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MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1938.
No. 163.
FIB PR9B P1EI VBMBO&ER
. . . , t . I 1 1 r
The
Capital
Parade
By Joseph Alsop
and
Robert Kintner
Copyright, 1937, by The
North American Nevw
paper Alliance, Inc.
ONLY WAR CAN SOLVE PUZZLE
OP GERMAN ECONOMICS
EXPERTS DOUBT THEORY
OF EARLY COLLAPSE
.
WEAKNESS OF KEICH SEEN
VS METAL SUPPLY
FOOD RESOL'KCISS HELD
PRESSING PROBLEM
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29. If war
comes, It will solve one of the great
est puzzles In the world today the
real nature of the authoritarian eco
nomics, and the solution of the puz
zle. In turn, Is likely to decide the
outcome of the conflict.
You have heard the talk of Ger
many's strength and weakness, to
take the most Important example.
Hitler shouts to his people that his
country Is better prepared to fight
than ever before. Goering. In a cres
cendo of enthusiasm, triples his esti
mate of reserve supplies In the course
of two days' oratory. On the other
side, optimists declare that Germany
cannot last through two months of
fighting, and It's the general convic
tion In this country that a short
war will be the limit q German en
durance. The problem Is one of those In
volved in the European situation on
which aa good information Is avail
able here as abroad. And the best
information Is that It's foolish and
dangerous to count on Germany's
collapse. The collapse may come, but
those who have studied the question
most closely believe that the short
war theory has no more solid foun
dation than Goeiing's boasts.
One group of government experts
has Just completed a careful study
of the known facts on Germany,
which are about the same facta dis
coverable by London and Paris. The
experts started at Hitler's accesMon
to power. They traced the gyrations
of the nazi economy through the
first period, Into the time of the
devious Dr. Schacht, and up to the
present economic dictatorship of
Goering. They found remarkable and
undoubted successes in some direc
tions, such as finding synthetic sub
stitutes for needed raw materials.
But they came to the final conclusion
that Germany's real strength is a
complete mystery, penetrable only by
good guessing,
(Continued on Page Eight.)
FIRST SNOWFALL
ASHLAND, Sept. 39. (AP) Two
Inches of snow, the first of the sea
son and several weeks earlier than
usual, fell on the Hayden mountain
section of the Oreensprlnga highway
yesterday.
The light covering melted quickly.
Rain and low temperatures prevailed
here today.
Plan Prayer.
PORTLAND. Sept. 39. (Pi The
Portland Council of Churchea aet
aside Sunday as a day of prayer to
save the world from "the awfulneas
of war." Lovers of peace were urged
to pray for success of the four
power conference at Munich today.
SIDE GLANCES
by
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Ruth Edgeli being about the hard
est person In town to contact on
the telephone, ahe being put when
the phone rings or very busy when
,he Is In and the phone rings.
Fred Lennard Just a bundle of ex
citement over attending the big foot
ball game this week-end.
Cappy BUI Drlacoll being an answer
to a scribe's prayer and extending
tots of valuable aid.
Elflc Kurtz learning the name of
her next-door neighbor after a year
Alice E;n being an enthusiastic
listener as p:ana for musical event
were unfolded.
Olenn Jackson practically demol
ishing a local clothing store as he
mopped, for a waiter overcoat.
NAZ
OF SUDETEN "AREA
E LEFT
Czechs Make Concessions,
Ask F. D. R. Be Con
ciliator if All Else Fails
Httler Agrees to Plans.
REPORT AGREEMENT REACHED
ROME. SEPT. 20. (AP) THE AU
THORITATIVE FASCIST WRITER,
VIROINIO GAYDA. TONIGHT DE
CLARED "THE (MUNICH) MEETING
OK PRIME MINISTERS OF THE
FOUR GREATEST POWERS OF EUR
OPE HAS CONCLUDED WITH A
COM PLETE AG REEM ENT WHICH
CONSECRATES THE GERMAN
REICH AND GUARANTEES IT IM
MEDIATE SATISFACTION."
GAYDA, WHO USUALLY REPORTS
THE VIEWS OF HIGHEST FASCIST
SOURCES, SAID THAT POLISH" AND
HUNGARIAN CLAIMS, FOR MINOR
ITIES NOW WITHIN CZECHOSLO
VAKIA WOULD BE DISCUSSED AT
TONIGHT'S SESSION OF THE "BIG
FOUR" IN MUNICH.
