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VACATION TIME Ton should be protected by The" Statesman' travel-acei-dent insurance policy; many Traders have found that It pay. FOUNDED 1631 WEATHER Partly cloudy ami warm er today, cloudy and cooler Friday; Max. temperature Wednesday 73; niia. 34; north wind; river 5. EIGHTIETH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Thursday Morning, Jane 19, 1930 No. " BROCK-SCHLEE SECOND IH FLIGHT RECORD Return Trip Cuts Time But Stop Made Throwing Doubt on Claim Storm and Fuel Shortage Overcome in Dash Eastward JACKSONVILLE, Fla., June 18 (AP) Battling storms and fuel shortages on their eastward trip, William S. Brock and Ed ward P. Schlee. today completed the fastest record ronnd-trip ocean to ocean fight across the United States. They reached San Diego in the record tlm eof 13:55:30 without incident and despite adversity which struck them soon after they started the return voyage and followed them to. the end, they managed to make it back In 16 hours and 60 minutes. Their elapsed time for the round trip was 31 hours and 58 minutes. After fighting severe electrical storms and head winds over the Rockies last night and being forced to land for fuel at Talln lah. La., this morning, they ran out of gas at the municipal air port here and crashed Into a fence, narrowly escaping injury. and doing considerable damage to the plane. They had crossed the finish line at Jacksonville Beach, 12 miles away, a few minutes be- fore. Difficulties Met In Mountain Area leaving San Diego at 5:11 p. m., the airmen encountered their first difficulties over the moun tains. Several times they said they thought they would be forc ed to jump in their parachutes. Riding from one storm to anoth er they barely managed to get through. The landing at Tallulah was made at 9 a. m., when they reached Jacksonville they flew Into dense clouds. Brock esti mated he spent nearly forty min utes seeking his bearings. The landing at Tallulah pre vented the west-east flight from being non-stop and threw a ques tion on any claim for a record Flight officials said the time for the flight would be compared with the marks set by Captain Frank Hawks on an ocean to ocean basis, despite the fact Hawks' route was about 400 miles longer than that taken by Brock and Schlee. Hawks made the eastward trip in 19:10, fly ing from New York to Los An geles. His eastward time was 17:4S. His elapsed time was 43.59. Lower Mark Made By Doolittle The pair easily beat the pre vious records held for transcon tinental flights between Jackson ville and San Diego and San Di-'go and Jacksonville. The first westward flight from Jack sonville was made by Lient. James Doolittle in 1922. Brock and Schlee cut more than 7 hours from this record. Major T. McCauley. San Diego, made the initial west-east flight In 1019. Brock and Schlee left here on their westward flight at 5:04 a. m., Tuesday, arriving at San Diego at 3:56 p. m., they had planned to make the round trip in 24 to 30 hours. (Turn to page 12, col. 7) Bolivia Communist Revolt Discounted By la Paz Official LA PAZ, June 18. (AP) The Bolivian minister of the interior, Col, Tro, de clared today the insurgent movement in southern Boli via, led for Roberto Hlmo Josa, communist leader, was "without any importance whatsoever." At the same time he ad mitted the communists had advanced from their base at Villazon as far as the village of Mojo, several miles in land, bat said they had later returned to Villazon. The communists yesterday cap tured Villazon, a railway sta tion close to the Argentine frontier. INCOME T, ra in Government Cost Mounts Above Estimates, is Reported WASHINGTON, June IS (AP) With government expen ditures climbing beyond budget estimates for the fiscal year 1931, continuation of the one per cent reduction in taxes on incomes made for the calendar year 1929 seemed improbable today, al though the treasury will complete the 1930 fiscal year with a sur plus. The one per cent reduction on all normal and corporation in comes was granted by congress at the recommendation of Secretary Mellon. He said the government in the 1930 fiscal year ending June 30 would have enough sur plus to permit the cut. The de crease falls in two fiscal years of 180,000,000 in each and reduced estimated receipts by that