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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 21, 1940)
I r T Thursday, November ! Locals i Arrest Is reported In San Francisco of William Homer Reeder for Mar Ion county authorities and a repre tentative of the sheriff's office Is ex pected to leave soon to return him here. Reeder is said to have been named In a secret Indictment by the grand Jury, charged with obtaining money by false pretense. It 1b alleged he traded a house and some furni ture not his own for a trailer house, It Is reported that Reeder has waived extradition. Drive to George's Cafe, Silver ton, for barbecued crab, all kinds of r'aea foods. Dine and dance. 379' Lute, Florist, P. 9592, 1276 N. Lib. A statement completed by Wayne D. Harding, county 4-H club agent, ' shows a total of 2955 Marlon county boys and girls engaged In 4-H club work the past year. These Include 1583 girls and 1372 boys, with 2859 projects completed. The data will be Incorporated In the club leader s an' nual report. Roast turkey or baked ham dinner, served from 1 to 7 p.m. Thanksgiving 60c. McReynold s, Capitol & Union. 279' Wall paper. Mathls, 164 8. Com! A two hundred percent Increase In Easter Illy bulb plantings In the Brookings area Is reported by the slate department of agriculture plant dlvlBlon. Plantings were completed about the middle of November. In eldentally, the Brookings area re. ported Its first blooms on the 1941 crops of calla lilies and daffodils around November 12. George's Cafe, Sllverton. Spark' ling wines, turkey dinner, all the trimmings, 65e. 379 Eugene O. Checclnl and Eugene Cobb, both of Portland and both students at the University of traffic accident on Pactflo highway mile north of Brooks last night. They are In Salem General hospital, Checclnl with rib fractures and Cobb with a brain concussion. Don Clos eon, another student, who was with them, was released from the hospital after attention to lacerations. He also Is from Portland. Their car, driven by Checclnl, was struck In the rear by another car driven by John Lorenzo Hayes of Portland, Safety of your savings Is Insured at Balem Federal, 130 S. Liberty St. 381 Both the Salem post office and the American Railway Express company are urging that persons sending Christmas packages to other places do their sending early. Postmaster Henry R. Crawford said today that as an added Saturday convenience the windows at the post office will remain open until 1 o'clock instead of closing at noon, and one window will remain open until 3. Auction Sat. 1:30. Woodry's. 280' A. Warren Jones, city recorder, who was defeated for re-election, spent $84.65 in the campaign, ac, cording to his statement of expend ltures filed yesterday. Roast turkey or baked ham dinner. served from 1 to 7 p.m. Thanksgiving ouc. MCKeynora s. Capitol Union. The sixth grade class of the State School for the Deaf, accom- pa tiled by their teacher, Mrs. Ina Boyer, visited the Capital Journal office Wednesday afternoon and were conducted through the various departments of the newspaper. Stu dents making the tour were Daisy lacooson, Betty Lee Turner, Gloria White, Thona Colley. Melba Ham ilton, Glen Welch, Lewis Kuenzl, Ray Jordan and Jack Pollard. 65c Turkey dinner with all the trimmings, sparkling wines, served at George s Cafe, Sllverton. 279 Dr, G. O. Bellinger, superlnten dent of the state tuberculosis hos pital, will be the principal speakei at the "kick-off" meeting of the American Red Cross campaign at tne Amany Evangelical church Mon day evening. Members of the Linn county health association and com, munity chairmen and committee, men are expected to attend. Dance at Tumble Inn Thanksgiv ing night. Ladies free. Al Benedict's Band. . 279 Rev. G. R. Stover, of Salem, will speak at the Sunday morning ser vices at the Rlckreall church. Rev. Stover was pastor of the church there more than 20 years ago and with his family formerly resided in that community. Bazaar-Rummage Mon., Tues. 139 N. High. Evang. Ss Reformed church women, 281 Dance tonlte Hajel Green. 279' Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Bartlett and son, Gerald Lloyd, of Portland are guests of Rev. and Mrs. L. E. Fen- ton at their home in State street. Alpha Psl Delta rummage sale. WCTU Bldg. Friday, Saturday, 279 Marriage licenses have been Is sued at Vancouver, Wash., to Char les L. Hook, Portland and Esther V. Townsend Clubs Sllverton The Townsend club will sponsor a Thanksgiving pro gram and supper following their business meeting at the K. P. hall, Friday evening of this week. Visi tors are always welcome. 