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50th Year, No. 277
Entered as second I mi
matter at Salem, Oregon
Salem, Oregon, Monday, November 21, 1938
Price Three Cents
On Train and Nawa
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British Plan to
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FDR Inspects
TVA Dam at
Chickamauga
Pronounces Half-Completed
Structure Exam
ple of Progress
Chattanooga, Term.. Nov.
21 (P) President Roosevelt
stood on the north embank
ment of the Chickamauga
TVA dam today and pro
nounced the more than half
completed structure an exam
ple of "progress" for other
sections of the country.
Inspecting a concrete navi
gation lock of the Sun-lit Ten
nessee river, the president,
representing the executive
branch, brought the big new deal
power-navigation experiment In this
watershed under the scrutiny of all
three branches of the federal gov
ernment. The supreme court had a suit be
fore It to test the constitutionality
of TVA'a "yardstick" power pro
gram, while a joint congressional
committee was proceeding with an
investigation of its administration.
Thanks Workers
After motoring 10 miles to the
dam through crowd-lined streets,
the president alighted from his
open car and was introduced to pro
ject workers by Mayor E. D. Bass of
Chattanooga.
The chief executive said he had
not intended making a speech but
he could not resist the opportunity
of thanking the 2200 men building
the dam and the thousands of oth
ers on other TVA projects for the
"splendid Job" they were doing.
He said the effect would be felt
by generations to come.
They were not only putting up
a structure to provide a "few kilo
watts" of electricity, improve navi
gation and highway travel, and to
reforest cut-over land, he said, but
were doing "something constructive'
to benefit "our grandchildren."
He said the Chickamauga dam,
a 6000-foot long project which will
cost about $36,500,000 when com
pleted in 1940, was setting an exam
ple of progress In other sections of
the land, even where no dams were
possible.
Leaving the dam, the presidential
party drove eight miles to look over
the modern farm of his old friend.
County Judge Will Cummtngs, and
the Civil war battlefields of Mis
sionary Ridge and Lookout Moun
tain. Accused Germans
Plead Innocent
Cristobal, Canal Zone. Nov. 31 W
Pour youthful Germans accused of
photographing Canal Zone fortifi
cations In violation of the United
States espionage act, pleaded inno
cent today In federal court.
The case was set for trial De
cember 7, before a Jury, with each
defendant to be tried separately.
The four, one a girl, were arrested
October lfl.
On motion of defense counsel bait
for Hans Prledrich Schackow, 26.
was reduced from 123,000 to $15,000.
Ball for the three other defendants,
Ingeborg Walrunt Outmann. IB;
Qisbert Wllhelm Gross, 26, and Er
nst Robert Elward Khurig, 23, was
cut from $10,000 to S5000 each.
Inquest Called in
Highway Fatality
Responsibility for the highway crash which early Sat
urday night took two lives and resulted in injuries to five
others will be determined by a coroner's inquest starting at
2 ociock wis aiieraoon. ueaa are'
Olen Nash, 30, driver of a south
bound aedan, and Marshall (Bluy)
Kitchen. 17. high school athlete.
Robert Kitchen, an older brother. Is
seriously Injured In Salem General
hospital. Also Injured in lesser de-
w.m Mr. Rnhrt SfltfH.n
Mrs. Olen Nash and Lowell Kern,
all passengers in the Nash aedan.
and W. T. Dunn, 52, driver and only
occupant of a truck which was
northbound.
The party In the Nash sedan was
returning from the football game In
Portland when the accident oc
curred on the Pacific highway about
ft mile north of Brooks around 6:30
e clock. Young Kitchen was Instant
merican Jew Batters
Berry Collapses During Trial Dr. Kent W. Berry, Olympia,
Wash., society physician, on trial with three other men In the
"kldnap-torture" case based on charges made by Irving Baker,
collapsed while testifying in his own defense. He is shown with
Mrs. Berry (left), and her mother, Mrs. Edward Kevin, as they
comfort him during a court recess. Associated Press Photo.
