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SEVENTY-FIFTH YEAR
PRicfi five cmrrs
SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 26, 1925
IIEIiTMISIL
GRIPS 1TKST
PIIWESTFUST
HTHUED
COUNTY COURT ENJOINED
IN UNION SCHOOL DEBATE
DEFENSE PLUS TO
SALEM AD CLUB WILL
. INVESTIGATE TRAFFIC
DENNEY & COMPANY ARE
NOW READY FOR FRUIT
REVOLT OVERTtlRItIS
GREEK G0VE1H
SHOELESS DAYS HERE;
GIRLS TAKE T EASY
HOW TO KEEP COOI IS
SOLVED AT STATE HOUSE
E
GERVAIS HIGH SCHOOL AD
HERENTS GET INJUNCTION
SOURCE OP ROUTINGS FAVOR
, WEST jSIDE HIGHWAY
BEGINNING TO RECEIVE SOME
: RING CHERRIES
BELFJS
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Siletz Basin Conflagration,
Fanned by Wind, Spreads
. Toward Northwest
MAIN BLAZE CONTROLLED
Fire Starts From Engine Sparks;
' ' Central Oregon- Foresta ?
Burning; Timber Dia
trict in Danger '
Forest fires in the Siletz basin
aer continuing and the camp of
the Willamette Valley . Lumber
company, northeast of the basin.
Is directly in line of the advanc
ing conflagration, according to re
ports received last night from Dal
las. The fire is burning rapidly
and making much headway.
The fires started, Wednesday
and which, swept the -basin proper
are' under control. Climbing the
ridge and fanned by a southwest
wind, the red menace is spreading
toward the northeast. "Because of
conditions it is impossible for fire
fighters to backfire' because jod
the extremely dry weather.
The fire, according to reports
received here, started from sparks
frorna large donkey or "yarder"
engine.
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1 t'UKiLiAIxu, June iJ9
Jrl hot winda sweeping over )regoii
1.1 ana vvasuiiigtuu uum mo; uun
7w ana east arove tne iasi vesyjse w
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"moisture from the - forests today
and fanned a hundred msignin
cant fires into serious blazes. Loss
was as yet not heavy and acreage
covered was not large, but from
every corner of the two states
there were, reports of threatening
blaes.
, Lumber companies reported
fires, from many parts or western
Oregon and western Washington.
The forest service reported three
areas in which there-were fires
of importance. '-.V,
Bend Reports Fire
BEND, pr June 25.--A forest
fire was reported this afternoon
at the top of the Cascade divide,
directly west of Crane Prairie,
Charletbn lake. An electric storm
was breaking. C&e .wind . was
strong to the south. , A dust storm
was sweeping Bend, and fain was
believed, to be falling tp the south
ward. :
Only one new fire was reported
today, being near Union ' on the
south side of Hood canal. A fire
reported earlier in the day near
Seabeck, Kitsap county, had In
creased its area by late afternoon,
reports received at the forestry
office indicated.
Timber Threatened
EATON VILLE, Wash.. June 23.
With a body of timber rated the
third largest on the Pacific coast
standing adjacent to Eatonville,
the forest fire situation caused un
easiness in this district tonight.
Frost Bros, sawmill at Silver
Lake, seven miles east of Eaton
ville, burned yesterday. Flames
were fought from a neighboring
mill. .V' - . :'v
, Fires in the trees were reported
from Mineral, 12 mllea south; Til
ton, 25 miles southwest, and Ash
ford, IS miles southeast. All these
had been held in leash.
COUNCIL ORDER PAVER
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MACHINE TKK& EXCAVATING
AND ROUGH GRADING '..-v
At a special meeting of the city
council last' nigb't final decision
was reached on the purchase of a
Keystone traction excavator. The
new excavator, or skimmer as it
is commonly called, will be uffipd
to do all the rough grading for
the paving department.
Several days ago. members ; of
the street: commission were In
Portland consulting contractors
who are now using the skimmers.
, s ana tne decision was reacnea tnai
jjj paving costs could, be cut materi
ally Dy tne purcnase. 1 ne new
machine will not only reduce the
cost but will speed up paving.
