Monday, January 13, 1941
The Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon
Hires
Court Upholds
Conviction of
Russian Spies
Washington, Jan. 13 (tP) The sup
reme court upheld today the con
viction of two men one a citizen
of Russia and the other a Russian
born naturalized American on a
charge of violating federal anti-spy
legislation by obtaining information
from United States naval Intelli
gence files.
Justice Reed delivered the opin
ion, which applied to Hafis Sallch,
former Russian employed by naval
intelligence at San Pedro, Calif.,
and Mikhail Nicholas Gorin, a Sov
iet citizen employed by a Los An
geles tourist company.
No dissent was announced. Jus
tice Murphy, former attorney-general,
did not participate.
Sallch was alleged to have sup
plied Gorin with data from naval
intelligence files In 1938 after Gor
in had solicited information con
cerning "Japanese activities in that
area for use in the event of trouble
between Japan and Russia." . Sal
lch was said to have received $1700.
Donald R. Richberg, attorney for
the two men, argued that conviction
under the 1917 espionage act was
Justified only if the information
related to a vessel, aircraft, navy
yard or similar things specified
in the statute.
The Justice department contend
ed that violation of the act invol
ved furnishing secret information of
a military nature "with a conscious
desire or with a reasonable expec
tation of causing injury to the
United States or advantage to a
foreign nation."
Gorin was sentenced to six years'
imprisonment by the southern Cali
fornia federal district court. Sal
lch, former Berkeley, Calif, police
man, was sentenced to four years.
Their conviction was upheld by the
ninth federal circuit court.
Also today, the supreme court
agreed to review a labor board con
tention that it could compel a com
pany to hire men and give them
back pay if the board believed em
ployment had been denied because
of union membership and activity.
The court also agreed to review
other phases of the litigation con
tested by both the board and by
the company.
The federal circuit court at New
York held that the men involved in
the labor board case had not been
employed and hence the board's
order was invalid.
The controversy grew out of a
strike at a Bisbee, Ariz., copper mine
owned by the Phelps-Dodge corpora
tion of New York.
West Salem Cracks
Down on Speeding
West Salem, Jan. 13 Frank Page, 20, on an alleged reck
less driving charge, preferred by Tony Ramig, traffic officer,
resulted in a fine of $50, five days in jail and license suspend-
ea oy recorder patuson lor so days.
The heavy penalty imposed was due
to the fact that Ramig, arresting of
ficer, claimed the youth was trav
eling through Edgewater street a:
an alleged speed of 85 miles per
hour, went over a slippery pavement
and over the bridge to Salem col
liding with another car at the in
tersectlon of Center and Front.
Page gave his address as 1255 Court
Classical Works
Given University
University of Oregon, Eugene, Jan,
13 More than 2000 volumes of clas
sics of French, English and Ameri
can literature, the most prized pos
sessions of the late Philip Ranny
Brooks of Portland, have been pre
sented to the University of Oregon,
along with a fund of $5000 for con
struction of a room to hold them,
by his mother, Mrs. Lester R.
Brooks, it was revealed here by Dr.
Donald M. Erb, university president.
The room for the books, which
will be constructed on the third
floor of the university library, will
be decorated in a style befitting the
quality of the volumes. The en
trance will have a beautiful glass
and wrought-lron ornamental en
trance, and it will contain attract
ive comfortable furniture from Mr.
Brooks' library. The room, Bince It
is to adjoin the graduate reading
room, will be made available espec
ially to advanced students.
The book collection contains no
"first editions," which would have
to remain with pages uncut If value
were to be retained, according to
Matthew Hale Douglass, university
librarian.
Planned for completion early In
the spring of 1941, the room will be
40 feet by 14.
A graduate of Yale university,
Mr. Brooks lived in Minneapolis be
fore moving to Portland, where he
became interested In youh and
amateur sports. It was under his
direction and according to his own
ideas that the Pilot Butte Inn, fa
mous Bend hostelry, was built. Mr.
Brooks died last summer in Port
land. Crawford Family Moves
Grand Island Mr. and Mrs. Lio
nel Crawford and daughter Joan
left early Sunday morning by truck
for their future home at Tokeland.
Wash. Mr. Crawford who has resid
ed In this area for nine years re
signed his position at the U. S. Ald
rerman farm.
Mt. Angel Donald Aman, son of
MV. and Mrs. Prank Aman, has been
employed by the Hennessey, Ooetsch
and McGee Mortuary in Portland.
Amari has his diploma from the
Los Angeles School for Morticians,
which he attended last year.
