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Wednesday,' August 13, 1941 The CaBital Journal.' Salem" Oregon Nine i Locals if Wesley 8. Roeder, who has been attending the University o( South ern California at Los Angeles this summer, returned to Salem yester day. At summer school he earned two teaching credentials, the Junior college and counseling credentials. Buy your camera before prices ad vance. Henry's Photo Shop. 192 Some physical changes are being made In the courtroom of depart ment No. 2, circuit court, including change in the Judge's platform and In alignment of the witness stand to make for greater convenience. For sale: Old papers 5Sn for large bundle, while they last. Capital Journal office. 195 Fine of. $5 and $8.30 In costs was imposed by Justice Overton of Woodburn on Oliver Frederick Hecker, 16, who was committed to the county Jail yesterday in lieu of payment of fine. Paint, wallpaper sale, 164 S Coml. Deputy Sheriff and Mrs. Ken-' neth Randall have started on a vacation trip to Crescent City. Calif., going by the coast route and to return via Oregon Caves, Crater lake, Bend, Burns and Pendleton, Lots, Neef's subdivision. Ph. 6850 Marriage licenses have been Is sued at Vancouver, Wash., to James F.v Hall and Bertha Thelma Beach, both of 1740 State street, Salem and to' Nestor Stayton Wilson and Ma tl'- " Margarete Wilson, both of Mo- lalla. Lutz. Florist, P 9602, 1276 N Lib Miss Hope Elizabeth Haupt, who has been lecturing on Indian life and the evils of the use of mari huana by young people, left today for Tacoma, Wash. She will be back for a mass meeting of young peo ple the middle of next month and expects to return to Salem again a year from this September, Savings insured to $5000.00 are earning 3H at Salem Federal, 130 South Liberty. " Marion chapter Reserve Officers' association will meet for regular group school session at 7:30 pjn. tonight, at the Civil Service room, second floor of the post office. All reserve officers in Salem and vi cinity are Invited to attend this meeting. Major Clarence Collins, CA-Res., will be in charge of in struction. For sale: Old papers 25c for large bundle, while they last. Capital Journal office. 195 Sheriff Burk received advices to- day from authoritiesat . Medford that they held under arrest there Eletha Nelson and Anton Taus, wanted here on a compalnt out of Salem Justice court charging them with larceny of livestock, Including a Jersey cow and Jersey heifer allegedly to be property of Jack J. F. Nelson. Officers here stated they had been advised the accused moved the stock to southern Ore gon. Sheriff Burk with Probation Officer Mrs. Nona White, expects to leave tomorrow morning to re turn the man and woman. Wanted, experienced waitress. Ho tel Argo. George Belt, attorney handling tax foreclosures, stated today that the tremendous deed under the last foreclosure which has been in the course of preparation for some time may be field tomorrow. The deed will be a document signed by Sher iff Burk deeding 265 parcels of tax foreclosed lands to the county, to make the transfer a matter of rec ord. The properties will then be advertised for a period and placed on public sale. All those that are not sold will then be subject to dis position by the county court at pri vate sale. For sale: Old papers 25c for large bundle, while they last. Capital Journal office. 195 Inheritance and gift tax collec tions for the seven-month period from January 1 to July 31, 1941, Inclusive, totaled ' $519,544.03, State Treasurer Leslie M. Scott said to day. Collections from inheritance taxes totaled $323,083.67 and gift tax revenue totaled $195,560.36. Reliable information on movie ca meras, projectors. Henry's Photo Shop. ' 192 A power excavator is at work re moving a large amount of the high ground on the southwest corner of the vacant Murphy block on South Commercial street between Bellevue and Oak. The dirt Is being taken to the rear of the Clough-Barrlck Townsend Clubs Townsend Club No. 16, regular meeting Thursday, August 14, at 8 p.m., 714 South 19th street. Free wa termelon to follow the business meeting.. Stayton Clubs in the district are invited to attend the picnic of the Stayton Townsend club to' be held at the city park Sunday. Speakers will be Dr. P. O. Riley, Salem and Col. E. H. Wright. Portland. Rev. D. George Cole will give a Town send sermon at the Methodist church at 11 o'clock. A basket lur-heon will be held after the services with other entertainment to be offered during the afternoon. . mortuary, where a large depression is being filled for parking purposes. Schucklng's flowers. Ph. 8730. 