Mrs. Berry Sobs
While Testifying
Olympia, Wash., Nov. 21 (IP Mrs. Elizabeth Kevin Ber
ry, 27, sobbed on the witness stand today at cross-examination
during the trial of her 50-year-old husband. Dr. Kent W.
Berry and three others on charges of kidnaping and torturing
Irving Baker, retired coast guard officer, last August 19.
Lwcior nerry naa lesuuea nis mma.
was a blank during the charged tor
turing but that the Incident fol
lowed Mrs. Berry's statement to him
July 11 that Baker had violated her
during a Fourth of July house party
at Mud Bay.
Mrs. Berry broke down after de
nying remembering that she and
the prosecuting authorities were to
have talked with Baker August 20
but that the meeting was called off
because Baker was kidnaped and
beaten the previous night.
She said she remembered little of
what was said at a conference with
her parents and Prosecutor Smith
Troy July 11. Troy told Interview
ers the appearance of two "surprise
witnesses" may make It unnecessary
for Troy to testify for the state.
J. W. Graham, special assistant
prosecutor from Shelton, resumed
cross-examination after the week
end recess by asking details about
happenings at the house party be
fore and after the charged rape
which Mrs. Berry said occurred
when she asked Baker to motor her
to Olympia so she could cook her
husband's breakfast.
She said that In defending her
self she "slapped him as hard as I
could."
She declined to say why she did
not scratch him nor whether she
had make-up with her on the week
end party.
ly killed while Nash died in the
hospital here two hours later. The
Nash car was practically demol
ished and the truck operated by
Dunn badly damaged.
Dunn, who had been engaged In
construction work near Junction
City, was on his way to Oregon
City, giving his present temporary
address as Carver. He formerly
lived In Cathlamet, Wash. When he
reported to state police headquart
ers 8unday afternoon he was ar
rested for not having a driver's li
cense. He had had a Washington
license but because he was not In
the habit of operating a motor ve
(CooclBded m page 11. eolaraa T)
3 Executed for
Changsha Fires
Shanghai, Nov. 21 (IP) A five-day
fire which razed Changsha, capital
of Hunan province, was reported to
day to have caused 2000 deaths and
brought the execution of three Chin,
ese officials accused of starting the
conflagration.
Commencing last Sunday, the
fires, started In anticipation of the
city's capture by a slowly advancing
Japanese column, reduced Chang-
sna to ruins.
Chinese officials at Chungking, the
temporary capital, declared the fires
started both accidentally and
through the "premature leal" of lo
cal authorities anxious to carry out
China's "scorched earth" policy of
leaving little of value to the invaders.
Changsha dispatches said three
men had been executed for. their
part In the fires Gen. Peng Ti. gar
rison commander, and the chief of
police and the commander of the
local guards at the provincial cap!
tal. The Japanese still were 40 miles
north of the city, and Chinese army
commanders reported Japanese at
tacks had been repulsed along the
Yochow-Chang&ha railway.
Cold Fog Blankets
Western Oregon
Portland, Nov. 31 (Jf) A cold,
penetrating fog bore down on flec
tions of western Oregon today but
east of the Cascade mountains, al
though the temperature was lower.
the drier atmosphere made winter
more bearable.
Bend, reporting a minimum tem
perature of 12 degrees above aero,
was the state's most frigid spot
Other minimum Included: Baker
14. Brookings 40, Burn 16. Hood
River 24. Lakeview 24. Med ford 24.
North Bend 34. Pendleton 28. Port
land 33. Roseburg 26, Siskiyou
Summit 24.
The weather bureau said It would
be fair in Portland tonight and
Tuesday but fogs, freezing tempera
tures and a northerly wind were
expected to make the next 24 hours
uncomfortable. Local fogs were
forecast for the western portion
and little change In temperature in
the task
Documents
Presented Dies
Committee
Government Publications
Used to Spread Class
Hatred Through Country
Washington, Nov. 21 (VP)
Chairman Dies (D.-Tex.) of
the house committee investi
gating un-American activities
asserted today testimony re
ceived secretly from govern
ment employes Saturday had
disclosed a "deliberate, long
time use of government pub
lications to spread class
hatred throughout the United
States."
