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1,. I' . -1 r'l. LITTLE MERCHANTS All ; Statesman carriers are charged for all papers they deliver. Please notify office : whea changing ad dress. - mm THE WEATHER Fair today and Wednes day, bo change in tempera-, tare; Max. Temp. Monday 90,,Min. 44, river -3.5 feet, dear, north wind. i 1 : ( i :' 1 r. FOUNDED 1851 ElGUTY-flRST YEAR Salem. Oregon, Tuesday Morning. August 25, 1931 No. 123 J2.a&-.a, I- -Vi I !l v?c ft ii i HER SAYS HE Washington-Yamhill County Delegation Heard but I Nothing Promised Governor Feels Situation Can: be met Through Private" Effort Governor Julius I. Meier yes terday told a delegation of Che fcalem. center Yamhill county, farnurs that as far as he knew the executive of Oregon had no authority to grant a moratorium on private debts and urged that each man attack the problem of his financial problem as an indi vidual one and work it out. The farmers, about 29- in number, urged that some action be taken toward an official moratorium that would stay the foreclosure . of farm, mortgages by the federal land banks and the larger loan companies. .. The delegation represented the Chehalenv center community where several mass meetings were' held recently and the ques tion of a debt moratorium dis cussed.';'; "There is not a man or woman! In this delegation who would ig nore an honest obligation", H. H. George of Newberg told Governor Meier. "What the farmers of Ore gon need at the present time is a breathing spell. We have a eapa- city for work, but our earning power has dwindled until we are no longer able to meet our inter est " obligations and save our homes. Many farmers are facing eviction and there is an increas ing fear that we will not be able to carry on." Thinks Statement Would Have Effect C. A. Kelly, also of Newberg. declared that while he realized that the governor probably has no authority to -order- a moratorium of private debt, he thought a pub lic statement urging' leniency on the part of the federal land banks and loan companies might have a beneficial effect. Kelly said the condition of the farmer was ser-N ions, andtbat many of the more stable .'agricultural products were being sold at prices less than the cost of production. "The dollar Is not the , only thing to be considered in a time of depression", H. J. Correll said. "We mast think of our wives and children and a higher and better social order. At the present time the farmers are at 'the mercy of the loan companies, and any wholesale foreclosure of mort gages would result disastrously to the business . and financial struc ture of the country." Mr. Correll urged a definite statement on the part of Gover nor Meier as to whether he favor ed a mass moratorium In the In terest of the farmer. Meier Declares Others Suffering Governor Meier "replied that while he was in sympathy with the farmer he could not make any definite answer without familiar izing himself with the legal as pect of such a move. "The farmers are not the only persons who are suffering from the effects of the financial de pression," Governor Meier said. "The merchants are not making any money and an army of labor ers are unemployed. It is my opinion that every man Will have to work out his own problems. I owe some money as do thousands of other persons engaged in bus iness". Governor Meier declared that while conditions might get a lit tle worse before they improve, he was hopeful - that the eountry would be on the road to prosper ity within another year. "We have experienced other (Turn to page 2, col. 1) tegdn riefs PORTLAND HAS FOUR PORTLAND, Ore.. Aug. 24 (AP) Safe robbers opened their foarth safe in four successive days here last nght. The Sunday night victim was Lamb's grocery. The store, safe was broen open and $500 in cash and a number of checks taken, police said. Thursday and Friday nights two safes were carried away from stores and opened. Saturday night the looting was done on the prem ' lses. : -.,- Police believe the same gang responsible for all four Jobs. FALLING TREE HITS MED FORD, Ore., Aug. 24 (AP) Near where Fred Mar tin was recently killed by a 'fire-' felled tree, Ted Bevaln 80, was seriously Injured in a aimi- lar manner today. The accident happened near Butte Falls. Be Tains ' skull was. believed frac tured. - : ' " CLIMB THREE PEAKS BEND. Ore.. Aug. 24 (AP) -Mountain-scaling records in the . Sisters country don't . last ,.. long these -daysv I - -.. . .