Salem, recjorju Tuesday Morning. Janaary 23, 1941
Price 3cj newsstands 5c
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- Paul : Hauser' Column
.. The legislature has been tn ses
sion 16 days. ' '"'.
. It has not yet developed a come
dian ' comparable to Rep. Harry
'Wiley, lord high p.
"protector of the!
's s p 1 r 1 a." " who
traced the 1332 1
'session.
. It hat: not yets
Introduced a bill t
to protect the fe
; male : crawfish.
It has not yet
introduced a bill
;deslaring the
steelhead not a
same . fish or a
bill ' to pension
uperann u s t e d
.steelheads. . - Traal K, Hw, Js.
.. It has not yet introduced a bill
to bell cats.
. It has not yet heard any mem
ber proclaim that he wants to go
!back to- "hear the coyotes howl."
. , It has .not yet decided to give
p and go. home..
ir dm t wimam-Nrnni uii-
-haif. Raid, sit. "done nothing in
particular and done it very well.
Things .were so quiet around
tbeK legislative balls Monday
that eves a couple of lobbyist
'.were caught napping.
v, ABOUT CAL TULLER
Z rmr:
4 Cal Taller when b iput 1 1M
e tl te ta aoUUna. Born
tUaa tot let, tat nn (or
lung. Cat didn't carry a eaav
' paaa. Ha as a battar d a
dck ef card. Waaa got Ut
- . k Jiwrt down md tag aa deal
' lag olttalra. Ha aald a aavar
a4 t watt atoza taaa fifteen
. auantaa txfora aamaaaa waald
looking evar kia akooldar aad
tailiag aim aow ta slay. .
CM Jaat foUewod sua aat ef
ta ountln.
W. 8. arhill ia Pendtetaa
it Ofegonian.
. POETS CORNER
Those gentlemen in the lobby
go neat, so nobby.
Aren't there because of hobby.
No, sir! They lobby.
MARITIME NOTE
The Wheatland Ferry sailed
last week to protect the Scotch
- coast. The commander stated to
persona, usually well informed
; that he didn't give a noor in
Hades about the coast, but that
he liked the Scotch.
For Army Ship
Nine Bombers Searching
Southern Oregon for
Missing Plane
McCHORD FIELD, Jan. 27
(AVA reward of $1000 tuts
been offered to any person or
. persons finding the mtasing
. bomber and its crew of seven
which left McChord Fieid last
January 16, and has not been
jjteard from since.
MEDFORD. Ore., Jan. 27-J)-Jine
army bombers, flying from
the Medford airport, searched
the Sawyer Bar-Waftc Bar dis
tricts on the lower Klamath riv
er In California Monday for the
McChord Field bomber.
Seven of the planes flew here
from Portland this morning as
the search concentrated in the
southern Oregon - northern Cali
fornia sector. Several residents of
the lower Klamath river are re
ported hearing a plane tm the
data the bomber disappeared.
Meantime, Police Chief H. M.
McCabe of Reedsport, an Oregon
oastal town, left to search moun
tains east of there after receiv
ing a belated report of a crash
that "sounded like a bolt of light
ning" - early on the morning of
January. 1-7.
McChord Field officers said the
plane's gasoline supply could not
fcav lasted beyond 5 p. m. Jan
nary 16. "
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Salem Chinese
C J -
Fete New Year
Chinese New Tear was ushered
into Salem with a dinner party
at which Tee Sing, proprietor of
the Chinese Tea Garden, was host
to s group of .friends. It was a
seven-bourse dinner, the compo
nents ; of which constituted an
eye-opener even to those guests
who were casually familiar with
Chinese' cuisine.
Guests included - William 8.
Walton; D. . W. . Eyre, Rovefta
Kyre,.B. G.-Cochran, A. C. Burk.
Mr. and Mrs. Abe Conn, Ruth
Barman, Mr. and Mrs. Edward
O. Sladter; jr., Beatrice O'Con
nor, -Mr.1 and Mrs. E. A. Brown
and Mr. and - Mrs. Herbert Lange.