192 Larceny of a .32 Colt automatic pistol has been reported to the police by Richard Notdurft, 430 South 21st. The gun was taken some time since Sunday from a fish basket on the porch of his home. FHA loans 90 25 yrs. n Inter est. Hawkins & Roberts, Inc. 192 R. J. Milton reports to the police that vandalism has occurred in a new vacant house at Market and Church. Walls of the house were de faced. Used household goods. Bought and sold 970 a. Commercial. 193 Governor Charles A. Sprague at tended the Tillamook county fair loaay. Mr. and Mrs. Paul W. Ellis of New York City arrived in Salem late yes terday for a visit with his mother, Mrs. J. Lincoln Ellis, 2016 Trade street. Mrs. Paul Ellis will leave Sunday night for California where she will be Joined by her husband, enroute to their home in the east. Mr. Ellis is employed with the Na tional Industrial Conference board. Turkey Given Allied Pledges London, Aug. 14 (U.R) Joint British-Russian notes to Turkey, prom ising to defend her from aggression by any European power and to res pect Turkish independence as well as the status quo of the Dardan ell -. were believed today to have opened a period of Anglo-Russian collaboration in the Near East. One purpose of the notes, it was believed, was to lessen Turkey's anx iety over British and Russian pol icy toward Iran (Persia). Represen tations made to Iran last month by Britain and Russia, protesting the presence of some 2500 Germans in Iran, some of them holding import ant posts in the Iranian railways and communications services, had failed to achieve any results. It has been reported that Britain and Rus sia vere about to renew their de mands that Iran rid Itself of Ger man agents, and rumors that these demands might lead to more drastic action have disturbed Turkey, which borders Iran and has a treaty with ner. Gulley Tells Of Spanish Relief Experiences as food administrator for the American Friends Service commission during the last six months of the Spanish revolution were related to the Rotary club to. day noon By Dr. Emmett Gulley, president of Pacific college at New- berg. Work was chiefly among the children, most of whom were in van ous stages of actual starvation, on botn sides of the warring factions. People in Madrid were subsisting on one-half of what we regard as barely the necessities of life, Dr, Gulley said. The mission establish ed food stations in various places and fed 250,000 children one good meal a day and a tablespoon of cod liver oil for breakfast In addition to other food. One station at Mad rid gave one meal dolly to over 601 persons above 75 years of age. Dr. Gulley, who traveled in and out of Spain on British destroyers, witnessed the evacuation of Barce lona and told of seeing the high way skirting the ocean, packed with refugees, machine-gunned and bombed much as the Germans lat er bombed French refugees, World'slmaiiesf Baby Only 10 Ounces Liverpool, Eng., Aug. 13 U.R) Kathleen Jackson, 10 ounces, be lieved the world's smallest baby, was bom here today, She was wrapped In cotton wool and was fed drops of brandy and glucose from a fountain pen filler. A doll car riage was being used as a crib. Sheriff Burk today filed his semi annual report on tax collections made during the first six months of 1941 showing a total collected of $1, 44,195.35; cash on hand as of Jan uary 1, $74,180.62; turned over to the treasurer. $1,202,678.10. with bal ance on hand and advanced to coun ty treasurer, $314,455.42. Collections during the period from the 1941 roll t-'.aled $1,265,881.85; from the 1940 roll, $100,790.94 and the balance col lected being from various other rolls preceding 1940 back as far as and including the 1925 roll. William (Billy) Dtley, vho has been taking advanced wor at the Eastman school of music at Roches ter, N. Y., since his graduation from Willamette university two years ago, gave two vocal numbers at the Ro tary club luncheon Wednesday noon. He was accompanied by Miss Ruth Bedford. Virginia Carlisle, 14, who lives at 2513 Maple, received a painful in Jury today while picking apples near her home. As she fell from a tree a snag penetrated the flesh under her left arm, causing her to hang from the tree until freed by her father. She was taken to the first aid station where the wound was dressed, and a doctor later stitched the laceration. James Ray Drowns