Tuesday, May 21, 1940
The Capital Journal, Salem; Oregon
Thirteen"
Locals i'
Petition in bankruptcy has been
filed in Portland by Theodore A.
Harlan, Falls City; debU, $1,132.13;
assets, $075.
Byrd Kelso of Seattle, regional
president for the northwest of the
Workers Alliance of America, will
speak tonight at 8 o'clock in the
courtroom of department No. 1 at
the Marion county courthouse. His
subject will be "The Cancer of
America Unemployment. Our Pro
gram to Bring Genuine Recovery to
the United States." Admission will
be free and the public is invited.
Luta. Florist. P 9502, 1276 N Lib.
The Oregon Pond of the Honora
ble Order of the Blue Goose, inter
national, cannot be incorporated In
Oregon as a benevolent corporation
because it functions solely lor the
benefit of Its members, the attorney
general ruled today.
Eckerlen'i crawfish, Capitol Club.
123
Dr. P. O. Riley will give the com
mencement address to the graduates
of the high school in Sheridan Fri
day evening, May 31. Dr. Riley s sub
ject will be "Youth and America."
Wayne Harding, county club
agent, is sending to all of the 127
girls and 76 boys who so far have
signed up to attend the 4-H club
summer school at Corvallis a letter
with a card in each asking that the
card be filled out stating definitely
that they will attend as well as car
rying other information. Included
also is a health card to be signed by
the county nurse or family physician
showing the boy or girl to be in good
health. Later, Harding stated, he will
1 send out a letter containing general
i information for the benefit of the
4-H clubbers giving data as to
schedules, housing and other fea
tures. Season's end, rose bush & shrub
sale. Closing date May 23. H. L.
Pearcy Nursery Co., 245 Court. 124'
County Superintendent Booth
stated today that teachers are send
ing In their contracts and certifi
cates for next year for registration
and that these should not be filed
with her until June 17 or after, that
being the beginning of the new
school year. When they are filed
they must be accompanied by a
health certificate.
Finger wave 25c. Beauty Nook. 122
About a dozen registrations have
been made at the county clerk's of
fice since the registration books
were reopened following the primary
election, but in each case the regis
tration was to effect a change In
pnrty Affiliation.
A safe Investment: Keep your pro
perty painted & your pride up! Free
estimates, long terms. Ed Reasor.
Also Interior dec. Ph. 8493. 122
The Willamette university cam
pus YMCA laid plans for next year's
activities during a retreat conducted
at the Presbyterian youth center,
Nelscott, over the week-end. The re
treat was in chaige of Winfield
Achor, president of the campus Y.
Ivan B. Rhodes of Willamette, How
ard Willltts, northwest area student
secretary, and C. A. Kells, secretary
of the Salem Y were in attendance.
Season's end, rose bush fe shrub
sale. Closing date May 23. H. L.
Pearcy Nursery Co., 245 Court. 124
The Salem Community chest ex
ecutive committee, with Douglas
McKay as chairman, met yesterday
noon for a luncheon conference. The
vhincheon was one of a series to be
fheld each Monday noon when plans
for next fall's campaign will be out
lined. The committee Includes
George Alexander, Dr. Bruce R.
Baxter, A. C. Haag, William Hamil
ton, Mrs. R. S. Keene, Barkley New
man, Gardner Knapp, Paul B. Wal
lace and C. A. Kells, campaign sec
retary. Bedding plants. Eola Acres. Ph.
5730. 122
Graveside services for Robert A.
Kletzing, 82, victim of a Portland
traffic accident, will be held at Bel
crest Memorial park at 10 a. m. Fri
day. Mr. Kletzing was the father of
Ralph Kletzing, Independence pub
lisher. Property owners and tenants The
City of Salem will commence the
service of notices to cut grass on
Monday, May 27. 1940. 122
The "S" club, Salem high school
tthletlc group, will nold its annual
) banquet at 6:30 this evening In the
cafeteria. Bob Bailey Is president of
the club which will receive 43 new
members as the result of the year's
athletic program.
We want old gold, solid or filled.
Olsby Jeweler, 325 State. 127
Plans for a rally to be held in Sa
lem June 1 were discussed last night
by the Willamette Valley Officers
association of the Maccabees during
a dinner at the Argo. The confer
ence was In charge of Hannah Mar
tin, president of the association. One
hundred candidates will receive the
Townsend
Clubs
Townsend club No. 14 will meet
Wednesday at 8 o'clock at Liberty
hall.
