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The Weather Forecast: Fair but with lome cloudiness tonight and Thurs day; continued warm. Highest yesterday - ..10l Lowest this mornlng..MW....H 62 If Not Listed Have jou something to aell or trade; a room or houte to rent; want to buy a farm or home; need a housekeeper, cook or farm hand? Read the Classified Ads and If not listed try running an advertisement. MEDFORD Tribune Full Associated Prest J? " Jted Presi Thirty-Third Year MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1938. No. 102. HH-A Ml jildud) IFffl IS The Capital Parade By Joseph Alsop and Robert Kintner Copyright 1U37, by The North American News paper Alliance, Inc. CAPITAL AGAIN DEBATES THIRD TERM POSSIBILITY PRESIDENT'S INTENTIONS STILL ARE A MYSTERY HOPE TO PRESERVE NEW DEAL MAY FORCE CANDIDACY ... PARLEYS' GARNERS WANT MIDDLE-OF-ROAD MAN WASHINGTON, July 20. Will the president run for a third term? Six months ego every responsible New Dealer would hava answered "No," but now It must be reported that even the men closest to the presi dent are not eo sure. Prom the din ner table topic of the Roosevelt hating rich, the third term question has suddenly grown to be one of the most seriously discussed In the New Deal's Inner circle. The president's own attitude on the subject ,was nicely summed up In a London Interview given by Sec retary of Labor Prances Perkins. Miss Perkins was asked whether the president would run again. She re plied that she' had made the same Inquiry to the president himself, and that. Instead of answering, he had merely looked out the window. True, the president haa told such casual visitors as H., Q, Wells that 1941 would find him reading the history of the Hudson River valley, in his new hermitage on Dutchess Hill above Hyde Park. But he has also given more than one friend the Impression that. In case of such na tional emergency as a world war, he would think it his duty to carry on at the White House. And, of late, some men around him have thought that a conservative attempt to cap ture the Democratic party .might be classified as a national emergency. The manner of the president's tri umphal progress across the conti nent Is the Immediate occasion for the outburst of third term talk here. Naturally such an Interim report as this cannot be positive. The truth Is that no one knows what the president's Intentions are. But It may be said that behind the transcontinental progress and the third term talk there is the same basic set of facts. These facts, which have been pointed out here, are simple enough. By his personal strength, the presi dent has given a new and more lib eral direction to the Democratic party. He has rallied a vast popu lar following to his standard. But he has not carried along the party organizations, which will choose the delegates to the 1040 convention. The organizations give their alle giance to the Garners and the Far leys, who are already planning to nominate a mlddle-of-the-roader In 1940. To circumvent this plan to liquid ate the New Deal, the president has three alternatives. He can capture Continued on Page Pour.) . Miner Suicides. BAKER, July 20. W The body of William C. Pierce, aald by Coroner R. H. Crosthwait to have killed him self with a .22 caliber rifle, wo3 found in a hotel room today. Pierce, who was 68 years old, engaged in mining In the Sumpter section. SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Larry Schade wondering why Mel Hogan was absent from council meeting when he learned 20-30 club bers were going to take council manic fingerprints. Oordon Davis, young Boston thes plan here for the Shakespearean festival, spending his spare time resdlng ponderous books. Marion Fisher threatening to give another scavenger party, but on more mature thought, deciding a swim ming excursion might be more de corous. Ed Walker, Medford vacationist, declaring he has yet to view a steel head in the Rogue waters, though he has tried hard enough to land one. P-AsMr Jack McDonald worrying for fer he will break out with a rv of poison oak. ne having chewed a bandfull of the leaf without know izf what U aa IS SUCCESSFUL IN U N I Q UEJAKE-OFF Big Flying Boat Takes Lit tle, Craft Into Air-Half Ton , of Freight Being . Carried On Ocean Trip