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mti littaS iiii The Weather Fair today and Monday, till fogffOB coast; no change ta temperature and humidity. - Max temp. 89 mln. 60. River -3.9 ft. North wind, i New Notev the datelines en Europein stories carried 1b The Statesman. Early news oil the' same day Is carneaj 1651 Salem, Oregon, Sunday Morning, September 10, 1939 Price Sc; Newsstands 5c No. 144 trafe araw 1 OBI i EIGHTY-Nl5pil YEAR t Poles .r igM 3)11 ReconJI Is Set In Attendance At State Fair '92,025 six Days' Total; Midway Is Crowded Late at Night Special Attractions on - Sunday Program; all -Exhibits Remain PROGRAM FOR SUNDAY, LAST DAY OF OREGON STATE FAIR 2 p. m. "Free grandstand with . exhibition of harness horse racing and circus acts. 11 to 12 noon Sacred concert on fairgrounds lawn, Salem mu niclpal band. 4 p. m. Livestock released. : 7 p. m. All American revue, grandstand. 10 p. m. Other exhibits re leased. - Twenty-five cent gate all day Sunday. By PAUL H. HAUSER, JR. They were riding the rides and seeing the sideshows on the mid way at the Oregon state fair until well after midnight last night as the. biggest crowd since Monday thronged the. fairgrounds and made Manager Leo Spitzbart very happy, indeed. He was happy because the 1939 Oregon state fair, boosted by a 14,082 crowd yesterday, has al ready, , With one day to go, setr a record attendance total of 92,052 for six days. It began to look, too, like the fair would be a great financial success, for Auditor Glen Hoar estimated the total cash receipts would be well over last year's to tal. . The paid attendance for yester day was 1415 over, the 1938 total for Saturday of 12,667. A near capacity crowd packed, the grand stand for the night show, the All American revue, whichwlU - be presented for the last time tonight at 7 .'clock. A good crowd was also present at the night horse how, which wound np its show last night ; Second Biggest Day Recorded At Races As the race meet at Lone Oak track concluded bettors made it the second biggest . pari mutnel day of the meet as they placed $19,040 on the bangtails to bring the total "handle" for the six day meet to $94,424. What could have been a tragedy almost marred the last, day of the meet as Jockey A. Archer tumbled from his mount in the third race. He was knocked unconscious by the fall and was hustled In for treat ment by the Salem first aid car, .but it was later announced he sufferedno serious Injuries. The fair will wind up today with a special program on the books. All livestock exhibits will be in the stalls until 4 o'clock and all other exhibits until 10 o'clock. A special program of ex hibition races Is scheduled tor 2 o'clock at t the grandstand with several j harness races featured. The AU-American revue, starring : (Turn to Page 3, Col. 1.) Two Are Injured In Auto Accident Billy Walsh, 18, is In a critical condition from a fractured skull and collarbone, and Joseph Ran dall, 18, Is suffering from a possi ble skull fracture and a severe gash -on the head following an automobile accident at 9:30 p.m yesterday half way between St Paul and Newberg. The accident occurred when a car driven by Cecil Austin, and containing five other people In cluding the seriously Injured youths, failed to round a curve in the road. The automobile was badly smashed. Others in the car suffered cuts and bruises, though Walsh and Randall alone were Injured serl- usly. All were from Portland. Dean Harvester In Initial Horse Show Event By MAXINE BUREN ' Dean Harvester, brown stallion owned by' Dr.- James A. Bradley of Portland, was decorated with a - floral: horseshoe . and awarded first place again in the roadsters to bike stent at the final horse show on the state fairgrounds last night The stallion is to be retired after 18 years of showing. In the ring with him, and award ed second and third places, were HRrTMIRr . A1LAGUUGJ . KUU JhUB Dean, owned by the L. R. Banks - subles of Portland nd aired by Dean Harrester. ; Jumping events were won by Ne Touche, owned by the Port land riding academy and ridden by Helen Bacon, and Kitty Hlg gins, from the Nicol riding acad- avmw ri PAMiann wirn t vv niiH up. The events were the Jumpers ' touch and go, and ladles' hunters .passes, , Salem Entrants Share in He As 4H Contests Judged at Fair - ' ' " fir - :i if i ssaswsssssssssnaMssasssai heiiil iiftiit;iTHSag AT-ft$rtil. m Outstanding 4H ? Workers Chosen Junior; Miller, Burkhart, Dorothy Brusch, Mary Clark Designated Junior Miller of Gervais and Wilbur Burkhart, jr., of Albany were announced yesterday as the two outstanding 411 club, boys of the state and Dorothy Brusch of Canby and Mary Patricia Clark of Portland the outstanding girls. Selection is on a basis of '4H dub record, Including" exhibits and placing at, the 