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i Or PAGE TWO Moral Embargo Imposed by US Russians Not to Get War - Materials Here in Spite of Cash (Continued from page 1) Alter stating that "the news of the soviet naval and military fcombinga' had shocked the Amer ican, people, Mr. Rooseveut said: Peace Loving People' . Still Want Law, Order "All peace-loving peoples In those nations that are still hoping - f er tire continuance of relations throughout the world on the ba sis" of law and order will unani mously condemn, this" new resort to military force ps the arbiter of International differences. ' "To the great misfortune of the world, the present trend to force makes insecure tha independent existence of small nations in every continent and Jeopardises the rights of mankind to self-government. ; ". , '. - " :"The people and government of Finland hare a long, honorable and wholly peaceful record which has won for them the respect and warm Tegard of the people and government of the United States." .A decision on the question of applying the neutrality law to Rossi and Finland awaited the receipt of complete facts on the case. These-were slow in arriving, because of communication diffi culties by telephone through the Scandinavian nations. Secretary Hull said that sometimes it was possible to hear only a word, or - half a sentence, in long telephone calls. m . . . Children Included . In Canulty List Dispatches from the American legation . at Helsinki were re ceived, however, saying that the casualty list resulting from the Russian bombing of Helsinki and other centers of population In cluded children. Residents of the Finnish capital, it was said, were ripidly leaving, in" cars, busses and by foot. Fires were burning i that city, but were being brought under control. The lega tion staff was busy, too, . trans porting Americans to emergency ajuarters' at Badgrankulla. About ZOO. Americans are in Finland. SAn earlier dispatch told of a eavy! el raid" at Helsinki, irtinlg about 1 o'clock this at--noon. ': From Finnish sources, the Je tton reported a Russian effort to make a landing at Hangoe. Transports "visible at sea," it was said, "met with strong resistance."- - ' .' - In addition to his formal state ment, Mr. Roosevelt said be would discuss the Baltic developments with congressional leaders by tele phone. Presumably the question of the neutrality act was involved In these discussions. . , f Qizrjci GOP Not Hit by War (Continued from page 1 . the new deal, still believe in "a free government and a free econ omy," Senator Styles Bridges CR-NID said in a campaign speech, tonight. The, candidate for the repub lican presidential nomination, in a speech prepared for delivery at a republican banquet, outlined a three-point program. : "To bring about recovery, we are going to see tot it - that the government spends not more but less. we will cut down on the countless boards and commissions and agencies now harassing and ; restricting- legitl- mate business. . we will see to it that such 'necessary boards and commissions as the national labor relations board and the se curities ' and - exchange ' commis sions are -administered not to dominate business but to encour age it-?- . . . - Wallace Proposes Streamlined Tax . -U , - . i ' t -" - (Continued from page 1) - permitting him to obtain his cash behefits much quicker than under the old parity programs. "One . . of i . the ... complaints against , the present program. Wallace asserted, "is the length of time a grower has to wait for his check. And the certificate plan would not require funds from the treasury.''' , , - Letters Request Legislative Unity PORTLAND, Dec 1-P)-Unlty of Oregon AFL unions on legis lation was asked today by the Oregon ' federation of labor over the signature of Secretary D. E. Nickerson. . The letters particularly re quested the unions to refrain from "endorsing the proposed "ham and eggs' pension initia tion and the inlative proposal to abolish state control of liquor un til federation officials have com pleted a study of these measures. i T Ml Airaraft iptHitiS.i mn bm m Sub city far ' a law mmym ...aa eat) WOW. m D. T. Xlagbsry, Bas'6t4. SalamTor. tzi r:::n:;i$ itrrzii rmm mm iiMiti J with t t mil aihJ r mtnm aat d(M yom fMHMri bm ml waik . r j- 'I1'"'1"1 m flaaM sand m tntomMtua mm Aria. . TljJ J s mmm cam mmd Urn traaxaf caajaML "j a "Km. : . Aya. .. Si " ' ss Cv ' ' Sua Russian Incendiary Bombs Set Finnish Capital Afire IT""' HIHI t f . . ... Fate of Child Believed Sealed KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Dec. l-(-Searchers for S -year-old Ir win Jack Maxwell, missing for two weeks, felt certain tonight his body was at the bottom of an abandoned hot-water well near his own back yard. Searching parties that totaled 1500 men scoured the sage-covered hills east of here for several daya after his ; disappearance on reports that the child had been seen wandering at - the edge of town. Sheriff's Deputy Dale Mattoon said light hair and what appeared to be a piece of scalp was brought up on the end of a pipe used' to probe through : mushy refuse at the bottom of the narrow, 24 foot hole. Rail Trade Hits 'Pleasing' Tone PORTLAND. SDec l-(-RaIl-road movements of 800,000 car loads weekly in September and October gave a "pleasing" tone to raU business, Charles E. Denney. new president of the Northern Pa cific raUway, aaid last night. "Our business for November will show an Increase over No vember of last year from IS to 14 per: cent, the president re marked. I v "I frankly can't tell you just what effect the war Is having on general business but It was a. marked fact that the noticeable increase in business started in September." PGE, Bonneville Reach Agreement PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. l.