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A G apital Santa CaThH Help from everyone In the gtnoa com munity to help him locate children who might otherwise be overlooked in the Christmas rush. Phone or write your tips to the Christmas Cheer editor, Capital Journal. Weathei Partly cloudy tonight and Satur day, occasional light rain; gentle southerly wind. Thursday max. 48, min. 29. Rain 0. River 6.1 ft. 6.E. wind, partly cloudy. 53rd Year, No. 278 rTT Two Sections-18 pages Salem, Oregon Friday, November 21, 1941 D TliKii r"mi On Trains and New. llbo into wen. j stands Pit. Genu . i f II fit fk IrM J R Great FDR Awaiting Lewis Reply in Coal Mine Strike Federal Action Delayed Until Tomorrow Ten Shot in Pennsylvania Washington, Nov. 21 (fP) President Koosevelt indicated today that no federal action might be expected in the cap tive coal mine dispute before he receives a reply tomorrow from John L. Lewis stating the position of the United Mine Workers policy commit tee on the chief executive's latest appeal for a settlement. - Mr. Roosevelt had asked for either maintenance of the sta tus quo on the issue of a "closed shop," as he phrasedit, or an agree ment to arbitrate with any result ing decision being accepted in ad vance. The president's position was made known at a press conference while the CIO, in national convention at Detroit, was adopting a resolution calling upon Mr. Roosevelt to stop the reported training of army men In "strike-breaking tactics." New Strike Riot There have been authoritative reports for several days that 50,000 nrmir mm nun in mil nm rs. rjiira over caDtlve mines If the tn-esident decided that was necessary to re tore production of fuel for vital steel mills. Over night there were re ports the troops would come from Camp Forrest, Term., and other southern points.. . A new outbreak In Fayette coun ty, Pennsylvania, heart of the cap tive mine area in that state, result ed in the wounding of 10 UMW pickets. Three men were wounded at the same time yesterday. Apparently taking cognizance of the reports that troops were ready for use In the mine areas, the CIO resolution asked Mr. Roosevelt "to direct that the training of selectees and other service men for strike breaking be immediately stopped." Congress Ready At the capital, representatives of the war and navy departments ap proved legislation being considered by a senate subcommittee to author ize governmental seizure of strike bound defense industries and to freeze working conditions in them during the national emergency. Under Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson termed the legislation, Introduced by Senator Connally, D Tex, a "sensible and rational way (Concluded on page 11, column 8) Peace Proposal Made to Japan Washington, Nov. 21 (U.R) The United States has offered Japan ac cess to all the raw materials she needs If she will abandon force as an Instrument of national policy, It was learned today. Whether Japan will alter her course In order to participate in the economic Dronrnm whlrh roll. able sources said the United States nas offered is one of the basic ques tions in ritKP.MKRlnna nnnr trninrr An between Secretary of State Cordell nuu ana two oi japan's diplomats, Saburo Kurusu and Admiral Kichi saburo Nomura. Another suggestion came today from Senator Elbert n. Thmrm D., Utah, a member of the senate loreign relations committee and one of the senate's leariintr xnrtja m Oriental affairs. He believes that tne crux of Japan's difficulties with the United States is her pact with Nazi Germany and suggested that agreement between Japan and China to "freeze" military lines and arbitrate a territorial settlement might solve the U.S.-Japanese cri sis. Thomas proposed that a seven or nine man American commission un dertake to arbitrate such a settle ment. He emphasized that this country could- not back down on Its policy of aid to China or make a settlement based on China's. yielding territory outright to Jap an; nor could Japan, he conceded, merely denounce Its accord with Oermany. It would have to follow proper diplomatic procedure, he said. Battle in Promoted Maj. Gen. A. E. Nye (above) is the new vice chief of the British Imperial staff. Only 45, he is one of the youngest generals Britain has known. Up from the ranks, he was elevated to a generalcy only a year ago. This picture was cabled from London. Associated Press Photo. President Signs Washington, Nov, 21 (P) Presi dent Roosevelt disclosed today that he had signed a bill providing funds for construction of d(4ense high ways but that he had objected to the inclusion of money for roads not urgently needed for defense. Mr, Roosevelt told a press con ference he had discussed the mat ter in a letter to the chairmen of the. senate and house 4adA-om mittees, Senator McKellar, D.