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The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Friday Morning, Jane 9, 1933 Rampaging Baer i - es German Max Out of Title Picture TOURIlf THEFT WILL PITCH HERE SUNDAY ENTED HERE PAGE -TEN Crush TECHNICALK. 0. ninrii in -rriiTii DUCKS II AND REMAIN ON TOP 'CQJIKD" CfcYMENTS ARMOUR NATIONAL OPEN b ltfl N tN H Schmeling j Pounded to Pulp By Slugging Menace of Heavyweight Ranks By EDWARD J. NEIL -YANKEE STADIUM, New York, June 8. (AP) A roaring, rol-r licking, punching young demon from California, brawny, hand some Max Baer, came out of the far west with the charge of an other Jack Dempsey tonight to smash down Max Schmeling, former heavyweight champion of the world, in 10 rounds before a thunderstruck crowd of 65,000. From the state that sent Demp sey himself east, and Jim Corbett and Jim Jeffries before him, the curly-headed butcher boy of Liv ermore came to outclass the dog ged Schmeling from the start, smash him groggy in the ninth, then , with such savagery as the ring hasn't seen since the depart ure of the Old Man Mauler, crush the Teuton in the tenth. It was one of the greatest up sets that the modern ring has seen as Schmeling. favorite at as high as 3 to 1, before the battle started, never had a chance once the opening bell sounded. The short, crushing right hand punches that knocked out Johnny Risko. Mickey Walker and Young Stribling, bounced off Baer's wide grinning' countenance as if the German ' was punching a brick wall. Poundage and Reach AH Favor Californian Through the first three rounds the huge Baer, with 13 pounds of weight in his favor, and inches in height and reach, tossed Schmeling around the ring, whip ped left hooks to the body, bang ing rights to the head, laughing at the German's punches. Pioi- aasmoH tn hide his time until the ninth, when he caught Schmeling full on the side of the head with one of the terrific right crosses that had been shaking the German from the first punch on. Casually the tremendously muscl ed Baer moved in and belted Schmeling again. As Schmeling, swelling about the eyes, faltered into the ropes, Baer geemed to sense that the end of the battle was near. He tore in. caught the stolid Teuton in a corner and whaled away with both hands. The gong sounded, Baer kept punching. Schmeling tottered a bit. As he started for his corner, he waved a befuddled protest to Referee Arthur Dono van. Too badly hurt to recover in the short minute rest, Schmeling shuffled out for the tenth, a mark for the terrific blasts Baer loos ed. Teeth bared in a snarl, body hunched over and swaying to give momentum to each punch, the curly thatched Californian smash ed Schmellng's head with one ter rific wallop after another. The crowd, sensing the advent of a new punching menace to all the heavyweights, screamed as Schmeling tottered. The German's defense slowly sank, his. knees bent, and Baer leaned into him with' one final crushing right to the jaw. Schmeling Gets Up j Bat is Helpless Schmeling went to the floor la a sprawl and the roaring of the crowd was bo great that Referee Donovan could only read the knock-down timekeeper'B lips as he tolled off the seconds. Somehow, Schmeling, eyes glazed and sightless, arms help less at his sj.de. raised himself to his teet at the count of nine. Baer stormed in upon him again, his shots thudding into Schmeling's helpless body. There was only one volley, and Referee Donovan Btepped between them, catching the German as he supped aown a m naitfl ft av just one minute, oi the start of the tentn Schmellne fought a courageous battle from the start, shuffling in on Baer. taking an amazing beat- in z through the early rounos. oniy to thrill the crowd with a rally that started with the fourth and continued on through the seventh. Baer was guilty of several fouls. Several times he was warn ed for heeling and backhanding. The Associated Press Bcore card gave Schmeling only three rounds. the fourth on aggressiveness, ana sixth on Baer's fouls, and the sev enth through Baer's temporary lack of interest in the proceed ings. Mrs.C Kaufman Dies; in Valley Nearly 50 Years WALDO HILLS, June 8. Mrs Caroline Kautman. 