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1 N EWS CLASSIFIED N EWS COVERAGE The Klamath News I'll klmiialh Mawe la read la nw) oitloa ul Klamath county and niii-tliers I aiirurnia. II there la oinulliliig to anil, rvm ur iraila or II you need euiiietlilug. Ilia vaaifi uuithod la Ilia classified ads. , Tha Hlmnatk Smm as serviced by Aaaoclafr ad Hra Untied Prow, Nawa KalerprtM Associativa aad MrNaaa.nl lxim eat. County cutanea by atari writs aa) cor respondeat. ' 7 Vol. 8, No. 209 Price Five Cento. KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1933 (Every Morning Except Mondavi Editorials on the- Days News II, FRANK JF.NKINh) Til 18 headline flarea on lha front puoi: "Roosevelt At tacked by Republican National Coniinlttoal" la tha honeymoon nearlng Its and! . nKANNd farther, wa nola thai K iha raon lha republican national commute baa broken Its luo allonca because. It says, lha President baa broken his campulgu promises. Do you. like this writer, leal an Inclination In IsughT THKIIB may have been a time when a campaign pledge was rogardod aomothlng to ba sa erodly kept. But tn these days It la commonly understood to be aomothlng to catch volee with. IN ROOSEVELT'S case, howover, the charge that he haa failed to kocp bit campaign promlae la eudly out ol place. Ha promlied a NEW DEAL, and II what baa huppened elnce the lourlh day ol laat March lan't a now deal, WHAT IS ITT a HE UK la the oal algnlflcance in the republican national ' commltteo's attack: It haa been waiting patiently for tho momont when It might be ante to offer criticism of any anrt of President Roosevelt and hla policies. Evidently It bellevea that mo ment baa arrived. e e DON'T take thla criticism loo aorlously. The domocrala are IN. The republican! are OUT. It la the business of tha republlcana to GET HACK IS, aa being In la the aim and object of all polltlca. Thla criticism of tha president la merely a part of tha atratcgy of getting back In. e a IF YOU want a good laugh, her It la: Braill HOLDS UP PAYMENT of the Installment now due on hor debt to Franc THIS, aa of couraa you have noted. occura juat after Franca baa announced that aha will not pay tha Installment due on hor dobt to tha United Statei. Rraill. you ace, reasons that what la aauce for tha goose Is aauca tor the gandor. e A 17-YEAR-OLD youth In tho mountains ol Arkansaa, blinded by Jcaloua rage, kills bis sweetheart, bis brother and a rival for hla awoetheart'a stfoc- tlons. Poor hoy! At 17, he hadn't yot learned that It la possible to ba disappointed In love and get over It. e e e ""THE Groek courts refuse to re- turn Samuel Insull, fallen power magnate. 10 the United Statos for trial on charges In con noctlon with the collapse ol his publlo utllltlos structure. Whoroupon ho announces: "Oroek Judges are Ideal. I am mora than satisfied, and Intend to stay the remainder ol my life (Continued on Page Four) FRENCH BANKS CLOSED WASHINGTON, Not. 1, (p) Intention of the government to alart foreign gold purchases to day was blocked by the closing of banks In France In observance of All Saints Holy Day. Will Rogers Says: DEVEnLY HILLS. Cal., Not. 1 Editor, The Klamath News: Oolng to buy gold on the world markot now. 'What we boon buying has been Juat, "home tnlent" gold. They claim the more you buy and tha mora yon pay. the cheaper your dol lar will got. Well, yon will have no trouble on foreign support In this scheme. It will be no hardship for thorn to charge you ovon $6 an ounce. Now here Is what us dumb ones don't get: When we had practically half the world's gold our dollar was still high er than a flaspole altter, but thla la no place for the Ignor ant, for there Is two people you can't argue with. One la a professor, for he has specs, and the other la an economist, for he haa a title. Yours, FIRE MENACES OIL WW OKLAKllY Explosion Hurls Steel, Debris Through' Air Endangering Workmen Damage Mounto Into Mil lions; Incendiarism Charged by Operator OKLAHOMA CITY. Not. 1. (UP) Four explosions In tha oil field a mile east of Iba clly hall hore caused apprehension late today among firemen battling flatnea which have menaced the field alnca morning. The explosions