Japan's Protest Against U. S. Fortifying of Guam Isn't Strenghened Any by today's Bombing by Japanese Warplanes of the British Colony' of Hongkong.
THE WEATHER
Humidity 4:30 p. m. yesterday 43
Highest temperature yesterday 51
Lowest t'luperature last night 30
Precipitation for 24 hours 0
Precfp. since first of month 4.07k
Precip. from Sept. 1, 1938 17.76
JJeficiency since Sept. 1, 1938 4.91 '
Partly Cloudy.
TAXES
The Oregon legislature la due to
act on the new state tax schedule
this afternoon or tomorrow. The
news will he of interest to every
one. Full details in the NEWS
REVIEW. 5
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Jap Warplanes Bomb British Hongkong
Nine Killed
In Attack On
Rail Station
Adjacent Chinese District
Also Suffers; Terrific
Air Battle Fought
Over Lanc'now.
HONGKONG, Kol. 21. (AP)
Nine persons, including n British
Indian policeman, were killed today
when Japanese warplanes bombed
a railroad station inside the bord
ers of this British Crown colony.
Sir Geoffry Northcote, governor
of Hongkong, after a personal inves
tigation, sent a report to London
and requested the British consul-
general in Canton vigorously to
protest to the Japanese govern'
meat.
The raid led to the influx of sev
eral thousand refugees from the
heavily-bombed Chinese area adja
cent to the Hongkong border. In
Shumchun village. Just outside
British territory, it was estimated
that the planes had caused more
than 100 casualties nmong civilian
Chinese.
The bombers also demolished a
I-allway car in which a score of
British policemen were sneuereu
near the station. '
British military authorities said
the low-flying Japanese planes
first dropped bombs In Chinese
territory not far from the west
ern border of the British colony
and then flew over the border, un
loading ! more missiles on the
Lowu station, IS miles from the
"heart of Hongkong.
A mixed passenger and freight
train on the Hongkong-Kowloon
railroad two -1111168 within the col
ony border narrowly escaped de
struction when a Jnpanese bomb
landed near the tracks, shatter
ing windows of the cars. The
passengers were reported unin
jured. . .
AIR BATTLE FOUGHT OVER
LANCHOW; CLAIMS CONFLICT
SHANGHAI, Feb. 21. (AP)
Both Chinese and Japanese report
(Continued on page fit
Two burglaries at the Smith va-
viety store in Drain were cleared
up yesterday by the arrest of a 1G-year-old
youth, a resident of Drain,
Sheriff Percy Webb reported to
day. The store was robbed during
the Christmas holidays, with a loss
of about S-tt) worth of goods, and
"was entered again lust Sunday
night, at which time ammunition
and several items of merchandise
taken. Entrance was obtained by
forcing u lock on a rear door. In
formation secured by Jake Saw
yers, chief of police at Drain, led
to the arrest of the youth, Sheriff
Webb said. In keeping with the
police in connection with juvenile
cases, the name of the youth was
not revealed by the authorities.
Editorials on the Day's News
Ry FRANK J FN KINS
TJFADKD Tor Los Angeles. (On
business. Don't care a lot for
the place on any other basis
wlit eh sentiment is probably mu
tual; Los Angeles doesn't care a
lot for ANYBODY except in the
way of business, being much too
busy with its own affairs.)
COME day, when you have an
hour to spare, stop at the Al
lied Arts, in Palo Alto, located
alongside the Stanford campus.
This advice goes even for the
men (who will be tremendously
bored at the start, but will wind
up interested, in spite of the'm
selves) and of course goes double
for the women, who will be Inter
ested from the beginning.
-T-HE Allied Arts Is housed in
an old hacienda-type houBe,
and the story goes that it was
built by a well-heeled Spaniard
who entertained like a prince un
til one day the sad story came
VIOLENCE
Congressman to
Face Federal Quiz
Federal Investigation Is prom
ised 'into oharges filed against
Representative John D. Dingell,
above, democrat of 15th Michi
gan district, by Mrs., peil.ia Koz
lowski, 70-year-old widow. Mrs.
