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Capital The Afternoon Newspaper Leads Tho Capital Journal la first with the latest news of the European crisis. United and Associated Press news dispatches. The only Salem paper carrying both services, giving you today's news today. Jomraal Weather Generally fair tonight and Sunday with fogs near coast. Gentle vari able wind. Friday max. 78, mln. 51. Rain 0. Blver -3,8 It. North wind, lear. K")nA Yonr Nn 997 """a " wma olu jzna i ear, ino. li hmw u dh oiwa Salem, Oregon Saturday, Septembe -xum o 10 a Price Three Cents jVc.",?" lQOyOOO Ransom Ready for Kidnaper -t-nr 1 R epu he Naz i McNary Opens Campaign with Talk to Farmers Charges at Aurora, III., New Deal Made Agricul ture Ills Chronic Complete text of Senator McNarys speech on page 8. Aurora. 111.. Sept. 21 ()- Senator Charles L. McNary, in his first major campaign address, charged today that the new deal found "agricul ture ill of a functional disor der" and "made the disorder chronic." The Oresron senator and re publican nominee for vice- Ttresident SDoke to a party rai ly in exposition park on the outskirts of Aurora and to a national radio (CBS) audience. Announcing that he was speaking as a farmer who worked since child hood on the land his grandfather homesteaded almost a century ago, McNary declared that the fanner had been frozen into a dependence on the government, and added: Farm Income "The new deal, it Is true, has kept the farm population off the bread lines. That is not my idea of suc cess. In the seven new deal years, average farm Income per farm has been only $1,124 Including benefit payments; in the seven preceding years, it was $1,432. "In its futile attempt to increase prices by withholding crops from the market, the new deal now has on hand in government ownership and control 10 million bales of cot ton, BOO million bushels of corn and 100 million bushels of wheat. I do not regard that as successful, espe cially as farm commodity prices on August 1, 1940, were In approximate ly the same range as on August 1, 1933. No Solution Yet "Actually, the basic farm problem Is no nearer solution today than It was on March 4, 1933. The new deal has reached none of Its fundamental objectives. Its farm program Is a thing of shreds and patches; set tling nothing; merely putting off the day of reckoning.' McNary said the new deal was satisfied with its farm program and saw the aggregate improvement it had accomplished for the farmer a maximum aim. He said he saw it as a "minimum" and continued: "I accept that program only as a stopgap substitute for something better until something better can be provided. And I assert, in full confidence, that the next adminis tration will be able to provide something better. Not in Dotage "The next administration will not begin, as did the new deal, with the notion that American economy is winding up; that it is In its dotage. The republican party and the next administration take direct Is sue with the concept of a shrinking economy. We propose to create greater abundance; not to strive from scarcity and devote our chief energy to planning how to dis tribute that scarcity. I have said that the farm problem Is primarily one of markets. The new deal, (Concluded on pare 14, column 6) Cloud X-Ray Used By Nazi Bombers Berlin, Sept. 21 (U.PJ An air ministry spokesman assert ed today that Germany had developed and was now using in attacks on London a secret apparatus which permitted crews oi uuiuuuig put ilea iu oca uiruugn clouds, fog and rain. The weapon was described as a cloud -roentgen (or cloud-x-ray) be cause it "saw" as clearly through clouds as if they were not there. It closely resembles a small television set, the spokesman said, and is in stalled next to the pilot's seat In "cloud cracking' bombers. It is these bombers, the spokesman said, which have brightly painted noses, yellow and other colors. The paint is specially mixed with chemical solutions, the spokesman said, to serve as a conductor or lens or feeler for the apparatus. The whole idea, according to the spokesman, is reminiscent of the use of Infra-red rays in filters on New Hitch Over Frenchlndo-China New Japanese Demands on French Put Monkey Wrench in Proceedings and Crisis Takes Turn for Worse Exact Nature of Ultimatum Secret 1 Vichy, France, Sept. 21 (fl) Negotiations at Hanoi on Japanese demands for military rights in French Indo-China have entered a difficult period "from which anything can be expected the r rench government announced today. Hanoi, French Indo-China. Sept. 21 (&) The French In do-China government reported negotiations with Japan alter there- had been indications the crisis had