-tfP) A "virtual agreement In princi ple" on terms of a power contract was reached today by Bonneville officials and the Portland Gener al Electric company. Bonneville Administrator Paul J. Raver and Franklin T. Griffith, president of PGE. participated in the conference with Paul B. Mc Kee, Pacific Power and Light company head, sitting In. Preliminary tests were made on the transmission line from the dam to the St. John's substation and formal energizing will take place Saturday. Protest of Club Kills River Road THE DALLES, Dec. 1 - (fl3) -Pleas of . fishermen for a road south of Maupin were success fully resisted by taxpayers and a fishing club today. Southern Wasco county taxpay ers and the Portland - Deschutes Fishing club .opposed the county petition for a road skirting the Deschutes river near - the aban doned Oregon Trunk Line- road bed.1 -. -1 -, :: The Dalles Rod' and Gun club members supported , the plan. They complained they' were pre vented from fishing along desir able stretches of .the famous cen tral Oregon stream. t'ait of Helsinki (above), capital OI jrauaaa wcrv rrponru in iumoaiier nossutn wmouig pumes uau attacked the Baltic city in Europe's latest undeclared war. The Finnish radio reported tea soviet planes had been shot down. Many civilians were reported killed or injured. Shown hero is a view of part of the city and the harbor. . , Sea-Going Slot Machines Tossed -' i Peace officers, headed by Capteorge Gomtreras (left), chief of the Los Angeles sheriffs Tic aqwad. are showm toMing a boatload of slot machines into the ocean as they started destroylna; eqwJpmeat of .the noted gambling ship Bex, anchored off Santa. Monica, Calif. The destrvction started after "Ad miral Tony Cornero, who once repelled! peace officers in a naval siege with high pressure hoses, made his full peace with the law. - w-. . . . , . Helsinki, target of Kuss Bombers, ' Considered One of Most Modern and Best Planned of Gties in Europe " (By Associated Press) Finland's .capital, impressive to travelers as the "white city of the north," is one of the most modern cities in Europe. It has a population of 300,000. Its new architecture ultra-modern and gleaming white is considered thoroughly symbolic of the sturdy complexion of the country. Yet sprinkled here and there are architec- Gtizenship Is Held Privilege (Coo tinned from page 1) Tickets to the Salem-Corvallla high school football game were given all delegates by Fred Wolf. Highlights of today are forums -conducted by Dean Dubach and by Dr. Donald M. Erb at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Both will be pre ceded by addresses by the leaders. At 3 o'clock all officers of Hi-Y clubs la this area will meet to form an area council. Election of officers and other formative business will be transacted. Tonight's session closes the conference. Dr. Bruce Baxter of Willamette university will give the address at a supper in the high school cafeteria. Election of officers for the com ing year will follow, and the 193S conference will be adjourned at 8:30 p. m. The program for today: 9:00 -Assembly, devotion per iod. Rev. Robert Hutchinson. 9:30 Appointment of commit tees. 9:45 Address, Dean Dubach. 10:45 Recess, singing. 11:00 Forum, Dean Dubach. 12:00 -Conference picture. , 12:15 Lunch, high school cafeteria. . ? . 12! 50 Assembly, singing. 1:00 Address, Dr. Erb. 2:00 Forum, Dr. Erb. 3:0 0 Area Hi-Y council meet ing. 3:00 General recreation per iod. Tour of institutions. C:00 Supper, high school cafe teria. 6:45 Singing, special events. 7:00 Address. Dr. Baxter 8:00 Election of officers and committee reports. 8 : 3 0 Adjournment. 8:35 Friendship circle. Chrysler Company Pays 1 Dividend NEW YORK, - Dec. 1-P)-The Chrysler corporation, with all quiet on its labor front, " turned to its stockholders today with a dividend of f 1 a share on the com mon stock. The payment, to be made De cember 23 to holders of record December 9, makes a total of $5 a share paid this year. Pay ments in 1938 amounted to $2 a share. Dispute Ties Up Two Orient Ships SEATTLE, Dec. l-flVA new labor dispute ..tied up two of the Pacific northwest Oriental line ships in Paget sound today and threatened .to involve the line's other two' vessels upon , their ar rival In port. . , The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem. i - niiimilfc 4 - , a . - . Otural reminders of the years dur ing which Finland was a grand duchy of Imperial