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Editorials
Oa the
Day's N ews
By FRANK JF.NKIN8
"THIS It m nor a political cer
tainty ae anything ran be:
If Oregon Democrat defeat
Governor Martin for ronomlna
tlon thla spring, the Republican
of Oregon Hilt ELECT Charlea A.
Sprague governor thla fall.
TTKIilC are th mathematics of
It: '
The Republican paCty of Ore
gon, purged of Job-hunters, ' re
lief - seekers and bandwagon
riders, I a compact body of con
servative thinker who will NOT
vote for the radical-backed Hcia.
With all thla purging, the Repub
lican are aim In the majority In
Oregon reglatrnllona.
If Martin I defeated on Friday,
hi follower will not eupport the
goon-applnuding Heaa, but will
com over Into the camp of the
clear-thlnklng, fair-minded but
helically conservative Spracue.
The combination of the two
will be ample to elect Rpragu In
Novembor.v
TN any event, the big ahot Now
Dcnlcra, who are trying to dic
tate Oregon politic, are riding
for a fall.
It Martin wlna, after their dea
perate, laat-mlnute attempt to
dynamite him In tlia primary, the
Democrat of Oregon will have
lapped thorn In the face. If
Hnaa win the Democratic nomin
ation and 1 defeated by Sprague
In Novembor (a will almoat cer
tainly happen If Hp win) the
people of Oregon will have kicked
them In tho pnnt and In addition
they will have contributed to a
Democratic detent mill a Republi
can victory.
"pHIS writer, who bollovc that
the purgod and acveroly dis
ciplined remnant of the Republi
can party ropreaenta tho beat and
moat constructive political
thought In Oregon today, would
normally be ploasod by auch a
Democrntlo debacle as the nom
ination of the goon-bneked Hess
this spring and hi overwhelming
dofent by Sprngue In tho fall.
But there remain the able,
fearless, pntrlntlo sorvlco ren
dered by flovornor Martin during
his present term In office. Wo
CAN NOT disregard and rofuse to
reward such sorvlco It we aro to
have good government.
TJEKLING n he doo on thin
point, thl writer (a, registered
(Continued on Page Six)
Little
Interviews
.Terry William, clork at the
Wlllnrd hotol Ilow'a tho politi
cal situation In your ond of town?
Anyway tho woa'tlior'a fino.
Chief of Pollco Hnmm, when
traffic violator tried to slip him
a red trnfflo lag No, you can't
do that, It's out of my Jurisdic
tion. You'll hV to see the desk
aergeant.
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BARSTOVV
los AN6EtsPASAtEHA . $
When Rancher Wnlter Petnraon. Investigating a roport of a
neighbor woman Hint ho had hoard a plane crash, reached doso
Inie Mini ennyon tnoo ninp auuvei in ine ruKROil Tebncnnpt moun
tains north of Los Angolc oarly Wednesday morning, he found the
burnod wreckage of tho now 180,000 Lockheed airliner shown at
top and, within the big transport's cabin, five of the bodies of Its
li I no passengers. Among tho victims of the crash, which Included
four women and two smnll children, wero Fred Whlttemore (lower
left), vice president of Northwost Airlines, to which the plane was
bolng dollvored, and Sid Wllley (right), teat pilot for Lockheed,
the plnno' manufacturer.
Martin Gets New 'Hands Off
Pledge From Farley; Local
Candidates in Home Stretch,
SAI.KM, Ore., May 18 (.TV-A
promise of no official liitorfer
onco In the Oregon prlmnry elec
tion Friday was claimed last night
by Oovornor Charles 11. Martin
from James A. Farley, chairman
of tho domocratlc nntlonnl cora
mlttoe. ,In a radio address loaning at
Harold Ickcs, termed "Washing
ton's No. 1 thundcrbug," and
Senator Norrl of Nebrnska, "a
formor republican and now Inde
pendent," for tholr criticism and
Norris' support of hi democratic
gubernatorial primary opponent,
(Contlnuod on Pag Six)
ATTORNEY GENERAL OPENS
THOROUGH INVESTIGATION
OF JERSEY CITY TYRANNY
WASHINGTON, May 18 (AP)
Attomoy (lonornl Cummlngs said
today he had ordored a "thor
ough InvoBtigntlon" of the gon
oral situation In Jersey City
whoro complaints chnrge that
frco speech has boon denied.
The Investigation I In chnrge
of Assistant Attorney General
Ilrion McMnhon, chief of the
criminal division, Cummlngs
said.
At his press conference, tho
attomoy general assorted that he
considered It would' bo "im
proper" to Investigate Normnn
Thomas' chnrgo that ho had been
kidnaped by Jorsoy City police
man bocatiso Thomas already had
begun legal action.
