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Mil mm "The Weather t Balanced News Fair today and Friday, rising temperature, slightly lower humidity; Max. Temp. Wednesday 70, Mia; 87. Rata 0. River 16 feet," NXE wind. . -. Only the local newspaper presents balanced swws eity, county, state, aational ad foreignin their right pro pot lions " PCUWDDD. J63I EIGHTY-NINTH YEARi Salem, Oregon, Thursday llonxlns:, April 20, 1939 Prict 3c; Ncwsstiodj 5e No. 21 A. ler NattIoMwMe Ore Lewis ' Ji Map 5" " 1-- . ' 4 f Two Alliances Work Hard to Win Converts Poland, Hungary Envoys! Confer With Chiefs of Axis in Rome Denial of Encirclement Intent Made; London Is Conciliatory . (By The Associated Press) The Rome-Berlin axis and the London-Paris alliance kept up in tense negotiations Wednesday across the length and breadth of Europe to win smaller powers into their riral camps. As they did so Britain, leader of one group, made two gestures which might be regarded as con ciliatory toward Germany, leader of the other. These were: 1. Foreign Secretary Viscount Halifax, discussing in the house of lords what he called "The cry of encirclement" raised by Germany and Italy against the French-Brit ish front, said "I would be pre pared at any time to gire a most solemn undertaking that no such idea would ever find a place in British policy." "2. Announcement by Lord Hali fax that Sir Nerile Henderson, am bassador to Berlin who was called '.home after Germany annexed Bo hemia and MoraTia, would return to his post when his period of leaTe was ended. No date was mentioned. Polish Representative Joins Axis Huddle ' The bid for support of smaller powers reached a high pitch in Rome, where representatives of Italy, Germany, Hungary and Po land joined in round robin con ferences. Hungarian Foreign Min ister Count Stephen Csaky already has declared his country "faith fal" to the Germah-Itallan axis. . Rumanian Foreign. JML In 1 at e r -. Grigsre Gafeneu was in Berlin, where he conferred with Chancel lor Hitler, and was due in London Saturday. Britain continued talks with Turkey to get her into the British-French bloc, and urged Poland and Rumania to enter into Immediate staff talks on a com mon defense in event of attack. Russia's ambassador to London, Ivan Maisky, was en route to Mos cow, where he is due Friday, to make a report on talks to date In which Britain has sought 'an air .pact with Russia, v . . Budapest saw increasing signs that the Rome-Berlin axis was try ing to win Yugoslavia as strong efforts were made to strengthen Hungarian-Yugoslav, relations. In Warsaw Polish Foreign Min ister Joseph Beck conferred suc cessively with General Johan Lal donr, chief of the Estonian army, and the Latvian and Bulgarian .ministers. Two Are Drowned As Auto Plunges EUGENE, Ore., April 19.-(fl) Mrs.' Ruby Elspas, 45,' and her 10-y ear-old son, Risdon, ot Eu gene; were, drowned late today when their auto plunged off the McKeniie river highway east of here into a power ditch. A second con, Cornelius, 14, escaped by breaking a window in the submerged car and reach ing shore. He was severely cut. -State police and three Uni versity ot Oregon co-eds from a passing ear tried for two hoars to revive the victims. , Sun, Moon and Earth . i Stage Heavenly Show ! PORTLAND, t April 19.VPh The sun. moon and earth got tangled up in their shadows to day and caused a 70 per cent, eclipse of the sun at 7:54 a. m The moments of twilight empha sized the haze' from nearby brush fires. .;. ; ' c ' . . . -, ... , 4 - - Pomona As Of Oregon Marlon county Pomona grange, meeting all day Wednesday with Chemawa grange, authorized a committee to ask Governor Charles A. Sprague to investigate reports that the Oregon exhibit at the San Francisco exposition is un satisfactory and it this Is found to be so, that an Oregonlan be placed in charge. 'Appointed to take the matter op with the governor were A. A. Geer, Roy Rice and Mrs. Nan Pettyjohn; Resolution to this end . was presented by Salem grange. " Governor Sprague, . tbe Amain speaker at the afternoon program, outlined reasons ' Why he : favors tall primaries, which the a grange opposes, and told of financial con ditions ot the state and ot certain legislative hills Including the wine 'hill. -vv-.'