1939 state fair and their own county fair, and on other 4H club activities. Both - Lang Active Is 4H Program Junior Miller, owner of 42 head of hogs and six sheep, has been a 4H clnb member seven of his 16 years. His winnings at the etate fair Include two firsts on hfcgs, champion fat barrow and a first on forage. He was award ed a purebred sow by W. L. Creech. He wsb a member of the Marion county livestock judging team which placed second In the state and won a third in the 4H hog showmanship contest. Junior; has been president of his club the last three years and his projects have Included hogs, corn, sheep, forage and rural elec trification. Wilbur Burkhart, who is 18, has also been a 4H member for seven years. In 4H competition at the state fair he won one sec ond, two thirds, two fourths, a fifth and a sixth. His projects this year have included owner ship of 21 head of hogs and Tour ewes, and he has been carrying a farm accounting project In which he keeps a complete busi ness record of his father's farm ing operations. Dorothy Brusch, 17, had one first, two seconds, a third and a fifth in canning and placed in (Turn to Page 3, CoL 2.) . One Driver Held After Collision SILVERTON, Sept 9. There sa Nik olson of Molalla suffered a cut onjthe face when her automo bile figured in a head-on collision with a machine driven by E. H. Shelven.of Silverton tonight on the Silverton-Salem highway near Paradise road in the Brush Creek district r Neither party to the accident was Injured seriously. - Shelven, who has been assisting R. Stadell in well-drilling operations, was arrested by A. Amo, constable, on a charge of driving while Intoxica ted. Is Honored Mariposa McDonald,' owned by the C.Roy Hunt stables, and ridden by Bert Colby, took first ribbon for three-galted saddle horses, while .Mrs. Norman De Lalttre Of Oswego riding her black mare, Bourbon's Gaiety, won first place In the : ladies ' five-gaitea saddle horses. ; U ' - X ; Excitement was' furnished in the roadsters to bike event when 3ecli Edwards, driving - Barbara Earl's Miss LinfJeld, was thrown from bis sulkey. He finished out the event and placed fourth. This was ' the only Salem . horse en tered. She had never been shown in a similar event before this season. " . , , " 1 V The Norrel Martin farm of The Dalles was awarded first rib bon and the Burge' perpetual tro phy for exhibition six-horse teams. Dr. P. E. Bentley drove thehorsos to victory all six nights lefythe liorBeshowj ' . 'i S" i" 'j ft Salem boasted many state fair champions this year, among them Robert Zielinski, Qnlnaby, shown above receiving I. L. Pat terson leadership and achieve ment enp from Lee Patterson, son of the late governor, Fri day night, and Wilma Gorton, Salem Heights, (below) ad judged healthiest 4H clnb girl la Oregon. Sailor Insurance Plea Recognized WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.-tiPY- The Maritime commission told a union leader today it would press for seamen's war risk Insurance legislation, in event of a special session of congress, but urged that the matter not be allowed to In terfere with bringing Americans home from Europe, at the present time. The commission announced chairman Emory S. Land bad giv en this assurance to Joseph Cur ran, president of the National Maritime union (CIO) during an informal discussion of the prob lems Involved In. obtaining such insurance and extra compensation for seamen on American vessels.' Patricia Donnelly ' Of Detroit Named As 'Jliss America9 ATLANTIC CITY, N J, Sept O -C((p-Patricia Mary Donnelly of Detroit 19-year-old "Miss Mich igan," Was crowned the 1089 MMJss America", tonight- "Mies Oklahoma,' In private life 18-year-old Bettye Cornelia Averyt of Tulsa, carried off the rwuier-ap -trophy and "Miss Washington State, Annamae Schoonover of Seattle, 22, and holder of two college degrees, placed thlrd.".'; vV."; The new queen of beauty has brown hair, and eyes, with a light complexion, fihe is 5 feet seven Inches tall - and weighs 120 pounds. Athenia Survivor j Dies of Injuries . WASHINGTON, Sept -(-The maritime commission received a message tonight from the cap tain of its steamer City, of Flint saying that Margaret Hayworth, 10, die dearly this morning from a brain Injury received at the time of the torpedoing of the British steamer Athenia. . , . i The message asked that John Hayworth of Hamilton,', Ontario, be notified. The City of Flint la expected to reach Halifax, NS, probably Wednesday bringing wis snrjiyors of pi tnegia disaster Brain Tinst Is Tossed out by Head of State Executive Department Is Revamped for Action in War Emergency Corcoran et al Keeping Posts; Management's Need Is Stressed HYDE PARK, NY, Sept. 9-(ff)- In an executive order which was described officially as tossing such things as