The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, October 04, 1938, Page 1, Image 1

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

    i afS ' j .
Cubs ts. Yanks
The 1038 World Hcrien
tarts Wednesday. You'll
Kef the first complete re
tarns from the sports pages
of The Statesman.
The Weather
Cloudy today and "Wed
nesday. Moderate tempera
ture. Max. Temp. Mon. 62,
Mia. 54. River -3.7 feet.
South, wind."
POUNDDD 1651
EIGHTY-EIGHTH YEAR
Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Morning, October A, 1938
Price Se; Newsstands 6t
No. 163
Inside
tenlaud .
us
i
Ofiu? jn-j' m m iu
Story of Part
Hitler Proclaims Sude
Played in Halting
Part of Greater (Grerman Reich
: ; ; : : : ' : ! ' .. .'- ' O '
European War Is Told
Council to Ask
Schoolto Pay
Street Repair
Willamette's Share Will
Be $1320 in Repairs
on State Street
Kosedale Addition Zone
Change Is Again Put
I on Table
Willamette university, or con
tractor employed, will be asked to
pay 25 per cent, ft an estimated
$1320,! for resurfacing 39-foot
center! strip of State street from
Church to 12th streets, made
necessary by moving the old post
office building according to the
city council's action last night in
adopting a report made by As
sistant City Engineer J. H. Davis.
Davis report, made from a
cross-section analysis of. the dam
age done to the street la moving
- the building, was- adopted alter
Aldermen E. B. P e t r i n e and
Frank Marshall voiced opinions
that the 25 per cent was inade
quate, t
Zone Change -Tabled
, .
Alderman C. F. French s de
mand, and subsequently affirmed
motion, that the question of the
proposed zone change in Rosedale
addition, which has been success
fully tabled each council meeting
for several months, ran into a
temporary -stumbling block when
it was ascertained the original
ordinance would have to be
amended because of later council
action in allowing a business
KiiiTi to be constructed on one
corner of the property in ques
tion. .
Mayor V. E. Kuhn informed
the council the state board of
control had authorized the ex
penditure of $1500 and ''other
assistance" in the construction of
flood control necessities on Shel
ton ditch. Together with a like
amount from Marion county and
WPA help, Mayor Kuhn said he
believed the city was now in a
position to take steps to make
the Shelton ditch project a. perma
nent objective in controlling flood
conditions in southeast Salem.
Safety Signals
Okehed ,
- The Salem 20-30 organization
was given permission to go ahead
with a proposaf to place warning
signals, consisting of a five-foot
high life-like portrait of a school
girl carrying a slate, in all city
school tones. Purpose of these
signs, as explained by Alderman
t. m. Brown, is to minimize dang
er to school children by causing
motorists to drive more siowiy. f
The council received a com
munication from the Christian
Civic Brotherhood, asking cur
tailment of wine and beer li
censes. The letter advised there
Is an excessive number of these
licenses In Salem and requested
that no further licenses be ap
Timvpil hv the council, either new
or renewals, until there is a sub
stantial reduction.
Damage Payment
TiMnT
Fnllnwlnz a, heated discussion
the city council tabled a commit
tee resolution that wouia give
Jack Reimer $5 of $25 asked in
a complaint to the city for dam
nee done bv a rrass-burnlng crew
which allegedly let a fire get near
enough to his property to destroy
some busnes and snruDs.
After Alderman Frank Marshall
vehemenently voiced a belief all
matters pertaining to traffic
-regulation should be passed on
it ', the BDpeial traffic committee.
the council referred to" that body-
a resolution asKing tor a loaatng
zone at 447 Court street. Alder
man Marshall said it was his be
lief the city was becoming un
necessarily cluttered up with stop
signs and loading zones. , i
Residents near the proposed
r.nTift chancre, from class one resi
dential to class three business of
; lot two, block three Columbia ad
dition, asked the council to reject
the nronosed change until 1357.
By letter these residents informed
the city body they had made Don
Upjohn, who has been seeking the
rhanee for some months in order
to make minor additions to' busi
ness property already there, a
counter proposal. jf
Finding Lost Wife
Task Put to UGC
The state unemployment com
pensation commission receives
many unique requests.
