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Paul Hauser's Column
Anthony X. Plink died quietly
at his home In Neotsu, Fla., In
the fall of 1936 and no one ever
suspected that
his death was
the direct result
of a pinch of ar
senic slipped sly
ly into his eggs
Tienna by his ever-loving
wife.
She couldn't
stan d it any
longer.'
Mr. PI Ink.
known -. to his
friends as Tony pul H. Har. Jr.
was the last recorded person to
sing when one of those "Every-,
hody Sing" films is flashed on the
screen at the cinema. Mr. Plink
acquired the habit during the
bouncing ball days and never re
covered, unfortunately for him
Hollywood paid little or no at
tention to Air. Flint's demise as
did few others. Hollywood is still
making community sing shorts de
spite the unlamenied departure or
the last customer. .
It was our unhappy privilege to
be present at a theatre the other
day when a phony college boy
flickered on the screen and tried
to get the audience to sing away
Its cares with a rousing version of
that number dear to the heart of
every red-blooded American, the
Slippery Rook Teacher's fight
song. The whole-hearted response,
reading from left to right, was
(1) forty-three coughs (2) seven
yawns and a stretch (3) a slight
humming noise, possibly from the
ventilation system.
Before launching himself on the
Immortal strains of the Tufts col
lege alma mater our college boy
friend, whom we shall call Joe,
urged the audience, which had
kept the silence of the tomb, to
Msing just a teeny mite louder, es
pecially the ladies."
By the time Joe was shaking
his toupee off - with the heart
rending words of the Vassar vic
tory song the sepulchral silence
from the audience was broken
only by an occasional snore and
the mild and soothing rustle , of
popcorn bags In the wind. x
We breathed a sigh of relief.
No one had, broken' the sacred
trust and again Mrs. Plink "had
been vindicated. Tony Plink has
been three years dead and no one
has come brashly forward to take
his place.
Mayhap he did not die In vain.
Nazis Place Full
Blame on Britain
Von Ribbentrop Says War
Not to End Until
Enemy Beaten
BERLIN, Dec. 12-0iP)-JoachIm
Ton Ribbentrop, nasi foreign min
ister, In a second white, book on
war causes, today accused Great
Britain of being, "exclusively re
sponsible for the war by which
he desires to destroy Germany."
v The . foreign minister's state
ment was included in an Introduc
tion to a lengthy document which
covered European diplomacy from
the Versailles peace conference
that ended the first World war
to the outbreak of the war of
1939.
. Von Ribbentrop shattered any
notion that peace might be near,
by asserting that the German peo
ple would not lay down their arms
nntll their objective is reached,
that Is: "The military destruc
tion of the enemy and the making
secure against every future threat
ef the vital living; space which be
longs to the German people."
Nasi commentators r said the
S 4 4-page book fixed the war's or
igin in the Versailles treaty which
gave "2,100,000 Germans to Po
land." A memorandum from Dav
id Uovd George, British World
war premier, to the Versailles con
ference was cited as warning what
would happen.
Riiss Casualties
'Steady Stream'
MOSCOW, Dec 12-VRed ar
my casualties were reported arriv
ing in a steady stream tonight In
Leningrad from, the nearby Finn
ish war front.
Unofficial advices from ' the
port city on the Gulf of Finland
said Its churches had been requi
sitioned to aid hospitals In car
ing for the wounded.
A .red army communique said
the Invaders pushed forward "in
all directions" during the day and
occupied two Tillages and railroad
station of a third.
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For Armament Aid
US Supply Inadequate for Speedy
Shipment to Relieve Situation
Of Present Invasion by Russ I
Finland 'Is Ready
f American Factories Cannot
Meet Immediate Demand
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12
ferences produced indications today that Finland must look
to European neighbors rather than the United States for
arms.
The Finnish minister, Hialmar Procope, and the military
attache, Colonel Per Zilliacus, handed a list of Finland's mu
nitions needs to sympathetic army and navy officials with
mostly discouraging results, although Procope indicated that
Finland had the funds to pur -
chase them.
