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Th OREGON STATESMAN, Salam. Oragoxu Tuesday Morning. March I. 1940 PAGE TUmTX China Suffers But not Alone Japan's Position "Worse, Chinese Consul Tells Chamber Audience China is suffering heavily bat Japan is in a desperate position. China is coming close to balanc ing its imports with exports; Ja pan's economy is virtually para lyzed. Japan has conquered the more important Chinese cities but even in the area theoretically con quered, Chinese still control 98 per cent of the territory. Japan's rule extends little farther than the range- of its rifles. Such was the favorable sum mary of China's position present ed at the Salem chamber of com merce luncheon Monday by Dr. Silwing C. P. An, Chinese consul at Portland. Oregon and Salem are well known in China, because of this region's century of trade with China and because of this city's kind treatment of Chinese, includ ing students who have come here, the consul said. Population Pressure Denied Contrary to general belief, Ja pan is not over-populated. Dr. Au declared; Formosa, Japanese pos session, is rather thinly populat ed but, he was told, "Japanese people do not like to emigrate." Japan does need raw materials but could have bought them from China instead of "grabbing." It is not the Japanese people who are fighting China, but the dom inating military clique; some Ja panese are helping China in the struggle. The war is costing Japan 13 million yen daily; has cost 20 billion yen to date, much more than Japan's war with Russia; Japanese taxes have risen from one billion to ten billion yen a year. There are signs that Japan wants peace more urgently than does China. The diplomat declared that with its new motor roads and rail roads to Indo-Chino and Burma, China's commercial outlets' have not been and will not be cut. The nation is still exporting large vol umes of tungsten, wood oil, tea, silks and other commodities and importing automobiles, machin ery, oil and other products from the United States. Finge r Printing Value Explained LABISH CENTER Besides be ing a positive means of identifica tion for criminal detection, finger printing is becoming increasingly . valuable as a means of protection for civilians, J. S. Murray, chief i clerk of the warden's office of the state penitentiary, pointed out Friday night in an address before the Labish Center community club. Murray described the work ings of the penal institution, out lined the essentials of the classi fication of finger prints, and re viewed cases of local interest in which finger prints played an im portant part. Preceding Murray's talk, stu dents and instructors of the Pris cilla Melsinger studios in Salem presented a program of guitar, ac cordion, and orchestra music. The program was arranged by K. S. Tontz and H. E. Boehm, and re freshments were in charge of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Rasmussen and Mrs. Harvey Aker. Committees for next month are: program, Mrs. E. M. Boies and Mrs. Ruben Boehm; refreshments, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Aker and J. W. Burr. The Hazel Green school's puppet show has been se cured for April. The attendance Friday night was one of the largest of the year. Will Sell Fancy Work WHEATLAND The Wheat land Social Service club has chosen Friday, April 2 6, as the date for the annual , fancy work sale at the Wheatland Commun ity hall. ti wi Y-y7 If Arbuclde - King BUSIER BROWN SHOE STORE : STATE STREET : Loss of Koivisto "Gibraltar" in Film War News :-S'JwXV': A 11 JV w - r - Russia's onivw, - . . . , mff i SHADED AREA SHWS TERRITORY NOW OCCUPIED BYT RUSSIANS - - ' - -r - si - . i These excellent maps show the scene of the big- I gest battle of the Russo-Finnish war in the Pet- Austin Replies to Barkley's Speech (Continued from Page 1) pray for his spiritual guidance and for delivery from "cruelties of war." Mr. Roosevelt was ac companied by Mrs. Roosevelt and several members of the cabinet and congress. Vice-President Gar ner was invited to accompany the party, but sent his regrets. Barkley told the senate that a "genuine compliment" to Presi dent Roosevelt and the new deal was to be found in the attitude of republican presidential candi dates and the republican program committee which submitted its report recently. "None of them," he said, "rec ommend the repeal or substantial modification of a single major legislative act which has been passed under the Roosevelt ad ministration. The most they claim is that they need Improvement and that those who have had nothing to do with their fabrica tion are better qualified to im prove them than their sponsors. Repeatedly