Kozlowski alleges Dingell used
Influence with RFC Mortgage
company to convert to his own
use property which she owned."1
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Church Organist, to Face
Charge, Admits He "Done
Something Rash."
EL CENTRO, Calif., Feb. 21.
(AP) Manacled for a trip back to
Pnsadenu to face a charge of child
stealing, 40-year-old Townsend Da
vis, gardener and church organist,
told a shocking story today, po
lice said of his attempted flight to
Arizona with golden-hnlred Anne,
Louise Sweltzer, 8.
The gaunt, hollow-cheeked man
and his tiny companion were seiz
ed late yesterday as his old sedan
approached the state border, more
than 21 hours after secret depar
ture from Pasadena.,
Paint from nn attack of nausea.
Anne Louise was not able to be
questioned.
A medical examination was to be
made of the girl to determine if she
had been harmed.
As reported by police. Davis told
of spending Sunday night. with the
girl. In a single room at Indlo, be
cause he "didn't have money
enough to rent two rooms." When
he was arrested, he had $2.30 and
a religious tract in his pockets.
i guess i none something rash",
(Continued on page 6.1
that his wealth in Spain had van
ished, so he had to dispose of his
hacienda. You can tell by looking
at it that wealth was necessary
for its maintenance, for It was
built on the scale magnificent.
It houses now a group of arti
sans who weave, do work In metal
and wood and in pottery, maintain
an antique shop of distinction,
and serve lunches. The lunches
are served by the Junior League
of Palo Alto as a project for rais
ing money for charities, and are
so popular that a place must be
arranged by appointment.
Much of the handwork Is reaTly
so beautiful that ft can be appre
ciated by a mere business man
which, in this writer's humble
judgment is the highest test of art
Deauty that can be appreciated
only by an expert, falls short of
true art and becomes more tech
nical expertness.
(This bit of art criticism Is
(Continued on page 4)
FLARES AT N Y. NAZI RALLY
Defense Bill
Continues To
Stir House
Guam Plane Base Proposal
Still Mulled; Senator
Pittman Says U. S.
to Be Prepared.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. (AP)
The house reached the crux of
the controversy over the adminis
tration's 562,000,000 defense pro
gram today a recommendation for
a seaplane base on the Pacific Is
land of puani. ...
The Gnnm proposal, included in a
163,800,000 bill for Improved naval
air bases, accentuated questions of
foreign policy in the Orient at a
time of intense argument over
American relations with Europe.
Senator Plttnian, chairman of the
senate, foreign relations committee,
empnasizeu European war threats
last night In pleading .for strong
national defense.
U. S. Not Afraid
While the American people hate
war, he Bald in a radio address,
"they are not afraid to die for
Christianity., morality, iustlnn nmi
Herty,rWany a mistake has been'
mnue in past history by not ettine
U1L.U11U1 KuvemuieillB Know U1IS on
the start."
In Pittman's discussion of for
eign policy and defense, the Ne
vada senator declared Germany,
Italy and Japan "are absolutely
controlled by arbitrary and ruth
less dictators."
He' said the United States would
not enter any entangling alliances.
Lone Hand Policy
"We will be prepared, singly and
alone, to successfully defend our
countries, its institutions and. our
citizens," he said. "We will not aid
a government whose policy is based
upon conquest and military dom
ination. We will not refuse the op
pressed governments any aid that
we may legally give them, short of
war. . ,
"We will, unafraid, resist ' any
encroachments .upon the rights of
our citizens under any treaties'
with us by every legal means at
our command, short of war, relying
upon this power which. In my
opinion is sufficient and will avert
war. .
"We are not frightened, how
ever, by the circumstances that
this resistance may cause some
other: country to declare wnr upon
us.
Foreign Activity Cited
George T. Messersmlth, assistant
(Continued on pare 6)
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THE DALLES, Feb. 21. (AP)
Letting themselves Into the Cen
tral pharmacy by using ropes after
drilling holes in the roof, several
men, believed by police to he nar
cotic peddlers, looted the Btore of
$20 worth of narcotics and f 10 In
cash early today.
About $100 in cash, some money
orders in two cash registers with
the silver and a quantity of nar
cotics were overlooked. Officers also
round the tools used In making the
entry, leading them to believe the
burglars were frightened before
they could complete their search.
