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1 Wednesday; August ill Locals li W. h. (Bill Carver, who has been j In 111 health for several months, j was admitted to the veterans' hos- pttal In Portland Wednesday for ;,: clinical weaimeni ana ODservauon, :-- It Is expected he will be In the hos- pltal at least a few weeks. ) Spec. Sults-pl. dresses cl.-pr. 60o. i Cash-carry. Woods Clean. 970 Union J 203 O. D. McLane, sawyer at the Mitchell mill above Idanha, is In the hospital here. He was taken 111 suddenly Monday. McLane received a fracture of the neck last fall and has felt the effects at various times but had been in good health during the last few months. Starting removal sale, Ray L. Far mer Hdw. Co. Court & Coml. 309 William H. Wright, former min ister of music of the First Presby terian church of Salem, will be tenor soloist at the regular mid-week ser vice of the Presbyterian church Thursday evening, at 7:30. Wright, who is now director of music at Temple Baptist church In Los An geles, Is spending a few days of his vacation in 6alem. This will be the only appearance of Prof. Wright during his visit in Salem. Rev. Os car W. Payne will continue his pre sentation of "The Harmony of the Gospels," which has been proving an interesting study. Lutz, Florist, P 9593, 1278 N. Ub. Excavation work for the new par ochial school, to be constructed In connection with Sacred Heart acad emy and the St. Joseph's Catholic church parish, was started Wed nesday morning. The first unit of a building to cost approximately $30,000 when finally completed Is located on the Winter street sec tion of the lot just back of the St. Joseph's parish hall and to the rear of the academy. The unit un der construction Is to cost $15,000 and the entrance will be on Winter street. Wanted : Former employes to reg ister for tomato and prune work. Starr Fruit Products Co. 200 Maccabees, No. 84D, will meet In the Fraternal temple Thursday night at 8 o'clock. Commander John Rich es presiding. "Fraternal Day" at the Oregon State Fair will be discussed and a program has been arranged by . Thomas Rogers, chairman. All visit ing and active Maccabees are In vited to attend. Calcimine 5c lb. Ray L. Farmer Hdw. Co. removal sale. Court-Corn 'I 209 Workmen are engaged Jn re coating a portion of the surface of the postofflce roof today. No par ticular defects have appeared in the roof and the work being done today Is In connection with the govern ment's program of making Inspec tions and repairs at periodic Inter vals. While the men on the Job were heating the tar for applica tion the flames spread to the vat and burned fiercely for several min utes before it could be extinguish ed. The Meadows now open evenings. Special prices on fountain Hems. The best chocolate soda in town. 203 Clayton Foreman, president of the City Bowling league, has called a meeting of the organization for 8 o clock tonight at the Perfection alleys. Plans for the season's ac tivities will be discussed. ' Anti-third term democrats of Marlon county will hold a second meeting at the Marlon hotel at Townsend Clubs Townsend club No. 16 meets Thursday at 8 p. m. at the home of F. N Berry, 714 south 19th street, piano accordlan music by Prof. James Chambers of Corvallis. Townsend club No, 4, will meet at Highland school tonight at 7:30 in a regular meeting. Club members and friends are urged to attend a meeting of Town send club No. 15 to be held Thurs day evening, August 22, at 8 o'clock, at the home of J. J. Kleeman, Hol lywood drive. Special news flashes from Washington. D. C, will be read. RADIO Day by Day (Time ! Pacific Standard) New York. Aur. Jl W Friday nUht wlU be an excltlnt one for Son J a Heinle, tctress, who must register with Uncle 6am as an alien. She has taken out her tint citizenship papers, but Is subject to the alien registration law. She will speak briefly. Miss H Tile's socialite husband, Can Topplm, will attend. Meredith Wlllson's Tuesday night Musi cal Review, booked orlilnally as t sum mer filler for Fibber McOee and Molly, has been extended an additional four weeks until October 1 to alve P. and M. more vacation. The allow Is on WEAF NBC at 6:30. Columbia Is killing "We, the People," at B next Tuesday to carry Senator Mc Nary'a speech acceptlm the republican vice-presidential nomination. WEAF-NBC will carry It also. Listening tonight (Wednesday!: Eur ope WEAF-NBC, 3:1S. 3:45; CBS 4:59. 