In Rescue Attempt Toledo, Ore., Aug. 13 OT A girl swimming in the Yaqulna river screamed for help yesterday. James Ray, 49, Elk City, Ore., re sponded. An unidentified youth reached the girl, Helen Limbo, 17, first, and hauled her to safety. Then it was noticed Ray had dis appeared. His body was found a half hour later, but resuscitation efforts failed. Knudsen Says Defense Peak By July, 1942 New York, Aug. 13 W) Director General William s. Knudsen of the office of production management predicted today that, If the nation's defense program hit the half-way mark by January 1, 1942, "we should hit peak production by July and after that, America can write Its own ticket on war material." And this ticket can, as far as I am concerned, be twice what any body else's ticket is," Knudsen add ed. Greater speed In subcontracting defense orders will be required to accomplish the objective, he assert ed, in an address prepared for de livery before the New York division of commerce production clinic. Decentralize that procedure bus iness and let each manufacturer handle his Job and his business with as little of I could almost say- Washington as possible, and we will get It done," the OPM chief declar ed. All we need Is the will to get this job done and we have one great advance nobody is going to bomb us much while we are doing it. I think it is too late for that. All we need ... Is to get together stop bickering over procedure." Knudsen praised the work of the defense contract service in attempt ing to bring small manufacturers into the defense program and cush ion the shock of transition from civilian to defense production. To hasten the Job, he said, the armed services must agree to accept subcontracting as part of the pro curement program and "it is only fair to say that In the preliminary conversations we have had. . . they have shown themselves perfectly willing to go as far as their powers permit even to go further and ask for legal powers if required." Sheriff at Party But Not Invited Dallas A drinking party at Grand Ronde was broken up late Monday afternoon by Sheriff T. B. Hooker, Deputy Sheriff Tony Neu feldt and a member of the stote police force from McMlnnvllle, when they raided a shack between Old and New Grand Ronde and arrested Leonard, Franklin and Al bert Quenelle, all Indians, and Gor don Dickie, a white man whose home Is said to be Detroit, Ore. Three or four others, also Indian, are reported to have made their getaway before the officers arrived. The quartet was slated for a hear ing in Justice court Tuesday after noon. Court Circuit Court Complaint for divorce by Prances Lena vs. Prank John Brayton alleges cruel and Inhuman treatment. They were married May 17, 1939. Amended reply In the case of Ben Kantelberg vs. Prudential Life Insur ance company of America nlleges de fendant should be estopped from set ting up matters It did in the answer due to an Incontestability clause In the policy Involved. Order by Judge McMaban In the case of Elmer O. Herz vb. Earl Petty crew and Mrs. Bertha Vnndermnrk holds that plaintiff should recover 268.75 and Interest. Notice of appeal has been filed by the defendant In the case of Janper P. Dullum vs, Northern Life Insur ance company. Complaint for divorce by Etha B. Kramer vs. Louis M. Kramer alleges cruel and inhuman treatment, asks custody of ft minor child, two-thirds of the real estate and furniture and household effects. An order restrains defendant from Interfering with plaintiff during pendency of the suit. Motion by the defendant in the case of Harriett Winkenwerder vs Coca Cola company asks that plain tiff be required to elect whether she shall proceed In tort or on a contract. Motion to place on the trial cal endar has been filed in the case of A. A. Rogers, superintendent of banks, vs, E. E. and Stella C. Hart. Along with that motion was filed a certified copy of an order by Claude McColloch, fed eral district Judge, dismissing pro ceedings In which defendants came before a conciliation commissioner as debtors. The case had been con tinued in circuit court here" previous ly pending action in the proceedings oeiore tne commissioners. Return of garnishment filed bv Sheriff Martin Pratt of Multnomah county In the case of Henry and Eddie Ahrens vs. Lee Dow contains an answer from George E. Miller Lumber company stating defendant is overdrawn in nis account there. The grand Jury will resume sessions here tomorrow after several weeks with routine business on the sched