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(HiRi irailbRill II The Afternoon Newspaper Leads Scores of veteran war correspond ents dare death dally to bring the latest European news of early even ing occurrence to our readers each afternoon by cable and wireless. "Today'i News Today." Jonimal Weather Partly cloudy tonight; Friday gen erally fair, becoming unsettled; loca! fogs. Moderate northerly wind. Wednesday max. 60, mln. 35. 8. W wind, cloudy. nr Salem, Oregon 52nd Year, No. 279 Entered u second olau matter at Salem, Oregon Thursday, November 21, 1940 Price Three Cents On Trains and News Stands Five Cents -Q JO an' : : ITS. II D nes 'Thanksgiving Day Quietly Observed in U.S. President Attends Church and Dines with Family at Hyde Park (By the Associated Press) Under roofs unmenaced by bombers and at dinners pre pared without ration cards, Americans in 32 states today returned fervent thanks for a nation at peace. The rest of the nation will .celebrate Thanksgiving a week from today, on the usual last Thursday in November, but regardless of date both observances had the tradi tional spirit of the day common. President Roosevelt, like millions of other citizens, fell In with the mellowed custom of a family holi day at church services, a quiet home dinner, and hours of friend ly talk. Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt visited at Hyde Park, N. Y., with the president's mother, Mrs. Sara Delano Roosevelt. Churches held special Thanks giving services for communicants seeking spiritual reassurance in i world at war. The president's proc lamation had called on Americans to "give thanks for our preserva tion" In a year which saw "calamity and sorrow" fall upon other na tions. The Atlanta Constitution swept all war news from the front page and devoted the entire spaoff to accounts of holiday festivities and a picture of three small girls kneeling In church services "confident of show ers of blessing, fearing no-showers of bombs." Defense Goes On Although thanks for peace and freedom were the keynotes of the day, they came from a nation look ing to Its defenses as the Pilgrims looked to their ready muskets on the first Thanksgiving. A great pre paredness program was going for ward regardless of the holiday. Planes and tanks moved along on factory assembly lines; ships of formidable fleet observed the day at sea, and citizen soldiers feast ed on turkey In new army mess halls still redolent of fresh sawed lumber. The It states which decided to defer their official Thanksgiving celebrations until next Thursday were Maine, New Hampshire, Ver mont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Arkansas, Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee, Okla homa, Kansas, Iowa, South Dako ta, Pennsylvania and Nevada. Locomotive Bell Rings on Tragedy Oastonla, N. C, Nov. 21 (IP) The funeral bell and not the locomotive bell that he liked so well tolled today for 18-months-old Lawrence Chavis and his mother. Lawrence, so the neighbors said, liked to watch the train roar by his home; he'd cock his head when the bell rang and imitate the whis tle. Yesterday he apparently decided that such a friendly thing as a train wouldn't hurt a little fellow. So while his mother was busy with the housework, he slipped away and headed for the tracks. His mother saw him there, saw the train bearing down upon him. Screaming, she ran to his side, threw her arms about him and there they died together. Buy British Week Proclaimed Portland, Ore, Nov. 21 (IP Port land's mayor urged support of Great Britain in the European war and proclaimed a "Buy Something Brit ish" week yesterday. The proclamation said: "The courageous British depend on sup plies which they purchase in the United States ... in order that Britain may have dollar exchange to purchase American supplies it is necessary that we reciprocate by buying some things which Britain is able to sell." Ball at Tillamook Tillamook, Nov. 21 (IP) Tillamook got its first taste of winter yes terday as a heavy afternoon ball itorm whitened streets. Exposes merman FMans rvtp-i-v's1 M """"" JiL"(" l . T" 7 I Real Life Christmas Seal For F.D.R. Christmas carols were sung with a gusto for President Roosevelt in Washington by three tiny tots dressed to represent the children carolers pictured on the 1940 Christmas seals Issued by the National Tuberculosis association. The children also presented the president with his quota of seals. Left to right Marti, 5; Elizabeth Stirling, 4, Robert D. Nicodemus, all of Washington. Associated Press Photo. , Soviet Ponders British Proffer London, Nov. 21 VP) Lord Hall fax, foreign secretary, told parlia ment today that Britain had made "certain proposals" for a trade agreement with Soviet Russia and "had some reason to believe" the proposals would be acceptable. The proposals also have been made, he disclosed in a speech to the house of lords, for "a compro mise settlement arising out of Soviet annexations of territory" with re gard to British obligations. Friction has, arisen- out of Russia's absorp tion of the three Baltic states last summer. Other proposals "of a general character have been made," he added, "to establish greater confidence between the two governments in the political sphere." Adolf