-. . Young Chemist Is Paid Honors 4 ,v:"i...-.,.;.:. U IJ IIIM 1 Dr. IJntM rauling, SO, of the Cal- . Ifoml Institute of Technolgy, - who 1 has been awarded the Langmair prize of. the . Ameri . can, Chemical society as the outstanding young chemist of ' the nation. The honor awarded him Is of special Interest in Salem because, be was married here . nine years ago to Ava Helen Miller, sister of M rs. Walter Spaolding of this city. OPINION IS ASKED ON PATIENTS KEEP i " -'-- ' Multnomah Joins Marion in Opposing Payment to i' State This Year Attorney General Van Winkle was asked yesterday by District Attorney Carson on behalf of the Marlon county court whether or not the 1931 law providing for the counties of the state reim bursing thesiate for caring for the insane was constitutional. The request for an opinion f ol- followed j the court's statement Saturday: that the payment could not and would not be met by this county., Sunday It was announced In Portland that Multnomah county had no Intention of pay ing the state any sums, for the care of its insane in the state hospital here. In case the law is found to be constitutional the attorney gener al will ; be requested to point out what funds can be used to meet the obligation In light of the fact that no provision has been made for such expenditures in the current' budget. Attorney General, Van Winkle indicated that the opinion would be completed within the next. 10 days. '. J j ' ' : In case the law is held to be constitutional the counties prob ably will be compelled to pay for the support of the Insane patients regardless of their attitude In connection with the merits of the act. M The law provides that in cases of non-violent insane patients housed la Oregon's two statejhos pitals. the counties shall pay the state a maximum of $20 a month for the support of each patient. Santiago Is In Rebel Control, f Latest Report TAMPA, Fla.. Aug. 24 (AP) -f-A d i c es from revolutionary sources in Cuba to officials of the Tampa 1 Junta today said Santiago de Cuba was in the hands of the Sancto- Spritu, a town near Santa Clara city, has fallen to the revolutionists under Col. Gavlno Galvezj said the reports given out here. Other information received was ' that President Machado planned to return to Santa Clara city because of renewed: activi ties around the capital8 Safe Cracking Epidemic Fire Fighter is Injured Climbing Record Broken Chinese Cook. Arrested Yesterday Clyde and Bob Bur leigh. J Bend I Skyliners, climbed the North, Middle and South Sis ters In 11 hours and 5 minutes. lowering the two-week old record of the Eugene Obsidians and a Roseburg group by 2 hours and 55 minutes. '. - j . ' -.. , ; . The Obsidian party was the first to scale all three peaks In the same day. With yesterday's climbing, the Burleigh boys claim 100,000 feet for the season. ' ATTACK CHARGED MEDFORD, Ore., Aug. 2 (AP) Harry Chan, Chinese cook, wanted here on a charge of in juring a waitress by throwing a fork at her, was arrested by state police near Gold Hill Sunday. Li quor charges will also be filed against him officers said. FIRE IS QUELLED ; ; ALBANY, Ore, Aug. 24 (AP) A railroad crew and nearby re sidents extinguished a fire today which i for a i time menaced the Oregon Electric bridge near Con ser station. The fire was said to have been started by sparks from !a harvested. - Damage. wassmallw HOPE SEEN FOR BUILDING fff SUCCESS HERE Employment Committee and Building Congress get Together on Plans: " 4BHaMMSS City and School Officials Will be Asked to aid, Is Announcement .The prospects of cooperation between the governor's Marion county unemployment committee and the Salem Building congress was manifestly pleasing and en couraging to Copnty Judge J. C. Siegmund, a member of the for mer body, and County Clerk U. G. Boyer, who met with the ex ecutive board of the congress last night. The consensus of. opinion' of those present was that togeth er the two groups could both get a comprehensive program of needed : construction into action and see that the benefits to labor would accrue to workers who are residents of the county. In its efforts to find employ ment for as many men as possi ble, the . governor's committee will confer with city and school officials concerning their