Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, August 08, 1925, Image 1

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CIRCULATION
Dally average Dot Da la circulation for
month ending July 31, 1925
6722
Average dally distribution 7090.
Member Audit Bureau of Circulation
FAIR WEATHER
Continued warm tonight and Sunday.
Light northerly winds.
Local: Max., 93J min., tJ4; rain, none;
river, -1.9; atmos, lear, wind northwest
FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR No. 188
SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 1925
TyDWW TUDW PT?MT3 ON TRAINS ANfJ NBWS
ST txLKjtU LUSXlljSll O ill IN J. O STANDS FIVE CENTS
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AUGUST FEAT
RECORDS M AY
BE SMASHED
Mercury Expected To
Reach 100 Before Night
Longest Dry Spell On
Record for Valley.
With the mercury having reach
ed a point 96 degrees above zero
at 1:30 this afternoon, and still
rifling, indications were that It
would rlo to a point nenr 100 be
fore evening. Friday at 1:30 the
temperature stood at 87 and rose
to 93 by 5 p. m. Sultry atmosphere,
scarcely stirred by a light breeze,
mado the weather most oppressive.
If no rain falls here by tomor
row the record for the longest dry
pell 57 day?;, established In 1883,
will be broken. No relief Is of
fered by the weather bureau.
The forest fire situation was
more serious today, the tempera
ture high all over the northwest,
and the wind shifting from west
to east,
The temperature today showed a
rapid Increase, rising steadily from
7 o'clock this morning, when It
stood at 06.
Even without an increase after
1:30 o'clock, today holds the rec
ord for heat since June 25, when
the mercury climbed to 99. On
June 24 it reached 100, making
that date the hottest day of the
present year. Even counting to
day's maximum as 96 today would
be the third hottest day of the
year.
There was every Indication, how
ever, that it might easily equal the
record of Juno 24, or even estab
lish a new high mark for this year.
The heat record for August at Sa
lem Is 98, official government sta
tistics giving that temperature as
the highest point to which the mer
cury has climbed during the 33
years that n government observer
has been stationed at this city.
Strong probability was seen that
this record would be smashed to
day. The heat record for all time at
Salem is 102, a July mark.
IN LAKE REGION
Portland, Aug. 8 A new fire
was reported this morning in the
chain of lakes country In Columbia
national forest west of Mount Ad
ams. The fire is about a mile long
and a quarter of a mile wide, ac
cording to the lookout. A train
crow of 30 men was on Its way to
the fire.
The Mount Hood forest also re
ported a new fire near Ralncy lake.
Thirty men were on It. The Cedar
Swamp creek and Pinhead fires
are now under control. Super
visor Sherrard telephoned In that
the smoke had so hindered the
work of lookouts that eight patrol
men were needed.
Two forest fires were burning
yesterday south and southwest of
Rainier, Ore One of the fires are
just back cf the city's water shed
In the same district where a fire
burned some time ago. it is re
ported this morning that this fire
Is under control.
HEARINGS SET BY
SERVICE COMMISSION
The following hearings have
been set by the public service
, commission:
August 18, Gold Hill, applica
tion of the highway commission
for elimination of a grade cross
ing. August 18, Talent, application
of Jackson county court for au
thority to establish a grade cross
ing. August IS. Jacksonville, appli
cation of Mcrtford-Coast Railway
company for authority to abandon
railway from Medford to Jackson
ville. August 19. Mcdford, application
of Owens Lumber company for
tuspenslon of fencing law.
Pnratoga Springs. N. T-, Aug. I
(API Hast. Sarnie ap, -won the
ILiratoga special wweepstaken of
1500 each, with tlOOO added for
two year olds at a! furlonr to
day, Pomoey finished second In
front of Flight of Tim. The time
M 1:11 2-i.
TWINCRAT .S
OF VOLCANO
IN ERUPTION
Double Volcano In Lake
Nicargua In Violent Ac
tion California Feels
Earthquake Shocks.
Managua, Nicaragua, Aug. 8.
(A, P.) The double volcano of
Omctcpe, on Ometepe island, In
Lake Nicaragua, has burst into
violent eruption from both Us
poaks. Large Quantities of dense
smoke and ashes are being thrown
out spreading ruin to nearby
plantations.
