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t7eatlter , tJnsettled today and Sat Wrdayi mows over . high mountains) rains and mod crate temp. Max tempera tore Thiriday 56, misw 44. River && ft. . Sontb wind. Sports? The Oregon Statesman Is Baiem's leading news paper la the field of aporta news. Bead this page of lira aporta tews erery day. vv 5 EIGHTY-NINTH YEAR galea, Oregon, Friday Mornln&V December 8, 1939 Prlct 3c; Newsstand 5e No. 220 Italy Paett WMa Nasi ' A. WAS 5 o . V ; aAc" si. V '-7 WVr VMM ) TIT) rf'Po Ml Paul Hauser Column Rainy, Day Items: . That corner of State and Lib erty streets by the First National hank was a pretty rusty place last night and the wlnd.aa .the v In d trill do, blew a man's hat -off. Ha made the nasal an r prjsed and fran tic motions a jkjibwu iu m v -when his , hat ,1s blown oft his head and then -watched mutely while' the' chap '' !. w, ean was toeaed high oyer State street and then down again, nar rowly missing an oncoming auto mobile. Before the hat was fair ly settled la the street and before the man had even reached the curb another prodigious gut cam a - welling np the avenue, picked np the hat and bore It blithely down Into the middle of the next block. The man shrug ged his shoulders and walked away in the opposite direction, hatless and melancholy. Note to hatters, mad and other wise: Ton hare a, customer today. Wo never heard of It happen in before, bat Santa Clans la sick. We walked Into Sears em porium yesterday. Inquiring after Santa's good health and found that It wasn't very good. In fact, the Sears Santa hasn't been able to work all week. On investlga tion we found that Ward's Santa la holding ap under the strain ad mirably. . MARITIME NOTE We note with Interest and ap proTal that the war department has caned on the Marlon county court for an accounting on the Wheatland .ferry and Its sister ships, the Independence and Bue na Vista ferries. . We are happy that our campaign for increased armament aboard the S3 Wheat land Ferry has at long last at tracted the attention of Washing ton. We feel more secure new that we know that the waters of the Willamette will be. aafely guard ed. Marlon county rulea the wares! ADVICE TO ACROBATS Don't be at fault In a somersault Without a set, marble vault Is cold and wet. From the international point of -view there Is something reassur ing about the red, white and blue signs oa the postof f Ice lawn. They ay: V, 8. PROPERTY KEEP OFF THE GRASS ; - Today's little lesson In long fellow For after all, the beet thins; esse ean do when It Is rais ing, la to let It rain." 9 Lost, 2 Ships ; Downed in Crash HALIFAX, N. Dee. 7 TV Nine crewmen , are missing and feared .' dead and two I British freighters are lost as the result ef two collisions la a pea soup" fog fa the north Atlantic The III 1-ton British freighter Manchester Regiment was aban doned as a derelict after a colli sion en Monday, with the. 14,1 la ton British passenger liner Oto pesa, crew members said ai they were brought her today by the Oropeaa. ; - The Oropeaa also t landed ' 42" members of the crew of the 4107 ton British freighter Chancellor which went to the bottom after being rammed ' by the British tanker Athelchlef. Explosion Sinks Norwegian Craft LONDON, Dec" T-(ff)-The Nor wegian steamer Primula, 1024 tons, sank in the North sea on Monday after an explosion.. Bea ters (British news agency), re ported from Oslo today. The dispatch said eight of the crew of IS were missing The British Admiralty said it had no knowledge of the sinking. High Wind Forces Men From Woods TILLAMOOK, Ore., Dec 7-CXy-A wind strong enough to blow oft tops of fire-killed trees forced loggers out of the woods In the Tillamook area today.. Loggers reported they were forced to dodga tree limbs that Were being whipped through the tW a"they mad their exit. ; Finns Launch "!: ' i Attempt to Halt Red Drive Begun Russians Renew Bombardment Along Sou tliern Coast of Finland; 1 Heavy Fighting Reported By LYNN HEINZERLLNG HELSINKI, Dec. 7 (AP) fierce counter-attack today effort to halt a red army surge of their Mannerheim line. - The Russians bombarded from the sea and renewed their land attacks on the central front. i Contrary to Kussian assertions, a Finnish army spokes man said, the invaders were not