The price . Quoted on the Key
stone excayator; is $7,700. The
city was given a discount of $325.
making the purchase price $7,
37$. Delivery, will be made in 10
or 15 days and a company man
will operate the skimmer for the
first week or so as a guarantee
that the excavator will perform all
services advertised. ' ' ,
' CAKES FREE
the Statesman is giving away
100 cakes free to those bring
ing In classified ads to run in
The Statesman for three issues,
including, Sunday's issue June
28th. - :-, . : ,
There are no strings other
than bringing in the ad. - The
regular rate of 5 'cents "per
wor4 for three issues is being
charged. Many ' have already
been -in and ordered their ads.
to run and received the tickets
for the cakes, which will -be
ready for delivery this after
noon and tomorrow. The cakes
are being baked today and are
guaranteed to be good. They
sell regularly for 25 cents.
Don't "wait until too late, as
only 100 cakes have been' or
dered. Bring your ad In today
if possible. '
County Officials Restrained From
Declaring Dissolution of ' .
School1
A temporary restraining injunc
tion prohibiting; the county court
from declaring the dissolution of
the Gervais union high school., whs
granted by Judge L. H. McMahan
yesterday afternoon in the circuit
court. Final disposition of the in
junction will be undertaken by
Judge McMahan this afternoon at
1:30 o'clock. f ;
The petition to grant the in
junction wag sponsored by John F.
Manning, E. S. Naftzger. Sam H.
Brown.' John A. Fereschweiler,
and E. O. Smith, district officials
of the union school. County Judge
J- T. Hunt, Commissioners J: E.
Smith a&i John Porter, and Mary
L. Fulkerson, county school super
intendent, are made the defend
ants, although that fact denotes
in no way whatever their personal
standing on the matter, as they
are members of the county boun
dary board which Is investigating
the matter. j ,
The opponents of ' the plan to
dissolve the school' declare that
illegal votes in the? Manning dis
trict, one of the units of the union
district, caused the election to
swing in favor of disbanding the
school. Two ballots are contested,
on the grounds that the voters
were not residents of the district.
4 It Is further stated that con
tracts with the teachers have been
signed for the coming term, and
that the board has no authority to
break the contracts. Another ar
gument for the continuation of the
union district is that the parents
can give their children the bene
fit of a high school education at
jnuch less cost than if they were
sent to another district.
In order to disband a union dis
trict. It is necessary: that a major
ity. of the voters favor the dissolu
tion.' In the case at hand, it is de
clared that the necessary majority
is lacking. I
SLIDE FORMS HUGE LAKE
ENTIRE CONTOUR OF VALLEY
CHANGED BY AVALANCHE
JACKSON. Wyo., June 25.-
(By The Associated Press.) The
geography of the famous Jack
son's Hole region was permanent
ly changed ;by the gigantic land
slide of Tuesday, forest officials
say, the Gros Valley; above the
natural dam formed when the
north end of Sheep mountain
crashed into it now being' destin
ed to become a lake more than a
mile in width, six to seven- miles
long and nearly 200 feet deep. Jt
will take four weeks, it is esti
mated, for the river tq fill the
lake. i
The slide was preceded by earth
tremors, which were left here lR6t
Sunday. Another tremor was felt
yesterday and it is feared that
further slides may!: take place' as
other parts of the! mountainside,
undermined by the hidden seepage
of .melting snow, are believed to
be loosened. I
The escape of Gil , Huff, the
rancher . who raced before the
avalanche on a fast horse 'for a
half mile, was almost miraculous.
Huff was riding near his ranch
when the mountain above him.
densely covsrc'd with forest, began
to move. Huff turned and began
his desperata ride. The slide with
a tremendous roara bore down on
him. a wall of boulders, trees and
earth nearly a hundred feet hig-b.
His frenzied horse, struck by fly
inr stones, finally leaped to higher
ground at one side; and' the slide
piitsed him by only a tew feet," ho
reported. t
Huff dashed to his home where
his wife and daughter were. The
slide had narrowly ' missed ' the
building. Today it is under many
feet of water. He saved his be
longings by working through the
night. Several head of his cattle
vere killed. Two ranches above
his are wiped out and it is feared
that the forest ranger station is
in danger of being submerged by
rising watere. i : .
