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Going Away? ; Going ori a vacation this B&ontiiT LetLTho Statesman follow y o a to brine ews from home i along wl t h word and up-to-the-mfnete photo picture of t e a t a from abroad. 1 - , Tesi2icr ; GcatnOf fair todav and i i- rj 1 ? - , -: a Thursday, somewhat cooler wim sugnuy nigner banuu ' I ' ! - ' I ' v; Itr. Max- tenn. Taeadav BSI VV V v'tV V, . jfclrn. temp. 63. . River -4.3 ft. jrw wiad. ; PsuNDQo -: 1651 r NDJETIETH YEAR Galem. Orton.Vdadorr Morning. Aucrust 7 ISO i -1 No. 113 - , r : r;;,L.: - -j - ..... Ililiiiilir i -'r 1 .; -. - ! : JHT- " T1! mmmm 3E e- I I ill I 1 y a : 3 f ... . a : ; ' .4- . . i ' -Ui Italians Major Battles Are Predicted In HE Africa Control of Suez Canal and Road to India T at Stake There Egypt's Neutrality now Violated; West Front '- Relatively Quiet (By The Associated. Press) Italian troops fought on Egypt Ian and British Somallland Boll -Tuesday night in a far-flung of fensive against " Great . Britain's awsy in Africa. Control of north east Africa, the Sues canal and the storied road to fabulous India is at stake. ;- ' - Rome first reported actual land fighting in Egypt by & vanguard of 00,000 soldiers-Mussolini has at his command in Africa. Italian authorities said their men drove the British back -when the Italians marched into Egypt, Jo begin the great drive eastward. .. The British reported tha.fr Italys move into British Somallland be gan Angnst 4 when three col nmnt drove into' that British land adjoining Ethiopia. gypt May Jeclare War, Is Prospect What Egypt would do was not known but that cQtton-rich land, tied to Britain by military alli ances, already has broken diplo matic relations with Mussolini and has notified Italy that any attack would put Egypt Into the war actively beside--Britaim'Hgypt was i specifically excluded from Mussolini's declaration of waf, aj 1 long as she took no part against IUly bul'sinee then Italian planes have bombed Alexandria, an Egyptian port. The Italians already have in vaded Britain's Kenya colony in Africa, but the almost two months since Mussolini entered the war (Turn to page 2, column ) HQ Hauter9 Column Is there a- man around your hocee who, Centennial; dead ' and done with, still doesn't want to If there Is, look at him with suspicion, forhe mar 'be akin ' in motive' to Harry (Pittsbur g h Phil) S trauss whose - lawyers are., doing , all they , can to keep his fine black - beard . on his ' phis. 'Si " .--: On the , other hand the Nw .Tork District At- hmx. p.. torney's .office (fellow.; by the name ef Dewey runs it) is doing all, Jt san to jnake; Mr. Strauss .have.: ; : ' ;" '-. - i Mr. V Strauss . ! mouthpiece maintains : that to make Harry V shave would be a violation of hi constitutional j rights. He says it would be making Harry, testify against, himlf. . , The point is that Mr. Strauss will be on trial in September for murder and the d.a's office fig ures the beard is a ruse to keep witnesses from ideritlfylng him. We don't know what will hap pen, bur Judge Frsnklyn" Taylor has asked for briefs; citing prece dents . on , beards and , forcible : shaving : and - would doubtHjss welcome any information on the subject from : these parts. - !--.- ' . : -: .".. . The traditional three boar -luncheon is disappearing, in France, news report say, be-" cause of food, shortage. ' It seems - all the ' Frenca bow have to eat in quantity is their - pride. 8PIEI4 FOR TlfK GLOCKKN r a . . :. 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Translated from the German it reads! Today 1 Big Show! New program; Com in. Gentlemen; Oorae in! ' A French sign appears on the theatre's facade AP Telemat. Europe Will Soon Be 'Howling Hell' Starving, Avers Ciidaliy; British . not ; Likely ' to Ease Bldckade - ; LONDON, Aug. .(jpyi 1 e a t Britain, jit was indicated tonight, probably will refuse an implicit plea by the United States ambas sador to Belgium-that the block ading British navy permit ship ment of food from America to avert starvation in Belgium and elsewhere in Europe. An informed British source said it was "unlikely that Britain will allow any food into German occupied Europe." The envoy, John Cudahy, had declared that conditions "close to famine" would prevail in Bel gium by mid-September unless American shipments get through: Indirectly he used the phrase a howling hen," to pietue the possible situation in Belgium and elsewhere In Europe when winter comes. " .Within a few hours after Cuda hys prediction, this British com ment discounting it was forth coming: .. . - - "It ia not at all 'certain that Europe will be in such a bad way over, food as Mr. Cudahy. thinks. Belgium, and the . other occupied countries will have to make up I "(Turn to page 3, column ) - Shot for Attack With-Ax During Warrant Serving PORTLAND, Aug. i.