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Your Newspaper The" Oregon Statesman Is yov newspaper, its page filled with news yon wast to reed, whether- it be local Items' or International, porta or women's "shop talk." . - Weather Fair today and Wednes day; local morning fogs little change fa temperature. Max. temp. Blonday 58, mln. SO. Hirer 8.3 ft. Southwest wind. Si. EIGHTY-NINTH YEAH Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Morning, December 12, 1939 Pries 3e: Newsstands 5c No. 223 7o O minis urn - POUNDDO 1651 " A Ml He (Des i Ear . . Paul Hauter9 Column We hare about come to the con elusion that aa far aa we are con cerned personally the Oregon coast la a sort of never-never land 'which we . will . never.' nerer be able to aee at lta best or its worst momenta. Our experiences with the coast hare been saddening. We are alwaya too late or too early. These tired old rn h. hmt, jr. eyes hare looked at a lot of ocean In our time and we'll admit that occasionally by some untoward whim of fate we hare been at the coast (read seashore in states east of the Mississippi; when it waa beautiful. Usually that was just about the time we had to leave, to be i ure that Old Aunt Minnie took her cough medicine. There are days without emd when the breexe is balmy, the m brilliant and the sand willing to lie down and be good. Those are the days we rarely see. By special act of proridence those days come in the middle of tne wee ana we're the fellow tbe natives are always telling;, "Yon should have been here yesterday." AH our yesterdays. It's like what the queen told Alice about Jam day in "Through the Looking Glass." The queen said: "The rule is. Jam tomorrow, and jam yesterday but never jam today." "It must come sometimes to Jam today" Alice objected. "No, it can't," said the queen. Its Jam every other day; to day isn't any other day, you know." So we had accepted with an air of resignation to fate that jam day would never come for us at tbe coast. Then we heard they were baring a fine storm over by the bouncing billows. We decided that If we couln't have the good we'd take a small order of the bad. So off we went, buckety buckety, to the coast,, humming "Stormy Weather" only three de grees off key, west by sou'west. We wanted to see the waves rage and the winds crack. We wanted to aee mammoth logs tossed in the surf like eggs In an electric fan. If It wasn't asking too much we wanted a few good blasts of lightning and a clap or two of thunder. , - We arrived at tbe coast, or sea shore if yon prefer. There was the ocean, placidly going about its business of washing in Japanese glass fish floats from Tokahoma. There was tbe sky and it was tending to business in a grey sort of way, too. The wind was gone. There waan't any. We have seen better storms in a two room and kitchenette (230 per month In advance) apartment. We sidled up to a native who was standing . waiting for the ocean to wash up enough sand to build a service station on. "Is this a storm? we asked shyly, waring an arm vaguely at the seascape. Nope." he replied, eyeing the ocean with quiet pride. "Nope." said he, "It's pretty cslm today. But say, bud, you ahoulda been here yesterday." Parents Identify 2 Young Beat-Ups The two men who beat ip State Policeman O 1 e n n McDon ald last Friday in an unsuccessful effort , to escape from .him have been Identified as Roy Borden, II, and Robert Craft, 19, of Katonville, Wash., Charles P. Pray, superintendent of state po lice, said yesterday. Identification waa made by par ents of the two youths who 'are being held in Portland on charges of holding up Pat'i Tarem. McDonald, who received a cracked lib mad loat several teeth la ta melee. Is still in tne Salem General hospital. Elks, Play, 'Listen to Leon, 9 . . To Open at lemple Tonight The curtain will rise tonight at 1:15 in the Elks temple audi torium on Salem's biggest dra matic production of the year, the Elks annual Christmas show.-The vehicle this yearis the uproarious comedy "Listen to Leon" staged by the Salem Civic Players who have had charge of production tor the Elks for the last four sea sons. "Listen .to Leon" Is sched uled for - showings tonight, Wednesday and Thursday. In most recent years a fourth showing has been necessary, sometimes a fifth; but this .year the Elks are hop ing to fill the auditorium the first night, thus possibly obviating ex tra performances. The merry mixup in "Listen to Leon" arises from the faet that too many persons do listen to Leon, whose regard for the truth is rather alight. This lively role Is carried by Victor- Wlerxba, who Is making his first appearance with the Players. Opposite him is Twila Conover who had a prom inent part la "Dark Towers," 1 i loiinson Debate on 