Hitler, the foreign secretary declared, Is pursuing "his usual policy" of "combined cajolery and brutality" with France. Langlie Urges State Harmony Seattle, Nov. 21 VP) Republican Mayor Arthur B. Langlie broke his silence In the heated gubernatorial election ballot count contest today in a Thanksgiving day statement, urging "all loyal Washlngtonians" to work together in the common Interest under him as governor. In his first public declaration during the more than two weeks of controversy since the election, the 40-year-old attorney said: "I want to reassure you that the statements I voiced In the campaign statements upon which you based your Judgment as to my desirability for this office now becomes the or ders by you upon which my activ ities as governor of the state of Washington will be based." Langlie has a 5,714-vote lead over former Senator Clarence C. Dill. Spokane democrat, on the basis of complete, unofficial returns but the controversy over whether an esti mated 20,00 paper ballots which voters marked for the straight demo cratic ticket, and then also checked off for Langlie, should be counted, still rages. Dill's campaign manager has threatened to take the case to the court or before the coming le gislative session. Sunshine Division Needs Some In a certain residential part of Salem is a famliy that is in need of assistance. It is just one of a good many such fam ilies in Salem. The husband of this particular family is a SKiuea woriunan ac nis iraae, out- Just now is out of work and can't find a Job. He and his wife have four fine children. Yesterday the sunshine division of the Salem police department bbw that the family got a load of wood, and some needed food and clothing It is Just a sample of the work the sunshine division la doing as quick help for needy Salem families while the regular relief sources are going through the long and tedious pre liminaries that seem to be neces sary before relief Is granted. Just now the sunshine division, Chief Frank A. Minto said today, needs a bit of ready cash with which to buy milk and other necessities for hungry children. The cash it not Good for Persons To Give Thanks A near capacity audience of communicants from sev eral denominations of the city, participating in union Thanks giving services at the First Methodist church this forenoon heard Rev. W. Irvin Williams, pastor of the First Presbyter ian church, declare that psychologically it was good for per sons to give thanks. He quoted from the Psalmist who said "Make a Joy ful noise unto the Lord, because we are his people and the sheep of his pasture." "When you and. I take time to say 'thank you' for blessings received; something happens which Is hard to describe" Rev. Williams said. "It is a sense of freedom and of Joy. It results in all enjoying a radiance which can be secured in no other way." Rev. Williams said the pessimists who cry that all is lost are only partly correct. "The world may be getting worse but it Is getting better, too," he said, pointing to the "great groups of Christians in all nations who retain their faith in an eventu al upbuilding program." Today's services were sponsored by the Salem Ministerial association of which Rev. Guy L. Drill, pastor of the First Christian church, is pres ident. The vested choir of the host church, directed by Dean Melvin Gelst, sang appropriate music, in cluding two anthems. Other ministers taking part in cluded Dr. J. C. Harrison of the host church, Rev. D. L. Rlngland of the Englewood United Brethren, Rev. J. F. Olthoff of the German Baptist, Rev. H. C. Stover of Knight Memor ial, and Rev. E. Horstman of the Evangelical and Reformed church. The offering of the congregation will be utilized In providing recrea tional facilities for prisoners of war in Europe. Salem Men Inducted Into Army Service Portland, Nov. 21 (IP) Among 37 volunteers inducted into the army yesterday for a year of selective service were: John E. Leahy, Forest L. Pugh, Leon W. Girod, Alvin H. Boyd, Ray mond F. Shirley, Salem; Claude E. Turner, Charles W. Denniston, Lin coln M. Ganoung, Ralph H. McClure, Vinton D. Rhoads, Grants Pass; Howard L. Cablness, Malln. Cash to be turned In at police headquart ers, but should be placed into the hands of Mrs. Gertrude F. Lobdell. who Is a member of (he city council and interested in welfare work. Mrs. Lobdell's telephone number is 8635. Chief Minto again stresses the point that the work of the sunshine division is for needy families whose homes are in Salem, and not for transients. The transients are giv en aid by the police in another way, through Hotel de Minto where two meals and a night's lodging are fur nished. The men at Hotel de Minto are not faring so badly today. The menu for the transients will Include tur key and chicken and other Thanks giving day dishes, th chief said. Dubinsky in Fight With Fay New Orleans, Nov. 21 VPy David Dubinsky, president of the Inter national Ladles' Garment workers' union, and Joseph Fay, vice-president of the International Union of Operating Engineers, eu'ly today fi gured in a series of flstfights fol lowing a discussion of an anti- racketeering resolution before the AFL convention. Dubinsky, one of the authors of the measure, said he had three separate fights