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Help Sought
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: Uef of flood sufferers in 11
eastern states. Contributions
should be made t any local
bank.
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The Weather
Fair today and Sudsy,
bo change la temperature;
Max. Temp. Friday 69, Mln.
82, river 2.1 feet, northerly
to westerly winds.
FOUMDEP 1651
EIGHTY-FIFTH YEAR
Salem, Oregon, Saturday Morning, March 21, 1936
Price 3c; Newsstands 5c
No. 339
Sam Brown to
Seek Election
Decides to Run
Against McNary
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Sheep
TTT
1
it ram.
Men
Arrested
Brothers, Former Dayton
Residents Held; 171
Head are Traced
Delay in Reporting Made
Solution Difficult is
Report of Police
Two weeks ot intensive sleuth
ing to solve the mystery ot a series
of sheep thefts in the mid-Willamette
Taller ended yesterday when
three brothers, former Dayton res
idents, were lodged in the Marion
eounty jail. State police and an op
erative from the livestock division
of the department "of agriculture
said the trio had confessed to the
theft of 171 head of sheep from
Marion. Polk, Linn and "Benton
counties. "
The three were John, Harold
and Robert Anderson, former Day
ton district; fanners. The officers
revealed late yesterday that Rob
ert Anderson had been In custody
since Thursday night. John and
Harold Anderson were arrested at
Amity late Friday night.
All three probably will be ar
raigned in court here today, state
police said. They face grand lar
ceny charges in both Marion and
Polk counties.
Report of Goffin
A Ms in Solution
Fred Goffin of Macleay, the
latest victim of the sheep thieves,
gave the investigators the lead
that led to three arrests, they
said. He reported to them the
morning of March 7 that 19 sheep
had been taken from his flock on
March 4 and 6. His information
proved of material assistance in
solving all sheep thefts reported
recently from the four counties,
officers said.
Other thefts cleared up by the
three arrests, state police said,
were as follows:
From C. F. Merrick, Zena, Polk
county. 15 head of sheep last
December 30. , . .
From C. S. Lamery, 'Fairfield.
Marlon county, 35 head January
6.
From Harry L. Riches, Marlon
county agent, Silverton, 35 head
March 1.
These four cases accounted for
104 of the sheep which the three
brothers assertedly admitted hav
ing stolen, trucked to Portland
and in most causes sold at the un
ion stockyards. They claimed not
to know exactly where they ob
tained the remaining 67 animals.
Fourteen of the sheep were
picked up one at a time, day or
night, along various roads and
highways. t Thirty-three were
stolen from near Corvallis and 15
from Halsey.
Two Trucks Used
State Police Say
The Anderson trio, state police
declared, operated with two
trucks and a roaaster.
The officers had worked night
and day on the case since Goffin
reported the thefts of his sheep
exactly two weeks ago today. They
declared that the thieving activi
ties might have been cleaned up
much sooner had farmers whose
heep were stolen reported the
thefts promptly.
Only four out of the eight
known Separate sheep thefts since
December 30 were reported by
the owners, it was pointed out.
Until the Andersons were arrest
ed, state police had no informa
tion that 102 of the 171 sheep
were missing, they said. The cas
es where the thefts were report
ed, the reports were made from
10 to 25 days after the sheep were
stolen, with the exception of Cof
fin's case.
Future Profiteer
Group Organized
Reflecting the wave of ridicule
sweeping the country over the
conduct of war past and future
a "National Association of
Profiteers of Future Wars" was
hurriedly organized here yester
day. Members of the new group pro
pose to handle all supplies for
the armed forces, the construction
ot cantonments and other war
time outlays, at a basis ot cost,
plus 25 per cent Fire per cent ot
the profits are to be shared with
the men who do the fighting.
