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Newspaper Page TextI f 1 ' " . t VACATION TIME . Have The Statesman fol low while oo your vacation.' Mailed to any address 25 cents for two weeks. Jast telephone 9101. .-t ; THE WEATHER Fair and warm with low humidity today,-cooler Wed nesday; Max. Temp. Mon day 91, Jlin. 53, river -2 feet, north wind, clear. KIGUTY-rlRST YEAR Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Morning:, Jnly 7, 1931 No. 87 V . ; ' ... J ' J- ' I ' FOUNDED IB5I ' v " '; T--: -M-... V V I "J II , mi . . A V f- ? i - 5. v. ROUTE CHANGE FOR BUS LlflE GETS REFUSAL Council Responds to Views '". Expressed in N. Salem : Group's Petition ; Question of Sidetracking . Exclusive Feature, of i ? Franchise Faced . The city eouncll heard Record-": er Hark Poulsen last night reaa a vigorous petition signed -by 35 North ' SaJenr residents . protesting any changes in bus lineslistened to Alderman Wilkinson; speak against his own' relocation ordin ance of the North Salem bos lines and promptly gave the alderman a hearty majority when he moved the changes asked by the trans- '- portatlon company; be tabled. . 1 : '.(Am a result the route' In North Salem 1 agreed npon In the five year franchise granted the bns lines In 1930 stands and the pub lic utility committee has the peti tion before It, which asks, farther that competitlTe lines be- allowed to serve Salem residents under an. 1 Did supreme court decision which forbids the city granting exclusive ' franchises. y- ; The disposition of the bns line natter,- like the other affairs be fore the council Monday night, ras done In a hurry, the 14 alder men being plainly anxious-tQ get sway from the rather stuffy coun cil chambers. In an hour's time a" rather heavy docket of business sad been hurried through to com pletion. ' I Want Traffic Law Pnlform With State A move to make the city's traf fic laws conform to those of the itate was instituted by Alderman Olson in an ordinance providing that penalties for drunken drivers be 30 days In Jail and. a fine of $600. .The ordinance goes to, com mittee for consideration.- It tesult . ed from the.contlict of laws which ' was apparent in the recent Hogan Qase where Hogan was tried under . the city ordinance and hW penalty lessened. ' : ----. The. question" of sm-r exclusive ". franchise for garbage disposal within the city again showed It "self, this 'time in an ordinance . which would give the Sanitary Service company a ; flTe-year ex clusive permit to handle garbage disposal. The company agrees to accept prevailing rates and to modify these at the council's de mand ' Care of the incinerator without eost to the taxpayers la agreed upon in . the ordinance, which was referred to committee. Remitting Penalty . On Tax la Voted The council, after brief debate, passed a resolution remitting the 12 per cent penalty for street Im provement delinquency upon prop erty owned by Mattle A. Parrlsh. Instead a C per cent charge on the delinquent taxes Is accepted. Mrs. Parrlsh agreeing to pay the 2608.24 original assessment to gether with 3783.45 in Interest which has accumulated since 1913. . , - Alderman W. H. Dancy, while admittedly for collection of the tax. raised the question of prece dent In " cutting down the pay- - ments. Several of the aldermen and Mayor Gregory expressed themselves as favorable to collect ing the money and cutting down the 12 per cent penalty, v Alderman Hal Patton said a " number of delinquent assessments were long past due and might be outlawed. The council authorised j City Attorney Trlndle to file suits of foreclosure In such Instances, Trlndle explaining that the suits (Turn to page S.eoI. 1) GUARD8 ARK POSTED PORTLAND, Ore. July I (AP) T. 1L Sherrard, supervi sor of the Mount Hood National forest, said today SS forest service patrolmen will be assigned to the job f keeping tresspassers out of theOlosed areas of the forest. - Signs wiU be posted at the en trance to all trails and roads in the closed portions warning per sons who are without permits and who ara not settlers permanently residing within the forest to stay out - The patrolmen- will hare auth ority to arrest anyone found in the closed area without a