3rd . ' ' ..; 1 - - .... - : Term for FDR General ! Hugh Answers Leader of Interior on Moot Issue Potential GOP Nominees Lambasted by Fiery Secretary NEWARK, NJ. Dec. H-VPh secretary ex the interior ickes. calling tonight for a third term for President Roosevelt, wss an swered in debate by General Hugh Johnson with the assertion that another term would keep alive a system of self-perpetuation en eouraged by new deal develop ments. Ickes lambasted a group of po tential republican presidential candidates and said a third term for the president was consistent with true democracy. "Undoubtedly it la consistent. the secretary said. "The president cannot elect himself. He must be elected by tbe people. And if they elect him that is an expression of democracy." Johnson replied: "That means a fourth term per haps and so on until the fifteenth. Finally they'll elect Jimmy Roose velt and start all over again." Pair Argue Issue Before Town Hall The pair argued the issue be fore the Town Hall of Essex coun ty In a forum on "Democracy in Peril." Ickes asserted that an attempt was being made to "disguise as moral crusade, the attack on the democratic principles that we en- Joy." As always In a crisis," he con tinued, "many messlahs are offer ing themselves to lead ua Into the promised land. "There Is Dewey (Thomas E. Dewey) with his twelve brain trusters count 'em! But his speech at Minneapolis, the best speech that money would buy, waa aa silent on the real Issues of the day aa Mr. Dewey because he had no time to learn about such things was silent on the great neutrality issue two months ago, But I looked at my baby in his (Turn to Page 2, Col. 5) High Court Rules Wire-Tapping Out Justices Refuse to Admit Evidence in Federal Court Cases WASHINGTON. Dec. 11-UPh- In two distinct cases, the supreme court ruled today that evidence obtained by. wire tapping can not be used in federal prosecutions but did not discuss the ethical grounds that formed the basis of famous dissents by Justices Holmes and Brsndeis when the pracUce was upheld In the pro hibition era, - Today's decisions dealt solely with Interpretation of a law passed since those days the fed eral communications act of 1934 which says: "No person not - being author ised by the sender shall Inter cept any communication and di vulge or publish the existence, contents, substance, purport, ef fect or meaning of such inter cepted communication to any per son." . s - Since the law was designed to regulate inters tau communica- (Turn to Page 1, Col. 2) Crime on Holiday ALBANY, Dec 11-VU the walls of Linn county's new jail could speak, they couldn't tell ma eh. There hasn't been a pris oner since tbe jail waa opened a month ago. i playing the role of Carolyn Jami son who has much to do with un tangling Leon's web. of deceit and causing him eventually to break down and tell the truth for once. - Elsie Holraan. manager of the Players since organisation six years ago and 'leading woman in several - productions, plays Anne Cushman, New England miss of a conventional turn ot nisi. Clara belle Burnslde, who has de veloped into an outstanding char acter player through past experi ence with the Players, has the role of Babe, . Leon's step-daughter. - - ;s : , New members of the cast, most of whom have had experience else where, ; are Harold ' Allen in the role of Leon's uncle, Gordon Wenms as an extremely English Englishman,: Weldon Walker who as Leon's valet outshines him on occasion as ' a prevaricator, and Jean Temple ton as Nellie, hotel parlormaid. . i - They aay;a play 1 no better (Tarn to Page I, CoL 1) ; iCKeSej Accused Henchman Will Be Taken East for Quiz : X t NICHOLAS DOZENBERG Alleged Red to Face NY Agents Preliminary Hearing Waived by Former Bend Grocer PftBTI.ANn. fir.. TJe. 1 NlcBolas Dozenberg. wanted In New York in connection with the passport violation case of Com munist Leader Earl Browder, will be removed from here in a few days, US District Attorney Carl Donaugh said today. Dozenberg, arrested Saturday at Bend, where he was operating a grocery store, waived removal In federal court today. Federal authorities at New York charge he gave Browder his naturalization papers so the com munist leader could obtain a passport to travel to Russia in 1921. Donaugh said Dozenberg was suspected of being one of the founders of the communist party in America. Thomas Fitch, special depart ment of state agent who earns here from New York, described Dozenberg as an Important wit ness in federal esplonsge Inves tigations. WASHINGTON, Dec. 11-6TV secretary Morgenthau today sent a letter to William HcSwaln, sec ret service agent in charge of the Portland, Ore., office, commend ing him for his capture Saturday of Nick Dozenberg, former com munist