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Emma L. East
Choice of School
For Pilgrimage
Emma Lou East, Salem high
school senior, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. East, has been selected
by faculty members to represent the
school In connection with the Dau
ghters of the American Revolution
"good citizenship pilgrimage" to
Washington, D. C, next April. Miss
East was selected for the honor from
a group of three who were nomi
nated by the students during an
election held in December.
However, the trip to Washington
is not assured for the Salem repre
sentative since she must compete
for the honor with girls selected
from high schools throughout the
state. The final selection will be
made by a committee which will
base Its findings upon question
naires submitted by the several girls.
Selection of each girl was based
on a number of qualities of good ci
tizenship: Dependability, which In
cludes truthfulness, loyality, punc
tuality; service, cooperation, court
esy, consideration of others; leader
ship personality, self-control, abil
ity to assume responsibility; patriot
ism unselfish interest in family,
school, community and nation. It is
understood that the candidates must
make passing grades in all studies.
The girls selected from Oregon
will Join representatives from the
other states of the union who will
assemble at Washington, D.C., April
11, where they will be taken on a
tour of the points of interest. All
girls will be chaperoned and will
have all of their expenses paid by
the D.A.R.
street, Salem. Occupants of the
Page car were Miss Betty Schoefer
and Mrs. Chester Hanson, who were
taken to Salem General hospital
badly bruised, according to police
report.
West Salem Under the new city
administration ' here officers are
sounding severe warnings for traf
fic violators and the last week Tony
Ramig, traffic officer, lntecepted
quite a number of motorists for
having defective headlights.
West Salem Reunion of two sis
ters, apart for 40 years, Mrs. E. S.
Poster, 130 McNary avenue and
Mrs. Ed Leach of Neosho, Mo., was
the occasion for a happy party at
the Poster home this week. In the
party with Mr. and Mrs. Leach were
Mr. and Mrs. Hensel Brown of the
Missouri city.
West Salem G. A. Reeher. corner
of McNary and Elm street, plans to
take out a permit this week for four
garages adjoining his apartment
house.
West Salem In municipal court
the case of Saffron and Kline, al
leged violation of Junk yard ordi
nance; fine remitted, $25, with pro
vision no future violations of same.
Injury Healing Slowly
Unionvale J. E. Ralnforth, 63
former employe at the E. M. Max
well farm here who fell September
21 and broke his right leg between
knee and hip is still In the General
hospital at McMinnville.
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Eugene Gleemen of 80 voices, one of the nation's outstanding mu
sical organizations.
Eugene Gleemen
Here January 1 6
"The butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker,'1 singers
all, the eighty Eugene Gleemen who take the concert stage
here on January 16, at the high school auditorium, will bring
to Salem an ear-pleasing demon-
stratlon of near-perfection in com
munity choral accomplishment.
With members drawn from near
ly every walk of life, and not pro
fessional musicians, the Gleemen
hold their coveted places in the
chorus by constant tryouts at the
beginning of concert seasons. Hold
ing no music, the Gleemen must
memorize every detail of their con
cert numbers, and are enabled to
James Joyce,
Author, Dies
Zurich, Switzerland, Jan. 13 (Pi-
James Joyce, Irish author whose
novel "Ulysses" touched -off world
wide literary controversy and influ
enced a new school of writing, died
early today in a Zurich hospital
where he had undergone an intes
tinal operatoin. He would have been
59 years old February 2.
He was operated upon Saturday
and his son said he appeared to be
out of danger, seemed cheerful and
was looking ahead to completing
some unfinished writings. Sunday
evening he suffered a relapse. His
wife and son were at his bedside
when he died.
Joyce was a gaunt, studious youth,
and in his face, according to a con
temporary, was a sad quality "sug
gesting Dante."
He studied medicine, music and
languages, 4
He chose writing for his career,
however, started early, and veered
Into experimentation with words and
technique which were to come to a
climax in his "Ulysses." It took sev
en years to write. It was banned as
obscene in Dublin, London and New
York and became the center of
widespread discussion and debate.
In 1933 Federal Judge John M
Woolsey lifted the ban on publica
tion of the book in the United States
in a decision which said the book
was unusually frank, but not porno
graphic, and described it as "bril
liant and dull, intelligible and ob
scure by turns."
Baughns Return Home
Detroit Mr. and Mrs. Major
Baughn have returned from their
holiday trip east. They went by
train the middle of December to Ne
braska to visit Mrs. Braughn's people
and from there to Kentucky to visit
his relatives. They then took deliv
ery of a passenger car and truck
at the factory in South Bend, In
diana, driving back via the south
ern route. It was a delight to them
to find no snow here but clear, sun
shiny weather. Baughn stated he
was sure they saw 150 wrecked cars
due to weather conditions. Baughn
operates a service station here and
while away his place was taken by
Gib Prultt.
