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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 21, 1939)
Caoital m The Afternoon Newspaper Leads The Capital Journal la first with the latest newa ol the European crisis, United and Associated Press news dispatches. The only Salem paper carrying both services. JoEraal Weather Unsettled tonight and rain Wed nesday; southerly wind. Yesterday; Max. 46. Mln. 40. Rain 0. River -3.1 It. South wind, cloudy. 51st Year, No. 277 Entered as second class matter at Salem, Oregon. H Tuesday, November 21, 19 Salem, Oregon P.- TU rn On Trains and News rice I nree Lents snd Five cent Munich Bombing olved by Gestapo I I J1U . . lu rn m V Ha .Ml Said S Mine Sin ks Japanese Reprisals for Unrestricted Sea Warfare Chamberlain Announces Seizure of All German Exports London, Nov. 21 (Un restricted sea blockade of Ger many was proclaimed today by ' Britain in "retaliation" for I. mine warfare which counted the 11,930-ton Japanese pas senger liner Terukuni Maru as its newest victim. A mine-sweeping trawler of the British navy and two other trawlers also were added to the mounting list of maritime losses today. Prime Minister Chamberlain an nounced an order In council would be issued directing seizure of all ex ports of German origin or owner ship on the high seas, regardless of whether they were being transpor ted under neutral flags. The measure Is designed to throttle German trade by which she could build up currency reserves abroad for pur chase of war supplies abroad. Japanese Liner Sunk The Japanese liner was believed to have struck a mine such as Bri tain has blamed for the sinking of nine out of ten ships lost off the English coast last week-end. The liner's 180 passengers and crew were V. saved. ' The mine-sweeping trawler Mas tiff was sunk by a mine yesterday and two other trawlers, the Thomas Hankins and the Sea Sweeper, sunk by submarines. The sinking Japanese liner, which could be seen from the shore, car ried a crew of 180 and 26 passen gers, one of them British. A lifeboat and other craft rushed to the rescue, and some survivors were brought to shore. British reprisals against Germany, extending the blockade to exports as well as Imports, would mean con centration on neutral shipping, since Germany herself has practically no ships at sea now. The aim would be to halt complet y all sea commerce with Germany, Trawler Sunk Chamberlain made his statement In reply to a question by opposition laborite leader Clement Attlee on whether the government proposed to take any action as a result of the laying of mines which sank the Ne therlands passenger ship Simon Bolivar and other vessels over the week-end. Today a British mine-laying trawler, the Mastiff, was added to the toll, becoming Britain's sixth admitted naval loss of the war. In reply to Attlee, Chamberlain explained that under international . law If unanchored mines are used they should become harmless in one hour, the most, after those who laid them lost control over them. He said none of these provisions had been observed by Germany In laying the mines which Britain considers the cause for recent ship losses. (Germany has denied her mines were responsible for the sinking of the Simon Bolivar.) (ConrltiriMl on Tnge 13, Column 3) Program to Win ' Offered by McNary Washington, Nov. 21 (U.R) Senate Minority Leader Charles L. McNary, E., Ore,, proposed a three-point farm pro gram today with which, he said, the republican party could win western states and elect a pres- ldent In 1940. "After considerable thought," he said In an Interview, "I have arrived at the conclusion that the republi can party can be successful If It demonstrates to the farm voters and those dependent on the farmers that the party Is interested, as formerly, In their welfare." McNary recommended that the following program be written Into the party's 1940 platform In "simple language so that all can under stand:" 1. Equalization of benefit pay ments under the AAA soil conserva tion program. . 3. Repeal of the reciprocal trade A agreement act. 3. Liberalization of the public land policy to give the 14 public land i 6 v? Corinne Maddox shown Two-Gun On $7500 Bail Dallas, Tex., Nov. 21 (U.R) The "mystery woman" in the two-gun girl shooting of Attorney Brooks Coffman appeared voiuniaruy ioaay Deiore a grand jury investigating the case. She identified herself as Miss Flora Allen. 