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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 23, 1939)
an G apit alJiJ OBraal Journal Food' Pages Th Capital Journal boasts of It food page filled with tested re elpes, suggestions for parties, hlnta U housewives, illustrations and new wrinkle In cookery. Weather Cloudy tonight end (lightly cold er. Friday fair. Northerly wind. Wed nesday: Max. SI. min. 41. Rain 0. River .t ft. North wind. Cloudy. 51st Year, No. 46 KnterJ a aecooil 1km matur at Salem. Oretoa Salem, Oregon, Thursday, February 23, 1939 Price Three Cents Ob Train and Ma Stand Pi Crati Hold 'Torpedoed' Ship Hit R :iog Mine A Guam Naval Base Defeated McHary Pledges Cooperation For Legislation Republicans to Offer 'No Obstacles to Speedy Consideration of Bills Washington, Feb. 23 (IP) Speaker Bankhead told his press conference today Presi dent Roosevelt had "rather definitely stated" he did not intend to propose any addi tional new legislation to con gress at this session. For that reason, the speak er said, pending legislation to change the social security law and provide aid for the trans portation industry and simi lar controversial proposals would largely determine the length of the session. "It Is the policy of the house lead- ersnip," sankhead said, "to press tne regular supply bills to passage as quickly as possible. I see no rea son at this time why there should be any undue delay In getting tnrougn with this business." McNary's Statement Earlier Senator McNary of Ore gon, the senate republican leader. had offered to cooperate in demo cratic efforts for early enactment of a legislative program and subse quent prompt adjournment of con gress. McNary said republicans would offer no obstacles to speedy consid eration of measures .'which the ad' ministration wishes to bring to the floor. "All we want.4 he said. "Is a rea sonable amount of time to study each bill on Its merits and we will be ready to vote." Senator Barlcley of Kentucky, the democratic leader, announced yes terday he planned to call the chair men of major committees, all of whom are democrats, into confer ence later this week to attempt to line up a program. Although Barkley said he felt the legislative lull which has kept the senate In recess most of the time since congress convened January 3 was not unusual, McNary said he had experienced nothing like it In his years on Capitol H1U. "The administration does not seem to have program," McNary declared. c In this connection, another sens xtor who asked to remain anonym ' oua suggested that some commit tee delay In bringing out Important legislation may have resulted from a White House decision against having department officials draft major bills. In recent congresses many new deal measures were writ ten by the president's advisors. Boeing Clipper Lands, New Orleans New Orleans, Feb. 23 (,m The 14 passenger Boeing clipper No. 17, a en route from 8an Francisco to Baltimore to be christened into trans-Atlantic service, alighted at Shushan airport here at 0:20 a. m. (PSD today. The clipper circled over New Or leans for a few minutes before heading out to the airport several miles to the east. She made a smooth landing at the sea ramp on Lake Pnntchartratn and was tied up to remain here over night. She will take off tomorrow on the last leg of her flight The clipper flew here from Gal veston, a 300 mile Jaunt, postponing her arrival in New Orleans one day because of adverse wind conditions on Lake Pontchartraln. - Seek SIMillion For Flood Control Washington. Feb. 23 MV-Thirty- six representatives from 22 states organized today to secure an appro priation of 1185.000,000 for flood control. The group elected as Its chairman Representative Whlttington ID.. Miss.), chairman of the house flood control committee. Members adopt ed a resolution calling for the full S1B5.000.000 appropriation recom mended by army engineers, oppos ing the budget bureau's recommen !itlons for a reduction of I85.0O0.- States represented included Ore gon and California. No New Taxes Cabinet Member Tells Business Morgenthau Gives Go- Ahead Signal to Indus trial Leaders Washington, Feb. 23 (VP) Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau told business men today they not only need not worry about new taxes but may hope for improvements in present taxes to help busi ness. Expanding on and endors- 1 n g President Koosevelt s statement of last week that business men need fear no new taxes, the treasury head said: "I sincerely hope that congress will take a careful look at the tax laws and see it there are any deter rents holding back business and businessmen from making further commitments. "I think the business man ought to feel that the administration wants him to go ahead