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. Dorothy Thompson Clear cut views on world problems are presented to readers of The Oregon Statesman in Dorothy Thompson's widely read column. .'-' . , The Weather Partly cloudy today and So-day. Moderate tempera tare. Max. Temp. Friday 66, Mi. S8. River -3.8 feet. XW wind. pouWddd . 1651 EIGHTY-EIGHTH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Saturday Morning, October 22; 1938 Price 3e; Newsstands 5c No. 173 Cam on Occii py 1Q1"0 ; .As - ' ) - - o Bearcats Get 41 Entire Squad Given Action r In Massacre j.- r. . -v - Willamette Puts Across Scores in all Periods Save First Art Bair.d, Bearcat End, Fractures Right Leg in 1st Period . By RON GEMMELL ' Those poor, dilapidated, injury-imperiled, hapless Willam ette Bearcats strained and groan ed on Sweetland field last night, picked up a scant 3 65 yards In the whole 60 minutes 'and with heroic efforts finally managed to bag their 25th consecutive Northwest conference collegiate football victory. The score was -41-0, at the expense of the Col lege of Idaho Coyotes. : , Thirty-two Bearcats, (the rest were in the hospital), paraded back and forth from the bench to the field and - from one end of the field to the other in a Coy ote massacre that would have put a western trapper to shame. Coyote Fights, But Futilely It was the pitiful killing, the , 3000 who were parked on the premises giving most of their cheers to the Coyote pack that took its licking futilely fighting , back until the final gun. Few opportunities for Coyote cheers were presented, as the pack five more yards than it gained from scrimmage and netted but 77 from passes, The only bad break of the ball game for the Bearcats happened early in the first quarter, End : Art Baird going down on a brok en leg as he attempted to block a Coyote punt. Hospital author ities said last night Baird's right leg was fractured- below the knee. Six Bearcats scored ' touch HnwTin Tlriirv WeaMv. Rpnnstt. Kolb, Gallon and McKeel, and only In the first period were they held scoreless. . .' Second Quarter Starts It . ' - The Bearcats swung into . a fast rhythm three plays before the first quarter ended and in nine more a total of 12 in an 8 9-yard march they were into pay strip to open the second quarter, i .Drury punched over from the one-yard . mark. : and - then booted for the conversion, i They got two more that sec--ond period, Abbott recovering a Coyote fumble on the latter's 28 and Weakley on' the first play re versing through right, tackle for a touchdown. The- second was set up by Drury's. Interception of Gerg's pass on the Coyote 38. Four plays, featured by Bennett's wriggle around end for 26 yards and Miller's reverse over, tackle for 10, and the 'Cats were across again. Bennett went over from the one, and - kicked the extra POint. I - S : , l5nd Johnny Kolb took a pass - from Bennett on his 33 for the m first third quarter score, climax- ing a 61-yard march. Karl Kahle came back out of his tackle slot to convert. - Art Gallon rammed center from the one-yard line for the 'second third-period tally, lmin ating a 37-yard jaunt tuis poss ible when Blake : intercepted Berg's toss on the Coyote .37. In that drive little Bnnny Bennett treated the crowd to the best bit - of "jackrabbiting" yet seen on Sweetland this year. ; The "Bunny," : bouncing off tacklers that surrounded him from the time he started on the 14 until he wound up on the : one, had his helmet tackled off, his shoes; practically stripped from his twinkling feet, was first advancing and then retreating, but yet4: made 13 yards. George - Sirnio, emulating his tackle team mate, Kahle, came back . to thump the conversion. . Freshman Larry McKeel, work ing from the quarterback slot, pounded 15 yards Inside his own right end for the final Bearcat score. Kahle again converted. Only once did the Coyotes get into Bearcat territory, going to the Willamette 41 late in the third period ; by dint of Berg's Interception of Contl's pass on his own 32 and running it to that point. . -" Scoring by quarters: Willamette ... 