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EIGHTY-EIGHTH YEAR
Salem, Oregon, Thursday Morning, September 29, 1933
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Hop Estimates
Announced by
Control Board
Near 35 Million Pounds
( Total Crop; Salable
Percentage up
Hearings Sfet October 4
and Final Figures to
Go out Promptly
The 1938 hop crop in the three
Pacific coast states was on Wed
nesday officially estimated at 34,
706,768 pounds by the growers al
location committee,, meeting at
, the offices of the hop control
board In Salem. The, 1938 produc
tion in Oregoar was estimated at
16,174,451 pounds, California 9.
214,605 pounds and Washington
at 9,317,706 pounds.
Members of the committee in
attendance at the meeting were A.
S. Gibbens, Sacramento; R. E.
Oehlmann, Sebastopol, Calif.;
"Warren Brown, Ukiah, Calif.;
Wilfred R i v a r d , Moxee City,
Wash.; J. R. Rutherford, Yakima;
Fred J. Haas, Washington, DC;
Louis Lachmund, Salem; Romeo
Gouley; Brooks, and W. H. Ander
son, Eugene.
, C. W. Paulus, managing' agent
of the hop control board, 'stated
that notice of the estimate of each
growers' 1938 crop was mailed to
each grower and that a hearing
will be held in each state on Oc
tober 4 to hear any protest of such
estimates. The Oregon hearing
will be held at room 407 First
National bank building-, Salem;
the California hearing at 217
Fourth street, Santa Rosa, and
the Washington hearing at 205
Mercy building, Yakima.
. Final Estimates
Due on October 6
The growers allocation com-
irilttee Wilt meet -again -In- Salem
on - October 6 to adopt its final
crop estimates after all protests
have been passed upon. These fin
al estimates will then be submit
ted formally to Secretary of Agri
culture Henry A. Wallace, for his
approval and thereupon the sal
able percentage of the 1938 crop
will be determined and each grow
er will be notified of his salable
allottment.
. It was indicated by the revised
'estimates that 82 per cent of the
f hops grown in the Pacific coast
states would be included in the
J marketable total, in comparison to
) thu tentative forecast of 72 per
J cent after the first hasty tabula
1 tion of original estimates.
: Mr. Paulus reported that he has
J been authorized by the hop con
trol board to issue preliminary
' handling certificates to growers
and dealers "permitting the offic
ial certification and purchase or
shipment of 1938 crop hops, pen
ding the issuance of the growers'
salable allotments. "This makes
It possible," said Mr. Paulus, "to
avoid holding up the orderly mar
keting of the 1938 crop."
Application far such prelimin
ary handling certificates must be
made by handlers to the main of
fice of the hop control board in
" Salem, Oregon, or to the branch
' offices located In Oakland, Cal.,
or Yakima, Washington.
All hops grown prior to 1938
and located In the states of Ore
gon, California or Washington,
must also be certificated and
marked with the official control
board stencil before they can
legally be purchased or shipped.
The hop control board : has an
nounced that it will not certifi
cate such old hops after Decem
ber 1. 1938.. Any person holding
old hops must have such hops
certificated by the control board
prior to that date.
According to Mr. Paulus mem
bers of the growers'allocatlon
committee in attendance at the
xueeting as representative of the
'grower in the three states were
enthusiastic over the prospects
for a successful operation of the
hop marketing program.. They
expressed satisfaction . with the
recent action taken by the grow
ers advisory committees In each
t the three states- relative to
obtaining . marketing loans for
- hop growers from the Commodity
Credit corporation. It was agreed
that such loans would provide
needed financial assistance for
the hop Industry and greatly
support the orderly marketing
of. the 1937 and 1938 crops re
maining unsold. :
Truck Strike in
i New York Ended
NEW YORK. Sept. 28-p)-
A four day strike of truck driv
ers was ended at least In New
York. City tonight when the
Merchant Truckmen's bureau
voted to accept Mayor LaGuar
aia's compromise proposal. The
-vote was reported to have been
about 3 to 1."
I The strike apparently remained
in effect outside of the city,
however, for members of the
Highway Transport association,
composed ' of over-the-road haul
ers, rejectee! the mayor's proposal.
