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Newspaper Page Textr. . ....... - ' J CIRCULATION THE WEATHER :' Fair today, and Saturday! temperature above' normal; " Max. Temp. Thursday - 85, Mi. 41, rirer -2.4, Westerly Average Distribution June, '31 7038 .1 Net paid. dIly, Sunday 710 MXMBSn A. n, c FOUNDED IAS1 E1GUTY-MRST YEAR Salem, Oregon, Friday Morning, July 47, 1931 No. S3 SHIPPERS TIE STfflglg Wire Request : for Hearing In Oregon and Outline Position They Hold Believe Railroads' Effort Would Divert Tonnage, " . Not aid Revenues .: ' The . campaign- of p to test against the proposed Increase of IS per cent la railroad freight rates,, now before the interstate commerce commission, was out lined here Thursday by the execu tire committee, of Oregon., ship pers and Charles M. Thomas, pub lic utilities commissioner. Thlrty seren shipping groups of the state hare Joined with official Oregon in its fight against any Tat In crease, and all were represented at the executive committee ses sion -. ' " In a telegram sent to George B. McGlnty, secretary of - the Inter-, state commerce 'commission, last night by the sUte organisation, not only did it request a hearing of one week's duration to be held in Portland, but the position Ore gon will take in the hearing was set forth. "V . , Tonnage W1H t Direrted. Claim . .. ; ' Contentions made in the tele gram included: , " 1. "That higher rates and charges will not result in Increas ed revenue 'but . on the contrary will dlTert tonnage now enjoyed to other means of transportation. 2. "They will hare an unfortun ate and disturbing effect upon ex isting business conditions result ing ultimately la rate reductions to the present or lower leTels In order to regain and hold any con siderable traffic " 3. "That many products of Ore gon and the Pacific coast now moTlng to transcontinental des tinations haTe been and are fruit ful reTenue producers to the car riers, snd it Is extremely doubtful If. the Tolume of moTement can long be maintained under present rates. - . -,'.,.--. 4. "That a horixontal percent age increase in all rates Is un sound and not Justified by any existing emergency. It would ac centuate existing differentials at consuming centers : and disturb existing market conditions - to a serious degree. . 5. 'That what the rail carriers need is increased tonnage and not increased rates. ; - 6. That transportation lines lhould place their own house in order and eliminate useless dupli cations and unnecessary expenses before seeking to place additional burden on shippers and consumers.";-- - . 7. "That: present. practices ana . management of the 'railroads are Inconsistent with, economical and efficient operation." Uniform -Flan -of . - '.. .Presentation Talked (Turn to page 3. eol.D ' Former Oregon Normal Teacher Dies Suddenly I THE DALLES, Ore., July 18. (AP) Word was received here today of the sudden death during an operation in Washington. D. C. of Dr. William J. Spillman.. Dr. Spillman was head of the depart ment of plant Industry in the United States department of agri culture. ''. . Dr. Spillman formerly- was a teacher at the Oregon Stale Nor mal school at Monmouth, and at Washington State eollege. TOUR WEST SIDE ; -VPORTXATO. Ore July' 1. (AP) A tour of northwestern Oregon' will be started here to morrow by a earatan of automo biles sponsored by. the West Side Highway association. The caravan - will dlrlde .into two sections, at the tart,' one go ing by way of Newberg and the other by way of IHilUbero : and Forest Grore to McMlnnrllle. The cararan will then go on o Salem and Albany and stop for lunch at Corrallls. " , , The purpose of the tour Is to promote tourist travel in- the northwest part of the state. -f , . SALEM MAN ELDER r PORTLAND, Ore., July 1 (AP) The thirty Ixth annual '. conference of Free Methodist -, church in Oregon was beld near here today. Elders were elected as follows: Rev. H. C Clarke, Sal era and Rev. A. CV Archer, Medford. ' ON SKTLTNE RIDGE THE DALE3. Ore., July 1. (AP) -A forest and . brush fire was spreading over , a wide' area of the, Skyline ridge, five miles south of here today. The fire threatened several ranch homes. Cherry orchards .were endan