Tuesday, April 7, 1.942
The Capital Journal, Salem; Oregon
Thirteen
Locals
Monday maximum 61, minimum
38. River today .4.
Central Lodge No. 18, Knights ot
Pythias of Salem; will work In the
rank of knight at the Pythian castle
hall In the Fraternal temple, Wed
nesday, April 8. Fast Grand Chan
cellor Elmer Patrick of Corvallis
will bring a degree team from that
lodge to put on the work. Two can
didates will be Initiated and a
good turnout from surrounding
lodges is expected. A delegation
headed by Frank Chatas, chancellor
commander, went to Corvallis Mon
day night to invite a large delega
tion frrom there, -
Call Willamette Valley Roof Co.-
Joy Hills, head of the social scl
ence department of the Salem pub
11c schools, will speak at the Rotary
club luncheon Wednesday noon. Her
subject will be "The Importance of
Social Studies Teachers In the Pres
et Crisis." A skit, "The Old Grey
are," will be presented by the girls
of the physical education depart
ment of the Parrlsh Junior high
school under the direction of Miss
Doris Neptune and Miss Jean Rein.
hart. Miss Kathleen Broer will ap
pear In violin solos.
For Home Loans see Salem Fed
eral, 130 South Liberty.
A traveling examiner of operators
and chauffeurs Is spending the day
In .Silvertoh and will be at the city
hall until 5 o'clock this afternoon.
Lutz, Florist. P. 9592. 1276 N. Lib.
Charles V. Galloway, chairman of
the state tax commission, discussed
Oregon's controversial tax setup at
the luncheon meeting of the Oregon
City Chamber of Commerce this
noon.
Girl wanted. The Spa.
Donald Phillips,- 29, who was ac
cused of driving a Portland police
car, with loud speaker, two-way
radio and other equipment, to Ger
vais where he was arrested by state
police, pleaded guilty In Portland
yesterday to a charge of larceny
and was sentenced to serve one
year In the Multnomah county Jail,
Savings insured to $5000.00 are
earning 354 at Salem Federal, 130
South Liberty.
Enlisting In the U. S. Marine corps
in Portland yesterday were Her
bert J. Kniess, Silverton and Har
old W. Cooper, Lebanon.
Free: 100 gals, stove oil with any
Frogil oil heater sold before April
14.; Nelson Bros.-? 305 N. Liberty,
Phone 4149. . -
Attendance at the Salem Youth
Center last. month was a record at
f85, reports Otis W. Hewitt, super
vntendent. Numerous sports and a
"very fine reading room are avail
able to the young men who go to
the center.
Atmoray clinic 254 N. Church. 85
Despite predictions made late last
week by attending physicians that
there was little hope for his recov
ery, Jack Causey, Salem boy at
tached to the 248th coast artillery
at Fort Stevens, is making a valiant
fight for his life. Reports received
yesterday were to the effect that
his pulse was stronger and that he
was showing signs of improvement
In other ways. Jack, who was acci
dentally shot through the stomach
more than two weeks ago, refuses
to give up. and told his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Guy Causey, that "I don't
intend to die."
i A necessity for spring Brides: Full
,Vze, pure virgin wool blankets, $10.95
up. Better Bedding Store. 83
The Kaiser Farmers Union mil
meet at 7 o'clock Wednesday, night
ai me yuinaoy nan for potluck,
Driving to Denver about April 20.
van tH&e i, snHre expenses, p. .7653
Charles B. Brown has been pro
moted to private first class In the
.marine corps. He Is the son ot Leone
E. Brown, route 6 and Is on duty
In Pacific waters. He enlisted In
the corps 14 months ago.
Weather Strip that door or win
dow now. Relnholdt It Lewis. P
8991. v 83
Clarence Townsend, 960 Broad
way, reported to the police that
4tihe license plates were stolen from
Wis automobile while it was parked
in a garage at 930 Broadway.
90 F.H.A. and other loans. Rich
L. Relmann, 167 S. High. Ph. 9203
83'
Currency In the amount of $27, a
check for $3.25, a driver's license
and other personal papers were in
a billfold stolen between 5 and
o'clock Sunday night from the glove
compartment of Glenn Rice's auto
mobile. The car, at the time, was
Townsend
Clubs
Club No. 14 will meet Wednesday
4
light at the Kolsky home, one mile
st on the first road north of
liberty, .
