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: IT M4' J - - 1 W 9 ' .. . t t iS ' " " I. I;. ! 4 i 1 . . .... illion Added Revenue Goal Sen. George Avers Most of It Will Have to Be From Incomes WASHINGTON, Jan. kJPf Legislative finance expert explor ing the possibility of raising at least $1,000,000,000 In new gov ernment revenue appeared agreea today that the bulk would hare to be supplle4 by Income tax- Senator George (D-Ga) a vet- raa member of the senato fi ance committee, said some con sideration nadoubtedly weuia e Ivan to broadening the excess roflta 1 arias on corporation, bot that Individuals would have to fnee higher taxes. la th same vein. Senator La feUette (Prog-Wls). another fi- caaoe eommmee memoer, ma there should be a thorough-going fe vision of the excess profits tax, Inserting that It contained "grave bmpetltlvs inequities" ana raisea nlr a "negligible" amount or ovenue. Wonld Hate Surtax La Folletts said be thought It would be necessary, however, to increase surtaxes on indiridoal in- Come. He would not advocate. be Said, any lowering of exemptions beyond ; that undertaken by the fast congress when it fixed fftOO ! tlit limit of non-taxable net In Oat tor single persons and I tOt for married persons. That ongrese also tackled a 10 per eat defense "super" tax on ln omes. Inheritance taxes might be In creased and federal and state ponds made taxable to increase revenues somewhat. La Follette laid, adding: The new congress ought to nndertake a thorough-going re vision of the tax structure, which fa as been growing Hke topsy for the last IB years." People Are Willing posslbllltyrthat the admlnis- ! ratios might seek more than a lillion dollars of new revenue was uggested by Senator Barkley of Kentucky, the majority leader. Predicting that present taxes would bring $1,000,000,000 more than the outgo expected to' be al lotted - to "normal" government Expenditures in the new fiscal year, Barkley said that from II, 000,000,000 to 12,000,000,000 in ftew money ought to be raised to help amortise defense costs over 4 period of years. "The people are ready and wil ling ' to pay more taxes to meet these defense expenditures," Barkley told reporters. World's Largest -Tent Is Ordered gjiAiiUK, jan. -(r a seal US tent maker received orders to day to rush completion of one of the world's largest tents which Is scheduled . to be suspended next ?' tonth over the site of the army's 7.000,000 Mod mountain dam near here In the White river can yon. , The core of the earthen, rock filled flood-control dam must be maintained at a certain minimum moisture content while work is be ing done and such a moisture bal ance would be disturbed by rain and snow. The tent will cost about SSS, 009 and wllL be 328 by 100 feet. An .added difficulty to its making la the provision that it must be made to grow with the progress Of construction, up from the floor Ot the canyon. Becoming steadily larger the higher it goes, the tent Ides must always tightly conform to .the canyon walls. oik Sets Record In Tax Collection DALLAS The past year was a record breaker in the collection Of taxes in Polk county according- to Sheriff T. B. Hooker. Up to January 1, 1141. the sheriff's Office had turned over to the treasurer approximately $4 (,00 9 Ot the 104 0 . tax rolL This, in eludes interest collected , during the year which amounted to fS. lST.S? and rebates allowed ot 18724. S3. , t - - The total tax roll for 1040 was 1001.127.47. r Delinquent tax payments dur ing the past year were also ex ceedingly heavy, : amounting to approximately 2210,771 addi tional. -This made a total tax turnover by the sheriffs office to the county treasurer of approxi mately 1674,000 during the past year. ' ; d d It loo in ths Netc I POPLAR BLUFF, Mo.. Jan. 4- .T") N i m rods, here's something to T read to your bird dog at the end "Niot an unsuccessful bunt, i L. O. Kee went quail shooting j eleven times this season, got the limit ten times and nine birds once, His 'bird dog" Is a buU nun. ALTON, 111., Jan. 4-VCarroll Short spent the holiday season in his garage and he wasn't in the doghouse either. His i-year-old daughter, NeUle, had scarlet" fe ver and Jthe doctor ordered the father to stay out ot the house If he wished to continue working. - BOSTON. Jan. -(A -bliss Georgia H1U' firmly believes now In the axiom "it never rains but pours." : ; . She cached $55 in ber umbrella. Came the rain. She raised the um brella., forgetting - the -money. When ; she remembered it the "bank" was empty. . . 