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Weath or- f, ..N fs fs y?i 3 Sections 24 Pages Partly cloudy today and Monday with showers to day. Little chance in tem perature. , Max, temp. ' SaC 68, mln. 51. South wind. Bain, .62 Inch. River, -L7 feet. Cloudy, POUNDOO 1651 17CISTY-FCS7 YEAH Salem. Oregon Sunday Morning. September 14. 1941 Pries 3c; Newsstand? 5c Nov 147 III II a" " A - f S III 1 VVU H lVa - V i s Fascists Say 'Axis' - Fight Gayda Calls FDR Speech De Facto War Declaration ; ROME, -Sept. 13-Fascist Observers indicated! Saturday "that Germany and -Italy would fight the United States on any sea. their warships, submarines and planes could reach as a re sult of what the, authoritative jeditor, Virginio Gayda, called President Roosevelt's "de facto . declaration of war." t The primary aim of the axis powers in the battle of the At lantic was to prevent American aid from reaching England, they said, citing a German submarine attack on a British convoy as the first answer to Roosevelt's "shoot first "order. ' " ; "The . big ' question 1 in fascist minds was where American war ships were going to shoot first. "Gayda interpreted Secretary of State Hul's statement to news paper men Friday as placing the whole world within the Ameri can navy's field of action. . Germany and Italy, Gayda ' said, had fixed "precise limits" to their war xones with public declarations while Roosevelt "has fixed nothing." Giovanni Ansaldo, editor of Foreign Minister Galeazzo Ciano's Leghorn newspaper, II Telegrafo, said the Italian division fighting . in Russia and axis submarines "keeping good watch around Eng land? were providing the "only adequate answer" to Roosevelt "naked force." . H Lavoro Fascista said the (Turn fcv-Page 2, CoL 6) ' . . L . . Nazis Clamp Terrorists - In Paris ; .VICHY, "unoccupied France, Sept. 13.-i!P)-Gen. Ems t Von Schaumberg, German military commander of Paris, in a new ef fort to quell terrorist opposition in occupied France, announced, to day that unauthorized possessors of firearms would be liable to ex ecution. ' As terrorist activities continued in various parts of France, Gen Von Schaumberg ordered also that penalties for illegal possession of war material of any sort" be in creased to make persons soac cused subject to the death pen alty. The Paris radio reported to night that "some 1000" people were arrested at La Rochelle, in the occupied zone on the Bay of Biscay, yesterday in mass police raids on the town's cafes and res taurants. Vichy was without fur ther details. To Reds Claim 400 Mile Advance . ' -smounsk )' ' ' VClNrA f I i of....,,,.-f -A 7. T v. I J Iosco w reported a 400-mile counter-offensive (black arrows) on the central war front had thrown Germans back 12 miles at some points ' in 21 hours. At Leningrad, Kiev and Odessa, red defenders claimed to have Inflicted heavy losses against besiegers- Cross-hatched area ' Indicates approximate Gensan penetratioa of Russia. ' ' Russians Bomb Ncusi Artillery Positions L J-'JJL ."f' .ft' 4- A soviet bomber casts Its shadow sources as a raid on German artillery positions. This picture was radio from Moscow, wired to Chicago and airmailed to The Statesman. WillMe Set For Stump To Aid GOP Candidates Supporting Fit Foreign Policy; Backs McNary WASHINGTON, Sept. 13-0PF- Reporting that Wendell L. .Wffl kle has decided to'takCicn active part in the off-year elections of 1942, associates of the 1940 re publican presidential nominee said Saturday he would work and speak for those GOP candidates who have backed President Roosevelt's foreign policy. Willkie's friends reported he has made three political decisions: L He will work within the republican party to make it one standing for "internationalism'' rather than "isolationism.'' 2. He will spend all his spare time workinr for the nomina tion and election of those re publicans who! have supported administration foreign policy. - 3.; He will keep, silent on cam paigns where democrats sop porting Mr. Roosevelt's foreign; policies are fighting republicans who oppose them. Willkie, it - was said authori tatively, is particularly anxious to help in the reelection campaigns of such men as Senators Ball (R Minn.) and Bridges (R-NH), both of whom have supported adminis tration foreign policy legislation, As to Senator McNary (R Ore.) the senate minority lead er and- the vice-presidential nominee last year, Willkie has told friends that McNary has been 60 per cent right and 40 wrony on foreign policy ques tions. He has added, however, (Turn to Page 2, CoL 2) Pedestrian Injured Henry Peden, route 2, box 152, struck by a car as he walked on the road near his home shortly after 11 o'clock Saturday night, was not seriously injured, attend ants at Salem General hospital reported early this morning. 