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Statesman far each day's
program, for lists of blae
ribbon winners and for rac
ing "overnights" and molts.
Wanner. 'Max.' temp? Fri.
79t nun. 57. Northwest wind.
Bain, trace. River, -LI feet.
Partly loudy.
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Fun, Merit Re icards arid Work' at Fair
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Top picture 0Ned's beauties, caught by The Statesman photogra-
sher in a dance routine, part of
stand, entertainment feature,
R. A. Reedy, Canby, in sheik regalia, captured first place In men's
. solo. Grange song contest; Gwendolyn and Maxine Vick, Molalla,
. first in duet Before the taike Myrtle Meier, Salem, left and Doro-
thy Riedet Bend, tied for first place in women's solo. Grange song
comoetition. Buyers line up At 4H club livestock auction, left to
'. right G. O. Madison, buying for
for Sears Roebuck, and Harold
Win coveted awards Willis Nyberr, 18, of Tualatin, and Francine
Sharp of Clackamas county, who Friday night were awarded the
' Isaae Lee Patterson and Bankers' trophies as most outstanding in
leadership and achievement among 411 club members of the state.
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Tunzapoppin." Next left to right
Marion hotel; Gene Vandeneynde,
Biume and Fred Frink, Safeway.
Army Plane Kills One
WINSLOW, Ariz., Sept tHft
A woman was fatally injured and
an aviator private slightly hurt
when an army transport plane
with four men aboard crashed in
to an adobe house just after taking
off from the Transcontinental and
I Western air Held at dusk Friday.
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Program
Saturday, Sept 6
EDITORS' AND CHILDREN'S
DAY
19:64 a.m.-In d u str i&l and Inven
tions movies open, arrlcnitur-
sl nsvillnn nnstalra theatre. '
10:30 ajn. Editor'! tour of ground
11:00 a.m. Freo ChUdrea't day
program and circus, stadium
plaza. ..- v
11:04 tm. Journal Junior- parade
Into (round behind Beaver
ton bifa school band.
1:0 pjn. Pot time, last prl
mutuel races. ...
1:34 p.m. Final snusical concert
by Ore. Federation of Muile
clubs, featuring Portland, Sa
lem and Canby talent, thea
tre In agricultural pavilion.
2:04 p.m. Lecture en planting and
care of seeds by Mrs Basel
Van Eaton, Salem, at Oregon
Federation of Garden clubs
booth, acricultural pavilion.
9:34 p.m.i Journal Junior train
leaves grounds for Portland.
7:00 p.m. Fret circus, stadium
plasa.
S:44 pja. Hore show, stadium,
final performance.
:44 pjn. Funzapoppin, grand
stand. - - - f
4 p.m. Leon Mojka's orches
tra at state fair dance.
An children 14 and under wffl be
admitted free to the grounds oa
Saturday for Children's day.
Ickcs Claims
FDR Backing
Says President Wants
Him Power Chief in
"Home Rule" Speech
TACOMA, Waslw SeptSP)
Secretary of the Interior Harold
I Ickes declared Friday night Pres
ident Roosevelt preferred to have
the great $300,000,000 Bonneville
Grand Coulee power setup tinder
the direct supervision of Ickes.
Ickes spoke before the Wash
ington-Oregon Public Ownership
league convention in opposition to
so-called home-rule by a three
man board of Columbia valley
power projects. Ickes currently
maintains supervision through an
administrator of Bonneville.
The secretary said when it was
proposed to the president-that a
number of three-man public pow
er boards be set up, reporting di
rectly to him, the president re
plied:
" If yon are goinr to do that
I shall have to ask for two ad
ditional presidents because one
simply could not do a proper Job
if a number of three-man
boards were to' report directly
to him.' "
The secretary added:
"Our over-burdened president
prefers to have Bonneville direct
ly under the supervision of his
secretary of the interior." ,Grand
i Coulee is in the Bonneville tie-
up.)-. .
The question of whether a
three-man board or the interior
secretary should be vested with
icontrol of the Columbia develop
ment is before the congress In two
bills.
The home -rule forces are led
by Sen. Homer T." Bone (D-
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Axis Vessels Are Sunk
LONDON, Sept S-VPiSeven
axis Ships, including two war
ships and a big Italian liner which
may have been carrying troops to
North Africa, have been sunk or
damaged In a series of British
successes in the Mediterranean,
the admiralty announced Friday.
McM;
akau
Cited to appear before an Ore-1
gon state bar trial committee on
charges ... of ' misconduct Circuit,
Judge L. H. McMahan of Marion
county declared Friday afternoon
that he would express his "utter
contempt" or the organization by
refusing to appear before It and
by neglecting to file an answer.
