PAtJE TWO 2a OREGON STATESMAN, Salesw Ur n, rrttay Morning, December 17, 1937 Further Reply Held Doubtful Jipan Points to Apology "Already Made; Denies Any Surface Attack ; ..(Continued from pace 1) . 'face craft as -well as attacked by airplanes. i" Secretary of State Hall announ ced vthat,. as a result, upplemen tary : representations . were being made to Japan through the Am erican ambassador, -Joseph C. Grew. ' He said that oa the basis of par tlal official dispatches, he was able to confirm press dispatches the Panay was machine-gunned by Japanese army motorboats. , Officials said Hnll had addi- - tlonal information, as follows: While survivors were escaping from the sinking Panay. airplanes : dived and machine-gunned the small boats from an extremely low altitude, wounding two per- ; sons. .. ' Bullet. holes later were found In-the Panay's outboard motor sampan. - . -Before the Pan-w sank, some Japanese military boarded the Panay and stayed there .five min utes, although the American col ors were flying and the national- ity of the boat was easily discern ible. Hull said the charges would be " presented by Ambassador Grew to the Japanese government to "con ' firm, elaborate and support' the allegations and demands already made In a formal note. Hi-Y Organization At Parrish Looms :,V: , Members of Three Senior High Chapters Address v Assembly of Boys Members of the three high school Hi-Y chapters received deep attention from the assem- biy; of 8th and 9th grade boys at r Parrish Junior high yester day, with whom they met and spbke to in preparation for or ganizing Hi-T clubs there. i ;f Taking as his subject, "The i Purpose and History of Hi-Y Hubs." SteVart "Butch" Nelson of Arthur Cotton gave the Par rish assembly a lucid picture of i what the boys , could expect in such clubs. . Following Nelson, Tom Hill, president of the Arthur Cotton chapter, told the boys about the-"Service of a Hi-T Club to a School;" Bob Ewing. president fj Harrison Elliott, explained the "Service of a Hi-Y Club to the Community;" Mack Mason illus trated to them the meaning of the Hi-Y slogan, the 4-C's ; and Jim Leedy, vice-president of Arthur Cotton,' used as his sub ject. "Club Programs and Proj ects of HI-Y." ' Seventy-nine junior high .boys signed their intentions of be coming Hi-T members at yes terday's meeting, and will as semble' at te YMCA tonight to organize clubs. Garbage Handling -Hearing Is Called PORTLAND, Dec. l-()-The city council called a hearing next Tuesday en whether four garbage collectors should lose their li t censes - because of complaints ' they had refused to pass picket lines to collect garbage. Officials Indicated the city might take over the collection of garbage if contractors fail to per for at their duties. - The Call Board GRAND Today Double bill, "-T Otto Krueger In "Counsel - for Crime" and Jean Par V'y la Llfe Begins With f :,', Love... . .. 'Saturday Double bill. Rich- ard Dix in "It Happened tn Hollywood and Peter" Lorre in "Think Fast Mr. Moto." ELSIXORE Today- Double bill, Greta -' Garbo and Charles Boyer ta "Conquest" and "The Duke Comes Back" with ' Heather Angel. - CAPITOL Today Double - Lilt, - - Leslie Howard and Joan Blondell tn "Stand In" and "Wild Horse Rodeo" with an all-star cast. 4. t: STATE ;T oil y Stage show, east-- m circuit vaudeville and ' Bally Blaine and Thomas Beck in ."The- Great Hos- . pttal Mystery." -'Saturday morning. Kiddies V club. - HOLLYWOOD 'Today "Carnival Queen with Robert Wilcox and jt Robert Bteele in "Llghtiu i,-- Crandall." , Art Certificate No This Certificate entitles -you to one week's Set of Four. Pictures upon payment of only 39c (46c if by mail). . . IMPORT A XT- Be sure to order Set No. I If yoa have that or sub sequent seta order the next aambered Bet of Four. Hollywood Family Album M Loretta Young As a baby, with, Chance figured In making Loretta Young a movie star. When her older sister, Polly Ann, was away from home when a call came from the studios fcr her to play a bit part, Loretta Toting went instead, made good, and success followed. Her real name is Gretchen Young and she was born In Salt Lake City on Jan. 6, 1913. Five feet three inches in height and weighing 109 pounds, she is considered one of Hollywood's real beauties. She