The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, September 19, 1940, Page 4, Image 4

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    JVo Foror Sways Us; No Fear ShoU Atcs
From first Statesman, afarcb XX. 1111
THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO.
J CHARLES A. SPRAGUB. President
- - Member ot The
T The Associated Press Is exclusively eatltled to the use for
I publication of alt news dispatches credits to It or not other
' " wise credited la this newspaper. j
The City Manager Plan I
The city council has seen fit to place on the Norember 5
ballot the charter amendment embodying the council-mana-
ger system of government, prepared by the- committee ap
pointed some months ago by Mayor W. W. Chad wick.' The
council's action was not unanimous ; yet. the barely comfort
able majority by -which it approved submittal of the propo
sition arouses the suspicion that there was no serious dispo
sition on anyone's part to prevent a popular vote. The fact
that there was no extended or vigorous debate points to the
same conjecture; that certain members voted against sub
mittal in order to record their own views, not in the hope of
denying that right to the voters.
. Time for voters' study of the council-manager proposal
is ample, yet no more than ample. In order to fulfill its prop
er role in a matter of such major importance to the commun
ity. The Statesman is going to have a lot to say on the sub
ject. Heretofore this newspaper has indicated its "support of
the general plan, its conviction that Salem's municipal sys
tem should be modernized. Yet may we here express the hope
that rather constant discussion of the proposal will not be
mistaken for vehemence of argument.. The Statesman plans
to discuss the matter extensively, but calmly, and hopes to
- .present sv maximum of information and a minimum of ar
gument. "
: The ordinance passed by the council last Monday, sub
mitting and containing -the text of the proposed, charter
amendments, covers only 11 double-spaced typewritten
pages. A considerable number of the individual amendments
i are merely technical, changing a word here and a comma
there, in order to make the charter fit the proposed program.
The really vital sections are the one providing for the change
over from a Ionian council to a seven-man council and for
making the offices of treasurer and recorder appointive ra
ther than elective, and the one creating the office of city man
ager and defining his duties.
In connection with the change-over, it should be noted
that if the amendment is approved, the city manager will be
chosen and installed on or about January 1, 1941, but that
some of the other changes will be gradual. Thus during the
years 1941 and 1942 there will continue to be a council of 14
members; the seven-member council arrangement will go
into effect January 1, 1943, the normal beginning of a new
administration following the 1942 elections which will be the
first elections held under the revised charter. Likewise the
city recorder and city treasurer elected in November of this
year will serve for two years, but. will be subject to the city
manager's supervision. After January 1, 1943, the offices
will be appointive ; the recorder appointed by the council, the
treasurer by the manager.
The second major amendment, setting forth the duties
of the city manager, will be discussed in a later editorial.
The African Campaign
The Duce, great in words but a little coy when it comes
to action, has been in the war for all of three months. His
fascist troops, so hot for conflict before the leader of fascism
got to the microphone in the Piazza Venezia that hot June
morning, have since marked time rather obviously, while
their leaders have devoted much more than a 40-hour week
to oratory about the dirty British and what they are going to
do when, significantly, they get a chance. So far they have
neither got nor taken a chance.
J This summarizes the situation in all but one respect.
Within the week the Italian armies, under Marshal Graziani,
have been launched on the long-awaited attack on the Suez
canal from Libya. Like the burning hosts of the avenger,
the black-shirts have promised to swarm out of the desert on
the British like. locusts, and to strip the Suez canal from them
like beetles consuming a ripe orange. To date they have mere
ly swarmed, and into towns with names like Solum and Bug
bug. The route of their advance has been along the thin, 20
mile wide strip of semi-arid land which lies between the wa
ters of the Mediterranean and the waterless, sun-baked des
erts of interior Egypt. No other route is available, and this
one, because of its proximity to the sea, is subject at almost
any time to intense and shattering cannon-fire from ships of
the British fleet lying not far off-shore. The amateur stra
tegists, in fact, have already suggested that the Italian mar--eJial
will some day find his army strung out along the line of
march, in positions difficult to supply with food or water,
and subject to a devastating fire from the guns of the fleet.