emphasizing the current uncertainty over Mr. Roo sevelt's political plans by prefac ing every recommendation with the statement "if" Barkley was speaking a "new deal valedicto ry," Austin listed a number of things which he thought "the suc cessor of the new deal" should undertake. It should "adapt itself to the checks and limitations of republi can government," he said; it should, for the sake of "preserv ing our form of government" find a way to economic recovery, it should have a special commission study monetary problems and re port to congress, it should place the American economic system on a basis which would withstand "the strain of war and the post war days," and assure the states that their "self determination and autonomy" would not be dimin ished. Unicameral Bill Void, Is Opinion OLYMPIA. March 4-(P)-Attor-ney General Hamilton held today that an initiative filed -with Sec retary of State Belle Reeves pro posing to amend the state consti tution and to create a one-house legislature, is void. His opinion was for the secre tary of state, who sent the initia tive to Hamilton for preparation of a title of the measure, as re quired by law, to be placed upon the election ballot. Buster Brown 5H0E5 Heads sre held higher, feet walk, more carefully, there's pride ia their eyes when they step out is aew Buster Browns. They'll be stepping out in foot health features, itted properly with the new 6-Point Fit ting Plaa. New Spring line aow ready. Bring the youngsters in soon. YOU'LL FIND THEM EXCLUSIVELY AT . . . "20 STEPS FROM HIGH". KOLA BVtf ljtfHtN5RAO Police Quell 1 1 5 ."Ol- . , - iff ..aaajar-v. .m v.v-v a.v. .v.v. .'. .mKa ma mm m v a.aa-,ia.v a v, n ; "I. It LL. It JL ' ! Police in Detroit quell a race riot at the Northwestern high school where clashes between whites and Negroes on vacant lots, alleys and streets have broken out sporadically. This dramatic photo shows police holding a girl who haa an open penknife in her hand. School authorities blamed the riots on non-students while others claimed Northwestern authorities have accepted Negro students but sent whites to other schools because "they don't have room for them." Porter School To Have Social SILVERTON Porter school 1b planning a program and pie social for Friday, March 8. Proceeds from the sale cf pies will go to purchase of playground equip ment and other school needs. The Silverton Hills Home Eco nomics club will meet with Janet Mulkey at the home of her pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mul key, Thursday. This will be an all-day meeting with no-host lun cheon at noon. Mrs. J. H. Mauldlng spent Sat urday at Silverton at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Bailer. Hoke's Selection Basis of Protest PORTLAND, March 4-yp)-A protest against the appointment of Mac Hoke, Pendleton, to the state board of higher education, was made to Governor Sprague yesterday by the Oregon Common wealth Federation's board of di rectors. The board's protest letter de scribed Hoke as "front man" for the "most predatory interests in Oregon." Congregation May Give Pastor Milk Without Breaking Laic, Ruled It is not a violation of. the milk control law for a member of a church to furnish milk to the pas tor of such church without charge. Attorney General I. H. VanWlnkle held in an opinion here yesterday. Request for the opinion came from District Attorney Robert V. Chrlsman of Wallowa county. VanWinkle held that this trans action was not within the scope of a section of the milk control law relating to rebates and dis counts. DAFFODILS 100 Per Dozen AT State Street Grocery Walker's Grocery BaaJck's Super Markets Court and Commercial and Marion and Commercial Safeway, Court Com'l. Coon's Market Grower; Wilaoi Bamp REPORTED POSITIONS OF BRITISH WAR$HtB5! 71 1 -'. jtT I MAIN UHETO I wViSSM samo region and the island of Koivisto, Finland's "Gibraltar," which fell before the Russian attack. Race Rioting o o J2 & o v - v 1 Florida U Coach Resigns Position GAINESVILLE. Fla.. March 4 (P) Josh Cody, athletic director and head football coach at the University of Florida since Feb ruary, 1938, resigned today. He declined to discuss his fu ture plans or to comment on a re port that he would become an as sistant to Coach Ray Morrison at Temple. Double Breakfast Club Attendance 1$ Expected Twice as many men as at tended last week are expected at this morning's meeting of the Salem rBeakfast club at the Queelle at 7:30 o'clock. Those who were at the first breakfast were asking to bring guests, and all others interested are Invited to attend. Ken Golliet has ar ranged the program. William Munley Dies PORTLAND, March (-Pneumonia proved