.:' ' M - The rovernor was Introduced by Paul T. Jackson, superintendent fif rhemawa Indian school who presented students ot that school Hitler Fur Political Goebbelsi irthday Fete Brilliant Two-Day Celebration Is Under Way; No One Anywhere Indifferent to Fuehrer Avers Eulogist; new Boulevard Dedicated BERLIN, April 19(AP)Two days of oratory, mili tary display and fanfare with which Germany is celebrating Chancellor Hitler's 50th birthday began tonight with a na tional broadcast in which the fuehrer's name was called "a political program for the entire world." t Propaganda Minister Paul Joseph Goebbels, the speaker, -o "The reich stands under the Tongue Point Has Senate Approval Million and Half Outlay Favored; $500,000 Asked for Year WASHINGTON, April 19-i!pV-The senate approved today with out debate authorization for a 11,500,000 naval air station at Tongue Point, Ore. The station, already approved by the house, was included in the $66,000,000 naval shore station bill. Oregonians predicted funds to start construction would be re quested of congress just as soon as the president signed the au thoilzation measure. The house must concur on sev eral amendments. Senator McNary and Represen tative Mott, Oregon republicans, said they had been advised the navy department already had asked the budget bureau to ap prove a t 1500,000 appropriation for work during the next fiscal year. Milk BoarcLActs Upon Objections PORTLAND, A p r i l lJ.-W- The state milk control board made public today- a proposed order eliminating the two principal pb- eetions by public and legislature to milk control. Board members Indicated the order would be enacted without ir a J or changes. It would prohibit. in the Portland area, any produ cer selling, transferring, assign ing, loaning, pledging, mortgag ing .or leasing his basic quota ol fluid milk, 4 except under speci fied conditions. The order would also serve to make basic quota grants available for new produ cers for the Portland market through what some dairymen characterized a "five-pound pret erence." Ex-Bank Chief Dies PORTLAND, April 19HV James T. Burtcbaell, 70. former assistant manager of the Bank of California here, died today. Late Sports PORTLAND, Ore., AprU 19 - (ffVThe Portland Beavers ended a losing streak, which had reached eight straight 'by defeating the Oaka tonizht. 8 to b. The Beavers came from behind with a big sixth to score four runs and win, after Smead Jolley had broken a 2 to 2 tie in the fifth by slamming a slow ball pitch by Bill Thomas over the right field fence with two on. In their sixth inning rally off Jack Fallon, Ed Coleman led the r villi an rtnenlnsr ninarln. Haw kins 'then walked, after which Rosenberg doubled and Jeffries, Fernandez and Bill Thomas all hit singles, the latter two off Bux ton, who had replaced Fallon. The series stands one to one. Oakland 5 12 0 Portland 12 Fallon, Buxton (I) and Conroy; i Thomas and Fernandez. Exhibit at Fair In a variety of numbers as the I other program features.. - v Two hundred grangers,-repre senting the : 1 5 subordinate granges .of . the county, attended the session., ,:.-s,-. , Other resolutions presented and adopted favored- payment . ol a smaller percentage of dues to, the state grange 'and establishment ot a grange wholesale store la Sa lem and appointment ot a commit tee to cooperate with Jolk county to Investigate establishing a store. .Harry Rlchesreporting for the agricultural committee, urged that squirrel poison be put la the squir rel holes rather than on -the open ground as wild - birds and poultry are. being poisoned by the latter practice. -v' -- : 'State officers present were Dep uty Master Elmer McClure of Clackamas county and Treasurer i Glen Adams, who; Is . also Polk : : (Tarn to Paf e t CoL 1.1 : r Ikes World Asram sars protection or the German sword. In the national