Paine "revolu tionary . . . subversive" if these heroes of the past were alive to day. Senate Democratic Leader Scott W. Lucas told a democratic political rally at Carbondale, 111., that now is the time to end "partisan" tactics which he said have "dismayed our allies and encouraged our enemies." "In recent weeks," Lucas said, "the people of this nation have been bewildered and astounded by a series of savage attacks upon the men who must bear the burden of guiding our foreign policy." Acheson Defended Secretary of State Dean Ache son has been "bitterly denounc ed" and President Truman has been subjected to "a barrage of partisan criticism" on foreign policy by some republicans, Lu cas said. "It is time for true Americans to ask their senators to compose their differences, to close ranks with their leaders, and to join in the great effort which must be made to save our civilization from the hordes of communism," Lucas said. Lucas, who for the first time came directly to the defense of Acheson, told his audience that some members of congress sought to make a "scapegoat" of the sec retary and Mr. Truman for the collapse of nationalist China. Wendell Paul Flipse Killed at Camp White Wendell Paul Flipse. 25, of 444 North Grape street, was killed instantly during operations Fri day afternoon at the Elk Lumber company decks at Camp White, according to Coroner Carlos Mor ris. Flipse reportedly was struck no the head by a boom when the boomline broke. Conger-Morris ambulance was called. He was en employee of Bernie Hughes, logeing contractor. Survivors include an uncle at Glcndale. Conger-Morris has charge of arrangements. Ski Conditions Warm weather and good skiing were expected today at Crater lake, the national park ranger's office reported. All roads were open yester day and no chains were re quired. The ski tow and lunch counter were to operate today. Weather at the lake yester day was warm. There wai a hard snow pack with a two or three-inch mushy surface. Easy; Agnes B. Nelson, precinct 19 at the Lake Creek store: Roy Ashpole, precincts 21, 22 and 25, Eagle Point north and south and Shady Cove, at his hard ware store in Eagle Point. James H. Grieves and Eula Middlebusher. Flounce Rock pre cinct 23. at Prospect; E. A. Hild reth, Butte Falls precinct 20. at Butte Falls; W. E. Webb, Derby precinct 27, as a residence on Crowfoot road; Evelyn Watson, Trail precinct 24 and Shady Cove 23, at a bhady cove curio snop; M. E. Randies, the three Phoe nix precincts, 59, 60 and 61, at Randies' store; Norma O. White, both Talent precincts, 62 and 63, at White's store. G. A. and Winifred A. Kim ball, Jacksonville precincts 65 and 66, Applegate 81, Union 82, Watkins 8.1 and Sterling 84. at their cafe and real estate office in Jacksonville; Guy Tex. Cen tral Point precincts 69, 70 and 71, Willow Springs 72 and Mound 73 at his Central Point insurance office; W. V. Foster, Mound 72, at the Camp White domiciliary center; Donna V. Straus, Sams Valley precinct 74. at her Sams Valley residence. I. M. Starzinger, Wimer 73. and Rogue River precincts 76 and 77. at a real estate office In Rogue River; Ruby A. Whitmore, Gold Hill precincts 78 and 79 and Foots Creek 80, at the Whit more Variety store In Gold Hill; Letsy E. Miller. Foots Creek 80. at her home lust north of the Foots Creek bridge on highway 8. Medford 45th Year. 28 Pages NAVY PATROL BOMBER C0HGRE possible life raft in hunt for missing United States navy patrol bomber missing in Baltic. Photo above was maae prior 10 plane s laKeou Oil Slicks in Baltic May Indicate Plane Copenhagen. Sunday. Apr. IS (U.R American rescue planes took off today for the area where two oil slicks and a possible life raft gave search officers "the hottest lead yet" in the search for 10 missing crew members of a U.S. navy patrol bomber. Copenhagen, Denmark, Apr. 15 (U.R) A search plane to night reported sighting two oil slicks and what appeared to be a life raft in the Baltic hunt for 10 mussing crewmembers of a U.S. navy patrol bomber. Search officers said it was the "hottest lead yet." The crew of the last search Railroad Unions Meet Again Today To Discuss Strike Chicaga, Apr. 15 (U.R) Un ion leaders held a three-hour meeting today to discuss wheth er to call 110,000 firemen and enginemen out on strike against the nation's railroads. Officials of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and En ginemen adjourned their secret strategy session late today and said they would meet again to morrow. They declined to com ment on their discussions. The union has threatened a strike to support its demand that the railroads hire an extra fire man on each multiple-unit diesel locomotive. No strike date has been set but the union is free to strike at any time because "cool ing off" provisions of the rail way labor act have been exhausted in the two-year dis pute. However. David B. Robertson, president of the