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Monday, August 21, 1939 Tht Capital Journal, Salem Oregon Seven Y i Locals i Henry E. Ells, who gave himself up to Sheriff A. C. Bur It Saturday, explaining he was wanted In Idaho on a burglary charge, was taken from Salem Saturday by Sheriff Harold Meyer. Caldwell, Ida. A love affair that developed In the bean fields of West Stayton caused Ellis to surrender. The young women would not consent to marriage until ElUs had squared himself with the f law In Idaho. t ; Roofing by Mathls, 178 8. ComX Seven new members are listed In l the weekly bulletin of the Chamber h of Commerce, obtained by Fred D. L- Thlelsen, manager. The members (re Carl D. Gabrlelson, manager of T 4 Via mtat mntM vphlpln division! C E. Stricklln, state engineer; O. K. DeWItt, secretary of the Marion county taxpayers' association; Leo D. Relmann. Reimann truck ser vice, 295 South Cottage; Salem Park ing service, Henry Melmhouk, 145 South Church; E. C. Hobbs, state printer, and C. H. 8tevenson, tire recapping, 340 South Commercial. The Meadows Ice cream, a pro duet of our own dairy. On sale now. Only 350 qt 198 Mrs. Mary Zimmerman, of Stay ton, with her sister, Martha, and son, Henry, of Olympla, Wash., left Saturday for California where they will spend a month. Paint sale. Mathls, 178 S.ComX Mr. and Mrs. James Bradshaw and two sons, 534 Judson street, left Sunday for Seaside where they will spend the next ten days. Peaches 50c bu. Rlverdale. Br. box. 200 B. H. Blngenhelmer, of the Bine Feed company. Is In Portland today attending the first Pacific coast showing and private demonstration of the revolutionary new Ford trac tor. Dealers from points throughout the northwest, Including Oregon, Washington, western Idaho and Alaska, are attending the meeting. Following breakfast and a brief talk, the dealers were taken by buses to a Multnomah county farm for a com plete demonstration of the new trac tor, each being given an opportun ity to drive and handle the new tractor Individually. The tractor will be demonstrated during the Oregon state fair. Pabco roofs, EUstrom Co. P. 9321. The re-enlistment "bonus" for honorably discharged soldiers who re-enlist within 90 days from date of discharge will be paid during the fiscal year 1940, according to infor mation received here by Sergeant Sam Gimpelson, local recruiter, from Major H. D. Bagnall, Portland re cruiting' officer. The gratuity, which has been suspended each year by congress since 1933, but which was not eliminated during the last ses sion. Is provided for In the national defense act of 1920. For a completed three year enlistment It amounts to 875 for soldiers below the first three grades and 8150 for those of the first three grades. Costume jewelry, collar & tie sets, key chains, bracelets, etc., only 89c at Stevens-Brown sale now. 198 The Marion county department of health will conduct a foodhandlers clinic from 9 to 11 am. Wednesday. A clinic for children of school age Is scheduled for 1 :30 to 3 p. m. the same day. Additional clinics Include a pre -school Thursday forenoon and one for immunisations Saturday forenoon. Members of the several Hi-Y clubs of the city will meet at the YMCA Wednesday night at 7 o'clock for a watermelon feed and a discussion of plans for next week's outing at the Silver Creek recreation area. Next week's outing will be a Joint affair. with Hl-Y members and the Ore gon Youth Council cooperating. Ous Moore, boys' work secretary .' the Salem Y, will be In charge. Salem exclusive floor covering tor. Elf strom-Humphrey Co. H Approximately 50 girls went to the Silver Creek recreation area yester day and today for a week's outing in charge of Fred Smith, physical di rector of the Salem Y. They replaced a group of Walton leaguers who came In from various parts of the state. Stevens-Brown, Jewelers, are hav ing a real sale during their re modeling. 198' Humidity at the Silver Creek re creation area reached an all time low of 11 points Saturday, Ous Moore, director, reported upon his return to the city. The extreme dry ness of the area made It necessary for all persons to remain within the bounds of the camp Itself. No one was permitted to wander over the trails of the district. See Bondell tor roofs, 349 N. Coml Salem Business and Professional Women's club will meet Tuesday night at Miller's comer at 8 o'clock. From there members will go on a picnic, the destination being kept a secret by the commttlee in charge. Those planning to attend are asked to make reservations by calling Miss Ruth McAdams at 7279. Wall paper specie Is. EUstrom Co. Mrs. Hattie Hooker, 82, formerly of Oregon City and a nurse at Oood Samaritan hospital who was shot and killed by Allen Brumileld In Portland Saturday, was a sister of Mrs. Delia Smith, Salem. She is also survived by a daughter, Mrs. Ray C. Newbury, of