leader accused of pass port forgery. Officials said that McSwain was instructed to look for Dozenberg at the request of the. state de partment, to whose agents Mc Swain delivered Dozenberg in Portland yesterday. Slain Man's Name Remains Mystery Tne federal bureau of inves tigation informed state police yesterday that it could not identi fy the body of the hitch-hiker who kidnaped O. W. Spiker, Klamath Falls salesman, Wednes day. Fingerprints of the dead youth. who committed suicide when ov ertaken by Patrolman - Wallace Hag, were gent the bureau for checking with Its fingerprint tiles. Dr. Joseph Beeman of the Uni versity of Oregon medical school reported the youth's death a sui cide yesterday after concluding an autopsy. It was first thought a shot from the gun of Hug killed the kidnaper. Beeman's report said that the youth's shot went, through his head, out the window and struck Hug's automobile. Hug thought he waa being fired at and re turned the shot. Annie Shelby Dead h PORTLAND.' . Dec. U-tfV-An- nle Shelby, granddaughter of General Joseph Lane, died, here yesterday. She was an authority on contract bridge. . . SEATTLE, Dee. llpy-Zeb Smith, be vy weight. 8 a 1 e na Ore., was osttpoiated by Marvin Splawn, Portland; and Adam Bird, Salem featherweight, lost to Harry Derine, Vancouver, in the opening roanda of the aa naal Golden Gloves boxing tournament here tonight, Late Sports ; oi Browder 17 " - j - ' " i u j" CourUiT Oretoa Journal CARL DONAUGH Catholic Leaders Advanced by Pope Two . Canonizations Get Approval of Cardinals at Consistory VATICAN CITT, Dec. U-V Pope Pius XII appointed a new cardinal camerlengo of the holy Roman church, created 13 titular bishops and obtained approval of the cardinals on two proposed canonizations at his first consist ory today. Although the nontiff appointed the RL Rev. Albert Fletcher as auxiliary bishop of Little Rock, Ark., he did not announce a suc cessor to the late George Cardin al Mundelein as archbishop of Chi cago. juorenzo cardinal Lanrl was named camerlengo of the holy Roman church, whose duty it will be to act as administrative head of the church In the period be tween the death of the pontiff and the election of his succes sor. In another appointment, Raf- fello Cardinal Rossi .became camerlengo of the Sacred Col lege of Cardinals. Before his election, the pope had held both camerlengo posts. Twenty-four cardinals gathered in the consistory to hear the ap pointments and approve the canonization of two saints. blessed Maria de Santa Eufrasia Pelletler, who founded the Sisters of the Good Shepherd, and Blessed Gemma Galganl. known as the Virgin of Lucca. Mayor Endorses Finnish Relief Mayor W. W. Chad wick yester day added his word of spproval to the reception of Finnish aid funds by Marlon county chapter of the American Red Cross. I highly Indorse this move and ask the public to be gener ous in coming to the aid of this war-torn country, the mayor said. The three Salem banks are serving as receiving points for this money. Crack Nazi This German plane, filled with as ':.-f r diers who witnessed its fall on tbe western front. It waa mot revealed down dj ati-aircraft sons or la a sky fight. Discrimination HeldLegalBy Appeal Kuling Preference Only Illegal After Relation Has Been Settled Decision Puts new Face on Owner-Union Situation NEW YORK, Dec. ll.-(ff)-The US circuit court of appeals held today that the national labor act did not prevent an employer from discriminating against union or non-union members in hiring workers. The decision, the first of its kind, was by 2-to-l vote, the ma jority declaring that it was only after an employer-employe rela tionship had been actually estab lished that the employer was re quired to refrain from discrimina tion. Most local labor leaders de clined comment, saying they first wanted to study the opinion In all its Implications. One CIO source, however, said informally. that his organization did not ap pear affected, since CIO agree ments with management usually required employes to Join the union only after a stated period of employment. Private Labor Contract Is Used br AFL The American Federation of Labor has a policy of requiring employers in some crafts to se lect new employes from a 100 per cent union list. This is done, however, under the authority of private labor contracts and the court remarked that the employ er -'may," but not must, "require membership in the labor organi zation which has been legally chosen to represent his employes.' .The ce involved the national labor relations board and the Na tional casket company of Oneida, N. Y. The board had directed the company to "cease and desist" from discouraging employes from Joining an AFL union and from interfering with their