Coincident with the burglary, it
was learned that three men, their
names unknown here, had been ar
rested at Toppeniah, Wash., on
suspicion of being members of a
ring that looted another drug store
of (100 on January 27.
PORTLAND WOMAN
KILLED IN CRASH
LONGVIEW. Wash., Feb. 21.
(AP) Mrs. H. C. Harlnnd. of 2S04
Northeast Hancock Btreet, Port
land, died in a Longvlew hospital
last night of Injuries received when
the automobile in which she was
riding was involved in a near-head
on collision south of Castle Rock
yesterday. Neither Hugh Harland,
driver of the car, nor Curtis Haun
sii, of Chehalis, driver of the other
car, was Injured. . .
Legislation !
Planning Body
Is Suggested
Interim Council on Kansas
Idea Asked for Oregon :
in Message Issued by ,.
'. '. Gov. Sprague;
L
By PAUL W. HARVEY, JR. '
SALEM, Feb. 21. (AP) Chang
ing the state planning board into a
state bureau of research and de
velopment and establishment of a
committee to work on legislation
between sessions were recommend
ed today to the legislature by Gov
ernor Sprague.. - ,
In a special message to both
houses, the governor said the re
vamped bureau would do research
for the governor, legislature and
legislative interim committees, and
also "have broad powers in ex
ploring fields of economic develop
ment, utilization of natural re
sources and industrial opportuni
ties." He said he would "like particu
larly to have legislative commit
tees make use of this bureau, , if
created, in preparation of legisla
tion. -.-.( - Kansat'PJan Cited
"Kansas has attracted consider-'
able attention recently because of
its legislative council which meets
at intervals, between sessions to do
preliminary work on subjects in
which legislation is deemed- neces
sary. . .
"I believe Oregon could accom
plish similar good results by hav
ing its legislature create a stand
ing interim committee for whicii
the state bureau could do the nec
essary research."
Tax Bill in Offing
The legislature, in a determined
effort to end the session within 10
days, began consideration today of
the administration tax program,
one of four major pieces of legisla
tion yet to be acted upon. The oth
ers are appropriation bills, people's
utility district legislation, ami
equalization of school taxes.
The tax program, calling for re
peal of the eight per cent tax on
Intangibles, a three per cent surtax
on intangibles and a slight boont in
the corporate excise tax, was to
come up for final passage In the
house today.
The entire program would 'raise
the same amount of revenue as at
present.
llep. Phil Brady, president of
the Portland central labor council,
said labor would fight the tax pro
gram because it was opposed to the
intangibles tax repeal.
Four Bills Passed
A bill authorizing Multnomah 1
county commissioner to deduct 1& I
per cent from salaries or county
employes earning more than $75 a
month to create a pension rund,
was passed by the senate and sent I
to the house.
A hill to permit the liquor com
mission to inspect and regulate
clubs to Insure orderly conduct al
so passed the senate and went to
the lower body. The bill prevents
open display of liquor in clubs.
Despite objections by Sen. Lew
(Continued on page 6)
TRAFFIC OFFENSE
Gilbert Cobb, tried In circuit
court yesterday on a charge of fall
lure to give information at the
scene of an automobile accident,
was foqnd guilty by the Jury which
heard the testimony. The case was
on appeal from conviction in the
Justice court. Passing of sentence
was postponed by Judge CArl K.
jWlmberly until after completion of
the Jury term. Cobb also Ih facing
an Indictment charging receiving
of stolen property.
The court today took up the case
of A. J. McDonald, Indicted on four
counts charging contributing to the
delinquency of minors.. Due to the
nature of the case, which involves
allegations of moral turpitude.
Judge Wimberly Instructed the
bailiffs to keep the courtroom clear
of all minors.
Jews Scored,
Fights Ensue,
13 Arrested
Leader of Bund Refers to
President as 'Rosenfeld;'
' Members of Cabinet
Draw Hisses.
NEW YORK, Feb. 21.(AP)
in a nazi demonstration that filled
vast Madison Square Garden lead
ers of the German-American bund
Htood last night under the sign of
the swastika to denounce "interna
tional Jewry," some memherB of
the Roosevelt cabinet, and any
American alliance with European
democracies.