Eugene, formerly of New Era and three other sisters, Mrs. Fannie Yelton, Portland; Mrs. T, N. Johnson, Kansas City, Mo., and Mrs. Ella Mitchell, Nunn, Colo.; also one brother, J. J. Smith, In Mis souri. Funeral services will be held from Oregon City Tuesday morning at 10:30 o'clock. Date for the re-openlng of Sacred Heart academy and St. Vincent de Paul school for the fall term has been set for Monday, September 18, it was announced from the academy Monday. Permanent wave, 95c Beauty Nook. 198 Bankruptcy petition has been filed In Portland by Carl Alfred Thomp son, Silverton, farmer and laborer, debts, 8894.22: assets, $705. Finger Wave, 25c Beauty Nook. Petition In bankruptcy has been filed In Portland by Edward Schoel, Albany, farmer, debts, $1901.30, as sets, $899.50. A committee to study retirement systems for state, county, city, port and school employes not now cov ered by federal social security will meet here Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock upon call of Governor Charles A. Sprague. Dale Wood, 1818 South Church, reported to the police today the theft of a radio and a battery from his automobile while the vehicle was in the garage at his home. Building permits: J. G. Winter, to build a 1 VI -story dwelling and ga rage at 1245 North 18th, $3000. Oeorge Belton, to repair a one-story dwelling at 1615 South Capitol, $35. Joe Bernardl, to repair roof of a one-story dwelling at 458 South High, $25, Augusta Kantelberg, to build a garage at 1125 Garnet, $105. Japan to Crack United States Tokyo, Aug. 21 (U.B Newspapers asserted today that the foreign of fice was formulating a tentative new policy toward the United States, Involving retaliation against Ameriacn interests in China, for application if the United States embargoed munitions to Japan. Embargo action would be Inter preted as an unfair application of the American neutrality law, It was asserted, and hence Japan would assume belligerent rights In con nection with American interests In China. Assertions were made also that the government was considering de nunciation of the nine power treaty by which the United States, Japan, Great Britain and other nations guaranteed China's political and territorial sovereignty and Integrity. The nine power treaty report was published as the foreign office Is sued a long and vigorously worded statement announcing that Japan would not permit the intervention of other powers In Its negotiations with Great Britain regarding Its demand that Britain cooperate In floating of Japanese sponsored cur rency in northern China and sur render millions of dollars of Chi nese government silver bullion held In Chinese banks in the British concession at Tientsin. T& N i i " "Sfk . II ll V A " " 1 -'' 1 n r in it I ll iriliiiniii mTMM NO KITCHUM MS H-Jf Jimmy McTighe. 4. looks silly, fishing from a table top la a New York playiroend. that's became f "Silly Day." staged ay east sMe bore and girls to cheer the werld. Jimmy came ss "Huckleberry FlasO' Arsonist Fires Umpqua Forests Roseburg, Ore., Aug. 21 yp)-One man, equipped with matches, was offsetting the work of more than 100 men. armed with modern fire fighting tools in the Paradise creek area near Elkton, Fred Southwlck, supervising warden of the Douglas Forest Protective association, re ported today. A large crew Satur day brought under control a fire strung out along a two mile front. only to nave a series of new fires. covering approximately 400 acres, set out Sunday. Crews also were sent Into the Shlvely creek area In the southern part of the county, where an old fire revived Sunday and Jumped Its trenches. The state patrol had more than 200 men on fire lines today, while approximately 40 civilian fire fighters were recruited here late yesterday and sent Into the woods near Powers to aid the Coos county patrol. Two Boys Die From Accidents Two young boys met death by ac cident Saturday, Allan Charles Gag ner, 3-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Euclid Gagner, of the Fairfield dis trict, and Charles Gehlen, Jr., 12-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Gehlen, owners of a Stayton grocery store. The Gagner lad was Injured early Saturday when he was kicked by a horse at the place of his parents. He was brought to the Salem Gen eral hospital where he died late In the afternoon. The Gehlen boy was Injured about noon when he was struck by an automobile driven by W. J. Wright He was riding away from the city park and collided with the Wright vehicle, going north Main street at the Weddle funeral home corner In Stayton. His skull was fractured by a bolt on the au tomooiie. The injured Boy was brought here by ambulance and died at Salem Deaconess hospital shortly before 6 o'clock. Surviving the Gagner lad are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Euclid Gag ner; sister, Sharon, and