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PRICK: rive Crate Per gita fcy MODESTO, STA1TJSLAUS COUNTY, CALIF OENIA, SATURDAY, MAY 13,1933 SIXTEEN PAGI8 No. 114. Tax Upon Industry Sales Is Agreed On Blanket, Levy P1 a n'fe 87 Drafters Of Works- Business Control Bill APPROVEDJY LABOR Proposal Calls For Raising $220,000,000 Annually To Finance Program WASHINGTON, May HZ--tflP--A blanket tax upon the sales of industry has been decided upon by Roosevelt's committee Jp drafting the public works-indus- trial control regulation to finance the" $3,300,000,000 construction program which is to be undertaken. Lewis Douglas, director of the budget, said after a conference of several hours to-day with others who- are bringing the legislation into final shape that it would un-, doubtedly be ready for submission to the president to-night so that he can consider it over the week end and send it to congress early next MEANS' TALE IS Conspirator's Story Makes 'Baron Munchausen Official Says DISPROVE STATEMENT ABOUT RANSOM MONEY Testimony Of Accused Hoaxer Declared Of More Help To Government's Case for paying interest and an amortization fund for week. The tax to raise $220,000.000 flat annually providing- the huge securities issue is understood to beeS placed at just above 1 per cent, subject to the approval of the chief executive.

Proceeds Segregated It is understood that Labor, opposed to a sales tax, has agreed to support the plan since all of the proceeds would be segregated and devoted directly to supporting the securities issue which is designed to provide jobs fqr the idle. Donald Richberg, counsel for the Association of Railway Labor Executives, has attended all the meetings as the bill has been brought into shape. BANK BILL APPROVED WASHINGTON, May (J-The controversial Glass bill to strengthen the national banking laws and insure deposits was approved unanimously to-day by the senate banking committee. No material changes were made in the bill as approved by the subcommittee last week. Chairman Glass Va.) of the subcommittee said he would submit the report to the senate Monday and ask consideration as soon as possible.

WASHINGTON, May federal official after investigating the story told by Gaston B. Means of his "contacts" with the kidnapers of the Lindbergh baby to-day pronounced the tale "a figment of a weird imagination that makes Baron. Munchausen look like a piker." Definitely disproved was the statement that the Elizabeth, K. safety deposit box of Max Hassell, slain beer baron, contained either Mrs. Evalyri Walsh McLean's or Colonel Charles A.

Lindbergh's ransom money. The 5214,000 in currency in that box was all hi' denominations ranging from $50 to $5000, federal men said, while the largest bills in the random money the paid out through F. "Condon (Jafsie) were twenties. Of the money Mrs. McLean turned over to Means, $90,000 wis in twenties, $10,000 in hundred dollar bills.

Address Checked In Detroit investigation showed that address given by Means from the witness stand yesterday as that of ''Wellington Henderson" was the local headquarters of the Workers' Party. The name occurred 5n no available records. The federal prosecutors in the trial of Means and Notman T. Whitaker on charges of conspiracy to defraud Mrs. McLean of an additional is to be resumed Monday expressed confidence that Means' story would help them more than it would the defense.

Will To be presented at the Court of St. James in London this month is Miss Virginia Kent (below), daughter of A. Atwater Kent, prominent in Philadelphia, "Piu, society. HIST KIUSWIFEAND SBf WIIH RIFLE it-Woman Friend 8 1 make its deposit insurance "provi-! Wounded Shooting Culminates Divorce Action sion effective immediately upon A enactment instead of waiting a year was defeated in the tee, 8 to, 4. McAdoo's Proposal Senator McAdoo Cat.) moved to modify the insurance provision by making it partially effective immediately.

