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Bead this page of live sports
tews every day.
Weather
Fair today and Saturday
with valley fog j bo change
fa-temperature. Max. temp.
Thursday CO, mla. 44. River
8.0 ft. Southwest wind .
EIGHTY-NINTH TEAS
Salem, Oregon, Friday Morning, December 1, 1939
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-Paul Hauser Column
10:45 ml m.- Willamette uni
versity Talked to Dean Erickson
here And Admitted we bad never
read mneh o(
Robin son let
ters' poetry. He
sits on rocks at
Carmel, C a 1 If.,
and doesn't mind
the. seagulls. At
Will amette , or
somew here we
heard the story
of- the smart Al
eck students
who In answer-
Ins; a, test cues- H. Haaser. Jr.
tlon wrote merely. "See Smith's
paper for correct answer." When
the papers, came back they bore
no trade but the note "See
Smith's paper for grade." Smith's
grade: C minus.
11:00 a. m. Capitol press
room where we learned the Finns
had finally pressed the Russians
too far. This reminded us for
some reason of the Finnish per-
son who was up before a natural
ization court down Astoria way.
When the examiner asked him
what flag meant the most to him
he replied, "Ay tank dot red flag.
yedge. Flabbergasted, the Judge
demanded an explanation. "Well,
yedge," said the Finn, "ay drive
model tar ford and ay go like
Sometimes twenny, t w e n n y-fl
miles hour. Ay vas going ' along
like sonofagun when ay see red
flag. Py ytmminy, yedge. If It
weren't tor dot red flag ay
Touldn't be here today. Da bridge
she's out. Dot's yy ay tank dot
red flag Is best.'
11:30 a. m. Still in the Press
room where D. Applegate is show
lng tricks with pennies and put
ting off writing a story, He in
forms us three Salem restaurants
are serving full ThanksglYing din
ners this day, Nice to know,
'12:15 p. m. Gone to lunch.
never mind where.
1 p. m. Statesman p r ilt ery
where we find all busy nd rush
ing, so we leave.
2 p. m. East on State street
where we pause In our mad flight
to Inspect the new fire station in
that neighborhood. It's a mighty
pretty little Igloo for a fire sta
tion.. It was- all locked up and
there was no furniture in the tir
ing quarters so we guess Buck
Hutton was right when he said
the firemen would be in by Christ
mas, maybe. Memo to onrself :
Slide' down brass pole in fire sta
tion some day. ..i
3 p. m. Bluebird where we find
Pauline Cornlng. the flying wait
ress. She is going to open her res
. taurant at the airport soon, she
says. Mike Balkovle says he 11
help fill air pockets. Snlx (Miss
Corning, to you) says therell be a
big celebration when the airport
Is officially opened under new
management. Nobody knows for
sure yet whether that'll be under
lease or as a city operated setup.
. 4 p. m. at the city hall where
the police department haa been all
done orer. And the question of
the hour Is solved. Don Nicholson
will ride the city's tricycle. Now
all the chief haa to do Is to find
Nicholson.
Candidacies Not
at
SPOKANE, Wash., Not. S0-)
-Walter I. Tooze of Portland,
chairman' of the republican re
gional conference to be held here
Saturday and Sunday, said tonight
there would "not "be any discus
sion of candidacies" at the fire
state party meeting. . . , '.
"And that goes for any candi
date, state or national," Tooze
added.
'"The meeting will hare Just
two purposes: ... ;
"First, to focus attention upon
the desirability ' of cooperation
among national convention dele
gates from the' northwest states,
and, second, to work out a plan
or organization to make this co
operation effective."
Sheriff Retakes
...... . 1 ' '
Man After Break
: CONDON, Not. 30-PJ-Bruce
TV Anderson, 27, .who escaped
from the Gilliam county Jail last
night, "was captured : today by
Sheriff Frank Bennett, i He was
found asleep In a railroad box
ear." i-v - v - -, " . v : v ;
; Anderson, sentenced - Tuesday
to three, years In the state pent
tentlaty for larceny, sawed his
way-out of JaU. His escape was
discovered when the sheriff went
to the jail, to take him to Sa
lem., . . . , . I : ... . .