o yet threatening the Mannerheim line, a water defense system com posed of. an irregular chain of lakes extending almost across the narrow Isthmus.' The line begins at Sakkola on the east and fol lows a westward course through the town of Moulaa to Kuolema lake, "the lake of death. (The Russians announced early today they had broken through the Mannerheim line at two places and were continuing to advance northward.1 On the east, they said they reached . Klrlnleml, a town behind the line and 7 miles west of Sakkola. On the west, they reported occupation of Perk- Jarvi, 25 miles southeast of vn puri, a main objective on the Gulf of Finland.) ; Heavy Fighting Reported Along River The heariest fighting was re ported along the Talpale river and along the southern edge of Lake Ladoga near Sakkola, which la 20 miles from the frontier, and at TJnslklrkko, about 12 H miles from the frontier and II miles southeast of the Mannerheim line's eastern, terminus. ' Despite the bad weather, the red fleet bombarded undisclosed (Turn to Page 2, CoL S) Scandian Nations Make Peace Plea I r Effort to Settle Finnish- Soviet Dispute to Be Made Via League OSLO, Norway, Dec. 7-tfVThe foreign ministers of Denmark, Norway and Sweden decided to day to make all possible efforts through the League of Nations for peace negotlationa between Finland and soriet Russia, Conferring on Issues raised by the Finnish-Russian conflict, the Bcandinarlane also discussed pos sible general consequences of the fighting, but they announced no decisions. Since Denmark already has pro claimed neutrality, the ministers were not expected to adroeate any Joint Scandinavian action in support of i Finland beyond con ciliatory' action through the league. ';. .- ... Attending the conference were Dr. Peter Munch of Denmark, Dr. HalTdan Koht ' ef Norway and Richard Sandler of Sweden. There i were unconfirmed re ports that l they considered the advisability of appealing for gen eral European peace but a com munique issued at the end of the meeting lent no support to these reports.- t :. i 3 . 1 - Howerer, the Scandinavian states are deeply concerned lest the conflict spread in their direc tion.' Since the Russian invasion of Finland many Scandinavians hare seen small hope of avoiding such a spread except through res toration of peace among Germa ny, Great Britain and France. Washington Murderer Goes To Galloivs at Walla Walla WALLA WALLA, Dec. Ralsh Carson. 13 year old army deserter, was hanged early today at the atate- penitentiary' for the murder of Lynwood Eproui, aged resident of Mora, Clallam county, October 4. 1227. , Carson in a last minute state ment maintained ae was inno cent. "Everything X said at my trial was true," ha told the wit nesses gathered for his exocutlon. Be entered the death ehamoer at 12:06 a. m. one minute later the trap was sprung and he was pronounced dead at 12:1 1 a. m. He showed no trace 01 nervous ness otner tnan wnen ae nau shook his head In answer to pri son officials question if he had anything to say. .- Hm only message, in wnung, was read by the Rev. Arrid Ohr nelL Seat lie, his missionary mena: - f . . . This is nr own statement the last in this world. To all the offi cers I am thankful for their kindness to - Finnish troops launched a in the Karelian isthmus in an toward the eastern terminus the southern coast of Finland British Repel Nazi Air Raid Warplanes Orer Northeast Coast Driven Off; 10th Ship Sunk LONDON, Dec. 7-4P)-Great Britain reported a successful de fense of the air above her north east coast today, with British bat tle planes forcing two German raiding attacks Into retreat But she had to acknowledge the tenth naval loss of the war in the sinking by a mine of the 2 OS-ton navy trawler Washington. Eight men aboard her died. - British airmen reported they scored hits on two of today's ten raiders, none of which dropped any bombs. All were driven off. eight of them as they approached he vital jnrtb. of Forth area la Scotland x bora lie - theetty or EdlnburgTT and the Rosyth naval basev"'f ;- . In addition, authoritative sources said two German Dornler flying boats were badly damaged yesterday when beset by defense craft as they approached the Brit ish east coast. The air ministry announced tonight, however, that one British plane