4 i v - , ' ' 8COTTSB LUFF, kebVjaa.. 4-(AV-Burglare took ,v atuables worth 200 from the- Howard 8wsnsoa home here. I" I : : Then, adding; Insult, they erawl- ea into bed and stole a nap. The Swansons discovered losses and Insult when they returned from a vacation trip. A Voman Tries to Dh ; ' .,'viC"? , " ,Z ..,.v 'k k'. I - 4 : : a : f i5s After suicide attempt Here Is drama outside Mayor Fiorello TL LaGttardla's oCUce ta New Tork Qty. A woman, Mrs. Anna Wda, 43, baa just attempted suicide by swallowing half a bottle of poison. Police, doctors and onlookers rush to her aid. try to stop her and then rush her to a hospital. The suicide attempt took: place In view! of alghtseeins; children. The woman had sought the mayor's intervention for home relief. At the left above, note and The Safety Valve Letters from Statesman Bexxdera To the Editor: The movement for ah additional circuit Judge in the Third Judicial district of Oregon embracing Linn and Mar ion counties seems to be appro priate, but overlooks the most Important and most neglected department of the courts. The first Judge ever appointed In Ore gong to any court was a judge of the important probate court and Oregon had probate judges until the framers of the constitution found that eighty-three years ago there was not sufficient business to warrant the employment of a separate probate judge in each county. These wise law makers considering the business at that time, eighty-three years ago. vest ed the judicial functions of a pro bate Judge In the presiding offi cer of the county commissioners' court and named him as county judge. Since then the legislature has been Imposing upon the county judges additional duties as judge of tbe juvenile court and other duties. The result Is that as the coun ties became more populated and the probate business became more important and voluminous it was necessary for the counties of greater population to transfer all probate business and all the Ju dicial functions of the presiding judge of the county court to some department of the circuit court for. the county. This was done in Multnomah county many years ago and all business of which "the county judges in the smaller counties have Judicial au thority has been transferred in Multnomah county to one of their nine circuit judges. Many years sgo the same step was taken in Clackamas county. Marion county the second larg est county In population in the state is fifteen to twenty years behind in this matter. Marion county still imposes upon Its county Judge unreasonable and Impossible duties to be properly performed . and pays him an in adequate salary. For years It has been Impossible for the county judge to have time to examine or properly study out probate cases and has been compelled t depend upon the honesty and Judgment ot the attorneys practicing before bis court to present their pleadings and papers in proper shape and suggest the proper legal de termination of contested ques tions. Marion county is such a wealthy and populated county that the county judge should be permitted to devote all his time to county business as has been done for very- many years In the smaller county of Clackamas. It is the opinion of the writer that the greatest need for. relief ot the courts in Marlon county. Oregon, is the relief ot the county judge's court. Certainly something must be done to, remedy the condition of the probate or county court in Marion county so tar as the ju dicial work thereof is concerned. If the circuit judges ot the third judicial district, are over burdened with work as Is prob ably the ease since Msrton county Is at .the eapitol where the most Important and most difficult equity esses arise due to the busi ness ot the various state depart ments, the best solution ot the court question in Msrion county would