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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
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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.