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SUSPEND DEBTS
I UlsUU UIUISUIH ll
four-Five Ratio Proposed ,
University, College
Share of Cut
BOARD'S OFFICE HIT
gchools Fail To Replace
Departing Teachers;
i Load Heavier
"ts " " .
lolve rnr prooo-... ... fAuiiruuK i nr
equivalent of $1.1S1.000 out of tli
budgets for the University of Oregon.
th State College and the normal
ichoola in the next IS months with
out wrecking things.
The board at its Inst meeting ap
portioned functions In such n way as
to eliminate practically nil duplica
tions in courses. On the- two mnjor
isiues, science and business. It limited
the University tn pure science and the
.College applied science and en
gineering; it limited the College to
business methods courses such as
typing, stenography and hookkecp
Inland the University to the genera
feonomic feld of world trade and
busing nrineiples.
The Four-Flve Ratio
But even o the saving under thoe
rtwislnn totalled onlr about .MS 1.000
without getting into the moro erious
nroblems nf reducing mnior depart
merits, curtailing teaching staffs and
eliminating courses.
Tentatively the hoard ordered the
University and Oretron State to draw
rip budgets showing cuts on n fonr
fire ratio that Is four-ninths for
the Unlrersity and five-ninths fir the
Stftte rolle-re.
They ordered the srhnnls each to
draw two budgets, one based on
spreading the entire cut of S1.1S1.Onu
between them, and the second based
en spreading only S1.nOO.fMVl of the
eiit between tliem. The second plan
prp supposes the idea of closing the
ia Grande normal school which has
I budget of about S17.00n.
' The four-five division virtually per
petuates the old three-four division of
fundi between the University and the
State College because that Is nbour
what the ratio was with the special
appropriations for medical school nnd
research In a sepnrnte division.
Plan Unsatisfactory
Tn any case the seriousness of the
niti ran bp realized when It Is stated
that the firt plan would take about
J.VKi.nnrt out of the T'niveritr In the
next IS months nnd nbout $000,000
ant of the State College. The smaller
eat would still take about X4.".0 000
ant of the University and nbout $"0,
out nf t!p Ptnte follcce.
NHther sefconl Is satisfied with the
dirision. Neither nre some nf the
heard members satisfied with thp plan
PEE EDUCATION FUNDS STORY
PAGE 2
M CiRANMK. Ore., June JO(P)
--Virpiuia Toney of McMinnvillc wna
fleeted ernnil worthy advisor for Ore
at the (irand Assembly of Kain
i"w Girls hero yesterdnr. Other of
ficers included:
Eleanor Wright, Salem, grand
(inhy associate advisor: Ilerbertn
Cbindler. Hnker, grand sister of char
ity; Knid Stiff. Portlnnd, grand sistpr
Hope: Isabel Wn ning, Albany,
irajd sisior of Faith.
Mary Hanunou of Portlnnd was
'pointed grand recorder, nnd Helen
htnery of 1'nrtlnnd was made grand
treasurer, both appointments being
made by Kliziibeth Tipton, acting su
preme deputy.
Miss To niv -(Appointed .Icssie Ilnl
W' 0rV!,I,', choir director: Jenu
Allison. Cnttnge (Jrove. Immortality;
hatherinp t'olcnian, Kugeno, confi
wntial observer.
Rei
illilLLE 61
IEW RAINBOW HEAD
mration, War Debts
Question Closely Linked
., By SAM BLUDSOB
."AMIINUliJ.S. June M. W
is . : ' S ilovi-loijuidits here anil
, """"initlin the strong, u un
"Inch binds reparntions
ar flnit ih.-cussiuii ret-all events
tli Ime thapt.j the mo inee the
ui" w"f;ti s financial iwlisestion has
"'M a leiliK'tiun in uriL'inul eMi-
,7' of l'"th. althollRll the debts.
11 "ieu hinre the I'ommission
''Wintoi t.i uesuiints lucra ended its
"rn m V.fj;,
Suuf tli. ii. inHvcver. the Yuims plan
iuc.e,,, j.iuwm plan i..r
. .1 r,"-natinns iavinents. riniin-.
