The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, March 30, 1941, Image 2

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Newspaper Page Text. ; ' . ., ... ... s PACE TWO Armed Guards On Italo Ships US Acts to Prevent Crews Destroying Machinery (Continued fram page 1) the Italia crew had- taken va rious measure, presumably upon orders from Rome, to damage the engihes. These steps Included J lighting fires under dry boilers ' and smashing pistons and cylin ders. ) The espionage act eanpoeaered authorities e station guards aboard shlpa a t7nttes States i parts under such circumstances. j la addition other laws empower . officials to guard against ab straction of navigable waters which j might result from tho sabotage or sinking of ships. Officials said several armed coastguardsmen were placed 'aboard Jrach ship but the exact number of men detailed to these duties could not be learned here. The orders to station, the guards I went out to the commanders ofcJ ! the various coast guard divisions H and details were left to them. ! ' Coast guard officials said they I expected the men would meet j with najresistance. They jvere not prepared to say ; what steps might be taken if any resistance were offered. " No comment was available to ! night trym the Italian embassy .; and ther was no official intima tion as t6 what prompted the Ita ; lians' move to render their ships : unfit for! use. Observers speculated, however, that the Italian government : might have sought to forestall any i 'move bv the United States to take i over the ships for the benefit of : England, an action some nuthori ! ties believe would be authorized ' under thft' lease-lend act. In addition to the 27 Italian hip, there were two German and 41 Danish vessels, the lat ter regarded by Britain as of "enemy character," tied up In United States ports Jan. 1. NEWARK, NJ, March 29.(P) A cordon! of police was placed around Port Newark Saturday night-where five Italian freight ers, two of them laden with es sential war materials, were re ported damaged. Coast guards placed two men hoard each freighter. The coast guard cutter Mahoning tied up nearby. ' The Newark Star-Ledger said that tho ships were "irrepar ably sabotaged." Engine rooms, auxiliary power plants, hoist ing engines and steering equip ment had all "felt the hot name of torches."' the newspaper added. Lt. Cmdr. Glynn of the coast guard declined to comment on the extent of the damage. At coast guard headquarters in New- York City the duty officer, who declined to ; give his name, said he did not kriow of the order. He said he did no know how many, if any, Italian ships were in port. The Newark ships were as sumed to be the ones mentioned in Washington as being in New York harbor. Almost 1 all war sound vessels in this area are tied up on the west side of the Hudson river. Dr. Harry Sender Credit Dentist pi rag I ' :;::,C:- - mm i n 11 1 " ' f s tZsZ CffIc...PURTLAr4Uf- .!' r. J TEH MO I M l HUUK&H WD Bill I I 1 k ' i at i i ta r Defense Board Settles Strike (Continued from, page 1) building np technical control to extend nominal organisation "The AFL Is f ollownlg throurh the policy of expelling commun Ists wherever known." The Allis-Chalmers strikers, fin deciding against ending their 68 day walkout in the face of a re quest from Secretary of the Nayy Knc and Director William $. Knudsen of the OPM, accused tljie two officials of conspiring to forj:e a "back-to-work Movement." ! In a statement, the union said its member would not go back to 4- may bo tho answer to ycur need fcr IMMEDIATE) DENTAL WORK! Come in ami slet me explain kow yo can ' kove your dental work completed RIGHT NOW oskI arrense to pay me later in smell weekly or monthly amounts ... toko as long at 5, 10 cir 15 montks. You win appre ciate kow EASY ft is to arrange for CREDIT in this office,! because rkere is no f kird Cirty or finance company to deal iritk. sually all it requires is a few mmutds of started at one. 'When 1 sey Make Your TTU&lssi Lnti W L-! LmJ ! S l-l SAUVj.ADQLItBLbG. state a cor.ir.iEnciAL sts. PMOMK iko IT Wttl BE 100 At "Vs7 i work until they received the curity which "the Unitid States government has promised us." It added that the office of pro duction management had prom ised to force the Allis-bhalmers management to accept a "union security" provision if tfie union agreed to other proposed con ditions for returning to work. About 4S.OOO,e0f orth of defense orders navel been awarded the A Ills -Chalmers company. The plant reopened and the management said about one-third the normal day shift reported. The CIO claimed no more than 109 of 78ftf f produc tion, workers were on jthe Job. Another government effort to get defense machinery! wheels turning resulted in at least tem porary failure. ! i pleasant conversation and your work is-- I mean every word if it Ovn Terms !3eSfSws i - - I - crnncn crnce... buuLuu Oroil STATESMAIf, Satan, iE VEARS AMD . First Student Parley Ends CORVALLJS, March 29.