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Newspaper Page Text4 SIX ft6SBUft5 NEWS-REVIEW, rKSSEBUftS, ORESON, THURSDAY, DE6emBER2I, 1939, It's Men's Night TONIGHT ! and every night till Christ mas at Fisher s Dept. Store When the entire staff will give special attention to men and offer expert counsel in the choice of the most important of feminine gifts lovely gowns ($1.95 to $3.95 1, house coats, ($3.50 to $4.50) Munsing pajamas ($1.95, $2.95), No Mend Hosiery ($1.15), College-satin Slippors ($1.00 to $1.95). BUT EVERY DAY IS WOMEN'S DAY Our salos staff has long become adept in tying packagos with romantic Christmas splendor they look forward to showing the 1000's of gift suggestions this store affords with the pride Rshor's lovely merchandise deserves from dainty handkerchiefs and colorful towels to fine linen blankets and everything in apparel for tho person or for the home. And to get even with those men and their evening shopping we invito you to look over our men's leather toilet sots ($1.95 to $4.95), Grayco ties ($1.00), dress shirts ($1.65), Munsing sox (25c to 50c), gloves, robes, swoators, wool shirts, tie rack, novelties. 4 Department Store Heavy Budget Slashes Face U.,S. Agencies Ily llllirCIO (-ATTON " NtnvH-ItdVii'W WiiHhliiutnii ' Cntn'Himiultmt - WASHINGTON, iuk. 111. Th -llCUVllHt lmilf!0U!llttlllK yot HIM'tl 'llnilor thi Nmv Ioai In now hHng vwnrkinl mil hiMwmm t lit White Hqtmo nml thi Imdm't director, no TnrillM (o ri'lliihln mtuiTtm within tho nilinlnlHirutlnn. '. I'ri'Hidcnt It'HiHovttll wasn't fool- Jllft Wllt'PI ( Hlllll III' WHH going to bIhhIi (x)i'uiHlni-fiH noxl your. Tho ;hHii'-tomlliiiK now koIiik n In 'ruining howitt nl imulnh nil over -town. SiivImmh Mmti'niluto:i urn -Hiild to run to humlrrilH of inll,llon. jWlth nonio of tho moHl Hurrn.mitu't "of now (IojiI "tit'ts" ft'oliHK iho ux -hoiivlly. ; Ah mi tndlnilloti that Iho invsl "(lout h riMilly ilotoiinliitMl to rut, It Ih ii'i'oihMl (lint nvitii tho Civilian "CoiiHi'ivtiilon l'nrt applo of iho "pri'Ntitcitt'H oyo. ami one of iho moHt wlilely-nrultoMl nf all now doal aon- Hom -Ih koIiik lo tuUo a milmUin--lliil nIuhIi NYA. FSA To Suffer AuothiM' now den I favenito Ih tho . Ntitloniil Votilh Administration, uvhhh him 100,000,000 to oporalo -on thin your. ItopoitH aro that It l HolllK to havo lo K't alniiK; OU . STO.noo.nnn next, Tho Kiirm Socnr- Itv.Ailmlnlmnulou, which Kot $l!)S,- iono.000 IhlH yoal', Iuih boon wuruod to oxpocl a redni'tinn to about . $l2fi, 00 0,000. Wl. HpotHlinK $1,177,000,000 thin yon i Ih almt wild lo bo In lino for a Hlnsh, although iho ox- tent of tlio nidjt'ctod ml Is not Know n. ' Foteeee Cutt In Aid Grants (inintp-hwiM nuolo uiulor tho So "rial Soouilty hoard sums ulloltott to Iho Mali's f r obi no UHsiHt ituro uhl to tho blind, nnd allot nioutR for iloiHMidout children are oxpoolod lo bo reduced by 10 per rout, Kor (bene Kn.iiU thin year thevo was appropriated JUTS.ottO, (p00. It Ih not only tho emergency bureau a nnd a Reticles that art nf ferted. HmlmU for tho repular de p:ii tineiitH in o .nlo beiiiB pruned heavily; n connmrn n,mHtlon tunonti under nffictalH in the di'tmrnnonia I bene day Ik, "How In tho world are wo KO'tui; to opera to next year?" IndicallnR at least that tho word Iuih none out that koiuo ruth less ciitlltiK Ih to be done. Kven Hiit-h oiKotiUatlonH no the Tor JifliH etHowhero. Eliminate! dunce to Squawk Olio thing that addri (o tho pea HlintHin of (be vhiIouh ImroaiiH and ileparliuent peoplo Ih Iho fact thai If thoHo reilucHnuH nro inado hy tho Will to Hon to tliey won't bo able (o (upiawk. When coni;ri'HH propoHoH to hWihIi Iho aiproprlatlon tor ii nlveii department or agency, tlio uftleiulH Involved can (hhiio HlatuinoulH tuotoHlliiK that their oh Hentlal wo i It will he ruined. Hut If Hie preHldoiit propones tlio ciiIh, no one daroH to Hay a word. Ih)w far It will ko Ih a (iuohIIoii. Next year iH ait election year, and t lu-re Ih a tendency hero to look on thoHo redui'lloiiH an caiiipalKti inaloiinl. It Ih oven HUxKOHtnd that they can bo nullified by Iho Hlmple procoHH of havltiK hureauR and do imrlniouiH Mlinply no ahead and Hpend Iheii tvholo year's appnt rlallou In the firnt nix or oiKlit ui'iiitliH, triiHlitiK l n deficiency appropriation which would be voted aflor tho election wan over to nialio up the difference. CnUKicHrt can chocltnialo that very eiiHlly, however, by HllpulallUK (ho rale per month nl which each appropriation may ho Hpenl. If U actually vote the reductions and doubtH the HdiiilnlHliallon'H wllilim uokh to abide hy the re mill, It will propably do Just thai. uM Skeptical on Yangtze Ban Lift WAHIIINflTON, Off. 2!. fAP Jnpnn'H announced Intention to leopon tho VaiiKtzo rlvor to com niHicial traffic may he on Import ant Hlop toward HottlliiK Japanese! American riueHtlonn In tho far fust but It In not beliiK ov;rftinphu sized Jierp. FliHt nf all, orffclulfl want to Heo wnoiner ouroeiiHOino roHiriciionn will ho Imponed. Second, they uro not Kiiro tbn ofienliiK will havo the. economic lK-nefltn which som far eiifltorn HOtircnB oelt to nocord It. At rirst fllKht, the Imporlaneo or .la pan 'h promlno Ih Kroator polltV rully than ncoiiomlcallv. It Ih nn Indication Japan 1b wllllnB to make cnneeHHlonH to proven t rnlntlonfl with the llnileil StateH rrorn hn roiniriK Ipiiho nfter tho oommorolal treaty botwoen tho two nations ox plrnH Jan. 2G. An foich. H Ib holne Konuinnly welcomod n a wholn Homo Hlirn. I Krnnomlcally, It Ih ohsorvod hern tbaL: I 1. Tho Yanulzn rlvnr Ib lo he oooned only rrorn KbaiiKtini to Nanking. Hut the woikiiiiIc lm nnrtanc.n or tho rlvnr Ih tho fact that It BtrotchoH well over 1,000 mlloH Into tho Interior, and tho Upner roaehos will Htlll ho oloHod. I 2. Tho river has boon Bhut hy the Japanoso for nearly two nnd u half yiiiirH. In that tlmo rorolpn (raffle Ijiih Hlekoned or died, It now would havo to he revived rrorn the ir round ui. 3. KineR Japan'B oreupatlon. Japanese ouRineHHinen nnvo moved Into tho area between Shanghai and NankiiiK nnd havo forced the withdrawal of a considerable por tion or Inrelvn biisfneHH actlvltloH. Flying Club Adds Two Solo Students AUhouirh Inclement weather has Kreatly Intorferred with actlvitlos at the HoaehuiK airport, tho limp (pin KlylUK club has continued mak ing pnmreHs, KrnoHt (Hed) Sink, J Instructor, reported todny. Uilest cddllloiiH lo tlio list of solo stu dents are At Stone and Joe Pe.r neter, who havo notw aloft nlone and are now pilitiK up Iioiiih to wards private llcenson. Tho conteHtH for MyliiK nblllly are contlnulnB aH woalhor will per mit. The contestfl nro for boIo BtudentB nnd Involvo various mnn euvoiH reipilrliiR skill and accuracy. The snot Inndtnc contest was con cluded this week," with flrt place laolnu to Walt Kdmuuds. If weathor pertnltH a preclHlon Hoin contest will bo held Sunday afternoon. In this tt BludentH ko iiilni't to a safe altitude and then fiut the ship In n tallBpin. Aflor two complete revolutions (boy must pull out of the spin ami nro Judg ed on Hip accuracy wllb which thoy come out of the maneuver. The test requires Hint they come out IravellliiK In Iho sumo direction In which thev were going nt tho tlmo (bey went into the aoln. loose and the planes disappeared.! One observer said he saw one of ; the craft slipping downward with j smoke streaming Jnm the tall, In dlcailriR a hit. After the first five minutes .of steady firing only an occasional ex plosion could he heard and no planes could he Been though the raid warning remained In force un til 1:4 p. m. Thin was the second raid of the day In the capital, four bombs be ing dropped In the first. Hut the at tacks extended over an urea for 25 miles around the capital with bombs dropped on u number 'of nearby towns. Villages to the west of