The latest came from a husband
Saturday, wso asked the commis
sion to help find his wife through
her social security number, lie
said She had left home under mys
terious circumstances.
Officers have sought to trace
criminals through these social se
curity numbers and fraudulent
Identifications have been discov
ered. Officials of the commission said
they were not permitted, under
the law, to disclose Information
obtained through social security
numbers.
Paderetcshi It Happy i
Poland Took Teschen
WARSAW, Oct. S.HTV-Ignace
Jan faderewski, Poland's famed
pianist who served as premier in
1919, joined hundreds' offellow
citizens today In congratulating
the government on acquisition of
Teschen Silesia from Czechoslo
vakia.
Sumner ! Welles Discloses
German Armies Abo
. .. ... - - - .
Says Peace O
WASHINGTON, Oct
der-secretary of stated d? tonight the inside story of
United States intervention - Europe's war crisis and , de
clared that the "great underlying needs' now are world-wide
agreements to limit armaments, abstain from bombing civ
ilians and reconstruct economic prosperity. i
Salem High FFA
Team Wins Honor
Animal Husbandry Crown
of Northwest; Is Won
by Salem Boys
r- .' I :- ... - -.-
Three members of the Salem
high school chapter, Future
Farmers of America, returned
from the Pacific International
Livestock .show in Portland Sun
day with the northwest cham
pionship In animal husbandry to
their credit. They outjudged 65
other teams from Oregon, Wash
ington, and Idaho to win -the
title with! a scdre of 1?45 points
out of a possible 2400 and seven
ahead of j the second place win
ner. -.. .
The Salem chapter in addition
won first! with its sheep entries.
Two banners and a revolving sil
ver trophy were warded it.
James Thompson of the Salem
team won first place individual
judging honors for Oregon but
yielded to Roy Gerig, fourth po
sition winner, the right to judge
at the American Royal show7 at
Kansas City, Mo., later this
month. -Thompson made the trip
last year; The three highest In
dividual scorers are sent to the
Missouri show by the state vo
cational agriculture department.
They will leave October 13 and
return 10 days later.
Other members of the success
ful Salem team were Lee Han
son and i Earl Malm, alternate.
Jens Svinth is their instructor.
Four Newspapers
Halt Publication
WriLKES-BARRE, Pa., Oct. 3-Upi-W'ilkes-Barre's
fouV newspa
pers three dailies and one Sun
day suspended publication in
definitely today because of a
strike called by editorial workers,
members; of the 'American News
paper guild. I
The strike was called Sunday
in this anthracite city of 86,000
population after a breakdown of
negotiations over an agreement
to supplant an interim agreement
reached I last January f after an
earlier strike. The guild had fixed
October 1 as the deadline . for a.
contract j to replace the Interim
agreement.
The newspapers which an
nounced; they were suspending
publication are The Evening News
and Times-Leader, afternoon pub
lications, The Morning .Record,
and The Sunday Independent.
"UGkL-S-GGOPc
The last laugh's been had.
Assistant Bearcat Coach How
ard Maple went to bed Sunday
night, which wasn't unusual.
He found a shotgun under his
sheet, which was hard if not un
usual, j ,
It had , Tseen found, safely ,
locked in the carrier of his car, !
where the latter was located
Sunday back of the Paulus Bros,
cannery, sans all gasoline con
tents but otherwise in good
condition. !
The car had been stolen from
in front of the General hos
pital when Coach "Spec" Keene"
Friday night left it there while
inside assisting in administer
ing to the Injuries of a pair of
his football players.
The i gun belonged to Cliff
Parker; He was much happier.,
about the whole thing yester
day. Even Maple could smile a
little.! -J, ..- .; ' - :.
Green Charges
Into Designs
HOUSTON, : Tex., Oct. 3-V ,
William- Green .shook his fist
today and caustically accused
John Li Lewis of leading an in
dustrial union movement that
Lewis labeled 14 years ago as
"one of the objectives of the
communist Internationale."
The president of the American
Federation of Labor shouted that
Lewis in 1924" gave a senate
committee a statement charging
communist were ; attempting to
gain control of the American
Federation of Labor to reach an
objective of "one big union."