Rufus. White, veteran of the
Mexican' border expedition and of
the world - war. is president ot
Salem chapter No. 1. Colonel Wil
liam Aurd, veteran of the Spanish-American
and world wars, is
to be vice-president.-
Pocatello and Black foot
' 1 daho Tourney Finalists
POCATELLO. Idaho, March
20.-(ff)-Pocatello and Blackfoot
high school basketball teams won
their way into the finals of the
Idaho state interscholastle tour
nament here today.
Blackfoot staged a powerful at
tack to defeat Lewlston 29 to 25.
and. Pocatello won from Rexburg
In a nip and" tuck encounter 25
to 22.-
A " v
SAM H. BROWN
Doernbechers to
Quit Oregon Soon
Held Guilty Under Smoke
Ordinance; Chamber of
Commerce Aroused
PORTLAND, Ore., March 20.
(J) Harry A. Green, president of
the Doernbecher Furniture com
pany largest individual payroll
in Oregon announced tonight
"We don't want to be a nuisance
to our neighbors so we will move
to another state."
The Doernbecher company to
day was held guilty of violating
the city's smoke-density ordinance-Municipal
Judge Donald E.
Long did not levy a penalty.
Green said the furniture busi
ness wa too highly competitive
to permit the company to install
a new power plant. He ordered
the night shift of 450 men laid
off and said the remainder of the
1600 employes would be released
gradually.
The Doernbecher plant was
built here when the. company
moved from Chehalis, Wash., in
1900. Green said "We have prid
ed -ourselves on keeping men
working during the depression,
but we cannot continue in the
face of this ordinance."
Walter W. R. May, president ot
the Portland chamber of com
merce, said "We did everything
we could. It is terrible this had
to happen. We will hold a com
mittee meeting tomorrow to sur
vey the situation."
Noose Dodged by
2 in Washington
Death Sentence Against
Hunter and Patterson
Commuted to Life
OLJMPIA, March 20.-Jp)-Go-ernor
Martin commuted to life
imprisonment today the death sen
tences of Merritt Hunter, Jr., 21,
and Carl Patterson, 20, for first
degree murder.
The youths were to have been
hanged in the state prison at Wal
la Walla on November 22; Hunter
for shooting to death, in a jealous
rage, his former sweetheart, Lil
lian Kanda, a pretty Japanese-American
girl.
Patterson killed William Slmp
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Charles Hansen Ousted
i As Tounsend Official;
Barde Ruling Opposed
PORTLAND. Ore., March 20.
UP)A stormy 14-hour session of
the state area Townsend board
ended early today in the resigna
tion of Charles H. Hansen as head
of the state organization. James
Logan was chosen to succeed him.
Elbert Eastman was retained in
charge of broadcasts. Hansen was
named state director of "visual ed
ucation." The action followed Hansen's
reinstatement of J. N. "Jack"
Barde of Portland as club speaker.
Subsidy for Conservation
Jo Average $10 Per Acre
WASHINGTON, March 20-(P)-
Lifting the cover from the admin
istration's new 6470,000.000 AAA
program. Secretary Wallace to
night estimated subsidy payments
to cooperating farmers would
strike a broad national average of
$10 an acre for shifting to soil
conserving crops, plus other bene
fits. In two swift strokes, the big
conservation - subsidy plan was
pushed into operation.
Roosevelt Signs
Appropriation Bill
President Roosevelt , late today
signed the independent offices ap
propriation bill, carrying $440,
000,000 for the farm program and
making available $30,000,000 of
unexpected funds. The same meas
ure carried a $1,720,000,000 au
thorization for paying the bonus.
Wallace announced details of
To U.S. Senate
Opposes McNary in Race
for GOP Nomination ;
is
Townsendite
Progressive League Has
Drafted Him, Avers;
Has Another $40
Sam H. Brown, for two terms
state senator from Marion coun
ty, announced late yesterday that
he would seek the republican
nomination for United States sen
ator from Oregon.