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give undivided attention to the di
rector's baton,
When the Gleemen represent
themselves as being a group of bus
iness and professional men they cer
tainly make no mistake. A short
perusal of the vocations and pro
fessions of the men Indicates that
they constitute a cross section of
community life. Among the business
group, one finds nine clerks, three
salesmen and one each of bookkeep
er, shipping clerk, canner, cannery
superintendent, electrical salesman,
security salesman, auto salesman,
service station attendant, public ac
countant, warehouseman, typewriter
mechanic, oiler, and display man.
The arts and crafts contribute two
musicians, two .florists, two printers,
two builders, and one each of pho
tographer, sheet metal contractor,
newspaper publisher, horticulturist,
boat builder, architect, sign writer,
civil engineer, cabinet maker, or
ganist. Singing here for the benefit of the
Salem MacDowell club scholarship
fund next Thursday evening, the
Gleemen will be entertained at din
ner at the high school preceding
the concert.
Barbara Benson
Selected by GOP
Portland, Jan. 13 (&) The Ore
gon Republican club's executive
committee Saturday named Barbara
Benson of Salem to succeed Mrs.
Elsea Scott Keeney of Portland
as Young Republican national com
mitteewoman, Mrs. Keeney resign
ed. Roseburg was selected as the club's
1941 convention city and the date
was tentatively set for late In Sep
ember, Mrs. George T. Gerllnger, nation
al committeewoman from Oregon,
described preliminary meetings look
ing toward formation of a council
of republican, organizations which
would serve as a clearing house for
activities, Ideas and finances.
Lees Are Home
Amity Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Lee
and family have returned from
their trip to southern California,
where they spent the holidays with
relatives and friends. Mr. Lee is
rural mall carrier here.
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Oregon's Metal
Output Gained
During 1940
Washington, Jan. 13 (P) Oregon's
production of gold, silver, copper
and lead in 1940 was larger than
in any year since mining started
in the state in 1852 and the gold out
put set an all time record in quan
tity and value.
The bureau of mines, in making
public' a report compiled by Its San
Francisco office, said the state's
total production was worth $4,094,
018 during last year. Gold produc
tion totaled 112,700 fine ounces, sil
ver 178,000 fine ounces, copper 180,
000 pounds and lead 52,000 pounds.
Many States Face
Financial Issues
Chicago, Jan. 13 (P) Requests for increases in expendi
tures for the operation of governmental agencies in many
states were disclosed today in the biennium budget plans with
which 1941's state legislators will
have to wrestle.
A survey by the Associated Press
of reports from various state capi
tals showed that plans for expand
ed public welfare programs, such as
old age assistance, were Involved In
the Increases in some . instances,
while In others defense expenditures
figured In the totals.
Oregon's budget was reported at
$119,195,483 compared with the last
previous request to the legislature
of $106,219,433. The proposed boost
was due primarily to enlarged high
way and public welfare programs.
The 1942-43 budget prepared by
Governor Payne Ratner of Kansas
for submission to the legislature
which meets tomorrow, calls for
$1 7,517,992. Legislative appropria
tions for the 1940-41 period totaled
$16,847,714. Governor Ratner said
the larger amount resulted from
new demands on the state because
of the defense program, rising pric
es and building needs.
Although New York state's bud
get has not been made public, In
formed sources in Albany said they
expected defense needs to hike the
total above the current $390,000,000. j
The state's republican legislative
majority, however, was expected to
insist there be no new taxes, re
gardless of what democratic Gov
ernor Lehman might recommend.
Governor Julius P. Hell of Wis
coasln recommended a budget for
the next biennium of $74,469,148,
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iT yiv fe m" ' of N.w York'. Slcotlng Hit fm
The production In 1939 was 93
372 ounces of gold, 105,388 ounces
of silver, 96.000 pounds of copper
and 30,000 pounds of lead, all worth
$3,350,950, .
The gold produced In 1940 was
worth $3,944,500, silver $126,578, cop
per $20,340 and lead $2,600.
The bureau said the major out
puts were recorded for Baker, Grant,
Josephine and Jackson counties.
The copper and lead, the report con
tinued, were produced as by-producU
of concentrates smelted principally
for gold.
At Portland, Ore., the state de
partment of geology and mineral
industries reported that quicksilver
production added another $1,700,000
to the metallic production of Ore
gon in 1940.
Production of non-metallic min
erals last year totaled approximate
ly $5,500,000, the department con
tinued, increasing Oregon's over-all
figure to $11,294,018.
whereas appropriations for 1939-41
were $71,211,975.92.