Dropping Exports
Mar Trade Scene
PORTLAND, Not, 20
Dropping foreign exports alone
marred the picture of booming
business In Portland thismonth.
Building permits, worth
13,S3V, were issuea lor os jods.
Including 104 residences to cost
2459,475," a. record month for
1939. -. ; '
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Topic
Parley
FDR Begs for
Innocent lives
In New Clash
President Asks Finns,
Soviets to Refrain
From Barbarism
Note Asking Immediate
Reply Is Sent to
' I Both Nations
WASHINGTON, Dec. l-(Fri-day)-(P)-A
telephone eonver
satioii between Washington and
Helsinki, capital of Finland,
shortly after a a. m. (EST) to
day was reported interrupted
by air raid warnings and the
noise of bursting bombs. No
further details were obtainable.
WASHINGTON, Not. 30-ff)-
President Rooserelt called on
Russia and Finland to pledge
that they would not resort to in
human barbarism of bombing ci
vilian populations from the air.
The president's message, de
livered by American diplomatic
representatives in Moscow and
Helsinki, came after reports of
a Russian air bombardment of
Helsinki. It was almost identical
with messages dispatched recent
ly to Germany, Great Britain and
.France.
The president said:
"The : ruthless bombing from
the air of civilians in unfortified
centers of population during the
course of hostilities which have
raged In various quarters of the
earth during the past few years
which haa resulted in the
maiming and in the death of
thousands of defenseless men,
women and x children has sick
ened the hearts of every civilized
man and , woman, and has pro
foundly shocked the conscience of
humanity.
Uvea of Innocent Persons -
Would Be Sacrificed
"It resort is had to. this form
of inhuman barbarism during the
period of the tragic conflagration
with which the world la now con-
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Late Bruin Spurt
Defeats Cougars
LOS ANGELES. Nov. 30.-r6P-
Rolllng over three touchdowns in
the final quarter, the Bruins of
the University of California at
Los Angeles subdued Washington
State In a hard fought Pacific
Coast conference grid encounter
tonight, 24 to 7.
Held on the short end of a 7-6
score going Into the last period,
the Vclans' two dusky halfback
stars, t Kenny Washington and
Jackie Robinson, turned the game
into a rout with a brilliant exhi
bition of running and passing.
Late "in the third quarter the
Bruins finally gathered together
an offense and stormed to the
26. Here Washington passed to
Robinson, who caught it on the
15 and out-danced Cougar safety
men to score standing up.
The tally broke the Cougar
spirit, Robinson set it boiling with
a 34 yard touchdown sprint.
On the klekoff fists blew on
the field and Strode was signalled
to the bench and UCLA was pen
alized f half the distance . to the
goal. A Cougar tumble, a - few
rashes by Washington and a 32
yard run by Robinson , again set
the stage for a score. The two
first-string backs ' were taken out
of the game with the- ball deep
in Washington State territory,
but the seubstltutes carried on for
the final touchdown, Charlie Fen-
enbock passing to Jim Mitchell,
end, for a score. .
First Lady Calmly Awaits
Testimony
o
-By BETH CAMPBELL
WASHINGTON, Nov. SOPV-
Urs. Franklin D. Roosevelt blithe
ly.. : demonstrated her continued
faith in the American Youth Con
gress today by dropping in twice
at the Dies committee hearing' to
listen to youth leaders testify
and taking the girls to lunch at
the White House during the noon
recess.. .
When the committee failed to
call William : Hinckley, former
congress chairman, at its morn
ing session, Mrs. Roosevelt re
turned in the. afternoon ,and
stayed until the congress leaders
were r called - although it means
missing t 4:10 o'clock : appoint
ment. Several months ; ago Ken
neth Goff, who said he' was a for
mer communist, told-the commit-'
tee that Hinckley Was a commun
ist and that the youth congress
was "communist-dominated."
