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apitalAJoiiraal . . II 'Tiffs' Hi - " "'i0 - J-SSS - Salem, Oregon fl Ilk Kl .1 I 1 Wednesda1 M, I TRe Afternoon Newspaper Leads Ths Capital Journal It first with tho latest news of th European crisis. United and Associated Press news dispatches. The only Salem paper carrying both services giving you today'! news today. Weather Fslr tonight ani Bratslay tat cornktatWe clotKUnesc is fog; Btti ch&ngs in temperature, moderate northwest wind. Tuesday max. , rcfn, B, Rata . River -4.t ft. Partly eiotttfr, south west wind. O I V k I )nA Bntrd as seoond dftai Jinu I CUT, IIU. iUU matte; at Salem Ores on Staada w casta Italian Troops Massing on Greek Frontier Germans Claim Weather Halts Mass Air Raids Sporadic Nazi Raids Continue on Midlands British Raid Italian Bases Berlin, Aug. 21 (U.R Low lying clouds and a curtain of British drizzling .ram, it was indicated here tonight, are protecting Great Britain from immediate mass attack by the German air force. The German air force has broken through the protec tive mantle of clouds to at tack picked objectives, it was said, but it appeared likely that fighting on the scale of last wees would not be resumed until weather conditions are im proved. Neutral sources familiar with weather conditions over Britain said that this type of weather Is not unusual In August and might last as long as two or .three weeks at a stretch. There was no Indication here of what effect the weather might have on German plans for attacking Bri tain. Scattered Raids London, Aug. 21 (VP) Germany's air force blanketed England with scattered solo raids today, striking Its heaviest blows in the southeast, where one coast resort was bombed twice in the early afternoon. Three nasi bombers were shot down by British fighters, and fourth was believed to have plung ed into the English channel. Late today a lone raider attack ed a town in the southwest and dropped a bomb which destroyed a house, causing three casualties, in cluding one fatality. Initiative Lost In a dog fight over the town the Junkers 88 was brought down by a British fighter. The bomb crew of five was killed. The growing radius of British bombing attacks on German and German-occupied territory, coupled with the diminishing nazl aerial activity, was hailed in London as an indication that the initiative has been taken away from the Ger man air force by RAF victories over massed attacking victories. There was virtually no German air activity over England between midnight and dawn. Five bombs were dropped on South Wales towns this morning. The damage and the number of (Contended on page 7, column 6) Old Age Aid For 425,940 Washington, Aug. 31 (JP) Federal old age insurance protection has been extended to 425,940 Oregon residents since the social security act became effective five years ago, The board's survey for Oregon showed 927 claims for monthly ben efits had been approved. Monthly payments totaled $17,365. Lump sum death payments amounting to $26,587 have been made in the cases of 197 workers who died after 1939. In the field of public assistance the board reported cumulative pay ments of $19,833,404 from federal, state and local funds, including $17,-, 244,262 for old age assistance, $489. 455 for aid to the blind and $2,099,- 1587, for aid to dependent children Robinson Held For Manslaughter A charge of voluntary manslaughter was filed today by District Attorney Lyle J. Page against L. D. Robinson, 60, Rickreall gunsmith, who yesterday slew Joseph Williams, 52, by allegedly running over mm in- tentionally with an automobile. A quarrel, followed by the fatal wounding of Williams, occurred near Williams trailer house half a mile south of Liberty. Both men were said to have been drinking. Taken to Silverton for prelimin ary hearing before Justice of the Peace Alf p. Nelson late this morn ing, Robinson asked 24 hours in which to enter a plea and the court fixed 2:30 p.m. Thursday as the time for the hearing. Bail was fixed at $5000, in de fault of which Robinson is being held in the county jail. The case was taken to Silverton justice court because of the ab sence of Justice of the Peace Miller, Leon Leon Trotsky in Shadow of Death Mexico City, Aug. 21 (IP) Leon Trotsky, exiled "Na Doleon of the Bolsheviks" who fled to a haven in Mexico, was near death today victim of a pickax attack by a man who posed as his "great admirer." Surgeons said Trotsky's condition was "verv crave." The one-time.Russian war min- 1 Children War Refugees Land New York, Aug. 21 (fP The wea ther-beaten, black and buff British liner Samaria docked today bring ing to safety from bombarded Eng land the first group of children transported through the collective efforts of Americans. The young war refugees crowded the Samaria's rails 210 or them of all sizes, dressed in all kinds of clothing and cheered lustily when they saw the Statue of Liberty in the sunny haze. Then, a bit