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Just Because Germany is Preparing to Mobilize an Army of 1,000,000, Her Neighbors are ilittery.' Everybody Knows Hitler is as Harmless as a Hungry .Wolf. THE WFATHER Humidity 4:30 p, m. yealrcday 34 ,,, EUROPE,), ' Highest temporailire yesterduy 7ij The powers are again showing hostility; tcwnrd eaoh, iqther, , ami I , lowest tenperuluip lafi. uiIkIii ft llty tc-vnnl eaoh, lather, . ami PriKlpltullpu for! Ill hourJl j that, wljlch 1b regarded as mcyUabla I j if ill. slilie l tint (' I'lOiiI ll : ! ilifc-e flint I t in'Oiilli -wnr--piny :veiiiuaiH, rur uuiiy (if y I1...u.t.. f. ...... CI...,,, ll f It'lfl I development reud th wire hewtf j; , eloptnents rend the wire hews) i r , ; W3 Kxct-tia SillCe Sept, ' Partly Cloudy iiic uuui3U9 v-uurtl Y UA11.Y fc' VOL. XLII NO. 320 OF ROSI REVIEW ROSEBURG. OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 1938. VOL. XXVJI NO. 100 OF THE EVENING NEWS rvn I m n ah ti nil .n uiriiiiii iiutiii ipisa&fir r5avyi i i 7 lining 1 .i riv i ixii mm i ii nil i en h ii i iiiv 1 1 iilmi 1 1 i i i 1 1 ii iii v7Tmv.i 1 1 r 1 1 ri 1 1 1 hid iin i r 1 1 ii i i r nil ! i mtsm Editorials ON THE Day $ News By FRANK JENKINS , IT appears,' as these words arc y written, that the Japs and the Russians nave entered into soino sort or agreement to suspend fight ing along the Siberian bonier.'-. (It pay a to be cautious in these mutters. You can't believe much you read, because of rigid censor ship, and besides agreements be tween nations aren't worth much in these days of undeclared wars.) Hut at the moment It does look os if some sort of agreement, tem porary or otherwise, has been readied. . ' WHAT does it mean? " Well, it probably means that Russia alms to harass and annoy Japan as much as possible without actually getting into the war her self on the offensive side. If Russia can scare Japan into keeping a big army In the north, thus dividing the Japanese forces, she will help China by just that lhuch, and at the same time won't be taking any great risks herself.' HTMIE best-rtplnion available, com- big. from correspondents who have spent years in the Orient, is Unit Russia is out to break Japan, but isn't taking any IXNG RIIANCI5S NOW preferring to let (ho Japs wear themselves out in their war with China. If and' when the Japs have weak ened themselves sufficiently, Rus sia will step In ond administer tho finishing blow. That is the theory that seems to be most widely held. JUt EANWHILE there is the agree ment between. Japan, Italy and Oermany to consider.' (These coun tries are supposed to he bound to gether in some sort of ulllnnco (Continued on page 4.) EX- LIFE FOR IB SOUTH PAWS, MP.. Auk. 13.- (AP) A guilty Cerdict returned nfter, Ova and a half hours' delib eration sent former 'lieptitv Sherfff pi'nncisi M. Carroll '.to .state prison lor life today, to n cell under Iho Riime roof with his chief accuser, Paul N. flwyer, 10. who swore he accepted a life sentence for n mur der Carroll committed because lie feared Carroll's "vengeance." The 43-year-old ousted peace of ficer, a war veteran ami father of five children, was convicted by an ,. all-male jury. lust. night of the slrnnenlntinn murder of Dr. James (I. Minefield, 07. lie was sent enced immediately to serve a life term, mandatory under, Maine , law. ' '. . . Biirharn Carroll,' 18,.. oliloit of Carroll's children and one-time sweetheart of Dwyer, did not hear the verdict. . She . was at , a movie. Mrs,. Huby, . .Carroll, rnnsUwitly loval to her liustAind sinl e hi- -Wils tarrestedioriVlTlally.iiiiay. ;charg , cil with Incest involving Barbara, rnbb"d nt the verdict. Oddities Flashed Rr the Associated Press. Remedy I'lTTSnuUQH Mary Speshok, comely young Irarmnld, thinks more of her number In Hip nation's .tap rooms w obhlrj 'JtifOM j oHr hiilijl pence. ' I " ' ' ' V r)'hf i ,i'tlrM bthind -I lie bar.J' h w(ih tne'nih (ire- ntovp care ful of thplr conduct and they're not so likely lo take too much." "Pouncing" objectionable pat rons la. Just n matter of. endurance with her:. "I simply Ignore them and final ly they get tired and leave." Close Race , ' " ' PAYKTTK. Mo. Lewis Thomp son, who