At that time, Mrs. Roosevelt
said she knew definitely 'that
neither Hinckley nor Joseph Cad
den, congress executive secretary.
were eommunists. She has enter
tained them several times and has
spoken at national conventions of
the congress. v
Today Mrs. Roosevelt, looking
very trim in a smart green woolen
Leslie Student
Gets Burns In
'Soup' Incident
- Bob Stacey, ttmte three, will
steer olear of girls carrying
soap bowls
Stacey. a student at Leslie
Junior high school, bumped in
to a girl leaving i the . school
cafeteria with a bowl of soup
yesterday noon and received
"second degree burns when the
soap spilled over his chest and
He was given treatment by
Captain - Charles Charlton of
the Salem first aid crew.
1940 Salem Taxes
To Set New High
Millage Expected to Pass
61; City Levy and
School Tax Up
Salem will pay a record high
property tax levy next year, mill-
age figures announced by County
Assessor R. "Tad" Shelton. indi
cated yesterday. Fixed at 60.S
mills for the current year, the
city levy will rise above CI, prob
ably to 61.5 mills for 1940, on a
115.1779642 valuation, it ap
peared.
City, school, county and state
levies all have been increased
fractionally despite gains in a
sessed valuation of $148,040 with
in the city proper and 6214,42a
In the Salem school district.
The city government levy will
be 21.3 mills In 1940 as against
20.9 this year and the school dis
trict levy 24.4 as against 24.1.
County and state mlllages . will
show smaller increases.
Levies and valuations of fire
other local taxing units were list
ed by Eheiton as follows:
Stayton, valuation $356,805,
muiage I4.4y down z mm.
SUyton school district No. 77.
valuation, $479,14$,,, millage 21,
down .3 mill. . ".-V;-t : ;-'"
Woodburn, valuation $712.99$.
millage 15.9, up .6 mill. ,
Woodburn school district No.
103, valuation $$80,096. village
18.1. up .1 mill. :
Marion county non-high school
district, valuation $16,219,364,
muiage up . muu
2 Women Drown
Selves in River
Mrs. Gertrude Macklin, 47,
1704 Broadway, -committed sul
cide yesterday by drowning her
self in the Willamette river. Cor
oner L. E. Barries: reported.
Despondent for some time, Mrs.
Macklin was found, missing by her
husband, J. E. Macklin, about
9:15 o'clock yesterday morning.
Mr. Macklin, fearing that his wife
might have contemplated ending
her life, asked police to aid in
finding her.
The body was found floating in
the river at the foot of River
street about 2:30 o'clock.
Mrs. Macklin is survived by the
widower and a son, George E.
Macklin of Hood River.
INDEPENDENCE Mrs. Ralph
E. Duganne, about 45, drowned
herself . In the Willamette river
near Independence about. 11 a. m.
Thursday morning. She was re
ported to have been in ill health
for some time. . -. -t::
A eollle dog, which accompan
ied Mrs. Duganne when-she left
home shortly after 6 o'clock yes
terday morning, twice . dragged
her from the water, but she re
turned a third time. A boat sent
from the Independence terry was
unable to reach the woman in
time to save her.
She Is survived by the widower
and her parents in Canada. :
Youth Leader
outfit trimmed in black Persian
lamb, passed up an invitation to
sit at the committee table on herj
first Ylslt in order to take a' front
row seat among the youth con
gress leaders. , , ,
When Hinckley took the stand,
the first lady moved from her
front row place by Frances Wil
liams, , congress administrative
secretary, to the end of the com
mittee table, where she could bet
ter see and hear the blond, 29-year-old
former congress chair
man.' - ; r" -
There she heard Hinckley read
a statement in which the youth
congress charged . the Dies com
mittee with misusing congression
al power, co nd acting "un
American and unjust" hearings
and provoking a war hysteria with
"witch-hunting methods. i
.Across the room from the first
lady, but listening Just" intent
ly was Tom Mooney, recently-pardoned
from a life sentence after
years of fighting by liberal and
labor organizations who charged
that his conviction of participa
tion la a San Francisco bombing
waadue to perjured evidence. The
youth congress had circulated a
petition in his behalf. -
Scandinavian
Trio Sho cked
By Red Thrust
Foreboding I n c r e a s e $
as USSR Forces
Raid Border . , :
Feeling Strong Among
C i t i z e n 8 as new
Danger Looms
COPENHAGEN, Dec 1-(AV
Just before breaking off tbm
telephone communication be
tween Helstasfd and Copenhagen
at 8 aan. (2 a.m., EST.) tol
day, the operator said, "New
air raid."
