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PAGE TWO fh OSTGOIf STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon. Seanrday Marninq, May 19. 194i Yanks Capture Vitallpo H. - ' - - jl i .... On Luzon Isle 4 V.," ; .;. ! ..-. " :i MANILA, Saturday, May 1 (-Forty-third division Yanks and guerrillas captured the vital Ipo dam, source of one-third of Manila's -water,' and closed a trap on several 1 thousand Japanese troops late yesterday, -; ' : in the southern Philippines, on Mindanao, the 31st infantry divi sion captured Valencia and its two adjacent air fields, which already m were being put .to American use. j. Ipo dam, strangely enough, was taken intact, . although the Japa nese had the opportunity and the demolitions sufficient; to destroy it y "I ' V';, j- A guerrilla force ' under, ' Col. Marcus Augustin closed the north ern jaw of a- pincers against light imposition, but Maj. Gen. Leonard F. Wing's 43rd met harder fight ing in slugging the southern! jaw . shut ,, i.,.. ' . ..: .. f The action trapped a large Jap lanese force, but the enemy still . was fighting hard and appeared well supplied. ' ! '. j I ' The final assault on the dam jwas preceded by one of the most intense aerial firebomb raids (n -this theater. More than 875 Thun derbolts and Lightnings of the 5th lair force gave the area a severe two-day blasting. k - - . (Writer Faces Proceedings Un tiontempt WASHINGTON, May lR--A congressional committee institut ed contempt proceedings today against Albert Deutsch, 39, New York newspaperman, for refusing to identify confidential sources of Information. The action, by the house veter-; ans committee, may put the house on record for the first time on the question whether ; a reporter may be punished for refusing to violate a confidence placed in him hf a news source. Deutsch refused to tell the com mitteeinvestigating the veterans administration, the names of "abou five" veterans administra tion officials he saidj had given him information used in a series ,of articles he wrote for the news paper PM. The articles criticized 'the veterans administration medi cal program. He said he could not identify the five becaase they gave I him Information" with the understand ing he would not use their names. i ' "I shall not violate: that confi dence," he said when chairman , Rankin ; (D-Miss) asked him Ho "identify the five. j . ;, " " Deutsch said he considered him self "bound tjy my own personal Integrity and professional ethics." , Told by Rankin that the oath he took as a witness was superior to - "journalistic ethics,' Deutsch replied firmly: "I stand on the freedom of the press." . "There is no freedom of the press that permits a man to go in and gather information that is de structive to the public welfare and spread it before the public," Rankin retorted. ; Deutsch insisted his news arti cles were constructive. Only a small part cf the information on which they .were based, he told the committee, came from admin istration employes, most of it hav ing come from conferences with ; medical men and from a first hand investigation of veterans facilities. No. 51-49 Synopsis of Annual Statement of the Yorkshire Indemnity Company of New York of New York, in the State of New York, on the thirty-first day of December. 1M4. made to the Insurance - Commissioner of the State of Oregon, pursuant to law: CAPITAL 1 " Amount of capital stock paid up. . $750,000.00. ., INCOME ; Net premiums received during the yer. $1,280,414.09. Interest, dividends and rents receiv '. ed during the year. $90,281.50. Income from other sources received dunne the year. $12,808.02. . . Total income. $1,383,503.61. DISBURSEMENTS Net losses paid during the year in - eluding . adjustment expenses. $474.