Townsend club No. 4 will meet
Wednesday nlsht at 7:30 In Hlgh
land school.
Maccabee degree the night of June
1 following a parade through the
downtown streets. The initiation
will be followed by dancing of the
500 and visiting Maccabees in the
two halls of the Fraternal temple.
Walter or waitress wanted. Hill's
Candy Shop, 697 N. Capitol St. 122
A reckless driving charge was filed
against Norman William Ruther
ford, 2104 Broadway, In the Clacka
mas county justice court at Oregon
City Monday following an accident
on 82nd street road and the Clacka
mas river bridge at Gladstone Sun
day night. Complainant was Franz
E. Shelberg, of Portland. Ruther
ford, who earlier Monday has been
charged in the same Justice court
by state police with being drunk on
a highway, posted $50 bail for his
release.
This week: Cannon percale comb
ed yarn sheets 108" lengths $1.39 &
$1.49. Better Bedding Store, 115 N. Hi
122"
George Cadwell, for 20 years con
nected with the sports goods retail
trade of the city, will open his new
service station at 25th and State
streets within a week or 10 days. He
plans to carry a side line of fishing
tackle and similar equipment.
Property owners and tenants The
City of Salem will commence the
service of notices to cut grass on
Monday, May 27, 1940, 122
The Hi-Y Mothers club went to
the Silver Creek recreational area
today where they staged their an
nual picnic. Mrs. J. Vinton Scott is
president of the organization.
Save wear on your watch and clock
by cleaning regularly. Save money
on expert work with us. Bring In
your old gold, solid or filled, for cash
or on repairs. Olsby Jeweler, 325
State. Shanks' location. 122
The monthly devotional luncheon
of YMCA directors will take place
Thursday noon In the associated
dining room.
Buy your beach towels early, smart
new patterns. Better Bedding Store,
122
Last Sunday momlng at the Im
manuel Baptist church Rev. W. T.
Tapscott, former pastor of the Sa
lem First Baptist church, celebrated
his 88th birthday by delivering the
sermon. Rev. Tapscott has been In
the ministry for 70 years. Despite
blindness he Is still able to repeat
entire chapters from the Bible. He
will preach again at Immanuel
church the first Sunday In June.
Sacrifice, '39 Plym. Sedan,
cond. Heater, access. Ph. 4740.
A-l
122
"The meeting of the Chemawa
grange scheduled for Wednesday
night has been indefinitely post
poned. The next regular meeting
will be held In June.
All shrubs half price. Knight Pear
cy Nursery, 378 S. Liberty. 124
By request Miss Olive Stevens will
speak on "The Law of Balance" as
given by her in Portland at the May
New Thought festival in 1929 at the
meeting of the Truth Study class,
155 South Liberty street, Wednes
day. The county court today announc
ed the appointment of George Keech
of Stayton as a member of the
county board of road viewers to suc
ceed John H. Porter of Sllverton, re
cently deceased. Mr. Porter was a
member of the board for a number
of years. The court also reappointed
Warren Gray as a member of the
county fair board.
Miss Gladys Everett of Portland,
state director of WPA Professional
and Service projects, 6poke over
KSLM this afternoon on the weekly
art center broadcast. Her subject
was "This Work Pays Your Com
munity week," which Is being ob
served by all service and profession
al projects with a continuous open
house.
County Engineer Hubbs today
filed with the county court examin
ation reports on 26 county bridges
In most coses recommending that
repairs be made. The examinations
were in the main made by A. H.
Hennies, foreman of the county
road crew.
Slg Sundt, of Seattle, steward on
Admiral Byrd's flagship, has just re
turned from 36,000 miles into Little
America and is a guest today of Su
perintendent and Mrs. Paul Jack
son, of the Salem Indian school at
Chemawa. The Jacksons became ac
quainted with him and officers of
the "North Star" during a trip to
Alaska two years ago. Sundt accu
mulated mileage on the high seas
when the supply Bhip returned to
Valparaiso for additional supplies.
Alms and objects of the Camp Fire
girls were presented the Klwanis
club today noon by Ben Hazen and
Dr. Paul Spangler, of the Portland
Klwanis club which sponsor the
movement in that city. These pur
poses were portrayed as the opposite
of regimentation of youth. Dr.