Russia under the czars. Predominantly Helsinki's build ings are a light gTay In color. built of hard, native stone. One of the newest and most modern of Helsinki's buildings is the general postof flee, a great wnite structure of modern lines built a year ago. The great railway station, called the most modern In Europe, -was built on the design of Eliel Saar- inen, Finland's foremost architect who is known in the United States for taking second prize in the competition for a design for the Chicago Tribune building. Saarlnen now la in the United States, teaching at the Cranbrook academy of arts, Bloomfield Hills, Mich. The main portion of the Hel sinki station is a great dome like structure, its broad entrance flanked by four great symbolic statues. At one end is a great gray and black clock tower that dominates a large portion of the city. Helsinki's business life Is wrapped up with the sea both shipping and fishing. It has large stretches of docks and wharves. A city of wide squares, broad thoroughfares and many beautiful esplanades, near Helsinki's cen ter is the broad marketplace Just off the harbor. Immediately be hind the marketplace Is Senate square, perhaps the most Impor tant spot in the city. Senate square Is flanked by the University of Helsinki on one side and the state council building on the other. Helsinki prepared for the 1940 Olympic games by constructing a vast radiantly white modern sta dium. The great presidential palace on Senate square is of Russian architecture. When Finland was a grand duchy it was the imperial palace used on such great occa sions as visits of the cxar. State Title Goes To Albany Husker CORVALLIS, Dec! l-(P-C. A. Marsh of Albany won the Ore gon state corn husking champion ship today at the state corn show at Oregon State college. Marsh "peeled" 163 pounds from shock in 10 minutes. He had not intended to enter the con test but was prevailed on to do so at the last minute Land bor rowed an old-fashioned husking peg from a bystander John Berger of Beaverton was second; Amos Blerly, '. Gervais, third; Keith Beckler, Salem, fourth. Clayton Nyberg of Beaverton won the growers corn Judging contest, joe Berger was second; uariey Hoskms, Lebanon, third; E. G. Pugh, Shedd, fourth. Into Ocean i 3 Oregon, Satordar r Morning, Finnis Scores Cains 16 Planes Shot Down in r" Fierce At tack In" " 7 ; - , North4 Finland 1 L. ' (Continued from page 1) there were three battles afong the whole frontier. News front north of Lake Ladoga Indicates the Rus sian troops wer aetlvja there vH f Suojarvi has been the center of the heaviest attack where en emy losses. were. heavy. .Finnish machine gun fire annihilated two eneiny companies 1o the 'last man. South.of MyDyJerv!,; the -advancing enemy was thrown ; back by j heavy, counter-fire. However, a Finnish reverse was reported in the far north,.. . Soviet troops dropped to earth in parachutes from large airplanes were said to have captured Pet samo, the republic's chief Arctic ocean port. Petsamo and the town of Liinahamarl were reported in flames from repeated air raids. About COO refugees from the be leaguered northern part of Fin land were aaid to have crossed the border into Norway.) Loan Approved PORTLAND,! Dec. lHS-V-Con-flrmation from Washington was received by Representative Homer D. Angell (R-Ore.), today tor a $60,000 loan to the Sauvies Is land drainage district, Columbia river. h Army W : J.. V. . ? December 2, 19Z9 Expected to Hear - v. i. . S " i - .... M With newspapermen crowdiaa; close to' her, Mrs. Franklin D. Kooao velt (above) held an Imprompta conference la the honse office building- after listening to SO mlnntes of testimoay at the Dies com mittee hearins; fa Washington. DC The first lady's attendance was tamexpected and she aaid she was -disappointed" and that she had heard nothing; "that we doat already know. . (DdDnnonnn 'EODnnQUDEPIPCIDWS (Or Something new Sunday, Dec. 3 EwmB Reds Denounce Finn Cabinet New Government Ii Held 'No Improvement' on Old Regime (Continued from page 1) ti urlct aovernment to hope for a peaceful and satisfactory solu tion. la another communique, Molo tr.f called to President Roose velt's appeal agalast bombardment of civilian populations by aeciar lns; it was "pointless" because he said soviet planes had not bombed Finnish towns and did not intend to do so. The communique said Molotoff handed his reply to United States Ambassador Laurence A. Steln hardt. Mr. Roosevelt's appeal was addressed Jointly to Russia and Finland. The red army high command, meanwhile, reported Its legions mo Yin aaalnst Finland had ad vanced as far as 18 miles into Finnish territory at one point and downed 10 enemy planes during the dar. Two soviet lanes were acknowledged missing. (The Finnish general staff an nounced that If and, possibly 18 Russian pianes were aownea against no Finnish losses.) A aarlet broadcast last nlfht proclaimed the establishment of Finland's "people's' government, which "Invites" Russia's red army to neip it ovennrow me present Finnish regime. The announce ment said the first corps of a new army In Finland had been formed. - v