FOYNES, Ireland. July 20. (AP) The Mercury, speedy upper unit of Britain's unique pick-a-back airplane, took of! from the back of her mother ship, the Mala, at 8 p. m. (2 p. m., E.8.T.) tonight for an attempt to fly the Atlantic. The Mercury headed for Botwood, Newfoundland, after accomplishing the parting in midair above Foynes. The Mala, big flying boat with the smaller Mercury perched on her back, roared away from the starting point on the River Shannon as a large crowd cheered. At a height of about 1,000 feet the pilot spoke laconically over the connecting telephone, the release ap paratus was worked and the Mer cury eped westward alone. After Bot wood she is expected to fly to Mon treal and New York. She carried half a ton of freight. Major Robert Mayor, inventor of the composite craft, watched the takeoff. Imperial Airways, oporators of the pick-a-back craft, hoped the Mer cury would reach Botwood In eleven hours and set a record for a west ward Atlantic crossing. Captain A. S. Wilcockson. piloting the Mala, glided his big elevator ship back to its berth on the Shan non when her task was done Much of the Mercury's cargo con sisted of photographs, news reelar and newspapers rushed to, .Foveas after the arrival In Paris of King George and Queen Elizabeth on their visit of state. Plans called for the Mercury to return to Foynes by the southern route,- by way of the Azores, Lisbon, Southampton. - TO HEAD U. S. W. V. McMINNVtLLE. July 20. ( AP) W. J. Hoffman, McMlnnvllIe, defeat ed P. O. Urban, Corvallls, for the commandership today of the Oregon department of the United Veterans of the Spanish war. He succeeds 8. h. Hanson, Portland. S. B. Vessey, Portland, was elected senior vice -commander and the Rev I. G . Shaw, Toledo, became J unlor vice -commander. Other officer were being chosen. f... Hoffman appointed S. H. Buchanan. McMlnnvllIe, department adjutant, and G. W. Manning, McMlnnvllIe, de partment quartermaster. Officers of the auxiliary include Margaret Rodgers, Roseburg, presi dent, Jane Monroe, Portland, senior vice-president. Ida M. Jones, Newport. Junior vice-president. Ruth Grant, Salem, chaplain, MRmie Stauffer. Eugene, patriotic instructor. Carle Connor, Medford. conductor, and Kathleen W. Turner, Grants Pass, assistant conductor. The military orders of Serpents, fun organization of tho veteranu, elected O. P. Gulllckson, Portland, grand gu gu grandlsslsslmo yesterday. Other officers included, Sam Richmond. Springfield; George Sweet, Cottage Grove; Rev. I. G. Shaw, Toledo; J. D. Carlton and Prank Pendergraas, both of Portland. SENATOR SHOOTS SELF AS INDICTMENT LOOMS NEW YORK, July 20. (AP) State Senator Julius S. Berg, Bronx Dem ocrat, shot and killed himself today a eiiort time, before District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey's office announced J he had been Indicted on charges of receiving money for his aid in pro curing liquor licenses and arranging for concessions at the world's fair. The Indictment, secretly returned against Berg, contained seventeen counts. None related to the Investi gation Dewey is conducting Into charges that certain legislators were recipients of sums of money paid by large taxi cab companies to Influence legislation. Ten Workers Die In Tunnel Blast BALTIMORE, July 20.-(AP-A pre mature explosion of 450 pounds of dynamite killled ten of a crew of eighteen workmen blasting a water tunnel through solid rock two hun dred feet below the surface near the city purf.ping station today. Seven men were killed outright a-i the burst of rock rollled through the tunnel. Three of the eleven brought to the sufface alive, died Id hoepitais. Only four escaped injury. Young Girl Saves Boy From Death In Rogue Waters Patricia Wheeler, IB - year - old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Wheeler of Portland, saved the life of Ellis McCurly. 