brotherhood, de clined to comment on the possi bility of an immediate strike as today's session broke up. ' Premature Explosion Kills 3, Injures 1 Anchorage, Alaska, Apr. 15 (U.R) A premature dynamite ex plosion killed three men. in jured a fourth and buried the Alaska railroad mainline for a distance of 200 feet today, an ARR official said. Herbert Rhodes, public rela tions officer for the road, said the charge fired prematurely while workmen employed by the Max Kuney Construction com pany were cutting away a bank in preparation to building a highway parallel to the main line. The 10th Rescue squadron sent two helicopters with doctors and medical equipment to the scene, about 75 miles north of Seward near the community of Bird. Portland Fisherman Missing in Columbia Bonneville. Ore.. Aor. 15 (U.R) A fisherman was feared drowned and another rescued today when their boat upset and filled with water In the Columbia river off Bonneville point. Authorities said Lee Talley, 23, a Portland filling station em' plovee. was missing. Martin W. D'Volvc, 30, Port land, was rescued. The two were fishing for salnv on when their boat developed en gine trouble. Talley pulled the motor Into the boat to work on it while D'Volve tossed out the anchor. The anchor fouled up and tipped ux boa MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, APRIL 16, SS 0V ST BATTLES 01 (Acmt Ra(iio-Tl tmh Mai MISSING Search nlane Saturrtav nioht rennrlnrf nil lirlt snri on routine training flight on which plane to land at Kastrup Air drome tonight reported the lind, alter air force authorities announced they would abandon the search at dusk tomorrow un less some important clue turned up. Cutter Dispatched A Danish cutter immediately was dispatched to the spot, 48 miles northeast of Bornholm is land and 23 miles southeast of the Swedish naval base of Karls kron. The location given by crew members was just about an hour's flying time from the point over Rusfia-held Latvia where the Soviets said the missing navy privateer and a Soviet fighter exchanged fire last Sat urday. J The crewmen said they spotted the slicks and a yellow and blue object which they all insisted was a life raft about dusk, a.; the plane was coming in to wi"d up the seventh straight day of futile search. Dusk Ends Search They said they circled over the object until dusk closed in and shut off visibility. They said it was yellow on top and blue underneath. The bottom, they said, became visible when a wave lifted the raft. Crewmembers of the search plane said "there was no visi ble sign of life on or around the raft." Lt. W. E. Dahlcn, of St. Pet ersburg, Fla., who piloted the plane said there was "excellent visibility" at that time. He said he made two passes over the lifcraft before returning to Kas trup airport here. 4 Naval Reservists Killed Plane Crash Spokane, Apr. 15 (U.R) Four Spokane naval air reservists were killed today when their Grumman Avenger torpedo bomber dived into the ground as it prepared to make a prac tice carrier landing. Lt. Comdr. Robert Anderson, Geiger Field naval air station here, said the plane crashed In a clump of pine trees 300 yards west of the Spokane-Cheney highway a half mile from Geiger field. Victims were: Lt. Duane K. Johnson. 37. pilot; Chief Aviation Mechanic James F. Uprichard. 37; Avia tion Ordinancoman 3rd Class Lewis J. Knccvich. 21. and Avi ation Mechanic 3rd Class Don ald W. Wcstervclt, 25. 'Mac' McKinney Dies At Local Hospital Earl E. "Mac" McKinney, 55, of 423 Laurel street, died at a local hospital yesterday after noon following a heart attack at his home. McKinney, a salesman for Frideger Grocery company, Ash land, was active in semi-professional baseball circles here un til the recent advent of profes sional ball. He was a member of the former Medford Athletic association and was Its secretary for a number of years. In 1940 he was a leader In the sale of bonds for lighting the fairgrounds ball park. McKin ney was one of those instrumen tal in formation of the Far West Baseball league and then in bringing professional baseball here. Survivors include his widow, Henrietta. Perl funeral home has charge of arrangements. Time of serv ices and a rornplete obituary will be published later. Washington, Apr. 15 U.R The United States today ap peared in full retreat along the eastern European front of the cold war. in HALFtifAY tmk v . i O :.... it disappeared. Huge Throng Jams Armory for Scout 'Adventure7 Show A crowd which varied in size during the evening, but which never dropped below an esti mated 2.000 persons, jammed the Medford armory last night for the largest Boy scout exposition in Mcdford's history. The event, given the theme "Scouting Adventure," carried out this motif with many dis olays of camping activities and troop, pack and unit projects. More than 4U0 boys cubs, scouts and explorers Darticinat ed to make the affair one which scout leaders