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ft C apitaLMJoiiiraal First in News Photos With the Associated Press ex clusive Tele-Mat service, the Capi tal Journal la enabled to present photos of world events within a few hours ol their occurrence. Weather Fair tonight and Wednesday, but morning logs. Moderate northwest wind. Yesterday: Max. 116, mln. 3 8. Rain 0. River -3 1 ft. Northwest wind. Partly cloudy. 49th Year, No. 225 Italy Aerial Chinese Fliers Rout Squadron 21 Jap Planes 1 Six to Ten Bombers Crash in Twisting Driving Dog Fights in Midair Hongkong, Sept. 21 (P) Daring, death-defying aviat ors fought today the first great aerial battle of the Sino Japane.se war over Canton, South China city 100 miles to the north of this British own ed city. At least six, possibly ten, Japanese planes crashed in twisting, diving dog fights. One Chinese pursuit plane was seen to crash in flames. Others also may have fallen. A bomb demolished the Tingho aviation school and school admin istration building. Other bombs narrowly missed the Salchuen ce ment works. A number of civilians were reported killed. A fleet of 21 Japanese raiding ships started the battle, appearing at early morning in an offensive dl- (Conrluded on pmce fl, column 8) U. S. Envoys on Two Warships Nanking, Sept. 21 (U.R) The Unit ed States embassy staff established on two American warships in the Yangtze river will not flee from the Japanese threat of a destructive bombing of the capital unless sub jected to direct bombing. Ambassa dor Nelson T. Johnson said today. "We neither intend to subject our selves to bombing or leave Nanking as long as Americans are here," members of the embassy staff said. Johnson and part of the staff are aboard the gunboat Luzon and other staff members and the assistant mil itary attache aboard the Guam. Johnson said the boats would move only when subjected to direct threats and return when the danger is past. Embassy work was proceeding bus ily on both vessels. The few embassy members who remained ashore were also swamped with work. The press of work was cited as one reason for not leaving the capital, because the ambassador is not willing to break connections with Nanking affairs. He Indicated his Intention of going ashore tomorrow If things are quiet Hundreds of thousands of Chinese watched a gray sky today and listen ed for the drone of airplane motors, awaiting the destruction of their ca pital and their homes by a Japanese air armada. How -de -Do! Sips for Supper By Don Upjohn The boys around the First National bank comer are getting pretty res tive waiting for the first hunter to get back with his deer. The 45 min ute parking is going to make it pretty tough on the first showoff but even at 45 minutes he can get a good three hour showoff in an afternoon by using eight different city blocks which is about the customary show off for the first hunter back from the hills. EASY MEAT Speaking of hunting, Mn. Carrie Fisher, Commercial and Wilson streets, bagged the first China roost er of the year yesterday without the aid of a gun. She heard some thing thumping at a window and thought some of the boys were throw ing rocks at It. But on investigation she found the thumping was done by a China rooster which she cap tured with her own hands and took Into tow. That's the easiest way of capturing pheasants without a license and out of season. We've put our financial wizards and statistical corps of experts at work figuring out how much this new traffic signal system is costing the town boys and girls In gasoline as they sit Idly by. or sit Idling by, as you wish, waiting for red lights to flash off and green lights to flash on. All the experts have to do Is to find out how many cars wait out the red lights a day. and how much (as Is consumed by each car at each (Concluded en page 10, column 4) Entered as second clau matter at Salem, Oregon Agrees to Battle Brig. General Ht-nry H. Denhardt Black Silent On Start Home London, J3ept. 21 W) Justice Hugo L. Black of the United States supreme court has started for home. still declining comment on Ameri can newspaper accounts contending that he Is a member of the Ku Klux Klan. The justice made a dash by auto to Southampton late yesterday and caught the small ship. City of Nor folk, two minutes before she sailed He had cancelled reservations aboard the Manhattan when news of his departure became public, and quietly booked passage on the smaller ship, shipping circles said. The justice, with Mrs. Black, had been vacationing here ar.d was seen much about London until the ques tion of Klan membership wa rais ed. Then he demanded privacy and refused for the remaining week of his stay here to mate any com ment for publication. The ship Is due at Norfolk, Va.. September 29 and at Baltimore on September 3a. The justice checked out of his hotel yesterday and left for an un disclosed destination, "ti.l declin ing comment on published Ameri can newspaper accounts that he Is a member of the Ku Klux Klan. Teamsters