21, 1940 Cook. 1434 Ferry street, Salem; Harold Anderson, 1898 South Twelfth street and Wanda E. Falst, 645 Ferry street, both of Salem; Ben D. Krieg and Tressa V. Talklngton, both of Alrlle and to Marvin Jameo Reed and Ethel Thelma Scott, both of Lebanon. The Salem fire department is ejsk ing for donations of toys to be reno vated for the departments Christ mas cheer work among the needy children In Salem. There Is a par ticular need for dolls that can be repaired and any Salem folk who have articles that can be renovated are asked to notify the department and they will be called for. San Francisco German Consul Linked to Plot Washington, Nov. 21 UP) The Dies committee's "white paper," made public today, links the German con sulate at San Francisco with activ ities In this country of the German news agency "Transocean news ser vice." (Not affiliated with any Unit ed States news service.) Letters exchanged between the consulate and Manfred Zapp, head of the service, were cited by the committee paper In substantiation of a conclusion that Transocean's affairs were closely tied with those of Germany's officially accredited representatives. One communication, dated July 13, 1939, and addressed to Trans- ocean news service In New York "by authority of Loper," requested in formation as to the manner In which the consulate was to balance on Its books the cost of sending the service to certain California clients. "It will be noted," the Dies paper stated, "that Transocean news ser vice, according to this communica tion, dealt directly with the consul ates rather than with the client who was furnished with the news ser vice." The July 13 letter asked: "How much will the cost of the California democrat Bnd the German-Ameri can Chamber of Commerce publica tions come to?" It added that "the first publication will be paid for from here." Zapp, described by the committee as having been sent here In later 1938 for the purpose of "Increasing the scope of Transocean news' ef fectiveness," was reported to have replied on August 30 as follows; 1 hereby Inform you once again that the expense of supplying the consulates lies upon the consulates by agreement with the German charge Herr Dr. Thomsen. Conse quently, I must send you a bill of ,04 for the month of June and $4.72 for the month of July. Should the expenses of supplying Trans ocean news to the 'California demo kraf be borne by you I will send the California Demokrat' the Trans ocean news for the same net price I send it to you Just as is the case with the German-American Chamber of Commerce." Defense Forces To be Increased Astoria, Ore., Nov. 21 ai.R) Ap proval by army authorities of In crease of the personnel and further renaoiiitation work at the harbor defenses of the Columbia was an nounced today by Col. H. O. Davis, commander at Fort Stevens. The garrison will be Increased January 3 to about 800 men, with addition of a new gun battery and headquarters battery and Increase of present three batteries to full strength. Four new barracks will be erected at Fort Stevens, along with a bach elor officers' quarters and a hospital annex, two barracks will be erect- ed at Fort Canby, on the Washing. ion snore, and one new barrack at Fort Columbia. These two stations at present are on a caretaker sta tus. Postmaster for Aberdeen Named Aberdeen, Nov. 21 UP) R, F. Wheeler, Grays Harbor county as sessor, today was recommended for postmaster of Montesano by Con gressman Martin F. Smith. The post has been vacant almost two years. Wheeler's successor In the sessor's office will be named by the county commissioners about Janu ary 1, when he expects to assume the postofflce duties. A native ot Montesano, Wheeler Is a son of the late Eldrldge Wheeler, prominent democrat. UDS to Consider P P & L Purchase The Dalles. Ore., Nov. 31 MV- People's utility districts of Wash. Ington and Oregon will conslde: purchase of Pacific Light & Power company properties here November 28. PUDs In Yakima. Skamania. Klickitat. Franklin, Wlkiup, Wash., and Benton, Hood River, Deschutes and Wasco, Ore., will send repre sentatives. The Wasco organiza tion called the