While uniformed storiu troopers
marched intermittently Inside the
garden which at official estimate
held 20,000 a moving throng of
autf nazis, theater goers and the
merely, curious!, milled about in
the streets outside. .
,,, About 1,500 police reserves stood
guard over the area, while violence
spurted, up Inside the garden and
put.
Violence Flares
As Fritz Kuhn, hational leader
of the bund, was concluding a pero
ration agaluBt Jews, Isadore
flVtfanhn'um, a slight, 20-year-old
hotel worker, leaped ' upon the
great stage and ran toward the
speaker, . .
Instantly, a dozen or more storm
troopers set upon him, knocking
him down and beating him as he
held his head in his arms, his black
wild hair flying.
A squad of police pushed the
storm troopers aside, picked him
from the floor of the platform, and
holding him high above their heads,
ran to an exit. MoBt of his clothing
was torn from his body;
Later, he was booked for disord
erly conduct and held in $100 ball.
OutBlde the garden, 13 persons
altogether were arrested In a ser
ies of tights Involving the police
who refused permission of antt
missis to picket the garden and
the followers and opponents of
nazism.
Woman Assailed
The first disturbance at the meet
ing Involved .Dorothy Thompson,
newspaper columnlHt. who had
shouted "nonsense" during a speech
ny u. w. Kunze, the bund's nation
al publicity director.
Amid shouts of "sit down ' and
"throw her out," a groy-shirted
(Continued on page 0.)
,T.
GLENMLE FIXED
GLEN DA I. R, Ore., Feb. 21. A
wage agreement covering labor at
the Ingham Lumber company plant
here was reached at a meeting
Friday night between the recently
organized 1. 10. U., local 15, I list. 1
conference committee, and C. W.
Ingham, president of the lumber
company.
According to the agreement,
skilled and semi-skilled labor, with
the exception of four positions, will
he ruined on Feb. lt to within five
enU of the I. K. U. minimum. The
four positions left open for dis
cussion are deck scaler, timber cut
off man, oiler and green chain.
Starting March 1, unskilled as well
as skilled labor will he raised to
within two and one-half cents of
the minimum. Mr. Ingham agreed
to meet the I. K. U. minimum in the
near future.
HANDY STAND SOLD
TO AUSTIN GREEN
Bale of the Handy Stand, tobacco
shop, confectionary and newsstand,
located op Jackson street, in con
nection with the Callen-Mlller bar
ber shop, was announced today.
The business, owned for the past
nix years by Hugh Wells, was pur
chased by Austin C. Green, who is
taking Immediate possession. Mr.
Wells Is a Southern Pacific com
pany engineer. The business In the
past has been conducted lurgely by
Mrs. Welle and other members of
the family. Mr. Green, the new
owner, has been a resident of
Rose burg and vinlclty since 11K4.
Brothers Held as
Robert Grimes, above, and his
; brother, OMen, upper right, are
' in Jalh at Yuba City, Calif., ao
. cused of kidnaping. Mrs. Norma
Meeka, 55, pictured at right,
from her Rio Oso ranch home
- last September 1, The brothers
' were arrested at their mother's
hon-e In Kentucky.
The district attorney) at Yuba
City laid Mrs. Meeks Identified
Robert, 25, as the kidnaper who
guarded her in a poison oak;
clump In Bear river hills of ;-
Placer county, 13 miles from her
home, for 56 hours, before she
managed to escape.
He said she picked out Ollen,
29, as a man she had seen near
her home before she was ab
.duoted. ;;.-.-' ' '- - .""V
Nono of the $15,000 ransom
was paid.
CONFESSIONS OF
MURDER REPEATED
Finding of Child's Bones
in Texas Bolsters7 Tale
of Oregon Convicts. ;
SALEM, Ore., Poll. 21. (AP)
Claud and Hlmer Tnnlson told
stato parole officers ycHlordiiy limy
killed a lather nml his two sons
near l'erryton, Texas, sovon years
ago.