American war planes, guns,
shells and Other arms are not be
lieved to be available in quantity
from commercial sources for quick
snipment, omciais reported.
Any proposal to transfer sur
plus American stocks or to per
mit firms under contract with
the army and navy to fill Finnish
orders first would involve deci
sions on basic neutrality policy.
There were indications, howev
er, that a substantial order for
military type gas masks, an item
the Finns need urgently, might
be filled with a minimum of de
lay. Orders for about 1000 masks
to protect horses already have
been placed:
For civilian uses the American
Red Cross has sent $25,000 to
Finland, President Roosevelt said
at his press conference, and
$10,000 has been applied to the
purchase of medicines In London
for the Finns. Mr. Roosevelt, who
is president of - the Red Cross,
said it has appropriated $1,000.-
000 for war relief In Europe, In
eluding Finland.
In answer to a question, he
said he thought former President
Hoover's undertaking to raise
Finnish relief funds was tine and
that he understood Hoover had
been cooperating with the Red
Cross.
The $10,000,000 Export-Import
bank credit for aid of Finnish
civilians, Mr. Roosevelt said, will
come pretty close to scraping the
bottom of the bank's cash tilL
Salem Man Dies
When Truck Hits
Antone Clemenson Killed
Instantly in Accident
North of Capital
Antone Clemenson, 68, route
seven, was ; instantly killed last
night when he was struck by a
truck driven by Francis Scheckla,
Tlgard, as he was walking south
on the Pacific highway with his
brother, Charles Clemenson, about
one-quarter mile north of the Che
mawa four corners.
Captain Percy L. Clark of the
Salem first aid car, called to the
scene of the accident, said Clem
enson died of chest Injuries and
a head wound. He received a se-j
vere cut on the head, but Clark
was not sure, that It was fatal.
- Seheckla j was . not held, state
police sald.1
The accident occurred about
:1S o'clock.
De Witt Suggests Repair of
'Pump9 by Republican Party:
Taxes, now absorbing 2S per
cent of the average individual's
income and about the same pro
portion of business Income, are
responsible i for business stagna
tion, members of the Marion
county Republican club were in
formed by O. K. DeWitt, secretary
of the Marion county Taxpayers'
association at the GOP organisa
tion's meeting Tuesday night at
the Marion ; hoteL
"Toughest" of all present tax
es la that for social security, be
cause even in the simpler opera
tions such as a woolen mill the
tax pyramids as many as five
times, DeWitt added. He assailed
the "pump priming" policy of the
present national administration
and suggested that the republi
cans ought 1 to get possession of
the pump and repair It.
The spread of taxpayers' or
ganizations was not sporadic but
was in response to a need, the
speaker asserted. He mentioned
that Oregon has been slow to take
np this program, which began In
the east. Washington's taxpayers
league has had a part in reducing
total levies, even though there is
a sales tax in addition to the pro
perty levy which, has been re
duced by more than half.
The recent address here of
Frank G. Arnold.' president of the
Nebraska federation of taxpayers'
leagues, was intended only to
promote interest in the Marion
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Famed Film Star
Dies Unexpectedly
Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., Is
Victim of Sudden
Heart Attack
HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 12.-(ff)-The
last reel unwound for Doug
las Fairbanks, sr., today, finish to
a magnificent career.
The great Doug he of the
thrilling screen acrobatics and the
once-great real-life romance-
died unexpectedly at his Santa
Monica beach home, at 12:45 i
m., or a heart attack. He was
only 55.
The time of the funeral was set
tentatively for Thursday after
noon at the Wee Kirk o the
Heather, in Forest' Lawn Memor
ial park. Final arrangements were
withheld pending Mrs. Fairbanks
approval, which was to be sought
tomorrow.
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., the ac
tor's son, remained with the grief
stricken widow,' the former Lady
Sylvia Ashley, throughout the
day. She was prostrated.
In Chicago Fairbanks' former
wife, Mary Pickford, shut herself
away from visitors in a hotel
suite. She left Hollywood only a
few days ago to visit her husband.
