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w i PAGE TWO Tho OBEGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregoa. Tuesday Morning. April 15. 1941 i 4 ! r British Rushed ' To Defend Suez i : Balkan Battles Rage With Conflicting Claims of Victory (Continued from page 1) ted that axis mechanized detach ments, principally German, had reached "the vicinity of Salum," where last (Monday) night they .were bitterly engaged and de clared to have suffered "consid erable casualties." The London press warned the people away from optimism and told them to expect hard days in Africa. Germans Silent Regarding Plans of African Drive The Germans were naturally silent about their African plans, except to say that their forces were still heading eastward. But it was stated in Berlin that the Suez, which by airline lies some 500 miles beyond Salum, was within range of military possi bility. The nazis issued by radio a claim that the same British com mission "which organized the glorious retreat from Dunkerque" had arrived in Athens. The extent of the British re tirement in Greece was not stat ed, nor were the new defense positions specified. It was the day's second bit of bad news for the allies in the Balkans. The Italians, strik ing down to the southeast in the region of the Yugoslav-Albanian frontier, recaptured Cor Izia, the major Italian base which the Greeks long had held in their counter-invasion of Albania. The Germans claimed the cap ture of an additional 17,000 Yugo slav prisoners, to add to a pre viously announced total of 50,000, and asserted that Yugoslavia had been knocked out as an effective force by the destruction of "the general mass of the Serb army." This estimate, which incident ally acknowledged the continua tion of "local" resistance among the Yugoslavs, was anything but supported, however, by the other axis partners the Italians them selves. Rome reported that for two days now the Yugoslavs, hoarsely yelling as they charged, have been assaulting Scutari in northern Albania, heedless of enormous losses. These troops were described as "numerous." The Italians went no further than to claim that they have been "effectively held." In the aggre ga.e, they declared that the Yugo LAST TIMES TODAY Dead End Kids "FLYING WILD" 'BACK In the SADDLE" Gene Autry O Tomorrow O "Not You, Hefr Hitler, but God Is My Fuehrer." Thus Spoke "PASTOR HALL" in this daringly told, bril liantly portrayed drama of Love Hate War! Presented by Jas, Roosevelt SAID ... Time Magazine . . . "It's a Vital Picture of the Minute" Eleanor Roosevelt . . . "A Picture of Inspiring Truth, Deeply Encouraging" s Last Times "THE SEA WOLF" Edw. G. Robinson Ida Lupino, John Garfield Starts Tomorrow Produced by hSo famovs comedy HAROLD LLOYD, to ofvs you fh fop in screen lavghsl 3 Companion eFature Radio's Master . Crime Buster "IIR. DISTRICT Dennis O'Keefe Florence 3 mm slav forces were "preponderant" This and other accounts indi cated that the Yugoslavs not only were harassing the Ger mans heavily in the region of 1 the railway Junction of NIs, which stands at Yugoslavia's waist, but were giving the Ital ians serious trouble in two areas of Albania Scutari itself and further to the south. j British informants declared it was believed, although not con firmed, that Durazzo, the Adri atic port of Albania and a major Italian base, had fallen to the Yugoslavs. In the central section! of ?the Albanian frontier, between the town; of Debar and the lakes of Ohrid and Presba, the Italians claimed the rout of some 60,000 Yugoslavs. Salem Outfit Iri Mock War (Continued From Page 1) spot tell-tale lights from either army. Rigid blackout orders were given. ., Chemical officers will simulate occasional gas attacks with smoke bombs. All troops will be equip ped with gas masks. Major General George A. White, division commander, said the maneuver, largest yet undertaken by the former national guards men t since they were called to federal service last September, will mark the close of brigade exercises. Divisional problems will start some time next week. Slogan Wanted By Forestry Department Some Oregon high school stu dent is going to be famous as a "sloganizer" this summer. The "Show Boat" which the forestry department sends over the state giving shows in schools, granges and other gatherings, will