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City Edition Partly cloudy tonight end Sunday, little change In temperat ure; northwest winds. Local: Max. 75, min, 57; rain 0, rlv, -3.0 ft. Cloudy, northerly wind. 46th YEAR, No. 179 Entered as second clau matter at Salem, Oregon SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY 28, 1934 PRICE THREE CENTS ON TRAINS AND NEWS STANDS I1VE CENTS DAI 15)' fnlfnWA7M1 m kjn i Circulation riSTStJ a11 average dlstrlbu- K iii f tlon for the Month of YvJI Ax ,un' 1834 X X 9853 Am ua' Avenue dally net paid fFjiSE 9383 JF Uember Audit Bureau Code of Circulation F WEI mum MEIER ORDERS PORT OPENED NEXT MONDAY Ultimatum From Gover nor and Mayor Carson Issued To Strikers Use of Troops at Clack amas Hinted In Re storation of Order Ban Francisco, July 28 (Pi The Call-Bulletin said today the dis trict executive committee of the International Longshoremen's as sociation has voted unanimously lor unqualified acceptance of the employers' proposal for immediate return to work by the striking long shoremen. Portland, July 28 yp) Portland strikers today faced double ulti matums from state and civic auth orities that the port of Portland must be opened. Governor Julius Meier, In a radio address Friday night, "reported to the public" on his activities in con nection with the strike and warned longshoremen the port must be pen for normal business by Mon day. If the warring factions or the president's mediation bc-rd failed In bringing about this con dition, Meier said, he would employ the authority of his office to open the harbor to "the transaction of normal business." "I sincerely hope this desirable result (opening of the port) may be accomplished by Interested par. ties, or as a result of the efforts Of the president's board," he said, "but If they fall then, by the ex ercise of the power vested In me, that degree of protection will be afforded which Is necessary to com' plete opening of our -waterfront." "The present intolerable condl tion cannot continue. The inade quacy of the civil authorities of Portland and Multnomah county to (Concluded on page 4, column 4) HITS STRIKERS Minneapolis, -July 28 (IP) Strtk. trig truck drivers rebelled today against regulations of martial t v under which dozens of trucks are being escorted through city streets under guard of soldiers. Drivers publicly warned truck Owners that they would not permit breakdown of their embargo on commercial traffic through the loophole of a military order permit ting free movement of Interstate commerce. Speakers at' a mass meeting of 5,000 union members charged last night national guardsmen have r.- sued an unnecessary number of permits for truck movement. Adit. Gen. Ellard Walsh answer ed strike leaders with a declaration only "public necessities" are being moved by truck. Permits have been Issued to bread, milk and Ice trucks, as well as city vehicles. There was a ban on parking in the business, district during daylight hours and amusement places were closed midnight. Newspapers of the city accepted a mild form of press control as a disagreeable, but only moderately Important, part of martial law. Federal mediators who have struggled for weeks with the prob' lems of the trucking Industry arj parently were as far from a solu tion today as when the strike be gan 12 days ago. Youth Walking Along Wrong Side Highway Killed By Pierce Auto Richard Broughton Archer, 18, of Portland, was almost Instantly killed on the Pacific highway half a mile north of Woodburn shortly after 11 o'clock last night when he was struck by an auiomoDiie driven by Richard Pierce, 1610 Fir street, Ba- km. After an inquiry today Dis trict Attorney William R. Trindlr said there was no Indication that the automobile driver was at fault and that no inquest would be held. young Archer was the only child of W. D. Archer, 6700 East Bumsldr street, Portland, a retired lumber man. He was employed at plcklnt berries on the Bentley farm neai Woodburn. Last night he and Miss Willa Barnhlll, 17, attended a show it Woodburn and were returning on loot to Horseshoe park where the girl lives with her parents. The yovzTt couple, according to Good Evening! Sips for Supper By DON UPJOHN The president stopped long enough to take a look at the native dances over In Hawaii. We hope the village fire department stood by In case of unexpected grass fires. It was a great speech Beatrice de livered over the radio last night through her mouthpiece. Now, if Beatrice could be placed in charge of the situation we expect the strike troubles would be over pronto. The governor would have helped out another situation In big shape if he'd Issued a proclamation calling