passed, A government communique said "a new shift has compromised" the negotiations and that the situation was back where it was two days ago when Oenerarl Issaku Nishlnhara packed up and prepared to walk out of the conferences. The negotiations were resumed yesterday, the announcement said, "when the viewpoints of both par ties appeared drawing closer togeth er." But new Japanese demands, It declared, have put a monkey wrench in the proceedings. Earlier the French colonial gov ernment announced the Japanese had "modified the range" of de mands which caused the collapse of negotiations yesterday In the wake of a 72-hour ultimatum submitted by Japan, "It Is believed these conversations wiU 'terminate in an agreement tak ing account of the interests of both sides,' the French communique said "It is emphasized that during these negotiations Indo-Chlna's territorial integrity and French sovereignty over the country were never open to question." The announcement came only short time after Major General Iss aku Nlshlhara, head of the Japanese mission, had said he was leaving for home and that his departure could be Interpreted as heralding a "crisis." Nishihara remained here with some of his staff. Army Plane with General Missing FayettevUIe, N. C, Sept. 21 V- An airplane In which Brigadier General Francis W. Honeycutt, commander of Fort Bragg near here, was a passenger, has been missing since 7:34 p. m., last night when it was reported over Savannah, Ga., enroute to Jacksonville, Fla. Lieutenant Col. Earl C. Ewart, public relations officer at Fort Bragg, said great concern was felt over General Honeycutt's safety. A squadron of five planes left here today at 6:15 a. m to search the territory between Savannah and Jacksonville, but reported finding no trace of the missing observation plane, which bore besides General Honeycutt, Gapt. George F. Kehoe, pilot, and Corporal Robert J. Sen nits. Defense Stamps Sale Washington, Sept. 21 (P) Post master General Walker announced today that the date of first day's sales of national defense stamps had been changed from October 12 to October 16 In order to coincide with registration day. Stamps will be issu ed in one-cent, two-cent and three cent denominations. photographic cameras to eliminate disturbing atmospheric conditions. However, it was added, the so-called cloud-ray is an entirely new in vention. Essential new parts of the appar atus were invented last year by Prof. Leo Ubbelohde, head of the Technical Chemical institute of Ber lin, the spokesman said, and the apparatus itself is made by the Lo renz Wekt, makers of delicate elec trical machinery and instruments here. Construction of the apparatus 13. exceedingly complicated, the spokes man said, and is familiar to only a few specially trained engineers and students of Prof. Ubbelohde. London Raids a turn for the worse today in Home Guard Units Protested Washington, Sept. 21 (a3) Senator Johnson (D-Colo) asserted today that a plan approved by the war department to set up state "home guard" units might permit gover nors to use such organizations at "political footballs." The proposed units would be or ganized in states from which the national guard has been called to active federal duty. Johnson voiced his objections to reporters after he was said to have protested to the senate military committee that a bill authorizing the home guard units gave almost unlimited authority to governors to establish' armed groups which might be used for almost any pur pose. "Some governors might use these units for political footballs or form vigilante groups," he told reporters, The military committee subse quently reconsidered Its previous ac tion approving the measure. Chairman Sheppard (D-Tex) said that John L. Lewis, CIO leader, had protested to the committee against what Lewis called "Inde pendent state armies." Lewis, Sheppard said, urged that additional units be set up within the framework of the national fuard and that their use be subjected to present guard regulations. Approved by the war department and the house military committee, the legislation before the commit tee would permit the secretary of war to furnish arms and equipment for the home guards but control of the troops would rest solely with the states. ONG Reopens Recruiting Recruiting was re-opened for the 186th Infantry and the 218th field artillery of the Oregon national guard this morning because of heavy losses of men through physical dis qualifications, Major General George A. White, 41st division commander, announced. General White said Oregon's pre vious surplus of more than 300 men was wiped out as reports of examin ation' boards came In. Losses am ounted to 500 