tailed to return from patrol duty yesterday. Today'a aea war toll included the 8,169-ton Netherlands motor- ship Tajandoen, torpedoed and burned in the English channel af ter calling at a British contraband control port en route to the West Indies. Six of the crew were miss ing. It was the eighth ship lost in the war by neutral Netherlands. Norwegian shipping also was hit with the loss of the 6. J 14-ton tanker Britta off England's west coast Wednesday night and the 1,024-ton steamer Primula In the North sea Monday. Both ships were reported sunk after J explo sions. (Turn to Page 2, CoL S) 'sBody in SILVERTON. Dec. 7-(Soeeial) -Death of George Steelhammer. prominent snverton druggist, was caused by injuries received in an automobile accident and drown ing,' it was determined at an ex amination last night. Steelham- mer's body was found In a creek near the Davis schoolhouie ' yes terday morning. He had been missing from his home since Wed nesday night. Steelhammer was returning from a trip to the Sllverton hills when his car ' skidded and went over a ? 6-foot ' embankment. It was believed. Apparently he had left the ear to go for help and stumbled into the creek. Examl- (Tnrn to Page 2, CoL 2) "The tea tlm bony I gave on the witness - stand' was the whole truth. I am thankful to my spir itual advisors. Rev. Ohrnell and Doctor (E. T.) Allen (prison chaplain). ' "I depart from this world, with peace in my soul to meet my cre ator through my lord and sav ior." - (Signed) Ralph Carson. Fifteen minutes before the trap was sprung to claim the fifth maa executed here this year Lt. Got. Victor Meyers, acting governor in the absence of Got. Clarence D, Martin, phoned Warden J. M. Mo Cauley to ask if everything was ready. P. E. Mahoney, warden's secretary, said the message did not contain further advice. Only a sister who may reside in Maine" survives the slayer, of ficials said. ' i Because no claim was made upon the body. it. will be buried in the institutional cemetery in sim ple services led by the Revs. Allen and Ohrnell Friday afternoon." Druggist Fierce. ITS OFFICIAL: 'McNARY FOR Official start waa gives the Oregon the name of Senator Caarlee L. atcMary oa tne republican presidential ballot next aiay waa ruea the Marlon coamty cowrthovae yesterday. Mrs. Lester W. Weber, precinct commltteewomaa for Sa lem No. 19, home precinct of Governor Charles A. Spragno who signed the petition, presented the pa per for filing, assisted by Lewis Hudson, Marlon county republican central committee chairman (left)t and County Clerk V. G. Boyer (right) accepted It. Statesman staff photo. 'Roaming' Gives Relief Headache Public Welfare Association Asked to Do Something About Problem WASHINGTON, i Dac- ? r(ff)- Welf axe representatives wf - far western states today termed the "indiscriminate roaming of people needing public assistance from one state to another" detrimental to the nation and asked the Amer ican Public Welfare association to seek means to prevent it. In a resolution adopted at a uncheon presided orer by Charles F. Ernst, director of the depart ment of state welfare of Washing ton, the westerners urged a solu tion be found whereby proper shares of the burden would be borne by the states and federal government. The resolution urged that proper governmental agen cies be asked to find funds to fi nance the federal government's share of such expense and the states to acknowledge there were benefits as well as detriments in the flow of migrants to the west. "We are not approaching this question with . any intention of clubbing' anybody or the federal government," Ernst said, "but it is a problem which must be solved and we feel our plan will produce an equitable basis for Its solu tion." ....." ' ' .. Among the welfare leaders at tending the luncheon were-.- JLoa Howard. Oregon director of social work CVX Schottlund,' deputy di rector , of welfare of California: Janice M. Klrby, New Mexico di rector of public welfare; Earl M. Kounda, Colorado director of pub- lie felfare; B. Child,. Idaho direc tor of public assistance; 8. 