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Last Minute Last minute ; news hap penings go to make up ypur Statesman each morn lag. While yon sleep As sociated Press reports th latest world news to the Statesman. " Weather Unsettled Wednesday and probably Thursday. Contln ed cold with morning frost or freezing temperature. Max. temp. Tues. 64, min. 88. River -3.6 ft. South wind. EIGHTY-NINTH TEAR Salem, Oregon, Wednesday Morning, October 25, 1939 Price 3c; Newsstands 5e No. 182 Prepares to Freighter's Release eeik POUNDOOj 1651 m w Reich Ready to Fight English To Bitter End Joachim Von Rihhentrop Makes Announcement to World Places Blame of War on PffAOAMf sCLrTTOTT1 TY1 a1"l f of Britain DANZIG, Oct. 24-CiP)-Germany is determined to fight Britain to the bitter end and Is supremely confident of victory, Foreign Min ister Joachim Von Rlbbentrop told the world tonight. In a 90-minute addren Von Rlbbentrop warned Britain that by continuing the war she was "play ing dangerously with the fate of her empire." 'The present British govern ment may go down in history as the grave-digger of the empire," he told a group of veteran nazl fighters which formed his immedi ate audience tn this one-time free city, now incorporated in the reich. The nasi foreign minister let fall not a single hint of a possible compromise to end the war before (Turn to page 2, column 1) k He BaK.. Paul Hauser' Column We are Indebted to Mr. Gem mell, the sports authority, for one luncheon. The luncheon was the result of a gentle hint on our part and a sadden flushness, due to his a b i 11 1 y to pick winning football teams, on Mr. 6 m mell's part , , ,We did not ex- -pect the lunch eon. To call a pade a spade, we did not expect fmj a. Hssmi. u. Mr. Gemmell to pick any winners. After all, he is a sport writer and we know sport writers of old, having been one ourself In our less enlightened days. ! Generally speaking, the only thing a sports writer can pick correctly is his teeth.- The sports writer U a rare bird, especially after he has got out on a limb and laid an egg. Sports writers, according to the researches of Dr. Wolfgang von Splufferof the Vienna Sportgar ten, are made not born. They get that way, the doctor's learned monograph reports,"" entirely by accident. Unfortunately the acci dents, due to the hardiness of the I breed, are rarely fatal. Most of the sport authorities, the doctor reveals, got that way by diving from the high tower into water less swimming pools. Many swim ming pools have been ruined this - way. ... A CHUMP'S GARDEN OP VERSES (Ditty on the eventual but re mote extinction of earwigs.) A peculiar bug, the earwig As he scoots across the floor. ' Although he doesn't appear big. We'll be glad when he ain't no more. - It's an old gag, but It worked gala yesterday. - Two lads stood on the corner of State and Liberty streets streets Just at 5 o'clock and gazed with spellbound Interest at a gargoyle atop the First Na tional bank building. Soon passers-by were stopping and craning their necks, too. Others, with no time to stop, walked on across the street, staring skyward oblivious of traffic as theywalked. -After 15 minutes the two ex perimenters in elementary psy chology had a sizeable crowd look ing at nothing. Somebody said there was a cat on the building, but he hadn't seen it yet. Some body else said there was some thing fanny going on in one of the offices, but he hadn't seen it yet Another was more honest. He didn't know what he was looking at and he hadn't seen anything yet. BUTCH AND BEX FRANKLIN Batch, the Mayor; of State street, never heard of Benjamin Franklin. Butch subscribes to a later and more spectacular school of practical economics. His phi losophy is not "Save and Have, but "Spend and Have Fun." The amazing financial deals by which Butch, maintains his sap- ply of nickels, pennies and pool hall hickeys result in no depletion of the legal tender. Batch takes no chances on mony burning holes in his pockets, Jor It rarely gets that far. At an early age he learned the raison d'etre of the candy and ice cream marts. Butch keeps - things booming on. State street., ' V THE HIGHER ARTS i The Tuesday Evening or' Any Other Night Claret and Sym- -: phony Society will meet tonight to hear Beethoven's Fifth. The meeting will adjourn on the conclusion of Seagram's Fifth. muiM i ii ii i Hunt S G-Maf Cf Tells tad o 'ublic NEW YORK, Oct. 24-)-J. Edgar Hoover, head of the federal bureau of Investigation, appealed today to the public to watch for "any suspected act of sabotage, espionage, or neutrality viola