A heart more stout than those of many Italians would flinch
at a situation less demanding.
In addition to the opportunities of punishing Italians
marching along the African seacoast, the British navy has
also an admirable chance to cut off the supplies of oil, ma
chinery and replacements coming from the Italian mainland
to the aid of the Libyan armies. This it will doubtless attempt
to do, and it will succeed in almost direct ratio with the prog
ress of the battle of England. -
The Hitlerian conquest of Britain, indeed, is the final
factor to be considered in the African campaign. If the Ger?
man hosts force a peace on the British Isles, and the British
fleet is left to fend for itself in the Mediterranean, the game
will shortly be up, and the Italians, as they originally expect
ed, will have Suez and all of Egypt without fighting. On the
other hand, if the Germans are beaten off, the British have
a splendid chance to keep their sea power active in the duce's
mare nostrum, and to bring the attack from Libya to a final
debacle.
V - Why "Quotas" now on Food Crops?
. v Winter's shadow is falling already upon unhappy Eu
rope and with it is falling another sinister shadow famine.
There has been abundant evidence that even those few
areas of Europe which have not experienced the horrors of
war "will undergo the scarcely less fearful rigors of hunger
if not actual starvation.
And here in the United States the western states' sugar
beet growersincluding those in Oregon are forced once
again to complain because federal regulations permit them
to raise only enough beets to supply less than one-third of
the nation's domestic consumption of sugar. Their acreages
are so limited that economical operation of the industry, both
production and refining, is hampered, t
Why are there quotas, this year,' oh any crop destined for
human consumption? . -t-
True, it is impossible, this year, to export foodstuffs
from the United States to many of those potential famine
areas.-But "world events are unpredictable. Peace may come
or blockades may be broken or the United States itself may
become involved in war and need all the manpower available.
Under any of these conditions, what looks like a food surplus
from here will be just so much velvet. - There should be, for
the 1941 growing season, no limit'by law or federal regula
tion upon any crop that the United States can grow. - -
Cook Runs Amok;
Two Chinese Die
AUBURN. Calif.; Sept. l-VPr-Two
Chinese were killed and aa-other-
one wounded here - last
night weh nWcngr Kar, a Chinese
rook, ran amok with a , rifle la
?hurn'a Cblnatown,- efficera re
1
Associated Pr
ported.' I - "
Those killed were Wong Chuck
and Lee .See, both ranch hand,
Hop Sing, a laundryman. was
nicked la the ear.br a ballet.
Police Officer James Kaufman,
who disarmed Kay la a bar from
which the patrons had fled la
terror, said the shooting climaxed
a personal gradge which Kay held
against' his victims.
Bits for
Breakfast
By R. J. nCNDRICKS
Which was the Bret t-lMt
grist mill la Oregon f
more Historical facts ;
for place of beginnings:
- : -
( Coaeladlag front yesterday ;
From the words of Wilkes, aot
ed by Mr. Barry, one might eon
elude that there was another
residence on the Joseph ' Gerrals
place, besides the one where
Jason. Leo was entertained and
where be preached, fa 1 S3 4-5,
seven years before, and that the
other one was a mile, more , or
less, down the river from" (nortb
of) the one to which the Indian
slaves carried water from the
wonderful spring; that of the
"three ! houses" of Slacuai ' in
1831 two were residences.
- One cannot find anything In
the Marion county probate rec
ords ot the disposition ' of the
estate of Joseph Gerrals. One
might conclude that he had little
or no property at the time of
his death. This writer has a faint
recollection of something' la .
other old record to sustain that
probability, and this may hare
attention In a later article or
series of articles.
Bat Joseph Gerrals owned and
proved up on (got a patent for)
more than the usual 40 acres
for man and wife; got 141.91
acres of fine land, worth a big
sum of money now.
And two more -Gerrals dona
tion land claims, close to (north
of) the one of Joseph Gerrals
and wile were patented; one went
to- John B. Gerrals and wife.
and had S3 5.51 acree. The other
went to Theodore Gerrals and
wife, and had C14.85 acres,
"a "a
And John B. Gerrals left no
property that required settling
in - tne pro Date court.
