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RURAL NEWS
Nearly SO correspondents
serve The Statesman daily
in reporting news from the
rural district tributary to
this city.
THE WEATHER
Fair today and Wednes
day, cooler with higher hu
midity; Max. Temp. Monday
102, Min. 47, river -3.5 feet,
Variable winds.
FOUMDEP 1691
EIGHTY-FIFTH YEAR
Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Morning, August 13, 1935
No. IB
FIRST EE OF
luual am ft
Typical Grocery Victory is
1 Turned in 7-1 by Rally
Aided by Bobbles
Second Game Wednesday is
Awaited by Fans; May
Pick City Champ .'
By PAUL HAUSER '
Doing all the scoring in one
Inning the Fade state champion
ship nine swept over Kay's 7 to 1
last night to take the first game
ot the two out of three city cham
pionship series.
. The -story w as the same as in
many other Pade victories, one
of Pade hits bunched with the
opposing team's misplays in one
oversized inning.
AH Rons Scored
In Fourth Stanza
In this case it was the fourth,
when with four hits, a walk and
four errors, seven runs crossed the
plate. Kitchen's line drive down
third at the opening of the game
had been the only Pade hit before
and there were none afterward.
Kitchen put his second hit of
the game down the third base
line to open the fourth and Fore
man was credited with a hit when
Mickenham was a little too slow
fielding his bunt. Scales walked
to populate the sacks and then the
fun began.
Bone sent a grounder spinning
to Bill Moye who rushed in on
it and bobbled it. Kitchen scored
but Moye retrieved the ball and
whipped it home in time to catch
Foreman at the plate.
Then Hill hit in almost the
same place and Moye erred in the
same way, letting Scales come
home. A wild pitch advanced Bone
and Hill and they both scored
when Moye went back to get
dinger's fly and dropped it.
Adolph singled to right field to
score Olinger. Schuitelle-ea&ad up
a pop fly that lit safe and Pickens
overthrew third to allow Adolph
to score. Gllmore batted in
Schnuelle to end the slaughter.
I one Tally by Kay
Team is Unearned
Kay's run came in the eighth
when Barnes got on when Olinger
threw wide to first. Barrick'8 hit
put Girod, running for Barnes, on
third and he scored when Pickens
bit into a double play.
Schwartz doubled in the ninth
and got to third on a passed ball
but died on base as the next two
men popped out,
Gilmore established what is
probably a record for him by is
suing not a single base on balls.
He held Kay's to four scattered
hits and would have had a shut
out if it had not been for the one
error made by Fade's.
The two teams will meet again
Wednesday night in the second
game of the series. A victory for
Pade's would give it the city
championship and the right to en
ter the state Softball tournament
next week. Master Bread will meet
Albany in a preliminary en
counter. Wait's defeated the Mt. Angel
team 3 to 2 in a tight seven inn
ing preliminary. Wait's scored in
the third when Craig got a home
run with one on and in the fifth
when Wintermute batted in Dunn.
The Mt. Angel team, with May
limiting Wait'a to four hits, will
be nobody's set-up in the state
(Turn to rage 8, Col. 3)
Architects Make
Progress on New
Willamette Plan
A. E. Doyle and Associates,
Portland architects retained by a
trustees' committee of Willamette
university, to outline estimated
costs . of structures needed on a
new campus should Willamette
sell its present holdings to the
state, were able last night to re
port progress but no completion
of their task. The firm has been
working steadily on the project
for the last week. When outlined
costs are available the university
committee headed by Amedee
Smith, president ot the Willam
ette board, will be called together
to discuss the price Willamette
will set on itsrnroperty in the light
of the costs of replacing the pres
ent buildings.
R. A. Booth of Eugene is serv
ing as temporary chairman of the
special committee while Mr. Smith
is out of the state ou a vacation.