men throughout the state. Several Oregon officers as well as enlisted men been disqualified. A belated drive for 200 recruits was ordered. Pendleton, Grants Pass and Bak er were the heaviest losers, General White said. Overweight, bad teeth, underweight and defective feet pre vented many men from meeting the standards set for active service. Similar losses were reported from other northwest states, where late recruiting also Is going on In ad vance of the troops' movement to Camp Murray Monday. Robert E. Downing Summoned Today Robert E. Downing, who spent most of the 75 years of his lifetime in Salem, died at 3 o'clock this morning after an Illness of two weeks. He was born on the old George Downing land claim in the Waldo Hills district. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Benjamin B. (Hnzel Downing) Goodman, of Port land, who was with her father at the time of his death. He is also survived by a number of nelces. Funeral arrangements have not been completed but will be from the W. T. Rlgdon mortuary Monday afternoon. Waves of RAF Dump Bombs on Invasion Fleet All Night Attack on Ger man Channel Bases London Again Attacked London, Sept. 21 () Offi cial sources disclosed tonight that Koyal Air force bombers in three great waves had dumped tons of bombs on German "invasion fleets" of ships and barges, lying in clusters 60 strong in the French harbor of Dunkerque, and had left a ribbon of fire in other ports all along the German-held channel coast. In attacks that began early last night and were not finished until almost dawn, the RAF night raiders punished the approach channel, basins and canals at Dunkerque with salvo after salvo of explosives. Other bombers drummed metho dically at the coast from Flushing, The Netherlands, to French Bou logne, while long range raiders struck Into Germany. Renew London Raids The government declared that the British raids, night after night, already had encompassed between 80 and 90 per cent of aU Germany's gasoline plants. Meanwhile Adolf Hitler's air raiders, Inaugurating the third week of mass assaults aimed at London, roared through channel mists and drizzling rain today but were re ported to have run Into a storm of British anti-aircraft fire along the Kentish coast. One group of raiders appeared over the British capital after a night-long series of attacks and British counter-assaults on nazl- held channel "invasion ports." Anti aircraft guns blazed away for a short time in central London, the first formation of raiders soon dis appeared and the brief raid alarm ended. Forced to Retreat Exchange telegraph news agency reported three of the nazi raiders over Kent retreated today In the face of the heavy British fire, one of them jettisoning its bombs into thesea. Later a lone Messerschmltt fighter tried to steal above the clouds, only to turn tail when it was accorded a hot reception by the British ground batteries. Nazis dropped bombs near two southeastern towns and bomb frag ments fell in several districts. One German bomber, apparently winged by anti-aircraft fire, was finished off near the southeast coast by a British fighter. An official announcement said last night's attacks on London caused casualties "rather less than on previous nights." East, central and south London and the Thames bore the brunt of the 14th consecu tive dawn-to-dusk assault. Berlin Version Berlin, Sept. 21 VP) Powerful German overnight blows at London were reported today despite adverse weather conditions, while two waves of British bombers were said to have been turned back from counter-thrusts far short of Berlin, Nazi bomber pilots claimed heavy attacks on important rail lines west of the big bend of the Thames in "thick weather" which they said gave them more trouble than did the British defense. Severe damage to "war-essential" objectives, especially in the center of London west of the big bend In. the Thames, was reported by the high command in a resume of the last 24 hours of aerial warfare. London port facilities received the brunt of the assault during the night, with frequent hits on the big royal- Albert docks, said the com munique. 