Here are some of the names
of owners in after years of parts
of the lajfd patented by the gov
ernment to Joseph Gervais and
wife: Francis Men.es, G. B. Dur-
ette,. Benjamin G. Dnrette. Xssaae
O. and Wo. Sulliran, John Gay
and others, Jos. Ladtroot, Alex
Imlah, D. M. Keene. John Hoeter,
waiter saei ton.
"e
Some of the latere owners of
the two other Gervais donation
land claims: D. M. Keene, Louis
Bergavin, Frank X. Donpierre,
Fred J. and P. O. Pelland, K. S.
Gregoire, Pierre Bellique.
The above names are given in
order that some light may be
forthcoming concerning the es
tates of the historic Gervais fam
ilies mentioned In this series, and
more especially of the condition
financially of Joseph Gervais in
his last days. This columnist
knows some Joseph Gervais de
scendants who are outstanding
men and women, comparable to
the F.F.V. famines of Virginia
the "first families of Virginia,"
many of them with Indian blnnd
in their veins, and hundreds of
mem wiia tne tninning blood of
Pocahontas; part of them named
Rolfe. Any one familiar with
early Oregon historv can tail tfc
reader about our F.F.O., "first
families of Oregon," with more
or less Indian blood; many of
them with worthv rrMri nt
accomplishments. The McKays,
aescenaants of Mrs. Dr. John
MeLoughlin, are notable exam
ples; still Increasing.
Only two Gervais estates are
mentioned in the probate records
of Marion county. The' first haa
the 83 number, that Is,' It Is the
8 3a estate coming up for settle
ment. It Is the estate of David
Gervais, who died Aug. it, 1853.
The principal heir and adminis
tratrix was the wife of the de
ceased, Mary Ann Gervais. She
gave a 33000 bond, with Francis
Toupln as one of the two bonds
men. The other name is India.
tlnct. All three signed with their
marks; that is Mary Ann Ger
vais. Francis Tour-in f who wan
a son of the Dorlon woman) and
the second bondsman. Neither of
the three could write. Mary Ann
may have been a daughterof the
Dorion Woman. Who knows?
Jean Baptists Dorion, half broth
er of Francis Toupln, might have
signed; but he had been dead
about four years, and Francis
Toupln, his half brother, had
administered bis estate. In Mar
lon county. The name of M. G.
Foisy an Dears as a debtor to
the deceased David Gervais, in
a small sum.
Foisy was the first printer In
Oregon; worked on the Oregon
Spectator, Oregon City. first
newspaper on this coast: was
a member of the 1845 Oregon
provisional government legisla
ture, that changed the law from
the one providing for an execu
tive committee to that which pro
vided for a governor; also Foley
was a member of the followin
provisional government - legisla
ture; of 184s. ne marreld the
widow of Louis Vondol, near the
site ot Gervais. retired to bar
farm, la 1859; died June 11.
1S79.
The second estate of the two
mentioned above waa tent Af
Theodore Gervais. It Is n amber
Jlie. He had made a will, wit
nessed by Tllmon Ford and Dr.
J. A. Richardson, on Jan. 1.
1899. He appointed W. M.
(B1U-) Kaiser as Ills executor.
He estimated his property - was
worth 8500.
IT. AlA Iff. V f, . A A X
K. Ford and J. G. Fontaine ap
praised his estate as worth
1590.70.
V.
His win ; srovided that, after
burial expenses were paid, $5
should be given to his son. Theo
dore, and 15 to his daarhter.
Mrs. M. Franklin, and that the
balance should go to the Sisters
of the Holy Names of Jesus and
scary. t - . .- .
The notices of anoolntment of
the executor and of final settle
ment, nabliahed - In The States, i
man. were sworn to by - Ralph
uiover, enief clerk of said news-;
paper. (How many - such affi
davits were made by Mr. Glover,
who served in that capacity some
37 years?) He is still a young
fellow, bookkeeper for the Stiff
Furniture company, saiem.
