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All the Newt l . !The Statesman strives to i over all local news angle Bore fully with each lssee. With Associated Press facil ities, war news and national coverage are assured. Trie Weather Partly . cloudy and warnt today and Friday; low hu midity. Max. temp. 89. Min. 61. River -3.9 ft. South wind. EIGHTY-NINTH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Thursday Morning, September 21, 1939 Price 3c; Newsstands 5c No. 153 at 05 a - " ea Miii Secoed. SUM Conferees Tallt Neutrality Act With President 'little ' Hope - Foreseen for Embargo Repeal in Entirety Congress to Get Bill In Finished Form Within 3 Days ' WASHINGTON, Sept. tOHJPh After air extraordinary, bi-partisan White House conference, ad ministration forces in congress went forward tonight with plans for neutrality legislation repealing the arms embargo arid placing all trade with belligerents on a "cash and carry" basis. " According to one person who at tended the conference, Mr. Roose velt Indicated a preference tor re pealing the present neutrality act In its entirety and placing Amer ican relations with the warring countries on a bisis of internation al law. He was advised, however, that there was little possibility the senate would approve such action. So, after the meeting, Chairman Fittman (D-Nev) of the senate N foreign relations committee, who was one of those present, told newspapermen he would call up his bill embodying the six-point neutrality program aaTuiiceu j the administration last spring. He said It would be placed before the committee on Saturday and pre dicted that group would finish work on the measureln two or three days. The present act principally im poses an embargo on all shipments of arms, ammunuition and Imple ments of war, to belligerent na tions; limit the right of American eltixens to travel on ships owned In countries which are at war, and prohibits other normal ehort-term loans to belligerents. I President Talks I , i On World Conditions , One person, who attended the White House conference said that Mr. Roosevelt opened the discus sion with a short statement on 1 World conditions. He expressed belief that all would agree with him that the i present situation is one .of the most serious that the world ever ifaced. The president was said to have i observed that the war might last a long time and that if it did it j undoubtedly would spread widely. In that case, it was pointed out, libera mlzht be numerous bellig erents, thus making it far more 'difficult tor the United States to maintain Its neutrality. - ComDlete Repeal Held xsusang votes ' Dnrina the discussion about complete repeal of the neutrality act. Pittman was said to have pre dicted that no more than five of the senate foreign relations com mittee's 23 votes would be for any nrh nlan. However. Pittman con tended that repeal of the embargo section would, in practical exiect, be a return to International law, hecansa the clauses which would then be on the statute bo oka would merely limit American citi sens actions, not those of foreign nations. Vice President Garner, it was resorted, told the president heal ways had favored : International law as a basis of this country's itMiinra with other nations. Mr. Roosevelt was said to hare Indi cated his assent to this view. At the outset of the conference. Mr. Roosevelt i war reported to have outlined the workings of in ternational law In various past wars, beginning with the Amer ican revolution. Mr. Roosevelt traced the work lug of this law down to the pres ent, and he and Pittman then were said to have engaged In a techni cal conversation as to how such law would affect Americans In the nreaent' world situation. " - i At the conclusion of the con ference, Mr. Roosevelt was said to have advised the group that a statement should be issued on be-' .half of aiL H wrote out mis statement in his own handwriting. and then passed It around for sug gestions, some minor c n a n g e s wars made, and the statement was given to reportera later by Ste phen Early, White House secre tary. iPti, ihfmiMt nU ' "This conference, with unani mous thought, discussed the pri mary objective ot keeping the United States neutral and at peace. There was complete accord that la congressional and execu- tlva action.-tha whole sublect and Its many ramifications be ' dealt with In a wholly non-partisan "It was made clear that the most Important subject Is the re peal of the embargo and a return to the processes of International law. ' - - ':.