75, died Wed nesday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Minnie Hari. Mrs Kaufman was born in Ohio and in 1884 she married the Rev. Wil liam Kaufman at Morton, Illinois, and came here as a bride the same year. She has spent prac tically Her entire life since then here. Her husband preceded her in death December 17, 1931 She Is survived by the follow ing children, Mrs. Annie Kuent!, Mrs. Lena DeSart, Mrs. Minnie Hari, Berta Klopfenstein, George,' jase ana nen an in tne -Silverton communltyrTHrs. Marie Scnnrter of Freemont. Illinois: Miss Mar tha Kaufman of Los Angeles: one sister, Mrs. Rose Bailer of Silver ton; one brother, Henry Reuser of Illinois Funeral arrangements in charze of Ekman of Silverton have not been completed. However, friends have been requested to please omit flowers Moot Bob Wiltshire, pitcher for the Eugene Townies, who will "bear down" against the Salem Senators Sunday. Just recently out of high school, Wiltshire nevertheless is a tested moundsman in senii pro circles as he'pitched for the Townies quite acceptably last sea son. He has held all opponents facing him this year, to remarkably few hits. Sonnenberg, Who Made Mat Game What it is Today, to Appear Here Next Tuesday Gus Sonnenberg, the man who revolutionized professional wrestling and made it what It is today, is going to show how he did it, at the Salem armory next Tuesday night that it the mo mentous announcement emanat ing from the headquarters of Harry Plant, local matchmaker. Sonnenberg will meet Ted Thye in the main event of next Tuesday's show. As Sonnenberg himself tells It, he found himself in the profes sional wrestling ring almost by accident several years ago with the purpose of fulfilling a rash dare. Knowing nothing of wrestl ing, he had bragged that he could defeat a big rough fellow he hap pened to see on the mat. Because of his football fame, the dare was taken up, much to his surprise. Finding himself in the ring, he did the only thing he could think of; made a dive at the enemy, as he had been taught on the grid iron, and to his own surprise, crashed his adversary to the mat NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pet. .622 .617 .543 .531 .511 .438 .419 .327 (AP) home New York ..28 St. Louis 29 17 18 21 23 23 27 25 33 Pittsburgh 25 Chicago 26 Cincinnati 24 Boston 21 Brooklyn 18 Philadelphia 16 NEW YORK. June 8 I - . ... The Giants laid down a run barrage in tne early innings and Carl Hubbel held their lead with fine relief pitching to pro duce a 7 to 6 victory over the Phillies today. Philadelphia 6 9 0 New York 7 8 3 Hansen,' Collins, Liska and Todd; Parmelee, Bell, Hubbell and Mancuso. Rixey Retains Jinx PITTSBURGH. June 8. (AP) Eppa Rixey retained his Jinx on Pittsburgh today, and Cincin nati hammered out an 8 to 2 vic tory. Cincinnati 8 10 2 Pittsburgh 2 8 5 Rixey and Lombard!; French, Meine, Hoyt, Grace and Padden. Lean Yields 3 Blows Dizzy Dean allowed Chicago only mree nils today and St. Louis won 2 to 1. Chicago 1 3 6 St. Louis 2 Warneke and Hartnett: Dean and Wilson. Buena Vista 9 Defeated 8 to 0 By Monmouth MONMOUTH, June 7 - Mon mourn 8 town baseball team n. treated Buena vista Sunday 8-0 in a lively tilt. Poor support through errors or Buena's infield was re sponsible for the one-sided score. Buena's only chance to score came in the 7th inning with two on and one down, but Hall tightened up on his delivery and fanned the next two batters np. Batteries: For Buena Vista, Snyder and Bedell; for Mon mouth, Goth, Hall and Nelson, 01 MS WIN PHILLIES and won the bout. The victory, as well as the method of it, took popular fancy and Gus went on from there, as all wrestling fans know, to reach the topmost heights of the wrestl ing business the world heavy weight championship, insofar as there is any agreement on a champion. At that time there was less agreement than there is now. Some months ago he lost his claim thereto, acquired by defeat ing Strangler Lewis, to Ed Don George. Sonnenberg offered no alibis, but it is known that he had been 111, and practically got up from a sickbed to meet his en gagement with George. Since that time the "dynamit er" has regained perfect health and condition, and is on his way upward once more. Thye, once champion of the light heavies. Is not so renowned In the unlimited weight class but is almost as big as Sonnenberg and should