amount. Growing income tax receipts for the presest fiscal year were expected to overcome the loss sus tained through the lowered rates but this situation was not 'expect ed to continue in the next fiscal year. President Hoover in his budget estimate in December Included figures in which the treasury set the surplus in revenue for the 1929 fiscal year at 1122,788,966. Since that time the Spanish war pension bill passed over the president's veto has added about 175,000,000 to the government expenditures for the coming twelve months and the farm board expenses are expected to be 1100, 000,000 more than the treasury had estimated. UNCLE'S NAME IS LINKED UP WITHJACKETS Gun Toter Says He Worked For "Jake" But His Veracity Doubted Chicago Aldermen Blame Lawlessness Upon Prohibition HI or LONDON. June 10 (AP) Dispatches from Sydney, Austra lia, to the London Daily Herald today reported the city was agi tated by the kidnaping of a newspaperman for reasons sim ilar to those which led to the kill ing of Alfred Lingle. Chicago newspaperman, by gangsters. Murray Hullett. reporter for the Sydney "Truth" mysteriously disappeared yesterday after leav ing his office for home. Police fear he was kidnaped by gang sters and perhaps murdered be cause of an article he wrote about Sydney's gangs a fortnight ago. CHICAGO. June 18. (AP) Sinister rumors of Jake Lingle 's gangland affiliations became a matter of court record in crimin al court today. A gangster, on trial as a gun toter, was quoted as protesting to the detective who picked him up that he "worked for Jake Lingle," the Tribune reporter who was killed in a subway nine days ago. The public clamor for action had another answer In the city council, which directed its police committee to prosecute thorough inquiry into the conduct of the police department under Commis sioner William F. Russell who yielded to popular pressure Mon day and resigned with John Stege, chief of detectives. Alderman Arthur F. Albert an nounced he would launch the In vestigation Thursday. Summon ing his Acting Commissioner John H. Alcock, and the department records for inspection, Mayor Thompson presided over the city council but offered no nomin ation for Russell's successor. Al cock, the "iron man" of the force, remained in command as ranking deputy commissioner and Issued orders that "golf playing cap tains" would not be tolerated but how long Alcock will be chief the mayor refused to say. Crime Blamed on Liquor Traffic The council passed another res olution memorializing congress to submit a national referendum on the restoration of state rights fn the control of liquor traffic. The memorial Imputed to the pro hibition laws 'the diversion of "millions of dollars from the treasury Into the pockets of bootleggers, thus subsidizing crime which has become a major industry." "These laws," it read, "have undermined all respect for auth ority, demoralizing the people and have led to the destruction of constitutional rights such as freedom from unreasonable search and seizure and the right of trial by Jury." The evidence linking Lingle to the underworld was brought out In the court room where "Red" Kissane, reputed Capone hench man, faced the jury trial he had demanded on an indictment for bearing a concealed revolver. De tective William Drury, took the stand to tell of arresting the gangster on a downtown street, searching him and finding the weapon. He said be asked Kis sane what Tie was doing in the loop. "I'm working for Jake Lingle," he quoted the gunman. (Turn to page 12, col. 1) Qgon tfiers Schramm Given Verdict Two Sawmills Shut Down Duncan Files Demurrer Musketeers Meet Again BANK IN DEFAULT ASTORIA, Ore.. June 18. (18) Presiding Circuit Judge Arlie Walker today directed a ver dict in favor of A. A. Schramm, state bank superintendent, in the "last day" depositors' suit to re cover approximately $8,000 depos ited in the Astoria Savings bank the last day it was open for busi ness, but ordered a default Judg ment against the bank, directors, and the other defendants. The suit was brought by A. Shapiro and other last day deposit ors and demanded that Schramm consider them as preferred claim ants In the liquidation of the bank. MEDPORD, Ore.. June 18. (AP) A group of Med ford bus iness men have formed the . Oregon Dairy and Cheese Co operative