Spangler requested the Salem club
to work with the Salem council. Stu
dents from the Salem Indian school
at Chemawa appeared In behalf of
the 60th anniversary celebration and
homecoming to be held on the cam
pus this week. Linn Smith, nominat
ed by the board of directors to suc
ceed Clem Howard, was elected club
treasurer.
Mrs. Ralph Moody underwent a
major operation at the Salem hospi
tal early this afternoon.
War Refugees
Mowed Down
Says Roosevelt
Washington, May 21 (P) Presi
dent Roosevelt declared today that
enemy planes were sweeping down
the roads of Prance with machine
guns wide open, taking a death
toll of refugees the like of which
never has been seen before.
He said he thought the United
States would realize the Implica
tion of that method of warfare.
His remarks were part of a gen
eral discussion of the defense pro
gram at a press conference at which
he laid down three points of policy:
1, He does not want to see a
single war millionaire created in
the United States as a result of
what he termed the war disaster
abroad.
He does not think labor will
or would seek to take advantage of
the current emergency situation,
where it would hpld a tactical ad
vantage through the power to strike,
to seek higher wages or privileges
withheld from labor without such
power.
3. The government proposes In
no way to weaken social gains made
in the last few years.
This, the president termed vary,
very Important.
British Bombers
Busy Raiding
London, May 21 UP) The air
ministry tonight announced that
British bombers had been "con
tinuously engaged" over the French
and Belgian fronts throughout the
day.
It reported repeated British aerial
forays yesterday and last night also
in the embattled northern French
regions of Arras, St. Quentin and
Cambral, especially on German ar
mored columns and troop concen
trations. The air ministry communique
said:
"Yesterday, Monday morning.
Blenheim aircraft carried out a
successful attack on armored ve
hicles in the Arras-Cambrai area.
"In the afternoon, heavy bombing
attacks were made in the Arras
Bapaume area. All our aircraft re
turned. "During the night a large force of
Royal Air Force bombers attacked
troop concentrations in the Cam-bral-Le
Cateau-St. Quentin area.
"In the forest of Nuvion, north of
the Aisne (river), a successful at
tack was made on enemy troops.
"Several large fires were started
in this area. From these operations
five of our aircraft failed to return.
"Today, Tuesday, our bomber and
fighter aircraft have been con
tinously engaged in operations over
the confused fighting fronts in Bel
gium and northern France."
Dr. Harry Rlmmer. Bible teacher,
scientist, archaeologist and author,
will be at the First Baptist church
Wednesday night at 7:30. He will
speak on the subject "The Harmony
of Science and the Bible.' Dr. Rlm
mer Is president of the Research
Science bureau, which offers $1000
reward for a scientific error found
in the Bible. The bureau is chart
ered to conduct research in all
branches of the physical sciences
which bear upon the problems of
the antiquity o fman, and origin
and crcditablllty of the Bible.
Circuit Court
Order of dismissal ha been filed
In the case of Johanna L. Tegcn vs.
John H. Tf'Ban based on motion by
the plaintiff.
Counter-affidavit by the defendant
in the matter of state ex rel Hope
Bassett va. Raymond Bdssett sets out
payments the defendant allegedly has
made and states he has not paid the
sums demanded by the plaintiff be
cause of financial Inability.
William B, Murray has filed his no
tice of withdrawal as an attorney for
the plaintiff in the case of Emmet T.
Rogers vs. state unemployment com
mission. Demurrer baa been overruled by
Judge Lewelllng in the caw of World
war veterans state aid commission vs.
Noble Hc-niUngsen and others.
Order overruling a demurrer has
been filed by Judge Lewelllng in the
case of John C. Warner ve, Edith Wll
eon and R. E. Shattuck.
Testimony in the automobile dam
age action of Apolonia Beutler va.
Othel E. Lee was still being taken In
Judge McMahan's court before a Jury
this afternoon, the plaintiff having
not as yet rested her caae.
Answer making general denial has
been filed to the complaint In the
damage action of Agnes Seal vs. Dr.
H. K. etockwell.
Motion to strike the answer on the
grounds of redundancy has been filed
in the case of Ilda Hlmelwrlght by
John Hlmelwrlght, her guaidian ad
litem, vs. Oscar Price.