make it an interesting match. Playgrounds to Open by June 15 IS "reSent Plan weather permitting the chil dren s playground season will open nere about the middle of tne mouth board members stated inursaay. Home little work is flecessary at Olinger since dress ing rooms were damaged during me winter and other property aestroyed Dy unknowns. The Mill cree swimming pool will need to De dredged. n. k. Boardman will be in charge of the playground at Olinger field assisted by Mildred Aiiner, a Willamette university graduate of this vear and Esther Arnold who will be in cnarge of the swimming activi nes. inis win make the third season in which Miss Arnold has assistea m the work &nA mi.. as naa experience in practice teaching in physical edu mnun at resile Junior high Johnny Higgins Kayoes Notable tji r POe at Lebanon jonnny Higgins. local light weight added another victorv tn his increasing list when he knock-' ed out Bob Kilraln in th fifth round Friday night in Lebanon. Kilraln, from San Francisco, who has fought for the welterweight cnampionsnlp of the world sub stituted for Jack Rain Water. He put np a good fight until he ran into one of Higgins' right hands. Tne balance of the card, five I four round preliminaries provided plenty . or entertainment for the fans, Keeping them on their feet most of the time. The show was attended by a large crowd. Duke Brundidge, promoter, promises another card in about two weeks. Whitehead Wins PriTO no Urtrar iraiC di VriALCl LaVerne Whitehead, Turner student, .has won second nlnr in a statewide news writing contest in wnicn 4-h club workers par ticlpated, Wayne D. Harding, rur al club supervisor, learned yes terday. H. C. Seymour, state club leader, in a letter to Harding, praised Miss Whitehead's work MSN- Oana's Homer and Monroe's Triple Help in 9-4 Victory at S. F. COAST LEAGUE W. L. Pet. Portland ....... 37 25 .597 Hollywood 37 28 .587 Sacramento .......37 28 .569 Los Angeles 34 29 .540 Mission 33 32 .508 Oakland 28 35 .444 Seattle 23 37 .383 San Francisco ....24 41 .369 SAN FRANCISCO, June 8. (AP) -Portland's Beavers evened the series count with the Mission Reds here today, defeating the home club by a score of 9 to 4. Joe Bowman, husky right hander of the northerners, was touched for 14 hits, but pitched carefully In the tight spots and had little trouble finishing the game. The Beavers hopped on Dutch Lieber, starting hurler for the Reds, for one run In the fourth inning. George Blackerby sin gled, and took two bases on a wild pitch. He hit the home plate on Oana's long fly to left field. In the fifth frame Portland manufactured four runs on a se ries of hits and two costly errors by Carl Sever, Mission shortstop. Johnny Monroe's triple to center field scored a pair. Henry Oana's home run over the left field fence with two men on in the eighth inning gave Bowman a comfortable margin with which to finish. Portland 9 11 3 Mission 4 14 3 Bowman and Palmisano: Lie ber and Fitzpatrick. Seattle 4 Holly-rood 5 6 1 7 2 Cox; Radonitz, Sewell and Campbell and Tobin. San Francisco 13 15 0 Oakland 3 9 2 Davis, Stuti and Bottarini; Lu dolph, McEvoy, Fieber and Velt- man. Raimondl. Los Angeles 5 15 Sacramento 11 11 Herrmann, Miller, Nelson and McMullen: Bryan and WIrts. ME HOMERS BY FOXX I A'S IN AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pet New York 31 14 .689 Washington 28 22 .560 Chicago 26 21 .553 Philadelphia 24 20 .545 Cleveland 26 25 .510 Detroit 23 25 .479 St. Louis 18 33 .353 Boston 15 31 .326 PHILADELPHIA. June 8 (AP) Aided by three home runs by Jimmie Foxx and a six run rally in the eighth, the Athletics defeated New York 14 to 10 to day. Babe Ruth clouted his 12th homer for the Yanks in the ninth while Lou Gehrig hit his eleventh. At .1 1 - T . . , l .,111 the home run leadership, with roxx ana uenrig ilea xor secona. New York 10 13 1 Philadelphia 14 19 0 Gomez, Moore and Dickey; Freitas, Mahaffey, Coombs and Cochrane. Solons, Sox Split BOSTON, June 8 (AP)Bos- ton today nosed out Washington for the first game of a double header 4-3 and then dropped the second contest 12-3. Washington 3 Boston 4 9 1 8 1 Brown, 17 0 11 0 Sewell; A Thomas and Sewell; Kline and Ferrell. Washington 12 Boston 3 Russell and Berg. Welch, Kline, Andrews and Fer rell. Tigers Win in 