meeting. Paul J. Raver, Bonnaville-Orsnd Coulee administrator, will speak. Uruguay has given Its president the power to regulst the cost of living. Shipwrecked Sai or Rescued On Barren Isle San Juan, Puerto Rico, Nov. 31 UP) An American seaman rescued from a barren island was released today after being questioned about his ex periences by agents of the federal bureau of Investigation. The reason for the questioning was not dlscloS' ed. Brought here by .the coast guard outter Unalga after nearly dying of thirst on Desecheo Island, wlulam P. O'Brien of St. Louis, Mo., said he was shipwrecked with Clifford Russel, another seaman, of Louis. vtlle, Ky. Having lost track of time, O'Brien did not know who ther he was on the Island 11 or 14 days. The two Americans and a young Puerto Rlcan set out from Maya guez. Puerto Rico, for St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, In an 18-foot boat with a single sail. They hoped to find work In St. Thomas, OBrlen said. During a storm at night, the boat cracked up. The Puerto Rlcan pre' sumably drowned, but the two Am erlcans reached shore. For a week they roamed the rocky Island, drinking rain water In rock crevices and eating birds and berries. "He wouldn't let me He down and quit," O'Brien said of Russell. "He kept saying he was sure there was water on Desecheo. He was one swell, clean guy." Two days after Russell drowned a U. S. army patrol plane sighted O'Brien's distress signal "S.OB: spelled out In rocks on the sand and dropped a steel bottle of water and some food to him. Two days later on Tuesday, the Unalga ar rived. "That Jug of water was the best thing I ever tasted, O'Brien claimed. "I don't think I'll ever see anyone water a lawn or a sailor scrub a deck without thinking how thirsty I was." Once a bird sanctuary, Desecheo now Is a heavy gunnery target for the U. S. army, but not yet in use. in Auto Crashes Seattle, Nov. 21 UP) Six persons lost their lives in Thanksgiving eve automobile accidents In Washing ton. Charles Coppoge and Frederick O. Wilcox, 18, both of Seattle, were killed In a collision seven miles north of Mount Vernon on the Pacific highway. Eleanor Hanson, a Washington State college Junior, died en route to a. Colfax hospital after an auto mobile accident in which she was riding with two other college stu dents left a sleet-covered road 25 miles west of Colfax. Three men were fatally Injured In separate Seattle traffic accidents and three others died here from accidental falls. The city's 1940 traf fic toll rose to 57. John Richard, 25, Spokane, struck by an automobile as he was cross ing a street, died early todBy. Tne other auto victims were Tom A. Richardson, 55, and Henry C. Whlt- tier, middle-aged Rlverton resident. Snow In Pendleton Pendleton, Ore., Nov. 21 UP) Al most an Inch of snow fell here this morning In mild temperatures. The fall In the mountains was various ly reported up to three Inches. Toll- gate, a ski center, reported there was now about two feet of snow there. Court News Probate Court Orders canceling thr preceding orders In connection wlt.h the estate of Joseph HlUcr havo been algnpd by County Judge SoBmund. the orders setting aside previous orders which reduced the bond of Frank O. flmltb, administrator de bonis non, which named Robert Closlwrmann, German consul, to succeed Smith as admin Istrator, and an order which provided for payment of 2000 to cover fees of attorney and administrator. The es tate now stands In the same position as It did before the appointment of Clostermann as administrator and the discharge of Smith from that post. Final account of Alexander Harold as executor of the estate of Christina M. Harold shows receipts of 46830.62 and disbursements the same. Final hearing Is set for December 30. An order authorizes the executor to trans. fer certain securities to himself as legatee. Final account of Vera Hill and Merle Jones as executors of the estate of Jennie A. Jone shows receipts of 4S688.62, disbursements of $1705.66 and balance $3982.60. December 34 named as date of final hearing. Flnat order has been arsnted J. R Col pen as administrator of the eatste of Mary Colgan. Karl M. Brown has been named ad mlnlstrator of the eta,t of Qeorge m. sargent ana Pierce cousra, nny Lick and O. B. Darling appraisers. The estate has an estimated value of 1350 In personal and 12500 in real prop