' The nlace of berlnnlnes. the
Old Mission, win never cet Its
deserts place where repre-
TW02IGOtf STATED! Alt. Sales,
ftp Mk
Chapter 20 Contlnned
It was five p. m when Tex
arrived. Judith waa in her bed
room, trying to rest. When she
heard his car, ahe got up. tried
to fix her face. Coming in the
front door with a great clatter, he
called out, "Judith, I've got newal
Come on down.
How dare he!
She came slowly down the
stairs. He met her in the living
room, kissed her gaily. "I've been
busy as a bee! Had lots to at
tend to. First I need a drink." .
Tex noted the shadow la her
eyes: "Don't worry. In sober
Just a hard working man."
He came back in a moment with
a glass in his hand. "Well, here's
to my new Job!"
"New Job?"
"Certainly. Do you think I'd
work for that heel after what
he did to me last night?"
The effrontery ot it made Ju
dith gasp.
Tex beamed with satisfaction:
I certainly told him what' I
thought of him, today I "
"Yon didn't!"
"And how! Hell remembex the
dressing-down I gave him. 1
threw the job In his lace. Going
to work for Trans-State on Mon
day! Who does Dudley think he
la?"
Tex took a long sip of his
drink: "Dud knew . I wasn't
working. He took you over to
Manhattan Just on a chance we d
meet. He knows where Sonny
goes!"
The ghastly Irony of the situa
tion appalled-Judith. For an In
stant she was convinced Tex was
not quite sane.
"I saw him this morning," Tex
went on. "Oh, you needn't look
so scared. I mail t knock him
down. I should have. I made him
admit he was nuts about you!
Now let's forget It all!"
When Tex kissed her tilted
nose, Judith baa a sudden Im
pulse hit him, but she con-
Today's Garden
By L1LLIB L. MADSEN
By LILLHC L. MADSEN
K. J. The email tree to which
you refer Is, I believe, the Golden-chain
Or Laburnum Yossil. It
has long clusters of golden flow
ers. Sometimes the clusters are al
most 20 Inches long and hang
much as do the wisteria. However
the Golden-chain la distinctly a
tree. It does very , well her. Gold
Rain la Koelreuterla bitlnnata.
Certainly, quince . trees - grow
and bear here. If you ride about
the country right bow you will
find a number of quince trees very
full of fruit this tall. Quinces real
ly make an attractive back yard
tree. " '
I. O. A method to overcome
hardpan has been suggested by
using a post hole auger bore
holes six feet apart through the
hardpan. Fill these with gravel to
within a foot of the surface. I
don't know how effective this Is.
out i pass it on for. what it mlaht
be worth to you. Are you sure you
nave narapan ana that It Isn't last
the extra dry summer we have
been having? ; The soil In spots
where I haven't irrigated certain
ly seem like hardpan la my own
garden.' '
aentatlve government, Protestant
Christian civilisation and higher
education began on this coast.
Place where the Oregon nro-
vialonal government was fouaded
and Its first officers choeea:
where Its 'constitution and laws"
were framed. Place where was
founded Willamette. University;
where - were conceived aad - put
Into motion every first move
ment looking to the extension of
America to the shores of the Pa
cific. The list of first things for
the place of beginnings' Is long
almost without the power of rec
koning. " -
Ongaxu Thmtdaj I-Icsriag, Ce -
Tale oi Two Cities
trolled herself with effort.
"It's not so easy to forget.
Tex."
"I know, honey. I don't blame
you. After all, he was my boss
was, I say. I can't blame you
for being nice to him."
He finished his drink.
"Can't we eat early? I'm
stsrved. I got so mad I forgot to
eat lunch."
Judith went to the kitchen to
see how dinner was coming. She
leaned against the kitchen stove,
watched the -pot roast cooking.
The whole Incredible situation left
her utterly defeated.
"I hate him!" She said It quite
calmly to herself." He can't ever
hurt me again."
Dinner appeared to be Just as
usual. Tex talked about his new
Job. "They snapped me up! I'm
getting more dough, I'm going to
work my way Into the executive
end. in no time."
He ate an enormous meal.