The bar, in a formal complaint
served upon the judge Wednesday
in a procedure . ordinarily kept
secret, gave him ten days , within
which to answer the charges.
Its accusations are founded upon
the filing of an affidavit of preju
dice against him by. a Portland
lawyer, Robert T. Mautz, last De
cember, and a scathing denuncia
tion of Mautz entered on the rec
ord' by McMahan In an ensuing
order i denying a motion . for. a
change . of judge." The complaint
Children
Go -Free
At Fair
Editors' "Day"
Also; Record
Crowd Counted
By ISABEL CHILDS
When the state fair gates
swing open today for the sixth
and next to final day of Ore
gon's great show, they'll be
standing in line the two groups
probably best-equipped to ap
preciate its wonders. For this
is the day dedicated td editors
and children.
Boys . and girls 14 years of
age and younger, admitted free
to the grounds, are expected to
"take over" the midway, while
editors are taken on a tour of
the fair.
For the second day this week
the number of paid admissions
exceeded that for the same day
last year. A total of 14,460 per
sons paid to enter, or 1300 more
than records show for Friday of
the 1940 fair.
I And for the fifth successive
day pari mutuel receipts at the
afternoon races were above those
for the similar day a year ago,
mounting to $23,328, or $4,562
above Friday's receipts in 1940.
1 First five days . of racing
show a pari mutuel intake to
taling $12,178 above that of
last year.
Rains, which cut ; the crowds
every day except Tuesday and
Friday, have made no inroads
uponjthe big sbow'sjnces. fehr
officials indicated Friday., Not
only -the races but- other attrac
tions 'will help swell the coffers
When cash has been counted, they
believe.
Pleasant weather, forecast for
today, and the promise of a full
program Sunday may even bring
gate receipts to the 1940 level. If
that should occur, th fair will
definitely be out of "the hole." ;
j Because fewer large improve
ments were required this year:
than last the deficit with which
it opened this week was small
er. An emergency expenditure
for graveling parking places
made soggy by heavy rain open
ing day was required, bat eon
cessions, horse show, night
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Chest Starts
'41 Campaign
September 30
i Kick-off of the 1941 community
chest campaign is set for Sept 30,
C. A. Kells, secretary of the cam
paign committee, said following a
meeting of the committee Friday
night
I As in previous years the goal ,
1 A V A .A. I.i.
is c at aav,vuv. a ne campaign
Is to get under way Immediate
ly. After the kickoff breakfast
Although last year the final
reckoning was $4209 short of
the set goat this year the cap
tains of ten divisions axe deter
mined to fill the quota com
pletely, Kells said.
I Irl McSherry, general campaign
chairman, presided at the meeting.
All worker quotas must be com-;
pleted by Sept 20, it was decid
ed, so all arrangements may be
completed by kick-off time.
to Ignore
was signed by F. M. Sercombe,
secretary of the state bar.
"This b one court at least in
Oreron that lawyers are net st
ing te ran, " Judge McMahan
said Friday in a statement ta
the press. "I know what Is back
of this, a political maneuver by
lawyers, by men who dont like
my independence in the way I
conduct the court"
: The state bar complaint asserts
certain statements published In
Judge ; McMahan's order "are
wholly false, unfounded in fact
and defamatory', and libelous of
the said Robert T. Mautz . , i
i It goes on to recite the com
plained ; of sections. They in
cluded assertions that the court
never before has heard of him
(Mautz), although the court is ac
quainted with every reputable
English Ask
US Technical
Exver
t
WASHINGTON, Sept 5-P)-Great
Britain, it was disclosed
Friday night, Is about to under
take with the help of the United
States government a campaign to
employ thousands of American
technicians for service in Eng
land repairing vital equipment
ased by the British armed
forces.".
Paul V. McNoU, federal se
curity administrator, announced
the prospective campaign , and
said the .1504) federal-state em
ployment offices . would assist
in it;
Handy Hunters
Give Thrills
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Two Women Riders in
Spills Oyer Jumps at
Friday Horse Show
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By, JERYM3S ENGLISH t
Handy hunters and the stock
horse class highlighted the fifth
horse! show at the fairgrounds
stadium Friday night ; The
jumpers gave the audience many
thrilla including spills by two
young! women riders. The hunt
ers rode over a selected course
decided at the time of the show.
1 Hebe owned :. by Mrs. Harry
Kerron and ridden by Don Dryer
took the blue ribbon Second place
went to Gallant Duke owned by
the Columbia Riding academy with
Mrs. Errol Ostrum up end third
went to Ne Touche, owned by the
Portland Riding-academy and rid
den by Helen Bacon.