- "V"c. -:-- -- . "Finally, the conference dls cmsed the methods -' of dealing with the six points relating to Americans traveling- on beuiger ent ships, cash and carry, etc. "It was the consensus of opln Ion that the senate committee on foreign relations take up the leg islation as soon after the congress convenes as possible Can Britain Block G Threaten 'K In retaliation for allied blockade of 1 i- SOOTHAMfTON Z J1 AMnsnx to bomb Great Britain's seaports with a fleet of SOOO planes In re lays of SO each. . At top la a flight of Germany's high-speed, effi cient bombers of a type which might be used in the raids. Below Is map of the British Isles, showing possible targets. (HN photo.) PapermillHere Rushed To Fill Rising Orders By RALPH C. CURTIS That the papermaking industry which provides Salem's largest industrial payroll is enjoying a sharp upward trend at present is affirmed both by coastwide and local reports. From the Oregon Pulp & Paper company here came word that the local plant, for the first time in more than a year is operating on a full six-day basis with a marked increase Congress Opening Broadcasts Today NEW YORK, Sept. 20.-F)-Broadcasts of the opening of the special session of congress and the president's message are listed for the network on Thurs day under this schedule: Preliminary activities MBS chain 8:45 a. m. and NBC 9 a. m. (PST). President's message NBC, CBS and MBS at 10:45 a. m. PST). The message to start at 11 a. m. Also MBS plans a re corded rebroadcast of the mes sage at 8:80 p. m. (PST). The president's message will be broadcast to all corners of the world by NBC. A direct broadcast will be shortwaved to Europe and Latin America and translations will be broadcast later In German, French, Portu guese and Spanish. . Indianapolis Test Injures Mechanic INDIANAPOLIS. Sept. 20. UP) Lawson Harris of Indianapolis, a mechanic was injured fatally and Babe Stapp of Los Angeles. veteran automobile race driver. was hurt, today when a race car they were testing crashed Into a wall at the Indianapolis motor speedway. Harris died two hours after the accident The ear was traveling approxi mately lis miles an hour when It hit the wall at the southwest turn. Harris was thrown out against the ' wall and rolled ap proximately SO feet, stapp stayed with the car and was one ot tne first to reach Harris. Hospital physicians said Stapp had severe cuts on his face and a possible fracture jaw. Heat Clings to 19 Deaths (By the Associated Press) California, 1,000 miles' long between Its Oregon and Mexican borders, sweltered through " the fifth day of perhaps the most op pressive heat wave, with tempera tures generally . above the 100 mark and no immediate relief in prospect. In LoS Angeles alone, where the thermometer climbed today . to 107,2 1 degrees, ; 10 deaths have been attributed . to heart attacks Induced by f the severe weather. Los Angeles' maximum today was the highest since September .17, J.913, when 108 degrees was re corded. - MOre than 200 heat prostra tions have been reported in south ern California counties in the last five days. Seventy-three ' persons 1 received ' first aid treatment in A. -a mys ply to Blockade the seas, Germany has threatened "Oin orders. How long this condition might last, local company officials were unable to say. Hope was expressed that full-time operation might continue ' through the remainder of the year. The paper Industry's Improve ment is in line with the general stepping-up of production, due partly to the war though it ex tends to many industries which have no direct connection with war. Papermaking belongs of course In this category. One of the factors aiding these non-war Industries Is the pre occupation of Europe with the war, to the exclusion of manu facture for export, and another is the hazard and uncertainty of shipping even from neutral Euro pean countries. This latter factor Is the most obvious one benefitting the Pa cific coast pulp and paper indus tries. A large proportion of : the world's pulp supply comes from the Scandinavian countries, and this source is rendered especially uncertain by the blockades and sea fighting in the North Atlantic. Pulp from these sources flows normally to paper mills in the eastern states, and' the result ot curtailed supplies and rising prices Is a shifting of orders to western mills which have local pulp sup plies available. To an extent which cannot now be determined, the upturn in the paper industry also reflects a do mestic Improvement totally un related to the war. Gray Sentenced, Fined PORTLAND, Sept. 2 0-(F)-A maximum sentence of 15 years in prison and a fine of 1600 was Imposed today upon Joe Everett "Bad Eye" Gray, 31, convicted Monday of