13, son of P. H. McCurley of Route 2, in Rogue river Sunday afternoon, It was revealed today by the young girl's grandmother, Mrs. J. S. Lundy of Jacksonville highway. Tlie McCurley boy, Mrs. Lundy explained, got beyond his depth while swimming-in the river near Central Point with a party of young people. He was struggling In the water when Mlsa Wheeler, seeing his dangerous plight, swam to him and pulled him safely to shore. Miss Wheeler is a sophomore at Roosevelt high school in Port land. She Is spending the sum mer here with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Lundy. OF JERRY O'COIELL SEEN IN MONTANA HELENA, Mont., July 20. (AP) The renomlnatlon of Jerry J. O'Con nell, Democratic representative from tho first Montana district, waa con ceded today by Payne Templeton, Helena educator and his closest rival for the nomination, O'Connell, who claimed President Roosevelt Instructed him to "defeat Senator Wheeler's machine so he won't be back In 1940," gradually increased his lead aa unofficial re turns straggled In from yesterday's voting. Both O'Connell and Templeton and the other three candidates, T. J, Col lins, HelenB; Maggie Smith Hathaway, Rlvalll county; and Eugene Bums, Anaconda, professed support of Presi dent Roosevelt. - Returns from 262 precincts, of 413 were: O'Connell 15.035: Templeton 12.463; Collins 3,3991 Hathaway 1,488: Burrls 616. O'Connell attracted attention last spring when he was escorted from Jersey city, N. J by police after ap pearing to speak without a permit. In the second congressional district Representative James P. O'Connor held a long lead over H. D. Rolph, Joplln, Mont., farmers union leader, for the Democratic nomination. Returns from 366 precincts of 800: O'Connor 19,497; Rolph 8,216. ALL INVITED TO HEAR 'AG' CHIEF Anyone Interested In agriculture Is Invited to hear Delos L. James, manager of the asrlciiltumi rin.. ment of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, when he ad dresses a luncheon-meeting In the Hotel Medford at noon Friday, It was announced today by the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce. - Mr. James will arrive from the north by train Friday morning and will conrer with agricultural inter ests prior to the luncheon. Attending the luncheon will h ril. rectors of the local chamber of com merce, the Fruit Growers' league and the Rogue River Vailev Trafft. association and federal. hiti mrt county agricultural experts In this district. Toastmaster will be Tom Wrar. chairman of th. ehnmhr. agricultural committee. Huge Fire Raging On Vancouver Isle 'CAMPBELL RIVER, B. C July 20. (AP) Destructive flames threat ened new settlements today aa a giant forest fire spread through 30, 000 acres of Vancouver Island tim ber before a 20-mlle northwest wind The forest office here reported the fire was becoming "unpleasantly close' 'to Compbellton, a settlement directly In the path of the fast mov ing flames. MERCURY STAGES RALLY TO REACH 101 DEGREES After dropping slightly under 100 degrees Sunday and Monday, the mercury rose yesterday to 101. At 1 :30 this afternoon the tem perature registered 06 with indica tions that it might Mm to the 100 mark or over before nightfall. Little change In temperature waa forecast for tomorrow. PORTLAND, July 20. (AP) The city's hottest day appeared assured as the mercury passed 97 degrees before 3 p.m. A high of 100 was expected. SALEM. July 20. (AP) Today became the hottest of the year In Salem. The official thermometer at the airport registered 100 at 2:4ft o'clock, and tha temperature waa a'.iil rising. FREE RIDE HOI ON 0. S, SHIP FOR CORRIGAN, PLANE Maritime Commission Plans to Bring Adventurous Youth Home Penalty for Flight Yet to Be Set WASHINGTON. July 20. (AP) The maritime commission plans to bring Douglas corrlgan and his $900 trans-Atlantic flying "crate" back homo on one of its ships all free, J. Monroe Johnson, acting secre tary of commerce, disclosed this to day. He said the steamship Lehigh, operated by the commission, would dock at Dublin and pick up the ad venturous youth. The Lehigh is big enough to transport Corrlgan 'a plane without dismantling, Johnson, who haa final aay on what Corrlgan 's punishment will be for flying the Atlantic without a permit, declined to talk to reporters about penalties. "The boy has made a hero of him self and we are tickled he got across,' he said. "We are not going to be guilty of chilling the exploit by talk ing about the punishment." He said nothing would be done until Corrlgan 's return July 20 and said he would confer with members of the new civil aeronautics author ity before acting. DUBLIN, July 20. (AP) Ireland's new president honored America's new aviation hero today by receiving him In