erty. fialA of real property by B. W. Champ, administrator of the state of Oeoree A. Bpemr. to Filey H. Champ for a consideration of (900 has bsen approved. Police Court Fmir DTRons In driver's I P. Lambert, Wlllamlna. Turning- in rt b-t-n internee- tlons, and hiving no driver's license: C. Sehuater, 1309 Waller. Violation of balr irjpd rul: Don. iH I, Rogos-ay, Albany, end Paul E. Free, rou a. Mrriaere Licenses Dlllis Farl O. Black. TnODtnd. W, and Rubv Franeta Wimr. alan of independence. The Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon Continuation of German Bombers from page 1 first step in the technique of total air war. A British communique said "a number of people were killed and Injured" In the midlands, where "fires were started and high explo sive bombs demolished some houses and damaged others" in several towns. Attacks on other parts of England, Including London, were labeled "generally Ineffective" and the toll of dead and Injured was re ported to have been small. London, Nov. 31 yp) Attacking In waves for several hours, British bombers "showered their high ex plosives and incendiary bombs on quays, docks and warehouses' Dulsburg-Ruhrort, world's largest river port. In Germany last night, the air ministry reported today. The ministry said the raid must Inevitably have disorganized essen tlal traffic and destroyed indls pensable war materials." Damage was done to shipping and warehouses, it said, "and many fires and explosions occurred." Other British air squadrons at tacked German air bases and the "Invasion ports" of Lorlent, Cher bourg, Dunkerque and Ostend, the communique said. It acknowledged that one British plane was missing. New Set-up for Police Exams A different set-up Is to be ased this year by the Salem civic service commission In giving examinations to applicants for places on the 6a lem police force, Chairman A. H. Moore of the commission said today, A more thorough examination Is to be given for both physical and mental qualification. Herman Kehr- II. executive secretary of the League of Oregon Cities, of which Salem is a member, will give his assistance and will work with the commission In preparing the list of examination questions. Physical examinations, Moore said, probably will be given at Willamette university. Kehrll to be here Monday and will discuss the examinations with the commis sion. Lestle J. Sparks, professor of physical execution at the university, win aiso attend the conference. The examinations will be given prior to mid-December. Heretofore the questions have been prepared by the city recorder as secretary of the commission. Members of the com mission are A. H. Moore, chairman A. A. Gueffroy and Prof. W. O, Jones. The city council Monday night set apart 550 as expense money for the commission in giving the examina tions. Kehrll has, during the last venr. been on leave of absence from the league and part of the time was a consultant In nublio administration at Harvard university. Reward Offered By Grant County Canyon City, Ore.. Nov. 31 "J.m Reward of $150 has been posted by Grant county for Information lead. ing to the whereabouts of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Martin, an aged couc-la who nave neen missing from their Iso lated cabin on Miller creek for more tnan a week, It was learned Wed nesday. The state police have been called In on the case and It was feared by authorities that the elderly couple may have been murdered and their bodies burled in some isolated ra vine. Bulldozers owned by the count-v have been used to unearth a num. ber of mounds In the vicinity In the searcn lor the Bodies. Snow Storm Halls Utah Air Travel Salt Lake City. Nov. 31 UPl Air travel In and out of Salt Lake City was suspended today as the result of a swirling snowstorm which broke an hour before dawn and waa con tlnulng unabated at noon. Trains remained on schedule, but some bus lines reported their ser vice was being delayed by slippery roaa conditions. me Thanksgiving day storm was general from the Canadian border to southern Utah and from Nevada to the continental divide. The weather bureau said Its eenter waa In northern Utah and appeared to oe moving eastward. Temperatures were near freezing. Baby Badly Burned n Residence Fire Portland, Nov. 31 (U.PJ Miles Rich ard Paul, five-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Byron