Claim New Support San Francisco, Sept. 21 (A New support was claimed by teamsters In their jurisdictional fight against the longshoremen, as Pacific coast Am erican Federation of Labor leaders met here today to organize a "mar ine council." AFL leaders also planned "coast wide reorganization" of the interna tional longshoremen's association. John P. McLaughlin, teamsters' leader and president of the bay dis trict Joint council of teamsters, an nounced the organization had pledg ed "one hundred percent support of the teamsters union bay district blockade" against the longshore men, headed by Harry Bridges. McLaughlin said the Joint council represented all teaming locals In the bay district with a membership of approximately 22,000. "The legitimate labor groups af filiated with the AFL as indicated by the action of the council, are sol idly behind the teamsters in their fight against the CIO." McLaughlin said. "We have had pledges of con fidence from various other groups outside of our own crafts, also. "The pledge of the Joint council Is not only a moral one, but their fi nances are pledged In support of the teamsters who will continue the blockade until the CIO concedes the warehousemen to the teamsters un der the AFL award." Bombing of Nanking Protested by Hull Washington, Sept. 21 (P) Secretary Hull announced to day the United States had made representations to Japan in protest against that nation's announced intentions to bomb Nanking from the air. at- Through Ambassador Joseph C. Orew at Tokyo and Japanese Am bassador Hlroshi Sat to In Washing ton, conveyed to the Japanese for eign office Its opposition to the threatened aerial attack. Hull said the protest was based chiefly on the grounds that the bombing of noncombatant popula tions was In violation of Interna tional and humanitarian laws. Moreover, he said the American government protested against the threatened action because it might be calculated to Interfere with nor mal relations between this govern Over Canton Brothers Held For Murder of Gen. Denhardt Shot on Eve of Second Trial in Revenge Murder of Sister, Mrs. Taylor Shelbyville, Ky Sept. 21 Up) The three brothers of comely Mrs. Verna Garr Tay lor were charged today with the murder of Brig. Gen. Henry H. Denhardt on the eve of his second trial on a charge of slaying Mrs. Taylor, his 40-year-old fiancee. The 61 - year - old former Kentucky lieutenant govern or and adjutant general was to have gone on trial for a second time today at nearby New Castle charged with her slaying. His first trial, last April, ended with a Jury's report it was deadlocked at seven to five for acquittal. He was shot down on the main street here last night and-died with out making a statement. Murder warrants against Roy, Jack and Dr. E. S. Garr, were sworn (Concluded on pace 4, column 8) Flares Sighted In Arctic Wilds Fairbanks, Alaska, Sept. 21 7P) Placing great Importance in reports natives saw flares off the Barrow coast ten days ago, Soviet Pilot Alexsel Oratciansky and his crew of four prepared to take off early today in a new search of northern areas for the missing Soviet fliers. Rumors were current here today that flares had also been sighted a few days ago by the Russian ice breaker Krassin 200 miles west of Barrow. The possibility was considered here the flares were from small quanti ties of gasoline set afire. Oratciansky planned to fly north and west of Barrow to cover the areai from where the reported flares might have originated. His flight will cov er 2,500 miles. In the meantime. Sir George Hu bert Wllkins awaited the lifting of heavy clouds on the Mackenzie river delta before proceeding to Aklavik, N. W. T. Fears Wilkins and his crew might have met with a mishap were dis sipated yesterday when the explor er's party resumed radio communi cation with northern bases engaged In the search for the missing So viet transpolar fliers. Pinball Licenses Refused by Court McMlnnvlIIe. Sept. 21 (JP) County Judge W. O. Powell announced the Yamhill county court will not grant a request to license pinball games outside of towns where municipal licenses now are In effect. No steps will be taken to prohi bit the games, however, pending an expected early ruling by the state supreme court, Powell said. The sheriff and district attorney are restrained from interfering with games containing the element of skill, where municipally licensed, un der an order signed by Circuit Judge Arlie O. Walker. ment and China by endangering American diplomatic representa tives In the Chinese capital. Nelson T. Johnson, American am bassador to China, already has tak en refuge with part of his staff at Nanking aboard the American gun boats Luzon and Guam. - The American representations were conveyed to Japan a short time after the Japanese command ing general In China had distribut ed a warning to all foreign govern ment representatives In Nanking to leave the capital by noon today (Concluded on page 4 column 1) Salem, Oregon, Tuesday, September 21, 1937 Join