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German Secret Police Have
Card Index On Strength of
Other Nations, Is Claim
Washington. May 27 VP)
' Richard Krebs, wtio wrote the
book, "Out of the Night." under
the pen name of Jan Valtln, toid
the house committee on un
American actlvltlei today that
the German Gestapo had com
plete "card file" designed to
provide Germany with a "con
itant barometer" of the atrength
of other nations.
Before the war, he aald. New
York waa the clearing house of
the Gestapo in the United States,
but. he added, "there li every
Indication that the clearing
house has been moved to San
rranclsco."
Krebs attributed the shift to
San Francisco to "undisturbed
channels from there to Ger
many" and to the fact that Fritz
Weidmann, German consul there,
Is a "trusted lieutenant" of Adolf
Hitler.
Became Gestapo.
Germany has thought, the wit
ness said, that if the United
States got into a war, it would
be with Japan, "and therefore a
large part of the German efforts
have been concentrated on the
west coast."
Krebs testified that he had
gone to Germany from Moscow
In 1933, later broke with the
Communist Internationale and
became a Gestapo agent. He
learned, he aald, that the real
aim of Germany was "world
domination."
The Gestapo foreign division
in Hamburg, Krebs said, "does
eponage and police work In fav;
or of the German government"
outside Germany. Describing
the Hamburg office, he said:
"One of the larger rooms was
used for card files containing the
names of cltliens (of other na
tions) classified as enemies,
friends and an Independent
class."
Constant Barometer.
Such lists, he said, provided a
"constant barometer of the
strength, morale and weakness"
of other nations and listed the
"elements which could be
brought Into harness for the
German movement."
Krebs said he was born In
Germany, December 17, 1905,
and first came to the United
States In 1921. He added that
he had been "in and out" of
the United States four times,
last entering In March, 1938.
Krebs said that he broke with
the Communist Internationale in
December, 1937.
He had been sent to Germany
from Moscow In 1933, he assert
ed, but added that he was "be
trayed by Nazi spies" and ar
rested a short time later. He
waa sentenced to 30 years in
During his Imprisonment, the
witness saia, ne was questioned
frequently by Gestapo agents
who wanted to "find out how far
my break (with Russia) was sin
cere." Americans Watched.
While in a concentration
camp, he said he managed to
win the confidence of Nazi
agents and worked his way Into
the Gestapo.
Krebs said a close check was
kept by the Gestapo on Ameri
cans traveling abroad, on the
theory that many of them were
naturalized citizens going home
on vacations. This check, he
said, was valuable for many pur
poses. Including the prospect of
putting "duress" on friends and
relatives abroad of naturalized
American citizens "when the
time comes."
The witness translated for the
committee two cablegrams from
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Germany to Transocean news
headquarters in the United
States as requests for Informa
tion about Joseph Curran, presi
dent of the CIO national mari
time union. He said Transocean
News was formed to supply the
people of North and South Amer
ica with "propaganda not readily
recognized as such," and was
"front" for the Gestapo.
Gestapo Policy Told.
Krebs said that the "Gestapo
attack" also was directed to
ward undermining activities of
the United States in Latin Amer
ica. "The Gestapo follows a policy
of not openly antagonizing pub
lic opinion in the United States,"
he asserted, adding that the
German speaking people In
South America constitute "an
Ideal recruiting ground" for the
Gestapo.
infi Gestapo, he continued,
has sent its agents into the
United States both as political
refugees and as legal quota im
migrants. Before the current war, he
said, the secret police's main
contact with the United States
was through trained German
seamen who eventually became
members of the seamen's unions
in this country.
He said that "political pris
oners" were sent to the United
States to make reports while
their families were kept under
surveillance in Germany. These
persons, he asserted, were told
that if their reports did not come
In regularly or were not accu
ate, their families would be ar
rested. The witness asserted that the
Gestapo did not make a direct
campaign to Infiltrate agents in
to labor unions because the
Communist controlled national
maritime union plays exactly the
same game Hitler and Goebbels
want a trade organization to
play."
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Jersey City, N. J., May 27,
VP) The American export liner
Siboney, completing her last
Atlantic trip In commercial ser
vice before becoming a United
States army transport, arrived
from Lisbon today with a prob
able fortune fished from mid-
oceans p e r h a p a $2,000,000
worth of embergris.
Capt. Wenzel Habel said he
thought assays would Identify
the white 3-ton mass found
floating 300 miles east 'bf Ber
muda as ambergris, a valuable
whale secretion used in per
fume making.
