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Ma m Campus Chief j. ' What kind of man I Wil lunette university's presi-. dent? Uow U he liked? Look . for the answers, 'about Dr. Carl Sumner Knopf, en The Statesman's feature pace Sunday "V Plot- ' Seen ' ncTY-nrsr teab Salem Oregon, Saturday Morning, October 18 1941 Price 3c; Newistandj 5c No. 173 Pro-Axis. Jap :-&r0m&i: MstaEed; Reds - Tell Of Odessa Retreat 1 New Government Pledges Strong " Policy on US . By The Associated Press A new Japanese govern ment apparently pledged to carry out a strong policy toward the United States was : installed in Tokyo Saturday morning, . while japan's western neighbor, Russia, reported continu once of ferocious opposi tion to the armies of Ja pan's axis partner, nazi Germany. v Lieut. Gen. Elki Tojo, a staunch admirer of German military methods, took over three posts in the " new cabinet premier, war minister and home miinster. 1 General Tojo, war minister in the recent cabinet of Prince Fuml- maro Konoye, chose as his foreign LONDON, O e t 18.-(Stur-d a y)-OP-ExelMui-e telerrsph ejnoted the Moscow radio today as sayina; thai Russian troops had recaptured Orel,' about 200 miles sooth of the soviet capital, on Tuesday.; minister Shigenori Togo, former ambassador to both Berlin and Moscow. . .Admiral Shigetaro Shimada, commandant of the Yokosuka navy . ( Turn to page 2, CoL 6) Oil Explosion Injures Five; Ten Escape VENTURA. Calif,-(Saturday) Oct. lS-CVFiv men were horned critically . as gasoline fames Ignited in a 200,000-gal-lon storage tank of the Shell Oil company Just before ' Friday midnight. . . Ten other: workmen escaped vnhurt, including three who for a time had been feared trapped In the Inferno. - The crew of 15 waa preparing to dismantle the tank, in which there was only a foot of oil. Police Chief T. W. Neel theor ised that a spark from a rivet ing machine ignited gasoline fumes, which biased spectacu larly , Into the - early morning hours. The explosion shot the . huge tank 12 feet into the air. C The iajared men all reside fat Ventura. All ran and highway traffic In the vicinity was halted, in cluding the Southern Pacific railroad's fast Saa Francisco to Los Angeles passenger train, the Lark, " Coast Plants Planned By US Steel, Report NEW YORK; Oct n.-fiWh9 Wall Street Journal says- it has learned the United States Steel Corp. is considering a privately financed expansion program on the west coasL . This program, the Journal says, concerning - which no details are yet available, would be in addition to the expansion of facilities to be provided as part of the OEM's country-wide 10,000,000 - ton in dustry program. Second Chest Group Goes ' Over Top in Salem Drive The automotive and transportation division in the Commun t Ity Chest campaign went "over the top? at Friday's report-luncheon, turning in $88.50 to bring Its total up to $3751.94, . A. C, Haag is chairman of the division but in his absence Harry W, Scott made the victory report -The women's division - already had exceeded Its Quota. It turned in $81.50 Friday to reach a total of $1940. . ;. ' Some divisions were not rep resented at the Friday luncheon and only $231.23 was turned in to brins the total up to $44,356.20, ".-syhich is about 88.7 of the $50,000 oal. - . AriA Navy Prepared In Pacific Announces Airbases In Good Shape; US Ships Sent to Ports HONOLULU, Oet YIHJP) The world's mightiest fleet that of the United States, went about Its intense gunnery practice and patrol activity as nsnal Friday, with no outward sign of the tightening tension in the Paciflc over political developments in the .orient m.- lj.t;sar Units of this fighting: force, based at Pearl Harbor here, pat in at Intervals .for supplies or. shore leave. Sometimes ten days or 'a fortnight elapse between the visits of these warships. WASHINGTON, Oct. 17-(!P)-A8 if to serve notice that it was feel ing fit for any showdown In the Pacific, the US navy announced Friday that its program of con structing air bases in that vast ocean Is progressing very well. Without so much as a mention of Japan, where an axis-minded premier has just been chosen, the official announcement said: "In short the new Pacific bases program is keeping well apace of .the general expansion program of