be an enactment by the legislature transferring all the functions and duties ot the county Judge so far as relates to Judicial business to the circuit court and provide fori an additional circuit Judge to handle that uatneaa and such portion or the present cir cuit court business a might rea sonably relieve the present circuit Judges. Such a Judge could rea sonably be: expected to have charge ef nil domestic relation cases now being heard by the present circuit Judges and this would be particularly fltUngf and advisable siare a Judge no appoint ed "would have charge of the J- SJA-Mnbir ot butchers sold out able to care for the kBadjrM-war-BMtw MppUes m unfortunate: ehlldren ln families where their , parents .have sepa rated, it beinr admitted that the children of broken families are the most found ; la the Juvenile court; Such a Judge could also hear the very i many cases in circuit court wherein - tho Pres ent presiding judge may nave been -disqualified for any,, reason from hearing .the-same, and thus the extra expense of constantly bringing s in- .judges from outside districts x to near-r clrenlt court cases- would be eliminated. .This would enable a competent Judge appointed until the next olecMon to reorganise and modernise and a broper basis ot pro ceeding the probate court of Mar- V 1 ' "I v ' Rushed to hospital .1 poison coionng on woman s ugm throat, ion county, Oregon and If given authority to do so the divorce courts of Marion county, Oregon, It is claimed that the divorce court of Marlon county, Oregon has less formality and the re quirements thereof are less exact ing than at Reno; Nevada. CARET F. MARTIN. "BJXXTj VOTES To the Editor:' Oregon political observers have been wondering fdr several years what the normal volume of the "bloc" vote-in Ore gon politics actually is. There has been no way to measure, for In stance, the actual influence ot the Commonwealth i Federation and labor rote on the one hand or the anti-labor sentiment on the other. The November election, however, furnished us a fairly accurate barometer of the comparative strength of these elements in the race between Bruce Spaulding, conservative democratic candidate for attorney general, and' L H. Van Winkle, republican candidate with Commonwealth and labor support. In 11 conservative republican counties where Republican Candi date Leslie Scott rolled up a ma jority of more than 20.000 for state treasurer over Democrat Al Brown, bis running mate. Van Winkle, had a majority of only 500, which indicated a very heavy shift of ronservattve republicans to" conservative democrat Spaul ding. On the other hand. In 11 coun ties, mostly democratic, where Commonwealth and labor vote Is known to be a factor, Democrat Al Brown had a majority of 23, 500, hut his running mate Spaul ding had a majority of only 300, which indicates that more than 23,000 Commonwealth and labor democrats crossed the party lines in these eases to vote for Vsn Winkle. In the remaining 14 counties the labor and anti-labor elements apparently were not factors since Democrats Brown aifd Spaulding received almost Identical votes, as also did Republican Scott and Van Winkle. Spanlding's appeal to anti-Commonwealth sentiment, in which he was supported by 13 republican dally newspapers in the state, ap parently was a telling factor in 11 conservative counties, but was more than offset by the Common wealth and labor counties. ROBERT G. SMITH, Portland, Ore. AGAINST WORK CAMPS To the Editor: Thanks a mil lion, for the stand you are taking against "Work Camps foj Youth." I'm with you "tooth and nalL" Such a thing must not happen here!. That's communism, naxism, fascism pure and simple. This Is still the USA. More power to you. M. B. DABNET, Mt. Angel, Ore. "Salvation Jim" Of Service Poem Dies at Age 79 PRINCETON. BC, Jan. 4-(CP -Andrew Donald Wooler, the col orful Tukon miner Robert W. Service penned Into one of his poems, "The Ballad of Salvation Jim," died here yesterday. The 70-year-old veteran of the north who was known as Salva tion Jim from the time - ef Ser vice's poem, was born at Windsor Mills, Que. From the time he left his home at the age of 14, he roamed the