0 20 14 7 Idaho 0 0 0 0 " '" Scoring . touchdowns: Drury, Weakley, Bennett, Kolb, Gallon, . McKeel. Conversions: Kahle 2, Drury, Eirnio, Bennett. Game statistics and lineups "will be found on sports page. Wards' Klamath Properly Gutted by Night Blaze . KLAMATH FALLS, Oct. 21-UP) A Montgomery Ward & company furniture warehouse was gutted . by fire last night. A large stock of- furniture was destroyed. No estimate of the . loss -. had been made today. Accuse Governor As "Uri American" J f ?:h y GOV. FRANK MURPHY British Prepare For Arab Cleanup Reports Persist Jewish Immigration Will Be Curtailed JERUSALEM, Oct. 21. --Reinforced British troops tonight were preparing for a southward march to sweep the countryside free -of marauding "Arab rebels while this pacified city looked for ward to a new era of peace under civil government. - jf - Reports persistedr that Jewish Immigration to Palestine would be greatly curtailed or stopped entirely under new British ap proach to the vexing question of establishing peace between Jew ish settlers and militant Arabs. . There was a belief in respon sible, but unofficial quarters that Great Britain definitely had scrapped proposals to divide the Holy Land, and would continue for some years at least to keep general control in the absence of a final solution to the 23-year-old problem. i Jerusalem itself was compara tively quiet. "Soldiers had cleared out most of the dissident ele ments. A British soldier was killed by a sniper in the old city, however, and picked squads of British troops equipped with tear gas entered the labyrinth caves of King Solomon's quarries under the old city to drive out Arab rebels believed to have made a tunnel escape from the Mosque of Omar. Messenger Strike Threat Develops NEW YORK, Oct. 21 -(")- A strike of telegraph messenger boys was threatened tonight as officials of Western Union and Postal Tele graph companies sought to have messengers exempted from terms of the federal wage-hour law, which goes Into effect Monday. Attorneys ' for the American Communications association, a un ion claiming to represent the mes sengers, said conditions under which the employes worked con stituted "the worst sweatshop in the north" and Joseph P. Selly, first vice-president, said 80 per cent had voted to strike if a pro posed wage-reduction plan is ef fected. I ' Comriiuriily Chest Goal Nears With $36,940 now Subscribed " ' b , . j ; .' " When the ' Community Chest solicitation teams gather about a luncheon table again next Mon day noon they may be within sight of their goal of $45,000, it was Indicated when Friday's luncheon brought a report of $36,940.37 collected or sub sced. This amounts to 82 per c and is! only $8069.63 from the desired total. The collections reported Friday amounted to $4158.78. Two more such days would put the campaign "over the top." : A factor which ia encouraging the teams and making each day's total higher; than the correspond ing figure a' year ago, is the fact that In this year's campaign there Was no advance solicitation of large gifts, so that some of these are coming; in each day. Certainty that the women's di vision would exceed its quota was seen Friday when- 95 per cent had been attained by this group which reported in $392.15 for the day, making a total of $2003.17. (Largest amount for the day was turned in by the automotive divi sion, headed by A. C. llaag, $S7410. w J30unty . x J - : 'I ' - Ml Is Hit By Testimony At Dies Probe Witness Says Michigan Governor Prevented f Eviction Flint City Manager Says Governor Refused to Give City Aid WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -VP)-Govemor Frank Murphy of Mich igan was accused before the house committee of un American activ ities today of "treasonable" and obstructive tactics during the great sit-down strike in the auto mobile plants in January of 1937. One witness. Judge Paul V. Ga dola of the Genesee county circuit court at Flint, Mith., testified that Murphy prevented the execution of a court order the judge Issued for the ejection'of strikers from Fisher body plants in Flint. Another witness, former City manager John M. Barringer of Flint, blamed both Murphy who, he said, was guilty of a "treason able action in not giving us help when we asked for it" and ag ents of the senate civil liberties committee for the acuteness of the strike situation and the rapidity with which it developed. , Murphy at present is engaged- in a hard-fought campaign for re election in which the issue of the sit-down strike is said to be im portant. Representative Mosher (D-Ohio) questioned the witness closely on Murphy's activities. Noting that Murphy was a dem ocrat and explaining that he want ed to remove political Implications from the hearing, Mosier asked Judge Gadola: "You are a democrat, too, are n't you Judge?" "No sir. I'm a republican,' Ga dola replied with some emphasis, while the audience laughed. "We didn't have any democratic Judges in Michigan until these shirt-tail liders came along." Barvinger was not questioned about his politics, but he later told reporters he was a republican, al though he had voted "both ways." He said that after the strike he was removed. from office by the Flint city council for having form ed What he called "reserves" and what the council called "vigilan tes" to deal with the strike. Gadola told of meeting attor neys fo both