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, : ' ." t . , t I-' '"rf" J ' fifr;( v f " 3 , .... .... , ri i . Prepares voir 'Secoiradl' Meaft' ShocEs EMinrDcainie Weaireir a. 9 POU M DD O 1651 .ermr.Ar.n. Auf. Sa-fJPWA week-lone heat wave, which took a death toll of at least 176 persons in 16 states and Washington, D. C, was broken temporarily today. --i J ffA cool air mass from Canada teamed with a hurricane moving rjoFthward off , the Carolina coast to bring relief to sweltering rUriETY-EIGHTH YEAR 12 PAGES Tb Oregon Statesman. Salem Oregon Tuesday. August 31 1343 Price So Ko. 145 if I I M M M H .1 r-a . SI rv 77; n inr n n f. i' ' in the Great Lakes reeion. Wisconsin, sucnigan ana me norwera i jflKB Q0OG6 "It is not often that this coun try is treated to a more brilliant and stimulating intellectual per formance than that of Lawyer Hughes of New York Cityripping 'the lid off the three great in surance companies of his state. iSo began an editorial in Mc Clure's magazine for December, r 1905 when the Armstrong com mittee on insurance was winding up its labors. Charles Evans Hu ghes, then 43, had been appointed examiner for the committee. His work brought to public gaze the sordid details of misadministration of the country's greatest insurance companies and led to reforms by law and by practice which put the business of .life insurance on a uiiue wuwxcavwc iwai. . At 43 Hughes was at mia-prmtvj la his life but his public career? was just beginning. He went on to become governor of vewj York, justice of the supreme court, secre tary of state and then chief jus tice. The intervals between these offices were filled with othr civic duties. Now at 86, . after e few years in retirement, he is dead, full of years and full of honors. Obituaries gave particular men tion to the narrow margin by which Mr. Hughes missed elec tion to the presidency in 1916. But that was only an incident in his busy career. His service as chief justice is within ready memory: how in 1937 after President Roose velt had branded decision on new deal legislation as "horse-and-bug-gy and launched a great effort to "pack" the court Hughes led the court Into modifying its conserva tive views and to validate such legislation as the Wagner labor re lations act and social security laws. Thus the chief justice (Continued on Editorial Page) Soviets Loose Tirade Against Western Allies BERLIN, Tuesday, Aug. . 31-(P) The . Russians in Berlin unloosed e tirade early today against the western allies and the -anti-communist city government The vehicle for the latest Sov iet blast was a meeting of Maj. -Gen. "Alexander Kotikov, the Soviets' Berlin commandant, with delegationDf 'workers who demanded an end to "warmon gering" by the western military governments. The meeting was reported by the official Soviet news agency SNB. SNB said the workers demand ed they be allowed to continue their demonstrations against the city government Last week- there were two communist-led assaults on Berlin's city halL The agency said the, workers told Kotivok that before; elections are held in the Berlin,, the city government should openly ac count for its activities in the last two years.' . ' This was a broad hint' the Sov iets are preparing to ban' elec tions in the eastern sector - of Berlin. Elections for a new city administration are scheduled ten tatively for October. The com munists took a heavy beating two years ago and their political foes say. the communist showing will be even worse this year. ARMY STOWS PLANES WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 - -The armed forces today stowed sway or flew off to distant air fields more than 2,000 airplanes stationed along the path of a hur ricane churing Its way up the east coast Anirnc! Crackers .By WARREN GOODRICH ; mm i -2J i ,m "Worst cut ct prickly hti I ever svnr.T ( Mm Iks' Dortions oi Illinois, xnaiana ana Ohio had temperatures ; averaging from 75 to 80 degrees. Among temperatures reported at mid afternoon were: Atlanta, Ga 83; Nashville, Tenn., 88; Washington, D. C, 89; Kansas City, Ma; 81; Little Rock, Ark-, 92; j Oklahoma City, 93; Denver, Colo., 92; Billings, Mont, 92; Bis marck, N. D., 94; Glasgow, Mont, 96 and Mobridge, S. D, 99. . The weatherman said the tem porary relief from the heat would wane tomorrow. Wanner weather was forecast for Illinois, upper Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa. Other sections were expected to follow. HATTERAS, N. Aug. Z(HJP) -North Carolina beaches and outer banks were evacuted tonight as long Atlantic swells warned of the approaching hurricane. Residents of lowland areas back from the coastline also were warn ed to seek shelter on higher ground as playground resorts and hotels battened down for the ex pected blow. Largest movement of persons was at Atlantic beach, where the Red Cross ordered 1,000 residents to , board up their homes and leave the sand strip near More head City. Low areas in the More- i head City-Beauiort region also were cited as dangerous Winds of gale force were fore cast for