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The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Wednesday Morning, August 18, 1937
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and then fled. Machine-guns and
. falling bombs menaced the area.
m ' During the entire day the wa-
, terfront was a scene of frensied
.. actiritr as the British and Amer
i i leans were exacnated.
; Splintered fragments of anti
aircraft shells were falling stead-
fly, endangering everyone, burst
in g bombs and the thunder of
' 'cannons frequently shook the air,
As the tenders pulled Into the
'" customs jetty the women and chll
-' dren struggled to get aboard. One
baby was carried aboard the
American tender in an Incubator.
It was a strange scene ot fare
well. Goodbyes were said re-
strainedly, but the noise of the
i steady artillery bombardment and
. vf the cries of those" in the crowd
. struck by falling shell splinters
charged the atmosphere with the
poignancy of the danger all were
ii-. facing.
There was no panic. There was
f no fainting. The women, and chil
dren had to go and they went.
fMleaving husbands and fathers be-
U.- To identify the Dollar line ten
der as a neutral refugee ship, of-
"ciais sireicnea a large American
" flag across an upper deck like a
canopy.
It was the craft's only protec-
v Hon-on Its perilous trip down
stream to Woosung.
Biff ADDroDraation
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:iBill Passes House
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4 t board's fund was overridden fin-
ally by a rote of 125 to lis.
.The house cut much of the red
tape out of its complicated par
llamentarv rules to sneed in hn
in ess so that it may adjourn Sat
urday. Right-of-way to the floor
tomorrow was obtained for low
'cost housine legislation, tha onh
additional measure on the- pro
gram wnlch leaders expect to en
. iact before adlon
' Some members still fought to-
,.4 day, for action on wage and hour
J legislation. Representative
Doughton (D-NC) called a caucus
. ' bt house democrats, In response to
a petition signed by 88 of them,
""to consider what. If anything, can
, : be don to wrest the labor stand
i "lards bill from opponents holding
4 H' fa the house rules committee.
tThe caueus was set for Thursday.
Most leaders agreed, however,
"' the wage-hour measure was des
tined to join court reorganization,
executive reorganization. croi
control and regional nlannlnr nn
the list of administration propo-
ais railing or enactments ;
Jason Lee Sunday
. School to Picnic
.The Jason Lee Sunday school
will hold its annual picnic Sat
urday afternoon, August 21 at
the Dallas city park according to
announcement made by H. B.
Carpenter, superintendent.
: People with cars are asked to
meet at the church at 1:30 p.
m, and s p. m. to help take chil
dren and adults without trans
portation to the park. Dinner
will be served at :30 p. m. Ice
cream will be furnished free for
children during the afternoon,
Games and swimming will be
enjoyed under the direction of
the-recreational committee. All
folk interested in the Jason Lee
Sunday school are invited to at
tend the picnic. j
The Call Board
GRAND
Today Shirley Temple iff
Rudyard Kipling's "Wee
Willie Winkle- with Vic-
tor McLaglen.'
Saturday Ralph Bellamy,
Betty Furness and Ray-
mond ; Walburn in , "It
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today "Cafe ' Metro
" -.pole", with Tyrone Power."
Friday Eastern circuit vau
deville and Jane Withers
-- in 7Angels HoUday."
ELSIXORE
Today Clark Gable and
f- Jean Harlow In "Sarato-
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Thursday Double bill. Ma
rlon Da vies and Robert
Montgomery in "Ever
Since Eve" and Ana Har
ding: in "Love From a.
Stranger.1
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Miriam Hopkins In "Wom
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. Charles Starretft in "One
Man Justice." '
HOLLYWOOD
Tfrdi y Richard A r I e n
la "Silent Barriers."
FridayDouble bill. Joe E.
. Brown in- "When's Your
i-. Birthday" and Bob . Allen
in "Lnanown Ranger."-
niOIARD ARLEH
Added CartoonNews
and Comedy
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Rich Helium Deposit Reported
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ly, reported to be rich in radium bearing pitchblends, and according
w a, ouavp, asMtyuig at a?uuu a ton. ine days later Mrs. Blsh
on was Informed a Iarcn dTUMlt nt Kollnm Ma v.i k.
