The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, August 03, 1940, Page 3, Image 3

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Japanese Are
: Held; Britain
,tGoincidehtar That It
-: Follows Incident in :
t -Tokyo, Is Claim
I (Continued. from, page 1)
'arrested In Korea, "Japanese col
ony on the 'Asiatic mainland, -y-
, ,-These actions brought a state
ment from an authoritative Bri
tish "spokesman yesterday charg
ing that the German gestapo (sec
ret police) " had a representative
,ln the Japanese home office who
. carried considerable weight in
Japanese internal affairs.
- TOKYO, Aug; . 3 (Saturday)
(TV-Japanese newspapers , today
. issued -extras carrying - reports
that British authorities had ar
. rested Japanese executive in Lon
don.;. The papers said-the. arrests
were "regarded as retaliation'
for-the arrest of British citizens
In Japan:
' Yakichiro Sums, foreign office
Spokesman, declined comment
pending" reports from the Japan
ese' embassy in London.
Japanese authorities recently
charged the British with maintain
leg an espionage system in Japan:
The . British, have denied It.
CHUNGKING, China, Aug. 3-
(Saturday) (& Japanese army
, and nary air squadrons aggre
gating 160 planes dropped hun
.dreds of bombs Friday on five
.towns, within 70 miles of this pro
visional Chinese capital, contin
. ulng the; systematio pounding of
land, and river approaches which
began a week ago.
The Chinese command repbrted
that a reinforced patrol of Chin
ese fighter planes shot down one
Japanese bomber.
SYDNEY, Australia, Aug. 3-(JP)
Japanese Consul General Akiya
mi declared today there is no big
Question at issue between Japan
and Australia, adding that his
government hopes the "traditional
friendship" between them will
continue. f
Monoxide Suicide
Case Is Revealed
Matt Mous Body Found in
Garage; 111 Health -Believed
Cause
Concern felt by a wife when
her husband did not return home
as usual Thursday night led to
the discovery of the body of Matt
Mous, 2115 State street, in the
garage of a house he owned at
955 North Fifth street yesterday.
The body was found inside the
Mous car with 50 feet of. new
garden hose running from the ex
haust to the car window, open
just sufficiently to admit the
hoseu When Merrill Ohling and
Charles Hudkins, called upon by
Mrs. Mous to aid in searching for
her husband, opened the garage
the car's Ignition was still on, but
the gasoline tank was empty.
Coroner L. E. Barrick, who
pronounced death a result of sui
cide, said M6us had been dead
about eight' hours. Barrick told
police officers that Mous, whom
he knew personally, had men
tioned in .a casual conversation
with him recently that death by
carbon monoxide poisoning was
"an easy way to go."
Mrs. Mous told police her hus
band left home about 1 p. m.
Thursday to go downtown and
did not return as usual about 4
o'clock. She became worried when
he did not return that night and
called on Ohling and Hudkins,
with whom Mous had had busi
ness dealings, about S o'clock
yesterday. The body was discov
ered shortly afterward,
i Friends said Mous often com
plained of sinus trouble and had
sought many cures for It.
Mous is survived . by his wife;
daughters, Mrs. Ada Grauer and
Mrs. Clara Sheker of Sheridan;
sisters, Mrs. Tom Olsen of Port
land, Mrs. L. R. Baileys of Spo
kane, and Mrs. J. L. Man! re of
Richmond Island, Wash.
Funeral services will be Mon
day at 2 p. m. ;at the Clough
Barrick chapel.
Half-Day Strike Is
Ended at Portland
-PORTLAND. Ore., Aug.
The AFL and the Portland Dray
men's association signed a wage
agreement today to end a half
day, strike of 200 teamsters at
' four) transfer 1 companies.
The strike ' gained wage in
creases of 25 to 5A cents a day
for 1000 workers in the 28 com
panies t affiliated with the asso
ciation, Jack Schlaht, financial
secretary of Teamsters local No.
162, said. The settlement also
provided vacations with pay.
- ; Negotiations ' on the, contract
- that expired March 1 had been
in progress for seven months.
