ACSTWO
rSenate Votes
$212,000,000
; Democrats Utilize Debate
5 "to; Put Senator Taft
Jon Political Spot
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&Many of these the senate commlt
f tee restored, and today the sen
i'ate approred moat of these In
r creases In rapid, routine fashion
"and without debate. The addi
ctions offset some $300,000,000 In
cuts made In other appropriation
.bills.
itmtx Sapports
tflCromuny Forces
J, A principal speaker for the out-
numbered economy forces was
U Taft, who In his presidential cam-
yaignLng has said that farm snb
' sidles, in some form, most be
J continued.
He opposed the parity pay
ttnents, however, because no pro-
J-vision had been made for them
la the budget and said that even
"if, the budget estimates were fol
lowed, there would be a deficit
"if $1,000,000,000 at the end of
fUfels fiscal year and of $3,000,
U 080,000 at the close of the next.
'"The budget must be balanced,"
the shouted. "The longer it re
mains unbalanced, the harder U
?j will be to balance. A budget deficit
of $2,000,000,000 Is bad enough,
J and we should certainly hesitate
before we step beyond it."
Candidate Prefers
1 Soil Conservation
? y. In response to questioning, be
J said he favored placing agricul
ture on a "parity" with industry,
i but preferred the soil conserva
tion program to "parity pay
ments." When he had concluded, Sen
Sator Connally (D-Tex) Jumped
it the attack. Would Taft, he
1 asked, support additional taxes at
Itois session? The Ohloan replied
,tbnt he would, but was not pre
pared to offer a tax program at
tbis time.
1 "I thought that would be the
answer," Connally scornfully as
serted. '
Senator Lee, urging the $607,-
00.000 parity item, argued that
previous legislation had promised
the farmers parity in effect, and
'that it should be provided as a
-matter of right and -justice and as
au "obligation moral if not le
gal." ' BlcNary Backs
larity Program
' Senator McNary (R-Ore) de
fied that any such promise had
-ever been made, saying that con
; gress had already done more than
rwaa promised.
I "And, I'm sure the farmer has
-been grateful for what has been
dne." be added.
; : WASHINGTON, March t0-Jf)
Senators Bone and Schwellenbach,
Washington and Clark. Idaho,
'democrats, and McNary and Hoi
ian Oregon and Thomas, Idaho,
.republicans, all voted for the ad
dition of $212,000,000 for parity
payments to the farm bill.
WASHINGTON, March 20-jF)-
Farm "parity" payments, for
which the senate today voted
$212,000,000, go to -those pro
1 ducers of cotton, wheat, corn, rice
land tobaccp who are cooperating
ta the crop control program.
The 1938 crop control act au
1'thorixes programs designed to
I raise and maintain prices of ma
jor commodities at a level which
would give farmers purchasing
.'tower, .in terms of non-farm
- goods, equal to that which they
held from 1909 to 1914.
: Government economists from
time to time determine what such
, a "parity" level is on each crop.
t "The "parity" payments vary
according to the volume of the
crop. They are low in lean years
; and high In seasons of oversupply.
'Funds voted by the senate would
be sufficient for only 7 5 per cent
of the parity" level.
; .
Farley Statement
Meaning Disputed
' (Continued from page 1 )
-in the contest whether or not Mr.
.- Roosevelt runs.
Friends of Vice President Gar
ner, who Is a candidate regardless
of Mr. Rooseelt's intentions, were
; pleased with Farley's statement,
even though the democratic na
, tfonal chairman said today that
- he was "inno combination with
anybody."
Some Interpreted the declara
;tion as an effort to force a state
ment from Mr. Roosevelt on the
third-term question, and Senator
fMcCarran (D-Nev) declared: "I
am very gld he made a positive
sutement. I wish that other great
Americans would do likewise."
IDavis Will Head
Silverton High
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l .SILVERTON. March 20 Har
old c. Davis, principal of Silver
iton Junior high school, was
elected principal of the senior
'high school at a special board
r meeting tonight. He will suc
ceed Herman J. Kramer, who will
7 take a position at Hood River
next fall.
. - Richard Bans was named to
i Davis' present post and Harry
& Cameron was -reelected principal
of Eugene Field grade school.
- i All Silverton school teachers
now under contract were reelect-
s,ea ror another rear. ,
BIossom Day Hop
i Set for April 13
iTht Cherrlang annual blossom
day dance will be Saturday. April
fif. regaraiess or the- amount of
(.blossoms, it was announced yes
H qr day. If the orchards are In the
f proper stage, blossom week will
bsgia on April 14.
