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IS, .'4s- 1 is PAGS TWO Some Changes IjlMbndavJf. 1 . i r -. Mm White Expects to Be but ;: Engineer's Fat -Uncertain v (CoatlBBed From. Psga 1) j any appointive position, but j as presiding i member of - the court 4om heva atgnlfleant Influence in determining who shall draw eoaa- ty checks and who shall aot !;' Injthe partlcnlar court to be Instaned n xt Monday, Judge Hewlett will find himself In the company pt one sew commission- er. Ralph Girod, and of pne hold- over member of the court. Com- missibner J. H. JlmM Smith. Speculation orer personal line- officials . la deciding , personnel I matters has bees rife, but nsauiso been generally sterile. It will I probably remain so, coartnouse I observer believe, until tho court roes Into action on particular I problems. Protetloa Officer Expects to Be Oat In only one instance baa a possible change In the official family been specifically stated. Mrs. Nona White, county proba tion officer for the last 1? years, believes she is one of those like- j ly to find herself without a Job in the Immediate future, most likely next Monday night. The probation officer deals with Juvenile delinquents, and func tions under the direct-supervision of the county Judge, in whose bands rests final Jurisdiction In Juvenile cases. The position. In consequence. Is peculiarly amen able to the Judge's direct author ity. The Jodge-elect, however, will not And occasion to revise the ad ministration of the Marlon county health department, with- which as a commissioner he found fault a few years ago. He told questioners yesterday, "There will be no changes there as far as I'm concerned." Whether or not N. C. Hubbs, county engineer tor the last six years, will be retained was an unanswered query although there was soma Intimation from court house sources that bis resignation might be asked early in the life of the new regime. The same question applies di rectly to other key members of the county road department, where J. P. Asplnwall Is shop foreman and William Mcllwain Is general foreman for all county road operations. "' Other Bridge, Road Crew Jobs at Stake In addition to these two. the status of Albert Hennies, foreman of the bridge crew, of Ned Rich ards, foreman at, Gates, and of A. V. Fisher, bolder, of a similar position at Detroit, will probably be reviewed by the new court. In these matters Commissioner Girod, former head himself of the county road oiling crew and presently endowed with a first hand understanding joI county road problems, is expected to wield significant influence. His own position on ths county oiling crew msy require a new appoint ment, though this would probsbly be postponed until the summer oiling season. About 21 other sub-foremen, technicians and artisans are also employed by the county In vari . ous capacities, as well as a large number ot day laborers and other workmen. Their positions, in the past, have been largely determ ined by fitness and availability. Appointment of a new county physician, to take Ue place ot Dr. V. A. Hockett. who resigned to become head of the medical work la Oregon for the adminis- !S,fSe wmUKT MrT!C training act. will be an item of unfinished business to confront the new court on its first day. Dr. Laban A. Steeves has con ducted Insane examinations since Hockett's resignation. All new appointments will not be msde by the county however, . sine two new officials take office Monday in addition to the court. Egan Announces " Three Will Remain Albert J, Egan, county record er elect, has already indicated that he will continue Helen Scho fleld. Janice Henry and Mabel Philips, all present employes of County Recorder Mildred Ro bertson Brooks. Of Ueee Mrs. Bchofleld . has been employed for IS years in the office. Miss Henry .for three years and Miss Phillips for two. Mrs. XUel M. Niles, who has pre viously v handled Ue Photostatic equipment ta the office, will not be retained, aad bar work will be turned eved to Miss Henry. Elsewhere, incoming County Treasurer Sam Butler - has . an nounced Uat be will: keep Law rence Rich, present treasurer,! on in his ottic aa deputy! thus re versing Ue situation which has obtained thr for about three j declared he experienced in eem weeks. where Rickk Is . treasurer I Pr vrlth St. Germain, an "as- and Buuer bis denutv. In the county clerk's office. Harlaa JL Judd, clerk elect, 'is absent serving as a second lieu tenant ta tb army- quartermas ter corps, and so Ue off ten win remain la th bands ot U pres ent 'county clerk, U. ;GY:Boyer. r Arthur Roethlln. former deputy in th tax collecUon ottic. has ...tt mAAmJt .1.. staff.