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.' Thorough Service ' Local news and picture? Torn to" The Oregon State, nan. World news? Tbe Statesman tella It all ia ac curate, speedily handled AF dispatches. ... The Weather Fair today and Sunday with morning -. cloudiness, rising tempera tare and fall ing humidity. Max. temp. 71, min. 00. River -4 ft. South west wind. ' EIGHTY-NINTH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Saturday Morning, August 26, 1939 Price 3c; Newsstands 5e No. 131 Mew P to OB ItCDF PCUNDDD 1651 - MiH C Peace i Two-City Softball Final Set V' i. .... Salem, Portland, Girls and Men Seek Crowns Dealers Slam to 7 to 0 Jpn; Fades in It's a Portland-Salem final for state sof tbafl honors at Sweetland tonight in both the men's and: women's divisions, with Salem for the second straight year having oppor tunity to grab both titles. . This became possible last night when Salem's Square Dealers, with Henry Singer pitching his second consecutive night and his third game of the tournament, turning back-the Griffin-less Pendleton Elks, 7 to 0, and Joe Mann of Portland ral lying in the eighth to break a 1-1 deadlock and whip the Bonne Tille Engineers, 5 to 1. Afternoon women's battles saw the local Pade-Barrick crew romp to Its 24th straight victory for the season and more Into the finals against its arch enemy, the Lind-Pomeroy Florist troupe of Portland. They play at S o'clock tonight, with Square Deal and Joe Mann squaring off at 9, Only two Blows Allowed Pendleton Square Deal, last year runner- up for state honors only to the championship Salem Papermak ers, and losing to them only after a torrid battle. 3-2. had little dif ficulty with the Pendleton kids. Openings with threejruns, J they ' picked up another in the 3econd, one in the seventh and two in the eighth. Meantime, Henry Singer gave up but one scratch Infield hit In seven innings. Don Cutler, relieving, was touched for but one In two heats. Stub D'Arcy. Dealer rightfield- er, bagged a brace of doubles and pair of singles in five trips to pace a 10-hit attack -on r.ruce Young, who went the route for the Pendleton team. D'Arcy brought his tourney hickory aver age to 7-for-12. The Brothers Gentzkow were . D'Arcy's aids. Brother Bernie registering twice and Brothers Dick and Bill once . " (Turn to page 7, column i) Chile GoVernment Downs Revolution SANTIAGO, Chile Aug. 2 5-(ff) -Chile's , popular front govern ment, backed by thousands of 'vol unteer workers, today quickly put down an insurrection In the army. With . quiet restored . and the leaders of the revolution arrested or dispersed. President Pedro Agulrre Cerda decreed a nation wide state of siege the equtva ' lent of . martial law for one month.' Tbe ministry of tbe Interior is sued a communique praising the people's calm in the face of the uprising. Popular front leaden -congratulated . the workers for their ' support. . Thousands had volunteered to defend the presi dent and government buildings. ' But It was Impossible to find anyone who heard any shots tired, although there was said to have been shooting this morning on Santiago's outskirts. No casualties were reported. ; . Dallas Float Winner of INDEPENDENCE! A float en tered by Dallas and made up of a lumber and prune display was awarded " first ' in . the - municipal float division at the parade of the sixth annual Hop Fiesta at Inde pendenee: Friday, . A crowd, thought to be the largest in the history ot the fiesta,' lined the city streets. - , - ' , - .Salem Cherrians placed first in marching units and .Woodmen of the World of Salem second. Re . ; - bekab : lodge 4 ot " Independence ' placed first, Townsend club of In- dependence second and Indepen dence Camp Fire ' girls - third in - fraternal floats. In the commer- clal division Monmouth furniture L store was first, Firsfc National Bank of Independence was " sond and Williams drug store was third Georre , Wallace won 1 first , t saddle horse division and Barpole & Coon second. . Highland Com mercial club won first in eomle entries with a reverse ear; A. L. Thomas hardware was second and -Par N Save store third. ? ; Judges could come to no ded glpn on awards to municipal. so Peace Treaty Signer Is