- The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Sunday Morning January 2,1938
PAGE TWELVE
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' Japanese Goal
Terrorism in Shanghai Is
Basis of - new Fears
for Foreigners
- SHANGHAI, Jan. 2-(Sunday)--
(JP)-Two Japanese column jiioy-
icg rapidly southward to com-
- plete tbe conquest of Shantung
province today 'were conYerginc
t"on .Yenchow; Important railway
Junction near, f the province
aouthern border.? ; '
Japanese dispatches said the
two columns, skirt lug a Chinese
rcslstenee center around Taishan,
' the sacred mountain, already had
-captured Pingyln and Fekheng,
west of the Tientsin-Pukow rail
way, which marks tbe main line
of the Japanese advance.
"Capture of Tenchow. U waa be
lieved, would cut off escape for
tbe Chinese forces still battling
the Invaders around Taishan and
the nearby-city of Taian. Ten
i diOW is 70 miles Pou'S of Tainan,
tbe captured 'provincial: capital,
and about 100 miles north of
Suchow, tbe Junction ot the
Vientsin-Pukow and Lunghal rail-"
'fcays, the latter being- tbe main
lost-west trunkline of Cblna
The Chinese at Taishan were
leported led by the famous
Christian general," -Feng Yu
II slang, long among the most bit
terly anti-Japanese f Cbina'a
Military men. ; j . .. .
Japanese airplanes were said
to have dropped more than 7O0
bombs in the Taishan area, de
stroying or damagicg many of
the f&mops temples that crown
tbe mountain or. nestle on i its
elopes. Suchow also - has been
teavlly bombed by tbe Japanese
all-forces. Two hundred Chinese
civilians were ; reported killtd or
wounded In the j-aids. ..-..
Trouble Is Feared ; '
The Shanghai municipal coun
cil, ruling tbe International set
tlement, took stern -measures to
cope with terrorism foiJowjng
Saturday's bombing ' in which
four , Japanese soldiers were
wounded. .:
' The proclamation said anyone
committing an offense within the
'settlement against any armed
. forces would be handed over to
. the forces concerned.
Settlement authorities, Ameri
cans and Britons, hoped to pre-;
Tent development of a terrorist
tic campaign against Jaian'a
domination of the Shanghai area.
On Friday Lo Pah-Hong, eminent
CI inese Catholic layman, and phil
anthropist, was assassinated in
! the French concession shortly af
i ter be assumed leadership of a
i Chinese committee cooperating
! with the Japanese In restoring
1 normal conditions here.
By Emil
STATEMENT
"It is our. policy each year at this
time to clear all remaining stock.
Therefore every item in our store
icill be sold, immediately at auc
tion tvithout reserve. Never
before -and perhaps, never again,
tvill the people of Salem and Com
munity be able , to buy at such a
tremendous sacrifice. Our coats
are fully guaranteed!
WE ARE NOT GOING OUT
OF BUSINESS
One Russian Kolinsky Nect4
piece After Each Sale
Sign Is Really
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Champion LiaTT
Who Feeds Hens Popcorn
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Wlio Would Crown
CHICAGO, Jan. l.-(T")-Jdnn P.
Zelenak Jr.'s short but tall story,
of his "wife's inertia being tie mo
ther of'.an astounding Invention
won him the crown of world cham
pion liar today. , . .
1'My wife," wrote Zelenak, who
probably will get crowned 'a sec
ond time by the subject of his
stoty, f'ia so lazy she feeds the
chickens popcorn so that J when
she fries the eggs they turn over
by themselves." j !
Those 22 words hit officials of
the Burlington (Wis.) Liars club
in the eyes like a grapefruit! squirt
as they sorted through 10,000 lies
submitted by aspiring ahaniases
during the last year. O. C, Hulett,
club president, and his fellow of
ficers came to Chicago today to
announce Zelenak,. of Tacoma, had
raptured the club's championship
uieuu lur lue uei tie ui 1,3 i.
; Started In 1929
Each New Year's since 1929 the
club has been choosing champions.