occurred In big tanks which had been drained ol oil hut apparently conlalned gsa which expanded and was set afire by flaiuoe licking around the tanks. Incendiary Charged Plecea of stent and other de- brla were hurled through the air, endangering firemen and oil field workers fighting the blase. The exploding lanka are on the Capitol Producing and Refining company's lease. Tha explosions occurred a short while after fire at the No. 1 Heno gusher, which burst Into flames after a loud explosion at daybreak, bad been extinguished. Frank Russell, an oil operator who came here from Alabama wlih 1400 and la now a million aire, la owner of tha No. 1 Reno gushor. Firemen Delay Action A bitter foa of proration and regulations designed to curb oil operations, he charged today that tha fire which menaced millions of dollars worth of property waa of an Incendiary origin. Ta also charged tbat firemen were negligent In fight ing tha blase. Fire Chief George Qoff denied the latter accusation. He ad mitted there waa a delay of three or four minutes, but said that was all. The delay, (Continued on rage Eight) Pork Shipment For Relief List Arrives in City Five and one-hall tone of pork for distribution to Klamath coun ty'a distressed lamlllea haa ar rived from tho middle west. It was announced Wednesday by Phyllis llnrtsog, director ol re lief work hore. The pork Is part ol the sur plus distributed by the govern ment in an effort ta bolster the pork markot alluatlon and at the same time help the needy. It arrived here by truck from Medford, to which It waa ship ped by train. The meal la to ba held In cold storage at tha Klamath Ice and Cold Storage company, (Co. Uuued on Page Eight) Grip of Farm Strike Relaxed Pending Meeting CH1CAQO. Not. 1, (UP) Striking mldwestern (armera relaxed their grip on produce markets tonight while four gov ernors prepared to lny the whole agricultural problem before Prcsldont Roosovelt. While the strike remained of ficially In force. Its activities atopped In most areaa and de creased noticeably In Wisconsin, the only stnte where they had been serious. Wnlter Slngler, head of the Wisconsin milk pool, said that so far as hla organisation was concerned the strike would con' tlune at least until Friday, when a mass meeting will be held at Appleton. Mother and Two Children Killed LAWTON. Okla., Not. 1 (UP) The bodies ol Mrs. Rob ert F. Hayter, 60 years old, and her son and daughter were found In their home here late today, Mrs. Haytor and her aon dead from bullet wounds and the girl cluhhed to death. A pistol was found lying close to the right hnnd of Sidney Hayter, 17 year old victim of the mysterious tragedy, but of fleers could not say whether the boy had killed hla mnthor and sister and men nimseii, or wne. thor all three' had been slain by another person. ' Hoover's Adviser Being Investigated LOS ANGELES, Not. 1. (UP) The name ol Hay Benjamin, advisor and close friend ol for mer President Hoover, was drawn Into a senatorial Invest' Igatlon of tha Italo - Petroleum Corproation's receivership here toilny. Honjnmln was mentioned by John and Robort 8. McKoon hrothorn, who charged that Clay Carpenter promised to sidetrack a government Investigation of the company before ha was ap pointed ltalo receiver in 131 m Man Marjoria Wbltela, known In tilma aa Marjorle Gay, who tiled IIOO.OUO broach ol promise ull agalnet Harry Joa Brown. director-producer, who recently wed Sally Ellere. POLICE PROBE POISON CLUES Wealthy Ex-convict Ques tioned On T h e o ries of Killing Friends LOS ANGELES, Not. 1. (CP) -Lethal drinks of buttermilk were linked today with a strange aorlea of "heart attack" deaths among relatives and associates ol Albert L. Cllne, wealthy, ex- convict whose activities are an- der Investigation In two state. In Nevada, authorltlea hunted tha source of poison allegedly found on Clin when he was arrested at San Hernardlno fortnight ago on a grand theft charge. Bodies Cremated This case, police believed, may ne connected wltn four sudden deatha which financially bene fitted Cllne. The dapper, elderly Qlendale man was accused of robbing Martin Frame, well to do Los Angejea resident, of 1240 whll