-PV-Two patrolmen " shot and wounded Tony DiOrio. 28, in the hip today after they said he attempted to attacic them with an axe." - ! Officers D. D. Day and George Cawood reported the shooting oc curred as they sought to serve a warrant charging DiOrio's brother with assault; and battery." The complaint was signed by a sister, Lena DiOrio, who said her mother had been beaten. i DiOrio broke away from a me lee involving the brothers, the mother and officers and returned with an axe. Cawood shot him for refusing to halt. " ' ' Brfnnevitle Spokesman Heard typdn Power Topic II "No citx can expect to build a new: city hall or a new sewer system from ' electric earnings," Georg HIbbert. representative of the Bonneville Project, told mem bers of the city's special power committee in a question an answer session at the city council cham bers last night. . - Hitbert emphf sixed that the purpose of Bonneville is to dis tribute power at the "lowest rea sonable cost." but -, assured the committee that -Bonneville con tracts rigidly provide for estab lishment of rates which wlH repay fbonded ; indebtefinss and;, assure economical operation. ; - . Pointing to th close wholesaler-dealer relations of - large auttomobile manufacturers as an example. Hlbbert said, ? "Bonne ville is ' also interested that our cutlets operate - la ft businesslike way." ' - - Possible effect of establishment cr a" Marion county public utility diatrlct on anj alcia punlcipal 5T I 1 SMMBiMtn BJ KtWfi ."'" SnafjsssWaMSBBSU London May Soon Be Bombs' Target Is Berlin Report tONDON Aug. f-VSprawl-lag " London ;rwlth. its great docks, was pictured In1 'German radio broadcast from Bremen:to nlght as the possible "big target" for the next '.'mass bombings in Germany's air war prelude to blitzkrieg. The announcer, who said I cannot tell you when the attack will come or how, but can say that it will not come in the form in which it is anticipated in Eng land," declared that the nasi air force Is overhauled, rested and ready. "Attacks will be directed against docks and industrial cen ters, he said, pointedly referring to densely-populated London as the 'big target.". Across the English channel no man's land7 the British and Ger man air forces continued sparring for openings for the heavy punch es. ' Raiders were heard after, dark over ;'. Wales 'and . southwestern England. . . . - Due bomber was shot down off the east . coast during : sporadic dogfights.: earlier .and a '.Spitfire pursued . another . bomber out - to sea after it dropped 5 incendiary bombs which ignited one house.; The British air 'ministry. "which has reported' raids" into: Germany almost nightly, -said-last night's attacks were ' aimed at" the nasi naval stronghold at Kiel,' the .port city, of Hamburg and 'airdromes and Industrial centers In Holland and northeastern ' Germany. FiresUt;biit HYIoney Found First WATERBURT. Connw Aug. C. (Jpy-A. restaurant proprietor turned pale .when, .upon entering the basement he found a. gas com pany inspector - examining 1 the heating system. ' Weakly he asked.' "Did yon light the fire?" " "Not before I found your 1710 hidden in . the flue and took It upstairs to"your cashier," the service man. replied. power project concerned several of the committee members. ' Referring to the Marion county PUD measure which will be on the November .ballot, Hlbbert said. "Even though, that act passed there would be nothing to prevent the city from going into the mu nicipal power business.'