Paul was in critical condition from head and face burns today In a Portland hos pital as the result of a fire which swept the family home yesterday. The flames enveloped a room In which the child was sleeping and the baby was rescued by Its mother. Edwards Acquitted At Canyon City canyon city, ore., Nov. 31 un James Edwards, about SO, was ac quitted of a charge of manslaughter by a circuit court Jury here, after two-day trial. He had been In dicted following the fatal shooting of his brother, William, 48. after a dispute over a fence they were building at the ranch home near Long Creek last summer. He plead ed self-defense, Nazi Activities Summarized In 'White Paper' continued irom page i Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, Cleveland, New Orleans and St. Louis. Dies was In the last named city today. Stripling said several raids al ready had been made on suspected organizations In New York and Chi cago. Of these, the committee said hi its report: "As a result of these investlga tlons. It became apparent that the activities of the German govern ment In this country were not de voted solely toward propaganda and so-called military espionage, but also reflect that the German gov ernment over a period of years has been engaged In the far-sighted pol icy of penetrating into the economic structure of this country and those of Central and South America. -Quotes Documents "It is true that the evidence be fore this committee up until the present tune Is not all-conclusive." Quoting from many documents which it had seized, the committee described in detail activities which it attributed to the Transocean news service, a German organization not connected with any United States news service); the German library of Information of New York; the German railroads Information of fice of New York, and the Ameri can fellowship forum. The report also said that the com mittee had seized In files of the Chemical Marketing company In New York a plan entitled "the or ganization of German industry In America after the war." Complete Plans Tills organization, the committee said, was "typically ch&vactertstto ot the thoroughness of the German mind and its ability to foresee In great detail future developments.' "The plan lacks nothing In Its effectiveness or in detail for the contemplated o r g a n 1 1 a 1 1 o n, not merely of Industry and trade, but also proposals to combine these spheres of activity with a great banking institute to underwrite and support the financing of German Industry, and trade activities," the report said. "The plan goes still further In that It also contemplates thorough cultural academic associations and circles the cooperation of the pro fessional and academic world band ed together In typical 'front organ izations.' " The report asserted that the plan showed a "very definite link" with German Industrial life by providing mat activities in this country should be directed from a bureau to be es tablished in the German ministry in Berlin. Dies at St. Louis St. Louis, Nov. 31 UP) Represen tative Martin Dies (D., Texas). chairman of the committee Investi gating un-American activities, said today he believed the "effectiveness of nazl activity in the United States would be destroyed" as the result, of the committees special report Just released In Washington. Describing the report as "unique In American history," Dies said it would focus the spotlight of pub licity on various organizations and leaders engaged In un-American activities, thereby rendering value less their existence In their country. He said his visit to St. Louis was to follow up leads and Information In the hands of his committee but declined to bo quoted on whether arrests were expected here. Best Month in Ten Years forS. P. San Francisco, Nov. 31 UP) Sou thern Pacific company had its best month in Just 10 years for net rail way operating Income last month. Net income from operations ran over five million dollars for the first time since October, 1930. The figure was $5,267,325. That compared with 84.484,503 In October last year. Octo- ber Is normally the peak traffic month for the railroad. Total railway operating revenues were $22,673,115, an Increase of $966, $48 over the 1939 month. More than 19 million of that total came from freight traffic. Total operartlng revenues for the first 10 months of this year Increas ed