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Thorough Service Local news and pictures? Turn to The Oregon State man. World newt? The Statesman tells It all In ac curate, speedily handled AP dispatches. The Weather Fair today and Thursday but with clonds or fog on the coast; somewhat cooler with slightly higher humid ity. Max. Temp. 80. Min. 40. River -S.0 ft. North wind. 1651 EIGHTY-NINTH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Wednesday Morning, August 30, 1939 Price 3c; Newsstands Se No. 134 Us PSUNDDD Mnet mi o City Buds ets Makers Asked For $812,060 'Actual' Tax' Estimate Is $398,976 From Which . j $13,016 Cut Due . Conforming With Audits . : .-" Report Makes Total- . . Above Usual . An $812,060.19 Salem 1940 city budget intended to meet auditors' objections to past estimate tabula tions was completed by City Re corder A. Warren Jones' staff yes terday In preparation for the an nual citizens' budget committee meeting September 5.- The budget is unprecedented ' both in amount of expenditures listed and in physical slxe, 70 pages. The high outlay listing Is occasioned by inclusion for the first time of non-tax funds, such ' as the $255,000 city water de partment's operating account, and of parts or all of other funds pre Tiously Ignored at budget-making time. Cut Required to Keep Within Legal Limit The actual tax called for Is I398.97C.26, from which $13, 011.83 will hare to be pared to keen the budget within the six per . cent constitutional limit on Increase of the city's tax for cur rent expenses. Of the total tax, $102,978.07 represents interest and bond slak ing fund accounts authorized by statute or rote of the people. The remaining $295,998.18 la allocated to the general and special street and fire tax tunas, which are gov erned by the six per cent rule. , Adopting the auditors'-recommendations, the budget tabulates at length past dty expenditures and estimates, estimated cash bal ances, miscellaneous receipts and tax lerlea, general and other fund spending 4or the new year. Each department's budget sheet i dup licated In the budget book, anoth er new practice."' ; Tax Delinquency Is Computed. First Time Tax delinquency is taken. Into consideration in the 1940 budget for the first time, in accordance with auditing suggestions, by set ting np the estimated amount of back taxes to be received during the year and setting this sum off against the estimated delinquency In tie. new levy. The budget esti mates 82 per cent of the 1940 tax will be collected during the calen dar year. Neglect of tax delinquency con sideration and of incompleteness of income and outgo estimates last year resulted In a decrease of more than $40,000 in the city's net cash balance, the 1938 audit report charged. In estimating an aggregate ex penditure of $812,060.10 by city departments for next year, the budget lists $318,750.56 against the general fund, $24,609.04 against the street tax fund, $31, 626.33 against the fire tax fund, $85,991.25 against the general bond sinking fund, $58,980.45 against the Bancroft' street Im provement bond fund, $ 1 5 ,0 0 0 against the street improTement fnnd. 817.000 against the sewer construe tl on fund, $5102.47 against restricted special funds and 8255.000 against the water department. Water Department t ' Pars own Expenses " Taxes, however, must be raised only lor ail or part of the general, street tax, fire tax and general bond funds, with the first three alone being subject to the six per cent limitation. The water depart ment pays its own expenses and bond charges from water rentals. Receipts from all funds are es timated at $396,377.67, with the largest single contributor the water utility fund, which esti mates a gross revenue of $230,' 000 for the year. Delinquent taxes are estimated at $60,000; licenses and fees at $19,800 as against $18,500 in 1938; street and sewer assessments at $94,450: state liquor fund apportionment, as In (Turn to page 2, column l) Ex-R iding Academy Operator Well-Known James Bell, who with his wife Ruth Is being sought on larceny charges after disappearing with an automobile and equipment from the riding academy they operated . here, , is an ex-convict and has a lengthy police record, state police and sheriffs office in vestigators learned yesterday after receipt of information from the California state highway pa trol. Bell was convicted of grand larceny In Washington In 1920 and served a sentence In the Washington state penitentiary