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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 19, 1939)
Weather Unsettled today probably with rain; partly cloudy Kri day probably with showers; moderate temperature. Mm.. temp. Wed. 66, min. 51. Hir er -3.0 ft. South wind. i Current Events? There's bo better plac than The Statesman ha vbjfib to look for concise, Accurate reports of what's EoJbC on tn the world. EIGHTY-NINTH YEAH Salem, Oregon, Thursday Morning, October 19, 1939 Price 3c; Newsstands 5e No. 177 FM' Decrees Subs Can't Enter U Ports hi tee PouNono 1651 Paul Hau$er9 Column The other night we were sit ting, m It our sometime habit, 'In one of the local coffee houses when a large, middle-aged la dy bearing with dignity the aura of respectability came In and asked4 the coca cola expert be hind the bar If she could buy a lemon.' He said she could, but that! he didn't know Just what hmmt. jx. he ought to charge her for it "1 think three cents would be right,' she said in a definite tone, so he rang up three cents on the cash register and brought her back change from, a dime. , When the fountain boy hand ed her the change she leaned over - the bar and said in an undertone, "t don't suppose you know any place where I conld get some gin or whiskey without a permit, do yon?" He said he didn't. "I mean," she amplified with a leer, "one of those places where you rap on the door." She rapped on the counter to show what she meant. The counterman shook his head. Ton wouldn't," the woman : sniffed. She took her three-cent lemon and left. I We felt pretty sad about It all. ' : The geese, as sleepless resi dents are aware, are now flock ing south. They will, however, be too late to register for vot ing on S30 every Thursday in California. Like tbe old fire horse that we are we had to leave this column right In the middle of a split in finitive and go rushing down the street to where the Cooke Sta tionery company" was having a fire in a small way. When we got there there wasn't anything to see but smoke and fire engines. The firemen were trying to open the door without' breaking any thing, but all they could do that way was to set off the burglar alarm. This occasioned some mer riment among the spectators. The firemen finally bad to break the door . down. They went In the front and some other firemen went In the back and pretty sopn the fire, which wasUvObe base ment, was - out. - -: " Pretty soon the crowd went away, a little unsatisfied. Trivial Information A certain Bonneville bigwig spent several hours the other day putting in telephone calls for Helen Beeler, the governor's assistant private secretary. After many conferences from Bonneville to Salem ! via Portland Mrs. Beeler was finally located at her Portland home, where she was 111. She got out of bed to take the call from the dam bigwig and found that he wanted to make an appointment with the governor, which he could have arranged with any of the other four executive office " at taches. . !.-'! INDUSTRIAL NOTE At Leslie, the principal, Mr. Tavenncr, is really a business man. He has under him 22 teachers who take 530 children and convert them from the raw . into the finished product . . Capital Journal Untouched by human hand, we presume. : Melson Is Bound To Grand Jury County ! Commissioner Roy S. tf Aiann u hound over to the grand Jury yesterday after he had waived preliminary justice court hearing on a charge of driving while under the influence of in toxicating i liquor, a charge that was changed In form by Judge Miller B. Hayden from a simple complaint to an information. The change was made through a misunderstanding that it was being requested by District i At torney Lrle J. Page, but Judge Hayden said he had decided to stand -by It and rage was under stood last night to be making no Ahlection to the nroceedinr. : Converting the charge to In formation ! form makes it matter for grand Jury hearing and re lieves the justice of tne peace from serving as a trial magis trate. : i Cooke Stationery Damaged by Fire Flra which hnrst from a semi enclosed staircase '. to . the , base ment resulted in smoke and water damage to the Cooke Stationery store, 340 State street, last night Tha flrp renorted ' shortlv i be fore 8 o'clock by Harry H. Brians.! proprietor, of a drugstore next door.was extinguished before the blaze could spread from tne stair war. i James L. Cooke, operator of the. hook store. Is in the east on a vacation trip and so estimate of damage from smose ana water could be made by employes. There vii linn i damatre to the front door, which' firemen had to break In: ; r.;...';v r The book store formerly Pat ton Brothers, I is the oldest in falem. .. i . State Banking Post Goes to Arthur Rogers Non-Applicant Is Named; Is Republican, Once Eugene Banker Lamport Bid for Position Reported Withdrawn Here Yesterday The position of state banking superintendent was given to Ar thur Amzi Rogers, field represen tative of the Federal Land bank of Spokane and former president of the First National bank of Eu gene, at a meeting of the state banking board here yesterday. He will succeed Mark Skinner, democrat, who was appointed Oc tober 1, 1935. Rogers, a republican and at present a resident of Portland, wis not an applicant for the office. Announcement of Roger's elec tion was made by Governor Charles A. Sprague at the close of 20-minute conference in the executive department with the other two members of tbe bank ing board, who are Secretary of State Earl Snell and State Treas urer Walter E. Pearson. The treasurer is the only democrat on the board. Frequently mentioned in con nection with the office, tbe name of Fred S. 