Violent Storm
The weather at Medford was vio
lent and the storm tore limbs from
tree'.
In Walla Walla County, the dust
storm was borne by a strong wind
which moved parked autos. t
At Wenatchee a cloudburst filled
the creek.? to overflowing.
Killed by Lightning
Lightning killed Eugene Lang, 19,
a farm laborer near Cottonwood,
Idaho.
Frank Colliun, 14. was drowned
In an Idaho lake where he sought
relief from the heat.
104 Degree*
The Grand Coulee dam site reg
lstsrcd 104 degrees.
One hundred degrees or higher
were numerous throughout Central
and Eastern Washington.
Lightning set numerous fires over
the tlmberlands but none are so
far reported to be serious blazes.
GOVERNOR OF i
ONE MEXICAN
STATE IS OUT
Is Removed by President s
Order for Not Main
taining Order
MEXICO CITY, D. F., July 24.—
A peasant uprising has forced the
resignation of Gov. Manuel Lastra,
of the State of Tobasco and threat
ened the position of Dr. Rafael
Villareal, Oovernor of Tamaulipas.
Gov. Lastra and other officials of
Tabasco were forced out by the
Federal Congress Permanent Com
mission at President Cardenas' in
structions who declared Lastra had
violated the constitution, failed to
maintain order and was guided by
outside Influences.
Tbe move is seen as one of clean
ing house of the Governors from
the old Calles regime.
TWO BOMBINGS
LUMBER STRIKE
ABERDEEN. Wash., July 24.~The
timber strike violence reached a
new high on Grays Harbor today
with two bombings and numerous
assaults and beatings. None were
Injured in the bombings.
Empire Distributed
Free Aboard
All Navy Vessels
*4
T.-day's Issue of The Empire,
a; well as all subsequent Is
sues. while the Navy vessels
are in pert, k brint circulated
free aboard the craft of the
vi'itinff fleet.