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less than half a mile from the
sue was ii nciieu io mate
Safety Parley at !
Portland Opened
PORTLAND. Auk. 17 -PV-
President Roosevelt oDened the
western safety conference through
Governor Charles Martin today
with a plea for all communities to
organize in reducing the number
of deaths from accidents.
The Jtovernor read the message
adding that "we must drive hard
and fearlessly for definite objec
tives." "Tans are sound in z todar frvr
111,000 Americans login their
lives In the last 12 months and all
ot these deaths were prevent
able," the governor said. !'
Dr. Charles A. HowiM' nnti.
dent-designate of the eastern Ore
gon normal school, said the public
must be stirred to stop accidental
bloodshed.
- Hannah Martin, member of the
legislature, nolnted nnt that 98.
000 persons lost their lives laat
year through accidents in the
home.
Radio Softballers !
Win at Mt. Angel
Square Deal Radio went to Mt.
Angel last night where they de
feated an all-star team 12-7 to
avenge a win bv the una tea m
over Square Deal last year in the
iirsi round of the state soft-ball
tournament.
Mt. Ansel men were hafflarf hv
the speed displayed, by Jackson,
Square Deal hurler. Elliott hit tor
the circuit for the Salem radio
men.
Portlanders Buy
Amity Business
AMITT Rnhort Wn,
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John Dahsen of Portland have
bought the Massey super service
station and garage operated by
Orval Deari whA r,in
Sheridan. They will have charge
of both the service station and
garage. Lloyd. Massey, who has
had charge of the garage, is now
employed in McMinnville. ,
r. ana wrs jona Bimpson and
Mrs. Etta Day spent Friday at
Mr. a n A - If r IT ixr rp.vi
spent last week at Brietenbush
Sprinxs. Mr. Torht ! t n.
vi oe oaoi oi Amity,
Murder Theory Probed
In Finding of Body in
Wild of Dutch Canyon
. HILLS BORO, Aug. 17 -County
authoritiee probed a mur
der theory today In connection
with the body of a man found in
the wilds ot Dutch Canyon last
week. . . j
JThe victim: Is tentatively Iden
tified aa Swen Lundatrom, 65,
who disappeared in ItSI. The
body was a mile away from his
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previous rich strike. The woman
unmecuate puns for the future. -
Laughlin Goes to
Friends' Meeting
Dr. S. B. Lanehlin. hfA nf thm
sociology and criminology de
partment at Willamette univers
ity, will leave Thursday on a trip
wnicn win taae nim eventually to
the world conference of Friends
at Philadelphia the first eight
aays oi septemner. ;
Dr. Laughlin, who will be ac
comnanied bv his father. P. S
Laughlin, as far east as New Pro-
viaence, iowa, where they win
Join in a family reunion, will be
one of two delegates from Oregon
to the conference Friends. The
other will be Professor William
Lawrence of Corvauis.
Meetings of the conference, ex
pected to draw over 1000 dele
gates, will alternate between the
Quaker towns of Swarthmnr. anil
Haverford near Philadelphia. The
conference wiu be something of
a homecoming for Dr. Laughlin
for he received his bachelor's de
gree from Haverford college.
Book Goea on Sale
During the conference a book
edited by Dr. Laughlin, "Beyond
Dilemmas" and subtitled "Quak
ers Look at Ufa." will ha nnt on
sale by the publishers. J. B. Lip-
lncott company ot Philadelphia.
The book contains IS chapters,
each written bv a srominent
member of the Friends church.
Besides editing the book Dr.
Laughlin contributed the chapter
on crime.
On his return Dr. Lanehlin will
visit Washington, D. C, a city he
has not seen for 20 years, and
will make stops in North Carolina,
New Orleans and Arizona. He
will be back in Salem shortly be
fore the opening of classes at the
university in mid-September.
Threshing Opens
In Lyons Sector
LYONS John Neal began
threshing for this season at the
John Jungwlrth farm in Fox
Valley. Albert Julian started his
machine this week also, thresh
ing for himself and at Merle Gav
ett's place Friday. Crops so far
are reported heavy straw b n t
grain Is comparatively light. I
Mrs. V. D. Scott and baby of
Union Hill, and Mrs. Scott's sis
ter, Jessie Pendleton, were call
ers at the L. C Trask home
Thursday evening.