build ing needs which could . well be filled this winter, Judge Sieg mund said. Mr. Boyer added that he was much interested in the congress program of t instigating and stimulating private construc tion and repairs and that tlelng in the operations of the two groups would be a ; productive move. Besides Judge Siegmund , and Boyer. there were present Lyle Bartholomew, representatives of the architects on the congress ex ecutive board, who presided in the absence of Carl Armpriest, president; Clay Larkins, for the plasterers; I. R. Schoettler, for th material men;, Robert Hutch- eon, for the painters; Fred Lei si, for the plumbers, and Peter De Wltt, for the carpenters. ; Urging intensive planning for building now while costs are at rock-bottom figures, Schoettler, declared, "Now is the time to take inventory to see whether you are talking hard times. I us ually ro away from a visit with business man, depressed from his tale of woe, but the other day I actually met a man who was so full of plans for, improving his business that he did not even mention such . a thing as good times or bad." The members of the group were emphatic, is stating that plans must be economically ; sound and constructive if they are to be per manently beneficial. Also, they said, the present time is most op portune for construction work be (Turn to page 2, col. 8) E NEW YORK, Aug. 24 (AP) -Prohibition, unemployment and unrestricted interstate sale of firearms were advanced by speak ers at a public antl-paftg demon stration tonight as the principal causes of crime. In Madison Square Garden cit izens gathered in public ' protest of the recent outbreaks of vio lence in New Yorjc which have claimed the lives of small chil dren and policemen and caused Injury to peaceful bystanders. Bainbrldge Colby, former sec retary of state, declared New York has ceased to be a safe place in which to live and place the burden of the blame for the condition on the shoulders of the city administration, s 1 : "Ours Is a government of pull, Mr. Colby said, "immunity from prosecution, exemption ? from pen alties. Illicit favors, are the first, last and most vital concerns of the organization whici dominates the city administration."' ! New JTork's 20.000 policemen. Mr. Colby added, if uninfluenced, could close up every speakeasy, vicious resort and i racketeers' hangout inside of 48 ; hours. Junk Dealer Is Dead ; Accident Two Months Ago PORTLAND. Ore,. Augi Jj4. (AP) Injuries suffered when his horse and wagon were struck by an automobile here Jane 17 caus ed the death of Louis Gordon. 73. Junk dealer, at a local hospi tal yesterday. . Police did not learn of the death until it was reported to the coroner's 'office today. ; ; . . ; ; Police said Frank I. Steblnger drove the car In the accident, lie was not arrested. ; . s . Educator Chief l' Quits Position t r t'i : QUITO, Ecuador. Aug. 24. (AP) President Isidro A vera of Ecuador resigned tonight.! soon after he had accepted the resig nation of his cabinet. . Colonel Larrea Alba -assumed the president's power, . Carpenters Wages Ta Assist Building Expect Move Will Stimulate Construction; Cut I? 25 Per Cent, Laborers Union to , Accept Similar Slash in 'Pay COMING as a stimulating factor in the hoped-for resump tion of building; activities in Salem, voluntary wage re ductions by the carpenters and laborers local, unions .were announced last night for the the Salem Building congress of Governor Meier's county These cuts, it was revealed, wereO Toted upon by the two unions last I Thursday evening The carpenters are agreeing to work for 25 per cent and the la borers for 20 per cent less than tkey have received in the past. Under this cut. the carpenter's wage is reduced from eight to six dollars per day and the laborer's from five to four dollars. An agreement has been made. further, with 11 of the leading contractors in the city to employ only organized labor and to re fuse to sublet, to contractors who have done "unfair work, unless they are willing to follow the leaders' attitude . toward the onions. These wage reductions are meant only as a temporary meas ure and will be In force only until the end of the year. A rep resentative of the carpenters stated last night that it was to be expected the scale would be raised to the old figure as soon as business begins to improve. The first cuts in labor