at Walla Walla, State Police Ser geant Farley. Mogan and Deputy Sheriff Laurence Pittenger ascer tained. - r i Bell's record was learned when a photo forwarded by the Cali fornia agency was identified local Take Collection, Buy up Corridor For Hitler, Plan NEW ROADS, La., Aug. 29. fyA retired naval command er, turned sugar planter, today came forward with plan and $35,000 to start, a contribution . to buy the Polish corridor and . Danzig as gift for Chancellor Hitler and thereby avert war. "This offer may sound screw -- baU,M Lieutenant Commander ' Allan R. Wurtele, USX retired, 1 j said. -But it isn't half as screw ' ball as a general European war -" Into which the United States 1 j would be dragged. Wurtele, who also owns ' a ' factory in Minneapolis, instruct 1 bis bank there, the Northwest ern National Bank A Trust Co to turn over $5,000 to "any responsible organization' formed to buy the corridor and Danzig. "In America this land, poor and capable of growing a little hay and some Irish potatoes, would be worth about f 10 an acre, he told his bank. "It is estimated the land could be bought for not much In excess of $70,000,000. "Apparently the world la about to spend 5,000,000 human lives and f 100,000,000,000 to wards chaos and complete breakdown of all democratic government over this Insignifi cant piece of dirt." Johnson Elected Mississippi Leader Bilbo's Favorite Winner; Outcome If Blow to Harrison Hopet JACKSON. Hiss.. Aug. 1 Paul B. Johnson, running with the political Jblesslng of Senator The odore G. ("the man") Bilbo, to day was elected governor of Mis sissippi on the basis of unofficial returns from nearly three quarters of the state's voting precincts. ; . . Jobnaos held a majority ef 14, 000 totes 4 over his rival Martin Sennett "Hike" Conner with. re turns tabulated from 1104 ofhe state's 1680 voting -precinctx? " It seemed certain he would go into office in today's democratic runoff primary by a majority that might touch 25,000 votes. The democratic nomination here means election. Conner's defeat was a blow to aspirations of Senator Pat Harris on, who backed him, and Governor Huh White also backed Conner and who hoped to have a friendly governor in office when he is ex pected next year to attempt to un seat Bilbo In the senate. Bilbo, who advocates, a third term for President Roosevelt, an nounced his support of Johnson, while Harrison, an occasional op ponent of Roosevelt policies, let it be known he was for Conner. British Aclmiralty Calls Ships Home NEW YORK, Aug. 29.-(ff)-The New York Herald-Tribune short wave radio station tonight inter cepted British admiralty orders Instructing all British merchant vessels to proceed to British ports and leave Italian, German and other waters. The admiralty Instructed mer chantmen bound for Germany, Danish or Dutch ports, whether in the North sea or beyond, to return to United Kingdom porta. The same orders were given Brit ish ships in German, Danish or Dutch ports north of latitude 50 degrees north. . The broadcast advised ships bound into the Mediterranean from the Atlantic to call at Gibral tar and await orders and for ships in or bound for the Red sea to proceed to Sues or Aden. . i Clipper at Goal SAN FRANC? "O, Aug. 29.-0P -P. erican Airways, announ ced tonight the California clipper ad comple" -nrvey flight from here to New Zealand, arriv ing at Auckland at 6:58 p. m. (PST) after a night of 1,124 miles from Noumea, New Caledo nia. in Police Files ly as Bell. The Sacramento office of the California patrol Informed the state police office here that Bell, under the name of Cecil Francis Sharp, had operated 'In California in a manner similar to his operations here. His police record In California includes ar rests at Santa Barbara In 191 C, Oakland In 1919, San Francisco and Berkeley. Receipt of the photo of Bell along with his fingerprint classi fications will he a material aid to the search for Bell and his wife, who have not been reported since they crossed the California state line shortly after their rapid de parture from Salem. Last week circulars describing the pair were sent from the county sheriff's office to 150 law enforcement agencies throughout the country ; . . JAPANESE i - i ft. i Mniirttif n The far north community of Nome, August 28 on the first leg of a 84,0O0-mile "good will" flight which will take them to principal cities of every continent. Pictured above is the giant monoplane Nippon before it took off with Pilot Bumi toshl Nakao, Tokyo-Berlin flight record holder, Commanding. The Nippon was scheduled to head south for Seattle and other Pacific coast cities after refueling at .White Horse, Yukon Territory. The ship left Nome yesterday, and landed at Fairbanks seven hours later. (UN photo) , , , , o Pact Ratification Deferred by USSR Russia to Await Events: Strengthen Garrisons on on Western Front MOSCOW, Aug. 29.