KENTS COLUMN ' Each weekday Frank Kent, noted national com mentator, write a penetrat ing political column which appears exclusively in The Statesman In Salem. THE WEATHER Fair today and "Wednes day, normal humidity; Max. Temp, Monday 91, Min. 62, -rirer 3 feet, rain .08 inch, northwest wind. FOUMDEP 1631 EIGHTY-FIFTH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Morning, July 16, 1935 No. 95 Hill FK VESTS SOUGHT. SALEM FINEST Automatic Rifles for Night Men Also Proposed at Council Meeting Fees for Fire Department Trips Outside City are Eyedjlionds Voted Investigation of the cost of equipping night officers of the Salem police force with automatic rifles and bullet-proof rests was ordered by the city council last night following a suggestion by Alderman Paul R. Hendricks that city policemen, who were fre quently called upon to stop cars going through town, be adequate ly protected. "These are days when armed men use our highways and law officers are called upon to stop them," Hendricks declared. "We should equip our policemen with modern equipment." -Alderman Walter Fuhrer, chairman of the police committee, requested Chief of Police Minto to ascertain the cost of such equipment for night patrolmen on the police force here. Fees for Firemen's Trips are Proposed Alderman Merrill D. Ohling. chairman of the fire department, was authorized to draft a sched ule of fees for the use of the city's fire equipment outside of the city limits. Ohling reported . that the equipment had been fre quently called outside of the mu nicipal lines and said the depart ment had not been reimbursed for its services. Other municipali ties charge as high as $5$ for the first hour the equipment is in use and $25 thereafter, Ohling pointed out. The fees agreed upon by Ohling and his committee will be submitted in a resolution to the council for its approval or modification. Mayor V. E. KubjsaldIthat only once since January 1,. 1935, bad he been asked to give hls consent to take equipment outside the city limits although a stand ing rule exists that the mayor must approve any use of the equipment outside of the incor porated area. Acting upon a suggestion from City Engineer Hugh Rogers, the council voted to proceed further with securing of data on its North Santiam water power filings in or der to keep the city's prior claims to these rights in good standing. Further Refunding Of Bonds Favored Way for further lowering of the city's interest on bonded debt was paved when the council initiated and passed through third reading separate ordinances providing for the sale of refunding bonds for Bancroft obligations coming due late this summer. One ordinance provided for a $78,000 issue and the other for a $220,000 issue. The council also passed an ordi nance calling for theUssuance of $135,000 in bonds to take up that amount of outstanding City of Sa lem warrants. The city recorder's office will immediately advertise for bids. The exhaustion of the $10,000 special city fund for construction (Turn to Page 2, Col. 3) LOS ANGELES, July 15.-flV A warning that another world war is inescapable was voiced to night by Pr. Will Durant, emi nent philosopher, in a speech at the University of California at Los Angeles. The subject of'his address was, "Is Oar. Civil Nation Dying!" Mora than 2000 persons heard Dr.- Durant explain that the causes of war are rooted in de clining moral standards, selfish political factions, and "the con centration of wealth is the hands of a few." "In time of war our activities jare shifted from production to non - productive hostilities,' he said. "Therefore, we should not .- ignore the' danger of war, but prepare for' It."