Judge Lewelllng at his regular mo
tion day today set the following cases
for trial: July 13, Tualatin Valley
Stages vs. Ormond R-. Bean, utilities
commissioner; July Ifl. Myro and Mar?
E. McKinney vs. John Whltten; July
'i'i, LBcm Bum vs. Alien nuit com'
pany and others. In the matter of
Hope Bassett vs. Raymond H. Baasett
the court stated he did not care to
hear the case as the defendant Is an
attorney and officer of the court and
asked the attorneys to get together on
an outside judge, payments under
divorce decree are involved.
Complaint for foreclosure and Judg
ment of H789 81 with 8180 attorney
fe. has bpn filed by First National
Bank vs. Walter M. and Mildred M
Bernard.
Probate Court
Final account of Jami C. KM
wl u administrator of tht estate of
Court News
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Passeau and Todd; Wyatt, Mungo
(4), Pressnell (9) and Franks.
WPA Display
Of Work Shown
At Chamber
An elaborate display of the work
being done by the professional and
service divisions of the works pro
gress administration Is shown at
the Chamber of Commerce this
week, being Installed today under
the direction of Mrs. J. M. Poor
man, district director for five coun
ties. Each of the projects shown Is
sponsored under the requirements
of the administration.
Included under the group of pro
fessional project displays Is, for
example, the land use project spon
sored by Oregon State college, for
which the date for the several
counties is obtained by WPA work
ers. These show burned over and
logged off areas in the timber coun
ties among other land classifications,
also grazing grounds, tax-paying
land and non-taxpaylng land.
The schoolhouse adequacy survey
is one of the interesting exhibits.
Among other data It shows that 56
per cent of the schools are one
teacher schools.
The state library sponsors a book-
mending project, and there Is a
hot lunch project sponsored by the
schools for the benefit of the pupils,
WPA workers are revising the fil
ing systems for the Salem Indian
Training school at Chemawa and
the Oregon School for the Blind,
the Institutions sponsoring their
respective projects. Files are being
revised and library service provided
for the state tuberculosis hospital,
and at the blind school WPA em
ployes read for the students.
Adult education and recreation
work is shown, also the nursery
school project, and the work being
done by the sewing project.
Also this week each of the activi
ties has its own demonstrations at
the quarters where it operates.
Shy of Food
For Refugees
Washington. May 21 (UP.) A terse
Red Cross cablegram said today
that French food resources will be
"Immediately exhausted" because of
the inroads made on supplies by
5,000,000 French and Belgian re
fugees. The communication came from
Wayne Chatfleld Taylor, In charge
of American Red Cross operations
in Europe. He cabled from Paris:
"Impossible lo exaggerate refugee
problem. Five million already, im
pact on all food supplies is stagger
ing. Resources here Immediately
exhausted."
He said he had allocated approxl
malely $150,000 to various relief
agencies operating in France to help
meet the situation.
Approximately $1,000,000 worth of
ambulances and medical supplies
are being purchased In this country
for immediate delivery to France,
it was announced. Ford and Chev
rolet motor companies wilt provide
100 ambulances, 150 hospital trucks.
Lenora Krlesel ahows disbursements
or SBB2.29. Assets are $5290.08.
Supplemental report of Robert
Hurlburt aa administrator of the es
tate of Maynaid Hurlburt ahows ad
ditional receipt of $8. Receipts for
nnai aistriDution also nave been riled
by Eunice, Ernest B.. Berths Lola,
John E. and Robert Hurlburt and
Rhena Sattcrly.
The PMrst National bank as execut
or of tho estate of Frank Stute Is
authorized lo transfer to the Orph
an's home at Beaverton the securities
remaining in the handa of the exec
utor to comply with terms of the
decedents will.
Authority has been given Avery
Thompson as guardian for Betty,
Charles and Hope Helen Ross to pay
ais to Aivin Young.
Verda Arms has been named guard
lan of Roscoe Arms whose estate con
sists of' an unliquidated claim for
damages valued at 9300.
Police Court
No driver's license: Evelyn Boat'
wrlght, 108 Evergreen.
Falling to observe stop sign: Wes
ley Parle, Elk City.
Justice Court
Ray May naM. operator of the Web
foot club In the basement of the
Oregon building, pleaded guilty today
to a charge of selling Intoxicating
liquor without a license and was fin
ed (50 and costs.
Clarence R- Shrock pleaded guilty
to having only one license plate on
his motor vehicle and was fined $?.fl0
and costs.