and take normal business risks and make money." The secretary said definitely that no tax proposals except reenact- ment of expiring excise taxes and possibly a measure to raise approx imately $200,000,000 for farm bene fits, had been brought to, his at tention. He Indicated even proposals for pew Xaxes topay ior mereasr armaments have been sidetracked for fear of depressing business and he said It was "likely that further defense spending would be financed by borrowing. Would Remove Deterrents Morgenthau told a press confer ence he was not willing to say, at least yet, whether there are any deterrents to business in present tax laws. He added constant stu dies of taxes were being made in the treasury and if congress asked for any suggestions he would be ready to testify on the subject. , The administration's only hope at present for Increased revenue, he asserted, was from stimulating business and business profits, there by Increasing the yield from pres ent tax rates. He Indicated nothing would be done about taxes, hwever, until after March IS incon tax collec tions are in and give the treasury more definite revenue data to dis cuss with congress. Starting off his discussion of the president's no-new-tax statement with an expression of gratitude Mr. Roosevelt had made It, Morgenthau explained : "For myself, the thing that both ers me is that business men and I see a good many of them have what I call a 'what's the use' attl tude on going ahead. "I feel this 'what's the use' attl tude is holding back business men from expansion and taking what I would call normal business risks. He summed up his attitude with the words, "I don't know what con gress will do but In making my fi nancing plans I am not counting on any new tax legislation. Morgenthau said he had nothing to tell about his conferences with Brazilian Foreign Minister Aranha and declined to comment on reports Assistant Treasury Secretary Wayne C. Taylor resigned because of dif ferences with the secretary on In ternationat affairs. Russians Launching Navy Building Plan Moscow, Feb. 23 (P) The ing ship for the Soviet navy was reported today in the gov ernment organ, Izvestia. The account in Izvestia's edition commemorating the 21st anniver- sary of the red army and navy did not disclose the new warship's name, tonnage or even where it was launched. Officials kept all details closely guarded secrets. Izvestia's caption said merely, "this la one of the first." referring to a new building program outlined In an article In the same edition by Navy Commissar M. P. Prtnovsky. who predicted the soviet navy would become Invincible. "While pursuing a constant policy of peace, demonstrating repeatedly to all countries an aim to safeguard peace, the soviet union cannot re main passive and Indifferent In the Air Base at Tongue Point Authorized Washington, Feb. 23 W The house approved by an overwhelming vote today a navy shore station bill which Included authorization for establishment of a $000,000 air base at Tongue Point, Ore. Acceptance of the project climax ed a five-year campaign In the house and house committees to obtain de fense facilities at the mouth of the Columbia river. Senate approval of the Tongue Point authorization, Oregonlans said, was virtually assured. Senator McNary R., Ore.), the minority leader, said chances of passage were "excellent." Representative Mott R., Ore.). who led the fight to have the Tongue Point project included in the auth orization bill, said he expected the navy department to ask for the first $500,000 immediately. Soviet Rejects Japan Demands Moscow, Feb. 23 (UP New de mands by Japan in the Siberian fisheries dispute have been rejected by Russia, It was Indicated today after a two-hour conference between Foreign Commissar Maxim Litvlnov and Japanese Ambassador Shigenori Togo. Japanese sources said the result of the Lltvinov-Togo talk was un satisfactory and that further discus sions would be held. Togo Informed Litvlnov that Ja pan refused to participate In an auction for Siberian fishing conces sions which Russia proposes to. hold March 15. He was said to have demanded that fishing concessions which Rus sia had withdrawn, on the ground that the waters In question must be restricted In the interests of nation al defense, be made subject to fur ther negotiations. It was reported without confirma tion that Togo also informed Litvln ov the Japanese government would protect Japanese fishing rights and would use every means to do so. Asks for Farm Labor Exemption Washington, Feb. 23 (P) Sena tor Logan (D., Ky.), asked congress today to write into the national la bor act a definition of agricultural labor which would exclude from federal Jurisdiction workers prepar ing farm products for market. An