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if t . .riao nou '- i ' WIHameUe'i BeVreats - . , tepen their conference foot r ball : season here : tonight x . - against ' College of Idaho's Coyotes, Read 'about them . today, every day on; The Statesman sport pare. Tcathcr ' ., Fair today ' and Saturday with little chance in tem- ' perature. Max." temperature Thursday 77 SQn. 48. North west wind. Elver' -2.1 feet. Clear. v. POUNDDD .CI 5 inz.TTY-nnsT YEAB Salem, Oregon, Friday Morning, September 23. 1941 Pric 3cj IIerKtand Sc NoT 157 J 'mm'.; 1 Suraggfe -jjiiioocly Ndzi -Military In ;S. America As Argentine Boil& - Chile and, Brazil Charge Attempted j .- Revolt Directed at Hemisphere as ' j Conspiracy Remains Unexplained ,- By.Tho Associated Press Newspapers in Brazil and Chile asserted Thursday night that the still unexplained conspiracy attributed by Argentine government factions to certain army officers was in fact a nazi military plot against the western hemisphere gener ally, and Argentina's cabinet met to consider the whole international situation. (See picture below.) . . The Argentine war office removed from his command General Angel M. Zuloaga, chief of the army air force. A 'cumber of Zuloaga's subordinate officers were- arrested earlier In the week. Announcement of the ouster was made during the cabinet meeting. . Presumably up for discussion at that meeting, aside from the prompt action . taken Tuesday night which led to the arrest of . ' some 20 Argentine officers oil aviation, occupation of the coun try's military airdromes and th temporary grounding of its air force, was: the status of German Ambassador - Edmund von Ther- mann. ', Ton Thermann had been des ignated, by a congressional com mittee investigating subversion, 1 as a leader of pro-nazi activities and had subsequently been cen sored by the Argentine congress In terms which were ' tanU-j mount (9 a request for hb ex . pulsion. It was the socialist newspaper Critica T In Santiago, Chile, that made the strongest accusations against Germany in .connection " with th. brief atorm in Argentina. The paper, giving its own corre- spondents .,' as its only stated sources, ; declared that pro-nazis had intended to open the way for military attack, on Chile, "to dis rupt unity in the Americas, add- . ing:: : -. Ttit;' German general staff planned the form of attack and selected Wednesday at S o'clock In the morning as the date most favorable for action." This, Critica said, was to be ac complished by a simple tieup be tween the pro-nazi military lead en in Argentina and the military command of the third reich In Rio de Janeiro, the news paper Jornal praised the Argen tine authorities for quick action and likewise said they had acted to crush a nazi plot intended to (Turn to page .3, col. 5) Dog's Death Halts Essay PORTLAND, Sept 25.-i)-More than commonly fond of bis dor, Jimmy Snook, 10, wrote an essay about him. . The essay was so good it won a prize at schooL The teacher asked him to read It to the class Thursday but Jimmy couldn't get the words, out. The dog died of poison last night. Argentine i I t in i ii i ii I i i.ii r i .mi- . , ..n ,i . i i ii- ii- ii -i ii i-- i. ii. i ii J rhis is a view of EI Falomar airfield, Just outside Buenos Aires, Argentina's capital. ; This airfield was ens of those occupied by regular army troops to prevent a suspected alrforee coup. The 'Argentine government ordered all military planes grounded until Saturday. : The war ministry' ordered deton ators of bombs removed and machine-gun ammunition at the airfields put under guard Two. United States bombers coming from an Plot Seen J To iVeic Post t REV. P. W. Eriksen , Salem Pastor Answers Call Rev. P. W. Eriksen to Give Farewell Sermon; Goes to 1 Pago The Rev. P. W. Eriksen, dean of Salem downtown pastors, will preach his farewell sermon at the capital city's American Lutheran church Sunday morning, he an nounced Thursday night. With Mrs. Eriksen . he leaves early next week for El Paso, Tex., where on October 1 he is to be come minister to the larger parish of St Paul's Lutheran church. Not only is the church larger, but the field of service offered by the Texas city of 130,000 and adjacent Camp Bliss with its 30,000 men is appealing accord ing to Mr. Eriksen, who came to Salem on January 1, 1928. ' The American Lutheran church he took over was at that time a mission with a membership of 40 persons, whose first pastor he be came. Membership of the church now approaches 500; an indebted' (Turn to page S, col. 4) Army Takes Over Airfields Independence celebration In Chile iiums to tf ce Yanks; 6 m rennam ,' Dem Bums, . the , Brooklyn 1 Dodgers, became 1 more popular r than ever '(if that were possl-. ble) In Brooklyn Thursday night . , . V ., '- The . reason;. They cinched their first National .league pen nant in 21 years, defeating the Boston Braves 6-0 behind Whit low. Wyatt's' five-hit pitching,; while the St. Xouls Cards were bowing, 3-1, to the Pittsburgh Pirates. 