permit. BODY FOUND PINNED MARSltFIELD. Ore., July 6 (AP) The body of John Pearson, BO, missing since last - Wednesday, was found Satur- - day In the woods near Lake r' side with a tree acroea it. Word of the accident was brought here today. Pearson bad been falling trees and it is belieied. he stumbled and was unable to es cape when the timber toppled. ' . WILL FACH TRIAL KLAMATH FALLS, Ore.. July 6 (AP) Cecil Beekley, 41. who shot and killed his wire and step daughter asar Roseburg last Thursday and then attempted se kill himself, was raeverlng In a a , , -t J Gallant Old Constitution", to ; U ' ' 11: MakeXohg Delayed Tour of U. S. - . J .A V S3- U- s s. S. .. . U.S. Frigate f V7; Vi I - :;7 l;V'T""- . .. :.;..,...' T . , j;. t.'-.v.' ?. .;: . . f.-s ' -- V ' ' -''" 'V'Vj: ft . eev !?.' .-. ; -, - v : . -- -k. . . i ... . . .r. ,1 " . - f.f J -"w: I i. Completely reconditioned from track to f oc'sle, the U. S. Frigate Constitution Is all set for the start of her triumphal tour of the station she served so well on that historic day in 1812 when she for ; ever routed the bogey of British supremacy oa the seas by defeating in "one half hour the English warship Gaerrlere. It is interesting ! to compare the Constitution as a fighting craft with her modern : sister the U. S. S. Memphis, which boasts 90,000 horse power, fciv- I jbig her a speed of 83.7 knots against the Constitution's GOO (estl ' ; mated) horse power and 13 Ji knots. For armor the modern cruiser Uses 3 inches of steel, while the frigate carries 21 H inches of solid oak. Then there Is the armament, a point where the Constitution is i a poor second, for although she ' 83-pound carronades her range with these weapons was only 1,200 yards. The Memphis, on the other hand, carries only 12 0-inch and i 4 3-inch gnns bat she has a range of 23,000 yards. The Constlto ' tlon was launched In 1707 at a cost of 3302,719 and had m comple i meat of 475 crew ami fighting men. The Memphis, launched In I 1021, cost S25,000,000 and is manned by 424. ! FIRST COfflT OF 1 M IS TONIGHT . i ' Eva : Roberts Soloist; Will Start" Twice-a-Week Routine July 14 - : The first regular concert for the season of the Salem munic ipal band -will bo held at Willson nark tonight, beginning at 8 o'clock. Era Roberts will be solo ist. No concert will be held. Fri day night, July ip. but beginning the following week the regular schedule of programs ' Tuesday and Friday nights will be fol lowed; announces the director, Oscar Steelhammer. iThe band will be in Seattle to participate in exents there Thurs day In . connection with tne na tional Elks' convention. -The pro gram ' for tonight's concert is as follows: . ; The Merry American March..- ... ...... . Wheeler Selection "Mile. Modiste".... j Hubert "Blue Danube" Walts. .'.Strauss Popular numbers I a. "You're Simply Dellsh'V - b. ."For. Ton". -I c, "Little Spanish Dancer'.', Overture "Morning, Noon and i 5 (Turn to page 2, cod) Hood Forest Closed Sins' Tree Kills man - Grain Destroyed by Firt : flayer of two Recovers hospital here' today. Physicians said he was out of danger unless complications developed. j Two guards have been placed over Beekley and he will be trans ferred to the jail as soon as pos sible, i ; '.; . " BLAME FIRECRACKER . PENDLETON, Ore.. July (AP) The ' wheat crop on. the ranch of Bob Goad, deputy sheriff of Umatilla county, was destroyed by fire Saturday. .. 1 It Is believed a firecracker started th blare. ; t" CHILD IS DROWNED ' MARSHFIELD, Ore July 3 i (AP) Ray Goodrich, 7, fen Into the river at LeeSanday and drowned. He is survived by bis mother and seven broth ers and sisters. His father was killed la a logging camp acd " dent last year, j ' REV. CROAT CALLED COTTAOB DROVE, Ore., July $ ( AP) The Rev. Elon O. O. Groat, IT, Baptist minister and organiser of the Cottage OroTe BapUst church died at hit home here todsy. His widow and 'two daughters survive. j The Rer. Mr. Croat was horn near Syracuse, N. T., InJannry. 