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Newspaper Page TextV The Afternoon .. Newspaper Leads The Capital Journal la tint with th latent news of th European crisis. United and Associated Preaa newa dispatches. Tba only Salem paper carrying both service. Weather 0nerally fair tonight and Tuea. -day; little change In temperature; northweat wind. Sunday: Mas. M, Mln. 47. Rain 0. River -4 ft. South weat wind, clear. 51st Year, No. 198 Entered w woond olut metier ei Aelein, Oregon Salem, Oregon Monday, August 21, 1939 Price Three Cents On Trains and Hew elands Five oenia Nyfc.ral Nations 'Launch PessMovemenfc II fn 1H IB .1 11 M Fire Conditions Improving Paul J. Raver Appointed to Head Bonneville Illinois State Official Takes Reins of Columbia Dam Project Washington, Aug. 21 (P) Dr. Paul J. Raver, chairman V of the Illinois commerce com 7 mission, was today named ad ministrator of the Bonneville power project in Washington and Oregon, effective Septem ber 15. Dr. Raver, born in Logans- port, Ind.. will relieve Frank A. Banks, federal construction superintendent of the Grand Coulee project in central Washington who has been acting administrator at Portland, Ore.. since the death of J. D. Ross. in announcing ut. Ravers ap pointment. Secretary Ickes, nominal head of the Bonneville project, said he was grateful to Governor Horner lor releasing th.e official from his Illinois post. Ickes said he felt that Dr. Raver was especially well Qualified to turn die the Bonneville assignment "as a result of his long and brilliant record." "He has demonstrated ability to handle In the public Interest the marketing of the power from Bon nevtlle dam." Ickes said. ...... f ut. Raver, who Is 43 years old. graduated as a civil engineer, from the University of Nebraska In 1917. received a degree of master of bus! ness administration from Northwest university in 1927 and a degree of doctor of philosophy In 1933. During the war he served as a lieutenant In the 18th field artillery, Upon his return from France he served until 1927 as valuation and estimating engineer in Chicago. For the next six years he was. in turn, Instructor, assistant professor and associate professor of public utilities at Northwestern university In 1933 he became supervisor of the section of rates and research of the Illinois commerce commission, organising the section directing special research on revenues, rates. cost of capital, incorporate rela tions, rate returns, securities and related subjects. Two years ago he was appointed Executive officer of the Illinois com mission and resumed part time teaching at Northwestern. Dr. Raver also served as a mem ber of the Illinois state (rural elec trification committee for the past four years. Ickes said Banks would return to his regulation work at Grand Cou lee after September 15. "Mr, Banks has done a fine job on his temporary assignment,'' he said. "Good progress has been made on the construction of transmission lines and In negotiations of power contracts. v "Mr. Banks Is an outstanding construction engineer and he let me know when I drafted him for act ing administrator at Bonneville that the completion of Grand Cou lee dam was his ambition. Announce Suspension AOf News-Telegram Portland, Aug. 21 ( The nounced it would suspend publication with today's editions because of "greatly increased costs of production" and "an ever-growing tax burden." In a statement published In this morn ing's edition, the paper announced: "In spite of the un -easing efforts of an able and loyal organisation, this newspaper has encountered Increasing difficulties, ranging from greatly Increased costs of production to an ever-growing tax burden In the face of which continued opera tions on a sound basis are not pos sible." The paper publishes the United Press leased wire report, announced that the competln- Oregon Journal had taken over features and other comics, and had acquired the cir culation list. The Telegram was established In 1877. In 1931 It anl the Scrip -controlled Dally News, which waa es tablished in 108, were consolidated. The News-Telegram waa a member ktf the Scrlpps terw of newspapers. About ISO editorial, circulation and other employes were on Um Slays None In Break Attempt Hulen Presley, escaped Washing ton state convict, Is shown handcuffed in a Portland, Ore., hospi tal bed after he had seised a guard's pistol and slain his nurse and wounded two men In an attempt to escape from the hospital. Presley had been wounded In the leg during his prior capture. In his attempt to flee the hospital he was shot In the neck. Asso ciated Press Photo. $25,000 Tillamook Blaze The state forestry board agreed today to advance the northwest Oregon forest fire protective association $25,000 to fight the Tillamook fire, which has roared over 200,000 acres of the 268,000 acres that were burned in 1933. The asso ciation told the board it would have to stop fighting the fire 4 Convicted Of Oil Frauds Tacoma, Aug, 21 (n Four de fendants In the People's Gas and Oil mall fraud trial were found gulltx m varying degrees and three others were acquitted by a federal court jury which returned a verdict at 11 a. m, today. A