Frame was under the influence of drugs. Frame lapsed Into un consciousness, he charged, after drinking buttermilk offered him (Continued on Page Eight) Aviator May Not Receive Bonds In Assault Case SAN ANTONIO. Tex., Not. 1 (UP) U. 8. District Attorney W. R. Smith, Jr., said here to night he will oppose all efforts of defense counsel to secure bond for Lt. John Murrell, for mer West Point tootball star held under lederal charges In connection with an alleged at tack upon Miss Blanche Ralls. Today a scheduled preliminary hearing' tor Murrell was lndeft- nltely postponed and the army aviator waa Bent back to Jail, where he haa been alnca hla arrest at Fort Sam Houston Friday. Under federal law, the charge against Murrell carries a maxi mum death penalty upon con viction. The complaint sets out that Miss Rolls was allegedly attack ed on the nlcht of Oct. 21, fol lowing a party held In celebra tion of the Texas University Centenary football game, at which Murrell was referee. Confessed Forger Given Four Years George Dodson, alias Tom An derson, was aentencod to five years Imprisonment in circuit court Wednesday when he plead ed guilty to forgery. Deputy District Attorney Van Vactor said he expected Dodson, a first offender, would receive a parole, although the parole had not yet been signed. Circuit Judge W. M. Duncan set Friday morning at 10 o'clock aa the time for sontenclng Dora Owens, who pleaded guilty to a charge of obtaining money under falsa pretensoa. Greenland Ideal Place For Husband 8T. LOUI8, Not. 1. OP) Greenland'a Just the place for men with ambitions to ba "boss" in their own home. Tha women there, Rockwell Kent, artist and author, told the Washington University , associ ation here, do most of tha work and don't grumble about It. They start the Urea and warm each article of clothing before SuessFi mm V, vi " ' 1 ',- a ' '' ( the man puta It on. CANAL COVER SOUGHT FIRST Gathering of Technical Data Already Started by Engineering Staff Immediate Application of - Funds For Project Is Assured- '-.bjr Officials Efforts to win nubile works appropriations or Klamath Falls will be concentrated flrat on lbs Irrigation canal coverage project. This was announced Wednes day following tha organization of public planning commission. appointed by Mayor Mahoney to represent tba city formally In tta dealing with public worka author ltlea. Membera ol the commis sion are E. H. Balslger, C. R. Williams, Frank Jenarns, George Klncaid. Merle West. J. A. Gor don and Earl Reynolds. Oats Gathered Gathering of technical data In connection with tha canal project la already under way. tn charge of K. A. Thomas, city engineer. Other membera of the engineer ing committee are Joseph Jen sen, county engineer, and E. L. Stevens of tba reclamation service. It waa pointed out by those Interested in the public works procram here tbat the canal project bolda out the greatest promise lor early construction activities. The canal la on government-owned property, and the local commission will deal direct ly wltb public works administra tora In Washington, D. C, on this matter, rather than through the atate advisory committee. Menace to Life. Covering ol the A canal through the city baa been agi tated here lor aeveral yeara on the grounds tbat the open canal Is a menace to life and health. The local Leaxue of Women Votera haa been especially active in the' canal covering movement and representative ol the league conferred this week with Mayor Mahoney regarding the plans now under way. Mahoney pointed out that lt Is (Continued on Page Eight) Kidnaping 'Story Of Mary McElroy Told Before Jury KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 1. (UP) The story of the kidnap ing of Miss Mary McElroy from the bathroom at her home .May 27 wae told today to a Jury hear ing the trial of George McGee, charged with the crime. George'a older brother. Wal ter McGee, Is under sentence to be hanged lor his part In the abduction of Mlsa McElroy, 25 year old daughter of City Man ager Henry F. McElroy. Prose cutors sav they will ask the death penalty tor George, also. Miss Hedda Chrlstensen, maid at the McElroy home, waa the first witness