tion," but urged that such vigi lance not be permitted to "de velop into a witch hunt." "Every sincere and earnest American," he said in a speech at the ninth annual New York Herald Tribune forum on current problems, should consider him self an integral part of law and order in this war against the ene mies of democracy. He said, however: ". . . Bands of vigilantes, no matter in what manner they act, or what high ideals they may proclaim, are un-American, un patriotic, and subversive of the very things the nation now has the most need of preserving. To successfully cope with the spy demands intelligence, good Judg ment and above all justice and calmness in meeting every situa tion." Four More British Ships Said Sunk Creek Vessel Laden With Scrap Metal Is Also Submerged By ASSOCIATED PRESS Four more Fritish merchantmen and a Greek vessel heavily laden with scrap metal were sunk and another British sinking more than a week ago was reported yester day as intense diplomatic 'ex changes arose over the seizure of the American freighter City of Flint. Loss of the five British ships sent England's toll to 45 and the losses of all nations to 90 ships. Tonnage losses of all nations rose to 3 9 9,3 19, e xclusive of millions of dollars worth of cargoes, the total known loss of life was 1,774. As far as it could be learned from the usually reticent British sources it was the worst day they had suffered since the war began. Germany Indicated a new phase in her U-boa campaign by sink ing in succession three British ships near the strongly fortified straits of Gibralter. These ships, the Menin Ridge, 1,474 tons, Tafna, 4.413 tons and Ledbury,' 3,628 tons apparently were part of a British convoy. The American freighter Crown City radioed Washington she had rescued the entire crew of 31 from the Ledbury and had picked up 5 survivors from the Menin Ridge. The message said 22 men were lost from the Menin Ridge. The Greek Konstantinos Hadji- pateras, 5,9 6 2 tons, was sunk by a submarine in the North sea while carrying 8,200 tons of scrap iron from Boston to Tyne, Eng land. Fifteen of the crew escaped to the English coast. Four were lost Including the English pilot. Movement to Draft McNary in Motion PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 24-UP) -A movement to draft Senate Mi nority Leader Charles McNary as a republican presidential candi date was put in motion today by his fellow-Oregonians. A McNary-for - president club was formed here -with an original membership of 200 and goals of 27 upstate branches and an ulti mate membership of 10,000 to 15,000. A. R. McKinley, president of the club, opined "both republicans and democrats will get behind Senator McNary In Oregon." Governor Charles A. Sprague launched the McNary boom in Oregon when in a recent talk to Oregon republicans he suggested the minority leader as a presi dential possibility. FirmtoReoranize CHICAGO, Oct. 24-C-The Majestic Radio and Television corporation filed in federal court today a voluntary petition for re organization under section 11 of the Chandler act. Fewer Than Third of Salem High Students Born Here Fewer than one-third of Salem high school's 1780 students were born in Salem. Six different coun tries are represented among the places of birth,' according to sta tistics revealed yesterday by Reg istrar J. C. Nelson, principal emeritus. But 544 of the 1780 have re corded Salem as their place of birth, with Canada's 30 heading the list of foreign born. Two were born in China, one in Germany, one In Norway, one in India and one In Scotland. Nearly as many, 387, were born In other points In Oregon, with Portland's 100 by far the greater. Thirty-five of the 48 states, the District of Columbia and Alaska are represented. Washington's 81, as last year, far outnumbers the Great Britain Promises US More Publicity Parliamentary Secretary Says English Against Propaganda Says Every Effort Being Made to Give Full Activities News LONDON, Oct. 2 4-(fl)-The Brit ish government promised the house of commons a "constant en deavor to secure the largest possi ble measure of publicity" in the United States today while newspa pers placards reported the "USA Angry" over German seizure of the steamship City of Flint- Sir Edward Grigg, parliamen tary secretary to the ministry of information, set forth the govern ment's publicity aims In reply to a question in commons on the vol ume of "German propoganda" in America compared with the "shortage .of .information, from British sources." "I am aware that the demand in the USA for information regard ing our war