The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, December 29, 1939, Page 2, Image 2

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The OREGON' STATESMAN; Salem, Oregon, Friday Morning, December 29, 193t
Finn Aviators
Silence Guns
Shelling of Viipuri Is
- : Stopped by Bombs
of Defenders ,
-" M Continued from Pars 1)
On the eastern front, 185 miles
north of Lake SuvantO, the com
munique said, the Russians were
"felled" in fighting that was still
proceeding east of Lieska.
The enemy ..also has been
pushed back across the frontier
northeast of Lieska," the com
munique added.
It Is In the Lieska area that a
firing battalion of white-clad "ski
raiders". Is reported to hare
crossed the frontier In an effort
to stab. at the only Russian line of
northern . communications, the
Murmansk-Leningrad railway.
Third Attempt Made
To Cat Rail line
The railway la approximately
150 miles from the border In that
vicinity. '
' But about 225 miles farther
north. In the Salla area, a third
group of ski troops was reported
on a daring raid In an effort to
alip through the Russian lines to
cut the railway only 45- or 60
miles from 'the border a t that
point. . r
Favored by snow and dark
kles. and with luck In dodging
Russian troops, ski raiders are
able to travel 30 to 35 miles in a
day.-
Unconfirmed reports said some
of . these raiders already had
reached the railway.
Finland's ski troops trayel with
40 to 50 pounds on their backs
their rations and blankets and
carry light machine guns and even
light artillery pieces with them.
.They also can carry explosives
for blowing up a railway in the
manner reminiscent of Lawrence
ot Arabia, who led lightning ex
peditions against the Turks in the
World war under vastly differ
ent" climatic conditions.
German Drive in
March Expected
(Continued from Page 1)
not as catastrophic as some think.
There Is a shortage only in meat
products, fats, and feed for cat
tle. It will be three years before
the food situation, becomes crit
ical enough to be effectual.
"Germans are a patriotic people
who will bear any sacrifice if they
think it is for the fatherland."
JIank said there is absolutely
- nothing new about naxiism or Hit
lerlsm, and that Hitler obtained
the material for his book, "Mein
Kampf." from books written by a
Frenchman and an Englishman.
"The Englishman said Munk,
"was none other than Neville
Chamberlains grand uncle."
. The Germans hare long been
cduated to the belief they are a
superior race and are destined to
rule the world, Munk said, citing
well - known philosophers who
taaght the superiority of the nor
dies. Munk gare the allies bat little
better than a 50-50 chance to de
feat Germany and Russia. He cau
tioned Americans to do Just what
.they are doing, make every at
tempt to preserve the liberties
once had by Czechoslovakia.
While he gare Finland credit
for making a gallant stand, he
held no hope for the country's sur
viTal. "It is but a matter of time
and weather until Finland falls,"
he said. "The only thing that
could tare her would be troops
not a few, bat 200.000 or so from
France or England."
.Influenza, Colds
; f Lead Illness List
Dr. Vernon Douglas of the Mar
lon county health department re
torted Thursday that there hare
keen .many cases ot influenza and
eplds In Salem and throughout
the .county. One case of scarlet
fever has been reported at Jef
ferson. t: The reports at the health de
partment show that the number
Of cases ot measles la low and that
Salem and Marion county have
not had an epidemic for several
fears. There are many children
who are not immune from meas
les and there probably will be an
Increase In the number of cases.
Ipeaslea Is not a serious disease ex
cept for pre-school children who
should hare special care.
'!
Buys Rickreall Property
RICKREALL Miss Ber
tha Crowley purchased the George
C. Smith property here Wednes
day. Miss Crowley is a teacher In
the schools at Knap pa. Her par
ents who reside on the Sol Crow
ley farm near Oak GroTe will
Jhovs into the new home as soon
a-s vacated by Mr. and Mrs. Smith.
Mr. Crowley is principal of the
ftlgh school here.
C L E A e A N C E !
STARTS TODAY! EVERYTHING GOES!
LADIES' COATS i
6.90 10.SO 12.90
Reg. 12.90
Reg.
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THOUSANDS KILLED AS 'QUAKE
.A ' ' 1 MiUs ' ' N
' B L A. C K . S r E A
rJJSy Ankara r 0ToUt I
MEDITERRANEAN
This map shows the area (inside broke line) moat heavily affected by the earthquake which destroyed
wbol villages 1st . northern Anatolia. Tbotasaa ds were reported killed. Heery damage was reported
at towns narked by crosses and four shocks were felt at Ankara.