this area about midnight increasing to hurricane force with in a few hours. Hurricane warnings were con tinued from Wilmington to Cape Hatteras and storm warnings else where to the Virginia capes, but storm warnings south of Wilming ton were removed. The report placed winds at the center of the hurricane at 113 miles an hour, with those of hur ricane force extending 50 to 60 miles and gales extending out 140 miles. Red Influence Won Position -Chambers NEW YORK. Aug. 30 Whittaker Chambers testified to day he used communist Influence to get a $6,000-a-year "boon doggling job with the govern ment in 1937. He said this was while he was drawing pay as a communist un derground courier and that, through party influence, he land ed the Job, -within 24 hours. At the " same hearing, 'a sub committee of the house un-American activities committee failed to draw any information from "J. Peters," the mysterious, long sought witness identified by Chambers as the No. 1 man in the communist underground in this country. ; After Peters took refuge In the constitution In declining to an swer all key questions, the sub committee members recommend ed contempt charges for him. They said, though, that their pro posed contempt citation could not be presented before Sept 7. Chambers told the subcommit tee he obtained the federal job through Abraham George Silver man and Irving Kaplan, both government employes at the time, and Peters. i Silverman, whom Chambers said was a communist, was nam ed last month by Elizabeth Bent ley as a member of an alleged wartime Russian spy ring ope rating' in government circles. Rep. Nixon (R-Calif), a com mittee member, said yesterday Chambers' testimony would link the pre-war . spy underground described by Chambers with the wartime ring described by Miss Bentley. - . . i Chambers linked Peters who he has claimed was "director of an underground spy apparatus'' to the Job,. Roof Fire Hits Capitol Roof : WASHINGTON, Aug. SOSV-A small fire among some painting equipment on the roof of the cap itolr was extinguished tonight without serious damage.; - Flames broke out near e uag pole on the western side of the dome, the side toward fbe Wash ington monument "v- Firemen , were summoned by telephone, by a building guard aft er smoke had been spotted. The blaze was put out without difficulty:' YTeather Max. 11 - 73 69 Mliu ' Preetp. , M . ,; M .trace 7 trac t . JOO 4 IS JOO Sftlem .' ... Portland San Francisco Chicago New York Wfflamtt tif .S.l feet. ..4J . rORECAST (from U.S. weatheVtu reau. McNary field, 6alm) v Tartly cloudy today and tonight. Hla today ?. low tonight U. wind a though day will interfere with dusUnaf nd pray in, otherwise weather xcUni tor all farm activities. i IALXM TtfU CErTX AXIOM (rrea Sept. 1 tm Amg. SI) . TVt Year tatYail Average 4IJS ; 3S.7I J1 Picketing To Draw Queries By the Associated Press ' Thousands of young men signed up Monday for America's peace time draft Those registered first by selec tive service boards throughout the country were in the 25 year age groups. Younger men will register later starting today. Generally, the first registrants lined up early. In some instances, They were waiting when draft boards opened. In Texas, a few 18 year olds were on hand and allowed to register although they won't be subject to induc tion until they are 19. . The boards reported little grumbling. The prospective sold iers and sailors signed up quietly and quickly. It took each from 10 to 15 minutes. But in Columbus, a demonstra tion against registration by placard-carrying youths will be in vestigated. Officers questioned a dozen youths who said they were "peace makers." Leaflets against the drafted were circulated in Cleveland and Toledo by the young progressives of Ohio. Selective service offices in Puer- to Rico said the registration was without incident except for one picket line composed of a small group from continental United States. It formed in front of e registration office. The picketers, refusing to give their names, said they were members of the peace and conciliation fraternity with offices in New York. Multnomah county signed 1,126. There was no Jam, and one vet eran remarked: The army was never like this chairs to wait on and only 16 questions to answer.' Dutch Honor Willtelmina on 50-Year Reign AMSTERDAM, Aug. SO -JPh Queen Wilhelmina came out of re tirement today to spend the last week of her 50-year reign in the palace on Dam Square. Dutch by the hundreds of thous ands along the way cheered the monarch, who celebrates her 68th birthday tomorrow and abdicates Saturday in favor of 39-year-old Princess Juliana. The queen came by train from Apeldoorn with a midday stopover at The Hague to receive the first of many ovations in her golden Jubilee. Juliana gave up be role of princess regent during the day in order that her mother might get the full attention of her people in the resumed position of active queen of the Dutch for this final week. The old queen was gracious and smiling, obviously tired but in high spirits. She chatted amiably