-Deep Sea Diver Drowns
: . MONTEREY, Calif., Jan. 27-P)
-Henry Porter, 60-year-old, Mont
erey deep sea diver, drowned in
Monterey bay today when his hal-
jnet became separated -from his
' diving -salt. Tender were uaabi
A - L .1.4 13... ,.... - mt.,t mrnrn
to the surface la time to ssvs his
life. Porter had gone down sff
Monterey's old wharf. , .
"ty v ci. : . -'; Tt-j "a -..
- .uoiuier Duoou a ruwicr.
T FORT ORD, .Calif., Jan.. tl-Jf)
-A Middle-aged WPA worker, who
parried, a : stilletto hidden In s
large cake of laundry soap, was
thot and seriously wounded when
i-e harreJ st a Fort Ord gentry.
.TbcsoUier gaJd ths man was try
ing to break into a sealed box car
-At the fort. -
ot" Contest
OiiTnickBiU
Increased "Weight Wont
.Hurt -Roads, Declares .
,y . Commission Chief
Opponents Disagree; 1st
" Legislative Hearing
Runs Four Hours
The case of Trucks vs. Rail
roads rests in the hands of. the
Joint roads and highways com
mittee oft the state legislature to
day, its issues outlined and dis
puted Monday night during a four
hoar long hearing that filled the
basement! auditorium of the capi
tal building to overflowing. -
Trucking interests, farm and
labor leaders urged the committee
to resort favorably on the senate
bill proposing to increase truck
length limits from 50 to feet
and weight limits from 54,000 to
68,600 pounds.
Representatives of the railroads,
county courts, dissenting farmers
and tourist booster organizations
argued that the bill would favor
truckers at the expense of the
railroads, increase motoring ha
zards, damage the highways and
harm the state's travel trade.
Committee Will Study
Written Testimony Mass
The committee will meet today
or Wednesday to study the mass
of written testimony presented at
the hearing but may not vote on
the bill this week, Senator Doug
las McKay, chairman, of Salem
announced.
The highway commission be
lieves the increased limits would
not hurt the roads, Chairman Hen
ry F. Cabell told the , committee.
The bill reserves to the commis
sion the responsibility of deter
mining when the increased limits
may be invoked and over which
highways, in the ease of state
routes, and to county courts, as to
county roads. -
Expressing no opinion as to
the propriety of the bill. State
Highway Engineer R. H. Bai
dock explained its engineering
problems. Questioned he said
it was doubtful it cross-state
permits could be issued at pres
ent on any north-south or east
west highway in the state. 'o
; cress-state highway now sheets
United States army require
ments, which are for 18-foot
' paved. Surf acee flanked by ten
foot rock shoulders, he said.
To complete the state highway
system and raise it to the army
defense standard would cost
1146,000,000, Baldock added, in
answer to committee inquiries.
Tbe truckers want the bill en
acted to bring Oregon's vehicle
limits up to a par with those of
adjoining states, Archie Pierce, of
Pierce Auto Freight, testified, as
to Interstate shipping, while Bob
Rand, short haul operator, de
clared increased load, limits were
required to meet the trend of
.downward rates.
Organized Labor Backs
Bill From Uniform Angle
Organised labor is backing the
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Salem to Observe
Xinfeoln Birthday
Lincoln's birthday, February
12, will be observed In Salem
with a banquet at 6:30 p. m. at
the Marion hotel, sponsored by
the Marion county republican
central committee of which Dr.
B. F. Pound is chairman. NIel
R. Allen, last department com
mander of the American Legion,
will be the principal speaker.