6:30; WJZ-NBC 8; MBS 6. 8:15; army maneuvers; MBS, 7:15, interviews. Comlnr Thursday: WF.AF-KBC. 9:50 a m.. Gen. Stephen Fuqua describes end of war maneuvers (also WJZ-NBC.t CBS. 1:30 p.m. national douolea tennis, fourth round, Ted Huiini. 21, 1940 7:30 o'clock this evening to per fect a democratic Willkle-McNary club. AH Interested democrats are Invited to attend. Rummage Frl., Sat., 455 Court. 202 Corsages, Eola Acres. Ph. 5730. 199 Ralph M. Cake, republican na tional committeeman for the state of Oregon, has been secured as the principal speaker during the week ly luncheon of the Snlem Lions club Thursday noon at the Marion hotel. He will speak concerning the "Highlights of the National Re publican Convention." Wanted: Women to register for tomato and prune work. Starr Fruit Produce Co. 201 FHA loans 90 25 years 4H in terest. Hawkins cfe Roberts, Inc. 199 A tar pot fire at the post office called the fire department this morning. No damage was done. There is no higher ranking com mercial school in Oregon than the Capital Business College tf Salem. Call and Investigate. 203 Buy your next TIRES or BAT TERY from McCune & Lovell. Cen ter at Church St., and receive a FREE ticket to Ore. State Fair. 199 James Davenport Hannaman, 828 South 12th, drove his automo bile into collision with the railing of ths Prlngle creek bridge In the 900 block on Mission street when he looked back to see if he was fol lowed by an officer. This he admit ted when he was approached by the officer after the crash. He had overtaken the officer's car, driving very rapidly, the officer re ported. The officer was In the act of turning in the street to follow, and as he did so he saw the tail light of Hannaman's car "loop the loop" to quote his report. Han naman said the car skidded when It hit gravel. The Meadows now open evenings. Special prices on fountain items. The best chocolate soda In town. 203 Wanted: Used Western Saddle. State price and condition. Box 234 Capital Journal. 203 The city of Salem suggested to day that the state pay $125,000 to ward the cost of the city's proposed $400,000 sewage treatment plant, but the state board of control said It would negotiate the matter with the council. The proposal will appear on the city's November ballot. The state would pay Its share of the cost because the city would treat sewage from several state Institu tions. For watch and clock repairing H. T. Love, 141 S. Liberty. 199 The state board of control today unanimously approved the contract for printing the Oregon State col lege Barometer by the Corvallis Gazette-Times. The printing of the year book during the 1940-41 sea son will be financed by students, but the actual payment will come through the secretary of state's of fice. The state board of higher ed ucation will supervise the work. The Meadows now open evenings. Special prices on fountain items, The best chocolate soda in town. 203 Chrysler Funeral Held in New York New York, Aug. 31 (U.R) Funeral services for Walter P. Chrysler, 65-year-old automobile manufacturer, were held today at St. Bartholo mew's church following a family prayer service at the Great Neck, Long Island, estate where he died Sunday night of cerebral hemorr hage. The Informal service, attended by members of the family and house hold, was conducted by Dr. M. C. McKechnie, rector of All Saints church, Great Neck, N. Y. The church service was conducted by Rev, Dr. Frederic Underwood, as sistant minister of St. Bartholo mew's. Honorary pallbearers included Jules S. Bache, banker; Walter O. Brlggs, Fred J. Fisher and Lawrence P. Fisher, automobile body manu facturers; Alfred P. Sloan, Jr., of General Motors company; Juan T. Trippe, head of the Pan American Airways, and Ernest T, Weir, steel company executive. Interment was at Sleepy Hollow cemetery, Tarrytown, N. Y. 4 Film Luminaries Cleared by Dies San Francisco, Aug. 31 (JPj Three notable film actors and a scenario writer have been cleared by the Dies committee of accusations that they were communist sympathizers. After a careful study of testi mony. Representative Martin Dies said today that there was no evi dence to indicate that the actors, James Cagney, Frederic March and Humphrey Bogart, or the writer, Phil Dunne, had ever been connect ed with communist activities, P.M. for Marehfield Washington, Aug. 31 W Presi dent Roosevelt has sent to the sen ate the nomination of William P. McKenna for postmaster at Marsh field, Ore. People of New Zealand have loaned the government $8,000,000 free of Interest for tiie duration ol the war. Robinson Held For Manslaughter .