effort and purpose Is still to a considerable extent un satisfied." declared Sir Edward. Not roller to Engage in Propaganda "It is not the policy of the min istry of information to engage in what are called propaganda activ ities In the USA, but every effort is being made to give American correspondents the fullest oppor tunity of studying and assessing our war activities. "For the presentation of the British case in the USA the minis try relies principally upon straightforward information; and although my notfle friend (Infor mation Minister Lord Machillan) is no longer himself responsible for the supply of news from gov ernment sources, it will be his con stant endeavor to secure the larg est possible measure of publicity in the USA for such news as may be released by the departments concerned and for other informa tion concerning the British war ef ford." Newspapers Call Flint Seizure Nazi Blunder In the house of lords Under Sec retary of War Lord Cobham an nounced that Britain had cap tured 110 German seamen and airmen as compared with only a "handful" of British airmen cap tured by Germany. London newspaper headlines on the City of Flint seizure reported "Anger in the USA" Snd "Amer ica Angry Nazi Blunder." In line with attempts to de velop friendliness between the United States and Britain, the United States has received an un usually enthusiastic press in Eng land lately. One example of British press treatment was the way in which newspapers lyrically described the rescue of passengers of the Brit ish liners Yorkshire and City of Mandalay by the American steam er Independence Hall. Headlines told how the passen gers sang "The Yanks Are Com ing" when the Independence Hall appeared. Vanished from the daily press now are traces of the atti tude of some isolationist and high tariff journals which In depres sion days pictured Uncle Sam as a shylock snarling over his un paid notes. Three British Freighters Are Reported Snnk Three British freighters were reported sunk within 80 miles west of Gibraltar. They were the Menin Ridge, 2474 tons; Tafna, 4413 tons, and Ledbury, 3528 tons. The sinking of the 5962-ton Greek steamer Konstantinos Had jipateras in the North Nsea was disclosed with the landing of the captain and 15 members of the crew at an English port. Three members of the crew and an English pilot were missing. The sailors said their ship was sunk by a submarine early today. Commenting on a report that the British freighter Stonegate had been sunk in the Atlantic by (Turn to page 2, column 5) field, while Nebraska, with 74, is again second this year. Birth places itemized: Foreign China 2, Germany 1, orway 1, India 1, and Scotland 1. American Salem 533, Portland 100, other Oregon 387, Washing ton, SI, California C3, Idaho 49, Utah 10, Arizona 2, Nevada 2, Montana 25, Wyoming 12, Colora do 26, New Mexico 3, Oklahoma 88, Texas 9, N. Dakota 50, S. Da kota 61, Kansas 55, Nebraska 74, Minnesota 31, Iowa 31, Missouri 19, Wisconsin 18, - Illinois 18, Michigan 9, Ohio 5, Indiana 5, New York 5, Pennsylvania 1, Vir ginia 4, Arkansas 6, Kentucky 1, Tennessee 1, District of Columbia 1, Vermont 1, Maine 1, Connecti cut 1, Massachusetts 4, Alaska 1. REPORTS SAY SSWWiW .v -nil I II- 1M SIIM1 i-,r. in, .V-v : vo 4 - - - --- V - - L 1 The German Cruiser Emden, pictured above when the vessel visited Portland in January, 1036, is reported from Norway to have cap tured the United States freighter City of Flint. There were friend ly speeches and social functions In the Rose City when she polled Russia, Finland Suspend Parley Finns Return to Helsinki Presumably for More Instructions MOSCOW, Oct.i24-(iP)-Renewed negotiations between soviet Rus sia and a Finnish delegation were suspended today less than 48 hours after the Finns arrival, leading foreign observers- to believe the talks were not going too happily. The Finns prepared to return tonight to Helsinki presumably for fresh Instructions from their gov ernment, Indicating that compro mise proposals they brought here were unacceptable or that soviet authorities may have made new demands. Neither Russians nor Finns would discuss the status of ne gotiations. The j Finnish delega tion was expected to return again to Moscow within a few days af ter consultation iwith officials at home. Some foreign observers believed that Finland was balking at pur ported proposals for surrender of the strategic Aaland islands in the Gulf of Bothnia and the quar tering of Soviet troops in Finland proper. At the same time, these sources said they believed Finland was ready to yield some