the union and Gen eral motors in his chambers be fore holding hearings on the ap plication for a writ of ejection. A call came through to Maurice Sug ar, union lawyer, from the gover nor, he said. Later, he said. Sugar Informed him that the union wanted the hearing adjourned to a later date. The Judge refused, saying the sit uation In Flint was "too danger ous' for that. - "He said 'the governor desires this adjournment,' " Judge Galola continued, "and I said 'to hell with the governor, " . The hearing was held. While it was in progress, the judge said, union men picketed the court room, drawing police away from the automobile plants, where a riot immediately occurred. Twenty-four hours , later the writ of ejection was issued, the judge add ed, but Sheriff Thomas Wolcott refused to serve it, pleading that "the governor did not want it executed. Gadola quoted Wolcott as saying he was fearful of losing his job if he served the writ. There will be a luncheon Mon day and on succeeding days until the goal is reached. The luncheon Friday was served by girls from Sacred Heart academy. ' I ' 1 . , The day's report showed: Automotive, A. C. Haag chair man, $974.50,' total to date $2392.30, 68 per cent. Contractors, Roy Harland re porting, $110, total $1350, 75 pel" cent. : General gifts, T. A. Wlndishar chairman, $300, -total $6103.25, 86 per cent. "r . ! Government and e d u c a tion, George., Alexander reporting, $800.68, total $8349.97, 83 per cent.' : , Mercantile, Barkley Newman chairman, $593.50, total $6205.04, 68 per cent. Utilities, Carle Abrams I chair man, $153.10. total $1466.13, 70 per cent. ; c ; j Industrial,' Van Wleder chair man, $604, total $4672.68, 85 per cent. ' r- . . Professional, George Rhoten reporting, $221; total ' $4379.63. 66 per cent. : . Women's division, s Mrs. I. 1 Darby chairman, $392.15, total $2003.17, 95 per cent. : on Judge Hears Spy j Testimony in NY T T .:: judge John C. Knox, federal judge who Is hearing the sensational espionage trial in New York federal Court. Friend of Hopkins j Plunges to Death Attractive Actress Falls 16 Stories From Hotel 1 Apartment I NEW YORK, Oct. 11-JP)-A 16 story plunge brought death early today to Dorothy Hale, attractive actress and art dilettante, who numbered WPA Administrator Harry L. Hopkins among her close friends. - Clad In a black evening dress on which was pinned a corsage of tea roses, the actress' body was found on the sidewalk below the Window of her apartment in the exclusive Hampshire house facing on Central park. s Detectives recorded the case as ''fell or jumped probably sui cide." i Friends of Hopkins, who was in seclusion at the temporary White House at Hyde Park, said he was "deeply shocked." Hop kins and Mrs. Hale were intro duced last spring by James Roo sevelt, son of the president. They were seen together often after that and their engagemnt was ru mored, but neither would discuss the report. I Mrs. Hale, 33, was the widow of Gardner Hale, Chicago artist who was killed in 1931 when his automobile went over a 500-foot cliff in California. Previously she had been divorced from T. Gail lard Thomas, 2nd., millionaire clubman. Yoder Makes Plea ! Of Murder Guilt j OREGON CITY, Ore., Oct. 21. -P)-Ramon Ybder, Aurora, charged with first-degree murder for the love ; obsession slaying of his 1 comely . sister-in-law, Mrs. Edith Yoder, pleaded guilty be fore Circuit Judge Earl C. Latour ette today. 1 Judge Latourette set Yoder's trail for Monday, when a jury will hear the evidence and deter mine whether Yoder shall die in Oregon's new lethal gas chamber. ! Mrs. Yoder was shot to death while her . husband was on an eastern Oregon deer hunting trip. Picture of Hunt i Results in Quiz , PORTLAND, Oct. ' 21-(ff)-A picture of Mrs. Alta G. Wilson, Portland, published here recently today brought her . before ; the state game department. j It showed Mrs. Wilson stand ing between two mule deer and the caption hinted she had shot them both. The limit was one. ! She said she shot one deer then fired the shot that finished th. second after a woman com panion had wounded it. The case was turned back to state police. Canby Deerhunter Loses Left Hand i EUGENE,7 Oct. ll-(P)-When the rifle of Robert Torgeson, Canby, accidentally discharged while he was deer hunting, the slug shattered his - left hand so badly amputation was necessary. The operation was performed here last night. ' ' Torgeson's companions said he laid his gun against a stamp when : ha paused . for a rest. In some manner the trigger was released. 