11th CHICAGO, June 8 (AP) De troit scored a run in the eleventh today to defeat Chicago, 3 to 2, and break the White Sox winning streak at six straight. Stone's homer in the ninth helped the Tigers tie the score. Detroit 3 10 2 Chicago 2 8 1 Herring, riscner, Hogseic ana Hayworth, Desautels; Jones and uruDe. Indians Lose Again CLEVELAND, June 8 (AP) Cleveland lost its fifth straight game today, St. Louis winning 5 to 3. Crough, Browns' catcher, hit a home run in the fourth with two men on base. St. Louis 5 10 1 Cleveland .3 8 1 Wells and Crouch; Brown, Con nally and Pytlak. BUCE OF J37 The printing account balance of tn 8tate Printing department U9 0f jun 7, 1933. was. $37.- 565.02. according to a report of E. C. Hobbs, state printer, filed I in the executive department Thursday, Hobbs has recommended that $19,065.02 of this balance, be transferred to the general fund. He said the balance of $18,500 in the printing fund would be suffic ient to cover the needs of the of fice during the ensuing quarter. STATE PR1NTFRV HAS Well, Max won, m wo con fidently expected. That put some pep Into the heavyweight business, and we expect to see a revival of fisticuffs right up and down the line; at any rate It always has happened that way before. And we had a nice little fight broadcast party right here in our front yard, extending for most of block in three directions. We es timate seven or eight hundred persons heard Gardner Knapp tell the story, which The Statesman and the Cherry City Baking com pany cooperated to furnish with the help of the Associated Press. Hope you enjoyed it. You're wel come. O Hundreds of fans also called np; among them, the feminine one who wanted to know whe ther Dempsey won or lost. He won, incidentally, Judging from the report on an attendance. The Salem Senators held a live ly workout Wednesday and will have another tonight, in prepara tion for entertaining the Eugene Townies. Parrlsh, Newberg boy who pitched and played infield for Oregon State this spring, is Join ing the squad. He is a good left handed hitter, and "Burly" Bash or witn nis acquisition has a group that will be poison to right handed pitchers. o Aside from the prizes offer, ed at the opening of the sea son, the Senators have not ask ed the merchants for any dona tions. However the season tick et sale is now under way, hav ing been delayed because wea ther conditions didn't look like baseball earlier, and everybody who is interested, ought to help out in this strictly business ar rangement. Moving the state tournament to Eugene and Corvallis looks like Just a matter of passing a few motions to some people, and Sa lem will Just naturally have to educate them. When Charles H. Hatton, pres ident of Lions International, ar rives in Salem next Thursday morning, he will be greeted by Governor Meier or a representa tive of the governor, by local of ficials and will be presented with a box of Salem cherries, it was announced yesterday. C. E. Wil son, chamber of commerce man ager, yesterday agreed to arrange the gift of the cherries. President Hatton is scheduled to arrive here at 10 a. m. with a caravan of Lions club members from Portland and to remain here about half an hour. Joined by many of the local Lions, he will proceed to Corvallis to be guest of the Lions club at lunch eon there. The chief address at the Lions state convention at Roseburg, June 15. II and 17 will be de livered by the international pres ident. The Salem club Is planning to iaxe aiong me Haywire or chestra as its contribution to the stunt night program June 16. Lo cal delegates are W. R. Newmyer, o. D. Olson and R. W. Nlles; al ternates, Ralph H. Kletxlng, Har ry W. Scott and A. W. Gardner. ISOLATION POLICY El An isolation policy for the United States Is only a delusion; far from bringing security, i it brings the height of Insecurity. Dr. A. A. Vazakas, professor of modern languages at Willamette university, asserted at the Fran- ternis club meeting at The Spa last night. "A world wide commonwealth is needed," he declared. "The hour has sounded for the entire western hemiphere to either work together to save its civilization or go into chaos. The two capitals of the western hemisphere, Gen eva and Washington, must join hands to save our civilization." Dr. Vazakas, a