PARISIANS
V
Horrors of the last war are still
where throngs prayed for peace. Cardinal Verdier is shown, center,
rope to avoid war. But mobilization was continuing at the same
Shelton Dam Job
Awaits WPA Fund
Gty Engineering Office
Has Plans Drawn for
-( Start any Time
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Plans : are drawn and the city
engineering department is ready
to. begin work "at once" on the
Shelton ditch dam project that is
intended as the first major step
In harnessing the southeast Salem
flood control problem, said Dep
uty Engineer J. H. Davis yester
day, i
Work will commence as soon as
the already allotted WPA funds,
in amount of f 13,9 3 3, arrive. The
county has already agreed to con
tribute 1500 and a like amount
expected from the state, pending
a report of State Engineer C. E.
Stricklin to the state- board of
control, i .
The structure, as planned by
the city; engineers, will be situat
ed at the site of the old temporary
dam at the juncture of Mill creek
and Shelton ditch. Plans call for
reinforced concrete, with consid
erable rip-rapping work.
The dam and accoutering weirs
are so designed that the water
down Xorth Mill crjeek can be con
trolled down to a 1250-second
cubic feet feed, which is an
amount 'Mill creek's channels and
bridges will accommodate, accord
ing to Davis.
Plans for the structure were be
ing "inked In" yesterday and blue
prints are expected to be available
today . The awaited federal funds
are due to arrive at any time.
Barker Acquires
Historic Records
PORTLAND', Sept. 28-)-The
University of Oregon claimed the
center of northwest historical re
search today when Burt B. Bar
ker, vice-president, returned from
Europe' with heretofore undis
closed records.
He obtained 1200 photographic
exposures from two recently flis
covered volumes at Edinburgh,
Scotland, and 3200 exposures on
the water dispute over 'San Juan
island between the United States
and Canada.
"I was among the first to see
the records and the only one al
lowed to have them photograph
ed," Barker said. ..
Oregon Slate
Here Today;
Legislative and constitutional
enactments for the retirement of
judges; selection of attorneys for
judicial appointments and restric
tion of the power of state officers
to discharge appointive- state of
ficials will be proposed at the Ore
gon State bar convention which
will open at the Elks temple here
at 10 a. m. today. -
Governor Charles H. Martin
and Donald A. Young, president
of the. Marion County Bar associ
ation, i will address the opening
session. At 2 p. m. Col. O. R. Mc
Guire, chairman of the American
Bar association's committee on
administrative law, will speak on
"The Cycle of Government" and
at 8 p.1 m. James C. Dezendorf will
discuss "The New Federal Rules
of Procedure."
Scheduled election of state bar
officers at a pre-convention ses
sion of the board of governors
yesterday was postponed because
of the absence of two members.
Allan G. Carson of Salem is the
AdUring president. , -
PRAY FOR WAR
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fresh in the minds of these citizens
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Archbishop Urges 1
Prayer for Peace ;
Mission's Success
LONDON, Sept. 28 -(F- The
Archbishop of Canterbury In an
International broadcast today
asked prayers for the success of
Prime Minister Chamberlain's
peace visit to Munich.
Pray tonight-and tomorrow
and always that the shaft of light
which has broken through the
cloud may spread until the cloud
itself has raished,'thpnate
said. - -
"Before you go to rest pray for
him with full hearts, pray that
God may guide him and give him
Wisdom and strength and, it it be
his will, success.
"Continuing these prayers to
morrow when this conference, on
which the whole civilized world
wlil depend, will be meeting in
Germany .... for remember while
the danger is for the moment
averted, it is not over and we
must go on with our prayers." i
Ticket for Dewey
Backing Unsettled
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y.,
Sept. 28.-(ifp)-An unexpected Im
passe in selection of a ticket to
support Thomas Dewey s cam
paign for the governorship har-
rassed republican state conven
tion leaders tonight 24 hours be
fore scheduled adjournment, j
The obstacle to determination
ot the youthful New York prose
cutor's supporting cast, leaders
said, was adamant refusal of May
or Rolland B. Marvin of Syracuse
to accept nomination! tomorrow
for the six-year term as United
btates senator. Delegates are
agreed Dewey will - head the
ticket. ; 1
Party chieftains, however, were
hopeful of quickly naming the
rest of the slate should Marvin
accept, . f ; : i
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etcay, Retail Clerk j
Union End Differences
PORTLAND, Sept. 28,-fp)-
bareway stores, inc., and the Te
tail clerks nnion signed an undis
closed pact today ending a dis
pute at three Oregon City stores.