$ 5 Final -plans -for the week wiU
the discussed by the dab at Its
;fBeeUBffx- theOaeUe - aCoBdvy-j
night at t:30 o'clock. Frank Do
erfler has bees appointed official
"fetter of tie date.
As Prelate Was Honored
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After receiving the sacred pallium, a narrow collar of white wool
which serves as the insignia of his authority over the diocese. Arch
bishop Francis J. Spellman of New York, left, receives a blessing
from Dennis Cardinal Dougherty of Philadelphia, who participated
at the ceremonies in New York.
37 Scouts Handed
Honors at Court
Camping Discussed; Merit
Badge Exposition Is
Set April 5, 6
Thirty seven scouts received 49
awards at the March court of hon
or of the Cherry City Boy Scout
district held in the chamber of
commerce here last night. Ro
bert E. I.ange presided with Er
nest Kenny, Te.1 Kesehke. Gard
ner Knapp and Rex Sanford as
judges. J. R. Taylor was court
clerk.
Awards were:
Life scout, James Ogle, troop
14.
Star scout, Wesley R. Miller,
troop nine.
First class merit badge, Don
Bowers, troop three; Robert
Krechter and Darrell Rothen
fluch, troop six; Laverne Hopp,
Julius Hopp, Herbert Ray. Rich
ard Steeves and Wesley Miner,
troop nine; Kenneth Eilert, John
Hagan and Bob Clark, troop 11;
Leo Hopp, Clarence Conrad. Ed
Porter, and Dale Gordon, troop
13; Wade Egelston and James
Ogle, troop 14; and John Cotton,
troop 19.
First class scout, Richard Vin
cent, Norman Beugll, James Ar
nett, Roy Houck and Ronald
Smith, troop 11; Edward New
man, troop nine.
Second class merit badge,
Daryl Jones, and David Mllison,
troop two; Bill Close and LeRoy
Blake, troop nine.
Second class scout, Howard
Beugli, Ted Cupp and Robert Le
roy Jones, troop 11; Stanley Ol
son, troop three; Jack Corning
and Don Hardy, troop nine.
The Cascade council Press club,
under the advlsership of Donald
Wood, received its charter from
the national office and each mem
ber was presented with a club
certificate.
Gardner Knapp, chairman of
the camping and activities com
mittee of the council, showed mo
tion pictures of Camp Pioneer.
Following the pictures Robert
H. Hayes, deputy regional execu
tive, spoke on camping.
It was announced that the mer
it badge show of the Cascade area
council would be held on April
5 and 6 in St. Joseph's hall.
Taylor to Head
Campus Vespers
Members of University Vespers,
organization at First Methodist
church, this week elected Win
ston Taylor, president; Jane
Howe, vice president, and Mar
ian Sanders, secretary.
Cabinet officers chosen were
Muriel Smithson, worship; Grace
Covert. Sunday school; Harriet
Monroe, deputation; Ralph May,
publicity; Pearl Porter, cookie
Jar; Jean Jackson, music; Mar
ian Herrick. art; Tom Hall, fi
nance; Bob Dean, social, and
Grace Baldwin, publication.
The group, along with outgoing
officers, will go on a coast re
treat April S and 6 and will be
installed April 7.
Mary B. Bennett
Services Friday
Mary B. Bennett, late resident
of 1344 South Liberty street, died
Wednesday afternoon. She was
born in Saugos, Mass.
Survivors are the widower. Will
Bennett; sisters. Mrs. Grace Hen
edrson of Salem and Mrs. Bertha
Melton of Hutchinson, Kan.;
brother. Robert Raw son of Sa
lem. Fuaeral services will be held
from the W. T. Rlgdon company
chapel Friday at S p.m. Conclude
lug services at the IOOF ceme
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Tapping Probe Voted
i WASHINGTON. March 20-y-An
Investigation of wire tapping
which mar haxe .political -repercussions
in several states was
voted unanimously today by the
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Bear Quintuplets
5-Strong "Blessed Event"
Forecast by Physician
When X-Rays Taken
MIAMI. Fla, March 20.-vP-The
22-year-old wife of a furni
ture factory wood - worker dis
closed today that she hopes to be
come the mother of quintuplets
within the next two months.
Her physician. Dr. Arthur W.
Wood, said the expectation was
based on x-ray pictures that ap
peared to show five distinct heads.