'Lamport of Salem, former banker, was withdrawn from the list of half a dozen ap plicants late Tuesday, persons close to Governor Sprague said. The withdrawal was said to have beer, due to a controversy within banking circles. Superintendent Draws $5000 Salary The position of banking super intendent runs for a four-year term and carries a salary of 1 5000 a year. Rogers was connected with the Eugene bank from 1917 to 1933. n the latter year he became su pervisor of national farm loan as sociations in Oregon for the Fed eral Land bank. The new superintendent was born in Illinois 57 years ago, is married and has two sons. He was graduated from the University of Idaho in 1906, was mayor of Win chester, Idaho, from 1911 to 1917 and served as cashier of several Idaho banks. Skinner, retiring superintend ent, was connected with financial institutions in Minnesota, Mon tana, California and Oregon be fore his appointment to the state position during the Charles H. Martin administration. Nazi Commander Gets Iron Cross Sub Pilot Who Sank Royal Oak Hero as Berlin Celebrates BERLIN, Oct. 18.-tiPr-Com- mander Guenther Prien, the man who squirmed through a British mine field at Scapa Flow with a submarine and sank the battle ship Royal Oak. was a hero to day as Berlin celebrated his doughty exploit. The 31-year-old submarine commander received from Adolf Hitler Germany's highest war decoration, the grand cross of the iron cross. The 30-odd mem- (Turn to page 2, col. 1) Jones to Speak "The Assumntlon of Demoe racy" will be discussed by Wil liam C. Jones, professor of eco nomics and business administra tion. In an address before the Salem Lions club at the Marlon hotel today noon. Bids Asked on Of Salem's The beginning of paving what ultimately will be a shortcut road from Salem to Portland was her alded late yesterday when the state highway department called for bids tor surfacing 4.05' miles of the Buttville road-White school section of the West Portland Hubbard secondary highway. Bids will be opened November 2. This highway, taking off from the east side Pacific highway near Hubbard, will run In almost a straight line through Wilsonville and on to Join with the west side highway a short distance north east of Tigard and enter Portland via Fourth avenue.. It will cut three miles in distance and effect a relatively greater saving in travel time between Salem and Portland because it will avoid con gested areas such as that at Ore gon City on the east side route, i The paving to be done next season under yesterday's bid In vitation will be of Portland ce ment concrete with the exception of 400 feet of oil-surfacing at the firing S mtendents v- ARTHUR AMZI ROGERS -y . A. X ..V-SV- ; MARK SKINNER AP Photo 0Hara to Offer Gub. Control Bill Promises Ordinance, Next Council Session; Soft Drink Status Eyed By STEPHEN C. MERGLER The city of Salem may yet at tempt to bring bar-clubs under its control, as suggested to pas tors of local churches here Mon day by Joseph J. Hague, new state liquor administrator, it developed yesterday. Alderman David O'Hara, chair man of . the city council police committee, said he had made up his mind to introduce an ordinance with this intent at the next meet ing of the altermen. He had not, however, decided on what theory of legal control the measure would be based. The liquor administrator was quoted as telling the church men operation of business places pos ing as clubs with bars at which patrons may have drinks mixed If they bring their own liquor was (Turn to page 2, col. 5) Testimony in SP Dispute Completed PORTLAND, Oct. 18-)-Testimony in the controversy of Southern Pacific trainmen in the Portland and Shasta divisions over seniority rights .was com pleted today in Circuit Judge A. P. Dodson's court. Presentation of testimony re quired nearly a month. Approximately 85 members of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, employed in the Port land and Eugene divisions, seek a declaratory judgment against the brotherhood, certain officers and members of the Shasta divi sion, which would give the form er seniority rights now held by the Southern division. First Paving Shortcut North approach to the east side Pacific highway at White school. The roadway will be 24 feet wide.- Construction of a bridge over the Willamette river at Wilson rille is the principal hurdle the highway department has to jump Deiore it can proceed-with com pletion of the new shortcut route. A suitable structure would cost approximately $700,000. The highway deoartment al ready has put through a grade separation project on this road at the southern Pacific west side rail line south of Tigard in pre paration for its future develop ment. An estimated $1,000,000 worth oi construction projects were in eluded in yesterday's call. The highway department has approxi mately $6,000,000 available for 1940 construction and will let contracts at the rate of $1,000,000 worth per month during the win ter in order to.be ready for op erations starting In the spring. New V - 7V f m J,, ' British Assert Anti-Aircraft Guns Succeed Chamberlain Tells House England's Beginning in War Good German Planes Approach Scapa Flow Naval Base Again LONDON, Oct. 18.