received only two votes In n recent election, is o justice of the pence In Burton county by a process. Of elimination. . Two justices wore to bo named, .loo Maoh, with tSS votes, got one place and the other went to Thomp Bond Issue For City Park Land Buying Phase Calls ; For$17t000 Recommendation Will Be Submitted to Council; Pledges Cover Plans for Improvement. A recoinmemlation that tho city vote S17.000 lionds to purchase pro perty for the proposed Deer Creek city park was made last nlKht by the recently organized park com mittee. Tile recommendation will he submitted in resolution form to the city council for official action. The committee reported Hint $17,000 will be required to buy property to be added to land thnt can be secured by donation. Im provements would he made through donations of labor, money and ma terials by Individuals and organi zations, according to the commit tee's plan. It also was stated that part of the business property-ac-iinired could bo - maintained for several yenrs, or until needed tor enlargement of the park, and that the revenue rrom such rentals could be used to aid in paying oft t lie bonds. The proposed park would in clude nil property from the new Pacific highway east to Jackson street, and from Deer Creek south to Court street. llonntlnim of small strips ad joining the new highway can pro bably he obtained, tho committee slates. The hulk of the property, already.' ownod by the city, la used by the streot department for hous ing e(illpment, materials and sup plies. Tho plan calls for donation or this tract by the city. Prices for Land Stated Adjoining Jackson street, pro perty is owned by G. W. Young, A. 'E. Davison and John Davison, the report states. The property owned by Mr. Young, tho commit tee announced, can he purchased for .$.1.oiMl, while A. K. and John Davison ask $8,000 Tor lots and Sil.OOO lor buildings on their proper ty. . The committee proposes a bond Issuer of $17,000 nt not more than I per cent, the . bonds to run for 1 eu years, as a means of financing I he purchase. The buildlnt;s on I he DnviRon property, the com mittee stales, could bo held until the space Is needed, and rentals applied lo Hie bond retirement fund. ' Improvements Pledged ' It will not be necessary to raise money by bond issue for Improve ments, the committee states, as pledges already have been made lo provide several hundred dollars for that purpose, In nddltlnn to prom ises of trees, shrubs and flowers and much volunteer labor. ' The Improvement will be undertaken through cooperation of civic and fraternal bodies and interested in dividuals, the report declares. The resolution will list the fol- tCcnttnued on page 8) GERMAN AIRLINER STARTS BACK HOME NUW YORK, Aug. 13. (AP) Oermanv's giant nrllner "Ilranden liurg" took off from Floyd Dennett field today for Us return flight to Merlin, tho' lSrlr : trans-Atlantic Might of the summer. . taijit. Alfred Henke, the plane's commander, said before the take off that the ship would fly just south of the great circle and thnt he hoped to land In Germany In about 20 hours. From Press Wire son. Two other one voto each. candidates got Photo Finish .' Hl.MIO I'ALI.fi, Idaho Sneaking of Ught races, how about the duel of Clpoigc W. Kdingtnn and 1.. II. Merrill' for the republican nomina tion for llonnevllle county ntlorney. The unofficial returns: Kdlng lon fun. Merrill fits. The official canvass: Kdlnglon 5'0 Merrill 650. They drew lots. The score: Kdlngton 10, Merrill is, Fish Story COU'MPIA, S. C- Alls. 1.1. (API Rounding Tripe llatieras on a recent voyage, T. D. Taylor open ed the porthole of his cabin boat. , - As he turned away he heard a (lopping sound and beheld an 18 Inch flying (ish on the sofu. : Farley .Offers Help to Idaho's Clark . . i Roosevelt Broadcast Brings Guesses Party Guide Congratulates Victor in Primary; Pope May Run for Election as an Independent. - HOISIS, Idaho, Aug. 13. ( AP) An overture by National llemocra tlc Chairman James A. Karley to Conservative D, Worth Clark ap peared today to have closed a threatened rift between Idaho democrats. Clark, who defeated one of the administration's supporters. Sen. James I1- Pope, in Tuesday's Idaho democratic senatorial primary, was offered backing of the nation al rommittoe by Karley last night. Rumors that Pope would run as a write-in candidate in the No vember general , election were less frequent today after it was revealed Farley, vacationing in Michigan, wired Clark: "This Is the first chance I have had to extend my heartiest con gratulations.' 