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INTERNATIONAL new nolt
WATCH FINLAND.
Poor lull Finland, submitting to
th compulsion ol superior turo,
but willing bravtly all the whll.
wnt out lor a rid with a (com
munist) tiger nd It mni likely
from th newt of lit put dy or
to that alie'U coma back In Uia
aanw way at Um lamed Lady ol
Nl.
BNOTHtR good thing to watch U
"thu "lira par eiitr" buslnee.
Anyon with a grain ol gumption
knows It la heavily dlluiad with
politics, but It Involve tllua
llon that la pottjuelly nasty.
f AKI Uila hum treeaer business
for eismple.
Tha frsesere amt aj glfu to up
per-bracket official In Weahlng
ton back In tha auaimar ol liKa
war paid lor by a part urn com
pany. Shortly thereafter Uira rap-
rreaenutlvea ol thia aama parlume
company got transportation to
Par II on an Army Transport
Command plana. They wereu t vn
haulad lor In. Tbay paid lhair
fare In oath, btlor boarding tha
plan )uat as did all oUtar civilians
who rod on ATO plana back In
thoa daya.
On lu lac, tha transaction looks
M Innooant as a baby s ami),
a
BUT vail a aninui.
At th Um whn tha Una
parfum man got to Pana on a
government plana getting lo aurop
on a puraiy privet buainaaa mis
sion waa In th earn olasa a tlx
Biblical example ol th passing ol
carnal thrown th y ol Ui
needle. Practically apeaklng. It Just
COULDNT b done period.
But, In this eas It apparently
WAS don. It seems ta ha been
done aa a favor to th parfum
outfit that had sent out th bom
freeaera a me lltti personal gift
to government officiate.
ess
BUT. you ear. WHAT OP JTr
It'a peanut stuff. How can the
honesty and th Integrity of our
government In Washington Poa
aibly be affactad by auoh penny
ant business as Ui granting of
permlsalon to thre civilians to rid
to Pana on an ATO plan on which
they paid their lar In cash Just
as anybody 1 would have dona?
e
I U. right, let go Into that,
At Um Um when thra three
perfume merchants got to Pana, It
aa vary, very difficult practically
4 Impossible, In fact for ordinary,
everyday. run-oflh-mill perfume
merchant to get to Pan.
And Pana la th center of th
parfum Industry,
At that tun, w nlgger-rlch
Americana wer CLAMOHINO lor
fancy Prench perfumes. We were
(Continued on Pag II
Flames Raze
Boston Bar
Hotel Today
BOSTON BAR. N. C Aug. M iJH
Forty pereona escaped possible death
early today when flame caused
daman estimated at 1100.000 In de
stroying th Boston Bar hotel.
Minor Injuries wer Buffered by
rverel persona who leaped to safe
ty from seeond-etory window.
Th building was destroyed leas
than an hour alter th flames
broke out at 4:10 a. m.
Th town, to air mile northeast
of Vancouver on th Prater nver.
lark fir department and hose
wer run In from Canadian Nation
al railway! property.
However, most of th water waa
clirected at 24.000 gallon of gaso
lln stored only 200 yard away. No
gasnlin exploded.
Th fir alerted In th aecond
story of th H-room structure and,
witnesses aald, appeared to feed on
recently-applied wallpaper. Oueat
lost all possessions.
Union, Employers Both
Send Out Call For Chsng
As Hawaii Strike Tightens
HONOLULU, Aug. 30 UPV Dead
locked union and employer negotia
tors In Hawalss'a 111-day dock strike
sked for federal mediation today.
After thra days of renewed pence
talka got nowhere, both aides cabled
Federal Conciliator Cyrus Chlng to
coma to Hawaii "as quickly poa
hlble." Harry Bridget, head of th strik
ing CIO International Longshore
nien'a and Warehousemen' union,
and Chairman W, R. Starr of th
struck stevedoring firms' negotiating
commit Joined In tending th cable
yesterday.
Then they called a recess until
Chlng replies. Chlng ha Indicated
he won't be able to com her but
would be glad to meet both aides in
Washington. The union I willing
to to. Employers don't Ilk tha Idea.
Th 3000 ILWU Inngxhoremen of
Hawaii struck May 1 for 33-cent
wage Increase. They now draw 11.40
in hour,
Hardly had tha peace talka gone
Into recess than th territorial gov
ernment began Its contempt action
against th union.