-andiLe Ohmart. formerly in eharg' of' photostating, i has been mad rlerk of ' th - circuit urti--'.V?r -.i-:E4 la oUer- offices,- Agnes3 C. B o wt k wHl continue ns county school . . superintendent. Rosco "Tad" Sheltoa aa- county sor," A C Burk aa aherlff. i aad Dr.-L. 'J .Barrick aa coroner. . a". -Erib sScmeiit Is (T'- '1 Ttl Wtv' rl PCTLA??I3. Jan.-P)-Dn Curt;.." 44, Portland," waa arrested by.JDctecave Roy ' Bowen -J a s nlzii ca a warrant charging . m- btil'-st' of- ItlSO flfon1 the irrl 4 raglneert Beneficial ao:itiD3. - ' I Curtis arvad as secretary - yMiartr'of the orraulxaUon fori 11 xaoaths. Ball was set at 16,6$9. :' 4 l I . . : . v . Penitentiary Kccord 1 V . .--.w . w . - j . -.V Especially When You Are Innocent LEBANON AlveroB Lytle, aow erring a IOhUt sentene I r maintaining a nnlsaaee in Leban on admitted having done lime In the state prison in. Nebraska but llntlsted that ne was the victim of mistaken Identification. Depu. I tr Sheriff Clay Kirk investigated his story and Warden 7 J anas o'Grady of th Nebraska state prison, corroborated It In every partlcnlar. in Lytl was employed as chef la the .Goodhue hotel fat 8u- parlor. Neb. Lata la December of that -year a lone bandit, held, up th bank; In Mlnden. Neb ,20 miles from Superior and? gV, away a policeman la Superior law the description of the robber and thought that it fitted Lytle. He had him arrested and of flcera and emnlores of the bank testified that he was the man. The trial lasted three days. ILrtle bad IS witnesses who testi fied that they saw him In the ho tel where he was working- r 4 pm. oa tho day the crime was committed. As the robbery was at 12:11 p.m. he would have had to travel 00 miles In 41 minutes. Moreover, testimony was that the robber drove a 1220 Chrysler and Lytle a 17 Chevrolet. Nation Drives To Fill Orders Industry Seeks to Keep "Business as Usual With Defense NEW YORK, Jan. S-UPV-The nation's industry will mak a aew year start from record or near record production levels tn a drive to reduce billions of dollars In un filled orders before the defense program requires more factory capacity, business reports indicat ed today. Expected to act as a spur to .out put In the next few weeks was the question whether "business as us ual" long could be maintained as' a wartime slogan, a doubt raised In President Roosevelt's recent broadcast. Many purchasing agents, ac cording to business reports, have been ordering raw materials and goods to hold In reserve against the possibility government defense planners might act to divert mill capacity Into war industry.' After record-breaking produc tion In the final quarter ot the old year, the busy steel and motor in- d us tries were expected to keep up the pace for some weeks, any way. Steel and automobile plants were considered the focbs of the "business as usual" enigma. ' In event defense planners decide on closer control of the flow of ma terials to give war Industry the right of way, steel and motor pro duction may be among the first to feel a turn toward "war econ omy" on a big scale. The real test of Industry's abil ity to handle both war supply and ordinary business was expected to come in the spring and summer when "bottlenecks" in tools, air plane motors and incompleted fac tories are removed sufficiently to fighting materials. rti . .- . . v . Industry's great capacity at the finish of 1940 was reported en tsrtau for wsr industry, domestic ,nH Rhh.v xt f ,. and British. Much of the output wss believed In trade circles to represent stocking of reserves as precaution against squeezes on de liveries and higher prices. State Rests Case In "I Am" Charges LOS ANGELES, Jan. 2-(ff-The government has closed its ease against Mrs. Edna W. Bal lard and nine otber leaders of Ue "I Am" movement, on trial on mail fraud charges, with a statement by Mrs! Ballard con cerning receipt ot money through the mails. v Previously government attor neys read from "I Am" publica tions, claims of power to heal rous diseases and of "12 sscensions in one day, declared to havs been mad by followers of Ue movement. They also read from "Unveiled Mysteries," on of th writings ot U 1st Guy W. Ballard, founder ot U movement, the author's account of various adventures he I icenaea master. iment Arrives for HaD Delay in installation at aluml. I . ..w . , . S I aew Willamette university science Ball lut 'uiImu K mmw. t I fe '-SUnT S. : rwiam saia yesterday. A rtpresentaUv of tk JC. H. Sheltoa company, Muskegon, Mich, .. which, constructed . Ihe equipment. 