- . He said he believed a number of European nations are In dan ger of being totally obliterated from : civilization. America, "he said. Is showing "slight progress." Ten Lives Lost, : 1 '32 Injured When . Mine Explodes DORTMUND, Germany, July 15 -(V-Fears of a huge loss of life , through an explosion. and subse- ? quent fire in a . coal mine here " I were removed tonight when a roll i call established Rut all men had heen 'accounted" for: . - . - - fft ica iQiuers were ituca buu i : injured when the explosion rocked -; the mine half a jnile under i the earth and' then set fire to the Moon Eclipse is Ideally A Iso I Eclip Bug Invades Telescope Through Which Crowd Takes Turns Viewing Luna; Earth Arc Plainly Marked After Totality THE first complete eclipse of the moon to be seen by the entire Pacific coast in 25 years, had all Salem craning their necks last night as the big yellow orb on the eastern hor izon slowly changed to ghastly copper color. The eclipse started at sundown but was total between 8 r09 and 9 :49 o'clock. As the total phase began to pass, the O COOL SEA BREEZES Iff HEAT BELIEF Maximum 1 5 Degrees Under That of Sunday; Rain in Morning Helps Relief from the weekend heat waves blew into Salem yesterday upon coast breezes, "and hour for hour the temperatures were from 10 to 15 degrees lower than the mercury snowings or Sunday. Monday's heat peak was 91 de grees, which held Tor nearly two hours during the afternoon, while Sunday's highest reading was 106.8 degrees. The weather bu reau reported yesterday that the official high for Saturday was 106 degrees, or .8 less than the Sun day reak. Rain which started falling about 2:30 o'clock Monday morn ing put the final touches to ob literating Sunday's heat and the fresh coolness of early Monday morning was hardly expected to see the day develop even the 91 degrees recorded. Cherry and Berry Harvesting Resumed Harvesting of black cherries in the big Lamberta orchard east of town, recessed Saturday and Sun day due to the intense heat, was resumed very early Monday morn. ing, ana oerry picners were -&Die to swing back to work also. Ber ries, particularly logans and rasp berries, were badly burned from the scofiing sun in some patches. So far as it is possible to tell, hops came through the heat fine, " (Turn to Page 2, Col. 4) Governor is Kept Waiting By Dizzy One SPRINGFIELD, 111., July 15- (P)-Jerome the dizzy one Dean kept Gov. Henry Horner and 2000 baseball fains waiting tonight while he satisfied himself with steak and potatoes. me- bt. Lou is cardinals' ace was scheduled to pitch the first ball in the finals of the annual Catholic diocesan baseball tourna ment, with Governor Horner catching. Dean was met on arrival by a reception committee headed by Mayor John W. Kapp. The older of the brother stars was Inform ed that pre-game ceremonies had been held up pending his arrival Refuses to Harry For Governor's Sake He Informed 'the committee he would be even later getting to the park, inasmuch as he intended to eat first. When the committee insisted that the governor was waiting. Dizzy told them he would be glad to see him, but "his excellency" would have to "wait until Dizzy gets some steak and potatoes." Dizzy ordered his meal, then proceeded to the park, an hour and a half after the game - was scheduled to start. The game was in the second inning when he ar rived. Rules For Expenditure of Highway Fund A rrive Here Regulations governing the" ex penditure of approximately $5, 372,846 of federal-state "highway aid funds, were received at offices of the state highway .de partment Monday. Of the total amount S3.O39.0f2 will he expended for highways and streets and $2,334,204 for grade crossing eliminations., . Highway funds are to be ap plied as follows: ' Not less than 25 per cent shall be expended on secondary or feed er roads outside of municipalities and metropolitan areas; not less than 25 per .cent on federal aid routes., state highway routes and secondary or feeder routes within municipalities and metropolitan areas; balance of funds on fed eral aid or state routes outside of municipalities and metropolitan areas. , Division of Grade Elimination Fund Told Grade elimination funds will be applied: Not less than 2 5 per cent on secondary or feeder roads outside of municipalities; balance on fed Seen Here; Earwig Eclipse ses bright crescent of the moon la its usual pale gold light appeared around the clouded orange ball. The orange color was due to some indirect sunlight bending through the atmosphere around the Bides of the earth. At the be ginning of the eclipse and after the total phase, the much wider arc denoting the earth's curvature and revealing its circumference as much greater than that of the moon, was readily observable. Over 120 people motored out to B. L. Bradley's home on Waldo avenue for a look at the phe nomenon through his' eight - inch telescope and a small one. An ad venturing earwig crept into the larger Bradley instrument unan nounced and had the observers in an uproar before they discovered that they were viewing an en larged bug in place of the eclipsed moon. Those with telescopes were for tunate enough to view another eclipse of one of the moons of Jupiter at the same time. ECLIPSE WATCHED by eh ran Visibility Good in Most of U. S. but Scientists at. Harvard are Balked rJiEV7 YORK. July 15.