manslaughter. He was accused ot fatally stabbing Charles Howard Clark, 58, last March 17. California; in Los Angeles Los Angeles emergency hospitals today, bringing the city's total for the current heat siege to 102. Orange and Castaic reported top maximums tor southern Califor nia today, 112 degrees, but it was 110 degrees in Monrovia, Whitr tier, Reseda, Azusa, Sierra Madrea and Duarte. Salinas' maximum ot 102 broke all records for the lettuce-produc ing area ; east of the Monterey peninsula. Petaluma, poultry and egg producing sector 25 miles north of San Francisco, experi enced 102.S degrees, the highest in several years. The Chabot ob servatory in the foothills of Oak land recorded 90 degrees, hottest since 19 IS, and San-Francisco's 97 degrees was the year's highest and the hottest September 20 since (Turn to page 2, column 4) Defenders Say Warsaw Holds For 13th l)ay Colonel Claims Nazis Assault Smashed Counterattack' h' Bombing of Museums Reported Before Radio Cuts off BUDAPEST, Sept. aiTV The Warsaw radio suddenly went off the air today after hav ing broadcast far through the night with a grim story of how Poland's capital was being shelled and bombed as never before. The station went dead daring the early morning half way. through the playing of a Polish military air. ' Its silence, ended at least temporarily, the only means, of communication between the German -surrounded city and the rest of the world. BUDAPEST, Sept. 20-(flJ)-De-fenders of the Polish capital of Warsaw were reported tonight to have driven back besieging Ger man forces with a cavalry counter attack and bitter hand-to-hand fighting. Colonel Vaclava Lipinakl de clared over the Warsaw radio that the cavalry beat back a tank at tack in the western section of the city late in the thirteenth day ot siege. "We again smashed the German attack," he said. "The Germans started to make a bayonet charge, but the Poles are better In a hand-to-hand struggle and proved stronger, capturing three heavy and two light machine guns. "Today there were several air raids on the center of the city, es pecially on Pllsndski square and the big hote.la. , v "Between 5 and 8 p.m. 20 planes made a terrific concentrat ed attack. Seven were shot down. "Meanwhile heavy artillery fire was aimed at the center ot the city, and there was great loss among women and children." Cultural Centers Reported Destroyed Mayor Stefan Starzinskl ap pealed to citizens to work for final victory. He announced the bomb ing and destruction of the nation al museum, two grammar schools, a theological seminary, a girls' college and other schools. He said there were many Wom en and children among the casu alties. "When German bombs fall, we feel the power of German cultural superiority," the mayor said In an apparent reference to Fuehrer (Turn to page 2, column 4 ) Walnut Industry Pay Hearing Set WASHINGTON. Sept. 20.-V The wage - hour administration said today it would hold a hearing at San Francisco on September 28 on petitions for a seasonal exemp tion from the wage-hour law lor the English walnut Industry in California, Oregon and Washing ton. The hearing was necessitated by the filing of objections to proposed Issuance of an exemption order which would have permitted the industry to employ workers as long as 56 hours a week for a period of 14 weeks without pay ing time and a half for overtime. Without the exemption overtime pay Is required for work done in excess of 44 hours a week. Harold Stein, assistant chief ef the exemption section, will con duct the hearing. Late Sports SEATTLE, Sept. 20. -(Seattle's pennant-winning Ralniers cut loose with a fire-hit, three-run first Inning attack tonight to even their Pacific coast league Shaugh nessy playoff series with Los An geles with a 6 to 1 victory. The Angels won last night's op ening game, 5 to 4, In 10 innings. Les Webber pitched masterful five-hit ball tonight to tame the Angels in all but the sixth Inning, when Lou Stringer tripled and Ar nold Stats drove him home with a single for the only Los Angeles run. j .," The Ralniers gave Webber strong support-in the field, turn ing In three double plays and com mitting a lone error. Los Angeles , . 1. 5 1 Seattle 8.12 1 Prime, Flores (1) and R. Col lins;! Webber and Hancken. . WENATCHKE, Sept. 20.-(ff-Blll Bevens pitched a no-hit, no- run game when Wenatchee really needed it tonight to defeat the Ta- coma Tigers S to 0 and keep the Chiefs In the Western Internation al league playoffs. Tacoma ....... . . ... 