carry, painted along either side the for est fire prevention slogan which the judges consider best of all submitted in the slogan contest now under way in Oregon high schools. The state has been divided into eight! groups of counties. A per sonal prize of $5 and a school trophy will be awarded for the best slogan from each group. A grand prize of $10 and a grand trophy will be awarded- for the best slogan of the eight group winners. Entries can be submitted until April 28. The rule can be obtained by writing to Slogan Contest, School of Forestry, Cor vallis. Fire on Coast Proves Fatal to Cannon Man CANNON BEACH, April 14-(P)-Reinhold D. Scheiber, 77, was suffocated by an attic fire at his home here Sunday. Neighbors said the attic caught fire from the fireplace chimney and Scheiber was overcome by smoke after going -upstairs to fight it. Two men chopped a hole through the roof to remove Schei ber before the house was destroy ed, but he died a few minutes la ter. .TILLAMOOK, April 14-(P)-A two-story frame building was de stroyed by flames which for a time threatened a portion of Til lamook's oldest business district Saturday. Shelters for America? WASHINGTON, April 14-(JP)-Instructions for building air-raid shelters and protecting civilians against air attacks will be pub lished next week by the war de partment. K I iALLM'S UAXXN9 mCATPS i i A Today Gene Stratton Porter's 'HER FIRST ROMANCE" Edith Fellows star. GEOtGE lUCItl tOMONO MURPHY BALL O'BRIEN HENRY TtAVEXS RANKLM FANOIOtN Now on the Screen! ATTOmiEY" Rice - Peter Loire SPECIAL For the Ladies! Constance Bennett vi Matched ;V Cosmetics (Full Retail Size .Not a Sample) Start Your Matched j V i Constance Bennett jt Cosmetic Set Now! ; Cosmetic Night Every! .-&;4 Wednesday Nlxht! ! US Policy Same On NearjEast i Soviet, Japan Pact Just in Writing, Asserts Hull (Continued from page 1) Japan joined Germany and Italy in the tripartite pact last Septem ber. The new pact was believed to have resulted from a mutual de sire in Russia and Japan to avoid conflict with each other at this unsettled stage of world affairs. Under the pact, each nation agrees to remain neutral in case the other becomes the "object of military action on the part of one or several powers."! The immediate effects of the new accord remained uncertain but officials here 'were inclined to the view that Japan would wait to mdVe south until she was more convinced of a German victory in Europe. MOSCOW, April 14 - (JP) - The neutrality pact by j which soviet Russia and Japan recognized each other's frontiers in northeast Asia is to be followed by 'a general set tlement of outstanding economic and political issues in the inter ests of peace, the soviet press in dicated Monday. j The pact, signed Sunday in the Kremlin by Premier-Foreign Minister Vyacheslaff Molotoff and Japanese Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka was hailed by Pravda, the communist party or gan as a far-reaching step to make good neighbors out of the two traditional rivals. The new pledges "are going to be filled of course," said Pravda. The paper added that the two countries' were going to "get rid of everything which aroused hatred between them." (In Tokyo, howeyer, the press interpreted the pact as chiefly "a blow to the activities and policies of the United States in the Pa cific." And as a strengthening of the three-power alliance of Tok yo, Berlin and Rome.) Pravda said the accord cleared the way "for regulation of other unsolved questions between the USSR and Japan" and would help found an era of political and eco nomic cooperation two powers. Such outstanding between the questions were listed as follows (1) A trade agreement which has been in negotiation for months, but without concrete result as yet. (2) A permanent fisheries agreement respecting the rifhts Japan is to receive in waters adjoining" the Siberian coasts, one of the most! troublesome questions in soviet - Japanese relations. This, too, has been the subject of long negotiation. (3) Demarkatlonj of the fron tiers of Japan's puppet state of Manchoukuo and Russia's pro tege, the Outer Mongolian peoples republic j Tuberculin Clinic Set for Mill Gty A tuberculin test ng clinic will be held in Mill City Friday, April 18, by the Marion county department of health in connec tion with the earljf diagnosis of tuberculosis campaign conducted by the Marion cpunty public health association during April. High school students from both Gates and Mill City will receive tuberculin tests. 