ill MKNTON, France, Aug. 25V-(ff)- Andre Tardien (above j, lasi surviving French signer of the peace treaty ending the last World war, was reported today to be seriously ill. Tardieu. former vice-premier and holder of numerous ministerial posts, was stricken with a nervous breakdown several weeks, ago. County Jury Probes Into Court Case Marion county's giand jury went back to work again yester day with the inquiry into the at fairs of tbe county court, ordered by Judge McMahan in his instruc tions, apparently tbe chief mat ter on the agenda. Special Prosecutor T'irk V. Weatherford of Albany, appoint ed by McMahan to conduct the In quiry, called the grand Jurors back to the courthouse. The call was kept secret and convocation of the Jury was not knwn until jurors appeared yesterday morn ing' at the courthouse ready to go into session. The jury ground away at its in quiry until 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. It was understood that part of the time was spent going over records of the county clerk's office. Ko indication of bow long tbe nrobe would consume could be given. Weatherford. who was appoint ed after Judge McMahan barred District Attorney Lyle J. Page (Continued on page 2, col. 1) Sweet Home Asks League for Aid Isaak "Waltons Requested to Approve Dropping of Dam Project MARSHFIELD, Ore., Aug. 25 -CP-The Oregon Isaak Walton league was asked tonight to ap prove deletion of the Sweet Home dam from seven scneauiea ior construction under the Willam ette Valley flood control project The plea was made by curus D. Stringer, Sweet. Home,, former state senator, for homes, . pay rolls and sentimental values of "one of the most beautiful val leys In Oregon. Stringer . con tended tbe government bad pour ed money into a new union high school building and the new San tiam highway, both of which would be flooded.' - H. - W. Libbv. Jefferson, presi dent of. the Oregon Farmers union, told the convention the choice was between flooding one valley now or losing properties and homes of many in river bot tom areas. .J '-"." Glenn Mitchell of the U. S. forest service urged more rather than less busting of Oregon big game because of winter forage shortages and Increasing- starva tion among elk and deer herds. Siveel Hop Procesion straws were drawn. In the draw American Legion junior drum corns; post B of Oregon City: won first. Master Bread junior nana 01 Salem second and Lebanon high school band third. " Saturday's program included an exhibition of Iok rolling and speed boat racina- on the Wil? --nette riv er at the ferry landing at 10 a. m.; Eddie Burke's Holywood revue at the Hod Bowl at 2 p. m. and a JBO- toreycle . riding exhibition at I A special guest of Queen ivon ne during - the amateur contest, at the fiesta Friday night was Mora- leen Hallsworth.r Queen, of, tht Red Head round-up. In the dance division Mslvi Amsberry was first, Pauline; Kel ley second 4 and ' Jean" Prather, third. Bob and Kenny MHler were first in the musical ' group with Bobble Belgard second and Bad Street third.' - -.: .1' - In' the stood numbers James and Robert Cornell, placed first. Jack Perkins and Leo Drasdott second . and Melvin - and , Shirley (Continued on page 2, coL il S: A - - u 4 - , pstakes Nazi? t up e1 1 P Orations For Emergency Celebration ' Is - Called off; Ships Ordered to Turn Back Complaint Follows Upon Atrocity Reports From Poland BERLIN, Aug. 25. - UPi - Ger many imposed extraordinary mea sures tonight in preparation tor international emergency. Shortly before midnight the celebration of the anniversary of the battle of Tannenberg which Hitler was to address Sunday was cancelled. It was intimated that the fuehr er and the rest of Germany would be too busy with other important matters for observance of this world war victory over Russia. Meanwhile Germany cut off telephone communication with other countries for seven hours and drastically restricted her ca ble service.