In the ladies five-gal ted sad
dle horses His. Royal Brigadier
owned Jy Frank Manght and
ridden - by Helen Bacon took
first place. Sally: Rand owned
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Funeral Set
For Dairyman
And Ex-Editor
! Funeral services for Ear a A,
Rhoten, dairyman and berry
grower who died Friday morning
at his home,' 1595 South High
street are set for Monday at 1:30
pjn. from Clough-Barrick chapeL
Burial is to be in Belcrest Memo
rial park.
j He was 63 years of age and had
been ill for some time.
j Mr. Rhoten was born August
l2l 1878, in Linn county, Iowa,
and lea me m 1898 to Oregon,
where he married Elsie Cannon
in 1901. They lived in West
; Staytoa until 1909, when they
came to Salem.
1 Known for his livestock activi
ties, which included breeding of
Guernsey and Jersey cattle on his
farm near Roberta south of Sa
lem, Rhoten was if or about 20
years livestock editor of the Pa
cific Homestead, issued by, The
Statesman - Publishing company.
He was known as a frequent
livestock; auctioneer.
i Khotenwas a member of the
Leslie JSiethodlst church and
i had if been chairman of the
I board of J trustees for some time.
He was a member of 8alem'
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FDR Goes to Hyde Park
WASHINGTON, 1 Sept 5-P)-
President Roosevelt left by special
train Friday night for; his home at
Hydei Park, NY, where he will
spend the weekend with his moth
er, Mrs. Sara Delano Roosevelt
Help
State Bar CHarges
member of the bar in - Oregon"
and "that affiant has by false af
fidavit deliberately falsified the
record in this case . .;v - I
The complaint avers that all
Statements in Judge - McMahan's
prder; ."tending to reflect on the
character of the said Robert T.
Mautz, are wholly false."
Costomary state feer preeed-
are in cases 'of eemplainto'
against members is to appoint
I a three-man trial committee,
I whose findings are reported te
l the beard of governors. The lat-;
Iter may review the case and
recommend disciplinary action;.
la event of sppeaL the ease is
tried anew before the state su
preme court
i Judge l.lcHahan's complete
statement read as iollowi: . -
"The fact is tte lawyers axe
Senate
Approves
Tax Bill
Biggest Levy in
US History Gets
67 to 5 Okeh
WASHINGTON, Septv 5-(P-
By the top-heavy vote of t to
5, the senate passed late Friday
a $3,583,800,000 revenue bill
the biggest tax measure in his
tory and-one which will bring
an estimated 4,911,000 addition
al persons under the federal in
come tax structure.
The measure, which now goes
back to the house for considera
tion of $367,500,000 in senate in
creases, was whipped to final
approval in only three days of
debate. Leaders Friday cleared
the way for final action by stalling
off two major controversies. .
First, they won agreement from
Senator. ; Downey (D-Calif) to
withhold until later; his proposal
to provide a $30 monthly pension
for all persons over 60. Then they
dropped their fight for an amend
ment estimated to raise $50,000,-
000 annually, which would have
prevented husbands and wives in
community property states from
dividing income when making tax
returns, i !
Such division, which usually op
erates td lower jc liability on:
joint Incomes over $3,500, now is
permitted in Louisiana, Texas,
Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada,
California, Idaho and Washing
icat '":':, f.- ' ,.I:'",t- , " k':
The new. J measinwhicl
-raises existing income ta rates
and imposes new ones on4 both
individuals ,: and corporations,
" would lower ' present personal
exemptions ' from $2,009 . to
.$1,500 for married: persons and
from $800 to $759 for single
individuals. ; !
Supported by President Roose
velt but bitterly attacked by Sen
ator LaFollette (Prog-Wis) and
several other senators, the low
ered exemptions are expected by
the treasury to yield $303,000,000
annually, in revenue and to re
quire 4911,000 additional persons
to file income tax returns. How
ever, it is estimated that because
of various deductions, only 2,'
256,000 additional persons actual
ly will have to pay taxes.
The bill would levy a 18 per
cent rate on bottom bracket in
comes subject to both the 4 per
cent normal tax and a 6 per
cent surtax. Rates would range
upward to 81 per cent en in
comes ever $5,000,000.
The measure also raises exist
ing corporation taxes and applies
new surtaxes of 6 per cent on net
incomes op to $25,000, and 7 per
cent on incomes. over that figure.
-, It levies a score of miscellan
eous, or '"nuisance. taxes on ev
erything from footballs to furs,
furnaces to phonographs.
