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About The Klamath news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1923-1942 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 5, 1933)
N EWS CLASSIFIED EWS COVERAGE The kmmath News The Klfttimth Nm to rmd la ei7 mvUob of KUiimth county mut aurihrni I'ullfornla. If Utrr to ao1110.l1. on to rrnl or Crada or If you nml aomrtliliig, Uta I method to tha clMlflrd U. The KlmnMtb Newi to senrlrrd by Aaoctot ed Pro. LnlttMl Preu, hewn Knterprtot AswKijitluB and Mc.SauKht PYature HfuAU cans. County coverage tr ataff writ en aat corrrnponilmta. Vol. 8, No. 216 Price Five Cents. KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, 1933 f Every Morning Except Monday ) AR GUILTY OF THEF1 N FOBSD Editorials on the Day's News By KIIASK JENKINS THIS newspaper, along with other business Institutions, signed lb blanket cod of lb national recovery ct. When the itandardi of the code were checked over. It t found that this newipiper wn already Ur hed of the requirement, both to wsgos end hours, e REMKMMSK. ple"e. thlt this It on a doproMlon baals, is this newipaper. along with nil other buslnes. Institutions. h iutfered rlou losse during the put throe years, end haa bed to adapt 1U eapenee to 111 reduced In come. Thit ! to ear. the itindirdi of wage and houn idopted by thu newipiper aa in expedient to meet the Ioii dua to the de pression are ABOVE the stand ards let by tha President ai nec essary for the RKCOVKRY of builneu and Induitry, THIS. Incidentally. U not a per sonal boast, aa what la true of thla newspaper la true of newspa pera generally. The newipaper Induitry. aa a whole, U a filr wage, ihorl hour Induitry, and baa been for many yeara. It ALWAYS WILL BE. becauss It haa learned by experience that the fair wage, reaaonable hour policy la a aound policy. e WHERE doea the Weat begin? Thla la a favorite quealtoo. and haa been anawored In many Interesting waya among others, by the eong wrltera. Ralph Bradford, head of tha business organisation department of the chamber of commerce or the United Statea. who apoko re cently In Klamath Kails, answers It thli way: "Tha West bc-glni wherever you begin to get a pock etful of silver dollar! In exchange for your paper money.'' ("OWING out here." ha aatd, "1 -offered a 120 bill In payment for a email purchase In Eaatera Colorado, and got back a handful of big ailver dollara Instead of the nii.r hllli I had been letting. I aald to myself: 'Here'a whera the Weat begins." " True enough still, but not ai true aa tt need Is be. The dollar bill, or "ihlnplsiter." aa we are Inclined to refer to It, la begin ning to find lta way Into tha West. e e e wpHB Weil" la a relative term. For example: Thla writer wai aiked. a few yean ago, by tha young woman at an Information desk In New York: 'Whore do you live?" and answored: "Oh, I live out West." "Oh. do rout" waa the reply "Tou know, I Juit LOVE the Weat." "Do you get out West often?" thl. writer aiked. "Yea, quit often," wai the re- 'ply. "I have an aunt out In Uticn. and I visit bar every aprlng and very fall." e e e a f.fvp nt Vnatnrners. vnn know actually think of the West ai vorvthlm west of the Hudson river. What an awful lot those benighted porsom bare to loam about tholr own country! e GETTINO back to Mr. Bradford: He aald while hers: "For 150 vein, we have been going through a major depression about every 20 to SO years, and a minor de pression every 10 to 15 yean "How long can our system (Continued on Paga Four) Will Rogers Says: SANTA BARBARA, Aug. 4. Editor The Klnmath Nowa: If It's ai hot back Eait as the California pa pers any it Is, there la no use me writ ing you. I should just lend flowers to (he funerals. (Excuse me while I put some wood on thla fireplace hers In the room. Look! Ilka we will never have any summer). Thli la fiesta week in Santa llnrhnra. The most colorful event In California. The home of yellow horses and silver saddles. Yours, js0. Strikers Return Mills Union Members Vote 311 to 252 to Go Back To Jobs at Mills and Camps; a Number Of Plants Start Operation on Friday A vote of all lo SSI taken by members of the Loggera, Timber and Huwmlll Workers union last night will aend all union atrlkers lo work In Klamath lumber mills today. Out of a total vote of ((3, men who wanted to end tha atrlke got 68 more volea than the opposition. The vote will bind all members to return to their posts, according to Jamea Flfield. president. The mayor talked on me lanor situation, and asserted (hat the rlghia of the