- ' ' Commissions and salaries paid dur 1 In the year. $481,057.75. ! Taxes, licences and fees' paid during the year, $37,652.02. U . Dividends paid on capital stock dur- Ing the year. None. r - r f Dividends paid to policyholders dur s lax the year. None. ) Amount of all other expenditures, S67.91S.SL Total expenditures. S1.0M.063.24. -; ADMITTED ASSETS : Value of real estate owned (market ' value). None. (.-.;. Loans on mortgages and collateral. :;' etc.. None. .-. i : . . .i - i- Value of bonds owned (amortized). $2 818112. 4.." f- u Value of stocks owned (market val t tie). $1,158,072.66. i ' Cash In banks and on hand. 1132, : S91.92. ' J Premiums In .. course -of collection written since September 30, 144. $282.- 800.45. - - - i Interest and rants due and accrued. S17.093.2S. Other assets (net). $10,047.72. . i Total admitted assets. S4.71017.S3. LIABILITIES ' Cross claims for losses unpaid. II, : ecs.sos.se. .. -m. . Amount ' of unearned premium on all outstanding risks, S73S.S47.13. Due for commission and brokerage, 1. 173.397.52. : i. ' All other liabilities. $361 .ST3.5S. Estimated amount dua or accrued for taxes. $211307.43. Voluntary Reserve. $250,000.00. " Total liabilities, except . capital. $ T01.4C2JS. , f , Capital paid up. $750,000.00. " : - - . . Surplus over all lis bUi ties. $U57.- :. 813.06. . Surplus as regirds policyholders, $2,01715 06. - . . ' .- i I Total 4.718.917 85. ' ' J , BUSINESS IN OHTCGOlf t : - '. - THE "YEAH Ket premiums received during the J year. $137.03. - :.- I Net loasM paid durin tlia year. ' $SC0.00. . ' ' . . Name ef Company, The Yorkshire Indemnity Company of New York. Name f Prendent. H. r. EllMt. - Name f Secretary, H. W. Rudolph. .a- Statutory resident attorney for er- sice. Insurance ComnUssioaer - f the 6ut of Oregon. Parachutes Have Multitude :; Of Uses in Pacific War Area ; BY Fred Hampton . - AIRBASE, Lu2on-vP-The inventor of the parachute could not- however-elastic his imagination would ultimately perform. ; To the aviator in the Pacific his life. Not only because it will let him down easy it anything goes wrong, but because it may save his life in half a dozen ways, after he gets down. When he hits the waters sans raft it will serve for a time as a marker so the boys still' aloft can find him and call in a rescue plane. If they drop jk raft, he saves the' parachute, 'if protects him from the sun and will serve as a sail. When he gets ashore he can use it far a tent. If the natives show up he can trade it piece by piece for food, water and for transportation to point of rescue. Fantastic Uses Rescued aviators tell of putting their parachutes to a fantastic col lection of uses but they always bring home a few scraps for sou venirs or to send their wives or girl friends. Around a camp, salvaged (dam aged) parachutes serve all sorts of purposes. A chaplain at the 13th airforce used one for altar, drapes in his tent-chapel. Many a drab tent is brightened by drapes from a salvaged chute. They form ceil' ing for tent-clubs. It there hap pens to be a furniture maker in the outfit they will have a few up holstered chairs with parachute covers. If there are any nurses or WACs or Red Cross girls at the base a salvaged chute is usually good for a few dates. The gals want them for underwear and blouses. There was a ground crew man at one of the bases whose pre-war occupation was tailoring. Make Nice Blouses The women's blouses he turned out from salvaged chutes made him a very proud character. The last time I was at the 13th bomber command I slept on i comfortable bed made of a ma hogany" frame with shroud lines from a salvaged chute suspended across the framework. Shroud lines also make good chair seats It remained for the 13th airforce Liberator "Paper Doll" to use par achutes to save a damaged air plane. The Paper Doll got shot up during a raid at Yap, and she had no brakes. When they came in to