Dublin's imposing presidential palace. Spick and span In new clothes, Douglas G. Corrlgan drove from tho United States .legation to the palace There the 78-year old President Doug las Hyde and the young Callfomlan animatedly discussed the latter's amazing flight from New York to Dublin. Earlier In the day Corrlgan cut loose In a big Dublin clothing store. He bought two suite of sober hue and a bright sports coat and flannel trousers in preparation for his return by steamer to tho United States. Here's how the situation shaped up today for the 31-year old Callfomlan, aviator extraordinary and master of understatement who still Insists a compass error took him across tho Atlantic Instead of to California: He'd like to "go places," London first and then Paris If it woren't for the feeling he should go home. "I should like to fly around the Eiffel tower, Then I would have something to talk about." He won't accept any contracts un til he returns to America. "Maybe" a movie contract would Interest htm. but "I am not Interest ed In money. I can get sufficient fun and satisfaction from life with out It. "At present I'm unemployed, but I always seem to get along," to Ire land or California, take a choice. The Irish government released his $900 outmoded plane, whkh he landed here without the usual legal formalities, but he can't fly It to London because he had only the spe cial license to fly from Los Angeles to New York and back, and that's suspended. UP TO ARBITI BUENOS AIRES, July 20. (AP) The governments of Bolivia and Par aguay today formally approved a treaty Initiated by their foreign min isters July 9 submitting their century-old dispute over the Gran Chaco to arbitration by all neutral natlona. The agreement was reached after three years of eftort to end quarrels over the almost' worthless territory. Formal signature of the accord will take place tomorrow. Then presi dents, or their representatives, of the United States, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay and Peru will moet to fix the Paraguayan-Bolivian boun daries through the Gran Chaco. Find Missing Girl In Sumpter Area BAKER, July 20. P) Rosemary Wendell of Payette, missing In the Sumpter area for 48 hours, waa found by searchers thla afternoon between 12:16 and 12:30. The girl, retaining control of the cow she waa leading when the be came lost, apparently suffered no HI effect from her experience. When found, the girl bad tied the cow to a tree. Mlsa Wendell wis found, according to meager detalla received here, four miles from the camp where she had been living. Harvard received gift of 14,776,384 gurlsc tha past jew. BASEBALL National First game: R. H. E. Philadelphia U 16 0 Pittsburgh 00 Holllngsworth, Sewell and V. Davis. Clark; Kllnger, Brown, Bowman and Todd. (First game) R. H. E. New York 2 4 2 St. Louts 7 11 0 Melton, W. Brown and Mancuao; Shoun and Owen. Brooklyn at Chicago (double header) postponed, rain. Second game: R. H. E. . 16 1 Philadelphia Pittsburgh 4 11 0 Slvess. Johnson. Mulcahy and V. Davis; Bauers and Berres. American Cleveland at New York. St. Louis at Philadelphia, Chicago at Boston (doubleheaders) postponed, rain. R. H. E. Detroit ........ 2 9 1 Washington v , 7 9 1 Poffenberger, Lawaon and York; W. Ferrell and R. Ferrell. IS OF STATE DEMOCRATS PORTLAND. July 20. (AP) Frank Tlerney, newly-elected state chair man of the Democratle party, ap pointed an executive committee to day headed by Senator A. Evan Reames, state committeeman from Jackson county, as honorary- chair man and W. J. Conrad, Marshfleld, aa chairman. ' Others selected were 0. A. Robert son, West Salem, whom Tlerney de feated for the. state chairmanship, M. Pi xorriganj McMlnnyllle.. O, S. Blanbhatd. Grants Pass, Mrs, Ger trude Dale, Eugene, Charles 8. Lea vltt. Vale, deorge R. Wilbur, Hood River, Albert Kemmer, Beaverton. and Del Parker, Bend. With three vice-presidents. U. S. Burt, Corvallls, Robert Bradford, La Grande, and Walter B. Gleason, Port land, the committee forms the ex ecutive board. In an accompanying statement, Tlerney attacked elforts "that are being made to create a rift in the party's lute." He said that "In aplte of the ceaseless efforts to seed dis harmony where there Is only a slight disaffection Is a usual point of strategy In a political