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THE WEATHER ,..rature: Minimum Tuesday, JATree"; maximum Monday, 78 de-, rtlf "ir' 23 Mt" W""1, FORECAST: WEDNESDAY, FINAL HOME Dally avaragt net paid emulation tl Th Register-Guard (or t month) ndlng March 31, 1931 1 13,101 MEMBER AUDIT BUREAU OS CIRCULATIONS meat LANE COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER. VOL. 81 TODAY'S NEWS TODAY EUGENE, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1931. PRICE: ON STREETS 8c; ON TRAINS AND NEWS STANDS fio NO. 21 COUIMTYPOLIGY ON MEIER . TUX PL T Representatives of All Civic : Groups to Meet Here Wednesday Night SPECIAL SESSION UP lane's Officials Delve Into Records of Decade To Get Tax Figures ' Enlightening figures on Lane county'! tax situation are expected to tome to light Wednesday night when, ,t a meeting at the Eugene chamber of commerce, efforts , will be made to formulate a definite Lane county policy toward the governor's tax con lervatlon plan. .-" ' Public officials, particularly mem btrs of the Lane county court, have been delving into the books for fig ures indicating just how groat the tax burden has grown in Lane county in ncent years, and will present an ar ny of facts on the whole tax situa tion. Decade Surveyed County Judge CP. Barnard and County Clerk W. B. Dillard have been working over the figures for the oast 10 years, and reported Tuesday they had disclosed a growth of ap proximately 44 per cent in tax bur Jen in Lane county between luiO and 1930. while the population growth for the same period was over 50 per cent. In other words, according to Sir. Dillard, the per capita tax burden is not so great today as it was 10 years riM.:- lm Ana nnftaA nf the ICO. XUIS lo J". ...... ... itudy being made by county officials ia connection with tne present conservation agitation and the meet lax Wednesday night Indicative of the Importance of Wednesday night's meeting. Lane coontv legislators are reticent about committing themselves on the pro- -nJ ma.l lavislntivA KeftSlOn On ... nt;i after that session. At that meeting, they hope to obtain a more definite impression of the attl- ..... v. M.BiAnl. Innrnrn tune OI ineir Kuunuiuti... - the tax conservation agitation, ana lti significance to i,ane coumj. Policy Souoht The question of bringing local taxes under control of a state tax commission will be discussed at length it the meeting, and a Lane policy on this question probably will develop from this session. An effort is beijig made to make tt attendance at the meeting repre sentative of all types of tax-levying riislpiet. In th rnnntv. a well as of rented narticnlarlv in taxes. Invitations have been issued to the following: Representatives of affiliated bodies ef the Lsne county chamber of com merce: bonrd of directors of all af fililted bodies cf the county chamber; ... 11 afFilTntarl hnriipfl of the county chamber; members of the Lane county court; aupenmeno. ents of the city schools of various Tjine nnntv r-nmrniimtien: ColintV School Superintendent E. J. Moore; representatives of the city councils of Lane county cities; representatives vi me r.ngpne water mmru, tiim m..,- bers of the Lane county branch of the proposed tax equalization league or Oregon. Delegation Expected Members of the Lane county legis latire delegation are expected to lie present. Earl Hill. Cushman, rcpre- etltnlipB i-annrtail TnncHnv he Was Coming to Eugene Wednesday and "peered to attend tne meeting. K. A. MeCornack, representative, called the session as president of the fountr chamber. Hop Growers Seek Repeal of Dry Law SAI.KM. Ore.. July 21. (U.R) Tte Peal of the Anderson bone dry law "onslit by Willamette valley hop growers in petitions now in cirrula Jim under the direction of Harry B. Critri,lnW f portancl. The statewide movement had Its in stieatinn at a meeting of hop growers re lnt week, when they also adopt ed a resolution favoring the employ ment in hop yards of workers who are n sympathy with repenl of the prohi "ion laws. 5 International Debts Paid In Similar Manner To Those Among Individual Merchants iT'tirr-ir- Vr.1. . 1T.. t .1,. ;.uf nt ttre 'dispatches prepared by Charles "atkiiif, who covers the I'nited ., ' . . rnfiirj HI il UIIIMUH'U " in Associated Press, dealing with "Finns mprcts of finance involved present international negotia- tions). .'ASHiNtiTON, July 21. (P In Hfivs of fast-moving internation l 'i-fi.Tfp, or moratoriums and credit urr,'-., n( PConomic crisis, world J- hns nuroed almost a domi T'ns p.nce in the relationship of na- s ir.rolTpd are msnv of thes dts- iT i mtry for the average citi iti a mattr f fflct. (n thHr last iti, interenrernmental financial hv r1,tir,nf' &iUfT VftT7 little from iakm plnce every day between iHitiduaN. '"T ins ).