'Furthermore, smaller units In the course of the night attacked war essential supply Industries south and east of London, as well as airports and other war essential targets in south and central Eng land," it stated. Only Eight Out For Disability Ashland, Sept. 21 yp) Only eight enlisted men of Battery B, 248th coast artillery, were rejected by army medical examiners and all officers passed fitness tests yester day. . i Willkie Refuses To Pussyfoot In Campaign Candidate Climaxes California Campaign by San Francisco Speech San Francisco, Sept. 21 (IP) Wendell Willkie told a San Francisco crowd today that if he were elected president, no citizen would be taken off the relief rolls until he had a job. "The difference between the new deal view and mine," said the republican nominee, "is that they want to keep the people permanently on relief. I want to put them to work at good wages in American in dustry. "If you watch the relief rolls," he told a crowd In Jefferson Square, as he toured the city, "you will see that they have always gone up In elec tion years. I see the process al ready commencing. "I see this powerful government bringing pressure on those below as to how they should vote." Tribute to Joe At Washington square, in the heart of San fTanclsco's "Little Italy," where he stopped later, he paid tribute to Joe DLMagglo, fam ous basebaU player, who was born in the neighborhood. "There are those among us who preach there Is no longer opportun ity for American youth," he said, adding that he wanted to bring back the America "where American boys JBM that" can rise. . He observed that president Roose velt quoted yesterday from Thomas Jefferson, but, Winkle remarked, Jefferson opposed a third term. Willkle told a crowd at city hall that he first came to San Francisco thirty years ago in a box car, as a youth from the San Joaquin valley harvest fields. No Welcome Then "There was no speech by the may or then," he said, "In fact I wasn't very enthusiastic about seeing any officials." Willkie spoke to crowds who had been chanting, "We want Willkle." As he drove through the business district there was applause from groups along the streets. Willkle will climax his campaign for California's electoral votes to- (Concluded on page 12, column 4) Willkie Here 4:55 Sunday With the Willkle special train running closely on schedule through California, according to Southern Pacific officials, last minute ar rangement for the republican pre sidentlal nominee's reception here still set for 4:55 o'clock Sunday afternoon were being made today to take full advantage of the 10 minute stop here. utilizing a loud-speaker with which the train Is equipped, Willkle will deliver a ahort impromptu speech from the rear platform but will not leave his car, which will be spotted in the Southern Pacific de pot yards just south of the Mill street crossing. Standing room will be the only accommodations available to the crowd, because automobile parking will not be permitted anywhere on the railroad grounds. One of the features of the demon stration here, which will Include band music, will be the Identifying banners around which various clubs and organizations will group them selves. Today officers of the Hoosier club, embracing all former residents of Indiana, Willkie's home state, an nounced that they would be on hand with their banner and asked that all Indlanans gather about it. Police are laying their plans to handle an estimated crowd of 10,000 persons on and around the depot grounds. Protest Light Penalty For Setting Fires Klamath Falls, Ore.. Sept. 21 (U.PJ A protest filed by the legislative committee of the Chamber of Com merce here was being forwarded to state authorities today on the al leged leniency of state penalty for deliberate lihgting of forest fires. The action followed yesterday after the passing of a two year sentence by Circuit Judge Edward Ashurst on Alfred J. Helm, who confessed firing the Black Hi lis for est near fieatty. J 1 1 .J w Jjpiwwimij mil ill ?J M Ik i.r;-'.'fn,gll P Kidnaped Child Three-year-old Marc de Tristan (above), son of Count and Countess Marc de Tristan of Hillsborough, Calif., was taken from his nurse by a man who struck or shoved the middle aged woman. A ransom note demanding $100,000 for the return of the child was received. Below are his parents, Count and Countess Marc de Tristan. Associated Press Photo. Wooton to Head State Draft Lieutenant Colonel Elmer V. Wooton, Salem, head of the state staff of the national guard, was today named by Gov. Charles A. Sprague to head the state draft board. Although the dralt will be almost entirely nf - civilian activity, the governor said Colonel Wooton was "highly quali fied for the post" through his long study on the problem. Wooton, who Is a Mexican border and World war veteran, has for 10 years been on the staff of Major Oen. George A. White. For the past five years he has attended the school on selective service at the San Fran cisco Presidio, and has kept in con stant touch with the Joint army and navy selective service committee in Washington, D. C. Governor Sprague said draft head quarters would be at Salem, In the national guard offices, which will be vacant except for skeleton crews af ter