( Tenn., and Representative Cart- wright, D., Okla. The only reason he signed the measure, Mr. Roosevelt told report ers, was to get the money for de fense roads. He said the bill of fered a place where a saving might have been made during this time of emergency, but that this was not done, and millions of dollars were put in the .bill for non-defense road construction. In his letter, Mr. Roosevelt ex pressed "an earnest hope" that congress would eliminate authori zations "not representing Immedi ate requirements for our national defense." He referred to an authorization of $50,000,000 for a so-called strategic network of highways and bridges and declared this, as compared with a $150,000,000 authorization for roads providing access to military and naval reservations and defense Industry sites, did not represent an immediate defense need." Hubbard Garage Guffed by Fire Hubbard, Nov. 21 Fire started by a defective oil heater completely gutted the stock room of the J. W. Berkey garage here shortly after 11 o'clock this morning. The loss is estimated at $2,500 with no insur ance. 9 So fierce were the flames that the Woodbum fire department was called to assist In getting them un der control. Mistaken Identity In Forged Check Case Strangest case of mistaken identity so far as known in local annals came to light with mal. Aiiuruey iruuer nayaen circuit court to dismiss a forgery- charge against Marie Young of Van couver who is out on $1000 ball and whose case It was expected would have been set for trial next Mon day when Judge Page expects to set all pending cases on the doc ket. Report which has Just come from a special investigator in California to the district attorney's office here brought word that Ellen O. Swen son, serving a term in the Teha chapl Womens- prison in that state, has admitted passing the checks in Salem which had been attributed to Mrs. Young and said that this was merely part of a flurry of checks she left as she passed from Alaska on through Oregon to California. Checks involved were passed at the Hotel Marlon and on some mer chants here. The hotel Marion CIO Denounces Strike Breaking ArmyTraining Cancellation of Strikers' Deferments Hit Mur ray Reelected Detroit, Nov. 21 (U.R) The Congress of Industrial Organ izations today denounced al leged "strike-breaking train ing" of federal troops. Delegates attending the CIO's fourth annual conven tion embodied the condemna tion in a series of resolutions on the selective service act. The measure charged that the selective service adminis tration had served as "a strike-breaking agency by cancella tion of occupational deferments of strikers in several Instances, notably the North American Aircraft strike at Inglewood, Cal." "This convention denounces such a practice," the resolution said of drills in labor-dispute tactics, "and calls upon the president as commander-in-chief of the army to di rect that the training of draftees and other service men for strike breaking be immediately stopped." Lesser resolutions were passed as reported by the convention commit tee at a rate of one every three min utes. Unanimity prevailed in the vot ing. President Philip Murray moved for peace within the organization and ordered, specifically, that mem bers of ihe united automobile work-ers-eeasV&ToW-tlowns and other un authorized strikes against the Ford Motor Co. Murray was re-elected today in the final session of the CIO's fourth annual convention as president. The convention also must elect other of ficers and pass on some 60 minor resolutions before it is through. It was notable for the decline of the Influence of John L. Lewis, president of the united mine workers of Am erica, once its leader. It was the first time that Lewis hadn't doml nated a CIO convention. Murray and Ford Murray intervened in the UAW relations with Ford at a love feast last night at which the convention delegates presented him with a new automobile, paid for by local 600 of the auto workers. He told the auto workers Chat he spoke about Ford because he wanted to "preserve one of the finest labor contracts in the country today." The united automobile workers have a closed shop, checkoff con tract with Ford, once a bitter foe of unionism. "There is something I want to tell you fellows," Murray said. "We've got to live up to this contract with Ford. This tinkering out there has got to stop. No more unauthorized strikes or slowdowns. Remember, If you won't stop them, somebody else will. "Some of you fellows are walking around with a chip on your shoulder. Don't forget it's quite possible that you might get It knocked off some day. We have important obligations under this contract. Let's live up to them. announcement today by Dis inai ne will ine a motion in checks were as of September Marie Young admitted being In Sa lem on September 