trade privi leges and perhaps concessions on certain small islands in the Gulf of Finland. Neutral diplomatic circles re ported that Finland, on the other nana, was seeking a free port or the right of duty free entry for Finnish goods to some northern Russian port on the White sea near where Finland has terri tory but not outlet. Police Guard Two Big Steamships NEW YORK, Oct. 24-iirV-U.S. naval Intelligence reports, that one of the two greatest liners in the world, the Normandie or the Queen Mary, yas to be sabotaged in 'New York harbor within the next few weeks tonight sent strong police reinforcements to the midtown piers where the two ships have been tied up for more than six weeks. The French liner Normandie, 83,423 gross tons, has been moored at a Hudson river dock since before the European war broke out, and the Cunard White Star liner Queen Mary, 81, 2.15 tons, and recently camouflaged, has been moored alongside her since shortly after the war began. Lieut. Commander Coddington of the U.S. naval Intelligence in formed police late today that bis office had Information that "one of the ships" was to be sabotaged "within the next few weeks." Boris Dissolves His Parliament SOFIA, Oct 25-(Wednesday)-(P)-King Boris III early today signed a decree dissolving the Bul garian parliament and calling for a new election. The monarch acted within a few hours after receiving a request for such action from Premier George Klos8eivanoffs newly-formed gov ernment. The parliament had been called to meet Saturday. Thus Bulgaria will revert at least temporarily to rule by royal decree, the form of government that existed from 1934 to May, 1938, when parliament was re called. NAZI CRUISER E " . 1 ?Ssfc r - .... -i S x x "7 Snow Flurries Herald Winter Season Arrival Two of Four Major Entrances of Crater Lake Are Closed to Automobile Traffic; Flakes Fall in Various Parts of State BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS tight snow flurries heralded the arrival of winter in sec tions, of Oregon today and two of Crater lake's four major en trances were closed to automobile' traffic. Travel on several other mountainous highways was im peded. Automobiles were prohibited from traveling the rim road around the scenic Klamath county O ' lake, as park headquarters or dered the north and east entrances blockaded. The snow was still falling at noon and rangers measured it at 4 Vi inohes. SIX to ten Inches of snow cov ered the McKenzie river pass be tween Eugene and Bend and mo torists were advised by state po lice to equip their cars with chains. Highways in the La Grande dis trict! were being sanded and near ly all higher elevations in south ern lOregon were blanketed by snow. Two inches covered lower elevations of Mt. Hood, from Tim berline to two miles below Gov ernment camp. Frosty temperatures and rain werej reported in other sections. The forecast was for overcast skies and frost for northwestern Oregon, rain for the eouth and freezing temperatures for the east. Winter struck early with sub freesing temperatures and snow in the north yesterday (Tuesday) while the sunny south and south west! experienced heat ranging intolthe 90's and no relief from a prolonged drought. In; Canada, central Alberta was fast becoming snowbound; a 40 mile freezing wind from the northwest whipped up a blinding snowstorm that marooned motor ists ion highways and at the foot of the steep Calgary hills the mer cury! dropped to 15. Spokane, Wash., shivered in the coldest temperature of the season. 40 degrees, and the first snow ot the Season fell in the mountains. lri"New York state, Albany had a loiw of 26; other cities in the same area reported nose-nipping temperatures. 14 the south, mid-summer tem peratures prevailed. Little Rock, Arkj, registered 81.2 degrees, Charlotte, NCr 85. The Carollnas wer "very dry." Board Gets Offer. Of School Site The Salem school board re ceived an offer last night of a northeast Salem school sight on Peatl street between 15th and 16th streets. No action was taken. Tjie deal was proposed by W. h. uraoennorst and company. Price fixed was $9000. No major objections were tak en at the meeting and the ses sion! was adjourned early after discussion of liability insurance problems. Andrea to Marry SALINAS, Calif., Ot. 24-iiPr-A marriage license was issued here today to Robert S. Howard, 23, and Andrea Leeds, 26, moving nicture actress, and the connle sai4 they wonld be married to morrow afternoon (4:30) at St. John's chapel, Del Norte. 