native European and naturalized United States clti zen, said he based his views on wide travel throughout the west ern hemisphere. Edward Miller To Speak Today Before Ad Club The Salem Ad club Is Inviting all interested in scenic Oregon and in tourist travel to the state to attend its luncheon today when Edward Miller, automobile editor of the Portland Oregonlan will be the speaker. Miller Is now run ning a series of articles in the Sunday Oregonlan descriptive of Oregon's wonders. The articles have been Intensely interesting and are accompanied by radio talks by Ray Conway, secretary of the Oregon Motor association, who accompanied Miller on the trips. Conway has been invited to come with Miller. Miller will give Interesting side lights of his trips over Oregon and Washington, and give Information about travel and how to direct tourists to interesting spots. The luncheon is at noon at the Gray Belle restaurant. GREETING PLANNED FOR HEAD OF LIONS LIFE M I DELUSION Record Smashing 68 Gives Him 5-Stroke Lead on Bunched Rivals NORTH SHORE GOLF CLUB, Glenvlew, 111., June 8 (AP) The battle scarred black scot of golf, Tommy Armour of Chicago, ripped an otherwise close fight for the United States open golf championship wide apart today with a record smashing 68, four under par. This blistering performance un der windy conditions that harass ed all his rivals gave Armour a five stroke lead over the field and quickly established him an odds on favorite to take the national crown away from Gene Sarazen, who was six strokes behind, with a 74, after the first 18 holes of the 72 hole championship fight. The black scot gave his great est shot making exhibition since he won the open title for the first and only time In 1927. Instead of cracking under the strain of over hauling the leaders, with a gallery of 4,000 in wild pursuit. Armour coolly shot down all obstacles and reached the climax when he holed a mashie niblick shot from 4 5 yards off the 17th green for his fifth birdie. Tommy clipped a stroke off the North Shore record of 69, made in 1928 by Abe Espinosa in the western open tournament when the course was 300 yards shorter andL lers severely trapped. His five stroke lead over a bracket of six rivals, including the veteran Walter Hagen. all of whom lost chances to equal or break car. represented the biggest lead any competitor has ever had after the first round of the national open. Cards urging the support of five men who oppose free bU3 transportation for non-high school district students, were being cir culated about the county yester day by the Public Schools Protec tive league of which Ed Porter of the Silverton district is president. On the cards were the names of the man supported in each zone by the league. "These men are all opposed to free bus transpor tation under present conditions. They are all outstanding men in their communities," the cards read. The Education Promotion' asso ciation Is another non-high school district organization In the county. It Is working for bus lines and has a slate of five can didates in the field. The board of education for non-high school districts is new this year, having been provided for by the 1933 legislature. The board will be chosen at a school election held June 19. Teeth are Sent In Response to Necktie Racket ASTORIA. Ore., June 8 (AP) A. N. Silvo, Clatskanie. Ore.. dentist, said today he believes he has found the answer to what he described as the "necktie racket. Silvo received a package of neckties from a midwestern con cern with Instructions to remit $5. He found two old sets of false teeth around his office and mail ed them to the necktie company, with a statement that the teeth were valued at $o0. He said he would credit the company with $5 for the neckties, which he In tended to keep, then added, "you can remit the $45." O tl O SETS MARK -v ft Silt ftk -. y . ft. -JK w , "5 A : I . V It An S5 i rx I ' I x- ' ;v" :- -oc vr Winning by a wide margin evei Blazing Ben Eastman, who wai third. William Keller, of Pitts burgh, is shown breasting the taps in the 800-meter heat at the I. C. 4A games in Cambridge, Mass. Kel lers tune tor the distance was 1:55:9. Barns of Manhattan wu second. OPPONENTS BUS N T Sports Year Good One at Dallas High DALLAS, June 8 