7 - -y " i ; Coyo ies Nazi Spy Says To Clear Self Says He Entered German : : Espionage to Be Aid to US Army Confessed Traitor Says He Joined Army When He Was Hungry 1JEW YORK, Oct. 21-(P)-Guen-ther Guestav Rumrich, 32, army deserter turned nazl sp , said un der cross-examination In federal court today that "sometimes" he felt patriotic about America and was "haunted at night" by the Idea of clearing the blemish on his record as a soldier. The confessed traitor, testifying as one of the government's key witnesses against three alleged co conspirators, said he originally en tered the German espionage serv ice to clear his record by turning over foreign spies to the US gov ernment. "The thought uppermost in your mind was to clear up this army charge against you?" asked Ben jamin Matthews, counsel for Erisk Glaser, 28, one of the defendants. Thought He Could Clear Record "Yes, sir," Rumrich said, "I thought that by giving the govern ment of the United States infor mation about foreign spies said to infest the United States 1 could clear my record." "You hadn't, at that time, any Idea of being a traitor?" "I did not." As Rumrich spoke, In a slow solemn, voice; Fraulein Johanna ("Jennle) Hofmann, 26, pretty red-haired alleged "payoff agent of the spy ring, Bat with bowed head. She had regained her com posure since a burst of weeping yesterday. ; Glaser and the third defendant. Otto Hermann Viss, 36, accused of stealing US army pursuit plane plans, glared at Rumrich. Rumrich said that although he felt patriotic about America some times, he "Joined the army be cause I was starving and knew I would get three square 'meals a day." Rumrich, born in Chicago but raised and educated in Germany, was asked: "Did there ever come a time when you loved your country?' "Yes," he said, "I did, when I had mastered the language and become acquainted with the coun try." He said he blamed his army troubles on no one but himself and his habit of drinking at thai time. Defence attorneys have termed him a "beermug roman cer. Rumrich dented he expected to "benefit personally' when he con fessed his guilt and testified for the government. At the close of the session, marking the fifth day of the trial. Judge John C. Knox adjourned court until Monday. Specht Freed of Mann Act Charge PORTLAND, Oct. 21-(flVPh!l-llp G. Specht, 35, was acquitted by a federal jury today of Mann act violations.' He was charged with having transported Anna Mae Meadows, 19, Medford housemaid, to a disorderly house in Fresno, Calif. The girl testified she had been lured into Specht's car in the be lief she was being taken to Port land to take a dancing job. Specht denied he ever saw her until the trial. , US Aid Held Lost If Sprague Named GRANTS PASS, Oct. 21.-0-Henry L. Hess, democratic candi date for governor. In a campaign talk last night described his re publican opponent as "the great est: reactionary in the state of Oregon." ' Hess declared that both repub lican and democratic governors have been treated impartially by federal aid dispensers, but as serted " the republicans had not shown Interest and thus were not -on the inside track.M Maureen O Sullivan it Expecting Firtt Child HOLLYWOOD,- Oct. tl-VPr-Maureen O'Snllivan, screen act ress, disclosed today the is ex pecting the birth or a child early in the spring. In private life she is the wife of John V. Farrow, screen writer. . - - 5 - But this does not mean I am gong to give up my . screen ca reer," said Miss O'SuUlran. " He Had Desire Hungary Silent On new Offer From Czechos Proposal Is Understood to Cede About Half Land Sought i Troops Swarm Boundaries as Both Prepare for Eventualities BUDAPEST, Oct. 21-iiP)-The Hungarian foreign office tonight maintained strict silence on what was reported as Cxecboslovakia's newest offer to settle Hungary's territorial demands an offer to cede more than half of the land demanded by Hungary. It was understood that Ger many and Italy were urging Hun gary to accept the new offer. , The foreign office newspaper Pester Lloyd, however, said that "the new Czech proposals must be declined should reports of their content be accurate." The offer was understood to Involve transfer to Hungary of about 2818 square miles but not to include many towns, such as Bratislava which Hungary de mands. Hungary asks about 5000 square miles containing a popula tion of 1,100,000, and a plebis cite in the rest of Slovakia. Continued cabinet sessions and discussions between Premier Bela Imredl and Regent Nicholas Hor thy were Interpreted in some di plomatic quarters as evidence that Hungary might, under. German and Italian pressure, accept the Czechoslovak offer in principle within a few days. U Z H O R O D, Czechoslovakia, Oct. 21-3)-This tense Ruthen ian capital, with a large Hun garian population, was the center tonight of one of the largest con centrations of Czechoslovak troops Since the general mobilization last month. All