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Developing
Mister Willkie
With
(By the Associated Press)
LONDON, Jan,. 27 -Private
Citizen Wendell L. Willkie, dia
playing the same vigor and en
, tbuelaam of. Willkie the earn.
paigner, conferred at length to
day with the top men of Brit
- sin's war cabinet Prime Min
ister Churchill, Foreign Secre
. tary Anthony Eden and Labor -Minister
Ernest Bevin. He will
be received - by" Kins;' George,
too. It was revealed late today,,,
The time has set bees' set
In. his first- full .day in this
capital of empire, Willkie also
sandwiched in a quick tour of ths
city of, London, the financial dis
trict around St. ' Paul's cathedral
which was devastated by the Ger
man firs' bomb raid of December
29 and announced his Intention
to go to neutral Eire ' (Ireland )
td see 'Prims Minister" Eamon De
Valera.' .
It was' understood that Willkie
might make the trip sest week.
From Dahlia came the word that
De Valera would be "very glad
Indeed" to see hinv ,'.
Spends- Several Hours
With Winston Churchill
VWillkle called first on Eden,
then went to No. 10 Downing
street to see Churchill and pre
sent . a . message from - President
Roosevelt. His. original luncheon
engagement called for only an
hour's stay, but he and Churchill
became so engrossed in their con
versation, that it lasted twice that
long. - - '
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an Chief
Takes Blame
; Sino Wqr
ivaxu, 4aa, zs-t Tuesday 1
-(PJ-Premier Prince Famimar a.
Konoye startled the house a,"
reftresentatives budget se
Imbv br nerHAnall aw
entire responsibility - f cp
.
aarrlflcA nt ifMi.nno -
J 7 ' V O
vast Bums or mo Bey
Chin t tncident nd
htar determination to remain
tain in
of fieef eo long as 1 continue to
enjoy the confidence ef i his
majesty. r- t M-
"Billions of yen have! been
spent and 100,000 officers and
men have been sacrificed for
which I must apologize to his
majesty and the people ' at
large; . . . It is entirely my own
responsibility.'"
Fascists Flee
On Two Fronts
New ; Bans on Spaghetti
Issued at Rome; RAF
, Bombs Hanover
(By the Associated Press)
Italian troops fighting in de
fense of fascism's empire con
tinued to fall back in Africa and
Albania, while in Rome the pinch
of war was emphasixed by new
restrictions on spaghetti, j f f ;
British troops were declared in
hot pursuit of fascist forces which
precipitately abandoned Umm
Hagar, last post they held on the
border between Anglo Egyptian
Sudan and Eritrea.
The Italians were said in dis
patches from Cairo, Egypt, to
have fled to Agordat, a station
on the railroad running through
Asmara, capital of the East Afrl
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Crew of Heywooci ;
Escapes Tragedy
Life, Death Play Roles
in Other Oregon
News of Day
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 1-iJ?)-A
valve which released carbon di
oxide gas was accidentally opened
on the USS Hey wood Monday,'
threatening 50 men, sailors and
workmen, with suffocation in the
engine room, Fire Investigator
William Goerz said. ' .
Seventeen of the men were tak
en to a hospital, but only six were
in serious enough condition to re
main. The others were released
after treatment.
Goers said the valve, designed
for fire protection, released car
bon dioxide gas under 400 pounds
pressure when, opened. He said
the gas was non-toxic but capa
ble of killing quickly from lack
of oxygen. j.
The Hey wood is being convert
ed from a freight-passenger Teasel
into a troopship. '
Lost Skiers Found
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 17-P)-i
Three youthful skiers, lost forjll
hoars on the ! slopes of Mount
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Both Parties Represented
! for First Time; No
Agreement Reached :". ;
Washington. Jan. 27-ZrH
President Roosevelt and eongres
signal leaders of both parties dis
cussed amendments to the lend
lease bill at an extraordinary con
ference Monday night, but 'Sen
ator Berkley (D-Ken tacky) said
they came to no agreement or un
derstanding on the subject.
Barkley, the senate majority
leader, aaid no effort was made
to reach "even a tentative" agree
ment and that the purpose of the
conference was a better under
standing of the measure by all.
