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Ihe Klamaiu Newa la read In every awtlup
if Klamath county and northern California.
Tba Klamath Neva la eervtced by Aasoclaa.
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Vol. 8, No. 202 Price Five Cents
KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 1933
(Every Morning Except Monday)
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Editorials
on tha
Days News
By FRANK JENKINS
OPPONENTS ol Inflation In tho
nate put up a hard fight
against tha gold (tandard rapaal
bill, but LOBB.
They expected to. m n u t
they put up la mat my
want to be In a position to say,
"I told you ao" 11 Inflation does
not work.
MKANWHii.E. undar the aiim-
ulua ol Inflation, tha Block
market cllmhi to new hlh pnlnia.
tba Standard Statistics average.
which la printed dally In thla j
newspaper, having passed last j
weak tha hliheat point reached
In ml.
a
BUT DON'T pay TOO MUCH at
tention to tha atock market as
an Index ol returning proaperlty.
It la interesting aa Indicating
what people are thinking about
the future, but Ita recent rlaea
have been Influenced by specula
tion, and NOT by actually In
creased earnings on tha part ol
tha Industries whose alocks are
dealt In on tba exchange.
Increased earning power on
the part ol business and Industry
will be tha REAL algn ol return
ing proaperlty.
. a .
EARLY last spring, a young
man of whom thla writer
knows bought an automobile,
paying down on It the aum ol
$200 In cash.
How ha la grieving. It ha bad
(Continued on J'aia Four)
Men Selected for
Silver Creek Camp
Must Report Here
Lists ol unemployed men who
are to report Tuesday at room
I) of the cuurthouse for foreet
conservation camp examinations
and of men who are to report
for transportation to camp Wed
nesday at t a. m.. were formed
Monday evening by J. F. Camp
bell, supervisor of tha Fremont
national foreat.
Tha men will b taken to the
Silver l.'reek Cliff Camp. The-
men In tha lists ara experienced
woodsmen. ,
The following men ahould re
port at room D of tha court
house. Tuesday, June 6. for pre
liminary physical examination:
Hurt Adums, Georgo Maker,
Basil K. Hehnke. M. O. iterg.
Albert Hlrdaall, Cy Combest.
Clifford Crewe, Lincoln De Hoff.
John L. Delzell, Jomea Dough
arty. John Dotighorty. William
C. Federhart. George L. Harris.
Tt.n E. Hartstleld. I. W. Her-
rlngton, Oeorga V. Hill. Carl J.
Johnson. Pete Mrtlargle. Tom
Mc.Mullen, C. L. Olmstead. Del'
bert Richardson. Frank Roblt-
ailla. Rav Roserrans, O. W. Ban
dera. Arthur Roy Smith. Walter
R. Btrlngham, O. E. Yarroil.
Wa'ler O. Dleveney, Roy 0
Ellis. C. L. Griffin. Fred Hilton
James Hunnlcul. Ray Merchant,
James C. O'Brien.
The following men ahould re
port ready to go to camp Wed
nesdav. June 7. at 8 a. m.:
8. H. Barbour, Leo J. Heagln.
W. Beckman. Ray Clark. Herbert
Dennis. W. 8. Godfrey. Grant
McKenile. William La Rue, W.
H. Johnson. Jerome Phelpa and
John Siemens, Jr.
POLICE REPORT
Four men and several small
bova were arrested by city po
lice Monday night. Those
charged Included Bill Ilartwlg
and Bill Cress, drunk and disor
derly: Thomas McCray, vag
rancy: Freeman, drunkenness.
Three boya were picked up for
having slingshots. A fourth ee-
caped. Several boya were ap
prehended lor throwing rocks at
the high scnooi tnuining.
Will Rogers Says:
BEVERLY HILLS, Juna 5
Editor, The Klamath Newa:
Well, I am glad to see the
midgets get a
break. In all my
oxperlonca arouud
show business they
ara a mighty Una
1 1 1 1 1 breed , ot
folks.
Wa have had
"bank rellof," "big bualnosa
relief," and now we got
"midget relief." Mr, Morgan
acted mighty human. Ha just
picked up that llttlo midget
and played with It as though
It waa tha Federal Reserve or
the United Btatos Chamber
ot Commerce.
