PAGE TWO
The- OREGON STATESMAN, Sclem, Oregon. Thursday Morning Fsbruary 20. 1941
Adm. Leahy, US Envoy to Vichy
Blamed for Darlan Failure
TVForm French Cabinet
Pro-Germaii Paris Popular Assembly
iJeader Chanres Plans for
Iiaval Reentry Revised
PARIS (Via Berlin) Feb. 10 (Delayed) (AP) A "bat
tle of the admirals'William D. Leahy, US ambassador to Vichy,
and Jean Darlan, French vice-premier preceded the collapse of
Darlan second effort to form a government satisfactory both to
Vichy and Paris, Jean Fontenoy, propagandist for the new pro-
German; "popular assembly party" in pans, charged today.
Fontenoy, who once worked
in New pfork for Havas (French)
news agency, is regarded as
spokesman not only for the new
party, but often for Pierre Laval.
,He declared at a press confer
ence that Darlan had gone back
to Vichyj after his second series of
conferences wiin lavai in x-ans
hopeful $hat he could frame a gov
ernment which Laval ultimately
would enter.
But Admiral Leahy, the pro
pagandist said, brought his influ
ence to bear and the whole pro
gram was revised.
Fonteiioy said Admiral Leahy
had cautioned Marshal Petain that
the United States would consider
it "an unfriendly act" if Laval was
included in the government.
(Sinn this rilmatrh w&a writ.
ten Darlan has become vice
premier and heir apparent to
Petals' post. He is in Paris for
the third time to talk to Laval
in an efofrt to reach an agree
ment.) j
Previously, according to Fon
tenoy, Darlan had come to Laval
on his second Paris visit with the
assurance that ultimately Laval
would get what he wanted, but
would have to wait Fontenoy
quoted Darlan as saying "we must
save thei face of Petain."
Under this arrangement, as
outlined by Fontenoy, Darlan
planned to become7 head of the
government at once, moving Pe
tain back to a simple job cor
responding to the powerless presi
dency of J France.
Laval was to have some casual
part in this government, and ulti
mately would have come into real
power. But after a conference
with Admiral Leahy, Fontenoy
BSUH.HI
Tonite - Fri, - Sat - 2 Hits
PLUS
Stewart
llo time
RUSSELL
comedy
-i
!
DB7TO.
fa Joseph
"Victory" an
i Claris
Sunday
Continuous
lWH-1lil'l:H
Starts Today Tivo Top Features
YOU'LL BE CAUGHT IN A
DRAFT Olf LAUGHTER!-!
f; U7 dTfkrt camp comedy..". - " Il'J HwlfnJ
I : , ; , , - 4 Hit I Don t
p, wttft your favorite radio fuatters j Miss Itl
( and melody maids t cw? "r'" ' '
r"SOUTH SEA THRILLS! :
'"i
r ' i
i 'V
I ;
! if
"Gone with the Wind"
Exactly as Originally Presented
Nothing Cut but the Price
Sfrom 12 Noon
said, Petain suddenly decided not
to permit Darlan to be real head
of the government but to keep
the job himself and let Darlan be
only vice-premier.
Plan to Build
Defense Voted
Naval Base Program
Appropriation Gets
Full Approval
(Continued from page 1)
thorization for expenditure of
$66,050,000 for development of the
navy's share of the outposts.
Rep. Maas (R-Minn), senior
minority member of the naval
committee, told the house in re
sponse to questions that "forever
rmore' lon the United States
is a nation, we will have bases in
these islands."
As debate on the bill opened,
Chairman Vinson (D-Ga) of the
naval committee, presented to the
house letters from Secretary Knox
and Admiral Harold R. Stark,
chief of naval operations, calling
specifically for approval of the
$4,700,000 item for Guam to make
the harbor safe for patrol planes
and surface vessels and to provide
bombproof shelters for some of
the naval personnel and the is
land's vital communications cen
ters. Expressing belief that the
question of defenses for Guam
should not be "dictated by any
foreign power," Stark's letter
asserted It was "inconceivable
to me ' that Japan could or
would take offense at any such
inoffensive measures."
Red Cross Reports
SCIO Virtually 100 per cent
deliveries on former Red Cross
shipments for war relief to for
eign nations was reported In Scio
this week by Mrs. Ferris White,
secretary of the linn county
chapter. Mrs. White was accom
panied by L. C. Buchner of Al
bany, who succeeds R. H. Col
lins as chairman of the Linn
branch.