8. Hoo ver, Wyoming director of public welfare; I. Iff. Brandjord," Mon tana director of ; public welfare and regional directors of the so cial security board from San Fran cisco and Denver. Father on Trial In Seattle Court SEATTLE, Dee. 7-OFV-Pale but 'calm, 21-year-old John F. Wanders followed his wife to the witness stand today to fight tor nu we against tne state charge that he killed their 16-month -old daughter by turning on three gaa Jets while they went to a theater Court adjourned - shortly after the accused man took the stand. but the basis for the defense was laid in earlier questioning of his 2 3 -year-old wife about the con fession which , Wunders later re pudiated. The confession was ad mitted into evidence yesterday. Wundera naa said he signed the confession ony to . save his wife from the agony of further grilling the day after the baby's ueatn in tneir gas-iuied apart ment. Editor Offered Census Position PORTLAND, Dec. 7.-CPV-More Hamilton, Medford editor (Med ford News), has been offered the post of assistant area manager for the -1940 federal census, By ron Carney, area manager, said tonight., -, -t s . Carney said Hamilton was sir en several days to consider the offer.- - Counter -t ' . rn-v; 'ti s : f I ." ti , f JJ.t favorite eon" movement yesterday when the first petition to pat Russians Claim Advances Along 3 Finn Fronts MOSCOW. Dec. S(Priday)-(-8oviet Russia today report ed advances on three fronts in Finland and the capture of con slderablo Finnish war material. A communique isewed by the , headquarters of tad Leningrad military . area, covering action f yesterday, said Bed avmy f orcea which broke through the main Finnish defense line along; the Vonksa watercourse had ad vanced between eight and IS kilometers (five to seven Bailee) north at the Talpaleenl old river. New Deal Shuns McNutt as Head Ickes Claims Liberals Desert Party if Ex Governor Nameu to WASHINGTON, Dec T.-(ff-Secretary. Ickes said today that the Roosevelt liberals in both democratic and republican parties would not support a ticket head ed by Paul V. McNutt for presi dent in 1940. - ' He made the statement to re porters who stormed his office at the end of a hectic press confer ence during . which he said, in answer : to a question, that he did not believe President Roose velt had' decided on the former Indiana governor to sueeeed him in the Whits House in the svent he did not run for a third term himself. . . I have been In eloee touch, Ickes said, wlth the liberal and the progressive elements In both democrat and republican parties. and I believe I . know how they feel about -this matter. I, there fore, can say that they would not support Paul -McNutt even If he were selected by Mr. Roosevelt." Iekes said that liberals opposed MeNutt because of his record in office. This, he aald, included or ganised labor's opposition dating from the time that McNutt called out the: national guard during a strike in the Terre Haute area. Also, he eald.- liberals disliked the two per cent club" in In diana under which atate employes have given two per cent of their salaries to the McNutt political organization. v Newsmen understood Ickes to say originally. In response to a question, that he did not believe Mr. Roosevelt "would" give Me Nutt, federal security administra tor and former Philippine high commissioner, his political bless tng. 4 -v ..,-;. Iekes, - reading later from a copy of the press conference tran script, said he understood the question he had answered was w h e t h e r the president "did" choose MeNutt as his successor. Record Set YAKIMA, Dec 7-iAVOne hun dred births in St. Elisabeth's hos pital in November set an all-time high for the Institution, attend ants said today. The previous high, IS, was in July, 1918. Late Sports PORTLAND, Ore-, Dec. 7. (-Tbe Portland Backaroos scored in every period tonight to defeat the Vancouver Lions, 4 to 1, la s rough and tumble Pacific coast hockey league par,"" -"--;-: Attack PRESIDENT' Attorney General Justifies Expense Answer to Snell's Query on Audit Report Holds for Court Action : The county court Is Justified In making payments to the Salem Justice eourt for clerks' and ste nographers salaries, . telephone expenses, office rental and other expenses according to opinion of Attorney General I. H. Van Win kle submitted to Secretary of State Earl Snell yesterday. The attorney general aubmit ted hie opinion after Justice jof the Peace Miller B. Hayden had written the secretary of state protesting the