Among the amendments
which were brought up was the
proposal that a time limit be
fixed for the duration of the
wide. powers which the bill
wowld confer upon the presi
dent. Barkley aaid there was
also a "casual" discussion of
. i The White House conference
Monday night was . announced
by Speaker Rayburn, who listed
these conferees:
Senator Barkley (D-Ky),
Chairman George (D-Georgia)
of the senate foreign relations
committee; Senator McNary
(R-Oregon), senate minority
leader; Rayburn himself;
Chairman Bloom (D-New York)
of the house foreign affairs
committee; Representative Lu
ther A. Johnson (D-Texas),
senior democratic member of
the committee; Representative
Martin of Massachusetts, the,
republican floor leader,-, a. n dt
KepreSentattve'TJcCorWck (D-
Massachusetts), the majority
floor leader. " ; ;
suggestions that a top limit be
placed on money to be spent.
However, he added, the general
feeling was that this were bet
ter left for the future decision
of congrss, which would have
to pass on appropriations to
implement the program.
Other amendments, he said, In
cluded one forbidding the use of.
naval vessels as convoys for ships
carrying materials to England.
I"lt was a very friendly con
ference," Barkley said, adding
that there was. however, some
"Intense discussion."
lit was reported authoritatively
that another amendment discuss
ed would prevent the export of
any defense articles already par
chased by the army and navy un
less the army chief of staff and
the chief of naval operations cer
tified that the export would "not
in any way" diminish American
defenses.
: Republican leaders -agreed '
with Barkley that the confer
ence had been amicable. Bat
they emphasised they bad made
no commitments on behalf off
their party . colleagues,
j Although Barkley did not men
tion other proposed amendments,
other Informed legislators said in
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Talks
Cabinet
WENDELL WILLK13 .
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REPORTED SINKING AFTER SUBMARINE ATTACK
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The Kmpresa of Australia (above) was reported last night to Jiave been struck by a torpedo and later
fchelled 20O miles west of Dakar, Africa. The huge veeaeL recently converted into a British troopship
was supposed to have been carrying troops from South Africa to the North Africa war none. She was
well known in Pacific eoast watera and waa the vessel chosen to carry the king and qneeu ef England
on their trip to the United States.
Valley Would Benefit
By Experience Rating
Steady Employment to Be Reflected in Payroll
Tax Reductions; Lumbering, Construction
to Pay Most on Average, Says Survey
By RALPH C. CURTIS
Willamette valley, industries because of their compara
tively steady employment conditions would benefit more than
other sections of Oregon from unemployment compensation
tax reductions through any of the various experience rating
formulas, a report by the compensation commission's division
of research and statistics, released on Monday, revealed.
r : : ' Throughout all Willamette val-
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"No Treaties"
Asserts Britain's Only
Aim Is to Win and ;
Stop Future War
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27-iP)-Vlscount
Halifax, new British am
bassador, said Monday night that
his government had noseeret
treaties for territorial distribution
after the war. j i
The envoy made this statement
to reporters at a press conference
shortly after Senators Nye (R
North Dakota) and! Wheeler MDy
montana) had Introduced a resolution-calling
on belllgerenta to
make known their war alms and
to disclose whether there? were
any "secret treaties! for the divi
sion of territorial apoils."
. Halifax, the former British for
eign minister, Indicated that he
may soori define British war aims
in detail for the first time. He
could not discuss them in detail at
this time, he said, but "I may get
as opportunity soon of saying
something in public on that sub
ject." .
Briefly, however, be declared
'oar first war aim is to win the
Iwar -and. ewr peace aim Is,
with others, to reconstruct the ,
world so as not to have another
.one4
- Asserting that . Britons would
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Three Receive f
Head Injuries
Three persons, two of t b s m
juveniles, suffered bead injaries
in the Salem vicinity late Monday
or early today, and One, James L.