disagreement resultld In the Jury's consideration of evidence against an 80 year old defendant, Dr. H. Harry Meyers of Los Ange les. Joshua F. Simons, People's Gas and Oil company president, and William Markowltx. his long-time business associate, were found guilty on all 13 counts contained In the government's Indictment. Milton Simons and Samuel Mar' kowits were convicted on the last three counts in the indictment, two of them Involving violations of the securities exchange act and the third a conspiracy count. William A. Broome, geologist and president of the People's Gas and Oil Development company: Louis Roth, listed by the government as financial backer in the develop ment; and Maurice "Pat" Rob kins, company bookkeeper, were acquit ted. The government had charged the eight men with defrauding some ,000 Investors out of approximate ly 11,980.000. Portland News-Telegram an News-Telegram's rolls this morning. The Portland News Publishing company will retain Its physical properties, Including the building, plant and equipment. The suspension left the Oregon Journal alone In the afternoon field. witn tne oregonlan alone In the morning field. The Telegram was founded by D. E. CrandaU, C. M. Elliott and H. L. Plttock, and first was pub lished In the plant of the Morning Oregonlan. In 1914 It was purchased by J. K. and L. R. Wheeler. In June. 1927, It was purchased by Herbert Flelahscker, of Ban Francisco at a bankruptcy sale. In May, 1931, he sold It to the owners of th Port land News, and the two papers were consolidated. The News was established by the Ssripps newspapers, and In 1921 It became a member of Um Stripps Canileld group, . I to Fight at immediately because the association and Its member logging companies, which are salvaging the timber which was burned In 1933, are "busted wide open." Association representatives said the fire has caused (900,000 damage not including the loss of standing timber. The board said It hoped the $25, 000 would tide the association over until the weather moderated or un til some federal help could be ob tained. Gov. Charles A. 8prague said he would try to obtain au thorization of a WPA disaster pro ject, under which WPA men would be released from projects to fight the fire. The association Is faced with three fires. One at Scappoose, which has burned 14,000 acres, Is under control The Wolf creek fire, which CCO boys are fighting, will be under control tonight after burning over 22,000 acres. The third fire, near Tillamook, Is completely out of control. Assoicatlon officials said they had 938 men on the Tillamook fire, and that it was costing the association $9,000 a day to fight It They as serted It would take more than 1.000 men and 110,000 a day to control It. The association so far has spent 829,000 In an effort to control the three fires, which, not Including damage to standing timber, have caused $1,000,000 damage. President's Ship In Mimic Battle Aboard the U. 8. S. Lang, Aug. 21 (fPi President Roosevelt, vacation ing on the cruiser Tuscaloosa, watch ed his ship engage In a miniature mlmlo battle with this destroyer this morning. The two ships were cruising abreast 18,800 yards apart at 29 knots off northern Nova Scotia when a gen eral alarm sent the crews scurrying to their stations for elementary gunnery drills. The Tuscaloosa trained her 8 Inch guns on the Lang, and the de stroyer pointed her 6-lnchers and her torpedoes on the president's fighting ship. Both craft rounded Cape Breton early this morning, and were ex pected to teach Halifax In mld afternoon. Purple Sun Seen In Central Oregon Bend, Ore., Aug. 21 OP) All eyes were directed toward th tun here today aa It rose nearly purple and then turned to lavendar. Weather observers said smoke from forest fires and nan were probably respon sible. Newspaper offices, the weather station and airport were deluged by telephone calls from Band residents. Cool Weather, Coast Fogs Aid Fire Fighters Meadow Lake and Hood River Fires Hottest Tillamook Blaze Creeps Portland, Aug. 21 (It) Fire conditions in Western Oregon continued to improve today, as the humidity rose and cool, misty weather prevailed on the coast. The favorable weather con ditions gave hope to the more than 5000 fire fighters who have doggedly fought against the flames for more than a week. The Meadow Lake area, 16 miles northwest of McMlnnville, and the Mt Hood national forest were the hottest spots In the state, A huge stand of virgin timber In the Clackamas river watershed of the western Cascades was being menaced by the Mt. Hood blase and crews of workmen were engaged to stem the flames' march. In the Meadow Lake area fire fighters were fighting against spread of the flames Into several sections of government-owned timber outside the Siuslaw National forest Flora Camp Wiped Out The 200-man camp of the Flora Logging company In Tillamook county, near "the Yamhill county line, was wiped out, with loss set at $200,000. Twenty buildings, 10 don key engines and other equipment were burned. An unconfirmed report said the Trask-Willamette logging camp In Tillamook county also was burned, with a loss of $290,000. Th U. S. forest service camp two miles