"He Is now engaged in leading
a movement which has that very
thing for its objective," Green
said. I
Green produced a newspaper
clipping describing a speech Lew
is delivered last month at the
Latin-American trade union con
gress in Mexico City. Green pic
Jepartment Knew
Cross Border; ; ? j
nity Great
V AP) Sumner Welles, un-
? Welles said that President
Roosevelt's special appeal to Mus
solini became known to the Ital
ian government in substance be
fore II Duce's : historic telephone
call to Hitler, on the basis of
which Hitler convoked the fonjr
power conference in Munich, r !
. - Speaking over a national (NBC)
radio, network in the forum of the
Washington Evening Star, Welles
disclosed also that the United
States had received "information
of. unquestioned asthen ticity"
that ; 2 p. m. last . Wednesday had
been fixed for the entrance of the
German armies into Czechoslo
vakia. -
The undersecretary said, "there
was no question but that Europe
was on the brink of war." He
added, "in all that your govern
ment has said and done during
these last days, it was pursuing
the course best calculated to aid
in preserving peace and in ensur
ing the safety of this country.";
The world now has a great op
portunity, he said. "Today,' per
haps more than at any time dur
ing the past. two decades there Is
presented the opportunity for the
establishment by the nations of
the world of a new world order
based upon justice and upon
law."
Permanent peace; the speaker
said; must be based on sanctity of
the pledged word, non-intervention
in the internal affairs of oth
er countries, peaceful negotiation
for the settlement of disputes, and
respect by all nations for the just
rights of others.
Guides to Capitol
Sought by Legion
Resolution ; Suggests jVets
Be Hired for Guiding I
Capitol Visitors
Now that the new capital is
completed and many tourists from
within Orgeon and elsewhere are
visiting it daily, the state should
employ guides to greet these vis
itors and show tham through the
building, according to a resolu
tion passed by Capital post No. 9,
American Legion, &t Its meeting
Monday night. The resolution
suggests that these guides be cho
sen from among disabled veter
ans now unemployed.
Reports on the national conven
tion at Los Angeles featured the
post meeting, with Vic McKenzIe,
manager of the convention and a
member of Capital post, present
to tell his t e r s i o n. and receive
pome facetious ribbing from the
others who reported, f These in
cluded O. E. "Mose" Palmateer,
who has just completed his term
as department commander; Jer
rold Owen, editor of the Oregon
Legionnaire, and Art Johnson. 1
Oliver B. Huston and Tom Hill
explained the civic stadium pro
ject and urged post members to
support it, and Irl S. McSherry
urged cooperation In the Com
munity Chest campaign' which op
ens October 17. 1 ; , ; j
The post members were 'guests
of the auxiliary at a supper which
followed the latter organization's
installation of new officers.
Two Bodies Taken
Out of Columbia
ST. HELENS. Oct. 3-(-Jonn
R. Gilby, 59, St. Helens Insurance
'jinan and former railroad man and
t auto dealer, drowned in the Co
lumbia river sometime between
Satnrday midnight and Sunday
evening. His body was recovered
late Sunday night. :
PORTLAND, Oct. Z(JP)-A body
taken from the Columbia river
near Hayden island was identified
by the county coroner today I as
that of P. H. Corbett, 40, Mc
'Minnville. ' ; ; .: j
Lewis Playing
of Communists
tured Lewis : addressing a throng
of denim clad workers" wav
ing red flags in a bull ringrin
Mexico City. He termed the bull
ring a "fitting and appropriate
place for the speech. , i
Green turned to labor legisla
tion and thundered: I .
"American labor will not tol
erate governmental control gov
ernmental aiciauon.v
He branded the national labor
relations board "an ally : of the
CIO," and added "we won't stand
for that." '- i
- He asserted the federation
would ask congress to amend) the
Wagner labor act and then urged
American employers to accept
the doctrine of the American
Federation of Labor. He asked
employers to accord labor icol-
lective bargaining rights 'and
urged them to pay wages as high
F
as industry can bear. , , .
