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EIGHTY-NINTH YEAR
Leave Embargo
As Is. Borah's
Appeal to US
Law's Scrapping . Leads
to Armed Aid Soon
in Solon's View
Difficulties of Nation
Keeping Hands off
Would Increase
By RICHARD L. TURNER
WASHINGTON, -Sept. 13.-(P-Senator
Borah R-Ida) denounced
the proposed repeal of the embar
go on arms shipments to Europe's
belligerents tonight as an act of
Intervention in the conflict
abroad, likely to be followed by
America's armed participation.
"If in a few months we can tear
lip the law which a nation almost
universally approved," he asked
In a radio speech, "how Ions do
yon think it will take to put across
the proposition of sending our
young: men into the trenches, once
we have intervened? '
Borah said further:
"It may be said that to repeal
the law is not unneutral. I think
under the circumstances it is
However, let's not discuss techni
calities. But when it is said to me
as a senator: 'I want you to carry
through a program, the first step
of which Is repeal, the second step
of which is the furnishing of arms
and munitions to one side, openly,
persistently and continually de
clared, then I know I am voting
for intervention. I am helping to
take this nation Into a European
war. I cannot hide behind the fact
that they are two different acts
because both are part of one plan,
and that plan includes the furnish
ing of arms which is beyond ques
tion Intervention.
Senate Colleague
Growing Warlike
"All anyone needs to do to know
that this la the real, the controll
ing purpose of repeal is to read
the literature on repeal down to
the last 48 hours.
"The talk here In Washington
is no longer that of merely tar
nishing arms. It is said: we must
prepare to fight. One of my col
leagues, a most able and sincere
senator, declared a few nights ago
publicly: 'Let us give ' up t h I s
dream 1 of Impartiality, therefore
of neutrality. It Is better, said he,
'to take up sides and fight.' He
was speaking out boldly what is
now heard from, the same sources
from which came the agitation for
furnishing arms."
The advocates of repeal, Borah
continued, offer the argument
that the European democracies
are imperilled and "we must go
to their rescue." They contend,
he added, that "civilization Is
threatened" and America cannot
Ignore the problem thus present
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Hard to Turn Back
Once Stand Taken
"But If the war continues and
the imperilling of democracies
and' the; threatening of civiliza
tion increase, what can we say,
having once put our hand to
the plow?" the senator asked.
"Will
we turn our backs to the
situation?
whole
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"1 tepeat, as I stated a mo-
ago, what we are really
considering these days is t h e
broad I question: Has the time
come when the United States
must take part in this European
conflict? Why deceive ourselves
as to what will happen once we
enter the conflict? Why shut our
eyes .to the inevitable conse-
quences which must follow?"
: At the outset of his address,
which was delivered over Nation
al 'Broadcasting company facili
ties, Borah said: "
! "Europe is again in the midst
of war. -The president of the
United States has? issued procla
mations to the effect that in this
war this nation shall stand neu
tral. But we all realize that laws
and statutes and proclamations
are not, and will not be suffi
cient to , maintain successfully a
policy of neutrality
People Alone . k
Can Decide It
"Only the united will of the
people can accomplish this diffi
cult task. It is highly proper
therefore that we openly and
frankly discuss all phases of this
question . which bears, and will
bear, so heavily upon the great
body of the people.
"I want to associate myself to-
we can ana ouxm to remain neu-
al. I want to resolve with you
that we will in good laltn put
forth our. best thoughts and our.
best efforts to accomplish that
great aim.
"If we can succeed as a peo
ple, especially In the midst of
conditions such as they now are.