- These measures followed con ferences by Fuehrer Hitler with the ambassadors of England, Ita ly and Japan. United States Charge D'Af faires Alexander Kirk was not called for consultation on Presi dent Roosevelt's peace proposals, All German commercial ships in foreign ports were called home and those here were not permit ted to sail. Commercial air lines ceased to operate. "Bad weather!' was gi ven as the reason. Great crowds gathered In the Wilhelmplatz, in front of Hitler's residence. The propaganda and . foreign ministries were lighted as work there continued far into the night. Government buildings were sur rounded by cars of officials who were going to and fro throughout tne nignc . . No nervousness appeared in the capital, but the o boomed mar tial music constantly. Danzig, the center of the German-Polish controversy, was cut off telephonically. There was no hint here of what was going on there.. The last reports from the Free City described the arrival of the German cruiser Schleswlg - Hol stein for a naval ceremony. Hope that peace efforts may be effective at the last moment were fading, but there still were rum ors to the effect that Great Brit ain and other nations were urging acceptance of President Roose velt's peace plan or some other compromise. The decision to take drastic steps followed reports of more atrocities" to German nationals in Poland and an alleged shoot ing by a Polish warship at a plane bringing the relch's secretary of state for the interior, Wilheim Stuckart, from Danzig to Berlin. Stuckart arrived safely in Ber lin and hastened to the chancel lery with a sharp complaint. Officials were reported en raged, and there was gi t excite ment in government bureaus. Newspapers published sensational extras. : ' ; " v It was also reported that signa ture of the Polish-British mutual assistance pact in London today aroused the chancellery and that an immediate and emphatic ans wer was decided upon. At midnight the American em bassy still bustled with activity. Americans were not ordered to leave but officials urgently sug gested that all do so. . Japanese Flying To Girdle Globe TOKYO, Aug. 2-(Saturday)- (-The twiir-motored monoplane Nippon took of f at 10:17 a. m. today (9:2? p. nu Friday, EST) for1 Nome, Alaska, on the first legt of a 35,000-mile good will flight around the world, includ-1 ing Berlin. ; It carried a crew of tlx mem bers and Takeo Ohara, chief of the 1 aviation department of the newspaper Nichi NichL which Is sponsoring the flight. - - The - projected route Includes Vancouver, BC, Seattle, Los An geles, Kansas City, New York, Miami, and Santos, BraiiL Paper PuhHshing .MadeT no Easier By Roving Reptile THE DALLES, Aug. 2&-ftV Employes in the editorial room of The Dalles Chronicle kept one eye on the news and the other on the floor today. ?, :t- A two-foot snake was : the reason for .the eye on the floor.. The snake, brought, to the IV" flee by a subscriber, escaped front a milk bottle and was last seen : wnder - Managing ' Editor KeanethtL. Rick's desk. - Tbe. subscriber said he bad ever see s snake of similar color 1 orange and green Paragraphs Brief Europe's Troubles (By The Associated Press) BERLIN Germany cuts off communications with other countries for seven hours, making last-minute preparations "to deal with Poland"; Tannenberg celebra tion for Sunday, with Hitler speech scheduled, cancelled; commexcial ships called home, commercial air lines grounded. WARSAW President MoscicJd accepts Roosevelt's sug gestion to conciliate and agrees to refrain from hostilities, if Germany will. WASHINGTON President Roosevelt, receiving Polish president's agreement to conciliate, addressed another ap peal to Hitler asking him to "agree to the pacific means of settlement accepted-by the government of Poland. PARIS Premier Daladrer calls on nation to be ready for "every sacrifice to defend nation; says France will not submit to violence; troops move to frontier, Paris emptied as country presses preparation for war. LONDON Britain digs in for eventualities; signs mutual assistance pact with hour at hand; envoy to Berlin talk with Hitler. BASEL, Switzerland French authorities cut pontoon bridges across Rhine between France and Ger many north of Basel. CADCA, Slovakia Veteran German regiments pour in to frontier area opposite Poland. ROME Italy calls up approximately 500,000 men to put fighting forces on war footing; gasoline price raised 40 per cent to conserve it for war use. DANZIG Danzigers believe