explanatory statement which Logan filed with the bill contended the legislation was necessary be cause the CIO was attempting to organize such workers, with the support of the labor board, and thereby "gain control" of the na lions food supply. The labor act exempts' agricul tural labor from its provisions but does not define the term, the state ment said, and the labor board has not laid down definite rulings on some types of work. "The issue is squarely presented whether the United States govern ment should use Its police power through the national labor rela tions board and its agents as Is now being done to assist the United Cannery. Agricultural, Packing and Allied Workers of America, or any like organization,' the statement added, "In Its efforts to dominate the farmers' labor and gain con trol of the sources of the food sup ply or trie nation. secret launching of a new fight face of the furious armaments race carried on by capitalistic countries. "Our own Industry during recent years haa built and armed many new ships for the navy which. In military quality, are not only equal to the ships of Imperialistic navies but even superior to them. "During the third five-year plan (started last year) our sea forces will be augmented with powerful big ships armed with long range artill ery " (Just a week ago it waa revealed Russia was sending a naval mission to the United States for an undi- closed purpose.) House Rejects Fortification of Pacific Isle $48,800,000 Naval Base Bill Passed After $5,000, 000 for Guam Cut Washington, Feb. 23 (P) The house pased and sent to the senate today a $48,800,000 naval air base bill after strip ping it of the controversial proposal to establish a base for navy scouting planes on the far away Pacific island of Guam. Final passage of the mea sure, an integral part of President Roosevelts emer gency defense program, came alter the house had confirmed by a roll call vote of 205 to 168 an earlier vote to eliminate the 15,- 000.000 Ouam project. Final passage was on a standing vote of 368 to 4. Bi-Partisan Drive The vote came after the house leadership had made a desperate last minute attempt to head off the bi-partisan drive against the pro ject. The vote on the Sutphln amend ment came after Majority Leader Rayburn (D., Tex.), descended to the well of the chamber and declar ed solemnly the United States "wants no war with anyone" and does not "covet a foot of land that belongs. to anybody. else.". e- Rep. Magnuaon (D., Wash.), told the house today that if the United States backed down naval improvements on Ouam Ja pan would "herald throughout the far east" that this country was "afraid even to dredge a harbor" for fear the Japanese government would protest. Provocative Measure Rep. Sutphin (D., N. J.), who sought to knock out the controver sial project, declared it would be a "provocative measure" to extend the United States' defense line to Guam, so close to Japan. 8ince 1926. Magnuson declared, Japan has fortified the entire length of the Kurile islands only 682 miles-from the tip of the Amer ican owned Aleutian islands and only 1.120 miles from Kodlak, Alas ka, where an 18,000.000 air base would be established under the cur rent defense program, Sutphln said he believed In "making America impregnable to attacks by any nation." but that he could see no reason In the world for extending the line of defense 6,000 miles into the Pacific. "What do you suppose we would think." he asked, "If Oreat Britain undertook to fortify Bermuda to day? Would we consider It an overt act or a hostile act?" Honk Kong Bombing Called a Mistake Tokyo. Feb. 23 (JP) The Japanese foreign office announced today that the bombing of a railway station within British Hong Kong Tuesday had been explained as a "mistake" to British Ambassador Sir Robert Leslie Craigie. It was said that Foreign Minister Hachtro Arita Invited Craigie to call today and had offered an explana tion of the attack, saying that one Japanese plane dropped a projec tile within the crown colony bound ary "by mistake.1 Arita expressed regret. fNtne persons, including a British Indian policeman, were killed when a railway station on the Canton Kowloon railway was struck. Hong Kong officials were Inclined to con sider It a "localized Incident." Giant Clipper Lands at Honolulu Honolulu, Feb. 33 Wh The Pan American Alrwavs giant clipper alighted here at 6:20 a. m. '8:50 a. m PST) today, completing the first leg of its test flight to Hongkong from San Francisco. The 3.400 miles were flown In 15 hours, 49 minutes. Twelve crew members and 11 observers were aboard the seaplane, capable of carrying 74 passengers. Three Care ftlelen Ames, la., Feb. 33 iPt While po lice danced at their annual ball here last night thieves stole three