The agreement marks the termin
ation of differences involving
stores in Multnomah and Clack
amas counties. ;
Bar Convenes
Issues Looming
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i The Oregon bar membership
has increased. to 2086. including
1914 attorneys In active practice,
39 Judges and 133 Inactive mem
bers, the annual report of , F.. M.
Sercombe, secretary, will show
If approved by the convention.
an act will be presented to the
1939 legislature providing that
supreme and circuit Judges may
retire at the aga of 70 years after
serving 10 years, and thereafter
receiving two-thirds of their sal
ary for life. Judges physically dis
abled after serving 15 years would
also be eligible to retire.
The association will be asked
to sponsor a constitutional amend
ment forbidding the discharge of
any appointive state : official ex
cept for cause and ; giving him
right of appeal to the courts.
Another committee report I will
discuss proposals that some form
of commission be provided for to
nominate members of the ! bar
from whom the governor should
make appointments to the bench
in case of vacancies
AVOIDANCE
vy
of Paris, at Sacre Coenr cathedral
after calling on the leaders of Eu
moment.
Saturday Program
Dedicates Capitol
New Statehouse Will Be
Turned Over to Slate
With Ceremonies
Plans are now completed for
dedication of Oregon's new S2,
500,000 state capitol building on
Saturday, members of the state
capitol reconstruction commission
annouucedWednesday. y
The dedication address will be
given by Leslie M. Scott; Portland.
There will be remarks by C. C.
Hockley, regional director, public
works administration, and a'state
ment for the capitol reconstruc
tion commission by ' Robert W.
Sawyer, Bend.
The building will be presented
by J. A. McLean, chairman of the
capitol reconstruction commis
sion, with Governor Charles H.
Martin giving the acceptance ad
dress. Others on the "program include
the Rt. Rev. Benjamin D. Dag
well, D. D., Episcopal bishop of
Oregon and the Rt. Rev. Edward
D. Howard, archbishop of Port
land in Oregon.
The Oregon national guard
band and Willamette university
glee club will furnish music.
The dedication ceremonies will
begin at 2 p.m., followed by a
public reception in the executive
department.
The Salem chamber of com
merce also will hold a reception
during the afternoon.
Golden Gate Fair
Exhibit Discussed
Proposed representation of Wil
lamette valley agriculture at the
Golden Gate international exposi
tion next year grew to statewide
proportions at a meeting called
here last night by the Greater
Willamette Valley association;
Representatives of 12 counties
voted to mako the exhibit one
covering the entire state and to
raise a 825,000 fund to finance
it. W. G. Ide of Hillsboro was
made chairman of the f nnd rais
Ing committee.
Spot produce displays In re
volving, windowed refrigerators
backed up by showcase exhibits of
dairy and agriculture projects and
a lighted, colored diorama back
ground depicting Mt. Hood, the
Three Sisters and one of the Silver
creek falls were proposed yester
day by Arthur Foster, field repre
sentative to'.:, the Oregon San
Francisco fair commission, as the
plan for the land product section
of the show. '
Disposal Program
Backed, Silverton
SILVERTON, Sept. 28 Silver
ten voters today approved the
Proposed bond issue tor a sew
age disposai plant by a margin
of 205 to 91. The bonds will
amount to $35,000, to which will
be added a WPA allocation.
The Tote scarcely varied at
all between the two precincts. In
each precinct exactly 148 votes
were cast, with the tally in West
Silverton 102 to 46 and in the
East Silverton precinct 103 to 45.
Loan and Grant by PWA
Given Scio Wateruorh
' PORTLAND. Sept. 28-iP)-Th
regional PWA - office announced
today it had approved a $12,000
loan and $10,125 grant to re
build the municipal waterworks
at Scio, Linn county.
Sudetensand
Czechs Battle
Along Border
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Rebels Advance as Army
Falls Baclc to More
1 Strategic Posts '
Provisional Government
Set up in Strip now
Held by Germans
SCHIRNDING. Germany (at the
Czechoslovak frontier), Sept. 28
(Jfy-HeaY errhanges of shots be
tween embattled Sudeten Ger
mans . and Czechoslovak troops
took place today before the Czech
first line of defense three miles
west of Eger
' Their cross-fire closed the Eger
Schimding road and cut off even
pedestrian traffic over the fron
tier in this region.