with Fay in the lobby of the Roosevelt hotel during an argument about the resolution. He said that Fay, In the presence of Dubinsky's daughter, Jean, used profane and insulting language, and threatened him as a prelude to the fight. Fay could not be reached for statement today. President William Green of the AFL later said he knew nothing about the fight, beyond that it was "purely personal." Best Bomb Sight Is Not Released Hyde Park, N. Y., Nov. 21 (TV President Roosevelt asserted through a secretary today that the nation's most efficient bomb sight remained a military secret and was not being released to Britain along with 46 bombing planes. The bombers are equipped with the Sperry bomb sight, but Secretary William D". Hassett said that the Norden sight used on top-grade Am erican bombers was being withheld from the British. "The bombers being made avail able to Britain," he said, "are equip ped with the Sperry bomb sight which, in relation to the more effi cient Norden sight, is considered more or less obsolete. The Norden sight, of course, remains an Americ an military secret." Vulcania Seamens' Bodies Drift Ashore Belgrade, Yugoslavia, Nov. 21 (IP) Reports from Dubrovnlk (Ragusa), on Yugoslavia's Adriatic coast, said today that the bodies of three Italian seamen wearing lifebelts marked "Vulcania" had been washed ashore near Dubrovnlk. There have been no reports, how ever, of any mishap to the big Ital ian liner Vulcania. (The Vulcania, 24,469 tons, form erly In the New York-Italy service, made a final voyage to South Amer ica Just before Italy entered the war, reaching a home port on June 10). Car Was Stolen Portland, Nov. 21 (IP) Five police men tagged a parked automobile on Southwest Third avenue for over time parking yesterday. As the sixth was making out his tag he recognized tho car as one reported stolen. King Thankful For American to Another War Time Par liament Opened Bri-, tish War Aims Stated London, Nov. 21 (IP) King George opened another war time parliament today with grateful references to "the ever-increasing volume of mu nitions of war from the Unit ed States and with a sober pledge that his empire will fight -"until freedom is made secure. British-American relations, he said from the throne, "could not be more cordial," and he gave thanks that Britain's "ideals of ordered freedom, Justice and security, are so widely shared." In the ensuing sessions of the house of commons and the house of lords, Prime Minister Winston Chur chill and Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax gave Britain other grains of hope: Churchill, for a British vic tory before Suez; Halifax, for some compromise with Soviet Russia. Moscow Deal On Not only is there some reason to believe Russia and Britain will make a trade agreement, Lord Halifax In formed the peers, but he disclosed that Britain has offered to Moscow "a compromise settlement arislnr out of Soviet annexations of .terri tory" (presumably the Baltic stat es, orders of which have been frozen .by. Britain).. .,-'fci The' ancient ceremony in the house of lords, where king and queen sat on twin thrones, conformed to the realities of war. There were no peer esses in flashing Jewels In the gal lery, no scarlet and ermine robes for the peers, no diplomats nor members of the public present, and there was no state drive to Westminster in the golden coach of royalty. Churchill's Alms In a passage answering questions on Britain's war alms, Churchill pro claimed his government's Intention to keep parliamentary institutions "vital and active" even "under ene my fire." Churchill declared that he looked forward "with confidence and hope" to the time "when we ourselves shall be as well armed as our antagonists" and beyond that to the time when "the arsenals and training grounds and science of the British empire will bring victory and deliverance to all mankind." King George paid a tribute to United States aid to Britain both in his opening speech today- and In another proroguing the old session yesterday. The latter was read by Lord Simon, the lord chancellor. Today the king attended the (Concluded on page 13, eolumn 1) Spanish Students, Stage Demonstration Madrid, Nov. 21 VP) Hundreds of students carrying signs saying "Long Live Independent South America" paraded hi central Madrid today and disbanded in front of the United States embassy. ' Stopping in front of the Urugu ayan embassy, the students shout ed vivas for Uruguay and qualified sources said the manifestation was one of satisfaction over the Uru guayan statement that cession of bases was not Involved In negotia tions with Washington. On arrival, when asked by the police to disband, they folded their banners and went their ways without Incident. Signs were noted reading: "South America for South Americans," and No bases for North America." Some demonstrators wore the uni form of the Falange, Spain's sole political party. Most of the demon strators were medical students. Soldiers to Enjoy Nine Tons of Turkeys Camp Murray, Wash., Nov. 21 (U-PJ The 12,000 troopers of the 41st division enjoyed "off day" status today and prepared to consume nine tons of turkeys and the fixings this afternoon. Only recreation occupied the men as they awaited such a Thanksgiv ing day menu