(Continued Finally they left the trailer house, still arguing violently, and what followed was observed by sev eral witnesses. Mrs. Phyllis Rams den and Mrs, Maude Beck man, who live near the trailer house, told of ficers that when the two men left Lhe trailer, Williams was seen ap parently searching Robinson's pock ets, accusing him of stealing a watch. Then they started scuffling and Williams is said to have struck Robinson over the head with 12-gauge shotgun and attempted to choke him. Robinson s pummel ed appearance indicated that he had been attacked. He Is held In the county Jail. Williams, witnesses said, returned to the trailer and Robinson got into his car and started to drive towards the highway when Williams again came out and Jumped onto the run ning board of the car. Robinson for a moment lost control of the car and drove It Into collision with pergola of the Robert Ramsden home, knocking It over. The story, as told to the 'police. Indicates that Robinson then turn ed the car towards Williams and ran over him, and drove over him after he had fallen. Then, the of ficers were told, he reversed the car and backed It over Williams' body. Robinson then drove away and was later arrested at Rickreall. Mrs. Ramsden and Mrs. Beckman telephoned the sheriff's office. De puty L. L. Plttenger hastened to the scene after calling the first aid American League Chicago 000 000 0000 S 1 Philadelphia ...200 010 OOx 3 5 0 Rigney and Tresh; Beckman and F. Hayes. National League Boston 010 100 0002 8 1 Pittsburgh ....001 100 Olx 3 10 0 Sullivan and Masl; Heintzelman and Davis. Irish Mail Boat Bombed by Nazis Dublin, Aug. 21 (U.R) German bombing planes, overshooting the west coast of Wales, carried the war into St. George's channel of the Irish sea, by bombing the Irish mail boat St Patrick off the coast of County Wexrord, Eire, for the second time in four days. The boat, carrying passengers be tween Fishguard, Wales, and Ross- lare, Eire, avoided the shower of bombs by zlg-zagglng and drove off the three attacking planes with its two defense guns. The attack oc curred yesterday. The three Ger man planes were believed to be those which machine-gunned the 400-ton steamer Rose Marie off the south coast of Eire yesterday, wounding one member of the crew. Court News Circuit Court Transcript hu been filed from Sa lem Justice court In the caso of Grler Brothers Co. vs. Loren W. Hall. Divorce decrees have been granted In the case of Ernest vs. Alma M. Armstrong and EUnora vs. Merle F, Mattbes, name of EUnora McCrone Deing restored, to plaintiff in the lat ter decree. In the case of Bessie E vs. Andrew Bracken defendant has been adjudged guUtv of contemDt and given until August 25 in which to purge nimseir by payment of S13.33. Motion has been overruled and de fendant given to August 30 to answer in tne case or Bessie I. watkina vs, Wilfred P. Watkina. Order In the case of state ex rel Lorena Savage vs. Delbert Savage va cates a previous order of August 8 and rinds the defendant guilty contempt for non-payment of support money provided for In a decree grant ed February 16, 1937. Time Is given to December fl In which defendant may purge nimseir or tne contempt ay pay ment of sso. Probate Court Mlna Cooper In her annual report as guardian for Joan E. and Bruce cooper snows receipts ana aisDurse menu of 9150. ADnralsal of S15.446.61 In cash and deposits has been made on the estate of Wllhelmina Zorn by A. A. Uivln. Elmer Johnson and Reber G. Allen. Final account of Mary Joe Birth on the estate of Josle Stalker shows receipts of S1467.05, disbursements of S92B.I3 and balance or sssn.sz in casn as well as (3760 In real and 93044 In personal property. Lucre ti a Drsger as administratrix of the estate of David O. Drager has been authorised to sell oersonal nroD- erty of the estate to meet- costs of administration. Claims ana cnarges. Police Court li. R. King, route 3, Is booked for having no drivers license. He was Involved In a collision at Commercial and Trade. Clarence L. Rowland, route charged with falling to observe I sign. 4, is stop Georse J. Herschbach. 