(A similar reason was glvea
for the disruption of telephone
service between Helsinki and,
Stockholm.)
By WADE WERNER
COPENHAGEN. Hov. 30.-iFr-
Sweden, Norway and Denmark
officially maintained an attitude
of neutrality tonight as they
watched with forebodina soviet
Rnssla'a vast war machine bring
death and destruction to Finland.
AU three countries were pro
foundly shocked by the invasion
of Finland, but diplomats pointed
out the Stockholm meeting of the
Scandinavian soreerlgns and
Finnish president October 18
agreed on moral and economic
collaboration but not military aid.
Anti-soviet Russian feeling ran
high In Oslo, Norway's capital,
where an angry crowd tonight
smashed all the windows of the
communist newspaper Abelderen
which had supported editorially
soviet Russian moves against Fin
land. ,
Oslo Group Curbed by .
Economic Agreement
A Belgian government 'spokes
man in Brussels said the Oslo unit
of seven north European nations
could take no action In the Rus
sian-Finnish conflict because the
group was formed for economic
purposes only.
(The Oslo group Includes Fin
land, Belgium, Sweden, Norway,
Denmark, The Netherlands and
Luxembourg.)
The Scandinavian governments
earnestly checked the dryness of
their powder but carefully
avoided any official comment.
Feelings of the general public,
however, were plain.
Men and women crowded about
Swedish newspaper offices ex
pressing grief and Indignation at
the Russian invasion.
Women cried when they read
that Helsinki had been bombed.
Students Express Sympathy
At Finnish Legation
Typical of the outbursts of
feeling was that of an unidentl
fled Swede who jumped up during
a luncheon and shouted:
"It's horrible. All Europe will
be drawn In before this Is over."
In Oslo, students marched to
the Finnish legation to express
their sympathy.
Government officials conferred
in Stockholm, usio ana Copen
hagen. A foreign office spokesman in
Sweden said his country was In
a state of preparedness and no
new measures were needed.
Many Danes felt the Invasion
was a personal blow because Fin
land ,was neighbor and new-
dangers seemed looming for the
Baltic neutrals.
(Unconfirmed rumors circula
ted in Oslo that soviet Russia had
demanded three naval bases on
Norway's Arctic coast. The Nor
wegian coast on the Arctic ocean
Is separated from Russia only by
Finland's narrow corridor . to
northern waters.)
Collections Started for
Finnish War Refugees
Adding to Norway's, fears was
the extension of Russian aerial
warfare - along Finland's short
Arctic coast . to the Norwegian
border.- - A
Fund - collections started in
many areas for Finland's war
refugees. .
Unless their governments pre
vent It, many Danes, Norwegians
and Swedes are expected to go to
Finland , as volunteers. ; '
In Stockholm .'it, was thought
possible . a Swedish . statement
might be forthcoming tomorrow
when the foreign affairs commit
tee, meets.-a-- -.:.
Spragiieta Open;
New High School
STLVERTON Governor Charles
A. Sprague , will speak at Silver
ton's new high school: dedica
tion Wednesday night of . next
week, his first address here since
he became governor. The dedica
tion Is under the auspices of the
Silverton Parent-Teacher associ
ation of which Mrs. J. J. Lewis Is
president.
Besides the governor's address
there will be music by the high
school band and Rev. II. J. K.
Fuhr will give the invocation and
benediction. -, c v.