security, which is guaranteed by the German armed forces, economy, culture and so cial life flourish. Adolf Hitler has pointed out a new way for the historical development not only of his country but for that of Eu rope." Nazi flags waved from almost every building. Downtown streets were packed with citizens long before the official festivities start ed. Traffic was almost at a stand' still as neighborhood groups of nazi workers streamed toward Wilhelmstrasse, Unter Den Linden and tbe new, broad, east-west ar terial boulevard. Formal opening (Turn to Page 2, Col. 4.) Holman Disputes Labor Board Head Says Western Employers Fear to Criticize but Most Favor Change WASHINGTON, April 19 .-)-Chairman J. Warren Madden of national labor relations board ex pressed the opinion today that em ployers generally preferred to bargain , with AFL rather than CIO unions. Madden made the statement i- response to questions during his testimony before the senate la bor committee considering pro- po8als t0 amend the w, senator Holt (D-w.va.) om- mented that 15 AFL collective bargaining contracts had been set aside by the board on the ground of "collusion" between employer arid union representa tives, while only one CIO con tract naa oeen invalidated on that ground. The board chairman attributed this to greater willingness ot employers to deal with the AFL than with the CIO in most in dustries. Assertine; that labor dlnnntAa had resulted in a "reign f ter ror" in the Pacific coast lumber industry. Senator Rufus Holman (Turn to Page 2, Col. 6.) Bodies of Flier, Passenger Found CORDOVA, Alaska, April 19- JF)-A diver found bodies of Pilot M. D. Kirkpatrick and passenger Con Miller in the cabin of Kirk patrick's wrecked plane late to- 1 T.l ICl . , V V: .Jr. r1" Ji .It.. J r .at n 5 Vilti!? S"800." to he 0rca laIet4di?LrIct WJS, I v vV" "-vviui ftuw , V v TtT i s : draf "id bnbbies coming to the surface off the Humpback power station site led to discovery of the plane. Diver Lagasa reported the bo dies were in the cabin, which he said was not broken badly. Kirkpatrick was a noted Alaska flier, and formerly lived at Wich I lt K"' TORNADO r? Twisted wreckage splintered wood and pHee'ef tasnber are all that remains of the once prosperous town of Caproa, OUa te the wake f a three day tornado which lashed fear states. Fifty were reported Ccad throughout Tfiiesjrea4 area as scores & ethers were alas "Agree or Cet Oat" FR Word To Democrats - - , j -' - - - , Switch to Conservatism Would Be Suicide He Tells Party Men Farley Warns Landslide Won't Be Repeated; Is Optimistic WASHINGTON, April l&m- President Roosevelt; declaring to night that the democratic "party would commit suicide It it turned "conservative," called on demo crats who disagree with present policies to "subordinate their prejudices" or get out of the party. In a message to a junior Jack son day dinner ot the young dem ocratic clubs here, he said: "There never was, and never will be, a political party whose policies absolutely fit the views of all of its members. Where men are at variance with the course their party is taking, it seems to me there are only two honorable courses to Join a party that more accurately mirrors their ideas, or to subordinate their prejudices and remain loyal." r Looking ahead to 1940, and calling on the party to cleave to the principles that "brought L to power," he said: "There is no use fooling our selves. If we are to i have a reac tionary regime or if that term is too horrific, call it a conserva tive regime you may depend on it that it will be the other fellow's regime." ! In Inviting democrats to leave the party if they cannot remain "loyal," he said he was not seek (Turn to Page 2, Col. 4.) Juvenile Council Backed by 40 et 8 Marion voiture IBS of the 40 et 8 society of the American Le gion last night assumed a new public service role by voting to establish a Juvenile council of le gionnaires with the express pur pose, according to Chef de Gare Waldo Mills, of "keeping boys out of the state training school.' He said the voiture