Townsend club No. 4 will meet
Wednesday night at 7:30 at the
Highland school. The program com
mittee has provided a speaker.
unlocked, but was In his garage at
950 Market. The garage was locked
and a padlock was forced by the
thief. Attempts at burglary were
reported to the police, also occur
ring Sunday night, from the H. L.
Stiff store at 171 North High and
Newman's Army and Navy store,
179 North. Commercial.
Refinance your present mort
gage with lower ' Interest rates.
Longer Term Repayment. Hawkins
& Roberts, Inc. 83'
Hal Moe, Silverton young man,
who attended Willamette univer
sity, has been graduated from 'the
naval aeronautics school at Corpus
Chrlstl, Tex. He has received the
rank of ensign. Moe is spending a
brief furlough with relatives and
friends in this vicinity.
Johns - Manville. Lifetime Roof.
Mathls Bros., 164 S. Com'l. p. 4642.
James Gilbert Tusten and Hazel
Edith Beelcr, both of Columbia
county, were married last night by
Justice of the Peace Joseph B.. Fel-
ton at his home.
Let us help you with your build
ing. Dick Meyer Lumber Co. Ph.
). 83'
Registration Is picking up some
at the county clerk's, office with
the' deadline marked for next Tues
day evening at 8 o'clock and yester
day 81 registered, out of the number
55 being republicans and 26 demo
crats. Registration has been about
on that basis lately, it was stated,
although no correct tabulation has
been kept. With only a. week. left
it is. expected the registration will
swell dally to closing time.
The Polk County Guerrillas, at a
meeting at Independence on Fri
day,, called for all districts to be
organized and have a representa
tive at the next meeting which will
be at the city hall In Independence,
April 24 at 8 p.m. '
Complaint that crushed rock on
a road is damaging to tires has
been made by George Potts, Sr., of
Talbot, a similar complaint having
come into the. county court recent
ly from Oscar Loe of Silverton' in
regard to a road in that section. Of
f totals, state that the complaints
in this regard, are apparently, due
to the difficulty and In most cases
impossibility of securing new "tires
and 'were few and far between in
the old days when tires were readily
obtainable. Efforts will be made to
obviate the condition as far as pos
sible, they state. . . .; ;
The' county bridge crew Bas com
pleted Its work for the city .water
commission on a bridge at the in
take of the Salem ctty water plant
above Stayton and is now . con
structlng a small bridge on an off
road at the penitentiary annex, the
bridge being on a private road be
longing to the state and the work
being done at state expense. .The
county, court today signed, orders
for. -two new small bridges on the
Jefferson - Talbot - Ferry road,one
bridge to be nine feet long,' 24 feet
wide and six feet high, the other
to be 13 feet long, and other di
mensions the same as the - first
bridge. As soon as lumber is ob
tained the crew will be transferred
to construct or repair nine bridges
on the North Santlam highway be
tween Niagara and Detroit. -. ...
The Salem chapter of Future
Farmers of America presented
model chapter meeting for the Ki-
wanis club Tuesday noon under the
direction of Jens Svlnth, agricul
tural instructor at the high school,
Individual members outlined the
projects carried, including the op
eration of a 20-acre farm by senior
class members. Two members of
the Montavilla club of Portland out
lined plans for a state-wide "know
your neighbor" week. Announce
ment was made that the spring
conference would be held at Mc
Mlnnvllle next Sunday, starting
with church services.
The national vice-commander of
the American Legion, "Tom" Saw
yer, ot Arizona, will be in Salem
Friday night. May 8 and address
an open meeting of Legionnaires
and auxiliary members from the
district at the American Legion hall,
it is anonunced by Fred Oahlsdorf,
commander ot Capital post No,
Only routine matters occupied the
post membership last night with
annuoncement made that the next
meeting, April 20, will be past com
manders' night.
Colonel Charles G, Reynolds,
Washington, D.C., representing the
memorial division of tho war de
partment, will be in Portland Frl
day or Saturday to inspect sites
for the proposed federal veterans
cemetery, which congress recently
authorized, Rep. Homer Angell tel
egraphed Governor Charles
Sprague today. The governor said
It was proposed that the govern
ment take over the state cemetery
in Lincoln park and buy such ad
jacent property as is necessary,
A defense demolition squadron,
which will move debris In case of
bombings or fires, will be organized
tonight In the council chambers, un
der the civilian defense organiza
tion.