1: MDEN fAPTURED . ? , A Into port there. Strangely enough, mt the time because of the death of Anti-naai pickets paraded the dock Senate Puts on Burst of Speed Final Decision on Repeal Or Retaining Embargo Draws Near WASHINGTON, Oct 24-(iTV Done with three-weeks of oratory, the senate put on a tremendous burst of speed today, disposed of a long series of amendments to the neutrality bill and drew near to a final decision on the essen tial issue of repealing or retain ing the arms embargo. It approved changes which would permit American ships to go almost anywhere except to the danger zones of the North Atlan tic, would make the bill more nearly a cash-and-carry measure, and permit ordinary trade with Canada across the border or through sheltered water and sea ways. With equal dispatch It turned down an amendment forbidding American vessels to go within 300 miles of the European ; continent or the British Isles, and rejected a proposal that no military aircraft should be sold to belligerents nntil American national defense needs had been satisfied. On the dis, Vice President Gr- ner, whose impatience at the length ot the formal general de bate was well-known, gleefully gareled business along at a clip which brought protests from the floor and one particularly irri tated exchange between the chair and a senator. i Baby Chick Association Hits Lowering of Protest against the proposed lowering of tariff on turkeys im ported from Argentina was made by the Oregon Baby Chick asso ciation yesterday in the form of a resolution directed to Senators Charles L. McNary and Rnfus C. Holman and Representatives James W. Mott and Homer Angell thanking them for their vigorous opposition to the treaty. The association, which opened its two-day convention here yes terday, objected that the proposed reciprocity trade treaty wonld permit the importation of unlim ited quantities of turkeys from Argentina Into the United States. In an attempt to cooperate with authorities in enforcing the fair trade law as It applies to poultrymen, the association will write all hatcherymen In the state advising them of unfair trade practices which have existed, it was voted. c 'Speakers for yesterday's meet ing Included Fred Cockell, Mrs. T. M. Russell, Dr. Clifford Car penter, Dr. Dickerson; Harm Coyle, Judge Charles Brewster, Merle Moore and Lloyd Lee. CITY OF FLINT -.i-' -It " V, AP photo. the ship's flag was at half mast King George V of Great Britain. to add to the festivities. Vessel Arrives In Soviet Port Prize Crew of Germans In Command of City Of Hint MOSCOW, Oct. 24-iP)-Arrival ot the American vessel City ot Flint In a soviet port as a war captive with a German prize crew In command confronted Russian officials with a knotty and tick lish problem in international law tonight. United States Ambassador Lau rence A. Steinhardt was assured by Vladimir Potempkin, vice com missar for foreign affairs, that full information would be fur nished as soon as available con cerning the captured 4963-ton vessel. The .embassy pressed Inquiries into the fate of the crew of 42 and the cargo of tractors, grain, fruit, leather and wax which she was said to be carrying for Eng land. Steinhardt described his Inter view with Potempkin as cordial and said he was promised details as soon as obtainable from Mur mansk where the City of Flint was taken, flying the German flag. Delay of a day or two was ex pected since there was no foreign consulate in Murmansk, Russia's northernmost port which is not ice-bound in winter. The German liner Bremen also is understood to be at Murmansk, about 200 miles north of the arctic circle. The German prize crew was in terned by Russian officials on reaching Murmansk, an act which the German embassy said was "perfectly correct" although em bassy officials said they had no report on the incident. Lager f eld New President Of Silverton Chamber SILVERTON,1 Oct. 24. Carl Lagerfeld was elected president of the Silverton Chamber of Com meree tonight to succeed T. T. Leonard, who was retained on the board of directors. The chamber also named R. B. Duncan vice president; M.'C. Storuste secre tary; C. Dickerson, treasurer, and Dr. P. A. Loar, retiring vice presi dent; and J. W. Jordan, retiring secretary, as other directors. Turkey Tariff Fred Cockell, Milwaukee poul tryman, was honored at the noon luncheon for his election as vice president of the national asso ciation ot baby chick raisers re cently. Today's program, which Is open to all flock owners, will start at 10 o'clock in the chamber of com merce floral room with a talk on selecting breeders by Nael Ben nion. Dr. Dickerson wilt discuss coccidioels in