Brown had previously been
talked as a candidate for the re
publican nomination for represen
tative in congress from this dis
trict. His announcement for the
senatorship was deemed an indi
cation that Townsend club groups
had agreed that Representative
Mott would satisfactorily repre
sent them and that Brown should
make his race against Senator
Charles H. McNary. The latter
gave a non-committal answer to
a recent conference of Townsend
clubs in Eugene and did not win
their support.
Senator Brown said last night
that he had been virtually drafted
for the race by the United Prog
ressive society with headquarters
in Portland.
The senator said he announced
his candidacy "in the sincere be
lief that in that position my serv
ice can be of genuine value to
all the people.
Currency Control
Favored by Brown
"I stand for such pertinent is
sues of the day as the Townsend
revolving pension plan," he de
clared. "I want a sane and prac
tical type of farm and home fi
nancing; I stand for taking the
profit out of war, for the preser
vation of natural resources and
for the restoration of absolute
currency control to the hands of
the government."
The senator said last night he
would make a full declaration of
his platform In the voter Vpam-'
r'ulet and in the intensive cam
paign he expects to wage between
now and the primaries. May 15.
"My experience of many years
in the Oregon legislature, I be
lieve, adequately qualifies me for
this position." Mr. Brown said.
"As a representative of the peo
ple I point to a record of issues
squarely met and a sincere effort
to prevent legislating the com
mon people into the bread lines.
If elected. I will be a conscien
tious representative of all the
people."
Has Same Ford
Bnt Different $40
Senator Brown made a state
wide campaign for the republican
nomination for governor two
years ago. At that time he chose
the slogan: "Forty dollars and a
Ford." Last night he said he
would use the Bame car in his
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Advent of Spring
Balmy in Oregon
PORTLLAND, Ore., March 20-(")-A
theme song of sunshine
and flowers marked the advent
of spring in Oregon today. Balmy
temperatures were reported from
all parts of the state. The weath
erman forecast a slightly lower
mercury tomorrow and probably
increasing cloudiness.
Clear skies today were wel
comed at most points, although
farmers In the Grants Pass area
indicated rain was needed soon.
Other areas reported:
La Grande: Sunshine and but
tercups. Klamath Falls: White pelicans
on lakes and ducka and geese
flying north.
Medford: Bright sunshine in
the Rogue valley.
Eugene: Light frost, fruit trees
blooming.
And .not so many miles from
any of these points another re
port originated: Mt. Hood: Ski
ing conditions fairly good.
the plan at an extended press con
ference and sent-telegraphic In
structions to all state extension
directors and farm leaders to be
gin operations immediately.
The conservation program, suc
cessor to the Invalidated AAA. is
designed to shift 30.000.000
acres from commercial crops to
soil conserving growths in 1936.
The first action ot state exten
sion directors and farm leaders
will be the organization, of state
committees, county producers as
sociations, and county commit
tees. Making clear that the average
subsidy of $10 an acre was only
the broadest sort ot sin average,
shifting widely In different sec
tions and for different crops, Wal
lace added that up to $1 an acre
would be paid for maintaining
soil building crops - different
from soil conserving, crops, "...
Flood Crests
Reach Sea But
Havoc Remain
Death Toll Over 150 in
East; Disaster Worst
in History, Claim
Food Looting Occurs in
Some Areas; Disease
Spread Feared
(By The Associated Press)
Military and health authorities
superceded civil law in many
eastern states as the most de
structive flood of the generation
spent itself today.
New England flood crests
reached the sea after taking 22
lives and making SO, 000 home
less, while waters of the Alle
gheny hills raced east and west.
leaving 129 dead behind them.
The Connecticut river, roaring
straight south through the Indus
trial heart of New England, left
30,000 homeless, flooded one-
fifth of Hartford, Conn., paralyzed
business and electric power there.
It broke a flood stage record that
had stood since 1854. . The worst
had been expected at 1 a. m., Sat
urday. Is Worst Disaster
Ever, Rays Governor
Governor H. Styles Bridges of
New Hampshire called the flood
the worst disaster in his state's
history. Hanover and Concord
were isolated by land. The state
capital was one-third under wa
ter. Massachusetts' legislature
acted on relief bills.