laboring men would be protected. He added that the Ixhti of property, also, must ov recognised, and urged the union men to perform peaceful picket ing and bark the program of President Roosevelt. This action effectually ended the strike, although many mills were already In operation yea- terday. Ai It operiton an- nouueed Intention! of itartlng up, 1305 men came back to work, allowing many of the planta to operate with only a light ahortage. Officers There Deputy aberlffi and police were on band at tha planU to prevent violence and give pro tection to strikebreakers. It waa believed that all mills would be running today. President Flfield of tha anion haa called another meeting for Sunday at 10 a. m., at Scandia hill. Ons plant out of town re mained closod but expected to nut luo men to work Siturdiy morning when operatlona art re sumed. Six companlei openlni yealurday - reported every de partment running with two- thlrda capacity crews. Tha sev enth mill reported operatlona at full capacity with no vacancies mnu the crew. Employers of tne eeven pieme were not tha only onea nappy 10 hreak tha auell of Idleness. Kail road eompanlea of Klamath Fans had shipments reduced nearly 0 ner cent during the 12 dayi of inurtwnv. Offlclill estimated shipments of 150 carloads oi lumber to outside points lost during the strike wave. In addition to a large number of lnr ahlnmente from timber camis. Weyerhaeuser nmwi pany, whose woraera w m flr.I tn walk out July 22, ra mmed work with a majority of the 400 crew capacity oaca ai work. Pelican Bay Lumber company resumed operations with a two- thirds capacity crew. Shaw-Hertram opened wnn a two-thirds crew and others straggling back to work through out the day. Big Lakea Box company open continued on Paga Three) Lumber Argument Proves Expensive, Mill Man Declares Sneaking at the Rotary club luncheon Friday. R. R. Macart ney, manager of the Woyerhaous er Timber company, declared the Klnmath lumborlng planta have lost $100,000 In ordors by busi ness going to other communities while mills were not operating. Macartney, who recently return' ca from Washington where he at tended aesslona or lumuernien in drawlna u n a national recov ery ende. renorted that the West Coast Lumbermen's association wn ths onlv organisation repre sented in drawing up tha code that had consulted employes or had an employe advise before wnrkina on orovlelone of the code at Washington. "The 4L organisation of the west coast had agreed on a mini mum wnge of 43 Vt cents an hour for common labor with slid Ins- scale for skilled labor. he said. "The nearest proposal presented to that waa a 2j cent scale. Schramm Asked to Explain Records ' EUGENE, ORE., Aug. 4 (UP) Charging that Instruments un der the protection of A Schramm, elate 1ank superintend ent, have been mutilated, Herbert W. Irfimhard. attorney for Percy W. llrown. receiver for tne com merce company, today filed an affidavit resulting In an order by circuit Judge II. U. Norton cittn Schramm to appear In court Aug list 8 to anawer the complaint Brown previously charged that notes, mortgagee and transfers belonging to the commerce com nanr. held by the defunct nan of commerce aa trustee, are to he retained by the bank, and demanded their return. Brown alleaed that the word "trustee' had been obliterated from all records and Instruments tiled with tbe county cler,k Vote To To Work; Operating U.S. MAY BAN LABOR STRIKES Moratorium On Walkouts During Industrial Code Settlement Considered HYDE PARK. N. Y.. Aug. 4 (UP) President Roosevelt an nounced lata tonight that an absolute truce In the Pennsyl vania coal mines etrlke baa been declared with both management nd labor assenting to await solution of the matter at a bear ing on a code tor tha whole In dustry. WASHINGTON,- Aug. . (TP) John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, announced tonight striking Pennsylvania coal minora would return to work at once. WASHINGTON, All. (UP) plan for ft general morator ium on strikes during formula tion of industrial codes under the recovery act under con- id era t Ion tonlfcht by the Kooee- vell administration as an agree ment to end tbe Pennsylvania coal strike was received here. The agreement is subject to President Roosevelt's approval. General Hugh S. Johnson, re covery act administrator, flew (Continued on Page Three) Wiley Post Given Tumultuous Ovation On Returning Home OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 4. (UP) Wiley Post and the air plane Winnie Mae came home tonight to receive a