as this: turkey with pork sausage dressing, giblet gravy. candled sweet potatoes, mashed po tatoes, creamed peas, fresh celery, Waldorf salad, pumpkin and mince pie, cranberry Jelly, candy, fruit cake and coffee. for A German Attack Midlands Daylight Raiders Driven Back Anti-Aircraft Fire Repels Night Attackers and Minimizes Damage RAF Bombs German River Port London, Nov. 21 UP) London's sirens sounded two day light alerts in quick succession today, shortly after raiders were reported over scattered defied a gale over the channel Britain, and even as they crossed a heavy cross-channel gun duel raged below them, In spite of low visibility. The first two daylight raids on London were of short duration. . A southeast England village turn ed out en masse to help firemen control fires caused last night by hundreds of incendiary bombs drop ped by nazl raiders. In the London area a high ex plosive bomb killed a family of four, the parents and two daugh ters. Terrific anti-aircraft fire was re ported today to have taken the sting out of the nazis' second suc cessive night of "all out" raiding on Britain's vital midlands and the government described the attacks as "intermittent and on a minor scale." Apparently trying to strike an other blow similar to that at Cov entry a week ago, swarms of raid ers poured over an east midlands town during the night but were said to have been dispersed by ground guns after less than two hours of incendiary bomb-dropping (Concluded on pane 11, column 4) Grange Favors FoodforNeulrals Syracuse, N. Y., Nov. 21 (U.PJ The National Grange today approved sending food to "hungry people In neutral nations" provided England and Germany would "give assurance such food will reach the non-combatants." Adopting a report of its foreign relations committee, the million member farm organization also urg ed "every material aid" short of par ticipation in war be extended to England; "speedy and efficient" at tainment of national defense and "untiring and efficient" prosecution or persons practicing subversive ac tivities. At the same time the Grange, nearlng the end of its 74th annual convention, opposed establishment of any federal department of education. The foreign relations report, sub mitted by a committee under C. C. Cogswell, Kansas state Grange mas ter, warned against "condemnation of Innocent persons" but urged "vig orous police action against fifth col umnists." The stand on education, incorpor ated a report by educational com mittee chairman D, B. Anderson South Carolina state master, put the urange in opposition to federal con trol of schools and urged Increased financial aid for rural education. In a resolution, the Grange also urged amendment of the Wagner act to define the status of agricultural labor. $15,000 Fire in Veneer Plant Vancouver, Wash., Nov. 21 (IP) Firemen fought a blaze In the Van couver Plywood and Veneer plant yesterday for nearly an hour. Dam age may exceed $15,000. The company was working on na tional defense orders, but Fire Chief P. E. DuPaul said there was no In dication of incendiarism. Greeks Enter Koritza As Italians Bilolj. Yugoslavia, Nov. Greek army have begun entering Koritza, Italy's strategic base in southern Albania, after a hard day's fighting with the Italian rearguard, according to unofficial reports from the Albanian frontier tonight. Large detachments of Greeks were said to be following the advance units to complete the occupation of the city. The Italians were retiring In two directions along roads to Elbasani, north of Koritza, and to Pogradetz, the reports said. From Yugoslav soil, observers re ported seeing an Italian column 12 miles long, mostly of motorized units, carrying out the retreat to Pogradetz. Athens, Nov. 21 (IP) Greek forces were reported to have reached the outskirts of the besieged Italian Bombers towns in England. The raiders to make their daylight stabs at Rumanian Chief Visits Germany Berlin, Nov. 21 VP) General Ion Antonescu, premier of Rumania, ar rived in Germany today, bringing his. country to the fore as the prob able next recruit for the expanding axis alliance. Accompanied by his foreign minis ter, Prince Costin Sturza, and the German minister to Rumania, Wll helm Fabrlclus, the Rumanian pre mier was greeted at the Austrian border town of Brack by the Ger man chief of protocol, Baron Alexan der von Doernberg, and other high reich officials. As Antonescu reached Germany, authorized German sources observed that if the United States were to go to war against any one of the axis powers, not only Hungary, which Joined the alliance yesterday, but all other countries which may yet join automatically will be at war with America. Also those countries would find themselves at war with Eng land, It was said. , " One authorized commentator add ed that adherence to the pact auto matically means that the axis pow ers can move troops through the ad herlng country. This source said, however, that emphasis Is to be laid, not on the military aspects of the alliance, but on the moral solidarity of European nations wmcn, he said, resent Brit ish interference on the continent. Italians Capture British Air Chief Rome, Nov. 21 VP) The capture of the new vice commander of the British air forces in the middle west, Air