Orchestra Leader Charles (Bud
dy) Rogers.
Throughout the film colony
there was sadness. Comedian
Charles Chaplin, long a close
friend and beach neighbor of
Fairbanks, was "too overcome
with grief to make any comment."
Fairbanks, ruddy and active as
always only Saturday when he was
part of the mass of 103,000 cheer
ing fans at the USC-UCLA foot-
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District to Buy
Of Salem Agents
The Salem school hereafter will
prchase all school Insurance
through the Salem Insurance
Agents association, the directors
decided at their meeting last
night. The question was raised in
connection with Insuring band in
struments. .
Aside from establishing the in
surance policy and voting to send
Superintendent Frank EL Bennett
to an educators conference In St.
Louis, Mo., early next year, little
board business of Importance was
transacted.
county organization but it Inspired
the formation of a statewide
league which win have 10 coun
ty groups affiliated when th final
organisation meeting is held in
Portland next month, the speaker
reported. "..
Nebraska In nine years hiss
saved $175,000,000 to its tax
payers and retired all of its $45,
000.000 bonded debt, DeWitt said,
describing some of the methods,
including that of sending several
officials of one county to the peni
tentiary. ! ;
Tax reduction need in Marion
county is attested by the foreclos
ure for taxes of 1050 real proper
ties, a number which would be
doubled if the foreclosure pro
gram were brought np to date,
the speaker said. i t
The Republican club's business
meeting was featured by discus
sion of dues resulting in a vote'
to keep the dues at 50 cents a
year. Entertainment Included
group singing led by William Mo
Gilchrist, sr., numbers by the
Republican club band and by Rose
Meadows, accordionist, and tap
dancing by Beverly McMillan,
Delpha and Norma Jean Loewen
with. Mrs. St. Claire as acompan
ist. ;. i r -t
The club's election will be held
at the next . regular - meeting.
President Del Niederheiser announced.
Nations
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stroyer and the rescue of some
the sinking submarine. Going
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Man Who Worked Way
Through IsOSC Head
Frank L. Ballard Chosen by 5 - to - 4 Vote of
State Board of Higher Education to
Succeed Dr. George W. Peavy
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec.
Ballard. 48. who got his education the hard way at Oregon
State college, was named president of his alma mater today.
The state board of higher
on the selection. Ballard succeeds Dr. George W. Peavy, re
signed, who will assume emeritus' status otfVuly 1, 1940, the
date the new president will taxeo
Off lee. .
Ballard, a native of New Hamp
shire, enrolled at Oregon State in
1912. As he studied agronomy,
agricultural economics and agri
cultural chemistry, he paid his
way by doing odd Jobs about the
campus.
After graduation, Ballard re
turned to New Hampshire to
open his professional career in the
field that occupied most oz nis
time until ' the present agricul
tural extension work. Since lzi
he has been professor of exten
sion methods at Oregon State, and
since 1930, in nominal charge of
the extension service. He re
turned to Oregon in 1917.
Dr. Peavy came to Oregon State
from the US forest service in 1810
as dean of the school of forestry.
Four years ago he was elevated to
the presidency of the college. He
resigned last August upon reach
ing retirement age. It was thought
possible that he might resume the
deanship. i-
HoBtilities flared among mem
bers of the board of education
after the announcement of the
vote. E. C. Sammons, of Port
land, one of the four who op
posed Ballard's election, said he
was motivated not by dislike of
Ballard, "whom I admire very
much, but by opposition to "po
litical gangster methods used on
the state college campus" to bring
about Ballard's election. He did
not expand on his statement.
C. A. Brand, of Roseburg, who
also voted "no" said he did not
believe "in taking a fine and
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Savant Proposes
Single Candidate
NEW YORK. Dec. ll.-ffr-Dr.
Arnaud C Marts, president of
Bucknell university, today sug
gested that the two major prin
cipal parties agree on one 1940
presidential candidate to be
pleked by a "non-partisan com
mittee of 15.
He nroposed this as part of a
"political truce for the duration
of the European war."