Capitol Razing
Will End Soon
The old state capltol, now only
a small shell of its former self,
will be completely razed by an
early date next week, Fred Leary,
in charge of razing operations,
yesterday Informed the state
board of control. Leary Is now
preparing a - report . showing the
cost ot the operations and the
amount ot 'money received from
aale of brick and other materials
salvaged by the state. - "
World News
at
a
Uiance
(By the Associated Press)
Washington:
Senate finance committee re
verses itself, rejects higher taxes
for small-income Americans and
approves rewritten "wealth tax"
bill.
Early Roosevelt statement pre
dicted on country's chief issues.
Utilities lobby investigators
find missing Hopson and return
him for testimony.
Senate votes to impose NRA
code wages and hours on' indus
tries dealing with government, re
jects Black 30-hour week bill.
House committee approves Guf
fey coal stabilization bill.
Other domestic:
" New York Union leaders seek
to spread strikes as A. F. of L..
upholds their protest on "security
wage" rates on WPA projects;
transferrins WPA projects to
PWA favored.
Los Angeles "Ideal niarrjage
of Actress Joan Blondell and
her cameraman husband George
Barnes goes on rocks.
Foreign :
Rome 11 Duce- pushes plan
for million by October; Selassie
says Ethiopians ready to defend
themselves tor the "last drop ot
blood" and denies reported offer
to cede part of country; Smuts
says war would "explode powder
kfg' of relations between blacks
and whites throughout Africa.
Berlin Germany anxiously
awaits results of Hitler's Bavar
ian conference.
Paris. Big demonstration by
workers' organizations ordered
for August 20.
TUX BOOST policy
QUICKLY REVERSED
Senate Committee Goes to
Other Extreme; Million
Limit on New Raise
WASHINGTON. Aug. 12-W-
Tax boosts on little incomes today
were ripped out of the adminis
tration tax bill in a startling re
versal of senate finance commit
tee sentiment. '
Swiftly, the committee voted to
limit heavier income levies to
those over the $1,000,000 class
the figure mentioned by President
Roosevelt in his "wealth distribu
tion" message.
Both actions were taken amid
a storm of bi-partisan criticism
of Saturday's committee action,
which would have brought in
comes as low as $800 a year with
in the reach of the federal tax
collector. Frequently, the. predic
tion was heard that such a step,
if approved by the senate itself,
would mean no tax bill.
Reconsideration is
Asked by Rarkley
The motion to reconsider which
preceded the reversal was made
by Senator Barkley tD-Ky) who
was a weekend fishing companion
of President Roosevelt. At first
he was defeated by an 8 to 8 tie
but finally won reconsideration by
9 to 7. The La Follette amend
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Prominent Radio
Announcers are
Struck by Racer
AKRON, Aug. 12-0P)-Graham
McNamee and Tom Manning, ra
dio announcers injured yesterday
when they were struck by a tiny
racer in a national soapbox derby,
still were patients in the city hos
pitals tonight.
Physicians said McNamee was
under observation for a possible
brain concussion. Hospital at
tendants said Manning was suf
fering a strained back. . They in
dicated McNamee may be able to
leave the hospital tomorrow, but
Manning will be confined longer.
Formal Policy Statement
By Roosevelt is Forecast
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12-(P)-
An early statement by President
Roosevelt on how he feels on the
chief issues before the country, in
cluding possible constitutional
changes was predicted today by
Inner administration circles.
While the capital speculated ov
er whether Herbert Hoover was
after the republican .presidential
nomination, friends of the presi
dent said he might be expected
to discuss constitutional changes
as well as a wide variety of other
questions in speeches during the
western trip he will make after
congress adjourns.
Guessing Compares
To 1027 Situation
The demand by the former
president for a declaration of ad
ministration intentions toward the
constitution set up a flurry of
guessing in Washington compar
able in aorae ways to the 1927 "I
do not choose to run" statement
by Calvin Coolidge.