Pennsylvania struggled hard
against Its muddy aftermath.
State health officials Quarantined
Sunbury because of an outbreak
of scarlet fever and diphtheria.
Coraopolis had a typhoid scare.
vigilantes In Leetsdale. Pa..
fought food raiders from another
town. Groups of men, identified
by Police Chief A. W. Nolan of
Leetsdale, as being from Am
bridge, Pa., invaded the little
town on the Ohio river below
Pittsburgh. National guardsmen
hurried from Pittsburgh in ans
wer to Nolan's call for help.
After a battle nine of the in
vaders were arrested.
Water Shortage at
Pittsburgh Serious
Hartford, Copn., was in dark
ness. The last electric genera
tor surrendered to the waters of
the raging Connecticut river.
Middletown, Conn., below Hart
ford, with Its 25,000 inhabitants
had no electricity.
The Massachusetts house of re
presentatives appropriated $750,
000 for flood relief without a
dissenting vote.
Pittsburgh's water supply sit
uation became more acute. Har
ristyirg, Philadelphia and New
York City rushed water to the
stricken city by air, highway and
rail.
Sunbury. Pa., still was under
10 feet of water. Flood waters
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Routine Matters
Up Before Board
With a settlement with the city
council having been reached rela
tive to the management of new
construction work the city water
commission handled only routine
matters at its regular meeting last
night.
The commission rescinded a
previous order establishing in
stallment and removal charges on
special irrigation meters and sub
stituted in their place a five
month minimum period for the
use of the special meters.
After the meeting the three
commissioners whose terms ex
pire at the end of the year reiter
ated their previous statements
that they would not be candidates
at the coming primary. William
Galsdorf stated definitely that he
would not run. The other two,
Chairman Edward Rostein and I.
M. Doughton indicated they did
not Intend to run but are still
giving the matter consideraUon."
Broken Back Discovered
2 Weeks After Accident
EUGENE, Ore., March 20.-V
Melton James of Blachly was
bothered for two weeks with an
Injury incurred when he was
caught in a drive shaft. He came
to Eugene to consult physicians.
They found his back was broken.
Lou Salica Winner. ';
SAN FRANCISCO. March 20.-(iiP)-Loa
Salica of Brooklyn, for
mer bantamweight champion, out
pointed Small Montana, world's
flyweight tltleholder. in the eyes
ot the California boxing commis
sion. In a 10-round boat here
tonight
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BellfonntalB, kins; among all high schools in Oregon with less than. 150 enrollment when it comes to bas
ketball. These boys also made a strong showing for A class honors in the semi-finals of the state
tournament last night bnt lost to Corvallis. Front row, from left. Manager Stahl, Cole, King, likens.
Key. Back row. Coach Kenneth Litchfield, 8. Buckingham, Wallace, F. Buckingham, Kessler, Larkin.
Further Test of
Concrete Sought
Construction Firm Claims
Footings of New H. S.
to Be Adetruate
Test blocks will be cut from the
condemned footings of the new
senior high school building to
prove the contractors' contention
that the material meets Salem
code specifications, an executive
employe of the Hoffman Construc
tion company, said yesterday aft
ernoon. He declined to permit use
of his name.
"There won't be anything torn
out," this official said. "That con
crete is all right."
L. H. Hoffman, head of the
Portland building firm, came to
Salem yesterday after receiving
notice from E. C. Bushnell, city
building inspector, that certain
concrete footings in the new bulld
hgnust -Wreplaced because tests
showed they, would not withstand
the minimum test pressure speci
fied in Salem's building code.
Seeks to Confer
With Board Member
Hoffman attempted unsuccess
fully to contact Frank Neer,
chairman of the uchool board
buildings and grounds committee,
visited the building site and then
returned to Portland. He did not
confer with city officials, as far
as could be ascertained. The build
ins inspector was out of the city.