120 Abrams Is booked for violation of the basic speed rule. Marriage Licenses Albert t. Belt. 31. baker, and Mil dred M. Claybrook, 20, candy factory worser, Dotn ouo Marion, oaiem. Wayne B. Llveeay, 26, lumber yard, woodmirn, and veona Trouat, is. home, Hubbard. James Kelson, 21, farmer, Hood River, and Anna Johnson, 22, house keeper, Troutdale. Palmer W. Bue, legal, engineer. 1227 court, and wuietta 8 need, legal domestic, 835 Academy, both Salem. Late Sports The Capital from page, l) car. Williams was taken by the first aid car to a hospital, where he died at 3:55 o'clock. The offi cers found a hat near the Wil liams trailer which was identified as Robinson's by Initials, and his car license was checked at the state department. He was shortly after wards arrested at Rickreall by State Police Officer C. E. Emahlser. Another witness questioned was G. R. Mudd, who Is said to have been with Williams during the day and the preceding night and to have been present during the dis pute. Officers said Robinson claim- ell Williams shot at him twice as he was driving away, and that the shots broke the windshield and two windows of his car. but there was no evidence of shots being fired. When officers asked Robinson If he had Intentionally backed his car over Williams he is said to have replied, "I hope I backed over him." Wounds on Robinson's head were treated by a doctor before he was questioned at the courthouse by the district attorney and the police. Williams' trailer is located on a 10-acre prune tract that he owned. He quit the battery business In Salem In 1936 after having follow ed it here for 15 years. He is sur vived by a son, Joseph, Jr., who Is in the navy, and by a brother, William, of Wenatchee. Palmer Williams, route 3, Is a cousin. Pepper Hanged in Effigy by Women Washington, Aug. 21 U.R qn conscription progressed in the senate chamber today more than 100 women, representing the Congress of Ameri can Mothers, Hanged an erngy oi- Sen. Claude Pepper (D-Fla.) on the capitol lawn in protest to conscrip tion and what they called "other un-American activities." Spokesmen for the delegation said they represented 10,000 mem bers throughout the nation. Dele- f rom Indiana, Minnesota, Michigan, Illinois, California, Penn sylvania and Ohio engaged in the demonstration, which was inter rupted by capitol police. The delegation, which assembled across the street from the capitol, produced a dummy with a long rope attached. They dragged It to a maple tree and swung It over a lower branch. The dummy, clad In overalls, bore a placard across the front marked: "Claude 'Benedict Arnold' Pep per." Soon after the dummy was plac ed on the limb, a capitol policeman arrived, produced a knife, and had a delegate Mrs. W. H. Flrlie of Pittsburgh, Pa. cut it down. The women, mostly beyond middle-age, heckled a man who said: "This surely Is an un-American demonstration.'' The man, who did not Identify himself, walked hastily away when delegates gathered about him and shouted: "Are you an American? Who are you? Go awayl" After the dummy was cut down the delegation marched around the capitol. Leaders dragged the dum my In front of them. Various wo men strode out of the line to stop the dummy. Hundreds of tourists watched. The marchers sang "We'll hang Claude Pepper to a sour apple tree." Bomb Explodes In Capital Mail Washington, Aug. 31 (A3) A bomb, described by police as small and poorly constructed, exploded today in a U street branch post office, In juring two postal employes. The bomb, in a mail bag being un loaded from a truck to a platform, was in a package addressed to a wo man whose name authorities with held. Those injured were Harry B. Hess, 58, and Hyman Rltzenberg, 33, both of whom suffered shoulder and leg lacerations. "I had my hand on the string of this sack when I heard a report," Rltzenberg said. "It sounded like two giant firecrackers going off at the same time." "I looked down at my leg and it was bleeding and then I looked at my shoulder and there was blood on it.' Allotment Will Aid Navigation Seattle, Aug. 31 (P A $151,600 allotment for aids to navigation on the Columbia and Snake rivers, in cluding a 30-foot channel between Vancouver, Wash., and The Dal les, Ore., in connection with river navigation to