1 her to supervise th Instauation. rb , eablneU to ba used ars constructed ot hard wood in the. latest design,, They ar built -for th ws of , hot,; and cold water, gaa. alternating and i Urec.t lctrie current and com- tumea gen erated in Ue Uboratories win be drawn oat ot th rooms br fans. I i T " . 1 1 Tk Jt. . art -.-.111 "J NKW;TORK, iJsi. H?)-07 emor aad Mrs. , Herbert H. Leh - imaa oiseiosea issc aignttaat tnetri 1 daughter uus jane,: and Jtorui De Tadetsky of 1U1 -uity f bad 1 eloped to auaton. ma, oa uecem - or aaav-wer nsnrseM j MoreEqmf . W . W " ' ' T Is Inconvenient; jatice Miariedj After deliberating IT hours the) Jury -brought in a verdict of guil ty and he was sentenced to serve from 12 to IS years tor a crime I he did not commit. Later Lytle learned that on tho first vote the Jurr stood T to t tor acquittal. Though be spent over si tut on appeals be was dressed In and served from March, liSS, until late In 1932 when one John Web ster was eaught la a bank rob bery In Illinois. . When Webster realised there was no escape for him he asked that aa effort be made to free a "guy" who bad been convicted of the Mlnden. Neb- bank robbery. He could not remember Lytle's name but gave details of the ease that were vert uaeaej oaser wev eaasi VBew a en m ww wa w w m m fmA mwtA rmmmUmA n m fntl MHm I tor Lytle. The legislature also appropriated I2SS9 compenaatloa for him ss bis was said to be the onlv eaaa af such mlaearrlar of I justice In t b o commonwealth, Webster died after serving It months of the life sentence meted oat to him in Illinois. While Lytle sneaks without I bltterness of those who made the mistaken tdentlf leatlon, he ad-1 mlts that having a prison record I is a handicap, even though it was for another man s crime. Pinball Gaines Easy to Find Reason for No Arrest Is not Clear if Law Is Being Violated (Continued From Page 1) would not let him pay oft and that I tha machines were "Just for fun." I In still a third establishment a I winning player banded bis tokens to a clerk, asklag him ta save them for him until be returned, It Is eommoa rosslo. la Marion county as elsewhere la the state, that la some establishments the tokens are exchanged for mer- cbandis or even for cask. If this 4- v. .... a....-. v.. had mor. tHa . month t. oHLai. evidence and make arrests. If the sheriff Is determined to curb such practices, ass of "under cover" men would appear to be necessary. Deputy Saunders baa not been working "under cover" and ther is inereior no ishihci o charges by friends ot Sheriff Bark that the newspapers hampered his acuviues oy uppmg on va I pinball operators. Long before I The Statesman published Its first story on Ue subject. Saunders had personaily Interviewed most of the I erable shelter. About 2iS miles operators, making no effort tolby motor highway from Mexico conceal his identity. I US Erigineers Are Merged, Portland PORTLAND, Ore.. Jan. 2-(py- Consolidation of the Bonneville and Portland districts of the United Statee engineers was an nounced today by Col. Richard Park, division engineer. Col. Park said Lleut-Col. C. R. Moore, Portland district engineer. mnA . r w n vuw - - . -""- Bonneville district engineer for two years, would be transferred to Fort Belvolr, Va. The new order will have no effect upon current operations of the two districts, Ue colonel added. Bonneville district was created in 123 S, to facilitate con struction of Bonneville dsm and upper Columbia river Improve ments. The engineers now are assigned to construction of army barracks at Portland, Pendleton and Boise, Ids., and improving civilian air ports at Eugene, Baker. Pendle ton, The Dalles. Klamath Falls and Medford. Ore., and Walla Walla, Wash. T A 11 iNaval AlTTTlPT1 nnrl liavOA XnAliUCll tXLLU I Ship Land Safely (Continued From Page 1) with landing wheels. Examination today showed some damage to Ue under-portlon ot the plane, appar ently not aerlous. Hanson and clark tried to make their way to US Highway 221, only seven miles east ot th lake. J bBt turned back by tb mat ot thorny growth that eovera tho ranch. They spent the night in the plane. At daylight. Hanson started toward Ue highway After push- ing through Ue brush a few miles b was found by Angus tin Lon- gorta, cowhand employed by the Santa fa ranch. He and Longoria returned to the plane. Longoria was left oa guard, aad Hanson and Clark reached the reach house at mid-morn lng. t 1SD. 18 JTllZZier To Experts, Sent On to Fisheries! PORTLAND. Or.. Jan. I-UV- A "whatsis" fish, brought her by a-sailor, was en route to ui rtes laborntorvt government . fisheries , laboratory at Seattle for identifleaUon today. Tb. Oregon game department. admitting Itself stumped; - for- -warded th flak after noting Ueee charact eristics: Tb Oak. removed from tkeltlonal guard of tha United Stetes. throat ot a dolphia by Byron B. Allison, engineer on the stesmer Edwla Chrtsteasoa, caught 1001 1 miles aortk of Panama, was 10 I lo. covered wtth bright, i large scale aimilar to thoe r a aerriag. ' and J had- - a three-Iach sword oa. Its iower' Jaw. ; - 1-& AlHson said tba rword - wast iuppea wita crimson when . th una waa nrsi caagnc: - ! Tlia, OSTGOl? STATESMAN. Sedan.