cars. Senate Votes Governor's Primary Bill Would Change Date From May to September Shortens Campaigns By Paul W. Harvey, Jr. A bill to change the date of the May primary to the first Wednesday after the first Monday in September was passed 19 to 9 by the sen ate today, while the house ap proved 35 to 25 a measure providing that clubs may not serve mixed drinks unless they hold club and restaurant licenses. The principal objection to the primary bill was that vot ers three years ago decided against changing the date. The senate also voted 33 to 7 today against referring the bill to the people. President of the Senate Robert M. Duncan took the floor to urge passage of the bill, explaining the people rejected it in 1S36 because "they were not fully informed. This is a legislative responsibility, and the average legislator knows more about the mechanics of government than the average citizen. By this bill, we would have better elections and better results." Shorter Campaigns Sponsors said the bill would re suit in shorter campaigns, making It easier on the people and on the pocketbooks of candidates. The measure would do away with the presidential preferential pii mary. In which voters instruct and choose delegates to national . party contortions. Delegates would be chosen at the general election pre ceding the convention, and would not be Instructed. Sen. Thomas R. Mahoney (D Portland), urging the measure be referred to the people, said don't think the legislature can tell the people, 'You didn't know what you were doing, so we're going to cram this down your throat'." Sen. William L. Dickson (D-Port land) answered that "we're more familiar with the September pri mary than SB per cent of the voters. It would save expense and help to crystallize sentiment. We should do what we know is right." Those voting against the bill, which goes to the house, were: re publicans Balentlne, Belton, Burke, Jones, Kenln. Democrats Mahoney, Ross, Strayer. Wallace. Absent Ellis and Staples. Jackson Warns Democrats Topeka, Kan., Feb. 23 0I.R) Solid. tor General Robert H. Jackson warned rebellious democrats In con gress today that unless their "sec ondary" quarrels with President Roosevelt were subordinated to the urgency of "great problems of for elgn and domestic policy," social stability and Industrial peace prob ably would be affected. Jackson, addressing Kansas dem ocratic leaders at a Washington day club banquet, dwelt only briefly on local and state problems, devot ing the major portion of his speech to issues affecting the national party. His words were broadcast coast to coast. Since he is high In administration councils and has often spoken the sentiments of his chieftain, party leaders today studied Jackson's concluding tribute to President Roosevelt for some sign of his ideas on Mr. Roosevelt's plans for 1940. After declaring that "petty" quar-M re Is among democrats might lead to chaos in the party and in the na tion, he said: "It Is rather for our people and our party and those who come after us that we should renew our faith in liberal democratic government and go forward to a new day, guid ed by the lessons we have learned at the feet of the most Inspiring and courageous leader given to any people In our day Franklin D. Roosevelt. I Earthquake Jars Bakersfield Bakersfield, Calif., Feb. 23 (TV Two minor earth shocks were felt In Bakersfield this morning. The first quake came about t am. and the second, of heavier Intensity, be tween 1:15 and 1:20 a.m. Sheriff's officers said no damage was reported In the vicinity. Research Bureau Bill Introduced Governor's Measure Provides for Interim State Planning Gambling Bill to be Rushed Into House To Defeat Shake-Down Lobbyists By Harry Crain Governor Sprague's "brain trust" bill, abolishing the state planning board and then recreating it with broadened fifth-wheel powers, came into the house this morning, spon sored, by request, by the committee on administration and reorganization. The new bureau would be known as the state department of research and development and would have au thorlty to organize bureaus and employ experts for restarch work In connection with legislative Interim committees and to "make investi gations, surveys and reports on the natural resources of Oregon, on the industries and agriculture of the state, and on markets for the pro ducts of said industries and agri culture, and on Industrial and agri cultural opportunities within this state." It would also be directed to em ploy experts, within the limits of an appropriation yet to be fixed by the ways and means committee. Gambling Bill The house today prepared to make short shrift of Senator Ma honey's bill to make owners of prop erties in which gambling games are operated liable