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Hurry Along While jou ere reading the want ad, this morning remember. Just remember hundreds are doing likewise. This means If -ou rind what you want you better liurrj along. The Weather Forecast, Clearing today, fair and warmer tomorrow. Temperature: Highest yesterday 80 Lowest yesterday 49 Medford Tribune Full Associated Press Full i Press Thirty-Third Year MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, AUGUST 14, 1938 No. 123. NAZI MfflEKWIiillK . 1 I ; : ; ; The Capital Parade By Joseph Alsop and Robert Kintner Copyright 11)37, by The North American News paper Alliance. Inc. GEORGE. TAUMADOE FR1KXDS BHOCKED BV F. D. R. SPEECH CAMP MUST WIS SUPPORT OF LABOR AND FARMERS ... MIST SMOKE OUT THOSE OFFICIALS BACKING UEOttUE SPEECH SHOWS ROOSEVPXT BACK IN AfitlRESSIVE MOOI ait.anta o... Auk. 14. If ?ou chanced to be In Atlanta today, and saw a man running around In circles, howling to himself, you could be pretty sure who he was. He would be a partisan ot Senator Walter P. oeorge, whom the president unkindly compared to Senator Fred Halo ol Maine. And If you saw another man snapping his red galluses and chat tering with rage, you could be pretty sure who he was. too. He would be a partisan of Gene Talmadge, whom the president somewhat emphatically described aa no great addition to an Intelligent government. Above all. If you saw a man blanch ed and quaking with terror, you could be absolutely certain who he was. He would be one of the federal offlclala who have been supporting Oeorge. The truth is that no one here, least of all the White House candidate, U. S. Attorney Lawrence Camp, had an Inkling of how strongly the presi dent would speak out Thursday. He marched Into' the Qwtfa senatorial primary with the conspicuous vio lence of "a Zulu raiding party. It remains to be 6ccn whether he has destroyed his enemies or merely paralyzed them with fright. For the present It can only be said that the effect waa volcanic. It is difficult to assess the possible results of the president's Georgian eruption. The Intended beneficiary, Lawrence Camp, Is an Intelligent, likeable and rather high-minded per son. His career has been that of any other successful small town lawyer, with a twist given It by his ardent support of the New Deal. His devo tion to the New Deal earned him his present post as U. S. attorney here, and, if anything does, his devotion to the Nrw Deal will carry him to the, senate. Although he has a firm grip on the president's coat-tails, he la no ordinary coat-tall rider, but a con vinced and well-grounded liberal. If he la to win, three things must hap pen. First, the federal officeholders must be swung Into line. In this state, for a wonder, the WPA appeirs to be strictly non-polltlcal. The local machines the county, court-house gangs are virtually owned by the power Interests, and they are sup porting Oeorge. But the run-of-the-mlne federal offlclala have consider able Influence. They can be smoked out from their places In the Oeorge camp, and they probably will be. Clark Foreman, new Georgia director of the national economic council, Is expected to supervise the smoking out. Second, labor must be induced to give full support .to Camp. Because of the A. F. of L.-C. I. o. row, this may be difficult, but the Camp men hope It can be managed. And. third, the farmers must be won over. Production quotas have embittered the tobacco farmers and confused the cotton farmers, making them easy marks for Taimadge's brash demagogy. The farmers are pro-Roosevelt, however, and the presi dent's unexpected attack on Tal madge. who had hoped to benefit by a denunciation of Oeorge alone, may have considerable effect. There Is also the chance that Henry Wallace, having enraged the farmers with his production quotas, will mollify them with big crop loans. That would make a much easier road for Camp to travel. So much for the possibilities. They are only possibilities. While Oeorge has been much damaged, and Tal madge seriously bruised by the presi dent's speech. It can't be said that Camp has been put ahead of either of them. On fact. Indeed, sticks out of the situation like a sore thumb. That fact la the vast risk taken by the president, who has engaged his hole prestige in an exceedingly chancy business. The president's willingness to take so great a risk can only mean that his mood has changed again. Early . In the spring, and until he set off westward, he was ready to give and ask no quarter. flien. as ho crossed (Continued on fae BERLIN SEEKS TO OF CZECHSTROKE Other Nations Watchfully Wait Observer Holds More Chance Of Peace Than War Prevails. LONDON, Aug. 