their "right of seir-organization." The cor poration also had been ordered to (Tarn to Page z, CoL 7) Rites Arranged For Crash Trio Third Dies as Result of Saturday Night Wreck on Aurora Bridge Bodies of Alrln E. Finn, John Daniel' Bisk and Dorothy May Cronn, victims of an automobile bus crash on the Clackamas-Marion county bridge at Aurora Saturday night, were brought to Salem yesterday by Coroner L. E. Barrick after release by the Clackamas county district attor ney's oriices. Funeral services for Sisk and Miss Cronn will be held Wednes day from the Clough Barrick chapel. Services for Sisk will be at 10:30 o'clock and for Miss Cronn at 1:50 o'clock. Funeral arrangements for Finn, driver of the car, will be at 1:30 Thursday from the Walker and Howell mortuary. Finn, 23. route two. and Miss Cronn, 19, 305 South 18th street, died in the crash when Finn's ca earened from a collision with a guard-railing post into a north bound Greyhound bus driven by Alva E. Harry, 45, Gold Beach. Both received crushed skulls. Sisk. 23, 1015 South 25th street, died later in the Oregon City hospital from a fractured spine and trau matic shock. . Mrs. Finn, 20, went to the hos (Turn to Page 2, Col. 4) - 1 War Bird Gets Wings Clipped many boles am m colander. Is shown Congressional Committee to Study NW Forestry Problems " " v,'. V i 4 .0..:.., DR. PAUL RAVER REP. HAMPTON P. Timbermen to Stress Change in Tax System Group to Spend Less Time in Portland Than at Other Points on Problems of Recreation, Grazing, Water Use and Wild Life PORTLAND, Dec. IK (AP) Forest problems peculiar to the Pacific northwest, particularly woods operations, will be laid before a special congressional committee here to morrow and Wednesday. The committee, which is conducting hearings through out the country in search of information on which to base - C " new national forest policy, is Perry h Chosen 1940 King Bing Cherrians Also Lay Plans for Christmas Tree at Election Banquet Kenneth Perry will head the Salem Cherrians as King Bing during 1940, it was determined when the annual election was held at the banquet of Salem's marching boosters Monday night. Perry, associated with the J. C. Perry Drug company, will succeed Harold Busick as King tsing. Frank Chatas was elected Lord Governor Wood, Fred Thielsen as Chancellor of the Rolls, Sephus Starr as Keeper of the Orchard Dr. Frank Prime as King's Jester, Carl D. Gabrielson as Duke of Lambert. Dare Shade as Queen Anne's Consort, Tom Windishar aa Archbishop of Rlckreaii, jrrang Ernest as Marquis of Maraschino and Dick Devers as Earl oi Waldo. More detailed plans for the for mal lighting of the Cherrians Christmas tree on the courthouse lawn, first outdoor, living tree in the United States to be illumin ated at Christmas time, were an nounced at the banquet. Col. Carle Abrams Is chairman of the committee In charge. The nrocram. at 8 o'clock next Monday night, December is, will Include talks by Governor Charles A. Sprague and President Bruce R. Baxter of Willamette univer sity, and music by the Willamette university glee club. All cner rlans are expected to participate. The program may be broadcast, depending upon availaability of time on the radio. Third Term Hit PORTLAND, Dec ll-(ff-Rep. Harry Lane Englebiight (R-Cal.) said today he felt ''that a third presidential term is contrary to the fundamental 1 d e al s of the American people" and "a most dangerous precedent." mm being inspected by French sol whether tne plane was Drovgns Courtesy Oregon Journal REP. WALTER M. PIERCE FULLER expected to hear approximately 100 persons. It was reported that less time would be spent here than else where on the problems of grazing, recreation, water use and wild life. A change in the system of tax Ing forest lands is expected to be stressed - by timbermen and northwest government officials. The committee, headed by Rep, Hampton P. Fuller (D-SD). ar rived yesterday, after a motor trip from San Francisco, where it completed a hearing recently. Other members include Rep. Harry I Englebright, (RCalif): Rep. Daniel A. Reed, (R-NY), and Rep. Walter M. Pierce, (D-Ore). Senator Worth D. Clark CD Idaho), a member of the com mittee, was not expected because of Illness, while Senator Charles McNary (R-Ore), also a member. remained In - Washington at the request of President Roosevelt.