the old, so-called brain trust "out the window," President Roosevelt revamped his White House staff tonight to put it in better shape to handle problems arising "in the time of national emergency" as well as those inci dent to normal government opera tions. The order set up five principal divisions: The White House of fice, the budget bureau, the na tional resources planning board, a liaison office for personnel man agement, and an office of govern ment reports. In addition, it provided "In the event of a national emergency, or threat of a national emergency," for "such office for emergency management as the president shall determine." In general, the order listed In detail the duties of White House officials in accordance with changes already made in the set up of the executive affices under a plan for government reorganiza tion. Mr. Roosevelt- said it was In tended to establish systematic pro cedures "so that the flow of work will be speedy, smooth and effec tive." "Only after this has been ac complished," his statement said. "will the president have adequate machinery for the businesslike handling of his job." With reference -to , the -"brain trust," a group of individuals like Thomas Corcoran and Benjamin Cohen, generally understood to be key advisers to the chief execu tive, Stephen T. Early, a presi dential secretary, told reporters: "It is out the window for the much heralded and celebrated creatures of imagination. We have heard and read about the brain trust Here's an emeagency. Here's an executive order. I do not see any place for those we previously heard about." Early said Corcoran, . special counsel to the reconstruction fi nance corporation, Cohen, who is general counsel to the national power policy committee, and oth er brain trusters would keep their present jobs. Mr. Roosevelt noted in his statement "in the time of nation al emergency, domestic or for eign, the job of the president is even more difficult." He added: "In such periods, It has al ways been found necessary to es tablish administrative machinery In addition to that required for the normal work of the govern ment "Set up in a time of stress, these special facilities sometimes have worked at cross purposes both within themselves and with the regular departments and agencies. "In order that the nation may not again he caught unaware, ad equate resources for management should be provided in advance of such periods of emergency. Al though these management facili ties need be brought Into action only when an emergency or seri- (Turn to Page 2, Col. 1.) NAZIS ON MARCH "SOMEWHERE IN POLAND" r tie f 'nil '- r-$ ? v "f This radloDhoto from Berlin shows German troop marching on Polish territory. Censor has deleted the German Stiffens; French Claim Gain Declaration of War by Canada Set for Today Parliament Okehs Stand of Cabinet; Russia Arming Further One-Third of Poland in German Hands; Long War British View (By the Associated Press) Canada was expected Saturday night to make an early declara tion of war against Germany. Such a declaration would put the dominion side by side with Great Britain in the conflict for which the British war cabinet last night set its policy on the assump tion that it would last at least three years. The Canadian parliament ap proved the dominion government's policy, a step which Prime Minis ter W. L. McKenzie King had said would be followed by Immedi ate steps "for a formal declara tion of a state of war." A government source, however, said the proclamation would not be forthcoming until 7 a. m. (EST) today. In Moscow, Tass, soviet official news agency, announced that so viet Russia had decided to call to the colors parts of several mili tary classes as a result of the German-Polish war "which acquires a wide and menacing character." :j: The decision was described as one for "further strengthening the defense of the country." It came as Russia was strengthening her western border where there appeared the possibility of a re established common German-Russian frontier and putting her foreign trade on a virtual "cash and carry basis." Germany's placer onslaught to ward Warsaw scored continued gains, but the Polish cspital was reported still uncaptured, a full day after the nails announced en try of advance motorized units. These were the military high lights of the day's news: Germany re-established her 1914 eastern frontier by decree af ter nasi armies swept to Warsaw's gates in a three-pointed drive. The nazis reported gains which would mean about one-third of Poland was conquered; dispatches from Poland acknowledged most of the western portions of the country had fallen. On Germany's western front French forces pushed further Into German territory, conquering most of Warndt forest, west of Forbach, and bringing total