-(AVSovlet Russia today further deferred the ratification of the new non aggression pact with Germany and at the same time decided to strengthen garrisons on the west ern frontier. The soviet grand council, or parliament, was not expected to ratify the non-aggression pact un til Friday at the earliest as a result of delays In going through its agenda. Meanwhile Tass, official news agency, announced that the high command would strengthen the western garrisons because of ten sion la eastern Europe. The announcement was made In denying what the agency aald were foreign reports that 200,000 or 800,000 soviet troops had been withdrawn- from - the western borders and moved - eastward to reinforce soviet frontiers. Most observers thought action on the non-aggression pact was being delayed until the European situation had further clarified. Washington Mill Fire Is Mystery ANACORTES, Wash., Aug. 29- UrVFire which broke out at 10:45 o'clock tonight destroyed the plant of the Washington shingle mill company here. Charles Peters, mill manager and Anacortes mayor, said there was no Immediate estimate of the loss nor any clue to what started the blaze. It followed a series of several western Washington lumber mill fires which fire officials have called incendiary, but Peters said he could not express any theory until further investigation. The flames were still lighting the sky shortly before midnight. The fire spread rapidly through the mill plant and the kilns, in which was stored a large quantity of dry cedar. Tho fire broke out just half an hour after the night shift had quit work. r Late Sports PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 29-UP) -Portland's homecoming after two weeks on the road turned into a rout tonight when Seattle slammed out 17 bits to win a Pa eific Coast league baseball game 14 to 1. " ' A four-run barrage by - the league-leading' Rainiers in the first Inning knocked Portland's Ad Liska from i the ; mound. He weathered .six hits before Bill Ra donlta took over to complete the itormv session" Seattle hit at will, scoring one man in the third inning, three more in the fourth,! consecutive homers by Campbell and Lawrence In the seventh, three more runs In the eighth and : a final In the ninth. - Portland got Marshall across the plate on four singles In the fifth inning. - t Seattle i 17 Portland 1 7 t Turpln and Campbell: Liska, Radonits and Fernandes, McMil lan. . HOLLYWOOD. Aug. 29 - () -Southpaw Ray Prim chalked up his 7 th victory ot the season to night when he shut out the Holly wood Stars 2 to 0. Los Angeles 2 t Hollywood ......0 S Prim and R. Collins; Fleming and BrenseL V SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. -Night game: Oakland X9-OT t 9 San Francisco SAN DIEGO. Calif., Aug. 29-ff) -Night game; : Sacramento f 7 San Diego Freltas and Ogrodowskl; Hebert and Detore. FLIERS REACH FAIRBANKS Alaska, greeted six Japanese round the world filers who arrived Nippon Reaches Alaska, Starts flight to US Airmen Turn Back on Projected Hop to Whitehorse, Land rt Fairbanks; Confidence Expressed on Outcome of 34,000 Mile Trip FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Ausr. 29. (AP) After turninp; back on a Nome-to-Whitehorse hop, the Japanese around-the-world flight plant, Nippon, landed here at 1 :30 p. m. (3:80 p. til, Pacific standard time) today. The plane had flown eastward .as far as Tanana after circling Fairbanks about two v Explosion Results Fatally for Roth Injuries Received Sunday at Lebanon Take life of Local Merchant Emii J. Roth, 07, resident ,i the Willamette valley since 181 0 and identified with business and church activities in Salem tor nearly 40 years, died Tuesday af ternoon about 4 o'clock in the Lebanon hospital as the result of an ammonia explosion which oc curred while he was supervising the dismantling of a refrigeration plant in a Lebanon store Sunday. The funeral will be held Thurs day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the Calvary Baptist church building, in the erection of which he had been especially active, with