The Mt. View Community club
will hold Its monthly meeting Frl
day night, Instead of the last Fri
day. The men, losers In a recent
contest, will serve an oyster sup
per to club members and their tarn-
llles. The women are asked to bring
dessert. Serving will start at 7
'clock, followed by a business meet
ing after which the Salem Heights
Community club will present a pro
gram. Ben Bing of Sheridan dropped a
bottle on one of his feet In a local
restaurant early this morning and
recleved a severe cut with a frag
ment of glass. At the first aid sta
tion, where he was taken, it was
found that a vein was severed.
A veterinarian's license is nob
subject to revocation because of
non-payment' of fees, Attorney Gen
eral I. H. Van Winkle said today.
In an opinion requested by the
state veterinary medical examining
board, the attorney general ruled
a- licensee may be re-instated mere
ly upon payment of delinquent fees
unless his licenses has been revoked
because of a violation ot the law.
Printing of the Voters' Pamphlet,
to be mailed to 600,00 Oregon voters
before the May 15 primary election,
will begin tomorrow, the state de
partment said today.
Compromise .
On Profits Bill
Washington, April 7 (ff). The
senate voted SI. to 10 today to su
spend Its rules In order to consider
a modified profit limit provision on
war contracts offered by adminis
tration leaders as a compromise
amendment to the $19,222,773,260
war appropriations bill.
Obtaining the two-thirds majority
of those voting which Is required
to suspend rules in order to attach
legislation to an appropriation bill.
administration leaders expected
speedy agreement to the compro
mise which involved authority to
renegotiate war contracts.
Earlier the senate had rejected
the flat six per cent war profit lim
it voted' by the house. The pend
ing senate compromise also would
eliminate a "sliding scale" limit
approved by the senate appropria
tions committee. .
Senator McKellar (D., Tenn.)
floor leader for the measure, told
the senate that the action would
put the profits limitation matter in
the hands of a senate-house con
ference group for final drafting.
McKellar noted that it would re
quire approval of two-thirds of the
senators1 present to write any pro
vision into the' appropriation bill
an dthat by dropping the "sliding
scale" proposal, all others would
be eliminated until the senate re
turns to routine1 sessions in about
10 days. -
Because many senators left the
ctty on assurance that no major le
gislation would be acted upon, Mc
Kellar said his compromise would
carry out the Easter holiday gen
tlemen's agreement.
Why Are These Things?" is the
topic for the Truth Study class,
meeting Wednesday evening, at 155
South Liberty street, Olive Stevens,
leader.
Court
Circuit Court
. Answer admitting and denying has
been filed In the case of Mollle
Permann vs. R. C. Beatty.
Return by Willamette Iron &
Steel company as garnishee in the
case of Valley Credit Service vs.
Webb Tragllo shows that the gar
nishee holds nothing belonging to
defendant.
Transcript of Judgment has been
filed from Clatsop county In the
case of C. V. Bennett va. Frank Pat
ton. Check for $679.50 to satisfy judg
ment in the case of Wlnkenwerder
vs. Coca Cola company has been re
ceived by the county clerk, based on
a .verdict returned March 5.
Request for execution has been
filed bv Delbert H. Oordlon and Hor
ace S. Carlisle, defendants In the
case of Lynn B. Mulklns vs. Keuth
H. Holcomb and others.
Order by Judge McMahan In the
case of State va. Terry Scanlon gives
defendant credit for 17 days time
served between July 1 and July 18,
1041, when defendant was in jail
waiting disposition of a larceny
charge asainst mm. acanion pieaa
ed guilty and was sentenced July
18, 1B41, to a year in Jail.
Application for a place on the trial
docket has been filed in the case of
Hansen to Rowland. Inc.. vs. h. E.
Goodman.
Order of dismissal based on settle'
ment out of court has been signed
by Judge McMahan In the 'case of
A. E. Schlrman vs. J. E. Parrlsh.
Judge Pago yesterday took under
aavisemenc me nen xoreciosure case
of 8. P. and Robert Matheny vs
A. Oarnero and Martin and Ger
trude Peters. The case of Clemens
vs. Rank which had been set for
trial for Wednesday has been post
poned Transcripts from the Justice court
binding the defendants to the grand
Jury Rave been filed in state cases
as follows: Prank le Gluck, charged
with non-suDDort: Rav f. sanso.
charged with non-support; Oliver D.
Kephart,- charged with obtaining
money by false pretense; Virgil M.
Harnar. charged with non-support
and w. r. Donovan charged witn
non-support.
Demurres have been overruled by
juage rage in tne lonowing cases
H. c. Shields vs. Paul Wagar and
others; Nellie Iicne flyers vs. John
nle h. Bvers; Opal Marie Tunlson
vs. Ernest J. Tunlson, and Grace P.