"in-rts Fiulieil with relief after!
l jy m- ra '1 tliacreeinents ntteuditt
a i i-r.;i.n.nr(. W1.rc (jnav reeou-
in lie, i. I
;f '.li:'''l States was re(, resented
.-"iria.n. i.ut the agreement t',ok ;
,v m" ""u tie of i,e Anierican '
a, "v'n " Vomis, .1. I1. M"r- I
1. 1 . . 1 I- fc- II l 1
" eai:iis Part in it f..nniibitinn. !
'ft it p!an- P'-t'-d in 124. ;
'T;U i! ri'."1 of reparations pa.Vr I
'' ir! ' They rose under a
!-,., ,," r;io tn-ire than a half '
,:::::: ir' . :
'ipy ' ""n II. loutig plan .ijo-
,m , in1 sutn lue yrarir
J4 ... 1 ' t the fir-t years nf
"-riLent. it litcd the definite.
Sn32Q33 --0OE
jEB 7S0L iltaSiiD (J1
OBESE im 3 iSl
MQ t$ v
i r' supervisor or
, wn ugcUrco xwo years ago this
w inwumam. one ot the higher peaks in the Cascade
mountains, by the Eugene Obsidian club Sunday, June 28. The
umica oiaies geodetic survey named the peak.
M. E. CONFERENCE
79th Annual State Meet!
Convenes Here For
Six Days
The seven ty-ninth annual session
of the Oregon confer.'1 nee of the
Methodist Kpiscopal church opens in
Kugene Tuesday morning for a six
daf program.
Ministers and their wives and lay
men from ItiU M. K. churches of the
slate will attend the meetings. It is
at this conference that the yearly
appointment of ministers to various
churches of the danomination are
made. About 1.10 ministers are ex
pected to attend the sessions and l.lt)
laymen are exnected for the laymen's
conference on Friday of the con
ference. Bishop fcMgnr Ulake of the Indian
apolis nre.i is to Ite here as the pre
siding bishop anil Dr. Uoy Leslie
Smith of the Kugeno !. K. church,
will be eulcrtaining pastor. Bishop
Blake wns bead of the l'aris, France,
area fur eight years.
Ail sessions of the conference are
to bp held in the F.ugene M. 10. church
except the laymen sessions on Fri
day which will be held in the First
Christian church. All interested are
invited to all end.
Important business before the lay
men will be election of delegates to
the general Methodist Kpiscopal con
ference to bo held in Atlnntic City.
May. 1!C..
Ministers in session will also elect
a similar number ot delegatrs lor tn
general conference.
The Kugene ( Icemen and a con
ference nmirtet will be among musical
features for the conference.
motif other nrominent ministers
and leaders of the Methodist church
will be here as guest speakers tor tne
conference. Dr. hlmer liny 1 utsho II.
head of the lliff school of theology
at Denver, Colo., is to give an address
each afternoon of the conference at
4 o'clock. Dr. J. S. Burnett, mission
ary for many years in the mountains
of'the south, is nnolher "f the prom
inent speakers listed on the program.
Bishop 1 itus l.owe. rnmunu, rei
len't bishop for this district, is to be
the main speaker on the program ior
Fridar nislit.
Dr. Clarence True Wilson, head of
th Methodist board of temperance,
prohibition, and morals, will be here
from Washington, D. C. to give ad
dresses. . , . .
Dr. Arlo A. Brown, president of
Drew university. Madison. New Jer
sey, is another national Methodist
leader to be here for addresses, r Dr.
C W. Clemcs. missionary of India,
is se-he.Iuled for talks, too. His
father-in-law. Hev. W. B. Norton,
Portland, recently had a book pub
lished on church advertising.
MATE WINS
WASHINGTON PARK. CHI
CAGO. June Ji. OP) Mate, which
conquered Twenty Grand in the
Prenliiiess, galloped to victory in the
$,0,irfK) American derby at Washing
ton Park todnr. The chestnut throe
vear-old. owned by A. C. BoMwirk of
Philadelphia, won in a thrilling, dm-:
ins finish with pittsburgher, cnining
the victory by n nose.
ocriod of oS years for pajmetits and
it lowered the estimated total from
,;-j.(tHi,iHjt.,U"0 to about 2,1W,
tXH.MXU. . , ,
Kver.vbotly seemed satisfied and it
was believed another year of swell
ing bank accounts and smoking fat
lory chimneys wns just ahead.