Resuiinp
Russia Claims
Official Soviet Radio
Withholds Fact of
War From Pnhlic
"Armed Provocations"
Held Reason for
USSR's Drive
MOSCOW. Not. 10 (Friday)-
The Soviet government announced
early today that Its red army le
gions had advanced 10 to IS kil
ometers (tU to about 10 miles)
mto Finland.
The announcement, distributed
by Taas, official news agency, de
clared that Russia had hurled her
military might against the neigh
boring republic omy alter "new
armed provocations" by Finnish
border forces.
As a result of these reported
border violations, the announce
ment said Russian forces crossed
the frontier at $ a.m. yesterday
(midnight, EST, Wednesday) on
the Karelian isthmus and a num
ber et other points.
The statement was issued fol
lowing- a midnight broadcast
which gave the Russian public
the first official news of the ln-
TasiOn.-'5y
The broadcast said merely that
red troops had invaded Finland.
ftfaet Withheld From -
Russian Public
(A broadcast from the Moscow
station picked up in Copenhagen
and London said Russia had giv
en Finland until S a,m. today (8
p.m. PST Thursday) to capitulate
or Helsinki would be destroyed).
Until then, despite alarming
rumors In foreign circles, the
general public was kept complete
ly In the dark on what was hap
pening.
The official announcement de
clared, that despite unfavorable
weather Soviet airplanes made
reconnoltering flights and drop
ped bombs on the airdromes at
Helsinki and Vlipurt (Viborg).
Reciting the alleged action of
Finnish troops before the inva
sion, it said that at 2 p.m. yes
terday (6 p.m. EST Wednesday)
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Bidding Permits
High for Month
Total of 862,264 Recorded
in Salem for Heavy
Gain Over '38
Building tor last month exceed
ed building for a year ago by
123,299, according to the month
ly report of the city building in
spection department which shows
sf permits issued last month for
a total valuation of 112,204 as
against is permits in November,
1938, with a total valuation of
138,965. - -
Residential building slumped
off from October's high mark of
29 to 11 permits -with a valua
tion "of 830,410. November, 1938,
produced 10 permits for a
830,050 valuation. -
- There were 14 permits last
month ' for new non-residential
construction totalling 8 2 2,3 41 and
including one theatre at 810,100
and a conveyor nnit for the state
capltol heating plant at 311.000.
" Permits for repairs totaled 70
with a valuation of 38713.
Astoria's Finns X
Begin Collection
ASTORIA. Ore.. Not. 30-4PV-
The Finnish population of this
fishing center at the month of the
Columbia river '' began . today to
campaign for funds for civilian
relief in Finland. "
It was estimated that' a third
of the city's 10,000 population is
FtnnlsTs.-' ---"--
Nearly , all -the families' have
relatives i In Finland, s many of
them in Hesinski, . which was
bombed today by Russian planes.
PdUce Seek Pair
In Bank Robbery
STEVENSON, Wash- Not. 20
-CP-A heavy moon-faced robber
and his companion were sought
by police of .two states tonight
for . the robbery of the Bank of
Stevenson this afternoon. . -:
The robbers,' both armed, es
caped with 31500 despite efforts
of President George Chrlstensen,
who sounded a burglar alarm and
tried for his gun. Chrlstensen was
alone In the bank.
Army Advances
On Finn Soil
tion of
of
Russian Birds of War Pounce
Along 800
MO 200
Hot spots of Russian war planes
ATLANTIC f&S S
OCEAN J
C
Bombers swooped down yesterday on Petaamc and other "lnalh
towns on the ftybachi peninsula (1) above the Arctic circle at
northern tip of 800-mile border, on Vlipuri (8) at the southern
tip, on the capital, Helsinki, and Hango (8). The ltsalan fleet
was reported attacking from the Gulf of Finland . (0), Aaland
Islands (7) were demanded by Russia as a naval base,
tte, ' "
Warfare in North
Spreads
Planes Bomb Finnish
Attack Bus, Motor Cars; Red Navy Blocks
Ports as new Conflict Intensified
KIRKENES, Far Northern Norway. Nov. 30 (AP)
The Russian air force today
to the Norwegian border above the Arctic circle.