Illinois' outgoing democratic go
vernor, John Stelle, presented a rec
ord breaking tentative budget of
$523,664,374, or $28,023,725 above ap
propriations by the last legislature.
Further old age assistance figured
in the total.
Knechf Booked on
Murder Charge
Portland, Ore., Jan. 13 (-Detective
Walter Peterson said that
Hans Knecht, 34, was booked in the
city Jail yesterday on a murder
charge in the fatal stabbing Satur
day night of Mrs. Irene Ike, 46.
J. D. Rutherford, 36, who suffer
ed a right hand laceration In the
altercation, told Peterson that the
stabbing followed an argument over
Mrs. Ike's 10-year-old bulldog. He
accused Knecht of threatening to
kill the animal, the detective re
ported. Peterson said the stabbing climax
ed a day-long drinking party.
The coroner's office reported it was
attempting to locate relatives of the
dead woman, whose father is believ
ed to live in Medford.
Spain'.i gasoline shortage and
consequent curtailment of motor
service has given Its railways more
business than they can handle.
Willkie for Passage
Of Lend-Lease Bill
New York, Jan. 13 (P) Wendell L. Willkie favors pas.
sage with modification of President Roosevelt's aid-to-Brit-ain
bill and plans a flying trip to England to survey the war
aiiunuiuu. aijuiuvui 01 ne proposed
"lend-lease" measure was announc
ed by the 1946 republican presiden
tial candidate yesterday and brought
immediate comment Irom AU M.
Landon, who said:
"If Mr. Wlllkle had revealed that
to be his position before the repub
lican national convention he would
not have been nominated."
The former Kansas governor, who
himself was defeated on the repub
lican presidential ticket In 1936, de
clared at Topeka that Winkle's po
sition was "essentially the same as
Mr. Roosevelt's."
Willkie tempered his support of
Berlin Reports
Bayreuth Hit
By British Bombs
Berlin, Jan. 13 (IP) British planes
dropped "some bombs" early today
on southern Germany, Including the
Bavarian city of Bayreuth where
the Wagner music festivals are held,
the German high command an
nounced. The daily war bulhtln failed to
say what damage was done, but au
thoritative sources said It was slight.
They asserted the Bayreuth festival
house and the villa where Compos
er Richard Wagner Is burled were
not endangered.
(Bayreuth U 125 miles north of
Munich and is an Important rail
way Junction.)
The high command reported nazi
raiders again blasted London over
night, starting several big fires
north and south of the bend of the
Thames river, below the British
capital and in the southeast part
of the city lself. Additional raids
were said to have been aimed at
targets on the English south coast.
DNB. the German official news
agency, said Brighton and East
bourne were among the places at
tacked. At noon yesterday-, the com
munique sold, "weak forces" of
British planes attempted to pene
trate German-occupied continental
bases and three invading craft were
downed, two by anti-aircraft and
the third by nazl pursuit planes.
DNB said the crews of three
American-made Lockheed planes
attempted to torpedo a German pa
trol boat In the North sea yester
day, but were) frustrated by ."effec
ive defense." '
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the bill by declaring the powers It
would grant the president should be
"for a fixed term, not too far In th
future" and that congress should
not be "harried" into Its passage.
His views were expressed In a
statement he read to newsmen at
his hotel headquarters and during
an interview afterward.
Regarding his planned trip abroad,
he disclosed that in a telephone con
versatlon with Secretary of State
Hull he had received permission to
obtain a passport and would leave
by clipper within two weeks, seeking
personal contact with the situation
"Just as I did when I waj prac
ticing law and wanted to know the
facts of the case." He said he would
see "most anybody who wants to
see me."
After a stay In lgland of two or
three weeks, he said he expected to
resume the practice of law in New
York.
Asserting the nation faced an
emergency under which "extraordi
nary powers must be granted to the
elected executive," Willkie said:
"The so-called 'lend-lease' bill
now before congress asks for an
enormous grant of executive powers,
"I have examined this bill In the
light of the current emergency and
I personally have come to the con
clusion that, with modification, It
should be adopted."
Stewarts Leave China
Mt. Angel Word has been receiv
ed here by relatives and friends of
Dr. and Mrs. A. N. Stewart of Nan
king, China, that Mrs. Stewart and
children, Virginia, Ruth and David,
sailed for America on December 31
on the steamer Coolidge, arriving
this week at Santa Ana, Calif. Dr.
Stewart will remain In China for an
indefinite period. The Stewarts for
merly lived in the home owned and
now occupied by Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Buhr. .
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