PD.GILtS)
Conrad's j
Island i'Talo
111
3 h
Shows I
Farmer Union
Holds Banquet
Leader Tells Neetjs
of Agriculturists;
Governor Speaks
(Continued from page 1)
culture; State Representative H.
H. Farmer Jones; C P. Bishop;
Peter Zimmerman i of Yamhill
county and L. H. McBee of Polk
county.
E. A. Rhoten, Salem, was toast
master. Entertainment included a brass
quartet from Willamette univer
sity composed of Don Burton, Bill
Stark, Carl Bowmarand Linford
Mallett, an acrobatic skating act
by Mellow Moon rink, and music
furnished by "Mr. and Mrs. James
Wilson of the Marion locaL
Warehouse Association
Growth Told at Meet
At the Oregon Farmers Union
Cooperative Warehouse associa
tion meeting during the afternoon
session, members were informed
by S. B. Holt, secretary-manager
of the state warehouse, that from
a business started six years ago
on Front street with a loan of
$250, the gross volume of busi
ness transacted in 1940 exceeded
by more than $100,000 gross re
ceipts of the first year.
Business conducted by the
warehouse association included a
shifting of the beginning of the
fiscal year from April 1 to Jan
uary 1 hereafter, and the elec
tion of directors to the warehouse
board. With the exception of R.
W. Hogg, all board members were
reelected. They are Eben Ray,
Sheridan, chairman; D. L. St
Johns, Gervais, and Paul Young
man, McMinnville, who replaced
Hogg.
At the morning session James
J. Patton, national president, told
the state convention that indus
try and finance were taking care
of themselves, but that the farm
er was getting neither cost of
production or parity.- He said,
"Our markets are badly lost by
world conditions."
As a representative of the
Farmers Union of California N.
M. Parsons spoke of farm debt
adjustment as a major project in
that state.
Ray Gill, master of Oregon
state grange, made a plea that
the Farmers Union work with the
grange to bring about public
ownership of electric power.
A talk on labor unionism was
given by Ralph Peoples, execu
tive secretary of the CIO in Oregon.
Old Neighbors
Meet at Zena
ZEN A Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Goodfellow had as their guests
Sunday an old friend, Mrs. Will
Young, who was formerly their
neighbor in Montana and her sis
ter, Mrs. R.' C. Shepard of Zena.
The Goodfellows knew the
Youngs 40 years ago when both
couples were married. Sunday af
ternoon Mrs. Nellie Roberts Mar
tin and son, Howard, were callers.
Mrs. Martin is newly elected city
recorder of Milwaukie.
Navy Seaplane Hits
Flagpole of Boat
SAN DIEGO, Calif., Feb. 19.-
(P)-The flag pole of the crowded
harbor excursion boat Estrella
was broken off Wednesday when
a navy seaplane crashed into the
upright.
Damage to the seaplane was
slight, the nav& reported, and
none of the crew . was injured.
Harold Cooper of Reynolds, Ind.,
a passenger on the Estrella, re
ceived minor injuries.
Road Contracts Let
Contract for .93 mile of grading,
6.85 miles of roadbed shaping,
6.85 miles of surfacing and : 9.85
miles of oiling on the Bend-Forest
Boundary section of the Century
Drive secondary highway in Des
chutes county Tuesday was award
ed to Babler Brothers, Portland,
or. a low bid of $39,549.
Paris Designer Dead
PARIS-(Via Berlin)-Feb. 15-
Delayed)-(ff-The death of Jac
ques Worth, 58, head of the dress
making house of Worth, is an
nounced in Paris. He died in
Cannes January 23. His widow
plans to continue his work of
creating fashions.
Today. FrL, Sat
TJTSTERT SEA JUIDER
i
t::Hnii
r'
P16CT JBCXAN JCKX3T BCWSSlJ
Added News, Our Gang Comedy
-GOOD BAD BOYS and
Knudsen-'All Is Well9
Murray-14,000 to Quit-
Production Chief Says
Labor Disturbances .
not Serious
(Continued from page 1)
"work themselves out.
Walter said that in his opinion
the industrialist's remarks might
"so calm the fears' of some mem
bers of congress "that there will
not be any new legislation" on the
subject at this session.
The gray-haired OPM director,
slouching comfortably, in a high
backed red leather chair, said
that with conditions as they are
today, he was not ready Jo recom
mend additional legislation to pre
vent labor stoppages.
