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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (March 1, 1941)
i 1 - ; ggoclated. 4 v, , '- Seven persons were killed and nine hurt early Thursday morning when an Eastern Air Lines sleeper plane crashed into a grojre of trees just a short distance from the At lanta airport. Among those injured were Capt. Eddie Riekenbacker, No. 1 American World War ace (lower left, Bulgaria Will Sign With Axis Nazi March, British Break Expected Soon; Turkey May Fight i (Continued from pass 1) come an immediate target for Brit Ish bombs. in battle dress streamed through Bucharest, Ru , mania capital, less than 50 miles from Bulgaria'f border. France's silence left the, .next move up to Japan, l " She has threatened "forceful ac tion.1? ' i:.. The deadline at midnight (To kyo time) passed without any French communication and Jap anese officials planned to Invite French delegates in Tokyo to explain why later today. Thai land accepted Japan's terms. A Vichy cabinet decision, taken in the face of the crisis, was not divulged immediately. Japan has thousands of troops already on French Indo-Chinese soil. France, as an indication of her refusal to jaccept Japan's se vere "mediation" in the border dispute with Thailand has shipped reinforcements from Africa. I Unconfirmed 'reports say 51 Jap anese naval units are off the Indo Chinese coast. - i On the western channel front dispatches from Francse said that German military authorities had cleared, civilians from a 22-taile wide stretch of French coastal ter ritory opposite Britain. German bombers sank or dam aged 29 British ships totaling 146, 000 tens in the last two days, Ber lin reported. j - London again was attacked by the nazis. last night in two night raids hampered by bad flying vweather. v - In : Albania the British " an nounced, their planes shot down 30 Italian craft 'and seriously dam aged five others in heavy fighting yesterday. No British planes were lost, they saidL j . - - In Italian east Africa,, British and . "Free French" troops contact ed Italians at Cheren, mountain key to AsmaraJ capital of Eritrea in movement Intended to encir cle that bastion , To the south in Somaliland where the British have unofficial ly claimed control of the entire colony after' capturing the capital, Mogadiscio, the British high com mand said operations were "devel oping successfully." Rome newspapers, prepared" the people to expect further British 'successes in Africa but again pre dicted an early spring offensive which' eventually would upset British plans. Steel Strike Is Settled - . ! -; BUFFALO, NY, Feb. 23-r-Cheering, flag-waving CIO work ers terminated a two-day strike at Bethlehem Steers Lackawana tail! Friday aftejr the company and employes approved a government drafted agreement." ' . After the strikers unanimously ratified the three-point program submitted by - (President - Roose velt's office of production man-j gementt,jLacKawana piani mana- ger Edward F.; Entwisle; said he telegraphed the OPM its proposals . w w wwtWiMSV VJ . :. , , : ,...!! 'Union members will .return to Jobs as toon as. conditions at the Pregb: Telemat Pibtmres' iliiiil V En One Ens . . Paul Bauer'$ Column ( Continued from page 1) tional system thera are. ecea--slonal children who are inter ested in learning more about tho building than the quickest way of getting from tho dome to the basement coffee shop' with an allowable handicap of three representatives knocked down and two senators shoved against the wall. In this classification, perhaps, came the bright-eyed high school girl who recently approached the attendant at the. main floor cigar stand with curiosity1 inv her mien. "Say," she asked, "can you tell me where they keep the rotunda?" Legislators who express the belief that they will be home by March 15 are now being met, like Caesar, with the incredul ous question, "Be , where the Ides of March?" Misses I. eta Humphreys and -Rosa Lelbbrxnd returned home Tun day from a few days tfty tn Eugene where they