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Twenty-Sixth Year
Today
By Arthur Brisbane
Hoover and Morrow? ;'
A Million Dollar Man.
Wall St.'s Old Home
, ; Week.' . '
Making the World Small.
, Copyright Kins Feature Synd., Ino
The New York Evening Jour
nal has a story about -"Herbert
Clark Hoover for President;
Dwifiht 'Whitney Morrow for
Vice-President on a Republican
ticket."
Morrow was Coolidge's class
mate in 'college, That was
something.
Morrow ran and was elected
in New Jersey as a wet. Presi
dent Hoover ran as a dry, and
will undoubtedly run again as
a dry. ; ;
A Republican ticket with a
"dry head and a wet tail,"
might worry the Democrats.
'
Having a secretary of the
treasury a man who has known
how to collect at least ONE
BILLION DOLLARS FOR
HIMSELF is not a bad idea,
and that is the sort of a secre-
r tnry that Uncle Sam has.
When Mr. Mellon talks to the
French about cooperating with
President Hoover in his plan to
avert world-wide collapse, the
French will realize that they
are . talking to a man who
knows his subject. .
French objection to President
Hoover's plans threatens to up-
set them, for the President de
mands that all the !' important"
nntions agree to the suggested
moratorium. Mr. Mellon per
haps will makc. tUe French take
" the President's iew'6tT;l!e sit-
" nation. - . . . . , ,
Whatever may happen later,
Wall Street is having a cheer
ful "old home week" now. Yes
terday 900,000 shares of stock
were sold in half an hour, and
the price of a seat on the stock
exchange went up $79,000.
Stocks were going. up. "Big
Steel" early in the day climbed
'above 102 to look around and
see who is left alive, .
i Happy times in Broad Street
near. Wall, but if you gamble
you will have yourself to blame.
London stocks went up, even
after the French had sent their
discouraging message about the
moratorium, and that rise is a
pood sign: "
The English 'understand the
French better than we do, hav
ing treated or fought for them
for hundreds of years.
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The airplane and courage are
making the world Btntiller than It
used to be. Post and Uatty,
thirty-five hours after they
-started from New York to fly
mound the world, wore telling on
.the radio from Berlin about their
crossing. They are "doers of the
world,"'fii.'tauirsi, and' Bald little.
At 6:3(r.Jesteraay afternoon, nus
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Abe Martin
" Hain't It fanny how all th'
t-Vriln fly back V tlier rtglit K
race every night? ItV what w
Irani after', think toe know It
II that rtxint. '
' (Copyright Jdrin ??Tine-Co.) '
Medford
FOURTEEN PAGES
Failure to Get Special Num
ber Auto Plates As Per
sonal CourUsy Riles
Governor Refuses to
'Trade' Vault for License
SALEM, Ore., Jne ' 26. (jT)
Governor Julius L. Meier today is
sued a statement In which he as
sailed Hal E. Hoss, secretary of
state, for suggesting to "trade the
taxpayers money lor a small per
sonal courtesy." The "trade" re
ferred to, the governor stated, was
the construction of a fire-proof
vault which the governor rejected,
for special automobile license
plates requested of the secretary
of state by the governor.
The governor s letter to Hoss fol
lows:
I am in receipt of the following
extraordinary memorandum on the
letterhead or the department of
state nnd over your signature:
' 'Please give nie an answer on
the vault construction today before
you leave and I will go ahead with
selecting your special number.
Vault bids will be much lower than
the estimates and we can't afford
to be without the protection.' .
Trade Refused
'In reply let me say that I re
fuse to trade the taxpayers' money
for a small personal courtesy
which I thought you would be glad
to grant the governor, a courtesy
which is granted to governors in
other states, and one which, in the
words of your own employes, is be
ing granted other citizens of Ore
gon. In view of the fact that you
have attempted to use my request
as the basis of political trade, I am
proceeding to secure my license
(dates through the regular channels
and am UBking that the entire In
cident be closed."
Governor Meier requested spe
cial numbers of the secretary some
time ugo, shortly after Hobs Is
sued a statement that no special
numbers would be given out this
year. , The . governor was there
upon Issued regular license plates
which he refused aud returned
them to the automobile department
and requested his check.
