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Football First Honrs ahead that's, tha , Morning newspaper'! sport pages with scores and com! plete accounts of football, games, both local and dis . tut. - j-' -'".I. Weather Cloudy or foggy today and Wednesday, no change in temperature. Max. temp. Monday 70, min. 47, river 3.1 ftM northwest wind. P3UNDDD 1651 EIGUTY'NLNTH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Morning, October 10, 1939 Price 3c; Newsstands 5e No. 169 ! rout Germans aneclk Mass Attec tr - o v - 'J 1 " . w - W est F Paul Haiuer'i Column THE SHAPE OF THINGS ; TO COME "Nineteen slxtyone had come and gone I remember the year well tor that fall my father took' me to fee the Yankees .win their 26th straight w o r 1 d series. : That was -in: the good old days .when ;, the Yankees were a .great baseball team. There'll never be another elub like them, not in my time. "They're . fad- rm a. aaMx, jr. . lng now. Somehow they haven't I the old force they .used to have. Oh, they've been winning the world series every year, r i g h t S enough, but they can't keep it up forever. ' . ; "Why, here It is the Fourth of July and they're only leading the ' American league by five games. You fet oat the old record books, son, and youll find they haven't don that , bad since 1945. Yep, they're slipping. I I You knoWBuh, those Cin cinnati Reds have a smart team in the National league. They're got good bitting and good pitch ing, I wouldn't be surprised if they'd win the series this year.. I wouldn't be surprised at all if they'd start the new century right by whipping those Yanks. I f What's, that. Bub? You want to know if I'd want to back that ap with a little money? You want me to bet on the Reds? . rWell now listen, son. Just be cause I'm getting old's no reason for playing me for a sucker." CHUMP'S GARDEN OP VERSES The spittle bug's a funny brute. He spits on flowers, trees and fruit. But, all in all, he's a decent lug; He never tsplts on another bug! 'With the advent of the new Jef ferson nickel In quantity we great ly tear that there will soon be a shortage of five cent coins in the realm. An acquaintance . of... ours bought a five cent newspaper from ' ncwihnT tha other day and handed the boy a dime. The gam in hauled a handful of nickels from his pocket, carefully Inspect ed 'them, and then returned the lot to his pocket. "I can't change a dime, mister," he said. "All my nickels are the new kind and I want to save them." - SPORTS NOTE . It now begins to look as if the Finnish Olympic games will consist of a single event, which will be won by the Russians with the Finns second. ATARIETY" REPORTS THE WAR Box office, not bombs, is the war Interest of Variety, the Koran of the amusement trade, and it screams "British Revenue Off 35" and "French Income at Standstill." But Variety reaches a high point of reporting In one brief paragraph. Tacked on the end of a story headed "Britain As sures Its Reserves in H'wood They're Not Needed Yet" is this Ironic masterpiece: "Jan Kiepura, the Polish tenor, wan similar Iv advised to fill his TJS engagements, and that he was n't needed in roiana. ' Britain now has over 4,00 60ldiers in Burma. CaDital Journal. How many Burma girls a-set- tln by the old. Monlmein pagoda? 4.UU7 Oliver, Former WU Official, Dies George O. Oliver, formerly vice president of Willamette universi ty, died in this city Sunday after an extended illness. The body was sent to Forest Grove for funeral services and interment.' Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Eva Stanton Oliver, and two daughters. . ..Mr. Oliver was graduated from Willamette university in 1908." A few. years: later he received the degree of master of arts from the university as well "as a degree of bachelor of divinity from the Kimball school of theolegy. He served as vice-president of the university from 1925 to about 1930. He then returned to the ministry and bad his last pastor ate at Hlllsboro, Just preceding his illness." ' Held in Shooting . . LA GRANDE, Oct. S.-UPWWal- ter A. Cover, 58, beer parlor op erator at North Powder, was neid in the county Jail today .in eon section with the fatal shooting of Virgil Jett, 27; State Police Serge antGeorge Glenn said Gover con fessed the shooting which fol lowed an argument over phono graph records, -v; ' Tnrv DiarriiaftPi! : GOLD BEACH, Oct. f-0P-ift- er reporting Itself hopelessly dis agreed, the . jury that heard the larceny " of livestock e h a r g a against Loren Kerr, Vancouver, Wash., was dismissed Saturday Pacific Trade With Warring Senators Say Commerce With Possessions Not Risk Coast Shipping Interests Aver Such Trading in . Last War Safe WASHINOTO N, Oct. 9-ff) -Widespread sentiment developed among senate members today for amendment of. the