1834.: . r ' Funeral servicea will be held here Wednesday afternoon with the Rev. D. E. Baker offlciaUnf., . ' j ' 1 4 i if Memphis : : - ; carried SO long 24-po tinders and 22? Cash Sets nev High Mark; Loans Lower; Deposits Greater Than 1929 Salem's three banks are in re markably strong position Judging from the facts revealed from the call of June 30. Deposits are slightly ' lower than a year- ago but markedly above the prosperous year of 1321. . Cash In the three ; banks is at the highest figure in local his tory and fully 70 per cent higher than in 1929. j Secondary reserves of the banks are high, being only slight ly less than a year aeo. while commercial loans and discount! have been reduced j upwards of 31,300,000 since two years ago (Turn to page 2, coL 8) Trotzky Avers Rule of Stalin : Not Socialism "' i ' M CRACOW, Poland. July . (AP) Leon Trotxkyj exiled from Russia, today renewed his war with Joseph Stalin by demanding abolition of Stalin's "bureaeratic dictatorship" of .the soviet repub lic - 5 . . - Writing In the Cracow- Dally Courier, Tratrky declared that scarcely S per. cent ! of Russia's millions are Inspired 'by socialist doctrines or apply those doctrines to their lives. To pretend that the nation has entered into an era of socialism is to deride socialism, he said. Police Bested In Gun Battle With Fo ur Men SEATTLE, Wash., July f (AP) Four men In a maroon sedan escaped here tonight after a running gun right which lasted for a mile in the north end of the city with three policemen In a prowler ear in pursuit. The police lost the race when a bullet broke their windshield and grnsed the ear of patrolman A. J. HILL The men were suspected of being Involved in recent robberies here. j ; j Bull Tramples Lad Badly Hurt ;.i - i EUGENE, Ore.. July"! (AP) Harold Clark, of Creswell, was In a local hospital today recover ing from Injuries suffered when a bull trampled him. ' ' Clark was leading the animal when it started butting him. He clung to the ring in Its nose and saved himself mora serious In jury, i " X :i ! SALEM BANKS IN STBOfiO POSITION FIE IKES OF DEBT Payments by Germany Will Be Invested In Bonds, Agreement Reads r; enaiaw" tmmmmm Ten Installments Starting In 1933; to be Basis' : . ; r Of Resumption . PARIS. July t. (AP) The text of the war debt moratorium accord, approved today by Franca and the United States, was given out tonight by the French govern ment. It follows: . . "After exchanges of rlews the French government states that It is in - agreement with the United States on the essential principle of President Hoover's proposal and on the following propositions which may be expressed thus: "First The payment ef Inter governmental debts Is postponed from July 1, 1931. to June SO, mi m m m . ' -"Second- However, the relch will pay the amount' of the uncon ditional annuity. ' ."The French government agrees Insofar as it is concerned, that the payments thus made by. the relch shall be placed by. the Bank for International Settlements in bonds guaranteed by the German railroads. . - . . , ' "Third - The suspended pay ments shall -be subject to Interest in accordance with the conditions suggested by the American . gov ernment, payable In 10 annual in stallments beginning with July 1, 1933. ."Fourth The same conditions shall apply - to the bonds to be used by the German railways. Explains Matter Of Funding Bonds On the three points which It Is recognized do not concern the United States government,; the French government makes the following declaration: . "(A) Concerted action by the principal central : banks through the Intermediary of the Bank for International Settlements shall be organised for the benefit pf .Euro pean countries which find them selves particularly affected by the proposed suspension of payments." I ."(B) A previous understanding must be arrived at between France and the World Bank for Interna-: tlonal Settlements so that France will only be called . upon to eom pleteHhe guarantee fund provided for In the case of a moratorium under the Young plan by monthly payments equal to the needs of the World Bank and as a result of payments effectively transfer red by Germany. ! "(C) Concerning payments in y (Turn to page 2, col. 3 j : SALEM SWELTERS BUT CROPS HELPED ' . 