Coaches and athletes of the Dallas high school can look back on the past school year with a great deal of pride as it proved to be a banner year in athletics. The boys of the school swept the county athletic events by taking all five county titles, in football, basketball, baseball, track, and tennis. In football, the locals supported the orange and the black in eight games, winning seven of these. They held their opponents score less In all of the seven games they won, and scored 99 points to their opponents 19. In winning the county title from Independence, Dallas broke a jinx of long stand ing by the overwhelming score of 22 to 0. Dallas will lose eight of her 1932 team by graduation with B. Cadle, D. Cadle. Lewis, E. Hockett, Laing, Peters, Retzer, and Senter leaving the squad. The local B squad, coached by Robert Kutch, played four games during the season, winning one, tying two and losing one. Dallas high's basketball quint not only won 16 out of 27 games played but broke another jinx In the county tournament to win the championship without meeting a single defeat at the meet. In pre vious years the county champion has been defeated once during the tourney making it necessary to play an additional game. In ad dition to winning the county cup, the locals went down fighting for the district championship when Corvallis beat them 16 to 14 in an overtime game. Coach Shreeve will lose five of this year's squad with LeFors, Lewis, B. Cadle, and Bollman graduating, and Robinson exceed- ng tne age limit lor next year. LeFors was high scorer for tire team this year with 218 points with Lewis in second place with 141. This was the second straight year the locals had won the coun ty championship and had played in the finals of the district meet. Shreeve's baseball artists won their second consecutive cham pionship by taking five out of six games played. The baseball sched ule was confined to the county league. Six regulars will be lost for next year with Holden. Laing, LeFors, Lewis, Woods and Peters graduating. The track team, coached by Kutch, won the county meet for the fourth straight year and start ed out to equal the record of its ancient rival. Independence, of seven straight county track cham pionships. Independence had held full sway in track until the second year Dave Wright coached here in 1930 when Dallas finally broke the jinx. Dallas also placed in several other meets during the year. Tennis players made a clean sweep of all their matches this year to win the county title for the third consecutive time. This gives Dallas permanent possession of the county cup. WINE BE LEGALIZED WASHINGTON. June 8. ( AP) A house committee today heard A. V. Dalrymple, the head of fed eral prohibition forces, ask legal ization of 11 per cent wine on the ground that it would increase re spect for the 18th amendment, and expressed the hope the amendment would remain in the constitution. The appeal brought the- obser vation from Chairman Doughton that "I think I'll call the ways and means committee to meet in a couple of days to act on the bill." Doughton declined to predict the result of that meeting or to lay how much he thought the committee's decision might be in fluenced by Dalrymple's state ment that the manufacture and sale of 3.2 beer was driving boot leggers out of business. The bill before the committee written by Representative Lea. (D., CaL), would legalize the pub lie sale in eating houses and with bonaflde meals of "natur ally fermented" wines which, un der the Volstead act, now can be made in the home. Ob ltuary Birkner At the residence of her daugh ter, Mrs. Elizabeth Wolfe, route 1 box 9 Shaw. June 8. Elizabeth Birkner. Mother of Mrs. Eliza beth Wolfe, and Joe Birkner of Saskatchewan, Canada. Also sur vived by 25 grandchildren and two great grandchildren, aged 79 years, seven months, eight days. Friends are invited to attend the funeral services to be held Satur day, June 10 at 2 p. m. from the Terwilllger Funeral Home, 770 Chemeketa street. Rev. O. W. Rotich officiating. Interment Macleay cemetery. McLain At the residence on route 5. June 8, Angeline McLain, aged 87 years. Survived by children, Mrs. William McCarrolI of Sa lem. W. O. McLain of Portland; brother, John Parker of Chester, Nebr.; four