- Indivldual logging and milling operators were expected to partlc lpate as well as representatives from the CIO and the AFL, the West Coast Lumbermen's associa tion and the Pacific Northwest Loggers' association. Sol Smiles Again After Heavy Rain Clear skies and sunshine came back to Oregon Monday after a weekend with 3.60 inches of rain, but the temperature remained low. A maximum reading of 58 degrees was recorded at the air port weather bureau, and a mini mum of SC degrees was read at 11:30 ' last night. More . fair weather, with an easterly wind, waa forecast for today and Wednsday. The' river rose over six feet to a plus 3.2, A minus 3.5 was the average recording during the past lew weeks, -- -. About six Inches of knew fell in the McKenxle and North and South Santlam passes, but was cleared ont by maintenance crews Monday. r;- Investig ation Brings Out Bitter Conflict in JSLRB By RICHARD L. TURNER WASHINGTON. Dec. 11(AV-A bitter hidden conflict whkh has racked the national labor rela tions board for months was thrust nto the open today at the open ing : hearing before the , special house, committee created to inves tigate that agency. The committee put William M. Lelserson, newest board member, on the stand and produced a long series of "confidential : memo randa. In which he sharply crit icized board methods and levelled stern charges at Nathan Witt the board's secretary. . Witt he accused of mismanage ment and lack of understanding of the administrative problems in volved In his office. Morever, he asserted that the secretary's man ner of presenting cases to the board made it impossible to "have confidence in Mr. Wltfs ability to perform his duties Impartially as oetween various parties who appeared in eases before the board. It was revealed that Lel serson had made two unsuccessful attempts to have Witt relieved of his duties. . .f.-r -v --- I In addition to the Leiserson- I Soviet Drives By Land, Sea, Air on Finland Moscow Given 24 Houra to Accept Offer . of Mediation Neutrals and Belligerents Continue to Lose in Fierce Sea War (By the Associated Press) Soviet Russia's troops, seeking to cut Finland in half, advanced along the arctic circle yesterday as the league of nations assembly gave Moscow 24 hours to stop the invasion and accept league media tion. Attacking by land and air, the Russians battered their way to Salla, approximately 40 miles from the border and about one fifth of the distance across Fin land to the Swedish border. The Finns, preferring to fight in the L rough forest country west of Salla, abandoned the city, and the Russians burned it immediately. While the Finnish army com munique told of , heavy fighting elsewhere along .the eastern frontier with heavy losses for the red army, the 40 nations repre sented at the league assembly in Geneva waited for Russia's answer to the league's demand. It was uncertain what action would be taken in the event Rus sia turns down league mediation but some observers said rejection would mean allied arms and am munition and Latin American food and oil for Finland. Finland Accepts League Offer of Mediation At the assembly session, Finland's- delegate, Rudolf Hoist!, called for "all practical support possible" instead of "lnternation al resolutions." Finland accepted ?(Turn to Page 2, Cl. 1) Alleged Rioter Is Hailed Into Court First Legal Aftermath of "Wrecking of Aberdeen Hall Draws Crowds ABERDEEN, Dec. ll-(-The "public disturbance" trial et De nee Dyer, first legal aftermath of the mob raid the night of Decem ber 2 on the Finnish Federation's workers hall here, headed for su perior court today after Dyer was convicted In police court and fined $25. . State Senator Frank L. Morgan of Hoquiam, retained , by tie American Civil Liberties union to defend the CIO Loggers' union business agent, announced the ap peal after a surprising legal ma neuver in which no defense testi mony was offered in Dyer's be half. "We do not feel this Is the proper time to offer our testi mony senator Morgan expiainea to the court, "and will not do so now." Police Judge Robert Taggart set bond at f 2 50. and gave Dyer three days in which to raise it. A crowd of more than 200 per sons filled every available comer of the city council chamber a ad overflowed Into the corridor after the trial had been transferred from the police court room be cause of Its lack of capacity. The principal prosecution wit ness . was Police Patrolman Pete Popovac, who arrested Dyer on as Aberdeen street the Sunday morn ing after the raid on the hall. He' testified that Dyer let loose . stream of "vile and abusive" pro fanity against him when they met twice on the street as Popovac was on his usual rounds. Witt row, it developed that Ed win S. Smith, objecting to Lelser son's refusal to participate in number of cases which he consid ered to have been mishandled be fore his appointment to the board, suggested court action to compel him to perform the "duties", of hi office. . ,; : , - - . : ' From a mass of correspon dence . presented - in evidence by Edmund M. Toland, the commit tee's counsel, two incidents in -"- (Turn to Page 2, Col. 2) . - 1 1 11 Shopping P1 JL, 1 it v - 1