Germany's economic iHnes has be
come alarming since. In addition to
the reparations burden, the has bor
rowed henvilv from foreign poultries.
.Most of that indebtedness is shorl
term.
The total private investment for
eigners in ' tcriiiafiy has been esti
mated at J.l.iHMt.ntsUH.o. ll'-r "(VD
investments abroad are small in com
parison. Mi" has millions of unem
plovd. Another gloomy factor is the
dec'hne in commodity tallies and the
corresponding rise in the value of
money.
German'. recent cry th:it her bur
den is intolerable, has resulted in a
flurry of conferences and President
Hoover ba announced that steps are
being considered to help her.
In Germany nnd elsewh re abroad
that nrouse;, the hope or fear as the
mse mm be. that there will be an
other scaling-d"wn nf reparation. I in - I
mediately r 'I' bt 'Lf '',f,r i,!:i"p ;
in (lie fiop of frte. illation. I her '
sre linVed in the atrie way as the
family budgt and tbe Uwilj aiu'J
"ID eJJSH" cjnfii
the Cascade national forest, whose
summer. The plaque will be placed
Cross Country
Call Broken By
Drowning Boy
REVKItf.T lllrt ri i on
, Lnwrenoi. Tibbett "h'a liv.-.i
iMiuuKu i minutes ot suspense
greater than ho ever gave his audi
euces. The opera and motion picture star
was seated in his hotel room in New
York talking to his wife in their home
here o"ikk miles nwny Wednesdav.
The gay voices of 10 children attend
ing a parly there reached his ears.
Suddenly Mrs. Tibbett cried, "lorry's
drowning!'
"Drowning!" gasped Tibbntt, but
there was no nnswer. Fninttv lie
could hear the frantic efforts of bis
wife and the children to rescue bis
son. Tibbett sat waiting, waiting. At
intervals he cried into the transmit
ter, begging someone to tell him what
was happening, but there was no re
sponse. Larry, p'aying submarine, had dived
under a raft in the swimming pool
nnd was seized with cramps. Thp
children pulled him from the pool and
they and Mrs. Tibbett pressed the
water from his lungs. The boy opened
his eyes. .Mrs. Tibbett. ran back to
the telephone.
"lie's all right now, dear, she
said. "He's all right."
ASTORIA. Ore.. June 'JO. - (P
Congressman W. C. I law ley today
definitely spiked rumors that he would
not be a candidate for re-election
next year.
"I most certainly nm a candidate
for re-election and I have no dmht
regarding my renominafcion or my
election." Ilawley said.
Congressman Hawley was here to
attend the t iregon National Guard
battle demonstration.
Hawley said that during his 24
years in congress be had bad two
ambitions: to write a tariff and to
writp a model tax law for the entire
Fnited States.
"The first ban been aeeomplished
and I am now working on the second,
n law to apportion (he burden among
nil taspa and those .ho pny taxes.
It will assist in general co-operation
between the Mates and the federal
government and to n great extent
eliminate double taxation. It will re
tire the federal government from as
many tax sources as possible and
leave such sources open to the states."
IN FIGHT
TFGI'CIG ALPA. Honduras. June
20. (A- Heavy fighting between
government foreps nnd rebels in the
Inkf Vojoa region in which officials
estimated the rebels lost 3n men. wns
reported today.
The reports to thp presidential of
ricctated three sepnrate bntllen were
fought at Jaral, Agun Azul nnd Dos
Cnrninn. nil with heavy casualties. All
I hree fights were reported to have
ended in victories for the government.
Fnrly Thursday morning the rebels
fiercely attacked Jaral which wns de
fended by a largo irovernmeiit column
which resisted stubbornly all Thurs
day, thrntichout the niirht and until
Friilav noon, when the rebels finally
withdrew.