He said "communist phrase
ology" was used on some occasions
in the publications.
The chairman read into the com
mittee records an article In which
he said David J. Saposs, national
labor relations board economist,
had urged workers to establish so
cialism by force if political action
failed.
The article appeared In "Labor
Age" In 1931.
Dies said there had been attempts
to make It appear the statements
were not the views of Saposq.
Economic Crack-pots
"The reason we've emphasized
this," he added,' "is because Saposs
is representative of a number of
government officials economic
crackpots who have been drawn to
Washington. They range from out
right socialists to communists. The
committee in the short time left
to It Is going to do all It can to ex
pose them."
John Metcalfe, committee Inves
tigator, took the witness stand to
present documents which Dies said
linked numerals organizations In
this country with anti-rellglous and
anti-racial activities.
Dies read extracts from some of
the documents assailing Jews, gov.
ernment officials and the Masonic
lodge.
Names of Organizations
Among the organizations named
were Black Shirts, Union City, N,
J.; Christian American Crusade,
Los Angeles; American Defenders,
Coral Gables, Fla.; Knights of the
White Camelia, St. Albans, W. Vs.;
American Vigilante Intelligence as
sociation; Christian Democratic
corporation, Dallas, Tex.; Associa
tion of American Gentiles, Chicago;
The Association of Leagues, Cleve
land; The Christian Party, Tacoma.
The Christian American Patri
ots; The Christian Campaign com
mittee; the Christian Constitution
al party; The Christian Common
wealth league; The Christian Pro
testant party; Citizens Committee
of 500, New York City; Friends of
Germany; The German American
Business league; The German
American Economic Alliance.
The Oold Shirts of Mexico; The
Defenders of American Liberty,
Led yard,- la.; The Defenders, Wi
chita. Kas.. and the D. K. V.
In Far West
Other organizations Metcalfe
named Included the Militant Chris
tian Patriots, Glendale, Calif.; The
National Gentile league, Washing
ton, D. C, Baltimore, Md., and Ta
coma. Wash.
The National Liberty party, Ta
coma, Wash.; National Protective
Order of Gentiles, Los 'Angeles,
The Tomahawks, Walla Walla.
Under questolnkig. Metcalfe said
some central agency apparently
was Instigating and helping to fi
nance anti-racial and anti-religious
propaganda in the United States.
He added at least 200 organiza
tions were "disseminating racial
and religious Intolerance" and 75
per cent of them were "in the game
for racketeering purposes."
PWA Halts Spending
On New Projects
Washington. Nov. 31 (" The pu
blic works administration took stock
of its 1931 spending program today
and announced Informally no fur
ther allocations would be made to
new projects.
Officials said the 2.104.52ll re
maining of the original 1750.000.000
provided by congress for non-federal
projects, would be "held In reserve"
to meet deficiencies on projects al
ready under way. They said actual
costs often ran higher than estimates.
Japan Resents
Discrimination
In America
Do Not Like Terms
Open Door and Equal
Opportunity
Tokyo, Nov. 21 (TP) The
foreign office spokesman
touched upon discrimination
he said existed against Japa
nese in the United States in a
discussion today of the open
door policy in China.
"We do not like the terms
open door and equal oppor
tunity," the spokesman as
serted, indicating the govern
ment was considering a con
crete statement of what it
consider "inapplicable ideas and
principles of the past'
He stressed the meanings he held
could be found between the lines of
the Japanese reply last Friday deny-,
ing American charges of "unwar
ranted interference" with interests
in China.
The Japanese note, he said, "does
not specifically mention the nine
power pact (acknowledging the prin
ciple of the "open door") nor the
principles of the open door and equal
opportunity.
Don't Like Terms
"Respecting these latter I must say
Japan does not like the terms. They
are not applied anywhere else In
the world, neither In the United
States nor in any other country.
"Therefore, why should It be in
sisted they continue to exist in
China?"
