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KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1933
(Every Morning Except Monday)
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11Y FHANK JKSkl.NS
ROLLO OUOK.HIIKCK. retiring
a, president ot tha clumber ot
mm.rce. probablr drsws a sigh
oi raii.f. aa did Bim.r Bai.i.ar
bofora him. ano an i v.-
who procedod them.
Being president of tha Cham
bar of commarca Involves an
amaitng amount of hard work, a
heavy burdon of responsibility
and plenty ot criticism.
lt( only reward la tha know
ledge ot service porformsd for
tha community.
AB TO that service. Earl Laa
Kelly. director ot public
worki of tha atala of California,
aald on Wednesday night:
"Show ma a community with a
1 lira and actlra chamber of com
merce and I will .how you a euc
eeuful and growing community.
' Show ma ona with a dead cheni
j bar of commerce, or none at all.
' and I will ahow you a dead com
munity, every time."
That la true every word of It.
yp KLAMATH FALLS had had
A no chamber of commerce, or If
able and buty men had given
none ot their time to the chamber
of commerce and through It to
tha community, thla cliy could
never have made the line growth
ot the past decade.
That la aomethlng for Polio
Groesberk to remember upon re
tiring after a year of bard work.
It Is something for Jim Kerna to
remember as he enters upon
year of hard work.
It Is something for ALL OF
US to remember.
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KLAMATH FALLS, as Mr. Kel
ly told us on Wednesday
Bight, la well located. It stands
(Continued on rage Four)
Rain Brings Cool
Weather to City;
Rose Show Marred
f:7. r'tLlMore Woodsmen
to fall la Kiamuth Falls abuut
noon Thursday, and the local
weatherman predicted a continua
tion of unsettled conditions dur
ing the net 14 hours. No violent
aturms are In prospect, however.
The atate weather bureau pre
dicted grnerul showers over the
elate tonight and Friday, with
lower temperatures, and mod
erate west and northwest winds.
HONK KNOW MAItltKl)
PORTLAND, Ore., Juno 8.
(IP) A sustulned downpour ot
rain which grew out ot a wind
storm, soakod the city today and
resulted In hurried rearrange
ment of plans for tha several
outdoor events on the program
tor the first day of tha annual
Portland Rosa Festival.
Tha coronation of Queen Jean
who will preside tor four days
over tha mythical kingdom of
Rosarla", was transferred from
the beautiful Laurelhurst park
to the Municipal auditorium.
Tha heavy rain swamped the
civic stadium, and events which
wera to have been staged thore
wera postponed or directed to In
door locations.
Crater Lake Park
Office Is Closed
The branch office of Crater
Lake national park located In the
Federal building, has been defi
nitely closed, according to an
announcement from David H.
Canfleld, chief ranger, and haa
been moved back to tha park.
The office was established
here early In the aprlng for the
convenience of tourists, and was
kept open ateadlly until tha last
fortnight, when It waa open
only two days s week.
It la possible that the office
will be resumed at the Federal
building In the fall, according
to Canfleld, but no definite
plans have been made.
Will Rogers Says:
BEVERLY HILLS, June
8 Editor The Klamath
News: Attorney Pecora
is liable to nave
to do like Roose
velt, go on the
radio and tell
his troubles.
That old radio
is the p-rcntest
club ever invented for a
quick appeal. It's worth
50 vetoos. Pecora can
make those senators say
"Uncle" for him if ho
tells it to the people.
This is a great country.
You never know where
our heroes will come
from. This Mattcrn was
a trap drummer in a jazz
orchestra. That, I think,
Is t;io greatest reforma
tion in history. Yours,
KLAMATH BOY
KILLED r'v
CYCLfluilS
rjert Bagley, 18, Resident
Of City, J. M. Haines,
Lake view, Crushed
vlen Thrown Under Log
ging Trailer in Collision
On Lake view Street
LAKEVIEW. Ore., June ,
(Special) Dert Bagley. II, of
Klamalh Falls, and J. M. Halnee
of Lakevlew, were fatally In
jured In a motor colllilon here
thla afternoon.