1 This Dedge Laxary Liner Do Lax 2-Deer Serfaa stdirerr for josC a tew dollars) snore than smaller, low priced i ears and it hares with the tern other Dodge Lnxnrji Liners the famous ! Dodge traditions of better craftsmanship which Lave created "Dodge Dependability. FASTEST SELLNG WIVEST-PMED Glfl WTJI In One las. aul Uauser'a Column (Continued From Page 1); well dampened, reach for a towel and find that the last towel has disappeared into the wastebasket. We do not know what the trouble is, but from our earliest meeting with those paper towels they have been eluding us. We dont knew what we ever did to offend the paper towel Industry, but for some reason tt always happens that we're the fellow that gets there Just after the roll runs out. Many a public speaker never knows what to do with his hands, but it is infinitely worse in the middle of a busy day to have a pair of wet and dripping hands and ; not know what to do .with them. You have washed them and can't do a thing with them, as the saying goes. You stand there, gaz ing dumbly at the empty- container bearing the admonition "Rub Don't blot," and you wave your limp hands before you, wondering whether to stick them in your pockets to dry or just to stand there fanning the breeze until evaporation takes its course. Personally, old stander-ln-the-path-of-progress that we are, we would rather go back to the old cloth towel even though we do work In a print shop and the old simile of "blacker than a printer's towel" still stands. Labor Report The other day we reported on the progress of the Liberty street picket, who was making out fine with a curbstone crossword puzzle. Our further in telligence is that he was later seen patrolling his beat with regular step, passing away the time the while by reading "Mein Kampf," a volume by a certain A. Hitler. We are always wondering why the signs that say "House Paint ing Neatly Done" are always hung on the shabbiest, most weather worn houses In the neighborhood. We suppose It's for the same reason that the shoeshlne boy at the capital building wears rough leather moccasins. Catholic Group Slate Initiation Exemplification of degree will be conferred on a large class of candidates when the councils of Albany and Corvallis Knights of Columbus meet with the Salem council, No. 1748, for an initiation program Sunday at St. Joseph's hall here, according to L. A. Le Doux, distriA deputy. Officers of the local council are Dr. A. L. Elvin, grand knight; Clarence Krechter, deputy grand knight; C. A. Suing, treasurer; Bernard Nash, chancellor; Thom as F. Gilg, warden; Henry Kropp, advocate; John Susbauer, record ing secretary; W. Daniel Hay, lec turer, and Rev. T. J. Bernards, chaplain. Joseph A. Wichman, T. A. Windishar and Ed Majec are trustees. i Today - Wed. Kay Kyser and His Band in "You'll Find Out" wvmm Lupe Velea Leon Enrol In "Mexican Spitfire . Out West" A'.V'IiJiJnj High at Chemeketa Supreme Court Limits Judges Decision Upsets Old Doctrine of Summary Court Punishment (Continued From Page 1) ceedings in connection with street railway fares. The federal dist rict judge held that the publica tions had a "reasonable tendency" to provoke public resistance to an injunction. The supreme court's decision was an interpretation of a fed eral statute of ,1831 defining the contempt powers of federal courts and was not concerned with State laws. Thus it might have little bear ing on the contempt cases against the Los Angeles Times and Harry Bridges, west coast CIO leader, who were cited summarily in state courts. The supreme court's decisions in these appeals have been awaited ever since last Oc tober but the court adjourned until April 28 without handing them down. The case decided involved an alleged attempt by R. H. Nye and L. C. Mayers, of Lumber ton, NC, to persuade W. K. El more of Conway, SC, to drop a $30,000 damage suit against the B. C Remedy company. PGE Executive Tells Policy Of US Group Walter W. R. May, director of industrial development of the Portland General Electric com pany, Monday discussed the state ment of general policy of the business welfare committee of the national chamber of commerce and discussed