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Washington, DC. The picture, made before the arrival )f an ambulance, shows his white-haired wife
comforting him as an unidentified woman at the right kneels in prayer. The man beside the victim
la a doctor administering first aid. AP Teicmat.
Salem History Is
Recounted, Forum
Last Lecture of Series Is
Presented by Dr. Barker;
Hendricks Presides
Beginnings of Salem, its schools
and of Oregon's government were
traced in an address by Dr. Burt
Brown Barker, former Salem pio
neer and now vice president of
the University of Oregon, at the
final Centennial forum at Waller
hall yesterday afternoon. R. J.
Hendricks, Oregon historian, pre
sided. The first school, said Dr. Bar
ker, was one fcr Indians at the
Methodist mission near Wheat
land. This school was removed
in 1842 to approximately the
sight of the gymnasium on . the
Willamette university campus, In
new building, and conducted
for a short time as a manual la
bor school for Indians only.
What was to become Oregon
institute, forerunnner of Willam
ette university, was first estab
lished on Wallace prairie after
the missionaries had dug deep
into' their pockets to subscribe
13970 for the jyroject. Dr. Barker
recalled. After the Indian school
was closed, the backers of the in
stitute sold their Wallace Prairie
school building for $3000 and pur
chased the labor school structure
for $4000, giving a note for
$1000. School for white children
opened at the new location In the
fall of 1844 with Mrs. Chloe Will
con as one of the first teachers.
Dr. Barker traced back to 1836
the first effort, by Rev. Jason
Lee, to have Oregon made a Unit
ed Stares territory.
Two Fliers Killed
As Planes Collide
(Continued from page 1)
reratlng. He had been flying the
company's planes only three or
four days.
Byron had a private license
and was taking a secondary col
lege course.
The aircraft company head
quarters said Delanty was unable
to give any explanation for the
collision, and apparently .the two
pilots were blinded as they new
into the sun for their landings.
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 2-JP)-Les
Cornford, killed in an air
plane collision in Seattle today,
was a former St. Helens, Ore.,
paper mill electrician.
He obtained a commercial pi
lot's license at Vancouver, Wash.,
July 9 and was trying for an, in
structor's rating. He intended,
friends here said,-to give up his
paper mill position if he obtained
the rating.
Windsors not to
Reach US, Staled
NEW. YORK, Aug. -(JPy-The
duke and duchess, of Windsor,
now at sea en route from Lisbon
to the duke's new post as gover
nor of the Bahamas, apparently
will not visit the United States,
but will leave the American export-
liner txcalibur at Bermuda.
The United States maritime
commission reported it had given
permission for the Excalibur to
step at Bermuda, British island
colony, 405 miles out of her way.
The Excalibur has been scheduled
to steam direct from Lisbon to
New Yorkr arriving August . Of
ficials of the line here confirmed
the stop at-Bermuda but declined
further Information, V
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Demos Will Name
Oregon Chairman
PORTLAND, Ore., 'Aug. 2-V
The democratic state central com
mittee, confronted with the prob
lem of finding a state chairman
who can unite the party's factions,
will meet here Saturday. :
State Chairman Frank TIerney
of Portland Is backed by old-line
partfnembers including Howard
F. catourette, national commit
teeman for the state. Other po
tential candidates Include Charles
H. Leach, central committee
treasurer; Willis Mahoney, Klam
ath Falls; Ward Spatz, Med ford;
Steen Johnson, Roseburg; Lyman
Ross. Aloha; Albert T. Kemmer,
Beaverton, and Austin Flegel,
Portland.
Mother and Son
To Face Charges
Mary Catherine Smith, 72, and
her son, Isaac Leroy Smith, are
expected to be arraigned before
Circuit Judge L. H. McMahan
this morning on charges respect
ively of uttering and publishing a
forged Instrument and 'forgery.
District Attorney Lyle J. Page
said yesterday.
The two were arrested by coun
ty authorities Wednesday after
they were alleged to have passed
forged checks In Jefferson, Stay
ton and LyoDS.