13. (A) Germany's preparations for nationwide military maneuvers have put other European powers on an unusually vigilant look out to prevent anything which might lead to a swift nazl stroke against Czechoslovakia. Reassuring reports, however, reach ed European capitals from envoys In and around Germany. Moreover, Ger many. In a Berlin, press release today, sought to allay suspicion over the military exercises which are expected to reach their peak between Sept. f and 14. The press release, made available to all German newspapers by DNB. German official news agency, accused "interested foreign circles" of at tempting "to stir up uneasiness in the European general public." Nevertheless, the high government and military officials of other na tions kept their staffs In a state of preparedness. Their chief four was that some in cident might topplo the delicately balanced peace structure of Europe. Closely linked with the fear was the fact that Germany's whole economic life aa well as military was on a war time basis. The British war office warned all Britons holding military rank that they must get special certificates in order to avoid "trouble" If and when they travel In Germany. This resulted from a recent German order to guard the secrets of her fortified zones. General anxiety was reflected in continued heavy buying of- gold in London as a security against politic al; financial developments. Bales to day totaled 1.385,000 pounds (about 6.748.000). The price reached 142 shillings, nine pence an ounce ($34.7774), a penny higher than yes terday. By .IOIIN I.YAX (Associated Press General Foreign Editor) NEW YORK. Aug. 13. &) Adolf Hitler doesn't smoke, but Europe holds her breath while he lightt matches over powder barrels. That's what Is happening abroad now. Cold sweat Is on the brows of most statesmen because they fear Germany may swallow her little neighbor Czechoslovakia as sho did Austria, March 13, exactly five months ago. Their Immediate fear is that something may happen while Get many holds her regular army ma neuver -beginning Monday. This isn't "war scare." It is a real fear of war. It is a fear that fills the sou is of statesmen. Yet they haven't any ev idence. Thry don't know there will be war and when they talk cooly and privately they admit there are more reasons for peace than for war. The trouble Is chiefly about Czech oslovakia, but there are complica tions. Hitler wants control of nil Ger mans. He got Austria with 7.500.000 of them. There remains a 3.500.000 Germanic minority In the western end of sausage-shaped Czechoslovak la which Is imbedded In greater Ger many. Encouraged by Germany, the Oprmanlc element, more than one fifth the population, demands au tonomy. Czechoslovakia sees the handwrit ing on the wall. She Is resigned to making conces sions, but determined to fight Ger many rather than surrender real control of that part of the rich, mountainous, easily defended country guarded by one of the best tittle armies in the world and equipped by the famous Skoda munition plants. Czechoslovnkla la the sacrificial goat. All that she can hope for is a chance to choose the sauce in which she will be stewed. There are three saucea: 1. Germany may take over Czecho slovakia or part of it with tech n lea i legality "technical legality" from the German viewpoint as she went Into Austria. 3. Czechoslovakia may fight Whether she wins or loses she will be a battlefield. 3. Czechoslovakia may maintain peaceful possession of her own ceur try by such concessions to the Oer manlc minority that she would weaken and disintegrate. She la a I country of minorities and Hungarian, Polish. Ruthenlen and part of th Slovak element ask some degree of autonomy. The world worries because Eiiropt la a mefh of trouble and Chechoslo vakia Is only a symbol of the rea; trouble. "Halt Hitler" U the task most ol Europe has set herself. Tnmentlp Wool Mow BOSTON. Aug. 13 fAP-USDA) Domestic wools were rather slow in the Boston market during the past week. Carroll's Kin Mrs. Francis M. Carroll (seated) and her daughter, Barbara, presented a forlorn picture at South Pari?. Me., as they united In an ante room if the courthouse for the Jury to bring In a verdict in the trial of ex-Deputy Francis M. Carroll for the murder of lr. James O, Minefield. SOUTH PARIS. Me. Aug. 13. (AP) A guilty Verdict returned after five and a half hours deliberation sent former Deputy Sheriff Francis M Carroll to state' prison for life today, to a cell under the same roof with his chief accuser, Paul N. Dwyer, 19, who swore he accepted a life sentence lor & murder Carroll committed toe cause he feared Carroll's "vengeance." The 43-year-old ousted peace" of ficer, r