- Mexico Misfit Furnish Bases U$ Considering Tenders i for Fleet in West to Watch Canal By MAX ' BOYD WASHINGTON, Jan. S-(AV New safeguards against a surprise attack from the west upon the Panama canal are la the making now that anxiety concerning the eastern approaebes has been eased by the agreement to lease British base sites. The plaa to strengthen the navy's means of detecting la time any enemy ( plane carrier that might try to; slip within bombing range of the Doers lifeline tits into the chain ot South and Cen tral American air and naval bases bow being forged by the Ameri- CSB repUOUeS. vrhere the additional fa- Unities would be provided tor the canal s protoetloa was aot dis - dosed, but Seiense experts saw the Ideal arrangement would la- elude the right to base United States submarine and seaplane tenders on the wast coast ot Max- ico. Cocoa Island and the Galapa- cos islands. These tenders are tilling stations ot the see, prevld- tag fuel and repair facilities. Watch for Sabotage, too - As outlined by these experts. the only real dangers to the ca nal are aabotage aad a surprise attack from the air. The army is taking extensive precautions against sabotage, and new bases for plane and submarine sentinels tn the Caribbean are being ob tained from Britain. Even though lt may take some Urns to develop these bases to be leased from the British, the an ehorages there are available at one tor the tenders necessary to maintain plan aad submarine patrols. Oa the west, tn canal is pro tected by the great expanse ot the Pacific, by the fleet based- oa Ha wail and by planes, surface eraf t and submarines operating from the canal Itself The effectiveness of the Utter would b multiplied greatly, of- flclals said. If anchorages Tor their tenders aad perhapa recre- suonai laeuiue xor mew crews were available nearer the seen of operations than at present. Ia otber words, the patrol craft WOUld BOt bV to Spend half their time or mor going to and from their stations. , Harbors Well One fine aaehorag la which the navy la known to be interested is Magdalene bay, oa tho west eomMt -f lowr California. It Is IT miles long aad 12 mile wide. Another possibility which has Kmi nantlaiiad la AcanaleA bar. Kor ranarallv eonalderad tha fin. Mt on the weet coast of Mexico. Around this bar bar ars high mountains which afford eoaald- City, It has been visited by many American tourists In recent years. A little mor thaa Sep sail' west and slightly south of tho canal son is Coco island, one time rendezvous of buccaneers, now under Ue flag of Costa Rica and a mecca for treasur hunters. Chatham bay there is rated a fair harbor In fine weather, but seamen say it would nav to b cleared during any oa - shor squalls. Experts are ot Ue opin ion, however, that tenders could j ride in Ue lee of the Island vn during storms, and that lt there- tore would be useful. Mexico Hints aa Okeh Farther to the souUwest sr the Galapagos islands. CSS miles from the coast of Ecuador, with I whlch Uey are politically associ- ated. The largest of these Islands is ,72 miles long. Numerous small anchoragea are avallabl among them. The possibility ot Mexican naval I bases being placed at Ue disposal of Ue United States has been men- I tloned recently In dispatches from Mexico City. These reported that both governments were moving cautiously toward the develop ment of a far-reaching program of ; military and economic collabor ation. Subsequently. ' author! t a 1 1 v American source reported that actual work bad started on Ue i selection and surveying of Ue chain ot air and naval bases in South and Central America. aeienew !