The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, September 13, 1939, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextPAGE TWO Hie OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Wednesday Morning, September 13, 1939 all war Across Poland to Russia, Germany to Fight Meport Entry Changes Plan Stifling Polish Army Aim so War Won't Have to - Be on two Front Br' MELVIN WHITELEATHER BERLIN, Sept. 12.-j5)Hier-many, authoritative sources said tonight. Intends to light-across Poland all'tht way to the Russian border, if this hould be neces sary, to render the entire Polish army harmless. . Entrance of France and Britain into the war has changed the pic ture, It was said, so that the high command wants to eliminate com pletely the possibility of having to fight for long on two fronts at the tame time. V Hence the present plan is to fight until all Poland is occupied and the Polish military so scat tered that it . would be impossible tnr It to reassemble and make trouble. Fuehrer Hitler originally an pounced his Intention of fighting until the present Polish govern ment should fall or new one be formed that would accept his peace terms. Earlier Plans Changed. Nothing was . said about the amount .of territory , desired nor about the necessity of disabling the whole Polish army. I ,' returned to Berlin tonight from the Lods and Radomi fronts .in Poland, west and south of War saw,' respectively. No concern over the western front was dis cernible among Germans there. Theioniy purpose seemed to be a determination to clean out the Poles. T,he troops were still moving up to participate in the first phase of hard fighting which the war has produced. The Poles have accepted battle on , three fronts north of Lodz, east of Rodam and just northeast of the capital itself. The Germans said they ' were confident their superior equip ment would wear down the thickly-massed Polish forces. Snipers Harry Nazis Snipers hare been one of the German army's greatest problems, all the way from the German fron tier to Warsaw. The snipers have paid dearly, but the practice still .is kept up. , They are to the Germans one of the most annoying factors in the present effort to capture Warsaw. The, Polish capital's "civilian ioroe" snipers shooting from buildings has disturbed the. ad vance guard of Germans trying to gain a foothold in the city. A , wounded courier arriving at the German border tonight told a story of two comrades being shot in Warsaw's streets. He had four bullet wounds but nevertheless he - rode a motorcycle from Warsaw with dispatches. Occupying Troops Snarce The Germans have left the coun tryside . relatively thinly occupied with troops Soldiers have been kept moving close to the fast-advancing fonts. -. Thousands of "auxiliary troops" have been rushed into the con quered territory nearest the Ger man border to assist in rebuilding bridges and filling in the ruts on dirt roads. They commandeered thousands of wagons and teams. They wear dust-colored washable uniforms. Among, them are 18-year-old nauths of the labor service. These auxiliary troops form the only vis ible signs of occupation In some . areas. ; Highways Are Good Germany's army moved along as though on concrete highways like ' those in Germany. I saw but two German armored cars out of com mission, evidently rendered so by hand grenades. I passed two Polish cars bat tered to pieces. Alongside each was a mound of fresh dirt with a Washington f ' jr. r Allies Annamae Bchoonover (left) of Seattle, who placed third in the Atlan- tic City beauty contest; 'Miss America" Patricia Mary Donnelly (center) of Detroit, and Betty Cornelia Avery (right) of Xnlsn, rnnnerup, shown with their trophies. Up Front With f s-t R A . N C E fd ?H - i flV. , , - " v. 11 femimn s 9 1 "' 20 4 ; sbMOuTX - 'ff '' L 1 s; ; ;r A J t rr.T,TT r Tv tVA r , X'? TV yV" ""'Vl-mirA Jsr .y-tr W f 5 - ' v a K r -TV i , it . ni'yy g a r y ruma? ia; Maps show latest developments on eastern and western fronts. Top, major engagement is in the making in the triangle formed by the Moselle and Saar rivers with thousands of French and German troops Mocking roads as they move up. Further east, French drive (s Indicated by smaller arrows. German aim Is to blast the French out of the Saarland. Ixwer map shows what German high command claims is the area of Poland now in German hands. Berlin reported the Polish army fighting at the Modlin fortress northwest of War saw was trapped, and an encircling movement was reported closing in-on Poznan. In the south, the Germans announced crossing of the San river in the Jaroslaw sector. cross and a helmet hung over the cross. Motors carried the entire r Ger man army into the campaign. Railways were useless as the Poles dynamited all bridges and railway switches when retreating. I saw only one rail line in operation and that was just inside Poland in Si lesia. The German army, which was organized to the minutest detail, apparently clicked without a hitch. - The troops appeared to be en thusiastic and to have a high morale. Vessel Ordered Tied up PORTLAND, Sept. 12-itfVThe Norwegian motorship Berganger will tie up here tomorrow until her owners decide what to do re garding further service to North Sea countries of Europe. Beauty Third 4 f -.