Under his plan deposits up to $5000 would have been insured immediately, and deposits up to months. after the first six After voting this down, the committee agreed to accept the deposit into on insurance clause as written the bill by a ballot of 11 to 1. There was no record vote final approval of the bill, but Chairman Fletcher said no opposition was expressed. Indicating he would c'arry his fight to the floor, McAdoo obtained the committee's approval of a resolution asking the comptroller of currency to furnish data in connection with the number and total amounts involved of all deposits in national banks. The Asks For Data.

resolution called for the Action. KANFORD, May --rf, Iyan C. Burke, 48. Hanford dentist, last night, according to the police, the living room of the William Erwin home here, carrying a hunting rifle, shot and killed his wife, Mrs. Vera A.

Burke, seriously wounded Mrs. Erwin and committed suicide. The Burke and Erwin families had been friends for years; Charles 0. Slaybough of Corcoran, who had returned from a round of golf with Erwin, told the police he was in the living room of the Erwin home with the women when Dr. Burke entered.

He said the dentist did not speak. Mrs, Burke ran from the room, Dr. Burke shooting her in the back as she went through the door. The bullet passed through her heart Shot In Head Slaybough told the police Burke then shot Mrs. Erwin in the head, the bullet wounding her hand which had been raised in self pro- comp-troller to furnish the number de tist then Burned the gun and total amounts involved of ac-' counts of $2500 and under; $5000 S10.000; 550,000 those of more than $50,000.

The clause postponing the effective date of the deposit insurance --e deposit insurance plan until July 1, 1934, wa added to the bill at the insistence of Secretary Woodin. The secretary of the treasury -said it would take that long to examine alt the thousands of banks that would be members. Among the minor amendments adopted by the committee was one officers of national and federal reserve member banks from selling insurance. MUSCLE SHOALS BELL WASHINGTON, May; Congressional conferees a reached a complete agreement on the administration's Tennessee Valley developraenc-Muscle Shoals bills and early senate approval will be sought. Senator Norris bill was accepted in the main "by jy.be conferees as 'to reconstruction: of.

power transmission lines and experimental production of fertilizer, described the final draft as the "best Muscle Shoals 'bili we have ever passed." "Although it has been defeated several times by presidential vetoes and held up otherwise in the past," he added, "it was probably best after We have a president now who wholeheartedly favors the policy outlined and we never had one before." Odd Fellows Close Stockton Meeting STOCKTON, May of new officers yesterday and the grand ball last night marked the close of the annual state convention of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and their affiliated order, the Rebekah assembly. Fred Boeken, San Francisco, Is the new state grand master while Mrs. Margaret S. Carswell of San Francisco, heads the Rebekahs. C.

M. Taylor of Watsonville was elected grand warden, defeating M. L. Stechel, Santa Paula. Other officers named were William Blakely, Los Angeles, deputy grand master; H.

L. Partridge, grand representative to the sovereign grand lodge; J. W. Harris, San Francisco, grand treasurer, mid George F. Hudson, San grand secretary.

Santa Cruz wort the 1934 convention over Long Beach and San on himself and ended his Hfe. Erwin, who had been in the kitchen, rushed into the living room after the first shot had been fired, to find Mrs. Burke dying and Mrs. Erwin wounded. Dr.

Burke filed a suit for divorce here last January and Mrs. Burke later filed a cross complaint in which she charged cruelty and habitual intemperance. He had accused her of cruelty and neglect of their home. Burke left a note saying he intended to take his life. Trotzky is Reported a i Return To Moscow Soon PARIS, May Trotzky, former'head of the Red army and once an outstanding figure in Soviet Russia, was reported in Communist circles to-day to be considering a return to Russia from his exile hpme in Turkey.

A confidential agent was said to Be in Moscow now conferring with Jos'eph Stalin to this end. 'Trotzky's friends say Stalin is asking that Trotzky make a mild public statement sufficient to save Staling "face" after which he would be reinstated in the Communist-Party. DENIED MOSCOW, May report from Paris that Leon Trotzky was considering returning to Russia and that negotiations were going on to that end, was officially 50 NATIONS ARE ASKED TO IS TAKEN FROM New Administration Renames Colorado River Dam By Special Order WASHINGTON, May name "Hoover" has been dropped by the new administration for the great dam in the $165,000,000 irrigation project now under way in the Colorado River, which is hereafter to oe known as the "Boulder. Dam." By special order of Secretary Ickes to-day, the 730 foot dam-for which the actual pouring of cement begins within the next few. weeks--was renamed.