con quered German territory to about 200 square miles. A French com munique last night said "the en emy is resisting along the entire front Great Britain declared Germany was "virtually" cut-off from "over-seas sources of war supply" as a result of the British blockade. A communique said the blockade "is. now virtually complete except for the Baltic." Warsaw civilians were urged by the Polish radio to put up a fight (Turn to Page 3, Col. 5.) Resistance in West 1. Entire Divisions now Fight in Saar Region Planes and Heavy Artillery Swing Into Action on German Side hnt Fail .to Halt Advance ' According to French Communique PARIS, Sept. 9 (AP) German planes and heavy ar tillery swung into action today in a roaring counterattack against the French on the western front. Reinforced German advance guards moved into the at tack behind an artillery barrage, striking across the Saar river on the northern flank of the front in an effort to blast Party Is Accused By Ex-Communist Nazi-Red Combine Feared by Gitlow; Tells of Law Violations WASHINGTON, Sept. 9-)-A former communist leader told a congressional committee today he hoped the party would be stamped out in this country be cause now that Germany and Rus sia are on friendly terms "they will stop at nothing." Ben Gitlow, one-time official In both the international and American communist parties, made this statement to the house committee investigating un American activities during testi mony concerning the activities of Russia's secret police, OGPU, Which he said spread throughout the world. "Now that Russia and 6erl many are working together, they will stop at nothing," Gitlow said. "That's why I want to see the communist party stamped out in this country." Gitlow, who said he was ex pelled from the communist groups In 1929 after a dispute with Jo seph Stalin, testified that the OGPU operated , "passport facto ries" to forge credentials for its agents and was responsible for an unsuccessful million - dollar counterfeiting scheme in this country, about 1929 which was in tended to provide badly-needed cash for Russia's International trade. As an example of the work of the "passport factories" heex hibited a passport he said he had used, purportedly issued by Can ada under the name of "Joseph Hay." Disputing testimony by Earl Browder, present head of the American communist party, that it is independent of Moscow, Git low told of conferences with OGPU leaders and Russian com mercial officials while he was ac tive In the American party. "We did not hesitate to break laws, either state or federal. If in the aid of party Interests," he added. Tot's Skull Fractured ROSEBURG, Sept. 9.-63V Three-year-old Johnny Finnell of Sutherlin was In serious condi tion here today from a skull fracture suffered when he fell from a second-story window of the Sutherlin hotel. 'A f -Othe French from some 200 square miles of German territory cleaned out during the first week of Eu rope's new war. Despite German resistance "along the entire front" a French general staff communique said, the French advance continued. ' The communique added terse; ly "a brilliant attack by one of our divisions assured his posses sion of an important section of territory." ; The fact that the communique for the first time mentioned the use of forces as large as a divi sion indicated the battle was one of growing scope. It indicated, too, that the first part of the second week of the war might see an end, to prelimi nary action and the beginning of operations on a larger scale. During the first week the gen eral staff Insisted on operations limited to local advance guard actions. During the last two days French scout planes have reported roads leading to Trier sector, on the ex treme northern tin of the front Jmmed German troops, con voys, neavy artillery and ammuni tion moving np to reinforce the nasi Siegfried line. It was these nazl divisions which apparently the German gen eral start threw into the battle for possession of tire strategic heights (Turn to Page 8, Col. .) US-Owned Tanker Is Victim of Sub Kennebec, Flying British Flag, Only Loss of Day on High Seas (By The Associated Press) The far - reaching attacks of European .belligerents against en emy shipping on the high seas car ried an indirect blow at American Interests Saturday In the torpedo ing of the loaded oil tanker Ken nebec near the English coast Although the 5,548-ton vessel flew the British flag, she was owned by a subsidiary of Standard Oil of New Jersey, the Anglo American Oil company of London. She was commanded by Capt E. J. InBtune and left New York Aug ust 8 for Aruba, where Standard" Oil maintains a refinery. The Kennebec traveled from there to San Juan and back to Aruba be fore sailing August 22 for Eng land with a load of fuel oil. . Standard