costs were assumed last June oy tne plasterers, who dropped from 1 12 to 19; the hod carriers, from $9 to $7, and the lathers, from $5 to 84.50 per thousand. It Is rumored that the painters also have been considering the temporary downward revision bf wages. OBJECTIONS MADE TO SCHDOL BUDGET Supervisory System Deemed Wasteful; Group Will AttendMeeting For the first time In years the budget meeting of the school board tonight promises to be more than a mere ratification meeting. A group of taxpayers dissatisfied with the school ad ministration and with school costs will appear at the meeting at the high school and present resolutions which will call for re lief. While they recognize that teachers have been employed and contracts signed, they intend , to file their protest that It may be effective next year if not this year. One of the points of attack is the supervisory system which has been under fire in the school board on different occasions. This, the protestants aver, is cost ly and unnecessary. The group has been quietly or ganizing for some time and has decided to take a definite hand In school affairs looking toward a reorganization of the school ad ministration. One thing which will be urged is the provision of four polling places for the annu al school election instead of only one place as in former years. The time for budget hearing Is at 8 o'clock at the high school, but the persons who are planning to enter their protests expect to assemble there about 7:30 to complete their program of action. CUEMEKETMS ARE The Chemeketans two weeks of camping at Indian Henry's hunting ground, Mt. Rainier na tional park was the best annual outing, of the many they have staged, the hikers declared when they arrived , home, 18 strong, Sunday night. There were 19 per sons in xamp the first week. . The many short climbs avail able to the outdoor-lovers made Indian Henry's particularly invit ing and .the strenuous ascent of Mt. Rainier itseif provided the supreme test for the mountain climbers. Nine of the 12 persons attempting the ascent reached the summit. - Indian Henry's hunting; ground, which they reached by a three- mile trail from Longmire springs. is an ideal' camping spot, they all declared. Highway conditions were found tobe excellent all the way. . V Richard Upjohn stayed behind, when the main party left' camp. fn order to supervise transporta tion of the -eaulppage, which is expected to be brought here today by truck. . FIFTY NE1 CITIZENS - PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 24. (AP) Fifty foreign-born Port land residents took the oath of allegiance to the flag and 'were admitted to American citizenship by Federal District Judge Fee to day. . j . . BACK FROM OUTING Reduce Voluntarily first time at the meeting of executive board and members committee on unemployment. r : . 1 .. l-.J, mm - H1W LPHH unjuspicioii Report However Repudiated Quickly by Officials; Rest at Nemuro - TOKYO, Aug." 24 (API Forced landings recently by CoL and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh in prohibited ' areas of the Kurile islands caused reports today that the Japanese government's 'suspi cions had been aroused, but high officials quickly repudiated ' the stories. They said it was natural three unscheduled landings in the Kur lles by the famous American til ers should cause discussion. Aware of the dense fog along the vol canic group which twice cut short the attempted trans-Pacific flight of the Japanese flier, Seljl Yoshi hara, officials disclaimed disap proval of the Lindberghs alighting In unauthorized plaees. Report Censed by Recent Happenings For a time, the report of ad verse opinion regarding the Lind berghs gained some credence, fol lowing so shortly after the Jap anese government fined Hugh Herndon and Clyde Pangborn, American filers, who took photo graphs of Japanese fortifications. Realizing the difficulty of the fog hlddan conraayJoU- Liadfeargh before leaving Petropalvovsk, Kamchatka, Wednesday for Ne muro, Japan, requested the Jap anese government to designate emergency . landing places. But even his skill was insufficient to locate these places, and he and (Turn to page 2, col. 3 ) THREE PLANES OUT OF DERBY ALREADY TUCSON, Ariz., Aug. 24 (AP) Led by Gladys O'Don- nell, Long Beach, Calif., mother, 57 women and men Santa Monica to Cleveland air derby fliers, three