Hrldget personally defied terri
torial circuit court Injunction against
fj picketing government dock opera
v (Ions. But ha was not named spe
cifically In th complaint issued by
PHILK FIVE CENTS
Fire Flares
In Gorge Of
Hell Cenyon
MrCsIL lists, Aug, I (A1
Three hundred fire fishier wer
reshed today t battle rating
faree fir la 14 foot deep Hell I
can yea mm the an ska river.
Walt llawklna, fire dispatcher
far the Payette Ballon! ferret,
aald a beat sa asm srv asannlng
I Masse threat heat the f arret.
The fire wer art by aerere
nghtalag slarm tw daya sis.
Tha fire haa burned mora than
70 acre of scattered yellow pin
and brush. Th blase la In the
upper end of the canyon Just
abov Kagte bar about halt way
down th canyon.
N Jumpers
Plana to drop smoke jumpers
Into the area have been abandoned
aa too risky. Fir fifhlera are be
ing trucked Into 111 area from
two aide. They will have to hike
about four mile to reach th big
blase.
Hell' eaayaa, a sieve, previa! !
garr aareed eat of Ihe aaaawulna
by th ateondertng Snak river, as
deeper than Ail Sana's famed craad
canyon.
Largest fir In th Payette Ba
llon; forest haa ravaged about
200 acre north of Rigtina Hot
n print a. Elghiy-flv men wer try
ing lo hack a fir line around
th flame today.
Meanwhile oa a third Ids he
ferret, the Net Perce, id smoke
tamper and IJ thrr balUed U
fire. Tha largeet ml the haa
aaareeaed a boot 4 acres east af
th Hal bum river, Paul Prety, far
eat admlnlalrallv assistant aald.
Falling Limb
Said Cause Of
'Earthquake'
Pears of north California resMtnU
that thry mltht be In an earthquake
area wer claimed today when Th
Herald and Newa received an ex
planation of the mysterious shaking
noted In th neighborhood tnd of
damaged power pole.
Mrs. Jamea B. Flnell, IIS Hill
street, reported that th cause of
all th difficulty waa a lart limb
from big tree In her yard which
lell onto power lines and also broke
th top oft power pole.
8h aald tha limb broke late at
night and that California Oregon
Power company crews had the deli
st repatrtd and th debris cleaned
up soon after It happened, leaving
only tha splintered pole a evidence
th next day.
Crews Check On
Sycan Marsh Fire
A fir at th southeast side of
Sycan marsh waa reported this
morning by the Klamath Forest
Protective association. Th Indian
service from Sycan marsh sent a
crew to help quell th fir until
KFPA crews could reach th scene.
KFPA men wer dispatched to th
lira this morning.
Atoroey Oeneral Walter D. Aker
man Jr.
Bridget left by plana last night
for San Francisco where he plana
to report to other ILWU officials
on tha strike. '
Arkrrman told newsmen he did
not believe then were any plant to
serve Bridget personally. Bridget
haa aald pear talks will be Inter
rupted If he It Jailed for contempt.
Circuit Court Judge Edward A.
Tows told th ILWU, Hawaii offi
cials of the union and a number of
"John Doe'' to show up Wednes
day and show cause why they should
not be held In contempt.
The territorial court moved against
the union In another quarter. Judg
John E. Parka upheld Hawalla'a re-cenlly-ptssed
riot law. Sixteen
striking ILWU longshoremen, In
dicted last month after a light with
non-union longshoremen, wer given
until Tuesday to enter pleas.
Th union's federal court attack
on the dock selturt law, under which
th no-plckellng Injunction wat Is
sued, was still held In abeyance. Th
ILWU Is asking that the challenge
be heard by thre Judgea. Bo far th
U, S. ninth circuit court of apncala
at Ban Francisco hat declined to
send Judge to alt with Hawaii!
two federal Judges,
n
GRASS FIRE A blaze of undetermined origin broke out in
Berkeley street in mid-ofternoon Friday, burning off 20 oeres
fire come neor reoching two
Chieftain Of
Officials Say
NEW YORK, A ag. t (rV-A vast
nitrit drag ring awwerfaj that
H sparked sa abartiv rentutlaa la
Para and lavaivevl I'alCrd Nations
eetlea waa esemg her yeaterday
with th arrest ml th alleged ring
leader. Authorities called th arrest tha
flrtt high point In an international
crack-down on a huge smuggling
ayndlcal which has plied a tMXJ.OOO-a-monU
cocaine trad between th
U. S. and Peru.
Aaaerteaa, Peraviaa aad t'N a-
tharitiea Jaiaed la a Iws-year drtve
sa smash the ring, said la has ward
aarewtira preflta to area tasargral
la Per la aa attempt la arise aaa
tret af th eaancry.