? He later qualified -this statement by say Ing that this interpretation might be changed by judicial opinions. The question of whether Salem, should it enter the municipal power field, should serve only its bounded . territory or extend to rural areas , beyond brought an answer trout Hlbbert .that "your farm friends") might not .appreci ate it If the city chopped off. lis electric services at the city llmito, especially 4f the city -rate was low er than in the environs. " - .'ITariou county has, if not the thickest, one of the thickest rural populations In the state." he said, "and I personally, would advise serving your Hade' area." : . and IS GERMAN TTT 4 Steep Levies Due On Excess Profit High as 40 per Cent for ,jSome Firms, propose 2 Jap:in:nonge :-1 I WASHINGTON, Aug. S-(3V-The house' tax sub-committee agreed tonight on an excess profits levy, which would Impose taxes of 25 to 40 per cent on a certain pro portion of industry's profits aris ing from the huge defense pro gram and yield the treasury $300,000,900 to $500,000,000 a year. The measure also would per mit concerns which expand their plants for the purpose ot handl ing government arms contracts to charge off the cost of their ex pansion against their earnings within five years, at the rate of SO per cent a year, or sooner if the emergency should end. This was a point on which many industrialists had sought - reas surance before accepting govern ment contracts. In order to expe dite -passage i of "the measure, members of tke - senate finance committee will sit in at -the ses sions starting' Friday when the whole house ways and means com (Turn to page a, column I) Favor Huge Loans To lliii-Aineri WASB3NGTON, Aug, e.-(jp)- majority of' the -senate- banking committee contended today that a proposed $500,000,000 increase in" the capital of ' the - Export-Import bank was "an essential mea sure ef economic preparedness for ourselvee and our Latin-American neighbors' against the uncertain future of a war-torn world."1 The ' committee made this re port to the senate at about the same time that a minority of seven members', filed a : protest condemning the. proposed . Latin American . lending as "unsound, futile and ft waste ot the people's money.! - ' -" - - - The measure provides that the bank's capital shall bo increased from. $200,000,000 " to$700,000, 000, with .authority to make loans j to ' governments or. central banks In the western hemisphere Earlier today. Secretary of State Hull aent a letter to the house banking., committee saying the bin. was . "essential", to "economic defense" of the western hemi sphere, v. " -1 McNary to Arrive Jn Salem on 25 th PORTLAND, Aug., .-C?-Sen-ator McNary wilt fly to Portland Sunday. August 25. and leave di rectly lor Fircone, his home near Salem,' to prepare for his repub lican vice-presidential nomination notification on August 1H It is virtually assured- that Joseph , Martin... minority . house leader and chairman of the re publican national, committee, will attend the cerezaonles at the state fairgrounds, Ridpa Cakn. repub lican nation il committeeman, said. . '.. . ' - .. i. '. r . 1 Ex-JXayorIi Indjlcted V D2TTROIT, Aag. S-jTV-Former Mayor Richard W. Reaillag was named in two-count indictment returned today by a federal grand Jury ' charging : Mm with Income tag Taslon, ' tliland Stark Id HqSenate; t ...T . , . ? . .. , Incumbent Truman Close j Behind ; Goverhorship , f Tussle Also Close Kansas GoTernor Scores 15 to 1 Over Both . His Opponents ST. LOUIS,' Aug. 7 (Wednes-day)-(aj-GoveTnor Lloyd - 'C. Stark stayed tenaciously ahead ot incumbent Senator Harry S. Tru man early today in returns from nearly one-half ot Missouri's pre cincts In the race for the demo cratic senatorial nomination. In 1115 of the state's 4447 pre cincts, including 100 of St. Louis 78S and 51 'of 551 in Jackson county (Kansas City) the gover nor had st.Cst votes against 85 144 for the; senator and 42,581 for Maurice) U .Milllgan, former US district attorney at Kansas City who prosecuted Tom Pendergast, one-time Kansas City "boss." Returns from 1580 pneelncts in the contest, for the democratic nomination ' for governor, which shared the state's attention with the senatorial fight, gave the fol lowing vote to the two principal candidates: Lawrence MeDaniel of St. Louis 59,788; State Senator Allen McReynolds of Carthage ty.ooi. - The i issue of "bossism" a fa vorite in Missouri elections was hurled from every conceivable angle In the Intense campaign. Star lai. MlHlgan; found occa sion to use it against each other, while Joining in attempts to brand Truman as the "Pendergast sena tor because he had been elected in 1824 as the personal choice of the former Kansas City political leader. Manvel H. Davis of Kansas City Jumped far into the lead for the republican senatorial nomination a seven-way race that Included a former democrat, Ewlng T. Mitchell of Springfield, who served as assistant secretary of commerce in President Roosevelt's first term. Forrest C. Donnell of St. Louis took an early lead in the race for the republican nomination for governor. . TOPEKA. Kas.. Aug. .