gered. . . ' ' . Here Are Pair Wh6: Hope to Girdle ! ! Globe Faster Than Post and Gaity W Hugh Berndon, Jr., left, aad Clyde Paagborn, who were ready to take off this monttecjaa flight around the world in their Bellaaca plane, hoping to set a better record than Wiley Post and Harold Gatty because they, caa take turns at the controls and their ship has m greater cruising range. . , - - ACTIVITY HERE Oil INCREASE Half of ( July Total Exceeds All of Previous Month; :i More Said Coming - I - ' Although only half the: month of July was orer yesterday,, the amount of building permits issued in the city for new construction and repairs went up to a $31,149.-. .45 total; exactly 210.000 more than' the figure for the whole of the month of June. " Permits were tiled, yesterday, for construction of two dwellings and two garages, at a total cost of 119.150. The 15 days remaining In the month may bring initiation - of further sizable building projects to swell the July total to some thing near normal, E. C. Bushnell, city building Inspector said yester day.! A Urely building month is considered to' be one In which around 1125,000 in permits . are issued, r . ".. ; ' ' -. ' Cost of new building announced this month amounted to 325.370. 45; of repairs and alterations, f 5779. . J ;'r. Permits Issued yesterday went te Dr. R. E. Lee Stelner, for a dwelling Uo be'erected at 537 South High street, at cost of 310. 000;; to Dr. Charles O. Robertson, for a dwelling at SCO Leffelle street, cost 9,000;F. a Crab tree, for I a garage at 325 North 23rd street, cost $109, and Ralph Cochran, for a garage, at 735 South street, cost $50. . . ... STABRETT; TEAGHEB AT PARRISH; CALLED i i- . After an Illness of sereral weeks. J V. Starrett. 574 North Liberty street, d led yesterday. He was well known in Salem, baring been a teacher in the Parrish Jun ior high school and a former par ole officer here. He was a member of both the Elks and Masonic or ders and j of the Calrary Baptist church. . . - - , - Mr. Starrett at the time of his death was 53 years of age, being born In Titton, la.. In 1871 and coming to Oregon In 1915, settling in Salem,- where he had lrred erer since, ! . - Surrirlng are his widow, Mrs. J. V.j Starrett: two sisters. Gretta Starrett of Des Moines, Xa., 'and Mrs. Eliza Gonder. of Topeka. Kan.i one brother, Emmett Star-, rett. Dnncan ; Falls, O.. and fire children, Mildred. Robert. Edith. James and Ruth, all of Salem. Caravan Coming Today Free Methodists Meet Wasco has Forest Fire v Coyotes Killing; Geese A erew which hmi been fighting the fire since noon called for ad ditional help late in the after noon. .' - ; i " . ' " SUPPLY IS LARGE KLAMATH FALLS. Ore.. iJuly 1 (AP) Hundreds - of - young Honker geese, hatched in the Clear Lake federal game pre-rve,-are being slaughtered by coyotes,- Federal Game' Warden Silas W.; KUgore, in charge of the preseive, said today. More ' honkers are nesting at Clear Lake-this year . than. ever before. KUgore said. Because the waters of the lake are extremely low; -he said, the geese 'go as much as half a mile away from the lake to feed. There coyotes lie in wait and when the flock approaches they rush In and cut off their retreat to the water. - ' DOCK- WAGES CUT PORTLAND. Ore.. July It. (AP) The Portland commission of public docks today ordered the wages of the grain handlers em ployed y the commission reduced 10 ceota-an hour effective Aug ust 1. t ' v, ... ; . , Regular employes, who , have been i drawls g 70 cents an hour will draw .0 cents and special men who have been paid 75 cents will be paid 5 cents, the commis sion, decided. - - BILLOT TITLES Oil Bylander Measures Propose Repeal ; of all Oregon Anti-Liquor Laws Two ballot titles for the lnltla tire petitions for the repeal of the state prohibition laws, were Issued Thursday by Attorney-General I. H. Yan Winkle, along with shQitef titles for Toting machines, i . . One, a bill to repeal all state prohibition statutes of Oregon set out for Its purpose: "To repeal all state statutes which make It unlawful to reeeire. Import, possess, transport, deliv er, manufacture, sell, glre away or barter Intoxicating Honor, and which proride penalties and other means and remedies for enforce ment of prohibition, thus entire ly abolishing such prohibition and Its enforcement In and by the state of Oregon such laws being found In chapters 1, 3, 4, 5. 