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KSSlMl1feMiai Current Event? There's so better place than The Statesman - fat which to look for concise, accurate reports of what's Coins on In the world. Weather Generally fair today and Monday, becoming unset tied. Max. temp. Sat. 68, mln. 47. Hirer, -3.8 ft. Southwest wind. 1631 EIGHTY-NINTH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Sunday Morning, October 15, 1939 Price 3c; Newsstands 5e No. 174 ram Paul Hauser's Column The governor ot Oregon recent ly found a free Sunday in which to Indulge his favorite recreation o f hiking an d f went exploring up in the Santi am region. . He had been trampl n g along through a rather primitive ' region - when he came upon an aban doned mine shaft. Somewhat of an amateur g e o 1 o g 1st, the B- governor began poking about among the litter left by the for mer operators of the mine. He picked up now this rock, now this bit ot quarts and studied each in tently, as a man following his hob by will. - The governor became so en thralled In inspecting the minerals that almost a half hour went by before he looked up. When he did look up he Baw an old man with a long, white beard who stood quiet ly a few- feet away and looked at the governor passively. His clothes were rough, his complex ion brown and leathery. He blend ed Into the landscape as if he were part of it and looked as If he might have been standing in that veryapot for ages. . The governor, leaving his stu dy of minerals, was certain the old man must have been In that valley since his earliest day. Perhaps, he surmised, he was the : very prospector who had dug the old mine shaft, so nat ural did he seem to the sur roundings. The governor walked over to the old man and extended his hand. "I'm Governor Sprague," he said. And then, to test his surmise, he asked, "How long nave you been here?" The old man stroked his beard and considered reflectively as if he were probing back through the years. Then he spoke: "Oh, about ten minutes, I guess," he said. gerimm eliminated himself from the spot light of speculation to day and surrendered the stage to Mark Skinner, democratic 1 n c umbent, and Fred 8. Lamport, Salem attorney and for mer banker. . . i Capital Journal If you mean "Schramm Scram med" why don't you say so? ! RHYME OF A RADIO QUAR TERBACK ENTITLED "OREGON STATE. 14. PORTLAND 12," or WHAT GOES ON HEREr Beavers born and beavers bred, Welcome to your sleepless bed! You who Stanford hails with fear. You the team to beat this year, You, headed for the Bowl of Roses Nearly got tumbled on your noses! You'll see Pilots in your dreams! Yon ; better ect mad at other teams! YE OFLDE UNCLE BEN'S LTL OULDE ALMANACK MONDAY, Oct. 16 Hunting sea son began yesterday for the second time In the eastern reaches. Game commission still hiding. John L. Sullivan one day old. 1858. TUESDAY, Oct. 17 Tuesday Eve ning or Any Other Night Claret and Symphony Society will not meet tonight, maybe. John L. Sullivan scored first knockout. 1868. WEDNESDAY, Oct. 18 Fishing poor this week. Will not bite )n an east wind. THURSDAY, Oct. 19 Tuesday Evening or Any Other Night Claret and Symphony Society will meet tonight, maybe. FRIDAY. Oct. 20 More prop! clous day than last Friday. Good day j for starting stamp collec tions, SATURDAY. Oct 21 Football. SUNDAY. Oct. 22 Trixle. trained seal; flew from San Francisco ' to Cheyenne, 1927. .;T Auto Crash Kills Lebanon Resident AJJ&ANY. Ore.,"Oct. lHtf) Ella Nbrwood, 60, of Lebanon, was killed outright tonight when an auto driven by Norman H. Mon- son, Lebanon, went out of control and overturned on the Santlam highway. Coroner E- C. Fisher reported, i Monson escaped serious injury 43rd Traffic Death PORTLAND. Ore., Oct. 14-tiP) -George Hohnstein, CO, died to night f Injuries suffered wnen track ibv an automobile Thurs day. He was Portland's 43d traf fic fatality of the year. i - y - Council's Final Budget Action Due Tomorrowlf &i.$&g2 The city council, which to- l morrow night Is to take final action on the budget estimates tor 1940, will have a number ot oth er matters for consideration. Chief among them Is an ordln- l ance, np for third reading and final action, to prohibit double i parking In the downtown dis trict. Chief of Police Frank A. Mlnto's present aggressive attempt to smooth out the city's traffic i problem hinges - on ; passage of the measure, which : would take away the five minute leeway now allowed double parkers. Mjatfl is eager that the hill be- .Bri mm Finns Resist One -Sided Pact OS British Los ? urcai uit by German Jmb One of Britain's Famed Battleships Sunk With 800 Men Sinking Is Second Major German Stroke in Present War LONDON Oct. 14 (S-Sinking By J. C. STARK of the Royal