-- Kansas republicans re-nominated Gov. Payne H. Ratner, 42, Par sons attorney, by a big margin in today's . primary elections. . Democrats chose W. H. Burke. 1, Little. River, stockman,' to op pose 'him in November. .' - Governor Ratner. first elected in 1828. ran better than five to one .over the combined total rote of his two opponents, C. D. Lank. Wichita pickle manufacture, and Jay A. Welch. Haddam banker. Burke's margin-over his lone opponent, S. L. Mathews. Kansas city attorney, was also lop-sided. : ; Returns from 889 of the state's 2725 precinets-gave -Ratner 1 2, C03. Welch 0548 and Lank 5345? returns from 179 -precincts- gave Burke 18.554 and .Mathews 87T1. ' - Neither Ratner nor Burks mads an active , campaign their-: nominations- being -regarded-, as. fore gone preferin g to reserve their tire for the fall contest, . All . the . state's seven congress men were re-nominated. Only one. Rep. U. 8. Guyer, republican. ot the second.- had primary .opposi tion. He- appeared - to have won easily orer Miss Chloe Matteson, City. - Bribery-Charged To Ex-Governor NEW. ORLEANS. Aug. MV Long-dormant "hot oil" charges against former Gov.: Richard W. Leche . and others that figured prominently, in the. 1829 federal investigations In 'Louisiana were rerived today with filing of charg es of bribery against Leche and Seymour Weiss, prominent hotel man here and in Ifew Yorkv ; Late today District"" Attorney J. Bernard Cocke of Orleans pariah tiled direct- bills, of Information charring the two men directly and indirectly received a bribe 4n con nection with the 1124 alleged -hot oil case la which the federal government has charged they con spired to evade the ConnaUy act,' ' ETTGENE. -Aug-t.-(SV-Paui .E. Ckrr, tl, died today ot injuries Inflicted - yesterdiy by ."' Cying leg choker hookv . f- , ' Plirases;: Heard Mintbn and Holt Qaarrel :i in Senate; GOP Held t National Guard -Measure ; ,Dne to Reach Ballot . : Today, Predicted : By RICHARD U TURNER - , WASHINGTON, ; AugC -VPt- Congressional -tempers cracked today -; under - the - strain of 'the great conscription-, controversy, while the bill, and legislation em powering; the -president to muster the national guard into active service, remained, at a standstill. : The senate ' heard' a personal exchange between Senator Holt (D-W Va) and Senator . Minton (D-Ind) in which such, epithets as -liar," "rat" and -slacker" were commonplaces. . A house hearing on the draft bill : ended, meanwhile, in a charge by Rep. Faddls (D-Penna) that opposition arose from "fifth columnists' and nasi agents. When Faddls went on to say that republicans were playing polities with the issue and "leading us down the same path that France followed to its death,, mem bers ot that party arose , to enter swift and emphatic denials. There were developments also on other fronts. The house tax subcommittee approved an exeeas profits tax estimated to yield $200,000,000 to $500,000,000 an nually. Amortizing Capital Investment Promised Standing in the bulky presence ot William - S. Knudsen, national defense commissioner,- Chairman Cooper (D-Tenn) ot the subcom mittee earlier had assured" pros pective . government,' contractors that legislation permitting them to deduct the . cost of plant ex pansions for defense purposes from' the taxable earnings over a five-year period would be enact ed. He urged that they go tor- (Tarn to page 2, column 4) Hague's Dismissal Demand of Brown Sayg Administrator Blade Talk Against "Common Sense'. Measure' ' i PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. t.-i-M. P. Brown, president of . Com mon Sense, Inc.. said today he had demanded the dismissal ot J. J. Hague.'. Oregon liquor ' control commission administrator. . Brown said he wrote Governor Sprague and Commission - Chair man Lloyd Wen tworth that , the administrator violated the Oregon law by opposing a ballot measure In a Hood River address Jury 28.; . The letter, charged that 'Hague made "disparaging . r e m a r.k s about the Common Sense spon sored. Initiative measure to repeal the. Oregon lienor law in: favor, ef private Honor, sales. , - - Brown said: that Oregon .liquor la wa provide-that "any employe of. the commission who shall, en gage in promoting or opposing the candidacy of any person for a pub tie 'office; or In promoting or op posing' -any 'measure to be voted on by the people shall be immedi ately dismissed. . - Argument Over Wart Cause, Brother Killing WATNE. W. Va Aug. .