a legal holiday today so that all of the happy millions who attended the softball game last night at Willam ette field could have slept all day today. What with 26 Innings, or tne eaulvaent of three games for two, the night league pretty near turned into a daylight league with folks wending their way home in tne early dawn, tired but Jubilant. We can't help feeling pretty good In remembering that way back when this kltball league was a baby no bigger than the republican party we predicted In a year or so it would be the big national institution for Salem. And doggone, looking at that crowd last night we realized that for once one of our predictions nad come true. Incidentally Ralph Curtis In his colm. today nefariously charged us with being guilty of libel In creating the name Methusaleh league for tne Business Men's softball league which creaks Its Joints about the playing field twice per week. In the same sentence Ralph admits he plays In said league, which In the minds of any fair minded Jury would be con. vinclng enough In Itself that same Is a Methusaleh league. It beats heck how these old fellers like to trot around in their rompers and kick up their heels. Frank Perry, the valley frog ex pert, Is getting nationwide front page publicity, from the story of a frog swallowed by a snake, said frog reviving after liberation from the snake's interior arrangements. Sounds to us as though someone has dug up a bottle of prohibition moonshine out of a cache somewhere and forgot to leave the cork In the bottle. By all rights, under such condi tions, the frog should have croaked. Admiral Joe Dunne, according to press reports, is making good nautl' cal progress In his gubernatorial campaign, appearing yesterday at Devil's Lake In his admiral's flag' ship, same being a rowboat with outboard motor attached. Press re ports say he was followed by vice admirals, "live tuoiuiis of them.' Any admiral who can rally vice ad mlrals around him by the tubfull Is a regular Barnacle Bill, the sailor. Ed Brodte Is the new liquor czar for the state, having learned how to rule In his long hobnobbing with royalty In Slam and among the big bugs of Finland. From now on boys you buy your booze from Brodie. IDAHO SWELTERING IN RECORD HEAT Boise, July 28 W There was no relief In sight today for sweltering Idahoans as the weather bureau predicted continued torrid weather tonight and tomorrow. Humidity was low In Idaho forests, and two blazes were burning In the Payette and Idaho national reserves. The mercury climbed to 108 de grees here yesterday to set the high mark for the year. At Caldwell yes terday was 107 degrees, equaling the highest mark recorded since estab lishment of the federal weather bu reau there In 1904. the police Investigation, were walk ing on the right hand side of the highway, which Is the Illegal side (or pedestrians. In the automobile were Richard Pierce of Salem, Ralph S. Graf, 306 South Eighth street, Corvallls, and Miss Helen Markham, (85 South High street, Salem. They were traveling north on their way .to Portland In a coupe that had been loaned to the youths by a dealer at Tillamook. At a point about opposite the John Goldschmldt place, they over took nnofhnr automobile. A third (Concluded on page 4, column 0) ELECT BAXTER PRESIDENT OF WILLAMETTE U. Los Angeles Educator Chosen by Trustees As Successor To Doney Now On Trip To Africa But Will Report for Duty In October Bruce R. Baxter, 42, assistant to the president of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, and dean of the school of religion of the same Institution, was elected president of Willamette university by unanimous choice of the board of trustees of the local school dur ing a cession which lasted short of an hour Saturday forenoon. Dr. Baxter, now on a trip to South Africa, will report to Willamette university the latter part of Octo ber. In a cablegram to Amedee E. Smith, chairman of the board, Dr. Baxter stated he would return to Los Angeles from his cruise Octo ber 2 and would come north Just as soon as he could wind up his busi ness affairs there. Be will suc ceed Dr. O. G. Doney, who retired as president of the university last June. Called Into special session by Chairman Smith, members of the board of trustees listened to the report of a committee named sev eral months ago, recommending the election of Dr. Baxter. The five members of the committee,. Amedee' Smith, Dr. B. E. Parker, Dr. T. D. Yarnes, Judge J. W. Crawford and R. A. Booth, were unanimous In their selection of Dr. Baxter. After (Concluded on page 8, column 3) DROUGHT TREK TO START SOON Washington, July 28 (LP) The trek of families from ruined farm lands to better acres