administra tion's neutrality legislation to per mit American ships to carry on normal trade with British and French possessions in the Pacific and Indian oceans and the China sea. Both on and off the floor sever al senators expressed belief the legislation could be amended so as to allow American lines to con tinue such commerce without the risk of involving this country in war. Shipping experts who conferred with Senators Johnson (R-Calif), Downey (D-CalifJ, Borah (R-Ida-ho) and others said that from one- third to one-half the 1500,000,000 In goods annually exchanged be tween the United States and the possessions of the European bel ligerents in the Pacific and vicin ity were carried in American bot toms. As it now stands, the neutrality bill would prohibit American ships from carrying any goods to ports of warring nations. Representative Welch (R-Calif) said he was Informed by Pacific coast shipping interests mat tney had no trouble while carrying on trade with belligerent possessions during the World was and felt they would be running no risks this time. WASHINGTON, Oct.' i-OP-Air minlstratlon forces In the senate lined up tonight against a pro posal by Senator Johnson (D, Colo.) that the chamber recess for three days so that President Roosevelt would be free to under take the role of European peace maker. Senator Barkley of Kentucky, (Turn to Page 2, Col. 1.) Ready for Labor Peace, Says AFL CINCINNATI, Oct. 9.-UP)-The American Federation of Labor to day reaffirmed its "open door" policy on labor peace and declared in diplomatic language that fu ture White House appeals for uni ty should be addressed to the rival Congress of Industrial organiza tions now in convention at San Francisco. The convention action was a formal answer to President Roose velt's peace message delivered last week. In the midst of its consideration the convention put on a noisy demonstration as Joseph N. Web er, ailing head of the musicians' union, arose to repudiate an at tack on the new deal by Channcey Weaver, a Musicians' union dele gate. Weaver told the convention he was not impressed with the Roose velt labor peace message and de clared: "The president is for soli darity. Why doesn't he solidify the democratic party?" Boos mingled with applause as he concluded. Astoria's License Ordinance Upheld ASTORIA, Oct. S.-(PV-The cir cuit court today upheld Astoria s city ordinance providing licenses for all businesses, professions and occupations. The ruling made Astoria the only Oregon city with licenses ca pable of providing major reve nues. They will replace revenues previously derived from the occu pational tax, which was outlawed. Nations Urged Traffic Situation Will Improve If Chief Minto's Plans Mature s, Salem's traffic situation, which may not be the worst in the world, is going to get rapidly better if Chief of Police Frank A. Minto's present plans go through without hitch. ' : Already launched on a war against speeders, which police say is no "blitzkrieg" affair, the de partment will next turn to mak ing downtown - driving less has ardous and more comfortable. ; - Passage of an ordinance to curb double parking, now before the city council, and arrival of the department's motor tricycle, which will allow one patrolman to handle all downtown parking checking, will be the starting point for Minto's plan:- , -' Bank Superintendents Position Draws More Applicants, Revealed Board to Meet October Decide if Mark Skinner to Be Retained; Canny, Eugene Men Ask for Job By STEPHEN C. MERGLER With everyone but the three members of the state bank ing board board of control under another name guessing openly whether or hot Mark Skinner may be retained as state superintendent of banks, Governor Charles A. Sprague an nounced yesterday that the board would meet October 18. Neither the governor nor Morse Quits Job, Coast Arbitrator Criticizes Longshoremen's Refusal to Recognize Stop-Picket Order SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. The Pacific Coast Waterfront Em ployers' association announced to day its directors would meet here Wednesday to debate action fol lowing the resignation of Dean Wayne L. Morse as federal coast waterfront arbitrator. A spokesman for the employ ers said that the directors, from Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and Los Angeles, would consider future plans "now that the whole principle of arbitration has been thrown overboard. Morse, dean of the University of Oregon law school, sent his resignation to Labor Secretary Perkins after CIO longshoremen here refused Individually to com ply with his arbitration award In the CIO Ship Clerks' associa tion dispute with the Panama Pa cific line. The dean last Saturday decid ed the longshoremen were guilty of Vcollusive picketing" and or dered