-P)-Brltaln asserted tonight that her home anti-aircraft guns had achieved "resounding success" In their first tests against raiding German warplanes. With pride and gratification In his voice. Prime Minister cnam berlain told the house of com mons that "we have at least the satisfaction of knowing that we have made a good beginning" In the war against Germany. German planes, apparently on a scouting mission, approached Britain's Scapa Flow naval base again today, but did not drop any bombs, the air ministry an nounced. Nazi Planes Carry Out Two Raids Two raids were carried out yesterday by nazi planes over the Orkney Islands, site of the Scapa Flow base where the bat tleship Royal Oak was sunk by a submarine Saturday. The admiralty announced In re vised figures that 810 officers and men had been lost with the Royal Oak. Chamberlain - outlined these points in his seventh weekly re new of the war: Says Eight Enemy Aircraft Are Destroyed 1. "We know that in the air battles which during the last two days have for the first time been fought over our coasts we have destroyed eight enemy Aircraft without losing a single machine of our own." This, he said, represented more than a 25 per cent lost;. or 'the attacking force. Z. That despite German "propa ganda." the "vast bulk ef com ment of nearly all shades of po litical color in neutral countries has shown appreciation of the attitude of the allied govern ments." 3. That "the British ezpedition (Turn to page 2, col. 4) Life of Frances Willard Reviewed Dr. J. G Harrison Speaks Before WCTU State Convention Characterizing her as one of the 10 greatest women of all times, Dr. J. C. Harrison, minister of the Salem First Methodist church; re viewed the life of Frances E. Wil lard in an address before the state convention of the Woman's Chris tion Temperance Union at the First Methodist church last night. He listed seven qualities as con tributing to tbe greatness of the leader of temperance and women's rights: her analytical and inde pendent spirit, her ambition and sense of being born to a fate, her courage and self-confidence, ber religion, ber liberalism, ber abil ity as a public speaker and as s preacher. Although remembered particu larly for her work as president of the WCTU, Miss Willard was also outstanding as an exponent of woman's suffrage and as an edu cator, having served as dean of the women's division of North western university, Dr. Harrison pointed out. Preceding the main address Mrs. Herbert Ostlind, representing the Daughters of American Revolu tion, and Mrs. J. A. Brown, repre- (Tura to page 2, col. 1) Shaw Nominated For Presidency Of 'US of Europe' EUGENE, Oct. 18.-05VS. Stephenson Smith, educational counsellor for tbe American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, proposed to day that George Bernard Shaw he selected as president of a 'Unked States of Europe." In a radio address, the Uni versity of Oregon professor, now on a year's leave of ab sence, added "there would be no question tn Shaw's mind of his own preeminent fitness for tbe job. Others, too, will ad mit he is the only private per son in Europe to make his voice heard above those of the dictators and premiers. Onion Hearings Set BOISE, Oct. 18.-(ff)-Hearlngs on a proposed onion marketing agreement for southwestern Ida ho and eastern Oregon will be beld at Nampa Oct 28 and at Twin Falls Oct 30. Bans Commercial Naval Craft Holt Charges FDR Pledged US Support Senator of West Virginia Says Aid to Britain, France Promised Speaks in 1 Opposition to Repealing Embargo on Arms WASHINGTON, Oct. 18HWVln an all-day speech, brimming with elaborate sarcasm and Imitations of President Roosevelt's oratorical mannerisms, Senator Holt' (D-W Va) accused the president today of having pledged American as sistance to Great Britain and France before their war with Ger many began. He spoke in opposition to re- realing the arms embargo. In ad dition to reciting all the argu ments against such action with which the senate has become more than familiar, he called for an amendment to the draft law which would make members of congress subject to military duty in case, as he predicted, repeal should lead to war. While his voice reverberated through the senate chamber, a group of administration senators reached substantial agreement on their second important change In the terms of the pending neutral ity bill. Group Agrees on Second Bill Change As introduced the bill would forbid American ships to enter the porta of belligerents, their posses sions or dependencies. Tbe group decided tbere would be no danger to American ships or seamen It they carried cargoes to belligerent pdrts in the Pacific, the Indian ocean, the China sea, the Bay of Bengal, the Arabian sea, and the south Atlantic so long as the ear goes did not include arms, ammu nition or implements of war. They then left it to chairman Pittman (D-Nev) of the foreign relations committee to draft an amendment