-;P)-Tbe continental United States craned collective necks tonight to watch one of nature's super-spectacles, the first complete eclipse of the moon since 192? and the longest in half a century. Conditions generally were good for visibility as the earth rode between the sun and the moon, entering the penumbra, the outer shadow, at 9:15 p. m. (Eastern Standard time), but in many places clouds obscured the phen omenon from massed observers. In the regions where the sky was clear and the moon easily visible the effect of the eclipse was not generally realized until 11:12 p. m., when the first arc of the earth's shadow began creeping across the lunar globe, gradually and increasingly blot ting out the reflected light from the sun. Telescope Owners Gain Rich Harvest The sky was clear here with a few fleecy clouds. Thousands in parks, on beaches, roof tops and other clear spaces watched the spectacle. The colony of telescope owners who for 10 cents a (Turn to Page 2, Col. 2) Midshipman Barr Missing as Ship Sails From Oslo OSLO, Norway, July 15--Midshipman Charles Kenneth Barr, who disappeared from the United States battleship Wyom ing before it sailed from here to Copenhagen, still was missing to night. Oslo police, who appealed through newspapers and by ra. dio for Information regarding the American's whereabouts, are un certaiin whether he met with an accident or disappeared voluntar ily. eral aid routes, state routes- and secondary or feeder roads either within or outside of municipali ties. :;' ' Secondary or feeder, roads are defined as roads not on either the federal aid highway system or the state highway system. Metropolitan areas are defined as territory Immedlately'eontigu ous to the relatively larger muni cipalities of the state within which workers living in, the mu nicipalities may be transported daily to and from-work - within the territory i ' L", ; Ninety per cent of the persons engaged. in the work must come from relief rolls and must .be persons certified for the work by the . United States employment service.' .-. q -v Commission Has Some , -Latitude as to Wages . . !." f Wage rates are to e fixed by the state "highway commission In conformity with standards vt the United States bureau of public roads and must be comparable with the rates paid by the high (Turn to Page .2, Col. 7) ' BANDIT ELUDES ARREST; SLAYS 10 OFFICERS Car Found, Police Hopeful of Capturing Man Who Robs Orting Bank Puyallup Policemen Killed After Pursuing Robber; Chief is Witness TACOMA, Wash.. July 15. -(TP)-A posse of peace officers and cit izens was believed to be closing in on the lone, cold-blooded bandit who shot and killed two police officers shortly after he had held up and robbed the Orting state bank of $500 at Orting, 18 miles southeast of Tacoma, early today. The dead officers are Chief of Police Frank Chadwick and Pa trolman Harry W. Storem, both of the Puyallup police depart ment. Puyallup is a neighboring town. Within an hour after the final shooting the bandit's car, a ma chine stolen from Tacoma this morning, was found at the out skirts of Sumner with a flat tire. A posse of deputy sheriffs and citizens, led by Maurice C Nelson, chief of the Sumner po lice, was organized at once and began an Intesive search of the farms, berry and pea fields In the district. Officials expressed confidence that the bandit would be trapped. Mahan Theory Not Taken Seriously Department of justice officials did not take reports that the bandit may be William Mahan, alleged brains of the Weyerhaeu ser kidnaping gang and who is still at large, very seriously. They admitted, however, "it was pos sible" the