Helsinki toward Hankow indicated efforts were being made to cut Hint base from the rest or Finland. Careful air raid protection In Helsinki wus believed to have kept casualties to a small figure, but reports Indicated other centers stif fered heavily. Throughout the attacks here the populace wus calm, the citizens scurrying Into shelters within two minutes or the air alarm. Battleship Hit A direct hit on the soviet Hub- slun ZIUGa-lnn battleship Ohtufhrs- kaya-Itevoluthi (October devolu tion) was reported by FlnniHh or I'lcfals. The Finnish announcement said tho hit was scored hy coast de fense batteries guarding Koivisto, n (iuir or Finland seaport about 60 miles northwest of Leningrad. On three wnrfrouU, Finnish de renders held their snow-sheathed lines, aided hy blizzards and hitter cold, against the red army's mass ed wnrplaues and tanks. Ited army planes uttacked Tlnn ko, on the southwest corner of the Finnish coast, yoHterdny and swung ulong the railroad In the direction of Helsinki. The extent of dnmago woh not known but reports from scattered towns Indicated a heavy toll of civilldn deaths and Injuries. Provincial advices indicated also that about 200 Russian planeH were Been In thu widespread . attacks, especially in the southeast, lust night. A similar estimute was made of air intderH sighted in daylight both Tuesday and Wednesday. Entire Fund Will Aid Needy Finland NRW YOItK, Dec. 21 (Special.) Kvery dollar collected In Ameri ca for the relief or non-combatant civilians of war-torn Finland will actually reach the Finnish suffer ers, with all administration ex penses home by private subscrip tion, former President Herbert Hoover, chairman of the Finnish Relief Fund, Inc., announced today. At the same time, Mr. Hoover disclosed that Ilernard M. Baruch, former chairman of the war indus tries hoard, had sent a check for SK.GQO to the New York chapter of the fund, with the comment that he "regards it as a privilege to be In eluded among the many Americans who are giving evidence of their sympathy hy contributions to her Hupport." In revealing" that ho had ar ranged for outside interests to bear administration costs for the Fin nish drive, Mr. Hoover suid:! "Ah the press of tho country are receiving and acknowledging con tributions, the expenses or the Fin nish roller fund will be very small. Jlut I have further arranged that Hitch expenses or administra tion as there are will he wholly paid for outside the rund. There Tore, every dollar or donations will go one hundred centH to the Finns. I have arranged that n leading firm of auditors will not only audit the accounts, hut will actually keep all the books." union business agent, and Sol Friedman, 24, U union delegate. The other 13 were members of the strike committee. Dutch Planes Drive Away Unidentified Aircraft AMSTERDAM. Dec. 21. (AP) Netherlands planes rought a mid day air battle with aircraft of un determined foreign nationality to day in full view or hundreds of lenldents of Utrecht. The Invaders were reported to have come from the east where the Netherlands borders Herumny. A smoke curtain was dropped by the foreign fighters, who es caped under this protection. A short time earlier three for eign military planes liad lon sighted over Veluwe In tho bor der province of Oelderland, which i north of Essen, Germany. Neth erlands anti-ulrcraft batteries fir ed on the planes and (hey weie chased by Netherlands air patrols. Portland Riflemen Win Guard Trophy Ninth Time Liberals May Unite in 1940, Opinion of Ickes (Continued from page 1) Finns Destroy Russian Armies, Suffer Air Raids (Continued from page 1) College Student Parade Here Will Boost Dance Students of Oregon Stale col lege, homo for (Mirlidmns vacation, will hold n torchlight parade hero at 7 o'clock toiili;ht, to adverllHe Iho firth annual Oregon State dunce to be held at the armory Friday night. The students