They wera thrown tinder the
wheels of a trailer loaded with
loga when tha motorcycle upon
which they wera riding akidded
In an attempt to alow down be
hind tha truck and trailer at a
treat Intersection. Halnee died
on tha way to a hospital. Bag
ley died at 6 p. m., a few hours
after tha accident. Both were
badly crushed.
Ei-Counrllman'e Bon
Bagley la tha son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. D. Bagiey of 823 East
Main street. Klamath rails. Mr.
Bagley aerved on the city coun
rll last year when Fred H. Cofer
waa mayor. Tha youth la sur
vived by bis parents and a twin
brother. Hurl. He graduated
from , Klamath I'nlon high
school this year. Ho waa a
basketball and baseball letter
man. The boys wera driving to
lunch at the time of the acci
dent. Ilagley was said to be
operating the motorcycle. Wit
nesses aald he applied the brakes
to slow down behind the truck
and hla machine akidded on
loose gravel, striking the trailer
and throwing the men forward.
Members of the Bagley family
came to Lakevlew this afternoon.
Both young men were em
ployed by the Underwood Lum
ber company.
, Will Leave for
3 Forest Camps
Fifty-three experienced woods
men selected for the Lake of the
Woods refnreatatlon camp and
the Horsefly ramp near Bly.
were awaiting Thursday at the
governor's relief office for ar
rivals ot army examiners from
Med ford.
The men have all been ac
cepted by forest aupervlsors of
Fremont and Hogue nntlonal
forests and must pans physical
examination given by army phy-
slclana who were achedulcd to
arrive Thursday morning.
Thirty-three of the men will
go to the Horsefly camp and 10
will be taken to Lake of the
Wooda where they will prepare
camps for young reforestation
recruits.
Chicago recruits will man the
Bly camp and that of Lake ot
the Woods. Veterana ot Foreign
Wars will man s new camp near
Lakevlew. Seven of these vet
erans will be Klamath Falls
men. , The Chicago men were to
report at the courthouse Friday
at 8 a. m
Two Thousand Men
Head Into Oregon
The first of next week, 1,000
young men being rushed west
ward by apodal train from Fort
Cook, Nebraska and Fort Leaven
worth, Kansas, will be delivered
to camps near Roseburg and
Eugene, according to s press re
port Thursday afternoon.
The young men will be divided
Into groups ot 111 each. Includ
ing the army and forestry per
sonnel. The train la expected to
arrive at Eugene Sunday morn
ing. Another shipment ot about the
same number will be made from
the east within s few days, ac
cording to Forest Supervisor
Rnnkln of Rogue national forest
who came here from Modford
Thurartny. From the second ship
mont groups will be detailed to
campa In Klamatn county.
Oregon Newsman
Dies In South
SACRAMENTO, June 8, (AP)
Homer L. Roberts, 4, former
ly United Press correspondent
at Sacramento for aevoral yeara
and recontly manager ot the
California Prose Service which
ho founded, died at hla home
here Wednesday. Physicians at
tending him aald hla death waa
caused by pulmonary embolism,
resulting from s recent opera,
tion.
President Views
War Debt Issues
WASHINGTON. Juna I, (AP)
The controversial war debt
payments due on June 15 re
ceived tne attention toaay oi
President Roosevelt aa he made
an engagement with Ambassador
Lindsay of Oreat Britain tor late
" May Get a
Here's Maxle Baer, California lad,
knockout In tha tenth round ot
last night. He'll probably be
CITY WARRANTS
PAYABLE TODAY
Treasurer Calls in $19,-
000 Worth of Paper;
Interest Payment Stops
f)vr tl 9.000 worth of war-
ranta have been called tor June '
9, according to an announcement
from Kuth Olds Bathlany, city
treasurer, and will be paid at
the office ot the city treasurer,
at the American National bank
or at the First National bank.
Over 1 1 J. 000 In warrants were
accepted and cancelled as .cash
by tha city treasurer In payment
of city taxes during the last of
May, which makes approximately
131,000 worth of warranta which
have been paid, taking care ot
the city Indebtedness up until a
late date.
Payment ot the called war
ranta will atop Intercut they have
been drawing aince date of pro-
teat, thua cutting down s con
siderable amount In the city
overhead. Funds for payment of
the warranta have been derived
from the general fund, beer li
censes and tax, ths garbage fran
chise and other sources ot city
Income.
