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It Takes a
VALLEY NEWS
The Statesman bow has
more than 60 correspondent
reporting the sews ef tbe
valley for Its readers.
SEVENTY-NINTH YEAR, NO.
CITY READY TO
Hearing is Scheduled Before
Engineer Rhea Luper at
Capitol Building
Testimony to be Presented
Beginning 10 o'clock
This Morning
(Threatened destruction of the
only remaining wilderness recrea
tion area within short driving dis
tance of Salem and a number of
other centers of population In the
middle 'Willametta valley. Is tbe
prospect which will meet with
most strenuous objection at the
hearing this forenoon in the state
engineer's office ?at the state
house, upon. the merits of the
Northwest Power company'
claims to rights on Marion lake,
the North Santlam and adjacent
waters.
The hearing has been called for
1 o'elock, and all persons Inter
ested bare been Invited to testify.
The city of Salem through City
Attorney Fred A. Williams filed
the protest on which tbe hearing
was called, and will make an ap
pearance, as will also the city of
Albany, the state game commis
sion and sportsmen's organiza
tions. City's Filings Are
Basis of Claims
Salem's primary objection is
based on its own filings upon
some of the same waters claimed
by the power company, the city
contending that it will eventually
require water from these sources
for Its domestic supply.
However, the city attorney aft
er studying the situation threat
ened by the power company's an
nounced plans, has reached the
conclusion, he said Tuesday, that
the preservation of recreational
values in the area under discus
sion, is more vital to the future
welfare of Salem and its people,
and he plans to stress this view
point in making a showing on be
half of the city. The other inter
ests participating In the "protest
are expected to approach U from
the same angle.
Game Fishing
Held in Danger
The power company's plans, ac
cording to Mr. Williams, Involve
construction which would dry up
Marion fork for sufficient distance
to destroy all game fishing possi
bilities in the vicinity. Testimony
will be Introduced to show that
this recreation area Is available to
100,000 residents of the middle
Willamette valley within three
hours' drive from their homes. I
The protest was filed under the
laws of 1929, which gave the state
reclamation commission power to
determine, before granting any
permits for conversion of. unap
propriated water, the best use to
which such water may be de
voted. Recreational Assets
Held Greatest
It will be the contention of the
protesting parties that the streams
ana laces in question are more
valuable as recreational assets
than for power development; that
there are other waters available
tor power purposes which have
Hot the recreational value; that
the filings of the Northwest
Power company were made for
speculative purposes, and that
even If power is developed, it will
sot benefit- this section of the
state, which is already amply sup
plied with electric power.
The protest filed by Mr. Wil
Hams sets forth that Salem, as
the second city in population and
one of the leading industrial cities
of Oregon, already requires 13
million gallons of water, and must
assure itself of an uninterrupted,
unpolluted supply.
Filings made by the city July
(Tura to Fas 10, Column 4.)
1 Giant Zeppelin
DEFEND POM
T TODAY
To Start Today on Flight
Across Ocean to America
TOKYO, Aug. 20. (AP) Illu
minated by great batteries of
lights by which more than a hund
red Japanese naval mechanics
worked to refuel her, the globe
eircling Graf Zeppelin was almost
ready tonight for its trans-Pacific
flight to Los Angeles, the last
great test of her flight around the
world to Lakehurst.
The dirigible's departure re
mains fixed at 4 a. m. Thursday,
Japanese time (2 p. m. Wednes
day. E.S.T.) provided the weath
er permits. Indications tonight
from the Japanese weather bu
reau wero that favorable condi
tions for the Pacific flight would
for. several days..
While the majority of the offi
cers and crew retired early to
night after a day of strenuous en
tertainment, out at Kasumigaura
air) field, the work of refueling the
Grit and replenishing her stores
proceeded steadily. It was under
the direction of Earl Beurle, chief
Convention
126
i
hi
"Nick" Msmer, top, and Art Wal
ker, bottom, yesterday landed at
Spokane alter completing the
first non-stop refueling flight
across th eUnited States and back.
IT
Mamer and Walker Ordered
To Land After Circling
Aviation Field
FELTS FIELD, Spokane, Aug.