Investigating authorities re
ported that their practice was to
have Mrs. Smith, an elderly per
son, obtain small amounts of gas
oline on the strength of pleas for
assistance from garage owners.
After a day or two she would
appear to pay for the motor fuel,
and on the strength of the con
fidence thus built up, would seek
to cash checks for small amounts
allegedly made out by her son.
The pair waived preliminary
hearings in Jefferson and Stay
ton justice courts yesterday and
also have waived appearance be
fore the grand Jury.
Lone Girl Attains
Top Flying Honor
EVERETTE, Wash., Aug. 2-Cflp
-The lone girl among seven fledg
lings from seven Pacific north
west colleges took top honors In
the regional Intercollegiate avia
tion scholarship competition here
today.
Barbara Jane Erlckson, Seattle,
of the University of Washington,
scored 359 points out of a pos
sible 400 to show the way for
her male competitors. The com
petition Included 45 to 50 minutes
of aerial maneuvering.
The ranking of other contest
ants was: Kenneth R. Perman,
Portland, Oregon State college,
347; Bobby Rodgers, Greeham,
Ore., Multnomah college, 344H;
Donald Germeraad, Billings,
Mont., Billings Polytechnic insti
tute, 339; Gray M. O'Day, Jr.,
Pullman, Washington State col
lege, 337; Jack Dallas, Long
Beach, Calif.. University of Ore
gon, 329; Warren Hoit, Tacoma,
College of Puget Sound, 323.
Blaze in Payette
Forest Is Halted
CASCADE, Idaho, Aug. t-(JP)-After
burning over .1,500 acres
in a furious 24-hour advance
from the south fork of the Pay
ette -river, . a timber and -brush
fire near the town of Crouch was
under control late today. -
By noon a line had been driven
around the fire by a crew of 400
men. v Tractors and other heavy
equipment were used In trenching
operations throughout the night
and day. Despite a : brisk wind
the line held.; f rt,:r . $ -,.K
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Hiram Johnson Is
Held Reactionary
FDR Whom He Backed in
'32 Says so; Wheeler
of Different Mind
WASHINGTON, Aug.
Presldent Roosevelt let it be
known todsy that he thought Sen
ator Hiram Johnson had changed
a lot since the veteran Califor
nia republican sut ported him In
1932 and now could not be con
sidered a liberal or progressive
democrat.
The president was told at a
press conference that Johnson
was running for renominatlon on
the democratic, republican and
progressive tickets and then was
asked if he regarded the Califor
nian as a democrat.
Mr. Roosevelt said no, that he
didn't think anyone thought of
Johnson as a liberal or progressive
democrat In the year 1940 and
that while he was still very fond
of the senator he thought John
son had changed a lot In the last
four or five years.
There was no immediate reply
from Johnson who was away from
his office for the afternoon and,
aides said, unaware of the presi
dent's statement.
Senator Wheeler (D-Mont)
quickly differed with the presi
dent. "I consider Hiram Johnson one
of the great liberals of the coun
try," Wheeler said. "His speech
in 1932 did more to help Presi
dent Roosevelt carry the western
states than anything that hap
pened during the campaign."
Members of the California con
gressional delegation; among
them Rep. Carter (republican)
said there was nothing unusual
In Johnson's procedure, that Cali
fornia laws permit filing of candi
dacy in other parties if a small
number of signatures about -40
is obtained. Carter asserted that
Lieut." Governor Ellis Patterson,
who seeks election to the senate
as a democrat, also had filed on
the republican ticket.