war veteran and father of five children," was convicted by an all-malo Jury last niffht of the stran gulntion murder of Dr. James G. Llt tleflcld, 67. He was sentenced Imme diately to serve a life term, manda tory under Maine law. Carroll, white-faced In contrast to his usual phlegmatic demeanor dur ing the trlai, protested tie waa In nocent. It was the same courtroom In which Dwyer pleaded guilty and re- HEAD 0-C BOARD PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 13. (AP) Jackson County Commissioner Ralph Billings today was named chairman of the Oregon and California land grant counties organization for 1038 39. He succeeds Judge Fred Flak ot Eugene. Other officials named were R. H. Lawhorn, Coos county, vice-chairman; Judge N. E. Glass, Lane county, secretary-treasurer; Judge H. C. Her ron. Benton. W. F. B. Chase, Klamath, E. G. Anderson, Tillamook, and H. B. Roadman. Douglas, executive com mitteemen. IF F.D.R. LIBERAL LEBANON. Ohio, Aug. 13. (UP) Representative Hamilton . Fish (R., N. Y.) accused President Roosevelt of being a "100 percent fake liberal" tonight and said he waa "doing more to undermine sound Hberal American principles of government than anyone in the history of our country." . "If Franklin Deficit Roosevelt It a liberal." Fish told the Women's Republican club of Lebanon, "then by the same token Mae West Is an angel. MOBILE. Ala.. Aug. 13. (UP) Three coast guard emergency trucks left here for Texas today to be ready for duty In the event the tropical hurricane now raging In the Gulf of Mexico strikes the west gulf coast. The coast giiard cutter Saranac sailed from her base at Galveston, and headed directly Into the hur ricane. PORTLAND, Aug. 18. (AP) Port land's population for 1938 Is 134.518, R. L. Polk St Co.. directory publisher, estimated yesterday in a report to Mayor Joseph K Carson. ...... , k Await Verdict celved a life sentence last December for the same crime. Dwyer repudiated previous "confessions" at Carroll's I trial and swore he saw the deputy ; throttle the doctor In Dwyer's home last October 13. I When, and whether, an attempt would be made to get an executive pardon for Dwyer his .only hope of freedom remained - in doubt. Said E. Walker Abbott, whq. represented hlmJast December, "Wficn the proper time comes. I'll take care.. of Paul Dwyer.' Prison Warden John H. Welch said Dwyer made no mention of a pardon when he calmly received news of the verdict. Previously, Welch added, the boy had been "nervous." but said he only wanted "Justice to be done." Barbara. Carroll, 18, eldest ot Car roll's children And one-time sweet heart of Dwyer, did not hear tho verdict. She waa At a movie. PUTS ON THE DOG NEWPORT. R, I., Aug. 13. (VP, In a ballroom constructed Just for the debut, Miss Lesley Hyde Hope Ripley, heiress to a soda pop fortune, to ntght wan introduced to the socially elite of the east. Between 800 and 000 guests con verged on the floodlighted residence of the blonde debutante's parents Mr, and Mrs. Henry B. M. Ripley of New York, for the summer season's outstanding party which sources close to the family claimed would cost "less than S20.000." With her parents, Miss Ripley re ceived her guests In the main res idence, known aa Becchbound, which fronts Newport's picturesque harbor Dancers In the 80 by 40 feet tempor ary ballroom looked out of large win dows on gardens ablaze with lights White -capped waves pounded th rocks below, ' Aa the night wore on, scrambled eggs and sausage were served hungr? guests In a loggia, part of the main house. There was champagne for the thirsty. . BULLETIN Night game: Sacramento . Portland R. H. K. 6 11 3 8 17 3 Newsome. Humphries and Franks; Hllcher and Dickey. SrLVERTOV, Ore., Aug. 13. APf Portland Pharmacy, Oregon Amer ican Legion Junior baseball champ Ion, won the first game of the northwest regional tournament from Burley, Idaho champion, 14 to 3. Momyer and Olsen held the Idaho representatives to five hit and took advantage of frequent Idaho errors to swell their score. Shelton, Wash., and Missoula, Mont., were to meet in a second game tonight. Score: R. H. R. Idaho . 