grandpar ents, Mr. and Mrs. J- B. Susee, of Brooks, and Mrs. Clara Gagner, of Corona, Calif. Funeral services will be held from the St. Louis Catholic church Tuesday morning at 8 o' clock with Interment In St. Lukes cemetery at Woodburn under the direction of the Beechler 8s O'Halr mortuary. Besides his parents, young Gehlen is survived by a brother, Clinton. Funeral services will be held from the Stayton Catholic church Tues day morning at9 o'clock with the Weddle mortuary In charge. Inter ment will be In the Stayton Cath olic cemetery. Rogue Channel May be Blasted Grants Pass, Aug. 21 VP) A nar row channel will be blasted among the giant boulders which strain the Rogue river Into tiny passage ways at Blossom Bar, if a project which started today succeeds. Sixty miles dowstream from Grants Pass, the 10 and 13 foot boulders choking the river, make portage necessary for boats. River Guide Glen Woolridge and C. Everett Harmon left by boat to at tempt to blast a channel through the rocks. Woolridge said the bar also handi caps summer runs of fish In reach ing the upper river. i V S A MILLION TIN HATS, ORDERED IY MAR mutt be outside during a bombing attack. l.MO.OOO tin Slayer Held on Murder Charge Portland, Ore, Aug. 21 VP) A first degree murder complaint was Issued today by Deputy District Attorney Sidney Hayes against Allen Brum field, 24-year-old escaped Washing ton convict. Brumileld, the complaint char ges, shot and killed Mrs. Hattie Hooker, 80, hospital attendant, when he attempted to escape Sat urday from Good Samaritan hos pital. Dr. C. H. Manlove, hospital sup erintendent, and Bam C. Worrell, police patrolman, were slightly wounded. The convict was being held In the city Jail hospital today. A bullet was lodged in the base of his skull when he attempted to escape police guard at the hospital. Brumileld was being treated at the hospital for another bullet wound Inflicted by a policeman. Nazi-Soviet ' Barter Pact Moscow, Aug. 21 (U.R) A new Rus sian-German trade agreement may prove a substantial step for further improvement not only of economic but also of political relations be tween the Soviet Union and Ger many, the newspaper Pravda, of flcial organ of the communist party, said today. Tt can be safely stated that the new agreement Is a turning point in business relations of the two countries," said Izvestla, official newspaper organ of the govern ment. Announcement of the Russian- German agreement came at a time when It had admitted that differ ences had arisen in negotiations by Russia with Britain and French military missions for an anti-aggression military alliance. Negotiations with the British and French military missions. In recess during the week-end pending re ceipt by them of fresh Instructions, were resumed today. Intrinsically, the trade agreement was Important enough, involving an $80,000,000 credit by Germany to Russia and purchase by Russia of $72,000,000 of German goods. The comments by the two offi cial newspapers, however, gave It even additional moment. Drought has dried up an artlfl- dal lake near Chambon, France, re veallng a lost village on the bed. Court News Justice Court Answer In the case of Junes C. Deacon vs. Ada Marie Deacon allege cruel and inhuman treatment on part of the husband, asks S30O lump sum aumony: aiuu attorney iee; j a month temporary support money and iao lor sua money. Probate Court Pinal order has been (ranted to Lydla V. Lehman as administratrix of the estate 01 wimart J. ientnan. Pinal decrees have been granted to WlUard C. Marshall as executor of the estates of Nina McNary and Uldeon fitols. Alice B. Kroll as guardian for Joyce Alice Kroll, minor, has filed her sec ond annual accounting, showing to tal receipts of M37.10 and no dis bursements. Police Court On the police blotter for the viola tion of the baslo speed rule are Charles W. Qrabenhorst. route 4: Cells Marie Bterllng, Lebanon; Fran cis Irwin Cheney, Portland, and Ray mond D. McNab, 386 Madrons. Delferd D. Btitt, 330 South Cot tage, is booked for falling to observe a stop sign. P. J. NeuAwanver. Silverton. Is eh a rued with having no driver's li cense and falling to give right of way. Marriage Licenses Pred M. Carttensen. 28. Mfrlfera. tlon wrvlce. 