- V tv 1 nitM Stntes by foreign na- j nrf paid in nwh the same way prnn pvr fnr an utomo " t"Jfchaed on installments or re Electrified Water Said Fish Grave " PORTLAND, July 21. (4 The Btate fish commission today "had un der consideration a communication from the California-Oregon Power company in which the power com pany said 141 short circuits have been found in the Gold Way dam plant on the Kogue river In the past four years. It is believed, the commission re ported, that these short circuits, loosing 66.000 toUb of electricity at a time, killed thousands of Chinook sal mon end steelhead trout. 51. T. Hoy, master fish wrdn. asked the power company for an ex planation of several incidents report ed by observers. "I am informed on jrood authoritv," he said, in speaking of breaks in the power lines, "that these breaks elec trified the waters of the Kogue river over a considerable area to such an extent that a number of salmon and other fishes, both adult and finger lines, were killed or injured by the charge." The power company replied that "it is impossible to estimate the total area of the river electrified by short circuits." There have been an average of 32 shorts a year, the company snid. since 1927, and a total of 141 interrup tions. Witnesses had reported seeing countless fish leap from the electri cally charged water, turn over on their backs and float down stream. H- Third Woman Sues Hudson For Breach of Promise In Los Angeles LOS AXGELES. July 21. U.R G. Edward "What-a-5Ian" Hudson, recently wed to Mrs. Minnie "Ma" Kennedy, mother of Aimee Semple Mcpherson, today was named in a $250,000 breach of promise suit filed by Mrs. Ethel Lee Parker Herbert, of Los Angeles. The unit was just another one of those things to Hudson, whose life has become harried and full of un expected events since he married Mrs. Kennedy without the formality of dissolving another marriage to 5Irs. Margaret Newton-Hudson. Actions now pending against Hud son are: 1. Mrs. ITarbert's breach of prom ise skit. 2. Mrs. Newton-Hudson divorce suit in which she asks 55,000 ali mony. S. Mrs. Kennedy's annulment suit diiA for n hearing next Thursday. 4. Possible bigamy charges against him in Cowhtx county. Washington, where he married "Ma." Mrs. Herbert claimed that on the pretext he could not obtain employ ment In Los Angeles, Hudson took her on tour of several western states, after proposing 10 ner on January 11. 1020. She claimed she accepted the pro nncni rtn .Tnminrv 12. 1020. and soon afterward, believing his protestations of love to be sincere, went witn him trt Onklnnri. Hudson in Oakland obtained one of her two diamond rings which he as serterlly sold nnd then failed to offer reimbursement, Mrs. Harherr assert ed. The ring was worth $250, her suit -aaid. From Oakland, the couple's motor trail led first to Portland, ore., ana thence to Seattle, Wash., Mrs. Her bert alleced. Later thr assertedly went to Te rumseh, Okla... where they were guests of Mrs. nnrberts brother and sister-in-law. Tn Teoumseh. Hudson borrowed MOO from her brother, the woman claimed, ami then became in toxicated on part of the money. Ho became extremelv abusive, the breach of promise action set forth, and forced Mrs. Harbert to give him another diamond ring valued at $200. Man Talked Until 4 Calves Came Home RELLTXOHAM, Wash.. July 21. (P) When H. P. Miller found four of his nine prize Jersey mires missing from his barn, he didn't call the sheriff. , , . , Miller took a shotgun and viited all his neichhors. told them about the theft, and explained at length what he would do when he found the culprit. When h returned to feed the other five calves, the missing four were there. pays money borrowed from a bank with sn agreement to reduce the prin cipal by a certain amount each month. In the case of the foreign debts, the amounts are stipulated in a debt funding treaty. The debtor nations de posit with the I'nited States their se curities instead of notes. The puri ties as with an individual's note ma ture on stated dates. I'pon payment they arp cancelled and returned just as a hank returns a cancelled note to its makers. If just one bond has been deposited, credit is given the dehtor nation. Just as the finance, company through with the automobile was pur chimed, credits paments on it. Hut in one ropert there is a differ- i. .... intfirnntirtnnt trADSSC tions and those between citizens of the same community, i his ditferenre exists in the machinery for carrying on international trade. Ther i international currency and gold f the on'v inrernitional mnnr Hut fid I bully and val uable' to ship bark ar-I forth across SEE DEBTS STORY PAGE 10 U. S. CRUISERS FOUND UNABLE T Craft Which Caused Rift At Naval Conclave Unseaworthy ALTERATIONS NEEDED Boats Roll So Much Guns Can't Be