North American continent from tho Tukon to Panama. Meat Supplies at Lrondon Are Short 1 LONDON. Jan. 4-C$V-This is a meatless weekend for nanny Lon- oonera. me aoors oy noon. The queues broka up and women somo had been waiting ainee 7:30 awna. went home with empty market baskets. Violations Charges! ; Traffic violation charges ' ap pearing on the Salem police blot ter Satui day night In 1 d d : James E.' Cannon 1315 , South High, and Harlan Walter Loe.Sil vsrton, violation of basic rule; Arthur: JB-Chase, of Wood burn, failure to. stop; k Carl Robert; May of Silverton, driving through red light, Willard McKay, 10& Belle vue, was charged ! with drunken ness. lecca-Lond Plan ; Detail In Hinted BTc0 Corporation llsj B Formedf FDR Vorklns on Hi RIes&aga Continued from page 1.) ! eoms! of England's war against an "unholy alliance. . It is expected to deal also with such ' j domestic Questions as lib eralised social security benefits, reduced spending for relief.- and labor matters. 1 - '. A IjWhlte House secretary an nounced that the message on the "stats of the union" would be de livered at 11 a. m. (PST) Mon day, and that the budget message would be transmitted on Wednes day. An effort will be made, be said,! jto keep the legislative mes sage fwlthin 3000 words. .: Democratic leaders at the eapi tol. asked about the reports that i a new federal corporation would ; be established, said that legiala tlon jto carry out the administra tion's proposal to lend or lease i appro xl mately $8,000,000,000 worth of supplies and munitions to Great Britain was still in the formative stage. Such a corporation. Senator Barkley, of Kentucky, the senate majority leader, commented, would be "feasible but might not be essentlaL Barkley Indicated the plan would require amending the neu trality act prohibiting the furnish ing of munitions to belligerents except on a cash basis. He also said the enabling act must bo very general In its grant of powers to the chief executive. . Seeing only n tew callers during the day, Mr. Roosevelt spent most of his time on his legislative mes sage jand conferring with his bud get director, Harold D. Smith. With a vociferous group in con gress gathering support to oppose tbe British aid plan. Senator Barkley predicted that It would ultimately pass, but after a lengthy debate. Several in the opposition camp, including Senator Wheeler CD Mont) reiterated their contention that the plan was but another step leading to actual participa tion iln the war. Addressing an "anti-war" dele gation at the eapitol. Wheeler as serted that the plan was "Idiotic." ''When you lease or loan you're buying an Interest in the war," the jMontanan declared. "Some people say It Is our war. If it's our war.i how can we justify loaning them stuff and asking them to pay as back? "If It's our war, we ought to have! the courage to go over and fight it but It isn't our war." The group of about 70 which called at the eapitol said they represented the "American Peace Mobilisation." On the other hand, Sepresenta tive Drden (D-Va) called in a statement for assistance, "imme diately and without reserve," to Great Britain. "If we refuse or fall by Inde cision to make available the help so desperately needed in the Om inous hour." Dnrdes said, "we shall, I believe have placed the ultimate security and tho safety of the American people in the greatest Jeopardy." -r- m M t Planes Riddled on Arrival at Bardia WITH THE BRITISH FORCES OUTSIDE BARDIA. Jan. S-De-layed)-C43)-FJve Italian- planes that landed at Bardia airfield late today, possibly to carry away gen erals and documents before the expected fall of the fascist strong bold, were riddled by British fighted planes diving on them with their S-gnn wing batteries blazing. The RAF also shot down three Italian planes attempting ta bomb British warships off the Libyan coast. Tho warshipa wore pouring shells Into the Italian po sitions to aid the British tanks and Australian shock troops breaking through the outer ring of fortresses. Not a atagle RAF piano was lost ta 48 hours of intense fight ing in this area, the British said. Friendship Glib Has Friday Meet WEST SALEM - Lottie Me Adanss