Traveling Zenans Report
Hot Weather From South
ZENA Mrs. Milton Stephens
received a message this week
from Mrs. Walter B. Hunt - of
Zena, who with her husband and
their daughter, Mrs. Ted Burns
of West Salem started on a two
weeks motor trip to California
last Thursday, that they were at
Ukiah, Callf about CO miles
from Santa Rosa, their destina
tion. ..- '-' . ,
The weather wat intensely hoL
Mrs. Hunt's mother, Mrs. Mary
Penrose of TJnionvale, who has
spent several months in Califor
nia visiting a sister, jwUl retain
wun tnem.
TODAY & THURSDAY
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tie between the Japanese war
ships itretched along the Whang
poo and a Chinese army ot S0r
000 or 40,000 entrenched on the
flata - and factory district of
Pootung, Just across the river
from the heart of Shanghai. It
ushered another night of fear
some waiting for the Ameri
cans remaining here.
They remained indoors, all the
usual night life having been
abandoned. .
At least 100.000 men were
lacked in the battle which
twisted along the Whangpoo
from the Yanrtza Mtnm tn far
south of Shanghai. Yesterday
the Chinese armies' includinr
at least four of Nanking's best
a i visions, were estimated at 70,
000. Their numbers were
SteadllT srowlnr a mora rem.
Iar and Irregular units arrived
to increase the pressure from
all sides of the Javanese nosi-
tlons. faclnr both wave from
the Whangpoo.
This pressure waa strongest
along the Hongkew-Chapei sec
tor, just north of the city, where
the Chinese drove toward Jap
anese headquarters, in Yangtxe-
poo, the. eastern edge of the Jap
anese land positions,1 and in poo- j
tung across the river.
First of Traffic
Signals in Place
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Bosler said: As soon as the cable
Is pulled through the conduits
and connections made with the
master control at the police sta
tion the signals will be ready for
operation. .
The master control, to be in
stalled soon at the noUce station.
and the six individual controls
which permit separate operation
of aienals at anv of the intrnpe-
tlons either automatically or
manually are here and ready to
be Installed.
R. R. McClura. enrineer an1
factory representative of the
isagie signal corporation, manu
facturers of the signal units, is in
Salem aiding the Bosler company
m installing the signals.
Trunk Murder Is
Speedily Solved
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Uvlng together about three
months.
Ogden told Cantain Mnlltn.
and Sinecal had quarrelled twice
in the last two weeks and that
Sinecal had beaten him, the cap-
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The trunk was taken to the ex
press office at the Pennsylvania
terminal bv two men in
cab who assigned it to "Joseph
Mirsnai ' in care of the American
express company at Memphis,
ienn.
Thev said at the tim ft
tained silvervare worth $300 and
that the $3 shipping: charge would
oe paia oy me receiver In Mem
phis.
Report of "Jobs
For All" Refuted
Claims that all persons who
desire to obtain Jobs In Oregon
may do so is not borne out by
the records in the state depart
ment here.
Tha records of the secretary
of state show more than 3,000
applications for various Jobs. In
most instances the applicants
said ther wonld accent an m
playment.
Secretary of State Snell said
hardly a . day passed but that
from one to a dozen annlinttnna
for Jobs were received.
Other state departments re
ported a similar condition.
Lyons Folk Join
Family Gathering
LYONS Mrs. Delll Wmi-
house. Holler and Charmaina at.
tended a family reunion at Mrs.
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ty eaieuiiuuse s momem home in
Jordan.
Members of the famil nrH.
ent included Mr. and Mrs. Jo
seph Schwlndt and three chil
dren. Mr. and Mrs.- K Jnnrwirfh
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
martin Shlndler and two daugh
ters. MiSS Marv Son wind rnnA
Julia who are slaters, Agnes and
Barbara of Oswego, who were
honor guests of the day, Fran
cis, Fred and Clarence Schwlndt
and Mrs. Anna Schwlndt.
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The circus day parade has been a rarity In recent years bat it Is still
a feature of the Cole Bros, circus which comes hero Saturday, Aa&
ust 28. Here are the elephants parading in characteristic fashion
. past throngs' of Interested spectators. Clyde Beatty's animal train
ing act and Ken. Maynard'a wild west specialties are the outstand
ing features of the circus.