No Bodies Found
In Sunken Vessel
ST. NAZAIR K. France. June 20
(Pi Divers today entered the firt
r-,n. salon of thp e'iirioniip St.
Philibert. w Inch sank last Sitmla
with a o-s of nmre than 40O lives,
and found it empty.
They saw no bodies and all of the
furniture and cushion" had been swept
away. If had been generally assumed
that some 'Ji0 of the victims were in
the boat. Other salons and cabins w ill
be earched.
The windows and floors of the firt
clnis snbm had been br.-kt-n. appar
ently by paen2er" who rubel to
i't nut-ide n hen a hug" enve crime
along and t-"k t'e ship to fbe ...if,,o.
The ocean Cft'c tip tli bodies of
four tTK're richm today, Turen were
nouifD sud one man.
to
FACULTY IS WILLING
Entire Staff Would
Affected As Last
Resort Act
Be
CORVAI.US, Ore.. June '20. UP)
Dr. W. J. Kerr, president of Ore
on State college, announced today
lie would make a definite recommend
ation of salaries of instructors nt Ore
gon State college when the state
bonrd of higher education meets in
Portland Monday.
The decision to make sueb'a recom
mendation. President Kerr said, was
reached after a review of all c.ber
possible savings revealed that it was
impossible otherw iso to meet the
u ccssary reductions in expcduitures
without stripping instructional work
of ita major luneliuns and discontin
uing .vital services in the experiment
staiiou and extension service.
Faculty Said Willinn.
Faced with this alternative. Presi
dent Kerr is:i i 1. (acuity members, had
expressed a willingness to take a sal
ary cut rather than throw out whole
department, or cripple the state serv
ice by tryiir; to meet reductions made
necessary by the referendum on the
legislative appropriation lor the in
slitulions of higher education.
Reductions had already been made
wherever possible by elimination of
courses, increasing teaching loads,
combining classes, discottt inning new
faculty appoint tnents and eliminating
virtually all equipment and improve
ment budgets.
Reduction Uniform
"The college administration has re
garded salary reductions us a last re
sort as the faculty of a college is its
greatest asset,' President Kerr said
in commenting on the decision. "Sal
aries at the college always have been
considerably lower than Hi . . in other
institutions of the same type. Vet
the staff lias alwa,s sliowu a splendid
spirit of eo-uperation.
"There is no question about eco
nomic difficult iew con routing the
stnle. Dist ress in widespread and
real, with unemployment general and
acute.
"The task of making the budgets
meet the reduced income is bound to
he most difficult, if the lwanl finds
t tut t this w ill be imuossible without
reduction of salaries, it is nsunn-d
that the basin of such reduction, what
ever the nmouniit may be, will be ap
plied to nil members of the college
stntt nriff he uniform throughout the
atnte institutions of higher learning,"
Hope Held for
Wheal Farmers
MOSCOW, Idaho, June 20. OP
Wheat farmers should nt 1 dis
poii raged their crop is not doomed as
a basic farm product. Dr. ictor, II.
Florell, federal cereal expert, said
today.
Better farming methods, lower pro
duction cost nnd other advances, be
said, will bring wheat back to its old
position, but until then, hp warned,
improvements must go on despite
economic depression.
I r. Florell. assigned to the Uni
versity of Idaho, is attempting to
develop a particular type of wheat for
the northwest.
All Gas Goes Up
To 20 Cents Here
Kugenenns plnnnlng trips this
week-end following the rainy period
hnd their spirits somewhat dampened
with the forecast ndvnnce In gasoline
going into effect on nil brands Sat
urday. ,
Gasoline wns generally selling at
20 cents a gallon throughout the city,
following notice to nil wholesale of
fices here Saturday morning of a
five nnd one-half cent raise in price.
The retail stations ndvancpd their
five nnd one-half cent rise in price,
went up. The higher price in Ku
ene follow those nil along the coast,
announcement being made by the nil
companies in the larger cities Fri
day that gasoline wns to advance.
Hawley to Continue
As Roseburg Backer
ASTORIA. Ore.. June H). (?)
