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InducivO" ' EL" PASOr TexJ teb. t (f)-EeV. Tbeo H. Even, : pastor of Z 1 o a Lntheraa ' ehorch. In annoucfaif Lea- : ten services for Wednesday evenings,' ' also added: rwatchmea will bo sta tioned to proteet your Urea." Tho Insido . Tow complete morning newspaper, Tho Statesman, offers 70a pertinent eom . ments on war newt of tho day by Kirke Simpson, Washington analyst. :-TrxS 10 UNDDD. 1651 NINETY-FIRST YEAH Scdonau Oregon. Saturday Morning, February 21, 1942 Price) 8cj Nowstands 5c No. 234 ' ----- ..... . ' ' S Sasw - VS 1 I II n (On J: .Rages go . 4 Speed Of Revealed FR Asks People To Have Maps on Hand at Talk I WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (AP) President Roosevelt's Monday night radio speech is to give a picture of a world it war, the White House said Friday, and will endeavor to show the effect of battles fought thousands of miles away upon each little Ameri can community. In addition, said Stephen Early, the president's secre tary, "It Will be made very clear thai the oceans on each of our coast lines are no longer the sav iors or the protection of the coun try they were said to be by some ot so long ago." This statement followed asser tions by both the chief executive and ' Secretary of - War Stimson attacks on American cities and towns were not unexpected. Stan son said protection could not be iven because the nation's forces must be massed for the offensive, not scattered and weakened. - In the face of these expressions, three influential senators Walsh (rWass.), Byrd (D-Va.) and Johnson (R-Calif.) asked Friday that coast defenses be strength ened, quickly. Meanwhile, the war prodae- tien- beard pvblished flrvres giving the total of authorised war expenditures, plus war t fnds requested f coaaress, as S145,00,eoa,e00, a fUure only a little less than the total naUon .. al income in the years 1939 and 1949. At the same time, with a $32, 170,90 1,900 army-navy appropria tion bill before it, a senate ap propriations sub-committee heard (Turn to Page 2, CoL 4) Women Survey To Be Ended Next Week Hope that Marion county's vol untary registration of women may be completed by before the close of next week was expressed Fri day by Mrs. David Wright, chair man. The statewide survey of the skills of women is scheduled to occupy two weeks; Marlon county workers have anticipa ted finishing their share of it within 10 days from the date of its commencement, which was February ItA -Each questionnaire card not filled out during the canvasser's call but left to be completed and mailed by the registrant should contain both the canvasser's sig nature and the name of the would-be registrant before the canvasser leaves the premises, Mrs. Wright said. A few lacking this" information have been re ceived, i -, US Army Buys Lumber At Portland Auction PORTLAND, Feb. 20.-V Northwest lumber sold approxi ma tely 20,000,000 board feet of lumber to the US army engineers at an auction here Friday. . MaJ. C E. Kirkendal said 15, 000,000 feet was for "water ship ment" and 5,000,000 feet would go to Oklahoma. r To Our Boys The Statesman is being sent to men in the Serv ice all over the world. Keep op your Service man's spirit "". ;. Send him " The STATESMAN 500 Per Mo. Only WarWork ret.- To Air War Spectacular n Spectacular air view, made from a United States warplane during the US navy's surprise attack on Wotje Island, January 31, shows smoke and flames rising- from the Japanese naval base after th first bom bardment by US planes. At left (1) two ships lie crippled. On shore Mission Holds Final Meeting Friday Night Closes Six-Day Session of ' Religious Groups Six days of religious activity such as Salem had never seen be fore ended Friday night when the National Christian mission held its closing mass meeting at the Salem high school. Besides the mission Itself the OrcfOB Putori' conference, which drew several hundred ministers to Salem, the parley of the Oregon Council of Church Women, and the annu al meeting of the Oregon Coun cil of Churches was held during the week. Between 5,000 and 10,000 per sons-were estimated to have been. in attendance at the 100 meetings that made up the mission program of daily seminars, mass meetings, luncheons and dinners. .