members an ticipated seeing the movement ex tend throughout the state among 40 et 8 units. The juvenile council members will be available on call from Mrs. Nona M. White, county probation officer, to assist In whatever way they may in directing delinquent boys back to better social paths. One member of the council al ready has accepted ' the juvenile court assignment of supervising the conduct of two boys paroled following a recent petty thievery cleanup. The chef de gare appointed the following 40 et 8 voyageurs to serve on the council. George Averett, Salem, chair man; Ted Zum wait, Salem; Sam Yoder, woodburn: Roy Daven port, Silverton; Sim EtzeL Stay ton and Dr. J. O. Van Winkle, Jef ferson. Grand Jurv Will Convene Monday The-Marlon county grand jury is being called to convene at the courthouse at 10 o'clock next Monday morning. District Attor ney Lyle J. Page said yesterday The Jury has before It several in vestlgations of cases bound over from Justice courts as well as spe cial matters such as the Impend ing resumption of its checkup on the county treasurer's office. DEMOLISHES TOWN OF C APRON --V'4 -,-- Named to Coath - Albany Cagemen i ... DWI6HT ADAMS D Adams, Swanson Albany's Mentors Ex-Sal em and Willamette Athlete Is Selected; Leaves-Dallas Job ALBANY, April 19-fl)-Dwight Adams, Dallas, and Tommy Swanson, Milwaukie, were select ed today to coach all athletics at Albany high school. School direc tors accepted the resignation of Tom Ireland, former coach. The board adopted a policy of employing two men instead of one and will assign Swanson to foot ball, while Adams will direct phy sical education, coach basketball, baseball v and r track and assist Swanson on the gridiron. Swanson will aid Adams in the other sports. Swanson once starred for Ore gon State in football, playing right halfback. Appointment of Dwight "Smo- key" Adams to the physical educa tion directorship of Albany high school came with little surprise to Salem citizens who watched him go through the public school and Willamette university here. Adams spent 10 years with the Salem YMCA, working there part time while in junior high, high (Turn to Page 2, Col. 1.) Radke Resigns as Gty Poundmaster Sixteen years of "pounding" puppies for the city of Salem ter minated yesterday morning for Carl Radke, who handed his resig nation from the office of city dog catcher to Police Chief Frank Minto, and was Immediately re placed by E. W. "Happy" Hew- ett. Hewett has served as a mem ber of the police force on several occasions,' working ' vacation re lief periods and when vacancies occurred. State auditors last June ques tioned, in auditing city accounts, $1041 allegedly paid Radke and his assistant, Fred H. Kelly, by the University of Oregon medical school from August 26, 1934, to May 31, 1938. The poundmaster at that time stated that the dogs were delivered to the school by him in his own car on Sundays, and were sheep killers impound ed by the county. laav Itweea 1M and 123 persons workers eearchirf wreckage for Fires Quelled B Danger Is StUllEhctieme 600-Acre Pumpkin Ridge - Blaze Smoulders, May Break out Again Burning Permits Cannot Be Invoked; Forester r "Takes Precaution PORTLAND, Ore., April 19.- (JPi-A forester who hasseen lives lost, towns destroyed and great watersheds stripped of trees in mid-summer- and autumn conflag rations viewed forest fire hazards in Oregon today as the "worst" in many years and spring, freak ishly free of rain, was less than a month old. Although costly brush fires dot ted a dry western Oregon, State Forester J. W. Ferguson advised the governor and the state board of control his department was without power to require burning permits until the official start of the fire season on May 19. The board, however, observing a haze filled atmosphere more common to late summer than early spring, authorized the forester to purch ase ten more i trucks for use in emergency fire fighting. A (00-acre blaze In the brush and logged-off land along Pump kin Ridge near Hillsboro smould ered dangerously tonight