I'll tell yon how Mr. Mor
gan can sqimre thla whole
thing and you will never
bear another word against
him. That's by putting every
body on tha prelerred Hat
that wasn't on It already, I
haven't heard a kick only by
those that wera overlooked.
Yours,
OVFR !
SIBE&
.a
OF kti MM
i Flier Has Three Hours
to Spare Over Post
Gatty Speed Record
Makps Forced Landing
. s ... rm,
UV hJttttA.I WldUVIa aV ilCll
Resumes World Flight
MOSCOW. June I (Tuesday)
iJP) Jimmy Maltern, American
round-the-world filer, hopped off
at 11:14 a. m. today (6:14 p.
m., Eastern standard lima Mon
day) for Omsk, Siberia, on tha
fourth leg ol hla world-circling
flight.
Tha tiler arrived here thla af
ternoon with an almost three
hour advantage over Wiley Poat
and Harold Gatty, tha record
holders for tba world flight. He
slept only two hours and had
hoped to take off Immediately
afterward until tha delay de
veloped. Omsk la 1,460 mllee east of
Moscow. He decided not to fly
Novo-Sltilrksn as previously
planned, because ol tha amall
ending Held there.
OSLO, Norway. Juna I (JP)
Jlmmle Mattern, tba grinning
Taxaa airman tha world had
feared lost, who reached Moa-
cow early today In hla red-whlte-and-blue
plana "Century ot Prog-
reae today made a surprise
landing on a amall Island 70
mllee southwest ot Oslo.
Fighting storms and toga,
which lorced him 300 kilometers
off hla course, the dauntless
flier from San Angelo, Texas,
fought his way through eucceee
fully to land safely on Jomfru
land laland, on Norway'a aouth
coast, at 4:16 a. m., eastern
standard lime, yesterday.
Private Plane Mustered
The first newa that Oslo beard
of the landing came when the
lighthouse keeper telephoned
from his port on the lslnnd that
.Maltern had landed on tba beach
there and waa anfe.
A private plane waa aent
thera to give him any aid neces
sary and at p. m., eastern
standard time, yesterday , he
hopped Cor Oslo. landing at the
military aerodrome, he halted
only briefly, and with hla big
tanks brimful with more than
700 gallons of gasoline, he was
off lownrd the Russian metrop-
(Contlnued on Page Three)
Man Arrested for
Investigation As
Result of Battle
William Harry .Stanley. 40
resident of one of tha acreags
plots In tha Ben Kerns ranch
near Kenn, waa arrested by
atate police Monday evening and
la held In the county Jail tor
Investigation In connection with
alleged brawl with Joe Sals-
bury, 3S, ot 819 McDonald
atreet.
Malsbury and his wife ara al
leged to have gone to tha Stan
ley place about 4 o clock Mon
day afternoon. Shortly after,
otflcera were called to Invest!.
gate a reported light In whlrh
Salsbury received a badly bruised
head and a punctured ear.
Officers Investigating the case
were uncertain Monday evening
whether or not and to what ex
tent a gun had been nsed In
he scuffle. Salsbury'a Injuries
were not believed to be aerloua.
After the tight Stanley la re
ported to have left the acene
for his own protection Trom fur
ther trouble. Hn waa found by
the officers at the Jack Crulck
shank cnhln at Weyerhaeuser
ramp two, approximately 14
miles from his home.
Upon returning with officers
ho produced a .38 caliber gun
which he allegedly left at tho
home of Claudo Banks, a neigh
hor, following ths fight. Offi
cers believed he had used the
gun as a club during the brawl
In whlrh Ralshury and his wife
both participated.
Senator Upton to
Discuss Sales Tax
Senator Jay Upton of Bend
will apeak In behalf ot the sales
lax at a public meeting tonight
nt 8 o clock In tho courthouse.
Hn will outline tha provisions
ol the tax and nrge support of
It In the special election. Ho will
appear here under the auspices
of tho county sales tax commit
tee. Upton will speak over the
radio at 6:46 o clock.
NURSES TO MEET
Oregon Graduate Nurses as
sociation, district number eight,
will meet Wednesday evening at
8 o'clock at the home of Mlsa
Harriett Wolgast, 104 Marion
apartments. This will be the
Inst meeting ol tha season and I lor C. C. C. camps are to be as
reporta ot the recent state con- semhlcd In Rosoburg Wednesday
vnntlon held In Medford will he morning for enrollment In tho
presented by Klamath Falls I Steamboat camp, located 45
delegates, ! miles east of Rnseburg, to make
R.NKS UAH OPHRATIOM
EUGENE, June t. (UP)
Llewellyn A. Banks, convicted
slayer ol' Constable Oeorga
Presrott, was reported In a sat
isfactory condition tonight after
a prostata (land operation today.