anxiously, their eyes searched the docks for a first glimpse of the people who are giving them homes "for the duration. From all strata of British society, they had one possession in common: a knapsack containing small belong ings. Most of the girls had a doll, and many of the boys had school caps which they swung in wild ex citement. They talked on arriving about air raids they'd been through, and bombs they'd seen fall, and Donald Miller, a 6-year old in Scottish kilts said, "I'm glad to be here, but I miss my daddy." One hundred thirty-eight of the children were brought through ef forts of the United States commit tee for the care of European chil dren, and were met down the bay by Marshall Field, head of the com mittee. Polivka Will Serve with Marines Quantico, Va., Aug. 21 W) Doug las Polivka. former Portland and Boise newspaperman, arrived this week to take up duties as a lieu- tenant In the marines. Hayden of Salem, who is away on military duty. An autopsy report to be made by Dr, Joseph Beeman of Port land, a medical criminologist, will probably be mailed to Salem this afternoon, Page said. Williams was formerly in the bat tery business in Salem and' was widely known. Robinson is a gun expert and bowmaker. The quarrel that ended fatally is said to have arisen over a pro posed gun trade. - Robinson had called at Williams trailer early in the afternoon and proposed a trade of shotguns. They were unable to agree about terms and quarreled. Concluded on Due 7. column 8) Trotsky ister had a w&und In the skull which (exposed his brain and a fracture at the base of the skull. Two other .blows from the sk injured his right shoulder and his right hip. Surgeons operated on Trotsky test night, a few hours after he was set upon in the office of his home hi nearby Coyoacan, Gen. Jose Manuel Nunez, fed eral district police chief, said "there are hopes of saving his life." But the Russian, who escaped unharm ed as a machine-gun band invaded his residence May 24, was given few chances to live. Oxygen was admin istered, Trotsky blamed the May attack "directly on Josef Stalin and his secret police, the OGPu, and pre dicted it would be repeated. Twenty Mexicans were arrested a few days later. Police said the friend who at tacked Trotsky gave his name as Jacques Mortan Vandendrelschd, 38, native of Teheran, Iran. He studied in France and became ft subject of Belgium. He said he was a news paper writer, but so far as could be learned he had no journalistic connections in Mexico. He had known Trotsky a year, frequently visited the walled-in, well-fortified Coyoacan estate, and often dined privately with Trotsky while the two discussed political ideas. Police said Vandendrelschd con fessed, saying political opinions Trotsky recently expressed so an gered him that he decided to kill the Russian. He expressed regret and said he hoped he would be put to death, police said. Trostky and the visitor were alone in Trotsky's office when a body guard heard Trotsky scream. He dashed in, set upon the assailant and beat him with a pistol butt. Mrs, Trotsky screamed "dont kill him." The attacker, slightly wound ed, was held in the police hospital where surgeons strove to save Trot sky's life. The assailant carried the pickax, of the type used by mountain climbers, and & pistol. Police theor ized he used the pickax to avoid attention of the guards in the at tack, and brought the pistol to at tempt to shoot his way out if ne cessary. Italian Torpedo Sank Greek Ship Athens, Greece, Aug. 21 Naval experts today examined fragment of the torpedo which sank the Greek warship Helle in the Aegean sea last Thursday, They said that stamped on the fragment; were the word "Turin 1830." (Turin is an Italian naval base and arsenal.) Meanwhile, the Greek govern ment had requested wrecking tugs to lay anti-submarine and anti- minelayer nets in the principal har bors of the country. (Italy has denied that the Hette was sunk by an Italian torpedo.). Britain Seeks Alliance with United States it c c- Military Accord for Caiv i r f L aaa s uerense aougni London, Aug. 21 Wh-Un-off icial but w e 1 1-inf ormed sources indicated today that the British government is seeking a military alliance with the United States. Canadian-American discus-; sions on mutual defense are considered m these quarters to be the opening wedge in a British effort to obtain a full military accord between the United States and Britain. As envisaged now, such an alli ance would embrace the defense of Canada and other British posse slons In the western hemisphere and. perhaps even more important, "would form the basis for common diplomacy in the Par East st the conclusion of the European con flict, as one informant put it. No Friends Left "The plain truth of the matter,' said a neutral diplomat, "is that neither Great Britain nor the Uni ted States bss a powerful friend left anywhere else in the world. It behooves them to get together and make