330 N. Hlsh. and Onal Jane Dunn. 37, bookkeeper, 1610 H. 10th, both Salem. Robert L Vlnvard. SI tt 8 noalal cWk. Portland, and Vra Klleabeta wniijjason. si. sum ften, () y'-SMM Ay "xn ' v' ' y , ..' t njbC Cur-' ' . " I i J) " v? "" ?" .t-. '-. ' ' da! x " .": ,.. THEE ,f?1.I.HE R,CE 0F ONB-With a single mighty punch did Lightweight Ion Ambers polish off these gentlemen at Carmel, N. Y., but the gents were willing to take It, since the Up was given In good, clean fun. The three were really championship stuff; the end man (left) Is Al Singer, a former kinr of lightweights; Johnny Dundee (middle) was once featherweight champ; closest to Loo's fist la Benny Leonard, another lightweight crown holder. They visited Ambers' camp . to wish him lack in hi match with Henry Armstrong. New Violence In Milk Strike New York. Aug. 31 WV-New vio lence, accompanler by milk dump ing sorties, flared in New York's 7-day-old milk strike as Mayor La- Guardla called an emergency meet ing of striking farmers and dlstrln utors and personally appealed to them not to Imperil the health of "Innocent parties" the people. Frequent skull-cracking clashes between pickets and police marked the strikes tightening pinch. In Syracuse, 30 dairy farmers overpowered and beat up two state troopers and two truckmen In a skirmish on the outskirts of the city. The strikers dumped 600 quarts of milk before fleeing. In Ulster county, Sheriff Abra. ham Molyneaux said strikers ruined milk on several farms by pouring kerosene into milk-filled cans. In Canton, Pa., state troopers escorted milk trucks through the area en route to the New York mar ket. Mayor LaGuardla told the repre sentatives of both sides In the dis pute that the 7.000.000 residents of greater New York were "entitled to a full supply of milk" a a health necessity. The growing milk shortage duced the usual supply available to the metropolitan area from 4,400,000 to S ,200,000 quarts. That "Lepke" Buchalter. alias Louis Buchalter, Louis Buckhouse and other aliases, notorious New York mobster on whose head, dead or alive, the city of New York has placed a 125,000 reward, was in Salem about two weeks circulating among American Legion men, was strongly believed by some Legion men here today. One report Is that he attended a meeting at Legion hall. The police circular broadcast on Buchalter says he has connec tions with every Important mob In the country. He Is wanted for con splracy and extortion. It was not until he had left the community that his possible Identity became known. Virginia Carlisle, 2495 Broadway, applied for first aid treatment at the fire department Sunday for a cut on her right foot caused by contact with a piece of glass while wading. A. L. Jalrl applied for treatment for second and third degree bums on the fingers. Cause was not stated. P. P. Klllan of Oakland. Calif., former business man of Salem, Is a visitor here for a few days looking after local business matters and In terests in Stayton. Klllan Is now as sociated with the Hectro-yigorator corsrpany of Oakland. - r-TJ ' 7 :x $ H a. S Intended for the ase or British sir raid wardens and ethers who bate are being produced at plant in Pagenham, Essex.. buuiuwj. lunoi ll.. i.iu.iisM ii i.i fyf, ' ji CHCSEN Homer Mat Adams (above), 28, new presi dent of Young Democrat of America, Is from Springfield, II L Typos Demand Peace In Labor Ranks Fort Worth, Tex., Aug. 31 (IF) A resolution proposing that the Inter national Typographical Union, hav. ing been suspended by the American Federation of Labor, shall " affiliate only when and II" the AFL and the CIO settle their dlffereneces and unite, high-lighted today's ses. slon of the International Typo, graphical Union convention here. The proposal, backed by a group of ITU Independents, also seemed likely to meet the approval of the opposing faction, the progressives. A progressive leader said the sug gestion "seems along the lines of what most of the delegates want.1 It was to be Introduced during the day. Park Picnic field Silverton A group of relatives spending the day at the Silver Falls state park picnic grounds were Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Burkhart and Bob and Bill of Albany, and Miss Nancy McMurphy, house guest of the Burkharts, from Los Angeles, and from Silverton, Mr, and Mrs F. M. Powell, Mrs. Josephine Lake and Marshall Lee and Jerry Dean Lake. The government of the Cayman Islands will spend 140.000 raised through the sale of Coronation stamps. In building village halls equipped with, radio, for the nat ives, AW Frank T. Angel I, Engineer, Dies Frank T. Angell, assistant engi neer of the state public utilities de partment, died suddenly at the Sa lem General hospital last night after a heart attack. He had been resident of Salem for the past two years and made his home at the Royal Court apartments. He was a nephew of Congressman Ho mer Angell. Mr. Angell was one of the best known telephone engineers in the northwest, according to Harry V. Collins, local manager of Pacific Telephone and Telegraph company, who had known the deceased for the past 29 years. He had served as district traffic manager In east ern Washington before going to Se attle and Portland, where he was in similar work. He Is survived by his wife, Mrs. Stella Angell, who Is 111 In a Port land hospital; a married daughter living In Medford, and his uncle, Homer Angell of Portland. Funeral announcements will be made later from the Clough-Bar- rlck company. Accident