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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 7, 1941)
c. Our Valley Statesman s b e r 1 bers ,V outside' of Salem read- the capital city's' morning news ,. paper c because brings , them fresh, news j of .the ' ,folk In their home common- Wcdllicr 7 CSoadr today, and Satsr " r . : day, probably with oeea- . clAiial Itrfit Mh If IT. ifllla , Ity, as .well . as worldwide peratore Thsrsday CI. Via. . y ' , ' 44. JUrer Lf ft Northwest . v . report. . ; . . ,.. PCU N DHD 1651 wind. CSomdy. . NHETY-FmST YEAB Salem. Oregon, Friday Morning, November 7, 1341 Price 3cj Ncwsstonda 5c No. isr g w ,' r w -y yv " v' y W - I tl ' '-" . v . ' - I 1 Ft I X 1 SI mm ri 1 1 1 1 Nazis To and on leges Shifting ; Armies South to Caucasus Area r . By Th Associated Press The Germans appeared Thursday night to have about given up for the foreseeable future their efforts to take Moscow and Leningrad and there were plausible sugges tions that Hitler now was pre paring to turn the main force of his northern and central armies southward soon to Join his, already immense j south ern columns in a great struggle for the Caucasus and the Crimea. -First, there. was a report by British informants that most of the German aerial squadrons were being withdrawn from both the Moscow and Leningrad fronts, some being sent directly to the south and others going back to Germany for refitting and re organization of pilot personnel. . This substantial concession of failure for the Leningrad and ' Moscow offensives so London described it and so, indeed, It seemed to be on the basis of the available information was (Turn to Page 3, Col. 3) Speeds Here l V ,, " - I ' "i 4 s i I SABURCT KURUSU . Japs on Edge In US Crisis " Special Envoy to Seek Accord; Burma Road Is Threatened Next Civil Defense Units to Join Parade on 11th Civilian ; defense reserves cf Salem are to Join in the capital city's- Armistice day parade! at in vitation of sponsoring ex-service . .groups,' County Coordinator! Bryan .H. ConJey said .Thursday bight ,;1-F. LeGarle," Salem chair man, and the six division chair men of the county are to be asked to head the civil reserves section. ! The police section is to include eity police reserves headed by E. C Charlton, the rifle corps from the Hunters' and Anglers' blub as part of the county defense organ ization, and, it is hoped, the sher iffs posse, according to Conley. The Women's Ambulance corps and Motor corps; air Vaid pro tection wardens headed in the county by Homer Smith,! Jr., in the city by J. H. Davis; the Boy Scouts; communications reserves headed by Wayne Perdue; demoli tion workers under chairmanship of C. W. Hill; planning and rec reation, Tom Hill; medical disaster relief committee, headed by Dr. Ralph Purvine, with a representa tion from the Red Cross are among the groups expected to participate. All registrants for civil reserves who have been assigned to any branch are Invited to join the civi lian defense section of the parade, Conley said, urging that such per sons gather at Marion square at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning. .TOKYO; Nov. -P)-japan's patience has "reached the point of exhaustion'- and her army may strike next at the Burma road to cut off American supplies to China unless the United States comes "to terms with her special envov. Saburo Kurusu, the foreign office organ, Japan Times and Adver tiser, declared Thursday night. "There Is always .the possi bility, even the probability of a direct march on the Burma road," the editorial - said, "to force America to abandon what h tantamount to direct military operations against Japan at the expense of the American peo- Pie." . .. : 4 Kurusu's trip by plane across the Pacific was desoribed a -"a lst opportunity (for . the- United States) to make amend! for ag gression and restore the occasion for an amicable settlement" All Japanese papers interpreted the special mission as "proof of apanese sincerity," in wishing to (Turn to rage 3, col. 5) Arms Bill Yote Seen By Night . Opposition Bloc AbandonssVu ToFUibr ;WASHINGTr . &-JPh Leaders of tfr V e bloc op posing neytr7 C? , vision held a strategy ,g late Thurs day, decided J abandon any idea of filibustering against the" "pending legislation