Centennial of Lee Mission Founding
To Be Celebrated With Interesting
Program Next Sunday at Champoeg
A large and interesting event of next Sunday is to be the
centenary celebration at Champoeg of the 100th anniversary
of the f oundihg of the Oregon
18, 1837. ,
The centenary, expected
crowd, is sponsored by the Methodist conference historical
society, with' Dr. William Wal -
lace Younggon, president.
On August 22, IS 37, exactly
a century before this coming
Sunday, Jason Lee and Ana Ma
rie Pitman, together with Cyrus
Shepard and Susan Downing
were on a double "honeymoon'
traveling over what is now the
Salmon river trail to the Pacific
ocean.
Noted speakers who wUl be
present at the centenary to make
addresses include Dr. Bruce Bax
ter president of Willamette uni
versity; Rev, . J. M. Canse, D. D.
and Dr. Youngson.
Three full vested, choirs will
provide music, with ramous an
thems to be sung. A male quar
tet from a Salem church wil
also present a number,
The program Sunday wlU
open at 3:30 p. m. and includes
the following:
' America' ' Aadteae Robert KUmpU
director.
Hymn "When AU Tby Kereiet."
AntHenu: "Aerou tbe Sea ef Life'
Herbert
"Praice Te the Father" Gounod
Jaioa Lee Charek Young People's
Totted choir
Invocation Rct. Walton Skip-worth, D.D
Anthem: "Renumber Bow Thy Crea
tor" Adam
The Jaioa Lee Church Toons If en s
quartette
The 90tk Psalm
Ber. J. R. Jeffrey , Faator, Oregia City
Hymn: - Watchman Tell at of the Nifht'
Addreii: 'Ttit Oregon Mitnoa Centen
nlal" Rot. 3. U. Came. D. D.
Aathema: "The Lord la Mr Strength"
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"Are Te Able" Jlorlatt
Leslie Church Qneea lather Totted choir
Addreee: ' The Honeymoon Trip of the
Lm I and Bhepard'a" Rev. Wil
liam Wallace Y overtoil. D. D- L. L. D.
Hyma: "I Win Sinf Tea a 8ong."
Address: Jaaon Le and Williamctto
UniTertity," Ker. Brnee B. Baxter,
D. D.. L.L-D president Willamette
aniTorsity.
Ad then : The Kewberr Charek ckotr.
Anthem: "004. So Loved the World"
-from tke Crncifirioa
Combined Salem and Vewberff choirs.
Robert Klemple, director
Benedhrtioa: The Bar. Laala Hagfn, D.D
Califomians at
Talbot Last Week
TALBOT Mr. and Mrs. Frank
lin Todd of the Sacramento valley
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. J.
Freeman last week. They and oth
er relatives spent a couple of days
outing at Trout Creek Camp.
Mr. and Mrs. George Marlatt
were guests Sunday of Mr. and
Mrs. Lloyd Marlatt at Siletx.
Mrs. Rose Swanson of Seattle
who was called here by the sud
den death of her mother, Mrs. Er-
nestlna Kieper, returned to her
home Sunday.
Hop-picking starts In the Wil
liam Krebs yard Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Schacher of Van
couver are visiting their son and
daughter, Alphonse and Lenore.
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mission by Jason Lee on July
to be the mecca for a large
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Checkup on Beer
Resorts Success
McMahan Qaims
Bearing down on proprietors
of beer resorts which have failed
to comply with the Knox liquor
control law and regulations of
the state liquor control commis
sion has had a beneficial effect,
Arthur McMahan, chairman of
tne commission, declared Tues
day.
MCMaban spent part of Tues
day in Salem conferring with
state officials.
"The commission is determined
uiai. i no oeer resorts snail oper
ate orderly and comply with the
. .mcanan saia. "Tne pro
prietors wno iau to observe the
regulations will suffer the alter
native of having their permits
suspended or revoked."
. McMahan aaid the commission
was having; little or, no trouble
with the state liquor stores. He
commended the new law enforce
ment division of the commission.