(. win remain the property of Ue SouU and Central American republics and be The defense sites will remain under ueir sovereignty, it was said, bnt Ue United Statea will fi nance Improvements, where re quired, by loan to ths various nations. Ammunition Fails; Greek Gets Plane ON THE SOUTHERN FRON TIER. Jan. l-fJfy-X Greek pilot claimed that he downed aa Ital ian bomber witk the propeller ot his plan after raaalag out of ma- enlne unm.aitlon and cap- tmrd tu ereir of thre at pistol point. iHto story ss related by military aoureee said he exhausted his am- munition In a dogfight, thea streaked for th bomber's tail aad reared away Just la time to avoid n full collision. His blade eat tba Italian's rud der nad slevator surfacee aad forced them to land, be reported, and h earn down ta Uo same paster with bl propeller beat. Th Greek met th Italian wlU rendered. his pistol drawn nad Uer sur - r QotwAimf T 'PT.Mn.i 6" i,umcu SAnnnrl I lAiitonont mCCOIICI JLaeUieiXaill CAMP CLATSOP. Jan. 2 First Sergeant George K. Sergeant has! I received word of kis appointmaatl iSS secona , lieutenant m Us. n - I pending th. resulU ot a fin I type physical examination. ' i Lieuteaaat Eargeant has bad considerable experience as rirst sergeant in Headquarters battery. second battelloa 24 0U CA. aad I win aaatgaed- to hto preeeat i regiment, prior to induction tatel federal service, bemad kis bom120SVa i at 1 Salem. - where he was n coach ?..ag mu junior - nogn scnool. Oregon, .Saturday Morning. Janoary 4. 1941 0J d dltloo ...In ihm Nte WASHINGTON, Jan. .-(ffy-Tk TVm't ten war secrets" placards used widely In Xngland now have their counterparts la the US war I department.' New posters adom the army's central offices here. Decorated with eATtoona. they bear only the words: "Don't tell Aunty aad Un cle .... or Cousin Jane ... aad certainly not year girL" MILWAUKEE. Jan. 2-TV-Jaek Shoa. principal clerk la the city eomntrollers office, was la danger of belasr promoted to a lower salary. shon.: who receives IXlOt a yesr, was sUted to. fill ths vacant head bookkeeper post which ear- riM an tltftS to S21SS an anal sti pend. The position, prior to ad op-1 tlon of a city salary oroinance lass moath, bad paid 111 It. . The city comptroller said that Lt. w.M V Wevsaea SHih A Mil. rv JT "VJ:ir-1 would aot be promoted. TROT. NT. Jn. 2-V-It was I sa even bet Troy police bead- p,.. frontUr defease fae quarters today that the thief who rraace. Swlteerland and Got stole the clothing of Jsmes Car- m . la reeelvlag official fascist roll. 17-year-old CCC enrollee. Is attention. The rising cost ot sup going to have a red face. plementlng .Its fortifications la The garments, police said, were aly noted, i stolen from a clothe line where That may aot be significant; they were airing while Carroll was In a Troy hospital. Carroll has scarlet fever. McQoskey Quits As Representative a.-.. . o.t. w.-i ..ii Vvvi v wens J VI ewfcsaea am a I has set next Wednesday, regular a., v. MHt I meeting day of the Coo county e o a r t, as the l11""11 Uonltl troops, fully equipped and a SUCCeSSOr tOI -vil4 . V4. war fn State R Pff- uu" c I Cloekey of coo countr, who naa resigned. He is a democrat. MeClo k ys resignation was received at the state depart ment yesterday. He suffered a broken leg la aa automobile acci dent and was la a hospital tor several weeks. McCloskey first was elected state representative la 1922 and served three terms. He lives at Norway. Under the law, MeCloskeys successor must be of his party affiliation. Long Work Hours On Defense Bases (Continued From Page 1) time and one-half rates, one said, for work la excess of eight hours. Suspension of the hours limita tion for workers building army navy and aviation facilities on Ue sitae being acquired from Great Britain extended n policy applied previously by U navy la Alaska and on Midway, Wake, Palmyra and Johnston Islands. Congreea authorised the navy to suspend the limitation In the construction of thee Pacific bases. The eight-hour rule b a s not b a lifted la the continental United States, or oa tb Island of lOahu. Hawaii. Mr. Roosevelt said in his execu- tlve order that an act or istx. aa amended in 1212, provided Uat mechanics and laborers employed by the government should not be worked more then eight hours a d a y except in an extraordinary emergency. Bomber Assembly In Texas Planned WASHINGTON, Jan. plan to build Uousands of bomb ers with the help ot Ue automo tive Industry look definite form tonight with Ue selection ot Fort I r orm, i uh, u u I fourU assembly plaaL I in a eompromls of a Worth, Texas, aa Ue site ot a contest betweea rival cities, a previous al lotment of a similar plant to Tulsa, Okla., waa confirmed. Under arrangements wbick were well advanced before a new pro posal to build "200 warp lanes a day" was put forward with the support of Ue CIO. Ue Fort Worth and Tulsa