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I 12 They're Yonn . 1, The community served bjt The Oregon Statesman ;iat - w , r1 1 your newspaper. Look f it for your news .it's mc! -rate, Interesting, on Urn. iUlimn..' 1. , , j - ,3 , ; : Salra. Orjoru Sunday Morning. Januarr 13. 1341 - , ' Pric 3c Harold Sc j- -j Wo. tjj Confers TT -t? 7Z5 - 7? " 771 J 7 JL' : ' " . . . : i !; I I ti ll -If I V I 1 1 1 1 H I f I I I i ll II t ' .JJ If II. If II. I I lit I'll. II ' .ri. - U11U Cll 111 uaniiax Silli Holt Asks : ;;..-t - New --y British Ambassador Requests 7 Speedy , Mobilization of US l' t-- : Industrial Strength Asserts .Hitler Is Making Desperate --Effort to -Intensify Blockade " s and Invade Homeland T'3 HAT!' measm i es iext . k ... j ... . .i . i In Legislature i . i-1 Jones Three - Point Bi Would Change Present . J Bit 1 WV&VSWSXV A Tt T1 m IT 1 I - - v V cabinetMid Saturday that the fijeatcst aid the United States revision 01 rure r ooa Code and ' Marketing Problems in Bills By STEPHEN C. MERGLER Wine and sricnltre will as eould provide his embattled homeland was speedy "mobiliza tioh of your great industrial strength and its translation into action in supplying us with the ships and supplies we need." i - - The tall envoy's statement was made to reporters after he had talked for more than an hour with Cordell Hull, sec- um . ' iesiitite mr f .ffa f.lV whirh HalifaT Raid envereA ih whJ- tteatloa thl week, third week f Vtnrt of International aiiaira oi Vital Interest to the two natlona. yiteount Halifax had an oppor tunity for an eren loncer discos- flop of the same snoject wild President Rooserelt when the ehlef execntrre shattered all prece dent by meeting the Incoming; enToy Friday night on the presi dential racht Potomac In Chesa- neake bay. nigh US Officer Imnnet Dreadnansht The King George V. England's 1tBt battleshio. brought Lofd tTiifT to the United States. Tt was disclosed Saturday that high .American naral officials were aiTen ooDortnnity to inepeel the newest British derelopment In dreadnanghts. Those who went rer the ship last night were Sec retary of the Nary Knox, Admiral Harold R. Stark, chief of naral rnoratlnni. and CaD. Daniel J. rllahan.- the nresident's naral Sen. Byrnes Seen as New JSigh Jurist ISKKLIM; Jan. 5P)-Th . arrival n the United, States of . Lord r Halifax. Britain's new . mabawwdor to Wahlnton, . scant . notice In niot of the " Orman Dress today but tle v Boersen Zeltnng gaTe It a ! mtna headed "Jonrnry mcrom- tMtnted by heart palpitatton.1 r i It snk-kered at n nation which claim to rule the eeas " baring to nse a powerful battle ' ehlp which Is sealed with; the greaieM arcmy w g a tne Aiianuc. " , : 5''" "5 "''"x'i.' -.'4 v!-viv:'''ll"-.' '.' - "" 'Ls ! ' :. ,- ' f v ' . " - ? . . .-" r.- . aide. Major General Edwin M. Watson, presidential secretary, also visited the ship. ; The Georee V apped anchor Kanrdar and headed for the open aea. having spent only a little court mnre than 21 hours Of the 24 It mlaht have remained In Ameri can waters under the neutrality law. . Lord Halifax said Britain need ed help quickly to fight orf a threatened German Invasion forecast for soring in, which relchsfuehrer Hitler was expected to make his supreme bid lot vie ' lory. "It Is quite clear," be said. "that Hitler is making a desper ate effort to Intensify the sea i blockade of England. That means n severe strain on our ships, our naw and our aircraft. Help in. meeting that strain Is vital and the quicker you can give it to us, the better." - -Kaglih People Have So Illusions" in War The ambassador emphasised that the British had "no illusions" concerning Germany's plans or strength and expected a difficult time. ; . ' t We know he added empha tically, "they. will not succeed." Germany's greatest mistake or error, the ambassador told news papermen. was failure to take ad vantage of the moment of weak' smi In Britain's armor after the defeat of Belgium and France. Wben the history of ' the war