- Practically all the Protestant churches in Salem cooperated in the enterprise. C. A. Keiis was general chairman for the event; Dr. J. Edgar Purdy, head of pub licity; Wallace E. Winslow, pro gram; Roy Harlan, youth; Floyd Miller, civic; Tinkham Gilbert, finance, and Mrs. Esther Little, women's activities. Death Takes Former WU Counsellor PORTLAND, Feb. 20-JP-Dr. John William Hancher, 85, re tired educator and national fig ure in the Methodist church, died in his sleep here Thursday night Former counsellor of finance of the Methodist church, he came to Oregon several years ago to assist in the creation of a $1,000,- 000 endowment for Willamette university. , He had been president of Iowa Weselyan college and the church's counsellor to colleges and . universities. He made his home for the past several years In Washington, D.C ' He came here a. few days ago for the funeral of his son-in-law, Burton Beck, who died February 8. Salem Sales Rated High Salem is the center of the fourth best 'high-spot" territory. in the United States today, for concentrating sales activities, for collections and other business op erations, according to Forbes mag azine. -. , ' ' , The ' area includes eight other cities and made a median gain of 25 per cent over last year. : a Photo of Flames Sweeping Jap V 9 Army Given Removal of Sweeping ' Authority From President jAime Primarily at Japanese; Biddle Denies Martial Law; Agencies to Aid Plans WASHINGTON, Feb. 20-flVIn a drastic move aimed pri marily at the Japanese problem on the west coast, the army was given sweeping authority Friday to remove "any or all persons" rom "military areas" or to Impose restrictions on them. The authority was conferred on the president's war time pow- ers as commander-in-chief. Attorney General Biddle, who had given a formal opinion on the legality of the step, told a press conference that thls is a Japanese problem," and. the army did not now contemplate any action except on the west coast and exeept with, respect to Japanese and Japanese Americans A at e r 1 e a b born persons of Japanese descent, many of whom . have dual citizenship. v Biddle explained, however, that the order was "very simple and very broad," and that the army could act anywhere in the United States in the heart of New York, if it wished. However, as a practical matter, he said, it was not intended that American citizens other than those of Japanese descent would be af fected. He said that there are about 60,000 such citizens in California, in addition to 39,000 . Japanese aliens, 52,000 Italian aliens ' and 19,000 German aliens. No military areas have yet been designated, Biddle said, but the army hag been studying the matter and may act very soon. He added that the whole prob lem Involved la moving fami lies has been under considera tion, and will require the eo eperation of other agencies, such (Turn to Page 2, CoL 8) . Four Entries Discussed for Polk Judge DALLAS, Feb. 20.-(Special)- Possibility that four men may en ter the .contest for Polk- county judge this year was being dis cussed in the county today. -Herman Van Well, who com pletes his first term as county judge this year, may run for re election. , - A second possible candidate Is F. E. Kersy, Dallas ex-res tan rant man. Kersy was narrowly defeated for the county asses sorship two years ago. - The third potential candidate Is State Rep. Lyle Thomas; West Sa lem, who, it is believed, will either seek the judgeship or file for re election to the legislature ' l' ' The fourth name mentioned for the judge s position was Tracy Staats, tax deputy- for several years under Sheriff Tom Hooker. -f , s v ' , "W"""" N,-. ' - w ' - - ) ,."ss! " -!t - J- t w - i a hangar (2) is fat flames. Toward the opposite side of the narrow island dense smoke rises from an oil fire and barn ins installations near what appears to be a seaplane base' (S). Note long- runways on Island. . Orders For Coast Aliens by an executive order based Russ Reveals US, British Aid Flowing MOSCOW, Feb. 20.