Still Lacks License
Hoss stated the goveruor again
requested numbers 100,000 ,and the
next two following numbers for his
three cars. Hoss again refused.
To date the governor has not been
issued any licenses.
During the controversy over the
special licenses, the" governor re
fused to approve the construction
of the fire-proof vault for the Btnte
canltol, for which J20,000 was ap
propriated by the state legislature.
Ills action came as a surprise, as
both Kufus C. Holman, state treas
urer, and the governor had signed
contracts for plans and specifica
tions for the building. Political
observers Interpreted his action as
a result of being refused license
plates. Holman voted with the
governor In rojecting the vault con
struction, for which bids had al
ready been called.
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STICK! HERE
Th. M lilwov aoi-vl,,. Rtntlnn. lo
cated near the Junction of the Pa
cific Highway nnd the Tnlile kock
highway north of the city, was
visited by two young men about
midnight Inst nlsht, who robbed
the attendant of (15 at the point
of a gun and departed In an "auto
larger than a Ford but which
made Just -as much noise."
The holdups nre described as
about 21 years of age, of the
"shlekish" type and accompanied
by a young woman.
A search of the district within
15 minutes of the robbery failed
to reveal any clues or traces of
the pair, who are believed to have
a "hide-out."
Wednesday night a pair answer
ing the same general description,
entered the Fnlty ltws hambur
ger stand on North Holly street,
oivl later the office of the Wood
Lumber company on East Jackon
street was ransacked, but nothing
taken. v
The present "crime wave" !:"
placed service station operators
ond all-night business on their
guard nnd hoi receptions nre plan
ned for any future coming bandits.
Three Fatalities-
BALEM. June 26. V-Three
fatalities resulted from the 0"
Industrial accidents durlny the
past week. It was announced today
by the State Industrial Accident
commission. The totalities were
fl. Ilutton. truck driver of, Stan
Meld: C. F. Knuffman. laborer of
Cottage orove and a. Benn,
road worker at Wasco.
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STATEMENT
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Globe Girdlers Snatch Bite In Berlin
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ASSOCIATE fBy"1
llarolfl t.otty (loft) and Vily Post enjoy a meal of c-iiltl im-iil In the TmfiWiusu liiiri-iiu luiintll
ntrly after lnmlliig In Ilcrlln at the end or the first stage of their trip ninuud the world by air. Tills
picture of the filers who seek n I'cconl was transmitted by cable across tiu Atlantic, tclciliotcd to
tho San Francisco hurcuil of Hie A'oclatt Pretw, and rushml to the Mall Tribune by air mall.
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FOR CIKZENS
Oregon Solon Wires Hoover
for Moratorium Interest
s Federal . Loans Avoid
Mortgage,.Forecl.QsuraJ:
PORTLAND, Ore.. Juno 20. iff)
Senator Frederick Steiwer of Ore
Bon has proposed to rrosldent
Hoover the extension of hln debt
moratorium plan "in behnlf of our
own citizens upon certnin of the
obliffntlons due the United States."
Senator Steiwer, in a men-mso to
the prenident, referred particularly
to interest payments to fall due
during the cnsuinR fiscal year on
loans made by fetleral land banks.
Joint stock land banks nnd federal j
intermediate credit banks, and to ;
principal payments in connection
with amortized loans.
"If the moratorium is Rood for
foreign debtors," Senator Steiwer
said, "I suggest It is tfood at home,"
Avoid ForiH'loNtm's",
lie recommended that tho prsl
dt.a ' prompt governmental ngen-
cies to follow a policy which would
avoid foreclosures and consequent
loss of proprty to Innocent "people."
In speaking of the bank loans,
Steiwer telegraphed tho president:
"Severe insistence that these pay
ments he met in cases where the
payment Is absolutely Impossible
can only result In harm to the citi
zen who has borrowed, with no
resulting good to the United States
government. Wholesale forocloH
ures will bring Inevitable discredit
to the agricultural loan system and
Inestimable harm to tho people."
"May I suggest," Steiwer wired,
"tho propriety of referring this
subject to the farm loan board nnd
other appropriate agencies so that
tho facts may be ascertained and
the whole problem analyzed pr.or
to the- convening of congress?"