Oak, one of Great Britain's 12 battleships, with per haps, 800 of her men was an nounced today to a nation steeled for a German war in earnest. It was the second major Ger man stroke oi tne war against British sea power to be announced here and the indicated number of casualties far exceeded the 515 men lost when a German subma rine sank the aircraft carrier Courageous on Sept. 17. In disclosing the sinking of the 29,150-ton warship of Jutland fame, the admiralty said only that it was believed she was the victim of "U-boat action." Admiralty Says Kojal Oak Carried 120O Subsequently, in late afternoon, the admiralty said the Royal Oak's complement approximated 1,200 officers and men and, as far as then was known, approximately 396 had been saved. Lists of survivors were being given out from time to time. One of them contained the name of the Royal Oak's commander, Capt. W. G. Benn. The first announcement by the admiralty said: "The secretary of the admiralty regrets to announce that HMS Royal Oak Is sunk, it is believed by U-boat action." Number of Survivors Listed at 396 A later communique said: "The secretary of the admiralty announces that so far as is at pres ent know tbe number of survi vors from HMS Royal Oak Is ap proximately 396. As already stated, lists of sur vivors will be published as soon as the names have been received. The complement of the ship was ap proximately 1,200. The above fig ures include both officers and men." In a statement tonight the ad miralty said German reports that 86,000 tons of British warships bad been sunk were Incorrect. It reiterated that there was "no truth" in nazi claims that tbe Hood had been put out of commis sion through German-inflicted damages. The admiralty did not disclose where or when the disaster came to the Royal Oak, which was com pleted in May, 1916, and was cred ited with sinking four German ships' in the World war battle of Jutland without damage to her self. But she was attached at the outbreak ot the war to the second battle squadron of the home fleet and thus presumably was in the North sea. The admiralty's announcement came only a few hours after it had asserted the British destroyed three German submarines "on Fri day the 13th." Of these It was reported today that two were of the large, ocean going type. Agreement Ends Otrike 1 lireat PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 14-P) -A tentative agreement apparent ly had ended a strike threat on the Columbia and Willamette rivers today, William Fischer, agent for Like local Masters, Mates and Pi lots union, said. Union tow-boat men, Fischer said, threatened to strike all along the river when Wilbur J Smith, Rainier tow-boat operator, refused to resume relations with the. unio nafter the boom-men's strike was ended recently. come an ordinance and there ap pears to be little opposition. Min- to Indicated yesterday tbat with out the proposed double parking restriction, traffic contrql signals are virtually useless. The council will also consider a proposed change of zone for a part of D street between 14ta and 15th streets from a class one to a class two residential district. Proponents of the change wish to erect a number ot duplex apart menu in the district. Tbe Salem school board has indicated tbat it might oppose the change, since the district is in the neighborhood of .Salem high school. Planus Bourbons For9 40: In "Wide -Open" Races Uniting Multiple Organizations Under Banner of State Society Is Aim; Named Wednesday; By RALPH C. CURTIS Over in not-so-merry England where everything govern mental belongs theoretically, not of which he is the symbol, they to the minority party as "His rerhaps it s not so quaint as it surely must be loyal to the crown and, like the majority, its W'J ITT I war aim upswing May Cut Deficit United States Budget May Benefit Some This Year WASHINGTON, Oct. U-UPt- Long official huddling over Uncle Sam s budget has produced tbe opinion that the war and the business upswing Is going to cut the deficit a little this year, may be a lot next fiscal year. President Roosevelt's annual fall "budget summation,' to be Issued In a few weeks, is authori tatively expected to estimate that the deficit for the fiscal year ending next June 30 will be a little less than the $3,343,200 he predicted last January. He won't guess on the outlook for the following fiscal year until his regular budget' message to con gress in January. The sharp business improve ment of the late summer arrived too late to change this year's figures much. On the spending side, .only relief could change very radically, and CoL F. C. Harrington, the WPA chief, has warned that the potential war boom Is not likely to affect re lief costs much for the