them to unload the ship City of Newport News. The longshoremen said they stood on their "individual rights" in refusing to pass through the ship clerks' picket line because of fear of physical violence. Henry Schmidt, longshore un ion president, said he had in structed the men to go to work, and Morse today told Schmidt "I have no doubt that you, as presi dent of the local union, have done everything you could to carry out the arbitrator's orders." In announcing his resignation, Morse said that "arbitration is a judicial process and the Judicial system cannot survive unless the parits carry out its mandates." Hull Pleads for Belief in Peace NEW YORK, Oct. 9-()-Look-ing forward to the time when the war is ended, Secretary Hull declared tonight this country must hold firm to a belief that only through enduring peace and sound international economic re lations can "the human race con tinue to advance." For the Immediate future, he told the 26th national foreign trade convention, the United States must continue efforts to maintain and expand its trade program "within such temporary limitations as may be dictated by the exigencies of wartime con ditions." "We are. In fact, engaged to day in important trade agreement negotiations notably with the Am erican nations," he said. "We shall neglect no opportunity, wherever it may present Itself, to expand the area of our nego tiations." Cable Hearing Due PORTLAND, Oct. 9-aVA hearing will be held here October SO to investigate cable rates from Portland to the Philippines and Hawaii, the federal communica tions commission announced to day. The chamber of commerce complained Portland rates were higher than other Pacific coast cities. : The double parking ordinance, which had its first reading at the last council meeting, will make double parking unlawful. Under the present ordinance , five min utes double parking is permitted. For the past week Chief Minto has had patrolmen stationed at all major .downtown intersections during. rush hours and reports a great decrease in the number of persons attempting to beat the red light Minto indicated yesterday that the system would be adopted permanently. Arrival of the tricycle, expected In the next few days, will free a number of patrolmen for traffle control duties. 18, Believed Planning to Secretary of State hail bneii would confirm reports the meet ing was called primarily to elect banking superintendent. State Treasurer Walter E. Pearson, third member of the board, is due to return here this week from a trip east. While Fred S. Lamport of Sa lem and A. A. Schramm of Corval lis, both republicans, have alone been mentioned as possible suc cessors to Superintendent Skinner, a democrat, it was learned at the capitol yesterday that at least four other men are seeking the ap pointment. The other applicants, a reliable source said, are Charles Wiper, former Salem man now living in Eugene, Ray Landon of Salem, 3. L. Eckerson of Canby and George Dickinson of Ashland. Both Governor Sprague and Sec retary of State Earl Snell yester day professed themselves entirely undecided on the banking depart ment position.- Snell said he had not discussed It with the governor and the chief executive indicated he had not made up his mind. Possibility remained that Skin ner, who has been endorsed, re portedly, by more than 80 per eent of the Oregon banks, might be re tained. The ban kins? suDerintendent draws a salary of $9000 a year for his duties as supervisor of all state banks, trust companies and mu tual savings, banks chartered ;tO do business under the laws of Ore gon. Destroyer, Planes Seek Foreign Sub Stranger Is Reported off Florida Keys; Iroquois Meets Convoy Ships KEY WEST, Fla., Oct. 9.JP)- The United States destroyer Rue ben James steamed out to sea and formation of navy patrol planes flew here from Guantanamo bay. Cuba, today following a report that a foreign submarine and two non-American" tankers had been sighted off the florida keys. Stephen T. Early, secretary to President Roosevelt, reported the navy's neutrality patrol had sight ed the vessels 20 miles from Key West. Early said the submarine possibly was the same vessel which was discovered last week off Mi ami. PORTLAND, Me., Oct. 9.