fatal for William A. Munley, 76, attorney, here yester day. He came to Oregon in 188S and once served as assistant Port land postmaster. Grangers News SILVERTON HILLS Roberta grange will make its annual visi tation to the Silverton grange March IS, according to announce ment made at the grange meeting Friday night. At that time Rob erts will be In charge of the local entertainment. At the meeting Friday night, presided over by Master Alfred Loe and Lecturer Mrs. Victor Howard, a reading was given by Mrs. W. B. Beckley, a skit by Mil ton and Kenneth Foote, a vocal solo by Harold Mires, and a group of pantomimes by the grange members. Mrs. J. H. Mauldinr will be home hostess to the Toung Orang era association on March 14. UNION HILL Marion county Pomona grange council will meet at Union Hill Wednesday at 10 a.m. Officers of the group are: pres ident, Fred S. McCall, of Chema wa; vice president, Mrs. Roy Rice, of Roberts; secretary, Mrs. W. M. Tate, of Union Hill. A basket luncheon will be served at noon and a rpeaker will be in cluded on the afternoon's program. Monmouth Joins Pedee in Program PTA Gives St. Patrick's Day Entertainment; 150 Attend.. PEDES T he lion month chamber of commerce responded to an Invitation from the Pedee Parent Teacher association to at tend and participate in their St. Patrick's day program Friday night at the school house. Numbers presented by the Monmouth group were a trum pet solo by Mervin Leldtke, ac companied by Georglanna Loft- ua; a group of negro spirituals by the Sears quartet, featuring Margaret Jean, Mary Lou, Charles and Richard Sears: a series of chalk drawings by Mary Lou Sears; a reading by Mary Sedovy; tap dance by Marlene Williamson with Charlotte Mc Knight at the piano; a piano solo by Charlotte McKnlgnt, and' a short talk by Clarence Powel, president of the Monmouth chamber of commerce. Numbers contributed by local talent were a vocal solo by Lorna Lee Van Den Bosche; two folk dances by children of the pri mary room; a pantomime by the upper grade children; a tap dance oy Palsy Leverman, and a skit by high school students, taken from their play which is to be presented March 28 and 29. Following the program, re freshments were served in the basement of the school house to approximately 150 people. Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Howard were appointed to serve as pro gram committee for the April meeting and- Mrs. Frank Clark and Mrs. J. C. Kerber will have charge of refreshments. In Cne Ear . . . (Continued from Pag 1.) plunged the handle. One plunge was enough. The cow dropped, never to moo again. The farmer was irate. After all it wbs his favorite cow, in sickness or in health. He descended on the department of agriculture, claim ing in accents riled that the de partment had killed his cow and with malicious aforethought. So now, by donations of four bit pieces, the d. of a. staff is buying the farmer a cow. Anyway that's what our scout says. WATERY WISDOM "Luckily for our profession," ays the master of the Wheatland ferry, "there are two sides to ev ery river." We supposed inott any male re ceiving a personal letter from Ann Sheridan, Hollywood's 'ooniph girl," would be somewhat excited. But not Governor Sprajrue. In fact, the governor hadn't even read the letter he got from Ann (Clara Lou as she's known way down in Texas) when we asked him about it. We read it while the governor was signing some certificates or something and as far as we know he hasn't read it yet. It was about a book called "Our Common Herd," which Ann rec ommends as an Important contri bution to literature about our "re generated underprivileged groups" if you can imagine an "oomph" girl saying things like that. It's ort of Grapes of Wrat tiy and was written by a Sue Sanders, a girl hood chum of Ann's. We suppose that's life. Two girlhood chums go their diverse ways; one writes books of social significance and the other be comes "oomph girl." By the by, Ann sent Governor Sprague a copy of the book, Just like he did for the other 47 governors. m jar Pilot Hikes ior Caught iu a "quickie fog" near Icbcr, Calif., a plane piloted by Andy Andrews, Sacramento, Calif., crashed Into a tree, after which An drews, unhurt, hiked five miles to lummo aid for his pamenger, MIm Gratia Caton of Belleview, Wuh., lying amid wreckage with a broken leg. A forest ranger took the woman to a San Joaquin hospital. Heads Bureau Norman Bell (above) will head the newly opened Associated Preea bureau In Frewno, Calif-, In line with The Associated Pres policy of extending its coverage. Bell, 89, has been In the San Francisco bureau. He formerly elited the Nevada State Journal at Reno. Fuhrer