the guard moves to camp next week. Plans for the draft have been worked out "In some detail," Spra gue said, but added they could not be put In complete operation until receipt of regulations and special directions from the national select ive service headquarters in Wash ington. Blanks for the registration of all iJ.JM!l-,M" M l v. Jki Board men In the state between the ages of 21 and 35 will soon be printed. On Registration day, October 16, election machinery of the state will be used to register the men. Questionnaires to determine the capabilities of the men and any reasons why they should be deferred in service will not be filled in on registration day. Not until after the holding of a national lottery in Washington to determine the order of going will the questionnaires be filled In. . Loudspeakers to Carry Willkie Speech Portland, sept. 21 (f1) Loudspeak ers will carry Wendell Willkie's 15- mlnute address from the auditor ium to persons outside Monday, Ralph Cake, republican national committeeman, said today. It will be "first come, first served" for seats Inside the auditorium. The republican presidential nom inee's address will start at 10:17 a. m., following a parade through downtown streets. Instructions Of Abductor Lived-up to Law Officers Withdraw From Case Until Child Found or Returned . Complete text of kidnaper's ran som note on Pace 4 Hillsborough, Calif., Sept. 21 () Delivery of $100,000 ransom to the kidnaper of 15-year-old Marc de Tristan, Jr., today awaited only a contact between the abductor and Count Marc de Tristan, Hills borough socialite. At the request of the count and countess, police withdrew from the case yesterday, five hours after little Marc was snatched from his nurse. The FBI and local and county of ficers withdrew from the de Tris tan estate at the plea of the parents who insisted that the life and safety of the curly-haired youngster were all that mattered and that they must comply with the kidnapers' instruction to avoid "po lice Interference" In the case. Money )s Ready The $10,000 was ready, It appear ed, should the abductor take the next step In negotiations. Sheriff James J. McGrath said today "we are absolutely abiding by our promise to the family and we have withdrawn completely from the case. Friends said the young countess had steeled herself and was bearing up remarkably well under the strain. After the first shock, they said, she had not wept. Neighbors and other residents of the exclusive community antici pated the desire of the family and there were no visitors today. The only police in the neighborhood were at a distance from the estate, stationed at road entrances to keep strangers and "sightseers" off the grounds. Earl J. Connelly of Washington, D. C, assistant director of the FBI and an expert on kidnap cases, was here to direct the G-men, once the child has been returned, or found. Meanwhile laboratory technicians were understood to be subjecting the typewritten ransom note to tests. A gray felt hat dropped by the kidnaper was to be given a rigid analysis. In a 800-word, typewritten note just before noon yesterday, the de (Concluded on pnge 14, column 5) Kidnapers Face 93 to 1 Chance Washington, Sept. SI (fl?) The kidnaper, or kidnapers, of 5-year-old Marc De Tristan took a S3 to 1 chance of ending up in prison or worse. Since passage of the "Lindbergh" law in 1932, the federal bureau of Investigation has Investigated 187 kidnaplngs and solved 185. The unsolved cases are those of Charles Mattson, 10, kidnaped at Tacoma, Wash., December 27, 1838, and Peter Levine, 12, New Rochelle, N. Y., seized February 24, 1938. Both boys were slain. Their work adds up to this: In the 185 solved kidnaplngs, the a-men have gained 367 convictions in which the courts have imposed 12 death sentences; 42 life sent ences; 3,952 years in prison; 72 years suspended; 108 years proba tion, and $34,270 In fines. Only 24 federal kidnap defendants have been acquitted. The "Lindbergh law," which made kidnaping a capital offense, result ed from the abduction and slaying of the Infant son of Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh from their Hopewell, N. J., home on March 1, 1932. Bruno Richard Hauptmann was executed for that crime. Suidde Squad Digs Out Hospital Bomb London, Sept. 21 (&h-The same "suicide squad" which dug up a huge unexploded bomb from near St. Paul's cathedral was credited today with digging out another this time from the grounds of the German hospital in London. - Lieut. Robert Davles of the Royal Canadian engineers, chief hero In the St. Paul's exploit, crawled into the crater and pulled out the fuse. The bomb was taken to an outlying marsh and detonated.