6, 7, and t or Title 15, Oregon code, 1930 The other, title w. t I the Oregon prohibition constitu tional amendment, and set out for Its purpose: ' r . ; - "To repeal sections 3 s and 3Ca, article 1, Oregon constitution, known as the constitutional pro hibition amendment, which prohi bits the manufacture or sale with in this state of intoxicating liquors except for medicinal, scientific,' sa cramental or medicinal purposes, and the importation of intoxicat ing liquors into this state for bev erage purposes." George Bylander instigated the initiative movement for the repeal of the prohibition laws, and was here Thursday to prepare his pe titions for signatures. The names of 17,000 citizens are required on these ballots. The ballot title of the first initiative started by Har ry Crltchlow was attacked on the grounds of being unfair. IE E Seven Portland residents were appointed Thursday by . Governor Julius L. Meier as a committee to make a study of child welfare problems of the state. The com mittee Includes, Dr. Harold Bow man, Dr. Norman F. Coleman. Charles W. King, Mrs. Walter M. Cook. Mrs. J. D. Sullivan, Mrs. Lois Myers and Mrs. C. W. Hay hurst. The appointment' of the com mittee was authorised by a reso lution of the last legislature which authorized the governor to appoint a committee to make a survey of chilg welfare problems of the state in relation to pres ent laws and methods now . pur sued in the care and protection of dependent and delinquent children. ' The committee .will make recommendations to the governor as to the most effective means of cooperating and standardizing! this work, and will make further recommendations as to the clari fying and revision of child wel fare laws. " Student Pilot, H Teacher Killed - ' f ;i LOS ANGELES. July 1C (AP) WMiard J. Wilson; 34. a stu dent pilot aud Louis Wells. 35. firing instructor, were killed to night, when their , two passenger biplane went into a side slip and crashed from an altitude of about 700 feet. The accident took place near Bell. I j Witnesses told deputy sheriffs the plane had been pnt through stunt flying Just before the crash. Moratorium in i : Chile Declared f : (f - . ;jj , SANTIAGO. Chle July 1 C (AP). Premier Blanquler today declared-a -moratorium on , the foreign debt until August 1, and straight-way set In motion a thorough-going .gorernmental house cleaning te effect economies. . PHOIII VOTE READY COMMITTEE HIED fliUfiW FLIERS POISED FOR FIRST HOP Expect to Leave Roosevelt Field EaHy Today on ' Flight to England ' Hungarian Fliers Praised I Fop Accurate Trip by j Radio Soundings NEW YORK, July 17 (AP) Hugh Herndon, Jr., and Clyde Pangborn left their .hotel shortly after 3 a.m., - eastern standard time today to start a flight around the world. - - Their plane had. been; fueled, and food stored.- ----- i ' They Intended to start about 4 am., from Roesevelt field for Croydon,-England, - on the first leg of a flight la which they hope to lower the- record set by Wiley Post and Harold Gatty. . f - DETROIT. July It (AP) Plans of Captains Alexander Mag yar and George Endres t for. homebound flight, acoss the south Atlantic were announced nere to night, by rranx.Prattlnger, secre tary of the committee which spon sored the successful New York-to-Budapest hop. - ; Prattinger. who is editor of the Hungarian News, said the return flight would bo by way of Africa and South America. . The .fliers will remain In Hungary for about a month.