But at the same time, he en
dorsed the principle of legislation
such as the railway labor act.
providing for a - "cooling off" per
iod and mediation before strikes
take place.
Called as a principal witness in
the committee's study of what if
anything, congress might do to
keep defense plants ODeratinff at
full speed without interruption,
Knudsen asserted:
"It yon could get across to
labor and Industry how vital
this program Is to our defense,
to our life In the United States,
then I don't think petty, dis
putes will stop the program.
These instances are somewhat
unfortunate I might say foolish
and I think that they will be
straightened out I feel that con
ditions as of today do not warrant
me making any suggestions for
legislation."
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19-(P)-United
States manufacturers de
livered 1036 airplanes during Jan
nary, William S. Knudsen, direc
tor of the office of production
management, said Wednesday and
he expects a total output of 18,000
this year.
He expressed satisfaction with
the progress of the plan to as
semble giant bombers from parts
to be made by the automobile in
dustry. The army air corps, he
added, would award a contract
to the Ford company to equip a
plant for making parts to be as
sembled by the Consolidated Air
craft corporation.
The Ford agreement will be
the first with automobile com
panies for the bomber parts,
but Knudsen said In an Inter
view that other motor firms
would be Included later:
Knudsen said that of the Jan
uary plane deliveries 957 went to-
the army, the navy, and to Great
Britain, but he declined to dis
close how many went to Britain
or how many of each type of plane
was produced. Only 26 commer
cial! planes were delivered.
Revivals Held
At Talbot
TALBOT Rev. I. E. Harding
of Minnesota and Rev. J. F. Rahn
of ! Montana, are conducting re
vival meetings at at the Talbot
school house this week.
' Mr. and Mrs. Dale Cropse of
Mill City were Sunday guests of
Mr. and Mrs. David Turnidge.
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Myers
had: as their Sunday diner guests
MrJ and Mrs. Fred Myers and son.
Max of Silverton.
Young Demos to Fete
Legislative Day
: Members of Young Democrats
will observe legislative day today
with a luncheon at the Marion
hotel and a 'cocktail party at the
Ambassador apartments from 5 to
6 this afternoon, accordine to Ann
L. Lasich of Portland, publicity
cnairman. DuUnguished guests
invited include Lieut-Gov. Vic
Meyers of Washington, former
governors Charles H. Martin and
Os est of Oregon, former mayor
Joseph K. Carson, jr. of Portland
and: all former state presidents of
the Young Democrats.
Lost Boy Is Found
s MEDFORD, Feb. 19-iP)-Ed-waifd
Skeeters, logging contractor,
found Kenneth Bagley, 5, of Pros
pect, Tuesday night after the bov
had been lost in heavy wood for
six noun, a posse of 50 men and
boys took up the search before
Kenneth was found.
Falling Tree Fatal
i MOLALLA, Feb. 19-iP-A fall
ing; tree killed George W. Ander
son. 48, a timber bucker, at the
Col ton Tagging company opera
tions east of here Tuesday.
cnrjc Gnnrro
fOBOTTOUKS
iaxdcijh scon
DUIUGGIl
TI1GIKU GIIHOH
JdtCauttlit Ilia
t ram uaa
m
i
QO Leader Threatens
Walkout of Workers
at Steel Plant
(Continued from page 1)
were voting whether to strike
against the McCormick works of
the International Harvester com
pany. About 6000 employed there.
Miami, Fla George M. Harri
son, president of the Brotherhood
of Railway Clerks, said the re
sults of a strike vote involving 14
railroad unions would be tabulat
ed in Washington on, March. 28.
At issue is the question whether
the workers should receive two
week vacations with pay.
San Diego, Calif. A tuna
slon to a mine-sweeper waa re- I
a m a r m I
movea iria me suve-Donna
Campbell Machine company to
the navy's destroyer base,
where It will be completed.
Kenosha, Wis. A union official
said that union workers of the
Nash Kelvinator plant had "voted,
8 to 1, to strike. The union was
said to be dissatisfied with results
of negotiations for the hiring of
employes at the company's Ra
cine, Wis. plant
In Donora, Pa., ten big furnaces
in the zinc mill of the American
Steel and Wire company were
"deadened" as pickets blocked
gates despite a telegraphic com
mand from the regional director
of the Steel Workers organizing
committee that the men return to
work. About 950 workers were
involved in the dispute, revolving
about demands for wage adjust
in en ts for some 40 mechanical
maintenance men.