Fired, Says Report WASHINGTON. July 21. (U.R Eight new American cruisers of the type over which developed the dis pute which almost disrupted the Lon don naval conference, have beei found so unsteady in a running sea that their gun crews work is ham pered. Alterations to eliminate this will be made. The difficulty lies in a peculiarity of roll. The eight vessels represent an expenditure of about $130,000, 000. The proneness to a jerky roll in a senway is the third of a series of defects discovered in design of this class of craft. The cruisers are of 10,000 tons, bearing 8-inch gung. Must Be Altered ' The navy department today ac knowledged that the foregoing condi tions exist. Officers said cost of al terations had not been estimated but that compared with cost of the ves sels it would not be large. First complaints against design of this type of craft came from persons quartered aft. They said vibration was terrific at high speeds. This was not a matter of major importance, but in later designs considerable at tention was devoted to eliminating vibration. Later during trial runs, stern posts of live cruisers cracked. They are being replaced at a cost of $18,000 each. With one exception this charge will fall upon, the builder and not upon tne government. Target practice apparently devel oped the extent of trouble which might arise from the peculiarity of tue cruisers roll. It interferred with gunnery from the affected ships. To Eliminate Rotting The United Press was informed at the department today that efforts to eliminate the rolling tendency were underway on the cruisers Pensacola and Northhampton at the New York and Norfolk navy yards, respectively. Despite faults in construction, the navy contends that these 10.000-ton vessels are the best of their kind in naval construction. A naval constructor explained the changes were necessitated principally because these vessels are the first of their type ever built here. The in clinntion to roll, he said, was largely due to efforts to design shins which could withstand a maximum of pun ishment in bnttle. To this end the weight of the vessels was ho disrupted that they would not readily capsize even on partial flooding. Larger bilge keels and stabilizing tanks are being installed m the i'en sacola and Northampton. Naval con strnctors hope these devices will cor rect the roll without making the cruisers less able under punishment. I ST. CLATRSVILLE. 0.. July 21. VP) Ohio's coal mine strike section hereabouts seethed with excitement today over th first killing in the manv weeks of the strike's disorders. The victim. William Simon 10. was shot late yesterday during a clash be tween working and striking miners at the Gaylord mine near Martin's r erry. Simon, a member of the national miners' union, which is directing t lie strike in liehnont. Jefferson and Har rison counties, was struck by a bullet fired from an automobile in which three other miners were going to work, Joseph Peterlin, 4.1. one of the min ers in the auto, was arrested by Sheriff Howard A. Iuff in connection with the shooting nnd was held in jail here today pending o coronor's ver dict. Peterlin told officers he opened fire with a revolver after stones were hurled at the automobile as It was driven through a line of 40 striking miners on picket dutv near the mine. He said he did n"t know he bad hot unyone however, until be was arrest ed at his home. Man and Dog Safe After Wild Ride CHANTS PASS. Ore., July 21. (U.Rj E. ('. Lyharger. San Francisco, Jay after a 1'iHi-foot ride backward uown a sieep nm in an HuinmiuM. Uv banter s ror was wiry wto khi when it backed off a mountain high way. He and tho dog, the only pass engers, escnped with minor injuries. : 2 Cougars Attack Moving Automobile MEI'KORU Ore., July 21. UR Officen of the Oregon Automobile As sociation hre todav wcr informed that two cougars attacked a moving aiitf.nnbi! at (!rnybnk mountain, nnr the Oregon 'nve. fine of the big cats was thrown be neath tho wheels of the automobile and killed. The othor ran off after a futile leap at the automobile, STAND SEA Capone Gun Artist Gets Jail Term CHICAGO. July 21. UP) Jack McGurn. young machine gunner of the Capone clan, was sentenced to two yenrs in Leavenworth prison today by Federal Judge Walter C Lindlty on a Mann act charge. His wife, the former Louise Rolfe who was his "alibi" when he was sought for the St. Valentine's day massacre in 1020. was sentenced to the Cook county jail for four months on the same charge. The couple was living together In a downtown hotel when detectives found them a fortnight after the St. Valentine's day murders. McGurn was indicted but never prosecuted for the crime. Then the federal government. In a general campnign to break down or ganized gangs, followed