0 0 1 Wenatchee .......... S 10 1 Isekite and Clifford: Bevens and Nlemiller. . Britain Chan Entire Nation Geared to Give Utmost Effort Russian Moves Fail to Surprise or Change War Situation Reported Upheaval in Nazi-Held Areas Hailed as Sign LONDON, Sept. 20.-(P)-Prime Minister Chamberlain assured the nation today that Britain's war effort would be "the utmost of which it is capable" and declared "our advance must be orderly but the pace of the advance will stead ily quicken." The government, he told the house of commons in his third war report, would "not rush into ad ventures that offer little prospect of success," but he said there was no operation that would be avoid ed which would "make an appro priate contribution to victory." Meanwhile, on the internal Ger man front, the ministry of infor mation said it had received au thoritative reports that a revolu tionary movement started last Sunday in Bohemia and Moravia, former Czecho-Slovak territory which became a German protec torate following . the break-up of the little republic last March. The ministry said it was report ed that despite "ruthless" repres sive measures by the nazis the avstntt mntHn, fnrcea WAS couuuiuugv . Half-Hour Speech Covers AH Fronts .1 I . In a speech of more than half an hour dealing with the progress ot the war on both the eastern and western fronts and on the seas, the prime minister made these principal points: One, soviet Russia's military In tervention in Poland was not a complete surprise to the British government, that this "cynical at tack" was a tragedy to Poland, but that it was still too early to "pronounce any final verdict" on the motives or consequences of the Russian action Two, neither the Russian action nor Adolf Hitler's speech yester day "changes the situation with which we are confronted." Three, while Hitler emphasized "humane methods by which he has waged war" methods "are not made humane by calling them so" and "accounts of German bombing of open towns and machine-gunning of refugees have shocked, the whole world." "Four, Britain's general war purpose is "to redeem Europe from the perpetual and recurring tear of German aggression and en able the peoples of Europe to pre serve their Independence and their liberties" and "no threats will de ter us or our French allies from this purpose." Fire, if Britain and France have been unable to "avert the defeat of the armies of Poland, they have assured her that they have not forgotten their obligations to her nor weakened in their determina tion to carry on the struggle" Six, a white paper tomorrow "will make plain the true course ot events" in contrast to what Chamberlain described as "many misstatements of fact" by Hitler. Seven, Britain which in the last war was "on the defensive against the U-boat campaign" is now "car rying out an offensive against German submarines" and "already six or seven German submarines have paid the full penalty for their attacks on British shipping." Lifting slightly the curtain on Britain's war strategy, Chamber lain said "strategy is the art of concentrating decisive force at the decisive point at the decisive mo menL" When or where the decisive force would be assembled . he would not hazard a guess, but be declared "the scale of our prepa rations insures,- that our strength will Increase progressively to meet whatever may come.. - The whole British common wealth, he said, was fast mobili sing forces "stronger and more powerful than: at the outset ot any past war." " Biggest Freighter J Stuck in River ; VANCOUVER, Wash., Sept. 20 -(ff)-The 527-foot Andrea F. Luckenbach, the United States largest freighter, was aground in the Columbia river tonight, two and a half miles below here. The freighter struck a shoal In the main ship channel while en route ' from Portland, Ore., to Vancouver-to load cargo. Three tugs were going to at tempt freeing her at flood Ude, about midnight tonight, . Fighting for dberlain! Tells Conntiy Rumors Bremen Held Not Denied in Isles Germany's Crack Atlantic liner May Be Interned in English Port Although Official Confirmation Slow, Press Says LONDON. Sept. 21 (Thursday) (AP) The British Press association said that according to reports prevalent today and not denied Germany's! crack liner Bremen had reached a British port under the escort of naval vessels. The press association said "for some days various stories have circulated that the Bremen had been captured and was Oon her wav to Enrland. Thoneh A LV.. I Clash on West French Declare War: Will Go to Finish; Nazis Edging Forward By TAYLOR HENRY PARIS, Sept. fO-ifl'J-French and German aviation clashed to day in a series of battles for mas tery of the air over the Siegfried and Maginot lines. One German ship, a Messer schmidt