Funeral Set
At Gervais
GERVAIS. Final rites will be
held for Mrs. S. D. Manning Fri
day afternoon at 2 o'clock at the
local Presbyterian church, with
Rev. James Aiken Smith officiat
ing. Interment will be in the Pio
neer cemetery. Arrangements are
in charge of Ringo funeral home
of Woodburn.
Mrs. Manning died shortly after
midnight Tuesday at her home at
59 years of age. She was the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James
K. McCiard, and was born at Mt
Pleasant, Iowa. Her parents came
to Oregon when she was six years
old, settling at Brooks. She was
married to Sylvester D. Manning
in Portland, June, 1899.
Survivors include the widower;
three sons, Donald and Kenneth
of Salem and Cecil of Portland;
two daughters, Mrs. L. L. Jepson
of Portland and Mrs. Harold
Aspinwall of Clatskanie, and sev
en grandchildren.
Mrs. Roosevelt
Tells War Views
NEW YORK, Feb. 19-(fp-Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt was asked
Wednesday whether she would be
willing to. have this country go
to war if necessary to aid Britain.
She replied that she was op
posed to war and added:
"What would happen, or how I
would feel, if we were faced with
the actual defeat of Britain, I
don't know. "I have not faced that
yet I hope we can provide Great
Britain with the materials she
needs to win the war."
"I have four boys and I don't
want to see them go any more
than any other mother," Mrs.
Roosevelt said, "but I do know
there are some things I would
rather die for than see happen.
Call Board
ELSINOKE
Today Bud Abbott and Lou
Costello in "Buck Privates plus
"Victory" with Frederic March
and Betty Field.
GRAND
Today "Western Union" in
technicolor with Robert Young,
Randolph Scott, Virginia Gil
more, Slim Summervllle.
CAPITOL
Today James Cagney and
Ann Sheridan in "City for Con
quest, plus James Stewart and
Rosalie Russell in "No Time
for Comedy.
HOLLYWOOD
Today Henry Wilcoxon and
Carole Landis in "Mystery Sea
Raider," plus Hugh Herbert and
Peggy Moran in "Slightly
Tempted."
LIBERTY
Today "The Secret Four
with Frank Lawton, plus "Wild
Horse Range" with Jack Ran
dan. Friday "Pals of the Silver Sage"
with Tex Ritter. phis "Queen of
the Yukon" with Charles Bick
ford and Irene Rich.
- BING
CROSBY
MARY
MARTIN
: . 1 - c
Rhythm
on. the River" .
2ND HIT -
'Quarteback,, "
Wayne Morris
Virginia Dale
Bigger Trucks
Measure Dies
' ' , ' -
Senate Kills Bill by .
Margin of 2 to 1 ;
Debate Is Heated
(Continued from page 1)
said the bill would result in lower
freight rates, and would provide
free competition between the rail
roads and trucks. 1 -
Zurcher, after - asserting that
LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR
3rd Headings Taday
House: HB 2, 84, 202, 224, 327,
330, 362, 335, 421, 457, 4fi5, 472,
473, 475, 478; SB I, 173, 174, 194,
195, 218, 219; SJM 4; SJR 7; spe
cial order reports" on HB 19L
10:30 a. m.
Senate: SB 88, 210, 257, 238, 277,
278, 282, 288, 87, 218, 224; HB 292,
452, 454, 458, 458; 467, 81; HJR 5.
Public Hearings Today
Senate: House and senate liquor,
7:30 p. dl, wine bills; game, on
SBs 147, 267 and others, 7:30 p.
m.; railroads and utilities, on SB
255, afternoon adjournment.
there are no cross-state roads cap
able; of carrying : larger trucks,
minimized the need of having the
same truck regulations as Wash
ington and California.
McKay, denying Zurcher's state
ment that roads are not capable
of carrying larger truck, said high
way commission formulas would
protect the highways.
After Sen. L. W. Wipperman
(R-Josephine) said the bill Is
needed as a national defense meas
ure, Zurcher replied there al
ready have been committed 1000
crimes In the name of national
defense. This would be another
crime against Oregon."
The house voted to begin con
sideration at 10:30 ajn. today of
the bills to create a fourth con
gressional district. The reappor
tionment committee voted 7 to S
Tuesday to have a fourth district
comprising Benton, Coos, Curry,
Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Lane
and Linn counties.