Legion Stages Finest Parade In Its History 200,000 Vets March up Fifth Avenue Given Rousing Greeting New York, Sept. 21 (IP) More than 200,000 veterans of the great war marched up Fifth avenue today in the greatest parade this city of notable parades, vast and magnificent spectacles, has ever known. It was not Just another American Legion convention parade. To thousands it was a homecoming after eighteen years, and It brought a resurgence of those feelings of happiness and gratitude that marked the victory marches of 1919. These same men, now older, grayer, stouter, slower, were then striplings with hard mus cles and weather-beaten faces fresh from manning the artillery and the trenches In France. That high movement of emotions which band music brings was evi dent long before the parade actually got under way at 8:55 am., (day light time) within the shadow of the eternal light of Madison Square. The throngs were plainly in good spirit. The day, happily, was pleas ant for marching and for watching, and veterans stepped along gayly. Long before the movement of le gionnaires got under way New York at least that part of Its citizenry which could get away from the daily Job had moved Into Fifth avenue, parking along the curbs with box lunches and thermos bot tles, swarming In from the side (Concluded on pace 4, column 7) Republicans Plan Strategy Washington, Sept. 21 Wj John Hamilton, chairman of the repub lican national committee, asserted today his party workers were re porting a "trend away from Roose velt. He made the statement at a strategy conference of republican leaders from 10 of the nation's big gest cities who met with Hamilton to plan a campaign for recapturing congressional seats In key urban areas next year. Hamilton said the meeting was one of a series for the purpose of seeing that the republicans "do not have an organization made up of a few men and women at the top, but a wide one coming up from the pre cincts and the wards." He forecast "the most intensive congressional campaign in the his tory of the party." The meeting of chairmen from cities and counties with more than 500,000 population the first of Its kind was a prelude to a conference Thursday of the Executive Commit tee and officers of the National Re publican committee. Four In Hospital From Auto Crash Mr. and Mrs. Nick 8chab. Lester McWaln and Mrs. Margaret Kusch nick, all of Salem, are at Salem Dea coness hospital with Injuries receiv ed In an automobile collision on the Pacific highway north of Salem early this morning. Mrs. Schab has a fracture In the right foot and one bone fractured In the left leg. Mrs. Kuschiuck has a fractured ankle and a severe scalp laceration. The two men have severe lacerations of face and body. Funeral Held for Thomas G. Masaryk Prague, Chechoslovakia, Sept. 31 (U.B One million persons lined the streets over a five mile route to day for the funeral procession of former President Thomas O. Ma saryk. founder of the republic. President Edouard Benes In a speech before the catafalque, said: "President Masaryk transformed a bourgeois democracy Into a hu manitarian democrat. It la his bequest to us." no Anfcl racy Patrol American Legion Opens Annual opened its annual convention in the boys come from. (Associated Loyalists Claim Rebel Defeat (By the Associated Press) Annihilation of two insurgent battalions was reported today from the far southern war front, mid way between Cordoba and Badajoz, where government forces thrust forward in important gains. Government dispatches declared one Insurgent battalion was des troyed at Sima In a government counterattack following an Insur gent advance protected by a heavy artillery barrage. A second battalion, rushed up to reinforce - weakened defenses of Granja de Torrehermosa, was wip ed out where the government bat tle lines balloon outward to within 100 miles of the Portuguese fron tier. Strategic government gains were reported in the region, 75 miles northwest of Cordoba, where war activity has been relatively slight recently while government and In surgent forces concentrated on northern battlefields. Government troops were report ed to have taken heights dominat ing the vital east-west Penarroya railway and houses on the out skirts of Granja de Torrehermosa while cavalry forces were striking at Insurgent lines that cut the road to Azuaga, 10 miles south. A hard battle in which Insurgent forces accidentally turned their guns on one another was reported from the Aragon front, northeast of Madrid. Severe casualties were Inflicted when insurgents mistook as the enemy a patrol of their own which was under attack by govern ment troops. Britain Protests Nanking Bombing London, Sept. 21 Wj Britain de cided today to make strong repre sentations to Japan against the bombing of private property In Nanking. The foreign office instructed Sir Robert Leslie Cralgle, British am bassador to Tokyo, to make the representations against bombing other than military objectives In the Chinese capital. Sir Robert was