fateful decisions being made in German-Polish quarrel; nazis announce two Polish soldiers shot near Polish border, one killed, one wounded seriously. WARSAW Workmen dig raid trenches in Warsaw parks ; press declares "Poland add to tension. MOSCOW British and French military missions leave after staff talks with Soviets ended ; will avoid German terri tory on way home. NEW YORK Serious shortage of ships to bring .home 69,000 Americans in Europe seen as result of sudden Euro pean developments; predicted weeks, perhaps month, be re quired to bring Americans back. Free Gty Teems With" Activities Anxious Citizens Believe Fateful Decisions Are in Making There DANZIG, Aug. 25 VPy-Tremen dous activity in Danzig tonight led anxious free city citizens to be lieve that fateful decisions were being made in the critical German Polish quarrel. There were so many state tele phone calls between Danzig and Berlin that for six hours all press and other calls to the German capital were rejected. Two strong contingents of Dan zig soldiers watched the Polish border but there was no sign of (Continued on page 2, eoL I) Marion Residents , Still in Europe PORTLAND, Aug. SsH&V-As war clouds hung over Europe to day, approximately 14 Oregonians were reported visiting there. They included Father T. P. Cas ey, Klamath Falls; Mrs. Nellie Curtin, Klamath Falls; Mrs. Em ma L. Davidson, Roseburg; Ethel, Hardle, Silverton; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Knusel, Mount Angel; Dr. F. F. O. Schmidt. University of Oregon. Eugene; Mrs. Max Mayer. Meacham, and Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Hafschmid. Mount AngeL BUCKEROOS BOUNCED BY V Pendleton's snappy ball club, minus the services of Harvey Griffin, premier pitcher, was batted out ot - the atxth-amnnal tonraey In the semi-finals last night by Salem's 8qmare Deal teas. From left, front row Harold Hendricks. Lenlx Beck. Flovd Heathman. Paul Knetecka. Harrr Williams. - Middle row - Bob llcXee, Jack Miller, Bob Henderson, Johnny Hoffman. Dale Heatlunaa and Manager Bill Batch dor. Back row Ed Iiesengan IUy Bristow Harvey Griffin, Hruce Young, Jack Godwin and Har- Poland; reports indicate zero due tomorrow with report on is ready" ; new border incidents Rome Sees Hope In Busy Parleys Newspapers Say II Dace Kay Also Take Hand to Settle Crisis ROME, Aug. iS-(Saturday)-(A-Rome's two morning papers said tbe intense diplomatic ac tivity being pursued in Europe had increased hopes that war could be averted. Tne articles appeared to re flect official opinion and one of the papers, II Messaggero, hinted Premier Mussolini might take a hand in trying to settle the cri sis. "Intense diplomatic activity of recent days, culminating yester day, revives hopes," II Messag gero said. "The long talks of the Fuehrer with the Italian ambassador At tollco. in continued contact with Count Ciano (Italian foreign mi nister) who has pursued the most Intense diplomatic activity, the repeated encounters of our minis ter of foreign affairs with the German ambassador, the feverish work, of the chancelleries of all Europe have created the possi bility of a ray of light, an index of which is the voyage to Lon don of Henderson, bearer of 1 plan of peaceful solution given him by Hitler and which at this hour ought to be the object of the most attentive examination on tbe part ot tbe government of London. British Envoy To Report on Hitler Parley Henderson Takes Plane for Homeland as Nation Awaits Berlin Ambassador Due to Return to Post After Report BERLIN, Aug. 26-WVThe Brit ish ambassador to Germany, Nev- ile Henderson, departed by special airplane at 8:20 a.m. (2:20 a.m. EST) today from Tempelhof air drome for London. The apparent purpose was to give a detailed personal report to the foreign office on his inter view with Adolf Hitler yesterday. A British embassy spokesman confirmed that Henderson was flying to London but declined to discuss the purpose of the trip or whether he was carrying a Hitler proposal for settlement of the Pol ish dispute. LONDON. Aug. 25-tiP)-Britaln was prepared tonight against eventualities as it awaited a re port by its ambassador to Berlin, Sir Nevile Henderson, on a talk he had today with Fuehrer Hit