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MONEY IN BANKS
BAKEH, Ore., June 20. (f) To
day's testimony in the trial of Mrs.
Emma Fowler, 60, accused of mis
appropriating more (Jinn $108,1)00
In the 12 years she was city treas
urer of Ia Grande, centered around
statements Mrs. Fowler la alleged
to have made to the effect that
much of the missing money was on
deposit lu Portland banks.
Mrs. Fowler was arrested In Pen
dleton several days after she had
turned the office over to her suc
cessor. MAKE DANISH AIRMAN
KNIGHT OF DANEBROGE
COPKNHAOKN, Denmark, June
2. (Jp) King Christian today
conferred the Knighthood of Dane
brnge on Holicer- Hofrlls. who ar
rived here today with Otto Hilllg
after their air trip acrcss the
Atlantic.
Of! DION, Utah, June 26. ()
Control by purchase or lease of 46
elevators In the Intermountaln
country was announced here to
day by M. O. Pence, manager of
the Farmers National Grain Cor
poration and Jes W. Wade, .man
nger of the Intermountaln Uraln
Growers, Inc.
DEO
HOLIDAY
Mail
MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNK 26, 1931.
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jm&OU CWER WESTCRN UNION CABLES
Today's
BASEBALL
American.
It. IT. K.
Washington 3 6 0
Chicago 4 9 0
Crowdcr, Hartley and Spencer;
Caraway and Tate.
National.
r. ii. n.
Chicago y 3 4 0
Boston 7 8 1
Mnlone. Kweetland nnd Hemsley;
Scibold, Cantwell nnd Cronin.
It. II. K.
St.. I,ouls 6 9 0
Brooklyn , 16 15 0
1 Crimes, l-,lndey, Kaufman n and
Mnncueto, Gonzales; Thuratun and1
Lopez.
R. H. E.
Pittsburgh '. 2 12 2
Philadelphia 13 IS i
Mclne, (inborn and Grace; Watt
and Davis.
R. II. K.
Cincinnati : 0 4 1
New York 2 6 0
Ogden. Ntcrllrkl nnd Sukeforth;
Walker and o'Fnrrell.
GIRDLE F
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IRKUTSK, Siberia, Juno 26 W
Wiley Post nnd Harold Catty,
Americans flying around the world
landed nt Novo Kiblrsk, Siberia,
at 1:82 p.m., (Jreenwich time to
day from Moscow after a flight
of 2000 miles.
The airmen planned to resume
their fllKht to Irkutsk at midnight
tonight.
The Americnns, who left Moscow
nt & a.m., (10 p.m., eastern stand
ard titno Thursday) traversed the
1450 air miles to Novo Slblrsk in
10 hours and thirty-two minutes,
arriving nt 8:32 a.m. eastern stand
ard time Krlilay.
Tho hop to Irkutsk in 1000
miles.
HERS
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LEAVE T I
Trader Horn, Adventurer
And Recounter of African
Taleg Passes at Ripe Age
WHITHTARLK, Kent, Kngland,
June t. (P) Alfred Aloyslus
Smith, known to the world as
"Trader Horn" died today at a
nursing home In Tnnkerton after
a brief illness. He was a "young
man of 82" in his own words.
He was stricken with a chill
at the home of his sister several
days ngo and did not rally. With
a sparkling eye and a great white
beard, he maintained intil his
death bed the happy, breezy man
ner that had accompanied a ca
reer of adventure.
"Trader Horn" rnmc out of the
jungles of the dark continent to
take a place In the spotlight f
the world's literary capitals. In
collaboration with Mrs, Kthclredn
!ewts, he wrote "Trader Horn"
and entertained Kngland and
America with fascinating tales of
his experiences with African na
tive. His travels began In 1871 when
he left !ncah(r for the ivor
coast of west Africa on behalf of
illil
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NOTED DICER
HOTEL WINDOW
Andreas Pavley Dashed to
Death From Sixteenth
Floor Room Had ' Suf-
.vity&cl Financial, Reverses
ClITdAao, Juno ' 2C (fl) An
dreas Iavley, famous classic danc
er, plunged to death today from
tho l(Jth floor of tho McCormlck
hotel. Ho was 45 years old.