with her subjects along the royal route from, the country residence in Apeldoorn. Then Wilhelmina came on to Amsterdam, the constitutional capital. The welcome at outlying Amstelstation was the same as at The Hague. She stepped down from the royal train into a recep tion led by the burgomaster of Amsterdam, Dr. Arnold Dailly, and other officials. ;. DPs TO LEAVE EUROPE LAKE SUCCESS, Aug. S0-PV-Warren R. Austin said today the first displaced persons probably will leave Europe for the United States in October. Policed iTficer Leave Charges 'FavoritiGm. The Salem police department, for the third time this year, was blasted by one of Its own or ex officers Monday. " ' v The complaint of "favoritism" and "back-biting" was levelled by Vernard Schmidt, prowl car op erator until being ordered back on a walking beat last week,, who turned in his badge to Chief of Police Frank Minto. Schmidt said, he was asked to turn it in. The 'chief said It was "suggested" and that "I don't know whether you would call It afiringora resignation.'V ..f -- The splv-up"between the two came itaflng a talk Monday on the sidewalk next to the city halt Cedx of the controversy centered t round Schmidt's being ordered to walk a beat his resultant fail ure to show up for work Sunday night, and his declaration that he was given no reason for the "de motion.' (There is no change In rank or pay), v . Chief Minto has this to say of the matter: ' -I ordered Schmidt to a beat for the betterment of the depart DDtTODDU For Them Familiar scenes are being enacted In Salem as men It te 25 years eld register far peace time draft Shewn above at left is Mrs. Fern Beaker, Marion county draft beard clerk, shewing the small eard farm being nsed U Lee J. Morris, 25. 1211 liberty st, a veteran, whe Is a flight instructor at the Saleaa air field. Lined mp la thearsaery waiting their torn are, left te rign Klchard Rchweinfarth. 25. Ger- S c Bn hq trail si itd Foraer Prime Minister to Seek Coalition By Robert C Wilson PARIS, Aug. SO (ff1) Robert Schuman, a popular republican MRP) and former, premier, an nounced tonight he had agreed to try to form a new cabinet and end the French political crisis. He said he would go before the national assembly tomorrow to ask for a vote of approval and ajdded he felt assured he would getlit As he left the residence of pres ident Vincent Auriol, Schuman told newsmen of his decision and said: " "I know that that does not solve the problem. But I believe ime presses and that France has need of a government After my conver sations . today X have the Impres sion I will have the confidence of a constitutional . majority. After wards it will be up to me to form a government That will be difficult- But I think I can succeed." He said he realized he still fac ed big difficulties in actually form ing a cabinet but that under the pressure of time and events he was willing to go ahead. Schuman spent the day work ing through the intricate maze of French politics, sounding out va rious party leaders for support Their first reaction was warm. The multiplicity of French pari ties had led to the swift turnover of cabinets since the war. Neither the communists, socialists or popu lar republican party (MRP), the three leading parties, command anything like a majority in the assembly. ...... I ment I don't - give excuses for placing men anywhere I want to. Schmidt told me Monday, when I asked him why he did not re port tor duty the night before, that he wasn't feeling well, I told him he had been well enough to go fishing Sunday, and . that since I'm the only person who can authorize extra days off, I didn't like it He told me he didn't like being put on a walking beat, either, and I told him if he felt that way be could "turn in his badge ' . ' . ' x-. . ; Schmidt said "I certainly don't feel I'm too good to walk a beat, but I don't like to be kicked down for something that was unavoid able and which was no different than has happened before to others." Regarding that "some thing," he said the "demotion" order followed a burglary at Bat darfs In the nollywood district recently when, alone In a prowl car, he was responsible for the entire city north cf Marion street because it was a scheduled nisht off for Harley Cordray, HoUjr wood patrolman. . , - Draft Sign ZJps Are an 014, . - ' "5 ' ' . .. ' ,.i r "; -I - r r To Try Taflks Progress Spook Fire9 Mystery Cleared By Confession of Young Neice . MACOMB, HL, Aug. 20-CP)-The mysteriouf "spook fires" on the Charles Wilier farm were set by a 12-year eld girl. ' a deputy state fire marshal! reported to day. : .' - The state official, John Burgard, said the 100 or more blazes which had fire prevention experts puzzl ed were started with matches by Willey's niece, Wonet McNeil. Burgard reported to John Cralt, Illinois fire marshal, that the tow headed girl who will be IS years old tomorrow, admitted orally starting the fires when the family weren't watching me." Truck Traffic Bypass Route Drive Gets Added Support By Robert E. Ganrware A citizens move for Salem traffic