bandit was Mahan. Mahan, before he took to kid naping, was known to be a bank robber and besides being wanted for the kidnaping is wanted for several bank robberies in this vi cinity. The Orting bank was held up shortly before noon by & lone, un masked bandit. An alarm was immediately sounded and police officers from the neighboring towns of Puyallup and Sumner responded. Chief Chadwick and Officer Storem were parked in their car on a side road between Sumner and Orting on the theory that the bandit would head that way. A (Turn to Page 2, Col. 1) Tin Can Mail Ceases; Isle Outlet Gone SAN FRANCISCO, July 15-(JP) -The tin can mail is ended. For nearly 15 years, brown skinned natives gladly consented, for a bit more than a pittance, to swim the treacherous stretch from the isolated south sea Isle of Niuafoou to passing steamers. bearing cargoes of mail in silk wrapped containers. Recently, the natives became greedy. They wanted the equiva lent of $10 per swim per man. The market 'wasn't there, so today, with the arrival of the liner Mari posa, came the last of the let ters from the harborless, reef bound islet, 2600 miles south west of Hawaii. It read: "Kindest regards from the last day of tin can mail. Niuafoou island, Tonga, W. G. Quesnel, T. C. man." COLUMBUS, Miss., July 15-4P) -Two negro farmers were lynched today by a mob in the Mississippi river delta, and another was pur sued by a posse across the Mis sissippi river into Arkansas In connection with attacks or at tempted attacks on white women. Bert Moore'and Morton Dooley, each about 26, were snatched from, Deputy Sheriff Parker Har. ris on the main highway four miles south of the city and hang ed to a big oak tree. - Another negro, said by Sheriff J. J. Dogan of Tallahatchie coun ty to be Rayfield Sutton, 28, charged with attacking a white farm girl Friday night four miles from Charleston, was pursued to the Arkansas state line by more than 100 citizens and officers wlkh.bloodhounds. He escaped. Meet Called to Promote Lumber . WASHINGTON, July The National Lumber manufac turers association, announced -.today its' trado promotion commit tee would meet In Chicago July 25 to 27, Inclusive, to take steps to effectuate ' a new program of lumber tAdc promotion. 2 NEGROES LYNCHED AND THIRD PURSUED World News at a Glance - (By the Associated Press) Domestic: Washington House "brain trust" drafts president's tax bill as postponement suggestions are applauded. ' Washington House and sen ate vie in lobbying probes. Washington Tariff feud flares as aftermath of Russian -U. S. pact. . Washington House votes against Morgenthau on liquor con trol. Tacoma Police chief and pa trolman shot to death by bank bandit first believed to have been William Mahan, sought in Weyer haeuser case. Amityvllle, N. Y. Python and lion at Frank Buck camp go on rampage, injuring two. Columbus, Miss. Mob lynches two negroes, pursues third in at tacks on white womcn Cincinnati Federal court rul ing snags vast housing program. New York U. S. watches first complete lunar eclipse since 1927. Foreign : Rome -Mussolini mobilizes two new divisions bringing Ethiopian campaign force to 250,000. Mexico City Three students killed, six wounded as machine guns blast campaign against To basco leader. London Cabinet rejects Lloyd George's "new deal" program. Rome Authorities probe mys tery deaths of American woman and British man in Sulphur Spa house. Belfast Protestants-Catholic riots take another life. IS F Screams Heard; Police Told of Previous Visit by Two Prowlers PORTLAND. July 16-(Tues day) Unnerving her tnree cap tors by her screams after biting through the blindfold and gags they had bound to her face, Melva McCrary, 15, was released here early, jthls morning after the trio had spirited her away from her bedroom, police reported early today. The girl was able to describe only one of the men, who had placed her in an automobile. The object of the "sna'rh was un known, as the family was not wealthy. PORTLAND, Ore., July 15.-(P -Melva McCrary. 13, emitting. terrified screams, apparently was spirited tonight from her bedroom where two prowlers were report ed seen recently. Since the night was warm the front door was left open, giving (Turn to Page 2, Col. 7) DEPUTY SHERIFF'S 'E PORTLAND, Ore., July lS.