Many called his statement a di
rect bid for nomination. Others
said he simply was voicing his
dislike for the new deal and that
a desire for the presidential nom
ination did not inspire his state
ment ,
HOPSON FOUND
TO TESTIFY ON
UTILITY LOBBY
Subpoena Served on Long
Sought Witness; Slated
to Testify Today
Conferees Deadlock, Issue
May Be Taken to People
for Vote Decision
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12-JP)-House
lobby investigators tonight
finally caught np with Howard C.
Hopson, elusive master mind of
the Associated Gas and Electric
system.
Chairman O'Connor (D-Ny) of
the rules committee, conducting
the inquiry, announced a subpoena
had been served and the long
sought witness would go before
the committee tomorrow morning
for questioning. Hopson's where,
abouts tonight were closely guard
ed. This development capped a day
which brought dwindling expecta
tions of an agreement on the pub
lic utilities bill at this session and
drew a statement from Senator
Wheeler (D-Mont) that a public
settlement of that issue in 1936
would find the power companies
taking "an' overwhelming lick
ing." Direct Interest in
Campaign Claimed
The senate committee has one
piece of evidence pointing to Hop
son's direct interest in the cam
paign against the utilities bill, a
telegram to another utility official
immediately after the house vote
rejecting the abolition provision
for holding companies, expressing
confidence the whole bill could be
defeated.
From more than one congres
sional quarter came private ex
pressions today .that congress
might adjourn before the utility
bill finally is passed. Some dis
agreed with this view, however.
"We may be able to work out
a bill yet," said Wheeler, chair
man of the senate conferees.
"But if we don't the Issue will be
taken to the public and we'll
probably get a much more drastic
measure than this one.
His assertion was prompted by
a statement by Philip H. Hadsen,
chairman of the committee of
public utility executives, challeng.
ing the administration to take the
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MULTNOMAH IRATE
IT
E
PORTLAND, Aug. 12.-iiP-Re
cent assertions, aired before the
state relief committee, that Mult
nomah county was "raiding" the
state's $1,000,000 relief fund
drew the ire of Portland, and
Multnomah officials today.
At a meeting in the office of
Mayor Joseph K. Carson, city and
county officials declared Multno
mah's heavy burden is caused, to
a large extent, by the flood of
jobless persons from upstate areas
and that the county is doing ev
erything possible to meet its re
lief requirements.
City Commissioner R. E. Riley
said that Multnomah carried from
73 to 86 per cent of the unem
ployed in Oregon and is paying
56 per cent ot the taxes.
The "raiding" charges were
made at the state relief commis
sion meeting last week when it
was asserted that up to August
Multnomah county was the only
district in the state to share in
the $1,000,000 relief fund.
Meanwhile, other political de
velopments of the day included:
.One prominent republican de
clining to permit use- of his name
contended there was no doubt
that Senator Borah of Idaho had
a sharp edge on all other republi
can presidential possibilities -so
far as primaries were concerned
but that control of the party was
in the hands of conservatives and
that he could not obtain the nom
ination. ,
Hoover, apparently unmindful
of the stir his statement . had
caused, arrived in New York for
an insurance meeting, refusing
to talk poltics. He had Issued the
statement in Chicago yesterday.
Most of the. Washington com
ment concerned itself with whe
ther he was or was not a candidate
for the nomination.
The nearest thing to a reply to
the Hoover statement from demo
cratic sources was from the sen
ate majority leader, Robinson of
Arkansas: - -
"Roosevelt objectives have been
clear from the beginning. One has
been to overcome the drastic ef
fects of the Hoover policies; an
other to improve permanently liv
ing conditions and opportunities
for the people generally." -
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Men Beaten;
Rival Unions
Are at Odds
ASTORIA, Ore., Aug. 12-py-Beat-ups
of employes of the
Crown-Willamette logging camps
in Clatsop county had resulted in
tense situation here tonight,
with authorities fearful of .possi
ble reprisals.
Officials of the Crown-Willam
ette company have announced that
the details of the labor situation,
held to be responsible for the at
tacks, would be laid before Gov
ernor Charles H. Martin.
Three complaints were filed to
day as a result of the beat-ups.