The appellation of "Hoover had been designed jty Secretary Wilbur as head the department of the interior in the- administration of Herbert Hoover. During the years -of controversy in congress; over the huge project, known as "Bovflder The Black Canyon irrigation project was. authorized under the CoolltSge administraUpn. About Twenty-five Killed As Landscape Is Littered With Mtttton The Owl, crack Southern Pacific flyer, plowed into a flock-of sheep at the B-Street crossing here this morning. Some twenty-five animals were killed outright and others were so severely injured they later were slaughtered.

Trie northbound train thundered to a quick stop after litter- ng the landscape in the vicinity of the crossing with massacred Feared Human Tragedy Some of the passengers, gazing sleepily from their windows, seeing the blood, at first thought the locomotive had piled into an automobile containing human beings. Bleats of the injured added to the confusion. While the lack of a time table was costly for Culan Masterina, reported by railway officials as the owner of the sheep, the accident was a boon for residents of the "jungles" of the Tuolumne River and Beard Brook. Quickly word of the slaughter spread to the hoboes, who picked up the slain animals for use as meat Were Leaders Of Flock The sheep killed were leaders of a flock being driven through town. Several hundred were behind them.

Raiiway officials said they had received no advance notice of the plan to cross the tracks with the iMscDonald Seeking Universal 1 Adherence To American Trade Proposal BIGrHT TO WITHDRAW ALLOWED SIGNATORIES Governments Not Bound To Accept Interpretations On Any Reservations LONDON, May UP)-- Fifty aations were called upon to-day to join the immediate tariff truce now accepted by eight leading countries. Prime Minister MacDonald, diairman of the world economic conference, is seeking universal adherence to the American proposal: by presenting the agreement veauched here yesterday to all countries invited to the The eight originating countries tha United States, Great Britain, France, Italy, Japan, Germany, NTorway and Belgium were conceded technical and minor reservations -without sacrifice of any of the principles in the American plan. The section of the truce addressed to other nations says: "The said governments agree and strongly urge all other governments participating in the coaler ence to agree that they will not, before June 12 nor during the proceedings of the conference, adopt ray hew initiatives which might increase the many varieties of difficulties now arresting international commerce." The conference is expected to Itust from Jun? 12 unti late this yeaj. Withdrawal Bight The adhering nations the to withdraw this. agreement at any time after July 31, on giving one month's previous JTorman H.

Davis, President Roosevelt's special envoy, was to leave to-day for Geneva to tackle. tit world disarmament crisis after' two weeks of hard work on the plan. is my understanding that in accenting the tariff truce none of governments bind themselves In advance to accept an interpretation which any other government may- place upon any reservations," Davis told the, economic conference was signed. "Thfe 1 Resolution of the general pur- atfd intention and rests wftfc each RbVirlnieift tract fairly in accord with its Spirit." Oiea't Britain gained reservations' permitting- it to continue negotiating for trade agreements, but it nmst show that its policy is aimed to raise the general level of world ahd not lower them; Fears Expressed France and Italy expressed fears March On White House Ruby Bates, who caused a sensation in the trial the nine Scottsboro, Negroes by recanting her previous charge against them, Is shown here as she marched between two Negro women at the head of a inarch to the White House to appeal for release of th Scottsboro youths. Treasure Hunt At Bottom Of Sea Told By Locksmith American Returns To New York After Thrilling Experience In Recovery Of Gold Sovereigns From Safe Of Sunken British Warship W.