for gambling losses suffered therein, and which is re putedly being used by certain of the "money boys" In the lobby to shake down operators of Chinese and oth er gambling resorts in Portland. When the bill came up on first reading in the house this morning It was referred to the committee on health and public morals, of which Rep. Hannah Martin is chairman. Scarcely had it landed In the com mlttee than it bounced right back out with a report recommending its passage. Rep. Martin was prepared to ask the house this afternoon to pass the measure and get it out of the way, which would destroy its use. fulness to the rail-birds in the lobby. Legion Lobby Speaking of lobbyists and their activities, the house witnessed i demonstration of super-high pr sure operations along those lines this morning when representatives of the American Legion upset an adverse committee report on a reso lution granting the Legion use of the house of representatives as meeting place of Its annual state convention here next summer. Under pressure exerted on some of the members most of last night Including hints or what the fu ture might hold politically for them If they persisted in their opposition not a member of the committee uttered a protest this morning when It was moved to send the resolution back to committee for reconsiders tlon. They forgot all about their first objections to establishing the prece dent of throwing the elaborate and easily damaged legislative chambers open to public gatherings. It Is now proposed that they dis criminate against farm and labor groups, lodges and other like sanlzatlons by limiting the use of the legislative halls between ses sions to patriotic societies. Even church coventlons would be barred Farmers Wine Bill The farmers' wine bill HB84 got a new lease on je this morning when the house voted 34 to 25 to reconsider the 32-28 vote by which It was defeated yesterday. Today's roll call showed Repre sentatives Hempstead. Greenwood Kirkpatrlck. Smith. Hill and Hall changing their votes. Sponsors of the measure predict ed its passage when it comes up for third reading on the calendar this afternoon. No Bodies Found In Wrecked Auto Newport, Ore., Feb. 23 JP) Two men who completed a perilous des cent of a 500-foot cliff near Depoe Bay discovered today the wreckage of an automobile In the surf con tained no victims. License plates had been removed apparently to obscure Identification. and police believed the car had been stolen. A farm boy saw the machine back off the cliff Tuesday night. Coast guardsmen and police were unable to reach the scene by ropes or boat yesterday. Chines Will P Irk ft Astoria, Feb. 23 'Pr Chinese resl denta here said last night they planned to picket the Japanese freighter Norway Maru when she docktvl here today to load scrap Iron lor Japan, Wildcat Strike Shuts Auto Plant Detroit, Feb. 23 A "sympathy strike" at the Briggs Manufacturing company's Mack avenue plant clos ed It this momlng and made 5,900 day shift workers Idle, less than 24 hours after the start of a walkout at the Chrysler corporation's Ply mouth plant which had affected more than 23.000 auto workers. Since the Briggs plant supplied bodies to Plymouth, Briggs officials said the Plymouth plant would be unable to maintain operations. Unted Automobile workers mem bers who drive body trucks refused to deliver Briggs bodies to Ply mouth. Briggs officials said Em 11 Mazey, president of Local 212, warn ed them he was ordering the work ers from their jobs In support of the striking Leo Lamotte-CIO fac tion of the UAW at the Plymouth plant. Police Inspector William Rick said about 80 per cent of the work ing force at the Plymouth plant re turned to work at 7 a. m. There was no disorder. Pickets were on dut. but confined themselves , to hooting The walkout was staged beginning yesterday noon by the CIO faction of the United Auto Workers. Hom er Martin, leader of the other fac tion urged his followers to stay on the Job. Martin described the In cident as a "wildcat strike." The Briggs management said workers In Its plant refused Mazey's request they stop work, but closing or the plant was ordered when the drivers struck. Wine Bill to be Reconsidered The house of representatives to day voted 33 to 23 to reconsider Its vote which defeated the bill to re strict fortified wines to state liquor stores and to promote the sale of Oregon-made wines. The bill was defeated yesterday. A bill to Increase pay of the com manding general of the national guard to regular army scale while on duty passed the house 37 to 31 and went to the governor. The house previously had defeated the bill, but reconsidered. The Joint ways and means com mittee recommended against pass age of a bill to erect a state office building in