- reconditioning their plane, before starting the home ward trip, he said. - - i NEW YORK, July II (AP) Hangars and clubs .and other places where btrdmen gather re sounded today with praise for the scientific flyingjrhlch took Alex ander Magyar ana George Endres over the ocean to Budapest. The flight was compared-to the Atlantic and Pacific Jaunts i of Klngsiord-Smlth for scientific di rection. And despite the mishap which forced them down 30 miles from Budapest, the trip was con sldered only short of Lindbergh's famous exploit for precision. - J .They came-mlghty dose to hit ting their destination "on the nose." No one since Lindbergh thus far has been able to start for a point in continental Europe and actually come down in the exact spot, - I k The similarity : between this flight and .those of Klngstord Smith Is marked, for the (Austra lian on both flights felt bis way slong by radio, just as Magyar and Endres did. I 1 E WOLF POINT, Mont., July It. -(AP) Property damage run ning Into - hundreds of thousands of dollars was left In the wake of storm last night that reached. at some points, the proportions of a tornado. . . i . . ! . High wind,' torrential. rains and heavy hall were reported from an area extending from Glasgow, 50 miles west of here, to f beyond Plentywood, . an exen greater dis tance to the northwest and In cluding parts of Valley, Roosevelt and Sheridan counties. - ' - j: No loss of life was reported.;' In Roosevelt county1' In the Ben rude Divide community, many of the best grain fields of the sec tion were destroyed by halL- Few were insured. The storm traveled south by southeast.. j 1 In the storm area, the .ground was stripped of. all vegetation, eren of sagebrush, with only the possibility that sugar beets, being a root crop, may rally. j j Falls in Flume And Finds Gold Buried in Face j QUESNEL, B. C. July lit. (AP) Ah Fat, Chinese mlnerv at BarkervilK found gold today In falling into a flume and nearly losing his life ' when catapulted 1 into tne tailings neiow. . i i ; Carried for nearly three-quarters of a mile by the current, he was hurtled over's 10-foot drop, into the tailings at the lend of the flume. He was working at the Lowhee hydraulic company. " 1 Later Dr. G. R. Baker, probing a deep wound over one eye, re moved a quantity of gold-bearing black sand, he said, and a . fatr sixed nugget. The man's face had been buried lnthe riffles I at the bottom the flume and his body was covered with bruises. Julian Hyer to , Be Lions? Chief TORONTO." Ont.. July fit (AP) Julian Hyer , oi Fort Worth, Texas, today was elected president of Lions international. He succeeds Earle W. Hodges' of New York City." .. . - ..? The Indiana all state Lions" band received first award! la the band concert contest. . , , , . . TOM DOES B E PROPERTY DAMAG Will Decide Junior Ball Issue Today There .were' so developments Thursday In the controversy orer eligibility of two members of -the Marion county American - Legion Jnnior baseball team.' , . i ! Roy 8; Keene.' state ' chairman of . junior r baseball. accompanied by Paul . L. Patterson represent- f-lng interests protesting the play ers and Braxler C. Small repre senting Capital Post No. f, went te Alsea te attempt to learn something. ...... ,. i . On their return no Information was given out, and It was said nothing would be announced an til sometime today. - Before any decision. Is 'mads. Keene .is to confer with Frederick D. Striek er,' state health officer,' with re spect to the birth certificates of Vern' and Victor Peek, the boys In question. ' 1 , At a meeting in Portland Wed needay night, Keene ruled that on' the 'face of evidence -then, be fore him, the ages as shown ' on the birth, certificates, showing them to be eiglble, would be ac cepted.: ' UP TO JOIN Stimson, .Probably Mellon Jo Attend Conference In London Monday WASHINGTON. July It. (AP) America today- aligned Itself anew with . European efforts te save Germany from economic dis aster. - Secretary Stimson. now In Par is, was instructed to attend a meeting of heads of all Interested nations at London Monday. Secretary Mellon was also ask ed by President Hoover to attend if it was in line with his plans, v This followed closely upon an announcement here that America would scrupulously avoid any en tanglement In Europe's interna tional politics. -- - ' .The American decision to par ticipate In the London conference was announced by Acting Secre tary .jof , State Castle after, a . talk with the secretary by telephone. The conference will be infor mal and the American cabinet member's participation will be on the same basis as the representa tives of other nations Great Bri tain, France, Germany, Italy and Belgium. ; . v E WILL BE DEPORTED ALEXANDRIA. Va., July It (AP) Denunciation of organ izations which attempt to prevent the deportation of j alien radicals was linked by Secretary Doak to day with a prediction that more unwanted residents will be sent home this year than last. '.''