Los Angeles, Cal., Aug, 8. A
.slight earth shock at 2:13 o'clock
this morning was reported to the
Santa Fe train dispatcher's office
here by the dispatcher at San Ber
nardino. Telephone operators and
police headquarters at San Ber
nardino repurted they had not felt
the shock.
San Jacinto, Cal., Aug. 8. An
earthquake shock of a few seconds
duration was felt here at 2:15
o'clock this morning. No result
ing damage has been reported.
San Diego, Cal., Aug. 8. A
flight earthquake shock was felt
here shortly before 3 o'clock this
morning. Earthquakes were re
ported at San Jacinto and Hemet,
according to word received here.
No damage was dune.
ASSERTS ESPEE
That the southern Oregon lum
ber mills, which he says are the
small operators, have been clubbed
Into protesting against extension
of the Oregon Trunk railway in
Deschutes and Klamath counties,
and subjected to a sort of bribery,
was the declaration here today of
Charles Eberllne of Klamath Falls,
who formerly was prominently con
nected with the Harriman system.
In consideration of their pro
tect against the Oregon Trunk
movement, Eberllne said the South
ern Pacific has abolished switch
ing chargen which It always here
tofore has refused to do although
it worked a hardship on the small
operators, and has also granted
the so-called Truckee or trans
mountnln rate, which It has refus
ed In ufst years to do.
"Another club used," said Mr.
Eberllne, "1.. this. These opera
tors use Southern Pacific engines
in tho woods. Should the mills
have refused to enter the protest
the Southern Pacific would with
draw these engines on grounds
that they were needed on the main
line."
Eberllne predicted that the Ore
gon Trunk will be accorded a cer
tificate of public convenience and
necessity by the interstate com
merce commission, and that the
hearing will reveal many things rel
atlve to how the Southern Pacific
company has kept the Klamath
country on "cold storage' for years
and forced into California great
volumes of commerce that should
g. to Portland.
"Portland may be asleep to the
situation, but the people of Klam
ath county are not," said Mr. Eb
erline, "and if it becomes necessary
there is one big trump card they
can play In order to make ship
ments possible at reasonable rates,
That is the water-grade route down
the Klamath river with ports avail
able at Crescent City or Eureka.'
SHUMWAY CANDIDATE
TO SUCCEED STANFIELD
Portland, Of., Aug. 8. An
nouncement waa made that A. H
Shumway. president of the Oregon
Co-operative Grain Growers asso
ciation, will be candidate for the
republican nomination for United
States senator. A. H. Lea, man
ager of the asoclntlon and an In
timate friend ot Snuiuway, mad?
tbt announcement.
Wedding Bells?
4 Jfc
texiyi
'Tls reported that Mary Garden
has picked an accompanist for life,
and that he name will be changed
shortly to Mmc. Harry Lachman.
The opera Btar and director re
fuses to confirm the report.
FarkersbuiT, Iowa, Aug. 8
(A I') Mrs. R. J. Vandcrvoort,
wife of the Methodist Episcopal
pastor who was shot to death
Thursday night by their 17 year old
son Warren, will proiiably recover
from the two bullet wounds Inflict
ed on her by the youth, attending
physicians declared early today.
According to the physicians, Mrs.
Vandervoort was fully conscious
and passed n, restful night. The
tragedy in which her husband met
death has not been discussed with!
her since yesterday morning', when
she told persons who went to her
aid that her son had shot her.
Allison, Iowa, Aug. 8 (AP)
Charged with killing his father, !
R. P. andervoort, a minister of
Parkershurg, Iowa, Thursday night,
Warren Vandervoort, 17 today is
held here without bond, charged
with first degree murder. His moth
er, who, according to the confes
sion wrote in his cell he also shot,
Is seriously Injured and In a local
hospital.
Motive for the crime has not
been entirely established by au
thorities here and at Parkersburg
where the shooting took place. The
minister's son in his confession
said only that there has been num
erous dissensions in the family.
He and his father have "always
been good friends," however, the
confession stated and In most of
tl.ese moods, the father and eon
stood together against the mother.
According to the story told In
the boy's written confession, he
bought a rifle Wednesday after
noon in line with previous plans he
and his father had made. His con
fession did not say what the rifle
was wanted for.
Held for Ransom,
Tampa, Fin., Aug. 8. A. P.)