today. She told how two men gained entrance to the home by posing aa delivery- men from a drug store and how they then menaced her with guna and ordered Miss McElroy, who was bathing, to dress and leave with them In their car. "Human Radio" Given Relief By Insulation SEATTLE, Not. 1, (UP) A radio insulation belt has brought relief to Martin Bodker, hu man radio" of Enumclaw, Wash., he revealed today. Radio disturbances have made life miserable for the dairyman until he invented a wire-wrap- port cane to "ground" his body. Bodker aald today the belt consisted of a square piece of metal with all contact points pressed against his flesh. An Insulated wire girdle holds the metal atrip against hla body. The radio autferer still car ries the wire-wrapped cane tor support. He aald tha announce ot radio waves greatly weakened him. Wettest Month In Nine Years Recorded Here The month Just past haa been the wettest October In the Klamath country aince 1924, according to statistics compiled by the U. S. weather bureau. In 1924, 2.71 Inches fell while a total precipitation of 2:02 Inches was registered tor October. 1933. This amount la 1.03 Inches above normal of average expectancy for the month. The maximum temperature registered tor October was 83 degrees on the fourtk and riftb days of the month, and the minimum was 23 degrees on the twenty-first. The mean temperature was 62.7, or 1.8 degrees above average, There were 18 clear, days during the month, partly cloudy and 4 upon which tbt sun failed to .shine at all. British Line Files Suit f 100.000 . DAMAUKA AHKK0 FROM COLLISION OF TWO VE8HKLS. SAN FnANCISCO, Not. '1, (UP) The Silver Line, Ltd., British firm, filed suit here today for 1160,000 damages against the United States government lor collision ot the freighter 811- verpalm and tha navy cruiser Chicago October 24. Both vessela were damaged in the collision off Point Sur. Three men of the Chlcago'a crew were killed. C H. To File Hull Tha libel ault charged tha ac cident waa caused by negligence of those In charge ol the Chi cago. It alleged that a compe tent watch waa not aboard the Chicago. Government attorneya mean while prepared a libel against owners of the Silverpalm. They are expected to base their suit on testimony before a naval board ol Inquiry. At one of the sessions at Mare Is land navy yard today, Ensign John R. Lees and an enliated seaman ot the Chlcago'a crew testified that the freighter did not aound lta fog horn or alter ita course before tha ahipa struck. Earlier, witnesses bad declared that the Silverpalm'a enginea were atlll going ahead at Im pact, although "stop" had been given. Navy officers aald a phantom brown ateamer forced them oft their course and toward tha Silverpalm. YOUTH SHOOTS, BURIES FARMER Marshfield Boy Confesses Killing Man Mistak ing Him For A Deer MARSHFIELD, Or, Not. 1 (UP) Why a hunter should shoot - a man tor a deer, then bury tbe body In the dead man's farmyard was the problem puzx- ling state police and county of ficers here tonight. Raymond Frye, 1. halfbreed Indian, waa being held in tbe county Jail while officials Inves tigated his signed confession that he shot B. N. Blackman. 45, mistaking him for a deer. .NelKhbor Finds Body Blackman's body waa found on his place near Norway late Tuesday evening. Joe Ellis, a neighbor, said he heard two shots. Investigating he said he saw a man digging In the ground and later walk away. Ellis said he found a rain coat buried, -and a few Inches deeper came upon a man'a hand Blackman was found to have been shot through the head and abdomen. Thirty-thirty shells were found on the ground near by. MARSHFIELD. Ore., Not. 1. (AP) Raymond Frye. 16, a rea ident of the Norway-Myrtle Point highway district today was held In the county Jail at Coquille after having signed a written confession in the death of B. U. Blackman, 45. who came to Coos county from Los Angelea a year ago to take up a homestead. Blackman's body was found buried beneath brush near his home last night. Frye ascribed the shooting aa accidental, sar- (Contlnned on Page Eight) f Seattle Company Given Contract At Bonneville PORTLAND. Ore. Nor. ' 1, (UP) With a bid barely half