report of state au ditors for 19 S 8 in which the court waa criticised for allowing anch expenditures. Snell proceeded to ask the opinion of the attorney general on the law Involved, and yesterday received his statement. The attorney - general found that sections referring specific ally to the Salem Justice of the peace, required him to furnish his own office, clerical help and courtroom at his own expense, but only after receiving "such amounts as the county court shall approve for the payment of such expenses." -. - - - "That is, the county court may grant the Justice of the peace a stipulated allowance for such pur poses; the n the Justice of the peace will provide and furnish his own office, ' clerical help and courtroom,, whether it coat him more, the same,' or lees than the amount allowed him by the coun ty eoart and. In addition, th county court is required to pro vide .him. with tne necessary blanks,' 'office supplies and sta tionery for conducting his office." i State Wheat Men Meet at Condon j CONDON, Ore., Dee. -()"-Wheat farmers of the Columbia basin and representatives of eight states Joined here tonight to con sider the national wheat situation at the 12th annual convention of the Eastern Oregon Wheat league. ; Representatives from- five .oth er states were scheduled to arrive later. Many of the delegates were attracted by the league's national contest to determine which of the 1040 wheat counties showed the heat compliance to the 1939 fed eral wheat program. General sessions will open to morrow. " Salem Residents to Compete For Holiday Lighting Prizes Plans are going forward in downtown , Salem to sponsor a "Christmas lighting contest' for Salem's residential districts this holiday aeason. The city will be divided Into four sections with three awards or prizes given to the three best exterior home lighting Christmas themes in each district. Judging will be con ducted by the Salem art center officials. For a number of years Salem residents have shown an Interest In Christmas lighting ef fects .with many beautiful dis plays that caused much favorable comment and gave Salem wide publicity throughout the north west. This year, with .the addi tion . of valuable prizes, it is toped: that ' Salem will .sparkle Russia Warned to Sidestep . In New Britain, France Are of Italy-Alone in Statement of -Policy by Fascist Gouricil . miininrprvpniifin in Reiterated by Mediterranean Power; Ciano Makes Talk By CHARLES H. GUPTIL ROME, Dec. 8. (Friday) (AP) Italy- today reaf firmed her military alliance with Germany and her policy of non-intervention in the European wars at present, but issued an implied warning to Soviet Russia not to intrude into the Balkans. -'" She also gave explicit warning to Britain and Franc not to interfere unduly with her commerce on the high seas. These statements of policy were issued in a communique after a four-hour session of the fascist grand council, the first since the European war began, at which Premier Mus- Osolinl and his foreign minister.. Farm Bureau Favors Pact Trade Treaties Endorsed by Federation in Chicago Meet CHICAGO, Dec. 7-UP)-The American farm bureau federation proposed today a readjustment of business and labor policies to place industrial and farm prices on the same level. Reciprocal trade agreements, defended by Secretary of Bute Hull during the federation's con tention, were endorsed at the clos ing session, but a resolution sug gested that the trade pact act be amended. . The farm bureau said that un less prices are adjusted to provide for a maximum consumption ' of the products of both agriculture and industry congress would be asked to appropriate more funds for the AAA. The resolution said that control of production haa not been rigid enough to raise market price to "parity levels" and appropriations for benefit payments to farmers have not been sufficient to bridge the gap between open market prices and parity. The federation's board of direc tors waa empowered to support "such tax measures as may ap pear feasible and most effective in raising the required revenue." Failure to raise agriculture's in come to parity was blamed as the major cause of unemployment. The resolution asserted that labor would get more Jobs and business more customers if the buying pow (Turn to