Police to lay discovered two
Portuguese families, said to be
residents of Trunton. Mam., held
prisoner by a gang of confidence
men. They v:ere said to have been
held for 12 days during which
time relatives in Massachusetts
were alleged to have been robbed
of more than $2000.
Battle All Night To
Save Homes From
Forest Fire Flames
Astoria, Or, Aug. 8. Fighting
to savo their home from a forest
fire which threatened to wipo out
the settlement if Thompson's Sid
ing in Clatsop county, women ami
children Mned mtn In an all
night battle List nlBht and suc
ceeded in turning the flames back
from their homes. This morning
the settlement was reported out of
danger. The fire had passed en
tirely around the hamlet and was
raging on toward the south.
Tire threatened the Nchalom
valley farming country near Jew
ell today. A force of more than
150 men is fighting the blaze and
additional reinforcements are be
ing runhed from the north. The
district -fire warden at Jewell iu
throwing out all available forces
to coiuLui U Uie. 1
F
FLEET HELD
McNary Says Admiral
Palmer Is Acting With
out Legal Authority If
Threat Is Carried Out
If Admiral Palmer is threaten
ing -to take the merchant marine
fleet from Portland he is acting
without legal authority. Palmer
apparently is seeking to give con
trol of the Merchant marine to a
favored group. This is the opin
ion of United States Senator Mc
Nary as expressed hero today.
Senator McNary believes the opin
ion of President twolidge on the
question conforms to that of the
people of Oregon,
Senator McNury was a member
of the senate commerce committee
and a member of the sub-committee
that framed the present mer
chant marine act, therefore Is fa
miliar with the intentions of con
gress at the time the act was pass
ed. "I was r.ot in sympathy with
the resolution passed by the ship
ping board transferring the enter
gency fleet corporation's control
over to the shipping board fleet,
said Senator McNary, "as I be
lieve it is contrary to the letter
and the spirit ot the merchant
marine act. Consequently i feel
that Admiral Palmer, in threaten
ing to take tho fleet from Port
land, Is acting without legal au
thority. Geographical Renresentation.
"One of the foundation supports
of the act was to provide for geo
graphical and territorial represen
tation on the shipping board,
thereby proven ting one-man or
one-port control of the shipping
facilities owned by the govern
ment. TIiq committee who framed
the legislation proposed first that
America should have a merchant
marine, that new trade routes
should bo established and new
markets developed, and that in
each large port should be an
American fleet adequate to handle !
the commerce moving to the mar-j
kets of the world. The ships should
be sold to private operators upon
condition that these trades routes
be maintained and the various
American shinning ports have ade-j
quate service. If I am rightly In-,
formed. Admiral Palmer seens io
give control of the merchant ma
rine to a favored group, which
would tend to centralize the util
isation of the ships in a few hands.
It is my Judgment that until con
gress can provide supplementary
legislation looking to the support
of a merchant marine that the
government vessels now operating
from Portland and other ports of
the country should not be dimin
ished In number, nor the present
trade routes disturbed.
Producers Concerned.
"The producers of agricultura
and manufacturers In Oregon are
interested in an adequate service
f nrgo-curryjnd vessels, and any
attempted action of one man to
destroy or mar the situation
should be discouraged, and if ncc-
esnary be precented in its true
iirrht to President Coolidge.
"Before leaving Washington 1
discussed the shipping board sit
nation on two occasions with the
president, and I think his point of
view coincides with the thought
shared by tb people of Oregon."
The fi.-e, which ifl burning to
ward the Columbia county line 1h
tho most serious that haa occurred
in norihWfStoTn Oregon this year.
It Is traveling at an unusual speed
before a hot dry northeasterly
wind. Its progress last night wan
estimated at 0 miles by oiDeluls
at the Kerry Timber company
heodquarteu at Kerry, Or.
Thus far the fire has burned
principally in slahin?s. hut it is
'viiown to have destroyed a con
siderable quantity of green tim
ber of the I.adee fyigKfng com
pany"s holdings last night.
Yesterday the fire burned a 300
foot trestle on the Noyes Holland
railroad. Although the fire start
ed on the Noyes Holland holdings.