was educated at a' convent in ADiambra, Cal., and won her first important recognition in 1929 when she and another sister, Sally Blane, were selected Wampas baby stars. Miss Young was once married to Grant Withers, from whom she is now divorced, and has made more than fifty pictures. - Hoover Proposes Substitute 'Deal' (Continued from page curity, or increased standards of living, and of greater opportun ity. That is to drive every new invention, every machine, every improvement, every elimination of waste unceasingly for the re duction of costs and. the maxi mum production that can , be consumed. "Third: To preserve freedom and equal opportunity we must regulate business. But true reg ulation is as far from government-dictated . business as the two poles . . . We must compel . competition in ,. large area of business . . . We- must regulate banking and finance to prevent abuse or trust. "Fourth: . . . Cooperation between groups and sections outside of government and .with government. "The more cooper ation the less government. "Fifth: The economic and so cial gears must be enmeshed. The nrimary objective of our system must be to eliminate pov erty and the fear of it." Such a system, Mr. Hoover said, would "constantly diminish the marginal group who do not get a Just share of the produc tion iie and the pie would be far bigger." First National Is Taking Over Bank (Continued from page 1) e rating personnel of the bank are contemplated. Addition of Silverton to the branch family of the First Nation al Bank of Portland will provide the organization with complete facilities tor serving the banking needs of Marion county, Silverton becoming -the fourth branch in this county., Other branches m Marion county are located at Sa lem. Woodbura and Stayton. It is understood that Briedweii will be named as ma&ager, and Anderson as assistant manager. when the bank becomes a branch of the Portland institution. Social Security Changes Advised WASHINGTON. Dec. 16.-ty-A. request from President Roosevelt for prompt changes in the social security act brought from congres sional leaders today a promise of consideration early in the regular session. One of the amendments would bring seamen on American ves sels and employes of federal re serve, national and home loan banks under provisions of the se curity act. Another would permit persons now 60 and over to continue working through 1941 and to qua lify upon retirement tor monthly old-age annuities instead of the present small lump sum ;. pay ments. . 53 her mother b Extradition Case Here Complicated (Continued from page 1) fornia authorities petition for ex tradition. Deputy Sheriff Chester Gracie, who came to Salem with Deputy Charles T. Brenner, from San Diego county, California, said charges of burglarizing a cafe at Lakeside, near San Diego, Novem her 29, had been filed against Graves and Rardin. They are al leged to have taken more than S50, the deputy said. The California burglary coin plaint does not include as defen danta L Leslie and Leta Graves, young women who were wlth Graves and Rardin -when they were taken into custody here De cember 7 at the request of state police, according to Deputy Gra de. At a hearing in Silverton Jus tice court Wednesday Judge Alf O. Nelson Issued the order bind ing the two men over to the grand jury. Also .held in jail for several days, the two young wom en were relearsd this week and sent on their way, hitch-hiking, according to word at the sheriff's office. AFL to Intensify Boycott, Asserted PORTLAND, Dec. 16-(jP-AFL officials here said they had the approval of President William Green to Intensify their boycott on CIO lumber products today as the second local sawmill resumed operation after being closed four months by a jursldictional war between the Federation and the CIO. The West Oregon Lumber com pany plant at LInnton reopened with two shifts, concentrating on fuel production to relieve a short age caused by the long shutdown. The 375 employes designated the CIO as collective bargaining agency. ' : , : Harold Howes, secretary of the Inman-Poulsen mill which re opened under the CIO Monday, said the firm had lost orders to talling nearly a million feet, some of t ilch hesaid were given on the assumption the mill would