- -Circuit Judge L. P. Gilbert to night said he would order a grand jury Investigation immediately in to testimony at a divorce case suit that a deputy sheriff alleged ly received "side money" in ad dition to his regular salary. An affidavit signed by Mis Mayme Love was read in her di vorce trial declaring her hus band, Deputy Sheriff Bert Love had an income of $300 a month from sources other than his regu lar salary. Took Money From Chinese, Testified She announced willingness to testify that she saw her husband receive $100 from a Chinese whom she knew as "Louie." She was attempting to substantiate her request for $125 a month separate maintenance. Her hus band's regular salary was listed at $148.50 a month and his pen sion at $26.25. VDo you expect me to take Into consideration money received in this alleged illicit manner in allotting you support money?" demaded the judge. "I certainly could not do it These charges, however, call for an investiga tion." GASTON LAD KILLED AS TRUCK CRASHES GASTON, Ore.; Jaly 15.-(dP) Ralph Epling, 17, of Gaston, was killed and 11 persons injured when a light track In which they were riding, went out of control and crashed Into a telephone pole near today.' . - V Six t ithe Injured ' were taken to Forest Grove for treatment. The victims were returning from swimming, it was reported. . . The inlured: " " Vincent Ober. 21. Seaside, driT ex; George Baker, .17 ;" Edward Epling. 2; Ralph Winners, 29 Lester Winners. 17;' Vernon Benite. 17: Sheila Laughlin, 16 Virginia Epling, 15 ; Lucfle Ep ling, 11, .and Tom Dickinson, la all of Gaston. ' - PORTLAND EARED RUMORS FLY IN ACTION LACKING! I First Day Recall Might' Be Started Passes Without Move by His Foes Stoppage of Pay is Talked; Corbett Uninterested, Scott "Through" July 15, first day a recall move ment against Governor Charles HH Martin was legally possible, came and went with no persons appear ing at the secretary of state's of fice to ask preliminary Petitions to circulate to secure signatures calling for a recall election direct ed at the state's chief executive. The move to challenge Gover nor Martin's constitutional right to hold office continued to boil in Portland with well - authenticated reports received here that a pool of money was being raised to se cure private counsel to take the Case into court. Henry L. Corbett, president of the 1935 senate, squelched reports that he would take part in any such move when he announced last night that he was "frankly opposed to any move to recall the governor" and at the same time indicated he would contribute to no fund to test the right of Ma-jor-General Martin to hold office. Corbett Approached With Plea for Aid Corbett admitted that a group of men, seeking a legal test ot Martin's right to hold office, had approached him, through an asso ciate, to find out his interest in a court test of Martin's eligibility. Corbett sent back word that he was not interested. The challenge to Governor Mar tin's position which is being con sidered In Portland would be a suit to restrain Treasurer Rufus C. Holman from -cashing any war rant for salary which the gover nor receives. Meanwhile Leslie M. Scott, for mer chairman of the state high way commission, wasnea nis hands of further connection with the test suit. "I've simply called the atten tion of others to the law govern ing the case," Scott said last night. "It's up to others to take (Turn to Page 2, Col. 5) Yamhill Has Large Slice Of Distress McMINNVILLE, Ore.. July 15.- (j!P)-Aceidents combined with the intense neat the past weekend to harass residents of this section. Mrs. D. D. Warnock, 79, Day ton, fell Sunday when feeding her flock of chickens and fractured her hip. Eric Anderson, 22, Sheridan, fell from a haystack, landing on a pitchfork. His condition was cri tical until today. M. C. Soule, 70, Dundee mail man stricken Saturday by heat of 110 degrees, regained conscious ness today but remained in seri ous condition. Chickens Reported Sunstroke Victims Elmer Lahaie, 30, Sherwood woodcutter, slashed his right foot. Ronal Sherk, Sherwood youth, sustained a broken ear drum while diving Saturday. . Farmers and poultry men re ported casualties in their herds and flocks. Some poultry raisers said their chickens appeared to be victims of sunstroke and died in their pens by the dozens. Efforts to revive -them were. In the main, fruitless. Some flocks were being herded Into base ments, or other cool and shady havens. Banks Hearing Set; Morse Denies 'Injustice'' Remark August. 