A rM'EW. YORK, May 5 )--Charles Courtney, master locksmith, was back, from his.Snystery trip to Europe to-day, Ms hair several shades whiter, his left wrist in a plaster cast and'his right side swathed in bandages. that American dollar would depreciate further and an claiise is provided in this event to peirait protective measures. The American view is that the burden of proof that any devaluation Is dajruging rests with, the nations making the claim. Germany made technical reser- -tfans in event of emergencies arising in connection with its position.

as the largest debtor nation. FRENCH RESERVATIONS T-ARIS, May 13. French reservations to the tariff truce ag-ieed to in London yesterday were listed by a competent authority to-day as follows: S. The measure is to apply only to countries accepting the truce. 2.

Measures to compensate for exchange fluctuations will be permissible. 3. The application of customs ind monetary measures authorized by law or by pending bills will be permitted. Gandhi's Weight Is Down To 93 Pounds FOONA, India, May 13. C2P) Tkc Mahatma Gandhi's weight was JUIWLO Scale Of $540Q Per Year Voted For Stanislaus; Assembly Favored $15160 An amended bill, providing for: a cut of from $6000 to $5400 annually each in the salaries of Stanislaus County's two superior judges waa passed to-day by the.

state It will now be sent back to the assembly for concurrence. The lower house previously had. passed a bill which provided for salaries of $5100 for Superior Judges W. Fulkerth and J. C.

Assemblyman H. Zion said Stil! visibly nervous arrived last- night on th? liner Leviathan, he explained his injuries with a harrowing tale of being trapped for nearly ajri hour at ithe bottom Sea 1 Itti search Legislators Face Sunday Session To Wind Up Business Many Bills, Several Highly Controversial, Await Action In Both Houses; Liberalised Primary Proposal Killed In Senate BULLETIN OACRAMENTO, May move was made In the mute to-day to refer to a vote of the people the proposal to substitute life imprisonment for capital punishment in California. When an assembly bill substituting life imprisonment for hanging, except in certain cases involving felons, was brought up for consideration, Senator Charles H. Deuel of Cbico introduced a relation to refer the entire matter to the vote of the electors at the general election. Proponents of the bill were understood to be 'agjfeeabte to this suggestion.

QACRAMENTO, May clocks stopped ia both fcouses 3 and no more salary checks in sight, California, legislators Traded into the last pile of bills to-day with prospects of at least two days of hard work before starting the Summer recess. Dry Law Arrests Show Drop Since Advent Of Beer ASHINGTON, May 13. --Prohibition enforcement Statistics for the first month of legalized beer and also the first month of A. V. Dalrymple's tenure as director reveal a sharp decline in activities.

Cases in which arrests were made totaled 3440 during April, the report made public to-day showed, as compared with 5162 in March and 4587 for April of last year. There were 5355 cases placed on the docket against 7143 in March and? 7034 in April of 1932; 35,174 gallons of beer seized against. 66,403 and gallons of spirits against 157,681 and 151,131. ---T. 4 Cteaoelloir Will Contend Uni- auoa.ro.

me hirss in the World War. Confirms Report story confirmed private as he continued the three- weeks' last Isst 'Monday animals. If would have added. they been had. flagmen provided, they The train was delayed; for several minutes while data were obtained.

It was in charge of Conductor Cardwell. BANDITS GET $4000 SEATTLE, May unmasked robbers held up the ireen Lake State Bank in the north part of the city about noon to-day and escaped mately $4000 after with approxi- lining several characterized to-day as "nonsense." 'against a wall. customers and the bank's officers Pittsburgh New York Double Murder Mystery Deepened By Secret Room YORK, May surrounding the Ktrange slaying of Edward Albert Ridley, aged and wealthy eccentric, and his secretary, a man who lived a double life for eight years, deepened to-day with police of a secret room in the lower cast aide sub-cellar where Ridley had his office. The concealed room, the police eald after a careful examination of It, had apparently been used until a few djtya ago an a boot- lejrgers' "drop." Ridley, 88-year-old real estate operator, was beaten to death in that garage sub-cellar Wcdnes- 1 day, and near his body was found that of Lee Welnstelit, his secretary. After the double slaying it was discovered that shortly after Weinstein a the aged man's secretary, Ridley made his first and apparently only will, leaving 8200,000 to Weinstein.