The city treasurer wmphaslxea
tha fart that warrants are call
ed and payable to the date of
protest, and not the date of Is
suance, and the following war
ranta are called for payment on
June 0. from which date In
terest will cease:-
Flre fund, protested up to and
Including April 30. 1933.
Street fund, protested up to
end Including March 31. 1933.
General fund, protested up to
and Including March 31, 1933.
Isolation hospltsl, protested
up to and Including January 1,
1933.
Vouchers payable (V. P.) pro
tested up to and Including June
1, 1933.
Prizes Listed for
State Trapshoot;
Klamath Is Host
Twelve hundred dollars In
cash and 30 trophlea will be
given by the Oregon State Trap
shooters association to winners
ot the Oregon atate trapshoot to
be held In Klamath Falls, June
18. 17, 18.
The Pacific International
Trapshootlng association rules
will govern the ahoot which la
sponsored Jointly by the state
association and the Klamath
Kails Gun club. Programa for
ths ahoot have been printed and
are obtainable from offlcera.
W. E. Lamm la president ot
the Klamath Gun club, E. H.
Hardenhrook, vice president, and
C. J. Martin, secretary.
Shooters from other states
have been invited to the contest
and will he eligible for all
trophies except high gun
trophies In "championship rscea.
Many ot the trophlea are Im
ported handmade Mexican ser
aplea and s number ot "wood
art" pictures.
The annual meeting ot the
stats association will be held at
the Wlllard hotel, Saturday
night.
Many Enroll for
Crater Lake Camp
Applications from approxi
mately 40 men who have been
former employes In Crater Lake
national park and wish to he
enrolled In the prospective civil'
Ian conservation camps, have
been received within the past
two days by Chief Kangor David
11. Canfleld.
Canfleld has also received ap
plications from 20 new men
who desire work In the park un
der the reforestation plan.
Two camps will be established
In the park (luring the month
of June, according to recent an'
nonncemente, and men are ac
cepted from counties of southern
Oregon, with preforence going
to former employes and expert'
enced woodsmen.
CASCADE LATE
Ths Cascade, Southern Pa
cific train number 17, was three
hours lata Into Klamath Falls
Thursday morning because of
delayed connections In Portland
Ths train Is due In thla city at
7 o'elock and did not srrtvs un
Whack at Jack Sharkey for Title!
who plowed bis punches Into Max
their scheduled IS round tight In
matched with Sailor Jack Sharkey,
McNary Escapes
Lightning Bolt
PORTLAND. June 8. (UP)
Lives of Senator Charlea L.
McNary of Oregon, republican
aenate leader, and four other
Oregonlana were endangered
when a bolt of lightning rip
ped s panel off McNary'a of
fice door, according to Infor
mation received here tonight
from Washington, D, C.
The bolt struck during a
violent electrical atorm Just
after Senator McNary had
closed h,e large door. Others
in the room were John W.
Kelly, Russell Hawkins, Carl
Smith and Carl Shoemaker.
Van Winkle Looks
Over LaDieu Case
In Perjury Series
MEDFORD, June 8. (UP)
Attorney General I. H. Van Win
kle arrived In Medford tonight
to attend the trial tomorrow of
J. A. LaDieu, first of 23 Jeck
aon county citizens Indicted on
election ballot theft chargea.
Van Winkle conferred with
Ralph W. Moody, special atate'a
prosecutor. Ho Indicated he
might remain here some time,
saying he felt the trials, which
Involve acrid political hatred,
needed hla personal attention.
LaDieu, former Oakland, Cel.,
and Klamath Falls newspaper
man,' was business manager of
the Medford Dally News, owned
by Llewellyn A. Banks, convict
ed Medford slayer.
A Jury of 11 men and one
woman was selected late today
to hear chargea against J. A.
LaDieu.
Mattern Believed
In Air Once More;
Illness Halted Him
BIELOVO, Siberia, Friday,
June 9. (UP) James Mattern
took off from this mining Till
age at 4:10 s. m. Moscow time
(7:10 P. n. Thnrsdsy . C.S.T.)
today to continue his flight
around ths world.