Tho two men, serving IS years
each In the Oregon ponllnntlury
for bank robbery, repented confes
sions mude 21 years ago which at
that time were discredited by Per
ry Ion authorities who regarded the
confessions as a hoax.
Saturday the bones of n child
were found on a Piinhundhi ranch
causing tho Perryton officials to
attach greater credulity to the Ore
gon confessions. Tho Investiga
tion wob reopened. The two bro
thers were- questioned again and
repented the story.
Cluud, 10. and lOlmer, '12, fluid J.
M. Cone agreed to pay them J1.0UO
to murder his two sons. J. M. Cone.
Jr., 10 nnd Vernon Conn, 0, bo
cause liu didn't want to bn encum
bered wllh them when he "ran
off with another woman."
They mild the father nnlil I hem
Jsnn so Claud shot him. They said
each shot one child and burled
them 20 or 25 miles Boutheast of
Perrylon.
Miner told Gerald Mason nml
Cecil Kdwnriis of the parole bnurd.
"I tried to forget It and I couldn't.
so I told the story and feel hetler
. I II nave to go back to Texas to
face It sooner or Inter, bo It might
as well bo now." Clnud refused to
sny whether he wanted to return
to Texas.
Kdwards and MnHon said they
were inclined to believe the men.
"If they didn't nctunlly commit the
crime they certainly had guilty
knowledge, becauso their stoi-y
checked on many points," the par
ole members said.
YOUTH ARRESTED IN
KILLING OF MOTHER
KIIOKNR, Keb. 21. (AIM
.Sheriff C A. Swarts, acting on tho
request of Missouri authorities, ar
rested Irvln Htirgard, 1,, last night
In connection with a charge of mur
dering his mother nt Chllllcothe,
Mo.
Swnrts said the youth admitted
shooting his mother, Mrs. Mabel
Uiirgard, a widow, last July 31 but
asserted ft was an lu-cident. He
said a rifle lie was cleaning acci
dentally discharged. He fled In
panic when he renlized his inother
was dead, the boy stated.
Colony
Kidnaper Suspects
tr
v,
FAIR SPURS AUTO
Roseland Business Bought,
, Other Properties Here
Being Improved.
Snlo of the Rosolund auto camp,
locntod on tho Pacific highway n
mllo north of tho city llmltB, to
Mrs. Gladys Taylor, recoiit urrlv
al from South Dakota, wub an
nounced today. Mrs. Taylor Is to
bo assisted In conducting the
busliioss by 'hor son, Harry. The
purclinsa was mndn from C. W.
Knight, who has been operating
the camp for the past few years.
Mrs. Taylor and her son select
ed Itoseburg as a location nfler
spending six weeks louring the
Pacific coast after leaving their
former homo in South Dukotti.
Anticipation of a record year
for toiirst trnvol, bocnuso of the
Golden Gnto exposition, has result
ed In cnnslilorable locnl activity in
tho camp ground business.
Camp View Being Improved
Camp Viow, located a half mile
north of town, 1b engaged in a
very cxlenslve Improvoinent pro
gram. The enmp was purchased
last September by Duncan and
John Noyes, ftrntliors, nnd man
agement was assumed by tho lnt
ter. Duncan Noyes, who Is In
business In Fnlrview, Mont., is
now In Itoseburg assisting in the
Improvement program, and plans
to move to this city tit somo fuluro
dule.
The front of (lie grounds Is be
ing widened nnd Biirfaced en
trnnco roadways constructed.
Might of the old cabins were
razed and now cabins constructed,
two doubles nnd n single, the
new structures being thoroughly
modern and steam heated. It Is
planned to build addition mills In
tho near future. Tho cimin now
has accommodations for 35 pur
tins. Tho lighting system Is being
reconstructed, cabins nro being
modernized nnd redecorated and
plans are being mndo to extend
steam heat Into a largo portion of
tho camp.
Additional equipment, Including
a hydraulic hoist. haB been Install
ed at tho Camp View service sin
lion, which Is operated llndor lease
by Claude Patterson.
Tho storo building also Is be
ing remodeled and will be reoccu
pled lifter March 1 by A. O. Somes
who Is Installing now fixtures, In
eluding a large refrigeration plant.