CHINESE TROOPS GATHER
PLANS MADE TO fRAP FORCES
f FOREIGNERS ESCAPE ;
, CANTON, June 25. (By the
Associated Press.)- Many Chinese
troops are gathering, in positions
in the Chinese city opposite Sha
meen, the .foreign settlement
where the firing between Chinese
demonstrators - and British ' and
French inarines took place last
Tuesday. There has been no fir
ing up to the' present, but the ten
sion is very great. .
' Strict" "orders have been given
by the senior naval officer in com
mand of the defense force to con
centrate the firing on buildings
occupied by the Chinese: troops
should the latter, who have quick
firing guns, attack. ; -
" Owing' to the' exposed position
of the fronts of the buildings oc
cupied by foreigners, holes have
been broken through the - rear
walls to afford a means of escape
should this become necessary.
CHALLENGE IS ISSUED
SEATTLE. June 25. A chal
lenge to the Science League of
America expressing his willingness
to meet David Starr Jordan, Wil
liam E. Ritter or Luther Bnrbank
in a debate over evolution was
Issued by Dr. W.'B. Riley of Min
neapolis here Jouighty : - :
Final Plea for Acquittal - Is
Made by Stewart; State
t Witnesses Attacked ;
CASE WILL END TODAY
State to Start Closing Arguments
This Morning; Jury to De
cide on Acquittal or
: the Callows
CHICAGO,! June 25. (By the
Associated. Press.) v After six
weeks trial, the fate of William
Darling Shepherd is expected' to
rest in the hand3 of the Jury by
tomorrow night. Final pleas for
his 'acquit 14 were made today and
tomorrow will see the presenta
tion of thet state's closing argu
ment, after which Judge Thomas
J. Lynch will charge the jury.
Throughout the entire session
today the jury listened to pleas to
accuit Shepherd, first mado' by
William Scott Stewart and fol
lowed by his associate counsel, W.
W. O'Brien. Arguing for acquit
tal, the defense attorneys com
bined their plea for justice with
a vitriolic attack upon the state
witnesses. They excoriated Dr. C
C. Faiman for the accusations
against Shepherd.
Faiman testified he gave Shep
herd typhoid germs and taught
him how to slay Shepherd's foster
son, William Nelson McClintock.
"All you can give Shepherd Is
his liberty," Stewart asserted.
"You cannot give : him back his
good name. We ask you not for
sympathy but for a fair trial. We
ask you to do what is right and
to acquit him."
Prosecutor Robert E. Crowe
will make the closing argument
for the state. Opposing attorneys
were agreed tonight ' the ; argu
ments have left the jury to decide
between two verdicts acquittal or
first degree murder, with death
on the gallows.
court RECEIVES GUESTS
MANY ARE PRESENTED ' TO
KING AND QUEEN -
LONDON. June 2 5 (By Asso
ciated .Press.) One thousand
guests, including a - number of
Americans, tonight attended ( the
court at Buckingham palace 'and
were presented to King George
and Queen Mary. ,
King George wore an informal
royal horse guard's blue, uniform,.
Queen Mary was dressed in a gown
of pure gold brocade with a pale
blue train. , The royal circle was
smaller than usual. but otherwise
the brilliant function followed the
customary routine. "''-'-. "
Getting Reverse English on THIs Evolution
Membership Drive Is Planned;
Ellgibles ; Arc Placed In
. Three Groupings
At-; meeting of the newly or
ganized. Salem Ad club at the
Gray: Belle Thursday; noon a tem
porary traffic committee was ap
pointed to investigate why traffic
is being' directed by the West Side
highway, both from the' north and
south. The committee appointed
was Edward Schunke,- chairman;
A. H. Drake and E. Keith.
This met following the meeting of
the club. T .