7 - upon the rronnd as it takes part in Eleanor Gets Position in Civil Defense NEW YORK, Sept. 13-P)-Mayor F. H. La Gnardia, US director of civilian defense, Sat urday announced the appoint ment of Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt as an assistant director. Characterizing the president's wife as "America's No. 1 volun teer," La Guardia said she would report for duty September 29 and would be stationed in Wash ington. Oslo Revolt Continues Nazis Condemn Two More to Death in Try to Quash All Opposition STOCKHOLM, Sept. 13-P)- Reports from Oslo Saturday night said a German court martial has sentenced two Norwegians - to death and; ten'5 others to prison sentences in efforts to stamp out opposition to the Puisling," German-supported regime. The two death sentences, im posed for acts against the re gime, were, eommntted to life imprisonment by nasi gauleiter Joseph Terboven. The other : sentences given workers and , trade onion leaders ranged from ten years to life in prison. ' One of the men sentenced to life in prison was Fredrik Ramm, a Journalist who aceom- panied Roald Amundsen In his polar flight in the dirigible, Norge, in 1926. Widespread arrests were re- ported continuing. Oslo des patches said inhabitants of the town of Skien were fined 50,000 crowns and prohibited from leav ing their homes nights because of demonstrations against Quisling leaders and the German forces. Because so many Norwegians ! were leaving the trades unions, ; while others were : refusing to i pay their - subscriptions, Oslo ; despatches said, the Germans ! ordered no one be permitted to ! withdraw or to refuse payment.! With stoppage of milk deliver ies for factory workers Monday," rumors spread in Oslo the milk was being sent to German soldiers in Finland. A nazi party state ment Saturday blamed these ru mors, for.. Tuesday's, steel and shipblilding strikes in Oslo. i Oregon Writer Tells t Of Starving Spain PORTLAND, Ore., Sept 13-UP) -Spain's poor are starving, Carey Longmire, former Portland and Albany, Ore., newspaperman, re cently returned from Europe, said today. " "But if you have money there, you can get all you want to eat,? the war correspondent fori the New York Herald-Tribune, here on vacation, told an interviewer. StOcli an By STEPHEN C MERGLER; Simmering politics of the week past produced no new announce ments of candidacy but added fur ther to the indications that Secre tary of State Earl Snell has turned his head away from his home con gressional district and. toward the governorship. From eastern Oregon comes the word that Lowell Stockman, Pendleton member of the state liquor control commission, is seriously' considering rtmiing for the republican nomination : for congressional representative of the" second district. Success ful, he would oppose Rep. Wal--ter ; Pierce ' In; the ' fall : general ' election campaign. . j Si ? -it a mission described by Russian transmitted to the United States by Fall Opening Date Is Set Great Crowds Expected To Annual Gala Fete; Civic Units Sponsor Plans for another gala Fall Op ening, expected to attract greater crowds to Salem streets than ever for the unveiling of windows dis playing autumn styles in clothing, appliances and other retail goods. were announced Saturday by the joint sponsors, the Salem Ad club and the Salem Retail Trade bu reau. This year's opening has been set for Thursday night, September 25, The evening's program will include music by five bands, street entertainment, unusually lavishly-decked store- windows, and a dance at Crystal Gardens at 9 o'clock. If the national defense program does not delax delivery of cars, automobile dealers wul arrange a street show of their new models. Oscar D. "Frosty" Olson is serv ing, as Fall Opening chairman for the Ad club and Edward Bissell for the .trade bureau. - . V s - Nazis Freeze Ski Sales BERLIN, Sept 13-P)-Manu- f acturers of skis and