1 "We ara rettlna ours now" was the verdict of sweltering citlsens of Salem on Monday when -the thermometer registered 91 at the airport and.100 in certain down town districts. ' - ' j The torrid weather that has been burning the east for sever al days seems to have hit the west with a vengeance and there j is no relief in sight according ' to j local experts. - I That the heat Is of immeasure- able value to farmers Is certain. All crops were In need of warmer weather and -the next Tew j days promise to bring many dollars In to the farmers' pockets. 1 . . j Home Missions Council Elects Yarhes OfBcer ; . I-- PORTLAND- Ore.. July t. (AP) The Oregon home missions council, in annual meeting! here today, elected Dr. D. A. Thomp son, synodlcal executive of the Presbyterian board ot ' national missions, to the office of presi dent. He succeeds Dr. jC H.I Har rison, superintendent ef the, Con gregational conference of Oregon. Dr. T. D. Tarnes. of Salem, dls- trlct superintendent In the Metho- dist Episcopal church, was chosen vice-president. Dr. E. C Farnham. executive secretary of . the Port land eouncll of churches, was re-' elected secretary and Dr. O. C Wright, executive secretary of the Oregon Baptist state convention, was named treasurer. i Stennsland May Accept Charge SILVERTON. July An Invi tation has been extended by the Trinity Lutheran church to the Rev. O. P. Stennsland of Minne- ota, Mlnii, to become pastor of the local church. The resignation of the Rev. H. L Foss was ac cepted several weeks ago.! The Rev. Foss was recently elected head' of the Lutheran churches for the Pacific slope; his chsrge extending from Alaska to San Diego. His headquarters will be In Tacoma. : i TEXT Moratorium Negotiations Take Month (By the Associated Press) ,. Hera are -some of ..the high lights of the negotiations! leading to the. agreement or a one-year moratorium on war.debts and re parations. - , j June 8 -German situation dis cussed at a White House conference.- -i . ';,. : ;'r - June 8 Rs Vision of repara tions payments asked by the Ger msn government. ; - - . Junq 17 Secretary Mepon be gins a series of conferences with British' government officials, "go ing to Paris eight days later.'- - June 19 President Hoover an nounces a way was being sought to aid Germany.- - " "- ' JnB 10 Rnimeniton Bf til Wir (fehtSAnd repartlons payments for one year proposed 'by'- President Hoover." - . ' . June 21 German ": government sends official acceptance to Wash. lngton. 4 . - ' " June 23 England accepts plan. June 24 State department re ceives Italy's acceptance. . -; ; , June 28 Postponement of un conditional payments- under : the Toung plan opposed by France. July 2 France and . United States reach general agreement but some points remained to be Ironed out. i July 84:41 p.m. (EST) Pre! dent Hoover Announces an accord had been reached with all the lm portant. creditor nations, - includ ing France.; CELEBRATION Will BE- Nil EM Success of First Venture Followed by Decision To Continue Plan Agreement to continue the cel ebration of the July 4 anniver sary each year In Salem hereaft er was made yesterday by the American Legion commission which conducted the observance of the day here Saturday. ' The attendance was so large and the innriwil nf tht cravd tin mani fest, the legion menwere agreedl that an annual celebration was Justified. Before this year, there has been -no celebration in Salem since 1919. ' While a final check of receipts and expenses had ' not been com pleted last night. It appeared cer tain the legion men had at least balanced expenditures by Income with Saturday's celebration. J. T. Delaney, general chairman, met with - all the committeemen last night and went over all the bills which had been presented. The expenses, were estimated at fully $2500. JThe .general admission receipts were slightly more than $1800 and concessions within the grounds augmented this sum con siderably. Delaney said -a number of Sa lem citizens had voluntarily ex pressed their pleasure at the way the legion conducted the celebra tion and had asked that the af fair be made annuaL Represen tatives of the chamber of com merce unofficially expressed their appreciation to -the legion men yesterday and urged that the vet erans assume the responsibility each year of continuing the cele bration of July 4. c . Newspapers of Rome Criticize Pop