'y.y ." ' And so now It's the New York Yankees vs. the Dodgers In the world series, beginning next Wednesday in huge Yan kee stadium. Two games there, ihen two In Ebbetts field, Brooklyn. If more are needed to decide the championship, the fifth and sixth games will .be played In Yankee stadium and the seventh In Ebbetts field. "(Detailed accounts of Thurs day games in - sports section, pages 14, 15.) Reporter Sees FaU Opening Reveals Will Power, Gets- Through Jam Of Style Viewers By WINSTON H. TAYLOR Does a mouth have to Fall Open to say "oh" and "ah" when the lights go up and the Dands play on and on? Thou sands of Salem people couldnt have been wrong as they saw and wished Thursday night. Should have had a . can opener or Tony Fraiola to get through the FaU Opening Jam. Went . through same .; stoplicht six times, bat finally got across UlertV VfrVeC&tood'oriU the street corners trying to decide which band to listen to. Got caught in a bush of roses well, pardon me,, ladies but came out in the limelight with a bud on my lapeL Waited for the drum major ette to throw down the foot ball, lost on the chance she'd forget to let loose and come down, toe. Turned out "Good Job Frosty Olson tossed it Decided to live and pay to see the Bearcats rather than brave ' the elements. Watched some live models parade the latest. Saw a couple playing dead. Got caught amid a battlefield of military browns and RAF (Turn to Page 2, Col. 5) Justice Brand Brands Iindys PORTLAND, Sept 25.-flV Justice James T. Brand of the Oregon supreme court described Charles A. and Anne Lindbergh last night as two of the greatest menaces facing America Thurs day. The justice told B'nal B'rith lodge members that "the Lind berghs may be sincere, but they are wrong. The gospel they spread is dangerous to the welfare of the country." - . landed on u Falomar field. Neutral Act Sow s Seen Fignt Expected As Seriate Gets ; Repeal Measure WASHINGTON, Sept. 25-(flJ5 -The senate received! a resolu tion calling for outright repeal of the neutrality act Thursday, amid a mounting tumult of con troversy over that issue. .. It was introduced by Senator McKellar (D-Tenn), long a firm supporter of the adminis tration's foreign policies, with a statement that the act violates the principle of freedom of the seas.' However, it was not clear whe ther the repealer had the official backing of the administration. President Roosevelt and his lieu tenants have been studying the question whether to ask outright or only partial repeal of the act . Thursday, C o 1 1 i e r's magazine released the text of a preface written by Mr. Roosevelt for the publication of his collected public papers and addresses of 1939, in which he said that the failure of congress to repeal the old arms embargo section of the act in July, 1939, "had much to do with the coming of war when it did less than two months later." The president said that al though he approved the embar ro when it was passed original ly In 1935 and when lit was ex tended from time to time, he "regretted" his action because the embarro "played right Into (Turn to Pago' 2, CoL 1) - Givic Concert Season Opens Philharmonic Orchestra Directors Start Drive . For Activities Fund The 1941-42 concert season of the Salem Philharmonic orchestra was-launched Thursday when the board of directors of the orchestra association announced a short, in tensive drive to raise funds neces sary to finance activities. Members of the board are contacting prospective subscrib ers to the orchestra fond this year, according to Guy Hickok, : beard' president Admission : tickets for any of the concerts are riven to subscribers, and any 'person interested In sub- ' scribing to the fund may con tact Charles Hugglns or Fred Broer, or any other member of the beard. , The tentative dates of the three concerts to be presented during the current season are December 16, February 24, and April 21. The concerts will be given in the sen ior high, school auditorium. The orchestra, under the direc tion of Edouard Hurlimann, has started rehearsals in the old music hall on the Willamette university campus. Any musician in Salem or vicinity interested in playing in the orchestra is Invited to come to the hall on Monday evenings at 7 o'clock for an audition, or to contact Mrs. Harry W. Scott . (Turn to page 3, coL 4) Willamette's New President Arrives Here Willamette university a new president Dr. Carl Sumner Knopf, is in Salem but not on the campus until Monday, the university news b u r e a u an nounced Thursday.' Dr. and Mrs. Knopf came by automet from Los Angeles and will make their residence in University house, t Moving vans were backed up to the house Thursday, and the Knopfs are taking a few days to get settled and rest ' Dr. Knopf, who succeeds Bishop Bruce -R. Baxter, president for seven years, has been director of religious