'I'M ' personally . or the democratic national committee can be of assistance, please feel free to command me. You have my very best wishes for your suc cess." Farley, en route through Idaho prior to the primary, indicated the administration favored Pope's re nomination. Clark campaigned that he was not an administration "yes man." Leading democrats pointed out today that should Pope run as an independent, C'larks' 'voto : "would be cut, giving the repuiilican seno torlat nominee, Donald A. Callahan of Wallace, the inside track for election. A group of Popn supporters, meeting here yesterday, maneuver ed to run the junior senator an an independent candidate. Pope de clined to discuss the move. In a prepared statement, Pope's followers charged that republicans "stole (bo democratic nominal fen for United States senator from Mr. Pope and gave ll to Congress man Clark." lteeause of a new ballot, Ida hoans did not have to designate their political affiliation and were free' to vote either ticket. Latest Victim of Chicago Murder Squad Dies With Bullets in Head. CHICAGO, Aug. 13. (AP) The gang style execution of Joseph La Porle, 24. shot fi ye limes through the headMArged another link to day, 'II 'tne K'lsly chain of death thai has claimed eight victims In seven weeks. In a manner reminiscent of the sensational St. Valentine's day mas sacre of nine years ago, threo gun men stood LaPortp against the brick wall of a garage on the west side last night and fired a volley of bul lets into his head. Policeman John Racek said La Porte was once a member of the old "42" gang, which ruled a portion of tho southwest side in prohibition days, and this year he had taken an active Interest in politics. LaPorte's execution followed by four days the assasslnntion of James G. Duncan, 35, business agen.t for the painters and decora- (Continued on page '6) AUTO CRASH KILLS SILVERTON YOUTH SALEM. Aug. 13. ( AP) Death claimed Its second highway victim within 11 hours when Fred Stirber. of Silverton was killed In nn automobile accident on Pudding river highway near Rllverton about 1 o'clock this morning. Robert R. Griffith, fin, of Portland, died here shortly after noon Friday from In juries received the previous night when his cnupe collided with n stage on' Pacific highwoy near here. Pernard Rcharbnck. IS, of Silver ton wan driver of the automobile In wblrh Striber was riding. He Is In a hospital at Silverton but not seri ously hurt. Tho accident occurred two miles south of Mt. Angel when Schar back passed another vehicle and his car hit loose grave) where a side road Intersected the pavement. President Expected to Talk on Social Security But ; May Also Rap Foes 1 1 of His Program. j WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (AP President Roosevelt's decision to make a nation-wide broadcast Mon day the third anniversary of the social security act stirred specu lation today as to whether he would use the occasion to press his campaign against re-election of congressmen not meeting his standards of "liberalism". Aides sittd the speech would be addressed primarily to a banquet of social security employes. Air. Roosevelt will speak from the white house, beginning at G:30 p. in., (PST) for 15 minutes. ; ""The social security act, however, Is the keystone of the President's social reform program. Under the circumstances, politicians h ere wondered whether Mr. Roosevelt thlght not see fit to restate Borne of his aims for the future and to call again, as he did In bis recent fireside chat, for election of coiy gressmcn who would suport him.