The 73-year-old Johnson was
elected to the senate in 191$ and
has served continuously since
then. He has bolted the republican
party twice in the 1912 Bull
Moose movement to become the
running mate of Theodore Roose
velt and again in 1932 to support
the candidacy of the second Roo
sevelt. Travel Modes of
Past Are Shown
(Continued from page 1)
1852, wh Ipsa wing a big log, a
band of "boys in blue" represent
ing the Civil war era. one of
Salem's, old steam fire engines
belching smoke, the Fairview
home rhythm band In cowboy out
fits, a flag-decked wagon bearing
women of the Disabled American
War Veterans' auxiliary, a replica
of a Nebraska sod shanty bear
ing the inscription, "Deserted ' for
Oregon's wonderland," floats en
tered by the Salem 20-30 club,
the McDowell club and the Whls
kerinos. First" prises were awarded by
the - judges to the Albany high
school band, the Albany junior
drum corps, the Sherwood band,
the . Indian pioneer float, the
Whiskerinos and their hand
operated " fire' engine, a aix-ox
team . pulling a . covered wagon,
entry of Bishop's clothing store;
and, for having the beat indi
vidual historical . costume, B. H.
Shuemaker of Eureka. Calif.,
garbed as . General - U. , 8. . Grant,
his third - cousin,- -Announcement
of other winners was delayed un
til todayv--- :y;-i: ?
Ot h e r musical .organizations
participating included - the Inde
pendence city, band taking second
for senior bands; the Hassenstab
junior and midget bands, the Sa
lem municipal - band. which rode
in the Wenatchee baseball team's
doable-deck -has; the Jaquith
Bernard circus band and the Mels
singer accordion band.
The most complete collection of
old-time horse-drawn vehicles. In
cluding station wagon, ambulance,
surrey and pony cart, was entered
by citizens ot the Four Corners
community east of Salem.
Arrangements tor the parade
were-made by Majors B. F. Pound
and M. B. Hay den. ' v
Parade to Be
Climax
Pageant's Filial ' Showing
-Slated; t Grand Ball
Will Close Day
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Ed Crofsan, who was born- on a
farm near here In 18SS.
. A. W. Veatch appeared at the
luncheon, wearing a red hat of, the
old Tiger fire company here in
1877 ; a
Later, in the pioneer parade,
appeared ' an old hand pumper
fire engine of the Capital fire
company, the Tiger company's
rival. Also in tjhe parade was a
horse-drawn steam pumper, belch
ing smoke and ready for action,
which was used by the Salem fire
department as late as 1912.
One Woman Born '
Tear Before Salem
Honor guest in the pioneer , pa
rade was Mrs. M. Littler, who was
born a year before Salem's settling
In 1840. She is the mother of
Mrs. A. A. Underhill, Salem.
Queen Marian Hughes ot the
Pendleton Roundup rode a white
horse in -the-parade and will ap
pear again with her four mounted
attendants in . tonight's parade.
The attendants are Adareae Fisk,
Milton; Wanda Piper, Helix; Bet
ty Troxel, Pendleton, and Shirley
Brady. Adams.
The queen, her court, and J. A.
Folson, -parade director of the
Roundup, will be guests of Irl
McSherry. Centennial director,
and Frank Chattas, both former
Umatilla county residents, at a
luncheon today. They will oc
cupy a special box at the pageant
tonight.
Queen Virginia of Rosaria, her
royal court and Rosarlans, will
also participate in tonights pa
rade. The queen of the Astoria
Regatta and court will be present
with the Astoria Anchor girls, a
drum and bugle organization.
Bands to appear in tonight's
parade will Include senior bands
from Salem, Independence, and
Eugene, the Four Square Gospel
band of 100 pieces from Portland
and a national guard band; junior
bands from Tigard, Albany, Sa
lem, Springfield and Oregon City
high schools and the two Master
Bread bands, the Meislnger ac
cordlon band, the Keizer school
band and Turner's colored band.
Drum corps will Include Cher
rians. Portland Post No. 1, Ameri
can Legion, Portland Cootie band,
Corvallls American Legion, To
ledo Women's drum corps, As
toria Anchor girls, Washougal,
Wash., drum corps and Albany
drum corps.
Of the 23 bands and drum
corps to take part In the 'parade
the drum corps from Washougal,
Wish., will probably take the
trophy offered for the band com
lng the greatest distance unless
one shows up unannounced from
Timbuktu.
A popular afternoon feature
has proved to be the style show at
the Willamette university gym
nasium. The gymnasium has been
packed to capacity for the last
two days, mostly by women, but
with a scattering of men visible
in the audience.