campaign." He predicted that by November "the sore spot" would be healed and the party would unanimously support the ticket. While Tlerney did not Identify the "sore spot" presumably he re ferred to the seism between the sup porters of Henry L. Hess, Democratic nominee for govornor, and Gov, Charles H. Martin, who was defeated by Hess. Sweating Japanese Unable Push Ahead SHANOHAI, July 20. (AP) Chi nese resistance stiffened along a narrow fighting zone bordering the Yangtze river today as temperatures soared beyond 100 degrees. Sweating Japanese troops tried hard, but vainly to keep going their big push up the stream toward Hankow and to blast their way Into Kluklang. 136 miles below the tem porary capital, but the defenders returned shell for shell despite the terrific heat. Astoria Sets Early Beer Sale Curfew ASTORIA, July 20. ( AP ) The city council prohibited by emergency ord. Inance yesterday the sale of wines and beer within the city limits after 10 p. m., Instead of 1 a. m. Failure of retail beer dispensers to pay a city occupational tax, levied last year aa an emergency measure, waa responsible for the action. The council's move was the first In a vigorous program for collection of taxes. Trainmen Blame Big Bankers For Plan To Cut Pay CHICAGO, July 20. 7P TU Brotherhood of Railroad Trainman blamed the "banker, security own era and coupon cuppers" today for the orders of a 16 percent slash In the wages of an estimated 900.000 railroad workers. A. T. Whitney, president of the brotherhood, emerging from a conference with representatives of the management of class one rail roads over the proposed reduction said: "The railroads are being run by the big bankers. The bankera authorized the cut. In our oplnl :n It will have to be the bankers who will lift tha wage cut order. If a fvttlTTieT.t le to M mud." ANTI-TRUST LAW BY MOVIE FIRMS Government Files Complaint Demanding Dissolution Alleged Illegal Combina tions Against Trade NEW YORK, July 20.( AP) Thf government today filed In federnl district court a complaint under the Sherman anti-trust law demanding the dissolution of alleged Illegal com binations in restraint of trade In the motion picture Industry. It Hated eight major companies, 26 subsidiary or associatod concerna nnd 132 indi viduals. Mary Plckford, her former husband, Douglas Fairbanks, and Charles Chaplin were among those named as Individual defendants. Attorney General Cummings charg ed tho major film companies with virtually monopolizing the motion picture Industry. Ho asked the firms be required to divest themselves either of their ownership of theaters or of produc tion and distribution facilities. The government's bill of complaint charged the defendants with con trolling about 66 percent of tlie na tion's moving pictures "from selec tion of the story to final showing at the theatre," A statement Issued at the justlco department named aa principal de fend ante: Paramount Pictures. Inc.; Loew'a, Inc.; the Irving Trust company, N. Y as trustee In bankruptcy for Radio-Keith Orpheum corporation! Warner Brothers Pictures, Inc.J Twentieth Century-Pox Film corpora aUon; Columbia Pictures corporation U nt versa Is corporation and United. Artists corporation. t BRITAIN AND FRANCE DISCUSS HITLER PLAN TO KEP CZECH PEACE PARIS. July 20. (AP) France and Great Britain today made King George's state vlalt the occasion for notifying Germany and Italy that attempts to split apart the western European democracies were doomed to failure. PARIS, July 20. (AP)-rltlsh and French statesmen took, time out from the formal ceremonlea of King George's state visit today for diplo matic discussions said to Include a plan by Chancellor Adolf Hitler for solution of the Czechoslovak prob lem. The statement, Including Premier Edouard Daladler, French Foreign Minister George Bonnet and British Foreign Secretary Viscount Halifax, went Into conference Immediately after luncheon. Hitler's plan on the Czechoslovak minority problem was said by sources close to the government to have been brought to Paris by Halifax. King George and Queen Elizabeth, meanwhile, spent tho day in a busy round of ceremonies, Including a tri bute to France's World war dead, visit to the city hall and a luncheon In their honor at the British em bassy. Viscount Halifax