Prominent Salem
Lawyer Succumbs
(Continued from page 1)
He practiced law in Salem from
that year with the exception of a
brief period spent in Washington
state. At one time he was a law
partner of the late Glenn E. Un
rnh. He was distantly related to John
Adams and John Quincy Adams,
early presidents' of the United
States. -
Serving on the city council from
1913 to 1915, Mr. Macy. was ap
pointed city attorney in 10 IS and
erred in that capacity until 1921.
Always active in politics, be was
a member of the Marion county
republican central committee con
tinuously since 1926 and was its
secretary in 1920 and 1932.
He was formerly council com
mander ct the Woodmen lodge
and was a member of Salem lodge
No. 4, AF k. AM. and of Salem
lodge No. 336. BPOE.
He was married in 1920 to Anna
M. Rader-Campbell of Walla Wal
la. She survives him as well as
three children, Marion and Vir
ginia Macy of Salem and Ronald
Macy of Vancouver. Wash.; two
brothers. Edwin S. Macy and J. F.
Macy ot Portland; and two sisters,
Mrs. Ella Morris of Los Angeles
and Pearl Macy of Salem.
Distribution of
Power Is Speeded
PORTLAND. Ore., Dee. Zi(Jf)
-Bonneville Administrator Paul
J. Rarer predicted today distri
bution of Bonneville power
through public utility districts
would be speeded by a Washing
ton supreme court decision.
Dr. Raver said the decision
dissolving an injunction against
purchase of private power' lines
by the Grays Harbor PUD would
make early delivery of Bonne
ville power possible to the Grays
Harbor and Skamania, Wash.,
public utility districts.
"While I have not seen the
decision. It is my understanding
that the court's action upholds
the right of a district to buy Its
distribution lines with bonds that
will . be paid solely from electric
revenues and which will not be
a general tax obligation," Raver
said.
Mindanao Chosen
For Jewj Refugees
- i -. '
MANILA. Dec' 2S-(Thursday)-(AV-The
- Jewish refugee commit
tee of New Tork has selected
Bukidnoh province in the fertile
central portion of Mindanao in
land tor settlement ot 10,000 Jew
ish, refugees authoritative sources
said today. ' , ;
' It was understood the commit
tee purchased, subject to govern
mental approval, a large cattle
ranch as the nucleus of the pro
posed community wher refugees
from Europe might start life
anew. , ' s
Mindanao Is the largest in the
southern Philippine group Bukld
non province. In Moro country, is
suitable tor - cattle raising and
farming. i ;
Stokes Baby Dies
GATES Charles Edward, the
two-months-old 'son of Mr. and
Mrs. Everett Stokes, died Thurs
day morning at home here. Fun
eral arrangements have not been
completed.
15.90
Reg. 18.90
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Were 1C.9S
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SWEATERS
1 Lot All-Wool Sweaters
Other for 1.9S-2.9S - .
Skirts 1.00 to 2.98
Ladies Slips
Reg. 1.29 now
J l, MJ IP
to Paramount MkU
Sheriff Ineligible
To Receive Fees
The sheriff of Washington la
not entitled to retain fees re
ceived from the state for trans
porting prisoners to the stats pen
itentiary by automobile. Attorney
General L H. Van Winkle ruled
Thursday. These fees most be
turned over to the connty.
Van Winkle held that other
coots incurred by the sheriff, such
as the employment of guards, was
an obligation of the county. The
attorney general said Washington
county furnishes an antomobile
for its sheriff and also pays the
operating costs.
Sales Tax Only
School Solution
(Continued from Page 1)
gu&ge regardless of temporary
political situations.
Jonas A. Jonasson, Linfield
college professor, warned of dan
ger In picking out "bogeymen" to
be blamed for critical situations.
Hitler, J. P. Morgan and Herbert
Hoover were examples he gave ot
"bogeymen" in the past. Peace
among men, he added, will have
to "wait for peace within men."
"Democracy means : that gov
ernment must come from those
who are prepared, who are fit,
said Dr. Carl Sumner Knopf,
president ot the Southern Califor
nia Academy of Sciences and di
rector ot religious activities at
the University of Southern Cali
fornia. "It gives freedom to the people
and It gives them the right to
elevate whom they choose to lead
but it does re a n 1 r e that only
those who are fit shall lead."
. It is the "duty of all- to build
s better and more beautiful en
vironment for children, Mrs. Jes
sie Wardlaw Williams, Chico,
Calif., .State college professor,
said.