the government estimate. Gen oral Construction Company ot Seattle waa lowest of three bid- dors on, excavation at tha Bon neville dam site. Bids were opened late today by Major Charles F. Williams. U. S. dis trict engineer. The Seattle firm bid $88.500 for excavation of 500.000 cubic yards of material for foundation and channel purposes on the dam site. Government estimate tor the work was 11,108.000 Work Is to begin within 10 days from date ot notice to pro ceed and will be completed In 160 days. The project Includes excavatlona for cofferdama. ex cavations outside cofferdama for part ot a new channel and clear ing ot land. Warning Issued Lumber Operators SEATTLE, Not. 1, (UP) Every lumber operator in tne northwest, regnrdless of produc tion limitations or plant size, must abide by lumber code pro visions, the West Coast Lumber men's association announced to day. Some small operatora, "per haps through misinformation,' believed they did not need to oomply with code wages and work code hours, tbe association said. "Such operatora may be piling np an extraordinary burden in tha wav of overtime payments, which eventually must be met." THOMAS HALTS TRUCK PERMITS Action to Benefit Small Operators Withdrawn Wednesday Afternoon Commissioner Will Fight Mandamus Action Set For Court November 13 BALEM. Ore., Not. 1, (UP) The moratorium on tbe 1233 bus and truck bill, announced two weeks ago to benefit small truck drivers, haa been with drawn. Public Utilities Commis sioner Charles Thomaa announc ed lata today. Thomaa announced ba baa yielded to mandamna action tiled by tha Allied Truck Owners, re presenting larger companies, and ill enforce the statute against both large and email operatora. The action waa served on him Monday and lull enforcement went Into effect at that time. Track Meeting Called Under the moratorium, Thom had agreed to let small truck ownera operate for two months with only a small payment. pending passage of remedial lawa by tbe atate deglslature. Tha ntllltlea commissioner aald Attorney General Van Wink la would defend him In the mandamus suit hearing, aet tor November 13. Surprise at Thomaa' decision was expressed tonight by A. C. Anderson, president ot the Far mers and Truck Ownera Protect ive association. The organiza tion will call another atate con vention to decide action toward fighting full enforcement of tbe law, Anderson reported. 8ALEM, Ore.. Not. 1. 0P) Tha emergency compromise plan authorized by Charlea M. Thomaa. nubile ntllltlea commiasloner, to contract haulers under the bus and truck law, will be cancelled later today or tomorrow, it waa learned by the Associated Press here. This' actiotf Is 'result ot tha mandamus action Hied thla week by a group of truck ownera repre senting common carriers, de manding tbe public utllitiea com missioner cancel the emergency order or appear before the Mar lon county court to answer the writ November 13. Thomaa Statement Ready It was learned Commiasloner Thomas was preparing a state ment In reply to the mandamua writ, and It was further Indicated this answer would comply with (Continued on Page Eight) Litvinoff Sails On Last Lap of Voyage to U. S. ABOARD S. S.-BERENGRAIA, Not. 1. (UP) Maxim LitTinoff, Soviet foreign commissar, was enroute to Washington tonight hopeful of negotiating with Pres ident Roosevelt next week lor prompt recognition ot the So viet Union. The People'a Commissar waa established in the luxurious Im perial suite ot thla British ves sel. Although he had sought modest quartera. he waa booked in the compartments customarily reserved tor those ot regal blood because no others were available at the last minute. The Soviet statesman retrained from mak ing any statement concerning his mission. Lltvinotf sailed from Cher bourg at 4 p. m. tor New York accompanied only by two aides Constantino Umansky, chief or the press bureau In the Moscow foreign oftice and M. Dlvllkov- sky, his secretary. Chamber Officials Feast on Elk Meat Directors of the Klamath coun ty chamber of commerce feasted on elk meat at tneir noon inncn- eon Wednesday. President Jim Kerns, back from a hunting trip In the northeastern part of the state, provided