25-vear-nld srpnnc. rapher formerly employed in Garment Mills Plead Guilty New York, Nov. 21 Eleven of the country's major knitted gar ment manufacturers and sellers acknowledged In federal court to day that they had violated the wage and hour law. As a result, 10,000 home workers will receive approximately $250,000 in wage arrears. The companies consented to the entry of a permanent Injunction restraining them from any further violations of the law, either directly or by subterfuge. Those Involved were: Regal Knit ting, Inc.; May Knitting company; Blue Bird Knitwear, Inc.; Newport Knitting Co., Inc.; Fay Infants Wear, Inc.; Cupid Knitwear com pany. Inc.; Knltown Togs, Inc.; Famous Infants Knitwear corpora tion; Sternberg Knitting company, Inc.; Morris Bernstein and Sam uel Bernstein, doing business as In fanta Sweater Mills, and Julius Berger. The government's complain char ged the defendants with evading the law by devising a purchase and sales plan from which it appeared that their former home workers had lost the status of employes and had become "Independent manu facturers and producers." states a greater share of revenues from sales of forests and grazing on the public domain. "In my opinion," McNary said, "the party must support a practice ble plan covering .'.oil conservation with benefit payments Justifying the continuation of that practice All benefits and privileges must ac crue alike to all producers irrespec tive of crops produced. "I am convinced that the recipro cal trade agreement act, which ex pires in June, 1940, should be re pealed. While some Industries may have profited by t' ese agreements, it has been done at the expense of the products of the soil. "These two propositions are of major Importance if the republican party Is to dominate the situation in 1940." after she surrendered. GirlOut Ccffman's office and said she was the woman who was walking own a Dusy street with him yes- terday when Miss Corinne Maddox, another pretty stenographer. open- ed fire with a pistol In each hand and killed Coffman. Her appearance followed that of miss Maddox, Miss Allen refused to discuss the killing but said, "I met Mr. Coff- man only casually. I had worked at times in his office. I was just coming out of .the building yes, leraay wnen I happened to see him ana he stopped to speak to me." Miss Maddox is free on 47.500 bond, imposed after she had riddled with bullets the man she hated so intensely that she composed a poem of hate for himto read in his dying moments. I didn't sleep a wink last night." sne said. Coffman's relatives refused to discuss the case. D. q. Coffman an employe of the alcohol tax unit of the United States treasury, was seriously ill in the same hospital wncre nis son died, Holland Accused Of Violating Neutrality Berlin, Nov. 21 (P) Authorized sources said today that nazl off! clals met eharges of violating the Netherlands' neutrality with coun ter charges of entry Into Oerman territory. The Netherlands' charge d'af faires came to "talk" over alleged violations of Netherlands territory by German aircraft. (A German plane, disabled by anti-aircraft fire, crashed In a Ne therlands meadow yesterday. The pilot was killed. Netherlands air craft also engaged nazl planes last Saturday and Sundy.) German and Netherlands rcpre- sentatlves disclosed the German minister to Berne, Otto Kocher, had expressed regrets to the Swiss gov ernment nazl planes had conducted a "pamphlet bombing" over Switzer land Friday. German Prisoners Escape in Scotland London, Nov, 21 lP Four Ger man prisoners of war escaped to. day from an Internment camp in Scotland. Two were recaptured. The escape was the second report cd within four days. Three other prisoners who fled from the camp Saturday were recaptured yesterday. British authorities ordered an lm- mediat inquiry. Lin er Terukuni Maru First Japanese War Casualty Big Vessel Hits Nazi Mine Off West Coast of England All Rescued London, Nov. 21 (IP) A ship believed to be the 11,930- ton Japanese liner Terukuni Maru, bound from Japan to London, sank today off the east coast of England. She was reported to have struck a mine. The liner carried a crew of 180 and 26 passengers, one of them British. The sinking ship could be seen from shore. Great spouts of water rose from her sides. A lifeboat and other craft went to the rescue. Some survivors were brought to shore. Officers of the ship's owners said they had received no word of cas ualties and believed no lives had been lost. En Route Antwerp New York officials of the Nlpnon Yusen Kaisha line, owners of the craft, said she left Shanghai last October 4 for London after load ing cargo at Yokohama and Kobe. They added she was due In London novemoer n and aitnougn tney had no confirmation of her arrival there they assumed she had dropped some passengers there and was en route to Antwerp when she struck the mine. The 