Should the concrete samples cut
from the condemned footings
prove of the required strength, the
contractor would not be required
to tear out the work and replace it
with fresh concrete, it was report
ed unofficially at the city hall.
Kuhn Officer of
League of Gties
EUGENE. Ore., March 2Q.-JP
-Marshall N. Dana, chairman of
the Northwest Planning commis
sion, told delegates to the League
of Oregon Cities today the north
west is not yet taking full advan
tage of its natural resources. He
spoke at a session held in con
nection with the commonwealth
conference here,
Dana also said recent supreme
court decisions, indicated a series
of flood-control dams on the Wil
lamette river would be constitu
tional. The league named C O. Reiter
of Bend president.
Other officers: Mayor V. E.
Kuhn of Salem, vice-president;
Celia Gavin, The Dalles city at
torpey, second vice-president; J.
W. McArthur, Eugene, treasurer;
J. L. Fransen, Oregon City, sec
retary; Ormond R. Bean, Port
land, Charles H. Hugglns, Marsh
field, and Elisha Large, Eugene,
executive committee. '
Eugene Flax Growers
Seek $12,500 Capital
For Financing Plant
EUGENE", Ore., March 20.-iff)
-More than 100 flax growers in
session ' here today completed
plans for a campaign to. obtain
$12,500 as the sponsors': portion
of a WPA flax plant. The Eugene
chamber ot commerce pledged to
raise $10,000 if Springfield would
complete the quota. The concert
ed action was urged by Governor
Charles Martin.
E. J. Griffith, state WPA ad
ministrator, said construction
could start within a week if funds
were obtained.. .
Want Time Extended to -Seek
Bonneville Power
TILLAMOOK, Ore., March 20.-()p)-nirectors
of the Tillamook
people's utility district urged to
day that the time limit for apply
ing. f or power from Bonneville
dam be extended to, March 1,
1917. The McNary -Stelwer! bill
sets the limit at December 1, 1936.
The directors said more time was
needed to allow utility districts to
perfect organization, t.,-: J .-..
Funds Sought
In County For
Flood Relief
One thousand dollars in
rifts from Marion county
for the relief of flood suffer
ers throughout 11 states of
the east was asked yester
day in an emergency appeal
to citizens of this district
made by Judge George Ross
man and Milton Myers,
chairman and vice chair
man, respectively, of the
Marion county chapter of
the American Red Cross.
Dr. Cry T. Grayton, na
tional chairman, wired
Judge Ross man saying 53,
OOO persons had been left
homeless by the severe
floods in the east and de
clared that $3,000,000 was
necessary to take care of
distress there. Shelter, food,
clothing and medical rare
are 'urgently needed.
Donors to the relief funds
should leave their moneys at
any. Salem Hank or at the
Red Cross offices. North
Commercial street. Judge
Rossman said.
Locarno Program
Staggers Berlin
Each Proposal Viewed as
Blow; Seclusion Now
Hitler's Policy
(Copyright, 1938, by Associated PrsEi)
BERLIN, March 21 Germany
raised a bitter protest today
against the decisions of the other
Locarno nations to settle the
Rhineland crisis, the four-power
proposals falling into Adolf Hit
ler's camp with a completely un
expected thud.
Foreign office officials winced
under every one of the proposals
for creation of a new buffer sone
in Germany, or submission of the
reich's arguments against the
Franco-Soviet pact to the world
court and for the calling of an
international peace conference.
The press charged that der
fuehrer had been dealt "a blow
below the belt." declaring British
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Bennett Candidate For
Vice President, Word
PORTLAND, Ore., March 20--()-Charle8
W. Ersklne, secretary
of the republican state central
committee, said today Judge Wil
liam S. Bennett of New York will
enter the Oregon primaries as a
republican candidate for vice-president.