20 (AP) Nick Mamer and Art
Walker stepped from the cabin of
the flame colored Spokane Sun
God at 5:69:40 p.m.. (P. S. T.)
the first filers to complete a round
trip non-stop flight across the
continent.
The two men brought -their
plane to earth after having been
In the air for five full days, dur
ing which they traversed 7200
miles, the greatest lineal-mile dis
tance ever completed. The flight
was ended about four hours after
they arrived over Felts field from
Missoula, Mont., where the last
refueling contact was made.
Mamer was at the controls
when the plane touched the
ground. He taxied down tbe
field for several hundred feet and
Walker Jumped from the cabin
into the arms of a pressing crowd.
Nick taxied the ship to a review
ing stand erected on the field be
fore he alighted. Both men ap
peared to be In excellent physical
condition, but both were unable
to hear ordinary conversation.
A telegram from President
Hoover was read through a mi
crophone. It follows:
"Nick Mamer and Art Walker,
congratulations on the successful
completion of your non-stop re
fueling flight across the continent
and return. It is the first demon,
stratlon of its kind ever made and
shows the widening scope of the
practical utility of aviation.
(Signed)
"Herbert Hoover."
The small Buhl Sesquiplane.
powered with a Wright whirlwind
motor developing S00 horse pow
er, left Spokane last Thursday
night at 5:58:10 p.m., (P. S. T.)
and winged toward San Francisco,
near where the first refueling
contact was made. From Mills
field they turned eastward In the
lighted transcontinental mail
route, refueling successfully at
Rock Springs and Cheyenne,
Wyo., North Platte, Neb., Cleve
land, and New York, the eastern
terminus of the flight. They took
on a full supply of gasoline, oil
and food over Roosevelt field and
(Turn to Pag 10. Column L)
Scheduled
engineer of the Zeppelin, and H.
M. Scott, engineer of Los An
geles, representing the American
company which is supplying the
fuel gas.
Both engineers were confident
their work would be completed by
Wednesday evening.
The Japanese weather survey of
the whole western Pacific area
made tor Dr. Hugo Eckener to
night, disclosed no major disturb
ances anywhere.
It the Graf averages as fast a
passage over the Pactic as over
Europe and Asia, or approximately
1700 miles daily, she should reach
American territory by Saturday
and sail over Los Angeles early
Sunday.
It was officially indicated that
Dr. Eckener intended to follow
the great circle steamship route
northeast from Kasumigaura. This
would keep the Grsf over the
steamer lanes from Yokohama to
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Heroes
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ENDS
and Enthusiastic Visitors
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SWISS FLYERS
UN LONG TRIP
Nothing Heard of Oscar Kae
sar and Kurt Luescher
Who Are Overdue
Worst Feared as Two Youths
Fail to Put In Ap
pearance NEW YORK, Aug. 20 (AP)
Two Swiss fliers, scarcely more
than boys in years and novices in
experience, were overdue tonight
ta their attempt to conquer the
westward crossing of the north
Atlantic, an attempt In which far
better equipped expeditions had
failed before them.
With the unbounded confidence
of youth and blithely disregarding
the faet that they knew next to
nothing of navigation and none
too much of flying, Oscar Kaesar
and Kurt Luescher took off from
Lisbon early yesterday morning
and headed their white mono
plane for the far coast across the
waves.
A German steamer saw them
175 miles at sea and they flew
over the Azores at one o'clock.
Eastern Standard time, in the af
ternoon. Up to that time they had
maintained a speed of 90 miles
an hour and the gasoline consump
tion had apparently been light en
ough to give the 21 and 22 year
old fliers th belief that they
could make the American coast.
Plans Involve
Dash Back to Europe
It had been their plan that if
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F0R1TWM CUT
,S.
Senate Finance Committee's
Reports Indicates Tar
iff Changes
Congressman W. C. Haw
ley when lntervivew today
respecting the changes made
by the senate finance com
mittee on the tariff bill pre
pared by the house commit
tee on ways and means of
which he is chairman, said
he had not had opportunity
to stndy the press reports
and so eonld not comment
yet on the changes embraced
In the senate draft.
Mr. Hawley was In Mon
mouth yesterday, making a
talk there and calling on
friends.