The Crown-Willamette logging
camps are operated by members of
the sulphite paper workers' un
ion. Tha sawmill and timber
workers' union contends it should
be in control.
District Attorney Willis West
said the camps are still being op
erated but that officials, were re
luctant to have logs hauled for
fear the drivers would be injured.
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State Federation of Labor
Meeting Opens; Wages
Under WPA Flayed
PORTLAND. Ore., Aug. 12-(&)
-Ben T. Osborne, president of the
Oregon State Federation of Labor,
declared today that the result of
the longshore strike last summer
'was not a victory for them alone
but has been of inestimable value
to all labor."
His remarks comprised a por
tion of his annual address to the
nearly 200 delegates attending
from all parts of the state.
Osborne also said that labor
still had "all the power it pos
sessed under the NRA." He de
nounced the calling of state do-
lice and troops in the recent lum
ber strike.
May Remove Power
of Supreme Court
in reierring to the supreme
court's decision that portions of
the NRA were unconstitutional,
Osborne said that, "no such power
is given the court by the constitu
tion. Out of the NRA may grow
the sentiment which will cause an
amendment to be adopted specifi
cany denying to the high court
the power to pass upon the con
stitutionality of a law passed by
congress.
Private industry has "failed
miserably" to "prove its good
faith and its ability to rehabili
tate the industrial system," he
contended.
In addition to hearing the state
labor president's address, dele
gates today voted to deny the
brewery workers union a seat in
the session, because of asserted
un-union" activities, and defeat
ed a motion to invite Mayor Jos
eph K. Carson to state labor meet
ings. Several speakers spoke in
opposition to the mayor's asserted
part in calling police for strike
duty.
Opposition to the "security"
wage scale on relief projects, first
voiced by Osborne in his opening
address, was re-affirmed by other
speakers.
Children Wander
From Picnic, are
. Still Unreported
PORTLAND, Aug. 12-(JP)-Search
for the two children of Mr.
and Mrs. O. M. Babcock of Port
land was extended south as far
as Canby tonight after 24 hours
had passed without yielding 'word
ot their whereabouts.
The children, Margaret, 9, and
Hugh, 12, attended a picnic with
their parents in the Oswego dis
trict yesterday. When Mr. and
Mrs. Babcock prepared to leave,
the youngsters could not be found,
so the parents left word with a
friend, who was remaining at the
picnic grounds, to call them when
the children returned to camp.
The friend, Charles Heppner,
located the missing pair and left
them at a service station, calling
their parents to come for them.
When the father arrived, however,
th children again had disappeared.
Cannery Tender
Finally Floated
MARSHFIELD, Ore.r Aug. 12
-T-A cannery tender which nos
ed ashore In a fog off the coast
or coos bay last week was re
floated yesterday and towed to
the Kruse & Banks shipyards at
North Bend for repairs. The ship
was the C. R. P. A. No. 2, bound
for the Columbia River Packers'
association plant at North Bend
with a cargo of ice.
NO MEN AVAILABLE
MEDFORD, Ore., Aug. 12.-P)
-Blister rust control camps are
undergoing a labor shortage. C.
P. Wessela, In charge of rust
control field operations, and Karl
Janouch, Rogue River national
forest supervisor, said they are
nnable to hire a sufficient aum
ber of men.
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1191
BIT
WORLD IMG
E
RECOGNIZED BY
ETI
Says People Will Take Up
Stand in Mountains,
Defend to Last
War Games Give Mussolini
Boost Toward Proposed
War-Time Strength
ADDIS ABABA, Aug. 12-(JF-
Emperor Haile Selassie told his
crown council in ringing tones to
day that Ethiopians are ready to
take up theirrstand "in the moun
tains God gave them" and defend
themselves with their last drop of
blood.
Simultaneously his foreign min
istry formally denied the "king
of kings" had offered to cede a
part of Ethiopia to Italy in ex
change for an outlet to the sea,
as reported in Paris dispatches
yesterday.