Munich Parley
Saved World,
Says Premier
Chamberlain Backs Work
Done by Four Leaders
at Conference i ,u
Roosevelt Given . Praise
in Talk to Commons;
Czechs Get Loan
LONDON, Oct. Z-ff)Txlm9
Minister Neville . Chamberlain
drove home to the somber house
of commons today his blunt be
lief that tour men at Munich i
Hitler, Mussolini, Daladler and
himself saved civilization "as
we have known It." . .- i
He steadfastly backed all he
had done. . -V
Voices of dismay, humiliation
and rage preceded and followed
his 55-minute address explain
ing and justifying the accord at
Munich which dismembered
Czechoslovakia. : I
Daff Cooper .. -
Sobs Protest - . j' I
Alfred Duff Cooper, the man
who until Saturday waa Cham
berlain's first lord of the admir
alty, sobbed as he cried out that
the price of peace at Munich
"stuck in my throat,"
But Chamberlain replied:
"I have nothing to be ashamed
of. Those who have may hang
their heads."
He praised President Roose
velt and the contributions of
Daladler, Mussolini and Hitler
in saying:
Of Roosevelt "The message
of President Roosevelt so fairly
and yet so persuasively made
showed how the voice of the
most powerful nation in the
world could make Itself heard
across 3,000 miles of ocean and
sway the minds of men in Eu
rope." . ' i
Daladier's Courage '
Praised
Of Daladier "His courage.
his readiness to take responsibil
ity, his pertinacity and his un
failing good humor were un
varying and Invaluable." .- - i
Of" Mussolini "Hia contribu
tion . to the Munich agreement
"was perhaps decisive. "It was
on - his suggestion that mobiliza
tion in Germany was postponed
for 24 hours to give an oppor
tunity of discussion and during
the conference he and Count
Ciano, his foreign secretary, were
most helpful."
Of Hitler "Hard things have
been said about the German
chancellor today and in the past
but I do feel that the house
ought to recognize that In; con
senting, even though it were enly
at the last minute, to discuss
with the representatives of other
powers those things which he
had declared he had already de
cided once and for all, was a
real contribution on his part."
850,000,000
Loan for Czechs
Chamberlain announced a quick
S 50.000.000 loan for Czechoslo
vakia. He said the republic's re
quest for an additional $100,-
000.000 loan would be tanen up
later.
He declared that "wbUe we
must renew our determination
to build up the deficiencies that
remain in our armaments, I do
see fresh opportunities to ap
proach disarmament opening up
before us."
Rank on rank of Chamber
lain's supporters stood ready to
back him with tbeir TOtes wnen
the debate is ended in two or
three davs but today there was
no air of cheering a conquering
hero.
The eovernment decided to
night to introduce a motion ask
ing the house to approve ,cnam-
berlatn's policy.
The effect would be io iore
stall a possible opposition mo
tion for a vote of ron-contidence.
Voters Pamphlet-
Goes on Presses
Actual printing of the combined
tkIpm and" measures pamphlets
for the November election got un
der way yesterday, Dave O Hara,
in charge of the elections divi
sion of the state department, an
nounced. !
O'Hara said it would require
annroximatelv 500.000 ol these
pamphlets to supply the regis
tered voters. '
The law provides that these
Damnhlets shall be in the mails 10
days prior to the election.
Profit From Fair
May Top 20,000
The profit from the 1938 Ore
gon state fair probably will ex
ceed $20,000, officials announced
Monday. The financial report is
now being prepared.
Profits from this . year's fair
will be used for Improvements.
Martin Askt Observance
Of National BPTT Week
fiOTernor Charles H. Martin
vesterdaT Issued a letter urging
th ritlienn of Orezon to observe
"National Business and Profes
sional Women's week-," October 9
to 15. .
"We should give rightful hom
age to the women who have made
women for - a batter ' business
world" Governor Martin 'said.
nd are making better business
KING GEORGE HONORS PRIME, MINISTER
. ',,,
-mmmam y . r A-rar----'--- 4 ft tssssswrnri-TT-11 f--1
In one of the most unusual tributes ever paid by royalty to a commoner, King George VI of Great Britain
; recently stepped into the background and gave precedence to Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain at
Buckingham Palace. The incident occurred when Chamberlain called at the palace after his return
..from Munich. With his wife. King George and Queen Elizabeth. Chamberlain stepped out on m bal
cony to receive the ovation of thousands in the street below. The king, smiling, motioned Chamber
lain forward and them stood behind him. Old ' timers could not recall any occasion when a king of
England allowed anyone to stand in front of him. Photo shows (left to right)3 Queen Elizabeth,
Chamberlain, Mrs. Chamberlain and King George. (IIN.) f- , - - .