507 foot liner was built at Nagasaki in 1930 and was consider ed one of the finest of her type. Her home port was Tokyo. Her sinking was the first Japanese casualty of the war. British Losses 74 Britain's losses rose to 74 with the sinking of the trawler Sea Sweep- 329 tons, and the naval mine sweeper Mastiff, 490 tons. One man was killed and five were missing from the Mastiff. The Sea Sweep er's crew of 12 escaped. The sinkings added to the week end toll of 10 vessels, nine of them apparently sunk by mines In the North sea. More than 2,000 persons have perished In the struggle for mastery of the seas. Fatal Party on Wood Alcohol Astoria, Ore., Nov. 21 (U.R) A drinking party aboard the Norwe gian motorship Indra, at which i half gallon of wood alcohol taken from the ship's paint locker was consumed, resulted in the death of one man and the serious Illness of five others, it was revealed today. Hans Laupsa, 29, motorman, died of effects of the drink yesterday, and Sigurd Fcitene, 25, also a mo torman, may not live. The others, all members of the ship's crew, are Olaf Anderson, Alf Heggem, Jorgen Tolfe, and Kare Larsen. The survivors are in the Astoria hospital. Capt. Thomas Nokllng, who be came master of the vessel two months ago, said Laupsa and Fla- tene broke into the locker and ob talned the alcohol Saturday night. He said they believed the fluid was pure alcohol and Invited the others to share drinks. The captain said each of the men drank from a half a glass to a Dint and used no "chaser." He said he knew nothing of the esca pade until two of the men became ill yesterday. It was explained that no liquor is allowed on Norwegian vessels, and the captain said there were no bootleg stocks aboard. The Indra has been anchored off Tongue Point In the Columbia ri ver for the past ten days, awaiting orders. Skiing Delayed By Lack of Snow Portland, Nov. 21 (TV The once, postponed start of Mt. Hood's ski Ing season was delayed again today by lack of snow. The first tourna ment ana dccucntton or the new $100,000 chair ski lilt originally was scheduled for November 19, then postponed until November 26, now delayed until December 10 on order of the Oregon Winter Sports association. Russia Stages Maneuvers In Baltic Area Newly Seized Bases Util ized for Naval Games Finland Again Warned Moscow, Nov. 21 (P Sov iet Russia disclosed today her Baltic fleet is holding large scale maneuvers from newly won bases in that area. At the same time she warned Finland nothing "will ever break our decision to establish a strong peace all over the Finnish gulf." The warning was voiced by Admiral V. Tributz, com mander of the Baltic fleet, in an article in the newspaper Kom- somolskaya Pravda, organ of the communist youth league. Tributz declared the Soviet fleet now was in command of the Bal tic fleet, with the acquisition of bases from Estonia and Latvia. He said the Balitc fleet, previously land locked in the Gulf of Finland by winter Ice, now could navigate throughout the year. (Negotiations between Finland and Russia over Soviet territorial demands were halted last week when Finnish delegation refused Rus sia's demands and left Moscow. Admiral Tributz said Soviet ships now were making cruises from their new Baltic bases Into the open sea for gunnery and target practice. Decision Irrevocable The Russian admiral expressed ' the regret o Swi let Baltic sailors that Finland refused the Russian offer. He added: "In Finland we hear but the rat tllng of arms and the call to war with the U.S.S.R. . . . The dark game of Finnish ruling circles fa vors Incendiaries of war who aim to use Finland as a base for hostile plots. "No obstacles will ever break our decision to establish a strong peace over the Finnish gulf to safeguard Soviet borders, the great city of Leningrad and friendly Baltic coun tries. The red bannered Baltic fleet is ready at any minute." Record Order For Scrap Iron New York, Nov. 21 (A) A record order for 850,000 tons of scrap iron has been placed In the United States for shipment to England's war-burdened steel mills, It 1 learned today In trade circles. In addition, It was said, Italy has bought around 150,000 tons and Ja pan about 100,000. At the current price of about (21 a ton for heavy melting scrap in the Pittsburgh area, the tonnage would be valued as approximately $23,000,000. The British buying, trade circles reported, was done In the name of the British Iron and Steel federa tion. Dealers said England would pay cash and supply the ships in ac cordance with U. S. neutrality laws. The scrap is destined to move from Atlantic and Gulf coast ports In coming months. The exact