In establishing here upon this
western continent a great neutral
power, a power standing not tor
force, not tor cruelty and injus
tice, but for peace, for fair deal
ing among nations, for reason
and Justice, we will not only have
added honor to all nations and
all peoples a service far greater
than it will ever be possible for
us to render by Joining any na
tion, or nations, , in carrying on
war." :-
Patty at Spokane
SPOKANE. - Sept. 14. WV-
Patty Berg, University of Minne
sota co-ed and former national
; women's golf champion, arrived
tonight. - She will play an exhibi
tion round tomorrow at the Spo
kane Country club, teamed with
professional Babe Henderson of
the Manlto Country club against
city champion Betty jean Ructer
and Roy Aloe, Country club pro.
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Even the reichsfuelirer must eat while supervising activity at the
Polish front. Cablephoto above from Berlin pictures Adolf Hitler
at a field kitchen near Lodz in conquered Polish territory partaking
of light lunch with his soldiers. UN photo.
Nations Told US
Stands on Rights
Capital Officials Prepare
Measures to Prevent
War Profiteering
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14.-(ff)-Senator
Borah's address attacking
President Roosevelt's "cash and
carry" neutrality legislation came
at the close of a day which saw
several developments In connec
tion .with the war abroad and the
special session which is to convene
next Thursday to consider repeal
ing the embargo and other
changes in the neutrality act.
Secretary Hull notified the war
ring nations that the American
government is standing, in every
way, upon its rights as a neutral
under international law.
The justice department was
drafting "anti-profiteering" legis
lation. Secretary Morgenthau an
nounced that the treasury was
studying the possibilities of an im
proved budgetary position as a re
sult of the war. Rising commodity
prices might mean a saving on
farm benefit payments, for in
stance, he said, and an upturn in
business would reduce relief costs.
From the federal reserve board
came word that the reserve banks
bought $230,000,000 of govern
ment securities in the week which
closed September 13, for the pur
pose of avoiding any undue de
cline in the price of those obliga
tions. Woman Drowned
.In Butte Creek
0
Adelia Woodward, Age 73,
Falls Into Stream at
Scotts Mills
SILVERTON Sept. 14 Ap
parently slipping into the waters
of Butte creek as she picked ap
ples alone in the orchard at her
home near Scotts Mills, Mrs. Ade
lia Woodward, 73, was drowned
this afternoon.
The body of the aged woman,
floating face down, was found at
3 p.m. by Alice Quail at the dam
in Scotts Mills. It was believed a
stroke may have caused the victim
to fall Into the water. Physicians
said she had been dead about one
hour.
- The Salem emergency car reach
ed the scene 15 minutes after be
ing called and the officers made
lengthy efforts at resuscitation.
Mrs. Woodward was born In
Indiana and had lived at Scotts
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Plan new Insurance Firm
With Bead Offices Here
Organization of a multiple line
insurance company with head of
fices in Salem, under a plan as
suring widespread ownership , ot
stock throughout Oregon with re
sultant active interest and sup
port in every community, was
considered by a group of local
business men and women at the
chamber of commerce Thursday
night.' At the close of the meeting
Walter Mlnier, who was chairman
of the meeting, was authorized to
appoint a committee of 25 to in
vestigate the proposal.
The plan as explained by
Charles O'Connor of Olympia,
who directed organization ot a
similar company with head of
fices In that city, provides for dis
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'Boxcar Phantom'
Striking Again;
Hoboes Lose 50
SPOKAXE, Sept. 14(V
The "phantom of the freight
trains," who lines up his vic
tims at gunpoint in rolling box
can, plucked 950 from 80
transients one week, almost to
the hour, from hit last appear
ance. But last week the victims
numbered only 15, asd the ban
dit returned to one an heirloom
watch and to another personal
check for S80.
Sheriff Ralph Buckley, who
said he "combed the hobo
jungles" in search of the gun
man, believed the man had an
accomplice who drove him to
Newport, then met him in Spo
kane after the robberies for the
"getaway."
Two Issues Block
Waterfront Peace
Retroactive Pay, Extension
ot Current Agreement
Argued by Union
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept., 14.-(ip)-Retroactive
pay, if wages are
increased, and the extension of
the current agreement remained
the major problems In the re
sumption of negotiations between
the waterfront employers and
union longshoremen tonight.