the best of a sorry situa tion." Official sources were reluctant to comment on the taliis between Pres ident Hoosevelt and Canadian prime Minister W. '. I. MacKenzie King, which resulted in a decision to establish a joint defense board, but satisfaction was evident. There were reports here that the conversations progressed to the hy pothetical naval defense of Canada and the United States in the event the British fleet were lost and aer ial defense not only on the sea board but from United States bases on the Pacific such as Sitka and northern Alaska. Entente Cordial "It is a logical progression from these talks to a military alliance with Great Britain," said one re liable person. "I think we may re gard the present Canadian-American talks as similar to those which, in the early nineteen hundreds, pre ceded creation of the Entente Oor- diale between France and His Ma jesty's government." Offcial British reluctance to com ment may be explained by the pres ence of public opinion to England that a non - belligerent United States is more valuable to Britain than an America at war. In the latter event, these persons reason, the United States would have to use most of her planes as munitions for strengthening her own Panama and Atlantic defenses, instead of letting Britain use them. Conference on British Bases Washington, Aug. 21 iFtThe governments ranking legal, military and foreign policy officials con ferred today on legal questions In volved in acouisition by the United States of offshore naval and air bases. Negotiations with the British for such bases have been reported in London to be advanced to the stage of agreement in principle. Attorney General Jackson said af ter today's meeting at the justice department: "We have discussed the legal questions involved in the proposal and procedure for Ameri can acqulstion of offshore naval and air bases along the Atlantic" Jackson did not amplify and none of the other conferees would com ment in response to questions whe ther a British government request for United States destroyers was also taken up at the meeting. President Roosevelt has said that the destroyers question was not in volved In the air and naval base situation. Prior to today's confer ence there had been much specula tion that the question of letting the British have fighting ships would be discussed. . - Meeting with Attorney Genera! Jackson, at the justice department, were Secretaries Knox and Simpson, Sumner Welles, acting secretary of state. Admiral Harold E. Stark, chief of naval operations. General George C. Marshall, army chief of staff, and Green Hackworth, legal advisor to the tat department. ZS- . Painted Bepiicas of the Waido Hills, retained from the Centennial pageant stage, form a pleasing back ground for the platform Cwhere workmen are standing) for the speakers and members of the notifica tion committee for the McNary notification ceremonies at the fairgrounds. But they effectively shut off the view of the proceedings from the thousands who might otherwise find standing room behind the platform. To the right of the lower stage, which will be occupied by a band and chorus, seats and tables for the press will be built. The ground space between the stage and grandstand will be filled with benches, flanked on either side by bleacher seats. The scaffolding marks the location of a 12 x 20 foot Oregon state flag. Twenty four national flags will be ranged along ths hilltops and banners of the 48 states on standards will flank the platform. Gibraltar Again Bombed Gibraltar Aug. 21 m Britain's great fortress of Gibraltar was raid ed twice today by enemy planes. Bombs started & small lire which was brought quickly under control, a communique said.- "During the night enemy aircraft bombed Gibraltar twice, the com munique declared. "In the first rait bombs dropped in the sea, but an aircraft was brought down in the sea. off Europa point. "In fee second raid bombs drop ped on the rock, causing a small fire which was brought, quickly un der control. There was alight dam age and no casualties." La Lines, Spain, Aug, 21 &) Britain's Bock of Gibraltar flamed like a volcano early today after raiding warp lanes dropped bombs on the fortress guarding the wes tern gate of the Mediterranean, In ths pre-dawn darkness flames could be seen spreading down from the top of the rock where long- range batteries apparently had been hit toward the town -where alarms sounded to summon residents to shelter. Nazi Air Losses Claimed Heavy London Aug. 21 (U.R Total Ger man air losses since mass aerial at tacks began on Great Britain two weeks ago probably are more than double the 110 listed in official com muniques published, Archibald Sin clair, minister of air, told the house of commons today. Sinclair told the house that Bri tain's communiques were based sole ly on German planes "certainly de stroyed that is, actually seen to hit the ground, break into pieces in the air, or