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The OREGON STATESMAN, Salenv Oregon, Wednesday Morning, November 16, 1933 France Bmgams Wi Report Iiridy Inventor too Good; Wall Wrecked PAGE TWO th Fuehrer Annuity Bill's Foes Tell Cost $3556 Expended by Croup to Defeat Measure in Elections The Oregon Business and In vestors, Inc., F. H. Young, Port land, manager, expended $3556.24 tn nnnoafnr the citizen's retire likes Berlin Combined Navy Force Vital, Says Lord Beatty Lindbergh Friendi ' Say Flier Finds Germany Air Center BERLIN, Not. 15.-flFV-CoL - Rhine Frontier Pact Is Asked Hitler Would Be Allowed Free Reign, in East... Europe by Pact , PARIS. Not. 15.-P)-France prepared today to arrange a bar gain with Reichsfuehrer Adolf Hitler which would in effect give Germany a free hand in eastern Europe. - v la return France would demand a. nazi guarantee of her Khinelani frontier, An official spokesman said a preliminary basis had been reach ed for a' joint renunciation of war to insure peaceful cooperation be tween the traditional enemies, substituting conference tables for war In any future disputes. Kon-Agresslon Idea It was expected the accord would parallel closely the agree ment Hitler and Premier Cham berlain signed at Munich-Sept. 30 expressing the desire of their peo ples never to fight one' another again. Following that general fine, it was forecast the German-French agreement would have- these re sults: - 1. If another crisis, such as that over Czechoslovakia's Sudeten re gions, should arise France would be pledged . to settle her part by conference negotiations as ' was done at Munich. 2.;. Germr-y, therefore, would be free to pursue her own poli cies In' eastern Europe without fear. of trouble on her western frontier provided . she . did not threaten or attempt to attack Franca either by armed force or propaganda. Jimmy Roosevelt T ' W"1 Leaves tor Last HOLLYWOOD, Not. 15-(p)-James ' Roosevelt, son of, the pre sident, who resigned today as secretary to his father, left for the east tonight by (TWA) plane, trareling under the pseudonym of "Jimmle Gallagher." - He arrived here yesterday from ban rancisco, it was learned, nd spent last night as the guest et Samuel Goldwyn, motion pic ture: magnate.- Film circles re ported he had been offered an executive position with a studio. Sources close to Goldwyn would not confirm this, but admitted "there has been considerable talk of such a thing." Young Roosevelt has been in California for several weeks, re cuperating from an operation. Most of the time has been spent at a northern California ranch. Invoke Trust Law Against Milk Men CHICAGO. Not. 15-flVNine-ty-seven officials and organiza tions charged with violating the anti-trust laws In the milk and ice cream Industries marshalled their forces for a finish fight to night . Shortly after two federal grand Jury Indictments had been made public, the defendants and their attorneys started a parade to the rourthonsa to nott bond of 11000 each as the first step in a legal battle against the latest move in the government's extensive drive against alleged monopolies. City officials, business execu tives and labor leaders were among the 43 Individuals and 14 firms and associations named in the milk bill. Twenty men and 20 groups were . accused In the Ice Protesting Crowd Sees Bremen Sail NEW YORK, Nov. 15-()-Pro-testing. Germany's treatment of Jews, a crowd estimated at 6500 by police, gathered tonight at the pier from which the German liner Bremen sailed.' , . " : . . Placards reading, "down .with Hitler," "No Nazi Ships in New York Port" and "Stop Hitler's Bloody Programs' were carried by demonstrators. The 181 passengers on the ship, which sailed shortly after mid night, apparently were unaware of the presence of the throng, which was held back by police reserves. A man who said he was Charles C. Adamson .community party press agent, claimed 16,000 par ticipated in the demonstration, which he said was sponsored by the communists. Churches Join in Thanks Services The annual union Thanksgiving service, held under the auspices of the Salem Ministerial associa tion, will bo held a usual the morning ot Thanksgiving day at 10 o'clock, in the new Calvary Baptist "church. Miller and South Liberty streets. The sermon will . be delivered by the Rev. Robert A. Hutchinson, pastor of the First Congregational church. - The rested