where they can take up life anew with govern ment help will start soon, Dr. H. R. Tolley, director of the AAA land use program, said today. Tolley said drought and suffering in the arid west had accelerated the program. He reported that not a single protest against the policy had been made to his office. . Completion of first purchases of land Is "a matter of weeks," he said. Farmers who sell their de nuded acres to the government Will be supplied with new livelihoods or will be assisted In moving to green er fields. The proposition Is en tirely voluntary. None will be com pelled to accept the government's offer. "We're not going to take any man's land away from him," Tolley said. But none has opposed the govern ment's offer, despite some current reports to the contrary, Tolley said. "We have not received one single complaint," he declared. - Already, It was understood, some options have been taken and others are being brought to conclusion dally, officials were careful not to reveal the specific tracts which the government seeks to buy. There is fear of "land sharks." TRACE UPRISING TO GERMAN NAZI Vienna, July 28 (IP Police re ported today the discovery of docu mentary evidence linking Nazi plot ters of Carinthla to Interests In Germany. Letters found at the home of the director of the state school of engineering, and mailed from Germany, were said to have given Instructions for the uprising. . With the letters, police said were handbills ordering a mobilization of the Carlnthian storm troops an organization already under gov ernment ban dated July 26, and printed Instructions for a broad cast, to go out from a secret radio station, ordering the uprising to begin at noon on that day. Police regarded the letters as a belated effort to take advantage of the disturbances caused by the putsch of July 25. TWO KILLED BY AUTO Vancouver, Wash., July 28 (IP) Two unidentified pedestrians, a man and a woman, were killed on the Pacific highway near here late Friday when struck by an Butomo bile operated by John C. Green, Seattle fire marshal. Green, here for a firemen's convention, was . not held. Succeeds Doney DR. BRUCE BAXTER PRESIDENT BIDS ISLES GOOD-BYE Honolulu, July 28 UP) President Roosevelt says Aloha to Hawaii to day. The president prepared for his return to continental United States enthused by the Islanders' hearty welcome and Impressed with the military defenses and civilian devel opment of the territory. He retired early this morning af ter viewing a colorful and gigantic lantern parade. Thousands of Ha- wallans of all races marched and danced through the streets under the lights of swinging lanterns while a crowd estimated at a hundred thousand, lined . the sidewalks - Before returning to the cruiser Houston, carrying him on his wide swinging tour, the president pre pared to say and hear "Aloha" Ha waii's pleasant "Hello, goodbye and welcome out here again." As at every turn, Hawallans were present at the dock with their guitars, ukeleles and melodious voices. Roosevelt passed over the Incident of a frightened horse which Just missed his open car In a wild plunge Into the automobile procession from Pearl Harbor naval base yesterday. The horse struck the second car be hind the president, occupied by Washington newspapermen. The re porters, In a closed car, were only slightly cut by broken glass. The trip ties Into the United Stat es a fresh bond of fellowship with its American territories and posses sions. The first president to visit Hawaii showed the closest Interest in the health and military status of the Islands, and Interest which was obviously appreciated. Sunburned and tanned, the presi dent and his sons, Franklin and John, were ready for a new fishing try today far out from the Hawaii an shore at Haneohe. POLICE RAID COMMUNISTS Portland, July 28 UP) Continuing their drive against communists, po lice raided a meeting of about 150 persons near the waterfront here last night and held four men for Investigation. Five others were questioned and released. The raiding officers said much radical literature and papers and about ten banners were confiscated. One of the men held was Dirk De Jonge, 43, one-time communist candidate for mayor of Portland. He was arrested last week on a criminal syndicalism charge, and had been In trouble before during the current waterfront strike. Police said De Jonge was one of the speakers at last night's meet ing. He was accused of advocating, organizing and teaching criminal syndicalism, and his bond was set at 85,000. Two other speakers, Don Cluster, 20 a shlngler, also arrested a week ago and Edward R. Denny, 34, were held on the same charge and ball as De Jonge. WARSHIP