Borlgo vs. Ray H. Borlgo.
Judge Page at his regular motion
day today set the following cases
for trial: Equity suits, May 4. Ladd
ic Bush vs. Grokett: May 6, estate
of Edwin Thomas Hall, and New
York Life Insurance company vs
O'Brien: May 7. Dam ask e vs. HepD
her; June 3. Elsmann vs. Elsmann.
Law actions. Mav 29. City of Salem
vs. Borcher; June 1-2, Johnston vs.
Southern Pacific: June 3, State is
Donaldson June 4, Olson vs. Kraut;
June 8. Industrial Accident com
mission vs. Harden; Jun 8-10 Dun
Double Time
Saving Go to U.S.
' Detroit, April 7 VP) President
Roosevelt, In a letter read to a spe
cial conference of the United Auto
mobile Workers (CIO) here today,
stated the government's Intention
"to re-negotiate contracts with the
employers wherever necessary to en
sure that the savings from the re
linquishments of double time 'or pre
mium time go not to the employer
but to the nation."
The letter, addressed to R. J. Tho
mas, UAW-CIO International presi
dent, stated:
"The provision in some union
contracts requiring double time or
other premium pay for week-end
and holiday work Is quite under
standable in peacetime. But in war
time It puts a brake on production,
It causes factories to close on Sun
days and holidays. It helps our ene
mies." The president's message to Tho
mas came after the union's inter
national executive board had .pro,
posed that for the war's duration
Individual and family income be
limited to $25,000 a year, in return
for which labor would accept non
negotiable defense bonds in lieu of
overtime pay for more than 40 hours
a week. .
Today's UAW-CIO conference ot
delegates from 600 local unions' was
called to act on the national CIO's
recommendation that double time
wages for Sunday and holiday work
be waived.
U-Boat Attacks -
Come in Waves
Washington, April. 7 (Secre
tary of the Navy Knox reported
today that German U-boat attacks
on shipping along the united
States Atlantic coast had dropped
off considerably last week and that
the drop might be due to protective
methods recently enforced by., the
navy. ' ' .
Discussing the submarine situa-
tion at a press conference, Knox
said that the navy's experience with
U-boat raiders throughout the
north Atlantic had shown that they
operate in waves,
"In preparing your stories," he
told reporters, "it will be necessary
to keep that fact In mind because
that may be responsible tor the de
cline in coastal attacks last week.
On the other hand the drop may be
due to methods newly adopted."
The navy announced 14 subma
rine attacks In the western Atlantic
and. adjacent waters last week. Na
val officials said, however, that
only two of those, one tanker ahd
a tug with barges, actually had been
attacked along the coast during last
week. The other attacks occurred
either prior to March 29 or else
were in the Caribbean area which
Knox' statement did not cover.
News
away vs. Wlnney; June 11-12, claim
oi f rame j. uurscnmiat vs. indus
trial Accident Commission; June 15,
Emmons vs. Barth; June 17, State
Johnson.
Transcript in appeal from Jus
tice court has been filed In the case
of Acle Prank Johnson charged with
speeding a bus on the highway.
Probate Court
Final order has been granted Wil
liam O. Ireland as administrator of
the estate of Ida May Ireland.
Report on sale of real property by
Halvbr C. Brokke as executor of the
estate of Charlotte Brookke shows
property sold to Arnold O, and Ruth
BroKke lor ib&oo. .
Second account of Charles F.
Mack as executor of the est a to of
Harriett M. Durkhelmer shows re
ceipts of 6476.34 and $864.61 dis
bursed. Final order has been granted Ha
zel Downing as administratrix of
the estate, of Robert Ey4 Downing.
Final account of Martin Tlngelstad
as guardian for Beret Tlngelstad
shows receipts of 1702.99 and dis
bursements of $635.83.
Final account of Mary Dorothy
Nichols as executrix of the estate of
John L. Tucker shows receipts of
$769.54, disbursements, $746.05 and
final hearing Is set for May 11.
The estate of Clara J. Miller has
been appraised at 1848 by Oeorgo W.
hubbs, B. F. Terry and Frame
Hubbs.
Justice Court
Virgil McMorrls granted 24 hours
in which to decide whether to take
preliminary hearing on a charge of
assault while armed with a danger
ous weapon.
Police Court
Violation of. traffic light:
mond 8. Lane, Aumsvllle.