choir of the Calvary church will supply the music for service singing an der-the direc tion of E. D. Lindburg Other ministers to participate will be Rev. Guy U Drill of the First Christian church. Rev. Irv ing Fox of the First' Baptist , church. Rev. Lynn A. Wood ot the Jason Lee Methodist church and ' ev. Arao Q. Weniger of the en tertaining church. The public la Invited to this service. His parting word a warning: of the necessity for great United States and British navies, Lord David Be atty left the Pacific coast recently for Australia on a world tour with his American born wife, the former Dorothy Powers. "Xaval power of the United States and Britain is the most vital nc' z in in- ternational relations today," the Jutland fame, said. The couple is lywood, may iteaiiy is considered CIO Sets Itself Up as Permanent Answers FDR Peace Plea by Saying Compromise With AFL out PITTSBURGH, Nov. 15.-0P)- The CIO set itself up tonight as a permanent congress of industrial organizations after . answering President Roosevelt's plea for la bor peace with the declaration it would accept "no compromise" with the AFL. Delegates to the union's first convention adopted two articles of a proposed constitution. The first gave the organisations Its new name and the second set forth the objects of the congress. Action on the remaining . arti cles was halted abruptly 45 min utes before scheduled adjourn ment time by renewal of debate on the second article. Joseph Curran, head of the Na tional Maritime union, and Harry Bridges, CIO director on .he west coast, said they believed the arti cle should be reconsidered after copies of the constitution had been distributed to the BOO delegates. Their motion was not acted upon but the meeting was adjourned until tomorrow. The proposed constitution, which will be given first consid eration tomorrow, resembles in many respects that-of the AFL but gives the central organization more power in some respects and more dues per member'. . Mrs. F. J. Laf ky Is Called Beyond Mrs. Helene Lafky, 69. well- known Salem resident of the past three decades, passed away at the home of a son, Ernest,-at West Stay ton yesterday. She was the widow ot the late F. J. Lafky who died five years ago. They then resided at 201 Mission street. Mrs. Lafky had gone to West Stayton for a visit. Death was indirectly due to injuries suffered by Mrs. Lafky in an auto accident last May. Helene Zielesh was born in Ger many and came with her parents to Minnesota at an early age. She was. married to F. J. Lafky 52 years ago. Mrs. Lafky was a mem ber of J the American War Moth ers, Chad wick chapter. Order of the Eastern Star, and of the First Presbyterian church here. : Survivors include five sons, Herman and Ray of Salem, Ernest of West Stayton, Albert ot Long view, Wash., and Mark Lafky of Tualatin. Three brothers also sur vive, Ernest Zielesh of Independ ence, Herman Zielesh ot Sacra mento. Calif., and Albert Zielesh of RlckrealL r Services will be held from the chapel of Clough-Barrlck com pany Thursday at S p. m. with Rev. P. W. Eriksen officiating and Interment at Belcrest Memo rial park. Results Reported By 21 Counties General election returns from 21 Oreron counties had ben re ceived at the atate department nere Tuesday for checking. Dave O'Hara, in charge of the elections division ot the state de partment, said it would be at least two weeks before the offi cial tabulation would be released. 1 . The ' governor will then Issue hia official proclamation and com missions will be mailed to the. suc cessful candidates, f Stayton S dub To Hold Smoker . STAYTON JL smoker will be staged by the Order of S dab of the Stayton high school st. the school gymnasium Friday night Mors than 1 75 was realized last year from .this - event and the money was nsed to buy "athletic equipment. There will be hots, boxing and i wrestling this year. titled Englishman, son of famed pictured as they visited friends In one of the world's best dressed d d i t 1 0 0 ... In the Neu$ (By the Asoclated Press) ST. LOUIS, Not. 16 Odd things you didn't think could hap pen: Twenty favorite songs for har monizing were selected by the St. Louis society for preservation of barbershop harmony. The old standby Sweet Ade line didn't get atvote. CARBONDALE, Pa Norj 15 Charles StramskL jr., tossed away his old account books today and wiped oat the debts of all customers of bis neighborhood grocery store. "I believe the republicans are going to bring back prosperity In a hurry," he commented. GRANTS PASS, Nov. 15 The residents don't like it hut it's still "Skunk" creek. They wanted to call It "Willow" creek but in drawing up a contract for a drain age and bridge project, attorneys insisted upon writing in the odi ferous name on the ground that any other might cause complica tions. British Consider Jew Moving Plan LONDON, Not. 15.