snowshoes as well as dealers were ordered Saturday to offer their stock to the nearest army ordnance of fices. The sale of skis, snowshoes, ski sticks' and bindings were forbid den except to the ordnance offices or to the army quartermaster headquarters. A decree to this effect, appear ing in the official gazette, reflect ed extensive preparations the German army is .making for winter campaign in Russia. Will Report , REP. JAMES W. MOTT First hand report on ; legislative enactments by the present eon gress, probably with some fore-1 east of. what is In store for the future, will be given by Rep. James W.Mott of Salem (above) In an address before the Salem chamber of commerce at . the chamber's first forum luncheon . of the fall Monday noon. , Should Stockman seek the nom ination, it is almost a certainty that Snell would not be in the same race; for it would be as un likely to find iwo such prominent republicans opposing one another for the congressional seat from the range and wheat and timber country as it now appears likely that such may be the case as to the governorship Snell vs. Gov. Charles A. Sprague. Whether he announced . In mid-summer for strategic reas ons that he would declare , his ' Intentions in the fall," or whe ther he has simply changed his mindrSnell is definitely not ex pected now to make an early. May Flip H CllillCSC Assured' By Solon Possible Peace With Japs Seen In Statement WASHINGTON, Sept. IMS3) -Conviction that the United States would not "desert" the Chungking Chinese . govern ment in any rapprochement that might De effected with Japan was voiced Saturday by Sena tor George D-Ga). influential member of the senate foreign relations committee. "The Chinese have no reason to worry about any action we might take George told report ers. !-' At the state department, mean time. Secretary Hull said there was absolutely nobing new in Ja panese - American relations. He reiterated to a press conference that only exploratory talks were in progress with the Japanese. He said the talks involved an attempt to ascertain whether negotiations for a settlement of Pacific prob lems would be feasible or desir able.': c . I ' ' George told reporters there seemed reason to hope that the difficulties which led to the freexing of Japanese assets in this country eventually i might worked out amicably. But any such settlement, he stressed, must take into consider ation the interests of Chiang Kai Shek's 'government in its unde clared -war with Japan. There have been some indica tions that the Chinese feared any rapprochement with Japan might affect the vital flow off United States war supplies coming to them over, the Burma road. Another member of the senate foreign relations committee, Chairman Connally (D-Tex), ex pressed the opinion that ; the fu tiitv Ampriran relations with Tt-wf would hinge largely on de- I velopments" anstng irom theac- tion of the Japanese emperor in taking over control of the army. "If be means to be pacific, then I think there can be an ad justment of our differences with Japan," he declared. Connally said he thought the results of the German-Russian 1 campaign would have great, bearv ing on the future attitude of the Japanese. If the nazi forces bogged down there, he predicted that Tokyo would be much more anxious to smooth out its difficul ties with Washington. Iran Expels Eighty Nazis TEHERAN, Iran, Sept 13-(ff- Eighty nazis left on special trains for war-time internment in India and Siberia Saturday after 24 hours of delaying tactics by the German legation were ended by the threat of Iran police and army to "take measures' against the le gation compound. With their hefl Hitter ' cheers rasping the ears of waiting Brit ish and Russian diplomats, 72 of the group went south toward Ahwaz en route to India, while Icri-it ntfiV vari crtum ' f"armana , - . went north to Kazvin for: intern- ment in Russia: About 400 men and 400 women and children still were sheltered at the German legation's suburban compound. ' British Bomb' Brest LONDON. Sunday. Sept. 14.