Martin C. Crabtree pleaded guilty
to operating s motor vehicle after his
license had been revoked and was
sentenced to five days In Jail.
Marlon C. Gullshr pleaded guilty
to be'ng In a state of Intoxication on
a public highway and was fined 13
and costs.
Austin Enna pleaded guilty to
speeding with a truck and was fined
$ land costs.
Eugne W. Mitchell pleaded guilty
to passing another vehicle with Im
proper clearance and the case was
continued to June 3.
!Vf arrirp Licenses
Charles Edwin Tunbury. 33. power
Plant operator. 65 N. cottage. nd
EtI eolene Mnnia, stenographer. 28
rout 7, Bftif.m
Exports from
Coast Shown at
Bishop's Store
An attractive display showing the
total of exports, principally from
the Pacific northwest, is shown in
one of the show windows of the
Bishop store on Liberty street, as
part of the local observance of Na
tional Foreign Trade week. Walter
T. Jenks, chairman of the local
committee, spoke briefly at the
Chamber of Commerce yesterday
relative to the observance.
In the display are fruits, vege
tables, grains, forest products and
lumber, fish and other things. Ft
gures for 1939 of particular Interest
to the people of this community in
clude the following:
Paper (Oregon Pulp A Paper
company) 8,000,000 pounds.
Pears Fresh, 97,193,198 pounds,
canned, 77,794.996 pounds; total
value, $8,772,537.
Salmon (6,635,370 pounds; value
$7,274,750.
Hops 4,681,605 pounds; value,
$1,596,025.
Peppermint oil 396,073 pounds;
value, $994,060.
Apples Fresh, J77,760,250 pounds
canned, 17,127,714 pounds; value,
$10,094,078.
Prunes Dried, 157,702,061 pounds;
value, $7,067,201.
Field seeds 17,717,917 pounds;
value, $1,469,362.
Drains and flour 7,513,714,022
pounds; value, $90,328,266,
Lumber and lumber products
$67,267,638.
Vegetables Fresh. 237,459,402
pounds; canned, 56,553,652 pounds;
value, $8,298,701.
Berries Canned, 5,169,431 pounds;
value, $419,919.
Nazi Bombers
Drive on Rear
Paris, May 21 (U.R) Germany's
vast aerial fleet unleashed all of Its
fury tonight In a tremendous drive
to disorganize the allied rear lines
in northern Prance.
French military sources reported
that Marshal Hermann Ooerlng's
air force, leading German Panzer
divisions of tanks and armored cars,
had spread a red zone of smoking
ruins through Picardy and Flanders.
German parachute soldiers were
alleged to have dropped to the
ground in considerable numbers with
torches to set fire to factories, rail
road stations, munitions and fuel
dumps In Arras, Amiens and other
cities along the path of the German
drive toward the English channel.
German bombers were said by the
French to be dropping thousands of
incendiary bombs on the commun
ications centers and other towns of
northern France in addition to their
heavy bombing to break a path for
motorized units smashing toward
the channel.
French and British armies were
maneuvering to avoid being severed
by the German drive.
Security Plan for
Public Employes
A rough plan under which state,
municipal and county employes
would receive benefits similar to
those received by private employes
under the federal social security
program was drafted today by
Governor Bprague's committee to
study proposed retirement systems
for public employers.
The employes and the employing
agencies would share the coat, but
the amount of the contributions
have not been estimated. Employes
working 40 years would retire on
half pay or a maximum of $83 a
month.
The plan may be submitted to
the 1941 legislature, which meets
next January.
Brother of King
George Bombed
London, May 21 VP) The Duke of
Gloucester, brother of King George
VI, was disclosed tonight to be suf
fering from cuts caused by bomb ex
plosions at the Franco-Belgian
front. Both hands also are badly
bruised.
Lawyers May Act
For Pardon Seekers
Corvallis. May 21 UP) A State Bar
Association committee asserted last
night that lawyers may legitimately
act for parole and pardon seekers.
The statement answered Governor
Sprague's recent criticism of attor
neys who represented applicants,
association spokesmen said.
Newberg Recorder Dlea
Newberg, Ore., May 21 (IP) Char
les M. Ryan, city recorder and po
lice judge, died yesterday. He Is sur
vived by two sons, Lee and Bryan of
Eugene, and a daughter, Ruth, Ore
gon State college student.