Lewiston, Ida., was announced today by Capt. W. H. Munter, -coast guard district com mander. He said engineering officers of the coast guards left Vancouver yes terday aboard the cutter Rhododen dron to Inspect the river to The Dallas. He said $64,000 had been al lotted for this project, plus $25, 000 for a maintenance base at Van couver Barracks. A $39,000 allotment will be used to Install aids between Celllo Falls and the mouth of the Snake river. Exchange Seat $35,000 New York, Aug. 31 &) A mem bership In the New York Stock Ex change sold today for $35,000, low est since 1914. and $00 less than the previous sale. Journal, Salens Oregon FDR Ignores Debate Offer Hyde Park. N. Y., Aug. 31 OF) Ignoring Wendell L. Willkle s second challenge to President Roosevelt to debate political Issues, the White House stood pat today on Mr. Roose velt's assertion that conditions this year obviously made It Impossible for him to campaign. ' Thus, with one candidate avow edly bent on keeping out of the political arena and the other in stumping the country, one of the od dest campaigns in the history of American politics was taking shape Willkie first challenged Mr. Roose velt to meet him in debate in hits speech in accepting the republican presidential nomination. The chief executive rejected the proposal at a press conference yesterday. Things are in such shape this year, the president said, that It Is ob vious he cannot do any political campaigning. He referred to world conditions and American armament efforts. The president has indicated that national defense problems would be his primary concern. They figured prominently In his press conference and, apparently, in a, luncneon ap pointment yesterday with William C. Bullitt, United States ambas sador to France, and Bernard Bar uch, chairman of the war industries board during the World war. While a stormy argument Klamath Fires Under Control Klamath Falls, Aug. 31 (ffV-Four large, forest fires on the Klamath Indian reservation were again brought under control this morning after yesterdays high wind sent them surging over fire lines, leap ing almost a mile In some cases. The Swan lake fire swooped over 600 new acres late Tuesday and re inforcements were called from Cra ter lake national park and the Ya kima reservation. The fire has blackened 8600 acres since it started last week. The WOO-acre Wilson Point fire broke out on the north end yes terday and set fire to a peat marsh At about the same time the Black Hills blaze was blown over fire trails and Increased to 500 acres in area. Another fire near Kirk cov ered 300 acres. Continuation of Road Widening from page 1 der the formation of an association looking to an eventual Improved highway from Salem through King's Valley and after a number of meet ings and discussions with the vari ous other interests Involved the highway commission consented to make the survey and provide the estimates. Both the city council and county court did not care to commit them selves as to the road until the prob able expense Involved was avail able and this could not be secured without the survey. The basis of the whole propo sition is a possible WPA project and such a project requires that the sponsors put up a certain percentage of the funds. In this case the spon sor would be the city inside the city limits and the county outside from the city limits to wherever it Is decided to take the road on its first lap. The road in question carries i very heavy traffic and Is especi ally narrow in places constituting a bottle neck which ut considered ideal as a WPA project and would furnish employment to a large num ber of men. Celebration for M'Nary Planned (Continued asked to close at 3 o'clock on McNary day In order to give everyone an op portunity to attend the notification ceremonies, which start at 4:30 pm. at the state fairgrounds. State employes will also be given an opportunity to Join in the event, the state board of control adopting a motion this morning to close all offices at 3 o'clock. "I don't often recommend that state offices be closed," said Gover nor Spraguc during the discussion, "but this national event la of such significance that I feel we should let state employes off so they can attend. "This action has no political sig nificance. It Is merely a personal tribute to Senator McNary. who has been so