IN A DISPATCH FROM MUNICH
TO IL OIORNALE D'lTAUA HE AN
NOUNCED AGREEMENT HAD BEEN
REACHED TO DIVIDE THE SUDE
TEN TERRITORY OF CZECHOSLO
VAKIA INTO FOUR ZONES TO BE
OCCUPIED ..BY ..GERMANY GRAD
UALLY BY OCTOBER 10.
THE DISPATCH DECLARED THE
FIRST PART OF THE TERRITORY
WOULD BE OCCUPIED SATURDAY,
THE DEADLINE PREVIOUSLY SET
BY ADOLF HITLER FOR SATISFAC
TION OF HIS DEMANDS AGAINST
CZECHOSLOVAKIA. ,
MUNICH, Sept. 20. (AP) In
formed German sources said to
night Rclchsfuchrer Hitler agreed
the German army would make
only a "parade occupation" of
the Eger and Asch regions, ex
treme western Cxeho!lovakla, on
October 1 and 2.
Other sections of the Sudeten
land are to be occupied only
gradually, these Informants said,
under the plan sold to hare been
accepted by the Fuehrer in .place
of his original Intention of hay
ing his armies march In Satur
day with flogs waving.
LONDON. Sept. 29. (A P) The
Czechoslovak legation disclosed
todav Czechoslovakia suggested
the whole Sudeten German Issue
be submitted to President Roose
velt If other erforts to solve It
fall.
Prague Eases Tension.
The announcement, which gave de
tails of further concessions by the
Prague government to ease the Mu
nich conference, stated "the Czecho
slovak government submits com
pletely to such a course In advance."
Aa an alternative to arbltaitlon by
President Roosevelt, it was suggested
the question could be carried before
en international conference.
MUNICH. Sept. 29. (AP) A Ger
man government spokesman said to
night the four-power Munich con
ference, seeking a new basis for
European peace, had practically
reached an agreement for a "token
occupation" of the Sudetenland by
the German army.
nn-mnn circles Indicated Adolf
Hitler had agreed that only small
detachments of hi army should
march Into the Eger and Asch re
gions of western Czechoslovakia Sat
urday and Sunday.
Gradual Occupation
This would avmbollze his victory.
The occupation would be extended
erraritiftllv. Germans said, and the
passing of all the Sudetenland under
German sovereignty would dc urarai
nli.hert hv October 10.
The German chancellor and the
nnmin of Britain. France and
Italy suspended their second session
of the day after nearly four hours
of discussion and went to dinner at
8:30 p.m. (11:20 a.m.. PST.)
Resume Talks
They were expected to resume their
talks about 10 p.m.. (1 p.m.. PST)
with hopes that their parley, on
(Continued on Page Eight )
Pear Markets
CHICAGO. Sept. 29. (AP-USDA)
Pears: 8 ptlfornta, one New York,
one Waahlngton arrived. 18 on track.
Oregon Bartlett 1463 boxes extra
fancy 1.90-3.09. average 1155. 1484
boxee No. I. el. 80-3.03, average 1 88.
California Bartlefls 3.734 , 81.80-3.1S.
average 12.29. Boec. 1.181, 81.70-3 00.
average 81.68.
NEW YORK. Sept. 29. (AP-USDA)
Peara: 43 arrived. 16 California, 13
Oregon, 8 Washington unloaded. 33
on track. California Bartletta 10.635
81.85-3.40. average 82.13. Oregon
Bartlett 1330 extra fancy 81.85-300.
average 81.90. 1705 fancy 81.70-95.
average 81 85. 730 No. I. 81.75-85. av
erage 81.79. Bow 730 No. I. 81.95
2 35. average 83 06. Anjoui 620 un
cleatliled 1135-75, average 11-51.
Charleston Swept by Sudden Tornado, 25 Dead
Carolina Prepares for Hurricane
IL !My d f : Eft
With a weather bureau warning of
proaching, stores and homes throughout North Carolina prepared for
the storm. American Red Cross was rushing disaster officials Into the
area In advanre of the storm. Above Boards being nailed over the
windows of downtown Charleston
PERJURY CHARGE
FACED BY WOMAN
CASE
Discrepancy in Assault Story
Basis Nelson's Fate in
Hands of Jury.
TOLEDO, Ore., Sept. 39. () The
first-degree murder case of Henry S.
Nelson, Portland salesman, went to
the Jury at 11:30 a. m. today and Im
mediately afterward Judge James
Brand advised District Attorney. L. G.