The story of political Intrlgu and
plotting, tied In with large-acal
drug traffic, wat unfolded with th
seizure yesterday of the alleged ring
leader. Eduardo Balarrao. 4t. of
Oreat North River, Long Island.
Ha la a naturalised U. 8. cltlten
of Peruvian descent
Mar thaa M peraana, soaae af
theaa prominent business men, hav
been arrested la Peru, aathoritlea
said, aad M ar M eperalWe la this
country ar beHeved Mnnerted with
th ring.
Assistant U. S. Attorney Joseph P.
Martin aald the syndicate appar
ently tried recently to expand opera
tions lo Italy through efforts to con
tact Charles (Lucky) Luciano, exiled
one-time vice king.
Palaces was arrested aboard the
liner La Caardia. which rane be-
Prize Winner
All For 'Em
BLUFFTON, Ind Aug. JO (
Mrs. Kenneth Crosbl of Bluffton
thinks th federal communications
commission should ask the man
who's won one before doing away
with radio giveaway prog ra me.
Mrs. Crosble't husband pulled
In no.000 In prise last October 1
on "Stop th Music," a ahow car
ried over the American Broadcast
ing company network. Said Mrs.
C rouble:
"Giveaway programs provide
wholesome entertainment for ih
whole family, and It' better listen
ing than crime and horror pro
gram or old worn-out comedians."
Talkathon Aids
Hospital Fund
KENNEWICK. Wash- Aug. 30 IPi
Heavy-lidded Bud Alden completed
th 107th hour of his talkathon tor
the Kennewirk hospital fund raising
drive at 7:30 a. m. (PDT) today,
and kept going strong.
Andy Anderson, publicity chair
man of Uie rampalgn, aald Alden't
Iron-man effort had raised more
than 119.000 toward the $300,000
needed for a new hospital,
The 31-year-old Kennewirk radio
entertainer haa kept up a continu
ous round of Juggling, piano and
guitar playing and Interviewing
sine he began his stint In furni
ture store window last Monday
night
The money has com In cash do
nations, unsolicited subscriptions
and small change siphoned off by
volunteer hat passers. About 3000
persona remained clustered around
Alden window until an early hour
tills morning.
Kennewlck, a city ol 13.000, bss
no hospital facilities.
ELAMATH FALLS, OHKCON. aATl'RDAY, SIGHT M. IMt
houses in the orea.
Powerful Drug Ring Held,
Gang Sparked Peru Revolt
twaea New Yark aad luliaa perta.
He waa arid ka llM.ee bail by I . .
C ealsslsner Edward MeBaaald aa
a charge af conspiracy la taaaggi
eaealaa freas Per.
Capt. Alfonso Mier J Teran of th
Peruvian department of Investiga
tion who haa been her lor two
months to aid In th hunt, as Id
Balareto was a source of arms in
th AprU la party uprising in Peru
last Oclobrrr -. -
Second Story
Attempt Fails
NEW YORK. Aug. 30 lPI Lsw
renc Sandunky. S3, surveyed his
situation no keys, his apartment
on the third floe , everybody asleep.
A drain pip from th roof passed
alongside one of his windows.
He did fin In getting to the roof
and starting doan the pip but
Irg stuck In a bracket.
He struggled . and shouted. He
couldn't get hit leg loose, oouldnt
get back on the root, couldn't arouse
anyone.
Eight hour later early this
morning that wat a neighbor taw
hit plight.
A police emergency aquad un
tangled him and took him to a
hospital for treatment of leg lacera
tions. ! v V
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WHAT IS IT? This bird dropped into the composing room
of The Herald and News Thursday night and after a battle
against the ceiling and windows, perched quietly while Pho
tographer Wesley Guderian made its portrait. But when it
came time to name the bird , . . well, there just weren't any
ornithologists around. The conclusion was drawn, however,
that this is a red backed sandpiper, in fall plumage. On the
other hand, though, it might be a snipe, a Hudsonian curlew,
or perhaps even the stork dropped in.
AlTDlSD
the Pelicon City district on
before it was controlled. The
Th eaptaia said Balarea waa
takea fraaa ber t Per mm a Pera
rtaa warship la March. IMS, as a
garat f Victor Hav a d la Tare,
chief af th at aatlawed A arista
party.