association with a capital stock of 12,000. The factory will be located at Cen tral Point. Operations will be gin in about a month. BOOTH-KELLY HALTED EUGENE, Ore., Jnne IS. (AP) The Booth-Kelly Lumber company announced today that Its mills at Springfield and Wend lmg and its logging camps would close the latter part of this week. The mills will remain closed two or three weeks, the announce ment said. COMPLAINT ATTACKED PORTLAND, Ore., June 18. (AP) Robert Gordon Duncan, unsuccessful republican candidate for congress from this district to day filed a demurrer to the fed eral indictment charging him with violation of the federal radio act by uttering obscene. Indecent and profane language In broadcasts ver Radio Station KVEP. INDIAN WAR VETS MEET PORTLAND. Ore.. June 18. (AP) The Three Musketeers of the Sunset Patrol met again today at the annual reunion of veterans of the northwest Indian wars. Only three, Samuel Gatton. 97, of Woodland. Wash., Joe Gro shong, 96, of Albany, Ore., and J. W. "Kid" Cullen. 92. of Glen cullen. Ore., were able to attend the reunion. They have met here every year since the close of the World War and parted today at eventide, each telling the other, "well, young feller, I'll meet you here next year." The three were guests of honor at a dinner given by the Sons and Daughters of Indian War Vet erans. It was an especially happy day for "Kid" Cullen. It was his 92nd birthday and with him was the bride of bis youth. They were married July 14. -185J, exactly five months after Oregon became a state. Cullen not only Is a veter an of the Yakima wars of the 10's, but he served In the First Oregon volunteer Infantry throughout the Civil War. Cullen was elected grand com mander. BRAXEMAN KILLED EUGENE, Ore., June 18. (AP) Frank R. ShrulL 20, brakeman, was instantly killed on a logging train near Westflr today, when he was caught be tween two logs as they rolled off the car. He is survived by bis mother and two sisters. METHODISTS MEET CORVALLIS, Ore.. e 18. (AP) The northwest assembly of the Methodist Episcopal church. South, opened here today with de legates and students from Wash ington, Idaho, Montana, ana 9re mn mastered. The assembly will continue through Juno IS. BUI S TO I WALLA WALLA, Wash., June 18. (AP) Fire believed caused by a hot bearing in machinery on the second floor of the main building completely destroyed the Northern flour mill here late to day. The loss, estimated at from $200,000 to $225,000 by the own ers, included 75,000 bushels of wheat and 5000 barrels of flour in addition to the plant. The loss was fully covered by insurance.- The blaze was one of the most spectacular here in years. As the flames leaped high into the air, burning embers started numerous grass fires at the western limits of the city, but no other buildings caught fire, although warehouses at the United States Veterans' hospital were threatened for a time. All of Walla Walla's Are fighting equipment was pressed into service to fight the fires. The mill was one of the largest in this section of the country, with a capacity of 600 barrels dally, besides by-products. The warehouses were large enough to store 50 carloads of flour. Voorhees .Dies Here Suddenly While Downtown Robert C. Voorhees, 76, died early Wednesday morning when he was seised with a sadden heart attack as he entered the Doolittle service station at Center and North Commercial streets. Voorhees, whose home Is at its North Commercial, had left his home In his stocking feet, ac cording to report, ana upon en tering the service station stamped into a chair. He died before he could be taken to his home. He leaves his widow, Alice R.. a daughter, Mrs. P. B. -Keeler, both of Salem. Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 1:59 c'elocS from the W. T. Rig don and Son mortuary with Inter ment at Bokrtst Memorial park. Plane Aloft a Week In Attempt to Set Endurance Mark CHICAGO, Jnne 18. (AP) At 4:40 p. m., today the "City of Chicago" passed the one week mark in its attempt to set a new world airplane endurance record. It had been up 108 hours, having taken off last Wed nesday. 1 - Kenneth and John Hunter are piloting the plane while their brothers, i Walter and Albert, operate the refuel ing plane. !: The present record of 420 hours was set : last year In St. Louis by the "St. Louis Robin." 