Ray-
Violation of traffic stop si en;
William H. Stewart. 140 North Capi
tol. Ronald R. Clark, 1495 Nortn
Commercial,
Marriage Licenses
James Lcpley, 25, lumberman, 770
Belmont, snd Ruth Davis, 21, house
keeper, 406 K. 24th, Both Salem.
Will Urn Barker. 48. navy, and
Anna Trout, 58, housewife, both
Portland.
Earl Alfred Swenson, Jr., soldier,
and Virginia Lavonne Davis. 22, stu
dent, both Long Beach, cam.
Eugene Marvin Jarvls, 20, laborer.
1025 Norway, and Marie Elizabeth
Warner, 18, clerk, both Salem.
Melvln P. Curtis, - 44. shipyard
worker, and Martha Baaovinac, notn
Portland.
Dale LaVerne Shepherd. 20. avia
tor. MeLeod. Alberta. Canada, and
Mary Ellen Mills, 20, bank, clerk.
1045 Oak street. Salem.
Funeral Planned
For Fire Victims.
Medford, Ore., April 7 (U.PJ Fu
neral arrangements were being
made today for two children trap
ped yesterday in their burning
home near Tolo, nine miles north
of here. '
Mrs. Ray Michaels had left Nor
man Ray, 4, and Nancy Rosalie,
10 months, asleep while she shop
ped. The father was working at
Camp White, nearby army can
tonment. Tire Rations for
Past Week
The Salem rationing board Issued
purchase -certificates last week to
the following:
Passenger type - tires and or
tubes: John T. Turner, John T. Size
more, Clifford W. Brown warehouse,
Charles S. Thomas, Henry Hock-
sneier. Daniel K. O'Connell, Salem
Supply company, Oregon Hop Com
pany, Inc., Charles A. Warner, R. F.
McLaughlin, H. J. Scriocn doing
business as Salem Baking company,
Truck tires andor tubes: Olin
Wlnney, B. & C. Lumber company,
Z. C. Brock, DeLuxe Milk & Ice
Cream company, Dairy Cooperative
association, Hamman Stage Lines,
M. Crouser, Harry, I. Pearson, Mrs:
R. M. Stewart, Commercial Sand' &
Gravel company, Salem Fertilizer
and By-products company. '
Passenger and truck recaps: Ore
gon Pulp & Paper company, John A,
Deckwith, Fred Scharf, Wesley
Webb, Salem-Concrete is Pipe Pro-
duets company, Dairy Cooperative
association, Claude McKenney, J.
Lee Stewart, Glenn Lengren, Nova
Young, Alsman & Bramcl, Mary L.
Swingle, H. L. Clark, Daniel J. Fry,
Daniel B. Klelhege; Hamman Stage
Lines, O. R. Clearwater, Arden
Farms company.
Obsolete typo tires:- John T. Tur
ner, John T. Slzemore,-Charles S
Thomas, Oregon Hop company, Inc.
Rhineland Again
London," April 7 (JP) British
bombers, raiding Germany for the
second successive night, attacked
objectives in' the Ruhr and the
Rhineland last night, It was au
thoritatively stated today. -
Bad weather, however, held the
attack to a smaller scale than that
of the night before when more than
300 bombers raided Cologne, docks
at Le Havre and Gennevllliers, near
Paris.
The text of an -authoritative Bri
tish statement, said:
! "It is learned. In London that last
night our bombers "attacked "objec
tives In the Ruhr and Rhineland,
Owing to very bad weather, the
scale of. the attack was reduced and
results were difficult to observe.
. The air. ministry'. reported five
planes were missing after the at
tacks. The communique added that two
medium-sized enemy supply ships
were hit yesterday off Norway by
coastal command planes one by a
torpedo and the other by . bombs.
One coastal command plane is miss
ing, it said.
Navy to Accept
Negro Volunteers
Washington, April 7 (U.R Secre
tary of Navy prank Knox announc
ed today the navy, marine corps
and coast guard would accept ne
gro volunteers for enlistment for
general service in the reserve com
ponents of thoso services,
Knox told press conference ques
tloners, however, that negro and
white crewmen would not be mixed.
The entire cr.ews of some smaller
vessels harbor craft, auxiliaries
and possibly destroyers will be
composed of negroes. They will be
commanded by white commissioned
and petty officers, he added, because
It takes many years ,to train offi
cers. ' '
He said recruiting of negroes will
begin as soon as a suitable train
ing station Is established,
John W. Reynolds,
Ex-Dean W.U., Dies
Portland, April 7 (IP) Funeral
services will bo held here tomorrow
for John W. Reynolds, 67, one-time
dean of Willamette university law
school, who died here Sunday.