MOSCOW. June 8, (JP) Gaso
line tumes from S leaking gas
line, which almost overcame him
In the air. forced Jimmy Mattern
suddenly to land near Proko
pievsk, Siberia. Wednesday, the
American round-the-world flier
told the Associated Press today.
"I am atill elck from those
fumes." the Texan said In sn ex.
elusive telephone Interview. He
snoke from Belovo, s workers'
settlement near Prokoplevesk
where he came down at 10 a. m..
Moscow time. Wednesday (2 a.m
eastern standard time) s few
houra after he had started from
Omsk. Siberia, on tha fifth lsp ot
his round-the-world dssh.
Chamber Girls on
Trip Here June IS
Girls working In chamber of
commerce offlcea and tourist in
formation bureau throughout
Oregon, northern California and
southern Washington are expect
ed to arrive In Klamath Falls
June 15 for ths three-day tour
of the Klamath country.
The visit Is sponsored annually
by the local chamber to acquaint
the Information bureaus contact
ing tourists In other sections of
the coant with the scenes and ac
commodatlona of Klamath coun
ty. During the three-day stay
here through the courtesy ot
local business people, the girls
will be taken to Crater Lake,
tour of Upper Klamath lake and
possibly an over-night trip to
Diamond lake. A dinner party
will be given at the Wlllard
hotel June 17 and a cowboy
breakfast, cooked over campflre,
the morning ot June 18.
Eighteen girls have accepted
Invltationa to attend. More than
the 23 who attended last year
are expected.
MEETING POSTPONED
Ths regular meeting ot the
board of school district No. 1,
scheduled for Wednesday eve
ning, June 7, waa postponed be
cause ot the absence ot J, Percy
Wells, city school superintendent
and because ot ths annual
chamber of commerce banquet.
The meeting will bs called upon
Wells' return.
It. N. A. TO MEET
The Royal Neighbors will
meet Friday at 7:"0 p. m.. In
the L O. O. r. balL
Schmellng to gain a technical
Yankee Btasium, New York,
world champion heavyweight
MORGAN PARDS
00 ON DEFENSE
Personal Stock Transac
tions Will Be Bored
Into By Ferd Pecora
WASHINGTON, Juna 8, (AP)
O. P. Van 8wermgen, railway
operator, today was dismissed
I fti fnti Havs tiwllinnn Ha.
fore the sensts banking com
mittee, and Ferdinand Pecora,
Investigator, announced J. P.
Morgan and company partners
wonld be questioned on their
personal stock transactions when
the Inquiry resumes tomorrow.
Profits of 198.000,000 on
paper for the Van Swerlngen in
terests In the 1929 formation ot
Alleghany corporation, s holding
company, were traced today in
ths senate Investigation of Mor
gan and company's railrpad fl
nanclng.
With Van Swerlngen ending
his fourth day ot testimony,
Ferdinand Pecora as counsel for
the ranulry, showed the Cleveland
man, his brother M. J. snd
s8soclates obtslned $36,313,952
In cssh snd aecuritlea with
market value ot more than 8110
000,000 were received from the
ssle to the Alleghany corporation
ot securities which cost $52,'
000,000.
The Alleghany corporation al
so assumed s Van Swerlngen
debt of $1,029,000.
Mother of 13 Gets
Prize at Cooking
School Thursday
At the close of yesterday's
Herald and Newa cooking achool
at the Pelican theatre, three
surprise prizes were swarded by
Hester Heath, director of ths
school ons to the womsn with
the largest family, ons to the
woman married longest to the
same man and ons to ths new
est bride.
The first s lamb roast pre
pared at the school during the
afternoon aesslon went to Mrs.
C. A. Esgate, of 2028 Reclama
tion street, who haa a family ot
13 children. Eleven ot the 13,
six daughtera and firs sons, sre
still at home. Mr. and Mrs.
Esgate cams to Klamath Falls
from Medford four yeara ago.
The second prize sn un
cooked lamb roast exhibited' st
the school was won by Mrs,
John Vail, ot 633 Grand. Mr.
and Mrs. Vail were married 47
vears ago st Elk Point, S. D.
They have lived in Klamath
Falls sbout 15 years, having
come here from Eugene.