ler. During the day Britain and Pol and signed a formal agreement of mutual assistance to seal the un derstanding reached last spring. Henderson, it was said, will fly here tomorrow from Berlin and probably return there Immediate ly after making this report. There were rumors in London political circles that Hitler might have out lined a "minimum demand" peace plan or that he was notifying the British government of a "dead line" on a settlement on the German-Polish dispute. The German embassy tonight advised Germans in Britain to leave the country at once. Plans were announced for reop ening of schools in evacuation areas in England and Scotland to prepare for a general rehearsal of evacuation procedure Monday. Meanwhile, food stores were jammed with patrons storing up reserves against emergencies. Walls of buildings Vers being sandbagged. Works were sped up on air raid shelters. And in mili tary barracks there was Intense activity. Prime Minister Chamberlain and Foreign Secretary Halifax had long conference tonight United States Ambassador Joseph P. Ken nedy talked with both. London was ready for an in stant "blackout" in event of air raids. Its travel facilities were Jammed with British returning from the continent, with Ameri cans heading homeward at the ad vice of Kennedy. Saturday morning newspapers continued on the theme of deter mination to stick by Poland. Browder Booked For Dies-Hearing WASHINGTON, Aug. 25-(ff)- tnairman uies (D, Tex.) an nounced today that Earl Brow der, general secretary of the com munist party, would be a- wit ness Monday at hearings of the house committee on unamerican activities. Dies said Browder, who had requested an opportunity to be beard by the committee, probably 1 would testify two days. DEALERS Reply of Fuehrer A waited; Poland's President A ccepts Roosevelt Appeals "to DeaP With Adversary; Rome Hints II Duce Mav Act Communications With Berlin Severed for Seven Hours; Germans in England Ordered Home ROME, Aug. 26-;p)-A double exchange of telephonic com munication between Chancellor Hitler and Premier Mussolini was disclosed officially today. German Ambassador Hans-Georg Viktor von Mackensen de livered the first message, which he had received from Hitler by telephone, at 3 p. m. yesterday. Mussolini replied Immediately. (By the Associated Press) LONDON, Aug. 26. ( Saturday) A new appeal by President Roosevelt to Adolf Hitler buoyed Europe's hope to day that war still might not be inevitable. It came at an hour when Germany was makincr last min ute preparations "to deal with Poland" and followed accept ance by Polish President Ignace Moscicki of conciliation pro posal addressed by Roosevelt earlier both to him and to Hitler. tfut only Hitler could speak the fateful words and gov ernmentspokesmen in Berlin could not say even whether he was, aware of tne United States . v Germans Take Border Posts Polisli Frontier Still, Reports Say; Line Is Not Crossed GLEIWlTZ, Germany, Aug. IS. -P)-German troops in the Glei- witz area have been moving to wards positions on the Polish bor der since 8 o'clock (2 p. m. EST) tonight. Up until 11:30 p. m., however, no crossing of the line has been reported and no firing heard. The road between this border town and Beuthen was mined at 9 p. m., at places where it is near Polish territory. Movable entan glements stand ready to be thrown across other highways. Infantry companies moved up infield equipment between the two industrial cities of Gleiwltx and Beuthen, followed by packed grey military lorries. Officers' cars and mounted detachments, as well as civilian automobiles and trucks drafted by the army, raced along the road. Pack wagons stood hitched to their teams at local company head quarters. Rolling gasoline stations were seen moving towards the Polish line. Armed guards patrolled many country roads leading to advanced positions. An entire floor of this city's leading hotel has. been comman deered by the army' in this sector for staff officers, and special tele phone lines bare been - installed. Officers have' been coming in and out all evening carrying stuffed map cases. Mobile field hearquarters in large busses were observed. Of ficers quartered yesterday with families in Bentben left