YEAR IN PRISON FOR
Phoenix, Ariz., May 27. UP)
Five Hopi Indians held stead
fastly today to their position
that they "want no part of the
white man's war" and were
sentenced to a year and a day
in prison for failure to register.
The Indians told Federal
Judge Dave W. Ling they would
not turn against the prophecy
they said was written on stone
tablets advising the tribe not
to become Involved In the white
man's conflicts.
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a boy weighing four pounds. In
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MEDFORD MATT;
40 MILLION WOMEN
WILL BE ORGANIZED
TO AID IN DEFENSE
Atlantic City, N. J., May 27.
W) The General Federation
of Women's clubs created today
a new department designed to
organize "at least forty million
American women" Into a na
tional defense campaign.
This new department was set
up by the federation's commit
tee, with instructions to organ
ize "every group of women In
every county of the United
States."
Mrs. John L. Whltehurst of
Baltimore, president of the fed
eration, said the proposed wo
men's defense organization
would be "the mightiest ever
witnessed anywhere In the
world," and that "when It be
gins to function Hitler won't
dare attack us."
Every women's organization
In the country would be enlist
ed, Mrs. Whltehurst said, add
ing that "this federation will
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In no way attempt to domin
ate It,"
County, state and national
coordinators would be elected.
TOWNSEND CLUB 5
MEETS THURSDAY
Carl Fichtner, president of
Townsend club No. 8. has called
a special meeting for 8 p. m.
Thursday In the Kurtz music
studio, on North Ivy street to
elect delegates to the sixth na
tional delegation.
President Fichtner pointed
out that the special meeting for
No. S members only has been
called in order to conform with
the Instructions in the "conven
tion call" and club manual and
because of the fact that a prev
ious election had not followed
the rules In several phases.
As other Important business
In connection with the conven
tion and club activities will be
acted upon, the president urged
that all members attend.
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.3 and find out
what real vacations
are made of
fun to travel with Dad
I like to stay in town
A HOTEL IS THE PLACE TO STAY
It costs a lot less than you think
OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 27, 194T.
GOVERNMENT POIR
OVER STATE BALLOT
IS DEFINED BY COURT
Washington, May 87. (Pi
The supreme court held today
that the federal government's
power to regulate elections in
cludes a state primary to select
a nominee for congress.
Justice Stone delivered the 4
to 3 decision, involving a ques
tion described by the Justice de
partment as of "paramount pub
lic Importance."
Justices Douglas, Black and
Murphy dissented and Chief
Justice Hughes did not partici
pate. Stone asserted that "we think
that the authority of congress
. . Includes the authority to
regulate primary elections when
as in this case, they are a step
in the exercise by the people of
their choice of representatives
in congress."
He explained that this ques
tion had not been passed on
specifically In any previous de
My Dad's First Class he takes mother
and us children to hotels at night We
think that's half the fun of traveling.
We always see lots of interesting things
to tell our friends about. When I get big
I'm always going to stay in hotels, too.
A big part of my vacation is the shops
and stores of other cities. When we stay
at hotels right in town I see them
all. And a hotel gives us a headquarters
where we can meet at anytime, without
depending on the car to get us back and
forth.
cision of the supreme court, in
cluding litigation involving for
mer Senator Truman H. New
berry of Michigan.
Heretofore the authority of
congress was generally assumed
to be restricted to the regula
tion of general elections.
TO DEFEND NATION
Tacoma, May 87. UP) The
Rev. Arthur Bell, rector of St.
Luke's Episcopal church who
came to Tacoma in 1922, stood
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A lot for your money
I'm convinced that staying at hotels pays plenty of dividends
in comfort and convenience. Sure, sometimes it costs a few
cents more. But uben I consider all the extra fun and pleasure
it brings my family, I figure I'm money ahead to travel First
Class and stop at hotels all the way.
ASSOCIATED HOTELS OF THE WEST
In a line of foreign born citizens
and took the oath of allegiance
to the United States government
here today.
Shortly before becoming a U.
S. citizen he had given a crisp
"yes" to the question concerning
his willingness "to take up a
gun tr-a defend this country" if
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waits on me
To me, a real vacation means two whole
weeks free from worry about beds, and
meals, and cleaning up the house. We
always stop at hotels because my hus
band says I deserve a taste of the kind
of service I give at home the rest of the
year.
To me a hotel means a place to enter
tain our friends, a forwarding address
for mail, having my car worked on at
night while I get a real sleep in a com
fortable bed, in quiet, safe surround
ings. Hotels mean every service I desire
under one roof.
his services were demanded. j
"You have no scruples?" the
examiner persisted. '
"No," answered the minister,
who came here from Canada.
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