Congressman C, Hawley. who vis
ited Astoria today, had no definite
comment to make on n resolution
adopted nt Ilwaco Friday night by
the Lower (.'olumbia Associatixl
Chnmbcrs of f'orninerce (n which the
federal government was called upon
to consider the entire area within a
radius of 2"0 mile of Portland in se
lecting a site for the proposed branch
of the national soldiers' home,
Hnuey (Jid Miy, however, that be
had taken n stand for Roseburp in the
beginning of the controversy and that
he intended to defend Ins original
stand.
Pair May Start ,
Ocean Hop Today
ST. JOHN. N. B77une 20.-M-1
Otto Hillig. Liberty, N. Y., plmtog
rnpher nnd his pilot, Holger lloiriis,
who will attempt a flight to Denmark,
were st dl on the ground at an air
port here late t.dny.
There wa litlle p'"-Mbitty thev
would t:ike off Jn their RellMfn ni'oi
itpinil" 'l,il"'t.v." .pe. i;itlv eont ril' t-
fi by ILlhg for the Atlituli'- eroding,
b- fore ejirij louiorruw, weather jot-
State College Head
Urge Reduction at
. Board Meet
PORTLAND, Ore., June 20. C4)
Although June 21 is generally re
garded as the longest day of the
year, the total possible sunshine for
western Oregon for Friday, today and
Sunday is equal, the government
weather bureau here announced.
The sun will not stop its southward
movement until 1 :$ a. ni. Monday
nnd the sunshine period for June 10.
JO and J1 is lfi hours and 48 minutes,
tables worked out over a long period
of time showed.
In most parts of Oregon the sun
took advantage- of the full 15 hours
and 4$. minutes today.
Summer time weather wns begin
ning to romp on again Saturday In
Kugene following the week of show
ers, the maximum going the highest
for the week to 7$. Sunday is fore
cast to bp fair.
Predictions, however, are for nn
settled weather, the official forecast
saying proltnble showers for the com
ing week. Wind was reported in thp
southwest. The Willamette mor con
tinues at miuus one foot nt the local
gauge.
SUES REJECTED
Chamber of Commerce In
Mass Meeting Protests
Russell Speech
Rt SKBL'RG. Ore.. June 20. (Pt
The Roseburg chamber of commerce,
in mass meeting here last night took
vigorous exception to alleged "mis
represent n I ion and misstatement of
facts" by T. O. Russell, Fugene engi
neer, in connection with the northwest
national soldiers' home site contro
versy. The chamber particularly criticized
statements credited to Russell to the
effect Roseburg sites had been re
jected three times by the federal hos
pitalization Itonrd; that Roseburg
lacked proper facilities nnd that Rose
burg did not have sufficient churches
for the welfare of the veterans, and
could not provide entertninuieut and
diversion for the veterans. . '
"Roseburg never has been rejected
nn a site for the northwest branch of
t he national soldiers' home, nnd. ill
fact, is the leading contender tftli
the only other site being offered aft n
second choiee. Dr. K. B. Stewart,
formerly stnto commander of the
American L :ion. told the chamber.
1 r. Stewart said ft wns know n
definitely, even before the matter
came befotp congress, that should
"such A home 1e designated for the
northwest, there wns no renson., phys
ical or otherwise, why Roseburg
should not be chosen as a location
for the home."
Referring to n statement attributed
to Roseburg. Fugene did not realize
the size nnd nature of the proposed
institution, for which SI.Odrt.iKM) has
been appropriated for the first con
struction. Dr. Stewart said that ap
parently this was the underlying mo
tive for Kugenp's present action.
Dr. Stewart said Roseburg herself
did not realize the magnitude of the
proposed construction at the time she
first solicited help in obtaining the
home but that "we do not believe that
been use the magnitude of the project
is nbove our original expectation is
any reason why Fugene should not
keep its pledce."
I r. Alexander Muirden. pastor of
the First Presbyterian church, criti
cized statements attributed to Russell
relntivo to Roseburg church fnciliies.