grandchildren, five great grandchildren and one great great grandchild. A member of the Jason Lee church and the Women's Relief corps. Funeral services Saturday, Jane 10, at 1:30 p. m. from the chapel of W. T. Rigdon and Son with Rev. Humphreys officiating. Interment I City View cemetery. Campaign to Show Salem is Entitled to Keep Hoop Show, Being Waged (Continued from page 1) does not realize that It was devel oped by Willamette and Salem and not by the high school athletic as sociation. Such a lack of knowl edge was apparent In early reports of statements by civic leaders in Corvallis, though in Eugene a well Informed chamber of com merce president quickly adopted the correct viewpoint. The Salem chamber of com merce is continuing the campaign, and before many days a large porl tion of the state, and all of the individuals directly concerned, will soon be advised of Salem's attitude. It was reported that Corvallis business men. Informed that the tournament expense runs above 13500 each year, immediately said "that settles it." This indi cates that the magnitude of the venture likewise is little realized outside of Salem.. Developments "Thursday reveal ed thai' despite all denials, the high school athletic association board of control initiated the plan to move the tournament: and that certain alumni of the state univer sity and college were involved, and some few students, promin ent among them being Richard Neuberger. editor of the Oreson Emerald, university student news paper. It was reported that he was here In March, during tli tournament, discussing such a change with various persons. E BERLIN. June 8 (AP) Ger many tonight declared a mora torium on credits granted to the reich before July, 1931. thus ad mitting her inability to pay in foreign currencies either the in terest or the amortization charges on some 17.300,000,000 marks of foreign indebtedness. The moratorium will operate for the debts owed to the United States treasury. Existing stand still agreements with private cre ditors abroad are not affected. Announcement of the truce on foreign payments was made by Dr. HJalmar Schacht, president of the reichsbank, who solemnly warned the world against taking retaliatory measures. In a drastic move to revive the country's finances, the govern ment decreed a suspension of. all foreign currency payments on debts incurred prior to July, 1531, the time of the acute crisis In European finance. The suspension will go Into ef fect July 1. IS LEADED BERNE (Continued from page 1) the Associated Press today that any discussion as to whether the university will issue an invitation for the 1934, state high school basketball tournament in Oregon must await his return to Eugene. "We certainly will be pleased to cooperate with the high school association in doing anything we can to better high school basket ball," the graduate manager said. "We would be more than glad to entertain the state tournament at Eugene whenever possible." He declared again, however, that "I am absolutely uninform ed on the situation," and "I can't say until I get back." Rosson was here for the Pacific Northwest Coaching conference. Fishing Tragedy Follows Storm, Columbia Mouth ASTORIA, Ore., June I (AP) The body of Jalmar Pulkinen, 40, Ilwaco. Wash., fisherman, was found today on Sand Island near the mouth of the Columbia river. His boat was found nearby. Wally Cook. 23, of Ilwaco, who was with Pulkinen, was also be lieved lost. Belief was expressed here that the two were lost in the sudden gale which struck up last night and drove the fishing fleet from the river. The boat was found in good condition, and it wu be lieved the two men had been washed overboard. The tragedy was the first to be reported this fishing season. Pilkenen is sur vived by his widow. Teacher Chosen To Direct Band SILVERTON. June 8. At the regular June meeting of the Sil verton school board held Wednes day night Austin Storey, a grad uate of Washington State college, was hired as a full time teacher for the Silverton school. Mr. Sto rey will teach English and mathe matics in the high school and will also be in charge of the band and orchestra music for the entire three schools. More than 9,400,000 insured persons are employed in Great Britain.. EEliS 0 DEBT MORATORIUM cow