land, the gunners lashed chutes to the gun mounts in the waist windows. At the instant the pilot hit the ground, they pulled the rings and the chutes, caught in the prop wash, opened quickly and dragged the brakeless bomber to a stop. Navy Says Franklin Casualties Total 1102 NEW YORK, May 18-(7-The navy announced today that 385 men died and 447 are missing a total of 832 probable fatalities- m the bombing of the carrier Franklin by a Jap plane. With 270 wounded 90 seriously the total casualties stood at 1,- 102. Previous navy reports listed 341 dead, 431 missing and more than 300 wounded. Truman Now Honorary Boy Scout President NEW YORK. May 18-(;P)-Pres-ident Truman has accepted an of fer to become honorary president of the Boy Scouts of America, the organization's national office announced today. Two Scout executives who, like the President, are natives of Mis souri, extended the invitation dur ing a White House visit today, it was said here. Bill Up in Congress To Bar Enemy Soldiers WASHINGTON, May 18 - (P) Aliens who have served in the armed forces of nations opposing the United States in war would be denied admission to this coun try under a bill introduced today by Rep. Gossett (D-Texas). Dale Fish Honored JEFFERSON Dale Fish was awarded the Varsity J club tro phy at Jefferson high school Tues day afternoon. This goes to the boy who has taken part in the most sports in his high school career. Too Late to Classify LARGE front room. Twin beds. Ladies only. Call Sun. afternoon, any time Monday or Tues..ll43 Oak. 1941 V-8 Conv. Coupe. New paint. No dealers please. Ph. 21957. ORIENTAL wall hanging or couch cover: set of six. Ha vi land dishes, Ranspm pattern: old-fashioned coffee grinder: vacuum iem rr,m trmmr Ph. 7373. V.F.W. Victory Club Old-Time Dancing TOITIGIiT VeleraiLi Hall Corner Hood aad . Churth streets Mosle by ;. i ; . THE 5 onEGOinAiis Clnb Members Only BZ1EK have foreseen all the services it it is the one item to guard with Officials Face Impeachment WASHINGTON, May 18-(iP)-At least two ; Chungking banking of ficials, and possibly 18 more, face impeachment proceedings in con nection with China's multi-million-dollar gold scandal," Chin ese pressireports said today. News of the speculative buying wave which hit the Chungking gold market March 28, involving some gold loaned by the United States, is just - coming to light here through! tight, censorship which the Chinese applied on ex port of the story. ; . , Just before he left Washington last night to return to the San Francisco: conference, China's Foreign Minister T. V. Soong authorized a statement that the guilty persons behind an official leak which caused the sneculative wave will be punished drastically. : An investigation which he or dered before he left Chungking la still in progress, it was learned, and he. declined to comment fur ther before he gets full details of what it discloses. - -. News leaked out prematurely that the official price of gold was to be raised from 20,000 Chinese dollars to 35,000 per ounce. Quick fortunes were made by those who got wind of the rise in time to buy gold at the old price. BBC Says Trieste Now In Italo-Slovene Hands LONDON, Saturday, May 19 (iP)-The BBC's European service said today that civil authority for Trieste had been handed over to an Italo-Slovene executive com mittee. . The broadcast, which was with out confirmation elsewhere, "said the ceremony was attended by British, American and Russian military missions. The executive committee said democratic elec tions would take place as soon as possible. Thumbnail By the Associated Press ; Okinawa Progress held back by savage fighting on southern Okinawa front, as Yanks cap ture positions several times only to be driven back. Philippines Yank 31st Infan try captures Valencia and two adjoining airfields