reopen under the AFL. Howes said the cancellations had not altered operation plans. " 208 Are Arrested Near Ford Plant DETROIT, Dec. 1 6-()-Police of suburban Dearborn loaded 20 S union members Into patrol wag ons today and hauled ' them to headquarters, - breaking up an other attempt of the United Au tomobile Workers to distribute literature to employes of the Ford Motor company. Of those arrested. ' 203 were charged with "obstructing- traf- fice" on Miller road in violation of a Dearborn ordinance and were released. The distribution of a union newspaper was planned as another move in the UAW campaign to organize near ly 80,000 workers employed at the huge Ford RJver Rouge plant. e Xibby Engineer Officer PORTLAND, Dec 16-6P)-The Professional Engineers "of Ore gon elected C. V. Robinson, Port land, president at their annual dinner tonight. Other officers in eluded H. W. Libby, Salem, trus tee for one :lr. Woman Is Sixth. Victim - PORTLAND, Dec 16 - -Portland's traffic toll since De cember 1 reached six tonight with the death : of Mrs. Rose M. La Grant, 63, who . was struck, by car while crossing an intersection Paul Kelly Is On Committee Chairman Is Chosen, Has Accepted but Name Is not Yet Reyealed (Continued from page 1) land, publisher, Portland Oregon ian. Hamilton said the full commit tee would have about 13 S to 140 members and that remaining ap pointments would be announced as soon as acceptances are receiv ed. ;. The fur-day session ended late today. Prolonging of the meeting here forced Hamilton to cancel politi cal conferences this week in Salt Lake City and Denver. He plans to v leave tomorrow afternoon, however, for the west coast to meet -with party leaders in Spo kane, Wash., Monday morning; Portland Ore., Monday afternoon; San Francisco, Tuesday, and Los Angeles Wednesday. The Spokane meeting originally was scheduled for Saturday. Reformatory Is Need Says Judge First Offenders Problem Discussed by Crawford at State Gathering PORTLAND, Dec. 16-(;P)-The "pitiful inadequacy" of the ad ministration, of laws dealing with iirst offenders is a problem for the public rather than for legis lators, Cireult Judge James W. Crawford of Portland said today at the annual convention fof the District Attorneys' Association of Oregon. . "One of our greatest needs in dealing with these cases is an intermediary Institution for the care of young offenders, where, under proper attention and dis cipline, many . . . may and can be salvaged to society," he as serted. Work Camp Favored He said a lack of facilities and funds made it impossible for law enforcement officers to make full and adequate studies of the cases. Edward Duffy, state parole Officer, advocated 'removing first Offenders from " the penitentiary and putting them in work camps. He said 15 youths who had been turned over to the state forestry department were giving a good account of themselves. Duffy said a commission ap pointed by Governor Martin would recommend a program to the 1939 legislature. Triumphal Entry To Nanking, Plan SHANGHAI, Dec. 17-(Friday) -(A-Japan's army and nary commanders today prepared for a triumphal entry into China's fallen capital, Nanking, while Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek, somewhere in the interior, broad cast this message to the Chinese nation: "We must not sur render." A little cortege of American, British and Japanese gunboats, bearing the dead, the wounded and other survivors from Sun day's sinking of the. U. S. gun boat Pin ay and destruction of three Standard Oil vessels was on the last lap of Its voyage to Shanghai. The American gunboat Oahu, British Bee and Japanese Hodzu, anchored last night off the Ki angyin boom, 90 miles east of .Nanking, expected to steam at daylight for Shanghai, where they were due late today. Produce Purchase Plan Is Reiected WASHINGTON, Dec. lt-JP)-The senate rejected tonight pro posals, that the government buy up large quantities, of farm pro ducts to control surpluses and bolster prices. An attempt by Senator "Cotton Ed" Smith (D-SC) to have the government go into the market for 6,000,000 bales of cotton to raise prices depressed by the larg est crop in history failed, 39 to 2. When Senator McNary of Ore gon, the republican leader, pro posed to buy 30,000,000 bushels of wheat, that too was 'voted down, 48 to IS. The senate approved, 41 to 38, an amendment by McNary to pro tect dairy, livestock and poultry producers from competition on lands other farmers diverted from cotton and other major crops. Crew Intoxication Charge Is Probed WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-UP- Chairman Copeland (D-NY) said today the senate maritime com mittee would ask information from the U. S.. vice-consul at Ma nila about reports that passengers on the 5. S. President Hoover were terrorised by drunken crew mem bers after the ship ran aground near Taiwan (Formosa) last Fri day. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. le.-fft --Harry Lundeberg, head of the sailors' union of the Pacific, de nied allegations today that mem bers of the crew of the President Hoover became intoxicated. . Lundeberg" also said' IS mem bers of the crew, after helping all passengers to safety when the ves sel went aground near Formosa last week, volunteered to "stand bv, the boat. - ' : ' . : ' ' He- said ha would ask a retrac Alaska Airport Key Defense Unit I - v ... j Navy bombing planes t OTIMI Map showing new base ) Recent announcement that a military aviation base was to be es tablished at Sitka jnakes Alaska one of the key factors in United States' defense system In the Pacific. Considerable importance is attached to the plan since it would figure Importantly in checking any possible invasion from the northwest. At Unalaska a weather observation station has been established to co-operate with the sta tion at Sitka. Importance of defending this territory acquired from Russia is obvious when it Is considered that more than J700.000.000 tn gold has been mined since its acquisition 70 years ago and that the fisheries alone produce an income of more than SSO.000,000 an .'. anally. AFL Asks Change In Wage Measure Objects Most to Agency's ' Setting Minimum Pay, Maximum Hours v WASHINGTON. Dec. 16. new demand by the AFL that the' administration's wageMiour bill be shunted back to a house commit tee for overhauling forced the measure's backers to redouble their efforts today. William Green, president of the AFL, 'wired his views to every house member. The AFL, objects, particularly to a provision giving an administrative agency wide discretion to fix minimum wages and maximum hours. AFL Substitute Fails Legislators reported officials of the federation' also were busy pre senting their objections by tele phone, and. some expressed the opinion that the labor leaders were making headway. However, the AFL failed last night in an effort tajfjet the house to substitute a federal bill for the administration measure. After tentatively approving an a m e n d m ent by Representative CroBser (D-O) to exempt railroad shopmen and maintenance of way employes from the. administration bill, the house adjourned for the day without reaching, the contro versial administrative section. Grange Leader's Claim Is Denied (Continued from page 1) said. Prior to this discussion, Larky said the association adopt ed resolutions threatening with boycott all cities that failed or refused to provide the farmers access to market. "The full consequences of what the farmers could and would do. If they got mad enough, brought the desired re sults," Lafky said, referring to the boycott resolution and the action of union officials at San Francisco Tuesday. Alleged Gambling Patrons Go Free PORTLAND, Dec. 16.--yp- Mu nicipal Judge A. E. Wheelock dis missed charges against 73 persons charged with visiting a gambling establishment when he sustained a demurrer entered today by De fense Joe P. Price. The court, held that the place in question, where dog race book- making was alleged to have occur red, was not covered In the sec tion of the gambling ordinance which makes attendance a misde meanor. The arrests were made by City Commissioner James E. Bennett and a single policeman. Former Housemother at OSC Die$; Funeral Today KANSAS CITY, Mo.. Dee. 16- (P)-Funeral .services will be held tomorrow lor Mrs. Fannie wig gins, Portland, Ore., resident and former Alpha Delta Pi house mother at Oregon State college. Otto r inE9 Kruger I tod J? Counsel jffil P I Features P 1 11,1 i .4 amtmJmmmmmmmm nil mini i