It hag now passed entirely out of
TRANSFER 0
USURPATION
Hidden Gold's Lure
Thought Motive
of Stauff er Attack
A charge of assault with Intent
to kill was today filed in justice
court by District Attorney Carson
against Walter Bingham, now in
a Portland hospital with two bul
let holes in his body. Bingham Is
believed to be one of the two men
who attacked Honry Stauffer at
his farm near Donald a few days
ago, presumably with the inten
tion of robbery. Stauffer happen
ed to have a gun in his pocket find
snot one oi me men.
The hire of hidden gold on the
ranch of Henry Stauffer and bis
two elderly spinster sisters, is be
lieved by officers to have been the
moving cause behind the assault
on Stauffer laet Thursday after
noon, when two strangers jumped
on him, after one had clubbed him
in the head. Stauffer saved him
self by wrenching loose and turn
ing a revolver on his assailantB.
The only possible motive hack
of the crime has been traced to
ASG.W.BARBE
Martinez, Cal., Aiig. 8. Con
firmation of the identification by
Cecil Barker, Plnccrville. Cal., un
dertaker, of the body found in the
Pacific Cellulose company's plant
af..cr an explosion was sought by
authorities today with only partial
success.
Striving for legal proof that It
was G. W. Barbe, Itinerant laborer
and wandering missionary, who Is
the dead man, as asserted by
Barker, and not Charles Henry
Schwartz, heavily Insured chemist.
tie police today questioned num
erous persons who might have
seen Barbe In the vicinity of the
cellulose plant. ,
The description of Barbe, which
wa contained on a registration.
card made out by him when he i
entered the service of the United
States merchant marine, was do-1
clarcd by a resident of Saranac, j
Cal., to resemble that of tho man
he had picked up on the road and
given a rido to. Walnut Creek,
where the cellulose plant is alt-J
uated, a short time before the ex-1
plosion. This man, however, said
that the photograph of Barbe
which was Bhown him did not
strike him as a likeness of the man
he had given a lift.
A bookkeeper In the plant of the
company who has given the police
considerable information regarded
as important, said she had never
seen any one around the cellulose
factory resembling Barbe,
While the investigators re
doubled their efforts for legal
corroboration of the insurance
hoax theory, Mrs. Schwartz main
tained firmly her position, refus
ing to concede that the body Is
that of any other than her hus
band whom she married In Eng
land. CYCLE OWNERS
A motorcycle Is a tcmpermental
thing. It won't stand up If Its noso
Is pointed to tho curb, and having
no reverse gear, It won't run back
ward. So motorcycle owners are
much perturbed as to what they
are going to d under tho new head
in parking ordinance.
Harry Scott, local motorcycle
dealer, visited Mayor Olesy today
and wanted to know If tho ordln
ance.made any allowance for mot
orcycle, and was Informed that It
didn't. For the standing mechan
ism en a cycle to he effective It
appears that tho cycle must be on
a level or pointed up-grade. Cycles
with side cars attached can't be
backed nway from tho curb and are
loo" heavy to be pushed out by
h;md. o the cycle owners don't
know JiMt v.!int to do. All the In
formation firoit could get from the
mayor toilny was that the cycle
owrfcrs are ill ngnlnst It the or
dinance as well as the curb.
Mayor Glesy signed the head
on parking bill today and It will
be effective tn 10 days. Parking
"paces must be painted on the
streets before the ordinance goes
into effect,
rumors dating back to war time
when it was told about the Donald
section that S Unifier, who is a
German, had burled his own mon
ey and that of two of his brothers
on the ranch after removing con
siderable sums from the bank.
That thore was nothing at ull to
the story and that It was a base
less rumor is averred by Stauffer,
but like largj number of similar
rumors which bo'jbi'd up during
the war it gained wido circulation
and it is believed that the men
who attacked Stauffer may have
heard the stale rumor and acted
on the theory that Stauffer had
the money in the house or that he
could be tortured Into telling
vhoro it wnc hiduen.
Sheriff Bower, who went to
Portland yesterday to look at
Walter Bingham, in the Good Sa
maritan hospital there with two
bullet wounds in nls body, states
(Continued on Pago Four)
SECOND ViCTIM
OF
Nathan St.irkey, who had his
chest crushed and his back injur
ed yesterday noon In an nuto nc
cldcnt half way between Salum and
Jefferson died at about 4 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. Physicians
who attended him had slated as
soon as he was brought to the hw
pita), that his Injuries In all prob
ability would prove fatal.