his move ments about the country with the woman, assembled witnesses who told of his trips to Florida nnd other re sorts, and presented convincing evi dence to Judge Li ml ley. During four years of probation after release from Leavenworth which was included in the sentence, McGurn must get himself an honest job mm go to work, and conduct himself as a good citizen or return to tne peni tentiary. Judge Lindley ruled. J. W. Howard Fired, W. C. Dry Elected Successor By State Board SALEM. Ore., July 21. (4) The state board of control today voted to dismiss J. W. Howard, superintendent of the state school for the blind, and his staff, effective Aug. 15. and elect ed Walter C. Dry to the superintend; ency. Dry Is a member of the staff of the Washington state school for the blind at Vancouver. The motion to dismiss Howard and elect Dry was of fered by liufus C. Holman, Btnte treasurer, and passed unanimously. Holman snid the change was de signed for tho welfare of the children nnd charged that the blind school has been opernting "on an institutional rather than on an educational basis." Hal E. Hosb, secretary of state agreed at once to the dismissal of Howard, but held up his vote for a short time on the matter of electing Dry, on the grounds that he did not know him. and tunc ne was not nn Oregon man. Hoss asked if it was necessary to go out of the state to secure a superintendent. "The board of control has been severelv criticised for going outside of Oregon for executive heads," Hoss snid, and it it were possible to stay within the state, he said, he would much prefer to do so. Holman replied that he had considered the matter for several months, and that this technical position was hard to fill. Upon the recommendations of Governor Julius L. Meier nnd Holman, Dry's election was approved by Hoss. In addition to bis residence nt the Institution, Dry will receive a salary ot $loOO a year, tne same as is now being paid Howard. BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE At Boston R. H. E, Cleveland. . - 2 7 0 Boston 3 l.T 0 Ferrell and Sewell; Liseubee, Moore and Berry. At Philadelphia Chicn tro 5 P Philadelphia 10 H 0 Frasier, JvKain and Grube; Hoyt, Earnshaw and Cochrane. A slight Increase in lumber ship ments, following reduced rates to California and to Boulder dam. was reported Tuesday by I. L. Ketley. district freight nnd passenger agent o. the Southern Pacific. A number nf lumber shipments from this district have gone recently to the Boulder dam aren. Most of these have been from smaller mills, including shipments from Veneta, Jas per, Mar cola, Eugene, and Cottage Grove. California -bound shipments have picked up slightly slime the new low er rates announced June 15, While the Increase has not been great. Mr. Kelley sees some encouragement in the situation. Maximum Has Big Drop in Eugene A drop of 21 degrees In the maxi mum temperature hern from the 00 mark of Sunday to 78 on Monday '-rati reported at the weather office. Another morning of cloudy skies came Tuesday, cb-nrtng at noon. The minimum for the day was 52. Sun day's maximum of I HI set a record for the season, being th warmest day here inr July 24, KCS, when the mercury shot up to 102. The forecast was fnr continued fair weather, but cooler temperature. ACCOUNTANT DIES PORTLAND. Ore., July 21. UB Conda .1. Ham. prominent Portland pnb'ir aeoniintnnt. diH at bis home here today. In rerpnt yenrs. Ham freonontly attract od notice through auiits of asfertedlv illegal operations afitcti&f the publlo. ALBERT PALL AT STATE PEN Former Cabinet Member Is Now Number 6991 In Prison GOES TO HOSPITAL 70-Year-Old Prisoner Is Weak After Long Motor Trip SANTA FE, X. M., July 21. OP) Albert B. Fall today became num ber 0001 in the New Mexico state penitentiary stripped of his citizen ship rights in tho stato which heaped honors upon him. The 70-year-old former secretary of the interior was committed last night to serve a sentence of a year and a day for taking $100,000 to ne gotiate a lease on federal oil navnl reserve while he was a cabinet mem ber. The commitment marked the end of an eight yenr legal battle which eventually reached the highest court of the land and was carried to' the president of the nation. Taken to Hospital Bolstered by two heart stimulants administered by his physician while en route from his ranch at Three Rivers, Fall was immediately taken to the hospital. Dr. J. H. Gambrell, his personal physician, said Fall was in "no condition to be confined. He is unable to take care of himself. Is not certain on his feet and requires constant attention." Fall was put In a private room in tho hospital. Some speculation was aroused con cerning; an act within a few minutes after Fall was committed to the prison. Washington, D. C, officials 