He added discrimination "does ex
ist", against Japanese residing in
America.
"It exists in the lands and laws
of the various states and in the na
tional policy of exclusion.
"Whether Japan wUl specifically
point out these facts In later com
munications to America is not yet
decided."
Military Necessity
The spokesman said he did not
know why the Japanese reply last
Friday did not touch upon censor
ship of mail and telegrams in China,
a point raised by the United States
government, "but the reason ob
viously was one of military necess
ity." Of the United States' allegations
that Japanese boats were carrying
Japanese merchandise in Chinese
waters and refusing American or
ders, he asserted:
"It is not true that our boats are
carrying commercial cargoes. They
are being used exclusively for mili
tary purposes and transportation of
military supplies.
Japan has held the Yangtze and
other rivers can not now be opened
safely to commercial navigation.
Godowsky, 68,
Pianist Dies
New York. Nov. 21 fVP Leopold
Oodowsky, 68. one of the great pi
anists of his generation, died today
at Lenox Hill hospital, where he
had undergone an operation last
Wednesday.
Oodowsky was a child prodigy
whose reputation increased with his
years. He was born in Vilna. Rus
sia, and was touring as a pianist
at the age of nine. But he contin
ued to study at the Berlin Hoch-
schule and later under Camllle
Salnt-Saens, the great French pi
anist and composer.
In his maturity, Godowsky was
considered one of the greatest
technicians in piano history; he
also was a composer of note, a wit,
and the friend of nearly all the
important musicians of the world,
His New York apartment was a
center around which much of the
city's music life turned.
In addition to long tours as a
pianist, abandoned in his last few
years, Oodowsky found time to hold
numerous professorships, and to
compose an impressive list of works.
Oodowxky's first American tour
was In 1884. Later he headed the
piano department fo the Chicago
Conservatory of Musk; five years.
beginning in 1895, Afterward he
was director of the Imperial Royal
M els terse hule for piano In Vienna,
and proliwor of the highest rank
in Austria, directly appointed by
the emperor.
His wife. Frieda Saxe Godowhky,
died in 1933.
NYA Funds Received
Portland, Nov. 21 fPi National
Youth Administration officials said
Saturday that allotments of $22,065
were being received by students In
23 colleges and 227 high schools In
Oregon.
Nazis Enraged
By British Plan
Use of Former African Colony as Jewish Refuge
Held Move to Prevent Return of War-Lost
Possessions to Germany
Berlin. Nov. 21 (P British Prime Minister Chamber
lain's disclosure that Tanganyika, Germany's former East
African colony, might be used for settling Jews fell like a
bombshell here today. The nazi press for days has been warn
ing "any such attempt would meet with the sharpest protest."
It came amid the first signs of-
abatement of Germany's 11 day ft I '
anti-Semitic drive which has de
prived German Jews of virtually
all freedom and reduced tens of
thousands to destitution.
Many Germans interpret plans to
settle German Jews In their form
er colonies as a move to prevent
the return of such war-lost pos
sessions 13 Germany. -
One authoritative commentator
declared "the Tanganyika step is
an obvious attempt to prejudice
the colonial question."
Before Chamberlain's announce
ment, informed nazi quarters had
said they expected Reichsfuehrer
Hitler to tell Oswald Pirow, defense
minister of the Union of South
Africa, Germany would consider
such a plan an "affront."
Pirow is scheduled to see the
fuehrer Thursday at Berchtesgad-
en. ,
Can't Wear Uniforms
Jews who, for meritorious serv
ice In Germany during the World
war, had been permitted to wear
their uniforms on solemn occa
sions, have lost this privilege.
A decree dated November 19 and
signed by Hitler and Colonel Gen
eral Wllliilm Keitel. member of the
secret council and acting war min
ister, says:
"Jews who belonged to the old
or new army, to the Austro-Hun-
garian defense force or Austrian
federal army and who were accord
ed the right to wear uniform are
herewith deprived of this right."