Czech T
roop
Captured by Germans
500 Soldiers Taken hy Surprise When Fuehrer's
Men Jump Gun; Arms and Motor Equipment
Taken From Captured Czechs j
i
FALKENAU, Oct. S.(AP) More than 500 Czecho
slovak soldiers and gendarmes were surprised and surround
ed by an advance guard of Adolf Hitler's SS men here! today
and held for three hours while they were threatened with
death from machine gun bullets. ;
When finally freed the Czechoslovaks were deprived of
"V
J. D. Ross Scores
Utility Area Law
PORTLAND, Oct l-(JP)l. D.
Ross, : Bonneville administrator,
criticized Oregon's public utility
district law today as cumbersome
and designed to discourage pow
er districts.
The criticism was contained In
an analyses of the PUD laws of
Oregon and . Washington.
He advocated revision of the
Oregon law to Include several
parts of the Washington law In
cluding removal of the prohibition
on utility revenue bonds, elimi
nation of the double -petition re
quirements and . adoption of the
two-mill levy of the Washington
act to facilitate organization.
Earl Lattin Sentenced
To Serve 5-Year Term
PORTLAND. Oct. 2-JP-Cir-cuit
Judge James P. Stapleton to
day sentenced Earl Lattin, 28,
longshoreman, to five years in the
state penitentiary. .
Lattin was convicted last week
of manslaughter as result of the
fatal beating to Madison E. Weir,
8, June 24.
d d i t i co
.;.n the News
(By The Associated Press) .
HENDA.YE, Oct. 3 Spanish in
surgents said today they
"bombed" Madrid with 178,000
loaves Of bread.
Loaves one-quarter of a pound
each 'were cast on the former
Spanish capital. Insurgent dis
patches said, while government
anti-aircraft batteries blazed away
at the '.'bombers.
Insurgents said the bread was
a gift from the insurgents to the
people of Madrid in honor of the
second anniversary of Generalis
simo : Franco's accession to the
post of chief of state in insurgent
territory.
SPRINGFIELD, 111.. Oct. S
When the governor of Indiana
sent a message to the governor
of Illinois by homing pigeon to
day, it cansed quite a flatter.
Instead of flying to its home
loft; here after delivering the
message, the bird flew to n
ledge SO feet high in Governor
Horner's private office.
The chief execuUve vacated
while his assistants procured
poles and ladders in a futile at
tempt to shoo the bird out. They
planned to sneak up on the
pigeon daring the night.
The message stunt was part
of a transcontinental derby to
demonstrate the use of pigeons
as messengers. .
AU3CERRE, France, Oct. 3
Pierre Barbazanges, a . 2 'year-
old bookkeeper whose fear of war
drove him to kill his wife, died
today - from self-inflicted buUet
wounds.
Fearful of being called to the
colors, Barbazanges shot his wife
and himself last week when the
government ordered partial mo
bilization. ;
The parents of Mme. Barba
zanges, also fearing war, hanged
themselves shortly afterward.
j.
Squadron
their motor equipment and arms.
Excitement in surrounding gar
risons was caused by the incident.
The Carlsbad garrison detailed
two squads of machine-gunners to
guard that Spa where the German
entrance is not expected until to
morrow, and slderoada were bar
ricaded. Czechoslovaks said the incident
occurred when the advance Ger
man guard moved in six hours
ahead of the schedule of the In
ternational military commission
regulating occupation of the west
ern Sudeten zone.' i
The SS commander gave the
Czechoslovaks ten minutes to
clear the town. , !
The Czechoslovak officers gave
orders for no firing despite the
menacing situation. They said
they feared an Incident that might
lead to open hostilities.
The black-u nlformed elite
guardsmen released their prison
ers only after a direct protest
from Czechoslovak military auth
orities of the district.
Indignant Czechoslovak offi
cials transmitted the news of the
temporary Imprisonment directly
to Prague, and they were told
from the capital that an official
protest would be made both to
Berlin and the international com
mission.; Nelson Sentenced
To Serve 9 Years
- : . I :; !