north west of Meadow lake was moved back eastward, within nine miles of Carlton. The huge Tillamook blase, largest In the nation, aa It has covered 150 miles In the Coast rang between Forest Grove and Tillamook, crawl ed within six and a halt miles of the city of Tillamook at one point. Fir lines have not been complet ed around the Eagle Creek fire In the Chetco district, but It was vlr tually under control. The 13,000-acre fire in the Colum bia national forest, 30 miles north and east of Stevenson, Wash, was under control. One Man Injured Flames from the Oregon-Ameri can fire near Elsie, on the new Wolf Creek highway, were moving toward the Markham operations on Sweet Home creek. No damage was re ported. An unidentified man was Injured fighting the blaze In the hillside a half mile back of La Grande In east ern Oregon. The city was not In danger as the wind was blowing the fire away. A firebug was blamed for a blase that burned along the Turtle river, about 29 miles northeast of Long- view, Wash. About 400 acres were burned. CCO youths saved several homes frcm burning Sunday. Firebug at Work Fred South wick, supervising war den o. the Douglas Forest Protective association, said a firebug was op erating in the Paradise creek area near Elkton, In southern Oregon. A fir along a two-mil front was brought under control, but new fires burned In several sections. Smoke continued to blot out the sun In many sections of the state, making lights necessary before noon. Th holdings of A. F. Coats, 10 miles east of Tillamook, also were caught by the flames. Ford Converse, co-owner of the Converse and Hltchman camp esti mated damage to his camp at be tween $30,000 and $40,000. All build ings, except two homes, several mil lion feet of fallen and bucked tim ber, four donkey engines and three caterpillars were destroyed. Siuslaw Blaze Virgin timber of the Bluslaw for est was burned when a wind change caused flames on the Wilson and Trask rivers to merge In the moun tains. McMlnnvlUe's water shed was threatened by a conflagration that reportedly burned a U. B. forest ser vice camp two miles northwest of Meadow Lake and the headquarters camp of th Flora logging camp. Improved weather conditions gave hop that th Banner Creek fire Caalat M rag J, Colasaa II I Nazi Efforts To Influence Universities Says German Consul at New Orleans Offered Books to Tampa, Tulane Washington, Aug. 21 (U.R) Dr. John Harvey Sherman president of the University of Tampa, told the Dies commit tee today that the German consul at New Orleans had at tempted to influence faculty members at Tampa and at Tu lane universities. Dr. Sherman was the only witness today as the commit tee held a brief session, and recessed until 10 :30 a. m., to morrow. He said Baron Edgar von Spiegel, New Orleans consul, had offered books to his university on behalf or tne nasi government but on as- surance that the German professor at lam pa, an outspoken anti-nazi, would oe -adequate." Many Accepted In New Orleans, Baron von Spie gel said many southern colleges had accepted book oilers. Dr. Sherman said that last March the president of Tulane told him that "he was quit discontented with the activities of this man (von Spiegel) around his campus." He said the Tulane president charged that the baron had "snuggled uo" to various Tulane faculty groups "very enecuveiy." Sherman said the offer of books followed a series of attack on his German professor, Otto T. Kraus, wno ne said was not sympathetic to Hitler. Offer Refused Sherman refused th offer. Dr. Kraus, a native of Vienna, Is a naturalized American citizen. He was appointed professor of German at Tampa in May. 1037, and attacks "based on Innuendo" began a few months later. Dr. Sherman testi fied. 'He made It clear," Dr. Sherman said, "that he was bitterly opposed to the nasi philosophy. He was frankly democratic and very liberal. "After he began his. service a series of attacks through rumor- attacks based on Innuendo began against Dr. Kraus. First, that be did not speak correct German. Then that he didn't have the training at the University of Vienna he claim ed to have. Those were rumors we could check. Character Attacked "Then there were attacks on his personal character. These we could laugh down because we knew Dr. Kraus. The attacks died down." On March 10, 1938, Dr. Sherman testified, the local German consul, Ernest Berger, called his secretary "way ne nad a friend who he be lieved could be Induced to give the school a library. Three days later he made an ap pointment for the donor, whom he did not name. On March 16 he called to sa,, his friend, the consul at New Orleans, was delayed and would be there th following day. This was th first, Dr. Sherman said, that he knew of the donor's identity. When the baron arrived and was Introduced by Berger, Dr. Sherman said he Inquired: "Is this the gentleman who wants to give the library?" it is not I,, but my govern ment'," he quoted the baron as re plying. Mussolini Silent On German Demands Rome, Aug. 21 on Premier Mus solini refrained today from giving any indication that he would Inter vene with a plan to avert possible war over German demands for Dan tig. To suggestions