Internationally known as a
dancer, Pavley had led the ballet
of the Chicago Civic Opera coin
pan for several years and for
merly was firs dancer of the Ban
Carlo opera. He also was a for
mer asoclate of Mme. Pavlowa.
Of Dutch parentage, I'avley was
born In tho Dutch Kast Indies, a
member of a family of military
men.
The dancer's body, clad in pa
Jamas, fell to tho cement paving
In an alley, narrowly missing a
hotel clerk. The screen on his
window had been smashed by a
protnhle radio set.
John Collins, manager of tho
hotel, said l'avley had moved Into
a cheaper room three weeks ago,
saying he had suffered financial
reversew: Police founiT no notes In
his room. y
MIANlLF
SQUACMN LEAD
HCIOTO COUNTRY1 CLUB, Co
lumbus, Ohio, June 20. (A) Paced
by a blistering brand of sub-par
golf on a super-heated day, Waller
Ha gen's American professional
golf team held tho lead In nil four
of the two-ball foursomes with the
itrlti.ih fon.es today after the first
hulf or the 36-holo competition
a Liverpool steamship company.
After uwlwtlng the company's agfnt
to promote the Ivory and rubber
trade, he nt lenwth developed into
the almost mythical personage of
"Trader Horn" with a dozen side
lines. Among his activities were shoot
ing elephants nnd lions, prospect
ing In tho Kalahari desert of
outh Africa, diamond trading in
Rand, wanning gold at Cherry
creek, painting pictures in the
southern part of the United States,
and helping to salvo go bullion
from the wrecked steamship Em
press of India.
At one time he was a fnvorlto
of the fjiieen of Madagascar ana1
was outlawed by the French ov
ernmeut for fighting In her be
half. He served In on Irregular
unit In the Roer war and fouhl
a caravan of raiders in the I .eke
Chad region. He had narrow es
capes from death. Ones he was
carried In the teeth of a wounded
lfn ant again he was nearly slain
by blacks in a quarrel over Ivory.
PLUNGES
.MBUNE
FIND BOb
IN
Discovered When Railroad
Employes Open Van in
Antelope, California Car
Sealed Here June 20
Gun Found Near Remains
SACRAMENTO, June 2fl. (P)
The body of a man about &0 years i
old, a bullet through his head, was
found in a sealed box car when it
arrived nt Antelope from Medford,
Ore., yesterday. Tho body had not
been Identified today.
A riflo was beside the body and
officials believed the nmii had
killed himself when lie found he
could not escape from tho sealed
car.
It seemed apparent, police said,
that tho man chose death by
shooting rather than the torture of
heat and lack of food and water.
Reports received this afternoon
through the Southern Pacific of
fice in Sacramento indicate that
the body found In the box car at
Antelope was that of, a man who
entered tho cat hero some time
prior to June 20 and committed
suicide, No reports of a missing
man have been received by local
police or the sheriff's office, but
Coroner It. W. Conger announced
thlH afternoon that Mrs. A. R.
Jones of Route 4, Grants Pass, has
been Inquiring Into the where
abouts of a brother, Clarence A.
Harris, GO, from whom she has not
heard for many months.
No description of the body
found at Antelope was given other
than that tho man had obviously
been dead eight or 10 days and
was about 50 years of age.
Nettled Juno 0
The box car In which the body
was found was sealed In Medford
June 20 and shipped south Sunday,
Juno 21. It had arrived In this
city .filled with bananas ubout
Juno 9, nnd following Unloading
had' romti'lnod ;oprji . until 'seuled
last Saturday.
Tho man had to enter the cat
beforn It wan Healed and the con
dition of the body leads authorities
to believe he had taken his life
before the cat left Medford.
The gun by his side nlso Indi
cates that he entered the car with
the Intention of committing sui
cide. He was obviously out of
work and hungry and chose this
location to conceal himself from
the public In his. last attempt to
end the struggle.
The box car was not visited
following unloading until it was
r.ealed for shipment south, it had
been thoroughly cleaned and no
particular attention was given the
Interior.