The third prize, a luscious
nle. was won by Mrs. Merle
Tedrlck. who blusblngly con
fessed to having been married
only last Saturday, and was
warmly commended by Mies
Heath for having started in so
esrly to learn the secrets of
modern cooking.
By an odd coincidence, Mrs.
Tedrlck's wedding occurred on
the 28th snniversary of the mar
riage of Mrs. Walter West, as
sistant director of tne scnooi,
Klamath Golfer
In Tacoma Meet
FIROREST GOLF CLUB. Ta
coma. Wash.. June 8. UP) wnn
tha rest of the field was Strug
gllng with ths elements, Walter
Pursey, Seattle pro., proceeded to
break the course competitive rt
nrd with s dazzling 68, to cut
three strokes oft par and lead b
riro in th first 18 holes today
ot the two-day 72-hole Pacific
Northwest oncn goll tournament.
Par had never been beaten be
fore In compclltira.
other acorea Included:
Jack Hneatto, Medford, Oro
and Al Zimmerman. Portland
and Bill Harkny. Klamath Falli
77.
TIKJ LAKES WINS
The Big Lakes Sawmill team
defeated Algoms 8 to 7 mil
week. It was Algoma's first
loss. The winning team win
play the Ewauna Red Sox Sun'
day at 2:80 at ths East Klam
ath diamond.
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BY BOX MEN
Ethics, Practices for Pac
ific Coast Area Formed
In Meeting Here
Roosevelt to Be Given
New Plan for Incorpora
tion In Recovery Act
A tentative coda of trade prac
tice! and ethics for box and
shook manufacturers waa drawn
by 60 members of the Pacific
coast area of National Box Man
ufacturers association In a spe
cial two-day meeting at the Wll
lard hotel. The session opened
yesterday.
Th cede will cover only the
Pacific coast area and will be
submitted to the national asso-
latlon with similar proposals
from other districts for adoption
and a later presentation to Presi
dent Roosevelt to use In conjunc
tion with the national indus
trial recovery act known as sen
ate bill 712.
Conform to BUI
Under the assumption the bill
will be passed, the code for the
box manufacturers Is - being
drawn 'to conform with Its re
quirements. Five committees were appoint
ed at the first session Wednes
day and assigned certain sec
tions of the recovery act for a
tudy and report or recommenda
tion of policy for the manufac
turers. Because of the exten-
siveness of the bill requiring con
siderable study for a policy of
fair competition for the box In
terests, few committees had re
ported Thursday after discussions
which lasted throughout Wednes
day afternoon and Thursday
morning.
Regulations Cited
The code must be drawn In
conformation with the bill which
stipulates the president may ap
prove a code or codes of fair
competition, providing that as
sociations or groups Impose no
inequitable restrictions on ad
mission to membership and are
truly representative of such
trades and industries or, sub
divisions thereof ' Alo th:t sucA
codes are not designed to pro
mote monopolies or to eliminate
or oppress small enterprises and
will not operate to discriminate
against them.
Chief of Utilities
Delays Trip Here
Because of Rush
The development of "rush
business" in the investigation ot
public utilities haa forced Chas.
M. Thomas, atate commissioner,
to cancel his appointment in
Klamath Falls Saturday to open
the preliminary investigation in
to California Oregon Power com
pany. Information received
through the Associated Press an
nounced s new schedule bringing
Thomaa here on June 15.
The subject will ba ths ad
judication ot waters in Upper
Klsmath lake. He ssld there
had long been s conflict between
ths irrigation districts and the
Copco interests, and he wished
to have meetings with both
groups.
WUUs E. Hahoney, Klamath
mayor, has prepared tne city s
argumenta to be presented st
the hearings. The mayor has
spent considerable tlms at Salem
recently conferring with the com
missioner. Thomas' Investigations, under
taken at the time of his ap
pointment by Governor Meier
mors than two yeara ago, have
been accepted and promoted here
through the Interest ot the
Klamath mayor.
Kiwanians Guests
Of Camp Fire Girls
Membera ot ths Klwania club
turned out in force Thursday
noon when they were entertained
at lunch by ths Camp Fire Girls
at their cabin on Conger ave
nue.
After luncheon the girls en.
tertained their guests with
songs, Harmonica numoers. ciog
dances and other clevor features.