-- Clyde Morrison. 40-year-old son ot ft country storekeeper, was con victed today, of voluntary man slaughter for killing his 28-year-old ' brother after an argument orer the war in Europe, eciation onLenten ' .- - - Service Voiced by. Officials Thanks and appreciation to' the 2100. people who .were actively engaged in the staging of the Sa lem - Centennial - were expressed yesterday in a statement by Mayor W. W. Chadwick. president of the Centennial commission, and Irl S. McSherry, vice-president and general manager. -4 The statement of appreciation: "The . Salem ' Centennial cele bration came to a close on Sun day evening, August 4. 1940, with an especially impressive re ligious service at the state fair grounds' and .the attendance and interest In that meeting was Tery typical of the attendance and in terest taken la all ot the affairs planned for the five day observ ance ot the erst loo years cr the city ot Salem. . . "Several months ago the work started cn this celebration, and the. definite plans were adopted. Then came the selection ot com mittees and as ft result over 500 citizens found themselves on the I various committees. That was not jaHecltpz Fight T : . On Conscription I ! i Camillieu Houde, mayor of Moat - real, ia ahown- ia an 'tatera saeat camp following his arrest under the Canadian war meas ures act because be advocated deflaaco of the compulsory regiatratlow. for war eonsertp tioa, duo to take effect August 10. AP TelemaC Storm Refugees j Flee Gulf Coast Extensive Flooding Occurs but Only One Death 1 Reported Early . NEW ORLEANS, AugJ t.-WV-Storm refugees by the hundreds tied Louiaiaaa-s-low-lying- gull coast today before ft tropical dis turbance edging westward toward Texas after causing extensive floods and disrupting communica tions from Mobile, Ala., to west ern Louisiana. The death of one man from fright was the only casualty re ported, but It was feared there might be additional loss of life In Islated coastal settlements swept by high tides that accompanied the gale and tropical downpour. - The weather bureau this after noon put the! center of the storm, the first of the gulf hurricane sea son, on or near the Louisiana coast just southeast of Morgan City, apparently moving west northwestward. Storm warnings were extended to Houston. Tex., with gales expected along the up per. Texas coast tonight. ', Meanwhile, another mod erate tropical storm with highest winds around 20 miles an hour passed ever Turks Island -in the eastern moat Bahamas at noon, the wea ther bureau reported. r Described as of "slight- Inten sity the disturbance continued to mere west-northwest through the Bahamas where caution was' ad vised this. afternoon and tonight. ' t Throughout the day the histor ic Evangeline country, of south ' (Turn to page 2, column 4) ' ; Centennial Data To Be Preserved; MnsicReqnested MuilcaT" scores, publicity ''ma terial and clippings., souvenir programs and records ot the Sal em Centennial are to be placed in a permanent library, whose lo cation has hot yet been, deter mined.. Tommy. Hoxie. publicity representative, announced yester day. The city hall is being con sidered 'as permanent repository ot the collection.. which Is to be preserved for the. Interest of fu ture Salem generations, he said. Hoxie asked' that all pageant chorus members be reminded to turn in their music' and obtain refund ot their, ten-cent deposits. . -- i - - - i . -;- sH the splendid, pageant , which was staged on four nights brought into active work over 2000 par ticipants e? the result was that over 2S00 people of this city were actively engaged in the staging of the affair. : - v . ; - "It la difficult to express- our appreciation to each one verbally, so we desire to take this means of thanking each and every one who aided. La making this celebra tion the success it was. There was a real spirit of cooperation and fellowship without such the cel ebration could not have gone for ward. Our.hcpe is that this re kindled spirit of cooperation and fellowship will continue to grow and thrive in this city and enable greater things to be accomplished. "So once again to each one who helped--than you. very much. v "W. W. CHADwicK prest- dent, Centennial commission.