this morning wearing full field gear. Logging Conference on . EUGENE, Aug. 25-r(ff)-Round table discussions and informal ad dresses marked the opening here today of the first Willamette val ley logging conference. The con ference will end tomorrow. Police Called toDisperse Hecklers A BAN ANTONIO, Tex., Aug. 25 -()- yelling, jeering crowd ot thousands broke up a meeting ot communists tonight, then ' was dispersed by a storm of tear gas and water from fire hoses manned by pollet and firemen. -V . The -100-odd persons who crowded a small room in the mu nicipal auditorium, ' under the pledged protection of Mayor . Mau ry Maverick, former "member of congress, fled through rear loors before volleys of . rocks and the roars of the throng which repeat edly charred police. ".- - . f Whether any-were Injured or . arrests were' made could not be I determined immediately.' The i- rens of ambulances, and police pa trol cars were screaming an about the place. . '.' '.:;. While- denouncing communism. Maverick had declared;he would use all , powers at bis command to guarantee freedom of . speech and public assembly to any group of .eitlxens and bad 'placed more than 200 police in the vicinity of he auditorium, ; ., ; to Nazi Chieftain president's step. The new appeal reached Berlin. apparently, after Hitler had re tired and it was probably he was not awakened to receive it. In Rome, the two morning newspapers carried hopeful edit orials that appeared to reflect of ficial opinion. Diplomatic Activity Cited As Hopeful They said the intense diploma tic activity had increased hopes of saving peace and one, II Message ro, hinted that Premier Mussolini might take a hand in a settlement. Although Indications frOm"Ber- lin were that Fuehrer Hitler would not -accept 'the Roosevelt plan, advanced In messages to him and President Moscicki yes terday, Poland's president agreed to refrain from hostilities provid ed that Germany also agreed to do so. " Soon after receiving the Polish president's agreement to concil iate, Mr. Roosevelt addressed an- omer appeal to timer, asking mm to "agree to the pacific means of settlement accepted by the govern ment of Poland." "All the world prays that Ger many, too, will accept," President Roosevelt' added. Events in Germany Cause Acute Alarm The acceptance from Moscicki came from Warsaw this morningsT a few hours after events in Ger many had spread acute alarm in Europe. - Communication between Berlin and most of the outside world was suspended for seven hours last night and early, today, Germaa commercial airplanes were grounded and German commercial ships were ordered to speed home, or, if at home, to remain there. Offsetting the Warsaw develop ment were many indications ot a worsening of the European situa tion. Those in Germany were the' most ominous. , In London, Germans were ad vised by their embassy to leave Great Britain. German newspaper men were recalled. - A Turkish mission arrived In London to talk defense plans, and civil defense preparedness was rushed ahead.' There was Intense -activity at military barracks and ' householders laid in food supplies against "emergency." r Hitler Cancels Tannenbnrg Speech Another sign believed ominous was the cancellation of Fuehrer . Adolf Hitler's Tannenburg speech, on Sunday, tor. which elaborate 1 (Continued on page 2, col. S) , of Communists , Despite protests of patriotic ,nd . other organizations, Maverick had -granted - Mrs. Emma Tenayuca Brooks, communist party leader in Texas, a permit to one wing of the auditorium, a World war memorial. ---i..-"-- - fi , - As ; the , small group . gathered about S pm., the crowd outside grew, until, police estimated it at approximately 6000.- 5 . , . ; Someone struck up the state's unofficial anthem, ."The Eyes of. Texas , Are : Upon . You," others joined ; and -cheers and yells f ol- lowed the singing.',-,. ' , t The -"StarSpangled ; Banner" was the next song; 3 then came "America,", Dixie" and the 'Bat- tie Hymn of the Republic." ; - Shouts of "let's go in" and "poll them out" came from - the demonstrators. There was a -urge - toward the doors, guarded by a dozen husky policemen. ';- - but was pulled down. Police dis charged tear gas and the crowds