will form at tho corner of StephenH and Mosber streets and wilt parade Hie hutdncHH district. Friday night's dunce will he open to the public and will feature music by Don Nance's campus band. Pales! Ine's Dead sea contains uo living creature, since It Is too salty for life. Its chemical con tents Jutve been estimated lo be worth more than $1.2U0,U00.OO0, Oi'O. , Stock and Bond Averages old-Hue research bureaus In tho; deiuirtmeut of agriculture, for hi' st mice, have been warned to ex- j poet reductions, and to plan the next year's work on the basis of. completing nil pmjecta now under wnv hut not to start any new ones. " One report has It that mich bu renUi mv slated to receive less than In any year since pro-new (leal dnvs. Incidentally, certain veteran government employes "career" men who have been In service slnco beroro the new doal take such reports so seriously . that they are now quietly looktug STOCKS Compiled by The Associated Pre, lice. '21: :io n tfi tut Iml'U UK's I t's St'k? Thursday .. 72 3 39 2 B0.B Ptvv. dav T2.il iil.S .IH 2 Mt-uth ago . T;t.l 21 3 S! ! Vein- nmt 74.9 11 34.7 IW!" high 77.0 23 S 40.it IH'M low RS.8 15.7 33.7 BONDS 2d 10 10 10 Hit's lnd'ls I't's Fun . MA 101.6 95 6 49.6 Thursday Piev. day Month ko Year a:o ... 1I3!I hiBh . 1939 low ... r.7 6 101.4 J9 S PH. 3 . f.7.7 9S 0 . 64 ! 101 6 ti3 4 :.vs 9.1 5 96 3 91 4 97.5 90.4 outside tho capital. Two persona, officlnlR said, were killed nboard tho Turlto-HelHlnkl express, one of two trahiH machine gunned, while several died in ono city where ten bombs wero drop ped. Finns win on Lnnd. KiimmnrlzhiK tho war on land In communluuo tonight on .yoster- duy'a operatioiiH, tho army said: On tho Kniollnn miliums the ItURHlauB Buffered heavy losses nnd were slopped in their tracks in n dnvloiiK battle. On the eastern rront an "enemy battalion was destroyed complete ly between Lleksa nnd Kcpuln MokHft Is about 12fi miles norlh or Lake Ladoga and 20 miles from tho border with HuhhIuu. On the tipper eastern front HtiHslans were defeated in two dif ferent places; n battalion bolus? "annihilated In one nnd "a great Iohh" being sustained in the other. In tho one. the cninimmlipio wild. "the enemy lost 600 killed on the lainefield.M The air raid on Helsinki, coming' nn (he 60th birthday or Joseph She .lin, the Russian leader, started four minutes before noon nfter nt tacks on towns In the vicinity. Planet Deal Damane Flfteon bombs fell in the five block hospital area. It was the third successive day or aerial attacks on Helsinki and vicinity. Officials ttaid not all of the bombs dropped In the hospital area exploded, but the dormitory, n five story structure of red brick sus tained a direct hit. Damage- W'-spread The bomb shntUred (he roof and uner two floors, wrecked the hack of the building nnd tore out the front. Windows wero brokeu over nn J area of a square inilo. The clinic hutlditiK. n flve-atory stucco structure, was damaged ' heavily, as was the school for , blind, a building four stories high 1 and a block long. 1 Power lines dangled over the streets, which wero littered with i glass, bricks and fragments of w ood. I Firemen, police nnd workmen la-1 bored steadily, clearing nwav the wreckage and spraying water on l small fires burning hero and there, though no Incendiary bombs were dropped. tine bomb which fell Into the street beside tho school for blind blasted a six-foot crater In solid rock; another burst gss mains. Most of tho hospital patients had been removed, but 10 wen too 111 to stand transfer and ono of these was Injured seriously while 49.2 i another was struck by stones shot 60.21 through a window by one bomb rx 62.21 plosion. 