TOLEDO, Ore., Oct. Z-VP$-Henry
S. Nelson, Portland sales
man "convicted of manslaughter
for the shooting July 18 of a
Depoe Bay pleasure boat ; operat
or, today was sentenced : to nine
years in the state penitentiary
by Circuit Judge James Brand.;
A " 10-day. stay of execution
was granted to give the; defense
time to petition for a new trial
If it wished to do so. j
Nelson was charged with shoot
ing Richard Earle, deepsea ex
cursion boat captain shortly' af
ter a return from a cruise at
sea. The ' defense asserted and
Miss LucOle Coenenberg testified
that Earle molested te girl dar
ing the cruise and provoked the
fatal attack. ' Miss Coenenberg
was Nelson's companion.:
0 Judge Brand, however, said in
passing sentence he considered
the girl's story an "exaggera
tion." -
Two Su its Would Enjoin Use
Of Shelton
' Two suits demanding $1000
each for land damages done by
Shelton ditch ' and for Injunctions
restraining the city of Salem from
diverting flood waters ;Into the
ditch were filed in circuit court
yesterday by Hannah Purvine and
George Patterson, respectively.
Both own property Immediately
west of the South Winter street
bridge, Mrs. Purvine on the south
bank and Patterson the north.
The complaints aver that until
1933 Shelton ditch, formerly
known as Myers ditch, existed for
many years as a channel draining
a small section of southeast Sa
lem. First damage is claimed from
construction of the Winter street
bridge in 1928. The bridge piers
Daladier to Ask
Dictator Power
Financial Trouble Faces
France on Account of "
World Crisis ; ,
PARIS, Oct. i.- JP)- Political
sources said tonight that Premier
Edouard Daladier has decided to
ask parliament f o r temporary
semi-dictatorial authority to meet
financial difficulties arising from
the international crisis.
Daladier came into office April
10 with decree powers which ex
pired July. 31. Demand for full
powers has been the traditional
way .for French governments to
face financial , difficulties. .
The cabinet, has been called, to
meet tomorrow morning ; both to
approve the report on the Czecho
slovak crisis, which - the premier
will make to parliament in extra
ordinary session in the afternoon,
and to consider measures to re
lieve the financial strain caused
by the war scare. j ' ;
Among the steps Daladier plan
ned, it was said in. the lobbies of
the chamber of deputies, was to
demand decree powers, enabling
him to effect some legislation
without, the usual parliamentary
routine. . j
Request for such powers from
parliament would depend on whe
ther the rest of the cabinet ap
proved the action, If it should
come before the chamber it would
cause bitter debate an& possibly
open a break in the people's front.
Sybil Tessie Does
Stuff at Banquet
PORTLAND, Ore;, Oct. Z-ir
Sybil Tessie Lorna did her stuff
for the chamber of commerce to
day. .' " ;( , .: .1 - ;
The $5000 -champion Jersey
cow represented the "dairy and
livestock industry of -the" north
west at the chamber session by de
livering 14 quarts of milk with
high; butterfat content. She was
milked in the banquet room of a
downtown hotel, and the output
was donated to the Albertina Kerr
Baby home. . .
Sybil already has won two
world's championships for milk
and butterfat production and is
expected to beat her own record
in a 305 day test" now nuderway.
She is owned by L. A. Hurlburt,
Independence, Ore - ; .
General Fund Has
Deficit Cancelled
The ' state's general fund had
a deficit of $632,216 on June 30.
but unexpended .balances will
more than make up this shortage,
a secretary of -state's audit rer
leased Monday showed.
The fund had assets of S9,-
558,001 and liabilities of $10,-
190,217. The assets included 7,
577,777 in cash and securities..
Ditth Drainage
caused gravel bars to form and di
vert the stream against the banks,
the plaintiffs maintain.
