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' i 'i.rJ -it.-'i . r. VI i I f V yfvyti(i Th OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Sunday Morning, October 1, 1939 PAGE TWO Slovak Troops Staged Mutiny Story Told of j Refusal to Attack Poland, Defying Nazis By DANIEL DE LUCE' ZILINA, Slovakia, Sept. 30-P) The story of a Slovak regiment which refused to march against Poland and defied a German threat of luminary execution was told today by oneof : the former mutineers. . : ' j The informant, who risked ar rest if his identity became known to the police, produced evidence that he was mobilized before Sept. 1. (when German troops entered Poland) and was garrisoned un til 15 days ago at Kremnlca, in Middle Slovakia. ; He said only the personal inter vention of Gen. Ferdinand Csatlos, war minister and army comman der, saved the regiment from Ger man punishment. CsaUos hurried from the Polish front, reaching; Kremnlca before the 24-hour Ger man ultimatum to "march or be shot" expired.' . "Men of our regiment were all Slovaks, ac Germans or Hungar ians, and just a year ago we had been mobilized to fight for the j Crsch-Slovak republic against Ger ! many," the informant said- "We i couldn't forget that, nor the old !orak feeling or friendship for Slavic brcthers in Poland." The Informant, a man In his middle thirties, struggled for ; words to describe those tense hours. " -! i . "Csatlos Bared us: we owe our I lives to him," he continued. "The : Germans made him put the Slo f vaic army Into the war but I know ' he did everything possible to save ; his troops In the front line, and he 1, wouldn't let the Germans take re i renge on our regiment, t f"Csatlos knew how we felt. In ; 1917 he went over from the Aus i trian-H ungarlan army to the Cech legions in Russia. He still is t a (true Slovak. When he came to Kremnlca the Germans stopped j tbjeir threats. : "He gave most of the regiment j three weeks' leave and others ' wtre- transferred. None went to ; thje front. Soon the war finished. I f tell yon we're glad it's over." That account of a bloodless mu- tiny was the only trustworthy ! Btbry of outright opposition to i Gfrman domination which I found ( oq a trip across the breadth of Slovakia from the Hungarian bor- der to what was Poland. (Nomin ! ally independent, i Slovakia has j placed herself under German "mil f ttjtry protection.") i j 8)ew8 V i ... - - I L EX SMART TH!SCH!ISTMASI - Bwy NOW for CfcmooM PhoSaavsrha, tak ids; advantage ef apedat pneas, , tndoa and leisurely shtfagi . - - , --. ,. . ,. . 1520 STATE ST. PHONE 5572 Bringing Europe's Boundaries m m joo A!l.ti-Ocean J f risHs?H ' r7aitrrnm5t ... 3 Jfcj3ajat Mapniaker shows here the latest version of UuropeU war-scarred face, with Poland having vanished, just as Czechoslovakia and Austria did. This is Poland's fourth partition; Russia and Prussia have cat her Bp twice before, Russia, Prussia and Austria once. First Day Signup Record at State All College Marks for Early Registration Go by Boards corvallis. Sept. zo.-ypy-Early registration marks tumbled at Oregon State college today after 4066 new and old students completed registration, a 6 per cent Increase over last year when 3835 registered on the first day. E. B. Lemon, registrar, esti mated late registration would bring the total to well above 4500. He estimated the final freshman registration would reach 1500. Freshmen enrollment , totaled 1220, a gain ot 6 per cent over last year. The science school gained the most a 40 per cent increase over a year ago. Trans fers were up 8.5 per cent to 1401. New student enrollment in creased in agriculture, engineer ing, home economics and secre tarial science schools but dropped in education, pharmacy and for estry. British Sea Loss Is One for Week (By The Associated Press) A sharp decline in British losses, nail attacks on Scandinavian ves sels and the opening of conflict be tween Britain's warships and Ger many's bombing planes marked the fourth week of sea warfare ending yesterday (Saturday). England lost only one merchant manthe Hazelslde. torpedoed and shelled last Sunday near the Irish coast compared with 10 casualties during the first week of the new war, 11 in the second' and 9 In the third. 