Washington. Aug. 20 iaf)
Estimates made public today by
Chairman Smoot of the senate fi
nance committee placed customs
receipts under the committee re
vised tariff bill at 1605,498,469. a
decreased of approximately 140,
500,000 under estimated revenues
from the house rates, but an in
crease of about 190,000,000 over
existing collections.
The Utah senator estimated re-
receipts under the house measure
at $646,014,645, and those under
the existing law at i&ig.osi.jj
of 4S1 changes in house levies ap
proved by the finance committee
republicans, Smoot said 254, or 59
per cent, represented decrease. He
figured the average protection of
10 or the 15 rate schedules that
make up the bill had been reduced,
one was Identical, and four con
tained "slight Increases."
The chairman further estimated
that IS per cent of the 177 In
creases approved by tbe committee
majority affected commodities
in the agricultural schedule, while
many of the remainder touched
products In other schedules ' In
which the farmer had an Interest
As an example he mentioned
the proposed new raw srgar duty
of 2.20 cents a pound against Cu
ba. which, though representing a
decrease from the house tariff of
2.40 cents, Is an Increase of 0.44
cent over the existing levy.
Casein also was rated. This com
modlty wouia be raised to 3
cents a pound by the committee
bill, from 2 cents under the
present law. Farm organizations
have advocated a higher duty.
while New England paper manu
facturers, who use casein for coat
ing purposes, have opposed an in
crease.
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Silverton Man
Arrested Upon
Klamath Charge
Russell D. Ellsworth was ar
rested la Silverton by a deputy
Marion county sheriff late Tues
day afternoon, following receipt of
a telegram from the sheriffs of
fice, at Klamath Falls, notifying
the local office of Ellsworth's
whereabouts. Ellsworth was
brought to the county Jail Tester
day afternoon. He had been liv
ing in Sirrerton for tome time.
f fill! II
REVENUES
FOUND CP 1651
Salem, Oregon, Wednesday Morning, August 21, 1929
HI. J. CULVER IS
CALLED AFTER
:f
County Roadmaster, Resi
dent Here Many Years,
Passes Beyond ,
Recent Stroke Results Fa
tally for Well Known
Native Son
W. J. Culver, veteran roadmas
ter of Marion county, died at
11:10 o'clock Tuesday night at
the Willamette sanltorium in this
city following a paralytlo stroke
which he suffered last Friday
morning while at his desk in the
county courthouse. Mr. Culver
never completely recovered con
sciousness after the stroke.
Besides the widow, Mr. Culver
Is survived by a brother. Rev.
Frank B. Culver of Portland and
Mrs. Lovenia Maurer of Tigard.
Mr. Culver was thought to hare
suffered a slight stroke while on a
trip to California during the past
year and his health had been im
paired from that time although he
had been regular at his duties at
his office. He was active in car
rying out te market road pro
gram of Marlon coudty this sum
mer and was working on details
in this connection when stricken
Friday.
Mr. Culver was a native son of
Marlon county, being born bere
In 1867 in the old donation land
claim taken by his grandparents,
five miles east of Salem In the
Rickey district. Part of the old
homestead was Mr. Culver's prop
erty at the time of his death.
Mr. Culver in boyhood attended
public schools in Salem and later
was a student at Willamette uni
versity here. Upon completion of
his work there he was elected
county surveyor taking office
when he was 21 years of age. He
held this office for two terms and
then was named city engineer. La
ter he went to Alaska for more
than a year and during his resi-
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I COUPS, ORDER
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.
(AP) Five battalions of infantry
were ordered disbanded by Secre
tary Good today so tbelr enlisted
personnel could be transferred to
the air corps In connection with
the five year army aviation ex
pansion program.
The cavalry, field artillery, en
gineer corps, ordinance, and chem
ical warfare service sections also
were ordered to furnish a total of
1,094 enlisted men to the aviation
service. These transfers are to be
made as the third annual Incre
ment of the air corps' personnel
under the fire year expansion
plan.
Big Blaze
Threatens
Sawmill
SILVERTON, Aug. 20. (Spe
cial) Nearly a hundred men
were fighting desperately tonight
to halt the advance of a timber
fire which threatened to destroy
the Frank Thomas sawmill, six
miles east of Silverton.