-JPy- The first ; regional conference of representative independent stu dents from Pacific coast colleges ever held in this area closed here Saturday night. Celo Freed, Corvallis, was chairman. Don Black, Salem, for mer independent student here and recently chosen as the out standing junior citizen of Salem, gave the principal talk at the con cluding banquet Lou Parkinson of the Univer sity of Idaho was elected presi dent of the' association at the concluding session. Other officers named were Helen Everest, University of Ida ho, secretary, and Brunce Bruch ler, Washington State, treasurer. Idaho was selected as the 1942 convenion site. Purpose of the newly organized association is to strengthen and unify non-rraternity and non- sorority students. Read's PGE Deal Is off (Continued from page 1) rector of agriculture. Installation was also made in the tourist camp operated in West Salem by Earl C. Burk. Special Transformers And Meters Expected Stevens said special transform ers and meters are expected in few days to connect the West Sa,- lem water pumping system to the cooperative lines. Neither Stevens nor Kead would indicate hew many law stallations were made Satur day, but 8tevens said the co operative has ? members In West Salem. Costs of Installation Is being paid by members, who will .re ceive a credit of 20 per cent per month on their power bills until they are reimbursed, Stevens anki. IIEU DLMTHET LIABILITY! A now coverage giving' complete protection for all legal lia bility for anything you do or on anything yoa own; your property. your buaineaa, your cars or trucks, your personal and sports liability and that of yomr family, anywhere, anytime. !' ttfomofic U Blanket The cost is little more than "you are now paying. Phone or j call wo will. Quote you exact cost. CHUdt : . re 'Oregon's Largest I n i WOT I r l w i i j aw wi a 4 lj m : Safest 123 H. Commarcicd Fhana McnshSeld - SCO S. Broadway Phona ICQ Oregon, Sunday Morning. 'March CX 1SU ItanRegime : CepercsssicssXZajCe Result of Several Naval Defeats (Continued from page 1) daylight forays Saturday to the cheers of the inhabitants without even one German fighter chal lenging them. latest threat to peace in ecu bxnuther- Sasaattv -itast yxrtTTtsh av to the alliance which caused the down fall of the pro-axis government. Macek was expected to remain silent at Zagreb, Croat capital, on all overtures that he be active In the new regime, it was said, at least until he can go to Belgrade Tuesday or Wednesday and inves tigate the situation at first hand. Macek was retained as vice-premier in the new government. The British have been itching for months past for an open fight with the Italian navy. Greek Naval Units Take Part In Great Sen Fight Greek naval units and the RAF took part In the engagement which opened Friday when the British under Admiral Sir Andrew Cun- . West coast newspapers, ac eerdlng to the AF late Saturday night, received numerous re ports from short wave radio operators to the effect that Be nito Mussolini had been as sassinated sometime Saturday, Several telephone calls were received by the Statesman. Eugene, Seattle and ether city papers reported similar queries for confirmation. " ningham sighted a big force of Italian ships which tried to scat ter. As daylight came Saturday British ships picked up Italian survivors clinging to rafts. The RAF middle east command at Cairo said two Italian cruisers and a destroyer had been hit with heavy bombs on a fight in the Ion ian sea. The admiralty communi que said the sea battle took place in the eastern Mediterranean. Ap parently both referred to the same fight, but duplications, if there were any, were not apparent. As this heartening- news reached London word also was received from Belgrade, Yugo slavia, that Germany had or dered all her nationals out of the province of Serbia. Italians began leaving by the hundreds and British women also were advised to get out as the new Yugoslav government debated the problem of keeping the na tion hi the non-belligerent class. Germany also directed its com mercial airline, the Lufthansa, to suspend operations over Yugo slavia, the Belgrade government closed the part of the Danube they control to German navigation, and tension increased in diplo matic quarters. In Berlin authorized German spokesmen declared the Reich would not be provoked into ac ti on against Yugoslavia by what they described as the operations of British agents or the cries of street mobs. Germany, however. will not "stand for being insult cd," the spokesmen warned. British in Africa Cut . Up Retreating Italians On the east African front Brit ish mechanized forces were re ported cutting at Italian