Letter es ROME. July f. (AP) Rome newspapers attacked tha pope to day on tha score of his encyclical issued Saturday. Newspapers vig orously utilised the opportunity! afforded oy lifted restrictions to criticise the pope for sending the document abroad in what la. de scribed as secret manner. The encyclical is called "a new fact" In official circles end the government was said today to feel that the negotiations had been made "very delleate" by U and to believe progress by diplomats was impossible it tha problems at issue between the government and the holy see were heatedly debat ed in the press of the world. Pastor Reisem Resigns Pulpit SILVERTON. July Follow ing tha Sunday night services at the 'Evangelical Lutheran Free church here, the Rev. E. U Reis em. pastor for the past seven years, tendered his resignation to the congregation. The Rev. Reis em ' recently returned zrom a month's trip to middle west points where he visited two brothers in North Dakota. He is undecided about future plans. He came here from Los Angeles. " Laura lngalls h To Start East ;v . ' ' LOS ANGELES, July C (AP) With the ambition to be the first woman to span the Atlantic alone?-; Laura lngalls, the 100 pound aviatrlx of New .York and St. Louis Is scheduled to leave here Wednesday for New York, the starting point of her proposed trans-oceanic hop. ALL COUNTRIES DEBT VACATION Moratorium in Effect ! .as Of July 1, President; Says; Is Pleased Details of Accord Remain 'To be Worked out by n Finance Experts i By C-rP. WDLLIAMSON! " ; .WASHINGTON, July (AP) -American's plan to. help f the world- by. helping ' Germay has been accepted at last by all 'the important creditors governments. Obviously , relieved. President Hoover ; smilingly announced (he agreement in principle today tor a yearE moratorium, on. Intergov ernmental debts ' springing from tha world war, ;V .-,..-.;.; - France acceded finally to the United States contentions of what major points had to be respected. Reminding that the terms are subject-to th approval of the other Interested . powers, tha president said that under these while cer tain payments are to be made by Germany-for reparations account the substance . of his proposal " is retained as me snms so paid are Immediately reloaned to Ger many." i- - ? Details Remain to j To Be- Agreed Upon 1 . The agreement was one in prin ciple, with an understanding that the details -.would be worked out by financial and technical experts. - Solution fit details Involved in the complexities of the situation will take many weeks, but the president remarked tha-moratorium was already "in effect mor ally as of the first of July." ! ine settlement contemplates a continued 'payment by Germany during the moratorium year . of her unconditional - annuities nn der the Toung plan. These sums in turn will be loaned to the Ger man railway, which may - reloan inem to- the relch for budgetary Uses. I t. - . Conditional annuities will be suspended. France-: meanwhile. will not be obligated to cover the suspended annuities by depositing a guarantee fund with the Bank for International Settlements.- - War debt payments will be sus pended. They will be funded over a period of years .as will I Ger many's suspended payments. ....... . TRIAL WIELD CASE BAKER, Ore.. July f (AP) Trial of John Stringer, of Welser, Idaho, charged with assault with dangerous weapon, opened in circuit court here today. Stringer allegedly drove his automobile over Robert N. Stanfield. former United States senator from Ore gon, near Hunting last April 22 following a quarrel about a' fence. Stanfield, who was injured ser iously, was the first witness. He testified that he and Phil Me Cabe, Stanfield Feeder company foreman, were repairing a: fence when Stringer drove up and, aft er, an argument, cut the wires. Stanfield said he and Stringer picked up rocks and that String er threatened to kill him. The defendant went to his au tomobile. Stanfield testified. started the car and drove direct ly toward the former senator. Stanfield testified he stepped aside to give the machine room to -pass through tha opening .la the fence but that Stringer step ped on the accelerator and drove directly at him. Stanfield