ule. Including some morals charges. Probate Court Permission to cancel contract of sale with Helena Papke has, been granted William Schreiber as admin istrator of the estate of George Schreiber. A. M. Sherwood, V. A. Vincent and Arthur Chase have been named ap praisers of the estate of Augusta Hofer. Account by Pioneer Trust company M administrator of the eatau of Price Control Needed to Stop Washington, Aug. 13 (P) A ser ies of legitimate demands for wage Increases in many industries, will be Inescapable, Leon Henderson told congress today, unless the adminis tration price control bill and other regulatory measures are put Into operation. The head of the office of price administration testified before the house banking committee that the question of future wage Increases would depend on how quickly con gress acts on the pending price con trol blU. "If we allow things to go on as at present," he said, "I don't believe we could escape a set of legitimate demands by the first of the year when many contracts ex pire for wage Increases, based on cost of living Increases. It seems inescapable that you'd have this kind of pressure, regard less of whether it come from organ ized or unorganized labor, federal employes, school teachers, or what have you." Henderson was asked by Repre sentative. Crawford (R-Mlch) whe ther he "would go along" on i price control system that would al low farmers to make even more than the 110 per cent of parity pro vided for them in the bill so as to help them, as Crawford put It, recover the losses of tlie last ten years. The witness replied: "It's not the price administrator's job to balance a scale of Justice and equity. I don't think that's the purpose of the legislation before you. That is to prevent inflationary tendencies." Meat Trust Indicted Chicago, Aug. 13 (JPh-A federal grand jury today indicted 118 cor porate and Individual figures in the meat industry in 29 states on charges of "consipring to fix the price of ham at Easter time in vio lation of the Sherman anit-trust act." It was the fourth and largest In dictment returned here since a na tion-wide inquiry into food prices was begun eight months ago. Pre viously 12 defendants were charged with conspiracy to fix certain hog prices; 12 others with conspiracy to fix sheep prices and 69 with con spiracy to fix the price of canned peas. The indictment today alleged that a conspiracy in ham prices had ex isted for the last five years; that the meat packers named sold more than 80 per cent of the hams in the United States, and that they had plants in some 30 states. Among the 82 corporate defendants were the American Meat institute and the "big four" meat packers Cudahy, Armour, Swift and Wilson. The results of scientific tests for Intoxication, where reckless or drun ken driving Is involved, are now admitted by courts in 30 states. News Theodore Crltes shows receipts of (5402.72 and disbursements $720.77 with claims of $4786.80 in addition to a pending suit for 9000. with as sets placed at (9165.11. Authorization is given for payment of claims. H. William Thielsen has been ap pointed administrator of the estate of Mary Alice Dixon. Final account by Kenneth W. Ma th leson as administrator of the es tate of Richard W. Math leson shows receipts of S2B34.88 and disbursements of (2313.49. Pinal hearing Is set for oepiemoer id. Final account by Brazier C. Small as guardian for Fred and Betty Jean Krieeer asks that Mary Hocketc, grandmother, be named guardian and the appointment Is made and final account approved. Amended order in the Earl Isham guardianship approves the annual account of the Pioneer Trust com pany as guardian. J. P. Hayward has filed his flnat account as executor of the estato of Susan Rebecca Hayward, showing re ceipts of (670.94, disbursements of (1119.76, with excess of expenditures over receipts of $448.82. All claims and charges have been paid. Final hearing is set for September 18. Citation in the estate of Sarah Henson directs appearance to deter mine advancement allegedly made to Mary Galloway during the lifetime oi the decedent. Supplemental Inventory by B. A Miller, Lei a co H, Ellis and Sam F. Speerstra on the estate of Amanda Jeannettc Bishop shows (750 on de posit in a California bank. Justice Court Order issued continuing from to day to Friday at 10 o'clock the trial of Albert Charboneau. charged with reekle driving. He la held In lieu of $250 ball. Police Court Having no motor vehicle driver's license: J. N. Doerflcr, Rt. 