tumultuous ovation from fellow Oklahomans for their record breaking solo flight around the world. Post made a perfect landing at municipal airport at 6:10 p. m., bringing his white, purple trimmed monoplane down over flag-draped bulldlnga and the heads of a cheering crowd. His elderly farm parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Post, and hta wlfo enured with Mayor C. J. Illlnn the honor of greeting blm first. Post mounted a platform draped In trt-color bunting and made a ahort speech telling briefly of hla trip and express ing appreciation of ma welcome. Then he waa taKen downtown In a shiny new automobile given him In New York, to bead a pa rade through thronged atreeta. A chamber of commerce recep tion followed. Repeal Chairman May Be Upstater THE DALLES. Ore.. Aug. (UP) Selection of convention chairman at the elate prohibition repeal-convention thla month by Multnomah county may be chal lenged, It waa Indicated hore to night. The turn of belief came aa a result of a conference of up state delegates from Douglas, Ullllam and Wasco counties. Items In connection with the convention and the chairman ship will ha discussed at a second meeting Monday at Salem. All up-state delegates will attend the meeting. It was indicated. Elliott, Bride to Reside on Coast LOS ANOBLF.S. Aug., 4 (UP) Klllott ' Roosevelt, second son of the president, and his bride, the former Ruth Googins of Fort -Worth, arrived here today at tha end at. a croas-country honeymoon. From their suite In a Santa Monica beach hotel, young Roose velt aald they Intended to make their home In southern Calif ornia, where he has been man ager of an airline. IMRA PROGRAM SPEEDEB UP; MORE IN LINE 11 Industries Included In Blanket Code by Gen eral Hugh Johnson Retail Lumber. Building Material Firms Under New NRA Regulation By THOMAS L. STOKER United Pms Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Aug. 4. (UP) General Hugh 8. Johnson speed ed up hla national recovery cam paign today by blanketing 11 more Industries under temporary agreementa, expressed "perfect satisfaction ' with Industry a sup port and forecast definite in roads upon employment within two weeks. Many workers are affected by the modified temporary agree ment promulgated . today which embraced the retail lumber, lum ber products, building materials and building specialists Indus try, advertising specialties. Ice cream, fluid milk, knitted outer wear, oil burner, optical, paint, varnish and lacquer, printing, prlnter'a league aection of New York Employing Printers' asso ciation, toya and playtbinga, wheal flour milling. Code Criticised Johnson today withdrew a temporary code approved yester day for tbe laundry Industry which provoked criticism be cause of the 14 centa an bour minimum wage acala for female workera in the louth. The code will be revised. It waa-indicated. Tbe administrator will give Industry a two weeks' "period of grace" and Indicated after ward he may exert preasure through consumers to bring lag- (Continued on Paga Three) American Women . Defeat England: Helen Moody Out By HENRY McLEMORE United Preea Staff Correspondent FOREST HILLS, N. Y., Aug 4. (UP) Inspired, rather than dismayed by the burden placed on them by the unexpected with drawal of their leader, Miss Helen Willa Moody, Helen Jacobs and Sarah Palfrey lifted their game to daxillng beighta today to give America a clean aweep of the first three matches of the Wightman cup competition with England. After acorlng surprising up sets In the Inaugural aingles matches. Miss Jacoba and Miss Palfrey returned to the courts after a brief rest and blasted out a 6-4, victory over Dor othy Round and Mary Heeley for a perfect acore. Mlaa Jacobs started Amerlca'a triumphant march - with a 6-4, 6-a, victory over her W Imble- dnn conqueror, Mlsa Round, and Mlas Palfrey substituting for Mrs. Moody, continued it with a 6-3, 6-1 rout of Margaret Scrlven. Mrs. Moody did not see today's play, her lame back making It necessary for her to remain in bed under a physician care. Here's New Game; Find the Policeman NORFOLK. Neb.. Aug. 4. (U.PJ Walt Hansen was In Jail here today, charged with reckless driving and driving while intoxi cated, as federal officers hunted for other chargea which mignt he placed against a person - who allegedly got in. his automobile and chased a proniDitton agom down the sidewalk. Hansen waa arrested after he reportedly awerved his motor car to the left hand aide of the atroet, speodod up to 40 mllea an hour, jumped tba curbing and atartcd playing