Under the proposal the repub
lican and democratic national
committees would appoint a com
mittee of 15 "responsible for find
ing a suitable coalition candi
date." Roosevelt Scores
Dies (nimittee
WASHINGTON. Dec 1.-1t-
Presldent Roosevelt .made it
dear today that he did not ap
prove of the procedure used by
the Dies committee in issuing a
report linking consumer ' groups
with communism.
The report, prepared by J. " B.
Mathews, the committee's re
search director, said the commit
tee had evidence - "that a great
part of the current popular and
official attack upon advertising
is the direct result of communist
propoganda in .the field of con
sumer organisations.
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education spilt, live to four.
Boettiger's View
Placed in Record
Son-in-Law of President
Criticizes NLRB on
Strike of Guild
WASHINGTON. Dec. 12-OFV-A
memorandum stating that John
Boettiger, President Roosevelt's
son-in-law, had vehemently ac
cused the national labor relations
board of making a decision based
on "a distortion of the facta" and
"illogical inferences' was read to
day into the record of the house
committee investigating the
board.
The document, written by El-
wyn J. Eagen, the board's region
al director at Seattle, also said
that Boettiger had accused a
board examiner of unfairness and
had indicated that he would see
that Information . at his disposal
reached the proper authorities.
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Council on Peace
Postpones Meet
Monroe Sweetland will speak
on "A Fro-war Foreign' policy
Versus an Intelligent Domestic
Program to the next meeting of
the Salem Peace Council.
The council is omitting its De
cember meeting, but will meet
early in January, date to be an
nounced later. - f '
Merchants-Assocuxtion
Shops Open Extra Hours
A Betanl stores affiliated with
the Salem Merchant' associa
tion will remain opea mntil
8:S0 p. m. on the last two shop
' ping days before Christmas, Fri
day and Saturday, .December
22 and 23, it was announced
Tuesday by the association's re
tail committee. Numeroas in
quiries on this point have come
to retailers and to The States
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arrow Indicates conning tower of
men, presumably the commander.
Playgoers Enjoy
'Listen to Leon'
Annual Elks Production
Draws Laughs From
Big Audience
A near capacity house accepted
the Salem Elks' Invitation to "Lls-
Uen to Leon" in the lodge audi
torium last mgnt and probably
none went away disappointed un
less he or she had come expecting
to keep a straight face and spend
a laughless evening.
The lodge's annual Christmas
benefit show, produced by the Sa
lem Civic Players, lived np to its
advance notices as a highly en
tertaining comedy. The sponsors
looked forward to tonight's and
Thursday night's performances to
repeat the experience of other
years brought overflow houses.
Relating the tortuous but com
ical path of Leon (Victor Wiert-
ba, Jr) first away from the girl
he thought he didn't want to mar
ry and then back again, with sur
prise endings for all the cast,
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Finish of Stalin
Seen by Kerensky
NEW YORK, Dec. 12.- (p)
Alexander Kerensky, former Rus
sian premier who released Joseph
V. Stalin from a living death in
Siberia in 1917 and wishes he
hadn't predicted tonight that
"the invasion of Finland will ad
vance the end of the Stalinist
dictatorship."
Kerensky and Oscar Tokoi. who
were the first premiers, respec
tively, of Russia and Finland af
ter the fall of the czarlst regime.
were principal speakers at a mass
meeting held by the Social Demo
cratic federation in protest
against the red invasion of Fin
land. As a leader of an antl-bolshe-
vist movement among Russian
"democrats" which has had head-
Quarters in Paris for the past 14
years, Kerensky said in a pre
pared address that "the shame
ful, barbaric action of Stalin has
aroused unjustified hostility
against the Russian people
abroad.
Finland Day Observance Is
Asked by Governor, mayor
Governor Charles A. Sprague
Tuesday Issued a statement desig
nating next Sunday as Finland
day in Oregon. The proclamation
was requested by ex-President
Herbert Hoover, chairman of the
Finnish relief fund.