1vere notified of the commitment. Since numerous appeals have been made to the president to pardon Fall nnd since a pardon is not granted until a prisoner is committed, there was a belief current here nmong those close to the case that the noti fication of his commitment indicated some quick action looking to a par don. Fall left EI Taso Saturdoy after noon and went to his Tres Rios ranch. Ho stayed there two days and yesterday afternoon began the SUf milo trip to the prison here, arriving shortly -after 10 p. m. Although sev eral stops were made, the trip re quired only seven nnd a half hours. Fall was transported in an ambu lance. Fall Feels Weak Tn his only talk with newspaper men, shortly before the party reach ed Santa Fe, Fall told the reporters he felt weak. Dr. Gambrell explained tho long aulomobilo trip had been a severs strain. Newspapermen were barred from Interviewing Fall once inside the prison. I 'etails were obtained from Warden Ed Swope and Dr Gambrell. None of the members of FnlPs fam ily entej-ed the prison with him. Their farewells were said before Santa Fe was reached. From now on. Warden Swope said, they will have to observe regular visiting hours. Dr. E. W. Fiske, prison physician. was to examine Fall today to deter mine if he is able to undergo finger printing, photographic and other prison routine, including outfitting him with prison denim and cutting his hair. A hasty examination last night by Dr. Fiske resulted in Fall's being tnken to the hospital Instead of a cell, although Dr. Fiske did not make public his findings. Rate Increase Hearing Over WASHINGTON, July 21. OP) The interstate commerce comm'ssmn today adjourned its hearings on the pot it ion of the railronds for a 15 per cent increase in freight rates. Chnirman Hriur.onl nf the commis sion said t'ulny the commission would not be influenced by threats into granting an immediate freight rate iti creawe. Itraincrd wrote Senator Capper of Kaunas in response to a telegrtm from the senator urging the commis sion' to ignore demands for an im mediate increase. Senator Capper telegraphed the chairman on rending what he termed a "threat" of KcireKcniative Reck of Pennsylvania to attempt to have the commission abolished unless It acted immediately on the railroads' plea, "With reference to the matters tn which you refer," Hrninerd wrote, "I am sure you would be warranted In assuming that despite nil attempts to influence improperly tho comininsion's judiimont in this or any other matter it will continue as It has In the pant to render its docision based upon 'the record as made' undisturbed by all the winds that blow." Gram Investigates Labor Hours Here 0. H. Gram, state labor commis sioner. Monday Invesfignted reports that women were being worked over the legal limit here. He was railed to Eugene by the Central labor council. Women may work 4ft hours a week, according to statute. The council had received reports that some were working more than that, enough in snme cne to make up eipbt or eight end one-half dny, The Inhor council took action in hope of aiding employ mtnt condition i, officials aaid THAT LAST r Here are two viewt pf the "last Mt. Washington. It Is this pinnacle, sents the hazard to the ambitious mountain climber. At the left you see a view of the pinnacle showing the route taken by the party from Eugene consisting of J. Ed Turnbull, Cliff Stalsberg, Ed Johnson. Percy Brown and Don Onthank wnite figures lust below the start At the right Is one of the men In feet of just such climbing before the Attaches Of White House Keep Silence WASHINGTON, July 21 . (U.R) A great silence, as the movie writers used to say, has descended over the White House. President Hoover'a edict that all information must come from authoriz ed sources, that attaches must not discuss Wh:t House affairs, is being olieyed to the word, syllable nnd let tor. To all inquirers, employes there present the very personification of in nocence. For instance just before Mr. Hoover left for his week-end trip to the Rnpidan, an employe was askedf "Well, nil set for the trip?" "What trip?" "Whv, to camp." "What camp?'' "Tho president's camp." "Has the president got n camp?" And about the time Mr, Hoover was expected back from the Rnpidan, a White House policeman was asked if ho hod returned. The policeman put his finger to his Hps, and snid: "Sh-h-h! You're a reporter. I can't say a word." Atop the parapet of the east wing of the mansion are many boxes of brillinn scarlet flowers. An attendant was asked what they were. Might they by chance bo blue larkspur? " I couldn't soy," answered the gardener. Word from authored sources was lacking, but U was believed on good authority that tho flowers were red geraniums. Numerous cases of milk theft are being