2 a 6 Or-gon 14 3 Toolson and Thomas; Momyer, Oln and Krautt. Ijumh lUn.lon Tug BANDON, Aug. IS. yp -New 90 foot tug "Port of Bandon,' built this Iyear by the Port of Bandon to take ships in and out of the harbor, will be launched Sunday. F.D.R. MAY EXTEND PARTY PURGE IN TOMORROW'S TALK May Take Hand In Mary land Primary California Vote To Provide National Thrill. WASH ENGTON, Aug. 13. (AP) Uncertainty as to where the Roosevelt party primary lightning may strike next gives an atmosphere of breath less expectancy to the two week of campaigning immediately Abend. Otherwise, thla period In which four atatea pick, patty, tickets, seem politi cally featureless. The president's radio address Mon day night, observing the third anni versary of the social security act, affords him an opportunity to carry Into Maryland the crusade he begau against Senator George In Georgia. Representative David J. Lewis, who is running against Senator Ty dings for the Democratic senatorial nomi nation fti that state, had a big hand In framing and passing the social aecurlty law. Mr. Roosevelt could In effect endorse Lewis against Ty dings without naming either, since Tydlngs voted "present" when the act passed tho senate. Elsewhere, the political situation seems devoid of natloual interest and possible thrills until the California and South Carolina primaries Au gust 30, In which Roosevelt pressure- will be a factor in senatorial contests. He came out strongly for Senator McAdoo's re nomination in California By Implication, In a South Carolina train-stop talk, he seemed to frown on Senator Smith's candidacy, calling on his South Carolina hearers to send New Dealers to Washington to help rehabilitate the south White House disfavor for . Smith- -has-long been indicated. - r Before August 30. nothing Is on tho primary schedule to warrant na tional Interest except a Texas run-off August 37 in whtch administration hopes ride with Representative Mc Farlane's last-chance effort to re verse anti-New Deal trends which have been read into his failure to win a first-heat nomination. A run off victory would Improve the New' Deal score in Texas. There la only one senatorial selec tion slated between now and Au gust 30. A Socialist convention will pick a candidate In Connecticut on August 27. Delaware Democrats name their i house tlckot that day. Party selections for governor as well as house seats will be made In Wyoming August 16. and on August 33 Mis slsslppl virtually elects Its next dele gation to the house In' Democratic primaries. Nono of these contents have attracted much attention out side the states Involved. FOR COMING WEEK Northern California: Fair Sunday but local rogs on the coast; little change In temperature; moderate northwest wind off coast. Washington: Partly cloudy Sun day; little change In temperature; moderate northwest wind off coast. Oregon: Fair Bunday with some cloudiness or fog on coast; little change In temperature; moderate northwest wind off coast. Weekly outlook, August 15-30 In elusive, far western states:, generally fair weather' with occasional coastal fogs; normal temperature. BERLIN. Sunday. Aug. 14. (AP) The German airliner Brandenburg roared over Ireland at dawn today on her return nonstop flight from New York to Berlin. The big plane radioed she was passing over Clare, Ireland, at 4:40 a. m.. middle European time (10:40 E.S.T.) , Man Franrl.ro Mutter BAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 18 AP-U8DA)-rEg4S. large extras, 39',Jc: medium extras, 3Sc; small extras. 18'jc: large standard., Soljc. Butter and cheese unchanged. 4 Try Hop Control SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 13. (AP) The Paclflo coast hop Industry embarked today on the experiment of controlled marketing. Upon orders from Washington, grower began plana to limit sales of the 103S crop to 38.000,000 pounds, or about throe-fourths of the crop. ERIN FEDERAL HOUSING OFFICIAL KILLED Pair Held For Manslaughter Fiancee Of Dead Man Gives Clues, After Flight. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 13. (API Police (lied manslaughter chargea today against two men who. Inspec tors said, admitted taking part In a hotel-room party that ended fatally for Walter Cyril Vlbert, 40. federal housing administration executive. Teh story of a girl who fled .VI bcrt's room after the first blow was struck atwl later solun.ta.rllv autretv dered "broke" the myaterloue case. The girl, Miss Rose Fields, 34, ot Weavervllle, Calif., a typist for FHA and Vlbert'a - fiancee, named three men aa having participated in the fight. The three were swiftly apprehended and, when their stories were sifted, two of them Tom white, 34. an electrician, and Archlo Andrews, 35, unemployed were booked on man slaughter charges. Tlie third, Thomas Smith, 38, a bookkeepnr. waa quoted by Inspector Oeorge Engler as saying the battlo started last night over a bottle of liquor which Vlbert accused Andrews of stealing. Smith was not held. Smith's story, as rotated by Englor, was that Andrews "took a sock". at Vlbert, sending the FHA official crashing agalnat a wash basin. He died with a cerebral hemorrhage. Andrewa admitted drinking, and said 'details of the fight were vague. but Insisted that he "didn't pop the old