Balareto allegedly took with him
440 000 in cash and a quantity of
munitions, for use by the A prist
party in It uprising. It the plot
succeeded h wat to be rewarded
with th poet ol chief of Permian
Bewrrer. (he rrvclBtJea failed.
Ray d la Tarre took ret at la th
r4amtaa embassy la Lisaa. when
b rceaalna a political refagee. Bal
area fled kv air I the I'. &. learing
aehiad bis family.
Martin said the smuggling traffic
became to heavy last year that the
U. 8. suspended all import of co
caine from Peru, but later agreed to
impart a limited amount of raw
coco leave after the Peruvian UN
delegation aald the embargo threat
ened one of 1U chief exports.
At part of th I N eaapraeal.
Pera agreed to ahat down all mi
lu cocaine factories. TapUla Mier
aald there wer tlx legirioaat fac
tories ta Pera, and the deaa-ap
drive reaalted la the discovery of
eight Illicit plaau. He aald Balarea
had ea trolling In I mats la asm of
WEATHER
lassie) rslfcl aa vtololtfl FsS)
SBvoes Meter. Htlb Ssasy SI.
Lew Walskt St. Bis taster as.
sea. rate. Ml sa ajia sa
TttpiUUmm lass S bears a
Teiepheae gill
He. tfU
Pro
House Firm
On Demands
For Slash
WASHINGTON. Aag. 3 '"
Captained by Seaalar Connelly
ID-Tea). Ihe administration began
aa aphill fight la the arnate today
to Barrage lu Sl.tS fereiga
arras aragraaa.
Caaaally. .adopting a a-eoaa-prowilee
altltade, rmaoe eat far res
torauoa af th tail aasoaat of
Sl.lat.S9. far aalhury eappUe
for North Atlantic treaty aignen.
The ho eat that total exactly la
Bat Connelly seemed unlikely to
be able to muster a majority of the
senau foreign relations and arm
ed services committees, over which
he It presiding, for reinstatement of
th full fund.
Cat Deaaaaded
coolers Vaadenberg I R-Mich I.
aad Dalle (R-N. Y-), stood firmly
aa their deaaaad for a redaction to a
rwaad ll.aot.M a sod cvea Cbair-
m T yd ins (D-Mdl af lb armed
au ilasa troop talked la term at
th rasa aasoaat.
Critic of the program applauded
the house action.
Senator Byrd D-Va) called the
slash 'a step ta the right direc
tion
Senator Russell 'D-Gal approv
ed th cut. adding that in his
opinion It would be enough for
this country to ship 1450 .000 .000
worth of surplus military equip
ment ta th Europeans thia year,
without spending any adaiUonal
Oa the other aide. Scatter Car.
ary IR-bDI said ha waau aa ade-
qaato aasoaat asadc available. Bat
ho oal ao araaa't wedded So -oa;
ortiealar ft are.
Senator H. Alexander Smuh
( R-N J l announced he will support
th Vandcnberg-Dulie proposal to
shave (ISO 90,000 off th adminis
tration request and to mesh the
program into a mutual defense plan
to be drafted by th proposed North
Atlantic council.
560.000 Suit
Filed Over
Auto Yreck
f
Two lawsulU asking a total of
SWDO0 damages and growing out of
an automobile accident on the high
way at Gilchrist have been filed
with th circuit court clerk.
Three automobile usertrdly were
Involved in th circumsUnces of
th wreck July 4. 1943. The de
fendanU ar listed at Larry Kent
Mllligan and Mr. and Mrs. Heber
Raddlffe.
Betty C. Hodgea asks SS0.000 dam
age In on suit, and Golden O.
Hodge ask S10.0O0 In the other. Both
allege they received permanent In
juries In the crash and charge neg
ligent driving on th part of the
defendant.
U. S. Balentlne and D. E. Van
Vector are attorneys for the plain
tiffs. Slash Burns In
Grants Pass Area
GRANTS PASS. Aug. 30 Pi
Some 150 acres of spot-burned slash
and second -growth timber In the
Luclnger Creek sUte forest area
near the California line south of
O'Brien burned yesterday afternoon
and last night.
John Klncald. local state forest
patrol supervisor, said this morning
that crews of some 75 men had the
area completely blocked off with
fir trails thia morning.
The area Is sparsely populated and
no homes were endangered.