Transportation service general
ly over the entire German-Czechoslovak
frontier already had been
suspended as a result of the
Czechoslovak general mobilization
last week.
As Czech troops fell back at a
number of points to more strate
gic positions to be ready if the
German army should attack, Su
deten forces moved up, occupying
additional hamlets. The Sude
tens also began setting up provi
sional civil government in the
strip they have occupied along the
frontier.
Portrait of Bene
Is Hung From Post
They established their own fron
tier service in the customs house
at Muhlbach, abandoned by the
Czechs last week after it had been
attacked. A swastika flag was
hoisted over it today and a large
portrait of President Benes was
torn from the wall Inside and
hung from a post in front of the
building.
German, army forces were scru
pulously refraining' from setting
foot on Czechoslovak Voll, but the
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One Gravely Hurt
When Car Hurtles
Independence Pair Alive
Miraculously as Car
Goes Into Ravine
Two Independence men one
hospitalized at the Salem General
hospital In a grave condition, mir
aculously escaped Instant death,
according to an Investigating
state police officer, when their
light sedan was smashed beyond
recognition as It left the road and
turned bottom-side up in a ravine
on the Independence cutoff, some
200 yards off the west side high
way about 5:45 last night.
Roy Prather was last night re
ported as In a serious -condition,
suffering with a fractured skull,
concussion of the brain, a possi
ble broken collar bone, fractured
ribs and' a possible fractured
knee. Prather, along with his
companion, Robert Wolf, were at
first taken to Independence by
the officer, with Prather later be
ing removed to the Dallas hos
pital and thence here to the Gen
eral, i
. Wolf sustained but minor In
juries, characterized as various
facial abrasions and cut lips.
"Never have J seen an automo
bile so badly smashed up," ' said
State Patrolman Howard L. Ben
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Enlarge National
Guard, Resolution
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 28.-(jP)-High
officers of the nation's
"civilian Boldiers", . asked today
that the National Guard be . In
creased to 435,000 men.
The National Guard association
of the United States closed Its
convention here after calling at
tention to Europe's feverish state
of near-war, and prescribing mil
itary preparedness as America's
best peace insurance. The guard
enrollment now is 200,000.
Brig. Gen. James C. Dozier,
congressional medal of honor man
of Columbia, S. C, and. Adjutant
General of I South Carolina, was
elected new president and Balti
more was chosen the next conven
tion city. No date was set.
Theatre Operator
Is Deemed Guilty
KLAMATH FALLS, Sept 28.-W)-Harry
W. Poole, operator of
Klamath Falls five theatres and
a former state game commission;
er, was convicted of a statutory
charge by a circuit court Jury to
day. He will be sentenced Satur
day. :
A 15-year-old girl accused
Poole ot attacking her when she
called at his office to apply for a
Job. : ;
World
New Economic
Readjustment
Is Considered
Removing War Causes Is
Possible Agenda for
Today's Conclave .
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Realistic Approach Held
Likely; Russia Joins:
in American Plea j
By KIRKE L. SIMPSON f
WASHINGTON, Sept 28.-P)-It
would be no surprise to certain
students of foreign affairs if; to
morrow's four-power meeting at
Munich led to a great world con
ference of appeasement at which
attempts would be made to adjust
economic relations between the
"have" and "have not" nations.
Studying the actions of British
and French leaders, these observ
ers believe they see a clear drift
toward setting up some new world
machinery to remove the econom
ic causes of unrest that j has
brought the threat of war so close.
The Munich deliberations ( be
tween the two big European! de
mocracies and the two big dicta
torships may lay the stepping
stones to that attempt to undo
much that was done 20 years ago
at the close of the World war,
It was considered highly signif
icant that Prime Minister Cham
berlain, in his speech to parlia
ment today, referred to article 19
of the League of Nations ; cove
nant He voiced-regret th long
ago this article, providing for re
vision of treaties by agreement;
had not been put into operation.
Chamberlain Intent
Not Wholly Clear
Exactly what Mr. Chamberlain
intended to convey to the world
by that reference is not clear.