carrying out their wishes. It was Pittman who of fered on Monday an amendment eliminating the bill's provision permitting 90-day credits to bel ligerent nations on purchases made in this country. The group of democratic sen ators was reported to have agreed today upon a further tightening of the financial restrictions of the bill. It was understood that an amendment by Senator George (D Ga) was accepted which would forbid any extension of credit on arms bought in the United States by private firms or individuals within the belligerent countries. Says President Has Never Been Neutral In the senate, Holt asserted that the Roosevelt administration (Turn to page 2, col. 6) Police Search for Armed Bank Thief Law officers throughout the state were on tbe lookout yester day for the armed bandit who fled from the Gervais state bank Tuesday afternoon with approxi mately $700, but no trace had been found last night. State police, the county sheriff's office and federal bu reau of investigation men were all working on the case. Roads were being watched with care. That a car stolen from near the Silver Falls Timber company mill in Silverton about two hours after the robbery might have been taken by the bank robber was believed possible by police and a close watch was being maintained for the stolen vehicle. G. T. Wadsworth. president of the Gervais bank, said the loss was covered by Insurance. Wild Geese Honk Enroute to South PORTLAND, Oct. 18.-(ff)-Wild geese honked over western Oregon today on their southward flight from winter. Scores of birds, bewildered by tbe lights and beaten down by wind and rain, barely cleared buildings while circling over Port land. Geese flying over Portland en route to the southland apparently made the trip to Salem without difficulty since Salemites were kept awake throughout Tuesday night and Wednesday morning by their honkfngs. Explosion Kills Five ELDRED, Pa, Oct. 18-(j-An explosion of 1200 pounds of dyna mite, heard 10 -miles away, blew to bits five workmen and a mixing plant today at the National pow der company works near here. Leaders of Northern Now in Neutrality Conference i t Jli i 7 - : ; ; ?' V i ' N J - - V King Christian of Denmark, King Gnstaf of Sweden, King Haakon of Norway (1. to r.) and President Kyosti Kalli of Finland (inset) met in Stockholm, Sweden, today to discuss the preservation of neutrality for their respective countries. Swedes Cheer Heads Of Northern States In big Demonstration Leaders of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland in Meeting in Stockholm to Discuss Preservation of Neutrality STOCKHOLM, Oct. 18 ( AP) Upward of 100,000 Swedes gathered in front of the royal palace and nearby streets and squares tonight in a mass demonstration of solidarity of the northern countries. Cheers greeted the kings of Denmark, Norway and Sweden when they appeared on the balcony with Finland's Cantor Grandpa; Shirley Temple Camp Fire Girl BOSTON. Oct. lS--'-Boy, oh boy, am I happy! It that per fection! Ida told me on the 'phone from Hollywood." That was Eddie Cantor's reac tion tonight to a transcontinen tal telephone call telling him he had become a grandfather of a grand SON an eight-pound, nine-ounce boy born to Mrs. Jo seph Metzger (Natalie Cantor) at Cedars of Lebanon hospital, in Hollywood, early tonight. Cantor has five daughters but no sons, and has always longed for a male offspring. Eddie, dressed in a short skirt and wearing a golden wig in an Impersonation of Shirley Temple, announced his Joy to an audience of 5.000 cheering customers at a local theatre whwe he Is completing an en gagement. " HOLLYWOOD, Oct. lS.-yP)-Shirley Temple became a Camp fire girl today. Mrs. Elbert Wil liams of Dallas, Texas, national president of the Campfire Girls of America, presided at tbe ini tiation. Immediately afterward, Shir ley was called back to a motion picture set and in her excite ment forgot to remove her new badge and armband, spoiling the scene In which she appeared. 100 Per Cent Increase in Guard Program Announced A 100 per cent Increase In the training program of tbe Oregon national guard was directed Wed nesday by Major General George A. White, 41st division and Ore gon national guard commander, following receipt of instructions from the war department and no tification that additional funds would be provided for pay and ra tions to tbe soldiers. The new instructions prescribe two weekly drills at armories, in stead of the one weekly drill now held, and seven days field training which are additional to the field camps already completed this vear. Ailotment of extra funds pro vides that the guardsmen will be paid for the additional weekly drill as well as the customary one drill. The seven days fieltrato- Countries a . O president, Kyoesti Kallio, meeting here to discuss the preservation of their neutrality and normal trade in the European war Long after the serenading by massed choirs, which marched up with patriotic organizations car rying TOO banners, cries of "Kal lio! Kallio!" continued. Cheers for Finland resounded through Stockholm's streets. The crowd intoned the national an thems of the four northern coun tries and waved handkerchiefs in greeting. The most impressive moment came just before the close of the demonstration when the. multi tudes sang the full-throated old Lutheran hymn, "A Mighty Fort ress Is Our God." As the conference of tbe three kings and the president of the four countries got' under way to day Stockholm papers carried an appeal to the northern states to make the meeting a starting point for a general European peaee move. (They also were greeted by a message from the 21 American republics, including the United States, expressing support of tbe principles of neutrality.) Dedication Dec. 2 CORVALLIS, Oct. IS-0P)-D!