fighter, was reported to have been shot down within French lines by French pursuit planes. While German land forces were trying to feel their way forward behind a protective screen of ar tillery fire, nazl planes roared Into the air, apparently bent on the double mission ot enticing the French Into battle and strafing French advance positions. German aircraft were reported to hare taken, the lead in an at tack on the northern flank of the western front as a result of a new German air base established at Aachen, far north of the fighting front. (Aachen is about 270 miles air line distance from London, one of the nearest points in German ter ritory to the British capital.) The French government declar ed today that Europe's 17-day-old war wiU be carried on until nazl Germany Is crushed by a "defin ite victory." Russians German Drives Continue Red Army Announces Fall of Lwow; Reich Troops Capture Prisoners , MOSCOW, Sept. 20-(ff)-The so viet .Russian high command re ported tonight its troops driving through Poland had occupied Grodno, about 16 miles from the East Prussian border. Grodno is SO miles southwest of Wilno (Vilna), in northeast Poland near the Lithuanian bor der and 45 miles northeast of Bi alystok, communications center reported occupied by German forces. A previous communique announced the capture of Wilno. In southeast Poland the soviet army reported the occupation ot Kovel, Ukranlan town 100 miles north of Lwow, Industrial center which the red army command an nounced was occupied earlier In the day. , BERLIN, Sept. 21 - (ff) - The German army high command to day Issued the following com munique: "Polish prisoners taken along the northern frqnt Increased to 170,000 and the number steadily is increasing. "More than 200 cannon and 40 armored cars fell into German hands. , "In the south, large Polish de tachments surrendered, war ma terial was captured consisting of 108 light and 22 heavy pieces of artillery." Polish Military Chief Is Held in Rumania, Reported BUCHAREST. Sept, 20.-flV Last minute difficulties disrupted tonight the plans ot President Ignace Mosclckl, Foreign Minister Joxef Beck and other members of the fleeing Polish government-to leave Rumania tor France. Marshal Edward Smlgly-Rydz chief of Poland's scattered mili tary forces, was interned and sent to enforced domicile at Craiova near the Junction of the Ruman-lan-Yugoslav-Bulgarlan frontiers. Mosclckl and his civilian offic ials were notified they must ob tain permission from Yugoslavia and Italy to travel to France by train. The sea route was barred to them because It was feared Rus sian warships patrolling the Black 'sea might seize the president and his government. Keeps no official confirmation was forthcoming in London this morn ing the story of the liner's cap ture was not denied." Mystery has surrounded the Bremen since she left New York August 30. Reports that the liner had reached a neutral port were never confirmed. The Bremen sailed from New York on Aug. 30, two days before Germany Invaded Poland, and has not been definitely reported since. LOKDON, - Sept. 20-;P)-Th crew of the British trawler Al vis came, Into port today and told an amazing story of an encounter with a submarine commander who spared their craft because their lone life boat was so rickety. 'Tb sorry, I mast sink yon, the crewmen quoted the com mander who came alongside the -Alvis. Then after looking ove their lifeboat he permitted the trawler to proceed. ' " . , v - The. only damage aufff4 by" the Alvis was a smashed radio. Last Saturday the. German am bassador to Russia, Count Freid rlch von der Schulenberg, inti mated the $20,000,000 pride of the German merchant marine had been captured by Britain. He said questions concerning the ship should be referred to Winston Churchill, first lord of the British admiralty. "American authorities," he said, "were so kind as to hold up the Bremen for 22 hours and so far as I know the British have rather fast destroyers." The Bremen sailed from New York without passengers after be ing held up for lifeboat and other inspections. 75,000 Take Field For Deer Season PORTLAND, Ore.. Sept. 20-yp) -Oregon's deer season opened to day with an estimated kill of 4000 deer in the Murderers creek sec tion of Grant county, alone. Ap proximately 75,000 hunters took to the field. The state game commission said all of 10,000 special doe licenses Issued for Grant county had been sold and another 6000 had been authorized. Hunters took all of the 600 tags Issued for a limited doe season In the area of the Klamath-Lake counties mule deer refuge. Flying Tour Made Over Coast Burn PORTLAND, Sept 20.