guy (Vlbert I hit Smith." Vlbert'a body waa found by pollco stretched out. face up, on the floor. Two drinking glasses were smashed, a lamp was broken, and there was mood on the rug and wall, but there was no sign of external vlolonce on Vlberfs body. Only a minute examination by Autopsy Surgeon Sherman Lelanrt disclosed a small bruise at the base of Vlbert'a skull. White was held because the girl, who, according to all wltnesess, left after the first blow was struck, de clared he and not Andrews, struck Vlbert. Miss Fields waa reloased, to be sub penaed later for an Inquest. Smith said he did not know Vlbert waa killed until he saw newspaper head lines today. RUSS-f PARLEY TOKYO, Aug. 14. (Sunday) Jap anese and flusalan field commsndcra havo reached an agreement cn all the principal questions of their nego tiations except that of the demarca tion of the Slberla-Mancnukuo-Korea, reports from Changkufeng Indicated today. Tho commanders had been nego tiating at length (n a whitewashed achoolhouse at the foot of Chang kufeng hill. , DIES' WITH WIFE SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 13. (AP) Albert 8. Keen drowned today In Newman lake with his wife, Eliza. beih, because he refused to awlm ashore alone and couldn t swim well enough to save them both. Deputy Sheriff James Csnnon to- nlgm quoted a iriena, n. u. auu rews, who did swim ashore, aa say. Ing that after their small outboard motorboat sank. Keen Just put bis arms around his wife and went down with her. "He shouted goodbye and went down." the deputy quoted Andrews, Okay Kosebtirf Urant SALEM, Aug. The PWA notified Congressman James W. Mott today that It had approved 13,73a grant for a Roseburg school. floss Honored SALEM, Aug. 13. Pr Date Boss, announcer for radio station KOW and KEX. -Portland, waa named di rector of young Republican activities In Oregon today by Harold Prultt. president of the Oregon Republican club, Favor 40-Honr Week TOLEDO, Aug. 13. P Leroy Hal. kins, secretary of the Industrial Em ployes union, said that workers In the C. D. Johnson Lumber corpora tion voted about two to one for a 40 hour week after the company had of fered a 44-bour schedule. VOTE $55,000 FOR CIO HONEYCOMBED PEAR PROMOTION WITH COMMUNISTS BY COAST BUREAU HOUSE POKTLAXU. Ore., Aug. 13. (AP) Tfte (fregun-.Vashi'nfffan-fai'fftirnfa Pear Bureau nt a meeting today up proved a budget appropriating fflS, 000 for advertising and trade pro motion for winter pears. The bureau also recommended to the Industry of Oregon and Wash ington that grading rules be changed to eliminate shipping of lower grade winter pears. Delegates from Y a k I in a, Wen- atoher, Hood Itlver and Medford attended, J. M. Wade, Wcnntchee, whs elected a trustee. TAKES STUMP TO DEFY PRESIDENT ATLANTA. Aug. 13 (AP) Senator Walter F. Oeorge (D Oa.) takes the stump Sunday lor the llrst time since hla unqualified acceptance of the challenge in President Roosevelt's bid to defeat him. Tho gray-haired senator declined today to disclose what he would say In the address to be broadcast (over W8B) at 11:30 a. m. (E. 8. T.) from Waycroas In deep southeast Georgia but acknowledged there would bo "refcrencea to the president's history making speech at Barnesvllle last Thursday." Oeorge, who has opposed several Important administration bills, suave ly took up the gage of battle from hla president and party chief on the Barnesvllle platform ' by thaklng handa with Mr, Roosevelt and saying, "I accept the challenge." Democratic voters will decide the winner Sep tember 14. That same night In Atlanta he told supporters, "We've Just begun to fight," but beyond these two brief statements he has not disclosed what strategy he will pursue in fighting the prestige of the chief executive. CIRCLE OUTLAWS DEQUE EN. Ark., Aug. 13. (AP)-r Nearly 40 heavily armed peace officer from three states patrol lad late to night roads bordering 10 square miles of densely wooded hills In which desperadoes Floyd Hamilton and Ted Walters were believed trapped. The two, flushed from a stolen car at Ladd'a bridge, 13 miles north of here today, fled on foot Into the woods under a fusillade of machine gun bullets fired by Assistant Super intendent Cliff Atkinson of the Ar kansas state police and Deputy Sher iff Lcelle Dlllahunty of Dequeen. Officers com Arkaneas, Oklahoma and Texas concentrated on the area In increasing numbers during the night and shortly before midnight reported establishment of a revolving cordon around the woods. They planned to tighten the net on foot at daybreak. In the abandoned car were found two sawod-off shotguns, a rifle and an automatic pistol with about 30 rounds of ammunition. Officers ex pressed belief