attended the fifth district conference of the Business and Professional Women's clubs. Friday evening they attended La Trariata in Portland and -Monday visited the house of representatives and senate In Salens and heard Rex EUis of Pendleton defeat the bill to prevent a senator being taken from eastern Ores" on and added to Klamath Falls. Monday even they heard B. Stanley Jones, missionary from Africa speak in Portland. Heppner news in Pendleton East -Oregoman. A well-rounded week-end, girls. At this -writing, in the last dim ming hours of February, it is not known whether March can be greeted with the current phrase, "You ain't lion." Charges Hurled Of Filibuster (Continued from page 1) prepared text to quote Secretary of the' Interior Ickes as saying he was more than ever in favor of daytighTtoaving: time in Washing ton now that we're at war." ' "This is the second cabinet of ficer who has said we are at war," Wheeler shouted. "Where are my gentle friends who say this Is a bill to keep us out of war?" Secretary Ickes said at a press conference Thursday: ."We had daylight saving dur ing the first World war, and if it was advisable then it'is advisable now." WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (AP) Senator Glass (D-Virginia) said Friday lie had asked the federal bureau of investigation to deter mine who was financing "the un pleasant visitf of a group of wo men, headed, by . Mrs. Elizabeth Dilling, who staged a "sit-down" demonstration in front of his of fice this morning. Mrs. Dilling, author of the wide ly" known book, The Red Net work, has been - in the capital fighting the lease-lend bill, which is supported by Glass. Police broke up the demonstration this morning and arrested Mrs. Dilling, v ho was released in $25 bail on a disorderly conduct charge. No Poppies in Oregon" WASHINGTON. Feb. 2&JP)- Senator McNary (R-Ore) said to- day that Harry J. Anslinger, com- 41hMIUlVl, i W. tiIVUk(VOy i, UflU 'A.- pressed hope ' that no steps would i be taken toward growing opium! , ft " if -v 1 V ,' f:C: . INN photo) and Mrs. H. A. Littledale, editor of Parents Mag azine (lower right, AP photo). The two large pictures show ing the wreckage and rescuer workers attempting to liber ate those trapped in the plane were telephotoed to Seattle and rushed specially to The Statesman. Governor Raps Ickes Order i No Brief for Company i Says ; US Power Body Scolds Utilities s (Continued from page 1) Bonneville has contracted to sell 250,000 kUowatts, aU bat 20,000 to private companies, Alcoa has' purchased 157,500 kilowatts and wants more. all 42 per cent of the dam's final capacity of 50di,000 kilowatts has been sold to private com panies. "V I WASHINGTON, Feb. 28-)-The' federal power commission re ported today an investigation in to the accounting: disposition . of political expenditures ' in the northwest by five utilities i dis closed outlays In i excess of one million dollars, ''approximately half of which were charged by the utilities to cost of consumer service." j Says Utilities j "Falsified Vouchers' The commission -said investiga tion of the accounts of the North western Electric company, the Pacific Power & Light company, the Portland . General Electric company, the Puget Sound Power St Light company and the Wash ington '"Water Power company company showed f'improper ac counting, inadequate records and deliberately falsified vouchers." i The commission stated it would issue orders "deemed requisite" in connection with accounting en tries and promulgate such regu lations as "may be done within the limits of our j statutory au thority." h- l The commission listed the fol lowing amounts the commission said it found to have been ex pended by the companies during the 1933-40 period: , ; Puget Sound Power Sc Light c o m p an y Definitely political, $75,813.55, undetermined in part, $76,217.51, total, $152,031.05; Washington Water Power compa ny $261,423.55; $67,781.50 and $329,205.05; Pacific Power . & Light company, $167,996.42; $2& 419.75 and $196,418.17; North western