-Sco V - X V 0 if s 4 .1 Mapmaker Swimming Pool's Work Is Halted The district WPA office yester day canceled scheduled resump tion of the SUvertoa swimming pool project today because of an unfilled demand for prune pick ers in that vicinity, W. M. "Jack Bartlett, WPA coordinator, an nounced. The shutdown will last for at least two weeks with the possi bility of being extended further to make the 35 men on the pro ject available for the flax harvest. he said. The WPA is closing down pro jects wherever the state employ ment service reports a shortage of harvest labor, according to Bart lett. Only exception being made is in the case of a project of a type that work already started would be lost if not completed at once. Solon Protest Upheld WASHINGTON, Sept. 12-UP)- Clark Griffith, president of the Washington Senators, said to night President Will Harridge of the American Baseball league had upheld a Washington protest over its game with the Chicago White Sox today, which the Senators lost, 2 to 3. Griffith said the game would be replayed as a part of a doubleheader. Bicycles Alaskan Peril ANCHORAGE, Alaaka. Sept 12 D Alaskans, accustomed to the perils of the trail, had a new transportation menace to con tend with today bicycles. Bi cycles are so numerous the cham ber of commerce Is planning an educational safety campaign in an attempt to halt a wave of mis haps. Several bicyclists have been bumped by automobiles In the past month. - " Seattle War Council SEATTLE, Sept. 12-ifl-The chamber of commerce today "an nounced formation of an "emer gency coordinating council" to assist the ; public and hsslness men of the city and state in prob lems arising from' the war situa tion. Chinese Pickets Leave OLYMPIA, Sept. H.-iBj-ChL nese children, who had picketed the 'Japanese freighter Florida Mara this morning, withdrew this afternoon contending "our picket line -was successful In ? bringing about attention to the community the concern of the Chinese peo ple." Tardy Witness Doyle Arrives Long-Sought Man Testifies Today in Bridges Case; Is Arrested, Freed SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 12-GP) -Stanley M. Doyle, long-sought witness In the Harry Bridges de portation case, motored into San Francisco today from Minnesota. met the press, demanded a public hearing for his testimony, and surrendered to police on an old arrest warrant for battery. He was Quickly released on bail. Tomorrow he is due to tes tify' as a hostile defense witness in the Bridges case In a closed session conducted by John !G. Clarkson, sitting as special trial examiner for the labor depart ment. ; Doyle, active for three years In marshaling evidence to show that Bridges was a deportable alien communist, was sought for sever al weeks on labor department subnoena and federal district court orders. Swats "Falsification" Today he characterized some of the evidence concerning him as "downright falsification." He said he would probably demand of Clarkson that the press be ad mitted to hear his testimony in re futation of charges by the Bridges defense. "For nine weeks of that hearing I have been pictured as a briber, as one who practiced subornation of perjury and other high crimes," he said. Doyle figured prominently In the hearing testimony as the per son who planted a sound record ing device in Harry Bridges' hotel room in Portland, Ore., and In having persuaded John L. Leech, a major government witness, to testify against Bridges. New York Radio Rouses FCC Ire WMCA Faces Charges of Rebroadcasting of Military Secrets WASHINGTON, Sept. ll.-OPh- The federal communications com mission today called upon Radio Station WMCA of New York City to show cause why It should not be ruled off the air on a charge of Intercepting and broadcasting mil itary secrets of Germany and Great Britain. Officials said It was the first action against any radio station in connection with the handling of European war news. The FCC said the commission "has information in its possession tending to establish that the Knickerbocker Broadcasting com nany. Inc.. licensee of Station WMCA. New York, caused the in terception of secret radio com munications sent by the govern ments of Germany and Great Britain, respectively, containing orders to the naval or military cowers of said governments to govern the movement of said for ces in time of war, and thereaft er caused the said messages to be decoded and broadcast over the facilities of Station WMCA, al without authority of the respect ive senders." The c-der explained that this country has agreed with foreign governments "ta take all the measures possible" to insure the "secrecy of international corres pondents." Donald Flamm, president of the Knickerbocker company, said in New York that WMCA's broad casting news "was done only through wholly accredited and re sponsible news-gathering agen cies." He dnied that the station il legally had intercepted and broad cast German and British govern ment communications. Soviet to Punish Food Hoarders