active in state affairs." The first scheduled event in con nection with the notification pro gram will take place Sunday, the day of the senator's arrival home from Washington, when a fleet of 75 airplanes from all parts of the northwest that are slated to engage In a lining meet at Albany that day, Laymen Discuss Methodist Problems Problems of the denomination and suggestions whereby the laymen of the organization may extend its influence were under discussion during the lay leaders' retreat of the Salem district of the Methodist church this forenoon. The retreat, being held In the educational department of the Plrst Methodist church, will close tonight with a fellowship din ner honoring Bishop and Mrs. Bruce R. Baxter and the bishop's mother, resident of Hollywood who Is spending the summer In Salem. Laymen of the church have grown soft, Frank R. Bennett, superin tendent of the Salem schools. Germans Claim Weather Halts Mass Air Raids (Continued from Page One? casualties were not learned. Several planes took part In the raid. Italian Communique Rome. Aug. 21 (U.PJ Italy admit ted an intensification of British air raids on Italian positions through out Ethiopia today. War communique No. 74, Issued from general headquarters, said that the British had raided Mega, Qelib and Dire Dawa in Ethiopia. Neutral shipping had been warn ed that vessels approaching with in 30 miles of the coast of the Me diterranean, Red sea, Gulf of Aden, Egypt and British African colonies henceforth were "in danger of des truction by mines or other means of war." The communique said that Ital ian bombing formations had "at tacked successfully and hit air bases Malta." It claimed that all Italian planes returned safely "des pite violent enemy reaction." Rome, Aug. 31 P War flared to new Intensity In the Mediterran ean today as Italy launched a "to tal blockade" of British territories In that region and Stefan I, the It alian news agency, reported a furi ous air-sea battle In which It said seven British planes were shot down. Time and place of the battle were not disclosed, but steran.'s correspondent said an Italian air squadron had attacked large British warships protected by lighter vessels and a squadron of Gloater-aiadla- tor planes, with "considerable ef fect. In addition to the seven British planes shot down, he said, two others were possibly destroyed, New Members on GOP Committee Announcement has been made that B. F. Pound, county chairman of the republican county central committee, has named additional members to the finance com' mlttee of the organization ft follows: Ed B. Gam-lel, chairman, Grant Day. A. A. Lee, D. B. Hill, George Manolls, B. E. (Kelly) Owen, Ed Kennedy, Carle Abrams and Wil liam Rush. Other members already on the committee are Ernest Miller, Lewis Judson. William McGilchrist, Jr., Milton Meyers, Wayne Dough ton, Rex W. Ross, Katherlne Gou- let, W. W. Ohadwick, Frank Derby T. M. Hicks, Laurence Rich, U. G. Bower, Anna Pierce, Mrs. Floyd White, Mrs. Rex Sanford and Fred Lamport. A meeting of the committee has been called for 8 o'clock Monday night at headquarters at the Marlon hotel when T. H. Ban field, chair man of the finance committee for the state central committee, will be present. It Is stated at headquarters here that the state and county com mittees are the only authorized bo dies for the raising of party cam paign funds. Washington, Aug. 21 WV-In 40- below temperature, the staff of the United States Antarctic service cele brated today the approaching end of the four-month-long winter night. Dr. Paul A. Siple, west base lead er, radioed that the sun was ex pected to show Itself fllttlngly at noon today. However, for several weeks, the sun will be visible only for a short time dally. from page 1) will fly en masse over Fircone the McNary farm home and dip In sa lute to the vice presidential nomi nee. The planes are scheduled to be over Fircone at 3:30 in the after noon. So far no events are slated for Monday, which Senator McNary Is expected to spend in seclusion at home and in conferences with party leaders. Informal events will fill the hours of Tuesday, however, and plans are under way to keep seven or eight bands and drum corps play ing on downtown streets throughout the morning and early afternoon hours for the entertainment of crowds expected from all parts of the