- There was speculation, too, in view of his outright action in ask ing for defeat of Senator George (l)-Ga.), as to whether he would call names. In this connection, it was ro called that in the Maryland pri mary Rep. David J. Lewis, who is campaigning as a wholehearted! Roosevelt supporter, has nladerttiY Issuo of Senator Millard Tydings' vote of "present" when the social security act was passed by the senate. , Tydings is among those senators; whom some high in the administra- tion are reported to have marked for defeat. ' I Talk is beginning to be heard. I loo, about what, if anything, the administration may do about the renominattou campaign of Rep John O'Connor of New York, chair man of the house rules committee, Relations between O'Connor and the administration have been none too friendly since he helped bring, about tho defeat of tho government reorganization bill. 22 LOSE LIVES IN British Flying Boat, Czech ; Plane Crash; Mexican Airliner Missing. KLIXSTOMC, Knglond, Aug. 13. (AP) Six men were be'.ieed lo have lost their lives when . !fr.yol Air force flying boat crashed In to the sea off Felixstone. - The crash came nt the e.id of one of the most tragic weeks or the year for the RAF. liailier in the day the air ministry am minc ed it had abandoned seal cli lor another plane whirl disappeared with the loss of four me:i Mon day. Four others tost their 'I"cb in two crashes Friday. Altogether 120 men have been killer, in Itoyn! Air force accidents this year. Last year lfi3 men died in !3 accid-nt.'- The flying boat which era dird today was on an experimental trip. One body was recovered. KEIIL, Germany, Aug. 13 (AP) A Czechoslovak passenger plane crashed here, today, killing 1ft per sons. Gorman police said the plane, en route from Praba to Paris, ap parently was flying low, struck a (Continued on page 6) GROUNDED BOMBER TO TAKE OFF TODAY The twfn-motored nrriiy , bomber, forced down nt Umpqua August 1, wan scheduled for a takeoff late this afternoon, It was reported to day. The plane made an emergency landing In a large field on the Hhamhrouk place, when one motor failed. A new motor has been In stalled and repairs made to the body of the ship, which sufferer! minor damage when it was brought: in for a belly lauding in order lo avoid possibility of turning over on rough ground. The ship will carry only sufficient gasoline to reach Medford, where it will be refueled, thus rutting down the weight for the takeoff. Official Of FHA Dies In HotelParty Woman Companion Sought After Man's Corpse and Blood Stains Are Found in Room. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 13. (AP) Police hunted an attractive red-haired woman after the body of Walter Cyril Vibert, federal housing administration official, was found in his hotel room here to duy. ; j ' The body of the! 45-year-old exe cutive assistant to tho northern California director of the FHA, lay sprawled on lis back, .tho head sup ported by two folded wet towels. Police Inspector Hennessy report ed finding a blood stain on the rug near the body and another amear of blood on the wall of tho room.' Coroner's deputies said", however, prelim inc. ry investigation failed to disclose any wound, or other ap parent evidence on tho body of vio lent death. A rod-haired young woman was" reported to have hurried from tho room shortly before the body was discovered by the hotel clerk. Blood Stains Mystify Police theorized that Vibert may have died from a heart ailment during a drinking party and that the woman, after attempting lo re vive him, fled. They were unable, however, lo account for tho blood stains. Mrs. Agnes Peilsen, tenant on tho Door brlow, said she had heard what appeared to be.seuffHi!g l:i VlberL's room. Deputy Coroner Brooks said Vi bert was the son of Phillip Vibert, of Uplands, Victoria, B. C. A letter from Phillip Vibert, dat ed Aug. !). said he was happy to leant of his son's recent promo tion and salary increase and hop ed to see him soon, A medal found In the dead man's room indicated he was decorated for valor white serving with the lli'itisli troops. . , -o- ,S. HIONDAYK, France, (at (he Spanish Frontier) Aug. 13.