Also popular has been the Cen
tennial museum at the same place.
So great have been the crowds. In
fact, that Dr. R. M. Gatke, in
charge of the exhibit, announced
yesterday that it will be held open
from 7 to 10 o clock tonight as
well as from 10 a. m. to 5 p. m.
The authentic exhibit of century
old furnishings will be dismantled
after tonight's showing.
The Whlskerlno stockade has
become a band wagon, Walt
Chambers, its chauffeur, opined
yesterday. Principal duty of the
stockade since the Centennial
started has been to give members
of visiting high school bands a
ride and a thrill.
Principal inquiry at the Cher
rlan Information stand has been
about "tours of the state Institu
tions and where to purchase page
ant tickets. Hundreds of visitors
inspected the state capitol and
other buildings and janitors were
put on duty as extra guides to
supplement the secretary of
state's guiding staff. ' Governor
Sprague spent most of yesterday
In his office greeting visitors.
General Manager Irl McSherry
states that persons wishing to see
both the parade and pageant to
night need not worry about being
late. The pageant will be held un
til motorists have had sufficient
time to reach the fairgrounds aft
er conclusion of the parade.
Members ot the Albany high
tfchool band got a thrill yesterday
when they heard their own music
coming from a phonograph rec
ord Immediately after they had
performed it. A recording was
made as they played in front of a
local furniture store.
Unusual has been the small
amount ot "business" the Salem
first aid car has had so far dur
ing the Centennial. No calls were
received Thursday. and only one
very minor injury' was treated
yesterday. The car has been on
duty downtown in the afternoons
and at - the fairgrounds during
the pageant.-
"Mayors who have accepted the
invitation of Mayor W. W. Chad
wick to attend the Centennial and
the state and city officials'1 lunch
eon today, include Mayor Zetta
Schlador of Sllverton, Mayor Nor
val H. Martin of The Dalles. May
or W.' C. Logan and City Manager
James . D. Cor will of Astoria,
Mayor T. W. Munyan of Leban
on Mayor TEll8ha Large of Eu
gene, Mayor R. W. Slmeral of St.
Helens and Mayor 1W. C. Hand of
Corvallls. - -
' -' Billy Moran.l Centennial, com
mission secretary who has effi
ciently kept track -of every thing
from thumbtacks to covered wa-
gons, lost, something yesterday.
It was his voice. Finder please re
turn, and no questions asked. - ,
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A PHILADELPHIA-. Ag. . 2.-P-
An attractive young metaer asked
to enlist in the army today and de
clared:, : j . : c'v-r . .
"i bet t crew of women could
beat : those. nails to smithereens."
. Lieutenant Colonel V Frederick
Schoenfeld .told the. applicants 27.
and the mother ot a 20-months-old
' ton, the army wasn't' taking
women Juat yet but that he'd re
member her ."when the bill went
through.' He didn't say what bilL
; CAMDEN.. N. J., Aug. l.-iffV-An
. old dough-mixing . bowl will
have the, place of honor when Mr.
and Mrs. John W. Brecken finds
new horned .
Their house itas one of scores
destroyed Tuesday by the fire
which rased the R. M. Hollings
head company paint plant; but the
mixing bowl survived.' '
In it was 8314 in bills. 820 in
coins and Mrs. Breckeu's jewelry
which she had placed there for
safekeeping.
Conscription Is
Favored by FDR
Necessary, He Declares;
View Is Disputed by
Harry Woodring
(Continued from Page 1)
sory service, is beyond my under
standlng.'.' . . ;
Meanwhile, the taxation sub
committee of the house ways and
means .committee was taking ac
tion to remove what many have
called an important obstacle to
the production of defense items.
It drafted legislation to permit
firms which expand their plants
for the production of defense or
ders to deduct from their taxable
earnings 20 per cent of the ex
pansion cost annually for five
years.