state. At noon Tuesday the Marion coun- ty republican central committee will entertain precinct committee men and women from all parts of the state at luncheon at the Marlon hotel, while Senator and Mrs. Mc Nary will be host and hostess to members of the notification com mlttee and press correspondents at Fircone, charged during a discussion of "The Layman Looks at His Church." "It is not for easy tasks we should ask," the speaker continued as he point ed out a program where the church should operate as an Institution which can lift up a vision outside the borders of the state and the nation." "The layman looking at his church should look at It as an institution where man becomes re generated for new purposes," Su perintendent Bennett declared. The speaker then went on to con trast the two philosophies which were prominent In the world today each one bitterly opposed to the other. In this connection he de clared the christian must not be overpowered with the sense of de featism. One philosophy, he said, builds Itself on vengeance which leads to war. "In contrast there is the philosophy of equality, shot through with love." He deplored the curtailment In giving on the part of the church membership to world services, in stating that the denomination had work to do out side the borders of the nation." Other speakers on this forenoon's program were Clyde Williamson. C. F. French and Lloyd Ollson, au of the Salem district. Following a luncheon at noon, Dr. Sidney W. Hall, superintendent of Cascade district, spoke on "The Church Cares for Its Veterans," Ad ditional speakers were J. Edgar Pur- B. T. Kumler and G. A. Rice. Visits to Willamette university, the state capitol and the state prison were scheduled for late afternoon. Dean U. G. Dubach of Oregon State college will preside as toast master for tonight's dinner, with re sponses programmed from Govern or O. A. Sprague, Rex Putnam, su perintendent of schools; Dr. J. O. Harrison, E. A. Nott. Prof. D. H. Schulze, Judge V. P. Moses and Bishop Baxter. At 8 o'clock a mass meeting and bishop's reception will be held with Bishop Baxter addressing the as semblage. Mrs. A. Oehler Dies at Home Mrs. Helen Oehler died early this morning at the family residence, 1640 South High street, at the age of 09 years. She had been a resident of Salem alnce November, 1818, and had a wide circle of friends. She was a member of Christ Lutheran cnurch. Helen Spltzbart 9s married to Albert Oehler In xawkeye, Iowa, 49 years ago last January 7. They lived In Minnesota and Iowa before coming to Oregon. Nine children were born to the couple, all of whom survive. Survivors Include the husband, Albert Oehler of Salem; three ions, Erwln A. of Chicago, Arnold J. of Saddle River, N. J., and Lester O. Oehler of Corvallis; six daughters, Mrs. Gertrude Bergman of Baker, Miss Selma Oehler, Mrs, Clara Lee, Mrs. Frelda N. Smith, Mrs. Vera I. Banick and Miss Irma Oehler, all of Salem; brothers, Louis Spltz bart of Nevada and Herman and Charles SplUbart, both of Salem; sisters, Mrs. Anna Belschner of Hawkeye. Iowa, and Mrs. Emma Krueger of Salem, Ten grandchil dren also survive. Services will be held Friday aft ernoon at 3 o'clock from the Clough Barrlck chapel with Rev. Fred Theuer officiating. Interment will be at Belcreat Memorial park. . Jehovah's Witness Held for Murder Portland, Me., Aug. 31 VP) A crowd of several hundred milled around the county building today as Arthur F. Cox, 49. of Philadel phia, a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses, was arraigned on a charge of murder and was granted a con tinuance until Friday. Municipal Court Judge Robert de Wolfe, with the consent of County Attorney Albert Knudsen, granted the continuance at the request Qf Cox, who, through his attorney, said he had not had time to prepare his case. Cox is accused of the fatal shoot ing yesterday at nearby North Windham of Deputy Sheriff E. Dean Pray, 40, who ordered Cox and Kenneth Carr, 33, of Cape Eliza beth, from his garage when the two men allegedly attempted to play phonographs expounding their sect's beliefs. Albany-Eugene Game to be Replayed Albany, Aug, 31 (U.R) President Oeorge Wilhelm of the Oregon State Baseball league today allow ed Eugene's protest of Umpire Bus Nonkin's ninth Inning decision by which Albany defeated Eugene, 4-3, Saturday night In a playoff for the state league title. The game will be replayed here Saturday night or Sunday. A win by Eugene would necessitate another game, aa Al bany defeated Eugene 10-3 Sunday at Eugene. Card of Thanks We wish to thank our friends for their many kindnesses and beautiful floral offerings during the Illness and death of our mother. Mrs. Ange llne Dltmar. Percy Ditmar, Mrs. Nora Serous. Mr. and Mrs. J. J Green and Ed Dltmar. 