The fire started In logged off
land about S o'clock Monday aft
ernoon, being Ignited by sparks
from a donkey engine. It spread
early this morning into timber on
the Ed Porter tract, which was
being logged to the Thomas mill.
No hope was held this afternoon
of saving any of the timber, but a
backfire was started in an effort
to save the sawmill, which Is a
25,000 feet capacity plant.
At o'clock tonight the fire
fighters wero holding their own
against the advancing flames.
which were then within a Quarter
of a mile of the mill. It was pre
dicted that barring a change in
the direction of the wind, they
would be successful In holding the
blase by backfiring.
By that hour the fir had
spread over approximately 300
acres, principally heavy timber,
ILLNESS
H PLACED N
Thirty-one Calls in Two Days!
How's that for proof that Statesman want-ads do bring
results? .
A lady had a famished house to rent. She advertised 1
in the Statesman and la two days had so many calls she pot
la a "stop order. Of course she rented her house,
The busy season for real estate Is right at hand. School
will reswme soon. People are getting located for the winter.
NOW Is the time to rent or sen your house.
Beach the Interested public through the classified col
acmns of The Statesman.
Low ta cost Big la returns.
We take want ads aver the phone from telephone aab
aoibcra. Call BOO "
OREGON STATESMAN
to Make Salem Follts Appreciate Their Own City
Manchurian War Clouds Threaten Peace
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Latest advices from the Far
the Chinese-Russian controversy and the seriousness of the situation is unquestioned. Russian aviators
of the type seen in the upper left hand corner are already active along the Manchurian border, while
armored trains such as shown above,
active and is well trained. Pictured
may see additional fighting after
High Tension Exists Along
Manchurian Border as
War Threatens
LONDON. Aug. 20. (AP) A
dangerous tension continued today
in Manchuria without the slight
est Indication of a truce holding
any prospect for reopening the
suspended negotiations between
China and Russia on the Chinese
Eastern railway.
At the same time, the view in
Official quarters in Londan that
every day gained without formal
outbreak of hostilities was a point
in favor of peace.
Diplomatic advices today said
that all was quiet in the vicinity
of Manchuli, so much so -that Jap
anese residents who had fled at
the prospect of war were return
ing. This view of the situation was
confirmed by Tokyo where it was
said there had been no serious de
velopment for the past two days.
Charges and counter charges
brought by both China and Rus
sia are Increasing In bitterness,
but are doubtless Intended largely
for foreign consumption and to
justify In the eyes of signatories
of the Kelrogg anti-war pact their
refusal to resume negotiations.
One of the most Interesting de
velopments was the complete re
futation of the Peiplng report that
10,000 Soviet soldiers had invad
ed Chinese territory.
Cases of raids and sabotage by
Russians continued to be reported
from Chinese sources and are so
circumstantial as to leave the Im
pression of having substantial bas
is. One explanation of the raids
given in Shanghai specials was
that they were Intended to intimi
date the Nanking government.
Forest Blaze is
Running Wild in
Central Oregon
BEND. Ore., Aug. 20 (AP)
Lashed by a high northwest wind,
a forest fire was burning uncon
trolled today within three miles of
the city limits here. The blaze
was reported to have started In
Shevlln park, city property, and
raced on toward a stand of yellow
pine owned by the Brooks-Scan
Ion Lumber company.
A large crew, aided by a Bend
fire department pumper, was dis
patched to fight the fire.
OPPOSING FORCES
RESTING ON IMS
East indicate the complete breakdown of a diplomatic settlement of
will transport troop to the front.
below are a number of staff officers of the nationalist forces who
long years of civil warfare.
Portland Invites
Zeppelin to Make
Stop in That City
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug.
20 (AP) An invitation to
pay an aerial call on Port
land was cabled to Dr. Hugo
Eckener, commander of the
Graf Zeppelin, now In Ja
pan, today by Raymond B.
Wilcox, president of ... the
chamber of commerce.
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FIRSTTO II
Memphis Woman Leads Tiny
Motored Ships Into
Douglas, Ariz.
DOUGLAS, Arls., Aug. 20.