English to file a perjury charge
against Mlas Lucille Coenenberg, Nel
son's companion, and hold her for
the grand Jury.
The case reached the Jury unex
pectedly early because the detente
waived final argument. Judge Brand
Instructed the Jury for Vt hours.
The perjury charge would be based,
the Judge aald. on discrepancies In
Mlas Coenenberg's testimony before
the grand Jury and during the aria!.
She told the grand Jury she had not
been actually assaulted by Captain
Richard Enrle during the cruise that
preceded the shooting on July 18
then testified In tha trial that Earle
had assaulted her and that Nelson's
Intervention saved her.
Judge Brand told the Jury that
Nelson's aelf-defense plea was flex
ible enough to cover a shooting In
defense either of himself or Mlas
Coenenburg but Informed the Jury
that asserted attacks by Earle on Miss
Coenenburg during the boat ride
could not form a baals for a aelf-defense
shooting; that It could bring In
a verdict of first or second degree
murder, of manslaughter or an ac
quittal. Nelson, who shot' Earle at Depoe
bay, baaed his defense on the double
plea of aelf-defense and Insanity,
The state concluded Its final ar
gument last night.
HIT LOS ANGELES
LOS ANOELES, Sept. 29. (API
Reform Mayor Fletcher Bowron' new
broom swept 41 gambling suspects
Into Jail today In a sterling aet'ea of
raids by police working directly out
of h office.
Commanded to smash any type
of vice or gambling operations In the
city, special detalta of officers broke
up two big dice game, a tottery
and poker hangout, they reported.
Bowron. Installed aa mayor last
Monday, after winning a recall elec
tlon, turned over to police mm.crjus
t'l-oli-ne rports by citizen of
underworld activities.
"severe tropical hurricane" ap
tearoom, , .... .- . !.
EUGENE
HIT BY VIOLENT
ELECTRIC
Terrific Clap.Startles City
Power and Phone Service
Disrupted Cottage Grove
Also Hit.
EUGENE. Sept. 29. (Pi Damage
from one of the most violent elec
trical storms ever to strike this area
was being counted today as Eugene.
ans spoke In awesome terms of the
mighty thunderclap which shook the
city late yesterday.
Eight spot fires were started from
lightning In the Willamette national
forest, but all were under control.
So terrific was the thunderclap
which exploded over the city at 7
o'clock last evening that houses were
shaken, windows rattled and dishes
were shaken from shelves.
At least two fuses wero blown In
the power line serving the Bailey Hill
area and a transformer was said put
out of commission at the Waltervllle
power plant. Telephone service at
the Eugene police station waa dl
rupted by a blown fuse and telephone
company officials reported minor
troubles In service In widely scat
tered portions of the city.
First aid crews from the fire de-
psrtment rushed to the home of Mis
Epnerlv Homes, 25, Just alter me
lightning, to render aid tor shock
It was believed ahe had fainted as a
result of shock at hearing the heavy
thunder.
Ralna of cloudburst proportions
struck the Cottage Grove area, para
lyzlng traffic and putting approxi
mately half the .town'a telephone
wires out of commission. During a
30-mlnute period 16 Inches of rain
fell.
The framework of the Assembly of
God church on Main atreet In Cot
tage Grove, temporarily erected while
the building was being remodeled,
collapsed during the storm.
CUT CONFERENCE
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20. ( AP)
Officials of the nation railroads
and of unions representing almost
1.000.000 workers converged on Wash
ington today for hearings before a
special mediation board on a flva-months-old
wage dispute.
The emergency board created by
President Rcoacvelt Tuesday, will
start reviewing th controversy tO'
morrow.
PROCESSING TAX
BONUS
Kansas Farmers Told Foul
Alternatives for 'Fair
Share' of Income War
Would Hurt.
HUTCHINSON, Kas Sept. 29.
(AP) Secretary Wallace urged today
enactment of piocesslng taxes to
provide funds for subsidies to farm
ers. Addressing a meeting of farmers
In the heart of the winter wheat
belt, the New Deal's agricultural
chief advanced such taxes as an
alternative to price-fixing proposals
betng advocated by some congress
men and others.
Processing taxes, he said, would
provide a regular source of funds
for payment of the subsidies au
thorized by the present law to give
farmers their "fair share" of the
national Income.
Then, in a general discussion of
the farm price question, he said
there were four alternatives:
1. Continuance of the present pro
gram strengthened by processing
taxes.