An interesting talk on "Camp
Fire Girls and Their Work
was nresented by Mrs. Frank
Powers, ons of ths local guard
ians ot the Camp Fire groups.
The Klwanla-Camp Fire luncti'
eon Is ons of ths snnual eventa
of both organizations, and the
girla devote a great deal of time
to preparatlona for the event.
Prohibition Man
Asks Legal Wine
WASHINGTON, Juns 8. (AP)
Expressing "unalterable opposi
tion" to repeal of the J8th
amendment, Major A. V. Dal
rymple, prohibition administrator,
told the house waya and means
commutes today that legalisation
ot naturally fermented . wines
wonld Increase respect for law
and bring needed revenues to
the treasury.
Dalrymple waa testifying In
support ot ths Lea bill which
would legalise wines ot from 11
to 12 per cent alcohol by volume
and tax the new beverage 20
cents per gallon. -
Max Baer Slugs
Out Victory Over
German in Tenth
Schmellng's Finesse Bows to Hard Punches
Of Californian; Referee Stops
Fight Before Slaughter
By HF.XRY M'LEMORB
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
NEW YORK. June 8 (UP) Guile and finesse bowed
to power and fury in the Yankee Stadium tonight when
Max Baer of California scored a technical knockout over
Max Schmeline of Germany in the middle of the tenth
round of a scheduled 15 round
A crowd of more than 60,000 persons watched Baer
develop from a playful cub in the early rounds into a
blood maddened grizzly out to kill. The kill came one
minute and 51 seconds after the stolid German ambled
out of his corner for the tenth round.
'IT was easy;
BAER DECLARES
Winner Says Fight Was
His From Start; Sch
meling Blames Heat
NEW YORK. June S. (UP) j
There wss a scene of abandoned
rejoicing in the "home .dressing
room tonight after Masie Baer s
victory, 'remiuiBctrnv ul w ..' i
bratlon after a Yankee world's
series game.
With the way cleared by a
flving wedge by police and hand
lers. Mails burst into the room
still perspiring from his battle.
His manager, Ancll Hoffman,
turned and threw hla arms
about Maxle. kissing him . on
either side of the neck.
Asks for Fag
Maxle flopped into a chair
and shouted, "somebody give
me a cigarette."
Aomeon aaked Tlaxie now' he
round ' Bi-hmeling. Maxie re
plied, "it was easy."
'The first time I hit him with
my right in the first round I
knew I had him from the way
he acted."
Baer waa unmarked, except
for a slight trickle of blood from
cut Inside his nose, tie in
jured s knuckle of his right
hand during the bout.
Hoffman said they would be
willing to accept a match with
the winner of the Jack Sharkey
Primo Camera bout, preferably
under Dempsey's promotion.
In contrast to the contusion
In Baer's dressing room, Schmel
ing's Quarters were slmost de
serted when the German tighter
walked in smiling sadly.
Well, that's the game." he
ssld. His manager, Joe Jacobs,
rushed in after him.
'Something was the matter
with Maxie," he said. "I don't
know what It was. but some
thing was wrong. He had the
tight in his hands one of the
easiest he had fought but after
the fourth or tilth round he
kept saying "I'm tired, I m
tired. Maybe It waa the heat"
Arms Parley Quits
Until July 3; Jap
Declaration "Irks"
GENEVA. June $. (UP) The
preliminary arms conference ad
journed today until July 3 In
an atmosphere ot uneasiness ap
proaching despair of success,
following a declaration by the
Japanese that they were unable
to accept the proposal to abolish
air bombing unlesa all aircraft
carriers were destroyed.
The United States and Japa
nese chief delegates were In
shsrp dlsagrement over this
point. The American opposition
was supported by the British.
The Japanese declaration came
during debate which resulted In
the approval, over French ob
jections, of the British arms re
adjustment plan aa the basis
for a future world arma reduc
tion treaty.
Press Time
BERLIV, June 8. (UP)
The government today declared
an Indefinite moratorium on
foreign debts owed by Ger
many with ths exception of
the short term "standstill"
credits which are not due un
til next yenr.
WASHINGTON, June 8.
