Jap Permit
TOPEKA, Kan, Jan. 20
;P)-Charles E. Helman,
Shawnee county clerk, of
fered i Jap-hunting licenses ,
. for sale at It cent defense :
s t a m v each. The license
states the open season was
declared December 7, 1941,
with n limit" -
. You Pay
Income taxes will b due
eon. If you are in doubt
boat your federal tax, turn
to The Statesman editorial
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Salem, Oregon, Wednesday Monuiig. January 21, 1942
Prlco 3a Rtwtstands 5c
No. 257
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NINETY-FIRST YEAH ! "
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Hold Out
; Argentina, Chile
Balk on Plan of
Axis Rupture
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 20
(AP) The statement of Act
ing President Ramon S. Cas
! tillo In Buenos Aires that Ar
I gentina's attitude would not
change dashed cold water
Monday night on the hopes
of 19 other American repub
lics that they could induce
i Argentina and Chile to sup-
! port in.mediate rupture of rela
I tions with the axis,
j In the face of this, Dr. Eduardo
i Anze Matienzo, Bolivian foreign
minister in charge of reporting
out the resolution for debate
.scheduled Thursday by the Pan
American conference, said he still
was confident that unanimity of
the 21 American republics ulti
mately would be achieved.
Other delegates, however, were
less hopeful. Although they de
clined comment, their attitudes
contrasted strongly with the op
timism of Tuesday afternoon.
The belief grew that the 19
supporters of the break with the
aids would go ahead without
Argentina and possibly Chile.
It was stressed that the possi
bility of Argentina and Chile fall
ing into line later was not ex
cluded. Spokesmen have empha
sized repeatedly that their stand
was influenced by domestic po
litical conditions.
Argentina was reported author
itatively 7. "Tuesday afternoon as
prepared to sign a declaration for
a rupture of axis relations if al
lowed to choose her own time to
put it into effect
There were denials of reports
that Brazil's President GetuUo
Vargas had telephoned Castillo
la an effort to change the Ar
gentine stand, but informed
sources Insisted the Brazilian
executive was maintaining close
touch with CastUIo.
Funeral-Held
For Former
( Salem Woman
Funeral services for Mrs. Helen
! Hummer Gatch, former resident
j of Salem, who died in Oakland,
Calif.. January 11 were held
i January 11 in that city.
Mrs. Plummer was a past ma
tron of the Salem Woman's club
and grand worthy matron of the
Eastern Star of Oregon at one
time. Her husband, Claud Gatch
was with the Ladd and Bush bank
i for many years. He was the son
of former President T. M. Gatch
of Willamette university.
She is survived by two children,
Capt. Thomas Leigh Gatch, USN,
and Orytha Gatch, Salem.
Bonds Pledge
Drive Starts
. Circulation of defense savings
pledges got well under way in all
26 Salem precincts Tuesday, Jo
seph B. Felton, campaign "gen
eral, reported Tuesday night.
Felton expressed ; satisfaction
with the speed shown by precinct
captains and their minute men
despite a delay in receipt of pledge
cards. The supply of cards con
signed here did not arrive until
Monday night
Solicitation was in progress
downtown Tuesday as well as in
the residence districts in order
that no income earner might be
overlooked. -
Cuba Put On
War Basis
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan. 20-VPh
The cabinet Tuesday night pro
mulgated a law putting Cuba on
a full war basis and giving the
government sweeping powers to
control prices, wages and salaries
and to regulate agriculture, in
dustry, commerce, production and
supply for - national defense.
It authorized the government to
buy foods, machinery, seeds, live
stock, fueL clothing, medicines
and whatever else found necessary
In an emergency, .
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Editor Named
Meet Speaker
Sprague to Present
Award to Junior CC , .
1941 First Citizen
"Unforseen wartime exigen
cies," tne phrase used by mili
tary officials for non-public con
ditions affecting the nation's de
fense and wartime program, have
made themselves felt in Salem.
They have caused the cancella
tion of an important part of the
junior citizen program scheduled
here for Wednesday night.
As originally announced by
the committee in charge of this
annual junior chamber of com
merce event, Harry P. Cain,
mayor of Tacoma, Wash was
to be the principal speaker.
"Wartime exigencies' affecting
the Pacific northwest .called
Mayor Cain to Washington, DC,
for conferences and he wired the
committee of his Inability to re
turn to the coast in time.
Substituting for Mayor Cain
will be Philip H. Parrish, editor
of the editorial page of the Port
land Morning Oregonian. Parrish,
who is well known throughout
the country for his work in jour
nalistic circles, is equally well
known as a speaker on matters of
national import. Using the theme
of the banquet Editor Parrish will
discuss the problems which con
front young men in the present
national crisis.