-(iTl)-Red Star, voice of the Russian army. announced Friday tnat an ever- increasing flow of war materials is being received from the United States and Britain, and predicted that the gathering forces of the three powers would crush the nazi war machine this year. The newspaper said "The help we are receiving from our allies is growing continuously," and added that "no doubt simultane ously the military efforts of our allies will grow." Pointing oat that "Germany will be weaker In manpower this spring than she was last summer," Bed Star said Adolf Hitler's spring offensive, If any, was doomed t failure. The army organ said the Ger mans lost 0,000,000 men- in the first six months of the war with Russia and had proportionately even greater losses since then. This would place the total of Ger man dead, wounded and captured at something over 9,000,000 men. Red Star: said Germany would not replace such a loss from her (Turn to Page 2, CoL ) rs. FDR WASHINGTON, Fob. 20-ff) Mrs. Franklin . D. Roosevelt re signed from , the office of civilian defense Friday to protect,. that agency from criticism - by those who., she said, "wish to attack me because of my beliefs." - - James M. Landis, OCD direc tor, accepted her resignation- with a - letter, praising her for a "vi sion and energy. , that had en abled OCD to carry out its tasks and make citizens everywhere aware that they have a war task toVperform. - ' 'At the height of the recent controversy :' over what many termed the frills and furbelows of. OCD, Landis succeeded May er LaGuardia of New York," as director, and Mrs. Boose velt announced she ' weald withdraw as see as organisa tional work was completed. M Mondt Isle Base Plane Wrecks Fatal to 4 Two Army Ships Crash t Near Tacoma; -Valentine Precedes, Death Notice TACOMATWash, Feb. 20-JP- Two army planes killed four men and injured three Friday in sep arate crashes in western Wash ington. An army air corps bomber from nearby McChord field the fifth in the past year was wrecked as it came to earth 15 miles south of here on the Fort Lewis mil itary reservation, it was official ly announced. Two of its crew died almost instantly; the other three were hurt, how seriously was not immediately revealed. The other machine, a two seater from Gray Field at Fort Lewis, crashed near Boqulam. Both occupant were killed, army officials said la announ cing that the ship had bees -making "a routine flight" at the time. Then names: Second Lieut Charles P. Clark, of Tempe, Ariz., the pilot; First Lieut Rudy J. Binder, the ob server, of Elsequindo, Calif. The letter's widow lives in Olympia. TOPEKA, Kas., Feb. 20-ifl5)- Mrs. W. E. Barlow received a valentine gift from her son, Corp Forest W. Barlow, Friday just i few hours before she was noti fied of his death in the crash of an army "bomber near Tacoma, Wash. His fiancee. Miss Marie Brad ley, also received a valentine. They had planned to marry In three months. - Barlow, 22, was born in Topeka and attended high school here. He enlisted in the air corfcs last Aug. 25. Thursday's Weather Weather forecasts withheld and temperature data delayed by army request. Max sure Thursday 57, Mia. 25. Resigns From OGB In ' addition, M a ry Chancy, blonde dancer protege "of Mrs. Roosevelt, resigned from a $4600 Job .with tho agency. Intense con gressional criticism had been lev elled at her having been given the post. Landis accepted her res ignation ""without comment." -. . Recalling; her announcement that she would leave OCD when the' organizing waa done,- Mrs. Roosevelt said in her letter Fri day: -i - : " : , , ' : "That Is now . accomplished and by remaining I would only make It possible for. those who wish to attack me, because of jny beliefs, to attack an agency . which I consider can prove Its usefulness so completely to the people that It should be1 free of attack, ta order te render Its' . maximum servieav ; Tinv Sub Active In Atlantic Brazilian Ship . Shelled; Planes Rush to Rescue NORFOLK, Va Feb. 20 (AP) Shelled into a bat tered, flaming wreck, the Brazilian freighter Olinda Tf DU1IA vit wll AitOllUC I coast Wednesday afternoon oy an axis suomanne ae- scribed by. the ship's crew as "pocket size" and as being: too small to have crossed the Atlantic ocean without re fueling. The fifth naval district an nounced the sinking of the 4080 ton ship Friday after the 46 crew members were landed here by a rescue vessel which picked them up after 20 hours afloat in two life boats. Captain Jacob Benemond, one of 23 men, aboard the Olinda, who were admitted to the US marine hospital at Norfolk for treatment for exposure, said the submarine opened. fire on the Olinda at a distance of about a mile and