Cummlngs added, however,
that the depnrtinent would seek
to determine If any persons In
Jet-Bey City were bolng deprived
of civil right guaranteed by
federal law.
AGGETT
Candidates started . down the
final straightaway Wednesday,
with one dny left to carry on their
battles. Friday morning, begin
ning at 8 o'clock, voters will take
the affair In their own hands.
Public offices and banks hero will
be closed tor the day, a will the
state liquor store.
Local supporters of both Gover
nor Martin and Henry Hess ex
pressed confidence of victory for
their favorite, after the week's
heated gubernatorial . develop
ments. "Jubilant" Meeting
The Hess club held what Its pub
licity man called a "Jubilant"
mooting at the courthouse Tues
day evening. Ho said that Hess
pooplo are uro the, week' devel
opment have turned a "victory
Into a landslide" He said reac
tionaries and republican news
paper have been supporting Mar
tin. Mnrttn supporters took the op
posite view, claiming that Martin
had actually Inorensed his mar
gin of victory during the week.
Martin spoko on tho air Tuesday
night. Hess was scheduled for an
address Wednesday.
Poll Close At 8
Some Interest ha developed In
precinct committee election on
Friday. A fairly full slate of wo
men committee members Is cer
tain In both parties. Mnle can
didates, both tiled and write-In,
nro more scattered.
Polls will close Friday at 8
o'clock, and first returns will be
available soon attorwnrds. The
Hornld and News will hold Kb
usual election night party, Invit
ing the public to Its offices to
learn return.
T
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LOCATED; NINE
Rancher Finds Wreckage
of Airliner Northeast
of Los Angeles.
LOS ANGELES, May 18 (TV
Ambulance crew today reached
the wreckage of a big airliner
that carried nine persons to death
Monday when It crashed into
Mount Strob, It mile northeaat
of Saugu.
Five bodies were taken from
the blackened and twisted wreck
age, some of them burned beyond
recognition. Four bodies were
thrown clear as the plane, lost
in a dense fog, dashed against
the mountainside, It motor
roaring.
That the pilot, Sid Wllloy, wa
unawaro of , Impending disaster
was aeen In his failure to cut
the motor switches. The gasoline
tanks had exploded and the
transport w a a demolished b y
flames.
!LOS ANGELES. May 18 VP)
The sheriff office received a
report from a Mint Canyon
ranchor today that be bad sight
ed the charred wreckage of the
missing Lockheed air liner and
all nine persons aboard were
dead.
The discovery was made by
Walter Peterson 20 miles north
of Saugus and 1 V4 mile oft the
Mint Canyon highway-In the
rugged area where a .two-day
aearch, . Jisnipwod - hy tog - has
oeen nnaer way.
Union air terminal, head
quarter for the learoh, was
(Continued on Pag Six) '
AFL PRESIDENT SEES PENN
ELECTION AS INDICATING
CIO POLITICAL LIABILITY
WASHINGTON. May 18 (AP)
William Green, bitter labor rival
of John L. Lewis, said today
the Pennsylvania primary
"proves the CIO Is a political
liability, not a political power."
"It has now become abundant
ly clear that no candidate who
bears the CIO brand can be
elected to high public office In
this country," the American Fed
eration of Labor president said
In a statement.
Green said Thomas Kennedy
and Gifford Pinchot, whom he
termed "CIO puppets," had "lost
In the democratic and republican
prlmarlea for governor," and
added:
"The vote must be Interpreted
as an expression of resentment
by the citizens of Pennsylvania
against the attempt of the CIO
dictator, John L. Lewis, to seize
political control of the state.
"The democratic voters also
repudiated the eleventh hour at
tempt ot Chairman Farley of the
democrntlo national committee to
deliver political control ot the
state to Lewis, a life-long repub
lican, who supported Presidents
Harding, Coolldge and Hoover
and never voted a straight dem
ocratic ticket In his life."
Baseball
AMERICAN LEAGUE
R. H. E.
Washington 6 10 1
Detroit 16 1
W. Ferrell and R. Ferrell; Pof
fenberger, Efsehstat (6), and
York.
R. H. E.
Philadelphia 2 6 1
Cleveland 7 8 0
Williams, Smith (4) and
Hayes; Feller and Hemsley.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
R. H. E.
Pittsburgh 16 1
Boston- 2 6 0
Kllnger, Brown (IS) and Todd;
Turner and Lopez, Mueller (13).
(14 Innings).
R. H. E.
St. Lnnl 12 13 1
Brooklyn 4 6 2
Welland and Owen; Pressnell,
Marrow (6). Butcher (7), Frank
house (8), and rhelps.
. R. H. E.
Chicago '. 4 10 0
New York 2 4 1
French, Root (S) and Hnrt-
nett; Hubboll and Dunning.
ROCKEFELLER TWINS
NEW YORK. May 18 UP)
Mrs. Nelson A. Rockefeller,
daughter-in-law of John D.