railways, bridges, railroad crossings and strategic communi cations centers are guarded by soldiers shouldering rifles with fixed bayonets. Numerous bar racks and garrisons are occupied in Uzhorod and the surrounding country. . , - In Ruthenia center of th ter ritorial dispute between Czecho slovakia and Hungary 17 dis tricts but not Uzhorod Itself are under martial law. Trucks, covered wagons and even ox-drawn carts steadily are moving troops Into the area. Their ultimate purpose has not been disclosed but, apparently, they were prepared to resist any for cible attempt to wrest Ruthenia from Czechoslovakia. BALASSA GYARMAT, Hungary (On the Czechoslovak Border) Oct. 21-)-Nearly half a million Hungarian troops facing Czecho slovakia along this frontier eag erly awaited orders today while their officers expressed confidence of the outcome should the terri torial dispute with the Czechs flare Into conflict. "j In a tour of the border arranged by the war ministry to demon strate Hungarian fearlessness of any necessary war, the correspon dent was . given the Impression that In some sections Hungarian officers are hard, put to restrain their men from crossing the line "to free Hungarian brothers and sisters from the Czech terror." Portland School Scene i Of Mad Dog's Attack PORTLAND, Oct. 21-HiP)-Two children and the janitor at the Ockley Green grade school were bitten yesterday by a mad dog, 61st victim of rabies this year, i The city health officer advised the three to take the Pasteur treatment. - I E. G. ISeal Denies Soliciting" Funds From State Employes Disturbed at reports which he said had linked his name and that of " the democratic central com mittee with the alleged solici tation of campaign funds from state employes, E. G. Neal, chair man of the committee furnished The Statesman with a written statement denying any connection with such solicitation. The only news mention of such solicitation previously has been In connection with a warning issued by Governor ' Charles II. Martin that any such activity, as well as any contributions by state em ployes to campaign funds, is Ille gal under the corrupt practices act. ' ' . - -' - .There had been rumors for sev eral days that state employes were being solicited, but these, rumors had not involved Mr. Neal or the democratic central committee, so far as The Statesman .was advised prior to . receipt of Mr. Neal's statement, which reads: -. - "Be it known that it has been reported by various Individuals employed on state and federal pro Mo Disorder Greets Trodp son Chinese Metropolis Quickness of Campaign Astounds Army Observers of Foreign Nations; Bad Leadership Blamed Occupation of City Severs Important Source of Supplies to Troops . of Chiang Kai-Shek CANTON, Oct. 22. (Saturday) (AP)-The Japanese conquerors of Canton, birthplace . of Chinese nationalism, deployed in force today throughout the city, confident of complete occupation without firing a shot. The South China metropolis was captured yesterday afternoon after one of the most astounding campaigns of modern warfare a victory in which, a comparatively small but highly mobile and formidably equipped column side- stepped hundreds of thousands of Chinese soldiers. Pointed by corps of tanks, their turreted guns inactive, Othe column swung Into the vir- WhaCt Doing in the l-aiiipanp By RALPH CURTIS Over at McMinnvUle today, the dedication .of one of the lar gest diesel power plants in the United States is scheduled. The new generating unit which will be put Into use cost $11,000, which is of no particular politi cal interest. The political angle Is that Governor Charles H. Mar tin wiU deliver the dedicatory address and there were predic tions a week or so ago that in the course , of his speech, he would say something, about the gubernatorial campaign. The "dope" Is now that he will not, teday or ar- any time in the dwindling number of days be fore the election. A short time ago Governor Martin, who "had been "sitting In his tent" since May 20, po litically speaking, . said . he had been sitting on some eggs and thought they might hatch soon. The" political watchers were all agog, but It seems that the eggs consisted of Ralph Moody's report on "goon" prosecutions. One reason for suspicions concerning the McMinnvUle address was the Impending vis It of Secretary I ekes, who de (Turn to page 2, col. 2) Chinese Re Deserting Hankow Japanese State Defenses of Central City Are Being Abandoned v v. SHANGHAI. Oct. 22.