64.0 On Raider Struck 41.7 Antiaircraft batteries broke INTENSE COLD PROVES ALLY OF FINLAND'S DEFENDERS OOPKNILUiKN, Hoc. 2L (AP) Arctic cold ranging to 25 degrees below zero Is congealing both the oil of soviet UussIu'h war machine In the far north nnd. In part, the j 24-hour battle-schedule ordered ap parently as a "birthday present" j lor Jnseplr Stalin. j Finnish circles welcomed tho j nows rrorn above the Arctic circle that violent storms had set In. One report rrorn Norwegian quarters wiih that more than 200 Russian tanks In northern sectors were at a lied hy temperatures almost solidifying the oil In their crank en ses. The Invnders were said to hnve been hardest hit south or Kir keneo, Norway, on tho extreme northern Finnish rrontler, parit- lyzed by cold In the flimsy port able shelters they brought with I hem on their drive to sever Arctic communications. A Kirk ones dispatch said " n wound sustained In what feeble comhnl there wan In tho far north virtually meant death because the wounded froze before thev could be removed to proper shelter. Spaniards, Italians Aid Advices from Svanvlk were that a number of Snanish nnd Italian uv tutors h"d taken their places with (he Finns for attempts to hliist the Murmansk rnl'wav which "are 'Tela the eastern Finnish bor der nnd upon which the red forces In He far north were largely de pendent for supolies. The svnnvlk dispatches said th" Ri'naians had been stnpoed 30 tulle south of Snlmltnrvl. TMs 'ould he Mi the region of the Finns' ' "T.oolsnd Mnnnerheim' line on 'Mph 1hnv eon n ted to do fed nor'hern -Finland. Fr"'i the mor active rronts In I be K'trollnn shms nod In cen tral i-'lo'nnd. F'nnlsh officers re "nrn.i that In deo.i nnd i"lonerR the Finns were Inflicting r.0 times n irt dnmnco on t''e Russians as the Finns were suffering. tial and vce presidential nominees. Thinks Liberal Can Win When questioned about his views on Vice President Garner's recent announcement, he would accept the democratic nomination, lckes said he preferred not to Indulge In per sonalities but to draw a KOneral line of demarcation between con aervatfves and liberals.. "The liberals hold a balance of power," he said, "and I am con vinced that If a liberal runs he enn he elected." Ickes said hn had not discussed tho proposed convention with Pres ident Roosevelt, lhat it was more a suggest Ion than a plnn and that activities on tho political front within the next few months might not make It necessary to all. He declined to discuss what those ac tivities might be. SALEM, Ore., Dec. 21. (AP) Riflemen of company II, 18fith in fantry, Portland, won- the Oregon national guard marksmanship tro phy for the ninth consecutive year, Major General George A. While, commanding general, said today.- More than half the company of three officers and 80 enlisted men qualifier! as experts, and near ly all the rest were rated as sharp shooters. The company recently was equip ped with tho new Gnrand semi automatic rifles, hut it took the men only a few days to become qualified In their use. Eugene Boy Wins In Safety Contest WASHINGTON. D. C. Dec. 21. Neil Koch of KuKene. Oreon. la the winner of ten dollars und a sliver medHl which will be award ed to lilin hy Slate Grange Master Ray W. Gill of Portland as first nrize In the Orecon Grange safety espay contest. The awards have heen sent to State Master Gill by the highway education board. which assisted in conducting the contest. Kncirs paper Is titled "MakinK nilrnl Communities Safe ThiouKli Grnnsin Activities." The contest Is n part of o, . nation-wide grange program of hlghwa, sarnty through which the rarm organization has stated it is. attempting to lower the toll or rural hlfthway accidents. After winning first honors in the state, the Eugene boy's paper was entered In the competition for national honors along with the winning essays from thirty-four other states. Other winners in Oregon were Ennlc Peotzold, also of Eugene. whTe essov won second prize: Louise Atldrieu, Merrill, winner of third place: and Hetty A. htowell. Portland, fourth prize winner, i mkv will be presented with bronze medals Inscribed with their names. without an umbrella, and dedicates to him this useful Instrument of protection." PAItlS,- Dec. 21. (AP) French, military authorities reported today a renewal of scouting skirmishes In the Saar river sector of the western rront. There was a 45-minute air raid alarm In weBtem France last night, with anti-aircraft guns in action. An official announcement said seizure bv France of 74.01)0 tons of shipping last week brought to 302. 