There is doubt , that at this late
date any effort actually to resort
to that or any other provision of
the league covenant or of the bit
terly controversial treaty of Ver
sailles of which it 1 a part could
have any hope of success.
Germany, under Hitler, j has
scrapped that treaty, declared it
null and void so far as she is con
cerned. Italy is no less hostile to
the league. Yet by reference to
that never-used provision, as ob
servers here read Chamberlain's
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Grains Decline as
Peace Hopes Rise
CHICAGO, Sept. 2&-JP)-The
grain pits of Chicago's board of
trade boiled with excitement to
day as revived peace hopes caus
ed wheat prices to plunge, wip
ing away part of the1 $10 0,000,
000 market experts "estimated
war fright had added to the val
ue of grain produced in the Unit
ed States this year.''
Because w.heat is a war com
modity, its price fell almost Im
mediately after news of the four
power conference was received.
Brokers were deluged with in
structions to sell. ;
Wheat quotations fell almost
four cents- after having gained
more than a cent at the open
ing". ' -i ' .
Wash ing ton j Hopefu I; Effect
Of Roosevelt Is not Certain
WASHINGTON, Sept 28-
-Washington heartily applauded
tonight the decision of Europe's
great nations to try the confer
ence table again instead of re
sorting to the battlefield, j
President Roosevelt, author of
repeated appeals for peace! and,
too, of a letter that urged; Pre
mier Mussolini to take a hand
in the situation, was tremendous
ly pleased. !
Whatever the extent to. which
his efforts Influenced the day's
historic turn of events, the re
sult was - exactly what he had
urgently requested that there
be no breakdown of negotiations,
lest a devastating war ensue.
Although opinions varied as to
the outcome of tomorrow's ses
sion in Munich, to- be attended
by Chamberlain ot England, Da
ladier of France, and Hitler of
Germany, with Musollni as medi
ator, the view- was general an
immensely heartening breathing
spell had been provided.
The capital displayed an in
tense interest in Mr. Roosevelt's
letter to Mussolini, a - curiosity
made the more intense by the
fact that because it was a "per
sonal" message, the White House
withheld its contents. if "
From Rome, however, came a
.summary which said: .
Mopes Center
Is Made Chief
Of Czech Army
Inspector General -Lad wig Jan
KrejcL who was recently ap
pointed to lead the Czech army.
He takes the place of General
Jan Syrovy, who is now the new
premier of the central Euro
pean, republic UN photo.
Czechs Doubtful
Think Tliey SlIould Be in
on
It;- Roosevelt's
Move Pleases
PRAGUE. Sept. 2 8-5)-Czecho-slovak
circles tonight received
somewhat pessimistically tli e
news that chiefs of French, Brit
ish, Italian and German govern
ments would i meet to confer "at
Munich.
The impression was given that
Czechoslovaks considered the'
Prague government should have
been included in such a confer
ence since the problem had arisen
primarily in Czechoslovakia.
"They're talking of us without
us," was the expression frequently
used.- '. : . ! ' : .
The extremely delicate situa
tion confronting the negotiators,
including a definite war threat,
made circles close to the govern
ment believe that Czechoslovakia
might fare worse through a con
ference than through attack
now or In the future.
- President, Roosevelt's second
peace message to Adolf Hitler met
with a warm response in Czecho
slovak circles. -. '
The fact that the American pre
sident duplicated his first gesture
cheered Czechoslovak. Sources
close to the government expressed
the hope that Mr. Roosevelt migbt
gain his point solely through per
sistent pressure on Germany not
to toss negotiations overboard. :
Injury Probably Fatal
BAKER, Sept 2 8,-P)-A bull
trampled and probably fatally in
jured Ray Bertram, raneh em
ploye, -today. The animal stomped
on Bertram until It grew : tired
and walked away. - -
"In this message, the president
of the United States, after hav
ing recalled efforts exerted by
him to assure a peaceful "solu
tion of the German-Czechoslovak
conflict and after having
ebphasized .the tragic consequen
ces that a European war would
have for everyone, asked II Duce
to lend his aid to settle the con
troversy by negotiations or other
peaceful means and without re
source to force.
"II Duce took note of the
message and asked the ambass
ador of the United States to con
vey to " President Roosevelt his
thanks and appreciation for the
gesture he had made. 1.