4 0 d d i t i oo ... in ftfl Alew IT. AIRY, N.C., Sept. SO-W)- W h o said horseshoes brought good luck? Eighteen year old Lester An gel, giving the toss all he had, fell to the ground In the last lap of a horseshoe pitching tourna ment. He could not rise. His throw ing arm was dislocated and one leg was fractured. WEST FRANKFORT, H1M Sept. 80-(iP)-W hen William Darnell was accidentally shot 19 years ago the bullet lodged In his head. It never bothered him so he let well enough alone. Yesterday he ' sneezed and the bullet dropped from bis nostril. BERLIN, Conn., Sept. 30-P)-As a rival to the midwest's famed "singing mouse' Connecticut ad vanced the claims of this com munity to a "whistling cow." The animal was discovered by a Berlin resident who preferred anonymity, but who was identi fied by the local correspondent of a Hartford newspaper as a "re spectable elderly man whose ve racity no one doubts." The discoverer said the sound was so nearly human that it wasn't until the third whistle that he became convinced it was the cow. PLAIXFIELD, NJ., Sept. 80 -JP)-As part of an auto driv ing safety campaign, police will give out more tickets than usu al during the next two weeks. Cautions drivers will get a pair of theatre tickets. River Transport Of Oil Looming PORTLAND, Sept. 3 0. -(-Development of fast river trans portation between Portland and other Columbia river and inland empire points was advanced today when the interstate commerce commission voted down low rail road rates on petroleum products. Already two powerful tugs are under construction here and oil companies were reported making careful surveys which might re sult in river transportation units for themselves. The 90-foot tug Invader, built for the Tidewater Transportation company, was launched here to day. More barges, designed to carry petroleum upstream to Umatilla and Attalia, where it will be loaded into tank trucks for distribution as far north as Spokane, are under construction. "War's Challenge" To Be FR's Topic NEW YORK, Sept. 30.-V President Roosevelt will discuss "The War's Challenge to the United States" late next month, climaxing the three-day ninth an nual forum on current problems, sponsored by the New York Herald-Tribune. His address will be at a closing session of the forum, scheduled for Oct. 24-26, the newspaper an nounced. Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt will take part in the opening ses sion, talking on "Humanistic De mocracy the American Ideal." Vancouver Still Marriage Mecca VANCOUVER, Wash., Sept. SO.-(P)-Daji Cupid, undeterred by Washington's three -day marriage law, continued to do a big business in this Gretna Green beside the Columbia river. K. W. Dorgan, Clark county auditor, said 8343 marriage li censes were Issued to conples here during the first Bine months of 1030, compared to 2832 during the same period of 1038, in spite of the law change. Boommen Standing Pat PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 30-CP) -Portland boommen and rafters. affiliated with the International Woodworkers of America, clung to their demand today for arbitration hot the disagreements which caused i the present strike ot boommen and : ratters on the Columbia and Wll . lamette rivers. Putnam Speaker McMINNVTLLE, Sept. 30-flV iocioiogicai, economic and po litical .problems must be met by modern education, Rex Putnam. state superintendent ot public in struction, told 200 Yamhill coun ty teachers yesterday. He urged greater attention to tecnnologicAl trailing. up to Date British Lose Air Battles, Report (Continued from page 1) that the same German squadron that encountered the British caused the crash ot the French craft. No details of the reported battles were given. French Lose 87, English 27, Claim In a summary of the first month of the war, DNB declared the French had lost 37 planes and the British 27, either In air battles or from anti-aircraft fire. The news agency said that In addition to the British losses which it listed, an undetermined number of planes went down with the British aircraft carrier Cou rageous, torpedoed September 18. Smashing successes and officially reported absence of any impres sive signs of French activity in the west imparted a spirit of buoyancy in Germany which hitherto has been lacking. Thus far successes in the east were discounted by the question: What will the western powers do? All this has been changed vis ibly in the past few days. Rightly or wrongly, the Ger man leadership and the German people seem convinced France doesn't intend to fight seriously. As to Britain, reports of suc cesses of German bombers and submarines encouraged the hope that Germany can look calmly upon conflict with the British empire, especially If soviet Rus sia deems it necessary to fight on the German side. One indication of this confi dence was seen in the fact that Hitler today for the first time ordered flags to be displayed on the day when German troops, oc cupy Warsaw and for the six days following. Thus far no flag has been displayed, no matter how stupendous the victories in Po land. Another indication of confi dence was Hitler's calling the reichstag. It is considered certain he will give an account of the Polish campaign, together with a possible announcement of how Germany Intends to administer this conquered country. Pendleton Coach Crackup Victim PENDLETON, Ore., Sept. 30.