- IRL S. XcSIIERRT, Tie. I president, . general manager, , " t Centennial commission, ; GrainStnBble Fields Ablaz Yamnill,; Polk and Linn Counties All Report ' j - Damage From Hre Mercury Here 2 Degrees - . Lower, as Thunder ; Snowers Loom , , Denixens of Salem's downtown offices and shops would scarcely believe it but Old Sol let up -a little yesterday afternoon in - his latest blitxbeam attack on the capitaL ! ! - 4" - i The - - thermometer reached a peak of '95 degrees at 2:20 p. m., two degrees below Monday's maximum. The noon -hour 'reading-was 90, four points under Mondays temperature .at . the same time ot day. - . While . gardeners opened : the faucets wider to keep' flowers and vegetables from drying up, bean growers In the Aumsville district rushed to the harvest. ; - Picking reaced ' the ruah stage around Aumsvillo following un--days intense heat, the Statesman correspondent there reported. Growers 'engaged in a scramble to obtain pickers, while Aums ville produce markets picked up as bean field workers boosted their ! earnings. I RICKREALL. Aug. Only three acres I ot standing grain were destroyed by fire which started on the Cadle farm ? ap proximately one mile north cf here this afternoon and bunred from' the Pacifie highway east te the Southern Pacific tracks, cov ering over 100 acres. It was con trolled by volunteers. j ' 1 A . sheepshed and a barn -were saved, by backfiring. Cause of tie blase- was- undetermined. . Firefighters reported the 1 ex tinguishing i of another small blaze Monday afternoon, also on the Cadle farm. , , DALLAS, Aug. f . The Dallas fire department was called - out j Monday afternoon to the Smith i Bros farm in the Smithfield com- 1 m unity north of Dallas when fire started in a stubble field. The i fire, believed to have started from a spark from the tractor pulling ' the combine, burned over 40 or 50 seres but did -little serious '- damage other than to destroy a i few saeks of hairy vetch. The blase spread from the grain Valley field into pasture land but back- j firing and plowing around the '; field averted further damage, j PORTLAND, OreC Aug. -ifV 1 The sun hung hotly over Oregon. again' today. 1 but cooler weather ; was predicted to aid In suppressing- small, -scattered fires, pot en- r tial danger spots. 1 ."' , . - A hundred 'men virtually com pleted control of the ICO-acre . Baker creek blase 17 miles north west " of - McMlnnville. - althouKh wind -might sweep it out of hand. . foresters said. The original fire started from; a spar tree blasted ' out by loggers. - ' ' A small fire on the Calapooye .' river la - Linn county south ef 1 Sweet Home was trailed.' the state forester said. - ; A flax stubble field blase en the ; south side of the Willamette rtv ' er near New berg . swept over sevr j efal hundred acres,, destroying' power and telegraph poles and . ' damaging ft' ' barn on the Benta ' hop farm. t ! - T ; "! - A vetch field on the Ramsey -farm between New berg and Dun- T dee was tired- by 'a combine's sparks. It was controlled by New- ,' berg and Dundee fire department , and - -volunteers after destroying grain and jumping to a b a rl e y stand ea the James Roberts farm. One hundred acres of land, in- ' (Turn to page 2, column 8 ) Lato -Sports PORTLAND, Ore.. Aug. tHVFy Tho. Portland Bearers gave Hol lywood a .ninth-4nning scare to night before : succumbing, T-5, tn the opening J game of a Pacific Coast baseball league series. : The cellar-place Beavers scor ed all their runs ia the last inn ing, after. Pitcher Les Fleming, who had allowed only three hits, was forced to retire ..with a leg Injury. i . Fleming was struck la the leg by Bob Bergstrom's single. Hollywood T 18 1 Portland-.; ; 5 e - Fleming. Ardlao'.a (9), Tost (9) aad.Brenxel; FaUin, Irvia (9) and Adams. San. Diego ' 5 Los Angeles ' . ' - 1 4 14 22 t 1 Humphreys. M oasis (2), OUea (T, Devoider : (I) and Deore; WeQand and, Hernandex. , San Diego -jj. 1 41 Los Angeles '; , ' '2 2 1 ' Hebert and Salkeld; Flores ni Holm.- ' ' ' - - ' - - Oakland 4 9 2; 8 X Seattle Corbett aad Coorcy; Turjia and .Campbell. ' - Sacramento .. 2 8 9 San Francisce 2 7 8 -. Kleinke, ; Munzer (3) i OgrodowskI; Vs.no ani f ;ri;. : N