Injures Oregon City Men Oregon City, Aug. 21 VP) Two Oregon City youths were critically injured early yesterday as their car crashed Into an abutment at the south end of the Aurora bridge. Glen Colb, IS, suffered a possible skull fracture, possible left hip frac ture, right leg and face lacerations, while a possible skull fracture and facial lacerations were sulfcrcd by Walter Cribs, It, Celebrities Meet Farley at Paris Parts, Aug. 21 VP) Postmaster. General James A. Farley arrived from Rome today on his European tour. He was met by Ambassador William C. Bullitt and Rene Mer. chief aide to Jules Jullen, French minister of posts, telegraph and telephones. Return to Idaho Silverton Eleanor Jane Cusano and her small daughter, Rosa Jane. who have been guests at the Silver ton home of her mother, Mrs. John P. Ballantyne and her aunt, Miss Rosella Richardson, have returned to their home In Pocatello, Ida.. where Mrs. Cusano is employed on the Pocatello Tribune. Mrs, Cusano. who was Eleanor Jane Ballantyne, Is a graduate of the University of Oregon school of Journalism and Is an experienced newspaper woman. Cool Weather, Coast Fogs Aid Fire Fighters (Continued from page 1) near Powers In the Coos Bay area would be completely undei control soon. The town of Powers was ser iously threatened or a time. Chetco Controlled The Chetco fire jr. the Blskiyoo National forest was under control after burning nearly 13,000 acrea. Sheep, cattle and rabbits perished In a fire that spread over approxi mately 2000 acres of stubble and 100 acres of timber a mile west of Mo la 11a. Rabbits were helping to spread the blase as they raced around In terror, their fur on fire, Ernest Evanson, Clackamas county warden said. A comparatively small patch of pine timber was burning south of La Grande. Several persons suffered minor in Juries fighting the fires. Warn British to Leave Warsaw Warsaw, Aug. 31 The Brit ish - embassy has circularized its nationals In Warsaw In general terms, advising them to leave War saw as soon as possible In "view of the considerable danger of a rupture In Polish-German relations," a rel iable Informant said today. Individual British tourists, It waa reported, have been advised to leave Poland Immediately because of an tklpated difficulties In transporta tion should war break out This Is regarded as Indicative of the Increasingly serious view being taken of the present sltuaton by foreign circles here. In the American embassy, where several tourists were seen applying for advice as to whether they should cancel their stay here, the following statement was given: The embassy is watching the situation with great care and will take every appropriate measure neo euary to protect American Interest! and citizens In Poland In any emergency which may arise." The French embassy has taken no specific steps beyond advising French nationals, women especially, that they should be fully prepared to leave If circumstances demand. Poland Sends Troops to Border Warsaw, Aug. 21 yet poiana waa said today to have sent troop re inforcements toward her frontiers facing Germany and Slovakia as a general precaution against similar increases reported to have been made by Germany. (Along Slovakia's 290 mile fron tier with Poland, 250,000 German troops under full war equipment were reported to have been massed yesterday. (Roads were choked with troops. artillery and supply trains as the Germans concentrated behind the four main passes through the Tatra mountains Into Poland. (Zlllna, Slovakia, was general headquarters, and the towns of Calca, Trstena, Orlow and Mezlla borce were concentration points.) The polish position Is that Po land must be prepared In a military sense for any eventualities, but that Germany must be given no oppor tunity to charge Poland with ag gressive military alms. From the start last March, for eign observers agreed there haa been nothing demonstrative about the Polish mobilization. It has been In many ways a "secret" mo bilization. The only publio an nouncement has been that "certain defense measures have been taken." Significantly .the newspaper Kur- Jer Polskl, organ of big business. said editorially "this week may be a very dangerous period during which the question of peace or war may be decided. Margaret Rose Has 9th Birthday London, Aug. 21 VP) mncess Margaret Rose is nine years old today. At Balmoral castle In Scot land, where the royal family ll spending a holiday, a birthday par ty in pink was arranged. Silverton Among Silverton folk attending funeral services for Sol Anderson, formerly of this commun ity, in Salem Saturday were Reber Allen, Mrs. Sam Ames, Grant Da vis, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jans, Floyd Allen, Mrs. Faye Renwlck, Mrs. Mile Ottoway and L. J. Davenport. Bur ial was In the Mount Hope cemetery In the Waldo Hills. jA VI MOUNTED f