&- lcation of Oregon State college's 1425.000 chemistry building De cember 2 will be attended by northwest representatives of the American Chemical society, Dr. F. A. Gilfillan, dean of the school of science and acting head of the chemistry department, said today. ing art also with pay. - Tbe field training program is not yet definite but General! White said ttat instead of requiring men to absent themselves from civil duties and schools for seven suc cessive days he intends to utilize several successive week-ends in field aork. ,v i ' Portland troops .will probably train either at the Clackamas ri fle range or in tbe vicinity of Van couver barracks. Other units will train on land leased In -the vicin ity of their respective stations throughout tbe state, . Tbe requirement of two drills weekly will go into effect at once but the field training will be de layed until a coordinated series of field ' training programs is pre pared by tbe war department. Peace-Keeping Act's Powers Put Into Use Belligerent Submarines Can Enter Only Wheii Forced to Do so President Says Action Will Serve to Promote US Security WASHINGTON. Oct. 18-UP- President Roosevelt decreed to day that submarines of belliger ent nations could not enter Ameri can ports or territorial waters, ex cept when forced to do so by storms or other "acts of God." The ban Included commercial and naval undersea craft. The president's order was in the form of a proclamation putting Into effect section 8 of the neu trality act. This relates to the use of American ports and waters by submarines and armed merchant vessels of belligerents. Only sub marines were affected by the proc lamation, and armed merchant vessels may still enter American ports and waters. President Finds Ban Necessary for Peace The president said he found that a ban on submarines would "serve to maintain peace be tween the United States and foreign states, to protect its citi zens, and to promote the security; of the United States." He said submarines driven Into American ports or waters by ''force majeure" should enter and leave "while running on the sur face with conning tower and superstructure above water and flying the flags of the foreign belligerent states of which they are vessels. Experts defined "force majeure' as circumstances over which si submarine had no control. Tbee would include a storm of BttthJ violence as to require the sub marine to . take refuge In quief , waters, serious damage to machin ery, or loss of fuel or provision" occasioned by some cause out side the control of the submarine commander, such as bad weather. Vessels Could Not Remain Here Long The principle of force majeure also would permit a submariw chased by an enemy warship to take refuge in an American port, but the vessel could not remaia more than 24 hours. The president did not state what would be done with belliger ent submarines entering Ameri can ports or waters in vlolationw of the proclamation, but experts said they could be interned. The proclamation spoke of "trial and punishment" of any offenders. Tbe commander could be tried under the neutrality act, and 11 convicted could be sentenced to five years in prison and a fine of $10,000. American territorial waters ar still defined as 3 miles from shore, hence any submarine forced into an American port (Turn to page 2, col. 6) War Briefs LONDON, Oct. 18.-(i?VTb 5,594-ton Bine Star cargo boat Ionic successfully dodged sub marines on a voyage across tbe Atlantic from South America only to run aground and break her back today off tbe westera coast of England. Destroyers stood by while salvage crews tonight tried to save some of the Ionic's cargo of foodstuffs. AMSTERDAM, Oct. ISWvF) A brisk battle la which 12 identified warplanes attacked six warships off The Nether lands Inland of Schiermoonikoog was reported today. Residents of the island, la tbe North - sea near the German coast, said they saw the attack bat .were unable to distinguish the nationality of tbe partici pants. It was not known, conse quently, whether tbe vessels were British or German. Tbe mystery deepened be cause neither Great Britain nor Germany announced action to that vicinity. WASHINGTON, Oct. lSrp) For two boars today President , Roosevelt and - Louis ' Johnsow, assistant secretary of war, went : over a 'flrst report" on sngges . tions of the war resources board - for interlocking industry with defense In the event of war. Johnson said a final report would be submitted to the presi dent later.' He asserted that the report did not mean that the government was getting ready for a conflict "in the sense of Imminence of "war. For many years, he said, plans have been made and then, brought op to date to permit the most effici ent utilization of industry la wartime. I,