TO RUSH MACDONALD BACK Boston, Julv 82 UP) The Boston Globe says In a special dispatch from a member of its staff In Hai- l'vc, N. 8., that the swift British cruiser Dragon Is under secret or ders to be In readiness to speed Prime Minister Ramsey MacDon aid back to England at a moment's notice, so seriously docs the head of the British government regard the Austrian situation. The premier Is on a vacation tour of Canada. At London the admiralty stated the Dragon Is carrying out her normal summer exercises off the American coast. ROYAL RITES ACCORDED TO SLAIN LEADER Spirit of Dollfuss Invoked To Plead Before Su preme Throne Hundreds of Thousands Line Streets Where Cortege Passes Vienna, July 28 UP) Thousands of watching Austrlans wept freely tonight as the bronze casket con taining the body of their assassin ated chancellor, Engelbert Dollfuss, was borne at the finish of a long funeral procession In the ancient Cathedral of St. Stephen. Even the foreign diplomats pre sent. Inured to funerals of state, save vent to their emotions, but Frau Dollfuss. who entered the cathedral supported by Acting Chancellor Von Starhemberg and Fritz Stocklnger, minister of com merce, was dry-eyed. nnnvrioht. 1034. b Associated PrCSS) Vienna, July 28 UP) The spirit of the assassinated Chancellor Engle bert Dollfuss was Invoked today by acting chancellor Ernst Von Star hemberg to plead before the throne of God for Austria's Independence, as thousands lined up before tne Vienna city hall to pay their last honor to the martyred chancellor. Other hundreds of thosuands lin ed the streets through which his Uxrfywas carried. Millions of persons In every quarter of the world list' ened to the broadcast of the funeral exercises. "I am not saying farewell to you, beloved leader, comrade and friend," declared the tall Von Starhemberg at the casket of his little predecess- or, "for, as a Catholic, I know that (Concluded on page 8, column 6) ARNOLD GUILTY; EVADED TAXES Portland, July 28 UP) Charged with failure to make an Income tax return for 1930, when his earnings amounted to $121,637, J. O. Arnold, disbarred attorney, was convicted by a federal court Jury here today. The Jury acquitted Arnold on two other charges wmcn nad auegea that he failed to pay Income taxes on his earnings for 1828 and 1929, aggregating more than $200,000. Taking note of reputed state ments by Arnold that he would kill himself and would never go to Jail, Carl O. Donaugh, United States at torney, ordered his- ball Increased to $5,000 from $3,000. The federal court Jury dcllber ated more than 24 hours before re turning the verdict. It was the first tax evasion trial ever handled here and required nine days for presentation. The count upon which Arnold was convicted Is a misdemeanor and punishable by a maximum sentence of one year In Jail and a $10,000 fine. No minimum sentence Is pro vided for. STOLEN GOODS IN PORTLAND HOUSE Portland, July 28 UP) Goods rang' Ing In description from a sewing machine to handcuffs, and having a total value of several hundred dol lars, was seized by detectives here last night when, on advice from Be' attle officers, they raided a suburb an residence. They said the goods had been stolen. Seattle police advised Portland detectives that the house had been occupied by Donald Ruddy, 30, and Mrs. Sylvia Brlansfleld, now held In Seattle. The material found here Included guns, rugs, bedding, clothing, furs, pictures, musical instruments, elec trical appliances, handcuffs, drapes, camera, trunks, radios, a sewing ma chine, coins and other articles, COMPLETE REPAIRS TO CELILO CANAL The Dalles, July 28 UP) At an expenditure of more than $150,000 this year, repairs have been com' pletcd to Cclllo canal, and Colum bia river steamboat service between upriver points and Portland has been resumed, Using heavy timbers to line the sldcwalls and bottom of the canal where secpago had occurred, the government has Just completed the third major repair Job on the canal ADDITIONAL TROOPS RUSHED TO FRONTIER Reinforcements for 48,000 Men Now Concen trated Enroute Border; Great Uneasiness As Nazi Revolution Still Flames; Desperate Resistance by Rebels in CarintHa and Styria (Copyright. 