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ROOSEVELT ARRIVES BACK U. S.
EUROPEAN NATIONS ANXIOUS ABOUT GERMANY
BELIEVE TRY DYNAMITE PRESIDENTIAL TRAIN
PRESIDENT ARRIVES PORTLAND
SPEAKS AT BONNEVILLE OAM
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PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
ARRIVES PORTLAND GREETED
BY THOUSANDS PKOPLK
(By The Associated Press)
PORTLAND, Aug. 4, Greeted
by cheering thousands, President
Franklin D. Roosevelt returned
from his ocean vacation trip, dock
4«* here shortly after 11:80 a.nif.
A twenty-one gun salute was
fired as the Cruiser Houston pass
ed under the Burnside Bridge,
and entered the down-town har
bor area. Officers and crew lined
the decks of the vessel.
Bronzed and smiling, the Presi
dent appeared on the bridge and
waved his white panama hat m
the cheering thousands.
Mrs. Roosevelt was among those
on the dock. The president's sons
John, James and Franklin Jr. were
aboard the vessel as was his sec
retaries Early and Howe.
Secretary of the Interior Iel:ea
and Secretary of War pern board
ed the vessel first, leading Gover
nor Mler and the welcoming com
* mittee. Mrs. Roosevelt Joined the
President, carrying a large bou
quet of flowers.
The President stayed aboard
for luncheon. Following which
lie will go to Bonneville Pam and
make a short talk. He is sched
uled to go to Coulee Dam Friday
for another talk, before heading
F.ast for Fort Peck.
!''<»■ dtnt Roosevelt i*
to talk about ten minutes at both
Bonneville and Coulee. The Bon
neville speech will be about three
o'clock. Meanwhile distinguished
guests continued to board and
leave the cruiser, including Gover
nor Martin and family of the
State of Washington. The Presi
dent stepped ashore shortly before
one p.m.
ROOSEVELT INSPECTING NEW
COULEE POWER PROJECT
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(By The Associated Press)
EPHRATA, Wn, Aug. 4, Hun
dreds of central Washington resi
dents gathered today to escort the
President and entourage to the
Coulee power project.
The weather was a trifle cooler
than for the past several days, al
BELIEVE ATTEMPT MADE
DERAIL PRESIDENT’S TRAIN
BELIEVE ATTEMPT TO KIIX
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT:
CAREFUL WATCH
(By The Associated Presa)
BNtROUTB WITH PRESIDENT,
Aug. 4, Convinced “Seeing to be
lieving,” Preeiden t Roosevelt
crossed the Pacific Northwest witn
the announcement that the policy
of government Is going be for the
control of nature resouoee and
expenditures for same In this sec
tion.
A sack of dynamite and percus
sion caps were found near a rall
rroad irght-of-way which the Presl
dent and the special train passed,
two and one-half miles west ot
Spokane. The discovery of the
danger led to extreme caution by
federal and county officers to halt
any attempt against the President
lal train.
“We thought possibly the dyna
mite might possibly have been t\
tended tor the president’s train |
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to take somewhere, but w6 are
not taking any chances,” said
sheriff Geo. Miles.
A heavily armed body of se
cret service men and deputies
have been placed to watch the
spot in the hope that those who de
posited the sack might return.
Hailed home along the way from
Bonneville by a great out-pouring
of people, Rooeevelt proceeded
with his Immediate aides to the
federal projects In the Columbia
River basin. He Is now enronte
to Grand Coulee power site. He
stated he expects the Columbia ri
ver to be thoroughly harnessed
and brought under government
control.
Part of the way he remained on
the back platform of the railroad
car to say ‘‘Hdllo.’’ It was at
Bonneville damslte that he made
hie first talk on United States soil
after his vacation. He said there
was an old saying that eeelng is
believing and “that’s wby I'm
here.”
though a brUlignt ann Is shining.
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The President breakfasted with
his family in his private railroad
ea r.
Long before daylight automo
biles began forming a semi-cirote
in the sage brush around the nat
ural HMiphitli -Ht , e a here the Pres
today.
Two hours before the scheduled
time for his speech two thousand
atitos and some five thousand
spectators were on hand, according
to the traffic department estimat
es. About a trunkfull of gifts is
awaiting the President from resi
dents of the Indian reservations.
Every highway leading to the site
of the program is chocked with
an orderly string of autos.
ARMY BOMBING PLANE
PROPS INTO COOK INLET
at Anchorage
ANCHORAGE, Aug. 4, One of
the ten huge United States army
bombing planes which are conduct
ing photographic operations in this
district, dropped into the waters
of Cook Inlet shortly after noon yes
terday when both engines quit at an
altitude of ohe thousand feet. No
one was injured.
ItORAH ALLIGNEP AGAINST
NBA AUTHORITY
(By The Associate 1 Press)
GLENNS FERRY, Idaho, Aug.
4, Borah alligned himself against
the authority of the NRA to raise
the ' price of bread, giving assur
ances of legal support for the bak
er who defied the code.
He Is the only baker here and
eliminated the one cent increase
in price of a loaf of unsliced
bread, putting his price into effect
three days before the code discov
ered it. Borah assured him If he
defied the code authority "and are
prosecuted, I will see that he gets
counsel without any expense.”
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4, Borah *
offer row form the NBA a, state
ment that there wae no authority
national or local to compel a high
price on bread.
