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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (May 13, 1941)
,! . . 1 i. , . I . -.- -- -i i-- . Si - - - - - .- . 5: . ! - - , i' i 4 i . : -1 3 t . '- : 1 - vi -i rr "i r a v'. Weather fx i ( "t Our ; Senators j pen their home stand la TVters park tonight with "that look" In their eyes and rarln' to battle for a higher position In the Western In ternational league standings. f iicnmr-nssT yeah ft.lt. Q m. eseMom Governor Ponders ; 1 Considers ;RIany; Candidates fori ; Justice Bench Friends of prominent attor neys and circuit judges through out the state continued to rec ommenS their men for appoint ment to the vacany on the state supreme i court bench Monday es Gov. Charles A. Sprague an nounced it would be "a day or two" before he named a successor to (he late Justice Henry J. Bean. 1 The governor said that he had not yet decided whom he would appoint and also that he wished not to bar candidacies by hasty ' action. ' i ' Names j of two eastern Oregon attorneys, it is understood, have been suggested to the governor for consideration, along with those of at least five Circuit judges. They are Homer Watts of Athena and George T. Cochran of LaGrande, both high in their profession in the state. L : U The name of H. K. Zimmerman of Astoria was added Monday to those of Carl Hendricks of Fossil, Arthur D. Hay of Lakeview, James T. Brand of Marshfield and L. G. Lewelling of Albany as circuit judges being backed by friends for-ihe position." V 'v. The Marion County Bar asso ciation Is scheduled to decide at a special meeting today noon at $ chneider's restaurant whether, er not It shall go on record In (Turn to Page 2, Col. 8) ! . Salem Draft Board Sends Query Lists j Salem's local draft board No. 1 sent out Monday its first batch of I questionnaires since early in Jan j uary in accordance with instruc ; tions from state selective service f headquarters to disregard prev t ious restrictions on the rate of issuing the draft information I forms. i . ' j ."I Twenty-five questionnaires were ! put in the mail Monday and W. H. I Moran, clerk of the board, said i that the rate would continue until ! all questionnaires have been is? j sued. He; estimated it will take about five months to complete the job. There are 2700 men In the j Salem board's area who have not 1 yet received - questionnaires. ; ' Moran called attention of regis ; rrants that questionnaires must be ; returned to the draft board within i five days; after receipt and urged I registrants who have moved to 1 notify the board of changes of ad- dress. The board also should be notified, he said, of changes In : marital or parental status and of ! occupation. ; Moran reminded registrants that an advisory board Is available to help them fill out their question n aires without charge. The local board will inform registrants where they can get in touch with advisor. . I " ! ' . ' Low Justice, High Justice PORTLAND. Ore, May 12 : -OTV-Munlclpal Jodre J alius ; Conn said Monday he would is sue a bench warrant for So- preme , Court Justice 1111 S. ; Lusk of Oregon, who failed to i appear In court on a charre of : falling to have hla automobile 1 tested. . I , ! Judge Lusk's duties keep him i In Salem, but hlrfhome is la Portland. !' Sub Said in Mexico , MEXICO CITY, May 12 -JP- ; Unconfirmed reports circulated in I Informed quarters here Monday night that a large German sub ; marine three weeks ago landed everal passengers presumably cazi srents la Mexico and left 1 after loading a. cargo of antimony .Vacancy ; concentrates. . . . 