Vis Goes
ret 3 to 1
CHICAGO GIVES RKPEALIHTB
10 TO 1 VOTK INDIANA
VOTES TODAY
My IH)N K. 1I tMHEKLAI.N
United rrrs Htaff Correspondent
CHICAGO, June 6. (UP)
Emerging victorious, apparently
In landslldo proportions, from
today's ataie-wide election, a
slate ol 60 delegates pledged to
repeal ol ' federal prohibition,
had been elected tonight to add
Illinois to a list ot eight other
states which have voted to rati
fy repeal ot tha 18th amend
ment. Baaed on returns from slight
ly mora than one-fourth ot a
alata total ol 7248 precincts, re
peallsta were leading lour to
one, but most ot tha available
returns ware from Chicago,
which appeara to have gone 10
to 1 for repeal. Indications
ware that repeallsta will prob
ably elect thalr alata ol dele
gates by a vote ol tbrea to one.
down-state being counted on to
lower tha alia ot th erepeal vic
tory. At 7:10 p. m.. United Preaa
returna Irom 2138 precincts,
1364 ol which were from Chi
cago and Cook county, gave:
For repeal, 893,666.
Against, 6,628.
INDIANAPOLIS, Juna E. (UP)
Tha proposal to wipe prohibition
from the national atatutea facea
Ita flrat real test tomorrow when
cltlsena ol Indiana vote on
whether to ratify tha list
amendment to tha constitution.
COURT HUNTING
Mayor, Former Banker
Charged With Taking
Stolen Property
Warranta for tba arrest ol
John Don Zimmerman, former
hanker of Chlloqnln and Leland
Caaey, mayor of Chlloquln. were
issued by Justice ol the Peace
n. R, Barnes, Monday. Both are
charged with receiving atolen
properly.
In connection with the same
case, A. H. Spanglcr, aervlce
station operator at Reaver
.Marsh, was charged with lar
ceny by bailee. Ho appeared be
fore Judge Barnea Monday aft
ernoon and waa released under
1500 bond. Time lor his hear
ing waa set tor June 8.
Warranta Not Served
AH complaints wera signed by
Claire Ritchie ot Beaver Marsh.
Spangler la alleged to have
bad 671 beet pulp and peanut
baga In hla possession which be
(Continued on Page Three)
City Records Will
Be Audited Twice
Yearly Hereafter
City records will be audited
twice each year, ihe city council
voted Monday evening upon rec
ommendation ot tha finance
committee. The finance com
mlttee waa authorized to make
arrangementa with an auditor
for the work.
A petition from alx pool and
card room ownera of the city
who nave lunch counters In con
nection with their business, ask
ing the city to amend the beer
ordinance to permit Bale In such
places, was plsced on file.
Pete Driscoll, local attorney,
Bpoke In behalf ot the petition
ers, declaring through usage,
the S.I beverage was proven to
be not overly Intoxicating and
could be sold at the pool and
card lunch room counters with
out causing trouble. He re-
(Contlnued on Page Three)
Gas Price Raised
At Several Stations
Although all major oil com
panies of Klamath Falls have
not received orders to raise their
prices one and one-half cents per
gallon on all gaa products, the
orsjars are expected Immediately.
Several companiea opened
Monday morning with the new
prices and two more changed
prices at noon. Regular struc
ture gasoline will now sell at
23 cents per gallon. Second
structure will sell at 10 H centa
and Ethyl at 26 centa per
gallon.
All-Oregon Camp
Formed This Week
R08ERURQ, ' Ore., June 5 (IP)
Douglaa, Lane and Coos coun
ty by quotas of forest workers
up the personnel of tha first all
Oregon camp, It was announced
here today,
1IKALTII (inol'P TO MEET
Tha Klamath Public Health
association will meet this eve
ning In the health rooms ot tha
courthouse at 7:80.
CHILOQUIN MEN
CHINESE LOAN
WILL FOSTER
China May Place Huge
Wheat Order If U. S.