Then, the subcommittee went
on to the question of repealing
present limitations on the profits
which manufacturers derive from
naval and aircraft contracts and
of substituting an excess profits
tax. Administration officials said
the aim of the latter tax was to
prevent undue enrichment of any
one as a result of the defense
program.
The senate military committee
was busy, too, polishing the con
scription bill for a final vote
scheduled for early next week.
After hearing, the testimony of
war department officials, it re
jected an amendment to limit the
number of men who might be
called up to 900,000, and another,
under which voluntary one-year
enlistments would be tried for a
90-day period to see if the army's
personnel needs could be satisfied
without compulsory service.
As the measure stood, it would
require all men 21 to 30 years
old, inclusive some 12,000.000
in all to register for the draft,
with exemptions for those with
dependents to support. It also
would permit supplemental vol
untary one-year enlistments for
all between 18 and 35.
The coincidence of the state
ments by the president and by
Woodring attracted much atten
tion in Washington. The latter
had served as secretary of war
until less than two months ago.
Then he resigned to make way
for his republican successor. Col.
Henry L. Stlmson.
With the Increasing acuteness
of the conscription controversy,
demands had been made in re
cent days for a statement from
the president of the legislation
before the senate committee. He
had previously declared himself
for compulsory service In prin
ciple, but declined to be drawn
into a discussion of details of
particular legislation. He followed
the same course today, but the
circumstances and the direct
quotation gave his statement add
ed point.
Elaborating his views, Mr.
Roosevelt said that in 1917, the
nation built up an army of 4,
000,000 men, but It was 13
months later that they went into
action. During that period, no
shot was fired at this country
over here, he added, but that was
a bit of sheer luck which would
never happen again.
The lesson to be learned from
the present war, Mr. Roosevelt
said, was that a nation must have
trained men and equipment ready
when it starts. The personnel, he
said, must Include fighting men,
supply men, mechanics, and fac
tory workers, all of whom would
require, training whether they
were in uniform or not. By train
ing in advance, a nation reduced
casualties, he continued, and a
country can not get a trained
force by merely passing a law
when war breaks out, or by using
a voluntary system.
Roundup's Queen,
Court Visit Gty
The Pendleton Roundup queen
and her attendants arrived in Sa
lem yesterday along with six
Roundup officials and two truck
loads of horses to participate in
the closing days or'the Centen
nial.
The queen, Marion I, was ac
companied by her father. Hill
Hughes. Her attendants, their
identities disclosed yesterday, in
Pendleton, are Adarene Fisk of
Milton, Waunda Piper Of Helix,
Betty Troxell of Pendleton and
Shirley Brady of Adams. Roundup
officials here ' in addition to
Hughes are Pat Folson. director
of Happy . Canyon: J.,.V. . BelL
Buss Fisk. "Red" Ferguson Com-
rie- and Harold 'Brock r ;
umber, Company j
Destroyed by Fire
fcA firm atarMar In nlaner shav
ings destroyed the McKenxie Lum
ber company plant - three mixes
west of here early today. . -?
tj. TtlV nan owner, esti
mated his loss at $30,000. Willa
mette rorest - crews savea
9vf xeei ci cui icmoer,
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HamturgPort
Ruined
Claim
Krupp : Arms . Plant, Blany
. Oil Depots Damaged
, by RAF, Asserted '
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a military tribunal sitting in
Clermont - Ferrand, 'France.' He
was foand guilty of treason. '
In London. DeGaulle': said: ' MI
consider the 4tt ot the Vichy men
as void;-1 shall have an! explana
tion with them after the victory."
These - "Vichy men,; m ea n
while, set August 8 f orj the his
toric trial of former military and
political leaders . blamed tor
France's entry into the war and
her defeat. t
List of Accwaed '
mot yet Revealed i '
The trial- will be held near
Vichy in the little town bf Riom
belCre a civil-military national
supreme court. ' "r "
Who will be tried by the court
has never . been revealed! official
ly, but many have been! accused
publicly," including former Pre
miers Edouard Daladler and Paul
Reynaud. ex-Navy Minister Cesar
Camplnchhi,. ex-Mlnlster. of Edu
cation Yvon Delbos, former Min
ister ot the Interior Georges Man
del, former Generalissimo Mau
rice Gustave Gamelin and the so
cialist leader and former premier,
Leon Blum. r
While France was embroiled
bitterly in . reconstruction prob
lems and Britain and Germany In
savage fighting across the chan
nel, Russia formally welcomed
another republic into the; fold.