He was born at Salem in 1875 and
attended Willamette university and
the University of Michigan. He
practiced law at Salem from 1899
to 1907 and was dean of Willam
ette's law school from 1002 to 1907.
In the latter year he moved to Port
land. Fred D. Wagner
Dies at Ashland
Ashland, April 7 VP) Fred
Wagner, ex-postma.stcr and son ot
a pioneer Ashland family, died Sun
day. His father, Jacob Wagner, op
erated the Ashlaivi flouring mills
for which the city was named.
Wagner, 73, served, 13 years as
postmaster, retiring six years ago.
He was associated with the Ashland
Tidings for 30 years.
Bank Statements Called
Washington, April 7 VP) The
cmptrollcr of tho currency today
Issued a call for a statement of the
condition of all national banks at
the close, of business Saturday,
April 4.
Rear Admiral
Lost at Sea
Washington, April 7 VP) The
loss of Rear Admiral J. W. Wil
cox. Jr.. 60. overboard at sea In
heavy weather during normal
cruising" was announced yester
day by the navy department, with
out further details.
He had been on sea duty since
last November. His widow, a son
end daughter survive. His off!
clal residence was at Atlanta, Ga.
Born In Milledgevllle, Ga., he
was appointed to the naval aca
demy in 1901, and won a football
letter at Annapolis In 1903 and
1904.
For more than a year prior to
his last service at sea, Admiral
Wilcox had served as president of
the navy board of Inspection and
survey. He was a holder of the
Mexican service medal and victory
medaf.
Gas Warfare
Called Humane
Palo Alto, Calif., April 1 VP)
"Gas is a lot more humane than
other methods of warfare," offi
cers of the chemical warfare ser
vice. told the war department civil
ian defense school at Stanford uni
versity today.
Strongest advocate of the hu
maneness of gas was Major T. G.
Thompson, who once was told by
an army surgeon that he would ne
ver be able to talk again because
of the effects of mustard gas.
He and other officers of the war
school agreed Americans in- coast
al cities have little to fear from I
gas attack. In the first place, (
gas attack Is unlikely, they said.
And If It comes, casualties will
be negligible. - - ,
"Gas stays close to tho ground and
travels with the wind," Major
Thompson said. "You can always
step nimbly aside, or climb a tree,
but you can't dodge: shrapnel.
"Getting gassed is not as bad as
stopping a- piece of shrapnel. You
can recover from the effects of gas
without a scar. : Shrapnel will al
ways leave, its mark if you re
cover.". - To demonstrate how you can stay
out of the way of a gas attack he
blew a puff of smoke from his clg
arette In1 the air, noted that the
wind was blowing from behind his
back, pointed out to a spot directly
in front of his feet, and said, "it a
Lewisite bomb had burst there, I
would just as lief stand here and
spit in it."
Ebrman B. Beck,
Ex-Speed Cop, Killed
Anatonc, Wash., April 7 VP) Ehr
man B. Beck, 45-year-old . former
Oregon state highway patrolman
and once a police officer at Lewis
ton, Ida., was killed here late yes
terday when a tractor he was
driving plunged over a 75-foot em
bankment on his ranch H miles
south of here.
Mrs. Beck reporter! her husband
had been tightening wire fence
with tho tractor and apparently
had run into a depression In the
ground tipping it over the bank.
Beck was Injured in an automo-
bile accident and retired from the
Lewiston force eight years ago, liv
ing until recently at Enterprise, Ore,
The widow and two children
here and his mother, Mrs. Nellie
Strayley, Paradise, Ore., survive.
West Indies Dutch
Prepare for Trouble
Willcmstad, Curacao, Dutch
West Indies, April 7 VP) The
Dutch government Is taking all
possible military measures in the
Dutch West Indies In view of the
"serious possibility" that theso Is
lands may bo involved directly In
now hostilities, Governor a. J.
Woutors announced today to the
legislative council.
An Axis submarine shelled an
oil refinery at Aruba and sank a
number of tankers between Aruba
and the Venezuelan coast in mid-
February. It was the first direct
attack on Western Hemisphere ter
ritory. United States troops are in tne
Netherlands West Indies, and only
last week tho entire United Na
tions armed forces there were
nlaced under command of U. S,
Rear Admiral J, B. Olendorf.