come to- be written," be aid, "Hitler will be found to have loet the war in June 1940 whew he failed to take advant age ef the situation existing - after the fall of France," The ambassador, who was mak lag his first formal call on Secre tary Hull, said he believed "ws nee things very much alike." Secretary Hull made no com ment on their meeting. . . Asked what his major effort! as ambassador would be, Lord Halifax replied: - "Since I have been" a member ef the war cabinet! from the be ginning of the war-i and remain a member I feel ' that I can translate England's feelings and needs so that they may be well understood in the United States. "We need help, bnt make bo mistake about It, England ie . of good heart! When I walked I through the streets of London : Just before I left I was lm - " pressed with the fact that 11 tho , Germans thought ; they cookl vpeet - the British people by ; bombing they have erred great- iy. ' . . . Halifax said i he was "greatly touched" by -President Roose velt's action in meeting him even r .tefore he set foot on American oil, and that It would bo "deeply appreciated in. -England - and throughout tke British i (Turn to Faga I, Col. SEN. J. F. BYRNES WASHINGTON. Jan. 25-OP- Well-informed senate sources said Saturday that President Roosevelt had selected Senator James F. Byrnes of South Carolina to suc ceed James C. McReynoIds as an associate Justice of the supreme Mr. Roosevelt said Friday he had selected an appointee, but added. that the nam would not be announced, for many weeks. Mc ReynoIds will retire February 1. The chief executive only laugh ed when asked whether the nomi nation would be 'delayed until af ter congresa acts on his ald-to-Britaln legislation. Byrnes has been designated one of the floor managers for the bill and the supreme court appoint ment logically would be withheld until the measure had been dis posed of. Byrnes himself was uncommun icative, but it was reported re liably that he was receptive to a court appointment. the state's 41st assembly. ' The week will also develop more definite indications as to me speed witn wnicn this ses sion may be expected to perform its duties. First public hearings will be - held, major committees that have been awaiting rounding out of legislative programs will get busy, and the senate and house members may grind away at their grist of bUls till near the eve of the next weekend. Wlno will claim tho lower house's attention when Rep. Hi R "Farmer" Jones of Marion county eosnen into the open in his advocacy of a three-point mens are arrectlmg fortified drinks, bulk wines and by-the-glass sales regulations. " j Agriculture, already represent ed by a stack of departmental bUls that include, complete revi sions of codes auch as that on pure foods dating as far back as 1908 will turn a new lace, its marketing problem, to the assem bly In the form of a report from the governor's Oregon Economic council on this vital problem and a dui suggestea or tne counc Bill Would Change . i - ' -4 Present Control Picture The Jones wine bill would change the present picture as follows: 1. Restrict sale of fortified wines, of 14 per cent or greater (Turn to page 2, col. 6) 1 f ' j Paul Hauler's Column Well, here it Is the time for firecrackers and we're fresh out. And we're supposed to take ail our money andfT7 go around and! pay all our bills, f- out of money too: And we're snp- nosed to lav alltf the spirits, butf tut Salem Firm Gets Job PORTLAND, Jan. 2 S-O'rVVies- ko and Hannaman, -Salem, were disclosed Saturday as low bidders for construction of a control house for the Aluminum Com pany of America plant at Van couver, Wash. They dlb $25,423. one e ' I y Chinese I r - I Year's day I 1 we're fresh of spirits. So the best we can do is wish you every h a p p New tomorrow . rail B. Bumi, jr. One of our scouts relates to us the tale of a local merchant who was troubled with a pestering moppet and what he did about! it and the sad consequences thereof. The moppet, a hardy jawed youngster of about 11 with aat air rifle, had been hanging around tho store, our scout (Turn to Page 2, CoL 7.) I BritishDrive in East Africa ; , Keeps Italians on the Run l,'M"""".'""" , " i mM-M.w " fLO ','' & l 9m . . : 1 t , I k .5';:.,'; ' :;: j. !' .... ,,':;;..;...., .