mi it i View of gitsaflf 4- r - V i - ..J State Laboratory To Test Asphalts A number of suggestions made at the Asphalt Institute, held at Memphis, Tehn., recent ly, dealing with the technical phasea of asphalt for highway construction, are to be tested out in the Oregon highway depart ment laboratories, R. H. Baldock, state highway engineer, an nounced Wednesday. Baldock returned from Mem phis today where he attended the institute. He said a large number of countries were rep resented, and the technical dis cussions were valuable to the highway engineers who handle asphalt in their road construc tion programs. Moorman Case Is Up to Grand Jury (Continued from page !) R. Hi Baldock, state highway engineer," said he lad ordered a complete audit of the field pay roll records during the time that Moorman was employed, to de termine definitely the amount of Moorman's alleged defalcations. The amount was tentatively set at $1727.81. Baldock also said changes in the system of auditing and paying time claims would be made to pre vent any recurrence of such for geries as are charged to Moorman. The man's method, state police said, was to make out false time reports for fictitious workmen, forge the signature of the division maintenance superintendent, mail the report to the auditing office here and Tequest that the check be mailed to the fictitious employe at some postofflce, general delivery. At other times. It was said, he would notify the highway office to hold the check to be called for by the employe, and then Would sign for and appropriate it when alone in the office. Gomez Is Elected As Comeback King NEW YORK. Dee, lMSVThe country's sports writers put their stamp of approval today on Ver non "Goofy Gomes as the hero of 1937's most amasing athletic comeback. Casting their ballots In the As sociated Press seventh annual poll, the writers gave the New York Yankees star southpaw pitcher a decisive edge over Ralph Guldahl, US open golf champion, and Joe Louis, king of the world's heavyweight boxers. Nineteen of the 53 participat ing writers cast their, first place ballots for Gomez who, after two lean years, tame back to lead the American league in effectiveness anfl pitch the Yankees to .two world series victories over the New York Giants - 5 ID Today - and Saturday TWO SMASH HITS i r 7mm.T - The Duke Comes Back" Today and Saturday 2 Big Hits Vl2 :j"vt" -Plus "WILD HORSE . RODEO'!-. Cantata Scheduled For Presbyterian Sunday Vesper Service at Church Featuring The S New Born King' At a 4 o'clock reaper service next Sundsy afternoon,, the adult cheir of the First Presbyterian church will present Benjamin LoTeland's : beaBtiful Christmas cantata, "The New Born King." : There- are - four general divi sions: 'The Prophecy; .The Quest of the WIse-tMen- The Birth of the King -r Worship of the King, and -"while- the -finest - numbers are probably the mixed quartet. "There's a Song in the Air," and the women's chorus, "And, Lo! the Star," a happy combina tion of solo, trio, and chorus numbers maintains interest. throughout the- cantata. . ' -Several are Soloists Those taking special solo parts are: Mrs. Mary M. Hughes, Mrs. Henry Mllle, Miss Vivian "tu ner. Miss Marjoiie Marcus, Miss Mildred Mulkey, Mr. J'aynard McKinley, Mr. .Howard Leach, Mr. William Dnnvllle, Dr. L. E. Barrlck. Mr. Willard Bartlett, Mr. Schrock, Mrs. J P. Smavt. " Prof. Frank B. ChuTchlll Is the organist, and the choir is directed by Prof. William Wright. East Multnomah . GOP Group Elects Fairview Man- President; Pruitt Speakerr Cites Program Foraung Cleve Bunn of Fairview was elected president of the East Multnomah chapter of the Ore gon Republican club at Its organ isation meeting Wednesday night In Gresham, with about 30 new members in attendance. Harold Pruitt of Salem, -state president of the Republican club. outlined the state club's plan for formulation of an Oregon party platform. The East Multnomah chapter's proposals will be work ed out by a committee composed of James Elkington, Ted John son and H. W. Strong. State Official Speaks Other speakers at the meeting were William McKenzle, state vice president for the third dls trlct: Stewart Weiss, formerly Multnomah county central com mittee chairman; Charles Hall, Leslie Walrad. Charles