The club started as a Joke, but in
a few years became international
ly known. i j
In 1929 tbe present officers ran
an informal contest In Burlington
on New Year's eve and asked the
police chief to enter. He told them
he never had told a lie In his life
and didn't propose ? start then.
7ilt Never Happened In Salem Before and Probably
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especially with a new year
on the
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the
best
they had heard and gave
title.
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TACOMA, Jan. l.-(ifP)-John P
Zelenak jr.. 23, tbe biggest liar In
the 'world, was! caught red-handed
today he couldn t produce a
wife. i j ;
Zelenak, awarded the world's
lying' championship by the Bur
lington (Wis.) Liars' club, re
ceived congratulations on his new
honor in the midst of his two sis
ters and four brothers, who were
not Impressed. Though the) oldest
in the family. John, they said, was
the poorest liar of the lot and only
won because the others did not
compete.
- John offered no defense for his
lie. The family does own chickens,
he asserted, but admitted be had
no popcorn and not even any very
good chances of getting a wife.
Tbe past life of a liar, Zelenak
claimed, is an open book. His fa
ther, John P. Zelenak-sr., admit
ted the youth was correct.
"Why. said Father Zelenak,
"he never has lied to me-j-or at
least, I never caught him." ! .
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Monopoly Blamed
Again for Slump
Economist Henderson - Is
on Air; Manipulation
Responsible, Says
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1-tfP)-
Leon Henderson, economist of the
works progress administration,
charged in a radio speech tonight
that monopoly and rising prices
had brought on the current busi
ness slump. . f
Henderson, , the third, govern
mental official to . take the air
within a week to denounce price
fixing by agreement, said that
the decline in purchasing power
was caused by "price manipula
tion and ; the concentration of
ownership which mikes monop
oly possible."
- His speech followed closely slm
Uar utterances of Robert H. Jack
son, assistant attorney general.
and Secretary Ickes.
"The blunt truth is," Hender
son declared, "that - a large part
ot the, American economy la no
longer competitive, though not all
of the rigidity by any, means is
due 'to private controls.
.The one-time economist of NRA
said retailers , were not to blame
for high prices this fall, but that
they "tell heir , to the increased
prices' and Increased wages of the
spring." He added that they w-ere
always the victims of monopoly
and rising prices.
Cites Steel Prices
Henderson singled out the steel
industry to Illustrate his conten
tion that prices bad Increased be
yond the power of the masses to
buy. Some 'pig Irons, he said, are
above 1929, cast iron pipe 44.5
per cent above and structural
steel 17.1 per cent.
"Yet the steel industry is now
operating .at less than $0 per cent
capacity," he asserted. "How can
anyone reconcile these stubborn
ly-held steel, prices with the Amer
ican system and its concepts jot
competition? How can" they stay
up unless 'some private group lis
holding them up?" "
Among' other commodities he
said were higher priced than (in
1929 he listed paper products,
auto, tires, coke, brick and tile,
some lumber products and drugs.
Earnings Quoted
He took Issue with the argu
ment that Increased - wages had
brought about v the decline by
strangling production and keep
ing prof its. too low. Citing a re
port of the National City bank
for : November, Henderson said
that 265 corporations earned at
the rate of 13 per cent of net
worth In the first nine months
of the year as compared with 10.4
per cent in the same period of
1936.
"How. high do profits have to
be," he asked, "if not: to Induce
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Eafe a
In Monday and Make Your,
ions--Absolutely No Obligation
confidence, at least to maintain a
low level of grumbling!"
-The rovernment. ha said, had
right to expect that the business
TtPTTi- wonld make ud for the
redaction ln;' federal spending. :.v
, Am long, as iarg. pax ox; ine
economy can sidestep.- eompetl;
Hon. - there - can -never -bei under
present assumptions any substan
tial duration or prosperity at a
high level of activity."
Soulier Finishes
Theatre's Murals
F. Loren Boulier, landscape
artist and art director of the Rem
brandt Artists Guild, has recently
completed over 1200 feet of mur
als for the Majestic theatre in Dal
las. Two large murals 50 feet long
grace the walls of the theatre.