Judith barely touched any food
It choked her.
"Tou're upset," he finally said.
"Don't be silly. Sonla doesn't
mean a thing to me. But Sonny
can do me some good with the
right people. Ton know Jameson
owns Trans-State. And he likes
her."
That was all the explanation he
made about Sonla.
Judith cleared the table, and
Tex turned on the radio to get a
news broadcast. She dreaded
going into the living room with
him. He sunk Into his favor
ite chair.
"This is something! It's good to
be home with nothing to do, no
place to go." he observed while
fussing with the dials . .
Tne European situation was
alarming. "If there's a war, I'll
probably go" he said slowly
"to a nice Instruction school
I'm too valuable to lose fighting.'
He grinned Impishly: "Glad I
was born between wars!"
The radio voice went on
"America's No. 1 woman pilot
cracked up today."
Judith saw Tex straighten in
his chair aa he listened.
"Sonla Wlnthrop Is la a Bos
ton hospital tonight in a serious
condition. She cracked- up near
Boston today In . a dense fog
which cut off Massachusetts from
the world. She was bound here
to visit friends. When a rescue
party found her and her ship,
she said: "This is the way I
want to go'."
Then, followed a review of
Sonia's air exploits and records.
The voice droned on. .... Judith
said. "Isn't that too bad; I'm
sorry for her." but in her heart
there was a question. Perhaps, It
served Sonla right! Tex picked up
the paper and made no comment.
In a few momenta without having
turned a page, he threw It down.
"Aren't there any cigarettes In
this house?"
"There are some upstairs.
- Tex went to hunt for them.
When became back, he said im
patiently; "They're not my brand.
Ill get some."
Judith let him go without a
word. -
. "Back la a little while." he
called from the front door. .
Judith sat a there for a long
time. As though she could read
her husband's mind, she waa sure
he was going to Sonla. Jast as
sure as though he had told her.
"So this is the . end." She
wanted to cry but she couldn't,
That alght, for the. first itime
la weeks, Judith slept soundly,
almost a drugged, sleep. She did
not wait for Tex because she knew
he would t not corns. -When ahe
awoke, Emma was knocking ea
the door: "Here's your breakfast.
Miss Judith." , " -J .
"Did the paper come?" , -Snuna
shook. her head. "Guess
the boy missed us this morning."
Bat Emma looked guilty. j
Judith did not comment She
got up and dressed. When she
came downstairs, she went on out
sr a m SBBF hy ikr w i m.sm m a, ,jf 7 1 A w m, m m
ptaabar It. 1S3
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VERA
BROWN
of the house. It was a gorgeous
spring day. A tang In the air,
bat the son was bright.
At- the corner drugstore, she
got a newspaper. There ca the
front page she found what she
waa sure would be there Sonia's
picture. And the headline: "Air
Hero Flies to Sonla."
Judith went home to made a
decision. Even as she walked she
was sure what It must be.
In the hallway Emma met her
as she came in the front door.
'I'm going away," Judith told
the older woman. "I think I -can
find you another Job."
"Oh, Miss Judith!" Emma was
almost in tears. "Ton mustn't do
anything hasty."
"I'm not, Emma." She patted
the woman's shoulder. "I've got
a lot to do today. Ill want you to
help me."
Judith went straight to the
telephone. She was forunate in
reaching Hugh Lannlng In his
office: "Hugh, I seem always to
come to you when I need help.
I want a Job."
That's a big order, Judith.
Don't be a silly girl! Tou know
how things turned out last time."
"I know. Ton must think I'm a
pain but I really, want a Job
any Job! I know something about
office work. I can cook." Then
she added, "I'll let you know
where I'm staying when I de
cide." Hugh said he would keep in
touch with her but made no fur
ther comment.
(To be continued)
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T:30 News.
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0:30 Johnson Family.
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10 :00 Xews.
10:15 Hera's frank Latbar.
10:30 Hit ot Seasons Past.
10:45 Bachelor's Children.
11:00 Oar friendly Keitheors.
11 :15 Masical Memories.
11 :10 Willamette University Chapel
11:45 -Hicmakera.