Representatives of both groups
met in joint session twice today,
and at one time broke, up for
separate meetings with Dr. Louis
Bloch, of the maritime labor
board, shuttling back and forth
with proposals and counter pro
posals in an attempt to iron out
the impasse.
Differ on Extension
The present agreement expires
September 30. The union has pro
posed that it be extended until
agreement is reached or negotia
tions break down completely. Em
ployers have asked a definite
termination date be set. A decision
on the question, observers be
lieved, also might settle the prob
lem as to what date retroactive
pay might be applicable.
The union has asked wage in
creases. An announcement from the
office of the employers tonight
said today's sessions were "with
out definite results" bat that
other meetings would be held
, tomorrow.
trict directorates In 11 districts
throughout the state and the
sale of atock amounts ' ranging
from $50 to $250 up to a spe
cified limit of $100,000 to select
ed citizens In each district. Direc
tors would be privileged to buy
$1100 worth of stock.
The financial setup would he
carefully safeguarded, O'Connor
explained, and stockholders would
receive a fair return on their in
vestment, but not a large return
because of the limits on owner
ship. The purposes. Instead,
would be twofold: To create em
ployment through the company's
operation and to keep in Oregon
the insurance profits which now
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Salem, Oregon, Friday Morning, September 15, 1939
War
British Cut
Spoils of War
Being Grabbed
On High Seas
Big Phosphate Shipment
Destined for Nstzia
Is Nipped off
American Freighter Is
Carrier of Initial
Prize Announced
LONDON, Sept 14.-ff)-The
British government today intensi
fied its drive to halt the flow of
war supplies to Germany, declar
ing that "already large quantities
of contraband have been stopped
and prevented from reaching the
enemy."
The first public notice of a war
prize cargo published today stated
that approximately 5,900 tons of
phosphate from the American
freighter, Warrior of Mobile, Ala.,
was now lying In barges at Pur
fleet to be sold by order of the
marshal of the admiralty.
When the cargo was seized and
other details were not given.
(The phosphate export associa
tion in New Tork said the War
rior's cargo had been paid for in
cash by a German buyer prior to
the ship's departure and that the
association had no further interest
in it.
Scores of Vessels
Get Navy's Eye
The admiralty disclosed that
the Nieuw Amsterdam, a flagship
ot the Holland American line, was
examined yesterday for contra
band and that more than a score
of ships were detained off . the
southeast coast today for search
ing. Previously the ministry of econ
omic warfare had announced seiz
ure of the eargo of the Nether
lands steamer Croenlo as suspect
ed contraband and the searching
of an American ship, the Black
Osprey.
The Nieuw Amsterdam and the
Black Osprey were released after
search.
The Duke of Windsor, prepar
ing to take up a war appointment,
called on his brother, King
George, for the first meeting since
the former ruler left the country
nearly three years ago. They spent
about a half hour together.
Neutral Countries
Assured Free Seas
A ministry of information com
munique tonight assured neutral
powers that Britain had no inten
tion of preventing them from im
porting foodstuffs and other ma
terial for their own use.
"The German wireless has dis
torted the purpose of the British
contraband policy as setting out
to strangle neutral trade and
bringing starvation and death to
old people, women and children in
neutral countries," the communi
que said.
"Britain does not seek to dic
tate to any neutral government.
She has already categorically de
clared that she will do all in her
power to facilitate bona fide neu
tral trade.
"What Britain is endeavoring
to do is to prevent the German
government from Importing goods
and material which will enable
them to prolong the war."
The government continued to
relax the rigid precautionary mea
sures put into effect at the out
break of war. It was announced
that all movies, theaters and other
places of entertainment in Eng
land, Scotland and Wales would
be reopened tomorrow.