"1 ask all mayors of the cities
of the state to. make similar an-
n o u n e e m e n t s," Governor
Sprague's statement read.
"On . this day citizens are re
quested to appeal for divine pro
tection of the Finnish noncom-
batanta. They are also urged to
contribute toward the relief of
Finland's war sufferers."
Governors of all other states
were expected to issue similar
proclamations.
In accordance with the request
of Governor Sprague, that Sun
day. December 17, be designated
as "Finland day" in Oregon, May
or W. W. Chadwlck has released
the following statement: -"As
mayor of the city of Salem, in
accordance with the request of
the governor of our state, I here
by set aside Sunday, pecemoer
17; as Finland day in Salem and
do call noon Its citizens to ap
peal for divine protection of Finn
ish noncombatants. Ana lurtner
In my dual capacity as mayor of
Salem and as chairman or ins
Finnish war relief committee of
Break by France,
England Expected
To Follow Action
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Soviet Withdrawal May Come Before
Expulsion; Final Vote to
Come Early Today
By CHARLES S. FOLTZ
GENEVA, Dec. 12 ( AP) Russia tonight rejected a
League of Nations proposal to mediate the Russian-Finnish
war and opened the way for league condemnation of the
soviet union as an aggressor and possible banishment from
Geneva.
The rejection was included in a telegram from Soviet
Finns Stop Big
Russian Drive
Three Soviet Battalions
Claimed Wiped Out
By Northerners
STOCKHOLM, Dec. 12.-X)-Ilalf
million troops of the
ninth soviet Ruxftlan army vrere
reported concentrating their
attack on the Tornlo-Ttovanleml
railway just north of the Arctic
circle today and endangering
Finnish communications.
By LYNN HEINZERLINO
HELSINKI, Dec. 12P)-Fin-
nish troops and airplanes smashed
a large scale Russian offensive to
day, a Finnish communique re
ported, wiping out "three enemy
battalions" and leaving "hund
reds of the fallen enemy lying be
fore our DOBltions."
The Russians were repulsed
with "tremendous losses." in hard
fighting on a 200-mile front from
the Karelian Isthmus to Tolvajar
vi, about 78 miles north of Lake
Ladoga, the Finns said.
At the same time, a report from
the Finnish port of Mantyluoto
said the 2.217 -ton German
freighter Bollhelm had been sunk
in the Gulf of Bothnia by a sub
marine. Several of 29 survivors
insisted- the submarine was Rus
sian although there was no poil
tive Identification.
The captain, second officer and
radio operator were killed, by
shell fire. Survivors said the sub
marine tossed 15 shells Into the
vessel.
The Finnish military commun
ique indicated today's fighting
was some of the most severe since
the war started.
"The enemy launched a power
ful attack today along seversl sec-
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the communion reported.
"Hard fighting took place all
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Bremen Slips by
Navy of Britain
BERLIN, Dec. 12.-VF)-Ger-
many's S20.000.ooo aa venturer.
the Bremen, raced swiftly through
the long fingers of the British
fleet again today and slipped safe
ly into a German port, writing
home" on her three-and-a-hau
months log of war.
The Bremen reached an uniden
tified "safe ions" in the hands of
Commodore Adolf Ahrens, the
skipper who sailed, his ship from
New Tork St hours before Ger
many invaded Poland, disguised
her at sea and outwitted the Brit
ish navy to sail a northern route
to Murmansk, soviet Russian Are-
ltio port.
Marlon county chapter. Red Cross,
I do nrge all citizens to respond
generously and quickly with funds
to aid in meeting the mounting
demand for hospital, medical, and
clothing supplies, which is being
made on the Red Cross."
Mayor Chadwlck continued that
in regard to the Red Cross Finn
ish relief fund there is no con
flict with other funds being col
lected by reputable organizations.
He pointed out that In war relief
the Red Cross emphasises, first,
medical and hospital aid, and in
addition the work of thousands
of volunteers in chapters In the
United States who are producing
surgical dressings and. making
warm clothing in large quantities,
which is being shipped as rapidly
as tonnage Is available.