3. Sllverton. Falling to heed a stop sign: Tom Banes Tacata. National City, Calif. Marriage Licenses Albany Annr Marin Duncan, IB. Halwv. and William BaRley, 18. Phil omath. Dallas Andrew A. Kerp, rubber wf6nr. Dallna, and Hazel E. Ames, domestic. Falls City. Brura Wenton Carkin, 24. Bfcretary, 403 N. Summer, and Ruth Arvilla Yo com. 24. teacher, 100J N. Bummer, both Salem. romohons Made At Army Air Base Portland, Aug. 13 m Col. Joseph Tromme announced the follow ing promotions and specialists' ra tings at the Portland army air base today: Privates Conrad Nielsen. Corval- lls, and Earl Rutherford, Salem, to specialists' ratings, and Private Francis Schlndler of Gervais to pri vate first class, all of the 35th sig nal platoon; Private Wilbur Haskins of Merrill, specialist's rarting. Co. B, 91st quartermasters; Paul R. Roz ell of Eugene, promoted to corporal headquarters squadron, 55th pursuit group. Manila Excited On Anniversary Manila, Aug. 13 fP) A Manila nearly as tense with war worry as on that August 13, 1898, when 8,500. American soldiers captured the city after an alt day battle against the Spaniards, today quietly observed the 43rd anniversary of its occupa tion by United States forces. There was no public ceremony. but many reunions were held by old timers who served as officers and soldiers of occupation. The 31st United States infantry regi ment, "Manila's own," simultane ously observed the 25th anniversary of its founding here. A greatly augmented Asiatic fleet Is now at anchor where 43 years ago Admiral Dewey's victorious squadron awaited the outcome of the fighting ashore, and talk of war is heard on all sides. United States warpianes roar over Manila, while army trucks rumble through the streets, as Un cle Sam prepares to meet any even tuality arising from the taut situa tion In the far east. Heretofore the public had asked "Will we have war?" Now the ques tion is "When will the fighting start?" All are convinced war is coming. Civilian defense forces are prepar ing for another test blackout, and have perfected plans for evacua tion of Manila to the provinces If necessary. OK Increase in FHA Insurance Washington, Aug. 13 (Pf A sen ate banking subcommittee today aDDroved a $200,000,000 Increase in FHA insurance for defense housing after learning that more than $1300 new units were started last week, Senator Taft (R Ohio), who voted for the increase, said he thought this was "utterly Inconsistent" with administration proposals for a curb on Installment buying of refrig erators, stoves and other things that go Into homes. Abner H. Ferguson, federal hous ing administrator, said new homes did not have the "same inflationary" effect as the buying of automobiles and other goods, because homes were an Investment while many of the other articles were In the lux ury class. Charls F. Palmer, coordinator of defense housing, testified that gov ernment insurance of these mort gages had "demonstrated how pri vate enterprise" could aid the de fense program. He said that 9630 houses already were underway and that the original $100,000,000 of FHA mortgage Insurance voted by con gress in April for this purpose was nearly exhausted by applications on 26,000 defense housing units. Blockade Runners' Survivors Landed Lisbon, Portugal, Aug. 13 WP) Nineteen survivors of the 5,522 ton German freighter Frankfurt ar rived here today with stories of how their blockade-running ship was sunk In mid-Atlantic by a British 10,000 ton cruiser. The freighter, previously report ed Intercepted by the British ad miralty, was sunk by shell fire, the survivors said, and 26 of the crew, including the captain, were taken aboard the cruiser. The 19 previously had refused to go aboard the Panamanian steamer Norden last Sunday because of fears of Internment. The Norden took aboard one wounded man and wirelessed the position of ,the rest who were picked up by the Portu guese destroyer Vnuga. Rail Brotherhood Re-Elects Robertson Denver. Aug. 13 0J.R) David B, Robertson of Cleveland, Ohio, was re-elected by acclamation today for his sixth consecutive four-year term as presidentr at 15,000 a year of the 94.000 members of the Brother hood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. Robertson has been an official In the brotherhood since 1913 when he was named vice-president. He first was elected president at the Hous ton convention In 1022. He Is a close friend of President Roosevelt. Albert Phillips. 