7, which was during fair week, but denied being here on September 8 and continued making denial at all times that she had anything -to do with passing the checks. She resides on a farm near Vancouver, - states local offi cials, and she and her husband have every Indication of being prosperous citizens. However, after suspicion was at tached to her that she might have knowledge of the checks, District At- torey Hayden said that five people Identified her at Vancouver as hav ing been the woman. But In the face of this Mrs. Young continued her denials. Then cam word that a woman li a .California prison (Concluded oa $tm tt, column S) Progress in Liuyan Desert Charge of the Tank Brigade These tanks crossing a small stream near Tacoma, Wash , were part of a 60-tank unit which staged the largest maneuvers ever held in the Pacific northwest. Asso ciated Press Photo. Program UAL Celebration Chairman of committees nmg oi united Air Lines service in Salem December 5 were appointed at a noon luncheon at ttye Marion today by Gen eral Chairman Irl S. McSherry. Each chairman will select his associates. The chairmen are: Distinguished guests and noon luncheon, Mayor W. W. Chad- wick; transportation, W. L. Phillips polica and traffic, Assistant Chief of Police E. C. Charlton; dedication program at the" airport; Tom Arm strong; reception hour, Frank Doer- fler; evening banquet, Jerrold Owen; decorations, Harry Brown, Oliver Judd and Don Black; school and service club programs, Guy Hickok. The tentative program for an all day celebration contemplates num erous interesting events; In the forenoon a plane or planes will ar rive from Portland. One of these will bring various dlgnitarias rep resenting the United Air Lines, the city of Portland, the army air corps, etc. Also a sleeper plane may ar rive and some time during the day a squadron of planes from the Port land army air base is expected. The noon luncheon will begin at 12 o'clock and seated will be the visiting dignitaries and an equal (Concluded on lingc 11. column 3) Nazi Flying Ace Killed in Action New York, Nov. 21 (P) The Ger man radio announced today that Capt. Baron Franz von Werra, young German ace, who escaped from a' British camp in Canada and later Jumped a deportation appearance bond in the United States, had been killed In action at the head of his pursuit squadron. Von- Werra, who was 27 and then a sub-lieutenant, escaped from n Canadian prison train In the Laur- entian region last January 23, hitch hiked to the St. Lawrence river and rowed across the vicinity of Ogdcns burg, N. Y-, where he was captured by U. s. authorities for illegal entry. While deportation proceedings were under way von Werra Jumped the $5000 bail given by the German consulate and went to South Am erica, returning to Germany by plane last spring. He was promoted to captain and given command of a pursuit squadron- Reports from Berlin last October 28 said the airman had been fatally Injured somewhere In Germany. The new announcement told neither where nor when von Werra was killed. Roosevelt Fails To Use Weapon Washington, Nov. 21 (U.R) Rep. E. E. Cox, D-, Ga., had this comment today on President Roosevelt's fail ure to address a message to con gress requesting anti-strike legis lation: "Here are strikes spreading all over the country, and Mr. Roosevelt sits down In the White House hold ing in his hand the Jawbone of an ass the congress and refuses to use it." for for celebration of the b.egin-' Stole 50 Turkeys From Widow It was a thankless Thanksgiving for Mrs. Ben F. Shepherd who lives In the Central Howell district, route 6, box 396, out of Salem, as Mrs. Shepherd, a widow, reported to the sheriff's office that between 150 and 180 turkeys had been stolen from her place the past 10 days. In eluded In the loss were 50 birds that were choice breeding stock. Investigation by Deputy Sheriff Plttenger this morning revealed where marks of a car followed down a lane about half way to the house, wnere tne car stopped and was turned around. Mrs. Shepherd not only lives about 100 yards back from a county road but the county road is half a mile or so off from the main Sllverton highway. She lives there alone and the house and turkeys were in a secluded situation so It was possible for the thieves to have a compara tively safe place to work in taking tne birds. Mrs. Shepherd said that she start ed with about 400 turkeys for this season and as near as she can esti mate she sold about 50 of them and has approximately 200 left. This is a main source of her live lihood and theft of the turkeys came as a heavy blow, said officers. President Mum On Japanese Crisis Washington, Nov. 21 (P) Presi dent Roosevelt said today there had been no developments In the current Japanese-American conversations looking toward a better understand ing in far