instructed to make clear that Britain will hold Japan responsible for any damage to Brit ish lives and property. The British naval commander In China delivered a similar warning to Japanese in Shanghai yesterday, and the British embassy had decid ed to remain open at Nanking de spite a Japanese disclaimer of re sponsibility for foreign lives since nocn today. Wenchel Counsel For Revenue Bureau Washington. Sept. 31 & Presi dent Roosevelt has appointed John Phillip Wenchel. a veteran of 23 years' service In government work, to be chief counsel for the Internal revenue bureau. He was sworn in late yesterday. A former Baltimore lawyer, he has been serving the treasury as assist ant general counsel. He succeeds Morrison 8hafroth. who resigned with Russell J. Ryan, his assistant, in disagreement with superiors on the preparation of evi dence for the recent congressional Investigation of tax evasion and avoidance. Rep. Fish, R N. Y.l. said yes terday Shafroth and Ryan deserved commendation for refusing "to stultify their official positions tor purposes of partisan remlaal.' Sessions This waa the scene in New Vork as the American Legion Madison Square Garden with state banners proudly designating where Press Photo.) Stadelman 's Hat in Ring , By Harry Crain A new picture today hung In Ore. gon's galley of potential candidates for their parties' nominations for governor next year that of P. J. Stadelman of The Dalles, former secretary of state by appointment to flu out the unexpired term of the late Hal Hoes. While Stadelman has frequently been mentioned as a possible con tender for various elective offices since he retired as secretary In 1935 to return to private business, he has remained deaf to all such pro posals except that which projected him Into the legislature as senator from Wasco county last year. He still has three years to serve In the senate. The first intimation that Stadel man was being considered by re- (Conrluded on page n, column 4) Roosevelt Says PWAKow Ended Hyde Park, Sept. 21 Discuss ing his approval of the final allot ments under the public works ex tension act, the president said this meant the end of PWA. He added that while the emergen cy had not passed for some agencies, like the works progress administra tion and possibly some additional lending now and then by the recon struction finance corporation, he felt it had ended for others. He said government spending for public works from now on would be confined to his previously announc ed annual expenditure of $500,000,000 for all kinds of public works, to be administered by the regular federal agencies affected. He said he probably would make a public radio address before his new budget measure Is sent to con grcss, explaining the division on the proposed $500,000,000. The national emergency council, created In 1933 to coordinate the vast regular and emergency ajen ctes of the new deal, has been obol- lshtd by presidential proclamation. Mr. Roosevelt ordered the council yesterday to clear up its business by December 31 and turn its records, equipment and property over to the budget bureau. Body Identified The Dalles, Sept. 31 (Pj Police tentatively identified the body of a man found on the Oregon shore of the Columbia river near Celilo last night as Oarland Eldrldge, 27, ol Portland. His rowboat was reported swamped near Rufus a week ago. Plan Synchronization Of Traffic Lights Synchronization of timing of Salem's new street traffic signals to permit of uninterrupted directional flow of motor traffic through the downtown district is being worked out and will be placed In operation within the next few days, according to John 8. Beakey, traffic engineer for the state highway department, who Is advising the city on technical details of the Installation. It Is probable, Beakey says, that the first synchronization attempted will be that of timing the green lights to permit a car driven 15 miles an hour to travel through the four signals along the Pacific high way route through town without stopping. A west-bound car entering the Intersection of High and Court street and maintaining a speed of Price Three 'aAJl Says CIO Leader Is Communist Portland, SepL 21 (tPh-Charles W. Robtson, counsel for the AFL, charg ed today at a national labor rela tions board hearing that Harold J. Prltchett of Vancouver, B. C. president of the CIO International woodworkers of America, had "com munistic leanings." Robison Introduced copies of the October 9, 1935, Surrey Leader, week ly publication of Clovetdale, B. C. saying "communistic leaders" at tended a funeral service and "Com rade Prltchett" delivered a short address. Trial Examiner William P. Webb of Washington, D. C. Is holding a hearing on a CIO petition for an election at Portland sawmills. The mill industry is virtually shut down by a Jurisdictional fight between the CIO and AFL. E. J. Eagen, labor board attor ney, opposed Introduction of the evidence, saying it had nothing to do with the case and "was confus ing." Robison also