present. If farm prices resumed tbe spurt they had at the outbreak of the war, they could. In time, materially reduce agricultural benefits paid out of the treasury, but benefit commitments for this year are already out. Furthermore, there are offsets for whatever little savings may be made on the anticipated $9, 095,663,200 of spending this fis cal year. The first of these is the estimated $140,000,000 extra cost involved in enlarging army, navy and coast guard personnel under the president's emergency pro clamation. However, the revenue picture is a little brighter tnan it was last January when this fiscal year's Income was estimated at $5,669,320,000. It is known tbat tbe treasury figured that revenue on a conservative oasis, ana business indices show trade has improved materially In the last months. New Search for Earhart Planned HONOLULU, Oct. 14-65V-A new search for Amelia Earhart was an nounced today by Eric Hanner who said he would leave Honolulu Monday in the 55 foot schooner Valkyrie. Hanner said he would spend a year in the south seas searching of Miss Earhart and Edward Noo nan who were lost In the south Pa cific ocean on a flight around the ... t V. I ducted by the navy covering every I yard of the seas within miles of where Miss Earhart was last re ported proved futile. The Valkyrie will be manned by a crew of two or four, beside Mr. and Mrs. 'Hanner. Hanner said he was convinced that Miss Earhart lis still alive, probably marooned on some south sea Isle. Bain Asks Ruling On Game Division PORTLAND. Oct. 14-CPV-Mnlt Inomah County District Attorney James R Bain asked the attorney general today to aetermine the constitutionality of power dele- rated to tho state rtm. com. ons. Lotus L. Langeley. .former Multnomah County District At torney, raised the question when he asserted private cltixens had no method of challenging the commission's decision because was not required to make any finding of fact before acting. Death Called Suicide FLORENCE, Oct lf-OPy-DeP- uty Sheriff C. S. Carlson listed at a suicide today the death of James Baker, 40. He was found dead In his home by his family late, last night after they had heard a gun shot. A firearm was found sear the tody. Consolidate See Chances Banking Chief May Be McNary Boom Grows to the king but to the crown have a quaint way of referring Majesty's Loyal Opposition." sounds, for the "opposition government through the demo- cratic processes. Even while It re mains a minority it has a num ber of important functions to per form toward that end. In Marion county at present, and at most times in recent his tory, the democratic party has constituted the "opposition." In 1932 it varied the program a bit by carrying the county for Roose velt and Andy Burk, repeating in 1936 and even electing a person ally popular candidate, T. A. Livesley, to the legislature. In the 1938 campaign it was buoyed np by the expectation of a repeat performance but fell victim to a concealed trend back to repub licanism and found Itself once more the "opposition." Let no one suspect that the democrats are resigned to that role but whether they keep it or not, they are determined to serve the common interest In the man- (Turn to page 2, column 4) Morse Is Silent On Reappointment EUGENE, 0:U 14--P)-Wayne Morse, ex-Pacific coast water front arbiter, remained silent to night on the possibility he might accept reappointment. He con ferred during the day with Dr. John Steelman, labor conciliator. but no decision was announced. Steelman left to discuss the problem with employers and the union, remarking only that he had a "clear understanding" of Morse's position. Morse telegraphed to Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins that 'if employers and union agree to settle their pending differences by reestablishing arbitration and the secretary of labor offers aie a reappointment I shall probably accept if my superiors at the university give consent." New York Sees Northern Lights NEW YORK, Oct. H.-tiPr-New York was treated tonight to a view of the northern lights, which hnng across the northern sky like an arch of hugh icicles. Professor William H. Barton of the Hayden planetarium at tributed the phenomenon, to sun spots, which, at the same dme, disturbed short wave radio trans mission and affected telegraphic communications. The heavenly show began early In the evening with a large, ragged green arch. In time this turned silver, yellow, and blue and, in spots, deep red. Britain's Naval Might Menaced As First Battleship Destroyed Die sinklng'Of the British battleship Royal Oak, presumably by ' submarine, on Saturday proved a severe blow to England's faltn that her mighty fleet, a portion of which Is pictured here, may maintain mastery of the seas. vessel, built in 1918 and not so adequately armored to resist sub marine attack as are the more modern warships.