the men had no more arms. SEATTLE. Aug. 13 (P Not One dark horse, but a whole herd of po litical black beauties were galloping In the election iweepstakes her, to night. County Auditor Earl Mllllkln said all records were broken when 3.900 candidates filed for county offices r the primary election deadline passed ted ay. Included In the tilings were can didacies for all county offices, pre cinct committeemen and stata legis lators from King county. The pre vious record of 3, .800 candidacies waa set In le.iu. A.k Removal for nias 8ILVERTON. Aug. 18. (yP) A res olution asking the president to drop Donald W. Smith from th nations) labor relations board waa adopted at a meetlnng of the Sliver Halla local 38 of the Industrial Employes union of 800 workers. The local charged that Smith waa biased In favor ol the old line labor unlona .talnat In dependent unions. WASHINGTON HAS 2,900 CANDIDATES QUIZ TOLD Time Public Knew Truth About Moscow Purposes Bridges, Coast Leader, On Red Membership List WASHINGTON, Aug. 13. (AP) John P. Prey of the American Fed eration of Labor charged today thai John L. Lewis' rival labor organisa tion was honey-combed with mem bers of the communist party, whose purpose he said was revolution. committee tht 360 communist party members were or had been on CJ.O. payrolls as organizers ' and officials, he added "In fairness" that Lewi himself and the majority of hla followers were opposed to commu ntsm. Frey, chief of the metal trade department of the A.F.L., peered gravely over hla spectacles and waved an unllghted cigar In vigorous emphasla as he told the committee: "It's time the public knew the truth about efforts of the com munist party in the United States to carry out the purpose of Moscow and the Third International, which, purpose Is revolution." For 20 yesra, he said, A.FJa had held communistic Influences In check. In the American labor move ment. But the communists had gained a foothold In recent years. Frey charged, through their Influ ence In and In some casea domina tion of C.I.O. unions. In addition to charging that 960 communist party members were or aw. trt-vn wi .C.Of. payi-oV.. tot gave the committee- a list of 00 others high in the C.I.O. ranks who. he said, -were communists or closely linked with communism. Among1 these were John Brophy, a CJ.O. ' director; Francis Gorman. Interna tional president of the United Tex tile Workers; Wyndham Mortimer, vice president of the United Auto mobile Workers of America, who. Prey said, was a communist official elected recently under the party , name of George Baker; and Harry Bridges, chief of the Martlme Union of the Pacific. Frey produced In evidence what he said was a photo graphic copy of Bridges' party mem bership card. Names of 930 more communist volunteer workers In CJ.O. affiliates were promised by Frey when he re sumes testimony next week. Chairman Dlea (D Tex.), of tho Investigating committee, said names of the complete party membership had been obtained and would be Introduced as evlder.ee. "They run Into the thousands," he said, without disclosing how tho com It tee obtained the documents. ' "I've only skimmed the surface. Prey said- when he concluded four hours of testimony. The rise of communism In tho American labor movement, Frey said, dated from 1930, when ''the communist party In the United States completely scrapped Its pro gram so that It could secure a con trolling position within the CJ.O." That wat the year of tile com munist International congress In Moscow. In which communists were instructed .to discard many old pre cepts and Join with Instead of op posing groups and parties with democratic Interests. A protest from the American government against statements . of American delegates waa lnf'vd during the congress, and Amerlcr.n-Sovlet relations cooled notably when Maxim Lltvlnoff, the Soviet spokesman on foreign affairs, rejected It. PER CAPITA DEBT WASHINGTON, Aug. 18. (AP) If the national debt had to be llqul dated Immediately and It every man, woman and child had to pay an equal amount of It, th. coat would, be 8388.78 each. That computation waa mad, today by Washington observers who noted that the per capita national debt had increased from 8383.90 to 8385.78 be tween July 81, 1937 and July It. 1938. Rose City Stork Busy MRTt..Nn . All. 19. API Portland's birthrate Jumped In July. city Heaitn uiiioer - ur. jiaoipa Welnslrl said today. There were hlrtha. the areateat number Bine, records have been kept. To Bje Tongle Point SALEM. Aug. 13. yp The pro posed Tongue Point naval base ot the mouth of the Columbia tint will be Inspected about August 88 by the naval Inspection board, Con gressman Jama W. Mott said todaj-