the pastor. Rev. Arno Q. Weniger officiating. Interment will be in Belcrest Memorial park. The body was brought late Tuesday to the Clongh-Barrick mortuary here. Born In Canton Neuchatel, Swit zerland, February 8, 1872, Emil Roth came to the United States with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Roth, and other members of the family In 1885. They lived in Kansas five years, coming to' Ore gon in 1890. His early life here was spent as a weaver in the Thomas Kay woolen mills. Early in 1900 he associated with his brother, Theodore Roth, In forming the still-existing cor poration now known as The Roth company, earlier as the Roth Gro cery company, and was its pres ident Out ot this business devel- - (Turn to page 2, column 2) LONDON SPEEDS SHELTER v.- -,. HI Badlophoto above pictures workmen placing sandbags on flat-topped ' buildings of London to be used aa shock absorbers for bombe If and when, the country .Is attacked.' In background Is historic St. Pauls cathedral. Weekend war rumbles hastened bomb-proofing and air , raid shelter construction in au capitals of Europe. Meantime, Brit ain's ambassador to Germany, Sir NerOe Henderson, flew to nerlfa with s message to Hitler reaffirming British intention to support Poland if she Is attacked. (IIN photo) hours earlier, but turned back because of unfavorable flying conditions. The fliers prepared to spend the night here. Under a change ot plans, flight leaders said the takeoff tomorrow, weather per mitting, would be for Prince George, B. C. The next scheduled Canadian stop previously had been at Whitehorse, Yukon terri tory. -Th flight to Prince Georto win be approximately 1,200 miles. -The Fairbanks-to-Whltehorse lap Would M wUy-i0.:,:? ? y - The Nippon, with a erew of five and three passengers. Is on n good-will flight around the world under sponsorship of two of Japan's largest newspapers. The pilot is Sumitoshl Nakao, the "Lindbergh of Japan" who last year set a Berlln-to-Tokyo record. The twin-motored plane took off from Nome at 7:21 a. m. (10:21 a. m., PST) on the flight which ended here. The Nippon was in the air slightly more than five hours from the time of its Nome takeoff. Tanana crossing is about 105 miles southeast of Fairbanks on the flight line to Whitehorse. The filers arrived here in good spirits and expressed confidence in the success ot their charted 14,000-mile globe-girdling jaunt Ringland Pastor, United Brethren PORTLAND. Aug. 29-JPySeK-slons of the Oregon conference of the United Brethren church at Se attle provided few changes affect ing Oregon. Two Included transfer of L. L. Ringland to Salem to succeed O. s. Foster, who resigned, and ap pointment of M. Goodrich at Phil omath. ': T Mi -. 4 Germany May Continue Talk Observers Say Reich Has "Everything to Gain" hy Parleying, . Hints Indicate ' i -' - Hitler Explains Views . 'Orally, to Henderson . as Envoy Visits By LOUIS P. LOCHNER BERLIN, Aug. 29-jfP)-Ado'.f Hitler's answer to ther British formula to prevent war over Po land was handed to British Am bassador Sir Nevlle Henderson In the reich's chancellery tonight The ambassador, who brought the British proposals from London yesterday, remained in the chan cellery 25 minutes. It was reported In Informed Quarters that. In addition to hand ing over the German note which the fuehrer and Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop draftel carefully today. Hitler explained Germany's attitude orally at soms length. What the German reply was ta British proposals remained a pro found official secret, but hints from Informed chancellery and foreign office Indicated that the way was open for further negotia tion. German View On Note Favorable It was reliably reported that the British communication was, from the German point of view, "con ciliatory and tar reaching," and that the German view now was that the reich had everything to gain by continuing the discussions. Henderson left the chancellery presumably to make an immediate report to London. Prime Minister Chamberlain ot Great Britain earlier in the day had been given Hitler's general and informally stated Tlewi In a note which the fuehrer dispatched to London by plane before the fin al draft or the reich'i reply had been formulated. -" . - Immediately after seeing Hen derson tonight Hitler called for the Italian ambassador to Ger many, Bernardo Attolico, who re mained In the chancellery 15 min utes. Today Tells Story Daladier Believes PARIS, Aug. 8 0.