- IIX photo. War Security Aim; Turkey-Soviet Treaty Signed Helsinki Envoys Return for Parley at Home; Talks not Ended Russia Gets Some Rights at Dardanelles, but a ' not all It Asked HELSINKI, Oct. lS.-(Sunday) -;P)-Foreign Minister Ellas J. Erkko said in a radio broadcast to the United States early today that Finland could not accept a pro posal "which would strengthen the security of one side at the ex pense of the other" in the present negotiations with Soviet Russia. As he spoke, Finland's delega tion to a conference with Russia was hurrying home after an unex pected decision to Interrupt the Moscow conferences for a report to the Helsinki government. Erkko said Finland was seek ing a solution which would "con tribute to the feeling of safety in this part of Europe where we live." "But a solution which would strengthen security on one side at the expense of the other and which would weaken the possibilities of either to assure its vital interests and to protect Its free national life or threaten the Integrity of na tions or its declared neutrality cannot be approved by anyone," he declared. Mutual Assistance Treaty Is Hinted Observers interpreted his state ments, as intimating the soviet government had asked not only for territorial concessions to es tablish naval bases but also a mu tual assistance pact similar to those with Estonia and Latvia. In a formal statement following' Erkko's broadcast, President Ky oestl Kallio recalled the Finnish Russian treaty and non-aggression pact of 1932 and an agreement concerning the definition of an ag gressor in 1933 and asserted: "We hope that even in the fu ture Russia will honor these agreements, the principles of which she has referred to emphat ically at several international con ferences. "Russia has invited us to a con ference in Moscow," Kalllo contin ued, "this gives me reason to note that our relations with that coun try have been normal on the bas is of the peace we made at Dorpat in 1920. That treaty we always have honored." MOSCOW, Oct. 14.-(;P)-Soviet Russia and Turkey were reliably reported tonight to have signed a pact expected to prove another link in the chain of diplomatic bargains by which Russia is ex tending her power from the Baltic to the Black Sea. Unofficial but usually informed sources said that while the pact would guarantee certain Russian rights In the Black Sea and its out let, The Dardanelles, its terms were less sweeping than some the Russians sought to obtain. Official announcement of the accord was expected almost hour ly. It was believed to clarify the relations of Turkey and Russia In the light of their ties to partici pants in the European war. The Turkish foreign minister, Sukru Saracoglu, has been in Mos cow nearly three weeks negotiat ing the accord with the Kremlin. --' The Royal Oak . however was an old .Base Bearcats Take Wildcats by 29 to 6 Score McGlinn and Walden Star in Easy Grid Victory for Willamette Game Is "Spec" Keene's 10th Consecutive Linfield Win By RON GEMMELL Hippy halfbacks, George "Gly cerine" McGlinn and Al "Waltzin " Walden, headed a Willamette uni versity offensive tbat last night on Sweetland gave Roy S. "Spec" Keene his 10th consecutive foot ball victory over Linfield college and a right smart start toward his sixth straight Northwest confer ence championship. This brilliant pair, given ample assistance by a line that literally snapped In front of It, pitched and packed to three touchdowns as Willamette turned In an easy 29 to 6 win. McGlinn, the guy who Just won't be grounded, scored two in the first period, had another called back on him In that heat, and finished off his night's pay-plat probing with an 89-yard return of a kickoff In the final quarter for his third touchdown. Walden Cut Good Share of Yardage But Walden, the stubby 160 pound freshman from , LaJolla, Calif., cut a good share of the yardage swath that led to the touchdowns. He personally reeled off 14 yards and passed for 20 more on the initial touchdown march of S7 yards. That eame midway of the first period, with McGlinn taking Walden's 16-yard heave on the two and stepping over the goal line. Sixty-two yards were eaten up, principally by Walden and Mc Glinn on the second touchdown march of the first quarter, with McGlinn slanting off the Linfield left end for tbe last seven mark ers. Two minutes before the quar ter ended, McGlinn ran a punt back S3 yards to hit touchdown soil, only to have the play called back when Referee Wade Wil liams called a penalty on Willam ette tor roughing the kicker. And It was Walden, In gallopB of 10, 10 and 18 yards, who