199 Seven iCIaim British Firms Sell Oil To Japanese Houston, Aug. 31 Wi The Chron icle today said "the Houston oil ln- dustry buzzed with reports that two British-controlled companies were selling to Japan petroleum products recently embargoed by the United States." Tho Chronicle said one executive asserted "when the United States stopped American oil companiea from shipping aviation gasoline and other products to Japan, these two international oil companies, one controlled directly by the British government, stepped In and began supplying the Japanese market. Apparently," the Chronicle quot- ed him anonymously, "this Is part of England's appeasement policy to ward Japan." The Chronicle said "he termed tha situation 'a screwy one," with tha two Brttlsh-conrtolled companies supplying Japan, axis partner of Germany, with oil." London, Aug. 11 Pi Sale of Brit ish oil to Japan and the closing of the Burma road over which war sup plies were sent to the central Chin ese government at Chungking were assailed In commons today by Geof frey Mander, liberal member of par liament, aa "grossly unfair." R, A. Butler, under-iecretary of state for foreign affairs, replied that It was not the government's policy to "Interfere" with the commercial activities of the Anglo-Iranian OU company, which sold a million bar rels of oil to Japan in April with government approval. Joint Use of Bases in Effect London, Aug. 31 W British for eign office sources cited the British-American agreement of 1938 for Joint control of Canton and En derbury Islands In the Pacific to day as an illustration of Prima Minister Churchill's statement yes terday that the "association of In terest for common purposes" be tween the two countries had de veloped before the war. The officials offered the state ment as a result of reported Jap anese concern over rumors that Britain la offering to lease defense bases In the Pacific. It waa said authoritatively that the reports may have arisen from misunderstanding of a portion of Churchill's speech yesterday. The Islands were placed under Joint control for use of British and American civil aviation com panies August 11, 1938, and on Ap ril 18 last year, Great Britain and the United States agreed to ex tend the arrangement for 50 years, with the possibility of continuing It indefinitely. No new lease for defense pur poses Is Involved, these sources said. These sources said there waa "no question of price or conslderatlona" in the arrangement. Britain and the United States had decided on Joint control before the war, fol lowing a dispute over ownership in 1938. Morse to Mail Order by Saturday San Francisco, Aug. 31 (U.R) Dea Wayne L. Morse returned to Port land today after completing a hearing in connection with contract negotiations between the Waterfront Employers' association and the In ternational Longshoremen'i and Warehousemen's union. Morse, Pacific 'coast longshore ar bitrator, said he would have his decision In the mails by Saturday night. The two day hearing covered charges of union representatives that employers were guilty of "fla grantly bad faith" In falling to en ter into contract negotiations. Employers countered they were willing to negotiate at any time, but refused to bond themselves by any concessions prior to opening of ne gotiations. The groups have Been operating since last Sept. 30 under an Inde finite extension of the 1939 con tract. Shake-up Near in British Cabinet London, Aug. 31 (Pi Well-in formed political quarters predicted today there would be a British cab inet change shortly after the fort night's adjournment of parliament starting tomorrow. Retirement of Neville Chamber lain, lord president of council, and replacement of Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax are mentioned. Herbert Morrison, minister of sup ply, and Alfred Duff-Cooper, min ister of Information, also were dis cussed aa likely to leave the government.