- (;p)-By Haines, Pendleton high school football coach and former University ot Washington grid star, was In serious condition here tonight from injuries suffered in an automobile accident last night. names sunerea a brain con cussion and was unconscious for several hours after the car In which he was riding overturned on a hill east ot here. Four companions, including Delbert Bjork, Pendleton line coach and former University of Oregon player, escaped with mi nor injuries. Oregon Soldier Believed With Chiang's Legions TILLAMOOK, Sept. 30-;p)-As-sociates of Past Commander Wal do Daughty of Kilches post 2848. Veterans of Foreign Wars, said today they believed he had en listed in the Chinese forces under Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek. He left Bay City In July for the orient. BEAUTIFUL SUBURBAN HOME Just one year old, located on Park Avenue just off of Garden Road. This Is a sensational buy and was bmilt by a contractor for his own personal home. 7 luxurious rooms. All hardwood flooring. 1 acre of grounds with doable garage and small barn. Fully landscaped. Full cement basement 245 PARK AVENUE Open for inspection 12:30 to 6 p. m. today or week days until 3:30 p. m. FULL F.ILA. 90 LOAN OBTAINABLE Cantilever FOR FOOT HEALTH AND HAPPINESS - REMEMBER There are No Spare Parts for Broken-Down FEET . . . Take Care of Them. 105 N. High 1940 Political Buds Bursting Gaps to Be Filled in Courthouse Staff Stir Aspirants (Continued From Page 1) arrive here Monday to take up the duties of state corporation com missioner succeeding James H. Hazlett. Smith has made it known that there will be no Immediate changes In the operating person nel. George R. McGee, former Hills- boro city manager, has been ap pointed to succeed the late Frank T. Angell in the engineering divi sion of the utilities commission, it was announced Saturday by Or- mond R. Bean, commissioner. Mc Gee is the man who superintend ed a lot of improvements in Hills boro's public services. Eugene E. Lair, Myrtle Point attorney, will become assistant to, the commissioner's general coun sel this week. He is a graduate of the University of Oregon law schooL The utilities department has just slipped over from being pre ponderantly democratic to a re publican majority. In the key Jobs which carry salaries of $200 a month or better, 37 per cent are still democrats but there are re publicans there who stayed all through the Martin administra tion. Commissioner Bean pointed out that this office is one necessi tating a high percentage of trained, specialized personnel. However, during the Martin ad ministration enough changes were made to make the personnel 80 per cent democratic. Bean is not disposed to make changes hastily. "It is essential that we employ the best men and women possible for these Jobs," he said, apparent ly in answer to some republican criticism that he wasn't making changes rapidly enough. After all the furor ft develops that Byron G. Carney, the Com- monwealther, hasn't exactly been appointed "director of the census for Oregon." He is as far from having the job as that title is from being accurate, which Is not very far. The job is "area manager the area just happening in this case to coincide with the state boundaries. And Byron G. is back in Washington, DC, not as ap pointee but as "trainee" applicant, and since he's the only one there from ' Oregon, it's a cinch that he'll get the; Job unless he proves incapable of filling it and no body ever accused Carney of be ing incompetent, no matter what else they may have called him. However, Carney has been back there only a few days and the ap pointment won't be made until he's been there 60 days so be prepared to be surprised if the regular democrats don't move hea ven and earth to sidetrack him. Hope springs eternal. ... R. J. Hendricks, who directed the census in Oregon in 1910 and 1930, says he never got a trip to Washington out of it. But it's all civil service now of a sort. A considerable number of Mar ion county republicans In addition to the six delegates from the Mar ion County Tbung Republican club and three from the Young Repub lican organization will attend the Oregon Republican club conven tion at Hood River Friday and Saturday. Senator H. Styles Bridges of New Hampshire will be the princi pal speaker; others will be Gover nor S p r a g u e and Secretary of State Earrsnell. Dr. P. O. Riley win be the chairman for the pub lic meeting and the toastmaster at the banquet Saturday night. This program will be broadcast over radio station KEX from 9 to 9:30 p m. Turkey Drawing Away From Ally (Continued from page 1) signed, however, among Ru be mania, Bulgaria and Turkey, un der Russian leadership, there