tag with Walter Bummlsa, deputy prohi bition Inspector, who success fully dodged tha charging ma chine. Hansen's dislike tor Cummlss, police declared, wai the result of the confiscation of a load of alcohol said by police to be owned by Henien. State Agencies Are Exempt From NRA SALEM, Aug. SO. (UP) State agenclea are exempt from nrovialone of the N. R. A.. At torney General Van Winkle held In an opinion to Jerrold Owen, secretary of. the World war vet erans' state aid 'commission. "Of course, It Is desirable to cooperate with the national act aa tar aa possible," Van Winkle aald, "'but auch possibility rests with tha respective departments, In view of tha budgetary limitations. A Peach! ff -A- f V - Jean Mulr, whose winsome loveliness la displayed above, ii Hollywood'! newest recruit from Broidway, whera she appeared in several successful stage plays In ber tint picture, which goes Into production aoon, she will play opposite Paul Muni. CITY DRESSED FORCONCLAVE Bunting Swinging Over Streets; Committees at Work for Legionnaires ' Twenty-two committee chair men of tbe American Legion atate convention commiaslon. hare practically given up all other activity and are devoting all their time to final arrangementa aa nreDaratlon time grows snort lor the convention which opens here next Thursday. The cltv took on a convention atmnsnhere Thursday aa gold and blue banners, colora of the Le gion, were stretched across the strceta and welcome slgna erect ed for early 7lsitora. Practically every business house on Main street la being robed in Legion colora by Legionnaires under the direction ot George sarin, cuair- man. Housing Group Busy The housing committee, of which Bogue Dale is chairman contlnuea issuing calla for more rooma in private homes ai time growa short and a icarcity ap- (Continuea on rage mmi I Mollisons Dedicate Bridgeport t tela, Where Trip Ended BRIDGEPORT, Conn., Aug. 4. (VJP) Jim and Amy Molliion, British transatlantic fllera. re turned late today to Bridgeport airport, scene of their crash at the end ot a flight from Walei, to help rededlcate tha field aa "Molliion airport." They were cheered by a crowd estimated at 1S.000 persona as they stepped from a tri-motored transport plane In which they had flown from New York. Lieutenant Commander Frank Hawks, who flew non-atop from Rrgtna, Sask., in I houra 1 min utea, to be present, led a group of noted nllots who greeted the Mollisons. Others were ai wui- lams, Elinor Smith, Jimmy Han Up and S. Z. Granville. Guardsmen on Hand At Kentucky Polls HARLAN. Ky., Aug. 4. (UP) National guardsmen were or dered into atrlfe torn Harlan county tonight to preserve peace during the voting in a couniy nrlmin tomorrow. Adjutant General Fenhardt conferred with Governor Roby Laftoon at Frankfort and or dered a company of 100 guards men Into the county ta patrol each of the 70 preclncta tomor row after pre-election gun play had taken the lives oi two men, WANT COLONIES? LONDON. Saturday. Aug. B- (I1P1 Th Daily Telegraph car ried a Harbin dlapatch today minting a Russian newspaper there. The Zarla. aa aaylng that Soviet Russia Is ottering ma United 8tatea colonial prlvilegea In Siberia In return for recog nition and financial aaalitanc. TROPIC STORM STRIKES TEXAS; DAMAGE GREAT Electric Lines Wrecked, Roofs Torn Off Houses, Lives Are Endangered 27 Persons Marooned On Island; 8 Make Way to Mainland Safely BROWNSVILLE. Teial. Aug. 4. (UP) What fate bad befallen 27 member! of a fishing party marooned on Braxoa Island by high tides could not be deter mined late tonight as tbe feder al weather bureau here an nounced the tropical hurricane which atruck the south Texas gulf coast had left the United Statea and passed Into tna in terior of Mexico. Reports thit eight soldiers and a number of h6rsei bad drowned while attempting to rescue those marooned on Braioa Island could not be verified, aa all communi cation with tba district was cat oft. BROWNSVILLE. Texas, Aug. 4. (UP) A tropical hurricane of mounting Intensity struck the lower Texaa gulf tonight, up rooting trees, taking roofs oft bulldlnga, blowing down electric line and endangering live. . Tha full fore of tbe gale aweot Inland at Port Isabel. where a 76-mlle an hour wind made travel unsafe because ot flying signboards and other deb ris. Aa many res taenia aa couio sought ahelter In a large brick building downtown. So unc Jfara Reports received Just before communication waa cnt oil indi cated no on waa Injured. Fear were felt for 17 per sons marooned on Braxoa ialand. with