charged Prltchett at tended a communistic steering com mittee meeting In Norman Hall, Tacoma, on July 14 prior to the opening of the woodworkers conven tion. The convention accepted a CIO charter. Hilles Retires as Republican Boss New York, Sept. 21 (UP) Charles D. Hilles, republican national com mitteeman for more than two dec ades, ended his active political car eer today. He sent his resignation to Chairman William 8. Murray of the republican state committee. Hilles, long a dominant figure in national politics, said In a letter to Murray, that he desired to take no "responsible" part In the 1940 presi dential contest. The 70-year old financier said that pressure of business necessitated his withdrawal from active participa tion In politics. American Dies From Bubonic Plague HongKong. Sept. 21 (U.RI Alfred Hicks, editor of the HongKong Tele graph and resident correspondent for the United Press, died today from cholera, which has threatened to develop Into an epidemic In this British crown colony. Hicks, a native of England, had lived here for many years. 15 miles per hour will then be able to pass through the Intersections of Court and Liberty. Court and Com mercial and State and Commercial without running afoul of a red light. The same will be true of cars traveling north and eastward along the highway route. If this plan is followed the same free flow of trafllc east and west along State street through Its In tersections with High and Libert) streets will be possible, but west bound car will run into a stoo light at Commercial street. (Concluded on page 4, column 4) On Train and New Standi nva Cents League Invites China and Japan To Participate Germany and Australia Also Asked to Probe Chinese Charges Rome, Sept. 21 (iP) Italy agreed tonight to join Brit ain and France in anti-piracy patrol of the Mediterranean. Foreign minister, Count Galeazzo Ciano, advised the British and French govern ments of Italy's readiness to join the patrol, on the basis of parity with those two na tions. Britain and France, the Italian government said, have agreed to satisfy this demand. Italy previously had refused to Join the patrol, set up by nine pow ers at Nyon, because she was of-, fered only a comparatively minor role, as guardian over the Tyrr henian sea Just off her coast. The communique observed that the Italian decision, like the pre ceding one concerning the Mediter ranean antl-plracy patrol, had been taken with full knowledge of the German government. Geneva, Sept. 21 (P Both Japan and China today were Invited to participate In League of Nations committee consideration of Chinese accusations branding Japan an ag- (Concluded on paxe 4, column fl) Public Works Projects Okehed Hyde Park. N. Y Sept. 21 VPh Announcing approval of final allo cations under the 1937 public works extension act. President Roosevelt today endorsed as "sound public poli cy" Secretary Ickes' rejection of a large number of projects because it was found that the applicant could finance them without federal aid. In a statement released by Sec retary Marvin H. Mclntyre, the President was said to have taken this stand in view of the "need" to cur tail the federal budget and the Im proved financial status of many com munities through the country. The statement said there had also been a "decreasing need" for stim ulation of employment through PWA construction "with the passing of the economic extremity," and the President felt that the administra tion had "fulfilled Its obligation un der the present law." The final projects approved were not detailed, but were described as a few of the "border-line" variety. They brought to 1.253 the number of projects under the new program. with grants of 1113.034.735 and loans Of $58,005,000. Since the WPA began In 1033, the statement added, allotments have been made for 10,605 non-federal projects cosUng $2.75.172.73. Of these, 7.845 costing 11.208.539,612 have been completed, creating to date 61.088.747 man hours of direct employment. Novelties in the News (By Associated Press) Greenville, Ala. Police Chief Ous Murphy will back Willie Lee Bogan against the field In any drowsiness derby. Chief Murphy said the yuong ne gro, flashlight In one hand and Iron bar In the other, was found asleep beside a theatre safe long afUT day light yesterday. The chief said Willie admitted that he broke into the theatre but Just wasn't able to carry out his de signs against the safe before the sandman sandbagged him. Newburgh, Ind. A grasshopper plague has Invaded the classroom. Teachers complained their school were "literally alive" with the grass hoppers, and that the children, par ticularly the girls, were disturbed by the pests. The teachers said they had killed "hundreds" of the Insects. Jacksonville, Pla. During a vio lent thunddrstorm Or. T. P. Johnson suddenly felt a premonition all was not well at home, where his wife and l-day-old son were alone. He drove hurriedly to his resi dence. A moment before he arrlv. (Concluded ea page 4, column ) Cents f