improvement, aimed specific ally at a bypass route for through truck traffic, began taking shape Monday night ? - Several residents along the Pacific highway in north Salem joined a committee of Morningside district residents (on the 12th street cutoff route) in organizing tne move to put through trucks off city streets. Together they organized a Sa lem traffic Improvement commit tee with Donald C Roberts, Salem route 4. box 346, as chairman and Edward Dyck, 121 Duncan ave as secretary. Seventeen citizens attended the organization meeting last night in the H. C Walllng building in southeast Salem. . They laid down this four-point program: . . ' . (1) To petition the state high way comxnission for a restricted speed limit on the 12th street cut off, as a measure for temporarily floacct - Di4in car Schmidt also said that Mon day, shortly after he and Minto had parted, he asked Officer E. W. Hewert, In charge of the state fair detail, for a job there next week. He quoted Ilewett as say ing Minto had ordered Ilewett not to hire him. Minto flatly de nied it Hewett asked . whether he had told Schmidt that said; "Not in so many words; no such order was Issued. But I couldn't see my way to use him while he was under fire." Previously this year. Officer Edward Pease resigned from the police department after being or dered off the plainclothes detail and into unifortn He declared that Chief Minto was not in con trol of his department A few months ago, Hobart Kiggins, once head of the plainclothes de tail, resigned when that detail was split up and declared "there has been an'underanning of the chief by ones la the department for the past five years." lie came tack on the force as a detective later, - (Additional details page 4) . W "''iu ) ,i i j j -jn-i i in - f vais. farmer; James Weed, 25. Jefferseo, paper mill werker; Wesley Cameren, 25. 24S Bcllvee st, Uberer; Jim Hamer. 25, Salem rente 9, bex 646, state police patrolman; and Wallace WeiL 25. 295 8. Winter st. student The last fear named are all veterans ef the seeent war, bat mast register anyway. (Photos by Da Dill. Statesmaa staff pho tographer.) r Cabiine ILeadl.eirslhiSp "She said she did It because she wanted to be sent to live with her mother, who is divorced," Burgard said. "And she reasoned that if the houses used by her father and.her aunt and uncle were burned down, she'd have to be sent to hex moth er." Wonet and her brother, Arthur, Jr, 8, were placed in custody of her father at the time of the di vorce. McNeil and the children have been -living with the WU leys. He Is Mrs. Willey's brother. Wonet s mother Is Mrs. Leonard Eagle of Bloomlngton. HL relief of what they described as hazardous traffie. . (2) To seek a state highway de partment traffie count of, trucks and other vehicles dally . going through Salem via' Fairgrounds road. North Capitol street and south 12th street (3) To draft a petition seeking permanent relief through a bypass route for heavy trucks and. other through traffic, east of the city, and to solicit support of this move from citizens of ether residential areas and from schools, business and industrial : groups, truckers, drivers and Salem clubs. . (4) To lay their case before the state highway commission . at its October meeting. : Organizers of the move stressed they hope for a route change which would benefit tne entire city by alleviating the congestion of heavy through traffic in resi dential, church and school areas. They planned to ask for -a. route entirely outside the city. . t Committeemen said contacts with state truckers' ' association and teamsters union indicate such a move would meet with the favor of both truck drivers and truck owners... --. ' Justice George Rossman, a North Capitol street resident and T. II. Tomlinson, southeast Salem resident will prepare a letter to the -highway commission, seeking a traffic check, and will make a petition draft for presentation at a committee meeting September 13. ' , ' ' - - , County-Engineer Hedda Swart, a member of both city zoning commission and the long-rane planning commission, asserted a throughway just east of Salem would link with the improved North Santiam highway and would provide easy access to Salem over main east-west streets leading di rectly to the part ' cf the city sought by the driver. . . Old Story CSepoirfced I Tk m 1 1 uniy lecnmcai ements Br Eddy GUmoro ' MOSCOW, Aug. S0(ff)-Ahoth er east-west meeting was neia in the Kremlin today and an auth oritative, source said the only bar' to a procedural agreement on the Berlin crisis was Instance by a western power on technicalities and phrasing. Today's two-hour meeting was the ninth since July 30 and one of the shortest on record. Represent ing the soviet union were Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov and his deputy Andrei Vishinsky.. The French political crisis was reported to be having some effect on the conversations. .r French Ambassador Yves Chat aigneau did not Join U. S. Ambas sador Waller BedeU Smith and special British Envoy Frank Rob erts in