He made this bequest conditional upon Weinstein's surviving him. Officials have been unable to determine which died first, fore- rawtlng possible contest for the money. Yesterday Investigators discovered that for eight years Weinstein had been married, unknown to Immediate relatives and had been living with his wife In a hotel under the name ol H. Lee. noon.

Concern arose because he was showing distaste for the steady diet of water and it was feared he was not drinking enoughj The niahatma is so weak he has to carried. Gandhi's blood pressure tended to rise and doctors said his isolation waa necessary. He is staying at a wealthy Indian widow's bung- aloir, Six doctors examined the mahatma, to-day and issued a statement which -was reassuring concerning his condition. this afternoon he expected the assembly to concur in the bill "sometime before midnight." The lower house also to-day concurred in amendments to a proposed new county government bill, already passed by the senate, and sent Governor Rolph for signing. Earlier this week, the Stanislaus County Board of Supervisor at the request of Senator David Bush of Oakdale made -a salary recommendation for the two superior judges.

The figure suggested ty the supervisors was $5100. Mistakes Corrected The assembly, in making amendments to the county government bill, recommendations suggested by the supervisors last Monday. As the measure goes to the governor, it.provides for cuts' of $600 in the pay of county, officers who receive $3600' annually and also reduces the wages of deputies. The amendments to the government measure were suggested by the supervisors because certain mistakes, blamed on printing, were contained' in, 'the One was the elimination of a full-time civil deputy in the sheriff's office. DROP PLANE HUNT FRESNO, May 13 for the wreckage of an airplane reported to have crashed in the vicinity of Coalinga waa abandoned by the sheriffs office here and constables at Coalinga to-day after they failed to locate trace an accident.

Major League Results National League 010 000 000 00--1 000 000 001 01--2 R.H.E. French and Finney; 'Fitzsim- moas, Bell, Luque and Mancuso, Richards, St, Xouis 500 030 000-- 8 11 0 Boston 010 100 000--2 6 2 Walker and Wilaon; Seibold, FaltensUin, Mangum and Spohrer, Hogatn. (Flist game) R.H.E. 202 003 000-7 11 2 Philadelphia ..003 200 000--5 7 0 Tinning, Henshaw, Grimes and Hartnett; Rhem, Moore, Grabow- skL tiska and Davis. (Second game) R.

H. E. J. Chicago 000010000--1 4 Philadelphia 7 7 Bush, Nelson and Hartnett, Taylor; Holley and Davis. R.

H. E. Cincinnati 1 6 1 Brooklyn 3 1 (Oalleti by agreement.) iiolp, Bcnton and Carroll and Sukeforth. American League TO "fyi Washington .000 101 HO 1--5 11 1 Chicago 2001010000-410 2 Crowder and Sewell; Gregory and Berry, New York poned, rain. at St Louis, post- Boston at Detroit, postponed, wet grounds.

Philadelphia at Cleveland, postponed, wet grounds. Great Dane Attacks Aged Poundmaster REDWOOD CITY, May to-- Bitten repeatedly by an enraged Great pane dog during a twenty-minute struggle for his life, J. B. Shook, 60-year-old poundmas- ter, was recovering his wounds here to-day. Shook said the dog, which had been locked In the city pound three weeks, attacked him as he entered to feed it yesterday.