Portland for 1150.000, and It also Introduced a measure repealing a 1937 law authorizing the state board of control to buy an office building In Portland for not more than 1700,000. Deer Kills Self Astoria. Feb. 23 (Pi A buck deer, Infuriated for reasons unknown, charged the automobile of Robert Walker. Seavlew, Wash., and killed Itself. The car was slightly damaged. No Mediation Asked By France or Italy London, Feb. 23 (P) Viscount Halifax, foreign secre tary, told the house of lords today neither the French nor .. . , i i .1 c " L ; -.J nnH. - Italian governments nau siiuwh dlatton" In the r duoute over co- lonlal possessions. He said no such move could be undertaken "unless and until both parties desire It." The newspaper II Popolo Di Roma published a dispatch today from London quoting an "excellent" Brit ish Informant as saying British Prime Minister Chamberlain was preparing a mediation plan). The Italian government. Lord Halifax said, had not yet formally Indicated "what they think the pre cise points of difference are between themselves and France." Rome, Feb. 23 Q Hints of med iation by British Prime Minister Chamberlain of the differences ar ising from Italian aspirations to ward French territory appeared to day in two Italian newspapers. Navy Advised Stray Mine Seen South of Azores Probably Sea Weapon Of Spanish Civil War Carried by Currents Washington, Feb. 23 (") Captain G. S. Bryan, the navy's chief hydrographer, expressed an opinion today stray floating mine may have sunk the unidentified ship which yesterday flashed it had been torpedoed in the At lantic ocean. Captain Bryan said the nav al hydrographic office was advised by radio on January 27 a mine had been sighted by the oil tanker California Stand ard about 600 miles southwest of the Azores. The position given by the vessel which yesterday flashed an elec trifying SOS was about 360 miles south of the islands. Ocean currents and winds might easily have carried the mine the In tervening 240 miles distance, naval officials ssld. Warning Issued These officials termed a "definite possibility" the mine was a stray sea weapon of the Spanish civil war. Prevailing currents and winds both head toward the open Atlantlo south of the Azores, charts showed. Captain Bryan recalled the hy drographic office on January 27 in a daily maritime memorandum warned all shipping in the Atlantlo overseas routes to keep a sharp lookout for a spherical mine believed to have six "horns"' for ' contact points. ' " The lethal object had been re ported the same day to the navy by the California Standard, a tank er of Panamanian registry. Search Abandoned Chatham, Mass.. Feb. 23 m Or ganized search was abandoned to day for the unnamed vessel which yesterday crackled out a sudden SOS, reporting she had been tor pedoed near the Azores, and the beclouded affair appeared likely to be recorded as another sea mystery. The Radio Marine station here reported the Greek steamer Mount Pellon had given up Its search of the area named in the distress message signed only by the un listed letters "PECC" some hours after the British liner Empress of Australia had abandoned the fruit less hunt. Neither vessel found any wreckage or other trace of a tor pedoed ship. Only alienee greeted those who listened constantly on the interna tlonal distress and calling wave for any further elucidation of the SOS. ' One possibility after another was abandoned by government officials and shipping men in this country and Europe as they sought to iden tify the vessel that might have been involved. The British oil tanker Pecten, listed for a time as a possible vic tim, was discovered this morning to be afloat and untroubled, and pro ceeding toward her destination of Southampton, England. Concerning the possibility the SQS might have been a hoax, of ficials here said the message Itself was undoubtedly genuine. They explained the distress call was re broadcast by other vessels after It was first picked up. as Is the cus tom when a stricken ship is In grave danger. n urant iui nmu II Popolo Dl Roma, In a dispatch from London, said Chamberlain was preparing a plan to settle Italy's aa yet unofficial claims for French co lonial concessions. II Resto Del Carlino of Bologna, one of Italy's leading provincial or gans. at the same time listed fascist obstacles to mediation by Chamber lain and said Italy would prefer Chancellor Hitler of Germany to Chamberlain, but "sincerely hoped for success on the Briton's part. II Popolo't dispatch said overtures were made by Lord Perth, British ambassador to Rome, In recent con venations here with Foreign Minis ter Count Oaleazzo Clano. It quoted an "excellent" British Informant who. It said, did not know whether definite proposals tt had been submitted.