and reported they might consent to : a final senate vote by, nightfall Friday. Attending the conference were Senators" Wheeler' (D-Mont), ' La- Follette (Prog-Wis), Nye (R-ND), Clark (D-Mo) and. Bilbo . (D-; Miss). Wheeler, spokesman 'for toe group, told reporters: ' ."There is no disposition to de lay this bill. Some of bur fellows would like to put the vote over until Monday, but we may be able to reach an agreement for a final vote Friday." Wheeler said administration leaders could not connt on more than 49 votes a majority of one for the legislation which would repeal the neutrality law's prohibitoins against arm " tag of American merchant ships, and against their travel to bel ligerent ports and combat cones. Democratic Leader Barkley Bomber Wreckage in Trees - ' ' , A v if - x V-K-- --"v. '' i r f; t;F " if UtJ II Fiiiiis K . -.-f-ry . ; jLaek LSay War ; Efforts End; Sitalin 'Hits off Front Lauds Aid Second ;i!:vWiU::Waii: 4 Chest Total fledges now Above 1940 The total of pledges In the r r e n t Salem Community Chest fond campaign now ex eeeds the final 194 totatl Addi tional pledges reported by the re-solicitation committee at Its Thursday luncheon amounted to 1883, bringing the total I up to 1156041 as compared to $45, ' 835, the final figure In last year's campaign. George Alexander ! reported that the government and odo cation division which he head cd. U now within $408 1 ot 1U quota. A $50 subscription by United . Air lines which b not : yet operating out of Salem, was ne of the notable additions to the fund reported Thursday, told newsmen that the administra tion had 53 "sure" votes for the bill provided ' all senators itere present. He added that absentees in the administration group would be paired in favor of the legisla tion, Barkley announced on the floor that he" would seek to work out Friday morning a unanimous con sent agreement which would in sure a senate vote, by' nightfall. Nye remarked that he would like to speak ari hour before-ahy agree-, ment toolp effect, and Barkley re plied that he could have the first hour of tomorrow's session. ',; . .. j.-, . ,... - ..... ... meeting, Nye had told report ers he would be willing "to par ticipate in talk-fest that would last Indefinitely" if that would force the administration to elim inate the provision , permitting Fart of a wing and motor support of (he four-motored army bomber that broke apart in mid-air near Georgetown, Calif., lodged hi the tree. Forest Guard H. Phelps looks at the wreckage. Eight men parachuted to safety. The body of Pilot U H. H. Walker was found in the wreckage of the cockpit Ship Welders Return; Others Plan Strikes Of Allies In Speech Vows Red Army Will Destroy German Horde By The Associated Press I LONDON, Nov. 6 Rus sia's setbacks at the hands' of the German army were laid by Premier Joseph Stalin Thursday primarily to the fact that no second front had been opened in Europe by Great Britain or the United States. . "What is the cause of the temporary lack of success of the red army?" Stalin in quired in a 'speech broadcast to the world by the Moscow radio. Then he said: I "One of the causes is definite f ; v - : ... - - . v ' ' t " ' , - ' ' "" - ' " - ' r : ' 1 ' . . s - J .... w -., . i . ! , , - - .;- For Peace MAXIM LITVrNOV Litvinov Gets Conclave ' Deny-Nazi Pact Or Offer of Red Terms for Truce HELSINKI, Hnland, Nov. 6 (AP) 3iaity operations are drawing to a cloe as far as oar country is conceTIlel,', the Finnish radio announced Thursday night. "It is. realized that our frontiers cannot finally be determined until the com ing peace conference," the announcer added. WASHINGTON, Nov. Maxim Litvinov, who vainly de-j American Can Walkout Called Off as GMC Group Lays Down Tools; Rail Unions Defer Decision on Tlireat; Knox Urges Truce '- : - ' .'