11 i a a r 11 i II, ill ii Mm Under a Falling Oregon Fir There wasn't much profit In the trip . glng camp near Dallas Sunday. . equipment a big fir tree fell on tree was pulled off. Statesman Vets Dedicate Home of Post Ex-National leader of Legion Calls for US Unity Unity and strength are ,uie im mediate and primary needs of America, no matter what course the nation may take in the near future, Stephen F. Chadwick, past national commander of the Amer ican Legion, declared in the prin cipal address at dedication Mon day night of th5 new home of Cap ital post No. 9. i 1 To the promotion of unity and to insistence that division among the people on social questions shall not delay strengthening of the na tion's defense, the American Le gion is now dedicating itself, the organization's recent leader con tinued. -;. TTiat the president tell the na tion frankly what the nations (Turn to Page 2, CoL 6) Accident, Fire Plague Ex-Sarg Asa Fisher, former Salem police sergeant, was Involved in an un usual accident Saturday night when he lost control of his car and it bounded over curb at the northeast ! corner of Church and Chemeketa streets, ascribed a half circle In a vacant lot there and came to rest on the curbing. - A few minutes later gasoline on the ground about the rear of the car was ignited, probably from a cigarette, and firemen were called to extinguish the blaze, which damaged the rear of Fisher's auto mobile, i ,' . Fisher was taken home by Sa lem police. r Not interested in air raids, un impressed by panzer troop move ments, Salem's only living GAR veteran today will celebrate quiet ly his 88th birthday anniversary. Henry Fred Steuernagel may not recognize all the friends who call at his pleasant white cottage today for he is growing feeble, hearing gone and memory fading, but he apparently enjoys the peaceful sunny days that are his. M-o than seventy-seven years ago in Madison, Wis., he put a musket on his shoulder and vol unteered in the northern forces before he had reached the age of 21. : The son born that summer to the wife he left behind is In Sa lem today to visit the older man. Neither he nor Miss Rieka Swalve, stepdaughter who has for many years made the veteran's home a place, of comfort, is quite sure of the enlistment date or of the regi ment served, i But they do know that their father was one of four brothers who wore the bine. The Civil war storks that father told were most often those of his brothers. Salem i ! T O O 4. Ray Sanford, au tomotlve electrician,' made to the Pope A Talbot log- 'While he was busy Installing a new magneto In a piece of logging his ear. The picture above shows what the car looked like after the photo. Damage Reports Follow Big Wind on Toppling Trees Crush Autos, House and Power Lines; Blow Precedes Electrical Storm and ' s- , an,-' - .. ... i, .. r. .... ......... j tTrci were toppled, at least two falling on automobiles, and power and telephone service interrupted Sunday by a wnd storm which reached near gale intensity before it subsided. The high wind preceded an -r-Paul Houser' Column 7VjTe get it by a round about way that the Salem police force, or, at least, an integral part of it, recently played a band in ro mance. It seems, so our round about in formant informs us, that there was a wedding and there was also a charivaree. While the charivaree crowd was milling about the bride and groom took matters Into their own hands and tried to make their! getaway, the eld. spoil sports. The bride went one way , and the groom another. , The groom got away. The bride wasn't so lucky. The crowd of friends, doubtless well meaning, decided to give the bride a ride in a wheelbarrow, an old Rural avenue custom. ? They were just getting start ed' when a policeman rode up a his white charrer (techni cally known in the police re ports as Car No. X we are In formed, probably unreliably). -"What's going on here? he asked; . They tcld him! , : i : ; i - The policeman, who had a wife ; (Turn to Page 2, CoL 7) Charles, the family's youngest, who.' at It volunteered only te die as result of shot front an upstairs window as he marched with; the troops through - the streets of New Orleans for his first war experience; John; who spent eight months in Ander sonvnie prison, and the oldest of the group, strangely enough named Fred Henry, . who was "sent tome to die" with yellow fever, which disease finally claimed him years later. . .' However, the story of the Steuer nagel. who with many another German family came to this coun try in 1846, is not merely a tale of the Civil war. For theirs isa strange record of longevity. . Hale and sprightly as any middle-aged man, Edward C Steuer nagel 77-year-old son of the aged veteran, drove more than 1100 miles ' In two days," he said Mon day, as if it were not an unusual feat. The small, neat coupe which brought him to Salens takes him regularly from the home where he lives alone in Salmon City, Idaho, to his four mining claims in the surrounding mountains. He, personally, does the work, good Oldest GAR PCUNDSD 1651 Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Morning. May 13. 