-(AP) Spanish insurgents announced today their troops have captured large quantities of American war material) from govern n e u t urmies. An insurgent communique de clared 17 tanks and 33 field g'liH of American nmnufactuia hail fall en Into their hands sin ;e the star of the civil war. Listed alsj were CA) machine guns, 3.430 iillin and 11.700 shells of American manu facture ruptured from the enemy. Simultaneous with litis at, nouueemeut and the tight l;u of a continued battle In southwestern Spain for control of the A nuideii mercury mines, insurgent md'tary authorities lightened lron:Uv con trol. This action led to Die tuliof a new offensive was about to be launched. The announcement of 1h cap ture of American'war materials ap parently wan designed to niii.eh government assertions that r.ew German and Italian' aid Is r -aching the Insurgents. The communique also listed 4'M Russian tunks. fiu.Onu.imO Italian partridges, 4U5 French field guns. 410 French sub machine gii' , 10. 0110,000 Mrltlsb cartridges and 11. 000,000 cartridges supplied by Mexico as among war inatyrmlH captured by Insurgent troops, EX-CONVICTS SENT BACK FOR 20 YEARS TACOMA, Aug. 13. (AP) A. T. Dalton, 21, and J. A. Crook, 24. were each sentenced to 20 yearn In the Washington state reformatory todoy after they had pleaded guilty In superior court to forgery chnrgca. The two men admitted forging and passing 0 worthless check for 537 here more than a year ago. They had been sought since that time, and were arrested in Portland last week nrter both hod been re leased Yrom the Idaho state peni tentiary where they were sent for breaking jail. Proposed Communist : Activities In & 1.0. Bared 280 Reds Are Organizers of 1 Unions, Witness Tells House Quiz; Support ' Given J. L. Lewis. WASHINGTON, Aug. Kt.-(AP) John P. Frey, chief of the metal trades department of the AVI, tes tified before the Dies, committee today that 2X0 organizers in the employ of the CIO were active members of the communist party. Rep. Dies .(!., Tex.), chairman of the committee investigating un- American activities,' Interrupted the witness. "We don't wnnt any conclusions for hearsay here,' he said. "We nre only interested in tho facts. How do you know this?" "I will make no statement which I haven't the documentary evidence to support," Frey replied. "Many of the lending officials and presi dents of CIO are communists." Frey, before beginning to name these men, said he would later give the committee, the names of 1S5 of the principal , communist leaders in America. . Reds Back CIO " . Previously, the A PL official said he would offer evidence that John U Lewis and his CIO "have been officially endorsed" by . tho com munist parly. tio AVI a spokesman tosliflod ho would prove "tho communist party In the United States completely scrapped its program In 1035 so that It could secure a controlling position within tho CIO." , Theparty made no headway In this tonnlry, Frey said, until the CIO was organized but since (hen communism "has become a definite factor In the American labor move ment." ' Frey had four prepared slole meuts us he began his testimony. Ho asserted that in the final one of these said he would Identify presT dents and officers of national CIO unions who were members of the communist parly. , Frey snld the majority of CIO members were not communists and "are opposed to couunujilsm." "The CIO Is not yet a roniinunlst organization, so far as alio great majority of the rank and file is concerned," ho declared. "The fact seems to bo that the CIO membership unwittingly be came, a carrier for the vvtrus of communism because of tho attitude of its leadership." Picketing Is "Training" "The altdown strike and mass nickeling,"., he continued, ."have been used by the communists tn our country -as a training camp In (Continued on page 0) LA FOLLETTE FIGHTS NEW DEAL ASPIRANT WASHINGTON. Aug. 13. (AP) Senator LaFollelte (Proir.. Wis.) said todav he would campaign for the candidate nominated by I he progressive party to oppose Sena tor Duffy (D., Wis.), administra tion 'supporter seeking re-election. His announcement apparently In dicated an end so far as Wiscon sin politics are concerned to the political neml-alllance he lias had with the administration. When Duffy first was elected to the senate In 1!)32, be hud the balk lug of La Follette. President Roose velt had urged Duffy's election. CCC ENROLLEE HURT BY STEEL SPLINTER Melvln Illlkey, 18, of Den. Ore., mtmloycd In the South Umpqua CCC eamn near Tiller, Is In n Sert oli t condition at Mercy hospital here. He was Injured yesterday when a flying steel splinter pene trated the ahdoni'-fti. An emer geitcv operation was performed and It was reported at the hospital this morning that he was expected to recover. TODAY'S BASEBALL NATIONAL (Klrsl Rittno) New York II 111 0 rhilnriiilphin I 4 1 lliihhcll, ond lmnninit; I'asscnn, Smith ( I) ami Davis, Clink (Ii). (First Runic) Ilrooklyn ..' 