Oregon' Seed Growers
To Increase Crops
CORVALLIS, Sept 5-(A?V-Ore-gon
seed growers promised Fri
day to increase their winter crop
by 52 per cent in an effort to
meet the demands i of southern
fanners. I
The AAA told seed growers
that even the record Oregon plant
ing of 272,000 acres this year failed
to meet the needs. The AAA asked
an ' increase to at ; least 425,000
acre;V:::i.:Al-r;:-;;:i; Lvfe ;'1-::.::
running the courts through legis
lative enactments.-: And another
fact is that the courts are to
certain extent used for the mer
cenary profits of lawyers and not
for the good of the public ser
vice. j.
"Our , courts cost the taxpayers
at least one-third more than they
would cost if the common law
powers of the judges had not been
hobbled by jackleg lawyers whom
the people elect to serve as mem
bers of toe legislature. "
"All efforts at reform of pro
eedure and of limitation of ap-
. peal have been by these Jack
leg lawyers (for whom I have
contempt bcyand my superlative
powers of expression) t have
been defeated in the legislature:
.Lawyer members of the legis-
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At Seattle
Rumor Says Fliers to
Ferry US Planes via
Canada ; Move Awaited
SEATTLE, Sept 5-(fl-Rest-
ing from the ordeal of an 8000
mile flight from Moscow in the
limited quarters of two flying
boats, the 47 members of a Rus
sian military mission spent their
time Friday at their hotel or
sight-seeing in the city. "
A United Air Lines representa
tive disclosed that two commer
cial planes had been chartered to
fly the Russian airmen and tech
nicians to Spokane, WaslL, Mon
day, en route to the east. "
Despite , the. ; war 'department
announcement that the men were
on a purely technical mission
observe airplane produ c t ion
methods, -. rumors . persisted that
might be preparing to - ferry
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Rail Strike
Up to FDR
By The Associated Press
A major new labor problem was
dumped into President Roosevelt's
lap today when 1,250,000 railroad
workers authorized a strike for
higher wages. ;
Although President Roosevelt
has acted In his, capacity as commander-in-chief
of the armed
forces when . intervening directly
in other labor -; disputes notably
strikes at North American Avia
tion and at the Federal Shipbuild
ing and Drydock company the
threatened railway strike will be
referred to him under- basic law.
Eastern Front
Kussnest
Shading Indicates mala sones of action on the Rosso-German front
. 'Principal sectors were the Leningrad area (1), the central frcrt
(2), and the Kiev area (J), where terrLle fighting was reported
to have started on the approaches te the city. Further south, Odessa
(4) was stm under siege, and tho Germans reportel repulsing a
Csssian attempt to cross the lower Dnieper river (5). ; , .
FKOk'ehs
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Attacker
Bitter Leningrad
Battle Rages as
Millions Oash
By The Associated Press 1
The sabmariffe t hat at-
tacked the US destroyer
Greer en route to Iceland
quite probably was nit by the
Greer's depth charges and
may in fact have been
smashed, the destroyer's offi
cers reported Friday night
while other American war
ships hunted the assailant
with ' presidential orders to
In Reykjavik, Iceland, the
incident was - described as a
German attack, but first dis
patches from Associated Press
war correspondent Drew Middle-
ton, contained no amplification on
that point
' The Greer's men, arriving in
Iceland, reported that they -were
directly over the submarine when
they loosed their bombs and add
ed that since me waters aeptn
was very great she may have gone
to the bottom without trace.
They disclosed, too, that Brit
ish aircraft helped them repel the
attack, which occurred on Thurs
day while the Greer was carry
ing mail to the American base at
Iceland, where British forces like
wise stand. ". v .
President Roosevelt declared
that more, than one. attack had
been made upon the Greer; that
n had " occurred m atter 'daylight;
that the Greer displayed an Amer
ican flag.. . " v ,; '
While the silhouette of the
Greer is the same as that ef
the world war destroyers traded
to the British a year ago, Mr.
. Roosevelt stressed that the
Greer's nationality was unmis
takable. He made it plain that
he approved her commanding
officer's action in fighting back.
In Berlin a nazi commentary
closely connected with the foreign
office, the Dienst Aus Deutsch
land, asserted that some persons
described as interventionists were
seeking to make the attack "the
long-yearn ed-f or incident in the
Atlantic."
; A nazi spokesman asserted there
was no reason to believe the sub
marine was German; Berlin took
the line that it wanted to know
more about where and when the
encounter occurred.
The affair created an atmos
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Battle Areas
Pining
LanpsS
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