McMullen. 725 North Capitol, waa
the object ef a hunt by local offi
cers and first aid men after he
disappeared from the sene of his
accident at Chemeketa and Win
ter streets-.. t . " . ; "
1 , McMnllea, proprietor of t k e
Parrish grocery store, was struck
by A motorist shortly after 12:2s
mjn.- today. The motorist stopped
and examined the lajured man,
then told - hist - to Iremais s.alet
while an ambalance was being
caUed. .Returning from a nearby
bouse where he phoned, the driv
er" of . the" car-found his 'victim
gone," though he had suffered m
head Injury. McMullen later yarn
ed up at his home where he , was
examined by .first' aid ef fleers. :- :
Donald Dlmbat, II, was taken
to ths- Salem - General - hospital
with a possible skull fracture fol
lowing fail front ft tree ac nis
home os route two Turner; He
was brought, to Salem by thsf city
first-aid ear, .....-.,.. -, ,-.-f
I Also , taken to the. Salem Gen
eral hospital was Richard Colley,
1 E. sf ths state , school for the
deal Colley . fell while - running
and , struck a sharp . object. Pos
sible skull fracture was listed. in
this ease also. ;- -
' To Speak at Luncheon
' Richard Neuberger, representa
tlvs from Multnomah county, will
speak on a liberal program for
Oregon at the Kiwanls club laheh
eon today at the Marlon hotels .
-. T! o Vthi - 1 - " -.- m -M - : ; m
r
. . ,
I ley business and Industry covered
by the act. approximately 47 per
cent would enjoy r reduction of
payroH tax,- sbout .22 per lent
would continue to pay the present
tax of 2.7 per cent, and about 20
per cent would pay higher taxes.
Under experience rating the tax
may range from 1 to 4 per cent,
depending upon the volume of un
employment benefits paid. out.
Logging Operators. Would
Pay Highest Rate .
Logging operators w o n 1 d be
more generally susceptible to pay
ing the highest tax rate; only
about IS per cent would avoid
some. Increase from 2.7 per cent,
the survey shows. Other lumber
operations would rank next, fol
lowed by building contractors.
Food manufacturers experience
would vary greatly, the ' average
running somewhat above the
present tax; most retail mer
chanta would experience no
change; 1 wholesale distributors
would enjoy lower payroll taxes
along with transportation, cer
tain types of manufacture, print
ing, banking and financial agen
cies and specialized businesses.
In general, 89 per cent ef all
payrolls weald pay the present
- rate, SO per cent would pay S
per cent, 8 per cent would pay
1 JV. A anaaller percentage wowld
pay increased ratee, but the de
crease of total receipts of
the unemployment compensa
tion eoennauMdow would be 1 to
4 per cent depending upon the
method of computing the rat
ing. -
The survey was made origan
ally to guide the unemployment
compensation commission in se
lection of a method of computing
experience rating. Three different
methods were considered, each
with and without regard to sea
sonality restrictions, so that ac
tually there was a choice of six
methods. The experience rating
eonncll of which T. Morris Dunns
was chairman, recommended ths
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Lobby Hobnobber
Poor OCLA! Will they never
1st up on him 7 OCLA, if anyone
doesn't knew, - is not a- college.
It is Oregon Codified Laws An
noted. Now it is certified and of
ficially the law of the common
wealth.' But en Monday Sen. H- R
Kanffnuua - ef Toledo discovered
that the 1122 law increasing sal
aries st Lincoln county officials
had been omitted. Kaaffman tried
to find it in connection with a
proposal - te - raise the ceuaty
treasurer's salary.' -
- by the - way, what has .
happened te thaw Maries
county salary"
. which practically
in principle 7
ideas' ranging from 109 per
cent Americanism to Quisling are
expected "to -be, aired when-the
senate military affairs committee
holds a hearing Thursday night
At 2; o'clock on ths bill which,
without mentioning them, jrotlld
bar communist, candidates, from
the? ballot and- the companion
bill making penalties for sabotage
more drastic; - - .'