Mrs. Emory Callahan at her
humble northwest side home, and
her 3 2-year-old husband at his
job as a factory apprentice,
beamed happily as they told of
their hopes.
Should these be realized, medi
cal authorities said Mrs. Callahan
would become the 31st woman in
recorded scientific history to give
birth to quintuplets.
The parents had known tor
sometime that x-rays taken at Mi
ami's Jackson Memorial hospital
seemed to indicate Mrs. Callahan
would bear five children.
Physicians said one of the ap
parent bony structures believed
to be heads appeared somewhat
smaller than the other four.
This circumstance and the un
usual nature of the case led hos
pital authorities to seek the ad
vice of obstetrical specialists at
Johns Hopkins hospital In Balti
more and the x-ray negatives were
sent there for study and advice.
The attending physician said
Mrs. Callahan's health appeared
good and she seemed likely to
have no great trouble unless com
plications developed. He said
there was no present intention to
produce premature birth by Cae
sarian operation.
The Miami Herald said it had
signed a contract for exclusive
rights to news and pictures about
the Callahans and the impending
births, agreeing in exchange to
provide hospitalization and medi
cal care for Mrs. Callahan before
and after her confinement.
Bessie Hartman
Funeral Friday
A iomg period of poor health,
followed by a heart attack, caused
the death Wednesday morning of
Mrs. Bessie M. Hartman, 51, at
her home, 595 North Cottage
street. Mrs. Hartman was the
wife of Ray W. Hartman, one of
the proprietors of Hartman
Brothers Jewelry store.
Other survivors are two sisters,
Mrs. Helen Aim of Crescent City,
Calif., and Mrs. Vivian Klopping
of Salem.
Funeral services will be held
from St. Joseph'a Catholic church
Friday, at 4 p. m. under the di
rection of the W. T. Rlgdon com
pany. Concluding serivcea. at
Belcrest Memorial park. Recita
tion of the rosary at Rlgdon's
chapel tonight at 8 o'clock.
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OBEGOH STATESMAN, Salem.
Convoy Bombed
Near Scotland
Ships, Guard and Guarded,
Hit in Retaliation
for Syh Attack
(Continued from page 1)
scattered ten Heinkels.
None of the British warships
or planes was damaged, authori
ties insisted.
This rapid retaliatory action
for the six-hour royal air force
smash at the nazl air base on Sylt
served to heighten reports that
the British are ready to pit their
air fleet against German subma
rine nests and shipyards in the
Baltic itself.
The German accounts of last
night's raid placed the scene of
action off Scapa flow. A German
attack on this island naval base
last Saturday precipitated the 45
plane Sylt raids of Tuesday night
and Wednesday morning.
New British War
Phase Predicted
The raid, the biggest Britain
has' made in this war, brought
authoritative predictions that a
new phase in Britain's aerial At
tack had been ushered in.
Punctuating the daring of the
new British tactics, British fliers
today returned to the scene to
take photographs of the damage
they had done and to drop a few
more bombs on objectives that had
not been destroyed.
Among the gleeful statements
of the British was that of the
Herald, which said "scores of Ger
many's most valuable aircraft
seaplanes and bombers were de
stroyed."
At any rate, the raid and the
follow-up flight today proved an
immediate tonic for the British
public. Critics of the government
have been clamoring for Britain
to take the initiative away from
Germany, and the raid came only
a few hours after Prime Minister
Chamberlain had told the house
of commons that "we Intend to
fight."
PGE's Net Profit
Exceeds Million
PORTLAND, Ore., March 20
JP) - Portland General Electric
company's net profit for 1939
was 11,509.366, equal to $6.37 a
share on 23 6,819 shares of com
mon stock, the annual report
showed today
With the exception of a $25,000
dividend paid to the holding com
pany, Portland Electric Power, all
was used for plant expansion and
reduction of Indebtedness, the re
port said.
Guaranty Trust company of
New York, claiming the right to
control and vote PGE stock. In
tervened recently to prevent the
subsidiary's Inclusion in the Port
land Electric Power company's re
organization under the federal
bankruptcy act.
Snows Yield Body
Of Gold Searcher
ROSEBURO, March t0-(JPy-Deep
snows of the Cascade
mountains yielded the body of
Porter Summers, 70, yesterday.
The Klamath Indian reserva
tion resident disappeared on a
prospecting trip February 8. His
two sons, Victor and Robert
Summers, headed the searching
party which found his partially
buried body near Diamond lake.