while residents feared a wind might start a new advance on farm homes and woodcutters' cottages. Two homes vand several farm buildings were destroyed yester day and many others menaced be- (Turn to Page 2, Col. 1.) County's 4H Fair Has 1143 Entries Show at Fairgrounds Will Last Through Saturday; Judging Under Way Marion county 4-H club boys and girls opened their own1 fair at the state fairgrounds yesterday with 1143 exhibits, so many the 4-H club exhibit building was filled nearly to capacity. The an nual spring show will last through Saturday afternoon. Judging will be completed this morning and ex hibits opened for public inspec tion from noon on. Preliminary Judging results were announced last night by Wayne D. Harding, county club agent, as follows: Forestry I, five awards in each group blue ribbon Junior Kil- lerger, Richmond; Norman Tull, Richmond; Stanley Turnbull, An keny; Richard Krens, Victor Point; Richard Gatke, Richmond; red ribbon Clinton Mason, Rich mond; Walter Bowman, Salem Heights; James Henderson, An (Turn to Page 2, CoL C.) 75 Men Jobless in Lariton neup McMINNYILLE, April 19-() Seventy-five men were without work after CIO lumber workers. protesting the refusal of a wage boost of five cents an hour, struck at the Linke-Haynes sawmill in Carlton, Sheriff G. W. Manning reported today. The union also requested a closed shop. E. J. Llnke, one of the owners, said he offered an increase of two and a half cents an hour begin ning May 1. OKLAHOMA were tnJnred. Photo shows snisslng friends sad relatireo aft Cap 15-Bay Notices Are Given ip Employers In Fourteen States Shutdown to Be Complete on May Unless Appalachian Contract Is Settled by That Time 2400 in Washington Will Be Idle Plan Goes Through; Railroads Suffering Due to Deadlock NEW YORK, April 19. (AP) John L. Lewis carried out tonight his threat to order a complete shutdown of the nation's soft coal industry unless Appalachian region oper ators quickly came to terms with his United Mine Workers (CIO) on a new contract. Officials of the UMW in districts outlying' the Appala chian region began announcing that the CIO president had notified them to terminate special agreements under which they have continued . working while 338,000 Appalachian miners were, idle. Fifteen days notice is required to terminate the agree ments. A UMW spokesman here said about 150,000 miners Shierman Guilty On Three Counts Fined $100, Jail Term Is Suspended on Drunk Driving Charge Found guilty by a six-man mu nicipal court jury of drunken driving, failure to give right-of-way to a pedestrian and failure to stop after an accident, Alex John Shierman. whose ear the night of February 11 struck and Injured Henry Hendrickson, was last night fined $100, given a 30-day suspended jail sentence, placed on probation for one year and his driver s license revoked by Municipal Judge A. Warren Jones. The jury, comprised of Fore man E. H. Leach, C. C. Gabriel, L. M. Flagg, A. H. Moore, John T. Ross and Thomas Toen, delib erated but 11 minutes after hear ing the testimony that lasted four hours and 45 minutes and took it to the scene of the accident and (Turn to Page 2, Col. 1.) Eclipse Watched By Many Locally Dark glasses were much In de mand Wednesday morning as Sa lem gazed into the eastern sky to watch the moon blot oat more than two-thirds f the sun's sur face. The morning light dimmed perceptibly, as though the sun rise were suddenly turning into a sunset, as the eclipse progressed toward the maximum shortly be fore 8 a.m. The phenomena of sun. spots and of the eclipse penumbra, the semi-darkened portion ot the moon's shadow on the sun, were plainly visible to visitors who ob served the eclipse with the sun telescope at the B. L. Bradley amateur observatory on Waldo avenue. One pronounced cluster of sunspots as well as several indi vidual spots were noted on the 10-inch image of the sun cast on the telescope screen. 500,000 Advance Asked for 'Point WASHINGTON, April" 1.