a halt The captain . said about 14 shells were fired at the ship be fore the crew abandoned the vessel, and that the submersible then circled the Olinda and fired about 29 more shells at the ship. The : captain " said he thought the - freighter also was torpedoed, but he was not sure. Suffering: . from , windrbum eye and swollen, feet, the captain related that the first shell bit the antenna, making it impossible for the radio operator to send calls for assistance. ' The second shell hit the engine room and the third hit the forecastle. The crew quickly took to the lifeboats and the submarine, which had approached to within a quart er of a mile of the Olinda, or dered the captain and the radio operator to come aboard. The submarine commander, speaking English, ask. Captain -Benemond for the Olinda's pa pers. The papers, however, had been left aboard the freighter. I The captain then was permitted to return to his life boat Shortly afterwards four United States navy planes appeared in the dis tance and the submarine "crash dived." One plane dropped a buoy near the life boats. The buoy was painted with the words "help on way." Employment Office to Be Open Monday The Salem office of the feder al employment service, will re main' open next . Monday, ordin arily a holiday to be observed following Washington's birthday, W. H. Baillie, manager an nounced Friday. Baillie said he had been In structed, to keep the office open In accordance with a request by Donald Nelson, chief of the war production board, that services important to the national indus trial and war efforts disregard holidaysif ' " -t ' "No individual ts more im portant than a good program. 1 feel that yours Is and will be a program vital to the well-being of the people of the- coun try." "I need not tell you what the world knows," - Landis replied, "that you brought to the office of civilian defense the vision and energy to carry out those porti of the executive order that direct ed us to 'mobilize the energy of everybody behind the - defense, now the war, effort. v ---."Net a farra nor a home but .la bow conscious of the Imprint of. your, spirit; indeed, no one but now" knows that they have a task m civilian defense This has -been true building, ef America's fighting faith,, beside which criticism is puny, attack, misplaced." War Writer Praised by US Journal WASHINGTON, Feb. 2H Clark Lee's dispatches f rem the Bataan firhtlng front In the Philippines were praised Friday by the Infantry Journal as "the best this war has produced on any front, from the standpoint of the military reader. . ' The Journal, a semi-official publication edited by officers - primarily for army men, noted editorially that the Associated Press war correspondent report ed -the main details of the fighting" and "not merely the highlights." W. ' A TB KQ to Qti St I I Awaits Drive Japs Drop Cheap Fire Bombs Behind Lines; Shortage Is Seen WASHINGTON, Feb. 20-Jf) The war department reported Friday that Japanese planes had dropped inferior, relatively harm- less incendiary bombs behind the Bataan peninsula defense lines, stirring speculation that the Phil ippine invaders might be ham pered at least locally by a short age of some war materials. The missiles were found to contain white phosphorus as a filler, a substance credited with only a fraction of the destruc tive effectiveness of the bombs dropped by the nasis on Lon don. They fell on military installa tions such as ammunition dumps and stores of equipment, and pre sumably any fires, they started were oreadily extinguished, al though a day communique was silent W the damage. Chemical I experts said water would put ou phosphorus fire. The chemical usually is used to create smoke screens rather (Turn to Page 2, CoL 2) Service Men Permitted to SeU '42 Cars PORTLAND, Feb. 20-(JP)-Men entering military service may dispose of 1942 automobiles, Price Administrator Leon Henderson informed the Oregon rationing ad ministrator's office Friday in an order amending previous- regula tions. ! Until Friday's revision volun teers and selectees were per mitted to sell ears only to deal ers. Who showed little mdkv tlon to buy since their 1942 : stocks were frosen. Henderson's order also said American citizens could not pur Chase tires in a foreign country without first obtaining a ration ing