American Vessel
Warnings Denied
BERLIN, Sept 14-P)-A state
ment was issued tonight by a
DNB (official German news agen
cy) denying that a German sub
marine commander had warned
the captain of an American ves
sel halted off the British coast
that thereafter fire would be
opened on any American ship re
fusing to halt when commanded.
Capt G. Self, master of the
Waterman Steamship line freight
er, Wacosta, halted off the Irish
coast, - reported the submarine
commander had said his orders
were to fire upon any vessel that
refused to halt for a search for
contraband. U
(The Waeosta was detained
tor three hours and searched be
fore she was permitted to re
sume her voyage from Glasgow
to New Tork.)
Ant-Paste Poisoning Is
Blamed, Child's Death
PORTLAND. Sent 14.
Ant paste poisoning waa blamed
tor the death today of two-year-old
Paula Lou Paulson at Doern
becher hospital. She swallowed
the paste at her borne in St
Helens. . -,
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recently demolished by nazi troops. UN photo.
5 Squalus Dead
Taketf From Hull
San Diego Fireman First
of Bodies Identified;
Survivors Look on
PORTSMOUTH, NH, Sept 15-(FrIday)-3)-Bodies
of five of
the 26 men drowned in the sub
marine Squalus when it sank off
this port May 23 were moved
from within the vessel's muddy
hull and carried ashore early to
day at the navy yard.
First of the victims to be iden
tified was John P. Hathaway,
fireman, first class, whose address
was given as San Diego, Calif.
Survivors of the Squalus fatal
plunge stood stiffly at attention
as the first huddled form was
gently handed through a hatch in
a tense scene under the glare of
floodlights.
Salvage workers returned into
the hull at once to begin carrying
out the other bodies.
They said some were seen in the
after engine room and others in
the after torpedo room, where
they were found in a group around
a ladder leading toward a hatch.
The bodies were to be taken to
the navy yard medical , building,
where it was hoped to identify
them through marks and identifi
cation bands on their clothing.
A short while later officials
announced identification of a
second body as that of Eugene
A. Hoffman of Brooklyn, Mich.,
a machiniest mate, first class.
At 1:15 a. m. (EST) the
Squalus was eased into a dry
dock with Lt. Oliver F. Naquin,
her rescued commander, and 27
of the 32 other survivors, man
ning the vessel.
Late Sports
BROOKLYN, NY, Sept. 14-UP)
Scoring through four mediums,
the Brooklyn Dodgers ushered in
their National Professional Foot
ball league season with a 12 to 7
victory over the Pittsburgh Pi
rates tonight before a crowd of
19,444.
The Dodgers registered a field
goal in the first period, a touch
down and a point after touch
down in the second, and a safety
in the final quarter as the Pi
rates were scoring their lone
touchdown and converting in the
second quarter.
OAKLAND, Calif.. Sept 14-(-Night
game:
Sacramento 7 11 1
Oakland 8 14
Freitas and Ogrodowski; Sal
veson, Sheehan and Conroy.
HOLLYWOOD, Sept 14-ff)-
San Diego lost Its mathematical
chance of getting into, the post
season playoff among the first
four teams in the Pacific Coast
league standing when Hollywood
won tonight's game, 7 to 2.
San Diego 2 S 1
Hollywood ...,7 13 1
Humphreys, Pillette and De-
tore; Bittner and Dapper.
PORTLAND, Sept 14-P)-Sec-
ond game (7 innings)!
San Francisco 4 12 1
Portland . 3 10 1
Stutx and Salkeld; Gaoler,
Hitcher and Honzo.
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BASEL. SwitaerUnd, Sept.
IB - (Friday) - Germam
troops in the Hundat forest
north of Wlssembonrg forced
French patrols advancing into
the area to retreat, according
to dispatches reaching here
this morning. This apparently
marked the opening of combat
on a new sector of the west
ern front.
Wissembonrg, on the eastern
slopes of the Vosges foothills,
is just inside the French bor
der, about 12 miles west of
the Rhine and 45 miles east of
Saarbruecken.