- IWiOioai defending fortified
wince, JJIoyd Wewtworth, chair
'man of the 'state liquet eon--trol
commission who was here
'front Portland em Monday,' said
:U yroaJLJ be better fcV sell then
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Italians Deny
Riots Report
Germans Seoff at Italo
Invasion, but Films
Show Differently
BERLIN. Jan. 27.-ip-Gerraan
troops passing through Milan en
route to southern Italy were re
ported Monday night to hare beer
heartily cheered Friday by the
Italian population.
, Rumors of an uprising in Mi
lan and Turin were categorically
denied, meanwhile.' In German
government quarters. It was
stated that no German troops
whatever afe 1s Turin.
. (Authoritative. fsc1sts:n Rome
also deniedi , foreign "-report ;.t
rioting in fcjjriieru Italian cities
and of German soldiers having
been sent in to police the coun
try. The fascists, branding the re
ports as "a ridiculous invention
without the slightest basis, said
the only nasi soldiers in Italy
were members of the German air
force. ) -
Note: Both Germany and
Italy are censor-tight, but re
ports seeping out from various
sources indicate a serious in
flltratlon of nazt troops
throughout the Roman state.
.German authorities profess to
know nothing about troops other
than air force detachments having
gone to Italy. Aaked what the
reference to the passage of troops
through Milan meant, they said:
"It la natural that, once the
air force bae been assigned te
a certain taak ia a certain
place, all sorts of reinforce
menta aad replacements nanst
be newt from time to tlnae.
'No figures are available on the
site of forces sent to Italy's aid.
A nasi authority commented that
"this will become evident once
the archives of war are opened
after the war ia over."
German picture agencies re
leased photographs Monday show
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Army Transport
Runs on Rocks
SEATTLE, ' Jan. 22.-W-The
coast, guard received a report
from . the cutter Nemaha near
midnight that the 1200-ton
Kvichak, under charter aa a US
army transport, had - been aban
doned by 23 .passengers aboard
after: running on. rocks off the
British Columbia eoast.
Quips, "Angles .
and Personalities
at -the Capttel ' -
in . liquor stores thaai te
thews enurcly. .
Abeolute prohibiUon of the
sale of fortified . wiaca r might
result ta souse pcraona drtnk-
: tug. ether cowcoctio even
.mere injurious, he amid. .
- - Lowell Stockman of Pendle
ton., another member of the
.commiaaion, else was-at the
capitoL - j ' r1".-'
- Miss Harriet Long.- state libra
rian, will entertain members Of
ths legislature, . their -wives . and
friends at a reception In the new
stats library building tonight.
. Roy Ritner, Pendleton speaker
sf ths house ef representatives at
the. 1221 session, was a visitor at
the statehouse Monday. Ritner re
ceived the-courtesies of both ths
senate and house. He once served
as governor. during the temporary
absence ef Ben W. Olcott from
t ne. state,
s 1
In ebaervance ef Rep John
Steelbammer S2nd - - birthday "
aa Monday the bonae adopted a
reeolutJoa . directing,.' Sgt.-at-"
Arms Joe Elnger to a luff, la his
native tongwe, f Happy Birthday
.ls Yea. In presenting the cas
tonaary flower ta Rep. SteeXhana
ncr, Speaker Robert H; Far
reU referred te.blm aa.that
Prince ef Ktngnsak
Tijoppsliip ffitji
Later S
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AttaiOccurs 0ff Daiar,
rrenxn wesr. fivinca ; .
Details Lacking I
Vessel j Brought EnglifiK
Royalty on Jaunt
to US, Canada ! j
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MIAMI, FlaU Jan. ; 27-.
(API The EmDress of , Au
stralia; reported iri service re
cently as a troop! transport,
radioed Monday, j night sh
had been torpedoed; and
shelled toff the Wst African
coast -then suddenly became
silent f , :: "-"! . ; ! .