in central Mindanao. Japan f Radio Tokyo reports mighty American fleet maneu vering in waters south of Ja pan after leaving Marianas early this week. China-r-Unofficial sources say Japs preparing to evacuate sev eral coastal pockets between Hangchow bay and Hongkong, fearing invasion. i Borneo About 44,000 ex hausted Japanese retreat toward Moulmeih, 90 miles east of Ran goon. GET THE JAP! BUY BONDS! ENDS TODAY (SAT.) Judy CanovA "TRUE TO THE ARMY" William Boyd 'Secret of Wasteland twc housc that wrr't cUtlf " 1 CONT. FROM 1 P3L TOM ORROWI CARY GRANT GINGER ROGERS. v 4 You'll love ' en to t-m Once' Upon A Uoneyncca Walter Slezok RTP-SNORTm CO-FEATURE! I t 5 S . is ChinaBanking Oregon Jaycee iMeet Will upen This Afternoon Representatives of ;12 Junior Chambers of Commerce in Oregon will gather here this afternoon for opening, sessions of their an nual conference. . ' " j Supreme Court Justice Arthur D. Hay will be principal, speaker at the banquet scheduled for (1:43 olclock tonight in the mirror room of the Marion hotel. Lofton Tat um, Portland, state Jaycee presi dent, will preside over the :30 p. m. meeting at which routine business and committee appoint ments will be handled. A leader ship training clinic, membership program and reports on projects, wfll precede the dinner, which will be followed by dancing. j Henry Keams of Pasadena, Gal j president-elect of the U. S. Jurfior Chamber of Commerce, will I be speaker at- the Sunday morning meeting. His address on "Local Chapter's Relationship and ' Re sponsibility to State and National' at 11:15 a. m. will be broadcast over KSLM. f jk- A 10 a. m. breakfast at the Marion hotel; a 10:20 business session, with report of the nomin ating committee and election will precede Reams address. An out standing portion of the conference will be the report of the awards committee and the presentation of the service award to one Oregon chapter of the organization. A tour of , the state penitentiary and I of the state forestry building will conclude the conference early Sun day afternoon. Terriers Who j Killed Woman Are Executed MIAMI, Fla., May 18-(P)-A pick of 26 pit bull terriers, some just two months old, paid with their Iives today for the fatal attack by nine of the dogs on Mrs. Doretta Zinke, 39, globe-trott ng lecturer, here last Wednesday night s Constable W. M. Hudson of Dade county said an examinat on of the stomachs of four of Che ter riers revealed the presence f of "balls of human hair, unquestion ably belonging to a woman." ili Pieces of leather, identified las parts of a woman's shoe, wre found in the stomachs of other dogs in the pack which set upon Mrs. Zinke and terribly mutilat ed her in a mass attack. It was not necessary to get! a court order to carry out the exe cution of the entire pack of dogs. uwner Joe Munn, 43, of Hiaieah, who cried "Oh, my God!" when he saw what his terriers had done, willingly gave permission "They are a bad strain, they must be destroyed," he told police. n CONTINUOUS SHOWS DAILY FROM 1 PJML Preview Tonighl a! 12 P. II.! AND STARTING i JT7hen A Bcdy Heels A Bodyp (Locked Up ia a Trails)! V -rjW THESE THREE X ym - N fi : S. I WILL SLAT YOU! Kv T-b a . vX4:;swy f - . f" i V" " V f ' 1 - I , ' M X m MOlaTaa j HQ. r 111 m i EI v f 4 a. c Speaker AT- BEN DEAN, president of Kiwanls International, former newspa per .editor, who now operates -Ma own advertising i agency In Grand Rapids,! Mich., wUl ad dress Portland Kiwanls elab Tuesday noon at the Multnomah . hotel, and win Speak to Tacoma, Wash, Klwanians in Tacoma on Tuesday nlffhtj Dean will j dls- - eosa the role of Kiwanls In the war and postwar periods as key noted by tho service orcanl xatlon's administrative theme for 1913.. Win the War Build for Peace. j ' ' S i- . N. Y. News to Publish FDR's Last Portrait ; NEW YORK, May