Successor Not to Be Named The Marion county court had another vacancy to f 1 1 1 in the county's representation in the lower house yesterday but Its members indicated nothing would be done about It. The court received notice from Secretary of State Earl Snell to meet next Tuesday to name a suc cessor to Walter Fuhrer, who be came disqualified to serve In the legislature when he moved to California to become a labor re lations representative for the As sociation of San Francisco Dis tributors. Appointment of a successor to John F. Steelhammer, who re signed from the legislature last year to handle county foreclosure business, was postponed indefi nitely by the court. ifcil ' A i f k TNwSF:: It lHtn:iiil- ' ir:yf.f:V- - I lV m THE SKILL OF rr creates one famous beers Since 1876 the beer produced through the skill of the Schmidt family of master-brewers now in its third generation -has always been highly regarded among America's fine beers. The quality of Olympia Beer... praised from Mexico iv, Canada. ..is enhanced by the natural purity and superior brewing quality of Olympiad subterranean spring waters. ss It's the Wetter thot moke Ofyrnpia Beer Differ it and ettert autm mm mnsf nratuauawms. ata ' Woman's Aid -v. . , ...v. 1 Shenandoah Caves In; Loss Is Heavy (Continued from Page 1) until noon, then apparently stop ped. There was little hope, however, the subsidence was permanently ended. Joseph Gladsky, a representa tive of the United Mine Workers, said the settling probably would continue at least two weeks. Some buildings settled as much as 20 inches. Cracks several feet deep broke street pavements. Breaks were seen in the walls of the new postofflce. An annex split away from one flrehouse. Classes were called off Indefinite ly in a high school and two small er school buildings. Resolution Hits Income Question (Continued from page 1) day for voting on the proposal but members mysteriously declined to give out any information. A source of unquestionable author ity disclosed, however, that the resolution had been approved three to two. It was said unof ficially that Chairman Bailey (D-NC) and Senators Johnson of California and White of Maine, republicans, supported it while Senators Pepper of Florida and Maloney of Conectlcut, democrats, opposed it. Tobey argued that the Income questions would Invade the right of privacy and would develop In- j formation which might be gossip ed around the neighborhood. This information, he contended, could be used for political pur poses. Census authorities declared that the law provided penalties against any enumerator making public the information. They said the questions were designed to gather data which would be beneficial In eforts to solve the unemployment problem. Eagles Aerie Here to Celebrate Anniversary Members of Willamette aerie, Fraternal Order of Eagles, will celebrate their 15th anniversary tonight at the Eagles hall. Sev eral out-of-town members are expected for the ceremonies and program. A Warren Jones Is president of the aerie. Ml of America's 99 West Salem Asks Bonneville Offer (Continued from Page i.) for by WPA and city and how much residents would be expect ed to pay. The council decided that no answer could be tlren until word Is received from the WPA regional offlc In San Fran cisco as to their Interpretation of the agreement. Retaining walls will certainly be construct ed at public expense, however. If they are necessary for the wel fare of tbe project, but not If they will benefit the property owners alone, It was said. Nlht bus service for West Salem was requested by several residents In attendance. The city attorney was Instructed to see what agreement could be worked ont with tbe franchise holder. 1 mFSPJVTOF by JOHN CLINTON "Eight quarts of Triton, and put 'em in the back ieat."ialdhe gentleman in the 1129 Bukk. Hw'ttbteU7 tked Mr. SmJtbsn, ear dealer at Arne , Clifrl. "Yep, in the back icat Triton has taken me on vacations, now rm taking Triton!" f That's hew It wet, help as. 1st It tsrst est that aar eas terner was arlvlBf beck fa Detreit ftt aew ear mm4 weald have thisf else k4 Tritea. a a a Well, we're all glowing and happy about the whole thing because we've maintained for a long time, and can prove it at the drop of a hint, that Triton is about the finest oil you can pour in a crank case. , V Oae hsadred per aeat pera BreHa base. It Is. 1 00 per eat pare lakricaat. The darael stew terms se little cerbea. Itself. tht It ectselly allewa year meter te hare mp sarhea left hy OTHER ells. And if you don't believe it, coma in to any of our stations and let us prove it to you. 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