RockofollPr, Jr., gave birth to
twins today, a boy and a girl.
Each baby weighed Just under
six pounds. :
BUR N
D PLANE
ABOARD
Tree Falls Across Pine Street, Smashes Car
The upper picture shows how Pine atreet waa blocked Tuesday
tree, which workmen had atarted to remove, suddenly crashed to
Bolow, the trunk of the tree lying across the crushed hood ot the
Brodle. The other damaged ear belonga to Jim Ezell. ;
IDAHO WILDS SEARCHED
FOR BANDITS AS PLANE
THEFT ENDS IN CRACKUP
INKOM, Idaho, May 18 ()
The traditional posses ot the west
set out In a snowstorm today to
track down twentieth century ban
dits who stole and cracked up an
airplane.
The crime is rare In aviation
annals, but the methods used in
the manhunt are the same peace
officers of the past century em
ployed against frontier lawbreak
ers. The craft, a 86000 (Waco) bi
plane, was stolen from Its hangar
at Ogden, Utah, and was found
badly damaged In a field near
here yesterday afternoon. The
footprints of two men led from
the wreckage Into a canyon.
A snowstorm that whipped up
during the night both helped and
hindered the search. It made the
going tough for Officer Elmer Ter
ry of the Idaho state police and
Deputy Sheriff Bert Empey of
Bannock county who left here at
daybreak on horseback, but the
officers believed the trail of the
culprits would be easier to follow
In the fresh snow.
Wynn B. Ferrln, Ogden oilman
who owned the airplane, estimated
the damage to his trim craft at
$4000 and declared "I wouldn't
ride In It again" even If It were
repaired.
ICKES CHARGES GOVERNOR
OF WASHINGTON WITH
MISREPRESENTING F. R.
SEATTLE, May 18 UP Gov
ernor Clarence D. Martin was ac
cused by Secretary ot the Inter
ior Ickcs In a radio broadcast
last night of "misrepresentations
which made It appear President
Roosevelt had given an Implied
promise to abandon his wish for
a large Olympic national park."
His transcribed address, deliv
ered from Seattle and Spokane
stations, was for the purpose,
the secretary said ot clearing up
"misapprehensions which exist,
epeclnlly In ' connection with the
recent visit of Governor Martin to
the national capital."
The governor, who' waa attend
ing a banquet here last night,
did not hear the address but
when told ot Its contents had the
brief comment:
"Oh, Ickes! He attack every
body." '
4 & ,
MP w
Toppling Tree
Crashes Car,
Blocks Street
. A huge box elder tree crashed
to the pavement at Eighth a-i
Pine streets, in front of the health
unit, Tuesday evening, badly dam
aging one parked car and block
ing traffic on the street for the
night.
Fortunately, no one waa walk
ing or driving at the place where
the tree fell at that time, but one
moving car missed disaster by
Inches.
J ' Left standing -'
Workmen for W. D. Miller had
started to remove the tree In the
afternoon, and had trenched
around Its base. Believing It safe,
they quit work at 6 o'clock.
About 15 minutes after that
time a gust ot wind toppled the
heavy' tree. The main trunk
crashed down on the hood ot a
car owned by John H. (Bud)' Bro
dle, Shaw Stationery salesman.
Slight damage was done to another
parked car, owned by James Ezell,
candidate tor county commission
er. - 80 Tears Old
' For more than 60 years the box
elder has stood on the property,
half ot the tree on the W. H.
Fluhrer land, the other half on
the property owned by Mrs. Mar
lon Hanks. The land was pur
chased In 1910 by Hanks, who con
structed the white house, now oc
cupied by the health unit. In 1911.
For many years the Hanks family
lived In the home.
Mrs. Hanks, and her daughter,
Mrs. T. E. Snoop, had walked un
der the tree not 20 minutes before
It fell, completely covering Pine
street. Barricades were put up
until workmen removed the ob
stacle. TEXAS HEN REGULARLY
LAYS TWO EGGS AT ONCE
MARLIN, Tex., May 18 UP)
Proof ot this tale is on cold
storage In Marlln for all skeptics
to view. ,
A hen owned by Mrs. Harvey
Williams, a WPA sewing room as
sistant here, had been laying two
eggs simultaneously tor a month.
None believed It.
The hen was killed and two
egg- bags, which functioned con
currently, producing two normal
eggs at one laying, were discov
ered. -
evening when a huge box elder
the street and across two car.
car belonging to J. H. (Bad)
AGING STATESMAN SEES
SCHOOLS BEING USED
TO SPREAD PROPAGANDA
SALT LAKE CITY, May 18 OP)
Into the staid congress ot parents
and teacher an elderly states
man and church leader hurled to
day a charge that subversive In
fluences were seeking to use the
schools to destroy democracy.