J8-(iP)i-Mrs. Elizabeth Shoumatoff, the artist who was painting the late Presi dent Roosevelt's portrait when he died, has signed 'a contract With the New'York Daily News giving that newspaper rights to publish a color reproduction of the head and shoulder portion of the por trait in its May 27 roto section. ! - - - - , r - i r - f ' , - i i "aawai4. J 1 GET THE JAP BUY i BONDS! - CONT. FROM 1 P.M. NOW PLAYING!' FUN!. ROMANCE! DENNIS MORGAN ELEANOR PARSER "THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOV" CO-FEATURE! ; sii.niiiii - i TOMORROW!! mm mm Meet ip it run I "T T- K i ' ' ' - i UalWM- I Pin u rn Moscow Plays Up Note From Russ-Jap Isle MOSCOW, May 18-iP)-Moscow newspapers today prominently displayed letters to Premier Stalin asserting that the northern, Soviet half of the Russian-Japanese Pa cific I island of Sakhalin was "im memorably Russian land." -j The Soviet army newspaper Red Star meanwhile) reported a train ing meeting of red army com manders in far eastern Siberia facing Japanese - occupied Manchuria.- : -'-, ... I The letter from 'the people of northern Sakhalin took up a third of a' page pt evry Moscow morn ing, newspaper land was sent on the 20th anniversary of "libera tion from Japanese occupation ists which its signers said coin cided with victory over Hitlerite Germany, j !!'"!- "Sakhalin; long has been an irri tating question in Japanese-Rus sian relations. Oil-bearing Sakha lin lies'just north of the Japanese home island of Hokkaido. . The northern half j of the . 559-mile- long, 124-mile-wide island is Rus slan, the southern part is Japanese. g-Point Inspections at Ail-Time High An all time high for shipping p.oint inspections and certifica tions, of agricultural products of Oregon has been reached for the year 1944-45, which does not end until June 1, supervisors of the eight federal-state shipping-point inspection districts of the state who gathered I here Friday for 7 Daringly ..IN LOVE! i-&y ENDS TODAY (SAT.) Paul Muni "COUNTER-ATTACK ! -i A J ; Jackie Moraa THERE GOES KELLY 0 Chm WnTirrmi . . pre try trp'patoofio la polka Shippin i - I .1 : ' .. It I t ' . 3 I ' i dotal . s and many o titer bathing boaufieat Get fh Japt Got It orer! Buy more . bonds now! -. their annual two-day conference declared. 'j - i During the first nine months of the current fiscal year' 30,209.0 carloads of fruits and vegetables were ; inspected compared with the previous record of 25,702 car loada for tho full 1943-44 year, the supervisors told state department of agriculture1 officials; :' ; j : Friday's program included; a study of . certified seed potato grades and inspections and a re view of the - new state civil ser BUY BONDS HERS 4 LAST TIMES TODAY! ImJ :$uBmmnTiYfJI AvlV with mm irwmw.BBijxssaTS f U !flEiRa i Arnold STARTS SUNDAY ! 2V; t t. - Plus CO-FEATURE TWO f t . -. CHcsm UORRIS BUY BONDS HERE STARTS TODAY! Battling Jap pianos and Nasi subs! Parachuting a hero Into romance! A drama wifli a bear! . . . a story lashod with fluflls! It's the BIG Beery bill 1 with Tom Dralco Jas. Gleason Jan Clayton s &mtm 1 - 1 " iff - c CO-FEATURE ALAN LADD !IS BACK! .The Greatest Role of His Career! ...... t . , . . ... .. LADD " ' Lorcrte YOUNG vice and. retirement fund laws. Today supervisors will present annual reports and forecasts of inspection needs in their districts for the new year. Shipping points represented are Hood River, -Milton. Ontario,. Redmond, Klamath Falls, Medford. ' Portland " and Salem. The sea-star is the pest of oy ster beds, where it feeds on oysters and destroys them in large num bers. - v - MIGHTY TTH WAR. LOAN : IWiTnocIsm marital'--' A'i&Vz - . rMiyifrN .if Kjay vAfmi ' hearts too busy for love! , TOUGH TEII0RS OF THE DEEP! ItCTOI KIcUGLEN MIGHTY 7TH WAR LOAN 9 .1 . w IP TODS nnrvnnr( UVUL-ALJ 4t 1 o-.. ) f- i ii vX& -aisMsa r