1 NOTE 1 TIFF IS STRUCK Serious Effect on French . Exports Denied in Communique PARIS, June 8 (AP) Am bassador Walter ;J3. Edge intro duced today what was intended as a calming note into the discus sion of the new American tariff schedule. A communique' Issued at the embassy said the hew rates, if ap plied to the French exports to the United States in 1328, would have added only about 3.35 per cent to the total duty and added that "the revised American tariff sign ed yesterday can Shave no serious effect upon French exports to the United States." i The statement -said the figure 3.25 applied to more than 90 per cent of the value of French sales for 1928. and continued; "On the other two per cent of sales figures are not comparable because of changes in classifica tion or for other technical rea sons. I "As Is well known, by far the greater part of- American purchas es of French products is of qual ity commodities, it would be In deed a very small percentage of American buyers who would de sist from purchasing exclusive French designs because of a small possible increase of cost. "In fact, the negligible Increase could be readily absorbed in the profits of the distributor. "In considering tariff changes It must be admitted that almost every nation in the world la today operating under the protective system and the pendency every where has been upward. How ever, in this tariff revision the American congress has taken the opportunity to Include changes in administrative regulations that have in the past proven irritating and objectional.'i II SEASON TO HALT INDIAN Mil BOMBAY. India, June IS. (AP) With the coming of the rainy season .halting attacks of the Indian nationalists against the government isalt works, au thorities today strengthened their fight against the nonpayment of taxes which has succeeded the salt raids in twb widely separat ed areas. In the GuJeratj where civil dis obedience has fceen widespread since Mahatma Gandhi opened his campaign there March 12, the government has "begun attaching movable propertjr of those who refuse to pay land taxes. The evaders lock doors and flee when tax collectors appear so attach ment was resorted to. To the northeast In the Punjab, police today arrested 17 tax evad ers in a village near Delhi. The nationalists In Bombay continued processions and demon strations ;oday4 When Paidit Motilal Nehru, acting president of the All-India national congress, reached here today he led a pa rade of nationalists from the In dian quarter to the congress house. I NEW STATE : FORESTER Election of Lynn Cronemiller as state forester to succeed the late F. A. Elliott, who died re cently, was announced by the state board of forestry at a meet ing held in the executive depart ment Wednesday'. Cronemiller has served as deputy state fores ter for six years.f His salary was fixed at $4000 a; year. Theodore Rainwater of the Coos County Fir Patrol associa tion was elected fdeputy state for ester, while Porter King, now serving as a flld operative for the department,? was placed In charge of the forest fire activ ities, f Cronemiller graduated from the forestry department of Ore gon State college in 1914. He served as. a deputy forester in the field daring the next year, and later went to Lajkeview where he was engaged in .newspaper work. He remained In jLakevlew for two years. For the Siext seven years he. served In various capacities in logging camps in eastern Oregon and Idaho. if Cronemiller is married and has three children- I MAN ELDERLY S HURT BADLY IN WILD CRASH 1. Hewitt, 75, Near Death At Hospital; Driver Is Arrested Mickenham, Deprived of License Previously, is Held at Fault Isaiah Hewitt, 76, of 754 J.ud son street, is In a critical condi tion at the Deaconess hospital as a result of Injuries received when he was struck by an automobile driven by Ferdinand Mickenham at Court and Liberty streets Wed nesday afternoon. Mickenham, who police say had no right to be driving a car. is alleged to have struck Hewitt, dragged him about 40 feet, and then crashed into a car driven by Alva May Norman. 