-(Satur-day)-jP)-Japanese reported today that Chinese troops were with drawing westward from their po sitions defending Hankow, using every possible means of convey ance. , - Defenses of the city which hash been the goal of the central China campaign since the fall of wan king Dec 13 last year were being abandoned,- the reports said. (Dispatches . from Hankow stated the exodus of civilians from that Chinese military capital was assuming major proportions. Transportation facilities were In adequate. Officials and their fam ilies were leaving the city.) Earlier today Japanese had re ported "satisfactory" progress on the semi-circular front converging on Hankow. .-. v ported jects, having to do with the for estry service and, or the civilian conservation corps, that E. G. Neal, has solicited contributions In stated amounts lh support of the local democratic campaign with the Intimation that if such contributions are not forthcom ing, dire consequences will result. "Be it further known that the under-signed, E. G. Neal, is the only Neal having any connection with the Marion County Central Committee,-and: "Be it further" known that the under-signed, -E. G. Neal. baa not at any time solicited funds on this basis or otherwise from such, persona, and:- . t. -: v. ." "Be it further known that -if such solicitations are being made from such employes it is ..being done upon the initiative of the Individual without the knowledge or consent of the Marion County Democratic Central committee. (Signed).; ' , .--.'.-.. E. G. Neal, Chairman -Democratic Central Committee. Marlon county, Oregon. , .. : - :. Entering tually deserted city shortly after noon. Behind the tanks rolled a train of trucks loaded with In fantrymen. - - . There was little or no disorder among the 50,000 civilians who remained in the once-teeming me tropolis to meet the invaders. The Chinese staerd Impassively at the newcomers. The Japanese, with fixed bayonets, stared back and Canton was a fallen city. As the occupation- of Canton proceeded today, amazed military observers sought to evaluate the 10-day-old South China invasion as it related to the 15-months-old Chinese-Japanese war and par ticularly the month s-long en croachment on Hankow, Chinese military capital some 500 sail ee to the north. - . . Japan's Task Half Done Foreign observers always have maintained that Japan must take both Canton and Hankow te achieve real victory. With the capture; of Canton the task per haps was half done. Canton not only had been the principal gateway Into China for military supplies used against the Japanese, but was the only major port left for other Chinese com merce. The full Import of the choking of this artery of supplies was not yet apparent, fof against the pos sibility of losing Canton the Chi nese several months ago started a highway from Burma to Tunsan in extreme southwestern China. This highway must be nearly if not yet complete. A railway from Hanoi, French Indo-China, to Yunnan, capital of the prov-' Ince of that name, also was still available. - (Relentlessly pressing toward Hankow; the most advanced Jap anese forces In the Yangtze valley were reported 35 miles southeast of the military capital. Reuters. British news agency, reported from Hongkong that Generalis simo Chiang Kai-Shek had left for Changsha, 350 atr miles Berth of Canton.) Canton Uninvadeo! Since 1858 Until yesterday. Canton had Tici been invaded by a foreign force since the wa rbetweea the British and Chinese in 1858 when for a iime me city was administered by the British. . The Japanese found that high government officials had fled to Yungyun. $2 miles north of Can ton. In the wake of nearly all the 1,000,009 civilian population. Application , of the "scorched earth and broken tile" policy ahead of the Japanese entrance gave Canton the aspect of a bom barded city last night although Canton, proper nad been spared an aerial warfare that engulfed many other parts of Kwangtung province In the 10-day invasion. Mines were exploded under the 18,000,000 Pearl river bridge as the first signal of the Japanese approach and heavy explosive turned . utilities plants and fac tories into piles of smoking ruins. Electric power In Canton was cut off and the nearly deserted metropolia during the night was In darkness broken only by the headlights of Japanese military automobiles and the fitful glare of fires consuming abandoned buUdlngs. HONGKONG, Oct. tl.VP) More than 1.000,000 Hongkocg Chinese were dumbfounded today at news of the virtually unopposed Japanese entry of Canton, i Newspapers here la the British crown colony, just down the Pearl river from Canton quoted "Chi nese circles" as denying wide spread rumors of treason in per mitting essy capture of the me tropolis. "Chinese circles" were quoted as attributing the collapse of the Canton defense to "abominable leadership" and the fact that Kwangtung province had been so stripped of good troops that the defenders were unable to make a stand.