The battle ended aa Shook managed to break free, draw his gun and shoot the animal, advices published last, month of the recovery qf 115,000 in gold sovereigns- from the wreck of the. Hampshire, and lifted some of the secrecy that surrounded his departure from New' York April 8 lasl The accident occurred soon after the gold had been recovered, Courtney said, and came after extensive diving operations' that had been carried on. without untoward incident Regarded WrQBgftdly Identified Preliminary work consisted Ohm. operating a "mud sucker" to draw Cnancellor PARIS, May 13-- French officials, fearful that Chancellor HJt- ler will announce intention to rearm at the reichstag session Wednesday, were a i about- to-day for methods to deal with the issues such action would raise. Although the French government feels it has the support of Gfreat Britain the question has not teen taken up with London, a government spokesman said.

The official adjournment tour came at 4 M. with hundreds measures yet to.on- sider. Not for many sessions has the eleventh hour legislative jam been so great, attaches said. The 1933 legislature may add to its record-breaking performances doubtful distinction of working longer after the clocks were stopped than any previous body. Leaders in both houses took counsel after checking up on the work remaining and decided to run on a business-like schedule instead of trying to jam the bills through at- all-night sessions when weary members will vote for almost anything to get home.

Many Bills Ahead C. Ray Robinson, assembly floor leader, estimated it would be Sunday night before the last measure has been considered, and said it would be even later if became extended on controversial bills. When the assembly closed its session early torday there were approximately 145; measures remaining on the file, many of them highly controversial, Bills passed by the senate last night and to-day include the following: AB-1261, persons sentenced to serve less than life in a penitentiary would be liable to a term of from one year to life if they attempt to escape from guards while being transported to or from' the -prison. Building CoMfcrsction AB-2381, Riley, regulating the construction of buildings in to resistance of horizontal earthquake forces and providing, tibat thp fHvtafm? of shall have the power to- proper construction incorporating these forces. AB-598, Latham, for" the refunding-of the indebtedness represented by bonds of special improvement districts payable special assessments levied icily or partly in accordnce- with the of The senate refused to consider AB-674, amending-, the licle code," on- the ground 'that it had been amended so profusely and so little studied no one knew.

what it provided. the shifting mud from around the' hull of the wreck, and several- trips to the bottom by an Italian diver to explore the wreckage and bring out articles Courtney said, identified the wreck beyond question as that of the warship on which "Kitchener of Khartoum" went to his death, seventeen years ago. Twenty-six trips to the bottom were made by the Italian diver; Harold Costello. The locksmith made two trips down, the first when the gold was recovered by boring open. a large built-in safe in the ship and taking out a chest which was contain the treasure.

There was jubilation among the crew of the salvage ship when the gold was brought- on deck and plans were immediately made for further search for the in gold reputedly carried by the Hampshire. Hit By TJndertow On his second trip to the bottom, April 24, Courtney said he was accompanied by Costello and a third man, Samuel Mansfield, an American whose home was reported to be in Virginia. They, had reached the bottom and were at the side of the Hampshire for perhaps forty minutes, when a sudden (See SEA, Page 11, Col. 2) Detained In Iowa Attack LE MARS, Iowa, May 13 but three of tHe persons arrested by Iowa National Guards- tion and maltreatment of Judge C. C.

two weeks ago, were released to-day. The three, Richard Popken, Martin Roaburg and John Soko lovsky, were given until Wednesday to enter their Sokplovsky was charged with conspiracy to assault The others face the conspiracy count as well as a charge of assault with intent to do great bodily harm. BERLIN, May Adolf Hitler goes before the specially-convened reich- stag next Wednesday he will protest against the failure of other nations to disarm and he will defend Germany's tions, such Uniformed as his own organiza- it was authoritatively learned to-day. It is the chancellor's contention that foreign nations hold erroneous syiews concerning the Nazi Brown Shirts.and their allies, the Steel Helmet War Veterans The chancellor further intends to treat 'the-disarmament problem, in its broadest aspects in the hope of clearing the atmosphere for the world economic conference opening in June. This conference, in the Nazi government's view, can be successful only if-the arms conference previously has achieved visible results.