Roosevelt Junior
Hospital Patient
New York, April 7 VP) Lieut
(JO) Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., was
listed as an out patient today at the
U. S. naval hospital, Brooklyn
while convalescing from a bronchial
Infection,
Naw nubile relations officers said
Roosevelt was still on the sick list
and would report to the hospital
regularly for treatment and obses
vatlon. However, as an out pa
ticnt, he will be able to live at home
until his convalescence is com
plctcd.
Alexandria Bombed
Cairo, April 7 VP) Alexandria,
site of the great British naval base
was raided by axis bombers last
night and eight persons were killed
and 32 wounded. Tho Egyptian
ministry of interior said tho prop
erty damage was slight.
Seasick Silverton
Youths Well Again
Silverton Mrs. Lee Alfred has re
ceived a letter from her husband,
Lt. Alfred, that all Silverton boys
are well, excepting sea sickness, on
their ocean voyage In the service.
Other relatives receiving word from
their sons are the George Chrlsten
sons from Harvey, and the Clarence
Reeds from Ronald. The Silverton
boys are reported as having been
assigned extra duties aboard ship,
AH letters were heavily censored.
Europe Seeths
With Sabotage
London, .April 7 U,R An under
ground army of oppressed peoples In
Europe, Including Germany and
Italy, has started a reign of anti-
axis sabotage, Intelligence reports
reaching allied governments claim
ed today.
The reported wave of sabotage,
passive resistance and guerrilla war
fare, designed to hinder and harass
the axis War plans by hitting ab the
war feeder factories and industries,
was said to be spreading over much
of the continent.
Colonel Brotton, the radio voice
who for months has been calling on
Europeans to prepare for this "bat
tle at the work benches," had pre
viously given ''orders' for the army
to act. '
"The time has come now to break
new ground and start more offen
sive operations," he told his listen
crs, who risk death In German-con
trolled territory to tune him in.
Coincident with his call for ac
tion, the all-Slav conference In Mos
cow appealed to the Slavs, Poles,
Czechs, Slovenes, Croatians, Serbs
and Macedonians to extend their
guerrilla activities in every possible
way.
Almost immediately, reports
claimed, "accidents" began to occur
Refinery at
Houston Closed
Houston, Tex., April 7 VP) Vice-
President J. S. Leach said today
that the pinch of tanker losses and
restricted consumption along the
Atlantic seaboard had forced the
Texas company to close Its Houston
refinery.
Leach added:
"We deeply regret that this situ
ation has arisen, and naturally we
shall make every effort to transfer
as many of our employes as possible
to ether Texaco plants.
On the other hand, we have
been forced to recognize that the
transportation is very critical. Our
company alone has lost several
ocean-going tankers. Some of these
were sunk by enemy action. Others
have been requisitioned by the gov
crnment for the duration of the
war.
Gasoline consumption In the
east has been heavily curtailed. Un
der the circumstances we had no
choice but to suspend operations at
the Houston refinery."
Dean Sentenced to
8 Years, $10,000 Fine
New York, April 7 (U.R) Nick
Dean, former Chicago night club
operator, was sentenced to eight
years In prison and fined $10,000 to
day for conspiring to extort more
than $1,000,000 from major motion
picture producers.
Before Federal Judge Henry W
Qoddard pronounced sentence, U. S.
Attorney Mathias F. Correa told the
court Dean's plea of guilty was "a
typical gangster maneuver, calcul
ated to block further Investigation."
"He's simply taking orders from
someone else to prevent the govern
ment from continuing Its Investiga
tion," Correa said. "He's done every
thing In his power to obstruct the
administration of Justice In this
matter."
Plywood Life Boat
Passes all Tests
Portland, Ore., April 7 (IP) What
was described as the first plywood
lifeboat ever constructed was pro
nounced satisfactory today by Capt.
William Fisher of tho coast guard.
Fisher, supervising Inspector for
the Pacific coast for the coast
guard's Inspection and navigation
commission, said the boat weighed
only 1,700 pounds and contained
only 150 pounds of steel. Tile con
ventional lifeboat weighs around
2,500 pounds and Is practically all
steel.: The craft was tested ex
haustively yesterday. It was built
by a Portland company which was
seeking governmental orders.
Fisher said that in many respects
the plywood lifeboat was stronger
than the steel type.
Putnam Named on
NEA Committee
Washington, D. C, April 7 Rex
Putnam, state superintendent of
public Instruction, has been ap
pointed to a committee of tho Na
tional Education association, lt was
announced by Myrtlo Hooper Dahl
president of the professional or
ganization representing more than
790,000 teachers in tho association
and its affiliated groups.