troops retreating from Cheren to As mara, Eritrea, in an effort to take the capital before the fascists could prepare new defenses. British forces farther south in Ethiopia were believed preparing for an assault on Diredawa on the Addis Ababa-Jibuti railway. and the railway itself. ' London had its first night air raid warning since March 20. The sirens screamed the all clear shortly afterwards. Japanese Foreign Minister Yo- suke Matsuoka had another long conversation with Foreign Min ister Joachim von Ribbentrop, au thorized German sources said. He leaves for Rome Sunday after noon. Obituary Woodlngton At the residence, 1032 Third street. West Salem, Saturday, March 29, Rozellu May Woodlng ton, aged 75 years. Sister of Mrs. Stella Lenon and Mrs. Lulu Her man of West Salem. Funeral serv ices will be held in the chapel of the W. T. Rigdon company, Mon day, March 31 at 1:30 pan. Con cluding services Miller cemetery, Suverton. . -. 0 . CHRT ' T . B1 - ST emmT m insurance Upstate Agency" Y7est (Coast to 7itE3S Plenty Of Soldiers in Maneuvers , TOZZ March 23 coast Saturday tat St may expect to have soldiers tmaenooi oj the thsuisands until fall. .. .' " - , . . Simultaneous, annotmcements Lewis outlined this schedule May 24-Thirty-five to forty thousand troops win begin mov ing , southward from here" and frees Vancouver Barracks, head ed lor war games at Canter Lig gett reservation aa Ca Imge I a i ill ibihIi. uulils aj if flu Oil IZdenla. esoast. 22 mH be the- hia gest 'uingle ' tcanp anovssmtsft in westens! histnrj. 'j - v' - .,' ' , June- l-Jnty n TTuuiiiii ins art Hunter yUggettreserru&aa, in- cluding C200 troops comprising the 41st division (Washington and Oregon natinnal guard); 3rd di viskm (Fort Lewis regulars); 7th division (California regulars) and special troops. It will be largest war game in recent western his tory. .. - July 15 The vanguard of 90,- 000 troops will start north to ward Fort Lewis and the Puget Sound area. This movement, by truck, train, plane and possibly troop transport, will eclipse the southward trek, again setting an all-time record. Month of August War games in Puget Sound area, radiating from' Fort Lewis and stressing mobility. In addition to the divi sions previously named, the 40th, comprising former California na tional guard units, and more spe cial troops wffl Join the maneu vers. Large Edition Of Statesman (Continued from page 1) The "hew" of ratberinr and editing news and of ptiuting.lt at today's fast pace el events. Is outlined In word and picture, from reporter's notes to press and carrier bey, ha another sec tion of the anniversary edition. Founded by AsaMiel Bush, la ter to become Salem's first banker, The Statesman's Initial publication was published on March 28. 1851, at Oregon City. Two years later the paper was removed to Salem and here lt has been published continuous ly since, except for eight months In 1855 when Mr. Bush located his printing plant in Corvallis along with the Oregon territorial legislature. Then aa today The Statesman kept in close touch, en' behalf of Its readers, with the state's gov ernment. .In special celebration of the anniversary, the employes of The Statesman Publishing- com pany will rather at the Marion hotel tonight as dinner guests of the publisher, Gov. Charles A. Sprague. K. J. Hendricks, former pub lisher and- editor emeritus, as one of the principal speakers, wffl recall events of the paper's ti years pest, and Wallace A. Sprague, ' secretary of the company, will talk of the next ten years, the decade which will bring The Statesman to Its centennial. - ' Now tatost fesgn a pmy far m te so a price yeoff uuUsJaef 4Dmwui The moot amsxinf low-price, full family slze car over built. First to reveal the NEW defense-time trend In low-price cars. Pow ered with the aenaatiosua, new, defense time Wmys "GO-DEVIL Engine. A devil for power a miser on fool and oil . . . AU steel. weather- and aound-lnsulated body ... Now rrom bur "butcher's grip steer lug wheel ... Simple, vertical "H gear hlft on steering column . . . Over-also, easy action, an per-hydraulic brakes . Pelican hood opens wide for quick, money-saving adjustments, lock con trolled from Inalde of car . . . Safety glass la uO doors and windows. . SAVE5$2(Q)0, Whea'youi think what S2S off taod uh " ' ' ma"a 493 Center Si. -The army warned the; west from San Francisco ana x on En Bps'-. PraJ riausa? Column (Continned fxrxn pag ) f until noon. ao a hanging. Talked -rfbm Ijrfteuv. Temperance Union out atfectyeotSng the paper became Cx csksmniftxaid a horse can he lad twwuasx; hut you cant make him drinks it. -Fixed the press withaeling wire. Went home at midnight. Some dam fools are talking: about a' 12-hour day. March. 