Mayor Young Also Busy
The Itoseburg Auto camp, local-
; "A
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(Continued on pnge 6.)
Ships Trapped
In Sudden Fog
Over Florida
Six Students Save Selves
in First "Chute" Leaps;
One Victim Found in
Burned Wreck. . :
PENSACOXA, Fla., Feb. .21.
(AP) Trapped In a dense fog.
eight nnvy planes wero wrecked
nnd two pilots killed on a routine
training flight last night. . .; ;
Rain wnBhed away tho fog at ;
dawn todny, disclosing tho full ,
toll ot officers of the . Pensacola '
naval air station.
Six student filers escaped Kjt
balling out In the dnrkness in' ,
their first parachute Jumps. Four ,
pilotB landed sntely In South Ala
bama. " .
Lieut. 0. F. PreBBer, Sr., a Bra :
zlllan navy officer receiving re
KUlur training here, died when his j
plune crashed and burned at Corry
field, where land pianos are qunr-;
tered. i '
Lieut. N. M. Ostorgrens Tvas
found in his wrockod nnd turned
plane near McDavid, Fla., pbout
25 miles north of PeiiBacoliu .
; Lieut. J. P. Monroe.' aide to the '
commandant, said there waB noth-
ing anxious ground crows could do
except wntt for the pilots to jump. '
The planes were three radio-equip-1
ped two-seat instruction Bhlps nnd :
n I no single-seated' innd craft'
(Boeings), with high landing
them to allglit on soft ground.
Four of the desertort Bhlps fell
bn tho govornment reservation.
In addition to Lieut. Presser, an- :
other Brazilian officer, Lieut. A. '
C. P. Horta, was In tho group. Ho !
leaped to Bafety. ...
Two on Final Fllaht
-The two Brazilian officers wern.
in training under a long-standing
naval policy of aiding South and '
Central Amerlcnn 'pountrios to pre-',
pare their fighting ', Xorceji, siild
thoso close to the' Tiita,tlon. ! :.
These two, i op'ortB' to be alio '
only foreign officers liow In train-'
lug horo, wore on their final test
flight along with other students.
They wero flying in squadron five,
which Is, equivalent to a conclud
ing examination of their fitness
(IB filers.
A law approved by congress
lat summer permits training of
South Amoricnn nvlutors in Unit--ed
Stato service schools.
Nino advanced BtudontB nnd
throe Instructors took off early
last night for a routine nftor-dnrk
flight.
Not long ntter they were nloft
a soupy fog rollod in from tho
(Continued on page 6)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. (AP)
The senate passed and sent to'
the houso a bill to pay Roy IX
Cook, 12-year-old Portland Ind,
'2500 for Injuries rocolved when
a largo U. S. mull box roll on him
In 1IK15.
The llnv nnrt n onmnnnlm,
on roller skates when ho attempt
ed to stop by grabbing the largo
carrier storage mall box. Ho slid
under It, pulling the box' on top,
"i nun. i no ncciiicut broke four
upper teoth, loosened the others,,
fractured his unnei- i-h.iii ia .it...
located his right Jaw. fractured'
um lower jaw on tno lert side and
severely cut him about tho face.
Tho nOHlnfrir-n iloit,, rlmnnl
Jncted iho claim for damages on
inu grounii mo government was
not lit fuull but the setiiitn r,lnl.,.a
coinmittoo held responsibility
rested on the government because
Iho mall box was not securely an
chored. VOTING ON POPE TO
START ON MARCH 2
VATICAN CITY, Feb. 21. (AP)
Cardlnnls nt tho Vatican nn.
noimceil officially today they
would meet In conclave March 1 in
elect a new pope. Voting will be
gin ninrcn z.
All the 02 cardinals are exnected
to attend.
Speculation Quickened on the
chnncca of various cardinals, al
though all conceded there was lit.
tlo upon which to baso predictions.
A few diplomats' to tho Holy Seo
thought the chances wero slightly
increased for election of Kugenlo
Cardinal Pncelli. Vatican secretary
of state under Plus nnd now cum
orlengo of Interim ruler. Most ob
servers, however, thought he would
receive merely a substantial cour
tesy voto on the first ballot, ,