The Diamond Lake resort was op
ened Monday, says a card to the
Salem Chamber of Commerce from
Manager George L. Howard. Accom
modations are available and the lake
Is favorable to fishing. Roads are
said to be open and In good condl
tlon.
Charles Bilow, Salem youth who
was reported yesterday as missing
from his home, has returned, the
police were Informed today.
The Salem Skate club will hold a
business meeting at 7 o'clock to
night. This will be followed by skat
ing at the Mellow Moon and the first
round of the waits contest.
Day Prepares Libel
Suit Against Church
Although two justices of the peace yesterday rejected
Robin D. Day's suit for libel against A. M. Church, editor of a
local weekly whom Day accuses of making false statements
about him and other Salem men
Just before Friday's election, Day
said today that he Is going ahead
with the suit.
Justice of the Peace Miller B.
Hayden of Salem refused to accept
the complaint because It did not
have the approval of District At
torney Lyle J. Page. Day then at
tempted to file the suit at Silver
ton and Justice of the Peace Alf
O. Nelson accepted it but said he
would not issue a warrant until ad
vised to do so by the district attor
ney. District Attorney Page said he
would "have nothing to do with
it." Questioned today. Page said:
"I am under no obligation to put
the case into court. Of course any
one can file a criminal Information,
and then, of course, It would be
prosecuted by this office. But I do
not approve this suit, for one rea-
Mahoney Seeks
Purge of OCF
Portland, May 31 OI.PJ Willis Ma
honey, former Klamath Falls mayor
and twice a candidate for senator,
today renewed his attack on the
Oregon Commonwealth Federation
in a telegram to Washington, D. O,
Mahoney, who was elected a dele
gate to the national democratic
convention In Friday's primary, de
clared "the real democrats are awak
ened. There must be a complete
purge of Commonwealth Influence.
No real democrat will accept a Com
monwealth endorsement."
He said the "highlight" of the
election was the "answer patriotic
democrats gave the un-American at
tack upon Louis A. Johnson by de
feating for delegate to the Chicago
convention the executive secretary
and directing manager of the Ore
gon Commonwealth."
In reply, Monroe M. Sweetland.
the secretary alluded to, pointed out
that of ten democratlo delegates
named four were affiliated with the
federation and at least seven accept
ed its support.
In previous elections, we have
supported Mr. Mahoney," Sweetland
said. "This year our convention re
fused to endorse him. and he has
now discovered we belong to the
'fifth column'."
Wafer Shy in
Quake Area
El Centre, Cal., May 31 (U.R The
rich Imperial valley, shaken by more
than 30 earthquakes over the week'
end, was returning to normalcy to
day, but water supplies were rapidly
becoming depleted.
Railroad tank cars brought some
water from adjoining cities and re
pairs were rushed on the broken
Alamo canal, life line of the valley.
Without the canal, which brings
water from the Colorado river, the
Talley is a desert, fit only for cactus.
Officials believed that crops val
ued at more than (30,000,000 could
be saved if the canal were repaired
quickly.
Residents of the eight towns and
countryside affected moved back
into homes which engineers had de
clared safe. Scores of buildings were
condemned, others were hopelessly
wrecked.
The death toll was fixed at eight.
More than 200 were injured, but few
seriously. Property damnge was ex
pected to run Into millions.
Taff Opposed to
Coalition Cabinet
Indianapolis. May 21 UP) Senator
Robert A. Taft of Ohio said today
he was opposed to a coalition cabi
net at this time because It would
Involve republican forfeiture of par
ty responsibility.
In an interview, Taft, candidate
for the republican presidential no
mination, noted that talk of a democratic-republican
cabinet had fol
lowed President Roosevelt's Invita
tions to Q.O.P. leaders to confer
with him at the White House ot
national defense.
"Tlie two parties are fundament
ally different In their attitude to
ward domestic issues and the repub
licans would have to sacrifice their
views and forfeit their party respon
sibility to serve efficiently In a coa
lition cabinet,' he said. "It might
conceivably be necessary to wartime
but certainly not In peacetime."
Cake May Succeed
Williams at Once
Portland, May 21 UP) Republi
can delegates to the 1938 conven
tion and 1940 delegates-elect will
meet Thursday to act on a proposal
that Ralph Cake, Portland, succeed
the late Ralph Williams, national
committeeman, Immediately.