It was suggested in some quar
ters the report might be a revi
val of the old British offer of ter
ritory to Premier Mussolini.
The emperor told the specifi
cally summoned council today
that the world is on the brink of
another great war and that Eth
iopia "wants to see everything
turn out peacefully."
Danger of World
Outbreak Mentioned
"But failing that," he. warned,
the Ethiopian people, with their
emperor at their head, will defend
themselves against the invader in
their natural strongholds the
mountains God gave them."
Referring to the danger of an
other world war, the-ruler assert
ed "history is repeating itself in
this crisis."
He reaffirmed his nation's faith
In "great and powerful'' Great
Britain and France and said Eth
iopia was ready to "collaborate
loyally and frankly with all na
tions regardless of race or reli
gion which collaborate loyally and
frankly with Ethiopia."
As for the tri-power conferences
in Palis beginning this week, Se
lassie referred to them briefly as
"the meeting to which we have
not been invited."
ROME, Aug. 12-()-Militant
Italy pushed her mobilized forces
close to the October goal of a mil
lion manpower today as the fascist
press scoffed at Emperor Haile
Selassie's already denied "offer"
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2 MORE ARRESTED
I
PORTLAND, Aug. 12.-(;p)-The
arrest of two more persons assert
edly connected with the Colonial
Trading company, for whom re
moval complaints were issued fol
lowing the returning of an in
dictment in Nevada on mail fraud
charges, was announced today by
federal officials.
Henry C. Prudhomme, Port
land, voluntarily walked Into the
office of United States Marshal
J. T. Summerville, posted $5000
bond and was released to appear
Saturday for a removal hearing.
The arrest of Alwin Kost In
Seattle was announced by Carl
C. Donaugh, United States district
attorney.
Nelson J. Sykes, manager of
the Portland branch of the trad
ing concern, and A. D. Kenworthy
were taken into custody here Sat
urday. The remaining member of the
quintet for whom removal com'
plaints were issued in Oregon
S. G. Blakkolt had not been ap
prehended tonight but officials
said they believed he was mernly
delaying his call to the United
States offices here until he com
pletes plans' for a bond.
Late Sports
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 12-(JP
-Tony Chavez, 125-pound Los An
geles fighter, won over Abie Is
rael, 129, of Seattle, on a foul In
the fourth round of their scheduL
ed eight-round battle here to
night
Chaves had the Seattle boy
groggy when the third round end
ed and when Israel came out at
the start of the fourth he landed
a low blow, drawing a warning
from Referee Eddie Barns, a few
seconds later, Israel landed an
other foul blow, doubling Chavez
up with pain.
OAKLAND, Calif.. Aug. 12-UP)
-Aided by a 29-pound weight ad
vantage, -Hank" Hankinson, Ohio
giant scored a 10-round victory
over Maxie Rosenbloom here to
night his second over the former
light-heavyweight champion with
in the last few weeks.
The Ohioan weighed' 215 and
Rosenbloom 188.
The decision by Referee Billy
Burke met with vigorous disap
proval from a majority of the
COOQ fana.
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Where War Clouds Darken; Threat
To Peace oi Europe is Recognized
I'M - ABABA awsm o.lcXlN
,H ETHIOPIA
X ' ! " "' -l" f Ethiopia. yIM7 -
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Scene at Add., Abb..t V 7'VVLff (l
The country most people never heard of before, now the center of
the world's greatest international issue peace or war. To set at
rest confusion over the name, the National Geographic society has
Issued a bulletin explaining the country's official name is Ethiopia,
not Abyssinia. The latter name, much used by persons outside the
country, is resented by the natives.
MOST
MKT
coin
One Exception in Shoshone
Region; 200 Men Fight
15,000 -Acre Blaze
SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 12.-;P)
With one exception, the cheering
word that "all outbreaks were un
der control" came from the north
west's far-flung forest fire front
today.
The one exception was inside
the Shoshone national forest, near
Yellowstone National park, where
civilian conservation corps work
ers were thrown against a blaze
that had covered about 15,000
acres on Timber creek. About 200
men were against it today.