presumably re ceived Hitler's formula for ending strife between the Czechoslovak gov ernment and its Sudeten Oerman minority population a few hours be fore he sailed with his sovereign for France yesterday. U. S. EMBASSY HIT BY REBEL SHELLS MADRID, July 20. (AP) The United States embassy building here was hit by four shslls early today when Insurgent artillery bombarded the city. Bntne damage waa caused but no one n the embassy building wss hurt. I Elsewhere In the city seven per sona were wounded.' The embassy has not been occu- I pled by diplomatic officers since ! early In the wsr. (The ambssaador. Claude O. Bowers. ma!ntalnsofflcee ! at 8t.-Jean-de-Luz, Prance.) The shelling began about 4 a. m. Some of the shells, unusually large, tore great holes In buildings and street. Cltlzene rushed from their .beds to cellars and other shelters. 1 Thla waa the first time the em bassy had sustained a direct hit dur ing the nearly two years' siege of 'Madrid. Shell fragment and bullet I frequently had landed to the tardea. Air Authorities Of Wide Renown Are Invited Here Invitations were mailed today to 46 aeronautic authorities of national prominence to apeak at the Northwest Aviation Planning Councll'a fall conference to be held here September 10 and 17. Identity of the speakers will be announced when the Invita tions are accepted, It was stated by A. H. Banwell, program chair man. The speakers will lead dis cussions at round-table confer ences, the practice of having set speechos being abandoned for the Medford conference. Speakers will be enlisted from all parts of the country and each wilt be an authority on a apoclal Iwd phaso of aviation. Mr. Ban well said. Meantime chairmen of the local coinmltteea In charge of confer ence arrangementa are enrolling their personnel and getting de tailed plans under way, Mr. Ban well related. 20-30 CLUB SETS AS The 20-30 club la launched on an-1 other major project the finger-1 printing of Medford residents for the tyrlllan Identification files lr Wash ington, D. O. Jrhe city council gave its blessing Lto the project at its meeting laat If night. With Howard Hamilton, club seoretary aa spokesman, a group or 20-30 members asked the council fc give the project an official endorse ment and upon motion of council iVttlft Larry Schade thla Waa done. Mr. Hamilton told tho council that, with the sanction of J. Edgar Hoover, head of the federal bureau of In vestigation, all 20-80 clubs have adopted fingerprinting as an orga nization project. He aald that the hfedford club had withheld aetlon mtil other cluba had proved that tngerprlnting waa a useful public ervlce. Much success has been at tained In other cities, he added. For Identification. Bole purpose of the fingerprinting la to establish a permanent record of Identification and haa nothing to do with the tracing of criminals, Mr. Hamilton informed the council Ho emphasized the value of having some positive means of identification In case of accident or death, asserting that on an average 46,000 persona are burled In this country every year (Continued on Page Four.) SIX BADLY HURT NEWTON, la., July 20. (AP) At least six persona suffered serious In juries and between 20 and 60 others were knocked down or beaten In street fights which broke out this morning in the vicinity of the closed Maytag washing machine factory. Participants were union strikers and sympathisers and back-to-work ad vocatea. The fighting broke out while 260 national guardsmen who wero or dered to the scene early today to preserve order, were eating break fast. Rushed Into the strike zone, the guardsmen restored order In about 20 minutes. Meantime the Maytag factory, which had been operating with a skeleton crew of back-to-work ad vocates, waa closed. Picked Wrong Auto For Highway Race SPOKANE, July 20. (AP) . -Freedom for R. W. Crawford, 21, Forest Orove, Ore., might have laated longer If He had not sought to entice State Patrol Captain P. H, Morgan Into an automobile race near Rltzvllle Wed nesday, Morgan arrested Crawford for reck less driving and found on hla person a revolver and 400 pass keys. It was discovered later tha car Crawford drove belonged to Jamea A. Plynn of Spokane. Crawford waa sentenced by Super ior Judge R. M. Webster yesterday to a maximum of 16 year In the