- P)-British warplanes bombed the naval base at Brest in nazi -occu pied France during the night in the follow-up to a series of day light forays across the English channel, authoritative sources said today. at in Ring direct disclosure of his plans for ballot time, 1942. i Local democrats, who feel they haven't been "let in" on party i plans for next year, don't know whether they'll learn anything new or not when they go today to the four-county " picnic Marion, Clackamas, Washington and Mult nomah scheduled for Clear creek park" at Carver, or, if.it rains, at I the Eagles hall, Oregon City. - . They expect principally to hear discussions of Sen. Lew Wallace's week-old announcement that he would be a candidate for the gub ernatorial nomination and of the "draft" for, Howard . Latourette, their national committeeman, for ' the same contest. Salem Schools Open Monday; More Than 5000 Will Register Program First Vary f or Supplies Buying Bus Routine Is Changed School days, whether hoped-for or unwelcome, are back for Salem children Monday morning, to return to classes. Supt. Frank B. Bennett said decrease or increase in numbers. was 4967. ! . Students who are helping in Ditch Crash Proves Fatal Lebanon Woman Dies In Mishap Caused By Bright lights Bright lights of approaching cars were blamed by state police for an accident early Saturday night which resulted in the death two hours later of Mrs. Anna Mayer, 68, Lebanon. ; 4 Driving south on highway ft, at about S o'clock Mrs.- Mayer was blinded by glare from two approaching , automobiles, her niece, Mrs. Estclla Roath of Los Angeles, who was a passenger in the ear, told investigating offi cers. The Mayer car swerved and turned over in the ditch approxi mately eight miles south of Salem. Both women : were pinned , be neath the car, but Mrs, Roth, not severely injured and believing her aunt's condition not critical, was able , to go on to Albany. Mrs. Mayer, suffering j from a skull (Turn to Page 2, CoL 8) Film Official umer Ranch Home More Hollywood dollars were invested in mid4Willamette val ley farm-country: home property last week, with ! the3' sale of the 122-acre Carl Williams place on Battle creek road three-quarters of a mile from. Turner to Lester Cole of Paramount studios, C. H. Sanders, Salem broker, who nan died the deal, announced Satur day. Consideration was $15,000. More highly developed than many farms, the: Williams prop erty boasts a large spring with gravity flow and 40,000-gallon concrete storage reservoir, a seven-room house with land scaped greundsj 25-head dairy barn and milk j plant, horse barn, 52 acres of ground under Irrigation' and young orchards of cherry, walnut, pear, peach, and apple trees. The farm ranks at the same time as residential view property, with Mt. Jefferson looming up to the eastward. Twenty two acres remain in timber. Cole was understood to have made the purchase for investment purposes. He has retained Harry J. Correll of Salem to manage the place for him. f . ACCUSeil Slayer f aces Charge of Murder PORTLAND, Sept. 13-P-wU- liam E. Wallace, . 54, faced charge of first degree murder Saturday under a Multnomah county grand jury indictment. He was accused of shooting Ben jamin H. Finkell, 33, who was seated In a car on a downtown street, following a verbal ex change. Map Locates Buysi o u iqpoi MILES I The iae uepartment announced that the American-owned steamship MonUna, tiy ing the Ilag of Fan ama, had been torpedoed and sunk at (A) while enroute from the United States to Iceland. TV Pm , stroyer Greer -was attacked by a submarine at,(B) recently. The Sessa, another American-owned ship . under, the Panamanian flag, was sunk at (C), An g. IT. - Tivo Days to as more than 5000 are expected no prediction was possible as to First day enrollment last year " ' " " ; the harvests were urged to regis ter Monday or Tuesday, even if they did not intend to continue classes immediately. This would help, Bennett declared, in organi zation of the classes. ' All teachers in the public schools were expected back in the city for general meeting of. the faculty. Program of the first two days Is to vary somewhat from later days, to take care of registration and obtaining of supplies. Starting times for the schools are: Elementary 9 a.m., Leslie jun ior high school 8:45, Parrish junior high school 8:50, senior high school 8:40. The grade and junior high schools are to be in session until noon Monday, with the afternoon off for purchasing supplies. Tues day work is to be on schedule. The senior high school con venes for a short tune Monday morning, has short classes through Tuesday morning and Tuesday