the navy In building up the nation's two-ocean navy to the greatest array of seapow er the world has ever seen." Only a few hours earlier the navy had announced that if had ordered "a very few". American merchant ships into port for in struction. It did not say where these ships are located, but other sources indicated that the inter national crisis with Japan had sent a number of vessels speed ing to safety from Pacific war clouds. " These two developments fol lowed increasing predictions on Capitol hill that the new Tokyo (Torn to Page 2, CoL 2) Wage Demands Of Rails Hit CHICAGO, Oct 17-)-Presi dent Edward A. O'Neal of the American farm bureau federation opposed the wage Increase de mands of organized railroad labor in a brief submitted Friday to President Roosevelt's fact-finding board. O'Neal contended that: . Railroad labor is generally well paid; the proposed increase "would certainly , mean higher - freight rates ; higher freight rates would mean raising the already high cost of distribution. , : -;,v.-. : Chairman Irl S. McSherry said the' campaign committee would continue to work, as well as the various teams, and that he felt confident last year's final figure would be exceeded. This means about $1000 mora ia. subscriptions. No further report luncheons were scheduled. y May Travel on ... .1 . : Y r lr5 ' j - 1 4 - Everyone has heard that an army ern mechanised warfare an army ? - ' ' s. . ities. So, wherever the air corps 'goes it takes a complete machine shop with it .The 684th ordnance company from Portland airbase, now camping at the Salem airport carries in trucks tools and ma chinery to completely overhaul an airplane or perform the smallest Job of soldering. Top right Pvt 1st Class Robert Roney at the vice, Pvt William Cawley at the lathe (rear) and Pvt 1st Class George Clark work In the machine shop mounted completely In a single truck. Top left Sgt D. C. Carter, op on-eommissioned officer of the company, directs the unloading and setting op of equipment pre paratory to the arrival of military aircraft from the Portland air- base for maneuvers October 20-November 4. Below View of the living quarters of the enlisted men during; the air activities, with semi-trailer truck used for transporting equipment la background. Airmen Prepare Base For Test Maneuvers Maintenance Unit Sets up Camp and Necessary Machinery for Tactical Groups Due in Salem Next Week Preparations for the army Salem airport for a few days under way Friday, with tents up south and west of the hangar. Lieut George W, White, supply officer who supervised the Nipp Ship on To Continue US Voyage TOKYO, Saturday. Oct 18-jV- The government information board announced today the liner Tatura Mam, enroute to the Unit ed States . with several hundred American passengers, would con tinue her voyage despite foreign reports to the contrary. SEATTLS,Oct lSWSVOfficials of the American . Mailes Lines, only steamshin comnanv one ratine American vessels between Seattle and the orient, said Friday night they had not received any instruc tions from the navy department to order their ships in far eastern waters into American or British porta. , ' The line has ; several ships in oriental waters, one on her wav from Manila to Hongkong and the omen in the Philippines, ; " ; p Weather Partly cloudy today . and ' Saturday with showers and cooler Saturday. Maximum temperature Friday 68. Mm. 43. No ralnfJL Southeast wind. River -L7 feet Partly cloudy, v Its Stomach, butModern War Demands Repair "-V 5 mit -Li 3 AO yy.t. . s n. , . i t : i travels on Its stomach, but in mod Is no better than its repair facil airbase which is to occupy the beginning next week were well and mobile truck units in place, work and is to remain in command of the maintenance unit expressed deep appreciation for the welcome and cooperation given the group in its opening days here. Special word of gratitude was expressed for tickets -for the 60 some men to Friday night's football game at Sweetland field. - - Twelve tents were pitched Just south of the hangar, for the use of the tactical unit the 54th pur suit squadron, which ' arc ex pected to arrive - Monday or Tuesday, approximately 150 strong with 20 planes, to take part in maneuvers. ' Large trailers, constituting the DP