-( Wednesday) -(A)-Premier Edouard Daladier, showing the strain of days of ceaseless French preparations for possible war, said early today "we will know today where we stand." The premier referred to Adolf Hitler's note dispatched to Lon don last night in reply to the British communication setting forth British-French determina tion to stand by' Poland in her dispute with Germany. "This Hitler," he mused, as he emerged from war ministry conferences. Then, smiling, he added, "What a torrent His reply to Britain Is as voluminous as the note sent to him. The premier then went home to get some much-needed rest Motts Participate In Astoria Events Frances Mott," daughter of Con gressman and Mrs. James W. Mott of Salem, will be crowned queen of the Astoria Regatta to night and Congressman and Mrs. Mott and another daughter, Dor othy, have gone to Astoria to wit ness the event Congressman Mott will also participate in the dedi cation of the Tongue Point naval base, development of which he ef fectively advocated as a member of the naval affairs committee In the lower house of congress. Before returning to Salem, Con gressman Mott will participate In a tour of inspection of naval bases along the Pacific coast starting on the northern Washington coast and extending as far south as San Pedro. Driver Is Hero As Heavy Truck Flanges Downhill TACOMA, Aug. 29.-4P)-Plaad- its of Taeoma police went to Greg Marlon. 29, of Seattle, when he averted what might have resulted in a fatal accident by steering a 10-ton truck, its brakes out of commission, down a steep hill and through heavy traffic here late to day. -,r Officer George Johnson of the police motor ; division had high praise for Marlon's "courage and driving skill" after the SeatUe man had remained at the wheel ot the heavy machine while It sped 2 blocks before side-swiping an other truck and careening Into a gasoline filling station. v Meeting Set Today To Make Decision Of Peace or War British Officials Study Note but. Make no Comment; Berlin Says Way C to Parleys Still Open Chamberlain Addresses Commons, Says Danger Is Undiminished; Six Points at Issue Listed LONDON, Aug. 30. (Wednesday) ( AP) The Brit ish cabinet was called this morning to study a communication from Adolf Hitler which Prime Minister Chamberlain had in dicated might turn the "precarious balance" between peace and war. The fuehrer's answer to a statement of the British posi tion, described by the prime minister as not moving "a jot from support of Poland, was received here late last night amid much activity at No. 10 Downing street. There, at the prime minister's residence,' Chamberlain Oand Foreign Secretary Lord Hall- 1 Tl al Driiisu ncpuricu Acting via Duce Envoys of two Countries Talk; Mussolini May Try to Sway Hitler By RICHARD G. MASSOCK ROME, Aug. 29.-4P)-A British effort to Influence Adolf Hitler further toward a peaceful settle ment of the European Crisis through the good offices of Pre mier Mussolini was reported In diplomatic circles tonight Sir Percy Loralne, British am bassador, had a half hour talk with Italian foreign minister. Count Galeaxso Ciano, this after noon. Neither the British nor the Italians would say what was dis cussed; but ' both Indicated that Mussolini waa acting as an active go-between. U was believed that Sir Percy had suggested that the Italian premier, since he openly shares a desire to avert war, use his pow ers of persuasion on Hitler to pro vide London with an acceptable reply to the British government proposals. While Hitler's reply was being drafted, according to all indica tions, with the moderating advice of II Duce, Italian preparations for possible war went ahead. The first appeal for Italians to move out of big cities appeared as an air raid precaution and to fa cilitate food distribution in the event of a conflict Prune Distillery Burns at Liberty LIBERTY, Aug.. 29 The distil lery built here last year by Frank Chrudensky, designed to utilise by-products ot the prune Industry. was destroyed by fire which was discovered at 2 o'clock this morn ing. .A fire truck was sent by the Sa lem fire department but the crew was handicapped by lack of ade quate water supply. Mr. Chrudensky had gone to Al bany and information as to insur ance coverage was lacking here today. The - loss was tentatively estimated at $10,000. A number ot people living near Scio were un derstood to be financially inter ested in the distillery. Track Supervisor Killed by Freight PASCO, Wash., Aug. 29-UPV-A freight train killed W. A. Wana- maker, Northern Pacific track supervisor here, at 2:30 p.m. to day when it .struck bis gas car from the rear at Pifer. The engine struck the car on a curve before Wanamaker could stop it and clear the track. The freight train took the body to Ritzvilie. No Further CompromiseDue, Eden Broadcasts to America LONDON, Aug. 30.