BULLETIN
A lt-1 mile aa hoar wind swept
flame through th brushy moan
tain eoantry near Mt. Hebroa
today aa crews foaght to keep the
bias fraaa reaching heavily tim
bered ceantry la the Badger ridge
sector.
At I o'clock this afternoon th
fir waa within tw mile of th
baa of Badger rtdg where the
heavy timber starts. Between 44
and 6 men with tw "rats" wer
fighting th bias this morning,
aad at noon, th Mt. Hebron
ranger elation reported that an
other crew of between and 14
men with thre mar "cats'" waa
aa IU way la tha fir.
LICENSE OK
PORTLAND, Aug. 30 (PI The
Eastsid market In Roseburf was
granted package store beer license
by th tut liquor control commis
sion yesterday.
Industry Seeks
To Protect Big
Money Programs
NEW YORK. A if. 3 ( Radio aad televisioa araadcaatera girded
today far a finish fight to save their praflUbl giveaway program
fro lb guillotine af th federal eommonieatlon commission.
At staka I their Jackpot la aalea of bread cast time running to
many time th estimated SV , m mar a year dished out to
Inefcy Ueteaera.
' Iadaslry observers predleted the Amerlcaa Broadcasting Co. wsuld
hav plenty af compaay la Its jsnnonnced piaa far a court fight
against th FCC order iasord yesterday to bem effective Oct. L
While the FCC order did Bet flatly baa giveaways. IU new rale
ar aa stringent It appeared I bey woald ailene each ahewa aa "Stop
th Maalc," "Slog It At sin and 'Hollywood Calling Theaa Invetv
telephone call to listeners who" are required to give th correct answer
to a qaestioa, da to which bar beca given mm tha pregraaa.
Th FCC aald M weald regard aa a radio lattery a program involv
ing prise "dependent la whole or la part apon a lot ar chance,"
requiring th contestant ta contribute something af value, ar requiring
that be be ttwtenlng to or viewing th program. The rale sis limited
th taaaner la which telephone calls could be awed In eonnertioa with
aria program.
A spokeaasaa for th Mutual Broadcasting SysUa aald tha rale
did wot appear to affect the artwork big giveaway "Queen far a
Day r other aetxe anew la which prizes re only to persona preseat
at th Broadcast. a
Th National Broadcasting Co.
and Columbia Broadcasting System
withheld comment while top of
ficials scrutinized the new rules to
determine whether to fight them.
or what could be don to aave
affected shoos if the rules tuck.
Lang Battle
The radio giveaway ha been a
bone of contention for month.
The FCC has not been alone in
trying to stem the tide of giant
jackpoU awarded for answering a
question, identifying a voice or
giving the name of a mystery
tune.
Radio aei fas aiers bar beta
among the most vocal critics. They
contend th jackpot af soerchso
dis aad cash had replaced talent
oa Baany prognose, and lowered
the waahty af radio pratramming
aa a whale. Ccaardtaa Fred Alloa
declared a pirssnsl war oa give
away last sissia after top the
Maasc" eat sharply tnta his aad-
tear ratine, and later Bano oared
hie re lire aicat freas ta air for a
year.
Giveaways hav been on th up
grade since the "Mr. Hush." "Mrs.
Hush" and "Misa Hush" contesu
on Ralph Edwards' "Truth or Con
sequences" on NBC starting in
lata 1946. They have been gaining
rapid headway In television.
Despite their fabaleaa
they are cheap to prodace beca
aaoot af the prise are donated by
man ui adorers ta cetaia for free
Biats oat tha oeocraaao. They have
caaee of th large aadieaeea they
attract.
CBS claims to largest jackpot
on record was th S53.000 woo by
Rush Clarke. Rochester, N. Y.
sale engineer, last Jun 26 oa
-Sing It' Again." Awards of 125.-
000 to $30,000 hav become com
monplace.
Crapshooter's
Wife Shoots
Up The Joint
LOS ANGELES. Aug. 3B ( An
angry housewife complaining about
ber husband's gambling leases shot
up a neighborhood dice game last
night, police reported.
Her son joined In the fracas. Both
were arrested. Detective Sgt C. W.
Barber said this Is whst happened:
Vance Cushman. 41, and some
friends were having a litUe game
m Fred Barnett s upholstery shop.
Mrs. Cushman and her son. William,
19, appeared at the place.
8he said "I want the S2O0 my hus
band oat," and when Barnett said
he dldnt have It she took a gun
from a bandanna handkerchief and
fired two wild shots. Her son be
labored Barnett with a rubber mal
let and a spray gun.