Will Lend the Money
t
Lumber Industry to Bene
fit Indirectly Through
Shipbuilding Program
PORTLAND, Juna 6, 0P A
deal through which China may
take 12,600,000 bushels of wheat
from tha United Stales waa re
garded here today aa one of tha
most significant developments
tending to benefit tba Pacific
Northwest that ha been noted
In montba.
Tha deal, It Is aald. will restore
a now comparatively atagnant
market to new life, will aerva
to greatly reduce tha wheat sur
plus In tba weatern slates, and
wilt give new Impetus to the al
ready accelerated shipping busi
ness out of Columbia river and
Puget Sound ports.
Millers optlmleMe
Of tha 850.000,000 credit
which tha reconstruction corpor-
tlon haa arranged for Cblna,
10,000,000 will go to buy wheat
nd flour. With current export
prices around 60 centa a bushel,
bat money would purchase near-
ball tha present Northwest
surplus of approximately 10,000.-
oo bushels.
Inasmuch aa the bulk of the
heat will be proceased before
hlpment, millers la the Pacific
Northwest are expected to bene
fit materially.
Tha other 140.000.000 credit
will be nsed to take cotton, all of
which la to go to China unpro
cessed.
Markets Eliminated ,
The United Slates in tha oast
several montha haa been virtual
ly cut out ot the oriental markets
by Australia. Argentina and Can
ada, because of the difference In
(Continued on Page Three)
Rev. E. W. Lee to
Leave Klamath for
California Church
Rev. Eugene W. Lee. nastor
of the English Lutheran church
ot Klamalb Falls for the last
two and a half years, haa ac
cepted a call to Our Saviors
Lutheran church at Patterson,
Calif.
Mr. Lee'a resignation here
and hla acceptance of tha Cali
fornia post was announced at
the church Sunday. It waa alao
made known before tha Mlnla-
terlal association at Ita regular
monthly meeting Monday at tha
First Presbyterian church.
Mr. Lee, who cama here from
St. Mary'a, Idaho, probably will
leave lor the south on June 16.
"Wa cannot express too highly
our appreciation ot Brother Loe.
He Is a man ot line broth jrlv
spirit with a true sense ot
Christian unity and cooperation
utterly alien to tha anaconda
variety that proclaims unity
snd practices tt by awallowing
the other fellow. Mr. Lee la
graduate ot Princeton where he
also received hla master's de
gree. At Princeton and at Co
lumbia university, ha had nearly
completed work for the degree
ot doctor of philosophy when
tha war opened and ba entered
the service. Locally, not only
(Continued on Page Three)
Duncan Returns,
Arraigns 2 Men
Circuit Judge William M
Duncan returned to Klamath
Falls Sunday from Portland
where he haa spent tha past sev
eral weeks on casea to which
he was appointed by the supreme
court.
He arraigned Joseph Kirk, ar
rested on grand Jury indictment
ot larceny In a dwelling and
gave him statutory time to
plead. William Kuykendall was
appointed by tha court to repre
sent Kirk.
Jesus Jara, charged with pos
session and selling ranabia In
dira, pleaded not guilty to both
charges. He was represented by
W. P. Myers.
Man Fined $100
For Drunk Driving
Alfred Bradshaw of Tula Lake
waa arrested Sunday by. atate
police otflcera and charged with
driving a motor vehi-le while
under the Influence ot intoxicat
ing liquor.
Bradshaw appeared before
Justice of the Pence W. B.
names Monday, pleaded guilty
and was given a fine ot $100
and 30 days in Jail. The 80-day
Jail sentence was auspended
when he waa committed to Jail
because ol being unable to pay
the tine.
WANT BKPARATK TRIALS
MEDFORD, June 6. (UP)
County Judge Karl H. Fehl and
auspended Sheriff Clordon Setter
merhnrn today asked for sepsr
ate trtala on charges of election
ballot theft. They ara Indicted
along with 31 other Jarkson
county residents, eight of whom
have pleaded guilty and aald to
have confessed,
Air View of Huge Signal Hill Oil Fire
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4KW S x.
This telephoto shows men i.gbtlng the hugs lira which awept
waka of a terrific explosion which
ot dollars. Tha tragedy rolled
quake In tha Long Beach area.
CHAMBER SET
FOR BANQUET
Program for Annual Af
fair Completed; Many
Guests Expected Here
The urogram for the 13th an
nual banquet and installation ot
officers of the chamber of com
merce, to be held Wednesday eve
ning at the Hotel Willard, waa
announced Monday by Leslie Pey
ton, general chairman.