1941 uaiim the Auto Was 7;v i Sunday Rain electrical storm and a quick tor- rent of rain .which effectively broke a three-day heat spell. . Probably greatest damage near Salem was suffered by Kay Sanford, 630 . Thompson 'a e noe, an employe ef the E. TL Burrell . company,' whose ante mobile was crushed when a fir: tree was blown over on it at the . Pope A Talbot logging . camp above Dallas. ; ." Sanford had been called to the camp to install a new magneto on a piece of logging equipment and was making the Installation when the tree, measuring over three feet through, toppled over onto his car. A large branch from a tree grow ing along the north ' side - of St Paul's Episcopal church fell on an automobile belonging to A. Moen, 48 Childs ovenue, parked in the 200 block on 'North Church street (Turn to Page 2, Col, 7) .Carol and Magda Shop In Bermuda Stores HAMILTON, Bermuda May 12 (P) Former King Carol of Ru mania and Mme. Lupescu went shopping Monday to . replenish their depleted 'Wardrobes. "They bought hundreds of dol lars worth of . clothing, but store keepers said the had been re quested not to' divulge the exact purchases. Most of the couple's luggage was left in Spain when they fled that country a few weeks - ago. ' k" r TT 44 l: Comrade Henry Fred SteuernageL Salem's only living GAS mem ber, today celebrates his 88th birthday. Background for this picture Is vrevlded by the stripes of the flag he served on the battlefield 71 and 17 years , age. :"-777'-,7 7 ;s7 ' .' T. Celeb FBRWins Clash on ' : " - - 1 """' ' !.v' f Ship Aidt:: ' -JL - Group Oteli ta Give ;Eoreign s : to Britain . WASHINGTON, May 12H) -The bill empowering President Roosevelt' to take over foreign ships in American ports arid use them in the defense or aid-to-Britainr program was approved without r maior changes . Monday by :the senate commerce commit tee. y-. .- -i.s .x : Meanwhile,' as officials worked oh other aspects' of the "defense and aid plans, it became apparent that many sacrifices by American consumers were in 1 prospect For one thing, William L. Batt of the office for production management forecast that the nation's entire aluminum supply would be devo ted to military needs by 1942. " - Other defense officials said that a second 20 per cent cut In automobile production was a 'distinct possibility . although "still in the pure speculation stage" and that if a sharp op swing occurred In defense de mands, the manufacture of fur naces, refrigerators and other household goods might also be ; curtailed. - r f . i, Before , the senate committee okayed 4heouse-epproved ship- seizure bill, 11 to 4; it defeated a move' by Senators Vandenberg (R-Mich) and Clark (D-Mo) to prohibit the transfer of any axis ships to Britain. f This amendment was defeated 10 to $ but its sponsors gave no tice that they would press for its adoption on the senate floor when the measure comes up for debate. probably late this week. Senators Johnson (R-Calif) j and Burton (R-Ohio) joined "Vandenberg and Clark in voting against the bill as 'a whole.." Those voting for it were re ported by committee members te be Senators Bailey, Caraway, (Turn to Page 2, CoL 2) Japan Defied By KatShek CHUNGKING, May 12 -Fy- Generahssimo Chiang Kai-Shek, in one of his rare speeches made public Monday, declared that Ja pan is so nearly exhausted by al most four! years of Chinese re sistance that China, given only material and economic 'aid,! can whip her single-handed: i China needs neither the aid of an expeditionary force 'nor the action of a powerful navy from her friends, Chiang declared, to "put down this enemy of all who would dwell in peace on the shores of the Pacific- J . The generalissimo said he was not merely boasting when he said China could whip Japan if given material assistance. - hard manual labor, required for retention of the claims. 