1J :O0 Valae Parade.
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13:30 Hillbilly Serenade.
11:35 Willamette Valley Opinions. I.
11:50 Masical Interlude.
1 :00 Frank Gaffe Orchestra.
1 : 1 5 I aterestiaf Facta.
1:30 MerarhtneT Twine Orchestra.
1:45 Vocal Varieties.
1:00 US Army.
1:15 Popnlar Mnsie.
. :30 Oonserration Bapertec
1 :45 Oraadama Travels.
S.-OO Maddez FaaaUy sad aose.
3:15 Ma Ferkiaa.
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3:45 Carol Leishto. Ballade.
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Nov3 Behind
By PAUL
devastating; secret weapon used
aa far in" this war ' le not the
thousand ' pound
thermit bomb
which Hitler has
been using . on
London, but the
fire thousand
pound , bombast
which Mussolini
haa been drop
ping all over Af
rica. It Is com
monly expected
here HDuee In
tends shortly to
decorate the au
thor of thev dai
ry Italian ; high f: a
command war communiques with
the order of the sticky palm. -.
For. despite what you read. and
hear from - Borne, the , limp, end
of the axis has been conducting
this war strictly in the tradition
of his : conquest of undefended
Albania' and. Ethiopia. . Private
official dispatches confirm the
suspicion that the only thing the
Italians have won so far is what
the British did sot want. - -
Best literary claims of the
entire war to date were given out
la Rome when the 1 1 a 1 laa s
marched into El Solum, a small
desert town on the Libyan-Egyptian
border of little military con
sequence. Ton would think from
the communique they had cap
tured Alexandria, ; hut the fact
is El Solum haa a very small
harbor seldom ased in peace
times and not used by the British
as a base. Daily since then each
parasang of advance along the
desert-shore road has been her
alded with literary trumpets that
make a cab out of Xenophon,
first to a town appropriately
named "Bugbug" and taereaiter
similarly to other sand ditches.
Actually the first British , base
along the road Is halfway to Al
exandria at a place called Mat
xuh. The Impression prevails here
that the British are Just letting
the Italians string themselves out
along this aingle unwatered road
until the task of supplying ad
vance columns becomes difficult.
and the the British fleet may let
them : have It, Practically the
whole stretch of road from El
Solum to Alexandria Is close
enough to the sea to be shelled by
British ships, and there Is no
other avenue of escape as all to
the south is desert.
The British claim to have
eent several cruisers all the
way from Gibraltar to Cairo
right ander Mussolini's nose
without seeing a sign of Italian
opposition on- the surface or in
the air. Only once, immediately
after the Italian leader decided
the allies were badly beaten
enough to permit him to , ven
ture into the war, did a few
vessels of the Italian fleet
make the mistake of encounter
Jug the British. A smoke-screen
was laid by someone) and some
one fled. Indication thai it waa
not the British lies in the fact
that since . then Mussolini's .
ships have not been heard or
seen outside Italian porta, Mus- .
sollni's mare nostrum teems to
be mare Brttlcanlca, except the
British cannot nee it much for
commerce and the Italians are
able to supply their ..forces in
Libya,
i Mussolini's preference for the
pen rather than the sword con
firms the inside hints which have
frequently reached high official
quarters here that II Duce has a
serious problem of popular mor
ale to deal with at home. It sub
stantiate the belief that the
Italian people generally have no
stomach for this war. In the ab
sence ot fighting and victories,
but not of taxes and felt-tightening,
their enthusiasm can be kept
up for a time by dally rhetorical
devastations of the desert. But
there is a suspicion here that
Mussolini is becoming very im
patient with Hitler for failing to
win the war for him promptly.
Not a single word has been
allowed to slip out edgewise con
cerning Myron Taylor's report on
Radio Programs
These ached ales are eawpned by she re-
spscUTs stations. Any axiatieae noted
y listeners ere dee to caaaiee amede fey
tae stattbae wttaees aettee e sate eews-
sepee.
10:30 T alias Lady.
10:45 Hymns ef All Chares es.
ll:O0 Story ef Mary Marlia.