Presentation of the Junior
citizen for 1941 will be made
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Polk Industrial
Sites Surveyed
PORTLAND, Jan. 20-(P)-In
dustrial site surveys covering
Monmouth, Independence and
Dallas have been completed, the
Bonneville administration report
ed Tuesday.
Site covering 759 acres of land
are mapped, providing the admin
istration and civic groups factual
information with which to answer
inquiries of industrial firms.
US to Start Daylight Saving;
Sprague Proclamation Soon
WASHINGTON. Jan. 10-4P)-
America will go on daylight-saving
time February 9 to conserve elec
tricity for the titanic war effort.
President Rroosevelt signed a
daylight-saving bill Tuesday and
at 2 a. m. (local time) on Feb. 9
the clocks .will be turned ahead
an hour lor the duration oi the
war, Although the bfll applies
only to interstate commerce ac
tivities and the federal govern
ment, it is expected to be observed
by most of the nation. . "
Mr. Roosevelt advised congress
last July that the federal power
commission figured there I would
be a saving of 736,282,000 kilo
watt hours of energy annually by
putting the nation on year-round
daylight saving time. ' i
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1(4 rkir
Nelson Halts
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Gets FR 's Okeh On Plan
Clamps Lid on Car, Truck Production
February 1; Blueprint of Program
For Reorganization Submitted f
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20-PHWar Production Chief Donald
M. Nelson in two swift moves Tuesday night ordered production
of passenger automobiles and light trucks stopped entirely on
February 1, and obtained executive approval of his "streamlined"
reorganization plan for the indus
trial front.
Nelson put a final end to spec
ulation over the automotive in
dustry's immediate future by
clamping down the lid shortly af
ter taking his plans before the pro
duction board's first meeting. La
ter he spent an hour and 10 min
utes with President Roosevelt
outlining his reorganization pro
gram. On leaving the White House,
he told reporters that Mr. Roo
sevelt had approved a blueprint
of the new setup and In re
sponse to a question whether it
called for reorganization of the
entire program, he said:
"Not everything, but we are
going to streamline for action.
I think you will agree when
you see it."
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New f Jaywalk'
Law Fails to
Catch Victim
The new "jaywalking" ordin
ance had its first day here Tues
day but failed to catch a vic
tim! The law went into effect
immediately on its being signed
by Mayor W. W. Chadwick.
The measure, adopted by the
city council Monday night, pro
vides maximum penalty of $50 or
60 days' imprisonment or both,
for pedestrians crossing streets
against red stop .lights or in blocks
between traffic signals.
Gov. Charles A. Sprague de
clared Tuesday that he would issue
a proclamation within the next
few days placing Oregon on day
light saving time at 2 a. m. Febru
ary 9. :
"I have been advised that
Governors Langlie of Washington
and Olson of Caliofrnia will pro
claim daylignt saving time for
their, states, and, in the interests
of uniformity, I am going to do
it in Oregon," Governor Sprague
said. ;,;:.;;Ht;va
Governor Sprague previously
had opposed daylight saving time
in Oregon on the ground -that it
was not wanted by the agricultural
interests. The objection, was re
cently withdrawn. .. v" .;.
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Auto Work.
Draft Chief
Sees Lower
Standards
BALTIMORE, Jan. 20-
Brig. Gen. Lewis B" Hershey de
clared Tuesday that a lowering of
physical standards would be nec
essary to draw manpower need
ed for the nation's armed forces
from such deferred draft classi
fications as IB and 4F.
The national director of se
lective service asserted rehabil
itation of those with minor
physical defects would be car
ried on within the army as well
as by local draft boards and
by registrants themselves. He
said "guinea-pigging" along
this line already yvas underway
In Maryland and Virginia.
General Hershey told the Am
erican Legion's national rehabili
tation committee at its annual
meeting that the greatest prob
lem facing the United States was
"the orientation, training or re
taining of men and women, and
perhaps the children, to where
they will fit best in the national
war program.
Triple Death
Trial Starts
PENDLETON, Ore, Jan. 20-G55)
Police testified Tuesday that John
A. Soto, 17, confessed on the night
of his arrest, Sept 26, to slaying
a Hermiston, Ore, 'farm family of
three.
Sheriff Robert Goad of Umatil
la county, Ore., taking the stand
on the second day of Soto's trial
m circuit court, said Soto, arrested
in Kennewick, Wash, admitted
ambushing Mrs. Cora Tobin, her
son, Kenneth Gorsuch, and her
nephew, Marvin Adams, at a farm
where Soto had been boarding.
Firemen Put Out Blaze
Salem firemen f Tuesday night
answered a call to 416 Marios
and put out a fire in the base
ment They reported some dam
age., .
Monday's Weather
Forecasts withheld and tem
perature data delayed by army
request Tuesday river, XX feet
Max. Temp. Monday, 59, Mia.