Electric company, $121,- 590.03; $15,677.87 and $1 267.90; Portland General Electric company, $163,829.25; $58,766.81 and $222,596.33. I me commission said mat "ap proximately one-half of theser po litical expenditures were charged by the utilities to their operating expenses, that is, to the cost of rendering service to electric con sumers. This was done in spite of the fact that the expenditures were obviously not made for the benefit of such consumers. The rest of the expenditures were charged to surplus accounts and were not reflected In the cost of service." . , ' . Ti Last n Times Today Gene Antry ia "Ride, Tenderfoot Ride And 2nd Feature i "5Ifn Against the Sky with RIehard Dlx, Kent Taylor ! Ed. Lowe, Wendy Barrie - Also News, Our Gang Comedy, and Serial "The Green Archer - , 1 1 Nazi-British Show-Down Is Seen (Continued from page 1) Minister Anthony . Eden's re ported understanding with Tur key, hold a strong trump hand. . Only 'time can tell whether or not that includes a Turkish commitment to join the con- . flict against Germany in event of a nazi incursion into Bul garia, i British Have Paved Way for Counter Attack There- seems no question, however, that the British have fully pred the way for a pow erful air counter attack on any nazi armies that jump off from Rumanian bases, and also upon Rumanian oil wells. . The ' first pitched battle of a new war in the Balkans well might come in the ir over Ploesti, the nerve center of the Rumanian oil - industry. There seems every reason to . assume that the royal air force, poised at Greek bases within two , hours' flight of i Ploesti, would, make its main smash there. It would have a double value strategically. Whatever strength I the Germans have mustered in Rumania for a push into Bulgaria to aid Italy, much of it must be retained there to . guard that prime nazi oil source. The wells, pipe lines, rail roads and the Danube river route over which oil is trans ported to - Germany to grease . the nazi i western air machine are vulnerable to air attack. Balkan Strategy Based ! On Crippling OU Fields The British must have had some clear-cut reason for forc ing the issue with Germany in the east. In part, it must be to weaken the force of the nazi air and sea' attack on England and its sea lanes in the months just ahead. It seems probable, however, ! that British I Balkan strateg-is. based on belief that a major 1 air offensive , against oU sources .in Rumania would 1 seriously : , cripple the German war effort on all ' fronts. There is a possibility that British-Turkish understandings permit British use of ; Turkish Black- Sea' bases, even' if Tur- ; key tioes not directly enter the conflict. That route of low al titude oversea flyingj to strike at Rumanian oil targets would have special advantages for the British. Whatever the reason, how ever, the fact is that Britain has aggressively called Hitler's : hand hi the Balkans at every turn. She j must be prepared to take qijiifk advantage of the situation; she has deliberately sought to create. Get Reno License ' Charles . Courtney, 21, and Edna L Ankrum, 22, both of Sa lem, obtained a-, marriage license Friday in Reno, Nev, the Asso ciated Press, reported. SALEM'S NEWEST THEATRE Last Times-Today - GENE AUTRV IN : Tumbling Tumbleweeis", 2nd Hit Tom Brown's School ; Days- Fins Chapter 3 Serial : Back Jones in - "White Eagle" Always 25c of . .. -v , - V' - ' r fr f : . - I r I - si I'' i '7 House Stages Drama Session Tentative Decisions . Would Raise Aid In Compensation (Continued from page 1) consideration of this complicated issue.. The issue of making 2.Y per certain CQndltions was present ed squarely by Rep. William McAUlster (R-Jackson) through a motion to re-refer HB 414' to the committee. McAllister contended that this was suffi cient to safeguard the solvency of the fund, building it up to $18,000,000 within ' the next three years. Highlight of k the entire pro ceedings was Rep. Lonergan's re ply to, this argument in which he said putting the top at - 2.7 per cent would "prevent building up a fund to care for depressions," and then proceeded to enunciate a philosophy of employer-lobar relations in connection with so cial security legislation. In con nection with labor" s demands he remarked:" "We could not repeal, merjt (experience)' rating because it would be unfair -to employers, who had been promised it as an inducement to stabilize their em ployment." Then addressing em NEW LOW PRICES! CONTINUOUS TODAY FROM 1 T. M. LifiST TIMES TODAY EHim-DcnMMinji i rs ' Starts Sundaj - 2 Hits - WHAT STRANGE TERROR Companion Feature -i " '-" -m-'-'-'"' -i 'i' - a.gsr ""X S ' ' -jv - ; Y.: jwjk .ttuoi-11,1,1 Georgia Air ployers he observed: This country is facing the greatest crisis in its history. No one here dares to say .what to morrow will bring, or what will happen in the next 60 days. The strongest link in the chain of na tional defense is the happiness of the working man. ... i "The; strongest argument and the greatest cause of spreading propaganda by the radical ele ment is the fact that we do not always answer the problems of the working man in the way they should be answered. . . . . The time has come when employers should go ' hand in hand with us in unemployment compensation legislation." Rep. McAllister la similar, fashion sought to reduce tho ' minimum benefit to $8 after the committee had raised It from $7 to $10, bat the motion was defeated 33 to 23. McAllis ter said the minimum was more than $8 only In a few states, including California where workers contribute to the fund. An - i employer-sponsored ' bill, which won approval will deny benefits to persons unable to work or "unavailable" as in the case of women who quit work to be married or because of pregnancy. Bills Indefinitely postponed at the committee's recommendation would have: Repealed the exper ience rating provision; repealed the seasonality section; paid at torneys fees for appeals out of the unemployment compensation fund; increased the maximum benefits from $15 to $20 a week. Thus in less than three hours TWO SMASH FEATURES Continuous from 1 P. M. DOES THIS OASK CONCEAL? :' r"Saw mmmmimmmw A'JSj - .. n hhiih.ii.iii Radio's Favorite Family: . back j in-their funniest hit!". SStSeats 20C liner rtatjftj ii ; iWt n ; tfaw i the house tentatively disposed of the session's most - controversial issue. However, the debate was sufficiently extended to, necessi tate postponing; the school equal! zation bill's discussion; which also was scheduledsa special order of business Friday afternoon, un til this morning at 9:30 tfclock. ; ; 2 tfL SIMTS TODAY - 2 mt Ae NoKktv lev el & X ZZ, tw-rstitarmtltTkrrTaCacedfil 1. 'BH1EH - M Ri U (Irl U csarriei tW (U fc l: Vavsl tawi STUB ( rr 7t 1 Ml 1 V. RITA (1AYV0RTU ALAN HALI JACK CARSON OEOKCI COMPANION FEATURE ! vim Wk m Plus Technicolor Special, MEET THE - FLEET PHPPI Coupon Good for Beautiful Colored Photo by Kruno Art Studio Mickey Mouse Matinee Today - IP. ML V DiiiiBat'Is Tennis Champ n ' . Malcolm Dunbar, Willamette university champion, became also the Salem city table tennis titlist this morning at I a. m, defeating -Abe Steinbock in the finals of the . second annual all-city meet spon sored by the Salem. 20-30 . club. Dunbar, Junior from Easton, Wash, also paired with LaVelle " Kelley to capture the mixed dou bles championship. Phyllis Gueffroy retained her women's . ' singles championship, defeating: LaVelle Kelley 22-20, ' 21-13, 9-21, 21-16. Abe Steinbock, who dropped , defending champion Dutch Schnuelle in men's singles play paired with Ohlsen to .win the men's doubles championship.' They defeated Dan Moses and Wilson 14-21, 24-22, 22-24; 24-.22, 21-12. ; Women's doubles was won by " Kelly and 'Cross. . i , . . IIAJ0I1 FEATUI1ES Dey! Cagneyfs nnsclin ' in on the Good Old Days! v -y. r wBmf ...It's the Biggtst Hit he's ever had! PRICES Matinee ' ' Evenings ' "- Se 4e rriees Include Tax Cbildrea .I..Jl.iee IZae&ts sake tiiztfl N. n 1 1 J i 5" TO HAS 6A0UL7AtSnlJy ttMlMf Hda Coaea Ckarlst a, 1 ' ... riant permit i poppies in Oregon.