68, who has held the $ll,000-a-year job of secretary treasurer many years and has been a brotherhood official since 1909, announced he would not be a can didate for re-election. Scores of can didates appeared for the post. Phillips said he would be forced to retire at 70, In two years, before his term ended. Many o fthe early Buddhist tem ples in China had revolving book cases. Journal Want Ads Pay Russian Forces Retreating to Black Sea Ports fContinupd from page 1) Some Russians interpreted the communique as Indicating that the new German smash toward Odessa and Leningrad had been stemmed. reducing the third big nazt offensive of the war to minor local actions. Predicts Surrender The Germans, however, reported that Hitler's invasion armies were crushing the last Soviet resistance in the western UKraine. Benin commentators predicted that Mar shal Semeon Budyenny, In supreme command of Russian armies In the Ukraine, would have to surrender the entire Dnieper river bend to swift-striking German and Ruman-! ian troops. Moscow dispatches reported that red warpianes had destroyed a large bridge over the Danube river at Cema-Voda, halting all military transport between Bucharest and Constanta. DNB, the official German news agency, said that the luftwaffe was violently pounding Soviet troop concentrations and traflic facilities "along the entire east front" and that rail connections around .Len ingrad had been shattered In many places. On Northern Front In the Lake Ilman sector, below Leningrad, DNB said nazl troops encircled the 103rd Russian infan try regiment and killed all but a few wounded, who were taken pris oners. A British war office spokesman, declaring there had been prodigious losses on both sides, said that while the Germans were seeking a bat tle of annihilation it is not clear yet who has been annihilated in many of the large scale battles. The spokesman said German troops driving down the northeast shore of Lake Ladoga from Finland toward Leningrad had been halted, in the last few days, and that on the Estonia front, other German forces were making some progress, threatening the important Soviet naval base at Tallinn. He pictured Leningrad's defenses as "too strong" to be taken and ex pressed the opinion that the Ger mans were aiming primarily at the Isolation of the old time capital of the czars, Russia s second biggest city. 30 Strikes in Defense Plants (By the Associated Press) Thirty strikes affecting army production were reported to the war department as of yesterday with 23,400 men out. A week ago today about 14,000 were idle, a level which had prevailed fairly steadily since early June, when the army took over the North American Avla- tion corporation at Inglewood Calif., to restore production of warpianes under presidential or der. Three strikes were described as particularly serious In their effect on war plane, tank and machine tool production. These were the AFL internation al Association of Machinists' strike at the Curtiss-Wright propeller plant at Caldwell, N. J., Involving 400 to 600 men contributing to the bottleneck In plane output; the CIO United Automobile Workers' strike at the A lien town, Pa., plant of the Mack Truck company. Involving about 4,000 men engaged In making tank and anti-aircraft gun parts, and the CIO-UAW strike at the Ampco Twist Drill company, Jack son, Mich., a machine tool plant having 100 per cent defense orders. Two hundred and fifty men are re ported out there. Chemical equipment output has been retarded, officials also said, by the shut down of Henry Vogt Ma chine company, Louisville, Ky 900 men are Idle following a strike of the ClO-Steel Workers Organizing Committee. Tuna Prices Soar To $310 Per Ton Astoria, Ore., Aug. 13 OJ.R) A new albacoro tuna price record of $310 per ton was established here today, a $110 advance over yesterday's quotation of $200. Observers credited determination of small packers to get Tuna. To day marked entrance of the Para gon Packing company Into bidding for the first time. Sixty-four thousand .pounds were posted on the exchange board. The fishing boat Dorothy n of Seattle was high with 20,000 pounds. The Barbey Packing company, Columbia Rivpr Salmon company, Van Camp Seafood corporation, and Paragon got the fish. Joint Inspection Of Fish Hatcheries Portland. Aug. 13 fT) The Ore gon fish commission yesterday ap proved a Joint Oregon-Wnshlngton- Idaho inspection of hatcheries ana commercial fishing grounds. The board rejected a Washington Itin erary and suggested changes. The Inspection would be by legis lative Interim committees, fish com missioners and commercial fisher men of the three states. The Columbia river gillnet fish union notified the commission of its opposition to an extension of the spring fishing season beyond the already-scheduled date of August 25. Egypt had beauty salons as early ftfl 3,200 B.C. Late Sport9 American League Washington 000 200 001 025 13 3 New York ..000 000 210 003 10 0 Hudson and Early; Bon ham. Branch and Dickey, National League New York ...