reported to the police during those times of depression. Mrs. Eric Merrell, 1550 Oak street, Monday night telephoned tn headquarters that a few minutes beforo some one stole two quarts nf milk from her back porch. A neighbor told her t lint she saw two boys walking down nn alley nearby, each with a bottle of milk in his hand nnd it is believed they were tne thieves. When Officer Larson of the police force found that a window pane in the rear of the Perry battery "hos pital" on North Park and Oak streets had been broken out mid a number of tools were lying close by it was be lieved that an attempt to rob the place hod been frustrated. The plao was watched during (he night but no body attempted to complete the job. Spanish War Vets Back Roseburg Site LA GRANDE, Ore., July 21. (U.R) A formal resolution barking Rose burg ns tho site of the federal veter ans' home in the northwest was leliig prepared by the United Spanish War Veterans encampment here today. The resolution will be approved by a committee tomorrow. It was indi cated after the assembly had unani mously adopted an Informal request for such action. Sam Stunner, Rose burg delegate, presented the request. Hurricane Strikes Poland; 19 Killed WARSAW, Poland, July 21. fU.B A hurricane devastated the Lublin district today, leaving death and ter rific destruction In Its path. Early reports said lit were killed and .'too injured, many badly. The wind destroyed l.OfiO homes. Indictment Against Luper Is Dismissed ftALEM, Ore., .Inly 21. (UR) The Indictment airniut llhea I-nper, ex utate eninneor, who wna charged with larceny of about hi Mate fund, wan (jimiNed Monduy by 'ircuit Jtiritr Skipwnrth of l.nne county. The) rjtse wan ordered to he n'lbmit ted to a it rand Jury other than the one tkl rtturaed the original indictment 300 FEET! 300 feet" of the difficult climb of about 300 feet high, which pre' on their climb Sunday. The tiny of the white line are the climbers the chimney. There was about 300 top was reached. CRATER LAKE FIRE Three Incendiary Blazes Under Control; Other Forests Ablaze MEDFORD, Ore.. July 21. (U.R) Weary crews of fir-fiKhters this morning apparently bad controlled 'three Incendiary forest fires that swept over 5,000 acres of Crater National forest near Ruch. Borne of the 200 fire fighters had been ou duty continuously since Sun dny afternoon when tho first fire swept un Wellington butte, In tho big Applegnte river district west of here. After covering 5,000 acres of second-growth timber and rango land, tho fires jumped fire lines yesterday afternoon and sent the fighters tn a wild flight for safety. Little could be done against the strong west wind until early this morning, when increased humidity aided in curbing spread of the flames. A fire thnt swept 400 acres on flreenspring moiintnin east of Ash land was controlled today. BLAZES CONTROLLED KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., July 21. M Two forest fires reported Rundny In the Klnmnth district, were under control yesterday. One hlnze was In the (Ireen Springs district. It burned on both sides of tho highway before being checked, snd covered about O'JO acres, dentroy ing the scenic value of the highway. Tho other fire waa In the Tokeganio district. Iteports recelred here snid 400 men wero being kept on the Modoc county fire lines and that tho sev eral fires In thnt district were under control with the exception of tho Glass mountain b1nr.o. Humidity was low and tho wind was high and very hot. FIRE CHECKED OrtAXTS TASS, Ore., July 21. (A) A forest fire In the Iteuben creek district west of here wns to day reported under control after a crew of firo fighters under the direc tion of A. L. MeArthy. stiite fire warden, had battled the flames since Sunday. Women living In the vicinity aided tho men In holding the flnmes under control. The fire Is snid to have burned over several hundred acres of bruMh nnd timber line. It atnrted in a miner's enhin which wns destroyed. Lost Tribe Of Africa Found By Explorer Held Evidence Of Cradle Of Human Origin nS FRANCISCO, July 21. UP) The theory that man posnibly erolved from a hi-aexual creature which posaeoiied the power of repro ducing itaelf unaided waa advanced hero today by J r. Arthur F. Tor rance, I a AngHca phyaician, author and explorer who yenterdny an nounced hia discovery of a "lout tribe in Africa." Ir. Torrance aaid he did not re gard the theory as proved hut that the Ktrnngft iindcritrnund tribe whofte habitat ho looaled on a recent ex plorinjr expedition to Africa aome tiniA might yield evidence in aupport of it. Because the tribe wa kept under ground virtually in captivity of trihes of nomada hostile to white men. Ir. Torrance aaid. his party was unahle to leiirn many of the turrets of the mysterious race. He