said he Jumped but- was caught be tween the radiator and the right fender and catapaulted over a corner of the, car. SI D ON Champoeg Plan is Launched Here Systematic development of Champoag Memorial park as a monument to Oregon pioneers was started- yesterday by the state Champoeg advisory committee re cently appointed by tha governor. The committee favors keeping the park as historical site, barring commercial exploitation and con cessions and using it for musical and educational programs, i Rufus C Holman. ehalrman of the advisory committee, particu larly urged that concessions be kept out.' Mrs. L L. Patterson is secretary of tha advisory commit tee. - i Holman' named two sub-com mittees which will ' meet ! here Thursday to report result of their studies on kind of park desired and ways and means of future de velopment. Mrs. Patterson, chair man, and Mrs. Sexton. Mrs. jones and Peter D'Arcy were named on the type of park committee. On the ways and means are Senator Spauldlng, ' ehalrman, aided by Milton Miller, Hal patton and C P. Bishop. - t ' -.. C. - P. Bishop, recommended nermanent development including a memorial bridge across the riv 1 Body of Indian Found in Canal, , ; Bicycle Nearby A THE DALLES. Ore.. July (AP) The body of Frank Rlk mas, IIS, - Indian - youth who had been 'missing a ' week, : was found in the upper basin of Celiio canal today. A bicycle was found near the body. Indicating, officers said, the boy had been riding: the ca nal walL - - -;.-. . -The body of . an 1 unidentified man was found In the Columbia river three 'miles east of - here yesterday. It had .been In the water, several months.-The pock ets of the man's clothes contained 40 but no clues to. his identity. Plans to be Revised, Board Of Control , Decides; May Change Site . . - -. . ; . --: '-'V ' All bids for the state tubercu lar hospital addition : at Salem were rejected by the state board of control at a short session late Monday. The board ordered plans revised 'and bids readrertlsed for the construction! of the building. Bids were opened June 30. , Nine general! bids were re ceived for the hospital, "In s addi tion to ' several for plumbing, heating, and other work. It was estimated the lowest cost of con struction according - to the bids would toteL,9J,000. The legis lature ' appropriated 190,000 for construction and furnishings,' The equipment ' was estimated about 110.000. ; : - Governor Julius .L. Meier and Treasurer Rufus C. Holman, with William - EInxig and ' architects will visit the proposed hospital site near Salem tonight. Holman previously protested the suggest ed location of the hospital;, which resulted In a study rot the sites by the board. Hal E. Hoss, third member of the board j was not in Salem Monday. ! 1 The board of control also au thorised the reconstruction of two dairy barns at the state hospital farm, recently destroyed by fire. Plans and specifications prepared by the agricultural engineering department were approved and bids "ordered. The cost of the two buildings is estimated at $12,000. j! I' Thousands Out To Fight Fires In California SAN FRANCISCO, July (AP) The forest fire menace In California - was increasing , to day while federal, state, county and local agencies recruited thou sands, of workers in an effort to get the flames under control. In the Tahoe National forest. flames had burned over several thousand acres, and were partly under control. Forest Hill, placer county, was judged safe after the flames had been checked, al though several small fires still burned on the 25-mile front be tween Auburn and Forest Hm. The Long valley fire near Auburn was still burning, and had de stroyed' a house, barn and rail road trestle near Pilot HI1L er at that point, as he stated an other highway would soon be ne cessary between Salem and Fort land. He suggested'' the highway bo named Pioneer highway. Charles K. "Spauldlng,. member of the highway commission, sug gested a bulkhead to protect the property s and that the highway commission take it over, or at least improve roads to and within the park. Hal D. Patton, Salem, a r g e d - beautifleation of the grounds and installation of a wa ter system. ' Peter H. D'Arcy