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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 1, 1940)
: PAGE TWO British Ships Chase Raider . Armed Merchantman Flees After Fighting With T BritHh Craft i (Cob tinned from page 1) Included" the . famous cruiser squadron which finished off the German battleship i-Graf Spee outside-Monte riio harbor. . -. i Some persona expressed belief the Alcantara had caught the nazi . raider MfiT'she ! was re-fueling and possibly 're-fitting in the shel ter of Trinidad, which frequently was. used as a German secret base In the World war It was indicated; the shell which struck the Alcantara exploded in the engine room, j w h 1 c h naval men here described as "a regular cathedral, since the motors had been removed to floor level and turbines substituted before the war. The problem of the pursuing British warcraft was whether the raider had f led seaward or was seeking shelter along the Brazil San coast. The fight of Monday evening paralleled the classic struggle of - 1914 between the German armed merchantman Cap Trafalgar and the British armed cruiser Car- mama on inniaaa isia.ua, wnicn Tii mileseast of Rio de Janeiro. LONDON, Aug.; 1.-(Thursday) fP-High flying German raiders pelted southeastern England to day with heavy explosives and fire bombs, some of them hitting towns. Other raiders were heard-over northeast coastal cities but no bombs were dropped there. One incendiary ; bomb smashed through a roof and into a bed room, spreading- flames which were extinguished I quickly. Heavy explosions shook communities along the repeatedly bombed coast. i Nazi airmen . dropped j their car goes naar where three . German planes were believed to have been shot down late last nignt. urouna guns and RAF pilots fought the Germans also over southwest Eng land, Wales and northern Ireland. German raids during July cost the Nazis 240 planes and 600 air men, the air ministry announced. In fierce fighting over the southeast coast last night, one German raider was reported to have crashed near the coast and two others farther inland. RAF Pilots Pouad Germany .RAP pilots continued, to pound German military objectives in Germany, Norway, Holland, Bel gium and France. The air ministry said railway sidings were damaged at Ostend, Belgium, and aircraft and air dromes hit at Saint Inglebert, Boulogne and Ourquevllle In France, in day and night raids yes terday. Nasi gun emplacements were, attacked in Norway. One British plane was lost in ; the operations which included hits I on oil refineries at Hamburg,and 1 Monheim near Duaseldorf in the " Ruhr district. Freight yards at . Soeat and airdromes at Duisburg, ' Antwerp and Courtrai also were attacked. Brittshgllstenirs said the Ger man radio stations at Bremen and Hamburg went off the air this afternoon, .indicating the' British raids were continuing. Britain, counting on her herit age of naval supremacy for event ual victory, broadened her block ade of the European continent to night with a guard of warships which reached from murky, ant artlc seas to the sun-white beach es of North Africa. By an order in council to put "the expanded blockade into effect at midnight, Britain raised bar riers of sea power and red tape to cat off . the Atlantic European commerce not to her liking, that Is, likely to. impair the empire's war effort Spain and Portugal were chiefly affected. The British are de termined that they shall not be come routes for transshipment of supplies to Germany and Italy. Minister of Shipping Ronald H. Cross declared in an empire broadcast that Britain was pre pared for "sudden changes in our port arrangements" and confirmed that some of the busiest pre-war harbors now are virtually closed, while normal traffic in others is displaced by war commerce. England expects to surmount H such handicaps, however. Cross waid, relying on "the greatest merchant fleet the world ha ever ' seen." The volume of shipping handled by the big London docks has not been curtailed by German bom bardment or threat of bombard ment but rather by the natural in ; roads of the war on the world's hipping other British officials aid. This 'great mase of quays, stretching along the 28 miles of the Thames from Tilbury to Lon don bridge, has been called "the most vulnerable spot la the Brit ish empire. Why German bomb ers have left It nnscathed Is a mystery. I In his broadcast. Cross pointed to. 109 ships in construction In Canadian yards, bolstering Brit ain's own building, and to the. 1 C 94) QO-man merchant navy Brit ain has In service, assisted by . "hundreds of seamen from . great sea-faring nations such as Norway ;and Holland. A .Taste Thrill I". 