Jews willaid Starkcy, 1 0 year
old son of yesterday's victim, who
was taken to the Salem hospftnl
with him, was reported to bo "about
the same" this morning. His condi
tion Is serious, but is not expected
to prove f.-ital.
Mrs. Starkey, 4 young children.
and Mrs. Loom Boyea. till of whom
were In the wreck and were more
or less Injured, were all taken to
the Deaconeas hospital. Mrs. IJuyoa
Is an aunt of Mr. Starkey. She suf
fered a few bruises In yesterday's
smashup.
Theresa Lillian 7 months old ilautfh
ter, and twin ids tor of Lcona
Belle, who was instantly klllrd In
the accident suffered u few cuts
about the body and other minor
Injuries. Ijewtie Jane, 3 ,and Millie
Louise, 6, encountered praclicnlly
tho same experiences. Kva May. 8
had her leg broken. Mrs. Starkcy
suffered severely from shock, and
was also badly brutaod about the
body.
Kvcryone In the accident except
the two who died yesterday are ex
pected to recover.
The Starke.' family came to tills
country from India last spring, he
having been financially Interested
in some oil fields there. Their
residence tvos at Burma. Tbey met
his aunt, Mrs. Boyca, at Philadel
phia, and the party had been tour
ing the country in a heavy touring
car since that tlmo. They wore on
their way to Santa Crtizj Cat,, when
the accident took place.
Mrs. Starkey is an Rngllxh wo
man by birth, her father having
been a cnplnlr In tho British army
She In now an American citizen.
Mr. Starkcy was born American
They had lived In India for some
10 years, all the children having
been born there.
Hands-Off Policy
Favored By Coolidge
BwumpHcott, Masfl., AuK. 8.
(A. P.) President CoiiIIiIku holds
to tho view that Industry, Includ
ing tho coal business, should settle
Ha own labor problems and ho Ih
hopeful that Industry w'.ll find lis
own solution,
Bocretary Hoover mado this
statement today after he hail dis
cussed the anthraelto situation
with the president. It (rave added
weight that tho administration
has no Intention of Interfering In
the wage scalo dispute between
hard coal operators and miners.
The department head rarao to
While Court to Invite tho pres
ident to attend the Han Francisco
jubilee next month and to discuss
with blm various problem, ooa-
KLAN HOLDS GIRL ADOPTED
BIG PARADE
AT CAPITAL
Knights of the Nighty,
Augmented By Women
And Children, March
Down Pennsylvania.
Washington. Aug. S. (A. P.)
In flowing white robes and high
peaked hoods, the Ku Klux Klnn
paraded In force today along
Pennsylvania avenue.
High tmieena ot the order head
ed the pageant and behind them
inarched in mass formation k land
men from many communities in
the east, south and midwest.
The parade route lay from the
capitol to the treasury t and then
through the Mull to the scene of
an outdoor ceremony to ha held
tonight ut the Washington monu
ment. Klun hcadciurrricrs estimated
GO.OOu members were in line of
march and that the parade, start
ing at mid-afternoon, would not
be over until lato evening.
Avenue Is Roned.
The avem:e was roped along itit
curbs with stool cables, as it lR
on Inauguraton days and behind
it on the sidewalks crowdB gath
ered to the see the unuaual pic
ture. The klansmou marched with
visors raised, complying with u
capital police ordinance (i gain si
wearing of masks. An intermittent
breeze played with the long cloaki;
and pes but failed to beat of'
the oppre.ss;ve heat of un after
noon of dull eunshine and threat
ening clo.uls.
(Continued on I'aKt l''lve.)
ARGENTINE GIRL
Boulogne, France, Aug. 8 (AP)
Miss Lillian Harrison, the Ar
gentine swimmer, will not begin
her attempt to swrm the English
channel tonight owing to unsettled
went tier. Hhe plans to start Sun
day night, probably about 11:30
o'clock.
Hhe will enter the water at Cape
Griz-Nes. Weather conditions are
very promising and the tempera
ture of the channel waters now Is
about 63 degrees Fahrenheit.
Mlns linrrbion will be convoyed
by the ocean-going tug Alsace, pi
loted by the veteran Jean Ilorth
crs, who has accompanied eighteen
swimmers In their attempts to cross
tho channel.