000 the total tonnage seized since the war began. The French said lirmsn aenui of 2G.3SO tons in the week raised the British total to B09.SSO. (Giving similar figures, the Hrl tish ministry of economic warfare said that since tho start or the war the British had examined the cargoes of :I03 British and neutral ships, had seized Oil an.l released l,o:i9 entire cargoes.) This mornings coinmunitiiie "f tho allied high command Haiti: Patrol nctlvllv on both sides along tho Saar river." County Asks Bids for New Automobile for Sheriff Purchase of a new automobile to he used hy the sheriffs ofrlco has been authorized by the county court. Dealers have been noti fied to submit bids not later than Jan. 10. RETAIN SOME NEW DEALISM, VANDENBERQ ADVISES GOP NEW YOItK. Dec. 21. (AP) Senator Arthur II. Vandonherg (R- Mich.) said in nn article which ap pears today in the January issue of tho Amoricnn Mercury that some or the general objectives ol the new deal should and would be. preserved If there Is a republican victory in 1!M(. Vanileiibera. who has heen men tioned as a possibility for the next republican presidential nomi nation, said "eight years ol me new deal have launched certain social concepts which, la their objectives, cannot and should not ho re versed. ..." lie added, however, "wishbone altruism has got to give way to backbone practicality." and he be lieved '11140 Is America s last chance to balance sense nnd sentiment." In the article, entitled "The New Deal Must Be Salvaged." Vandcn berg said federal responsibility ror relief was "a national problem, and it must be treated ns such. STOCKHOLM, Dec. 21. (AP) The first largo contingent of Swe dish volunteers, about 200 men. left Stockholm today for Finland. A crowd nt the station cheered and mtng the Swedish and Finnish na tional nlltbems anil the Lutheran hymn "Mighty Fortress." . WASHINGTON. Dec. 21. (AP) Senator McCarran (D-Nev.) said today that If administration leaders succeed in renewing the reciprocal trade treaty act which expireB Juno 12, "the democratic partv Is vei-v liltelv to loao thO WOSt. Just back from a visit to his nc- vn.in hniiin MeOnrran told report ers that he had found strong senti ment In agricultural ami miniiiis districts against continuing the trade treaty program. Needle Industry Union Heads Face Jury Quiz LONDON. Dec. 21. ( AP) An Excbsnge telegraph (British news agency) dispatch from Moscow to day said that for the second day In succession tlio Russian war communique inndo no claims of gains in Finland. It reported only "petty skirmishes" and reconual mnpo nctlvilies. NEW YORK. Dec. 21. (ATM nistilct Attorney Thomas E. Dew bv'i office nnnoimeed today the arrest of 15 members of local lf0, United Machinists of the Needle Industries (C.I.O.) oa a charge of conspiracy to commit violence dur- nt a 1J week atr ke in IMS. A grand Jury, Dewey's office said, ordered that informations be lodged ugainst the 15. Assistant District Attorney Ber nnrd Yarrow Batd the strike dis rupted the repairing and selling of second-hand sewing machines. Two of those arrested, the prosecutor added, were Rubin Worsnger. 