plants and th- ers assignea to ususs ana xt. an sa City win turn oat 200 long- rang bombers monthly from parts largely fabricated ia motor car factort. Fifteen months I expected to be required to start production un der Ue scheme worked ent by Ue defense commission and Ue war aad navy departments to sup- nlirant tha aircraft lndaatrva . " ,T1. Vw VT w'fi w mi iun ivr i vi ed State, and Grt Britain. Rain Halts Cold; 26 Low Recorded ' Fog and ice presented a doabl hasard to early morning motorists 1 Friday wlU a 20 degree law teas- I peraturs registered at ue airport I I Midnight temperatar lastnlahtl ta us we sma boars. waa 24 degree wlU fag still icunging to in grouno. rorocasx I for today aad tomorrow was ma - isetued wlU local rains. PORTLAND. Jaa. 2-CPV-Rlalas temperature .warmed Dragon! ' ' ' : :" f i . i 1 l "" loony axisr wucry wuosioia nver. 1 pressed U mercury aad blew uemserve out -lasi sugnu Speeding ChaTgcd Salem poHe last night arrested C J. Zwascaka. 21 S North 22rd street. and Mertoa . 8taveaaa. Fairgrounds road, oa vioiatloa ot taa Daal speed rule enarges. - ;. ; .. - Break Rumors Huit Changes j? - African Force Is reneux yxriwu Like! j to Ue UecUire Element in South . By KXRKX L. SIMPSON Reports of a rranco-Germaa crisis hint at startling aew devel opments la I tho war betora. the ywuag year 1S41 mora taaa gets its eyes opea. The rumors of a break between Berlin aadV Vichy over an disclosed nasi demands that Franca cooper ate with tho axis against Britain cam from British unofficial aouree and: are subject U the I avSpicloa of wishful thinking- Tet I there baa been too muca asaose in advices from Berlin aad Vichy receauy ano pinmiui "' from neutral obeervaUoa potnU to doubt that a fire Is smoulder- latC 1 Colonial rraace at least toeterlag a the verge of return-1 ur. u ui coniuct mm L' .TJrTir ' " s Ther are even bints ot that I Tet lt Indicates that among other perplexities arising from the -de- teat ot fascist armies ta AlbaaU and Africa, 11 duea u aot losing I unsio cnannai. u www ucjy acknowledging the end of a sigbt of the poeslblUty that I pilots said they started fire vlst I tameus senate feud. Senator Jokn Frane might return to the war bl It mile away. Last night Ue I (Rcal) walked to the dais result of the Hitler-Petals conflict. Blow ta Maasotlal Unquestionably any develop ment that brought french eoloa- lal forces In Africa or the French - . . . . . "7 back Into Jf . Italy would bo a heavy addlUonal blow for MuseollnL Tar are Sksb skAsb - - m-Wk A W s envesa - rrencb Africa. They are strongly anti - German and antl-axia. They are primarily loyal to Oen- era! Weygaad who orzM n& P""5SthS : Z I - i yoad doubt burning to avenge I against tae axis ta oeieac no sui-1 teiad as allied generaussuao m Franc last Jan. A break between Hitler sad Po tato might lead to nasi occupa tion of all Franc. That ot Itself would be a booa t Britain. It would further disperse nasi ar mies la the west, so recently pic tured by Hitler as girding to lesp scrou tb channel at Englsnd's throat. "Sbreda assd Tattere Re-entry ot French troop la Africa Into the war would drive a decisive nail, however, late Us coffin ot Italian empire dreams. It probably would mean swift rea- lliatlon of Prim Minister Church- Ill's Ureat to rip Uat tapir "to shreds and tatters." From this distance it baa ed probable all along that tt was us -ot French aaval ship ta U Medlterraaeaa v by Germany and Italy Uat waa urgently sought by Berlin ia the recent Hitler-Laval dealings. . That would have been a serious matter for Brttaia. at horn as well as ia th east. It would hsv forced retention ot heavy British naval forces ia the Mediterranean fore that could be 111 spared from Atlantic bottle necks. Now tt Is Indicated Uat Im portant British naval units are being transferred fromthe east front to protect England's own north Atlantis sea lanes. That is sn Immediate result ot British army victories la Egypt and Libya and Greek successes in Albania. London reports a shrinking . in stead of aa increasing tonnage toll by enemy action in the dan gerous Atlantis waters. It has also disclosed Uat Ue heavy cruiser Berwick, which beat off Ue most recent nail surface raider attack there la murky weather, bad been shifted from Us Medlterraneaa to Atlantis convoy duty. Re-entry of F r a a African force and French warcraft Into Ue conflict alongslds Britain cer- tlaly release further Brit - ua mmwj uit . bit sorce in ue oast tor as la Ue wast. It would b a major Qbetacle to nasi attack plana ta U west, whatever Uey Hopkins Sent on ission WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 W3- Harry Hopkins. long-Urn friend and narhan th most iatlmata j riser ot President Roosevelt, pre- pared tonight to' leava for Lon don oa a special mission believed t h for tb purpoo of reveal iSS".. ing u admlalstration With tha alaawe nf -m- .v U announcement today, aid! Hopklaa would leave verv sem 1 kapa two I WOka. H Will hsv aa tltla. Af.l mMl atatam mm .tvi .v. i 7. " z -7 " " -- ."L' Ipresldsnt said, waa not specifXc in preaiasat said be xpected next week! to appoint a aew am bassador, to Great Britain a t Hopkins to - succeed Jonn w Kennedy, who baa submitted kis resignation. . ites V I PORTLAND, C.Jan. 2-fV- i sieamer waxplo lsad4 cargo here today for tit inaugural -trip ef a direct saueral cargo seme rrom Portland tA I Howolalu. N- intermediate n. will ba mad eutaid tka Colma- TM WalDlo.- cosnmandad Captain J. H. Hansen, will e zii teas of general freight and 4.000.000 board feet ot lumber am is - a a . a . . . ie iaiuai inp. sn recently was uwea wnai li.ets cable ft ot refrigerated s p a a for carrying froaca r chined perUaahle. Tk Xokala will alternate witk run. maxingi (tka voyag la 10 days aad aff er - mg asxungs avery Ure weeks. . Special M a - . . a -r- Ford Tilaiiager Again," La Grande LA GRANDE. Jaa. I-CPy-Tbs city eoamltsloa rsappomtsa ! H. Ford as city manager at Its first 1141 meeting today. J. U Bind en replaced B. AT Van Wor ner commission" president. T. H. calther was the only new !te. f tha eommlostea.H succeeded H. J. Leonard, retired. C M.-Humphreys, was renamed municipal Judge. Attact Planes - " - r T.a Ttf-t. iiiimni Also' Froia :ttanl ; Creeks Advance (Continued from page 1) trtamvtrate ta whieb Admiral Jeaa I Dwui, rupuxea suw io ",s-1 tmA. would emerga as Iks new "strong ata" of xraaea. ' 2. RAF bomber pounded the big German naval base at Bremea for the second sueceaslva sight; striking from t vsa. t nearly dawa yesterday aad leaving re ported "enormous Dree-" j 2. Nasi raiders reported a' suc cessful aasaalt oa Cardiff. U bustling Welsh coal port. U uermans rerurnea m u tmut oa Laadoa and towns In tka mid lands' and western England. 4. Two ubmartaea. oaa Italian aad oa French, war reported sunk.' - Tka Franek admiralty noted Iks torpedo-sinking of Its HiS-toa submarlae Afax aad oil tanker Rhone ea route from Casablaaca to Dakar, French West Africa, with th loss of T4 crew members; while tb British admiralty re ported that aa Italian aadarseas rlAr ait dM uak- Brr Thunderbolt. Ue resurrected sab- 'Mf TX.Km , raa in u in a sesw jane . mi, caiTTiag saea m aeaia. Tht Thetis was Uter raised, re- conditioned aad renamed. Portland to Get Shipyard, Report (Continued From Fags 1) speed of construction, immediate ly engendered speculation Uat U administration contemplated steps to help Britain solve tka erttleal problem of getting bot toms to tak war equipment aad food aeross U Atlantic Tk president said Us skip wlud ba gevernmenWwned. and Uat Uey would be of ano stand ardised tro. resembllnar abtoaa tanks, mor Una, craft la who tine a lover of ship. Uk himself. could take pride. Sack sain, will uispiac approximately 7, tons and win cost 21.MS.S0f to 21.- 7,He indicated Uey would VejPeaTSOn LCSVCS mm i inexpensive new yaras. operating so far as possible mr-J ly as assembly plants to put to-! geuer pr-fabricated parts steel plate. Presumably, under his plaa to leas or lend war - materia la to Britain, American ships might b turned over to U British and ba sent back or replaced when I U war ended. To get th shipbuilding pro gram unaer way, Mr. RoovIt I drew from a defense fund granted him by congress, 22S.SS9.00S for ins construction of yard.. McMechan Rites Scheduled Today Final rite for Earl Van Mc Mechan. 10, who died ot a heart attack at U Deacoaea hospital Thursday algkt, will bo keld this afternoon at 1:11 - tmn th 1 Clough-Barrick chapel. DrW. Ir- via Williams vffleUtlng. mat win ba 1 Belcreet rial park. Inter- Pallbearer win Ve Frank H. Spears. Paal B. Wallace, Richard 2 u. Severn. X1U Powell. Charl A , W . . V , m n. "f ..S"1TBW T Mejcechaa. a-srraduaia af wn.1 iexong; Salem girl, in 121 and H was assistant areta Hawkins Roberto at tha tl. of deau. . . - - Soldier Dies of 1 Pneumonia in Car asHi.sND, Ora Jaa.. t-jpv- Pneumonia ased tb Weliskr Vl- . I Field. ; Calif, wh died - whn. ..l iZTZZ LrirfT wniiel I "TT Am " aawmoou return - i tag aim ta Bl Met rra Hmrimt - ? Cos DS WD1 Dodge said today. - The soldier. wha- rwt koUday. at AumtaC'w s V" SLiL . vu sisa m saorc urn -later wkea km companion. Private Hoi- Um Browasoa. It,- also of Marck Field, stopped ker for gasolin. is ui rear seat as u car wlU aiNt vm. iUN ofnCartstmas prasaats from els father, critical- IT m la a Seattle (Marin) kos- PltaL - : .'