(AP) Mrs. Louise McPhetridge
Thaden spiralled down upon the
International airport here at 10:
15:40 a. m., today to take third
lap prise money in the large plane
class and the elapsed time lead in
the Santa Monica to Cleveland
women's air derby. Her time from
Cleveland here was five hours. IS
minutes.
Mrs. Phoebe Omile of Memphis,
brought the first of the remaining
three ships of the small motored
class Into Douglas, winning the lap
and retaining her elapsed time
lead. Her time from Santa Mon
ica was C hours, 2? minutes, 27
Eeconds. Edith Foltz, Portland,
Ore., followed her with elapsed
time of of 7:38:49.
Gladys O'Doiuiell
Second to Arrive
Gladys O'Donnell of Long
Beach, Calif., followed Mrs. Tha
den into Douglas on, the day's
flight from Phoenix, and placed
second In the race standing with
an elapsed time of 6:00:38: Ame
lia Earhart, Boston, was third In
6:03:09, while Florence Lowe
Barnes of San Marino, Calif., yes
terday leading Mrs. Thaden by six
minutes, lost her way today and
dropped into fourth place with el
apsed time of 6:27:09. She swerv
ed far below tbe international
boundary before she located land
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STRONGLY FLAYED
ST. PAUL, Aug. 20. (AP)
Protests against reduction of the
flax duty below the 63 cents a
bushel fixed In the house tariff
bill was voiced .today by Governor
Theodore Christianson In a tele
gram sent to Senator Reed Smoot
of Utah.
A tariff on flax less than the
house bill figure, the governor
said, would be a serious mistake.
He added that increased flax pro
duction In the northwest would
help produce the perlodle surplus
of wheat and potatoes and Im
prove economic conditions In sec
tions now seriously depressed.
Republicans of the senate fi
nance committee hare tentatively
approved a rate of 66 cents a
bushel for flax. The present tariff
is 40 eenta.
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m in flu m
The Chinese army has also been
POHD PLANS
UU I DERBY
Ten Entries Signed for Race
v To Cleveland Begin
ning Friday
PORTLAND. Ore., Aug. 20.
(AP) Entries In the Portland to
Cleveland air derby, starting here
at 10 a. m., Friday, stood at 10
late today with the addition of
two more names to the rolls.
Dick Rankin, brother of J. G.
"Tex" Rankin, local flier who re
cently made a non stop flight from
Vancouver, B. C, to Agua Cali
ente, Mexico, and Lieutenant Bev
Clark were the latest to sign up
for the race. Both are Portland
pilots. Tex Ranktn will also be
in the race, at the controls of a
special Waco biplane.
The only other Oregon entry,
derby officials here said, is Major
G. H. Eckerson of Springfield, who
will pilot a plane similar to Tex
Rankin's.
Probably most famous among
the pilots who will compete in the
event is Charles W. "Speed" Hol
man of Chicago, who, has won or
placed In several national air
races, among them the Gardner
cup races this spring and the New
York-Spokane derby In 1927. W.
H. Emery, Bradford, Pa., another
entry, has competed in national
air derbies for the past two years.
The other three contestants, of
ficials said, will be Snydor Hall
of St. Louis, Mo., Clarence F.
Bates of Mllwaukie, Wis., T. A.
Wells of Wichita, Kans., and Earl
Wright of San Francisco.
Bates, flying the speedwlng
Waco which won the national air
tour and placed third in the Los
Angeles air derby last year, land
ed at Swan Island field here to
night. John Wood was pilot of
the plane last year.
Bates said be flew over the
route of the race to familiarize
himself with the country.
Germany Voices Request c.
For Definition of Status
As Allied Meeting Fails
THE HAGUE, Aug. 20 (AP)
The seriousness of the state of
the reparations conference, which
has cone Into Us third week with
little or nothing accomplished on
the main problem, was brought
forcibly to tbe attention of all del
egates today by German action In
requesting a conference to de
termine what she must pay after
September 1 if the Young plan is
not accepted la tbe abort time re
maining. It was considered that Dr. Gus
tav Stresemann, German foreign
minister, had served notice on the
creditor powers that they had
better come to a quick agreement
because in any case the Reich
would not pay more than the
Young plan calls for. Germany
was - supposed to make the last
payment under the Dawes plan at
tbe rate of about 1550,000,000 a
year at the end of this month and
to pay as the first annual instal
ment under the Young plan the
lesser turn of $402,000,000.