descend in names. "There are strict instructions to pilots to exercise the greatest dis cretion in reporting enemy losses and the; tend to err on the side of underestimation," Sinclair said. Planes listed in pilots reports or by ground observers as probably de stroyed or seriously damaged in fighting, Sinclair said, were never counted in the public communiques. Experience had shown, the air minister asserted, that most of the planes 3n these untabulated categor ies never reached their bases on the home flight. In the last two weeks German planes badly damaged but not seen to fall greatly exceeded those listed as downed in official communiques, Sinclair said. Describing British night raids as much more effective than German, Squadron Leader Phillip R, Beare said British bomber pilots regard night raids on Germany as "a grim business" but find "swatting the Wops" over Italy a light pastime. Rumania io Cede Area io Bulgaria london, Aug, 21 W) Reuters British news agency reported from Bucharest today that Rumania has agreed definitely to cede southern Dobruja to Bulgaria, returning their frontier to that of 1912. Rumania cedes to Bulgaria the provinces of Durastor and Caiiacra. the provinces to be occupied within three hours after the agreement is aigned formally, Reuters said. Celebration for M 'Nary Planned Anticipating a crowd that may reach 40.000 or 50.000, leaders of a number of organizations met at the Marion hotel at noon today and arranged some of the details for the acceptance program next Tuesday for Senator Charles jL. McNary, republican nominee Revolt Crisis In Argentina Buenos Aires, Aug. 21 (Im mediate measures to protect ail army headquarters and barracks i against "any attack on public or der" were ordered today after a conference of military leaders with War Minister Carlos Marques, The special precautions were ta ken after the arrest of Gen. Juan1 Bautista Molina, long a rightist leader of the Argentine army in connection with an army land buying scandal that has threatened s governmental crisis. The crisis developed to such pro portions last night that bed-ridden President Roberto M. Ortiz, who retired from active service July 3 because of illness, returned to the helm and called a cabinet meeting at his home early today in an at-; tempt to control developments! threatening his regime. Immediately after the meeting Marques went to ths war ministry and conferred for half an hour with the inspector-general of the army. Gen. Gulilermo Mohr, order- tog precautionary measures in Ar gentina's six corps areas Meanwhile high police authori ties held a special meeting at police headquarters at which all police were ordered to their barracks, Special precautions were taken throughout the capital. Defeat Delay In Conscription Washington, Aug, 21 Wh- House military committee rejected today a proposal to amend the Burke-Wads-worth conscription bill to defer ac tual drafting of men for military service until the United states was at war. Chairman May (D Ky. said the committee rejected the amendment by a vote of IS to 3. ? A parliamentary objection, enforc ed by a 54 to 23 vote, blocked a sen ate effort to attach the Burke Wadsworth conscription bill an amendment to "conscript wealth through a system of forced loans. The house committee had been scheduled to complete its version of the Burke-Wadsworth measure, but that was put off until tomorrow. The bill came through today's session. however, without change in major particulars, including the provision for registration of men between 18 and 64 inclusive, with active military service for those 21 to 45, One amendment approved 11 to 4 would give the conscripts base pay of $39 a month. May said he had op posed this and that it had White House opposition. It would add $400,000,000 a year to the cost of the program, he declared. The committee eliminated a pro vision authorizing the president to create home defense units out of the 18-21 and 45-63 groups, U provided. for vice president of the United S".tes, As a committes on decora tlons OscarD, Olson, Senator Dosg- las McKay and W, Ij, Phillips were appointed by Dr, a Pound, chair man of the county republican cen tral committee, who presided, andi H-ev. Robert A. Hutchinson waa rnsQe a committee of one to contact the ministers of the city relative to their part in the event. It is planned to start the pro gram of entertainment downtown early In the morning, so there may be plenty of activity prior to the afternoon program at the fair grounds. A parade was suggested when Fired Lamport, who Is tet charge of tee Wlllkie-McNary headquarters here, said that Balj Cake, national committeeman for Oregon, had requested that there be no parade. Senator McKay envisioned a scene here next Tuesday that will be much like that at Ellwood, Ind., at the WllUcie acceptance, it was the opinion of the meeting that street decorations should be elaborate, with more attention to street than