-V The navy department, anticipating senate approval of a 11,600,000 authorization for a naval airbase at Tongue Point, Ore., asked the budget bureau today to-graat $$00,000 to finance the project during the next fiscal year. Congressman James Mott, Ore gon republican, was advised de partment officials were confident the bureau would; allow the re quest. - Army of Christian Endeavor Here Today for "State Meet Christian, Endeavor . .members troni all over Oregon "will congre gate' In, Salem , tonight for the opening of their annual state eon Tsntion, this " year bull, around the ihemeMy Best for Christ," i Nearly 150Q, young men and women are expected here by Fri day.. - -J- f , :-r- : ', ' . " Tonight's session will he held at the convention headquarters, the -iFlrst T Presbyterian , church, with, Div M. Howard Pagan. Wilt shire Boulevard church of Los Angeles, , to bring the address on "His Best for Us.".. . .. ' s - Dr. Brace Baxter, president of Willamette nalrersltL will wel foxae the Endeavorers to the city, if Oin 1 states would be affected by the cancellation. The spokesman would neither confirm nor deny Lewis' order. He said any comment would come out of the conference of operat ors and miners' negotlatons re suming tomorrow in the face ot a growing coal shortage. Confirmation came neverthe less from several UMW officials in the outlying districts, compris ing the states ot Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Wyoming. Montana, Wash ington, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Mis souri and Alabama and in westers Kentucky. Growing railroad a n e m ploy, meat resulting from " the eight state mine shutdown also was re ported today by two major lines. RENTON, Wash., April 19-(JP) San Nicholls of Renton, president of United Mine Workers district 10, said tonight about 45 Wash ington state mines employing 2, 400 men would shut down in IS days unless there is a settlement, of the Appalachian district wage, dispute. He said 15 days notice of a shut down would be given in compli ance with a request from John L. Lewis. If the shutdown occurs, Nicholls added, it would affect all Washington mines except one la which the union Is not represent ed. Nicholls said the Operators as sociation and individual mine own ers would be notified immediately. CHARLESTON. W. Va., April ' 19.-()-Vice President WUIianf Blizzard of the United Mine Work ers district 1? said today he had been notified by John L. Lewis that those areas not covered hy the Appalachian wage agreement had been ordered to give the IS days notice required before closing of the mines. Blizzard said a telegram from Lewis informed him "the more was taken to consolidate our us ion." j , Three Pay lives . For Ohio KHlings COLUMBUS, O., April l.-Ai-Three partners in crime father, son and friend atoned with their lives tonight for the slaying of two Springfield, O., peace officers. Harry Chapman, 37, was first to be executed because be was the first - to enter the penitentiary Following him were Henry Dia gledlne, 29, and his fsther, Har ry 56. , ... . rr, l, V The three were convicted toge ther of the murder of Patrolman Martin Randolph ot Springfield la a gun battle at the Dingledlnes cottage after robbery ot a Spring field cafe operator Sept, I. 1937. The Dingledlnes also . were con victed ot killing Chief Deputy Sheriff Edward Furry. Robert Crnette, a bandit, met death in the g u n f 1 g h t, while Chapman and young Dingledine were wounded. and Miss Dorothy Kliks, McMinn YUIe, state president, will give the response, - ,"V:-.-rr' -?-..'.'",-"' H . Other ' features : on tonight's f meeting. will be song service led K by 3ev." Claude Neely, Portland : J , worship service in charge of Cecil Warner; 'dedicatory , prayer ' by ' Rev. Jamea Aiken Smith; solo. Manning Nelson.-Phil Barrett will play, the 7. "O'clock orgaa prelude,' with the convention, to open at JtJO. o'elok.v'x: r v . .. . Tonight's meeting will' see also- ' appointment of committee. A highlight of . tha convention ; from " the standpoint of . towns . people will be the convention par-rr -ade at a o'clock Saturday after aoonV : "