It has been reported and is a
known fact that traffic from the
north has 1 been routed through
Portland via the West Side high
way, and also from the south tour
ists have been advised to go the
west side route. The committee
will try and find out 'where this
routing originates. They believe
it is propaganda against Salem. '
E. A. Brown, the newly decte3
president, presided at the meet
ing. It was decided to appoint
a membership committee so as to
get a representative group into
the organization as soon as pos
sible. Ralph H, Kletzing was ap
pointed chairman of this commit
tee, other, members . being Joseph
J. : King and A. "H. Drake. The
constitution '- and by-laws . were
adopted, which included the quali
fications for membership, which
are advertising writers, artists, or
buyers or sellers of advertising.
The committee recommending the
constitution was headed by Wil
liam Paulus.
ROBBED UPON HIGHWAY
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TOURIST SNATCHES HAND-BAG
from automobile -
Police are seeking the identity
I of a "highway robber" traveling
In an automobile bearing ' a Cali
fornia license plate.
Esther Swartz of route 7 re
ported that she had stopped her
machine on the Pacific highway
near Brooks in order to change a
tire, placing a handbag on the
running board.
While engaged in changing tires
she noticed that a California reg
istered automobile drove along
side of her machine, slowed down
and. then sped down the highway
toward, Salem. Upon investiga
tion the. handbag, was. found to -be
missing. - 1
The handbag contained several
silk dresses, 'a flashlight, a pair
of shoes, a pair of gold rimmed
glasses, and a small amount of
cash and othejr articles. -
MINER'S BODY FOUND
KELLOGG, Idaho, June 25.
The body of Nick Lamama. who
lost his life when he fell from a
scaffolding In" the OK mine here
yesterday waa found today' in 25
feet of wafer at the bottom of a
shaft. - ; -
&&M.i :j&Sm 'll
Convenient Headquarters Located
at Kings DehydraUon, Plant -i
0 Front Street . :
Denney & Co., fruit dealers, are
ready for business at the Kings
dehydration plant on North Front
street. Their phone number is
291- They are very well prepared
fjor business there, with two scales
for wighing and good facilities
generally. :
R. R. Hurst, representing Den
ney & Co.. Is on the ground and
will remain here - during cherry
Ouylng season, andlik'ely througb
the prune buying' season also. His
firm shipped 230 cars of prunes
green last year, and made the best
returns to the growers of any snip
pers of prunes. 1
Mr. Hurst says that, in the mat
ter of the cherry contracts made
with black cherry growers of this
district, his company sells its serv
ices. It agrees to advance 5 cents
a pound to the growers, and will
do this upon delivery in each case;
and it agrees to give the grower
whatever profits there are after
sales are made, less costs and com
missions.
; Mr. Hurst says all the cards are
on the table. The. grower has a
right to have submitted to him the
auction reports; orlf his cherries
are sold privately, he has a right
to know who bought them, and
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35 MAY DIE IN BLAST
CASUALTIES 5 IN THEATER
BLAST MAY MOUNT HIGH
i KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 26
At 2 a. m. this morning police and
fire department officials estimated
that from 35 to 40 persons had
lost their lives in the explosion
and fire which last night destroyed
the Gillis theater building here.
.- The officials, however, made it
plain that their estimate was at
best guess-work, and declared that
Lhe number of casualties could not
be determined with any Accuracy
until a thorough check Is made 6t
the ruins.
i It was ' estimated by Paul
Schultz of Waldrpn, Mo., that be
tween 75 and 1.00 persons were In
the. theater a few minutes before
the blast." Schiilfz' left the play
house five minutes before the ex
plosion and later ran back into the
building in an effort to rescue a
brother. He said the small audi
ence appeared panic stricken and,
unable to reach hla brother, he
made his way out. .
The police received a report that
15 men, who were gambling in the
basement of the building were
trapped. When police and fire
men arrived at the scene there
were many: bleeding and injured
persons crying in the streets-
Stuff, Aren't We?