"Roseburg." he said, "has some
thing that F.ugene does not have. I
enlnre to snv that if our chamber of
commerce gave an indorsement ns
Fugene gave to Uoseburg. that every
business man in this city would stand
by that indorsement with civic pride.
"Regarding our churches we hnve
every denomination that Fugene has,
and are apparently doing more effec
tive work ns evidenced by the trust
worthiness of our pledged word.''
AS HEAT RAGES
f By The Associated Press)
Spring, with only two das to go,
launched a double barreled attack on
high temperatures and abnormal hu
midity yesterday, the second of its
seige of t he 1 'mted Slates, exacting
heavy toll in prostrations and a num
ber of lives.
The niidwpsl had 2-1 deaths in the
two-day wave, 12 by drowning, the
rest, directly due to the excessive
heat.
.New York City bad two deaths, both
in Brook lj n. ni Jl prostrations.
'I firee bent deaths were reported In
New Fnghiud. and nine drownings.
In Ithaca, N. X.. 50 persons were
overcome at a music festival at Cor
nell urmersily. There were lit pros
trations nt lmg Branch, New Jersey,
t -tity the wpst escaped with mild
weather while in western Canada tem
peratures two degrees leow freezing
were registered.
Sever electrical storms In the
Pittsburgh nrcfl late today caused the
deaths of two persons and injury to
two others, Damage to trees and
property was reported.
Three deaths and five prostrations
were attributed to the pKl degree
temperatures in Washington. D. C
New nrk experienced 1t'i degrees
heat, with a humidity of 41.
TAKES COMMAND
VAN'KI.Mi. Chinn. June 21.
(Snndnyt tPi President Chiantr
Kni-Sliek departed todar fur Nan
elinii?. Kii, itr 1 province, nlfinrd the
Bunbont iinrMlt t, a.. time perKonnl
rnmniand "f nali'Miali.t fnree. nppo.
in? i-r,nimt,it firtu.lt throughout
outh.ro LhioA.
"Haw y l? fli
"Vagrancy and disorderly conduct ten dayal" "Half-Pint," a Juve-
nuo ucnoquooi or wflsningion, tooK the sentence without a murmur,
and when this picture was taken he was on hit way to aerve his time
In tha District pound for biting 7-year-old Catherine Alsop. "Half-Pint"
waa not represented by counsel at the hearing, or It might have been
brought out that he is still on a milk diet because hit teeth are to
tiny. However, hundreds of capital residents have sprung to hit de
fense with promlset of the $2 ball and a good home when tht puppy
hat paid hit debt to toclety.
Many Want
To Ride With
Ruth Nichols
NKW YORK. June 20. OP) If
Ruth Nichols took the ndviep her
mail box gives her, she never would
fly to Europe alone.
In fact, with the added weight of
all the passengers who want to ride
to fame with her over the Lindbergh
route, she'd never get tlipro nt nil.
Whatever the steamship companies
may nay, there are a lot of women
who want to go to Kuropo this sum
mer, but. their travel eyes are turned
sky-ward. One of them writ ing to
Miss Nichols, nskiug a ride across
the Atlnntic, argues that if it would be
a novelty for one woman to make
such a. flight, how much morn notable
for two.
Nor are the men holding buck. A
lot of them want to go too. But Miss
Nichols won't consider taking n com
panion. If she is successful and
Colonel Clarence Chamberlin. who
knows a thing or two nbout trans
At Ian tic flights, says she has a 1'"
per cent chnnce she'll toil on wo
men's side of the avintion, ledger the
sntne shining mark Lindbergh wrote
for the men.
By ALFXANPFR R. CFOKUK
(fVinvri-ht, Ilk'II, Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. June 20.
From the silver-producing nnd orient
trading states of the west comes the
most, insistent demands for "resusci
tation" of the. white metal.
Kleven stntos of t he w est nnd
southwest have indorsed the senate's
proposal for an international confer
ence on silver stabilization.