-0P)-Urged by United States Ambassador Jo seph P. Kennedy, the British gov ernment tonight considered anew scheme for leading a mass exoaus of Jews from Germany. The plan was believed to have been drafted by the ambassador himslf. Britain's dominions, colonies and mandate territories, together with the United States, South American nations, France, Bel glum and the Netherlands, it was understood, would try to move the majority of the 600,000 Jews still In the reich, not just a part of them. Kennedy conferred with Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain at No. 10 Downing street and it was believed both Chamberlain and Foreign Minister Viscount Halifax liked the plan and agreed to try It. To expedite a solution of the problem, Intensified by last week's wave of violence against Jewish property In Germany and by ensu ing restrictive decrees, the United States and British colonies may be asked to take some refugees im mediately. Wedding Is Near For Dean Walker CORVALL1S. Nov. 15 -(fl5)-Dean Walker, Benton-Polk county district senator, will take a bride, the former Mrs. Maud Muller Morse, extension specialist in home economics at Oregon State college, to the 1939 legislature. The impending marriage was disclosed today with Mrs. Morse's resignation. The wedding date, al though not announced, will be sometime next month. Mrs. Morse, 1927 graduate of the college, returned here to ac cept a nursery school fellowship after the death of her first hus band in an airplane accident. She earned her master's degree and three years ago joined the exten sion staff as a specialist in child development and parent educa tion." ', i Senator Walker was reelected November S. Sophs and Senior ; :, Debaters Win out i The negative argument won in both debates held between classes at the senior high school yester day -on the Question "Resolved: That the United States should make as alliance with Great Brit- tain." .The winning sophomore team is the first debate was composed of Margaret Forsight and Ronagene Belike, the affirmative senior team being Alameda Working and Walter CushnelL In -the second debate,-s senior team of Kathryn Kauffmaa and . George McFInley won over Sophomores Bob Mundt and Genevieve Winslow Xff Admiral Lord Beatty of Battle of the motion picture colony in Hol women. (UN), j V Assistant Chiefs Job Exam Slated Policemen of Three Years or More Eligible to new Position Examination dates were set for the position of assistant chief of city of Salem police, a position recently authorised by the city council, at a meeting of the city civil service commission last night. All policemen who have been on the force a minimum of three years are eligible to take the ex ams. which will be given in two parts with the written exam con stltuting 40 per cent of the final grade and the oral exam consti tuting 60 pe; cent. Winslow's Case Pends Written exams will be given December 5 to 12 Inclusive, while oral exams will be given before the commission and one outsider December I to 9 inclusive. The examinations are of the executive type, according to Brazier Small, chairman of the civil service com mission. No action was taken on the Frank Winslow case, the commis sion waiting such time as Chief Frank Minto is well enough to present the case against Winslow, or until the time an assistant chief is appointed so he can discharge the duty. Findley Will Head Polk Boy Scouts M. B. Findley of Rickreall was elected chairman of the Polk. dis trict of the Cascade area council. Boy Scouts, at the monthly court ot honor for the district at Dallas Monday. Dr. A. N. Carls, Monmouth, was chosen vice-president and. A. R Hartman, Dallas, secretary. First class merit badges were awarded to George Rowell, Jim Boydston, Fenton Bilyeu, Jim Barnard, James Smith, Bbd Dunn troop 24, Dallas; Sanford Betts and Richard Riggs, troop 59, Dal las. Second class merit badges were awarded