.Mayor Chadwlck referred to a
release from Norman II. Davis,
national chairman of the Red
Cross, which had Just reached his
desk and which stated that "as
conflict continues the needs will
inevitably greatly increase and
the best efforts of all will he re
quired, if our country is to play
its part in mitigating th suffer
ing of this catastrophe." '
Funds are ' being received by
Marlon county chapter. Red Cross,
at any one of the three banks la
Salem and t any one of the coun
ty banks. .
Premier-Foreign Commissar MoW
otoff to Joseph A. C. Avenol, see
cretary-general of the league, in
reply to a diplomatic "Invitation"
to Russia to take psrt in proposed
league mediation recultlng from
Finland's appeal to Geneva.
"The - government of soviet
Russia thanks you. Monsieur
President, for your kind Invita
tion to take part in discussion of
the Finnish question," Molotoff'e
telegram said.
"At the same time the govern -ment
of the USSR brings to your
attention the fact that it can not
accept this invitation for reasons
outlined in Its telegram on De
cember 4, sent In response to Xf,
Arenol's communication."
In his previous communication
Molotoff said that Russia consid
ered Finland's appeal "unfound
ed"; that she did not consider
herself in a state of war with
Finland; that Moscow was main
taining "peaceful relations" with
the soviet-sponsored, communleW
headed Finnish "people's" govern '
ment; and that the regular Hel
sinki government had "resigned
its powers" and wss not author
ized to make representations en
behalf of the Finnish people.
Expnlalon From League
Appears More Likely '
Molotoff 's telegrsm tonight ar
rived more than three hours after
expiration of a "deadline" set If
the leegue for a reply.
Its reception on the eve of Ar
gentina's scheduled formal de
mand for Russia's ejection fresat
the league incressed the odds that
this step would be taken. The sov
iet action automatically killed!
league efforts at mediation:
Jacob Surlts, soviet ambassa
dor to Paris and Moscow's repre
sentative here, received the soviet
reply at his hotel an hour sfter
it had been communicated to tbe
league. He received no separate
communication from his govern
ment. The league's deliberations,
meanwhile, threatened to precip
itate a race to see whether tee
British-French allies or the sov
iet union would be the first to
break off relations with one an
other. . .
French intentions of severing"
relations with Moscow were Indi
cated by French sources.
Part of Report Adopted
Before Adjournment
Soviet representatives Immedl
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Young Partymcn
IName liley Head
Fred Eley wss elected president
of the Marlon county Young Re
publican club torSii coming yearv
at the electlonield at Tuesday
night's meeting at the Sales
chamber of commerce.
Wavn Donrhton was rttl
vice-president. Sue Sanderson re- ' '
elected secretary, Jean M a r 1 1 at
wss chosen as tressurer, Al Prom
Jr., as sergeant-at-srms and Gene
va O'Brien and Win Jsnks as aV .
dltional members of the eieevtlvo
committee, of which Horn -or
Smith, Jr., Is automatically
member as retiring president.
Bmlth reported on his attend
ance at the northwest republics
conference at Spokane. The elafc
voted to sponsor a Community
Playhouse production late la Jsa
uary. Want Fun? Do a
Good Deed for
Old Saint Nick
Want to do a good deed and
gst a good time out of doing It?
That, boys and girls and
grownups, too Is Just whst
yon can do next week, on Fri
day morning, December 22.
The dsedf Bring one or more
tins of canned food to tbe Banta
Clans gift matinee at tbe Capi
tol theatre. The food will be
given to the Salem post of ihe
Salvation Army to help provi
sion the Christmas baskets the
army annually distributes to
needy families who otherwise
wouldn't hsre a Christmas din
ner. -
The good timer Attend the
special motion picture show be
ing arrsnged by Carl Porter,
Warner Bros. Salem manager.
This show benefitting the Sal
vation Army and the needy
fsmllles it will serve is being
sponsored by The Oiron
Statesman and the Capitol the
atre. No admission other than
the canned goods for Christmas r,,
baskets will be charged.