Gibson Bowles, teacher at Ben
son Polytechnic school. Portland,
asserted "world crises" were per
petual. Pope Pays Visit
To Italy Rulers
ROME, Dec 2 S-fV-Pope Plus
XII rode through a chilling rain
to Quirinal palace today to pay an
unprecedented visit of cordiality
to Italy's king and queen, and to
voice his yearning for peaceful
understanding, between the peo
ples ot the world.
This extraordinary -visit. In re
turn for -the call made by King
Vlttorio Emanuele and Queen Ele
na on the holy father at the Vati
can a week, ago, symbolized com
plete reciprocal recognition ot the
two great sovereignties estab
lished on opposite banks of the
Tiber.
Reports circulated that Benito
Mussolini would visit the pope on
January S, In further exemplifi
cation of the close understanding
between the church and the Ital
ian state.
Vets Reminded of ,
Deadline on Bonus
Attention of World war reter
ans was called yesterday to the
fact that January 2, 1940, is the
last day on which applications for
adjusted compensation, or "bon
us, payments.
"There are many veterans who
are entitled to adjusted compen
sation who hare never made ap
plication. Phil Rlngle, Comman
der of Marlon Post fl. Veterans
ot Foreign Wars, said. . "The max
imum payment under the bonus
amounted to some $1584 and
there are undoubtedly World war
veterans who are entitled to ad
just compensation but have not
been aware of their rights.
Ex-Treasurer Diet)
EUGENE, De& 2S.-AVr r t d
Wentworth, 61, former Eugene
city treasurer, died today after
a short Illness. Wentworth re
tired In 1933 after 19 years of
office. Surviving are his. widow
and two children. . -
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UaiA . Xaalets SUvs aTsse Jtofe
ROCKS TURKEY
Outlook for US
System Brighter
(Continued from page 1)
preserve their own democracy and
not mix in the centuries-old quar
rel of Europe. But the neutrality
leglslatlcb, the speaker asserted,
turned out to be less Important
than It seemed while congress de
bated It for Americans seem de
termined to keep out of the Euro-
pean war and sre finding It pos
sible In spite of their sympathy
for England, France and particu
larly Finland.
To illustrate his point that con
gress had resumed its constitu
tional function, Mott pointed to
the defeat ot every political ad
ministration bill spending and
lending, extending the housing au
thority program and others pas
sage of anti-administration bills
such as the Hatch bill and the re
strictions on WPA to avert polit
ical racketeering. At the same
time, he said, non-political ad
ministration bills such as those in
volving national defense were ap
proved. All this became possible be
cause the republican minority
was doubled to 19 f members so
that if 50 democrats balked, ad
ministration bills failed. Mott
explained.
Defeat of the Townsend bill
should not discourage 'its advo
cates, for it received about one-
third of the votes cast,, and leg
islation of this type takes time
for education, the speaker as
serted. He declared members of
congress were almost unanimous
ly in favor of adequate old-age
pensions, but that the $200 a
month ' misconception ot . the
Townsend bill had handicapped
it.
Mentioning that he had been
named on the republican policy
committee In the house, Mott said
he would favor cost-of-productlon
and loan refinancing measures as
a plan for agriculture. Roads leg
islation, more vital to Oregon
than to many other states, suf
fered because of presidential op
position; really based upon the
'executive department's lack of
control over It, - he explained,
adding that If there is a re
publican majority In the house
in 1941, he will be chairman of
the roads committee and in posi
tion to see that this legislation
gets due consideration.
The program opened with sev
eral numbers by the Republican
club 20-piece band, directed by
Douglas Jaquith. The speaker was
Introduced by Dr. P. O. Riley, who
observed that the republican's
Job was "to get the country out
of the red and the reds out of
the country.
Sub-Zero Cold Is
Added to Damage
(Continued from Page 1)
standing. Tha town was destroyed
by another quake In 17S4.
In Slvaa Vilayet, the little town
of Zara had 1.600 Inhabitants
killed and 1,000 houses destroyed.
The quakes caused frightful de
struction In Hafik, Baybnrt, Suse
hri, Sharklshla, Kuyuluhlssar,
Terdean, Trabson, Vakflkebir,
Machke and Krasun.
Officials feared that hundreds
of thousands were wandering; In
open tielda without shelter, prey
of constant snowfall and bitter
cold.
The ministers of health and in
terior left Ankara for Enincan
and several medical aquads were
sent to the stricken region from
nearby Vilayets. A national emer
gency committee was gathering
funds and directing; rescue work.