-' . - a SEATTLE. NOV. 6-CPV-All hnt about 50 of 1700 atrikin rSeattfe welders returned to their fobs iA shinvards and marhino lfcoles tho Germans to sen-d all shops Thursday under an Office of Production Management oeace Hl l00''1 " I ropean allies to .me asi agauisi i United States as ambassador, The striking welders voted to return Thursday morning after ; hearing a recording of a telephone is definite Is i hick of a second front in Europe I AtTIPI1P?l fllT dtaint tKo ritrmin facets I -illVa XVAX M. VTU is "The matter is that at the pres ent time on the European conti bent there are no armies of Great Britain or the United States con ducting war against the German fascist armies. "Therefore, the .Germans need hot divide .their forces to conduct I war on two fronts on the west land faf the; east. This situation en Earlier the Finnish news agency had Issued a denial of reports abroad that Finland had been pre- -sented Russia's peace terms oa August 18. (US secretary of state said on XT l m . i a v. j . t . j i-fc JO . I exiiuer o uiav am naa iota Noted lJepo&ed Soviet Furnish Minuter Hjalnur J. Pro- Official Named New Red Ambassador cope that the United States had learned .Russia was prepared to discuss peace with territorial com pensation for Finland.) The , United States demanded manded JeoUeitiye.actioiu agatart mvt beside Oermany against Germany in p re-Munich days, has been taken of C the political shelf ift Russia and wtH.be sent to the- Salem Flier US Bomber Crash Victim Lieut. Harold C. Jepsen,' killed in a bomber crash near Augusta, Ga., Thursday, was a Salem resi dent until about two years ago. Ho had been with the U. S. army air corps. Jepsen learned to fly at the Salem airport and had express ed an ambition to pilot an army bomber Into the field here. He last visited here two months ago on his way to Pendleton, where his squadron was as signed. V ' ' ' ' Known as a singer, Jepsen once had charge of the Mickey Mouse program at the Elsinore theater. He was a graduate of Salem, high school and a member of Cheme keta chapter, Order of DeMolay. Jepsen was a brother of Dalbert Jepsen, violinist, now in Califor nia, and a son ; of. the late - Mr. and Mrs. Carl Jepsen. Lt. Wllmer E. McDowell, friend of Jepsen and son of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. McDowell of Salem, Is bringing the p&s here by train, a telegram-to his par ents said Thursday night. - "ris! sblps !" Murder Irial fv iviMSfivwi rvfo 7 ; Nye said later, however, that the opposition might have a bet ter chance if it obtained a sub stantial senate vote and counted on the house to defeat that pro vision which was added to house approved legislation by the sen ate foreign relations committee. It was reported, reliably, mean while, that house leaders .had agreed that if the senate passed the neutrality revision legislation, a vote in the house would be de layed until Wednesday the day after armistice day. Thursday's senate debate found Senator Wheeler denounc ing the legislation, Senator Hill, (D-Ala.) upholding it, and Sen ator Brewster, (R-ME.) saying he would support arming of cargo ships, but was opposed to permitting them to enter combat zones or belligerent ports. In his address, Wheeler charg ed that American naval vessels were sent into the North Atlantic Continues State Rests, Defense Calls Witnesses in 1 Dallas Procedure DALLAS, Nov 5 The te rested its' case Thursday, after noon, and the defense put on its first witnesses immediately fol lowing in the first degree mur der trial of Dewey George Jack son here. The trial of Jackson for the alleged shooting to death of Joe McCoy,. Grand Ronde Indian, is the first murder case in Polk county for over a decade. ;. Jackson is charged with - the death ot McCoy following an ar gument Over the attention assert' edly paid by the latter to the formers wile. McCoy was shot through the neck and killed instantly with phone mi. 1 Ci report by DaVe Basor, their strike UntlSn See leader, f r o m Washington, DC. I- They had refused to vote to re- iLr-T T turn to work last night because JL 1 y tr I ill I'D All of doubts expressed over the U-r authenticity of a telegram from U Ml UtUTC in bad repair, because available I rifle on the porch of the Jackson repair facilities had been devoted I home the night of September 3, (Turn to Page 3, Col. 1) Labor Leaders Are Convicted SPOKANE, Wash., Nov. HP) First Lieut Jack H. Butter, 24, killed Thursday in the " crash of (Turn to Page 3, Col. 3) according to the coroner's office. Sheriff T. B. Hooker was called I to the scene by friends at Jack son's request. Jackson reported ly "admitted the shooting to offi cers at that time. Ten state witnesses were call ed and examined Wednesday: Edward J. Hlnes, county engi neer; . Tony Neuf