The price decline of the metal Is
described as particularly calamitous
to such mining stntes ns 1'tah ami
Nevada. Business nnd political lead
ers in the Pacific roast nlso ponrdnin
of a great falling off of lumber ex
ports nnd other commodities to China
whose buying power has been par
alysed. Governor Pern of I'tnh points out.
however, the west renli7.es It would he
futile to demand stabilizat ion solely
from the standpoint of relief for the
silver-producing stales. Senator Pitt
man, nf Nevnda. in similar vein, savs
"eastern members of congress might
cry with us but they would not vote
for us."
STOCKTON, Cal., June 20. W)
John 8chopflin, -1, today confessed
to the murder of Knid Marriott, IfJ-year-old
school teacher, in Wiggins,
Colo,, November 17, 1!t:io,
Rchopflin made a signed confession
in which h admitted shooting the
school teacher and throwing her body
in a creek lecsue she had "gnssiped
nbout him." accord in a to police.
Rchopflin was arrested here last
night after a rrs.h in a stolen car.
Sehopflfn admitted the charge and
was held to answer to the superior
court. While Iwtng grilled In regard
to local holdups, he confessed the
murder of the school teacher. He
also admitted a ImMup here in WJS.
implicntine hi" brother, now in the
army in the Philippine Islands.
Althoutrh Identified hv Mrs. Cath
erine Wilt as the youth nh p-i'kcd
her up in hti ear nnd i-rhniiiallv at.
suited her AprU 3, i-choufhu dnie"
the accusation.
Mussolini Charged With
Circulating False
Information
HOME, Juno m.-OO-A deel.r.,
linn by the pope Hint no teeord i in
Bight with I'remler Mussolini', sorern-
ment made 11 dark picture today of
mini i iib government yesterday de
erihed as a fairly optimialio .ilualion.
The popa said thnt "odious" .pyinit,
persecution,, accusation, and "con
tinual menaces" Imre been reported
by the bishop, of Italy. II. EaT. a
much different view of hit neotla
tinns with tlio government than the
one coming from government source..
Tlie pope resumed his policy of say-l'l't-
won alum Mussolini,
p.-rsecution" of him, of the church
niul of Catholic youth. To a group
of seinniiiriiins he declared that not
only Catholics, hut nearly the whole
world was "will, nnd behind the pope"
in his "bitter .orrow."
As for the negotiations with the
K"crm il, he declared they are not
even really started. To this govern
ment officials replied only thai the
exchange of notes was proceeding nor
mally. Seml-officlnl estimates are thnt 15..
Im of the J.-..IMKI Catholic clubs In
Italy were closed by Mussolini's order.
These nveraire -10 members to the
club and so the activities of nillill
youths, w hom I he 'pnpo described ns
"the most rrnuisite part of the
church," were hailed.
These "dissolved" clubs. Ilis I loll
ness said, are not allowed to meet
silently and them Is espionage nnd
"conl inued menaces."
Referring to the Fascists without
naming them, the pope declared they
"appear to be trying to hnve it he
lleved. especially abroad. Hint things
nre not so very crave, that the Inci
dents have hi'cn Insignificant nnd
sporndle. that all is passed and tran
quility restored.
"l-:xnelly the contrary Is true - the
truth lies in the contrary of nil thnt
Kiev seek to hnve believed even In
their country. We are not on the
wny to an accord nnd the negotintionn
aro not even Itcgiin. Not only have
we not entered a state of traiuiuility.
but ever.vlhiit!; possible hns been done
to maintain Hie menacing horizon."
Debt Suspension Plan
Stimulates Confidence
TW nnWARD .T. DPFFT
WASHINGTON. June L'O. ()
The Cnited Htntea proposal for a
year's suspension of inter-govern-mental
payments went forth tonight
to a world already made joyful by the
prospect of a tonic for its economic
ailments from this side of the At
lnntic. F.ver since word yesterday that
President Hoover was conferring with
prominent republicans and democrats
In congress on ihe dc Lieut situation
of international finance, the announce,
ment of his plan hnd been awaited
eagerly.
After the first surge nf enthusiasm,
it w ns soon apparent that a new
confidence wns threading ita wny
into hi rpslleAnes which nf late
hns been a dit urbitift factor in in
ternational affairs.
Not for many a day has there been
HUi-h s distinct change in the diplo
matic and financial atmosphere over
night, Where early yesterday the
doubts and questions that had seem
ingly become taken for granted per-sisti-d.
a fresh hope now is discernible.