When the city in 1933 dug a
canal from" Shelton ditch to Mill
creek to : provide an overflow
channel, flood waters accumulat
ing between-newly-diked banks of
the creek between Salem - and
Start on were . dumped into the
ditch and the Purvine and Patter
son properties" suffered further
damage, the owners allege. '
Guy O. Smith, attorney for the
two plaintiffs, rcently appeared
before the city council and infer
red the suits would be filed unless
the city acted to protect his cli
ents properties, m z
Eternal Union
With Germany
Pledged Area
Rides Through 40 Mile
of new Territory as
-. Crowds Cheer f
v.. I
Soldiers Be:in to Move"
Into Zone 3 of Ceded
. Territory-
With the German army of acca-
pation In Sudetenland. Oct. 3-UPi
-Reichsfuehrer Adolf Hitler rode
Tictoriously into the Sudetealand
today and proclaimed the region
part of Germany with the pledge
that "never again will this land be
torn away from the relch.";
He. entered the Sudetealand '
with his soldiers, airplanes, ar
mored cars and artillery. The pop
ulace, cheering wildly, strewed hi
path with flowers and sheuted
"we thank our fuehrer!" 1
The chancellor rode In triunish
for 40. miles through zone! three
of the newly-acquired , territory,
completing the procession at dusk.
returning to Germany. .
Fuehrer Sleeps . - P
Aboard Train
Tonight he went to Hof, not far
west of Eger. to sleep In his spe
cial train. Tomorrow he will re
turn to the Sudetenland to visit
Graslitz, Bleistadt, Falkenau and
Kienigsberg. j
Hitler began the procession at
11:15 a.m. 2:15 a.m. PST), at
Wildenau, half a mile- from Ach.
heart of the Sudetenland ceded to
Germany, by: Czechoslovakia.
About three " hours earlier, at
8:05 a.m. 2.000 soldiers f the
German army under Gen. Walther
Von Reichenau began occupation
of zone three, the Asch-Eger re
gion, of the new German acqui
sitions. .
" The populace "raised deafening
cheers for -the soldiers, but these
were dwarfed as the fuehrer him
self arrived in an open car, ac
companied by Konrad Henleia,
Sudeten German party-leader and
now Germany's commissioner fer
Sudetenland. :-. j
Hitler Stand . j
In Automobile
The procession moved over
crowd-lined streets and roads It
miles from Wildenau to Eger,
through Haslau, Asch and Fran
zensbad. .Hitler standing) in the
front of a big open automobile
preceded by two armored cars and
followed by his long retinue.
Myriads of nazi banners and
other ; decorations were breagst
out for the occasion. All along the
road at regular intervals were
banners reading, "Thanks te ear
deliverer!" ; '
The reichsfuehrer looked
straight ah,ead, unsmiling, bis
hand outstretched in nazi salute
to acknowledge the cheers. He
drove directly to the market place
of Eger and mounted a large trib
une which had been erected ever
night. ,
German Sword !
Protects Reich
He addressed the crowd for six
minutes. I
"Today." he said, "I may fcr
the first timeT greet you as my
Egerlanders ...
"This greeting Is, however, st
the same time a pledge; Never
again will this land be torn away,
from the reich. j
"Over the German, the greater
German, reich lie the sheltering
German shield and the protecticg
German sword. ; j
"You, yourselves, are j part of
this protection, and from now on
will have to share your part like
all other Germans.,'.-., j . -
'From now on the German peo
ple will shape its future in this
community of destiny and will,
and no power on earth! will be
able ever again to threaten this
future . . ." j v : "
He indicate clearly he expect
ed none of the 3.500.000 Germans
who have lived in the Czechoslo
vak republic for 20 years to vote
for Czechoslovakia against nazi
Germany in the plebiscite to de
termine the nationality 1 of dis
tricts bordering on those ceded
outright. ; - j
The plebiscite is set tentatively
for November 22. j
After speaking at Eger, Hitler
wentjon to complete his day's tear
of the new territory.. (
An estimated 20,000 German
troops were in zone three tosixht.
and the occupation of this region
is. to go on gradually for two wore
days.
Flood of Letters
Felicitates Martin
Hundreds of letters and tele
grams congratulating Governor
Charles H. Martin on his 75th
birthday anniversary Saturday
continued to arrive at the execn
tlve department yesterday.
A large number cf these letters
came fronv Governor ; Martin's
friends in the easV
The governor indicated that be
would acknowledge all of the tet
ters and telegrams as soon "as
time would permit