194 East 31st street, Portland. A badly crushed chest, and severe cuts and bruises were suffered by Hewitt, but at tendants late Wednesday reported him as holding his own. Reckless Driving Charge is Filed A reckless driving charge was placed against Mickenham after the accident, by police who Inves tigated. He is well known to the police department and has been repeatedly warned to stay away from the wheel of an automobile. His driver's license was sus pended April 24, 1929 as a result of an accident in which El ma White, Willamette university stu dent, was painfully but not ser iously injured. He is said to be 83 years of age and incapable of handling an automobile, but he Insisted that his license bad been given back Wednesday. To prove it he produced a tem porary license windshield sticker at the police station, but Chief Minton ordered his car taken from him, temporarily at least, to prevent further mishap. He is re ported to have been involved in several serious accidents since he began operating his car. Driver Loses Head Witness Claims Miss Norman, who had brought her car to a stop when the light coupe driven by Mickenham struck hers, gave perhaps the best account of the'aecldeni; Bhe said Hewitt, who was crossing the street from Miller's department store, was knocked down by Mich enham, coming east on Court street. Apparently considerably frustrated by the accident. Mick enham, was unable to stop his car. and continued on into the Inter section with Hewitt under his coupe until he struck the Norman ear. Then, she said, he began to reverse his car, but witnesses stopped him. Mickenham is scheduled to ap pear in Justice court this after noon to answer the reckless driv ing charge. Hewitt is the father-in-law of Billy New, one of the officers who Investigated the accident. THREE ADMIT GUILT ON LIQUOR CHARGES PORTLAND, Ore.. June 18. (AP) Three men pleaded guilty and 16 pleaded not guilty when they were brought into Federal Judge Cayanah's court today to answer to charges of violation of the national prohibition act. R. H. LIttlefleld and Herman Green were the first tw called. Both pleaded guilty and Little field was fined $1,000 and sen tenced to 15 months in McNeil Island feneral penitentiary. Green was fined $50 and sentenced to six months in jail. The jail sen tence was suspended on good be havior. William Ober, Astoria chicken rancher, was the third man called. He pleaded guilty to the charge but told the court he had gone Into the "business" to raise money to pay for an operation on bis daughter's eyes. Judge Cavanah told him there were other meth ods of raising money and when Assistant United States Attorney Marsh told the judge Ober had two previous sentences against him, Judge Cavanah sentenced him to one year and one day In the federal penitentiary and fined him $250. Those who pleaded not guilty and their trial dates Included: John Banikls, Pete Corafelos. Nick Mannus, Mike MIchelsen, Al bert Anderson, Clyde G. Simpson, Joe Demltroff. to be tried next Monday; Pete Hansen. Tuesday: James Stookes, John Loftre, and Nick Notos, will go on trial Jane 27. Pete Aperges, Jerry Aperges, and Frank Prince will be tried July 2. Father Charged Slayer of Son COURTNEY, B. C. June 18 (AP) Patrick Hugh Guthrie, 0, former Imperial army officer and veteran of the Boer war, was charged with murder today for the death of his 16 year old eon, Patrick Guthrie Jr. The boy died Sunday from injuries received last week when the elder Guthrie hurl ed a stock of wood at him in a fit of anger. The case was remanded for eight days in provincial po lice court. The boy's mother is in Scotland on a visit. Famous Explorer Returns From Antarctic Triumphs Z 5 " : V"" ' $ s ' v h vrsy Richard E. Byrd, for whom unpreoedeBted reception is planned on arrival in New York today after flight acros South Pole and im portant discoveries. Legislation to Aid Employment Backed Wagner Bills for Public Works Regulation Is Approved by House Judiciary Group; Other Proposals Made VETERAN I BILL COMING T Passage Before Congress Adjourns Favored as Veto Feared WASHINGTON, June 18. ( AP) Legislation to aid in preventing; unemployment advanced another step today with approval by the house judiciary committee of the Wagner bill to provide for advance planning and regulation of pub lic works. The second of the three companion measures introduced Oby Senator Wagner, democrat, New York, which reached the, ju diciary committee after passage by the senate, was referred to a sub-committee for further study. This