less than left Santa Monica yesterday, set their planes down on the airport here tonight. Tuc-r son is the second night stop. Mrs. O'Donnell, econd pilot to cross the Phoenix finish line at noon today, streaked into Tucson 12 minutes and one second ahead of her nearest rival, Phoebe Om lle of Memphis. Her flying time from Phoenix was 41 minutes, 26 seconds. . ' ' Gate Irving of Burbank, Calif., has been misslnr since he left Calexico, Calif., this forenoon. A searching party from Buckeye, Ariz., was combing the desert 20 miles west of Buckeye, for his plane, a work train crew report ed seeing a plane come down af ter noon about four miles from the railroad tracks near Dixie. No word has been received af ter the searchers left for Dixie. Winifred Spooner of Llecester shire, England, dropped from the flight at Phoenix when a con necting rod of her motor broke and a cylinder had cracked. She was undecided whether she should rejoin the derby. Mary Charles, Santa Monica, forced down four miles from Cal exico by engine trouble, landed at Yuma about 7 p. m., refuelled and took off for Phoenix. She planned to fly to Tucson tomorrow in time to take her place when the flight to Douglas, .tomorrow noon's 'stop, starts. EXPLOSION KILLS ONE, HURTS MAI CHICAGO. Aug. 24. -(AP) One person was klUed and several Injured tonight In an- explosion which . wrecked a three-story apartment building and an ad joining residence. Windows were broken and plas ter cracked in buildings for two block around by the force of the blast, which was believed to have been caused by gas. Flames broke out in the wrecked buildings. , Firemen, their work hindered by the flames, searched the bflnUl- ing in the belief bodies might he found in the wreckage. Several negro families lived In the build insr. " r . ' . ; " - ' '. Mrs. Lena Glick. 4S. who lired In the adjoining residence, was killed. Two of her children were taken o a-hospital with cuts and bruises; . WHEAT PARLEY HITS SNAG. OF CREDIT TERMS Chinese and U. S. Agencies Divergent in Ideas On Payment Date Typhoon Feared as Likely To Pile lip Horrors Following Flood . SHANGHAI, Aug. 25. (Tues day) (AP) The Associated Press learned today that wheat negotiations between the United States farm board that the Chi nese flood commission have " en countered a wide divergence of terms asked and offered. . The Chinese . propose to buy 15,000.000 bushels With a 10-' year credit and . "liberal terms" with respect , to interest. - The farm board countered -with a proposal for 4 per cent, in terest and payment within ftwa and one-half to four and ene-half years. - v - - . ..---. r , The Chinese Intend to address a new request to Washington, seeking more liberal terms. Mean while the commission Is purchas ing quantities of rice and wheat locally for flood relief. HANKOW Aug. 24. (AP) Forebodings of even greater dis aster today added to the misery of central China's stricken hordes as this reservoir of death, disease and hunger was whipped by a strong wind the feared forerun ner of a typhoon. - It is the season for typhoons and apprehensive residents fee! a storm would complete the doom of the three cities. Hanyang, Wu chang and. Hankow, by blowing sach rolnmes of water against them that undermined founda tions would be certain to collapse. Thousands Cling; t To Island Crests More than 400,000 refugees are' clinging to a precarious existence on the islanded crests of two hills behind Wuchang. Forced to drink the rancid waters of the swollen stream, the refugees, Crowded to gether like sheep, are ravaged by fever and dysentry.-- . In the native section of this city, hunger-crazed refugees who' were quartered in a large ware house attacked a detail of sol diers who had begun to remove a quantity of grain stored there. The soldiers summoned reinforce ments and the crowd was quelled by the use Of machine guns. Sev eral of the refugees were wound ed. Reports to the Kuomln news agency stated more than 1000 persons who were housed in the barracks atWuchang were drown ed as a result of a frehs break in the dyke holding 'back the' Yangtse river. Bodies -Float Down Swollen Stream ! Thousands of - corpses . dally float down the stream into an Immense lake which Is forming between Hankow and Nanking. In .portions of this city the (Turn to page 2, col. 3) MI-CAUSED FIRES 4 T PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 24 (AP) Forest fires so far this season due to human causes, care less or criminal, In the 22 nation al forests of Oregon and Wash ington show a great Increase over those for the like period .last year. This statement was issued here today by C. J. Buck, regional for- "iw. luui 10 uaie in is year is 775 and for that period last year, 424. : . - - . The number of Incendiary fires leaped from 32 last year to 191 this year. Buck said. . Careless smokers head the list with 277 arainst 175 . for 1920. Campers accidently set 149 fires to date, is more than last year. Lightning fires deceased from 430 to 93. ; Buck. Dleaded for an arnnvod public opinions help put an vend to these unnecessary mancaused fires. SHOW GRFS N Road Work Rushed to Get Benefit of Appropriation Oregon's share of federal road funds this y-ar, as appropriated by emergency measure during the last session of congress will to tal more than $1,300,000 this year. Roy E. Klein, state high way engineer, announced here yesterday. To secure for the state its full share of this approplra tlon, Klein Is pushing for the com pletion of all federal aid contracts by September 1. " Several contracts . awarded . un der the federal appropriation last winter already have -been- com pleted. Doable crews are at work on the Umpqua highway, betwesflr Drain and Reedsport. on the Mc Kenzie highway and Salmon river cutoff. ' : In eases where the contracts are not completed by Septembar 1 the contractors will be penalized at the rate of 1100 per day. "In Invited To Head N ew Government 1 RAMSAY Mac DONALD FIRST SCHOOL WILL 'OPEN NEXT MONDAY . ,- Union Leads County List; September to see all , But one Started Next Monday, August 31, will mark the opening of the first school in Marlon county for the 1931-1932 year when the Union grade - school near Woodburn starts its year's work.' Miss Mary Gibson Is principal. The school next to start will be the one known as the Abiqua school near Sllverton. It will begin Septem ber Z: Schools at Detroit and Gales will be the next to open, each " beginning- Monday, Septem ber 7. Opening dates of all the schools in the county" are not yet avail able at the county superintend ent's office since all teachers hare not registered their certifi cates with Mrs. Mary Fulkerson, school head, as the law provides. Until this Is done, her office is without information on the open ing date. : Jt Registration Law Will Be Knforced Mrs. Fulkerson said yesterday she intended to enforce the regis tration lawstrictly this year. Un less teachers register their con V (Turn to page 2, col. 1) PROBE DEATH OF OFFICER'S WIFE SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 24 (AP) Four separate Investigations were started today Into the death here, yesterday of. Mrs. Daisy Price, bride of Lieutenant Com mander George D. Price, attach ed to the naval aircraft carrier Lexington, now in San Francisco harbor with the fleet. Mrs. Price plunged from a fourth story window of the Alex ander Hamilton hotel early yes terday after a party in her room and died a few hours later. Po lice assert there was drinking at the party. In a dying statement Mrs. Pnjce told assistant district attor ney. Walter. Schiller: '"It was my fault." Then she called a name that sounded like "Peggy," but acquaintances, said they believed she said "Piggy" a pet name she had for her husband. "Burton Templeton, - another guest at the hotel, said he saw Mrs. Price go through the window and heard her strike. He said he saw objects resembling a bottle and' a chair xo after her. He rushed downstairs and asked her if she fell or was thrown. Tem pleton told police the woman said se was thrown but "I'd rather not say. who did it. In addition to the police inves tigation a naval board of inquiry started one. The coroner's office and the federal prohibition ad ministrator started the other In vestigations. ; - most ! instances the emergency contracts Include grading, surfac ing and bridges. Klein- declared that most of the work had been completed on fed eral propects between east Port land and Oregon City. , The emergency fund , provided 100 per cent reimbursement to the state for all 'Work completed by September 1. After that date the federal ' government wlir pay but 8 per cent of the cost while the state win pay the remainder. --Failure to complete a