the elk meat as a surprlue for the directors. It was announced that the chamber won second prize In I picture contest under the apon- sorshlp of the Shasta-Cascade Wonderland association. W. C Dalton, Leslie Rogers and Henry Semon were named on a com mittee to study tha question of returning publlo lands to the states. Germany Releases British Newsman BERLIN. Not. 1. (UP) The nazl government today dismissed charges ot espionage and treas on lodged agalnat Noel D. Pan- ter, a British newspaperman Panter was ordered released from Jnll in. Munich, bnt will be expelled from Germany. Panter was arrested last week on charges growing out of dispatch he wrote on a nazl storm trooper demonstration week ago last Sunday. The Brit Ish government Interceded In his behalf, demanding his re lease. Gold Buying AbroadNears PLA!T EXPECTED TO START TODAY WILL WEAKKX V. E. DOLLAR. WASHINGTON, Not. 1, (UP) Purchase of gold abroad to weaken tha American dollar pro bably will atart tomorrow. It waa understood tonight after tbe White House had made It clear that President Roosevelt had faith in the program. Machinery lor the gold pur chases waa believed to be com plete, but no announcement was made ol how operations would be conducted. The federal re serve organisation probably will make the purchases, tor tbe ac count of tha reconstruction fi nance corporation. New Price get President Roosevelt conferred thla afternoon with Sir Ronald Lindsay, British ambassador, and Sir Frederick Lelth-Rosa, eco nomic adviser at the British debt negotlationa. It waa aald afterward that only debta were discussed, though some observ ers had expected that the gold situation would be taken up. No official action haa appeared to support widespread reports that an "understanding" has been reached between the Brit ish and American governments to prerent derelopment of a currency depreciation race aa a (Continued on Page Eight) PRIVATE N.R. A. Administration Endorses Conversion Into Great Governing Enterprise WASHINGTON', Not. 1, (UP) A picture ot gradual conver sion of the NRA into a great pri vate organization with governing powers OTer all Industry began to develop today, with General Hugh 3. Johnaon, Gerard Swope and Henry I. Harriman endora- lng the obJectlTe. ' Johnson said anch a scheme would make lt possible to arotd cycles of depression. Harriman. president of the United States chamber of commerce, warned that the NRA would be a failure if it were allowed to become Just a goTernment bureaucra cy." He added tbat growing discontent of businessmen with the recovery program resulted because costa had been Increased faster than purchasing power. Swope Presents Plan Briefly, tha plan outlined is to entrust to a national council the coda supervision authority now in goTernment hands. Got. ernment officials would be membera of the council, and It would work in close collabora tion with goTernment depart ments, maintaining extensive re search and statistical staffs. The council might be created by an enlargement ot the u. S. chamber ot commerce with labor representation, lt waa suggested. Sv-ope first presented the plan before tha bnslnesa 'adrlsory and planning council, a group of bns lnesa leaders and the recovery program organized under com- (Co: tinned on Page Eight) Soviet American Relations Sought To Prevent War PEIPINO, China, Not. 1. (UP) Soviet Russian authorities tn China today Intimated that Mos cow looks to early recognition by the United States to preserve peace In the Far East and pre vent . another Russo-Japanese war. The Soviet Ambassador In Pel. ping, M- Bogomolotf. in reflect ing tha Tlews of Moscow, made it clear, howerer, that no mat ter what tha provocation, Rus- aia cannot tight Japan until Russia has won diplomatic re cognition from Washington. It la felt that recognition, on the other hand, would tend to hold Japan In check In further territorial ambitions on the Asia mainland. The attitude ot the American publlo would ba vital, Russia feels. Press Time CHICAGO, Not. 1. (UP) A man whom federal agenta ho llered to be Verne Miller, for mer South Dakota sheriff and alleged partner ol Geore (Machine Gun) Kelly tonight escaped