to Eldon Benvens troop 39, and Bill Ruder, troop 24, Dallas. Advancements to sec ond class rank went to Pete Pru Itt, James Fourtner, Chauncey Dor an, Wesley Lentx, troop 38 Grand Ronde; Dick Hartman troop 24, Dallas. Iowa Debate Club To Meet WU Team Drake university's debate team from Des Moines, Iowa, will meet the Willamette university debat ers here November 30, R. M. Mur phy, Willamette university speech head, announced last night. Both a men's and a women's debate are scheduled. Murphy said. The Drake team la making s tour of the western states, debat ing at the leading colleges and universities. The debate question will be: Resolved "That the Unit ed States b o u 1 d cease to use funds (including credit) tor the purpose ot stimulating business Divorce Decree Upheld in Court The state supreme court yester day affirmed Circs It Judge Knowles of Union county In a di vorce action tiled by Mildred Rye- dam against Albert Rysdam. The opinion was written by Justice Belt. - Woodbridge K. Geary and Das iel P. Keohano were admitted to practice law is Oregon' on certifi cates Issued by the states of Cali fornia and North Dakota, respect ively. - Children's Book Week Exhibit Is Arranged JEFFERSON The Jefferson library wfJl observe the 20th an niversary of Children's Book week, with, s special exhibit of 40 books from the GUI company of Portland. The library will be opes four afternoons this week to give the patrona an opportunity to call and see this exhibit. Charles A. Lindbergh was de scribed today by German friends as finding the reich such a center for scientific aviation research that he wished to spend the wis ter in Berlin provided he could get suitable living quarters. With this In view he left his plane here when he departed from Berlin October 29. Field Marshall Hermann Wll- helm Goerlng conferred one of the highest German decorations on Lindbergh October 19 at a par ty given by Hugh R. Wilson, United States ambassador. Lindbergh's German friends were particularly anxious to find a house with a garden for him so his two small sons might hare s place to play. The big nazi building program has resulted In the clearing of en tire streets and a shortage of suitable dwellings for the mo ment. When asked about Lindbergh's specific plans during his project ed stay in Germany his Berlin friends declared to disclose any details. Suicide Attempt Ends Wrong Way COMPTON, Calif.. Not. 15-UP- Failing in an effort to throw him self into the whirling propellor of an airplane, Sigrid Karlsen, 28, a patient at a Compton sanitar ium, dived beneath a truck and was killed instantly Monday, De tective Lieut. C. J. Andrews re ported. The officer said Karlsen elulled attendants at the sanitarium and, making his way to the Compton airport, lunged at the propellor ot a plane as It was about to take off. The craft left the ground in time to miss him. Then, Andrews stated, Karlsen walked to a nearby street and plunged beneath s passing truck. Orator Asks Care Of Nation's Youth United States citizens are "not preserving a citizenship that will save our country" when they per mit living and social conditions to exist that lead to the downfall of the nation's youth, George I. Brelel, orator of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, declared in an address In the old high school auditorium last night. Several hundred lodge members and friends attended. Breiel cited in particular the congested living conditions in large industrial centers and the existence of organized vice as ele ments responsible for youth de linquency. He urged his listeners to wage a crusade to give the na tion's boys and girls every en couragement possible to develop themselves into upright citizens. Ask Opinion on Pinball Playing For Fun of It An opinion as to whether pin- ball and marble boards, operated for amusement, are In violation of an anti-gambling bill approved by the voters at the recent general election, will be completed within the next two weeks, Attorney Gen eral Van Winkle announced Tues day. The opinion was requested by District Attorney Bain ot Multno mah county. Body of Voni Rath Off to Vaterland PARIS, Nov. 15-UP)-The body of Ernest Vom Rath, third- secre tary ot the German embassy, whose death at the hands of a Jewish youth touched off a cam paign to drive Jews from German business, left Paris by special train tonight for Dusseldorf, Ger