The soviet planes, fighting at the extreme northern end
of the 800-mile Finnish-soviet frontier, repeatedly bombed
the Finnish towns of Fetsamo, Lhnahamari and Parldna.
They machine-gunned motor O . .
cars and busses on the main high-1
way of Finland's 20-mile wide
corridor to the Arctie ocean.
which lies between Norway and
Russia.
Petsamo and Llinahamari, lead
lng towns of the corridor, were
partially rased. They lie 200 miles
above the Arctic circle and about
C5 miles west of the soviet port
of Murmansk."
Parkins, the third town
bombed. Is on the mouth of the
yaranrer fjord and is adjacent
to the Norwegian border.
The Russian attack reached the
Norwegian border also in the
bomb and machine . gun on
slaughts on the main finished
road running north to Petsamo.
This road runs along the fron
tier at several points.
The machine-gun attacks were
made on an omnibus running mall
between Petsamo and Enare. on
another bus near Nautsi, almost
on the Norwegian border, on
three automobiles with passen
gers near Petsamo, and on several
taxieabs further south on the
highway. ,
The , red nary blockaded the
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Older Boys9 Conference to
'Hold First
Two hundred fifty boys of the
Willamette valley tonight open
their 20th annual Older . Boys'
conference with a banquet at 5:10
in the senior high school eare
terla. Qorernor Charles A;
Sorague and Gerald Mason of the
state parole board will be the
priniepal speakers. . -
Tnnndml In Ralam hr Clanda
A. Kells, general secretary of the
local YMCA, the meet araws aeie-
gates . from - Polk, Yamhill and
U,Hnn imnfitlH aa wall aa an
aan.lnnMlii. Bamhe from dis
tricts both to the north and south.
A meeting of soma of the dele
gates some weeks ago determined
the theme. "Whither America,"
and chose their speakers, ' who
will include Dean U. O. Dubaeh
of OSC, Dr. Donald M. Erb, presi
dent of U of O, and Dr. Bruce R.
Baxter, president ' of Willamette
university, -
Officer for tha conference are
Rm Rhlnii of Salem, nresldent:
Russell Sackett of Sheridan, vice-
president, - and - itoy jonnson oi
Knappa-Svenson, . secretary. Ou
Moore of the Salem TMCA'is di
rector, and Walter Erickson, Wil
lamette unlrersitT registrar, is
conference chairman and toast-
master for the banquet. - . -
jne gaiem - iu-x council uus
Peace
Next Ministry
- Mile Finnish Linex w t
sudden Invasion of little Finland i
to Norway
Cities; Machine Gunners
carried its invasion of Finland
Britain scores
Soviet Invasion
Empire Too Busy in Own
War, However, to Take
Part in new Crisis
By ROBERT BUNNEIXE
LONDON, Nov. S0-(-ParlIa-ment
resounded, today with Con
demnations of Soviet Russia's in
vasion of Finland but the indica
tions were that Britain, preoccu
pied with her own war against
Germany, could do nothing to
help the little Baltic republic
Prime Minister Chamberlain
told a sympathetic house of com
mons that the government regard
ed as unjustified "this fresh at
tack on a small, independent na
tion which must result in fresh
suffering and loss."
Authoritative sources said, how
ever, that Britain had no obliga
tion to help Finland, and that
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Sessions Today
year assumed responsibility of ar
ranging the program, which in
cludes on Saturday the formation
of an area - III-Y council. Presi
dents of the clubs are Don Bur
ton, Able -Gregg: Reed Nelson,
Arthur Cotton; Ward Miles, Har
rison Elliott; and Harold Ilamm,
Branch Rickey.
All boys attending the conclave
win gee the Salem-Corvallls high
school football game Friday night
aa guests of Salem high.
. Forums led by Deaa Dubach
and Dr. Erb will feature Satur
day's sessions. Officers for 1140
will be elected Saturday night fol
lowing a supper in the high school
cafeteria.