Idist In Clilloiiilii
The lust letter Mrs. Jones re
ceived from her missing brother,
Mr. Conger stated this afternoon,
he was located nt Chlloquln. Re
peated letters mailed to that town
have brought ho news concerning
him.
Mrs. Jones notified Mr. Conger
of his disappearance when a miner
of the same name was recently
found dead In this locality. She
expected to recognize her brother
but the body proved to be that of
another man. .
Mr. Harris In said to have a
large scur In the middle of his
forehead and one leg which Is
considerably smaller than the
other below tho knoo.
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TACOMA, June 20. P) Dr. O.
F, Willing and Frapk Dolp, both
of Portland, virtually cinched final
places In the Pacific northwest
amateur golf tournament here
' when they scored big leads on the
i first 18 of their 31-hole semi-final
' matches today. Willing was 10
. up on Alec Duncun, Seattle, and
Dolp was four hole ahead of
Freddie Wood, Vuncouver, B. C.
WASHINGTON POST
SALE PREVENTED
WASHINGTON. June 2. W)
flale of the Washington Post was
prevented finally In tho DlMrlct
of Columbia supreme court to
day by Edward Jt. Mrlean, the
publisher, who exercised n veto
provlrd by his father's will.
Justice Jtfue C. Adklns ended
the sale proceedings after Mc
Lean's counnel made a dramatic
appeal for dismissal.
The American Security and
Trust company, co-trustees with
the publisher of the estate of the
; father, John It. Mclean, acqui-
escea 'in mo uisuiibbui.
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Life Sentence
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CHICAGO, Juno 2fl. (TP) Wee
Willie DiHNly. the "Imhy facrd"
tmnttit nnd killer, was scntcnccf
to Imprisonment for life today
for the innitler of I'lmrlin Ievy,
police chief of suburban Hcrwyn.
EFFORTS 10
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Secretary Mellon and French
Officials Talk Moratorium
Proposal France Ap
proves 'High Sentiments'
President Hoover's Plan
(By tlio Associated I'ress)
Franco and the United States
worked together today to harmo
nize their views of President
Hoover's proposal for a one year
suspension of war debts and rep
arations payments. .
Hoc rotary Mellon and rremler
Laval, together with Ambassador
Kline and French officials, will
discuss the view of th& two coun4
tries at the ministry of the interior
in Paris tomorrow.
Preliminary talks were hold to
day nt n luncheon given ' by the
French premier.
- Debate on the American propo
sals mennwhllo started In the
French chapiber of deputies with
the expectation that tho French
reply suggesting changes in the
Hoover plan will be accepted by
tho chamber.
Approve Sentiments
Tho French reply made public
today expressed cord la approval
with tho ''high sentiments" inspir
ing the president's proposal, but
expressuu opposition to deferrment
of the unconditional annuities.
Tho French proposal suggested
that sums equal to the shares of
tho year's non-postponablo annui
ties to be placed in the Rank for
International Settlements by the
nations concerned to be used for
improving the credit of Germany
and the countries of central Eur
ope. WASHINGTON, June 26. W)
i ne willingness oi mo unueu
States to compromise with France
on a war debt and reparations
moratorium plan, was Indicated
today by Socretary Stimson In a
formal statement.
The suKgestlons In the French
counter-proposal to President Hoo
ver's ino year's moratorium plan
do not accomplish the full mens-
nrft nt rollnf onntomtiliLtfiri hv the
president and must therefore be
(Continued on Page 8, Story 1)
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LOCAL AIRPORT
VANCOUVKH, Wiwh., Juno 26.
(P) More than 60 uhplunos will
bo on the lineup here tomorrow for
the Recond annual Pacific north
wont air tour which will take the
filer on a 2!i00-inlle jaimt through
Oregon and WanliliiKlon and into
Idaho.
The plunea will leave Vancouver
at 9:1)0 a. m. and the first atop
will be at la Grande.
Leaving Vancouver the planes
will awing east up the Columbia
Kiver gorge, dart into Idaho, turn
mmth and fly through aouthorn
Oregon, head north again, and then
:r.r.'.!r!! Inln Wanhlngton. The tour
will he concluded In Keattle July 7.