more than nine million dollars over 1939, to $189,376,416. Wesley McWain First in Oratory Wesley McWsln of Salem placed first In the after dinner speaking division of the debate tournament being held at George Pepperdlne college, Los Angeles, according to Information received today at Wil lamette university. MoWaln was one ot a group of nine Willamette stu dents who went south with Dr. Her bert Rahe, head of the speech de, partment. Glenn Olds of Estecada won sec- ond place In Impromptu speaking and ranked high in extemporaneous. Marjorle Waters and Emogene Russell, were awarded second place in the women's division of debate. Albanv, Nov. 31 UP) Linn county voted Itself out of the food stamp plan yesterday, deciding to wait and see how it works In neighboring countla first. The public welfare commission turned down a proposal to Join eight other counties In trying the plan In December. to 1. rood stsmps are In use In 18 Oregon counties. Crash Driver Jailed; Victim in Hospital Duane Effenberger, about 22, Dallas, is in Salem Gen eral hospital sufferine with a and Donald D, Neal whose gives his address as Turner. Is In "the county Jail, as outgrowth of an acci dent on the Pacific highway south of Salem directly opposite the Red Lantern tavern at about 1 :30 o'clock this morning. Constable Earl R. Ad ams made the arrest and conducted investigations Into the accident. Of ficers said there was evidence that Neal had been drinking, As Constable Adams pieced the story together a man giving his name as Jim Stevens, and whose address has not yet been ascertained, ran out of gas on the highway and parked his car off the highway di rectly opposite the Red Lantern. Young Effenberger volunteered his assistance and drove to a service sta tion near- Salem, secured a small can of gasoline and returned, park ing his csr directly behind that of Stevens. Effenberger was pouring gasoline Into the gas tank of the Stevens car, according to the story Olson Addresses Western States Sacramento, Nov. 31 UP) The 11 western states, steeped In the pio neer tradition, "are not afraid of the future," Governor Culbert L. Olson said In an address prepared for de livery over a western radio hookup today. Olson extended holiday greetings from California to the people of the west and asserted: "We of the western states have a big stake In all the things for which we are today so gratelul, It Is a stake In which we find ample rea son tor unity with the rest of the na tion." "In this hour of crisis, we pledge that unity and cooperation to the national defense, sensitive of the very special contribution it Is our responsibility to make to that de fense." The governor, In a second speech prepared for a Thanksgiving day broadcast sponsored by the district 3 parent-Teacher's association, de clared; On this Thanksgiving day , , . the parents of America have much to be thankful for, thankful that this country Is at peace and that American children can - enjoy the free education given them In a de mocracy and not be separated from their families as they are In war torn Europe." Farmers May Have To Change Ideas Syracuse, N. Y., Nov. 31 UP) Co operation with Latin America In western hemisphere defense, Ches ter C. Davis of the national defense commission said Wednesday, may require American farmers to discard some of their "traditional patterns and prejudices." "we cannot be military alllea and economic enemies of Latin America at the same time," Davis, In charge of the commissions' agricultural di vision, told national grange delegates at their 74th annual convention. Stepping up convention tempo In an effort to finish business by to morrow night, the grange adopted resolutions which: Opposed any federal regulation of life Insurance which would change Its present status under private own ership. Asked congress for authorization of a special three-cent postage stamp next year commemorating the grange's diamond Jubilee. Asked greater federal appropria tions for farm-to-market road con struction. Asked "in the Interest of cheaper fire Insurance for farmers," that na tional grange Insurance companies be permitted through federal legis lation to reinsure state grange com panies, thus allowing the latter to reduce assessments. Opposed diversion of gasoline tax es lor any use except highway con struction ana maintenance. Sales Tax Tokens Fatal to Octopus