3 ACTED ' Scotch Graham . ct Yea CroctVu Judge Sweek to Psychiatrist Circuit Judge Calvin U Sweek of Pendleton took the habeas corpus case of Earl H. Fehl, for mer Jackson: county judge, under advisement yesterday, pending re ceipt of report of an examination of Fehl's mental condition to be made in the next few weeks by a psychiatrist of the court's own choosing. . The decision was announced at thcr conclusion ' of the hearing's second day, After Superintendent John C. Evans of the state hos pital, where Fehl is a patient, had taken the witness stand for the second time to give rebuttal tes timony. - In answer to direct question by Willis , S. Moore, assistant at torney general handling the state's case. Dr. Evans declared that he had been willing for some time to consider seriously grant ing Fehl a parole from the insti tution provided certain conditions could be attached to the parole action. Such, conditions, he Indicated, would include positive assurance from Fehl that he would not re turn to Jackson county, where he was convleted of ballot box fraud In 1935 and where he wsj active In local politics ,durtng a particularly turbulent time prior to that year. Unwillingness xt Fehl to con sent to a conditional parole, and "outside interference" with the case, had made such action impos sible in the past, the superintend ent said. Roy R. Hewitt, Fehl's counsel, sharply challenged a statement by Dr. Evans that the former county judge was a "bad risk" insofar as bis mental stability was concerned. The attorney characterized this belief as a "monstrous ghost." which, kept the hospital superin tendent from reaching a decision granting Fehl a parole or abso lute release from custody. Judge Sweek, however, ob So This Is Salem! Reviewer Amazed Pageant Makes History of City Dramatic and Colorful By RALPH CURTIS Why this Is Salem! This Is our town that they are dramatiz ing. And somehow we appreciate Salem better, now that we see it dramatized, with the footlights on and the spotlights picking ont the central characters in this drama this drama of our town. Wonder if we ever realized before that Salem and its origin and its growth were the subject matter for drama? Well, we realize It now. Colorful is the word for the Salem Centennial pageant, pre sented for the first time Wednes day night before a crowd of ap proximately 4000 the smallest crowd of the series, judging from reports of advance ticket sales for the succeeding nights. So many people that is the second impression. So many peo ple who have taken the pains to garb themselves appropriately for the periods in Sfem'a history or the symbolical' reas they repre sent; who hfive practiced and drilled for their roles. A tremen dous amount of effort has gone into this pageant. Effort and planning. And the results are worth It Anyone experienced in the art of "feeling" an audience could sense that this one in the huge fair grounds "grandstand was recep tive, was- appreciative, was Im pressed. Applause was frequent and prolonged, and the rapt si lence daring the dramatic epi sodes was even more eloquent of the crowd's participation in the spirit of the pageant,. Its appre ciation of the effect achieved. The first -night's performance was remarkably smooth when one considers the; Innumerable groups that had to be marshaled on and off the huge stage, the coordina tion of music, lights and special scenes. There were one of two hitches, momentary delays and in congruous sounds, but they failed to mar the total impression. For fhe most part it went like clock work, a tribute to the painstaking work of Director Doris Smith, and her assistants and the faithful work of all persons Involved. But It will be smoother tonight and for the two final performances, Friday and Saturday. Farmer Mistaken; Victim not Thief (Continued from page 1) time realised his mistake. He of fered Garrison medical aid, and later took him to a Stayton phy sician, who la turn ordered hint brought to Salem. Garrison told authorities that he was en route with his daugh ter, Virginia, ! If, to the farm of Ed Henkel. jr., a relative, la the West SUyton district when the shooting occurred. Both had ex pected to pick beans. District Attorney Lyle J. Page said yesterday t h a t no charges would u placed against Fuson pending Garrison own." decision oa prosecution. Depatlisa of Sheriff A. C Bark who investigated the shooting re ported yestetday that Fuson hadi complained several day ago' of marauders in his cornfield, and had been warned not to shoot at them with a loaded gun. - Bruiaea Received" By Hit Pedestrian : James - Alfberg sustained eats and braises i about the face and head when knocked down by a ear.- driven hy Past R. : Radio, S3 09 Center, as he walked across South Commercial street towards his; residence at 131 South Com mercial about 11 o'clock last Thm Choose Oivn to Quiz Fehl served that -the court had yet to be convinced that the superin tendent's opinion of the matter was a "ghost," as the counsel had indicated. As a final rebuttal question, Fehl's attorney sought to learn whether a complete relesse from the state hospital would differ greatly in ultimate effect from a temporary parole. To t&ia Evans replied that the difference would be great, because of the restrain ing enfluence exercised by a pa role as distinct from uncondition al release. The superintendent, ' during his testimony, characterized exami nations of Fehl by Dr. Conrad Loehner and Dr. Louis K. Poynts as "Inadequate." Both had pre viously testified to examining the patient on different occasions In their respective offices. "It took our entire staff several weeks to reach our conclusion as to Fehl's mental state," Dr. Evans declared. Dr. Loehner, who preceded Dr. Evans on the witness stand, testi fied extensively as to his train