that Italy "save the peace" by Intervention In the Oerman-Pollsh dispute, well-informed Italians answered that she would follow the joint policy of the Rome-Berlin axis. They reiterated that Italy had ad vised Poland to negotiate directly with Germany for a settlement of the Danzig problem. $.508 At Slleti Renntl-IJp suets. Ore, Aug. 1 WV-An esti mated 3.500 persons witnessed the final program of th annual BlleU Round-Up yesterday. Th crowd cat forced to fie th grandstand Saturday after a wild bull leaped a high fence and entered the stands. Six cowboys were Injured In the tort da show, British andFrench Cabinets to Meet Important Joint Action Intended as Pledge to Poland Renewed as Crisis Intensifies Calling of Parliament Forecasted for Latter Part of Week London, Aug. 21 (JFtA cabinet session tomorrow coincident with a French cabinet meeting indicated important joint action was intended in the grave European situation as Belgium today suddenly called seven small powers to a conference Wednesday to consider a puuuuie peace move, run caoinet 1 cfatlia lv n . t m I - ' B ' -! w WUIWIUWB meeting of British ministers after Prime Minister Chamberlain, re turning from a holiday In Scotland, had conferred with Lord Halifax, foreign secretary. The Belgian move In calling the foreign ministers of the six other neutral states associated In the Oslo trade convention to a conference In Brussels Wednesday offered the possibility of some British-French action toward a settlement of the German-Polish dispute over Dan tig.. A joint statement by Britain and France reaffirming In strong terms their pledge to aid Poland In (vent of an attack upon her, but at the same time advocating negotiation by Germany and Poland, was con sidered another possibility. In some polltW quarters there were suggestions the British parlia ment should be recalled Immediate ly and used as a medium tor a new British warning to Germany. Some Britons discounted th ef feenveness of any move toward mediation or a peace appeal by the small .Oslo powers pending tome Indication of a more conciliatory at- utud by Germany, A British government spokesman. referring to a statement of policy by Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax, July 28, declared "the position re mains as stated and Is unchanged In any respect" Lepke Insured For $1,000,000 New York, Aug. 21 WV-The Dally News says that "quiet but none the less frantic pleas by Insurance com panies that the authorities find Lopis Lepke Buchalter before his underworld foes locate him first, brought the amazing disclosure that New York's No. 1 fugitive carries approximately $1,000,000 Insurance on his precarious life." "Policies on the continued exis tence of Lepke, it was further re vealed, are held by mora than half th leading Insurance companies In the city," the News paper says. With a price of 130,000 on his head dead or alive they are afraid Lepke's health Is likely to take an abrupt turn for the worse at any moment. "What makes It worse Is that the policies are airtight. The Insurance companies have tried vainly to find some technicality under which they could cancel them but in taking out the Insurance Lepke made sure there were no loopholes. Lepke used his many (legit) fronts, as the underworld terms en terprises designed strictly for cover- up purposes, in his applications." Fishing Party Of Six Drowned Nye Beach, N. H., Aug. 21 V- The sea cast up six bodies on the beach today, revealing the tragic end of an all-day fishing party. The victims were identified as: Ralph Pryor, 55, of Dover, owner of the boat. Miss Ethelyn Cutler, of Newmar ket, a cousin of Pryor. - Frank Plante, of New Boston, N. H. Joseph Wajnar, 23, of Newmar ket Walter Hargraves, 24, of Newmar ket Clarence P. Yeaton, 47, of Dover. Identification was made by Fry or's son, Robert. Willamette Park Ballroom Burns Eugene. Ore., Aug. 21 W Fire of undetermined origin destroyed the Willamette park ballroom, rendez vous for University of Oregon stu dents, early Sunday. Loss wss esti mated at 115.000 by Manager A. B. Loud. Eugene and Springfield fir de partments were called, but the building collapsed before they could get waUr on It, decision tn nnlrl full TMHan . High Honor Won By Junior Band First place In competition In which 20 junior musical organiza tions were entered In th Territor ial Days celebration at Oregon City was awarded Sunday to the Cherrv City Master Bread Junior band of Salem. The young Salem musicians are under the direction of Jo Hassen- stab who has developed them Into what experts declare la on of the utstandlng Junior band organixa tlons of th nation. There are 62 boys and girls In the organization and then- ages range from 7 to 14 years. All live in this community. The victory Is considered an out standing musical achievement of the year. CsakyforOld Friendships Budapest, Aug. 21 m Count csaxy, Hungarian foreign minister. issued a statement early this eve ning In which he declared "an In dependent and strong Hungary Is an maispensaoie xactor in the po litical balance of central Europe." The statement, made through the official Hungarian news agency a lew nours alter count Csaky re turned