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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
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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
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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