., - In an address before the Alex andria Kiwanls clnb. the secre tary of labor questioned the- mo tives guiding, organisations that defend aliens who "advocate by speech or by writing the annihila tion of our democratic form of government. . Just- , before leaving . his office Doak predicted that deportations of undesirables this calendar year will reach 20.000, or 2,000 more than in the last fiscal year. ; In the luncheon speech he re ferred, without naming them per sons and societies "who sneer at the word 'patriotism. - Golden Jubilee C. E. Meetings Come to Close SAN FRANCISCO, July It (AP) The 14.000 delegates to the golden Jubilee convention of the International society of Chris tian Endeavor met for the last time in the Civic auditorium here tonight to close their week's ses sion. Announcing Milwaukee . had been chosen as the 1933 conven tion city. President Dr. Daniel A, Poling bid delegates goodbye,' and told them he was aready hoping and planning to see them again in July, 1033, at the Milwaukee meet- i. '....,- ' Takes Brother To Face Prison Two brothers, one an officer. the other a prisoner, left Salem yesterday for Norfolk. Neb. where Connie Meister, tne erring orotn er. win face charges of jumping his bond. Connie wss arrested here July 10 by Frank Minto. chief of police, on telegraphic orders from the brother In Norfolk. Bandon Man is " DeadJmLaunch FORT BRAGG, CalIL, July It (AP)--F. W. Perry. -St.- of Bandon. Ore., and Eureka, Calif., was found dead on the deck of his fishing launch, "Crusade' at sea near here-today. ' : The-coroner opened an Investi gation. . , , v,v- . .. .i ECO M C P Iff S M ALIENS BLOWWITH AX AT II CO PROVES FATAL Portland Chimney Sweep' is Killed at St. Helens; I 'Man, Woman Held i. i! it Injured man Entered Auto ' and Drove . six Miles; : Sheriff Probing . ST. HELENS, Ore.. Jury It. (AP) Ernest Ballard, 30, Port land .chimney sweep, died in a hospital here tonight from Injur ies received la' an alleged ax at tack at an auto camp here today. : "William Fox and Mrs. Nellie Wagner, both of Portland, were held In jail on open charges.' Prosecuting Attorney Foote an nounced Fox probably would be charged with murder. . Sheriff Weed and his deputies tonight were seeking the ax used in the attack. Sheriff's of fleers said the three topped at the auto camp early today. They said they leaixed all had been drinking. Mrs. Wagner told the officers, they said,, that she and Ballard lay down under a tree and went to sleep. She awakened suddenly. officers said she told them, . and found Fot hitting Ballard ova the head with the ax. - I J Despite his Injuries Ballard get Into his ear and he and Mrs. Wag ner left the camp. About six miles up the highway Ballard : fainted and he and. Mrs. Wagner were found there by a state traffic pa trolman. The patrolman brought them to St. Helens. i I In the meantime officers had found Fox wandering about . the camp, intoxicated, they said. His condition tonight was still such that he could not be questioned. TO VISIT PARENTS Dr. Daniel A. Poling, nation ally known figure, will arrive in Salem' todav to be thff meat! of his parents. Dr. and Mrs. C. C. Poling.- Dr. Poling is managing editor of the Christian Herald, president of the World Christian Endeavor society, and is especial ly known throughout the United States as a 'national youth coun sel ever the radio. . f v Dr. Poling is now en route from San Francisco where he haa pre sided orer the golden jubilee ses sions of the World's Christian so ciety in convention there July 11-lt. I Dr. and Mrs. Charles Poling of Bloomfleld. New Jersey, are. also guests at the C-C. Poling home. Both the distinguished men. will speak at the Union services to be held . Sunday afternoon at v3:00 o'clock In WHlson park." V ' Saturday the C. S. Poling fam ily and guests will' attend the alumni picnic to be held In Dallas of the. old LaFayette and Dallas eollege people.' Dr. W. C Kant ner and Dr. C. C. Poling, former presidents of the college, will be among-those present. v- Sinnott Honored With Memorial, At Crater Lake MEDFORD. Ore., . July 16 (AP) The Nicholas J. Sinnott scientific memorial In the Crater Lake national park was dedicated today.. - i The dedicatory speech was made by Don B. Colton. Utah rep resentative and member of the house appropriations committee for the department of the inter ior. The late Representative Sin nott formerly was chairman of the committee. A bronxe plaque In memory of Sinnott was unveiled. ' BOMB IS FOUND VATICAN CITY. July .17 (AP)- A small bomb was found in St. Peter's cathedral last night but was removed before it ex ploded. - .