eldt, depaty , (Turn to Page 2, Col. 6) r--. Blazing Tram Hurts 10 CLEVELAND, Kov. e -WVTen panic-stricken -persons ; were In jured Thursday , and 14 , others were 4. shaken while , jumping or NEW YORK, Nov. 6 -VP)- La bor Leaders George -K Browne and William Bioff were speedily convicted of extortion tonight by the court said "will let a lot of UNO iillls Flanned IOT out ; tte w?n haUs u"0Ugh" Army Camps, Says Mott The jury deliberated just twp ; CORVALLIS. Nov. Hffr- hours In closing a spectacular I There are no Immediate nlans to four-week trial that brought j introduce a bill authoring the Hollywood's top executives to the Corvallis or any other army can tonments. Ken. James W. Mott attempting to escape from a blaz ing Detroit avenue street car that witness chair. The maximum pen ran wild for four blocks m su- alty possible is 30 years imprison-1 (R-Ore) " has' advised the cham- bur ban Lakewood. I ment and a 330,000 fine for each, ber of commerce. CHICAGO, Nov. 9-UPy-Ac- Cniescing to s request of the defense mediation board, the CIO steel workers organixing commlttee announced Thursday it had called off its three-month strike against the American Can company with the proviso that the mediation board would hold hearings on . the case as soon as possible. Approximately 2 3 0 0 men have been affected by the strike. '. LINDEN, NJ, Nov. oHVFrank Caul, who identified himself as a member of the strikers committee, (Turn to Page 2, Col. 5) . Plant Blast Fatal to Two SOUTH CHARLESTON, W. Va., Nov.- 6 OP)-An explosion at the biggest plant in the great Kana wha valley's multi-million dollar chemicals industry Thursday kill ed at least two persons, injured live others and started a ore which still was burning long after night fall - " . '- ' : ' 'Officials of the plant, the Car bide and Carbon Chemicals cor poration, which employs approxi mately 4,zuu men in manuiactur ing important defense items, with held comment on the damage.' -.i A terrific blast shook the Char leston area just two minutes after the lunch period ended,- adding to the difficulty of determining how many employes had re-entered the building before, the explosion. ; -Origin of the blast was unde termined. - ' LONDON, Nov. 7-(Friday)-(P) Reliable sources said today that British war office plans for a sec ond fighting front as suggested by Joseph Stalin were "ready to be put, into effect when the time s considered opportune. ' l There was no indication of the area involved in the plans, whose existence was made known to the highly placed British Press as sociation. ' . .. It. is felt that Stalin made it clear, the news agency said also in an article by its diplo matic correspondent, "that he : appreciates that when a real op- . port unity arises and that might be1 very near an additional front will be created. Where that front will be is something we do not propose to tell the enemy. .British officials, however, kept secret the government's reaction, and said the only reply would come from Prime Minister Church ill himself in a speech to the house of commons in the near future. (Announcement of Litvinov's appointment was made- in Kui byshev, war-time Russian capital, Thursday together with an nouncement that Constantino Ou mansky, the present ambassador, would join the management of Tass, official soviet news agency.) The fiery former commissar for foreign affairs, who toppled from grace as Joseph 8talin turned bis back on Britain and France to make bis ahort-lhred pact wKh HlUer, Is expected to Russia or forfeit American friend ship. . - ' ' Wednesday this drew from the newspaper Sanocnat the observa tion that the United States was thus seeking to open the Mur mansk railroad to British Amer ican supplies and release the Rus sian forces engaged by the Finns. The text of the radio announce ment said: "Military operations are drawing to a close as far as omr country Is concerned. "Even thong's war goes oa (Turn to Page 2, Col. II) z Unit" state Solon Hits. Special Session Plan States aid for Russia. , Litvinov will succeed Constan tino ' Oumansky. in the Soviet's meet important post abroad. The latter is now in Russia and there has . been speculation here for soma time that be would not re turn. " Relations between Ouman-' sky and: some American, officials