set up the third quarter touchdown that was carried over by Bunny Bennett after the LaJolla lad had knocked himself silly attempting to take big Ted Hlppl across the goal line on his last ramble. Wal den, on that 18-yard rip through the Linfield left tackle, plowed and wrenched himself free of three would-be tacklers and was stopped two yards short of the goal by Hippl. Bennett Carts Over Another Touchdown Bennett, yet another sparkling back, carted over that touchdown, kicked the conversion point from placement, and then engineered a 44-yard march that put the ball In position tor him to boot home a field goal from 15 yards out. Sixteen of the yards of that drive were eaten up by End Johnny Kolb an an end-around, and 22 more on a freak pass. The pass, tossed by Bennett, was deflected off the fingers of Mulllken, Lin field end. Into the arms ot Wally Olson, Willamette reserve center, who plowed down to the Lin field 10. Ted Hlppl, who was Linfield, passed and plowed the Wildcats to a touchdown late In the final heat. Recovering McGlinn's fum ble ot Meek's punt on the Wil lamette 48, the Wildcats in 12 plays, three of them pass com pletions, marched Into dividend alley. Hippl, the line-crashing workhorse ot the Invaders, went the last five yards In three plunges. McGlinn took the ensuing kick- off on his own 11, completely reversed his field twice, three times pulled himself free of tacklers, twice took advantage of beautiful downfield blocking, and pounded the 89 yards to score. He ran at least 169 yards to get there. Split Buck Gains Tremendous Ground A split buck, working off a fake reverse, gained tremendona ground for the Bearcats last night. Walden rang np a total ot 138 yards from scrimmage himself, and a'good share ot it eame right through the middle on this split He averaged better than eight yards per carry in 1C trips, punt ed five times to average 43 yards per kick from scrimmage, and completed two of five passes for a total ot 30 yards. While the whole forward waU functioned In highly acceptable style. Center Bruce Williams, Tackle Joe Dispenxiere and Guard Joe Holland were standouts. Halfback Ted Hlppl personally accounted for 4? net yards from scrimmage for Linfield, but his mates lost -enough to cut the Wildcats' net yardage from scrim mage to 44. He also tossed all of the 21 passes, connecting with seven for 69 yards. Complete summary and stathv tics miT be found In the snorts 'section. - Pay dirt Expert In WU Victory GEORGE McGLINN Germans Report Plane Over Berlin Paris Says Hitler Is Inactive on Front Battle Lines BERLIN. Oct. 14-P)-An offi cial announcement said an un known airplane was fired on over Berlin tonight, The plane was flying so high its presence was detected only by the sound of the motors. The statement failed to say whether the machine was struck by anti-aircraft fire or whether any bombs were dropped. Before the announcement was made Berliners were startled by the sound of gunfire. Beams of searchlights could be seen criss-crossing the sky. Newspaper offices were flooded with telephone calls from resi dents who pointed out that the Berlin radio station temporarily went dead at the same time the shooting started. PARIS, Oct. 14.-(P)-Suddea and unexplained inactivity on the German side of the front lines was followed today by reports from neutral countries that Adolf Hitler and Col. Gen. Wilhelm Kei tel, narl chief of the high, com mand of the armed forces were establishing headquarters on the western front. These advices did not say the German fuehrer and General Kei tel were at the front, but that Hit ler's headquarters was being set up at Aachen, on the Belgian frontier and that General Keitel had taken personal command on the west front Some military experts took these reports as an indication the long-expected German offensive might be In preparation. Chinese Police Barred by English SHANGHAI, Oct 16-(Sunday) -(flVBrltish troops barred 170 Chinese - police ot the Japanese controlled local regime . from crossing the British-manned west ern border of Shanghai last night and discussions to iron out the dispute were still proceeding this morning. The British said the police, who were riding in four trucks, tried to cross the border from Japanese- occupied territory without requir ed authorization. Stopped at one point, the Chi nese were said to have sped away to attempt an entry by another street but the British outpost there was forewarned and barred passes with barbed wire barri cades. The police reported the Inci dent to the Japanese militars who Immediately asked British officers to explain. Valley Turkey Raisers Oppose Drop oj Duties Vigorous opposition to the pro posed reduction of import duties upon turkeys from Argentina in connection with.