2. Government fixing of prices for
farm products.
8. Establishment of a government
monopoly of agriculture providing
for stricter ' control of production
and marketing.
4. Abandonment of all programs In
favor of "cutthroat competition and
return to conditions that , brought
1932."
Urging farmers . to unite behind
the first alternative, the secretary
described prloo-flxlng proposals as
'soak-the-consumer, alnk-the-f firmer"
plans which would collapse with
'disastrous consequences for agri
culture and business."
Taking cognizance of threats of
war in Europe, Wallace said a mili
tary conflict, if the "pattern of 1914
should be repeated," would be "up
setting" to American agriculture.
Eventually there would be war
orders, rising prices, and a brief In
flationary spree, followed by another
long period of tragic depression," he
natd.
Although congresa appropriated
$212,000,000 for farm payments next
year, Wallace explained there waa no
regular source of revenue for such
payments In the future. He pro
posed a processing tax of 90 cents
a bushel on wheat. .
"To processors and handlers, 1
would point out," ho said, "that the
bother of collecting the tax from the
consumer and paying it to the gov
ernment would be as nothing com
pared with the regimentation they
would get under almost any price
fixing scheme which might be
adopted.
"To consumers, I would point out
that a tax of 30 cents a bushel on
wheat would mean only half a cent
on a pound loaf of bread, and since
the tax would be levied only when
the price of wheat waa leas than
parity, would easily ba absorbed in
the retail price In such a way as to
preserve the principle of fair ex
change value."
JAPAN MILITARY
FOE QUITS POST
TOKYO. Sept. 29. (AP) The res
ignation of Foreign Minister Oen.
Kazushlge Ugakl, who had differed
with the army over China policy, was
announced officially tonight.
Oeneral Ugakl, on the army re
tired Mat, long has been at odds
with the dominant faction In the
army over the general lines of Im
perial policy.
His appointment aa foreign min
ister In the cabinet shakeup of last
May 23 was considered an Indica
tion Japan might follow a more mod
erate course with respect to the
China war and relations with other
powers.
Hi disagreement with the army
over administration of the new China
affair board waa considered the
reason for his resignation.
Austrian Oeneral.
LINZ. Germany. Sept. 39. (
Oen. Alfred Krausa. Id. on of the
outstanding Austrian etrateglaU In
the World war, died of a paralytic
troke today In nearby Oelsern.
PWA Grant
WASHINGTON, Sept, 39.-T(ff' The
Public Work dmlnurtratlon lave
ft& rrancl.cn B2 4S0.A91 tojav to
apply on a 15.445,769 school building I
prog ran
BY NEW YORK G.HLP.
BY
Racket Busting Prosecutor
Gubernatorial Choice
Oppose .Political Relief,
Urge Peace.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. T., Sept.
29. (yp) Thomaa E. Dewey, Manhat
tan's 36-year-old racket busting pros
ecutor, was nominated by acclama
tion by the Republican state con
vention today as the party's candi
date for governor.
. The convention previously had
adopted a platform built around Dis
trict Attorney " Dewey's record as
prosecutor.
The declaration of state policy
contained a pledge for "complete
elimination" of "tha alliance be
tween the underworld and certain
forms of politics," a system con
demned as a "menace."
The platform also Includes a pro
test against the use of federal relief
funds for "political purposes" and
urges Republican congressmen to "do
all In their power to keep this coun
try at peace."
BASEBALL
CHICAGO, Sept. 29. (AP) The
Cuba completed a sweep of ther
all-Important three-game series with
the Pittsburgh Pirates today by
mauling four pltchera for a 10 to 1
victory to climb a game and a half
In front of the Bucs In the National
league pennant race.
American
BOSTON, Sept. 29, P) The Boa-
ton Red Sox clinched second place
In the American league today by
beating Washington 13 to 6, mak
ing a dozen hits. Mike Hlgglns drove
In seven of the Red Sox runs with
two singles and a double.
R. H. E.
Washington - fi 0 0
Boston 13 12 I
Appleton, Weaver and Ferrell; Os
termueller and Peacock.
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 20. (AP)
After taking the first game of a
double header, 7 to 4, with a 13-
htt blast, the New York Yankees
were held to a I to I tie by the
Athletics In the nightcap today. The
second game was ended after five
Innings because of darkness.
Second game; R. H. E.