Mr. Putnam will servo on the
lcgbilatlve commission. For tho mast
part, this group will bo working for
federal aid to education.
Surveying la believed to have or
iginated In ancient Egypt.
Trustees Vote
To Eliminate
Law Professor
As the result of tho necessity for
cutting expenses, Willamette uni
versity trustees, meeting in Port
land yesterday, voted to eliminate
the position held by c. M. Inman,
professor of law since 1908. In- '
man's term will expire at the close
of the present school year. The
war has taken a heavy toll of the
enrollment of the law school and it
Is expected attendance will fall to
new low point next year.
While a recommendation made by
President Carl Sumner. Knopf that
the borrowings be made from the
endowment fund to tide Willamette
over a possible financial stringency,
was voted down, he was upheld In
the balance of his program. The
budget committee was directed to
present a program at the next meet
ing which will take into considera
tion a decreased enrollments in all
departments.
The trustees decided not to elim
inate additional Instructors at this
time.
Paul Wallace was relieved of the
presidency of the board of trustees
at his own request becauso of ill
health. He will remain a member
of tho board, while O. L, Starr,
Portland, - vice-president, will take
over tho duties until the next meet
ing to be held late in May or early
June.
Whether the large frame building,
originally constructed to house
Kimball College of Theology, will be
wrecked or reconditioned will be
determined by the executive com
mittee of the board. Until last fall
the structure was occupied by the .
music department. Since the re
moval of the musicians to other
quarters, the building has been lit
tle used. There has been some talk
of converting it into a men's dormi
tory.
Faced with a possible deficit as
the result of smaller enrollment,
nevertheless tho trustees frowned on
a suggestion that funds be borrowed
from the endowment fund to ease
any financial difficulty.
Fifth Brazilian
Rio De Janeiro, April 7 (IP) The
Brazilian foreign ministry an
nounced today the disappearance
of the 3557-ton Brazilian freighter
Cabedello, which sailed from Phil
adelphia Feb. 14 for Brazil and
has been unreported since.
'.'Four Brazilian ships previously,
had been sunk by Axis submarines.
Tho last sinking was followed by
extensive anti-axis riots In Rio De
Janeiro In which numerous Ger
man business houses were smashed.
Brazil severed diplomatic rela
tions with Germany, Italy and Ja
pan during the Pan-American con
ference and followed up her action
by smashing a vast Axis spy ring
late last- month, throwing 200 Axis
nationals Into concentration camps.
The Cabedello carried 4400 tons
of coal and was commanded by
Captain Pedro Vcllosp Do SUvelra
with a crew of 55.
Officials of tho government line
Lloyd Brasileiro, the ship's owners,-
said they believed the vessel was
torpedoed at night without previ
ous warning and sank immedi
ately." The ship was the former Prussia,
built In Germany in 1912 and ac
quired by Brazil. In 1917.
Quiet on Libyan Front
Cairo, April 7 VP) Tho British
general headquarters communique
on tho Libyan front said only: "Pa
trol activity continued throughout
the day yesterday. There was
nothing else to report."
Girl Guides ot Esher, England,
who adopted the submarine Shark
at the beginning ot the war have
NEWS
VIEWS
By Les Newman
From here on out you can expect
return to the life and times of
the Gay Nineties. Not only are the
horse nnd the bicycle built for two
going to be morn obvious on our
hlehwnvs than billboards, but faco
spinach or bears should bo a bump
er crop wnn tne inaic populace.
Uncle Samuel Is limiting razor
blades to one a week. As W. Snake-
spenro snld "This Is tho unktndcst
cut of all." This Is bound to bring
on a rush of natural soup strainers
and to shorten many a man's morn
ing chores, ror mo lames it is apt
lo be a ticklish situation. Knight
hood may not he in flower but lt
should be in bush.
Something should be dene
about It before hall season;
wouldn't II be ton bail in havo
Maple Howard's Senators mis
taken fur tho House of David
team. Which reminds us the
Senatoi-s open tit Salem the first
week In May. Won't be long now.
I notice Herr Himmlcr, the Ger
man Bobey man. Is quite a stamp
collector. It must be relaxing to
start to lick something that won't
strike back.
Wherever you go. whatever
your Informal activities may be,
you'll find your sport shirts and
slarks from .Newman's, 179 No.
Commercial, turn In a perfect
performance. They're smart
looking, malic to slniiil a lot of
punishment and fit rlnhll Come
in and try yours on. rhone
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