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Militarists Depose Premier
and Assume Full Author
ity of the State
NATIONAL ARMY DESERTS
Feople Remain) Cnchanged Despite
' Serious Revolutionary Con
' ditlon; New Cabinet ;
Proclaimed
ATHENS, June 25 (By The
Associated Press). The Greek
government, under, the premier
ship f MIchalakoupoulos, has
been deposed and a new govern
ment under military control. The
revolutionary movement started at
dawn simultaneously in Athens, in
Salonlki, when anti-government
forces, after a brief and harmless
fussilade, seized the telegraph of
fices and cut communications.
The military movement had been
foreseen for several days but up
to the last minute the government
had declared itself master of the
situation and was absolutely con
vinced of the loyalty of the troops.
At five o'clock this morning,
however, General Pangalos, who
was former generalissimo of the
Greek army and held the office of
minister of war for a short time,
with a number of "officers occu
pied the barracks of the jegiment
of engineers and forthwith issued
an ultimatum to the government
demanding its resignation and
hplding the ministry responsible
for any bloodshed. At the same
time n-n ultimatum was issued by
Admiral Hadjikiriakos, former
minister of marine, who was
aboard the warship Aver, and by
the commander of the troops at
Saloniki.
? The whole of the Athens garrl
Bon did not at first declare In
favor of the revolution and Pre
mier MIchalakoupoulos and his
cabinet remained in session in the
parliament building guarded by
loyal troops.
f In the afternoon General Pan
galos and his. staff took up Quar
ters at the war ministry, where he
assumed the attitude of leader of
the. revolution and Issued .orders
accordingly. - In the meantime the
government resigned, and the pro
visional president of the republic,
Admiral Coundouriotis, sent out
an urgent summons to the parlia
mentary leaders. . He invited M.
Papanastasion, former premier, to
organize a cabinet, but in political
circles' it is generally believed
that Pangalos has designs upon
the premiership and would not
likely be willing to serve under
Papanastasioav
: Admiral Hadjlrlkiakos assumed
command of the fleet and is ex
pected to become minister of mar
ine. It is understood Admiral
Coundouriotis intended to resign
the presidency but was disuaded.
Though there were possibilities
of a really serious situation the
revolution from a military stand
point was a mild affair and except
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AMERICANS SAID SAFE
RESPONSIBILITY FOR SHOOT
ING IS NOT YET FI.XED
: WASHINGTON, June 25. (By
Associated Press.) -The question
of responsibility for the rifle and
machine gun firing at . Canton
Tuesday between Chinese demon
strators and French and British
steamers was . avoided today in a
summary of an official report to
the state department from the Am
erican consul general at Canton,
Douglas Jenkins.
The summary said:
'Heavy rifle and machine gun
firing started between the Chinese
soldiers and French and British
sailors, lasting 20 .minutes with
sniping for an hour afterwards."
Jenkins reported no Americans
were hurt while the number of
Chinese dead 'was estimated at
nearly a hundred. The shooting
was not continued Tuesday night
it was added, but the situation re
mained tense "and fighting may be
resumed at any moment. .
"The few Americans remaining
in missions near Canton are be
lieved to be safe."
SOLDIERS RETURN HOME
CAMP JACKSON MEN DUE
BACK IN 8ALEM TONIGHT :
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Camp will be broken today at
Camp Jackson, near Medford, and
by midnight tonight all units will
have arrived at their respective
homes.-' The Salem National guard
units are due to arrive at 6 o'clock
tonight. A detachment under' Lt.
Col. A. C. Baker will remain for a
few days to look ' after " the ' dis
mantellng of the camp. ' '
-' Because of the reeord breaking
heat field mahuevers this week
were curtailed. Wednesday after
noon the. thermometer touched
108.8 degrees. Inspection and
muster kept the men busy Thurs
day while military ceremonies In
connection wih tfl ft visit of Sec
retary of Agriculture, Jardine were
also - held. The annual dinner of
the 41st division was held last
night with about 300 present, in
cluding General Hunter Liggett,
commander of the national divi-
Offending Footgear Is Discarded
After Long Hot Walk Dux- .
tag Lunch Hour '
Various are "the methods em
ployed in an effort to obtain re
lief from the weather, but per
haps the most novel is the one
adopted by a "number fo girls em
ployed at the state house.