28.. If SI Time, are bad. Farmer came ' In . with a sack of vegetables f or a sub scrlpUon and 'says the only rea son he raises the crops lt to get - the paper, but he has to spend so much time raising- the crops that he can't read the paper. Darn! feel cant read anyway. Just get a big flash. If I can get the printer sober well put out an extra Thursday, March 28, 1895 Dispatch from the east sayS some darn fool in ventor has invented a horseless carriage. Getting so you cant be lieve what you read in your own paper these days. Next thing they'll be sending us a story about men flying. March 28, 1903 Darn fools did. March 21, 1911 U a v e n ' t been horsewhipped for three months. Looks like automobile is here to stay. March 28, 1921 Disarmament conference this year. Looks like well never have another war. Wish I could keep my fingers crossed as long as diplomats can keep the double cross. Saw young I Paul Hauser today. They say he fell out of his baby carriage a few years ago and may grow up to work on a newspaper. Sad case. March 28, 1931 Today I am an octogenarian. They're saying life begins at 40. So two times 40 is 80. I attribute my longevity to never taking a drink unless asked and minding my own busi ness, which is everybody's busi ness. March 28. 1941 Well. It's great to bo SO. Feel Just like a kid and Fve got more pep than when I was 2t. See you tn 195L Three Salem Students Win -In Debate Meet n EUGENE, March 29.HP)-Three Salem high school students were early winners in the Oregon High School Debate league's tournament here Saturday Bob Scott, Salem, won the ex tempore speaking groups first place, with honorable mention going to Carol Cook. Salem, and Catherine Thomas, Corvallis. - In the after dinner division. Do na Batsozv Salem, was first Clark Robb, Dallas, was named the "most intelligent participant in the discussion group. Six of the 10 teams entered in the debating contest have been eliminated. The four remaining in the semi-finals include Rose burg. Corvallis, Marshfield and Beaverton. LKJ 13 l2fri OS 111 t o no fnaf 0 i month wfJlbav roca B0CK3 -nsr ticket to antwiskx 7illy Sales and FDR Calls for United! Stand -.- .Jzckson Day Speech ' Hep eats Earnings Against DisSslsrs ,- (Continued: from page 1) radio from, the -officers ward room of the White House yacht Potomac to "Jackson day din ners held to raise money for the democratic Tarty. The enemies of democracy, Mr. Roosevelt asserted, are "trying to destroy our unity." using as their chief weapon a propaganda of in-I'tynt-rr'g csnfwitr snd violence. - - Agents of -naxiism and their un witting helpers, be said, have at tempted, to exploit , the natural love of Americans for peace. -They have represented themselves as pacifists," he said, "when actually they are serving- the most brutal war mongers of an time. They have way the devS can ouote scrip ture. ; ; ----- i! ,: "Of course, the purpose of all this has been fa spread the ter ror among us.-The effect of ft has been only to fortify our de - termination.'" i . Coupling - together a denuncia tion of dictators and nanism with u renewed promise i of t American help for nations resisting them, the address was; in many: ways repititious of 'other presidential speeches' in recent months. 1 -PORTLAND, Ore, March 29.-(iT-Movie Actor Douglas Fair banks, Jr, asserted at the Oregon democrats Jackson day dinner Saturday night that "both of our great political parties are ham pered by Insidious' camp follow ers and fellow travelers the most potentially destructive mi nority forces with which we have to deal." .- "With most of the world en fire and with all the resources of the civilised world eudeavor tng to quench It, these arsonists try, by all means at then dis posal, t a keep the flames spreading, he declared. f He commended Wendell Will kie, republican presidential can didate, as "a worthy opponent and a man of whom the country can be proud. - . WASHINGTON, March 29.-VP) President Roosevelt's Jack son day speech Saturday night was the first time he mentioned Wendell WiCkies name in a pub lic address, as far as political ob servers could recall. . Mr. Hoosevelt did not tyf to his republican opponent by invne in his campaign speeches laEaU although he mentioned other re publicans, notably "Martin, Bar ton, and Fish." Dagley Renamed SPOKANE, Wash March 25-(AV-Sam Dagley, assistant to Mike Pecarovich when the latter was head football . coach at Gonzaga university, has been reappointed to the position. Athletic Director Claude McGrath announced today. Rain Causes Damage SILVERTON A severe rain storm hit Silverton Friday after noon Hooding the basements of homes and business offices and running over street curbs.. - vT II SSI AH . I.mF f ftf- - W d) to mppty on thm ptaxhg of THE NEW 0.08 uOr mm 1 1 This Is the LEAST we vQ pay. Tf yomr ear Is worth MOTCE, we win auew mere. Tfiut no matter bow eld we wiU allow SIM.. 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