eastern problems and he brushed aside a press conference question whether he had any reason to be optimistic about the talks. That Inquiry, he said, was of the type: Have you stopped beating your wife? To a question as to whether he was considering breaking off diplo matic relations with the Vichy gov ernment of France, the president said he had heard nothing about that. Likewise, he asserted, he had no reports on the showing which was being made by American equipment used by the British in their new campaign In Libya. Pamona Grange Opposes Session Portland, Nov. 31 w a special le gislative session to consider the multnomah county tax situation Is opposed by the Multnomah county Pomona grange, Master Claude H. Miller said yesterday. Grangers felt no reduction In taxes on homes would be accom plished by a special session, he said. See British Push To the Atlantic Ankara, Nov. 21 (UFO Well-in form neutral sources said today the objective of the British offensive in Africa is not merely a drive to the Tunisian border but, if all goes well, a push all the way west to the Atlantic ocean. These diplomats believe Germany Js in the process -of making -a- mora or less final "peace"'settlement with France under which the nazis would pledge themselves- to "help" France protect her North African possessions. It Is believed here that if the British offensive really gets roll ing, the Germans would waste no time in sealing their bargain with Vichy and moving right into Tunis, Morocco and Dakar with all its implications for the United States. News of the offensive delighted most Turkish political circles al though they adopted a most cau tious attitude. The importance of the offensive to Turkey Is that if completed suc cessfully the British can reinforce their armies In Syria, Iran and Iraq, providing an Improved prospect of aid to Turkey If she is attacked and blocking the route of the Ger mans from the Caucasus into the Middle East. 10 Million Russian Casualties Say Nazis Berlin, Nov. 21 (JP) Authorized German sources said today that 10,000,000 Russians had been killed, wounded or captured In the five months of war with the Soviet Un ion, ended today. The tigure was cited in what they termed a "sur vey of Htiler'A strategy of destruc tion. The Germans listed 3,792,060 pris oners. The Germans said that 15,877 Rus sian planes had been captured or destroyed, 27,452 tanks destroyed or captured and 27,129 guns seized or smashed. Also listed as destroyed were 52 Russian warships, with 50 damaged, and 138 merchantshlps sunk and 137 damaged. Woman Gang Leader Pays Death Penalty San Quentin, Calif., Nov. 21 (P) "The Duchess," a hag gard, grim-faced woman who bers, was executed today in the Evllcta Juanita Spinelll, 52, the first woman to die by the law In California. The woman was half carried Into the death cell by two guards whom she never seemed to see. Her Hps moved in prayer as she stumbled Into the room. There. was an electric light Just outside the gas chamber upon which here eyes were fixed con stantly, as though she never wanted that light to leave her sight. The state supreme court today de nied two last-minute legal attempts to save the life of Mrs. Juanita "The Duchess" Spinelll. The denial came only five minutes before the 10 o'clock time set for her execution Reds Beat Off New Nazi Push Moscow Front Bloody Fighting in Pro gress in 3 Sectors Nazi Losses Heavy (By the Associated Press) On the Russo-German war front, the soviet radio report ed that "bloody fighting is now in progress" in three sec tors along Moscow's 200-mile defense arc and that the red armies had beaten off a vio lent new offensive launched by the Germans Tuesday night. "Fighting is especially tense in the northern sector of the front, where the enemy flung in large forces of tanks and infantry and tried to break-through to the town of "K," the radio said. This presumably referred to the key town of Kalinin, 05 miles north west of Moscow. Nazi Losses Heavy "One of our units supported by tanks counter-attacked near "K," occupied two villages, ambushed the headquarters of a large enemy unit, wiped out 100 soldiers, and destroyed many tanks, trucks, mo torcycles and guns," the Soviet ac count continued. German losses in men and ma- chines were described as "tremend ous sacrifices," win the nazis hurl ing tens of thousands of troops into the flaming battle lines in an at : tempt to break through Russian defenses. In the Volokolamsk sector alone, 65 miles northwest of Moscow, the Germans were said to have sent eight divisions about 120,000 men into action, but the Russians de clared that red army troops "launched a violent counter-attack which the Germans could not with stand and they retired westward, evacuating many villages." Wedge Driven In In the Mozhaisk sector, 57 miles west of