-' ...,:.,..""."..'"'.';.': ,' - ,,. -Y ; - " ; ; , - J " " t . .... v.... ...... v. r .ln-. Imllmimu1lu1j This map (above) points out the new British drives in the East Afri can campaign against Italy. British forces, pushing into Eritrea on tho Red sen have occupied strongly fortified fascist poelooi around Teasenl and Sabderat across tho border front Aaglo-lSgyp-tion .Sudan. The English are also exerting pressure along- tho Ethi opian frontier. . ' M Warships Three Hit by Germans Berlin Claims Air Force in Mediterranean . Damages Vessels TtvTha Associated Presej : BERLIN. Jan.- Tho 'Ufcr man warplanes which have gone to the aid of Italy in tne jaeaner- ranean basin were creuntru. j infnrmed German sources Satur- iIdt with damage to two British battleships and a cruiser in 'successful attack" on a convoy wMt of Crete. The high command said mereiy that "several bomb hits or. neavy and medium caUber on three heavv Enxlish naval units -were rloarlr observed." but other sources were more specific. They said a heavy hoffib struea tho stern of one battleship: mat two bombs damaged the bow and starboard of another battleship and that a heavy cruiser also was struck. . . Tho Italian high commana in Rome reported the engagement thus: - "German air corps oomDer ror- mations late Saturday arternoon attacked an enemy naval squad ron In the central Mediterranean. According to first reports, an enemy heavy cruiser appears to have been hit astern with a heavy caliber bomb." Nothing was said about participation by Italian planes; hence, apparently none was there. The Italians did claim that one of their submarine had sunk the 7472-ton British auxiliary cruiser Eumaeus, "loaded with troops," in tho Atlantic. GOP Congressman Dies NEW YORK, Jan. 25 (i?3) Ken neth F. Simpson, 44, .republican congressman from the 17 th New York district and former New York republican chairman, died Saturday night. Radio Reports , Mystery SSS Mackay Officials Pick up Message in Pacific ' of Unknown Sub :LO i ANGELES, Jan. 25.-P- feTwaekfct radio reported satar- message (submarine sighted) from n United States ship, the Arcadia, which read: ! rSSS 24. In north, 133.12 west. Shelled unknown man (CQ). This would-plaice the submarine less than 100 miles off the Cali fornia coast between Santa Bar bara and San Francisco. Nothing further was heard from the Arcadia to explain what was meant by shelling "unknown man," which the operator said was correct. " .: . . A yacht named Arcadia 878 gross tons, was "reported sold by Its American owner last year to Stuart B. Play fair of Toronto, Canada, where it was believed the yacht was to be! used for patrol service. The American owner was Mrs. Hunting Reed Hardwick of Brook line, Mass. Another much smaller vessel 102 tons by the same name is (Turn to Page 2; Cot. 8) Late Sports SEATTLE, Jkn. 25-P)-Spo- kane entrenched itself in the leadership of the Pacific . Coast Hockey league Saturday night by handing Seattle a to i trbunc Ing In the second of-a two-game series here. - I Oregon High School Basketball . Corvallis 25,' Oregon City 20. Tillamook 42,1 Eilverton . -- Columbia- Prep 3f ," ' Central Catholie 21. - f6Terrible9 Terrible WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-()- Declarlng that the United States Is faced with a "terrible, terrible urgency." William C. Bullitt told the house foreign affairs commit tee Saturday that If this country stenned no its production of mili tary equipment to war-umo icveis Great Britain couia aeieai uer- . . . .. . " . But if Britain fans, me xanpea. baldlsh former ambassador to France said, invasion of tho west ern hemisphere la "almost cer tain" and encirclement oi - tne United