of Plasa street, was host ess to tho Friendship club Friday afternoon. Tho meeting waa in the form of n Christmaa party, that had been postponed because of illness. The women exchanged gifts and play ed 660. Mrs. Hughes won high score and Mrs. Bewea won aocoadV Refreshments were served nt the dose of tho party to Mrs. Ma bel Gardner, Mrs. Sally Curtis, Mrs. Irene Bowes. Mrs. Jennie Knight and Mrs. Minnie Hughes of Mebama. Mrii and Mrs. H. J. Carter en tertained with n dinner on New T ear's day for therr daughter. Mrs. Herman C Pf later, teacher at tho Salem Bush grade sehoeL Mrs. Pfuter had Just retnrned from n visit to Victoria. BC , KttoanAdmito Burning of Auto RESDSPORT, Ore.. Jan. -State Trooper Richard Miles said last linlght Robert Floyd Pitt man. :!3S. Cnshman, Orew had ad mitted netting- fire to tho automo bile of Sterling Keehn, S Seat tle, which, waa found yeatarday on the coast highway near here. . Tho trooper also said that Pitt man had agreed to waive extradi tion to Seattle. , Plttman admitted his part la the harming in a signed statement fa which he explained that ha was acquainted with Keehn through relatives lilies reported. . . Aaka Stock Deal Probe j .'," - - WASHINGTON, Jan. Senator Bone (D-Wash. aald to nlghtj he had ' asked the securi ties commission to Investigate re cent dealings in preferred stock ot the Puget Sound Power and. Light company,- Seattle. ' Club Pianist 4 ? - ' Corn Moore Frey, accompanist for tho gngene decmen , who : will : 'singhero Jaannry lo. ' Mrs. Frey, . talented musician, 4s choral director for n women's ' group . in Eugene t mm well ne choir director and orgasdsc for - the St Marjr'a chnrcfaw Births, Deaths Increase, 1940 Silverton Report Indicate Accidents Cause of 5 Fatalities SILVERTON Vital statistics for Silverton, compiled Friday aft ernoon show that there were IS more deaths and 24 more births at Silverton In 1140 than in II J 9. Total deaths for 1140 were 84 against 71 of the previous year. A very big majority of the deaths were Ot people past TO years. There were If deaths between the .ages of 21 and SO, and but five in the period from one month to SI years. At least five of the number were from violent acci dents. The births nuumber SIS this year over -192 of a year ago. These were equally divided be tween boys and girls, A year ago, gtrls outnumbered boys by some less than a dosen. Bomber Test Is Proving Success MEMPHIS, Tenn.,, Jan. i-iSP)-Flghtlag a 100-mile-an-hour head wind and flying at an elevation of SSOO feet, a big four-motored army air corps bomber winged through Memphis skies tonight; crossing, the city at 9 o'clock a mile east of the municipal airport. Because of the Severe headwind, the plane was forced to descend temporarily from its scheduled altitude of -15,000 feet, n crew member told tbe airport's control tower by radio elebos. , W are in. fine physical shape in spite of the high altitude and an outside temperature of minus Iff degress centigrade." (Five below sero Fahrenheit), the erew'n spokesman said. "We ore getting ready to eat dinner now, the flier declared adding that "nothing hne gotten oat of hand and it looks like a smooth trip. The plane averaged about 180 miles an hour between Dayton and Memphis. Unemployment Is To End This Year Perkins Predicts WASHINGTON. Jan. 4.-(py-Secretary of Labor Perkins told congress today that Jobs- provided under the defense program "should break the back of un employment before the end of 141." In her annual report to- con gress. Miss Perkins said thai "it in estimated that from 6,000,000 to t.000,600 Jobe will be available for the men and . women of tho nation in the- next 1S months." Completion of work called for In existing defense contracts, she said, would re aire "between four and ftver million workers. About half of these, she said, would be needed on . construction jobs. In shipyards and In factories. The remainder won Id he needed to provide the material for these mannfactnring units. The secretary also reviewed stepe taken by the labor depart ment In setting up committees to protect the- Uvea and lathe ot de fense work ere end safeguard the defense program ngainet the de lays ef Industrial accidents. Wage-hour legislation should be retained, she said In discuss ing the defense program. Judge Lyons Dies SEATTLE. Jan. 4.