-104 002 000 7 7 1 Boston 003 000 3006 12 1 Lohrman, Brown (7) and Dann ing; Javery, Salvo (3), Posedel (8), Erickson (9) and Mnsi. Defense Board Meets at Capital Washington, Aug. 13 (F.i The eco nomic defense board called today lor reports from several government agencies preparatory to Initiating two international projects, the na ture of which Vice President Wal lace, board chairman, declined to disclose. Set up to coordinate economic defense activities in the foreign field, the board organized at a mass meeting attended by secretaries of war, navy, treasury, commerce, agri culture and Francis Biddle, acting attorney general, and Dean Acheson, representing Secretary of State Hull, Wallace told reporters the group's discussion covered the field of In ternational economic action, but de clined to say what decisions had been made. "Tills is like a game of cards' he said. "You don't show your hand to the other fellow in advance." Calling of the Initial session at a time when President Roosevelt was away from the capital caused wide speculation. In creating the agency by executive order three weeks ago, the president said it would develop and coordinate "policies, plans and programs designed to protect and strengthen the International econo mic relations of the United States." Hint Seizure Of Martinique Berlin, Aug. 13 (JP) Authorized German sources charged today that certain American groups which "for a long time have cast covetous eyes on Martinique," may seize upon French Chief of State Pctain's speech as an excuse to "satisfy their lust" for that West Indian Island. Marshal Petaln's speech Is consid ered Important by the German for eign office, it was said, mainly for two reasons: 1. Because powerR outside the continent "which desire to establish guardianships over France were're buffed." 2. Because Pctaln solidly allied himself "with Europe and Its effort to establish a new order." Authorized German quarters de clared they considered it a great compliment that the British press likened Petain and French Vice-Premier Admiral Darlnn, respectively, to the late German President Mar shal von Hlndenburg and Adolf Hit ler. They ridiculed American editorial commentators who, they said, wrote 'as though France ought to have planted herself under United States protection." These German sources also said that at the moment they could not comment on British-Russian assur ances that "we hear their words but lack the faith to believe them." Salem Man Held For Albany Assault Albany, Aug. 13 (P) John Mc Cleary of Salem was held for the grand Jury after a preliminary hear ing today on a charge of assault with intent to kill Zach Llnvllle. McCleary was accused of fighting with Llnvilte In the business dis trict here Monday after an argu ment over rights to a soil conserva tion payment check, which was in volved In a ranch transfer. The accused man did not testify, but when first arraigned he denied using a knife during the fight. Lin vllle testified that McCleary knifed him, and displayed two wounds. Two other witnesses said they saw a knife In McCloary's hand. The man could not furnish $1,000 bond and was held In tho county Jail. Rumania Cut Off From Rails to Sea London, Aug. 13 U,R) A Russian war communique asserted today that the whole of Rumania had bee . cut off from railroad commun ication to the sna and that the main Rumanian oil pipe lino to the seacocit had been severed by Rus sia's destruction of a bridge across the Danube at Cerna Voda, 90 miles east of Bucharest. Pope Pius Praises Heroism of Soldiers Vatican City, Aug. 13 Oj.p) pope Plus XII praised the heroism of soldiers In the war today. Addressing 3000 pilgrims. Including 600 Italian soldiers, the pontiff said: "Today there Is a great heroism on (he battlefields. In the sky and on the sea. Young soldiers, brace captains, priests and nurses are in the midst of battle, comforting the dying and curing the wounded. "Although war is horrifying it can not be denied that It