The tropical radio said the
21,833-ton ; vessel! which
brought; the king and :nieen
of Ebgland to this continent
two years ago, called for as
sistahcei at 7:38 ri.m. (PST)
saying ghe had ben attacked
200 inils off Dakar, French
West Africa, ' . - j j j "
Tk snip's operator. Tropical
reported; aaid the j vessel was
"down by Ute bow land had pat
lifeboats jover the port side. Trop
ical atereepted a ;7:52 j p. na.
message ) relating ths ship " was
-being shelled sgalnt" ; ; '
Tropical said the t 0-foot .ahtj
tried "to send out another iftesaga
at 765 p. m., but the -signals
were unintelligible land cat off
abruptly ; :
PosiUbn of the ship waa,! given
as latitude IB degrees 20 minutes
north! longltsds 121 degrees 21
mlsnfes iwesL j j
Ship Owned by Canadian ! r
Pacific Railway Cottapany j -. j
v Tbe mpreaa -ef I Australia,
21.233-tsn vessel SSO feet: long,
was bunt in 1914 and was owned
by the Canadian Pacific Railway
company! i i
Sh was the ship fthat brought
the king! and qneea of England
to this Continent for a Visit ia
Canada and the United i States,
Trcgjical aaid ths first distress
signals, .received at! 7:38 p. m.
(PST, related ths Ship was be
ing attacked. Immediately there
after jsht reported she had been
torpedoed and waa. "down by the
bow, with lifeboats -over to
port. i
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At 73, Tropical aaidj the
liaerj called the station here on
the jSd-meter bead. Tropical
aawwrred but evidently couldn't
get Shreugb te theanip.!
Two aninntea later thai race
sage j cause ia:
-3SU DK GF8B.1 Torpedoed.
New fdown by bow. All lifeboate '
ever lte port. Cant get en I any.
othemj channel. Twelve valves
sow ptt. About SOO miles front
Dakar; Deck awaaa. M
The station explained V'SSS '
was Code far a submarine at
tack.! -HE meant: from,! and
GFB1 were the jcaH letters
of the Empress of Australia.
"Valve. Tropical said ! ia aa
ligliah; term for radio tube.
At 73 S3 Tropical received
this jateeaage: . r J '
At 7 :tS the Empress of Aus
traliaa transmitter,! which ! had
been iaeting poorly, psadd a few
dashes aa if getting ready to '
scad j again, then ; went ; silent.
Atfone time the Tropical op
erator thought be: heard: the
wordj toopa, but: the i recep
tion jwas se irregular be; ceuld
not be sure. 1 ;
The! Empress ot Autrilia ha I
been reported in Berries recenlli
aa s trodp transport. Last' Jutl
ths I It-foot, liner was reported,'
with tx iothers, awaiting; a cofi-.
oy at rreetown, Ainca. f ?
Last October 8, she stopped
to rescue the entire crew of '
torpedoed Dutch Idaer 'Volea-
ita jnld-Atlaaac. The ; Km-
f Australia had 1 left
IJvcrpeol ea that voyage -wita '
the refugee ship City iof Be-:
nareev hut had turned back f o
repairs for her mine belt. :
When the king and onsen cj
Englaid made their trip to Amer
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New
Pdtcer of french
ChU f Ar4 Increase'
VICHT, rrancs, Jan. 27 Ml
shal Philippe Pctain's already vi
eowerk , as personal - leader -
E11
France .were bsiwarsea hobo: :
night i by a new decree ef aUef
ance which weald enable him i
prosecute and pnnishi the misdee ' t
of ministers and otter high oIm'
clals sf the last tea ears. 1
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Orrt-ou :T!cf nerorteoT,
" "WASHINGTON, lan. : 2 T-C"T!V
A ' cos gressional. report, to. tad
president indicated 3fonday. Ut
federal emergency relief exper'
tares in Oregon for ths 1941 1
cal year ts date tcUled 15,11
271.IT. Ths 124f fcal year j
pesdltures totaled. 11,2,46 1,85 0.t
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itadio nenorts
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