laying pullets and Lloyd Lee will tell of the high lights of the world's poultry con gress. Following luncheon at the Ar go hotel, the afternoon session will open at 1:30. Prof H. E. Cosby will discuss culling breed ers of reproduction, William New- meyer on poultry electric equip ment service, G rover Keeney on 1940 egg market outlook and Mr. Jarratt of PEP company on seeing America from the air. U. J. Kirk of St. Paul, presi dent of the organization, and L. E. Cabe ot MeMlnnville, secre tary-treasurer, are in charge of the convention. - : I Officials Strive To Learn Fate Of Ship Crew Reports from Norway Say Nazi Emden Captured City of Flint Right of Russia to Keep Vessell Denied by Secretary Hull WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 The United States prepared to night to seek the release of the captive American freighter City of Flint and at the same time, offi cials strove to find out what be came of the vessel's crew after she was seized by a German raider which sent her to Murmansk, Rus sian port. President Roosevelt said ht had had no word as to the where abouts of the 4 2 sailors. Because of difficult communications with the far north city of Murmansk it was not clear whether they were aboard the City of Flint when tie vessel arrived there flying tie German 'flag and under command of a German prize crew. Secre tary of State Hull appeared wor ried over the lack of information. Reports from Norway said the vessel which captured the City ot Flint was the fast cruiser Emden. named after the historic German raider of world war days. Prior to the capture, Norwegian officials said, the City of Flint had picked up 39 British seamen who were adrift in open boats after their freighter Stonegate had been sunk by the German pocket battleship Deutschland. Hull Denies Russia's Right to Keep Ship Secretary Hull denied the right of Russia to keep the City of Flint, and it was reliably learned that the state department would re quest the release of the vessel If Russia did not voluntarily permit her to depart. President Roose velt said he hoped to get the ves sel back. Officials here apparently were taking their stand on a United States supreme court decision which may be summed up thus: "If 50 per cent or more of an American ship's cargo consists of contraband and if a belligerent seizes her, the ship may be taken into a port of the belligerent country, but not into a neutral port except under exceptional cir cumstances such as stress ot weather, breakdown of machin ery, or lack of provisions." Half of Cargo Conditional Contraband Hull acknowledged today that more than half the cargo of the City of Flint was conditional con traband, and some of it was ab solute contraband. (Conditional contraband is ma terial, such as food and clothing. which is Immune from seizure if destined for civil populations of a belligerent country but sub ject to seizure if destined for the armed forces. Absolute contra band, such as steel, is subject to seizure if it is being shipped to any one in a warring nation.) The White House took the po (Turn to page 2, column 7) British Seaman Tells of Capture Sailor Reports City of Flint Seized by Deutschland TRONDHEIM, Norway, Oct. 24 (JPy-A new saga of the seas in wartime raids by two swift Ger man men-of-war and the capture of the American freighter City of Flint by one or 4oth of the pair was only partly unfolded to night by varying stories by a British sailor and Norwegian of ficials. The sailor, captured and then released by the Germans, said his ship, the 5044-ton Stonegate, was sunk by the German "pocket bat tleship," Deutschland, after leav ing Valparaiso, Chile. Then, he said, the Deutschland, which apparently, had eluded the British blockade, headed north ward in the Atlantic and seized the City of Flint on the ground she was carrying contraband. , From Norwegian officials, bow eevr, came the story that the City ot Flint, now In a Russian harbor, had been captured by the German crniser Emden, which also was re ported to have run the British blockade. ' - The possibility that both the Deutscland and the Emden had been Involved was mentioned, however. Conference Fails DETROIT, Oct. t4-(aVA con ference called by James F. Dewey, conciliator of the United States department of labor, failed today to end the deadlock in negotia tions between the CIO United Au tomobile Workers and the Chrys ler corporation. Meanwhile mem bers of. the Michigan state labor mediation - board withdrew from the regular union and corporation j conference they had been attend ing as ooservers.