There It yet no telling, of Course,
as t the full effect nf the president's
forthcoming plan for helping tlernnny
espeeiiiM v. But n I ready it is beinx
heralded as promising a means by
wbirn Oermaa bujiug powtr U1 be
FDR ONE YEAH
President Offers World
Plan to Hold Up All
Payments
GERMANY TO BENEFIT
Congressional Approval
would Follow That
Of Europe
By FRANCIS M. STEPHENSON
WASHINGTON, June 20. OR
President Hoover tonight announced
an offer to the world for a one year',
suspension of all Intergovernmental
debts.
'The American government pro
poses," aunounced the president, "the
postponement during one year of all
payments on intergovernmental debt.,
reparations and relief debt., both
principal and interest, of course not
including obligation, of goyemraentf
held by private parties."
The announcement wa. glren at the
"hlte House after receipt of Infor
mal report, from the European gov
ernments and there is a confidence at
the capital thnt France, Great Britain
and the other allies will join in the
move nd forego collection of their
reparations from Germany. Unless
thnt occur., congressional approvu
of the proposal is not expected.
Would Avoid Crlala
Mr. Hoover coupled with his an
nouncement a hope that by this ex
pression of "desire to assist," Amer
ica will bare contributed to the suc
cess of the forthcoming land disarm
ament conference in Europe. lie re
iterated "the burden of competitive
nrmnments ha. contributed to brtaf
abottt this depression."
The step to aid in avoiding .a
European financial crisis was taken
only after the president bad consult
ed with all congressional leadera
whom h could reach. He announced
thnt 21 senators and 18 representa
tives, Including both republican, and
democrats, bad approved the pro
posal. , , By this action, America irlll forega,
collection next year of more than
$245,000,000 in war debts. America
expects the allies, in turn, not to
collect the $425,000,000 in repara
tions owed them by Germany in the
coming year.
Leadera Pledge Aid
"The purpose of this action," said
the president, "is to give the forth
coming year to the economic recovery
of the world and to help free the re
cuperative forcea already in motion
In the United Stntes from retarding
influence, from abroad."
Congressional action will be re
quired to approve a suspension.
While congress does not meet until
December, none of the war payment.
Is due until Dec. 15. For this reason
and for the reason so many leaders
have pledged cooperation, the presi
dent does not regard an extra session
necessary.
Secretary Mellon, who la In Lon
don, plnyed a leading role in the ne
gotintiona which brought about the
understanding. Mr. Hoover dealt
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SAFE FRUSTRATED
What appears to have been an
attempted safe robbery was frus
trated by a nlghtwatchmsn at Cot
tnge Grove Friday night, accord
ing to a report reaching the sheriff's
office here.
The nightwatchman surprised two
men who hnd removed the back
door from the J. C. Penney store.
When the pair became alarmed and
ran. the officer fired two shots.
I lie robbers. In running, dropped
their tools, and these were found to
comprise an outfit for safe breaking,
indicating that merchandise waa
not the goal of (he pair in breaking
into the Penney at ore.
bulwarked, thereby benefittlnf worM
markets.
Keporta from abroad evidenced the
engerness with which the peoples and
their leaders had been waiting for a
palliative move from the United
States. The encouragement drawn
from Mr. Hoover's activity waa re
fleeted not only in upswings of the
exchange markets here and In Kur
ope, but in optimistic expressions'
from governmental and press quarters
as well,
The word In Berlin was that the
cabinet, with a happy spirit that had
been missing for weeks, spent to
day's session discussing the floorer
stntement of intention to help and
nothing else. Press dispatches from
there, possibly reflecting the riewi of
the foreign office, eipressed gratifi
cation that a "change- of opinion has
come In Washington" aa to Germany's
situation.
The importance attached In for
eign rapitnla to Secretary Mellon!
conferences with leadera In Great
Britain's government and financial
affnira hat not escaped notice here.
There was an assumption In Lon
don that he cabled Mr, Hoover whal
Prime Minister MacDonald and nth
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