Bennett formerly was a
New York congressman, is attor
ney for lumber Interests and was
a delegate to the 17th internation
al congress against alcoholism in
Copenhagen In 1923.
Discord Within
League Seen
LONDON, March 20.-(JJVDls-cord
within the council of the Lea
gue ot Nations was disclosed to
night over provisions of the,
Rhineland -program mapped by
representatives of the four Locar
no powers.
A row broke out when the doc
ument was submitted at a private
session of the council.
Dr. Joseph Bnck. foreign min
ister of Poland, led an incipient
revolt by angrily accusing the Lo
carno; members Great, Britain,
France, Italy and Belgium of
trying to railroad the plan
through the league which, he in
sinuated, they are attempting to
dominate.
When Chile and Denmark gave
evidences that they could not has
tily approve the proposals without
digesting them, Anthony Eden,
Britain's foreign secretary his
first flush of enthusiasm chined
by this flank attack, hastily ex
Junking of Knox
Liquor Law Plea
Initiative Petition Filed
Here Proposed Private
Sale of Spirits
Junking of the Knox liquor con
trol act and Its replacement by a
system of county and city regula
tion of the sale of intoxicating li
quor is proposed in an initiative
petition filed here late yesterday.
The petition is preliminary and a
ballot title must be granted by the
attorney - general's office before
petitions can be circulated. .
Sponsor of the repeal measure
Is the Home Rule League, Times
building, Portland, with A. E.
Kern, president, and R. O. Welch,
secretary.
Towns and cities would be
granted the right to license, regu
late and control the sale of hard
liquors. County control would be
through the legislature or by in
itiative acta passed in each county.
Schools to Receive
Most of Revenue
All tax revenues would be allo
cated on the basis of 25 per cent
to the general fund of the state
and 75 per cent to the common
school fund. The latter funds then
would be apportioned to school
districts on the basis of class room
units. This distribution would be
a direct offset against the property
tax.
The state would have Jurisdic
tion ot licensing manufacturers,
wholesalers and importers.
The initiative measure would
reduce the beer tax from $1.30 to
62 cents a barrel and place a 0
cents per gallon tax on whisky.
Welch said there was no whisky
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Locey to Return
As Dubach's Aide
CORVALLIS, Ore., March 20.-(Jpy-Percj
Phillip Locey, coach at
Denver university and Oregon
State graduate ot 1924, sent word
today he will accept the position
as assistant dean of men at O. S.
C, effective Jaly 2.
College officials said Locey
would have nothing to do with
intercollegiate athletics here but
will assist Dean U. G. Oubach
with student affairs.
: Locey was taken from Califor
nia to Denver university as head
coach by Dr. ' Frederick M. Hun
ter, chancellor of the Oregon
state system of higher education
and former chancellor ot Denver
university. oDr. Hunter was su
perintendent of schools at Oak
land. CaL, while Locey was with
the Olympic club in San Fran
cisco. Locey was quoted at Denver
today as ' saying he would leave
for Oregon within three weeks
and that he was through with
coaching "permanently.
Council of
on Peace Plan
plained there was no intention of
forcing anything upon the coun
cil. '
Military Alliance
Is Contemplated
.The program constitutes a vir
tual super-military alliance by the
four l Hitler, refuses to accept
proposals designed to lead to a
new security framework for Eur
ope. ' . -'- .
Adolf Hitler is now studying the
offer and the Italian government
has not formally approved it. A
German spokesman here said "it
might" form a basis' for discussion
. certain unilateral parts like
the police sone and The Hague
court reference were eliminated.'
Eden explained to the council
that the document was submitted
purely as a matter of information
and that the Locarno powers sub
sequently would be prepared to
give supplementary - explanations
of all proylalons . .
Spartans Get
Jump, Defeat
Neighbor Five
McLoughlin Takes Early
Lead Over Quakers
but is Headed
Near-Capacity Crowd on
Hand' at Semi-Finals;
Good Games Ahead
Today's Games
9:30 a. m. Salem vs. Ben
son (fifth place, loser eighth).