few con tracts by September 1 may cause the state to lose a small part of the federal 1 appropriation. - Klein said. Since December the state highway department has been rushed with details, such as draft ing plans, deciding where the work should be done, and adver tising' for bids. - - - ? ' ! , 1: :". LABOR Gill' OUT BUT CHIEF HEADS C01BICE MacDonald Asked to Fern Coalition Government For Great Britain Purpose is to Bury Political And Bring Nation out Of Economic Ills LONDON, Aug. 24 (AP) Ramsay Mac Donald's socialist la bor government passed into his tory today with; the reslgnaMoa ef . -the prime, minister and his cabin et. - - . - . Almost immediately after the cabinet resigned King George V entrusted MacDonald with the formation of a new national gov ernment composed of the leaden of all three major parties, whose business would be burying politics and extricating Great Britain fresa her economic and financial All- . ficulties. - Tonight MacDonald. Stanley. Baldwin and Sir Hubert Samuel, representing the labor party, the conservatives and the liberals. went over the possibilities of the personnel of the new governmeat, It was thrught that tomorrow or the next day a full cabinet ros ter can be presented to the kins and be sworn in. Some believed that the result of today's events might be politi cal suicide for MacDonald and the labor ministers whose lot was cast with his. Attitude of Labor Adherents Divided , " Some labor quarters denounced him as a traitor to the parry while others termed bm the here of the hour who by putting his personal ambitions aside is risk ing his political life for the good of the nation. , The new national government is expected to contain about twelve ministers as compared to tfee twenty In an ordinary British ad ministration. Among those who were expected to fill posts in the -new government besides MacDon ald are Stanley Baldwin, former premier and leader of the conser vatives; Lord Irwin, former vice roy of India who has been men tioned as a possible new foreign secretary; Sir Samel Hoare, Sir Astin Chamberlain, Neville Cham berlain, for. .er Premier Lloyd George "(If his health permits) : LordReading, Sir Herbert Sam uel, Sir Donald MacLean, Philips Snowden and J. H. Thomas. Accepts Offer From King George Tonight's belief court circular from Buckingham palace told the story of the day's events. "The Rt. Hon. Ramsay Mac Donald," it said, "had an audience with the king this afternoon and tendered his resignation as prime minister and first lrd of the treasury, which: his majesty was graciously pleased to accept. "The king subsequently gave a further audience to the Rt- Hon. Ramsay MacDonald and iuTiu-d him to farm a national adminis tration. The Rt. Hon. J. Ramsay accepted his majesty's offer of the post of prime minister and kissed ; his hand upon the appointment." , (Turn to page 2, col. 6) FIRE HAZARD OVER IDAHO INCREASE SPOKANS, Aug. 24 (AP) Fanned by winds and aided by moistureless air, central and north Idaho fires burned with new life today .as airplanes carried new fighting armies against them. Two huge tri-motored planes carrying 24 men flew out of Spo kane 'today for the Cham! er lain basin and Moose Cree fronts in central Idaho, while from Missou la a six place plane wen into the fire region loaded with men. Almost simultaneously with a prediction by weather observer Grundy here that lower humidity and higher temperatures could be expected today and tomorrow, with attendant Increased fire ha zards, reports of new biases start ed coming in. They dotted na tional forests In northern Idaho and western Montana, but all were small and sufficient men were on hand to control them. A 200 acre fire In the Clearwater forests near Oroflno, Idaho, was the largest of the newer- out breaks. ' s r .. Nominations To Legion Offices -: SlatedUTonight The final report of Capital Post No. 9 American legion's Fourth of July committee -will be. made at the post's meeting at-8 o'clock tonight in Miller hall, the drum corps trip to the national con vention at Detroit will be ' dis cussed and nominations for new officers will be made. The officers to be nominated are? commander, vice-commander, adjutant, finance officer and five members of the executive com mittee. The name of Irl McShefry is the only one which has been mentioned.- for the position a&--pest commander. -