-Wndgs Thomas R.. Lyons, widely known Ib Paeifie northwest nnd Alaska legal ctrelee, died in e hospital here today. Be wee 74. Wet Salem Homes Entertain Visitors And Weekend Guests of O titer States WEST SALEM Mr. and Mrs. Robert Forster and sons and Mrav Forstera parents. Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Schofield of Ypsilanti, Mick made a trip to the coast dari&jr the holidays. WMJ Rogers or . peruana snesu the holidays at the home of Mr and Mrs. Kenneth Abbott of Sixth street. . New Tear's day dinner guests at the Bobert-Forster home, tSS Klngwood Drive, were Mr. and Mrs. O. C Schofield and Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Forster ot Halsey. Visitors at the home of Mrs. Rose . Pfelfanf eg Elm street, are Mr. and Mm. Ben Ditter of Twin Falls, Ida.' " -: Weekead guests at the borne ot Mr. and Mrs. 8am P. Brown. Sixth street, were Mr, and Mrs. Glenn 8. Brown t Tacomn. - - Mr. Oliver Collard and ehll drer. Billy and Dorothy, nnd Mrs. Coilard's mother. Mrs. Sally Pen ptagtoa. Ttslted ta Portland last week at the home ot Mrs. Pen nington's daughter, Mrs. . Earl Cold Ucatkc? h : . General in East t - i - . . . : , i - One Dies la TTUconsln as - Sub-Zero Temperature . - Hits Blanw States 5 t - J " (By the Associated Press) Tbe new year's first onset ot cold weath, borne from the north-' western part of the continent. penetrated to the east and south Saturday night while the : mid lands: Buffered heir most severe "chill since early. December, v Hlg winds j and snow squalls added to the discomfort' in sev eral areas. A T 1-year-old man died from exposure in Wisconsin. . - A small airplane plunged into the - Ohio river . at Huntington, W. Va during a brief snowstorm. The' ! pilot and bis companion climbed to the Wlngtops and were rescued by firemen. The north , central and Rocky mountain state, where sero and snbsero iemperaturee were com mon, endured ! the brunt of the reoid wave.v The lowest tempera turue reported to the US weather bureau in Chicago was 18 below In Rock Springs. Wyo. -' Crews of workmen, using teams of horses, a -Snowmobile ' and a tractor, thrust through snow drifts five to seven feet deep In an effort to repair breaks -and unsnarl lines , so that service could be restored to several hun dred farm anar town homes in three North! Dakota counties, which bare been without light and power most of the time since Thursday- night. Crew toiled in the teeth of a X 0-mile wind, with the temperature approximating 10 below sero. Low temperature readings. ranging from near sero to 12 be low, wero reported also in Min nesota, Wisconsin. Iowa, Nebras ssa, Idaho, and Utah. The mer cury fell to 12 below In Inter national Falls,! Minn., and to 11 below in Bemldji, Minn. In Du bois, Idaho, it was eight below, and Coalville, Utah, seven below. Prondnit Woman Reported ftlissing OLYMPIA, Jan. 4.-(P)-Search-ers continued in darkness tonight their hunt for Mrs-. Louis Muencb. prominent Oiympia woman who disappeared this morning. No trace of her had been found. Mrs. Muench, 75, is the mother of Mrfc Peter O. Schmidt, wife of the president j of the- Oiympia Brewing, company. She disappear ed after going! Into the yard of tho Schmidt home as-- usual for a brief period off outdoor exercise. She- had been In poor healths for some- time, senmidt aaia; Bloodhounds brought to Olym pia from thn Kins: county sher iff's office- led; searchers to tbe edge of Dee Chutes waterway, not far from the Schmidt home. War's Effect Upon Acnltiire Topic SPOKANE, Wash., Jan. 4 (-Agricultural maladjustments caused by the European war will be a major discussion point at the annual five-day regional con ference of the agricultural ad justment administration, opening hare Monday, Chairman Henry B. Ramsey of the Washington state AAA committee said today. The conference, attracting, dele gates from IS i western states, is being held in, the northwest for the first time, Ramsey- said. He- said representatives- from Washington, DC, would Include N. E. Dodd, western