ing as a staff member of a New Tork hospital for the mentally sick, and stated that In-' his opin ion Fehl suffered from no organic brain defect. The witness expressed doubt as to the original diagnosis of Fehl's Insanity made by three doctors after a 20-mlnute interview In the patient's cell in the Jackson county jail in 1937, and denied that certain opinions of Fehl could be construed as delusions characteristic' of a paranoiac. Testimony during the morning session by Mrs. Fehl, J. H. Bow man and Mrs. Ariel Burton Poms roy of Jackson County, ' and by Fehl himself, revolved around the patient's acquisition of a driver's license while absent from the hos pital In 1939, and about litiga tion in which he had been in volved In Jackson county. Sabotage Inquiry Slated for Blaze Firemen Still Searching Ruins for Bodies of Missing Persons CAMDEN, N.J., July 30--An inquiry that will review the "possibility" of sabotage was out lined tonight while firemen searched Camden's $2,000,000 fire ruins far the bodies of seven missing persons. Mary W. Kobus, municipal safety , commissioner, said she had heard such reports and de clared "they will be given serious consideration." Officials of the R. M. Holllngs head Paint company plant work ing on a paint order for the army and navy in addition to its vast paint and wax business were skeptical, however, that yes terday's series of explosions and fire were anything other than accidental. Some phases of the disaster still were obscured, but these facts stood out: Two known dead a plant em ploye and a -fireman. Four women and three men, all paint company workers, mis sing. Four or five others' unoccout ed for as shown through In quiries by relatives to hospital and relief centers but not given np. Twenty-four In hospitals, four in a serious condition. Sixty-seven homes destroyed la a four-block area In addition to the paint plant, and 194 families consisting of about 175 per sons temporarily homeless. Thousands Watch Fun Parade Pass (Continued from Page 1) parade. The Ladd and Bush-U. 8. National representation of an 1840 bank was given first place In the commercial division at the ex pense 'of the Bishop's Clothing store entry, depicting a domestic imbroglio of a century ago, which was awarded second. First place plaque In the patri otic section - went to the 'ome Guard entry of a Salem patriotic organisation, while second place was awarded the Tlgard high school band. The Salenl letter carriers took first honors, and the Bearded Brumettev second In the civic and fraternal division, while the only labor entry, that of the Team sters' anion local number 924, received first in the labor section. Independence and Newberg units, the former a truck from which visiting zealots copiously sprinkled the crowd with hop petals, and the latter a marching group, received first and second In the out-of-town division, while Molalla s entry received the cap for the best mounted entry . Five separate prizes, totaling $40 In cash, which were to be awarded to Individual member et the Whlskerino club, were turned over in a lump sum to that organi sation by the Judges, who ad mitted their inability to dis tinguish one from another among the whisker-festooned gentry. Several hundred Wlskerinos took part In the parade. Grand Marshal of the "march ing column was George Stackman, who. mounted upon a donkey, sported the longest set of false whiskers in the parade. He was assisted by division heads Includ ing Harold. Buaichv Arthur John son. Kenneth Perry. C W, Crary, L C. Bishop. Lee Eyerly and Ken neth Gcliet. - j - : i v - ? 5 - "y Lato Sports (Continued from page 1) J1H was never oerloasly consider ed a title contender. - f Albany II H I Jack eVJUl. 1 S I JUUott and Leptleh; Pender fraafi. Lalghthelser and W. Witt OREGON , STATESMAN. Salem, Speedy Draft Stimson Hope Stimson Sounds Warning Britain Jlay Be Gone in 30 Days (Continued from Page 1) Roosevelt said the funds would "help augment the very substan tial blocks of power already avails able or la prospect not only at TVA, bat in other part of the country." ' . 4 " v Draft to Call ; Men 21 to SO " ' As it stood tonight, after the re vision of the senate military com mittee, the draft bill would require all men 21 to 10 years old. inclu sive, to register (instead of IS to (4 as originally proposed). These men would be liable to compulsory service. In addition, one-year 'vol untary enlistments would be made available to all men 18 to 14, In clusive. The measure also contained rigid provisions safeguarding the Jobs of those called np for serv ice; permitting the national la bor relations board to take court action. If necessary, to force an employer to rehire a conscript at the end of his period of duty. The committee, planned to give the measure Its final approval to morrow and prospects were that it would go before the senate next week, there to ran the gauntlet of a determined opposition. Mean while, It was planned that the senate should take np legislation recently requested by President Roosevelt empowering him to call ont the national guard for a 12 month period of training. Stimson, the 72-year-old repub lican whom President Roosevelt called to duty as his secretary of war, was emphatic both In