1034, by Associated Press) Rome, July 28 A second wave of Italian troops started northward today to support 48,000 men now concentrated on the Austrian border, the Associated Press has learned. These reinforcements are not on the border but are within striking distance of it. They were sent up from military posts in the south to corps headquarters Bol- zano, Udlne and Trieste. Official military circles demon strated great uneasiness today as reports from Austria showed the nail revolution still flamed Italian cities from Florence on the south and particularly Rome present an unusual appearance. Normally every fourth man appears to be in uniform but now about the only uniforms visible on streets are those of fascist Juvenile organiza tions. Officers and soldiers have moved north, most of them Into training camps and other posts near the frontier. Travel agencies and the Ameri can consulate are advising Ameri can tourists going to Germany to (Concluded on page 6, column 1) BRUSH BLAZE UNDER CONTROL Los Angeles, July 28 (IP) Ex hausted hordes of CCJO and forest service workers combatting a raging brush and timber fire In the Sierra Madre mountains near -here took renewed hope today when their superiors reported that the blaze probably would be completely un der control by noon. Great billows of smoke hovering over the downtown section of Los Angeles were mute evidence of the disastrous fire which already had denuded more than 2,200 acres of virgin brush and tlmberland In the vicinity of Mt. Lowe and destroyed an undetermined number of moun tain homes. More than 400 men had been treated for minor Injuries and ex haustion In the 72 hours the blazes had been raging. It was Impossible to estimate the damage with any accuracy. Some officials hazarded guesses that the final toll would be above the half million dollar mark. Several hundred acres of timber land were sacrificed during the night In backfiring operations which checked the fire along sev eral fronts. A strong wind which sent the flames dashing toward the famous Mt, Lowe Alpine tavern and scenic railway died down at dawn and pro gress of the blaze apparently had been checked more than a mile from the Inn. HEAT ENDS BUT RAIN NEEDED (Br the Associated Press) Rain Is still the crying need of the farm belt. Withering heat which took 1429 lives was routed generally today, but tne rains Which came merely moist ened the surface soil, leaving un changed the prediction of greatly impaired crop yields. With many sections facing water shortage and pastures dried, drought stricken cattle continue to flood the markets. Extreme heat harassed the Pa cific coast yesterday. Riverside, Calif., In the heart of the orange belt, had 116 degrees. The year's heat record of 95 was equalled In Los Angeles. Fair and slightly warmer Is the forecast for most of the now pleas antly cool central states. Warmer weather Is moving In on the southeast coast and gulf states. FIRST CARGO SAILS FROM COOS BAY Marshfleld, July 28 (U) First cargo to be shipped via water from Coos Bay since shortly after the coast wide longshoremen's strike be gan May was taken out late Fri day by the Matson ship, Golden State, which non-strlklng loggers and mill men had been loading for the past several days. Loading of the Arna at the Coos Bay Lumber company was proceed ing rapidly today, with five gangs at work. Union longshoremen were making no effort to trespass on the company's property which was un der close guard by volunteer em ployes. AUSTRIAN BY ITALY TROOPS CALLED IN KOHLER RIOT Kohler, Wis., Jul 28 UP) Nation al guardsmen today hurried to this turbulent "model" industrial vil lage, where gunfire between deputy marshals and strikers took two lives and sent two score of persons to hospitals. The dead: Lee Wakefield, 25, of Sheboygan, whose chest was pier ced with shotgun slugs and H. En gelman, also of Sheboygan, Both died after a battle last night between some 125 deputies and a throng of 1,200 strikers, vil lagers, curious spectators and neu tral employes of the strike-bound Kohler company plant. Shortly before midnight, after streets had been cleared by depu ties using tear-gas, rifles and shot guns to check a stone-throwing barrage upon the huge plant, the sheriff appealed for troops, saying his forces were unable to cope with the situation. - . 1 The government relayed the re quest to Adj. Gen. Ralph M. Im mell. head of the Wisconsin guard, ordering him to survey the situa tion and "use his own Judgment." Thirty five carloads of guardsmen were expected here by mid-morning. Deputies fired 20 gas bombs to rout the throng along the picket lines which watched strikers and sympathizers send missiles crash ing through plate glass windows and lights Illuminating the grounds of the five block long Kohler fac tory. Mediation In the strike has been fruitless. Federal arbiters left early In the week" after moves toward a settlement failed. DECLARED PURE Purity of Salem water and ltii fitness for drinking purposes are again substantiated by reports re ceived by the water company from tests made by the state board of health. The latest tests were made of samples of water taken during the