education at University of Southern California. Moscow Repulses Raids LONDON, Friday, Sept 26. '(py-lht Moscow radio' said to day that several Isolated planes had attempted to reach Mos-, eow during the nlffht but were driven off by anti-aircraft fire. GOP Chief Joseph W. Martin, Jr, (above) national republican chairman, will address the state republican clubs , convention at Roseburg from S to S:30 p.nL, Saturday. Ernest M. Jachetta, state presi dent said the speech weald be broadcast by - the Mutual-Don Lee broadcasting chain. GOP Assails State Stolons McNary Backed but, Mott, Angell and Holman "Warned", PORTLAND, Ore., Sept 2-JFf- On the eve of the Oregon state republican convention opening at Roseburg Friday, 18 delegates met here Thursday and assailed the voting record of three of the state's four GOP members' of congress. The group, which plans a floor campaign to win convention en dorsement issued a statement which said, in part: "In this hour of crisis, let na: make It clear to Senator McNary i that we will support him dn a stronger leadership and to Hol man, Mott and Angell that we win not endure obstructionist tactics that play In Hitter's hands. The votes of Reps. James W. Mott first district and Homer D. Angell, third district and Senator Rufus Holman in opposition to the lend-lease bill, neutrality act modification and extension of the term of selectees were sharply criticized. In supporting Senate Minority Leader Charles L. McNary, the statement said, If his statesman ship is to continue to overcome his embarrassments, he must know how strongly Oregon republicans feel on questions of national de fense that transcend party lines. County Units Will Discuss Camp Problems Problems the mid-Willamette valley must meet if the proposed Polk-Benton county army canton ment is constructed will be aired this afternoon at the first meet ing of a "trouble prevention com mittee apopinted by the Oregon Economic council at the request of Gov. Charles A. Sprague. The committee, composed of mayors . and county ; officials from Marlon, Polk, Benton and Linn comities, is to meet-with William Or Crawofrd, executive secretary and members of the ' economic eonncil at the capital at Z pjn. ?i ; Groundwork for meeting hous ing, schooling, polking and utility emergencies in event the canton ment is authorized' will be laid. - Rex Putnam, state superintend ent of public instruction, has des ignated M. J. Elle, his director of publications, to represent his de partment at the meeting. Wage Compromise Seen SEATTLE, Sept 25 A wage compromise under which Pacific coast yards might regain a share of ship conversion jobs for the navy was reported Thurs day . by John P. Frey, president of the metal " trades department of - the ' American Federation of Labor. ' , ON THE AIR : FOR DEFENSE Continuing an outline ef the civil defense organization as It Is at work in Marion county, Bryan n. Conlcy Is to be speak er ' en the defense council's KSLU program at 9:15 tonight Conley is the county defense unit's coordinator. . " , Axis Hits In Reoccupies Serb Bands Battle Troops ROME, Sept 25.-(-Comci- dent with word that 1,500,000 Serbs still oppose the axis- sponsored regime in Croatia thousands of them roaming xin guerrilla bands with torch, bomb and : machine-gun Italy proclaimed Thursday she had secured her Adriatic flank by reoccupation of a Croatian de militarized zone. The commander of 1 1 a 1 ys second army, General Vittorio Ambrosio, , reporting to Premier Mussolini,' said that the area was repecupied without "any incidents worthy of notice." The reoccupa tion was ordered in August The announcement appeared on the same day as a dispatch in the newspaper n Popolo Di Roma telling of a no-quarter fight against Serb rebels. Croatia was erected from the ruins of shat tered Yugoslavia. It also was disclosed that It aly had given Croatia equip ment for a battalion of motor ized police 50 motorcycles with sidecars and machmeruns and two searchlifhts. (Related reports Thursday in cluded a German dispatch from Belgrade saying that German sol diers and Serb armed forces had dissolved "a communist gang" west of Belgrade, killing the lead er and 13 others, and a British raio broadcast saying that 12,000 Serb rebels attacked a Serb town Wednesday, with violent fighting continuing despite arrival of Ger- (Turn to Page 2, Col. 3 Willlde Hurls Tie' at Clark -Verbal dash Winds up Film Probe Hearing; Error Is Admitted WASHINGTON, Sept 25-(P- A shouted assertion by Wendell L. Willlde that Chairman Clark (D-Idaho) was guilty of telling an absolute falsehood", wound up a turbulent hearing Thursday by a Benate Interstate commerce subcommittee investigating alleg ed propaganda in the movies. Willkie thundered this accusa tion into a microphone on the committee table before him when Clark asserted that the 1940 re publican presidential nominee had described his campaign pledges to keep this