States by totalitarian pow ers Is assured. .... The foremost of a nan aosen witnesses to testily satnray in behalf of the administration a British aid bill, suuiu reao, a vrepared statement . .ana . .then settled, hjmself ' U S chair lor nearly four houra to answer searching questions -covering . al most -every aspect -of the 'diplo matic world. " . . ..... As hbr testimony. tnaeo, unimi picked up the- leather Jnet ease from which no l naa orwu .in numerable papers- inciuamg. a letter from former premier oi France Daladlor to President Roosevelt arose, faced the com mittee and declared solemnly: 1 "I feci this Is a terriDie, ;ier- rible urgency. I ll mi aklnner has set the course Of empire! our ship. All of you gentlemen :. 7) are officers and thoso of Highlights in OTg Iron Guar (lists " L. . .. . . .. : : ' ....... .. --. Off ered Choice ii Of Punishments .- --LV i.-; .. -... '-'7 v; --;.;.r Rumanian Rebels Told to - Kill Selves- or Else;T 1 Sima's Fate- Secret Anton cscu Forming New Government; Other ! War. News Nil - -:. ... ... . '(By the Associated Press) The leaders of Rumania's Iron guard rebellron were offered the .alternative of suicide or ' "mass punishment' at the hands of tho state Saturday by General Ion Antonescu," tho nation's dictator, as j reports, circulated that Vice Premier Horia Sima, unsuccess ful head of the revolt, either was under arrest or in flight across Russia. " Antonescu talked with Baron Manfred von Kllllnger, German minister, and put. all docks, air ports and railroad stations under military control. Ho also ordered a ie p. ra. curlew ana oraerea soldiers to shoot any .challenged person failing to halt. The general, still at the head of tho state after four days of terror, announced ' that ho was forming a new political party. In Rome, the newspaper II tiiomale D'ltaliaw published report from New York which said that Harry Hopkins, Presi dent Rooeevelt'a personal rep-; resentative - in Britain, had telegraphed the president that; Jsritaia eowld not .wait any longer for American help. The paper. Is edited by Virglnio Gayda, - often regarded as the. mouthpiece of Premier Slasso- linl. ' The Italian high command, ac knowledging the fall of Tobruk, Libya.' said fascists losses were heavy, although the British es timated that about 20,009 prison- err were taken en January 22. The communique from Rome also declared the 7000-ton Brit ish I auxiliary cruiser Eumaeus loaded with troops" had been sunk in the Atlantic by-an Ital ian 'submarine while another sab- marine sank the 5655-ton Greek steamer Eleni. DNB, official German news (Turn to Page 3, Col 1) Milan, Turin Hitlerites Belgrade : ReDorts . . ) a . Streets GetBlood Bath Wilieii Intervene by CBS Importer State Industrial' Towns Swept by Violence; IVews -Censor-Tight Berlin iLorrespondebt Says ; Germanium Trains Filled Xhh Guns and Ai KtTninmpTif' PoVif Ovpi Pnfaa! CBS correspondent, HaiTy W. FUnnfry in lr reported in late Saturday: .broadcast jthatf "en trains with nnits of the German air force have been c over the Brenner pass (into 'Italy) earTyingpnaterir air fields. Signal facilities atad ammtmitpon jro?' -Flannery said he quoted ifroai the newspaper. Boersen Zeitang. I j ;". .ii ...i . .' j ' ' j ; :"n.- , . (About three hours aftef the broadcast, the Asso ciated Press had not received any information on the reports from its correspondents in heavily-censored Italy;; or in neighboring countries.) ! f ' (By Asscjciated Press) ! Winton Burdett, CBS correspondent in Belgrade. ra ported in a broadcast Saturday night that advices received in the Yugoslav capital said street riots have) been occurring in tne northern Italian cities of Milan and Tiiriri for the) past 24 hours. Burden s in was broadcast from there. Gorman fwrro "RTirHort, aii1 Via Y,nA ...M.. I ' .J. fc. m. UCM. i Wl.ll UUUIJI1CU. have': occupied -Milan's railroad station, telephone ' central Office and post office;, ,Uej?aJd IV a r Salem Opera Performance Set Feb. 18 