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Solons Demand
Profit Limits
Naval Committee Hits
Labor Union 'Gains,'
Bich War Contracts
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20-(P-In
a double-barreled report citing
tremendous financial gains" for
labor unions and "excessive and
unconscionable" profits for many
defense firms, the house naval
committee demanded Tuesday
night strict profit limitation on
all war contracts and government
supervision over union finances.
Climax of a ten months' In
vestigation, the committee's ma
jority report asserted that a
"considerable number of firms
doing business with the govern
ment have begun to reap a har
vest of excessive and uncon
scionable profits" In "many
cases of 50 per cent and one "as
high' as 247 per cent"
The majority four democratic
members, including Chairman Vin
son (D-Ga) and ten republicans
bluntly blamed strikes as "the
greatest single cause of delay in
the defense program," and added
that "tremendous financial gains'
made by unions during the defense
effort "present an astounding pic
ture of concentration of wealth, a
situation hitherto usually associ
a ted only with industry and fi
nance."
Asserting that net assets of 117
unions answering a committee
questionnaire increased from $71,
915,665 to $82,594,959 a jump of
$10,679,294, or 14.85 per cent
for the 18-month period between
October 1, 1939, through March 31
1941, the. committee said:
"These vast tax exempt funds
reposing in the treasuries of
labor organizations, many of
which by strikes and work stop
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Riding Rods
Slows When
War Starts
In came defense and out
went the knights of the road.
Or so It appears front the num
ber of boei traveling by rail
and visiting the Hotel de Minto
here.
The chief reason for the de
crease tn "riding the rods"
would seem to b . more em
ployment because of defense,
John C Carle, local Southern
Paclfle railway freight agent
He said there was a marked
drop, almost to nothing, short
ly after the United States . en
tered the war. Be did not at
tribute It to railway guards
which he said haTe been sta
tioned at Intervals by the com
-pany.
Tea to 15 transients per night
Is the average this winter at
the Hotel de Minto, fa the third
story of the city halL compared
with to s a year ago, ac
cording to Chief ' of Police
Frank A Minto. .
W
ecisioe
Seep Near; US Bombers
Destroy
a
Malar
To Key City; New Isle Raided
FDR Renews Aid Assurances
liny US Navy
Torpedo Boat
Destroys Ship
Daring Officer Sinks
5000-Ton Nip Vessel;
Brings Total to 41
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20-(ff)
A fast, tiny motor-torpedo boat
of the United States navy dash
ed into a Philippines bay, the
navy announced Tuesday night,
ran a gauntlet of machine gun
and shore battery fire and tor
pedoed a 5,000 ton Japanese
ship.
The foray of the torpedo boat
was apparently intended to sup
port the operations of General
Douglas MacArthur against the
Japanese on Batan peninsula, be
tween Manila bay and the South
China sea. At the upper end and
on the seaward side of the penin
sula lies Subic bay. The attack oc
curred in Binanga bay, which is
part of Subic bay and lies to the
seaward side of the upper end
of the peninsula.
The 5000-ton ship, no descrip
tion of which was given,
brought to a total of 41 the
number of Japanese vessels
which have been destroyed by
the American army, navy and
marine corps in a little more
than six weeks of fighting.
In command of the torpedo boat
was 30-year-old Lieutenant John
D. Bulkeley, of New York and
Texas. The navy said he had been
commended for carrying out his
mission successfully. After his
graduation from Annapolis in
1933, he saw service on large sur
face vessels but more recently be
gan 'specializing in submarine
chasers and torpedo boats.
U-boat activity from Cape Hat-
teras to Newfoundland was re
ported by the navy. It noted the
sinking of three tankers in the
last few days, made no mention of
a fourth which was attacked but
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South Africa
Police-Held
JOHANNESBURG, Union of
South Africa, Jan. 20-,)-A large
number of uniformed men and de
tectives was detained Tuesday in
a round-uD of Johannesburg no-
lice suspected of subversive
tivity.
Some were detained .while go
ing on or off ; duty, others were
brought in by troop carriers. Some
of the arrests were made at the
central barracks.
Churchill Promises Commons
Debate on Far East Battle
LONDON Jan. 20-P)-Winston C&urchjil.put down Tuesday
an effort to force an immediate parliamentary discussion of Brit
ish reverses h the Pacific, promised commons a three-day debate
soon on the Whole pattern of the war and announcedthat if any
challenge to his government then
arose he would call for a vote of
confidence. .
Appearing before the house for
the first time since his return from
his momentous conferences in the
United State! With . President
Roosevelt, the prime minister de
clared vigorously: -
' I propose myself to open
- (the forthcoming) debate and If
necessary to wind It up.
"1 naturally share the an
xieties that are felt on the war
tn the , Far i East,"' the prime
minister said. . .