Monroe reformatory for grand lar ceny of an automobile. SIX INCH SNOW, HAIL COOLS PIKE'S PEAK COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo., July 20. (AP) Ala Inches of snow and hall gave Pikes peak and the upper reaches of tha front rarwo a wintry appearance today. The white cap ex tended below tlmberllne. Tempera ture on the peak during laat night dropped, to U degree above aero, KEEPING ALL FIRES ILL INJNTROL Local Offices Sending Fire fighters to Adjoining Area Smith River Blaze , Is Spurred by Breeze All fires were today reported under control In the Rogue River national and state forests of Jackson county but in surrounding timber areas the situation remained acute. Two hundred firs tighten were dis patched by bus from hero this fore noon to help In combatting spread ing fires In the . Klamath national forest. The men were sent to Orleans on the Klamath river in northern California. Late yesterday 60 men were dispatched from here to Brook ings to fight on the fire lines In the Siskiyou national foreat. All the men were experienced woodsmen. All state forest fires In Josephine county were also reported under oontrol until a new one waa diacov- ered thla afternoon between Merlin and Jump-Off-Joe creek. Six men' were Immediately dispatched, they to report back on the size of the blaze. (By the Associated Press.) i Licking tongues of flame, traveling in some places faster than a man could run, whlppod through Oregon forests end over grasslands today as, many fires continued to burn un checked. Tho roaring flamea of the Smith river fire In western Lane county spread to 6.000 acrea last night un-. der tha breath of a atlff northweat wind. The blaze broke over the: Umpqua divide and swept southward toward. Soottaburgi alx. mile, away.,W The Coos fire patrol aald a blaz on operation of the SJrogren ft Wit tlch and the Houghton Logging com panies, 20 miles west of Marshfleld, covered 1,000 acrea. CCO crews guard ed adjacent virgin timber. Three fires In the Siskiyou na tional forest of southern Oregon cov ered approximately 3,000, 600 and 300 acrea respectively. About 600 men were fighting the Chotco river plaze. Two hundred CCO enrollee. labored on the Qallce creek fire and. 200 more were attempting to control tha Nome creek conflagration. The national foreat hcadquartera at Portland sent a scouting unit to the Siskiyou forest to assist local officials yesterday. One hundred CCO men believed they had a Big oreek fire In Clattop county under control yesterday. It covered 3,000 acres, mostly stump land, and burned 300 of 800 acre of seeded grass land In an experimental station. The Hills Creek Lumber cotniany at Jasper, Lane county, was destroyed by fir yesterday with a loaa of $20,000. Roosevelt Voyage Is Aid To Science ABOARD TJ. S. S. HOUSTON, En Route to Panama. July 20. (fl") Pro fessor Waldo Schmltt of the Smith sonian Institution of Washington, D. C, told President Roosevelt todr.y that he had obtained biological and paleornlthologlcal collection of great scientific interest at each of tr stops on the president's fishing cruise. The Houston rode at anchor today at tha south end of Socorro Island, largest of tha Revllla Olgedo group, while President Roosevelt with mem bers of hi party fished the seldom visited waters of that vicinity and others went ashore to explore the face of this most picturesque bit of land. Three Killed When Plane Falls In Fog PORT PLAIN, N. T., July 20, (AP) Two women and a man were killed today In the crash of a biplane In a field near here. - The victims were: Everett Sanders. 34, Port Plain farmer and sportsman pilot and owner of the plane. Mrs. Theresa Henderahott and Mrs. Allen Shelley, both In their early 20's, residents of Port Plain. Mrs. Henderahott' husband aald Sanders and the two women took off at 3 a. m. from Sandcra private fly ing field for an early morning flight. Ho theorized that the plane crashed because of a heavy fog. Rosser Sentence Set for July 28 DALLAS, Uly 20. (AP) Circuit Judge Aril O. Walker said yesterday Al E. Rosser, Portland, former secre tary of the Joint A PL Teamsters' Council for Oregon, would be sen tenced July 26 on an arson convic tion. District Attorney Bruce Spauldlng mistakenly announced Rosser would be sentenced yesterday, Judge Walk er aald. i S