7 - " 7 Following In the footsteps of ids father, Steuernagel, tht younger, is a carpenter by trade. Outdoor life, he declares, has net only -made life longer but : has made long life worth living for both himself and his father 'The GAR veteran became a great great grandfather during the past year. And nls son recalls that he was old enotigh, when the peed arose to help bury his great grandmother, the veteran's grand mother, when she died at the age of 98. That remarkable old lady remembered and told her de scendants about Napoleon Bona parte, which may explain the cur rent 98-year-old's lack of interest in. Hitler's activities. ; r Both of H. F. Steuernagel's par ents lived to a good age, although they, did not really approach the century mark; the mother died at 83, the father at 89. For the past 21 years Mr. Steuer nagel senior has made his home in Salem. His home, set in neat green lawn and rose gardens, has been the scene of a birthday parry 98th Anni GoiiifeFeBee stery Meeting of Big Three Is VICHY; France, May 12.- -Separate meetings , of . Adolf Hitler , with Joseph Stalin ; and Benito Mussolini were consid ered in diplomatic circles here Monday night as likely to re sult from the current political moves over Europe. . : The object of the meetings, these circles said, probably, would be complete economic if not military organization of the axis-dominated continent. . ;-i 1 Observers listed the current shakeup of Spain's civil aud mil itary organization and Vice-Premier Admiral Jean Darlan's nego- ' ' BERLIN, May 13-(Tuesday ) Adolf Hitler has received the - French vice-premier, ; Admiral yDarlan, in the presence ef Ger man Foreign Minister Joachim ' von Ribbentrop, It was official ly announced early today." The. ' communique : announcing j the meeting did not say where er when It took place. tia tions with the Germans as indi cators of forthcoming conferences of the German fuehrer and Stalin and Mussolini. : In addition, they noted the trip lot French Air Secretary Jean Marie Bergeret te Dakar for the announced : purpose ef - strengthening air defenses and ' seeking closer aerial ties be tween French West Africa and the mother country. : : (Turn to Page 2, CoL 1) e Road mm Contracts Let Contract for grading; surfacing and macadamizing . 3.33 miles of the Canyon Creek-Bryant Hill sec tion of the Santiam highway In Linn county Monday was awarded to Leonard and Slate, Portland, on a low bid of $136,542. 7 q ; The; award was announced by the state highway department." versary each year since. his.flOthNo .for mal plans are beingv made for to day, although Miss 'Swalve, who speaks affectionately 7 of . "Dad, will, welcome his callers. " Father and sen, the Steuer nagels came west from Wlscen sin about the same time. .With . three: ether youths, Edward set out tn tl for Alaska; by the time their stage had crossed Oregon and arrived in Seattle, their boat had sailed and SeatUe was attempting a comeback af tre s Cm The group worked there awhile, went on te Ellens burr. Walla Walla and Spokane. In the latter city young Steuer nagel was astonished to meet his. father, recently married to his third wife, mother ef Miss 'Swalve..:' -;Y.'.V'?;''V.v Never after that did either of them leave the west except for brief trips, and the west is ,a fav ored land, believes the "boy" who especially loves the mountains but every now and then comes-down Into the valley to visit his "dad. Tonight he will be honor guest) of Sons of Veterans and their aux iliary at an 8 o'clock meeting at the "Woman's clubhouse. Expected YVCV n- w vys vv Prlco 3d lliwmtaa&s So of: Fli RUDOLPH HESS Was Hide r s Second Heir By The Associated Press Adolf Hitler, on September 1, 1939. at the outset ef hlsieam paitm against Poland, nominat ed Rudolf Hess as the third man of the third rekh. In a 38-minute radio broad east to the people ef Germany. Just two days before the allies declared war, . Hitler nominated Hermann Wilhelra Geering as his first choice to succeed him as leader of the reich, "tn case anything happens; ta. me," and he named Hese aa see dehoiee. asserting that ahould anything nappen uoerug ana uess tne nail senate , should meet and cheesenhe most worthy" from the people.