Employed as a screen for the
attempted undermining of demo
cratic principles, said J. Reuben
Clark. Jr., tormer ambassa or to
Mexico, are the democratic liber
ties freedom of speech and
thought. .
"Some of our schools and col
leges, both state and privately en
dowed and including among them
some ot those of widest reputa
tion," he asserted, "are become
hotbeds for the propagation ot
un-American theories ot govern
ment and for the ridicule and un
dermining of our constitution.
- "We must be on our constant
guard lest we be destroyed by
those who, cloaking themselves In
the immunities which this nation's
blessing give them and wearing
the disguise of a deep anxiety for
our welfare, plot to aet up over
us non-Christian and pagan forms
of society and government after
the pattern that now threatens
the very lite ot Europe.
HEPHZIBAH WEDS BROTHER
OF YEHUDI S BETROTHED
TO CLIMAX TWIN ROMANCE
LONDON, May 18 (JP A music
minded cupid has scored the best
bull's-eye ot many seasons In the
midst of two sets of brothers and
sisters the artlstio Menuhlns
and the wealthy Australian Nich
olases. It was announced today that
Hephzlbah Menuhln, 17-year-old
sister and constant accompanist
of the stolid and gifted violinist.
would wed the brother of Ye-
hudl's betrothed.
In the second brother-sister aet
are Lindsay and Nola, children
of the aspirin millionaire, G. R.
Nicholas of Melbourne, Australia.
Mnklng a clean sweep ot the
Menuhlns, It was announced that
Ynltah, 16 and Yehudi's second
sister, was engaged to William
Stlx of St. Louis and Washington.
Both Yaltah and Hephzlbah are
expected to be married In the
United States, but Yehudt and
Nola will wed in London this
month.
GOP SEES HOPE
Fl
Farley Blessing Fails to
Save Guffey-Lewis
Candidate.
PHILADELPHIA, Mar 18 (IP)
Candidates endorsed by CIO Chief
John L. Lewis and Senator Joseph
F. Guffey were routed in Pennsyl
vania primary balloting that gave
a sweeping triumph to the demo
cratic state committee and
brought republican prediction to
day of victory in November,
The primary-eve bleaalng ot
Democratic National Chairman
James A. Farley did not save
Thomas Kennedy, Lewls-Guffey
gubernatorial candidate, from
trailing Charles Alvln Jones of
Pittsburgh, state committee
choice, by more than 96,000 votea
with mi than 1AAO nf thm mtalm'm
8075 precincts unreported.
"Parade Start"
Vastly more crushing waa the
victory margin- of Governor
George H. Earle, the state committee-endorsed
U. S. senate can
didate, over Mayor S. Davla Wil
son, who turned non-partisan,
then democrat, after having been
elected mayor as a republican.
PeniihltminH hnltlnv land
slide triumph by Judge Arthur H.
Jamea over tormer Governor Git
ford Pinchot, whom James had
assailed, a a. "bait new 4ealer,"
echoed. the cry of Representative
Martin. (R-Mass) who '.said at
Washington: ,
"The November parade started
yesterday. . . Pennsylvania la back
in the republican fold!" .
- ' Will Support James
The 72-year-old Pinchot, reply
ing wearily to queries, reiterated:
"I have said 40 times at least I
would support whomever won the
republican nomination."
The beaten Kennedy Insisted
that "all things considered, the
labor and liberal forces have won
a moral victory." He did not ela
borate a he telegraphed Jonea:
"Congratulations on your vie
tory."
Jones had promised to support
"the winner." Kennedy never
had committed himself. He made
no comment beyond his terse mes
sage. Breaks With Committee -
Some political observers com
mented that the drubbing taken
by Guffey and Lewis had greatly
strengthened the hand ot State
Democratic Chairman Davla L.
Lawrence and of Matthew H. Mc
Closkey, Philadelphia contractor
and party power, in the state
party leadership.
Guffey broke with the state
committee over the alattna of
Jones, for the governorship. He
made the break complete when,
after, having announced for Ken
nedy, he then also turned against"
Earle and came out for Mayor
Wilson.
Candidates coming down,
straightaway. Hess. Martin peo
pie both claim gains in week
Page 1.
Crescent power company seeka
franchise. Page 6.
: American Legion drum corps ta
sponsor dance Saturday night. May
21, in the armory. Proceeds to be
used for national convention fund
Page 8.
Huge box elder tree, land marh
in Klamath Falls, crushes car as
it tails across Ninth atreet at I
o'clock Tuesday night. Page 1.
Klamath union high school bac
calaureate services scheduled Bun
day evening. Largest senior class;
In history to graduate. Page 12
B. F. Irvine, editor-emeritus o
Oregon Journal, addresses annual
chamber of commerce banquet
New officers Introduced. Pag 6,
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