Chairman Walter L. Tooze said
vote of the state central commit
tee would be taken by mall.
He declared "It is absolutely Im
perative that we have a national
committeeman at Philadelphia with
In the next week." Cake won the
regular term contest at Friday's
election.
Hart Power Attorney
Portland, Ore., May 21 UP) Th
Bonneville power administration
named C. Allan Hart, Jr., Portland
attorney, general counsel today, He
succeeds Herbert S. Marks, who re
signed April 1. Hart has been act
Ing general counsel for six weeks.
Use of American alr-condltloning
equipment la Increasing la Mexico.
son because it Involves me person
ally. The published statement was
untrue but I can't see that much
harm was done by It."
Justice of the Peace Hayden said:
"It has been the policy of this court
that I will not file any complaint
unless It has the approval of the
district attorney and comes from
nis office wnere Individuals are
concerned. An exception to this
la when an authorized officer flies
a complaint. Under an understand
ing I have with the district attor
ney an officer may file certain
kinds of complaints."
Day's complaint quoted Church's
newspapers as stating on May 10
that "John Carson, Lyle J. (Bar
ney) Page, Brazier Small and Ro
bin Day went out to Oervals, the
home town of Ralph Glrod, who Is
a candidate for county commission
er," and "told Qlrod's friends that
Oirod suited them all right, and
that they would concentrate oi
him and 'put him over1 if Ger-
vais people would go down the line
for Page for district attorney and
Heater for county Judge."
in a statement today, Mr. Day
said:
The Capital Press, in its special
election issue of May 15, accused
John Carson, Lyie J, Page, Brazier
Small and myself of going to Oer
vals, the home town of Ralph Glrod,
who was a candidate for county
commissioner, and bartering with
his friends for votes, also accused
us of bartering with others through
out Marlon county, which, If true,
would have been a violation of
Section 38-2430, Oregon Code.
I Immediately called A, M
Church, editor, and informed him
that his statements were false.
Mr. Church informed me that
the information had been given to
him as the truth, and that he would
find out and retract his state
ments. I called him later In the
day, and he refused to retract his
statement. I waited until Mon
day, the 20th of May, after elec
tion, and prepared a criminal In
formation against him, took It to
Miller B. Hayden, Justice of the
peace, who refused to sign it, giving
me as his reasons that he was in
volved. I then took the Informa
tion to Alf O. Nelson, Justice of
the Deace at Sllverton, who accept
ed the complaint, but stated he
would not issue a warrant until the
district attorney advised him to do
The district attorney nas notn-
ina: to do with this matter, but
I personally have been accused of
violating a law, for which, if true,
I should be prosecuted, ir not
true the party making the state
mcnt should be punished as the
statutes provide.
"The general public Is entitled to
know If I violated the law. If not,
the nartles accaslng me of violat
ing the law have themselves violat
ed other sections of the code, and
the truth of the whole matter should
be given to the public."
Probe Gassing of
Warship Sailors
San Pedro, Calif., May 31 UP) The
gassing of four sailors, two of them
fatally, during station drills In the
fire room of the U.S.S. California
while the battleship was enroute
here from Hawaii was under Inves
tigation today.
Earl Phillips, 29, water tender ec-
ond class, end Lincoln Peter Snider,
22. fireman third 'class, were dying
when reached by gas mask-equipped
rescuers who carried John Coch
ran Durham, 20, and Harold Ed
wards, 32, to safety.
Captain Bemls, announcing the
tragedy upon the ship's arrival here,
said a funnel gas of a carbon mon
oxide nature was drawn into the
fire room last Thursday by a boil
er not In use. The ship Is enroute to
the Puget Sound navy yard for an
nual overhaul.
Phillips' next of kin was listed as
his widow, Mrs. Eileen Ruth Phillips
of Pasadena, while Snlder's is his
father, Genlt Snider of Anchorage,
Alaska,
Newbury Margin
Reduced to 132
OranU Pass, May 31 (P) Jose
phine county's vote on circuit Judge
was officially tabulated today, reduc
ing Don Newbury's margin over W.
T. Miller for a place on the fall bal
lot to 132 votes.
The official Josephine county
vote: Herbert Q. Hanna B35, W. T.
Miller 21B6, Don Newbury 973, F. J.
Newman 479.