certain of their as pects in connection with the con duct of private electrical utility operations in an address before the Salem chamber of commerce. The committee, May said, stands for adequate national de fense, government finance on an "orderly basis," encouragement of saving and the elimination of easy money, a money system secured against arbitrary governmental interference, the elimination of federal agencies possessing legis lative, judicial and prosecuting power; non-punitive labor poll cies, maintenance of state's rights, antitrust protection against mon opoly, exclusion of governmental regulation of trade associations; non-impairment of the patent system, and elimination of gov ernment competition from all branches of business. May discussed the relation of his own company with govern ment activities in the fields of generation and transmission of electrical energy. In the field of distribution, he If s nCHNfCOCOtfUU m . ' is? . -J CAFmr-mr.i vjxicels i CUAIOYOUXTSXSANOrOU FLOATIHO POLYZn MGaC MOUNTINGS TO CtAOU VOUt MG"E FOt IONGBI UPf r,TA5TcariYDnnuuc brakes fOt JWETtt, SMOOTHQ HANOUNG AT THf WMT21 . CU-swVV-CTCZ!!. CCITir rOt MAXIMUM SAI-fcTT AMD TOWKAaWaUND V PULL-PlCATirJG HID2 ; asserted, private utility compan ies have advantages jover smaller governmental utilities because of operations on a larger scale per mitting better service 'while maintaining lower raxes. ' ! Marion Health Group Elects (Continued from page 1) ' balance ending the fiscal year, December 21. 1M, was S405&95. Others reporting were Mrs. Nova Young, nursing' supervisor, and Mrs. George R. Kt' Moorhead, executive secretary of the Marion county public health association. Two past presidents were pres ent including Governor Charles A. Sprague and Dr. David Bennett Hill. Other special J guests were state treasurer Leslie Scott, Dr. Grover C Bellinger, Charles Feike, Mrs. Agnes Booth, Dr. Vernon A. Douglas, Mrs. Earl IQiott, Yamhill county, Mrs. Dorothy Brown, Lane county and Miss Elsie Witch in, executive secretary of state health association. WASHINGTON, April 14.-yp)- ine cnamber of commerce of the United States announced Monday these counties were) the 1940 rural health contest conducted jointly by the chamber and the American Pub lic Health association, Western division: Thurston county, Washington, and Wasco county, Oregon. Call Board ELSINORE '! Today Edward G. Robinson. Ida Lu pino, John Garfield in Sea Wolf." Edith reUows, Wilbur j Evans in "Her First Romance." I Wednesday George Murphy. Lucille sui, fiamona u neni in a Girl, a Guy and a Gob." Dennis O'Keefe. Peter Lorre. riorenco Rica in -Mr. District Attorney." GRAND Today Alice Faye, Don' Ameche, Car men Miranda in "That NUtht in Rio. Saturday Cesar Romero in "Ride on. Vaquero. Warner Oland in "Dead Men TeU." j rAPrroi. Today The Dead End Kids in "Flying wua. uen Autry in "Back in the Saddle." ! Wednesday Wilfred Lawaon. Nova PUbeam in "Pastor i Hall. Saturday James Cagney, Olivia De- HavUland in "Strawberry Blonde. Ann Sheridan. George Brent in "Honeymoon for Three." STATE i Today Clark Gable. Heddy Lamarr in -comrade X. Adoiphi Henjou, Car-' ole Landis, John Hubbard In "Road Show." i Thursday Bette Davis. ! Herbert Mar shall in "The Letter. Uudy Garland. George Murphy in "Little Nelly Kel ly." i Saturday midnight Robert Taylor. Ruth Hussey in "Flight Command." HOLLYWOOD ! Today Kay Kyser in "You 11 Find Out." Lupe Velez. Leon trrol in "Mexican SDitfire out west. Thursday Richard Dix. Florence Rice in "Cherokee Strip." Dennis O'Keefe, Constance t Moore in Tm Nobody Sweetheart now. LIBERTY Today Prise ilia. Rosemary and Lola iane in "tour wives. Edith Fel lows in "Pride of the i Bluen-aas ." Wednesday John Garfield, Priscilla Lane in "Dust Be My Destiny." John Payne. Gloria Dickson in "King of the Lumberjacks." i Friday John Wayne in "Ride 1m Cowboy. Ronald Reagan in "Smash ing the Money Rings. SALEM'S NEWEST i THEATRE "FOUR WIVES" Priscilla Lane, Rosemary Lane, Lola Lane, Gale Pare, Claude Rains Pins 2nd Hit Pride of the Blnegrass Edith Fellows Jai. MeCalHon FLUID DfilB 15? . . . Lumber Strike Deal Is Made General Motors Parley on Contract Slated; Steel Men Get Raise WASHINGTON; April 14-fP- The defense mediation board an nuonced Monday night that union and company representatives had agreed on terms for a settling' a 