26, MIS M.T r.i.2 S.I 9 41.6 Something Useful! It's always appreciated. Hand tools, electric appliances, an elec tric lantern, or a handy lamp will bring the giver to memory for years to come. "SEE US FIRST WE CAN SAVE YOU MONEY" DOUGLAS COUNTY Farm Bureau Co-op. Exch. ROSEBURC OREGON MARKET REPORTS PRODUCE PORTLAND, Dec. 21. fAP muter, butteiTat, eggH, cheese. country meats, live poultry im clmuged. t TU11KEVS Selling prices: Hens 20-21c lb.; toms 15-17c lb. Buying prices nominal: No. 1 hens lS-lDc lb.; toms 14i-15c. Onions, peas, potatoes, liny, wool, mohair, hides, cascara, hops unchanged. Britain Masses Craft to Protect Fishing Fleet (Continued from page 1) Drug Racket's Leader Facing Severe Penalty (Continued from page 1) been n running TURKEYS ORTLAND, Dec. 21. (AP) A general weakness continued in the turkey market today. One handler reported a fairly wide cleanup of suuplies in the face of heavy re ceipts. Prices were Hi to 1 fi for toms and mostly 19 for liens. , LIVESTOCK PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 21. (AP) (U. S. Dept. Agr.) HOGS: Market slow, steady to 10c lower than Wednesday's average; good- choice 165-215 lb. drive-ins mostly $t.00; few to $'j 10; one outstand ing lot $6.15; 230-2ti0 lb. butchers mostly $5.50; light lights ami slaughter plgB $5.25-50; packing sows $4.25-50; lightweights upward to $5.00; feeder pigs $5.25-75. CATTLK: Calves, market active. fully steady; few good fed steers $S.?5: good light Blockers $7.50; common slaughter steers $(i.25; cuttery dniry type down to $5.00; common-medium heifers 5. 25-6.75; strictly good fed heifers quotuble $S.10 and above; cutter-common cows $3.50-4.50; ennners down to $3.00; fat dairy type cows $4.75- 5.50; good beef cows $5.75-6.25; sausage hulls $5.25-6.00; good beef bulls quotable $b.D0; good-choice veitlers $8.00-9.50; common calves ami venlera downward to $5.00. SHKKP: Few sales steady; good choice wooled lambs $7.50; strictly finished kinds eligible $7.75; or above; carloads fed Iambs salable $S.25; shorn lambs salable around $7.00; good-choice ewes quotable $3.25-4.00 or above. reported mined off the Nether lands coast. In Copenhagen, the newspaper Hfiiiingake Tidende re ported the Estonian' steamer XIko sunk Tuesday In the North sea by a German plane.) Survivors of the C96-tnn British trawler Trinidad were brought in to Kgersund. Norway yesterday by a Donish fishing boat which re ported the vessel had been "blown to pieces" by a German plane just outside Norwegian territorial wa ters. One member of the crew drown ed and another died of exhaustion rtfUfi being rescued by the fishing boat, which found the Triuidad's survivrs clinging to tho wreck age. Nazi Ship Brouqht In. The German liner Cap Norter, a 13,615-ton vessel and ono of the fastest in the South American trade, was brought to a British nort yesterday as a prize. 'The liner was captured October 12 in the Atlantic. British newspapers praised the scuttled Graf Spec's commander, Captain Hans Langsdorff, who took his life yesterday. It is a tragedy, said the Lon don Times, "for such men today that they cannot serve their coun try save in tho Hvery of a master whom in their hearts tliey must despise." BERLIN. Dec. 21. fAP) Au thorized sources today contended Germany was justified in sinking Uritlsh North sea fishing trawlers, asserting whatever their fishing activities, they were radio-equipped nnd served primarily as look outs to report German aircraft nndt warships approaching British wa- ters. The Germans have called the fishing boats "vanguard vessels." DNH. official news agency. Bald when British Prime Minister Cham berlain visited France last week. German fliers crossed the front to dron him an umbrella with a note: "The German air force regrets that Mr. Chamberlain was forced to go around in such hail weathe r last August 25. He had fugitive two years after out on a $10,000 bail. Federal authorities had wanted him on the narcotics and substan tive charges, and Dewey had Bought him for racketeering i theEQr ment and bakery businesses. Thejw are among the charges still pend ing against Buchalter. 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