In other parts of the northwest,
from the Pacific ocean to the
Rockies and beyond, where condi
tions are extremely hazardous,
hundreds of fighters, rushed to
the blazes by p.l a n e and other
rapid means of transportation,
were patrolling newly won lines,
victors for the moment.
Clearwater Blaze
Definitely Checked
Forest headquarters at Mis
soula, Mont., reported definitely
that the 1,000-acre fire in Clear
water county, north Idaho, was
checked. Fire Warden A. B. Cur
tis of the Clearwater Timber Pro
tective association, said the 950
men thrown against it would be
kept on duty
New fighters and equipment
rushed to Glacier National park
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Governor Delays
Return to State
9
Governor Martin, who expected
to return to Salem today from
Bremerton, Wash., has changed
his plans and will remain there
until Wednesday, it was announ
ced at the executive department
Monday.
Upon his return to Oregon he
will go to The Dalles where he
will attend the American Legion
convention. He Is scheduled to
give the principal address.
Yamhill to Patronize Fair
Cherrian Delegation Told
"Yamhill county and McMinn
ville will be at the State Fair and
get their share ot the S 2 5,0 00 in
prizes. We use the slogan "Yam
hill county against the world,"
President Lee Waugaman of the
McMinnvllle chamber of com
merce told the Salem Cherrians
at a luncheon in McMinnvllle yes
terday when an Invitation was ex
tended the people of - that com
munity to attend the state fair
here August 31-September 7.
Mayor V. E. Kuhn, State Sen
ator Douglas - McKay and Past
King Bing Frank Deckebach, sr.,
made the addresses of Invitation
and told of the program planned
for the fair. William Schlltt
Cherrian King Blng, acted as
toastmaster.
All Citizens Own
Share Says Mayor
Mayor Kuhn asked the people
of McMinnvllle and community to
consider the fair as a large indus
try and themselves aa stockhold
ers and called the fair a "stock
holders meeting" at which the
people of Oregon annually for 74
1M
NEW DEAL'S VALUE
Three Speakers at Session
in Corvallis Declare
Competition Need
CORVALLIS, Ore., Aug. 12-JP)
Arguments pro and con concern
ing the economic practices of the
new deal in regard to agriculture
marked the opening sessions of
the western farm economics asso
ciation here today.
Opposition to the administra
tion's activities was expressed by
three delegates from the Univer
sity of California.
Prof. J. M. Tinley, chairman of
today's program at Oregon State
college and Prof. George. M. Pe
terson, augmented by a paper
sent by Prof. M. R. Benedict, took
a leading part in the discussions.
More competition, rather than
less, was set forth by Professor
Peterson as "the prime need to
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FAIRBANKS GREETS
POST A! ROGERS
FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Aug. 12.
-P)-The flying team of Wiley
Post and Will Rogers unexpect
edly arrived here today from Ak
lavik, Y. T., in Post's pontoon-
eauiDDed monoplane which he
landed on the Chena river.
Word of their arrival spread
quickly and hundreds of persons
flocked to the river to greet Post,
a visitor here on his around-the-
world flights, and Rogers, humor
1st and film actor, viewing the city
for the first time.
Rogers said he and Post were
"just bumming along. '
They flew from Dawson, Y. T
to Aklavik over the weekend and
gave the Impression there they
might continue toward Great Bear
lakes.
How long they would remain In
Fairbanks was unknown, for both
said they would stay until they
"felt the urge" to move on.
years have displayed their pro
duce.
"We are a capital city not dis
couraged by the loss of our cap!
tol building, because we will have
another," he added.
State Senator McKay praised
Director Solon T. White, former
county agent of Yamhill county,
and director - of the department
of agriculture and of the state
fair, and Leo Spitibart, assistant
fair director, as being able mem
After telling ot the. Improve
ments to the buildings and the
beautiful setting which the
grounds will this year afford the
state fair, Senator McKay said.