Martial law was proclaimed
throughout the quake district! and
military and police squads patrol
led with orders to shoot anyone
caught looting.
As special trains arrived with
nurses, doctors and relief workers
msny children were found hiding
in the woods. In a miserable con
dition from cold, hunger and
fright.
Panic still was strong, and
many of the population were seen
prostrate in prayer before col
lapsed mosques.
Roosevelt Begins
Speech on Budget
; WASHINGTON, Dec J $.-&)-President
Roosevelt opened his
last Christmas package Wednes
day, cleared his desk and sat down
with fiscal advisers to put his an
nual budget message to congress
in final shape. ,
.Working late. he conferred
with Harold D. Smith, budget di
rector; Marrlner S. Eccles, chair
man of the federal reserve board,
and Lauchlin Currle, one ' of Jits
administrative assistants.
Britain Takes
Notch in Belt
Sugar, Bleat on List of
Rations as Empire
Pincnes Money -
(Continued from Page 1)
per week per person, a reduction
of 25 per cent In the normal av
erage consumption. Matter-of-fact
British accounts of the new ra
tioning pointed out that enemy
Germans get only 8 ounces ot
sugar a week.
Butter rations will .be tour
ounces per person a week, a re
duction of nearly 50 per cent
from normal, and only .05 ounce
more than the German ration.
Bacon and ham will be cut down
to four ounces a week, begin
ning January 8. Britain's enemies
in Germany get 2.27 ounces of
bacon each week, when It lsjiva li
able, and 1.1 pounds of other
meats.
Meat in general in Great. Brit
ain will be rationed on a basis
of value, rather than weight. No
date was set for meat rationing
to begin, but it probably will be
In February.
Sweet-toothed Britons had the
consolation that the sugar rations
will not (.cover manufactured
jams, -candies, and the like. How
ever, they were told there would
be an "appropriate" cut In sup
plies ot such goodies.
Marmalade end jam, which the
English eat in huge quantities,
already is rationed in Germany.
The British provided for home
made breakfast marmalade
(usually eaten last as a sort of
dessert) by allowing housewives
to lay in extra sugar supplies at
the rate of three pounds for erery
two. pounds of oranges purchased
for preserving. There will be sim
ilar extra ration allowances for
other home "put up" preserves.
Excluded from meat rationing
will be: liver, hearts, kidneys,
tongue, tripe, sausage pies, poul
try, -game and fish.
Pork pies and kidneys are
standard fare here.
In explanation of the new ra
tion! orders, the food ministry
said Germany's war aalnst Brit
ish shipping was a failure, but
that "rationing still Is desirable
because the slash in rationed pro
ducts, almost entirely imported,
is expected to release more for
eign exchange to " -.iv munitions
and warplanes and make avail
able mbre cargo spa.j in ships
to bring these sinews of war into
British hands.
The British air ministry an
nounced RAF planes had made
another "successful" reconnais
sance flight over northwestern
Germany. One had been driven
off in a foray against the North
sea German coast, with one shot
d. vn).
Japanese Speed
Thrust in China
(Continued from Page 1)
these attacks merely a prelude
to a huge new land offensivevin
China as "part of the Japanese
program tor commemorating the
2600th anniversary of the Jap
anese empire."
Japan celebrates February 11
as the anniversary of the found
ing of the Japanese empire and
dynasty in 660 BC. The spokes
man did not disclose whether the
planned offenslre would be
launched on that date or at the
opening of 1940, the 2600th year.
A Chinese army spokesman as
serted Japan had suffered 100.
000 casualties on all battlefronts
during December and scoffed at
Japanese reports of military suc
cess, which he said "betray their
own fears and anxieties, reflect
ins alarm over their own itirr.r.
lng losses."
Japanese claims were aimed,
he said, at helping passage of
thS militarr hndret In Tnlrvn an A
at Impressing the United States.
The Christmas season brought us many fine washers in trade for new ones. We
must move them out as soon as possible so we've cut their prices so low you won't'
believe its
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HARRT F. WOODRINQ
California Reds
Rapped in Report
Dies Committee Publishes
Charges of Political
Work in Industry
WASHINGTON. Dec 2S.-ft)
Ths Dies committee made public
tonight a confidential report say
ing that the communist party In
California sought the defeat of
the republican administration .In
that state last year with a $26,000
campaign fund and an organiza
tion campaign In mass Industries.