ormation, cabled to; New York, t beeh informed, Weather Slows Bomber Search! PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. -The state police said Saturday an army plane was sighted flying over Mount Mitchell in northern Oreron on Jan. 16. The report, which police said came from a forest ranger, added to evidence that an army bomber which disappeared ' that ' day reached Oregon in its flight from McChord Field, Wash., to the Muroe bombing range in Califor nia,! Seven men were aboard. Clouds again kept searching planes grounded. Headquarters were to bo set up In Mediord as soon as weather permitted. :' Army officers indicated - belief that if tho plane la. to bo found this ' winter it would be in Oregon or northern California. eecy -h Testimony Bullitt, covering almost every asDect of the European conflict in his lengthy testimony,; told the committee in re sponse to questions that: I - -' Tbo British, who had an Munbelievally sntaU nunsber of guns' left after the evacuation of France, coukl break tho morale of the German people by bombings if. tho United States garo then enough planes. )i : - . i i The stat of. tho public mind in tho United State now. offered an -extraordinary likeness to thai off France be for the German Invasion and Franc started preparing to late. Be had "absolute knowledge'! that the French believed they had so placed, their fleet in ports and had so instructed their men to sink them if it became necessary, that nose of tho: ships would fall into German or Italian hands.. . V . t .: President Roosevelt would 'rather give away his two eyes .' than give away tho navy.V I , . - - : -; - " ; Y : Invasion "of tho l western! hemisphere" Is "almoet certJtin. to - eomo through an attack in South-America, with Japan seixinsj' r control of tho Pacific, if Britain is beaten and her- fleet-Is lost. I ',. . t - . . i ..J ' '.. ' . '.- '. ! A report that bo encouraged Franco' to enter tbo war by indicating that it could count on American armed support was, ' invented, as we all know, by tho German propagnndn machine. - who are out of off Ice are tho crew and tho, cargo la Ameri en. ' . ; j , --. j , -Chairman Bloom! (rNT), Uadlng with gavel i raised; beamed - as a prolonged burst t of applause ' rolled ' from the specta tors packed in the large bearing room. Committee members . joined ln the applause. - ; 'The day's witnesses developed In' general the theme ; that the United States was acting in self defense in aiding Britain, and for its own protection should Increase that aid, . . .j One, M ajor . General John . F. O'Rvau. New York lawyer and World war officer, advocated that tho United States enter the war at - onco on the I side of. . Britain, though he added that tho final decision should 1 bo left to tho war department.): Tbo most effecUvo way to fight nggTeasiout is by off enafvo ncUow at tho source, 0Ryan. ;said at ewe point. . "Looking- ahead, H is eon eeivahio that in our own Inter wo should i enter the war inv order toi prevent n staler- mate. h saitLl "' - ' Dorothy Thompson, the column st; told the committee that Ger many Intended !to ' eliminate t th4 United States "as a world power" partly by fomenting -, civil war"; in this country as Isoon . as It could bh Isolated frdmi Britain. - " ri Mra.t Daisy : Harrlman.: minister to Norway, .told the committee that modern' invention "was elim inating space, as an ocean Is no longer a barrier; especially if con trolled by; a hostile power.. Urg ing speedy enactment of .the bill, sho said "Freedom of action and mobility are crucial in the. de termination . of where the nation's defense : materials can best; be ueedV'-V; -t U -;:f, . . , y President William Green said tho American Federation of Labor favored the "basic principles'! ; of tho legislation, but would like to Eeffitt MAESTRO AMELIO COLANTOX For the first time in near 20 years a grand opera perform ance will b staged in Salem Feb ruary 18 when operatic stars, bat let dancers, a chorus of CO trainejd voices and svnDhonie orchestita are scheduled to present Bixet Carmen' at tho high school au ditorium. , , i Director Amelio Colantonl wi)I brinar the La Scala Opera coni- pany here for the performance The presentation by this re ognised . company of 100 artists is made possible by tho recent qr organized Salem ; Civic Opera guild working under the chair manship of George Lee Marks. Secretary of the . group Is Agnes Drnramond. 