- . . - ,r . ... - LS;Bbard a.-- Incimie Increases Cask receipts from loans aad state-own properties - of the World, war veterana atate aid commtssiom during 1240 exceeded eoUocUoaa for eiUer Ills or 12 2f, Jerrold Owan. secretary, re-1 I w I ported to Governor Charles A. Epragu here yeeterday. Tho commission retve4 22v 21I.S71 daring 1240 aa compared to I1.1C1.017 ta 12 2 r aad 22 sts.stz car xixg. "Tka average l moaUlyrecifpts for "US past year reached Illt.SSf. - , SubilnedTiIood Marks jpening Garnex.on Hand; Ray bum It Reelected Spe&ker f 1 ... is ics sage Awaiica....- " f - . t s. (Cos tinned from page 1) Meanwhile. It . becama lftr , that th Roosevelt, foreiga polt cleo would face aa organized ck&l- - lengew Se aa tor, Wk ee 1 r (D-MonL -said there -was a "roe -bottom list" - of IIS -senators wha would "-. speak a g a 1 n a t adalnlstratloa methods which they believe are tending toward war, and that aa V afjort would be mads to "erg an- y Ue tha ouatry."- .--,- " -;The .snate: met a IltUa befora ' aoon, with. Vlce-Presidec. Garner . , making tna of bis tafrequeat ap f pearances oa tha rostrum. At 12 o'clock the old sesaloa aided sal tho aew begsju- The terms at mem-' bera -defeated In last reara'eleo- 2- tSoas . expired at that boar. Sao- htor Mlatoa (D-Iad) arose sat took a seat at . the rerr of tht chamber1, Senator King (D-CUh) another wha was beaten, stayed at his deski throughout tka brief ses aloa which followed. j i Ia group at four. the. senators elected la November were eeorted tai tka rostrum and received- Ue oath otiotne. Senator Harrison D-UUs) went p witk- Senator BUba of Ue asm sUta. Uas pub- alsa. His colleague. -8a natr Downey ( D-Ci ) . offered to escort aim. bnt Johnson merely shook bis hand, aad brushed him red- faced but smiling aside, f i Laager Seated bat t Challenge Awaits j JWken;U nam f Senator-elect Laager R-ND) was called. Sen ator Berkley announced tkat pro tests against seating him bad been received, accompanied by aharges which, it true, would seriously af fect his ! qualifications for a sea- permissiba that Laager takTu j oau "woutVreludK-i. coal ate seat, H asked and received i tlnuanc In ofQca to b sablect ta Us results of a Uter tavssUga tlon. . i The nous meanwhile eras aim Uatly eagaged la tat formalities of getting U session started. Ray burn's nam and that of Sep. Mar tin; (R-Maas) U republican lead er, j were- placed la nomination for U speakers hi a. Rarburn re- elved 2IT votea to MartU'a ill. A commltte escorted klm to ths speaker's chair, white Ue mem bership gros ad gave klm a load aad prolonged ovation, j Thanking his colleague for electing i hint t a -post wait a. k said. It -bad beea km. Bit's ambi tion to fill. Raybaraawang quick ly lata a plea Uat partisanship ba forgotten ta dealing witk tka im portant "pending problems af for eign policy. He recalled tkat dar ing Ue World war "Ue eeater I aisle did aot divide Ue patriotism I of jU membership," aad asked I uat sack b Us eue again. IJokrd for Senate State Treasurer Walter XL Pear son yesterday attended' hie last meeting; ot U state board, af con trol oer or turn ing rr his of ties to Leslie M. ScottT Portland, next Monday. $ Oovoraor Ckarles A. Spragua tkaaked Pearson for bis "Splendid coop4 oration t ta han dling Us state's business." - Pearaoa was chosen state se4- WeBer A. Turns wr "v" Mail . 1 ' aomak eoaaty at tka November election, i ; , Ts board of control wCl ba eompoaad of Urea re public ana, Parsoa Is a democrat, t i - i L . " Ministers Protest-1. Their Exemptions I I i - t r i - Lleatenabt Colonel - K 1 m or T f'. Westin g against that ITZTIZ . " .irL"- Z:Z . Zr.!" Z --r-ww nw saeivsvm eMasaaya fort.! ' ' t - . ;-? ' ? "Tk es ministers charged tkat U prent law was discrimina tory is Uetr favor. - j TTh great 'majority Set minis ter la Orego ar aot asking tor aay? special favors ta connection wira tha aaUoaal deftnse gTam.'l oaa aatniater wrote. Several 'ministers vindicated awald fU a written protest . v . .llTT . "T! 1 - ' ",".-Rk"'.TT,cm, 1 " uur asx tn federal Severn- ? ' l v.!T AT T.' 1 ins" 1 1 J J XVlkGU But Stock DkeK s - - ' , CANTON CTTT, - Jan! ? 2-- T m w pleked U lock ot Dragglrt Terry Beir stor were I pracudng. Bell decided to- My4 I - ' Ha fnd Ue store 6or epta sad-tka algkt light oat after two ani4ntlfled men uishrsui tha Up to him but neither stock nor cash -was disturbed. - ZZ CotrpI -4 !