Coroner H. C. Stearns said a
carrying party from Prospect
would attempt to bring the body
out tomorrow.
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No Early Peace Likely,
Returned Newsman Says
What do Europeans think of
the United States' mixing in their
war?
Not rery much.
That was. In simple words, the
opinion expressed here yesterday
by Virgil Pinkley. European bus
iness manager tor the United
Press, who came back to visit Sa
lem, where he spent a year as
manager of the local UP burean
in 1934.
The Germans, desirous of
bringing about some sort of
truce, are receptive to peace over
tures and visits such as that paid
recently by Sumner Welles,
United 8tates undersecretary of
state, but peoples of other Euro
pean nations pay little attention
to. or resent. US interference,
Pinkley declared.
-They think tt's political, for
effect back home," Pinkley said
of Welles' recent junketing.
No early peace or truce may be
expected if the British and French
persist in their present attitude,
one of demanding a war to the
finish, the newsman said. Eng
land, for one thing, fears that
were a hasty peace made, it would
be extremely difficult to rally the
empire to its present stage of full
support should it become neces
sary to get Into another war with
in a few months or years.
"This Is a war of ideals." Pink
ley went on to explain. "The to
talitarian! are willing to perpetu
ate their Ideals by war and blood."
Whether or not Germany's
threatened blitzkrieg offensive
will take place depends on the
support she receives from Russia
in providing supplies shut off by
the allies' economic blockade,
Pinkley predicted. Should she get
the minerals, oils and rubber she
needs, she could "undoubtedly
carry on behind the Siegfried line
for two, three or even four years,"
he added. "If even greater sup
port is given, she might attempt
either a low country blitzkrieg or
an all-out blitzkrieg from the
air."
Pinkley declared that Ger
many's immediate offensive ob
jective was England, on the the
ory that once Britain may be
"knocked out," French can be
forced to capitulate.
Describing tours of the French
fortifications, along the Maginot
line, Pinkley told of seeing an am
munition dump area 45 miles
square, of riding a bicycle
through a great fort that con
tained 13 miles of roadway. Nei
ther this line nor Germany's
"west wall," the Siegfried, could
be successfully overcome without
extremely heavy losses to offense
forces, he said, adding that mili
tary experts believe to be success
ful an offensive force would have
to outnumber the defenders four
to one.
Pinkley predicted that Italy
would "try every way possible to
Helen Southwick
Passes Away Here
(Continued from Page 1)
bors of Woodcraft. Pacifie divi
sion, and once served as chair
man. She was also affiliated with
the Relief corps and the Salem
Woman's club. She served for
several years on the state repub
lican central committee and as
chairman of the Salem Woman's
Republican club.
Nine children were born to Mr.
and Mrs. Southwick. The three
surviving are Roland and Ralph
Southwick of Salem and Mrs.
Margaret Cox of San Francisco.
Grandchildren are Mrs. Hazel
Wells of Vancouver, Wash., Mrs.
Helen Schlffers of San Francisco,
Margaret Jean and Frank B.
Southwick of Salem.
Funeral services will be held
from the W. T. Rigdon company
chapel Friday at 1 p.m. Dr. J.
C. Harrison will officiate. Burial
will be at City View cemetery.
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stay neutral," and especially to
avoid joining Germany In the war,
because of the "boot" country's
vulnerability.
An overflow audience listened
to Pinkley when he addressed the
Salem Rotary club at noon yes
terday. He was Introduced by Dr.
Bruce R. Baxter, Willamette uni
versity president. The two became
acquainted when Dr. Baxter was
on the University of Southern Cal
fornia faculty and Pinkley was a
student editor.
Mrs. Pinkley, who accompan
ied her husband on their one-day
visit in Salem, has been living in
California with their daughter
since last summer, when she left
England to avoid war dangers.
Officially stationed in London,
her husband will return to hia
post by clipper plane within a
short time.
Ab&ndoning Hop
Agreement Urged
(Continued from page 1)
was ended. In view of the present
prices received by growers for
their hop crops.
He proposed the hearing he re
cessed for 10 days nd resumed
in Washlntgon, DC, to allow time
for compilation of statistics up
holding his argument. This re
quest was denied by Neil Brooks
of the US solicitor general's of
fice, presiding officer at the hear
ing. Brooks said, however, that
Roberts could petition the secre
tary of agriculture to reopen the
hearings
The AAA has been considering
a new agreement which would set
a bottom "cost-of-production"
price of 19 cents to 2 4 cents a
pound; and a top price of 30.59
cents a pound.