characterized as "the best ever. Two of the outstanding fea tures of the evening were the "monkey bridge," a three-rope suspension conveyance stretched from one balconj' of the armory to the other, put up by Troop 10, and a breeches buoy, also from one balcony to the other, operated by sea scout Ship 21, Grants Pass. The exposition opened its doors at 7:30 p. m., with the flag raising ceremony at 8. Hon or ribbons were presented to the winning and participating booths at 9:15. and the closing ceremony on the year's theme, "Strengthen the Arm of Lib erty," closed the show at 9:30 p. ni. forty-four different units par ticipated. Tacoma Finance Firm Held Up; Cash Taken Tacoma, Apr. 15 (U.R) A bandit wearing a bandana over his face held up the Lake Fi nance company in the downtown Rust building here today and es caped with "several hundred dollars" in cash, police reported. The olfice is located on the third floor of the building. Officials said the man walked in and without saying a word, motioned Credit Manager Ver non M. Johnson to the cash drawer. He kept his hand in his pocket as if carrying a gun. Mrs. Dorothy Walsh, a typist, said Johnson handed him the money, after which the bandit said, "Is that all?" He then went to the door, opened It, stopped to look back and escaped. NW Irrigation Water Supply Said Enough Washington, Apr. 15 (U.R) The agriculture department to day forecast a shortage of crop irrigation water for the souin west but said there may be enough water in the northwest to cause floods. The forecast was based on Aoril 1 surveys of the snow pack and water reservoir hold ings in the western mountains. The department predicted that northwestern states will get "plenty of water and maybe enough more to Indicate flood possibilities." It said there will be "enough water" In the Inter mountain area and the Pacific slope, but "not enough for com fort ' in the Rio Grande valley and Arizona. Book Shop Thieves Gef Terms in State Prison Charles R. Winn. 24. and Fred M. Bangle. 35. both of San Ber- ! nardino Cal., Saturday were sen fenced to prison terms in Ore gon's penitentiary for the theft of SI 923 from Swem's Book and Gift shop here Dec. 11, 1949. Circuit Judge H. K. Hanna sen tenced Bangle to three years In prison and Winn was given two vears and eight months. The pair had been held here In lieu of $10,000 bail since they were ap prehended Just two days after the crime was committed. They pleaded guilty January 6. RIBUNE 1950 NO. 21 STILL SPORTS BULLETINS Medford high golfers placed second behind Corvallis in the first half of the upstate high school golf tournament played en the Corvallis Golf club course. The Tornado was 36 strokes behind Friday and could not catch up with the Spartans Saturday. Phil Getchell scored a 76 and was medalist, Eddie Oldiield and Bill McAllister each got 77, Justin Smith 86 and Bob Shepherd 90 for Medford on Saturday. JOE CHEZ WINS Berkeley, Cel., Apr. 15 (U.R) Stanford university took a firm hold on second place in the California Intercollegiate Baseball association today by defeating University of Cali fornia 5 to 2, Sophomore Pitcher Joe Chei repeated an earlier win against the Bears by holding them to eight scattered hits. Los Angeles. Apr. 15 (U.R) New Westminster staged m three-goal . comeback ..in - the final period Saturday night to defeat Lot Angeles 6 to 4 in the opening game of the Paci fic Coast Hockey league play offs. Search Planes Seek Tug, Six Crewmen Missing in Pacific San Francisco, Apr. 15 (U.R) Six military search planes scoured 60.000 square miles of Pacific ocean In clear weather today but found no trace of the crippled tug Omar, missing five days with six crewmen aboard. As night fell, the planes re turned to their scattered Pacific coast bases from a fruitless "box-pattern" patrol over the area where the helpless 60-foot tug last reported herself two days ago. Only four planes will go aloft tomorrow to spread the search over a wirier area in coordina tion with two coast guard cut ters. The navy withdrew its two planes. here announced the search will continue "as long as there Is any hope." "We've got to work on the as sumption they're still not there," a spokesman said. Latvian Deputy Raps U. S. for No Apology London. Sunday. April 16 (U.Ki Latvian hupreme bovlet ucpuiy faiu.s ,uimacn Diasiea the United States today for not apologizing to Russia for a "vio lation of the Latvian frontier by an American plane," Radio Mos cow reported. Zulmach, according to the broadcast, warned that "the So viet people do not tolerate those who arc Insurrerahly brazen. The radio said that Zuimach identified as "a Stalin prize winner and a glassblower by trade, mane his attack in a let ter to the Latvian press. Californian Facing Charges of Murder San Jose. Cs-1 . Apr 15 UP) Harry A. Wilson, 28, husky Mountain View truck driver and ex-convict, will be charged Mon day with first degree murder in connection with the slaving of Mrs. Helen May Piper. 