supply wagon, office, portable machine and repair shop, were lo cated ' immediately west of : the hangar a reproduction on small scale of the air base at Portland. A road roller brought down from Portland was busy improving .the road into the airport and camp, Field kitchens were ready few use. ' The maintenance unit Is sta tioned In the dormitory and first aid building at the state fair grounds. A guard is maintained at the airport To avoid city, traffic, the army vehicles are to use a route which comprises airport road, peniten tiary road. Turner road and Sil- verton road, - ' PORTLAND, Ore., Oct 17-(flV Brig-Gen. Carlyle H Wash, second air force interceptor commander. Turn to Page 2, CoL 2) - Moscow , . ,.y" e i V Students Open Church Parley Delegates From Three States Hear Dr. Knopf At Methodist Meet Met&xllstBtudentsr Ybf4 Oregon, Washington and Idaho opened Friday night their second annual conference, with Willamette uni versity , as "the host- school and Pres. Carl SlTKnopf the principal speaker. Approximately 100 had registered , and a few, more are expected this morning. First session was in the campus library, following a dinner in the state capitoL where a luncheon and banquet are scheduled today. On the program today, in addi tion to business and election, are talks and discussions by Harvey C." Brown, associate secretary of the Methodist Student movement and Harvey Seif ert, executive sec retary of the National Methodist Youth Tellowship, both of whom were introduced Friday night They, are from Nashville, Tenn. A tour of the capitol building is to be a highlight of this after' noon, preceding a banquet In charge of the University of Idaho delegation. The conference closes Sunday morning. Delegates are present from Unl versity of Oregon, Oregon State college, University of Washington, Washington State college, Univer sity of Idaho, College of Puget Sound, Oregon College of Educa tion and Willamette. Margarita Irle. president of the region and rtudenlf at CPS, con ducted the meetings Friday night and' will continue until the elec tion tonight ....... FDR Enters Power Row WASHINGTON, Oct Yt-iJPf President Roosevelt and Secretary Ickes ' have taken a hand in the congressional fight : over enact ment of -legislation to provide Columbia power authority to han dle and market power from , the government's great hydro-electric projects on the Columbia river in Washington and Oregon. . - The executive has written Rep. Hm (D-Wash.) urging that if the proposal to create a Columbia power authority cannot be enact' ed at once, the Bonneville power administration la w be amended 'so as to permit acquisition by the ad ministration of private utilities corporations to be operated in con junction with public agencies, ; Ickes has . ahasply challenged, a recent statement by; Jesse 'Jones, federal loan ; administrator, . tha the Reconstruction , Finance " cor poration does not 'have power to advance funds to public utility districts of Washingtomto buy ou private power interests. - . Spain! Prisoners Freed ' MADRID, Oct 17 - () - T h e Spanish cabinet today granted conditional freedom to 2624 polit ical prisoners and freedom with exile to 332 others. ...-: gn , Still - Linotypers Worry Over War Debts EUGENE, Ore, Oct Vt-Vft-Newspaper linotype operators complained Friday that Ameri ca's "VaFTefforf would 3otb worth it if-the debt reached $100,000,600,000. Z The trouble, they explained, was t h a t linotype magazines don't contain enoogh -ciphers to set the figure In one -line. Moscow Envoy Flies Back ToCapital WASHINGTON, Oct 17-P)-W. Averell Harriman, head of the United States delegation to the Moscow conference on Russian war needs, was reported to have arrived in i this capital Friday night in a bomber which flew di rectly from London. V'. - f With Harriman, It was under stood, were several army offi cers. The direct flight from Lon don, where Harriman returned after conferences with British and Russian officials In Moscow, will put Into the hands of the government the latest Informa tion on the status and require ments of the Red army, hard pressed by advancing German forces. Whether ; Harriman planned ' to make a preliminary report to of ficials here or go to Hyde Park for a talk with President Roose velt was not known immediately. The chief executive and Harry L. Hopkins, lease-lend adviser to the president, went to the presi dent's New York state home Thursday night At the Moscow conference In late September and early Octo ber at which T Lord ' Beaver brook represented Britain' and Foreign Commissar Molotov the soviet government Harriman pledged "the fullest possible - Turn to Page 2, Col, 2) Hank Greenberg Asks Release ;Froin Army FORT CUSTER, Mklw Oct 17r7Cor, Henry "Hank" Greenberg has applied for dis charge from the army under the revised selective service. law, military " authorities : disclosed Friday. ' . .f - ,.