2 4-week-old strike at the Snoqual- mie Falls Lumber company, Sno qualmie Falls; Wash. Details of the agreement, how ever, . were withheld until the terms could be submitted to the AFL union of lumber and sawmill workers for its approval, probably at a meeting Friday. PORTLAND. ADril 14-V-A national labor relations board ex aminer opened a hearing Monday or unfair labor practice against the Portland Montgomery Ward and company store. NEW YORK, April 14-;P-Sec-retary of Labor Perkins entered deadlocked soft coal wage negotia tions personally . Monday night, but declined to say what she would tell management and union negotiators. DETROIT. April 14-6P)-With Thomas F. Burns, a ranking' labor relations expert of the office of production management, scheduled to sit in, representatives of the General Motors corporation and the United Automobile Workers (CIO) will ' resume conferences here Tuesday on a new contract. WASHINGTON. Awil 14-- Senator Murdock (D-Utah) said Monday night in a discussion of tne strike situation that "it is healthy human nature that Ameri can workers should desire to par ticipate In these fantastic profits" now being made by large corpora tions. PITTSBURG- Anril 14-Y-rnur hundred and, six thousand steel workers, approximately Itwo-thirds of the steel industry's total, were granted 10 cents an hour wage in creases Mondav bv tie TTnit States Steel corporation and three other large producers. Short! v after th fmii W,a mm. W VW4M panies announced their) increases, Otis Steel -Co. of Cleveland said it had granted a 10-cent raise to about 6000 men. I i Liberty Loss Feared NEW YORK. ADril 14-JA-TW claring that involvement In war might bring "a complete dictator ship,' Senator Clark fD-Mo) uM Monday night: "My fear is that we might win a war and lose our liberties." Clark Gable Hedy Lamarr COimADE X Time 2:40 - 8:45 2ND HIT Adolph Carole Menjov f.nnff John Habbard 'nnnn cnnn f. rJUUlf Time 1:00-4:10-7-00-10:15 PLUS "DONALD DUCK'S VACATION" XtET -rourrselfgo Fluid Driv ing thia Spring in a brand new Dodge Loxury liner, quiet and smooth as deep moving water. No halts or jerks, or anything but a sweet glide in and ont of traffic, or at high fluid speeds on the open highways. Let the sole of your shoe (or daintiest alipper) do most all the driving work. Stop tho tiresome movernexits that go .with frexraent shifting and clutching things that tailt ca. Used cor ahartanai vera ta excWge yow preaeatt D J?4- ret - ;i - ri a : a a Traffic Deaths Show Decrease ' Motor vehicle traffic fatalities in Oregon so far this year ag gregate 78 a against 91 during the corresponding1 period in 1949, or a decrease of 14 J per cent. Secretary of State Earl Snell re ported Monday. There have been IS fatalities during April as compared to 12 in April a year ago- Kiwanis Hold sP TUT- nnf lueet '(Continued from page 1) Featured speakers include Claude Barrick, Tillamook, .past lieutenant-governor; - John As ehim, Tillamook, past lieutenant governor and Harold T. Jones, Portland northwest district secre tary. Joe Stewart and Deo McClain, Albany; BUI Maxwell and. Lew Griffeth, McMinnville; and Frank Bennett, Salem are scheduled for responses. Discussion of arrangements for the anual northwest convention of Kiwanis which will be held here August 17-19 is an important mat ter of business to come before the conference. - ,-?-,..: - . . Tues., T7ed. Thursday Sp erials! jrl WW- WHITE SATIN or SNOFLAKE I00-ItvS(3-29 Dag 2) This is below oar pres ent cost. We are offering; a limited amount at this price as we are over stocked. o HI-HO The kind yon like to munch on. 3 4 L Full lb. pkg. JjL9Q o rax 2 pkgs. for Strawberry Jar le With 2 Pkgs. , r DEL MONTE I a IFFEE i I 20& TT . 2 lbs. 29e With Th rnnnnn ' WHITE SHATTER IIEV7 SPUDS 10 ib 25d m Free Delivery W esierB Feed Ilarliel 127 8. CommL Pheae 7211 the edge off the fan of drivw ing. Go gliding now and for ever after.. .with "getaway gear" for airplane-speed getaway .ready to your finger-tips when yon want it As yon awing into Spring, yon'll probably want to make a quick exchange of ears, and yoall be impressed by how little it will cost. Dodge Fluid Drive at Dodge prices is araear-miraele. Let yourself go now for the lowest-priced Fluid Drive car. tTtlsr.aUE.CT. e far a fluid Drive osnr ryprmiosJ. WVro MUBBAR;fV3D)T)R ICO Salem, Oregon id