Reply To Warnings In his reichstag speech Chancellor Hitler will reply" to Lord Hailsham, British war minister, and Joseph Paul-Boncour, French foreign minister, both of whom have issued warnings recently that failure of the Geneva disarmament conference means continuation of the military restrictions on Germany in the treaty of Versailles. Seen through German eyes, the thesis of the French and British ministers is that the strong shall remain strong and the weak shall remain weak. Germany, it was authoritatively said, refuses to bow to any ultimatum on the arms question. A competent source also asserted that the Berlin government does not fear M. Paul-Boncour's so- called dossier, which supposedly BILLS SIGNED SACRAMENTO, May Conditional sales contracts on men in connection with the abduct fcontains details of alleged viola- irtrt 9 A 0.

i tions of Germany of the Versailles restrictions. FRENCH WAB BUDGET PARIS, May 13--UP)--A resolute Intention to provide full security for France in order that the nation never again may have to meet invasion with "the beasts of her soldiers" was expressed to-day by Premier Dafadier in debate on the war budget in the senate. Al Smith Greets Heroic Boys Who Flagged Train YORK, May boys from a Passalc, orphanage whc became heroes by flagging down a commuters' train that was about to run into a washout were brought to New York to-day for some thrills. They were greeted by two juvenile court judges, rode across the George Washington Bridge, were luncheon jruesta of Alfred K. Smith In the Empire State Building Tower, saw a movie and visited the aquarium.

One of them, Melnlslk, rode down Riverside Drive In the sidecar of a police motorcycle. "That was the best yet," sold Jake. "I get a bigger Idck than meeting Babe Ruth." All dressed up in new suits, the boys were seated at lunch when former Governor Smith greeted them. "You're swell boys," he told them, "and great heroes." MINER ROBBED WENATCHEE, May Ollie Jordan. Liberty gold miner, is looking for the man who Tuesday night cleaned up the arrester near Jordan's gold claim, machinery and equipment used mining purposes must be" recorded as soon as senate bill 403 Senator Jamea M.

Allen of Treka becomes effective. Governor Rolph signed it to-day. The new law will prohibit min- ng promoters from misrepresent- ng to prospective investors the ownership of the machinery in a mine, the stock of which is on the market Other bills signed were: A. B. 1359, Riley, changes reference of the department of engineering to the department of jublic works in the act providing' or the destruction, of state property.

A. B. 1526, Hornblower, substitu- es the president of the fish and game commission for the director if natural resources on the migratory bird conservation commission. A. B.

1720, Bliss, amends the joint highway district act B. 1761, Scudder, makes it uit- lawful to possess an for taking clams ia a serve. A. B. Bodega instrument clam pre- 1763, Scudder, Lagoon fish and game district Number 10 and provides for one bag limit per day on, clams.

Milk Legislation A. B. 1982, Scudder, makes unlawful to sell any product as cream made by blending milk or skiin milk with butterfat A. B. 1983, Scudder, makes unlawful to sell ice cream, milk and cheese or their, derivatives to which has been added milk or milk fat under any fictitious or trade name.

S. B. 676, Wagy, amends the agricultural code relating to county livestock S. B. 956, Jespersen, repeals act which regulated the treatment and shipping of walnuts and appM- (See SUNDAY.

Page Col. 5) Wounded Negro Abducted By Mob; Body Found Later WAKRENTON, May 13 UTi. mob abducted a wounded Negro last night after a gun battle in which his brother and' a white planter were killed and early today his body was found at a roadside just outside the city. The Negroes. Lamar Kinsey and Will Kinsey, were tenants of the planter, Charlie English, and fight took place at their home.

Shenff George P. Hogan said learned the battle occurred the planter went to question 'them about trouble with his nephew. English and Lamar Kinsey were killed instantly in an exchange Of Will brought W. A. Davis Kinsey, here by id wounded, was relatives.

Dr. said he treated him in his office and left him with deputy sheriff. Later J. A. Bray.

a druggist, said he saw a mob ter the physician's office, bring and left with J1500 in free out shove htm Into an one day's run, tomob'tle and.