NO VIM TO STOCKS
(By Tbs Associated Press)
NEW YORK, Aug. S, Stocks
fell back into the doldrums again
EUROPE GAZES ANXIOUSLY AT
POLITICAL UPHEAVAL GERMANY
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HITIiKK PKKl’ARINO FOIt
POIJTIOAI4 TAIjK
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® BHMtLIN, Aug. 4. Hitler, seek
ing to consolidate his position as
‘The new Napoleon." summoned
^11 of the Nasi leaders of Reich
stag to assemble Monday for mem
jorlal services for the late Presi
dent von Hindenburg.
It is understood that Hitler's ad
dress will be of i political nan
with the direct eulogy of Hinden
burg reserved for the funeral ser
vice Tuesday at Tannenberg.
Because of the unusual circum
stances of his coup d'etat where
by he merged the chancellory with
the presidency. Hitler is believed
to he intending to setze the o '
cagion to Justify his assumption of
the powers of a monarch.
AKRAII) OF, MONARCHY
IN GERMANY NOW
(By The Associated Press)
BERLIN', Aug. 4, Hitler's re
cent actions are strikingly in line
with those of Napoleon III, and
are causing Hermans to wonderp1 *f ,
the country is not headed toward j
monarchy with Herr Hitler on the
throne.
DOl’HT SI-HEADING OVER
El'ROPE NOW THAT
HITLER IS AT HEAD
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li()iVI)O.V. Auk, 4, Europe*
mighty nations guard on the "Little :
man" In Germany and asked j
’"Whiit now* * The governments
figuratively speaking, are a hit
pale. They wondered where tier- j
many was headed under Hitler's]
rule.
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CoiiKulerable uncertainty was
noted in all Kuropean capitals
today. Hitler has climbed to a j
point where hi* holds the peace of j
the. continent it^ his hands. Ku-|
rope believed tile dread of the I
future underlies French comments
oil whether Hitler will seek a Roal
of friendship or resume a belliger
ent attitude.
■Mussolini is watrhin* the moves
of Germany's dictator closely.
Russia wonders what is ahead in
its uncertain relations with the
Reich.
Great Britain is anxious and S'*
are lesser nations. The impression
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is that the eomiliR winter will j
brin* a supreme test for Hitler I
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and the economic, difficulties aheal
will probably make or break him.
PKKSIlHvNT VOX HIXDKXBliKO
BK BCH1P.I) TAXXKXHKKO
(By The Associated Press)
BKIU.I.V, Anjr. 14, Tile govern
ment decided that Hindenhun;
would he entombed in the Memor
ial at TannebeiR, instead of on
ills estate,
FOBMKIt iltOWN PBIN4K
ON HAND KOK ITNKICAB
(By The Associated Press) ^
NKPDKi’K. Auk. 4, l! or many’s
former Crown Prince arrived at
Nendeck today, now the nation’s
shrine, bearing condolences of tho
Hohenzollerns for the death of
their >> -time war ■ ■ vrnK H i
denim ik.
He was only one atftong thou
sands of mourners for the old
statesman, as the body lies in
state oti the ancestral estate here,
where a special guard is keeping
watch. Messages poured in from
all over tile world. Special cere
monies will hi- held Sunday night
at the National War Memorial at
Ta linen berg, from which the wo
men are iiarred. in view of tho
limited space.
gUnsntlBK FOR THE DAILY
with most of the leaders unable
to move in any direction very
far. A late, feeble rally cancell
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<“d most of the declines. The c'oae
wag steady.
RESIGN FROM COMMISSION
(By The Associated Press)
NEW YORK, Aug. 3, Alfred K.
Smith and Samuel Seabury today
resigned from the charter revi
sion commission because of the
commission's inclination to restore/
to live city boroughs, administrat
ive and patronage powers.
SI.OW RALEY ON EXCHANGE
(By Tha Associated Press)
NEW YORK, Aug. 2, Stocks
staged a sedate recovery, many re
cently depressed Issues. pushing
up from one to three or more
points. The slow rally was at
tributed largely to technical fact
ors. The close was firm.
HMlUi STOCK BEUINO
(By The Associated Press>
NEW YORK, Aug. 4, Ignoring
world wide strength of wheat
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markets, stocks yielded^ readily
to light, selling, a tew issues re
gistering new lows for the yea".
Losses were from around one to
four points. The close was heavy.
FOR HALF: -I living room
chairs Mil one library table. In
quire Nugget Office.
RFTFKN FROM TOFR FAST
(By The Associated Press)
SBATTLK, Auk. 4. Mr. and Mrs.
Geo. S. Maynard and daughter MU
dred returned to Seattle Friday
from an automobile tour of the
East. They plan to leave August
8th aboard the S. rt. Victoria for
Nome.
THREATENING FOREST FIRES
APPARENTLY CONTROLLED
DANGER OF FOREST FIRES
REMAINS THREATENING
(By The Associated Press)
UNDATED, Aug. 4, Indications
that rain would come, with tho
promised tentative relief for thou
sands of grim forest Are fighters,
were better today, but they dar
ed not relax their vigil In the
wake of a day whloh saw flames
advance over another hundred
acres in the thirty thousand acre
fire now raging In the Colville Na
tional Forest In northeastern
Washington. It Is very nearly tin
der control now, while iu British
Columbia Are Aghters stopped the
destructive tide of another Are.
RAIN RELIEVES DANGER
OF FOREST FIRE
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(By The Associated Press)
Hl’OKiAiN'K, Aug. 4, Rain thru
out this region put a fourth
er on forest flreB in the northwest
and inland, leaving but one major
blase not under control, and that
la at Trout Creek in western Mon
tana; the quelling of that Is ex
pected soon.
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