Page t, CoL 1) Council Awaits Base Authority Application Sent 2 Weeks ; Ago for Civil Flying Training Here Application - for inclusion of Salem as a training base in the civil aeronautics authority train ing program was made by the airport committee of the city council about two weeks ago, Dr. Harold M. dinger, chairman, aald last night. He said he had not yet been notified that the appli cation was accepted." ' Dr. dinger said he believed the program would provide for train ing of about ten .pilots at the Salem airport, presumably under a local instructor appointed by the CAA. The training will, in clude both , ground . school and flight instruction and la expected to atart Immediately. -' ' The - council - committee con ducted its negotiations with Ma jor Wiley White of the CAA. brighter than ever. . Included In the plans are the decoration of the streets in the business center with displays on the lamp posts, festoons of green ery in the Intersections and other suitable decorations on the holi day order. Also calling attention to 8alem's spirit of good will building will be a campaign by business interests, through the Salem Advertising club, pointing out the advantages of trading at home. . ''-, ".' .-' The Salem 3 Cherrlana will il luminate the large tree on the courthouse lawn as in past Christ mas seasons. King Blag Harold Busick was authorized at the last meeting to appoint a committee (Turn to page S, column 4) Balkans Conquests Told to Leave Ships r.iirnnpnn wnr km Count Galeazzo Clano, made long speeches reviewing international developments. The council asserted Italian German relations "remain as es tablished by the treaty of alliance' and the exchanges of views which took place before and afterwards of Milan. Salzburg and Berlin."1 Mention of the alliance, how ever, haa virtually vanished front the facist press since the war be gan. Precedents Justify , Non-intervention At the same time the Italian policy of non-intervention in the conflict was Justified on the grounds of "Immediate prece dents," the character of statle siege assumed on the western front," the wars prosecution by HVI..L. J. M . . . : uiwMUf ana coumer-Diocs . ade,'? and the "displacements which hare occurred in the terri torial situation and the ratio of forces" in eastern Europe as a re sult of the conflict The implied warning to Russia not to cherish new expansionist designs in southeastern Europe waa contained in the assertion that "everything which may hap- ' pen in the Danublan-Balkan basin cannot fail to Interest Italy in view of the common territorial and maritime f rontiera which were lengthened since the Al banian kingdom's union with Italy." Italy recently made represen tations to Britain concerning her blockade of German exports, and referring to its effect on Italian maritime commerce, the council warned: Italy Not to Aid" urruwiif in war "Italy intends to safeguard it in the most explicit manner.? That Mussolini stipulated In ad vance of the signing of the 'Italian-German military alliance last May that war over Poland would not bring Italy to Germany's aid. It also tended to confirm pre vious indications that German.' rapprochement with soriet Rue-' sla and its consequences had produced a new set of circum stances freeing Italy from her. pledge. " . - Foreign observers interpreted the declaration -as 'an expression Of Italian determination to re main outside the conflict, so long . as the French-British blockade continues, or so long as no move toward the Balkans by Germany or Russia compels the Italians 0 reconsider their policy. " i Farm Labor Rovs Scant in Oregon y, STOCKTON. Calif., Dee, 7- -Oregon is "sitting pretty" as far as labor disputes are con cerned and California "would be a lot better off If lt would adopt the lame kind of fair legislation,' Howard L. Shoemaker, president of the Associated Farmers of the Pacific Coast said laat night. The Hood River, Ore., apple and pear grower Is here for the convention of the Associated Farmers of California, Inc. "Up to two years ago our sitna tion in - Oregon was much as lt is here, said Shoemaker. "Now it's different. Our laws bar pic keting in Jurisdictional disputes, but permits lt in all cases la which more than 60 per cent of (Turn to Page 2, CoL 1) Shopping , "a S '' !