Twenty guesta from Oregon
and California, including Earl Lee
Kelly, director ot public worxa
for California, who will be the
guest speaker, have accepted ln
vltationa to attend. Officers of
the Bend. Ashland. Medford and
Redding, Calif., chamber of com
merce organisations will ba pres
ent.
- Reaerratsona sola
Approximately one-bait of the
300 reservations have been sold
by members of the ticket sales
committee. Those expecting to
attend are requested to call the
chamber of commerce lor reserva
tions. Visitors from California wbo
have signified Intentions of at
tending the meeting are G. T.
McCoy, assistant California high
way engineer; Russell Bevans,
motor vehicle department, state
ot California; E. H. Lowden, pres
ldent Redding chamber ot com-
(Contlnned on Page Three)
Camp "Deserters"
Return to Homes;
No Action Planned
TenKlamath Falls boya who
walked out of the Silver Creek
reforestation camp after tiring
ot the camp routine were at
their homes last night and ac
counted for. They left their
posts Sunday and caught ridea
noma.
Army offlcera and forest offi
cials will take no action against
the boys, who had not taken
their service oath, as It Is the
policy of tha camp management
not to force nnwilllni hands to
serve, R. E. Bradbury an
nounced. "It is regrettable." Bradbury
aald. "that the boys left with
out reporting and waitinay for
their transportation back: to
Klamath Falls. Tha captain In
charge told the boya they might
leave, but expected to give them
transportation. The army feels
tt Is responsible tor the welfare
of the boys In camp an'd doesn't
Ilka to see them run away.
Mr. Bradbury expressed the
opinion that trie boys probably
would have stayed had tba camp
management had time to get the
camp in routine wonting order.
The brief period of time haa
not permitted this. Later on the
camp will be In better order,
Fishermen Hurry
With Salmon Pack
ASTORIA, Ore., June 5 (IP)
Fishing boats dotted the Colum
bla river today as commercial
fishermen attempted to make np
for the loss during the strike
that haa paralysed tha Columbia
river fishing Industry for several
weeks. The strike ended offi
cially Sunday when the strikers
cepted an offer made byetaot
committee and delegates accept
ed an offer made by w.
Thompson, president of tho Co
lumbia River Packers associa
tion.
Idaho Grid Coach
Believed Drowned
MOSCOW, Idaho, Juna 5 (VP)
Old timers today expressed tbe
belief that with the river at Ita
high atage, thera waa little
chance of recovering the bodies
of Arthur Spaugy, assistant foot
ball "coach at tha University of
Idaho, Nampa, Idaho, and Boyd
Brlgham, who. disappeared from
a raft on tha Clearwater river
.near here Saturday.
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aetlw .
killed at least 1 0 persons and wreaked a property loss ot millions
up a property loss toll comparable
Meier Urges
Banks Probe
ATTORNEY GENERAL ASKED
TO CHECK PERJURY
ALLEGATIONS
SALEM, June 6 (JP) Investi
gation of alleged perjury In the
L. A. Banks' trial at Eugen re
cently waa asked in a letter to-
aay xrom governor juiius u.
Meier to Attorney General I. H.
an Winkle.
The attorney general said he
would probably appoint Ralph
Moody, Medford attorney, to
investigate and make any prose
cutlona regarding alleged per
jury of witnesses at the trial of
ex-Editor Banks and hla wife.
Moody was in charge of the
prosecution at the Eugene trial
where Banks was found guilty
I second degree murder ot Con
stable George Prescott of Med
ford.. THra..pankx waa.jtciHKtaH.-
At present Moody is in cnarge
t prosecution ot alleged ballot
thefts In Jackson county.
National Chief of
American Legion
May Come Here
Louis A. Johnson, national
commander of the American Le
gion, may find It possible to ac
cept an Invitation to attend tho
state convention in Klamath
Falls next August, according to
Wm. Canton, commander ot tbe
local post. Canton, along with
three other prominent Klamath
Falls Legion men. returned from
Salem Sunday, where they at
tended a xelebratlon honoring
Johnson.
Canton estimated thera were
approximately 1500 Legion mem-
bera from all parts of the state at
Salem to hear the commander
from West Virginia. It was be
lieved that about 80 of the 96
Oregon posts were represented.