Fall Enrollment
To Be About Par
Neither any great Increase nor
any decline of moment la exnef tA
In the fall enrollment at Willam
ette university, Mrs. Dan Schrei
ber, registrar, reported yesterday.
High school credits from ap
proximately 175 entering fresh
men have been approved and ac
cepted, the registrar said. The
figure is about on a par with the
number of credits filed at th.
same time last year.
Odriedge People Join
Reunion Near Quinaby
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L. Glrod and daughters Linda and
Shirlev attpnA1 tl ft j . ..
reunion held Sunday at the home
of Mr. and f Trn. , . i
Quinaby. ' woa near
Mrs. Mabel k - . - .
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charge of the Quinaby general
merchandise .tore, having pS
chased the business from Walter
Anderson who operated the store
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Woman in Car
Burns Fatally
Open Container Catches
Fire When Cigarette
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picker on the Paul Singer hop
yard near Donald. His son,
oBbb .New, was sitting behind
the wheel but escaped unhurt,
as did tha elder New and Flan
nlgan. nrr ami Mrs. Flanntean had
driven toward Donald ' from the
hopyard but raa out of gas
when about a mile away. They
waiVAd Into Donald, nurchased
the gasoline and were about to
return when Mr. New, ready to
drive hack to the hopyard. in
vited them to ride. The disas
ter occurred Just as they were
getting: into the car to nae out
to where their own machine had
been left.
The Flannlgans had been
working In harvest in various
parts of the northwest, but made
their home at Everett,, Wash.,
recently, Mrs. Flannigan leaves
a sister, Mrs. Jessie . Fraser of
u vmnn Tnrlfana. There are
ho children! The body was tak
en to tne Aurora monuarj.
Deschuteg 1$ Toughest
Stream to Navigate so
CaUfornian to Try It
BEND, Aug. lT-irTV-B. E. Fan
qua of San "Bernardino, -Califs,
arrived here today to inspect the
r6arlnT. rocxj ' DMclintes rlrer.
He plana' to travel down the
stream' in a canoe next year.
Fauqua came to the northwest
in search of the "toughest
stream and he thinks now he has
found it The Deschutes Is full
of boulders and water falls.
POSITIVELY ENDS TODAY
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TODIX-THUR.-FRI. - SAT.
A fast frantic,
funny fare
about the gen
tle art of man-
nuntino;.
nopffls-ifflEA
Charles Winningcr
And 2nd Hit
PETER n. KYNE3
Man Justice
Ramscyer Chosen
Regional Officer
Of Kiwanis Clubs
PORTLAND, Aug. 17-P)-The
northwest district of the Kiwanis
club elected G. I. Griffith of Olym
pla its president today and named
Tacoma the convention city for
1M8.
Griffith succeeds B. Gengel
bach of the Montavilla club of
Portland.
One thousand members from
Oregon, Washington, Idaho and
British Columbia concluded their
annual session today.
Eleven lieutenant governors are
R. I. Wise, Bellingham; Freder
ick E. Baker, Seattle; Wilbur
Daniel, Buckley; Harry Born,
Olympia: J. C. Beeson, Cie Elum;
Harry Nelson, Spokane; Charles
Harlan, Lewiston; . Jack Allen,
Pendleton; Jack Godfre, Port-
land; Ben Ramseyer, Salem, and
Everett A. Faber, Medford.
The " delegates recommended
recommended government legisla
tion to regulate labor.
Truck Operators
Fees' Total Higli
Trucking operators paid, $771,
387 in fees to the public utility
commission during the first halt
of this year, N. G. Wallace, state
utility commissioner, reported
Tuesday.
Fees for the entire' year 193J
aggregated $505,585.
Receipts for the first six
six months of 1934 . were $361 -850,
or $210,009 under this
year's' figure.
Wallace said the increased re
ceipts reflected improred condi
tions in the motor transport in
dustry. June receipts were $104,609.
the largest monthly total in four
years.
Box Office
Open 6:45
2 Big Hits
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Torn their fiat free-br-
aH fighl In the parkx to
their last argument in a
tree-top love nest, iff'
tha dizziest, de-nutoest
comedy mat aver blew'
out of Hollywood to
tha whole world
from laughing!
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