"The fair is not slipping. It will
be bigger and better than ever
before."
He- told of plans for the pro
gram Including the night horse
show and rodeo, with the spectac
ular and popular heavy draft team
and jumping events in the horse
show and the Brahma steer rid
ing and backing horse events in
the rodeo. The horse races, he
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MEKGURY HER
ES
CENTURY HUE
Maximum Monday Aftenvcot
is 102, Ten Degrees
Up From Sunday
Hundreds Obtain Relief fei
Swim Pools; Slightly
Cooler, Forecast
Hourly Temperatures for
Monday
AGAIN
5:42 50 2:42 M
6:42 5 9 3:42 1
7:42 70 4:42....1&
8:42 75 5:42 S3
9:42 79 -6:42 SS
10:42 83 7:42 SO
11:42 90 8:42 7S
12:42 92 9:42 74
1:42 97 -40:42 7
A ten degree jump in Salemi
temperature Monday over the pre
vious day brought the third high
est maximum of the year 102 de
grees after mid-afternoon. The
mercury reading yesterday vaa
the highest since July 14. when
the year's record to date of 106.8
degrees was established. On July
3, the heat reached 106 degrees
for the second high of the sum
mer thus far.
Yesterday's Jump in heat, unre
lieved by a recognized breeze, in
creased the population of Salem
swimming pools by leaps -and
bounds, with hundreds of folks
finding this means of escape. Oth
ers sought cooled theatres, those
free to do so figured it was on
of the best times ot the year to
go to the beach or hills. And for
those to whom none of thesa
pleasures appealed, there were ic9
cream- and cold drinks, an after
noon in Willson park or Marioa
square or in the shade of the old
apple tree at home.
Cooler Weather is
Forecast for Today
Prospects for cooler tempera
ture today, though higher humid
ity, were given through the effi
cial weather bureau reports last
night
(By the Associated Press)
The heat was turned on with a
vengeance m Oregon yesteraay
with a result that new warning
of fire hazards were stressed by
forest officials and hundreds of
CCC boys were kept in camps for
instant call for an emergency.
The day passed, however, with
no serious conflagrations, one
heat prostration was reported in
Portland, where the mercury hit
100.
Brush Fires Occur
Around Portland
Brush fires caused considerable
trouble in Multnomah and north
ern Clackamas counties but no
serious damage was incurred.
A pall of 6moke hovered v
the Medford area as a result of a
fire under control, in the wasta
lands of Roxy Ann, mountain
peak. Brush fires dotted the Bon
anza and Pelican city sectors f
southern area but the Klamath
pine forests were comparatively
unscathed.
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CHICAGO, Aug. 12.-tf)-Meth.
odist leaders tonight expressed
confidence the historic three-way
rift among American followers of
John Wesley would be bridged by
drafting of a constitution for a
unified denomination this wek.
'A specific plan to effect union
of the Methodist Episcopal church
(Northern), the Methodist Epis
copal churchy South, and the
Methodist Episcopal church, 18
months in preparation, will be
studied at a four day session of
the joint commission on church
unity, starting tomorrow.
"Members of the commission
are unanimous in support of the
plan," said one official of the
commission; "We are confident
the union constitution will prove
satisfactory to all parties. Its rati
fication by the general conferen
ces would be possible by 1931 but
is hardly probable before 1I4."
One of the questions which nay
be settled during the commission's
sitting, the official indicated, is
that of a name for the reunited
denomination, which would em
brace more than 8,000,000
municants, making it the largest
Protestant church in the United
States.
Grant is Named
As Baker Solon
BAKER. Ore.. Aug. 12.--A.
S. Grant local attorney, was
appointed as state representative
by the county court today. Grant
succeeds J. Richard Smurthwalte,
who resigned bis legislative seat
following his appointment as vet
erans placement officer. Grant
was recommended to the county
court by the Baker county demo
cratic central committee. .
METHODISTS HOPE
TO MERGE GROUPS