urging compulsory military service, and in detailing what he considers the dangers which this country faces today. "A prudent trustee, he told the house military committee, "must take Into consideration that in another 20 days Great may be conquered and her fleet come under enemy controL Across the Pacific there Is a powerful Japan In sympathy with Italy and Germany. "We've got to very radically revise our prejudices about our first line of defense. Warns of Results of Nasi Victory "A German victory over Eng land would give her a fleet out ranking that of the United States and a shipbuilding capacity six times that of this country." As for conscription, Stimson said: "If there Is ever a lesson we're V 'MirS'f!r - rown Brown Derby Pilsner is produced accord ing to our exclusive formula and is con stantly checked by bur own quality controL It is made with costly malt and hops, selected for delicacy of flavor and brewed light, like the European Pilsners, to make it extra refreshlntr, and to go better with food Try it and pass your judgment. Purchase price back if you're not satisfied. JfesV h Oregon, Thuwday Morning. August I. 1S43 learned; tt Is that the only way to meet a war situation is. by a compulsory system of raising oar own armies. We've tried other system, we're always had a penchant for volunteering.' That system ha been a costly failure The voluntary system aot on ly Is Inadequate but disruptive of Industry and agriculture and the sciences and specialties on which the nation mast depend In time 6f war." He asked the member of the committee to "consider . whether we are not confronted with a far greater peril today than we were In June, 111 7.", .vX . - . ' Today," he , .continued, . "we are. faced, with a potential. enemy whohasi been using conscription for six years, and today he's put ting it Into effect conscription cry the victims of Germany and compelling them to furnish Ger many war supplies."' The action of the ' senate " mili tary committee followed the re ceipt of communications from Stimson saying that the, war de partment "urgently recommends" the passage of the bill and that it had the approval of the budget bureau. The letter stated: "you are advised that the general ob jectives of the proposed legisla tion are In accord with the pro gram of the president." The gasoline embargo was an nounced by Stephen T. Early, the president's secretary In these words: "In the Interests of the nation al defense, the export of aviation gasoline Is being limited to na tions of the western hemisphere except where such gasoline Is re quired elsewhere for the opera tions of American-owned compan ies." The embargo was recommended by Col. R. L. Maxwell, the admin istrator of export control, and ap proved by the president. i At the commerce department It was said that the order would virtually wipe out the American gasoline export basis ess. In the first -six months of this year 1, 164.34? barrels were exported with 1,078,238 of that amount go ing to Europe. Almost all of the latter total went to Great Britain and France. The appropriation bill called for an outlay of f 4,M3,lSl,t57 to begin work on America's pro posed "two-ocean navy" and fur nish equipment for 2,000,000 men. When finally enacted, it will have raised the session's total de fense appropriations to a record breaking I10.040.22E.S43. Aged Halsey Man Killed . In Cra$h at Croaing ALBANY, July 21.-(ff-Aa automobile-train collision at the Southern Pacific grade crossing four miles south of Halsey killed Albert G. Waggaer. 70, tonight. Survivors include two sons, Jsmes B. and Arthur Waggner, both of Halsey. UDerby Wilsner the refreshingly light European-type. SOtm Srvawry fir ' Pioneer Are Coming 1 of Settler Is Depicted in Rites at Riverside (Coe tinned from, page 1) form in the variegated costumes, whiskers and floats observed . in the Whiskerinos' fan parade early last alght.--.- - ;,- and, finally, "the march of time, itself, depicted ln the In spiring Centennial pageant1 at the state fairgrounds. -tu'Ostly the Beginning ' This was" but the hegfnhlng of a celebration that win carry Salem Into the-future, with the grand Centennial parade of progress Sat urday night, and the Centennial observance to a close Sunday with fitting recognition of the influ ence of churches and God-fearing men on the city's development, at individual and union services. Today's program will lead the Centennial into a new phase, with the stressing of historical museum displays at Willamette univer sity, homecomings, discussions of education: and culture at the after noon forum at Waller hall on the campus, tours of garden and In dustrial plants at 4 o'clock and the children's parade at B. Four thousand persons, it was estimated, attended the first per formance of the Centennial page ant last night. Advance ticket sales Indicate an even greater at tendance tonight and possibly a sellout Friday and Saturday nights. The show begins at 8: IS o'clock each night. Almost solemn, or rejoicing In a quiet way, were the opening ceremonies In West Salem yester day morning as Salem pioneers snd actors of the parts of Jason Lee and his missionary band land ed from the launch "llaid of Sa lem" while the Salem municipal band played "The