8 12 0 lloston .l 11 1 Poscilcl anil Kln;u; LuimiIiik, Hi Ib (1), Shoffncr (S) und taunt. Snow, Floods, ; Hail, Lightning i ' I beset England LONDON. Aug. !. i(AP)-rOvor-nontwlfohllilr)ii throiv snowballs Jn VoilisHIro .today, i In Norfolk the snow was two foot (loop, tho result of two days of froak .Rlorins that cut n or&gy' nntlr iicrosa 9nElhml and' 'runnel! thrpo ileal lis and prop erty damage ustlinatod nt $7,r00,- OO'O; I ' I , i , I i 'At, Wod, 'Newton n number ot women were near hysteria because of the fury of lightning nnd thun der. Children (led scrcnmlng from an evangelfg'rB tent when lightning struck the, main pole and severely burned tho preacher. ' "ritoiisnnds - of telephone lines were out bf commission nnd hun dreds of houses struck hy lightning. Laborers worked all last night to remove tons of debris from rullrond tracks. Many villages wore flood ed. In northwest Loudon hallRtones covered the ground to the depth of one Inch. 1 0,5. WIS, JAPS International ' Zone Scene of Terrorism on Chinese , . War Anniversary. SHANGHAI; Aug. ! 13. (AP) Threo Japanese soliliors were seiz ed hy United States marines today after a clesh In Amnrlcan detenso sector of (ho international Rettlo mont. 1 Tho encounter occurred during wldoaprcnd Ulsordera that swept Shanghai and Involved both Brit ish and Italian sentries In Incidents on patrol duty In tlio.lliternnlloilul settlement. Tho dlso'rdnrn marked the first anniversary of tho out break of hostilities with Jiipniii in the central China area. - Two of tho Japanese who defied tho Unltod States patrol were turned over to n representative of tho Japanese army. Tho third, hit ovor the head when ho resisted, wns taken to n hoapllal. - The moil denied they were con neeled In nny -vny with . Japan's mililnry forces hut Jnjinnoso nu thorllles acknowledged they wol'o attached to the special norvloo boC lion of the Japanese iiriny; : ,' Tho encounter occui'loii' when nunnery Sergeant Milton C; Mar vin of Sai) Diego, Calif., dlscovoroil a JapaiioBB defenso forCn automo bile parked In a Bido street In tho Unltod states defciiHu actor. Chinese Flag Angary Jap. , Tho Japanese wore standing In Iho automobile, brandishing pistols and demanding thnt a Chinese na tionalist flag, holstod to ohsorvo tho anniversary, he hauled down. Marvin said thoy defied his orders to sit down and nlineil their weapons nt him until a mnrliln sentry appoured wllh an automatic rule. Tlicn they surrendered the! guim nnd were taken Into custody. i no woiiniieu man was Hurt when ho refusod to alight from the auto mobile. , It was learned later ho had dis appeared from the hospital whore ho had been placed under arrest and wim believed tn have oscnped to iiie.jnpanese.occupleu nrea. Police reporte.il the arrest of two otner Japanese on clinrges of caus ing disorders within Iho Italian patrol zono. not Ii were Bald to (Continued' on page 0) SLASH BURNER SANS PERMIT FINED $25 Frank Cunningham, resident of Drain, was fined S25 It) the Justice court at Yoncalla Friday, following a plea of guilty to a charge of burn ing slashing without a pnrmiL ami allowing firo lo escapo. The charge was brought by the Douglas Coun ty Forest Protective association. Judge ,1. I. Hrown suspended pay ment of the fine, conditioned upon payment of court costs and future gtiod behavior. Drawing of Roseburg's Proposed Swimming Pool Placed on Display A colored drawing, an nrtisl's conception of the swimming pool proposed for the Itoseburg school district, has been received by the school hoard from Iho nrchllei-M, Tonrlclhitto mid Phillips, ot Port land. Tho pluns call for n tank 50 hy 110 feet, ftouied by a one-slory riiNlle building, which