no ahelter and nothing to cling to but rocka and shrubs. Eight persona made tneir way to the mainland from Braxoa Island late today, leaving 27 others marooned aa wind In creased and wavea lashed higher and higher In tba Tan ot tbe hurricane. Braving the plunging channel between Braioa Island tba Port Isabel, a party ot eight waded to aafety after a boat bad been unable to reach them. The eight persona, including two women, were trapped in a low part ot tha ialand and took the desper (Contlnued on Page Three) Japanese Reported Peeved at Navy's Building Program LONDON, Saturday. Aug. S. (UP) The Dally Express print ed a story In today'a edition, undated,- saying that the Japa nese government had aent a abarp protest to Washington against the United States' naval building program, saying it con stitutes a "menace." WASHINGTON. Aug. 4. (CP) Stat department officiala to night denied receipt of a protest from Japan about tne American naval building program Inaugur ated yesterday. It waa pointed aut tnat tnere wai nothing In the construction nroa-ram to encourage any aucn action by Japan. Even after comoletlon of the building acbedule the American fleet would be considerably within the London treaty limit. Man Drowns While Friends Look On nnsF.nuRO. Aug. 4. (UP) While three companiona looked on, helpless to aid. Dolph 8am ler, Yoncalla, former Portland business house executive, drowned while fishing today near Rtoamboat falls. Samler fell from the top ot a bluff, from which the party was fishing. It waa believed ne was knocked unconscloua aa ha hit the water. Others In the party were uus Peret, noted big game hunter. John Ewelln, Rosebnrg sports man and Frank Winch, Loa An gela. And We Won't Go There Any More! PORTLAND, Aug. 4. (UP) The ghost of hantytown. In Sullivan gulch here, wailed In sorrow tonight. Deemed unsightly and ob structions to buildings, a great number of tiny and rude dwell ings were burned By in ciiy 10 dy. The shicki formerly housed ahnut S00 unemployed. Only about 80 denlsens oi tne "town" were seen tonight about lrrt remnant of a once-growing population. Disabled Vet Eats Glass In SuicideAttempt O. K. Stout. 15, disabled war veteran who loat a leg In the World war and baa been suffer ing from palna and nervousness from bla Injury, u digesting two electric light globes at the Klamath Valley hospital. About 10 o'clock Friday morn ing. Stout mixed the broken glass from two light globes with cake and milk and waa heartily devouring It at hi borne at 419 North Tenth atreet when called on by a neighbor. Dr. George Adler, county cor oner, waa failed to the acene and after aeelng tha circumstances left a man In tbe room with Stout while be summoned offi cer! to prevent completion of the inlclde attempt. While Dr. Adler waa out. Stout obtained a rasor blade and slashed hla left wrist. He was handcuffed and taken to the hospital where he la be ing cared for under guard. 2 BOMBS SHUT STOCK MARKET Brokers Driven Out by Tear Gas Missiles Tossed Into Corner BOSTON. Saturday, Aug. 6. (UP) Boston police early to day held four men for question ing in connection with tbe re lease of tear gaa In- the New York stock exchange yesterday, By MAX BrCKlXGHAM Foiled Frees Financial ..Writer. J NEW YORK, Aug. 4. (UP) Two tear gaa bomba were tossed into a remote corner ot the New York stock exchange today and the acrid. Irritating fume bil lowed over the room to chaae gasping, weeping brokers to the atreet and force auspenslon of stock market trading. Lieutenant Charlea Newman ot the bomb squsd the organ isation which has handled such explosions as the fatal Wall atreet bomb disaster of 1920 said there waa every Indication the bomb may have been placed by persons who did not appreci ate the havoc which the 6-lnch cylinders, loaded with gaa, might create. He said the bombs were made by tbe Lake Erie Chemical company ot Cleveland. Ohio. and were the typo used by arm ored car which carry money over tbe financial district for banks. He believe they may have been atolen from some armored car parked near the ex change. ' 'It may have Been tne work ot thoughtless jokers," he said. No one waa Injured, attnougn (Continued on Paga Three) NRA Certificates Of Klamath Firms Sent to Portland Postmaster John McCall mail ed 270 certificates of compli ance with the national recovery act signed by local business houses to the department office at Portland Friday morning for a check with signed agreements. After the certificate have been checked, they will be re turned and a list of employers nnder the agreement publicly posted In the postoftlca building No new development have been seen In local business houses in connection with the NRA. The lutomotlv tradea- men were still under no set lo cal code aa none waa presented at a meeting attended by more than 60 last Wednesday. They are believed to be the only local business houses which have not accepted and put Into effect new regulations. Press Time HAVANA, Aug. 4. (UP) Thousands of worker of Cuba were In revolt tonight, strikes spreading swiftly throughout the republic, paralysing indus try and threatening to over throw the government ot President Uerardo Machado. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 4. (Vl") Walter H. Mrtire, sen. fenced to death for the ran aom kidnaping of Mlsa .Mary McKlrny, nindo application to day for a new trial, charging; Hint members of the Jury which convicted him read newapaner acconnta on the trial In violation ot Instruc tions. ALBANY, K. Y Aug. 4. (UP) The trail of the kid naper of handsome John J. O't'nnnolU Jr., led DIMrlct Attorney 'John T. Oeianey high Into the Adirondnck mountain tonight. JURORS TAKE 20 MINUTES FOR VERDICT Defense Attorney Flies Motion for New Trial, Predicts An Appeal Jackson County Judge to Hear Sentence On Mon- :i day From Skip worth Earl H. Fabl. Jackson count Judge, wa convicted of conspir acy and ballot theft by a Klam ath jury Friday afternoon. The jury, retiring at 1:20, reported It had reached lta verdict 20 minute later. Tbe court waa immediately convened and tha verdict read at 4:00 o'clock. Fehl, on of 22 persona Indicted in connec tion with the removal of 10,00 general election ballot from the Jackson county courthouse on February 20 to prevent a re count, will be aummoned Mon day afternoon at 1:30 for aen tenca. New Trial Asked H. Von Echmalx, attorney tor the convicted Judge, lata Friday afternoon filed a motion for new trial. He said an appeal would be carried to tba supreme court Judge Fehl. present whan Walter Locke, foreman an nounced that a decision had bean reached, sat quietly aa he beard his fate. His mother and wllw were deeply affected and tha Judga sat comforting bis mother after tha court had adjourned., Tbe sentencing will occur lust befme the -"eoflrt "convenes' tor the afternoon session tn tha trial of Tom C. Brecheen, Oliver Martin and J. Croft, charged with participation in tha same crime. The Jackson official will bi llable for from one day to ftve year In the penitentiary. Fifth Man "Up" ' Jndge Fehl was the fifth maa to come to trial for the theft of Jackson county ballot. All told, there have been 22 men (Continued on Page Three) Rackets Doomed, Say U. S. Senate ', Probers in Survey DUBUQUE, Iowa, Aug. 4. (U. Organised racketeering faces tha "beginning of the end" now that the Roosevelt administration haa stepped into the tight against crime, aenata- inveatigatora de clared In a preliminary surrey today. The report, blaming large mu nicipalities for the mushrooming of criminal "Industriea" and asking a Scotland Yard ot America to match tha best brains of the underworld, waa issued here by Senator Louis A. Mur phy of Iowa. Senator Royal 8. Copeland of New York, chair man, and Arthur vanoenDerg ox Michigan complete the investi gating committee. Pointing out that most of tba approximately 35 industrial caught In tha mesh of Chicago racketeering were engaged In In terstate commerce, the survey discussed gangsters In that city. Fifteen kidnap mobs operating north ot Ohio and east of tba rockiea also are disregarding state lines, it said. BALLOONIST OFF CHICAGO, Aug. 4. (UP) A lone sdventurer floated upward into a star-spattered sky tonight seeking new facts to add to man's knowledge ot the Infinite He was Lieut. Commdr. T. W. G. Settle, pilot of the world's largest balloon bent on a voyage to the uncharted regions ot ths stratosphere. News Flashes WASHINGTON. Aug. 4. (VI") Farm recovery admin istrators prepared today to launch their wheat crop re duction program with a whirl wind campaign aa aoon aa re sults of the London wheat conference has been deter mined. ALBANY, N. Y.. Aug. 4. (11") Governor Herbert H. Lehman's agricultural advis ory commission charged today that communiat were endeav oring to spread tho state milk strike. They asked Attorney General John B. llennctt, Jr., to Investigate. POTRLANI), Aug. 4. (UP) The atate advisory board for Oregon under the federal pub lic works administration ex port "full speed ahead on Oregon projects," It waa an nounced today after- Its llrrt meeting here.