-JF) As the "threatened" American refugee liner Iroquois approached the United States tonight navy of ficials declined comment on whe ther a search was underway for a strange submarine reported sight ed within striking distance of the vessel's normal course. A coast guard plane from the Sa lem, Mass., air base flew over the area in which the mystery craft was reported yesterday by Arthur R. Greenleaf, Maine sea and shore fisheries' commissioner, but coast guardsmen described the flight as a routine patrol. Heavily guarded by a convoy of US naval vessels, the Iroquois Is bound from Eire with 684 Ameri cans fleeing from the European war sone. She is due in New York on Wednesday. Grand Jury Meets Again Wednesday The Marion county grand Jury, summoned last week to hear crim inal matters, was recessed by the court after meeting yesterday morning at the court house. It was ordered to reconvene Wed nesday morning, however, for continuance of special investiga tion of county affairs under the direction of Special Prosecutor Marie Weatherf ord of Albany. ' The case of Cawrse vs. Signal Oil company, which involves damage suit for $1600 for alleged slander of title, was heard yes terday in department number one of the circuit court by Judge L. H. McMahan. Selection of the jury and preliminary hearing of three witnesses occupied most of the day in court. . Holman for Embargo WASHINGTON, Oct, t.-ff)- Senator Holman (R-Ore.) said today he was "inclined" to vote to retain the arms embargo and "keep the neutrality law the way it is." v. . : Baltic Nations Bolster Arms, Fear Invasion 5 Swedish-Finnish Frontier Blacked out in Air Raid Practice Russia Backs Germany in Drive for Peace in Europe By LYNN HEINZERLING STOCKHOLM, Oct. 9.-tiPr-The first bomb-proof shelters ln Sweden were under construction in jsiocanoim tonigni ana aoom 100,000 Swedish army reserves were ordered to remain In service as disquiet developed in northern Europe. The neutral countries about the North and Baltic sea strengthened their ties in a view of a threat to their Baltic trade and showed sharp concern in tbe impending conversations between soviet Russia and Finland at Moscow. "Because of changes in the foreign situation the government has ordered that those military men who should have left the ser vice October 15 shall remain in service until further notice," said Swedish government com munique tonight. On the Swedish-Finnish fron tier tonight, the whole Tome val ley, an area of about 4,000 square miles, was blacked out in air raid practice. As Dr. Juho Kustl Paasikivi, Finland's minister in Stockholm, completed preparations for his Journey to the soviet capital to receive Russian proposals, dele gates from Norway, Sweden and Denmark arrived in Helsinki to discuss ways of maintaining their commerce. MOSCOW, Oct. S-CfV-SovIet Russia backed Germany tonight in her drive for peace in Europe and at the same time sought to,eon- soUdat her military, territorial and economic gains in a diplomat- lc chain stretching from the Bal tic to tbe Black sea. In the first comment to appear in Russia on Adolf Hitler's relch stag speech of Friday, the govern ment newspaper Izvestia made a demand for peace on the basis of Hitler's terms, which the paper called "real" and "practical," and attacked Britain and France. The status of Russia's four- linked negotiations or prospective negotiations was this: 1. A pact with Lithuania, giv ing Russia increased naval and military bases in the Baltic and transit privileges through that country was seen as imminent; (Turn to Page 2, Col. 8) Half Million Tax Evasion Charged NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 9.-UPH Income tax evasions exceeding a half million dollars in connection with slot machine operations in New Orleans were charged to six persons, including a Saratoga Springs, N. Y., night club owner, in an indictment returned today by the federal grand jury. The evasions were said by mem bers of the United States attor ney's office to be the second larg est case ever brought, next only to the 15,000,000 evasions charged to Moses L. Annenberg, Philadel phia publisher. Nine counts were brought. Named defendants were Frank Costello, New York, once de scribed by police as New York's slot machine "king"; Philip Kas- tel, alias Harold Miller of Stam ford. Conn.; Dudley Geigerman, Harold Geigerman, alias Harold Miller; James Brocato, alias Jim mie Moran and Jacob Altman, oth erwise known as Jake Altman, all of New Orleans. Washington Guard Aviator Missing FOPT T.TOWTS rw.f - - . . , - vr Darkness halted search by air tonight for a missing Washington national guard plane unreported since It . left Spokane ' this mor ning for the army airport here. The army biplane, piloted by Lieut. Edward B. Saxon of the 41st national guard aviation unit, was transporting Private W. Shane to his new station at Fort Lewis' Gray field. Colonel C. B. Oldfield said five or six regular army planes would " be " dispatched ' on search flights from here at dawn tomor row "if there are no develop ments overnight" : Oldfield said Lieut. Saxon re ported at 1:80 p.m. over his two way radio, that he was slightly north of Mount St. Helens. He was not heard from again. ; . Greghamite Winner PORTLAND, Oct. MAVMan alng Becker, Gresham, won the Future Farmers of America speak ing