At
Nippon
Alaska Also
Has Trouble
With Tires
VALDEZ, Alaska, Jan. Zt-(JP)
-This notice: appeared on a pub
lie bulletin board:
"Man who Jacked np my au
tomobile and stripped It of its
tires was seen. If the. tires are
returned within 24 hours no
questions will be asked. Signed:
Ulysses N. Owen."
The next, day this appeared
below it:
"They guy who saw me take
those tires Can have same by
calling at my house -for them.
I won't ask no questions,
either." f-
It was unsigned.
Russ Capttire
Mozhaisk City
Nazis Blasted From
Citadel and Now Face
Retreat of 200 Miles
LONDON.; Jan. 20-(JP)-The red
army has recaptured Mozhaisk in
a hard-won Victory which blasted
the Germans from the last ad
vanced citadel of their broken
drive upon Moscow and left the
invader facing the prospect of a
cruel, 200 -mile retreat, to the
Dnieper.
The reoccupation of Mos
haisk, announced officially by
Moscow tonight after a 45-day
offensive, sent. Adolf Hitler's
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Auto Traffic
Victim Dies
Injuries suffered when he was
struck by an auto Monday night
proved fatal Tuesday afternoon
to Milo E. Horn, 59 Williams
avenue.
The husband of Winifred R.
Horn, he died at Salem General
hospital at the age of 64 years.
Funeral arrangements are in
charge of the W. T. Rigdon com
pany. Horn, a pedestrian, was struck on
Silverton road near Lana avenue
by an auto driven by Robert W.
Shattuc, Silverton road. He suf
fered pelvic and leg fractures,
numerous cuts and internal hem
orrhage, an. autopsy disclosed
Tuesday night
Nazis Firte' at Dover
LONDON, Jan. 20-(iiP)-German
guns on the ' French coast fired
several rounds across the Dover
strait Tuesday night
; t
"But I also share a growing
confidence, whkh I think might
also be justified. In the eventual
outcome of this struggle." .
Breaking precedent he suggest
ed Jhaf upon the delivery of his
forthcorning war review and of
other .future major statements re
cording be made for subsequent
broadcast. 'i - -
This was received with such
mixed feelings that he then de
cided to put the proposition to a
later vote...; , , . ,
Invaders
Hack
Siegapore
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US Troops in
ines
Still Hold
Gen, MacArthur Tells
Of Mindanao Fight;
Dutch Strike Back
By WILLIAM SMITH WHITE
Associated Press War Editor
The Japanese, still advanc
ing in Malaya and thus bring
ing the great decision for
Singapore very near, im
mensely broadened their at
tacks elsewhere in the south
western Pacific Tuesday, and
American airmen were flying
at the forefront of the devel
oping allied counter-offensive.
While his Malayan troops
were hacking forward to with
in 60 miles of Singapore on the
western peninsula and within 75
miles of that great 'base in a paral
lel inland offensive, the invader
opened from an aircraft carrier a
major aerial assault u p o n the
Australian - controlled island of
New Britain and his Siamese as
sociates were simultaneously re
ported to have invaded southern
British Burma.
Oyer a section of the vast Japa
nese aggressive pattern thus tre
mendously distended New Brit-
tain is 3500 miles to the east of
Singapore, for example the most
important single success for the
allied nations recorded during the
day was scored by American pi
lots.' The war department an
nounced that US army bombers
which also have now gone
Into action over Malaya had
sunk a Japanese crujser add" set
a tanker aflame off the Philip
pine Island of Jolo, athwart the
Invader's route of attack upon
the Dutch East Indies, thus
bringing to 49 the number of
enemy vessels thus far destroyed
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Milk Routes
Merger Seen
Looking forward to possible
consolidation of milk delivery
routes in Salem to conserve tires.
officers of Producers' and Distri
butors' association decided Tues-
the association every other day
delivery.
Sunday delivery would prob
ably be one of the economizing,
the dairymen indicated, declaring
they hoped to eliminate the bulk
of route' duplication by approxi
mately 20 dairies operating in the
cityi They suggested horse-drawn
vehicles might be the ultimate an
swer to the tire problem.
A shortage of bottles still threat
ens, it was stated. People were
urged to search their. houses for
the-, milk containers, to give to
dairies.
13 Reported
Dead in Fire
LYNN, Mass., Jan. 20-JP)
Thirteen persons died as an early
morning fire howled through
Melvin hall in downtown Lynn
and Tuesday night only the
scoqehed and blackened ruins of
the five-story . brick apartment
and rooming house remained.
: It was dusk,: about 14 hours
after the flames first were, spot
ted in a basement coal bin, that
Deputy Fire Chief James 40N eil
reported. aU tenants had been ac
counted lor. " . "
Closer
Philipp