to window adornments. However, It is planned for large pictures of Senator McNary to fee placed In the windows and also to the homes, i along with the national colors. It was suggested thai as many as 5000 pictures be made, Mrs. R. L. Wright spoke of the luncheon that is to be given at the Marlon hotel for visiting party members, particularly committeemen and com mi tteewomen from all over the state. Opportunity wilt be giv es them to meet Senator McNary personally. The Marlon county republican clubs( the Cherrians and other or ganizations volunteered their assis tance. Among other speakers were W, U Phillips, Dr, Henry E Mor ris, Dr. H. H. Ollnger, Del Nieder hiser, Floyd M&er, Frank Chatas, representing the Cherrians, Kelly; Owens for the war veterans, Br, F, j O, Riley and Ernest Miller, whs is! president of the WiUkie-Mcfiary j chsb. Business houses and offices wiS be j CCtmelmieS on paxe 9, eofumn S River Road Widening Survey Completed 'Hie county court has been advised by state highway officials that it is expected the data on the survey of the south river road widening in the eity and from the city limits te Roberts station wtti be in the hands of the court wilhin the nest; few 3ays and there are indica tions that the survey may be more optimistic as to heavy right of wsy costs than at first thought, How ever, there will be no definite data on this matter until the final de tails are in the hands of the court, The information had now is to the effect that ths entire survey has been made, that the estimates to costs and other data are completed as far ss the city por tion of the work Is concerned and about 50 per cent completed as to the county portion of the project. It is further understood that al ternative proposals and estimates will b offered wliea ths finished Greece Calls More Reserves To the Colors Third Effort to Strength en Defense in Week Increases Tension By lh &.sfxli Prto Belgrade. Yugoslavia, Asg 21 Italian troops -were re ported massing along Greeees western frontier today aa tee Greek government, belabored by the fascist press for al leged rais treatment of Alban ian minorities strengthened its defenses hy piacmst more reserves under anna. The call to the colors was the third issued In & week f growing- tension in relations wlife Italy. Leaves Cancelled Athens, Greece, Aag St (Jft Th Greek army cancelled all leaves for officers and men today and a re sponsible spokesman said "we will sot be caught surprise tx Greece should be invaded. In the third move to strengthm the army within & week ths gov ernment called to arms several thousand men of a number of mili tary classes, Greece's precautions have bees taken amid growing tensios wftit Italy precipitated by Italian ifasr gss that Greece was reaponsJbl for the assssslnattos of Daut Hogfla, an Albanian. Greece has denied any . responsibility. Press Attacks Official circles maintained stimt, however, on reports that Italian troops were massing along ths Al- banian frontier. Government quarters took cogni zance of Italian press attacks oa the country, Including charges thai bands of Greeks had invaded; Al banla and burned ten villages. An official communique denied as Albanian newspaper report, reprint ed bs Italy, that Greek authorities were planning an attack on Al bania, "No armed bands It added, nv ever been formed in Greece tot any purpose whatsoever," King Consulted premier General John Metaxas conferred at length last night with Sing George IX, but no explanation for the sudden increase in the na tion's armed forces was gives and official circles declined to comment on the reports of Italian troop con centrations. "Reports abroad can nelthsr t confirmed nor dented. Usually well-informed sours ei here, however, said they had Info? station that Italy was massing con siderable numbers of troops, includ ing at least one armored division, in Albania opposite the Greek: border, Miller Resigns, Gabriel Named Resignation f Ernest Miller as treasurer of the Marion county re publican central committee and the appointment of Ed Gabriel as his successor was announced today by Dr, S. F, Pound, chairman of ths central committee, Miller, it is un derstood, will head another dab, Dr. pound also reported fine pro gress In membership la the yst- erana' WiUkie-McNary club. estimates are submitted. One wUt involve moving the Oregon Flee iris tracks and the other a cut In the hill and retaining wall to give tn additional width necessary, The ad ditional right of way required will vary as to the two projects. It is considered likely that as fir as the county Is concerned ths ea timates submitted will cover ths road only from the city limits ts ths golf course road, this probably fat ing ail that the county is expected to care to tackle In case It is deemed feasible to undertake the project at all for this winter. The move for widening the south River road gained an Impetus un iConzludttX ea pais 7 cola cm 2