The dispatches said there
was open fighting under pro
tective shellfire from the
French and German lines of
fortifications.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 14-(!p)
-The marine exchange said today
lt was Informed the German
steamer Tacoma, which left San
Francisco August 19, had ar
rived in the neutral port of Tal
cahuano, Chile. The message
came to Sudden & Christenson,
agents.
No word as to the whereabouts
of three other nazi ships reported
on the Pacific the Portland,
Odenwauld and Weser has been
received.
BUDAPEST, Sept 1 l-(;p)A
Polish broadcast from Baran
owirze tonight declared 80 per
sons were killed and four big
fires were started today in the
first air bombing of that city
of 30,000 population 200 miles
northeast of Warsaw.
Lindbergh Takes
To Mike Tonight
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14. UPl
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh
will discuss "America and the
European Wars" Friday night in
a nationally-broadcast talk over
the Mutual Broadcasting system
fiom 6:45 p. m., to 7 p. m.
(PST).
The National Broadcasting com
pany and Columbia Broadcasting
system also will carry Lindbergh's
talk.
Colonel Lindbergh completed
today his volunteer army service
of about live months.
Secretary of War Woodring an
nounced that the flier was "being
relieved from Inactive duty in
the war department." No further
light was shed on his plans.
Nazis Retreat Into Saar
But Forge Ahead in East
PARIS, Sept 14.-p)-A strong
French drive which forced the
Germans into retreat before Saar
bruecken and gave the French
many prisoners was reported to
night from the western front
French forces were reported
pressing the Germans hard, taking
prisoners as they penetrated the
advance key positions of the Sieg
fried line and the rich Saar in
dustrial valley.
It was apparent the Germans
were retreating under cover of a
barrage of tons of high explosive
shells fired by their heavy bat
teries on the line of hUla south of
Saarbruecken.
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Subs' Shots Find
2 English Marks
Tanker, Freighter Sunk
in Day's Raids Near
British Isles
(By the Associated Press)
Germany's submarines, appar
ently concentrating their attack
around the British isles, struck
twice at English merchantmen
Thursday,' raising the known
count of British losses to 18.
Total gross tonnage lost mount
ed to at least 144,645 excluding
cargo worth several millions of
dollars.
The total number of ships lost
In -the war so far reached 32, in
cluding one French and four neu
trals.
Latest victims of nazi subs were
the British Influence, a tanker
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Hoquiam Slayer
Dies on'traiiows
Paul Buttry Pays Price
for Killing Friend ;
Hoped Pardon i
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Sept.
15.-( Friday) Paul Buttry,
39, of Aberdeen, died on the gal
lows early today for the slaying of
his lifelong friend, Hugh Warren,
in Hoquiam June 8, 1938.
Buttry, who had remained calm
until his last hours, retaining the
hope Governor Martin would In
tervene, entered the execution
chamber at 12:06 a. m. The trap
was sprung at 12:07 and he was
pronounced dead at 12:12..
His criminal record Included
only the fatal shooting of Warren
which resulted from a quarrel
over Warren's divorced wife. War
ren had remonstrated with Buttry
tor not marrying his former wife,
Catherine, in whose attic Buttry
was living. . Witnesses testified
death threats had been voiced by
both men prior to the shooting.
Buttry was convicted last fall
and was originally sentenced by
Judge W. E. Campbell to be
hanged January 19, but bis su
preme court appeal cancelled the
date. In June the high court up
held the Grays Harbor decision.
French motorized columns were
in the van of the push. Tonight's
official French communique fell
ing of the action reported: ;
"Local advances during ' the
course of which we took prison
ers." .