recent period of several days when the company was dredging near the Intake on account of low water In the Willamette river. At that time there was some complaint about the taste of the water. Two samples taken July 23, one from The Spa restaurant and the other from the company's pumping station, both resulted In a high test of purity. The sample taken at The Spa showed a bacteria count of only five per cubic ccnttmet;r. The test from the pumping station showed a count of only 6, hence the water easily received a grade of A. A grade of A Indicates that there Is no gas present In the water. Presence of gas Indicated sewage contamination or pollution from surface drainage. The tests were made by the hy gienic laboratory of the state board of health. Austrian Ultimatum Started World War 20 Years Ago Today (Coprrtiht. 1SS4, by United Press) London, July 28 (U.R) Troops mass on Austrian fron tiers .. .Chiefs of Koumunian and Czccholovakian general staffs in conference . . . Italy crisis. With such headlines, Europe celebrated the 20th anniversary ol the World war. July 28 a handful of politicians called Austria handed an ultimatum to a handful of politicians called Serbia, and soldiers began march ing. Eight and one-half million sol diers died on the battlefields. But today It seemed as the smoke of civil war lifted from the plnlns and mountains of Austria that a new war had been averted by the victory of the government forces against rebelling Nazis. Statesmen questioned by United Press correspondents agreed but for a combination of circumstances which frustrated the Austrian Nazi CRUISED ABOUT STRATOSPHERE 11 MILES HIGH Pilot Reports Balloon Ripped Several Places But Hanging In Air Work Feverishly To Pre vent Disaster Loca tion Near North Platte. Washington,. July 28 P Major1 William E. Kepner told Brigadier General Oscar. Westover, assistant chief of the army air corps, by ra dio from the stratosphere balloon at 4:45 pjn. E.S.T. there was "a big hole" In the bottom of the balloon and "I don't know how long It will hold together." Gothenburg, Neb., July 28 UP) The stratosphere balloon was nearly over head here about 3 p.m. CS.T. and apparently descending. Washington, July 28 (LP) The U. S. army stratosphere balloon ripped In several places today while at an altitude of nearly 11 miles. Major William E. Kepner, cruel pilot, reported the trouble In brief radio messages to headquarters here. "We are trying to come down, but we are sort of hanging here," Kep ner said. "I'm In trouble. The bottom of the bag Is ripped In several plac- om Wm hallntn ! vafhev 1if finnlt. tn manage." - - Kepner said he thought the bag would "probably hold us for a while." Communication with the balloon was difficult. Kepner and his aides. (Concluded on pbbo 8, column 8) NEGRO AGED 70 Pelahatchle, Miss., July 28 UP) The whipping to death of Bendy Bedford, a negro bom In slave days, sent anger surging through this little town today. Four white men, accused of mur der, were hurried to Jail at Bran don last night. Sheriff Virden Therrill of Rankin county, who made the arrests, said he had de layed preliminary hearings because feeling was running high. The negro- had been known to almost every resident here for years. Alex Murray, John scales and Benny Cauthornc, all of Pelahat chle, and M. M, Dolson, of snllon, were under arrest. They were de nied bond, pending a hearing next Wednesday. Cawthorne charged the negro, tenant of his father, D. W. Caw thorne, talked "disrespectfully" when they disputed a rental agree ment. The sheriff sadl he was noti fied of the beating five hours later and went to the scene with Caw thorne and a doctor. He said the negro was lying on the ground, unable to move, and although he was taken into town and given medical treatment, be died that night. FAIR EXHIBIT OFF Portland, July 28 WV-Plans for at. Oregon exhibit at the Century of Progress exposition In Chicago this year have been abandoned by the chamber of commerce here. A campaign to raise funds to fin ance the exhibit has netted only $1,690. This money will be return ed. will use guns, not notes, in any revolt, Europe might have been pushed to the edge if not Into the abyss of war. Most believed a crisis had been postponed, not solved. It was predicted that the Aus trian Nazis would prove difficult, if not impossible, of extermination. Rapidity with which Premier Benito Mussolini of Italy sent two mechanized army corps to the Aus trian frontier Instead of resorting to diplomacy or appealing to the league of nations demonstrated the Imminence of armed action, Itnrl fenllntr remained. Adolf Hlt- tor's nrnwrtitlv sincere gesttirejof f,mrM"ri on pane , .uiumu o.