The committee . released the
"proceedings of the California
convention" of ths party In May,
1938, which was seized at "secret
headquarters" of the party in
that state by James Steedman and
George Hurley, committee inves
tigators, and became s part of the
committee record.
This document asserted the par
ty had a membership ot about
6,000 at the time, sought a 4,000
increase by the start of this year,
described former Governor Frank
Merriam as the "Charlie McCar
thy ot California's economic roy
alists and called for better or
ganization in large shops and bas
ic industries.
The convention minutes car
ried a list of 24 members of a
presiding committee, Including
"Comrade Gennanle" and "Com
rade Don." These were not furth
er Identified in ths record.
The pamphlet aaid in a section
of the 1988 campaign and expen
ses: -
"Two major tasks face the Cal
ifornia party during 198 8 th e
defeat of reaction in ths 1938
elections and ths building of ths
party to reach a membership of
10,000 by Jan. 1, 1939. To carry
on the election work effectively
and to guarantee nur force of
10.000 members, the convention
endorsed ths raising of an election-party
building fund ot $25,
000 from now until Labor day."
The convention proposed that
Los Angeles county raise half
that amount. San Francisco coun
ty was requested to provide $6000
and Alameda connty $2,600.
Bnsby Sentenced
MERCED, Calif., Dec. tt.-(JF)-MerriU
Busby, 28, of Ban Fran
cisco, was sentenced to a term ot
from one to 20 years in prison to
day for child-stealing, but at the
asms time won a new trial on a
second count ot abducting 14-year-old
Evelyn Thompson for
purposes ot commercial vies.
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"Army in Beingw
Goal of Woodring
Readiness for Emergency
Held Principal Object
in National Defense
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 $.-)-Secretary
Woodring recommend
ed urgently that congress, in act
ing on Increased national defense
reanlrements. aim at a model.
completely equipped and -trained
"army In oeing."
The size of the nation's -initial
protective land force Is secondary
in Imnortanee to its readiness for
emergency, .Woodring told Presi
dent Roosevelt in his annual re
port. "National defense can no long
er be considered tn terms ot dol
lars and cents, the . wsr depart
ment head continued. "Nor can
national defense longer be deter
mined from the number ot men
the mere numerical enrollments
of regulars, guardsmen, or re
servists. "One million naked savages
armed with 1,000,000 apears and
1.000.0QO shields would be
slaughtered by 100 men armed
with 100 of the army's new semi
automatic shoulder rifles and a
baker's dozen of the army's new
tanks.
Mr. Roosevelt Indicated he
would ask the forthcoming ses
sion of congress to Increase this
year's record peace time defense
appropriation by an additional
$500,000,000.
"Those upon whom we call for
Immediate action in the defense
of this republic must be sfforded
complete equipment, clothing,
supplies, subsistence, transporta
tion, training, and Instruction to
prepare them tor any eventuality
presupposed by any military ex
igency," Woodring aaid la his
report.
"Whatever Is the decision as
to ths aizs of our army our in
itial protective force 450,000,
500,000 or 600,000. I must ur
gently Insist that that force de
cided upon be complete as to per
sonnel, as to materiel, and that
it be 100 per cent efficient as
to training.
"Our military establishment
must be an army in being."
Census "School"
To Close Today
"School" for the 22 tentatively-appointed
enumerators for the
business snd Industrial census In
the Salem district will close to
day, it was announced at census
headquarters on Thursday. Byron
O. Carney. Oregon regional di
rector, will be present at today's
sessions to address the workers
on their general duties snd to
discuss in detail some ot the forms
to be used.
' In addition to the 20 enumera
tors listed previously, O. H. De-
Pres of Washington county and
Harry 8. Wilson ot Columbia
county are attending ths school.
which la being conducted by A.
R. McCall, district supervisor.
and Mrs. Nathalie Panek, assist
ant. .
Mrs. Ada 81evers has been ap
pointed head clerk In the district
census office on the second floor
of the Oregon building.
3 County Courts
To Name Senator
A meeting of the connty courts
of Malheur, Harney snd Grant
counties, to elect a successor to
State Senator Robert M. Duncan,
Burns, will not be called until
late next week. Secretary of State
Earl Snail Indicated Thursdsy.
Duncan resigned the office ot
stats senstor Wednesday to be
come circuit Judge of the ninth
Judicial district. He succeeds
Charles W. Ellis, who died at
Ontario recently. Ths ninth dis
trict comprises Malheur, urant
and Harney counties.
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