Johnson, Canton said, may
make another coast tour this
summer. It he does, he has
promised to attend tha Oregon
convention.
Legion men from Klamath
Falls who accompanied Canton
wera O. D. Matthews, Dewey Pow
ell and Fred Heilbronner.
County Judge Looks
At Northern Roads
County Judge George D. Grit-
lie returned Sunday evening
from a trip to tha northern part
of the county where he Inspect
ed roads in the vicinity ot Odell
and Crescent lake.
Several complaints had come
to the county court on the con
dition ot the Willamette high
way along the edge ot Crescent
lake. Judge Grizzle declared It
nearly impassable because of be
ing torn np by traffic from
heavy highway construction
trucks.
The foreman of the construc
tion crew working on the Wil
lamette highway haa agreed to
grade tho road and recondition
it, tha Judge stated.
Shipping Heavy
At Maun Station
MALIN, Ore. Ir. Moore is
shipping logs dally on the Great
Northern line. The logs are
brought by truck from Timber
mountain and are loaded at
Malln.
Between log and stock ship
ments, tha Malln station la quite
busy. H. Nichols shipped 11
cars ot cattle and hogs last
week and other stockmen ship
ped several cars.
The Sliaw-uertram la shipping
logs from Llonsetta, sending 18
cars a day through Malln on the
Great Northern,
FLIGHT ENDED
TUCSON. Arli.. June t. (DP)
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt ar
rived here at 6:10 p. m. M.8.T.
to visit her son, Elliott, follow
ing a flight from Washington,
D. C.
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NEA.
the Signal Hill oil fielda la tha
to that dona by tha recent earth
CATCHES 'CON'
Kansas Penitentiary Con
vict Arrested After
Girl's Act of Bravery
CHICKASHA, Okla., June 6
(IP) Tha courage of an Okla
homa A. M. college co-ed waa
credited today with a large
share In stopping the frenzied
crosa-etate dash of Frank Saw
yer, fleeing Kansas convict near
Binger, Caddo county, Sunday.
Sawyer, one of the 11 des
peradoes who escaped the Kan-
Ma atate penitentiary at Lansing
Memorial dav, left a trail ot kid-
napinga and atolen automobllea
in hia frantic attempt to escape
the cordon ot officers thrown
about northeastern Oklahoma.
t - Gwai Buttle- ac-un-li
Lewla Bechtel, recaptured near
Dripping Springs, Okla.. Is the
only other one of the Kansas
fugitives who haa been retaken.
The Oklahoma convlcta who es
caped Wednesday were recap
tured Thursday night, about 20
miles from the McAleater prison.
Sawyer, also a fugitive from
the Oklahoma prison, was cap
tured ft a gun battle and tree-
tor-all fight after he had kid
naped Bob Goodfellow, Caddo
county clerk, and his 20-year-
old alster, Luis Goodfellow.
Goodfellow, wounced in the
groin by a posseman'a -bullet
when Sawyer uaed him aa a
shield, was taken to an Ana-
darko hospital, where hia condi
tion was described as serious
but not critical.
After abducting the Goodlel
(Continued on Page Three)
Disobedience Laid
To Local Firemen
At Night Hearing
The city civil service commis
sion held a hearing Monday eve
ning for Fred M. Davis, dis
charged June 1 trom the city
fire department by Chief Art
Bardell.
Darla presented hla owi de
tense against the teatimony ot
Bardell, Henry Akin, assistant
chief: Firemen Lewla and
Mnrtba.
Testimony waa taken aa to
how a fight between Davis and
Lewis occurred, Juna 1. Chief
Bardell attempted to show that
Davis was dtaobedient and
showed Insubordination.
Tha commission heard both
sides of the case and reported
a decision would be announced
Wednesday after the testimony
received had been written np
and considered.
Press Time
PORTLAND, June S. (CP)
Crater Lake national park
will receive fl,-4M,8Dl under
provisions of the public worka
bill, according to Information
received here tonight. Thla
money will he nsetl for com
pleting the Rim road, a good
ponton of whlrh haa already
been constructed.
WASHINGTON, Jane 8.
(VP) All American currency
became le-aal tender tonight
aa Prmldent Roosevelt signed
the Joint congressional resolu
tion eliminating the gold' re
payment elnuno In pnbllc and
private obligations.