contest Saturday at the Pa cific International . livestock ex hibition. ' US 'Battle Babies' Called Out Of Retirement for Patrol Duty : - ' -ififcx,1 Two score Teasels of the TJS navy's once-declared "obsolete destroyer fleet, including ships pictured, are being rehabilitated at San Di ego's destroyer base as active ships of the line. Their main duty will be to patrol what President Roosevelt recently described as a "neutral sea' stretching around both North and South America. Photo shows guns on lTS& Breese being fitted. (HX photo. V Topcoats Removed As East Swelters Chicago Has Hottest Day Since October 9, 1879 ; ' Salem Enjoys 70 (By the Associated Press) Fall topcoats were put back in the closet in most sections of the United States yesterday as autumn heat records going bacjk as far as 10 years were shattered from the Mississippi valley to the Atlantic coast. Indian summer temperatures in the 80's and 90's were common, with Chicago reporting the hottest Oct. 9 since 1879 a reading of 84 degrees. Along the east coast region tne mercury rose about 1916 marks at Philadelphia with 86, at New York City with 82 and New Ha ven, Conn., 83.2 degrees. Wash ington reported 90, Boston 79. But as midwesterners and east erners walked hatless and coat less, Matanuska valley colony in Palmer, Alaska, was caught un prepared by an early snow storm. DES MOINES, la., reported 75 degree temperatures, Kansas City 75, Omaha 72, Minneapolis-St. Paul 54, Helena, Mont., 59, Phoe nix, Ariz., 81, Boise, Ida., 67. Indianapolis reported 88 de grees, the highest October 9 since 1893. Cincinnati was one of the hottest points in the midwest with a reading of 91. Detroit's 85 was the hottest October 9 since 1913 a record for the second consecu tive day. Salem basked in sunshine that warmed the atmosphere to 70 de grees yesterday, the weather bu reau reported. Payroll Boosted At Valsetz Mill A night shift was added to the force at the Cobbs & Mitchell lum ber mill at Valseti, effective last night, and the payroll increased from 200 to approximately 300 300 men. Ralph H. Kletxlng, Inde pendence publisher, reported here. Kletxlng said he had also been advised by a Cobbs & Mitchell of ficial that the firm had recently raised its mill wages from 65 to 67 cents an hour and promised to restore the old 60-cent scale on November 1 it business continued good. " Salem Chest Campaign Lags; Monday Report Encouraging Though the Salem Community Chest campaign vm lagging be hind the 1938 comparative fig ures, Monday's report of $3788 collected was-encouraging to the campaign committee's statistical staff and. here's the reason: ' A year ago the subscriptions obtained over.' the weekend which occurred - between " the fourth and fifth report days amounted to 'less than 31700. Monday's report - which brought the total up to $26,088 or 52 per cent of the budget, was more than twice that of the compara ble day aear ago. i SupU Frank B. Bennett of the Salem schools, speaker at the Monday luncheon, compared Chest solicitation to the railway ear inspector's "wheel tapping" the purpose of which is to see If the wheels "ring true." Be ap plied this principle to the question-whether fcalem "rings true" .5 5 g , SI 7 v z Lewis Hints Rift With Labor Board Asserts Administrators of Wagner Act Leaned Over Backwards SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 9.-C?V President John L. . Lewis of the CIO hinted tonight that the cong r e s s of Industrial organizations may turn against the national la bor act which it has repeatedly de fended against attacks from em ployers and the AFL. The hint came in Lewis' presl dential report to the second CIO convention in which he warned labor against "the illusion of pros perity b r o u g h t by war" and (Turn to page 2, column 7) German Settlers Leave Russ Area Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania Being Vacated, Left to Soviet Control RIGA, Latvia, Oct. 9.-JP)-A great exodus of Germans from the Baltic states was in full swing to night with a big fleet of German vessels pressed into service to carry settlers from countries pass ing under Russian dominance to territories newly-added to Adolf Hitler's reieh. Ten German steamers already were in Riga's harbor. Four others were at Lei pa j a (Libau) and Vent spils (Windau). All were loading emigrants from Latvia, with their belongings. Four other vessels arrived at Tallinn, Estonia, to take Germans from that country. Lithuania has a common bor der with Germany and emigration from that country may be handled by rail. Repatriation was obligatory only in the cases of German citi- xens; in Latvia they number only 4,800. Latvian citizens of the German race, however, were estimated here to number 56,000, of which 3 8,000 were residents of Riga. Latvia's largest newspaper esti mated the value of German hold ings in Latvia at 1,500,000,000 reichsmarks . (about $600,000, 000). It was said that some rich Germans apparently control much of the country's industry and have vast real estate holdings.1 as a youth environment. . George Alexander, head of the government - and education divi sion in the campaign, "set the clock" on Monday as captain of the team which made the high est percentage gain. Reports in- Automotive $410, total $1713, 5 3 percent ; contractors $ 3 8 6, to tal $1027, 55 per cent; general gifts $282, total $6200, 62 per cent; government and education $1002, total $7177, $6 per cent; Industrial $948, total $2570,. 