-(Wednesday ) -iip)-Former Foreign ' Secre tary Anthony Eden declared In a broadcast to the United States early today that "the British people could not accept a com promise solution ot the present crisis "which merely postponed until six months- hence another world crisis of a similar charac ter." "We are all of ns convinced, said Eden, "that the Issues with which we are confronted can ad mit of no patch-work compromise. We are In an era of fateful deci sion. Alas, no solution of the present situation ' can be " accept able unless It decisively strength ens the peace front unless it manifests beyond doubt that this time the attempt to extract con cessions by force has tailed. i,ax "tudled the German reply un- til early this morning. Then leaving the foreign office about 2:30 a. m. (8:30 p.. m.. PST Tuesday), Halifax announ ced a cabinet meeting had been called for later in the morning. He did not give the hour. There was no Immediate com ment on Hitler's message. The prime minister yesterday told the house of commons the Is sue of peace or war was still un decided, and that upon Hitler answer "depends whether further time will be given to the explora tion of the situation and for the operation of many forces which are working tor peace." Berlin Sources Say Door Open Informed sources in Berlin said the fuehrer's message did net close the door to negotiation. Among the officials who called at Chamberlain's residence white Lord Halifax and the prime- min ister scrutinised the reply was Sir Horace Wilson, one of Chamber lain's "brain trusters, who fig ured In last September's crisis ne gotiations with Hitler. Chamberlain In d e t e r m lnel tones told a cheering house ef commons that Great Britain Is "ready for any eventuality" war in defense of Poland if need be er peaceful , negotiation ot the German-Polish quarrel it Hitler agrees. ' Chamberlain Firm On Pledge To Poles Britain's determination to fight at the side of Poland In event ef aggression stands firm, the 70-year-old prime minister reitera ted, and the issue is squarely up to the German fuehrer. "The Issue of war or peace te still undecided," he said. "We ctm hope and will work for peace, but,. t we will not abate any Jot ef ear resolution to hold fast to the lines which we have laid down for eur selves. - Frontier tension must be dimin ished, he said, as "the first prere quisite" for peaceful negotiation of the quarrel. Chamberlain' 18 -minute ad dress Informed the crowded house that there had been little change In the situation since the honse met last Thursday, de.lte the flurry of diplo- a tic maneuvers, and that the danger of war had not "in any way receded. The "main points" of the discus sions with Hitler, he indicated, were these: 1. Hitler left "no doubt as te the urgency of settling Polish-German question-" but 'was con cerned to Impress upon his majes ty's government his wish for an An??' 1rr--n understanding of a complete and lasting character." 2. Britain "w o u 1 d naturally welcome an oppo-"lty of dis-, rvw'inz with Germany the several Issues" look-g tcward a "perman- ' ent aereemen." 2.- "Everything turns upon the manner In which the Immediate differences between Gerr and Polsnd can ' .--"" and the na ture of the proposals which might be made for any settlement. 4. "We hare made it plain that our obligatlc to Poland, cast v (Turn to page 2, column f ) "This time the conception ef good faith in international deal tug, of respect for the rights ef people, events small or great,1 Is going to prevail. We pray that the victory will be peaceful, but whether , peaceful or not - the challenge will be met For too ' long Europe has lived under the threat ot the current crisis." In negotiating the non-aggression pact with Russia, Eden said, "the German- government has been guilty of an extraordinary psychological error.. It was con- ' tidered, Eden said, that, "the western powers would be so thunderstruck- that they - would at once go back upon their pledge to Poland. .- On the contrary, he said. It waa the friends and political allies of Germany who were dumbfounded