New York , 1 4 0
Philadelphia - 1 6 2
Ruffing, Sundra and Glenn; Cas
ter and Wagner.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 29. - - (JFi
Monte Pearson chalked up his 18th
victory of the season today aa the
New York Yankeea made better use
of their 13 htta In defeating the
Athletics 7 to 4 in tha first game
of today's double-header. Bob John
son drove In three of tha Athletics'
runs.
(First game.) H. H, E.
New York . 7 13 1
Philadelphia M 4 13 1
Pearson and Dickey; Renlnger,
Smith and Hayes.
n. H.
Chicago I 11
Cleveland - - 9 Id
Rlgney. Oabler and Bewell, Rensa:
Hudlln, Oalehou, Mllnar and Pyt
lak.
National.
BROOKLYN. Sept. 39. (P) Danny
MacPayden hung up his 14th victory
of the seaon a the Bosten Beea
noted out the Brooklyn Dodger 3
to 1 In the first gam. of a double-
heder today.
(First game.) R. H. C
Boston ...... 3 S 3
Brooklyn . I 3
MacPayden and Lopes; Hamlin,
Pdeaanell and George, Hayworth
Campbell.
9nd game: R. H.
Boston .... o 11
Brooklyn ... S 9
Pette, Krrlckaon, Moran. Doll and
Mueller: Tamulla, Presnell and C.mp
bell.
NEW YORK, Sept. 39. (AP) The
Giant exploded a three-run blast In
the first Inning and a alx-run rally
In the fourth today to trample the
Phllllea. to 3. behind th eight-hit
pitching of Cliff Melton.
R. H. C.
Philadelphia 3 11
New York 1 3
Butcher. Holllngsworth and At-
wood. Melton and Dannlng.
High Points of
Czech Evacuation
MUNICH. Sept. 29. P) A German
government spokesman aald tonight
the government heads of Germany, !
Britain, Italy and Prance had prac
tically reached an agreement In their
conference on the future of Czecho
slovakia and means of assuring Eu
rope's peace.
He said however, that one difficulty
remained:
The question of Just how quickly
and how far the Czechoslovak gov
ernment must withdraw- Its troops
from the Sudeten regions in order to
satisfy German demands.
The spokesman said the outlook
was fundamentally optimistic.
He said two Czechoslovak envoys
had arrived late in the afternoon so
they might take back with them by
air to Prague maps showing the ex
act plan for the Czechoslovak evacu
ation.
Other Czechoslovak concessions In
cluded: Agreement to supervision of the
evacuation by an International com
mission together with the British le
gion of war veterans.
(Retchsfuehrer Hitler already had
agreed to permit the British legion to
do this.)
Agreement to "successive occupa
tion by British troops before the ter
ritory would be handed over to the
Germans." The Czechoslovaks pre
viously refused to accept this.
Agreement to "negotiations regard
ing demobilisation of troops" from
Sudeten German areas.
The Czechoslovaks refused, how
ever, to evacuate territory or aban
don fortifications before the follow
ing conditions were fulfilled:
1. Definition of the new frontier.
2, Exchange of Germanlo and
Czechoslovak populations.
8. Insurance of the Integrity of the
dismembered state in a new system
of International guarantees.
The announcement concluded with
this proposal:
"If In such an advanced state
of negotiations Insuperable ob- .
starles were to arise, the Czech
oslovak government proposes the
whole dispute should form the
subject of. an International con
ference or should be submitted
for arbitration to President
Roosevelt,
"The Czechoslovak government aub-
mite completely to such a course In
advance."
Prague also agreed to accept a
time limit not only for evacuation of
the Sudeten areas affected but also
for final liquidation of the entire
Issue.
It set December 15 as that ltmtt.
Until now. Czechoslovakia had re
fused to agree to a time limit in any
form and the British-French plan had
not imposed one.
Chamberlains new proposals to
speed up the plan, however, were un
derstood to have demanded a time
limit.
RESPECT FOR LAW
BY
AS
SALEM, Sept. 39. W) Governor
Charles H. Martin, urging Oregon at
torney to dedicate themselves to
ward restoration of respect for the
constitution and laws of the state
and nation, scored "racketeering over
lords of organised labor" who "threat
ened the sovereignty of the ttte
Itself In the matter of law enforce
ment." Speaking at tha opening teuton
today of the three-day convention
of the Oregon state bar, the governor
said the attorney should prevent
"certain minority groups" from "ex
empting themselves from the opera
tion and application of the law.'