MOSCOW, Sept. 12-p)-Soviet Russia today started a crack down campaign on food hoarders and speculators following a run on consumers' stocks which was set off by mobilization of re serves tor serTicevjen tae roiisn border. The government newspaper Ir vestia announced a decree order ing courts throughout the conn try to bring speculators to trial, some of tnem within four or five days. The defendants were to be presented as "examples" to the rest of the country. Under law. speculators get at least fire years imprisonment. Official newspapers reported liquidationw of -violators, of Soviet Russia's southern frontier and arrests of "spies and dlver- sionists. Low on Power Bid ELLENSBURG, Wash., Sept 1 (P)-The Bennett and Taylor com pany of Los Angeles today submit ted the low offer or is,87t for construction of a 127-mile rural electrification line and substation on a project sponsored by the Kittitas county public utility dls trict. . . Positive Relief for Sinus Colds Arthritis, Lumbago Sciatica or Rheumatism Phone for Appointment Phone 4021 . 330 Belle vue - JOHN F. CLASS Vapo-Path Baths 5 Hardships Follow Escape f ft. j" - ? , - v vrv- f ' . yt , t ' ? : I V - "J 1 . ..A 1 a' m 1 1 t--,,iin..,, ..' r-M.!!. i AiHI wfl A robe thrown over her "shoulders this woman survivor of the sinking of the British steamer Athenla is shown as she landed at Galway, Godfrey, Portland, Kiwanis Governor VICTORIA, B. C, Sept. lz.- (CP)-Jack Godfrey, of the Port land Kiwanis club, was elected governor of the Pacific northwest district of Kiwanis International, at the election of officers held here today. He won the election over Arth ur Cory, the only other candidate for the position. Immediately aft er the election he was officially presented to the 22nd district con vention, in session here, as suc cessor to J. N. Emerson, Pullman, Wash., who has held the office for the past year. Lieutenant-governors elected to head the district's 12 divisions in cluded Robert Duncan, Burns, Ore.; John Ascham, Tillamook, Ore.: and Tom Parkinson, Rose- burg, Ore. Spokane was selected for the 1940 convention. Canadian Waters Okeh for Travel By US Citizens SEATTLE, Sept, 12-(;p)-Castoms collectors Saul Haas decided today British Colum bia waters were not Included in the European war zone. Had Haas decided otherwise, Americans would no longer be able to travel to Victoria and Vancouver, B. C, in Canadian Pacific steamers, because the neutrality law forbids them to sail on any ship belonging; to a belligerent nation. Haas said he discovered that war zones were made and not born, and that British Colum bia waters would not be in cluded in the war sone until and unless they are so defined by presidential proclamation. Passenger Train Kills PLAINS, Mont, Sept. 12-MEV Joe E. Berg, 28, a rancher living near Dixon, was fatally injured last night when he drove onto a railroad crossing in front of Northern Pacific passenger train, He died en route to the hospital here. . . DC is OCEAN FRESH DAILY 47 and makeshift shoes on her feet, Ireland, from a rescue ship. Western Building Gains in August SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 12-Wp) -Total building activity in 155 far western communities in creased to I28.63S.000 in August from 124,730,000 in July, a sur vey by the Federal Reserve bank of San Francisco -disclosed to day. Building was a little ahead of last year, when the 15& com munities of the seven western states had a total of 128,207,000 Oregon chalked up $1,173,000 compared with $1,219,000 in Ju ly and $1,097,000 in the 1938 month. Washington, with $1,770,000 was out in front of the preceding month's $1,462,000 and also the month's $1,349,000. McNary Uncertain Of Special Call United States Senator Charles L. McNary believes President Roosevelt will not call a special session of congress unless he is assured that a majority of the senate will vote for his proposed "cash and carry" neutrality legis lation, according to , statements attributed to the senator made In Portland yesterday. If a special session is convened, It will be assembled on or near October 2, in McNary 's opinion. The "cash and carry" proposal goes farther than international law in restricting a neutral na tion's dealings with belligerents. It would require that belligerent nations desiring to buy American goods make their purchases in this country for cash and carry them away in their own ships. War Casualty at Fair SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 12-P) -The British Columbia exhibit at the Golden Gate International ex position closed today second war casualty of Treasure Island. W. Lloyd Craig, Canadian gov ernment commissioner at the fair, declared "It Is deemed nec essary to close the British Colum bia exhibit forthwith" because of Canada being at war with Ger many. The first foreign war cas ualty of the exposition was the Johore pavilion, closed last week. Per Pound ' Buy Now While Price Are Low Canada Tax Rise Quickly Approved Commons. Votes to Boost Luxuries, Business Profits Charges OTTAWA. Sept. 12-(CanaJian Press) The government's war-tax proposals were enacted into law tonight by