country out of war as "campaign oratory." "Ton had better check that broke In Willkie, who was seat ed with ether counsel for the movie producers at the end of the committee table, and had Mevolt Croatia Moraenthau Vraes Limit -' -;..." I ' . - mmmmmmmtlmm'm''l'llm tmmmKmmtmmmmtmmmmfmmm i ,m i. inii i w njrwuwn i n i .1 tmmmmimmmmmmmmmtmm m. nr 1 .i 1 hn w m wi iw 1 1 icwmm mamm M.awnwii k. Union With Leon Denderson (left), federal price administrator, at Ms side. Secretary of the Treasury Krnry Morgenthau told the Douse banking committee that he believed that all proHts ftn the United States should be limited to six per cent during the current emergency. Ce appeared before the committee ; ia Washington. JMystery Fish IS o Cannibal Says Editor PORTLAND, Sept' 25V An agitated woman reader tele . phoned Hyman B. Cohen, mar ket editor of the Portland Jour nal Thursday: "I bought some of Jhat:inys-1 fery fish , you .recommended : In the paper. Now I find out it was shark and maybe the shark ate : a man.' . The idea makes me . sicker by the minnteV .. . . Cohen replied, "It was a shark all right but of the soupfhi va rietyabout the size of a sal mon. Hardly big enough to eat a Rescue Party Is Returning Bomber Crew Bodies Being Brought Down Steep Mt. Constance QUILCENE, Wash., Sept 25.-(ff)-Army officers said Thursday night they expected the pack par ty bearing the bodies of the six men and parts of their bomber fa which they crashed atop 7,700 foot Mount Constance September 9 would reach here shortly after dawn Friday. The 29 . men comprising the party have " been out of touch with QuUcene for more than 18 hours by shortwave radio. But a runner arrived here Thursday night with word that "all Is well, nobody hurt In the ascent or descent" and the approxi mate time the soldiers could be expected back at the base camp. Only 12 men .made the final climb to the rocky summit of Mount Constance, officers said. They were handpldged for their ability to make the hazardous as cent jiV'-'- ,:. m..-2-rf' ' ' With their tragic cargo, they re turned to a shelter at the 3,000 foot level at dusk Thursday, Quilcene officers related, where the remainder of the party was established. They were expected to start me last leg of their journey Friday under command of Ma. H. H. Pennington. QUILCENE. WaslL, Sept 25. iJP)A runner brought word to the Quilcene CCC camp Thurs day night that an army rescue party had brought' the remains of six' airmen and their shat (Turn to Page 2, CoL 7) German Leader Dies BERLIN, Sept 25 -JP- Gott fried Feder, who drew up the original f5-point program on which the nazi party was found ed in 1922, died Wednesday at Murnau, Upper Bavaria, after a long illness. lie was 58. Storm Strikes Ohio SANDUSKY, O, Sept 25 Ohio counted property and crop losses in the hundreds of thou sands of dollars tonight after a gale of near-hurricane propor tions swept the state causing at least one death and injuring scores of persons. ' Russ Say Nazis' In Retreat ; German Reports Conflict; New Offensives Told .By The Associated . Presi -j . Leningrad still stood Thursday night, while tht Germans and Russians fought outside its gates on a battlefield that was no front at all any more, but only a terrible, bending arc of struggling men $aught in an unending fire. The red soldier - civilian forces claimed a little the better of it, at least momen tarily, reporting that a series of counter-attacks had thrown the nazis back six miles in one sec tion, recapturing two outlying villages in the process. The Germans issued reports' that were sometimes conflicting they acknowledged for example that two soviet battleships pre viously pictured as sunk now were lifting a powerful bombard ment but stuck to the central version that theirs was essentially an advance, although admittedly only block by block and house by house in the factory suburbs. One of the most authoritative of German commentaries, the Dienst aus Deutschland, describes these ships, the Marat and the i October Revolution, as forming "the strongest potential defense" for Leningrad, but added: , It win not b Ion untU the barrels of these gun towers are silenced.' i " '.'V.T'; Along with this assurance, how ever, Berlin for the first time mentioned that more than 40 So viet U-boats were "bidden in the bay." The principal success claimed Turn to page S, coL 3) "6-E-T D-E-T-A-I-L-S!" i N. Coming, Sunday "Get dctousr Those were the orders flash ed across the ocean. A secret radio etation, com plicated codes, micro - photo graphs which enlarged Into lone list of Instructions these are the paraphernalia of the modern spy, the govern ment declares as tt tries 1 persons on charges of espion age and failure to register as agents of a foreixn power. John Ferris tells of this In ternational drama, now un folding tn the Brooklyn federal court m story for The Ore gon Statesman special new service, to appear Sunday. on Profits