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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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Military Accord for Caiv
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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
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