M. Quick sail and David Eccles. George Page, Leslie Walrad and J. Rosa Brown were named on a committee to draw up constitution and by-laws for the local group. Elkington will be secretary of the organisation and Brown 'its treasurer. A. - A. McMillan was chosen vice-president. Aren't Found on Alcatraz Island (Continued from page 1) The police launch D. A. White halted its search at darkness when visibility was reduced to less than SO feet, but several coast guard craft continued to circle the island and cruise out toward the Golden Gate, where there was s strong ebb tide. In Washington. Director of Federal Prisons James V. Bennett disclosed the coast guard vessels were operating In accordance with nrevlous plans worked out for just such an emergency. . Warden Johnston said he did not believe either of the men had been able to arrange outside aid to escape, and he said it was un likely they had fled in a speed boat. The only other prisoner to at tempt escape from Alcatras since it was designated a federal prison in 1934 was slain by guards be fore he reached the water. iaYTfTw IjI i!mu nun WBE I18E-IL608 MEETS 1EBI . J. li 1 1 .i-rrvr - wlk i ' sssssssBVssra aaasaaarv ewsatftllM SvMiHiUI IUI-ImMI MIMA And Second Feature J Also News, Popeye Cartoon and "Secret Agent No. 9" 3S LlJMSA MS n Mil l mmm Salem Dealers are Featuring used car week. ; Turn ?to page 19 foru their Cold Wave Break Expected in East Seven Dead at Buffalo in Storm; Gulfj Pacific Send Warmer Air (By the Associated Press) Weather hazards caused death and delay la the eastern states yesterday. t Traffic moved slowly throuth snow, sleet and rain. Buffalo, N. digging out of a week-old snowstorm, counted seven dead. Five deaths were ! attributed to slick rosds and walks in Pennsyl vania. Metropolitan New York, endur ing a heavy sleet storm, was irk ed by tardy trains and crawling traffic, but got early relief from an afternoon thaw. Heavy snow covered the upstate regions.- Rain and rising temperatures lessened the ice peril through the middle west. . , Warmer Air Coming The weather bureau reported warmer air moving toward the area from the gulf and the Pa cific, and said it should "make quick work of the! glazing" that hampered transportation for days in some states. j Highway and street traffic con tinued at a slow pace and greatly diminished volume in Illinois. Air plane traffic, abandoned yester day, was partly resumed, with flights east and southeast. No westbound planes j left Chicago, however, and only one arrived. The weather bureau said that conditions Indicated the central states would have warmer weather In the wake of rain and termed the prospective situation "rather unusual." First Aid Station Increase Planned (Continued from page 1) the location of these first aid sta tions. 1 Governor Martin made It plain that the state would not assist in financing the "program due to ad ditional expense resulting from Its relief operations. "Red Cross first aid certificates are held by the members of the Oregon highway patrol, and they have used their first aid knowl edge to an excellent, advantage on numerous occasions and are credited with the saving of a number of Uvea. Our highway de partment has cooperated and will continue to cooperate with the local Red Cross chapters In mak ing traffic, surveys to determine dangerous areas and in placing Red Cross signs at the emergency first aid stations,!' the governor' said. "This campaign for humanity is' deserving of continued support, and I earnestly urge every citi zen, of - this state to help in, this campaign for highway safety." Odale's Methods Face new Attack PORTLAND, Dec. 1 B--De-tectlve Walter B. Odale, police red squad head, was attacked yes terday by B. A. Green, labor at torney, for alleged subversive and un-American methods In collect ing information, against citizens. He spoke at an American civil liberties union meeting. Several organisations charged prominent persons and workers had been listed by Odale tor al leged un-American activities without giving them hearings. SALEM S ONLY irAUDEVILLE If ! H -leataJTWtb I Vflte. V Gttffi1 ce pr Jl i v ,v -lvrf - . Color Cartoon n ... -"--v 1 ' I .''.'::'! T : ' 7 , ii m m it n ft n.ii ii.n u tonight. tion from Senator Copeland.