A large number of newspaper
representatives, photographers and
motion plcturtj men will be aboard
the tug.
Miss Gertrude Ederle, the Am
crlran girl, who has been compell
ed by slight Indisposition to post
pone her attempt to swim the chnn
nol until Auguat 17, her trainer,
Jabei Wolff and the Egyptian
swimmer, lspach Helmy, also plan
nlng to attempt the channel swim
will bo among those who will cheer
tho llttlo Argentine- champion on
her way.
In Labor Troubles
fronllng Ills department and the
administration.
Admitting Unit ho hail dlsetuned
the anthracite situation briefly
with the president, .Mr. Hoover
declined to go beyond his first
statement of tho executive's view
toward Industry and tho solution
of IU labor problems other than to
say that members of tho cabinet
were In aecord with him.
Tho Impression was gained,
however, that Mr. Coolidge and
his advisers, are hopeful that
anthracito operators and miners
will adjust their wage dispute be
foro the expiration of tho present
wage scale, September 1, despite
the recent break In negotiations
at Atlantic City.
BY BROWNING
TRMICIOE
"Nasty Things" Said of
Patron Causes Mary
Louise To Swallow Poi
son Took Overdose.
New York, Aug, 8. (A. P,)
Mary Louise Browning, newly
adopted daughter of Edward W.
Urowning, wealthy real estate
operator, admitted today that aha
drank poison this morning be
cause oi: the "nasty things" which.
had been said about Mr. Brown
ing's adopting her.
A doctor was called but when
lie arrived the girl already had
vomited the poison.
"Why did you do it?" she waa
asked.
Reasons for Act.
"I did it because 1 was hysteri
cal and did r.ot it now what 1 waa
doing, and because of the nasty
things Mr. Color has been saying
about Mr. Drowning," she said.
Mr. Coler is commissioner of the
department of public welfare, who
1. 2 a been conducting an investiga
tion into the circumstances sur
rounding her adoption, describing;
it as the "most unmoral thing" he
had ever encountered.
The girl and Browning had
planned to leave today on a week-?
ml nuto trip but this was can
celled following the discovery ot
the girl s act.
Shortly before noon Mr. Brown
ing, accompanied by his new
daughter, left for a week-end trip
In the Driwniiig auto. Their des
tination vc4 not announced.
Tho attempt at suicide whicb
occurred In the bathroom of the
Browning home in Kew Gardens,
was averted by Browning, who
seized a two ounce bottle of iodine
from the girl's hand after a small
quantity had passed her mouth.
A physician was summoned and
an antidote administered.
Brown in tr Summoned
Browning ws summoned by tel
egram by District Attorney New-
combe this afternoon for a further
conference. The telegram waa
followed by a second message in
which Mr. Newcombe Baid evi
dence had been obtained which,
set the girl's age at 21 years.
Browning asked the assembled
reporters "to find out it the girl
was really 21."
"I want to feci out the pulse or
public opinion," Mr. Browning
snld later in a formal statement.
"It It is that I should not keep the
(Continued on Pago Klvel
COUNTRY IN BEST
E
Swampscott, Aug. 8 Secretary
Hoover took advantage of his first
nference with the president since
the executive left Washington to
report on business conditions aa
he found them on an extensive
tour through the west and to ex
press the opinion that the publla
west of the AlUgbenles was pro
foundly Interested in development
of waterways.
The United State. Mr. Hoover
declared was never In sucn a
stromr economic condition as at
resent. The public Is cheerful and
hopeful, he mid, standards of liv
ing aro hltiher than tho country
hns ever before enjuyed and there
Is no unemployment of conse
iuence.
Conditions are bad in spots, Mr,
Hoover admitted, declaring thla
wm to be expected of ft nation as
large as tho United States cannot
run "on all cylinders at one time."
The farmers of the wwt and mid
dle he said are emerging satlnfae
torlly from their difficulties, al
though they ate not yet entirely
In the clear.
With this reference to the wat
erways problem Mi. Hoover re
ported wldesrrend Interest In the
west over comprehensive plans for
flood control, Irrigation and pow
er development.
Mr. Hoover gained the Impres
Mva that P wldent Coolidge would
he unable to accept H;tn I'rancls
co's Invitation to attend the cele
bration of th.! 75th anniversary of
the loundiiif of the olty.