10:30 a. m. Tillamook vs.
Astoria (fourth place, loser
seventh).
7:30 p. m. Bellfountain vs.
MclxHtghlin (third place, loser
sixth).
8:30 p. m. Corvallis vs.
Franklin (championship, loeer
second).
Yesterday's Scores
Benson 27, Mm City 25.
Salem SS. Bend SO.
Astoria 60, Myrtle Creek 2
Tillamook 53, Oregon City
18.
RFTM1.FTXATJ4
Corvallis 34. Jlellfountain 23.
Franklin SO, McLoughlin 23.
By PAUL HAUSER
Two fighting, ball-hawking bas
ketball clubs that have shows
themselves to be the class ot thin
year's tournament will square ofZ
at 8:30 o'clock tonight and after
32 minutes of rip-roaring basket
ball one of them will be '.'the win
nah and new ehampeeu of Ore
gon basketball. ,
The two clubs that fought their
way through two pTeWmmary ,
rounds and then through the semi
finals are Corvallis and Franklin.
When they pair off tonight Cor
vallis will be fighting for its first
state championship while Frank
lin will be battling- to regain a
crown it hasn't held since 1921.
That year Chappy King, present
coach of the Quakers, was a mesa-
her of the Franklin team that beat
Salem for the state championship.
Spartans Get Jump
On B Champions
Corvallis stepped Into the final:
round by getting the Jump on lit
tle Bellfountain in the initial pe
riod and riding out the fury of the
giant killers' attack for a 34 to 2S
Win. Franklin shook off a dogged
McLoughlin hijrh team In a great
second half rally to win its place
in the final game by a 36 to
score. The bijrgest crowd of th '
week attended Friday night's
game.
Bellfountain and McLourhlin.
the two scrappy clubs who fell aft
er battling their way Into the
semis, will meet at 7:39 o'clock
tonight for third place. Sixth
place will ro to the loser.
The high-scoring Astoria and
Tillamook tems. who in winning
over Myrtle ureea ana uregon
City respectively yesterday nearly
cracked the tournament scoring .
record, will play at 19:30 this .
morning for fourth place', the loser
taking seventh. Salem and Beasesj
will meet in the consolation final
for fifth place at 7:30 o'clock. '
Mill City Surprises :- ; - , -'
By Crowding Benson , . -.
With the exception of the two.-. -
afternoon games in Which Astoria
beat Myrtle Creek 60 to .21 and
Tillamook outclassed Oregon City
53 to 18 yesterday's-games were
all fairly close and- all hard
fought Mill City furnished the .
biggest surprise of the .day by
nearly edging out Benson 'and los .
ing to the Portland champions
only 27 to 25. Salem played a
close game with the fightlnat Lava - -
Bears from Bend but eliminated ,
them 38 to 30.
s If the first quarter hadnt
counted Bellfountain might be the
team that would enter the finals .
tonight instead of CorvalBa. In
that first period Coach -Torson's
Spartans started out like. a three
alarm fire and had the game won
before It was hardly. begun. The
margin of -ten points the sharp-
shooting Spartans gained In that
Initial period wa enough to tarry
them to victory against , a BeTV
fountain team that refused t be
ieve it was playing anything but
another basketball game against a
team that was Just another basket
ball team. - - j -v-Contest
la Even .
After First Period
Getting the payoff on wearly
every shot, Corvallis bad a If -to-9
lead at the end ot the first per , - ,
iod and it was too much for Bell
fountain . to overcome. - Even .
though the scrappers : from a
school of 28 boys kept even, la
fact a point - ahead, of Corrallia
the rest of the game, that 10
points In- the first period waa
their downfall." - , .
The fans thought it was all wp .
for Bellfountain when BTack
ledge, Kruger and Ptlugmd bit -the
boon in a hurry and then ,
Blaekledre and Warren did it .
some more to make it 19 .to
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