would have to be some settlement of Bulgaria's claims against Ru mania for Dobruja, which Ru mania gained from the Bulgars in Balkan and world war settlements. An early conference was "fore cast between Saracoglu and Gri gore Gafencu, Rumanian foreign minister, who planned to leave Bucharest Monday for a confer ence with soviet officials in Mos cow. Since there was some belief that a basis for settlement of Bui garian territorial claims might be arranged between soviet leaders and Saracoglu for presentation to Rumania, Premier George Kos sievanoff of Bulgaria postponed his projected trip to Moscow. with underground fruit and cooler closet. Modern air - conditioning and heating system. City water and lights, just U block from bus line. Scout Shoes Opposite Court House Vincent of Salem Is Guard's Major WASHINGTON, Sept. SO-flP)-The war department announced the following commislons in the national guard today: Wmis F. Vin cent, 860 West ISnperlor street. Salem, major, adjutant gener- Jal's section, 41st division; Wil liam H. Adams, 745 Stewart street, Salem, captain, quarter masters com- Sp any. state staff; Harold K. Krohn, 826 NE 79th avenue, Portland, second lieutenant, service com pany," 162nd Infantry. Incoming Highway Job Start Looms Construction of the new Pacific highway entry to Salem from the south is 'scheduled to get under way within the next eight days and be completed, including sur facing, by next August 31, the state highway department report ed yesterday. The 186,825.50 contract, on the low bid of Roy L. Houck ot Salem, calls for construction of a four- lane highway from Hoyt street south to a point a short distance north of Pringle creek. Surfacing will vary, some to be cement con crete. Borne asphaltic concrete and other oil-mat, depending upon grade conditions. Grading is to be finished by No vember 30, under terms of the contract. The highway will follow a new course, east of the present route, from Fairview avenue, where a a new junction with Liberty road will be built, to a point near the southern end ot the improvement. Wheeler Asserts 3rd Term 'Liable9 HUDSON, Mass., Sept. 30-()-A cryptic assertion by Senator Burton K. Wheeler (D-Mont) that President Roosevelt is "li able" to serve a third term "whether or not we get into the war" highlighted the Montanan's return today for a "welcome home'' celebration in his birth place. Wheeler did not elaborate on his remark and left interviewers to speculate upon what he had in mind. He said at the Eame time his stand on neutrality would be disclosed in his speech at tomor row's exercises (MBS-12:45 p.m. PST. CBS-2:30). Wheeler expressed hope con gress would vote on his railroad reorganization bill "either before this session ends or in the early days of the regular session which starts in January." He forecast the special session would last un til time for the other meeting. Outside War Zone Trade to Be Aim PORTLAND, Sept. 30-Wp)-Leg- islation permitting American ships to continue trade with possessions of European belligerents outside the war zone will be discussed at San Francisco Tuesday by six west coast chambers of commerce, Ross Mclntyre, Portland chamber pres ident, said today. Strict neutrality legislation, it was said, would halt American ferries between Seattle and British Columbia cities and would prevent ships from calling at Hongkong, Australia, India, New Zealand, Singapore, Fiji islands, French Indo-Chino, South Africa and Ta hiti. PWA Does Much For Schools Here PORTLAND. Sept. 30-p)-Ken-neth A. Godwin, regional PWA di rector, said today 30 Oregon school projects had gained $4. 277,153 in new education facili ties through Public Works Admin istration jobs. New school and col lege buildings, additions, auditor iums, gymnasiums, athletic fields, new equipment and modernisation of classrooms were Included. Ore gon has had 132 PWA school pro jects worth $10,800,000 since 1933, Godwin added. 25 ARE y " ray 2500 Loan T 13.90 Month $2800 Loan 150 7 Month .fAi11t Commercial :1 pact Vft . Tii-or 1 a daytime consuuawyM ?Seraii AfiafSglS X 5"f tol Lumber office, from reaerai anT and -rill .nell i f,n- free of 1 mm9n tn midnleht, from loin, prepare char. Tb complete, add! Late Sports MISSOULA, Mont-, Sept. SO -T)-Perrj Stenson's flrst-qnar-ter Held goal from the 11-yard line and Don Bryan's accurate pitch to Johnson for a seven yard touchdown gala In the second period after a aeries of accurate flips brought Mon tana's Grizzlies a hard-earned to O verdict over Portland University Pilots tonight. Fumbles cost both sides dear ly, setting; up Montana's first scoring play, giving Portland its only opportunity of the eve ning, and checking two Grizzly threats. HOUSTON. Ter., Sept, '.3 0-tfV Four and a half minutes remain ed to play