price paid for the met al was not disclosed. Coalition Cabinet For Lithuania Kaunas, Nov. 21 W A coalition government was formed today the cabinet formed by General Jon as Vernlus last March 28 after Germany's acquisition of Memel, resigned. Antanas Mcikys, nationalist high commissioner for Vllna and ex-gov ernor of Memel territory, former German region given to Lithuania after the World war, Is the new premier. Storm Signals Flying Along Coast Seattle, Nov, 21 M'i Red pen nants flew below black centered red flags at Oregon and Washing- Ion coasta,! weather stations today, denoting strong southeasterly winds attaining gale forces of above 30 miles an hour within 17 to 18 hours. Moderate to fresh southerly winds were forecast for Puget Sound to night and tomorrow, accompanying showers and moderate temperature I . ..slkfltffcE g Head-On Air Crash Kills Two Chester Vlenot, 33, and Peter Pet ersen, 30, both of San Francisco, were killed when their planes crashed together a few hundred feet above the Alameda, Calif., airport. Airport attaches said both planes were circling to land. Shattered fuselages of the two ships are shown. Associated Press Photo. Discrepancies in County Records With f ilintr of the sUte offices in general for the'year Mark Weatherford, special investigator into county expendi tures, has called the grand jury understood a number of county employes or officials have been Instructed to be on hand to give testimony. Weatherford several weeks ago in announcing that the grand jury would discontinue Its In vestigation in this regard to a time, said it was due to the fact that this audit was not completed and that the Jury would not be back until It was completed. The J'.'T has been making these investigatolns under the direction of Weatherford on the strength of special Instructions from Circuit Judge McMahan to delve in to county expenditures, particularly those for which the county court was responsible. The audit report for the year contains humorous comments and recommendations from the auditor, included in them being the follow ing: As to county treasurer's record (this being Independent of the aep erate report made some months ago in which a shortage of over $23,000 was alleged In the office accounts) : Several errors noted In distribution of fines, forfeitures and court costs which have been discussed with the treasurer. Warrants paid by the treasurer not all stamped or notated as to date of redemption. (Concluilcil on I'flRA 13, Column 6) Ranch House Frisked Of All Furnishings McMlnnville, Nov, 21 (?) Marlon Schindler of Grand Island told Sheriff O. W. Manning yesterday that he could put up with a little conservative burglary but the yeggs who frisked his place during the family absence last week went too far. They even took the drawers out of the kitchen bullt-lns, to say nothing of the globes out of the light sockets. They took the re lrigcrator, washer, circulating heat er, davenport, chairs, chair cush ions, silverware, dishes, cooking utensils and a general household Inventory. French Report All Quiet Western Front Paris, Nov. 21 m The French high command's communique this morning said, "nothing of import ance to report during the night." A 37 minute air raid alarm In northwestern France last night ap parently resulted from a German scouting flight. Last nights war ministry communique noted only "reduced activity on the front," In cluding some patrol and artillery action. (Observers In Luxembourg told of French shellllre between Perl and Apach. They said the Moselle and Bauer rivers were flooded, barring Infantry action on that northern extreme of the front.). auditor's report todaV on county 1938, it also became known that to reconvene Friday when it is Bride and Groom Die in Flames Blaine, Nov. 21 Wi Orville Alg- yer, young city attorney of Blaine, and his bride of six weeks, the for mer Dorothy Hanson, of Blaine, lost their lives early this morning when fire destroyed their cabin at the Green Gables auto camp here. Origin of the fire which was discovered 'about 4 a. m. by Mrs. Roy McEImon, of Ketchikan, Alaska, who occupied a ncaby cabin with her husband, was undetermined but firemen said it might have started from a cigarette. Both Algyer, 32, and his 24-year old wife apparently made a des perate effort to escape the flames. Tlgycr was lying on the bathroom floor and his wife's body was found face down In the kitchen. Both were burned almost beyond recognition, In Algyer's hands were charred re mains of a curtain which he ap parently had ripped from the bath room window in a futile effort to find a way to escape from the blaz. lng cabin. The