Marshal Owen Tudor Boyd, was announced today by the Italian high command. Tudor, former commander of the British balloon barrage forces, and six other men, including four of ficers, were captured in Sicily when a British Wellington plane made a forced landing, Its communique said. He was reported enroute from England to take over the post when his plane went down. (Air Vice-Marshal Boyd, a World" war veteran, Joined the royal air force In 1916 after serving In the In dlan army. He was director of air ministry personal services from 1930 to 1938.) Fascist troops smashed repeated Greek attacks along the Albanian front, particularly In the Korltza sector, the dally communique said. The Italians said seven British planes were shot down In flames In an air battle over Egypt. The high command acknowledged the loss of four planes in bombing activities In Greece, three In the Egyptian bat tle and another In bombing activ ities in East Africa. Italian planes, It reported also, bombed military objectives on Malta. Retreat 21 UP) Advance units of the base city of Korrltza In Albania this morning. At the same time, in the coastal sector of the fighting zone, Greek columns were said to be marching rapidly on another Impor tant Italian base, Arglrocastro, also In Albania. Italian resistance In that zone was reported to have collapsed al most totally. Latest information from the front said the Oreeks were within six miles of Arglrocastro, which is said to rank equally with Koritza in strateglo value. It was on these two cities that the Italians had based their drive into Greece. Huge stores of war mater- (Concluded on page 11, column T) mnencas Nazi Activities Summarized In 'White Paper' Testimony and Evidence Presented of Plans for Economic Penetration Washington, Nov. 21 () The Dies committee published today its long-heralded "white paper," reporting on its inves tigation of German activities in the United States. It set forth testimony and documen tary evidence designed . to show : 1. That German diplomats "took a lively Interest in spreading the work of tha Transocean news service" (not affiliated with any American news service) which the committee described as a "propaganda" agency capable of engaging "In espionage) activities." 2. That the German government has undertaken a "far-sighted po licy' of economic penetration in both North and South America." After War Plans 3. That a document seized In New York contained a plan for "the or ganization of German Industry in America after the war." Complete even to names of proposed officers. 4. That Mandred Zapp, named af Transocean representative In the United States, "took a deep interest In the manner In which the United States handled its diplomatic rela tions with Japan and, In fact, at . times not only gave advice to repre sentative:! of the Japanese govern ment but also indicated to his own country, nazi Germany, certain steps that might be taken to aid his country in the handling of diploma tic affairs." Testimony Listed The 600-page report, which Chair man Dies (D-Tex) described In ad vance as a "white paper," was heav ily documented with the testimony of scores of witnesses and with let ters, telegrams and other exhibit! seized by committee agents In raids, mostly in New York City. The committee said: A few hours after the report wai issued, the office of the committee announced here that between to day and Sunday agents were being sent into nine more cities to "seize records of all organizations that are pro-nazl, pro-communist, pro-fas cist and pro-Japanese." The cities as given out by Robert Stripling, committee secretary, are Boston, Baltimore, Philadelphia. (Concluded en pnxe 11, column Senate Chiefs to Sup With FDR Washington, Nov. 21 VP) Four top congressional tax leaders, it was learned today, have been Invited to an Informal White House supper with President Roosevelt for the first of a series of conferences ex pected to result In a general re vision of the nation's tax laws to meet national defense expenditures. The invitations for the evening of November 29 went to Chairman Harrison (D., Mass.), and Senator George (D Oa.), of the senate fin ance committee and Chairman Doughton (D N.C.), and Rep. Coop er (D., Tenn.), of the house waye and means committee. In addition to taxes, the discus sions are expected to Include the question of increasing the present $49,000,000,000 federal debt limit, which Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau already has suggested, should be raised to about $63,000,- 000,000. Preliminary to the supper meet ing, Doughton, whose committee originates all tax legislation, had what he called a "general discus sion" of taxes with the president yesterday. Doughton predicted that there would be a general new tax bill when the next congress convenes on January 3 and said that it might cover a broad field. Bonneville Power Bids Announced Portland, Ore., Nov. 21 (AV-Low bids on two Bonneville power pro jects In Washington were announc ed here yesterday. The Bone Switch company of San Francisco submitted a bid of $47,- 320 for switch parts to be used at Ampere, and Fritz Zlebarth, Van couver, Wash., was low with a $51,. 8.16.50 bid for construction of the 34-mtle Mldway-Yakuna power line. I V