bill would establish employ ment agencies under a federal aid plan. The third proposal, by which an index of employment is sought through collection of labor statis tics, has been reported by the la bor committee. Chairman Graham said he would apply for a epecial rule for early consideration of the plan ning measure. The unemployment system bill, the Pennpylvanlan said, requires careful consideration in that it "creates a new system" and there was "a serious question" as to the constitutionality of the leg islation. The bill reported contemplates the advance planning of federal public works in times of business depression. The New Yorker ar gued before the committee that the regulation of the $3,500,000, 000 spent annually for public works, would be a tremendous factor toward stabilizing employ meat conditions. At the White House today Wil liam Green, president of the American federation of labor, aft er a conference with President Hoover, said there was evidence "that we are reaching a point of improvement in employment con ditions." The labor leader re quested the president that the census bureau's report on unem ployment be expedited and made public as soon as possible. WASHINGTON. June 18. (AP) The house bill to liberal ity allowances for World war vet erans was taken up by the senate today with prospects for final ac tion tomorrow despite failure of leaders to get an agreement for a vote. Senator Smoot, republican. Utah, chairman of the finance committee which redrafted the house measure, assailed the leg islation after Senator Shortrldge, republican, California, had called it up and asked for prompt dis position. Senator Copeland, democrat. New York, demanded of Smoot what he would do with those vet erans who contracted diseases during the war and were bedrid den now. Smoot replied that ex isting law provided for their hos, pitalization. Fears of a pocket veto have been expressed if congress ad journs before the ten-day period allowed for the president to con sider legislation. The American Legion has re quested eongress to keep In ses sion until the president has acted. Smoot was beset by democratic proponents as he undertook in an hour address to analyse its pro vision which he said amounted to giving an award to veterans who had acquired disease "as a result of their own vicious habits." The legislation carries many liberalizing provisions Including authorization for veterans to claim service origin for diseases that developed before last Janu ary 1. OSES II CHANCE FOB BASE WASHINGTON, June 18. (AP) Representative Vinson of Georgia, ranking democrat on the house naval committee, said to day postponement of action on se lection of a west coast dirigible base site "killed all possibility of putting the base in that section of the country. The committee deferred action until December on the swing and free bills to authorize the navy to accept sites at Camp Kearney and Sunnyvale respectively, for the proposed $5,000,000 base for air ships. Representative Vinson said "postponement in my opinion, is tantamount to killing all poHsl bility of establishing the base on the west coast. The people of California have shown so much selfishness In the fight over this base that I feel they have lost it. "It Is a repetition of the tight several years ago over the selec tion of a site for a naval base at Alameda, Donald W. Miles Services Today Funeral services for Donald W. Miles, prominent Salem attorney, will be held from the W. T. Rig don and Son mortuary this after noon at 3 o'clock with Interment at Belcrest Memorial park. Miles died suddenly late Tues day pight after an Illness which had kept him from his law prac tice since May 1, became serious Tuesday afternoon. He died at the Willamette sanatorium at 10:45 Tuesday. RETURNS l?l TS ML AT SOUTH POLE Triumphal Marine Parage Today Will Welcome Explorer Home Antarctic Ships Sighted en Wednesday Night But Arrival Delayed NEW YORK. June IS ..AT) Richard E. Byrd, explorer f the air and of the earth, es steaming Into port tonipht ftv his latest exploit a flight tr made him vicor of the south rve Just as he a already confii--fr of the north pole. Just 20 year ago tolay frr, er President Theodore Roosev was given one of the city nut tumultuous welcomes on his re turn from H months in das W! Africa. A similarly bolsterou re ception ia planned for the who has Ju-t completed month in the W wastes of . -artica. Late today. Mr. Byrd. wlio tm not seen her famous hubard ?r almost two year, stole a nm'.va on the othr thoasauds prep:. in to greet him and steamed lUmi the bay in a seagoing tug o ;.