Dean Walker, Independence
rrrov.er. was elected a? nn addi-
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Paul Reynaud
Plans Cabinet
French Finance Minister
Asked to Take Over
Premier' Duties
(Continued from Page 1.)
of allied action In the straggle
with Germany.
Gentle Albert Lebron. the pres
ident of France, asked Daladier to
form a new government. But Da
ladier, smarting under the hostile
refusal by the majority of the
chamber of deputies to vote on a
motion of confidence, refused.
From all sides warnings were
being sounded that France must
not remain without a government
for a series of days, as has hap
pened often in past crises.
The government upset, although
it has been predicted for months,
came about through what, in
many quarters, was quite frankly
caBed a "fluke."
The event really was precipita
ted by the Russo-FInnish peace.
Criticism of the state of affairs
which prevented adequate eld
from being sent to the Finns
broke into a storm.
The government had to bear
the brunt of charges that its pol
icy had been weakened. Then cries
for a more effective prosecution
of the war with Germany became
a chorus.
Woman Refugee Is
Heard at Chapel
Wife of Jewish Doctor Who
Fled Germany Tells
of Hardships
Her experiences In natl Ger
many and their comparison with
conditions In this country were
the basis for a talk by Mrs. Alex
ander Levy before the Willamette
university student body Wednes
day morning.
Mrs. Levy told of the treatment
accorded her when, in 1934, after
Hitler's ascension to power, she
married Dr. Levy, a Jewish sur
geon now practicing In Portland.
How the people In Danzig,
where the speaker was born,
feared attack In the first World
war from England and Russia,
how they suffered from the block
ade and how the Inflation follow
ing Versailles was but another
blockade, were very strikingly
portrayed by Mrs. Levy, in her
newly - acquired English, deeply
tinged 'with a German accent.
Newspaper accounts of condi
tions in the reich are not exag
gerations, she said, and indeed
muck more suffering has probab
ly now come to many. The Levys
came with her sons to the Unit
ed States in 1937. after meeting
failures for a year in their at
tempts to leave the fatherland.
The nasi labor front was de
scribed as the negation of the
worker's dreams, beeanse no
strikes are possible and working
conditions are much worse than
under the republic Mrs. Levy ex
pressed her thought that Hitler
has really tried to help bis coun
try, but that he started wrong
and bad to wage war to save
face. Germany is being taught to
her youth as a land of superla
tives, the best in everything.
Acquaintance with Rev. Mar
tin Niemoeller was described and
Mrs. Levy expressed the hope that
the pastor is still alive, even
though he has spent two years in
a concentration, camp. She said
his church was filled to overflow
ing each Sunday, for 40 per cent
of the Germans are Roman Cath
olics. With hope almost abandoned
for outside help for Germany "it
tional member of the growers' ad
visory brrnr'i.
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students to be ' aware of their
privileges of democracy, equality
and freedom.
Chapel guests were Dr. Hicks,
professor at 8warthmore college,
and Virgil Pinkley. business man
ager in Europe for United Press,
who told the students he was
glad to be back In America, where
the youth may study and are free
from blackouts, both of light and
of Information.
Capone Arrives
At Miami Beach
MIAMI, Fla.. March J0-(AV-The
Miami Herald said tonight
Al Capone, former Chicago gang
leader, bad arrived at his home on
Palm Island In Miami Beach.
At the whlte-walled estate, Dan
Conghlan, Ca pone's caretaker, de
nied that his chief had returned.
He refused admittance to news
men. Many windows of the two-story
house were brightry lighted. Three
cars were parked in front of the
great panelled gates.
In Baltimore, where Capone
underwent treatment for ailments
that developed while he was a
federal prisoner, his whereabouts
was a mystery.
Reports here were that Capone
motored to Miami and arrived
last night.
Under state law, Capone must
register with Miami Beach police
within 48 hours as a former fe
lon. Arnold I. Blitz,
Brewer, Succumbs
PORTLAND, Ore., March 20-(p)-Arnold
I. Blitz, president of
the Blitz-Weinhard Brewing com
pany, died at his home today.
A native of Detroit, Mich.,
Blitz formerly was a director of
the United Brewers' foundation
and chairman of the board of
the Great Western Malting com
pany, Vancouver, Wash.
Surviving are his widow and
four children.
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