Depoe Bay, Ore., Nov. 21 0J.PJ John Smith, curator of th. anuor. lum here, knows what's become of a sizeable portion of Washington state's fast-dwindling sales tax to- xens. He exhibited a string of nearly losens tnat ne scooped from the cement bottom of the big octopus tan, in aonraon, smith showed 61 tojeena that were taken from the stomachs of two of the deep sea aenwens mst recently died. Coroner's Jury Asks For nvesfrgafion Portland, Ore., Nov. 31 UP) A coroner's Jury last night recom mended a grand Jury Investigation of the death of James B. Jones, 19, Portland. The Jury held Jones died of gunshot wound. Z. C. Copeland, proprietor of a roadside tavem, con fessed to firing the shot, Detective Al Elrhenberger said, after Jones and two companions left his tavern without paying for $8 worth of beer and wine. r Old Time 1 DANCE Keizer Hall j Paul Wlnslow'a fleni Every ThurMsy Nile broken Ja and other injuries motor vehicle operator's license as secured by Adams, when he was struck violently by the car In which Neal was riding and which approach ed from the south. When Adams ar rived on the scene Neal was lying face down, unconscious, on the shoulder of the highway about 76 feet from where he was struck. The Neal car was parked on the highway 500 or 600 yards toward Salem near the ttrst road pst the Red Lantern. In the car with Neal were three other passengers who gave their names as Wlnnette Hlndman, State hotel, Salem; Lawrence Boedeghetm er, Sublimity, and Clara Whiteside, 3020 Brooks, Salem. The Effenberger car was register ed under the name of W. H. Effen berger, 744 Main street, Dallas. The left rear fender of this car was bad ly smashed in, while the left front fender of the other car was also orumpled and other1 damage, Includ ing broken glass, sustained. Young Effenberger was taken to Salem General hospital where he was attended by Dr. C. A. Downs. In addition to a broken Jaw he Is re ported to have lost most or all of his teeth, sustained an arm Injury, bruises and lacerations as well as other possible Injuries. Neal Is re ported to be unhurt as were other occupants of the car In which he was riding. Neal was lodged In the county Jail by Sheriff Burk at about 3 o'clock this morning. Explains Cause Bridge Collapse San Francisco, Nov. 31 UP) Holes punched In the bridge girders or de fection vanes to the windward could have averted collapse of the Tacoma narrows bridge, In the opinion of Nathan A. Bowers, Pacific coast edi tor of the Engineering News Record He told a group of engineers here yesterday that there was no weak ness In construction or design In the bridge, but that the collapse was caused by "aerodynamic Instability.' Wind tunnel experiments at the University of Washington already had developed means of remedying the fluttering floor of the bridge wnen tne crash came, he said, and these were not made In vain, because they can be used If such a condition should occur In any other span. ' At the time of the collapse, he said, engineers were debating whe ther it would be better to punch two rows of holes In the longitudlnalrid ers to reduce the surface resistant to the wind, or to build defective vales a few feet to windward of the girders, at a cost of only $316,000. Continuation of Greeks Enter Koritza from page 1 lata had been assembled In both cities. A thrust through the center of the Italian lines, putting the fascist forces to hasty flight at a point six miles within Albania, was the pre vious high spot of Greek successes reported today all along the 100- mlle battlefront from the Ionian sea to Koritza. Observers In the Koritza sector reported that the Italians were abandoning the city and all out going roads were under fire from Greek artillery. Pilots flying over the coastal sec tor reported that the Italians were retreating In such haste that none were sighted Immediately In the path of the advancing Greeks. Decree Against Block-Booking New York, Nov. 31 UP) Elimination of so-called block-booking of mo tion pictures was provided in a consent signed Wednesday by fed eral Judge Henry W. Goodard which ends an action under the Sherman anti-trust act against Metro-Gold-wyn-Mayer, Paramount Pictures, Warner Brothers, 30th Century-Fox Film corporation and RKO pictures. The decree provided for the sale to tshlMtars ot not mot than ttve pictures at a time, Instead of 52, as formerly, and afforded opportun ity for exhibitors to witness a "trade showing" of a picture before buy ing. Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 31 UP) The draft questionnaire apparently was too much for one prospective train ee. After answering the first few questions, he scrawled In bold let ters across the whole blank: "I'm ready when you want me." 0 will levcn iRafner Leads Kansas Count Topeka, Kans., Nov. 31 (JPj Gov, Payne Ratner, republican who pro claimed November 28, Thanksgiving day In Kansas, will celebrate oh President Roosevelt; day of Thanks giving after all. - He finally had regained the lead, although only by 53 votes, In hi contest ,or re-election over William H. Burke, democratic, banker from Little River. Otlltlai letarmt, sttu tacemTfltt 16 daya after the election, gava Ratner 426,313 and Burke 425,160. Still to be counted by the states canvassing board are absentee votes, cast outside the state, for 18 of Kansas' 105 counties. Ratner. owes his hopes of victory In this amazing election Wendell WUlkle carried the state by 130,000 votes to a law he sponsored through., the legislature 11 yean ago. The law permits Kansans out of the state on election day to east ab. sentee ballots. Previously, only fed eral employes and persons In th military service could so vote. It 1 these out-of-state absentee bal lots 7100 of them which ar be ing tallied now and -which- have switched the lead from, 1800 for Burke to 53 for Ratner. Th tight contest lias led to mandamus action by Burke's back ers. They asked the state supreme court to compel the canvasser to permit his representatives to see af fidavits detached from the out-of-state votes. They contended they could challenge mors than a thou sand ballots. -The court asked both sides to submit briefs this week end. '.- Ratner will eat turkey today, in conditional celebration of victory. But he still may eat crow on hi own Thanksgiving day, for by that time all the votes will have been counted and Burke Isn't conceding defeat. Too, Jerry Drlscoll, Burke' attorney, said he may file a second mandamus action asking that th board be ordered to throw out sev eral hundred ballots which he de clares were marked Illegally. Social Security ? Aim ofBevin London, Nov. 31 OP) Ernest Ba vin, the new minister of labor, told gathering of London Rotarlan Wednesday that his war aim waa social security. In the first public declaration by a cabinet minister of this aspect of the war's objectives, the labor party chieftain asserted that at th end of the 'War, "and Indeed during It." social security should be "the main motive of our natural life." ' Called by his laborlte' admirer "the next prim minister, Bevln said: '-' ' ' ' ' "Begin now. That doesnt mean that all profit and surpluses must be wiped out, but It means that th whole economic life should b de voted to giving security, not to th small middle class, but to th com munity as a whole." . . Bevln blamed as on of th main contributing factors to th war th failure, after the last conflict, to erect an economic structure based on humanity, . ' .. " He told the story of on British public employment office where th largest room was devoted to paying out of the dole and the smallest to the finding' of Jobs. That, he said, or public education must stop. It Is better to leave th masse untaught than to give them dou ble appetite, both of stomach and head, and then not to satisfy ei ther, he asserted. Moreover, said Bevln, It Is no us for Britain to speak to the million In Europe and elsewhere '.In th terms of "Gladstone liberty." They must, he declared, be given new feeling of hope, "Things can never be - as they were," he said. "The old age has passed. A new age has to be built.' Dill Refuses to Concede Defeat Frederlcktown, Ohio, Nov, 21 (U.Rl O. C; Dill, democratlo candidate for governor of Washington, said today he would refuse to concede victory to his opponent, Arthur B. Langlle, "until the finish and the official re sult Is known." Informed that Langlle hal Issued a statement claiming victory after he took a 6000-vote lead, Dili said he had "nothing to say whatsoever un til the end when th official result Is known." "I'm not going to concede any thing," Dill said. . -irtf n SAICM ' Whether at 7.98 or 29.75 year drees be rlrht for YOU, If The Smart Shop flls It, ' tfrTii"! i iir ii ii ruiiiini hi .f