27, Sher iff Howard Hornbuckle said today. Census Deadline for Metropolitan Areas Extended; Ahead of Schedule By United Press Saturday night's census dead line for metropolitan areas was extended indefinitely as enumer ators nursed dog bites, bruises, bumps on the head, broken limbs and sore feet. Rural enumerators took to rowboats, marsh buggies and horses to make sure that every nose was counted. They traveled nearly eight million miles to seek answers to nearly 300 ques tions about each of 1.823,000 farms. In Washington, census spokes men said the count will be two thirds completed by Monday night, according to reports from 450 field offices. The metropoli tan target dale had been tonight two weeks from the start. The rural deadline for the 17th de cennlnl human inventory Is April 29. Areas as I whole were 11 per cent ahead of schedule, Washing ton officials said. Census offici als throughout the nation told the United Press that some met WEATHER FORECAST-Increasing cloudi ness Sunday and Monday with few thowtri Monday. Continued mild. Tamp. Highest Yesterday 4 Lowest Yesterday , , f Easter Recess Ends For House Tuesday; Senate Continues Session Deadline Set For July 31 by Laws Washington, Apn. 15 (U.R) " Congress passed the theoretical halfway point for Its 1950 session today with a heavy backlog of unfinished business Indicating that the biggest fights are still to come. The house returns Tuesday after a 12-day Easter recess to resume debate on its $29,000, 000,000 omnibus appropriation bill. The senate, which took no recess, will be back at work Monday wrestling with its $1, 500,000,000 river and harbor bill. Congress ha hppn in u.tinn for 3lx months, and under the congressional reorganization law it is supposed to quit at the end of seven, that is, by July 31. The deadline was ignored last year but there will be terrific pressure to meet or beat it thia year to allow time for campaign ing. All house seats and 36 sen ate seats are at stake in the No vember elections. A look at the record shows that congress has much more left to do than it has done this year, even after deducting the hotly disputed parts of President Tru man's program which have been shelved until after the election. These pigconhold bills include the Brannan farm plan, federal aid for education, national health insurance and repeal of the Taft Hartley law. Major bills which have be come law include measures to repeal oleomargarine taxes and to provide economic aid for Ko rea and Formosa. Another car ried credit aids for "middle In come" housing but lacked the) administration-backed plan for loans for cooperative housing. Displaced persons bills in line with administration recommend ations have passed both houses but difference between the two must be adjusted. Springfield Police Chief Resigns Job Springfield, Ore., Apr. IS (U.R) Police Chief Clell Pryor Saturday night become the fifth official of this city of 15.000 ts resign or be fired this week. Springfield's civic upheaval reached a turning point today when final results of Friday's niayorial recall election were an nounced. Mayor B. P. Larson re tained his seat by a small ma jority. Earlier this week the city council fired City Manager Fred Chetham, and Marvin Sander, citv attorney, resigned. Today Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Gile, city recorder and his sec retary, turned in their resigna tions tp the council. And that isn't all the polled force of Springfield is reported considering a mass resignation hut has assured the council it will stay on duty over the week end. Myrtle Creek Logging Company Election Tie Portland, Ore., Apr. 15 U.R A 43 to 43 tie vote was announc ed by the National Labor Rela tions lioard today on the basis of returns from an AFL-CIO elec tion for representation among employees of the Myrtle Creek Logging company. Robert J. Wiener, local NLRB administrator, said a run -off election will be held to break the deadlock. y ahead ropolitan checks had lagged con siderably. Many will take to 14 days longer than had been hoped, according to area offices. Enumerators r e p o r te d that floods, snowstorms and a lata spring thaw probably would pre vent the rural count from being finished in time. "The idea of a two week cen sus was to get metropolitan populations enumerated by th 15th." said Zola Bronson, direc tor of the New York-northern New Jersey census district. "We are going over the 15th in the cities." Directors of the count blamed delays on bad weather, short ages of enumerators and failure of thousands of citizens to coop erate. Census Director Roy V. Peel said in Washington that dust storms in the south and middle west hampered progress early In the month. Ice In the middle west and north and floods In th Ohio and Mississippi river val leys made matters even worse. Peel said. 2