Feet were burning from long
walks back to work after the lunch
hour. The temptation to remove
the hot leather footwear proved
too great. A surreptious kick and
the offending shoe disappeared.
Another kick and its mate hit the
floor. The word was passed among
the employees of offices on the
second floor that are seldom vis
ited by outsiders.
Into the family group wandered
a newspaperman. The girl in the
office belonged there, but one
from an adjoining office was sit
ting at another desk oh, so
demurely..
Another employe from' the ad
joining office stepped to the "door
and called to the demure one.
Someone wanted her to take a
letter. ': . , , . j;
No response.
The newspaperman wondered if
the heat, were affecting her, for
she U4 not move. Having a few
idle moments, he decided to stick
If "out aad see what would happen.
; Disgusted with the invader's
lassitude and fearful to remain
away from her own office, in the
face of the call, the demure damsel
got up nad made a dash for the
door displaying silk-stockinged
limbs and feet, but minus all foot
wear. ITALIAN DEBT IS ARGUED
MELLON DEMANDS PAY; EX
CUSES MADE BY ITALY
WASHINGTON, June 25. (By
Associated Press.) The capacity
of the Jtalian government to pay
its war debt to the United States
was established today at the first
funding conference as the P basis
upon which negotiations for a set
tlement will proceed.
i At, the outset Secretary Mellon
as chairman of the American debt
commission informed the Italian
delegation of the American view
that the $2,138,000,000 debt
should be "funded now" and on
conditions "taking into consider
ation Italy's ability to pay."
The Italian reply, made by Am
bassador De Martino was that his
government could not give consid
eration to any proposal that threat
ened lt with disaster nor would
it agree to any arrangement which
It did not believe It could carry to
a successful concuslon. '
The remaining discusion In the
conference, which lasted three
hours, was limited to generalities.
Specific provisions were left to be
taken up at the next meeting,
scheduled, for Tuesday of next
week. V
Ambassador De Martino did not
fail to mention that "the real con
ditions, economical and financial,
In which Italy finds itself" must
be weighed carefully in arriving at
a settlement and that it must be
adjusted to them in "the amount,
form and the time of payments."
RAPE APPEAL ARGUED
ATTORNEY IN HIGH COURT
WITH MAC LAREN CASE
,Appeal of Allen MacLaren, son
of W. G. MacLaren, members of
the state parole board, Gladwin
Lawpaugh and Archie Livingston,
was heard by the supreme court
Thursday. All three youths live
in Portland and were convicted in
the Clackamas county court on a
rape charge. . All were sentenced
to the penitentiary. A" previous
trial in Multnomah county resulted
in an accquital.
The case grew out of a "pick
up" of three Portland girls, 17, 18
and 19. years old, the night of July
28, 1923. The boys drove south
near the county boundary line
where the alleged attack upon one
of the girls is said to have taken
place. The trial attracted a great
deal of interest owing to the prom
inence of the principal youth.
Argument for the defense was
based chiefly on the ground that
the crime was not committed in
Clackamas county adn tSSt the
court of that county had no juris
diction over the case. ' . -
PIERCE CANCELS DATES
LUMBAGO KEEPS GOVERNOR
FROM EASTERN OREGON
.Because of an attack of lum
bago. Governor Walter M. Pierce
has been forced to cancel several
eastern Oregon address dates this
week. WV A. DelxelL his private
secretary, left yesterday to fill the
engagements as a substitute
speaker.
BURGLARY IS ATTEMPTED
For the second time In the week
the burglar alarm of the U. G.
Shipley store sounded at 12:15
o'clock this morning. Although
an entrance was not made into
the building, bar marks oa the
rear windows . showed where the
breaker Bad attempted to enter.
Another attemnt to rafn - admit.
tance to the store was made Tues
day morning; at about two o'cIjcX.
Oregon, Washington and Cil
ifornia .Cities Report
v Sweltering Weather '
99 DEGREES; IN SALEL1
Drop pf One Degree Is Recorded;
; Swimming Resorts Are .