regional di rector; Leroy K. Smith, president of the federal crop insurance cor poration; Gun F. Geissler, assist ant regional director, and Wayne Darrow, chief of the AAA divi sion of information. State represented will include Oregon, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Arlaonav Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming. North Dakota, Kansas; and Washington. Pigeon Units for Apny Are Okehed ONTARIO, Calif:, Jan. i.H&f Cap. S. R. Delhauer, organiser of the United States army pigeon service- in the j World war, an nounced today a plan has been approved by army head, to estab lish pigeon units in each western division of the army. From bin office at southern California military district head enerters. Deihsuer fat contacting, racbss; pigeon organisations for Oat of eligible men for the units. Monmouth lion Hurt in Collision DataxUncn Here Harry Merits of Monmouth vi cinity softer ed brnisen end kin au tomobile wan badly wrecked when it figured is a eoUlalon with the mscbrne driven ay Ray TedweU of Newberg, Saturday night at Trade nnd. Liberty streets. Mer its brnisen were treated by city first aid men at the police station. " ; 1 .-, : Hendrix. Mrs. Pennington is staying- in Portland, tor an indefinite period. r-" - Mr. and Mrs. Leo K- Deir osiers and family have moved, to thin city and are making- their noma at the Edgswater Courts, . Mrs. EUzahetn WlUard, a for mer West Salem resident, is slatt ing thin week at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Kenneth Abbott and Mrs B. K. Kaglehorm - ,.jr , Mr. and Mrs, IL W. Veir. for mer residents of Salem, are visit ing nt the Al Berg heme on Rose mont n venue- Weirs now lire nt Kilaad, CaL ' J"-" Leland Beler ot Portland visited daring the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Schmidt and family, 10SI Third street. Church Worker Iter. 'Clarence Whalen ot Cynthl - ,nnn Ky., will assist In evange listic services at the Christian ' nnd Missionary Alliance church, corner of Fifth and O n I n e s . streets. - -.'f Congress Bearing On Invasion Seen " ; I ! If Prompt Increased Aid ' Indicated, German ..." May Start Soon 4 ., s. By PRESTON GROWER , BERLIN. J a n. 4.-iff) Ob servers in Berlin, awaiting Presi dent Roosevelt's message to con gress on Monday, saw the possi bility today that the strength of congress determination to aid England may be a powerful fac tor in settling when the Germans will attempt a landing attack on England, j 'j Should it become apparent that congress- may act very fast in opening American wealth jand supplies, some observers here pre dict that Germany corresponding ly would make a great effort to strike England to ber knees be fore American help could some. . Already, informed sources have declared that "no matter what help comes from. America it will be too late. And already Ger many is displaying disposition to insure; affairs at her back by putting, props under Italy's- War machinsv - . -. Units of the German air force have landed in .Italy; From ! the Balkans come reports of ever-Increasing, troop movements In that direction. What their plans or their nnmbers- may be Is a closely gnarded secret so far as. official Germany is; concerned. But from Balkan sources coma-' forecasts that at least part, ot the. forces are Intended tor strike Greece in her far-stretched flansx and: lend her embarrassing successes against the Italians- in. Albania: 1 Similarly, It Is speculated, i the German military' commanders would never leave a- flank- unpro tected' from any 'possible BTusslan activity no matter hew . friendly diplomatic relations, between Ger many and the soviet might be. Coos Legislative ! Post Still Begs MARSHFIELD, Jan. 4-P-Opening, of thn legislature drew closer today and Coos- county was still without a representative for the session. i J. H. McCloskey resigned, the position this- week because of au tomobile accident Injuries; The county democratic committee en dorsed I. H. Hatley, Marshtleld treasurer, to fill McCloskey place, but today Hatley withdrew hie name. i Casting, about for a delegate, democrats said L. H. Hasard; re tired CoQulIle banker,, might 1 beJ the choice. The