The Cushman family left at Bar
oett's friends called police.
Later Mrs. Cushman, 40. and Wil
liam rere seised and booked on
suspicion of assault with Intent to
commit murder. Barnett was hos
pitalised with face and head lacerations.
Nationalists Rush New
Reinforcements To Aid
In Defense Of Canton
CANTON. Aug. 20 Press re
ports said today the nationalists had
sped strong reinforcements Into the
mountains less than 170 mile north
e?U of Canton In an attempt to
check the reds' southward rush.
These reports probably are true,
because large numbers of troops
have been passing through Canton
for the north the past few days.
The loss of Tayu. 170 miles north
east, put the communists only five
miles from the border of Kwang
tung province, of which Canton is
the capital as well as the temporary
haven of the government.
The nationalist also admitted the
loss of Anjen, S50 miles north of
Canton and a key point on th
eastern flank of th Canton-Hankow
railroad.
The fall of Anjen means th reds
are bypassing the Hunan province
defense bastion of Hengyang on th
east and auggesU they are trying
to cut the rail line at Leiyang. Lel
yang Is 230 mile north of Canton
and 70 north of th Kwangtung
border.
'Philippine consular officials ar
riving at Manila from Amoy said
Judges For
Rotary Stock
Show Chosen
Judges who win officiate for the
14th annual Rotary 4-H and FFA
Junior Livestock, garden and food
preservation show next week at the
fairgrounds were announced today
by Klamath County 4-H Leader
Francis 8kinner and Home Dem
onstration Agent Joan Howell.
Joe B. Johnson, professor of ani
mal husbandry at Oregon Bute
college, will assM for the first time,
succeedlEs; -Judge Harry Ltndgren,.
animal husbandry specialist, who
has put tha tump of approval
on fine animals hore for several
years.
Skmner explained th change br
stating that officials in charge of
the show are endeavoring to put
judging on a rotation basis.
Others will be Earl Jossy. Jose
phine county extension sgent. whs
will judge showmanship contesu
and dairy animals; Scott P. eleven
ger. Lake county extension agent,
who will judge record books and
handle aroring Tor herdsmanshtp:
I James ODonahue, Klamath Fa Ha
poultryman. will judge poultry and
rabbits: C. B. Corby, Jackson coun
ty extension ajrent, will judge vet -euble
and flower garden exhibits,
and Mrs. Mac Holloway of Lakerlew
will judge food preservation evhlblU
and contest.
Animals win be received and
weighed Sunday morning. August 2d.
first day of the show. Showmanship
contests are scheduled for the after
noon. The second day. Monday, wtll
be devoted to judging cuusea of
livestock and garden and flower ex
hibits. Judging will be completed
Tuesday, the show's final day, when
other special contesu will b held.
Food preservation exhibits, demon
strations and judging contesu in
th exhibit building will get atten
tion Tuesday.
Alturas In
Rodeo Garb
For Big Show
ALTURAS. Calif, Aug. 20 Al
turas Is crowded with visitors from
out-of-town this week-end aa the
annual Alturas rodeo gets In full
swing. An estimated 7000 people
witnessed the rodeo parade this
morning.
Practically every Alturas businesa
house entered floats In the parade,
and a new feature was the appear
ance of 100 small children who par
ticipated. A dance wat held Friday night
and another it scheduled for to
night. The big rodeo started at 1 :30
this afternoon and will start at th
same time tomorrow, final day of
the show.
Rodeo participants from til over
the west coast are Uking part.
that big port on the southeast coast
appeared about to fall to th com
munists. The 18 members of the
staff reported that In fleeing the
city they passed within range of
the fighting close to Amoy, Amoy
Is the best port left to the nstlon
alists.) Bad newa also came from tha far
northwest. An official dispatch said
the communisU had pressed to a
point only 12 miles southeast of
Lanrhow before being thrown back.
Lanchow Is the cspltal of Kansu
province and a nationalist strong
bold. Th nationalists asserted that
they had scored a victory on the
front due north of Canton. Official
dispatches said the communists suf
ered 8000 casualties and 1000 red
soldiers were captured la fighting
around Shaoyang, which guards the
western approach to Hengyang, 265
miles to the north.
Meanwhile, the foreign offlc
speeded the packing of crates for
the expected flight to a new capital
at Chungking in tha west, klor
Americana were leaving and th U S.
consulate-general was closed.
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