11:15 Ma Perkins.
11:30 Pepper Toans'e 'sadly.
11:48 Vie and Bade.
11:00 Ptrtia Blake faces Ufa
11:15 Stella Dallas.
IS :30 - Lorenso Jones.
1 :0O Giri AIojo.
1:15 Stars ef Today.
1:30 Midetreess.
1:45 The O'Meill.
8:00 Sisstn le gwiae. v
1:35 Associated Press Mows.
1:30 Aral set the Storm.
1:45 The Gnidia tAfht,
8:0O Three Beeasse.
8:15 Howe.
3:30 Ho, Hsmt
3:45 H. V. asltenWn.
4:30 Stars ef Today.
8:00 Masie Hell.
0:00 Caravsa.
T :00 Fred Wnrlac Fbasare Tie-, -
T:15 Malady- Leas.
T:M Goad Hows oi 1041. ; .
8:00 The Allrich FaaUly.
0:30 Syntpeeny Beer.
t:S0 Drese aeaesreaL '
10:00 Hews. .
10:1S riereetiae Gardens Orchestra.
Amheeaeder Orchestra.
11 rOO News. r
11:80 Hotel St frsncJs Orchestra.
- atOIV THTaaS AT i 40 aja.
S.-00 Market Reports.
:0i KOIN Clock.
T:18 Haadllmere
5 Oanro aeportlas. .
T:43 Crasmaeor Hows. "T
K.t. Bmitk epoaka.
8:15 When a Girl Marries. -:
Hole. Treat.
8:45 Owe Gal Ban day.
0:00 The Goldberg.
Ufe Can Bo Besatlfel'
- 0:80 Right te Heppiaase.
0 :4S Mary Lee TaiW -
le.-eo Bis sutec. .
10:1S Ana Jeaay. :
10:30 Fletcher Wilev. '
10:4ft My Bos and J.
11 :0O cUdety Girt. , . '
11:15 Martha Weeete. '
11:45 News.
1 00 Pretty KKty atony.
13:15 Myrt aad MarraT
IS -30 Hilltop Heaee. "
11:45 eiepatother ,
IrOO By Kath'eea K orris. " ,
1:15 Beyond These Valleys. f
' 1:80 8irr1n- 8aas.
1:45 Stattarieod Baraee.
: X"S Doctor Melon.
S:30 Jryee Jordsn. v - :
Vi wrt Xodsy.
S:C0 Hello Afaia.
8:15 Chics (oaaa. I
Today's News
MAUOri
peace and war from his Vatican
listening post. The' report' was
presented to the president at
Hyde parjc three weeks ago, yet
no inkling has developed even as
to whether Taylor Is to return to
his peace mission. " ;
A thorough indication that he
will not. is the sub-official talk
among new deal diplomats that
Taylor's ' health . is poor and he
does, not desire to resume the
strain of active service. .
. Bat far more conclusive evi
dence Is the complete absence
of any interest in peace sow
' ainonjr this government's dip
" lomatlc directors. There is good
reason to believe . Taylor re
ported the Vatican Working en
' ergetieally to establish a politi
cal basis of peace which would .
restore the autonomy of eon-1
qwered - nations (pinmably
' France, Belgium, Holland aad '
perhaps - Poland.) . The new
dealers would look on rach ;
" peace as a German victory even
' if It guaranteed . cessation of
the attack on England.
Clearly this government is not
now interested in that and there '
Is no reason to expect Mr. Taylor's
health will be permitted to Im
prove officially. ;
, (Distributed by atas reateres gysAW
est, Xm. Broatiea am waele er fee
Ht strictly prohibited.)
Revenue, Expense
Of State Ificrease
Census Bureau Reports
- on State) Financial
Organization
"WASHINGTON, Sept. lP-ilPh
A $MOO,000 increase in Ore
gon's general revenues In II 3 S
compared with the previous year
waa reported today by the com
merce department's census bureau
in a review, of the state's finan
cial organisation; - J
The increase.' it' added, was
mad without any general prop
erty levy.