Star Spangled Banner" and West Salem Boy Scouts raised the stars and stripes. By highway came a covered wagon and a band of "pioneers" on foot, completing the picture of Salem's settlement In 1840 by water and by land. Mayor Friesea Is Impressed The ceremony Impressed Mayor John 8. Friesea of West Salem, he said, with the fact that "this western bank of the Willamette river is really a part of Salem." "We may well be proud of our future. he added. "It will be vast ly greater it we but trust and pay tribute to the same God who guid ed and directed our pioneers la their efforts." Responding te Mayor Frtesen's welcome. Mayor W. W. Chad wick Reenacted eer-lovers have a word for it champagne-like. We know no better term that describes the brilliant j sparkle, light-hearted liveliness, and the satisfying flavor of true Pilsner. Biim chairman of the Cen tWnii , commission, emphasised the capital city's pride in the pioneers who endured long hard ship la building our great city. . Governor. Charle A. Sprague, next aneaker. saw in the water front observance "a great tribute to the cloneer wnose comnouuou In missionary work made possible the building of Salem, Other official presented were Secretary of State Earl Snell, State Treasurer Walter Pearson and Mrs. Pearson, President B .H. Bingenhelmer of the Salem cham ber ef commerce. General Manager Irl Sv McSherry of the Centennial, King Blng Kenneth Perry of the Cherrian. Sheriff A. C. Burk of Marlon county, city officers and aldermen' of West Salem and their Traffic at -the water front was directed by Chief of. Police Wil liam La. Due and Patrolman Tony Ramig ox West Salem. -i , Boeing Aircraft Walkout Averted Union Employes at Plant Agree to Negotiate - for Ten Day SEATTLE, July Il-(flVThreut ot a midnight strike at the Boeing Aircraft company' three plant here was eliminated late tonight when the company's union em ployes voted to extend negotia tions for at least 10 days. The action at oa overflow meet ing of the aeronautical mechan ics union followed an appeal from Secretary of Labor Perkins for such a course. J. R. 8teelman, department of labor commissioner of concilia tion In Washington. DC, also asked for a 10-day extension. The AFL-affiUated union voted favorably upon the 10-day interim on recommendation of its negoti ating committee. In her appeal to the union and to P. G. Johnson, Boeing presi dent. Secretary Perkins said: "So that national defense pro duction be not Interrupted I re quest the company and- the union to agree tonight to not less than a 10-day extension of the present agreement In order that negotia tors may have further time to explore all possibilities for satis factory adjustment of the remain ing issues." Federal conciliators played an active role in negotiation this week, . The point of deadlock in nego tiations was the Boeing company proposal to cut the starting pay of unskilled beginners from C2 H cents an hour to 6S cents in the future. The company had granted pay increases in the upper brackets. is such a true Pilsner, Gas Operated ! Car in Crash Flames R Quickly Spread L Oyer j Crowded Coacli ; After Impact I j (Continued from Page i) side of the track and put out the flames. :'. - ' ' My pat, Bruce KeH who live a the' same place" do, wa with me-fa the car and I did net see anyv more ;of him., : .- ! 1 Charles Taylor, who lire tw. blocks: from -the eene," aid the wreck - -wa the most - ten-ibis scene I have- ever witnessed. He told the following storyV 1 was ready to sit down to din ner a little after six when I hesrd what 1 thought was an explosion followed by a rumbling noise. A few minutes later I heard ambu-. lance, siren and I raced te the. cene. . ' t . The first thing t saw was fire men playing water oa a Pennsyl vania coach which was half wrap ped around the front of a double-header freight train. The coach was burning furiously with flame licking around the top.' The fueMn the gasoline coach had exploded and caught fire when hit by the freight train. The firemen played water oa the wreckage for three-quarter of an hour before they could get to the bodieajtt Z could see inside the -coach. Seats and bodies were scattered -around. Bodies were wedged la the windows and we could see leg and arms hanging outside. "It was the most terrible scene I ever 'witnessed. The freight train had ploughed half way through the 'Doodle bug, bulging the sides around its cow-catchers.- The. impact had forced the coach about 200 yards baek down the track. Russell Steffy. another eye-witness, ssld he was standing (0 yards away. "I saw the freight train drive the 'Doodlebug wuy back dowa the- track perhaps 200 ' yards. The Doodlebug 1 m m e d 1 e tely caught fire.. It spread fuel all -along the track In Its retreat.' and freight ears and ties started catch ing fire, too. ... j The gasoline car had made con- nections at . Hudson with Pennsyl- ? vanla passenger trains front Cleveland and Pittsburgh. The freight was northbound from Co- " Iambus, O. The collision was at the front street crossing near the Pennsyl vania's Silver Lake Junction. None of the trainmen oa the freight appeared to be Injured. There were believed - to be eight railroad employee oa the coach, only one ef whom survived. r night.