44 per cent; mercantile $138, total $3337, 40 per cent;- professional $454, total $2677, 39 per cent; utilities $102. total $1115, 53 per .cent; women's division $12, total $1013, 43 per cent WASHINGTON, Oct. President Roosevelt asserted in s radio address tonight that com r (Turn to Pace S. CnL 1.1 Paris Command Says Heaviest Of War Begun Large Scale German !AIr Operations Noted Over North Sea Daladier Gives Reply to Hitler Peace Terms Over Radio Today PARIS, Oct. 0 - (JP) - T h French high command report ed tonight that the Germans were attacking all the way from the Moselle river to Saar brnecken on tbe most exten sive front brought into simul taneous action since the war started fire weeks ago. Besides the fighting on the &5-mile front, the night com munique said an artillery duel covered the entire, northern flank of tbe western front, from the Moselle to Lauterbourg, where the French-German fron tier joins the Rhine. Shells screamed overhead as German patrols extended their contact with French advance guards from near the Luxem bourg border to Saarbrnecken, central key to Nazi defences between the Moselle and the .Rhine. (By the Associated Press) The European war spurted to life on land, at sea and in the air yesterday (Monday) as Soviet Russia added its support to Ger many's peace offensive. For the first time since the war began the French high command communique last night Indicated more or less general operations along much of tbe western frost. A French patrol boat, the com munique said, "attacked an en emy submarine with success," and In further hostilities at" sea Brit ain reported repeated clashes be tween British warships and Ger man bombing planes in the North sea. Indications of possible large German air operations over tb North sea were seen in the forced landings of two German craft la Denmark. A third German fight ing plane sighted over Danish ter ritory was reported driven off by Danish guns. Sounds resembling cannonading were heard in south ern Norway. This flurry of military activity came as the Moscow newspaper Izvestia, official government or gan, called Hitler's peace terms ag set forth in his reichstag address last Friday "real" and "practi cal." Berlin officialdom r e m a i ned rnnfiriont that t h a TlrlHcVi anf French coolness to the Hitler speech would change upon furth er thought. . There was no sign of this is Paris or London, however. Pre mier Edouard Daladier announced he would address the French na tion today at 8 p. m. (11 a. m., PST) In a reply to Hitler's peace offer. British Prime Minister Cham berlain told the. house of com mons that Britain's war aims had "more than once been stated" by both the British and French gov ernments, indicating they re mained unchanged by Hitler's pro posals. War Briefs BERLIN, Oct. 10.-(Tuesday) (vP) Posters appeared on all bill-boards today signed by the chief of 'police stating that tbe classes of 1911 and 1912 had bee called up "without pnbtJc notification." . x . The posters said all those who naa not receivea tne oraer my today must nevertheless report Immediately to police stations. ' COPENHAGEN, Oct. 0.-iiV . , The Norwegian admiralty said ' tonight British, warships and German bombing plaaes clashed , today fa an air-sea battle la the . North sea off the southern Nor wegian coast. Details of the fight were Nt given bnt three German plaaes made forced landings in the North sea area shortly after the : engagement-. The British said none of its warships were dam- j aged. The Norwegian idmlr airy aid sounds of great cannonad ing were heard from the North sea oa the island of Utsira off . Haagesnnd. - -. , ' ? .'(By the Associated Press) The sinking of the Finnish freighter Indra yesterday (Mon day) by a mine off Terschelling island,. The Netherlands, was the 14th Scandinavian ' casual ty and sent the total known war-time losses of all nations to 1 : 65 vessels. - The 2,Tj26-toa Indra appar entlT sank ranldlv. Nearbv shins picked np one message: "SOS mine, and the vessel was not ' beard' from again. Dutch ships, however, said the crew was Mwi K Final vessels- ; -