the house of commons with unusual parliamentary speed. The "pay as you go" program for Increased taxes on incomes, luxuries and excess profits got quick approval. Income taxes are increased 20 per cent and the higher rate will be paid on: the current year's in come. Present exemptions and graduations of personal income taxes remain unchanged. With an estimated deficit for the present financial year, Includ ing war costs up to March 31, 1940, of 4158,000,000, the minis ter said he planned to meet a large portion of it out of increased taxes on luxuries and excess profits. All businesses ; will pay a tax ranging from 10 per cent to 60 per cent of profits ranging in excess of five per cent to 2$ per cent of capital, or an alternative tax of 50 per cent on all profits in excess of the average for the last four years. Browder Handled Millions, Testify WASHINGTON, Sept. 12-UPV- rne nouse committee investigat ing un-American activities today heard testimony that William Browder, now a $25 a week com munist party district chairman in New York, handled $1,302, 000 .in funds of the New York state organization In 1937 and 1938. At the same time, the commit tee counsel, Rhea Whitley, brought from the committee's accountant evidence that 43 com munist party accounts for the same period showed transactions totaling $10,164,000. Browder, 44-year-old brother of Earl Browder, general secre tary of the communist party in this country, told the committee during a long analysis of the party's financial activities, that accounts in the Amalgamated bank and the Manufacturers Trust company of New YoTk were both in his name. He said the latter bank had refused to accept an account in the name of the communist party. Ships Use Caution In North Atlantic NEW YORK, Sept. 12-L!p)-Ai: ships plying the perilous north Atlantic proceeded cautiously to day as belligerent powers tight ened their surveillance of the seas. ' Reporting graphic indications of mid-Atlantic dangers, the Brit ish liner Arandora Star slipped Into port with 260 relieved Amer icans among her 441 passengers. Nine submarine warnings were is sued during the crossing. The final warning came as the ship approached American shores. Officers said an unidentified sub marine was reported operating off Nantucket lightship yesterday. (Nantucket lightship is south of Boston, approximately 193 miles northeast of New York.) JE J H who Is sensitive to Quality and Correctness appre ciates the exquisite) beauty and dignity of genuine engraving. We; wonder, however, Just how many people "have yet to discover that we are head quarters in thto community for genuine engraving? Our craftsmanship is as fine as human skill and superb materials can make it. i Yet, we have found it possible to bring the ad vantages of genuine engraving, within the means of every, person, and every business firm. A generous supply of engraved visiting cards, for Instance, costs only $1.65 and this Includes engraving the plate! . A year's supply of engraved or mocLogrammed social stationery costs only $3.95 Including the plate. Business letterheads on fine Hammermfll Bond are only $7.95 wth no extra charge for engraving the steel plate. . ' Surely then, mere is no neec to do without the prestige and beauty of genuine engraving. Won't you plan to visit us? See how Imuch we have to offer and for how little! - Statesman Publishing Co. Complete PRINTING; Service 215 South Commercial St. f Phone; 9101 Late Sports PORTLAND, Sept. 12.-)-Saa Francisco Slugged oUt a 10-8 vie. tory over Portland in the second game of a Pacific Coast league doubleheader tonight to break even, after nine Seal errors cost tnem the opener 14-4. The visitors had to come from behind to win the seven-inning second game after Portland scored five runs in the third on two er rors, a walk and five hits. They turned the trick in the fifth and sixth, in each Inning bunching five hits for four runs. Portland ended the sixth with a triple play. Wilson, Marshall, Hawkins to Jeffries. 1 (Second! game) San Francisco - 10 1C 3 Portland L 8 10 1 Koupal.l Ballou (6) and Wood- all; Hilcher, Birkofer (6) and Monzo. ! Woman Is Injured In Fall From Car Mrs. Shirley Ritchie, 927 North Church, was hospitalized at the Salem General shortly before 11 o'clock last night, suffering from a possible! fractured hip -sustained when she fell from an automobile as it turned the corner at the Union and High streets intersec tion. I Mrs. Ritchie was the third ac cident patient attended by city first aid jcar officers up to that time last; night. The first was Mrs. Elmer Orcutt, of 1040 North Church, who sustained facial abrasions in a three-car collision at Judson and South Commercial, and the second was a Miss Dianna Taylor, who have her address as a local hotel. She was picked up, apparently unconscious, at the corner of; Chemeketa and Capitol streets and taken to a doctor. Kara, iataW, is As Ua&f &t isn't fa dtVt to a Kvea ttoftflh Us ledger may show no balance due, yon ewe him a debt of gratttsde foe bis faithful service in tune of need. This debt we cannot hope to pay. 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