certificate from county boards. The order extended the time during which new cars sold prior to January 1 could be delivered. The February 26 deadline was set back to March 2. Dealers were granted until February 25 to file inventories of cars in their possession as of February 11.. JLievrarie m Recorder Race With Davison That two aldermen will be in the race for another city office In the May primary election was dis closed Friday when L, 17 LeGarie announced his candidacy for re corder.' A. O. Davison filed his i intention to run Friday. - LeGarie, councilman for ward two and chairman of the city defense committee, b a grocery proprietor. He said his expert-' enee and interest fat municipal affairs prompted him te be a candidate and that he wiU re tire from private business if elected. . Mrs. .Hannah Martin , Ranzen, incumbent recorder, has not de clared -her intention. Alderman Boss Goodman may be a candi ate ior we position, it was. ru mored. - . C- T7h Hie Japs Claim aois.XO-(From Japanese Broad- casts)-Feb, 20-(P-Imperial head quarters claimed Friday the de struction of 13 Aiuiralian war ships and 26 planes in an air raid on the northern Australian port of Darwin. Java Set To Repel Attacks Bali Invaded as Jap Jumping Of f Base in Battle By WILLIAM SMITH WHITE Associated Press War Editor The fateful struggle ap peared Friday night to have begun for Java the last and strongest Dutch East Indies island not yet violated, the only major base remaining to the allies in the south Pacific for menaced Australia for the invader had invested Bali and stood across only a mile or so of water from Java itself. It appeared, too, that he had struck at Portuguese -Dutch Timor, to the east and lying to the northwest of the Australian mainland, for Tokyo claimed as much and The Netherlands au thorities were without informa tion from that distant strand. On Bali, a hot, shining and aromatic little dot of sand and coral, a kind, of Shangri La to many and one of the most un likely arenas in all the world for CANBERRA, Australia, Feb. 21 '(Saturday) - Enemy planes which raided Bathurst bland near Darwin, Australia, one - Thvsday lacluded several bearing the swastika symbol, an llAF 'wmmunlquo declared today. - iv'' " the opening of such a grand test in marital history, the Japanese enemy had won strong beach heads. Ashore his troops were being met by stout allied resistance and in the air and upon and under, the surrounding seas allied planes and warships were inflicting heavy casualties but yet he con tinued to land. In preliminary reports of the running action on the supreme allied command announced from General Sir Archibald 1. Wav ell's headquarters on Java that one or more enemy cruisers had been heavily hit, two direct hits had been scored en enemy transports, aa enemy cruiser and -a transport had been hit by lighter bombs and eight near misses had possibly knocked out (Turn to Page 2, CoL 1 Efforts Urged At Spokane Lumber Meet SPOKANE, Wash., Feb. 20. -Palmer Hoyt, publisher of the Portland Oregonian, cautioned northwest lumber dealers Friday that only one road led to all-out victory in the present world con flict and that road was "all-out effort" . "Heroic acts will , not win wars oil must do their part, and do it well." he said in an address before the' Western Re tall Lumbermen's association convention. ; TThis is a two-front war," Hoyt declared, "and I am not referring to the fighting: fronts. There is the physical front, which includes both the military maneuvers and . the supply line; and there is the economic front, around which re volves the question of how we are going to pay for all this and what we will have when we, get through. " : "If we lose on either front we lose on both." Air Precaution Aids Printed . 't ." -.-;.- ;t- . , - First of a series of lessons m air raid precautions for civilians appears on - the local news page of The Statesman today.. Planned as a daily feature to aid. resi dent of .this area In understand ing the preparations made for their safety and the measure they should take-in any; emergency; the les- ; sons are .short, . to the ;Pointj and easily, read, 4.-vV'.t, 4 ' . " Marion county civilian defense., headquarters, under -Whoso aus- -pieces the series has' been "pre pared, have suggested, that reader clip and save the series..; .v .