Oil officials in New Tork said they believed all the crew members, were British: The ship usually, carried 37 men, they said, bat a Holland America line freighter yesterday advised Am sterdam she had saved the full crew of 32. . The only, reported loss of the day, the tanker raised to 17 the known total of ships sunk since the war broke out and sent the British-French toll to 10. Four German, one Dutch, one Greek and an unidentified vessel which observers', believed German also have gone dowm - Elliott Roosevelt Fearful ' US Won H Remain Neutral ST. LOUIS, Sept 9-ff)-ElKolt Roosevelt In an interview here today, said the present neutral. Ity act Is "virtually certain' to be changed at a special session of congress , and ; there also is "grave possibility the TJnlted States may enter the' European conflict on the side of the allies. "While I am one of many mil lions who want this nation to stay out of war," the president's son declared. "In my; opinion, if we wait and It appears Germany is winning it may.be too late to do any good. We .are too tar away. : Vlt Germany wins she will Im mediately .strip England of her colonies and that will be a direct violation of the Monroe, doctrine which we have always insisted upon. Should Germany, - for in Btancei demand British Ginana. Polish Women Aiding Despite War's Horrors, Impassioned Plea Heard on Radio Along Willi Warning of Raids Flames Leap; Pledge of no Surrender Made: Germans Gaining BUDAPEST, Sept. 9 .-(")-A Wsrsaw radio broadcast tonight described the Polish capital as "drowned in the noise of roaring airplanes and the explosions of heavy bombs," but still resisting German attacks on the outskirts of the city. The announcer said "high flames are leaping from the buildings against a jet black sky."- "Warsaw will die to the last man, woman and child," he de clared, "we will never surrender. At 10:05 p. m. (4:05 p. m. EST) the Polish station at Lwow came on the air with an appeal to Polish women to fight side-by-side with the men against . the Ger mans, j "The heroic Polish women are not only supplying soldiers with food, but in many places they have thrown hand grenades at the on rushing: Germans," the announ -cer said. , "The German army which fights , Poland will shrivel the broadcast added. Appeal Addressed To Polish Women "Polish women: faith. is now necessary like that of great Polish women of history. Hand-ln-hand Polish soldiers and women will destroy "Hitler." Through an almost constant wall of air raid warnings, an im passioned appeal was broadcast earlier, pleading with Warsaw cit izens to resist Invasion. - The broadcaster identified film. self as Warsaw's mayor and said ne was speaking rrom the War saw radio station. The Warsaw radio at 6:30 p. m, (12:30 p. m. EST) admonished the population to refuse to listen to "false resorts" crcntoA k Germany which declared Warsaw : had fallen. The broadcaster asked the Polish station at Lwow and Wilno to tell foreign stations, par ticularly In England and France that Poland still held Warsaw. Details of the Polish stand w vague, hut radio reports indicated the city was taking a battering from German bombers. The sound of air raid sirens came through receiving sets here on an inn of every 20 minutes, with only iew minutes between "all clear" signal, and a wall announcing new attacks, j Sweep nip Wreckage Bark of Barricades "Remember General Cznma. tin defender of Warsaw, was given or ders by i Marshal Edward Smigly Rydz to defend Warsaw," the sneaker i added. "W tnn th army will do so. We must ref dse to oeueye gossip and lies. We must refuse to listen to German radios broadcasts e false newt. Let us all believe in victory. "I thank you for coming out with brooms to sween nn the wreckage," he continued. "Refuse to be frightened by barricades and irencnes. These were made by the foresight of the armv. Wa hope we won't need them, but the army must be ready for an emergencies. "Sweep away calmly along the barricades. Thank you for giving rood and encouragement to our (Turn to Page S, Col. 8.) in northern South America, we would have to fight 'The lightning war Germany predicted has already failed. The Polish army Is still Intact My advice Is to watch Italy and Rus sia, particularly Italy: And in Poland watch for guerrilla war fare. The Poles win , sever Ger man lines of communication and the deeper Into Poland Germany penetrates the longer will those lines necessarily become. . Roosevelt intimated the "influ ence of munitions manufacturers would have much to do with changing! the, neutrality, act . "In this country we have many manufacturers who would like to sell their munitions and materials nsed In war and If a strict em bargo in i shipments even to nor mally neutral countries like Can- : .(Turn to Page 3, CoL