(UP) Hugo over-subscription
of the combined offering of
gllOO, 000,000 in treasury
notes and certificates waa an
nounced by Secretary, Woodln
tonight.
FOUT WORTH, Tcxna, Juno
S, (VP) Mrs. Franklin D.
Roosevelt, flying In an Ameri
can Airways KorU trl-motor
plane, took off from the mu
nicipal airport at 7:80 p. m.
after a few minutes stop here,
during which tlms she changed
planes
fight.
It happened like this:
They were sparring In the
center of the ring with only sn
occssional derisive boo to mark
their efforts. Suddenly Baer
went mad. The mocking smile
thst he hsd worn while Schmel
lng was trying to penetrate his
guard, changed to one of fury.
Every muscle In his magnificent
body grew taut and bis right
arm flexed like a steel bow.
LttM Blows Fly
Then he let it fly, like sn
ancient'' bowman, and ths bolt
struck its msrk. squarely on the
bulla eye that was ths German'e
black stubbled ehln. Schmel
lng never knew what hit him.
His eyes glsted snd he looked
Painfully punled. For one
.'moment he swsyed.
A UCU US
SPORTS FOR
ROUND BY ROUND
folded up like a puppet whose
strings bad been severed.
Somehow he managed to gain
his feet at the count of nine,
and reeled drunkenly to the
yellow ropes ot a neutral
corner. His handa flopped help
lessly by his sides, end his face .
was an expressionless wooden
mask. Then Baer dropped his
long bow and picked np a ma
chine gun. There was a suc-
Laesaion of --tlanks1 ones' twoC'
:!ire-j, foar, irfe. fx eaiii one''
a blow gone home. The crowd
rolled out a thundtrons, rhyth- .
mte chorus seven, eight,' nine,
ten. eleven each one timed as
though by clockwork. The
crowd counted np ur,tll 21 but
Schmellng. under the force ot
the blows, slithered across ths
ropes, trying mechanically to
find shelter from the merciless
barrage.
Schmellng backers were bowl
ing frantically to "hang on.
Maxle. hang on!" but by that
time Maxie had nothing to hang
on to nor with.
Donovan Htops It
As he atood there, a fixed
target. Referee Arthur Donovan
thrust himself between the men
and denied Baer the joy ot a
clean kill.
A minute later and Baer, a
boyish grin on his face and wip
ing a thin tricle of blood from
his nose with a pudgy thumb.
stood beneath the yellow flood
lights and found bis arm up
raised by the hoarsely eloquent
and elderly Joseph Humphries.
His was a cheer that rolled '
down from the packed steel tiers
and broke upon the bill boards
upon which Babe Ruth sets his
sights. He deserved It. A 14
to 5 underdog in the betting
and faced by the coolest, craftiest
sharpshooter in the Business, be
went out there and threw
punches until something dropped.
The fight waa not a particu
larly Inspiring one until the
tenth round. It was rather aa
though two turtles had essayed
to do battle. Both men appeared
to have an Impenetrable armor
and seemed content to duck In
to their 'shells at every oppor
tunity and wait for ths other
fellow to stick his neck out. Of
the two Baer waa more willing
to swap punches, and at tlmea
suffered from an overtanxiery
that led him into trouble with
the referee.
When they came up for ths
tenth Baer. according to this
writer's score sheet, had taken
five rounds to Schmellng!
three, with one even. One ol
Schmellng's rounds, ths third,
was his only because Baet
struck an Inadvertent foul and
was warned by the referee.
News Flashes
LONDON. June 8. (UP)
Capt. James A. Molllson and
hla wife. Amy Johnson, will
atart their aecond attempt to
fly the Atlantic to New York
from Petllne Hands in Car
marthenshire, Walea, it waa
announced tonight.
WASHINGTON, June 8.
(UP) The industrial control
Mil foundntlon atone of
President Roosevelt'a counter
attack against the depression
survived Its second test vote
tonight when the senate de
feated an attempt to strike
ont the entire control section
of the measure.
WASHINGTON, J e 8.
(UP) Ths aenate tonight
confirmed the nomination ot
Rear Admiral William D.
Leahy to be chief of the bo
rean ot navigation of the nary
department.
thla afternoon
til 10:01 p. m.