. Housing for delegates haa been
arranged by the Ill-T Mothers
club and Includes a bed Friday
night and breakfast Saturday
morning. On the committee, be
sides those assisting in the var
ious churches, are Mrs. Arthur
Bates, chairman, Mrs. D. C. Bur
ton, Mrs. O. A. Macy, Mrs. Robert
Shlnn; Mrs. Oscar Sederstrom,
Mrs. Ray Smith, Mrs. Ray To-
com, Mrs. 8. Delmck and Mrs.
M. E. Moore.
Today's program -follows:
2:00 Registration at YMCA.
' 5:20 -Banquet at high school;
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Moves
4"! a m
Labinet Units
jurapiie votes
Of Confidenc
Reds Set Aereemenf
KJ
Deadline, for 5
P. M. Today
Resignation Seen ti
Probable Move for
Armistice
By LYNN HEINZERLING
HELSINKI. Dec. l-(rrl10-
W The Finnish government. Ita
capital bombed and aflame.' with
the Soviet Russian armr swsrnv.
lag across Its frontier, mlrnd
early today despite a unanlmons
vote of confidence In psrllameac
ins cabinet, which for weeks
had negotiated vainly with Mos
cow on Ruaila's territorial de
mands on the little republic
stepped aside after a Moscow
broadcast threatened annihilation
of Helsinki unless-an agreement
was reached by t a. m. today (I
p. m. PST Thursday).
Although no announcement was
made regarding a new govern
ment. It was believed a new cab
inet would be formed bfM to
night Mentioned as probable new pre
mier was Vaino Tanner, finance
minuter m the eld eablaetj wbe
took part in the unsuccessful con
ferences in .Moscow. ', ,
Resignation Considered 1
Move For Truce
(The resignation was seea fa
some circles as a move for an ar
mistice. Reports were received la
Copenhagen that Tanner sroha-
bly would attempt to restore dip.
lomatle relations with Moscow
and would seek cessation of hos
tilities. The opinion prevailed In sorre
diplomatic Quarters that Rnssla
might deal with a new Finnish
government. It was recalled that
Soviet Premier-Forelgn Commis
sar Vyacheslaff Molotoff empha
sised the resigned rovernment'e
attitude of lrreconclliable hostil
ity" yesterday in announcing sev
erance of relations with Finland.)
The reason for the resignation.
a government spokesman said.
was a desire to bring Into the
government representatives of all
parties. '
Word of the government's res
ignation, which came less than 24
hours after the first Red troop
crossed the border, wss forward
ed to Moscow by a representative
of the American legation. It was
expected the American embany
would communicate It to tfce
Kremlin. .
Red Air Forre, Troops
Invade Corridor
Before the cabinet retimed.
Russia's troops were marcblng
Into Finland at points along the
s oo-mii frontier from the Isth
mus of Karelia, near Lenlnrrad.
to Finland's narrow corridor on
the Arctic ocean, 200 miles above
the Arctie circle.
The Russian air force bombed
Helsinki, setting fire to bulldlnrs
In the southwestern section of the
capital. Newspapers estimated the
dead at between 100 and 200 per
sons. (After the extraordinary
slon of parliament last night, tbe
Finnish cabinet decided tentative
ly to move the seat of government
to Nlkolalnkaapunkl (Vaase). a
western Finnish port on the Calf
of Bothnia, it was stated In ad
vices received In Copenhagen.
(A Finnish defense mlnlatrr
broadcast heard In London said
Russian troops "were all repnWd
this afternoon. There wss lively
artillery fire on the border and
two Russian tanks were de
stroyed.") The United States lesstloa
staff, and those of other foreign
powers moved last night from
Helsinki to Grankulla, a western
suburb.
Russian Fleet Takes
Finnish Island
The Red fleet steamed west
ward In the Gulf of Finland sad
seised tbe Finnish Island of O la
ke ri and began shelling Vlipuri
(Viborg), and other coastal cities
and towns.
Vlipuri. a city of 7K.00O oi
lation. was. like Helsinki. st
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