county court willJ make the selection, . I 1 LTU fib.. O Ve emphasiee that FILL because ol tlte pleteness of iutlt -way1 Exeastire e r e. Firsts we emplof: only skineb registererl plxarina dsts? second, w make sure of iresh, potent drags; jthird . we follow the Doctor direo tions exactly prescription to yon. "And. certain that : every . prescript tion is properly priced. It costs no more , . ciltn less . . . to have cs Va t i in . i jj t-i Lt In in i i -' " aS'oro terser Ctats asi litety - - - - . - - ' i US Games Nazi 0 - " 1 Propaganda Fre Dies so Points oat, and Asks Ban; Postal Rule Explains Anomaly i -i . ' i A WASHLTGTON..Jan. 4-ThO Dies committee asked congress to day to halt. what it called distribu tion wf -"totalitarian propaganda" In the .United States at the ex pense of American taxpayers. : The recommendation was made ' in a suppfementaf report amplify- ' lng the, committee's p r e t 1 o u a charges that Germany, Russia. ; Italy and 1 Japan were" taking ad vantage of the Universal Postal Union convention to' sain " f reo -distrihuticm-of huge auantlties of -propaganda In this country. ; - Under tie terms f thUcpnvea- tlon, the committee said, ths post-office- department must bear! thn ' cost of distributlns; within f, the United -States 'all literature! : re- celved from abroad. It proposed that congress enact ' legislation restricting distribution . ot foreign! literature when h the Sirocess involves cost to the Amer- -can ' taxpayers, nnd- excludlns; : from benefits of the union agree ment "propaganda that in directed against the United States.' . . ' rUnilkefltheTfour fofailtsMaia' governments." Its i report aald; "the United States has no 'depart ment of propaganda' which aims to ; influence the Internal polident of Germany; Rnsein, Italy an-Japan.- . jj? ,r - -. . j? , j ' -"The United States government does-not, thsrefors, use themail for directing propaganda against these four governments-. Conse auentljrrthla; United States receives no reciprocal benefits- under the workings of the Universal : PostaT anion.? . i , -i t ,.,f ,j - j i ; DistiXbntion of .the report! was the final act or the commitue un der thf investigative authority It received from the- last congress. Officially, tb.a committee's Ufa ex pired yesterday, but Chairman DIe (D-Tex) said" he would: eslc the new congress to reconstitute it and grant It 11.000.000 for new inquiries finto untAmerican ac m ! tivities. IT ITS Slf Anlil Srnv Out, Anzac Yiixr i i ' - M : EUGENE; Jan. 4-()-It may be possible', that only one of every two - ships 5 which leave Australia and New ' Zealand with material for ' Britain's war machine-reach their destination. Dean James; H. Gilbert off the UnlTerslty of. Ore gon school of social science-aald today.,. " ! ; ;- jr' - !j . Germans have placed 'mines-- In Australian harbors and submnk rinee are oonstantly making, costly raids on Jemplre shipping lanes, . Dr. Gilbert, who has Just returned, from a 2t)i000-mlle trip in the Pa cific, disclosed lh an Interview. "In spljtei of thlSi L returned' with o greet deal more confidence' of the British to come out on top,"' the. traveller declared, telling of tho certainty of dominion cltisena4 of nltimafei victory aftet a locg wsr.' vJ". J'-rtv. , It Is. tbei wish, of Australians and' NewiZeaJandenr, Dr. Gilbert' said; for the United States to re main outioi ths war so ltljcan continue io j be the "arsenal? of the democracies. They lookH toward- the! Yankee navy- as j the chief barrier for the Japanese lh Alaska fTemtoryj Dies BKATTLEi Jan. i.--KTnr I Thellet it former territorial e retaryr for Alaska), died In a- hos pital here Jas t night. -. ,i Tbeile was- a long-time resident of Alaska hsvlng sold papers, on tho streets Ot Dawson as: a boy. Het remainedt In the- north la bus ineajk until! IPSO, when he became territorial secretary and held that position for IB years Later! he operated, tbei Diamond K Packings company at jWrangell and' a mln lng business near Nome 4 oar service. No &s vrrittea on tho hlsnk he! give finally, we make FILL )ur pre ' !T cm: 11 1:t 1 word' 1 com- -j, I f Wfflcii'o - ; m n it 1 ' ' 5 V- Tiers j' -J. f 1 ! 1 - f t 1 1 2 I