many. His coffin was heaped with flowers, including a huge wreath of lilies from Adolf Hitler. HiUer will meet the train at Dusseldorf. South African Minister Takes Nazi Colony Plan LONDON. Not. 16-( Wednes day) -P)-Tbe Dally Mail said to day that Oswald Plrow, represent ing the government ot the Union ot South Africa, is taking to Ber lin a "Pirow plan" envisaging creation of a new German colonial empire In Africa instead of re turning to Germany the colonies she had before the world war. Visiting Niece ' LINCOLN Mrs. Alice Simpson went to Portland Sunday with Miss Rath Waterbury, her niece, whom she will .visit for as In definite period. Mrs. Simpson also intends to stay s, short time with her daughter, Mrs. H. E. Smith., .. . Entertains Club STAYTON -Mrs. A. M. Dosler entertained m e m b era of her bridge club at her home recently, airs. Louis Dawes was a guest. High score was held by Mrs. Gil bert Wourms. Mrs. Martin Geh len won the traveling prize. Darton Team Wins DAYTON The Dayton union high school football team won from the Newberg B" squad here Armistice day, 22 to 0, A University of California graduate chemistry student was takes In tow by Berkeley police recently, because his scientific experiments proved too effective. He la Wendell B. Zimmerman, arrested after bnsily dynamiting a stone wall belonging to the City of Albany. Cal. When asked what was going on, Zimmerman explained that he had come upon an entirely new idea In explosives, tentatively called MRPZ, and was seeing what it would do. The young Inventor, was released on ball pending a hearing on charges of setting off explo sive within city limit. (ITX.) Japanese Advance Finds Way Burned Civilians Flee as Army Moves Toward Capital of Hunan Area SHANGHAI, Not. l-(Wednes-day)-iflVno Japanese adTance toward Changsha, Hunan provin cial capital, has added the Chi nese "scorched earth" policy to the panic ot mass civilian flight from the Japanese offensive. Fragmentary news from Chang sha indicated that the populace had been reduced to a few thou sands by an exodus of civilians and soldiers and that those re maining were powerless against fires set in anticipation of Japa nese occupation. The population of Hengyang, about 100 miles south southwest of Changsha, also waa reported to have started a general withdraw al. Hengyang Is Hunan's second largest city. North of Changsha and north west along the Yangtze valley thousands were in flight from the battle zone fanning out from Han kow, captured October 28 by the Japanese. Standard Oil ""properties along the Siang river outside Changsha had become the refuge of most of the foreign residents. A, group of missionaries, mostly Americans, remained inside the city in the American Hunan bible Institute's compound. OUR PRINTING p - WILL EXPRESS YOUR BUSINESS PE RSONALITY The printed word yon send oat re flects your, personal and business standards. We arer specialists in fine printing, engraving, linotyping and mdnotyping. For a worthwhile job, .' consult its. , x V"' ' " ! Just Phone The Oregon Statesman 215 South Commercial Street Fish Croup Seeks Tuna Spawn Place Commission Thinks More Should Be Known of Valuable Fish PORTLAND, Not. 15-(ff)-The Oregon state fish commission In tends to solve the mystery sur rounding spawning grounds and migrations of Albacoro tuna. M. T. Hoy, mater fish warden, said today that Vernon E. Brock, department lcthyologlst, would be assigned to track the tuna. "The albacore industry of this state already has passed the mil lion dollar mark in a few short years," Hoy said, "and we believe that we ought to know more about this valuable fish." Hoy said a survey boat would be sent out next spring to prospect mid-Pacific waters where tuna have been found in large numbers by Honolulu fishermen during months when they fail to appear off the north Pacific coastline. Tuna appeared in commercial quantities for the first time off the Oregon coast two years ago. . Cheyenne Hit by Wind CHEYENNE. Wyo.. Not. lS-W) -An 87-mlle-an hour wind which smashed down a brick hangar wall at the Cheyenne airport today wrecked three airplanes in the structure. Damage was estimated at $12,000. 9101 ment annuity bill at the recent general election, according to an expense account filed in the state, department Tuesday. The Hood River Growers' club, R. S. 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