An intense German bombard
ment was reported tonight to have
destroyed ' main ; highways and
railroads along which the French
troops were moving to the attack
on Saarbruecken. The population
of the rich Industrial city long
since had been moved out
Today's operations against Saar
bruecken were the, first in which
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Polish Begin
Slow Retreat
To Southeast
Terrible Pressure Is
Exerted by Nazis
in big Attack
Governmental Officials
Take up new Post
Near Rumania
BERLIN, Sept. 14.-(P)-A
DNB (official German news ag
ency) ; dispatch from Bucharest
tonight said the Polish govern- J
ment had moved from Krzemien
ecz, to Zaleszez j ski. a small
community near the Rumanian
border.
(Krzemienecz is about 250
miles ' southeast of Warsaw.
Zaleszezyskl is about 10O miles
directly south of Krzemienecz).
The government was report
ed forced to leave Krzemienecz
by repeated German air raids on
the obscure emergency capital.
By LLOYD LEHRBAS
BUDAPEST, Sept. 14.-;p)-The
Ukraine, which suffered severely
in every war and every peace
treaty In recent years, again was
turned into a bloody battlefield
today as Polish troops began slow
ly to fall back across southeastern
Poland under the terrific pressure
of a slashing German attack.
Lublin to Lwow
Highway Claimed Cut
German assault units claimed
to have cut the main highway be
tween Lublin and Lwow, thus be
ginning amputation of the Ukraine .-.
from the rest of unconquered Po
land while German-Slovak motor
ized columns opened a direct, at
tack on Lwow.
(Lublin is about 100 miles
southeast of Warsaw and Lwow
about 225 In the same direction.)
Despite disorganization result
ing from repeated terrific bomb
ings, Lwow's Polish defenders
claimed to have beaten off a mo
torized attack. They were reported
continuing to "dig in" in emula
tion of their countrymen's heroie
defense of Warsaw, where the
first heavy autumnal rains were i
reported to have fallen, much to
the joy of the city's defenders
who felt the rain would bog down
Germany's motorized foes.
It was believed certain the Ger
man drive against Lublin caused
the Polish government to move
farther ; east after only a short
stop-over at Nalenczow, In south
central Poland. It also appeared
the invaders by this move were'
slowly closing a tank encirclement
around Warsaw, leaving the only
avenue :of retreat directly east
ward through Brzesc and Bugiem
(Brest LItovsk).
First Wprld War
On Same Grounds
The swift German attack makes
the main highway between War
saw and the Rumanian border the
newest battlefield, again bringing
the scourge of war to the towns
people and peasants of a beautiful
countryside still dotted with the
year's harvest making. It again
perils picturesque Chelm, Zamosc,
Rawaruska and Toniaszow, all of
which were reduced to ruins and
ashes when the Russians, Aus
trians and Germans fought over
the same area during the world
war.
The invaders now are in posi
tion to attack Lwow, the Ukraine's
capital, down the highway from
the north and from directly east
ward, driving a tank-furrow half
way across the remaining free
section of Poland.
Information was received here
that German motorized columns
from Slovakia were accelerating .
their attacks In a plan to smash
through as soon as possible to
the Russian border, thus separ
ating Poland from Rumania.
If the nazis do that the question
remains bow many Poles would be
able to maneuver northward to
escape the dragnet and how many
would be forced to cross the Ru- -
manian and Russian borders and
face internment
Nazi Moves Revive
Ukrainian Question
The Germans' drive into tbe
Ukraine spotlights the long un
solved Ukrainian problem involv- e
ing Poland, soviet Russia, Hun
gary and Rumania.
While other nationalities
emerged from the world war as
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Mexican Major
Dies in Plane
MEXICO CITY. Sept 14.-(V .
Major Raul Atcarate Pino, broth
er of General Juan Atcarate, Mex
ican minister to Berlin, was killed
today in the crash of a newly as
sembled Mexican army plane
which he was piloting on a test
flight A v - :. - ,
. The ship tell In Lake Texcoco
on the outskirts of Mexico City, f 1
Capt. Cnauhtemoc Agnilar was in-. ,
inrad.