a post-Kremlin conference at the American embassy until 35 minutes after It began. The conferences are devoted to drafting messages and recommen dations to Washington. Paris and London. : Chataigneau stayed for only 20 minutes, then left Roberts and Smith still in conference. The western powers were re ported very close to agreement on how to go about the problem of dealing with tho Berlin situation. This did not mean agreement had been reached on the Issues in- VlVWle The authoritative source did not name which of the western pow ers was Insisting upon the techni calities and phrasing. The informant, added that this Insistence which lias been evident on several occasions is the only thing that la postponing a four power communique on the talks. None is likely until agreement is reached. ' There Is a good chance of agree ment this week, the source said. Lumber Carrier Rolando Leaves Strike-Held Port NORTH BEND, Ore.. Aug. 30 (tfVThe Junir carried Rolando sailed tonight from this strike troubled port for either San Pedro or San Francisco. James Lyons, owner of the ship and the strike ..bound Irwin Lyons Lumber' company here, re fused to disclose which port the freighter will berth in. . The CIO and AFX. waterfront unions are engaged in a Juris diction fight that some observers fear may spread to San Francisco if the Rolando berths there. CIO mariners picketed the ship last week, claiming below deck Jobs of the AFL manned freighter. Then the CIO longshoremen - stopped loading the S. S. Santa Leonora, joined the picket line and extended it to the milt Today, AFL saw mill workers refused to psss through the pickets, halting the mill operation. . Bars Handicap Agre 1' 230 Sign For Draft In Salem : " v.... Br Conrad G. Prance Staff Writer. The Statesman A tntal tit ??ft,mn mn 0 lstered at Salem armory Mon day in tne first day of registra tion In the new selective service program. j Although nearly all the regis trants on the opening day were 23 years old, veterans and mar ried, a few were 24, non-veterans and single. Draft eligible! who are 24 yesrs old are to register today and Wednesday. Registration hours are from 9 ajn. to 3 p.m. 'In addition to those signed up in Salem an undetermined num ber of young men signed up st Silverton armory and Stayton city halt Hans (Curly) Hofstet ter, county draft board chairman, said. No figures at the two cities were available last night but Hofstetter estimated they would come to several hundred. First to register in Salem was a veteran . BUine R. Veteto, 730 N. Commercial st, lineman with the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph company. It is esti mated that about 6.500 men In the 18-25 years age group in Marion county are eligible te register. It required, on the avers?, about an hour before a man could get through the registration line, according to Mrs. Fern Beaky, selective service board clerk and registration supervisor. This time could be cut down, she said, it more volunteer workers were avallahle to help , with the regit trSfion. - Seven other persons assisted Mrs. Beaky In registering the men Monday although some were on a part-time basis. They Included Mrs.' Fred Gahlsdorf, Mrs- Helen B. McCleod. Mrs. Mem- Pearco and Mrs. Elm a Wilson ' of the American Legion auxiliary, and John Black, Paul Hendrlck and O eve Bartlett board members. All registering clerks agreed on two things: , That men should not come to register except on days Scheduled for their age group unless It Is a case of utmost necessity. Such procedure throws the reg istering schedule off balanco, Mrs. Beaky, said, and; That all veterans should bring adequate proof of prior service. About 20 or 30 men were lined up all day long. Many attempted to come into the armory after the S pjn. deadline but were turned away. Draft Sijm-Up Schedule . This Is the rerlstratlon schedule! Date ef Birth 'MJr . - 1823 24 Ang. 31-Sept 1 124 RPt- 2-3 19Z5 -22 Sept 4 or T 1K 21 Sept S- 1S27 .2e Sept 10-11 mg 19 Sept 13-14 12 IS Sept 15-1 193 (before Sept 19) J 18 Sept 17-lt , (Before September 19). Those whe are not.lt by ep i.w.. is ahainld reclster on their birthdays er within five days af ter JU " Seattle to Honolulu Flight Contract Hit By Pan American WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 Pan American Airway asked tho civil aeronautics board today to reconsider it decision awarding a Seattle- Honolulu rquie 10 Northwest Airlines, complaining that the award is illegal. Tho claim of Illegality wts based on shifts In CAB et-up which leave on the present five man board only one member who voted for the Northweft awrd. Pan American recited that Ir.e CAB opinion of March 31. 134S, trmw1 aonroval bv Harlifo Branch and Josh Lee and a dis sent by Oswald, yn. ursnrn if h . r ATI on Mav 1 end ty the time Prcpdent Truman f re proved the findings three months later the noara naa cetn to five members. Th. atr line arcued that any board action on the -matter after Branch quit May 1 would to illegal for lack, of, a majority cf a quorum. lmm l.Sk ia.fcj ILcl . r