reveals the greatness of many heroic souls who sacrifice their lives to carry out the duties imposed by christian con science." Seek to Hurry Draft Extension To President (Continued from page 1) very slight differences between the house resolution and that approved by the senate." Both bills declare that, since "the national interest Is imperiled," the. president shall have power to ex tend the training periods; that in "hardship cases" men may be dis charged from service when their release is not incompatible with the. national defense, and that a $10 monthly bonus be paid service men In addition to their regular salary after they have served their first year. Draftees Hear Debate Dozens of recently inducted young men were scattered through the packed galleries during the day long ' house debate. Scores of women called members off the floor when the amendment stage was reached and besought them to vote this way or that. The members' arguments quickly fixed on the question of whether tho United States was in such a dangerous position defensively that the extension of service was neces-1 sary. Republicans hammered away ver-' bally for their contentions the army already was large enough to meet emergencies, and selectees had been promised that they would be kept in training only a year. Democrats Reply Democrats made answer by poult-, ing to newspaper headlines. "The Vichy government at this moment is aligning Itself with Hit-' ler," shouted Rep. Luther A. John son (D., Tex.), during one ex change. And In obviously partisan spirit, Democratic Leader McCormack of I Massachusetts chided the minority party for its 20 months of unful filled predictions that the UnltetJ States soon would go to war. He said he had heard of a con versation between two republicans which went like this: 'What do you think of Roose velt?'" "'Why, he's doublecrossed us by keeping us out of war.' " Urges Revision Of Profits Tax Washington, Aug. 13 (VP) R. V. Fletcher, general counsel of the As sociation of American Railroads, urged the senate finance committee today to revise the house -approved excess profits tax so as to make invested capital the single standard for computing the levy. Under the $3,236,700,000 house rev enue measure, corporations could compute excess profits either on the basis of Invested capital or on aver age earnings during the period 1936 39, Inclusive. The treasury has recommended the Invested capital basis. Fletcher testified that, under the house measure, a corporation which would pay no tax when excess pro fits were computed on invested capi tal still would be required to pay 10 per cent on profits In excess of those for the 1936-39 base period. Railroad profits during the base period, Fletcher said, were "prac tically zero." Dpclarlng that "the railroads are making some money now," he added that 1941 "probably would be the best year since 1929." Fletcher said he did not object to the house-approved 5 per cent tax on transportation tickets but urged that commuters traveling dis tances up to 60 miles be exempted. The house approved a 30-mile ex emption. Fletcher also asked that soldiers in uniform be exempted entirely. Sued for $5000 For Tatooing Job Kalamazoo, Mich., Aug. 13 flJ.M Peter Fortez, tattoo artist for Beck man and Gerety carnival shows, put down his needle and considered a job well-done. The designs ndorning each wrist were nautical. But 16-year-old Donald L, Worllng thought them nice. His father, Donald, Sr., thought them naughty and not at all nice. Today he filed a $5000 damage suit in circuit court against the shows and Cortez for tattooing a minor. Slayer Held to Grand Jury Probe Portland, Ore., Aug. 13 (TP) Wil liam Wallace, 55, of Portland, was ordered held to the Multnomah county grnnd Jury after a hearing in municipal court lnte yesterday. Wallace Is charged with the fatal shooting of Benjamin Flnkell, 32, electric equipment worker, on a downtown street last Friday. Miss Pat Martin, secretary at an iron foundry, who was seated with Finkell in an automobile at the time, testified that Wallace fired tho fatal shot. She said he be came incensed when Flnkell ordered him to stop swearing. Mrs. Henry Topping Has 8-Pound Son Nw York. Aug. 13 HP) An eight pound son was born yesterday to Mrs. Henry J. Topping, the former Gloria Vanderbilt Baker, a glamour girl of the 1937-38 debutante sea son. Her first child, a daughter, was born In December, 1939. a year after her marriage to Topping, heir to a tinplat fortune,