2 was set yesterday by Governor Martin as the date to hear an application for pardon for L. A. Banks, former Medford editor, who" is serving a life term in the state penitentiary for mur der. The application for the hearing, was sponsored by Mrs. Ariel B. Pomeroy of Central Point, Jack son, county. She appeared per sonally In behalf of Banks, bear ing petitions urging the executive to give his final answer by Aug ust S. Governor Martin . told Mrs. Pomeroy that he had authority to pardon and would Investigate the case In his own way. - "I -am ready . to -give yon a hearing, at. any- time yon want one," Governor Martin' continaed. "I will listen to your delegation , The petition contained approx imately 120 names of residents ot Marion, Yamhill and Multno mah counties. ...7 ' .. :;r tJ' Says Investigation Was Suggested by Morse Mrs. 1 Pomeroy told .Governor Martin that the investigation Refuses to Aid ; Martin Ouster gw-iXJMSffwCTB.i.H".'." vnmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmma f f , ' l I : Harry Corbett, president of the state senate, who declines to take part in the recall or ouster through the courts'of Governor Martin although in the latter case he probably would become governor. CITY HAS BIGGEST CASH TOTAL EH Water Bonds are Delivered and Check Brought Back by Recorder Jones The City of Salem today had the largest bank balance in its history, the sum of $1,101,792.33 having been added yesterday when City Recorder Warren Jones delivered 1100 water bonds to the Portland syndicate which bought the obligations last month at an average interest rate of 3.2 per cent. Jones promptly deposited the check to the account of the city treasurer who will hold the mon eys in the water purchase fund until the last day of this month when the Oregon-Washington Wa ter Service company will receive the $1,000,000 the city bargained to pay for its local plant. The re mainder of the'Tnoney will be used to pay costs of acquiring the plant and as necessary working capital, Theft Peril Small As Sale Difficult Jones started to Portland at 7 o'clock yesterday morning and made the delivery of the bonds before noon. Bond buyers there told him fears of theft of the bonds were without much basis inasmuch as the bonds would be difficult to negotiate until the wholesale bond houses which (Turn to Page 2, Col. 2) P NEW ORLEANS, July 15.-(P) Mayor T. Semmes Walmsley scor ed a sudden point in his fight with Senator Huey Long over the control of New Orleans today as his revolting ward leaders chang ed their minds and abandoned plans to oust the mayor from of fice. In party caucus the steering committee of the old regular democratic organization, by a 13 4 vote, suspended plans for mass meetings at which it was hoped a majority of the city's voters would petition the legislature to remove Walmsley. Long Cancels Flan For Washington Trip Senator Huey P. Long watched this sudden reversal in plans with out committing himself. "It's up' to them to 'get "their house in shape." the senator said, adding that "they (the old regu lars) will have to show us a pretty picture before we'll help them," The about face in the ouster movement, however, caused . the Louisiana "dictator" to cancel his airplane reservations for Wash ington tonight. first was suggested hy Dr. Wayne L. Morse of the University of Oregon law school who was Quot ed as characterizing the trial, as an injustice. Included among those who sign ed' the petition were Senator Pe. ter Zimmerman Byron G. Carney, Richard Neuberger, J. . E. Ben nett, Albert Slaughter, W. A. Fat rick, Aaron Holts, Frederick Schmaltt, Roy Hewitt,, A. M. Church, W. "L. Redmond and Kel ley Loe. - "T, "' ..,'. , Banks was ' convicted ot alay Ing George Ai Prescott, ' Jackson county constable, and . was receiv ed - at the. penitentiary here , in August, 1933. - ' Ralph Moody, assistant , attor ney