The local chamber of commerce
hun definitely decided to reject the
demand of the Pacific Northwest
air tour for appearance here, It waa
announced yesterday.
The plan waa re,cted In view of
the nearneKS of tho proposed date
to other celebrations In southern
Oregon. The tour, according to
schedule, would atop Id Medford on
July a.
AIM
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A1RPLAN
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VISIT
Temperature H
llislifwt Tostunfay ..U....--
Ijciwcst tills morning j,...,'..-....sl
Precipitation
To B p. liu yrabn-day '.. ...00
To 5 n. in. KHlity 00
No. 95.
Two Dead, Many Prostrated
by Temperature in South
Pacific Coast Area Boys
Burned When Bolts Hit
Tree Dead Air Blamed
The ciimatlc desirability of Med
ford and the remainder of Rogua
Klver valley as a good place to live
was never better exemplified than
In the pant few duys because, while
the people ol' the eastern and
other parts of the nation have
been suffering from an Intense
heat wave, which wc especially
severe yesterday aud today, caus
ing many deaths, tbe local climate
has been comfortably warm during
the day and delightfully cool dur
ing the night, with the highest
maximum ut 89.
A drizzling rain, which brought
a still lower tempsrature, and
t;howors are forecast for tonight
and tomorrow.
GRANTS PASS, Ore., June 26.
(P) Rnln which started falling here
during the night continued during
the day. - i . :
SAN FRANCISCO, Juno 86. VP)
Prostrating temperatures had taken
two Uvea in the Paclfio southwest
today. , ;v -
Four boys were burned by light
ning and several persons fainted
from the heat which was part , of
a motley assortment of weather-on
the Pacific 'coast yesterday, none
of which was normal (or June.-'--
The dead: .n .
Joseph Dreaner, 60, who collaps
ed In a Los Angeles . glass factory
where he wad employed, y . j (.
Raymond R, HopelKnd, 32,
Hoover dam worker, who died; of
heat prostration on the dam site
near Las Vegas, Nev. 'r '
The ooy who' were ourned- were
riding bicycles around , a. tree '.In.
front of the V. M. C. A. at Pomona.
eul , whSnCmKhtning' struck . th
tree, severely burning all four of
them' and knocking one of their
number Eugene McCann, 14 un
conscious. - -, ' '.'.'C.'-';f
Faint In Los Angeles,
Several persons In Los Angeles
collapsed from the heat.
Abnormal temperatures were
general throughout California, Ne
vada, southern Oregon and much of
Idaho. Thunder and lightning
storms punctuated the southern
California heat wave, where unof
ficial temperature readings Were a
high as 110. Northern Oregon and .
Washington experienced a cool day
with frequent showers, which In
places Increased the already un
usually hlghv'jrtrecipltation..
Federal weather- observers here
explained the hot spell was brought
on by stagnation of the. air, which
resulted In each day becoming
warmer than the preceding one
until temperatures yesterday sud
denly Jumped to their high marks
and later In the day fell as ab- .
ruptly. ' ... . . .,
lU'llcf Forecast.',
The forecast for today and to
morrow was "not so warm" In the
southern art or the Pacific coast,
with thunderstorms in the mora
southerly mountainous relglorus.
Showers were predloted for the
Pacirtc northwest. "
The highest official temperature
was 108 at Yuma, Arlsi,. and Las
Vegas. It was unofficially reported
even hottur In nearby Boulder'caK
yon. (Continued on Page I, story t)
WILL
Rogers
BEVERLY HILLS, Cal., June
25. I never saw a man jump
into a hero's berth as quick an
President Hoover did, Why this
time hat week he waa in as bad '
as a Democrat. Now ue is pro
posed for the , Nobel peace
prize. Wall Street has broke
out on another rampage. Course,
the unemployed here aift't eat-'
ing regular but we . will get '
around to them as soon 8.9 wa '
get everything else fixed Bp O.
K. . I still claim, as I did a
month ago, that all debts
Hhould be cancelled but my
scheme didn't hit the interna
tional hanking group with the
same gusto that Mr. Hoover'
did. I was appealing to the
wronir class.
CALIFORNIA
CENTER OF
TORRIOITY