will house d'nsslng rooms nnd equipment. Ad ditional equipment for filtering and purifying the wntor will be lo rated under one end of tho tank. The pool will be surrounded by a wlndhreaker fence. The picture has boon placed on Nazi Strut Plan Causes 1 1 Yide Alarm French-Italian ; j Frontier Is ' Closed; Britons Warned ; , " of Possible rouble , ' 1 , ; in'Geriria'ny.'' '. . j LONDON, " Aug.' 13. (4P) While alarms stalked through Ell- : rope today, the British war office warned all Britons holding mili tary rank that, they must get apo dal certificates In order, to avoid "trouble" if any' when they1 travel j In Oermany. ' '.';,,'." .' Almost simultaneously' Franco clamped down 'regulations' virtual- . ly forbidding French citizens to go to . Italy,' whose' relations with France steadily have become cold er since' German 'Chancellor Adolf Hitler's Italian visit last May. . The French foreign - office an nounced special visas and- Bpecial . reasons- must ' be had : heforo Frenchmen can- visit Italy, ' ThlB wits In- retaliatiop for ! ah, .Unex plained. Italian re(usal'. or ' reluct ance to give Italians papers need ed for trnvellng In France. . . Diplomats in European, capitals strove, meanwhile,: to make a co herent picture of the Internation al situation from development" aiuK disclosures -In : the'..' past 3ti hours, such as the following: . i i" Nail 8trut Planned , ,; , Germnny- hastened 'preparations for giant-maneuvers next month to the regular armyi already cap able of overnight action, reserve units which have not participated In such maneuvers wltji the. army since the world wni and, poBBlbly. World wnr ' yeloraris; between ,: 3fi und 45 yearsi' ": ;'"' ; '- '., Tb8- ' nazi fROvernnJcnt decreed ' the requisitioning, of gvaln'iitorage rooms ; for- ? thd bumper. ' (Gef itiil'n crop; officials, announced .anyone disclosing : Industrial ' secrets- ' foreigners would .be ; Imprisoned i under, a law :of.',4uly,'-18,'.., hprs'eB, trucks and busses .anil. "jiozl hui'Ut Ings have' bebn requisitioned. . T Frontier. Ares Un'tasy .'.' 1 . ."HORldertts of 'Ibe area oft. both sides , (he ' Gorinhn Cjieohoalovak fron.llor ' were ' Worried '' over '. the Clol iiinn '.peliqrntlpiis for' the- giant, maneuvers.' , Spine ' said ' 1,01)0,000 men wolili) participate lq them. ' ' In London tho '. continuing y de mand for 'gold rtilrrored Eilroh'ean tonslhn qs' buyers trleil ' to get greater measures of security for their property. The gold price soar ed. - '.-",",- '-:" ": ' - ' - The- Czechoslovak-- government . trli'i( to prevent publication at i declaration' by tile 'Czechoslovak army' orficorB society that there could bo "ho retreat" In; keeping; Czechoslovakia's Integrity. ,. The (Continued on page 6.) CHOOSES PRISON TO , PAYMENT OF FINE Mc.MINNVILLK. Aug. 13. (AP) .lames F. Hutcheits, Oil, Peiivlno Ridge rancher' convicted ' last month of nBsnult with a danger oub weapon, elected yesterdny - to serve a two-year prison torirt .rath or than pay a $750 fine. He wna convicted of flrln a rlflo bullet Into tho houso of Ivan May, a neighbor. ' " .' ' Tho deodllno for Hnlehons' choice wns yesterday morning, aft er Circuit Judge Walker had rul ed he had to pay the county $751) In court costs to avoid Imprison ment. '' llntrhens was found Innocent In 1913 of a murder charge. ; - IMMORAL RUSSIAN TEACHERS DOOMED MOSCOW, Aug, 13. (AP) Newspaper reports said today two main teachers In on orphanage had been sentenced to death In tho town of Kazakh for organizing drinking parties and promoting Im morality among children. Threo others were sentenced lo flvo years' Imprisonment. - ' displnv in the window nt tho Nevs-llevlcw office. Tho school board, nt present, plans to finance the project by a one-year Bperlnl tax levy. If vot ers approve. Instead of voting bonds, which would Increase the district's Indebtedness and would require several years to poy, to gether with tho added cost of In terest, It is proposed to raise the necessary funds by n 2-mill levy for one year only, thus disposing of the matter. Howover, such levy would increase the budget over the six per cent limitation, therefore w ill require a special el ection. ' ; 5, . : in