Mingled hope, dismay and fear
of further measures against them
marked the reaction of the Jewish
leaders here to Chamberlain's plans.
"Won't Hitler be so enraged about
Tanganyika he won't let any Jew out
of Germany?" asked one anxiously.
Another Jewish leader said nazis
already had informed Jews Hitler
would not permit a single Jew hold
ing a visa for former German East
Africa (Tanganyika) or any other
former German colony to leave
the Reich.
German Reply
Unsatisfactory
Washington, Nov. 21 U. Secre
tary of State Hull revealed today
that Germany has replied unsatis
factorily to American representations
six months ago regarding payments
of Austrian bonds held in this coun
try. Immediately after Austro-German
anschluss last spring, Hull notified
Germany that this country would ex
pect the third retch to assume obli
gations of Austria to the United
States and Is citizens.
He renewed that notice In a sec
ond representation in June. Until
now, however, he had received no re
spoase from the German govern
ment. Hull said that the state depart
ment has received a note from the
German government on the matter
but that the note did not undertake
to be a final statement on the matter.
Therefore, he said, it, of course,
could not be considered a satisfac
tory answer to the representations.
He declined to make public the con
tents of the German note.
The Austrian debts under discus
sion included $24,055,708 owed to this
government for grain and flour pur
chased In 1920 and a substantial am
ount of Austrian dollar bonds held by
American citizens.
Asks $13,000 fo
Furnish Capitol
The state board of control grant
ed a capltol reconstruction commis
sion request today to ask the state
emergency board for $13,000 to
complete furnishing of the new
capttol.
The capltol commission said it
had only 93000 left, this money to
be used to furnish committee rooms
The 113.000 would be used to place
light standards In the rotunda and
flag poles in front of the build
ing. The board alo decided tentative
ly not to furnish the capltol cafe
teria, asserting it probably would be
furnished by the person who leases
1U i
Doraer uasnes
Alarm Czechs
Vienna. Nov. 21 (U.B The danger
of aimed conflict over Czechoslo
vakia's eastern frontier. Involving
Hungary and Poland and possibly
Germany and Italy, Increased today
as new Incidents occurred.
It was officially announced in
Prague that Czech frontier guards
had repulsed a band of Polish ir
regulars who crossed the frontier
into the Czech province of Ruth,
enla One Pole was killed.
Both Poland and Hungary were
reported to be prepared to march
Into Ruthenla and eastern Slovakia
at a moment's notice. Both nations
have been reinforcing frontier troops.
Observers believed that If the
situation grew dangerous. Adolf Hit
ler and Benito Mussolini would take
a strong hand.
Occupation of eastern Czechoslo
vakia by Hungary or Poland or both
would constitute a loss of prestige
to Italy. For Germany It would
be a loss of prestige and would also
threaten to 'close the road to the
Black Sea. - '
Bronze Plaque
Of Warden Lewis
Employes of the state penitentiary
gave a bronze plaque to the board
of control today In memory of the
late Warden James W, Lewis, who
died October 28.
Every employe contributed to buy
the 83-pound plaque, which will be
placed in the prison administration
building next Saturday when Gov
emor Martin makes the dedicatory
address. It Is 22 by 18 Inches.
Mrs. Lewis, the widow, did not
live to see the tribute of the men
who worked under the warden.
known to the prisoners as "Square
Deal Jim." She died last night,
On the plaque Is a bas-relief of
the warden, and below It Is the
following Inscription:
"He served the state of Oregon
at the state penitentiary honestly
and faithfully.
"His creed strict discipline with
Justice for all.
"He was respected, honored and
loved by friends, employes and In
mates alike.
Representatives of the employes
said they wished to express their ap
preciation to the Salem Iron Works
and P. J. Jennings, commercial i
tist
3-Minufe Silence
For Kemal Ataturk
Ankara. Turkey, Nov. 21 (UP) A
three-minute nation-wide silence was
observed today as Turkey paid hon
or to the late President Kemal
Ataturk.
As the funeral cortege passed
through the capital to a temporary
vault in the Ethnographic museum,
crowds knelt throughout the nation
In prayer.