Reps. Richard L. Neuberger (D
Multnomah) and J. D. Perry (D
Columbia) will ask the house to
approve Neuberger's bill to have
a fourth district including Clack
amas, Clatsop, Columbia, Coos,
Curry, Lincoln, Tillamook and
Washington counties; Multnomah
county outside Portland; and
Douglas and Lane counties west
of the coast range.
Vets to Give
Sprague Medal
Gov. Charles A. Sprague will
receive the citizenship award
medal, highest bestowed by the
Veterans of Foreign Wars, at an
elaborate ceremony at the Marion
post club house. Church and Hood
streets, next Mondar nleht "PV.il
H. Ringle, post publicity chairman.
mnnouncea weanesaay.
Sen. Douglas McKay will be
master of ceremonies. The pres
entation will be made by John H.
Schum of Portland, national dep
uty inspector general. Members
of Eugene and Portland posts will
assist
Auburn Graders
Slate Program
AUBURN Auburn Community
club will meet at the schoolhouse
February 21. The fifth and sixth
grade rooms will furnish the en
tertainment, which includes a
safety first program of moving
pictures.
Auburn Woman's club met at
the home of Mrs. Clara Massey,
with Mrs. Merle B. Van Cleave
assisting. The committee in charge
of the "jitney dinner" reported 88
to be applied on the hot lunch
fund.
Mrs. T. C Morgan will be host
ess for the March meeting.
Infancy Kelly Weds
CORONADO. Calif- Feb.
-Nancy Kelly and Edmond
ourien who, up until dinner
time Tuesday night hadn't been
speaking for two weeks, were
noneymoonlng here Wednesday as
Mr. and Mrs. O'Brien.
Police Arrest Motorists
Arrested by Salem police Wed
nesday night were Wayne Hand
ley, 448 North Water street,
charged with driving his car on
the OE railroad tracks; Francis
V. Llndquist, route 2, box 252B,
charged with. Illegal use of horn.
Father, Son Banquet
A father and son banquet will
be held tonight at 650 at the Les
lie Methodist church, at which
time Don Douris, director, of re
ligious education of the First Pres
byterian church, will talk upon
Boy Scout and religious work.
SALEM'S NEWEST THEATRE
K Last 'limes Today
A
"THE SECRET i"
Plus
"Wild Horse Rnt
With Jak
taril-.TSaX
V
News
Federal Agent
Urges Finger
MONMOUTH J. D. Swenson,
special agent of the federal bureau
of investigation In Portland, ad
dressed students and faculty at
Oregon College of Education Tues
day. .
Stating that crime is the biggest
business in the United States, that
more people are involved In it as
a business, and that it costs the
government more than for any
other expenditure, he traced the
history and growth of the FBI un
der J. Edgar Hoover.
Rigid requirements are exacted
of FBI agents, and political pre
ferment for office no longer con
trols appointments.
Sabotage Is one of the great
problems which the FBI has to
combat - An FBI agent can be at
Printing
hiV' j i
fc;&ijjpiiii
Lil L v3 r!Q rLL
t, -,: ; i i :
. - -.
.THsFOXDHASV I THE FOtD HAS ;
DIGGEST COPIES! ICIISEST inTEnDl
THE FOZD HAS THE fO ID HAS .
OATESLSOTIl'. GST-SPCIXZCni
THE FOtO HAS THE FOKD HAS
THE FOXD HAS THE FORD HAS
rrrwT n"1 riti rfrcT windshields
Ll.UlajcruAaLw.lO! id WINDOWS
VAMLBri rv2T(DEi::- (3.
375 Center Street r j J Phone 315S
(IP illl f&KnYo5fjv
ASCAP Peace j
Is Expected !
NEW YORK, Feb.; lMVThe
possibility t&at peace negotiations
might beTenewed in the: music
battle of the air between broad
casters and the American Society
of Composers, Authors and Pub
lishers appeared Wednesday as
, a at. a eTe a T
or approval of a..consent decree
designed to end the government's
criminal anti-trust action against
the society. 4 . ? I
Under terms of the decree 824,
000 in fines- would be assessed,'
and changes! would be made ta
ASCAPs operations policies.
m ft
auv vueuu svuvu tv a a u
mitted for ratification at a gen
eral membership meeting tomor
row night. I
the scene of a! crime hi four hoars.
any place intth United States. ;
I