Word of - tomorrow's meeting
reached the city at a time when
its hopes of averting actual war
fare had been virtually a b a n
doned. At the White -House, at
taches hailed the news as "very
encouraging." Stephen T. Early.
Mr. Roosevelt's secretary, said
he had no idea .whether Hitler
called the session as the resnlut
of Mr. Roosevelt's telegram of
last night urging -him not to
plunge Europe Into war. But; at
any rate, ho added, the Munich
meeting holds "great hope" the
problems of Europe .maybe
peacefully settled ' ' - .
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Of Munich Parley
All
ith
Peace as Goal
Historic .Meeting' to Be
in Fuelirerliaus and
May Start at 11 -
Dramatic Moves Follow
Darkest Moment of
(Current Crisis
HESTOX AIRPORT, London,
Sept. 29 ( Ihnridi y )VT)
Prime Minister Chamberlain
departed at 8:33 a.m. (11:33
p.m., PST) for Munich and the,
momentous conference with
Hitler, Premier Mussolini of It
aly, and Premier Daladier f
France. I
BRENNER PASS, Germany,
Sept. 2-(P)-Premier Mussolini
and Italian Foreign Minis ter
j Count Ciano arrived here by
'special train at 6:08 a.m. (0:08
T p.m., PST) today on their way
to Munich.
LE BOURGET AIRPORT,
Paris, Sept. 2 O-iP) lremier
Edouard Daladier, accompan
! led by his staff, left Le Bourget
. field by airplane at 8:45 a.m.,
(11:43 p.m., PST) today for
the four-power - conference at
Munich.
BERLIN. Sept. 28 -(ffy- Tb
venue of Thursday's historic meet
ing of Europe's four statesmen
wm be , the "Fuehrerhaus. ; Ons
of .the newest palatial executive
mansions built under nazl auspi
ces on reconstructed Koenigsplats
square, the building is of noble
proportions.
. The time of the imeeting basnet
been definitely fixed. -
It the three invited statesmen
encounter no delays in arriving,
however, it was said .11 a.m. (2
a.m. PST) would be a convenient
time for the .participants to meet
Hitler at the conference table.
(By the Associated Press)
Munich, birthplace of naziism,
today became the center ot
worldwide hope and fear hope
that four ranking statesmen
meeting there could drag Eu
rope back from the brink of
war, and fear that they might
fail.
Sometime today Reichsfuehrer
Hitler, Prime .Minister Chamber
lain and Premiers Daladier and
Mussolini will pull chairs close
to a conference table and try for
an exchange of views which may
resolve the European crisis.
The thread of events leadinf
up to this historic meeting ot
men who symbolize the rival po
litical Ideologies of totalitarian
ism and democracy was a tang
led strand.
Cablegrams from London te
Rome and from Washington to
Rome. ... A telephone call from
Rome's Palazzo Venezia to Ber
lin. . . Hurried consultations in
Berlin, Paris, Rome,' London and
Washington. 4
Nesf Hope Appears
At Darkest Moment
Then came the word yesterday:
The British, French, Italian and
German statesmen would gather
for . a ffour-power conference to
avert a second world . war over
Hitler's " territorial demands on
Czechoslovakia and . they would
meet in the Bavarian city where
Hitler staged his abortive nazl -putsch
in 1923. i ; '
European capitals and Wash
ington ;the latter as a sort of in
terested bystander- were work
ing against time, feverishly.
Hitler was reported to have
stiffened his surrender-by-Satur-day
ultimatum to Czechoslovakia
with a new deadline: c. -'tulation
by 2 p.'ra. (5 a. m. PST) yester
day or Germany would mobilize.
Millions of men were under
arms In Europe. Britain's proud
navy was mobilized. There were
preparations in 1 Geneva fQjt..the .
possibility of a Czechoslovak ap
peal against German invasion.
Demand for gas masks and reser
vations in bombproof shelters
taxed the European supply.
- The news of the call to Munich
was given its first official Impetus
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NO REBUTTAL It hap
pened in Prof. A. A. Yazakaz'
class at Willamette university.
The course r was Comparative
Literature and the professor
was getting his students lined
. up for individual studies , in
the literature of various Euro
pean nations. -
-"Who wants Czechoslovak
ia?" the professor inquired.
"Hitler," came a voice from
the back row.
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