. Mr. Boulier has endeavored to
Idealize certain- industries of Ore
gon through the medium of an
artist's eye. This is probably the
first time that such a theme has
been used on the theatre murals.
On tne canvas is a scene com
posed of a wide variety of colors
depicting the lumber mill of Dal
las with ' mountains , and forests
forming a background. -
A scene idealizing the fishing
Industry Is depicted In striking
color array on the other canvas.
Boulier received his training at
Dana college, Blair, Nebr., where
be also taught are for two years.
Three .years ago he arrived In
Oregon and was captivated by tbe
northwest scenery that he decid
ed to make his home 'here. His
paintings have been exhibited at
the Joslyn Art Memorial in Oma
ha and the Chicago Art Institute
of Chicago. . '
Fourteen Rescued
After Month Lost
In Quebec Wilds
MONSONEE. Ont.. Jan. lJCP)
A rescue plane landed here' late
today from the northern wilder
ness with one member of a party
of 14 surveyors who were lost in
northern Quebec for home than a
month.
The plane, flown by Flight
Lieut. J. B. Stradbrook, brought
Neil Bernler, one of the. party
who lecame ill from exposure
and lack of food. He was not in
a serious condition.
Food supplies for the other
members of the party were left
by Stradbrook at a small lake 50
miles east of here where he dis
covered them from the air today.
All .will be transferred back to
civilization shortly when weather
conditions clear...;
.Pilot Stradbrook said members
of the party told, him that in 36
days they had only 14 rabbits to
eat between them.
The surveyors were making a
survey line between Evans Lake,
Que., and tbe provincial boun
. dary of Ontario and Quebec when
they , became losC:
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jek Gets Trip
For High Ranking
One of Top Equitable life
Agerits, . Will Attend
Miami Meeting
Edward Majek. Salem repre
sentative of the Equitable Life As
surance society of the United
States, left yesterday for Miami,
Fla.. where he will attend the Big
Producers convention of the Equit
able on January 9, 10 and 11.
The Miami convention Is a gath
ering of top Equitable ageuts
throughout the United States, sel
ected on the basis of strict; com
petitive qualifications for the en
tire year's paid business. W inning
the honor is considered a signal
achievement,' both, for Mr. Majek
and for Salem. . . 1
Winning " outstanding honors
with the Equitable is not a new
experience for Mr. Majek. Prior to
moving to Salem early In 1936 he
was for 12 years th leading rep
resentative of the Equitable Spo
kane agency, residing 'in IWen
atchee, Wash;, and several com
petitive honors during those years
found him the winner. - i
Coincident with, he announce
ment of Mr. Majek's successful ac
complishment came, cumulative
rthe third successive year the Eq ji-
tble has shown a marked increase
in total Instance j In force, and
that" the agency lii Oregon had
broken in 1937 all previous rec
ords for total volume of paid busi
ness, l
Mr. Majek expects to return to
his office the latter part of Jan
uary. Leader Forecasts
Building Recovery
.WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 (ff)
Wllsom Compton, manager of the
National Lumber Manufacturers'
association, said today tbe de
cline in business activity the past
few months had dealt a "severe
blow" to the lumber Industry of
the United States.
He added, however, that he be-
ileved the low point In lumber
consumption "in the current re
cession", had been reached.
"Moderate improvement should
mark the .beginning of this year
with more than a seasonal up
turn during the second quarter,"
Compton said In a New Tear's
day statement.
He predicted efforts of the fed
eral government to stimulate res
idential construction in coopera
tion with private Industry., would
"measurably advance the oppor
tunity for increased lumber con
sumption." '
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Ordinarily an auction is conV
ducted on a cash basis only. But
during this sacrificing event ar
rangements have been made so
that you may huy on the same
"Easy Terms Pay as You Wear"
basis as always. - r
This sale now makes it possible
for those who t thought they could
not afford a I beautiful fur coat to
own one at their own price and at
the lowest terms! -
WE ARE ftOT GOING OUT
- OF BUSINESS
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