Pope Much
Since Recent Illness
(Copyrltht lt3t
Vatican Citv. Nov. 21
that Pope Pius has changed a great deal since his recent ill
ness. He has lost much weight, but feels well. He is less stern
and formal. The Pontiff was crltl -
cally 111 for months. Due to verlcose
veins It was almost Impossible for
him to move his legs. When he be
gan to recover, he went to the Papal
summer residence at Castel Gandol
fo for a period of recuperation and
only recently returned to the Vat
ican. He lost much weight during his
Illness. The exact amount Is uncer
tain because the Pope declines to
be weighed.
His attitude toward officials at
the Vatican has undergone a
change. In the past he was known
as stem and formal something of
a task-mastar.
FormerGerman
Colony Proposed
For Refugees
10,000 Miles Also Avail
able for Jewish Exiles
in British Guiana
London, Nov. 21 (tP)
Prime Minister Chamberlain
today told the House of Com
mons of plans to lease at least
10.000 square miles in British
Guiana to provide homes for
German Jews seeking refuge
aoroad irom the nazi regime i
anti-Jewish campaign.
Ihe prime minister also
disclosed favorable progress
for the settlement of Jewish
refugees in Tanganyika, for
merly German East Africa, and
other territories In Africa.
Tanganyika now Is held by Brit
ain under league mandate. Cham
berlain last week declared the Brit
ish government was not considering
its return to Germany to satisfy
Chancellor Hitler's colonial de
mands. Kennedy's Proposal
The widespread British action
disclosed by the Prime minister was
understood to be the direct result
of his recent consultations with
United States Ambassador Joseph
P. Kennedy on the urgent problem
of finding homes for tens of thou
sands of vtc.lms of the latest wave
of nazi anti-Semitism.
Kennedy was said to have work
ed In such close cooperation with
the British colonial olllce he helped
draft Chamberlain's statements to
ctmmons.
One high official source said
Washington authorities had esti
mated the United States could con
tribute at least 1100,000.000 in priv
ate and public funds to help set
tle Jews In new territory.
Debate Minorities
Chamberlain's disclosures were
made prior to the opening of a
scheduled general debate on the
question of minorities in Europe.
The prime minister said the gov
ernment would Invite volunteer re
fugee organizations to send their
own representatives to British
Guiana, a colony with an area ot
89,480 square miles on the north
eastern coast of South America, to
make surveys.
"Provided the results ot these
surveys are satisfactory, the gov
ernment contemplates the lease of
large areas of land on generous
terms under conditions to be set
tled hereafter," he announced.
Tanganyika Ready
Chamberlain told the house the
governor of Tanganyika had beer
asked to say whether land could be
made avollable for leasing on gen
erous terms "for the purpose of
large-scale settlements to voluntary
organizations concerned with refu
gees provided they undertake full
responsibility of preparing the land
and of settling refugees of suitable
types as land is made available.'
"The governor of Tanganyika-
Chamberlain continued, "has re
plied expressing his readiness to
cooperate in any schemes of settle
ment of refugees as far as existing
obligations will permit
The governor has expressed Ihe
view the only suitable areas for
larce scale settlements are likely to
be found In the southern highlands
and In part of the western prov
ince." Bookkeepers Klect
Portland, Nov. 31 fPi Oregon
State Bookkeepers' association mem
bers Saturday elected W. B. Has
kell, Portland, president.
Changed
by Unllra Prtm
(U.R) The United Press learns
-
Since his illness, the Pontiff has
shown much greater Interest In the
personal problems of his Intimate
collaborators without in any way
lessening his desire that all energies
be devoted to carrying on official
dutlea at the Vatican.
There Is less of the stem formal
ity about his relations with his col
leagues. Frequently he remarks to
close friends that he feels even bet
ter than before hta Illness.
Nevertheless, the Pontiff still
works from 14 to 18 hours a day. Ha
rejects the advice of his aides that
he should reduce the dally routine;
that ha should rest longer each day.