In 1938, revenues totaled $41,
700,000 compared with S41.S00.
000 In 1957. excluding the state
operated beverage monopoly sys
tem's Income. . ,
The cost of operating the state's
general government was listed at
$10,400,000 In 1938, compared
with 819.800,000 in 1937. The in
crease, the bureau said, was due
in part to Initial payments of un
employment, benefits. Larger pay
ments also were made for charl
ties and highways.
Interest payments were 1 1,1 0 0.
000 and capital outlays totaled
1M00.000.
Oregon's alcoholle beverage sys
tem had an Income of $8,300,000
and made expenditures ot $ 9,
000,000 in 1938. The state's gross
debt at the close of the 1938 fis
cal year was 845,300,000, aa la
crease of $3. 000,000 over 1937.
H " '
Portland Talk of
Willkie to Be Aired
PORTLAND, Sept. 18 -")-Ralph
Cake1, Oregon republican
national committeeman, said to
day Wendell Willkie, GOP presi
dential candidate, would speak
here at 10:15 a. m. Monday la
the public auditorium.
The speech will be broadcast
over radio station KEX. Cake said
an automobile company which had
obtained use ot the auditorium
for the same time had agreed to -relinquish
It, :
. F :
October 14 is Deadline
For Expansion of KOAC
CORVALLIS, Sept. 18.-iP)-The
federal communications commis
sion notified Oregon State college
officials today that October 14
was the deadline to start expan
sion of the state-owned radio sta
tion KOAC to SOOO watts.
d:S0 KoTolette.
4:45 Nrws.-
8:00 Malar Bowse.
S:00 Glna Miller Orchestra.
0:18 Peblie Affairs.
0 :80-Nsws ef the War.
S:45 SporU Hsdela. .
0:55 Ksws
T:00 Aaase a Andy. '
T:15 Lanny Uoss.
7:30 Ask It Basket.
8:00 Strang Aa It Seeaa.
S:80 Answer AaeUoe.
8:00 SalUran Reriews tae Xsws.
0:80 8hnther Beat,
10:00 fire Star FiaaL
10:30 8 kin ay Xnnis Orchestra. .
1 1 :90 Orria Teeaer Orchestra.
11:80 Msaay Strand Ortheetr.
11:58 Nrn-a. ,
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DX THTTKaDAT 11S0 X.
8 :30 Masical Clock.
T: 15 Financial Serriea.
T:80 Dr. Brack.
8:00 Breakfast Claa. "
0:15 Chri.tisn Bdoaoe FrorrasV.
8:80 National Farm- and Hons.
0:15 Between the Beekeae.
0:30 Hone Institate. r
.45 Masters ef Melody. -10:OO
News
: I-ed,e ia the Hesdliaee.
10:30 C S Maria Band.
J 1 :00 Orphans sd Direrc.
JJ'i Asjanda ef Heeoyateea MSB.
11:80 John-s other Wife.
11:45 Jest Plain Bin.
i-ltlL'we?
13:48 Market Keperta. i
l.eo The Qito Hoar.
1 -SO Heart fitriacs. -
S:00 Cerbsteae Qnia. !
:3 5 associated Prees Kew. ,
1 :30 Guest Book.
S:4ft Sperte Cerama.
'? leks Frosa- Her.
"P-n News.
d.-OO Bad Barton.
iJC01'1 arrim.
4:30 Pot ef veld.
:0H- the Lead.
KeJOatsr Tim
:0 Kewa.
0 :80 Easy A cos.
:45 Mr. Kaoa. Tracer.
J!2--Ta Asaorieae CaaTleafe.
Holiday.
S:00 .News .
8:18 Aloha TuJ .
.rBiltr Orchestra.
11 :00 This Horiar. World.
11:18 M.a With Pine.
11:00 War Hsws Kovadaa. V
0:k0 Hou n.t.. a
10:ee W.ik.
-; JCwieay Views the Hews
J014 Ho-as on tae Laad.
11 :00 Vaxi. mM k. u... I
w; news. : t -:
Ftm Howr.
i Msstors
0 f or aeaadiasrisas.