recommended action should be taken at once. Music and cultural entertain ments only should be rendered at the park in the opinion of Mrs. Seymour Jones. Mrs. Patterson recommended only Oregon shrubs and trees be planted, and that an additional caretaker be secured. Milton 'A. Miller urged the plea for federal appropriations to match an equal sum from the state be furthered, and that additional, desirable land be secured for the' site. Mrs. William Sexton sug gested making the Oregon shrine comparable to that at Plymouth Rock. 1 - - HOSPITAL ADDITION : nSTUIEDDOl Development State 1 Blow Torches Blamed I For Blaze; Starts 4 On North Side Loss is not Estimated; r Repair Ordered i ; By Officials Flra which broke out en tha north side of the state hospital for- the Insane shortly betera S o'clock yesterday, for a One threatened the entire building i which about -2.000 Inmates- ara housed. The flames were heldU under control by the sprinkler system until the fire department arrived and put out the fire, t Sparks from the blow torches used in removing the paint from the outside of the building aea the roof of the three-story struc ture, started the fire, and in a short time the entire section waa In flames. About 300 inraatea " were removed from six wards, two of which contained bed-ridden patients: No one was in jured, but water damage In that ectlon i was greater than that done by the fire. Dr. R. E. Lea Stelner estimated. Steiner stat ed he could not determine . the loss last night. Watch was maintained against possible falling of plaster and for any renewed outbreak of fire. Pa tients in ' these wards were re turned to them shortly after the fire, and business was transacted as usual at supper time. About two dozen Jeds were soaked. Na Inmates escaped during- the fire Two visitors In another section of the J hospital, were retained there until the fire was under control fand conditions back ta ' normal. ; . The board of cetxel authorized immediate repair. TSTOffiSJDD- TO FIRE DSEIS PENDLETON. Ore., July t. . (AP). Dust blown out of t." northwest hung over -Pendleton and vicinity all day Sunday. Tha temperature - reached 8 degxwea after climbing to 100 derrtMiut. urday. f . BEND, Ore.. ' July . t apl" Dust storms and smoke rednii visibility in the Deschutes forest area Sunday from one to six miles. nigh,' temperatures and lack ef moisture resulted in an closing the forest to tha euhiic The order became effective today.! Several small fires have beea reported. One fire in the MeKest sle pass was attributed to a care less smoker and a sheepherder left a'campflre unattended, result ing in . the destruction of hi out. fit. 1 TOLEDO. Ore.. July 6. dpi A temperature of 92 degrees and a humidity of 18 combined to day to ereate serious fire hasarda in this district. Fire Warden. Mar tin said. Three additional deputy wardens hat been placed on. duty and orders have been Issued that all fires must be put out. A strong east wind bronrht threats of a dust stor-a this after noon, j : ' ' . Korean-Chinese Trouble Breal& Out; Fear Held t ," -. - . , i TOKYO, July . (AP) Feara were expressed here tonight that sangulna. - dashes of Chinese and Koreans In Korea and Manchuria might lead both to demonstrations against Japanese authority ; la Korea and widespread Chinese at tacks upon the half-million Kor eans In Manchuria and Mongolta. Dlspatches to Japanese newspsk pers here said numerous attempts to turn, riots Into an anti-Japanese or: independence,- movement were made by Korean mobs wsicl. killed three-score Chinese and wounded several hundred others In Korea yesterday. Corbeft Farmer Takes Own Life PORTLAND. Ore., July 8 - (AP) Reports from the coron er's off lee r today said John IT. Nelson, 62, retired farmer of Cor be tt. Ore., hanged himself in. the woods. near his home today. Tha body was found after his wife, alarmed at his absence, or ganized a searching party. : m health was believed to have, been the motive. - SUICIDE ATTEMPTED ' MARSHFIELD. Ore.. July 6. . (AP) Meredith Ward. 18. waa in a critical condition in a MxrtU Point hospital today from self- Inflicted gunshot woar's, officer said. Friends said he was despond ent over a love affair. , DOS it