The Russian parliament unani
mously adopted a resolution cre
ating the Moldavian Union Re
public, incorporating the: larger
part of Bessaradla, recently ob
tained from Rumania, and most
of the old autonomous Moldavian
Republic 1
Finland, who fought a losing
war against Soviet Russia last
winter, was having difficulties
keeping on friendly terms with
her big neighbor. President-' Kal
lto issued a decree banning illegal
public assemblies as the Russian
press carried stories of Finnish
police clubbing "pro-Russian
workers," during political dem
onstrations in Helsinki.
pWcNary Is Joyed,
Shipstead Return
Says GOP Strengthened by
Minnesota Senator
in Northwest
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2-(JP -
The republican party will be
strengthened in the northwest by
the return of Senator Shipstead
of Minnesota to the party fold.
Senator Charles McNary (R-Ore)
said today. '
" McNary, republican ' rice presi
dential nominee, said in a state
ment commenting on Shlpstead's
action In filing for the republican
senatorial nomination that he
congratulated congratulated Ship
stead and the GOP. Shipstead
has represented Minnesota in the
senate for 18 years as a'farmer
laborlte. "I'm gjad Senator Shipstead
has returned to the republican
party where he may, continue his
work among the liberal elements
of the party," McNary declared.
"The senator's counsel Is much
sought in the senate and his re
turn to the republican fold will
be a source of strength to the
party throughout Minnesota and
the northwest states."
Kidnaped Teacher
Turns Tables and
Captures Captor
AMERICAN FALLS. Idaho.
Aug. 2-0iP)-O,uick thinking and
quick action by a Rupert, Idaho,
school teacher brought to an end
against a stop-sign post here
a fast three-hour ride 181 miles
across southern Idaho with an
armed, youthful kidnaper.
Miss Mildred Ryan, the kidnap
victim who was forced to drive
her own car at gun point, swerved
into the stop-sign post on the
outskirts of American Falls,
wrested the youth's gun during
the confusion and marched him
aeross the highway to a service
station.
Turned over to Power county
Sheriff L. E. Davis, the youth
identified himself as Monty Ja
cobs, 16; and said he was a pa
rolee from a Minnesota reforma
tory. Miss Ryan said she had gone
to sleep In the car at the side
of the road near Glenns Ferry
and waa awakened when "a gun
was shoved into my side and a
gruff voice told me to hand over
my money and start driving.
Glider Record Is
Set; 10,400 Feet
SUN VALLEY, daho, Aug. 2-()r-Lewis
W. Barrlnger of
Orange, NJ, and John Robinson
of San Diego, Calif., national sail
plane champion, established a
new unofficial national two-seater
sailplane record here today
when they soared 10,400 teet
above the Sawtooth mountains.
The old record, set h7 Bar
ringer, was 500 feet, established
at Elmirar NY.-July- 4, 1939, ,ti
In cooportxtlon wiih the Salem Contennloi. CcW
. Tnuft" wt) core rloir"j" our doors today of 5
P. M. Ictf tho final parade. Wo hare adhered , to
thm rocraest of tho Ccmrjaission to remain closed
during aB pcffacle. .': : ; ' ."I:. - .4 '
f ;'Hi;:' K : i?r By H. M. HcTarcST ' : j ;:J
' , ' . . District Moiiotgor.
r Lato Sports
PORTLAND, Ore., -Aug. J-;
Portland' dropped its 10th and
11th- consecutive ' games In ' the
isoaai : league louignc, l-i
ana -&-o, to Los Angeles. . -;
short series. 5 .
. , . iii.ii . . . . . . .
uiii in k sparKimc mouna a net
Anrel rlrht hander . added inialt
to "injury by "letting Portland
down - with one hit Herman
Reich's sixth Inninr alnrle in the
hit a home run for the Angela.