WEATHER
Generally unsettled today.
Possibly with rain. Max. tem
perature Tuesday 84. Min.
4S. Clear. River 2.8. No
rain. Wind northwest.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
CONVENTION IS
BEST YET HELD
SAYS G01I
Annual Session Brought to
Close With Banquet
Tuesday Night
Total Attendance of 970 Is
New Official Record for
N. W. Kiwanis
Acclaimed by T. Harry Ovw--man,
of Seattle, governor of ibe
district, as the best attendtd
conducted meeting of the Kiwhnls
International ever held in tae
northwest, the 12th annual cn
vention came to a close late Tues
day night, after a banquet at tbe
armory.
Following a golf tournam-fct
this morning in which both mm
and women will participate, able
gates will be trekking for homm
pleased with three days of SHra
hospitality.
Final registration figures fr
the convention brought the mrk
to 970 and established a record
not only for total attendance at
with the fact that six of the e irht
clubs from the Salem section had
one hundred per cent enrollment.
Largest Crowd on
Record at Banquet
The banquet Tuesday night at
tracted the largest crowd at axy
of the meetings and with G'ovFrno
Gowman presiding visiting- Kl
wanians were treated to three
hours of lively entertainment. Fu
parting from the addresses hh-fc
had marked every meeting up te
the closing one of the concention,
Kiwanians were regarded hy a
succession of special song numbra
and stunts.
Special musical numbers wre
given by Wallace Allen of Haj
mond, the Aberdeen NigbticWn,
the Portland men's chorus ar.d by
both the Portland and Oregon City
quartets which were entered in
competition for a district troptey.
The award was made to the Pert
land quartet. The Seattle trio,
which was featured at the wom
en's lunchevm at noon, gave two
well received numbers.
President Ralph Cooley of tfee
Salem club presented District G.t
ernor Barrick of Tillamook with a
beautiful Pendleton blanket as hie
own gift to the "Cheesemakers-
for being the first group in tbe
district to report one hundred sr
cent registration tor the north w
convention.
Resolution Favors
Change in Representation
Earlier in the day, the distrkt
delegates took the most important
action of the sessions regarding
the policies of Kiwanis when rby
voted unanimously to favor a re
solution which would reduce the
number of club representations
sent to international conventions
and confine these representatives
to divisions of the district Instead
of following the former custom of
sending one delegate from ' tack
club.
The resolution asked that a
committee of fire be appointed te
present the matter in full to tLe
meeting of governors in January
who will in turn present the reso
lution to Kiwanis international ef
ficers. The resolution Introduced
by Al Duenwald of. Tacoma. re
ceived hearty support on the fleer
from members who declared tbat
the cost was too excessive In seed
ing a delegate east each year.
Past President Cites
Education Essential
O. Sam Cummlngff, past presi
dent of Kiwanis international, ad
dressed the convention at the
morning meeting and pointed eat
three essentials in Kiwanis educa
tion. He said these included edu
cation of the members in tbe ma
chinery of operating Kiwanis, in
creasing the quality and quantity
of membership and the forward
ing of the missionary spirit of Ki
wanis. (Turn to Pa is. Column T.)
Dr. Stresemann addressed bis
letter to Premier Jaspar of Bel
gium and It was immediately ac
cepted by the six bief creditor
nations. The meeting will, be held
at 6:30 p.m.; tomorrow. '
The meeting of tomorrow of the
six big powers is expected to bring
about a decision whether further
attempt shall be made to briag
about an agreement here or ad
journment taken to Lausanne af
ter the assembly of the League ef
Nations, or that the experts be
left to grapple with the problem
while the chief delegates retire to
get home atmosphere.
Dr. Stresemann was understood
to bare no special plan for tie
transition period between termin
ation of the Dawes plan and the
moment when the Young plaa
may bare been adopted by . it
creditor powers. He decided simp
ly to lay down the principle that
the experts having found repara-
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