SEATTLE, June 5. (UP)
A mandamus petition to force
extradition of John C. Steven
son. King county commission
er, waa Hied here today by Al
bert F. Ahcnschcln ot Buf
falo, '. Y. Abensclieln aa.
aorta Stevenson la John C.
Stockman, named in two grand
larceny indictments by an Erie
county grand Jury In J2a.
SAX JOSE, Caln Jnna S.
(VP) David I Jim son, minor
Stanford university official,
appeared in Justice court to
ADMINISTRATION
BEATS RETREAT
UNDERATTACK
Leaders Postpone Test
Against Rebellious Sol
ons; Howe Assailed
President's Pet Measure
Beaten; Roosevelt May
Appeal to People
By HARRY FERGUSON
Cnlted Preaa Staff Correapondent
WASHINGTON, Juna 6. (UP)
The Roosevelt administration
cautloualy retreated today aa re-
""'" " congress threatsned
to wreck tha White House pro
gram. A test of atrenzth iin.
bellioua congressmen waa post
poned until late thla i...
honae leaders decided to delay
consideration of senate amend.
menu to tha independent officaa
appropriation bill. That measure
carries the appropriation for
veterana eompenaation which
haa raised tha controversy that
may keep congress in session
far into July.
Leaders Afraid
Speaker Rainev franvi.
he feared tha Roosevelt program
would ba cut to ribbons If
brought to a vote today. Pend
ing tbe real test of strength,
congress apent the time sniping
at the administration. l,,i.
McHenry Howe. Mr. Roosevelt's
secretary, who made a speech
last night saying taxes would ba
ralaed 31.25 for each person la
the United 8 tales, if the eco
nomic program la scrapped, cama
ixr tor nitter denunciation
The administration won a vic
tory late today when the licens
ing provision removed from tha
industrial recovery bill Friday
night waa restored by the sen
ate finance committee. That
section makes It possible for tha
teaerai government to force re
luctant industries to accept
maximum working hours, mini
mum wages and trade agree
ments. -. .Ctorrms" 8xrajoaf the sen
ate finance committee brought
(Continued on Page Three)
Driving License
Offices Moved
To South Sixth
Offices for atata examlnera of '
automobile operatora and chauf
feurs have been moved from tha
basement of tha county court
house to tha basement of tha
BIsbee hotel building at 329
Sixth atreet, according to Ward
McReynolds, official examiner.
These ofticea will ba open
trom 9 o'clock in the morning
until 6 o'clock in tha evening
until Thursday, June 8. when
they will open at 1 p. m., and
remain open until midnight, tha
deadline for 60 cent licenses.
After midnight ot the eighth.
all licenses will coat 31.00. Thoea
who have made application for
drivers' license, and have not
completed tha examination are
warned to take this examination
before midnight, Thursday, or
pay the 31.00 fee.
Conservation Corps
Has First Casualty
PORTLAND, Jnna S. (UP)
The first casualty of the civilian
conservation corps in tha Ore
gon area waa feared tonight
after aearchera had failed to
find tha body of Howard Cheaa,
Chicago youth, after dragging
the swift Santlam river.
' Chesa, with John Parker, a
skilled woodsmen but not a re
forestation worker, attempted
to cross the river In a rowboat.
They lost one oar and the boat
was swept around a bend.
The overturned boat was
fonnd later, but no traces of tha
men were discovered.
News Flashes
day to hear a formal accusa
tion that he murdered hla wife,
Allene Thorpe Lamaon. The
arraignment waa postponed
nntll June 15 at the request of
the defense.
CROYDON AIRPORT, Eng..
June 5. l'P) Optaln Jamea
A. Molllson and hla wife, th
former Amy Johnson, today
again postponed the atart of
their proposed trana-Atlantle
flight to New York, acheduled
to begin tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, Jane 5.
(VP) President Roosevelt to
night announced he had sug
gested the name of Dr. Will
lam Lelreon of Antloch col
lege to act aa arbitrator la tha
Ohio coal dispute.
MANILA, Juna . (UP)
(Tuesday) An earthquake
rocked Manila at 10:28 a. in
to lay. Cement and at eel con
structed buildings creaked and
swayed with tha fore of tha
temblor.
GRANTS PASS, Jan 8.
(VP) Seventy area west back
to work today whew tha Swede
Baala sawmill warned opens
tloas after two years' layoff.