- Dill POLIIiG COMES Railroads-Claim Farmer Can Standi WASH INGTON, July It (AP) The IntersUte Commerce com mission wss told today that der spite low prices agriculture can stand an increase in freight rates. This statement was made by J'. J. Pelley, president of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad, testifying in hearings on the carriers', petition for a IS per cent increase. - , 4 , Pelley was questioned - at length after reading his prepared statement, by Commissioner East man, sitting as an observer, snd State Commissioners Hugh H. White of Alabama and Paul A. Walker of Oklahoma. To many of their questions he answered that he did not know or that traffic departments 'had asked the la creases. -V '' - C. E. Elmqulst, a Minneapolis attorney, questioned the railroad president' after the commission-. Fr. II rassve ' " ' ; o Girls: Narrowly Avoid Drowning At Cannon Beach ' - : '' t ; CANNON BEACH. Ore., July It - (AP) Mae Samways and Lyla LaBow, both of Portland, narrow ly escaped drowning in- the ocean here today. They were caught by. the' changing tide while out be-; yond their depth and were ear ried farther, out to sea. .. ! - W." W.'Ross, Portland, saw- the' girls straggling, tied a life line about his waist and went to their. aid. Both were unconscious when they were brought ashore ' but were revived In about 10 minutes. IPLILIES Cause of Army Ships' Crash At Brooks Field not ; Yet Determined ' SAN ANTONIO. Tex., July It. -(AP)-Collldlng In the air at an alUtude of between 300 and 400 feet, two army planes crashed to day and killed four Brooks field fliers. r The dead: Major Charles V. Hart, , 54. flight surgeon and pilot. . - Captain Carlos J. Chamberlain, medical officer of the New York national guard, In training - at Brooks field. :- - ' Second Lieutenant K. Austin Rogers. 25, flying lnitmctor. ; - Endicott Longaere, ; S4 flying cadet. . .- .-. . .,-- --j-"-'-. A Major Hart and Captain Cham berlain were flying one plane and Lieutenant Rogers was instruct ing Cadet Longaere in the other. I Chamberlain was training to be- come a flight surgeon. . ' The collision . was witnessed by several other army filers. - They landed and summoned' an ambu lance from "the field. , An Investigation was started, but army officials said the cause of the collision had not been de termined. . ' - The planes did not catch fire. h The accident was the most ser ious at Brooks field since 1328. GASOLINE COWBOY y - . IS OHR ARREST '. PORTLAND, Ore.," Jnly It "(AP) Frank, Slmpxins, "gaso line" cowboy," is under arrest -at Dallas, Ore., on a charge or grana larceny - in connection with the theft of a cow from the farm of I. Hussey, . Willamlna "farmer, Roy Larsen, deputy in the state cattle theft division revealed to day. . ' Larsen said SImpkins had sold the cow 'to a slaughter house at Wapato, Wash . where SImpkins was arrested. . Larsen was called to Willamlna last Sunday to investigate the re port the cow had been stolen.- He said lie found tracks of a. trailer in the barnyard and traced the trailer through Portland to The Dalles. : --. ' . . - At Arlington he learned from the ferryman a 'truck and trailer, carrying a ' Holsteln cow, - - bad crossed to the Washington side. Larsen followed the trail to the Wapato"' slaughter - house where Hussey Identified a hide as that of the stolen cow. SImpkins ar rest followed. - v - Larsen said - SImpkins admit ted stealing the cow and selling her for: 132. Her owner valued the animal at 390. ' ". . Rate Increase ers had finished. - - ; , Do j know farm -.products are as low as 30 years ago?" asked - Elmqulst, "And do