front of the cabin was enveloped in flames and bar red escape. Algyer and his bride had been living at the court since their re turn from a brief honeymoon trip five weeks ago. The city attorney formerly lived In Seattle and was graduated from the University of Washington law school. To Inspect Exports Before Shipment Washington, Nov. 21 (P) Great Britain announced to day a system for pre-shipmcnt investigation of American ex ports which is designed to expedite American trade with Eu- rnnnnn neutral countries, ine an- nounccmcnt was made here by the British embassy which said that Ini tially the system "will apply to all shipments from the United States to the following countries Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland. Italy, Latvia. The Netherlands, Nor way and Sweden." "The system will be further ex tended as opportunity offers," the embassy stated. The Investigation plan, according to the embassy, was first evolvid In the World war when It was known as the "navlcent system." It will be made effective again December 1. "For the benefit of exporters and others who are not familiar with the operation of the system," the embassy said, "the navicert may be explained as a form of commercial passport. "Intending exporters desiring to take advantage of the system may Beer Hall Blast Plot Laid to British Agents Nazi Secret Service Ar rests Three and Claims Confession of One Berlin. Nov. 21 (U.R) The nazi secret police tonight an nounced the arrest of three persons including two lead ing" agents of the British se cret service in connection with the Munich beer cellar bomb-. ing attempt on the life of Adolf Hitler. The nazi press had, from the first, charged that Brit ish agents were responsible for the Munich bombing and that British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain was at least morally responsible for Inspiring the assas sination attempt because of hid speech calling for an end to Hitler Ism. Claim Confession Elser, according to the nazl ges tapo, confessed November 14. The bombing was on November 8, the day he was seized. Elser said he worked for a- week placing the bomb In one of the pil lars of the beer cellar and that It was set for 144 hours or six days. Elser was quoted as saying ha planned the crime as far back as September or October of last year. The building of the bomb position (in the pillar) occurred In August, however. The .bomb sras taken to the beer cellar seven days before Hitler made his anniversary speech, according to the announced confession. Placing the Bomb Elser, it was announced, confessed that on the next day (the sixth be fore the bombing) he attempted to put the bomb into its position In the cellar but failed. He failed again In five attempts before the meeting but succeeded about three days before the meeting. It was announced that he con fessed Immediately that he had at tempted to cross from Stuttgart Into Switzerland to meet the persons who had Instructed him to place the bomb. , Strasser Organizer The announcement said that Otto Strasser, leader of the illegal "black front" antl-nazl organization In Germany who fled to France, was the organizer of the bombing plot and that British Intelligence agents were the Instigators. A number of persons implicated have been a rested, it was announced. The official announcement said that the chief of the British intelli gence service for western Europe a Mr. Best and his alleged accom plice a Captain Stevens were seiz ed wlille attempting to crass the frontier Into Hilland near Venlo. George Elser, 36, of Munich, was arrested while attempting to flee in to Switzerland to report to persona who instructed him to place th bomb, the announcement said. ELscr, charged with responsibility of the bombing, confessed, the offi cial announcement said. The Brlt ons were charged with being accom plices. (Toncliulfrt nn I'nse 1.1, Column R) apply to the nearest Brlttsh consul ate on special forms obtainable from any British consul- to in the United States and, if the Intended consign ment Is regarded as unobjection able, they will be granted a navicert for It. "A charge will be made for navi certs granted to cover the cost of the necessary telegraphic Inquiries. Its exact amount will be announced In a few days." The navicert, the embassy con tinued, must be carried with the ship and cargo it covers in order to "Insure favorable treatment at the hands of the British contraband pa trols." In practice, a ship's captain hav ing such a document for his cargo would present it to the master of any British warship which challenged him and he would be permitted to proceed without delay. 1