He aald th recent round-up of
labor terrorists resulted In 130 ar
rest for 335 crimes, 45 guilty pleat,
11 conviction and Jail and prison
sentences totaling 64 year.
Col, O. R. McGulre, Waahlngton,
D. C chairman of th committee on
administrative law of the American
Bar association, said "we must mod
ernlr our machinery of government
to carry the Increased load of regu
lation and control and to preserve
the rights of the Individual."
P. M. Sercombe, Portland, state bar
secretary, reported 3.059 members,
who paid 19.153 In duea during the
year.
Tonight' eeaslona will Include con
deration of committee report.
Raker Mine Re-Open
BAKER, Sept. 39. (AP) Reopen
Ing with aeveral month of several
Bnker county mine near Bourne,
which have produced gold ore worth
million of dollars over a long per
iod of years, waa Indicated today
with the announcement that th
Cracker Creek Oold Mlnlrfg company
had been completed and that the
new corporation had acquired till
to th properties.
HOMES TOPPLE IN
TWINKLE OF EYE
IN VICI0US GALE
More Than 300 Injured and
Historic C'rty Welter of
Wreckage Torrent Falls
CHARLESTON, S. O., Sept. 39.
(AP) A tornado hit hlstorlo Char-,
leston with audden and vicious fury
at about 8 a.m., today, killed aa
least 25 persona and Injured prob
ably 300 more In a welter of wreck,
age that was spotted throughout the
city.
Tha sudden storm of not mora
than a minute' duration In any
one place, waa paced by a torrential
downpour aa It awept down with,
devastating destruction on various
parte of the olty.
Of the 3S reported killed, IS wero
negroes, The dead were not lmrae-.
dlately Identified, except these four
white persona:
Mrs. Ruth Mehrtens, 36: Irvln K.
Mehrtens, 3, Miring Zelgler, 14, and
Floyd Blngletary, 9, all of 35 Market
street. They were killed when their
house collapsed In the twinkling of
an eye.
An emergency call waa aent out
from Roper Hospital, Charleston'
largest, for all phyalctans to report
there Immediately aa the Injured
were betng brought there by every
available conveyance.
Many of th city's hlstory-iteeped
bulldlnga were In ruin. St. Mlchael'a
Episcopal church, erected long be
fore the Revolutionary war, was
considerably damaged. ,ae wH .'
the old market place.
A negro baptist church In the
heart of the city was demolished.
but It was unoccupied at the time.
The roof of the olty hall waa blown
away, and the Tim rod Inn, a email
hotel In the same vicinity, was
badly damaged.
Charleston's beautiful Battery, a
Mecca for tourists, waa stripped of
many fine old tree and debris lit
tered It park.
In every direction, aa far aa the;
eye could tee, there waa a vision
of unroofed bulldlnga and other
wreckage.
Manning J. Rubin, city editor of
the Charleston Evening Post, said
(Continued on Page Two.)
T
LIFE PLEA FILED
SACRAMENTO, Sept. 29. (API
The state pardon advisory board com
pleted It consideration today of the
application of John and Coke Brlte,
convicted Siskiyou county slayer, for
commutation of their sentences to
life Imprisonment,
Recommendation of the board waa
withheld pending formal report to
Oov Prank F. Merrlam.
The Brlte case previously was be
fore the advisory board and an un
favorable recommendation was re
turned. Since that time, however, the
state supreme court recommended
lenlenoy.
They havt been reprieved four
times by the governor.
AIR CORPS CHIEF
WASHINGTON, Sept. 39. (API-
President Roosevelt appointed Brig.
Oen. Henry H, Arnold, pioneer mili
tary filer, chief of the army atr corps
today.
Arnold's new rank I major-general.
He succeeds MaJ, Oen. Oscar West
over, who waa killed last week In
an air crash near Burbank, Cal.
Assistant air corps chief since Jan
uary 11, 1936, Arnold became acting
chief upon Westover's death. He has
been a filer since 1911.
A the new assistant chlef Mr,
Roosevelt selected Col. Walter O.
Kllner, now chief of staff of the gen
eral headquarters air force, Langley
field, Va.
llmpqua Hit.
ROSEBURO, Sept. 39. P)--A se
ver electrical storm, which was ao
eompanled by a drenching downpour,
truck th Umqu valley Wednesday
afternoon.
Spotty Kunthlne.
PORTLAND, Sept, 89. P) potty
sunshine wavered through the cloud
sfter thunder shower lat yesterday
and thl morning.