- ; I After nominating Geering as second only to himself, Hitler declaredi . Y ext In line comes Minister Hess. Tea should be in duty bound te both ef them equally as you have to yxr News Briefs , BUCHAREST, May l-Tues-da-T)-Two unexplained ex plosions . occurring m quick succession Monday . night wrecked a, German keek, store near the . royal , palace en Bu charest's main streets and dam aged the office of the newspaper Trdlnea. ; ; .. ; BtJUIN, May . U-W)-Tlilr-toea British merchantmen total ing 7W48 tons, have been sunk eni f British convey by Ger man submarines In several days activities, . authorized sources said Monday nfcht, KUNMING, China, May 12 -A formation el 15 Japanese airplanes bombed a wide ares around this city Monday caus ing heavy damage to education--al institutions. - :. : WASHINGTON, May 12--The , United States . govern ment, seeking to close Important gaps la hemisphere eecnomlo defense, announced . Monday night its Intention to negotiate (Turn to Page 2, CoL 2) 2O210 ! 7- Partly eleudy with Ot tered shower ' near ana ' tains today; fair Wednea day. Max. tens. Monday, 71, XSn. 19. Northwest wind. Wver U feet. Clear. No. a JTTOIML Berliii Qaims : Hitler Deputy Has Lost Mnd By The Associated Press Rudolf Hess, the head of the' nazi patty and officiallv the third most powerful man in all Germany, landed by parachute- ' in Britain under circumstances suggesting a determined deser-' tion from the nazis and the reich as well..! .. 4 . V-..-J-. i 'Monday night, the British gov- . eminent f announced '", from,. Prime . ftimisier;chuttwirg home 'urNo: 10 Downing street, Hess was in a INSTAXBUL, May 12.-(-Frans von Pa pen, German am bassador to Turkey who may be carrying German collaboration suggestions to the Turkishs gov ernment from Berlin, took off in an airplane late Monday for Ankara,! the capital. The Turk-. Ish press ' meanwhile forecast closer relations between Russia and Germany, with sharp rep erenssions in the far east. Glasgow hospital with a broken ankle suffered in parachuting down from a fully armed German: Messerschmitt fighter plane which crashed hear that Scottish city Saturday.- And, said the government, he brought along photographs of him self taken at various ages to es tablish his identity. . . The Germans earlier appar ently had prepared the way for the eventual disclosure of his absence from the relch by an nouncing that he was missing, presumably In an airplane 1 (Turn to Page 2, CoL S) ' FDR Cancels, Plans Speech WASHINGTON, May 12-P)-. President, Roosevelt was feeling , "fine" tonight, but a speech he was to have delivered Wednesday be-.' fore the envoys of Latin America's 20. republics was called off and a ' "fireside' xhat'?nn May 27 sub stituted for it -7 ,4 ;. u ."So, despite the reports from abroad," ! s a t d Stephen Early. presidential press r secretary,' "there will be no world-shaking pronouncement from the president on Wednesday evening, aa this of fice has told. you right along." 1 Roosevelt was to have spoken at a reception af the Pan-American Union Wednesday night which Latin American diplomats had ar ranged irf his honor, t The presi dent has had a gastro-intestinal ailment for a week, and, while Early said he wis "feeling perfect ly fine" once more, the envoys suggested In a resolution that the affair be postponed. Former Princess Dies . ' NEW YORK, May 12 -Pf-Mrs. Charles Xxuis - Kolb-Danvin. 84, the - former -. Princess Catherine Radziwill, who fled Russia 'after the , bolshevik; : revolution, died Monday at a hospital of complica tions following a hip injury. - Sub Toll Tola!Lar-e LONDON, May 12 HTV Eras ley's naval annual, a British pub lication, appeared " Monday with , an estimate that more than 73 per cent of the German subma rines commissioned In the past 12 months have been sunk, ', . '.- ', ,.. ' , 1 ' '