general, who "prosecuted Banks and other persons involved in ' the! Jackson', county ballot thefts, declared that he would oppose the pardon. ' " -: . : - Medford Protests . .'' . Last Fall Recalled fi'Ir- i ' Daring his term of office. Gov ernor Meier was nrged to pardon Banks and report was current last ' (Turn to Page 2, CoL: 3)-' WALMSLEY GAINS Dl'il V F R HUE) GENERAL LEACH KING AFTER DROP IN 'CHUTE Bails Out of Burning Plane While Companion Stays and Lands Safely National Head of Guard is Due Here July 23 for Official Parley SELIGMAX, Ariz., July 15 JPf Unharmed except for a kd braise on one arm, Major Gen eral George . Leach, head ef the national guard in the Unit ed States, was rescued late to-night from the rough country SO miles northeast of here where he parachuted from a burning army plane and was missing for several hours. RIVERSIDE, Calif., July 15- UF) Parachuting out of a burning army plane near Seligman, Ariz Major General George E. Leach of Washington, chief of the a tional guard, and former Minnea polis mayor, had not been found late tonight, but was believed to have landed safely. Hastilv organizing rescue units to go to Arizona, officers at March field armv air base here- said General Leach's pilot, Capt. Charles Cummings of Washing ton, telephoned that the general "hailed out" and the parachute opened all right, after the plane took fire in the air. Cummings said he brought tk nlnnA rinwn several miles further. near Seligman, and extinguished the fire, but was unable to nun the general because of the rough terrain in that region. First reports from March fild indicated Cummings also para, chuted from the plane. Two planes were dispatched immediately from March field to the army landing field at Flag staff, to operate from there as a case In a rescue effort. Later it was announced that planes of the 91st observation tquadron had been ordered from Crissy field, San Francisco, on a night flight to March field, from which they were to proceed at 4 a.m. for Arizona to aid in the search. Efforts to learn where Cum mings telephoned from or where he went afterward were unavail ing for the time. General Leach was enroute to California to inspect the theee state national guard maneuvers at Santa Maria and San Luis Obis po. He and Capt. Cummings left Washington Sunday. Mainr-fJeneral Leach was u in Salem on July 23 to coafer with Maior - General George A. White, commanding officer of all national guard units In tne nortn wpst. and with Brigadier-General Thomas Rilea, in charge ot the Oregon contingent of the guard at the Fort Lewis maneuvers last month. Brigadier-General Rilea said last night that he knew Leaeh very well and esteemed mm niga- iy. Captain Cummings was also well known to Rilea. Cummings had piloted Rilea from Washing ton, D. C, to New York City tais spring when the latter was east in the interests of the natienal guard. Major - General Leach was re ported to be in line for reappoint ment by President Roosevelt. FEAR FEW SURVIVE III FLOOD DISASTER HANKOW, China, July 15.-(Tuesday)-,!p)-Fear grew -today that few people survived central China's most recent flood disas ter, the collapse of the dike that loosed the waters of the Han river on the countryside near Hanyang. Chinese who witnessed bursting of the dike from a motorbet" estimated 10,000 lives were last.' The suddenness ot the flood, wit nesses said, caught the inhabi tants ot the area unprepared, and" the rush of the water did net give them time to flee to nigfcer land. Two-thirds of the city ef Han yang lies under water. Its res-' dents refugees on the surronn-" Ing hills. The Han river's rav ages have left the country deso late, the fain,, greater than thar caused by the' floods of 1870 aaT 1S31. Hankow was somewhat cheered by a slight recession in the Yang- tze river, held out of the eitr streets by weakened dikes. Troops, police and coolies were kept at work strengthening the river ess-' battlements, as further rain woald restore the menace of last week.' ?'f.'.BIiAZE SMALL. c ' " A roof fire at 550." South 1 Ct street at 7:40 p. m. yesterdar brought a call, to, the Salem fire, department. The flames wer taiekly extinguished : and small damage was done to the -property. a