afternoon to buy books and supplies.. E. A. Carleton, assistant princi pal, said senior high students would on Tuesday report first to home rooms, then go to an assem bly about 9 o'clock, then register in home rooms. The assembly is to include school band numbers and talks by members of the fac ulty. - Changes in bus routine for Polk county pupils coming to Salem was announced Saturday by T. EV Medean, operator of the school bus system. Ninth graders, who formerly attended r Parrtsbr Juaior high school are te be switched to Leslie to re lieve congestion at the former building. McClean stated: "Beginning Monday morning, all ninth grad ers in Polk county who plan to at tend Salem schools will be trans ported by bus to Leslie. For sev eral years past, the Salem bus has made two trips to accommodate the large number of students. Stu dents from both senior and junior (Turn to Page 2, CoL 7) Baby Clipper Lost 2 Years Seen in Wilds ST. JOHN'S Newfoundland, Sept lS--The next to last chapter in the story of a youth ful attempt to fly the Atlantic be hind a four-cylinder motor has been unfolded in the wilds of Newfoundland with discovery of the wreckage of .Thomas H. Smith's baby clipper. Inside the tiny cabin was a piece of no tepa per, weathered by more than two years of summer sun and winter cold, which read, in part: - i "Walking out to avoid freez ing." That was all. No other trace of the airman was found. . s. The chances. are that his re mains lie somewhere in the wild bush country. Their discovery would write an end to the story that began May 28, 1939, at Old Orchard, Maine, when the baby clipper lifted its silver nose into the eastern sky in an unheralded take-off. Smith was 24 years old. Positions o f Torpedoed Ships 1 illllV.-. :::::::::::::::::- m aiiiiim m m m m v.v. NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN Atlantic Broaden 8: Russians Claim New Victories . In Central Line - By The Associated Press The broadening battle of the Atlantic marked by a gripping account of how a British convoy ran the gaunt let of U-boats, bombers, sur face raiders and gales, vied with Russian claims of great new victories over German Saturday night for topmost interest in the war. , The German high com mand first announced the convoy raid Friday, claiming U-boats had sunk 22 and pos sibly 24 merchantmen out of a British convoy of 40 ships, as if in answer to President Roose velt's shoot - on - sight orders against axis raiders. Saturday they raised their claim to 28 merchant ships and three warships. T&t British admiralty counter ed with an account of how most of a convoy got through with loss of eight vessels after days of attack by submarines and bomb ers, a lashing by a great storm, and a narrow escape from a nazi surface raider. Three of the ships were sunk by torpedoes far out at sea, the admiralty said; three were, sent to the bottom by German bomb ers; another was so oaaiy noma damaged that it was abandon ed; and the eighth, hit by bombs, went down In the storm that forced the entire convoy to heave to for two day s. Warned of a surface raider (Turn to Page 2, Col. 1) Salary Raise Plan Delayed ' Proposals for general salary raises among city employes will not come before Monday night's meeting of the Salem city council and budget committee, members of the special commission named to consider the matter said Satur day, night. Not nntil Mayor W. W. Chad wick, head of the special com mission, is present will the. group's recommendations be made public it was said. The mayor left Saturday for San Francisco en business. However, members of the salary-consideration group have in dicated that the eventual recom mendation to thec omrait t e whjch is drawing up the six months budget will be for only nominal raises among the rank and file of employes, with prob ability that greater pay increases may be considered next spring depending on living costs at that time. . Rain Hampers Bomber Hunt TACOMA, Sept 1H)-Search-ers seeking a clue to the disap pearance last Tuesday of a Mc Chord field bomber with six men aboard continued to be hampered in their efforts Saturday by the weather. r , - Air corps ' officials were . able to send only training planes into the air to hunt for tho , missing ship because of . the low ceiling to the eastward. :Jmm A wT. m m. :i;::V:.:::;::i City Employ