( f " The former Detroit Tigers' re lease Is unlikely before Jan. L- Trade Bureau. Favors ; Armistice Day-Qose r- . The Salem Retail Trade bureau Friday 'voted unanimously' to go on record i as - favoruig the clos ing of local business houses on November i 11 In - observance . o Armistice day, . ; . t . , 'Armistice closing waa request ed recently by tha Federated Pa triotic Orders. - . . v - - 1 ..SSSSB Holfling Shops vv Ships Arming Bill Passed House Stirred by US Warship .Torpetloing i Approves Two to One WASHINGTON, Oct 17-Wr- tens solemn house, stirred but nof excited by the torpedoing of the United States destroyer Kearny, voted, by an almost two- to-one majority Friday to author ize the arming of American mer chant ships to protect them and their crews from nazi "pirates." The brief but momentous measure, repealing the neutral ity act's two-year-old ban on the arming of merchantmen, was sent to the senate by the over whelming roll-call vote of 259 to 138.; Short tempers flared sev eral times during the debate which preceded the vote but the outcome was never In doubt Republicans divided sharply on the issue, 39 of them joining with 219 democrats and the lone Ameri-can-laborite to pass the measure. Twenty-one democrats sided with -(Turn to Page 2, Col. 8) . Germans Close O ii if' 1 ft I "V ; J''! ? f ' ! ? ; ""4'1 j, f -I ' riT MILES' ' , -4lWNJ 0 ' I rAPOROZHET? ; J) TAGANROG). l nnl 4yskn The German high command said they were fighting closer to Moscow it), claiming that Kalinin and Kaluga had been la their hands for several days. Arrows indicate plncer actions developing against the RiBslan capltaL London sources said that the German drive toward ' KLarkov (2) still met with stubborn resistance. Germans -.stated that defenses of Odessa (3), under siege nearly 3 days, had been penetrated by Rumanian forces,. . ........ . , . m , t ... Warship Is Torpedoed in Iceland Area' By The Associated Presa ' ' WASHIISGTON, Oct. 17 A griiii . hunt waa believed in progress Friday night in the foggy north Atlantic for the raider which7 tor pedoed the US destroyer Kearny bat failed to sink her some 550 miles south west i of Iceland this mornK ing.' - . - " Tension in the capital, meantime, was high as sdme members of congress interpreted this first suc cessful attack on an Ame rican warship since the Eu ropean conflict began as a nazi effort to encourase Japan to some new aggression in the Pacific. , Reports circulated in maritime quarters that the navy had or-" dered all American merchant-: men to leave far eastern waters, but the navy said it had only given "a very few' ships orders to go into port "for instructions regard ing their voyages." It did not say whether these ships are in oriental waters. The Kearny herself-$500,000r 1630-ton destroyer completed only a year ago presumably was limp ing toward some American port for repairs. The navy's brief announcement that the Kearny had been attacked said she was able, despite the dam age, "to proceed . under her own r (Turn jt Page J, :CU.l) Flu Epidemic Waniing Given ATLANTIC CITY, NJ, Oct 17 JP)-The nation was warned to day to brace itself this winter for an epidemic of influenza which may be as severe as that of 1918 and 1919. It may not kill as many people as did the epidemic of the first World war, when hundreds of thousands dies from the disease, Dr. S. Edward Sulkin, Dr. Joseph F. Bredeck and D. David Douglas of the St Louis (Mo.) health di vision told the American Public Health association today, but all scientific indications point to a rapid and widespread epidemic sweeping the country during the coming winter months. ' in on Mosco w