expects to re turn and overcome the nomadic hos tility and then study the life and habits of the underground tribe, Pr. Torrance said his theory of the hl-sexualily of man's prneenltnr was not so much a matter of find ing facts to support it as a matter of dtrffloyiaf 4 scientific byyotetia FRANCE BALKS one iO AID REICH Conclave of Seven Powers In London Strikes Obstacles U. S. STAND OUTLINED Stimson Claims American Banks Have Not With drawn Credit LOXDOX, July 21 (America's position in the economic crisis which hns envelope! Germany was presented louny oy secretary of State Stlmson to the seven-power confereneo foe . alleviation of Germany's financial distress. A communique Issued after tht morning session adjourned said the conferees hsd considered "methods of international co-operation whereby confidence In Germany's economle stsbility msy be restored in the im mediate future. Encounter Difficulties It was said in well informed qusrt- ' crs that the conference has been encountering severe and disturbing difficulties, attributed by some to the insistence of France thst Germany pay tor outside aid with political con cessions. At the same time it was said the United states and Great Britain are agreed Germany must have help and are prepared to see that she gets it whether France psrtlcipates or not. It Is understood the American and British views are In complete occord, that they regard immediate relief as imperative, but they do not approve of a long term loan at this time. Kather, it wns said, they favor short term credits which would bridge over the immediate desperate need and give Germany and her creditors time to discuss what further measures of relief could be extended in the falL U. S. Banks Main In a long talk just before the ses sion adjourned, Mr. Stimson told the meeting the larger American banks on which the government haa been able to keep tab, have not withdrawn credits from Germany in this time of her distress. On the contrary, he said, there have been some increases of American cnpital in Germany. He assured the conference that the American banks will co-operate in relief, provided aid comes from other countries slso. It was learned thnt no concrete pro posals hnve yet been advanced for mally and the conversations thus far hnvo been along genernl lines, pro viding sn opportunity for exposition of the positions of the participating powers. As one diplomat described the alms of 1 tin conferees "what we want to do now ia to give the little Dutch boy a chance to get bis thumb out of the hole in the dike so he can get to work." France Goes Slowly It Is understood France is rather Inclined to protracted discussions but that tho United Statea and Great Hritain maintain that speed is essen tial. In support of this contention it wss said t'hancellor Brucning does not know from one moment to the next how long bis government will lsst. and thero are many who assert that Ger many hns been menaced with revolu tion for some time. It is understood Chancellor Brnen ing ought to return to Herlin on Wed nesday night and that the Americans anil British nt least feel It necessary that he tnke back with him definite prnmisea of help. Thoso who uphold this course as sert that if the chancellor should go back empty handed it might menn the end of his government at the hands, of a people laboring under a nervous tension which has long been near the breaking point. It Was Warm, Sure, Store Was on Fire WAI.LA WALLA, Wash., July 21. (U.R) It wns a hot day, three work men on the first floor of the Walla Wnlla meat and cold stornge plant thought yesterday. Then aotne one told them the build ing waa burning down around them, bo they walked out. Tho firo destroyed the structure. to explain some of the facta which he uncovered. "I saw men who had more of the physical attributes of women.' said the explorer, "and women who had the physical characteristic! of men. "Had there been but a few of these, It would have been easy to conclude that they were freaks. But there were too many to explain upon anf such basis." The explorer aaid a few of th underground men had escaped from their regular confines. "They were once black, apparent ly. he said, "but are now a dusky gray from living for centuries nnder grouud. Their features, however, are arynn, not negroid, and they hare tho same facial characteristics as the Inhabitants of northern India. "One could ay that they repre sented a race which might have lived twenty thousand years ago, perhaps much longer. Why they are guarded so jealously hv the pomadfe tribes which live on the fringe of their ter ritory Is another question. My fnesa Is that It Is the ssme Impulse that which leads civilised Individuals to sequester and conceal Idiota or per sons witb Juqfoui. flewwus