The revised total for the Judicial
district of Jackson and Josephine
counties: Hanna 4926, Miller 3401,
Newbury 3533; Newman 1919.
Service Station
Robber Killed
Seattle. May 21 UP) Police cut
short a wave of service station rob
beries last night by killing one ban
dit suspect and capturing a sec
ond. Within a half hour after two rob
bers had launched a string of
holdups, including the abduction of
a motorist, Virgil Chamberlain, 26.
recently of Lacey, Wash., was shot
through tho head by Patrolman A.
W. Calder while attempting to rob
a gas station on Bothell Way. His
companion, Carl Renny, 32, was
captured at gunpoint by Calder's
lellow officer, George Snyder,
San Diego. Calif., May 21 UP)
Adam C. Boettlger, 74, father of
John Boettlger, son-in-law of
President Roosevelt, died last night.
Nazis Within
15 Miles of
Sea Coast
(Continued from page 1)
In a strategic shift toward tht
coast. Their speed averages about
20 miles a day while on soma daya
there have been break-throughs of
as much as 45 miles.
"In the German drive on Amiens,
French and Belgian troops fought
bravely," an authorized source said.
but their technical equipment was
no match for the German army.
"Tragic Collapse"
"We recognize that the French
are bending every effort psycholo
gically and militarily to stave off
In vain, however the German ad
vance. 'It Is a tragic collapse of ths
time-honored French democratlo
system."
The high command called the
swift advancing northward to tha
channel "the biggest attacking op
eration of all time."
"The ninth French army, which
was on the Meuse between Namur
and Sedan to hold and maintain
connection between strong enemy
operation groups In Belgium and ths
Maglnot line south of Sedan," It
said, "has been crushed and is
about to be dissolved."
It said that "General Giraud,
hitherto commander of the seventh
French army who assumed com
mand over the ninth army," had
been captured with his army staff.
(This may refer to Gen. Henri
Honore Giraud, whom British sour
ces Saturday Identified as com
manding "groups of armies" In the
battle of the bulge" In trying to
roll back the nazl tide.)
British Said
Fighting Well
London, May 21 0J.F9 The allies
may yet avoid defeat in the "batttlt
of the bulge" in northern France,
British military experts said today,
but the battle can be lost without
losing the war.
An authoritative source laid that
the British expeditionary force la
"fighting well on positions assigned
to it and Is In good heart." The
statement referred to British forcea
that had retired to the west ot Bel
glum and northeast France.
Military sources took a reserved
view of the German claims that
they had reached the English
channel coast of France and said
that the battle in northeast France
cannot be regarded aa a German
victory until the nazis have con
solidated the positions to which
their mechanized units advanced.
The fighting still Is in a fluid
stage, It was asserted, and even If
the Germans get control of Bel-
glum and northern France, the al
lies can reform along the Somme
and Aisne rivers.
Thus the main German gains
would be the control of the coast
opposite the Straits of Dover (only
23 miles from England) and posi
tions that would "hamper" British
French communications across the
channel.
The German planes also would ba
In a position to strike at England,
it was pointed out.
Pickets Fail to
Halt Greyhounds
Portland, May 21 j.F5 Picket
walked today In front of the Portland
stage terminal, but officials of the
Pacific Orayhound Ltnea said thera
had been no Interruption tn service.
The pickets were members of the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen,
which called a strike in San Fran
cisco last week because the company
refused to enforce a national labor
relations board Jurisdiction award.
The company announced it would
observe its contract with the AFL
until a federal court has affirmed
the NLRB decision.
Officials in Portland said only 18
of the firm's 89 Oregon drivers be
long to the brotherhood.
Portland's Foreign
Trade Drops Third
Portland, May 31 (U.R) Portland's
foreign trade has dropped one-third
since the war In Europe began, It
was revealed today.
Since January 1 Portlnnd has ex
ported goods worth $6,600,000, com
pared with exports worth 89,750,000
during the first four months last
year.
Outstanding loss tn offshore com
merce was that to the United King
dom, where the decline totaled $2.
100,000. Other western European
countries bought $1,000,000 less of
Portland merchandise than last
year. Some gains were registered
from the Philippines, Japan, Russia
and Latin America.
Waterfront observers were hope
ful that inauguration of Moore-Mc-Cormack
steamship service to the
eastern coast of South America, and
realization of rumors of a new ser
vice to the Orient might boost Port
land shipping.
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