became strained during '.Ihe pe riod of Moscow-Berlin coopera tion. ; - : Now 65 years old, Litvinov has been a long-time advocate of what (Turn to Page 2, Col. 1) . Navy tists 100 Lost WASHINGTON, Nov. HPr The navy, still ebeclJng sad re checking the list- of casnalHes and survivors oa the torpedoed destroyer Reabea James, report ed Tharsday night that its rec ords showed 1M of fleers and were lost. State Senator Howard Bel tan, Clackamas . county, in Salem Thursday, said he is opposed to a special session of the Oregon leg. islature to revise the tax setup unless, there is definite assurance that the existing tax structure can be improved. Bel ton said amy proposed new tax program should be present , ed to the legislators prior to a , call for a special legislative ees- I slon. . Virtually all reuqetts for s spe cial session . thus far hare come from Multnomah eounVy. Governor Charles A. Sprague t has refused tto comment on the (Turn to Page 2, Col. 2) Nazi ZJ-Boat Reported off Newfoundland Willamette's 20tli Annual Honi ecoming Startsfloflay Homecoming, reinforced ' this year by special occasions. Is ex pected to draw extra numbers of Willamette university, alumni back to the campus today and Saturday, , after freshmen , rake leaves at 4 o'clock this morning to officially begin ' the weekend. Dick Stacer, Seattle Junior, is manager, ,. - . - ' " Not only is this v the school's centennial year, but it is pie 20th annual Homecoming, augmented by a new president: ? No Classes are .to be held this afternoon. Chresto cottage will be open for alumni and visit ors,, who are urged to register there. Hospitality is in charge ' et Mary Margaret Llvesay, Dal las sophomore. . - . " Annual ' Blue Key father-son banquet is scheduled for 5:45 to day at the First Methodist church. Bob Hamilton of Shelton, Wash is in charge; Ralph May of Den ver will be. toastmaster, and Jean Sevfllier, radio announcer w ill be principal speaker. , . w?f . The noise parade, a contest be tween campus living organiza tions, is to leave Lausanne hall at 7:15 and wind through downtown Salem. ' Elaborate signs made by organizations and based on the , slogan, "Shellac the Lumberjack,' are to be Judged at pjn." Win ners in both, jousts will be an nounced during the student body alumni dance later tonight Willamette win play the Col lege of Paget Sound Loggers grid team en Sweetland field at S o'clock. Special feature Is to be half time, blackout ma neuvers by the 48-piece Bear- peat band. Although a new drum majorettewaat premised in ad dition to the frar reig&2 j&v' Steppers, Director Maurice M. Krennen would not disclose her name, nor reveal the type of formation to be used T - Music f or the d a n c e, in the gymnasium, will be furnished by Chuck Regon's orchestra. Alumni are planning an informal get-together at the same time in Chresto cottage. Women in Lausanne ball and sororities are to have .."late permission to 1 o'clock. - Saturday events are the freshman-sophomore bag rush and greased pole contest in the after- noon, V alumni banquet preceded by reception for Pres. and Mrs. Carl S. Knopf, and the annual play.. ' v' - ' ' : " '. " A spect-t ercAn of the board of trustees has Lcta e"-J for STpjn. Saturday in Collins hall,1 with Paul B, Wallace presiding. . The board Is to consider reeom ' mendatlons, of " the' execs tire '. ' committee,', the building com- naittee and plans for the eeaten-: nUl'eelebfatlon;- .:?" . : Theta . Alpha Phi's play, ,?The Yellow Jacket," a Chinese corte day of manners, is to be at Leslie junior high school auditorium ' at 8:30 p.m.' Director is Mrs. Marga ret Ringnalda. : Members -7 of the production staff ere Bob Isaacs of Portland, tickets;. Ralph Schleslnger, man ager; Margaret Sehon, properties; Jane Patton, Costumes, and Joan Dultette, stage, all from Salem.'' lem. - . ' ' ': -10--. 500i(ilIIlL IP i i BOSTON Wrkt GREENLAND lllliiJ.- AV3SJAMS iU SAUNAStJ CGREEfl KEARNY REPORT- U:BOATS ATTACKED HERE 9 LONDON i NEWFOURDLANIX .1. ATLANTIC- OCEAN I - :; : - iLlSBblvir Canadian ships were reported to have attacked Natl U-boats in Belle Isle lrait at the northern t'.V ot Newfoundland. Also located are sites cf submarine attacks en the United EUtes intrcrtrs r.rvtta James. Greer and Kearny and the navy tinier Salinas. , '