-(ff-Gov-ernor Sprague made an Inspection by airplane today of the country laid waste by the great Tillamook fire late, this summer. He was accompanied by State Forester Ferguson, Cecil Edwards, secretary to the governor, and David Eccles. state budget direc tor and chairman of a special forestry advisory committee. The governor said he was In terested In a program of . refor estation and seeding of level areas for grazing. All Czech and Polish civilians were ordered in a new decreelaw to leave Rumania within two weeks. NAG Y BERESZNA, Hungary, Sept. I 20PV-More than 2,000 Polish Infantrymen crossed the Ussok pass, in '.the Carpathian mountains on . the southeastern Polish border,, to reach safety la Hungary today. The new arrivals swelled the number of Polish. troops and ci vilians taking refuge in Hungary to nearly 20,000. - " The Infantry brought wagon trains bearing many sick and wounded. They were escorted by Hungarian soldiers to Ungvar, SO miles from the border, where schools were converted into hospitals: Reverberations Reported Along 70-MUe Coast Jutland Peninsula U Excited by Noises Heard by Many German Command Says Nothing Known of Reported Battle COPENHAGEN, Sept. 20. (jn The possibility that a second battle of Jutland was taking place off Denmark today excited the whole eastern coast of the Jut land peninsula. Sounds which hearers said were unmistakably those of gunfire were heard from Skagen, at the northern tip of the peninsula which is Denmark's only contin ental province, to points north east of Aalborg, 60 miles to the south. The sounds were particularly loud on the northern shore ot the island of Laesoe, oft the Jut land east coast. At Berlin, the German high command said it knew nothing of a reported sea battle. Sweden, i Germany Say Nothing Known. The Swedish naval attache at Berlin suggested the possibility that Swedish ships were holding target practice, but at Stockholm the admiral of the western Sweo lsh naval division said there were no exercises by his ships today The v fighting, if such, con tinued over seven house; ending at S p. m. (The battle of Jutland In the world war was on May 31, 191 It started at 3:45 p. m., contin uing until some time after ; 7, p. m. Germans claimed a victory in that the British, with far great er strength, did not inflict a de feat and Buffered greater losses in men and ships. However, the . German j fleet did not appear in the North sea again until It came out to surrender in November and December, 1918.) Thin Line of Ships Reported by Gazer Few of those who sought signs of ships had any success. The ex ception was the police chief ot Laesoe island, off the coast, who mounted a high tower and ased binoculars to view the area from which the sounds seemed to come. He said ' he saw Indistinctly, on the far horizon northeast by east a thin line of ships, but that they were at i such a distance he was unable to tell If they were fight ing ships, whether they were firing, and the direction in which they were moving. During the firing, fishermen intrepid enough to push into the Strait of Kattegatt between Swe den and Denmark ; despite the danger of mines, hurried to port and added accounts of the sounds of firing. 70-Mile Sector Hints Big Battle . Listeners agreed that at least 200 shots were given or exchanged and thought the sounds were can non fire and not bombs. The fact that the shots were heard along the whole of a 70 mile stretch of coast indicated that if it was a battle it was a terrifle one. A watch was kept along the coast during the night for pos sible survivors who might need help or -have information. A possible explanation for the cannonade was given by the Rltzan (Danish news agency. Rltzasa reported that a Swedish artillery ; regiment held target -practice j on an island off the Swedish coast during the day with a ship towed out to sea as the target, j ( ' - -: ..... . - : The artillery ranges were re ported to be about three mile northeast of the Island of Laesee but whether the reports ot these guns could be heard over ' sack an area Jot the Jutland peninsula was questioned. Ask Large Slash , In State Costs State j Budget JDirector David Eccles has sent letters to all state department heads atklnr that th cut $670,000 from state expendi tures during the current biennium. - Eccles! said this retrenchment. If effected, would wipe out the accumulated deficit of 1 see e as and a prospective defielt of ap proximately 1165,000.- - Several department, heads said ' r it would be difficult to reduta their operating costs due to the appropriation cuts by the 1939 legislature. . , f