Thronged; Nights Are
Bringtaf Relief
Swimming resorts were crowded
yesterday with5 the second hottest
day of the year., A temperature of
93- degrees was' recorded, one de
gree cooler than the previous high
record set Wednesday.
Parks Were filled with persons
seeking relief from the heat. The
wind, while still lacking the char
acteristic cooling Qualities, was
slightly cooler than that of the
preceeding day. whichresembled
that from a blast furnace.
Hundreds of youngsters, clad in
bathing suits, managed to keep
cool by the time-honored- custom
of "bathing" in the family lawn
sprinkler.
As was the case with Wednes
day, the setting of the sun brought
relief. From 100 degrees Wednes
day afternoon the thermometer
dropped to 68 degrees during the
night, with a corresponding drop ,
again last night. . -J
High temperatures were gen
eral throughout the northwest and
Pacific coast states. . ,a
103 at Portland
'. PORTLAND, Ore., June 25
Portland- reports its hottest June
day, the heat providing sufficient
Impetus to push the mercury to 1
102 degrees. Forest fires in cen
tral and western Oregon have
broken out. . A train was derailed
at Metolius when excessive heat
spread the rails
; Medford Sizzles
MEDFORD. Ore., Jcne 25. To
day was a sweltering one with a
temperature . of 105 degrees. r
Wednesday's ?, temperature waa
108.8 degrees.
Cool at Astoria -ASTORIA,
Ore., June 25--A
breeze straight from, the ocean
halted the rise of the mercury
here shortly before noon today.
The high mark was a little above
70 ' degrees. Topcoats- are being
worn tonight. f i
Eugene Beats Salem
EUGENE, Ore., June 25. Th
maximum temperature in Eugens
today was 100 degrees, the hottest
here in many years, according to
tne local government weather ob
server. No prostrations weru re
ported. .
(Coatiau4 oa pan 2)
CQOLIDGE WALKS IN RAIN
NATION'S CHIEF EXECUTIVTI
JUC ILSbS XU JSTA.X 1
: SWAMPSCOTT. Mass.. Jnn 5K.
--(By Associated press.) In the
mood for rest and recreation Pres
ident Coolldf e refused to stay in
doors today, despite a steady rain.
iwice ne took; long walks, accom
panied only by secret service men.
: After breakfast Mr. Coolidea
contejited himself with a quarter
oi a mne irom- wnite court, tne
Bummer White House, without
raincoat or umbrella when it be
gan to drizzle.
lie received a slight - wetting
before reaching home. '
Late -in the day the president
again ventured out for a stroll on
the rocky coast to Little point,
where he stood for a quarter of
an hour. Undaunted by the weath
er. Mrs. Coolidffa took . hnth a
morning and afternoon In the rain
wain kod uoy, ner wMte cojlie,
scampering at her side. -
' Aside from their walks. Presi
dent and Mrs. Coolidga spent tbe
day in seclusion. Mr. and Mrs.
Frank . W. Stearns, their clos
friends, were luncheon guests and
twice Secretary packers taotorei
from his office in Lynn to White
Court , for conferences with tha
president on routine matters.
; Announcement vra made that
tomorrow the president would re
ceive his first caller, Mayer re
ward F. Quinn of Cambridge.:
The latter will outline to . lr.
Coolidge plans for hla appearance
In Cambridge July 3 to deliver an
address tn connection with i! 3
celebration-of the 150th anniver
sary of, Qeorge: Washington's r s
samption of command over t::9
Continent army.'-: -
METHODIST BOARD f.EETS
cijLircurc PROGr,si rort y '.;
ri-. "luiAixs'u?;c.';crii ; -
Program for the First 'Metho
dist church for the year startint
September 1 will remain tte s3.11 3
as the one carried out in the r-t
year, was the decision rwhei at
th-j annual board meetly f i Et
t-i'i church last night. Ilary r: 1
ley. former - Willamette ttrideit.
waa chosen d!reccr-cf reU;i-
education and Mr. ITca t" -leader.
Professor Xloterta mIA
continue as rraclst.
. The offices cf finschl, r
and church secretaries vVr? :t
to the financial mi-