1 " Other members of the off id board are Mrs. Donald J. Mad! son. Marr Hathes. Flora Heii- nlnrsen. Tlllot Carter, Mrs George Lee Marks, Anabol Morti and Mr. and Mrs. Willard Honi- shueh. . Purpose of the guild Is to make possible tho appearance of opera companies here with on a low price scale. Many outstanding ments have been written, into the La . Seal Opera company's rec ord of nearly to o performances. It waa given the honor of opea ing tho famous Greek theatre in California and at a recent pro duction ef Aida at the Pasa dena Rose Bowl, there were S2- euo record ea paid admissions, f Leading roles or "Carmen " wiil be sung by artists who. have wofn favor in such world famous opera houses as the Paris opera an4 Colon' opera of Buenos' Aires.' j ice of opera tickets sod a eh ie t e- Creamcry Combine Okelie i WILLIAM C. BULLITT of powers to the president, -and also" assurances of.- protection ' ef labdr's rights In, any grant of see a -two-year limit on the grant grower to commandeer production. MONMOUTH. Jan. 2 5 - (jn - A combine of MonmdutS; McMinif ville and Sheridan cooperative creamery and warehouse associa tions has been approved ' by the Monmouth group. MeMInnville I members voted for it earlier in the week.: . - are reported ralso-on sen- ! try duty at niajoi Milan fac tories. -7 j '4 ' ! According to diplomatic dis- ; . patches reaching Belgrade, Burdet added,1 th re e high ranking Italian officers were ? killed in the ' Milan street ? fighting. He also; relayed tht report in Yngdslayia that Ger- : rhan troops in northern Italy are aided in Milan by Italian , fascist blackshirts. He said it Was not clear Iwhether Italian military in the reporjted riot ing were fighting or were' ' With the alleged insurgents." ! ! Nazi troops,' according to ! these advices, alsb have been given control of all communi cations on the Italian island r cif Sicily and f n the southern Italian region of, Bnndisl. Burdett said, j 1 Burdett saiifthe officers killed were generals nd that , several hundred persons were - Wounded or killed: in 24 hours Jt A A AJ L ia5 . in aireei nowng in me nonn ern industrial! centers and in smaller cities of the Po valley, j Later foreign official sburces in Belgrade said the , tjiree Italian ireherals were killed by intervening I German troops during j the; . Milan riot ing. German forces took the lfead in fighting the' rioters, .... he said, and: the disorders vyere continuing Saturday night and Sunday morning. , I The information reaching Belgrade said j German - forces " tpok the main: hand In, fight ing the disorders. Italia! sbldiers were! said to have. &ken part in the street fight ing though' it wis not clear lirTnatltAW A.il of the regime or the insur gents or both. : .5 ' Allen Farewell ! services bet v ... or . and Mrs. John Allen who art being transferred te Los Ancelet after i ft years ; in charge of Sal ration Army work in Salem, will be held at the Army hall tonight n't 7:10 o'clock -v. ; j Major and Mrs. Ifoughton from Lone: Beach Calif will eom ri this week to direct the local SaV ration Army activities, t Major Ransom G if ford of Por land will be hero to: participate the farewell services for the. Al lens,-who were honored ' also at dinner at the hall Saturday nigh by 100 soldier" la the Salvation Army work and other friends hern. - i . n i , 1 1 , GAR Ex Leader Dies! I L03 ANGELES,-! Janj 25-CTV JpT.-Overton 114 Mennet; 11, t t tlonal commander of - the Grr Army of the Republic In lit 9, died at his homo Saturdiy after 4 fcjrief illness, i .... , i K '