you think It is good business to im pose . the highest ' freight rates ever known at this time? Do yoa think it is good policy?" "Yes, it is our policy," Pelley replied. , - - ... ' "Can wheat at Its present hw price stand the increase ?" . In my opinion, yes." ' Pelley followed Roy S. Kern, Pittsburgh rate expert, who fin ished his testimony regarding coal rates begun yesterday! v Kern explained how specific rates embodying the increase would be applied to the various coal and coke, producing districts so as to retain unchanged present rate differentials. Coat and coke rates are being considered separ ately from other commodities. ' - - . - - - 4 KILLEO WHEN MM id inn. '' - Billion - Dollar Loa Offer- Forecast In Paris Statesmen to Confer " Saturday; - French. , nan Nomina: up ; PARIS, July IT (Friday)-. (AP)" The newspaper L'c-Hvra said this morning France- wl propose the opening of a credk eg 3600.000,000 to- the . German Reichsbank, and the same amount to Germany, payable in ten yearn. The loan would be made, the Paper says, only under "well de fined financial and political guar antees," which will be discussed Saturday with the German min isters. PARIS, July It (AP) A" conference of major statesman, which will Include Chancaller Helnrieh Bruenlhg and Foreign Minister. Curtlus of Germany, will be held here Saturday to discuss Germany's financial situation, it was . announced tonight by Pre mier Laval. p Secretary of SUte Henry L Stimson of the United States end Foreign Minister Arthur Hen derson ot Great Britain will par ticipate in the conference which, according to Premier LaTal's an nouncement, will discuss the question of financial guarantees for credit to be extended to Ger many and also "measures of po litical achieTement." The. announcement that ' the conference would .be held Satur- aay wss made by Prelmer Laval wuuusa a communique issued after a session of the French cab inet this afternoon. The cabinet meeting lasted - three hours. An earlier . conference was attended by Secretary . Stimson and Mr. Henderson. , Premier Laral made It clear the plan for financial aid to Ger many which will be discussed is a "French plan." It was under stood this accords with the views of Secretary Stimson and Mr. Henderson, who went over it dur ing the two hours of this morn ing! meeting. iGlliiLTy OF IffSUUGIITEB 1-OREGON CITY. Ore.. Jnl Is. r (AP) Howard Magnuson, Wood burn truck driver, was con victed of a - manslaughter hra by a. circuit court iurr h era t. night,. The Jury deliberated five eours. . - . i uagnuson was charred vltk driving his truck- and trailer en the wrong side of . the road near Coalca June 6 and striking an other automobile; resulting in the death of fire persons. 1 Magnuson's- truck struck a ma chine driven by Mrs. Rose John son. Astoria With her were Mrs. A. B. Johnson, her mother, Wal ter, aged. 3. her son. and Earl Johnson.- her brother. The . car caught fire and all were crema'ted. Joy Norton, Woodburn, riding with Magnuson. was thrown from the truck and Injured fatally, j 'Magnuson will be sentenced next Tuesday. He faces a penalty Of from one to IS mn In r.Hvn and a maximum fine of 31500. Nearly Fir el ess Week is Broken j By Grass Blaze I If fire department employes re ceived pay according to the fire alarms they answered, this week they would reeeire next to noth ing. For 87 hours and 31 minutes. fir from 140. A' m. Monrliv nnftl 5:11 p. m. Thursday, no .alarms were received at any of the Salem fire stations, according to the bul letin board ' at department head quarters. The blaze which broke the spell was a small grass ; fire yesterday afternoon InBash's pasture, near Cross street.. It was dnickly -ex tinguished with the water supply carried by engine No. 4. St. Helens Lad I Dies Following RiBe Accident RAINIER. Ore., July 1. (AP) Randall Miller. 30. of St. Helens, was shot, and fatally wounded today when a rifle In the hands of his friend. John Mar- cott. 18. St. Helens, was discharg ed accidentally. . The boys were visiting Mar- cott's - grandfather.' L. Marcott, two miles west of Coble. Miller is survive by his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Miller, St. Helens,-two brothers and a sis ter. ,