- n him outside tit-? harbor. Accom panied by all the inembei's of e expedition ho refuted ahefu: f its commander. sJie left the hu tery in the tu almost before act one learned of the plan. It learned she exp'ted to board tte admiral's flaliip and spend t"-- night thero, returning to the -y with him tomorrow. VesNflji Sihtv Off New Jcry Just as her departure learned the antarctic ship sighted off Highlands, X. about two liMur steaming dis tance from quarautine. it kk understood, however, that tre craft from t'ua frozen south on t lie outside t'ie bay during tr night and hold to their schedule!' time of arrival. The admiral and his office's and crew are due to arrive at quarantine at It) o'clock K. S. T. tomorrow. There they ill t met by relatives, friends and ef ficials in three tugs and will be taken aboard for a triumphal n: rine parade up the bay. Governor Island will fire a salute of 13 gun to the adruiv.-.l Just before the tugs tie up e.t the battery ani New Yorkers ft their first chance to shout a mtt greeting to the explorer they hae twice welcomed before, once T ter he flew aeroj-j the Atlantic si d again following hi flight across the north pal-. (Turn Vj pi?e 12, col. 4) S.fllLDRS DESCRIBE STEHBTEII BOSTON. Jun 1?. (API Lester Koba. Baltimore. -airr aboard the S. P. Fairfax, to!d fed eral investigator here today tft a minute after the impact hrttcrx the Fairfax and the oil t?ur Pinthls on the- nieht of June !. he put his head out of a port hole and saw the stem of the iR passenger liner elge into deck and bridge houses aft on th other ship. Th-j a-Tldent took 7 lives. It took Kobe !j.-s than k r ute to go from hi' berth to tfc porthole in the firemen's forecas tle, but a flame was licking fn way upward from the depths o? the stricken tanker. A minute Ja er and the whole ship teeM1 afire and the blaze was oeirn communicated -4 tha Fairfai. The testimony of Jefferson C rev. 24. ouartermaster. was ft variance with that of an earH witness. Carey swore that aftr helping fight a fire on deck aft-? aiding in lowering a life boat le had been ordered to the plkf house, where Captain Arefcibr'vl Brooks, the master, told him o sound the distress signal. Oscar Jones, 1. Norfolk. V . an oiler, who said he was In ki bunk asleep when the collision oc curred, said the first thing h heard upon awakening wss t sounding of dlstresi whistles erfl he was certain they came fr the Fairfax. Scientists of Pacific Coast Get Recognition EUGENE. Ore.. June 18 (AP) Pacific coast scientists have ad vanced to front rank in life and physical sciences and today are leading the country in many phas es of science. Dr. Olaf Larsell, professor of anatomy at the Uni versity of Oregon medical school, indicated in an address to the 14th annual meeting of the Pa cific coast division of the Ameri can association for the advance ment of science, which opened here today. Dr. Larsell and Dr. C. B. Lip man, of the University of Califor nia, outlined contributions that coast scientists have made through research and Investiga tion In anatomy, pathology, bac teriology, biochemistry and allied fields. Dr. J. A. Anderson, of the Monnx Wilson observatory, Pasa dena, told of new discoveries and Important studies in geology, seis mology, and astronomy, while Dr. R. B. Bredie, of the University of California, outllaed proaw in the fields of physics and trv lstry. More than fO per cent ot Mr papers which appear ia the physi cal review, a leading publlcati in the field of physical selee, come from Pacific coast sclent? and instltutfbns. Dr. Brodie clared in his report. Dr. Larsell, in a dlscussioa et studies made by Dr. Ira Manrfl?, of the University of Oregon, -clared that the northwest s not apologise for the haze cauwd by late summer smoke nor for to cloudy winter days that cut flewo the total hours of sunshine. The haze and clouds, he said, eat down ultra-violet rays that de stroy certain vitamins if the rays are excessive He said tha low in fant mortality in the north appears to be Asociated with tr. factor.