- the proposed trade agreement with - that r na tion hearings upon which will be opened Monday in Washington, DC, Is being expressed not only by the many turkey raisers In the Willamette valley and elsewhere but also by at least two organiza tions whose interest in the tar key industry Is indirect. The Oregon Feed Dealers as sociation at a meeting this week end adopted a resolution appeal ing to Oregon's entire congres sional delegation to work against any reduction in the duty on tur keys. Previously, President E. H. BIngenhelmer of the association said Saturday, the matter had been taken up .with Senators Charles L. McNary and Rufus C. Canada Three Billion Dollar Plant Is Reported Great Industrial Empirf Would Supply English Needs of War Program Would Establisli Canada as Central , Military Sphere By HENRY PAYNTER NEW YORK, Oct. 14-)-Lead-Ing Wall street financial sources said today the British govern ment is planning to spend up to 13,000,000,000 to create in Ca nada a great industrial empire capable of supplying much ol Britain's needs for a long war. Such a plant program could make Canada a key military sphere during the war, these Wall streeters said, and could with proper financing be converted after the war into an important part of the western hemisphere trade economy. Not less than half a billion dollars is available for early use in tne plan, it was said. The size of the program would be determined by two factors the effectiveness of German air craft against Great Britain's fac tories, and the amount ot neces sary material which can be Im ported from the United States. Negotiations Said to Be Already Begun Negotiations have already been" begun, they said, by representa tives of the British war supplied commission and U. S. industrial concerns including General Mo tors and Consolidated Aircraft. Concurrent discussions, they, said, have taken place in Wash ington diplomatic circles, and int the financial sector here, where England and France are reported to have not less than $6,000. 000,000 and possibly as much as $16,000,000,000 available re sources (including commercial credits which might be -Hmite4 by' congressional action.) The conversations with Indus trialists. It was said, look to the establishment in Canada of new factories, owned by Canadian chartered subsidiaries of the U.Sv companies to produce in order ol priority what Britain's war ma chine nees most. World War Finance Plants Scheduled Construction of the plants, ac cording to tentative plans, would be financed, they said, by one of the methods used by Britain her during the World war, most prob ably by loans from the British gov ernment, payable out of profits over a period of years, unpaid baW ances cancellable upon conclusion of an earlier peace. i England was represented as be ing fairly well stocked with sup plies and war material for a peri od of months, but laying plans to cover needs for a period of years, in event the war should be a long one. In addition to large stored stocks of needed articles, England was said to have nearly completed a Great Britain factory decentral ization plan, under which all key items are manufactured in not lest than three plants, geographically separated, so that destruction ol one, or even two, would not inter fere vitally with the flow of pro duction. Cargo Convoy System Proving Efficient In addition, England was said to feel satisfied with the growiag efficiency of Its cargo convoy sys tem and Its completed program t decentralizing and camouflaging airports. Vulnerability to air at tack of docks, harbor equipment and ships at anchor or wharfed was said to be the one immediate ly pressijng problem. However, there are some things England repntedly feels unable te delay longer In procuring for the future, and leading this list Is air planes. Establishment of British con trolled but to some extent US owned aircraft factories on Cana dian soil was said to be the first (Turn to page I, -column 1 ). Holman and both had replied with assurances that they were op posed to the reduction and would do everything, possible to prevent its adoption. . Dan Hay, manager of Associ ated Employers of , Oregon, re vealed oi Saturday that he - lad been In 'correspondence for sev eral days with officials in Wash ington on this subject. Most re cent development was a telegram from Senator Holman asking the association to furnish' the facts and figures involved in the Ore gon -turkey industry, ' and a prompt reply , which contained these figures: " . . . - - Tbe turkey industry in Oregon this year exceeds by 10 per '.est the bumper "crop" of 1936. Esti mated production of Oregon tur- keys for 1939 is 30 million (Turn to page 2, column 1). .