a trap aet by the gov ment men. SEATTLE, Not. t, (UP) Student demands for more pro fesrara and amaller classes at University of Washington were under consideration by acting president lingo Wlnkenwerder tonight. , SAN FRAXCISCO. Not. 1, (UP) Captain Woolf Uarnato, heir to Kimberly diamond mil lions, and Mrs. Bnrnato se questered their eight months old son Peter In an Inaccessible pom house atop the Fairmonnt hotel oa their, arrival here today. CUBAN PEACE DISRUPTED BY LADOR THREAT Movement Afoot to Oust President Ramon Grau; 16 Agitators Arrested Bomb Explosion Kills Po liceman; Newsboy Dead From Strikers Bullet 'HAVANA. Nor. 1 VP1 Pro visional President Ramon firm ii San Martin fought today against a movement to oust him, aa la- oor unreal and Insurrection tbreata in the provinces again menaced tha peace- of tha laianii republic. At Matanzaa. loral troona A. stroked tha labor anion head quarters of the central Conchtta. Sixteen agitators were arrested. Policemen Injured Efforts to enforce a Cm Aral strike at Santiago, on tha east ern end ot tha island, resulted in only partial etonnare of ? affecting street eara, busses, tha priming trades, tailors, dress makers and lea distributors. Stores remained opes. A lv year old newahov. aii Jerez, was killed by a stray shot when strikers attacked an - lea truck driver, who opened lira. in Havana, five solicmnen were injured when a bomb ex ploded at the central nolle sta tion. The machine had been placed In a pitcher ot water and exploded when a policeman poured the contents Into a basin. One of the policemen died later. A manifesto was -circulated h radical elements in the A. B. C. organization a semi-secret nail. tlcal body originally formed against the regime ot former President Gerardo Machadc demanding Dr. Gran's resigna tion. Students Play Part The manifesto declared that he la "even more timid than Dr. Carlos Manuel da Cespedes." De Cespedes succeeded tha kta cbado administration tor a brief time prior to the sergeants' re volt early In September and "tha organization of the Grau cabinet. Another Tltal derelopment oo- litically is the ascendancy In tha last few daya of Colonel Carlo Mendleta, semt-conserratir lead er of the Nationalist party, who (Continued on Page Eight) Two Men Fined ' On Charges of Drunken Driving Lewis E. Peterson waa fined $100 or given 50 daya at hard labor on the city streets by Po lice Judge Clifton Richmond Wednesday morning on charge ot driving while Intoxicated. His operator's license waa alao re voked. Peterson was arrested at 1:15 o'clock Wednesday monlng on North Ninth street, after an automobile wreck for which he is alleged by police officer to hare been responsible. Officers stated that Peterson waa driving on the extreme aide ot the street when the accident occurred, and crashed into a, machine driven by Hal Peter son. Both can were badly dam aged but no Injuries resulted from the collision. Earl McClay ot MerriH for feited $100 bail Wednesday when he tailed to appear In police court to answer to charg es ot drunken driving. Re was arrested lata Tuesday en 8 oath Sixth street. Lakeview Man Kills Self and Estranged Wife LAKEVIEW, Ore., Not. ' 1. (UP) J. O. Bacon killed hla former wife with a shotgun late today, then turned the gun on himself, almost blowing hla head off. The tragedy took place at their ranch west of Lakeview. The couple had been divorced recently and were living In aep arata houses. Bacon'a first shot struck Mrs. Bacon In tha back. Aa she whirled, he tired again, tha charge entering the neck. News Flashes PORTLAND, Ore., Nor. 1, (UP) Membera ot the Evan gelical congregational Breth ren church (German) today tiled an injunction anil to pre vent their fromer pastor, Rer. Conrad J. Wagner, from enter ing the church. SAN FRANXISCO, Not. 1. (IP) The state supreme court today affrlmrd a sentence of death on Claude Forbes, who murdered Harry A. Nelson, deputy Alameda county assess or. In Nclson'a Oakland home, Juno 14, 1032. LONDON, Not. I, (UP) Th German authorltlea bar discouraged publication or cir culation of the popular song, "l.zy Bones," In Germany, It wa learned In publishing cir cle in London today. J