tonight," and Rice's Owls, the coaches' choice in the Southwest conference, were coast ing along with a comfortable 12-0 lead over Vanderbilt. But Junius "Doc'r Plunketthad other ideas, and in that brief span the Rice team was toppled in its first game of the season, 13-12. NEWARK, NJ., Sept. &HJP) -The Newark Ledger said to night Tony Galento, number one contender for the world's heavyweight boxing title, was threatened with blindness in one eye. "Two-ton Tony," said the Ledger, "la ready to risk his sight for another 'go' with Champion Joe Louis and the big purse it would mean. He has been told that auch an at tempt might be disastrous. "The eye condition la report ed as a result of the Louis fight, aggravated by the long battle with Lou Nova In Phila delphia, when Jersey's cham pionship hope won a technical knockout after taking consid erable punishment. "An operation might save the sight In Tony's, battered eye." Dies Told About Potential Spies WASHINGTON. Sept. J0-)-Self-styled "charter member" of the communist party of the United States told the house com mittee investieatine un-American .ism today that "alleged political parties ' In this country which are really agents of foreign gov ernments" constitute huge poten tial spy rings. Joseph Zack. New York gar ment worker who said he was n erstwhile asrent of the Comintern. made that statement toward the close of a day of testimony con cerntng the communist nartv'i penetration of the American labor movement. i He agreed. In response to ques tions, that both the communist party and the German-American bund would be the sources of "a wealth of information constantly going to Hitler and Stalin" in the event of the United States be ing drawn Into a war. I Just Don't Fool Up to It..." LOAM a II II XX ai . T Year 907o Appraw STILL AVAILABLE - jHn, Invest and Prmc.pa " t,S0 Loan . . 16.68 Monti. - ' in CAPItOLj-UBM" - ' - CFRV1CES 0' AN EXPERT frUV. SERVICES , : . conpw- COST NO MOK x . w tome assww . , i 9 ?0 charge for oar many 1 Admiral Andrews Heads new Fleet Acc Strategist to Direct Patrol Force Covering Eastern Pacific . --it- tra Cant. 3 0JPl- The Times say tonight Vice Ad- miral Adoipnns " ' mander of the scouting force, will direct operations of pow erful striking force to be detached , from the United States fleet here Thursday and dispatched to the Hawaiian area for "security duty." Admiral Claude C. Bloch. com I. ifof nf the navv. said tonight a detachment under An- drews would s&u in mc u. -ture for the Hawaiian "ea .to "continue scheduled training. The newspapers sou retro,-,-. the following additional infor mation: .. . Admiral Andrews, descnoea one of the navy's most brilliant strategists, will ; transfer Morlf night from his flagship Indi apolis to the aircraft carrier En terprise, whicn will serve " flagship in the mid-Pacific, while the cruiser is undergoing over haul. . . The scope of the navy's patrol probably wll cover the entire eastern Pacinc from iub to Alaska and west, to Midway isrand. Envoy of Poland Protests to US WASHINGTON, Sept. SO-i&h-Ambassador Jerry Potocki of Pol and formally denounced to the state department today the German-Russian partition of hi country. In a statement delivered to James C. Dunn,! state department political advisor, the envoy de clared the division violated exist ing treaties and would be resist ed by the Polish government with all means at its disposal. The ambassador's action posed for the United States the ques tion what diplomatic attitude to take toward the latest disappear ance of a European sate. Diplo mats expect this- government will do as it did when Czechoslovakia was swallowed by Germany re fuse - to recognize the conquest. State department officials had no comment on word from Paris " that Wladyslaw , Raczkiewics had taken the oath as president of Poland in Paris, succeeding Dr. Ignace Moscicki, resigned. Raver Sees Dangers Of Power Disruption PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 10-(JP) Bonneville Administrator Dr. Paul J. Raver told the Portland chapter of the Phi Delta Kappa education fraternity tonight that he feared power was being "over emphasized" to' a point where the private-vs. -public ownership dis pute might become "an obstruct tion" to- northwest development. How often of late you've had to make that admission. You're tired, listless, Just barely able to drag through the daily routine. Better go and talk It over with your physician. Probably It's noth ing serious yet. But precaution Is a much wiser course than putting it off. A consultation now may save a really big doctor's bill a little later. And exercise caution, too. In hav ing the prescription i. filled which your physician gives you. Where? 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