from Germany and Italy. declared "those who try to loosen old and Intimate friendships are working against the maintenance of peace and against the lift Interest of Hungary." Foreign office officials said they an not now exactly what Csaky meant by "old and Intimate friend ships," but It was remarked that Hungary's oldest and most intimate relationship is with Poland. Fire Destroys Turner Home Turner, Ore, Aug. 21 For the second time in IS months fire struck hard at Lee Barber, Turner grocer, when the house occupied by him In the west part of town was de stroyed at noon today. A year and a half ago his store and residence bumed. The house bumed today was not owned by Barber, but was part of the Sebo property. With the excep tion of some articles on the second floor the contents were saved. The cause of the firs was not definitely determined, but started In the wood shed, and Is believed to have been caused by sparks from the chimney. Fire equipment from Aumsvllle wss called to assist In fighting the fire, and probably prevented a spread to other nearby buildings. Today's fire was the second ser ious fire here recently. I Tientsin Submerged By Flood Waters Tientsin, Aug. 21 The toll of death and property de struction leaped today as the worst flood in Tientsin's history submerged much of the city under constantly deepening water. With the flood crest be - Ueved still to be at least a day away, trie overflow of the swollen Hal riv er and other streams put the city's electrical facilities out of commia slon and Isolated It part of the time from the outside world. An all-night rise In th flood level Inundated the few remaining dry spots In the British concession when the water was three feet deep In th shallowest places. Telephone were dead. Small boat were th only transportation through street. Many persons braved waters often waist deep to carry out vital er rands. Th water system still functioned. but authorities warned that Its fail Oslo Powers Called to Meet At Brussels To Appeal to Great Pow ers to Reach Settlement And Avoid Conflict (Br tht Unltid rnul While Europe prepared to day against the possibility of a disastrous war. a strong peace movement got undet way. The Oslo powers, so called because they entered Into a neutrality pact at Oslo, Nor way, decided to appeal to the great powers to reach settle ment and avoid bringing on a conflict. The foreign ministers of the Oslo powers Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, The Nether. lands, Belgium and Luxemburg were Invited by King Leopold of tht Belgians to meet In Brussels on Wednesday and draft an appeal. Other Peace Moves Cut off from the great agricul tural and mineral resources of Scandinavia especially Germany would be hard pressed In any pro tracted war. The peace move followed on from Rom, where Pop Plus XII issued a strong plea for peace on Saturday, Bull another move was reported In Bucharest, Rumania, where a reliable Informant said th visit last week of Count Stephen Csaky, Hungarian foreign , minister, to Germany and Italy were more In th nature of an attempt to medi ate between Poland and th axis powers, rather than an effort by Rome and Berlin to force Hungary Into th axis for war. Britain Prepares On the other side of the picture. Britain and Franc were fully on the alert for trouble. It was an nounced In London that "obstruc tions" would be placed around stra tegic harbors on th coast Th cabinets of both Britain and Franc were called Into session for tomorrow to consider the situation. Troop movements on both sides of the Polish border Increased, ac counting In part for British and French concern. German troops massed in the "treaty corridor" of western Slovakia, leading from Aus tria to Poland. It was denied that the Germans were occupying Slo vakia proper outside th corridor. Poland massed troops on th Ger man frontier, and Wat understood to hav moved almost all Its force from the eastern border facing Rus sia. . Kerensky Marries Australian Girl Martins Creek, Pa., Aug. 21 (TV- Marriage of a man who Identified himself as Alexander F. Kerensky, premier of Russia's provisional gov ernment in 1917 after the collapse of th czarlst regime, was disclosed today In this little Pennsylvania community six miles north of Easton. Justice of the Peace Harry A. Stein said he married Kerensky and Lydla E. Trltton of Brisbane, Aus tralia, yesterday. Kerensky gave his age as 58 and his bride 33. Shown a picture of Kerensky tak en some years ago, Stein said today that's th same man, only h ap pears older now." - ure was possible momentarily. The food situation was acute. As flood waters within the con cession reached an average depth of nine feet over most of the area, British authorities commandeered all small boats, and officers were as signed to transporting lU and ex hausted victims of whatever race to hospitals or Improvised refugees. Physicians were organised In a publlo health corps and ferried In police-manned boa's wherever their service were most needed. Because of a shortag of doctor, they war able to attend only those In most urgent need. Many refugee! actually were swimming muddy torrent la strug gle to reach safety.