Moscow, the Russians ad mitted that the invaders, striking simultaneously in several places, had driven a wedge into Soviet lines. "Fierce fighting is now In progress here (Mozhaisk). Several villages change hands continuously," the radio said. Russian front line dispatches said that the Germans were also striking with savage fury in the Tula sector, 100 miles south of Moscow, and that bloody losses "failed to dampen the enemy's ardor and he continues to strive forward." A bulletin from Adolf Hitler's field headquarters gave no hint that this was a new all-out smash to take Moscow as seemed apparent from Soviet reports merely noting that "further progress" had been made by axis armies on the cen tral front and in the Donets river basin In the Ukraine. 12,000 Employed In Shipyards Portland, Nov. 21 (P) Officials of the Oregon Shipbuilding corpora tion said here today that employ ment at the 11-way yards had reached 12,000. The fifth ship will be launched Sunday, Just 10 months from the start of plant construction. ruled a gang of killers and rob state s gas chamber, bhe was In San Quentln's gas chamber for murdering ono of her own gang. The court denied motions with out comment after Warden Clinton Dufy at San Quentin had turned down two telephone pleas to delay the execution until the court had acted. Four Judges acted In the ml lng. In one petition William S. Her ron attacked the execution law as unconstitutional in that It specified no specific gas and that death by gas was cruel and unusual punish ment. In the other, filed In superior court at 9:30 a. ni Sally Stanford petitioned the execution was illegal (Concluded on paie 12, column 6) 130 German Tanks Destroyed In Engagement American Made Tanks Victorious British Advance 100 Miles By Virgil Pinkie) Cairo, Nov. 21 (U.R) Brit ish mechanized forces in a two-day battle in Libya were reported officially today to have destroyed 130 German tanks and 33 armored cars and taken several hundred prisoners. The British reported that they drove German panzer units back on Sidi Rezzegh, where fighting was in pro gress south of besieged Tob bruk. The statement, issued from Brit ish general headquarters, said that strong British armored columns were penetrating deeply into Libya (apparently having swept west of Tobruk) and that the Germans were falling back as their com munications lines were endangered. Great Battle On "The battle was joined in earn est Thursday afternoon," the com munique said. "Following rapid ad vances in two previous days, our armored, forces on Thursday en gaged German tanks in strength in the vicinity of Sidi Rezzech (south of Tobruk) "After losing 70 tanks and 33 armored cars, tho German forces withdrew, leaving several hundred prisoners in. our hands," the com-' m unique continued. The communique said that a British armored formation went in to action against another concen tration of German tanks which had advanced southward from Bardia to the Gambut sector, on the coast east of Tobruk. 100 Mile Drive "During the first action on Wed nesday, the enemy sustained 20 tank casualties against 20 of our own," it added. Britain's eighth army drove 100 miles Into Libya today and appeared on the threshold of lifting the 223 day siege of Tob'ruk, Sweeping across the desert wastes of Cyrenaica like a battle fleet at sea, the armored forces, of Lieut. Gen. C. J, E. Auchinleck many of (C'oncliicIeU on pace It, column 5) Clouds Ease Cold Weather (Br the United Press) Increasing cloudiness along trio coast today promised relief from a two-day cold wave which covered Oregon and Washington, The weather bureau said tempera tures would hover around the freez ing point again tonight but it look ed for rising temperatures and pos sibly rains the western part of tho two states by tomorrow afternoon. Coldest point in tho northwest last night was Lakeview, Ore., where the mercury dropped to 14 degrees above zero. Burns, Ore., reported 18 above to take second honors. North Dalles and Kelso, Wash., recorded 25 above to take low tem perature laurels In that state. Seat tle listed 33, Spokane 28. Yakima and Olympla 30. Other Oregon temperatures: Ba ker 20. Brookings 35, Eugene 26, Medford 25, North Bend 34. Pen dleton 32, Portland 30, Salem 29 and the Siskiyou Summlte 20. Pel Redmond Deer Goes on Rampage Redmond, Ore., Nov. 21 (IV) Lor en Parrlsh's pet buck deer lost Its inferiority complex and in the fipace of an hour: Confronted automobiles along the highway and forced drivers to stop and go around him; barricaded a grocery store and refused customers egress or exit; marooned a driver on top of his oil truck, delaying an oil delivery for 20 minutes. The animal finally was bulldogged and tied to a tree, later reverting to his normal amiability. Parrish can't Imagine what in tho world got Into the critter.