Lai 'AbmIm - : f it. A
Portland , ' ;: 1 I s
Wetland and Hernandes; Llska,
and Annunxld, Denlston (7).
Los Angeles - ' K 11 0
Portland . - Jjl 0
."Fallo. and Holm: Irwin.' Gon
salest (1). Fallin .() and Denis-
tnn .1
San Francisco
Seattle - " '?
-8 ,'t, 8
Guay, Balloa (8) end Sprias:
Walker and Campbell. .
San Francisco . j w
Seattle " r i
. Jensen. Kittle (2) and Botel
ho; Gregory and Keerse.
Sacramento
.5
.2
Oakland
8
Kleinke and Grilk: : Corbet L
Cantwell (9) and Conroy. ;
San JDIego
.5
i2 :
Hollywood
.0
4 1
Hebert and Salkeld: BIthorn.
Tost (5) and Brenxel. . r. .
Nazi Seaman Gets r
Away, Enters US
Escapes In St, Lawrence
River; Picked np by s
Immigration Men:
BOSTON. Aug. l-flPV-A slim.
blond German machinist's ; mate
calmly i related last night how he
wriggled through- the porthole of
a British prison ship in. the St.
Lawrence river July - II and
evaded ; the enemy for four days
and five nights until he reached
safety In the United States.
Walther Kurt Reich, 23. sur
vivor ot a sunken submarine and
first German war prisoner known -to
have escaped to this country,
credited .his expert swimming
ability he was In the cold wster
two hours and knowledge of
geography for carrying him -.to a -haven
here., .
United States immigration of
ficers found him and took him
into custody near Crelghton lake
in Maine.
' Under international law. a pris
oner escaping to a neutral nation
becomes free, but Reich haa yet
to deal with the Immigration au
thorities who regard iilm as en
alien here without a passport or
proper visa. He was plaeed under
supervision of the . German' con
sulate in Boston, which posted a
bond for him.
In an interview at the consul
ate, Reich told how he spent four
months in a British prison camp
at Manchester, Eng.. before he
was loaded with other German
prisoners on a ship - bound, for
Canada.
He could tell by the sun. he
said, that the ship's course was
westward and he bided his time
until "we could see land in the
distance.
"Then, that night, when it was
dark. I wriggled through a port
hole, he" continued- "I did it
alone, with no help or connivance.
It was a tight fit going through,
but I wore only short, thin pants,
and on my feet sneakers.
"I went through head first;
that was the worst, for when my
head was through, 1 could not
know If some guard was seeing,
my feet and coming to stop me.
"It was : not far to the water,
for we were kept always below
decks as prisoners. Yah, that
ter was cold in the St. Lawrence
river. '
"I think it was about two hours
swimming before I reached land.
It was woodland and I quickly
hid myself and waited through the'
day to take my bearings as best I
could by the sun." . ' V
For four days and fire nights,
the young German said, he
walked with blistered feet and
with "nothing to eat but wild
strawberries and blackberries."
He said he had walked 21
miles inside the United State
boundary, when the i immigration
inspectors In an automobile," no
ticing his .ragged clothing, took
him Into custody. I
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Flames Destroy
Grain Warehouse
MONMOUTH. - Aug. 2 The
large grain warehouse belonging
to A. F. Elkins and Son. lust
south of the Lucklamute bridge
on the west side Pacific highway.
was destroyed by fire tonight
about 10i30. 1, j
Most of the season's crop i of
oats, vetch and wheat waa in, but
the extent of the loss was not
determined. f ' !
Other buildings were protected
from the blaze by the plowing of
furrows around the burning
building. v
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Museum Open Tonight
Tha rantnn!al exhibits of nio-
himp rinthtnr. household furnish
ings and implements will be kept
open in the Willamette gymnasi
um tonight from 7 to 10 o'clock
to accommodate people unable to
visit the display during the day.
It also, will be open today from
10 a. m. to a p. m.- , ;
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